U.S. $100,000,000
SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 29, 2000
Among
MERISTAR H & R OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.
as the Borrower,
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SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY
as Arranger and Administrative Agent,
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CITIBANK / SALOMON SMITH BARNEY.
as Syndication Agent
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LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.
as Documentation Agent
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and
THE LENDERS NAMED HEREIN
as the Lenders
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS.............................................. 1
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms.................................................... 1
Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods.............................................. 26
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP........................................ 26
Section 1.04 Classes and Types of Advances............................................ 26
Section 1.05 Miscellaneous............................................................ 26
ARTICLE II THE ADVANCES AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT....................................... 27
Section 2.01 The Advances............................................................. 27
Section 2.02 Method of Borrowing...................................................... 27
Section 2.03 Fees..................................................................... 30
Section 2.04 Reduction of the Commitments............................................. 31
Section 2.05 Repayment of Advances on Maturity Date; Extension........................ 31
Section 2.06 Interest, Late Payment Fee............................................... 32
Section 2.07 Prepayments.............................................................. 33
Section 2.08 Breakage Costs........................................................... 35
Section 2.09 Increased Costs.......................................................... 35
Section 2.10 Payments and Computations................................................ 37
Section 2.11 Taxes.................................................................... 38
Section 2.12 Illegality............................................................... 40
Section 2.13 Letters of Credit........................................................ 40
Section 2.14 Determination of Leverage Ratio and Senior Leverage Ratio................ 43
Section 2.15 Lender Replacement....................................................... 43
Section 2.16 Sharing of Payments, Etc................................................. 44
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF LENDING....................................................... 45
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advance.............................. 45
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent for Each Borrowing or Letter of Credit.............. 47
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES............................................... 47
Section 4.01 Existence; Qualification; Partners; Subsidiaries......................... 47
Section 4.02 Partnership and Corporate Power.......................................... 48
Section 4.03 Authorization and Approvals.............................................. 49
Section 4.04 Enforceable Obligations.................................................. 49
Section 4.05 Financial Statements and Registration Statements......................... 49
Section 4.06 True and Complete Disclosure............................................. 49
Section 4.07 Litigation............................................................... 50
Section 4.08 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.................................... 50
Section 4.09 Investment Company Act................................................... 50
Section 4.10 Taxes.................................................................... 50
Section 4.11 Pension Plans............................................................ 51
Section 4.12 Insurance................................................................ 51
Section 4.13 No Burdensome Restrictions; No Defaults.................................. 51
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Section 4.14 Environmental Condition.................................................. 52
Section 4.15 Legal Requirements, Zoning............................................... 53
Section 4.16 Existing Indebtedness and Interest Rate Agreements....................... 53
Section 4.17 Leasing Arrangements..................................................... 53
Section 4.18 Management Agreements.................................................... 53
Section 4.19 Intercompany Agreements.................................................. 54
Section 4.20 Franchise Agreements..................................................... 54
Section 4.21 Owned Hospitality Properties............................................. 54
Section 4.22 Data Compatibility....................................................... 54
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS......................................................... 54
Section 5.01 Compliance with Laws, Etc................................................ 54
Section 5.02 Preservation of Existence; Separateness, Etc............................. 55
Section 5.03 Payment of Taxes, Etc.................................................... 56
Section 5.04 Visitation Rights; Lender Meeting........................................ 56
Section 5.05 Reporting Requirements................................................... 56
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Property.................................................. 59
Section 5.07 Insurance................................................................ 59
Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.................................... 59
Section 5.09 Collateral............................................................... 59
Section 5.10 New Subsidiaries......................................................... 60
Section 5.11 Data Compatibility....................................................... 60
Section 5.12 Interest Rate Agreements................................................. 60
Section 5.13 Permitted Property Agreements Conversion................................. 60
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS........................................................... 61
Section 6.01 Liens, Etc............................................................... 61
Section 6.02 Indebtedness............................................................. 61
Section 6.03 Agreements Restricting Distributions From Subsidiaries................... 62
Section 6.04 Restricted Payments...................................................... 62
Section 6.05 Fundamental Changes; Asset Dispositions.................................. 63
Section 6.06 Investments and other Property........................................... 64
Section 6.07 Affiliate Transactions................................................... 64
Section 6.08 Sale or Discount of Receivables.......................................... 65
Section 6.09 Material Documents....................................................... 65
Section 6.10 No Further Negative Pledges.............................................. 65
ARTICLE VII FINANCIAL COVENANTS......................................................... 65
Section 7.01 Interest Coverage Ratio.................................................. 66
Section 7.02 Senior Interest Coverage Ratio........................................... 66
Section 7.03 Fixed Charge Ratio....................................................... 66
Section 7.04 Senior Fixed Charge Ratio................................................ 66
Section 7.05 DSC Ratio................................................................ 66
Section 7.06 Leverage Ratio........................................................... 66
Section 7.07 Senior Leverage Ratio.................................................... 66
Section 7.08 Maintenance of Net Worth................................................. 66
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ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES................................................ 66
Section 8.01 Events of Default........................................................ 66
Section 8.02 Optional Acceleration of Maturity; Other Actions......................... 70
Section 8.03 Automatic Acceleration of Maturity....................................... 70
Section 8.04 Cash Collateral Account.................................................. 71
Section 8.05 Non-exclusivity of Remedies.............................................. 71
Section 8.06 Right of Set-off......................................................... 71
ARTICLE IX AGENCY AND ISSUING BANK PROVISIONS........................................... 72
Section 9.01 Authorization and Action................................................. 72
Section 9.02 Administrative Agent's Reliance, Etc..................................... 72
Section 9.03 Each Agent and Its Affiliates............................................ 73
Section 9.04 Lender Credit Decision................................................... 73
Section 9.05 Indemnification.......................................................... 73
Section 9.06 Successor Agent and Issuing Banks........................................ 74
Section 9.07 Arranger, Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent...................... 74
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS................................................................. 75
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc.......................................................... 75
Section 10.02 Notices, Etc............................................................. 76
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies...................................................... 76
Section 10.04 Costs and Expenses....................................................... 77
Section 10.05 Binding Effect........................................................... 77
Section 10.06 Lender Assignments and Participations.................................... 77
Section 10.07 Indemnification.......................................................... 80
Section 10.08 Execution in Counterparts................................................ 80
Section 10.09 Survival of Representations, Indemnifications, etc....................... 80
Section 10.10 Severability............................................................. 80
Section 10.11 Usury Not Intended....................................................... 80
Section 10.12 GOVERNING LAW............................................................ 81
Section 10.13 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS; JURY TRIAL.................. 81
(A) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.............................................. 81
(B) OTHER JURISDICTIONS................................................. 82
(C) SERVICE OF PROCESS.................................................. 82
(D) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL................................................ 83
(E) WAIVER OF BOND...................................................... 83
(F) ADVICE OF COUNSEL................................................... 83
Section 10.14 Knowledge of Borrower.................................................... 83
Section 10.15 Lenders Not in Control................................................... 83
Section 10.16 Headings Descriptive..................................................... 84
Section 10.17 Time is of the Essence................................................... 84
Section 10.18 Lender Interest Rate Agreements.......................................... 84
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EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A - Form of Note
Exhibit B - Form of Adjustment Report
Exhibit C - Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit D - Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E - Form of Environmental Indemnity
Exhibit F - Form of Guaranty
Exhibit G - Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit H - Form of Notice of Conversion or Continuation
Exhibit I - Form of Security Agreement
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01(a) - Commitments
Schedule 1.01(b) - Existing Owned Hospitality Property Investments
Schedule 1.01(c) - Existing Management Agreements
Schedule 1.01(d) - Existing Participating Leases
Schedule 1.01(e) - Guarantors
Schedule 4.01 - Subsidiaries
Schedule 4.07 - Litigation
Schedule 4.14 - Environmental Condition
Schedule 4.15 - Legal Requirements; Zoning; Utilities; Access
Schedule 4.16 - Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 5.07 - Insurance
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SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of February
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29, 2000 (the "Closing Date"), is among MERISTAR H & R OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.,
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a Delaware limited partnership, as the Borrower; SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST
AGENCY, as Arranger and Administrative Agent; CITIBANK / SALOMON SMITH BARNEY,
as Syndication Agent; LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC., as Documentation Agent; and the
Lenders (as defined below).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Lenders extend certain credit
facilities, the proceeds of which will be used for the purposes set forth in
Section 4.08;
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to extend such credit facilities as
more specifically described in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
provisions contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
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following terms shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise indicated,
such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined):
"Acceptable Lien" means a Lien which (a) exists in favor of the
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Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Lenders, (b)
secures the Obligations and (c) is perfected and enforceable against all Persons
in preference to any rights of any Person in the property encumbered thereby and
superior to all other Liens except for Permitted Encumbrances; provided that the
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Lien on any Ownership Interests in an Unconsolidated Entity may be subordinate
to the Liens securing any Indebtedness of such Unconsolidated Entity.
"Accession Agreement" means an Accession Agreement in the form
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attached respectively to the Guaranty, Environmental Indemnity and Security
Agreement as Annex 1 thereto, which agreement causes the Person executing and
delivering the same to the Administrative Agent to become a party, respectively,
to the Guaranty, Environmental Indemnity and Security Agreement.
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"Adjusted Base Rate" means, for any day, the fluctuating rate per
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annum of interest equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such
day and (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus one-half of one
percent (.50%).
"Adjusted Base Rate Advance" means an Advance which bears interest as
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provided in Section 2.06(a).
"Adjusted EBITDA" means, for any Person or Hospitality Property, as
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applicable, for any Rolling Period, the EBITDA of such Person or Hospitality
Property, as applicable, for such Rolling Period; provided that for any
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Hospitality Property the aggregate FF&E Reserves for such Rolling Period in
respect of such Hospitality Property shall be subtracted from such Hospitality
Property's EBITDA in determining such Hospitality Property's Adjusted EBITDA;
provided further that if the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries during such
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Rolling Period either (a) sells, disposes of or terminates any Permitted
Property Agreements or (b) sells or disposes of any Investments with an
Investment Amount in excess of $1,000,000, the EBITDA arising from such
Permitted Property Agreement or Investment, as applicable, for the applicable
Rolling Period shall be excluded from the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA; and
provided further if the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries during such Rolling
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Period either (a) purchases or acquires any Permitted Property Agreements or (b)
purchases or acquires any Investments with an Investment Amount in excess of
$1,000,000, the EBITDA arising from such Permitted Property Agreement or
Investment, as applicable, for the applicable Rolling Period on a pro forma
basis shall be included in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA.
"Adjusted Net Worth" means, for the Parent as of any date, the sum of
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(a) the Parent's Net Worth on such date plus (b) the minority interest reflected
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as a liability on the Parent's balance sheet on such date determined in
accordance with GAAP (excluding that portion of the minority interest
attributable to Ownership Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is
not a Guarantor).
"Adjustment Event" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).
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"Adjustment Report" means a certificate of the Borrower in
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substantially the form of the attached Exhibit B.
"Administrative Agent" means Societe Generale, Southwest Agency in its
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capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders pursuant to Article IX and any
successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.06.
"Advance" means any advance by a Lender to the Borrower pursuant to
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such Lender's Commitment or a continuation of an existing Advance, and refers to
an Adjusted Base Rate Advance or a LIBOR Advance.
"Affected Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a).
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"Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly
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or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, such
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Person or any Subsidiary of such Person. The term "control" (including the terms
"controlled by" or "under common control with") means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of a Control Percentage, by
contract or otherwise.
"Agreement" has the meaning given such term in the initial paragraph
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of this agreement.
"Applicable Lending Office" means, with respect to each Lender, (a)
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such Lender's Domestic Lending Office in the case of an Adjusted Base Rate
Advance, (b) such Lender's LIBOR Lending Office in the case of a LIBOR Advance,
and (c) the office of such Lender specified as its "Credit Contact" in the
questionnaire such Lender provided to the Administrative Agent, or such other
office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
"Applicable Margin" means, (a) with respect to any Adjusted Base Rate
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Advance at any date, one and one-half percent (1.50%), (b) with respect to any
LIBOR Advance at any date, three and one-half percent (3.50%), (c) with respect
to the letter of credit fee payable under Section 2.03(b) at any date, three and
one-half percent (3.50%) and (d) with respect to the commitment fee payable
under Section 2.03(a) at any date, (i) if the Commitment Usage Percentage is
less than fifty percent (50%), then one-half of one percent (.50%) and (ii) if
the Commitment Usage Percentage is equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%),
then three-eighths of one percent (.375%).
"Appraisal" means an appraisal prepared by an M.A.I. appraiser
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approved by the Administrative Agent which appraisal is acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and done in conformity with the following standards:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the requirements of the
Code of Professional Ethics and the Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
of the Appraisal Institute, the appraisal guidelines set forth by the office of
the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board.
"Approved Management Agreement" means a management agreement by and
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between a Person, as owner, and Borrower or Borrower's Subsidiary or
Unconsolidated Entity, as manager, in substantially the form of an Existing
Management Agreement, a form which does not include materially adverse
provisions which are not customary for management agreements of Hospitality
Properties or such other form as is approved by the Administrative Agent in
writing (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld).
"Approved Participating Lease" means a lease (except for a Ground
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Lease) by and between a Person, as lessor, and Borrower or Borrower's
Subsidiary, as lessee, in substantially the form of an Existing Participating
Lease, a form which does not include materially adverse provisions which are not
customary for participating leases of Hospitality Properties or such other form
as is approved by the Administrative Agent in writing (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld).
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"Asset Disposition" means any conveyance, exchange, transfer, or
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assignment of any Investment or Property by the Borrower or a Guarantor to a
Person other than the Borrower or a Guarantor.
"Assignment and Acceptance" means an assignment and acceptance entered
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into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative
Agent, in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit C.
"Assignment of Leases" means an assignment of leases, rents and
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security deposits executed by the Borrower or any Guarantor to secure the
Obligations, each in form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent with
such modifications as may be necessary and appropriate in the opinion of counsel
to the Administrative Agent to comply with the state law of the filing
jurisdiction and as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
as the same may be amended or terminated in accordance with its terms.
"Beverage Entity" means any Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Entity of the
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Parent for which substantially all of such Person's Property is directly related
to the sale of beverages at a Hospitality Property, and "Beverage Entities"
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means all such Persons.
"Borrower" means MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P., a Delaware
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limited partnership.
"Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Advances of
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the same Type made by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or Converted by
each Lender to Advances of a different Type pursuant to Section 2.02(b).
"Business Day" means a day of the year on which banks are not required
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or authorized to close in New York City or Dallas, Texas and, if the applicable
Business Day relates to any LIBOR Advances, any day other than a Saturday or
Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to close in the City of London, England.
"Capital Expenditure" means any payment made directly or indirectly
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for the purpose of acquiring or constructing fixed assets, real property,
equipment, or other personal property which in accordance with GAAP would be
capitalized in the fixed asset accounts of such Person making such expenditure,
including, without limitation, amounts paid or payable for such purpose under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or under any Capital
Lease, but excluding repairs or maintenance of any Hospitality Property in the
normal and ordinary course of business in keeping with the past practices of the
Borrower.
"Capital Lease" means, for any Person, any lease of any Property
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(whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in accordance
with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet
of that Person.
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"Capitalization Event" means any sale or issuance by the Parent or any
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of its Subsidiaries of equity securities except for the issuance of the
Borrower's limited partnership interests in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6.05.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" means, as to any Person, the
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capitalized amount of all obligations of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
under Capitalized Leases, as determined on a consolidated basis in conformity
with GAAP.
"Cash Collateral Account" means a special cash collateral account
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containing cash deposited pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to be
maintained at the Administrative Agent's office in accordance with Section 8.04.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
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and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, state and local analogs, and all rules
and regulations and requirements thereunder in each case as now or hereafter in
effect.
"Change in Control" means for any Person a change in ownership or
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control of such Person effected through either of the following transactions:
(a) any Person or related group of Persons (other than such
Person or an Affiliate of such Person) directly or indirectly acquires
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of securities possessing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of
such Person's outstanding securities; or
(b) there is a change in the composition of such Person's Board
of Directors over a period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months (or
less) such that a majority of Board members (rounded up to the nearest
whole number) ceases, by reason of one or more proxy contests for the
election of Board members, to be comprised of individuals who either
(i) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such
period or (ii) have been elected or nominated for election as Board
members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members
described in clause (i) who were still in office at the time such
election or nomination was approved by the Board.
"Closing Date" has the meaning given such term in the initial
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paragraph of this agreement.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
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successor statute.
"Collateral" means all of the Parent's and its Subsidiaries' interests
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in the following, whether owned on or acquired after the Closing Date: (a) the
Ownership Interests of all existing Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Entities of
the Parent and the Borrower and any future Material Subsidiary or Material
Unconsolidated Entity except for (i) the Ownership Interests in Beverage
Entities and (ii) on or prior to January 1, 2001, the Ownership Interests in the
Borrower (the Ownership Interests required to be Collateral pursuant to this
definition being referred to herein
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as the "Ownership Interests Collateral"), (b) the rights to receive payments for
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its account (including the right to receive termination payments) under all
Permitted Property Agreements, (c) Owned Hospitality Properties, and (d) any
other collateral described in the Security Agreement or other Security
Documents; provided that the pledge of such Property is not prohibited by the
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terms of (i) Permitted Property Agreements, joint venture agreements and other
contractual arrangements in effect on the Closing Date, in each case as approved
by the Administrative Agent; (ii) with respect to any Ownership Interests in or
Property of a Permitted Other Subsidiary, the loan documentation for any
Permitted Other Indebtedness incurred by such Permitted Other Subsidiary; and
(iii) with respect to any Ownership Interests in an Unconsolidated Entity, the
loan documentation for Indebtedness incurred by such Unconsolidated Entity or
joint venture agreements or other contractual arrangements for such
Unconsolidated Entity. The Ownership Interests which cannot be pledged as of the
date of this Agreement are those Ownership Interests designated in Schedule
1.01(b) as Non-Pledgable.
"Commitment" means, for each Lender, the amount set opposite such
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Lender's name on Schedule 1.01(a) as its Commitment or, if such Lender has
entered into any Assignment and Acceptance after the Effective Date, set forth
for such Lender as its Commitment in the Register maintained by the Agent
pursuant to Section 10.06.
"Commitment Usage Percentage" means, on any date, the percentage
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obtained by dividing (a) the sum of (i) the outstanding Advances on such date
and (ii) the Letter of Credit Exposure on such date by (b) the aggregate
Commitments on such date.
"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate of the Borrower in
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substantially the form of the attached Exhibit D.
"Consolidated" refers, with respect to any Person, to the
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consolidation of the accounts of such Person with such Person's Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP.
"Control Percentage" means, with respect to any Person, the percentage
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of the outstanding capital stock of such Person having ordinary voting power
which gives the direct or indirect holder of such stock the power to elect a
majority of the Board of Directors of such Person.
"Controlled Group" means all members of the controlled group of
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corporations and all trades (whether or not incorporated) under common control
which, together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.
"Convert", "Conversion", and "Converted" each refers to a conversion
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of Advances of one Type into Advances of another Type pursuant to Section
2.02(b).
"Credit Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranties,
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the Environmental Indemnities, the Security Documents, the Fee Letter, and each
other agreement, instrument or document executed by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries at any time in connection with this Agreement.
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"Default" means (a) an Event of Default or (b) any event or condition
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which with notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become
an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Lender" means any Lender which has wrongfully refused or
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failed to make available its portion of any Borrowing or to fund its portion of
any unreimbursed payment under Section 9.05, or notified in writing the Borrower
or the Administrative Agent that such Lender does not intend to comply with its
obligations under this Agreement.
"Dollar Equivalent" means the equivalent in another currency of an
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amount in U.S. Dollars to be determined by reference to the rate of exchange
quoted by the Administrative Agent, at 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on the
date of determination, for the spot purchase in the foreign exchange market of
such amount of Dollars with such other currency.
"Dollars" and "$" means lawful money of the United States of America.
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"Domestic Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender, the
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office of such Lender specified as its "Operations Contact" in the questionnaire
such Lender provided to the Administrative Agent, or such other office of such
Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
"DSC Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling Period, a ratio of (a)
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the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA earned from Permitted Property Agreements entered
into with MHC and MHC's Subsidiaries to (b) Parent's Interest Expense, for such
Rolling Period.
"EBITDA" means for any Person or Hospitality Property, as applicable,
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for any period for which such amount is being determined, an amount equal to (a)
the Net Income for such Person or Hospitality Property, as applicable, for such
period plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, Interest
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Expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash items for
such period, as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP plus
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(c) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, deductions for minority
interest attributable to the ownership interests in the Borrower not owned
(directly or indirectly) by the Parent.
"Effective Date" means the date all of the conditions precedent set
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forth in Section 3.01 have been satisfied.
"Eligible Assignee" means (a) a commercial bank organized under the
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laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having primary capital of
not less than $250,000,000 and approved by the Administrative Agent and the
Issuing Bank, which approvals will not be unreasonably withheld, (b) a
commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member
of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and having primary
capital (or its equivalent) of not less than $250,000,000 (or its Dollar
Equivalent) and approved by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, which
approvals will not be unreasonably withheld, (c) an investment bank organized
under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having total
assets in excess of $5,000,000,000, (d) an insurance company, finance company or
financial institution (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or other
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Person) organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and
having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000, (e) a Lender, and (f) an
Affiliate of the respective assigning Lender, without approval of any Person but
otherwise meeting the eligibility requirements of (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.
"Engineering Report" means with respect to any Owned Hospitality
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Property, an engineering report which (a) is prepared for the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent by a Person reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, (b) is prepared in accordance with a scope of services reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (c) is prepared within three (3)
months of the date of acquisition of such Owned Hospitality Property, and (d)
reflects no material concerns pertaining to the physical condition of the Owned
Hospitality Property, including without limitation the structural, electrical,
plumbing, mechanical and other essential components of the Owned Hospitality
Property.
"Environment" or "Environmental" shall have the respective meanings
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set forth in 42 U.S.C. (S) 9601(8), as amended.
"Environmental Claim" means any third party (including governmental
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agencies and employees) action, lawsuit, claim, demand, regulatory action or
proceeding, order, decree, consent agreement or notice of potential or actual
responsibility or violation (including claims or proceedings under the
Occupational Safety and Health Acts or similar laws or requirements relating to
health or safety of employees) which seeks to impose liability under any
Environmental Law.
