Exhibit 10.81
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 5, 2021 among INDUS RT, LP, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Citibank, N.A., and THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE IDefinitions1
SECTION 1.01.Defined Terms1
SECTION 1.02.Classification of Loans and Borrowings36
SECTION 1.03.Terms Generally36
SECTION 1.04.Accounting Terms; GAAP37
SECTION 1.05.Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities37
SECTION 1.06.Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification37
SECTION 1.07.Divisions38
ARTICLE IIThe Credit Facility38
SECTION 2.01.Commitments38
SECTION 2.02.Loans and Borrowings39
SECTION 2.03.Requests for Borrowings39
SECTION 2.04.Reserved40
SECTION 2.05.Reserved40
SECTION 2.06.Letters of Credit40
SECTION 2.07.Funding of Borrowings45
SECTION 2.08.Interest Elections45
SECTION 2.09.Termination and Reduction of Commitments46
SECTION 2.10.Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt47
SECTION 2.11.Prepayment of Loans48
SECTION 2.12.Fees49
SECTION 2.13.Interest50
SECTION 2.14.Alternate Rate of Interest51
SECTION 2.15.Increased Costs53
SECTION 2.16.Break Funding Payments54
SECTION 2.17.Payments Free of Taxes55
SECTION 2.18.Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs59
SECTION 2.19.Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders60
SECTION 2.20.Defaulting Lenders61
SECTION 2.21.Extension of Maturity Date62
SECTION 2.22.Increase in Commitments63
SECTION 2.23.Addition of Unencumbered Properties64
SECTION 2.24.Funds Transfer Disbursements65
ARTICLE IIIRepresentations and Warranties65
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SECTION 3.01.Organization; Powers65
SECTION 3.02.Authorization; Enforceability65
SECTION 3.03.Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts66
SECTION 3.04.Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change66
SECTION 3.05.Properties66
SECTION 3.06.Litigation and Environmental Matters66
SECTION 3.07.Compliance with Laws and Agreements67
SECTION 3.08.Investment Company Status67
SECTION 3.09.Taxes67
SECTION 3.10.ERISA67
SECTION 3.11.Disclosure68
SECTION 3.12.Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions69
SECTION 3.13.Unencumbered Properties69
SECTION 3.14.Subsidiaries; Equity Interests71
SECTION 3.15.REIT Status71
SECTION 3.16.No Default71
SECTION 3.17.Beneficial Ownership Certification71
SECTION 3.18.Affected Financial Institution71
SECTION 3.19.Insurance71
SECTION 3.20.Solvency71
SECTION 3.21.Margin Stock71
ARTICLE IVConditions72
SECTION 4.01.Effective Date of Obligations to Make Loans72
SECTION 4.02.Each Credit Event73
ARTICLE VAffirmative Covenants74
SECTION 5.01.Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information74
SECTION 5.02.Notices of Material Events75
SECTION 5.03.Existence; Conduct of Business76
SECTION 5.04.Payment of Obligations76
SECTION 5.05.Maintenance of Properties; Insurance76
SECTION 5.06.Books and Records; Inspection Rights76
SECTION 5.07.Compliance with Laws77
SECTION 5.08.Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit77
SECTION 5.09.Accuracy of Information77
SECTION 5.10.REIT Status77
SECTION 5.11.Subsidiary Guaranties78
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SECTION 5.12.Reserved78
SECTION 5.13.No Plan Assets78
SECTION 5.14.Environmental Laws78
SECTION 5.15.Material Contracts78
SECTION 5.16.Further Assurances79
ARTICLE VINegative Covenants79
SECTION 6.01.Indebtedness; Negative Pledges79
SECTION 6.02.Liens79
SECTION 6.03.Fundamental Changes80
SECTION 6.04.Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions80
SECTION 6.05.Swap Agreements81
SECTION 6.06.Restricted Payments81
SECTION 6.07.Transactions with Affiliates81
SECTION 6.08.Change in Nature of Business81
SECTION 6.09.Transfers of Direct or Indirect Interests in Borrower81
SECTION 6.10.Sanctions Laws and Regulations82
SECTION 6.11.Financial Covenants82
SECTION 6.12.Borrowing Base Covenants83
SECTION 6.13.Exchange Property; Exchange Fee Titleholders83
SECTION 6.14.Special Provisions regarding PILOT Transactions83
SECTION 6.15.Burdensome Agreements83
SECTION 6.16.Accounting Changes84
SECTION 6.17.Amendments to Organizational Documents84
ARTICLE VIIEvents of Default84
SECTION 7.01.Events of Default84
SECTION 7.02.Application of Funds86
ARTICLE VIIIThe Administrative Agent87
SECTION 8.01.Authorization and Action87
SECTION 8.02.Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Limitation of Liability, Etc89
SECTION 8.03.Posting of Communications91
SECTION 8.04.The Administrative Agent Individually92
SECTION 8.05.Successor Administrative Agent92
SECTION 8.06.Acknowledgements of Lenders and Borrower93
SECTION 8.07.Certain ERISA Matters95
SECTION 8.08.Collateral and Guarantee Matters96
ARTICLE IXMiscellaneous96
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SECTION 9.01.Notices96
SECTION 9.02.Waivers; Amendments97
SECTION 9.03.Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver98
SECTION 9.04.Successors and Assigns100
SECTION 9.05.Survival104
SECTION 9.06.Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution104
SECTION 9.07.Severability106
SECTION 9.08.Right of Setoff106
SECTION 9.09.Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process106
SECTION 9.10.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL107
SECTION 9.11.Headings107
SECTION 9.12.Confidentiality107
SECTION 9.13.Material Non-Public Information108
SECTION 9.14.Interest Rate Limitation108
SECTION 9.15.Authorization to Distribute Certain Materials to Public-Siders108
SECTION 9.16.Reserved109
SECTION 9.17.USA PATRIOT Act109
SECTION 9.18.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF AFFECTED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS109
SECTION 9.19.No Fiduciary Duty, etc109
SECTION 9.20.Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs110
SECTION 9.21.Release of Guarantors and Assignors; Removal of Unencumbered Properties111
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01(g) Existing Liens
Schedule 2.01A Commitments
Schedule 2.01B Letter of Credit Commitments
Schedule 3.06 Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.13 Unencumbered Properties
Schedule 6.01 Restrictions and Conditions
Schedule 6.07Agreements with Affiliates
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit C-1 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Lenders that are not Partnerships) |
Exhibit C-2Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Participants that are not Partnerships)
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Exhibit C-3 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Participants that are Partnerships) |
Exhibit C-4 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships) |
Exhibit D-1Form of Parent Guaranty
Exhibit D-2Form of Subsidiary Guaranty
Exhibit EForm of Interest Election Request
Exhibit F-1Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit F-2Form of Term Note
Exhibit GForm of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit HForm of Borrowing Request
Exhibit IForm of Borrowing Base Certificate
