Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code in respect of any Plan, (ii) failed to make any contribution or payment to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement, or made any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement, which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code or (iii) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.
(n) Not Plan Assets; No Prohibited Transaction. None of the assets of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the borrowing and repayment of amounts hereunder, do not and will not constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.
(o) Absence of Defaults. Neither the Borrower, any Subsidiary nor any other Loan Party is in default under its Governing Documents, and no event has occurred, which has not been remedied, cured or waived: (i) which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default; or (ii) which constitutes, or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, a determination of materiality, the satisfaction of any condition, or any combination of the foregoing, would constitute, a default or event of default by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party under any agreement (other than this Agreement) or judgment, decree or order to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Loan Party is a party or by which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Loan Party or any of their respective properties may be bound where such default or event of default could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Environmental Laws. Each of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties has obtained all Governmental Approvals which are required under Environmental Laws and is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Governmental Approvals which the failure to obtain or to comply with could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for any of the following matters that could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Borrower is not aware of, and has not received notice of, any past, present, or future events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions, or plans which, with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and each other Loan Party, may interfere with or prevent compliance or continued compliance with Environmental Laws, or may give rise to any common-law or legal liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study, or investigation, based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the environment, of any pollutant, contaminant, chemical, or industrial, toxic, or other Hazardous Material; and (ii) there is no civil, criminal, or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice, or demand letter, notice of violation, investigation, or proceeding pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened, against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and each other Loan Party relating in any way to Environmental Laws.
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(q) Investment Company; Public Utility Holding Company. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary nor any other Loan Party is (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company”, or an “affiliate” of a “holding company” or of a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company”, within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, or (iii) subject to any other Applicable Law which purports to regulate or restrict its ability to borrow money or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.
(r) Margin Stock. Neither the Borrower, any Subsidiary nor any other Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(s) Affiliate Transactions. Except as permitted by Section 9.10., neither the Borrower, any Subsidiary nor any other Loan Party is a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement (whether oral or written) to which any Affiliate of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party.
(t) Intellectual Property. Each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary owns or has the right to use, under valid license agreements or otherwise, all material patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) used in the conduct of its businesses as now conducted and as contemplated by the Loan Documents, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trade secret, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other Person, except for such Intellectual Property, the absence of which, and for conflicts which, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and each such Subsidiary have taken all such steps as they deem reasonably necessary to protect their respective rights under and with respect to such Intellectual Property. No material claim has been asserted by any Person with respect to the use of any Intellectual Property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual Property. The use of such Intellectual Property by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties, does not infringe on the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements as do not, in the aggregate, give rise to any liabilities on the part of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(u) Business. As of the Agreement Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged substantially in the business of the acquisition, financing, ownership, development and tenancy (through TRSs) of hotel properties and other businesses activities incidental thereto.
(v) Broker’s Fees. No broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or similar compensation will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. No other similar fees or commissions will be payable by any Loan Party for any other services rendered to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ancillary to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(w) Accuracy and Completeness of Information. No written information, report or other papers or data (excluding financial projections and other forward looking statements) furnished to the Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party in connection with or relating in any way to this Agreement, contained any untrue statement of a fact material to the creditworthiness of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make such statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All financial statements furnished to the Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party in connection with or relating in any way to this Agreement, present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the financial position of the Persons involved as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such periods. All financial projections and other forward looking statements prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party that have been or may hereafter be made available to the Agent or any Lender were or will be prepared in good faith based on reasonable assumptions. No fact is known to the Borrower which has had, or may in the future have (so far as the Borrower can reasonably foresee), a Material Adverse Effect which has not been set forth in the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1.(k) or in such information, reports or other papers or data or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Agent and the Lenders prior to the Effective Date.
(x) REIT Status. The Borrower qualifies, and has since 1995 qualified, as a REIT and is in compliance with all requirements and conditions imposed under the Internal Revenue Code to allow the Borrower to maintain its status as a REIT.
(y) Unencumbered Assets. As of the Agreement Date, Schedule 6.1.(y) is a correct and complete list of all Unencumbered Hotels and Unencumbered Mortgage Notes. Each of the Properties and promissory notes included by the Borrower in calculations of Unencumbered Asset Value satisfies all of the requirements contained in the definition of an Unencumbered Hotel, Unencumbered Mortgage Note, or Other Acceptable Property, as applicable.
(z) Insurance. The Borrower or a Subsidiary maintains, or the related Operating Agreement requires the Operator thereunder to maintain, with respect to the Hotels commercially reasonable insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies. As of the Agreement Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received notice that any such insurance has been cancelled, nonrenewed, or impaired in any way.
(aa) Foreign Assets Control. None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Borrower: (i) is a Sanctioned Person, (ii) has any of its assets in Sanctioned Entities, or (iii) derives any of its operating income from investments in, or transactions with, Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.
Section 6.2. Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.
All statements contained in any certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party to the Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan
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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 the Borrower prior to the Agreement Date and delivered to the Agent or any Lender in connection with closing the transactions contemplated hereby) shall constitute representations and warranties made by the Borrower under this Agreement. All representations and warranties made under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be made at and as of the Agreement Date, the Effective Date and the date of the occurrence of any 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 accurate on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances 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.
ARTICLE VII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 12.6., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner provided for in Section 12.6., the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:
Section 7.1. Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters.
Except as otherwise permitted under Section 9.7., the Borrower shall preserve and maintain, and cause each Subsidiary and each other Loan Party 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.
Section 7.2. Compliance with Applicable Law and Material Contracts.
The Borrower shall comply, and cause each Subsidiary and each other Loan Party to comply, with (a) 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, and (b) all material terms and conditions of all Material Contracts to which it is a party.
Section 7.3. Maintenance of Property.
In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary and other Loan Party to, (a) protect and preserve all of its material properties or cause to be protected and preserved, and maintain or cause to be maintained in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to such properties, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times.
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Section 7.4. Conduct of Business.
The Borrower shall at all times carry on, and cause its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties to carry on, its respective businesses as described in Section 6.1.(u).
Section 7.5. Insurance.
In addition to the requirements of any of the other Loan Documents, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary and other Loan Party to, maintain or cause to be maintained commercially reasonable insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, and from time to time deliver to the Agent or any Lender upon its request a detailed list, together with copies of all policies of the insurance then in effect, 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.
Section 7.6. Payment of Taxes and Claims.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary and other Loan Party to, pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged 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 the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such other Loan Party, as applicable, in accordance with GAAP.
Section 7.7. Visits and Inspections.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary and other Loan Party to, permit representatives or agents of any Lender or the Agent, from time to time after reasonable prior notice if no Event of Default shall be in existence, as often as may be reasonably requested, but only during normal business hours and at the expense of such Lender or the Agent (unless a Default or Event of Default shall exist, in which case the exercise by the Agent or such Lender of its rights under this Section shall be at the expense of the Borrower), as the case may be, to: (a) visit and inspect all properties of the Borrower or such Subsidiary or other Loan Party to the extent any such right to visit or inspect is within the control of such Person; (b) inspect and make extracts from their respective books and records, including but not limited to management letters prepared by independent accountants; and (c) discuss with its principal officers, and its independent accountants, its business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations and performance. If requested by the Agent, the Borrower shall execute an authorization letter addressed to its accountants authorizing the Agent or any Lender to discuss the financial affairs of the Borrower and any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party with its accountants.
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Section 7.8. Use of Proceeds; Letters of Credit.
The Borrower shall use the proceeds of all Loans and all Letters of Credit for the repayment of Indebtedness, the acquisition of Properties, working capital and other general business purposes only. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, use any part of such proceeds or Letters of Credit to (a) 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 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 or (b) fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity.
Section 7.9. Environmental Matters.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause all of its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties to, comply, or cause to be complied, with all Environmental Laws the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. If the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party shall (a) receive notice that any violation of any Environmental Law may have been committed or is about to be committed by such Person, (b) receive notice that any administrative or judicial complaint or order has been filed or is about to be filed against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party alleging violations of any Environmental Law or requiring the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party to take any action in connection with the release of Hazardous Materials or (c) receive any notice from a Governmental Authority or private party alleging that the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party may be liable or responsible for costs associated with a response to or cleanup of a release of Hazardous Materials or any damages caused thereby, and such notices, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower shall provide the Agent and each Lender with a copy of such notice within 30 days after the receipt thereof by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party. The Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties to, take or cause to be taken promptly 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.
Section 7.10. Books and Records.
The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties to, maintain books and records pertaining to its respective business operations in such detail, form and scope as is consistent with good business practice and in accordance with GAAP.
Section 7.11. Further Assurances.
The Borrower shall, at the Borrower’s cost and expense and upon request of the Agent, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered, to the 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 Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
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Section 7.12. New Subsidiaries/Guarantors.
(a) Requirement to Become Guarantor. Within 30 days of any Person (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary) becoming a Material Subsidiary after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent each of the following items, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent: (i) an Accession Agreement executed by such Material Subsidiary and (ii) the items with respect to such Material Subsidiaries that would have been delivered under Sections 5.1.(a)(iv), (ix) through (xiii) and (xvi) if such Material Subsidiary had been one on the Effective Date; provided, however, promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days) upon any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be subject to the restriction which prevented it from delivering an Accession Agreement pursuant to this Section or such Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary ceasing to qualify as such, such Subsidiary shall comply with the provisions of this Section.
(b) Other Guarantors. The Borrower may, at its option, cause any Subsidiary that is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor hereunder to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Agent the items required to be delivered under the immediately preceding subsection (a); provided, however, the Borrower need not provide a legal opinion with respect to any such Guarantor.
(c) Release of a Guarantor. The Borrower may request in writing that the Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Agent shall release (subject to the terms of the Guaranty), a Guarantor from the Guaranty so long as: (i) such Guarantor meets, or will meet simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty, all of the provisions of the definition of the term “Excluded Subsidiary” or “Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary” or has ceased to be, or simultaneously with its release from the Guaranty will cease to be, a Material Subsidiary; (ii) such Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a party to the Guaranty under the immediately preceding subsection (a); (iii) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 9.1.; and (iv) the Agent shall have received such written request at least 10 Business Days prior to the requested date of release. Delivery by the Borrower to the Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request.
Section 7.13. REIT Status.
The Borrower shall at all times maintain its status as a REIT. |
Section 7.14. Exchange Listing.
The Borrower shall maintain at least one class of common shares of the Borrower having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or which is the subject of price quotations in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System.
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ARTICLE VIII. INFORMATION
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 12.6., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner set forth in Section 12.6., the Borrower shall furnish to each Lender (or to the Agent if so provided below) at its Lending Office:
Section 8.1. Quarterly Financial Statements.
As soon as available and in any event within 5 days after the same is required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than 45 days after the end 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 income, shareholders’ 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 or chief accounting officer of the Borrower, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP as then in effect, 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). Together with such financial statements, the Borrower shall deliver reports, in form and detail satisfactory to the Agent, setting forth (a) a statement of Funds From Operations for the fiscal quarter then ending; (b) to the extent such information is obtained from Operators, all capital expenditures made during the fiscal quarter then ended; (c) a listing of all Properties acquired during such fiscal quarter, including the minimum rent or expected minimum return of each such Property, acquisition costs and related mortgage debt, (d) to the extent such information is obtained from Operators, the underlying occupancy, average daily revenues, revenues per available room, and Hotel Net Cash Flow for each Hotel Pool and each Hotel that is not in a Hotel Pool, and (e) such other information as the Agent may request.
Section 8.2. Year-End Statements.
As soon as available and in any event within 5 days after the same is required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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 income, shareholders’ 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 certified by (a) the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP as then in effect, 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) independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, whose certificate shall be unqualified and who shall have authorized the Borrower to deliver such financial statements and certification thereof to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement. Together with such financial statements, the Borrower shall deliver a report, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, setting forth the underlying occupancy, average daily revenues, revenues per available room, and Hotel Net
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Cash Flow for each Hotel Pool and each Hotel that is not in a Hotel Pool for such fiscal year to the extent such information is obtained from Operators.
Section 8.3. Compliance Certificate.