"Environmental Indemnity" means one or more environmental indemnity
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agreements dated of even date herewith in substantially the form of the attached
Exhibit E executed or to be executed by the Borrower, the Parent and all
Subsidiaries of the Borrower (excluding the Permitted Other Subsidiaries), and
any future environmental indemnities executed in connection with any Hospitality
Property, as any of such environmental indemnities may be amended hereafter in
accordance with the terms of such agreements.
"Environmental Law" means all Legal Requirements arising from,
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relating to, or in connection with the Environment, health, or safety, including
without limitation CERCLA, relating to (a) pollution, contamination, injury,
destruction, loss, protection, cleanup, reclamation or restoration of the air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata, or other natural
resources; (b) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, treatment, processing,
recycling, reclamation, cleanup, storage, disposal or transportation; (c)
exposure to pollutants, contaminants, hazardous, medical, infectious, or toxic
substances, materials or wastes; (d) the safety or health of employees; or (e)
the manufacture, processing, handling, transportation, distribution in commerce,
use, storage or disposal of hazardous, medical, infectious, or toxic substances,
materials or wastes.
"Environmental Permit" means any permit, license, order, approval or
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other authorization under Environmental Law.
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"Environmental Report" means with respect to any Owned Hospitality
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Property, an environmental report which (a) is prepared for the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent by a Person reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, (b) is prepared in accordance with a scope of services reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (c) is prepared within three (3)
months of the date of acquisition of such Owned Hospitality Property, and (d)
certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Owned Hospitality
Property and the soil and the groundwater thereunder do not contain Hazardous
Substances except for Permitted Hazardous Substances.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
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amended from time to time.
"Eurocurrency Liabilities" has the meaning assigned to that term in
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Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board (or any successor), as in effect from
time to time.
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
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"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,15 U.S.C., as
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amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Existing Owned Hospitality Property Investments" means the Owned
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Hospitality Property Investments set forth on Schedule 1.01(b).
"Existing Management Agreements" means the management agreements
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listed on Schedule 1.01(c).
"Existing Participating Leases" means the participating leases set
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forth on Schedule 1.01(d).
"Expiration Date" means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
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date on which such Letter of Credit will expire or terminate in accordance with
its terms.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any period, a fluctuating interest
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rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of
the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or,
if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any
day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for any such day on
such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
"Federal Reserve Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal
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Reserve System or any of its successors.
"Fee Letter" means the letter agreement dated as of December 13, 1999
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among the Borrower, the Parent, and Societe Generale, Southwest Agency, as
amended.
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"FF&E Reserve" means, for any Hospitality Property for any period, a
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reserve equal to four percent (4%) of gross revenues from such Hospitality
Property for such period, excluding, however, from such calculation for such
Hospitality Property the gross revenues generated by the office, retail and
garage portions of such Hospitality Property.
"Financial Statements" means the Consolidated financial statements of
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Parent, Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries dated as of September 30,
1999.
"Financing Statement" means any Uniform Commercial Code - Financing
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Statement - Form UCC-1 to be executed and delivered by the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with perfecting the security interest assigned by any
Security Document, and any extension, renewal, or amendment thereof.
"Fiscal Quarter" means each of the three-month periods ending on March
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31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
"Fiscal Year" means the twelve-month period ending on December 31.
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"Fixed Charges" means, for any Person for the period for which such
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amount is being determined, the amount (without duplication) of all scheduled
principal payments and mandatory prepayments (excluding optional prepayments and
scheduled principal payments in respect of any such Indebtedness which is
payable in a single installment at final maturity), Interest Expense, and all
Capital Lease scheduled payments of such Person and such Person's Subsidiaries
on a Consolidated basis, and all preferred stock dividends and preferred
partnership distributions paid during such period by such Person and such
Person's Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis.
"Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling
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Period, a ratio of (a) the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA for such Rolling Period to
(b) the Parent's Fixed Charges for such Rolling Period.
"Fund," "Trust Fund," or "Superfund" means the Hazardous Substance
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Response Trust Fund, established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (S) 9631 (1988) and the
Post-closure Liability Trust Fund, established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (S) 9641
(1988), which statutory provisions have been amended or repealed by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and the "Fund," "Trust
Fund," or "Superfund" that are now maintained pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (S) 9507.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles as
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in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the requirements
of Section 1.03.
"Governmental Authority" means any foreign governmental authority, the
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United States of America, any state of the United States of America and any
subdivision of any of the foregoing, and any agency, department, commission,
board, authority or instrumentality, bureau or court having jurisdiction over
any Lender, the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiaries of the Borrower or the
Parent or any of their respective Properties.
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"Governmental Proceedings" means any action or proceedings by or
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before any Governmental Authority, including, without limitation, the
promulgation, enactment or entry of any Legal Requirement.
"Ground Lease" means a lease by and between a Person, as lessor, and
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Borrower or Borrower's Subsidiary, as lessee, where the term of such lease is in
excess of twenty (20) years.
"Guarantor" means each of the Parent and each Subsidiary of the Parent
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(except the Permitted Other Subsidiaries and Beverage Entities) and "Guarantors"
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means all of such Persons. The Guarantors on the Closing Date are identified on
Schedule 1.01(e).
"Guaranty" means one or more Guaranty and Contribution Agreements in
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substantially the form of the attached Exhibit F executed by the Guarantors,
evidencing the joint and several guaranty by the signatories thereto of the
obligations of Borrower in respect of the Credit Documents, and any future
guaranty and contribution agreement executed to secure Advances, as any of such
agreements may be amended hereafter in accordance with the terms of such
agreements.
"Hazardous Substance" means the substances identified as such pursuant
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to CERCLA and those regulated under any other Environmental Law, including
without limitation pollutants, contaminants, petroleum, petroleum products,
radio nuclides, radioactive materials, and medical and infectious waste.
"Hazardous Waste" means the substances regulated as such pursuant to
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any Environmental Law.
"Hospitality Management Business" shall mean the management, operation
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or leasing as lessee of any Hospitality Property, including timeshare sales and
brokerage, and the operation of any Permitted Housing Business.
"Hospitality Property" shall mean a full service or limited service
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hotel or resort, a condominium or timeshare resort, an extended stay property,
or a convention center, and other facilities incidental to, or in support of
such property, including without limitation, restaurants and other food-service
facilities, golf facilities or other entertainment facilities or club,
convention or meeting facilities and Intellectual Property related thereto;
provided that such property shall not include any casino or other gaming
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property (even if only a part of a Hospitality Property) or senior living
property.
"Improvements" for any Owned Hospitality Property means all buildings,
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structures, fixtures, tenant improvements and other improvements of every kind
and description now or hereafter located in or on or attached to the Land for
such Owned Hospitality Property; and all additions and betterments thereto and
all renewals, substitutions and replacements thereof.
"Indebtedness" means (without duplication), at any time and with
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respect to any Person, (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money
(whether by loan or the issuance and sale of
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debt securities) or for the deferred purchase price of property or services
purchased (other than amounts constituting trade payables or bank drafts arising
in the ordinary course of business); (b) indebtedness of others in the amount
which such Person has directly or indirectly assumed or guaranteed or otherwise
provided credit support therefor or for which such Person is liable as a partner
of such Person; (c) indebtedness of others in the amount secured by a Lien on
assets of such Person, whether or not such Person shall have assumed such
indebtedness; (d) obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit,
acceptance facilities, or drafts or similar instruments issued or accepted by
banks and other financial institutions for the account of such Person (other
than trade payables or bank drafts arising in the ordinary course); (e)
obligations of such Person under Capital Leases; and (f) to the extent treated
as a liability under GAAP, obligations under interest rate swap agreements,
interest rate cap agreements, interest rate collar agreements or other similar
agreements or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in interest
rates.
"Intellectual Property" shall have the meaning given such term in the
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Security Agreement.
"Intercompany Agreement" means the Intercompany Agreement dated as of
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August 3, 1998, by and among the Parent, the Borrower, MHC, and MHC OP.
"Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling Period,
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a ratio of (a) the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA to (b) Parent's Interest Expense,
for such Rolling Period.
"Interest Expense" means, for any Person for any period for which such
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amount is being determined, the total interest expense (including that properly
attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP) and all charges incurred
with respect to letters of credit determined on a Consolidated basis in
conformity with GAAP, plus capitalized interest of such Person and its
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Subsidiaries.
"Interest Period" means, for each LIBOR Advance comprising part of the
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same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Advance or the date of
the Conversion of any Adjusted Base Rate Advance into such an Advance and ending
on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the
provisions below and Section 2.02 and, thereafter, each subsequent period
commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and
ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the
provisions below and Section 2.02. The duration of each such Interest Period
shall be one, two, three or six months, in each case as the Borrower may select,
upon notice received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m.
(Dallas, Texas time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of such
Interest Period, provided, however, that:
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(a) Interest Periods for Advances of the same Borrowing shall be of
the same duration;
(b) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise
occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period
shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided that if
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such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the
next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur
on the next preceding Business Day;
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(c) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day
in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of the calendar month in which it would have ended if there were a
numerically corresponding day in such calendar month;
(d) each successive Interest Period shall commence on the day on
which the next preceding Interest Period expires; and
(e) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Advance
shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
"Interest Rate Agreements" means any interest rate swap agreement,
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interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Borrower, the Parent or any of
their respective Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates.
"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any loan or
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advance to any other Person, (b) the ownership, purchase or other acquisition of
any Ownership Interests or Ownership Interest Equivalents in any other Person,
(c) any joint venture or partnership with, or any capital contribution to, or
other investment in, any other Person, (d) any Capital Expenditure and (e) any
payment, whether capitalized or not, to acquire a management agreement or lease.
"Investment Amount" means (a) for any Owned Hospitality Property the
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sum of (i) the aggregate purchase price paid by the Borrower or its Subsidiary
for such Owned Hospitality Property, and (ii) the actual cost of any Capital
Expenditures for such Owned Hospitality Property made by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries after the acquisition of such Owned Hospitality Property, and (b)
for any other Investment the aggregate purchase price paid by the Borrower or
its Subsidiary for such other Investment. The Investment Amount shall include
any Ownership Interests or Ownership Interest Equivalents used to purchase such
Investment at their fair market value at the time of purchase; provided that any
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such Ownership Interests or Ownership Interest Equivalents which are convertible
into the Parent's common stock shall be valued at the price at which they could
be exchanged into the Parent's common stock assuming such exchange occurred on
the date of acquiring such Investment.
"Issuing Bank" means Societe Generale, Southwest Agency or any Lender
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acting as a successor Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 10.06, and "Issuing
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Banks" means, collectively, all of such Lenders.
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"Land" for any Owned Hospitality Property means the real property upon
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which the Owned Hospitality Property is located, together with all rights, title
and interests appurtenant to such real property, including without limitation
all rights, title and interests to (a) all strips and gores within or adjoining
such property, (b) the streets, roads, sidewalks, alleys, and ways adjacent
thereto, (c) all of the tenements, hereditaments, easements, reciprocal easement
agreements, rights-of-way and other rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any way pertaining thereto, (d) all reversions and
remainders, (e) all air space rights, and all water, sewer and wastewater
rights, (e) all mineral, oil, gas, hydrocarbon substances and other
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rights to produce or share in the production of anything related to such
property, and (f) all other appurtenances appurtenant to such property,
including without limitation, any now or hereafter belonging or in anywise
appertaining thereto.
"Legal Requirement" means any law, statute, ordinance, decree,
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requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or official interpretation of
any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any
Governmental Authority.
"Lenders" means the lenders listed on Schedule 1.01(a) and each
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Eligible Assignee that shall become a party to this Agreement pursuant to
Section 10.06, and "Lender" means any such Person.
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"Letter of Credit" means, individually, any letter of credit issued by
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the Issuing Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.13 of this
Agreement.
"Letter of Credit Documents" means, with respect to any Letter of
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Credit, such Letter of Credit and any reimbursement or other agreements,
documents, and instruments entered into in connection with or relating to such
Letter of Credit.
"Letter of Credit Exposure" means, at any time, the sum of (a) the
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aggregate undrawn maximum face amount of each Letter of Credit and (b) the
aggregate unpaid amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations at such time.
"Letter of Credit Obligations" means all obligations of the Borrower
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arising in respect of the Letter of Credit Documents, including without
limitation the aggregate drawn amounts of Letters of Credit which have not been
reimbursed by the Borrower or converted into an Adjusted Base Rate Advance
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.13(c).
"Leverage Ratio" means the ratio on any date of (a) the Parent's Total
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Indebtedness on such date to (b) the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA for the Rolling
Period immediately preceding such date.
"LIBOR" means, for the Interest Period for each LIBOR Advance
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comprising part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded
upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum) equal to (A) the
rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to prime banks in the
London interbank market at 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days before the
first day of such Interest Period as shown on the display designated "British
Banker's Association Interest Settlement Rates" on the Telerate System
("Telerate") at Page 3750 or Page 3740, or such other page or pages as may
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replace such pages on Telerate for purposes of displaying such rate, in an
amount substantially equal to the Administrative Agent's LIBOR Advance
comprising part of such Borrowing and for a period equal to such Interest Period
divided by (B) one minus the LIBOR Reserve Requirement; provided, however, that
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if such rate is not available on Telerate then such offered rate shall be
otherwise independently determined by Administrative Agent from an alternate,
substantially similar source available to Administrative Agent or shall be
calculated by Administrative Agent by a substantially similar methodology as
that theretofore used to determine such offered rate in Telerate. It is agreed
that
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for purposes of this definition, LIBOR Advances made hereunder shall be deemed
to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities as defined in Regulation D and to be
subject to the reserve requirements of Regulation D.
"LIBOR Advance" means any Advance which bears interest as provided in
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Section 2.06(b).
"LIBOR Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender, the office
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of such Lender specified as its "Operations Contact" in the questionnaire such
Lender provided to the Administrative Agent, or such other office of such Lender
as such Lender may from time to time specify to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
"LIBOR Reserve Requirement" shall mean, on any day, that percentage
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(expressed as a decimal fraction) which is in effect on such date, as provided
by the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve requirements
generally applicable to financial institutions regulated by the Federal Reserve
Board comparable in size and type to the Administrative Agent (including,
without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under
Regulation D with respect to "Eurocurrency liabilities" as currently defined as
Regulation D, or under any similar or successor regulation with respect to
Eurocurrency liabilities or Eurocurrency funding (or other category of
liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on a
LIBOR Advance is determined or any category or extensions of credit which
includes loans by a non-United States office of the Administrative Agent to
United States residents). Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the
LIBOR Reserve Requirement, shall, in the absence of manifest error, be
conclusive and binding upon the Borrower.
"Lien" means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge,
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security interest, encumbrance or other type of preferential arrangement to
secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether
arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise (including, without
limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement).
"Liquid Investments" means:
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(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and
interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States;
(b) (i) negotiable or nonnegotiable certificates of deposit, time
deposits, or other similar banking arrangements maturing within 180 days from
the date of acquisition thereof ("bank debt securities"), issued by (A) any
Lender or (B) any other bank or trust company which has a combined capital
surplus and undivided profit of not less than $250,000,000 or the Dollar
Equivalent thereof, if at the time of deposit or purchase, such bank debt
securities are rated not less than "A" (or the then equivalent) by the rating
service of S&P or of Moody's, and (ii) commercial paper issued by (A) any Lender
or (B) any other Person if at the time of purchase such commercial paper is
rated not less than "A-2" (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of S&P
or not less than "P-2" (or the then equivalent) by the rating service of
Moody's, or upon the discontinuance of both of such services, such other
nationally recognized rating service or
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services, as the case may be, as shall be selected by the Borrower with the
consent of the Administrative Agent;
(c) repurchase agreements relating to investments described in
clauses (a) and (b) above with a market value at least equal to the
consideration paid in connection therewith, with any Person who regularly
engages in the business of entering into repurchase agreements and has a
combined capital surplus and undivided profit of not less than $250,000,000 or
the Dollar Equivalent thereof, if at the time of entering into such agreement
the debt securities of such Person are rated not less than "A" (or the then
equivalent) by the rating service of S&P or of Moody's; and
(d) such other instruments (within the meaning of New York's Uniform
Commercial Code) as the Borrower may request and the Administrative Agent may
approve in writing, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
"Material Adverse Change" shall mean a material adverse change (a) in
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the business, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results
of operations of the Borrower, the Parent and the other Guarantors taken as a
whole, in each case since September 30, 1999 or (b) in the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or the
rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or
thereunder.
"Material Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Parent having assets
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or annual revenues in excess of $1,000,000.
"Material Unconsolidated Entity" means any Unconsolidated Entity of
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the Parent for which the Investment Amount is in excess of $1,000,000.
"Maturity Date" means February 28, 2002, subject to extension as
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provided in Section 2.05.
"Maximum Facility Amount" means $100,000,000.
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"Maximum Rate" means the maximum nonusurious interest rate under
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applicable law.
"MHC" means MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, a Maryland corporation.
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"MHC Indebtedness" means Subordinate Indebtedness owed by Borrower and
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the Borrower's Subsidiaries to MHC or MHC's Subsidiary (i) which is a revolving
credit facility with a borrowing availability of $50,000,000, and (ii) the
proceeds of which are used for the purposes set forth in Section 4.08(a).
"MHC Letter" means a comfort letter and estoppel certificate executed
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by MHC and MHC OP for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
and acknowledged by the Borrower, pertaining to the Intercompany Agreement and
the Permitted Property Agreements entered into between MHC and MHC's
Subsidiaries and the Parent and the Parent's Subsidiaries, in form and substance
acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
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"MHC OP" means MeriStar Hospitality Operating Partnership, L.P., a
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Delaware limited partnership.
"Minimum Net Worth" means, with respect to the Parent, at any time,
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the sum of $70,000,000 plus (a) 75% of the aggregate net proceeds or value
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received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this
Agreement in connection with any Capitalization Events taken as a whole,
including without limitation in connection with the acquisition of any
Investment or other Property, plus (b) 75% of the aggregate Net Income of the
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Parent and the Parent's Subsidiaries after December 31, 1999 on a Consolidated
basis, minus (c) an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $25,000,000 or (ii) the
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aggregate amount of all of the Parent's write-offs under GAAP of intangible
assets that occur after December 31, 1999.
"Moody's" means Moody's Investor Service Inc.
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"Mortgages" means, collectively, the deeds of trust and mortgages
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executed by the Borrower or any Guarantor to secure the Obligations, each in
form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with such modifications
as may be necessary and appropriate in the opinion of counsel to the
Administrative Agent to comply with the state law of the filing jurisdiction and
as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as the same may
be amended or terminated in accordance with their terms, and "Mortgage" means
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any of such instruments.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in
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Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Parent, the Borrower or any member of
the Controlled Group is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means (a) the aggregate cash proceeds (including,
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without limitation, insurance proceeds) received by the Parent, the Borrower or
any of their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) in connection with any
Asset Disposition or Capitalization Event, minus (b) the reasonable expenses of
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such Person in connection with such Asset Disposition or Capitalization Event,
minus (c) to the extent that assets disposed of in connection with an Asset
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Disposition secure Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section
6.02(a), the amount of such Indebtedness which is required to be repaid pursuant
to the terms of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition, as
reasonably evidenced by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent.
"Net Income" means, for any Person or Hospitality Property, as
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applicable, for any period for which such amount is being determined, the net
income of such Person (on a Consolidated basis) or Hospitality Property, as
applicable, after taxes, as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP, excluding, however, extraordinary items, including but not limited to
(i) any net gain or loss during such period arising from the sale, exchange, or
other disposition of capital assets (such term to include all fixed assets and
all securities) other than in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any
write-up or write-down of assets.
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"Net Worth" means, for any Person, stockholders equity of such Person
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determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Non-Defaulting Lender" shall mean and include each Lender other than
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a Defaulting Lender.
"Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of
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any Lender, in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A, evidencing
indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from Advances from such
Lender, and "Notes" means all of such promissory notes.
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"Notice of Borrowing" means a notice of borrowing in the form of the
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attached Exhibit G signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
"Notice of Conversion or Continuation" means a notice of conversion or
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continuation in the form of the attached Exhibit H signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Borrower.
"Obligations" means all Advances, Letter of Credit Obligations, and
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other amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
under the Credit Documents.
"Owned Hospitality Property" means a Hospitality Property owned by the
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Parent or one of the Parent's Subsidiaries or leased by the Parent or one of the
Parent's Subsidiaries pursuant to a Ground Lease.
"Owned Hospitality Property Investments" shall mean Investments in
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Owned Hospitality Properties or in Persons for which Hospitality Properties are
substantially all of such Person's Property.
"Owned Hospitality Property Security Documents" for any Owned
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Hospitality Property (other than one owned by a Permitted Other Subsidiary),
means collectively (a) a Mortgage, (b) an Assignment of Leases, and (c) such
other security agreements, pledge agreements, assignments, mortgages, financing
statements, stock powers, and other collateral documentation as the Agents may
reasonably request.
"Ownership Interests" means shares of stock, other securities,
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partnership interests, member interests, beneficial interests or other interests
in any Person, whether voting or non-voting, and participations or other
equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person.
"Ownership Interests Collateral" has the meaning given such term in
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the definition of "Collateral."
"Ownership Interest Equivalents" means all securities (other than
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Ownership Interests) convertible into or exchangeable for Ownership Interests
and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase or subscribe for any
Ownership Interests, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable.
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"Parent" means MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Delaware
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corporation.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity
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succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
"Permitted Asset Disposition" means an Asset Disposition which (a)
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occurs at a time in which no Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b)
would not cause a Default to occur upon the consummation of such Asset
Disposition.
"Permitted Encumbrances" means the Liens permitted to exist pursuant
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to Section 6.01.
"Permitted Hazardous Substances" means (a) Hazardous Substances,
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petroleum and petroleum products which are (i) used in the ordinary course of
business and in typical quantities for a Hospitality Property and (ii)
generated, used and disposed of in accordance with all Legal Requirements and
good industry practice and (b) non-friable asbestos to the extent (i) that no
applicable Legal Requirements require removal of such asbestos from the
Hospitality Property and (ii) such asbestos is encapsulated in accordance with
all applicable Legal Requirements and such reasonable operations and maintenance
program as may be required by the Administrative Agent.
"Permitted Housing Business" means the business of leasing Units,
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subleasing such Units to another Person and providing ancillary services to such
Person in connection with such Units; provided that without the written consent
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of the Required Lenders the Borrower and the Borrower's Subsidiaries shall not
enter into new leases of Units or extend the term of existing leases of Units
where the term of the new or extended lease exceeds 1 year and the leases cause
the Borrower to violate any of the Permitted Housing Business Leasing
Guidelines.
