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Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 2011

 

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-50209   04-3372948

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8103

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 236-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On June 24, 2011, Boston Properties Limited Partnership (the “Company”), a Delaware limited partnership and the entity through which Boston Properties, Inc. conducts substantially all of its business, amended and restated the revolving credit agreement governing its existing unsecured line of credit (as amended and restated, the “2011 Unsecured Line of Credit”). This amendment and restatement, among other things, (1) reduced the total commitment under the Company’s unsecured line of credit from $1.0 billion to $750 million, (2) extended the maturity date of the Company’s unsecured line of credit from August 3, 2011 to June 24, 2014, with a provision for a one-year extension at the option of the Company, subject to certain conditions, and (3) increased the per annum variable interest rates available under the Company’s unsecured line of credit, which resulted in an increase on the per annum variable interest rate on outstanding balances from Eurodollar plus 0.475% per annum to Eurodollar plus 1.225% per annum. Under the 2011 Unsecured Line of Credit, the Company may increase the total commitment to $1.0 billion, subject to syndication of the increase. In addition, a facility fee equal to an aggregate of 0.225% per annum of the total commitment is payable by the Company in equal quarterly installments. The interest rate and facility fee are subject to adjustment in the event of a change in the Company’s unsecured debt ratings.

The 2011 Unsecured Line of Credit was arranged by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, Fronting Bank and lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent and lender, The Bank of New York Mellon, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, each as Documentation Agents and lenders, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agent and lender, and a syndicate of other banks. The 2011 Unsecured Line of Credit also contains a competitive bid option that allows banks that are part of the lender consortium to bid to make loan advances to the Company at a reduced interest rate.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, which governs the 2011 Unsecured Line of Credit and is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

   

Description

10.1

    Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2011, among Boston Properties Limited Partnership and the lenders identified therein.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    By: Boston Properties, Inc., its General Partner
Date: June 27, 2011     By:  

/s/ Michael E. LaBelle

    Name:   Michael E. LaBelle
    Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
      Officer & Treasurer
Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

Published CUSIP NUMBER: 10112TAA8

SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

and

THE BANKS HEREIN IDENTIFIED

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

SWINGLINE LENDER AND FRONTING BANK

and

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

AS SYNDICATION AGENT

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

AS DOCUMENTATION AGENTS

and

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

AS CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENT

with

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

and

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

ACTING AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOKRUNNERS

Dated as of June 24, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section

         Page  

§1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

      2   

§1.1.

    Definitions      2   

§1.2.

    Rules of Interpretation      31   

§2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

      33   

§2.1.

    Commitment to Lend      33   

§2.2.

    The Revolving Credit Notes      34   

§2.3.

    Interest on Revolving Credit Loans; Facility Fee      34   

§2.4.

    Requests for Revolving Credit Loans      35   

§2.5.

    Conversion Options      37   

§2.6.

    Funds for Revolving Credit Loans      38   

§2.7.

    Reduction of Commitment      39   

§2.8.

    Swingline Loans      39   

§2.9.

    Bid Rate Advances      42   

§2.10.

    Increases in Total Commitment      46   

§2.11.

    Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date      46   

§3. LETTERS OF CREDIT

      47   

§3.1.

    Letter of Credit Commitments      47   

§3.1.1.

    Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit      47   

§3.1.2.

    Letter of Credit Applications      47   

§3.1.3.

    Terms of Letters of Credit      48   

§3.1.4.

    Obligations of Banks with respect to Letters of Credit      48   

 

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§3.1.5.

    Fronting Bank      48   

§3.2.

    Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower      48   

§3.3.

    Letter of Credit Payments; Funding of a Loan      49   

§3.4.

    Obligations Absolute      50   

§3.5.

    Reliance by Issuer      51   

§3.6.

    Letter of Credit Fee      51   

§4. REPAYMENT OF THE REVOLVING CREDIT LOANS

      52   

§4.1.

    Maturity      52   

§4.2.

    Optional Repayments of Revolving Credit Loans      52   

§4.3.

    Mandatory Repayment of Loans      52   

§5. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS

      53   

§5.1.

    Funds for Payments      53   

§5.1.1.

    General      53   

§5.1.2.

    Funding by Banks; Presumption by Agent      53   

§5.1.3.

    Payments by Borrower; Presumption by Agent      54   

§5.1.4.

    Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent      54   

§5.1.5.

    Obligations of Banks Several      54   

§5.1.6.

    Funding Source      55   

§5.1.7.

    Sharing of Payments by Banks      55   

§5.2.

    Taxes      56   

§5.3.

    Computations      61   

§5.4.

    Inability to Determine Eurodollar Rate      61   

§5.5.

    Illegality      61   

§5.6.

    Additional Costs, Etc.      62   

 

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§5.7.

    Capital Adequacy      64   

§5.8.

    Certificate; Limitations      64   

§5.9.

    Indemnity      65   

§5.10.

    Interest on Overdue Amounts      65   

§5.11.

    Cash Collateral      66   

§5.11.1.

    Certain Credit Support Events      66   

§5.11.2.

    Grant of Security Interest      66   

§5.11.3.

    Application      66   

§5.11.4.

    Release      66   

§5.12.1.

    Delinquent Banks      67   

§5.12.1.

    Adjustments      67   

§5.12.2.

    Delinquent Bank Cure      68   

§6. RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS

      68   

§7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      69   

§7.1.

    Authority, Etc.      69   

§7.2.

    Governmental Approvals      70   

§7.3.

    Ownership of Assets      71   

§7.4.

    Financial Statements      71   

§7.5.

    No Material Changes, Etc.      71   

§7.6.

    Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc.      71   

§7.7.

    Litigation      71   

§7.8.

    No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc.      72   

§7.9.

    Compliance With Other Instruments, Laws, Etc.      72   

§7.10.

    Tax Status      72   

 

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§7.11

    No Event of Default      72   

§7.12.

    Investment Company Acts      73   

§7.13.

    Intentionally Deleted      73   

§7.14.

    Intentionally Deleted      73   

§7.15.

    Intentionally Deleted      73   

§7.16.

    ERISA Compliance      73   

§7.17.

    Regulations U and X      74   

§7.18.

    Environmental Compliance      74   

§7.19.

    OFAC      76   

§7.20.

    Loan Documents      76   

§8. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER AND BPI

      77   

§8.1.

    Punctual Payment      77   

§8.2.

    Maintenance of Office      77   

§8.3.

    Records and Accounts      77   

§8.4.

    Financial Statements, Certificates and Information      77   

§8.5.

    Notices      79   

§8.6.

    Existence of Borrower; Maintenance of Properties      81   

§8.7.

    Existence of BPI; Maintenance of REIT Status of BPI; Maintenance of Properties      81   

§8.8.

    Insurance      82   

§8.9.

    Taxes      82   

§8.10.

    Inspection of Properties and Books; Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality      83   

§8.11.

    Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits      86   

§8.12.

    Use of Proceeds      86   

 

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§8.13.

    Intentionally Deleted      87   

§8.14.

    Solvency      87   

§8.15.

    Further Assurances      87   

§8.16.

    Intentionally Deleted      87   

§8.17.

    Environmental Indemnification      87   

§8.18.

    Response Actions      87   

§8.19.

    Intentionally Deleted      87   

§8.20.

    Employee Benefit Plans      87   

§8.21.

    No Amendments to Certain Documents      88   

§9. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER AND BPI

      88   

§9.1.

    Restrictions on Liabilities      88   

§9.2.

    Restrictions on Liens, Etc.      89   

§9.3.

    Restrictions on Investments      92   

§9.4.

    Merger, Consolidation and Disposition of Assets; Assets of BPI      94   

§9.5.

    Compliance with Environmental Laws      94   

§9.6.

    Distributions      95   

§10. FINANCIAL COVENANTS

      95   

§10.1.

    Consolidated Total Indebtedness      95   

§10.2.

    Secured Consolidated Total Indebtedness      95   

§10.3.

    Debt Service Coverage      95   

§10.4.

    Unsecured Leverage Ratio      95   

§10.5.

    Net Worth      96   

§10.6.

    Unsecured Interest Coverage      96   

§11. [RESERVED.]

      96   

 

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§12. CONDITIONS TO THE FIRST ADVANCE

      96   

§12.1.

    Loan Documents      96   

§12.2.

    Certified Copies of Organization Documents      96   

§12.3.

    By-laws; Resolutions      97   

§12.4.

    Incumbency Certificate: Authorized Signers      97   

§12.5.

    Pro Forma Financial Statements      97   

§12.6.

    Intentionally Deleted      97   

§12.7.

    Intentionally Deleted      97   

§12.8.

    Opinion of Counsel Concerning Organization and Loan Documents      97   

§12.9.

    [Reserved.]      97   

§12.10.

    Intentionally Deleted      97   

§12.11.

    Intentionally Deleted      97   

§12.12.

    Intentionally Deleted      97   

§12.13.

    Certifications from Government Officials      98   

§12.14.

    [Reserved.]      98   

§12.15.

    Proceedings and Documents      98   

§12.16.

    Fees      98   

§12.17.

    Closing Certificate; Compliance Certificate      98   

§13. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS

      98   

§13.1.

    Representations True; No Event of Default; Compliance Certificate      98   

§13.2.

    No Legal Impediment      99   

§13.3.

    Governmental Regulation      99   

§14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.

      99   

§14.1.

    Events of Default and Acceleration      99   

 

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§14.2.

    Remedies      103   

§14.3.

    Application of Funds      104   

§15. SETOFF

      105   

§16. THE AGENT

      105   

§16.1.

    Appointment and Authority      105   

§16.2.

    Rights as a Lender      105   

§16.3.

    No Liability      105   

§16.4.

    Reliance by Agent      106   

§16.5.

    Delegation of Duties      106   

§16.6.

    Resignation of Agent      107   

§16.7.

    Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks      108   

§16.8.

    No Other Duties, Etc.      108   

§16.9.

    Intentionally Deleted      108   

§16.12.

    Notices      108   

§16.13.

    The Agent May File Proofs of Claim      109   

§17. EXPENSES

      109   

§18. PAYMENTS SET ASIDE

      112   

§19. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.

      112   

§20. ASSIGNMENT; PARTICIPATIONS; ETC.

      113   

§20.1.

    Conditions to Assignment by Banks      113   

§20.2.

    Certain Representations and Warranties; Limitations; Covenants      115   

§20.3.

    Register      115   

§20.4.

    New Notes      116   

 

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§20.5.

    Participations      116   

§20.6.

    Pledge by Bank      117   

§20.7.

    No Assignment by Borrower      117   

§20.8.

    Disclosure      117   

§20.9.

    Syndication      117   

§21. NOTICES; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

      117   

§22. THIRD PARTY RELIANCE

      120   

§23. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE

      120   

§24. HEADINGS

      120   

§25. COUNTERPARTS

      120   

§26. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.

      121   

§27. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS

      121   

§28. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.

      121   

§29. SEVERABILITY

      123   

§30. INTEREST RATE LIMITATION

      124   

§31. USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE

      124   

§32. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      124   

§33. EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDED AND RESTATED

      124   

 

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Exhibits to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement

 

A

    Form of Revolving Credit Note

A-1

    Form of Swingline Note

B

    Form of Loan Request

C

    Forms of Compliance Certificate

D

    Forms of Competitive Bid Documents

E

    Form of Closing Certificate

F

    Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

G

    Certificate Regarding Leverage

 

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Schedules to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 1

    Banks

Schedule 2

    Existing Letters of Credit

Schedule 3

    Existing Bid Rate Advances

Schedule 4

    CBD Properties

Schedule 7.7

    Litigation

Schedule 7.16

    Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule 8.5(b)

    Environmental Matters

Schedule 9.1(e)

    BPI Liabilities

Schedule 9.3

    Investments

Schedule 21

    Notice Addresses

 

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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT is made as of the 24th day of June, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), by and among BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (“BPLP” or the “Borrower”), having its principal place of business at 800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“BOA”), having a principal place of business at 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPChase”), having a principal place of business at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, and the other lending institutions listed on Schedule 1 hereto or which may become parties hereto pursuant to §20 (individually, a “Bank” and collectively, the “Banks”); BOA, as Administrative Agent (“Agent” or “Administrative Agent” herein) for itself and each other Bank; JPChase, as Syndication Agent; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agents; MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Co-Documentation Agent; and MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED (“MLPFS”) and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC (“JPM”), as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners.

RECITALS

A. The Borrower, BOA, individually and as administrative agent, JPChase, individually and as syndication agent, and certain other financial institutions are parties to a certain Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 3, 2006 (such Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, as amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

B. The Borrower, JPChase, BOA and the other lenders and agents under the Existing Credit Agreement desire to amend the Existing Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth herein.

C. The Borrower is primarily engaged in the business of owning, purchasing, developing, constructing, renovating and operating commercial real property in the United States.

D. Boston Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BPI”), is the sole general partner of BPLP, holds in excess of 80% of the partnership interests in BPLP as of March 31, 2011, and has elected to be taxed as a REIT for income tax purposes.

E. The Borrower has requested the Banks, and the Banks have agreed, to amend and restate the existing unsecured revolving credit facility for use by the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree that the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety, effective as of the Effective Date, to read as follows:

§1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.

§1.1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this §1 or elsewhere in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below:

Absolute Rate Auction. With respect to a request by the Borrower for a Bid Rate Advance, a solicitation in which the Borrower specifies in the Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice that the rates of interest to be offered by the Banks shall be absolute rates per annum.

Accountants. In each case, independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks. The Banks hereby acknowledge that the Accountants may include PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and any other so-called “big-four” accounting firm.

Accounts Payable. See definition of “Consolidated Total Indebtedness”.

Accounts Receivable. Collectively, without double-counting, each of the accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which (i) arose in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (ii) would be classified under GAAP as a current asset on the balance sheet of the Borrower or such Subsidiary and is not more than 60 days past due under the original terms, and (iii) to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, is the valid and binding obligation of the account debtor.

Administrative Questionnaire. See §21.

Affiliate. With reference to any Person, (i) any director or executive officer of that Person, (ii) any other Person controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control of that Person, (iii) any other Person directly or indirectly holding 10% or more of any class of the capital stock or other equity interests (including options, warrants, convertible securities and similar rights) of that Person and (iv) any other Person 10% or more of any class of whose capital stock or other equity interests (including options, warrants, convertible securities and similar rights) is held directly or indirectly by that Person. In no event shall the Agent or any Bank be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.

Agent or Administrative Agent. BOA acting as administrative agent for the Banks, or any successor agent, as permitted by §16.

 

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Agent’s Funding Office. The Agent’s office located at 901 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75202 or at such other location as the Agent may designate from time to time, or the office of any successor Agent permitted under §16.

Agreement. This Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may be from time to time amended and in effect.

Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPLP. The Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPLP, dated June 23, 1997, among BPI and the limited partners named therein, as amended through the date hereof and as the same may be further amended from time to time as permitted by §8.21.

Annualized Capital Expenditures. (i) With respect to any Real Estate Assets other than hotel properties, for any rolling four (4) calendar quarters, determined as of the last day of a calendar quarter, an amount equal to $.25 multiplied by the total number of square feet of the Real Estate Assets other than hotel properties, on the last day of such calendar quarter; (ii) with respect to the Marriott Cambridge Center Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for any rolling four (4) calendar quarters, determined as of the last day of a calendar quarter, an amount equal to six percent (6%) of gross revenues as determined in accordance with GAAP for such four (4) calendar quarters; and (iii) with respect to the hotel properties other than the Marriott Cambridge Center Hotel, for any rolling four (4) calendar quarters, determined as of the last day of a calendar quarter, an amount equal to the applicable percentage of gross revenues as determined in accordance with GAAP for such four (4) calendar quarters, which percentage shall be the percentage for each such hotel as is to be maintained on the books of the Borrower or in a separate reserve account for the replacement or repair of such hotel’s furniture, fixtures and equipment pursuant to (and in no event less than as required by) the applicable hotel management agreement or franchise agreement (which such agreement shall be in form and substance customary for a national hotel franchise).

 

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Applicable Base Rate Margin. With respect to Base Rate Loans, the spread, expressed in basis points, over the Base Rate and used in calculating the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans which spread shall vary from time to time in relationship to variances in the Debt Ratings as set forth below. The applicable Debt Ratings and Base Rate spreads (bps) for Base Rate Loans are as set forth in the following table:

 

S&P

   

Moody’s

    Base Spread
(bps)

A - or above

    A3 or above    15.0

BBB+

    Baa1    22.5

BBB

    Baa2    37.5

BBB-

    Baa3    65.0

Below BBB - or unrated

    Below Baa3 or unrated    95.0

In the event only one of S&P or Moody’s is one of the two Rating Agencies as required hereunder at the time of reference, the Debt Rating from the other Rating Agency for purposes of establishing the Base Spread (bps) shall be the rating level utilized by such other Rating Agency which corresponds to the comparable rating levels set forth in the table above. In the event the Debt Ratings from the Rating Agencies are not equivalent, the Base Spread (bps) will be determined (i) based on the higher of the two Debt Ratings if the lower Debt Rating is no more than one level lower than the higher Debt Rating, and (ii) based on the level that is one rating level higher than the lower Debt Rating if the lower Debt Rating is more than one level lower than the higher Debt Rating. Adjustments in the Base Spread (bps) for a Base Rate Loan based upon a change in a Debt Rating level shall be effective on the first day following the change in such Debt Rating.

The Borrower shall notify the Agent in writing of any change in the Debt Rating as and when such change occurs.

Applicable Eurodollar Margin. With respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, the spread, expressed in basis points, over the Eurodollar Rate and used in calculating the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Rate Loans which spread shall vary from time to time in relationship to variances in the Debt Ratings as set forth below. The applicable Debt Ratings and Eurodollar Spreads (bps) for Eurodollar Rate Loans are as set forth in the following table:

 

S&P

   

Moody’s

    Eurodollar
Spread (bps)

A - or above

    A3 or above    115.0

BBB+

    Baa1    122.5

BBB

    Baa2    137.5

BBB-

    Baa3    165.0

Below BBB - or unrated

    Below Baa3 or unrated    195.0

In the event only one of S&P or Moody’s is one of the two Rating Agencies as required hereunder at the time of reference, the Debt Rating from the other Rating Agency for purposes of establishing the Eurodollar Spread (bps) shall be the rating level utilized by such other Rating Agency which corresponds to the comparable rating levels set forth in

 

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the table above. In the event the Debt Ratings from the Rating Agencies are not equivalent, the Eurodollar Spread (bps) will be determined (i) based on the higher of the two Debt Ratings if the lower Debt Rating is no more than one level lower than the higher Debt Rating, and (ii) based on the level that is one rating level higher than the lower Debt Rating if the lower Debt Rating is more than one level lower than the higher Debt Rating. Adjustments in the Eurodollar Spread (bps) for a Eurodollar Rate Loan based upon a change in a Debt Rating level shall be effective on the first day following the change in such Debt Rating.

The Borrower shall notify the Agent in writing of any change in the Debt Rating as and when such change occurs.

Applicable Letter of Credit Percentage. With respect to any Letter of Credit, a per annum percentage equal to the Applicable Eurodollar Margin in effect at the applicable date of determination.

Approved Condominium Property. A Real Estate Asset which is a condominium unit and (i) in which members of the BP Group own 100% of the interests (including 100% of the unit owner’s voting rights) in the unit or (ii) in which members of the BP Group own not less than 95% of the interests and possess voting control over the unit owner (including control over the management, activities and policies of the unit owner) and (1) which is located in (x) a building that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as such registry is maintained by the United States National Park Service (or any similar Governmental Authority listing) or (y) a federal, state or local historic district and is located in a building that is certified as historically significant, each as recognized by the United States Department of the Interior and (2) as to which members of the BP Group have obtained or intend to obtain so-called “historic tax credits”; including in all events and without limitation, the Real Estate Asset commonly known and referred to as “Atlantic Wharf” so long as it continues to satisfy the conditions of clause (ii) of this definition.

Arrangers. MLPFS and JPM.

Assignment and Assumption. See §20.1.

Authorized Officer. For Borrower the person holding the position of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Vice President-Finance, Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer or Chairman, as certified to Agent by a currently valid incumbency certificate on file with Agent at the time of the submission of a document to be signed by an Authorized Officer as required herein.

Banks. Collectively, BOA, JPChase and the other lending institutions listed on Schedule 1 hereto and any other banks which may provide additional commitments and become parties to this Agreement, and any other Person who becomes an assignee of any rights of a Bank pursuant to §20 or a Person who acquires all or substantially all of the stock or assets of a Bank.

 

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Base Rate. For any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% (0.5%), (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the Agent as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate (calculated by reference to clause (b) of the definition of Eurodollar Rate) plus 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by the Agent based upon various factors including the Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by the Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Loans. Those Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to the Base Rate.

Bid Rate Advance. A borrowing consisting of simultaneous Bid Rate Loans to the Borrower from each of the Banks whose offer to make a Bid Rate Loan as part of such borrowing has been accepted by the Borrower under the applicable auction bidding procedure described in §2.9.

Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice. See §2.9(b)(i).

Bid Rate Loan. A loan by a Bank to the Borrower as part of a Bid Rate Advance resulting from the applicable auction bidding procedure described in §2.9.

Bid Rate Maximum Amount. At any particular time of reference, an amount equal to sixty-five percent (65%) of the Total Commitment then in effect.

Bid Rate Notes. The promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto which evidence the Bid Rate Loans.

BOA. See the preamble hereto.

Borrower. See the preamble hereto.

Borrower Information. See §8.10(f).

Borrower Materials. See §8.10(e).

BP Group. Collectively, (i) BPLP, (ii) BPI, (iii) the respective Subsidiaries of BPLP and BPI and (iv) the Partially-Owned Entities.

BPI. Boston Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the sole general partner of the Borrower.

 

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Buildings. Individually and collectively, the buildings, structures and improvements now or hereafter located on the Real Estate Assets.

Business Day. Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are open for the transaction of banking business and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, also a day which is a Eurodollar Business Day.

Capital Expenditures. Any expenditure for any item that would be treated or defined as a capital expenditure under GAAP or the Code.

Capitalization Rate. The Capitalization Rate shall be (i) 8.25% for Real Estate Assets other than the CBD Properties, and (ii) 7.0% for Real Estate Assets which are CBD Properties.

Capitalized Leases. Leases under which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Partially-Owned Entity is the lessee or obligor, the discounted future rental obligations under which are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee or obligor in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateralize. To pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent, Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender (as applicable) and the Banks, as collateral for Letter of Credit Obligations, Obligations in respect of Swingline Loans, or obligations of Banks to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender benefitting from such collateral shall agree in its reasonable discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) the Agent and (b) the Fronting Bank or the Swingline Lender (as applicable). “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

CBD Properties. Each of the Real Estate Assets listed on Schedule 4 and each other Real Estate Asset which is designated by the Agent and the Borrower as a CBD Property from time to time.

CERCLA. See §7.18.

Change in Law. The occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty by any Governmental Authority, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules,

 

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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 regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Closing Date. The Effective Date.

Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time.

Completed Loan Request. A loan request accompanied by all information required to be supplied under the applicable provisions of §2.4.

Compliance Certificate. As required in this Agreement the respective Compliance Certificates in the forms set forth in Exhibit C.

Commitment. With respect to each Bank, the amount set forth from time to time on Schedule 1 hereto as the amount of such Bank’s Commitment to make Revolving Credit Loans to, and to participate in Swingline Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations, as such Schedule 1 may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or affect the Swingline Commitment of the Swingline Lender.

Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Bank, the percentage set forth on Schedule 1 hereto as such Bank’s percentage of the Total Commitment, as such Schedule 1 may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Consolidated or consolidated. With reference to any term defined herein, shall mean that term as applied to the accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or BPI and its Subsidiaries (as the case may be), consolidated in accordance with GAAP in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Consolidated EBITDA. In relation to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for any fiscal quarter, an amount equal to, without double-counting, the net income or loss of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP (before non-controlling interests and excluding adjustments for FASB ASC 805 “business combinations” and, except as set forth in the last sentence of this definition, the adjustment for so-called “straight-line rent accounting”) for such quarter, plus (x) the following to the extent deducted in computing such Consolidated net income for such quarter: (i) Consolidated Total Interest Expense for such quarter, (ii) real estate depreciation, amortization and extraordinary items for such quarter, and (iii) other non-cash charges for such quarter; and minus (y) (i) all gains (or plus all losses) attributable to the sale or other disposition of assets or debt restructurings in such quarter, in each case (i.e., (x) and (y)(i) hereof) adjusted to include the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s pro rata share of EBITDA from any Partially-Owned Entity in such quarter, based on its

 

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percentage ownership interest in such Partially-Owned Entity (or such other amount to which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is entitled or for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is obligated based on an arm’s length agreement), and (ii) for the purposes of calculating Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value only, all interest income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries received in connection with any Mortgages. In determining Consolidated EBITDA (i) for the purposes of calculating Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets and Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value only, any and all income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries received from any Real Estate Asset that is included in such calculations at its cost basis value shall be excluded and (ii) for the purposes of calculating the covenants set forth in §§10.3 and 10.6 only, all profits and losses (net of all applicable taxes) resulting from the sales of individual residential condominium units will be included in such determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for the purposes of calculating the ratios set forth in §§2.4(vi), 10.1, 10.2 and 10.4, in calculating the Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets used to calculate Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value or Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value, as applicable, (A) one-time, non-recurring acquisition costs and other one-time, non-recurring costs as determined in good faith by the Borrower (and including, without limitation, prepayment penalties with respect to Indebtedness), will be added back to Consolidated EBITDA, and (B) the value of rents under Leases included in Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted for the impact of “straight-line rent accounting”.

Consolidated Fixed Charges. For any fiscal quarter, an amount equal to (i) Consolidated Total Interest Expense for such quarter plus (ii) the aggregate amount of scheduled principal payments of Indebtedness (excluding optional prepayments, balloon payments at maturity and any mid-term balloon payments of principal with respect to Indebtedness otherwise requiring equal periodic amortization payments of principal and interest over the term of such Indebtedness (and any balloon payments at maturity with respect to such Indebtedness)) required to be made during such quarter by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis plus (iii) the aggregate amount of capitalized interest required in accordance with GAAP to be paid or accrued during such quarter by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus (iv) Annualized Capital Expenditures applicable to such quarter divided by 4 plus (v) the regularly scheduled and recurring periodic dividends and distributions, if any, paid or required to be paid during such quarter on the Preferred Equity of the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Net Worth. As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the assets less liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value. As of any date of determination and without double counting, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets as of such date, plus (ii) 100% of the value of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents on such date, plus (iii) 100% of the Development Costs incurred and paid to date by the Borrower with respect to any Real Estate Assets which are Real Estate Assets Under Development on such date, plus (iv) prepaid expenses and escrowed cash funds owned by Borrower such as deposits made by Borrower under sales agreements, plus (v)

 

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with respect to each Mortgage and/or Mezzanine Loan, the lesser of (y) the aggregate amount of principal under such Mortgage and/or Mezzanine Loan that will be due and payable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (to the extent of Borrower’s direct or indirect interest therein) and (z) the purchase price paid by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries to acquire such Mortgage and/or Mezzanine Loan, plus (vi) Accounts Receivable as of such date, plus (vii) 100% of the value (determined on the so-called mark-to-market basis) of the Marketable Securities owned by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries on such date, provided that such Marketable Securities must not be subject to any lock-up or other transfer restrictions, plus (vii) the book value of land owned by the Borrower, as evidenced by the Borrower’s balance sheet delivered to the Agent, plus (viii) Eligible Cash 1031 Proceeds on such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time at which the value determined pursuant to clause (v) of the preceding sentence equals or exceeds 10% of the total Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets at such time, then upon the occurrence of an event of default under any Mortgage, the portion of the value of such defaulted Mortgage which is in excess of 10% of the total Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets at such time (“Excess Value”) shall be reduced to seventy-five percent (75%) of the Excess Value as determined in this subparagraph (v) until the earlier to occur of (a) the event of default under the Mortgage is cured in a commercially reasonable manner and (b) one hundred eighty (180) days after the occurrence of the event of default; thereafter, if the event of default under the defaulted Mortgage has not been cured in a commercially reasonable manner, the portion of the value of the defaulted Mortgage which is in excess of 10% of the total Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets at such time shall be reduced to fifty percent (50%) of the Excess Value as determined as set forth above until the earlier to occur of (a) the event of default under the Mortgage is cured in a commercially reasonable manner and (b) eighteen (18) months after the occurrence of the event of default; thereafter, if the event of default under the defaulted Mortgage has not been cured in a commercially reasonable manner, the portion of the value of the defaulted Mortgage which is in excess of 10% of the total Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets at such time shall be reduced to zero. Further notwithstanding the foregoing, the calculation of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value shall include (without double counting) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in preferred equity, each as valued at its book value determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Indebtedness. As of any date of determination, Consolidated Total Indebtedness means for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the sum of (without double-counting) but subject to the limitations set forth below, (i) all Accounts Payable on such date, (ii) all Indebtedness outstanding on such date, and (iii) all Letters of Credit outstanding on such date, in each case whether Recourse, Without Recourse or contingent, provided, however, that amounts not drawn under the Revolving Credit Loans or any other Indebtedness on such date shall not be included in calculating Consolidated Total Indebtedness, and provided, further, that (without double-counting), (x) each of the following shall be included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness: (a) all amounts of guarantees, indemnities for borrowed money, stop-loss agreements and the like provided by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case in connection with and guarantying repayment of amounts outstanding under any other Indebtedness; (b) all amounts for which a letter of credit has been issued for the account of the Borrower or

 

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any of its Subsidiaries; (c) all amounts of bonds posted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries guaranteeing performance or payment obligations; and (d) all liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as partners, members or the like for liabilities (whether such liabilities are Recourse, Without Recourse or contingent obligations of the applicable partnership or other Person) of partnerships or other Persons in which any of them have an equity interest, which liabilities are for borrowed money or any of the matters listed in clauses (a), (b) or (c), and (y) each of the following shall be excluded from Consolidated Total Indebtedness: (a) defeased Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries secured by Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (it being agreed that, for this purpose, a lien on such Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents in favor of the Person holding such Indebtedness shall not be deemed a “Lien” for purposes of the definition of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents). Notwithstanding the foregoing (without double counting), with respect to any Partially-Owned Entity, (x) to the extent that the Borrower or any Subsidiary or such Partially-Owned Entity is providing a completion guaranty in connection with a construction loan entered into by a Partially-Owned Entity, Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall only include the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s pro rata liability under the Indebtedness relating to such completion guaranty (or, if greater, but without double-counting, the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s liability under such completion guaranty (it being agreed that to the extent that the liability of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under such completion guaranty would not constitute a liability (contingent or otherwise) under GAAP, such liability will not be included in Consolidated Total Indebtedness)) and (y) in connection with the liabilities described in clauses (a) and (d) above, the Borrower shall be required to include in Consolidated Total Indebtedness the portion of the liabilities of such Partially-Owned Entity which are attributable to the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s percentage equity interest in such Partially-Owned Entity or such other amount (if greater) of such liabilities for which the Borrower or its Subsidiaries are, or have agreed to be, liable by way of guaranty, indemnity for borrowed money, stop-loss agreement or the like (excluding liability under completion guaranties, which shall be included as and to the extent set forth in clause (x) of this sentence)), it being agreed that Indebtedness of a Partially-Owned Entity shall not be excluded from Consolidated Total Indebtedness by virtue of the liability of such Partially-Owned Entity being Without Recourse. For purposes hereof, (i) the value of Accounts Payable shall be determined in accordance with GAAP, (ii) the amount of borrowed money shall equal the sum of (1) the amount of borrowed money as determined in accordance with GAAP plus (2) the amount of those contingent liabilities for borrowed money set forth in subsections (a) through (d) above, but shall exclude any adjustment for so-called “straight-line interest accounting” or the “constant yield to maturity method” required under GAAP or adjustments under FASB ASC 805, and (iii) in no event shall tenant security deposits be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Indebtedness.