At the time financial statements are furnished pursuant to Sections 8.1. and 8.2., and within 10 Business Days of the Agent’s request with respect to any other fiscal period, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J (a “Compliance Certificate”) executed by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower: (a) setting forth in reasonable detail as at the end of such quarterly accounting period, fiscal year, or other fiscal period, as the case may be, the calculations required to establish whether or not the Borrower was in compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 9.1. through 9.3. and 9.6., and (b) stating that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief after due inquiry, 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. With each Compliance Certificate, Borrower shall also deliver a certificate (an “Unencumbered Asset Certificate”) executed by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower that: (i) sets forth a list of all Unencumbered Hotels (with a listing of all Non-Domestic Properties which are not Other Acceptable Properties, in any Hotel Pool included in Unencumbered Hotels, together with a certification of the EBITDA attributable thereto), Unencumbered Mortgage Notes (including a listing of all Unencumbered Mortgage Notes that are secured by Non-Domestic Properties, together with a certification of the book value of such Unencumbered Mortgage Notes), and Other Acceptable Property; and (ii) certifies that all Unencumbered Hotels, Unencumbered Mortgage Notes, and Other Acceptable Property so listed fully qualify as such under the applicable criteria for inclusion as an Unencumbered Hotel, Unencumbered Mortgage Note, or Other Acceptable Property.
Section 8.4. Other Information.
(a) Management Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all management reports, if any, submitted to the Borrower or its Board of Trustees by its independent public accountants;
(b) Securities Filings. Within 5 Business Days of the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (excluding the exhibits thereto (unless requested by the Agent) and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent), reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) and all other periodic reports which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor) or any national securities exchange;
(c) Shareholder Information. Promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower generally, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed and promptly upon the issuance thereof copies of all press releases issued by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party;
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(d) ERISA. If and when any member of the ERISA Group (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan which might constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan administrator of any Plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the notice of such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC; (ii) receives notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA or notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or has been terminated, a copy of such notice; (iii) receives notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate, impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, a copy of such notice; (iv) applies for a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code, a copy of such application; (v) gives notice of intent to terminate any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, a copy of such notice and other information filed with the PBGC; (vi) gives notice of withdrawal from any Plan pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA, a copy of such notice; or (vii) fails to make any payment or contribution to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or in respect of any Benefit Arrangement or makes any amendment to any Plan or Benefit Arrangement which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security, a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, which the Borrower or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;
(e) Litigation. To the extent the Borrower or any Subsidiary is aware of the same, prompt notice of the commencement of any proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority and any action or proceeding in any court or other tribunal or before any arbitrator against or in any other way relating adversely to, or adversely affecting, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and prompt notice of the receipt of notice that any United States income tax returns of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are being audited;
(f) Modification of Governing Documents. A copy of any amendment to a Governing Document of the Borrower or any other Loan Party promptly upon the Agent’s request;
(g) Change of Management or Financial Condition. Prompt notice of any change in the senior management of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party and any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party which has had or could reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect;
(h) Default. Notice of the occurrence of any of the following promptly upon a Responsible Officer obtaining knowledge thereof: (i) any Default or Event of Default or (ii) any event which constitutes or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or otherwise, would constitute a default or event of default by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party under any Material Contract, or any Operating Agreement or Ancillary Agreement relating
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to any Unencumbered Hotel or Other Acceptable Property, to which any such Person is a party or by which any such Person or any of its respective properties may be bound;
(i) Judgments. Prompt notice of any order, judgment or decree in excess of $5,000,000 having been entered against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party or any of their respective properties or assets;
(j) Notice of Violations of Law. Prompt notice if the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party shall receive any notification from any Governmental Authority alleging a violation of any Applicable Law or any inquiry which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(k) Material Subsidiary. Prompt notice of any Person becoming a Material Subsidiary;
(l) Material Asset Sales. Prompt notice of the sale, transfer or other disposition of any material assets of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party to any Person other than the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party;
(m) Material Contracts. Promptly upon the giving or receipt thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, notice alleging that any party to any Material Contract, Unencumbered Mortgage Note, or any Operating Agreement or Ancillary Agreement relating to an Unencumbered Hotel or Other Acceptable Property, is in default of its obligations thereunder;
(n) Financial Information Regarding Operators and Mortgagors. If requested by the Agent and available to the Borrower or any Subsidiary on a nonconfidential basis, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent the same reports and information with respect to each mortgagor under any Unencumbered Mortgage Note and with respect to each Operator as is required by Sections 8.1. and 8.2. with respect to the Borrower, except that: (i) every reference to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to refer to such material mortgagor or Operator; and (ii) the time periods within which the Borrower shall deliver such reports as to material mortgagors and Operators shall each be 30 days longer than the time periods set forth in Sections 8.1. and 8.2.;
(o) Additions to Unencumbered Assets. In order to add any Hotel or Hotel Pool to Unencumbered Hotels or add any promissory note to Unencumbered Mortgage Notes, the Borrower must deliver to the Agent an Unencumbered Asset Certificate reflecting such addition, together with a statement of: (i) the acquisition cost of such Hotel, Hotel Pool, or promissory note; and (ii) the same information that the Borrower would be required to include in a Compliance Certificate. The Borrower shall provide the Agent with Due Diligence Reports for any Hotel or Hotel Pool added to Unencumbered Hotels within 20 days of its delivery to the Agent of the Unencumbered Asset Certificate that added such Hotel or Hotel Pool to Unencumbered Hotels;
(p) Removals from Unencumbered Assets. Within 10 Business Days after any disposition by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party of any Unencumbered
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Asset or after any Unencumbered Asset ceases to qualify as an Unencumbered Hotel, Unencumbered Mortgage Note or Other Acceptable Property, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent an Unencumbered Asset Certificate reflecting such removal or disqualification, together with a statement of: (i) the identity of the Unencumbered Asset being disposed of or disqualified, and (ii) the Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to such Unencumbered Asset. The Borrower also may voluntarily remove (i) any Hotel or Hotel Pool from Unencumbered Hotels, (ii) any promissory note from Unencumbered Mortgage Notes, and (iii) any Property from Other Acceptable Properties by delivering to the Agent an Unencumbered Asset Certificate reflecting such removal, together with a statement (a) that no Default or Event of Default then exists or would, upon the occurrence of such event or with the passage of time, result from such removal, and (b) of (i) the identity of the Unencumbered Asset being removed, and (ii) the Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to such Unencumbered Asset; and
(q) Other Information. From time to time and promptly upon each request, such data, certificates, reports, statements, opinions of counsel, documents or further information regarding the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.
ARTICLE IX. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 12.6., all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner set forth in Section 12.6., the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:
Section 9.1. Financial Covenants.
The Borrower shall not permit: |
(a) Leverage Ratio. The ratio of (i) Total Indebtedness to (ii) Total Asset Value, to exceed 0.55 to 1.00 at any time.
(b) Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for the fiscal quarter most recently ending to (ii) Fixed Charges for such period, to be less than 1.75 to 1.0 at any time.
(c) Secured Indebtedness. The ratio of (i) Secured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to (ii) Total Asset Value, to be greater than 0.25 to 1.00 at any time.
(d) Unencumbered Leverage Ratio. The ratio of (i) Unencumbered Asset Value to (ii) Unsecured Indebtedness, to be less than 1.80 to 1.00 at any time.
(e) Unencumbered Interest Coverage Ratio. The ratio of (i) Unencumbered EBITDA to (ii) Unsecured Debt Service for the Borrower’s fiscal quarter most recently ending, to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 at any time.
(f) Minimum Tangible Net Worth. Tangible Net Worth at any time to be less than (i) $1,500,000,000 plus (ii) 75% of the Net Proceeds of all Equity Issuances effected by the
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Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Equity Issuances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) after the Agreement Date.
(g) Floating Rate Debt. The aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Floating Rate Debt to exceed, at any time, the greater of (i) 25% of Total Asset Value and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Commitments.
(h) Total Assets Owned by Borrower and Guarantors. The amount of Total Asset Value directly owned by the Borrower and the Guarantors to be less than 95.0% of Total Asset Value (excluding the amount of Total Asset Value, if any, then attributable to Excluded Subsidiaries and Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiaries).
Section 9.2. Indebtedness.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party to, create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist, any Indebtedness other than the following:
(b) | Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 6.1.(g); |
(c) intercompany Indebtedness among the Borrower and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the obligations of the Borrower, each Guarantor and each Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary in respect of such intercompany Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Obligations; and
(d) any other Indebtedness of a type not described above in this Section and created, incurred or assumed after the Agreement Date so long as immediately prior to the creation, incurring or assumption thereof, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 9.1.
Section 9.3. Certain Permitted Investments.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party to, make any Investment in or otherwise own or hold the following items which would cause the aggregate value of all such holdings of the Borrower, such other Subsidiaries and other Loan Parties (without duplication) to exceed 25.0% of Total Asset Value at any time:
(a) Investments in Persons which are not Subsidiaries, including without limitation Unencumbered Mortgage Notes and other Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and secured by real property;
(b) Assets Under Development measured by the aggregate Construction Budget for all such Assets Under Development. For purposes of this subsection, (i) “Construction Budget” means the fully-budgeted costs for the acquisition and construction of a given piece of real property (including without limitation, the cost of
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acquiring such piece of real property, reserves for construction interest and operating deficits, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, and infrastructure costs) as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith and (ii) real property under construction to be (but not yet) acquired by the Borrower or a Subsidiary upon completion of construction pursuant to a contract in which the seller of such real property is required to complete construction prior to, and as a condition precedent to, such acquisition, shall be subject to this subsection; and
(c) Real property leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary as lessee pursuant to a ground lease, including any Ground Lease (other than any Ground Lease having a remaining term of at least 50 years (taking into account extensions which may be effected by the lessee without the consent of the lessor)).
Section 9.4. Investments Generally.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, directly or indirectly, acquire, make or purchase any Investment, or permit any Investment of such Person to be outstanding on and after the Agreement Date, other than the following:
(a) Investments in Subsidiaries in existence on the Agreement Date and disclosed on Part I of Schedule 6.1.(b);
(b) Investments to acquire Equity Interests of a Subsidiary or any other Person who after giving effect to such acquisition would be a Subsidiary, so long as in each case (i) immediately prior to such Investment, and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence and (ii) if such Subsidiary is (or after giving effect to such Investment would become) a Material Subsidiary and is not an Excluded Subsidiary and not an Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary, the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.12. are satisfied;
(c) Investments permitted under Section 9.3.;
(d) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
(e) intercompany Indebtedness among the Borrower and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries provided that such Indebtedness is permitted by the terms of Section 9.2.;
(f) loans and advances to officers and employees for moving, entertainment, travel and other similar expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and
(g) any other Investment so long as immediately prior to making such Investment, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of Section 7.4.
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Section 9.5. Liens; Negative Pledges; Other Matters.
(a) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, create, assume, or incur any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its properties, assets, income or profits of any character whether now owned or hereafter acquired if immediately prior to the creation, assumption or incurring of such Lien, or immediately thereafter, a Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 9.1.;
(b) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, enter into, assume or otherwise be bound by any Negative Pledge except for a Negative Pledge contained in any agreement (i) evidencing Indebtedness which the Borrower or such Subsidiary may create, incur, assume, or permit or suffer to exist under Section 9.2.; (ii) which Indebtedness is secured by a Lien permitted to exist and (iii) which prohibits the creation of any other Lien on only the property securing such Indebtedness as of the date such agreement was entered into;
(c) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party 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 (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to: (i) 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; (ii) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (iii) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; or (iv) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Section 9.6. Restricted Payments.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, declare or make any Restricted Payment; provided, however, that:
(a) the Borrower may (i) declare and make cash distributions to its common shareholders during any fiscal year in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) the sum of (A) 90.0% of Funds From Operations of the Borrower for such period plus (B) 25.0% of the cash Net Proceeds of Equity Issuances effected by the Borrower or any Subsidiary during such period (other than Equity Issuances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary), or (y) the minimum amount necessary for the Borrower to remain in compliance with Section 7.13. and (ii) declare and make Preferred Dividends;
(b) the Borrower may declare and make cash distributions to its shareholders of capital gains resulting from gains from certain asset sales to the extent necessary to avoid payment of taxes on such asset sales imposed under Sections 857(b)(3) and 4981 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(c) the Borrower may make cash payments to repurchase outstanding shares of (i) any of its Preferred Stock, and (ii) up to $200,000,000 of common stock or other similar common Equity Interests; and
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(d) Subsidiaries may declare and pay Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the following sentence, if a Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower may only declare or make cash distributions to its shareholders during any fiscal year in an aggregate amount not to exceed the minimum amount necessary for the Borrower to remain in compliance with Section 7.13. If a Default or Event of Default specified in Section 10.1.(a), Section 10.1.(f) or Section 10.1.(g) shall exist, or if as a result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 10.2.(a), the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, make any Restricted Payments to any Person whatsoever other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.