"Permitted Housing Business Leasing Guidelines" means the Borrower and
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the Borrower's Subsidiaries shall not lease Units or renew the lease of Units
where the term will exceed 1 year (a) where the number of Units so leased in a
metropolitan area in which the Borrower and the Borrower's Subsidiaries do not
currently lease any Units in any Rolling Period in the aggregate exceeds 50
Units, (b) where the number of Units so leased in a metropolitan area in which
the Borrower and the Borrower's Subsidiaries do currently lease Units in any
Rolling Period in the aggregate exceeds 100 Units, provided that if the
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occupancy level of the existing Units in such metropolitan area as of the end of
the last Rolling Period is less than 75% than such number shall be 0, (c) when
the occupancy level of all of the Borrower's and the Borrower's Subsidiaries
existing Units as of the end of the last Rolling Period is less than 75% and (d)
if the Borrower's and the Borrower's Subsidiaries' aggregate lease obligations
for the leases of Units outside the United States, Canada and Western Europe
exceeds 15% of the Borrower's and the Borrower's Subsidiaries' aggregate lease
obligations for Units.
"Permitted Housing Company" means a Person which is primarily in the
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Permitted Housing Business and which is approved by the Super Required Lenders.
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"Permitted New Investments" means the following Investments made after
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the Closing Date:
(a) to acquire Permitted Property Agreements;
(b) in Persons for which Permitted Property Agreements are
substantially all of such Person's Property;
(c) in Owned Hospitality Property Investments; provided that (i) the
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aggregate Investment Amount in Owned Hospitality Property
Investments, excluding the Investment Amount in Existing Owned
Hospitality Property Investments, shall not at any time exceed
$25,000,000, (ii) at least five (5) Business Days prior to
acquiring an Owned Hospitality Property the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent the Property Information
for such Owned Hospitality Property, and (iii) any Ground Lease
for an Owned Hospitality Property must be financable in the
reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent;
(d) to consummate the Permitted Transaction or make other Investments
in Persons which are primarily in the Permitted Housing Business;
provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments in Persons
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which are primarily in the Permitted Housing Business excluding
the Permitted Transaction shall not exceed $5,000,000; and
(e) Investments in Persons who provide services to, among other
Hospitality Properties, Hospitality Properties for which Borrower
or one of Borrower's Subsidiaries has or will enter into a
Permitted Property Agreement; provided that the aggregate amount
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of all such Investments in Persons which provide such services
shall not exceed $5,000,000.
For purposes of this definition, if in connection with the acquisition of
Permitted Property Agreements an Owned Hospitality Property Investment is also
made or acquired and the Borrower's direct or indirect ownership in such Owned
Hospitality Property Investment exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the total
ownership in such Owned Hospitality Property Investment, then a reasonable
portion of the Investment Amount for such Investment shall be attributed to such
Owned Hospitality Property Investment and counted toward the $25,000,000
limitation set forth in the foregoing clause (c). If such ownership percentage
is equal to or less than twenty percent (20%), then such Investment shall be
deemed to have been made under the foregoing clause (a).
"Permitted Non-Recourse Unconsolidated Entity Indebtedness" means
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Indebtedness of an Unconsolidated Entity which (i) is incurred by an
Unconsolidated Entity to acquire a Hospitality Property or Hospitality
Management Business or refinance such acquisition Indebtedness, and (ii) is non-
recourse to the Parent, the Borrower and their respective subsidiaries except
for the Ownership Interests in such Unconsolidated Entity.
"Permitted Other Indebtedness" means:
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(a) MHC Indebtedness;
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(b) Indebtedness which (i) is incurred by a Permitted Other
Subsidiary to acquire a Permitted New Investment or refinance
Indebtedness incurred to acquire a Permitted New Investment where
the Indebtedness incurred in connection with such acquisition
does not exceed 70% of the Investment Amount for such Permitted
New Investment, (ii) is non-recourse to the Parent, the Borrower
and their respective subsidiaries except for the Property of or
the Ownership Interests in such Permitted Other Subsidiary and
customary recourse "carve-outs", and (iii) in the aggregate does
not exceed $25,000,000; and
(c) Minority Ownership Interests reflected on the Parent's financial
statements as Indebtedness.
"Permitted Other Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Parent which
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(a) is a single-purpose Person, (b) has never been a Guarantor, nor owned any
Collateral, and (c) only owns Permitted New Investments acquired in whole or in
part with the proceeds of Indebtedness excluding the proceeds of Advances and
other Property ancillary to such Permitted New Investments.
"Permitted Property Agreements" means (a) Existing Management
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Agreements and Existing Participating Leases and (b) Approved Management
Agreements or Approved Participating Leases related to Hospitality Properties
entered into after the Closing Date; provided that the aggregate Adjusted EBITDA
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in any Rolling Period derived from all such agreements or leases related to
Hospitality Properties which are not full-service hotels shall not exceed the
greater of (i) $7,500,000 or (ii) 35% of the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA for such
Rolling Period.
"Permitted Property Agreements Conversion" means the conversion of the
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Existing Participating Leases and Approved Participating Leases between the
Borrower and the Borrower's subsidiaries and MHC and MHC's subsidiaries (and
such other Hospitality Property owners as the Borrower shall elect in the
Borrower's sole discretion) from participating leases to management agreements
which (a) provide for a base management fee of at least two and one-half percent
(2 1/2%) of the gross revenues of the Hospitality Properties subject to such
Permitted Property Agreements, (b) provide for a term that does not expire
before January 1, 2011 and (c) contain customary provisions pursuant to which
each Hospitality Property owner agrees not to disturb Borrower's or Borrower's
subsidiaries' right to manage each such Hospitality Property except in
connection with a default by Borrower or Borrower's subsidiary under the
applicable management agreement, a sale or transfer of the Hospitality Property,
or the failure of the applicable Hospitality Property to meet certain
performance levels.
"Permitted Stock Repurchase" means the repurchase of the common stock
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of the Parent; provided that the aggregate amount of such stock repurchases
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shall not exceed $10,000,000.
"Permitted Transaction" means a transaction which meets the following
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requirements:
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(a) either (i) the Parent or its Subsidiary acquires Ownership
Interests in the Permitted Housing Company for cash which does
not exceed $35,000,000 or (ii) the Parent or its Subsidiary
exchanges Ownership Interests in such Person for Ownership
Interests in the Permitted Housing Company and following the
consummation of such exchange the outstanding Ownership Interests
in the Parent (including interests that are convertible into
Ownership Interests in the Parent) will not have diluted the
Ownership Interests in the Parent (including interests that are
convertible into Ownership Interests in the Parent) outstanding
immediately prior to such exchange by in excess of 25% of such
Ownership Interests;
(b) following the consummation of such transaction (i) no Change of
Control of the Parent or the Borrower shall be deemed to have
occurred and (ii) no other Event of Default shall exist; and
(c) such transaction shall be consummated pursuant to documentation
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a
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business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, limited
liability company, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any
political subdivision or agency thereof or any trustee, receiver, custodian or
similar official.
"Plan" means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer
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Plan) maintained for employees of the Parent, the Borrower or any member of the
Controlled Group and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum
funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
"Prime Rate" means a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be
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in effect from time to time equal to the rate of interest publicly announced by
the Administrative Agent as its prime commercial lending rate (which may not be
the lowest rate offered to its customers), whether or not the Borrower has
notice thereof.
"Property Information" for any Owned Hospitality Property means the
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following information and documentation for such Owned Hospitality Property:
(a) an Engineering Report;
(b) an Environmental Report;
(c) a commitment for a Title Policy, together with a legible copy of
all documents referred to in such commitment;
(d) a current Appraisal satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(e) a copy of the agreements pursuant to which the Owned Hospitality
Property is being acquired;
(f) a ALTA/ASCM survey reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent; and
(g) all financial statements reasonably required by the
Administrative Agent.
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"Property" of any Person means any property or assets (whether real,
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personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible) of such Person.
"Register" has the meaning set forth in paragraph (c) of Section
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10.06.
"Release" shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any
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other Environmental Law.
"Repayment Event" means the occurrence of a Capitalization Event or an
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Asset Disposition or the payment to the Borrower or one of the Borrower's
Subsidiaries of a termination payment under a Permitted Property Agreement after
the Closing Date except for Asset Dispositions or such termination payments for
which the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds do not exceed $1,000,000 in any calendar
year.
"Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section
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4043(b) of ERISA.
"Required Lenders" means Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose
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Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Advances and
participations in Letter of Credit Exposure) represent at least 51% of the sum
of all Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders (or after the termination of the
Commitments, the sum of the then total outstanding Advances of Non-Defaulting
Lenders, and the aggregate participations of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of
Letter of Credit Exposure at such time).
"Response" shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any
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other Environmental Law.
"Responsible Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, President,
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of any Person.
"Restricted Payment" means (a) any direct or indirect payment,
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prepayment, redemption, purchase, or deposit of funds or Property for the
payment (including any sinking fund or defeasance), prepayment, redemption or
purchase of any Indebtedness not permitted by this Agreement or any Subordinate
Indebtedness, and (b) the making by any Person of any dividends or other
distributions (in cash, property, or otherwise) on, or payment for the purchase,
redemption or other acquisition of, any Ownership Interests of such Person,
other than dividends or distributions payable in such Person's Ownership
Interests.
"Rolling Period" means, as of any date, the four Fiscal Quarters
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ending immediately preceding such date.
"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of McGraw-
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Hill, Inc., or any successor thereof.
"Security Agreement" means the Security Agreement in favor of the
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Administrative Agent from the Borrower, the Parent and the other Guarantors,
granting a Lien in all existing and
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future Collateral of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in substantially the form
of the attached Exhibit I.
"Security Documents" means the Security Agreement, all Owned
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Hospitality Property Security Documents, all Financing Statements and each other
document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith or otherwise
executed in order to secure all or a portion of the Obligations; and any
"Security Document" means any one of the foregoing.
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"Senior Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means, as of the end of any
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Rolling Period, a ratio of (a) the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA for such Rolling
Period to (b) the Parent's Fixed Charges pertaining to Senior Indebtedness for
such Rolling Period.
"Senior Indebtedness" means Total Indebtedness minus Subordinate
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Indebtedness.
"Senior Leverage Ratio" means the ratio on any date of (a) the
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Parent's Senior Indebtedness on such date to (b) the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA
for the Rolling Period immediately preceding such date.
"Senior Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling
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Period, a ratio of (a) the Parent's Adjusted EBITDA to (b) Parent's Interest
Expense pertaining to Senior Indebtedness, for such Rolling Period.
"Share" means, at any time with respect to any Lender with a
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Commitment, either (a) the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender's
Commitments at such time to the aggregate Commitments at such time or (b) if the
Commitments have been terminated, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such
Lender's aggregate outstanding Advances and participation interest in the Letter
of Credit Exposure at such time to the outstanding aggregate Advances and Letter
of Credit Exposure of all the Lenders at such time.
"Subordinate Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Borrower, the
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Parent and their respective Subsidiaries which (a) shall not mature, become
payable or require the payment of any principal amount thereof (or any amount in
lieu thereof) or be mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund or
otherwise redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in any case in whole
or in part, before the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date and (b)
shall be junior and subordinate to the Obligations and subject to an
intercreditor agreement or subordination provisions which is in accordance with
the then prevailing customary market terms and conditions.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, at any date, any other
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Person in whom such Person holds an Investment and whose financial results would
be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person if such
statements were prepared as of such date.
"Super Required Lenders" means Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose
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outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Advances
and participations in Letter of Credit Exposure) represent at least 66.67% of
the sum of all outstanding Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders (or after the
termination of the Commitments, the sum of the then total
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outstanding Advances of Non-Defaulting Lenders, and the aggregate participations
of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of Letter of Credit Exposure at such time).
"Termination Event" means (a) the occurrence of a Reportable Event
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with respect to a Plan, as described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations issued thereunder (other than a Reportable Event not subject to the
provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under such regulations), (b) the
withdrawal of the Borrower or any of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a
plan year in which it was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section
4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c) the giving of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan
under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate
a Plan by the PBGC, or (e) any other event or condition which constitutes
grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment
of a trustee to administer, any Plan.
"Title Policy" means a Mortgagee Policy of Title Insurance which (a)
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is in the form of American Land Title Association Standard Loan Policy - 1970
(without modification, revision or amendment) (or such other form as approved by
the Administrative Agent) with endorsements reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, (b) is issued by an underwriter reasonably acceptable to
the Administrative Agent, (c) insures that the grantor of the Lien insured by
such policy owns the Owned Hospitality Property subject to such Lien in fee
simple or pursuant to a leasehold estate and that the Mortgage covering such
Owned Hospitality Property is a valid lien on such Owned Hospitality Property in
favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Banks (subject only to
Permitted Encumbrances), (d) does not contain any exceptions for rights of
parties in possession, or unpaid delinquent installments of taxes, special
assessments or subsequent assessments due to changes in ownership or usage, or
any other exceptions to coverage other than Permitted Encumbrances.
"Total Indebtedness" of any Person means the sum of the following
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(without duplication): (a) all Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries
on a Consolidated basis, plus (b) such Person's and such Person's Subsidiaries'
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Unconsolidated Entity Percentage of Indebtedness of such Person's and such
Person's Subsidiaries' Unconsolidated Entities, plus (c) to the extent not
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already included in the calculation of either of the preceding clauses (a) or
(b), the aggregate amount of letters of credit for which such Person or any of
its Subsidiaries would have a direct or contingent obligation to reimburse the
issuers of such letters of credit upon a drawing under such letters of credit,
minus (d) to the extent included in the calculation of either of the preceding
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clauses (a), (b), or (c), the amount of any minority interests.
"Type" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.04.
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"Unconsolidated Entity" means, with respect to any Person, at any
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date, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment and whose
financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial
results of such Person if such statements were prepared as of such date.
"Unconsolidated Entity Percentage" means, for any Person, with respect
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to a Person's Unconsolidated Entity, the percentage of such Unconsolidated
Entity's Indebtedness for which recourse may be made against such Person.
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"Units" means apartment or condominium units.
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"Winston" means WINN Limited Partnership.
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"Winston Letter" means a comfort letter and estoppel certificate
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executed by Winston for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
and acknowledged by the Borrower, pertaining to the Permitted Property
Agreements entered into between Winston and Winston's Subsidiaries and the
Parent and the Parent's Subsidiaries, in form and substance acceptable to the
Administrative Agent.
Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the
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computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each
means "to but excluding".
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP.
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(a) All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
(b) Unless otherwise indicated, all financial statements of the
Borrower and the Parent, all calculations for compliance with covenants in this
Agreement, and all calculations of any amounts to be calculated under the
definitions in Section 1.01 shall be based upon the Consolidated accounts of the
Borrower, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) in
accordance with GAAP.
(c) If any changes in accounting principles after September 30, 1999
required by GAAP or the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants or similar agencies results in a
change in the method of calculation of, or affects the results of such
calculation of, any of the financial covenants, standards or terms found in this
Agreement, then the parties shall enter into and diligently pursue negotiations
in order to amend such financial covenants, standards or terms so as to
equitably reflect such change, with the desired result that the criteria for
evaluating the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (determined
on a Consolidated basis) shall be the same after such change as if such change
had not been made.
Section 1.04 Classes and Types of Advances. Advances are
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distinguished by "Type". The "Type" of an Advance refers to the determination
whether such Advance is a LIBOR Advance or an Adjusted Base Rate Advance, each
of which constitutes a Type.
Section 1.05 Miscellaneous. Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit
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references are to Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this
Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
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ARTICLE II
THE ADVANCES AND THE LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 2.01 The Advances. Each Lender severally agrees, on the
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terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Advances to the
Borrower from time to time on any Business Day up to 15 days prior to the
Maturity Date as the same may be extended in an aggregate amount not to exceed
at any time outstanding an amount equal to such Lender's Commitment less such
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Lender's Share of the Letter of Credit Exposure at such time; provided that the
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sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances plus (b)
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the Letter of Credit Exposure may not exceed the lesser of (i) the aggregate
Commitments at such time and (ii) the Maximum Facility Amount. Within the
limits of each Lender's Commitment, the Borrower may from time to time prepay
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.07 and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
Section 2.02 Method of Borrowing.
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(a) Notice. Each Borrowing shall be made pursuant to a Notice of
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Borrowing, given not later than 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) (i) on the third
Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing, in the case of a
Borrowing consisting of LIBOR Advances, or (ii) on the Business Day before the
date of the proposed Borrowing, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of
Adjusted Base Rate Advances, by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, which
shall give each Lender prompt notice on the day of receipt of such timely Notice
of Borrowing of such proposed Borrowing by telecopier. Each Notice of Borrowing
shall be in writing or by telecopier specifying the requested (i) date of such
Borrowing, (ii) Type of Advance comprising such Borrowing, (iii) aggregate
amount of such Borrowing, and (iv) if such Borrowing is to be comprised of LIBOR
Advances, the Interest Period for each such Advance. In the case of a proposed
Borrowing comprised of LIBOR Advances, the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender of the applicable interest rate under Section 2.06(b). Each
Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on the date of such
Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to
the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 10.02, or such
other location as the Administrative Agent may specify by notice to the Lenders,
in same day funds, such Lender's Share of such Borrowing. After the
Administrative Agent's receipt of such funds and upon fulfillment of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Administrative Agent will
make such funds available to the Borrower at its account with the Administrative
Agent.
(b) Conversions and Continuations. In order to elect to Convert or
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continue Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing under this Section, the
Borrower shall deliver an irrevocable Notice of Conversion or Continuation to
the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's office no later than
11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) (i) on the date which is at least three Business
Days in advance of the proposed Conversion or continuation date in the case of a
Conversion to or a continuation of a Borrowing comprised of LIBOR Advances and
(ii) on the Business Day prior to the proposed conversion date in the case of a
Conversion to a Borrowing comprised of Adjusted Base Rate Advances. Each such
Notice of Conversion or Continuation shall be in writing or by telecopier,
specifying (i) the requested Conversion or
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continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the Borrowing amount,
Type of the Advances to be Converted or continued, (iii) whether a Conversion or
continuation is requested, and if a Conversion, into what Type of Advances, and
(iv) in the case of a Conversion to, or a continuation of, LIBOR Advances, the
requested Interest Period. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion or
Continuation under this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall provide each
Lender with a copy thereof and, in the case of a Conversion to or a continuation
of LIBOR Advances, notify each Lender of the applicable interest rate under
Section 2.06(b). If the Borrower shall fail to specify an Interest Period for a
LIBOR Advance including the continuation of a LIBOR Advance, the Borrower shall
be deemed to have selected an Adjusted Base Rate Advance.
(c) Certain Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in paragraphs (a)
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and (b) above:
(i) in the case of LIBOR Advances each Borrowing shall be in
an aggregate amount of not less than $1,000,000 or greater
multiples of $100,000;
(ii) in the case of Adjusted Base Rate Advances each Borrowing
shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than $500,000 or
greater multiples of $100,000;
(iii) except for Borrowings for the acquisition of Permitted New
Investments by the Borrower or its Subsidiary, the Borrower may
not request Borrowings on more than 2 days in any calendar month;
(iv) at no time shall there be more than 4 Interest Periods
applicable to outstanding LIBOR Advances;
(v) the Borrower may not select LIBOR Advances for any
Borrowing to be made, Converted or continued if a Default has
occurred and is continuing;
(vi) if any Lender shall, at any time prior to the making of
any requested Borrowing comprised of LIBOR Advances, notify the
Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or
in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful,
or that any central bank or other governmental authority asserts
that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office
to perform its obligations under this Agreement to make LIBOR
Advances or to fund or maintain LIBOR Advances, then such
Lender's Share, as applicable, of such Borrowing shall be made as
an Adjusted Base Rate Advance, provided that such Adjusted Base
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Rate Advance shall be considered part of the same Borrowing and
interest on such Adjusted Base Rate Advance shall be due and
payable at the same time that interest on the LIBOR Advances
comprising the remainder of such Borrowing shall be due and
payable; and such Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and
regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Applicable
Lending Office if the making of such designation would avoid the
effect of this paragraph and would not, in the reasonable
judgment of such Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous
to such Lender;
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(vii) if the Administrative Agent is unable to determine the
LIBOR for LIBOR Advances comprising any requested Borrowing, the
right of the Borrower to select LIBOR Advances for such Borrowing
or for any subsequent Borrowing shall be suspended until the
Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders
that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist,
and each Advance comprising such Borrowing shall be an Adjusted
Base Rate Advance;
(viii) if the Required Lenders shall, at least one Business Day
before the date of any requested Borrowing, notify the
Administrative Agent that the LIBOR for LIBOR Advances comprising
such Borrowing will not adequately reflect the cost to such
Lenders of making or funding their respective LIBOR Advances, as
the case may be, for such Borrowing, the right of the Borrower to
select LIBOR Advances for such Borrowing or for any subsequent
Borrowing shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall
notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances
causing such suspension no longer exist, and each Advance
comprising such Borrowing shall be an Adjusted Base Rate Advance;
and
(ix) if the Borrower shall fail to select the duration or
continuation of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Advances in
accordance with the provisions contained in the definition of
"Interest Period" in Section 1.01 and paragraph (a) or (b) above,
the Administrative Agent will forthwith so notify the Borrower
and the Lenders and such Advances will be made available to the
Borrower on the date of such Borrowing as Adjusted Base Rate
Advances or, if an existing Advance, Converted into Adjusted Base
Rate Advances.
(d) Notices Irrevocable. Each Notice of Borrowing and Notice of
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Conversion or Continuation shall be irrevocable and binding on
the Borrower. In the case of any Borrowing which the related
Notice of Borrowing specifies is to be comprised of LIBOR
Advances, the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any
loss, out-of-pocket cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a
result of any condition precedent for Borrowing set forth in
Article III not being satisfied for any reason, including,
without limitation, any loss, cost or expense actually incurred
by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other
funds acquired by such Lender to fund the Advance to be made by
such Lender as part of such Borrowing when such Advance, as a
result of such failure, is not made on such date.