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2021, among INDUS RT, LP, a Maryland limited partnership, the Lenders party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to make available to the Borrower, a revolving credit facility in the maximum amount of $100,000,000 on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acceptable Ground Lease” means (a) a ground lease with respect to any Unencumbered Property executed by a Loan Party, as lessee, (i) that has a remaining lease term (including extension or renewal rights) of at least thirty-five (35) years, calculated as of the date such Property becomes an Unencumbered Property, (ii) that is in full force and effect, (iii) that is transferable and assignable either without the landlord’s prior consent or with such consent, which, however, will not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned by landlord, (iv) pursuant to which (A) no default or terminating event exists thereunder, and (B) no event has occurred which but for the passage of time, or notice, or both would constitute a default or terminating event thereunder, and (v) that is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, or (b) a ground lease with respect to any Unencumbered Property executed by a Loan Party, as lessee, pursuant to a PILOT Transaction.
“Adjusted EBITDA” means, Consolidated EBITDA for the most-recently ended fiscal quarter, annualized, minus, with respect to Properties owned by the Consolidated Group, the Capital Expenditure Adjustment, and minus, with respect to Properties owned by Unconsolidated Affiliates, the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the Capital Expenditure Adjustment.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agent-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.03(d).
“Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate (or if the LIBO Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Parent, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery, money laundering or corruption.
“Applicable Percentage” means, (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by the principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment, provided that in the case of Section 2.20 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” means the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) represented by such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If any Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages for the Revolving Credit Facility shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments, terminations or expirations, and to any Revolving Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination. All references to Applicable Percentage in reference to Letters of Credit shall refer to a Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.
“Applicable Rate” means the following basis points per annum, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01(c):
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CATEGORY | LEVERAGE RATIO | REVOLVER EURODOLLAR APPLICABLE MARGIN | REVOLVER ABR APPLICABLE MARGIN | TERM EURODOLLAR APPLICABLE MARGIN | TERM ABR APPLICABLE MARGIN |
1 | <35% | 120.0 | 20.0 | 120.0 | 20.0 |
2 | ≥35% and <40% | 125.0 | 25.0 | 125.0 | 25.0 |
3 | ≥40% and <45% | 130.0 | 30.0 | 130.0 | 30.0 |
4 | ≥45% and <50% | 145.0 | 45.0 | 145.0 | 45.0 |
5 | ≥50% and <55% | 155.0 | 55.0 | 155.0 | 55.0 |
6 | ≥55% | 180.0 | 80.0 | 180.0 | 80.0 |
Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date the Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Lenders, the then-highest Category shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and shall remain in effect until the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. The Applicable Rate in effect from the Effective Date through the date of the next change in the Applicable Rate pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be determined based upon Category 1.
“Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.03(a).
“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Asset Under Development” means any Property (a) for which the Consolidated Group is actively pursuing construction, Major Renovation, or expansion of such Property or (b) for which no construction has commenced but all necessary entitlements (excluding foundation, building and similar permits) have been obtained in order to allow the Consolidated Group to commence constructing improvements on such Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, tenant improvements in a previously constructed Property shall not be considered an Asset Under Development and with respect to any existing Property only the Major Renovation portion of such Property shall be considered an Asset Under Development.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Assignor” means each Person (including, if applicable, the Borrower) that now or hereafter owns any Equity Interests in a Subsidiary Owner.
“Availability Period” means (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and (b) with respect to the Term Facility, the
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period described in the applicable request for increase of the Term Commitment delivered pursuant to Section 2.22(a).
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (f) of Section 2.14.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“BAQ” means the Administrative Agent’s questionnaire dated the same date as this Agreement containing disbursement instructions, rate elections and other administrative matters completed and executed by the Borrower.
“Benchmark” means, initially, LIBO Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBO Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) or clause (c) of Section 2.14.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
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(2)the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3)the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1)for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a)the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b)the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2)for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement
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of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein;
(3)in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14(c); or
(4)in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
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(1)a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.14.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or such other form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
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“Borrower” means INDUS RT, LP, a Maryland limited partnership.
“Borrowing” means Revolving Loans or Term Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Base” means, at any time, the sum of, without duplication:
provided, however, that (1) for purposes of the calculation of the Borrowing Base on and after December 31, 2022, the aggregate amount of Unencumbered Properties described in clauses (c), (d) and (e) above shall not account for more than twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base, and (2) the aggregate value of Unencumbered Properties that are leased by a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease shall not account for more than twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base.
