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Form 8-K Hudson Pacific Propertie For: Nov 16 Filed by: Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

November 20, 2015 9:08 AM EST

 

 

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

November 16, 2015

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland (Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.)

Maryland (Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.)

 

27-1430478 (Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.)

80-0579682 (Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.)

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

11601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor

Los Angeles, California

  90025
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 445-5700

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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:

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 


This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Maryland limited partnership of which the Company serves as the sole general partner.

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Term Loan Agreement

On November 17, 2015, the Operating Partnership entered into a new Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) with each of the financial institutions party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, as lead arrangers for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility (as defined below), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as lead arrangers for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility (as defined below), Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, and MUFG Union Bank N.A., as documentation agent with respect to the 5-Year Term Loan Facility.

The New Credit Agreement provides for (i) an unsecured 5-year delayed draw term loan credit facility in the amount of up to $175 million (the “5-Year Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) an unsecured 7-year delayed draw term loan credit facility in the amount of up to $125 million ( the “7-Year Term Loan Facility”). The Operating Partnership intends to use the amounts available under the 5-Year Term Loan Facility and the 7-Year Term Loan Facility to repay outstanding borrowings under its unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

The Operating Partnership is the borrower and the Company is the guarantor under the New Credit Agreement. If the Company fails to maintain a credit rating of at least BBB- from S&P or Baa3 from Moody’s, or in certain other limited circumstances, the subsidiaries of the Company that own unencumbered properties will also be required to become guarantors under the New Credit Agreement.

For borrowings under the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, the Operating Partnership may elect to pay interest at a rate equal to either LIBOR plus 130 basis points to 220 basis points per annum or a specified base rate plus 30 basis points to 120 basis points per annum, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. For borrowings under the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, the Operating Partnership may elect to pay interest at a rate equal to either LIBOR plus 160 basis points to 255 basis points per annum or a specified base rate plus 60 basis points to 155 basis points per annum, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. If the Company obtains a credit rating for its senior unsecured long-term indebtedness, the Operating Partnership may make an irrevocable election to change the interest rate (i) for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, to a rate equal to either LIBOR plus 90 basis points to 185 basis points per annum or the specified base rate plus zero basis points to 85 basis points per annum, depending on the credit rating, and (ii) for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, to a rate equal to either LIBOR plus 140 basis points to 235 basis points per annum or the specified base rate plus 40 basis points to 135 basis points per annum, depending on the credit rating.

The Operating Partnership has the right to terminate or reduce unused commitments under either facility without penalty or premium. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Operating Partnership has the right to increase the availability of either or both of the facilities so long as the aggregate commitments under both facilities do not exceed $475 million. Beginning on February 17, 2016, each facility is subject to an unused commitment fee in an amount equal to the amount of unused commitments for such facility multiplied by a rate per annum equal to 20 basis points.

The amount available to borrow under the New Credit Agreement remains subject to compliance with a number of customary restrictive covenants contained therein, including the following financial covenants (the “Financial Covenants”):

 

    a maximum leverage ratio (defined as consolidated total indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries plus the Company’s pro rata share of certain indebtedness of unconsolidated affiliates to total asset value) of 0.60:1.00, provided that such ratio may increase to 0.65:1.00 for up to two consecutive calendar quarters immediately following a material acquisition (such increase being limited to two occurrences during the term of the New Credit Agreement);


    a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio (defined as consolidated unsecured indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries plus the Company’s pro rata share of the unsecured indebtedness of unconsolidated affiliates to total unencumbered asset value) of 0.60:1.00, provided that such ratio may increase to 0.65:1.00 for up to two consecutive calendar quarters immediately following a material acquisition (such increase being limited to two occurrences during the term of the New Credit Agreement);

 

    a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of the Company and its subsidiaries plus the Company’s pro rata share of EBITDA of unconsolidated affiliates to fixed charges) of 1.50:1.00;

 

    a maximum secured indebtedness leverage ratio (defined as consolidated secured indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries plus the Company’s pro rata share of secured indebtedness of unconsolidated affiliates to total asset value) of 0.55:1:00; and

 

    a minimum unsecured interest coverage ratio (defined as consolidated net operating income from unencumbered properties plus the Company’s pro rata share of net operating income from unencumbered properties to unsecured interest expense) of 2.00:1.00.

In addition to the Financial Covenants, the New Credit Agreement also includes certain limitations on dividend payouts and distributions, and other customary affirmative and negative covenants.

The above summary of the New Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Note Purchase Agreement

On November 16, 2015, the Operating Partnership entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with the various purchasers named therein (the “Purchasers”), which provides for the private placement of $425 million of senior guaranteed notes by the Operating Partnership, of which (i) $110 million are designated as 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023 (the “Series A Notes”), (ii) $259 million are designated as 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025 (the “Series B Notes”) and (iii) $56 million are designated as 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027 (the “Series C Notes”, and collectively with the Series A Notes and Series B Notes, the “Notes”). The Notes are expected to be issued on December 16, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions. Upon issuance, the Notes will pay interest semiannually on the 16th day of June and December in each year until their respective maturities.

The Operating Partnership may prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of any series of the Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid plus a make-whole premium.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains financial covenants substantially similar to the Financial Covenants in the New Credit Agreement described above. The Note Purchase Agreement contains a “most-favored lender” provision whereby it will be deemed to include additional financial covenants to the extent that such financial covenants are incorporated into the Operating Partnership’s existing or future corporate credit facilities. Subject to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes, upon certain events of default, including, but not limited to, (i) a default in the payment of any principal, make-whole premium or interest under the Notes, and (ii) a default in the payment of certain other indebtedness of the Operating Partnership, the Company or their subsidiaries, the principal and accrued and unpaid interest and the make-whole premium on the outstanding Notes will become due and payable at the option of certain of the Purchasers.

The Operating Partnership’s obligations under the Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. Subsidiaries of the Company will also issue unconditional guarantees upon the occurrence of certain conditions, including such subsidiaries providing guarantees under the New Credit Agreement, the Existing Term Loan Agreement or the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015 (as amended, the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), by and among the Operating Partnership, the financial institutions party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent.


The Operating Partnership intends to use the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes to repay the remaining $375 million of indebtedness outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015, which originally provided for a $550 million unsecured 2-year term loan facility (the “Existing Term Loan Agreement”), to repay indebtedness outstanding under its unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. The Operating Partnership offered and sold the Notes in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The above summary of the Note Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note Purchase Agreement, a copy of which, including the form of the Notes, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On November 17, 2015, the Operating Partnership amended the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement governing its unsecured revolving credit facility, and existing $550 million 5-year term loan and $350 million 7-year term loan to align certain terms therein with the less restrictive terms of the New Credit Agreement, including to eliminate entirely the restrictive covenant requiring that the maximum recourse debt ratio not exceed 0.15:1.00.

The description of the amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit Agreement

On November 17, 2015, the Operating Partnership amended the Existing Term Loan Agreement to align certain terms therein with the less restrictive terms of the New Credit Agreement, including to eliminate entirely the restrictive covenant requiring that the maximum recourse debt ratio not exceed 0.15:1.00.

The description of the amendment to the Existing Term Loan Agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

The information set forth under “Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 20, 2014, the Company issued a press release relating to the entry into the Note Purchase Agreement, the closing of the New Credit Agreement and the amendments to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and Existing Term Loan Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1   Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as borrower, each of the lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporation, as the lead arrangers for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and U.S. Bank National Association, as the lead arrangers for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, and U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as documentation agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility.
10.2   Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the purchasers named therein.
10.3   Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as borrower, each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto, as lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
10.4   Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as borrower, each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto, as lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
99.1   Press Release dated November 20, 2015.


SIGNATURE

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.

Date: November 20, 2015

 

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
By:   /s/    Mark T. Lammas        
  Mark T. Lammas
  Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
  Its General Partner
By:   /s/    Mark T. Lammas        
  Mark T. Lammas
  Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  Description                                 
10.1   Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as borrower, each of the lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporation, as the lead arrangers for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and U.S. Bank National Association, as the lead arrangers for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility, and U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility, and MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as documentation agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility.
10.2   Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the purchasers named therein.
10.3   Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as borrower, each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto, as lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
10.4   Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as borrower, each of the financial institutions a signatory thereto, as lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
99.1   Press Release dated November 20, 2015.

Exhibit 10.1

 

LOGO   

Execution Version

Loan No: 1015022

   Published CUSIP Number:      
   5-Year Term Loan CUSIP Number:      
   7-Year Term Loan CUSIP Number:      

 

 

 

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 17, 2015

by and among

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

a Maryland limited partnership,

as Borrower,

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO

AND THEIR ASSIGNEES UNDER SECTION 13.6,

as Lenders,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent,

and

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH INCORPORATED,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

with respect to the 5-Year Term Loan Facility

and

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

with respect to the 7-Year Term Loan Facility

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent

with respect to the 5-Year Term Loan Facility

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Syndication Agent

with respect to the 7-Year Term Loan Facility

and

MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,

as Documentation Agent

with respect to the 5-Year Term Loan Facility


TABLE OF CONTENTS  
         Page  

ARTICLE I.

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2

 

GAAP

     35   

Section 1.3

 

General; References to Pacific Time

     35   

ARTICLE II.

 

Credit Facility

     36   

Section 2.1

 

Intentionally Omitted

     36   

Section 2.2

 

Term Loans

     37   

Section 2.3

 

Intentionally Omitted

     39   

Section 2.4

 

Intentionally Omitted

     39   

Section 2.5

 

Intentionally Omitted

     43   

Section 2.6

 

Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans

     45   

Section 2.7

 

Number of Interest Periods

     46   

Section 2.8

 

Repayment of Loans

     46   

Section 2.9

 

Prepayments

     46   

Section 2.10

 

Continuation

     48   

Section 2.11

 

Conversion

     48   

Section 2.12

 

Notes

     49   

Section 2.13

 

Voluntary Reductions of the Commitments

     49   

Section 2.14

 

Intentionally Omitted

     50   

Section 2.15

 

Intentionally Omitted

     50   

Section 2.16

 

Amount Limitations

     50   

Section 2.17

 

Increase in Commitments

     51   

Section 2.18

 

Funds Transfer Disbursements

     52   

ARTICLE III.

 

Payments, Fees and Other General Provisions

     53   

Section 3.1

 

Payments

     53   

Section 3.2

 

Pro Rata Treatment

     54   

Section 3.3

 

Sharing of Payments, Etc

     55   

Section 3.4

 

Several Obligations

     55   

Section 3.5

 

Fees

     55   

Section 3.6

 

Computations

     57   

Section 3.7

 

Usury

     57   

Section 3.8

 

Statements of Account

     57   

Section 3.9

 

Defaulting Lenders

     57   

Section 3.10

 

Taxes

     61   

ARTICLE IV.

 

Unencumbered Pool

     65   

Section 4.1

 

Unencumbered Pool Requirements

     65   

Section 4.2

 

Eligibility and Addition of Properties

     65   

Section 4.3

 

Removal of Properties from the Unencumbered Pool

     66   

ARTICLE V.

 

Yield Protection, Etc

     67   

Section 5.1

 

Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy

     67   

Section 5.2

 

Suspension of LIBOR Loans

     68   

Section 5.3

 

Illegality

     69   

Section 5.4

 

Compensation

     69   

Section 5.5

 

Treatment of Affected Loans

     69   

Section 5.6

 

Affected Lenders

     70   

 

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Section 5.7

 

Change of Lending Office

     71   

Section 5.8

 

Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans

     71   

ARTICLE VI.

 

Conditions Precedent

     71   

Section 6.1

 

Initial Conditions Precedent

     71   

Section 6.2

 

Conditions Precedent to All Loans

     73   

ARTICLE VII.

 

Representations and Warranties

     74   

Section 7.1

 

Representations and Warranties

     74   

Section 7.2

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc

     80   

ARTICLE VIII.

 

Affirmative Covenants

     80   

Section 8.1

 

Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters

     80   

Section 8.2

 

Compliance with Applicable Law

     80   

Section 8.3

 

Maintenance of Property

     81   

Section 8.4

 

Conduct of Business

     81   

Section 8.5

 

Insurance

     81   

Section 8.6

 

Payment of Taxes and Claims

     81   

Section 8.7

 

Books and Records; Inspections

     81   

Section 8.8

 

Use of Proceeds

     82   

Section 8.9

 

Environmental Matters

     82   

Section 8.10

 

Further Assurances

     82   

Section 8.11

 

Material Contracts

     83   

Section 8.12

 

REIT Status

     83   

Section 8.13

 

Exchange Listing

     83   

Section 8.14

 

Guarantors

     83   

ARTICLE IX.

 

Information

     84   

Section 9.1

 

Quarterly Financial Statements

     84   

Section 9.2

 

Year-End Statements

     85   

Section 9.3

 

Compliance Certificate

     85   

Section 9.4

 

Other Information

     85   

Section 9.5

 

Electronic Delivery of Certain Information

     87   

Section 9.6

 

Public/Private Information

     88   

Section 9.7

 

USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance

     88   

ARTICLE X.

 

Negative Covenants

     89   

Section 10.1

 

Financial Covenants

     89   

Section 10.2

 

Negative Pledge

     90   

Section 10.3

 

Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers

     90   

Section 10.4

 

Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements

     91   

Section 10.5

 

Intentionally Omitted

     92   

Section 10.6

 

Fiscal Year

     92   

Section 10.7

 

Modifications of Organizational Documents and Material Contracts

     92   

Section 10.8

 

Intentionally Omitted

     92   

Section 10.9

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     92   

Section 10.10

 

Environmental Matters

     92   

Section 10.11

 

Derivatives Contracts

     92   

ARTICLE XI.

 

Default

     93   

 

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Section 11.1

 

Events of Default

     93   

Section 11.2

 

Remedies Upon Event of Default

     96   

Section 11.3

 

Intentionally Omitted

     97   

Section 11.4

 

Marshaling; Payments Set Aside

     97   

Section 11.5

 

Allocation of Proceeds

     97   

Section 11.6

 

Intentionally Omitted

     98   

Section 11.7

 

Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders

     99   

Section 11.8

 

Performance by Administrative Agent

     99   

Section 11.9

 

Rights Cumulative

     99   

ARTICLE XII.

 

The Administrative Agent

     100   

Section 12.1

 

Appointment and Authorization

     100   

Section 12.2

 

Wells Fargo as Lender

     101   

Section 12.3

 

Intentionally Omitted

     101   

Section 12.4

 

Specified Derivatives Contracts

     101   

Section 12.5

 

Approvals of Lenders

     102   

Section 12.6

 

Notice of Events of Default

     102   

Section 12.7

 

Administrative Agent’s Reliance

     102   

Section 12.8

 

Indemnification of Administrative Agent

     103   

Section 12.9

 

Lender Credit Decision, Etc

     104   

Section 12.10

 

Successor Administrative Agent

     104   

Section 12.11

 

Titled Agents

     105   

ARTICLE XIII.

 

Miscellaneous

     106   

Section 13.1

 

Notices

     106   

Section 13.2

 

Expenses

     107   

Section 13.3

 

Intentionally Omitted

     108   

Section 13.4

 

Setoff

     108   

Section 13.5

 

Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers

     109   

Section 13.6

 

Successors and Assigns

     110   

Section 13.7

 

Amendments and Waivers

     114   

Section 13.8

 

Non-Liability of Administrative Agent and Lenders

     117   

Section 13.9

 

Confidentiality

     118   

Section 13.10

 

Indemnification

     118   

Section 13.11

 

Termination; Survival

     120   

Section 13.12

 

Severability of Provisions

     121   

Section 13.13

 

GOVERNING LAW

     121   

Section 13.14

 

Counterparts

     121   

Section 13.15

 

Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties

     121   

Section 13.16

 

Independence of Covenants

     121   

Section 13.17

 

Limitation of Liability

     121   

Section 13.18

 

Entire Agreement

     122   

Section 13.19

 

Construction

     122   

Section 13.20

 

Headings

     122   

Section 13.21

 

Time

     122   

Section 13.22

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

     122   

Section 13.23

 

Lender’s Agents

     123   

Section 13.24

 

Special Representations, Warranties and Covenants Regarding Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering

     123   

 

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SCHEDULE 1.1(a)    Commitment Amounts and Commitment Percentages
SCHEDULE 1.1(b)    Loan Parties
SCHEDULE 1.1(c)    Permitted Liens
SCHEDULE 1.1(d)    Ground Leases With Remaining Terms of Less Than 30 Years
SCHEDULE 1.1(e)    Ground Leases Subject to Consent
SCHEDULE 4.2    Unencumbered Pool Properties
SCHEDULE 7.1(b)    Ownership Structure
SCHEDULE 7.1(f)(i)    List of Properties
SCHEDULE 7.1(f)(ii)    Eligible Properties
SCHEDULE 7.1(g)    Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 7.1(h)    Material Contracts
SCHEDULE 7.1(i)    Litigation
EXHIBIT A    Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT B    Form of Guaranty
EXHIBIT C    Form of Notice of Borrowing
EXHIBIT D    Form of Notice of Continuation
EXHIBIT E    Form of Notice of Conversion
EXHIBIT F-1    Form of 5-Year Term Note
EXHIBIT F-2    Form of 7-Year Term Note
EXHIBIT G    Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT H    Form of Disbursement Instruction Agreement
EXHIBIT I-1 through 4    Form of Tax Compliance Certificates

 

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TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 17, 2015, by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions initially a signatory hereto, together with their successors and assignees under Section 13.6 (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, and MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH INCORPORATED, as the Lead Arrangers for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility (collectively, the “5-Year Term Loan Facility Lead Arrangers”), and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Lead Arrangers for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility (collectively, the “7-Year Term Loan Facility Lead Arrangers”; together with the 5-Year Term Loan Facility Lead Arrangers, the “Lead Arrangers”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Syndication Agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility (the “5-Year Term Loan Facility Syndication Agent”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent for the 7-Year Term Loan Facility (the “7-Year Term Loan Facility Syndication Agent”; together with the 5-Year Term Loan Facility Syndication Agent, the “Syndication Agents”), and MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., as Documentation Agent for the 5-Year Term Loan Facility (the “Documentation Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders desire to make available to the Borrower (i) a 5-year delayed draw term loan facility in the amount of up to $175,000,000 (the “5-Year Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) a 7-year delayed draw term loan facility in the amount of up to $125,000,000 (the “7-Year Term Loan Facility”), in each such case, on the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions.

In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

5-Year Term Loan” means a loan made by a 5-Year Term Loan Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) or Section 2.17.

5-Year Term Loan Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to, but excluding the earlier of (i) May 13, 2016 and (ii) the date on which the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments in effect on the Agreement Date have been fully disbursed.

5-Year Term Loan Commitment” means a Lender’s obligation to make 5-Year Term Loans during the 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1.1(a) as such Lender’s “5-Year Term Loan Commitment Amount” or as set forth in any applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Person becoming a Lender in accordance with Section 2.17, as the same may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.13 or increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such 5-Year Term Loan Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.6 or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase effected in accordance with Section 2.17.

 

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5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage” means, as to each 5-Year Term Loan Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such 5-Year Term Loan Lender’s 5-Year Term Loan Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments of all 5-Year Term Loan Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments have been terminated or been reduced to zero, the “5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage” of each 5-Year Term Loan Lender shall be the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding 5-Year Term Loans owing to such Lender as of such date, to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all outstanding 5-Year Term Loans owing to all 5-Year Term Loan Lenders as of such date.

5-Year Term Loan Lender” means a Lender having a 5-Year Term Loan Commitment, or if the 5-Year Term Loan Commitment have terminated, a Lender holding a 5-Year Term Loan.

5-Year Term Note” means a promissory note made by Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 payable to a 5-Year Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such 5-Year Term Loan Lender’s 5-Year Term Loan Commitment.

5-Year Term Loan Maturity Date” means November 17, 2020.

7-Year Term Loan” means a loan made by a 7-Year Term Loan Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) or Section 2.17.

7-Year Term Loan Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to, but excluding the earlier of (i) May 13, 2016 and (ii) the date on which the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments in effect on the Agreement Date have been fully disbursed.

7-Year Term Loan Commitment” means a Lender’s obligation to make 7-Year Term Loans during the 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(ii) in an amount up to, but not exceeding, the amount set forth for such Lender on Schedule 1.1(a) as such Lender’s “7-Year Term Loan Commitment Amount” or as set forth in any applicable Assignment and Assumption, or agreement executed by a Person becoming a Lender in accordance with Section 2.17, as the same may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.13 or increased or reduced as appropriate to reflect any assignments to or by such 7-Year Term Loan Lender effected in accordance with Section 13.6 or increased as appropriate to reflect any increase effected in accordance with Section 2.17.

7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage” means, as to each 7-Year Term Loan Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the amount of such 7-Year Term Loan Lender’s 7-Year Term Loan Commitment to (b) the aggregate amount of the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments of all 7-Year Term Loan Lenders; provided, however, that if at the time of determination the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments have been terminated or been reduced to zero, the “7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage” of each 7-Year Term Loan Lender shall be the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding 7-Year Term Loans owing to such Lender as of such date, to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all outstanding 7-Year Term Loans owing to all 7-Year Term Loan Lenders as of such date.

7-Year Term Loan Facility Lead Arrangers” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

7-Year Term Loan Facility Syndication Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

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7-Year Term Loan Lender” means a Lender having a 7-Year Term Loan Commitment, or if the 7-Year Term Loan Commitment have terminated, a Lender holding a 7-Year Term Loan.

7-Year Term Note” means a promissory note made by Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 payable to a 7-Year Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of such 7-Year Term Loan Lender’s 7-Year Term Loan Commitment.

7-Year Term Loan Maturity Date” means November 17, 2022.

Accession Agreement” means an Accession Agreement substantially in the form of Annex I to the Guaranty.

Additional Costs” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.1(b).

Adjusted EBITDA” means EBITDA less Capital Reserves.

Administrative Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as contractual representative of the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor “Administrative Agent” appointed pursuant to Section 12.10.

Administrative Questionnaire” means the Administrative Questionnaire completed by each Lender and delivered to the Administrative Agent in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders from time to time.

Affected Lender” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.6.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Agreement Date” means the date as of which this Agreement is dated.

Applicable Law” means all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

Applicable Margin” means the Applicable Margin – Ratio, and following Hudson REIT obtaining a Credit Rating and Borrower’s written election, the Applicable Margin – Rating. Such election of the Applicable Margin – Rating by Borrower shall be irrevocable once made.

Applicable Margin – Rating” means, with respect to a particular Class and Type of Loans, the percentage rate set forth in the table below corresponding to the level (each a “Level”) into which Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating then falls. Any election by Borrower for the Applicable MarginRating to apply following Hudson REIT obtaining an Investment Grade Rating and any change in Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating which would cause it to move to a different Level shall be effective as of the first day of the first

 

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calendar month immediately following receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice delivered by the Borrower in accordance with Section 9.4(q) that Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating has changed; provided, however, if the Borrower has not delivered the notice required by such Section, but the Administrative Agent becomes aware that Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating has changed, then the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, adjust the Level effective as of the first day of the first calendar month following the date the Administrative Agent becomes aware that Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating has changed. During any period that the Borrower has received Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s that are equivalent, the Applicable Margin – Rating shall be determined based on the Level corresponding to such Credit Ratings. During any period that the Borrower has received Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s that are not equivalent, (a) if the Borrower has also received a Credit Rating from Fitch, the Applicable Margin – Rating shall be determined based on the Level (if any) corresponding to both Fitch and either S&P or Moody’s, (b) if no Level satisfies clause (a) above and the difference between the Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s is no more than one Level, the Applicable Margin – Rating shall be determined based on the Level corresponding to the higher of such two (2) Credit Ratings, and (c) if no Level satisfies clause (a) above and the difference between the Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s is more than one Level, the Applicable Margin – Rating shall be determined based on the Level that is one Level below the higher of the two (2) Credit Ratings. During any period for which the Borrower has received a Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency, then the Applicable Margin – Rating shall be determined based on such Credit Rating so long as such Credit Rating is from either S&P or Moody’s. During any period that the Borrower has (x) not received a Credit Rating from any Rating Agency or (y) received a Credit Rating from only one Rating Agency that is neither S&P or Moody’s, the Applicable Margin – Rating shall be determined based on Level V. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).

 

Rating

   A-/A3     BBB+/Baa1     BBB/Baa2     BBB-/Baa3     Non-
Investment
Grade
 

Level

   Level I     Level II     Level III     Level IV     Level V  

5-Year Term Loan – LIBOR

Loan Applicable Margin

     0.900     0.975     1.150     1.400     1.850

5-Year Term Loan – Base Rate Loan Applicable Margin

     0.000     0.000     0.150     0.400     0.850

7-Year Term Loan – LIBOR

Loan Applicable Margin

     1.400     1.450     1.550     1.800     2.350

7-Year Term Loan – Base Rate Loan Applicable Margin

     0.400     0.450     0.550     0.800     1.350

 

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Applicable Margin – Ratio” means, with respect to a particular Class and Type of Loans, the percentage rate set forth below corresponding to the ratio of Total Liabilities to Total Asset Value as determined in accordance with Section 10.1(a):

 

Leverage Ratio

   < 40%     ³40% <45%     ³45% <50%     ³50% <55%     ³55% <60%     > 60%  

Level

   Level I     Level II     Level III     Level IV     Level V     Level VI  

5-Year Term Loan – LIBOR

Loan Applicable Margin

     1.30     1.35     1.45     1.60     1.90     2.20

5-Year Term Loan – Base Rate Loan

Applicable Margin

     0.30     0.35     0.45     0.60     0.90     1.20

7-Year Term Loan – LIBOR

Loan Applicable Margin

     1.60     1.65     1.80     1.95     2.25     2.55

7-Year Term Loan – Base Rate Loan

Applicable Margin

     0.60     0.65     0.80     0.95     1.25     1.55

The Applicable Margin – Ratio for Loans shall be determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time, based on the ratio of Total Liabilities to Total Asset Value as set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.3. Any adjustment to the Applicable Margin – Ratio shall be effective as of the first day of the calendar month immediately following the month during which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent the applicable Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.3. If the Borrower fails to deliver a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.3, the Applicable Margin – Ratio shall equal the percentage corresponding to Level VI until the first day of the calendar month immediately following the month that the required Compliance Certificate is delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period from the Agreement Date through, but excluding the date on which the Administrative Agent first determines the Applicable Margin – Ratio for each Class of Loans as set forth above, the Applicable Margin – Ratio shall be determined based on the Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(ix). Thereafter, such Applicable Margin – Ratio shall be adjusted from time to time as set forth in this definition. The provisions of this definition shall be subject to Section 2.6(c).

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of any entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement entered into by a Lender, and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 13.6), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Availability Period” means a 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period and/or a 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period, as the context may suggest or require.

 

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Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.

Base Rate” means, at any time, the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus one half of one percent (0.50%) and (c) the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus one percent (1.00%); each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the LIBOR Market Index Rate (provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which LIBOR is unavailable or unascertainable).

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan (or any portion thereof) bearing interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

Benefit Arrangement” means at any time an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is not a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan and which is maintained or otherwise contributed to by the Borrower.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof and shall include the Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

Borrower Information” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.6(c).

Borrower LP Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Borrower, dated as of the date hereof, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Borrower Preferred Units” means the Borrower’s Series A Preferred Units as defined in the Borrower LP Agreement.

Business Day” means (a) for all purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) on which banks in Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business, and (b) with respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any LIBOR Loan, or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, any day that is a Business Day described in clause (a) and that is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market. Unless specifically referenced in this Agreement as a Business Day, all references to “days” shall be to calendar days.

Capital Reserves” means, for any period and with respect to a Property, an amount equal to (a) $0.25 per square foot for Office Properties or any other Properties other than Studio Properties or (b) $0.40 per square foot for Studio Properties multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365). If the term Capital Reserves is used without reference to any specific Property, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Capitalization Rate” means, as applicable, (i) eight and one half percent (8.50%) for Studio Properties and (ii) six percent (6.00%) for Office Properties or any other Properties.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means obligations under a lease (to pay rent or other amounts under any lease or other arrangement conveying the right to use) that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the applicable Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable date.

 

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Cash Equivalents” means: (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least A-2 or the equivalent by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent by Moody’s; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date acquired, for securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and at least eighty-five percent (85.0%) of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

Class” (a) when used with respect to a Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a 5-Year Term Loan Commitment or a 7-Year Term Loan Commitment; (b) when used with respect to a Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a 5-Year Term Loan or a 7-Year Term Loan; and (c) when used with respect to a Lender, refers to whether such Lender is a 5-Year Term Loan Lender or a 7-Year Term Loan Lender.

Commitment” means a 5-Year Term Loan Commitment and/or a 7-Year Term Loan Commitment, as applicable.

Commitment Percentage” means 5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage or 7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage, as the context may suggest or require.

Commitment Reduction Notice” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.13.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.3.

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Construction-in-Progress” means Property undergoing ground-up construction, but not yet completed. Such Property shall cease to be Construction-in-Progress and shall thereafter be valued using the applicable Capitalization Rate (instead of book value) for purposes of determining Total Asset Value, (1) if Development Completion occurs at any time during the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of such fiscal quarter or (2) if Development Completion occurs after the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of the following fiscal quarter. For purposes hereof “Development Completion” means the earlier of (a) twelve (12) months after substantial completion of all improvements (other than tenant improvements of unoccupied space) related to the development of such Property and (b) such time as Construction-in-Progress achieves an Occupancy Rate of at least eighty percent (80.0%).

 

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Continue”, “Continuation” and “Continued” means to the continuation of a LIBOR Loan from one Interest Period to another Interest Period pursuant to Section 2.10.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

Convert”, “Conversion” and “Converted” means to the conversion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type pursuant to Section 2.11.

Credit Event” means any of the following: (a) the making (or deemed making) of any Loan, (b) the Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, and (c) the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan.

Credit Rating” means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of a Person.

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar Applicable Laws relating to the relief of debtors in the United States of America or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1, whether or not there has been satisfied any requirement for the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 3.9(d), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with

 

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immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.9(d)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and such Defaulting Lender.

Derivatives Contract” means a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Derivatives Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Specified Derivatives Provider or any Affiliate of any of them).

Disbursement Instruction Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H to be executed and delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(x), as the same may be amended, restated or modified from time to time with the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.

Dollar”, “Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.

EBITDA” means, with respect to a Person for a given period and without duplication, the sum of (a) net income (or loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis exclusive of the following (but only to the extent included in the determination of such net income (loss) for such period): (i) depreciation and amortization; (ii) Interest Expense; (iii) income tax expense; (iv) non-cash compensation and (v) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation, gains and losses from the sale of operating Properties (but not from the sale of Properties developed for the purpose of sale); plus (b) such Person’s pro-rata share of EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates. EBITDA shall be adjusted to remove any impact from straight line rent leveling adjustments required under GAAP, amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805, amortization of deferred financing costs, and non-cash compensation expenses (to the extent such adjustments would otherwise have been included in the determination of EBITDA). For purposes of this definition, nonrecurring items shall be deemed to include (w) transaction costs incurred in connection herewith and the retirement of any Indebtedness, including all or a portion of the Indebtedness under the Existing Term Loan Agreement and the Existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (x) gains and losses on early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (y) non-cash severance and other non-cash restructuring charges and (z) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP.

Effective Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.1.

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries and (ii) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Eligible Property” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) such Property is an Office Property or Studio Property; (b) the Property is one hundred percent (100%) owned, or leased under a Ground Lease by the Borrower and/or a Guarantor; (c) neither such Property, nor any interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower therein, is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens, except Permitted Liens described in clause (g) of the definition thereof) or a Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge expressly permitted under Section 10.2); (d) if such Property is owned or leased by a Guarantor (i) none of the Borrower’s Ownership Interest in such Guarantor is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or to a Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge expressly permitted under Section 10.2); and (ii) other than with respect to the Properties that are subject to the Ground Leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(e), the Borrower directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, has the right to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (x) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property and (y) to create a Lien on such Property as security for Indebtedness of the Borrower or such Guarantor, as applicable; and (e) such Property is free of all structural defects or major architectural deficiencies, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters except for defects, deficiencies, conditions or other matters individually or collectively which are not material to the profitable operation or marketability of such Property. During such time as the owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property is not required to provide a Guaranty pursuant to Section 8.14(c), the conditions of this definition requiring that such Unencumbered Pool Property be owned by a Guarantor shall be deemed modified to require that such Unencumbered Pool Property be owned by a Subsidiary of Borrower.

Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.

Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, whether or not certificated, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as in effect from time to time.

ERISA Event” means, with respect to the ERISA Group, (a) any “reportable event” as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the thirty-day notice period is waived); (b) the withdrawal of a member of the ERISA Group from a Plan subject to

 

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Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the incurrence by a member of the ERISA Group of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Section 4203 or 4205 of ERISA, respectively) from any Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by any member of the ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan by the PBGC; (f) the failure by any member of the ERISA Group to make when due required contributions to a Multiemployer Plan or Plan unless such failure is cured within thirty (30) days or, with respect to a Plan, the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard; (g) any other event or condition that would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the imposition of liability under Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; (h) the receipt by any member of the ERISA Group of any notice or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any member of the ERISA Group of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or would reasonably be expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), or in “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (i) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any member of the ERISA Group or the imposition of any Lien in favor of the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA; or (j) a determination that a Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 303 of ERISA).

ERISA Group” means the Borrower, any Subsidiary and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, which, together with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code or, solely for purposes of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and Sections 302 or 4007 of ERISA, Sections 414(m) or (o)of the Internal Revenue Code.

Event of Default” means any of the events specified in Section 11.1, provided that any requirement for notice or passage of time or any other condition has been satisfied.

Exchange Act” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.1(l).

Excluded Subsidiary” means (1) any Material Subsidiary (a) holding title to assets that are or are to become within ninety (90) days (subject to extension by Administrative Agent) of acquisition or refinancing, collateral for any Secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and that is (or will be) prohibited from Guarantying the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument, or agreement evidencing such Secured Indebtedness or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such Secured Indebtedness or (b) prohibited from Guarantying the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was required by a third party equity owner of such Subsidiary or (2) any Foreign Subsidiary, Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the liability of such Loan Party for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party of, or the grant by such Loan Party of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any liability or guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any

 

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thereof) by virtue of such Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the liability for or the Guarantee of such Loan Party or the grant of such Lien becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (such determination being made after giving effect to any applicable keepwell, support or other agreement for the benefit of the applicable Loan Party, including under Section 32 of the Guaranty). If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or Lien is or becomes illegal for the reasons identified in the immediately preceding sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Recipient with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Recipient acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment or (ii) in the case of a Lender, such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.10, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.10(g) and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015, by and among the Borrower, each of the financial institutions party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as the administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Bank of America, N.A. and KeyBank National Association, as syndication agents, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Existing Term Loan Agreement” means that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015, by and among the Borrower, each of the financial institutions party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as the administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Inc., as lead arrangers, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Fair Market Value” means, (a) with respect to a security listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ National Market, the price of such security as reported on such exchange or market by any widely recognized reporting method customarily relied upon by financial institutions and (b) with respect to any other property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of which is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.

FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB.

 

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FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal Funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.

Fee Letter” means those certain fee letters, each dated as of August 31, 2015, by and among the Borrower, a Lead Arranger and a Lender.

Fees” means the fees and commissions provided for or referred to in Section 3.5 and any other fees payable by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Loan Document or under the Fee Letter.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, a division of Fitch, Inc.

Fixed Charges” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, the sum of (a) the Interest Expense of such Person for such period, plus (b) the aggregate of all scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness made by such Person (including Hudson REIT’s Ownership Shares of such payments made by any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person) during such period (excluding balloon, bullet or similar payments of principal due upon the stated maturity of Indebtedness), plus (c) the aggregate of all Preferred Dividends paid or accrued by such Person (including Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of such dividends paid or accrued by any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person) on any Preferred Equity Interest during such period.

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.

Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America, all or substantially all of the assets of which are equity interests (or equity and debt interests) in a Foreign Subsidiary (or Foreign Subsidiaries).

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

Funds From Operations” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, (a) net income (loss) of such Person determined on a consolidated basis for such period, minus (or plus) (b) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property during such period, plus (c) depreciation with respect to such Person’s real estate assets and amortization (other than amortization of deferred financing

 

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costs) of such Person for such period, all after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, plus (d) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP. Adjustments for unconsolidated entities will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

GAAP” means, subject to Section 1.2, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (including Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification”) or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States of America, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, all Governmental Authorities.

Governmental Authority” means any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, administrative, public or statutory instrumentality, authority (including any supranational authorities (e.g., EU and ECB)), body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law.

Ground Lease” means a ground lease or sub-lease containing the following terms and conditions: (a) a remaining term (exclusive of any unexercised extension options) of thirty (30) years or more from the Agreement Date; provided that the ground leases set forth on Schedule 1.1(d) shall not be subject to this remaining term requirement of at least thirty (30) years; (b) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property without the consent of the lessor, or where the lessor has provided its consent to such encumbrance; (c) the obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage Lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosures, and fails to do so; (d) reasonable transferability of the lessee’s interest under such lease, including ability to sublease; and (e) such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease.

Guarantied Obligations” means, collectively, (a) all indebtedness and obligations owing by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to any Lender or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the repayment of all principal of the 5-Year Term Loans and 7-Year Term Loans, and the payment of all interest, fees, charges, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other amounts payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder or in connection therewith; (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Loan Party under any Specified Derivatives Contract (other than any Excluded Swap Obligation); (c) any and all extensions, renewals, modifications, amendments or substitutions of the foregoing; (d) all expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, permitted under Section 13.2, that are incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party in the enforcement of any of the foregoing or any obligation of such Guarantor under the Guaranty and (e) all other Obligations.

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Guarantor” means (a) any Person that is party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” and shall in any event include Hudson REIT and each Material Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) which is required to execute a Guaranty in order to comply with Section 8.14 and (b) any Person that would be required to be a party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” hereunder but for the application of Section 8.14(c) as a result of Hudson REIT obtaining and maintaining an Investment Grade Rating.

Guaranty”, “Guaranties”, “Guaranteed” or to “Guarantee” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (i) the purchase of securities or obligations, (ii) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (iii) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (iv) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit, or (v) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a Guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 or 8.14 and substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Hazardous Materials” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances”, “hazardous materials”, “hazardous wastes”, “toxic substances” or any other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity, or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; and (e) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

Hudson REIT” means Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed; (b) all obligations of such Person, whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business which are not past due for more than thirty (30) days or such payables are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been set aside; (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person (including Ground Leases to the extent required under GAAP to be reported as a liability); (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person or any other Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation

 

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preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of any equity redemption obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)); (h) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; (i) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability or exceptions relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events, provided that the obligations under such guaranty have not become due and payable); (j) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; (k) any sale-leaseback transactions or other transaction by which such Person shall remain liable as lessee (or the economic equivalent thereof) of any real or personal property that it has sold or leased to another Person; and (l) the Indebtedness of any consolidated Affiliate of such Person and such Person’s Ownership Share of the Indebtedness of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person. All Loans shall constitute Indebtedness of the Borrower.

Indemnifiable Amounts” has the meaning given such term in Section 12.8.

Indemnified Costs” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.10.

Indemnified Party” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.10.

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

Indemnity Proceeding” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.10.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.1(t).

Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) total interest expense of Hudson REIT, including capitalized interest not funded under a construction loan interest reserve account, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period, but, in each case, excluding any non-cash interest expense (except for the payment-in-kind interest expense) including, but not limited to, amortization of deferred financing costs.

Interest Period” means, with respect to each LIBOR Loan, each period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is made, or in the case of the Continuation of a LIBOR Loan the last day of the preceding Interest Period for such Loan, and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the first, third or sixth calendar month thereafter, as the Borrower may select in a Notice of Borrowing, Notice of Continuation or Notice of Conversion, as the case may be, except that each Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) if any Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan which is a 5-Year Term Loan would otherwise end after the 5-Year Term Loan Maturity Date such Interest Period shall end on the 5-Year Term Loan Maturity Date; (ii) if

 

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any Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan which is a 7-Year Term Loan would otherwise end after the 7-Year Term Loan Maturity Date such Interest Period shall end on the 7-Year Term Loan Maturity Date; and (iii) each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall end on the immediately following Business Day (or, if such immediately following Business Day falls in the next calendar month, on the immediately preceding Business Day).

Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person, (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person. Any binding commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in a Loan Document, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

Investment Grade Rating” means either or both of a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher from S&P or Baa3 or higher from Moody’s.

Lead Arrangers” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender”, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that the term “Lender”, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall exclude any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider.

Lender Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Specified Derivatives Providers, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 13.23, any other holder from time to time of any Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Lending Office” means, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the office of such Lender specified in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire or in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may notify the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time.

Level” has the meaning given such term in the definition of the term “Applicable Margin-Rating.”

LIBOR” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period, the rate of interest obtained by dividing (i) the greater of (A) zero and (B) the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period which appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period by (ii) a percentage equal to one minus the Reserve Percentage. If, for any reason, the rate referred to in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any applicable successor

 

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page), then the rate to be used for such clause (i) shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Day prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period. Any change in the Reserve Percentage shall result in a change in LIBOR on the date on which such change in the Reserve Percentage becomes effective.

LIBOR Loan” means a Loan (or any portion of any of the foregoing) (other than a Base Rate Loan) bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR.

LIBOR Market Index Rate” means, for any day, LIBOR as of that day that would be applicable for a LIBOR Loan having a one-month Interest Period determined at approximately 10:00 a.m. Central time for such day (rather than 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period as otherwise provided in the definition of “LIBOR”), or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. The LIBOR Market Index Rate shall be determined on a daily basis.

Lien” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; and (c) the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction, other than any precautionary filing not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a lien, including a financing statement filed (i) in respect of a lease not constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation pursuant to Section 9-505 (or a successor provision) of the UCC or its equivalent as in effect in an applicable jurisdiction or (ii) in connection with a sale or other disposition of accounts or other assets not prohibited by this Agreement in a transaction not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a lien.

Loan” means a 5 Year Term Loan or a 7 Year Term Loan, as the context may suggest or require.

Loan Document” means this Agreement, each Note, the Guaranty and each other document or instrument now or hereafter executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent or a Lender by a Loan Party in connection with, pursuant to or relating to this Agreement (other than the Fee Letter and any Specified Derivatives Contract).

Loan Party” means the Borrower, and each other Person who guarantees all or a portion of the Obligations or that would be required to be a party to the Guaranty as a “Guarantor” hereunder but for the application of Section 8.14(c) as a result of Hudson REIT obtaining and maintaining an Investment Grade Rating. Schedule 1.1(b) sets forth the Loan Parties in addition to the Borrower as of the Agreement Date.

Mandatorily Redeemable Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness, or (c) is

 

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redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests, or, at the option of the Person responding to the redemption, for cash in lieu of Equity Interests, or a combination thereof); in each case, on or prior to the Maturity Date.

Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of assets by Hudson REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in which the assets acquired exceed ten percent (10%) of the then Total Asset Value (not taking into account such new acquisition).

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a materially adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents, or (iii) the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents or (b) a material impairment on the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to (i) perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party or (ii) timely pay the principal of or interest on the Loans or other amounts payable in connection therewith.

Material Contract” means any written contract or other arrangement (other than Loan Documents and Specified Derivatives Contracts) to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than under clause (a)(i) of the definition thereof).

Material Indebtedness” has the meaning given such term in Section 11.1(d).

Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary to which more than three percent (3.0%) of Total Asset Value, determined exclusive of cash and Cash Equivalents and exclusive of assets that are owned by (i) Excluded Subsidiaries or (ii) Unconsolidated Affiliates, is attributable on an individual basis.

Maturity Date” the 5-Year Term Loan Maturity Date or the 7-Year Term Loan Maturity Date, as the context may suggest or require.

Mixed-Use Property” means any mixed-use project that includes or will include a Retail Property and will also include a multifamily property and/or an Office Property.

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

Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by a Person owning an interest in real estate granting a Lien on such interest in real estate as security for the payment of Indebtedness.

Mortgage Receivable” means a promissory note secured by a Mortgage of which the Borrower or a Subsidiary is the holder and retains the rights of collection of all payments thereunder.

Multiemployer Plan” means at any time a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or has within the preceding six (6) plan years made contributions, including for these purposes any Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such six-year period.

 

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Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than any Loan Document) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided, however, that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.

Net Operating Income” or “NOI” means, for any Property and for a given period, the sum of the following (without duplication and determined on a consistent basis with prior periods): (a) rents and other revenues received in the ordinary course from such Property (including proceeds of rent loss or business interruption insurance, but excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid (excluding interest, but including an appropriate accrual for property taxes and insurance) related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Property, including but not limited to property taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses (including an appropriate allocation for legal, accounting, advertising, marketing and other expenses incurred in connection with such Property, but specifically excluding (i) general overhead expenses of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any property management fees; (ii) straight line rent leveling adjustments required under GAAP; (iii) amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805; and (iv) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including, to the extent allocable to such Property, (w) gains and losses on early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (y) non-cash severance and other non-cash restructuring charges and (z) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP) minus (c) the Capital Reserves for such Property as of the end of such period minus (d) the greater of (i) the actual property management fee paid during such period and (ii) an imputed management fee in the amount of three percent (3.0%) of the gross revenues for such Property for such period.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time, as the context may suggest or require.

Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary non-recourse carve-out guaranties, environmental indemnities, and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability; provided that none of the foregoing have become due and payable, and except for recourse to a special purpose entity created solely for the purpose of holding such assets) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness.

Note” means a 5-Year Term Note and/or a 7-Year Term Note, as the context may suggest or require.

Notice of Borrowing” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.2(b) evidencing the Borrower’s request for a borrowing of a Loan.

Notice of Continuation” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit D (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.10 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Continuation of Loans of a particular Class.

Notice of Conversion” means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit E (or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and containing the information required in such Exhibit) to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.11 evidencing the Borrower’s request for the Conversion of Loans of a particular Class from one Type to another Type.

 

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Obligations” means, individually and collectively: (a) the aggregate principal balance of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans; and (b) all other indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower and/or any other Loan Party owing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender of every kind, nature and description, under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Fees and indemnification obligations, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any promissory note. For the avoidance of doubt, “Obligations” shall not include any indebtedness, liabilities, obligations. covenants or duties in respect of Specified Derivatives Contracts or any Excluded Swap Obligations.

Occupancy Rate” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the number of square feet of such Property actually leased or occupied by unaffiliated third-party tenants subject to arm’s-length leases as to which no monetary default has occurred and has continued unremedied for ninety (90) or more days to (b) the aggregate number of rentable square feet of such Property.

OFAC” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.1(y).

Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means liabilities and obligations of Hudson REIT, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which Hudson REIT would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of Hudson REIT’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which Hudson REIT is required to file with the SEC.

Office Property” means a Property improved with a building or buildings the substantial use of which is office space, which may include a Property that is part of a Mixed-Use Property.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.6).

Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) subject to compliance with Section 9.4(p), such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Unconsolidated Affiliate.

 

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Participant” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.6(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.6(d).

Patriot Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor agency.

Permitted Investors” means The Blackstone Group L.P. or any Affiliates thereof.

Permitted Liens” means, as to any Person, (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 8.6; (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar Applicable Laws or performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature; (c) covenants, conditions, zoning restrictions, easements, rights, restrictions and other encumbrances on title to the real property, which do not materially detract from the value and/or marketability of such property or impair the intended use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) the rights of tenants under leases or subleases not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; (e) Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the Lender Parties; (f) Liens in favor of the Borrower or a Guarantor securing obligations owing by a Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Guarantor; (g) purchase money liens so long as no such Lien is spread to cover any property other than that which is purchased and the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is limited to the purchase price, and (h) Liens in existence as of the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) and with respect to Properties added to the Unencumbered Pool after the Agreement Date, Liens in existence as of the date such Property was added to the Unencumbered Pool and set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) (as supplemented by the Borrower on such date) and acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or any other nongovernmental entity, or any Governmental Authority.

Plan” means at any time an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and either (a) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (b) has at any time within the preceding six (6) years been maintained, or contributed to, by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.

Post-Default Rate” means an interest rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time, plus the Applicable Margin, plus two percent (2.0%).

 

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Preferred Dividends” means, for any period and without duplication, all Restricted Payments paid during such period on Preferred Equity Interests issued by the Borrower or a Subsidiary. Preferred Dividends shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; (b) paid or payable to Hudson REIT, the Borrower or a Subsidiary; or (c) constituting or resulting in the redemption of Preferred Equity Interests, other than scheduled redemptions not constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions in full.

Preferred Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.

Prime Rate” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.

Principal Office” means the office of the Administrative Agent located at 608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916, Attention: Kirby D. Wilson, Loan No. 1015022, or any other subsequent office that the Administrative Agent shall have specified as the Principal Office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

Pro Rata Share” means, as to each Lender, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (a) the amount of such Lender’s Commitment (or if at the time of determination the Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans owing to such Lender as of such date) to (b) (i) the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders (or if at the time of determination the Commitments have terminated or been reduced to zero, the sum of the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans owing to all Lenders as of such date). If at the time of determination the Commitments have terminated and there are no outstanding Loans, then the Pro Rata Shares of the Lenders shall be determined as of the most recent date on which Commitments were in effect or Loans were outstanding.

Property” means any parcel of real property owned or leased (in whole or in part) or operated by the Borrower, Hudson REIT, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower and which is located in a state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualified Plan” means a Benefit Arrangement that is intended to be tax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Rating Agency” means S&P, Moody’s, Fitch or any other nationally recognized securities rating agency selected by the Borrower and approved of by the Administrative Agent in writing.

Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender, as applicable.

 

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Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money that is not Nonrecourse Indebtedness.

Register” has the meaning given such term in Section 13.6(c).

Regulatory Change” means, with respect to any Lender, any change effective after the Agreement Date in Applicable Law (including, without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including such Lender, of or under any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Regulatory Change”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

REIT” means a Person qualifying for treatment as a “real estate investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Renovation Property” means a Property (a) on which the existing building or other improvements are undergoing renovation and redevelopment that will (i) disrupt the occupancy of at least forty percent (40.0%) of the square footage of such Property or (ii) temporarily reduce the Net Operating Income attributable to such Property by more than forty percent (40.0%) as compared to the immediately preceding comparable prior period or (b) which is acquired with occupancy of less than sixty (60.0%) and on which renovation and redevelopment will be conducted. A Property shall cease to be a Renovation Property, (1) if Renovation Completion occurs at any time during the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of such fiscal quarter or (2) if Renovation Completion occurs after the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of the following fiscal quarter after Renovation Completion. For purposes hereof “Renovation Completion” means the earliest to occur of (a) twelve (12) months after all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the redevelopment of such Property having been substantially completed and (b) such Property achieving an Occupancy Rate of at least eighty percent (80.0%).

Requisite Class Lenders” means, with respect to any Class of Lenders on any date of determination, Lenders of such Class (a) having more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the Commitments of such Class, or (b) if the Commitments of such Class have terminated, holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans of such Class; provided that (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders of such Class will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two (2) or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) of such Class are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Class Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders of such Class.

 

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Requisite Lenders” means, as of any date, (a) Lenders having greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders; or (b) if the Commitments of any Class have been terminated or reduced to zero and the Commitments of any other Class remain outstanding, Lenders holding greater than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate outstanding Commitments of all Lenders of such Class(es) (i.e., the Class(es) of Commitment not terminated or reduced to zero) and of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans of the Class(es) of Commitments that have been terminated or reduced to zero; or (c) if the Commitments of all Classes have been terminated or reduced to zero, Lenders holding greater than fifty percent (50%) of the principal amount of the aggregate outstanding Loans (of all Classes); provided that, in each such case, (i) in determining such percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded, and (ii) at all times when two or more Lenders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) are party to this Agreement, the term “Requisite Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders.

Reserve Percentage” means the stated maximum rate (stated as a decimal) of all reserves, if any, required to be maintained with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”) as specified in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or against any other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined or any applicable category of extensions of credit or other assets which includes loans by an office of any Lender outside of the United States of America).

Responsible Officer” means with respect to Hudson REIT, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Borrower or such Subsidiary.

Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend or other distribution payable solely in common Equity Interests; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a redemption or such other similar payment payable solely in common Equity Interests; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding.

Retail Property” means a Property improved with a building or buildings the substantial use of which is retail space, which may include a Property that is part of a Mixed-Use Property.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor.

Secured Indebtedness” means (without duplication), with respect to a Person as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Person or its subsidiaries outstanding at such date on a consolidated basis and that is secured in any manner by any Lien, and in the case of Hudson REIT (without duplication), Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of the Secured Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Secured Recourse Indebtedness” means Secured Indebtedness that is also Recourse Indebtedness.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.

 

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Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Indebtedness due from any Affiliate of such Person) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.

Specified Derivatives Contract” means any Derivatives Contract that is made or entered into at any time, or in effect at any time now or hereafter, whether as a result of an assignment or transfer or otherwise, between or among any Loan Party and any Specified Derivatives Provider and designated as a Specified Derivatives Contract by Borrower in writing by notice to the Administrative Agent and which was not prohibited by any of the Loan Documents when made or entered into.

Specified Derivatives Obligations” means all indebtedness, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under or in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or not due, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether or not evidenced by any written confirmation.

Specified Derivatives Provider” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender (including on the Agreement Date), is a party to a Specified Derivatives Contract with a Loan Party, in each case in its capacity as a party to such Specified Derivatives Contract.

Studio Property” means a Property the substantial use of which is production studios, stages, control rooms and/or other audio and video room space, office and other support space, storage facilities and other incidental uses related thereto.

Subsidiary” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP.

Substantial Amount” means, at the time of determination thereof, an amount in excess of thirty percent (30.0%) of the undepreciated book value of the total consolidated assets at such time of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis.

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Titled Agents” means, collectively, the Lead Arrangers, the Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agent.

 

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Total Asset Value” means the sum of all of the following of Hudson REIT on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis:

 

  (a) cash and Cash Equivalents, plus

 

  (b) for Properties owned for more than four (4) fiscal quarters and not valued pursuant to clauses (c) through (f) of this definition below, the sum of (i) the quotient of NOI of such Properties, if other than Studio Properties, for the most recent two (2) fiscal quarters annualized, divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus (ii) the quotient of NOI of such Properties, if Studio Properties, for the most recent four (4) fiscal quarters, divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus

 

  (c) the GAAP book value of Properties acquired during the most recent four (4) fiscal quarters, plus

 

  (d) the GAAP book value of Construction-in-Progress (including land, improvements, indirect costs internally allocated, pre-development costs and development costs), plus

 

  (e) the GAAP book value of all Renovation Properties, plus

 

  (f) the GAAP book value of Unimproved Land, plus

 

  (g) an amount equal to the aggregate book value of Mortgage Receivables.

For avoidance of doubt, no single Property may be valued under more than one of the above clauses at any given time. Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (a)) will be included in Total Asset Value calculations consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets.

In no event shall a Property valued pursuant to subsection (b) of this definition above be less than zero.