(e) Administrative Agent Reliance. Unless the Administrative Agent
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shall have received notice from a Lender before the date of any
Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the
Administrative Agent such Lender's Share of the Borrowing, the
Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made its
Share of such Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent on
the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (a) of
this Section 2.02 and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance
upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date
a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such
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Lender shall not have so made its Share, of such Borrowing
available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the
Borrower severally agree to immediately repay to the
Administrative Agent on demand such corresponding amount,
together with interest on such amount, for each day from the date
such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such
amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case
of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable on each such day to
Advances comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such
Lender, the Federal Funds Rate for each such day. If such Lender
shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount
and interest as provided above, such corresponding amount so
repaid shall constitute such Lender's Advance as part of such
Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement even though not made on
the same day as the other Advances comprising such Borrowing.
(f) Lender Obligations Several. The failure of any Lender to make the
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Advance to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, to make its
Advance on the date of such Borrowing. No Lender shall be
responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the
Advance to be made by such other Lender on the date of any
Borrowing.
(g) Notes. The indebtedness of the Borrower to each Lender resulting
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from Advances owing to such Lender shall be evidenced by a Note
of the Borrower payable to the order of such Lender in
substantially the form of Exhibit A.
Section 2.03 Fees.
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(a) Commitment Fees. For the period from the Closing Date until the
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Maturity Date the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender a commitment fee on the average daily amount by which
such Lender's Commitment exceeds the sum of such Lender's outstanding Advances
and Share of the Letter of Credit Exposure at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Margin (computed on the actual number of days elapsed, including the
first day and excluding the last, based upon a 360-day year). Such fees shall be
due and payable quarterly in arrears (i) on the date which is 30 days following
the end of the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and
(ii) on the Maturity Date.
(b) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
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Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, fees in respect of all
Letters of Credit outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin
(computed on the actual number of days elapsed, including the first day and
excluding the last, based upon a 360-day year) on the average daily amount of
the aggregate undrawn maximum amount of each Letter of Credit outstanding,
payable in arrears (i) on the date which is 30 days following the last Business
Day of each March, June, September and December and (ii) on the Maturity Date.
In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Issuing Bank for its own account
a fee on the average daily amount of the aggregate undrawn maximum face amount
of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal
to one-eighth of one percent (.125%), such fees due and payable quarterly in
arrears (i) on
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the date which is 30 days following the last Business Day of each March, June,
September and December and (ii) on the Maturity Date.
(c) Administrative Agent's Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
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Administrative Agent for its benefit the fees set forth in the Fee Letter as and
when the same are due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Fee Letter.
Section 2.04 Reduction of the Commitments. The Borrower may,
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upon at least three Business Days' prior notice to the Administrative Agent,
permanently terminate in whole or permanently reduce ratably in part the
Commitments of the Lenders; provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction
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shall be in the aggregate amount of not less than $5,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (ii) no such reduction shall result in
an overdraft status as provided in Section 2.07(c)(ii), and (iii) no such
reduction shall result in the total aggregate Commitments of the Lenders being
less than $50,000,000.
Section 2.05 Repayment of Advances on Maturity Date; Extension.
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(a) The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal amount of each
Advance on the Maturity Date.
(b) The Borrower shall have one option, exercisable as hereinafter
provided, to extend the original Maturity Date for an additional one-year period
to the first anniversary of the original Maturity Date upon the completion by
the Borrower of the following conditions prior to or as of the original Maturity
Date to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent:
(i) No Event of Default or Default under any of the covenants
of Article VII shall have occurred which has not been cured or waived
in writing by the Administrative Agent as set forth in Section 9.01.
(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received no later than
ninety (90) days prior to the original Maturity Date written notice
from the Borrower that it intends to exercise its option to extend the
Maturity Date.
(iii) The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent
for the account of each Lender an extension fee equal to the product
of (A) one-quarter of one percent (1/4%) times (B) the aggregate
amount of such Lender's Commitment as of the original Maturity Date,
as such Commitment may be reduced in accordance with the provisions of
the following paragraph (c).
(iv) If the Borrower is obligated to repay any Advances, the
Borrower shall have repaid such Advances.
(v) The representations and warranties of the Borrower, the
Parent and the Guarantors in the Credit Documents remain true and
correct in all material respects as of
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the Maturity Date, as changed based upon events or activities
permitted by the Credit Documents.
Under no circumstances may the Maturity Date be extended beyond the third
anniversary of the Closing Date.
(c) If the aggregate amount of the Lenders' Commitments have not
already been so reduced, then on the following dates the aggregate amount of the
Lenders' Commitments shall be reduced to the following respective amounts with
each Lender's Commitment being reduced in accordance with such Lender's Share of
the aggregate Commitment reduction:
Date Aggregate Lenders' Commitments
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original Maturity Date $95,000,000
May 1, 2002 $90,000,000
August 1, 2002 $85,000,000
November 1, 2002 $80,000,000
Section 2.06 Interest, Late Payment Fee. The Borrower shall pay
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interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance made by each Lender from
the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at
the following rates per annum:
(a) Adjusted Base Rate Advances. If such Advance is an Adjusted Base
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Rate Advance, a rate per annum (computed on the actual number of days elapsed,
including the first day and excluding the last, based on a 365 day year) equal
at all times to the lesser of (i) the Adjusted Base Rate in effect from time to
time plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) the Maximum Rate, payable in arrears on
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the first Business Day of each calendar month and on the date such Adjusted Base
Rate Advance shall be paid in full, provided that during the continuance of an
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Event of Default, Adjusted Base Rate Advances shall bear interest at a rate per
annum equal at all times to the lesser of (i) the rate required to be paid on
such Advance had such Event of Default not occurred plus three percent (3%) and
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(ii) the Maximum Rate.
(b) LIBOR Advances. If such Advance is a LIBOR Advance, a rate per
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annum (computed on the actual number of days elapsed, including the first day
and excluding the last, based on a 360 day year) equal at all times during the
Interest Period for such Advance to the lesser of (i) the LIBOR for such
Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) the Maximum Rate, payable in
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arrears on the last day of such Interest Period, and on the date such LIBOR
Advance shall be paid in full, and, with respect to LIBOR Advances having an
Interest Period in excess of 30 days, the first Business Day of each calendar
month during such Interest Period excluding the month in which such LIBOR
Advance shall be paid in full; provided that during the continuance of an Event
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of Default, LIBOR Advances shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal at all
times to the lesser of (i) the rate required to be paid on such Advance had such
Event of Default not occurred plus three percent (3%) and (ii) the Maximum Rate.
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(c) Usury Recapture. In the event the rate of interest chargeable
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under this Agreement or the Notes at any time is greater than the Maximum Rate,
the unpaid principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest at the Maximum Rate
until the total amount of interest paid or accrued on the Notes equals the
amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued on the Notes if the
stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in
effect. In the event, upon payment in full of the Notes, the total amount of
interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement and the Notes is less
than the total amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued if the
rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had, at all times, been in effect,
then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount equal to the
difference between (i) the lesser of (A) the amount of interest which would have
been charged on the Notes if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect
and (B) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the Notes if the
rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect
and (ii) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement on
the Notes. In the event the Lenders ever receive, collect or apply as interest
any sum in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess amount shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the
Notes, and if no such principal is then outstanding, such excess or part thereof
remaining shall be paid to the Borrower.
(d) Other Amounts Overdue. If any amount payable under this Agreement
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other than the Advances is not paid when due and payable, including without
limitation, accrued interest and fees, then such overdue amount shall accrue
interest hereon due and payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to the
Adjusted Base Rate plus three percent (3%), from the date such amount became due
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until the date such amount is paid in full.
(e) Late Payment Fee. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.11, if
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any interest payable under this Agreement is not paid when due and payable
(after taking into account any applicable grace period), then the Borrower will
pay to the Lenders contemporaneously with the payment of such past due interest
a late payment fee equal to an amount equal to the product of (i) such overdue
interest times (ii) four percent (4%).
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Section 2.07 Prepayments.
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(a) Right to Prepay. The Borrower shall have no right to prepay any
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principal amount of any Advance except as provided in this Section 2.07.
(b) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may elect to prepay any of the
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Advances, after giving by 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) (i) in the case of
LIBOR Advances, at least three Business Days' or (ii) in case of Adjusted Base
Rate Advances, at least one Business Day's prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent, stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount
of such prepayment, and if applicable, the relevant Interest Period for the
Advances to be prepaid. If any such notice is given, the Borrower shall prepay
Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part in an
aggregate principal amount equal to the amount specified in such notice, and
shall also pay accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal
amount prepaid and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.08
as a result of such prepayment being made on such date; provided, however, that
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each partial
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prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $500,000 and
in integral multiples of $100,000.
(c) Mandatory Prepayments.
(i) Repayment Event. Upon the occurrence of any Repayment
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Event, the Borrower shall prepay Advances on the Business Day the Net
Cash Proceeds from such Repayment Event are received by the Borrower
or the Parent, as applicable, in an amount equal to the lesser of (A)
the amount of the outstanding Advances on such Business Day and (B)
100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Repayment Event.
(ii) Overdraft. On any date on which the outstanding
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principal amount of the Advances plus the Letter of Credit Exposure
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exceeds the aggregate Commitments, the Borrower agrees to make a
prepayment of the Advances in the amount of such excess, and if all
Advances have been then repaid, then to deposit with the
Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account an amount equal
to the lesser of (A) the Letter of Credit Exposure or (B) the amount
of such excess less the amount of Advances then repaid.
(iii) Accrued Interest. Each prepayment pursuant to this
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Section 2.07(c) shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount
prepaid to the date of such prepayment and amounts, if any, required
to be paid pursuant to Section 2.08 as a result of such prepayment
being made on such date.
(iv) Avoidance of Breakage Costs. In the event that the
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amount of any mandatory prepayment of Advances under this Section
2.07(c) exceeds the aggregate principal amount of Advances which
consist of Adjusted Base Rate Advances (the amount of such excess
being the "Excess Amount"), the Borrower shall have the right, in lieu
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of making such prepayment in full, to prepay such outstanding Advances
which are Adjusted Base Rate Advances and to deposit an amount equal
to the Excess Amount with the Administrative Agent in the Cash
Collateral Account maintained by and in the sole dominion and control
of the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders.
Any amount so deposited shall be held by the Administrative Agent as
collateral for the Obligations, earn interest on behalf of the
Borrower and be applied to the prepayment of Advances which are LIBOR
Advances at the end of the current Interest Period(s) applicable
thereto. On any day on which amounts collected in the Cash Collateral
Account remain on deposit in or to the credit of the Cash Collateral
Account after giving effect to the payment made on such day pursuant
to this Section 2.07(c), and the Borrower shall have delivered to the
Administrative Agent a written request or a telephonic request (which
shall be promptly confirmed in writing) prior to 11:00 am (Dallas,
Texas time) that such remaining collected amounts be invested in cash
equivalents specified in such request, the Administrative Agent shall
invest such funds, to the extent the Administrative Agent is
reasonably able to do so, in such cash equivalents as are acceptable
to, and with no risk to, the Administrative Agent on an overnight
basis or with maturities such that amounts will be available to pay
the Obligations secured thereby as they become due, whether at
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise; provided,
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however, that any loss resulting from such investments shall be
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charged to and be immediately payable by the Borrower on demand by the
Administrative Agent.
(d) Ratable Payments. Each payment of any Advance pursuant to this
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Section 2.07 or any other provision of this Agreement shall be made in a manner
such that all Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing are paid in whole
or ratably in part.
(e) Effect of Notice. All notices given pursuant to this Section 2.07
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shall be irrevocable and binding upon the Borrower.
(f) Payments with respect to Liens on an Owned Hospitality Property.
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Credit Document to the
contrary, except in connection with the release of Liens on an Owned Hospitality
Property in connection with a Permitted Asset Disposition, each payment of any
Advance pursuant to this Section 2.07 or any other provision of this Agreement
shall be made in a manner such that all Advances secured by a Lien on an Owned
Hospitality Property shall be deemed the last Advances repaid.
Section 2.08 Breakage Costs. If (a) any payment of principal of
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any LIBOR Advance is made other than on the last day of the Interest Period for
such Advance as a result of any payment pursuant to Section 2.07 or the
acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise;
(b) any Conversion of a LIBOR Advance is made other than on the last day of the
Interest Period for such Advance pursuant to Section 2.12 or otherwise; or (c)
the Borrower fails to make a principal or interest payment with respect to any
LIBOR Advance on the date such payment is due and payable, the Borrower shall,
within 10 days of any written demand sent by any Lender to the Borrower through
the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
such Lender any amounts (without duplication of any other amounts payable in
respect of breakage costs) required to compensate such Lender for any additional
losses, out-of-pocket costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur as a
result of such payment or nonpayment, including, without limitation, any loss,
cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of
deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such Advance.
Section 2.09 Increased Costs.
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(a) LIBOR Advances. If, due to either (i) the introduction of or any
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change (other than any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve
requirements included in the calculation of the LIBOR) in or in the
interpretation of any law or regulation following the date of this Agreement or
(ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other
Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) not complied
with prior to the date of this Agreement, there shall be any increase in the
cost to any Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining LIBOR
Advances, then the Borrower shall from time to time, upon demand by such Lender
(with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), immediately pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender additional amounts (without
duplication of any other amounts payable in respect of increased costs)
sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased cost; provided, however,
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that, before making any such demand, each Lender agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts (consistent with its
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internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different
Applicable Lending Office if the making of such a designation would avoid the
need for, or reduce the amount of, such increased cost and would not, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
A certificate as to the amount of such increased cost and detailing the
calculation of such cost submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
by such Lender at the time such Lender demands payment under this Section shall
be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) Capital Adequacy. If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines
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in good faith that compliance with any law or regulation or any guideline or
request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not
having the force of law) implemented or effective after the date of this
Agreement affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to
be maintained by such Lender or the Issuing Bank and that the amount of such
capital is increased by or based upon the existence of such Lender's commitment
to lend or the Issuing Bank's commitment to issue Letters of Credit or any
Lender's commitment to risk participate in Letters of Credit and other
commitments of this type, then, upon 30 days prior written notice by such Lender
or the Issuing Bank (with a copy of any such demand to the Administrative
Agent), the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of such Lender or to the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, from time to
time as specified by such Lender or the Issuing Bank, additional amounts
(without duplication of any other amounts payable in respect of increased costs)
sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, in light of such
circumstances, (i) with respect to such Lender, to the extent that such Lender
reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence
of such Lender's commitment to lend under this Agreement or its commitment to
risk participate in Letters of Credit and (ii) with respect to the Issuing Bank,
to the extent that such Issuing Bank reasonably determines such increase in
capital to be allocable to the issuance or maintenance of the Letters of Credit.
A certificate as to such amounts and detailing the calculation of such amounts
submitted to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent by such Lender or the
Issuing Bank shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest
error.
(c) Letters of Credit. If any change in any law or regulation or in
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the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or Governmental
Authority charged with the administration thereof following the date of this
Agreement shall either (i) impose, modify, or deem applicable any reserve,
special deposit, or similar requirement against letters of credit issued by, or
assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, Issuing Bank or any Lender
or (ii) impose on Issuing Bank or any Lender any other condition regarding the
provisions of this Agreement relating to the Letters of Credit or any Letter of
Credit Obligations, and the result of any event referred to in the preceding
clause (i) or (ii) shall be to increase the cost to Issuing Bank of issuing or
maintaining any Letter of Credit, or increase the cost to such Lender of its
risk participation in any Letter of Credit (which increase in cost shall be
determined by Issuing Bank's or such Lender's reasonable allocation of the
aggregate of such cost increases resulting from such event), then, upon demand
by Issuing Bank or such Lender (with a copy sent to the Administrative Agent),
as the case may be, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of Issuing Bank or Lender, as the case may be, from time to time as
specified by Issuing Bank or such Lender, additional amounts which shall be
sufficient to compensate such Issuing Bank or such Lender for such increased
cost. Issuing Bank and each Lender agrees to
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use commercially reasonable efforts (consistent with internal policy and legal
and regulatory restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office
for the booking of its Letters of Credit or risk participations if the making of
such designation would avoid the effect of this paragraph and would not, in the
reasonable judgment of Issuing Bank or such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous
to Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be. A certificate as to such
increased cost incurred by Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, as a
result of any event mentioned in clause (i) or (ii) above, and detailing the
calculation of such increased costs submitted by Issuing Bank or such Lender to
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, shall be conclusive and binding for
all purposes, absent manifest error.
Section 2.10 Payments and Computations.
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(a) Payment Procedures. Except if otherwise set forth herein, the
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Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Notes not
later than 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time) on the day when due in Dollars to the
Administrative Agent at the location referred to in the Notes (or such other
location as the Administrative Agent shall designate in writing to the Borrower)
in same day funds without set-off, deduction or counterclaim. The Administrative
Agent will on the same day cause to be distributed like funds relating to the
payment of principal, interest or fees ratably (other than amounts payable
solely to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks, or a specific Lender
pursuant to Section 2.03(b), 2.03(c), 2.08, 2.09, 2.11, 2.12, or 2.13(c) but
after taking into account payments effected pursuant to Section 10.04) to the
Lenders in accordance with, in the case of a payment made in respect of a
Borrowing, each Lender's Share, for the account of their respective Applicable
Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount
payable to any Lender or Issuing Bank for the account of its Applicable Lending
Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) Computations. All computations of interest based on the Adjusted
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Base Rate shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of
365 days and all computations of fees and interest based on the LIBOR and the
Federal Funds Rate shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a
year of 360 days, in each case for the actual number of days (including the
first day, but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such
interest or fees are payable. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of
an interest rate shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error.
(c) Non-Business Day Payments. Whenever any payment shall be stated
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to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the
next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be
included in the computation of payment of interest or fees, as the case may be;
provided, however, that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or
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principal of LIBOR Advances to be made in the next following calendar month,
such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.
(d) Administrative Agent Reliance. Unless the Administrative Agent
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shall have received written notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which
any payment is due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment
in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such
payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date and the
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Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be
distributed to each Lender on such date an amount equal to the amount then due
such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower shall not have so made such
payment in full to the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall repay to the
Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender,
together with interest, for each day from the date such amount is distributed to
such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative
Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for each such day.
(e) Application of Payments. Unless otherwise specified in Section
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2.07 hereof, whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under
this Agreement is insufficient to pay in full all amounts then due and payable
under this Agreement and the Notes, such payment shall be distributed and
applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the following order:
first, to the payment of fees and expenses due and payable to the Administrative
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Agent under and in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document;
second, to the payment of all expenses due and payable under Section 2.11(c),
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ratably among the Lenders in accordance with the aggregate amount of such
payments owed to each such Lender; third, to the payment of fees due and payable
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to the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.03(b); fourth, to the payment of all
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other fees due and payable under Section 2.03; and fifth, to the payment of the
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interest accrued on and the principal amount of all of the Notes and the
interest accrued on and all Letter of Credit Obligations, regardless of whether
any such amount is then due and payable, ratably among the Lenders in accordance
with the aggregate accrued interest plus the aggregate principal amount owed to
such Lender.
(f) Register. The Administrative Agent shall record in the Register
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the Commitment and the Advances from time to time of each Lender and each
repayment or prepayment in respect to the principal amount of such Advances of
each Lender. Any such recordation shall be conclusive and binding on the
Borrower and each Lender, absent manifest error; provided however, that failure
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to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect
the Borrower's obligations hereunder in respect of such Advances.
Section 2.11 Taxes.
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(a) No Deduction for Certain Taxes. Any and all payments by the
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Borrower shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.10, free and clear of and
without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding, in the case of each Lender, Issuing Bank, and the Administrative
Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise taxes imposed on it, by the
jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender, Issuing Bank, or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) is organized or any political
subdivision of the jurisdiction (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts,
deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to
as "Taxes") and, in the case of each Lender and Issuing Bank, Taxes by the
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jurisdiction of such Lender's Applicable Lending Office or any political
subdivision of such jurisdiction. If the Borrower shall be required by law to
deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable to any Lender, Issuing
Bank, or the Administrative Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may
be necessary so that, after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.11), such Lender,
Issuing Bank, or the
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Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it
would have received had no such deductions been made; provided, however, that if
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the Borrower's obligation to deduct or withhold Taxes is caused solely by such
Lender's, Issuing Bank's, or the Administrative Agent's failure to provide the
forms described in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.11 and such Lender, Issuing
Bank, or the Administrative Agent could have provided such forms, no such
increase shall be required; (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions; and
(iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.
(b) Other Taxes. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present
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or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes,
charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made or from the
execution, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this
Agreement, the Notes, or the other Credit Documents (hereinafter referred to as
"Other Taxes").
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(c) Indemnification. The Borrower indemnifies each Lender, Issuing
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Bank, and the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Taxes or Other Taxes
(including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any
Governmental Authority on amounts payable under this Section 2.11) paid by such
Lender, Issuing Bank, or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) and any
liability (including interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect
thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally
asserted. Each payment required to be made by the Borrower in respect of this
indemnification shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of any
party claiming such indemnification within 30 days from the date the Borrower
receives written demand detailing the calculation of such amounts therefor from
the Administrative Agent on behalf of itself as Administrative Agent, Issuing
Bank, or any such Lender. If any Lender, the Administrative Agent, or Issuing
Bank receives a refund in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the
Borrower under this paragraph (c), such Lender, the Administrative Agent, or
Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall promptly pay to the Borrower the
Borrower's share of such refund.
(d) Evidence of Tax Payments. The Borrower will pay prior to
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delinquency all Taxes and Other Taxes payable in respect of any payment. Within
30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 10.02, the original
or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment of such Taxes or Other
Taxes.
(e) Foreign Lender Withholding Exemption. Each Lender and Issuing
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Bank that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or
a state thereof agrees that it will deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent on the date of this Agreement or upon the effectiveness of
any Assignment and Acceptance (i) two duly completed copies of United States
Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 or 4224 or successor applicable form, as the
case may be, certifying in each case that such Lender is entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement and the Notes payable to it, without deduction or
withholding of any United States federal income taxes, (ii) if applicable, an
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 or W-9 or successor applicable form, as the
case may be, to establish an exemption from United States backup withholding
tax, and (iii) any other governmental forms which are necessary or required
under an applicable tax
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treaty or otherwise by law to reduce or eliminate any withholding tax, which
have been reasonably requested by the Borrower. Each Lender which delivers to
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Form 1001 or 4224 and Form W-8 or W-
9 pursuant to the next preceding sentence further undertakes to deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of Form 1001 or 4224
and Form W-8 or W-9, or successor applicable forms, or other manner of
certification, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such form
expires or becomes obsolete or after the occurrence of any event requiring a
change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may
reasonably be requested by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent certifying
in the case of a Form 1001 or 4224 that such Lender is entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United
States federal income taxes. If an event (including without limitation any
change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any
delivery required by the preceding sentence would otherwise be required which
renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent any Lender from duly
completing and delivering any such letter or form with respect to it and such
Lender advises the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not capable
of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States
federal income tax, and in the case of a Form W-8 or W-9, establishing an
exemption from United States backup withholding tax, such Lender shall not be
required to deliver such forms. The Borrower shall withhold tax at the rate and
in the manner required by the laws of the United States with respect to payments
made to a Lender failing to timely provide the requisite Internal Revenue
Service forms.