Consolidated Total Interest Expense. For any fiscal quarter, the aggregate amount of interest required in accordance with GAAP to be paid or accrued (but excluding interest funded from the proceeds of any loan), without double-counting, by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such quarter on: (i) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its

 

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Subsidiaries (including the Loans and including original issue discount and amortization of prepaid interest, if any), (ii) all amounts available for borrowing, or for drawing under letters of credit, if any, issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, but only if such interest was or is required to be reflected as an item of expense, and (iii) all commitment fees, agency fees, facility fees, balance deficiency fees and similar fees and expenses in connection with the borrowing of money, but excluding non-cash interest required to be recognized under FASB ASC 470-20 “debt with conversion and other options” and FASB ASC 805.

Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value. The sum of (i) the Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets as it relates to Unencumbered Assets owned by Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Partially-Owned Entity, plus (ii) Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, plus (iii) Eligible Cash 1031 Proceeds, plus (iv) Marketable Securities (meeting the rating requirement for this definition set forth in the definition of Marketable Securities), plus (v) as valued by their respective book values determined in accordance with GAAP so long as the same are not encumbered by Liens other than Permitted Liens, unimproved land, construction-in-progress and Mortgage and Mezzanine Loan receivables owned by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, with (vi) Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value being adjusted to include, without double counting, Investments by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in preferred equity, as valued by their respective book values determined in accordance with GAAP. However, the sum of the items included in clauses (v) and (vi) above may not exceed 15% of Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value and, in any event, no more than 20% of Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value may come from assets owned by Subsidiaries and/or Partially-Owned Entities which are not Wholly-owned Subsidiaries. Further, no Unencumbered Asset owned by an entity other than the Borrower shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value if such entity is an obligor or guarantor in respect of any Indebtedness, whether secured or unsecured.

As used in this definition, at any time of determination, the term “Partially-Owned Entity” shall refer to a Partially-Owned Entity wherein Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary has control, in such Partially-Owned Entity’s constituent documents, to cause or prevent sales, refinancings or other dispositions of such entity’s Real Estate Assets or to trigger “buy/sale” rights in connection therewith.

Consolidated Unencumbered Interest Expense. That portion of Consolidated Total Interest Expense attributable to Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness.

Consolidated Unencumbered NOI. The sum of (i) that portion of Net Operating Income derived from Unencumbered Assets less Annualized Capital Expenditures attributable to such Unencumbered Assets and (ii) interest payments received from Mortgages and Mezzanine Loans which are not encumbered by Liens in respect of borrowed money.

Conversion Request. A notice given by the Borrower to the Agent of its election to convert or continue a Loan in accordance with §2.5.

 

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Debtor Relief Laws. The Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Debt Rating. The credit rating(s) assigned by the Rating Agencies to BPLP’s senior, long-term unsecured debt.

Default. When used with reference to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, an event or condition specified in §14.1 that, but for the requirement that time elapse or notice be given, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate. See §5.10.

Delinquent Bank. Subject to §5.12.2, any Bank that (a) has failed to perform any of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Agent, to deliver a written confirmation in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Delinquent Bank pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such satisfactory written confirmation by the Agent), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Bank shall not be a Delinquent Bank solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Bank or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by any governmental agency, authority or other regulatory body or official.

Development Costs. Construction, development and/or acquisition costs relating to a Real Estate Asset Under Development, provided that for Real Estate Assets Under Development owned by any Partially-Owned Entity, the Development Costs of such Real Estate Asset Under Development shall only be the Borrower’s pro-rata share of the Development Costs of such Real Estate Asset Under Development (based on the greater of (x) the Borrower’s percentage equity interest in such Partially-Owned Entity or (y) the Borrower’s obligation to provide funds to such Partially-Owned Entity).

 

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Distribution. With respect to:

(i) the Borrower, any distribution of cash or other cash equivalent, directly or indirectly, to the partners of the Borrower; or any other distribution on or in respect of any partnership interests of the Borrower; and

(ii) BPI, the declaration or payment of any dividend on or in respect of any shares of any class of capital stock of BPI, other than dividends payable solely in shares of common stock by BPI; the purchase, redemption, or other retirement of any shares of any class of capital stock of BPI, directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary of BPI or otherwise; the return of capital by BPI to its shareholders as such; or any other distribution on or in respect of any shares of any class of capital stock of BPI.

Dollars or $. Lawful currency of the United States of America.

Drawdown Date. The date on which any Revolving Credit Loan is made or is to be made, and the date on which any Revolving Credit Loan is converted or continued in accordance with §2.5.

Eligible Assignee. Any of (a) a commercial bank (or similar financial institution) organized under the laws of the United States, or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000; and (b) a commercial bank (or similar financial institution) organized under the laws of any other country (including the central bank of such country) which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000, provided that such bank (or similar financial institution) is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States of America which, as of the effective date of any applicable assignment, maintains both (i) an investment grade rating (i.e., BBB-/Baa3 or better ) by both S&P and Moody’s of its non-credit-enhanced senior unsecured long-term debt and (ii) an investment grade rating from both S&P and Moody’s of its non-credit-enhanced senior unsecured short-term debt.

Eligible Cash 1031 Proceeds. The cash proceeds held by a “qualified intermediary” from the sale of a Real Estate Asset, which proceeds are intended to be used by the qualified intermediary to acquire one or more “replacement properties” that are of “like-kind” to such Real Estate Asset in an exchange that qualifies as a tax-free exchange under Section 1031 of the Code, and no portion of which proceeds BPI, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries has the right to receive, pledge, borrow or otherwise obtain the benefits of until such time as provided under the applicable “exchange agreement” (as such terms in quotations are defined in the Treasury Regulations Section 1.1031(k) - 1(g)(4) (the “Regulations”)) or until such exchange is terminated. 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.

 

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Embarcadero Center Property. Collectively, the properties located in the financial district of San Francisco, California, and consisting of One Embarcadero Center, Two Embarcadero Center, Three Embarcadero Center and Four Embarcadero Center.

Employee Benefit Plan. Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of §3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them.

Environmental Laws. See §7.18(a).

Environmental Liability. Any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any member of the BP Group or their respective Subsidiaries 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 Substances, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Substances, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substances 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 Reports. See §7.18

ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and in effect from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate. Any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower or BPI within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Reportable Event. Any of (a) the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan or with respect to events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived); (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA or notification or otherwise becoming aware of a filing of a notice of intent to terminate or the treatment of a Multiemployer Plan

 

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amendment as a termination under Section 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) or notification or otherwise becoming aware of the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA or notification or otherwise becoming aware that any Multiemployer Plan is considered a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them.

Eurodollar Breakage Costs. Any and all losses, costs and expenses incurred by any Bank as a result of:

(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Bank to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to §5.8 or §28;

including, without limitation, any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by such Bank to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

For purposes of calculating Eurodollar Breakage Costs, each Bank shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate used in determining the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Loan was in fact so funded.

Eurodollar Business Day. Any day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in London or such other eurodollar interbank market as may be selected by the Agent in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

 

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Eurodollar Rate. (a) For any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as may be designated by the Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Eurodollar Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or, (ii) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by BOA’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Eurodollar Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; and

(b) For any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) BBA LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two Eurodollar Business Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by BOA’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.

Eurodollar Rate Loan(s). Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to clause (a) of the definition of Eurodollar Rate.

Event of Default. See §14.1.

Excess Value. See definition of “Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value”.

Excluded Taxes. With respect to the Agent, any Bank, the Fronting Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Bank, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, (c) any backup withholding tax that is required by the Code to be withheld from amounts payable to a Bank that has failed to comply with clause (A) of §5.2(e)(ii), and (d) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under §5.8), any United States withholding tax that (i) is required to be imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender pursuant to the

 

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laws in force at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or (ii) is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with clause (B) of §5.2(e)(ii), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to §5.2(a)(ii) or (c), and (e) any taxes imposed by FATCA on any “withholdable payment” payable to such recipient as a result of the failure of such recipient to satisfy the applicable requirements as set forth in FATCA after December 31, 2012.

Existing Bid Rate Advances. The bid rate advances made to the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement and listed and described in Schedule 3 annexed hereto.

Existing Letters of Credit. The letters of credit issued by BOA under the Existing Credit Agreement and listed in Schedule 2 annexed hereto.

Extension. See §2.11.

Extension Fee. See §2.11.

FATCA. Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations (whether temporary or proposed) that are issued thereunder or official governmental interpretations thereof.

Facility Fee. See §2.3(d).

Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets. As of any date of determination, the sum of (A) with respect to Real Estate Assets other than hotel properties, an amount equal to (i)(x) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent one (1) complete fiscal quarter, minus (y) $.0625 multiplied by the aggregate square footage of all Real Estate Assets other than hotel properties at such date; multiplied by (ii) 4; with the product being divided by (iii) the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus (B) with respect to Real Estate Assets which are hotel properties, an amount equal to (i)(x) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four (4) consecutive complete fiscal quarters, minus (y) the respective Annualized Capital Expenditure for each of the hotel properties; divided by (ii) the applicable Capitalization Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) with respect to a Real Estate Asset that was a Real Estate Asset Under Development and for which the Borrower has received a certificate of occupancy or such Real Estate Asset may otherwise be lawfully occupied for its intended use, the Borrower may calculate the Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets of such Real Estate Asset either in the manner set forth in this definition above or at the cost basis value for a period of twelve (12) months after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or such Real Estate Asset may otherwise be lawfully occupied for its intended use, (b) with respect to a Real Estate Asset (not a Real Estate Asset Under Development) acquired by the Borrower after the date hereof, the Borrower may calculate the Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets of such Real Estate Asset either in the manner set forth in this definition above or at the cost basis

 

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value for a period of eighteen (18) months after the date of acquisition by the Borrower, and (c) with respect to any Real Estate Asset which is an individual residential condominium unit that is being offered for sale by the Borrower, such individual residential condominium unit will be valued at its cost basis value, except that (i) with respect to a CBD Property acquired by the Borrower after the date hereof, such CBD Property will be valued at its cost basis value for a period of twenty-four (24) months after the date of acquisition by the Borrower, and (ii) with respect to the Real Estate Assets known and numbered as (I) the GM Building, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, (II) 125 West 55th Street, New York, New York, (III) Two Grand Central, New York, New York, (IV) 510 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, and (V) the John Hancock Tower and Garage, 100 and 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, solely for the purposes of calculating Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value and Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value, such Real Estate Assets shall be valued at the greater of (x) the amount calculated in the manner set forth in the first sentence of this definition and (y) the cost basis value thereof.

FASB ASC. The Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Federal Funds Rate. For any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to BOA on such day on such transactions as determined by the Agent.

Financial Statement Date. December 31, 2010.

Fitch. Fitch, Inc., and its successors.

Foreign Lender. Any Bank that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes (including such a Bank when acting in the capacity of the Fronting Bank). For purposes of this definition, the United States, each state thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

Fronting Bank. BOA or such other Bank as the Borrower may identify in accordance with § 3.1.5.

 

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Fronting Exposure. At any time there is a Delinquent Bank, (a) with respect to the Fronting Bank, such Delinquent Bank’s Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations other than Letter of Credit Obligations as to which such Delinquent Bank’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Banks or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Delinquent Bank’s Commitment Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Delinquent Bank’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Banks or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

Fund. Any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, consistently applied.

Governmental Authority. The government of the United States or any other nation, or of 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 (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Hazardous Substances. See §7.18(b).

Increase. See §2.10.

Increase Conditions. The satisfaction of each of the following:

 

  (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (both before and after giving effect to the Increase) and all representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct as of the effective date of the Increase (except (i) to the extent of changes resulting from transactions contemplated or not prohibited by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, (ii) to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date and (iii) to the extent otherwise represented by the Borrower with respect to the representation set forth in §7.10);

 

  (b) the Increase shall be extended on the same terms and conditions applicable to the other Loans and the Borrower shall provide updated or new promissory notes reflecting the Commitments after giving effect to the Increase;

 

  (c) to the extent any portion of the Increase is committed to by a third party financial institution or institutions not already a Bank hereunder, such financial institution shall be approved by the Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and each such financial institution shall have signed a counterpart signature page becoming a party to this Agreement and a “Bank” hereunder; and

 

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  (d) Borrower shall have paid to Agent for the account of the Banks participating in the Increase such upfront, commitment or additional facility or other fees as such Banks and Borrower mutually shall agree upon on account of the Increase.

Indebtedness. All of the following obligations without duplication: (a) the Obligations to the extent outstanding from time to time; (b) all debt and similar monetary obligations for borrowed money, whether direct or indirect; (c) all other liabilities for borrowed money secured by any Lien existing on property owned or acquired subject thereto, whether or not the liability secured thereby shall have been assumed; (d) reimbursement obligations for letters of credit; and (e) all guarantees, endorsements and other contingent obligations for or in connection with borrowed money whether direct or indirect in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others.

Indemnified Taxes. Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indexed Rate Auction. With respect to a request by the Borrower for a Bid Rate Advance, a solicitation in which the Borrower specifies in the Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice that the rates of interest to be offered by the Banks shall be rates per annum greater or less than the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Eurodollar Margin.

Initial Financial Statements. See § 7.4.

Interest Payment Date. As to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of any calendar month in which such Loan is outstanding. As to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of the applicable Interest Period and when such Loan is due, and if such Interest Period is longer than three months, at intervals of three months after the first day thereof. As to any Swingline Loan, the day such Swingline Loan is due.

Interest Period. With respect to (a) each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the Drawdown Date of such Loan and ending on the date 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 months (or any period less than 1 month, if available from all Banks) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Completed Loan Request or Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice, as the case may be; (b) each Bid Rate Loan resulting from an Absolute Rate Auction, a period of not less than 1 day and not more than 180 days as selected by the Borrower in its Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice; and (c) for any Base Rate Loan, the period commencing on the Drawdown Date of such Loan and ending on the last day of the calendar month in which such Base Rate Loan is made, provided that:

(A) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

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(B) if the Borrower shall fail to give notice of conversion or continuation of a Revolving Credit Loan as provided in §2.5, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested, as applicable, a continuation of an affected Eurodollar Rate Loan with, or a conversion of an affected Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan with, a 1 month Interest Period commencing on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; and

(C) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(D) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date.

Investments. All expenditures made and all liabilities incurred (contingently or otherwise, but without double-counting): (i) for the acquisition of stock, partnership or other equity interests or for the acquisition of Indebtedness of, or for loans, advances, capital contributions or transfers of property to, any Person (excluding the repurchase or redemption of its equity interests by BPI or BPLP or any of their respective Subsidiaries, which shall in all events be permitted without restriction); (ii) in connection with Real Estate Assets Under Development; and (iii) for the acquisition of any other obligations of any Person. In determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any particular time: (a) there shall be included as an Investment all interest accrued with respect to Indebtedness constituting an Investment unless and until such interest is paid; (b) there shall be deducted in respect of each such Investment any amount received as a return of capital (but only by repurchase, redemption, retirement, repayment, liquidating dividend or liquidating distribution); (c) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received as earnings on such Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise, except that accrued interest included as provided in the foregoing clause (a) may be deducted when paid; and (d) there shall not be deducted from the aggregate amount of Investments any decrease in the value thereof.

ISP. With respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuer Documents. With respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the Fronting Bank and the Borrower or in favor of the Fronting Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.

 

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Leases. Leases, licenses and agreements, whether written or oral, relating to the use or occupation of space in or on the Buildings or on the Real Estate Assets by Persons other than BPI, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries or any Partially-Owned Entity.

Lending Office. As to any Bank, the office or offices of such Bank described as such in such Bank’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices in the continental United States as a Bank may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Agent.

Letter of Credit. See §3.1.1.

Letter of Credit Application. See §3.1.1.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date. The date that is one (1) year after the Maturity Date then in effect for the Committed Loans (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee. See §3.6.

Letter of Credit Obligations. As at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate amount of all Reimbursement Obligations. 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.

Letter of Credit Participation. See §3.1.4.

Liabilities. All obligations, contingent and otherwise, that in accordance with GAAP should be classified upon the obligor’s balance sheet as liabilities, or to which reference should be made by footnotes thereto, including in any event and whether or not so classified: (a) all debt and similar monetary obligations, whether direct or indirect, including, without limitation, all Indebtedness; (b) all liabilities secured by any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge, or other encumbrance existing on property owned or acquired subject thereto, whether or not the liability secured thereby shall have been assumed; and (c) all guarantees for borrowed money, endorsements and other contingent obligations, whether direct or indirect, in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others, including any obligation to supply funds (including partnership obligations and capital requirements) to or in any manner to invest in, directly or indirectly, the debtor, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the owner of indebtedness against loss, through an agreement to purchase goods, supplies, or services for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise, and the obligations to reimburse the issuer in respect of any letters of credit.

Lien. See §9.2.

 

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Loan Documents. Collectively, this Agreement, the Issuer Documents, the Letters of Credit, the Notes and any and all other agreements, instruments, documents or certificates now or hereafter evidencing or otherwise relating to the Loans and executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or BPI or its Subsidiaries in connection with or in any way relating to the Loans or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all schedules, exhibits and annexes hereto or thereto, as any of the same may from time to time be amended and in effect.

Loans. The Revolving Credit Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Bid Rate Loans.

Marketable Securities. As of any date, (i) the securities owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which are publicly traded on a nationally-recognized exchange or in the over-the-counter markets, (ii) commercial paper which meets the requirements under §9.3(c) and (iii) mutual funds or (iv) other Investments which, when used in the definition of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value, are rated by S&P as BBB or better or by Moody’s as Baa2 or better and, when used in the definition of Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value, are rated by S&P as A- or better or by Moody’s as A3 or better.

Maturity Date. June 24, 2014, or such earlier date (or later date pursuant to §2.11) on which the Revolving Credit Loans shall become due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof. The Maturity Date may be extended to June 24, 2015 in accordance with the terms of §2.11.

Maximum Drawing Amount. The maximum aggregate amount that the beneficiaries may at any time draw under outstanding Letters of Credit, as such maximum aggregate amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of the Letters of Credit. 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.

Mezzanine Loan. Mezzanine and other secured or unsecured debt (as and to the extent the same does not constitute a Mortgage hereunder) in which Borrower (or the obligor of such debt) holds a direct or indirect interest in real estate.

Minimum Commitment. With reference to the Bank serving as the Agent, a Commitment equal to an amount which is greater than or equal to the Commitment of any other Bank, but not, in any event, less than $45,000,000 on and as of the date of this Agreement.

Moody’s. Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

 

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Mortgages. Mortgage debt instruments, in which the Borrower (or the mortgagor under such mortgage debt instruments) holds a direct or indirect interest with respect to real estate.

Multiemployer Plan. Any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them, makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan. Any plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them), at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

Net Operating Income. As at any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate rental and other income from the operation of all Real Estate Assets during the most recent complete fiscal quarter, multiplied by 4; minus (ii) all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Real Estate Assets (including, without limitation, real estate taxes, management fees, bad debt expenses and rent under ground leases) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter multiplied by 4; but, in any case, before payment of or provision for debt service charges for such fiscal quarter, income taxes for such fiscal quarter, capital expenses for such fiscal quarter, and depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash expenses for such fiscal quarter, all as determined in accordance with GAAP (except that any rent leveling adjustments shall be excluded).

Non-Material Breach. See §14.

Note Record. A Record with respect to any Note.

Notes. The Revolving Credit Notes, the Swingline Note and the Bid Rate Notes.

Obligations. All indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any of the Banks, the Agent and the Arrangers, individually or collectively (but without double-counting), under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and in respect of any of the Loans and the Notes and Reimbursement Obligations incurred and the Letter of Credit Applications and the Letters of Credit and other instruments at any time evidencing any thereof, whether existing on the date of this Agreement or arising or incurred hereafter, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise.

OFAC. The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

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Organizational Documents. Collectively, (i) the Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPLP, (ii) the Certificate of Limited Partnership of BPLP, (iii) the Certificate of Incorporation of BPI, and (iv) the by-laws of BPI, in each case as any of the foregoing may be amended in accordance with §8.21.

Other Taxes. All present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, but shall not include any Excluded Taxes.

Partially-Owned Entity(ies). Any of the partnerships, associations, corporations, limited liability companies, trusts, joint ventures or other business entities in which the Borrower, directly, or indirectly through its full or partial ownership of another entity, own an equity interest, but which is not required in accordance with GAAP to be consolidated with the Borrower for financial reporting purposes.

Participant. See §20.5(a).

PBGC. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by §4002 of ERISA and any successor entity or entities having similar responsibilities.

Pension Act. The Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Pension Funding Rules. The rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, with respect to plan years ending prior to the effective date of the Pension Act, Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, each as in effect prior to the Pension Act and, thereafter, Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

Pension Plan. Any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, or any ERISA Affiliate of either of them, and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

Permits. All governmental permits, licenses, and approvals necessary for the lawful operation and maintenance of the Real Estate Assets.

Permitted Liens. As defined in §9.2.

Permitted Properties. As defined in §9.3(l).

 

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Person. Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated association, business, or other legal entity, and any government (or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof).

Platform. See §8.10(e).

Preferred Equity. Any preferred stock, preferred partnership interests, preferred member interests or other preferred equity interests issued by the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

Prospectus. Collectively, the prospectus relating to the common stock of BPI and included in the Registration Statement, and each preliminary prospectus relating thereto.

Public Lender. See §8.10(e).

Rating Agencies. S & P and Moody’s or any one of S&P or Moody’s and another nationally recognized rating agency hereafter designated by Borrower in writing to Agent and approved by Agent. Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to replace one or both of the then applicable Rating Agencies, provided, however, that either S&P or Moody’s shall at all times be one of the Rating Agencies. Agent hereby approves Fitch as a replacement Rating Agency hereunder.

RCRA. See §7.18.

Real Estate Assets. The fixed and tangible properties consisting of land, buildings and/or other improvements owned or ground-leased by the Borrower or by any other member of the BP Group (other than BPI) at the relevant time of reference thereto, but (x) excluding all leaseholds where Borrower or any other member of the BP Group is a ground-lessee other than (i) University Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts and (ii) other leaseholds which are subject to ground leases having an unexpired term of not less than (a) thirty (30) years from the date hereof or (b) twenty-seven (27) years from the date hereof if in connection with a so-called reverse like-kind exchange (in either such event, which ground lease unexpired term will include only renewal options exercisable solely at the ground lessee’s option and, if exercisable prior to the Maturity Date, so exercised) and (y) including all leaseholds where the Borrower or any other member of the BP Group is a ground-lessor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Real Estate Assets shall also include each Approved Condominium Property.

Real Estate Assets Under Development. Any Real Estate Assets for which the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries or any Partially-Owned Entity is actively pursuing construction of one or more Buildings or other improvements and for which construction is proceeding to completion without undue delay from Permit denial, construction delays or otherwise, all pursuant to such Person’s ordinary course of business, provided that any such Real Estate Asset (or, if applicable, any Building comprising a portion of any such Real Estate Asset) will no longer be considered a Real Estate Asset Under Development when a certificate of occupancy has issued for such

 

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Real Estate Asset (or Building) or such Real Estate Asset (or Building) may otherwise be lawfully occupied for its intended use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, tenant improvements (where available) to previously constructed and/or leased Real Estate Assets shall not be considered Real Estate Assets Under Development.

Record. The grid attached to any Note, or the continuation of such grid, or any other similar record, including computer records, maintained by any Bank with respect to any Loan.

Recourse. With reference to any obligation or liability, any liability or obligation that is not Without Recourse to the obligor thereunder, directly or indirectly. For purposes hereof, a Person shall not be deemed to be “indirectly” liable for the liabilities or obligations of an obligor solely by reason of the fact that such Person has an ownership interest in such obligor, provided that such Person is not otherwise legally liable, directly or indirectly, for such obligor’s liabilities or obligations (e.g., by reason of a guaranty or contribution obligation, by operation of law or by reason of such Person being a general partner of such obligor).

Refinancing Mortgage. See §8.12.

Registration Statement. The registration statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-25279) with respect to the common stock of BPI, which became effective in June, 1997.

Reimbursement Obligation. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse the Banks and the Agent on account of any drawing under any Letter of Credit as provided in §3.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Borrower shall notify the Agent of its intent to repay the Reimbursement Obligation on the date of the related drawing under any Letter of Credit as provided in §3.2 and such Reimbursement Obligation is in fact paid by the Borrower on such date, such Reimbursement Obligation shall simultaneously with such drawing be converted to and become a Base Rate Loan as set forth in §3.3.

REIT. A “real estate investment trust”, as such term is defined in Section 856 of the Code.

Related Parties. With respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release. See §7.18(c)(iii).

Required Banks. As of any date, the Banks whose aggregate Commitments (other than the Swingline Commitment) constitute at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the Total Commitment (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Banks whose aggregate Commitments (other than the Swingline Commitment), immediately prior to such termination, constituted at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the Total Commitment); provided that the Commitment of any Delinquent Bank shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Banks.

 

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Revolving Credit Loan(s). Each and every revolving credit loan made or to be made or deemed made by the Banks to the Borrower pursuant to §2 or §3.3, and excluding, in any event all Swingline Loans and all Bid Rate Loans.

Revolving Credit Notes. Collectively, the separate promissory notes of the Borrower in favor of each Bank in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, in an aggregate principal amount equal to $750,000,000 or such greater amount to which the Total Commitment is increased pursuant to §2.10, dated as of the date hereof or as of such later date as any Person becomes a Bank under this Agreement, and completed with appropriate insertions, as each of such notes may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

S&P. Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

SARA. See §7.18.

SEC. The Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor thereto.

SEC Filings. Collectively, (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Prospectus, (iii) each so-called follow-on prospectus filed by BPI with the SEC from time to time, (v) each Form 10-K and Form 8-K filed by BPI with the SEC from time to time and (vi) each of the other public forms and reports filed by BPI with the SEC from time to time.

Secured Consolidated Total Indebtedness. As of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date secured by a Lien evidenced by a mortgage, deed of trust or other similar security instrument on properties or other assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, without regard to Recourse; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date which Consolidated Total Indebtedness (x) causes a Real Estate Asset that would otherwise be an Unencumbered Asset to cease to be an Unencumbered Asset and (y) is not otherwise included in (i) above.

Subsidiary. Any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint venture or other business entity which is required to be consolidated with the Borrower or BPI in accordance with GAAP.

Swingline Commitment. The obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower in a maximum principal amount not exceeding at any time twenty percent (20%) of the Total Commitment in effect at the time of determination.

 

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Swingline Lender. BOA, in its capacity as swingline lender hereunder, or any Eligible Assignee of BOA who executes an Assignment and Assumption assuming BOA’s obligations as Swingline Lender.

Swingline Loans. Collectively, the loans in the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Commitment made or to be made by the Swingline Lender to the Borrower pursuant to §2.8 and subject to the limitations contained herein and with each such Swingline Loan bearing interest at a per annum rate equal to the Base Rate.

Swingline Loan Amount. See §2.8(b).

Swingline Note. The promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto which evidences the Swingline Loans.

Swingline Termination Date. The date which is no later than the 15th day preceding the Maturity Date.

Taxes. 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.

Total Commitment. As of any date, the sum of the then current Commitments of the Banks. As of the Closing Date, the Total Commitment (including the Swingline Commitment) is $750,000,000. After the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Total Commitment (including the Swingline Commitment) may be increased to an amount not exceeding $1,000,000,000, provided that such Increase is in accordance with the provisions of §2.10.

Type. As to any Revolving Credit Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

Unanimous Bank Approval. The written consent of each Bank (other than a Delinquent Bank) that is a party to this Agreement at the time of reference.

Unencumbered Asset. Any Real Estate Asset that on any date of determination is not subject to any Liens (excluding (i) any such Lien imposed by the organizational documents of the owner of such asset relating solely to a restriction on the timing of any sale or refinancing of such Real Estate Asset which does not materially and adversely affect the value of such Real Estate Asset and with respect to which the Agent has been specifically notified, and (ii) any Permitted Liens).

Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness. As of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date (including, without limitation, all the Obligations under this Agreement as of such date), that is not secured by a Lien evidenced by a mortgage, deed of trust or other similar security interest and excluding, in any event any Consolidated Total Indebtedness included in (ii) of the definition of Secured Consolidated Total Indebtedness.

 

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Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash then actually held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding without limitation, until forfeited or otherwise entitled to be retained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, tenant security and other restricted deposits) and (b) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash equivalents (valued at fair market value) then held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this definition, (i) “unrestricted” means the specified asset is not subject to any Liens in favor of any Person, provided that, in any event, cash held in a designated hotel account which is required to be used by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such hotel shall be deemed to be unrestricted cash, and (ii) “cash equivalents” means that such asset has a liquid, par value in cash and is convertible to cash on demand. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the term Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents shall not include the Commitments of the Banks to make Loans or to make any other extension of credit under this Agreement.

USA Patriot Act. See §7.19(b).

Wholly-owned Subsidiary. Any Subsidiary which the Borrower shall at all times own directly or indirectly (through a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) at least a majority (by number of votes or controlling interests) of the outstanding voting interests and ninety-nine percent (99%) of the economic interests. For purposes of this definition, with respect to any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is a Massachusetts nominee trust, references to such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be references to the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such nominee trust.

“Without Recourse” or “without recourse”. With reference to any obligation or liability, any obligation or liability for which the obligor thereunder is not liable or obligated other than as to its interest in a designated Real Estate Asset or other specifically identified asset only, subject to such limited exceptions to the non-recourse nature of such obligation or liability, such as, but not limited to, fraud, misappropriation, misapplication and environmental indemnities, as are usual and customary in like transactions involving institutional lenders at the time of the incurrence of such obligation or liability.

§1.2. Rules of Interpretation.

(i) A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Agreement.

(ii) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

 

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(iii) A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification to such law.

(iv) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns.

(v) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them by generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer.

(vi) The words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting.

(vii) All terms not specifically defined herein or by generally accepted accounting principles, which terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in New York, have the meanings assigned to them therein.

(viii) Reference to a particular “§” or “Section” refers to that section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated, and “§” or “Section” may be used interchangeably in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents to refer to a section of this Agreement.

(ix) The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subdivision of this Agreement.

(x) References to times of a day which are not otherwise made specific to a particular time zone shall refer to the time in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States.

(xi) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower shall request or the Required Banks shall reasonably request, the Agent, the Banks and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Banks); provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Agent and the Banks financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

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§2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY.

§2.1 Commitment to Lend. Subject to the provisions of §2.4 and the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Banks severally agrees to lend to the Borrower, and the Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow from each Bank from time to time between the Closing Date and the Maturity Date upon notice by the Borrower to the Agent given in accordance with §2.4, such sums as are requested by the Borrower up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding (after giving effect to all amounts requested) at any one time equal to such Bank’s Commitment minus, without double counting, an amount equal to such Bank’s Commitment Percentage multiplied by the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of all Swingline Loans and Bid Rate Loans plus (y) all Reimbursement Obligations to the extent not yet deemed Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to §3.3 and the Maximum Drawing Amount; provided that the sum of the outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested), plus the Maximum Drawing Amount and, without double-counting the portion, if any, of any Letter of Credit which is drawn and included in the Revolving Credit Loans or the Maximum Drawing Amount, all outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, plus all outstanding Swingline Loans, plus all outstanding Bid Rate Loans, shall not at any time exceed the Total Commitment and provided, further, that at the time the Borrower requests a Revolving Credit Loan and after giving effect to the making thereof: (i) in the case of any borrowing, all of the conditions in §13 (and in the case of any initial borrowing or other extension of credit on the Closing Date, also the conditions in §12) have been met at the time of such request, and (ii) there has not occurred and is not continuing (or will not occur by reason thereof) any Default or Event of Default; it being acknowledged and agreed that the Borrower shall be permitted to request and borrow Loans if a Non-Material Breach (rather than a Default or Event of Default) exists.