For purposes of calculating the Total Asset Value of any Property that is not Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, but that was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, at any time during the previous two (2) full fiscal quarters, the NOI attributable to such Property for purposes of making the calculation in subsection (b) of this definition above shall be calculated as follows:

(i) Until one full fiscal quarter has elapsed since such Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, the NOI attributable to (x) if such Property achieved Development Completion or Renovation Completion, as applicable, during the first month of the previous fiscal quarter, the NOI attributable to the last two (2) months while such Property was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, shall be annualized and (y) otherwise, the last full fiscal quarter while such Property was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, shall be annualized; and

(ii) After one full fiscal quarter has elapsed since such Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, but before two (2) full fiscal quarters have elapsed since such Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, the NOI of the sum of (x) the NOI attributable to the last full fiscal quarter while such Property was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, and (y) the NOI attributable to the first full fiscal quarter after the Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, shall be annualized.

 

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For purposes of calculating the Total Asset Value, value attributable to investments in the following types of assets in excess of the applicable percentage specified below shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Asset Value:

(a) Mortgages in favor of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary, such that the aggregate book value of Indebtedness secured by such Mortgages exceeds ten percent (10.0%) of Total Asset Value;

(b) The aggregate amount of Construction-in-Progress in which Hudson REIT either has a direct or indirect ownership interest such that the aggregate amount thereof exceeds fifteen percent (15.0%) of Total Asset Value. If Construction-in-Progress is owned by an Unconsolidated Affiliate of Hudson REIT, then the product of (A) Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share in such Unconsolidated Affiliate and (B) the amount of Construction-in-Progress, shall be used in calculating such Total Asset Value limitation;

(c) Unimproved real estate (which shall include raw land, valued at current book value) such that the aggregate book value of all such unimproved real estate exceeds five percent (5.0%) of Total Asset Value;

(d) Investments in Properties (other than Mortgages) that are not Office Properties or Studio Properties (provided that Investments for purposes of this clause (d) shall not include retail associated with Properties which are primarily Office Properties or Studio Properties) such that the aggregate value in such Investments exceeds ten percent (10.0%) of Total Asset Value;

(e) Common stock, Preferred Equity, other capital stock, beneficial interest in trust, membership interest in limited liability companies and other equity interests in Persons (other than consolidated Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates), such that the aggregate value of such interests calculated on the basis of the lower of cost or market exceeds ten percent (10.0%) of Total Asset Value;

(f) Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates, such that the aggregate value of such Investments (determined in accordance with GAAP) in Unconsolidated Affiliates exceeds fifteen percent (15.0%) of Total Asset Value; and

(g) Investments in Studio Properties, such that the aggregate value of such Investments in Studio Properties exceeds twenty percent (20.0%) of Total Asset Value.

In addition to the foregoing limitations, the value attributable to investments in the types of assets specified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) in this definition above, in the aggregate, in excess of twenty-five (25.0%) shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Asset Value.

Total Liabilities” means all Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of all Indebtedness of all Unconsolidated Affiliates, other than intercompany Indebtedness owed to Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries.

Type” means, with respect to any Loan, whether such Loan or portion thereof is a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

 

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UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.

Unencumbered Asset Value” means without duplication, the sum of the following:

 

  (a) For each Unencumbered Pool Property owned for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters, the quotient of (i) Net Operating Income attributable to such Unencumbered Pool Property (A) if other than a Studio Property, for the most recently ended two (2) fiscal quarters annualized, and (B) if a Studio Property, for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters, divided by (ii) the Capitalization Rate, plus
 

 

  (b) For each Unencumbered Pool Property acquired within the last four (4) fiscal quarters, the acquisition cost of such Unencumbered Pool Property.

Notwithstanding the above, (i) to the extent that the Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Unencumbered Pool Properties subject to Ground Leases exceeds thirty percent (30%) of total Unencumbered Asset Value (provided that the Metro Park Ground Lease shall not be taken into account when calculating such thirty percent (30%) limitation), such excess shall be excluded from Unencumbered Asset Value; (ii) to the extent that the aggregate rental revenue of the Unencumbered Pool Properties generated from a single tenant or Affiliated tenants in the aggregate exceeds twenty-five percent (25.0%), in each such case, such excess shall be excluded when determining Unencumbered NOI for the purposes of calculating Unencumbered Asset Value. In no event shall a Property valued pursuant to subsection (a) of this definition above be less than zero.

Unencumbered NOI” means, for any period the aggregate NOI from the Unencumbered Pool Properties and all other unencumbered assets for the most recent two (2) fiscal quarters annualized. To the extent that an Unencumbered Pool Property has been owned for at least one month, but not for a full fiscal quarter, the NOI from that Property for such period of ownership will be annualized. If the Property has not been owned for one full month, NOI shall be based on an Administrative Agent approved pro forma NOI. Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of NOI from unencumbered assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included in Unencumbered NOI calculations consistent with the above described treatment for NOI from Unencumbered Pool Properties.

Unencumbered Pool” means, collectively, all of the Unencumbered Pool Properties.

Unencumbered Pool Property” means the Properties designated as such pursuant to Section 4.2.

Unimproved Land” means land on which no development (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) has occurred and for which no development is scheduled in the immediately following twelve (12) months.

Unsecured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness which is not Secured Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Indebtedness which is secured by a pledge of equity interests only and is recourse to Hudson REIT or its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Unsecured Indebtedness.

 

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Unsecured Interest Expense” means, for a given period, all Interest Expense attributable to Unsecured Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unsecured Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates, in each case for such period. For the purpose of this definition, Interest Expense will be based on actual Unsecured Interest Expense.

U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.10(g)(ii)(B)(3).

Wells Fargo” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors and assigns.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of a Person in respect of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withdrawal Liability” means any liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Withholding Agent” means (a) the Borrower, (b) any other Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, as applicable.

Section 1.2 GAAP.

Unless otherwise indicated, all accounting terms, ratios and measurements shall be interpreted or determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect as of the Agreement Date, 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 or the Requisite Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders 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 appropriate Lenders pursuant to Section 13.7); provided further 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 Administrative Agent and the Lenders 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. Notwithstanding the use of GAAP, the calculation of Total Liabilities shall NOT include any fair value adjustments to the carrying value of liabilities to record such liabilities at fair value pursuant to FASB ASC 825-10-25 (formerly known as FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities), FASB ASC 805 or other FASB standards allowing or requiring entities to report fair values for financial liabilities (including fair market adjustments with respect to any loans, assumed in connection with the purchase of real property and any fair market adjustment to Ground Leases, in either case reported under GAAP as a liability). Accordingly, the amount of liabilities shall be the historical cost basis, which generally is the contractual amount owed adjusted for amortization or accretion of any premium or discount. When determining the Applicable Margin and compliance by the Borrower with any financial covenant contained in any of the Loan Documents, one hundred percent (100%) of the financial attributes of a consolidated Affiliate of Hudson REIT shall be included and only the Ownership Share of Hudson REIT of the financial attributes of an Unconsolidated Affiliate shall be included.

 

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Section 1.3 General; References to Pacific Time.

References in this Agreement to “Sections”, “Articles”, “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are to sections, articles, exhibits and schedules herein and hereto unless otherwise indicated. References in this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (a) shall include all exhibits, schedules and other attachments thereto, (b) except as expressly provided otherwise in any Loan Document, shall include all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof, to the extent not prohibited hereby and (c) shall mean such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent not otherwise stated herein or prohibited hereby and in effect at any given time. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter. Unless explicitly set forth to the contrary, a reference to “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and a reference to an “Affiliate” means a reference to an Affiliate of the Borrower. Titles and captions of Articles, Sections, subsections and clauses in this Agreement are for convenience only, and neither limit nor amplify the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to time are references to Central time daylight or standard, as applicable. All references in this Agreement constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws, legislation, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, writs, injunctions, or decrees of any Governmental Authority shall include all amendments or other modifications from time to time.

ARTICLE II. CREDIT FACILITY

Section 2.1 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.2 Loans.

(a) Making of Loans.

(i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.16, each 5-Year Term Loan Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make term Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower during the 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount up to, but not exceeding, such 5-Year Term Loan Lender’s 5-Year Term Loan Commitment. Each borrowing of Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence but subject to Section 2.16, a borrowing of 5-Year Term Loans may be in the aggregate amount of the unused 5-Year Term Loan Commitments. Immediately following the end of the 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period, the 5-Year Term Loan Lenders shall have no further obligation to fund 5-Year Term Loans and any undisbursed 5-Year Term Loan Commitments shall be canceled.

(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.16, each 7-Year Term Loan Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make term Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower during the 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount up to, but not exceeding, such 7-Year Term Loan Lender’s 7-Year Term Loan Commitment. Each borrowing of Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence but subject to Section 2.16, a borrowing of 7-Year Term Loans may be in the aggregate amount of the unused 7-Year Term Loan Commitments. Immediately following the end of the 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period, the 7-Year Term Loan Lenders shall have no further obligation to fund 7-Year Term Loans and any undisbursed 7-Year Term Loan Commitments shall be canceled.

 

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(b) Requests for Loans. Not later than 10:00 a.m. Pacific time at least one (1) Business Day prior to a borrowing of Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans and not later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) Pacific time at least three (3) Business Days prior to a borrowing of Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing. Each Notice of Borrowing shall specify the aggregate principal amount of the Loans to be borrowed, the date such Loans are to be borrowed (which must be a Business Day), the use of the proceeds of such Loans (it being understood that a reference to the repayment of the Existing Term Loan Agreement and, subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.2(b), the general corporate purposes of the Borrower shall be sufficient for this purpose), the Type and Class of the requested Loans, and if such Loans are to be LIBOR Loans, the initial Interest Period for such Loans. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable once given and binding on the Borrower; provided that, subject to Section 5.4, such notice for LIBOR Loans may be revocable at the Borrower’s discretion, provided that the Administrative Agent receives notice of such revocation by 10:00 a.m. Pacific time at least one (1) Business Day prior to the borrowing thereof. Prior to delivering a Notice of Borrowing, the Borrower may (without specifying whether a Loan will be a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Loan) request that the Administrative Agent provide the Borrower with the most recent LIBOR quoted rate available to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall provide such quoted rate to the Borrower on the date of such request or as soon as possible thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, it is understood and agreed by the Borrower that, so long as any amounts are outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement, (i) the proceeds of all Loans hereunder shall be used solely to repay such amounts outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement and (ii) all disbursements of Loan proceeds hereunder shall be immediately applied as a repayment of such outstanding amounts under the Existing Term Loan Agreement.

(c) Funding of Loans. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing under the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable Class of the proposed borrowing. Each Lender of the Class of Loans being requested shall deposit an amount equal to the Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on the date of such proposed Loans. Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement (which shall be the account to which the Borrower makes payments under the Existing Term Loan Agreement so long as any amounts are outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement), not later than 12:00 noon Pacific time on the date of the requested borrowing of Loans, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may not reborrow any portion of the Loans once repaid or prepaid.

(d) Assumptions Regarding Funding by Lenders. With respect to Loans to be made after the Agreement Date, unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent a Loan to be made by such Lender in connection with any borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender will make the proceeds of such Loan available to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Section, and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower the amount of such Loan to be provided by such Lender. In such event, if such Lender does not make available to the Administrative Agent the proceeds of such Loan, then such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent on demand the amount of such Loan with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Loan is made available to the

 

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Borrower but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) 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 Lender shall pay the amount of such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays to the Administrative Agent the amount of such Loan, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make available the proceeds of a Loan to be made by such Lender.

(e) Effect of Loans on the Commitments. Following disbursement of any 5-Year Term Loans, the 5-Year Term Loan Commitment of each 5-Year Term Loan Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes of this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (i) such 5-Year Term Loan Lender’s 5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all prior disbursements of 5-Year Term Loans. Following disbursement of any 7-Year Term Loans, the 7-Year Term Loan Commitment of each 7-Year Term Loan Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes of this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (i) such 7-Year Term Loan Lender’s 7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage, and (ii) the aggregate amount of all prior disbursements of 7-Year Term Loans.

Section 2.3 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.4 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.6 Rates and Payment of Interest on Loans.

(a) Rates. The Borrower promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by such Lender for the period from and including the date of the making of such Loan to, but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full, at the following per annum rates:

(i) during such periods as such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, at the Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans of such Class; and

(ii) during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, at LIBOR for such Loan for the Interest Period therefor, plus the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans of such Class.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, while an Event of Default exists at the election of Requisite Lenders, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest at the Post-Default Rate on the outstanding principal amount of any Loan made by such Lender and on any other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under the Notes held by such Lender to or for the account of such Lender (including, without limitation, accrued but unpaid interest to the extent permitted under Applicable Law).

(b) Payment of Interest. All accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding principal amount of each Loan shall be payable (i) (A) if such Loan is a Base Rate Loan, monthly in arrears on the first day of each month, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date and upon

 

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any Conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Loan on the principal amount Converted, (B) if such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, monthly in arrears on the first day of each month regardless of the Interest Period, commencing with the first full calendar month occurring after the Effective Date, and (ii) on any date on which the principal balance of such Loan is due and payable in full (whether at maturity, due to acceleration or otherwise). Interest payable at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. All determinations by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Lenders and the Borrower for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(c) Borrower Information Used to Determine Applicable Interest Rates. The parties understand that the applicable interest rate for the Obligations and certain fees set forth herein may be determined and/or adjusted from time to time based upon certain financial ratios and/or other information to be provided or certified to the Lenders by the Borrower (the “Borrower Information”). If it is subsequently determined that any such Borrower Information was incorrect (for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, because of a subsequent restatement of earnings by the Borrower) at the time it was delivered to the Administrative Agent, and if the applicable interest rate or fees calculated for any period were lower than they should have been had the correct information been timely provided, then, such interest rate and such fees for such period shall be automatically recalculated using correct Borrower Information. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing of any additional interest and fees due because of such recalculation, and the Borrower shall pay such additional interest or fees due to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such written notice. The requirement to recalculate interest or fees pursuant to this Section 2.6(c) shall survive for one hundred eighty (180) days following the termination of this Agreement. This Section 2.6(c) shall not in any way limit any of the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s other rights under this Agreement.

Section 2.7 Number of Interest Periods.

There may be no more than an aggregate of five (5) different Interest Periods for LIBOR Loans outstanding at the same time. For the purposes hereof, different portions of the Loan subject to Interest Periods of the same length, which are not co-terminus, shall be deemed different Interest Periods.

Section 2.8 Repayment of Loans.

The Borrower shall repay the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the Loans of a given Class on the Maturity Date applicable to such Class of Loans.

Section 2.9 Prepayments.

(a) Optional. Subject to Section 5.4, and except as otherwise provided in the immediately following subsection (c) with respect to 7-Year Term Loans, the Borrower may prepay any Loan at any time without premium or penalty. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice of the prepayment of any Loan (which notice shall specify the Type and Class of Loan being repaid); provided that, subject to Section 5.4, such notice may be revocable at the Borrower’s discretion. Each voluntary prepayment of Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or in the aggregate amount of Loans then outstanding).

(b) Intentionally Omitted.

(c) Prepayment Premium. During the periods set forth in the table below, the Borrower may only prepay the 7-Year Term Loans, in whole or in part, at the prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of such 7-Year Term Loans to be prepaid) set forth below, as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of prepayment:

 

Period

   Percentage  

From the date hereof to and including November 17, 2016

     102.0

From November 18, 2016 to and including November 17, 2017

     101.0

All times after November 17, 2017

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Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the amounts payable under this Section in connection with the prepayment of 7-Year Term Loans is a reasonable calculation of the lost profits of the 7-Year Term Loan Lenders in view of the difficulties and impracticality of determining the actual lost profits resulting from the prepayment of such 7-Year Term Loans.

(d) No Effect on Derivatives Contracts. No repayment or prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section shall affect any of the Borrower’s obligations under any Derivatives Contracts entered into with respect to the Loans.

Section 2.10 Continuation.

So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower may on any Business Day, with respect to any LIBOR Loan, elect to maintain such LIBOR Loan or any portion thereof as a LIBOR Loan by selecting a new Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan. Each Continuation of LIBOR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount (or in the aggregate amount of the LIBOR Loan being continued), and each new Interest Period selected under this Section shall commence on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. Each selection of a new Interest Period shall be made by the Borrower giving to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Continuation not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time three (3) Business Day prior to the date of any such Continuation. Such notice by the Borrower of a Continuation shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Continuation, specifying (a) the proposed date of such Continuation, (b) the LIBOR Loans, Class and portions thereof subject to such Continuation and (c) the duration of the selected Interest Period, all of which shall be specified in such manner as is necessary to comply with all limitations on Loans outstanding hereunder. Each Notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender holding Loans being Continued of the proposed Continuation. If the Borrower shall fail to select in a timely manner a new Interest Period for any LIBOR Loan in accordance with this Section, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, continue as a LIBOR Loan with an Interest Period of one month; provided, however that if a Default or Event of Default exists, such Loan will automatically, on the last day of the current Interest Period therefor, Convert into a Base Rate Loan notwithstanding the first sentence of Section 2.11 or the Borrower’s failure to comply with any of the terms of such Section.

 

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Section 2.11 Conversion.

The Borrower may on any Business Day, upon the Borrower’s giving of a Notice of Conversion to the Administrative Agent by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication, Convert all or a portion of a Loan of one Type into a Loan of another Type; provided, however, (i) a Base Rate Loan may not be Converted into a LIBOR Loan if a Default or Event of Default exists and (ii) no notice shall be required for a Conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan on the last day of an Interest Period. Each Conversion of Base Rate Loans of the same Class into LIBOR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount and upon Conversion of a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall pay accrued interest to the date of Conversion on the principal amount so Converted in accordance with Section 2.6. Any Conversion of a LIBOR Loan into a Base Rate Loan shall be made on, and only on, the last day of an Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan, unless the Borrower pays all applicable compensation pursuant to Section 5.4. Each such Notice of Conversion shall be given not later than 9:00 a.m. Pacific time three (3) Business Days prior to the date of any proposed Conversion. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Conversion, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender holding Loans being Converted of the proposed Conversion. Subject to the restrictions specified above, each Notice of Conversion shall be by telecopy, electronic mail or other similar form of communication in the form of a Notice of Conversion specifying (a) the requested date of such Conversion, (b) the Type and Class of Loan to be Converted, (c) the portion of such Type and Class of Loan to be Converted, (d) the Type of Loan such Loan is to be Converted into and (e) if such Conversion is into a LIBOR Loan, the requested duration of the Interest Period of such Loan. Each Notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable by and binding on the Borrower once given.

Section 2.12 Notes.

(a) Notes. The 5-Year Term Loan made by each 5-Year Term Loan Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a 5-Year Term Note (as to each 5-Year Term Loan Lender so requesting a 5-Year Term Note), one payable to each such 5-Year Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its 5-Year Term Loan Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed. The 7-Year Term Loan made by each 7-Year Term Loan Lender shall, in addition to this Agreement, also be evidenced by a 7-Year Term Note (as to each 7-Year Term Loan Lender so requesting a 7-Year Term Note), one payable to each such 7-Year Term Loan Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its 7-Year Term Loan Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.

(b) Records. Subject to Section 13.6(c), which shall control in the event of any inconsistency with this Section 2.12(b), the date, amount, interest rate, Type, Class and duration of Interest Periods (if applicable) of each Loan made by each Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books and such entries shall be binding on the Borrower absent manifest error; provided, however, that (i) the failure of a Lender to make any such record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents and (ii) if there is a discrepancy between such records of a Lender and the statements of accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.8, in the absence of manifest error, the statements of account maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.8 shall be controlling.

(c) Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Notes. Upon receipt by the Borrower of (i) written notice from a Lender that a Note of such Lender has been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated and (ii)(A) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an unsecured agreement of indemnity from such Lender in form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or (B) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such Note, the Borrower shall at its own expense execute and deliver to such Lender a new Note dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.

 

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Section 2.13 Voluntary Reductions of the Commitments.

The Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the aggregate unused amount of the Commitments of each Class at any time and from time to time without penalty or premium upon not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date thereof and the amount of any such reduction (which in the case of any partial reduction of the Commitments shall not be less than $10,000,000 and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount in the aggregate) and shall be irrevocable once given and effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (“Commitment Reduction Notice”). Promptly after receipt of a Commitment Reduction Notice the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the proposed termination or Commitment reduction. The Commitments, once reduced or terminated pursuant to this Section, may not be increased or reinstated. The Borrower shall pay all interest and fees on the Loans accrued to the date of such reduction or termination of the Commitments to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, including, but not limited to, any applicable compensation due to each Lender in accordance with Section 5.4. For avoidance of doubt, only undrawn Commitments may be terminated or reduced pursuant to this Section.

Section 2.14 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.15 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 2.16 Amount Limitations.

Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Lender shall be required to make a Loan and no reduction of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.13 shall take effect, if immediately after the making of such Loan or such reduction in the Commitments (i) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding 5-Year Term Loans would exceed the aggregate amount of the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments, or (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding 7-Year Term Loans would exceed the aggregate amount of the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments.

Section 2.17 Increase in Commitments.

The Borrower shall have the right to increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments up to three (3) times by providing written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall be irrevocable once given; provided, however, that after giving effect to any such increases the aggregate amount of the Commitments shall not exceed $475,000,000. Each such increase in Commitments of the same Class, each as applicable, must be in an aggregate minimum amount of $25,000,000 and integral multiples of $10,000,000 in excess thereof (or the maximum amount of the incremental Commitments available pursuant to this Section 2.17). The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall manage all aspects of the syndication of such increase in the Commitments, including decisions as to the selection of the existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders to be approached with respect to such increase and the allocations of the increase in the Commitments among such existing Lenders and/or other banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders and the Fees to be paid for such increased Commitments. No Lender shall be obligated in any way whatsoever to increase its Commitment or provide a new Commitment, and any new Lender becoming a party to this Agreement in connection with any such requested increase must be an Eligible Assignee. In connection with any increase in the Commitments of a given Class, the applicable Availability Period for such Class shall not apply to such increased Commitments. If a new Lender of a given Class becomes a party to this Agreement, or if any existing Lender is increasing its Commitment of a given Class or obtains a new Class of Commitment, such Lender shall on the date it becomes a Lender hereunder (or in the case of an existing Lender, increases its Commitment of such Class or obtains a new Class of

 

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Commitment) (and as a condition thereto) purchase from the other Lenders of such Class its applicable Commitment Percentage of such Class (determined with respect to the Lenders’ respective Commitments of such Class, as applicable, and after giving effect to the increase of Commitments of such Class, as applicable) of any outstanding Loans of such Class, as applicable, by making available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such other Lenders of such Class, in same day funds, an amount equal to the sum of (A) the portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Loans of such Class to be purchased by such Lender, plus (B) interest accrued and unpaid to and as of such date on such portion of the outstanding principal amount of such Loans of such Class. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto agree that, in connection with any increase in Commitments under this Section, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, and each relevant new or increasing Lender shall endeavor to make arrangements satisfactory to such parties to cause each such new or increasing Lender to temporarily hold risk participations in the outstanding Loans, of the applicable Class, of the other Lenders of such Class (rather than fund its Commitment Percentage of such Class of all outstanding Loans of such Class concurrently with the effectiveness of such increase of Commitments of such Class) with a view toward minimizing breakage costs and transfers of funds in connection with such increase of Commitments. The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders amounts payable, if any, to such Lenders under Section 5.4 as a result of the prepayment of any such Loans. Effecting the increase of the Commitments under this Section is subject to the following conditions precedent: (w) no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the effective date of such increase, (x) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on the effective date of such increase except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder, (y) payment of any and all fees required in connection with such increased Commitments and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) if not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of (A) all partnership or other necessary action taken by the Borrower to authorize such increase and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by each Guarantor that is a party to the Guaranty authorizing the guaranty of such increase; and (ii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower and any Guarantor party to the Guaranty, and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders covering such matters as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; and (iii) new Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any new Lenders and existing Lenders obtaining a new Class of Commitment and replacement Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any existing Lenders increasing their Commitments, in the amount of such Lender’s applicable Class of Commitment at the time of the effectiveness of the applicable increase in the aggregate amount of such Commitments. In connection with any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.17 any Lender becoming a party hereto shall execute (1) such documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (2) in the case of any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America, provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Patriot Act.

Section 2.18 Funds Transfer Disbursements.

The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of any Loan made by the Lenders or any of their Affiliates pursuant to the Loan Documents as requested by an authorized representative of the Borrower to any of the accounts designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE III. PAYMENTS, FEES AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 3.1 Payments.

(a) Payments by Borrower. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments of principal, interest, Fees and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction or counterclaim, to the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, not later than 11:00 a.m. Pacific time on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Subject to Section 11.5, the Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, specify to the Administrative Agent the amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied. Each payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Lender under this Agreement or any Note shall be paid to such Lender by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent from time to time, for the account of such Lender at the applicable Lending Office of such Lender. If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any other Loan Document would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and interest shall continue to accrue at the rate, if any, applicable to such payment for the period of such extension.

(b) Presumptions Regarding Payments by Borrower. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of any of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated to), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent on demand that amount so distributed to such Lender, 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 Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Section 3.2 Pro Rata Treatment.

Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) the making of a Class of Loans under Section 2.2(a) shall be made from the Lenders of such Class, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of Loans of a given Class shall be made for the account of the Lenders of such Class pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Loans of such Class held by them; (c) each payment of interest on Loans shall be made for the account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to such Lenders, respectively; and (d) the making, Conversion and Continuation of Loans of a particular Type and Class (other than Conversions provided for by Sections 5.1(c) and 5.5) shall be made pro rata among the Lenders of such Class according to the amounts of their respective Loans of such Class and the then current Interest Period for each Lender’s portion of each such Loan of such Type and Class shall be coterminous.

Section 3.3 Sharing of Payments, Etc.

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or any other Loan Party through the exercise of any right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar right or otherwise or through voluntary prepayments directly to a Lender or other payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Lender not in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and such payment should be distributed to the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders participations in (or, if and to the extent specified by such Lender, direct interests in) the Loans made by the other Lenders or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time as shall be equitable, to the end that all the Lenders shall share the benefit of such payment (net of any reasonable expenses which may actually be incurred by such Lender in obtaining or preserving such benefit) in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.2 or Section 11.5, as applicable. To such end, all the Lenders shall make appropriate adjustments among themselves (by the resale of participations sold or otherwise) if such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation (or direct interest) in the Loans or other Obligations owed to such other Lenders may exercise all rights of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans in the amount of such participation. Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower.

Section 3.4 Several Obligations.

No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender hereunder, and the failure of any Lender to make a Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by it hereunder shall not relieve the obligation of any other Lender to make any Loan or to perform any other obligation to be made or performed by such other Lender.

Section 3.5 Fees.

(a) Closing Fee. On the Effective Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and each Lender all loan fees as have been agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent including, without limitation, those set forth in the Fee Letter.

(b) Unused Fees.

(i) During the period from February 13, 2016 to and including the last day of the 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the 5-Year Term Loan Lenders an unused facility fee equal to the sum of the daily amount by which the aggregate amount of the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments exceeds the aggregate principal balance of 5-Year Term Loans disbursed under this Agreement multiplied by two-tenths of one percent (0.20%) per annum. Such fee shall be computed on a daily basis and payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of May 2016 and on the day immediately following the last day of the 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period or any earlier date of termination of the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments or reduction of the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments to zero.

(ii) During the period from February 13, 2016 to and including the last day of the 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the 7-Year Term Loan Lenders an unused facility fee equal to the sum of the daily amount by which the aggregate amount of the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments exceeds the aggregate principal balance of 7-Year Term Loans disbursed under this Agreement multiplied by two-tenths of one percent (0.20%) per annum. Such fee shall be computed on a daily basis and payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of May 2016 and on the day immediately following the last day of the 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period or any earlier date of termination of the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments or reduction of the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments to zero.

 

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(c) Administrative and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the administrative and other fees of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers as provided in the Fee Letter and as may be otherwise agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Section 3.6 Computations.

Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, any accrued interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other Obligations due hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days and the actual number of days elapsed.

Section 3.7 Usury.

In no event shall the amount of interest due or payable on the Loans or other Obligations exceed the maximum rate of interest allowed by Applicable Law and, if any such payment is paid by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or received by any Lender, then such excess sum shall be credited as a payment of principal, unless the Borrower shall notify the respective Lender in writing that the Borrower elects to have such excess sum returned to it forthwith. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Borrower not pay and the Lenders not receive, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be lawfully paid by the Borrower under Applicable Law. The parties hereto hereby agree and stipulate that the only charge imposed upon the Borrower for the use of money in connection with this Agreement is and shall be the interest specifically described in Section 2.6(a)(i) through (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto further agree and stipulate that all agency fees, syndication fees, facility fees, closing fees, underwriting fees, default charges, late charges, funding or “breakage” charges, increased cost charges, attorneys’ fees and reimbursement for costs and expenses paid by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to third parties or for damages incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in each case, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, are charges made to compensate the Administrative Agent or any such Lender for underwriting or administrative services and costs or losses performed or incurred, and to be performed or incurred, by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and shall under no circumstances be deemed to be charges for the use of money. All charges other than charges for the use of money shall be fully earned and nonrefundable when due.

Section 3.8 Statements of Account.

The Administrative Agent will account to the Borrower monthly with a statement of Loans, accrued interest and Fees, charges and payments made pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such account rendered by the Administrative Agent shall be deemed conclusive upon the Borrower absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent to deliver such a statement of accounts shall not relieve or discharge the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder.

Section 3.9 Defaulting Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

(a) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in (i) the definition of “Requisite Lenders” and “Requisite Class Lenders”, as applicable, and (ii) Section 13.7.

 

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(b) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, Fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article XI or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 13.4 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Default or 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 such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender 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 of any Class in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Article VI were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of such Class of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable Class on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans of such Class are held by the Lenders pro rata as if there had been no Defaulting Lenders of such Class. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(c) Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Fee payable under Section 3.5(b)(i) or Section 3.5(b)(ii) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender.

(d) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative 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, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and cause the Loans of each Class to be held pro rata by the Lenders of such Class in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages of such Class, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; 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 Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(e) Purchase of Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. During any period that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, by giving written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitment and outstanding Loans to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of

 

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Section 13.6(b). No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. In addition, any Lender which is a Non-Defaulting Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) in its sole discretion, acquire the face amount of all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans via an assignment subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6(b). In connection with any such assignment, such Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to effect such assignment, including an appropriate Assignment and Assumption and, in accordance with Section 13.6(b), shall pay to the Administrative Agent an assignment fee in the amount of $7,500, provided that failure by a Defaulting Lender to execute any such Assignment and Assumption shall not invalidate any such assignment. No such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the Assignment and Assumption shall make such additional payments to the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent, the applicable Defaulting Lender’s Commitment Percentage of each Class of Term Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, 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 Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) such Defaulting Lender’s full Commitment Percentage of each Class of all outstanding Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender 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 Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Section 3.10 Taxes.

(a) Applicable Law. For purposes of this Section, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the

 

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relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or another Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.6 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this subsection.

(f) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section, the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative 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 Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-2 and Exhibit I-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative 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 Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the

 

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reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower an IRS Form W-9 and any forms or other documentation described above that it would be required to deliver to the Borrower if it were a Lender.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

 

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ARTICLE IV. UNENCUMBERED POOL

Section 4.1 Unencumbered Pool Requirements.

At all times the Properties in the Unencumbered Pool shall satisfy the following requirements, to Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction:

 

  (a) The Unencumbered Asset Value shall be at least $250,000,000;

 

  (b) All Unencumbered Pool Properties shall be Eligible Properties;

 

  (c) There shall be at least five (5) Unencumbered Pool Properties; and

 

  (d) No Unencumbered Pool Property shall be Unimproved Land.

Section 4.2 Eligibility and Addition of Properties.

(a) Initial Unencumbered Pool Properties. As of the Agreement Date, the Properties identified on Schedule 4.2 shall be the Unencumbered Pool Properties.

(b) Additional Unencumbered Pool Properties. After the Agreement Date a Property shall be added to the Unencumbered Pool upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions (as confirmed by Administrative Agent in writing):

(i) delivery to Administrative Agent of a current operating statement and rent roll for such Property audited or certified by Borrower to its knowledge as being true and correct in all material respects and historical operating statements (to the extent available), rent rolls (including ARGUS or similar information if available) and the purchase and sale agreement (if a new acquisition);

(ii) delivery to Administrative Agent of an operating budget for such Property for the current fiscal year;

(iii) receipt and review of a pro forma Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance on a pro-forma basis with the covenants set forth in Section 10.1(b) and Section 10.1(e);

(iv) delivery of such other information as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in order to evaluate the potential Unencumbered Pool Property, including, but not limited to customary due diligence requests; and

(v) the owner of such Property shall have executed and delivered a Guaranty to the extent then required by and in compliance with Section 8.14.

Upon receipt of the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall conduct due diligence, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with respect to the proposed Property to confirm such Property qualifies as an Eligible Property.

(c) Approval of Additional Unencumbered Pool Properties. If at any time there are less than ten (10) Unencumbered Pool Properties, the addition of a proposed Property to the Unencumbered Pool shall require the approval of Requisite Lenders. For so long as there are ten (10) or more Unencumbered Pool Properties, a proposed Property shall be added to the Unencumbered Pool upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above, as confirmed by Administrative Agent in writing (such confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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Section 4.3 Removal of Properties from the Unencumbered Pool.

(a) From time to time the Borrower may request, upon not less than ten (10) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, that any Property then included in the Unencumbered Pool be removed therefrom, which removal (the “Property Removal”) shall be effected by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent determines all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) as of the date of such Property Removal and immediately after giving effect to such Property Removal (i) no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist; (ii) all representations and warranties and covenants contained herein and in the other Loan Documents are true and accurate in all material respects, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder; and (iii) the conditions of Section 4.1 are satisfied; and

(ii) Borrower delivers to Administrative Agent a pro forma Compliance Certificate in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(b) Additionally, any Property included in the Unencumbered Pool shall be removed therefrom, in the event such Property is no longer an Eligible Property; provided, however, that if Borrower remedies the occurrence which caused such Property to become ineligible and provides evidence thereof to Administrative Agent’s satisfaction within ninety (90) days of such Property becoming ineligible, along with a representation that the Property is an Eligible Property, then, provided no Event of Default exists, such Property shall again be included in the Unencumbered Pool without satisfying the requirements of Section 4.2(b) and Section 4.2(c) above.

ARTICLE V. YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

Section 5.1 Additional Costs; Capital Adequacy.

(a) Capital Adequacy. If any Lender or any Participant determines that compliance with any law or regulation or with any guideline or request from any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), including, without limitation, any Regulatory Change, affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or such Participant, or any corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant, as a consequence of, or with reference to, such Lender’s Commitments or its making or maintaining Loans below the rate which such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant could have achieved but for such compliance (taking into account the policies of such Lender or such Participant or such corporation with regard to capital), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, within thirty (30) days after written demand by such Lender or such Participant, pay to such Lender or such Participant additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender or such Participant or such corporation controlling such Lender or such Participant to the extent that such Lender or such Participant determines such increase in capital is allocable to such Lender’s or such Participant’s obligations hereunder.

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time to time such amounts as such Lender may determine to be necessary to compensate such Lender for any costs incurred by such Lender that it determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any LIBOR Loans or its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans hereunder, any reduction in any amount receivable by such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such LIBOR Loans or such obligation or the maintenance by such Lender of capital in respect of its LIBOR Loans or its Commitments (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”), resulting from any Regulatory Change that: (i) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in respect of any of such LIBOR Loans or its Commitments (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes), or (ii) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirements (including, without limitation, Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or other similar reserve requirement applicable to any other category of liabilities or category of extensions of credit or other assets by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined to the extent utilized when determining LIBOR for such Loans) relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by such Lender (or its parent corporation), or any commitment of such Lender (including, without limitation, the Commitments of such Lender hereunder) or (iii) imposes on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender.

(c) Lender’s Suspension of LIBOR Loans. Without limiting the effect of the provisions of the immediately preceding subsections (a) and (b), if by reason of any Regulatory Change, any Lender either (i) incurs Additional Costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such Lender that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of such Lender that includes LIBOR Loans or (ii) becomes subject to restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets that it may hold, then, if such Lender so elects by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall apply).

(d) Notification and Determination of Additional Costs. The Administrative Agent and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to notify the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender, to notify the Administrative Agent) of any event occurring after the Agreement Date entitling the Administrative Agent or such Lender to compensation under any of the preceding subsections of this Section as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give such notice shall not release the Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder. The Administrative Agent and each Lender, as the case may be, agrees to furnish to the Borrower (and in the case of a Lender to the Administrative Agent as well) a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of each request for compensation under this Section. Determinations by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay the Administrative Agent and or any such Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

Section 5.2 Suspension of LIBOR Loans.

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(a) The Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive (absent manifest error)) that reasonable and adequate means do not exist for the ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period;

(b) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive (absent manifest error)) that quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits referred to in the definition of LIBOR are not being provided in the relevant amounts or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining rates of interest for LIBOR Loans as provided herein; or

(c) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines (which determination shall be conclusive (absent manifest error)) that the relevant rates of interest referred to in the definition of LIBOR upon the basis of which the rate of interest for LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period is to be determined are not likely to adequately cover the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining LIBOR Loans for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower and each Lender prompt notice thereof and, so long as such condition remains in effect, the Lenders shall be under no obligation to, and shall not, make additional LIBOR Loans, Continue LIBOR Loans or Convert Loans into LIBOR Loans and the Borrower shall, on the last day of each current Interest Period for each outstanding LIBOR Loan, either prepay such Loan or Convert such Loan into a Base Rate Loan.

Section 5.3 Illegality.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (a) if any Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding) that it is unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder, then such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof (with a copy of such notice to the Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans (in which case the provisions of Section 5.5 shall be applicable).

Section 5.4 Compensation.

The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such amount or amounts as the Administrative Agent shall (in consultation with such Lender) determine in its sole discretion shall be sufficient to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense attributable to:

(a) any payment or prepayment (whether mandatory or optional) of a LIBOR Loan or Conversion of a LIBOR Loan, made by such Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, acceleration) on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b) any failure by the Borrower for any reason (including, without limitation, the failure of any of the applicable conditions precedent specified in Section 6.2 to be satisfied) to borrow a LIBOR Loan from such Lender on the date for such borrowing, or to Convert a Base Rate Loan into a LIBOR Loan or Continue a LIBOR Loan on the requested date of such Conversion or Continuation.

Not in limitation of the foregoing, such compensation shall include, without limitation, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, an amount equal to the then present value of (A) the amount of interest that would have accrued on such LIBOR Loan for the remainder of the Interest Period at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loan, less (B) the amount of interest that would accrue on the same LIBOR Loan for the same

 

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period if LIBOR were set on the date on which such LIBOR Loan was repaid, prepaid or Converted or the date on which the Borrower failed to borrow, Convert or Continue such LIBOR Loan, as applicable, calculating present value by using as a discount rate LIBOR quoted on such date. Upon the Borrower’s request, the Administrative Agent shall provide the Borrower with a statement setting forth the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof. Any such statement shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 5.5 Treatment of Affected Loans.

If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 then such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically Converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of a Conversion required by Section 5.1(c), Section 5.2, or Section 5.3 on such earlier date as such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may specify to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable) and, unless and until such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1, Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 that gave rise to such Conversion no longer exist:

(i) to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so Converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii) all Loans that would otherwise be made or Continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or Continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be Converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

If such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent, as applicable) that the circumstances specified in Section 5.1(c), 5.2, or 5.3 that gave rise to the Conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section no longer exist (which such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, then such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically Converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

Section 5.6 Affected Lenders.

If (a) a Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 3.10 or 5.1, and the Requisite Lenders are not also doing the same, (b) the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to Continue, or to Convert Base Rate Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or 5.3 but the obligation of the Requisite Lenders shall not have been suspended under such Sections, or (c) a Lender does not vote in favor of any amendment, modification or waiver to this Agreement or any other Loan Document which, pursuant to Section 13.7, requires the vote of such Lender, and the Requisite Lenders or Requisite Class Lenders, as applicable, shall have voted in favor of such amendment, modification or waiver, then Borrower may demand that such Lender (the “Affected Lender”), and upon such demand the Affected Lender shall promptly, assign its Commitment and Loans to an Eligible Assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.6 (b) for a purchase price equal to (x) the aggregate principal balance of all Loans then owing to the Affected Lender (including any amounts payable under

 

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Section 5.4 by reason of such payment or otherwise), plus (y) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Affected Lender, or any other amount as may be mutually agreed upon by such Affected Lender and Eligible Assignee. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Affected Lender shall reasonably cooperate in effectuating the replacement of such Affected Lender under this Section, but at no time shall the Administrative Agent, such Affected Lender nor any other Lender nor any Titled Agent be obligated in any way whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an Eligible Assignee. The exercise by the Borrower of its rights under this Section shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense and at no cost or expense to the Administrative Agent, the Affected Lender or any of the other Lenders. The terms of this Section shall not in any way limit the Borrower’s obligation to pay to any Affected Lender compensation owing to such Affected Lender pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.4) with respect to any period up to the date of replacement.

Section 5.7 Change of Lending Office.

Each Lender agrees that it will use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate an alternate Lending Office with respect to any of its Loans affected by the matters or circumstances described in Sections 3.10, 5.1 or 5.3 to reduce the liability of the Borrower or avoid the results provided thereunder, so long as such designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, except that such Lender shall have no obligation to designate a Lending Office located in the United States of America.

Section 5.8 Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Loans.

Calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Article shall be made as though such Lender had actually funded LIBOR Loans through the purchase of deposits in the relevant market bearing interest at the rate applicable to such LIBOR Loans in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loans and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumption shall be used only for calculation of amounts payable under this Article.

ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 6.1 Initial Conditions Precedent.

The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent (the date of the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Section 6.1, the “Effective Date”):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;

(ii) to the extent requested by each Lender, Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to each applicable Lender (but excluding any Lender that has requested not to receive Notes) and complying with the terms of Section 2.12(a);

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(iv) an opinion of (A) Latham & Watkins LLP, special counsel to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering the matters reasonably required by Administrative Agent and (B) Venable LLP, Maryland counsel to the Borrower and Hudson REIT, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and covering the matters reasonably required by the Administrative Agent;

(v) the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Loan Party;

(vi) a certificate of good standing (or certificate of similar meaning) with respect to each Loan Party issued by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of each such Loan Party issued within thirty (30) days of the date hereof and certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued as of a recent date by each Secretary of State (and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state in which such Loan Party is required to be so qualified and where failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(vii) a certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of the Borrower, authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Conversion and Notices of Continuation;

(viii) copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (A) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (B) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Loan Party to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(ix) a Compliance Certificate calculated on a pro forma basis (taking into account the Unencumbered Pool Properties as of the Agreement Date) for the Borrower’s fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2015;

(x) a Disbursement Instruction Agreement effective as of the Effective Date;

(xi) copies of all Material Contracts in existence on the Agreement Date not previously delivered to Administrative Agent;

(xii) the Fee Letter;

(xiii) all other fees, expenses and reimbursement amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and any of the Lenders for which an invoice has been provided at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent, have been paid;

 

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(xiv) to the extent not previously delivered to Administrative Agent, insurance certificates, or other evidence, providing that the insurance coverage required under Section 8.5 (including, without limitation, both property and liability insurance) is in full force and effect;

(xv) UCC, tax, judgment and lien search reports with respect to each Loan Party in all necessary or appropriate jurisdictions indicating that there are no liens of record other than Permitted Liens; and

(xvi) a complete listing of all Subsidiaries which are not Guarantors.

(b) In the good faith judgment of the Administrative Agent:

(i) there shall not have occurred or become known to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status since December 31, 2014, that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) no litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened which could reasonably be expected to (A) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (B) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect, the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (A) any Applicable Law or (B) any agreement, document or instrument to which any Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound; and

(iv) the Borrower and each other Loan Party shall have provided all information requested by the Administrative Agent and each Lender in order to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act.

Section 6.2 Conditions Precedent to All Loans.

In addition to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent contained in Section 6.1, the obligations of Lenders to make any Loans are each subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the date of the making of such Loan or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto, and no violation of the limits described in Section 2.16 would occur after giving effect thereto; (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of the making of such Loan with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted hereunder; and (c) in the case of the borrowing of Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a timely Notice of

 

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Borrowing. Each Credit Event (other than a Continuation or Conversion) shall constitute a certification by the Borrower to the effect set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of notice relating to such Credit Event and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date of such Credit Event, as of the date of the occurrence of such Credit Event). In addition, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at the time any Loan is made that all conditions to the making of such Loan contained in this Section 6.2 have been satisfied. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 6.1 with respect to the initial effectiveness of this Agreement, for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the other Lenders, each Lender 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 such Lender unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 7.1 Representations and Warranties.

In order to induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make Loans, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:

(a) Organization; Power; Qualification. Each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity (as applicable), duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, has the power and authority to own or lease its respective properties and to carry on its respective business as now being and hereafter proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or other legal entity, and authorized to do business, in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification or authorization and where the failure to be so qualified or authorized could reasonably be expected to have, in each instance, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Ownership Structure. Part I of Schedule 7.1(b) is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower setting forth for each such Subsidiary, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary, (ii) each Person holding any Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, (iii) the nature of the Equity Interests held by each such Person and (iv) the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such Equity Interests. As of the Agreement Date, except as disclosed on Part II of Schedule 7.1(b), (A) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries owns, free and clear of all Liens, and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding Equity Interests in each Person shown to be held by it on such Schedule, (B) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (C) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including, without limitation, any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or outstanding securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in the Borrower and the Guarantors. As of the Agreement Date, Part III of Schedule 7.1(b) correctly sets forth all Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Borrower, including the correct legal name of such Person, the type of legal entity which each such Person is, and all Equity Interests in such Person held directly or indirectly by the Borrower.

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hereunder. The Borrower and each other Loan Party has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute, deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents and the Fee Letter to which it is a party in accordance with their respective terms and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Loan Documents and the Fee Letter to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of such Person and each is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies for the enforcement of certain obligations (other than the payment of principal) contained herein or therein and as may be limited by equitable principles generally.

(d) Compliance of Loan Documents with Laws. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents to which any Loan Party is a party and of the Fee Letter in accordance with their respective terms and the borrowings and other extensions of credit hereunder do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both: (i) require any Governmental Approval not already obtained or violate any Applicable Law (including all Environmental Laws) relating to the Borrower or any other Loan Party; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of any Loan Party, (iii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which it or any of its respective properties may be bound, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (iv) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party other than in favor of the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lender Parties.

(e) Compliance with Law; Governmental Approvals. Each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries is in compliance with each Governmental Approval and all other Applicable Laws relating to it except for non-compliances which, and Governmental Approvals the failure to possess which, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to cause a Default or Event of Default or have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Title to Properties; Liens. Schedule 7.1(f)(i) is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct listing of all Properties of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Material Subsidiary, setting forth, for each such Property, the current occupancy status of such Property and whether such Property is Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property and, if such Property is Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, the status of completion of such Property. Schedule 7.1(f)(ii) is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct listing of all Eligible Properties. Each of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Material Subsidiary has good, marketable and legal title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, its respective assets. No Eligible Property is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens (or, for the sake of clarity and to the extent that they are Liens, Negative Pledges permitted under Section 10.2) and each such Eligible Property otherwise satisfies all requirements under the Loan Documents for being an Eligible Property.

(g) Existing Indebtedness. Schedule 7.1(g) is, as of the Agreement Date, a complete and correct listing of all Indebtedness (including all Guarantees (other than Guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability or exceptions relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events, provided that the obligations under such Guaranty have not become due and payable)) with an outstanding principal amount of $5,000,000 or more of each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries, and if such Indebtedness is secured by any Lien, a description of all of the property subject to such Lien. As of the Agreement Date, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries have performed and are in compliance, in all material respects, with all of the terms of such Indebtedness and all instruments and agreements relating thereto, and no default or event of default, or event or condition which with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute a default or event of default, exists with respect to any such Indebtedness.

 

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(h) Material Contracts. Schedule 7.1(h) is, as of the Agreement Date, a true, correct and complete listing of all Material Contracts. As of the Agreement Date, each of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries that is party to any Material Contract has performed and is in compliance with all of the terms of such Material Contract, and no default or event of default, or event or condition which with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default, exists with respect to any such Material Contract.

(i) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.1(i), there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending (nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, are there any actions, suits or proceedings threatened, nor is there any basis therefor) against or in any other way relating adversely to or affecting the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any of their respective property in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any other Governmental Authority which, (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the Fee Letter. To the knowledge of the Borrower, there are no strikes, slow downs, work stoppages or walkouts or other labor disputes in progress or threatened relating to, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Taxes. All federal and state income tax returns and other material tax returns of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary required by Applicable Law to be filed have been duly filed, and all federal and state income taxes and other material taxes required to be paid by the Borrower, each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary, and with respect to their respective properties, income, profits and assets which are due and payable, have been paid, except any such nonpayment or non-filing which is at the time permitted under Section 8.6. As of the Agreement Date, none of the United States federal income tax returns of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is under audit by any Governmental Authority. All charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries in respect of any taxes are in accordance with GAAP, to the extent required under GAAP.

(k) Financial Statements. The Borrower has furnished to each Lender copies of the audited consolidated balance sheet of Hudson REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2014, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flow for the fiscal years ended on such dates, with the opinion thereon of Ernst & Young LLP. Such financial statements (including in each case related schedules and notes) are complete and correct in all material respects and present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the consolidated financial position of Hudson REIT and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at their respective dates and the results of operations and the cash flow for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments). Neither Hudson REIT nor any of its Subsidiaries has on the Agreement Date any material contingent liabilities, liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual or long-term commitments or unrealized or forward anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that would be required to be set forth in its financial statements or notes thereto, except as referred to or reflected or provided for in said financial statements.

(l) No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2014, taking into account public filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the Agreement Date, there has been no event, change, circumstance or occurrence that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and Hudson REIT collectively are, and Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are, Solvent.

 

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(m) Intentionally Omitted.

(n) ERISA.

(i) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Benefit Arrangement is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other Applicable Laws. Each Qualified Plan has received a favorable determination or is entitled to rely on a currently-effective prototype opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service or a timely application for such letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent any Qualified Plan from being qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or cause the loss of such qualification.

(ii) The Borrower represents that, with respect to any Benefit Arrangement maintained by Hudson REIT or the Borrower that is a retiree welfare benefit arrangement, all amounts have been accrued on Hudson REIT’s financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 715. The “benefit obligation” of all Plans does not exceed the “fair market value of plan assets” for such Plans by more than $15,000,000 all as determined by and with such terms defined in accordance with FASB ASC 715.

(iii) Except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no ERISA Event has occurred or is expected to occur; (ii) there are no pending, or to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits or other action by any Governmental Authority, plan participant or beneficiary with respect to a Benefit Arrangement; (iii) there are no violations of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Benefit Arrangement; and (iv) neither the Borrower nor Hudson REIT has engaged in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” as defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, in connection with any Plan, that would subject Hudson REIT or the Borrower to a tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 502(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(o) Absence of Default. None of the Loan Parties or any of the other Subsidiaries is in default under its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents, and no event has occurred, which has not been remedied, cured or waived: (i) which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default; or (ii) which constitutes, or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute, a default or event of default by, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary under any agreement (other than this Agreement) or judgment, decree or order to which any such Person is a party or by which any such Person or any of its respective properties may be bound where such default or event of default could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p) Environmental Laws. Each of the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the other Subsidiaries: (i) is in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to its business, operations and the Properties; (ii) has obtained all Governmental Approvals which are required under Environmental Laws, and each such Governmental Approval is in full force and effect; and (iii) is in compliance with all terms and conditions of such Governmental Approvals, where with respect to each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii) the failure to obtain or to comply with could reasonably be expected to

 

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have a Material Adverse Effect. Except for any of the following matters that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party has any knowledge of, or has received notice of, any past, present, or pending releases, events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, facts, occurrences, actions, or plans that, with respect to any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, their respective businesses, operations or with respect to the Properties, may: (x) cause or contribute to an actual or alleged violation of or noncompliance with Environmental Laws; (y) cause or contribute to any other potential common law or legal claim or other liability; or (z) cause any of the Properties to become subject to any restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law or require the filing or recording of any notice, approval or disclosure document under any Environmental Law. There is no civil, criminal, or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice, or demand letter, mandate, order, lien, request, investigation, or proceeding pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened, against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary relating in any way to Environmental Laws which, reasonably could be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To Borrower’s knowledge, none of the Properties is listed on or proposed for listing on the National Priority List promulgated pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 and its implementing regulations, or any state or local priority list promulgated pursuant to any analogous state or local law. To the Borrower’s knowledge, no Hazardous Materials generated at or transported from the Properties are or have been transported to, or disposed of at, any location that is listed or proposed for listing on the National Priority List or any analogous state or local priority list, or any other location that is or has been the subject of a clean-up, removal or remedial action pursuant to any Environmental Law, except to the extent that such transportation or disposal could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Investment Company. None of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is (i) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to any other Applicable Law which purports to regulate or restrict its ability to borrow money or obtain other extensions of credit that would impair its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.

(r) Margin Stock. None of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall comply with Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

(s) Affiliate Transactions. Except as permitted by Section 10.9, none of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement (whether oral or written) with any Affiliate.

(t) Intellectual Property. Each of the Loan Parties and each other Subsidiary owns or has the right to use, under valid license agreements or otherwise, all patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, service marks, service mark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to the conduct of its businesses, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trademark right, service mark, service mark right, trade secret, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other Person. All such Intellectual Property is fully protected and/or duly and properly registered, filed or issued in the appropriate office and jurisdictions for such registrations, filing or issuances, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No material claim has been asserted by any

 

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Person with respect to the use of any such Intellectual Property by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, or challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property. The use of such Intellectual Property by the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements as do not, in the aggregate, give rise to any liabilities on the part of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u) Business. As of the Agreement Date, the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Material Subsidiaries are engaged in the business of acquiring, owning, redeveloping, developing, financing and managing various types of Properties, including, without limitation, Retail Properties, Office Properties, Studio Properties, and Mixed-Use Properties, together with other business activities incidental thereto.

(v) Broker’s Fees. No broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or similar compensation will be payable with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (other than under the Fee Letter).

(w) Accuracy and Completeness of Information. All written information, reports and other papers and data (other than financial projections and other forward looking statements) furnished and to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by, on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary were or will be (as applicable), at the time furnished, complete and correct in all material respects, to the extent necessary to give the recipient a true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter, or, in the case of financial statements, present fairly, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, the financial position of the Persons involved as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such periods (subject, as to interim statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and absence of full footnote disclosure). All financial projections and other forward looking statements prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that have been or may hereafter be made available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender were or will be prepared in good faith based on reasonable assumptions. As of the Agreement Date, no fact is known to any Loan Party which has had, or may in the future have (so far as any Loan Party can reasonably foresee), a Material Adverse Effect which has not been set forth in the financial statements referred to in Section 7.1(k) or in such information, reports or other papers or data or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. No document furnished or written statement made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of, or pursuant to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

(x) No Prohibited Transactions. Assuming that no Lender funds any amount payable by it hereunder with “plan assets,” as such term is defined in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the extensions of credit and repayment of amounts hereunder, do not and will not constitute “prohibited transactions” under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.