Section 2.12 Illegality. If any Lender shall notify the Administrative
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Agent and the Borrower that the introduction of or any change in or in the
interpretation of any Legal Requirement makes it unlawful, or that any central
bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful for such Lender
or its LIBOR Lending Office to perform its obligations under this Agreement to
maintain any LIBOR Advances of such Lender then outstanding hereunder, then,
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Borrower shall, if demanded
by such Lender by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent no later
than 11:00 a.m. (Dallas, Texas time), (a) if not prohibited by Legal Requirement
to maintain such LIBOR Advances for the duration of the Interest Period, on the
last day of the Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Advance of such
Lender or (b) if prohibited by Legal Requirement to maintain such LIBOR Advances
for the duration of the Interest Period, on the second Business Day following
its receipt of such notice from such Lender, Convert all LIBOR Advances of such
Lender then outstanding to Adjusted Base Rate Advances, and pay accrued interest
on the principal amount Converted to the date of such Conversion and amounts, if
any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.08 as a result of such Conversion
being made on such date. Each Lender agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory
restrictions) to designate a different Applicable Lending Office if the making
of such designation would avoid the effect of this paragraph and would not, in
the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such
Lender.
Section 2.13 Letters of Credit.
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(a) Issuance. From time to time from the date of this Agreement until
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three months before the Maturity Date, at the request of the Borrower, the
Issuing Bank shall, on any Business
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Day and on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, issue, increase,
decrease, amend, or extend the expiration date of Letters of Credit for the
account of the Borrower (for its own benefit or for the benefit of any of its
Subsidiaries). No Letter of Credit will be issued, increased, or extended (i) if
such issuance, increase, extension or conversion would cause the Letter of
Credit Exposure to exceed the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 or (y) an amount equal
to (A) the aggregate Commitments less (B) the sum of the aggregate outstanding
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principal amount of the Advances and the Letter of Credit Exposure at such time;
(ii) unless such Letter of Credit has an Expiration Date not later than the
earlier of (A) one year after the date of issuance thereof and (B) one day prior
to the Maturity Date; (iii) unless such Letter of Credit is in form and
substance acceptable to the Issuing Bank; (iv) unless such Letter of Credit is a
standby letter of credit not supporting the repayment of indebtedness for
borrowed money of any Person; (v) unless the Borrower has delivered to the
Issuing Bank the completed and executed Letter of Credit Documents (other than
the Letter of Credit) on such Issuing Bank's standard form, which shall contain
terms no more restrictive than the terms of this Agreement; (vi) unless such
Letter of Credit is governed by the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary
Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500
("UCP") or any successor to the UCP; and (vii) unless no Default has occurred
and is continuing or would result from the issuance of such Letter of Credit. If
the terms of any of the Letter of Credit Documents referred to in the foregoing
clause (v) conflicts with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this
Agreement shall control.
(b) Participations. On the date of the issuance or increase of any Letter
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of Credit on or after the Effective Date, Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have
sold to each other Lender and each other Lender shall have been deemed to have
purchased from such Issuing Bank a participation in the Letter of Credit
Exposure related to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank equal to
such Lender's Share at such date and such sale and purchase shall otherwise be
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Issuing Bank shall promptly
notify each such participant Lender by telex, telephone, or telecopy of each
Letter of Credit of such Issuing Bank issued, increased or decreased, and the
actual dollar amount of such Lender's participation in such Letter of Credit.
Each Lender's obligation to purchase participating interests pursuant to this
Section and to reimburse the Issuing Bank for such Lender's Share of any payment
under a Letter of Credit by such Issuing Bank not reimbursed in full by the
Borrower shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstance, including, without limitation, (i) any of the circumstances
described in paragraph (d) below, (ii) the occurrence and continuance of a
Default, (iii) an adverse change in the financial condition of the Borrower or
any Guarantor, or (iv) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever,
whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, except for any such
circumstance, happening or event constituting or arising from gross negligence
or willful misconduct on the part of such Issuing Bank.
(c) Reimbursement. The Borrower shall have the right (but not the
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obligation) to pay promptly on demand to Issuing Bank in respect of each Letter
of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank an amount equal to any amount paid by such
Issuing Bank under or in respect of such Letter of Credit. In the event any
Issuing Bank makes a payment pursuant to a request for draw presented under a
Letter of Credit and such payment is not promptly reimbursed by the Borrower
upon demand, such Issuing Bank shall give notice of such payment to the
Administrative Agent
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and, upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice of
such payment to the Lenders, and each Lender shall promptly reimburse such
Issuing Bank for such Lender's Share of such payment, and such reimbursement
shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to constitute an Adjusted
Base Rate Advance to the Borrower from such Lender. If such reimbursement is not
made by any Lender to any Issuing Bank on the same day on which such Issuing
Bank shall have made payment on any such draw, such Lender shall pay interest
thereon to such Issuing Bank for each such day from the date such payment should
have been made until the date repaid at a rate per annum equal to the Federal
Funds Rate for each such day. The Borrower hereby unconditionally and
irrevocably authorizes, empowers, and directs the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders to record and otherwise treat each payment under a Letter of Credit not
immediately reimbursed by the Borrower as a Borrowing comprised of Adjusted Base
Rate Advances to the Borrower.
(d) Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Borrower under this
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Agreement in respect of each Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional
and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement under all circumstances, notwithstanding the following circumstances:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit Documents;
(ii) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from
any Letter of Credit Documents;
(iii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right
which the Borrower or any Lender or any other Person may have at any time
against any beneficiary or transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any
Persons for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be
acting), the Issuing Bank or any other Person or entity, whether in
connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement or in any Letter of Credit Documents or any unrelated
transaction;
(iv) any statement or any other document presented under such
Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
respect to the extent the Issuing Bank would not be liable therefor
pursuant to the following paragraph (e);
(v) payment by the Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit
against presentation of a draft or certificate which does not comply with
the terms of such Letter of Credit; or
(vi) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or
not similar to any of the foregoing.
(e) Liability of Issuing Banks. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts
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or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with
respect to its use of such Letter of Credit. No Issuing Bank, nor any other
Lender, nor any of their respective officers or directors shall be liable or
responsible for:
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(i) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts
or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith;
(ii) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of
any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any
or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged;
(iii) payment by such Issuing Bank against presentation of
documents which do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit,
including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate
reference to the relevant Letter of Credit; or
(iv) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to
make payment under any Letter of Credit (including such Issuing Bank's own
negligence),
except that the Borrower shall have a claim against such Issuing Bank, and such
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Issuing Bank shall be liable to, and shall promptly pay to, the Borrower, to the
extent of any direct, as opposed to consequential, damages suffered by the
Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by (A) such Issuing Bank's
willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents
presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of
Credit or (B) such Issuing Bank's gross negligence in failing to make lawful
payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a draft and
certificate strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of
Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any Issuing Bank
may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without
responsibility for further investigation.
Section 2.14 Determination of Leverage Ratio and Senior Leverage Ratio.
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In addition to the determination of the Leverage Ratio and the Senior Leverage
Ratio in a Compliance Certificate, the Leverage Ratio and the Senior Leverage
Ratio shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, as follows:
(a) Adjustments. Following each making, acquisition or disposition by the
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Parent or its Subsidiary of an Investment with an Investment Amount in excess of
$2,000,000 or the incurrence by the Parent or its Subsidiary of additional
Indebtedness (excluding any Obligations) in excess of $2,000,000 (an "Adjustment
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Event"), and the Administrative Agent's receipt of an Adjustment Report with
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respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall adjust the Leverage Ratio and
the Senior Leverage Ratio accordingly.
(b) Notice of Leverage Ratio Change. Promptly following any date the
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Leverage Ratio and the Senior Leverage Ratio is determined in accordance with
the preceding paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall give notice to the
Lenders and the Borrower of the new Leverage Ratio and Senior Leverage Ratio.
Section 2.15 Lender Replacement.
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(a) Right to Replace. The Borrower shall have the right to replace each
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Lender affected by a condition under Section 2.02(c)(v), 2.09, 2.11, or 2.12 for
more than 90 days (each such
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affected Lender, an "Affected Lender") in accordance with the procedures in this
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Section 2.15 and provided that no reduction of the total Commitments occurs as a
result thereof.
(b) Replacement Allocation.
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(i) Upon the occurrence of any condition permitting the
replacement of a Lender, the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion
shall have the right to reallocate the amount of the Commitments of the
Affected Lenders, including without limitation to Persons which are not
already party to this Agreement but which qualify as Eligible Assignees,
which election shall be made by written notice within 30 days after the
date such condition occurs.
(ii) If the aggregate amount of the reallocated Commitments is
less than the Commitments of the Affected Lenders, (A) the respective
Commitments of the Lenders which have received such reallocated Commitments
shall be increased by the respective amounts of their proposed
reallocations, and (B) the Borrower shall have the right to add additional
Lenders which are Eligible Assignees to this Agreement to replace such
Affected Lenders, which additional Lenders would have aggregate Commitments
no greater than those of the Affected Lenders minus the amounts of the
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Commitments already reallocated.
(iii) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 2.15 to the
contrary, no Lender except for an Affected Lender may have such Lender's
Commitment increased or decreased pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 2.15 without such Lender's written consent.
(c) Procedure. Any assumptions of Commitments pursuant to this Section
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2.15 shall be (i) made by the purchasing Lender or Eligible Assignee and the
selling Lender entering into an Assignment and Assumption and by following the
procedures in Section 10.06 for adding a Lender. In connection with the
reallocation of the Commitments of any Lender pursuant to the foregoing
paragraph (b), each Lender with a reallocated Commitment shall purchase from the
Affected Lenders at par such Lender's ratable share of the outstanding Advances
of the Affected Lenders and assume such Lender's ratable share of the Affected
Lenders' Letter of Credit Exposure.
Section 2.16 Sharing of Payments, Etc. If any Lender shall obtain any
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payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of
set-off or otherwise) on account of the Advances made by it in excess of its
Share of payments or collateral on account of the Advances or Letter of Credit
Obligations obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall notify the
Administrative Agent and forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such
participations in the Advances, as applicable, made by them or Letter of Credit
Obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender
to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably
in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement with each of them;
provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is
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thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender
shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the
purchase price to the
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extent of such Lender's ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the
amount of the participation sold by such Lender to the purchasing Lender as a
result of such excess payment to (b) the total amount of such excess payment) of
such recovery, together with an amount equal to such Lender's ratable share
(according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such Lender's required
repayment to the purchasing Lender to (b) the total amount of all such required
repayments to the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or
payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered.
The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another
Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16 may, to the fullest extent permitted by
Legal Requirement, unless and until rescinded as provided above, exercise all
its rights of payment (including the right of set-off) with respect to such
participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to the Initial Advance. The obligation
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of each Lender to make any Advance hereunder and of the Issuing Bank to issue
any Letter of Credit are subject to the following conditions precedent being
satisfied on or prior to March 20, 2000:
(a) Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received
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counterparts of this Agreement executed by the Borrower and the Lenders, and the
following duly executed by all the parties thereto, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and, with respect to this Agreement,
all Guaranties and Environmental Indemnities, in sufficient copies for each
Lender:
(i) the Notes, the Guaranties and the Environmental Indemnities;
(ii) the Security Documents to the extent applicable (i.e., no
Owned Hospitality Property Security Documents as of the Closing Date)
executed by the Borrower, the Parent and the other Guarantors granting to
the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders an Acceptable Lien
in the Collateral, together with stock certificates, stock powers executed
in blank, UCC-1 financing statements and any other documents, agreements or
instruments necessary or desirable to create an Acceptable Lien in the
Collateral;
(iii) a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Parent on
behalf of the Borrower dated as of the Closing Date stating that as of the
Closing Date (A) all representations and warranties of the Borrower set
forth in this Agreement and the Credit Documents are true and correct in
all material respects; (B) no Default has occurred and is continuing; (C)
the conditions in this Section 3.01 have been met or waived in writing; and
(D) to the best of the Borrower's knowledge there are no claims, defenses,
counterclaims or offsets against the Lenders under the Credit Documents;
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(iv) a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
the Parent on behalf of the Borrower and each corporation that is either a
Guarantor or a general partner or manager of a Guarantor dated as of the
date of this Agreement certifying as of the date of this Agreement (A) the
names and true signatures of officers or authorized representatives of the
Parent and such other Persons authorized to sign the Credit Documents to
which such Person is a party in the capacity therein indicated, (B)
resolutions of the Board of Directors or the members of the Parent and such
other Persons with respect to the transactions herein contemplated, (C)
either (x) the copies of the organizational documents of the Parent and
such other Persons delivered to the Lenders are still true and correct and
have not been amended or modified since such date or (y) copies of any
modification or amendment to the organizational documents of the Parent or
any such other Persons made since such date, (D) a true and correct copy of
the partnership agreement for the Borrower and each Guarantor which is a
partnership, (E) a true and correct copy of all partnership authorizations
necessary or desirable in connection with the transactions herein
contemplated, and (F) a true and correct copy of the Intercompany
Agreement;
(v) (A) one or more favorable written opinions of DeCampo,
Diamond & Ash, special counsel for the Borrower, the Parent, and their
Subsidiaries, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent,
in each case dated as of the Closing Date and with such changes as the
Administrative Agent may approve, and (B) such other legal opinions as
either of the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in each case
dated as of the Closing Date and with such changes as the Administrative
Agent may approve;
(vi) a Compliance Certificate dated as of the Closing Date
reflecting for the financial tests covered therein the financial
performance for the Borrower for the Rolling Period ended September 30,
1999, together with a certificate of the balance sheet of the Parent as of
the Closing Date, duly completed and executed by the Chief Financial
Officer or Treasurer of the Parent;
(vii) the MHC Letter and the Winston Letter; and
(viii) such other documents, governmental certificates, agreements,
lien searches as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
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contained in Article IV hereof, the Security Agreement, the Guaranties and the
Environmental Indemnities shall be true and correct in all material respects.
(c) Certain Payments. The Borrower shall have paid the fees required to be
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paid as of the execution of this Credit Agreement pursuant to the Fee Letter.
(d) Security Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received all
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appropriate evidence required by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion necessary to determine that the Administrative Agent has an
Acceptable Lien in the Collateral, including,
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without limitation, lien searches conducted on the Borrower and the Guarantors
and lien releases with respect to any Collateral currently subject to a Lien
other than Permitted Encumbrances.
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent for Each Borrowing or Letter of Credit.
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The obligation of each Lender to fund an Advance on the occasion of each
Borrowing (other than the Conversion or continuation of any existing Borrowing)
and of any Issuing Bank to issue or increase or extend any Letter of Credit
shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such
Borrowing or the issuance, increase or extension of such Letter of Credit:
(a) the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the
applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the
proceeds of such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of such
Letter of Credit shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower
that on the date of such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of
such Letter of Credit such statements are true):
(i) the representations and warranties contained in Article IV
hereof, the Security Agreement, the Guaranties, the Environmental
Indemnities and the other Credit Documents, as such representations and
warranties may change based upon events or activities permitted by this
Agreement, are correct in all material respects on and as of the date of
such Borrowing or the issuance or increase or extension of such Letter of
Credit, before and after giving effect to such Borrowing or to the issuance
or increase or extension of such Letter of Credit and to the application of
the proceeds from such Borrowing, as though made on and as of such date;
and
(ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from
such Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, as
evidenced by a Compliance Certificate executed and delivered by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent dated as of the date of the Notice of
Borrowing; provided that the financial tests in such Compliance Certificate
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do not need to be updated from the last Compliance Certificate delivered by
the Borrower except for an update of the Leverage Ratio and the Senior
Leverage Ratio if an Adjustment Event has occurred since the date of such
Compliance Certificate and the Borrower has not yet delivered the
Adjustment Report in connection with such Adjustment Event; and
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received such other approvals,
opinions or documents deemed necessary or desirable by any Lender or the
Administrative Agent as such party may reasonably request.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
Section 4.01 Existence; Qualification; Partners; Subsidiaries.
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(a) The Borrower is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and in good standing and
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of
property or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to so qualify would not cause a Material Adverse Change to the
Borrower.
(b) The Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in
good standing under the laws of Delaware and in good standing and qualified to
do business in each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
so qualify would not cause a Material Adverse Change to the Parent. The Parent
owns approximately 88% of the partnership interest in the Borrower and is the
sole general partner of the Borrower. The Parent is duly listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Parent has timely filed all reports required to be
filed by it with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The entire authorized capital stock of the Parent consists
of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Parent common stock of which approximately
29,655,628 shares of Parent common stock are duly and validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable as of January 1, 2000 and (ii)
10,000,000 shares of Parent preferred stock of which no shares are issued or
outstanding.
(c) Each Subsidiary of the Borrower is a limited partnership, general
partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and
in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and in good
standing and qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify
would not cause a Material Adverse Change to such Subsidiary. Except for the
Beverage Entities, the Parent has no Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement
other than the Borrower and the Subsidiaries listed on the attached Schedule
4.01, and Schedule 4.01 lists the jurisdiction of formation, and the address of
the principal office of each such Subsidiary existing on the date of this
Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, the Parent or the Borrower owns,
directly or indirectly, at least the percentage interests in each such
Subsidiary listed on the attached Schedule 4.01.
(d) The address of the principal office of each of the Borrower and the
Parent is 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007.
Section 4.02 Partnership and Corporate Power. The execution, delivery,
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and performance by the Borrower and each Guarantor of the Credit Documents to
which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby (a) are within such Persons' partnership, limited liability company
and corporate powers, as applicable, (b) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate, limited liability company and partnership action, as
applicable, (c) do not contravene (i) such Person's certificate or articles, as
the case may be, of incorporation or by-laws, operating agreement or partnership
agreement, as applicable, or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding
on or affecting any such Person, the contravention of which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, and (d) will not result in or
require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement. At
the time of each Borrowing, such Borrowing and the use of the proceeds of such
Borrowing will be within the Borrower's partnership powers, will have been duly
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all necessary partnership action, (a) will not contravene (i) the Borrower's
partnership agreement or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding on
or affecting the Borrower, the contravention of which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, and (b) will not result in or
require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement.
Section 4.03 Authorization and Approvals. No authorization or approval
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or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority
is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower or
any Guarantor of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated thereby. At the time of each Borrowing, no
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any Governmental Authority will be required for such Borrowing or the use of the
proceeds of such Borrowing the absence of which could reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.04 Enforceable Obligations. This Agreement, the Notes, and the
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other Credit Documents to which the Borrower is a party have been duly executed
and delivered by the Borrower; each Guaranty and the other Credit Documents to
which each Guarantor and the Parent is a party have been duly executed and
delivered by such Guarantor; and the Environmental Indemnity and Security
Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties
thereto. Each Credit Document is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the
Borrower, the Parent, and each Guarantor which is a party to it enforceable
against the Borrower, the Parent, and each such Guarantor in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar law affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether
considered in proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 4.05 Financial Statements. The respective Consolidated balance
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sheets, statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows, of the
Parent contained in the Financial Statements fairly present the financial
condition in all material respects and reflects the Indebtedness of the Parent
and the Parent's Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis as of the dates indicated
in the Financial Statements and the respective results of the operations for the
periods indicated, and such balance sheets and statements were prepared in
accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end adjustments. Since the date of such
statements, no Material Adverse Change has occurred.
Section 4.06 True and Complete Disclosure. No representation, warranty,
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or other statement made by the Borrower (or on behalf of the Borrower) in this
Agreement or any other Credit Document contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which they were made as of the date of this Agreement. There is no fact known to
any Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Parent on the date of this
Agreement that has not been disclosed to the Administrative Agent which could
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. All projections,
estimates, and pro forma financial information furnished by the Borrower and/or
the Parent or on behalf of the Borrower were prepared on the basis of
assumptions, data, information, tests, or conditions believed to be reasonable
at the time
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such projections, estimates, and pro forma financial information were furnished.
No representation, warranty or other statement made the Borrower's latest 10K,
the 10Q or the annual report contains any untrue statement of material fact or
omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements contained
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made as
of the date same were made. Borrower and/or Parent has made all filings required
by the Exchange Act.
Section 4.07 Litigation. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule
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4.07, there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
action or proceeding affecting the Borrower or the Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries before any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator
in which in Borrower's good faith judgment the anticipated loss is over $500,000
(provided that with respect to the giving of this representation after the date
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of this Agreement, the representation shall only be deemed to apply to those
matters for which Administrative Agent would have been entitled to notice under
Section 5.05(k)).
Section 4.08 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.
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(a) Advances. The proceeds of the Advances shall be used by the Borrower
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for (i) working capital and general corporate purposes, (ii) the making of
Permitted New Investments pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.06, (iii) the
making of Permitted Stock Repurchases pursuant to the provisions of Section
6.04, and (iv) the repayment of the MHC Indebtedness.
(b) Regulations. No proceeds of Advances will be used to purchase or carry
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any margin stock in violation of Regulations G, T, U or X of the Federal Reserve
Board, as the same is from time to time in effect, and all official rulings and
interpretations thereunder or thereof. The Borrower is not engaged in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin
stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board).
(c) Letters of Credit. The Letters of Credit shall be used by the
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Borrower in connection with (i) the making of Permitted New Investments pursuant
to the provisions of Section 6.06 and (ii) the Borrower's Hospitality Management
Business and ancillary activities.