The Revolving Credit Loans shall be made pro rata in accordance with each Bank’s Commitment Percentage. Each request for a Revolving Credit Loan made pursuant to §2.4 shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions set forth in §12 have been satisfied (except to the extent any such condition has been waived and/or deferred in writing by the Agent and the required number of Banks) as of the Closing Date and that the conditions set forth in §13 have been satisfied (except to the extent any such condition has been waived and/or deferred in writing by the Agent and the required number of Banks) on the date of such request and will be satisfied (except to the extent any such condition has been waived and/or deferred in writing by the Agent and the required number of Banks) on the proposed Drawdown Date of the requested Loan or issuance of Letter of Credit, as the case may be, provided that the making of such representation and warranty by the Borrower shall not limit the right of any Bank not to lend if such conditions have not been met. No Revolving Credit Loan or other extension of credit shall be required to be made by any Bank unless (in connection with the initial Revolving Credit Loan or Letter of Credit or other extension

 

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of credit) all of the conditions contained in §12 have been satisfied (except to the extent any such condition has been waived and/or deferred in writing by the Agent and the required number of Banks) as of the Closing Date and unless all of the conditions set forth in §13 have been met at the time of any request for a Revolving Credit Loan or other extension of credit (except to the extent any such condition has been waived and/or deferred in writing by the Agent and the required number of Banks).

§2.2. The Revolving Credit Notes. The Revolving Credit Loans shall be evidenced by the Revolving Credit Notes. A Revolving Credit Note shall be payable to the order of each Bank in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Bank’s Commitment. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes each Bank to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loan or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal on such Bank’s Revolving Credit Notes, an appropriate notation on such Bank’s applicable Note Record reflecting the making of such Revolving Credit Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans set forth on such applicable Note Record shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such Bank, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on such Note Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the rights and obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any Revolving Credit Note to make payments of principal of or interest on any Revolving Credit Note when due.

§2.3. Interest on Revolving Credit Loans; Facility Fee.

(a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto (unless earlier paid in accordance with §4.2) at a rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin.

(b) Each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto (unless earlier paid in accordance with §4.2) at a rate equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Eurodollar Margin.

(c) The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay interest on each Revolving Credit Loan in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect thereto.

 

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(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the accounts of the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages, a facility fee (the “Facility Fee”) calculated at the rate, expressed in basis points on the Total Commitment, which shall vary from time to time in relationship to variances in the Debt Ratings as set forth in the following table:

 

S&P

   

Moody’s

   

Facility Fee (bps)

A-or above

    A3 or above    20.0

BBB+

    Baa1    22.5

BBB

    Baa2    27.5

BBB-

    Baa3    35.0

Below BBB - or unrated

    Below Baa3 or unrated    45.0

In the event only one of S&P or Moody’s is one of the two Rating Agencies as required hereunder at the time of reference, the Debt Rating from the other Rating Agency for purposes of establishing the Facility Fee (bps) shall be the rating level utilized by such other Rating Agency which corresponds to the comparable rating levels set forth in the table above. In the event the Debt Ratings from the Rating Agencies are not equivalent, the Facility Fee (bps) will be determined (i) based on the higher of the two Debt Ratings if the lower Debt Rating is no more than one level lower than the higher Debt Rating, and (ii) based on the level that is one rating level higher than the lower Debt Rating if the lower Debt Rating is more than one level lower than the higher Debt Rating. Adjustments in the Facility Fee (bps) based upon a change in a Debt Rating level shall be effective on the first day following the change in such Debt Rating.

The Borrower shall notify the Agent in writing of any change in the Debt Rating as and when such change occurs.

The Facility Fee is payable in addition to all other fees due from Borrower in connection with this Agreement and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter commencing on the first such date following the Closing Date through the Maturity Date, with a final payment on the Maturity Date.

§2.4. Requests for Revolving Credit Loans.

The following provisions shall apply to each request by the Borrower for a Revolving Credit Loan:

(i) The Borrower shall submit a Completed Loan Request to the Agent and, following its receipt thereof, Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of its Commitment Percentage of the requested Revolving Credit Loan as set forth in §2.4(v). Except as otherwise provided herein, each Completed Loan Request shall be in a minimum amount of $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Completed Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall obligate the Borrower to accept the Revolving Credit Loans requested from the Banks on the proposed Drawdown Date, unless such Completed Loan Request is withdrawn (x) in the case of a request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date for such Loan, and (y) in the case of a request for a Base Rate Loan, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed Drawdown Date for such Loan.

 

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(ii) Each Completed Loan Request shall be delivered by the Borrower to the Agent by 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, and at least one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed Drawdown Date of any Base Rate Loan, and at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date of any Eurodollar Rate Loan.

(iii) Each Completed Loan Request shall include a completed writing in the form of Exhibit B hereto specifying: (1) the principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loan requested, (2) the proposed Drawdown Date of such Revolving Credit Loan, (3) the Interest Period applicable to such Revolving Credit Loan, and (4) the Type of such Revolving Credit Loan being requested. Further, each Completed Loan Request shall contain a certification by Borrower in the form set forth in Exhibit B which certifies (among other things) that, both before and after giving effect to such requested Revolving Credit Loan or Letter of Credit, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist and that after taking into account such requested Revolving Credit Loan or Letter of Credit, no Default or Event of Default will exist as of the Drawdown Date.

(iv) No Bank shall be obligated to fund any Revolving Credit Loan or issue any Letter of Credit unless:

(a) a Completed Loan Request has been timely received by the Agent as provided in subsections (i)-(iii) above; and

(b) both before and after giving effect to the Revolving Credit Loan to be made or Letter of Credit to be issued pursuant to the Completed Loan Request, all of the conditions contained in §12 shall have been satisfied (to the extent such conditions have not been waived and/or deferred in writing by the Agent and the required number of Banks prior to the initial advance) as of the Closing Date, with respect to the initial advance only, and all of the conditions set forth in §13 shall have been met, including, without limitation, the condition under §13.1 that there be no Default or Event of Default.

(v) The Agent will use its best efforts to notify each Bank of Agent’s receipt of a Completed Loan Request on the same day it is received by the Agent and will, absent circumstances outside of its control, so notify each Bank on the Business Day following the day a Completed Loan Request is received by Agent.

 

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(vi) In the event that, on any Drawdown Date, after giving effect to the requested Loan or Letter of Credit, Consolidated Total Indebtedness will exceed 60% (without exceeding 65%) of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value (with Consolidated Total Indebtedness and Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value being adjusted as set forth in §10.1) or Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness will exceed 60% (without exceeding 65%) of Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value (with Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness and Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value being adjusted as set forth in §10.4), then Borrower shall also attach to the Completed Loan Request (or the request for a Swingline Loan or Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice, as applicable), the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit G, in accordance with §§10.1 and 10.4.

§2.5. Conversion Options.

(a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert any outstanding Revolving Credit Loan to a Revolving Credit Loan of another Type, provided that (i) with respect to any such conversion of a Eurodollar Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan, the Borrower shall give the Agent at least three (3) Eurodollar Business Days’ prior written notice of such election, which notice must be received by the Agent by 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day; (ii) subject to the proviso at the end of this §2.5(a) and subject to §2.5(b) and §2.5(d), with respect to any conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Borrower shall give the Agent at least three (3) Eurodollar Business Days’ prior written notice of such election, which notice must be received by the Agent by 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day; and (iii) no Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Rate Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Following receipt of such notice from the Borrower, Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of such request by Borrower. All or any part of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of any Type may be converted as provided herein, provided that each Conversion Request relating to the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be for an amount equal to $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and shall be irrevocable by the Borrower.

(b) Any Revolving Credit Loan of any Type may be continued as such upon the expiration of the Interest Period with respect thereto (i) in the case of Base Rate Loans, by compliance by the Borrower with the notice provisions contained in §2.5(a)(ii) and (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, subject to the proviso at the end of this §2.5(b) and §2.5(d), automatically as set forth in §2.5(c), or by compliance by the Borrower with the notice provisions contained in §2.5(a)(ii); provided that no Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing but shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the first Interest Period relating thereto ending during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default. The Borrower shall notify the Agent promptly when any such automatic conversion contemplated by this §2.5(b) is scheduled to occur.

 

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(c) Subject to the provisions of §2.5(a), §2.5(b) and §2.5(d), in the event that the Borrower does not notify the Agent of its election hereunder with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan, such Loan shall be automatically converted to (or continued as) a Eurodollar Rate Loan having a 1-month Interest Period, at the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided, if such Revolving Credit Loan is a Base Rate Loan made at a point when the time between the end of the initial Interest Period for such Base Rate Loan and the making of such Base Rate Loan is less than three (3) Eurodollar Business Days, such Base Rate Loan shall continue as a Base Rate Loan and not be so converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan until the end of the Interest Period for such Base Rate Loan which next follows such Base Rate Loan’s initial Interest Period; and provided further, however, that nothing contained in the foregoing proviso shall limit or restrict Borrower’s right to convert such Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the end of such second Interest Period in accordance with §2.5(a)(ii).

(d) The Borrower may not request or elect a Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to §2.4, elect to convert a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan pursuant to §2.5(a) or elect to continue a Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to §2.5(b) and a Revolving Credit Loan shall not be automatically converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan, if, after giving effect thereto, there would be greater than six (6) Eurodollar Rate Loans then outstanding. Any Loan Request or Conversion Request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan that would create greater than six (6) Eurodollar Rate Loans outstanding shall be deemed to be a Loan Request or Conversion Request for a Base Rate Loan. By way of explanation of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower wishes to convert or continue two or more Loans into one Eurodollar Rate Loan on the same day and for identical Interest Periods (or borrow an additional Revolving Credit Loan simultaneously with converting or continuing a Revolving Credit Loan for identical Interest Periods), such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall constitute one single Eurodollar Rate Loan for purposes of this clause (d).

§2.6. Funds for Revolving Credit Loans. Subject to the other provisions of this §2, not later than 11:00 a.m. (Boston time) on the proposed Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loan, each of the Banks will make available to the Agent, at Agent’s Funding Office, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of the amount of the requested Revolving Credit Loan. Upon receipt from each Bank of such amount, the Agent will make available to the Borrower the aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Loan made available to the Agent by the Banks. All such funds received by the Agent by 11:00 a.m. (Boston Time) on any Business Day will be made available to the Borrower not later than 2:00 p.m. on the same Business Day; funds received after such time will be made available by not later than 11:00 a.m. on the next Business Day (provided that as to any Bank which is required to fund Revolving Credit Loans from its head office located in the Pacific Time Zone (U.S.), the preceding reference to ‘11:00 a.m.’ shall be deemed to be a reference to ‘1:00 p.m.’). The failure or refusal of any Bank to make available to the Agent at the aforesaid time and place on any Drawdown Date the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the requested Revolving Credit Loan shall not relieve any other Bank from its several obligation hereunder to make available to the Agent the amount of its Commitment Percentage of any requested

 

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Revolving Credit Loan but in no event shall the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) have any obligation to make any funding or shall any Bank be obligated to fund more than its Commitment Percentage of the requested Revolving Credit Loan or to increase its Commitment Percentage on account of such failure or otherwise.

§2.7. Reduction of Commitment. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent to reduce by $500,000 or an integral multiple thereof or terminate entirely the unborrowed portion of the then Total Commitment, whereupon the Commitments of the Banks shall be reduced pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages by the amount specified in such notice or, as the case may be, terminated. Upon the effective date of any such reduction or termination, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the respective accounts of the Banks the full amount of the Facility Fee then accrued and unpaid on the amount of the reduction. No reduction or termination of the Commitments may be reinstated. In the event the aggregate Commitments of the Banks have been reduced to zero ($0), no Letters of Credit are then issued and outstanding hereunder, and the Loans and all other Obligations outstanding or due hereunder have been paid or repaid in full in cash, this Agreement and the revolving credit facility shall automatically terminate (except as to those provisions hereof which expressly survive such termination), unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Agent and the Borrower. Agent shall promptly provide each Bank with copies of any notices received by Agent from Borrower under this §2.7.

§2.8. Swingline Loans.

(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and so long as the Swingline Lender does not have knowledge that any Default or Event of Default exists or will exist after giving effect to the applicable Swingline Loan, and the Borrower has delivered to the Agent a loan request in the form of Exhibit B hereto, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time from the Closing Date to, but not including, the Swingline Termination Date; provided, that the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any amount requested) at any time, shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the Total Commitment in effect at such time less the sum of (A) all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans at such time (after giving effect to all amounts requested), (B) the Maximum Drawing Amount and, without double-counting the portion, if any, of any Letter of Credit which is drawn and included in the Revolving Credit Loans or the Maximum Drawing Amount, all outstanding Reimbursement Obligations at such time, and (C) all outstanding Bid Rate Loans at such time, and (ii) the Swingline Commitment at such time. Swingline Loans hereunder may be used in anticipation of borrowing Revolving Credit Loans, Bid Rate Loans and for other short-term requirements and shall be repaid in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Swingline Loan must be for an amount equal to at least $1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $100,000 and shall be evidenced by the Swingline Note. The Swingline Lender shall initiate the transfer of funds representing the Swingline Loan to the Borrower by 4:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the Business Day of the requested borrowing, so

 

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long as the Swingline Loan has been requested by the Borrower no later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston time) on such Business Day. In no event shall the number of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time exceed three (3). All Swingline Loans shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Base Rate Margin. The Borrower unconditionally promises to pay interest on each Swingline Loan in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect thereto.

(b) Repayment. The Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally promises to repay the outstanding principal amount of each Swingline Loan and all accrued interest and charges thereon (the “Swingline Loan Amount”) on the earliest to occur of: (i) the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date on which the Swingline Loan is advanced or (ii) the Swingline Termination Date; provided, the Borrower shall have the right to prepay Swingline Loans without penalty or any prepayment charge.

(c) Refunding and Conversion of Swingline Loans to Revolving Credit Loans.

(i) On the maturity of each Swingline Loan (which shall be no longer than the period for repayment set forth above in §2.8(b)), the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested on such date a Revolving Credit Loan comprised solely of a Base Rate Loan in a principal amount equal to the Swingline Loan Amount in order to repay such Swingline Loan. Such refundings of the Swingline Loan through the funding of such Revolving Credit Loans shall be made by the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages and shall thereafter be reflected as Revolving Credit Loans of the Banks on the books and records of the Agent.

(ii) If a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all Swingline Loans shall be refunded by the Banks on demand by the Swingline Lender, in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested on such date of demand a Revolving Credit Loan comprised solely of a Base Rate Loan in a principal amount equal to the Swingline Loan Amount for such Swingline Loans. Such refundings of the Swingline Loans through the funding of such Revolving Credit Loans shall be made by the Banks in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages and shall thereafter be reflected as Revolving Credit Loans of the Banks on the books and records of the Agent.

(iii) Each Bank shall fund its respective Commitment Percentage of Revolving Credit Loans (and the Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swingline Loans) as required to so repay Swingline Loans outstanding to the Swingline Lender upon such deemed request or demand by the Swingline Lender but in no event later than 2:00 p.m. (Boston time) on the next succeeding Business Day after such deemed request or demand is made. No Bank’s obligation to fund its respective Commitment Percentage of the repayment of a Swingline Loan shall be affected by any other Bank’s failure to fund its Commitment Percentage of such repayment, nor shall any Bank’s Commitment Percentage be increased as a result of any such failure of any other Bank to fund its Commitment

 

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Percentage. To the extent any Bank does not fund its respective Commitment Percentage of any Revolving Credit Loan to the Borrower pursuant to this §2.8(c)(iii), such Bank shall be deemed a Delinquent Bank and the Borrower shall repay such amounts to the Swingline Lender in accordance with the provisions of §4.3 as if such Loan were a Revolving Credit Loan for which a Bank did not remit its share to the Agent. If any portion of any such amount paid to the Swingline Lender shall be recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower from the Swingline Lender in bankruptcy or otherwise, the loss of the amount so recovered shall be ratably shared among all the Banks.

(iv) If at any time the Borrower receives notice from the Swingline Lender that the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding (including the Swingline Loan for which demand for payment is then made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this subsection), plus the Maximum Drawing Amount and, plus, without double-counting the portion, if any, of any Letter of Credit which is drawn and included in the Revolving Credit Loans or the Maximum Drawing Amount, all outstanding Reimbursement Obligations at such time, plus all outstanding Bid Rate Loans at such time, equals or exceeds the Total Commitment at such time the Borrower shall repay the amount of such excess upon demand by the Swingline Lender, which payment shall be applied first to the Swingline Loans, second to the Revolving Credit Loans and thereafter to the Bid Rate Loans.

(v) Each Bank acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to refund Swingline Loans with Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with the terms of this §2.8 is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including, in any event, non-satisfaction of any conditions set forth in this Agreement pertaining to advances of Revolving Credit Loans hereunder, except to the limited extent expressly referred to in the first sentence of §2.8(a). Further, each Bank agrees and acknowledges that if, prior to the refunding of any outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to this §2.8, one of the events described in §§14.1(g) or (h) shall have occurred, each Bank will, on the date the applicable Revolving Credit Loan would have been made pursuant to §2.8(c)(i) or (ii), purchase an undivided participating interest in the Swingline Loan to be refunded in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of such Swingline Loan Amount. Each Bank will immediately transfer to the Swingline Lender, in immediately available funds, the amount of its participation. Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Bank such Bank’s participating interest in a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account thereof, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Bank its participating interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Bank’s participating interest was outstanding and funded).

(vi) Each Bank’s Commitment Percentage applicable to any Swingline Loan shall be identical to its Commitment Percentage applicable to Revolving Credit Loans.

 

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§2.9. Bid Rate Advances.

(a) Each Bank severally agrees that, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Borrower may request and receive Bid Rate Advances under this §2.9 from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the date hereof until the date occurring 30 days prior to the Maturity Date in the manner set forth below; provided, however, that:

(i) following the making of each Bid Rate Advance, the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, plus the aggregate amount of all Swingline Loans then outstanding, plus the aggregate amount of all Bid Rate Advances then outstanding (including the requested Bid Rate Advance), plus the Maximum Drawing Amount and, without double-counting the portion, if any, of any Letter of Credit which is drawn and included in the Revolving Credit Loans or the Maximum Drawing Amount, plus all outstanding Reimbursement Obligations at such time, shall not exceed the Total Commitment in effect at such time;

(ii) at no time shall the aggregate amount of all Bid Rate Advances then outstanding (including the requested Bid Rate Advance) exceed the Bid Rate Maximum Amount; and

(iii) at the time the Borrower requests a Bid Rate Advance and after giving effect to the making thereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) The procedures for the solicitation and acceptance of Bid Rate Loans are set forth below (with the references to time of day meaning New York, New York time):

(i) The Borrower may request a Bid Rate Advance under this §2.9(b) by giving the Agent irrevocable notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2 (a “Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice”), specifying the date and aggregate amount of the proposed Bid Rate Advance, the maturity date for repayment of each Bid Rate Loan to be made as part of such Bid Rate Advance (which maturity date may not be earlier than, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the date occurring one day, and in the case of an Indexed Rate Auction, the date occurring seven days, after the date of the related Bid Rate Advance or later than, in either case, the earlier of the day occurring 180 days after the date of such Bid Rate Advance and the Maturity Date), and any other terms to be applicable to such Bid Rate Advance, not later than 11:00 a.m. (A) in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, one (1) Business Day prior to the date of the proposed Bid Rate Advance, and (B) in the case of an Indexed Rate Auction, four (4) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed Bid Rate

 

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Advance. Each Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice shall also include a certification by Borrower in the form set forth in Exhibit D-2 which certifies (among other things) that, both before and after giving effect to such requested Bid Rate Advance, each of the conditions to borrowing set forth in §13 have been satisfied, including, without limitation, in §13.1. The Agent shall, promptly following its receipt of a Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice under this §2.9(b), notify each Bank of such request by sending such Bank a copy of such Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice.

(ii) Each Bank may, if, in its sole discretion, it elects to do so, irrevocably offer to make one or more Bid Rate Loans to the Borrower as part of such proposed Bid Rate Advance at a rate or rates of interest specified by such Bank in its sole discretion, by providing written notice to the Agent (which shall give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower), before 10:30 a.m. (or if such Bank is serving as the Agent, before 10:00 a.m.) on (A) the date of such proposed Bid Rate Advance, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, and (B) the date that is three Business Days before the date of such proposed Bid Rate Advance, in the case of an Indexed Rate Auction, in the form of Exhibit D-3 attached hereto (the “Competitive Bid Notice”) of the minimum amount and maximum amount of each Bid Rate Loan which such Bank would be willing to make as part of such proposed Bid Rate Advance (which amounts may, subject to the proviso to the first sentence of §2.9(a), exceed such Bank’s Commitment) and the rate or rates of interest therefor.

Any Competitive Bid Notice shall be disregarded and given no effect if it contains qualifying or conditional language, proposes terms and conditions other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice or arrives after the time set forth above for its receipt by the Agent.

(iii) The Borrower shall, in turn, before (A) 1:00 p.m. on the date of such proposed Bid Rate Advance, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, and (B) 1:00 p.m. three Business Days before the date of such proposed Bid Rate Advance, in the case of an Indexed Rate Auction, either:

(x) cancel such Bid Rate Advance by giving the Agent notice to that effect, or

(y) accept one or more of the offers made by any Bank or Banks pursuant to §2.9(b), in its sole discretion and subject to §2.9(d), by giving notice, in the form of Exhibit D-4 attached hereto, to the Agent of the amount of each Bid Rate Loan to be made by each Bank as part of such Bid Rate Advance, and reject any remaining offers made by Banks pursuant to §2.9(b)(ii) by giving the Agent notice to that effect.

 

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(iv) If the Borrower notifies the Agent that such Bid Rate Advance is canceled pursuant to §2.9(b)(iii)(x), the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Banks and such Bid Rate Advance shall not be made.

(v) If the Borrower accepts one or more of the offers made by any Bank or Banks pursuant to §2.9(b)(iii)(y), the Agent shall in turn promptly notify (A) each Bank that has made an offer as described in §2.9(b)(ii) of the date, and aggregate amount of such Bid Rate Advance and whether or not any offer or offers made by such Bank pursuant to §2.9(b)(ii) have been accepted by the Borrower and (B) each Bank that is to make a Bid Rate Loan as part of such Bid Rate Advance, of the amount of each Bid Rate Loan to be made by such Bank as part of such Bid Rate Advance. Each Bank that is to make a Bid Rate Loan as part of such Bid Rate Advance shall, not later than the specified remittance time (as set forth in the notice received from the Agent pursuant to clause (B) of the preceding sentence) on the date of such Bid Rate Advance specified in the notice received from the Agent pursuant to clause (B) of the preceding sentence, make available to the Agent such Bank’s portion of such Bid Rate Advance, in same day funds. After receipt by the Agent of such funds and provided that the conditions in §13 are satisfied and the Borrower has delivered to the Agent the certificate referred to in §2.4(iv)(c) as if all references in §2.4(iv)(c) to Revolving Credit Loans were to Bid Rate Loans, the Agent will make such funds available to the Borrower upon execution and delivery to the applicable Bank (with a copy to the Agent) by the Borrower of a Bid Rate Note evidencing such Bid Rate Loan (and the provisions set forth in the last two sentences of §2.2 relating to Revolving Credit Notes shall apply equally to the Bid Rate Notes). Promptly after each Bid Rate Advance the Agent will notify each Bank of such Bid Rate Advance.

(vi) If the Borrower accepts one or more of the offers made by any Bank or Banks pursuant to §2.9(b)(iii)(y) and fails to borrow any Bid Rate Loan so accepted, the Borrower shall indemnify the Bank funding such Loan against any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Bank to fund or maintain such unborrowed Bid Rate Loans, including, without limitation, Eurodollar Breakage Costs and other compensation, if any, as provided in §5.9.

(vii) A Bid Rate Advance fee of $750.00 shall be payable by the Borrower to the Agent, for the account of the Agent, with respect to and concurrently with the delivery of each Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice.

 

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(c) Each Bid Rate Advance shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and, following the making of each Bid Rate Advance, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the limitation set forth in the proviso to §2.9(a).

(d) Each acceptance by the Borrower pursuant to §2.9(b)(iii)(y) of the offers made in response to a Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice shall be treated as an acceptance of such offers in ascending order of the rates or margins, as applicable, at which the same were made but if, as a result thereof, two or more offers at the same such rate or margin would be partially accepted, then the amounts of the Bid Rate Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted shall be treated as being the amounts which bear the same proportion to one another as the respective amounts of the Bid Rate Loans so offered bear to one another but, in each case, rounded as the Agent may consider necessary to ensure that the amount of each such Bid Rate Loan is $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(e) Within the limits and on the conditions set forth in this §2.9, the Borrower may from time to time borrow under this §2.9, repay pursuant to §2.9(f), and reborrow under this §2.9.

(f) The Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay to the Agent for the account of each Bank which has made a Bid Rate Loan to it, on the maturity date of such Bid Rate Loan (such maturity date being that specified by the Borrower for repayment of such Bid Rate Loan in the related Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice) or such earlier date to which the maturity of such Bid Rate Loan has been accelerated hereunder, the then unpaid principal amount of such Bid Rate Loan and all accrued but unpaid interest thereon. The Borrower shall have no right to prepay any principal amount of any Bid Rate Loan unless, and then only on the terms, specified by the Borrower for such Bid Rate Loan in the related Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice and subject to payment of Eurodollar Breakage Costs and other compensation, if any, as provided in §5.9.

(g) The Borrower shall, and hereby absolutely and unconditionally promises to, pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Bid Rate Loan made to it, from the date of such Bid Rate Loan to the date the principal amount of such Bid Rate Loan is repaid in full, at the rate of interest for such Bid Rate Loan specified by the Bank making such Bid Rate Loan in the related notice submitted by such Bank pursuant to §2.9(b)(ii), payable on the interest payment date or dates specified by the Borrower for such Bid Rate Loan in the related Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice and on any date on which such Bid Rate Loan is prepaid, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. In the event the term of any Bid Rate Loan shall be longer than three months, interest thereon shall be payable not less frequently than once each three-month period during such term. Interest on Bid Rate Loans shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year.

 

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(h) Each Existing Bid Rate Advance, upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, shall automatically be deemed to be a Bid Rate Advance made under and pursuant to this Agreement for all purposes.

§2.10. Increases in Total Commitment. The Borrower shall have the right to cause the Total Commitment to increase, from time to time, in minimum increments of $50,000,000 up to an aggregate increase amount not at any time exceeding $250,000,000 (the “Increase”), in which event the Agent will amend Schedule 2 to reflect the increased Commitment of each Bank, if any, that has agreed in writing to an increase and to add any third party financial institution that may have become a party to, and a “Bank” under, this Agreement in connection with the Increase; provided, however, that it shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Increase that the Increase Conditions shall have been satisfied. In the event that the Increase results in any change to the Commitment Percentage of any Bank, then on the effective date of such Increase in the Total Commitment (i) any new Bank, and any existing Bank whose Commitment has increased, shall pay to the Agent such amounts as are necessary to fund its new or increased Commitment Percentage of all existing Revolving Credit Loans, (ii) the Agent will use the proceeds thereof to pay to all Banks whose Commitment Percentage is decreasing such amounts as are necessary so that each such Bank’s participation in existing Revolving Credit Loans will be equal to its adjusted Commitment Percentage, and (iii) if the effective date of such Increase in the Total Commitment occurs on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable to any outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Borrower will be responsible for Eurodollar Breakage Costs and any other amounts payable pursuant to §5.9 on account of the payments made pursuant to clause (ii) above. In no event shall any Bank be required to participate in an Increase.

§2.11. Extension of Revolving Credit Maturity Date. At least 30 days but in no event more than 90 days prior to June 24, 2014, the Borrower, by written notice to the Agent (with copies for each Bank), may request an extension of the Maturity Date by a period of one year from the Maturity Date then in effect (the “Extension”). The Extension shall become effective on June 24, 2014 so long as (i) the Borrower has paid to the Agent on such date, for the ratable accounts of the Banks, an extension fee in an amount equal to 20 basis points on the Total Commitment in effect on such date (“Extension Fee”), and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on such date and all representations and warranties contained in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct as of such date (except (i) to the extent of changes resulting from transactions contemplated or not prohibited by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, (ii) to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date and (iii) to the extent otherwise represented by the Borrower with respect to the representation set forth in §7.10). The notice referred to in the first sentence of this §2.11 shall constitute and shall be deemed to be a certification by the Borrower as to the truth and accuracy of the statements contained in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.

 

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§3. LETTERS OF CREDIT.

§3.1. Letter of Credit Commitments.

§3.1.1. Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the execution and delivery by the Borrower of a letter of credit application on the Fronting Bank’s customary form as part of a Completed Loan Request (a “Letter of Credit Application”), the Fronting Bank on behalf of the Banks and in reliance upon the agreement of the Banks set forth in §3.1.4 and upon the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained herein, agrees, in its individual capacity, to issue, extend and renew for the account of the Borrower (or, so long as Borrower remains fully liable on the applicable Letter of Credit Application, for the account of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower or a Partially-Owned Entity) one or more letters of credit (individually, a “Letter of Credit”), in such form as may be requested from time to time by the Borrower and reasonably agreed to by the Fronting Bank; provided, however, that, after giving effect to such Completed Loan Request, (a) the Maximum Drawing Amount plus all Reimbursement Obligations (to the extent, if any, not yet deemed a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §3.3), shall not exceed $300,000,000 at any one time and (b) the sum of (i) the Maximum Drawing Amount and, without double counting, all Reimbursement Obligations (to the extent, if any, not yet deemed a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §3.3) and (ii) the amount of all Loans (including Swingline Loans and Bid Rate Loans) outstanding shall not exceed the Total Commitment in effect at such time. It is acknowledged that the Existing Letters of Credit are to be treated as Letters of Credit hereunder for all purposes, including, without limitation, with respect to the Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower under §3.2 and the funding obligations of the Banks under §3.3. As this Agreement constitutes an entire amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, it is acknowledged and agreed that BOA shall not, and shall not have any obligation to, issue any further Letters of Credit under the Existing Credit Agreement. The Fronting Bank shall not issue any Letter of Credit if any Bank is at that time a Delinquent Bank, unless the Fronting Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the Fronting Bank (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Bank to eliminate the Fronting Bank’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to §5.12.1(d)) with respect to the Delinquent Bank arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other Letter of Credit Obligations as to which the Fronting Bank has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

§3.1.2. Letter of Credit Applications. Each Letter of Credit Application shall be completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent and the Fronting Bank. In the event that any provision of any Letter of Credit Application shall be inconsistent with any provision of this Agreement (including provisions applicable to a Completed Loan Request) or shall impose additional financial or other material obligations (other than technical, administrative and ministerial obligations, whether relating to the mechanics of a draw under a Letter of Credit or otherwise), then the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent of any such inconsistency or additional material obligation, govern.