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H for a Revolving Loan or Term Loan to be delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
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“Capital Expenditure Adjustment” means (a) $0.05 per square foot per annum for Industrial Properties, and (b) $0.10 per square foot per annum for Office Properties, in each case, as adjusted for the applicable ownership period.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. All obligations of any Person that are or would have been treated as operating leases for purposes of GAAP prior to the effectiveness of FASB ASC 842 shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases for purposes of all financial definitions and calculations for purpose of the Loan Documents (whether or not such obligations were in effect on such date) notwithstanding the fact that such obligations are required in accordance with FASB ASC 842 (on a prospective or retroactive basis or otherwise) to be treated as Capital Leases in the financial statements of such Person.
“Capitalization Rate” means (a) for Office Properties, seven and one-half of one percent (7.5%), (b) for Group A Industrial Properties, five and three-quarters of one percent (5.75%), and (c) for Group B Industrial Properties, six and one-half of one percent (6.5%).
“Cash Equivalents” means, as of any date:
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“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) of Equity Interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the of the voting stock of Parent; (b) occupation at any time of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors or trustees of Parent (the “Board”) by Persons who were not (i) members of the Board on the date of this Agreement or (ii) nominated or appointed by the Board; (c) Parent consolidates with, is acquired by, or merges into or with any Person (other than a consolidation or merger in which Parent is the continuing or surviving entity or the majority of the Board remains unchanged); (d) Parent fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, a majority of the Equity Interests of Borrower and be the sole general partner of Borrower; or (e) Borrower fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries that is a Subsidiary Guarantor (except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.03).
“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement (or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) of (a) the adoption of or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any written request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all written rules, requests, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all written rules, requests, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Class” means, when used in reference to any Loan, Commitment or Borrowing, whether such Loan or Commitment, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Term Loans, Revolving Commitments or Term Commitments.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral” means all “Collateral” under and as defined in the Collateral Assignment Agreement and all other property subject to a Lien created by such Loan Document.
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“Collateral Assignment Agreement” means that certain Collateral Assignment of Equity Interest and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Assignors, the Subsidiary Owners, and the Administrative Agent, for itself and the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Commitment, as the context may require.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.03(c), including through an Approved Electronic Platform.
“Completed Development Property” means, at any time, any Property (a) with respect to which initial construction or a Major Renovation has been substantially completed by or on behalf of the Consolidated Group, and a certificate of occupancy (or similar document in the applicable jurisdiction) has been issued within the preceding twelve (12) months, and (b) that has an Occupancy Rate of less than 80% as of the applicable substantial completion date.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the sum of, without duplication, (a) Consolidated Net Income, excluding (i) any non-recurring or extraordinary gains and losses for such period, (ii) any income or gain and any loss in each case resulting from early extinguishment of Indebtedness, and (iii) any net income or gain or any loss resulting from a swap or other Swap Agreement (including by virtue of a termination thereof), plus (b) an amount which, in the determination of Consolidated Net Income for such period pursuant to clause (a) above, has been deducted for or in connection with (i) Interest Expense (plus amortization of deferred financing costs to the extent included in the determination of Interest Expense in accordance with GAAP), (ii) income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP for the prior fiscal quarter, annualized, (iv) non-cash expenses related to employee equity compensation plans, and (v) adjustments as a result of the straight lining of rents, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) the Consolidated Group’s pro rata share of the above attributable to interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates.
“Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, at any time, the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges.
“Consolidated Group” means Parent, the Borrower and all Subsidiaries which are required to be consolidated with Parent for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.
“Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share” means (i) with respect to any Unconsolidated Affiliate, the pro rata share of the ownership interests held by the Consolidated Group, in the aggregate, in such Unconsolidated Affiliate, without duplication, and (ii) with respect to any Exchange Fee Titleholder, the pro rata share of the ownership interests in such Exchange Fee Titleholder pledged to the Consolidated Group, in the aggregate, without duplication, which, for purposes of this clause (ii), will be one hundred percent (100%) if all of the ownership interests in such Exchange Fee Titleholder are pledged to the Consolidated Group, in the aggregate, without duplication.
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“Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, at any time (i) Total Indebtedness, divided by (ii) Total Asset Value, expressed as a percentage.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Consolidated Group for such period; provided, however, that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses for such period, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary of Parent during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its organizational documents or any agreement, instrument or law applicable to such subsidiary during such period, except that Parent’s equity in any net loss of any such subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income, and (c) any income (or loss) for such period of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary of Parent, except that Parent’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to Parent or a Subsidiary thereof as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Subsidiary of Parent, such Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to Parent as described in clause (b) of this proviso).
“Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio” means, at any time (i) Total Secured Indebtedness, divided by (ii) Total Asset Value, expressed as a percentage.
“Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Total Asset Value, minus (b) total liabilities of the Consolidated Group calculated in accordance with GAAP.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, or any other Lender.
“Customary Recourse Exceptions” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, personal recourse that is limited to fraud, misrepresentation, misapplication of cash, waste, environmental claims and liabilities, prohibited transfers, violations of single-purpose entity covenants, voluntary insolvency proceedings, obligations for completion or cost overruns for construction related activities, and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate guaranty or indemnification agreements in non-recourse financing of real property.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
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“Debt Instrument” means any instrument evidencing a debt, including mortgage notes and mezzanine notes, but excluding Exchange Debt Investments.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two (2) Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event and/or (e) has become the subject of a Bail-in Action.
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.
“Delaware Divided LP” means a Delaware limited partnership which has been formed upon the consummation of a Delaware LP Division.
“Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time.
“Delaware LP Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware limited partnership into two or more limited partnerships pursuant to Section 17-220 of the Delaware Limited Partnership Act, as amended from time to time.
“Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.