(y) OFAC. None of the Borrower, any of the other Loan Parties, any of the other Subsidiaries, or any other Affiliate of the Borrower: (i) is a person named on the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) available at http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ index.shtml or as otherwise published from time to time; (ii) 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 http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/index.shtml, or as otherwise published from time to time,

 

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as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or person; or (iii) derives any of its assets or operating income from investments in or transactions with any such country, agency, organization or person; and none of the proceeds from any Loan will be used to finance any operations, investments or activities in, or make any payments to, any such country, agency, organization, or person.

(z) REIT Status. Hudson REIT qualifies as, and has elected to be treated as, a REIT and its proposed methods of operation will enable it to continue to maintain its status as a REIT.

(aa) Unencumbered Pool Properties. Each Unencumbered Pool Property included in calculations of the Unencumbered Asset Value satisfies all of the requirements set forth in Section 4.1.

Section 7.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties, Etc.

All representations and warranties made under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to be made at and as of the Agreement Date and at and as of the date of the occurrence of each Credit Event (other than a Continuation), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances expressly and specifically permitted hereunder. All such representations and warranties shall survive the effectiveness of this Agreement, the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of the Loans.

ARTICLE VIII. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.7, all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner provided for in Section 13.7, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:

Section 8.1 Preservation of Existence and Similar Matters.

Except as otherwise permitted under Section 10.4, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, preserve and maintain its respective existence, rights, franchises, licenses and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and qualify and remain qualified and authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its business requires such qualification and authorization and where the failure to be so authorized and qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.2 Compliance with Applicable Law.

The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply with all Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.3 Maintenance of Property.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, (a) protect and preserve all of its respective material properties, including, but not limited to, all Intellectual Property necessary to the conduct of its respective business, and maintain in good repair, working order and condition all tangible properties, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) from time to time make or cause to be made all needed and appropriate repairs, renewals, replacements and additions to such properties, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times, except, in each case, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 8.4 Conduct of Business.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, carry on its respective businesses as described in Section 7.1(u) and not enter into any line of business not otherwise engaged in by such Person as of the Agreement Date.

Section 8.5 Insurance.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Material Subsidiary to, maintain insurance (on a replacement cost basis as it relates to property insurance for all perils other than earthquake related perils, which shall be insured on a net probable maximum loss basis) with financially sound and reputable insurance companies against such risks and in such amounts as is customarily maintained by Persons engaged in similar businesses or as may be required by Applicable Law. The Borrower shall from time to time deliver to the Administrative Agent upon request a detailed list, together with copies of all certificates of the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby.

Section 8.6 Payment of Taxes and Claims.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, pay and discharge when due (a) all federal and state income taxes and other material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, and (b) all lawful claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen and landlords for labor, materials, supplies and rentals which, if unpaid, might become a Lien on any properties of such Person; provided, however, that this Section shall not require the payment or discharge of any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim (i) which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof and for which adequate reserves have been established on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP or (ii) if the failure to pay or discharge such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.7 Books and Records; Inspections.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make abstracts from any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers, employees and independent public accountants (in the presence of an officer of the Borrower if an Event of Default does not then exist), all at such reasonable times during business hours and as often as may reasonably be requested and so long as no Event of Default exists, with at least one Business Day’s prior notice. The Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Section only if such exercise occurs while an Event of Default exists. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute an authorization letter addressed to its accountants authorizing the Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the financial affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Material Subsidiary with the Borrower’s accountants.

 

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Section 8.8 Use of Proceeds.

The Borrower will use the proceeds of Loans only to (a) repay the amounts outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement; (b) so long as all amounts outstanding under the Existing Term Loan Agreement shall have been paid in full, provide for the general working capital needs of Hudson REIT, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and for other general corporate purposes of Hudson REIT, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and (c) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loans. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, use any part of such proceeds to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock.

Section 8.9 Environmental Matters.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, comply with all Environmental Laws the failure with which to comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply, and the Borrower shall use, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to use, commercially reasonable efforts to cause all other Persons occupying, using or present on the Properties to comply, with all Environmental Laws in all material respects. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions and pay or arrange to pay all costs necessary for it and for the Properties to comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and all Governmental Approvals, including actions to remove and dispose of all Hazardous Materials and to clean up the Properties as required under Environmental Laws. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, promptly take all actions necessary to prevent the imposition of any Liens on any of their respective properties arising out of or related to any Environmental Laws. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 8.10 Further Assurances.

At the Borrower’s cost and expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, duly execute and deliver or cause to be duly executed and delivered, to the Administrative Agent such further instruments, documents and certificates, and do and cause to be done such further acts that may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 8.11 Material Contracts.

The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to, duly and punctually perform and comply with any and all material representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressed as binding upon any such Person under any Material Contract and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, do or knowingly permit to be done anything to impair materially the value of any of the Material Contracts, except, in each case, to the extent that either of the foregoing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than in connection with clause (a)(1) of the definition thereof).

 

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Section 8.12 REIT Status.

The Borrower shall cause Hudson REIT to maintain its status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.

Section 8.13 Exchange Listing.

The Borrower shall cause Hudson REIT to maintain at least one class of common shares of Hudson REIT having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex Equities or which is subject to price quotations on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System.

Section 8.14 Guarantors.

(a) Subject to Section 8.14(c), within one hundred twenty (120) days, unless extended by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, of any Person becoming a Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) after the Effective Date or in connection with the addition of a Property to the Unencumbered Pool that is owned by a Subsidiary not already a Guarantor (or Borrower), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent each of the following in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (A) an Accession Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and (B) the items that would have been delivered under subsections (iv)(A), (v) through (viii), and (xiv) through (xvi), of Section 6.1(a) if such Subsidiary had been a Material Subsidiary on the Effective Date; provided, however, promptly (and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days, unless extended by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) upon any Excluded Subsidiary ceasing to be subject to the restriction which prevented it from becoming a Guarantor on the Effective Date or delivering an Accession Agreement pursuant to this Section, as the case may be, such Subsidiary shall comply with the provisions of this Section. For the purpose of clarity, each Unencumbered Pool Property must be owned by a Guarantor or the Borrower, except during any period in which the owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property is not required to provide a Guaranty pursuant to Section 8.14(c), in which case such Unencumbered Pool Property need only be owned by a Subsidiary of the Borrower or the Borrower.

(b) The Borrower may request in writing that the Administrative Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Administrative Agent shall release, a Guarantor from the Guaranty so long as: (i) subject to Section 8.14(c), such Guarantor does not own (or will not own as of such release) any Unencumbered Pool Property, nor any direct or indirect equity interest in any Subsidiary that owns an Unencumbered Pool Property; (ii) such Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a party to the Guaranty under the immediately preceding subsection (a) or the last two sentences of the following subsection (c); (iii) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would occur as a result of such release, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a violation of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1; (iv) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such release with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances expressly permitted under the Loan Documents; and (v) the Administrative Agent shall have received such written request at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) prior to the requested date of release. Delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of any such request shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8.14 above, if Hudson REIT obtains an Investment Grade Rating and for so long as Hudson REIT maintains an Investment Grade Rating, no Material Subsidiary or owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property (or any other Subsidiary) shall be required to become a Guarantor and any Material Subsidiary or owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property (or any other Subsidiary) that has provided a Guaranty that is eligible to be released from such Guaranty pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of the preceding subsection (b) may be released from the Guaranty (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall in no event include Hudson REIT), unless such Person, or any Subsidiary that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interest in such Person, provides a Guaranty of Indebtedness to a Person other than to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties (as defined in the Guaranty). In the event Borrower fails to maintain an Investment Grade Rating, then each Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) and each owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property that is not then a Guarantor that is a party to the Guaranty hereunder shall comply with all the terms and conditions of Section 8.14(a) above within thirty (30) days of such failure. In the event a Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or an owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property or any Subsidiary that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interest in such owner, that is not then a Guarantor that is party to the Guaranty hereunder provides a Guaranty of Indebtedness to a Person other than to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties (as defined in the Guaranty), then such Material Subsidiary, owner of any Unencumbered Pool Property and/or such Subsidiary that directly or indirectly owns any Equity Interest in such owner, as applicable, shall comply with all the terms and conditions of Section 8.14(a) above within thirty (30) days of executing such third party Guaranty.

ARTICLE IX. INFORMATION

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.7, all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner set forth in Section 13.7, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders:

Section 9.1 Quarterly Financial Statements.

As soon as available and in any event within five (5) days after the filing of Hudson REIT’s 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of Hudson REIT), the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries (including a consolidated balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) as at the end of such period and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of Hudson REIT, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the results of operations for such period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments). Subject to Section 9.5, if the applicable financial statements of Hudson REIT are timely and publicly available electronically on the website of Hudson REIT or the SEC, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have met the delivery requirements of this Section 9.1.

Section 9.2 Year-End Statements.

As soon as available and in any event within five (5) days after the filing of Hudson REIT’s 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Hudson REIT), the audited consolidated financial statements of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries (including a consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of stockholder equity) as at the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the

 

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figures as at the end of and for the previous fiscal year, all of which shall be (a) certified by the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of Hudson REIT, in his or her opinion, to present fairly, in accordance with GAAP and in all material respects, the financial position of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and the result of operations for such period and (b) accompanied by the report thereon of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing acceptable to the Administrative Agent, whose report shall be unqualified as to substance and scope and who shall have authorized the Borrower to deliver such report to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to Section 9.5, if the applicable financial statements of Hudson REIT are timely and publicly available electronically on the website of Hudson REIT or the SEC, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have met the delivery requirements of this Section 9.2.

Section 9.3 Compliance Certificate.

Within forty-five (45) days of the end of each of the first, second and third fiscal quarters of Hudson REIT and within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year of Hudson REIT, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G (a “Compliance Certificate”) executed on behalf of the Borrower by the chief financial officer of Hudson REIT (a) setting forth in reasonable detail as of the end of such quarterly accounting period or fiscal year, as the case may be, (i) the calculations required to establish whether Hudson REIT was in compliance with the covenants contained in Section 10.1 and (ii) list of all assets included in calculations of Unencumbered Asset Value and shall disclose which assets have been added or removed from such calculation since the previous list delivered to Administrative Agent; (b) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or, if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default and its nature, when it occurred and the steps being taken by the Borrower with respect to such event, condition or failure; (c) setting forth a statement of Funds From Operations; and (d) setting forth a report of newly acquired Properties, including the Net Operating Income, cost and mortgage debt, if any, of each such Property.

Section 9.4 Other Information.

To the extent not otherwise disclosed in the financial statements furnished to Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 9.1 and 9.2 above or publically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Borrower shall furnish to Administrative Agent the following:

(a) Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all reports disclosing matters identified through the audit or review of the operations of the Borrower or Hudson REIT which are reasonably likely to be materially detrimental to financial condition of the Borrower or Hudson REIT, if any, submitted to the Borrower, Hudson REIT or its Board of Directors by its independent public accountants including, without limitation, any management report;

(b) Intentionally omitted;

(c) To the extent not publicly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefore), promptly upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower generally, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so mailed and promptly upon the issuance thereof copies of all press releases issued by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party;

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(e) At the time the financial statements are furnished pursuant to Section 9.2, projected balance sheets, operating statements, profit and loss projections and cash flow budgets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for each quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, all itemized in detail, in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The foregoing shall be accompanied by pro forma calculations, together with detailed assumptions, required to establish whether or not the Borrower, and when appropriate its consolidated Subsidiaries, will be in compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 10.1 and 10.2 at the end of each fiscal quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year;

(f) If any ERISA Event shall occur that individually, or together with any other ERISA Event that has occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a certificate of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, which the Borrower or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or proposes to take;

(g) To the extent any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is aware of the same, prompt notice of the commencement of any proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority and any action or proceeding in any court or other tribunal or before any arbitrator against or in any other way relating to, or affecting, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and prompt notice of the receipt of notice that any United States federal income tax returns of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary are being audited;

(h) A copy of any amendment to the certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other similar organizational documents of the Borrower, any other Loan Party concurrently with the next delivery of the Compliance Certificate;

(i) Prompt notice of (i) any change in the senior management of Hudson REIT or the Borrower, (ii) any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of any Loan Party or any other Material Subsidiary or (iii) the occurrence of any other event which, in the case of any of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, together with such other information as requested by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their counsel to evaluate such matters;

(j) Prompt notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default or any event which constitutes or which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or otherwise, would constitute a default or event of default by any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary under any Material Contract to which any such Person is a party or by which any such Person or any of its respective properties may be bound;

(k) Promptly upon entering into any Material Contract or Specified Derivatives Contract after the Agreement Date, a copy of such contract;

(l) Prompt notice of any order, judgment or decree in excess of $5,000,000 having been entered against any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets;

(m) Intentionally Omitted;

(n) Intentionally Omitted;

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(p) Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, evidence of the Borrower’s calculation of the Ownership Share with respect to an Unconsolidated Affiliate, such evidence to be in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(q) Promptly, upon any change in Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating, a certificate stating that Hudson REIT’s Credit Rating has changed and the new Credit Rating that is in effect;

(r) Intentionally Omitted;

(s) Promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, written notice of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive notice that any violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law has or may have been committed or is threatened; (ii) the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive notice that any administrative or judicial complaint, order or petition has been filed or other proceeding has been initiated, or is about to be filed or initiated against any such Person alleging any violation of or noncompliance with any Environmental Law or requiring any such Person to take any action in connection with the release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials; (iii) the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive any notice from a Governmental Authority or private party alleging that any such Person may be liable or responsible for any costs associated with a response to, or remediation or cleanup of, a release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or any damages caused thereby; or (iv) the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall receive notice of any other fact, circumstance or condition that could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an environmental claim, and the matters covered by notices referred to in any of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iv), whether individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(t) Promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Derivatives Termination Value in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract from time to time outstanding; and

(u) From time to time and promptly upon each request, such data, certificates, reports, statements, documents or further information regarding any Property or the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Loan Party as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

Section 9.5 Electronic Delivery of Certain Information.

(a) Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by electronic communication and delivery, including, the Internet, e-mail or intranet websites to which the Administrative Agent and each Lender have access (including a commercial, third-party website such as www.sec.gov <http://www.sec.gov> or a website sponsored or hosted by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower) provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II and (ii) any Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it cannot receive electronic communications. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic delivery pursuant to procedures approved by it for all or particular notices or communications. Documents or notices delivered electronically shall be deemed to have been delivered twenty-four (24) hours after the date and time on which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower posts such documents or the documents become available on a commercial website and the Administrative Agent or Borrower notifies each Lender of said posting and provides a link thereto provided if such notice or other communication is not sent or posted during the normal business hours of the recipient, said posting date and time shall be deemed to have commenced as of 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on the opening of business on the next business day for the

 

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recipient. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the certificate required by Section 9.3 to the Administrative Agent and shall deliver paper copies of any documents to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that requests such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender. Except for the certificate required by Section 9.3, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents delivered electronically, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it of paper copies and maintaining its paper or electronic documents.

(b) Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Article II may be delivered electronically to a website provided for such purpose by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the procedures provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.6 Public/Private Information.

The Borrower shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (collectively, “Information Materials”) pursuant to this Article and the Borrower shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as “Public Information” and (b) that are not Public Information as “Private Information”.

Section 9.7 USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance.

The Patriot Act and federal regulations issued with respect thereto require all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record certain information that identifies individuals or business entities which open an “account” with such financial institution. Consequently, a Lender (for itself and/or as a non-fiduciary agent for all Lenders hereunder) may from time-to-time request, and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, provide promptly upon any such request to such Lender, such Loan Party’s name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for such Lender to comply with federal law. An “account” for this purpose may include, without limitation, a deposit account, cash management service, a transaction or asset account, a credit account, a loan or other extension of credit, and/or other financial services product.

ARTICLE X. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, unless the Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 13.7, all of the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in the manner set forth in Section 13.7, the Borrower shall comply with the following covenants:

Section 10.1 Financial Covenants.

(a) Ratio of Total Liabilities to Total Asset Value. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Total Liabilities to (ii) Total Asset Value, to exceed 0.60 to 1.00 at any time; provided that such ratio may increase to 0.65 to 1.00 for up to two (2) consecutive calendar quarters immediately following a Material Acquisition not more than twice during the term of this Agreement. For purposes of this covenant, (A) Total Liabilities shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of $30,000,000 to the extent that there is an equivalent amount of

 

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Indebtedness included in Total Liabilities that matures within twenty-four (24) months from the applicable date of the calculation, and (B) Total Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Total Liabilities is adjusted pursuant to clause (A) above.

(b) Ratio of Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Unsecured Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 1.2), to (ii) Unencumbered Asset Value, to exceed 0.60 to 1.00 at any time; provided that such ratio may increase to 0.65 to 1.00 for up to two (2) consecutive calendar quarters immediately following a Material Acquisition not more than twice during the term of this Agreement. For purposes of this covenant, (A) Unsecured Indebtedness shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of $30,000,000 to the extent that there is an equivalent amount of Unsecured Indebtedness that matures within twenty-four (24) months from the applicable date of the calculation, and (B) Unencumbered Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Unsecured Indebtedness is adjusted pursuant to clause (A) above.

(c) Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Adjusted EBITDA of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 1.2), for any prior consecutive twelve (12) month period to (ii) Fixed Charges of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 1.2), for such prior consecutive twelve (12) month period, to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of such fiscal quarter.

(d) Ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Total Asset Value. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Secured Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 1.2), to (ii) Total Asset Value, to exceed 0.55 to 1.00, at any time.

(e) Ratio of Unencumbered NOI to Unsecured Interest Expense. The Borrower shall not permit the ratio of (i) Unencumbered NOI for any fiscal quarter to (ii) Unsecured Interest Expense for such fiscal quarter, to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of such fiscal quarter.

(f) Intentionally Omitted.

(g) Dividends and Other Restricted Payments. If a Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower may only make Restricted Payments to Hudson REIT and other holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower during any fiscal year, in each case, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the minimum amount required to be distributed to all of the holders of Equity Interests of the Borrower such that the amount distributed to Hudson REIT is sufficient to enable Hudson REIT to (i) make scheduled cash distributions to shareholders of Hudson REIT to the extent such distributions were publicly announced prior to the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (ii) make scheduled dividends in respect of the Borrower Preferred Units and (iii) make cash distributions to its shareholders to remain in compliance with Section 8.12. If a Default or Event of Default specified in Section 11.1(a), Section 11.1(e) or Section 11.1(f) shall exist, or if as a result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default any of the Obligations have been accelerated pursuant to Section 11.2(a), the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, make any Restricted Payments to any Person other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

 

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Section 10.2 Negative Pledge.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur, permit or suffer to exist any Lien on any Unencumbered Pool Property or any direct or indirect ownership interest of the Borrower in any Person owning any Unencumbered Pool Property, now owned or hereafter acquired, except for (i) Permitted Liens and (ii) a Negative Pledge contained in any agreement that evidences Unsecured Indebtedness, which Negative Pledge contains restrictions on encumbering assets that are substantially similar to those restrictions contained in the Loan Documents.

Section 10.3 Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party (other than Hudson REIT) to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Loan Party (other than Hudson REIT) to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Loan Party’s capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Borrower or any such Loan Party (other than any restrictions contained in the Borrower LP Agreement); (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (c) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Borrower or any Subsidiary; other than, in each case, (i) those encumbrances or restrictions contained in any Loan Document, (ii) restrictions and conditions imposed by Applicable Law, (iii) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of such Loan Party or any Property owned by such Loan Party (to the extent such sale is permitted hereunder), (iv) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the acquisition of any Property (to the extent such acquisition is not prohibited under this Agreement), (v) customary restrictions governing any purchase money Liens permitted hereby covering only the property subject to such Lien, (vi) those restrictions contained in any other agreement that evidences Unsecured Indebtedness, which restrictions on the actions described above that are substantially similar to those contained in the Loan Documents and (vii) with respect to clause (d) only, customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.

Section 10.4 Merger, Consolidation, Sales of Assets and Other Arrangements.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, (a) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation; (b) liquidate, windup or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); (c) convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its business or assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; or (d) acquire a Substantial Amount of the assets of, or make an Investment of a Substantial Amount in, any other Person; provided, however, that:

(i) any Subsidiary may merge with a Loan Party so long as such Loan Party is the survivor and any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge with any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

(ii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer or dispose of its assets to a Loan Party and any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may sell, transfer or dispose of its assets to any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

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transactions, all or any substantial part of its business or assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries, and immediately thereafter liquidate, provided that immediately prior to any such conveyance, sale, transfer, disposition or liquidation and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would exist;

(iv) any Loan Party and any other Subsidiary may, directly or indirectly, (A) acquire (whether by purchase, acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person, or as a result of a merger or consolidation) a Substantial Amount of the assets of, or make an Investment of a Substantial Amount in, any other Person and (B) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, whether by one or a series of transactions, a Substantial Amount of assets (including capital stock or other securities of Subsidiaries) to any other Person, so long as, in each case, (1) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such consolidation, merger, acquisition, Investment, sale, lease or other transfer; (2) immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.1; (3) in the case of a consolidation or merger involving the Borrower or a Loan Party that owns an Unencumbered Pool Property included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value, the Borrower or such Loan Party shall be the survivor thereof; and (4) at the time the Borrower gives notice pursuant to clause (1) of this subsection, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each of the Lenders a Compliance Certificate, calculated on a pro forma basis, evidencing the continued compliance by the Loan Parties with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, the financial covenants contained in Section 10.1, after giving effect to such consolidation, merger, acquisition, Investment, sale, lease or other transfer; and

(v) the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and the other Subsidiaries may lease and sublease their respective assets, as lessor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of their business.

Section 10.5 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 10.6 Fiscal Year.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or other Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year from that in effect as of the Agreement Date.

Section 10.7 Modifications of Organizational Documents and Material Contracts.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, amend, supplement, restate or otherwise modify or waive the application of any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, by-laws, operating agreement, declaration of trust, partnership agreement or other applicable organizational document if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification (a) is adverse to the interest of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in any material respect (provided, that amendments to include or modify customary special purpose entity provisions in connection with the incurrence of Secured Indebtedness shall not be deemed adverse under this Section 10.7) or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall not enter into, and shall not permit any Subsidiary or other Loan Party to enter into, any amendment or modification to any Material Contract which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than under clause (a)(i) of the definition thereof).

 

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Section 10.8 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 10.9 Transactions with Affiliates.

The Borrower shall not permit to exist or enter into, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate, except transactions in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.

Section 10.10 Environmental Matters.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any other Person to, use, generate, discharge, emit, manufacture, handle, process, store, release, transport, remove, dispose of or clean up any Hazardous Materials on, under or from any of the Properties in material violation of any Environmental Law or in a manner that could reasonably be expected to lead to any material environmental claim or pose a material risk to human health, safety or the environment. Nothing in this Section shall impose any obligation or liability whatsoever on the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

Section 10.11 Derivatives Contracts.

The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary to, enter into or become obligated in respect of Derivatives Contracts other than Derivatives Contracts entered into by the Borrower, any such Loan Party or any such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and which establish an effective hedge in respect of liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated to be held by the Borrower, such other Loan Party or such other Subsidiary.

ARTICLE XI. DEFAULT

Section 11.1 Events of Default.

Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default, whatever the reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Applicable Law or pursuant to any judgment or order of any Governmental Authority:

(a) Default in Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to pay (i) any amount due on the Maturity Date, (ii) any principal of any of the Loans when due (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise) under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or (iii) any other amount due (whether upon demand, at maturity, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise) under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Fee Letter within five (5) Business Days of the same being due.

(b) Default in Performance.

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(ii) Any Loan Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party and not otherwise mentioned in this Section, and in the case of this subsection (b)(ii) only, such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (x) the date upon which a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or such other Loan Party obtains knowledge of such failure or (y) the date upon which the Borrower has received written notice of such failure from the Administrative Agent.

(c) Misrepresentations. Any written statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, or in any other writing or statement at any time furnished by, or at the direction of, any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall at any time prove to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when furnished or made or deemed made.

(d) Indebtedness Cross Default.

(i) The Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment when due and payable in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Loans) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (or, in the case of any Derivatives Contract, having, without regard to the effect of any close-out netting provision, a Derivatives Termination Value), in each case individually or in the aggregate with all other Indebtedness as to which such a failure exists, of (1) $50,000,000 or more with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness, and/or (2) $30,000,000 or more with respect to Recourse Indebtedness (“Material Indebtedness”); or

(ii)(x) The maturity of any Material Indebtedness shall have been accelerated in accordance with the provisions of any indenture, contract or instrument evidencing, providing for the creation of or otherwise concerning such Material Indebtedness or (y) any Material Indebtedness shall have been required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased prior to the stated maturity thereof; or

(iii) Intentionally Omitted; or

(iv) There occurs an “Event of Default” under and as defined in any Derivatives Contract with a notional value in excess of $50,000,000 as to which the Borrower, any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary is a “Defaulting Party” (as defined therein), or there occurs an “Early Termination Date” (as defined therein) in respect of any Specified Derivatives Contract as a result of a “Termination Event” (as defined therein) as to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an “Affected Party” (as defined therein).

(e) Voluntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. The Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that accounts for more than five percent (5.0%) of the Total Asset Value as of any date of determination shall: (i) commence a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect); (ii) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up, or composition or adjustment of debts; (iii) consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any petition filed against it in an involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws or other Applicable Laws or consent to any proceeding or action described in the immediately following subsection (f); (iv) apply for or consent to, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, domestic or foreign; (v) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (vi) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) make a conveyance fraudulent as to creditors under any Applicable Law; or (viii) take any corporate or partnership action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

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(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding. A case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any other Subsidiary that accounts for more than five percent (5.0%) of the Total Asset Value as of any date of determination, in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking: (i) relief under the Bankruptcy Code or other federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect) or under any other Applicable Laws, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up, or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of such Person, or of all or any substantial part of the assets, domestic or foreign, of such Person, and in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days, or an order granting the remedy or other relief requested in such case or proceeding (including, but not limited to, an order for relief under such Bankruptcy Code or such other federal bankruptcy laws) shall be entered.

(g) Revocation of Loan Documents. Any Loan Party shall (or shall attempt to) disavow, revoke or terminate any Loan Document or the Fee Letter to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the Fee Letter or any Loan Document or the Fee Letter shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof).

(h) Judgment. A judgment or order for the payment of money or for an injunction or other non-monetary relief shall be entered against the Borrower, any other Loan Party, or any other Subsidiary by any court or other tribunal and (i) such judgment or order shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days without being paid, stayed or dismissed through appropriate appellate proceedings and (ii) either (A) the amount of such judgment or order for which insurance has not been acknowledged in writing by the applicable insurance carrier (or the amount as to which the insurer has denied liability) exceeds, individually or together with all other such judgments or orders entered against the Loan Parties, $50,000,000 (excluding amounts covered by insurance for which insurance coverage for such judgment has been confirmed by the applicable carrier), or (B) in the case of an injunction or other non-monetary relief, such injunction or judgment or order could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Attachment. A warrant, writ of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any property of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary, which exceeds, individually or together with all other such warrants, writs, executions and processes, $50,000,000 in amount and such warrant, writ, execution or process shall not be paid, discharged, vacated, stayed or bonded for a period of twenty (20) days; provided, however, that if a bond has been issued in favor of the claimant or other Person obtaining such warrant, writ, execution or process, the issuer of such bond shall execute a waiver or subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which the issuer of such bond subordinates its right of reimbursement, contribution or subrogation to the Obligations and waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

(j) ERISA.

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(ii) The “benefit obligation” of all Plans exceeds the “fair market value of plan assets” for such Plans by more than $50,000,000, all as determined, and with such terms defined, in accordance with FASB ASC 715.

(k) Loan Documents. An Event of Default (as defined therein) shall occur under any of the other Loan Documents.

(l) Change of Control/Change in Management.

(i) Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), excluding the Permitted Investors, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than forty percent (40.0)% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of Hudson REIT; or

(ii) During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such twelve-month period constituted the Board of Directors of Hudson REIT (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of Hudson REIT was approved by a vote of at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the total voting power of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the total voting power of the Board of Directors of the Borrower then in office.

Section 11.2 Remedies Upon Event of Default.

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default the following provisions shall apply:

(a) Acceleration; Termination of Facilities.

(i) Automatic. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), (1)(A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, and (B) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents shall become immediately and automatically due and payable without presentment, demand, protest, or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) the Commitments shall all immediately and automatically terminate.

(ii) Optional. If any other Event of Default shall exist, the Administrative Agent may (unless otherwise directed by Requisite Lenders) and at the direction of the Requisite Lenders shall: (1) declare, by written notice to the Borrower, (A) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the Loans and the Notes at the time outstanding, and (B) all of the other Obligations, including, but not limited to, the other amounts owed to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Borrower on behalf of itself and the other Loan Parties, and (2) terminate the Commitments hereunder.

 

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(b) Loan Documents. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise any and all of its rights under any and all of the other Loan Documents.

(c) Applicable Law. The Requisite Lenders may direct the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent if so directed shall, exercise all other rights and remedies it may have under any Applicable Law.

Section 11.3 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 11.4 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside.

No Lender Party shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Loan Party or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the Guarantied Obligations. To the extent that any Loan Party makes a payment or payments to a Lender Party, or a Lender Party enforces its security interest or exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or setoff or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then to the extent of such recovery, the Guarantied Obligations, or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and remedies therefor, shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

Section 11.5 Allocation of Proceeds.

If an Event of Default exists, all payments received by the Administrative Agent (or any Lender as a result of its exercise of remedies permitted under Section 13.4) under any of the Loan Documents, in respect of any Guarantied Obligations shall be applied in the following order and priority:

(a) to the payment of that portion of the Guarantied Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts, including attorney fees, payable to the Administrative Agent;

(b) to the payment of that portion of the Guarantied Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders under the Loan Documents, including attorney fees, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (b) payable to them;

(c) to the payment of that portion of the Guarantied Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, ratably among the Lenders;

(d) to the payment of that portion of the Guarantied Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and payment obligations then owing under Specified Derivatives Contracts, ratably among the Lenders and the Specified Derivatives Providers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause (d) payable to them; and

(e) the balance, if any, after all of the Guarantied Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Applicable Law.

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may request, from the applicable Specified Derivatives Provider. Each Specified Derivatives Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XII for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

Section 11.6 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 11.7 Rescission of Acceleration by Requisite Lenders.

If at any time after acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and the other Obligations, the Borrower shall pay all arrears of interest and all payments on account of principal of the Obligations which shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue interest, at the rates specified in this Agreement) and all Events of Default and Defaults (other than nonpayment of principal of and accrued interest on the Obligations due and payable solely by virtue of acceleration) shall become remedied or waived to the satisfaction of the Requisite Lenders, then by written notice to the Borrower, the Requisite Lenders may elect, in the sole discretion of such Requisite Lenders, to rescind and annul the acceleration and its consequences. The provisions of the preceding sentence are intended merely to bind all of the Lenders to a decision which may be made at the election of the Requisite Lenders, and are not intended to benefit the Borrower and do not give the Borrower the right to require the Lenders to rescind or annul any acceleration hereunder, even if the conditions set forth herein are satisfied.

Section 11.8 Performance by Administrative Agent.

If the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to perform any covenant, duty or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent may, after notice to the Borrower, perform or attempt to perform such covenant, duty or agreement on behalf of the Borrower or such other Loan Party after the expiration of any cure or grace periods set forth herein. In such event, the Borrower shall, at the request of the Administrative Agent, promptly pay any amount reasonably expended by the Administrative Agent in such performance or attempted performance to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon at the applicable Post-Default Rate from the date of such expenditure until paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the performance of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

Section 11.9 Rights Cumulative.

(a) Generally. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Specified Derivatives Providers under this Agreement, each of the other Loan Documents, the Fee Letter and Specified Derivatives Contracts shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any of them may otherwise have under Applicable Law. In exercising their respective rights and remedies the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Specified Derivatives Providers may be selective and no failure or delay by any such Lender Party or any of the Specified Derivatives Providers in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of it, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right preclude its other or further exercise or the exercise of any other power or right.

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the Lenders; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Specified Derivatives Provider Bank from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit under any Specified Derivatives Contract, (iii) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 13.4, (subject to the terms of Section 3.3), or (iv) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (x) the Requisite Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article XI and (y) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 3.3, any Lender may, with the consent of the Requisite Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Requisite Lenders.

ARTICLE XII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 12.1 Appointment and Authorization.

Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as contractual representative on such Lender’s behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Not in limitation of the foregoing, each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Loan Documents for the benefit of the Lenders. Each Lender hereby agrees that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Requisite Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by the Requisite Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. Nothing herein shall be construed to deem the Administrative Agent a trustee or fiduciary for any Lender or to impose on the Administrative Agent duties or obligations other than those expressly provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of the terms “Agent”, “Administrative Agent”, “agent” and similar terms in the Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, use of such terms is merely a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent, copies of each of the financial statements, certificates, notices and other documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article IX that the Borrower is not otherwise required to deliver directly to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will furnish to any Lender, upon the request of such Lender, a copy (or, where appropriate, an original) of any document, instrument, agreement, certificate or notice furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate of the Borrower, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document not already delivered or otherwise made available to such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any such other Loan Document. As to any matters not expressly provided for by the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of any of the Obligations), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders if explicitly required under any other provision of this Agreement), and such instructions shall be binding upon all Lenders and all holders of any of the Obligations; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which

 

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is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Applicable Law. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may exercise any right or remedy it or the Lenders may have under any Loan Document upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless the Requisite Lenders have directed the Administrative Agent otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent as a result of the Administrative Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Requisite Lenders, or where applicable, all the Lenders.

Section 12.2 Wells Fargo as Lender.

Wells Fargo, as a Lender or as a Specified Derivatives Provider, as the case may be, shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and any other Loan Document and under any Specified Derivatives Contract, as the case may be, as any other Lender or Specified Derivatives Provider and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent; and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include Wells Fargo in each case in its individual capacity. Wells Fargo and its Affiliates may each accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for, invest in, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor to, and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof as if it were any other bank and without any duty to account therefor to the other Lenders, or any other Specified Derivatives Providers. Further, the Administrative Agent and any Affiliate may accept fees and other consideration from the Borrower for services in connection with this Agreement or any Specified Derivatives Contract, or otherwise without having to account for the same to the other Lenders or any other Specified Derivatives Providers. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, Wells Fargo or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, other Loan Parties, other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. This Section shall apply to any Lender acting as Administrative Agent.

Section 12.3 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 12.4 Specified Derivatives Contracts.

No Specified Derivatives Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 11.5 by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Loan Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of any Loan Document other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Specified Derivatives Contracts unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Specified Derivatives Contracts, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Specified Derivatives Provider.

Section 12.5 Approvals of Lenders.

All communications from the Administrative Agent to any Lender requesting such Lender’s determination, consent, approval or disapproval (a) shall be given in the form of a written notice to such Lender, (b) shall be accompanied by a description of the matter or issue as to which such determination, approval, consent or disapproval is requested, or shall advise such Lender where information, if any, regarding such matter or issue may be inspected, or shall otherwise describe the matter or issue to be

 

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resolved, and (c) shall include, if reasonably requested by such Lender and to the extent not previously provided to such Lender, written materials provided to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower in respect of the matter or issue to be resolved. If a Lender shall not have given written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the requested determination, consent or approval within ten (10) Business Days of such initial written notice, the Administrative Agent shall provide a second written notice to such Lender. If such Lender shall not have given written notice to the Administrative Agent that it specifically objects to the requested determination, consent or approval within such additional ten (10) Business Days, such Lender shall be deemed to have conclusively approved of, or consented to, such determination or any recommendation provided by Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any amendment, waiver or consent regarding any of the matters described in Section 13.7(b) or Section 13.7(c).

Section 12.6 Notice of Events of Default.

The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” If any Lender (excluding the Lender which is also serving as the Administrative Agent) becomes aware of any Default or Event of Default, it shall promptly send to the Administrative Agent such a “notice of default”; provided, a Lender’s failure to provide such a “notice of default” to the Administrative Agent shall not result in any liability of such Lender to any other party to any of the Loan Documents. Further, if the Administrative Agent receives such a “notice of default,” the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.

Section 12.7 Administrative Agent’s Reliance.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein or therein as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (including its own counsel or counsel for the Borrower or any other Loan Party), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or counsel: (a) makes any warranty or representation to any Lender or any other Person, or shall be responsible to any Lender or any other Person for any statement, warranty or representation made or deemed made by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) shall have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent under this Agreement or any Loan Document on the part of the Borrower or other Persons, or to inspect the property, books or records of the Borrower or any other Person; (c) shall be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral covered thereby or the perfection or priority of any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders and the Specified Derivatives Providers in any such Collateral; (d) shall have any liability in respect of any recitals, statements, certifications, representations or warranties contained in any of the Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, agreement, certificate or statement delivered in connection therewith; or (e) shall incur any liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by

 

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acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or given by the proper party or parties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under the Loan Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such agent or attorney in fact, each as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment.

Section 12.8 Indemnification of Administrative Agent.

Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) pro rata in accordance with such Lender’s respective Pro Rata Share (in each case, as determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent but not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents, any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnifiable Amounts”); provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, each as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment; provided, however, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Requisite Lenders (or all of the Lenders, if expressly required hereunder) shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the counsel to the Administrative Agent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, administration, or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings, or otherwise) of, or legal advice with respect to the rights or responsibilities of the parties under, the Loan Documents, any suit or action brought by the Administrative Agent to enforce the terms of the Loan Documents and/or collect any Obligations, any “lender liability” suit or claim brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, and any claim or suit brought against the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders arising under any Environmental Laws. Such out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) shall be advanced by the Lenders on the request of the Administrative Agent notwithstanding any claim or assertion that the Administrative Agent is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by the Administrative Agent that the Administrative Agent will reimburse the Lenders if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent is not so entitled to indemnification. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and the termination of this Agreement. If the Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent for any Indemnifiable Amount following payment by any Lender to the Administrative Agent in respect of such Indemnifiable Amount pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall share such reimbursement on a ratable basis with each Lender making any such payment.

Section 12.9 Lender Credit Decision, Etc.

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taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be deemed to constitute any such representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has made its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or counsel, and based on the financial statements of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Affiliates, and inquiries of such Persons, its independent due diligence of the business and affairs of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, the other Subsidiaries and other Persons, its review of the Loan Documents, the legal opinions required to be delivered to it hereunder, the advice of its own counsel and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate. Each of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or counsel to the Administrative Agent or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and based on such review, advice, documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for therein or to inspect the properties or books of, or make any other investigation of, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Affiliate thereof which may come into possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or other Affiliates. Each of the Lenders acknowledges that the Administrative Agent’s legal counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is only acting as counsel to the Administrative Agent and is not acting as counsel to any Lender.

Section 12.10 Successor Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent may (i) be removed as administrative agent by all of the Lenders (other than the Lender acting as the Administrative Agent) and the Borrower upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice if the Administrative Agent is found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have committed gross negligence or willful misconduct in the course of performing its duties hereunder, or (ii) resign at any time as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such removal or resignation, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent which appointment shall, provided no Default or Event of Default exists, be subject to the Borrower’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (except that the Borrower shall, in all events, be deemed to have approved each Lender on the Agreement Date and any of its Affiliates as a successor Administrative Agent). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after (i) the Lenders’ giving notice of removal or (ii) the current Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the current Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a Lender, if any Lender shall be willing to serve, and otherwise shall be an Eligible Assignee; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no Lender has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent instead shall be made to each Lender directly, until such time as a successor Administrative Agent has

 

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been appointed as provided for above in this Section; provided, further that such Lenders so acting directly shall be and be deemed to be protected by all indemnities and other provisions herein for the benefit and protection of the Administrative Agent as if each such Lender were itself the Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the current Administrative Agent, and the current Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After any Administrative Agent’s removal or resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XII shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent may assign its rights and duties under the Loan Documents to any of its Affiliates by giving the Borrower and each Lender prior written notice. Any successor Administrative Agent shall be a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Section 12.11 Titled Agents.

Each of the Titled Agents in each such respective capacity, assumes no responsibility or obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, for servicing, enforcement or collection of any of the Loans, nor any duties as an agent hereunder for the Lenders. The titles given to the Titled Agents are solely honorific and imply no fiduciary responsibility on the part of the Titled Agents to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Borrower or any other Loan Party and the use of such titles does not impose on the Titled Agents any duties or obligations greater than those of any other Lender or entitle the Titled Agents to any rights other than those to which any other Lender is entitled.

 

ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1 Notices.

Unless otherwise provided herein (including, without limitation, as provided in Section 9.5), communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by a nationally recognized carrier, telecopied, or hand-delivered as follows:

If to the Borrower:

Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90025-0317

Attn: Mark T. Lammas

Telecopy Number:   310-445-5710

Telephone Number: 310-445-5702

If to the Administrative Agent:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1800 Century Park East, 12th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attn: Kevin A. Stacker

E-Mail: [email protected]

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If to the Administrative Agent under Article II:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Minneapolis Loan Center

MAC N9303-110

608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916

Attn: Kirby D. Wilson

Telecopy Number:   866-595-7863

Telephone Number: 612-667-6009

If to any Lender:

To such Lender’s address or telecopy number as set forth in the applicable

Administrative Questionnaire

or, as to each party at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties delivered in compliance with this Section; provided, a Lender shall only be required to give notice of any such other address to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. All such notices and other communications shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) Business Days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and Lenders at the addresses specified; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted, if during normal business hours, otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day; (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; or (iv) if delivered in accordance with Section 9.5 to the extent applicable; provided, however, that, in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), non-receipt of any communication as of the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, all notices or communications to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under Article II shall be effective only when actually received. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to any Loan Party (nor shall the Administrative Agent incur any liability to the Lenders) for acting upon any telephonic notice referred to in this Agreement which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, believes in good faith to have been given by a Person authorized to deliver such notice or for otherwise acting in good faith hereunder. Failure of a Person designated to get a copy of a notice to receive such copy shall not affect the validity of notice properly given to another Person.

Section 13.2 Expenses.

The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, any of the Loan Documents (including, reasonable and documented due diligence expense and reasonable travel expenses related to closing), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel to the Administrative Agent (and, if reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and/or one specialty counsel in any applicable jurisdiction) and all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the use of IntraLinks, SyndTrak or other similar information transmission systems in connection with the Loan Documents and of the Administrative Agent in connection with the review of Properties for inclusion in the Unencumbered Pool and the Administrative Agent’s other activities under Article IV, and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent relating to all such activities, (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for

 

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all their reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents and the Fee Letter, including the fees and disbursements of one counsel (and, if reasonably required by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and/or one specialty counsel in any applicable jurisdiction and, in the case of any actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel) and any payments in indemnification or otherwise payable by the Lenders to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, (c) without duplication of amounts payable under Section 3.10(c) and Section 3.10(d), to pay and indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any failure to pay or delay in paying, documentary, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Loan Documents, or consummation of any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, any Loan Document and (d) to the extent not already covered by any of the preceding subsections, to pay or reimburse the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel (and, if reasonably required by the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and/or one specialty counsel in any applicable jurisdiction and, in the case of any actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel) to the Administrative Agent and any Lender incurred in connection with the representation of the Administrative Agent or such Lender in any matter relating to or arising out of any bankruptcy or other proceeding of the type described in Sections 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), including, without limitation, (i) any motion for relief from any stay or similar order, (ii) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any document relating to the Obligations and (iii) the negotiation and preparation of any debtor in possession financing or any plan of reorganization of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, whether proposed by the Borrower, such Loan Party, the Lenders or any other Person, and whether such fees and expenses are incurred prior to, during or after the commencement of such proceeding or the confirmation or conclusion of any such proceeding. If the Borrower shall fail to pay any amounts required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders may pay such amounts on behalf of the Borrower and such amounts shall be deemed to be Obligations owing hereunder.

Section 13.3 Intentionally Omitted.

Section 13.4 Setoff.

Subject to Section 3.3 and in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, the Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and each Participant, at any time or from time to time while an Event of Default exists, without notice to the Borrower or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, or a Participant, subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Requisite Lenders exercised in their sole discretion, to set off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by the Administrative Agent, such Lender, any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, or such Participant, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and on account of any of the Obligations, irrespective of whether or not any or all of the Loans and all other Obligations have been declared to be, or have otherwise become, due and payable as permitted by Section 11.2, and although such Obligations shall be contingent or unmatured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.9, and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (y) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.

 

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Section 13.5 Litigation; Jurisdiction; Other Matters; Waivers.

(a) EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE LENDERS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE FEE LETTER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR BY REASON OF ANY OTHER SUIT, CAUSE OF ACTION OR DISPUTE WHATSOEVER BETWEEN OR AMONG THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF THE LENDERS OF ANY KIND OR NATURE RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.

(b) THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

 

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(c) THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT, OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS ISSUED THEREIN, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT, OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO THE BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES PROVIDED FOR HEREIN.

(d) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 13.6 Successors and Assigns.

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations, as applicable, hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of the immediately following subsection (d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of the immediately following subsection (f) (and, subject to the last sentence of the immediately following subsection (b), any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in the immediately following subsection (d) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts.

(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning 5-Year Term Loan Lender’s 5-Year Term Loan Commitment and 5-Year Term Loans at the time owing to it, or in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of an assigning 7-Year Term Loan Lender’s 7-Year Term Loan Commitment and 7-Year Term Loans at the time owing to it, or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B) in any case not described in the immediately preceding subsection (A), the aggregate amount of a specific Class of Commitments (which for this purpose includes Loans of such Class outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Class of Commitments is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the applicable Class of Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (in each such case, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such

 

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assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $2,500,000 in the case of any assignment in respect of a Commitment of a given Class or Loans of such Class, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that if, after giving effect to such assignment, the amount of the Commitment held by such assigning Lender or the outstanding principal balance of the Loans of such assigning Lender, as applicable, would be less than $2,500,000 in the case of a Commitment of a given Class or Loans of such Class, then such assigning Lender shall assign the entire amount of its Commitment of such Class and the Loans of such Class at the time owing to it.

(ii) Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loan(s) or the Commitment(s) assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Classes of Loans and Commitments on a non-pro-rata basis.

(iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (i)(B) of this subsection (b) and, in addition:

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) a Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof; and

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of a Commitment or any unfunded Commitments if such assignment is to a Person that is not already a Lender with a Commitment, an Affiliate of such a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such a Lender.

(iv) Assignment and Assumption; Notes. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $4,500 ($7,500 if such Lender is a Defaulting Lender as such time) for each assignment (which fee the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive), and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. If requested by the transferor Lender or the Assignee, upon the consummation of any assignment, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes are issued to the Assignee and such transferor Lender, as appropriate.

(v) No Assignment to Borrower Parties. No such assignment shall be made to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

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(vii) Assignments by Specified Derivatives Provider. If the assigning Lender (or its Affiliate) is a Specified Derivatives Provider and if after giving effect to such assignment such Lender will hold no further Loans or Commitments under this Agreement, such Lender shall undertake such assignment only contemporaneously with an assignment by such Lender (or its Affiliate, as the case may be) of all of its Specified Derivatives Contracts to the Eligible Assignee or another Lender (or Affiliate thereof).

(viii) Amendments to Schedule 1.1(a). The Administrative Agent may unilaterally amend Schedule 1.1(a) attached hereto to reflect any assignment effected hereunder.

(ix) Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender 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 Administrative 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 Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payments liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon), and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans in accordance with its Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender 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 Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the immediately following subsection (c), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.4, 13.2 and 13.10 and the other provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided in Section 13.11 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 13.6(d) below.

(c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Principal Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

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(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender 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 Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (w) increase such Lender’s Commitment, (x) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (y) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or (z) release any Guarantor from its Obligations under the Guaranty (if applicable) other than in accordance with Section 8.14 or any other release in accordance with the terms hereof, in each case, as applicable to that portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations that are subject to the participation. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.10, 5.1 and 5.4 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 3.10(g) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.10(g) shall be delivered to the participating Lender )) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 5.6 and 5.7 as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.1 or 3.10, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent either such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Regulatory Change that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation or the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 5.6 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 13.4 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.3 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts of each Participant’s interest in the Commitments, Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitment, Loan or other obligation under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents as the owner thereof for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as administrative agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

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(f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g) No Registration. Each Lender agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, it will not make any assignment hereunder in any manner or under any circumstances that would require registration or qualification of, or filings in respect of, any Loan or Note under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States of America or of any other jurisdiction.

(h) USA Patriot Act Notice; Compliance. In order for the Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act, prior to any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United Stated of America becoming a party hereto, the Administrative Agent may request, and such Lender shall provide to the Administrative Agent, its name, address, tax identification number and/or such other identification information as shall be necessary for the Administrative Agent to comply with federal law.

Section 13.7 Amendments and Waivers.

(a) Generally. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i) any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be given by the Lenders may be given, (ii) any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document (other than the Fee Letter) may be amended, (iii) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary of any terms of this Agreement or such other Loan Document (other than the Fee Letter) may be waived, and (iv) the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Requisite Lenders (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of the Requisite Lenders), and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party which is party thereto. Subject to the immediately following subsection (c), any term of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document relating solely to the rights or obligations of the Lenders of a particular Class, and not Lenders of any other Class, may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any such terms may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, and only with, the written consent of the Requisite Class Lenders (and, in the case of an amendment to any Loan Document, the written consent of each Loan Party a party thereto) for such Class of Lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, the Requisite Class Lenders of a given Class may amend, modify or waive Section 6.2 or any other provision of this Agreement pursuant to the previous sentence if the sole effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require such Class of Lenders to make Loans of such Class when such Class of Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so (other than the waiver of any Event of Default). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, the Fee Letter may only be amended, and the performance or observance by any Loan Party thereunder may only be waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto.

(b) Consent of Certain Lenders. No amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i) modify the definition of “5-Year Term Loan Maturity Date”, “5-Year Term Loan Availability Period” or “5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage”, or otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any 5-Year Term Loans or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations owing to the 5-Year Term Loan Lenders, in each ease, without the written consent of each 5-Year Term Loan Lender;

 

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(ii) modify the definition of “7-Year Term Loan Maturity Date”, “7-Year Term Loan Availability Period” or “7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage”, or otherwise postpone any date fixed for, or forgive, any payment of principal of, or interest on, any 7-Year Term Loans or for the payment of Fees or any other Obligations owing to the 7-Year Term Loan Lenders, in each ease, without the written consent of each 7-Year Term Loan Lender;

(iii) modify the definition of “Maturity Date”, “Availability Period”, “Commitment” or “Commitment Percentage”, in each ease, without the written consent of each Lender;

(iv) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Class Lenders” or modify in any other manner the Class or number or percentage of the Lenders of any Class required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Lender of such Class;

(v) modify the definition of the term “Requisite Lenders” or, except as permitted under clause (iv) of this Section above, modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof without the written consent of each Lender.

(c) Consent of Lenders Directly Affected. In addition to the foregoing requirements, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing, and signed by each of the Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby (or the Administrative Agent at the written direction of such Lenders), do any of the following:

(i) increase the Commitments of the Lenders (excluding any increase as a result of an assignment of Commitments permitted under Section 13.6 and any increases contemplated under Section 2.17) or subject the Lenders to any additional obligations except for increases contemplated under Section 2.17;

(ii) reduce the principal of, or interest that has accrued or the rates of interest that will be charged on the outstanding principal amount of, any Loans or other Obligations (provided that no amendment of any component definition (other than the defined terms “Applicable Margin – Ratings”, “Applicable Margin – Ratio”, “Level” and the corresponding rate tables contained therein) used in the calculation of such rates of interest shall constitute a reduction in such rate of interest);

(iii) reduce the amount of any Fees payable to the Lenders hereunder (provided that no amendment of any component definition used in the calculation of such fees shall constitute a reduction in such fees), other than Fees payable under any Fee Letter;

(iv) modify the definition of “Pro Rata Share”, “5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage”, “7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentage” or amend or otherwise modify the provisions of Section 3.2 or Section 11.5;

(v) amend this Section or, other than as set forth in the parentheticals in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, amend the definitions of the terms used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents insofar as such definitions affect the substance of this Section;

 

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(vi) release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty except as contemplated by Section 8.14;

(vii) waive a Default or Event of Default under Section 11.1(a), except as provided in Section 11.7; or

(viii) amend, or waive the Borrower’s compliance with, Section 2.16.

(d) Amendment of Administrative Agent’s Duties, Etc. No amendment, waiver or consent unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, shall affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any Loan Document that (i) diminishes the rights of a Specified Derivatives Provider in a manner or to an extent dissimilar to that affecting the Lenders or (ii) increases the liabilities or obligations of a Specified Derivatives Provider shall, in addition to the Lenders required hereinabove to take such action, require the consent of the Lender that is (or having an Affiliate that is) such Specified Derivatives Provider. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender 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 the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitments of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased, reinstated or extended without the written consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the written consent of such Defaulting Lender. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon and any amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose set forth therein. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. Any Event of Default occurring hereunder shall continue to exist until such time as such Event of Default is waived in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section, notwithstanding any attempted cure or other action by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person subsequent to the occurrence of such Event of Default. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, no notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(e) Technical Amendments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13.7, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have jointly identified an ambiguity, omission, mistake or defect in any provision of this Agreement or an inconsistency between provisions of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision or provisions to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency so long as to do so would not adversely affect the interests of the Lenders. Any such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any of other party to this Agreement.

(f) Consent of Extending Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with the consent of each Lender so electing, the Loans, this Agreement and the Loan Documents may be amended to permit the Borrower to extend the Maturity Date of each such electing Lender’s Loans and Commitments, in each case, as applicable, and to provide for different interest rates and fees for such extending Lender for such extended period. Any extension under this Section shall be in each such Lender’s sole discretion and shall be subject to the terms and conditions established by each such electing Lenders at such time.

 

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Section 13.8 Non-Liability of Administrative Agent and Lenders.

The relationship between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower and no provision in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, and no course of dealing between or among any of the parties hereto, shall be deemed to create any fiduciary duty owing by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Lender, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or operations.

Section 13.9 Confidentiality.

Except as otherwise provided by Applicable Law, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall maintain the confidentiality of all Information (as defined below) in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices but in any event may make disclosure: (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential in accordance with this Section 13.9); (b) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any actual or proposed Assignee, Participant or other transferee in connection with a potential transfer of any Commitment or participation therein as permitted hereunder, or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations; (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process or in connection with any legal proceedings, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law; (d) to the Administrative Agent’s or such Lender’s independent auditors and other professional advisors (provided they shall be notified of the confidential nature of the information); (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under any Loan Document (or any Specified Derivatives Contract) or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document (or any such Specified Derivatives Contract) or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section actually known by the Administrative Agent or such Lender to be a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower; (g) to the extent requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any nationally recognized rating agency or regulatory or similar authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) having or purporting to have jurisdiction over it; (h) to bank trade publications and market data collectors and similar service providers to the lending industry, such information to consist of deal terms and other information customarily found in such publications and/or provided to similar service providers; (i) to any other party hereto; and (j) with the prior written consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and each Lender may disclose any such confidential information, without notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Governmental Authorities in connection with any regulatory examination of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or in accordance with the regulatory compliance policy of the Administrative Agent or such Lender. As used in this Section, the term “Information” means all information received from the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or Affiliate relating to any Loan Party or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any Affiliate, provided that, in the case of any such information received from the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any other Subsidiary or any Affiliate after the date hereof, such

 

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information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 13.10 Indemnification.

