Exhibit 10.1
Published CUSIP Number: 90265HAE3
Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 90265HAF0
Term Loan CUSIP Number: 90265HAK9
Loan Number: 1005746
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of September 15, 2021 by and among UDR, INC., THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO AND THEIR ASSIGNEES UNDER SECTION 12.5, and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, _____________________________________________________ WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK, TD Bank, N.A., and TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., PNC BANK, NATIONAL, ASSOCIATION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, REGIONS BANK, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CITIBANK, N.A., TD BANK, N.A. and TRUIST BANK, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, |
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS1
Section 1.1Definitions.1
Section 1.2General; References to Pacific Time.42
Section 1.3Financial Attributes of Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.43
Section 1.4Rates.43
Section 1.5Divisions.44
ARTICLE II. CREDIT FACILITY44
Section 2.1Revolving Loans.44
Section 2.2Term Loans.46
Section 2.3Bid Rate Loans.46
Section 2.4Letters of Credit.50
Section 2.5[Intentionally Deleted].56
Section 2.6Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans.56
Section 2.7Number of Interest Periods.57
Section 2.8Repayment of Loans.57
Section 2.9Prepayments.57
Section 2.10Continuation.58
Section 2.11Conversion.58
Section 2.12Notes.59
Section 2.13Voluntary Reductions of the Revolving Commitments.60
Section 2.14Extension of Revolving Termination Date.60
Section 2.15Expiration Date of Letters of Credit Past Revolving Commitment Termination.60
Section 2.16Amount Limitations.61
Section 2.17Increase in Commitments.61
Section 2.18Funds Transfer Disbursements.63
Section 2.19Reallocations on Effective Date; Exiting Lenders.63
ARTICLE III. PAYMENTS, FEES AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS64
Section 3.1Payments.64
Section 3.2Pro Rata Treatment.65
Section 3.3Sharing of Payments, Etc.66
Section 3.4Several Obligations.66
Section 3.5Fees.67
Section 3.6Computations.68
Section 3.7Usury.68
Section 3.8Statements of Account.68
Section 3.9Defaulting Lenders.69
Section 3.10Taxes.72
ARTICLE IV. YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.76
Section 4.1Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.76
Section 4.2[Intentionally Deleted].78
Section 4.3[Intentionally Deleted].78
Section 4.4Compensation.78
Section 4.5Changes in Circumstances.79
Section 4.6Affected Lenders.82
Section 4.7Change of Lending Office.83
Section 4.8Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans.83
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ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT83
Section 5.1Initial Conditions Precedent.83
Section 5.2Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit.85
ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES86
Section 6.1Representations and Warranties.86
Section 6.2Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.93
ARTICLE VII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS93
Section 7.1Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters.93
Section 7.2Compliance with Applicable Law.94
Section 7.3Maintenance of Property.94
Section 7.4Conduct of Business.94
Section 7.5Insurance.94
Section 7.6Payment of Taxes and Claims.94
Section 7.7Books and Records; Inspections.95
Section 7.8Use of Proceeds.95
Section 7.9Environmental Matters.95
Section 7.10Further Assurances.96
Section 7.11Material Contracts.96
Section 7.12REIT Status.96
Section 7.13Guarantors.96
Section 7.14Exchange Listing.97
ARTICLE VIII. INFORMATION97
Section 8.1Quarterly Financial Statements.97
Section 8.2Year-End Statements.97
Section 8.3Compliance Certificate; Sustainability Certificate.98
Section 8.4Other Information.98
Section 8.5Electronic Delivery of Certain Information.101
Section 8.6Public/Private Information.101
Section 8.7USA PATRIOT Act Notice; Compliance.102
ARTICLE IX. NEGATIVE COVENANTS102
Section 9.1Financial Covenants.102
Section 9.2Negative Pledge.103
Section 9.3Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers.103
Section 9.4Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements.104
Section 9.5Plans.105
Section 9.6Fiscal Year.105
Section 9.7Modifications of Organizational Documents and Material Contracts.105
Section 9.8Transactions with Affiliates.105
Section 9.9Environmental Matters.105
Section 9.10Use of Proceeds.106
Section 9.11Derivatives Contracts.106
ARTICLE X. DEFAULT106
Section 10.1Events of Default.106
Section 10.2Remedies Upon Event of Default.109
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Section 10.3Remedies Upon Default.110
Section 10.4Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.110
Section 10.5Allocation of Proceeds.110
Section 10.6Letter of Credit Collateral Account.111
Section 10.7Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders.113
Section 10.8Performance by Administrative Agent.113
Section 10.9Rights Cumulative.113
ARTICLE XI. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT114
Section 11.1Appointment and Authorization.114
Section 11.2Administrative Agent as Lender.115
Section 11.3Approvals of Lenders.115
Section 11.4Notice of Events of Default.116
Section 11.5Administrative Agent’s Reliance.116
Section 11.6Indemnification of Administrative Agent.117
Section 11.7Lender Credit Decision, Etc.118
Section 11.8Successor Administrative Agent.119
Section 11.9Titled Agents.120
Section 11.10Certain ERISA Matters.120
Section 11.11Erroneous Payments.121
ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS123
Section 12.1Notices.123
Section 12.2Expenses.126
Section 12.3Setoff.127
Section 12.4Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers.127
Section 12.5Successors and Assigns.129
Section 12.6Amendments and Waivers.135
Section 12.7Nonliability of Administrative Agent and Lenders.137
Section 12.8Confidentiality.138
Section 12.9Indemnification.139
Section 12.10Termination; Survival.140
Section 12.11Severability of Provisions.140
Section 12.12GOVERNING LAW.140
Section 12.13Counterparts; Electronic Execution.140
Section 12.14Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties and Subsidiaries.141
Section 12.15Independence of Covenants.142
Section 12.16Limitation of Liability.142
Section 12.17Entire Agreement.142
Section 12.18Construction.142
Section 12.19Headings.142
Section 12.20Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.142
Section 12.21Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.143
Section 12.22Amendment and Restatement; No Novation.144
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SCHEDULE ICommitments
SCHEDULE 1.1(a)Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE 6.1(b)Ownership Structure
SCHEDULE 6.1(f)Properties
SCHEDULE 6.1(g)Existing Debt
SCHEDULE 6.1(i)Litigation
SCHEDULE 6.1(r)Affiliate Transactions
SCHEDULE 6.1(z)Unencumbered Pool Assets
SCHEDULE 12.1.Address for Notice to Issuing Banks
EXHIBIT AForm of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT BForm of Bid Rate Note
EXHIBIT CForm of Designation Agreement
EXHIBIT DForm of Disbursement Instruction Agreement
EXHIBIT EForm of Guaranty
EXHIBIT FForm of Notice of Continuation
EXHIBIT GForm of Notice of Conversion
EXHIBIT HForm of Notice of Revolving Borrowing
EXHIBIT I[Intentionally Deleted]
EXHIBIT JForm of Notice of Term Loan Borrowing
EXHIBIT KForm of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT L[Intentionally Deleted]
EXHIBIT MForm of Term Note
EXHIBIT NForm of Bid Rate Quote Request
EXHIBIT OForm of Bid Rate Quote
EXHIBIT PForm of Bid Rate Quote Acceptance
EXHIBITS Q-1 – Q-4 Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
EXHIBIT RForm of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT SForm of Sustainability Certificate
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THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 15, 2021 by and among UDR, INC., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto together with their successors and assignees under Section 12.5 (the “Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), with WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as joint Bookrunners (in such capacities, the “Joint Lead Bookrunners”), WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK, TD BANK, N.A., and TRUIST SECURITIES, INC., as joint Lead Arrangers (in such capacities, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, REGIONS BANK, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CITIBANK, N.A., TD BANK, N.A. and TRUIST BANK, as Documentation Agents (in such capacities, the “Documentation Agents”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Sustainability Structuring Agent (in such capacity, the “Sustainability Structuring Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, and the Lenders previously made available to the Borrower credit facilities in an initial aggregate amount of $1,450,000,000, consisting of (a) a $1,100,000,000 revolving credit facility, with a $125,000,000 swingline subfacility, a $75,000,000 letter of credit subfacility and a competitive bid loan subfacility, and (b) a $350,000,000 term loan facility (collectively, the “Existing Facilities”), in each such case, pursuant to a First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto as “Lenders,” Wells Fargo, as Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, (together, as heretofore amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement to provide, among other things, that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders will make available to the Borrower credit facilities in an initial aggregate amount of $1,650,000,000, consisting of (a) a $1,300,000,000 revolving credit facility, with a $70,000,000 letter of credit subfacility and a competitive bid loan subfacility, and (b) a $350,000,000 term loan facility, on 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 that the Existing Credit Agreement is amended and restated as follows:
In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:
“Absolute Rate” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(c)(ii)(C).
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“Absolute Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Bid Rate Quotes setting forth Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.3.
“Absolute Rate Loan” means a Bid Rate Loan, the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of an Absolute Rate pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.
“Accession Agreement” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.
“Additional Costs” has the meaning given that term in Section 4.1(b).
“Additional Term Loans” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.17.
“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 11.8.
“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 Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 4.6.
“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.
“Agent Parties” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.1(d)(ii).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.
“Agreement Date” means the date as of which this Agreement is dated.
“Announcements” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.4.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules related to the financing of terrorism, money laundering, any predicate crime to money laundering or any financial record keeping, including without limitation, any applicable provision of the PATRIOT Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
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“Applicable Facility Fee” means the percentage set forth in the table below corresponding to the Level at which the “Applicable Margin” is determined in accordance with the definition thereof:
Level | Facility Fee |
1 | 0.100% |
2 | 0.125% |
3 | 0.150% |
4 | 0.200% |
5 | 0.250% |
6 | 0.300% |
Any change in the applicable Level at which the Applicable Margin is determined shall result in a corresponding and simultaneous change in the Applicable Facility Fee and shall be subject to the last two paragraphs of the definition of “Applicable Margin”. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).
“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 applicable table below corresponding to the level (each a “Level”) into which the Borrower’s Credit Rating then falls:
Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans
Level | Credit Rating | Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans | Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans |
1 | A/A2 (or higher) | 0.700% | 0.000% |
2 | A-/A3 | 0.725% | 0.000% |
3 | BBB+/Baa1 | 0.775% | 0.000% |
4 | BBB/Baa2 | 0.850% | 0.000% |
5 | BBB-/Baa3 | 1.050% | 0.050% |
6 | BB+/Ba1 | 1.400% | 0.400% |
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Applicable Margin for Term Loans
Level | Credit Rating | Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans | Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans |
1 | A/A2 (or higher) | 0.750% | 0.000% |
2 | A-/A3 | 0.800% | 0.000% |
3 | BBB+/Baa1 | 0.850% | 0.000% |
4 | BBB/Baa2 | 0.950% | 0.000% |
5 | BBB-/Baa3 | 1.200% | 0.200% |
6 | BB+/Ba1 | 1.600% | 0.600% |
As of the Agreement Date, the Applicable Margin is determined based on Level 3. Any change in the Borrower’s 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 8.4(k) that the Borrower’s Credit Rating has changed; provided, however, if the Borrower has not delivered the notice required by such Section but the Administrative Agent becomes aware that the Borrower’s 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 Borrower’s Credit Rating has changed. During any period for which the Borrower has received three Credit Ratings which are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin will be determined by (a) the highest Credit Rating if they differ by only one Level and (b) the average of the two highest Credit Ratings if they differ by two or more Levels (unless the average is not a recognized Level, in which case the Applicable Margin will be based on the Level corresponding to the second highest Credit Rating). During any period for which the Borrower has received only two Credit Ratings and such Credit Ratings are not equivalent, the Applicable Margin will be determined by (i) the highest Credit Rating if they differ by only one Level and (ii) the median of the two Credit Ratings if they differ by two or more Levels (unless the median is not a recognized Level, in which case the Applicable Margin will be based on the Credit Rating one Level below the Level corresponding to the higher Credit Rating). During any period for which the Borrower has received a Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on such Credit Rating so long as such Credit Rating is from either S&P or Moody’s. During any period that the Borrower has (x) not received a Credit Rating from any Rating Agency or (x) received a Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency that is neither S&P or Moody’s, the Applicable Margin shall be determined based on Level 6. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).
During any applicable Sustainability Adjustment Period, the Applicable Margin set forth in the above tables for Revolving Loans and Term Loans shall be decreased by the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment (if any) in effect during such Sustainability Adjustment Period; provided that in no event shall the Applicable Margin be less than zero.
In the event of a downgrade of the Borrower’s Credit Rating by a Rating Agency that causes a change to the Level as provided above, the Borrower will receive credit for any incremental borrowing cost and fees should such Rating Agency restore the higher rating within ninety (90) days of the original Credit Ratings downgrade which resulted in such pricing change.
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To the extent an upgrade in the applicable Credit Rating of the Borrower by a Rating Agency results in a decrease to the Applicable Margin and such upgrade is reversed by such Rating Agency, within ninety (90) days of the upgrade by such Rating Agency, the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted accordingly and the Borrower shall be required to pay an amount to the applicable Lenders equal to the difference between the Applicable Margin based on the restored lower Credit Rating and the Applicable Margin in effect based on the higher Credit Rating prior to its reversal during the period of such Credit Ratings upgrade.
“Applicable Sustainability Adjustment” means, for any Sustainability Adjustment Period (beginning with the Sustainability Adjustment Period for the Loan Year ending on the first anniversary of the Agreement Date), determined by reference to the number of new Green Building Certifications during the most recently ended Loan Year as reported in the Sustainability Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.3 for the immediately preceding Loan Year and accompanied by a report by a Sustainability Metric Auditor confirming the same:
(a) if the number of new Green Building Certifications for such Loan Year shall be equal to two (2), the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be a one-half of one (0.5) basis point reduction in the Applicable Margin set forth in each applicable pricing table in the definition of “Applicable Margin”;
(b) if the number of new Green Building Certifications for such Loan Year shall be equal to three (3), the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be a one (1.0) basis point reduction in the Applicable Margin set forth in each applicable pricing table in the definition of “Applicable Margin”; and
(c) if the number of new Green Building Certifications for such Loan Year shall be equal to four (4), the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be a one and one-half (1.5) basis point reduction in the Applicable Margin set forth in each applicable pricing table in the definition of “Applicable Margin”;
(d) if the number of new Green Building Certifications for such Loan Year shall be equal to or greater than five (5), the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be a two (2.0) basis point reduction in the Applicable Margin set forth in each applicable pricing table in the definition of “Applicable Margin”;
(e) if (i) none of the benchmarks set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above are satisfied for such Loan Year, or (ii) the Borrower shall have elected in its sole discretion to not report the number of additional Green Building Certifications in the applicable Sustainability Certificate, the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment for such Sustainability Adjustment Period shall be zero and there shall be no Applicable Sustainability Adjustment to the Applicable Margin set forth in the pricing tables in the definition of “Applicable Margin”.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, until the delivery of the Sustainability Certificate delivered in respect of the Loan Year ending on the first anniversary of the Agreement Date pursuant to Section 8.3, the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment shall be zero and there shall be no Applicable Sustainability Adjustment to the Applicable Margin set forth in the pricing tables in the definition of “Applicable Margin.