“dollars” or “$” means lawful money of the United States of America.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
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“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means the date on which this Agreement is executed and delivered by all of the parties hereto and upon which each of the conditions in Section 4.01 is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Cash 1031 Proceeds” means the cash proceeds held by a “qualified intermediary” from the sale of a Property by Borrower or a Subsidiary, which cash proceeds are intended to be used by the qualified intermediary to acquire one or more “replacement properties” that are of “like-kind” to such Property in an exchange that qualifies as a tax-deferred exchange under Section 1031 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”), and no portion of which cash proceeds the Borrower or any Subsidiary has the right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of until the earlier of (i) such time as provided under Regulation Section 1.1031(k)-1(g)(6) and the applicable “exchange agreement” or (ii) such exchange is terminated in accordance with the “exchange agreement” and the Regulations. Upon the cash proceeds no longer being held by the qualified intermediary pursuant to the Regulations or otherwise qualifying under the Regulations for like-kind exchange treatment, such proceeds shall cease being Eligible Cash 1031 Proceeds. Terms in quotations in this definition shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Regulations.
“Environmental Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Loan Party directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials
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into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (c) the incurrence by the Borrower (including as a result of an affiliation with an ERISA Affiliate) of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (d) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower (including as a result of an affiliation with an ERISA Affiliate) of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (f) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate (excluding, for avoidance of doubt, any rate of interest determined by reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternative Base Rate”).
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Exchange Ownership Interest” means the ownership interest in an Exchange Fee Titleholder that owns Exchange Property.
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“Exchange Debt Investments” means purchase money financing provided by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor to an Exchange Fee Titleholder, secured by the Exchange Ownership Interests in such Exchange Fee Titleholder or a first priority lien on the Exchange Property.
“Exchange Fee Titleholder” means the entity which is the owner of a Property pursuant to an exchange that qualifies, qualified, or is intended to qualify, as a reverse exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, which Property is master leased to a Subsidiary of Borrower during the period before the exchange is either completed or fails.
“Exchange Property” means a Property owned directly or indirectly by an Exchange Fee Titleholder, provided that any such Property shall constitute an Exchange Property only so long as it is (a) master leased to an Affiliate of Borrower which master lease may be guaranteed by Borrower and/or Parent, and (b) either (i) one hundred percent (100%) of the Exchange Ownership Interest in such Exchange Fee Titleholder are subject to a first priority pledge in favor of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, or (ii) subject to a first priority lien in favor of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Exchange Property Master Lease” means a Master Lease pursuant to which an Exchange Property is master leased to an Affiliate of Borrower.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan , Letter of Credit or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan, Letter of Credit or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) and (g), and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Facility” means the Commitments and the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
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“Fee Letters” means, collectively, (i) that certain fee letter dated as of June 18, 2021, by and among the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as amended, restated or replaced from time to time, and (ii) each other fee letter entered into from time to time by the Borrower and one or more Joint Lead Arrangers in connection herewith.
“Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any of the following Persons: (a) the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer, director of financial reporting, or Controller of such Person, and (b) such other Persons proposed by Parent and reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent in writing.
“Financial Statements” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.
“Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum of, without duplication, (a) Interest Expense (excluding amortization of debt issuance costs) of the Consolidated Group, plus (b) regularly scheduled principal payments on account of Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group, plus (c) Restricted Payments paid in cash with respect to preferred equity interests of any member of the Consolidated Group, plus (d) the Consolidated Group’s pro rata share of the foregoing items and components attributable to equity interests in Unconsolidated Affiliates, in each case, calculated for the most recently ended fiscal quarter, annualized.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to LIBO Rate. Borrower, Administrative Agent and Lenders acknowledge that, as of the date hereof, the Floor is zero percent (0%).
“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender, with respect to such Borrower, that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, that are applicable as of the date of determination.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Group A Industrial Properties” means Industrial Properties that were initially constructed, or were the subject of a Major Renovation, in 1995 or later.
“Group B Industrial Properties” means Industrial Properties that are not Group A Industrial Properties.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means, without duplication, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
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obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of the primary obligation relating to such Guarantee (or, if less, the maximum stated liability set forth in the instrument embodying such Guarantee), provided, that in the absence of any such stated amount or stated liability the amount of such Guarantee shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
“Guarantors” means, collectively, Parent and all Subsidiary Guarantors.
“Guaranty” means collectively the Guaranty from Parent and the Subsidiary Guaranty from the Subsidiary Guarantors made in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, substantially in the forms of Exhibits D-1 and D-2,, as the same may be amended, supplemented, reaffirmed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law; provided, that Hazardous Materials shall not include any such substances or wastes utilized or maintained in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
“Impacted Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
“Indebtedness” means, as to any Person, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial letter of credit), bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments (including bank guaranties, surety bonds, comfort letters, keep-well agreements and capital maintenance agreements) to the extent such instruments or agreements support financial, rather than performance, obligations, (c) the net obligations of such Person under any Swap Agreement, (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business and not past due for more than sixty (60) days after the date on which such trade account was created), (e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse, (f) all Capital Lease Obligations and synthetic lease obligations of such Person, (g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any equity interest in such person or any other person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such equity interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, and (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing (excluding Guarantees of Customary Recourse Exceptions). The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include any liability under an Exchange Property Master Lease or Exchange Debt Investment (including any guaranty thereof by Parent or the Borrower) that would otherwise constitute indebtedness for the purposes of GAAP.
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“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.03(c).
“Industrial Property” means a Property that is used for industrial purposes other than heavy manufacturing.
“Industrial Unencumbered Property” means an Industrial Property that is an Unencumbered Property.
“Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).
“Information” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.12.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent..
“Interest Expense” means, for any Person for any period, the sum of (a) all interest expense in accordance with GAAP of such Person, and (b) the portion of rent expense of such Person with respect to such period under Capital Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the fifth (5th) day of each calendar month, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.