(a) The Borrower shall and hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, all of their respective Related Parties and counsel (each referred to herein as an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all of the following (collectively, the “Indemnified Costs”): losses, costs, claims, penalties, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments or expenses of every kind and nature (including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement, court costs and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding or any advice rendered in connection therewith, but excluding Indemnified Costs indemnification in respect of which is specifically covered by Section 3.10 or 5.1 or expressly excluded from the coverage of such Sections) incurred by an Indemnified Party in connection with, arising out of, or by reason of, any suit, cause of action, claim, arbitration, investigation or settlement, consent decree or other proceeding (the foregoing referred to herein as an “Indemnity Proceeding”) which is in any way related directly or indirectly to: (i) this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ii) the making of any Loans hereunder; (iii) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans; (iv) the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s entering into this Agreement; (v) the fact that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have established the credit facility evidenced hereby in favor of the Borrower; (vi) the fact that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are creditors of the Borrower and have or are alleged to have information regarding the financial condition, strategic plans or business operations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, other than to the extent in violation of law; (vii) the fact that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are material creditors of the Borrower and are alleged to influence directly or indirectly the business decisions or affairs of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or their financial condition; (viii) the exercise of any right or remedy the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may have under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (ix) any civil penalty or fine assessed by the OFAC against, and all costs and expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of conduct of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that violates a sanction administered or enforced by the OFAC; or (x) any violation or non-compliance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Applicable Law (including any Environmental Law) including, but not limited to, any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by (A) the Internal Revenue Service or state taxing authority or (B) any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Environmental Law, including any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by a Governmental Authority or other Person seeking remedial or other action to cause the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (or its respective properties) (or the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders as successors to the Borrower) to be in compliance with such Environmental Laws; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party for any acts or omissions of such Indemnified Party in connection with matters described in this subsection (a) to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, each as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment. This Section 13.10(a) shall not apply with respect to taxes other than any taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-tax claim.

(b) The Borrower’s indemnification obligations under this Section shall apply to all Indemnity Proceedings arising out of, or related to, the foregoing whether or not an Indemnified Party is a named party in such Indemnity Proceeding. In this connection, this indemnification shall cover all Indemnified Costs of any Indemnified Party in connection with any deposition of any Indemnified Party or compliance with any subpoena (including any subpoena requesting the production of documents). This

 

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indemnification shall, among other things, apply to any Indemnity Proceeding commenced by other creditors of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any shareholder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether such shareholder(s) are prosecuting such Indemnity Proceeding in their individual capacity or derivatively on behalf of the Borrower), any account debtor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or by any Governmental Authority.

(c) This indemnification shall apply to any Indemnity Proceeding arising during the pendency of any bankruptcy proceeding filed by or against the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary.

(d) All out-of-pocket fees and expenses of, and all amounts paid to third-persons by, or on behalf of, an Indemnified Party shall be advanced by the Borrower at the request of such Indemnified Party notwithstanding any claim or assertion by the Borrower that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder upon receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party that such Indemnified Party will reimburse the Borrower if it is actually and finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not so entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(e) An Indemnified Party may conduct its own investigation and defense of, and may formulate its own strategy with respect to, any Indemnity Proceeding covered by this Section and, as provided above, all Indemnified Costs incurred by such Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed by the Borrower. No action taken by legal counsel chosen by an Indemnified Party in investigating or defending against any such Indemnity Proceeding shall vitiate or in any way impair the obligations and duties of the Borrower hereunder to indemnify and hold harmless each such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if (i) the Borrower is required to indemnify an Indemnified Party pursuant hereto and (ii) the Borrower has provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party that the Borrower has the financial wherewithal to reimburse such Indemnified Party for any amount paid by such Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnity Proceeding, such Indemnified Party shall not settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Party may settle or compromise any such Indemnity Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Borrower where (x) no monetary relief is sought against such Indemnified Party in such Indemnity Proceeding or (y) there is an allegation of a violation of law by such Indemnified Party.

(f) If and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this Section are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law.

(g) The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the payment in full in cash of the Obligations, and are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any of the other obligations set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.

References in this Section 13.10 to “Lender” or “Lenders” shall be deemed to include such Persons (and their Affiliates) in their capacity as Specified Derivatives Providers.

Section 13.11 Termination; Survival.

This Agreement shall terminate at such time as (a) all of the Commitments have been terminated, (b) none of the Lenders is obligated any longer under this Agreement to make any Loans and (c) all Obligations (other than obligations which survive as provided in the following sentence) have been paid and satisfied in full. The indemnities to which the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entitled under the provisions of Sections 3.10, 5.1, 5.4, 12.8, 13.2 and 13.10 and any other provision of this

 

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Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the provisions of Section 13.5, shall continue in full force and effect and shall protect the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (i) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, or of the other Loan Documents, against events arising after such termination as well as before and (ii) at all times after any such party ceases to be a party to this Agreement with respect to all matters and events existing on or prior to the date such party ceased to be a party to this Agreement.

Section 13.12 Severability of Provisions.

If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severed from the Loan Documents, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force as though the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been part of the Loan Documents.

Section 13.13 GOVERNING LAW.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 13.14 Counterparts.

To facilitate execution, this Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements may be executed in any number of counterparts as may be convenient or required (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile, in portable document format (“PDF”) or other similar electronic means). It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single document. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this document to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto.

Section 13.15 Obligations with Respect to Loan Parties.

The obligations of the Borrower to direct or prohibit the taking of certain actions by the other Loan Parties as specified herein shall be absolute and not subject to any defense the Borrower may have that the Borrower does not control such Loan Parties.

Section 13.16 Independence of Covenants.

All covenants hereunder shall be given in any jurisdiction independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists.

Section 13.17 Limitation of Liability.

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender, nor any Affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential or punitive damages suffered or incurred by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan

 

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Documents or the Fee Letter, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. The Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, the Fee Letter, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or financed hereby. None of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or any Affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 13.18 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, the Notes, the other Loan Documents and the Fee Letter embody the final, entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersede any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and may not be contradicted or varied by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements or discussions of the parties hereto. There are no verbal agreements among the parties hereto. To the extent any term of this Agreement is inconsistent with a term of any other Loan Document to which the parties of this Agreement are party, the term of this Agreement shall control to the extent of such inconsistency.

Section 13.19 Construction.

The Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Lender.

Section 13.20 Headings.

The paragraph and section headings in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only and shall not affect its construction or interpretation.

Section 13.21 Time.

Time is of the essence with respect to each provision of this Agreement.

Section 13.22 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower and each other Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, each other Loan Party and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower and each other Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts,

 

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the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respect Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and each other Loan Party waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 13.23 Lender’s Agents.

Administrative Agent and/or any Lender may designate an agent or independent contractor to exercise any of such Person’s rights under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents. Any reference to Administrative Agent or any Lender in any of the Loan Documents shall include Administrative Agent’s and such Lender’s agents, employees or independent contractors.

Section 13.24 Special Representations, Warranties and Covenants Regarding Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering.

(a) The Borrower represents that neither Hudson REIT nor any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, or employee thereof or any agent, affiliate or representative of the Company, is a Person that is: (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

(b) The operations of the Company and its affiliates are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial record keeping and reporting requirements of the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1977, as amended by the PATRIOT Act, and the money laundering statutes of Mexico, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory authorities in such jurisdictions (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory authorities or any arbitrator involving the Hudson REIT or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened.

(c) The Company and its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”) and have instituted and maintained, and will continue to comply with, and to maintain and enforce, reasonable policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance in all material respects with, such laws. The Company shall maintain and enforce reasonable policies and procedures with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries designed to ensure compliance with applicable Money Laundering Laws.

 

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(d) The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any borrowing or proceeds of any other extension of credit hereunder or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) for any purpose that would violate Anti-Corruption Laws; (ii) to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity that, at the time of such funding, is (A) the subject of Sanctions or (B) in any “Designated Jurisdiction”, in each case in violation in any material respect of any Sanctions; or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a material violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the financing transaction contemplated by this Agreement, whether as a Lender, Titled Agent, Administrative Agent or otherwise) of Sanctions, the PATRIOT Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing or successor statute to any of the foregoing.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Term Loan Credit Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their authorized officers all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

a Maryland limited partnership

      By:  

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.

a Maryland corporation, its general partner

  By:  

/s/ Mark T. Lammas

  Name:   Mark T. Lammas
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Kevin A. Stacker

  Name: Kevin A. Stacker
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Helen W. Chan

  Name: Helen W. Chan
  Title: Vice President

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association
By:  

/s/ Adrian Metter

  Name: Adrian Metter
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Thomas E. Little

  Name: Thomas E. Little
  Title: Director

 

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CITY NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association
By:  

/s/ John Finnigan

  Name: John Finnigan
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:  

/s/ Ronnie Glenn

  Name: Ronnie Glenn
  Title: Vice President

 

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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Michael King

  Name: Michael King
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By:  

/s/ Rina Kansagra

  Name: Rina Kansagra
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
By:  

/s/ Rebecca Kratz

  Name: Rebecca Kratz
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Sedivy

  Name: Michael J. Sedivy
  Title: Senior Vice President

 

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Schedule 1.1(a)

Commitment Amounts and Commitment Percentages as of the Agreement Date

5-Year Term Loan Commitment Amounts and 5-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentages as of the Agreement Date

 

5-Year Term Loan Lender

   5-Year Term Loan
Commitment Percentage
    5-Year Term Loan
Commitment Amount
 

Bank of America, N.A.

     25.714285714   $ 45,000,000.00   

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

     25.714285714   $ 45,000,000.00   

City National Bank

     11.428571429   $ 20,000,000.00   

U.S. Bank National Association

     11.428571429   $ 20,000,000.00   

Barclays Bank plc

     8.571428571   $ 15,000,000.00   

Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

     8.571428571   $ 15,000,000.00   

Royal Bank of Canada

     5.714285714   $ 10,000,000.00   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     2.857142857   $ 5,000,000.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMITMENT AMOUNT

     100.000000000   $ 175,000,000.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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7-Year Term Loan Commitment Amounts and 7-Year Term Loan Commitment Percentages as of the Agreement Date

 

7-Year Term Loan Lender

   7-Year Term Loan
Commitment Percentage
    7-Year Term Loan
Commitment Amount
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

     36.000000000   $ 45,000,000.00   

U.S. Bank National Association

     36.000000000   $ 45,000,000.00   

MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

     12.000000000   $ 15,000,000.00   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     12.000000000   $ 15,000,000.00   

Associated Bank, National Association

     4.000000000   $ 5,000,000.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMITMENT AMOUNT

     100.000000000   $ 125,000,000.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Schedule 1.1(b)

Loan Parties

(As of the Agreement Date)

Borrower

Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Loan Parties

 

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

Howard Street Associates LLC

Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC

Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC

Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC

Hudson Northview, LLC

Hudson 625 Second, LLC

Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC

Hudson Merrill Place, LLC

Hudson First & King, LLC

Hudson 9300 Wilshire, LLC

Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC

Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC

Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC

Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC

Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC

Hudson Foothill Research Center, LLC

Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC

Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC

Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC

Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC

Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC

Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC

Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC

Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC

Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC

Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC

Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC

Hudson Metro Center, LLC

Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC

Hudson Concourse, LLC

Hudson Gateway Place, LLC

Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC

Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC

Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC

Hudson Techmart Commerce Center, LLC

Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC

Hudson Campus Center, LLC

Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC

Hudson 275 Brannon, LLC

Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC

Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC

Hudson 4th & Traction, LLC

Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC

Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC

 


Schedule 1.1(c)

Permitted Liens

None.


Schedule 1.1(d)

Ground Leases With Remaining Terms of Less Than 30 Years

See Attached.

 

1. 3400 Hillview (3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

2. Foothill Research Center (4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

3. Lockheed (3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

4. Page Mill Center (1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

5. Palo Alto Square (3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306)


Schedule 1.1(e)

Ground Leases Subject to Consent

 

1. 3400 Hillview (3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

2. Foothill Research Center (4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

3. Lockheed (3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

4. Page Mill Center (1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

5. Metro Center (919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404)

 

6. Clocktower Square (600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

7. Palo Alto Square (3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306)

 

8. 222 Kearny and 180 Sutter Street (220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and 180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104)

 

9. Techmart Commerce Center (5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054)


Schedule 4.2

Unencumbered Pool Properties

(As of the Agreement Date)

 

PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

222 Kearny Street and 180 Sutter Street    220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and 180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 (San Francisco County )    Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
604 Arizona Avenue   

604 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401

(Los Angeles County)

   Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
875 Howard Street    875 & 899 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (San Francisco County)    Howard Street Associates LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Technicolor Building    6040 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
Northview    20700 44th Avenue West, Lynwood, WA 98036 (Snohomish County)    Hudson Northview, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
625 Second Street    625 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)    Hudson 625 Second, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
3401 Exposition Boulevard    3401 Exposition Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Merrill Place    411 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    Hudson Merrill Place, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
505 First Street Avenue    505 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    Hudson First & King, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
83 South King Street    83 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    Hudson First & King, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
12655 Jefferson Boulevard    12655 Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066 Los Angeles County)    Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Palo Alto Square    3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
3400 Hillview    3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

Embarcadero Place    2100, 2200, 2300 & 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Foothill Research Center    4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Foothill Research Center,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company
Page Mill Center    1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Clocktower Square    600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Lockheed    3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
The Concourse    224 & 226 Airport Parkway, and 1731, 1735, 1741, 1745, 1757 & 1759 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Concourse, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
Gateway Office    2001, 2005, 2033, 2045, 2055, 2077 & 2099 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Gateway Place, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Metro Plaza    25, 101 & 181 Metro Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
1740 Technology    1740 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Skyport Plaza   

1602, 1650, 1652 & 1700 Technology Drive and

50 & 90 Skyport Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 (Santa Clara County)

   Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Techmart Commerce Center    5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Techmart Commerce Center,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company
Patrick Henry Drive    3055 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Campus Center (Office)    115, 135 & 155 North McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Campus Center, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
2180 Sand Hill Road    2180 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (San Mateo County)    Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company

 

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PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

Towers at Shore Center    201, 203 & 205 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
Skyway Landing    955, 959 & 999 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Shorebreeze    255 & 275 Shoreline Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
555 Twin Dolphin Plaza    555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
333 Twin Dolphin Plaza    333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
Bayhill Office Center    999, 1001 & 1111 Bayhill Drive, 950 Elm Avenue and 1100 Grundy Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Peninsula Office Park    2600, 2655, 2755, 2800, 2929, 2955 & 2988 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
Metro Center    919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Metro Center, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
One Bay Plaza    1350 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010 (San Mateo County)    Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
10900 Washington Boulevard    10900 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
275 Brannan    275 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)    Hudson 275 Brannan, LLC, A
Delaware limited liability company
6922 Hollywood Boulevard    6922 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
405 Mateo    405 Mateo, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC, , a Delaware
limited liability company
1003 4th Place   

1003 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013

(Los Angeles County)

   Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC, , a
Delaware limited liability company

 

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PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

4th & Traction   

963 East 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

(Los Angeles County)

   Hudson 4th & Traction, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
3402 Pico Boulevard   

3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405

(Los Angeles County)

   Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC

 

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Schedule 7.1(b)

Ownership Structure

Part I:

 

Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

HCTD, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.
HFOP City Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Howard Street Associates LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 275 Brannan, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 901 Market, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 1455 GP, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 1455 Market, L.P.1    Delaware   

•  55% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

•  100% Non-Economic GP Interest, Hudson 1455 GP, LLC

Hudson 1455 Market Street, LLC    Delaware   

•  100% Non-Director Voting Common and 65% Director Voting Preferred, Hudson 1455 Market, L.P.

•  35% Director Voting Preferred, Hudson 1455 GP, LLC

Hudson 1861 Bundy, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 10950 Washington, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 9300 Wilshire, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson OP Management, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Capital, LLC    California    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson First Financial Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Media and Entertainment Management, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Rincon Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Rincon Center Commercial, LLC
Hudson Tierrasanta, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

1  Joint Venture Entity.


Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

Rincon Center Commercial, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC    Delaware    100% Sunset Studio Holdings, LLC
Sunset Bronson Services, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.
Sunset Gower Entertainment Properties, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Sunset Gower Services, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.
Sunset Studios Holdings, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Met Park North, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 9300 Culver, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Combined/Hudson 9300 Culver, LLC    Delaware    92.5% Hudson 9300 Culver, LLC
Hudson JW, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson MC Partners, LLC2    Delaware    65% Hudson JW, LLC
P1 Hudson MC, Partners, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson MC Partners, LLC
P2 Hudson MC Partners, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson MC Partners, LLC
Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Element LA, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Northview, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 625 Second, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson First & King, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Merrill Place, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 801 S. Broadway Participation, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Foothill Research Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

2  Joint Venture Entity.

 

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Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Bay Park Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Metro Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Concourse, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Gateway Place, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Skyport Plaza Land, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Techmart Commerce Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]
Hudson Campus Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Campus Center Land, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 4th and Traction, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

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Part II:

Stockholders Agreement by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.,

Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P. and the Sponsor Stockholders named therein, dated as of April 1, 2015.

Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated as

of April 1, 2015.

Part III:

None.

 

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Schedule 7.1(f)(i)

List of Properties

 

PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

PERCENT

OCCUPIED

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

222 Kearny Street and 180 Sutter Street   

220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and

180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 (San Francisco County )

   84.8%    Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC
604 Arizona Avenue    604 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (Los Angeles County)    100.0%    Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC
625 Second Street    625 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)    56.1%    Hudson 625 Second, LLC
Del Amo Financial Building    3501 Sepulveda Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505 (Los Angeles County)    100%    Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC
6922 Hollywood Boulevard    6922 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    85.7%    Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC
10900 Washington Boulevard    10900 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232 (Los Angeles County)    100%    Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC
Technicolor Building    6040 & 6060 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    100%    Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC
83 South King Street    83 South King Street, Seattle, WA, 98104 (King County)    97.0%    Hudson First & King, LLC
505 First Avenue South    505 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    96.5%    Hudson First & King, LLC
Northview    20700 44th Avenue West, Lynwood, WA 98036 (Snohomish County)    81.8%    Hudson Northview, LLC


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

PERCENT

OCCUPIED

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

3401 Exposition Boulevard    3401 Exposition Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (Los Angeles County)    100%    Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC
Merrill Place    411 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    73.2%    Hudson Merrill Place, LLC
9300 Wilshire    9300 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Los Angeles County)    91.5%    Hudson 9300 Wilshire, LLC
3402 Pico Boulevard (Renovation Property)3    3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Los Angeles County)    0%    Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC
12655 Jefferson Boulevard (Renovation Property)4    12655 Jefferson Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 (Los Angeles County)    0%    Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC
ICON (Development/ Construction in Progress)5    5800 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    0%    Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC
Palo Alto Square    3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (Santa Clara County)    83.6%    Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC
3400 Hillview    3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    100%    Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC
Embarcadero Place    2100, 2200, 2300 & 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (Santa Clara County)    74.3%    Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC
Foothill Research Center    4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    100%    Hudson Foothill Research Center, LLC

 

3  Entitlement process underway. Completion date to be determined.
4  Construction underway. Estimated completion Q4-2015.
5  Construction underway. ICON I Tower estimated completion Q4-2016; ICON II Tower estimated completion Q3-2017.


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

PERCENT

OCCUPIED

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

Page Mill Center    1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    62.7%    Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC
Clocktower Square    600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    96.9%    Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC
Lockheed    3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    91.7%    Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC
The Concourse    224 & 226 Airport Parkway, and 1731, 1735, 1741, 1745, 1757 & 1759 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    93.6%    Hudson Concourse, LLC
Gateway Office    2001, 2005, 2033, 2045, 2055, 2077 & 2099 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    80.6%    Hudson Gateway Place, LLC
Metro Plaza    25, 101 & 181 Metro Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    78.7%    Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC
1740 Technology    1740 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 (Santa Clara County)    99.1%    Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC
Skyport Plaza    1602, 1650, 1652 & 1700 Technology Drive and 50 & 90 Skyport Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 (Santa Clara County)    99.1%    Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC
Techmart Commerce Center    5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Santa Clara County)    79.6%    Hudson Techmart Commerce Center, LLC

Patrick Henry Drive

(Renovation Property)6

   3055 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Santa Clara County)    0.0%    Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC
Campus Center (Office)    115, 135 & 155 North McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 (Santa Clara County)    100%    Hudson Campus Center, LLC

 

6  Design/permitting processes underway. Completion date to be determined.


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

PERCENT

OCCUPIED

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

2180 Sand Hill Road    2180 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (San Mateo County)    56.0%    Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC
Towers at Shore Center    201, 203 & 205 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    94.8%    Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC
Skyway Landing    955, 959 & 999 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070 (San Mateo County)    84.5%    Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC
Shorebreeze    255 & 275 Shoreline Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    66.5%    Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC
555 Twin Dolphin Plaza    555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    88.9%    Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza
333 Twin Dolphin Plaza    333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    73.5%    Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC
Bayhill Office Center    999, 1001 & 1111 Bayhill Drive, 950 Elm Avenue and 1100 Grundy Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066 (San Mateo County)    89.0%    Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC
Peninsula Office Park    2600, 2655, 2755, 2800, 2929, 2955 & 2988 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403 (San Mateo County)    80.2%    Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC
Metro Center    919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404 (San Mateo County)    57.5%    Hudson Metro Center, LLC
One Bay Plaza    1350 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010 (San Mateo County)    75.0%    Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC
275 Brannan    275 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)    100%    Hudson 275 Brannan, LLC
875 Howard Street    875 & 899 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (San Francisco County)    80.0%    Howard Street Associates LLC


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

PERCENT

OCCUPIED

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

4th & Traction (Renovation Property)7    963 East 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    0.0%    Hudson 4th & Traction, LLC
405 Mateo (Renovation Property)8    405 Mateo, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    0.0%    Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC
1003 4th Place (Renovation Property)9    1003 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    0.0%    Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC

 

 

 

 

7  Design/permitting underway. Completion date to be determined.
8  Design/permitting underway. Completion date to be determined.
9  Design/permitting underway. Completion date to be determined.


Schedule 7.1(f)(ii)

Eligible Properties

 

PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

222 Kearny Street and 180 Sutter Street    220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and 180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 (San Francisco County)    Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC
604 Arizona Avenue    604 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC
875 Howard Street    875 & 899 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (San Francisco County)    Howard Street Associates LLC
Technicolor Building    6040 & 6060 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC
Northview    20700 44th Avenue West, Lynwood, WA 98036 (Snohomish County)    Hudson Northview, LLC
625 Second Street    625 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)    Hudson 625 Second, LLC
3401 Exposition Boulevard    3401 Exposition Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC
Merrill Place    411 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    Hudson Merrill Place, LLC
505 First Street Avenue    505 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    Hudson First & King, LLC
83 South King Street    83 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)    Hudson First & King, LLC
10900 Washington Boulevard    10900 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

3402 Pico Boulevard    3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC
12655 Jefferson Boulevard    12655 Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC
6922 Hollywood Blvd.    6922 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC
Palo Alto Square    3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC
3400 Hillview    3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC
Embarcadero Place    2100, 2200, 2300 & 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC
Foothill Research Center    4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Foothill Research Center, LLC
Page Mill Center    1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC
Clocktower Square    600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC
Lockheed    3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

The Concourse    224 & 226 Airport Parkway, and 1731, 1735, 1741, 1745, 1757 & 1759 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Concourse, LLC
Gateway Office    2001, 2005, 2033, 2045, 2055, 2077 & 2099 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Gateway Place, LLC
Metro Plaza    25, 101 & 181 Metro Drive, San Jose, CA 95110 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC
1740 Technology    1740 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC
Skyport Plaza   

1602, 1650, 1652 & 1700 Technology Drive and

50 & 90 Skyport Drive, San Jose, CA 95112 (Santa Clara County)

   Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC
Techmart Commerce Center    5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Techmart Commerce Center, LLC
Patrick Henry Drive    3055 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC
Campus Center (Office)    115, 135 & 155 North McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 (Santa Clara County)    Hudson Campus Center, LLC
2180 Sand Hill Road    2180 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (San Mateo County)    Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC
Towers at Shore Center    201, 203 & 205 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

Skyway Landing    955, 959 & 999 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC
Shorebreeze    255 & 275 Shoreline Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC
555 Twin Dolphin Plaza    555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC
333 Twin Dolphin Plaza    333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065 (San Mateo County)    Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC
Bayhill Office Center    999, 1001 & 1111 Bayhill Drive, 950 Elm Avenue and 1100 Grundy Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC
Peninsula Office Park    2600, 2655, 2755, 2800, 2929, 2955 & 2988 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC
Metro Center    919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404 (San Mateo County)    Hudson Metro Center, LLC
One Bay Plaza    1350 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010 (San Mateo County)    Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC
275 Brannan    275 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)    Hudson 275 Brannan, LLC
405 Mateo    405 Mateo, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC,


PROPERTY NAME

  

ADDRESS

  

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD OWNER

1003 4th Place    1003 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC,
4th & Traction    963 East 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Los Angeles County)    Hudson 4th & Traction, LLC


Schedule 7.1(g)

Existing Indebtedness

(As of the Agreement Date)10

 

Obligation

  

Address of Property

  

Outstanding

  

Guarantees11

Mortgage loan secured by Sunset Gower/Sunset Bronson   

Sunset Gower

1438 N. Gower Street

Hollywood, CA 90028

(Los Angeles County)

Sunset Bronson

5800 Sunset Blvd.

Hollywood, CA 90028

(Los Angeles County)

   $97,000,000    Partial Payment & Carve-Out Guaranty.
Mortgage loan secured by Rincon Center   

121 Spear Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

(San Francisco County)

   $102,920,270    Transfer Tax Indemnity Letter.
Mortgage loan secured by 10950 Washington, LLC   

10912 & 10950 West Washington Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232

(Los Angeles County)

   $28,525,276    None.
Mortgage loan secured by 901 Market, LLC   

901 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(San Francisco County)

   $30,000,000    Partial Payment & Completion Guarantee.
Mortgage loan secured by P1 Hudson MC Partners, LLC (Pinnacle I)   

3400 West Olive Avenue

Burbank CA 91505

(Los Angeles County)

   $129,000,000    None.
Mortgage loan secured by P2 Hudson MC Partners, LLC (Pinnacle II)   

3300 West Olive Avenue

Burbank, CA 91505

(Los Angeles County)

   $86,537,136    None.
Mortgage loan secured by Met Park North, LLC   

1220 Howell Street

Seattle, WA 98101

(King County)

   $64,500,000    None.
Mortgage loan secured by Element LA, LLC   

1861, 1901, 1925 & 1933 South Bundy Drive

12333 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90025

   $83,106,78512    Partial Payment & Completion Guarantee.

 

 

 

 

10  Loan balances as of September 30, 2015.
11  Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. is the Guarantor/Indemnitor with respect to each of the listed Obligations.
12  Subsequent to September 30, 2015, this loan was refinanced with a 10-year, $168,000,000, financing.


Schedule 7.1(h)

Material Contracts

None.


Schedule 7.1(i)

Litigation

None.


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and [between][among] [the][each]13 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “Assignor”) and [the][each]14 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “Assignee”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees]15 hereunder are several and not joint.]16 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement identified below (as hereafter amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, any guarantees included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under Applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the] [any] Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

13  For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
14  For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
15  Select as appropriate.
16  Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

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1.

   Assignor[s]:       
         
   [Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]

2.

   Assignee[s]:       
         
   [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]

3.

   Borrower:   Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

4.

   Administrative Agent:   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent

under the Credit Agreement

5.

   Credit Agreement:   The Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November         , 2015,

among Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Wells Fargo Bank,

National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the other parties

thereto from time to time.

6.

   Assigned Interest[s]:  

 

Assignor[s]17

  

Assignee[s]18

   Class Assigned19    Aggregate
Amount of
Commitments/
Loans for all
Lenders20
     Amount of
Commitments/
Loans Assigned
     Percentage
Assigned of
Commitments/

Loans21
     CUSIP Number
           $                         $                         %      
           $                         $                         %      
           $                         $                         %      

7.    Effective Date:                                  , 20         [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

17  List each Assignor, as appropriate.
18  List each Assignee, as appropriate.
19  Fill in appropriate terminology for the Class of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g, “5-Year Term Loan”, “7-Year Term Loan”, etc.)
20  Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
21  Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitments/ Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

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[8. Trade Date:                             ]22

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22  To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Assignment and Assumption Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

ASSIGNOR[S]:
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
ASSIGNEE[S]:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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[CONSENTED TO AND]23 ACCEPTED:

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent

By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

[CONSENTED TO:]24

[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY OR PARTIES]

By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

23  To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
24  To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1 Assignor[s]. [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee[s]. [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an Eligible Assignee as defined in the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under such definition), (iii) from and after the Effective Date specified for this Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the financial statements referenced in Section 7.1(k) thereof or of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 9.1 or 9.2 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3.10), duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date specified for this Assignment and Assumption. The Assignor[s] and the Assignee[s] shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to such Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

 

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3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF GUARANTY

GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY, dated as of                      , 20     (this “Guaranty”), executed and delivered by each of the undersigned and the other Persons from time to time party hereto pursuant to the execution and delivery of an Accession Agreement in the form of Annex I hereto (all of the undersigned, together with such other Persons, each a “Guarantor”, and collectively, the “Guarantors”) in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders under that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, for its benefit and the benefit of the other Lenders (the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders, each individually a “Guarantied Party” and collectively, the “Guarantied Parties”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrower certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor is owned and controlled by the Borrower (other than Hudson REIT, which is the direct parent of the Borrower);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, each Guarantor and the other Subsidiaries of the Borrower, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Guarantied Parties making such financial accommodations; and

WHEREAS, each Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is a condition to the Guarantied Parties’ making, and continuing to make, such financial accommodations.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees as follows:

Section 1. Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranties the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Guarantied Obligations.

Section 2. Guaranty of Payment and Not of Collection. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment, and not of collection, and a debt of each Guarantor for its own account. Accordingly, the Guarantied Parties shall not be obligated or required before enforcing this Guaranty against any Guarantor: (a) to pursue any right or remedy the Guarantied Parties may have against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person or commence any suit or other proceeding against the Borrower, any other Loan Party

 

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or any other Person in any court or other tribunal; (b) to make any claim in a liquidation or bankruptcy of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person; or (c) to make demand of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person or to enforce or seek to enforce or realize upon any collateral security held by the Guarantied Parties which may secure any of the Guarantied Obligations.

Section 3. Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing the same, regardless of any Applicable Law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Guarantied Parties with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following (whether or not such Guarantor consents thereto or has notice thereof):

(a) (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the Guarantied Obligations, (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Specified Derivatives Contract or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or relating to any Guarantied Obligations (as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time, collectively, the “Guarantied Documents”), or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(b) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(c) any furnishing to any of the Guarantied Parties of any security for any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any sale, exchange, release or surrender of, or realization on, any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(d) any settlement or compromise of any of the Guarantied Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability of any other party with respect to any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any subordination of the payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations to the payment of any other liability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Guarantor, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;

(f) any act or failure to act by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person which may adversely affect such Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against any Loan Party or any other Person to recover payments made under this Guaranty;

(g) any non-perfection or impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(h) any application of sums paid by the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of any Loan Party to any of the Guarantied Parties, regardless of what liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;

 

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(i) any defect, limitation or insufficiency in the borrowing powers of the Borrower or in the exercise thereof;

(j) any defense, set off, claim or counterclaim (other than payment and performance in full) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by any Loan Party or any other Person against any Guarantied Party;

(k) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Loan Party;

(l) any statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party under any Guarantied Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any respect; or

(m) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a Guarantor hereunder (other than payment and performance in full).

Section 4. Action with Respect to Guarantied Obligations. The Guarantied Parties may, at any time and from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantied Documents, as applicable, without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor, and without discharging any Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, take any and all actions described in Section 3 and may otherwise: (a) amend, modify, alter or supplement the terms of any of the Guarantied Obligations, including, but not limited to, extending or shortening the time of payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations or changing the interest rate that may accrue on any of the Guarantied Obligations; (b) amend, modify, alter or supplement the Guarantied Document; (c) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with all, or any part, of any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations; (d) release any Loan Party or other Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of any of the Guarantied Obligations; (e) exercise, or refrain from exercising, any rights against the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person; and (f) apply any sum, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the Guarantied Obligations in such order as the Guarantied Parties shall elect.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes to the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties all of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower with respect to or in any way relating to such Guarantor in the Credit Agreement and the other Guarantied Documents, as if the same were set forth herein in full.

Section 6. Covenants. Each Guarantor will comply with all covenants with which the Borrower is to cause such Guarantor to comply under the terms of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Guarantied Documents.

Section 7. Waiver. Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, hereby waives: (a) any defense based upon any legal disability or other defense of Borrower, any other guarantor or other person, or by reason of the cessation or limitation of the liability of Borrower from any cause other than full payment of all sums payable under the Guarantied Documents; (b) any defense based upon any lack of authority of the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of Borrower or any principal of Borrower or any defect in the formation of Borrower or any principal of Borrower; (c) any defense based upon the application by Borrower of the proceeds of the Loan for purposes other than the purposes represented by Borrower to Lenders or intended or understood by Lenders or Guarantor; (d) any and all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Lenders, such as non-judicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, even though that election of remedies has destroyed Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of law; (e) any defense based upon Lenders’ or Administrative Agent’s failure

 

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to disclose to Guarantor any information concerning Borrower’s financial condition or any other circumstances bearing on Borrower’s ability to pay all sums payable under any of the Guarantied Documents; (f) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than that of a principal; (g) any defense based upon Lenders’ election, in any proceeding instituted under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute; (h) any defense based upon any borrowing or any grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code; (i) any right of subrogation, any right to enforce any remedy which Lenders may have against any Loan Party and any right to participate in, or benefit from, any security for any of the Guarantied Documents now or hereafter held by Lenders; and (j) notice of acceptance hereof or any presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind (except to the extent expressly required under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, as applicable), and any other act or thing, or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, which in any manner or to any extent might vary the risk of such Guarantor or which otherwise might operate to discharge such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.

Section 8. Inability to Accelerate Loan. If the Guarantied Parties or any of them are prevented under Applicable Law or otherwise from demanding or accelerating payment, upon an Event of Default, of any of the Guarantied Obligations by reason of any automatic stay or otherwise, the Administrative Agent and/or the other Guarantied Parties shall be entitled to receive from each Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which otherwise would have been due had such demand or acceleration occurred.

Section 9. Reinstatement of Guarantied Obligations. If claim is ever made on the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, and the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party with any such claimant (including the Borrower or a trustee in bankruptcy for the Borrower), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding on it, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any of the Guarantied Documents, or any other instrument evidencing any liability of the Borrower, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party for the amounts so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been paid to the Administrative Agent or such other Guarantied Party.

Section 10. Subrogation. Upon the making by any Guarantor of any payment hereunder for the account of another Loan Party, such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against such Loan Party; provided, however, that such Guarantor shall not enforce any right or receive any payment by way of subrogation or otherwise take any action in respect of any other claim or cause of action such Guarantor may have against such Loan Party arising by reason of any payment or performance by such Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, unless and until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full. If any amount shall be paid to such Guarantor on account of or in respect of such subrogation rights or other claims or causes of action, such Guarantor shall hold such amount in trust for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties and shall forthwith pay such amount to the Administrative Agent to be credited and applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or to be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral security for any Guarantied Obligations existing. Until the Guarantied Obligations have been repaid in full, each Guarantor hereby forever waives to the fullest extent possible any and all claims such Guarantor may have against any Loan Party arising out of any payment by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of any of the obligations pursuant to this Guaranty, including, but not limited to, all such

 

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claims of such Guarantor arising out of any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement, contribution, exoneration, payment or any other claim, cause of action, right or remedy against the Borrower, whether such claim arises at law, in equity, or out of any written or oral agreement between or among such Guarantor, the Borrower or otherwise. The waivers set forth above are intended by each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to be for the benefit of each Loan Party, and such waivers shall be enforceable by such Loan Party, or any of their successors or assigns, as an absolute defense to any action by such Guarantor against such Loan Party or the assets of such Loan Party, which action arises out of any payment by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or Lenders upon any of these obligations. The waivers set forth herein may not be revoked by any Guarantor without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party.

Section 11. Payments Free and Clear. All sums payable by each Guarantor hereunder, whether of principal, interest, fees, expenses, premiums or otherwise, shall be paid without set-off or counterclaim or any deduction or withholding of any Indemnified Taxes, subject to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 12. Set-off. In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under any of the other Guarantied Documents or Applicable Law, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Guarantor hereby authorizes each Guarantied Party, each Affiliate of a Guarantied Party, and each Participant, at any time while an Event of Default exists, without any prior notice to such Guarantor or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, but in the case of a Guarantied Party (other than the Administrative Agent), an Affiliate of a Guarantied Party (other than the Administrative Agent), or a Participant, subject to receipt of the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and Requisite Lenders, exercised in their sole discretion, to set-off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit, whether matured or unmatured) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by a Guarantied Party, an Affiliate of a Guarantied Party or such Participant to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against and on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, although such obligations shall be contingent or unmatured.

Section 13. Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby expressly covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties that all obligations and liabilities of any other Loan Party to such Guarantor of whatever description, including, without limitation, all intercompany receivables of such Guarantor from any other Loan Party (collectively, the “Junior Claims”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Guarantied Obligations. If an Event of Default shall exist, then no Guarantor shall accept any direct or indirect payment (in cash, property or securities, by setoff or otherwise) from or any other Loan Party, on account of, or in any manner in respect of, any Junior Claim until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid in full.

Section 14. Avoidance Provisions. It is the intent of each Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT), the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties that in any Proceeding, such Guarantor’s maximum obligation hereunder shall equal, but not exceed, the maximum amount which would not otherwise cause the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties) to be avoidable or unenforceable against such Guarantor in such Proceeding as a result of Applicable Law, including without limitation, (a) Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and (b) any state fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance act or statute applied in such Proceeding, whether by virtue of Section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. The Applicable Laws under which the possible avoidance or unenforceability of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties) shall be determined in any such Proceeding are referred to as the “Avoidance Provisions”. Accordingly, to the extent that the obligations of any Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT) hereunder

 

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would otherwise be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, the maximum Guarantied Obligations for which such Guarantor shall be liable hereunder shall be reduced to that amount which, as of the time any of the Guarantied Obligations are deemed to have been incurred under the Avoidance Provisions, would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT) hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties), to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions. This Section is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties hereunder to the maximum extent that would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT) hereunder to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, and no Guarantor or any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section as against the Guarantied Parties that would not otherwise be available to such Person under the Avoidance Provisions.

Section 15. Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any of the Guarantied Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither of the Administrative Agent nor any other Guarantied Party shall have any duty whatsoever to advise any Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.

Section 16. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

SECTION 17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) EACH GUARANTOR, AND EACH OF THE GUARANTIED PARTIES BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS HEREOF, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY BETWEEN OR AMONG SUCH GUARANTOR AND ANY OF THE GUARANTIED PARTIES WOULD BE BASED ON DIFFICULT AND COMPLEX ISSUES OF LAW AND FACT AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAY AND EXPENSE TO THE PARTIES. ACCORDINGLY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE GUARANTORS, AND THE GUARANTIED PARTIES BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS HEREOF, HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR NATURE IN ANY COURT OR TRIBUNAL IN WHICH AN ACTION MAY BE COMMENCED BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY.

(b) EACH GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY OTHER GUARANTIED PARTY, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH

 

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OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY OR IN ANY OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER GUARANTIED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY GUARANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, AND EACH AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME. THE CHOICE OF FORUM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION BY ANY GUARANTIED PARTY OR THE ENFORCEMENT BY ANY GUARANTIED PARTY OF ANY JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN SUCH FORUM IN ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE JURISDICTION.

(c) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY EACH PARTY WITH THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL AND WITH A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES THEREOF, AND SHALL SURVIVE THE PAYMENT OF THE LOANS AND ALL OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE HEREUNDER OR UNDER THE OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENTS AND THE TERMINATION OF THIS GUARANTY.

Section 18. Loan Accounts. The Administrative Agent and each other Guarantied Party may maintain books and accounts setting forth the amounts of principal, interest and other sums paid and payable with respect to the Guarantied Obligations arising under or in connection with the Guarantied Documents, and in the case of any dispute relating to any of the outstanding amount, payment or receipt of any of such Guarantied Obligations or otherwise, the entries in such books and accounts shall be binding on the Guarantors absent manifest error. The failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party to maintain such books and accounts shall not in any way relieve or discharge any Guarantor of any of its obligations hereunder.

Section 19. Waiver of Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party in the exercise of any right or remedy it may have against any Guarantor hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

Section 20. Termination and Release. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect with respect to each Guarantor until payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations and the other Obligations and the termination or cancellation of all Guarantied Documents in accordance with their respective terms. At the request and sole expense of the Borrower, if any Guarantor is a Subsidiary, it shall be released from its obligations hereunder (i) in accordance with Section 8.14 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) in the event that all the Borrower’s Ownership Share of such Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.

Section 21. Successors and Assigns. Each reference herein to the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party shall be deemed to include such Person’s respective successors and assigns (including, but not limited to, any holder of the Guarantied Obligations) in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty also shall inure, and each reference herein to each Guarantor shall be deemed to include such Guarantor’s successors and assigns, upon whom this Guaranty also shall be binding. The

 

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Guarantied Parties may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement and Specified Derivatives Contracts, assign, transfer or sell any Guarantied Obligation, or grant or sell participations in any Guarantied Obligations, to any Person without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor and without releasing, discharging or modifying any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby consents to the delivery by the Administrative Agent and any other Guarantied Party to any Eligible Assignee or Participant (or any prospective Eligible Assignee or Participant) of any financial or other information regarding the Borrower or any Guarantor. No Guarantor may assign or transfer its obligations hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of all Lenders and any such assignment or other transfer to which all of the Lenders have not so consented shall be null and void.

Section 22. JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS. THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GUARANTORS HEREUNDER SHALL BE JOINT AND SEVERAL, AND ACCORDINGLY, EACH GUARANTOR CONFIRMS THAT IT IS LIABLE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE “GUARANTIED OBLIGATIONS” AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE OTHER GUARANTORS HEREUNDER.

Section 23. Amendments. This Guaranty may not be amended except in writing signed by the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor, subject to Section 13.7 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 24. Payments. All payments to be made by any Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office, not later than 11:00 a.m. Pacific time, on the date one Business Day after demand therefor.

Section 25. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given (a) to each Guarantor at its address set forth below its signature hereto, (b) to the Administrative Agent or any other Guarantied Party at its address for notices provided for in the Guarantied Documents, as applicable, or (c) as to each such party at such other address as such party shall designate in a written notice to the other parties. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if mailed, upon the first to occur of receipt or the expiration of three (3) Business Days after the deposit in the United States Postal Service mail, postage prepaid and addressed to the address of a Guarantor or Guarantied Party at the addresses specified; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; provided, however, that in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication.

Section 26. Severability. In case any provision of this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 27. Headings. Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

Section 28. Limitation of Liability. None of the Administrative Agent, any other Guarantied Party or any of their respective Related Parties, shall have any liability with respect to, and each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by a Guarantor in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or any of the other Guarantied Documents. Each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue the Administrative Agent, any other Guarantied Party or any of their respective Related Parties for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by thereby.

 

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Section 29. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that information regarding the Guarantor may be delivered electronically pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 30. Time. Time is of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Guaranty.

Section 31. Right of Contribution. The Guarantors (other than Hudson REIT) hereby agree as among themselves that, if any Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT) shall make an Excess Payment, such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution from each other Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT) in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s Contribution Share of such Excess Payment. The payment obligations of any Guarantor (other than Hudson REIT) under this Section shall be subordinate and subject in all respects, including right of payment, to the Guarantied Obligations until such time as the Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated, and none of the Guarantors shall exercise any right or remedy under this Section against any other Guarantor until such Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full and the Commitments have expired or terminated. Subject to Section 10 of this Guaranty, this Section shall not be deemed to affect any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution that any Guarantor may have under Applicable Law against any other Loan Party in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights of contribution against any Guarantor shall terminate from and after such time, if ever, that such Guarantor shall cease to be a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Loan Documents.

Section 32. Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Guaranty in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section, or otherwise under this Guaranty, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until termination of this Guaranty in accordance with Section 20 hereof. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Section 33. Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this Guaranty:

Contribution Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such Excess Payment of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of the Loan Parties other than the maker of such Excess Payment exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the

 

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Loan Parties) of the Loan Parties other than the maker of such Excess Payment; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Contribution Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any Excess Payment, (x) any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such Excess Payment and (y) any Person that was a Guarantor but that is no longer a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to not have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Person shall be excluded in connection with such payment.

Excess Payment” means the amount paid by any Guarantor in excess of its Ratable Share of any Guarantied Obligations.

Proceeding” means any of the following: (i) a voluntary or involuntary case concerning any Guarantor shall be commenced under the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) a custodian (as defined in such Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy laws) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or any substantial part of the property of any Guarantor; (iii) any other proceeding under any Applicable Law, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition for adjustment of debts, whether now or hereafter in effect, is commenced relating to any Guarantor; (iv) any Guarantor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; (v) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) any Guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) any Guarantor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; (viii) any Guarantor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition or adjustment of its debts; (ix) any Guarantor shall by any act or failure to act indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or (x) any corporate action shall be taken by any Guarantor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party (including the Borrower) that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Ratable Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Guarantied Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of all of the Loan Parties exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder) of the Loan Parties; provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Ratable Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, (x) any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such payment and (y) any Person that was a Guarantor but that is no longer a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to not have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Person shall be excluded in connection with such payment.

 

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(b) As used herein, “Guarantors” shall mean, as the context requires, collectively, (i) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (ii) each Person that joins this Guaranty as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 8.14 of the Credit Agreement, (iii) with respect to (A) any Specified Derivatives Obligations between any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and any Specified Derivatives Provider, the Borrower and (B) the payment and performance by each other Loan Party of its obligations under the Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower, and (iv) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing.

(c) Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Section 34. Unsecured. As of the date hereof, the Loans are unsecured, and references in this Guaranty to “collateral” or to statutes which are applicable in a secured loan context are included simply in case the Loans become secured at any time in the future, though converting the Loans to secured loans is not an option contemplated by the parties at this time. This Guaranty is not intended to grant any lien in favor of the Administrative Agent or the other Guarantied Parties and the Guarantors make no representations as to the priority of the Guarantied Parties’ claims as against any other creditors of the Guarantors.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first written above.

 

GUARANTORS:
[GUARANTOR]
By:            
  Name:         
  Title:         
     
Address for Notices for all Guarantors:
c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025-0317
Attn: Mark T. Lammas
Telecopy Number:   (310) 445-5710                        
Telephone Number:   (310) 445-5702

 

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ANNEX I

FORM OF ACCESSION AGREEMENT

ACCESSION AGREEMENT

THIS ACCESSION AGREEMENT, dated as of                     ,         , (this “Agreement”) executed and delivered by                     , a                      (the “New Guarantor”) in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders under that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, for its benefit and the benefit of other Guarantied Parties (as defined in the Guaranty).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders have agreed to make available certain financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor is owned and controlled by the Borrower;

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the New Guarantor and the other Guarantors, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests to obtain the financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;

WHEREAS, New Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the Guarantied Parties making such financial accommodations available; and

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the Guarantied Parties continuing to make such financial accommodations.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the New Guarantor, the New Guarantor agrees as follows:

Section 1. Accession to Guaranty. The New Guarantor hereby agrees that it is a “Guarantor” under the Guaranty, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by the Guarantors party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the other Guarantied Parties, and assumes all obligations of a “Guarantor” thereunder, all as if the New Guarantor had been an original signatory to the Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the New Guarantor hereby:

(a) irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Guarantied Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement);

 

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(b) makes to the Administrative Agent and the other Guarantied Parties as of the date hereof each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Guaranty and agrees to be bound by each of the covenants contained in Section 6 of the Guaranty; and

(c) consents and agrees to each provision set forth in the Guaranty.

Section 2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 3. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor has caused this Accession Agreement to be duly executed and delivered under seal by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

NEW GUARANTOR:
[NEW GUARANTOR]
By:            
  Name:        
  Title:        
(CORPORATE SEAL)
Address for Notices:
c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90025-0317
Attn: Mark T. Lammas
Telecopy Number:   (310) 445-5710                        
Telephone Number:   (310) 445-5702

 

ACCEPTED:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By:    
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

NOTICE OF BORROWING

                    , 20    

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Minneapolis Loan Center

MAC N9303-110

608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916

Attention:                     

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

 

  1. Pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the 5-Year Term Loan Lenders make 5-Year Term Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount equal to $                    .25

 

  2. The Borrower requests that such 5-Year Term Loans be made available to the Borrower on                     , 20    , which date is on or before May     , 2016 or the earlier termination of the 5-Year Term Loan Availability Period.

 

  3. The proceeds of such 5-Year Term Loans will be used for                                         .

 

  4. The Borrower hereby requests that such 5-Year Term Loans be of the following Type:

[Check one box only]

ž [    ] Base Rate Loan

ž [    ] LIBOR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:

[Check one box only]

 

 

25 Each borrowing of 5-Year Term Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

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[    ] one month

[    ] three months

[    ] six months

 

  5. Pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that the 7-Year Term Loan Lenders make 7-Year Term Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount equal to $                    .26

 

  6. The Borrower requests that such 7-Year Term Loans be made available to the Borrower on                     , 20    , which date is on or before May     , 2016 or the earlier termination of the 7-Year Term Loan Availability Period.

 

  7. The proceeds of such 7-Year Term Loans will be used for                                         .

 

  8. The Borrower hereby requests that such 7-Year Term Loans be of the following Type:

[Check one box only]

ž [    ] Base Rate Loan

ž [    ] LIBOR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:

[Check one box only]

[    ] one month

[    ] three months

[    ] six months

The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the date of the making of the requested Loans, and immediately after making such Loans, (a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist, and none of the limits specified in Section 2.16 would be violated; and (b) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower and each other Loan Party in the Loan Documents to which any of them is a party, are and shall be true and correct in all material respects (except in the case of a representation or warranty qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and accurate on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents. In addition, the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that all conditions to the making of the requested Loans contained in Section 6.1 (initial borrowing)/Section 6.2 (subsequent borrowings) of the Credit Agreement will have been satisfied at the time such Loans are made.

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26 Each borrowing of 7-Year Term Loans shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Borrowing as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

        By:  

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

a Maryland corporation, its general partner

 

By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION

NOTICE OF CONTINUATION

                    , 20    

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Minneapolis Loan Center

MAC N9303-110

608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916

Attention:                     

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November     , 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Continuation of LIBOR Loans under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Continuation as required by such Section of the Credit Agreement:

 

  1. The requested date of such Continuation is                     , 20    .

 

  2. The Class of LIBOR Loans subject to such Continuation is:

[    ] 5-Year Term Loans

[    ] 7-Year Term Loans

 

  3. The aggregate principal amount of the Class of Loans subject to the requested Continuation is $                     and the portion of such principal amount subject to such Continuation is $                    .27

 

  4. The current Interest Period of the Loans subject to such Continuation ends on                     , 20    .

 

 

27 Each Continuation of LIBOR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount (or in the aggregate amount of the LIBOR Loan being continued).

 

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  5. The duration of the Interest Period for the Loans or portion thereof subject to such Continuation is:

[Check one box only]

[    ] one month

[    ] three months

[    ] six months

The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Continuation, and immediately after giving effect to such Continuation, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Continuation as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

        By:  

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

a Maryland corporation, its general partner

 

By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

                    , 20    

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Minneapolis Loan Center

MAC N9303-110

608 Second Avenue S., 11th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-1916

Attention:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015(as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests a Conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of another Type under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Conversion as required by such Section of the Credit Agreement:

1. The requested date of such Conversion is                     , 20    .

2. The Class of LIBOR Loans subject to such Conversion is:

¨ 5-Year Term Loans

¨ 7-Year Term Loans

3. The Type of Loans to be Converted pursuant hereto is currently:

    [Check one box only]

ž ¨ Base Rate Loan

ž ¨ LIBOR Loan

 

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4. The aggregate principal amount of the Loans subject to the requested Conversion is $                     and the portion of such principal amount subject to such Conversion is $                    .28

5. The amount of such Loans to be so Converted is to be converted into Loans of the following Type:

    [Check one box only]

ž ¨ Base Rate Loan

ž ¨ LIBOR Loan, with an initial Interest Period for a duration of:

                    [Check one box only]

¨ one month

¨ three months

¨ six months

The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the date hereof, as of the proposed date of the requested Conversion, and immediately after giving effect to such Conversion, no Default or Event of Default exists or will exist.

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28  Each Conversion of Base Rate Loans of the same Class into LIBOR Loans of the same Class shall be in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess of that amount.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Notice of Conversion as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

 

        By: HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

                a Maryland corporation, its general partner

By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF 5-YEAR TERM NOTE

5-YEAR TERM NOTE

 

$

              , 20    

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”) hereby unconditionally promises to pay to                                  or registered assigns (the “Lender”), in care of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Minneapolis Loan Center of Administrative Agent, 608 2nd Avenue South, 11th Floor, MAC N9303-110, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention Sherif Abdel-Aziz, Loan No. 1006877, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of                                  AND         /100 DOLLARS ($                    ), or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of 5-Year Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as defined below), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

This 5-Year Term Note is one of the “5-Year Term Notes” referred to in the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015(as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and entitled to, all provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this 5-Year Term Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of 5-Year Term Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

Time is of the essence for this 5-Year Term Note.

THIS 5-YEAR TERM NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this 5-Year Term Note as of the date written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

 

        By: HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

                a Maryland corporation, its general partner

By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF 7-YEAR TERM NOTE

7-YEAR TERM NOTE

 

$

              , 20    

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”) hereby unconditionally promises to pay to                                  or registered assigns (the “Lender”), in care of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Minneapolis Loan Center of Administrative Agent, 608 2nd Avenue South, 11th Floor, MAC N9303-110, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attention Sherif Abdel-Aziz, Loan No. 1006877, or at such other address as may be specified by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of                                  AND         /100 DOLLARS ($                    ), or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of 7-Year Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as defined below), on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount owing hereunder, at the rates and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

This 7-Year Term Note is one of the “7-Year Term Notes” referred to in the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and is subject to, and entitled to, all provisions and benefits thereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this 7-Year Term Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of 7-Year Term Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

The Borrower hereby waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder on the part of the holder hereof shall operate as a waiver of such rights.

Time is of the essence for this 7-Year Term Note.

THIS 7-YEAR TERM NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this 7-Year Term Note as of the date written above.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

 

        By: HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

                a Maryland corporation, its general partner

By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Reference is made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used herein, and not otherwise defined herein, have their respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies, in its capacity as an officer of the Borrower and not in its individual capacity, to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

1. (a) The undersigned has reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and has made a review of the transactions, financial condition and other affairs of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of, and during the relevant accounting period ending on, _______________, 20__, and (b) such review has not disclosed the existence during such accounting period, and the undersigned does not have knowledge of the existence, as of the date hereof, of any condition or event constituting a Default or Event of Default [except as set forth on Attachment A hereto, which accurately describes the nature of the conditions(s) or event(s) that constitute(s) (a) Default(s) or (an) Event(s) of Default and the actions which the Borrower (is taking)(is planning to take) with respect to such condition(s) or event(s)].