Section 9.7. Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements.
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:
(a) any of the actions described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii) may be taken with respect to any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party (other than the Borrower) so long as immediately prior to the taking of such action, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence;
(b) the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the other Loan Parties may lease and sublease their respective assets, as lessor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of their business;
(c) a Person may merge with and into the Borrower so long as (i) the Borrower is the survivor of such merger, (ii) immediately prior to such merger, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence; and (iii) the Borrower shall have given the Agent and the Lenders at least 10 Business Days’ prior written notice of such merger (except that such prior notice shall not be required in the case of the merger of a Subsidiary with and into the Borrower); and
(d) the Borrower and each Subsidiary may sell, transfer or dispose of assets among themselves.
Section 9.8. Fiscal Year.
The Borrower shall not change its fiscal year from that in effect as of the Agreement Date.
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Section 9.9. Modifications to Advisory Agreement and Other Material Contracts.
The Borrower shall not default in any material respect in the performance of any of its obligations under the Advisory Agreement or permit the Advisory Agreement to be canceled or terminated prior to its stated maturity. The Borrower shall not enter into any material amendment, modification or waiver of or with respect to any of the terms of the Advisory Agreement, except for extensions thereof. With respect to Material Contracts other than the Advisory Agreement, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, enter into any amendment or modification to any such Material Contract which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any Operating Agreement or Ancillary Agreement relating to any Unencumbered Hotel or Other Acceptable Property, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to, enter into any amendment or modification to any such agreement if (a) such amendment or modification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) after giving pro forma effect to such amendment or modification, a Default or Event of Default could reasonably be expected to occur, including without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 9.1. In connection with any amendment or modification to any Operating Agreement or Ancillary Agreement relating to any Unencumbered Hotel or Other Acceptable Property, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent, within 10 Business Days’ of the Agent’s request, a Compliance Certificate calculated on a pro forma basis giving effect to such amendment or modification.
Section 9.10. Transactions with Affiliates.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any other Loan Party 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 transactions in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
Section 9.11. ERISA Exemptions.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, permit any of its respective assets to become or be deemed to be “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the respective regulations promulgated thereunder.
ARTICLE X. DEFAULT
Section 10.1. Events of Default.
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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(a) Default in Payment of Principal. The Borrower shall fail to pay when due (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration or otherwise) the principal of any of the Loans, or any Reimbursement Obligation.
(b) Default in Payment of Interest and Other Obligations. The Borrower shall fail to pay when due any interest on any of the Loans or any of the other payment Obligations owing by the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any other Loan Party shall fail to pay when due any payment Obligation owing by such other Loan Party under any Loan Document to which it is a party, and such failure shall continue for a period of 5 Business Days.
(c) Default in Performance. (i) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 8.4.(h) or in Article IX. or (ii) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party and not otherwise mentioned in this Section and such failure shall continue for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or such Loan Party obtains knowledge of such failure or (y) the date upon which the Borrower has received written notice of such failure from the Agent.
(d) Misrepresentations. Any written statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, or in any other writing or statement at any time furnished or made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to the Agent or any Lender, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading, in light of the circumstances in which made or deemed made, in any material respect when furnished or made or deemed made.
(e) | Indebtedness Cross-Default. |
(i) The Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party shall fail to pay when due and payable the principal of, or interest on, any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than or equal to (A) $25,000,000 in the case of Indebtedness that is not Nonrecourse Indebtedness or (B) $75,000,000 in the case of Indebtedness that is Nonrecourse Indebtedness (all such Indebtedness being “Material Indebtedness”); or
(ii) (x) the maturity of any Material Indebtedness shall have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions of any indenture, contract or instrument evidencing, providing for the creation of or otherwise concerning such Material Indebtedness or (y) any Material Indebtedness shall have been required to be prepaid or repurchased prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(iii) any other event shall have occurred and be continuing which, with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would permit any holder or holders of Material Indebtedness, any trustee or agent acting on behalf of such holder or holders or any other Person, to accelerate the maturity of any such Material Indebtedness
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or require any such Material Indebtedness to be prepaid or repurchased prior to its stated maturity.
(f) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. The Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than (x) a Guarantor or Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary that, together with all other Guarantors and Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiaries then subject to a bankruptcy proceeding or other proceeding or condition described in this subsection or the immediately following subsection, does not account for more than $25,000,000 of Total Asset Value, (y) a Subsidiary that, together with all other Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiares, all Indebtedness of which is Nonrecourse Indebtedness) then subject to a bankruptcy proceeding or other proceeding or condition described in this subsection or the immediately following subsection, does not account for more than $50,000,000 of Total Asset Value, or (z) an Excluded Subsidiary, all Indebtedness of which is Nonrecourse Indebtedness) shall: (i) commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect); (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or adjustment of debts; (iii) consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws or other Applicable Laws or consent to any proceeding or action described in the immediately following subsection; (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any Applicable Law; or (viii) take any corporate or partnership action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.
(g) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary (other than (x) a Guarantor or Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary that, together with all other Guarantors and Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiaries then subject to a bankruptcy proceeding or other proceeding or condition described in this subsection or the immediately preceding subsection, does not account for more than $25,000,000 of Total Asset Value, (y) a Subsidiary that, together with all other Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries, all Indebtedness of which is Nonrecourse Indebtedness) then subject to a bankruptcy proceeding or other proceeding or condition described in this subsection or the immediately preceding subsection, does not account for more than $50,000,000 of Total Asset Value, or (z) an Excluded Subsidiary, all Indebtedness of which is Nonrecourse Indebtedness) in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of such Person, or of all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of such Person, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days, or an order granting the remedy or other relief requested in such case or proceeding against the
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Borrower, such Subsidiary or such other Loan Party (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such Bankruptcy Code or such other federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.
(h) Litigation; Enforceability. The Borrower or any other Loan Party shall disavow, revoke or terminate (or attempt to terminate) any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Note or any other Loan Document or this Agreement, any Note, the Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof).
(i) Judgment. A judgment or order for the payment of money or for an injunction shall be entered against the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, by any court or other tribunal and (i) such judgment or order shall continue for a period of 30 days without being paid, stayed or dismissed through appropriate appellate proceedings and (ii) either (A) the amount of such judgment or order (x) for which insurance has not been acknowledged in writing by the applicable insurance carrier (or the amount as to which the insurer has denied liability) or (y) is not otherwise subject to indemnification or reimbursement on reasonable terms and conditions by Persons reasonably likely to honor such indemnification or reimbursement obligations exceeds, individually or together with all other such outstanding judgments or orders entered against (1) the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary, $25,000,000, or (2) any other Subsidiaries, $50,000,000, or (B) in the case of an injunction or other non-monetary judgment, such judgment could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Attachment. A warrant, writ of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any property of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party which exceeds, individually or together with all other such warrants, writs, executions and processes, (1) for the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary, $25,000,000, or (2) for any other Subsidiaries, $50,000,000, and such warrant, writ, execution or process shall not be discharged, vacated, stayed or bonded for a period of 30 days; provided, however, that if a bond has been issued in favor of the claimant or other Person obtaining such warrant, writ, execution or process, the issuer of such bond shall execute a waiver or subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which the issuer of such bond subordinates its right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation to the Obligations and waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the assets of any Loan Party.
(k) ERISA. Any member of the ERISA Group shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 which it shall have become liable to pay under Title IV of ERISA; or notice of intent to terminate a Material Plan shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any member of the ERISA Group, any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate, to impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer, any Material Plan; or a condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a decree adjudicating that any Material Plan must be terminated; or there shall occur a complete or partial withdrawal from, or a default, within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect to, one or more Multiemployer
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Plans which could cause one or more members of the ERISA Group to incur a current payment obligation in excess of $10,000,000.
(l) Loan Documents. An Event of Default (as defined therein) shall occur under any of the other Loan Documents.
(i) Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 15% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Borrower; or
(ii) during any period of 12 consecutive months ending after the Agreement Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12-month period constituted the Board of Trustees of the Borrower (together with any new trustees whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote of a majority of the trustees then still in office who were either trustees at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Borrower then in office; or
(iii) RMR shall cease for any reason to act as the sole investment advisor to the Borrower.
Section 10.2. Remedies Upon Event of Default.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the following provisions shall apply: |
(a) | Acceleration; Termination of Facilities. |
(i) Automatic. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 10.1.(f) or 10.1.(g), (A)(i) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (ii) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default for deposit into the Collateral Account and (iii) all of the other Obligations of the Borrower, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable by the Borrower without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower and (B) all of the Commitments, the obligation of the Lenders to make Revolving Loans, the Swingline Commitment, the obligation of the
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Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans, and the obligation of the Agent to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, shall all immediately and automatically terminate.
(ii) Optional. If any other Event of Default shall exist, the Agent shall, at the direction of the Requisite Lenders: (A) declare (1) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, (2) an amount equal to the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the date of the occurrence of such other Event of Default for deposit into the Collateral Account and (3) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower and (B) terminate the Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation of the Agent to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.
(b) Loan Documents. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Agent to, and the Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents.
(c) Applicable Law. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Agent to, and the Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law.
(d) Appointment of Receiver. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the assets and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, without notice of any kind whatsoever and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to take possession of all or any portion of the business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and to exercise such power as the court shall confer upon such receiver.
Section 10.3. Remedies Upon Default.
Upon the occurrence of a Default specified in Sections 10.1.(f) or 10.1.(g), the Commitments shall immediately and automatically terminate.
Section 10.4. Allocation of Proceeds.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and the maturity of any of the Obligations has been accelerated, all payments received by the Agent under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any principal of or interest on the Obligations or any other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, shall be applied in the following order and priority:
(a) amounts due to the Agent and the Lenders in respect of fees and expenses due under Section 12.2.;
(b) payments of interest on Swingline Loans;
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(c) payments of interest on all other Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;
(d) | payments of principal of Swingline Loans; |
(e) payments of principal of all other Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders;
(f) amounts to be deposited into the Collateral Account in respect of Letters of Credit;
(g) amounts due the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Sections 11.7. and 12.9.;
(h) payments of all other amounts due and owing by the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents, if any, to be applied for the ratable benefit of the Lenders; and
(i) any amount remaining after application as provided above, shall be paid to the Borrower or whomever else may be legally entitled thereto.
Section 10.5. Collateral Account.
(a) As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities and the other Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Collateral Account (including the investments and reinvestments therein provided for below). The balances from time to time in the Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities until applied by the Agent as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section and in Section 2.12.
(b) Amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested by the Agent in such Cash Equivalents as the Agent shall determine in its sole discretion. All such investments and reinvestments shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders. The Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Agent accords other funds deposited with the Agent, it being understood that the Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Collateral Account.
(c) If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Agent to use the monies deposited in the Collateral Account and proceeds thereof to make payment to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing or the payee with respect to such presentment.
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(d) If an Event of Default exists, the Requisite Lenders may, in their discretion, at any time and from time to time, instruct the Agent to liquidate any such investments and reinvestments and apply proceeds thereof to the Obligations in accordance with Section 10.4.
(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, and to the extent amounts on deposit in or credited to the Collateral Account exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and owing, the Agent shall, from time to time, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower within five Business Days after the Agent’s receipt of such request from the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such amount of the credit balances in the Collateral Account as exceeds the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities at such time.
(f) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent from time to time such fees as the Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Agent’s administration of the Collateral Account and investments and reinvestments of funds therein.
Section 10.6. Performance by Agent.
If the Borrower shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Agent may perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of the Borrower after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein. In such event, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 10.7. Rights Cumulative.
The rights and remedies of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law. In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Agent and the Lenders may be selective and no failure or delay by the Agent or any of the Lenders in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right.
ARTICLE XI. THE AGENT
Section 11.1. Authorization and Action.
Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the 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 Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the
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foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the 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 Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender nor to impose on the Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. At the request of a Lender, the Agent will forward to such Lender copies or, where appropriate, originals of the documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The Agent will also furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy of any certificate or notice furnished to the Agent by the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the 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 Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the 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 Agent shall not 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 so directed the Agent to exercise such right or remedy.