 

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§3.1.3. Terms of Letters of Credit. Each Letter of Credit issued, extended or renewed hereunder shall, among other things, (i) provide for the payment of sight drafts for honor thereunder when presented in accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described therein, and (ii) have an expiry date no later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Fronting Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.

§3.1.4. Obligations of Banks with respect to Letters of Credit. Each Bank severally agrees that it shall be absolutely liable, without regard to the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or any other condition precedent whatsoever, to the extent of such Bank’s Commitment Percentage, to reimburse the Fronting Bank on demand pursuant to §3.3 for the amount of each draft paid by the Fronting Bank under each Letter of Credit to the extent that such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to §3.2 (such agreement for a Bank being called herein the “Letter of Credit Participation” of such Bank). Each such payment made by a Bank shall be treated as a purchase by such Bank of a participation in the Fronting Bank’s interest in such Letter of Credit and each Bank shall share, in accordance with its respective Commitment Percentage, in any interest which accrues and is payable by the Borrower pursuant to §3.2 or otherwise in connection with such Letter of Credit.

§3.1.5. Fronting Bank. Notwithstanding the definition of Fronting Bank, in the event that the Borrower reasonably determines that it would be beneficial to have a Letter of Credit issued by a Bank with a higher rating than BOA has at any applicable time of reference (as determined by Moody’s or S&P), or for any other reason acceptable to the Agent, the Borrower shall have the right to elect any Bank having a higher rating than BOA (or such other applicable Bank) as the Fronting Bank for that particular Letter of Credit, provided that no Bank other than BOA shall be required to be a Fronting Bank.

§3.2. Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower. In order to induce the Fronting Bank to issue, extend and renew each Letter of Credit and the Banks to participate therein, the Borrower hereby agrees, except as contemplated in §3.3, to reimburse or pay to the Fronting Bank, for the account of the Fronting Bank or (as the case may be) the Banks, with respect to each Letter of Credit issued, extended or renewed by the Fronting Bank hereunder,

(a) except as otherwise expressly provided in §3.2(b) and (c) or §3.3, promptly upon notification by the Fronting Bank or the Agent that any draft presented under such Letter of Credit is honored by the Fronting Bank, or the Fronting Bank otherwise makes a payment with respect thereto, (i) the amount paid by the Fronting Bank under or with respect to such Letter of Credit, and (ii) any amounts payable pursuant to §5.6 under, or with respect to, such Letter of Credit,

 

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(b) upon the reduction (but not termination) of the Total Commitment to an amount less than the then Maximum Drawing Amount (after taking into account all outstanding Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, if any (without double counting)), an amount equal to such difference, which amount shall be held by the Agent in an interest-bearing account (with interest to be added to such account) as Cash Collateral for the benefit of the Banks and the Agent for all Reimbursement Obligations, and

(c) upon the termination of the Total Commitment, or the acceleration of the Reimbursement Obligations with respect to all Letters of Credit in accordance with §14, an amount equal to the then Maximum Drawing Amount on all Letters of Credit, which amount shall be held by the Agent in an interest-bearing account (with interest to be added to such account) as Cash Collateral for the benefit of the Banks and the Agent for all Reimbursement Obligations.

Each such payment shall be made to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks at the Agent’s Funding Office in immediately available funds. Interest on any and all amounts not converted to a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §3.3 and remaining unpaid by the Borrower under this §3.2 at any time from the date such amounts become due and payable (whether as stated in this §3.2, by acceleration or otherwise) until payment in full (whether before or after judgment) shall be payable to the Agent for the benefit of the Banks on demand at the rate specified in §5.10 for overdue principal on the Loans.

§3.3. Letter of Credit Payments; Funding of a Loan.

(a) If any draft shall be presented or other demand for payment shall be made under any Letter of Credit, the Fronting Bank will use its best efforts to notify the Borrower and the Agent (who will use its best efforts to promptly notify each of the Banks), on or before the date the Fronting Bank intends to honor such drawing, of the date and amount of the draft presented or demand for payment and of the date and time when it expects to pay such draft or honor such demand for payment and, except to the extent the amount of such draft becomes a Revolving Credit Loan as set forth in this §3.3, Borrower shall reimburse Agent, as set forth in §3.2. Notwithstanding anything contained in §3.2 or this §3.3 to the contrary, however, unless Borrower shall have notified the Agent and Fronting Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of such drawing that Borrower intends to reimburse Fronting Bank for the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans, Borrower shall be deemed to have timely given a Completed Loan Request pursuant to §2.4 to Agent, requesting a Base Rate Loan on the date on which such drawing is honored and in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in §2.4(i) for the principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower may thereafter convert any such Base Rate Loan to a Revolving Credit Loan of another Type in accordance with §2.5. Each Bank shall, in accordance with §2.6, make available such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loan to Agent, the proceeds of which shall be applied directly by Agent to reimburse Fronting Bank for the amount of such

 

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draw. In the event that any Bank fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loan on the date of any drawing, Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Bank plus any additional amounts payable under §2.6(b) in the event of a late funding by a Bank. The Fronting Bank is irrevocably authorized by the Borrower and each of the Banks to honor draws on each Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof in accordance with the terms of such Letter of Credit. The responsibility of the Agent to the Borrower and the Banks shall be only to determine that the documents (including each draft) delivered under each Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment shall be in conformity in all material respects with such Letter of Credit.

(b) With respect to any payment under any Letter of Credit that is not fully refinanced by a Base Rate Loan because the conditions set forth in §13 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the Fronting Bank a Reimbursement Obligation in the amount that is not so refinanced, which Reimbursement Obligation shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from and after the date that is five (5) Business Days after the date of such demand. In such event, each Bank’s payment to the Agent for the account of the Fronting Bank pursuant to §3.1.4 shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such Reimbursement Obligation and shall constitute an advance from such Bank in satisfaction of its participation obligation pursuant to §3.1.4; provided, however, that, in all cases subject to §5.12.1(d), in respect of any payment under a Letter of Credit, the maximum amount that any Bank shall be required to fund, whether as a Base Rate Loan pursuant to §3.3(a) or as a participation, shall not exceed such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of such payment.

§3.4. Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this §3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of the account party in whose name a Letter of Credit is issued pursuant to a Letter of Credit Application executed by Borrower or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or any condition precedent whatsoever or any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have had against the Agent, any Bank or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit. The Borrower further agrees with the Agent and the Banks that the Agent and the Banks shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under §3.2 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon (so long as the documents delivered under each Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment shall be in the form required by, and in conformity in all material respects with, such Letter of Credit), even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower, the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any financing institution or other party to whom any Letter of Credit may be transferred, or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrower against the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee. The Agent and the Banks shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or

 

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omitted by the Agent or any Bank under or in connection with each Letter of Credit and the related drafts and documents, if done in good faith and absent gross negligence, shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not result in any liability on the part of the Agent or any Bank to the Borrower.

§3.5. Reliance by Issuer. The Fronting Bank shall act on behalf of the Banks with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the Fronting Bank shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Agent in §16 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Fronting Bank in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in §16 included the Fronting Bank with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the Fronting Bank. To the extent not inconsistent with §3.4, the Agent and any Fronting Bank shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, any Letter of Credit, draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The Agent and any Fronting Bank shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this §3 (other than the issuance of a Letter of Credit pursuant to a Letter of Credit Application and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Banks (or such other number or percentage of the Banks as may be required by this Agreement) as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent and any Fronting Bank shall in all cases be fully protected by the Banks in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this §3 in accordance with a request of the Required Banks (or such other number or percentage of the Banks as may be required by this Agreement), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Banks and all future holders of the Notes or of a Letter of Credit Participation.

§3.6. Letter of Credit Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent a fee (in each case, a “Letter of Credit Fee”) in an amount equal to the Applicable Letter of Credit Percentage of the undrawn amount of each outstanding Letter of Credit (as calculated with respect to each Letter of Credit’s Maximum Drawing Amount), which fee (a) shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter, with a final payment on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date or any earlier date on which the Commitments shall terminate (which Letter of Credit Fee shall be pro-rated for any calendar quarter in which such Letter of Credit is issued, drawn upon or otherwise reduced or terminated) and (b) shall be for the accounts of the Banks as follows: (i) an amount equal to 0.125% per annum of the Letter of Credit Fee shall be for the account of the Fronting Bank and (ii) the remainder of the Letter of Credit Fee shall be for the accounts of the Banks (including the Fronting Bank as a Bank) pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages;

 

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provided, however, any Letter of Credit Fee otherwise payable for the account of a Delinquent Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Delinquent Bank has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the Fronting Bank pursuant to §5.12.2 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to the other Banks in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Commitment Percentages allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to §5.12.1(d), with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to the Fronting Bank for its own account. In addition, Borrower shall pay to the Fronting Bank, for its own account, an amount equal to the Fronting Bank’s reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and/or administration of the Letters of Credit.

§4. REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS.

§4.1. Maturity. In addition to, and without limiting, the provisions of §2.8(b) and §2.9(f), the Borrower promises to pay on the Maturity Date, and there shall become absolutely due and payable on the Maturity Date, all unpaid principal of the Revolving Credit Loans and each other Loan, if any, outstanding on such date, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, the unpaid balance of the Facility Fee accrued through such date, and any and all other unpaid amounts due under this Agreement, the Notes or any other of the Loan Documents.

§4.2. Optional Repayments of Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall have the right, at its election, to prepay the outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, in whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium; provided that the outstanding amount of any Eurodollar Rate Loans may not be prepaid unless the Borrower pays the Eurodollar Breakage Costs for each Eurodollar Rate Loan so prepaid at the time of such prepayment. The Borrower shall give the Agent no later than 10:00 a.m., New York, New York time, at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice of any prepayment pursuant to this §4.2 of any Base Rate Loans, and at least three (3) Eurodollar Business Days’ notice of any proposed prepayment pursuant to this §4.2 of Eurodollar Rate Loans, specifying the proposed date of prepayment of Revolving Credit Loans and the principal amount to be prepaid. Each such partial prepayment of the Loans shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Loans then being repaid, shall be accompanied by the payment of all charges, if any, outstanding on all Revolving Credit Loans so prepaid and of all accrued interest on the principal prepaid to the date of payment, and shall be applied, in the absence of instruction by the Borrower, first to the principal of Base Rate Loans and then to the principal of Eurodollar Rate Loans.

§4.3 Mandatory Repayment of Loans. If at any time the sum of the outstanding amount of the Loans, plus the Maximum Drawing Amount, plus without double-counting any Revolving Credit Loans, the outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, if any, exceeds the Total Commitment at such time, the Borrower shall, within fifteen (15) days after receiving notice of such excess from the Agent pay to the Agent an amount in cash and/or Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Obligations necessary to eliminate such excess,

 

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such amount to be applied, in the absence of instruction by the Borrower, (x) first to the repayment of Swingline Loans, second to the repayment of Revolving Credit Loans and third to the repayment of Bid Rate Loans and (y) with respect to any such payments of Revolving Credit Loans, first to the principal of Base Rate Loans and then to the principal of Eurodollar Rate Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Obligations pursuant to this §4.3 unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans the aggregate amount of all Obligations exceeds the Total Commitment then in effect.

§5. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.

§5.1. Funds for Payments.

§5.1.1 General.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made to the Agent, for the respective accounts of the Banks or (as the case may be) the Agent, at the Agent’s Funding Office, in each case in Dollars and in immediately available funds. The Borrower shall make each payment of principal of and interest on the Loans and of fees hereunder and Reimbursement Obligations which are not converted to a Loan hereunder not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the due date thereof. The Agent will promptly distribute to each Bank its pro rata share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Bank’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b) All payments by the Borrower hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of and without deduction for any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings, compulsory liens, restrictions or conditions of any nature except as set forth in §5.2.

§5.1.2. Funding by Banks; Presumption by Agent. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the proposed Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loan that such Bank will not make available to the Agent the amount of such Bank’s Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Loan to be made on such Drawdown Date, the Agent may assume that such Bank has made such share available on such date in accordance with §2.6 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Bank has not in fact made its share of the applicable Revolving Credit Loan available to the Agent, then the applicable Bank and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Agent forthwith on

 

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demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Bank, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Bank shall pay such interest to the Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Bank pays its share of the applicable Committed Borrowing to the Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Bank’s Committed Loan included in such Committed Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Bank that shall have failed to make such payment to the Agent.

§5.1.3. Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Agent. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Agent for the account of the Banks or the Fronting Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Banks or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Banks or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Bank or the Fronting Bank, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A notice of the Agent to any Bank or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection shall be prima facie evidence that such amount is due and owing.

§5.1.4. Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Bank makes available to the Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Bank as provided in §§ 2 and 3 above, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Agent because the conditions applicable to advance of funds for such Loan set forth in §§ 12 and 13 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Bank) to such Bank, without interest.

§5.1.5. Obligations of Banks Several. The obligations of the Banks hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments pursuant to §17(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Bank to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under §17(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Bank of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Bank shall be responsible for the failure of any other Bank to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under §17(c).

 

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§5.1.6. Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Bank to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Bank that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

§5.1.7. Sharing of Payments by Banks. If any Bank shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of the Loans made by it, or the participations in Letters of Credit or in Swingline Loans held by it resulting in such Bank’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of such Loans or participations and accrued interest thereon greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Bank receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in the Letter of Credit Participations and Swingline Loans of the other Banks, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Banks ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided that:

(a) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(b) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Delinquent Bank), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in §5.11.3, or (z) any payment obtained by a Bank as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in Letter of Credit Participations or Swingline Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Bank acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Bank were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

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§5.2. Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall to the extent permitted by applicable laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable laws require the Borrower or the Agent to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such laws as determined by the Borrower or the Agent, as the case may be, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii) If the Borrower or the Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States Federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Agent, Bank or Fronting Bank, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (i) and (ii) above, (x) Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to the Agent, any Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, with respect to any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (1) that are attributable to such Person’s failure to comply with the requirements of §5, or (2) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Person that are Excluded Taxes; and (y) Borrower shall not be required to compensate the Agent, any Bank or the Fronting Bank pursuant to this Section for any additional sums payable under this Section, including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that Agent, such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, notifies Borrower of the Change in Law or other event giving rise to such additional sums and of Agent’s, such Bank’s or the Fronting Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable laws.

(c) Tax Indemnifications.

(i) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, the Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Agent, each Bank and the Fronting Bank, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts

 

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payable under this Section) withheld or deducted by the Borrower or the Agent or paid by the Agent, such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The Borrower shall also, and does hereby, indemnify the Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for any amount which a Bank or the Fronting Bank for any reason fails to pay indefeasibly to the Agent as required by clause (ii) of this subsection. A certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Bank or the Fronting Bank (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Bank or the Fronting Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. If any amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to this §5.2(c) shall be recovered and received from a Governmental Authority by the Agent, the applicable Bank(s) and/or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, the same shall be paid to the Borrower net of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent, such Bank(s) or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such amounts). If the Borrower determines in its good faith judgment that a reasonable basis exists for contesting an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the Agent, the applicable Bank(s) and/or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, shall reasonably cooperate with the Borrower in challenging such Indemnified Tax or Other Taxes, and the Agent, the applicable Bank(s) and/or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, shall assign its right to any claim for a refund of such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes to the Borrower so long as it has determined in its discretion that such assignment would not be adverse to it; provided that neither the Agent nor the Fronting Bank or any Bank(s) shall be required to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person; and provided further that nothing in this sentence shall require the Agent or Fronting Bank or any Bank(s) not to withhold and pay over to the applicable Governmental Authority any Taxes subject to such challenge.

(ii) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each Bank and the Fronting Bank shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Borrower and the Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities, penalties, interest and expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Borrower or the Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Borrower or the Agent by any Governmental Authority as a result of the failure by such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, to deliver, or as a result of the inaccuracy, inadequacy or deficiency of, any documentation required to be delivered by such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, to the Borrower or the Agent pursuant to subsection (e). Each Bank and the Fronting Bank hereby authorizes the Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Agent under this clause (ii). The agreements in this clause (ii) shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Bank or the Fronting Bank, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

 

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(d) Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Borrower or the Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this §5.2, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent or the Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Agent, as the case may be.

(e) Status of Banks; Tax Documentation.

(i) Each Bank shall deliver to the Borrower and to the Agent, at the time or times prescribed by applicable laws or when reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable laws or by the taxing authorities of any jurisdiction and such other reasonably requested information as will permit the Borrower or the Agent, as the case may be, to determine (A) whether or not payments made hereunder or under any other Loan Document are subject to Taxes, (B) if applicable, the required rate of withholding or deduction, and (C) such Bank’s entitlement to any available exemption from, or reduction of, applicable Taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Bank by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise to establish such Bank’s status for withholding tax purposes in the applicable jurisdiction.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States,

(A) any Bank that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by applicable laws or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent, as the case may be, to determine whether or not such Bank is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements; and

(B) each Foreign Lender that is entitled under the Code or any applicable treaty to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Bank under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

(I) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

 

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(II) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI,

(III) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation,

(IV) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, or

(V) executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable laws as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable laws to permit the Borrower or the Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

(iii) Each Foreign Lender shall provide, promptly upon the reasonable demand of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any information, form or document, fully and accurately completed, that may be required in order to allow the requesting party to make payments under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax otherwise required to be withheld or assessed under FATCA and shall (and shall cause other persons acting on its behalf to) comply with any information gathering requirements and reporting requirements (including entering into any agreement with the United States Internal Revenue Service), in each case, that are required to obtain a complete exemption from any U.S. withholding taxes under FATCA with respect to payments received by or on behalf of such Foreign Lender.

(iv) Each Bank shall promptly (A) notify the Borrower and the Agent of any change in circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction, and (B) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judgment of such Bank, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its Lending Office) to avoid any requirement of applicable laws of any jurisdiction that the Borrower or the Agent make any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable to such Bank.

 

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(v) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount pursuant to this §5.2 to any Bank that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or the Agent, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, if such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection (e). If any such Bank fails to deliver the above forms or other documentation to the extent required hereunder, then the Borrower may withhold from such payment to such Bank such amounts as are required by the Code. In the event of any such failure, if any Governmental Authority asserts that the Borrower did not properly withhold or backup withhold, as the case may be, any tax or other amount from payments made to or for the account of any Bank, such Bank shall indemnify the Borrower therefor, including all penalties and interest, any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable by or to the Borrower under this Section, and costs and expenses (including all fees and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel and the allocated cost of internal legal services and all disbursements of internal counsel) of the Borrower.

(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. Unless required by applicable laws, at no time shall the Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Bank or the Fronting Bank, or have any obligation to pay to any Bank or the Fronting Bank, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be. If the Agent, any Bank or the Fronting Bank has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent, such Bank or the Fronting Bank, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Agent, such Bank or the Fronting Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower to the Agent, such Bank or the Fronting Bank in the event the Agent, such Bank or the Fronting Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require the Agent, any Bank or the Fronting Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

(g) Banks’ Confirmation. The Banks, each severally as to itself, hereby certify that on and as of the Effective Date, no payment, or withholding or deduction of amounts, by the Borrower (or the Agent, as applicable) is required pursuant to the terms of this §5.2. To the Banks’ knowledge, each severally as to itself, no such payments, withholding or deduction would be required pursuant to this §5.2 in the absence of a Change of Law as set forth in §5.6 below. In no event shall the Borrower have any obligation to pay any payments to, or for the benefit of, any Delinquent Bank, pursuant to this §5.2.

 

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§5.3. Computations. All computations of interest on the Loans and of other fees to the extent applicable shall be based on a 360-day year (365/366-day year for Base Rate Loans) and paid for the actual number of days elapsed. Except as otherwise provided in the definition of the term “Interest Period” with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall accrue during such extension, but without double counting with respect to any other Interest Period. The outstanding amount of the Loans as reflected on the Note Records or record attached to any other Note from time to time shall constitute prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof.

§5.4. Inability to Determine Eurodollar Rate. If the Required Banks determine that for any reason in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a conversion thereto or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (c) the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of funding such Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Bank. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Banks to make or maintain, or to convert Loans to, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Banks) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

§5.5. Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, if any present or future law, regulation, treaty or directive or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Bank to make or maintain Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Bank to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, such Bank shall forthwith give notice of such circumstances to the Borrower through the Agent, and thereupon (a) any obligation of such Bank to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of

 

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such Bank making or maintaining Base Rate Loans, the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Bank shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Bank notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Bank (with a copy to the Agent), convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Bank to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Bank shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Bank may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Bank may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Bank determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Bank without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Agent is advised in writing by such Bank that it is no longer illegal for such Bank to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted. Subject to the limitations set forth in §5.8, the Borrower hereby agrees promptly to pay the Agent for the account of such Bank, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Bank for any costs incurred by such Bank in making any conversion required by this §5.5 prior to the last day of an Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, including any interest or fees payable by such Bank to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder.

§5.6. Additional Costs, Etc. If any Change in Law shall:

(a) subject any Bank or the Agent to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letters of Credit, such Bank’s Commitment or the Loans (other than Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by §5.2(c) and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Bank or the Fronting Bank), or

(b) materially change the basis of taxation (except for changes in taxes on income or profits) of payments to any Bank of the principal of or the interest on any Loans or any other amounts payable to the Agent or any Bank under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or

(c) impose or increase or render applicable (other than to the extent specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement) any special deposit, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or other similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law) against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or letters of credit issued by, or commitments of an office of any Bank, or

 

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(d) impose on any Bank or the Agent any other conditions or requirements with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letters of Credit, the Loans, such Bank’s Commitment, or any class of loans, letters of credit or commitments of which any of the Loans or such Bank’s Commitment forms a part;

and the result of any of the foregoing is

(i) to increase the cost to any Bank of making, funding, issuing, renewing, extending or maintaining any of the Loans or such Bank’s Commitment or any Letter of Credit, or

(ii) to reduce the amount of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligation or other amount payable to such Bank or the Agent hereunder on account of such Bank’s Commitment, any Letter of Credit or any of the Loans, or

(iii) to require such Bank or the Agent to make any payment or to forego any interest or Reimbursement Obligation or other sum payable hereunder, the amount of which payment or foregone interest or Reimbursement Obligation or other sum is calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum receivable or deemed received by such Bank or the Agent from the Borrower hereunder,

then, and in each such case, the Borrower will, within thirty (30) days after notice by the Agent or such Bank (such notice to be given promptly by the Agent or such Bank upon the making of any such determination), at any time and from time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, but subject to the limitations set forth in §5.8, pay to such Bank or the Agent such additional amounts as such Bank or the Agent shall determine in good faith to be sufficient to compensate such Bank or the Agent for such additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or other sum, provided that such Bank or the Agent is generally imposing similar charges on its other similarly situated borrowers.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower shall pay to each Bank, as long as such Bank shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Bank (as determined by such Bank in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Agent) of such additional interest from such Bank. If a Bank fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

 

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§5.7. Capital Adequacy. If any Change in Law affects the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by banks or bank holding companies and any Bank or the Agent determines that the amount of capital required to be maintained by it is increased by or based upon the existence of Loans made or deemed to be made pursuant hereto, then such Bank or the Agent may notify the Borrower of such fact, and the Borrower shall pay to such Bank or the Agent from time to time, within thirty (30) days after notice by the Agent or such Bank (such notice to be given promptly by the Agent or such Bank upon the making of any such determination), as an additional fee payable hereunder, but subject to the limitations set forth in §5.8, such amount as such Bank or the Agent shall determine reasonably and in good faith and certify in a notice to the Borrower to be an amount that will adequately compensate such Bank in light of these circumstances for its increased costs of maintaining such capital. Each Bank and the Agent shall allocate such cost increases among its customers in good faith and on an equitable basis, and will not charge the Borrower unless it is generally imposing a similar charge on its other similarly situated borrowers. In no event shall the Borrower be obligated to pay any amount pursuant to this §5.7 to or in respect of a Delinquent Bank.

§5.8. Certificate; Limitations. A certificate setting forth any additional amounts payable pursuant to §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7 and a brief explanation of such amounts which are due, including reasonably detailed information regarding the method and calculation of such amount, submitted by any Bank or the Agent to the Borrower, shall be prima facie evidence that such amounts are due and owing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this §5, (i) to the extent reasonably possible, each Bank shall designate an alternate lending office in the continental United States to make the Loans in order to reduce any liability of Borrower to such Bank under §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7 or to avoid the unavailability of a Eurodollar Rate Loan, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Bank, and (ii) the Borrower shall not be obligated to compensate any Bank pursuant to §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7 for any amounts attributable to any period which is more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of delivery of the certificate set forth in the first sentence of this §5.8. If (a) a Bank requests compensation pursuant to §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7 and the Required Banks are not also doing the same, (b) the obligation of any Bank to make, convert and/or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to §5.5 but the obligation of the Required Banks shall not have been suspended under such Section, or (c) if any Bank is a Delinquent Bank, then, so long as there does not then exist any Default or Event of Default, the Borrower, at any time with respect to a Delinquent Bank, or, with respect to a request for compensation pursuant to §§5.2, 5.6 or 5.7 or a suspension pursuant to §5.5, within thirty (30) days after such request for compensation or suspension, as applicable, may either (x) demand that such Bank (the “Affected Bank”) assign its Commitment to an Eligible Assignee designated by Borrower (or designated by Agent and approved by Borrower), and upon such demand the Affected Bank shall promptly assign its Commitment to such Eligible Assignee, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of §20.1 (and in the event such Affected Bank fails to timely assign its Commitment hereunder, the waivers and limitations set forth in §17(d) and §27 shall not apply to such Affected Bank and shall be of no force and effect with respect to such Affected Bank but shall continue to apply and be of full force and effect with respect to the Agent and the Fronting Bank (so long as

 

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they are not the Affected Bank) and each other Bank), for a purchase price equal to the aggregate principal balance of the Loans then owing to the Affected Bank and its outstanding Letter of Credit Participations, plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Bank, and upon such assignment the Borrower shall pay the fee specified in §20.3, (y) pay to the Affected Bank the amounts required under §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7, if applicable, or (z) pay to the Affected Bank the aggregate principal balance of the Loans then owing to the Affected Bank and its outstanding Letter of Credit Participations, plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Bank (but without duplication of the amounts payable pursuant to §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7, if applicable). If Borrower elects either option (x) or (z) above, it shall, in all events, pay to the Affected Bank the amounts required under §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7, as applicable, for the period prior to such replacement or termination of the Affected Bank, and upon any such election the Affected Bank shall no longer be a party hereto or have any rights or obligations hereunder (other than with respect to §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 17 and 18 for the period prior to the replacement or termination of the Affected Bank) or under any of the other Loan Documents. Each of the Agent and the Affected Bank shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of the Affected Bank under this Section, but at no time shall the Agent, the Affected Bank or any other Bank be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Agent, the Affected Bank or any of the other Banks.

§5.9. Indemnity. In addition to the other provisions of this Agreement regarding such matters, the Borrower agrees to indemnify the Agent and each Bank and to hold the Agent and each Bank harmless from and against any and all Eurodollar Breakage Costs. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower shall not be required to so indemnify any Bank for Eurodollar Breakage Costs of the kind or nature described in clause (b) of the definition of Eurodollar Breakage Costs during and for any period of time when such Bank has wrongfully failed or refused to fund its proportionate share of a Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and is a Delinquent Bank.

§5.10. Interest on Overdue Amounts. Overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) interest on the Loans and all other overdue amounts payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall bear interest payable on demand at a rate per annum (the “Default Rate”) equal to three percent (3%) plus the Base Rate until such amount shall be paid in full (after as well as before judgment). In addition, the Borrower shall pay a late charge equal to three percent (3%) of any amount of interest charges on the Loans which is not paid within ten (10) days of the date when due.

 

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§5.11. Cash Collateral.

§5.11.1. Certain Credit Support Events. Upon the request of the Agent or the Fronting Bank (i) if the Fronting Bank has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in a Reimbursement Obligation, or (ii) if, as of the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Maturity Date, any Letter of Credit Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then outstanding amount of all Letter of Credit Obligations. At any time that there shall exist a Delinquent Bank, immediately upon the request of the Agent, the Fronting Bank or the Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to §5.12.1(d) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Delinquent Bank).

§5.11.2. Grant of Security Interest. All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at BOA. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Bank, such Bank, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Agent, for the benefit of the Agent, the Fronting Bank and the Banks (including the Swingline Lender), and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash and deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to §5.11.3. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Delinquent Bank will, promptly upon demand by the Agent, pay or provide to the Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.

§5.11.3. Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this §5.11 or §§2.8, 3.1.1, 4.2, 5.12 or 14.2 in respect of Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific Letter of Credit Obligations, Swingline Loans, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Delinquent Bank, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

§5.11.4. Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Delinquent Bank status of the applicable Bank (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with §20.1)) or (ii) the Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower shall not be released during the continuance of an Event of Default (and following application as provided in this §5.11 may be otherwise applied in accordance with §14.3), and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender, as applicable, may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

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§5.12. Delinquent Banks.

§5.12.1. Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Bank becomes a Delinquent Bank, then, until such time as that Bank is no longer a Delinquent Bank, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(a) Waivers and Amendments. That Delinquent Bank’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in §28.

(b) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Delinquent Bank (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to §14 or otherwise, shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Delinquent Bank to the Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Delinquent Bank to the Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Agent or requested by the Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Delinquent Bank of any participation in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Delinquent Bank has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Delinquent Bank to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Banks, the Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Bank, the Fronting Bank or Swingline Lender against that Delinquent Bank as a result of that Delinquent Bank’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Delinquent Bank as a result of that Delinquent Bank’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to that Delinquent Bank or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Reimbursement Obligations in respect of which that Delinquent Bank has not fully funded its appropriate share and (y) such Loans or Reimbursement Obligations were made at a time when the conditions set forth in §13 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and Reimbursement Obligations owed to, all non-Delinquent Banks on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or Reimbursement Obligations owed to, that Delinquent Bank. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Delinquent Bank that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Delinquent Bank or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this §5.12.1(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Delinquent Bank, and each Bank irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(c) Certain Fees. That Delinquent Bank (x) shall not be entitled to receive any Facility Fee pursuant to §2.3(d) for any period during which that Bank is a Delinquent Bank (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Delinquent Bank) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in §3.6.

(d) Reallocation of Commitment Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Delinquent Bank, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Delinquent Bank to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit pursuant to §§2.8 and 3.1, the “Commitment Percentage” of each non-Delinquent Bank shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Delinquent Bank; provided, that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Bank becomes a Delinquent Bank, no Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Delinquent Bank to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that non-Delinquent Bank minus (2) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Loans of that Bank.

§5.12.2. Delinquent Bank Cure. If the Borrower, the Agent, Swingline Lender and the Fronting Bank agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Delinquent Bank should no longer be deemed to be a Delinquent Bank, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Bank will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Banks or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Banks in accordance with their Commitment Percentages (without giving effect to §5.12.1(d)), whereupon that Bank will cease to be a Delinquent Bank; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Bank was a Delinquent Bank; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Delinquent Bank to Bank will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Bank’s having been a Delinquent Bank.

§6. RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS. The Obligations are full recourse obligations of the Borrower, and all of the respective assets and properties of the Borrower shall be available for the payment in full in cash and performance of the Obligations. In no event shall BPI have any personal liability hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, either individually or as general partner of BPLP, by application of applicable law or otherwise, except to the extent BPI misappropriates funds, rents or insurance proceeds or engages in gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud.

 

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§7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower for itself and for BPI insofar as any such statements relate to BPI represents and warrants to the Banks all of the statements contained in this §7.

§7.1. Authority, Etc.

(a) Organization: Good Standing.