2. Schedule 1 attached hereto accurately and completely sets forth (i) the calculations required to establish compliance with Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement on the date of the financial statements for the accounting period set forth above and (ii) a list of all assets included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value and discloses which assets have been added or removed from such calculation since the previous list was delivered to the Administrative Agent.

3. Schedule 2 sets forth a statement of Funds From Operations.

4. Schedule 3 sets forth a report of newly acquired Properties, including the Net Operating Income, cost and mortgage debt of each such Property.

5. As of the date hereof the aggregate outstanding principal amount of (i) all outstanding 5-Year Term Loans are less than or equal to the aggregate amount of the 5-Year Term Loan Commitments and (ii) all outstanding 7-Year Term Loans are less than or equal to the aggregate amount of the 7-Year Term Loan Commitments.

6. Attached hereto as Schedule 4 are copies of amendments to charter documents of Loan Parties made since delivery of the last Compliance Certificate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Compliance Certificate on and as of ___________, 20__.

 

 
Name:    
Title:    

 

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SCHEDULE 1

[To be attached by Borrower]

 

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SCHEDULE 2

[To be attached by Borrower]

 

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SCHEDULE 3

[To be attached by Borrower]

 

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SCHEDULE 4

[To be attached by Borrower]

 

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EXHIBIT H

DISBURSEMENT INSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

 

Borrower: HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

Administrative Agent: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Loan: Loan number 1015022 made pursuant to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015, among Borrower, Administrative Agent, Lenders and the other parties thereto from time to time, as amended from time to time (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”)

Effective Date:

Check applicable box:

 

¨       New – This is the first Disbursement Instruction Agreement submitted in connection with the Loan.

¨       Replace Previous Agreement – This is a replacement Disbursement Instruction Agreement. All prior instructions submitted in connection with this Loan are cancelled as of the Effective Date set forth above.

This Disbursement Instruction Agreement (this “Agreement”) must be signed by the Borrower and is used for the following purposes:

 

  (1) to designate an individual or individuals with authority to request disbursements of Loan proceeds, whether at the time of Loan closing/origination or thereafter;
  (2) to designate an individual or individuals with authority to request disbursements of funds from Restricted Accounts (as defined in the Terms and Conditions attached to this Agreement), if applicable; and
  (3) to provide Administrative Agent with specific instructions for wiring or transferring funds on Borrower’s behalf.

Any of the disbursements, wires or transfers described above are referred to herein as a “Disbursement.”

Specific dollar amounts for Disbursements must be provided to Administrative Agent at the time of the applicable Disbursement in the form of a signed closing statement, an email instruction or other written communication, or telephonic request pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Credit Agreement (each, a “Disbursement Request”) from an applicable Authorized Representative (as defined in the Terms and Conditions attached to this Agreement).

A new Disbursement Instruction Agreement must be completed and signed by the Borrower if (i) all or any portion of a Disbursement is to be transferred to an account or an entity not described in this Agreement or (ii) Borrower wishes to add or remove any Authorized Representatives.

See the Additional Terms and Conditions attached hereto for additional information and for definitions of certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement.

 

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Disbursement of Loan Proceeds at Origination/Closing

Closing Disbursement Authorizers: Administrative Agent is authorized to accept one or more Disbursement Requests from any of the individuals named below (each, a “Closing Disbursement Authorizer”) to disburse Loan proceeds on or about the date of the Loan origination/closing and to initiate Disbursements in connection therewith (each, a “Closing Disbursement ”):

 

   Individual’s Name    Title
1.      
2.      
3.      

 

Describe Restrictions, if any, on the authority of the Closing Disbursement Authorizers (dollar amount limits, wire/deposit destinations, etc.):

“N/A”

If there are no restrictions described here, any Closing Disbursement Authorizer may submit a Disbursement Request for all available Loan proceeds.

 

Direct Deposit: Disbursement Requests for the Closing Disbursement(s) to be deposited into an account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. must specify the amount and applicable account. Each account included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below.

Name on Deposit Account:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Deposit Account Number:

Further Credit Information/Instructions:

 

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Disbursements of Loan Proceeds Subsequent to Loan Closing/Origination
Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers: Administrative Agent is authorized to accept one or more Disbursement Requests from any of the individuals named below (each, a “Subsequent Disbursement Authorizer”) to disburse Loan proceeds after the date of the Loan origination/closing and to initiate Disbursements in connection therewith (each, a “Subsequent Disbursement”):
   Individual’s Name    Title
1.      
2.      
3.      
Describe Restrictions, if any, on the authority of the Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers (dollar amount limits, wire/deposit destinations, etc.):

“N/A”

If there are no restrictions described here, any Subsequent Disbursement Authorizer may submit a Disbursement Request for all available Loan proceeds.

DELETE FOLLOWING SECTION IF NO SUBSEQUENT WIRE TRANSFERS ANTICIPATED

 

Permitted Wire Transfers: Disbursement Requests for Subsequent Disbursements to be made by wire transfer must specify the amount and applicable Receiving Party. Each Receiving Party included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below. Administrative Agent is authorized to use the wire instructions that have been provided directly to Administrative Agent by the Receiving Party or Borrower and attached as the Subsequent Disbursement Exhibit. All wire instructions must be in the format specified on the Subsequent Disbursement Exhibit.
   Names of Receiving Parties for Subsequent Disbursements (may include as many parties as needed; wire instructions for each Receiving Party must be attached as the Subsequent Disbursement Exhibit)
1.   
2.   
3.   

DELETE FOLLOWING SECTION IF NO SUBSEQUENT DEPOSITS INTO WFB ACCOUNTS ANTICIPATED

 

Direct Deposit: Disbursement Requests for Subsequent Disbursements to be deposited into an account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. must specify the amount and applicable account. Each account included in any such Disbursement Request must be listed below.

Name on Deposit Account:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Deposit Account Number:

Further Credit Information/Instructions:

 

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Borrower acknowledges that all of the information in this Agreement is correct and agrees to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Additional Terms and Conditions on the following page.

 

BORROWER:

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership

 

        By: HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

                a Maryland corporation, its general partner

By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

 

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Additional Terms and Conditions to the Disbursement Instruction Agreement

Definitions. The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“Authorized Representative” means any or all of the Closing Disbursement Authorizers, Subsequent Disbursement Authorizers and Restricted Account Disbursement Authorizers, as applicable.

“Receiving Bank” means the financial institution where a Receiving Party maintains its account.

“Receiving Party” means the ultimate recipient of funds pursuant to a Disbursement Request.

“Restricted Account”means an account at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. associated with the Loan to which Borrower’s access is restricted.

Capitalized terms used in these Additional Terms and Conditions to Disbursement Instruction Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the body of the Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable.

Disbursement Requests. Except as expressly provided in the Credit Agreement, Administrative Agent must receive Disbursement Requests in writing. Disbursement Requests will only be accepted from the applicable Authorized Representatives designated in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement. Disbursement Requests will be processed subject to satisfactory completion of Administrative Agent’s customer verification procedures. Administrative Agent is only responsible for making a good faith effort to execute each Disbursement Request and may use agents of its choice to execute Disbursement Requests. Funds disbursed pursuant to a Disbursement Request may be transmitted directly to the Receiving Bank, or indirectly to the Receiving Bank through another bank, government agency, or other third party that Administrative Agent considers to be reasonable. Administrative Agent will, in its sole discretion, determine the funds transfer system and the means by which each Disbursement will be made. Administrative Agent may delay or refuse to accept a Disbursement Request if the Disbursement would: (i) violate the terms of this Agreement; (ii) require use of a bank unacceptable to Administrative Agent or Lenders or prohibited by government authority; (iii) cause Administrative Agent or Lenders to violate any Federal Reserve or other regulatory risk control program or guideline; or (iv) otherwise cause Administrative Agent or Lenders to violate any applicable law or regulation.

Limitation of Liability. Administrative Agent and Lenders shall not be liable to Borrower or any other parties for: (i) errors, acts or failures to act of others, including other entities, banks, communications carriers or clearinghouses, through which Borrower’s requested Disbursements may be made or information received or transmitted, and no such entity shall be deemed an agent of the Administrative Agent or any Lender; (ii) any loss, liability or delay caused by fires, earthquakes, wars, civil disturbances, power surges or failures, acts of government, labor disputes, failures in communications networks, legal constraints or other events beyond Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s control; or (iii) any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages, whether or not (A) any claim for these damages is based on tort or contract or (B) Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower knew or should have known the likelihood of these damages in any situation. Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender makes any representations or warranties other than those expressly made in this Agreement. IN NO EVENT WILL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IF A DISBURSEMENT REQUEST IS EXECUTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN GOOD FAITH AN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Reliance on Information Provided. Administrative Agent is authorized to rely on the information provided by Borrower or any Authorized Representative in or in accordance with this Agreement when executing a Disbursement Request until Administrative Agent has received a new Agreement signed by Borrower. Borrower agrees to be bound by any Disbursement Request: (i) authorized or transmitted by Borrower; or (ii) made in Borrower’s name and accepted by Administrative Agent in good faith and in compliance with this Agreement, even if not properly authorized by Borrower. Administrative Agent may rely solely (i) on the account number of the Receiving Party, rather than the Receiving Party’s name, and (ii) on the bank routing number of the Receiving Bank, rather than the Receiving Bank’s name, in executing a Disbursement Request. Administrative Agent is not obligated or required in any way to take any actions to detect errors in information provided by Borrower or an Authorized Representative. If Administrative Agent takes any actions in an attempt to detect errors in the transmission or content of transfers or requests or takes any actions in an attempt to detect unauthorized Disbursement Requests, Borrower agrees that, no matter how many times Administrative Agent takes these actions, Administrative Agent will not in any situation be liable for failing to take or correctly perform these actions in the future, and such actions shall not become any part of the Disbursement procedures authorized herein, in the Loan Documents, or in any agreement between Administrative Agent and Borrower.

International Disbursements. A Disbursement Request expressed in US Dollars will be sent in US Dollars, even if the Receiving Party or Receiving Bank is located outside the United States. Administrative Agent will not execute Disbursement Requests expressed in foreign currency unless permitted by the Credit Agreement.

Errors. Borrower agrees to notify Administrative Agent of any errors in the Disbursement of any funds or of any unauthorized or improperly authorized Disbursement Requests within fourteen (14) days after Administrative Agent’s confirmation to Borrower of such Disbursement.

Finality of Disbursement Requests. Disbursement Requests will be final and will not be subject to stop payment or recall; provided that Administrative Agent may, at Borrower’s request, make an effort to effect a stop payment or recall but will incur no liability whatsoever for its failure or inability to do so.

 

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SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT EXHIBIT

WIRE INSTRUCTIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT TO ATTACH WIRE INSTRUCTIONS FROM RECEIVING PARTIES

All wire instructions must contain the following information:

 

Transfer/Deposit Funds to (Receiving Party Account Name)

Receiving Party Deposit Account Number

Receiving Bank Name, City and State

Receiving Bank Routing (ABA) Number

Further identifying information, if applicable (title escrow number, borrower name, loan number, etc.)

 

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EXHIBIT I-1

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

Date: ________ __, 20__

 

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EXHIBIT I-2

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

Date: ________ __, 20__

 

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EXHIBIT I-3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

Date: ________ __, 20__

 

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EXHIBIT I-4

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2015 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under Section 13.6 thereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other parties thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:        
  Name:    
  Title:    

Date: ________ __, 20__

 

I-4

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

$425,000,000

4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023

4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025

4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027

 

 

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

Dated as of November 16, 2015

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION   HEADING    PAGE  

Section 1.

 

Authorization of Notes

     1   

Section 2.

 

Sale and Purchase of Notes

     1   

Section 2.1. Sale and Purchase of Notes

     1   

Section 2.2. Guaranty

     2   

Section 3.

 

Execution; Closing

     2   

Section 4.

 

Conditions to Closing

     2   

Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties

     2   

Section 4.2. Performance; No Default

     3   

Section 4.3. Compliance Certificates

     3   

Section 4.4. Opinions of Counsel

     3   

Section 4.5. Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc

     4   

Section 4.6. Sale of Other Notes

     4   

Section 4.7. Payment of Special Counsel Fees

     4   

Section 4.8. Private Placement Numbers

     4   

Section 4.9. Changes in Corporate Structure; Change in Control

     4   

Section 4.10. Funding Instructions

     4   

Section 4.11. Parent Guaranty

     4   

Section 4.12. Material Credit Facilities

     5   

Section 4.13. Proceedings and Documents

     5   

Section 5.

 

Representations and Warranties of the Company

     5   

Section 5.1. Organization; Power and Authority

     5   

Section 5.2. Authorization, Etc

     5   

Section 5.3. Disclosure

     6   

Section 5.4. Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates

     6   

Section 5.5. Financial Statements; Material Liabilities

     7   

Section 5.6. Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc

     7   

Section 5.7. Governmental Authorizations, Etc

     8   

Section 5.8. Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders

     8   

Section 5.9. Taxes

     8   

Section 5.10. Title to Property; Leases

     9   

Section 5.11. Licenses, Permits, Etc

     9   

Section 5.12. Compliance with ERISA

     10   

Section 5.13. Private Offering by the Company

     11   

Section 5.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

     11   

Section 5.15. Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens

     11   

Section 5.16. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc

     12   

Section 5.17. Status under Certain Statutes

     14   

Section 5.18. Environmental Matters

     14   

 

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SECTION   HEADING    PAGE  

Section 5.19. Solvency

     14   

Section 5.20. Unencumbered Pool Properties

     14   

Section 6.

 

Representations of the Purchasers

     15   

Section 6.1. Purchase for Investment

     15   

Section 6.2. Source of Funds

     15   

Section 6.3. Accredited Investor

     16   

Section 7.

 

Information as to Hudson REIT and the Company

     17   

Section 7.1. Financial and Business Information

     17   

Section 7.2. Officer’s Certificate

     19   

Section 7.3. Visitation

     20   

Section 7.4. Electronic Delivery

     21   

Section 8.

 

Payment and Prepayment of the Notes

     22   

Section 8.1. Maturity

     22   

Section 8.2. Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount

     22   

Section 8.3. Allocation of Partial Prepayments

     22   

Section 8.4. Maturity; Surrender, Etc.

     23   

Section 8.5. Purchase of Notes

     23   

Section 8.6. Make-Whole Amount

     23   

Section 8.7. Offer to Prepay Notes in the Event of a Change in Control

     25   

Section 8.8. Payments Due on Non-Business Days

     26   

Section 9.

 

Affirmative Covenants

     26   

Section 9.1. Compliance with Laws

     26   

Section 9.2. Insurance

     27   

Section 9.3. Maintenance of Properties

     27   

Section 9.4. Payment of Taxes and Claims

     27   

Section 9.5. Corporate Existence, Etc

     27   

Section 9.6. Books and Records

     28   

Section 9.7. REIT Status

     28   

Section 9.8. Exchange Privileges

     28   

Section 9.9. Subsidiary Guarantors

     28   

Section 9.10. Most Favored Lender Provision

     29   

Section 9.11. Line of Business

     30   

Section 10.

 

Negative Covenants

     30   

Section 10.1. Transactions with Affiliates

     30   

Section 10.2. Merger, Consolidation, Etc

     30   

Section 10.3. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations

     31   

Section 10.4. Liens

     32   

Section 10.5. Financial Covenants

     32   

Section 10.6. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers

     34   

Section 10.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents

     34   

 

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SECTION   HEADING    PAGE  

Section 10.8. Derivatives Contracts

     34   

Section 10.9. Hudson REIT Ownership and Management of the Company

     34   

Section 11.

 

Events of Default

     35   

Section 12.

 

Remedies on Default, Etc

     37   

Section 12.1. Acceleration

     37   

Section 12.2. Other Remedies

     38   

Section 12.3. Rescission

     38   

Section 12.4. No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc

     38   

Section 13.

 

Registration; Exchange; Substitution of Notes

     39   

Section 13.1. Registration of Notes

     39   

Section 13.2. Transfer and Exchange of Notes

     39   

Section 13.3. Replacement of Notes

     40   

Section 14.

 

Payments on Notes

     40   

Section 14.1. Place of Payment

     40   

Section 14.2. Home Office Payment

     40   

Section 15.

 

Expenses, Etc

     41   

Section 15.1. Transaction Expenses

     41   

Section 15.2. Survival

     41   

Section 16.

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement

     41   

Section 17.

 

Amendment and Waiver

     42   

Section 17.1. Requirements

     42   

Section 17.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes

     42   

Section 17.3. Binding Effect, Etc

     43   

Section 17.4. Notes Held by Company, Etc

     43   

Section 18.

 

Notices

     43   

Section 19.

 

Reproduction of Documents

     44   

Section 20.

 

Confidential Information

     44   

Section 21.

 

Substitution of Purchaser

     45   

Section 22.

 

Miscellaneous

     45   

Section 22.1. Successors and Assigns

     45   

Section 22.2. Accounting Terms

     45   

Section 22.3. Severability

     46   

Section 22.4. Construction, Etc

     46   

Section 22.5. Counterparts

     46   

Section 22.6. Governing Law

     47   

Section 22.7. Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial

     47   

 

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SCHEDULE A

      

DEFINED TERMS

SCHEDULE 1(a)

      

FORM OF 4.34% SERIES A GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

SCHEDULE 1(b)

      

FORM OF 4.69% SERIES B GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE DUE DECEMBER 16, 2025

SCHEDULE 1(c)

      

FORM OF 4.79% SERIES C GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE DUE DECEMBER 16, 2027

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(1)

      

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR HUDSON REIT AND THE COMPANY

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(2)

      

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL MARYLAND COUNSEL FOR HUDSON REIT AND THE COMPANY

SCHEDULE 4.4(b)

      

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE PURCHASERS

SCHEDULE 5.3

      

DISCLOSURE MATERIALS

SCHEDULE 5.4

      

SUBSIDIARIES OF HUDSON REIT AND OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK

SCHEDULE 5.5

      

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SCHEDULE 5.10(a)

      

PROPERTIES; LIENS

SCHEDULE 5.15

      

EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

SCHEDULE B

      

INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS

EXHIBIT PG

      

FORM OF PARENT GUARANTY

EXHIBIT SG

      

FORM OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY


HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90025-0317

4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023

4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025

4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027

Dated as of November 16, 2015

TO EACH OF THE PURCHASERS

LISTED IN SCHEDULE B HERETO:

Ladies and Gentlemen:

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (together with any successor thereto that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Company”), agrees with each of the Purchasers as follows:

 

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES.

The Company will authorize the issue and sale of $425,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Guaranteed Senior Notes, of which $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount shall be its 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023 (the “Series A Notes”), $259,000,000 aggregate principal amount shall be its 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025 (the “Series B Notes”), and $56,000,000 aggregate principal amount shall be its 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027 (the “Series C Notes”; the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes and the Series C Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to Section 17 and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13, the “Notes”). The Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set out in Schedule 1(a), 1(b) and 1(c). Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in Schedule A. References to a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are references to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

SECTION 2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES.

Section 2.1. Sale and Purchase of Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company will issue and sell to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Company, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Notes of the series and in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule B at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.


Section 2.2. Guaranty. The obligations of the Company hereunder and under the Notes shall have the benefit of that certain Guaranty Agreement to be dated as of the date of the Closing from Hudson REIT (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Parent Guaranty”) substantially in the form of Exhibit PG.

 

SECTION 3. EXECUTION; CLOSING.

The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall occur on November 16, 2015 (the “Execution Date”). The sale and purchase of the Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Schiff Hardin LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10103, at 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, at a closing (the “Closing”) on December 16, 2015. At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser the Notes of each series to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of a single Note of such series (or such greater number of Notes of such series in denominations of at least $100,000 as such Purchaser may request) dated the date of the Closing and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Company or its order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer to the account of the Company set forth in the funding instructions delivered by the Company in accordance with Section 4.10. If at the Closing the Company shall fail to tender such Notes to any Purchaser as provided above in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 shall not have been fulfilled to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, such Purchaser shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in Section 4 not having been fulfilled to such Purchaser’s satisfaction or such failure by the Company to tender such Notes.

 

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to such Purchaser’s satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of the following conditions:

Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties.

(a) Representations and Warranties of the Company. The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be correct (1) on the Execution Date and (2) in all material respects on the date of the Closing (except to the extent any such representation and warranty includes a materiality, Material or Material Adverse Effect qualifier, in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects); provided that, with respect to the Closing, the Company shall be permitted to make additions and deletions to Schedules 5.4 and/or 5.15 after the Execution Date but prior to the date of the Closing (and any reference herein to any such Schedule shall be deemed to be a reference to such Schedule as so modified), so long as (i) the Company shall have provided an updated copy of the relevant Schedules to such Purchaser not less than five Business Days prior to the date of the Closing and (ii)(A) in the case of Schedule 5.4, any such additions or deletions are not adverse to the interests of the Purchasers in any material respect and (B) in the case of Schedule 5.15, after giving effect to such additions and

 

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deletions, immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes, the Company shall be in compliance with Section 10.5 and each Additional Covenant then in effect.

(b) Representations and Warranties of Hudson REIT. The representations and warranties of Hudson REIT in the Parent Guaranty shall be correct (1) on the Execution Date and (2) in all material respects on the date of the Closing (except to the extent any such representation and warranty includes a materiality, Material or Material Adverse Effect qualifier, in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects).

Section 4.2. Performance; No Default. Hudson REIT and the Company shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Parent Guaranty required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing and before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of the Notes (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by Section 5.14), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary shall have entered into any transaction since the date of the Memorandum that would have been prohibited by Section 10 had such Section applied since such date.

Section 4.3. Compliance Certificates.

(a) Officer’s Certificate of the Company. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.

(b) Secretary’s Certificate of the Company. The Company shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to (1) the resolutions attached thereto and other limited partnership proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes and this Agreement and (2) the Company’s organizational documents as then in effect.

(c) Officer’s Certificate of Hudson REIT. Hudson REIT shall have delivered to such Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to Hudson REIT that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1(b), 4.2 and 4.9 have been fulfilled.

(d) Secretary’s Certificate of Hudson REIT. Hudson REIT shall have delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to (1) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Parent Guaranty and (2) Hudson REIT’s organizational documents as then in effect.

Section 4.4. Opinions of Counsel. Such Purchaser shall have received opinions in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the date of the Closing (a) from (1) Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for Hudson REIT and the Company, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(a)(1) and covering such other customary matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request, and (2) Venable LLP, special Maryland counsel for Hudson REIT and the Company, covering the matters set forth in Schedule 4.4(a)(2) and covering such other customary matters incident to the transactions contemplated hereby as such Purchaser or its counsel may reasonably request (and

 

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the Company hereby instructs its counsel to deliver such opinions to the Purchasers) and (b) from Schiff Hardin LLP, the Purchasers’ special counsel in connection with such transactions, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(b) and covering such other matters incident to such transactions as such Purchaser may reasonably request.

Section 4.5. Purchase Permitted By Applicable Law, Etc. On the date of the Closing, such Purchaser’s purchase of Notes shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the Execution Date. If requested by such Purchaser at least five Business Days prior to the date of the Closing, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.

Section 4.6. Sale of Other Notes. Contemporaneously with the Closing, the Company shall sell to each other Purchaser and each other Purchaser shall purchase the Notes to be purchased by it at the Closing as specified in Schedule B.

Section 4.7. Payment of Special Counsel Fees. Without limiting Section 15.1, the Company shall have paid on or before the Execution Date and the date of the Closing the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4(b) to the extent reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Company at least two Business Days prior to such date.

Section 4.8. Private Placement Numbers. A Private Placement Number issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for each series of the Notes.

Section 4.9. Changes in Corporate Structure; Change in Control. Neither Hudson REIT nor the Company shall have changed its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, or been a party to any merger or consolidation or succeeded to all or any substantial part of the liabilities of any other entity, at any time following the date of the most recent financial statements referred to in Schedule 5.5. No Change in Control shall have occurred.

Section 4.10. Funding Instructions. At least three Business Days prior to the date of the Closing, such Purchaser shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer on letterhead of the Company directing the manner of payment of the purchase price for the Notes and setting forth (a) the name and address of the transferee bank, (b) such transferee bank’s ABA number and (c) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes is to be deposited.

Section 4.11. Parent Guaranty. Such Purchaser shall have received a copy of the Parent Guaranty which shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Hudson REIT.

 

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Section 4.12. Material Credit Facilities. Such Purchaser or its special counsel shall have received a copy of each Material Credit Facility as in effect on the date of the Closing, which copy shall be certified as true, correct and complete and which certificate shall identify each Additional Covenant then in effect in such Material Credit Facility.

Section 4.13. Proceedings and Documents. All corporate, limited partnership and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser and its special counsel, and such Purchaser and its special counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchaser or such special counsel may reasonably request.

 

SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.

The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser on the Execution Date and on the date of the Closing that:

Section 5.1. Organization; Power and Authority.

(a) The Company is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited partnership and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has the limited partnership power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Notes and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.

(b) Hudson REIT is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Hudson REIT has the corporate power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver the Parent Guaranty and to perform the provisions thereof.

Section 5.2. Authorization, Etc.

(a) This Agreement and the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action on the part of the Company, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof each Note will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (1) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (2) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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(b) The Parent Guaranty has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Hudson REIT, and the Parent Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Hudson REIT enforceable against Hudson REIT in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (1) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (2) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 5.3. Disclosure. The Company, through its agents, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, has delivered to each Purchaser a copy of a Private Placement Memorandum, dated September 2015 (the Memorandum), relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Memorandum fairly describes, in all material respects, the general nature of the business and principal properties of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries. This Agreement, the Memorandum, the financial statements listed in Schedule 5.5 and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company prior to September 18, 2015 in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and identified in Schedule 5.3 (this Agreement, the Memorandum and such documents, certificates or other writings and such financial statements delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that, with respect to projections, estimates and other forward-looking information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by it to be reasonable at the time. Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, since December 31, 2014, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary except changes that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact known to the Company that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein or in the Disclosure Documents.

Section 5.4. Organization and Ownership of Shares of Subsidiaries; Affiliates.

(a) Schedule 5.4 (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 4.1(a)) contains (except as noted therein) complete and correct lists of (1) the Company’s Subsidiaries, showing, as to each Subsidiary, the name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, and the nature and percentage of shares of each class of its capital stock or similar Equity Interests outstanding owned by the Company and each Subsidiary, (2) the Company’s Affiliates, other than Subsidiaries and identifying each Unconsolidated Affiliate, and (3) the directors and senior officers of Hudson REIT and the Company.

(b) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar Equity Interests of each Subsidiary shown in Schedule 5.4 as being owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien that is prohibited by this Agreement.

 

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(c) Each Subsidiary is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other legal entity and, where applicable, is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary has the corporate or other power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease and to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact.

(d) No Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than this Agreement, the agreements listed on Schedule 5.4 and customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes and customary limitations imposed by the terms of agreements governing Nonrecourse Indebtedness) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding shares of capital stock or similar Equity Interests of such Subsidiary.

Section 5.5. Financial Statements; Material Liabilities. The Company has delivered to each Purchaser copies of the financial statements of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.5. All of such financial statements (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates specified in such Schedule and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes). Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents.

Section 5.6. Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc.

(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Notes will not (1) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound or by which Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (2) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or (3) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

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result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is bound or by which Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (2) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or (3) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

Section 5.7. Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by (a) the Company of this Agreement or the Notes or (b) Hudson REIT of the Parent Guaranty, in each case, except for consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and declarations which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.

Section 5.8. Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.

(a) There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against or affecting Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary or any property of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary is (1) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (2) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority or (3) in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) To the best knowledge of the Company, there are no strikes, slow downs, work stoppages or walkouts or other labor disputes in progress or threatened relating to, Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary except for those that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.9. Taxes.

(a) Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary have filed all federal and state income tax returns and other material tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income

 

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or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (1) the amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, is not Material or (2) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which Hudson REIT, the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. The Company knows of no reasonable basis for any other tax or assessment that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary in respect of U.S. federal, state or other taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate in accordance with GAAP. The U.S. federal income tax liabilities of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary have been finally determined (whether by reason of completed audits or the statute of limitations having run) for all fiscal years up to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

(b) Hudson REIT has operated, and intends to continue to operate in a manner so as to permit it to qualify as a REIT. Hudson REIT has elected treatment as a REIT. Each Subsidiary of Hudson REIT is either (1) a “qualified REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code, (2) a REIT, (3) a Taxable REIT Subsidiary, (4) a partnership under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 or (5) an entity disregarded as a separate entity from its owner under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3.

Section 5.10. Title to Property; Leases.

(a) As of the Execution Date, Schedule 5.10(a) is a complete and correct list of all Properties, setting forth for each Property (1) the occupancy status of such Property as of September 30, 2015, (2) whether such Property is Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property and, if such Property is Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, the status of completion of such Property, (3) whether such Property is an Eligible Property, (4) whether a Ground Lease is in effect for such Property and (5) whether such Property is an Unencumbered Pool Property.

(b) Hudson REIT, the Company and each Material Subsidiary has good, marketable and legal title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, its respective assets.

(c) No Eligible Property is subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens (or, to the extent they are Liens, Negative Pledges permitted by Section 10.4) and each Eligible Property satisfies all of the requirements for being an Eligible Property.

Section 5.11. Licenses, Permits, Etc.

(a) Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are Material, without known conflict with the rights of others.

(b) To the best knowledge of the Company, no product or service of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person.

 

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(c) To the best knowledge of the Company, there is no Material violation by any Person of any right of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary.

Section 5.12. Compliance with ERISA.

(a) The Company and each ERISA Affiliate have operated and administered each Plan in compliance with all applicable laws except for such instances of noncompliance as have not resulted in and could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA (other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans (as defined in section 3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any such liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or to section 430(k) of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal law or section 4068 of ERISA or by the granting of a security interest in connection with the amendment of a Plan, other than such liabilities or Liens as would not be individually or in the aggregate Material.

(b) The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each of the Pension Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Pension Plan’s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Pension Plan’s most recent actuarial valuation report, did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such Pension Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities by more than $15,000,000 in the aggregate for all Plans. The term “benefit liabilities” has the meaning specified in section 4001 of ERISA and the terms “current value” and “present value” have the meaning specified in section 3 of ERISA.

(c) The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have not incurred withdrawal liabilities under section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that individually or in the aggregate are Material.

(d) The expected postretirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by section 4980B of the Code) of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary is not Material.

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section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Company to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(e) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser.

Section 5.13. Private Offering by the Company. Neither Hudson REIT or the Company nor anyone acting on their behalf has offered the Notes, the Parent Guaranty or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy the Notes, the Parent Guaranty or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Purchasers and not more than 52 other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment. Neither Hudson REIT or the Company nor anyone acting on their behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes or the execution and delivery of the Parent Guaranty to the registration requirements of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any Securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

Section 5.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Company will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Notes hereunder as set forth in the Memorandum. No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purposes of buying or carrying margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve the Company in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 25% of the value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Company does not have any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 25% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.

Section 5.15. Existing Indebtedness; Future Liens.

(a) Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 (as such Schedule may be updated pursuant to Section 4.1(a)) sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary as of September 30, 2015 (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees (or the agent, trustee or other entity acting in a similar capacity), principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranties thereof (other than Guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability or exceptions relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events, provided that the obligations under such Guaranty have not become due and payable)), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of the Indebtedness of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary. Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of

 

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Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.

(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15, neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed or consented to cause or permit, at any time after the Execution Date, any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien that secures Indebtedness or to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien not permitted by this Agreement.

(c) Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including, but not limited to, its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of Hudson REIT or the Company, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15.

Section 5.16. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.

(a) Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity is (1) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) (an “OFAC Listed Person”), (2) an agent, department, or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, (i) any OFAC Listed Person or (ii) any Person, entity, organization, foreign country or regime that is subject to any OFAC Sanctions Program, or (3) otherwise blocked, subject to sanctions under or engaged in any activity in violation of other United States economic sanctions, including but not limited to, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, CISADA or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act, any OFAC Sanctions Program, or any economic sanctions regulations administered and enforced by the United States or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing (collectively, “U.S. Economic Sanctions”) (each OFAC Listed Person and each other Person, entity, organization and government of a country described in clause (1), clause (2) or clause (3), a “Blocked Person”). Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a state list of Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions.

(b) No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by the Company or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (1) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, or (2) otherwise in violation of U.S. Economic Sanctions.

 

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(c) Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (1) has been found in violation of, charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act), the USA PATRIOT Act or any other United States law or regulation governing such activities (collectively, “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (2) to the Company’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (3) has been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions, or (4) has had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each of Hudson REIT and the Company has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Money Laundering Laws and U.S. Economic Sanctions.

(d) (1) Neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity (i) has been charged with, or convicted of bribery or any other anti-corruption related activity under any applicable law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”), (ii) to the Company’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, is under investigation by any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, (iii) has been assessed civil or criminal penalties under any Anti-Corruption Laws or (iv) has been or is the target of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or the European Union;

(2) To the Company’s actual knowledge after making due inquiry, neither the Company nor any Controlled Entity has, within the last five years, directly or indirectly offered, promised, given, paid or authorized the offer, promise, giving or payment of anything of value to a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty for the purposes of: (i) influencing any act, decision or failure to act by such Governmental Official in his or her official capacity or such commercial counterparty, (ii) inducing a Governmental Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of the Governmental Official’s lawful duty, or (iii) inducing a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality to affect any act or decision of such government or entity; in each case in order to obtain, retain or direct business or to otherwise secure an improper advantage in violation of any applicable law or regulation or which would cause any Purchaser or holder to be in violation of any law or regulation applicable to such Purchaser or holder; and

(3) No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage. Each of Hudson REIT and the Company has established procedures and controls which it reasonably believes are adequate (and otherwise comply with applicable law) to ensure that the Company and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable current and future Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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Section 5.17. Status under Certain Statutes. Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended, the ICC Termination Act of 1995, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as amended.

Section 5.18. Environmental Matters.

(a) Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any claim or has received any notice of any claim and no proceeding has been instituted asserting any claim against Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any damage to the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary has knowledge of any facts which would give rise to any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them or to other assets or their use, except, in each case, such as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary has stored any Hazardous Materials on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Neither Hudson REIT, the Company nor any Subsidiary has disposed of any Hazardous Materials in a manner which is contrary to any Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.19. Solvency. Hudson REIT and the Company collectively are, and Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are, Solvent.

Section 5.20. Unencumbered Pool Properties. Each Unencumbered Pool Property included in calculations of the Unencumbered Asset Value satisfies all of the requirements for being in the Unencumbered Pool.

 

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SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS.

Section 6.1. Purchase for Investment. Each Purchaser severally represents that it is purchasing the Notes for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Purchaser’s or their property shall at all times be within such Purchaser’s or their control. Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Company is not required to register the Notes.

Section 6.2. Source of Funds. Each Purchaser severally represents that at least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source”) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:

(a) the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “NAIC Annual Statement”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser’s state of domicile; or

(b) the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or

(c) the Source is either (1) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (2) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or

(d) the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans

 

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established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a Person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in the Company that would cause the QPAM and the Company to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (1) the identity of such QPAM and (2) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or

(e) the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a Person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in the Company and (1) the identity of such INHAM and (2) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or

(f) the Source is a governmental plan; or

(g) the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Company in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or

(h) the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.

As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “employee benefit plan,” “governmental plan,” and “separate account” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.

Section 6.3. Accredited Investor. Each Purchaser severally represents that it is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others are also “accredited investors”). Each Purchaser further severally represents that such Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and received answers concerning the terms and conditions of the sale of the Notes.

 

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SECTION 7. INFORMATION AS TO HUDSON REIT AND THE COMPANY.

Section 7.1. Financial and Business Information. The Company shall deliver to each Purchaser and each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

(a) Quarterly Statements — within 60 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 15 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of Hudson REIT’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”) with the SEC regardless of whether Hudson REIT is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under any Material Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under any Material Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each quarterly fiscal period in each fiscal year of Hudson REIT (other than the last quarterly fiscal period of each such fiscal year), duplicate copies of,

(1) a consolidated unaudited balance sheet of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and

(2) consolidated unaudited statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,

setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Senior Financial Officer of Hudson REIT as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments, provided that delivery within the time period specified above of copies of Hudson REIT’s Form 10-Q prepared in compliance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(a);

(b) Annual Statements — within 105 days (or such shorter period as is the earlier of (x) 15 days greater than the period applicable to the filing of Hudson REIT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K”) with the SEC regardless of whether Hudson REIT is subject to the filing requirements thereof and (y) the date by which such financial statements are required to be delivered under any Material Credit Facility or the date on which such corresponding financial statements are delivered under any Material Credit Facility if such delivery occurs earlier than such required delivery date) after the end of each fiscal year of Hudson REIT, duplicate copies of,

(1) a consolidated balance sheet of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and

(2) consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries for such year,

setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position

 

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of the companies being reported upon and their results of operations and cash flows and have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, and that the examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and that such audit provides a reasonable basis for such opinion in the circumstances, provided that the delivery within the time period specified above of Hudson REIT’s Form 10-K for such fiscal year (together with Hudson REIT’s annual report to shareholders, if any, prepared pursuant to Rule 14a-3 under the Exchange Act) prepared in accordance with the requirements therefor and filed with the SEC, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 7.1(b);

(c) SEC and Other Reports — promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of (1) each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary to its principal lending banks as a whole (excluding information sent to such banks in the ordinary course of administration of a bank facility, such as information relating to pricing and borrowing availability) or to its public Securities holders generally, and (2) each regular or periodic report, each registration statement (without exhibits except as expressly requested by such Purchaser or holder), and each prospectus and all amendments thereto filed by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC and of all press releases and other statements made available generally by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary to the public concerning developments that are Material, provided that the prompt delivery upon their becoming available of copies of any item described in this clause (2) and filed with the SEC shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this clause (2);

(d) Notice of Default or Event of Default — promptly, and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer of the Company becoming aware of the existence of any Default or Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

(e) ERISA Matters — promptly, and in any event within five days after a Responsible Officer of the Company becoming aware of any of the following, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that the Company or an ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto:

(1) with respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the date hereof; or

(2) the institution by the PBGC, or the threatening by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan; or

 

 

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(3) any event, transaction or condition that results in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA (other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee pension benefit plans, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within 30 days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary from any federal or state Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) Resignation or Replacement of Independent Auditors — within 10 days following the date on which Hudson REIT’s independent auditors resign or Hudson REIT elects to change independent auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof, together with such supporting information as the Required Holders may reasonably request;

(h) Change in Senior Management — prompt notice of any change in the senior management of Hudson REIT or the Company;

(i) Calculation of Ownership Share — promptly upon the request of such Purchaser or holder (but no more frequently than once per fiscal year unless an Event of Default then exists), evidence of the Company’s calculation of Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share with respect to an Unconsolidated Affiliate, such evidence to be reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser or holder;

(j) Change in Rating — promptly upon any change in the rating assigned by S&P, Moody’s, Fitch or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization to Hudson REIT’s senior, unsecured, long-term Indebtedness, a certificate stating that such credit rating has changed and the new credit rating that is in effect; and

(k) Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary (including, but without limitation, actual copies of Hudson REIT’s Form 10-Q and Form 10-K) or relating to the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes or any Guarantor to perform its obligations under its Guaranty Agreement as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any such Purchaser or holder of a Note.

Section 7.2. Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a Purchaser or holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of Hudson REIT:

(a) Covenant Compliance — setting forth (1) the information from such financial statements that is required in order to establish whether the Company was in

 

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compliance with the requirements of Section 10.5 and each Additional Covenant during the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished, (including with respect to each such provision that involves mathematical calculations, the information from such financial statements that is required to perform such calculations) and detailed calculations of the maximum or minimum amount, ratio or percentage, as the case may be, permissible under the terms of such Section or Additional Covenant, and the calculation of the amount, ratio or percentage then in existence and (2) a list of the assets included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value. In the event that Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary has made an election to measure any financial liability using fair value (which election is being disregarded for purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement pursuant to Section 22.2) as to the period covered by any such financial statement, such Senior Financial Officer’s certificate as to such period shall include a reconciliation from GAAP with respect to such election;

(b) Funds From Operations — setting forth (1) a statement of Funds From Operations during the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements being furnished and (2) a report of newly acquired Properties during such period, including the Net Operating Income, cost and mortgage debt, if any, of each such Property;

(c) Event of Default — certifying that such Senior Financial Officer has reviewed the relevant terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, under his or her supervision, a review of the transactions and conditions of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the date of the certificate and that such review shall not have disclosed the existence during such period of any condition or event that constitutes a Default or an Event of Default or, if any such condition or event existed or exists (including, without limitation, any such event or condition resulting from the failure of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any Environmental Law), specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto; and

(d) Material Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors – certifying as to the name of each Subsidiary, if any, that is a guarantor in respect of a Material Credit Facility as of the last day of the period covered by such certificate.

Section 7.3. Visitation. The Company will permit, and will cause Hudson REIT to permit, the representatives of each Purchaser and each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

(a) No Default — if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of such Purchaser or holder and upon reasonable prior notice to Hudson REIT or the Company, as the case may be, but only once for each Purchaser and each holder during any fiscal year (in addition to any visit with the independent public accountants described below) to visit the principal executive office of Hudson REIT or the Company, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary with Hudson REIT’s or the Company’s officers, and (with the consent of Hudson REIT or the Company, as the case may be, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld)

 

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its independent public accountants (it being understood and agreed that only one such request for a discussion with the independent public accountants of Hudson REIT and the Company may be made per fiscal year by all Purchasers and holders of Notes, such discussion shall be held on or around the end of the SAS 100 review period and that representatives of Hudson REIT and the Company shall be entitled to be present at any such discussion), and (with the consent of Hudson REIT or the Company, as the case may be, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld) to visit the other offices and properties of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested in writing; and

(b) Default — if a Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of the Company to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and independent public accountants (and by this provision the Company authorizes and has caused Hudson REIT to authorize said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary, provided that representatives of Hudson REIT and the Company shall be entitled to be present at any such discussion), all at such times and as often as may be requested.

Section 7.4. Electronic Delivery. Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, other information and Officer’s Certificates that are required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Sections 7.1(a), (b) or (c) and Section 7.2 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Company satisfies or causes to be satisfied any of the following requirements with respect thereto:

(a) such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or (b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are delivered to each Purchaser and each holder of a Note by e-mail;

(b) Hudson REIT shall have timely filed such Form 10–Q or Form 10–K, satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b), as the case may be, with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such form and the related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 accessible from its home page on the internet, which is located at http://hudsonpacificproperties.com as of the Execution Date;

(c) such financial statements satisfying the requirements of Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) and related Officer’s Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section 7.2 are timely posted by or on behalf of Hudson REIT on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each Purchaser and each holder of Notes has free access; or

(d) Hudson REIT shall have filed any of the items referred to in Section 7.1(c) with the SEC on EDGAR and shall have made such items accessible from its home page on the internet or on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each Purchaser and each holder of Notes has free access;

provided however, that in the case of any of clauses (b), (c) or (d), the Company shall have given each Purchaser and each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in

 

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accordance with Section 18, of such posting or filing in connection with each delivery, provided further, that upon request of any Purchaser or holder to receive paper copies of such forms, financial statements and Officer’s Certificates or to receive them by e-mail, the Company will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such Purchaser or holder.

 

SECTION 8. PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES.

Section 8.1. Maturity. As provided therein, the entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date thereof.

Section 8.2. Optional Prepayments with Make-Whole Amount. The Company may, at its option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes, in an amount not less than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, and the Make-Whole Amount, if any, determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount. The Company will give each holder of Notes written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than 10 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Company and the Required Holders agree to another time period pursuant to Section 17. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.3), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Company as to the estimated Make-Whole Amount, if any, due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation. Any such notice of prepayment delivered in connection with a refinancing, the proceeds of which are to be used to make such prepayment, may be made, if expressly so stated in such notice to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing and may be revoked by the Company in the event such refinancing is not consummated, provided that such notice of revocation is in writing and no notice of prepayment may be revoked after the third Business Day prior to the date specified in such notice of prepayment for the prepayment of the Notes. Two Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Company shall deliver to each holder of Notes a certificate of one of its Senior Financial Officers specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the scheduled prepayment date for the prepayment of any Note pursuant to this Section 8.2 is 15 days or less from its Maturity Date, then no Make-Whole Amount shall be due and payable in connection with such prepayment.

Section 8.3. Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.2, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment. In the case of any partial prepayment of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.7, the principal amount of the Notes to be prepaid shall be allocated only among the Notes of the holders that have elected to participate in such prepayment.

 

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Section 8.4. Maturity; Surrender, Etc. In the case of each optional prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Section 8, the principal amount of each Note to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment, together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the applicable Make-Whole Amount, if any. From and after such date, unless the Company shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note.

Section 8.5. Purchase of Notes. The Company will not, and will not permit any Affiliate to, purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of the Notes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes or (b) pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Company or an Affiliate pro rata to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions. Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least 10 Business Days. If the holders of more than 50% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding accept such offer, the Company shall promptly notify the remaining holders of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least 10 Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer. The Company will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment or prepayment of Notes pursuant to this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.

Section 8.6. Make-Whole Amount.

“Make-Whole Amount” means, with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

“Called Principal” means, with respect to any Note, the principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.

“Discounted Value” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

“Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the “Ask Yield(s)” reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called

 

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Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the “Ask Yields” Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

“Remaining Average Life” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) such Called Principal into (b) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (1) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (2) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Notes, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.4 or Section 12.1.

“Settlement Date” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1, as the context requires.

 

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Section 8.7. Offer to Prepay Notes in the Event of a Change in Control

(a) Notice of Change in Control. The Company will, not later than 10 Business Days after any Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge of the occurrence of any Change in Control, give written notice of such Change in Control (a “Change in Control Notice”) to each holder of Notes. Each Change in Control Notice shall contain and constitute an offer by the Company to prepay the Notes as described in Section 8.7(b) and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in Section 8.7(f).

(b) Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by Section 8.7(a) shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.7, all, but not less than all, Notes held by each holder on a date specified in such offer (the “Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date”), which date shall be a Business Day not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days after the date of such offer (or if the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the Business Day nearest to the 30th day after the date of such offer).

(c) Acceptance; Rejection. A holder of Notes may accept or reject the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Company no fewer than 10 days prior to the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date. A failure by a holder of Notes to so respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.

(d) Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be at 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment but without any Make-Whole Amount or premium. The prepayment shall be made on the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date, except as provided by Section 8.7(e).

(e) Deferral Pending Change in Control. If the Change in Control Notice is delivered prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control, the obligation of the Company to prepay Notes pursuant to the offers required by Section 8.7(b) and accepted in accordance with Section 8.7(c) is subject to the occurrence of the Change in Control in respect of which such offers and acceptances shall have been made. In the event that such Change in Control does not occur on the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date in respect thereof, the prepayment shall be deferred until, and shall be made on the date on which, such Change in Control occurs. The Company shall keep each holder of Notes reasonably and timely informed of (1) any such deferral of the date of prepayment, (2) the date on which such Change in Control and the prepayment are expected to occur and (3) any determination by Hudson REIT that efforts to effect such Change in Control have ceased or been abandoned (in which case the offers and acceptances made pursuant to this Section 8.7 in respect of such Change in Control automatically shall be deemed rescinded without penalty or other liability).

(f) Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.7 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Company and dated the date of such offer, specifying (1) the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date, (2) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.7 and that failure by a holder to respond to such offer by the deadline established in Section 8.7(c) shall result in such offer to

 

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such holder being deemed rejected, (3) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid, (4) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date, (5) that the conditions of this Section 8.7 required to be fulfilled prior to the giving of the Change in Control Notice have been fulfilled and (6) in reasonable detail, the general nature and date of the Change in Control.

(g) “Change in Control” means:

(1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) excluding the Specified Existing Investors, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 40% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of Hudson REIT;

(2) the Specified Existing Investors become the owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of Hudson REIT (for the purposes of clarity, the Specified Existing Investors shall not be deemed to be the owner of any voting stock of Hudson REIT merely as a result of having the right to acquire, either immediately or after the passage of time, shares of such voting stock); or

(3) the occurrence of any “change of control,” “change in management” or similar event under any Material Credit Facility.

Section 8.8. Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) subject to clause (b), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (b) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.

 

SECTION 9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

From the Execution Date until the Closing and thereafter so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company covenants that:

Section 9.1. Compliance with Laws. Without limiting Section 10.3, the Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations to which each of them is subject, including, without limitation, ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16, and will obtain and maintain in effect all licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations necessary to the ownership of their respective properties or to the conduct of their respective businesses, in each case to the extent

 

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necessary to ensure that non-compliance with such laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or failures to obtain or maintain in effect such licenses, certificates, permits, franchises and other governmental authorizations could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.2. Insurance. The Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to their respective properties and businesses (on a replacement cost basis as it relates to property insurance for all perils other than earthquake related perils, which shall be insured on a net probable maximum loss basis) against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto) as is customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated or as may be required by applicable law.

Section 9.3. Maintenance of Properties. The Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, maintain and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept, their respective properties in good repair, working order and condition (other than ordinary wear and tear), so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.4. Payment of Taxes and Claims. The Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, file all federal and state income tax returns and other material tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay and discharge all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes, assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien on properties or assets of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary, provided that none of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary need pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (a) the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings which operate to suspend the collection thereof, and Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary or (b) the nonpayment of all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.5. Corporate Existence, Etc. Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 10.2, the Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT to, at all times preserve and keep its limited partnership or corporate existence, as the case may be, in full force and effect. Except as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 10.2, the Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT to, at all times preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate or other organizational existence of each Subsidiary and all rights and franchises of Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary unless, in the good faith judgment of Hudson REIT or the Company, the termination of or failure to preserve and keep in full force and effect such corporate existence, right or franchise could not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 9.6. Books and Records. The Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in conformity with GAAP and in conformity in all material respects with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having legal or regulatory jurisdiction over Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be. The Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect in all material respects all transactions and dispositions of assets. Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary have devised a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that their respective books, records, and accounts accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets and the Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, continue to maintain such system.

Section 9.7. REIT Status. The Company shall cause Hudson REIT to maintain its status as a REIT under the Code.

Section 9.8. Exchange Privileges. The Company shall cause Hudson REIT to maintain at least one class of common shares of Hudson REIT having trading privileges on the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex Equities or which is subject to price quotations on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System.

Section 9.9. Subsidiary Guarantors.

(a) The Company will cause each of its Subsidiaries that Guarantees or otherwise becomes liable at any time, whether as a borrower or an additional or co-borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under any Material Credit Facility to concurrently therewith:

(1) enter into a guaranty agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit SG hereto (a “Subsidiary Guaranty”); and

(2) deliver the following to each holder of a Note:

(i) an executed counterpart of such Subsidiary Guaranty;

(ii) to the extent required by or otherwise delivered pursuant to any Material Credit Facility, a certificate signed by an authorized responsible officer of such Subsidiary containing representations and warranties on behalf of such Subsidiary to the same effect, mutatis mutandis, as those contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7 and 5.19 (but with respect to such Subsidiary and such Subsidiary Guaranty, rather than the Company);

(iii) to the extent required by or otherwise delivered pursuant to any Material Credit Facility, documents evidencing the due organization, continuing existence and good standing of such Subsidiary and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Subsidiary of the execution and delivery of such Subsidiary Guaranty and the performance by such Subsidiary of its obligations thereunder; and

 

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(iv) to the extent required by or otherwise delivered pursuant to any Material Credit Facility, an opinion of counsel covering the authorization, execution, delivery and/or enforceability of the Subsidiary Guaranty.

(b) The holders of Notes will discharge and release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guaranty upon the written request of the Company; provided that (1) such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have been released and discharged (or will be released and discharged concurrently with the release of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guaranty) as a guarantor or additional or co-borrower under and in respect of Indebtedness under each Material Credit Facility and the Company so certifies to the holders of Notes in a certificate of one of its Responsible Officers, (2) at the time of such release and discharge, the Company shall have delivered a certificate of one of its Responsible Officers to the holders of Notes stating that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will result from such release and discharge, (3) such Subsidiary Guarantor shall have no obligations then due and payable under its Subsidiary Guaranty and (4) if any fee or other form of consideration is given to any party to a Material Credit Facility for the purpose of its release of such Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder, the holders of Notes shall receive equivalent consideration.

Section 9.10. Most Favored Lender Provision. If at any time any Material Credit Facility or any Guaranty in respect thereof shall include any Financial Covenant and such provision is not contained in this Agreement (any such provision, together with any related definitions (including, without limitation, any term defined therein with reference to the application of GAAP, as identified in any Material Credit Facility), an “Additional Covenant”), then the Company shall promptly, and in any event within 10 Business Days thereof, provide a Most Favored Lender Notice with respect to each such Additional Covenant; provided that a Most Favored Lender Notice is not required to be given in the case of the Additional Covenants incorporated herein on the Execution Date. Thereupon, unless waived in writing by the Required Holders within 10 days of the Purchasers and holders receipt of such notice, such Additional Covenant shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth fully herein, effective (a) in the case of any Additional Covenant effective on the Execution Date, as of the Execution Date, and (b) in the case of any Additional Covenant effective after the Execution Date, as of the earliest date when such Additional Covenant became effective under any Material Credit Facility. Any Additional Covenant incorporated into this Agreement pursuant to this provision, (1) shall remain unchanged herein notwithstanding any temporary waiver of such Additional Covenant under any Material Credit Facility, (2) shall be deemed automatically amended herein to reflect any subsequent amendments agreed and implemented in relation to such Additional Covenant under any Material Credit Facility and (3) shall be deemed deleted from this Agreement at such time as such Additional Covenant is deleted or otherwise removed from or is no longer in effect under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility or if such Material Credit Facility has been terminated; provided in each case that any consideration paid or provided to any holder of Indebtedness under a Material Credit Facility in connection with an event contemplated by clause (2) or (3) above (other than repayment in full of such Material Credit Facility in connection with its termination) is paid to each holder of Notes at the same time and on equivalent terms; and provided further that no Additional Covenant shall be so deemed automatically amended or deleted during any time that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. In determining whether a breach of any Financial Covenant incorporated by reference into this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.10 shall constitute an Event of Default, the period of grace, if any, applicable to such Additional Covenant in the applicable Material Credit Facility shall apply.

 

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Section 9.11. Line of Business. The Company will, and will cause Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary to, only carry on in its respective businesses in which it is engaged as of the Execution Date (including acquiring, owning, redeveloping, developing, financing and managing various types of Properties, including, without limitation, Retail Properties, Office Properties, Studio Properties, and Mixed-Use Properties) and such other business activities incidental thereto, and the Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, enter into any line of business not otherwise engaged in by such Person as of the Execution Date.

It will not be a Default or an Event of Default if the Company fails to comply with any provision of this Section 9 on or after the Execution Date and prior to the Closing; provided that, if such a failure occurs, then any of the Purchasers may elect not to purchase the Notes on the date of Closing that is specified in Section 3.

 

Section 10. Negative Covenants.

From the Execution Date until the Closing and thereafter so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Company covenants that:

Section 10.1. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate, except transactions in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.