“Interest Period” means with respect to each Eurodollar Loan, each period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Loan is made, or in the case of the continuation of a Eurodollar Loan the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such advance, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as the Borrower may select in an appropriate notice, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end after the Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date or the Term Facility Maturity Date, as applicable, such Interest Period shall end on the applicable Maturity Date and (b) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for dollars) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Screen Rate is available for dollars) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
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“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuing Bank” means individually or collectively, as the context may suggest or require, JPMorgan or any other Revolving Lender that agrees in writing to be an L/C Issuer, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. Each reference herein to the “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to be a reference to the relevant Issuing Bank. When used individually in this Agreement with respect to any Letter of Credit, “Issuing Bank” shall mean and refer to the Issuing Bank requested to issue, issuing or that has issued such Letter of Credit.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., or their respective affiliates, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner.
“JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and its successors and assigns.
“Land” means unimproved land on which no material improvements have been commenced.
“Laws” means, collectively, all applicable international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Lender Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.06(k). For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
“Lease-Up Property” means any Property which was fifty percent (50%) or more leased while owned by a member of the Consolidated Group but which subsequently lost one or more tenants resulting in such Property being less than fifty percent (50%) leased.
“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.
“Lender-Related Person” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.03(b).
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“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01A and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto in accordance with this Agreement and pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Issuing Bank.
“Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.
“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable Issuing Bank.
“Letter of Credit Commitment” means, with respect to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01B, or if an Issuing Bank has entered into an Assignment and Assumption or became a party hereto pursuant to an agreement entered into in connection with any increase of Commitments pursuant to Section 2.22, the amount set forth for such Issuing Bank as its Letter of Credit Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent. The total of all Letter of Credit Commitments shall not exceed $10,000,000.
“Letter of Credit Fees” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the LIBO Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of (i) any applicable portion of the Obligations under the Term Facility that has not been identified by Borrower to Administrative Agent in writing as being subject to a Swap Agreement, or (ii) any portion of the Obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility.
“LIBOR” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.06.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, right-of-way or other encumbrance on title to real property, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset, and (b) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, including without limitation, schedules and exhibits thereto and any agreements entered into in connection herewith and designated as a Loan Document,
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including the Guaranty, each Note, the Collateral Assignment Agreement, each Fee Letter, and any subordination agreements entered into in connection herewith or required hereunder, and, in each case, amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or waivers thereof, other than any Swap Agreement.
“Loan Parties” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.
“Major Renovation” means any renovation or expansion of a Property as to which the costs of such renovation or expansion exceeded twenty-five percent (25%) of the Property Investment Value of such Property calculated prior to the commencement of such renovation.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business property or financial condition of the Consolidated Group taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or Parent to perform any of its material obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the ability of the Loan Parties collectively taken as a whole to perform their material obligations under the Loan Documents, or (d) the validity or enforceability of any of the material provisions of the Loan Documents against any Loan Party to which it is a party.
“Material Contract” means (a) each Acceptable Ground Lease, and (b) any contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents and Swap Agreements), whether written or oral, to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is Recourse Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), including any Guarantee thereof, or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiary Guarantors in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the outstanding principal amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.
“Material Transfer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.09.
“Maturity Date” means the Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date and/or Term Facility Maturity Date, as the context may so suggest or require.
“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.14.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute, or during the preceding five plan years, contributed or was obligated to make contributions.
“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to any Unencumbered Property or any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary Guarantor, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than the Loan Documents) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person's ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person's ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally
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prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.
“Net Borrowing Base” means, as of any particular date, the amount equal to the difference of (a) the then Borrowing Base minus (b) the then outstanding Total Unsecured Indebtedness (other than the sum of the outstanding principal balance under the Facility and the face amount of Letters of Credit outstanding under the Facility).
“Net Operating Income” means, with respect to any Property for any period, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate gross revenues from the operations of such Property, calculated in accordance with GAAP, during such period from tenants paying rent (but, excluding such tenants who are in monetary default for more than thirty (30) days or subject to a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding), minus (b) the sum of (i) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Property during such period (including, without limitation, accruals for real estate taxes and insurance, but excluding debt service charges, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses), which expenses and accruals shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP and (ii) management fees actually paid in cash.
“New Stabilized Property” means any Property that (a) has been owned (or ground leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) directly or indirectly by a member of the Consolidated Group for less than twelve (12) months, and (b) has an Occupancy Rate of at least 80% upon the acquisition thereof by the applicable member of the Consolidated Group or upon the effective date of the applicable Acceptable Ground Lease in respect thereof.
“New Unstabilized Property” means, at any time, any Property that (a) has been owned (or ground leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) directly or indirectly by a member of the Consolidated Group for less than twelve (12) months, and (b) has an Occupancy Rate of less than 80% upon the acquisition thereof by the applicable member of the Consolidated Group or upon the effective date of the applicable Acceptable Ground Lease in respect thereof.
“Note” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(e).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” means (a) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (b) each payment required to be made under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursements of LC Disbursements and interest thereon and (c) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any
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bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than contingent indemnity obligations for which no claim has been made.
“Occupancy Rate” means, for any Property, the percentage of the rentable area of such Property that is (a) leased pursuant to leases not in monetary default for more than thirty (30) days, (b) occupied by tenants that are not affiliates of the Borrower, and (c) leased by tenants that are not, and, if guaranteed, guaranteed by guarantors that are not, subject to a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding.
“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
“Office Property” means a Property in which the material leasable space of such Property is for office space.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan, Letter of Credit or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Parent” means INDUS Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Parties” means the Borrower or any of its Affiliates.
“Patriot Act” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.17.
“Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.06(c).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.06(c).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Plans and set forth in Section 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.