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“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.
“Assignee Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.19.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.5), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Assignor Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.19.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (a) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark or (b) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, in each case, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(iv).
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.
“Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 1.0%. Each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or LIBOR (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which LIBOR is unavailable or unascertainable).
“Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Loan or Term Loan (or any portion thereof) bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.
“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to USD LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(i).
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“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor,
(a)with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event or Early Opt-in Election, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)the sum of: (A) Term SOFR and (B) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided, that, if the Borrower has provided a notification to the Administrative Agent in writing on or prior to such Benchmark Replacement Date that the Borrower has a Derivatives Contract in place with respect to any of the Loans as of the date of such notice (which such notification the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon and shall have no duty or obligation to ascertain the correctness or completeness of), then the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may decide not to determine the Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this clause (a)(1) for such Benchmark Transition Event or Early Opt-in Election, as applicable;
(2)the sum of: (A) Daily Simple SOFR and (B) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3)the sum of: (A) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (B) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(b)with respect to any Term SOFR Transition Event, the sum of (i) Term SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or
(c)with respect to any Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided, that, (i) in the case of clause (a)(1), if the Administrative Agent decides that Term SOFR is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Term SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of this definition and (ii) in the case of clause (a)(1) or clause (b) of this definition, the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3), clause (b) or clause (c) of this definition would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1)for purposes of clauses (a)(1) and (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” an amount equal to (A) 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, (B) 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Available Tenor of three-months’ duration and (C) 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Available Tenor of six-months’ duration;
(2)for purposes of clause (a)(2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” an amount equal to 0.11448% (11.448 basis points); and
(3)for purposes of clause (a)(3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Available Tenor of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Available Tenor of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; and
(4)for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Available Tenor of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a)in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b)in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein;
(c)in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the Administrative Agent has provided the Term SOFR Notice to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(i)(B); or
(d)in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Requisite Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(a)a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(b)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the FRB, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
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(c)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.5(c) and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.5(c).
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“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.
“Bid Rate Borrowing” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(b).
“Bid Rate Loan” means a loan made by a Lender under Section 2.3(f).
“Bid Rate Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B, payable to a Lender and its registered assigns as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.
“Bid Rate Quote” means an offer in accordance with Section 2.3(c) by a Lender to make a Bid Rate Loan with one single specified interest rate.
“Bid Rate Quote Request” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(b).
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“Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.
“Borrower Information” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.6(c).
“Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) on which banks in San Francisco, California and New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business, and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Loan, or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means obligations under a lease (or other arrangement conveying the right to use property) to pay rent or other amounts that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the applicable Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable date.
“Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Revolving Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Liabilities or obligations of Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Liabilities, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“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 Co-operation 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; and (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 85% of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above.
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“Change of Control” means the occurrence of either of the following events.
“Class” (a) when used with respect to a Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment or Term Loan Commitment, (b) when used with respect to a Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan or a Term Loan and (c) when used with respect to a Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments.
“Commitment” means, as to a Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.
“Commitment Reduction Notice” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.13.
“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.3.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA” means, for any period for the Consolidated Group, the sum of Consolidated EBITDA for such period minus a reserve equal to $200 per apartment unit per year. Except as expressly provided otherwise, the applicable period shall be for the prior two fiscal quarters ending as of the date of determination.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means for any period for the Consolidated Group, the sum of Consolidated Net Income excluding the following amounts (but only to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period) (a) Consolidated Interest Expense; (b) all provisions for any Federal, state or other income taxes; (c) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges, (d)gains and losses on Investments and extraordinary gains and losses, (e) taxes on such excluded gains and tax deductions or credits on account of such excluded losses in each case on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and (f) to the extent not already included in the immediately preceding clauses (b) through (e) the Borrower’s Ownership Share of such items of each Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower for such period. Except as expressly provided otherwise, the applicable period shall be for the prior two fiscal quarters ending as of the date of determination.
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“Consolidated Funded Debt” means total Debt of the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis plus the Borrower’s Ownership Share of the Debt of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower. Indemnities provided to support a Person’s recourse obligation, whether on a consolidated or unconsolidated Investment shall be included in the definition of Consolidated Funded Debt.
“Consolidated Group” means the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means for any period for the Consolidated Group, all interest expense, including the amortization of debt discount and premium, and the interest component under capital leases, in each case on a consolidated basis and shall include the Borrower’s Ownership Share of such interest expense of each Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower for such period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means for any period, the net income of the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
“Consolidated Net Operating Income” means, for any period for any Multifamily Property owned at the end of the period by a member of the Consolidated Group or an Unconsolidated Affiliate, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate rental and other income from the operation of such Multifamily Property during such period minus (b)(i) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Multifamily Property (including, without limitation, real estate taxes and bad debt expenses) during such period and (ii) an imputed management fee in the amount of 3.0% of the aggregate rents received for such Multifamily Property during such period; but, in any case, before payment of or provision for debt service charges for such period, income taxes for such period, and depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses for such period, all on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining Consolidated Net Operating Income, only the Borrower’s Ownership Share of the Consolidated Net Operating Income of any such Property owned by an Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower shall be used.
“Consolidated Secured Debt” means for the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis, all secured Consolidated Funded Debt. Consolidated Funded Debt secured solely by a pledge of Equity Interests which is also recourse to the Borrower or a Guarantor shall not be considered to be Consolidated Secured Debt.
“Consolidated Total Fixed Charges” means, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter for the Consolidated Group, the sum of (a) the cash portion of Consolidated Interest Expense paid in the prior two fiscal quarters ending on such day plus (b) regularly scheduled principal payments on Consolidated Funded Debt (excluding balloon payments) in the prior two fiscal quarters ending on such day plus (c) all cash dividends and distributions on preferred stock or other preferred beneficial interests of members of the Consolidated Group paid in the prior two fiscal quarters ending on such day, all on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP on a consistent basis.
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“Consolidated Unsecured Debt” means, for the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis, all unsecured Consolidated Funded Debt. Consolidated Secured Debt that is secured solely by Equity Interests and is recourse to the Borrower shall be considered to be Consolidated Unsecured Debt.
“Continue”, “Continuation” and “Continued” each refers to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.10.
“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” each refers to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.11.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Covered Party” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.21(a).
“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, (c) the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan and (d) the issuance of a Letter of Credit or the amendment of a Letter of Credit that extends the maturity, or increases the Stated Amount, of such Letter of Credit.
“Credit Rating” means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior unsecured long term Debt of a Person.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debt” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed or the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business); (b) all obligations of such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business), whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered; (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person (excluding ground leases regardless of whether required under GAAP to be reported as a liability); (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under or in respect of any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) 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; (g) 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
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such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)); (h) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract (excluding, for clarity, any Derivatives Contracts that can be settled with the issuance of Equity Interests) not entered into as a hedge against (i) existing Debt or (ii) Debt anticipated to be issued in the future so long as such net obligations continue to receive the same accounting treatment, under and in accordance with GAAP, as such net obligations described in clause (h)(i), in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof (but in no event less than zero); (i) all Debt of other Persons which such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy, and other similar exceptions to non-recourse liability and completion guaranties); and (j) all Debt of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Debt or other payment obligation, but only if the underlying property or asset is included in Gross Asset Value. By way of example only and not in limitation of the preceding sentence, Debt of any Person shall include Debt of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or joint venturer to the extent of such Person’s pro rata share of the ownership of such partnership or joint venture (except if such Debt, or any portion thereof, is recourse to such Person, in which case the greater of such Person’s pro rata portion of such Debt or the amount of the recourse portion of the Debt, shall be included as Debt of such Person). All Loans and liabilities in respect of Letters of Credit shall constitute Debt of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the use of GAAP, the calculation of Debt 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.
“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.
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“Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1, whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both.
“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 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 reasonable 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, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including, with respect to a Revolving Lender, in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within 2 Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank 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 reasonable 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) in the case of a Revolving Lender, has failed, within 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 or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; 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 any one or more of 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, the Issuing Banks and each Lender.
“Derivatives Contract” means a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Derivatives Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Specified Derivatives Provider or any Affiliate of any of them).
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“Designated Lender” means a special purpose corporation which is an Affiliate of, or sponsored by, a Revolving Lender, that is engaged in making, purchasing or otherwise investing in commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and that issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated at least P-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P that, in either case, (a) is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, (b) shall have become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.5(g) and (c) is not otherwise a Lender.
“Designating Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5(g).
“Designation Agreement” means a Designation Agreement between a Revolving Lender and a Designated Lender and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as may be agreed to by such Lender, such Designated Lender and the Administrative Agent.
“Development Properties” means multifamily projects under construction, or in preconstruction phases of the development process, but not yet completed. A Renovation Property shall not constitute a Development Property.
“Disbursement Instruction Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D to be executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.1(a), as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.
“Documentation Agents” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“DownREIT” means UDR Lighthouse DownREIT L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:
(a)a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(b)the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“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 5.1 shall have been fulfilled or waived by all of the Lenders.
“Electronic Record” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Electronic Signature” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 15 U.S.C. 7006.
“Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 12.5(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.5(b)(iii)).
“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or the environment.
“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.
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“Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, whether or not certificated, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time.
“ERISA Event” means, with respect to the ERISA Group, (a) any “reportable event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of a member of the ERISA Group from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by a member of the ERISA Group of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by any member of the ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC; (f) the failure by any member of the ERISA Group to make when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Plan unless such failure is cured within 30 days or the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard; (g) any other event or condition that might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the imposition of liability under Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) the receipt by any member of the ERISA Group of any notice or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any member of the ERISA Group of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any member of the ERISA Group or the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA; or (j) a determination that a Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 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.
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“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.11(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.11(d).
“Erroneous Payment Impacted Class” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.11(d).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.11(d).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 10.1, provided that any requirement for notice or lapse of time or any other condition has been satisfied.
“Exchange Act” has the meaning given that term in the definition of “Change of Control”.
“Excluded Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (a) formed for the specific purpose of holding title to assets which are collateral for any Consolidated Secured Debt of such Subsidiary; (b) which is prohibited from Guarantying the Debt of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing such Consolidated Secured Debt or (ii) a provision of such Person’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Person’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such Consolidated Secured Debt; and (c) for which none of the Borrower, any Subsidiary (other than another Excluded Subsidiary) or any other Loan Party has Guaranteed any of the Debt of such Subsidiary or has any direct obligation to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results, except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, and other similar exceptions to recourse liability.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 4.6) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.10, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.10(g) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.
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“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.
“Existing Facilities” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means each of the letters of credit originally issued under the Existing Credit Agreement identified on Schedule 1.1(a).
“Exiting Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.19.
“Extended Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4(b).
“Extension Request” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.14.
“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“FCA” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.4.
“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 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 the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent. If the Federal Funds Rate determined as provided above would be less than zero, the Federal Funds Rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“Fee Letters” means those certain fee letters executed prior to the Effective Date by and among the Borrower and the various Titled Agents and any of their Affiliates, as applicable.
“Fees” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.5 and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
“Floor” means zero percent (0.0%).
“Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
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“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Lender, with respect to each Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities attributable to such Issuing Bank other than Letter of Credit Liabilities as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
“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 activities.
“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.
“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) exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank), or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.
“Green Building Certification” means any Energy Star, FitWel, LEED, Green Globe, NGBS, CalGreen and/or GreenPoint certification or any other third-party green certification that is mutually acceptable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Structuring Agent, in each case, only with respect to any Property owned as of the Agreement Date (or any Property acquired after the Agreement Date) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower.
“Gross Asset Value” means from time to time the sum of the following amounts (without duplication): (a) the product of (i) Consolidated Net Operating Income for the period of two consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended attributable to Multifamily Properties (excluding any Properties covered by either of the immediately following clauses (b) or (c)) owned by any member of the Consolidated Group at the end of such period, multiplied by (ii) 2 and divided by (iii) 5.75%; (b) the purchase price paid for any Multifamily Property acquired by any member of the Consolidated Group during the period of six consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended (less any amounts paid as a purchase price adjustment, held in escrow, retained as a contingency reserve, or other similar arrangements); (c)(i) the current book value of any Development Property (or Multifamily Property that was a Development Property at any time during the period of six consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended) owned by any member of the Consolidated Group and (ii) the Renovation Property Value of all Renovation Properties owned by any member of the Consolidated Group at the end of the period of two consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended; (d) unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Consolidated Group; (e) the value (based on the lower of cost or market price determined in accordance with GAAP) of any raw land owned by any member of the Consolidated Group; (f) the value (based on the lower of cost or market price determined in accordance
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with GAAP) of Properties owned by any member of the Consolidated Group that are developed but that are not Multifamily Properties; (g) the value (based on the lower of cost or market price determined in accordance with GAAP) of all Multifamily REIT Preferred Interests; (h) the value (based on the lower of cost or market price determined in accordance with GAAP) of (i) all promissory notes, including any secured by a Mortgage, payable solely to any member of the Consolidated Group and the obligors of which are not Affiliates of the Borrower (excluding any such note where the obligor is more than 60 days past due with respect to any payment obligation) and (ii) all marketable securities (excluding Marketable Multifamily REIT Preferred Interests); and (i) the Borrower’s Ownership Share of the preceding items of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower to the extent not already included. To the extent that more than 20.0% of Gross Asset Value would be attributable to Investments and other assets described in any of the preceding clauses (c), (e), (f), (g) or (h), such excess shall be excluded. To the extent that more than 20.0% of Gross Asset Value would be attributable to Investments and other assets described in the preceding clause (i), such excess shall be excluded. Solely for purposes of the limitation calculations in the preceding two sentences, a Development Property on which construction has been substantially completed will no longer be considered to be a Development Property. To the extent that more than 10.0% of Gross Asset Value would be attributable to Investments and other assets described in the preceding clause (h), such excess shall be excluded.
“Gross Asset Value of the Unencumbered Pool” means Gross Asset Value determined with reference only to Unencumbered Pool Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the amount by which the value of Unencumbered Pool Assets that are Investments and other assets described in any of the clauses (c), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, in the aggregate, account for more than 20% of Gross Asset Value of the Unencumbered Pool, such excess shall be excluded for purposes of determining Gross Asset Value of the Unencumbered Pool.
“Guarantor” means any Person that is party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” and in any event shall include the Operating Partnership.
“Guaranty” or to “Guarantee” by any Person, means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy and other similar exceptions to nonrecourse liability and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (ii) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 7.13 and substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
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“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; and (f) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.
“IBA” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.4.
“Indemnifiable Amounts” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.6.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.9(a).
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Information Materials” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.6.
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning given that term in Section 6.1(s).