Section 10.2. Merger, Consolidation, Etc. The Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, (a) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, (b) liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), (c) convey, sell, lease, sublease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its business or assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or (d) acquire a Substantial Amount of the assets of, or make an Investment of a Substantial Amount in, any other Person; provided, however, that:

(1) any Subsidiary (which, for the avoidance of doubt does not include the Company) may merge with Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor so long as Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor is the survivor and any Subsidiary (other than the Company) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge with any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;

(2) any Subsidiary (which, for the avoidance of doubt does not include the Company) may sell, transfer or dispose of its assets to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may sell, transfer or dispose of its assets to any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

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(3) any Subsidiary Guarantor (other a Subsidiary Guarantor that owns an Unencumbered Pool Property) and any other Subsidiary that is not (and is not required to be) a Subsidiary Guarantor may convey, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its business or assets, or the capital stock of or other Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries, and immediately thereafter liquidate, provided that immediately prior to any such conveyance, sale, transfer, disposition or liquidation and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default does or would exist;

(4) Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary may, directly or indirectly, (i) acquire (whether by purchase, acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person, or as a result of a merger or consolidation) a Substantial Amount of the assets of, or make an Investment of a Substantial Amount in, any other Person and (ii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, whether by one or a series of transactions, a Substantial Amount of assets (including capital stock or other securities of any Subsidiaries) to any other Person, so long as, in each case, (A) the Company shall have given the Purchasers and the holders of the Notes at least 30 days’ prior written notice of such consolidation, merger, acquisition, Investment, sale, lease or other transfer, (B) immediately prior thereto, and immediately thereafter and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default is or would be in existence, including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.5 or any Additional Covenant, (C) in the case of a consolidation or merger involving Hudson REIT or the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor that owns an Unencumbered Pool Property included in the calculation of Unencumbered Asset Value, Hudson REIT or the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, respectively, shall be the survivor thereof and (D) at the time the Company gives notice pursuant to clause (A) of this subsection, the Company shall have delivered to each holder of a Note an Officer’s Certificate of Hudson REIT containing the information required by Section 7.2(a), calculated on a pro forma basis, evidencing the continued compliance by Hudson REIT, the Company and each Subsidiary with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, the financial covenants contained in Section 10.5 and any Additional Covenant, after giving effect to such consolidation, merger, acquisition, Investment, sale, lease or other transfer; and

(5) Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary may lease and sublease their respective assets, as lessor or sublessor (as the case may be), in the ordinary course of their business.

Section 10.3. Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. The Company will not, and will not permit any Controlled Entity to, (a) become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person or any Person that is the target of sanctions imposed by the United Nations or by the European Union, or (b) directly or indirectly, have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including, without limitation, any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (1) would cause any Purchaser or holder to be in violation of

 

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or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions or any similar laws, regulations or orders adopted by any State within the United States, or (2) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions, or (c) engage, nor shall any Affiliate of either engage, in any activity that would subject such Person or any Purchaser or holder to sanctions under CISADA or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any other country that is subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions.

Section 10.4. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Lien on any Unencumbered Pool Property now owned or hereafter acquired or on any direct or indirect ownership interest of the Company in any Person owning any Unencumbered Pool Property, except for (a) Permitted Liens and (b) a Negative Pledge contained in any agreement that evidences Unsecured Indebtedness, which Negative Pledge contains restrictions on encumbering assets that are substantially similar to those restrictions contained in this Agreement. In addition, the Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, secure any Indebtedness outstanding under or pursuant to any Material Credit Facility unless and until the Notes (and any Guaranty delivered in connection therewith) shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders in substance and in form, including, without limitation, an intercreditor agreement and opinions of counsel to Hudson REIT, the Company and/or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, from counsel that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

Section 10.5. Financial Covenants.

(a) Ratio of Total Liabilities to Total Asset Value. The Company will not, at any time, permit the ratio of (1) Total Liabilities to (2) Total Asset Value, to exceed 0.600 to 1.000 provided that, to the extent permitted by the Material Credit Facilities, such ratio may increase to 0.650 to 1.000 for up to two consecutive calendar quarters immediately following a Material Acquisition of which the Company has given the Purchasers and holders of Notes written notice. For purposes of this covenant, (i) Total Liabilities shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the lesser of (A) the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of $30,000,000 to the extent that there is an equivalent amount of Indebtedness included in Total Liabilities that matures within 24 months from the applicable date of the calculation and (B) the lowest maximum amount, if any, of cash and Cash Equivalents then permitted to be subtracted from total liabilities for purposes of calculating the total liabilities to total asset value covenant under any Material Credit Facility, and (ii) Total Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Total Liabilities is adjusted pursuant to clause (i) above.

(b) Ratio of Unsecured Indebtedness to Unencumbered Asset Value. The Company will not, at any time, permit the ratio of (1) Unsecured Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unsecured Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 22.2), to (2) Unencumbered Asset Value, to exceed the lesser of (x) 0.667 to 1.000 and (y) the lowest maximum ratio of unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value then permitted under any Material Credit Facility. For purposes of this covenant, (i) Unsecured Indebtedness shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the lesser of (A) the amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents in excess of $30,000,000 to

 

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the extent that there is an equivalent amount of Unsecured Indebtedness that matures within 24 months from the applicable date of the calculation and (B) the lowest maximum amount, if any, of cash and Cash Equivalents then permitted to be subtracted from unsecured indebtedness for purposes of calculating the unsecured indebtedness to unencumbered asset value covenant under any Material Credit Facility, and (ii) Unencumbered Asset Value shall be adjusted by deducting therefrom the amount by which Unsecured Indebtedness is adjusted pursuant to clause (i) above.

(c) Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges. The Company will not permit the ratio of (1) Adjusted EBITDA of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Adjusted EBITDA of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 22.2), for any prior consecutive 12-month period to (2) Fixed Charges of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Fixed Charges of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 22.2), for such prior consecutive 12-month period, to be less than 1.500 to 1.000 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter.

(d) Ratio of Secured Indebtedness to Total Asset Value. The Company will not, at any time, permit the ratio of (1) Secured Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (which shall include Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Secured Indebtedness of Unconsolidated Affiliates in accordance with Section 22.2), to (2) Total Asset Value, to exceed 0.450 to 1.000. For purposes of this Section 10.5(d), Secured Indebtedness shall include all unsecured debt for borrowed money (including Guaranties in respect thereof) of Subsidiaries other than the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is then a party to a Subsidiary Guaranty.

(e) Ratio of Unencumbered NOI to Unsecured Interest Expense. The Company will not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, permit the ratio of (1) Unencumbered NOI for such fiscal quarter to (2) Unsecured Interest Expense for such fiscal quarter to be less than the greater of (i) 1.600 to 1.000 and (ii) the highest minimum ratio of unsecured net operating income to unsecured interest expense then required under any Material Credit Facility.

(f) Dividends and Other Restricted Payments. If a Default or Event of Default exists, the Company may only make Restricted Payments to Hudson REIT and other holders of Equity Interests of the Company during any fiscal year, in each case, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the minimum amount required to be distributed to all of the holders of Equity Interests of the Company such that the amount distributed to Hudson REIT is sufficient to enable Hudson REIT to (1) make scheduled cash distributions to shareholders of Hudson REIT to the extent such distributions were publicly announced prior to the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (2) make scheduled dividends in respect of the Company Preferred Units and (3) make cash distributions to its shareholders to remain in compliance with Section 9.7. If a Default or Event of Default specified in Section 11(a), (b), (g) or (h) shall exist, or if as a result of the occurrence of any other Event of Default any of the Notes have been accelerated pursuant to Section 12, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any Restricted Payments to any Person other than to the Company or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.

 

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Section 10.6. Restrictions on Intercompany Transfers. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to: (a) pay dividends or make any other distribution on any of such Person’s capital stock or other Equity Interests owned by the Company or any such Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any restrictions contained in the Company LP Agreement); (b) pay any Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Subsidiary; (c) make loans or advances to the Company or any Subsidiary; or (d) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Subsidiary, other than, in each case, (1) those encumbrances or restrictions contained in this Agreement, (2) restrictions and conditions imposed by applicable law, (3) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of such Subsidiary Guarantor or any Property owned by the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor (to the extent such sale is permitted hereunder), (4) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the acquisition of any Property (to the extent such acquisition is not prohibited under this Agreement), (5) customary restrictions governing any purchase money Liens permitted hereby covering only the property subject to such Lien, (6) those restrictions contained in any other agreement that evidences Unsecured Indebtedness, which restrictions on the actions described above that are substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement, and (7) with respect to clause (d) only, customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.

Section 10.7. Modifications of Organizational Documents. The Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, amend, supplement, restate or otherwise modify or waive the application of any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation or formation, by-laws, operating agreement, declaration of trust, partnership agreement or other applicable organizational document if such amendment, supplement, restatement or other modification (a) is adverse to the interest of the Purchasers or the holders of Notes in any material respect (provided, that amendments to include or modify customary special purpose entity provisions in connection with the incurrence of Secured Indebtedness shall not be deemed adverse under this Section 10.7) or (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.8. Derivatives Contracts. The Company will not, and will not permit Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary to, enter into or become obligated in respect of Derivatives Contracts other than Derivatives Contracts entered into by the Company, Hudson REIT or any such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and which establish an effective hedge in respect of liabilities, commitments or assets held or reasonably anticipated to be held by the Company, Hudson REIT or such Subsidiary.

Section 10.9. Hudson REIT Ownership and Management of the Company. The Company will not permit Hudson REIT to (a) own less than a 51% legal and beneficial ownership interest in the Company or (b) cease to be the sole general partner of the Company.

It will not be a Default or an Event of Default if the Company fails to comply with any provision of this Section 10 before or after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes on a pro forma basis; provided that, if such a failure occurs, then any of the Purchasers may elect not to purchase the Notes on the date of Closing that is specified in Section 3.

 

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SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

An “Event of Default” shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:

(a) the Company defaults in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by declaration or otherwise; or

(b) the Company defaults in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or

(c) the Company defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Section 7.1(a), (b) or (d), Section 7.2, Section 10 or any Additional Covenant; or

(d) the Company or any Guarantor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) and (c)) or in any Guaranty Agreement and such default is not remedied within 30 days after the earlier of (1) a Responsible Officer obtaining actual knowledge of such default and (2) the Company receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)); or

(e) (1) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of the Company or by any officer of the Company in this Agreement or any writing furnished in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made, or (2) any representation or warranty made in writing by or on behalf of any Guarantor or by any officer of such Guarantor in any Guaranty Agreement or any writing furnished in connection with such Guaranty Agreement proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made; or

(f) (1) the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any Indebtedness that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least (i) $30,000,000 with respect to Recourse Indebtedness or (ii) $50,000,000 with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or (2) the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary is in default in the performance of or compliance with any term of any evidence of any Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least (i) $30,000,000 with respect to Recourse Indebtedness or (ii) $50,000,000 with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared, due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, (3) as a consequence of the

 

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occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into equity interests), the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary has become obligated to purchase or repay Indebtedness before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least (i) $30,000,000 with respect to Recourse Indebtedness or (ii) $50,000,000 with respect to Non-Recourse Indebtedness, or (4) there occurs an “Event of Default” under and as defined in any Derivatives Contract with a notional value in excess of $50,000,000 as to which the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary is a “Defaulting Party” (as defined therein); provided that, if at any time any Material Credit Facility shall provide for “cross-default” as opposed to “cross-acceleration” in the events of default thereunder that are the same or substantially similar to those described in clauses (2) or (3) above, clauses (2) and (3) above shall be deemed to have been revised such that (A) the occurrence of any event described in such clause and (B) any Person then having the right to either declare such Indebtedness due or to require the purchase or prepayment of such Indebtedness, shall constitute an Event of Default under this Section 11(f); or

(g) the Company, Hudson REIT, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Subsidiary that accounts for more than 5% of the Total Asset Value as of any date of determination (1) is generally not paying, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (2) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (3) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (4) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (5) is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, or (6) takes corporate action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or

(h) a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by the Company, Hudson REIT, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Subsidiary that accounts for more than 5% of the Total Asset Value as of any date of determination, a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, or constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Company, Hudson REIT, such Subsidiary Guarantor or such other Subsidiary, or any such petition shall be filed against the Company, Hudson REIT, such Subsidiary Guarantor or such other Subsidiary and such petition shall not be dismissed within 60 days; or

(i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money (including, without limitation, any final order enforcing a binding arbitration decision) or for an injunction or other non-monetary relief are rendered against one or more of the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary and which judgments or orders are not, within 30 days after entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within 30 days after the expiration of such stay and either (1) the aggregate

 

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amount of such judgment or order and any other judgments or orders against Hudson REIT, the Company and the Subsidiaries is in excess of $50,000,000 (excluding amounts covered by insurance for which insurance coverage for such judgment has been confirmed by the applicable carrier) or (2) in the case of any injunction or other non-monetary relief, such injunction or other non-monetary relief could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j) if (1) any Pension Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards of ERISA or the Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standards or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under section 412 of the Code, (2) a notice of intent to terminate any Pension Plan shall have been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the PBGC or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings under ERISA section 4042 to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that a Pension Plan may become a subject of any such proceedings, (3) the aggregate “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (within the meaning of section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under all Pension Plans, determined in accordance with Title IV of ERISA, shall exceed $50,000,000, (4) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate shall have incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee pension benefit plans, (5) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan, or (6) the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary establishes or amends any employee welfare benefit plan that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of the Company, Hudson REIT or any Subsidiary thereunder; and any such event or events described in clauses (1) through (6) above, either individually or together with any other such event or events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Section 11(j), the terms “employee pension benefit plan” and “employee welfare benefit plan” shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA; or

(l) any Guaranty Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect, any Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature or enforceability of its Guaranty Agreement, or the obligations of any Guarantor under its Guaranty Agreement are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with the terms of such Guaranty Agreement.

 

SECTION 12. REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC.

Section 12.1. Acceleration.

(a) If an Event of Default with respect to the Company described in Section 11(g) or (h) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (1) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (6) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause (1) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

 

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(b) If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time at their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

(c) If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Company, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.

Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the applicable Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount, if any, determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Company acknowledges, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Company (except as herein specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Company in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.

Section 12.2. Other Remedies. If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any Note or any Guaranty Agreement, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.

Section 12.3. Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders, by written notice to the Company, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Company has paid all overdue interest on the Notes, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Notes that are due and payable and are unpaid other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes, at the applicable Default Rate, (b) neither the Company nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 17, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

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remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement or any Note upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Company under Section 15, the Company will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable and documented costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

 

SECTION 13. REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES.

Section 13.1. Registration of Notes. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person(s) in whose name any Note(s) shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.

Section 13.2. Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note to the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(3)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within 10 Business Days thereafter, the Company shall execute and deliver, at the Company’s expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form of Schedule 1(a), 1(b) or 1(c), as applicable. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes of a series, one Note of such series may be in a denomination of less than $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representation set forth in Section 6.2.

 

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Section 13.3. Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Company at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(3)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and

(a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $100,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or

(b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,

within 10 Business Days thereafter, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same series, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.

 

SECTION 14. PAYMENTS ON NOTES.

Section 14.1. Place of Payment. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made in New York, New York at the principal office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in such jurisdiction. The Company may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Company in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.

Section 14.2. Home Office Payment. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Company will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in Schedule B, or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Company in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Company made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Company at its principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Company pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or its nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Company in exchange for a new Note or Notes pursuant to Section 13.2. The Company will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.

 

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SECTION 15. EXPENSES, ETC.

Section 15.1. Transaction Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Company will pay all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees of one special counsel for the Purchasers and holders of the Notes, as a whole, and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and/or one specialty counsel in any applicable specialty) incurred by the Purchasers and each other holder of a Note in connection with such transactions and in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement or the Notes (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including, without limitation: (a) the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement or the Notes or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement or the Notes, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the costs and expenses, including fees of one financial advisor for all of Purchasers and the holders of the Notes, as a whole, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes and any Guaranty Agreement and (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO provided, that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $5,600; provided that if there is a conflict of interest between any Purchaser or holder of a Note and one or more other Purchasers and holders of Notes, the Company will pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of a separate counsel and/or a separate financial advisor for each group of similarly situated conflicted Purchasers or holders of Notes. The Company will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (1) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of the Notes) and (2) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note.

Section 15.2. Survival. The obligations of the Company under this Section 15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement or the Notes, and the termination of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 16. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the Notes and the Guaranty Agreement(s) embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

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SECTION 17. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.

Section 17.1. Requirements. This Agreement and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Holders, except that:

(a) no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 21 hereof, or any defined term (as it is used therein), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing; and

(b) no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and the holder of each Note at the time outstanding, (1) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (i) interest on the Notes or (ii) the Make-Whole Amount, (2) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes the Purchasers and/or holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver or the principal amount of the Notes that the Purchasers are to purchase pursuant to Section 2 upon the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing that appear in Section 4 or (3) amend any of Sections 8 (except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2), 11(a), 11(b), 12, 17 or 20.

Section 17.2. Solicitation of Holders of Notes.

(a) Solicitation. The Company will provide each Purchaser and each holder of a Note with sufficient information, sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such Purchaser or holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes or any Guaranty Agreement. The Company will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 17 or any Guaranty Agreement to each Purchaser and each holder of a Note promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite Purchasers or holders of Notes.

(b) Payment. The Company will not directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any Purchaser or holder of a Note as consideration for or as an inducement to the entering into by such Purchaser or holder of any waiver or amendment of any of the terms and provisions hereof or of any Guaranty Agreement or of any Note unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each Purchaser and each holder of a Note even if such Purchaser or holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

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agreed to transfer its Note to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Affiliate in connection with such consent shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.

Section 17.3. Binding Effect, Etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 17 or any Guaranty Agreement applies equally to all Purchasers and holders of Notes and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note and upon the Company without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between the Company and any Purchaser or holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or any Guaranty Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any Purchaser or holder of such Note.

Section 17.4. Notes Held by Company, Etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement, any Guaranty Agreement or the Notes, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in any Guaranty Agreement or the Notes to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Affiliate shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

 

SECTION 18. NOTICES.

Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:

(1) if to any Purchaser or its nominee, to such Purchaser or nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule B, or at such other address as such Purchaser or nominee shall have specified to the Company in writing,

(2) if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing, or

(3) if to the Company, to the Company at its address set forth at the beginning hereof to the attention of Mark Lammas, Chief Financial Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing.

Notices under this Section 18 will be deemed given only when actually received.

 

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SECTION 19. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.

This Agreement and all documents relating hereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser or holder of a Note, may be reproduced by such Purchaser or holder by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser or holder may destroy any original document so reproduced. The Company agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser or holder in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 19 shall not prohibit the Company or any other Purchaser or other holder of a Note from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.

 

SECTION 20. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

For the purposes of this Section 20, “Confidential Information” means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by such Purchaser as being confidential information of Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (1) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (2) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 20, (3) any other holder of any Note, (4) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (5) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of Hudson REIT or the Company (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (6) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (7) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (8) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (i) to effect compliance with

 

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any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (ii) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (iii) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser is a party or (iv) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any Guaranty Agreement. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 20 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by the Company in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with the Company embodying this Section 20.

In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 20, this Section 20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Company, this Section 20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.

 

SECTION 21. SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER.

Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates (a “Substitute Purchaser”) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase hereunder, by written notice to the Company, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Company of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 22. MISCELLANEOUS.

Section 22.1. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not.

Section 22.2. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance

 

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with GAAP. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (1) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (2) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 9, Section 10 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary to measure any financial liability using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 825-10-25 – Fair Value Option, International Accounting Standard 39 – Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in this Agreement and either the Company or the Required Holders shall so request, the Purchasers and holders of the Notes and the Company 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 Holders); provided that, until so amended, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) the Company shall provide to the Purchasers and holders of Notes 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. Without limiting the foregoing, leases, whether entered into prior to or after the Execution Date, shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the financial statements listed on Schedule 5.5 for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the Company and the Required Holders enter into an amendment addressing such changes. When determining compliance by the Company with any financial covenant contained in this Agreement, 100% of the financial attributes of a consolidated Affiliate of Hudson REIT shall be included and only the Ownership Share of Hudson REIT of the financial attributes of an Unconsolidated Affiliate shall be included.

Section 22.3. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 22.4. Construction, Etc. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant. Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

Section 22.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

 

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Section 22.6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

Section 22.7. Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) The Company consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 22.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. The Company agrees that such service upon receipt (1) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (2) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

(c) Nothing in this Section 22.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against the Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

(d) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH.

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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Company, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company.

 

Very truly yours,
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.,
  its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Mark T. Lammas

    Name: Mark T. Lammas
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,

its Investment Manager

METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY USA

By: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ John Wills

Name:   John Wills
Title:   Managing Director
METLIFE INSURANCE K.K.

By: MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC,

its Investment Manager

AXIS REINSURANCE COMPANY

By: MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC,

its Investment Manager

ERIE FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By: MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC,

its Investment Manager

SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By: MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC,

its Investment Manager

By:  

/s/ John Wills

Name:   John Wills
Title:   Managing Director
UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By: MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC,

its Investment Adviser

By:  

/s/ John Wills

Name:   John Wills
Title:   Managing Director

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Aron Davidowitz

  Name: Aron Davidowitz
  Title: Corporate Vice President

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION

By:   NYL Investors LLC,
  its Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Aron Davidowitz

  Name: Aron Davidowitz
  Title: Senior Director

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, A BANKING CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THAT CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 1ST, 2015 BETWEEN NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AS GRANTOR, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.), AS BENEFICIARY, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, AS BENEFICIARY, AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE

By:  

New York Life Insurance Company,

its attorney-in-fact

By:  

/s/ Aron Davidowitz

  Name: Aron Davidowitz
  Title: Corporate Vice President

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

SEPARATE ACCOUNT B, A SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY

HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By:   Hartford Investment Management Company Their Agent and Attorney-in-Fact
By:  

/s/ John Knox

  Name: John Knox
  Title: Senior Vice President

FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN

By:  

Hartford Investment Management Company

Its Agent and Attorney-in-Fact

By:  

/s/ John Knox

  Name: John Knox
  Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Donna Baggerly

  Name: Donna Baggerly
  Title: Vice President
USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Donna Baggerly

  Name: Donna Baggerly
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Richard S. Banno

  Name: Richard S. Banno
  Title: Assistant Vice President
By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Tortorelli

  Name: Joseph J. Tortorelli
  Title: Assistant Secretary

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


This Agreement is hereby

accepted and agreed to as

of the date hereof.

 

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ David L. Voge

  Name: David L. Voge
  Title: Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement – Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.]


DEFINED TERMS

As used herein, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:

“Additional Covenant is defined in Section 9.10.

Adjusted EBITDA means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, EBITDA of such Person less Capital Reserves of such Person.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of the Company.

Agreement means this Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Anti-Corruption Laws is defined in Section 5.16(d)(1).

Anti-Money Laundering Laws is defined in Section 5.16(c).

Bankruptcy Code means the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.

Blocked Person is defined in Section 5.16(a).

Business Day means (a) for the purposes of Section 8.6 only, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York City are required or authorized to be closed, and (b) for the purposes of any other provision of this Agreement, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in Los Angeles, California or New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.

Capital Reserves means, for any period and with respect to a Property, an amount equal to (a) $0.25 per square foot for Office Properties, Mixed Use Properties and Retail Properties or (b) $0.40 per square foot for Studio Properties multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is 365. If the term Capital Reserves is used without reference to any specific Property, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.

Capitalization Rate means, as applicable, (a) 6.00% for Office Properties, Mixed-Use Properties and Retail Properties and (b) 8.50% for Studio Properties; provided that, if any Material Credit Facility provides for a “capitalization rate” or similar rate for any type of Property described in clause (a) or (b) that is higher than the rate set forth in such clause, the applicable rate for such type of Property shall be such higher rate.

 

SCHEDULE A

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


“Capitalized Lease Obligation” means obligations under a lease (to pay rent or other amounts under any lease or other arrangement conveying the right to use) that are required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of a Capitalized Lease Obligation is the capitalized amount of such obligation as would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the applicable Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable date.

“Cash Equivalents” means: (a) Securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any of its agencies with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; (b) certificates of deposit with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired issued by a United States federal or state chartered commercial bank of recognized standing, or a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, acting through a branch or agency, which bank has capital and unimpaired surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the equivalent in the relevant currency) and which bank or its holding company has a short-term commercial paper rating of at least “A-2” or the equivalent by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent by Moody’s; (c) reverse repurchase agreements with terms of not more than seven days from the date acquired, for Securities of the type described in clause (a) above and entered into only with commercial banks having the qualifications described in clause (b) above; (d) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date acquired; and (e) investments in money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which have net assets of at least $500,000,000 and at least 85% of whose assets consist of securities and other obligations of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

“Change in Control” is defined in Section 8.7(g).

“Change in Control Notice” is defined in Section 8.7(a).

Change in Control Proposed Prepayment Date” is defined in Section 8.7(b).

“CISADA” means the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act, as amended from time to time.

“Closing” is defined in Section 3.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

“Company” means Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership, or any successor that becomes such in the manner prescribed in Section 10.2.

 

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“Company LP Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Company, dated as of April 1, 2015, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Company Preferred Units” means the Company’s Series A Preferred Units as defined in the Company LP Agreement.

“Confidential Information” is defined in Section 20.

“Construction-in-Progress” means Property undergoing ground-up construction, but not yet completed. Such Property shall cease to be Construction-in-Progress and shall thereafter be valued using the applicable Capitalization Rate (instead of book value) for purposes of determining Total Asset Value, (a) if Development Completion occurs at any time during the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of such fiscal quarter or (b) if Development Completion occurs after the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of the following fiscal quarter. For purposes hereof “Development Completion” means the earlier of (1) 12 months after substantial completion of all improvements (other than tenant improvements of unoccupied space) related to the development of such Property and (2) such time as Construction-in-Progress achieves an Occupancy Rate of at least 80%.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Controlled Entity” means (a) any of the Subsidiaries of the Company and any of their or the Company’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b) if the Company has a parent company, such parent company and its Controlled Affiliates.

“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means, with respect to any Note, that per annum rate of interest that is the greater of (a) 2.00% above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of such Note or (b) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate.

“Derivatives Contract” means a “swap agreement” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code.

“Derivatives Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement or provision relating thereto, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the termination amount or value determined in accordance therewith, and (b) for any date prior to the date such Derivatives Contracts have been terminated or closed out, the then-current mark-to-market value for such Derivatives Contracts, determined based upon one or more mid-market quotations or estimates provided by any recognized dealer in Derivatives Contracts.

 

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“Disclosure Documents” is defined in Section 5.3.

“EBITDA” means, with respect to a Person for a given period and without duplication, the sum of (a) net income (or loss) of such Person for such period determined on a consolidated basis exclusive of the following (but only to the extent included in the determination of such net income (loss) for such period): (1) depreciation and amortization; (2) Interest Expense; (3) income tax expense; (4) non-cash compensation and (5) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including, without limitation, gains and losses from the sale of operating Properties (but not from the sale of Properties developed for the purpose of sale); plus (b) such Person’s pro rata share of EBITDA of its Unconsolidated Affiliates. EBITDA shall be adjusted to remove any impact from straight line rent leveling adjustments required under GAAP, amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805, amortization of deferred financing costs, and non-cash compensation expenses (to the extent such adjustments would otherwise have been included in the determination of EBITDA). For purposes of this definition, nonrecurring items shall be deemed to include (i) transaction costs incurred in connection herewith and the retirement of all or a portion of the Indebtedness under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or Term Loan Credit Agreement, each dated as of March 31, 2015, (ii) gains and losses on early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (iii) non- cash severance and other non-cash restructuring charges and (iv) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP.

“EDGAR” means the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.

“Eligible Property” means a Property which satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) such Property is an Office Property or Studio Property; (b) the Property is 100% owned, or leased under a Ground Lease, by Hudson REIT, the Company and/or a Subsidiary Guarantor; (c) neither such Property, nor any interest of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor therein, is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens, except Permitted Liens described in clause (g) of the definition thereof) or a Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge expressly permitted under Section 10.4); (d) if such Property is owned or leased by a Subsidiary Guarantor (1) none of Hudson REIT’s or the Company’s ownership interest in such Subsidiary Guarantor is subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or to a Negative Pledge (other than a Negative Pledge expressly permitted under Section 10.4); and (2) other than with respect to the Properties that are subject to the Ground Leases set forth on Schedule 5.10(a), Hudson REIT, the Company directly, or indirectly through a Subsidiary, has the right to take the following actions without the need to obtain the consent of any Person: (i) to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of such Property and (ii) to create a Lien on such Property as security for Indebtedness of Hudson REIT, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable; and (e) such Property is free of all structural defects or major architectural deficiencies, title defects, environmental conditions or other adverse matters except for defects, deficiencies, conditions or other matters individually or collectively which are not material to the profitable operation or marketability of such Property. During such time as the owner of any Unencumbered Pool

 

A-4


Property that is a Subsidiary is not required to become a party to a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 9.9, the conditions of this definition requiring that such Unencumbered Pool Property be owned by a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be deemed modified to require that such Unencumbered Pool Property be owned by a Subsidiary.

“Environmental Laws” means all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law relating to environmental protection or the manufacture, storage, remediation, disposal or clean-up of Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, the following: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, any applicable rule of common law relating primarily to the environment or Hazardous Materials, and any analogous or comparable state or local laws, regulations or ordinances that concern Hazardous Materials or protection of the environment.

“Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, whether or not certificated, any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer together with the Company under section 414 of the Code.

“Event of Default” is defined in Section 11.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

A-5


“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any Material Subsidiary (1) holding title to assets that are or are to become within 90 days (subject to extension by the Required Holders) of acquisition or refinancing collateral for any Secured Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and that is (or will be) prohibited from Guaranteeing the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument, or agreement evidencing such Secured Indebtedness or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was included in such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as a condition to the extension of such Secured Indebtedness or (2) prohibited from Guaranteeing the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to a provision of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents which provision was required by a third party equity owner of such Subsidiary or (b) any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company.

“Execution Date” is defined in Section 3.

“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

“FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB.

Financial Covenant means any covenant (whether set forth as a covenant, undertaking, event of default, restriction, prepayment event or other such provision) that requires Hudson REIT, the Company and/or any Subsidiary to:

(a) maintain a specified level of net worth, shareholders’ equity, total assets, unencumbered assets, unencumbered properties, cash flow, net income, occupancy rate or lease term;

(b) maintain any relationship of any component of its capital structure to any other component thereof (including, without limitation, the relationship of indebtedness, subsidiary indebtedness, senior indebtedness, secured indebtedness, unsecured indebtedness, or subordinated indebtedness to total capitalization, total assets, unencumbered assets or to net worth);

(c) maintain any measure of its ability to service its indebtedness (including, without limitation, exceeding any specified ratio of revenues, cash flow, operating income or net income to indebtedness, interest expense, rental expense, capital expenditures and/or scheduled payments of indebtedness); or

(d) restrict the amount or type of its investments;

but in all cases excluding any such covenant that amounts to a negative pledge or a sale of assets limitation.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, a division of Fitch, Inc., or any successor.

“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, the sum of (a) the Interest Expense of such Person for such period, plus (b) the aggregate of all scheduled

 

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principal payments on Indebtedness made by such Person (including, in the case of Hudson REIT, Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of such payments made by any of its Unconsolidated Affiliates) during such period (excluding balloon, bullet or similar payments of principal due upon the stated maturity of Indebtedness), plus (c) the aggregate of all Preferred Dividends paid or accrued by such Person (including, in the case of Hudson REIT, Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of such dividends paid or accrued by any of its Unconsolidated Affiliates) on any Preferred Equity Interest during such period.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is not organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.

“Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America, all or substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests (or equity and debt interests) in a Foreign Subsidiary (or Foreign Subsidiaries).

“Form 10-K” is defined in Section 7.1(b).

“Form 10-Q” is defined in Section 7.1(a).

“Funds From Operations” means, with respect to a Person and for a given period, (a) net income (loss) of such Person determined on a consolidated basis for such period, minus (or plus) (b) gains (or losses) from debt restructuring and sales of property during such period, plus (c) depreciation with respect to such Person’s real estate assets and amortization (other than amortization of deferred financing costs) of such Person for such period, all after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, plus (d) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP. Adjustments for unconsolidated entities will be calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America.

“Governmental Authority” means

(a) the government of

(1) the United States of America or any state or other political subdivision thereof, or

(2) any other jurisdiction in which Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary, or

(b) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.

 

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“Governmental Official” means any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.

“Ground Lease” means a ground lease or sub-lease containing the following terms and conditions: (a) a remaining term (exclusive of any unexercised extension options) of 30 years or more from the Execution Date; provided that the ground leases set forth on Schedule 5.10(a) shall not be subject to this remaining term requirement of at least 30 years; (b) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property without the consent of the lessor, or where the lessor has provided its consent to such encumbrance; (c) the obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage Lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosures, and fails to do so; (d) reasonable transferability of the lessee’s interest under such lease, including ability to sublease; and (e) such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease.

“Guarantors” means Hudson REIT and each Subsidiary Guarantor, and “Guarantor” means any of them.

Guaranty,” “Guaranties,” “Guaranteed” or to “Guarantee” as applied to any obligation means and includes: (a) a guaranty (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), directly or indirectly, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation, or (b) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, and whether or not constituting a guaranty, the practical effect of which is to assure the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of any part or all of such obligation whether by: (1) the purchase of securities or obligations, (2) the purchase, sale or lease (as lessee or lessor) of property or the purchase or sale of services primarily for the purpose of enabling the obligor with respect to such obligation to make any payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of nonperformance) of or on account of any part or all of such obligation, or to assure the owner of such obligation against loss, (3) the supplying of funds to or in any other manner investing in the obligor with respect to such obligation, (4) repayment of amounts drawn down by beneficiaries of letters of credit or (5) the supplying of funds to or investing in a Person on account of all or any part of such Person’s obligation under a Guaranty of any obligation or indemnifying or holding harmless, in any way, such Person against any part or all of such obligation. As the context requires, “Guaranty” shall also mean the guaranty executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 or Section 9.9.

“Guaranty Agreements” means the Parent Guaranty and each Subsidiary Guaranty, and “Guaranty Agreement” means any of them.

“Hazardous Materials” means all or any of the following: (a) substances that are defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable Environmental Laws as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances” or any

 

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other formulation intended to define, list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, “TCLP” toxicity, or “EP toxicity”; (b) oil, petroleum or petroleum derived substances, natural gas, natural gas liquids or synthetic gas and drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources; (c) any flammable substances or explosives or any radioactive materials; (d) asbestos in any form; and (e) electrical equipment which contains any oil or dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of fifty parts per million.

“holder” means, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 13.1, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 8.7, 12, 17.2 and 18 and any related definitions in this Schedule B, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.

“Hudson REIT” means Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or any successor that becomes such in the manner prescribed in Section 10.2.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed; (b) all obligations of such Person, whether or not for money borrowed (1) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (2) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (3) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business which are not past due for more than 30 days or such payables are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been set aside; (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person (including Ground Leases to the extent required under GAAP to be reported as a liability); (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person or any other Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; (g) all obligations of such Person in respect of any equity redemption obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied by the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock)); (h) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; (i) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has Guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for Guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability or exceptions relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events, provided that the obligations under such Guaranty have not become due and payable); (j) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by

 

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(or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; (k) any sale-leaseback transactions or other transaction by which such Person shall remain liable as lessee (or the economic equivalent thereof) of any real or personal property that it has sold or leased to another Person and (l) the Indebtedness of any consolidated Affiliate of such Person and such Person’s Ownership Share of the Indebtedness of any Unconsolidated Affiliate of such Person.

“INHAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(e).

“Institutional Investor” means (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note.

“Interest Expense” means, for any period, without duplication, (a) total interest expense of Hudson REIT, including capitalized interest not funded under a construction loan interest reserve account, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period, plus (b) Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Interest Expense of Unconsolidated Affiliates for such period, but, in each case, excluding any non-cash interest expense (except for the payment-in-kind interest expense) including, but not limited to, amortization of deferred financing costs.

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition or investment (whether or not of a controlling interest) by such Person, by means of any of the following: (a) the purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interest in another Person; (b) a loan, advance or extension of credit to, capital contribution to, Guaranty of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any Indebtedness of, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person; or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute the business or a division or operating unit of another Person. Any binding commitment to make an Investment in any other Person, as well as any option of another Person to require an Investment in such Person, shall constitute an Investment. Except as expressly provided otherwise, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant contained in this Agreement, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

“Lien” as applied to the property of any Person means: (a) any security interest, encumbrance, mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, charge or lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or other security title or encumbrance of any kind in respect of any property of such Person, or upon the income, rents or profits therefrom; (b) any arrangement, express or implied, under which any property of such Person is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified for the purpose of subjecting the same

 

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to the payment of Indebtedness or performance of any other obligation in priority to the payment of the general, unsecured creditors of such Person; and (c) the filing of any financing statement under the UCC or its equivalent in any jurisdiction, other than any precautionary filing not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a lien, including a financing statement filed (1) in respect of a lease not constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation pursuant to Section 9-505 (or a successor provision) of the UCC or its equivalent as in effect in an applicable jurisdiction or (2) in connection with a sale or other disposition of accounts or other assets not prohibited by this Agreement in a transaction not otherwise constituting or giving rise to a lien.

“Make-Whole Amount” is defined in Section 8.6.

“Mandatorily Redeemable Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests, or, at the option of the Person responding to the redemption, for cash in lieu of Equity Interests, or a combination thereof); in each case, on or prior to the latest Maturity Date of any Note.

“Material” means material in relation to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets, properties, or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

“Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of assets by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary in which the assets acquired exceed 10% of the then Total Asset Value (not taking into account such new acquisition).

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, financial condition, assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, (c) the ability of any Guarantor to perform its obligations under its Guaranty Agreement, or (d) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or any Guaranty Agreement.

“Material Credit Facility” means, as to Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary,

(a) (1) the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015 among the Company, various financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and (2) the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015 among the Company, various financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, including in each case any renewals, extensions, amendments, supplements, restatements, replacements or refinancing thereof; and

 

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(b) any other agreement(s) creating or evidencing Recourse Indebtedness entered into on or after the Execution Date by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary, or in respect of which Hudson REIT, the Company or any Subsidiary is an obligor or otherwise provides a Guaranty or other credit support, except for completion and repayment Guaranties in respect of construction financings and customary non-recourse carve-out Guaranties, environmental indemnities and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability; provided that none of the foregoing have become due and payable, and except for recourse to a special purpose entity created solely for the purpose of holding such assets (a “Credit Facility”), in a principal amount outstanding or available for borrowing equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (or the equivalent of such amount in the relevant currency of payment, determined as of the date of the closing of such facility based on the exchange rate of such other currency.

“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary to which more than 3% of Total Asset Value, determined exclusive of cash and Cash Equivalents and exclusive of assets that are owned by (a) Excluded Subsidiaries or (b) Unconsolidated Affiliates, is attributable on an individual basis.

“Maturity Date” with respect to any Note is defined in the first paragraph of such Note.

“Memorandum” is defined in Section 5.3.

“Mixed-Use Property” means any mixed-use project that includes or will include a Retail Property and will also include a multifamily property and/or an Office Property.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor.

“Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by a Person owning an interest in real estate granting a Lien on such interest in real estate as security for the payment of Indebtedness.

“Mortgage Receivable” means a promissory note secured by a Mortgage of which Hudson REIT, the Company or a Subsidiary is the holder and retains the rights of collection of all payments thereunder.

“Most Favored Lender Notice” means, in respect of any Additional Covenant, a written notice from the Company giving notice of such Additional Covenant, including therein a verbatim statement of such Additional Covenant, together with any definitions incorporated therein.

“Multiemployer Plan” means any Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as such term is defined in section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate thereof makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding six plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.

 

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“Negative Pledge” means, with respect to a given asset, any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than this Agreement) which prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on such asset as security for Indebtedness of the Person owning such asset or any other Person; provided that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.

“Net Operating Income” or “NOI” means, for any Property and for a given period, the sum of the following (without duplication and determined on a consistent basis with prior periods): (a) rents and other revenues received in the ordinary course from such Property (including proceeds of rent loss or business interruption insurance, but excluding pre-paid rents and revenues and security deposits except to the extent applied in satisfaction of tenants’ obligations for rent) minus (b) all expenses paid (excluding interest, but including an appropriate accrual for property taxes and insurance) related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of such Property, including but not limited to property taxes, assessments and the like, insurance, utilities, payroll costs, maintenance, repair and landscaping expenses, marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses (including an appropriate allocation for legal, accounting, advertising, marketing and other expenses incurred in connection with such Property, but specifically excluding (1) general overhead expenses of the Company or any Subsidiary and any property management fees; (2) straight line rent leveling adjustments required under GAAP; (3) amortization of intangibles pursuant to FASB ASC 805; and (4) extraordinary or nonrecurring items, including, to the extent allocable to such Property, (i) gains and losses on early extinguishment of Indebtedness, (ii) non-cash severance and other non-cash restructuring charges and (iii) transaction costs of acquisitions not permitted to be capitalized pursuant to GAAP) minus (c) the Capital Reserves for such Property as of the end of such period minus (d) the greater of (1) the actual property management fee paid during such period and (2) an imputed management fee in the amount of 3% of the gross revenues for such Property for such period.

Nonrecourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary non-recourse carve-out Guaranties, environmental indemnities, and other similar customary exceptions to recourse liability, provided that none of the foregoing have become due and payable, and except for recourse to a special purpose entity created solely for the purpose of holding such assets) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness.

“Notes” is defined in Section 1.

“Occupancy Rate” means, with respect to a Property at any time, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the number of square feet of such Property actually leased or occupied by unaffiliated third-party tenants subject to arm’s-length leases as to which no monetary default has occurred and has continued unremedied for 90 or more days to (b) the aggregate number of rentable square feet of such Property.

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“OFAC Listed Person” is defined in Section 5.16(a).

“OFAC Sanctions Program” means any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.

“Off-Balance Sheet Obligations” means liabilities and obligations of Hudson REIT, the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Person in respect of “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act) which Hudson REIT would be required to disclose in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of Hudson REIT’s report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which Hudson REIT is required to file with the SEC.

“Office Property” means a Property improved with a building or buildings the substantial use of which is office space, which may include a Property that is part of a Mixed-Use Property.

“Officer’s Certificate” means, with respect to any Person, a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of such Person whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.

“Ownership Share” means, with respect to any Unconsolidated Affiliate of a Person, the greater of (a) such Person’s relative nominal direct and indirect ownership interest (expressed as a percentage) in such Unconsolidated Affiliate or (b) subject to compliance with Section 7.1(i), such Person’s relative direct and indirect economic interest (calculated as a percentage) in such Unconsolidated Affiliate determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the declaration of trust, articles or certificate of incorporation, articles of organization, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable organizational document of such Unconsolidated Affiliate.

“Parent Guaranty” is defined in Section 2.2.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA or any successor thereto.

“Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (but not a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or contributed by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

“Permitted Liens” means, as to any Person, (a) Liens securing taxes, assessments and other charges or levies imposed by any Governmental Authority (excluding any lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or the claims of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen or landlords for labor, materials, supplies or rentals incurred in the ordinary course of business, which are not at the time required to be paid or discharged under Section 9.4; (b) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges made, in

 

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the ordinary course of business, in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar applicable law or performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature; (c) covenants, conditions, zoning restrictions, easements, rights, restrictions and other encumbrances on title to the real property, which do not materially detract from the value and/or marketability of such property or impair the intended use thereof in the business of such Person; (d) the rights of tenants under leases or subleases not interfering with the ordinary conduct of business of such Person; (e) Liens securing the Notes, (f) Liens in favor of Hudson REIT, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor securing obligations owing by a Subsidiary to Hudson REIT, the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor; (g) purchase money liens so long as no such Lien is spread to cover any property other than that which is purchased and the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is limited to the purchase price and (h) Liens in existence as of the Execution Date and set forth on Schedule 5.10(a) and with respect to any Property that the Company proposes to add to the Unencumbered Pool after the Execution Date, Liens in existence as of the date such Property is proposed to be added to the Unencumbered Pool to the extent that such Liens have been approved by the Required Holders and are set forth on a supplement to Schedule 5.10(a).

“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.

“Plan” means an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to ERISA that is or, within the preceding six years, has been established or maintained, or to which contributions are or, within the preceding six years, have been made or required to be made, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.

“Preferred Dividends” means, for any period and without duplication, all Restricted Payments paid during such period on Preferred Equity Interests issued by the Company or a Subsidiary. Preferred Dividends shall not include dividends or distributions (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests, (b) paid or payable to Hudson REIT, the Company or a Subsidiary, or (c) constituting or resulting in the redemption of Preferred Equity Interests, other than scheduled redemptions not constituting balloon, bullet or similar redemptions in full.

“Preferred Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation or both.

“property” or “properties” means, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.

“Property” means any parcel of real property owned or leased (in whole or in part) or operated by the Company, Hudson REIT, any Subsidiary or any Unconsolidated Affiliate of Hudson REIT and which is located in a state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.

 

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“PTE” is defined in Section 6.2(a).

“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” means each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered this Agreement to the Company and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of this Agreement upon such transfer.

“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.

“QPAM Exemption” is defined in Section 6.2(d).

“Recourse Indebtedness” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money that is not Nonrecourse Indebtedness.

“REIT” means a Person qualifying for treatment as a “real estate investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

“Related Fund” means, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (a) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (b) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.

“Renovation Property” means a Property (a) on which the existing building or other improvements are undergoing renovation and redevelopment that will (1) disrupt the occupancy of at least 40% of the square footage of such Property or (2) temporarily reduce the Net Operating Income attributable to such Property by more than 40% as compared to the immediately preceding comparable prior period or (b) which is acquired with occupancy of less than 60% and on which renovation and redevelopment will be conducted. A Property shall cease to be a Renovation Property, (i) if Renovation Completion occurs at any time during the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of such fiscal quarter or (ii) if Renovation Completion occurs after the first month of a fiscal quarter, at the end of the following fiscal quarter after Renovation Completion. For purposes hereof “Renovation Completion” means the earliest to occur of (A) 12 months after all improvements (other than tenant improvements on unoccupied space) related to the redevelopment of such Property having been substantially completed and (B) such Property achieving an Occupancy Rate of at least 80%.

“Required Holders” means at any time (a) prior to the Closing, the Purchasers, and (b) at any time on or after the Closing, two or more holders (at least one of which holders is not a Related Fund of one other such holder) of more than 50% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (exclusive of Notes then owned by Hudson REIT, the Company or any Affiliate).

 

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“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any Senior Financial Officer and any other officer of such Person with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of this Agreement.

“Restricted Payment” means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of the Company or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend or other distribution payable solely in common Equity Interests; (b) any redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of the Company or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding, except a redemption or such other similar payment payable solely in common Equity Interests; and (c) any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary now or hereafter outstanding.

“Retail Property” means a Property improved with a building or buildings the substantial use of which is retail space, which may include a Property that is part of a Mixed-Use Property.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor.

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States, or any successor thereto.

“Secured Indebtedness” means (without duplication), with respect to a Person as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Person or its Subsidiaries outstanding at such date on a consolidated basis and that is secured in any manner by any Lien, and in the case of Hudson REIT (without duplication), Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of the Secured Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates.

“Securities” or “Security” shall have the meaning specified in section 2(1) of the Securities Act.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

“Senior Financial Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller of such Person.

“Series A Notes” is defined in Section 1.

“Series B Notes” is defined in Section 1.

“Series C Notes” is defined in Section 1.

 

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Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair value and the fair salable value of its assets (excluding any Indebtedness due from any Affiliate of such Person) are each in excess of the fair valuation of its total liabilities (including all contingent liabilities computed at the amount which, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that could reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability); (b) such Person is able to pay its debts or other obligations in the ordinary course as they mature; and (c) such Person has capital not unreasonably small to carry on its business and all business in which it proposes to be engaged.

“Source” is defined in Section 6.2.

“Specified Existing Investors” means The Blackstone Group L.P. and Affiliates thereof.

“Studio Property” means a Property the substantial use of which is production studios, stages, control rooms and/or other audio and video room space, office and other support space, storage facilities and other incidental uses related thereto.

“Subsidiary” means, for any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other individuals performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to a “Subsidiary” is a reference to a Subsidiary of the Company.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” means (a) each Subsidiary that has executed and delivered a Subsidiary Guaranty or (b) if no Subsidiary Guaranties are then required by Section 9.9, (1) each Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to the extent that such Subsidiary is a “Subsidiary Guarantor” or treated as the equivalent under a Material Credit Facility and (2) each Subsidiary that then owns a Property that is part of the Unencumbered Pool.

“Subsidiary Guaranty” is defined in Section 9.9(a)(1).

“Substantial Amount” means, at the time of determination thereof, an amount in excess of 30% of the undepreciated book value of the total consolidated assets at such time of the Company and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis.

“Substitute Purchaser” is defined in Section 21.

“SVO” means the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC or any successor to such Office.

 

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“Taxable REIT Subsidiary” has the meaning given that term in Section 856(1) of the Code.

“Total Asset Value” means the sum of all of the following of Hudson REIT on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis:

(a) cash and Cash Equivalents, plus

(b) for Properties owned for more than four fiscal quarters and not valued pursuant to clauses (c) through (f) of this definition below, the sum of (1) the quotient of NOI of such Properties, if other than Studio Properties, for the most recent two fiscal quarters annualized, divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus (2) the quotient of NOI of such Properties, if Studio Properties, for the most recent four fiscal quarters, divided by the applicable Capitalization Rate, plus

(c) the GAAP book value of Properties acquired during the most recent four fiscal quarters, plus

(d) the GAAP book value of Construction-in-Progress (including land, improvements, indirect costs internally allocated, pre-development costs and development costs), plus

(e) the GAAP book value of all Renovation Properties, plus

(f) the GAAP book value of Unimproved Land, plus

(g) an amount equal to the aggregate book value of Mortgage Receivables.

For avoidance of doubt, no single Property may be valued under more than one of the above clauses at any given time. Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of assets held by Unconsolidated Affiliates (excluding assets of the type described in the immediately preceding clause (a)) will be included in Total Asset Value calculations consistent with the above described treatment for wholly owned assets.

In no event shall a Property valued pursuant to clause (b) of this definition above be less than zero.

For purposes of calculating the Total Asset Value of any Property that is not Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, but that was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, at any time during the previous two full fiscal quarters, the NOI attributable to such Property for purposes of making the calculation in clause (b) of this definition above shall be calculated as follows:

(i) until one full fiscal quarter has elapsed since such Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, the NOI attributable to (A) if such Property achieved Development Completion or Renovation Completion, as applicable, during the first month of the previous fiscal quarter, the NOI attributable to the last two months while such Property was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation

 

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Property, as applicable, shall be annualized and (B) otherwise, the last full fiscal quarter while such Property was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, shall be annualized; and

(ii) after one full fiscal quarter has elapsed since such Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, but before two full fiscal quarters have elapsed since such Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, the NOI of the sum of (A) the NOI attributable to the last full fiscal quarter while such Property was Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, and (B) the NOI attributable to the first full fiscal quarter after the Property ceased being Construction-in-Progress or a Renovation Property, as applicable, shall be annualized.

For purposes of calculating the Total Asset Value, value attributable to investments in the following types of assets in excess of the applicable percentage specified below shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Asset Value:

(a) Mortgages in favor of Hudson REIT, the Company, or any Subsidiary, such that the aggregate book value of Indebtedness secured by such Mortgages exceeds 10% of Total Asset Value;

(b) the aggregate amount of Construction-in-Progress in which Hudson REIT either has a direct or indirect ownership interest such that the aggregate amount thereof exceeds 15% of Total Asset Value. If Construction-in-Progress is owned by an Unconsolidated Affiliate of Hudson REIT, then the product of (1) Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share in such Unconsolidated Affiliate and (2) the amount of Construction-in-Progress, shall be used in calculating such Total Asset Value limitation;

(c) unimproved real estate (which shall include raw land, valued at current book value) such that the aggregate book value of all such unimproved real estate exceeds 5% of Total Asset Value;

(d) Investments in Properties (other than Mortgages) that are not Office Properties or Studio Properties (provided that Investments for purposes of this clause (d) shall not include retail associated with Properties which are primarily Office Properties or Studio Properties) such that the aggregate value in such Investments exceeds 10% of Total Asset Value;

(e) common stock, Preferred Equity, other capital stock, beneficial interest in trust, membership interest in limited liability companies and other equity interests in Persons (other than consolidated Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates), such that the aggregate value of such interests calculated on the basis of the lower of cost or market exceeds 10% of Total Asset Value;

(f) Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates, such that the aggregate value of such Investments (determined in accordance with GAAP) in Unconsolidated Affiliates exceeds 15% of Total Asset Value; and

 

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(g) Investments in Studio Properties, such that the aggregate value of such Investments in Studio Properties exceeds 20% of Total Asset Value.

In addition to the foregoing limitations, the value attributable to investments in the types of assets specified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) in this definition above, in the aggregate, in excess of 25% shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Asset Value.

“Total Liabilities” means all Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of all Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates, other than intercompany Indebtedness owed to Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

“Unconsolidated Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such Person on the consolidated financial statements of such Person.

“Unencumbered Asset Value” means without duplication, the sum of the following:

(a) For each Unencumbered Pool Property owned for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters, the quotient of (1) Unencumbered NOI attributable to such Unencumbered Pool Property (i) if other than a Studio Property, for the most recently ended two fiscal quarters annualized, and (ii) if a Studio Property, for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters, divided by (2) the Capitalization Rate, plus

(b) For each Unencumbered Pool Property acquired within the last four fiscal quarters, the acquisition cost of such Unencumbered Pool Property.

Notwithstanding the above, (A) to the extent that the Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Unencumbered Pool Properties subject to Ground Leases exceeds 30% of total Unencumbered Asset Value (provided that the Metro Park Ground Lease shall not be taken into account when calculating such 30% limitation), such excess shall be excluded from Unencumbered Asset Value; and (B) to the extent that the aggregate rental revenue of the Unencumbered Pool Properties generated from a single tenant or Affiliated tenants in the aggregate exceeds 25%, in each such case, such excess shall be excluded when determining Unencumbered NOI for the purposes of calculating Unencumbered Asset Value. In no event shall a Property valued pursuant to clause (a) of this definition above be less than zero.

“Unencumbered NOI” means, for any period the aggregate NOI from the Unencumbered Pool Properties and all other unencumbered assets for the most recent two fiscal quarters annualized. To the extent that an Unencumbered Pool Property has been owned for at least one month, but not for a full fiscal quarter, the NOI from that Property for such period of ownership will be annualized. If the Property has not been owned for one full month, NOI shall

 

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be based on a pro forma NOI approved by the Required Holders, provided that any pro forma NOI approved by the administrative agents under each Material Credit Facility shall be deemed to be approved by the Required Holders. Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of NOI from unencumbered assets held by its Unconsolidated Affiliates will be included in Unencumbered NOI calculations consistent with the above described treatment for NOI from Unencumbered Pool Properties.

“Unencumbered Pool” means, as of any date of determination, (a) each Eligible Property, plus (b) any Property approved by the Required Holders in writing for inclusion in the Unencumbered Pool as of such date, minus (c) any Eligible Property or portion thereof that is otherwise excluded from the “unencumbered pool” under any Material Credit Facility as of such date.

“Unencumbered Pool Property” means a Property then included in the Unencumbered Pool.