Section 11.2. Agent’s Reliance, Etc.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent: (a) may treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until the Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to the Agent; (b) 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; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender or any other Person and shall not be responsible to any Lender or any other Person for any statements, warranties or representations made by any Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (d) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any
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Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons (except for the delivery to it of any certificate or document specifically required to be delivered to it pursuant to Section 5.1.) or inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Agent on behalf of the Lenders in any such collateral; and (f) shall incur no 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 or telecopy) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties.
Section 11.3. Notice of Defaults.
The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the 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 Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Agent such a “notice of default.” Further, if the Agent receives such a “notice of default”, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.
Section 11.4. Wachovia as Lender.
Wachovia, as a Lender, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Wachovia in each case in its individual capacity. Wachovia and its affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the other Lenders. Further, the Agent and any affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement and otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Wachovia 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 Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them.
Section 11.5. Approvals of Lenders.
All communications from the Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe
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the matter or issue to be resolved, (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials and a summary of all oral information provided to the Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved, and (d) shall include the Agent’s recommended course of action or determination in respect thereof. Each Lender shall reply promptly, but in any event within 10 Business Days (or such lesser or greater period as may be specifically required under the Loan Documents) of receipt of such communication. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and except with respect to items requiring the unanimous consent or approval of the Lenders under Section 12.6., unless a Lender shall give written notice to the Agent that it specifically objects to the recommendation or determination of the Agent (together with a written explanation of the reasons behind such objection) within the applicable time period for reply, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of or consented to such recommendation or determination.
Section 11.6. Lender Credit Decision, Etc.
Each Lender expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, attorneys-in-fact or other affiliates has made any representations or warranties as to the financial condition, operations, creditworthiness, solvency or other information concerning the business or affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any Subsidiary or any other Person to such Lender and that no act by the Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Agent to any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on the financial statements of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries or any other Affiliate thereof, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Borrower, the Loan Parties, the Subsidiaries and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or other affiliates. Each Lender acknowledges that the Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Agent and is not acting as counsel to such Lender.
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Section 11.7. Indemnification of Agent.
Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Commitment Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Agent (in its capacity as 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 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 Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment or if the Agent fails to follow the written direction of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if expressly required hereunder) unless such failure results from the Agent reasonably following the advice of counsel to the Agent of which advice the Lenders have received notice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing but subject to the preceding proviso, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees of the counsel(s) of the Agent’s own choosing) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, or enforcement 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 Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the 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 Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Agent that the Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If the Borrower shall reimburse the Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.
Section 11.8. Successor Agent.
The Agent may resign at any time as Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. The Agent may be removed as Agent under the Loan Documents for good cause by all of the Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as Agent) upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Agent. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Requisite Lenders (other than the Lender then acting as Agent, in the case of the removal of the Agent under the immediately preceding sentence) shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent which appointment shall, provided no Default or Event of Default shall exist, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except
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that the Borrower shall, in all events, be deemed to have approved each Lender and its affiliates as a successor Agent). If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the resigning Agent’s giving of notice of resignation or the Lenders’ removal of the resigning Agent, then the resigning or removed Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be a commercial bank having total combined assets of at least $50,000,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. Such successor Agent shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or shall make other arrangements satisfactory to the current Agent, in either case, to assume effectively the obligations of the current Agent with respect to such Letters of Credit. After any Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as 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 Agent under the Loan Documents.
Section 11.9. Titled Agents.
Each of the Titled Agents 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 of “Joint Lead Arranger”, “Sole Book Runner”, “Syndication Agent” and “Documentation Agent” are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Agent, the Borrower or any Lender 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.
ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1. Notices.
Unless otherwise provided herein, communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, telecopied or delivered as follows:
Hospitality Properties Trust
400 Centre Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Attention: Mark Kleifges
Telecopy Number: | (617) 969-5730 |
Telephone Number: | (617) 796-8327 |
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Wachovia Bank, National Association
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: David M. Blackman
Telecopy Number: | (704) 383-6205 |
Telephone Number: | (704) 374-6272 |
If to a Lender:
To such Lender’s address or telecopy number, as applicable, set forth on its signature page hereto or in the applicable Assignment and Acceptance Agreement.
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. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, when received; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications to the Agent or any Lender under Article II. shall be effective only when actually received. Neither the Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to the Borrower (nor shall the Agent incur any liability to the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder.
Section 12.2. Expenses.
The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the 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 travel expenses relating to closing), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent and costs and expenses in connection with the use of IntraLinks, Inc. or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents, (b) to pay or reimburse the Agent 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 Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, (c) to pay, and indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Lenders from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any failure to pay or delay in paying, documentary, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Loan Documents, or consummation of any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, any Loan Document, (d) to the extent not already covered by
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any of the preceding subsections, to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for all their costs and expenses incurred in connection with any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 10.1.(f) or 10.1.(g), including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agent and any Lender, 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, and (e) to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Lenders for any civil penalty or fine assessed by the OFAC against, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, the Agent or any Lender as a result conduct of the Borrower or any other Loan Party that violates a sanction enforced by the OFAC. If the Borrower shall fail to pay any amounts required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section, the Agent and/or the Lenders may pay such amounts on behalf of the Borrower and either deem the same to be Loans outstanding hereunder or otherwise Obligations owing hereunder.
Section 12.3. Setoff.
Subject to Section 3.3. and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Agent, each Lender and each Participant is hereby authorized by the Borrower, at any time or from time to time during the continuance of an Event of Default, without prior notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender or Participant subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Agent exercised in its 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 Agent, such Lender or any affiliate of the Agent or such Lender, 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. Promptly following any such set-off the Agent shall notify the Borrower thereof and of the application of such set-off, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such set-off.
Section 12.4. Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers.
(a) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE AGENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER,
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THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(b) EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY AGREES THAT THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS, PERTAINING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING HEREFROM OR THEREFROM. THE BORROWER AND EACH OF THE LENDERS EXPRESSLY SUBMIT AND CONSENT IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CLAIMS OR DISPUTES. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.
(c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 12.5. Successors and Assigns.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of all Lenders and any such assignment or other transfer to which all of the Lenders have not so consented shall be null and void.
(b) Any Lender may make, carry or transfer Loans at, to or for the account of any of its branch offices or the office of an affiliate of such Lender except to the extent such transfer would result in increased costs to the Borrower.
(c) Any Lender may at any time grant to one or more banks or other financial institutions (each a “Participant”) participating interests in its Commitment or the Obligations owing to such Lender; provided, however, (i) any such participating interest must be for a
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constant and not a varying percentage interest and (ii) after giving effect to any such participation by a Lender, the amount of its Commitment, or if the Commitments have been terminated, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Notes held by it, in which it has not granted any participating interests must be equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.3., no Participant shall have any rights or benefits under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.12. than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.12. unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower and the Agent, to comply with Section 3.12.(c) as though it were a Lender. In the event of any such grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided, however, such Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase, or extend the term or extend the time or waive any requirement for the reduction or termination of, such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (iii) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, (iv) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or (v) release any Guarantor (except as otherwise permitted under Section 7.12.(c)) or modify the definition of the term “Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary”. An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted by subsection (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance with this subsection (c). Upon request from the Agent, the selling Lender shall notify the Agent and the Borrower of the sale of any participation hereunder and, if requested by the Agent, certify to the Agent that such participation is permitted hereunder.
(d) Any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (each an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its Commitment and its other rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Notes; provided, however (i) any partial assignment shall be in an amount at least equal to $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and after giving effect to such assignment the assigning Lender retains a Commitment, or if the Commitments have been terminated, holds Notes having an aggregate outstanding principal balance, of at least $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (ii) each such assignment shall be effected by means of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and payment by such Assignee to such transferor Lender of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Lender and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be deemed to be a Lender party to this Agreement as of the effective date of the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender with a Commitment as set forth in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement (in addition to
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any Commitment previously held by it as a Lender), and the transferor Lender shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (d), the transferor Lender, the Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate. In connection with any such assignment, the transferor Lender shall pay to the Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of $3,500.
(e) The Agent shall maintain at the Principal Office a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The Agent shall give each Lender and the Borrower notice of the assignment by any Lender of its rights as contemplated by this Section. The Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register and copies of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice to the Agent. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by an assigning Lender, together with each Note subject to such assignment, the Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement has been completed and if the Agent receives the processing and recording fee described in subsection (d) above, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower.
(f) In addition to the assignments and participations permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Section, any Lender may assign and pledge all or any portion of its Loans and its Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A and any Operating Circular issued by such Federal Reserve Bank, and such Loans and Notes shall be fully transferable as provided therein. No such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder.
(g) A Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates in the possession of such Lender from time to time to Assignees and Participants (including prospective Assignees and Participants) subject to compliance with Section 12.8.
(h) Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan held by it hereunder to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
(i) Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction.
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Section 12.6. Amendments.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, and any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby, no amendment, waiver or consent shall do any of the following: (i) increase the Commitments of the Lenders (except as contemplated by Section 2.14.) or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations; (ii) reduce the principal of, or interest rates that have accrued or that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or Fees or other Obligations; (iii) reduce the amount of any Fees payable hereunder; (iv) postpone any date fixed for any payment of any principal of, or interest on, any Loans or any other Obligations, or extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Termination Date; (v) change the Commitment Percentages (except as a result of any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments contemplated by Section 2.14., 3.11.(b) or 4.5.) or amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2.; (vi) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof, including without limitation, any modification of this Section if such modification would have such effect; (vii) release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (except as otherwise permitted under Section 7.12.(c)) or amend the definition of the term “Unleveraged Non-Domestic Subsidiary” (viii) amend the definition of the term “Unencumbered Asset Value” (or any of the definitions used in such definition for purposes of the use thereof in such definition, or the percentages or rates used in the calculation thereof); or (ix) amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 2.13. Further, no amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 2.2. or the obligations of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the written consent of the Swingline Lender. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.5., no course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
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Section 12.7. Nonliability of Agent and Lenders.
The relationship between the Borrower and the Lenders and the Agent shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither the Agent nor 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 Agent or any Lender to any Lender, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party. Neither the Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or operations.
Section 12.8. Confidentiality.
Except as otherwise provided by Applicable Law, the Agent and each Lender shall utilize all non-public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement which has been identified as confidential or proprietary by the Borrower in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to any of their respective affiliates (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (b) as reasonably requested by any potential or actual Assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with the contemplated transfer of any Commitment or participations therein as permitted hereunder (provided they shall agree to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms of this Section); (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 Agent’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information); (e) after the happening and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to any other Person, in connection with the exercise by the Agent or the Lenders of rights hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents; and (f) to the extent such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section actually known to such Lender to be such a breach or (y) becomes available to the Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Agent or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Agent or such Lender.
Section 12.9. Indemnification.
(a) The Borrower shall and hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Agent, any affiliate of the Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents, employees and counsel (each referred to herein as an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement, court costs and the fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding or any advice rendered in connection therewith, but excluding
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losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses indemnification in respect of which is specifically covered by Section 3.12. or 4.1. or expressly excluded from the coverage of such Sections) incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with, arising out of, or by reason of, any suit, cause of action, claim, arbitration, investigation or settlement, consent decree or other proceeding (the foregoing referred to herein as an “Indemnity Proceeding”) which is in any way related directly or indirectly to: (i) this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii) the making of any Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder; (iii) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit; (iv) the Agent’s or such Lender’s entering into this Agreement; (v) the fact that the Agent and the Lenders have established the credit facility evidenced hereby in favor of the Borrower; (vi) the fact that the Agent and the Lenders are creditors of the Borrower and have or are alleged to have information regarding the financial condition, strategic plans or business operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries; (vii) the fact that the Agent and the Lenders are material creditors of the Borrower and are alleged to influence directly or indirectly the business decisions or affairs of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or their financial condition; (viii) the exercise of any right or remedy the Agent or the Lenders may have under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party for any acts or omissions of such Indemnified Party in connection with matters described in this clause (viii) to the extent they constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party; or (ix) any violation or non-compliance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Applicable Law (including any Environmental Law) including, but not limited to, any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by (A) the Internal Revenue Service or state taxing authority or (B) any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Environmental Law, including any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by a Governmental Authority or other Person seeking remedial or other action to cause the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (or its respective properties) (or the Agent and/or the Lenders as successors to the Borrower) to be in compliance with such Environmental Laws.