(i) The Borrower is a limited partnership, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; the Borrower has all requisite limited partnership power to own its respective properties and conduct its respective business as now conducted and as presently contemplated; and the Borrower is in good standing as a foreign entity and is duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary except where a failure to be so qualified in such jurisdiction would not have a materially adverse effect on any of Borrower’s businesses, assets or financial conditions.

(ii) BPI is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; each Subsidiary of Borrower and BPI is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation, nominee trust, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership, as the case may be, under the laws of the state of its organization, unless the failure to be so does not relate to BPLP or BPI and is a Non-Material Breach; each of Borrower and BPI and each of their Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate, trust, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership, as the case may be, power to own its respective properties and conduct its respective business as now conducted and as presently contemplated, unless any such failure to have any of the foregoing does not relate to BPLP or BPI and is a Non-Material Breach; and BPI is in good standing as a foreign entity and is duly authorized to do business in the jurisdictions where such qualification is necessary (including in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) except where a failure to be so qualified in such jurisdiction would not have a materially adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of BPI.

 

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(b) Capitalization. The outstanding equity of BPLP is comprised of a general partner interest and limited partner interests, all of which have been duly issued and are outstanding and fully paid and non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding general partner interests of BPLP are owned and held of record by BPI. There are no outstanding securities or agreements exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying any rights to acquire a general partner interest in BPLP. There are no outstanding commitments, options, warrants, calls or other agreements (whether written or oral) binding on BPLP or BPI which require or could require BPLP or BPI to sell, grant, transfer, assign, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any general partner interest in BPLP. Except as set forth in the Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPLP, no general partner interests of BPLP are subject to any restrictions on transfer or any partner agreements, voting agreements, trust deeds, irrevocable proxies; or any other similar agreements or interests (whether written or oral).

(c) Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or BPI is or is to become a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) are within the authority of the Borrower and BPI, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary proceedings on the part of the Borrower or BPI, (iii) do not materially conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Borrower or BPI is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to the Borrower or BPI, (iv) do not conflict with any provision of the agreement of limited partnership, any certificate of limited partnership, the charter documents or by-laws of the Borrower or BPI, and (v) do not contravene any provisions of, or constitute Default or Event of Default or a failure to comply with any term, condition or provision of, any other agreement, instrument, judgment, order, decree, permit, license or undertaking binding upon or applicable to the Borrower or BPI or any of the Borrower’s or BPI’s properties (except for any such failure to comply under any such other agreement, instrument, judgment, order, decree, permit, license, or undertaking as would not materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, business or results of operations of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group) or result in the creation of any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, encumbrance or charge upon any of the properties or assets of the Borrower or BPI, as and to the extent the same would constitute a Default or Event of Default.

(d) Enforceability. Each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or BPI is a party has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and BPI, as the case may be, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and to the fact that the availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

§7.2. Governmental Approvals . The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and by the Borrower and BPI of the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or BPI is or is to become a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require (i) the approval or consent of any governmental agency or authority other than those already obtained or those which would not have a material adverse effect on BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group, or (ii) filing with any governmental agency or authority, other than filings which will be made with the SEC when and as required by law or deemed appropriate by BPI.

 

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§7.3. Ownership of Assets. The Borrower and BPI each has, directly or through Wholly-owned Subsidiaries and/or Partially-Owned Entities, good fee or leasehold title to all of the Real Estate Assets. Other than through its ownership interests in its Subsidiaries, BPI owns no Real Estate Assets.

§7.4. Financial Statements. The following financial statements have been furnished to each of the Banks:

The consolidated balance sheet of BPI and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011 and their related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year or other period then ended, as applicable, and setting forth in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year or other period, as applicable, prepared in accordance with GAAP and, with respect to the December 31, 2010 statements, accompanied by an auditor’s report prepared without qualification by the Accountants (collectively, the “Initial Financial Statements”). The Initial Financial Statements fairly present the financial condition of BPI and its Subsidiaries as at the close of business on the date thereof and the results of operations for the fiscal year or other period then ended, as applicable. There are no contingent liabilities of BPI or any of its Subsidiaries as of such date involving material amounts, known to the officers of BPI or any of its Subsidiaries not disclosed in said Initial Financial Statements.

§7.5 No Material Changes, Etc. Since the Financial Statement Date, there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition or business of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group, other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not had any materially adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on the business or financial condition of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

§7.6. Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc. Except to the extent the failure or breach of such representation or warranty constitutes a Non-Material Breach, the Borrower, BPI and each of their respective Subsidiaries possess all franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, licenses and permits, and rights in respect of the foregoing, adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses substantially as now conducted without known conflict with any rights of others, including all material Permits.

§7.7 Litigation. Except as stated on Schedule 7.7, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations of any kind pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries before any court, tribunal or administrative agency or board that, if adversely determined, might, either individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect the properties, assets,

 

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financial condition or business of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group, or materially impair the right of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group, to carry on their respective businesses substantially as now conducted by them, or result in any substantial liability not adequately covered by insurance, or for which adequate reserves are not maintained, or which question the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the undertaking by Borrower of the provisions hereof or thereof.

§7.8. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Borrower, BPI nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate, partnership or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation that has or is reasonably expected in the future to have (and with respect solely to any restriction on the timing of any sale or refinancing of a Real Estate Asset which would be an acceptable Lien under the definition of “Unencumbered Asset” contained in an Organizational Document, such expectation existed at the time such restriction was imposed) a materially adverse effect on the respective businesses, assets or financial conditions of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group. None of the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement that has or is expected, in the judgment of their respective officers, to have any materially adverse effect on the respective businesses of the BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

§7.9. Compliance With Other Instruments, Laws, Etc. Neither the Borrower, BPI nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its partnership agreement or charter, as the case may be, or, except as disclosed in the audited financial statements of BPI and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 or as otherwise disclosed to and approved by the Agent and the Banks, any respective agreement or instrument to which it may be subject or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or any decree, order, judgment, statute, license, rule or regulation, in any of the foregoing cases in a manner that could result, individually or in the aggregate, in the imposition of substantial penalties or materially and adversely affect the financial condition, properties or businesses of the BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

§7.10. Tax Status. (i) Each of the Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries (a) has made or filed all federal, state and local income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (b) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and (c) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply, and (ii) there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the respective officers of the Borrower and BPI and their respective Subsidiaries know of no basis for any such claim; except in any such event as would constitute a Non-Material Breach.

§7.11 No Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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§7.12. Investment Company Acts . None of the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or an “affiliated company” or a “principal underwriter” of an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

§7.13. Intentionally Deleted.

§7.14. Intentionally Deleted.

§7.15. Intentionally Deleted.

§7.16. ERISA Compliance.

(a) Each Employee Benefit Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, each Multiemployer Plan, is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state laws. Each Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Pension Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the best knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to prevent or cause the loss of the tax-qualified status of any Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or prospects, or operations of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or prospects, or operations of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

(c) (i) No ERISA Reportable Event has occurred, and none of the Borrower, BPI nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan; (ii) each of the Borrower, BPI and each ERISA Affiliate has met all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of each Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), and no waiver of the minimum funding standards under the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained; (iii) no Multiemployer Plan to which the Borrower, BPI or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or is obligated to

 

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make contributions has any “accumulated funding deficiency” under Section 431(a) of the Code or is in either “critical” or “endangered” status within the meaning of Section 432(b) of the Code; (iv) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (v) none of the Borrower, BPI nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (vi) none of the Borrower, BPI nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA or has any liability pursuant to Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA for any complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; and (vii) no Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof or by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), and there has been no notification that a Multiemployer Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof or by the PBGC, and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Multiemployer Plan.

(d) Except as disclosed in the SEC Filings or on Schedule 7.16, none of the Borrower, BPI nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, or has any unsatisfied obligation to contribute to, or liability under, any active or terminated Pension Plan.

§7.17. Regulations U and X. No portion of any Loan is to be used, and no portion of any Letter of Credit is to be obtained, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin security” or “margin stock” as such terms are used in Regulations U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 221 and 224.

§7.18. Environmental Compliance. The Borrower has caused Phase I and other environmental assessments (collectively, the “Environmental Reports”) to be conducted and/or taken other steps to investigate the past and present environmental condition and usage of the Real Estate Assets. Based upon such Environmental Reports, to the Borrower’s knowledge, except as identified in such Environmental Reports, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties:

(a) None of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, BPI or any operator of the Real Estate Assets or any portion thereof, or any operations thereon is in material violation, or alleged material violation, of any judgment, decree, order, law, license, rule or regulation pertaining to environmental matters, including without limitation, those arising under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as

 

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amended (“CERCLA”), the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“SARA”), the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or any state or local statute, regulation, ordinance, order or decree relating to health, safety or the environment (hereinafter “Environmental Laws”), which violation or alleged violation has, or its remediation would have, by itself or when aggregated with all such other violations or alleged violations, a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b) None of the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries has received written notice from any third party, including, without limitation, any federal, state or local governmental authority, (i) that it has been identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA) as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA with respect to a site listed on the National Priorities List, 40 C.F.R. Part 300 Appendix B (1986), (ii) that any hazardous waste, as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 9601(5), any hazardous substances as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 9601(14), any pollutant or contaminant as defined by 42 U.S.C. §9601(33) or any toxic substances, oil or hazardous materials or other chemicals or substances regulated by any Environmental Laws (“Hazardous Substances”) which it has generated, transported or disposed of have been found at any site at which a federal, state or local agency or other third party has conducted or has ordered that the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries conduct a remedial investigation, removal or other response action pursuant to any Environmental Law, or (iii) that it is or shall be a named party to any claim, action, cause of action, complaint, or legal or administrative proceeding (in each case, contingent or otherwise) arising out of any third party’s incurrence of costs, expenses, losses or damages of any kind whatsoever in connection with the release of Hazardous Substances, which event described in any such notice would have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(c) (i) No portion of the Real Estate Assets has been used for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except in material accordance with applicable Environmental Laws; and no underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances is located on any portion of any Real Estate Assets except in material accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) in the course of any activities conducted by the Borrower, BPI, their respective Subsidiaries or the operators of their respective properties or any ground or space tenants on any Real Estate Asset, no Hazardous Substances have been generated or are being used on such Real Estate Asset except in material accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, (iii) there has been no present or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, past releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing or dumping (a “Release”) or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon, into or from the Real Estate Assets in violation of applicable Environmental Laws, (iv) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there have been no Releases in violation of applicable Environmental Laws upon, from or into any real property in the vicinity of any of the Real Estate Assets which, through soil or groundwater contamination, may have come to be located on such Real Estate Asset, and (v) to the best of Borrower’s Knowledge, any Hazardous Substances that have been

 

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generated on any of the Real Estate Assets during ownership thereof by the Borrower, BPI, their respective Subsidiaries or the operations of their respective properties have been transported off-site only in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; any of which events described in clauses (i) through (v) above would have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of BPLP, BPI, or taken as a whole, the BP Group. Notwithstanding that the representations contained herein are limited to the knowledge of the Borrower, any such limitation shall not affect the covenants specified in §8.11 or elsewhere in this Agreement.

(d) None of the Borrower, BPI or any of the Real Estate Assets is subject to any applicable Environmental Law requiring the performance of Hazardous Substances site assessments, or the removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, or the giving of notice to any governmental agency or the recording or delivery to other Persons of an environmental disclosure document or statement, by virtue of the transactions set forth herein and contemplated hereby, or as a condition to the effectiveness of any other transactions contemplated hereby.

§7.19. OFAC. None of the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries: (i) is a person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001) or who engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, (ii) is a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by OFAC and available at www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/index.shtml, or as otherwise published from time to time, or is subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive order; (iii) is (A) an agency of the government of a country, (B) an organization controlled by a country, or (C) a person resident in a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on the list maintained by OFAC and available at www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/index.shtml, or as otherwise published from time to time, as such program may be applicable to such country, agency, organization or person; or (iv) derives any of its material assets or operating income from investments in or transactions with any such agency, organization or person. None of the proceeds from any Loan, and no Letter of Credit, will knowingly be used to finance any operations, investments or activities in, or make any payments to, any such country, agency, organization, or person.

§7.20. Loan Documents. All of the representations and warranties by or on behalf of the Borrower and BPI made in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents or any document or instrument delivered to the Agent or the Banks pursuant to or in connection with any of such Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects and do not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make such representations and warranties not materially misleading.

 

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§8. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER AND BPI. The Borrower for itself and on behalf of BPI and their respective Subsidiaries (if and to the extent expressly included in subsections contained in this §8) covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loan, Letter of Credit or Note is outstanding or any Bank has any obligation to make any Loans or any Bank has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit:

§8.1. Punctual Payment. The Borrower will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest on the Loans and all interest, fees, charges and other amounts provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, and the other Loan Documents.

§8.2. Maintenance of Office. Each of the Borrower and BPI will maintain its chief executive office in Boston, Massachusetts, or at such other place in the United States of America as each of them shall designate by written notice to the Agent to be delivered within fifteen (15) days of any change of chief executive office, where, subject to § 22, notices, presentations and demands to or upon the Borrower and BPI in respect of the Loan Documents may be given or made.

§8.3. Records and Accounts. Each of the Borrower and BPI will (a) keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, true and accurate records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects will be made in accordance with GAAP and (b) maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), contingencies, depreciation and amortization of its properties and the properties of its Subsidiaries; all of such reserves may be unfunded.

§8.4. Financial Statements, Certificates and Information. The Borrower will deliver and cause BPI to (and BPI will) deliver (as applicable) to the Agent:

(a) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of BPI, the audited consolidated balance sheet of BPI and its Subsidiaries at the end of such year, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder’s equity and cash flows for the year then ended, in each case, setting forth in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP which may be provided by inclusion in the Form 10-K of BPI filed with the SEC for such period provided pursuant to clause (g) below), and, in each case, accompanied by an auditor’s report prepared without qualification by the Accountants other than a qualification solely with respect to internal controls over financial reporting as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act;

(b) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of its March 31, June 30 and September 30 fiscal quarters, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of BPI and its Subsidiaries, as at the end of such quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the portion of BPI’s fiscal year then elapsed, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP (which may be provided by inclusion in the Form 10-Q of BPI filed with the SEC for such period provided pursuant to clause (g) below), together with a certification by the principal

 

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financial or accounting officer of the Borrower and BPI that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of BPI and its Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments none of which shall be materially adverse);

(c) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, (i) a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto signed by an Authorized Officer, which Compliance Certificate and each other Compliance Certificate required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be delivered by electronic communication, including fax or email, unless the Agent or a Bank requests executed originals, and each such Compliance Certificate so delivered shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes, and (if applicable) reconciliations to reflect changes in GAAP since the date of such financial statements and (ii) a quarterly worksheet in the form of Exhibit C-2A;

(d) promptly as they become available, a copy of each report (including any so-called management letters) submitted to the Borrower or BPI by the Accountants in connection with each annual audit of the books of the Borrower or BPI by such Accountants or in connection with any interim audit thereof pertaining to any phase of the business of the Borrower or BPI;

(e) contemporaneously with (or promptly after) the filing or mailing thereof, copies of all material of a financial nature sent to the holders of any Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than the Loans) for borrowed money, to the extent that the information or disclosure contained in such material refers to or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or prospects, or operations of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group;

(f) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof, copies of all material of a financial nature filed with the SEC or sent to the stockholders of BPI;

(g) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of BPI, copies of the Form 10-K statement filed by BPI with the SEC for such fiscal year, and as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifty (50) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of BPI copies of the Form 10-Q statement filed by BPI with the SEC for such fiscal quarter, provided that, in either case, if the SEC has granted an extension for the filing of such statements, BPI shall deliver such statements to the Agent within ten (10) days after the filing thereof with the SEC;

(h) from time to time such other financial data and information about the Borrower, BPI, their respective Subsidiaries, the Real Estate Assets and the Partially-Owned Entities as the Agent or any Bank (through the Agent) may reasonably request, including, without limitation, complete rent rolls, existing environmental reports, and insurance certificates with respect to the Real Estate Assets;

 

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(i) Intentionally Deleted; and

(j) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year of BPLP, the audited balance sheet of BPLP at the end of each such year, and the related audited statements of income, changes in partners’ capital and cash flows for the year then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by the principal financial or accounting officer of BPLP that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of BPLP on the date thereof, and as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the March 31, June 30 and September 30 fiscal quarters of BPLP, the unaudited balance sheet of BPLP at the end of each such quarter, and the related unaudited statements of income, changes in partners’ capital and cash flows for the quarter then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal quarter and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by the principal financial or accounting officer of BPLP that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of BPLP on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments none of which shall be materially adverse).

Notwithstanding any provision of this §8.4, for so long as BPI is publically traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under subsections (a), (b), (f), (g) and (j) of this §8.4 by timely filing its Form 10-Q and Form 10-K with the SEC for each applicable period, provided that, with respect to subsections (a) and (b) above, the Borrower has delivered to the Agent within the time periods required therefor and referred to in subsections (a) and (b), the statement required by subsection (c) above.

§8.5. Notices.

(a) Defaults. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI, as applicable, to (and BPI will), promptly after obtaining knowledge of the same, notify the Agent in writing of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or Non-Material Breach. If any Person shall give any notice or take any other action in respect of (x) a claimed Default or Event of Default or (y) a claimed failure by the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to comply with any term, condition or provision of or under any note, evidence of Indebtedness, indenture or other obligation in excess of $10,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, to which or with respect to which any of them is a party or obligor, whether as principal or surety, and such failure to comply would permit the holder of such note or obligation or other evidence of Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, which acceleration would have a material adverse effect on BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group or the Borrower shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the Agent, describing the notice or action and the nature of the claimed failure to comply.

 

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(b) Environmental Events. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI to, promptly give notice in writing to the Agent (i) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s obtaining knowledge of any material violation (as determined by the Borrower or BPI in the exercise of its reasonable discretion) of any Environmental Law regarding any Real Estate Asset or Borrower’s or BPI’s operations, (ii) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s obtaining knowledge of any known Release of any Hazardous Substance at, from, or into any Real Estate Asset which it reports in writing or is reportable by it in writing to any governmental authority and which is material in amount or nature or which could materially affect the value of such Real Estate Asset, (iii) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s receipt of any notice of material violation of any Environmental Laws or of any material Release of Hazardous Substances in violation of any Environmental Laws, including a notice or claim of liability or potential responsibility from any third party (including without limitation any federal, state or local governmental officials) and including notice of any formal inquiry, proceeding, demand, investigation or other action with regard to (A) Borrower’s or BPI’s or any other Person’s operation of any Real Estate Asset, (B) contamination on, from or into any Real Estate Asset, or (C) investigation or remediation of off-site locations at which Borrower or BPI or any of its predecessors are alleged to have directly or indirectly disposed of Hazardous Substances, or (iv) upon Borrower’s or BPI’s obtaining knowledge that any expense or loss has been incurred by such governmental authority in connection with the assessment, containment, removal or remediation of any Hazardous Substances with respect to which Borrower or BPI or any Partially-Owned Real Estate Entity may be liable or for which a lien may be imposed on any Real Estate Asset; any of which events described in clauses (i) through (iv) above would have a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date hereof, the Borrower has notified the Agent of the matters referenced on Schedule 8.5(b), to the extent such matters are disclosed in the Form 10-K referred to therein.

(c) [Intentionally Deleted.]

(d) Notice of Litigation and Judgments. The Borrower will give notice to the Agent in writing within fifteen (15) days of becoming aware of any litigation or proceedings threatened in writing or any pending litigation and proceedings an adverse determination in which could materially affect BPLP, BPI or taken as a whole, the BP Group, or to which the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or is to become a party involving an uninsured claim against the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group, and stating the nature and status of such litigation or proceedings. The Borrower will give notice to the Agent, in writing, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, within ten (10) days of any judgment not covered by insurance, final or otherwise, against the Borrower, BPI or any of such Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $20,000,000.

(e) Insolvency Events. The Borrower shall notify the Agent in writing promptly after the occurrence of any of the events described in §14.1(g) or (h) with respect to any member of the BP Group other than BPLP and BPI.

 

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(f) Copies of Notices to Banks. Agent shall promptly provide the Banks with copies of any notices received by Agent under this §8.5.

§8.6. Existence of Borrower; Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary to, and shall, preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence in its jurisdiction of organization and will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force all of its rights and franchises and those of its Subsidiaries each of which in the sole judgment of Borrower (exercised in good faith) may be necessary to properly and advantageously conduct the businesses conducted by it. The Borrower (a) will cause all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements to be made to all Real Estate Assets owned or controlled by it, all as in the sole judgment of the Borrower may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times, subject to the terms of the applicable Leases and partnership agreements or other entity charter documents, and in any event, will keep all of the Real Estate Assets (for so long as such Real Estate Assets are owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) in a condition consistent with the Real Estate Assets currently owned or controlled by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (b) will cause all of its other properties and those of its Subsidiaries (to the extent controlled by the Borrower) used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment, (c) will not permit BPI to (and BPI will not) directly own or lease any Real Estate Asset, and (d) will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to continue to engage primarily in the businesses now conducted by it and in related businesses, all of the foregoing to the extent necessary to comply with the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above, except to the extent that the failure to comply with the provisions thereof constitutes a Non-Material Breach.

§8.7. Existence of BPI; Maintenance of REIT Status of BPI; Maintenance of Properties;. The Borrower will cause BPI to (and BPI will) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect BPI’s existence as a corporation, provided that if BPI becomes a corporation existing under the laws of a state other than Delaware, the Borrower will promptly furnish to the Agent the evidence thereof, including copies of any merger, reincorporation merger, conversion or other reincorporation documents, together with a good standing certificate for BPI from such applicable state. The Borrower will cause BPI (and BPI will) at all times (i) to maintain its status as a REIT and not to take any action which could lead to its disqualification as a REIT and (ii) to continue to be listed on a nationally-recognized stock exchange. Without limitation of §9.3(f), the Borrower will cause BPI not to (and BPI will not) engage in any business other than the business of acting as a REIT and serving as the general partner and limited partner of the Borrower, and as a member, partner or stockholder of Subsidiaries of the Borrower, including Boston Properties LLC (provided that BPI’s percentage equity interest in any such Subsidiary shall not exceed 1%), and matters directly relating thereto, and shall cause BPI to (and BPI will) (x) conduct all or substantially all of its business operations through the Borrower or through subsidiary

 

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partnerships or other entities in which the Borrower owns at least 99% of the economic interests, (y) own no real property or material personal property other than (1) through its ownership interests in the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including Boston Properties LLC, in compliance with the terms hereof, and (2) contracts and agreements of the nature described in Schedule 9.1(e), and (z) continue to hold in excess of 51% of the partnership interests of the Borrower and in all events to remain the sole general partner thereof with the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, activities and policies of the Borrower. The Borrower will cause BPI to (and BPI will) (a) cause all of its properties and those of its Subsidiaries used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order, and supplied with all necessary equipment, (b) cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of BPI may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times, and (c) cause each of its Subsidiaries to continue to engage primarily in the businesses now conducted by it and in related businesses, in each case under clauses (a), (b) and (c) above to the extent, in the sole judgment of BPI (exercised in good faith), necessary to properly and advantageously conduct the businesses being conducted by it, except to the extent that the failure to comply with the provisions thereof constitutes a Non-Material Breach.

§8.8. Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI to (and BPI will), maintain with respect to its properties, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to such properties and its business against such casualties and contingencies as shall be in accordance with the general practices of businesses engaged in similar activities in similar geographic areas and in amounts, containing such terms, in such forms and for such periods as may be reasonable and prudent, unless any failure to do so is a Non-Material Breach.

§8.9. Taxes. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI and each of their respective Subsidiaries to (and BPI will), pay or cause to be paid real estate taxes, other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges against the Real Estate Assets before the same become delinquent and will duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, before the same shall become overdue, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon its sales and activities, or any part thereof, or upon the income or profits therefrom, as well as all claims for labor, materials, or supplies that if unpaid might by law become a lien or charge upon any of the Real Estate Assets, unless any failure to do so is a Non-Material Breach; provided that any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or amount thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and if the Borrower or BPI shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto; and provided further that the Borrower or BPI will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies or claims forthwith prior to the consummation of proceedings to foreclose any lien that may have attached as security therefor. Promptly upon request by the Agent if required for bank regulatory compliance purposes or similar bank purposes, the Borrower will provide evidence of the payment of real estate taxes, other taxes, assessments and other governmental charges against the Real Estate Assets in the form of receipted tax bills or other form reasonably acceptable to the Agent, or evidence of the existence of applicable contests as contemplated herein.

 

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§8.10. Inspection of Properties and Books; Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. (a) Subject to the rights of tenants to limit or prohibit such access, as denoted in the applicable leases, the Borrower will, and will cause BPI to (and BPI will), permit the Agent or any of the Banks’ other designated representatives upon no less than 24 hours notice (which notice may be given orally or in writing), to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries to examine the books of account of the Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries (and to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom) and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, its officers, all at such reasonable times and intervals as the Agent may reasonably request; provided that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall only be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with such inspections.

(b) The Borrower hereby agrees that each of the Banks and the Agent (and each of their respective, and their respective affiliates’, employees, officers, directors, agents and advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) is, and has been from the commencement of discussions with respect to the facility established by the Agreement (the “Facility”), permitted to disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the structure and tax aspects (as such terms are used in Code sections 6011 and 6111) of the Facility, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are or have been provided to such Bank or the Agent related to such structure and tax aspects. In this regard, each of the Banks and the Agent acknowledges and agrees that its disclosure of the structure or tax aspects of the Facility is not limited in any way by an express or implied understanding or agreement, oral or written (whether or not such understanding or agreement is legally binding). Furthermore, each of the Banks and the Agent acknowledges and agrees that it does not know or have reason to know that its use or disclosure of information relating to the structure or tax aspects of the Facility is limited in any other manner (such as where the Facility is claimed to be proprietary or exclusive) for the benefit of any other Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing (i) the Banks and the Agent shall not disclose any materials or information of any kind or nature whatsoever which are not specifically permitted to be disclosed in accordance with the terms of this subparagraph (b) or are not otherwise specifically permitted to be disclosed pursuant to the express provisions of this §8.10 and (ii) in the event of any change, amendment, modification or clarification of Code sections 6011 and/or 6111 (or any other applicable section of the Code) or any Regulations promulgated thereunder, or the issuance by any Person of any guidance on which the Banks, the Agent and the Representatives are entitled to rely or are otherwise bound by (including, by way of example only, private letter rulings), which in any way limits or restricts what may be disclosed pursuant to the terms of this paragraph, or otherwise establishes that such Code sections do not, or are not intended to, apply to loan facilities such as the Facility (or other similar transactions), the terms of this subparagraph (b) shall be deemed modified thereby. In this regard, the Banks and the Agent intend that this transaction will not be a “confidential transaction” under Code sections 6011, 6111 or 6112, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of subparagraph (b) above), neither the Agent nor any Bank may disclose to any Person any information that constitutes material non-public information regarding the Borrower or its securities for purposes of Regulation FD of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state securities laws (it being acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this §8.10 with respect to such information are reasonably necessary to comply with said Regulation FD and/or such other federal and state securities laws) except as set forth in §8.10 (f) of this Agreement.

(d) Each of the Banks and the Agent hereby agrees that the Borrower (and its, and its affiliates’, employees, officers, directors, advisors and agents (collectively “Borrower Representatives”) is, and has been from the commencement of discussions with respect to the Facility, permitted to disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the structure and tax aspects (as such terms are used in Code sections 6011 and 6111) of the Facility, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are or have been provided to the Borrower related to such structure and tax aspects. In this regard, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that its disclosure of the structure or tax aspects of the Facility is not limited in any way by an express or implied understanding or agreement, oral or written (whether or not such understanding or agreement is legally binding). Furthermore, each of the Borrower, each Bank and the Agent acknowledges and agrees that it does not know or have reason to know that its use or disclosure of information relating to the structure or tax aspects of the Facility is limited in any other manner (such as where the Facility is claimed to be proprietary or exclusive) for the benefit of any other Person.

(e) The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Agent and/or the Arrangers will make available to the Banks and the Fronting Bank materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Banks (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking such materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Agent, the Arrangers, the Fronting Bank and the Banks to treat such materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Borrower Information, they shall be treated as set forth in §8.10(f); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through

 

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a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.”

(f) Each of the Agent, the Banks and the Fronting Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Borrower Information (as defined below), except that Borrower Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Borrower Information and instructed to keep such Borrower Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee that may be invited to become a party to, and a “Bank” under, this Agreement in connection with an Increase pursuant to §2.10 of this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Borrower Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Agent, any Bank, the Fronting Bank or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For purposes of this Section, “Borrower Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Agent, any Bank or the Fronting Bank on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Each of the Agent, the Banks and the Fronting Bank acknowledges that (a) the Borrower Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with applicable law, including United States Federal and state securities laws.

The provisions of this §8.10 supersede any confidentiality obligations of the Borrower, the Agent or any of the Banks relating to the Facility under any agreements between or among the Borrower and the Agent and/or the Banks, as applicable. The parties hereto agree that any such confidentiality obligations shall be deemed void ab initio.

 

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§8.11. Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI to (and BPI will), comply with, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to comply with (a) all applicable laws and regulations now or hereafter in effect wherever its business is conducted, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws and all applicable federal and state securities laws, (b) the provisions of its partnership agreement or corporate charter and other charter documents and by-laws, as applicable, (c) all material agreements and instruments to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound (including the Real Estate Assets and the Leases) and (d) all applicable decrees, orders, and judgments, unless such non-compliance constitutes a Non-Material Breach. If at any time while any Loan or Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or the Banks have any obligation to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit hereunder, any Permit shall become necessary or required in order that the Borrower may fulfill any of its obligations hereunder, the Borrower and BPI and their respective Subsidiaries will immediately take or cause to be taken all reasonable steps within the power of the Borrower or BPI, as applicable, to obtain such Permit and furnish the Agent with evidence thereof.

§8.12. Use of Proceeds. Subject at all times to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely for working capital and general corporate purposes. It is agreed by the Banks that, from time to time, the Borrower may request proceeds of the Loans be used to refinance certain secured mortgage Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, in which event, a portion of the Loans equal to the amount of the advances made hereunder in connection with such refinancing may, at Borrower’s election, be secured by the refinanced mortgage (a “Refinancing Mortgage”). Any such Refinancing Mortgage would be (i) required to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (ii) subject to customary terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (iii) amended and restated to provide for economic and other terms which are identical to those of the Loans (e.g., the maturity date shall be amended to be the Maturity Date hereunder and the interest rate and payment terms will be amended to be the same as those hereunder, it being further acknowledged that such modified interest rate may be based upon either a Revolving Credit Loan or a Bid Rate Loan calculation, as elected by the Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof) and (iv) subject to being released or transferred by the Agent at the request of the Borrower. In addition, in connection with each Refinancing Mortgage, the Agent would agree to provide, at the request of Borrower, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. No Real Estate Asset that is subject to a Refinancing Mortgage will qualify as an Unencumbered Asset hereunder.

 

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§8.13. Intentionally Deleted.

§8.14. Solvency. Each of Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries shall remain solvent at all times, unless such failure to remain solvent does not relate to Borrower or BPI and is a Non-Material Breach.

§8.15. Further Assurances. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI to (and BPI will), cooperate with, the Agent and the Banks and execute such further instruments and documents as the Banks or the Agent shall reasonably request to carry out to their satisfaction the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

§8.16. Intentionally Deleted.

§8.17. Environmental Indemnification. The Borrower covenants and agrees that it will indemnify and hold the Agent and each Bank, and each of their respective Affiliates, harmless from and against any and all Environmental Liability.