“Interest Period” means:
(a)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 Revolving Borrowing, Notice of Term Loan 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; and
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(b)with respect to each Bid Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Bid Rate Loan is made and ending on any Business Day not less than seven (7) nor more than 180 days thereafter, as the Borrower may select as provided in Section 2.3(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period for a Class of Loans would otherwise end after the Termination Date for such Class, such Interest Period shall end on such Termination 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 Debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Debt 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 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.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3 (or the equivalent) or higher from a Rating Agency.
“ISP” means the International Standby Practices, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time).
“Issuing Bank” means Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association, Regions Bank, TD Bank, N.A. and Truist Bank, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Joint Lead Bookrunners” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“L/C Commitment Amount” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.4(a).
“L/C Disbursement” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.9(b).
“Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender” or a “Designated Lender,” together with its respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that the term “Lender” (i) shall exclude each Designated Lender when used in reference to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan, the Commitments or terms relating to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan and shall further exclude each Designated Lender for all other purposes under the Loan Documents except that any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall, subject to Section 12.5(d), have only the rights (including the rights given to a Lender contained in Sections 12.2 and 12.9) and obligations of a Lender associated with holding such Bid Rate Loan and (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall
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exclude any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider.
“Lender-Related Person” means the Administrative Agent, each Titled Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each of their respective Related Parties.
“Lender Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Specified Derivatives Providers, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 11.5, any other holder from time to time of any of any Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.
“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.
“Letter of Credit” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.4(a).
“Letter of Credit Collateral Account” means a special deposit account maintained by the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent.
“Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor, any certificate or other document presented in connection with a drawing under such Letter of Credit and any other agreement, instrument or other document governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations.
“Letter of Credit Liabilities” means, without duplication, at any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit (a) the Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower at such time due and payable in respect of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) a Revolving Lender (other than a Lender in its capacity as an Issuing Bank of a given Letter of Credit) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest under Section 2.4 in such Letter of Credit, and the Lender that is the Issuing Bank of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in such Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the Revolving Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as the Issuing Bank of such Letter of Credit) of their participation interests under such Section and (ii) if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Level” has the meaning given that term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin.”
“Leverage Ratio” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.1(a).
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“Leverage Ratio Increase Period” has the meaning given that term in Section 9.1(a).
“LIBOR” means, subject to the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 4.5(c),
(a)for any interest rate calculation with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published then “LIBOR” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period, and
(b)for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for an Interest Period equal to one month (commencing on the date of determination of such interest rate) as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company, or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination, or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published then “LIBOR” for such Base Rate Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination.
Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of LIBOR shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in no event shall LIBOR (including any Benchmark Replacement with respect thereto) be less than 0% and (y) unless otherwise specified in any amendment to this Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 4.5(c), in the event that a Benchmark Replacement with respect to LIBOR is implemented then all references herein to LIBOR shall be deemed references to such Benchmark Replacement.
“LIBOR Auction” means a solicitation of Bid Rate Quotes setting forth LIBOR Margin Loans based on LIBOR pursuant to Section 2.3.
“LIBOR Loan” means a Revolving Loan or Term Loan (or any portion thereof) (other than a Base Rate Loan) bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR, including the LIBOR Market Index Rate.
“LIBOR Margin” has the meaning given that term in Section 2.3(c)(ii)(D).
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“LIBOR Margin Loan” means a Bid Rate Loan the interest rate on which is determined on the basis of LIBOR pursuant to a LIBOR Auction.
“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 10:00 a.m. Central time for such day (rather than 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period as otherwise provided in the definition of “LIBOR”), 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 Debt 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 UCC 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 Revolving Loan, a Term Loan or a Bid Rate Loan, as the context may require.
“Loan Document” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty, each Letter of Credit Document, the Fee Letters and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement (other than any Specified Derivatives Contract).
“Loan Party” means each of the Borrower, each other Person who guarantees all or a portion of the Obligations and/or who pledges any collateral to secure all or a portion of the Obligations.
“Loan Year” means any 365/366-day period ending on any anniversary of the Agreement Date, commencing with the first anniversary thereof.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.
“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 at the option of the issuer of such Equity Interest), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Debt 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 the case of each of clauses (a) through (c), on or prior to the latest Termination Date for any Class of Loans.
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“Marketable Multifamily REIT Preferred Interest” means a Multifamily REIT Preferred Interest: (a) having trading privileges on a national securities exchange or that is subject to price quotations in the over-the-counter market; (b) but not subject to restrictions on the sale, transfer, assignment, hypothecation or other limitations that would restrict the free transfer of such Preferred Equity by a member of the Consolidated Group for more than 90 days from purchase or such Preferred Equity qualifies for an exemption under the Securities Act.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a materially adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, (d) the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents or (e) the timely payment of the principal of or interest on the Loans or other amounts payable in connection therewith or the timely payment of all Reimbursement Obligations.
“Material Contract” means any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents and Specified Derivatives Contracts), whether written or oral, 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 Debt” has the meaning given that term in Section 10.1(d)(i).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
“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 Debt.
“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 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 or with respect to which any Loan Party or any member of the ERISA Group has any liability (contingent or otherwise).
“Multifamily Property” means a Property on which the improvements consist primarily of an apartment community.
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“Multifamily REIT Preferred Interest” means any Preferred Equity (a) owned by a member of the Consolidated Group; (b) issued by a non-subsidiary REIT owning primarily residential apartment communities. Any Multifamily REIT Preferred Interest acquired must be in conjunction with a multifamily acquisition or series of multifamily acquisitions.
“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Debt of the Person owning such asset or any other 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.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Nonrecourse Debt” means, with respect to a Person, Debt for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy and other similar customary exceptions to nonrecourse liability) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Debt.
“Note” means a Revolving Note, a Term Note or a Bid Rate Note, as the context may require.
“Notice of Continuation” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit F (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.
“Notice of Conversion” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit G (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.11 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of a Loan from one Type to another Type.
“Notice of Revolving Borrowing” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent 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 Revolving Loans.
“Notice of Term Loan Borrowing” means the notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.2(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for a borrowing of Term Loans.
“Obligations” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans; (b) all Reimbursement Obligations and all other Letter of Credit Liabilities; and (c) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties owing to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note. For the avoidance of doubt, “Obligations” shall not include any indebtedness,
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liabilities, obligations, covenants or duties in respect of Specified Derivatives Contracts.
“Occupancy Rate” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the number of rentable apartment units of such Property leased by tenants paying rent at market rates pursuant to binding leases as to which no monetary default has occurred and is continuing to (b) the aggregate number of rentable units of such Property.
“Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means liabilities and obligations of the Borrower or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which the Borrower would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of the Borrower’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which the Borrower is required to file with the SEC.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Operating Partnership” means United Dominion Realty, L.P., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, together with its successors and permitted assignees.
“Other Benchmark Rate Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:
(a)a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a USD LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate that is not a SOFR-based rate as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(b)the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
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“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.6).
“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 that term in Section 12.5(d).
“Participant Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5(d).
“PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 11.11(a).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.
“Permitted Liens” means, as to any Person: (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA) or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 7.6; (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar Applicable Laws; (c) Liens consisting of encumbrances in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, and rights or restrictions of record on the use of real property, which do not materially detract from the value of such property or impair the use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) Liens in existence as of the Agreement Date and set forth on Schedule 6.1(g); (e) the rights of tenants under leases or subleases not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; and (f) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties.
“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.
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“Plan” means at any time an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (a) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group, (b) has at any time within the preceding six years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group or (c) any Loan Party or any member of the ERISA Group has any liability (contingent or otherwise).
“Plan Assets” means “plan assets” of an “employee benefit plan” subject to Title I of ERISA or a “plan” subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, as determined under 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
“Platform” means Debt Domain, Intralinks, SyndTrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.
“Post-Default Rate” means, in respect of any principal of any Class of Loans, the rate otherwise applicable to such Class of Loans plus an additional four percent (4.0%) per annum and with respect to any other Obligation, a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus four percent (4.0%).
“Preferred Equity” 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.
“Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Lender then acting as the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Lender acting as Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
“Principal Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at 600 South 4th St., 9th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, 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.
“Pro Rata Share” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (a)(i) the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s outstanding Term Loans (if any) to (b)(i) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Term Loans (if any); provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the “Pro Rata Share” of each Lender shall be the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (A) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities owing to such Lender as of such date to (B) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities of all Lenders as of such date. If at the time of determination the Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero and there are no outstanding Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities, then the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be determined as of the most recent date on which Commitments were in effect or Loans or Letters of Credit Liabilities were outstanding. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Revolving Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.
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“Property” means a parcel (or group of related parcels) owned or leased (in whole or in part) by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.21.
“Qualified Plan” means a Benefit Arrangement that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Rating Agency” means S&P or Moody’s.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is USD LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two (2) London Banking Days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not USD LIBOR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.5(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 or liquidity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements 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.
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“Reimbursement Obligation” means the absolute, unconditional and irrevocable obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for any drawing honored by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit.
“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, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the FRB or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Renovation Property” mean a Property on which the existing building or other improvements are undergoing renovation and redevelopment that will either (i) disrupt the occupancy of at least 30% of the square footage of such Property or (ii) temporarily reduce the Consolidated Net Operating Income attributable to such Property by more than 30% as compared to the immediately preceding comparable prior period. A Property shall cease to be a Renovation Property upon the earliest to occur of (i) all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the redevelopment of such Property having been substantially completed, (ii) once such Property has achieved a minimum Occupancy Rate of 80.0% and (iii) 18 months following the commencement of such renovation and redevelopment.
“Renovation Property Value” means for a Renovation Property, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) the historical cost basis of such Property determined in accordance with GAAP plus (b) the cost of capital improvements made to such Property in connection with such renovation and redevelopment.
“Required REIT Distributions” means distributions not to exceed for any taxable year the minimum amount of cash that is required to be distributed by the Borrower with respect to such taxable year in order to meet the requirements under Section 857(a) of the Code, determined assuming that the Borrower will meet its distribution requirement by distributing stock dividends to the maximum extent permitted under Revenue Procedure 2017-45, 2017-35 IRB 216, or any subsequent administrative (including but not limited to Revenue Procedure 2020-19, 2020-22 IRB 871) or regulatory guidance (as such guidance may be modified from time to time); provided, however, that the Required REIT Distributions shall be zero during any period in which the Borrower’s election to be taxed as a REIT has been terminated or revoked, or the Borrower does not satisfy the requirements under the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations for being a REIT.
“Requisite Class Lenders” means, with respect to a Class of Lenders as of any date of determination, Lenders of such Class (a) having more than 50.0% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments of such Class and, in the case of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments, the outstanding Term Loans (if any) of all Lenders or (b) if the Commitments of such Class have been terminated or reduced to zero, holding more than 50.0% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans of such Class, and in the case of Revolving Lenders, outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders of such Class will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) of such Class are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Class Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders of such Class. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.
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“Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date, (a) Lenders having more than 50.0% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments and the outstanding Term Loans (if any) of all Lenders, or (b) if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding more than 50.0% of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities; 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 or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders. For purposes of this definition, a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability to the extent such Lender has acquired a participation therein under the terms of this Agreement and has not failed to perform its obligations in respect of such participation.
“Resigning Lender” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.8.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief financial officer, the Controller, any Senior Executive Vice President, or Senior Vice President or the Treasurer.
“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of Equity Interests to the holders of that class; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding.
“Revolving Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Lender, such Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.1, to issue (in the case of an Issuing Bank) and to participate (in the case of the other Revolving Lenders) in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4(i) in an amount up to but not exceeding the amount set forth for such Revolving Lender on Schedule I as such Revolving Lender’s “Revolving Commitment Amount” or as set forth in any applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Person becoming a Revolving Lender in accordance with Section 2.17, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.13 or increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such Revolving Lender effected in accordance with Section 12.5 or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase effected in accordance with Section 2.17.
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“Revolving Commitment Percentage” means, as to each Lender with a Revolving Commitment, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, the “Revolving Commitment Percentage” of each Lender with a Revolving Commitment shall be the “Revolving Commitment Percentage” of such Lender in effect immediately prior to such termination or reduction.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Loans and such Revolving Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time.
“Revolving Lender” means a Lender having a Revolving Commitment, or if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated or reduced to zero, holding any Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities.
“Revolving Loan” means a loan made by a Revolving Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(a).
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit K, payable to a Revolving Lender and its registered assigns in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.
“Revolving Termination Date” means January 31, 2026, or such later date to which the Revolving Termination Date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.14.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself (or whose government is) the subject or target of any Sanctions (including, as of the Agreement Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person located, operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b), including a Person that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Person(s) or (d) any Person otherwise a target of Sanctions, including vessels and aircraft, that are designated under any Sanctions program.
“Sanctions” means any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and restrictions and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority in any jurisdiction (a) in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is located or conducts business, (b) in which any of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, or (c) from which repayment of any Obligations will be derived.
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“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.
“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary having assets equal to or greater than $50,000,000 in value.
“Significant Subsidiary Group” means two or more Subsidiaries collectively having assets equal to or greater than $50,000,000 in value.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Debt due from any Affiliate of such Person) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.
“Specified Derivatives Contract” means any Derivatives Contract 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 or among any Loan Party and any Specified Derivatives Provider.
“Specified Derivatives Provider” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender (including on the Effective Date), is a party to a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Specified Derivatives Contract.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor.
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“Stated Amount” means the amount available to be drawn by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit from time to time, as such amount may be increased or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
“Subsidiary” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.21.
“Sustainability Adjustment Date” means the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower provides to the Administrative Agent a Sustainability Certificate referencing the Applicable Sustainability Adjustment (if any) for the applicable Loan Year pursuant to Section 8.3.
“Sustainability Adjustment Period” means the period commencing on a Sustainability Adjustment Date following the end of any Loan Year and ending on the earlier of (i) the anniversary of such Sustainability Adjustment Date and (ii) the Sustainability Adjustment Date for the next succeeding Loan Year.
“Sustainability Certificate” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.3.
“Sustainability Metric Auditor” means an internationally recognized “big four” auditing firm or a reputable sustainability assurance provider reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Structuring Agent.
“Sustainability Structuring Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Syndication Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Loan” means a loan made by a Term Loan Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2.
“Term Loan Commitment” means a Term Loan Lender’s obligation to make a Term Loan (a) on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.2 in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule I as such Lender’s “Term Loan Commitment Amount” or (b) after the Effective Date as set forth in any agreement executed by an existing Term Loan Lender or a Person becoming a Term Loan Lender in accordance with Section 2.17.
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“Term Loan Lender” means a Lender having a Term Loan Commitment, or if the Term Loan Commitments have terminated, a Lender holding a Term Loan.
“Term Loan Maturity Date” means January 31, 2027.
“Term Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit M, payable to a Term Loan Lender and its registered assigns in a principal amount equal to the amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in the replacement of the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 4.5(c) with a Benchmark Replacement the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement component of which is not Term SOFR.