(b) The Borrower’s indemnification obligations under this Section shall apply to all Indemnity Proceedings arising out of, or related to, the foregoing whether or not an Indemnified Party is a named party in such Indemnity Proceeding. In this connection, this indemnification shall cover all costs and expenses of any Indemnified Party in connection with any deposition of any Indemnified Party or compliance with any subpoena (including any subpoena requesting the production of documents). This indemnification shall, among other things, apply to any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by other creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any shareholder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether such shareholder(s) are prosecuting such Indemnity Proceeding in their individual capacity or derivatively on behalf of the Borrower), any account debtor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or by any Governmental Authority.
(c) This indemnification shall apply to any Indemnity Proceeding arising during the pendency of any bankruptcy proceeding filed by or against the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary.
(d) All out-of-pocket fees and expenses of, and all amounts paid to third-persons by, an Indemnified Party shall be advanced by the Borrower at the request of such Indemnified Party notwithstanding any claim or assertion by the Borrower that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party
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that such Indemnified Party will reimburse the Borrower if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not so entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(e) An Indemnified Party may conduct its own investigation and defense of, and may formulate its own strategy with respect to, any Indemnity Proceeding covered by this Section and, as provided above, all costs and expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed by the Borrower. No action taken by legal counsel chosen by an Indemnified Party in investigating or defending against any such Indemnity Proceeding shall vitiate or in any way impair the obligations and duties of the Borrower hereunder to indemnify and hold harmless each such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that (i) if the Borrower is required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant hereto and (ii) the Borrower has provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party that the Borrower has the financial wherewithal to reimburse such Indemnified Party for any amount paid by such Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnity Proceeding, such Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(f) If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.
(g) The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment in full in cash of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any other of their obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.
Section 12.10. Termination; Survival.
At such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) all Letters of Credit have terminated, (c) none of the Lenders nor the Swingline Lender is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and (d) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full, this Agreement shall terminate. The indemnities to which the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.12., 4.1., 4.4., 11.7., 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 Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement.
Section 12.11. Severability of Provisions.
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unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 12.12. 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 12.13. Counterparts.
This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 12.14. Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties.
The obligations of the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Borrower may have that the Borrower does not control such Loan Parties.
Section 12.15. Limitation of Liability.
Neither the Agent nor any Lender, nor any affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the Agent or any Lender 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, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. The Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Agent or any Lender or any of the Agent’s or any Lender’s affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or financed hereby.
Section 12.16. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, the Notes, and the other Loan Documents referred to herein embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. There are no oral agreements among the parties hereto.
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Section 12.17. Construction.
The Agent, the Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Agent, the Borrower and each Lender.
Section 12.18. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEES, ETC.
THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS: |
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ESTABLISHING THE BORROWER, DATED AUGUST 21, 1995, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO (THE “DECLARATION”), IS DULY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, PROVIDES THAT THE NAME “HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST” REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE BORROWER SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, FOR ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST, THE BORROWER. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH THE BORROWER, IN ANY WAY, SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF THE BORROWER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT LIMIT ANY OBLIGATIONS OF ANY LOAN PARTY OTHER THAN THE BORROWER.
Section 12.19. Patriot Act.
The Lenders and the Agent each hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with such Act.
Section 12.20. NO NOVATION.
THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT SOLELY TO AMEND AND RESTATE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES DO NOT INTEND THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY TO BE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE, A NOVATION OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS OWING BY BORROWER UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (AS DEFINED IN THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be executed by their authorized officers all as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: /s/ Mark L. Kleifges
Name: Mark L. Kleifges |
Title: Treasurer | |
Attest: /s/ John G. Murray
Name: John G. Murray |
Title: President | |
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WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent, as a Lender and as Swingline Lender
By: /s/ David M. Blackman
Name: David M. Blackman |
Title: Managing Director | |
Commitment Amount:
$40,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Wachovia Bank, National Association
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attn: David M. Blackman
Telephone: | (704) 383-6205 |
Telecopy: | (704) 374-6272 |
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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
By:/s/Bruce Ferguson | |
| Name: Bruce Ferguson | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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Commitment Amount:
$40,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
101 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10178
Attn: Bruce Ferguson
Telephone: | (212) 401-3733 |
Telecopy: | (212) 401-3456 |
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By:/s/Dustin Craven | |
| Name: Dustin Craven | |
| Title: | Attorney-in-Fact |
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Commitment Amount:
$33,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Royal Bank of Canada
New York Branch
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006-1404
Address for Notices:
Royal Bank of Canada
New York Branch
One Liberty Plaza, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10006-1404
Attn: Manager, Loans Administration
Telephone: | (212) 428-6369 |
Telecopy: | (212) 428-2372 |
with a copy to:
Royal Bank of Canada
One Liberty Plaza, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10006-1404
Attn: G. MacArthur
Telephone: | (212) 428-2324 |
Telecopy: | (212) 428-6459 |
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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
By:/s/Joseph A. Asciolla | |
| Name: Joseph A. Asciolla |
| Title: Managing Director | |
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By:/s/David Bowers | |
| Name: David Bowers |
| Title: Director | |
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Commitment Amount:
$33,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Calyon New York Branch
1301 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10019-6022
Attn: Lodging Group – David Bowers
Telephone: | (212) 261-7831 |
Telecopy: | (212) 261-7532 |
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION NEW YORK BRANCH
By:/s/William M. Ginn | |
| Name: William M. Ginn |
| Title: General Manager | |
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Commitment Amount:
$33,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
New York Branch
277 Park Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10172
Attn: Charles Sullivan
Telephone: | (212) 224-4178 |
Telecopy: | (212) 224-4887 |
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ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.
By:/s/Denise Magyer | |
| Name: Denise Magyer |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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By:/s/Joseph S. Augustini | |
| Name: Joseph S. Augustini |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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Commitment Amount:
$33,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
405 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Tony O’Reilly/Shane O’Driscoll
Telephone: | (212) 515-6847/(212) 515-6732 |
Telecopy: | (212) 339-8325 | |
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SOCIETE GENERALE
By:/s/Jerry Parisi | |
| Name: Jerry Parisi | |
| Title: | Managing Director |
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Commitment Amount:
$30,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Societe Generale
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10020
Attn: Jerry Parisi
Telephone: | (212) 278-5448 |
Telecopy: | (212) 278-7614 |
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EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
By:/s/Patricia Goldstein | |
| Name: Patricia Goldstein | |
| Title: Senior Executive VP, Chief Credit Officer |
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Commitment Amount:
$30,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Emigrant Savings Bank
335 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attn: Patricia Goldstein
Telephone: | (212) 350-2330 |
Telecopy: | (212) 350-2371 |
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PNC BANK, N.A.
By:/s/David C. Curran | |
| Name: David C. Curran |
| Title: Vice President | |
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Commitment Amount:
$30,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
PNC Bank, N.A.
1600 Market Street, 30th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Attn: David Curran
Telephone: | (215) 585-7707 |
Telecopy: | (215) 585-5806 |
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BANK OF MONTREAL
By:/s/Thomas A. Batterham | |
| Name: Thomas A. Batterham |
| Title: Managing Director | |
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Commitment Amount:
$27,500,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Bank of Montreal
111 West Monroe, 10W
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attn: Eduardo Mendoza
Telephone: | (312) 461-7521 |
Telecopy: | (312) 293-5852 |
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.
By:/s/Yulchi Hirashima | |
| Name: Yulchi Hirashima | |
| Title: Deputy General Manager |
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Commitment Amount:
$27,500,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020-1104
Attn: Roy Brubaker, VP
Telephone: | (212) 282-3487 |
Telecopy: | (212) 282-4488 |
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UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED,
NEW YORK AGENCY
By:/s/Kwong Yew Wong | |
| Name: Kwong Yew Wong | |
| Title: FVP and General Manager |
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By:/s/Philip Cheong | |
| Name: Philip Cheong | |
| Title: Vice President and Deputy |
| General Manager | |
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Commitment Amount:
$27,500,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
United Overseas Bank Limited,
New York Agency
592 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Kwong Yew Wong
Telephone: | (212) 382-0088, Ext. 12 |
Telecopy: | (212) 382-1881 | |
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSCOCIATION
By:/s/Walter Whitt | |
| Name: Walter Whitt | |
| Title: Vice President |
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Commitment Amount:
$27,500,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
U.S. Bank National Asscociation
1650 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attn: Walter Whitt, V.P.
Telephone: | (703) 442-5491 |
Telecopy: | (703) 442-5496 |
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BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH
By:/s/Xiaojing Li | |
| Name: Xiaojing Li | |
| Title: First Deputy General Manager |
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Commitment Amount:
$25,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Bank of China, New York Branch
410 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attn: David Hoang
Telephone: | (212) 935-3101, Ext. 229 |
Telecopy: | (212) 308-4993 | |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:/s/Frederick G. Bright | |
| Name: Frederick G. Bright |
| Title: Vice President | |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$25,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
101 Federal Street, 28th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attn: Frederick G. Bright
Telephone: | (617) 574-6310 |
Telecopy: | (617) 261-1604 |
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AMSOUTH BANK
By:/s/Lee Surtees | |
| Name: Lee Surtees | |
| Title: Assistant Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$25,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
AmSouth Bank
1900 5th Avenue North BAC-15
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Attn: Lee Surtees
Telephone: | (205) 801-0621 |
Telecopy: | (205) 326-4075 |
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:/s/Rick Laudisi | |
| Name: Rick Laudisi | |
| Title: Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$20,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
The Bank of New York
One Wall Street, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10286
Attn: Jamia Jasper
Telephone: | (212) 635-8245 |
Telecopy: | (212) 809-9526 |
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LAND BANK OF TAIWAN, LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:/s/Henry C.R. Leu | |
| Name: Henry C.R. Leu | |
| Title: VP & General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$20,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Land Bank Of Taiwan, Los Angeles Branch
811 Wilshire Boulevard, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attn: Joseph Chiuwei
Telephone: | (213) 532-3789, Ext. 129 |
Telecopy: | (213) 532-3766 | |
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SUNTRUST BANK
By:/s/Blake K. Thompson | |
| Name: Blake K. Thompson |
| Title: Vice President | |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$20,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
SunTrust Bank
8330 Boone Boulevard, 8th Floor
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Attn: Blake K. Thompson
Telephone: | (703) 442-1561 |
Telecopy: | (703) 442-1570 |
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BANK OF TAIWAN, LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:/s/Bruce Yang | |
| Name: Bruce Yang | |
| Title: Vice President/General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$15,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Bank of Taiwan, Los Angeles Branch
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 4525
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attn: Melina Chang
Telephone: | (213) 629-6600, Ext. 155 |
Telecopy: | (213) 629-6610 | |
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CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
By:/s/Jim C.Y. Chen | |
| Name: Jim C.Y. Chen | |
| Title: VP and General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$15,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd.
685 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: Melody Tsou
Telephone: | (212) 651-9770, Ext. 28 |
Telecopy: | (212) 651-9785 | |
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E. SUN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:/s/Benjamin Lin | |
| Name: Benjamin Lin | |
| Title: Executive Vice President & |
| General Manager | |
| | | | | |
Commitment Amount:
$15,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
E. Sun Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch
17700 Castleton Street, Suite 500
City of Industry, California 91748
Attn: Edward Chen
Telephone: | (626) 810-2400, Ext. 224 |
Telecopy: | (626) 839-4201 | |
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THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK AGENCY
By:/s/Tsang-Pei Hsu | |
| Name: Tsang-Pei Hsu | |
| Title: Vice President and Deputy |
| General Manager | |
| | | | | |
Commitment Amount:
$13,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
The International Commercial Bank Of China,
New York Agency
65 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10005
Attn: Louis Chang
Telephone: | (212) 815-9168 |
Telecopy: | (212) 766-5006 |
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CHIAO TUNG BANK CO., LTD.
NEW YORK AGENCY
By:/s/Kuang-Hua Wei | |
| Name: Kuang-Hua Wei | |
| Title: Senior Vice President & |
| General Manager | |
| | | | |
Commitment Amount:
$12,500,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Chiao Tung Bank Co., Ltd.
New York Agency
One World Financial Center, 30th Floor
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attn: Ifen Lee
Telephone: | (212) 285-2666, Ext. 238 |
Telecopy: | (212) 285-2922 | |
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CHINATRUST COMMERICAL BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH
By:/s/Eric Kan | |
| Name: Eric Kan | |
| Title: General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$12,500,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Chinatrust Commercial Bank, New York Branch
366 Madison Avenue, 3/F
New York, New York 10017
Attn: Laurence Chui
Telephone: | (212) 457-8911 |
Telecopy: | (212) 949-4774 |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:/s/Roger C. Davis | |
| Name: Roger C. Davis | |
| Title: Senior Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Bank of America, N.A.