§8.18. Response Actions. The Borrower covenants and agrees that if any Release or disposal of Hazardous Substances shall occur or shall have occurred on any Real Estate Asset owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or BPI, in material violation of applicable Environmental Laws, the Borrower will cause the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances and remediation of such wholly-owned Real Estate Asset as necessary to comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, unless such non-compliance would constitute a Non-Material Breach.

§8.19. Intentionally Deleted.

§8.20. Employee Benefit Plans.

(a) Notice. The Borrower will, and will cause BPI to (and BPI will), notify the Agent within a reasonable period after the establishment of any Pension Plan by any of them or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates other than those disclosed in the SEC Filings and no Borrower will, or will permit BPI to, establish any Pension Plan which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

(b) In General. Each Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the Borrower, BPI or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates will be operated in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA and, to the extent applicable, the Code, including but not limited to the provisions thereunder respecting prohibited transactions.

(c) Unfunded or Underfunded Liabilities. The Borrower will not, and will not permit BPI to (and BPI will not), at any time, have accruing or accrued unfunded or underfunded liabilities with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or Pension Plan, or permit any condition to exist under any Pension Plan that would create a withdrawal liability, which such liability could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

 

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§8.21. No Amendments to Certain Documents. The Borrower will not, and will not permit BPI to (and BPI will not), at any time cause or permit its certificate of limited partnership, agreement of limited partnership (including without limitation the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Borrower, articles of incorporation, by-laws, operating agreement or other charter documents, as the case may be), to be modified, amended or supplemented in any respect whatever, without (in each case) the express prior written consent or approval of the Agent, if such changes would affect BPI’s REIT status or otherwise materially adversely affect the rights of the Agent and the Banks hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

§9. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER AND BPI. The Borrower for itself and on behalf of BPI covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loan, Letter of Credit or Note is outstanding or any Bank has any obligation to make any Loans or any Bank has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit:

§9.1. Restrictions on Liabilities. The Borrower and BPI may, and may permit their respective Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable for, contingently or otherwise, any Liabilities other than the specific Liabilities which are prohibited under this §9.1 (the “Prohibited Liabilities”), it being agreed that, except as specifically noted in clauses (a) through (e) below, neither the Borrower nor BPI will, or will permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable for, contingently or otherwise, singularly or in the aggregate for any of such Prohibited Liabilities, as follows:

(a) [Intentionally Omitted.]

(b) Indebtedness which would result in a Default or Event of Default under §10;

(c) An aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000 at any one time in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies (other than in respect of properties owned by Partially-Owned Entities) for which payment therefor is required to be made in accordance with the provisions of §8.9 and such payment is due and delinquent and which is not being contested diligently and in good faith;

(d) An aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000 at any one time in respect of uninsured judgments or awards, with respect to which the applicable periods for taking appeals have expired, or with respect to which final and unappealable judgments or awards have been rendered, and such judgments or awards remain unpaid for more than thirty (30) days; and

 

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(e) With respect to BPI only, any and all Liabilities other than (i) the Liabilities of the kind or nature described on Schedule 9.1(e), (ii) Liabilities incurred by BPI in the ordinary course of business and which are of the same or similar kind or nature to those permitted under subclause (i) above, (iii) Liabilities incurred by BPI in connection with its maintenance of corporate status, preparation of SEC filings, accountants’ fees and similar administrative matters, and (iv) other Liabilities incurred by BPI of the same or similar kind or nature as currently exist, so long as such Liabilities are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to BPI, BPLP or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

The terms and provisions of this §9.1 are in addition to, and not in limitation of, the covenants set forth in §10.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that any Subsidiary of BPLP incurs Unsecured Indebtedness, (i) the Real Estate Assets owned by such Subsidiary shall not be treated as Unencumbered Assets for purposes of this Agreement until such Unsecured Indebtedness has been repaid and the loan documents evidencing such Unsecured Indebtedness have been terminated and (ii) no Default or Event of Default may result from the incurrence of such Unsecured Indebtedness, and after giving effect to such Unsecured Indebtedness (and to the exclusion of any Unencumbered Assets owned by the applicable Subsidiary), the Borrower must be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in §10.

Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the other provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation §10), Indebtedness Without Recourse to Borrower or any of its assets other than its interests in the Real Estate Assets that are subject to such Indebtedness Without Recourse is not restricted.

§9.2. Restrictions on Liens, Etc. None of the Borrower, BPI and any Wholly-owned Subsidiary will: (a) create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any lien, mortgage, pledge, attachment, security interest or other rights of third parties of any kind upon any of the Unencumbered Assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a compliance calculation in effect under §10 hereof), or upon the income or profits therefrom; (b) acquire, or agree or have an option to acquire, any property or assets upon conditional sale or other title retention or purchase money security agreement, device or arrangement in connection with the operation of the Unencumbered Assets (but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a compliance calculation in effect under §10); (c) suffer to exist for a period of more than thirty (30) days, with respect to the Unencumbered Assets (but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a compliance calculation in effect under §10), any taxes, assessments, governmental charges and claims for labor, materials and supplies for which payment thereof is not being contested or for which payment notwithstanding a contest is required to be made in accordance with the provisions of §8.9 and has not been timely made and, with respect to any individual Unencumbered Asset (but only if and to the extent such

 

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Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a compliance calculation in effect under §10), is in an amount in excess of the lesser of (i) $500,000 and (ii) three percent (3%) of the fair market value of the applicable Unencumbered Asset; or (d) sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer for security any accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel paper or instruments, with or without recourse, relating to the Unencumbered Assets (but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a compliance calculation in effect under §10) (the foregoing items (a) through (d) being sometimes referred to in this §9.2 collectively as “Liens”), provided that the Borrower and any Wholly-owned Subsidiary may create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist (collectively, the “Permitted Liens”):

(i) Liens securing taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies or claims for labor, material and supplies, the Indebtedness with respect to which is not prohibited by §9.1(c) or §9.2(c);

(ii) Liens arising out of deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security obligations; and deposits with utility companies and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business;

(iii) Liens (other than affecting the Unencumbered Assets, but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a compliance calculation in effect under §10) in respect of judgments or awards, the Indebtedness with respect to which is not prohibited by §9.1(d);

(iv) encumbrances on properties consisting of easements, rights of way, covenants, zoning and other land-use restrictions, building restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property and defects and irregularities in the title thereto; landlord’s or lessor’s Liens under Leases to which the Borrower or any Wholly-owned Subsidiary is a party or bound; purchase options granted at a price not less than the market value of such property; and other minor Liens or encumbrances on properties, none of which interferes materially and adversely with the use of the property affected in the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower, and which matters (x) do not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group and (y) do not make title to such property unmarketable by the conveyancing standards in effect where such property is located;

(v) any Leases;

(vi) Liens and other encumbrances or rights of others which exist on the date of this Agreement and which do not otherwise constitute a breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Liens created by or pursuant to the Organizational Documents of the Borrower with respect to a restriction on sale or refinancing of a Real Estate Asset that would be an acceptable Lien under the definition of “Unencumbered Asset”, so long as all such Liens, individually, or in the aggregate, do not have a material adverse effect on BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group; provided that nothing in this clause (vi) shall be deemed or construed to permit an Unencumbered Asset to be subject to a Lien to secure Indebtedness at any time such Unencumbered Asset is included in a compliance calculation in effect under §10 hereof;

 

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(vii) as to Real Estate Assets which are acquired after the date of this Agreement, Liens and other encumbrances or rights of others which exist on the date of acquisition and which do not otherwise constitute a breach of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this clause (vii) shall be deemed or construed to permit an Unencumbered Asset to be subject to a Lien at any time such Unencumbered Asset is included in a Compliance Calculation in effect under §10;

(viii) Liens affecting the Unencumbered Assets (but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a Compliance Calculation in effect under §10) in respect of judgments or awards that are under appeal or have been in force for less than the applicable period for taking an appeal, so long as execution is not levied thereunder or in respect of which, at the time, a good faith appeal or proceeding for review is being diligently prosecuted, and in respect of which a stay of execution shall have been obtained pending such appeal or review; provided that the Borrower shall have obtained a bond or insurance or made other arrangements with respect thereto, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(ix) Liens securing Indebtedness for the purchase price of capital assets (other than Real Estate Assets but including Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases for equipment and other equipment leases) to the extent not otherwise prohibited by §9.1; and

(x) other Liens (other than affecting the Unencumbered Assets, but only if and to the extent such Real Estate Asset is included as an Unencumbered Asset in a Compliance Calculation in effect under §10) in connection with any Indebtedness permitted under §9.1.

Nothing contained in this §9.2 shall restrict or limit the Borrower or any of their respective Wholly-owned Subsidiaries from creating a Lien in connection with any Real Estate Asset which is not an Unencumbered Asset included in any compliance calculation in effect under §10 and otherwise is in compliance with the other terms of this Agreement.

BPI shall not create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred any Lien on its general partner interests and limited partner interests in the Borrower. Further, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that the Borrower (or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable) grants, creates or incurs any Lien on the equity or other profits interests of a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (i) the Real Estate Assets owned by such Subsidiary shall not be treated as Unencumbered Assets for purposes of this Agreement until such Lien has been released and terminated, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall result from the granting, creation or incurrence of such Lien, and after giving effect to such Lien (and to the exclusion of any Unencumbered Assets owned by the relevant Subsidiary), the Borrower must be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in §10.

 

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§9.3. Restrictions on Investments. None of the Borrower, BPI, or any of their respective Subsidiaries will make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries only, Investments in:

(a) marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America that mature within two (2) years from the date of purchase (including investments in securities guaranteed by the United States of America such as securities in so-called “overseas private investment corporations”);

(b)(x) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000, (y) mutual funds and (z) other Investments which are rated by S&P as BBB or better or by Moody’s as Baa2 or better;

(c) securities commonly known as “commercial paper” issued by a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof that at the time of purchase have been rated and the ratings for which are not less than “P 1” if rated by Moody’s, and not less than “A 1” if rated by S&P;

(d) Investments existing on the Closing Date and listed in the SEC Filings or in the financial statements referred to in §7.4;

(e) other Investments hereafter in connection with the acquisition and development of Permitted Properties and other Real Estate Assets (other than with respect to Real Estate Assets Under Development which are covered by clause (f), below, and subject to any applicable limitations contained in clause (l) below);

(f) subject at all times to the restrictions set forth in the last paragraph of this §9.3, Investments in Development Costs in Real Estate Assets Under Development;

(g) Investments in Subsidiaries (other than Wholly-owned Subsidiaries) and/or Partially-Owned Entities (other than with respect to Development Costs in Real Estate Assets under Development which are covered by clause (f), above), including, without limitation, preferred equity investments in and loans to such Subsidiaries and Partially-Owned Entities, provided that the value of such Investments in such Subsidiaries and Partially-Owned Entities (calculated in the manner set forth in the definition of Fair Market Value of Real Estate Assets) shall never constitute more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value at the time of any such Investment;

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(i) Investments in respect of (1) equipment, inventory and other tangible personal property acquired in the ordinary course of business, (2) current trade and customer accounts receivable for services rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade terms, (3) advances in the ordinary course of business to employees for travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures, (4) prepaid expenses made in the ordinary course of business;

(j) shares of so-called “money market funds” registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which maintain a level per-share value, invest principally in marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America and agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and have total assets in excess of $50,000,000;

(k) subject at all times to the restrictions set forth in the last paragraph of this §9.3, Investments made by the Borrower in businesses which are not in the business of commercial real estate so long as such businesses have real estate related purposes or such Investments are in connection with a real estate related transaction, including, without limitation, Investments in Mezzanine Loans, Mortgages, contracts for the management of real estate assets for third parties unrelated to the Borrower, and swaps, capped calls, hedges and other derivatives and similar or dissimilar hedging instruments entered into by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of mitigating risks associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, or property held or reasonably anticipated by the Borrower, or changes in the value of securities issued by the Borrower, and not as an investment for purposes of speculation;

(l) Investments made, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower in Real Estate Assets which are not office properties (including as “office properties” for such purpose, office, industrial, research and development, technology and laboratory properties and other properties and facilities which are ancillary to any such property investment, mixed-use properties that include office and retail and/or residential space and mixed-use developments that contain one or more office buildings and one or more buildings with retail and/or residential space) (collectively, “Permitted Properties”)), provided that Investments in properties that are not included in “office properties” for the purposes of this §9.3(l) shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in the last paragraph of this §9.3.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, BPI shall be permitted to make and maintain (i) Investments in the Borrower, (ii) Investments in the Borrower’s Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, in Boston Properties LLC), provided that BPI’s percentage equity interest in any such Subsidiary shall not exceed 1%, (iii) Investments which exist as of the date of this Agreement and are set forth on Schedule 9.3, and (iv) other Investments which would be permitted by the terms of this Agreement, including §8.7 above. The Borrower shall cause BPI to (and BPI will) contribute to the Borrower, promptly upon, and in any event within 3 Business Days of, BPI’s receipt thereof, 100% of the aggregate proceeds received by BPI in connection with any offering of stock or debt in BPI (net of fees and expenses customarily incurred in such offerings).

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this §9.3, at any time of determination, aggregate Investments permitted under §9.3(f), (k) and (l) shall never constitute more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value.

§9.4. Merger, Consolidation and Disposition of Assets; Assets of BPI.

Neither the Borrower nor BPI will:

(a) become a party to any merger or consolidation without prior written approval of the Required Banks, except that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur after giving effect thereto, the merger or consolidation of one or more Persons with and into the Borrower or BPI shall be permitted in connection with the acquisition of Real Estate Assets if the Borrower or BPI, as the case may be, is the surviving entity and reincorporation mergers shall be permitted as and to the extent the same would not cause a breach of §8.7; provided that (i) if any such merger or consolidation involves BPI, the assets acquired (including any equity interests) are, promptly after the consummation of the acquisition, contributed to the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries and all liabilities assumed by BPI in connection with the acquisition are assumed by the Borrower or such Subsidiary, and (ii) prior to any such merger or consolidation (other than (x) the merger or consolidation of one or more Wholly-owned Subsidiaries with and into the Borrower or (y) the merger or consolidation of two or more Wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower), the Borrower shall provide to the Agent a statement in the form of Exhibit C-4 hereto signed by the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower and setting forth in reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance with the covenants contained in §§10.1 through 10.7 and certifying, to the best knowledge of the signatory, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur and be continuing after giving effect to such merger or consolidation and all liabilities, fixed or contingent, pursuant thereto; or

(b) without limitation of the other provisions of this Agreement, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Real Estate Assets or grant a Lien to secure Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder unless no Default or Event of Default would exist or occur and be continuing after giving effect to any such transaction.

§9.5. Compliance with Environmental Laws. None of the Borrower, BPI or any Subsidiary will do any of the following: (a) use any of the Real Estate Assets or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except for quantities of Hazardous Substances used in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Estate Assets any underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances except in compliance with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Substances on any of the Real Estate

 

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Assets except in compliance with Environmental Laws, or (d) conduct any activity at any Real Estate Asset or use any Real Estate Asset in any manner so as to cause a Release in violation of applicable Environmental Laws; unless, with respect to clause (d) above, any such occurrence would constitute a Non-Material Breach hereunder.

§9.6. Distributions. BPI will not, during any period when any monetary Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, make any Distributions in excess of the Distributions required to be made by BPI in order to maintain its status as a REIT.

§10. FINANCIAL COVENANTS. The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loan, Letter of Credit or Note is outstanding or any Bank has any obligation to make any Loan or any Bank has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit:

§10.1. Consolidated Total Indebtedness. As at the end of any fiscal quarter or any other date of measurement, the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value shall not exceed 60%, provided that such ratio may exceed 60% from time to time so long as (a) such ratio does not exceed 65%, (b) such ratio ceases to exceed 60% within one year following each date such ratio first exceeded 60% (in respect of such instance), and (c) in respect of each such instance, the Borrower provides to the Agent a certificate, which certificate shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto, when such ratio first exceeds 60% and when such ratio ceases to exceed 60%. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this covenant, (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness on any date shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness outstanding on such date that by its terms is scheduled to mature on or before the date that is twenty-four (24) months following such date and (y) the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents on such date and (ii) Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Consolidated Total Indebtedness is adjusted under clause (i).

§10.2. Secured Consolidated Total Indebtedness. As at the end of any fiscal quarter, Secured Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall not exceed 55% of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value on the last day of such quarter.

§10.3. Debt Service Coverage. As at the end of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such quarter to (ii) Consolidated Fixed Charges for such quarter shall not be less than 1.40 to 1.0.

§10.4. Unsecured Leverage Ratio. As at the end of any fiscal quarter or other date of measurement, the ratio of Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value shall not exceed 60%, provided that such ratio may exceed 60% from time to time so long as (a) such ratio does not exceed 65%, (b) such ratio ceases to exceed 60% within one year following each date such ratio first exceeded 60% (in respect of such instance), and (c) in respect of each such instance, the

 

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Borrower provides to the Agent a certificate, which certificate shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto, when such ratio first exceeds 60% and when such ratio ceases to exceed 60%. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for the purposes of this covenant, (i) Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness on any date shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate amount of Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness that by its terms is scheduled to mature on or before the date that is twenty-four (24) months following such date and (y) the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents on such date and (ii) Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness is adjusted under clause (i).

§10.5. Net Worth. As at the end of any fiscal quarter or any other date of measurement, the Consolidated Net Worth of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not be less than $3,500,000,000.

§10.6. Unsecured Interest Coverage. As at the end of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of Consolidated Unencumbered NOI, as calculated for such quarter, to Consolidated Unencumbered Interest Expense, as calculated for such quarter, shall not be less than 1.75 to 1.0.

§11. [Reserved.]

§12. CONDITIONS TO THE FIRST ADVANCE. The obligations of any Bank to make the initial Revolving Credit Loans and of the Fronting Bank to issue any initial Letters of Credit (and to maintain the existing outstanding Loans and Letters of Credit) shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to the Closing Date:

§12.1. Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.

§12.2. Certified Copies of Organization Documents. The Agent shall have received (i) from the Borrower a copy, certified as of a recent date by a duly authorized officer of BPI, in its capacity as general partner of the Borrower, to be true and complete, of the Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPLP and any other Organizational Document or other agreement governing the rights of the partners or other equity owners of the Borrower, and (ii) from BPI a copy, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate officer of the State of Delaware to be true and correct, of the corporate charter of BPI, in each case along with any other organization documents of the Borrower or BPI and their respective general partners, as the case may be, and each as in effect on the date of such certification.

 

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§12.3. By-laws; Resolutions. All action on the part of the Borrower and BPI necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and BPI of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of them is or is to become a party shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof satisfactory to the Banks shall have been provided to the Agent. The Agent shall have received from BPI true copies of its by-laws and the resolutions adopted by its board of directors authorizing the transactions described herein and evidencing the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which BPI and/or the Borrower is a party, each certified by the secretary as of a recent date to be true and complete.

§12.4. Incumbency Certificate: Authorized Signers. The Agent shall have received from BPI an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of BPI and giving the name of each individual who shall be an Authorized Officer hereunder and, as such authorized: (a) to sign, in the name and on behalf of the Borrower and BPI, as the case may be, each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or BPI is or is to become a party; (b) to make Loan and Conversion Requests on behalf of the Borrower and (c) to give notices and to take other action on behalf of the Borrower or BPI as applicable, under the Loan Documents. The Agent and the Banks shall be entitled to rely upon any such incumbency certificate as provided until and unless a replacement incumbency certificate is provided to Agent by BPI.

§12.5. Pro Forma Financial Statements. Each of the Banks and the Agent shall have received satisfactory pro forma consolidated financial statements of the Borrower (including, without limitation, projected balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements), together with covenant compliance projections covering a 3-year period from the Effective Date, shown on a quarterly basis for the first year after the Effective Date and annually thereafter. The Agent and the Banks acknowledge that the pro forma financial information provided in the offering memorandum relating to the credit facilities evidenced by this Agreement has fully satisfied this condition.

§12.6. Intentionally Deleted.

§12.7. Intentionally Deleted.

§12.8. Opinion of Counsel Concerning Organization and Loan Documents. Each of the Banks and the Agent shall have received favorable opinions addressed to the Banks and the Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Banks and the Agent from Goodwin Procter LLP, as counsel to the Borrower and BPI, with respect to applicable law, including, without limitation, New York law and certain matters of Delaware law.

§12.9. [Reserved.]

§12.10. Intentionally Deleted.

§12.11. Intentionally Deleted.

§12.12. Intentionally Deleted.

 

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§12.13. Certifications from Government Officials. The Agent shall have received long-form certifications from government officials evidencing the legal existence, good standing and foreign qualification of the Borrower and BPI, along with a certified copy of the certificate of limited partnership of the Borrower, all as of the most recent practicable date.

§12.14. Reserved.

§12.15. Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to each of the Banks and to the Agent’s counsel, and the Agent, each of the Banks and such counsel shall have received all information and such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Agent may reasonably request.

§12.16. Fees. The Borrower shall have paid to the Agent, for the accounts of the Banks or for its own account, as applicable, all of the fees and expenses that are due and payable as of the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement and with any fee letter of even date herewith between the Borrower and the Agent.

§12.17. Closing Certificate; Compliance Certificate. The Borrower shall have delivered a Closing Certificate to the Agent, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E. The Borrower shall have delivered a compliance certificate in the form of Exhibit C-7 hereto evidencing compliance with the covenants set forth in §10 on a pro forma basis.

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph §16.3 for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this §12, each Bank that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Bank unless the Agent shall have received notice from such Bank prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

§13. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS. The obligations of any Bank to make any Loan (including any Swingline Loan or Bid Rate Loan) and of any Bank to issue, extend or renew any Letter of Credit, in each case, whether on or after the Closing Date, shall also be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

§13.1. Representations True; No Event of Default; Compliance Certificate. Each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower or BPI contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be true as of the date as of which they were made and shall also be true at and as of the time of the making of each Loan or the issuance, extension or renewal of each Letter of Credit, with

 

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the same effect as if made at and as of that time (except (i) to the extent of changes resulting from transactions contemplated or not prohibited by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, (ii) to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date and (iii) to the extent otherwise represented by the Borrower with respect to the representation set forth in §7.10); and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of any Completed Loan Request (or request for a Swingline Loan or a Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice) or on the Drawdown Date (or other date of advance) of any Loan.

§13.2. No Legal Impediment. No change shall have occurred any law or regulations thereunder or interpretations thereof that in the reasonable opinion, as determined in good faith, of the Agent or any Bank would make it illegal for any Bank to make such Loan or to participate in the issuance, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit or, in the reasonable opinion, as determined in good faith, of the Agent, would make it illegal to issue, extend or renew such Loan or Letter of Credit.

§13.3. Governmental Regulation. Each Bank shall have received such statements in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to such Bank as such Bank shall reasonably require in good faith for the purpose of compliance with any applicable regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

§14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC..

§14.1. Events of Default and Acceleration. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of the Loans when the same shall become due and payable;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans or any other sums due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, amounts due under §8.17) when the same shall become due and payable, and such failure continues for three (3) days (provided that in the case of such sums due other than for interest, the Borrower shall have received from the Agent notice of the nature and amount of such other amounts and that payment therefor is due);

(c) the Borrower or BPI shall fail to comply, or to cause BPI to comply, as the case may be, with any of the respective covenants contained in the following:

(i) §8.1 (except with respect to principal, interest and other sums covered by clauses (a) or (b) above);

(ii) §8.5 (clauses (a) through (d)), unless such failure is cured within fifteen (15) Business Days;

 

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(iii) §8.6 (as to the legal existence of Borrower);

(iv) §8.7 (as to the legal existence and REIT status of BPI or as it otherwise relates to BPI);

(v) §8.10, unless such failure is cured within three (3) Business Days;

(vi) §8.12;

(vii) [Intentionally Deleted];

(viii) §8.14;

(ix) §9.1;

(x) §9.2;

(xi) §9.3;

(xii) §9.4;

(xiii) §9.6; and

(xiv) §10;

(d) the Borrower or BPI shall fail to perform, or to cause BPI to perform, any other term, covenant or agreement contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents (other than those specified elsewhere in this §14) and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure from the Agent (such notice not, however, being required for any failure with respect to which the Borrower is otherwise obligated hereunder to notify the Agent or the Banks), provided, however, that if the Borrower is diligently and in good faith prosecuting a cure of any such failure or breach that is capable of being cured (all as determined by the Agent in its reasonable and good faith judgment), the Borrower shall be permitted an additional thirty (30) days (but in no event more than an aggregate of sixty (60) days after any such initial written notice from the Agent) to effect such cure;

(e) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Borrower or BPI in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall prove to have been false in any material respect upon the date when made or deemed to have been made or repeated and the same is not otherwise specified herein to be a Non-Material Breach;

 

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(f) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the extent of Recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiaries thereunder, any of their respective Affiliates, shall fail to pay at maturity, or within any applicable period of grace, any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or in respect of any Capitalized Leases (other than non-recourse obligations or credit), the recourse component of the principal amount of which is in excess of $50,000,000, either individually or in the aggregate, or fail to observe or perform any material term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement, document or instrument by which it is bound evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to such Recourse obligations, evidencing or securing borrowed money or credit received or in respect of any Capitalized Leases for such period of time (after the giving of appropriate notice if required) as would permit the holder or holders thereof or of any obligations issued thereunder the recourse component of the principal amount of which is in excess of $50,000,000, either individually or in the aggregate, to accelerate the maturity thereof; provided, however that notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Event of Default shall occur pursuant to this subparagraph (f) unless and until the holder or holders of such Recourse Indebtedness have declared an event of default beyond any applicable notice and grace periods, if any, on in excess of $50,000,000 of such Recourse Indebtedness (determined on the basis of the principal amount of such Recourse Indebtedness) either individually or in the aggregate, and (ii) with respect solely to any such Recourse Indebtedness of a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower (not including any such Indebtedness which is Recourse to the Borrower), no Event of Default shall occur pursuant to this subparagraph (f) if, upon the occurrence of such event, the Borrower, promptly after obtaining knowledge of the same, notifies the Agent in writing of such event and includes with such notice a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit C-6 evidencing to the satisfaction of the Agent that, as of the date thereof, the Borrower is in compliance with all of the covenants set forth in §10 after excluding such Subsidiary or Affiliate, and any Real Estate Asset owned by such Subsidiary or Affiliate, from the calculation of such covenants;

(g) any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or become due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries or of any substantial part of the properties or assets of any of such parties or shall commence any case or other proceeding relating to any of the BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or shall take any action to authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing, or if any such petition or application shall be filed or any such case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries and (i) any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto or acquiescence therein or (ii) any such petition, application, case or other proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of ninety (90) days, except, with respect solely to such parties other than BPLP and BPI, any of the foregoing constitutes a Non-Material Breach;

 

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(h) a decree or order is entered appointing any trustee, custodian, liquidator or receiver or adjudicating any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition in any such case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect of any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter constituted, except, with respect solely to such parties other than BPLP and BPI, any of the foregoing constitutes a Non-Material Breach;

(i) there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than thirty (30) days, whether or not consecutive, any uninsured final judgment against any of BPLP, BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries that, with other outstanding uninsured final judgments, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, against any of such parties exceeds in the aggregate $20,000,000, except, with respect solely to such parties other than BPLP and BPI, any of the foregoing constitutes a Non-Material Breach;

(j) any of the Loan Documents or any material provision of any Loan Document shall be canceled, terminated, revoked or rescinded otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof or with the express prior written agreement, consent or approval of the Agent, or any action at law, suit or in equity or other legal proceeding to make unenforceable, cancel, revoke or rescind any of the Loan Documents shall be commenced by or on behalf of the Borrower or BPI, or any court or any other governmental or regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a determination that, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling to the effect that, any one or more of the Loan Documents is illegal, invalid or unenforceable as to any material terms thereof;

(k) any “Event of Default” or default (after notice and expiration of any period of grace, to the extent provided), as defined or provided in any of the other Loan Documents, shall occur and be continuing;

(l) with respect to any Pension Plan, an ERISA Reportable Event shall have occurred and the Required Banks shall have determined in their reasonable discretion that such event reasonably could be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or BPI to the PBGC or such Pension Plan in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000 and such event in the circumstances occurring reasonably could constitute grounds for the termination of such Pension Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such Pension Plan; or a trustee shall have been appointed by the United States District Court to administer such Pension Plan; or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings to terminate such Pension Plan; or

(m) without limitation of the other provisions of this §14.1, BPI shall at any time fail to be the sole general partner of BPLP or shall at any time be in contravention of any of the requirements contained in §9.1(e), the last paragraph of §9.2, or §9.3 (including, without limitation, the last paragraph of §9.3).

 

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For purposes of this §14, the term “Non-Material Breach” shall refer to a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement to which the term “Non-Material Breach” is expressly applied herein, but only to the extent such breach does not (A) materially adversely affect the business, properties or financial condition of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group or (B) adversely affect the ability of BPLP, BPI or, taken as a whole, the BP Group, to fulfill the Obligations to the Banks and the Agent (including, without limitation, to repay all amounts outstanding on the Loans, together with interest and charges thereon when due).

§14.2. Remedies. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Agent shall, at the direction of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Banks, by giving written notice thereof to the Borrower (except in the case of any Event of Default specified in §14.1(g) or 14.1(h), in which case, no such written notice shall be required), take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Bank to make Loans and any obligation of the Fronting Bank to issue, extend or renew Letters of Credit to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, BPI and each of their respective Subsidiaries;

(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Obligations (in an amount equal to the then outstanding amount thereof); and

(d) exercise on behalf of itself, the Banks and the Fronting Bank all rights and remedies available to it, the Banks and the Fronting Bank under the Loan Documents;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in §14.1(g) or 14.1(h), the obligation of each Bank to make Loans and any obligation of the Fronting Bank to issue, extend or renew Letters of Credit shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the Letter of Credit Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, BPI and each of their respective Subsidiaries, and without further act of the Agent or any Bank.

 

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§14.3. Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in §14.2 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the Letter of Credit Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to §14.2), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of §§5.11 and 5.12, be applied by the Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Agent and amounts payable under §5) payable to the Agent in its capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Banks and the Fronting Bank (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Banks and the Fronting Bank including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any Bank or the Fronting Bank and amounts payable under §5), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations and other Obligations, ratably among the Banks and the Fronting Bank in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Banks and the Fronting Bank in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth, to the Agent for the account of the Fronting Bank, to Cash Collateralize that portion of Letter of Credit Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to §§ 3.11 and 5.11.1; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law.

Subject to §§ 3.1.4 and 5.11, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

 

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§15. SETOFF. Neither the Agent nor any of the Banks shall have any right of set-off or the like with respect to the Obligations against any assets of the Borrower, BPI, their respective Subsidiaries or any Partially-Owned Entity.

§16. THE AGENT.

§16.1. Appointment and Authority. Each of the Banks and the Fronting Bank hereby irrevocably appoints BOA to act on its behalf as the Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this §16 (except §16.6 to the extent certain rights are provided to the Borrower thereunder) are solely for the benefit of the Agent, the Banks and the Fronting Bank, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. The Banks shall notify the Borrower of any successor to the Agent by a writing signed by Required Banks, which successor shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

§16.2. Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Bank as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent and the term “Bank” or “Banks” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Banks.

§16.3. No Liability. The Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:

(a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Banks (or such other number or percentage of the Banks as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

 

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(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Banks (or such other number or percentage of the Banks as shall be necessary, or as the Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in §§14 and 28) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given to the Agent by the Borrower, a Bank or the Fronting Bank.

The Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in §§12 or 13 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.