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“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
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“Permitted Investments” means
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“PILOT Transaction” means, with respect to any Property and the Subsidiary Guarantor having an interest in such Property, a transaction or series of related transactions in which:
(a)an industrial development board or other political subsidiary (an “IDB”) has or acquires nominal fee title to a Property and leases such Property to such Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to a ground lease reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent or if the Subsidiary Guarantor retains fee title, the IDB has a leasehold interest in the improvements and subleases such improvements back to the Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to a lease reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which (i) obligates such Subsidiary Guarantor (or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s tenant) to make payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes in an amount not to exceed the taxes that would be assessed if such Subsidiary Guarantor had fee title to such Property, (ii) obligates such Subsidiary Guarantor to make rent payments that are nominal or that equal the payments payable under the Bonds (as defined below) and (iii) grants to
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such Subsidiary Guarantor the option (which upon foreclosure may be exercised by the leasehold mortgagee (such as the Administrative Agent) to acquire fee title to such Property for a nominal sum regardless of the existence of any default under such transaction and only subject to Permitted Encumbrances; and
(b)if applicable, the IDB issues one or more bonds (the “Bonds”) which are payable from all or a portion of the payments to be made by such Subsidiary Guarantor under such ground lease (or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s tenant) that (i) are registered in the name of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and (ii) the Subsidiary Guarantor has (x) if Bonds are issued, 100% of the beneficial interest in the Bonds, free of any Liens, or (y) if Bonds are not issued, a senior right and option to purchase the fee simple interest in the Property consistent with (a)(iii) above; and
(c) the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor exercises its right to acquire 100% fee interest in the Property prior to the expiration date for such right.
“PILOT Transaction Property” means any Property that is owned or leased by an IDB (as defined in the definition of “PILOT Transaction” above).
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Property” means any real estate (including land) owned or ground leased by a member of the Consolidated Group, an Unconsolidated Affiliate or any Exchange Fee Titleholder.
“Property Investment Value” means, at any time with respect to any Property in which a person has a direct or indirect ownership interest (or leasehold interest pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease), the undepreciated book value of such interest determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Property Value” means, with respect to any Property, the greater of (x) the Net Operating Income for such Property for the most recently completed calendar quarter annualized divided by the Capitalization Rate, and (y) zero. A Property contributed to a joint venture by the Borrower or Guarantor shall be deemed to have been owned by such joint venture from the date of such contribution. A Property acquired from a joint venture in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is a member shall be deemed to have been owned from the date acquired from such joint venture.
“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Public-Sider” means any representative of a Lender that does not want to receive material non-public information within the meaning of the federal and state securities laws.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
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“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.
“REIT” means a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Recourse Indebtedness” means, for any Person as of any date of determination, Indebtedness of such person in respect of which recourse for payment (except for Customary Recourse Exceptions) is to such Person; provided that Indebtedness of a single-purpose entity which is secured by substantially all of the assets of such single-purpose entity but for which there is no recourse to another person (other than with respect to Customary Recourse Exceptions) shall not be considered a part of Recourse Indebtedness even if such Indebtedness is fully recourse to such single-purpose entity and unsecured guarantees with respect to Customary Recourse Exceptions provided by a member of the Consolidated Group of mortgage loans to Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates shall not be included in Recourse Indebtedness as long as no demand for payment or performance thereof has been demanded.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not LIBO Rate, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board, as in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective, directors, officers, employees, and trustees of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or any successor thereto.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures, unused Commitments, and outstanding Term Loans representing at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures, unused Commitments and outstanding Term Loans at such time; provided that for the purpose of determining the Required Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent, (i) any Lender that is the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded, (ii) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (iii) at all times when two (2) or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Required Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two (2) Lenders.
“Required Revolving Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that for the purpose of determining the Required Revolving Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent, (i) any Lender that is the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded, (ii) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (iii) at all times when two (2) or more Revolving Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Required Revolving Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two (2) Revolving Lenders.
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“Required Term Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having outstanding Term Loans and unused Term Commitments representing at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the sum of the total outstanding Term Loans and unused Term Commitments at such time; provided that for the purpose of determining the Required Term Lenders needed for any waiver, amendment, modification or consent, (i) any Lender that is the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower shall be disregarded, (ii) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (iii) at all times when two (2) or more Term Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Required Term Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two (2) Term Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, vice-president, chief financial officer, assistant secretary, secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party or of any general partner, member or manager thereof, as applicable, or any other officer or employee of a Loan Party or of any general partner, member or manager thereof, as applicable, designated in writing to the Administrative Agent by an existing Responsible Officer of a Loan Party as an authorized signatory of any certificate or other document to be delivered hereunder. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
“Restricted Payment” means any cash dividend, cash distribution or other cash payment with respect to any equity interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, excluding (i) any dividend, distribution or other payment by a member of the Consolidated Group to another member of the Consolidated Group (including in connection with the issuance of equity interests), and (ii) any distribution or other payment by an Unconsolidated Affiliate to a member of the Consolidated Group (including promote payments in connection with development joint ventures and regular distributions of cash flow from Unconsolidated Affiliates).
“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s commitment, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04, or (c) increased pursuant to Section 2.22 or Section 9.02. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01A, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $100,000,000.00.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loan, and Letters of Credit issued thereunder, at such time.
“Revolving Credit Facility Maturity Date” means, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, August 5, 2024, subject to extension in accordance with Section 2.21.
“Revolving Lender” means any Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or holds Revolving Loans at such time.
“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
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“Revolving Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Lender evidencing Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1.
“Sale-Leaseback Master Lease” means a master lease entered into by a buyer of a Property, as lessor, and the seller of such Property, as lessee, in connection with a transaction whereby such seller leases all or a portion of such Property after closing.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, or any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), or (d) any Person otherwise the subject of any Sanctions.