901 Main Street, 64th Floor
Mail Code: TX1-492-64-01
Dallas, Texas 75202
Attn: Roger Davis
Telephone: | (214) 209-9505 |
Telecopy: | (214) 209-0085 |
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MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA
By:/s/Louis Alder | |
| Name: Louis Alder |
| Title: Director | |
| | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Merrill Lynch Bank USA
15 West South Temple, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Attn: Dave Millett
Telephone: | (801) 526-8312 |
Telecopy: | (801) 933-8641 |
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK
By:/s/Daniel Twenge | |
| Name: Daniel Twenge |
| Title: Vice President | |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Morgan Stanley Bank
1633 Broadway, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Erma Dell’Aquila/Edward Henley
Telephone: | (212) 537-1532/2484 |
Telecopy: | (212) 537-1867/1866 |
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BANK HAPOALIM B.M.
By:/s/Marc Bosc | |
| Name: Marc Bosc | |
| Title: Vice President |
| | | |
By:/s/Lenroy Hackett | |
| Name: Lenroy Hackett | |
| Title: First Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
New York Branch
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Attn: Marc Bosc
Telephone: | (212) 782-2181 |
Telecopy: | (212) 782-2382 |
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BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS,
NEW YORK BRANCH
By:/s/Tu Hong | |
| Name: Tu Hong | |
| Title: General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Bank Of Communications, New York Branch
One Exchange Plaza
55 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, New York 10006-3008
Attn: Richard Thornhill
Telephone: | (212) 376-8030. Ext. 120 |
Telecopy: | (212) 376-8089 | |
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CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS
By:/s/Daniel R. Ouellette | |
| Name: Daniel R. Ouellette | |
| Title: Senior Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts
28 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Attn: Daniel Ouellette
Telephone: | (617) 725-5602 |
Telecopy: | (617) 725-5695 |
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COMERICA BANK
By:/s/Jessica L. Kempf | |
| Name: Jessica L. Kempf | |
| Title: Assistant Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Comerica Bank
500 Woodward Avenue, 7th Floor
Detroit, Michigan 48226-3256
Attn: Jessica Kempf
Telephone: | (313) 222-6140 |
Telecopy: | (313) 222-9295 |
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THE FARMERS BANK OF CHINA, LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:/s/Henry Ho | |
| Name: Henry Ho | |
| Title: Vice President & General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
The Farmers Bank Of China, Los Angeles Branch
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3500
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attn: Irene Chen
Telephone: | (213) 489-5433 |
Telecopy: | (213) 489-5195 |
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FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK
By:/s/Charles L. Jenkins | |
| Name: Charles L. Jenkins | |
| Title: Senior Vice President |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
First Hawaiian Bank
999 Bishop Street, 11th Floor
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Attn: Charles L. Jenkins
Telephone: | (808) 525-6289 |
Telecopy: | (808) 525-6372 |
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TAIPEI FUBON COMMERCIAL BANK CO. LTD., LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:/s/Herbert Y.H. Lai | |
| Name: Herbert Y.H. Lai | |
| Title: Senior Vice President & |
| General Manager | |
| | | | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.,
Los Angeles Branch
700 South Flower Street, Suite 3300
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attn: Pinkie Chen, AVP & Loan Officer
Telephone: | (213) 225-8882 |
Telecopy: | (213) 236-9155 |
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FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NEW YORK AGENCY
By:/s/Bruce M.J. Ju | |
| Name: Bruce M.J. Ju | |
| Title: Vice President & General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$10,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
First Commercial Bank, New York Agency
750 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: Julie Yang
Telephone: | (212) 599-6868, ext. 214 |
Telecopy: | (212) 599-6133 | |
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HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
LOS ANGELES BRANCH
By:/s/Autumn Kung | |
| Name: Autumn Kung | |
| Title: Assistant General Manager |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$5,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd.
Los Angeles Branch
707 Wilshire Boulevard, #3100
Los Angeles, California 90017
Attn: Howard Hung, Senior Manager
Telephone: | (213) 362-6666, Ext. 233 |
Telecopy: | (213) 362-6617 | |
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HUA NAN COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
NEW YORK AGENCY
By:/s/Jenq-Fang Geeng | |
| Name: Jenq-Fang Geeng |
| Title: General Manager | |
| | | |
Commitment Amount:
$5,000,000
Lending Office (all Types of Loans):
Hua Nan Commercial Bank, Ltd.
New York Agency
330 Madison Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attn: Frank Tang
Telephone: | (212) 286-1999, Ext. 111 |
Telecopy: | (212) 286-1212 | |
SCHEDULE 1.1.(a)
Applicable Margin
Level | Borrower’s Credit Rating (S&P/Moody’s (other)) | Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans | Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans |
1 | BBB+/Baa1 (or equivalent) | 0.50% | 0.0% |
2 | BBB/Baa2 (or equivalent) | 0.65% | 0.0% |
3 | BBB-/Baa3 (or equivalent) | 0.80% | 0.15% |
4 | ‹BBB-/Baa3 (or equivalent) | 1.20% | 0.50 % |
SCHEDULE 1.1.(b)
Facility Fee
Level | Facility Fee |
1 | 0.15% |
2 | 0.20% |
3 | 0.20% |
4 | 0.25% |
SCHEDULE 1.1(c)
List of Loan Parties
Borrower
Hospitality Properties Trust (Maryland)
Guarantors
HH HPT Suite Properties LLC (Delaware) | |
HH HPTCW II Properties LLC (Delaware) | |
HH HPTCY Properties LLC (Delaware) | |
HH HPTMI III Properties LLC (Delaware) | |
HH HPTRI Properties LLC (Delaware) | |
HH HPTWN Properties LLC (Delaware) | |
HPT CW Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPT HSD Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPT IHG Canada Properties Trust (Delaware) | |
HPT IHG GA Properties LLC (Maryland) | |
HPT IHG PR, Inc. (Puerto Rico) | |
HPT IHG Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPT IHG-2 Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTLA Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPT Smokey Mountain LLC (Delaware) | |
HPT Suite Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTCY Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTMI Hawaii, Inc. (Delaware) | |
HPTMI II Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTMI Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTRI Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTSHC Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTSY Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
HPTWN Properties Trust (Maryland) | |
The following schedules have been omitted and will be supplementally furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request:
SCHEDULE 6.1.(b) | Ownership Structure | |
SCHEDULE 6.1.(f) | Title to Properties; Liens | |
SCHEDULE 6.1.(g) | Indebtedness and Guaranties | |
SCHEDULE 6.1.(h) | Material Contracts | |
SCHEDULE 6.1.(i) | Litigation | |
SCHEDULE 6.1.(k) | Financial Statements | |
SCHEDULE 6.1.(y) | List of Unencumbered Assets and Unencumbered Mortgage Notes |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT dated as of ___________, 200_ (the “Agreement”) by and among _________________________ (the “Assignor”), _________________________ (the “Assignee”), and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent (the “Agent”).
WHEREAS, the Assignor is a Lender under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), the Agent, and the other parties thereto;
WHEREAS, the Assignor desires to assign to the Assignee, among other things, all or a portion of the Assignor’s Commitment under the Credit Agreement, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Agent consents to such assignment 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. Assignment.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in consideration of the payment to be made by the Assignee to the Assignor pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement, effective as of ____________, 200_ (the “Assignment Date”), the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells, transfers and assigns to the Assignee, without recourse, a $__________ interest (such interest being the “Assigned Commitment”) in and to the Assignor’s Commitment and all of the other rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement, such Assignor’s Revolving Note and the other Loan Documents (representing ______% in respect of the aggregate amount of all Lenders’ Commitments), including without limitation, a principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans equal to $_________ and all voting rights of the Assignor associated with the Assigned Commitment, all rights to receive interest on such amount of Revolving Loans and all commitment and other Fees with respect to the Assigned Commitment and other rights of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Assigned Commitment, all as if the Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Credit Agreement having a Commitment equal to the amount of the Assigned Commitment. The Assignee, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, hereby assumes all obligations of the Assignor with respect to the Assigned Commitment as if the Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Credit Agreement having a Commitment equal to the Assigned Commitment, which obligations shall include, but shall not
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be limited to, the obligation of the Assignor to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower with respect to the Assigned Commitment, the obligation to pay the Agent amounts due in respect of draws under Letters of Credit as required under Section 2.3. of the Credit Agreement and the obligation to indemnify the Agent as provided therein (the foregoing enumerated obligations, together with all other similar obligations more particularly set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall be referred to hereinafter, collectively, as the “Assigned Obligations”). The Assignor shall have no further duties or obligations with respect to, and shall have no further interest in, the Assigned Obligations or the Assigned Commitment from and after the Assignment Date.
(b) The assignment by the Assignor to the Assignee hereunder is without recourse to the Assignor. The Assignee makes and confirms to the Agent, the Assignor, and the other Lenders all of the representations, warranties and covenants of a Lender under Article XI. of the Credit Agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Assignee acknowledges and agrees that, except as set forth in Section 4 below, the Assignor is making no representations or warranties with respect to, and the Assignee hereby releases and discharges the Assignor for any responsibility or liability for: (i) the present or future solvency or financial condition of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, (ii) any representations, warranties, statements or information made or furnished by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party in connection with the Credit Agreement or otherwise, (iii) the validity, efficacy, sufficiency, or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document or instrument executed in connection therewith, or the collectibility of the Assigned Obligations, (iv) the perfection, priority or validity of any Lien with respect to any collateral at any time securing the Obligations or the Assigned Obligations under the Notes or the Credit Agreement and (v) the performance or failure to perform by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any obligation under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party. Further, the Assignee acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, or on any affiliate or subsidiary thereof, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on the financial statements supplied by the Borrower and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement. The Assignee also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the 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 Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents or pursuant to any other obligation. Except as expressly provided in the Credit Agreement, the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility whatsoever, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide the Assignee with any credit or other information with respect to the Borrower or any other Loan Party or to notify the Assignee of any Default or Event of Default. The Assignee has not relied on the Agent as to any legal or factual matter in connection therewith or in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder.
Section 2. Payment by Assignee. In consideration of the assignment made pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement, the Assignee agrees to pay to the Assignor on the Assignment Date, such amount as they may agree.
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Section 3. Payments by Assignor. The Assignor agrees to pay to the Agent on the Assignment Date the administration fee, if any, payable under the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Assignor. The Assignor hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee that (a) as of the Assignment Date (i) the Assignor is a Lender under the Credit Agreement having a Commitment under the Credit Agreement (without reduction by any assignments thereof which have not yet become effective), equal to $____________ and that the Assignor is not in default of its obligations under the Credit Agreement; and (ii) the outstanding balance of Revolving Loans owing to the Assignor (without reduction by any assignments thereof which have not yet become effective) is $____________; and (b) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Commitment which is free and clear of any adverse claim created by the Assignor.
Section 5. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is (i) legally authorized to enter into this Agreement, (ii) an “accredited investor” (as such term is used in Regulation D of the Securities Act) and (iii) an Eligible Assignee; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered in connection therewith or 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) appoints and authorizes the 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 Agent by the terms thereof together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (d) agrees that, if not already a Lender and to the extent of the Assigned Commitment, it will become a party to and shall be bound by the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the other Lenders are a party on the Assignment Date and will perform in accordance therewith all of the obligations which are required to be performed by it as a Lender with respect to the Assigned Commitment.
Section 6. Recording and Acknowledgment by the Agent. Following the execution of this Agreement, the Assignor will deliver to the Agent (a) a duly executed copy of this Agreement for acknowledgment and recording by the Agent and (b) the Assignor’s Revolving Note. Upon such acknowledgment and recording, from and after the Assignment Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including payments of principal, interest, Fees and other amounts) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Agreement for periods prior to the Assignment Date directly between themselves.
Section 7. Addresses. The Assignee specifies as its address for notices and its Lending Office for all Loans, the offices set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto.
Section 8. Payment Instructions. All payments to be made to the Assignee under this Agreement by the Assignor, and all payments to be made to the Assignee under the Credit Agreement, shall be made as provided in the Credit Agreement in accordance with the following
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instructions set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto or as the Assignee may otherwise notify the Agent.