“Unimproved Land” means land on which no development (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) has occurred and for which no development is scheduled in the immediately following 12 months.

“Unsecured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness which is not Secured Indebtedness.

“Unsecured Interest Expense” means, for a given period, all Interest Expense attributable to Unsecured Indebtedness of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of Unsecured Indebtedness of its Unconsolidated Affiliates, in each case for such period. For the purpose of this definition, Interest Expense will be based on actual Unsecured Interest Expense.

“USA PATRIOT Act” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

“U.S. Economic Sanctions” is defined in Section 5.16(a).

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Subsidiary all of the equity interests (except directors’ qualifying shares) and voting interests of which are owned by any one or more of the Company and the Company’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.

 

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FORM OF SERIES A GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

4.34% SERIES A GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

 

No. RA-                                     , 20    
$                PPN 444097 A*0

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. (herein called the Company), a limited partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal sum of          DOLLARS (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on January 2, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.34% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 16th day of June and December in each year, commencing with the June 16th or December 16th next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (1) on any overdue payment of interest and (2) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 6.34% or (ii) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of this Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2015 (as from time to time amended, the Note Purchase Agreement), between the Company and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in

 

SCHEDULE 1(a)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.,
  its general partner
  By  

 

  Its  

 

 

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FORM OF SERIES B GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

4.69% SERIES B GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE DUE DECEMBER 16, 2025

 

No. RB-                                     , 20    
$            PPN 444097 A@8

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. (herein called the “Company”), a limited partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal sum of          DOLLARS (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on December 16, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.69% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 16th day of June and December in each year, commencing with the June 16th or December 16th next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (1) on any overdue payment of interest and (2) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 6.69% or (ii) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2015 (as from time to time amended, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in

 

SCHEDULE 1(b)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.,
  its general partner
  By  

 

  Its  

 

 

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FORM OF SERIES C GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.

4.79% SERIES C GUARANTEED SENIOR NOTE DUE DECEMBER 16, 2027

 

No. RC-                                     , 20    
$                PPN 444097 A#6

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. (herein called the “Company”), a limited partnership organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, hereby promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal sum of          DOLLARS (or so much thereof as shall not have been prepaid) on December 16, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”), with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 4.79% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually, on the 16th day of June and December in each year, commencing with the June 16th or December 16th next succeeding the date hereof, and on the Maturity Date, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (1) on any overdue payment of interest and (2) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum from time to time equal to the greater of (i) 6.79% or (ii) 2.00% over the rate of interest publicly announced by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association from time to time in New York, New York as its “base” or “prime” rate, payable semiannually as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in New York, New York or at such other place as the Company shall have designated by written notice to the holder of Note as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of Senior Notes (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2015 (as from time to time amended, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in

 

SCHEDULE 1(c)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Company will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

This Note is subject to optional prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in the Note Purchase Agreement, but not otherwise.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Company and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.
By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.,
  its general partner
  By  

 

  Its  

 

 

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FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

TO HUDSON REIT AND THE COMPANY

December [    ], 2015

DRAFT

The Purchasers listed on Schedule A hereto

Re: Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 2015 by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. and the Purchasers listed on Schedule A attached hereto

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Company”), in connection with (i) that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 2015 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Purchasers”), under which the Company is issuing on the date hereof (a) $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023 (the “Series A Notes”), (b) $259,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025 (the “Series B Notes”) and (c) $56,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027 (the “Series C Notes”, and collectively with the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes, the “Notes”); and (ii) the other Transaction Documents (as defined below). Capitalized terms defined in the Note Purchase Agreement, used herein and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings given them in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This letter is furnished pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(1) of the Note Purchase Agreement. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “REIT” means Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation; and (2) “Credit Parties” means the REIT and the Company.

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter, except where a specified fact confirmation procedure is stated to have been performed (in which case we have with your consent performed the stated procedure). We have examined, among other things, the following:

 

  a. the Note Purchase Agreement;

 

  b. the Parent Guaranty dated as of the date hereof (the “Parent Guaranty”), executed and delivered by the REIT in favor of the Purchasers and each other holder of Notes;

 

  c. specimen copies of the Notes;

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(1)

(to Note Purchase Agreement


  d. the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 9, 2015 and Amendment No. 2 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November [    ], 2015 (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) among the Company, various financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent; and1

 

  e. the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of November [    ], 2015 (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”, and together with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the “Material Credit Facilities”) among the Company, various financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

The documents described in subsections (a) – (c) above are referred to herein collectively as the “Transaction Documents.”

Except as otherwise stated herein, as to factual matters we have, with your consent, relied upon the foregoing, and upon oral and written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Credit Parties and others, including the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties in the Transaction Documents. We have not independently verified such factual matters.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including any endorsements, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.

We are opining as to the effect on the subject transaction only of the federal laws of the United States and the internal laws of the State of New York, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability to the opinions expressed herein, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.

Except as otherwise stated herein, our opinions herein are based upon our consideration of only those statutes, rules and regulations which, in our experience, are normally applicable to note issuers and guarantors in unsecured private placement transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents. We express no opinion as to any state or federal laws or regulations applicable to the subject transactions because of the legal or regulatory status of any parties to the Transaction Documents or the legal or regulatory status of any of their affiliates. Various issues pertaining to Maryland law are addressed in the opinion of Venable LLP, separately provided to you. We express no opinion with respect to those matters, and to the extent elements of those opinions are necessary to the conclusions expressed herein, we have, with your consent, assumed such matters.

 

1  The term loan credit agreement of March 31, 2015 will be added to this opinion if the facility is not paid-off prior to, or concurrent with, the disbursement of the NPA proceeds.

 

4.4(a)(1)–2


Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, as of the date hereof:

1. With your consent, based solely on certificates from public officials, we confirm that each of the Credit Parties is qualified to do business in the State of California.

2. Each of the Transaction Documents constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of each Credit Party that is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Credit Party in accordance with its terms.

3. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by each Credit Party that is a party thereto, and the consummation by the Credit Parties of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the issuance and repayment of the Notes by the Company pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, and the grant of the guaranty by the REIT pursuant to the Parent Guaranty, do not on the date hereof:

(i) result in a breach of or a default under any of the Material Credit Facilities;

(ii) violate any federal or New York statute, rule, or regulation applicable to the Credit Parties (including, without limitation, Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, assuming the Company complies with the provisions of the Transaction Documents relating to the use of proceeds); or

(iii) require any consents, approvals, or authorizations to be obtained by the Credit Parties from, or any registrations, declarations or filings to be made by the Credit Parties with, any governmental authority under any federal or New York statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Credit Parties.

4. Neither the Company nor the REIT is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

5. No registration of the Notes or the Parent Guaranty under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no qualification of an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, is required for the purchase of the Notes by the Purchasers. We express no opinion, however, as to when or under what circumstances any Notes initially sold to the Purchasers may be reoffered or resold.

We do not express any opinion with respect to the creation, validity, attachment, perfection or priority of any security interest or lien or the effectiveness of any sale or other conveyance or transfer of real or personal property.

 

4.4(a)(1)–3


Our opinions are subject to:

 

  a. the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors;

 

  b. the effects of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith, fair dealing and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought;

 

  c. the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions for the indemnification or exculpation of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification, exculpation or contribution is contrary to public policy; and

 

  d. we express no opinion with respect to (i) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law (except for the validity under the laws of the State of New York, but subject to mandatory choice of law rules and constitutional limitations, of provisions of the Transaction Documents which expressly choose New York as the governing law for the Transaction Documents), jurisdiction (except for the validity under the laws of the State of New York, but subject to mandatory jurisdiction rules and constitutional limitations, of provisions in the Transaction Documents which expressly provide for submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York; unless a court finds such submission to be against public policy, unfair, or unreasonable), venue, service of process, arbitration, remedies or judicial relief; (ii) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights; (iii) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated rights; (iv) covenants not to compete; (v) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies; (vi) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations; (vii) grants of setoff rights; (viii) provisions to the effect that a guarantor is liable as a primary obligor, and not as a surety and provisions purporting to waive modifications of any guaranteed obligation to the extent such modification constitutes a novation; (ix) provisions for the payment of attorneys’ fees where such payment is contrary to law or public policy; (x) proxies, powers and trusts; (xi) except as set forth in numbered paragraph 3(i) of this letter, provisions prohibiting, restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or

 

4.4(a)(1)–4


  transfer of any agreement, right or property; (xii) provisions for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, prepayment or make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty; (xiii) provisions permitting, upon acceleration of any indebtedness, collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon; and (xiv) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.

We express no opinion or confirmation as to federal or state securities laws (except as set forth in numbered paragraphs 4 and 5 of this letter), tax laws, antitrust or trade regulation laws, insolvency or fraudulent transfer laws, antifraud laws, compliance with fiduciary duty requirements, pension or employee benefit laws, usury laws (other than any statute, rule or regulation of the State of New York), environmental laws, margin regulations (except as set forth in numbered paragraph 3(ii) of this letter), laws and regulations relating to commodities trading, futures and swaps; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules; National Futures Association rules; or the rules of any stock exchange, clearing organization, designated contract market or other regulated entity for trading, processing, clearing or reporting transactions in securities, commodities, futures or swaps, export control, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism laws (without limiting other laws or rules excluded by customary practice).

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the opinions expressed above are also subject to the following limitations, exceptions and assumptions:

(i) We have assumed that any conditions to the effectiveness of the Transaction Documents have been satisfied or waived.

(ii) Our opinions expressed herein with respect to the Transaction Documents address only the express terms of such documents (excluding any provisions incorporating any document or agreement, or the provisions of any other document or agreement, that is not a Transaction Document, by reference) and not any other document or agreement, or the provisions of such other document or agreement, incorporated therein or made a part thereof by reference.

With your consent, for purposes of the opinion rendered in numbered paragraph 5, we have assumed that the representations and warranties made by each of the Purchasers contained in the Note Purchase Agreement are accurate and have been and will be complied with. We have also assumed that since the original date of execution thereof, the Note Purchase Agreement has not been amended, restated, modified, supplemented, or terminated and that no rights pursuant thereto have been released, waived, or modified either expressly or by any action or inaction of the parties thereto and that no party has defaulted on its obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement.

Insofar as our opinions require interpretation of the Material Credit Facilities, with your consent, (i) we have assumed that all courts of competent jurisdiction would enforce each Material Credit Facility in accordance with its plain meaning, (ii) we express no opinion with respect to a breach or default under any Material Credit Facility that would occur only upon the happening of a contingency, and (iii) we express no opinion with respect to any matters which require the performance of a mathematical calculation or the making of a financial, valuation or accounting determination.

 

4.4(a)(1)–5


With your consent, except to the extent that we have expressly opined as to such matters with respect to the Credit Parties herein, we have assumed that, (a) the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (b) the Transaction Documents constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (c) the status of the Transaction Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties is not affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.

This letter is furnished only to you and is solely for your benefit in connection with the transactions referenced in the first paragraph. This letter may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or furnished to, assigned to, quoted to or relied upon by any other person, firm or entity for any purpose, without our prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in our discretion. At your request, we hereby consent to reliance hereon by any future transferee of your interest in the Notes under the Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to a transfer that is made and, if required, consented to, in accordance with the express provisions of Section 13.2 of the Note Purchase Agreement, on the condition and understanding that (i) this letter speaks only as of the date hereof, (ii) we have no responsibility or obligation to update this letter, to consider its applicability or correctness to other than its addressee(s), or to take into account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may later become aware, and (iii) any such reliance by a future transferee must be actual and reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time of transfer, including any changes in law, facts or any other developments known to or reasonably knowable by the transferee at such time. In addition, we also hereby consent to your furnishing a copy of this letter to: (i) governmental regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over any person permitted to rely on this letter (including, without limitation, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (ii) attorneys as needed in connection with any legal action arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which a person permitted to rely on this letter is a party, (iii) your counsel and (iv) as required by any order of any court or governmental authority; provided, however, that no such person shall be entitled to rely on this letter.

Very truly yours,

        DRAFT

 

4.4(a)(1)–6


SCHEDULE A

PURCHASERS

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY USA

AXIS REINSURANCE COMPANY

ERIE FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

METLIFE INSURANCE K.K.

UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, A BANKING CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THAT CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 1ST, 2015 BETWEEN NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AS GRANTOR, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.), AS BENEFICIARY, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, AS BENEFICIARY, AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE

SEPARATE ACCOUNT B, A SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY

HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

4.4(a)(1)–7


FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL MARYLAND COUNSEL

TO HUDSON REIT AND THE COMPANY

DRAFT

                         , 2015

Each of the Purchasers (as defined below)

 

Re:   

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have served as Maryland counsel to Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Issuer”), and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation and the sole general partner of the Issuer (the “Company” and, together with the Issuer, the “Notes Parties”), in connection with the issuance by the Issuer of the following series of its notes (collectively, the “Senior Notes”): (a) $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes, due January 2, 2023, (b) $259,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes, due December 16, 2025, and (c) $56,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes, due December 16, 2027, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2015 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Issuer and the purchasers of the Senior Notes listed in Schedule B thereto (the “Purchasers”). This firm did not participate in the negotiation or drafting of the Transaction Documents (as defined herein). This opinion is being delivered to you at the request of the Notes Parties pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(2) of the Purchase Agreement.

In connection with our representation of the Notes Parties, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the “Documents”):

1. The charter of the Company (the “Charter”), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “SDAT”);

2. The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

3. Certificates of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company and the Issuer, dated as of a recent date;

4. The Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Issuer (the “Certificate”), certified by the SDAT;

SCHEDULE 4.4(a)(2)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


Each of the Purchasers

December     , 2015

Page 2

 

5. The Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Issuer, dated April 1, 2015 (the “Partnership Agreement”), among the Company, as general partner, and the persons whose names are listed on Exhibit A thereto as limited partners, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

6. Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company relating to (a) the issuance of the Senior Notes and (b) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;

7. The Purchase Agreement;

8. The Senior Notes, each dated as of the date hereof;

9. The Parent Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Parent Guaranty” and, together with the Purchase Agreement and the Senior Notes, the “Transaction Documents”), by the Company for the benefit of the Purchasers and each other holder of the Senior Notes;

10. A certificate executed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof; and

11. Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein.

In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following:

1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so.

2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Notes Parties) is duly authorized to do so.

3. Each of the parties (other than the Notes Parties) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party’s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and binding and are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms.

4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.

 

4.4(a)(2)-2


Each of the Purchasers

December     , 2015

Page 3

 

As used herein with respect to the Company, the term “Affiliated Capacity” shall mean the Company’s capacity as the general partner of the Issuer.

The phrase “known to us” is limited to the actual knowledge, without independent inquiry, of the lawyers at our firm who have performed legal services in connection with the issuance of this opinion.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:

1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.

2. The Issuer is a limited partnership duly formed and validly existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT.

3. The Company has the corporate power to execute and deliver, in its own capacity or its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in its own capacity or in its Affiliated Capacity and to perform, in such capacity or capacities, its obligations thereunder.

4. The Issuer has the limited partnership power to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder.

5. The execution and delivery by the Company, in its own capacity or its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable, of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in its own capacity or in its Affiliated Capacity, and the performance by the Company, in such capacity or capacities, of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company.

6. The execution and delivery by the Issuer of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership action on the part of the Issuer.

7. Each of Notes Parties, in its own capacity or its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable, has duly executed and, so far as is known to us, delivered the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in its own capacity or in its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable.

8. The execution and delivery by each of the Notes Parties of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in its own capacity or in its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable, do not and the performance by each of the Notes Parties, in such capacity or capacities, of its obligations thereunder will not, (a) conflict with the Charter, the Bylaws, the Certificate or the Partnership Agreement, as applicable, or (b) violate any Maryland law, rule or regulation applicable to the Notes Parties.

 

4.4(a)(2)-3


Each of the Purchasers

December     , 2015

Page 4

 

9. Except for such approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or filings, if any, as may be required under the securities laws of the State of Maryland (as to which we express no opinion) in connection with the offering, issuance, guaranty and sale of the Senior Notes, no approval, authorization, consent or order of, or filing with, any Maryland governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Notes Parties is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Notes Parties, in its own capacity or its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable, of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in its own capacity or in its Affiliated Capacity, as applicable, and the consummation by each of the Notes Parties, in such capacity or capacities, of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the substantive laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, the real estate syndication laws of the State of Maryland, federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers or the laws, codes or regulations of any municipality or other local jurisdiction. We note that the Transaction Documents provide that they shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter. Our opinion expressed in paragraph 8(b) above is based upon our consideration of only those laws, rules or regulations of the State of Maryland, if any, which, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Our opinion expressed in paragraph 9 above is based upon our consideration of only those approvals, authorizations, consents or orders of, or filings with, any governmental authority of the State of Maryland, if any, which, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect of any judicial decision which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.

The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.

This opinion is being furnished to you solely for your benefit in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents. Accordingly, it may not be relied upon by, quoted in any manner to, or delivered to any other person or entity without, in each instance, our prior written consent, except that, without the necessity for any such consent, this opinion may be relied upon by (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Notes Parties, in connection with its opinion of even date herewith relating to the offering, issuance and sale of the Senior Notes, and (ii) your permitted successors, assigns or transferees as holders of the Senior Notes, in each case, as if this opinion were addressed to such party and had been delivered to it on the date hereof; provided however that any such reliance by a future successor,

 

4.4(a)(2)-4


Each of the Purchasers

December     , 2015

Page 5

 

assignee or transferee (collectively “Future Recipients”) must be actual and reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time, including any changes in law or facts or any other developments known to or reasonably knowable by such Future Recipients at such time. You may deliver a copy of this opinion without our prior written consent (a) pursuant to regulatory requirements, to any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over you, (b) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, (c) to your counsel and to your independent auditors, (d) pursuant to any order or legal process of any court or governmental agency and (e) to any potential transferee of any Senior Notes, but no such person shall be entitled to rely upon this opinion.

Very truly yours,

 

4.4(a)(2)-5


FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

TO THE PURCHASERS

The closing opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP, special counsel to the Purchasers, called for by Section 4.4(b) of the Agreement, shall be dated the date of the Closing and addressed to the Purchasers, shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchasers and shall be to the effect that:

1. The Issuer is a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

2. Hudson REIT is a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

3. The Agreement and the Notes being delivered on the date hereof constitute the legal, valid and binding contracts of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their respective terms.

4. The Parent Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid and binding contract of Hudson REIT enforceable against Hudson REIT in accordance with its terms.

5. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes being delivered on the date hereof under the circumstances contemplated by this Agreement do not, under existing law, require the registration of such Notes under the Securities Act or the qualification of an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

The opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP shall also state that the opinions of Latham & Watkins LLP and Venable LLP are satisfactory in scope and form to Schiff Hardin LLP and that, in its opinion, the Purchasers are justified in relying thereon.

The opinion of Schiff Hardin LLP is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States.

With respect to matters of fact upon which such opinion is based, Schiff Hardin LLP may rely on appropriate certificates of public officials and officers of the Issuer and Hudson REIT and upon representations of the Issuer and Hudson REIT and the Purchasers delivered in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes.

SCHEDULE 4.4(b)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


DISCLOSURE MATERIALS

 

1. Investor presentation dated September 2015.

 

2. Spreadsheet titled HPP Property List—Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. Portfolio Summary – June 30, 2015.

 

3. Summary of insurance coverage document titled “HPP PML Executive Summary 9-9-15.”

SCHEDULE 5.3

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY AND OWNERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY STOCK

Part I: Subsidiaries of the Company and Ownership of Subsidiary Stock

(a) Ownership

 

Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

HCTD, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.
HFOP City Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Howard Street Associates LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 275 Brannan, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 9300 Culver, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 901 Market, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 1455 GP, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 1455 Market, LP1    Delaware   

•       55% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

•       100% Non-Economic GP Interest, Hudson 1455 GP, LLC

Hudson 1455 Market Street, LLC    Delaware   

•       100% Non-Director Voting Common and 65% Director Voting Preferred, Hudson 1455 Market, L.P.

•       35% Director Voting Preferred, Hudson 1455 GP, LLC

Hudson 1861 Bundy, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 10950 Washington, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson 9300 Wilshire, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson OP Management, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Capital, LLC    California    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson First Financial Plaza, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

1  Joint Venture Entity.

SCHEDULE 5.4

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

Hudson Media and Entertainment Management, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Rincon Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Rincon Center Commercial, LLC

Hudson Tierrasanta, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Rincon Center Commercial, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC

   Delaware    100% Sunset Studio Holdings, LLC

Sunset Bronson Services, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.

Sunset Gower Entertainment Properties, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Sunset Gower Services, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Services, Inc.

Sunset Studios Holdings, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Met Park North, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Combined/Hudson 9300 Culver, LLC

   Delaware    92.5% Hudson 9300 Culver, LLC

Hudson JW, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson MC Partners, LLC2

   Delaware    65% Hudson JW, LLC

P1 Hudson MC, Partners, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson MC Partners, LLC

P2 Hudson MC Partners, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson MC Partners, LLC

Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Element LA, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Northview, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 625 Second, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson First & King, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Merrill Place, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 801 S. Broadway Participation, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

2  Joint Venture Entity.

 

5.4-2


Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Foothill Research Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Bay Park Plaza, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Metro Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Concourse, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Gateway Place, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Skyport Plaza Land, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Techmart Commerce Center, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Hudson Campus Center, LLC    Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

5.4-3


Entity

  

Jurisdiction

  

Ownership

Hudson Campus Center Land, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 4th and Traction, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC

   Delaware    100% Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

(b) Relevant Agreements with respect to the Company’s Subsidiaries.

Stockholders Agreement by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P. and the Sponsor Stockholders named therein, dated as of April 1, 2015.

Third Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., dated as of April 1, 2015.

 

5.4-4


Part II: Company Affiliates other than Subsidiaries

None.

 

5.4-5


Part III: Directors and Senior Officers of the Company and Hudson REIT

 

Directors of Hudson REIT
Victor J. Coleman
Theodore R. Antenucci
Frank Cohen
Richard B. Fried
Jonathan M. Glaser
Robert L. Harris II
Mark D. Linehan
Robert M. Moran, Jr.
Michael B. Nash
Barry A. Porter
John G. Schreiber

Officers of Hudson REIT

 

Name    Title
Victor J. Coleman    Chief Executive Officer and President
Mark T. Lammas    Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Kay L. Tidwell    General Counsel and Secretary

Directors of the Company

None.

Officers of the Company

None.

 

5.4-6


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Annual Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

2. Annual Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

3. Annual Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

4. Annual Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

5. Annual Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

6. Quarterly Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

7. Quarterly Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

8. Quarterly Report for Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

SCHEDULE 5.5

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 


PROPERTIES; LIENS

Part I: List of Properties, Occupancy, Construction/Renovation Status, Ground Leases

(as of the Execution Date)

 

PROPERTY

NAME

  

ADDRESS

   PERCENT
OCCUPIED
    

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD
OWNER

  

GROUND LEASE

222 Kearny Street and

180 Sutter Street

  

220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and

180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 (San Francisco County )

     84.8%       Hudson 222 Kearny, LLC    Expires 6/14/2054

604 Arizona Avenue

   604 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (Los Angeles County)      100.0%       Hudson 604 Arizona, LLC    N/A

625 Second Street

   625 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (San Francisco County)      56.1%       Hudson 625 Second, LLC    N/A

Del Amo Financial Building

   3501 Sepulveda Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505 (Los Angeles County)      100%       Hudson Del Amo Office, LLC    Expires 6/30/2049

6922 Hollywood Boulevard

   6922 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)      85.7%       Hudson 6922 Hollywood, LLC    N/A

10900 Washington Boulevard

   10900 Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232 (Los Angeles County)      100%       Hudson 10900 Washington, LLC    N/A

Technicolor Building

   6040 & 6060 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)      100%       Hudson 6040 Sunset, LLC    N/A

83 South King Street

   83 South King Street, Seattle, WA, 98104 (King County)      97.0%       Hudson First & King, LLC    N/A

505 First Avenue South

   505 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)      96.5%       Hudson First & King, LLC    N/A

Northview

   20700 44th Avenue West, Lynwood, WA 98036 (Snohomish County)      81.8%       Hudson Northview, LLC    N/A

3401 Exposition Boulevard

   3401 Exposition Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90404 (Los Angeles County)      100%       Hudson 3401 Exposition, LLC    N/A

Merrill Place

   411 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104 (King County)      73.2%       Hudson Merrill Place, LLC    N/A

9300 Wilshire

   9300 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Los Angeles County)      91.5%       Hudson 9300 Wilshire, LLC    Expires 8/14/2032

SCHEDULE 5.10(a)

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 


PROPERTY

NAME

  

ADDRESS

   PERCENT
OCCUPIED
    

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD
OWNER

  

GROUND LEASE

3402 Pico Boulevard (Renovation Property)3

   3402 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Los Angeles County)      0%       Hudson 3402 Pico, LLC    N/A

12655 Jefferson Boulevard

(Renovation Property)4

   12655 Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90066 (Los Angeles County)      0%       Hudson 12655 Jefferson, LLC    N/A

ICON (Development/
Construction in Progress)5

   5800 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 (Los Angeles County)      0%       Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC    N/A

Palo Alto Square

   3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (Santa Clara County)      83.6%       Hudson Palo Alto Square, LLC    Expires 3/15/2045

3400 Hillview

   3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)      100%       Hudson 3400 Hillview Avenue, LLC    Expires 10/31/2040

Embarcadero Place

   2100, 2200, 2300 & 2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (Santa Clara County)      74.3%       Hudson Embarcadero Place, LLC    N/A

Foothill Research Center

   4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)      100%       Hudson Foothill Research Center, LLC    Expires 6/30/2039

Page Mill Center

   1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)      62.7%       Hudson Page Mill Center, LLC    Expires 11/30/2041

Clocktower Square

   600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Santa Clara County)      96.9%       Hudson Clocktower Square, LLC    Expires 9/26/2056

Lockheed

  

3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304

(Santa Clara County)

     91.7%       Hudson 3176 Porter Drive, LLC    Expires 7/31/2040

The Concourse

  

224 & 226 Airport Parkway, and 1731, 1735, 1741, 1745, 1757 & 1759 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110

(Santa Clara County)

     93.6%       Hudson Concourse, LLC    N/A

 

3  Entitlement process underway. Completion date to be determined.
4  Construction underway. Estimated completion Q4-2015.
5  Construction underway. ICON I Tower estimated completion Q4-2016; ICON II Tower estimated completion Q3-2017.

 

5.10(a)-2


PROPERTY

NAME

  

ADDRESS

   PERCENT
OCCUPIED
    

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD
OWNER

  

GROUND LEASE

Gateway Office

  

2001, 2005, 2033, 2045, 2055, 2077 & 2099 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110

(Santa Clara County)

     80.6%       Hudson Gateway Place, LLC    N/A

Metro Plaza

  

25, 101 & 181 Metro Drive, San Jose, CA 95110

(Santa Clara County)

     78.7%       Hudson Metro Plaza, LLC    N/A

1740 Technology

  

1740 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95112

(Santa Clara County)

     99.1%       Hudson 1740 Technology, LLC    N/A

Skyport Plaza

  

1602, 1650, 1652 & 1700 Technology Drive and

50 & 90 Skyport Drive, San Jose, CA 95112

(Santa Clara County)

     99.1%       Hudson Skyport Plaza, LLC    N/A

Techmart Commerce Center

  

5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

(Santa Clara County)

     79.6%       Hudson Techmart Commerce Center, LLC    Expires 5/31/2053

Patrick Henry Drive

(Renovation Property)6

  

3055 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054

(Santa Clara County)

     0.0%       Hudson Patrick Henry Drive, LLC    N/A

Campus Center (Office)

  

115, 135 & 155 North McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035

(Santa Clara County)

     100%       Hudson Campus Center, LLC    N/A

2180 Sand Hill Road

  

2180 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025

(San Mateo County)

     56.0%       Hudson 2180 Sand Hill Road, LLC    N/A

Towers at Shore Center

  

201, 203 & 205 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA 94065

(San Mateo County)

     94.8%       Hudson Towers at Shore Center, LLC    N/A

Skyway Landing

  

955, 959 & 999 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070

(San Mateo County)

     84.5%       Hudson Skyway Landing, LLC    N/A

Shorebreeze

  

255 & 275 Shoreline Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065

(San Mateo County)

     66.5%       Hudson Shorebreeze, LLC    N/A

555 Twin Dolphin Plaza

  

555 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065

(San Mateo County)

     88.9%       Hudson 555 Twin Dolphin Plaza    N/A

333 Twin Dolphin Plaza

  

333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, Redwood City, CA 94065

(San Mateo County)

     73.5%       Hudson 333 Twin Dolphin Plaza, LLC    N/A

Bayhill Office Center

  

999, 1001 & 1111 Bayhill Drive, 950 Elm Avenue and 1100 Grundy Lane, San Bruno, CA 94066

(San Mateo County)

     89.0%       Hudson Bayhill Office Center, LLC    N/A

 

6  Design/permitting processes underway. Completion date to be determined.

 

5.10(a)-3


PROPERTY

NAME

  

ADDRESS

   PERCENT
OCCUPIED
    

FEE AND/OR LEASEHOLD

OWNER

  

GROUND LEASE

Peninsula Office Park

  

2600, 2655, 2755, 2800, 2929, 2955 & 2988 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403

(San Mateo County)

     80.2%       Hudson Peninsula Office Park, LLC    N/A

Metro Center

  

919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404

(San Mateo County)

     57.5%       Hudson Metro Center, LLC    Expires 4/29/2054

One Bay Plaza

  

1350 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA 94010

(San Mateo County)

     75.0%       Hudson One Bay Plaza, LLC    N/A

875 Howard Street

   875 & 899 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (San Francisco County)      80.0%       Howard Street Associates LLC    N/A

275 Brannan

  

275 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

(San Francisco County)

     100%       Hudson 275 Brannan, LLC    N/A

4th & Traction (Renovation Property)7

  

963 East 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

(Los Angeles County)

     0.0%       Hudson 4th & Traction, LLC    N/A

405 Mateo (Renovation Property)8

  

405 Mateo, Los Angeles, CA 90013

(Los Angeles County)

     0.0%       Hudson 405 Mateo, LLC    N/A

1003 4th Place(Renovation Property)9

  

1003 East 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013

(Los Angeles County)

     0.0%       Hudson 1003 4th Place, LLC    N/A

 

7  Design/permitting underway. Completion date to be determined.
8  Design/permitting underway. Completion date to be determined.
9  Design/permitting underway. Completion date to be determined.

 

5.10(a)-4


Part II: Eligible Properties

(as of the Execution Date)

Eligible Properties

 

222 Kearny Street and 180 Sutter Street
604 Arizona Avenue
875 Howard Street
Technicolor Building
Northview
625 Second Street
3401 Exposition Boulevard
Merrill Place
505 First Avenue South
83 South King Street
10900 Washington Boulevard
3402 Pico Boulevard
12655 Jefferson Boulevard
6922 Hollywood Blvd.
Palo Alto Square
3400 Hillview
Embarcadero Place
Foothill Research Center
Page Mill Center
Clocktower Square
Lockheed
The Concourse
Gateway Office
Metro Plaza
1740 Technology
Skyport Plaza
Techmart Commerce Center
Patrick Henry Drive
Campus Center (Office)
2180 Sand Hill Road
Towers at Shore Center
Skyway Landing
Shorebreeze
555 Twin Dolphin Plaza
333 Twin Dolphin Plaza
Bayhill Office Center
Peninsula Office Park

 

5.10(a)-5


Metro Center
One Bay Plaza
275 Brannan
405 Mateo
1003 4th Place
4th & Traction

 

5.10(a)-6


Part III: Unencumbered Pool Properties

(as of the Execution Date)

Unencumbered Pool Properties

 

222 Kearny Street and 180 Sutter Street
604 Arizona Avenue
875 Howard Street
Technicolor Building
Northview
625 Second Street
3401 Exposition Boulevard
Merrill Place
505 First Avenue South
83 South King Street
12655 Jefferson Boulevard
Palo Alto Square
3400 Hillview
Embarcadero Place
Foothill Research Center
Page Mill Center
Clocktower Square
Lockheed
The Concourse
Gateway Office
Metro Plaza
1740 Technology
Skyport Plaza
Techmart Commerce Center
Patrick Henry Drive
Campus Center (Office)
2180 Sand Hill Road
Towers at Shore Center
Skyway Landing
Shorebreeze
555 Twin Dolphin Plaza
333 Twin Dolphin Plaza
Bayhill Office Center
Peninsula Office Park
Metro Center
One Bay Plaza
10900 Washington Boulevard

 

5.10(a)-7


3402 Pico Boulevard
275 Brannan
6922 Hollywood Boulevard
405 Mateo

1003 4th Place

4th & Traction

Liens

None.

 

5.10(a)-8


EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

(As of September 30, 2015)

 

Obligation

  

Collateral

   Outstanding Balance     

Guarantees10

The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015, among the Company, various financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

   None.    $ 105,000,000 11     Payment and Performance Guaranty by Hudson REIT.

The Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015, among the Company, various financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

   None.    $ 460,000,000 12     Payment and Performance Guaranty by Hudson REIT.

Mortgage loan secured by Sunset Gower Entertainment Properties, LLC and Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC

  

Sunset Gower

1438 N. Gower Street

Hollywood, CA 90028

(Los Angeles County)

 

Sunset Bronson

5800 Sunset Blvd.

Hollywood, CA 90028

(Los Angeles County)

   $ 97,000,000       Partial Payment & Carve-Out Guaranty.

Mortgage loan secured by Hudson Rincon Center, LLC

  

121 Spear Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

(San Francisco County)

   $ 102,920,270       Transfer Tax Indemnity Letter.

 

10  Unless otherwise indicated, Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. is the Guarantor/Indemnitor with respect to each of the listed Obligations.
11  Subsequent to September 30, 2015, the loan balance was paid down by $20.0 million. Current balance is $85,000,000.
12  Subsequent to September 30, 2015, the loan balance was paid down by $85.0 million. Current balance is $375,000,000

SCHEDULE 5.15

(to Note Purchase Agreement)

 


Mortgage loan secured by Hudson 10950 Washington, LLC

  

10912 & 10950 West Washington Blvd.

Culver City, CA 90232

(Los Angeles County)

   $ 28,525,276      None.

Mortgage loan secured by Hudson 901 Market, LLC

  

901 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(San Francisco County)

   $ 30,000,000      Partial Payment & Completion Guarantee.

Mortgage loan secured by P1 Hudson MC Partners, LLC (Pinnacle I)

  

3400 West Olive Avenue

Burbank CA 91505

(Los Angeles County)

   $ 129,000,000      None.

Mortgage loan secured by P2 Hudson MC Partners, LLC (Pinnacle II)

  

3300 West Olive Avenue

Burbank, CA 91505

(Los Angeles County)

   $ 86,537,136      None.

Mortgage loan secured by Hudson Met Park North, LLC

  

1220 Howell Street

Seattle, WA 98101

(King County)

   $ 64,500,000      None.

Mortgage loan secured by Hudson Element LA, LLC

  

1861, 1901, 1925 & 1933 South Bundy Drive

12333 W. Olympic Blvd.

Los Angeles, California 90025

   $ 83,106,785 13    Partial Payment & Completion Guarantee.

 

13  Subsequent to September 30, 2015, this loan was refinanced with a 10-year, $168,000,000, financing.

 

5.15-2


SCHEDULE B

INFORMATION RELATING TO PURCHASERS

 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   A    $21,100,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    002-2-410591
Account Name:    Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.34% Due January 2, 2023

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

SCHEDULE B

(to Note Purchase Agreement)


(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 13-5581829

 

B-2


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   A    $2,700,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    323-8-90946
Account Name:    General American Life Insurance Company
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.34%, due January 2, 2023

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

B-3


(5) Delivery of the Notes:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 43-0285930

 

B-4


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   A    $6,200,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    910-2-587434
Account Name:    MetLife Insurance Company USA
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., 4.34% Due January 2, 2023

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

B-5


(5) Delivery of the Notes:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0566090

 

B-6


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AXIS REINSURANCE COMPANY

11680 Great Oaks Way, Suite 500

Alpharetta, GA 30022 USA

   A    $20,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    BNY Mellon
SWIFT:    IRVTUS3NAMS
ABA No.:    021000018
Account No.:    558155
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.4.34%, Due January 2, 2023

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

AXIS Reinsurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902, 10 Park Avenue

Morristown, NJ 07962-1902

Attention: Managing Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

AXIS Reinsurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

B-7


With a copy to:

AXIS Reinsurance Company c/o AXIS Capital

Jamie Steeves

AXIS House

92 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke HM08 Bermuda

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

The Depository Trust Company

570 Washington Blvd – 5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

ATTN: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department (Reference: Account No. 558155) [**Include transmittal letter signed by Axis**]

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: Hare & Co

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 51-0434766

 

B-8


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   B    $90,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    002-2-410591
Account Name:    Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69% Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

B-9


(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 13-5581829

 

B-10


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   B    $10,300,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    323-8-90946
Account Name:    General American Life Insurance Company
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

B-11


(5) Delivery of the Notes:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 43-0285930

 

B-12


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   B    $18,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    910-2-587434
Account Name:    MetLife Insurance Company USA
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., 4.69% Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0566090

 

B-14


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   B    $4,500,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    496577268
Account Name:    Metropolitan Life Insurance Company-Separate Account 728
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69% Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 13-5581829

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

ERIE FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

100 Erie Insurance Place

Erie, PA 16530

   B    $3,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
ABA:    011001234
Account No.:    0000048771
Ref:    EFL-MetLife, EIRF6021912 – Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, Due
   December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Erie Family Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Erie Family Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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With a copy to:

Erie Family Life Insurance Company

Mr. Bradley Postema, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

100 Erie Insurance Place

Erie, PA 16530

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

The Depository Trust Company

570 Washington Blvd – 5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

ATTN: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: Mac & Co, LLC

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 25-1186315

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METLIFE INSURANCE K.K.

4-1-3, Taihei, Sumida-ku

Tokyo, 130-0012 JAPAN

   B    $2,200,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    Citibank New York
   111 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (USA)
ABA Routing #:    021000089
Acct No./DDA:    30872002
Acct Name:    METLIFE PP USDF
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]; [email protected]; and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Alico Asset Management Corp. (Japan)

Administration Department

ARCA East 7F, 3-2-1 Kinshi

Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0013 Japan

Attention: Administration Dept. Manager

With a copy to:

MetLife Insurance K.K.

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

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(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

MetLife Insurance K.K.

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

MetLife Insurance K.K.

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 98-1037269 (USA) and 00661996 (Japan)

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

c/o Jane Kipper

5700 Broadmoor

Suite 1000

Mission, KS 66202

   B    $17,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    Bank of New York Mellon
ABA Routing #:    021000018
Account No.:    GLA 111566
Ref:    FRGECSS PP – Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

The Depository Trust Company

570 Washington Blvd – 5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

ATTN: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department (FFC No. 127043, FRGECSS PP)

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: Hare & Co.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 310252460

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

777 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200

Bellevue, WA 98004-5135

   B    $12,500,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase
ABA:    021-000-021
Account No.:    9009000200
FFC:    P89526, Symetra Life Indexed Annuity 170 – Met Private
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Management, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

PO Box 1902, 10 Park Avenue

Morristown, NJ 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Management, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Securities Investments (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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With a copy to:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Attn: Nate Zaientz

200 Hubbard Road

Guilford, CT 06437

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Attn: Nate Zaientz

200 Hubbard Road

Guilford, CT 06437

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: CUDD and CO

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 91-0742147

 

B-24


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

777 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200

Bellevue, WA 98004-5135

   B    $5,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase
ABA:    021-000-021
Account No.:    9009000200
FFC:    P89530, Symetra Life Universal Life 191 – Met Private
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Management, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

PO Box 1902, 10 Park Avenue

Morristown, NJ 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Management, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Securities Investments (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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With a copy to:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Attn: Nate Zaientz

200 Hubbard Road

Guilford, CT 06437

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Attn: Nate Zaientz

200 Hubbard Road

Guilford, CT 06437

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: CUDD and CO

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 91-0742147

 

B-26


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

777 108th Avenue NE, Suite 1200

Bellevue, WA 98004-5135

   B    $12,500,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase
ABA:    021-000-021
Account No.:    9009000200
FFC:    P89536, Symetra Life Deferred Annuity 196 – Met Private
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.69%, Due December 16, 2025

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Management, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

PO Box 1902, 10 Park Avenue

Morristown, NJ 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Management, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Securities Investments (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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With a copy to:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Attn: Nate Zaientz

200 Hubbard Road

Guilford, CT 06437

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Symetra Life Insurance Company

Attn: Nate Zaientz

200 Hubbard Road

Guilford, CT 06437

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: CUDD and CO

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 91-0742147

 

B-28


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   C    $29,500,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    002-2-410591
Account Name:    Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.79% Due December 16, 2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 13-5581829

 

B-30


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   C    $3,300,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    323-8-90946
Account Name:    General American Life Insurance Company
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.79%, due December 16, 2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

General American Life Insurance Company

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 43-0285930

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   C    $5,900,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    910-2-587434
Account Name:    MetLife Insurance Company USA
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., 4.79% Due December 16, 2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

MetLife Insurance Company USA

c/o Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0566090

 

B-34


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

1095 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

   C    $1,500,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    JPMorgan Chase Bank
ABA Routing #:    021-000-021
Account No.:    496577268
Account Name:    Metropolitan Life Insurance Company-Separate Account 728
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., 4.79%, Due December 16, 2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 13-5581829

 

B-36


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

ERIE FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

100 Erie Insurance Place

Erie, PA 16530

   C    $1,800,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
ABA:    011001234
Account No.:    0000048771
Ref:    EFL-MetLife, EIRF6021912 – Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.79%, Due
   December 16, 2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Erie Family Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Erie Family Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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With a copy to:

Erie Family Life Insurance Company

Mr. Bradley Postema, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer

100 Erie Insurance Place

Erie, PA 16530

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

The Depository Trust Company

570 Washington Blvd – 5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

ATTN: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: Mac & Co, LLC

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 25-1186315

 

B-38


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

METLIFE INSURANCE K.K.

4-1-3, Taihei, Sumida-ku

Tokyo, 130-0012 JAPAN

   C    $700,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    Citibank New York
   111 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (USA)
ABA Routing #:    021000089
Acct No./DDA:    30872002
Acct Name:    METLIFE PP USDF
Ref:    Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.79%, Due December 16, 2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]; [email protected]; and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Alico Asset Management Corp. (Japan)

Administration Department

ARCA East 7F, 3-2-1 Kinshi

Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0013 Japan

Attention: Administration Dept. Manager

With a copy to:

MetLife Insurance K.K.

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

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(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

MetLife Insurance K.K.

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

MetLife Insurance K.K.

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments Law

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: John Jasey, Esq.

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 98-1037269 (USA) and 00661996 (Japan)

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

UNION FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

c/o Jane Kipper

5700 Broadmoor

Suite 1000

Mission, KS 66202

   C    $7,300,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

 

Bank Name:    Bank of New York Mellon
ABA Routing #:    021000018
Account No.:    GLA 111566
Ref:    FRGECLTC – Hudson Pacific Properties, 4.79%, Due December 16,2027

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including issuer, PPN#, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, interest, make whole amount or otherwise. For all payments other than scheduled payments of principal and interest, the Company shall seek instructions from the holder, and in the absence of instructions to the contrary, will make such payments to the account and in the manner set forth above.

 

(2) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(3) Address for all other communications and notices:

Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC

Investments, Private Placements

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: William Gardner, Director

 

(4) Send a copy of all communications and notices other than financial statements to:

Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company

c/o MetLife Investment Advisors LLC

P.O. Box 1902

10 Park Avenue

Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1902

Attention: Chief Counsel-Investments Law (PRIV)

Email: [email protected]

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

The Depository Trust Company

570 Washington Blvd – 5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

ATTN: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department (FFC No. 127042, FRGECLTC)

With a copy to: [email protected] and [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: Hare & Co.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 310252460

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

   SERIES    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE  PURCHASED

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

   B    $21,100,000

(Tax I.D. No. 13-5582869)

 

(1) All payments by wire or intrabank transfer of immediately available funds to:

JPMorgan Chase Bank

New York, New York 10019

ABA No. 021-000-021

Credit: New York Life Insurance Company

General Account No. 008-9-00687

with sufficient information (including issuer, PPN number, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, premium, or interest) to identify the source and application of such funds.

All notices of payments, written confirmations of such wire transfers and any audit confirmation:

New York Life Insurance Company

c/o NYL Investors LLC

51 Madison Avenue

2nd Floor, Room 208

New York, New York 10010-1603

 

Attention:    Investment Services
   Private Group
   2nd Floor
   Fax #: 908-840-3385

with a copy sent electronically to:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Any changes in the foregoing payment instructions shall be confirmed by e-mail to [email protected] prior to becoming effective.

 

(2) All other communications:

New York Life Insurance Company

c/o NYL Investors LLC

51 Madison Avenue

2nd Floor, Room 208

New York, New York 10010

 

Attention:    Private Capital Investors
   2nd Floor
   Fax #: 908-840-3385

with a copy sent electronically to:

[email protected]

[email protected]

and with a copy of any notices regarding defaults or Events of Default under the operative documents to:

 

Attention:    Office of General Counsel
   Investment Section, Room 1016
   Fax #: (212) 576-8340

 

(3) Note(s) to be registered in the name of: New York Life Insurance Company

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY CORPORATION    B    $50,000,000

                                                                                              (Tax I D. No. 13-3044743)

 

(1) All payments by wire or intrabank transfer of immediately available funds to:

JPMorgan Chase Bank

New York, New York

ABA No. 021-000-021

Credit: New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation

General Account No. 323-8-47382

with sufficient information (including issuer, PPN number, interest rate, maturity and whether payment is of principal, premium, or interest) to identify the source and application of such funds.

All notices of payments, written confirmations of such wire transfers and any audit confirmation:

New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation

c/o NYL Investors LLC

51 Madison Avenue

2nd Floor, Room 208

New York, New York 10010-1603

 

Attention:    Investment Services
   Private Group
   2nd Floor
   Fax #: 908-840-3385

with a copy sent electronically to:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Any changes in the foregoing payment instructions shall be confirmed by e-mail to [email protected] prior to becoming effective.

 

(2) All other communications:

New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation

c/o NYL Investors LLC

51 Madison Avenue

2nd Floor, Room 208

New York, New York 10010-1603

 

Attention:    Private Capital Investors
   2nd Floor
   Fax#: 908-840-3385

with a copy sent electronically to:

[email protected]

[email protected]

and with a copy of any notices regarding defaults or Events of Default under the operative documents to:

 

Attention:    Office of General Counsel
   Investment Section, Room 1016
   Fax#: (212)576-8340

 

(3) Note(s) to be registered in the name of: New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corporation

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

   SERIES    PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED
   B    $7,900,000

The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized under the laws of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee under that certain Trust Agreement dated as of July 1st, 2015 between New York Life Insurance Company, as Grantor, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), as Beneficiary, John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, as Beneficiary, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee

(Note(s) to be registered in the name of “Hare & Co, LLC.”)

(Tax I.D. No. 136062916)

 

  (1) All payments by wire or intrabank transfer of immediately available funds to:

The Bank of New York Mellon

ABA 021-000-018

GLA111566

f/f/c NEW YORK LIFE JH CLOSE PRIVATE 1804

Payments should include the following information in the field for details of payment: CUSIP, Security Description (if the CUSIP is not available), Rate, Maturity, Principal amount, Interest amount.

All notices of payments, written confirmations of such wire transfers and any audit confirmation:

BNY Mellon

US Income

2 Hanson Place

Private placement Dept 10th floor

Brooklyn, NY 11217

with a copy sent electronically to:

[email protected]

Any changes in the foregoing payment instructions shall be confirmed by e-mail to Purisima. [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] prior to becoming effective.

 

  (2) All other communications:

New York Life Insurance Company

c/o NYL Investors LLC

51 Madison Avenue

2nd Floor, Room 208

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Private Capital Investors

                  2nd Floor

                  Fax #. 908-840-3385

with a copy sent electronically to:

[email protected]

[email protected]

and with a copy of any notices regarding defaults or Events of Default under the operative documents to:

 

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Attention:    Office of General Counsel
   Investment Section, Room 1016
   Fax #: (212) 576-8340

 

(3) Note(s) to be registered in the name of: Hare & Co, LLC.

 

(4) Physical address for notes delivery.

Address for Mailing Certificates:

The Depository Trust Company

570 Washington Blvd - 5th floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Attn: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department

Account # 491610 New York Life JH Close Private 1804

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

SEPARATE ACCOUNT B, A SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

   A    $2,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

JP Morgan Chase

4 New York Plaza

New York New York 10004

Bank ABA No. 021000021

Chase NYC/Cust

A/C # 900-9-000200 for F/C/T - G01050-BPP

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.34% DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza - NP-A

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8875/8876

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention:     Physical Receive Department

                     (Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

Custody Account Number: G01050-BPP must appear on outside of envelope

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0974148

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

   A    $4,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

JP Morgan Chase

4 New York Plaza

New York New York 10004

Bank ABA No. 021000021

Chase NYC/Cust

A/C # 900-9-000200 for F/C/T - G06956-EBD

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.34% DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza - NP-A

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8875/8876

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention:     Physical Receive Department

                     (Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

Custody Account Number: G06956-EBD must appear on outside of envelope

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0838648

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

   A   

$5,000,000

$3,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

JP Morgan Chase

4 New York Plaza

New York New York 10004

Bank ABA No. 021000021

Chase NYC/Cust

A/C # 900-9-000200 for F/C/T - G06239-HAI

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.34% DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza - NP-A

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8875/8876

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention:     Physical Receive Department

                     (Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

Custody Account Number: G06239-HAI must appear on outside of envelope

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0383030

 

B-52


NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

   A    $5,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

JP Morgan Chase

4 New York Plaza

New York New York 10004

Bank ABA No. 021000021

Chase NYC/Cust

A/C # 900-9-000200 for F/C/T - G06266-HUN

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.34% DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza - NP-A

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8875/8876

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention:     Physical Receive Department

                     (Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

Custody Account Number: G06266-HUN must appear on outside of envelope

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-1222527

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

   A    $3,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

JP Morgan Chase

4 New York Plaza

New York New York 10004

Bank ABA No. 021000021

Chase NYC/Cust

A/C # 900-9-000200 for F/C/T - G12994-PA2

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.34% DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza - NP-A

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8875/8876

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention:     Physical Receive Department

                     (Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

Custody Account Number: G12994-PA2 must appear on outside of envelope

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-1052598

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

   A    $5,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

JP Morgan Chase

4 New York Plaza

New York New York 10004

Bank ABA No. 021000021

Chase NYC/Cust

A/C # 900-9-000200 for F/C/T - G06617-SUR

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.34% DUE JANUARY 2, 2023

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza - NP-A

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8875/8876

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 Chase Metrotech Center, 3rd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001

Attention:     Physical Receive Department

                     (Use Willoughby Street Entrance)

Custody Account Number: G06617-SUR must appear on outside of envelope

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 06-0974148

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN

7373 West Saginaw Highway

Lansing, MI 48917

   C   

$5,000,000

$1,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

Bank: Comerica Bank/Trust Operations

AC: 2158598532

BNF: Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of Michigan

AC: 1085001633

Bank Routing Number: 111000753

DTC Number: 2108

Institutional I.D.: 48156

Agent Bank I.D.: 19143

Attn: Bond Interest /Principal - HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES L.P.; 4.79% DUE DECEMBER 16, 2027

PPN #            Prin $            Int $             

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of Michigan

7373 West Saginaw Highway

Lansing, MI 48917

Attention: Travis M. Lower

Telephone No.: (517) 679-4713

Facsimile No.: (517) 323-6554

E-mail Address: [email protected]

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected] and [email protected], subject to confirming copy of notice being sent same day by recognized international commercial delivery service (charges prepaid) the address listed below in item (4).

 

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(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Hartford Investment Management Company

c/o Investment Operations

Regular Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1744

Hartford, CT 06144-1744

Overnight Mailing Address:

One Hartford Plaza, NP5-B

Hartford, Connecticut 06155

Telefacsimile: (860)297-8884

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Comerica Bank

411 W. Lafayette

Detroit, MI 48226

Mail Code 3531

Attn: Trust Asset Control

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: None.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 38-6056370

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

9800 Fredericksburg Road

San Antonio, TX 78288

   A    $10,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

Northern Chgo/Trust

ABA#071000152

Credit Wire Account # 5186061000

26-11037/ USAA

With sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including the issuer name, the PPN of the issue, interest rate, payment due date, maturity date, interest amount, principal and premium amount.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Ell & Co

c/o Northern Trust Company

PO Box 92395

Chicago, IL 60675-92395

Attn: Income Collections

Please include the cusip and shares/par for the dividend/interest payment

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Donna Baggerly

VP Insurance Portfolios

9800 Fredericksburg Road

San Antonio, TX 78288

(210) 498-5195

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Newport Office Center

570 Washington Blvd.

5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Attn: Tanya Stackhouse-Bowen or Robert Mendez

Reference: Northern Trust Account # 26-11037/ USAA

212-855-2484

 

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With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: ELL & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 74-0959140

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF

NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

9800 Fredericksburg Road

San Antonio, TX 78288

   A    $5,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

Northern Chgo/Trust

ABA#071000152

Credit Wire Account # 5186061000

26-11038/CIC

With sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds, including the issuer name, the PPN of the issue, interest rate, payment due date, maturity date, interest amount, principal and premium amount.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Ell & Co

c/o Northern Trust Company

PO Box 92395

Chicago, IL 60675-92395

Attn: Income Collections

Please include the cusip and shares/par for the dividend/interest payment

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Donna Baggerly

VP Insurance Portfolios

9800 Fredericksburg Road

San Antonio, TX 78288

(210) 498-5195

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Newport Office Center

570 Washington Blvd.

5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Attn: Tanya Stackhouse-Bowen or Robert Mendez

Reference: Northern Trust Account # 26-11038/CIC

212-855-2484

 

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With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: ELL & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 59-3019540

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

700 Newport Center Drive, 3rd Floor

Newport Beach, CA 92660

   A   

$5,000,000

$5,000,000

$5,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

The Bank of New York Mellon

ABA# 011001234

DDA 0000125261

Attn: MBS Income CC: 1253

A/C Name: Pacific Life General Account

A/C Number: PLCF1810132

Ref: Security Description and PPN

with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such funds.

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

Mellon Trust

Attn: Pacific Life Accounting Team

One Mellon Bank Center

Room 0930

Pittsburgh, PA 15259

With a copy to:

Pacific Life Insurance Company

Attn: IM – Cash Team

700 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660-6397

Fax: 949-718-5845

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

Pacific Life Insurance Company

Attn: Kevin Liang – Real Estate Investments

700 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660-6397

Fax: (949) 219-5174

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

The Depository Trust Company

Attn: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department

570 Washington Blvd – 5th Floor

Jersey City, NJ 07310

Contact Name & Phone: Robert Ferraro (212) 635-1299

A/C Name: Pacific Life General Account

A/C #: PLCF1810132

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: Mac & Co., as nominee for Pacific Life Insurance Company

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 95-1079000

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

   A    $2,250,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

US Bank, N.A.