§16.4. Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Bank or the Fronting Bank, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Bank or the Fronting Bank unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Bank or the Fronting Bank prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts, absent gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent in choosing such counsel, accountants or experts.

§16.5. Delegation of Duties. The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Agent. The Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or

 

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through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this §16 shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of the Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.

§16.6. Resignation of Agent.

(a) BOA, or any successor Agent, may resign as Agent by giving at least 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Banks and the Borrower. The Required Banks or the Borrower may remove the Agent in the event of the Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or in the event that the Bank serving as Agent becomes a Delinquent Bank or ceases to hold a Commitment under this Agreement. In addition, the Borrower may remove the Agent in the event that the Agent holds (without participation) less than the Minimum Commitment, provided that the Borrower shall not have such removal right if an Event of Default exists or if the Agent holds less than the Minimum Commitment at any time as a result of the merger or consolidation of any of the other Banks or as a result of events other than the sale by the Agent of any portion of its Commitment. Any such resignation or removal shall be effective upon appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent, as hereinafter provided. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Banks shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent, which is a Bank under this Agreement and which holds at least the Minimum Commitment, provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall have the right to approve any successor Agent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, in the case of a resignation by the Agent, no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks and approved by the Borrower, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint any one of the other Banks as a successor Agent. The Borrower acknowledges that any Bank which acquires BOA is acceptable as a successor Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from all duties and obligations of the Agent under this Agreement except those duties and obligations that arose prior to the date of such resignation or removal to the extent the same require any action or performance by such retiring or removed Agent without which the successor Agent cannot perform or complete such duties or obligations. After any Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this §16 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement. The Agent agrees that it shall not assign any of its rights or duties as Agent to any other Person. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this §16 and §17 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Agent was acting as Agent.

 

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(b) Any resignation by, or removal of, BOA as Agent pursuant to this §16.6 shall also constitute its resignation or removal as Fronting Bank and Swingline Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Fronting Bank and Swingline Lender, (ii) the retiring or removed Fronting Bank and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents except those duties and obligations that arose prior to the date of such resignation or removal to the extent the same require any action or performance by such retiring or removed Fronting Bank and Swingline Lender without which the successor Swingline Lender and Fronting Bank cannot perform or complete such duties or obligations, and (iii) the successor Fronting Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring or removed Fronting Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring or removed Fronting Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.

§16.7. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Banks. Each Bank and the Fronting Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank and the Fronting Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

§16.8. No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners, Arrangers, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents or Co-Documentation Agent listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Agent, a Bank or the Fronting Bank hereunder.

§16.9. Intentionally Deleted.

§16.12. Notices. Any notices or other information required hereunder to be provided to the Agent shall be forwarded by the Agent to each of the Banks on the same day (if practicable) and, in any case, on the next Business Day following the Agent’s receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is agreed by the Banks that the Agent shall have no obligation to send to the Banks the information which is deemed delivered by the Borrower under §8.4 by the Borrower’s filing with the SEC of its Form 10-Q and Form 10-K, all as more particularly described in the last paragraph of §8.4, and the Agent shall have no liability to any Person for any Bank’s failure to obtain such SEC filings.

 

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§16.13. The Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower, the Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or Letter of Credit Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, Letter of Credit Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Banks, the Fronting Bank and the Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Banks, the Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Banks, the Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any Loan Document) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Bank and the Fronting Bank to make such payments to the Agent and, in the event that the Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Banks and the Fronting Bank, to pay to the Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Agent under hereunder or under any Loan Document. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Bank or the Fronting Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Bank or to authorize the Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Bank in any such proceeding.

§17. EXPENSES.

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay (a) the reasonable costs of producing and reproducing this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements and instruments mentioned herein, (b) directly to the party owed the same, the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent’s outside counsel or any local counsel to the Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, administration or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, each closing hereunder, and amendments, modifications, approvals, consents or waivers hereto or hereunder, (c) the fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, administration or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments

 

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mentioned herein, and, without double-counting amounts under clause (b) above, the fees and disbursements of the Agent’s counsel in preparing the documentation, (d) the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of the Agent and its Affiliates incurred in connection with the initial syndication and/or participations of the Loans (whether occurring before or after the closing hereunder), including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, travel costs, costs of preparing syndication materials and photocopying costs, provided that the Borrower shall not incur any costs or fees of any kind in connection with any participation, sale or other syndication of any portion of the Loans which occurs after the initial syndication other than reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with any participation, sale or syndication undertaken at the request of the Borrower or (in addition to any other fees or expenses relating thereto) in connection with an amendment or increase to the amount of the Total Commitment, (e) all reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, which attorneys may be employees of any Bank or the Agent, and the fees and costs of engineers, investment bankers, or other experts retained by any Bank or the Agent in connection with any such enforcement proceedings) incurred by any Bank or the Agent in connection with (i) the enforcement of or preservation of rights under any of the Loan Documents against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or BPI or the administration thereof after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default (including, without limitation, expenses incurred in any restructuring and/or “workout” of the Loans or Letter of Credit Obligations), and (ii) any litigation, proceeding or dispute whether arising hereunder or otherwise, in any way related to any Bank’s or the Agent’s relationship with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or BPI, (f) all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred in connection with UCC searches, UCC terminations or mortgage discharges, and (g) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Fronting Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder. The covenants of this §17(a) shall survive the repayment of the amounts owing under the Notes and this Agreement, the termination of this Agreement and the obligations of the Banks hereunder, the resignation or removal of the Agent, the resignation or replacement of the Fronting Bank or the Swingline Lender and the replacement of any other Bank.

(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, Arrangers, JPM, JPChase, the Banks and each of their respective Related Parties (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, and hold each Indemnified Party harmless from, any and all claims, actions and suits whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all liabilities, losses (including amounts, if any, owing to any Bank pursuant to §§5.2, 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7), settlement payments, obligations, damages and expenses of every nature and character arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or which otherwise arise in connection with this financing, including, without limitation, (a) the Loans or Letters of Credit and any actual or proposed use by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Fronting Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit) and (b) the

 

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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries entering into or performing this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in each case including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (including, without limitation, any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be obligated under this §17(b) to indemnify any Indemnified Party for liabilities arising from such Indemnified Party’s own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith breach of this Agreement. In third-party litigation, or the preparation therefor, the Borrower shall be entitled to select counsel reasonably acceptable to the Required Banks, and the Agent (as approved by the Required Banks) shall be entitled to select their own supervisory counsel, and, in addition to the foregoing indemnity, the Borrower agrees to pay promptly the reasonable fees and expenses of each such counsel. Prior to any settlement of any such litigation by the Banks, the Banks shall provide the Borrower and BPI with notice and an opportunity to address any of their concerns with the Banks, and the Banks shall not settle any litigation without first obtaining the Borrower’s consent thereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this §17(b) are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment in satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under applicable law. The provisions of this §17(b) shall survive the repayment of the amounts owing under the Notes and this Agreement, the termination of this Agreement and the obligations of the Banks hereunder, the resignation or removal of the Agent (unless such removal is as a result of the Agent becoming a Delinquent Bank), and the resignation or replacement of the Fronting Bank or the Swingline Lender and the replacement of any other Bank and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the possibility of any such claim, action, cause of action or suit exists.

(c) Reimbursement by Banks. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this §17 to be paid by it to the Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Fronting Bank or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Bank severally agrees to pay to the Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Fronting Bank or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Bank’s Commitment Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the Fronting Bank in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Agent (or any such sub-agent) or Fronting Bank in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Banks under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of §5.1.5.

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or

 

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instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnified Party referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnified Party through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e) Payments. All amounts due under this §17 shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f) Survival. The agreements in this §17 shall survive the resignation of the Agent, the Fronting Bank and the Swingline Lender, the replacement of any Bank, the termination of the Total Commitment and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

§18. PAYMENTS SET ASIDE. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Agent, the Fronting Bank or any Bank, or the Agent, the Fronting Bank or any Bank exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Agent, the Fronting Bank or such Bank in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Bank and the Fronting Bank severally agrees to pay to the Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Banks and the Fronting Bank under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

§19. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein, in the Notes, in any of the other Loan Documents or in any documents or other papers delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or BPI pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the Banks and the Agent, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by any of them, and shall survive the making by the Banks of any of the Loans and the issuance, extension or renewal of any Letters of Credit, as herein contemplated, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any Letter of Credit or any amount due under this Agreement or the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents

 

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remains outstanding or any Bank has any obligation to make any Loans or the Agent or any Fronting Bank has any obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letter of Credit. The indemnification obligations of the Borrower provided herein and in the other Loan Documents shall survive the full repayment of amounts due and the termination of the obligations of the Banks hereunder and thereunder to the extent provided herein and therein. All statements contained in any certificate or other paper delivered to any Bank or the Agent at any time by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or BPI pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by the Borrower or such Subsidiary or BPI hereunder.

§20. ASSIGNMENT; PARTICIPATIONS; ETC.

§20.1. Conditions to Assignment by Banks.

(a) Except as provided herein, each Bank may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment Percentage and Commitment and the same portion of the Loans at the time owing to it, the Notes held by it and its participating interest in the risk relating to any Letters of Credit); provided that (i) the Agent, Swingline Lender and Fronting Bank and, other than during an Event of Default, the Borrower each shall have the right to approve any such Eligible Assignee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being agreed that the Agent, the Borrower, Swingline Lender and Fronting Bank, as applicable, must approve or reject a proposed assignee within seven (7) days of receiving a written request from any Bank for such approval (provided that the request for approval sent to each of Agent, Borrower, Swingline Lender and Fronting Bank, respectively, is conspicuously marked with the following legend: “REQUEST FOR APPROVAL – TIME SENSITIVE – MUST RESPOND WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS”) and if the Agent, the Borrower, Swingline Lender or Fronting Bank, as applicable, fails to respond within such seven (7) day period, such request for approval shall be deemed approved by, respectively, the Agent, the Borrower, Swingline Lender and Fronting Bank, as the case may be, (ii) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, (iii) subject to the provisions of §2.7, after giving effect to such assignment, both the assignee and assignor Banks shall have at all times an amount of its Commitment of not less than $10,000,000 unless otherwise consented to by the Agent and, other than during an Event of Default, the Borrower; provided, however, in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Bank’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Bank, an Affiliate of a Bank or an Eligible Assignee, no minimum amount need be assigned; and (iv) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter defined), an assignment and assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto (an “Assignment and Assumption”), together with any Notes subject to such assignment, and the assignee, if not already a Bank hereunder prior to such assignment, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording,

 

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from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, which effective date shall be at least two (2) Business Days after the execution thereof unless otherwise agreed by the Agent (provided any assignee has assumed the obligation to fund any outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans), (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Bank hereunder and thereunder, and (B) the assigning Bank shall, to the extent provided in such assignment and upon payment to the Agent of the registration fee referred to in §20.3, be released from its obligations under this Agreement. Any such Assignment and Assumption shall run to the benefit of the Borrower and a copy of any such Assignment and Assumption shall be delivered by the Assignor to the Borrower.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (a) of the preceding paragraph, any Bank may, without the consent of the Borrower, make an assignment otherwise permitted hereunder to (x) another Bank, (y) an Affiliate of such Bank provided that such Affiliate is an Eligible Assignee. Without limiting the provisions of §17, with respect to an assignment by a Bank to its Affiliate or to another Bank which does not require the consent of the Borrower, unless such assignment occurs at the request of the Borrower, the Borrower shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses attributable to such assignment, all of which shall be payable by the assigning Bank.

(c) No assignment shall be made (i) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, or (ii) to any Delinquent Bank or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Bank hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (ii), or (iii) to a natural person.

(d) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Delinquent Bank hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Delinquent Bank, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Delinquent Bank to the Agent or any Bank hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Delinquent Bank hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Delinquent Bank for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

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§20.2. Certain Representations and Warranties; Limitations; Covenants. By executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, the parties to the assignment thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (a) other than the representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim, the assigning Bank makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (b) the assigning Bank makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or BPI or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations, or the performance or observance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or BPI or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations of any of their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (c) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in §7.4 and §8.4 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Assumption; (d) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Bank, the Agent or any other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (e) such assignee represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee; (f) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (f) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank; (g) such assignee represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such Assignment and Assumption; and (h) such assignee acknowledges that it has made arrangements with the assigning Bank satisfactory to such assignee with respect to its pro rata share of Letter of Credit Fees in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit.

§20.3. Register. The Agent shall maintain a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register or similar list (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks and the Commitment Percentages of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, the Banks from time to time. In addition, the Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Bank as a Delinquent Bank. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Banks may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and the Banks at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Upon each such recordation, the assigning Bank agrees to pay to the Agent a registration fee in the sum of $3,500; provided, however, that the Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such registration fee in the case of any assignment.

 

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§20.4. New Notes. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by the parties to such assignment, together with each Note subject to such assignment, the Agent shall (a) record the information contained therein in the Register, and (b) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Banks (other than the assigning Bank). Unless done simultaneously with the Assignment and Assumption, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower, at its own expense, (i) shall execute and deliver to the Agent, in exchange for each surrendered Revolving Credit Note, a new Revolving Credit Note and Swingline Note or Bid Rate Note, if applicable, to the order of the Eligible Assignee in an amount equal to the amount assumed by such Eligible Assignee pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption and, if the assigning Bank has retained some portion of its obligations hereunder, a new Revolving Credit Note and other Note, if applicable, to the order of the assigning Bank in an amount equal to the amount retained by it hereunder and (ii) shall deliver an opinion from counsel to the Borrower in substantially the form delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to §12.9 as to such new Notes. Such new Notes shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Notes, shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the surrendered Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Assumption and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the assigned Notes. The surrendered Notes shall be canceled and returned to the Borrower.

§20.5. Participations.

(a) Any Bank may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Delinquent Bank or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Bank’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Bank’s participations in Letter of Credit Obligations and/or Swingline Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such participation shall be in an amount of not less than $10,000,000, (ii) such Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (iii) such Bank shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iv) such Bank shall maintain the sole and exclusive decision making authority in respect of such participation except as set forth in §20.5(b) (and the documentation evidencing such participation shall so provide), and (v) the Borrower, the Agent, the Banks and the Fronting Bank shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank in connection with such Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Bank sells such a participation shall provide that such Bank shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Bank will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to §28 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (c) of this §20.5, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of §§5.2, 5.6 and 5.11 to the same extent as if it were a Bank and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to §20.1.

 

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(c) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under §5.2, 5.6 or 5.11 than the applicable Bank would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant. A Participant that would be a Foreign Bank if it were a Bank shall not be entitled to the benefits of §5.2 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with §5.2(e) as though it were a Bank.

§20.6. Pledge by Bank. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any Bank at no cost to the Borrower may at any time pledge all or any portion of its interest and rights under this Agreement (including all or any portion of its Notes) to any of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks organized under §4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §341. No such pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Bank from its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.

§20.7. No Assignment by Borrower. The Borrower shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under any of the Loan Documents without prior Unanimous Bank Approval.

§20.8. Disclosure. The Borrower agrees that, in addition to disclosures made in accordance with standard banking practices, any Bank may disclose information obtained by such Bank pursuant to this Agreement to assignees or participants and potential assignees or participants hereunder. Any such disclosed information shall be treated by any assignee or participant with the same standard of confidentiality set forth in §8.10(f).

§20.9. Syndication. The Borrower acknowledges that the Arrangers intend, and acknowledges that the Arrangers shall have the right, by themselves or through their respective Affiliates, to syndicate or enter into co-lending arrangements with respect to the Loans and the Total Commitment pursuant to this §20, and the Borrower agrees to cooperate with the Arrangers’ and their respective Affiliates’ syndication and/or co-lending efforts, such cooperation to include, without limitation, the provision of information reasonably requested by potential syndicate members.

§21. Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

  (i) if to the Borrower, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Fronting Bank or the Swingline Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 21; and

 

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  (ii) if to any other Bank, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its administrative questionnaire as supplied by Agent to each Bank (an “Administrative Questionnaire”) (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Bank on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when received (with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof (which acknowledgment may be by answerback acknowledgment) except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Arrangers, the Banks, the Swingline Lender and the Fronting Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to the Arrangers, any Bank, the Swingline Lender or the Fronting Bank if such Person has notified the Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices by electronic communication. The Agent, the Arranger or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an electronic mail (“e-mail”) address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent (and received, if the acknowledgment contemplated above has been obtained) at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

 

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(c) The Platform. THE PLATFORM (as defined in §8.10(e)) IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Agent or the Arrangers or any of their Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Bank, the Swingline Lender, the Fronting Bank or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Agent’s or the Arrangers’ transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses have resulted from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith breach of this Agreement of such Agent Party; provided, however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Bank, the Swingline Lender, the Fronting Bank or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Agent, the Arrangers, the Fronting Bank and the Swingline Lender may change its address, email address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Bank may change its address, email address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Agent, the Fronting Bank and the Swingline Lender. In addition, each Bank agrees to notify the Agent from time to time to ensure that the Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and email address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Bank. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States Federal and state securities laws, to make reference to materials with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

 

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(e) Reliance by Agent, Fronting Bank and Banks. The Agent, the Arrangers, the Swingline Lender, the Fronting Bank and the Banks shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent, the Arrangers, the Swingline Lender, the Fronting Bank, each Bank and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the good faith reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided, however, that the Borrower shall have no liability hereunder for any such indemnified party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection therewith. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Agent may be recorded by the Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

§22. THIRD PARTY RELIANCE. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties signatory hereto, Persons entitled to indemnification hereunder, Participants to the extent provided in §20.5 and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, Related Parties, and each of the respective successors and assigns of the foregoing) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

§23. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED THEREIN, ARE CONTRACTS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE (EXCLUDING THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW). EACH OF THE BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AGREES THAT ANY SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND CONSENTS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT BEING MADE UPON THE BORROWER OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN §21. THE BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY OBJECTION THAT ANY OF THEM MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT OR ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH SUIT IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT.

§24. HEADINGS. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.

§25. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.

 

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§26. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC. The Loan Documents and any other documents executed in connection herewith or therewith express the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except as provided in §27.

§27. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY LITIGATION REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE (INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO ALL INDEMNIFIED PARTIES) ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY BANK, THE ARRANGERS, THE SWINGLINE LENDER, THE FRONTING BANK OR THE AGENT HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH BANK, ARRANGERS, SWINGLINE LENDER, FRONTING BANK OR THE AGENT WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE AGENT, THE ARRANGERS, THE SWINGLINE LENDER, THE FRONTING BANK AND THE BANKS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH THEY ARE PARTIES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN.

§28. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement may be given, and any term of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or BPI or any of their respective Subsidiaries of any terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Required Banks, provided, however, that no such consent, approval, amendment or waiver shall:

(a) waive any condition set forth in §§12.1, 12.2, 12.3,12.4,12.8, 12.13, 12.17 without Unanimous Bank Approval;

 

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(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Bank (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to §14.2) without the written consent of such Bank;

(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Banks (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document or extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit to a date later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date without the written consent of each Bank directly affected thereby;

(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this §28 relating to amendments to the Fee Letter) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Bank directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Banks shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;

(e) change §14.3 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without Unanimous Bank Approval; or

(f) change any provision of this §28 or the definition of “Required Banks” or “Unanimous Bank Approval” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Banks required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without Unanimous Bank Approval;

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Fronting Bank in addition to the Banks required above, affect the rights or duties of the Fronting Bank under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swingline Lender in addition to the Banks required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swingline Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Agent in addition to the Banks required above, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Delinquent Bank shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires Unanimous Bank Approval or approval of each affected Bank may be effected with the consent of the applicable Banks other than Delinquent Banks), except that (x) the Commitment of any Delinquent Bank

 

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may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Bank and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring Unanimous Bank Approval or approval of each affected Bank that by its terms affects any Delinquent Bank more adversely than other affected Banks shall require the consent of such Delinquent Bank.

No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or the Banks or any Bank in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial to such right or any other rights of the Agent or the Banks. No notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the waiver of any fee payable to the Agent shall require only the consent of the Agent. Without limitation of the provisions requiring Unanimous Bank Approval or the consent of the Required Banks, no amendment or modification to or waiver of the provisions of §2.9 may be made without the prior written consent of those Banks holding more than 50% of the outstanding Bid Rate Advances at the applicable time of reference.

If any Bank does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires Unanimous Bank Approval, or requires the consent of the Banks (including such non-consenting Bank) directly affected by such proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release, and such amendment, waiver, consent or release has been approved by the Required Banks or, as applicable, by all of the Banks, other than such non-consenting Bank, who would be directly affected by such amendment, waiver, consent or release, the Borrower may replace such non-consenting Bank in accordance with §5.8, provided that such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower to be made pursuant to this paragraph). Any action that is permitted to be taken or not taken with the consent or at the request of the Required Banks hereunder that is so taken or not taken shall be binding upon all of the Banks.

§29. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this §29, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Delinquent Banks shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Agent, the Fronting Bank or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

 

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§30. INTEREST RATE LIMITATION. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Bank holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this §30 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Bank in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Bank.

§31. USA PATRIOT ACT, ETC. NOTICE.

(a) Each Bank that is subject to any of the Acts (as hereinafter defined), the Arrangers and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Bank) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act and other applicable federal or other laws with respect to the verification of customer identities (collectively, the “Acts”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Bank, the Arrangers or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Acts.

(b) In order for the Agent to comply with the USA Patriot Act, prior to any Bank or Participant that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America becoming a party hereto, the Agent may request, and such Bank or Participant shall provide to the Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Agent to comply with federal law.

§32. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Agent and each Bank, regardless of any investigation made by the Agent or any Bank or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Agent or any Bank may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default at the time of the making of any Loan or issuance of any Letter of Credit, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

§33. EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDED AND RESTATED. On the Closing Date, this Agreement shall amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not constitute a novation of the parties’ rights and obligations thereunder. On the Closing Date, the rights and

 

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obligations of the parties hereto evidenced by the Existing Credit Agreement shall be evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the “Loans” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding and be continued as, and converted to, Loans as defined herein and the Existing Letters of Credit issued by the Fronting Bank (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) for the account of the Borrower prior to the Closing Date shall remain issued and outstanding and shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit under this Agreement, and shall bear interest and be subject to such other fees as set forth in this Agreement. All interest and fees and expenses, if any, owing or accruing under or in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement through the Closing Date (including any Eurodollar Breakage Costs, as defined therein) shall be calculated as of the Closing Date (pro-rated in the case of any fractional periods), and shall be paid on the Closing Date.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement as a sealed instrument as of the date first set forth above.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP  
By:   Boston Properties, Inc., its sole general partner  
  By:   /s/ Michael LaBelle   (SEAL)
    Michael LaBelle  
   

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

  

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:  
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.  
By:   /s/ Michael LaBelle   (SEAL)
  Michael LaBelle  
 

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

  

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Agent

By:   /s/ Kathleen M. Carry
Name:   Kathleen M. Carry
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as a Bank, Fronting Bank and Swingline Lender

By:   /s/ James P. Johnson
Name:   James P. Johnson
Title:   Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as a Bank and as Syndication Agent

By:   /s/ Brendan M. Poe
Name:   Brendan M. Poe
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Kenneth R. McDonnell
  Name:   Kenneth R. McDonnell
  Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ James Rolison
  Name:   James Rolison
  Title:   Managing Director
By:   /s/ Joanna Soliman
  Name:   Joanna Soliman
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as a Bank

By:   /s/ David Heller
  Name:   David Heller
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Sherrese Clarke
  Name:   Sherrese Clarke
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.

as a Co-Documentation Agent

By:   /s/ Sherrese Clark
  Name:   Sherrese Clark
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Andrew D. Coler
  Name:   Andrew D. Coler
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

RBS CITIZENS, N.A., as a Bank,

Managing Agent

By:   /s/ Lisa Greeley
Name:   Lisa Greeley
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

SUNTRUST BANK
By:   /s/ Nancy B. Richards
  Name:   Nancy B. Richards
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Bank and as Co-Documentation Agent

By:   /s/ Douglas S. Novitch
  Name:   Douglas S. Novitch
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

SCOTIABANC INC.,

as a Lender

By:   /s/ J.F. Todd
  Name:   J.F. Todd
  Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ John Rowland
  Name:   John Rowland
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

TD BANK, N.A.,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Brian S. Welch
Name:   Brian S. Welch
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.

(As a Lender)

By:   /s/ Charles Stewart
Name:   Charles Stewart
Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
By:   /s/ Ahaz A. Armstrong
Name:   Ahaz A. Armstrong
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

COMPASS BANK,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Keely W. McGee
  Name:   Keely W. McGee
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Filomena R. Cerqueira
  Name:   Filomena R. Cerqueira
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

SOVEREIGN BANK,

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Peter A. Olivier
  Name:   Peter A. Olivier
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

UNION BANK, N.A.

as a Bank

By:   /s/ Brent Hennig
  Name:   Brent Hennig
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement]

Schedule 1

 

Bank

    Commitment
Amount		      Commitment
Percentage		  

Bank of America, N.A.

315 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

    $ 65,000,000.00         8.666666667 % 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue, Floor 24

New York, NY, 10179

    $ 65,000,000.00         8.666666667 % 

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10286

    $ 55,000,000.00         7.333333333 % 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

200 Crescent Court, Suite 550

Dallas, TX 75201

    $ 55,000,000.00         7.333333333 % 

U.S. Bank National Association

One Post Office Square, 29th Floor

Boston, MA 02109

    $ 55,000,000.00         7.333333333 % 

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

One Utah Center

201 South Main Street, 5th Floor

Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

    $ 55,000,000.00         7.333333333 % 

PNC Bank NA

1600 Market Street, 30th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

    $ 40,000,000.00         5.3333333333 % 

RBS Citizens, N.A.

28 State Street, MS 1410

Boston, MA 02109

    $ 40,000,000.00         5.3333333333 % 

SunTrust Bank

8330 Boone Blvd., 8th Floor

Vienna, VA 22182

    $ 40,000,000.00         5.3333333333 % 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

101 Federal Street, 28th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

    $ 40,000,000.00         5.3333333333 % 

 

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Scotiabanc Inc

1 Liberty Plaza

New York, NY 10026

    $ 30,000,000.00         4.000000000 % 

Citicorp North America, Inc.

388 Greenwich Street, 23rd

New York, NY 10013

    $ 30,000,000.00         4.000000000 % 

TD Bank, N.A.

50 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 204

Braintree, MA 02184

    $ 30,000,000.00         4.000000000 % 

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

    $ 25,000,000.00         3.3333333333 % 

Branch Banking and Trust Company

200 W Second Street, 16th Floor

Winston Salem, NC 27101

    $ 25,000,000.00         3.3333333333 % 

Compass Bank

15 South 20th Street

Birmingham, AL 35233

    $ 25,000,000.00         3.3333333333 % 

Capital One National Association

10 Post Office Square, 11th Floor

Boston, MA 02109

    $ 25,000,000.00         3.3333333333 % 

Sovereign Bank

75 State Street

MA1-SST-0407

Boston, MA 02109

    $ 25,000,000.00         3.3333333333 % 

Union Bank, N.A.

500 North Akard, #4200

Dallas, TX 75201

    $ 25,000,000.00         3.3333333333 % 

TOTAL

    $ 750,000,000.00         100 % 

 

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Schedule 2

Existing Letters of Credit

 

L/C Number    Beneficiary    Amount      Issuance
Date		      Expiry
Date		      Currency  

T00000064131869

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY, M      609,643.36         5/19/05         7/20/11         USD   

T00000064136569

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY PL      15,681.60         5/19/05         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068013779

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY, M      255,000.00         7/21/06         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068015597

    AXA EQUITABLE LIFE      3,383,333.14         11/03/06         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068030126

    NORTHERN VIRGINIA RE      113,586.00         10/03/08         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068048767

    WASHINGTON METROPOLI      100,000.00         5/06/10         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068052934

    METROPOLITAN LIFE IN      4,515,445.00         9/22/10         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068054184

    METROPOLITAN LIFE IN      4,854,960.00         11/17/10         7/20/11         USD   

T00000068055667

    WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.      10,503,834.00         12/24/10         7/20/11         USD   
                    
  

Total:

      24,351,483.10            

 

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Schedule 3

Existing Bid Rate Loans

None.

 

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Schedule 4

CBD Properties

Central Business District (CBD)

Property

    City      State  

Boston Region

      

One Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Three Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Four Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Five Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Seven Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Eight Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Ten Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Eleven Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Fourteen Cambridge Center

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Cambridge Center East Garage

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Cambridge Center North Garage

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Cambridge West Garage

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

Cambridge Center Marriott

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

University Place

      Cambridge         Massachusetts   

John Hancock Tower

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Hancock Tower Retail

      Boston         Massachusetts   

100 Clarendon Garage

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Prudential Center Tower

      Boston         Massachusetts   

101 Huntington Avenue

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Prudential Center Retail

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Prudential Lord and Taylor

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Prudential Saks 5th Avenue

      Boston         Massachusetts   

760 Boylston - Lord and Taylor

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Prudential Center Garage

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Prudential Center Antenna Income

      Boston         Massachusetts   

111 Huntington Retail

      Boston         Massachusetts   

111 Huntington Avenue

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Shaw’s Supermarket

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Atlantic Wharf - Office

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Atl Wharf - Waterfront Retail

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Atlantic Wharf - Russia Retail

      Boston         Massachusetts   

 

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Atlantic Wharf - Russia Reside

      Boston         Massachusetts   

Atlantic Wharf Garage

      Boston         Massachusetts   

New York Region

      

601 Lexington Avenue Unit One

      New York         New York   

599 Lexington Avenue

      New York         New York   

399 Park Avenue One

      New York         New York   

Times Square Tower

      New York         New York   

510 Madison Avenue

      New York         New York   

767 Fifth Avenue

      New York         New York   

125 West 55th Street

      New York         New York   

540 Madison Avenue

      New York         New York   

2 Grand Central Tower

      New York         New York   

San Francisco Region

      

303 Almaden

      San Jose         California   

Embarcadero Center One

      San Francisco         California   

Embarcadero Center Two

      San Francisco         California   

Embarcadero Center Three

      San Francisco         California   

Embarcadero Center Four

      San Francisco         California   

Washington DC Region

      

1330 Connecticut Avenue

      Washington         District of Columbia   

505 9th Street

      Washington         District of Columbia   

2200 Penn Ave (Square 54)

      Washington         District of Columbia   

2221 I St (Square 54 Residential

      Washington         District of Columbia   

635 Massachusetts Ave

      Washington         District of Columbia   

1333 New Hampshire Avenue

      Washington         District of Columbia   

1301 New York Avenue

      Washington         District of Columbia   

Capital Gallery

      Washington         District of Columbia   

500 E Street

      Washington         District of Columbia   

Sumner Square

      Washington         District of Columbia   

Metropolitan Square

      Washington         District of Columbia   

 

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Market Square North

    Washington    District of Columbia

500 North Capitol

    Washington    District of Columbia

901 New York Avenue

    Washington    District of Columbia

 

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Schedule 7.7

Litigation

None.

 

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Schedule 7.16

Selected Benefit Plans

In addition, Boston Properties is obligated to make contributions or other payments to retirement plans on behalf of certain employees located in New York City pursuant to collective bargaining agreements to which Boston Properties is bound. These obligations are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to BPI, BPLP or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

 

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Schedule 8.5(b)

Environmental Matters

Those matters identified in the Form 10-K filed by BPI with the SEC for fiscal year 2010.

 

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Schedule 9.1(e)

BPI Liabilities

Liabilities relating to organizational matters (including liabilities of BPI as the general partner of the Borrower and as a partner or member of subsidiaries of the Borrower).