“Termination Date” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Termination Date and (b) with respect to the Term Loans, the Term Loan Maturity Date.
“Titled Agent” has the meaning given that term in Section 11.9.
“Type” with respect to any Revolving Loan or Term Loan, refers to 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.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
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“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person 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 Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.
“Unencumbered Pool Asset” means any asset owned by a member of the Consolidated Group or an Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower and that satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) such asset is either (i) a Multifamily Property, (ii) a Property that is developed but that is not a Multifamily Property, (iii) a Development Property or a Renovation Property, (iv) raw land, (v) promissory notes (vi) marketable securities (including Marketable Multifamily REIT Preferred Interests) and (vii) Multifamily REIT Preferred Interests; (b) neither such asset, nor any interest of any member of the Consolidated Group or Unconsolidated Affiliate therein, is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens of the types described in clauses (a) through (c) of the definition thereof) or to any Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge permitted under Section 9.2(b)(iii)); (c) if such asset is owned by Person other than the Borrower (i) none of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership interest in such Person is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens of the types described in clauses (a) through (c) of the definition thereof) or to any Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge permitted under Section 9.2(b)(iii); and (ii) the Borrower directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, has the right to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (x) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such asset and (y) to create a Lien on such asset as security for Debt of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable; (d) if such asset is owned by a Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate which is not a Guarantor (i) the Borrower directly, or indirectly through other Subsidiaries, owns more than 50% of all outstanding Equity Interests of such Person or through contractual relationships or otherwise has day-to-day control over the operations of such Person; and (ii) such Person is not an obligor with respect to any Debt (other than unsecured Debt of the type set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of the definition of the term Debt), provided however, assets held by a “qualified intermediary” in connection with the sale of a property will not be subject to (i) and (ii) in this clause (d); and (e) in the case of a Property, such Property is free of all structural defects or major architectural deficiencies (if developed), title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters which, individually or collectively, materially impair the value of such Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no asset of the DownREIT nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be included as an Unencumbered Pool Asset if the DownREIT or such Subsidiary Guarantees (excluding guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, voluntary bankruptcy, collusive involuntary bankruptcy and other similar exceptions to nonrecourse liability), or otherwise becomes obligated in respect of, any Debt of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (including the DownREIT).
“USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for Dollars.
“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning given that term in Section 12.21.
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“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10(g)(ii)(B)(III).
“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 and 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 any liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any covenant, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such covenant to preserve the original intent in light of such change; provided, that, until so amended, (i) such covenant shall continue to be computed in accordance with the application of GAAP prior to such change and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a written reconciliation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between calculations of such covenant made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. 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) except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, 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. Except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, (i) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced or supplemented from time to time and (ii) any reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and permitted assigns. 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
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contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means 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 daylight or standard, as applicable.
When determining compliance by the Borrower with any financial covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents only the Ownership Share of the Borrower of the financial attributes of a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included.
The interest rate on LIBOR Loans and Base Rate Loans (when determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate) may be determined by reference to LIBOR, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. On March 5, 2021, ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”), the administrator of the London interbank offered rate, and the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of IBA, announced in public statements (the “Announcements”) that the final publication or representativeness date for the London interbank offered rate for Dollars for: (a) 1-week and 2-month tenor settings will be December 31, 2021 and (b) overnight, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month tenor settings will be June 30, 2023. No successor administrator for IBA was identified in such Announcements and no related Benchmark Replacement Date occurred as of such date. As a result, it is possible that commencing immediately after such dates, the London interbank offered rate for such tenors may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed a representative reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on LIBOR Loans or Base Rate Loans (when determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate). There is no assurance that the dates set forth in the Announcements will not change or that IBA or the FCA will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition or characteristics of any London interbank offered rate. Public and private sector industry initiatives have been and continue, as of the date hereof, to be underway to implement new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the event that the London interbank offered rate or any other then-current Benchmark is no longer available or in certain other circumstances set forth in Section 4.5(c), such Section 4.5(c) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 4.5(c), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans and Base Rate Loans (when determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of Base Rate) is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, (i) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBOR” or with respect to any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any then-current Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement), as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.5(c), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, LIBOR or any other Benchmark, or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (ii) the effect, implementation or composition of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of a Benchmark, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto and such transactions may be adverse to the Borrower . The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any Benchmark,
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any component definition thereof or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.
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The Borrower shall not deliver any Bid Rate Quote Request within 5 Business Days of the giving of any other Bid Rate Quote Request and the Borrower shall not deliver more than 3 Bid Rate Quote Requests in any calendar month.
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Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, no Bid Rate Quote shall contain qualifying, conditional or similar language or propose terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Bid Rate Quote Request and, in particular, no Bid Rate Quote may be conditioned upon acceptance by the Borrower of all (or some specified minimum) of the principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan for which such Bid Rate Quote is being made.
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The Borrower shall examine the copy of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit that is delivered to it by an Issuing Bank and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly (but in any event, within 5 Business Days after the later of (x) receipt by the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit of the original of, or amendment to, such Letter of Credit, as applicable and (y) receipt by the Borrower of a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment, as applicable) notify the applicable Issuing Bank. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against such Issuing Bank and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, while an Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender and each Issuing Bank, as the case may be, interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Loan made by such Lender, on all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Issuing Bank 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).
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There may be no more than (a) 10 different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans that are Revolving Loans and Bid Rate Loans, collectively, outstanding at the same time and (b) 4 different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans that are Term Loans outstanding at the same time.
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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 LIBOR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 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 on the third 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, Class 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 holding Loans being Continued of the 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 2.11 or the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section.
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 of the same Class into LIBOR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess of that amount. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time 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 holding Loans being Converted 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 and Class of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type of Loan to be Converted, (d)
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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.
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The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Revolving Commitments (for which purpose use of the Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to include the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bid Rate Loans) at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon not less than 5 Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction (which in the case of any partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall not be less than $10,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount in the aggregate) and shall be irrevocable once given and effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (“Commitment Reduction Notice”); provided, however, the Borrower may not reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments below $200,000,000 unless the Borrower is terminating the Revolving Commitments in full. Promptly after receipt of a Commitment Reduction Notice the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed termination or reduction. The Revolving Commitments, once reduced or terminated pursuant to this Section, may not be increased or reinstated. The Borrower shall pay all interest and fees on the Revolving Loans accrued to the date of such reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders, including but not limited to any applicable compensation due to each Revolving Lender in accordance with Section 4.4.
The Borrower shall have the right, exercisable two times, to request that the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders extend the current Revolving Termination Date by 6 months per each request. The Borrower may exercise such right only by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent at least 90 days but not more than 120 days prior to the current Revolving Termination Date, a written request for such extension (an “Extension Request”). The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders if it receives an Extension Request promptly upon receipt thereof. Subject to satisfaction of the following conditions, the Revolving Termination Date shall be extended for six months effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Extension Request and payment of the fee referred to in the following clause (y): (x) immediately prior to such extension and immediately after giving effect thereto, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (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 such extension 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 under the Loan Documents and (y) the Borrower shall have paid the Fees payable under Section 3.5(e). At any time prior to the effectiveness of any such extension, upon the Administrative Agent’s request, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying the matters referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (x)(A) and (x)(B).
If on the date the Revolving Commitments are terminated or reduced to zero (whether voluntarily, by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default or otherwise) there are any Letters of Credit outstanding
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hereunder and the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit exceeds the balance of available funds on deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, then the Borrower shall, on such date, pay to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Banks, for deposit into the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, an amount of money equal to the amount of such excess.
Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Lender shall be required to make a Loan, no Revolving Lender shall make any Bid Rate Loan, the Issuing Banks shall not be required to issue any Letters of Credit and no reduction of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13 shall take effect, if immediately after the making of such Loan, the issuance of such Letter of Credit or such reduction in the Revolving Commitments:
The Borrower shall have the right (a) during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date to request increases in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and (b) during the period from the Effective Date to but excluding the Term Loan Termination Date to request the making of additional Term Loans (“Additional Term Loans”), in each case, 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 of the Revolving Commitments and the making of the Additional Term Loans, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Term Loans shall not exceed $2,500,000,000 (less the amount of any reductions of the Revolving Commitments effected pursuant to Section 2.13 and any prepayments of Term Loans). Each such increase in the Revolving Commitments or borrowing of Additional Term Loans must be an aggregate minimum amount of $25,000,000 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 Revolving Commitments and the making of any Additional Term Loans, 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 any such increase of the Revolving Commitment or making of Additional Term Loans and the allocations of any increase in the Revolving Commitments or making of Additional Term Loans among such existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders. No Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to increase its Revolving Commitment, to provide a new Revolving Commitment or to make an Additional Term Loan, and any new Lender becoming a party to this Agreement in connection with any such requested increase of the Revolving Commitments or making of Additional Term Loans must be an Eligible Assignee. If a new Revolving Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, or if any existing Revolving Lender is increasing its Revolving Commitment, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a
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Revolving Lender hereunder (or in the case of an existing Revolving Lender, increases its Revolving Commitment) (and as a condition thereto) purchase from the other Revolving Lenders its Revolving Commitment Percentage (determined with respect to the Revolving Lenders’ respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the increase of Revolving Commitments) of any outstanding Revolving Loans, by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Revolving Lenders, in same day funds, an amount equal to (A) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loans to be purchased by such Lender, plus (B) the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the other Revolving Lenders under Section 2.4(j) that have not been repaid, plus (C) interest accrued and unpaid to and as of such date on such portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Loans. The Borrower shall pay to the Revolving Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders under Section 4.4 as a result of the prepayment of any such Revolving Loans. Effecting any increase of the Revolving Commitments or the making of Additional Term Loans under this Section is subject to the following conditions precedent: (x) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence on the effective date of such increase of the Revolving Commitments or making of Additional Term Loans or immediately after giving effect to such increase or the making of such Additional Term Loans, (y) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and 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 (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 the effective date of such increase of the Revolving Commitments or making of Additional Term Loans except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate 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 (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 the applicable Loan Party of (A) all corporate or other necessary action taken by the Borrower to authorize such increase of the Revolving Commitments or borrowing of Additional Term Loans and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by each Guarantor authorizing the guaranty of such increase of the Revolving Commitments or Additional Term Loans; and (ii) an opinion of counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors, and addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders covering such matters as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and (iii) except in the case of a Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in writing that it elects not to receive Notes, (I) a new Revolving Note executed by the Borrower, payable to any new Revolving Lenders, and replacement Revolving Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any existing Revolving Lenders increasing their respective Revolving Commitments, in each case, in the amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment at the time of the effectiveness of the applicable increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and (II) a new Term Note executed by the Borrower, payable to any new Term Loan Lenders, and replacement Term Notes executed by the Borrower payable to any existing Term Loan Lenders making such Additional Term Loans, in each case, in the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Term Loan Lender’s Term Loan at the time of the making of such Additional Term Loans. In connection with any increase in the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments or making of Additional Term Loans pursuant to this Section, any Lender becoming a party hereto shall (1) execute such customary documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (2) in the case of any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including without limitation, the PATRIOT Act.
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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 Disbursement Instruction Agreement.
| Section 2.19. | Reallocations on Effective Date; Exiting Lenders. |
The Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender agree that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the amount of each Class of the Commitments of each Lender is as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. Simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Commitments of each of the Lenders of a Class as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be reallocated among the Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments for such Class as set forth on Schedule I. To effect such reallocations, each Lender of a Class which either had no Commitment with respect to such Class prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement or whose Commitment of such Class upon the effectiveness of this Agreement exceeds its Commitment of such Class immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement (each an “Assignee Lender”) shall be deemed to have purchased at par all right, title and interest in, and all obligations in respect of, the Commitments of such Class from the Lenders of such Class whose Commitments are less than their respective Commitment of such Class immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement (each an “Assignor Lender”), so that the Commitments of such Class of each Lender of such Class will be as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto. Such purchases shall be deemed to have been effected by way of, and subject to the terms and conditions of, Assignment and Assumptions without the payment of any related assignment fee, and, except for Notes to be provided to the Assignor Lenders and Assignee Lenders in the principal amount of their respective Commitments of any applicable Class, no other documents or instruments shall be, or shall be required to be, executed in connection with such assignments (all of which are hereby waived, except that any such purchase or deemed purchase shall be recorded in the Register in accordance with Section 12.5(c)). The Assignor Lenders, the Assignee Lenders and the other Lenders shall make such cash settlements among themselves, through the Administrative Agent, as the Administrative Agent may direct (after giving effect to the making of any Loans to be made on the Effective Date and any netting transactions effected by the Administrative Agent) with respect to such reallocations and assignments so that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Class of Loans shall be held by the Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with the amount of the Commitments of such Class (determined without giving effect to any termination of Commitments effected by the making of any such Loans) of the Lenders of such Class. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto agree that, in connection with any assignment of the Commitments under this Section 2.19, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, and each relevant Assignee Lender and/or Assignor Lender shall endeavor to make arrangements satisfactory to such parties to cause each such Assignee Lender and/or Assignor Lender to temporarily hold risk participations in the outstanding Loans, of the applicable Class, of the other Lenders of such Class (rather than fund its Commitment percentage of such Class of all outstanding Loans of such Class concurrently with the effectiveness of such increase of Commitments of such Class) with a view toward minimizing breakage costs and transfers of funds in connection with such increase of Commitments. On the Effective Date, the commitment of each Assignor Lender that is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement, but not a party to this Agreement (other than for purposes of this Section 2.19) (an “Exiting Lender”), shall be terminated, all outstanding obligations owing to such Exiting Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Effective Date shall be paid in full as provided in this Section 2.19, and each Exiting Lender shall cease to be a Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything else provided herein or otherwise, any rights of an Exiting Lender under the Loan Documents that are intended by their express terms to survive termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment,
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satisfaction or discharge of obligations under any Loan Document shall survive for such Exiting Lender hereunder.
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Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing from the Revolving Lenders under Sections 2.1(a), 2.4(e) and 2.5(e) shall be made from the Revolving Lenders, each payment of the fees under Sections 3.5(b), the first sentence of 3.5(c), and 3.5(e) shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Revolving Commitments under Section 2.13 shall be applied to the respective Revolving Commitments of the Revolving Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans shall be made for the account of the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Revolving 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 Revolving Loans the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans shall not be held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments in effect at the time such Revolving Loans were made, then such payment shall be applied to the Revolving Loans in such manner as shall result, as nearly as is practicable, in the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans being held by the Revolving Lenders pro rata in accordance with such respective Revolving Commitments; (c) the making of Term Loans under Section 2.2(a) shall be made from the Term Loan Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Term Loan Commitments; (d) each payment or prepayment of principal of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the Term Loan Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Term Loans held by them; (e) each payment of interest on Loans of a Class shall be made for the account of the Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans of such Class then due and payable to the respective Lenders; (f) the Conversion and Continuation of Loans of a particular Type and Class (other than Conversions provided for by Sections 4.1(c) and 4.5) shall be made pro rata among the Lenders of such Class according to the amounts of their respective Loans of such Class and the then current Interest Period for each such Lender’s portion of each such Loan of such Type and Class shall be coterminous; (g) each prepayment of principal of Bid Rate Loans by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.9(b)(ii) shall be made for account of the Lenders then owed Bid Rate Loans pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Bid Rate Loans then owing to each such Lender; (h) [intentionally deleted]; and (i) the Revolving Lenders’ participation in, and payment obligations in respect of, Letters of Credit under Section 2.4, shall be in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitment Percentages.