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or other relevant sanctions authority.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America.
“Secured Indebtedness” means, for any Person, Indebtedness of such person that is secured by a Lien.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s Website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date the fair value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities of such Person.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in Regulation D). Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from
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time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent provided that any joint venture in which any Loan Party is a majority owner but does not Control and which is not included in such Loan Party’s consolidated financial statements shall not be a subsidiary.
“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means (a) each Subsidiary Owner, (b) each Subsidiary that is master leasing an Unencumbered Property from an Exchange Fee Titleholder, (c) each Subsidiary that owns any Equity Interests issued by a Subsidiary Owner, and any other Subsidiary that becomes a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty, whether pursuant to Section 5.11 or otherwise.
“Subsidiary Guaranty” means that certain Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors, in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, as amended, supplemented, reaffirmed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Subsidiary Owner” means each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower that is (i) an owner of an Unencumbered Property (other than an Exchange Fee Titleholder) or (ii) the lessee of an Unencumbered Property pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease, and under no circumstances shall an Exchange Fee Titleholder be deemed to be a Subsidiary Owner.
“Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01A under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. Provisions regarding Term Loans have been included in this Agreement in order to facilitate the Borrower’s ability to increase the Term Facility pursuant to Section 2.22, but as of the Effective Date, the initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Commitments is $0.
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“Term Facility” means the Term Loans to be made by the Term Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.
“Term Facility Maturity Date” means, with respect to the Term Facility, August 5, 2024, subject to extension in accordance with Section 2.21.
“Term Lender” means (a) at any time prior to the end of the Availability Period for the Term Facility, any Lender that has a Term Commitment or holds Term Loans at such time and (b) at any time thereafter, any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.
“Term Loans” means an advance or advances made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility.
“Term Note” means a promissory note, if any, made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 2.14 that is not Term SOFR.
“Total Asset Value” means, as of the date of calculation, the aggregate, without duplication, of:
(i) the Property Value of all Properties owned (or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder (other than those Properties and Assets Under Development described in clauses (ii) through (x) below); plus
(ii) an amount equal to the Property Investment Value of each Asset Under Development owned (or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder until the earlier of (x) the date such Property achieves an Occupancy Rate of at least eighty percent (80%) and (y) twelve (12) months after the completion of construction and issuance of a certificate of occupancy (or similar document in the applicable jurisdiction) in respect of such Property, at which time such Property shall be included in the determination of Total Asset Value pursuant to the preceding clause (i) and shall no longer be included under this clause (ii); plus
(iii) the Property Investment Value of all Properties that are unimproved land owned (or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder; plus
(iv) the Property Investment Value of all Properties that are Completed Development Properties owned (or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder; plus
(v) the Property Investment Value of each Property that is a New Stabilized Property or a New Unstabilized Property owned (or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder; plus
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(vi) the Property Investment Value of each Property that is a Lease-Up Property owned (or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder; plus
(vii) Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents owned directly or indirectly by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Exchange Fee Titleholder; plus
(viii) the amount of all Eligible Cash 1031 Proceeds resulting from the sale of Properties; plus
(ix) the Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of the preceding items (other than those referred to in clause (viii)) owned by any Unconsolidated Affiliate or any Exchange Fee Titleholder; plus
(x) the aggregate book value of all assets not included in clauses (i) – (ix) above as calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) Property Value for purposes of determining Total Asset Value for any Property that is a Lease-Up Property shall be determined based on Property Investment Value until the date that is twelve (12) months after such Property began qualifying as a Lease-Up Property, and (b) for purposes of determining Total Asset Value, Investments described in clauses (1) through (6) below shall not exceed an aggregate thirty percent (30%) (determined after giving effect to any deductions for any amounts which exceed the thresholds described in clauses (1) through (6) below) of Total Asset Value, and shall be subject to the following individual limits:
(1)unimproved land holdings shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Total Asset Value;
(2)Debt Instruments and investment in any REIT stocks or REIT preferred securities shall not exceed five percent (5%) of Total Asset Value;
(3)Properties owned or leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease by an Unconsolidated Affiliate shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(4)Properties that are not Industrial Properties shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of Total Asset Value;
(5)Properties that are Lease-Up Properties, New Unstabilized Properties and Completed Development Properties shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Total Asset Value; and
(6)Assets Under Development shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Total Asset Value.
In the event that any of the foregoing Investments exceed the maximum amounts set forth above (including the thirty percent (30%) limitation for the Investments described in clauses (1) through (6) above), such excess Investments shall not constitute an Event of Default but shall be excluded (without duplication) from the calculation of Total Asset Value.
“Total Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of: (a) all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group outstanding at such date, determined on a consolidated basis; plus (b) the applicable Consolidated Group Pro Rata Share of all Indebtedness of each Unconsolidated Affiliate.
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“Total Revolving Credit Exposure” means, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of all Lenders’ Revolving Loans and their LC Exposure at such time.
“Total Secured Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Total Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness (excluding the Obligations under the Loan Documents).
“Total Unsecured Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, that portion of Total Indebtedness that is Unsecured Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group determined on a consolidated basis.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Delaware or any other applicable jurisdiction.
“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means an affiliate of Parent whose financial statements are not required to be consolidated under GAAP with the financial statements of Parent.