Section 4.09 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower, the Parent nor
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any of their respective Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company
"controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 4.10 Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax returns,
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reports and statements required to be filed (after giving effect to any
extension granted in the time for filing) by the Parent, the Borrower, their
respective Subsidiaries, or any member of a Controlled Group have been filed
with the appropriate governmental agencies in all jurisdictions in which such
returns, reports and statements are required to be filed, and where the failure
to file could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, except
where contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; and all taxes and
other impositions due and payable (which are material in amount) have been
timely paid prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge
or loss (which are material in amount) may be added thereto for non-
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payment thereof except where contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Parent, the Borrower
nor any member of a Controlled Group has given, or been requested to give, a
waiver of the statute of limitations relating to the payment of any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes or other impositions. None of the Property owned
by the Parent, the Borrower or any other member of a Controlled Group is
Property which the Parent, the Borrower or any member of a Controlled Group is
required to be treated as being owned by any other Person pursuant to the
provisions of Section 168(f)(8) of the Code. Proper and accurate amounts have
been withheld by the Borrower and all members of each Controlled Group from
their employees for all periods to comply in all material respects with the tax,
social security and unemployment withholding provisions of applicable federal,
state, local and foreign law. Timely payment of all material sales and use taxes
required by applicable law have been made by the Parent, the Borrower and all
other members of each Controlled Group, the failure to timely pay of which could
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. The amounts shown on
all tax returns to be due and payable have been paid in full or adequate
provision therefor is included on the books of the appropriate member of the
applicable Controlled Group.
Section 4.11 Pension Plans. All Plans are in compliance in all material
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respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA. No Termination Event has
occurred with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied with and been
administered in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions
of ERISA and the Code. No "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in
Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred and there has been no excise tax imposed
under Section 4971 of the Code. No Reportable Event has occurred with respect to
any Multiemployer Plan, and to the Borrower's actual knowledge each
Multiemployer Plan has complied with and been administered in all material
respects with applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code. Neither the Borrower,
nor any member of a Controlled Group has had a complete or partial withdrawal
from any Multiemployer Plan for which there is any material withdrawal
liability. As of the most recent valuation date applicable thereto, neither the
Borrower nor any member of a Controlled Group has received notice that any
Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization.
Section 4.12 Insurance. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries carry
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the insurance required pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.07.
Section 4.13 No Burdensome Restrictions; No Defaults.
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(a) Except in connection with Indebtedness which is (i) either permitted
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.02, or (ii) being repaid with the
proceeds of the initial Borrowing, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement. Neither the
Borrower, the Parent nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any
agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction or
provision of applicable law or governmental regulation which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Borrower, nor the
Parent, nor their respective Subsidiaries has entered into or suffered
to exist any agreement (other than this Agreement and the Credit Documents and
as set forth in the Permitted Property Agreements) (i) prohibiting the creation
or assumption of any Lien upon the Properties of the Parent, the Borrower or any
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Subsidiaries (except for Properties of and Ownership Interests in the Permitted
Other Subsidiaries), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or (ii) requiring
an obligation to be secured if some other obligation is or becomes secured.
(b) Neither the Borrower, the Parent nor any of their Subsidiaries is in
default under or with respect to any contract or agreement which could
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Neither the
Borrower, the Parent nor any of their Subsidiaries has received any notice of
default under any material contract or agreement which is continuing and which,
if not cured, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
(c) No Default has occurred and is continuing (or with respect to the
giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise
disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the date such representation is deemed given).
Section 4.14 Environmental Condition.
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(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.14 (or with respect to the giving of
this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise disclosed to
the Administrative Agent in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior
to the date such representation is deemed given), to the knowledge of the
Borrower, the Borrower, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries (i) have
obtained all Environmental Permits material for the operation of their
respective Properties and the conduct of their respective businesses; (ii) have
been and are in material compliance with all terms and conditions of such
Environmental Permits and with all other requirements of applicable
Environmental Laws; (iii) have not received notice of any violation or alleged
violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit; and (iv) are not
subject to any actual or contingent Environmental Claim.
(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.14, to the knowledge of Borrower, no
Property which is presently or previously owned or operated by the Borrower, the
Parent or of any of their respective present or former Subsidiaries, wherever
located, (i) has been placed on or proposed to be placed on the National
Priorities List, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability
Information System list, or their state or local analogs, or have been otherwise
investigated, designated, listed, or identified as a potential site for removal,
remediation, cleanup, closure, restoration, reclamation, or other response
activity under any Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Change; (ii) is subject to a Lien, arising under or in
connection with any Environmental Laws, that attaches to any revenues or to any
Property operated by the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, wherever located; (iii) has been the site of any Release, use or
storage of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes from present or past
operations except for Permitted Hazardous Substances, which Permitted Hazardous
Substances have not caused at the site or at any third-party site any condition
that has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in the need for
Response or (iv) none of the Improvements are constructed on land designated by
any Governmental Authority having land use jurisdiction as wetlands.
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Section 4.15 Legal Requirements, Zoning. Except as set forth on Schedule
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4.15 attached hereto, the current use and operation of each Property which is
presently owned or operated by the Borrower, the Parent or of any of their
respective Subsidiaries, wherever located, (a) constitutes a legal use under
applicable zoning regulations (as the same may be modified by special use
permits or the granting of variances) and (b) complies in all material respects
with all Legal Requirements, and does not violate in any material respect any
material approvals, material restrictions of record or any material agreement
affecting any such Property (or any portion thereof) except for non-legal use or
non-compliance which in the aggregate would not cause a Material Adverse Change.
The Borrower, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries possess all
certificates of public convenience, authorizations, permits, licenses, patents,
patent rights or licenses, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names rights and
copyrights (collectively "Permits") required by Governmental Authority to own or
operate Properties, as applicable, the Properties they own or operate, except
for those Permits that if not obtained would not cause a Material Adverse
Change. The Borrower, the Parent and their respective Subsidiaries own and
operate their business in material compliance with all applicable Legal
Requirements except for non-compliance which in the aggregate would not cause a
Material Adverse Change.
Section 4.16 Existing Indebtedness and Interest Rate Agreements. Except
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for the Obligations, the only Indebtedness or Interest Rate Agreements of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries existing as of the Effective Date are set
forth on Schedule 4.16 attached hereto. No "default" or "event of default",
however defined, has occurred and is continuing under any such Indebtedness or
Interest Rate Agreement (or with respect to the giving of this representation
after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative
Agent in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date such
representation is deemed given).
Section 4.17 Leasing Arrangements. The only material leases for which
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either the Borrower or a Guarantor is a lessee are the Existing Participating
Leases and office leases. The Existing Participating Leases are in full force
and effect; no monetary defaults by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or to the
actual knowledge of the Borrower by any other party thereto, exist thereunder;
and no other defaults by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or to the actual
knowledge of the Borrower by any other party thereto, exist thereunder which
could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change (or with respect
to the giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as
otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing after the date of
this Agreement and prior to the date such representation is deemed given).
Section 4.18 Management Agreements. The only management agreements for
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which either the Borrower or a Guarantor is a manager are the Existing
Management Agreements. The Existing Management Agreements are in full force and
effect; no monetary defaults by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or to the actual
knowledge of the Borrower by any other party thereto, exist thereunder; and no
other defaults by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or to the actual knowledge of
the Borrower by any other party thereto, exist thereunder which could reasonably
be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change (or with respect to the giving of
this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise disclosed to
the Administrative Agent in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior
to the date such representation is deemed given).
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Section 4.19 Intercompany Agreement. The Intercompany Agreement is in
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full force and effect and no material defaults by the Borrower or any Guarantor,
or to the actual knowledge of the Borrower by any other party thereto, exist
thereunder (or with respect to the giving of this representation after the date
of this Agreement, as otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing
after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date such representation is
deemed given).
Section 4.20 Franchise Agreements. The only franchise agreements or
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license agreements to which the Borrower or a Guarantor are a party are those
certain agreements disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing. Any such
franchise and license agreements are in full force and effect and no material
defaults by the Borrower or any Subsidiary exist thereunder (or with respect to
the giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise
disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the date such representation is deemed given).
Section 4.21 Owned Hospitality Properties. Neither the Borrower, the
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Parent nor of any of their respective Subsidiaries owns any Owned Hospitality
Properties; provided that such Persons do own Ownership Interests in
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Unconsolidated Entities which own Owned Hospitality Properties.
Section 4.22 Data Compatibility. To the Borrower's knowledge, the
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computer-based systems of the Parent, the Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries are able to operate and effectively process data that includes
dates on and after January 1, 2000.
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Note or any amount under any Credit Document shall remain
unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, or any Lender shall have
any Commitment hereunder, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise
consent in writing, the Borrower agrees to comply with the following covenants.
Section 5.01 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will comply, and cause
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the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with
all Legal Requirements.
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Section 5.02 Preservation of Existence; Separateness, Etc.
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(a) The Borrower will preserve and maintain, and cause each of its
Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its partnership, limited liability
company or corporate (as applicable) existence, rights, franchises and
privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain
qualified, and cause each such Subsidiary to qualify and remain qualified, as a
foreign partnership, corporation or limited liability company, as applicable in
each jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary or desirable in view of
its business and operations or the ownership of its properties, and, in each
case, where failure to qualify or preserve and maintain its rights and
franchises could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
(b) The Parent common stock shall at all times be duly listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. and (ii) the Parent shall timely file all reports
required to be filed by it with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) The Borrower shall cause the Permitted Other Subsidiaries which have
Indebtedness to, (i) maintain financial statements, accounting records and other
corporate records and other documents separate from all non-Permitted Other
Subsidiaries, (ii) maintain their own bank accounts in their own name, separate
from all non-Permitted Other Subsidiaries, (iii) pay their own expenses and
other liabilities from their own assets and incur (or endeavor to incur)
obligations to other Persons based solely upon their own assets and
creditworthiness and not upon the creditworthiness of each other or any other
Person, and (iv) file their own tax returns or, if part of a consolidated group,
join in the consolidated tax return of such group as a separate member thereof.
(d) The Borrower shall, and shall cause the Permitted Other Subsidiaries
which have Indebtedness to, take all actions necessary to keep such Permitted
Other Subsidiaries, separate from the Borrower and the Borrower's other
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, (i) the taking of action under the
direction of the Board of Directors, members or partners, as applicable, of such
Permitted Other Subsidiaries and, if so required by the Certificate of
Incorporation or the Bylaws, operating agreement or partnership agreement, as
applicable, of such Permitted Other Subsidiaries or by any Legal Requirement,
the approval or consent of the stockholders, members or partners, as applicable,
of such Permitted Other Subsidiaries, (ii) the preparation of corporate,
partnership or limited liability company minutes for or other appropriate
evidence of each significant transaction engaged in by such Permitted Other
Subsidiaries, (iii) the observance of separate approval procedures for the
adoption of resolutions by the Board of Directors or consents by the partners,
as applicable, of such Permitted Other Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and of the
Borrower and the Borrower's other Subsidiaries, on the other hand, and (iv)
preventing the cash, cash equivalents, credit card receipts or other revenues of
the Hotel Properties owned by such Permitted Other Subsidiaries or any other
assets of such Permitted Other Subsidiaries from being commingled with the cash,
cash equivalents, credit card receipts or other revenues collected by the
Borrower or the Borrower's other Subsidiaries.
(e) The Borrower shall take all steps reasonably necessary to avoid (i)
misleading any other Person as to the identity of the entity with which such
Person is transacting
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business or (ii) implying that the Borrower is, directly or indirectly,
absolutely or contingently, responsible for the Indebtedness or other
obligations of the Permitted Other Subsidiaries or any other Person.
Section 5.03 Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Borrower will pay and discharge,
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and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, before the same shall
become delinquent (a) all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies
imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or Property that are material in
amount, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto and (b) all lawful
claims that are material in amount which, if unpaid, might by Legal Requirement
become a Lien upon its Property; provided, however, that neither the Borrower
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nor any such Subsidiary shall be required to pay or discharge any such tax,
assessment, charge, levy, or claim (a) which is being contested in good faith
and by appropriate proceedings, (b) with respect to which reserves in conformity
with GAAP have been provided, (c) such charge or claim does not constitute and
is not secured by any choate Lien on any portion of any Owned Hospitality
Property and no portion of any Owned Hospitality Property is in jeopardy of
being sold, forfeited or lost during or as a result of such contest, (d) neither
the Administrative Agent nor any Lender could become subject to any civil fine
or penalty or criminal fine or penalty, in each case as a result of non-payment
of such charge or claim and (e) such contest does not, and could not reasonably
be expected to, result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.04 Visitation Rights; Lender Meeting. Subject to the rights of
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the owners of the Hospitality Properties for which there are Permitted Property
Agreements, at any reasonable time and from time to time and so long as any
visit or inspection will not unreasonably interfere with the Borrower's or any
of its Subsidiary's operations, upon reasonable notice, the Borrower will permit
the Administrative Agent and any Lender or any of its agents or representatives
thereof, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from the records and books
of account of, and visit and inspect at its reasonable discretion the Properties
owned or operated by the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, to discuss the
affairs, finances and accounts of such Persons with any of their respective
officers or directors. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, the Borrower
will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, participate in a meeting
with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders once during each calendar year to
be held at the Borrower's office in the District of Columbia or Dallas, Texas
(or such other location as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent) at such time as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
Section 5.05 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will furnish to the
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Administrative Agent, with respect to those items set forth in clauses (a)-(c)
and (i), and each Lender:
(a) Quarterly Financials. As soon as available and in any event not later
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than 50 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of the Parent (except for the
Fiscal Quarter which ends on the date the Fiscal Year ends), the unaudited
Consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of
such quarter and the related unaudited statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter
and the period commencing at the end of the previous year and ending with the
end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the corresponding figures as at the end of, and
for, the corresponding periods in the
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preceding Fiscal Year, all duly certified with respect to such statements
(subject to year-end audit adjustments) by a Responsible Officer of the Parent
as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with (i) a Compliance
Certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent, and (ii) a
report certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent setting forth for each
Hospitality Property owned or operated by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter the Adjusted EBITDA for such Hospitality
Property for the Rolling Period then ended, both in total and by Fiscal Quarter
for such Rolling Period; provided that for those Hospitality Properties for
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which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is only a manager, the Borrower
shall only be obligated to use the Borrower's best efforts to provide the
information required by this clause (ii) and shall not be obligated to disclose
any confidential information.
(b) Annual Financials. As soon as available and in any event not later
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than 95 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Parent, a copy of the
Consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of
such Fiscal Year and the related Consolidated statements of income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
Fiscal Year, and the corresponding figures as at the end of, and for, the
preceding Fiscal Year, and audited and certified by KPMG, L.L.P. or other
independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in an opinion, without
qualification as to the scope, and including, if requested by the Administrative
Agent, any management letters delivered by such accountants to the Parent in
connection with such audit, together with (i) the documents required in clauses
(i) and (ii) of the preceding Section 5.05(a) and (ii) a certificate duly
executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent which reflects in detail
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent the financial performance of
the applicable Person related to the financial covenants contained in the
documentation for any Permitted Other Indebtedness.
(c) Securities Law Filings. Promptly and in any event within 15 days after
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the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy material, reports and other
information which the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries sends to or files with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or sends to all of the shareholders of the Parent or partners of the
Borrower.
(d) Defaults. As soon as possible and in any event within five days after
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the occurrence of each Default known to a Responsible Officer of the Parent, the
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, a statement of an authorized
financial officer or Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of such Default and the actions which the Borrower has taken and
proposes to take with respect thereto.
(e) ERISA Notices. As soon as possible and in any event (i) within 30 days
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after the Parent, the Borrower or any of a Controlled Group knows to know that
any Termination Event described in clause (a) of the definition of Termination
Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, (ii) within 10 days after the
Parent, the Borrower or any of a Controlled Group knows that any other
Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, a statement of the
Chief Financial Officer of the Parent describing such Termination Event and the
action, if any, which the Parent, the Borrower or such member of such Controlled
Group proposes to take with respect thereto; (iii) within 10 days after receipt
thereof by the Parent, the Borrower or any of a
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Controlled Group from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by the Parent,
the Borrower or any such member of such Controlled Group of the PBGC's intention
to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan; and
(iv) within 10 days after receipt thereof by the Parent, the Borrower or any
member of a Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor, a copy of each
notice received by the Parent, the Borrower or any member of such Controlled
Group concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability pursuant to
Section 4202 of ERISA.
(f) Environmental Notices. Promptly upon the knowledge of any Responsible
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Officer of the Borrower of receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, a copy of any form of notice, summons or citation received from
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or any other Governmental
Authority concerning (i) violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws,
which seeks to impose liability therefor, (ii) any action or omission on the
part of the Parent or the Borrower or any of their present or former
Subsidiaries in connection with Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances which,
based upon information reasonably available to the Borrower, could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change or an Environmental Claim in excess
of $1,000,000, (iii) any notice of potential responsibility under CERCLA, or
(iv) concerning the filing of a Lien upon, against or in connection with the
Parent, Borrower, their present or former Subsidiaries, or any of their leased,
owned or operated Property, wherever located.
(g) Other Governmental Notices or Actions. Promptly and in any event
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within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Parent, Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) a copy of any notice, summons, citation,
or proceeding seeking to adversely modify in any material respect, revoke, or
suspend any license, permit, or other authorization from any Governmental
Authority, which action could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change, and (ii) any revocation or involuntary termination of any license,
permit or other authorization from any Governmental Authority, which revocation
or termination could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
(h) Reports Affecting the Leverage Ratio and the Senior Leverage Ratio. On
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or prior to the 15th day following any Adjustment Event, an Adjustment Report
with respect to such Adjustment Event.
(i) Press Releases. Promptly and in any event within 5 days after the
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sending or releasing thereof, copies of all press releases or other releases of
information to the public by the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries or releases of information to the Parent's shareholders.
(j) Corporate Activity. Promptly following any merger or dissolution of
any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is permitted hereunder or event which would
make any of the representations in Section 4.01-4.04 untrue, notice thereof.
(k) Material Litigation. As soon as possible and in any event within five
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days of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries having
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knowledge thereof, notice of any litigation, claim or any other event which
could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
(l) Other Information. Such other information respecting the business or
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Properties, or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as any Lender
through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Property. The Borrower will, and will cause
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each of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to (a) maintain their Owned Hospitality
Properties in a manner consistent for Hospitality Properties and related
property of the same quality and character and shall keep or cause to be kept
every part thereof and its other properties in good condition and repair,
reasonable wear and tear excepted, and make all reasonably necessary repairs,
renewals or replacements thereto as may be reasonably necessary to conduct the
business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (b) not knowingly or willfully
permit the commission of waste or other injury, or the occurrence of pollution,
contamination or any other condition in, on or about any of their Owned
Hospitality Properties, (c) substantially maintain and repair each of their
Owned Hospitality Properties as required by any franchise agreement, license
agreement, management agreement or ground lease for such Owned Hospitality
Property, and (d) perform such Person's obligations under the Permitted Property
Agreements to which such Person is a party except where the non-performance
thereof in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Change.
Section 5.07 Insurance. The Borrower will maintain, and cause each of its
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Subsidiaries to maintain, the insurance required pursuant to Schedule 5.07.
Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The Advances and
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Letters of Credit shall be used by the Borrower for the purposes set forth in
Section 4.08.
Section 5.09 Collateral. Subject to the time periods set forth in
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Section 5.10 and Section 6.06(d) for executing Security Documents in connection
with the acquisition of Permitted New Investments, the Parent, the Borrower and
the Subsidiaries (a) will cause at all times the Administrative Agent to have an
Acceptable Lien in the Collateral, (b) will cause at all times all material
provisions of the Security Documents to be valid and binding on the Persons
executing such Security Documents and (c) shall execute or re-execute such
Security Documents and take such other actions as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request in order for the Administrative Agent to maintain or create
an Acceptable Lien in the Collateral, including without limitation any
Collateral acquired by the Borrower the Parent, or any of the other Guarantors
after the Closing Date. Without limiting the foregoing, on or prior to January
1, 2001, the Parent will grant to the Administrative Agent an Acceptable Lien in
the Parent's Ownership Interests in the Borrower at the time of granting such
Acceptable Lien and thereafter maintain such Acceptable Lien. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon request of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent will release the Property which is the subject of a
Permitted Asset Disposition from the Liens of the Security Documents in
conjunction with any repayment of Advances required under this Agreement in
connection with such Permitted Asset Disposition.
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Section 5.10 New Subsidiaries. Within five (5) Business Days after
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either (a) the date that any Subsidiary of the Parent that was not a Material
Subsidiary becomes a Material Subsidiary, or (b) the purchase by the Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries of the Ownership Interests of any Person, which purchase
results in such Person becoming a Material Subsidiary the Parent shall, in each
case, cause (i) such Material Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent either (A) a Guaranty, an Environmental Indemnity and a
Security Agreement or (B) an Accession Agreement, (ii) any of the Borrower and
any Guarantor who is a direct owner of the Ownership Interests of such Material
Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Security
Agreement, if necessary, and such other documents as are necessary to create an
Acceptable Interest in the Ownership Interests in the Material Subsidiary owned
by such Person (and such other Security Documents as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request) and (iii) the Persons who are party to the documents
delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.10 to provide such
evidence of authority to enter into such documents as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request.
Section 5.11 Data Compatibility. Take good faith actions necessary to
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assure that from and after January 1, 2000 the computer-based systems of the
Parent, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries are able to operate and
effectively process data that includes dates on and after January 1, 2000. At
the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide to the
Administrative Agent evidence acceptable to the Administrative Agent of such
data compatibility of the Parent, the Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries.
Section 5.12 Interest Rate Agreements. From the date 60 days following
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the Closing Date until the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall cause the Parent to
obtain and thereafter maintain Interest Rate Agreements reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, sufficient to ensure that 50% of the outstanding
Advances, measured as of each day during such period, shall be covered by such
Interest Rate Agreements.
Section 5.13 Permitted Property Agreements Conversion. The Borrower will
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cause the Permitted Property Agreements Conversion for the leases with MHC and
MHC's Subsidiaries to occur on or before January 1, 2001 pursuant to
documentation approved by the Administrative Agent in writing in the
Administrative Agent's sole and absolute discretion; provided that the Borrower
shall only be required to use its best efforts to so convert those Permitted
Property Agreements for the approximately 25 Hospitality Properties owned by MHC
and MHC's subsidiaries that are currently subject to a secured financing. At
least 25 Business Days prior to any such conversion, the Borrower shall provide
the Lenders and the Administrative Agent with written notice of such conversion
which notice shall include an analysis in reasonable detail by Hospitality
Property of the economics of such conversion.
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ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Note or any amount under any Credit Document shall remain
unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, or any Lender shall have
any Commitment, the Borrower agrees, unless the Administrative Agent shall
otherwise consent in writing, to comply with the following covenants.