Liabilities arising in connection with service contracts, management contracts, employment and employee-benefit related agreements, letters of intent, brokerage agreements, confidentiality agreements, development agreements and similar types of agreements.

Liabilities arising in connection with litigation or other similar actions arising in the ordinary course of business.

Liabilities, either directly or as general partner of Borrower, in respect of customary “non-recourse carve-outs” established under certain loan obligations of Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries and Partially-Owned Entities.

Liabilities of the same or similar kind or nature as those liabilities described above which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to BPI, BPLP or, taken as a whole, the BP Group.

 

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Schedule 9.3

Investments

See attached chart

 

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Schedule 21

Notice Addresses

BOSTON PROPERTIES, LP

800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900

Boston, MA 02199

Attn: Michael Labelle

Office Phone: 617-236-3352

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent

Administrative notices regarding borrowings, payments, conversions, continuations, fees and interest:

Bank of America, N. A.

901 Main Street, TX1-492-14-12

Dallas, TX 75202-3714

Attn: Ramon Presas

Telephone: 214.209.9262

Facsimile: 214.290.8364

For notices regarding waivers, amendments, financial statements, and all other notices:

Bank of America, N. A.

1455 Market Street, CA5-701-05-19

San Francisco, CA 94103

Attn: Kathleen Carry

Telephone: 415.436.4001

Facsimile: 415.503.5001

Email: kathleen.carry@baml.com

With a copy to:

Bank of America, N.A.

Attn: James P. Johnson

315 Montgomery Street, 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104-1503

Facsimile: 415.622.0433

Telephone: 415.622.6177

Email: james.johnson@baml.com

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Fronting Bank

Bank of America, N.A.

1 Fleet Way, PA6-580-02-30

Scranton, PA 18507

Attn: Mike Grizzanti

Telephone: 570.330.4214

Facsimile: 800.755.8743

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Swingline Lender

Bank of America, N. A.

901 Main Street, TX1-492-14-12

Dallas, TX 75202-3714

Attn: Ramon Presas

Telephone: 214.209.9262

Facsimile: 214.290.8364

 

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EXHIBIT A

REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

 

$                         Date:                     

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Boston Properties Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and assigns, called the “Borrower”), by this promissory note (hereinafter, called “this Note”), absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay to the order of _______________ (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and assigns, called the “Bank”), the principal sum of _______________________________ Million and 00/100 Dollars ($ __________), or so much thereof as shall have been advanced by the Bank to the Borrower by way of Revolving Credit Loans under (and as defined in) the Revolving Credit Agreement and shall remain outstanding, such payment to be made as hereinafter provided, and to pay interest on the principal sum outstanding hereunder from time to time from and after the date hereof until the said principal sum or the unpaid portion thereof shall have become due and payable as hereinafter provided.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

The unpaid principal (not at the time overdue) under this Note shall bear interest at the rate or rates from time to time in effect under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Accrued interest on the unpaid principal under this Note shall be payable on the dates specified in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

On the Maturity Date there shall become absolutely due and payable by the Borrower hereunder, and the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the Bank, the balance (if any) of the principal hereof then remaining unpaid, all of the unpaid interest accrued hereon and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby.

Each overdue amount (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall (to the extent permitted by applicable law) bear interest at the rates and on the terms provided in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The unpaid interest accrued on each overdue amount in accordance with the foregoing terms of this paragraph shall become and be absolutely due and payable by the Borrower to Bank on demand by the Agent. Interest on each overdue amount will continue to accrue as provided by the foregoing terms of this paragraph, and will (to the extent permitted by applicable law) be compounded daily until the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the payment of such overdue amount shall be discharged (whether before or after judgment).

 

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Each payment of principal, interest or other sum payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made by the Borrower directly to the Agent in Dollars, for the account of the Bank, at the Agent’s Funding Office, on the due date of such payment, and in immediately available and freely transferable funds. All payments on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and free and clear of and without any deductions, withholdings, restrictions or conditions of any nature.

This Note is made and delivered by the Borrower to the Bank pursuant to a Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2011, among (i) the Borrower, (ii) the Banks party thereto and (iii) the Bank[, in its capacity as a Bank and as Agent] (hereinafter, as originally executed, and as varied, supplemented, amended and/or restated, called the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). This Note evidences the obligations of the Borrower (a) to repay the principal amount of the Bank’s Commitment Percentage of the Revolving Credit Loans made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement; (b) to pay interest, as herein provided, on the principal amount hereof remaining unpaid from time to time; and (c) to pay other amounts which may become due and payable hereunder or thereunder. Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement (including the Exhibits annexed thereto) for a complete statement of the terms thereof.

The Borrower has the right to prepay the unpaid principal of this Note in full or in part upon the terms contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Borrower has an obligation to prepay principal of this Note from time to time if and to the extent required under, and upon the terms contained in, the Revolving Credit Agreement. Any partial payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to and upon the terms contained in Section 14 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, the entire unpaid principal of this Note, all of the interest accrued on the unpaid principal of this Note and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby may be declared to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the entire unpaid principal of this Note, all of the interest accrued on the unpaid principal of this Note and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall (if not already due and payable) forthwith become and be, or the same may, as provided in said Section 14, automatically become, due and payable to the Bank without presentment, demand, protest or any other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly and irrevocably waived by the Borrower, excepting only for notice expressly provided for in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

All computations of interest payable as provided in this Note shall be made by the Agent on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by 360 (365/366 with respect to any advance which is a Base Rate Loan). The interest rate in effect from time to time shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

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Should all or any part of the indebtedness represented by this Note be collected by action at law, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other court proceedings, or should this Note be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection after default, the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the holder of this Note, upon demand by the holder hereof at any time, in addition to principal, interest and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby, all court costs and attorneys’ fees and all other collection charges and expenses reasonably incurred or sustained by the holder of this Note.

The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives notice of acceptance, presentment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, suit and all other conditions precedent in connection with the delivery, acceptance, collection and/or enforcement of this Note, except for notices expressly provided for in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of any Federal Court located in the Southern District of New York in connection with any actions or proceedings brought against the Borrower by the holder hereof arising out of or relating to this Note. This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

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This Note is intended to take effect as a sealed instrument. This Note and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE has been duly executed by the undersigned on the day and in the year first above written.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
By:   Boston Properties, Inc.,
  its general partner
  By:       (SEAL)
    Michael LaBelle  
    Senior Vice President and  
    Chief Financial Officer  

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

SWINGLINE NOTE

 

$                         Date:                     

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Boston Properties Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, (hereinafter, together with its respective successors in title and assigns, called the “Borrower”), by this promissory note (hereinafter, called “this Note”), absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay to the order of ______________________ (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and assigns, called the “Bank”), the principal sum of _______ Million and 00/100 Dollars ($__________), or so much thereof as shall have been advanced by the Bank to the Borrower by way of Swingline Loans under (and as defined in) the Revolving Credit Agreement and shall remain outstanding, such payment to be made as hereinafter provided, and to pay interest on the principal sum outstanding hereunder from time to time from and after the date hereof until the said principal sum or the unpaid portion thereof shall have become due and payable as hereinafter provided.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

The unpaid principal (not at the time overdue) under this Note shall bear interest at the rate or rates from time to time in effect under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Accrued interest on the unpaid principal under this Note shall be payable on the dates specified in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

On the maturity date of any particular Swingline Loan as provided in the Revolving Credit Agreement, and in any event on the Maturity Date, there shall become absolutely due and payable by the Borrower hereunder, and the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the Bank, the balance (if any) of the principal hereof then remaining unpaid, all of the unpaid interest accrued hereon and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby.

Each overdue amount (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall (to the extent permitted by applicable law) bear interest at the rates and on the terms provided in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The unpaid interest accrued on each overdue amount in accordance with the foregoing terms of this paragraph shall become and be absolutely due and payable by the Borrower to Bank on demand by the Agent. Interest on each overdue amount will continue to accrue as provided by the foregoing terms of this paragraph, and will (to the extent permitted by applicable law) be compounded daily until the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the payment of such overdue amount shall be discharged (whether before or after judgment).

 

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Each payment of principal, interest or other sum payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made by the Borrower directly to the Agent in Dollars, for the account of the Bank, at the Agent’s Funding Office, on the due date of such payment, and in immediately available and freely transferable funds. All payments on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and free and clear of and without any deductions, withholdings, restrictions or conditions of any nature.

This Note is made and delivered by the Borrower to the Bank pursuant to a Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2011, among (i) the Borrower, (ii) the Banks party thereto and (iii) the Bank, in its capacity as a Bank and as Agent (hereinafter, as originally executed, and as varied, supplemented, amended and/or restated, called the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). This Note evidences the obligations of the Borrower (a) to repay the principal amount of the Swingline Loans made by the Bank to the Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement; (b) to pay interest, as herein provided, on the principal amount hereof remaining unpaid from time to time; and (c) to pay other amounts which may become due and payable hereunder or thereunder. Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement (including the Exhibits annexed thereto) for a complete statement of the terms thereof.

The Borrower has the right to prepay the unpaid principal of this Note in full or in part upon the terms contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Borrower has an obligation to prepay principal of this Note from time to time if and to the extent required under, and upon the terms contained in, the Revolving Credit Agreement. Any partial payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to and upon the terms contained in Section 14 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, the entire unpaid principal of this Note, all of the interest accrued on the unpaid principal of this Note and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby may be declared to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the entire unpaid principal of this Note, all of the interest accrued on the unpaid principal of this Note and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall (if not already due and payable) forthwith become and be, or the same may, as provided in said Section 14, automatically become, due and payable to the Bank without presentment, demand, protest or any other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly and irrevocably waived by the Borrower, excepting only for notice expressly provided for in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

All computations of interest payable as provided in this Note shall be made by the Agent on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by 360. The interest rate in effect from time to time shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

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Should all or any part of the indebtedness represented by this Note be collected by action at law, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other court proceedings, or should this Note be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection after default, the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the holder of this Note, upon demand by the holder hereof at any time, in addition to principal, interest and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby, all court costs and attorneys’ fees and all other collection charges and expenses reasonably incurred or sustained by the holder of this Note.

The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives notice of acceptance, presentment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, suit and all other conditions precedent in connection with the delivery, acceptance, collection and/or enforcement of this Note, except for notices expressly provided for in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of any Federal Court located in the Southern District of New York in connection with any actions or proceedings brought against the Borrower by the holder hereof arising out of or relating to this Note. This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

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This Note is intended to take effect as a sealed instrument. This Note and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this SWINGLINE NOTE has been duly executed by the undersigned on the day and in the year first above written.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:   Boston Properties, Inc., its sole general partner
  By:       (SEAL)
    Michael LaBelle  
    Senior Vice President and  
    Chief Financial Officer  

 

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EXHIBIT B

LOAN REQUEST

This Loan Request is made pursuant to §2.4/§2.5/§2.8 of the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 among Boston Properties Limited Partnership (the “Borrower”), Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Agent, and certain other Banks as provided therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Loan Request have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

Each Loan Request submitted by the Borrower shall be a request for a single Loan or Letter of Credit.

 

1. The Borrower hereby requests (check each applicable item):

 

  ¨ New Revolving Credit Loan ($_______________)

 

  ¨ New Swingline Loan ($______________)

 

  ¨ Conversion of Existing Revolving Credit Loan ($_______________)

 

     (Current Interest Period ending on _________, 20__)

 

  ¨ Continuation of Existing Revolving Credit Loan ($_______________)

 

     (Current Interest Period ending on _________, 20__)

 

  ¨ Letter of Credit (Fronting Bank is _____________)

 

2. The Type of Revolving Credit Loan being requested in this Loan Request (if any) is:

 

  ¨ Base Rate Loan

 

  ¨ Eurodollar Rate Loan

 

3. The aggregate principal amount of the Loan or the amount of the Letter of Credit requested (whether by way of a new advance, continuation or conversion) in this Loan Request is:

 

   $__________________

 

4. The proposed Drawdown Date of the Revolving Credit Loan, drawdown date of the Swingline Loan or the date of issue, extension or renewal of the Letter of Credit requested in this Loan Request is:

 

   ___________________, 20__

 

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5. The Interest Period requested for the Loan requested in this Loan Request (if any) is:

 

   _________________ through __________________.

 

6. [Note: only to be used if leverage % exceeds 60%] [(d) After giving effect to the requested Bid Rate Advance, the Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall exceed 60% but not 65% of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value and attached hereto is a certificate in the form of Exhibit G]

 

7. The undersigned hereby certifies that:

 

  (a) The undersigned is the ____________ of Borrower and an Authorized Officer.

 

  (b) The activities of the Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries since the date of the last Completed Loan Request or Compliance Certificate submitted by the Borrower to the Agent have been reviewed by the Authorized Officer and/or by employees or agents under his/her immediate supervision. Based upon such review, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer, both before and after giving effect to the requested Loan and/or Letter of Credit, (1) no Default or Event of Default exists on the date hereof or will exist on the Drawdown Date (or drawdown date) of such Loan or the date of [issue] [extension or renewal] of such Letter of Credit, and (2) after taking into account such requested Loan or Letter of Credit, no Default or Event of Default will exist as of the Drawdown Date or drawdown date of such Loan or date of [issue] [extension or renewal] of such Letter of Credit.

 

  (c) To the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer, each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower and BPI contained in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Credit Agreement was true as of the date as of which they were made and is also true at and as of the date hereof and will be true at and as of the time of the making of the requested Loan or the [issuance] [extension or renewal] of the requested Letter of Credit, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date.

 

  (d) The Authorized Officer is authorized to execute and deliver this Loan Request on behalf of Borrower.

 

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WITNESS my hand this ____ day of _____________, 20__.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
By:   Boston Properties, Inc.,
  its sole general partner
By:    
  Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT C

(Exhibit C consists of Exhibits C-1 through C-7)

EXHIBIT C-1

[Intentionally Deleted]

 

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EXHIBIT C-2

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER

(Borrower Financial Statements)

The undersigned (the “Borrower”) HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to §8.4(c) of the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Agent, and certain other Banks as provided therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate and Schedule 1 attached hereto have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

As required by §8.4(c) of the Credit Agreement, financial statements of the Borrower and its respective subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for the [year] [quarter] ended 20_ (the “Financial Statements”) prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of quarterly statements, to year-end adjustments none of which are anticipated to be materially adverse, except as specifically disclosed in this Compliance Certificate) accompany this Compliance Certificate or, in accordance with §8.4, have been filed with the SEC on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as applicable. The Borrower’s website (www.bostonproperties.com) contains a link to BPI’s and the Borrower’s filings with the SEC and the category “SEC Filings” under “Investor Relations” on the website will provide access to the Financial Statements. The Financial Statements present fairly the financial position of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as at the date thereof and the results of operations of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the period covered thereby.

Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth the financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with the covenants contained in §10 of the Credit Agreement, all of which data and computations, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer executing and delivering this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower (the “Authorized Officer”), are true, complete and correct.

The activities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) during the period covered by the Financial Statements have been reviewed by the Authorized Officer and/or by employees or agents under his immediate supervision. Based upon such review, during the period covered by the Financial Statements, and as of the date of this Certificate, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing of which (i) the Borrower has knowledge, and (ii) the Agent has not previously given notice, except as specifically disclosed in this Compliance Certificate.

The Authorized Officer certifies that he is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower.

 

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WITNESS our hands this ____ day of ___________________, 20__.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:   Boston Properties, Inc.,
  its sole general partner
By:    
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

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EXHIBIT C-3

[Intentionally Deleted]

 

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EXHIBIT C-4

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER

The undersigned (the “Borrower”) HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT: This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to §9.4(a) of the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Agent, and certain other Banks as provided therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate and Schedule 1 attached hereto have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth the financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with the covenants contained in §10 of the Credit Agreement on a pro forma basis after giving effect to a proposed merger or consolidation referred to in §9.4(a) and all liabilities, fixed or contingent, pursuant thereto, all of which data and computations, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer executing and delivering this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower are true, complete and correct.

The activities of the Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) have been reviewed by the Authorized Officer and/or by employees or agents under his/her immediate supervision. Based upon such review, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer, both before and after giving effect to the proposed merger or consolidation, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist under any Loan Document.

The Authorized Officer certifies that he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower and BPI.

 

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WITNESS our hands this ____ day of _______________, 20__.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

Boston Properties , Inc.,

its sole general partner

By:    
 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT C-5

[Intentionally Deleted]

 

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EXHIBIT C-6

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER

(Subsidiary/Non-Borrower Indebtedness Default)

The undersigned (the “Borrower”) HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT: This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to §14.1(f) of the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Agent, and certain other Banks as provided therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). The Borrower hereby gives the Agent notice of a condition described in §14.1(f) of the Credit Agreement relating solely to a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower (the “Non-Borrower Entity”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate and Schedule 1 attached hereto have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth the financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance as of the date hereof with the covenants contained in §10 of the Credit Agreement on a pro forma basis after excluding from the calculation of such covenants the Non-Borrower Entity and all Real Estate Assets owned by the Non-Borrower Entity, all of which data and computations, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer executing and delivering this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower, are true, complete and correct.

The activities of the Borrower, BPI and their respective Subsidiaries have been reviewed by the Authorized Officer and/or by employees or agents under his/her immediate supervision. Based upon such review, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer, after giving effect to the exclusions discussed in the preceding paragraph, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist.

The Authorized Officer certifies that he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower and BPI.

 

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WITNESS our hands this ____ day of _______________, 20__.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

Boston Properties , Inc.,

its sole general partner

By:    
 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT C-7

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER

The undersigned (the “Borrower”) HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to §12.17 of the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Agent, and certain other Banks as provided therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate and Schedule 1 attached hereto have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof, the financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with the covenants contained in §10 of the Credit Agreement (both before and after giving effect to the borrowings to be made on the date hereof), all of which data and computations, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer executing and delivering this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower, are true, complete and correct.

The Authorized Officer certifies that he is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower.

WITNESS our hands this              day of                     , 201  .

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

Boston Properties, Inc.,

its sole general partner

By:    
 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

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EXHIBIT D

(Exhibit D consists of Exhibits D-1 through D-4)

EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF BID RATE NOTE

 

$ ___________________

    Date: ______________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Boston Properties Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, (hereinafter, with its successors in title and assigns, collectively called the “Borrower”), by this promissory note (hereinafter, called “this Note”), absolutely and unconditionally promises to pay to the order of __________________ (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and assigns, called the “Bank”), the principal sum of ______________________________ Dollars ($________________) on _________________, 20__, such payment to be made as hereinafter provided, and to pay interest on the principal sum outstanding hereunder from time to time from and after the date hereof until the said principal sum or the unpaid portion thereof shall have become due and payable as provided in the Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice dated __________________, 20__ and attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

The unpaid principal (not at the time overdue) under this Note shall bear interest at the rate or rates from time to time in effect under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Accrued interest on the unpaid principal under this Note shall be payable on the dates specified in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

On ____________________, 20__, the date of the final maturity of this Note, there shall become absolutely due and payable by the Borrower hereunder, and the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the Bank, the balance (if any) of the principal hereof then remaining unpaid, all of the unpaid interest accrued hereon and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby.

Each overdue amount (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall (to the extent permitted by applicable law) bear interest at the rates and on the terms provided in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The unpaid interest accrued on each overdue amount in accordance with the foregoing terms of this paragraph shall become and be absolutely due and payable by the Borrower to Bank on demand by the Agent. Interest on each overdue amount will continue to accrue as provided by the foregoing terms of this paragraph, and will (to the extent permitted by applicable law) be compounded daily until the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the payment of such overdue amount shall be discharged (whether before or after judgment).

 

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Each payment of principal, interest or other sum payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made by the Borrower directly to the Agent in Dollars, for the account of the Bank, at the Agent’s Funding Office, on the due date of such payment, and in immediately available and freely transferable funds. All payments on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and free and clear of and without any deductions, withholdings, restrictions or conditions of any nature.

This Note is made and delivered by the Borrower to the Bank pursuant to a Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2011, among (i) the Borrower, (ii) the Banks party thereto (including the Bank) and (iii) the Agent (hereinafter, as originally executed, and as varied, supplemented, amended and/or restated, called the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). This Note evidences the obligations of the Borrower (a) to repay the principal amount of the Bid Rate Loan evidenced hereby; (b) to pay interest, as herein provided, on the principal amount hereof remaining unpaid from time to time; and (c) to pay other amounts which may become due and payable hereunder or in connection herewith pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit Agreement (including the Exhibits annexed thereto) for a complete statement of the terms thereof.

The Borrower has the right to prepay the unpaid principal of this Note in full or in part upon the terms contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Borrower has an obligation to prepay principal of this Note from time to time if and to the extent required under, and upon the terms contained in, the Revolving Credit Agreement. Any partial payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to and upon the terms contained in Section 14 of the Revolving Credit Agreement, the entire unpaid principal of this Note, all of the interest accrued on the unpaid principal of this Note and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby may be declared to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the entire unpaid principal of this Note, all of the interest accrued on the unpaid principal of this Note and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby shall (if not already due and payable) forthwith become and be, or the same may, as provided in said Section 14, automatically become, due and payable to the Bank without presentment, demand, protest or any other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly and irrevocably waived by the Borrower, excepting only for notice expressly provided for in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

All computations of interest payable as provided in this Note shall be made by the Agent on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by 360. The interest rate in effect from time to time shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement and the provisions of Section 2.9 thereof.

 

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Should all or any part of the indebtedness represented by this Note be collected by action at law, or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other court proceedings, or should this Note be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection after default, the Borrower hereby promises to pay to the holder of this Note, upon demand by the holder hereof at any time, in addition to principal, interest and all (if any) other amounts payable on or in respect of this Note or the indebtedness evidenced hereby, all court costs and attorneys’ fees and all other collection charges and expenses reasonably incurred or sustained by the holder of this Note.

The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives notice of acceptance, presentment, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, suit and all other conditions precedent in connection with the delivery, acceptance, collection and/or enforcement of this Note, except for notices expressly provided for in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably consents and submits to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of any Federal Court located in the Southern District of New York in connection with any actions or proceedings brought against the Borrower by the holder hereof arising out of or relating to this Note. This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

This Note is intended to take effect as a sealed instrument. This Note and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this BID RATE NOTE has been duly executed by the undersigned on the day and in the year first above written.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

Boston Properties, Inc.,

its sole general partner

  
  By:       (SEAL)
    Michael LaBelle  
   

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

  

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF BID RATE ADVANCE BORROWING NOTICE

[Date]

 

To:

    Bank of America, N.A., as Agent (the “Agent”)

From:

    Boston Properties Limited Partnership and each other Borrower under the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Borrower”)

Re:

    Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of June 24, 2011 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto and the Agent.

We hereby give notice pursuant to §2.9(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement that we jointly and severally request a Bid Rate Advance as follows:

 

  1. The Business Day of the proposed Bid Rate Advance is: ______________, 200__.*

 

  2. This request is for an [Absolute Rate Auction in which the rates of interest to be offered by the Banks shall be absolute rates per annum] [Indexed Rate Auction in which the rates of interest to be offered by the Banks shall be rates per annum at a margin greater or less than the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Eurodollar Margin].

 

  3. The terms of the Bid Rate Advance requested are as follows:

 

Principal Amount**

    Interest Period***      Maturity Date****  

$

      

 

    [repeat as necessary]

 

  4. [Insert special terms, if any]

 

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The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed Bid Rate Borrowing, both before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:

(a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of all Bid Rate Loans outstanding, plus the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding, plus the Maximum Drawing Amount and, without double-counting the portion, if any, of any Letter of Credit which is drawn and included in the Revolving Credit Loans, all outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, on today’s date excluding the requested Bid Rate Advance is $__________ and including the requested Bid Rate Advance is $__________,

(b) we will use the proceeds of the requested Bid Rate Loan in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement,

(c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from the making of the requested Bid Rate Advance[., and

[Note: only to be used if leverage % exceeds 60%] [(d) After giving effect to the requested Bid Rate Advance, the Consolidated Total Indebtedness shall exceed 60% but not 65% of Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value and attached hereto is a certificate in the form of Exhibit G]

Terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
By:  

Boston Properties, Inc.,

its sole general partner

  By:    
    Title:

 

* Subject to notice requirements of §2.9(b)
** Amount must be a minimum of $5,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000
*** 1 to 180 days for Absolute Rate Auction
  7 to 180 days for Indexed Rate Auction
**** Must be on or before Maturity Date

 

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EXHIBIT D-3

OFFER OF BID RATE LOAN

COMPETITIVE BID NOTICE

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent

_______________________________

_______________________________

 

Attention:

    __________________

Re:

    Bid Rate Loan Offer to Boston Properties Limited Partnership and each other Borrower under (and as defined in) the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”)

In response to the Borrower’s Bid Rate Advance Borrowing Notice dated ________, 201__, we hereby make the following Bid Rate Loan offer on the following terms:

 

  1. Offering Bank: ___________________

 

  2. Person to contact at Offering Bank: _________________

 

  3. Business Day of Borrowing: ___________________*

 

  4. We hereby offer to make Bid Rate Loan(s) in the following principal amounts, for the following periods and at the following rates:

 

Minimum

Principal

Amount**

    Maximum
Principal
Amount**		      Applicable
Period***		      Competitive
Bid Rate****		      Maturity
Date		  

$

    $              

[repeat as necessary]

We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, irrevocably obligates us to make the Bid Rate Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted in whole or in part by the Borrower.

 

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Terms used herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

 

    Very truly yours,
    [NAME OF BANK]
Dated: ______________     By:    
      Authorized Officer

 

* As specified in the related Borrowing Notice.
** Principal amount offer for each period may not exceed principal amount requested. Offers must be made for $5,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000.
*** 1 to 180 days, as specified in the related Borrowing Notice.
  7 to 180 days, as specified in the related Borrowing Notice.
**** Specify rate of interest per annum (each rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of 1%), and indicate whether it is an absolute rate or indexed rate.

 

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EXHIBIT D-4

FORM OF NOTICE OF BID RATE LOAN ACCEPTANCE

Re: Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of June 24, 2011, among BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the “Borrower”), the lenders which are or may become parties thereto, and Bank of America, N.A. as Agent

We hereby give notice pursuant to §2.9(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement of our acceptance of the following Bid Rate Loan offer(s):

 

  1. Bank: _____________________

 

  2. Drawdown Date*: _______________

 

  3. In the following principal amounts, for the following periods and at the following rates:

 

Principal Amount

    Period(s)      Bid Rate Loan
Interest Rate(s)**		  
$____________      
$____________      

 

    [Repeat 1, 2 and 3 for each Bank as necessary]

 

  4. The aggregate principal amount for each identical period is:

 

Period

    Aggregate Principal
Amount		  
   $     
   $     

We hereby certify (a) that we will use the proceeds of the requested Bid Rate Loans in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, (b) to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer, both before and after giving effect to the requested Bid Rate Loans (1) no Default or Event of Default exists on the date hereof or will exist under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document on the drawdown date of such Loans and (2) after taking into account such requested Bid Rate Loans, no Default or Event of

 

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Default will exist as of the drawdown date of such Loans, (c) to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer, each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Credit Agreement was true in all material respects as of the date as of which they were made and is also true in all material respects at and as of the date hereof and will be true in all material respects at and as of the time of the making of the requested Bid Rate Loans, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier date, and (d) that the undersigned is authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of each Borrower.

Capitalized terms which are used herein without definition and which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings herein as in the Credit Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

By:  

Boston Properties, Inc.,

its sole general partner

  By:    
    Title:

 

* As specified in the related Borrowing Notice
** Specify rate of interest per annum (each rounded to the nearest 1/1,000th of 1%) for each applicable period.

 

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EXHIBIT E

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

June 24, 2011

Bank of America, N.A.

individually and as Agent, and the other

Banks party to the Credit Agreement described below

 

  RE: Closing Certificate under Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”)

Ladies and Gentleman:

The undersigned hereby certifies to you, in accordance with the provisions of §12.17 of the Credit Agreement, that the representations and warranties of the undersigned contained in the Credit Agreement and in each document and instrument executed and delivered by the undersigned pursuant to or in connection therewith are true as of the date hereof and that Borrower has performed and complied with all covenants and other obligations required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date (except as any of the foregoing may have been waived or deferred in writing by the Agent and the Banks) and that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Closing Certificate have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

 

Very truly yours,

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:  

Boston Properties, Inc.,

its sole general partner

  By:    
    Title:

 

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EXHIBIT F

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “Assignor”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations as a Bank under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Bank) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1. Assignor: ______________________________

 

2. Assignee: ______________________________

 

3. Borrower: Boston Properties Limited Partnership

 

4. Agent: Bank of America, N.A., as the Agent under the Credit Agreement

 

5. Credit Agreement: Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2011, among Boston Properties Limited Partnership, the Banks from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, Fronting Bank, and Swingline Lender

 

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6.

Assigned Interest:1

 

Facility

Assigned2

    Aggregate Amount of
Commitment
for all Banks*		      Amount of
Commitment
Assigned*		      Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment3		     CUSIP
Number		  

_______________

    $ _______________       $ ______________         ____________ %   

_______________

    $ _______________       $ ______________         ____________ %   

_______________

    $ _______________       $ ______________         ____________ %   

 

[7.

Trade Date: __________________]4

Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:    
  Title:

 

1 

The reference to “Loans” in the table should be used only if the Credit Agreement provides for Term Loans.

2 

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Credit Commitment”, “Term Loan Commitment”, etc.).

* Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
3 

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Banks thereunder.

4 

To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:    
  Title:

 

Consented to and Accepted:

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent

By:    
  Title:

 

[Consented to by Borrower:]5
By:    
  Title:

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as

Fronting Bank and Swingline Lender

By:    
  Title:

 

5 

To be added only if no Event of Default exists.

 

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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

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STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1. Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim created by the Assignor and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Bank under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Bank thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Bank thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in §7.4 thereof or delivered pursuant to §8.4 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Agent, the Assignor or any other Bank, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender (as defined below), attached hereto is any documentation required by Agent to be delivered by it in connection with the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Agent, the Assignor or any other Bank, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Bank.

 

6 

Describe Credit Agreement at option of Administrative Agent.

 

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2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

4. The term “Foreign Lender” as used herein means the following:

Any Bank that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

 

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EXHIBIT G

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER

The undersigned (the “Borrower”) HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT: This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to §[2.4(iv), 10.1, 10.4] of the Sixth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 24, 2011 among the Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Agent, and certain other Banks as provided therein (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate and Schedule 1 attached hereto have the meanings described in the Credit Agreement.

[The ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value began to exceed 60% (without exceeding 65%) on ______________, 200__] [or] [the ratio of Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value began to exceed 60% (without exceeding 65%) on ______________, 200__] [or] [the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Adjusted Asset Value, which first began to exceed 60% on ______________, 200__, has ceased to exceed 60% as of ______________, 200__] [or] [the ratio of Unsecured Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Unencumbered Asset Value, which first began to exceed 60% on ______________, 200__, has ceased to exceed 60% as of ______________, 200__].

Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth the calculations of the relevant financial covenants contained in §10.1 and §10.4 of the Credit Agreement after giving effect to the Indebtedness incurred that brings the leverage ratios above 60%, which calculations, to the best knowledge and belief of the Authorized Officer executing and delivering this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower, are true, complete and correct.

The Authorized Officer certifies that he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate on behalf of the Borrower.

 

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WITNESS our hands this ____ day of _______________, 20__.

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

Boston Properties , Inc.,

its sole general partner

By:    
 

Title:

 

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