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If a Lender shall obtain payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loan of a Class 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 of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders of the same Class in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 10.5, as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders of such Class participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans of such Class made by the other Lenders of such Class 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 of such Class 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 10.5, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders of such Class 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 of such Class so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders of such Class 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 of such Class 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. Any assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be recorded in the Register or a Participant Register in accordance with Section 12.5(c) or 12.5(d), as applicable.
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.
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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 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed.
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 2.6(a)(i) through (iv). 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.
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.
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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:
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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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:
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Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation, (i) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, an amount equal to the then present value of (A) 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 (B) 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 and (ii) in the case of a Bid Rate Loan, the sum of such losses and expenses as the Lender or Designated Lender who made such Bid Rate Loan may reasonably incur by reason of such prepayment, including without limitation any losses or expenses incurred in obtaining, liquidating or employing deposits from third parties. 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, provided such determinations are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith. All of the obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 4.4 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
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(A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Derivatives Contract shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 4.5(c)) if a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (a)(1) or (a)(2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (a)(3) or clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Requisite Lenders of each Class.
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(B)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that this clause (B) shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after a Term SOFR Transition Event and may elect or not elect to do so in its sole discretion.
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If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10 or 4.1, 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 4.1(c) or 4.3 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 Commitments, if any, and Loans to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.5(b) for a purchase price equal to (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to the Affected Lender, plus (y) in the case of a Revolving Lender, the aggregate amount of payments previously made by the Affected Lender under Section 2.4(j) that have not been repaid, plus (z) 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, any other Lender or any Titled Agent 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 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 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, 4.1 or 4.4) with respect to any period up to the date of replacement.
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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, 4.1 or 4.3 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.
Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Margin Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Margin Loans, in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans or LIBOR Margin Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans and LIBOR Margin Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.
The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first Credit Event hereunder, whether as the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:
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In addition to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent contained in Section 5.1, the obligations of (i) Lenders to make any Loans and (ii) the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit 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 Loan or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, and no violation of the limits described in Section 2.16 would occur 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 (excluding in the case of any Credit Event occurring after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties contained in clause (i) of Section 6.1(i), Section 6.1(l) and Section 6.1(aa)), 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 or date of issuance of such Letter of Credit 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
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circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder and (c) in the case of the borrowing of Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of Revolving Borrowing, and in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely request for the issuance of such Letter of Credit. 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, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made or any Letter of Credit is issued that all conditions to the making of such Loan or issuing of such Letter of Credit contained in this Article V have been satisfied. Unless set forth in writing to the contrary, the making of its initial Loan by a Lender shall constitute a certification by such Lender to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the conditions precedent for initial Loans set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 that have not previously been waived by the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement have been satisfied.
In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans and, in the case of the Issuing Banks, to issue Letters of Credit, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender as follows:
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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, any Issuing Bank 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, any Issuing Bank 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, the date on which any extension of the Revolving Termination Date is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.14, the date on which any increase of the Revolving Commitments is effectuated pursuant to Section 2.17 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 and the issuance of the Letters of Credit.
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:
Except as otherwise permitted under Section 9.4, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its respective existence, rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with all Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and agents and representatives of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from this Agreement.
In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, protect and preserve all of its respective material properties, including, but not limited to, all Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct of its respective business, and maintain in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, carry on its respective businesses as described in Section 6.1(t).
In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, maintain insurance with such insurers, on such properties, in such amounts and against such risks (excluding terrorist insurance and mold insurance and, to the extent the same are not commercially available or available at commercially reasonable rates, earthquake insurance or windstorm insurance) as is consistent with insurance maintained by businesses of comparable size and type of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties or other Subsidiaries, as applicable, and in the same line of business as the Borrower, the other Loan Parties or other Subsidiaries, as applicable, and furnish to the Administrative Agent upon request a detailed list, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, pay and discharge when due (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
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The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in the presence of an officer of the Borrower if an Event of Default does not then exist), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and so long as no Event of Default exists, with reasonable prior notice. The Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while a Default or Event of Default exists. The Borrower hereby authorizes and instructs its accountants to discuss the financial affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary with the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
The Borrower will use the proceeds of Loans only (a) to finance capital expenditures and the repayment of Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (b) to provide for the general working capital needs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and for other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall only use Letters of Credit for the same purposes for which it may use the proceeds of Loans.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with all Environmental Laws the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply, and the Borrower shall use, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons occupying, using or present on the Properties to comply, with all Environmental Laws in all material respects. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions and pay or arrange to pay all costs necessary for it and for the Properties to comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and all Governmental Approvals, including actions to remove and dispose of all Hazardous Materials and to clean up the Properties as required under Environmental Laws. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions necessary to prevent the imposition of any Liens on any of their respective properties arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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At the Borrower’s cost and expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, duly execute and deliver or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such further instruments, documents and certificates, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all terms and conditions of each Material Contract, the breach of which would permit the termination of such Material Contract.
The Borrower shall maintain its status as, and election to be treated as, a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.
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The Borrower shall maintain at least one class of common shares of the Borrower having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex Equities or which is the subject of price quotations on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System.
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders:
As soon as available and in any event within 5 days after the same is required to be filed with the SEC (but in no event later than 60 days after the close of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of the Borrower), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), changes in equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP (provided that such statements shall not include footnotes and other presentation items) and in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
As soon as available and in any event within 5 days after the same is required to be filed with the SEC (but in no event later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower), the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), changes in equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be (a) certified by the chief financial officer of the Borrower, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period and (b) accompanied by the report thereon of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, whose report shall not be subject to (i) any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or (ii) any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.
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At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 8.2, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit R (a “Compliance Certificate”) executed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer (a) setting forth in reasonable detail as of the end of such quarterly accounting period or fiscal year, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 9.1; and (b) stating, to the best of his or her knowledge, after due inquiry, that no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred, whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by the Borrower with respect to such event, condition or failure. In addition, if the Administrative Agent or the Requisite Lenders reasonably believe that a Default or Event of Default may exist or may be likely to occur, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent within 30 days of the Administrative Agent’s request a Compliance Certificate with respect to any other fiscal month end; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to provide a Compliance Certificate pursuant to this sentence more than once during any fiscal quarter. Each Compliance Certificate shall be accompanied by a reasonably detailed list of all assets included in calculations of Gross Asset Value of the Unencumbered Pool and shall disclose which assets have been added or removed from such calculation since the previous list delivered to the Administrative Agent.
On or after the end of each Loan Year, commencing with the Loan Year ending on the first anniversary of the Agreement Date, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit S (a “Sustainability Certificate”) executed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer (a) certifying to the number of new Green Building Certifications with respect to any Property owned as of the Agreement Date (or any Property acquired after the Agreement Date) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower and (b) accompanied by a report of a Sustainability Metric Auditor confirming the number of new Green Building Certifications pursuant to clause (a).
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The Borrower shall 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”.
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The PATRIOT Act 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 agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, provide promptly upon any such request 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.
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:
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The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Subsidiary’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided such Subsidiary may enter into covenants restricting or limiting dividends or distributions to the extent required by a Governmental Authority in connection with affordable housing requirements to the extent doing so does not have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) pay any Debt owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (c) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; other than (i) with respect to clauses (a) through (d) those encumbrances or restrictions contained in any Loan Document or, (ii) with respect to clause (d), customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.
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The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to: (i) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation; (ii) liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); or (iii) convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its business or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; provided, however, that:
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The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, take any action or omit to take any action that would result in (a) its assets becoming or being deemed to be Plan Assets or (b) assuming that no Lender funds any amount payable by it hereunder with Plan Assets, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or the extensions of credit and repayment of amounts hereunder, constituting or resulting in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Borrower shall not cause or permit to occur, and shall not permit any other member of the ERISA Group to cause or permit to occur, any ERISA Event if such ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year from that in effect as of the Agreement Date.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, amend, supplement, restate or otherwise modify its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, by- laws, operating agreement, declaration of trust, partnership agreement or other applicable organizational document if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification (a) is materially adverse to the interest of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall not enter into, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to enter into, any amendment or modification to any Material Contract which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Borrower shall not permit to exist or enter into, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate, except (a) as set forth on Schedule 6.1(r) or (b) transactions in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any other Person to, use, generate, discharge, emit, manufacture, handle, process, store, release, transport, remove, dispose of or clean up any Hazardous Materials on, under or from the Properties in material violation of any Environmental Law or in a manner that could reasonably be expected to lead to any material environmental claim or pose a material risk to human health, safety or the environment. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
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The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, use any part of the proceeds of the Loans, or use any Letter of Credit, to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or Subsidiary or its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents to, use any proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, to fund or facilitate any activities, transactions or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or in any manner which would violate any Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, enter into or become obligated in respect of Derivatives Contracts other than Derivatives Contracts entered into by the Borrower, any such Loan Party or any such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and which establish an effective hedge in respect of liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated by the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary, including (a) Derivatives Contracts entered into as a hedge against Debt to be issued in the future, provided that the net obligations under such Derivatives Contracts would be included in clause (h)(ii) of the definition of “Debt” and (b) Derivatives Contracts that may be settled with the issuance of Equity Interests.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Applicable Law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any Governmental Authority:
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the following provisions shall apply:
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Upon the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 10.1(f), the Commitments and the obligation of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit shall immediately and automatically terminate.
No Lender Party 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. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to a Lender Party, or a Lender Party enforces its security interest or exercises its right 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 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.
If an Event of Default exists, all payments received by the Administrative Agent (or any Lender as a result of its exercise of remedies permitted under Section 12.3) under any of the Loan Documents in respect of any Obligations shall be applied in the following order and priority:
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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.
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.
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Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates 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 or otherwise make available 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 Article VIII 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 or otherwise made available 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.
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The Lender acting as Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers as a Lender or a Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be, under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Specified Derivatives Contract, as the case may be, as any other Lender or any Specified Derivatives 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 Issuing Banks, the other Lenders or any Specified Derivatives 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 Derivatives Contract, or otherwise without having to account for the same to the Issuing Banks, the other Lenders or any Specified Derivatives Providers. The Issuing Banks and 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.
All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent or approval (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, consent or approval 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 and (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved. Unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the requested determination, consent or approval within 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 such requested determination, consent or approval. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any amendment, waiver or consent regarding any of the matters described in Section 12.6(b).
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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”; provided, a Lender’s failure to provide such a “notice of default” to the Administrative Agent shall not result in any liability of such Lender to any other party to any of the Loan Documents. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties 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 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 the Titled Agents nor any of their respective Related Parties: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person, or shall be responsible to any Lender, any Issuing Bank 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 or any Issuing Bank 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 Lender Parties 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 in the selection of such agent or attorney-in-fact as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. Each Lender or Issuing Bank that has signed this Agreement or a signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it is to become a Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder shall be deemed to have consented to, approved and accepted and shall deemed satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to, approved or accepted by such Lender or Issuing Bank or that is to be acceptable or satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank.
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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 Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits and 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, further, 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 Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable reimbursement is sought) 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 Obligations 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.
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Each Lender and each Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent, any Titled Agent or any of their respective Related Parties has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act taken or failure to act by the Administrative Agent, any Titled Agent or any of their respective Related Parties, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be deemed to constitute a representation or warranty of the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger or any of their respective Related Parties to any Lender or any Issuing Bank as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent, any Titled Agent or any of their respective Related Parties have disclosed material information in their (or their respective Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges, represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Titled Agent that (a) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility, (b) it is engaged in making, acquiring, purchasing or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party as a Lender for the purpose of making, acquiring, purchasing and/or holding the commercial loans set forth herein as may be applicable to it, and not for the purpose of making, acquiring, purchasing or holding any other type of financial instrument, (c) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire, purchase or hold the commercial loans applicable to it and either it or the Person exercising discretion in making its decisions to make, acquire, purchase or hold such commercial loans is experienced in making, acquiring, purchasing or holding commercial loans, (d) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or, any Titled Agent, any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and appraisal of, and investigations into, the business, prospects, operations, property, assets, liabilities, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all applicable bank or other regulatory Applicable Laws relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (e) it has made its own independent decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to extend credit hereunder and thereunder. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger or any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,(A) continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate and its own independent investigations and (B) continue to make such investigations and inquiries as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (ii) it will not assert any claim in contravention of this Section 11.7.
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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. The Administrative Agent may be removed as administrative agent by the Requisite Lenders (excluding for such purpose Loans and Commitments held by the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent) upon 30 days’ prior written notice if the Administrative Agent (i) is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of performing its duties hereunder or (ii) the Lender then active as Administrative Agent has become a Defaulting Lender under clause (d) of the definition of that term. Upon any such resignation or removal, 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 30 days after the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or having been removed, then, in the case of resignation by the Administrative Agent, the current Administrative Agent may, or in the case of removal of the Administrative Agent, the Requisite Lender may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, 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; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no Lender has accepted such appointment, then such resignation or removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank directly, until such time as a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed as provided for above in this Section; provided, further that such Lenders and such Issuing Bank so acting directly shall be and be deemed to be protected by all indemnities and other provisions herein for the benefit and protection of the Administrative Agent as if each such Lender or Issuing Bank were itself the Administrative Agent. 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. Any resignation by or removal of an Administrative Agent shall also constitute the resignation as an Issuing Bank by the Lender then acting as Administrative Agent (the “Resigning Lender”). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder (i) the Resigning Lender shall be discharged from all duties and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) any successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for all Letters of Credit issued by the Resigning Lender as Issuing Banks outstanding at the time of such succession (which letters of credit issued in substitutions shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder) or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Resigning Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the Resigning Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XI 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.