Section 9. Effectiveness of Assignment. This Agreement, and the assignment and assumption contemplated herein, shall not be effective until (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by each of the Assignor, the Assignee, the Agent, and if required under Section 12.5.(d) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower, and (b) the payment to the Assignor of the amounts, if any, owing by the Assignee pursuant to Section 2 hereof and (c) the payment to the Agent of the amounts, if any, owing by the Assignor pursuant to Section 3 hereof. Upon recording and acknowledgment of this Agreement by the Agent, from and after the Assignment Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Agreement, relinquish its rights (except as otherwise provided in Section 12.10. of the Credit Agreement) and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that if the Assignor does not assign its entire interest under the Loan Documents, it shall remain a Lender entitled to all of the benefits and subject to all of the obligations thereunder with respect to its Commitment.
Section 10. 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 11. 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 12. Headings. Section headings have been inserted herein for convenience only and shall not be construed to be a part hereof.
Section 13. Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, changed, waived or modified except by a writing executed by the Assignee and the Assignor; provided, however, any amendment, waiver or consent which shall affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement shall not be effective unless signed by the Agent.
Section 14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Assignor and the Assignee with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior arrangements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section 15. 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 16. Definitions. Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
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[Include this Section only if Borrower’s consent is required under Section 12.5.(d) Section 17. Agreements of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby agrees that the Assignee shall be a Lender under the Credit Agreement having a Commitment equal to the Assigned Commitment. The Borrower agrees that the Assignee shall have all of the rights and remedies of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as if the Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Credit Agreement, including, but not limited to, the right of a Lender to receive payments of principal and interest with respect to the Assigned Obligations, and to the Revolving Loans made by the Lenders after the date hereof and to receive the commitment and other Fees payable to the Lenders as provided in the Credit Agreement. Further, the Assignee shall be entitled to the indemnification provisions from the Borrower in favor of the Lenders as provided in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower further agrees, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, to execute in favor of the Assignee, and if applicable the Assignor Notes as required by Section 12.5.(d) of the Credit Agreement. Upon receipt by the Assignor of the amounts due the Assignor under Section 2, the Assignor agrees to surrender to the Borrower such Assignor’s Notes.]
[Signatures on Following Pages]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
ASSIGNOR:
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By: __________________________
Name:______________________ |
Title:_______________________ |
ASSIGNEE:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By: __________________________
Name:______________________ |
Title:_______________________ |
[Include signature of the Borrower only if required under Section 12.5.(d) of the Credit Agreement]
Agreed and consented to as of the
date first written above.
BORROWER:
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: __________________________
Name:______________________ |
Title:_______________________ |
[Signatures Continued on Following Page]
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Accepted as of the date first written above.
AGENT:
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent
By: __________________________
Name:______________________ |
Title:_______________________ |
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SCHEDULE 1
Information Concerning the Assignee
Notice Address: | ________________________ |
________________________
________________________
Telephone No.:____________
Telecopy No.:_____________
[Signatures Continued on Following Page]
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Accepted as of the date first written above.
Lending Office | ________________________ |
________________________
________________________
Telephone No.:____________
Telecopy No.:_____________
AGENT:
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY dated as of May __, 2005, 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 (a) WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders under that certain that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), the Agent, and the other parties thereto, and (b) the Lenders and the Swingline Lender.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender have agreed to make available to the Borrower certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower owns, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in each Guarantor;
WHEREAS, the Borrower and each of 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 financing from the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender through their collective efforts;
WHEREAS, each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender making such financial accommodations available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, each Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Borrower’s obligations to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender on the terms and conditions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, each Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is a condition to the Agent and the Lenders making, and continuing to make, such financial accommodations to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees as follows:
Section 1. Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranties the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the following (collectively referred to as the “Guarantied Obligations”): (a) all indebtedness and obligations owing by the Borrower to any Lender, the
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Swingline Lender or the Agent under or in connection with the Credit Agreement and any other Loan Document, including without limitation, the repayment of all principal of the Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations, and the payment of all interest, Fees, charges, attorneys’ fees and other amounts payable to any Lender or the Agent thereunder or in connection therewith; (b) any and all extensions, renewals, modifications, amendments or substitutions of the foregoing; (c) all expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, that are incurred by the Lenders and the Agent in the enforcement of any of the foregoing or any obligation of such Guarantor hereunder; and (d) all other Obligations.
Section 2. Guaranty of Payment and Not of Collection. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment, and not of collection, and a debt of each Guarantor for its own account. Accordingly, none of the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or the Agent shall be obligated or required before enforcing this Guaranty against any Guarantor: (a) to pursue any right or remedy any of them may have against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or commence any suit or other proceeding against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person in any court or other tribunal; (b) to make any claim in a liquidation or bankruptcy of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person; or (c) to make demand of the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to enforce or seek to enforce or realize upon any collateral security held by the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or the Agent which may secure any of the Guarantied Obligations.
Section 3. Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing the same, regardless of any Applicable Law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Agent, the Lenders or the Swingline Lender with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including without limitation, the following (whether or not such Guarantor consents thereto or has notice thereof):
(a) (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the Guarantied Obligations, (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other document or instrument evidencing or relating to any Guarantied Obligations, or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, the Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any other documents, instruments or agreements relating to the Guarantied Obligations or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein or evidencing any Guarantied Obligations or any assignment or transfer of any of the foregoing;
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(b) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument or agreement referred to therein or evidencing any Guarantied Obligations or any assignment or transfer of any of the foregoing;
(c) any furnishing to the Agent, the Lenders or the Swingline Lender of any security for the Guarantied Obligations, or any sale, exchange, release or surrender of, or realization on, any collateral securing any of the Obligations;
(d) any settlement or compromise of any of the Guarantied Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability of any other party with respect to the Guarantied Obligations, or any subordination of the payment of the Guarantied Obligations to the payment of any other liability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;
(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Guarantor, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;
(f) any act or failure to act by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person which may adversely affect such Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against the Borrower to recover payments made under this Guaranty;
(g) any nonperfection or impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the Obligations;
(h) any application of sums paid by the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of the Borrower to the Agent, the Lenders or the Swingline Lender, regardless of what liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;
(i) any defect, limitation or insufficiency in the borrowing powers of the Borrower or in the exercise thereof; or
(j) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a Guarantor hereunder (other than indefeasible payment in full).
Section 4. Action with Respect to Guarantied Obligations. The Lenders and the Agent may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor, and without discharging any Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, take any and all actions described in Section 3 and may otherwise: (a) amend, modify, alter or supplement the terms of any of the Guarantied Obligations, including, but not limited to, extending or shortening the time of payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations or changing the interest rate that may accrue on any of the Guarantied Obligations; (b) amend, modify, alter or supplement the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; (c) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with all, or any part, of any collateral securing any of the Obligations; (d) release any other Loan Party or other Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of the Guarantied Obligations; (e) exercise, or
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refrain from exercising, any rights against the Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person; and (f) apply any sum, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the Guarantied Obligations in such order as the Lenders shall elect.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender all of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower with respect to or in any way relating to such Guarantor in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as if the same were set forth herein in full.
Section 6. Covenants. Each Guarantor will comply with all covenants which the Borrower is to cause such Guarantor to comply with under the terms of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 7. Waiver. Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby waives notice of acceptance hereof or any presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, and any other act or thing, or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, which in any manner or to any extent might vary the risk of such Guarantor or which otherwise might operate to discharge such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.
Section 8. Inability to Accelerate Loan. If the Agent, the Swingline Lender and/or the Lenders are prevented under Applicable Law or otherwise from demanding or accelerating payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations by reason of any automatic stay or otherwise, the Agent, the Swingline Lender and/or the Lenders shall be entitled to receive from each Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which otherwise would have been due had such demand or acceleration occurred.
Section 9. Reinstatement of Guarantied Obligations. If claim is ever made on the Agent, any Lender or the Swingline Lender for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, and the Agent, such Lender or the Swingline Lender repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by the Agent, such Lender or the Swingline Lender with any such claimant (including the Borrower or a trustee in bankruptcy for the Borrower), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding on it, notwithstanding any revocation hereof, any release herefrom, or the cancellation of the Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument evidencing any liability of the Borrower, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to the Agent, such Lender or the Swingline Lender for the amounts so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been paid to the Agent, such Lender or the Swingline Lender.
Section 10. Subrogation. Upon the making by any Guarantor of any payment hereunder for the account of the Borrower, such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Borrower; provided, however, that such Guarantor shall not enforce any right or receive any payment by way of subrogation or otherwise take any action in respect of any other
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claim or cause of action such Guarantor may have against the Borrower arising by reason of any payment or performance by such Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, unless and until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. If any amount shall be paid to such Guarantor on account of or in respect of such subrogation rights or other claims or causes of action, such Guarantor shall hold such amount in trust for the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender and shall forthwith pay such amount to the Agent to be credited and applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or to be held by the Agent as collateral security for any Guarantied Obligations existing.
Section 11. Payments Free and Clear. All sums payable by each Guarantor hereunder, whether of principal, interest, Fees, expenses, premiums or otherwise, shall be paid in full, without set-off or counterclaim or any deduction or withholding whatsoever (including any Taxes), and if any Guarantor is required by Applicable Law or by a Governmental Authority to make any such deduction or withholding, such Guarantor shall pay to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender such additional amount as will result in the receipt by the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender of the full amount payable hereunder had such deduction or withholding not occurred or been required.
Section 12. Set-off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under any of the other Loan Documents or Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Guarantor hereby authorizes the Agent and each Lender, at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, without any prior notice to such Guarantor or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Agent exercised in its 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 Agent, such Lender, or any affiliate of the Agent or such Lender, to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against and on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, although such obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Each Guarantor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, that any Participant may exercise rights of setoff or counterclaim and other rights with respect to its participation as fully as if such Participant were a direct creditor of such Guarantor in the amount of such participation.
Section 13. Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby expressly covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender that all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to such Guarantor of whatever description, including without limitation, all intercompany receivables of such Guarantor from the Borrower (collectively, the “Junior Claims”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Guarantied Obligations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then no Guarantor shall accept any direct or indirect payment (in cash, property or securities, by setoff or otherwise) from the Borrower on account of or in any manner in respect of any Junior Claim until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full.
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Section 14. Avoidance Provisions. It is the intent of each Guarantor, the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender that in any Proceeding, such Guarantor’s maximum obligation hereunder shall equal, but not exceed, the maximum amount which would not otherwise cause the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender) to be avoidable or unenforceable against such Guarantor in such Proceeding as a result of Applicable Law, including without limitation, (a) Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and (b) any state fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance act or statute applied in such Proceeding, whether by virtue of Section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. The Applicable Laws under which the possible avoidance or unenforceability of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender) shall be determined in any such Proceeding are referred to as the “Avoidance Provisions”. Accordingly, to the extent that the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, the maximum Guarantied Obligations for which such Guarantor shall be liable hereunder shall be reduced to that amount which, as of the time any of the Guarantied Obligations are deemed to have been incurred under the Avoidance Provisions, would not cause the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender), to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions. This Section is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender hereunder to the maximum extent that would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, and no Guarantor or any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section as against the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender that would not otherwise be available to such Person under the Avoidance Provisions.
Section 15. Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and the other Guarantors, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any of the Guarantied Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the Agent, the Lenders or the Swingline Lender shall have any duty whatsoever to advise any Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.
Section 16. 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 17. Waiver of jury trial. |
(a) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY GUARANTOR, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE
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LENDERS, THE AGENT AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY GUARANTOR, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
(b) EACH OF THE GUARANTORS, THE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY AGREES THAT THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY GUARANTOR, THE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS, PERTAINING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING HEREFROM OR THEREFROM. EACH GUARANTOR AND EACH OF THE LENDERS EXPRESSLY SUBMIT AND CONSENT IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED IN SUCH COURTS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CLAIMS OR DISPUTES. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.
(c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF ALL LETTERS OF CREDIT AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS GUARANTY.
Section 18. Loan Accounts. The Agent, each Lender and the Swingline Lender may maintain books and accounts setting forth the amounts of principal, interest and other sums paid and payable with respect to the Guarantied Obligations, and in the case of any dispute relating to any of the outstanding amount, payment or receipt of any of the Guarantied Obligations or otherwise, the entries in such books and accounts shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the amounts and other matters set forth herein. The failure of the Agent, any Lender or the Swingline Lender to maintain such books and accounts shall not in any way relieve or discharge any Guarantor of any of its obligations hereunder.
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Section 19. Waiver of Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of the Agent, any Lender or the Swingline Lender in the exercise of any right or remedy it may have against any Guarantor hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Agent, any Lender or the Swingline Lender of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.