Section 6.01 Liens, Etc. The Borrower, the Parent and their respective
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Subsidiaries will not create, assume, incur or suffer to exist, any Lien on or
in respect of any of its Property whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or
assign any right to receive income, except that the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries may create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens:
(a) securing the Obligations;
(b) for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on Property
of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the extent not required to be paid pursuant
to Sections 5.03;
(c) imposed by law (such as landlords', carriers', warehousemen's and
mechanics' liens or otherwise arising from litigation) (i) which are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, (ii) with respect to
which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided, (iii) which have not
resulted in any Collateral being in jeopardy of being sold, forfeited or lost
during or as a result of such contest, (iv) neither the Administrative Agent nor
any Lender could become subject to any civil fine or penalty or criminal fine or
penalty, in each case as a result of non-payment of such charge or claim and (v)
such contest does not, and could not reasonably be expected to, result in a
Material Adverse Change;
(d) on leased personal property to secure solely the lease obligations
associated with such property;
(e) on the Property of or Ownership Interests in a Permitted Other
Subsidiary securing Indebtedness set forth in paragraph (b) of the definition of
"Permitted Other Indebtedness" incurred by such Permitted Other Subsidiary to
the extent such Indebtedness is permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section
6.02;
(f) on the Ownership Interests in an Unconsolidated Entity securing
Permitted Non-Recourse Unconsolidated Entity Indebtedness incurred by such
Unconsolidated Entity; and
(g) granted to the owner of a Hospitality Property subject to a Permitted
Property Agreement on the accounts receivable, inventory, cash or other property
owned by the Borrower or the Borrower's Subsidiary in connection with such
Hospitality Property.
Section 6.02 Indebtedness. The Borrower, the Parent and their respective
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Subsidiaries will not incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness other than the
Obligations and the following:
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(a) Permitted Other Indebtedness in an amount that does not cause a breach
at any time of the covenants contained in Article VII;
(b) Capital Leases for Personal Property;
(c) Interest Rate Agreements; provided that (i) such agreements shall be
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unsecured except as provided in Section 10.18 and the Security Agreement, (ii)
the dollar amount of indebtedness subject to such agreements and the
indebtedness subject to Interest Rate Agreements in the aggregate shall not
exceed the sum of the amount of the Commitments and the amount of the other
Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Affiliates which bears interest at a
variable rate, and (iii) the agreements shall be at such interest rates and
otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent; and
(d) Any of the following Indebtedness incurred by the Parent or the
Borrower:
(i) guaranties in connection with Permitted Other Indebtedness
secured by an Owned Hospitality Property or interest in a
Person owning a Hospitality Property of (A) if the Hospitality
Property is subject to a ground lease, the payment of rent and
performance of obligations under such ground lease, (B) real
estate taxes relating to such Hospitality Property, and (C)
capital reserves required under such Indebtedness;
(ii) customary indemnities for acts of malfeasance, misappropriation
and misconduct and an environmental indemnity for the lender
under Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement;
(iii) guaranties of franchise and license agreements in connection
with Hospitality Properties; and
(iv) guaranties of obligations of the Parent's Subsidiaries under or
with respect to Permitted Property Agreements.
extensions, renewals and refinancing of any of the Indebtedness specified
in paragraphs (a) - (d) above so long as the principal amount of such
Indebtedness is not thereby increased.
Section 6.03 Agreements Restricting Distributions From Subsidiaries. The
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Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than
Permitted Other Subsidiaries) to, enter into any agreement (other than a Credit
Document) which limits distributions to or any advance by any of the Borrower's
Subsidiaries to the Borrower.
Section 6.04 Restricted Payments. Neither the Parent, nor the Borrower,
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nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, will make any Restricted Payment,
except that:
(a) provided that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result therefrom, (i) the Borrower shall be entitled to make cash distributions
to its partners including the Parent, and (ii) the Parent shall be entitled to
make Permitted Stock Repurchases;
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(b) a Subsidiary of the Borrower may make a Restricted Payment to the
Borrower;
(c) the limited partners of the Borrower shall be entitled to exchange
limited partnership interests in the Borrower for the Parent's common stock.
(d) provided that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result therefrom, the limited partners of the Borrower shall be entitled to
exchange limited partnership interests in the Borrower which in the aggregate do
not exceed $10,000,000 in market value for cash in accordance with the existing
agreements currently in effect between such Persons and the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries; provided that the market value of the interests exchanged under
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this clause (d) shall be counted toward the aggregate limit of Permitted Stock
Repurchases;
(e) the Borrower shall be entitled to issue limited partnership interests
in the Borrower in exchange for Ownership Interests in Subsidiaries and
Unconsolidated Entities to the extent such Investment is permitted pursuant to
the provisions of Section 6.07; and
(f) provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would
result therefrom and (ii) upon payment of such Restricted Payment, the Leverage
Ratio shall not exceed (a) on or prior to December 31, 2001, 3.00 to 1.00, and
(b) thereafter, 2.50 to 1.00, then the Borrower shall be entitled to pay
interest and principal of Subordinate Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 6.05 Fundamental Changes; Asset Dispositions. Neither the
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Parent, the Borrower, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries (other than the
Permitted Other Subsidiaries) will, (a) merge or consolidate with or into any
other Person, unless (i) a Guarantor is merged into the Borrower and the
Borrower is the surviving Person or a Subsidiary (other than a Permitted Other
Subsidiary which has Indebtedness other than the Obligations) is merged into any
Subsidiary (other than a Permitted Other Subsidiary which has Indebtedness other
than the Obligations), and (ii) immediately after giving effect to any such
proposed transaction no Default would exist; (b) sell, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of all or any of such Person's material property except for a Permitted
Asset Disposition, or dispositions or replacements of personal property in the
ordinary course of business; (c) enter into, as lessor, a lease (other than a
lease which qualifies as a Permitted Asset Disposition) of all or substantially
all of any Owned Hospitality Property with any Person without the consent of the
Required Lenders; (d) sell or otherwise dispose of any material Ownership
Interests of any Subsidiary (except for a Permitted Other Subsidiary or a sale
which qualifies as a Permitted Asset Disposition); (e) except for (i)
Capitalization Events for which the consideration is principally cash or cash
equivalents and for which the Net Cash Proceeds are applied in accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.07(c) and (ii) the issuance of limited partnership
interests in the Borrower in exchange for Ownership Interests in Subsidiaries
and Unconsolidated Entities to the extent permitted pursuant to the provisions
of Section 6.03, materially alter the corporate, capital or legal structure of
any such Person (except for a Permitted Other Subsidiary); (f) enter into any
forward sales of the Parent common stock or Ownership Interests in the Borrower;
(g) liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or
dissolution) provided that nothing herein shall prohibit the Borrower from
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dissolving any Subsidiary which has no assets on the date of dissolution, (h)
enter into any leases of Property or management agreements for any Property
except for Permitted Property Agreements, in connection with the Permitted
Housing Business, leases of office space for the
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use of the Parent's and the Parent's Subsidiaries' employees, and the leases of
personal property permitted by this Agreement or (i) materially alter the
character of their respective businesses from that conducted as of the date of
this Agreement or otherwise engage in any material business activity outside of
the Hospitality Management Business.
Section 6.06 Investments and other Property. Neither the Parent, the
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Borrower, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall acquire by purchase or
otherwise any Investments or other Property, except the following:
(a) Investments or Properties owned by such Persons as of the Closing
Date;
(b) Liquid Investments;
(c) trade and customer accounts receivable which are for goods furnished
or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and are payable in
accordance with customary trade terms, and receivables purchased in connection
with the acquisition of an Owned Hospitality Property;
(d) Investments in Permitted New Investments; provided that (i) within
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five (5) Business Days of the acquisition by the Parent or any of the Parent's
Subsidiaries of any Collateral for which the Administrative Agent on behalf of
the Lenders does not already have an Acceptable Lien, the Borrower, the Parent
and the other Guarantors will execute such Security Documents as are necessary
or desirable for the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders to have an
Acceptable Lien in such Collateral and (ii) within twenty (20) Business Days of
the acquisition of an Owned Hospitality Property by the Parent or any of the
Parent's Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a
Title Policy for such Owned Hospitality Property;
(e) other assets owned in the ordinary course of (i) owning the Parent's
and the Parent's Subsidiaries' existing Investments and Properties and any
Permitted New Investments and (ii) operating a Hospitality Management Business.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Borrower, nor the Parent, nor their
respective Subsidiaries shall make an Investment or acquire any other Property
which would (a) cause a Default, or (b) cause or result in the Borrower or the
Parent failing to comply with any of the financial covenants contained herein.
In addition, neither the Borrower, nor the Parent, nor their respective
Subsidiaries shall enter into any agreements to purchase Investments or other
Property, unless with respect to such purchase such Person at all times has
available sources of funds equal to pay in full the cost of the purchase of such
Investments or other Property (to the extent that the payment of such cost of
purchase constitutes a recourse obligation of the Parent, the Borrower or its
Subsidiary), which available sources of funds may include Advances to the extent
that the Borrower may borrow the same for the purposes required or other
Indebtedness permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
Section 6.07 Affiliate Transactions. Except for the certain liquor
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license agreements, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, make, directly or indirectly: (a) any transfer, sale, lease,
assignment or other disposal of any assets to any
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Affiliate of the Borrower which is not a Guarantor or any purchase or
acquisition of assets from any such Affiliate except for purchases of new
personal property (i) which in any calendar year do not exceed $1,000,000 in the
aggregate and (ii) for which the sales price is the actual cost to the party
selling; or (b) any arrangement or other transaction directly or indirectly with
or for the benefit of any such Affiliate (including without limitation,
guaranties and assumptions of obligations of an Affiliate), other than in the
ordinary course of business and at market rates.
Section 6.08 Sale or Discount of Receivables. The Borrower will not, and
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will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, sell with
recourse, or discount or otherwise sell for less than the face value thereof,
any of its notes or accounts receivable.
Section 6.09 Material Documents. The Borrower will not, nor will it
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permit any of its Subsidiaries to (a) amend the Borrower's partnership agreement
in any material respect, (b) admit a new general partner to the Borrower, (c)
enter into any termination of the Intercompany Agreement, (d) enter into any
material modification or amendment of the Intercompany Agreement except for an
amendment or modification which is (i) entered into in connection with the
amendment or modification of Permitted Property Agreements as provided in the
following clause (e) and (ii) approved by the Administrative Agent in writing
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, (e) enter into any
termination or material modification or amendment of Permitted Property
Agreements which singly or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Change; provided that such Persons shall be entitled to
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cause the Permitted Property Agreements Conversion to occur in accordance with
the provisions of Section 5.13, or (f) increase the interest rate under the
Revolving Credit Agreement executed by the Borrower evidencing the MHC
Indebtedness to a rate in excess of the sum of (i) LIBOR (as such rate varies)
plus (ii) six and three-quarters percent (6 3/4%); provided that a default
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interest rate for the MHC Indebtedness can be three percent (3%) in excess of
such rate.
Any termination, modification or amendment prohibited under this Section 6.09
without the Required Lender's written consent shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be void and of no force and effect.
Section 6.10 No Further Negative Pledges. Neither the Borrower, nor the
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Parent, nor their respective Subsidiaries shall enter into or suffer to exist
any agreement (other than this Agreement and the Credit Documents and as set
forth in the Permitted Property Agreements) (a) prohibiting the creation or
assumption of any Lien upon the Properties of the Parent, the Borrower or any of
their respective Subsidiaries (except for Properties of and Ownership Interests
in the Permitted Other Subsidiaries), whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
or (b) requiring an obligation to be secured if some other obligation is or
becomes secured.
ARTICLE VII
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
So long as any Note or any amount under any Credit Document shall remain
unpaid, any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, or any Lender shall have
any Commitment hereunder, unless the Super Required Lenders shall otherwise
consent in writing, the Borrower agrees to
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comply and cause the Parent and the Parent's Subsidiaries to comply with the
following covenants:
Section 7.01 Interest Coverage Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at the
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end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on December 31,
1999 through December 31, 2001, an Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.00
to 1.00 and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, an Interest Coverage Ratio of
not less than 2.50 to 1.00.
Section 7.02 Senior Interest Coverage Ratio. The Parent shall maintain
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at the end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on December
31, 1999 through December 31, 2001 a minimum Senior Interest Coverage Ratio of
2.75 to 1.00, and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, a Senior Interest
Coverage Ratio of 3.25 to 1.00.
Section 7.03 Fixed Charge Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at the end of
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each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on December 31, 1999
through December 31, 2001 a Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1.00,
and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, a Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than
1.50 to 1.00.
Section 7.04 Senior Fixed Charge Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at the
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end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on December 31,
1999 through December 31, 2001, a Senior Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than
2.50 to 1.00, and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, a Senior Fixed Charge
Ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1.00.
Section 7.05 DSC Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at the end of each
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Rolling Period a DSC Ratio of not less than 1.10 to 1.00.
Section 7.06 Leverage Ratio. The Parent shall not on any date permit the
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Leverage Ratio to exceed (a) on or prior to December 31, 2001, 4.00 to 1.00, and
(b) thereafter, 3.50 to 1.00.
Section 7.07 Senior Leverage Ratio. The Parent shall not on any date
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permit the Senior Leverage Ratio to exceed (a) on or prior to December 31, 2001,
3.00 to 1.00, and (b) thereafter, 2.50 to 1.00.
Section 7.08 Maintenance of Net Worth. The Parent shall at all times
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maintain an Adjusted Net Worth of not less than the Minimum Net Worth.
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section 8.01 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following
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events shall constitute an "Event of Default" under any Credit Document:
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(a) Principal Payment or Letter of Credit Obligation Payment. The
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Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to pay any principal of any Note or any
Letter of Credit Obligation when the same becomes due and payable as set forth
in this Agreement;
(b) Interest or Other Obligation Payment. The Borrower or any Guarantor
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shall fail to pay any interest on any Note or any fee or other amount payable
hereunder or under any other Credit Document when the same becomes due and
payable as set forth in this Agreement, provided however that the Borrower and
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the Guarantors will have a grace period of five days after the payments covered
by this Section 8.01(b) becomes due and payable for the first two defaults of
such Persons collectively under this Section 8.01(b) in every calendar year;
(c) Representation and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made or
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deemed to be made (i) by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any other Credit
Document, (ii) by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, or (iii) by any Subsidiary in any Credit
Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or
deemed to be made;
(d) Covenant Breaches. (i) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe
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any covenant contained in Section 5.02, Article VI or Article VII of this
Agreement or the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe, or shall fail to
cause any Guarantor to perform or observe any covenant in any Credit Document
beyond any notice and/or cure period for such default expressly provided in such
Credit Document or (ii) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to perform or
observe any term or covenant set forth in any Credit Document which is not
covered by clause (i) above or any other provision of this Section 8.01, in each
case if such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of
the date written notice of such default shall have been given to the Borrower or
such Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the date a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any Guarantor has actual knowledge of
such default, unless such default in this clause (ii) cannot be cured in such 30
day period and the Borrower is diligently proceeding to cure such default, in
which event the cure period shall be extended to 90 days;
(e) Cross-Defaults. With respect to any Indebtedness of the Borrower, the
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Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries (but excluding Indebtedness
evidenced by the Notes) which is outstanding in a principal amount of at least
$5,000,000 individually or when aggregated with all such Indebtedness of the
Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries any of the
following:
(i) any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable,
or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof,
(ii) such Person shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or
interest of any of such Indebtedness (whether by scheduled maturity,
required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure
shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the
agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, or
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(iii) any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under
any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, and shall
continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such
agreement or instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to
permit the holders of such Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of such
Indebtedness;
(f) Insolvency. The Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
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Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become due, or
shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or shall make a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding shall be
instituted by or against the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking
liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection,
relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an
order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar
official for it or for any substantial part of its property and, in the case of
any such proceeding instituted against the Borrower, the Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries, either such proceeding shall remain undismissed for a
period of 60 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding shall occur;
or the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall take
any corporate action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this
paragraph (f);
(g) Judgments. Any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess
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of $1,000,000 (reduced for purposes of this paragraph for the amount in respect
of such judgment or order that a reputable insurer has acknowledged being
payable under any valid and enforceable insurance policy) shall be rendered
against the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries which,
within 30 days from the date such judgment is entered, shall not have been
discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal;
(h) ERISA. (i) Any Person shall engage in any "prohibited transaction"
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(as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any
Plan, (ii) any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of
ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan, (iii) a
Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to
have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to
terminate, any Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or
appointment of a trustee is likely to result in the termination of such Plan for
purposes of Title IV of ERISA, unless such Reportable Event, proceedings or
appointment are being contested by the Borrower in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings, (iv) any Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA,
(v) the Borrower or any member of a Controlled Group shall incur any liability
in connection with a withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or the insolvency
(within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or reorganization (within the
meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA) of a Multiemployer Plan, unless such liability
is being contested by the Borrower in good faith and by appropriate proceedings,
or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist, with respect to a
Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or
condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could
subject the Borrower or any Guarantor to any tax, penalty or other liabilities
in the aggregate exceeding $10,000,000;
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(i) Guaranty. Any provision of any Guaranty shall for any reason cease to
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be valid and binding on any Guarantor or any Guarantor shall so state in
writing;
(j) Environmental Indemnity. Any Environmental Indemnity shall for any
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reason cease to be valid and binding on any Person party thereto or any such
Person shall so state in writing;
(k) Parent Common Stock; Repayment Event The Parent at any time hereafter
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fails to (i) cause the Parent common stock to be duly listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. and (ii) file timely all reports required to be filed by
the Parent with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Securities and
Exchange Commission and, with respect to a failure under clause (ii), such
failure remains uncured on the date which is the earlier of (A) the date 30 days
following the initial occurrence of such failure and (B) the date specified by
the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or the Securities and Exchange Commission as
the date such failure needs to be cured by. Upon the receipt by the Parent of
any Net Cash Proceeds from a Repayment Event, (a) the Parent fails to
immediately make a capital contribution or advance to the Borrower or a
Subsidiary of the Borrower in the aggregate amount of such Net Cash Proceeds or
(b) the Borrower fails to apply such Net Cash Proceeds in accordance with this
Agreement;
(l) Change in Ownership or Management. Any of the following occur without
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the written consent of the Super Required Lenders: (i) a Change in Control
occurs for either the Parent or the Borrower; (ii) the Parent and any wholly-
owned Subsidiary of the Parent collectively owns less than 70% of the legal or
beneficial interest in the Borrower; (iii) the Parent and MHC shall cease to
have at least 4 of the same individuals serving on their respective Boards of
Directors; (iv) the Parent and MHC shall cease to have at least 2 of the same
individuals serving as a Responsible Officer of the Parent and MHC, and, within
120 days following such occurrence for any reason, another person acceptable to
the Required Lenders in their sole discretion is not employed as one of such
Responsible Officers by the Parent and MHC; or (v) the Intercompany Agreement
shall cease to be in full force and effect;
(m) Permitted Property Agreements; Intercompany Agreement. Any of the
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following occur: (i) a default by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries shall occur under the Intercompany Agreement which would
allow either MHC or MHC OP to terminate the Intercompany Agreement; (ii) the
Intercompany Agreement shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on MHC
or MHC OP, or MHC or MHC OP shall so state in writing; (iii) sufficient
Permitted Property Agreements shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding
on MHC, MHC OP or other Person party thereto, or MHC, MHC OP or such other
Person party thereto shall so state in writing, that it could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change; or (iv) a default by the Parent,
the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall occur under
sufficient Permitted Property Agreements that such default could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change;
(n) MHC Letter. Any provision of the MHC Letter or Winston shall for any
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reason cease to be valid and binding on any Person, or any Person shall so state
in writing; or
(o) MHC Indebtedness. The Borrower shall at any time fail to have a
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binding agreement with MHC for MHC to provide $50,000,000 in MHC Indebtedness to
the Borrower which
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binding agreement may provide that the funding of such MHC Indebtedness is
conditioned on conditions precedent which are customary for such a facility.
Section 8.02 Optional Acceleration of Maturity; Other Actions. If any
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Event of Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to paragraph (f) of
Section 8.01) shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in any such
event,
(a) the Administrative Agent (i) shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the
obligation of each Lender to make Advances and the obligation of Issuing Bank to
issue, increase, or extend Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon the
same shall forthwith terminate, and (ii) shall at the request, or may with the
consent, of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Notes,
all interest thereon, the Letter of Credit Obligations, and all other amounts
payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the
Notes, all such interest, all such Letter of Credit Obligations and all such
amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable in full, without
presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind (including, without
limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of acceleration), all
of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower,
(b) the Borrower shall, on demand of the Administrative Agent at the
request or with the consent of the Required Lenders, deposit into the Cash
Collateral Account an amount of cash equal to the Letter of Credit Exposure as
security for the Obligations to the extent the Letter of Credit Obligations are
not otherwise paid at such time, and
(c) the Administrative Agent shall at the request of, or may with the
consent of, the Required Lenders proceed to enforce its rights and remedies
under the Credit Documents for the ratable benefit of the Lenders by appropriate
proceedings.
Section 8.03 Automatic Acceleration of Maturity. If any Event of Default
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pursuant to paragraph (f) of Section 8.01 shall occur,
(a) the obligation of each Lender to make Advances and the obligation of
Issuing Bank to issue, increase, or extend Letters of Credit shall immediately
and automatically be terminated and the Notes, all interest on the Notes, all
Letter of Credit Obligations, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement
shall immediately and automatically become and be due and payable in full,
without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind (including,
without limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of
acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and
(b) to the extent permitted by law or court order, the Borrower shall
deposit with the Administrative Agent into the Cash Collateral Account an amount
of cash equal to the outstanding Letter of Credit Exposure as security for the
Obligations to the extent the Letter of Credit Obligations are not otherwise
paid at such time.
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Section 8.04 Cash Collateral Account.
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(a) Pledge. The Borrower hereby pledges, and grants to the Administrative
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Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all funds held in
the Cash Collateral Account maintained with Societe Generale, New York Branch
from time to time, but under the control of the Administrative Agent, and all
proceeds thereof, as security for the payment of the Obligations, including
without limitation all Letter of Credit Obligations owing to any Issuing Bank or
any other Lender due and to become due from the Borrower to any Issuing Bank or
any other Lender under this Agreement in connection with the Letters of Credit
and the Borrower agrees to execute all cash management or cash collateral
agreements and UCC-1 Financing Statements requested by the Administrative Agent
as needed or desirable for the Administrative Agent to have an Acceptable Lien
in the Cash Collateral Account.