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Each of the Joint Lead Bookrunners, Joint Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents and Sustainability Structuring Agent (each, a “Titled Agent”), in each such respective capacity, assumes no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Agents are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Titled Agent and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code) with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments or this Agreement;
(ii)the prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable so as to exempt from the prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;
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(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or
(iv)such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Titled Agent and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Titled Agent and their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
(a)Each Lender, each Issuing Bank and any other party hereto hereby severally agrees that if (i) the Administrative Agent notifies (which such notice shall be conclusive absent manifest error) such Lender or Issuing Bank or any other Person that has received funds from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, either for its own account or on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Bank (each such recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Payment Recipient were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Payment Recipient) or (ii) any Payment Recipient receives any payment from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, as applicable, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, as applicable, or (z) that such Payment Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted or received in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) then, in each case, an error in payment shall be presumed to have been made (any such amounts specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 11.11(a), whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise; individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”), then, in each case, such Payment Recipient is deemed to have knowledge of such error at the time of its receipt of such Erroneous Payment; provided that nothing in this Section shall require the Administrative Agent to provide any of the notices specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above. Each Payment Recipient agrees that it shall not assert any right or claim to any Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payments, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on
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(b)Without limiting the immediately preceding clause (a), each Payment Recipient agrees that, in the case of clause (a)(ii) above, it shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such occurrence.
(c)In the case of either clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and upon demand from the Administrative Agent such Payment Recipient shall (or, shall cause any Person who received any portion of an Erroneous Payment on its behalf to), promptly, but in all events no later than two Business Days thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds and in the currency so received, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the Federal Funds Rate.
(d)In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent in accordance with immediately preceding clause (c), from any Lender that is a Payment Recipient or an Affiliate of a Payment Recipient (such unrecovered amount as to such Lender, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), then at the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and upon the Administrative Agent’s written notice to such Lender (i) such Lender shall be deemed to have made a cashless assignment of the full face amount of the portion of its Loans (but not its Commitments) of the relevant Class with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made (the “Erroneous Payment Impacted Class”) to the Administrative Agent or, at the option of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent’s applicable lending affiliate in an amount that is equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments) of the Erroneous Payment Impacted Class, the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such assigned amount, without further consent or approval of any party hereto and without any payment by the Administrative Agent or its applicable lending affiliate as the assignee of such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. Without limitation of its rights hereunder, the Administrative Agent may cancel any Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment at any time by written notice to the applicable assigning Lender and upon such revocation all of the Loans assigned pursuant to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment shall be reassigned to such Lender without any requirement for payment or other consideration. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (1) any assignment contemplated in this clause (d) shall be made without any requirement for any payment or other consideration paid by the applicable assignee or received by the assignor, (2) the provisions of this clause (d) shall govern in the event of any conflict with the terms and conditions of Section 12.5 and (3) the Administrative Agent may reflect such assignments in the Register without further consent or action by any other Person.
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(e)Each party hereto hereby agrees that (x) in the event an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent (1) shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Payment Recipient with respect to such amount and (2) is authorized to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Payment Recipient under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Payment Recipient from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 11.11 or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, (y) the receipt of an Erroneous Payment by a Payment Recipient shall not for the purpose of this Agreement be treated as a payment, prepayment, repayment, discharge or other satisfaction of any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of making for a payment on the Obligations and (z) to the extent that an Erroneous Payment was in any way or at any time credited as payment or satisfaction of any of the Obligations, the Obligations or any part thereof that were so credited, and all rights of the Payment Recipient, as the case may be, shall be reinstated and continue in full force and effect as if such payment or satisfaction had never been received.
(f)Each party’s obligations under this Section 11.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of right or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
(g)Nothing in this Section 11.11 will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from any Payment Recipient’s receipt of an Erroneous Payment.
(a)Notices Generally. Unless otherwise provided herein (including without limitation as provided in Section 8.5), communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied, or delivered as follows:
If to the Borrower:
UDR, Inc.
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopier Number: (720) 283-2451
Telephone Number: (720) 283-6131
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
UDR, Inc.
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Attention: Legal Department
Telecopier Number:(303) 416-8738
Telephone Number:(720) 348-7621
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If to the Administrative Agent:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
333 S. Grand Avenue, 9th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attn: Nina Johnnie
Telephone:980-214-6380
E-mail: nina.c.johnnie@wellsfargo.com
If to the Administrative Agent under Article II:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Telecopier:866-595-7863
Telephone:612-667-6009
If to an Issuing Bank:
To such Issuing Bank’s address or telecopy number as set forth on Schedule 12.1.
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 or an Issuing Bank 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 3 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, the Issuing Banks 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 8.5 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, any Issuing Bank or any Lender under Article II. shall be effective only when actually received. None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Administrative Agent incur any liability to the Issuing Banks or the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank 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.
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(b)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II or III if such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or other communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient.
(c)Change of Address. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank may change its address or other contact information for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Any Lender may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank.
(d) Platform.
(i)Each Loan Party, each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Information Materials available to the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders by posting the Information Materials on the Platform.
(ii)The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the Information Materials or the adequacy of the Platform, and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Information Materials. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Information Materials or the Platform. Although the Platform is secured pursuant to generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent and its Related Parties, each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that distribution of information through an electronic means is not necessarily secure in all respects, the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) are not responsible for approving or vetting the representatives, designees or contacts of any Lender or Issuing Bank that are provided access to the Platform and that there may be confidentiality and other risks associated with such form of distribution. Each of the Borrower, each Lender and each Issuing Bank party hereto understands and accepts such risks. In no event shall the Agent Parties have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person or entity for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Internet (including the Platform), except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability
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to any Loan Party, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, losses or expenses (as opposed to actual damages, losses or expenses).
The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out- of-pocket 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 expenses and reasonable travel expense related to closing), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and all 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 the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent relating to all such activities, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders for all their reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their respective counsel (including the allocated fees and expenses of in-house 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, the Issuing Banks 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 reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank and any Lender incurred in connection with the representation of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 10.1(e) or 10.1(f), 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.
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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 Issuing Bank, each Lender, each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank 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 an Issuing Bank, a Lender, an Affiliate of an Issuing Bank 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 Issuing Bank, such Lender, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank 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 10.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.9 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.
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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately following subsection (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 4.4, 12.2 and 12.9 and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 12.10 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder
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arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. 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 the immediately following subsection (d).
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The relationship between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, shall be solely that of borrower and lender. None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank 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, any Issuing Bank or any Lender to any Lender, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party. None of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank 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.
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The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender shall maintain the confidentiality of all Information (as defined below) but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ other respective Related Parties (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); (b) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, 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, Issuing Bank’s or such Lender’s independent auditors, other professional advisors, consultants and service providers (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 Derivatives Contract) or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document (or any Specified Derivatives 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 actually known by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender to be a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential 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) on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loan Documents; (j) to any other party hereto; and (k) with the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank 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, such Issuing Bank or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender. As used in this Section, 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, any Lender or any Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential 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 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.
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References in this Section 12.9 to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Derivatives Providers.
This Agreement shall terminate at such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Letters of Credit have terminated or expired or been canceled (other than Extended Letters of Credit in respect of which the Borrower has satisfied the requirements to provide Cash Collateral as required in Section 2.4(b)), (c) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and no Issuing Bank is obligated under this Agreement to issue Letters of Credit and (d) 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, the Issuing Banks the Lenders and their respective Related Parties are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.10, 4.1, 4.4, 11.6, 12.2 and 12.9 and any other provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 12.4, shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and their respective Related Parties (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.
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.
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.
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.
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The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery” and words of like import in or related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any document, amendment, approval, consent, waiver, modification, information, notice, certificate, report, statement, disclosure, or authorization to be signed or delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or execution in the form of an Electronic Record, and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any Applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Each party hereto agrees that any Electronic Signature or execution in the form of an Electronic Record shall be valid and binding on itself and each of the other parties hereto to the same extent as a manual, original signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the parties of a manually signed paper which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed paper converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature from any party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the executing party without further verification and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by an original manually executed counterpart thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and any of the Loans Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (B) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.
The obligations of the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties and Subsidiaries 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 or Subsidiaries.
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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.
No Lender-Related Person shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive 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 any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. No Lender-Related Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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. To the extent any term of this Agreement is inconsistent with a term of any other Loan Document to which the parties of this Agreement are party, the term of this Agreement shall control to the extent of such inconsistency. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto.
The Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, 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, each Issuing Bank, the Borrower and each Lender.
The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of a Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Derivatives Contracts or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and, each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
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“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
This Agreement constitutes an amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement effective from and after the Agreement Date. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1, this Agreement shall exclusively control and govern the mutual rights and obligations of the parties hereto with respect to the Existing Facilities, and the Existing Facilities shall be superseded by this Agreement in all respects, in each case, on a prospective basis only. The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any Loans, Letter of Credit Liabilities or other Obligations owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, under the Existing Credit Agreement based on facts or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement. On the Effective Date, the credit facilities described in the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended, supplemented, modified and restated in their entirety by the facilities described herein, and all loans, letters of credit and other obligations of the Borrower outstanding as of such date under the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended, shall be deemed to be Loans, Letters of Credit and obligations outstanding under the corresponding facilities described herein, without any further action by any Person, except that the Administrative Agent shall make such transfers of funds as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such Loans, together with any Loans funded on the Effective Date, reflect the respective Commitments and Loans of the Lenders hereunder.
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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.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
as Borrower
By: /s/ J. Abram Claude
Name: J. Abram Claude
Title: Vice President - Treasurer
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Borrower’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent, as an Issuing Bank and as a Lender
By: /s/ Kristen Ray
Name: Kristen Ray
Title: Director
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Wells Fargo Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Bank and as a Lender
By: /s/ Nadeige Dang
Name: Nadeige Dang
Title: Executive Director
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
JPMorgan Chase Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as an Issuing Bank and as a Lender
By: /s/ James A. Harmann
Name: James A. Harmann
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
PNC Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as an Issuing Bank and as a Lender
By: /s/ Travis H. Myers
Name: Travis H. Myers
Title: Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
U.S. Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
REGIONS BANK,
as an Issuing Bank and as a Lender
By: /s/ Nicholas R. Frerman
Name: Nicholas R. Frerman
Title: Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Regions Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ David Bouton
Name: David Bouton
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Citibank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Helen Chan
Name: Helen Chan
Title: Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Bank of America’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
TRUIST BANK,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By: /s/ Ryan Almond
Name: Ryan Almond
Title: Director
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Truist Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
TD BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Bank and a Lender
By: /s/ Paul Kesicki
Name: Paul Kesicki
Title: Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
TD Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Morgan Stanley’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Alexander D. Carni
Name: Alexander D. Carni
Title: Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
BNY Mellon’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,
as an Exiting Lender
By: /s/ Katherine Davidson
Name: Katherine Davidson
Title: Director
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Union Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
By: /s/ Mitchell Vega
Name: Mitchell Vega
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Associated Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender
By: /s/ William Behuniak
Name: William Behuniak
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signatures Continue on Following Page]
Associated Bank’s Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
SCHEDULE I
Commitments
Lender | Revolving Commitment Amount | Term Loan Commitment Amount | Total Commitment Amount |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $154,250,000 | $10,750,000 | $165,000,000 |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | $165,000,000 | $0 | $165,000,000 |
PNC Bank, National Association | $100,650,000 | $52,200,000 | $152,850,000 |
Regions Bank | $100,650,000 | $52,200,000 | $152,850,000 |
U.S. Bank National Association | $100,650,000 | $52,200,000 | $152,850,000 |
Citibank, N.A. | $120,000,000 | $0 | $120,000,000 |
Bank of America, N.A. | $120,000,000 | $10,750,000 | $130,750,000 |
Truist Bank (f/k/a Branch Banking and Trust Company) | $100,650,000 | $52,200,000 | $152,850,000 |
TD Bank, N.A. | $100,650,000 | $52,200,000 | $152,850,000 |
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | $85,000,000 | $0 | $85,000,000 |
The Bank of New York Mellon | $42,500,000 | $42,500,000 | $85,000,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada | $85,000,000 | $0 | $85,000,000 |
Associated Bank, National Association | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $50,000,000 |
TOTAL: | $1,300,000,000 | $350,000,000 | $1,650,000,000 |
Schedule I
SCHEDULE 1.1(a)
Existing Letters of Credit
[SEE ATTACHED]
Schedule 1.1(a)
Schedule 6.1(b)
Ownership Structure
[SEE ATTACHED]
Schedule 6.1(b)
SCHEDULE 6.1(f)
Properties
[SEE ATTACHED]
Schedule 6.1(f)
SCHEDULE 6.1(g)
Existing Debt
[SEE ATTACHED]
Schedule 6.1(g)
SCHEDULE 6.1(i)
Litigation
None.
Schedule 6.1(i)
SCHEDULE 6.1(r)
Transactions with Affiliates
None.
Schedule 6.1(r)
Schedule 6.1(z)
Unencumbered Pool Assets
[SEE ATTACHED]
Schedule 6.1(z)
SCHEDULE 12.1.
Address for Notice to Issuing Banks
Issuing Banks:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association:
Address as Issuing Bank:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
333 S. Grand Avenue, 9th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attn: Nina Johnnie
Telephone: 980-214-6380
E-mail: nina.c.johnnie@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
550 S Tryon Street, 6th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attn: Lindsey Hucks
Telephone: 704-410-6810
E-mail: lindsey.hucks@wellsfargo.com
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10420 Highland Manor Drive, 4th Floor
Tampa, Florida 33610
Attn: Standby LC Unit
Telecopier:856-294-5267
Telephone:800-364-1969
Email: GTS.Client.Services@jpmchase.com
PNC Bank, National Association:
PNC Bank, National Association
6750 Miller Road, ML # BR-YB58-01-M
Brecksville, OH 44141
Attn: Roz Cunningham
Telecopier: 877-733-1128
Telephone: 440-546-6647
Email: rosalind.cunningham@pnc.com
U.S. Bank National Association:
U.S. Bank National Association
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190 S. LaSalle Street, 11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Attn: Travis H. Myers
Email: travis.myers@usbank.com
with a copy to:
U.S. Bank National Association
621 Capitol Mall, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Attn: Deborah Lambson
Email: deborah.lambson@usbank.com
Regions Bank:
Regions Bank
1900 5th Avenue North 14th Floor
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Attn: Amanda Thomas
Telecopier: 205-261-7939
Telephone: 205-820-2539
TD Bank, N.A.:
TD Bank, N.A.
Global Trade Finance, 2nd Floor
6000 Atrium Way
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Telecopier: 856-533-6545
Telephone: 888-751-9000
Truist Bank:
Truist Bank
Lisseth Sizemore
Corporate & Institutional Group
Standby Letter of Credit
7701 Airport Center Drive, Suite 2600
Greensboro, NC 27409
Telecopier: 336-605-5830
Telephone: 336-605-1630
Email: lsizemore@bbandt.com
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each]1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]3 hereunder are several and not joint.]4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a [Revolving][Term Loan] Lender][their respective capacities as [Revolving][Term Loan] Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the] [any] Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
1.Assignor[s]:
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]
2.Assignee[s]:
1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
3 Select as appropriate.
4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.