Section 20. Termination. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until indefeasible payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations and the other Obligations and the termination or cancellation of the Credit Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Section 21. Successors and Assigns. Each reference herein to the Agent or the Lenders shall be deemed to include such Person’s respective successors and assigns (including, but not limited to, any holder of the Guarantied Obligations) in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty also shall inure, and each reference herein to each Guarantor shall be deemed to include such Guarantor’s successors and assigns, upon whom this Guaranty also shall be binding. The Lenders and the Swingline Lender may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement, assign, transfer or sell any Guarantied Obligation, or grant or sell participations in any Guarantied Obligations, to any Person without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor and without releasing, discharging or modifying any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby consents to the delivery by the Agent or any Lender to any Assignee or Participant (or any prospective Assignee or Participant) of any financial or other information regarding the Borrower or any Guarantor. No Guarantor may assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of all Lenders and any such assignment or other transfer to which all of the Lenders have not so consented shall be null and void.
Section 22. JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS. THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GUARANTORS HEREUNDER SHALL BE JOINT AND SEVERAL, AND ACCORDINGLY, EACH GUARANTOR CONFIRMS THAT IT IS LIABLE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE “GUARANTIED OBLIGATIONS” AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE OTHER GUARANTORS HEREUNDER.
Section 23. Amendments. This Guaranty may not be amended except in writing signed by the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if required under the terms of the Credit Agreement), the Agent and each Guarantor.
Section 24. Payments. All payments to be made by any Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds to the Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date of demand therefor.
Section 25. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given (a) to each Guarantor at its address set forth below its signature hereto, (b) to the Agent, any Lender or the Swingline Lender at its respective address for notices provided for in the Credit Agreement, or (c) as to each such party at such other address as such party shall designate in a written notice to
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the other parties. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if mailed, when received; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered, when delivered; provided, however, that any notice of a change of address for notices shall not be effective until received.
Section 26. Severability. In case any provision of this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 27. Headings. Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.
Section 28. Trustees, Etc. Not Liable. |
IN THE CASE OF ANY GUARANTOR THAT IS A TRUST, NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF SUCH GUARANTOR SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, FOR ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST, SUCH GUARANTOR. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH SUCH GUARANTOR, IN ANY WAY, SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF SUCH GUARANTOR FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION OWING BY SUCH GUARANTOR HEREUNDER. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT LIMIT ANY OBLIGATIONS OF ANY LOAN PARTY.
Section 29. Limitation of Liability. |
Neither the Agent nor any Lender, nor any affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the Agent or any Lender, shall have any liability with respect to, and each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by a Guarantor in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Agent or any Lender or any of the Agent’s or any Lender’s affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by Credit Agreement or financed thereby.
Section 30. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this Guaranty: |
“Proceeding” means any of the following: (i) a voluntary or involuntary case concerning any Guarantor shall be commenced under the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended; (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,
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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.
(b) Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
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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.
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ANNEX I
FORM OF ACCESSION AGREEMENT
THIS ACCESSION AGREEMENT dated as of ____________, ____, executed and delivered by ______________________, a _____________ (the “New Subsidiary”), in favor of (a) WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Agent (the “Agent”) for the Lenders under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), the Agent, and the other parties thereto, and (b) the Lenders and the Swingline Lender.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender have agreed to make available to the Borrower certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Borrower owns, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in the New Subsidiary;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the New Subsidiary, and the existing 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 financing from the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender through their collective efforts;
WHEREAS, the New Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender making such financial accommodations available to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and, accordingly, the New Subsidiary is willing to guarantee the Borrower’s obligations to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender on the terms and conditions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, the New Subsidiary’s execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender continuing to make such financial accommodations to the Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the New Subsidiary, the New Subsidiary agrees as follows:
Section 1. Accession to Guaranty. The New Subsidiary hereby agrees that it is a “Guarantor” under that certain Guaranty dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by each Subsidiary of the Borrower a party thereto in favor of the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender and assumes all obligations of a “Guarantor” thereunder, all as if the New Subsidiary had been an
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original signatory to the Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary hereby:
(a) irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Guarantied Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty);
(b) makes to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender as of the date hereof each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Guaranty and agrees to be bound by each of the covenants contained in Section 6 of the Guaranty; and
(c) | consents and agrees to each provision set forth in the Guaranty. |
SECTION 2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.
Section 3. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary 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 SUBSIDIARY]
By:______________________________
Name:_________________________ |
Title:__________________________ |
Address for Notices:
c/o Hospitality Properties Trust
400 Centre Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02458
Attention:_______________________
Telecopy Number: | (___) ___-____ |
Telephone Number: | (___) ___-____ |
Accepted:
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent
By:___________________________
Name:______________________ |
Title:_______________________ |
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
____________, 200_
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: David M. Blackman
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent (the “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 ____________, 200_. |
3. | The Borrower hereby requests that the requested Revolving Loans all be of the following Type: |
| Base Rate Loans | |
| LIBOR Loans, each with an initial Interest Period for a duration of: |
[Check one box only] |
| 7 days | |
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| 1 month | |
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| 3 months | |
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| 6 months | |
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| 12 months (if available) |
| | | | | | |
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4. | The proceeds of this borrowing of Revolving Loans will be used for the following purpose: _____________________________________________________ |
____________________________________________________________.
5. | The Borrower requests that the proceeds of this borrowing of Revolving Loans be made available to the Borrower by ____________________________. |
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof and as of the date of the making of the requested Revolving Loans and after giving effect thereto, (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 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 accurate on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Revolving Loans contained in Article V. of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Revolving Loans are made.
If notice of the requested borrowing of Revolving Loans was previously given by telephone, this notice is to be considered the written confirmation of such telephone notice required by Section 2.1.(b) of the Credit Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Borrowing as of the date first written above.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: _________________________________
Name:____________________________ |
Title:_____________________________ |
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION
____________, 200_
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: David M. Blackman
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent (the “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 2.8. of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Continuation of a borrowing of 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 proposed date of such Continuation is ____________, _____. |
2. | The aggregate principal amount of Loans subject to the requested Continuation is $________________________ and was originally borrowed by the Borrower on ____________, 200_. |
3. | The portion of such principal amount subject to such Continuation is $__________________________. |
4. | The current Interest Period for each of the Loans subject to such Continuation ends on ________________, 200_. |
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5. | The duration of the new Interest Period for each of such Loans or portion thereof subject to such Continuation is: |
[Check one box only] |
| 7 days | |
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| 1 month | |
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| 3 months | |
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| 6 months | |
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| 12 months (if available) |
| | | | | |
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Continuation, and after giving effect to such Continuation, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist.
If notice of the requested Continuation was given previously by telephone, this notice is to be considered the written confirmation of such telephone notice required by Section 2.8. of the Credit Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Continuation as of the date first written above.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: _________________________________
Name:____________________________ |
Title:_____________________________ |
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION
____________, 200_
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: David M. Blackman
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent (the “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 2.9. of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Conversion of a borrowing of Revolving Loans of one Type into Revolving 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 proposed date of such Conversion is ______________, 200_. |
2. | The Loans to be Converted pursuant hereto are currently: |
[Check one box only] |
| Base Rate Loans |
|
| LIBOR Loans | |
| | | | | |
3. | The aggregate principal amount of Loans subject to the requested Conversion is $_____________________ and was originally borrowed by the Borrower on ____________, 200_. |
4. | The portion of such principal amount subject to such Conversion is $___________________. |
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5. | The amount of such Loans to be so Converted is to be converted into Loans of the following Type: |
| Base Rate Loans | |
| LIBOR Loans, each with an initial Interest Period for a duration of: |
[Check one box only] |
| 7 days | |
|
| 1 month | |
|
| 3 months | |
|
| 6 months | |
|
| 12 months (if available) |
| | | | | | |
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof and as of the date of the requested Conversion and after giving effect thereto, (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 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 accurate on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement.
If notice of the requested Conversion was given previously by telephone, this notice is to be considered the written confirmation of such telephone notice required by Section 2.9. of the Credit Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Conversion as of the date first written above.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: _________________________________
Name:____________________________ |
Title:_____________________________ |
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF NOTICE OF SWINGLINE BORROWING
____________, _____
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: David M. Blackman
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent (the “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 Swingline Lender make a Swingline Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to $___________________. |
2. | The Borrower requests that such Swingline Loan be made available to the Borrower on ____________, 200_. |
3. | The proceeds of this Swingline Loan will be used for the following purpose: ____________________________________________________________ |
___________________________________________________________.
4. | The Borrower requests that the proceeds of such Swingline Loan be made available to the Borrower by ______________________________. |
The Borrower hereby certifies to the Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Swingline Loan, and after making such Swingline Loan, (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 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 accurate on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Swingline Loan contained in
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Article V. of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Swingline Loan is made.
If notice of the requested borrowing of this Swingline Loan was previously given by telephone, this notice is to be considered the written confirmation of such telephone notice required by Section 2.2.(b) of the Credit Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Swingline Borrowing as of the date first written above.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: _________________________________
Name:____________________________ |
Title:_____________________________ |
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF SWINGLINE NOTE
$50,000,000.00 | May __, 2005 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “Swingline Lender”) to its address at 301 S. College Street, NC0172, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower, the principal sum of FIFTY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000,000.00) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Swingline Loans made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement), 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.
The date, amount of each Swingline Loan, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Swingline Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Swingline Lender on the schedule attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of the Swingline Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement or hereunder in respect of the Swingline Loans.
This Note is the Swingline Note referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (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 “Lenders”), Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent, and the other parties thereto, and evidences Swingline Loans made to the Borrower thereunder. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Swingline Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
THIS 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.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of demand, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest and all other similar notices.
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Time is of the essence for this Note.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Swingline Note under seal as of the date first written above.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: _________________________________
Name:____________________________ |
Title:_____________________________ |
Attest:________________________________
Name___________________________ | |
Title:____________________________ |
[CORPORATE SEAL]
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SCHEDULE OF SWINGLINE LOANS
This Note evidences Swingline Loans made under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Borrower, on the dates and in the principal amounts set forth below, subject to the payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:
Date of Loan | Principal Amount of Loan | Amount Paid or Prepaid | Unpaid Principal Amount | Notation Made By |
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
$____________________ | _______________, 200_ |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of ____________________ (the “Lender”), in care of Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent (the “Agent”) to Wachovia Bank, National Association, 301 S. College Street, NC0172, Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of ________________ AND ____/100 DOLLARS ($____________) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as herein defined)), 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.
The date, amount of each Revolving Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Lender on the schedule attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement or hereunder in respect of the Revolving Loans made by the Lender.
This Note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (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 “Lenders”), the 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 Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
Except as permitted by Section 12.5.(d) of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any other Person.
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THIS 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.
The Borrower hereby waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of demand, notice of non-payment, protest, notice of protest and all other similar notices.
Time is of the essence for this Note.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Revolving Note under seal as of the date first written above.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: _________________________________
Name:____________________________ |
Title:_____________________________ |
Attest:________________________________
Name___________________________ | |
Title:____________________________ |
[CORPORATE SEAL]
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SCHEDULE OF REVOLVING LOANS
This Note evidences Revolving Loans made under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Borrower, on the dates, in the principal amounts, bearing interest at the rates and maturing on the dates set forth below, subject to the payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:
Date of Loan | Principal Amount of Loan | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Amount Paid or Prepaid | Unpaid Principal Amount | Notation Made By |
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
_______________, 200_
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent
301 S. College Street, NC0172
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: David M. Blackman
Each of the Lenders Party to the Credit Agreement referred to below
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May __, 2005 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hospitality Properties Trust (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 12.5. thereof (the “Lenders”), Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Agent (the “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 8.3. of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies to the Agent and the Lenders as follows:
(1) The undersigned is the chief financial officer [or chief accounting officer] of the Borrower.
(2) The undersigned has examined the books and records of the Borrower and has conducted such other examinations and investigations as are reasonably necessary to provide this Compliance Certificate.
(3) No Default or Event of Default exists [if such is not the case, specify such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred and whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by the Borrower with respect to such event, condition or failure].
(4) The representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties in the Loan Documents to which any is a party, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof 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 accurate on and as of such earlier date) and except for
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changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Credit Agreement.
(5) Attached hereto as Schedule 1 are reasonably detailed calculations establishing whether or not the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 9.1. through 9.3. and 9.6. of the Credit Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date first above written.
____________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title:_________________________________
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Schedule 1
[Calculations to be Attached]
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