“Unencumbered Property” means, a Property (including an Exchange Property) that is designated in writing by the Borrower as an Unencumbered Property and:
(i) is located in the continental United States;
(ii) is one hundred percent (100%) owned in fee simple (or is ground leased pursuant to an Acceptable Ground Lease) by the Borrower, an Exchange Fee Titleholder or a Subsidiary Owner that is organized under the laws of a state or commonwealth within the continental United States;
(iii) is not subject to any ground lease (other than an Acceptable Ground Lease);
(iv) if such Property is owned or leased by a Subsidiary Owner, then
(A)such Subsidiary Owner (1) has no Indebtedness (other than as permitted under the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, (x) Obligations under the Loan Documents, (y) customary trade payables in the ordinary course of business and (z) Exchange Debt
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Investments in favor of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or (2) is not subject to insolvency proceedings, has not admitted in writing that it is unable to pay debts and neither the Property nor any ownership interest in such Subsidiary Owner is subject to any writ or warrant of attachment securing obligations in an aggregate amount in excess of $250,000; and
(B)no intervening entity between the Borrower and such Subsidiary Owner (1) has any Indebtedness (other than as permitted under the Loan Documents, including, but not limited to, (x) Obligations under the Loan Documents, (y) customary trade payables in the ordinary course of business and (z) Exchange Debt Investments in favor of Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or (2) is subject to insolvency proceedings, has admitted in writing that it is unable to pay debts or is subject to any writ or warrant of attachment that would cause a Materially Adverse Effect;
(v) neither such Property, nor if such Property is owned or leased by a Subsidiary, any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect ownership interest in such Subsidiary, is subject to any Liens or encumbrances (other than clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (j), (k) and (m) of the definition of Permitted Encumbrances or a Lien securing bonds, notes or other obligations issued pursuant to a PILOT Transaction) or to any Negative Pledge);
(vi) regardless of whether such Property is owned or leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary, the Borrower has the right, directly or indirectly through one or more of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (x) to create Liens on such Property (or the leasehold interest therein created by an Acceptable Ground Lease) as security for Indebtedness of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, as applicable, (y) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property (or its leasehold interest therein, as applicable), (z) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any such Property or Equity Interests of the Subsidiary Guarantor that owns such Unencumbered Property, (aa) to cause the Subsidiary owning or leasing such Property to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor (subject to any restriction with respect to a Property imposed in connection with a 1031 exchange);
(vii) at the time such Property is designated by the Borrower as an Unencumbered Property, is a New Unstabilized Property, a Completed Development Property or the Occupancy Rate of such Property equals or exceeds 80% (provided, however, that, subject to satisfaction of the other terms and conditions applicable to Unencumbered Properties, the Properties located at (x) 170 Sunport Lane, Orlando, FL and (y) 340 West Newberry, Bloomfield, CT, in each case, will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this clause (vi) notwithstanding the fact that the Occupancy Rate of each such Property is less than 80%);
(viii) is not unimproved land nor is a significant portion of such Property under development or construction;
(ix) is free of material structural defects and major architectural deficiencies, title defects, environmental conditions, zoning violations and other adverse matters which, individually or collectively, would materially impair the value of such Property.
(x) if such Property does not satisfy the foregoing criteria in any of clauses (i) through (ix), the Property shall be an Unencumbered Property if approved by the Required Lenders.
“Unencumbered Property NOI” means, (a) with respect to any Unencumbered Property designated as such at least three (3) months prior to the date of determination, the Net Operating Income for such Unencumbered Property for the three (3) months preceding such date of determination less the aggregate Capital Expenditure Adjustment with respect to such Unencumbered Property, and (b) with respect to any Unencumbered Property designated as such less than three (3) months prior to the date of determination, the pro forma annualized Net Operating Income for such Unencumbered Property as
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projected by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent less the aggregate Capital Expenditure Adjustment with respect to such Unencumbered Property.
“Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, at any time, an amount equal to all cash and Cash Equivalents of the Consolidated Group that are not subject to a pledge, Negative Pledge, Lien or control agreement (other than customary liens in favor of any depositary bank where such cash is maintained).
“Unsecured Indebtedness” means, for any Person, Indebtedness of such Person that is not Secured Indebtedness.
“Unused Fee Rate” means an annualized percentage equal to two-tenths of one percent (0.20%) if the Total Revolving Credit Exposure during the applicable day is less than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and otherwise shall be equal to fifteen-hundredths of one percent (0.15%).
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person in respect of which all of the Equity Interests are at the time directly or indirectly owned and controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
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“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
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irrevocable, and each such telephonic and electronic mail Borrowing Request shall be confirmed promptly in writing (which may include a PDF Borrowing Request attached to any such electronic mail request) to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i)the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing, and whether such Borrowing is of Revolving Loans or Term Loans;
(ii)the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;
(iv)in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and
(v)the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
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If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
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then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.
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(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or similar assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;
(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, continuing, converting or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, upon the request of such Lender, Issuing Bank or Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered (provided that the determination of such additional amounts shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and
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consistent with similarly situated customers of the applicable Lender or the Issuing Bank under agreements having provisions similar to this Section 2.15 after consideration of such factors as such Lender or the Issuing Bank then reasonably determines to be relevant), and provided further, that for the avoidance of doubt, that this Section 2.15 shall not apply with respect to any Taxes for which a Loan Party has an indemnification obligation under Section 2.17.
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compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
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If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Lender Parent shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit and such Lender is not contesting those funding obligations, the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Issuing Bank shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Issuing Bank, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Issuing Bank each agrees in their sole discretion, that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
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bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(b)Since March 31, 2021, there has been no event or circumstance, that has had a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)To the actual knowledge of the Borrower, each of Parent, Borrower and any Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such failure to own or license or such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither Parent, Borrower nor any of their Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, or (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability.
(c)Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in any new Material Adverse Effect.
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A breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.13 with respect to a Property shall disqualify such Property from being an Unencumbered Property for so long as such breach continues (unless otherwise approved by the Required Lenders) but shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default (unless the elimination of such Property as an Unencumbered Property results in a Default or Event of Default under one of the other provisions of this Agreement).
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