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[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]
3.Borrower:UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation
4.Administrative Agent: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.Credit Agreement:The $1,650,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021, among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, the Lenders parties thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto
6.Assigned Interest[s]:
Assignor[s]5 | Assignee[s]6 | Facility Assigned7 | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders8 | Amount of Commitment/ | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans9 | CUSIP Number |
| | | $ | $ | % | |
| | | $ | $ | % | |
| | | $ | $ | % | |
[7.Trade Date: ]10
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5 List each Assignor, as appropriate.
6 List each Assignee, as appropriate.
7 Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g., “Revolving Commitment,” “Term Loans,” etc.)
8 Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
9 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
10 To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
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Effective Date:, 20[_] [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR[S]11
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
ASSIGNEE[S]12
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Name:
Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:
Name:
Title:
11 Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).
12 Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).
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[Consented to and]13 Accepted:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
[Consented to:]14
[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]
By:
Name:
Title:
13 To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
14 To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g., Issuing Banks) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
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ANNEX 1
UDR, INC.
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an Eligible Assignee as defined in the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under such definition), (iii) from and after the Effective Date specified for this Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the financial statements referenced in Section 5.1(k) thereof or of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.1 or 8.2 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2.Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date specified for this Assignment and Assumption. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall
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make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to such Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.
3.General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF BID RATE NOTE
[_________], 2021
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, UDR, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to _________________________ or registered assigns (the “Lender”), in care of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to its address at 600 South 4th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Bid Rate Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (defined below), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Bid Rate Loan, at such office at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.
This Bid Rate Note is one of the “Bid Rate Notes” referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and evidences Bid Rate Loans made by the Lender thereunder. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Bid Rate Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Bid Rate Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Bid Rate Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.
Time is of the essence for this Bid Rate Note.
[This Bid Rate Note is given in replacement of the Bid Rate Note dated _ __, 20 , previously delivered to the Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement. THIS BID RATE NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER BID RATE NOTE.]
THIS BID RATE NOTE 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.
[Signature on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Bid Rate Note under seal as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF DESIGNATION AGREEMENT
THIS DESIGNATION Agreement, dated as of __________, 20__ (the “Agreement”) by and among (the “Designating Lender”), (the “Designated Lender”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Designating Lender is a Lender under that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12.5(g) of the Credit Agreement, the Designating Lender desires to designate the Designated Lender as its “Designated Lender” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent consents to such designation on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Designation. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Designating Lender hereby designates the Designated Lender, and the Designated Lender hereby accepts such designation, to have a right to make Bid Rate Loans on behalf of the Designating Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement. Any assignment by the Designating Lender to the Designated Lender of rights to make a Bid Rate Loan shall only be effective at the time such Bid Rate Loan is funded by the Designated Lender. The Designated Lender, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, hereby agrees to make such accepted Bid Rate Loans and to perform such other obligations as may be required of it as a Designated Lender under the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Designating Lender Not Discharged. Notwithstanding the designation of the Designated Lender hereunder, the Designating Lender shall be and remain obligated to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for each and every obligation of the Designating Lender and its related Designated Lender with respect to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any indemnification obligations under Section 11.6 of the Credit Agreement and any sums otherwise payable to the Borrower by the Designated Lender.
Section 3. No Representations by Designating Lender. The Designating Lender makes no representation or warranty and, except as set forth in Section 8 below, assumes no responsibility pursuant to this Agreement with respect to (a) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Loan Document or any other instrument and document furnished pursuant thereto and (b) the financial condition of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.
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Section 4. Representations and Covenants of Designated Lender. The Designated Lender makes and confirms to the Administrative Agent, the Designating Lender, and the other Lenders all of the representations, warranties and covenants of a Lender under Article XII of the Credit Agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Designated Lender (a) represents and warrants that it (i) is legally authorized to enter into this Agreement; (ii) is an “accredited investor” (as such term is used in Regulation D of the Securities Act) and (iii) meets the requirements of a “Designated Lender” contained in the definition of such term contained in the Credit Agreement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant thereto and such other documents and information (including without limitation the Loan Documents) as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (c) confirms that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such financial statements and such other documents and information, made its own credit analysis and decision to become a Designated Lender under the Credit Agreement; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will become a party to and shall be bound by the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents to which the other Lenders are a party on the Effective Date (defined below) and will perform in accordance therewith all of the obligations which are required to be performed by it as a Designated Lender. The Designated Lender 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 documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any Note or pursuant to any other obligation. The Designated Lender acknowledges and agrees that except as expressly required under the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility whatsoever, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide the Designated Lender with any credit or other information with respect to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or to notify the Designated Lender of any Default or Event of Default.
Section 5. Appointment of Designating Lender as Attorney-In-Fact. The Designated Lender hereby appoints the Designating Lender as the Designated Lender’s agent and attorney-in-fact, and grants to the Designating Lender an irrevocable power of attorney, to receive any and all payments to be made for the benefit of the Designated Lender under the Credit Agreement, to deliver and receive all notices and other communications under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents and to exercise on the Designated Lender’s behalf all rights to vote and to grant and make approvals, waivers, consents of amendments to or under the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents. Any document executed by the Designating Lender on the Designated Lender’s behalf in connection with the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents shall be binding on the Designated Lender. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may rely on and are beneficiaries of the preceding provisions.
Section 6. Acceptance by the Administrative Agent. Following the execution of this Agreement by the Designating Lender and the Designated Lender, the Designating Lender will (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed original of this Agreement for acceptance by the Administrative Agent and (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent the fee, if any, payable under the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement whereupon this Agreement shall become effective as of the date of such acceptance or such other date as may be specified on the signature page hereof (the “Effective Date”).
Section 7. Effect of Designation. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, the Designated Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement with a right
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to make Bid Rate Loans as a Lender pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement and the rights and obligations of a Lender related thereto; provided, however, that the Designated Lender shall not be required to make payments with respect to such obligations except to the extent of excess cash flow of the Designated Lender which is not otherwise required to repay obligations of the Designated Lender which are then due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Designating Lender, as agent for the Designated Lender, shall be and remain obligated to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for each and every of the obligations of the Designated Lender and the Designating Lender with respect to the Credit Agreement.
Section 8. Indemnification of Designated Lender. The Designating Lender unconditionally agrees to pay or reimburse the Designated Lender and save the Designated Lender harmless against all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed or asserted by any of the parties to the Loan Documents against the Designated Lender, in its capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Designated Lender hereunder or thereunder, provided that the Designating Lender shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements if the same results from the Designated Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 9. 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 10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 11. Headings. Section headings have been inserted herein for convenience only and shall not be construed to be a part hereof.
Section 12. Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, waived or modified except by a writing executed by all parties hereto.
Section 13. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 14. Definitions. Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
[Signatures on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Designation Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
DESIGNATING LENDER:
[NAME OF DESIGNATING LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
DESIGNATED LENDER:
[NAME OF DESIGNATED LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Accepted as of the date first written above.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF DISBURSEMENT INSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
Borrower: UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation |
Administrative Agent: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent |
Loan: Loan number 1005746 made pursuant to that certain “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,” dated as of September 15, 2021, among Borrower, Administrative Agent, Lenders, and the other parties thereto, as amended from time to time |
Effective Date: September 15, 2021 |
Check applicable box: X New – This is the first Disbursement Instruction Agreement submitted in connection with the Loan. ◻ Replace Previous Agreement – This is a replacement Disbursement Instruction Agreement. All prior instructions submitted in connection with this Loan are cancelled as of the Effective Date set forth above. |
This Agreement must be signed by the Borrower and is used for the following purposes:
(1) to designate an individual or individuals with authority to request disbursements of Loan proceeds, whether at the time of Loan closing/origination or thereafter;
(2) to designate an individual or individuals with authority to request disbursements of funds from Restricted Accounts (as defined in the Terms and Conditions attached to this Agreement), if applicable; and
(3) to provide Administrative Agent with specific instructions for wiring or transferring funds on Borrower’s behalf.
Any of the disbursements, wires or transfers described above are referred to herein as a “Disbursement.”
Specific dollar amounts for Disbursements must be provided to Administrative Agent at the time of the applicable Disbursement in the form of a signed closing statement, an email instruction or other written communication, or telephonic request pursuant to 2.5(b) of the Credit Agreement (each, a “Disbursement Request”) from an applicable Authorized Representative (as defined in the Terms and Conditions attached to this Agreement).
A new Disbursement Instruction Agreement must be completed and signed by the Borrower if (i) all or any portion of a Disbursement is to be transferred to an account or an entity not described in this Agreement or (ii) Borrower wishes to add or remove any Authorized Representatives.
See the Additional Terms and Conditions attached hereto for additional information and for definitions of certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement.
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Disbursement of Loan Proceeds at Origination/Closing | ||
Closing Disbursement Authorizers: Administrative Agent is authorized to accept one or more Disbursement Requests from any of the individuals named below (each, a “Closing Disbursement Authorizer”) to disburse Loan proceeds on or about the date of the Loan origination/closing and to initiate Disbursements in connection therewith (each, a “Closing Disbursement”): | ||
| Individual’s Name | Title |
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2. | | |
3. | | |
Describe Restrictions, if any, on the authority of the Closing Disbursement Authorizers (dollar amount limits, wire/deposit destinations, etc.): DESCRIBE APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS OR INDICATE “N/A” If there are no restrictions described here, any Closing Disbursement Authorizer may submit a Disbursement Request for all available Loan proceeds. | ||
DELETE FOLLOWING SECTION IF NO WIRE TRANSFERS AT ORIGINATION/CLOSING | ||
Permitted Wire Transfers: Disbursement Requests for the Closing Disbursement(s) to be made by wire transfer must specify the amount and applicable Receiving Party. Each Receiving Party included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below. Administrative Agent is authorized to use the wire instructions that have been provided directly to Administrative Agent by the Receiving Party or Borrower and attached as the Closing Exhibit. All wire instructions must be in the format specified on the Closing Exhibit. | ||
| Names of Receiving Parties for the Closing Disbursement(s) (may include as many parties as needed; wire instructions for each Receiving Party must be attached as the Closing Exhibit) | |
1. | | |
2. | | |
3. | | |
DELETE FOLLOWING SECTION IF NO DEPOSITS INTO WFB ACCOUNTS AT ORIGINATION/CLOSING | ||
Direct Deposit: Disbursement Requests for the Closing Disbursement(s) to be deposited into an account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. must specify the amount and applicable account. Each account included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below. | ||
Name on Deposit Account: | ||
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Deposit Account Number: | ||
Further Credit Information/Instructions: | ||
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Disbursements of Loan Proceeds Subsequent to Loan Closing/Origination | ||
Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers: Administrative Agent is authorized to accept one or more Disbursement Requests from any of the individuals named below (each, a “Subsequent Disbursement Authorizer”) to disburse Loan proceeds after the date of the Loan origination/closing and to initiate Disbursements in connection therewith (each, a “Subsequent Disbursement”): | ||
| Individual’s Name | Title |
1. | | |
2. | | |
3. | | |
Describe Restrictions, if any, on the authority of the Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers (dollar amount limits, wire/deposit destinations, etc.): DESCRIBE APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS OR INDICATE “N/A” If there are no restrictions described here, any Subsequent Disbursement Authorizer may submit a Disbursement Request for all available Loan proceeds. | ||
DELETE FOLLOWING SECTION IF NO SUBSEQUENT WIRE TRANSFERS ANTICIPATED | ||
Permitted Wire Transfers: Disbursement Requests for Subsequent Disbursements to be made by wire transfer must specify the amount and applicable Receiving Party. Each Receiving Party included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below. Administrative Agent is authorized to use the wire instructions that have been provided directly to Administrative Agent by the Receiving Party or Borrower and attached as the Subsequent Disbursement Exhibit. All wire instructions must be in the format specified on the Subsequent Disbursement Exhibit. | ||
| Names of Receiving Parties for Subsequent Disbursements (may include as many parties as needed; wire instructions for each Receiving Party must be attached as the Subsequent Disbursement Exhibit) | |
1. | | |
2. | | |
3. | | |
DELETE FOLLOWING SECTION IF NO SUBSEQUENT DEPOSITS INTO WFB ACCOUNTS ANTICIPATED | ||
Direct Deposit: Disbursement Requests for Subsequent Disbursements to be deposited into an account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. must specify the amount and applicable account. Each account included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below. | ||
Name on Deposit Account: | ||
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Deposit Account Number: | ||
Further Credit Information/Instructions: | ||
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Borrower acknowledges that all of the information in this Agreement is correct and agrees to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Additional Terms and Conditions on the following page.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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Additional Terms and Conditions to the Disbursement Instruction Agreement
Definitions. The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Authorized Representative” means any or all of the Closing Disbursement Authorizers, Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers and Restricted Account Disbursement Authorizers, as applicable.
“Receiving Bank” means the financial institution where a Receiving Party maintains its account.
“Receiving Party” means the ultimate recipient of funds pursuant to a Disbursement Request.
“Restricted Account” means an account at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, associated with the Loan to which Borrower’s access is restricted.
Capitalized terms used in these Additional Terms and Conditions to Disbursement Instruction Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the body of the Agreement.
Disbursement Requests. Except as expressly provided in the Credit Agreement, Administrative Agent must receive Disbursement Requests in writing. Disbursement Requests will only be accepted from the applicable Authorized Representatives designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement. Disbursement Requests will be processed subject to satisfactory completion of Administrative Agent’s customer verification procedures. Administrative Agent is only responsible for making a good faith effort to execute each Disbursement Request and may use agents of its choice to execute Disbursement Requests. Funds disbursed pursuant to a Disbursement Request may be transmitted directly to the Receiving Bank, or indirectly to the Receiving Bank through another bank, government agency, or other third party that the Administrative Agent considers to be reasonable. Administrative Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each Disbursement will be made. Administrative Agent may delay or refuse to accept a Disbursement Request if the Disbursement would: (i) violate the terms of this Agreement; (ii) require use of a bank unacceptable to Administrative Agent or Lenders or prohibited by government authority; (iii) cause Administrative Agent or Lenders to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (iv) otherwise cause Administrative Agent or Lenders to violate any applicable law or regulation.
Limitation of Liability. Administrative Agent, Issuing Banks and Lenders shall not be liable to 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 Borrower’s requested Disbursements may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank 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, any Issuing Banks’s or any Lender’s control; or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (A) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (B) Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Neither Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement. IN NO EVENT WILL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY ISSUING BANK OR ANY LENDER BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IF A DISBURSEMENT REQUEST IS EXECUTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN GOOD FAITH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Reliance on Information Provided. Administrative Agent is authorized to rely on the information provided by Borrower or any Authorized Representative in or in accordance with this Agreement when executing a Disbursement Request until Administrative Agent has received a new Agreement signed by Borrower. Borrower agrees to be bound by any Disbursement Request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower; or (i) made in Borrower’s name and accepted by Administrative Agent in good faith and in compliance with this Agreement, even if not properly authorized by Borrower. Administrative Agent may rely solely (i) on the account number of the Receiving Party, rather than the Receiving Party’s name, and (ii) on the bank routing number of the Receiving Bank, rather than the Receiving Bank’s name, in executing a Disbursement Request. Administrative Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower or an Authorized Representative. If Administrative Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfers or requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized Disbursement Requests, Borrower agrees that, no matter how many times Administrative Agent takes these actions, 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 Disbursement procedures authorized herein, in the Loan Documents, or in any agreement between Administrative Agent and Borrower.