(b) Application against Letter of Credit Obligations. The Administrative
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Agent may, at any time or from time to time apply funds then held in the Cash
Collateral Account to the payment of any Letter of Credit Obligations owing to
any Issuing Bank, in such order as the Administrative Agent may elect, as shall
have become or shall become due and payable by the Borrower to any Issuing Bank
under this Agreement in connection with the Letters of Credit.
(c) Duty of Care. The Administrative Agent shall cause Societe Generale,
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New York Branch to exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of
any funds held in the Cash Collateral Account and Societe Generale, New York
Branch shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded
treatment substantially equivalent to that which Societe Generale, New York
Branch accords its own property, it being understood that neither Societe
Generale, New York Branch, nor the Administrative Agent shall have any
responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any
parties with respect to any such funds.
Section 8.05 Non-exclusivity of Remedies. No remedy conferred upon the
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Administrative Agent or the Lenders is intended to be exclusive of any other
remedy, and each remedy shall be cumulative of all other remedies existing by
contract, at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.
Section 8.06 Right of Set-off.
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(a) Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of
Default and (ii) the making of the request or the granting of the consent, if
any, specified by Section 8.02 to authorize the Administrative Agent to declare
the Notes and any other amount payable hereunder due and payable pursuant to the
provisions of Section 8.02 or the automatic acceleration of the Notes and all
amounts payable under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.03, each Lender is
hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special,
time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at
any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter
existing under this Agreement, the Note held by such Lender, and the other
Credit Documents, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any
demand under this Agreement, such Note, or such other Credit Documents, and
although such obligations may be unmatured.
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Each Lender agrees to promptly notify the Borrower after any such set-off and
application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice
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shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of
each Lender under this Section are in addition to any other rights and remedies
(including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Lender may
have.
(b) The Borrower waives any right of set-off, defense or counterclaim
the Borrower has or may have against any Lender to apply any amounts owed the
Borrower by such Lender against the Obligations hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
AGENCY AND ISSUING BANK PROVISIONS
Section 9.01 Authorization and Action. Each Lender hereby appoints and
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authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as Administrative Agent
on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms
hereof and of the other Credit Documents, together with such powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by
this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including, without limitation,
enforcement or collection of the Notes), the Administrative Agent shall not be
required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to
act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or
refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such
instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of Notes;
provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take
any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which
is contrary to this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or applicable law. The
functions of the Administrative Agent are administerial in nature and in no
event shall the Administrative Agent have a fiduciary or trustee relation in
respect of any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.
Within 5 Business Days of the Administrative Agent receiving actual knowledge
(without any duty to investigate) of a Default, the Administrative Agent will
provide written notice of such Default to the Lenders.
Section 9.02 Administrative Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither the
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Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken (including such
Person's own negligence) by it or them under or in connection with this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents, except for its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (a) may treat the payee of any Note as the
holder thereof until the Administrative Agent receives written notice of the
assignment or transfer thereof signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent; (b) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel
for the Borrower), 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 and shall not be
responsible to any Lender for any statements,
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warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or
the other Credit Documents; (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 this Agreement or any other Credit Document on the part of the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries or to inspect the property (including the books and
records) of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries; (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 Credit Document
other than with respect to the Administrative Agent's execution of the documents
to which the Administrative Agent is a party; and (f) shall incur no liability
under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Credit Document by acting
upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may
be by telecopier, telegram, cable or telex) believed by it to be genuine and
signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
Section 9.03 Each Agent and Its Affiliates. With respect to its
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Commitment, the Advances made by it and the Notes issued to it, the
Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement
as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent.
The term "Lender" or "Lenders" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated,
include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender. The
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may accept
deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally
engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any
such Subsidiary, all as if the Administrative Agent were not an Administrative
Agent hereunder or the Lenders were not Lenders hereunder and without any duty
to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 9.04 Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it
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has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any
other Lender and based on the financial statements referred to in Section 4.07
and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent 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 this Agreement.
Section 9.05 Indemnification. The Lenders severally agree to indemnify
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the Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank (to the extent not reimbursed by the
Borrower), according to their respective Shares from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent or such
Issuing Bank in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank under
this Agreement or any other Credit Document (including the Administrative
Agent's or such Issuing Bank's own negligence), provided that no Lender shall be
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liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting
from the Administrative Agent's or such Issuing Bank's gross negligence or
willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to
reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its Share of any
out-of-pocket expenses
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(including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with
the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of,
or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement
or any other Credit Document, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not
reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower.
Section 9.06 Successor Agent and Issuing Banks. The Administrative Agent
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or any Issuing Bank may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to
the Lenders and the Borrower and may be removed at any time with cause by the
Required Lenders upon receipt of written notice from the Required Lenders to
such effect. Upon receipt of notice of any such resignation or removal, the
Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative
Agent or Issuing Bank. If no successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank
shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment, within
30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent's or Issuing Bank's giving of
notice of resignation or the Required Lenders' removal of the retiring
Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, then the retiring Administrative Agent or
Issuing Bank, as applicable, may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Borrower,
appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, which shall be a
commercial bank meeting the financial requirements of an Eligible Assignee and,
in the case of an Issuing Bank, a Lender. Upon the acceptance of any appointment
as Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank by a successor Administrative Agent or
Issuing Bank, such successor Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, and the
retiring Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank shall be discharged from its
duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents,
except that the retiring Issuing Bank shall remain an Issuing Bank with respect
to any Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank and outstanding on the
effective date of its resignation or removal and the provisions affecting such
Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit shall inure to the benefit
of the retiring Issuing Bank until the termination of all such Letters of
Credit. After any retiring Administrative Agent's or Issuing Bank's resignation
or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, the provisions of
this Article IX shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to
be taken by it while it was such Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank under this
Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
Section 9.07 Arranger, Syndication Agent and Documentation Agent.
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Citibank / Salomon Smith Barney shall be named a Syndication Agent under the
Credit Documents; and Lehman Brothers, Inc. shall be named a Documentation Agent
under the Credit Documents, but such Persons in such capacities shall have no
right or duty to act as agent on behalf of the Lenders. Societe Generale,
Southwest Agency shall be named Arranger and Administrative Agent under the
Credit Documents, but as the Arranger shall have no right or duty to act as
agent on behalf of the Lenders in such capacity; provided that the provisions of
this sentence shall in no way effect Societe Generale, Southwest Agency's rights
or duties as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
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this Agreement, the Notes, or any other Credit Document, nor consent to any
departure by the Borrower or any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative
Agent, as specified in the particular provisions of the Credit Documents, and
the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided,
however, that no amendment shall increase the Commitment of any Lender without
the prior written consent of such Lender, and no amendment, waiver or consent
shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following:
(a) increase the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders, (b) reduce the principal
of, or interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or
under any other Credit Document or otherwise release the Borrower from any
Obligations, (c) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or
interest on, the Notes or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (d) amend
this Section 10.01, (e) amend the definition of "Required Lenders" or "Super
Required Lenders", (f) release the Parent from its obligations under the
Guaranty, or (g) release all or substantially all of the Collateral; and
provided, further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing
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and signed by the Administrative Agent, or any Issuing Bank in addition to the
Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the
Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, under this
Agreement or any other Credit Document. In addition, none of the following
decisions shall be made without the prior written consent of the Super Required
Lenders:
(a) release any Guarantor except the Parent from its obligations under any
of the Guaranties, provided that the Administrative Agent can, if no Default
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then exists, release any Subsidiary of the Borrower which no longer is a party
to any Permitted Property Agreement or no longer owns any Investments or other
Property;
(b) any determination to make a Borrowing after the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default;
(c) any waiver or any amendment to the financial covenants contained
in Article VII of this Agreement or any definitions used therein;
(d) any amendment of any of the definitions that are used in the definition
of "Leverage Ratio" or "Senior Leverage Ratio;"
(e) any amendment of any other provision of a Credit Document which
expressly requires the consent of the Super Required Lenders; and
(f) any amendment to the definition of "Permitted Property Agreements
Conversion" or permission to convert an Existing Participating Lease or Approved
Participating Lease to a non-customary management agreement.
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In addition, none of the following decisions shall be made without the written
consent of the Required Lenders:
(a) release any Collateral from its Lien securing the Obligations except in
connection with a Permitted Asset Disposition;
(b) any (i) determination to send notice to the Borrower of, or otherwise
declare, an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01 of this Agreement, (ii)
determination to accelerate the Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02 of this
Agreement, (iii) exercise of remedies under any Credit Document, (iv) material
decision regarding the operation, maintenance, sale or other disposition of any
Property after the foreclosure upon such Property, provided that Administrative
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Agent shall be able to take any action it determines necessary to preserve or
maintain any such Property and provided further that if the Required Lenders
cannot agree on the sale or disposition of such Property, the Administrative
Agent shall not sell or dispose of such Property, but shall continue to hold
such Property for the benefit of the Lenders;
(c) any other material waiver or modification of the Credit Documents not
referred to in this Section 10.01; and
(d) any amendment of any other provision of a Credit Document which
expressly requires the consent of the Required Lenders.
Any amendment to a covenant of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or
amendment to a definition shall require the Borrower's written consent.
Section 10.02 Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications shall be
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in writing (including telecopy or telex) and mailed, telecopied, telexed, hand
delivered or delivered by a nationally recognized overnight courier, (a) if to
the Borrower, at its address at 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20007, Attn: Mr. John Emery; (b) if to any Lender, at its Applicable Lending
Office; (c) if to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, at its address
at 4900 Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention:
Thomas K. Day, Managing Director (telecopy: (214) 979-2727; telephone: (214)
979-2774); or, (d) as to each party, at such other address or teletransmission
number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other
parties. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telecopied,
telexed or hand delivered or delivered by overnight courier, be effective three
days after deposited in the mails, when telecopy transmission is completed, when
confirmed by telex answer-back or when delivered, respectively, except that
notices and communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or
Article IX shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent.
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender,
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any Agent, or any Issuing Bank to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any
right hereunder or under any Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The
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remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are
cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 10.04 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand
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all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery, due diligence, administration,
modification and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit
Documents and syndication of the Obligations including, without limitation, (a)
the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.,
counsel for the Administrative Agent, and (b) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses, if any, of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, and each Lender
(including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses of the
Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank, and each Lender) in connection with the
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and (d) to the extent not
included in the foregoing, the costs of any local counsel, travel expenses,
Appraisals, Engineering Reports, Environmental Reports, Title Policies, mortgage
and intangible taxes (if any), and any title or Uniform Commercial Code search
costs, any flood plain search costs, insurance consultant costs and other costs
usual and customary in connection with a credit facility of this type.
Section 10.05 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when
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it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and
when the Administrative Agent shall have, as to each Lender, either received a
counterpart hereof executed by such Lender or been notified by such Lender that
such Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, and each
Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower
shall not have the right to assign its rights or delegate its duties under this
Agreement or any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of
each Lender.
Section 10.06 Lender Assignments and Participations.
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(a) Assignments. Any Lender may assign to one or more banks or other
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entities all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments, the
Advances owing to it, the Notes held by it, and the participation interest in
the Letter of Credit Obligations held by it); provided, however, that (i) each
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such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all of
such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement and shall involve a
ratable assignment of such Lender's Commitment and Advances, (ii) the amount of
the resulting Commitments and Advances of the assigning Lender (unless it is
assigning all its Commitments) and the assignee Lender pursuant to each such
assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance with
respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than $5,000,000 and shall
be an integral multiple of $1,000,000, (iii) each such assignment shall be to an
Eligible Assignee, (iv) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the
Register, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with the Notes subject to such
assignment, (v) the Administrative Agent shall consent to such assignment, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (vi) each Eligible
Assignee (other than an Eligible Assignee which is an Affiliate of the assigning
Lender) shall
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pay to the Administrative Agent a $3,500 administrative fee. Upon such
execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date
specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, which effective date shall be at
least three Business Days after the execution thereof, (A) the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto for all purposes and, to the extent that
rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such
Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder
and (B) such Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations
hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance,
relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining
portion of such Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto). Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, any Lender may assign, as collateral or otherwise, any of its rights
under the Credit Documents to any Federal Reserve Bank.
(b) Term of Assignments. By executing and delivering an Assignment and
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Acceptance, the Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and
agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than
as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such Lender makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any
statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this
Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency of value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such Lender makes no representation or warranty
and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the
Borrower or the Guarantors or the performance or observance by the Borrower or
the Guarantors of any of their obligations under this Agreement or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms
that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the
financial statements referred to in Sections 4.06 and 5.05, if applicable, and
such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance;
(iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent, such Lender 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 this
Agreement; (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof,
together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such
assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by
it as a Lender.
(c) The Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address
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referred to in Section 10.02 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered
to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the
Advances owing to, each Lender from time to time (the "Register"). The entries
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in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent
manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks,
and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as
a Lender hereunder for all purposes of
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this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower
or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(d) Procedures. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed
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by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, together with the Note or Notes subject to
such assignment, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and
Acceptance has been completed and is in substantially the form of the attached
Exhibit C, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) record the
information contained therein in the Register, and (iii) give prompt notice
thereof to the Borrower. Within five Business Days after its receipt of such
notice, the Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent in exchange for the surrendered Note or Notes, a new Note
or Notes payable to the order of such Eligible Assignee in amount equal to,
respectively, the Commitments and the outstanding Advances assumed by it
pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, and if the assigning Lender has
retained any Commitments hereunder, a new Note or Notes payable to the order of
such Lender in an amount equal to, respectively, the Commitments and the
outstanding Advances retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes shall be dated the
date of the original Notes executed pursuant to this Agreement and shall
otherwise be in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A, as applicable.
(e) Participations. Each Lender may sell participations to one or more
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banks or other entities in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its
Commitments, the Advances owing to it, its participation interest in the Letter
of Credit Obligations, and the Notes held by it); provided, however, that (i)
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such Lender's obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation,
its Commitments to the Borrower hereunder) shall remain unchanged, (ii) such
Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the
performance of such obligations, (iii) such Lender shall remain the holder of
any such Notes for all purposes of this Agreement, (iv) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, and the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's
rights and obligations under this Agreement, (v) such Lender shall not require
the participant's consent to any matter under this Agreement, except for change
in the principal amount of any Note in which the participant has an interest,
reductions in fees or interest, or extending the Maturity Date except as
permitted in this Agreement, and (vi) such Lender shall give prompt notice to
the Borrower of each such participation sold by such Lender. The Borrower hereby
agrees that participants shall have the same rights under Sections 2.08, 2.09,
2.11(c), and 10.07 hereof as the Lender to the extent of their respective
participations.
(f) Confidentiality. Each Lender may furnish any information concerning
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the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the possession of such Lender from time to
time to assignees and participants (including prospective assignees and
participants); provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or
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participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree in writing to
preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries received by it from or on behalf of such Lender.
Such Lender shall promptly deliver a signed copy of any such confidentiality
agreement to the Borrower.
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Section 10.07 Indemnification. The Borrower shall indemnify the
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Administrative Agent, the Lenders (including any lender which was a Lender
hereunder prior to any full assignment of its Commitment), any assignees and
participants permitted hereunder, the Issuing Banks, and each affiliate thereof
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from, and
discharge, release, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses,
liabilities, claims or damages to which any of them may become subject, insofar
as such losses, liabilities, claims or damages arise out of or result from (i)
any actual or proposed use by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower of
the proceeds of any Advance, (ii) any breach by the Borrower or any Guarantor of
any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iii) any
investigation, litigation or other proceeding (including any threatened
investigation or proceeding) relating to the foregoing, or (iv) any
Environmental Claim or requirement of Environmental Laws concerning or relating
to the present or previously-owned or operated properties, or the operations or
business, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Borrower shall
reimburse the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, and each Lender, and each
affiliate thereof and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents, upon demand for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including legal
fees) incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other
proceeding; and expressly including any such losses, liabilities, claims,
damages, or expense incurred by reason of such indemnified Person's own
negligence, but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or
expenses incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Person to be indemnified.
Section 10.08 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
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in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original
and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 10.09 Survival of Representations, Indemnifications, etc.
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All representations, warranties contained in this Agreement or made in writing
by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection herewith shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Credit Documents, the making of
the Advances and any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lenders, none of
which investigations shall diminish any Lender's right to rely on such
representations and warranties. All obligations of the Borrower provided for in
Sections 2.08, 2.09, 2.11(c), 9.05 and 10.07 shall survive any termination of
this Agreement and repayment in full of the Obligations.
Section 10.10 Severability. In case one or more provisions of this
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Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall
not be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.11 Usury Not Intended. It is the intent of the Borrower and
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each Bank in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury laws,
including conflicts of law concepts, governing the Advances of each Bank
including such applicable laws of the State of New York and the United States of
America from time to time in effect. In furtherance thereof, the Banks and the
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Borrower stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in
this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall ever be construed to create a
contract to pay, as consideration for the use, forbearance or detention of
money, interest at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate and that for purposes
hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute
interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged or received under this
Agreement; and in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, under any
circumstances the aggregate amounts taken, reserved, charged, received or paid
on the Advances, include amounts which by applicable law are deemed interest
which would exceed the Maximum Rate, then such excess shall be deemed to be a
mistake and each Bank receiving same shall credit the same on the principal of
its Notes (or if such Notes shall have been paid in full, refund said excess to
the Borrower). In the event that the maturity of the Notes is accelerated by
reason of any election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default
under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted
prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include
more than the Maximum Rate and excess interest, if any, provided for in this
Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such
acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on the
applicable Notes (or, if the applicable Notes shall have been paid in full,
refunded to the Borrower). In determining whether or not the interest paid or
payable under any specific contingencies exceeds the Maximum Rate, the Borrower
and the Lenders shall to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law
amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal parts during the period of the
full stated term of the Notes all amounts considered to be interest under
applicable law at any time contracted for, charged, received or reserved in
connection with the Obligations. The provisions of this Section shall control
over all other provisions of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents which
may be in apparent conflict herewith.
Section 10.12 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS
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SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED, AND ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE
BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, OR ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT
OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED
BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT
DOCUMENTS, AND WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE
RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT THE
PERFECTION OF THE LIENS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ON THE COLLATERAL AND THE
EXERCISE OF REMEDIES AGAINST THE COLLATERAL SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
Section 10.13 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS; JURY TRIAL.
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(A) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
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(B), EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT
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ALL DISPUTES AMONG THEM ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION
WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS WHETHER
ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE RESOLVED
EXCLUSIVELY BY STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK,
BUT THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS
MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES IN ALL DISPUTES BROUGHT PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBSECTION (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE TO THE LOCATION OF
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THE COURT CONSIDERING THE DISPUTE.
(B) OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY AGENT,
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ANY BANK OR ANY INDEMNITEE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROCEED AGAINST THE
BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY IN A COURT IN ANY LOCATION TO ENABLE SUCH
PERSON TO (1) OBTAIN PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE BORROWER OR (2)
ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER ENTERED IN FAVOR OF SUCH
PERSON. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT ANY PERMISSIVE
COUNTERCLAIMS IN ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY SUCH PERSON TO ENFORCE A
JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SUCH PERSON. THE BORROWER
WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE TO THE LOCATION OF THE COURT IN
WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS COMMENCED A PROCEEDING DESCRIBED IN THIS
SUBSECTION (B).
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(C) SERVICE OF PROCESS. THE BORROWER WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF
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ANY PROCESS UPON IT AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
OF ANY WRITS, PROCESS OR SUMMONSES IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING
BY THE MAILING THEREOF BY ANY AGENT OR THE BANKS BY REGISTERED OR
CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE BORROWER ADDRESSED AS PROVIDED
HEREIN. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY
OF ANY AGENT OR THE BANKS TO SERVE ANY SUCH WRITS, PROCESS OR
SUMMONSES IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION OF THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE
GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS) WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO
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THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR
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AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH IN ANY
JURISDICTION SET FORTH ABOVE.
(D) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
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IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING
ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP
ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH
CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT
TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL
COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
(E) WAIVER OF BOND. THE BORROWER WAIVES THE POSTING OF ANY BOND
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OTHERWISE REQUIRED OF ANY PARTY HERETO IN CONNECTION WITH ANY JUDICIAL
PROCESS OR PROCEEDING TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL ENFORCE ANY
JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER ENTERED IN FAVOR OF SUCH PARTY, OR TO
ENFORCE BY SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE, TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER,
PRELIMINARY OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER
CREDIT DOCUMENT.
(F) ADVICE OF COUNSEL. EACH OF THE PARTIES REPRESENTS TO EACH
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OTHER PARTY HERETO THAT IT HAS DISCUSSED THIS AGREEMENT AND,
SPECIFICALLY, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 10.13, WITH ITS COUNSEL.
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Section 10.14 Knowledge of Borrower. For purposes of this Agreement,
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"knowledge of the Borrower" means the actual knowledge of any of the executive
officers and all other Responsible Officers of the Parent.
Section 10.15 Lenders Not in Control. None of the covenants or other
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provisions contained in the Credit Documents shall or shall be deemed to, give
the Lenders the rights or power to exercise control over the affairs and/or
management of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor, the power
of the Lenders being limited to the right to exercise the remedies provided in
the Credit Documents; provided, however, that if any Lender becomes the owner of
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any Ownership Interests in, any Person whether through foreclosure or otherwise,
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Lender shall be entitled (subject to requirements of law) to exercise such legal
rights as it may have by being owner of such Ownership Interests in such Person.
Section 10.16 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several Sections
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and paragraphs of the Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this
Agreement.
Section 10.17 Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence under the
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Credit Documents.
Section 10.18 Lender Interest Rate Agreements. As more fully set forth in
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the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, if any Lender enters into an Interest
Rate Agreement with the Borrower or the Parent, the obligations of such Person
to such Lender under such Interest Rate Agreement shall (a) be pari passu with
the Obligations and (b) be secured by the Collateral pursuant to the Security
Agreement.
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SIGNATURE PAGE OF SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT
EXECUTED as of the date first referenced above.
BORROWER:
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MERISTAR H & R OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.
By: MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its general
partner
By:_________________________________________
Name:_______________________________________
Title:______________________________________
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SIGNATURE PAGE OF SENIOR SECURED CREDIT AGREEMENT
SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY,
individually and as Arranger and
Administrative Agent
By:__________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_______________________________
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