International Disbursements. A Disbursement Request expressed in US Dollars will be sent in US Dollars, even if the Receiving Party or Receiving Bank is located outside the United States. Administrative Agent will not execute Disbursement Requests expressed in foreign currency unless permitted by the Credit Agreement.
Errors. Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent of any errors in the Disbursement of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized Disbursement Requests within fourteen (14) days after Administrative Agent’s confirmation to Borrower of such Disbursement.
Finality of Disbursement Requests. Disbursement Requests will be final and will not be subject to stop payment or recall; provided that the Administrative Agent may, at Borrower’s request, make an effort to effect a stop payment or recall but will incur no liability whatsoever for its failure or inability to do so.
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CLOSING EXHIBIT
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ATTACH WIRE INSTRUCTIONS FROM RECEIVING PARTIES
All wire instructions must contain the following information:
Transfer/Deposit Funds to (Receiving Party Account Name) |
Receiving Party Deposit Account Number |
Receiving Bank Name, City and State |
Receiving Bank Routing (ABA) Number |
Further identifying information, if applicable (title escrow number, borrower name, loan number, etc.) |
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SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT EXHIBIT
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ATTACH WIRE INSTRUCTIONS FROM RECEIVING PARTIES
All wire instructions must contain the following information:
Transfer/Deposit Funds to (Receiving Party Account Name) |
Receiving Party Deposit Account Number |
Receiving Bank Name, City and State |
Receiving Bank Routing (ABA) Number |
Further identifying information, if applicable (title escrow number, borrower name, loan number, etc.) |
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY dated as of September 15, 2021 (this “Guaranty”) executed and delivered by each of the undersigned and the other Persons from time to time party hereto pursuant to the execution and delivery of an Accession Agreement in the form of Annex I hereto (all of the undersigned, together with such other Persons each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”) in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders under that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, each individually a “Guarantied Party” and collectively, the “Guarantied Parties”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, each Guarantor is owned or controlled by the Borrower, or is otherwise an Affiliate of the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantors, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;
WHEREAS, each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Guarantied Parties making such financial accommodations; and
WHEREAS, each Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is a condition to the Guarantied Parties’ making, and continuing to make, such financial accommodations.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees as follows:
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“Contribution Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such Excess Payment of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the
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aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of the Loan Parties other than the maker of such Excess Payment exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Loan Parties) of the Loan Parties other than the maker of such Excess Payment; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Contribution Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any Excess Payment, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such Excess Payment.
“Excess Payment” means the amount paid by any Guarantor in excess of its Ratable Share of any Guarantied Obligations.
“Proceeding” means any of the following: (i) a voluntary or involuntary case concerning any Guarantor shall be commenced under the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) a custodian (as defined in such Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy laws) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or any substantial part of the property of any Guarantor; (iii) any other proceeding under any Applicable Law, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition for adjustment of debts, whether now or hereafter in effect, is commenced relating to any Guarantor; (iv) any Guarantor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; (v) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) any Guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) any Guarantor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; (viii) any Guarantor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition or adjustment of its debts; (ix) any Guarantor shall by any act or failure to act indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or (x) any corporate action shall be taken by any Guarantor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
“Ratable Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Guarantied Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of all of the Loan Parties exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder) of the Loan Parties; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Ratable Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such payment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first written above.
GUARANTOR:
UNITED DOMINION REALTY, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership
By:UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
Address for Notices for all Guarantors:
c/o UDR, Inc.
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopier Number: (720) 283-2451
Telephone Number: (720) 283-6131
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ANNEX I
FORM OF ACCESSION AGREEMENT
THIS ACCESSION AGREEMENT, dated as of __________, _____, executed and delivered by ________________________, a ______________ (the “New Guarantor”) in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, for its benefit and the benefit of the other Guarantied Parties.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the New Guarantor is owned or controlled by the Borrower, or is otherwise an Affiliate of the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the New Guarantor and the other Guarantors, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;
WHEREAS, the New Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Guarantied Parties making such financial accommodations available; and
WHEREAS, the New Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the Guarantied Parties continuing to make such financial accommodations.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the New Guarantor, the New Guarantor agrees as follows:
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[Signature[s] on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor has caused this Accession Agreement to be duly executed and delivered under seal by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.
[NEW GUARANTOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
(CORPORATE SEAL)
Address for Notices:
c/o UDR, Inc.
1745 Shea Center Drive, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopier Number: (720) 283-2451
Telephone Number: (720) 283-6131
Accepted:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Continuation of LIBOR Loans under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Continuation as required by such Section of the Credit Agreement:
| 1. | The requested date of such Continuation is ____________, 20__. |
| 2. | The Class of Loans subject to such Continuation is [Revolving] [Term] Loans. |
| 3. | The aggregate principal amount of the Loans subject to such Continuation is $____________________ and the portion of such principal amount subject to such Continuation is $____________________. |
| 4. | The current Interest Period of the Loans subject to such Continuation ends on ____________, 20__. |
| 5. | The duration of the Interest Period for the Loans or portion thereof subject to such Continuation is: |
[Check one box only]
◻ one month
◻ three months
◻ six months
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The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Continuation, and immediately after giving effect to such Continuation, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist and (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, are and 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 is and shall be true and correct in all respects) 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 were 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 was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents.
[Signature on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Continuation as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Conversion as required by such Section of the Credit Agreement:
| 1. | The requested date of such Conversion is ____________, 20__. |
| 2. | The Class of Loans to be Converted is [Revolving] [Term] Loans. |
| 3. | The Type of Loans to be Converted pursuant hereto is currently: |
[Check one box only]
◻ Base Rate Loan
◻ LIBOR Loan - LIBOR Market Index Rate
◻ LIBOR Loan – Fixed Interest Period
| 4. | The aggregate principal amount of the Loans subject to the requested Conversion is $____________________ and the portion of such principal amount subject to such Conversion is $____________________. |
| 5. | The amount of such Loans to be so Converted is to be converted into Loans of the following Type: |
[Check one box only]
◻ Base Rate Loan
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◻ LIBOR Loan - LIBOR Market Index Rate
◻ LIBOR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:
[Check one box only]
◻ one month
◻ three months
◻ six months
[The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Conversion, and immediately after giving effect to such Conversion, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist and (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, are and 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 is and shall be true and correct in all respects) 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 were 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 was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents.]15
[Signature on Following Page]
15 Include this paragraph only in the case of a conversion of Base Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Conversion as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF NOTICE OF REVOLVING BORROWING
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
| 1. | Pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders make Revolving Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount equal to $_______________. |
| 2. | The Borrower requests that such Revolving Loans be made available to the Borrower on _____________, 20__. |
| 3. | The proceeds of such Revolving Loans will be used for ____________________________________, which is consistent with Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement. |
| 4. | The Borrower hereby requests that such Revolving Loans be of the following Type: |
[Check one box only]
◻ Base Rate Loan
◻ LIBOR Loan – LIBOR Market Index Rate
◻ LIBOR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:
[Check one box only]
◻ one month
◻ three months
◻ six months
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Revolving Loans, and immediately after making such Revolving Loans, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist, and none of the limits specified in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement would be violated; and (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 are and 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 is and shall be true and
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correct in all respects) 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 were 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 was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Revolving Loans contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Revolving Loans are made.
[Signature on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Revolving Borrowing as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT I
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF NOTICE OF TERM LOAN BORROWING
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
| 1. | Pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the Lenders make Term Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount equal to $_______________. |
| 2. | The Borrower requests that such Term Loans be made available to the Borrower on ____________, 20__. |
| 3. | The proceeds of such Term Loans will be used for _______+___________________________, which is consistent with Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement. |
| 4. | The Borrower hereby requests that such Term Loans be of the following Type: |
[Check one box only]
◻ Base Rate Loan
◻ LIBOR Loan – LIBOR Market Index Rate
◻ LIBOR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:
[Check one box only]
◻ one month
◻ three months
◻ six months
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Term Loans, and immediately after making such Term Loans, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist; and (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 are and shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation
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or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is and shall be true and correct in all respects) 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 were 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 was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Term Loans contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Term Loans are made.
[Signature on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Term Loan Borrowing as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
$_______________[___________], 2021
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, UDR, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to _________________________or registered assigns (the “Revolving Lender”), in care of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to its address at 600 South 4th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of ____________________ AND ____/100 DOLLARS ($____________) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Revolving Loans made by the Revolving Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (defined below)), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.
This Revolving Note is one of the “Revolving Notes” referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and entitled to, all provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Revolving Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Revolving Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.
Time is of the essence for this Revolving Note.
[This Revolving Note is given in replacement of the Revolving Note dated _ __, 20 , in the original principal amount of $ previously delivered to the Revolving Lender under the [Existing] Credit Agreement. THIS REVOLVING NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER REVOLVING NOTE.]1
THIS REVOLVING NOTE 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.
[Signature on Following Page]
1 Language to be included in case of an assignment and need to issue a replacement note to an existing Revolving Lender, either because such Revolving Lender’s Commitment has increased or decreased from what it was initially.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Revolving Note under seal as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT L
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EXHIBIT M
FORM OF TERM NOTE
$_______________[________], 2021
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, UDR, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to _________________________ or registered assigns (the “Term Loan Lender”), in care of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to its address at 600 South 4th Street, 9th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of ____________________ AND ____/100 DOLLARS ($_______________) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan made by the Term Loan Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (defined below)), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.
This Term Note is one of the “Term Notes” referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and entitled to, all provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Term Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Term Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.
Time is of the essence for this Term Note.
[This Term Note is given in replacement of the Term Note dated ______ __, 20__, in the original principal amount of $________ previously delivered to the Term Loan Lender under the [Existing] Credit Agreement. THIS TERM NOTE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE OTHER TERM NOTE.]1
THIS TERM NOTE 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.
[Signature on Following Page]
1 Language to be included in case of an assignment or other need to issue a replacement note to an existing Term Loan Lender.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Term Note under seal as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT N
FORM OF BID RATE QUOTE REQUEST
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
| 1. | The Borrower hereby requests Bid Rate Quotes for the following proposed Bid Rate Borrowings: |
| 2. | The Borrower’s Credit Rating, as applicable, as of the date hereof is: |
S&P | ______ |
Moody’s | ______ |
Fitch | ______ |
| 3. | The proceeds of this Bid Rate borrowing will be used for the following purpose: ___________________________________, which is consistent with Section 7.8 of the Credit Agreement. |
| 4. | After giving effect to the Bid Rate Borrowing requested herein, the total amount of Bid Rate Loans outstanding shall be $_______________. |
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Bid Rate Loans, and after making such Bid Rate Loans, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist, and none of the limits specified in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement would be violated; and (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, are and 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 is and shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations
1 Minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof.
2 Insert either Absolute Rate (for Absolute Rate Loan) or LIBOR Margin (for LIBOR Margin Loan).
3 Must be between 7 and 180 days.
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and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were 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 was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Bid Rate Loans contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Bid Rate Loans are made.
[Signature on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Bid Rate Quote Request as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
N-3
EXHIBIT O
FORM OF BID RATE QUOTE
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
In response to the Borrower’s Bid Rate Quote Request dated ____________, 20__, the undersigned hereby makes the following Bid Rate Quote(s) on the following terms:
| 1. | Quoting Lender:_____________________________ |
| 2. | Person to contact at quoting Lender: _____________________________ |
| 3. | The undersigned offers to make Bid Rate Loan(s) in the following principal amount(s), for the following Interest Period(s) and at the following Bid Rate(s): |
Borrowing Date | Amount1 | Type2 | Interest Period3 | Bid Rate |
_________, 20__ | $___________ | ____________ | _____ days | _____ % |
_________, 20__ | $___________ | ____________ | _____ days | _____ % |
_________, 20__ | $___________ | ____________ | _____ days | _____ % |
_________, 20__ | $___________ | ____________ | _____ days | _____ % |
The undersigned understands and agrees that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, irrevocably obligate[s] the undersigned to make the Bid Rate Loan(s) for which any offer(s) [is/are] accepted, in whole or in part.
[Signature on Following Page]
1 Minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof.
2 Insert either Absolute Rate (for Absolute Rate Loan) or LIBOR Margin (for LIBOR Margin Loan).
3 Must be between 7 and 180 days.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Bid Rate Quote as of the date first written above.
[NAME OF QUOTING LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT P
FORM OF BID RATE QUOTE ACCEPTANCE
__________, 20__
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent
Minneapolis Loan Center
MAC N9300-085
600 South 4th Street, 8th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Attn: Kirby Wilson
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower hereby accepts the following offer(s) of Bid Rate Quotes to be made available to the Borrower on ____________, 20__:
Quote Date | Quoting Lender | Type | Amount Accepted |
_____________, 20__ | ________________ | _____________ | $_____________ |
_____________, 20__ | ________________ | _____________ | $_____________ |
_____________, 20__ | ________________ | _____________ | $_____________ |
_____________, 20__ | ________________ | _____________ | $_____________ |
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Bid Rate Loans, and after making such Bid Rate Loans, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist, and none of the limits specified in Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement would be violated; and (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, are and 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 is and shall be true and correct in all respects) 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 were 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 was true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Bid Rate Loans contained in Article VI of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Bid Rate Loans are made.
[Signature on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Bid Rate Quote Acceptance as of the date first written above.
UDR, INC.,
a Maryland corporation
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT Q-1
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20__
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EXHIBIT Q-2
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20__
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EXHIBIT Q-3
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20__
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EXHIBIT Q-4
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W- 8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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[NAME OF LENDER]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________ __, 20__
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EXHIBIT R
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders that:
[Signature on following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Compliance Certificate on and as of ____________, 20__.
Name:
Title: of UDR, Inc.
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Schedule I
to Compliance Certificate
(Attach calculations)
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EXHIBIT S
FORM OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATE
Reference is made to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5 thereof (the “Lenders”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders that the number of new Green Building Certifications, with respect to any Property owned as of the Agreement Date (or any Property acquired after the Agreement Date) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower, during the Loan Year most recently ended prior to the Report Date is ______, which is confirmed by the accompanying report of a Sustainability Metric Auditor attached hereto as Schedule I.
[Signature on following page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Sustainability Certificate on and as of ____________, 20__.
Name:
Title: of UDR, Inc.
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Schedule I
to Sustainability Certificate
(Attach report of Sustainability Metric Auditor)
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