Trust Services

60 Livingston Ave., St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

ABA #091000022

Beneficial Account #180183083765

FFC to American Family Trust Account #191050973661 for AFLIC-Traditional Cash & Privates

Credit for PPN: 444097 A*0

 

Accompanying Information:   
Name of Issuer:    Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Description of Security:    4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023
PPN:    444097 A*0

Due date and application (as among principal, premium and interest) of the payment being made

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

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With a copy of all notices regarding Audit Confirmations to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Private Placements

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

US Bank Milwaukee, N.A.

Attn: Julie Wiza (MK-WI-T15C)

Trust Officer, Account Manager

777 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: BAND & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-6040365

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

   A    $600,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

US Bank, N.A.

Trust Services

60 Livingston Ave., St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

ABA #091000022

Beneficial Account #180183083765

FFC to American Family Trust Account #191050973667 for AFLIC-UL Cash and Privates

Credit for PPN: 444097 A*0

 

Accompanying Information:   
Name of Issuer:    Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Description of Security:    4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023
PPN:    444097 A*0

Due date and application (as among principal, premium and interest) of the payment being made

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

With a copy of all notices regarding Audit Confirmations to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Private Placements

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

US Bank Milwaukee, N.A.

Attn: Julie Wiza (MK-WI-T15C)

Trust Officer, Account Manager

777 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: BAND & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-6040365

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

   A    $150,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

US Bank, N.A.

Trust Services

60 Livingston Ave., St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

ABA #091000022

Beneficial Account #180183083765

FFC to American Family Trust Account #191050973663 for AFLIC-Par Cash & Privates

Credit for PPN: 444097 A*0

Accompanying Information:

Name of Issuer:    Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Description of Security:    4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023
PPN:    444097 A*0

Due date and application (as among principal, premium and interest) of the payment being made

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

With a copy of all notices regarding Audit Confirmations to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Private Placements

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

US Bank Milwaukee, N.A.

Attn: Julie Wiza (MK-WI-T15C)

Trust Officer, Account Manager

777 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: BAND & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-6040365

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

   B    $3,750,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

US Bank, N.A.

Trust Services

60 Livingston Ave., St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

ABA #091000022

Beneficial Account #180183083765

FFC to American Family Trust Account #191050973661 for AFLIC-Traditional Cash & Privates

Credit for PPN: 444097 A@8

Accompanying Information:

Name of Issuer:    Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Description of Security:    4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due Dec. 16, 2025
PPN:    444097 A@8

Due date and application (as among principal, premium and interest) of the payment being made

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

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With a copy of all notices regarding Audit Confirmations to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Private Placements

 

(5) Delivery of the Notes:

US Bank Milwaukee, N.A.

Attn: Julie Wiza (MK-WI-T15C)

Trust Officer, Account Manager

777 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: BAND & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-6040365

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

   B    $1,000,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

US Bank, N.A.

Trust Services

60 Livingston Ave., St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

ABA #091000022

Beneficial Account #180183083765

FFC to American Family Trust Account #191050973667 for AFLIC-UL Cash and Privates

Credit for PPN: 444097 A@8

Accompanying Information:

Name of Issuer:    Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Description of Security:    4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due Dec. 16, 2025
PPN:    444097 A@8

Due date and application (as among principal, premium and interest) of the payment being made

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

With a copy of all notices regarding Audit Confirmations to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Private Placements

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

US Bank Milwaukee, N.A.

Attn: Julie Wiza (MK-WI-T15C)

Trust Officer, Account Manager

777 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: BAND & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-6040365

 

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF PURCHASER

  

SERIES

  

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES TO BE PURCHASED

AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

   B    $250,000

 

(1) All payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

US Bank, N.A.

Trust Services

60 Livingston Ave., St. Paul, MN 55107-2292

ABA #091000022

Beneficial Account #180183083765

FFC to American Family Trust Account #191050973663 for AFLIC-Par Cash & Privates

Credit for PPN: 444097 A@8

Accompanying Information:

Name of Issuer:    Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
Description of Security:    4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due Dec. 16, 2025
PPN:    444097 A@8

Due date and application (as among principal, premium and interest) of the payment being made

 

(2) All notices relating solely to scheduled principal and interest payments to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

 

(3) E-mail address for Electronic Delivery: [email protected]

 

(4) Address for all other communications and notices:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Investment Division-Private Placements

With a copy of all notices regarding Audit Confirmations to:

American Family Life Insurance Company

6000 American Parkway

Madison, Wisconsin 53783-0001

Attention: Private Placements

 

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(5) Delivery of the Notes:

US Bank Milwaukee, N.A.

Attn: Julie Wiza (MK-WI-T15C)

Trust Officer, Account Manager

777 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

With a copy to: [email protected]

 

(6) Name of Nominee in which Notes are to be issued: BAND & CO.

U.S. Tax Identification Number: 39-6040365

 

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FORM OF PARENT GUARANTY

PARENT GUARANTY

THIS PARENT GUARANTY, dated as of December 16, 2015 (this “Guaranty”), is executed and delivered by HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Guarantor”), in favor of each Purchaser (as hereafter defined) and each other holder of Notes (as hereafter defined) (the Purchasers and such other holders each individually a “Guarantied Party” and collectively, the “Guarantied Parties”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 2015 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”) by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Company”), and each of the purchasers listed in Schedule B attached thereto (the “Purchasers”), the Company has issued and sold to the Purchasers $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023 (the “Series A Notes”), $259,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025 (the “Series B Notes”), and $56,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027 (the “Series C Notes”; the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes and the Series C Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to Section 17 of the Note Agreement and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of the Note Agreement, the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in Section 26 or in the Note Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Guarantor owns a controlling interest in, and is the general partner of, the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantor and the Subsidiaries of the Company, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and have determined it to be in their mutual best interests that the Company issue and sell the Notes to the Purchasers and incur the indebtedness to be evidenced thereby;

WHEREAS, the Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the issuance and sale of the Notes under the Note Agreement and, accordingly, the Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Company’s obligations to the Guarantied Parties on the terms and conditions contained herein; and

WHEREAS, the Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Note Agreement.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Guarantor, the Guarantor agrees as follows:

Section 1. Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the following (collectively referred to as the “Guarantied Obligations”): (a) all indebtedness and obligations owing by the Company to each Guarantied Party under or in connection with the Note Agreement and the Notes, including without limitation, the payment of all principal of, Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Agreement), if any, and interest on, the Notes (including, without limitation, any interest on any overdue principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, and any additional interest that would accrue but for the commencement of such proceeding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on any overdue interest), and all fees, charges, attorneys’ fees and other amounts payable to any Guarantied Party thereunder or in connection therewith; (b) any and all extensions, renewals, modifications, amendments or substitutions of the foregoing; and (c) all expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, that are incurred by the Guarantied Parties in the enforcement of any of the foregoing or any obligation of the Guarantor hereunder, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 15.1 of the Note Agreement.

Section 2. Guaranty of Payment and Not of Collection. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment, and not of collection, and a debt of the Guarantor for its own account. Accordingly, no Guarantied Party shall be obligated or required before enforcing this Guaranty against the Guarantor: (a) to pursue any right or remedy it may have against the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person or commence any suit or other proceeding against the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person in any court or other tribunal; (b) to make any claim in a liquidation or bankruptcy of the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person; or (c) to make demand of the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person or to enforce or seek to enforce or realize upon any collateral security held by or for the benefit of any Guarantied Party which may secure any of the Guarantied Obligations.

Section 3. Guaranty Absolute. The Guarantor guarantees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing the same, regardless of any applicable law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Guarantied Party with respect thereto. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following (whether or not the Guarantor consents thereto or has notice thereof):

(a) (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the Guarantied Obligations, (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Note Agreement, any Subsidiary Guaranty, any Note or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or relating to any

 

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Guarantied Obligations (as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time, collectively, the “Guarantied Documents”), or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(b) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(c) any furnishing to any of the Guarantied Parties (or to any other Person for the benefit of any Guarantied Party) of any security for any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any sale, exchange, release or surrender of, or realization on, any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(d) any settlement or compromise of any of the Guarantied Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability of any other party with respect to any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any subordination of the payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations to the payment of any other liability of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations;

(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to the Guarantor, the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;

(f) any act or failure to act by the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person which may adversely affect the Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person to recover payments made under this Guaranty;

(g) any non-perfection or impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(h) any application of sums paid by the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person to any of the Guarantied Parties, regardless of what liabilities of the Company remain unpaid;

(i) any defect, limitation or insufficiency in the borrowing powers of the Company or in the exercise thereof;

(j) any defense, set off, claim or counterclaim (other than payment and performance in full) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person against any Guarantied Party;

(k) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations;

(l) any statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations under any Guarantied Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any respect; or

 

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(m) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Guarantor hereunder (other than payment and performance in full).

Section 4. Action with Respect to Guarantied Obligations. The Guarantied Parties may, at any time and from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantied Documents, as applicable, without the consent of, or notice to, the Guarantor, and without discharging the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, take any and all actions described in Section 3 and may otherwise: (a) amend, modify, alter or supplement the terms of any of the Guarantied Obligations, including, but not limited to, extending or shortening the time of payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations or changing the interest rate that may accrue on any of the Guarantied Obligations; (b) amend, modify, alter or supplement any Guarantied Document; (c) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with all, or any part, of any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations; (d) release the Company or any other Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of any of the Guarantied Obligations; (e) exercise, or refrain from exercising, any rights against the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person; and (f) apply any sum, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the Guarantied Obligations in such order as the Guarantied Parties shall elect.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor represents and warrants to the Guarantied Parties on the date hereof that all of the representations and warranties made by the Company with respect to or in any way relating to the Guarantor in the Note Agreement, as if the same were set forth herein in full.

Section 6. Covenants. The Guarantor will comply with all covenants with which the Company is to cause the Guarantor to comply under the terms of the Note Agreement or any of the other Guarantied Documents.

Section 7. Waiver. The Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives: (a) any defense based upon any legal disability or other defense of the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person, or by reason of the cessation or limitation of the liability of Company from any cause other than full payment of all sums payable under the Guarantied Documents; (b) any defense based upon any lack of authority of the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of the Company or any principal of the Company or any defect in the formation of the Company or any principal of the Company; (c) any defense based upon the application by the Company of the proceeds of the Notes for purposes other than the purposes represented by the Company to the Guarantied Parties or intended or understood by the Guarantied Parties or the Guarantor; (d) any and all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the Guarantied Parties, such as non-judicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, even though that election of remedies has destroyed the Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of law; (e) any defense based upon the Guarantied Parties’ failure to disclose to the Guarantor any information concerning the Company’s financial condition or any

 

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other circumstances bearing on the Company’s ability to pay all sums payable under any of the Guarantied Documents; (f) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than that of a principal; (g) any defense based upon the Guarantied Parties’ election, in any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute; (h) any defense based upon any borrowing or any grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; (i) any right of subrogation, any right to enforce any remedy which the Guarantied Parties may have against the Company, any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations or any other Person and any right to participate in, or benefit from, any security for any of the Guarantied Documents now or hereafter held by the Guarantied Parties; and (j) notice of acceptance hereof or any presentment, demand, protest, or notice of any kind (except to the extent expressly required under the Note Agreement or any other Guarantied Document, as applicable), and any other act or thing, or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, which in any manner or to any extent might vary the risk of the Guarantor or which otherwise might operate to discharge the Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.

Section 8. Inability to Accelerate Notes. If any Guarantied Party is prevented under applicable law or otherwise from demanding or accelerating payment, upon an Event of Default, of any of the Guarantied Obligations by reason of any automatic stay or otherwise, the Guarantied Parties shall be entitled to receive from the Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which otherwise would have been due had such demand or acceleration occurred.

Section 9. Reinstatement of Guarantied Obligations. If claim is ever made on any Guarantied Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, and such Guarantied Party repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Guarantied Party with any such claimant (including the Company or a trustee in bankruptcy for the Company), then and in such event the Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding on it, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any of the Guarantied Documents, or any other instrument evidencing any liability of the Company, and the Guarantor shall be and remain liable to such Guarantied Party for the amounts so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been paid to such Guarantied Party.

Section 10. Subrogation. Upon the making by the Guarantor of any payment hereunder for the account of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations, the Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Company or such other guarantor; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not enforce any right or receive any payment by way of subrogation or otherwise take any action in respect of any other claim or cause of action the Guarantor may have against the Company or such other guarantor arising by reason of any payment or performance by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, unless and until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on account of or in respect of such subrogation rights or other claims or causes of action, the Guarantor shall hold such amount in trust for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties and shall forthwith pay such amount to the Guarantied Parties to be credited and applied against the

 

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Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Note Agreement or to be held by any Guarantied Party or by any other Person for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties as collateral security for any Guarantied Obligations existing. Until the Guarantied Obligations have been repaid in full, the Guarantor hereby forever waives to the fullest extent possible any and all claims the Guarantor may have against the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations arising out of any payment by the Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties of any of the obligations pursuant to this Guaranty, including, but not limited to, all such claims of the Guarantor arising out of any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement, contribution, exoneration, payment or any other claim, cause of action, right or remedy against the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations, whether such claim arises at law, in equity, or out of any written or oral agreement between or among the Guarantor, the Company, such other guarantor or otherwise. The waivers set forth above are intended by the Guarantor and the Guarantied Parties to be for the benefit of the Company, and such waivers shall be enforceable by such benefitted party, or any of its successors or assigns, as an absolute defense to any action by the Guarantor against such benefitted party or the assets of such benefitted party, which action arises out of any payment by the Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties upon any of these obligations. The waivers set forth herein may not be revoked by the Guarantor without the prior written consent of the Required Holders and the Company.

Section 11. Subordination. The Guarantor hereby expressly covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties that all obligations and liabilities of the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations to the Guarantor of whatever description, including, without limitation, all intercompany receivables of the Guarantor from the Company or any Subsidiary that is a guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations (collectively, the “Junior Claims”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Guarantied Obligations. If an Event of Default shall exist, then the Guarantor shall not accept any direct or indirect payment (in cash, property or securities, by setoff or otherwise) from the Company or any other guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations on account of, or in any manner in respect of, any Junior Claim until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid in full.

Section 12. Information. The Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any of the Guarantied Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that the Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that no Guarantied Party shall have any duty whatsoever to advise the Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.

Section 13. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 14. JURISDICTION AND PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) The Guarantor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty. To the fullest extent permitted

 

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by applicable law, the Guarantor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) The Guarantor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any Guarantied Party in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 14(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified pursuant to Section 20 or at such other address of which such Guarantied Party shall then have been notified pursuant to such Section. The Guarantor agrees that such service upon receipt (1) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (2) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

(c) Nothing in this Section 14 shall affect the right of any Guarantied Party to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any Guarantied Party may have to bring proceedings against the Guarantor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

(d) THE GUARANTOR AND (BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS HEREOF) EACH GUARANTIED PARTY HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENT.

Section 15. Waiver of Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of any Guarantied Party in the exercise of any right or remedy it may have against the Guarantor hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by any Guarantied Party of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

Section 16. Termination. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations and the other Obligations and the termination or cancellation of all Guarantied Documents in accordance with their respective terms.

Section 17. Successors and Assigns. Each reference herein to any Guarantied Party shall be deemed to include such Person’s respective successors and assigns (including, but not limited to, any holder of the Guarantied Obligations) in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty also shall inure, and each reference herein to the Guarantor shall be deemed to include the Guarantor’s successors and assigns, upon whom this Guaranty also shall be binding. The Guarantied Parties may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Note Agreement, assign, transfer or sell any Guarantied Obligation, or grant or sell participations in any Guarantied Obligations, to any Person without the consent of, or notice to, the Guarantor and without releasing, discharging or modifying the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. The Guarantor hereby

 

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consents to the delivery by any Guarantied Party to any assignee or transferee (or any prospective assignee or transferee) of an interest in the Notes of any financial or other information regarding the Company or the Guarantor. The Guarantor may not assign or transfer its obligations hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of each Guarantied Party and any such assignment or other transfer to which all of the Guarantied Parties have not so consented shall be null and void.

Section 18. Amendments. This Guaranty may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Guarantor and the Required Holders, provided that no waiver or consent of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 23 or this Section 18 shall be effected without the consent of each Guarantied Party.

Section 19. Payments. All payments to be made by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds to the Guarantied Parties pursuant to Section 14.2 of the Note Agreement, not later than the date one Business Day after demand therefor.

Section 20. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given (a) to the Guarantor at its address set forth below its signature hereto, (b) to any Guarantied Party at its address for notices provided for in the Note Agreement or (c) as to each such party at such other address as such party shall designate in a written notice to the other parties. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if mailed, when received; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; provided, however, that in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication.

Section 21. Severability. In case any provision of this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 22. Headings. Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

Section 23. Limitation of Liability. No Guarantied Party or any of its Related Parties shall have any liability with respect to, and the Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by the Guarantor in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or any of the other Guarantied Documents. The Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any Guarantied Party or any of its Related Parties for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

Section 24. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information. The Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that information regarding the Guarantor may be delivered electronically pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Note Agreement.

 

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Section 25. Time. Time is of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Guaranty.

Section 26. Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this Guaranty:

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Guarantied Party, its Affiliates and the partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Guarantied Party or its Affiliates.

(b) Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Note Agreement.

Section 27. Unsecured. As of the date hereof, the Notes are unsecured, and references in this Guaranty to “collateral” or to statutes which are applicable in a secured loan context are included simply in case the Notes become secured at any time in the future, though converting the Notes to secured loans is not an option contemplated by the parties at this time. This Guaranty is not intended to grant any lien in favor of the Guarantied Parties or any Person for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties and the Guarantor makes no representations as to the priority of the Guarantied Parties’ claims as against any other creditors of the Guarantor.

[Signatures on Following Page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first written above.

 

GUARANTORS:
HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.
By:                                                                                                  
Name:                                                                                            
Title:                                                                                              

(CORPORATE SEAL)

Address for Notices:

11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90025-0317

Attn: Mark T. Lammas

Telecopy Number: (310) 445-5710

Telephone Number: (310) 445-5702

 

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EXHIBIT SG

FORM OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

THIS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY, dated as of                     , 20    (this “Guaranty”), is executed and delivered by each of the undersigned and the other Persons from time to time party hereto pursuant to the execution and delivery of an Accession Agreement in the form of Annex I hereto (all of the undersigned, together with such other Persons, each a “Guarantor”, and collectively, the “Guarantors”) in favor of each Purchaser (as hereafter defined) and each other holder of Notes (as hereafter defined) (the Purchasers and such other holders each individually a “Guarantied Party” and collectively, the “Guarantied Parties”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 2015 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”) by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Company”), and each of the purchasers listed in Schedule B attached thereto (the “Purchasers”), the Company has issued and sold to the Purchasers $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023 (the “Series A Notes”), $259,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025 (the “Series B Notes”), and $56,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027 (the “Series C Notes”; the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes and the Series C Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to Section 17 of the Note Agreement and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of the Note Agreement, the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in Section 29 or in the Note Agreement.

WHEREAS, each Guarantor is owned and controlled by the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company, each Guarantor and the other Subsidiaries of the Company, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and it was determined to be in the mutual best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries that the Company issue and sell the Notes to the Purchasers and incur the indebtedness to be evidenced thereby and continues to be in the mutual best interests on the date hereof;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor acknowledges that it either received or will receive direct and indirect benefits from the issuance and sale of the Notes under the Note Agreement and, accordingly, each Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Company’s obligations to the Guarantied Parties on the terms and conditions contained herein; and

WHEREAS, each Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty is a requirement under the Note Agreement.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each Guarantor, each Guarantor agrees as follows:

Section 1. Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all of the following (collectively referred to as the “Guarantied Obligations”): (a) all indebtedness and obligations owing by the Company to each Guarantied Party under or in connection with the Note Agreement and the Notes, including without limitation, the payment of all principal of, Make-Whole Amount (as defined in the Note Agreement), if any, and interest on, the Notes (including, without limitation, any interest on any overdue principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, and any additional interest that would accrue but for the commencement of such proceeding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on any overdue interest), and all fees, charges, attorneys’ fees and other amounts payable to any Guarantied Party thereunder or in connection therewith; (b) any and all extensions, renewals, modifications, amendments or substitutions of the foregoing; and (c) all expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, that are incurred by the Guarantied Parties in the enforcement of any of the foregoing or any obligation of any Guarantor hereunder, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 15.1 of the Note Agreement.

Section 2. Guaranty of Payment and Not of Collection. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment, and not of collection, and a debt of each Guarantor for its own account. Accordingly, no Guarantied Party shall be obligated or required before enforcing this Guaranty against any Guarantor: (a) to pursue any right or remedy it may have against the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person or commence any suit or other proceeding against the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person in any court or other tribunal; (b) to make any claim in a liquidation or bankruptcy of the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person; or (c) to make demand of the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to enforce or seek to enforce or realize upon any collateral security held by or for the benefit of any Guarantied Party which may secure any of the Guarantied Obligations.

Section 3. Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guarantied Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the documents evidencing the same, regardless of any applicable law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Guarantied Party with respect thereto. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following (whether or not such Guarantor consents thereto or has notice thereof):

(a) (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the Guarantied Obligations, (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the Guarantied Obligations, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the

 

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departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Note Agreement, the Parent Guaranty, any Note or any other document, instrument or agreement evidencing or relating to any Guarantied Obligations (as amended, modified, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time, collectively, the “Guarantied Documents”), or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(b) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Guarantied Document or any assignment or transfer of any Guarantied Document;

(c) any furnishing to any of the Guarantied Parties (or to any other Person for the benefit of any Guarantied Party) of any security for any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any sale, exchange, release or surrender of, or realization on, any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(d) any settlement or compromise of any of the Guarantied Obligations, any security therefor, or any liability of any other party with respect to any of the Guarantied Obligations, or any subordination of the payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations to the payment of any other liability of the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor;

(e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Guarantor, the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding;

(f) any act or failure to act by the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person which may adversely affect such Guarantor’s subrogation rights, if any, against the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person to recover payments made under this Guaranty;

(g) any non-perfection or impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the Guarantied Obligations;

(h) any application of sums paid by the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person to any of the Guarantied Parties, regardless of what liabilities of the Company remain unpaid;

(i) any defect, limitation or insufficiency in the borrowing powers of the Company or in the exercise thereof;

(j) any defense, set off, claim or counterclaim (other than payment and performance in full) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person against any Guarantied Party;

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(l) any statement, representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company, Hudson REIT or any Guarantor under any Guarantied Document, or any amendment hereto or thereto, proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any respect; or

(m) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, a Guarantor hereunder (other than payment and performance in full).

Section 4. Action with Respect to Guarantied Obligations. The Guarantied Parties may, at any time and from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantied Documents, as applicable, without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor, and without discharging any Guarantor from its obligations hereunder, take any and all actions described in Section 3 and may otherwise: (a) amend, modify, alter or supplement the terms of any of the Guarantied Obligations, including, but not limited to, extending or shortening the time of payment of any of the Guarantied Obligations or changing the interest rate that may accrue on any of the Guarantied Obligations; (b) amend, modify, alter or supplement any Guarantied Document; (c) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with all, or any part, of any collateral securing any of the Guarantied Obligations; (d) release the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of any of the Guarantied Obligations; (e) exercise, or refrain from exercising, any rights against the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person; and (f) apply any sum, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the Guarantied Obligations in such order as the Guarantied Parties shall elect.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor represents and warrants to the Guarantied Parties on the date hereof (or, if later, on the date on which such Guarantor becomes a party to this Guaranty) that all of the representations and warranties made by the Company with respect to or in any way relating to such Guarantor in the Note Agreement, as if the same were set forth herein in full, and as follows:

Section 5.1. Power and Authority. Such Guarantor has the corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other power and authority to execute and deliver this Guaranty and to perform the provisions hereof.

Section 5.2. Authorization, Etc. This Guaranty has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other action on the part of such Guarantor, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 5.3. Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty will not (a) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of such Guarantor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which such Guarantor is bound or by such Guarantor or any of its properties may be bound or

 

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affected, (b) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to such Guarantor or (c) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Guarantor.

Section 5.4. Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty, in each case, except for consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and declarations which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect.

Section 5.5. Status under Certain Statutes. Such Guarantor is not subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, as amended, the ICC Termination Act of 1995, as amended, or the Federal Power Act, as amended.

Section 6. Covenants. Each Guarantor will comply with all covenants with which the Company is to cause such Guarantor to comply under the terms of the Note Agreement or any of the other Guarantied Documents.

Section 7. Waiver. Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives: (a) any defense based upon any legal disability or other defense of the Company, Hudson REIT, any other Guarantor or any other Person, or by reason of the cessation or limitation of the liability of Company from any cause other than full payment of all sums payable under the Guarantied Documents; (b) any defense based upon any lack of authority of the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of the Company or any principal of the Company or any defect in the formation of the Company or any principal of the Company; (c) any defense based upon the application by the Company of the proceeds of the Notes for purposes other than the purposes represented by the Company to the Guarantied Parties or intended or understood by the Guarantied Parties or such Guarantor; (d) any and all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the Guarantied Parties, such as non-judicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, even though that election of remedies has destroyed any Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against the principal by the operation of law; (e) any defense based upon the Guarantied Parties’ failure to disclose to any Guarantor any information concerning the Company’s financial condition or any other circumstances bearing on the Company’s ability to pay all sums payable under any of the Guarantied Documents; (f) any defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than that of a principal; (g) any defense based upon the Guarantied Parties’ election, in any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor statute; (h) any defense based upon any borrowing or any grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code; (i) any right of subrogation, any right to enforce any remedy which the Guarantied Parties may have against the Company, Hudson REIT, any Guarantor or any other Person and any right to participate in, or benefit from, any security for any of the Guarantied Documents now or hereafter held by the Guarantied Parties; and (j) notice of acceptance hereof or any presentment, demand, protest, or

 

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notice of any kind (except to the extent expressly required under the Note Agreement or any other Guarantied Document, as applicable), and any other act or thing, or omission or delay to do any other act or thing, which in any manner or to any extent might vary the risk of such Guarantor or which otherwise might operate to discharge such Guarantor from its obligations hereunder.

Section 8. Inability to Accelerate Notes. If any Guarantied Party is prevented under applicable law or otherwise from demanding or accelerating payment, upon an Event of Default, of any of the Guarantied Obligations by reason of any automatic stay or otherwise, the Guarantied Parties shall be entitled to receive from each Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which otherwise would have been due had such demand or acceleration occurred.

Section 9. Reinstatement of Guarantied Obligations. If claim is ever made on any Guarantied Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Guarantied Obligations, and such Guarantied Party repays all or part of said amount by reason of (a) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, or (b) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Guarantied Party with any such claimant (including the Company or a trustee in bankruptcy for the Company), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding on it, notwithstanding any revocation hereof or the cancellation of any of the Guarantied Documents, or any other instrument evidencing any liability of the Company, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to such Guarantied Party for the amounts so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been paid to such Guarantied Party.

Section 10. Subrogation. Upon the making by any Guarantor of any payment hereunder for the account of the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor, such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Company, Hudson REIT or such other Guarantor; provided, however, that such Guarantor shall not enforce any right or receive any payment by way of subrogation or otherwise take any action in respect of any other claim or cause of action such Guarantor may have against the Company, Hudson REIT or such other Guarantor arising by reason of any payment or performance by such Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty, unless and until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full. If any amount shall be paid to such Guarantor on account of or in respect of such subrogation rights or other claims or causes of action, such Guarantor shall hold such amount in trust for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties and shall forthwith pay such amount to the Guarantied Parties to be credited and applied against the Guarantied Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Note Agreement or to be held by any Guarantied Party or by any other Person for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties as collateral security for any Guarantied Obligations existing. Until the Guarantied Obligations have been repaid in full, each Guarantor hereby forever waives to the fullest extent possible any and all claims such Guarantor may have against the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor arising out of any payment by such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties of any of the obligations pursuant to this Guaranty, including, but not limited to, all such claims of such Guarantor arising out of any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement, contribution, exoneration, payment or any other claim, cause of action, right or remedy against the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor, whether such claim arises at law, in equity, or out of any written or oral agreement between or among such Guarantor, the Company, Hudson REIT or such other Guarantor or otherwise. The waivers set forth above

 

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are intended by each Guarantor and the Guarantied Parties to be for the benefit of the Company, Hudson REIT and each Guarantor, and such waivers shall be enforceable by such benefitted party, or any of its successors or assigns, as an absolute defense to any action by such Guarantor against such benefitted party or the assets of such benefitted party, which action arises out of any payment by such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties upon any of these obligations. The waivers set forth herein may not be revoked by any Guarantor without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, the Company, Hudson REIT and each Guarantor.

Section 11. Subordination. Each Guarantor hereby expressly covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties that all obligations and liabilities of the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor to such Guarantor of whatever description, including, without limitation, all intercompany receivables of such Guarantor from the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor (collectively, the “Junior Claims”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Guarantied Obligations. If an Event of Default shall exist, then no Guarantor shall accept any direct or indirect payment (in cash, property or securities, by setoff or otherwise) from the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor on account of, or in any manner in respect of, any Junior Claim until all of the Guarantied Obligations have been paid in full.

Section 12. Avoidance Provisions. It is the intent of each Guarantor and the Guarantied Parties that in any Proceeding, such Guarantor’s maximum obligation hereunder shall equal, but not exceed, the maximum amount which would not otherwise cause the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties) to be avoidable or unenforceable against such Guarantor in such Proceeding as a result of applicable law, including without limitation, (a) Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code and (b) any state fraudulent transfer or fraudulent conveyance act or statute applied in such Proceeding, whether by virtue of Section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. The applicable laws under which the possible avoidance or unenforceability of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties) shall be determined in any such Proceeding are referred to as the “Avoidance Provisions”. Accordingly, to the extent that the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, the maximum Guarantied Obligations for which such Guarantor shall be liable hereunder shall be reduced to that amount which, as of the time any of the Guarantied Obligations are deemed to have been incurred under the Avoidance Provisions, would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder (or any other obligations of such Guarantor to the Guarantied Parties), to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions. This Section is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Guarantied Parties hereunder to the maximum extent that would not cause the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, and no Guarantor or any other Person shall have any right or claim under this Section as against the Guarantied Parties that would not otherwise be available to such Person under the Avoidance Provisions.

Section 13. Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of the Company, Hudson REIT and the other Guarantors, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of any of the Guarantied Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that no Guarantied Party shall have any duty whatsoever to advise any Guarantor of information regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

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Section 14. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 15. JURISDICTION AND PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) Each Guarantor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) Each Guarantor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any Guarantied Party in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 15(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified pursuant to Section 22 or at such other address of which such Guarantied Party shall then have been notified pursuant to such Section. Each Guarantor agrees that such service upon receipt (1) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (2) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

(c) Nothing in this Section 15 shall affect the right of any Guarantied Party to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any Guarantied Party may have to bring proceedings against any Guarantor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

(d) EACH GUARANTOR AND (BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS HEREOF) EACH GUARANTIED PARTY HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER GUARANTIED DOCUMENT.

Section 16. Waiver of Remedies. No delay or failure on the part of any Guarantied Party in the exercise of any right or remedy it may have against any Guarantor hereunder or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by any Guarantied Party of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right or remedy.

 

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Section 17. Termination and Release. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect with respect to each Guarantor until payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations and the other Obligations and the termination or cancellation of all Guarantied Documents in accordance with their respective terms. At the request and sole expense of the Company, any Guarantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder (i) in accordance with Section 9.9(b) of the Note Agreement and (ii) in the event that all the Company’s Ownership Share of such Guarantor shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction not prohibited by the Note Agreement.

Section 18. Successors and Assigns. Each reference herein to any Guarantied Party shall be deemed to include such Person’s respective successors and assigns (including, but not limited to, any holder of the Guarantied Obligations) in whose favor the provisions of this Guaranty also shall inure, and each reference herein to each Guarantor shall be deemed to include such Guarantor’s successors and assigns, upon whom this Guaranty also shall be binding. The Guarantied Parties may, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Note Agreement, assign, transfer or sell any Guarantied Obligation, or grant or sell participations in any Guarantied Obligations, to any Person without the consent of, or notice to, any Guarantor and without releasing, discharging or modifying any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby consents to the delivery by any Guarantied Party to any assignee or transferee (or any prospective assignee or transferee) of an interest in the Notes of any financial or other information regarding the Company or any Guarantor. No Guarantor may assign or transfer its obligations hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of each Guarantied Party and any such assignment or other transfer to which all of the Guarantied Parties have not so consented shall be null and void.

Section 19. JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS. THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GUARANTORS HEREUNDER SHALL BE JOINT AND SEVERAL, AND ACCORDINGLY, EACH GUARANTOR CONFIRMS THAT IT IS LIABLE FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE “GUARANTIED OBLIGATIONS” AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF EACH OF THE OTHER GUARANTORS HEREUNDER.

Section 20. Amendments. This Guaranty may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Guarantors and the Required Holders, provided that no waiver or consent of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 25 or this Section 20 shall be effected without the consent of each Guarantied Party.

Section 21. Payments. All payments to be made by any Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds to the Guarantied Parties pursuant to Section 14.2 of the Note Agreement, not later than the date one Business Day after demand therefor.

Section 22. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given (a) to each Guarantor at its address set forth below its signature hereto, (b) to any Guarantied Party at its address for notices provided for in the Note Agreement or (c) as to each such party at such other address as such party shall designate in a written notice to the other parties. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if mailed, when received; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted; or (iii) if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier, when delivered; provided, however, that in the case of the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (iii), non-receipt of any communication as the result of any change of address of which the sending party was not notified or as the result of a refusal to accept delivery shall be deemed receipt of such communication.

 

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Section 23. Severability. In case any provision of this Guaranty shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 24. Headings. Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Guaranty.

Section 25. Limitation of Liability. No Guarantied Party or any of its Related Parties shall have any liability with respect to, and each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages suffered or incurred by a Guarantor in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or any of the other Guarantied Documents. Each Guarantor hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any Guarantied Party or any of its Related Parties for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Guaranty, any of the other Guarantied Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.

Section 26. Electronic Delivery of Certain Information. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that information regarding the Guarantor may be delivered electronically pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Note Agreement.

Section 27. Time. Time is of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Guaranty.

Section 28. Right of Contribution. The Guarantors hereby agree as among themselves that, if any Guarantor shall make an Excess Payment, such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s Contribution Share of such Excess Payment. The payment obligations of any Guarantor under this Section shall be subordinate and subject in all respects, including right of payment, to the Guarantied Obligations until such time as the Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full, and none of the Guarantors shall exercise any right or remedy under this Section against any other Guarantor until such Guarantied Obligations have been paid and performed in full. Subject to Section 10 of this Guaranty, this Section shall not be deemed to affect any right of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement or contribution that any Guarantor may have under applicable law against the Company, Hudson REIT or any other Guarantor in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights of contribution against any Guarantor shall terminate from and after such time, if ever, that such Guarantor shall cease to be a Guarantor in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Note Agreement.

 

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Section 29. Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this Guaranty:

Contribution Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such Excess Payment of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of the Company, Hudson REIT and the Guarantors (other than the maker of such Excess Payment) exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Company, Hudson REIT and the Guarantors) of the Company, Hudson REIT and the Guarantors (other than the maker of such Excess Payment); provided, however, that, for purposes of calculating the Contribution Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any Excess Payment, (x) any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such Excess Payment and (y) any Person that was a Guarantor but that is no longer a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to not have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Person shall be excluded in connection with such payment.

Excess Payment” means the amount paid by any Guarantor in excess of its Ratable Share of any Guarantied Obligations.

Proceeding” means any of the following: (i) a voluntary or involuntary case concerning any Guarantor shall be commenced under the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) a custodian (as defined in such Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy laws) is appointed for, or takes charge of, all or any substantial part of the property of any Guarantor; (iii) any other proceeding under any applicable law, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up or composition for adjustment of debts, whether now or hereafter in effect, is commenced relating to any Guarantor; (iv) any Guarantor is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt; (v) any order of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction; (vi) any Guarantor makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vii) any Guarantor shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; (viii) any Guarantor shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition or adjustment of its debts; (ix) any Guarantor shall by any act or failure to act indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or (x) any corporate action shall be taken by any Guarantor for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

Ratable Share” means, for any Guarantor in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Guarantied Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets and other properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured, and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of Guarantors hereunder) of the Guarantors; provided, however, that, for

 

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purposes of calculating the Ratable Shares of the Guarantors in respect of any payment of Guarantied Obligations, (x) any Guarantor that became a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Guarantor as of the date such Guarantor became a Guarantor shall be utilized for such Guarantor in connection with such payment and (y) any Person that was a Guarantor but that is no longer a Guarantor subsequent to the date of any such payment shall be deemed to not have been a Guarantor on the date of such payment and the financial information for such Person shall be excluded in connection with such payment.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any Guarantied Party, its Affiliates and the partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, counsel, other advisors and representatives of such Guarantied Party or its Affiliates.

(b) As used herein, “Guarantors” shall mean, as the context requires, collectively, (i) each Subsidiary identified as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, (ii) each other Person that joins this Guaranty as a Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.9(a) of the Note Agreement and (iii) the successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing.

(c) Terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective meanings given them in the Note Agreement.

Section 30. Unsecured. As of the date hereof, the Notes are unsecured, and references in this Guaranty to “collateral” or to statutes which are applicable in a secured loan context are included simply in case the Notes become secured at any time in the future, though converting the Notes to secured loans is not an option contemplated by the parties at this time. This Guaranty is not intended to grant any lien in favor of the Guarantied Parties or any Person for the benefit of the Guarantied Parties and the Guarantors make no representations as to the priority of the Guarantied Parties’ claims as against any other creditors of the Guarantors.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty as of the date and year first written above.

 

GUARANTORS:

[GUARANTOR]

By:                                                                                                  
Name:                                                                                            
Title:                                                                                              

(CORPORATE SEAL)

Address for Notices:

c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90025-0317

Attn: Mark T. Lammas

Telecopy Number: (310) 445-5710

Telephone Number: (310) 445-5702

 

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ANNEX I

FORM OF ACCESSION AGREEMENT

ACCESSION AGREEMENT

THIS ACCESSION AGREEMENT, dated as of                     , 20    (this “Agreement”) executed and delivered by             , a             (the “New Guarantor”) in favor of each Purchaser (as hereafter defined) and each other holder of Notes (as hereafter defined) (the Purchasers and such other holders each individually a “Guarantied Party” and collectively, the “Guarantied Parties”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of November 16, 2015 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”) by and among Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Company”), and each of the Purchasers listed in Schedule B attached thereto (the “Purchasers”), the Company has issued and sold to the Purchasers $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023 (the “Series A Notes”), $259,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025 (the “Series B Notes”), and $56,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027 (the “Series C Notes”; the Series A Notes, the Series B Notes and the Series C Notes, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to Section 17 of the Note Agreement and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of the Note Agreement, the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor is owned and controlled by the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company, the New Guarantor and the other Guarantors, though separate legal entities, are mutually dependent on each other in the conduct of their respective businesses as an integrated operation and it was determined to be in the mutual best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries to obtain the financial accommodations from the Guarantied Parties through their collective efforts;

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor acknowledges that it has or will receive direct and indirect benefits from the issuance and sale of the Notes under the Note Agreement and, accordingly, the New Guarantor is willing to guarantee the Company’s obligations to the Guarantied Parties on the terms and conditions contained herein; and

WHEREAS, the New Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement is a requirement under the Note Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the New Guarantor, the New Guarantor agrees as follows:

 

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Section 1. Accession to Guaranty. The New Guarantor hereby agrees that it is a “Guarantor” under the Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of                     , 20    (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by the Guarantors party thereto in favor of the Guarantied Parties, and assumes all obligations of a “Guarantor” thereunder, all as if the New Guarantor had been an original signatory to the Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the New Guarantor hereby:

(a) irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Guarantied Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty);

(b) makes to the Guarantied Parties as of the date hereof each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of the Guaranty and agrees to be bound by each of the covenants contained in Section 6 of the Guaranty; and

(c) consents and agrees to each provision set forth in the Guaranty.

Section 2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.

Section 3. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective defined meanings given them in the Note Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor has caused this Accession Agreement to be duly executed and delivered under seal by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

NEW GUARANTOR:

[NEW GUARANTOR]

By:                                                                                                  
Name:                                                                                            
Title:                                                                                              

(CORPORATE SEAL)

Address for Notices:

c/o Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

11601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90025-0317

Attn: Mark T. Lammas

Telecopy Number: (310) 445-5710

Telephone Number: (310) 445-5702

 

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Exhibit 10.3

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of the 17th day of November, 2015, among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions a signatory hereto (the “Lenders”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, and KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc., as lead arrangers, Bank of America, N.A., and KeyBank National Association, as syndication agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, Fifth Third Bank, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and U.S. Bank National Association, as documentation agents, have entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the 9th day of October, 2015, among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain loans and financial accommodations available to the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Borrower amend the Credit Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINED TERMS.

Each defined term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement.

2. AMENDMENT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

2.1 Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the definition of “Capitalization Rate” and adding the following new definition of “Capitalization Rate” in lieu thereof:

Capitalization Rate” means, as applicable, (i) eight and one half percent (8.50%) for Studio Properties and (ii) six percent (6.00%) for Office Properties or any other Properties.”


2.2 Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the definition of “Capital Reserves” and adding the following new definition of “Capital Reserves” in lieu thereof:

Capital Reserves” means, for any period and with respect to a Property, an amount equal to (a) $0.25 per square foot for Office Properties or any other Properties other than Studio Properties or (b) $0.40 per square foot for Studio Properties multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365). If the term Capital Reserves is used without reference to any specific Property, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.

2.3 Amendment to Section 8.2. Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and substituting the following new Section 8.2 in lieu thereof:

Section 8.2 Compliance with Applicable Law.

The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply, with all Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.”

2.4 Amendment to Section 10.1. Clause (f) of Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement [Ratio of Secured Recourse Indebtedness to Total Asset Value] shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with “Intentionally Omitted”.

2.5 Amendment to Section 11.1. Clause (l)(ii) of Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and substituting the following new clause (l)(ii) in lieu thereof:

(ii) During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such twelve-month period constituted the Board of Directors of Hudson REIT (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of Hudson REIT was approved by a vote of at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the total voting power of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the total voting power of the Board of Directors of the Borrower then in office.

2.6 Amendment to Schedules. Schedules 1.1(e) (Ground Leases With Remaining Terms of Less Than 30 Years) and 1.1(f) (Ground Leases Subject To Consent) to the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such schedules in their entirety and by substituting Schedule 1.1(e) and Schedule 1.1(f) attached hereto in lieu thereof.

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

3.1 The Amendment. This Amendment has been duly and validly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.

 

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3.2 Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and remain the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents.

3.3 Claims and Defenses. As of the date of this Amendment, the Borrower has no defenses, claims, counterclaims or setoffs with respect to the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) or any other Loan Document or its Obligations thereunder or with respect to any actions of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or attorneys, and the Borrower irrevocably and absolutely waives any such defenses, claims, counterclaims and setoffs and release the Administrative Agent, any Lender and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and attorneys from the same.

3.4 No Default. After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement, nor will any occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Amendment or by the performance or observance of any provision hereof.

3.5 Credit Agreement Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this Amendment, all representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) or in any other Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof (as though made on and as of the date hereof), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date when made.

4. REAFFIRMATION.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the terms and provisions hereof shall not affect in any way any payment, performance, observance or other obligations or liabilities of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, all of which obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and effect and extend to the further loans, extensions of credit and other Obligations incurred under the Loan Documents, and each of which obligations and liabilities are hereby ratified, confirmed and reaffirmed in all respects.

5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AMENDMENT.

In addition to all of the other conditions and agreements set forth herein, the effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to each of the following conditions precedent:

5.1 Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received an original counterpart of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower.

 

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6. MISCELLANEOUS.

6.1 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of law.

6.2 Severability. Each provision of this Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof.

6.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile shall be effective as manual delivery of such counterpart; provided, however, that, each party hereto will promptly thereafter deliver counterpart originals of such counterpart facsimiles delivered by or on behalf of such party.

6.4 Nonwaiver. The execution, delivery, performance and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate nor be deemed to be nor construed as a waiver (i) of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement, nor (ii) of any term, provision, representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Credit Agreement or any other documentation executed in connection therewith. Further, none of the provisions of this Amendment shall constitute, be deemed to be or construed as, a waiver of any Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

6.5 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document for all purposes.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.,

a Maryland limited partnership

By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
  a Maryland corporation, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Mark T. Lammas

  Name:   Mark T. Lammas
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Kevin A. Stacker

  Name:   Kevin A. Stacker
  Title:   Senior Vice President


LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Kevin A. Stacker

  Name:   Kevin A. Stacker
  Title:   Senior Vice President


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Helen Chan

  Name:  

Helen Chan

  Title:  

Vice President


KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Sara Smith

  Name:   Sara Smith
  Title:   Assistant Vice President


FIFTH THIRD BANK
By:  

/s/ Matthew Rodgers

  Name:   Matthew Rodgers
  Title:   Senior Vice President


MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Jason Lipschitz

  Name:   Jason Lipschitz
  Title:   Authorized Signatory


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By:  

/s/ Rina Kansagra

  Name:   Rina Kansagra
  Title:   Authorized Signatory


CITIZENS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Nan E. Delahunt

  Name:   Nan E. Delahunt
  Title:   Vice-President


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
By:  

/s/ Jerry Li

  Name:   Jerry Li
  Title:   Authorized Signatory


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Tony Park

  Name:   Tony Park
  Title:   Assistant Vice President


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Joanna Soliman

  Name:  

Joanna Soliman

  Title:  

Vice President

By:  

/s/ J.T. Johnston Coe

  Name:  

J.T. Johnston Coe

  Title:  

Managing Director


MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Nancy Dal Bello

  Name:  

Nancy Dal Bello

  Title:  

Director


RATIFICATION AND AFFIRMATION OF GUARANTORS

As of the date hereof, the undersigned Guarantor hereby expressly (a) acknowledges the terms of this Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under the Guaranty dated as of March 31, 2015, to which it is a party (the “Guaranty Agreement”), (c) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under the Guaranty Agreement and agrees that the Guaranty Agreement remains in full force and effect notwithstanding the matters contained herein and (d) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, all representations and warranties of the Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof (as though made on and as of the date hereof), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date when made.

Dated as of November 17, 2015.

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

a Maryland corporation

By:   /s/ Kay L. Tidwell
Name:   Kay L. Tidwell
Title:   Secretary


Schedule 1.1(e)

Ground Leases With Remaining Terms of Less Than 30 Years

 

1. 3400 Hillview (3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

2. Foothill Research Center (4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

3. Lockheed (3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

4. Page Mill Center (1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

5. Palo Alto Square (3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306)


Schedule 1.1(f)

Ground Leases Subject To Consent

 

1. 3400 Hillview (3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

2. Foothill Research Center (4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

3. Lockheed (3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

4. Page Mill Center (1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

5. Metro Center (919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404)

 

6. Clocktower Square (600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

7. Palo Alto Square (3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306)

 

8. 222 Kearny and 180 Sutter Street (220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and 180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104)

 

9. Techmart Commerce Center (5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054)

Exhibit 10.4

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of the 17th day of November, 2015, among HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions a signatory hereto (the “Lenders”) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Inc., as lead arrangers, have entered into that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2015 as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of the 9th day of October, 2015, among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain loans and financial accommodations available to the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Borrower amend the Credit Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

1. DEFINED TERMS.

Each defined term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement.

2. AMENDMENT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

2.1 Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the definition of “Capitalization Rate” and adding the following new definition of “Capitalization Rate” in lieu thereof:

Capitalization Rate” means, as applicable, (i) eight and one half percent (8.50%) for Studio Properties and (ii) six percent (6.00%) for Office Properties or any other Properties.”

2.2 Amendment to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the definition of “Capital Reserves” and adding the following new definition of “Capital Reserves” in lieu thereof:

Capital Reserves” means, for any period and with respect to a Property, an amount equal to (a) $0.25 per square foot for Office Properties or any other Properties other than Studio


Properties or (b) $0.40 per square foot for Studio Properties multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such period and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365). If the term Capital Reserves is used without reference to any specific Property, then the amount shall be determined on an aggregate basis with respect to all Properties of Hudson REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and Hudson REIT’s Ownership Share of all Properties of all Unconsolidated Affiliates.

2.3 Amendment to Section 8.2. Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and substituting the following new Section 8.2 in lieu thereof:

Section 8.2 Compliance with Applicable Law.

The Borrower shall comply, and shall cause each other Loan Party and each other Subsidiary to comply, with all Applicable Law, including the obtaining of all Governmental Approvals, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.”

2.4 Amendment to Section 10.1. Clause (f) of Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement [Ratio of Secured Recourse Indebtedness to Total Asset Value] shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with “Intentionally Omitted”.

2.5 Amendment to Section 11.1. Clause (l)(ii) of Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such Section in its entirety and substituting the following new clause (l)(ii) in lieu thereof:

(ii) During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months ending after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of any such twelve-month period constituted the Board of Directors of Hudson REIT (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of Hudson REIT was approved by a vote of at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the total voting power of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty percent (50.0%) of the total voting power of the Board of Directors of the Borrower then in office.

2.6 Amendment to Schedules. Schedules 1.1(e) (Ground Leases With Remaining Terms of Less Than 30 Years) and 1.1(f) (Ground Leases Subject To Consent) to the Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting such schedules in their entirety and by substituting Schedule 1.1(e) and Schedule 1.1(f) attached hereto in lieu thereof.

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

3.1 The Amendment. This Amendment has been duly and validly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.

 

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3.2 Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and remain the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the other Loan Documents.

3.3 Claims and Defenses. As of the date of this Amendment, the Borrower has no defenses, claims, counterclaims or setoffs with respect to the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) or any other Loan Document or its Obligations thereunder or with respect to any actions of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or attorneys, and the Borrower irrevocably and absolutely waives any such defenses, claims, counterclaims and setoffs and release the Administrative Agent, any Lender and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and attorneys from the same.

3.4 No Default. After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement, nor will any occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Amendment or by the performance or observance of any provision hereof.

3.5 Credit Agreement Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this Amendment, all representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) or in any other Loan Documents are true and correct as of the date hereof (as though made on and as of the date hereof), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date when made.

4. REAFFIRMATION.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the terms and provisions hereof shall not affect in any way any payment, performance, observance or other obligations or liabilities of the Borrower under the Credit Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, all of which obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and effect and extend to the further loans, extensions of credit and other Obligations incurred under the Loan Documents, and each of which obligations and liabilities are hereby ratified, confirmed and reaffirmed in all respects.

5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AMENDMENT.

In addition to all of the other conditions and agreements set forth herein, the effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to each of the following conditions precedent:

5.1 Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received an original counterpart of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower.

6. MISCELLANEOUS.

6.1 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflict of law.

6.2 Severability. Each provision of this Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions hereof.

 

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6.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart hereof by facsimile shall be effective as manual delivery of such counterpart; provided, however, that, each party hereto will promptly thereafter deliver counterpart originals of such counterpart facsimiles delivered by or on behalf of such party.

6.4 Nonwaiver. The execution, delivery, performance and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate nor be deemed to be nor construed as a waiver (i) of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement, nor (ii) of any term, provision, representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Credit Agreement or any other documentation executed in connection therewith. Further, none of the provisions of this Amendment shall constitute, be deemed to be or construed as, a waiver of any Event of Default under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

6.5 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document for all purposes.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P.,

a Maryland limited partnership

By:   Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
  a Maryland corporation, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Mark T. Lammas

  Name:   Mark T. Lammas
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Kevin A. Stacker

  Name:   Kevin A. Stacker
  Title:   Senior Vice President


LENDERS:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Kevin A. Stacker

  Name:   Kevin A. Stacker
  Title:   Senior Vice President


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Helen Chan

  Name:  

Helen Chan

  Title:  

Vice President


RATIFICATION AND AFFIRMATION OF GUARANTORS

As of the date hereof, the undersigned Guarantor hereby expressly (a) acknowledges the terms of this Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under the Guaranty dated as of March 31, 2015, to which it is a party (the “Guaranty Agreement”), (c) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under the Guaranty Agreement and agrees that the Guaranty Agreement remains in full force and effect notwithstanding the matters contained herein and (d) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, all representations and warranties of the Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof (as though made on and as of the date hereof), except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date when made.

Dated as of November 17, 2015.

 

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.,

a Maryland corporation

By:   /s/ Kay L. Tidwell
Name:   Kay L. Tidwell
Title:   Secretary


Schedule 1.1(e)

Ground Leases With Remaining Terms of Less Than 30 Years

 

1. 3400 Hillview (3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

2. Foothill Research Center (4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

3. Lockheed (3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

4. Page Mill Center (1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

 

5. Palo Alto Square (3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306)


Schedule 1.1(f)

Ground Leases Subject To Consent

1. 3400 Hillview (3400 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

2. Foothill Research Center (4001, 4005, 4009 & 4015 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

3. Lockheed (3176 Porter Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

4. Page Mill Center (1500, 1510, 1520 & 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

5. Metro Center (919, 939, 977 & 989 East Hillsdale Blvd. and 950 Tower Lane, Foster City, CA 94404)

6. Clocktower Square (600, 620, 630 & 660 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304)

7. Palo Alto Square (3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306)

8. 222 Kearny and 180 Sutter Street (220-222 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108 and 180 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104)

9. Techmart Commerce Center (5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054)

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Hudson Pacific Properties

Enters Into Agreement for $425 Million

Private Placement; Closes New $300 Million

Term Loan Credit Agreement

Los Angeles, November 20, 2015 – Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HPP) (the “Company”) and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) announced today entry into a note purchase agreement providing for the private placement of $425.0 million of senior guaranteed notes (the “Notes”) by the Operating Partnership, consisting of $110.0 million of 4.34% Series A Guaranteed Senior Notes due January 2, 2023, $259.0 million of 4.69% Series B Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2025, and $56.0 million of 4.79% Series C Guaranteed Senior Notes due December 16, 2027.

In addition, on November 17, 2015, the Operating Partnership entered into a new term loan credit agreement, which provides for a $175.0 million unsecured five-year term loan credit facility and a $125.0 million unsecured seven-year term loan credit facility (collectively, the “New Term Loan”).

“Since closing the EOP Northern California Portfolio acquisition earlier this year, we have been working toward the full repayment of our two-year floating rate facility with long-term, fixed rate financing,” said Mark Lammas, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Hudson Pacific Properties. “These new facilities accomplish that goal and provide us with additional funds to enhance our financial and operational flexibility going forward.”

The Notes are expected to be issued on December 16, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will pay interest semiannually until maturity, and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and, in certain limited circumstances, by subsidiaries of the Company. The Operating Partnership intends to use the proceeds from the private placement of the Notes to repay the remaining $375.0 million balance under its two-year term facility, with remaining proceeds being used to repay indebtedness under its unsecured revolving credit facility or for general corporate purposes.

As of November 17, 2015, the Operating Partnership had the ability to borrow up to $300.0 million under the New Term Loan, of which none had been drawn. The Company currently expects to draw funds under the New Term Loan in early January 2016. The Operating Partnership intends to use the amounts available under the New Term Loan to repay indebtedness under its unsecured revolving credit facility and for other general corporate purposes.

Also on November 17, 2015, the Operating Partnership amended its existing Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of April 1, 2015 and its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2015, in each case, to align certain terms with the less restrictive terms of the New Term Loan.


A description of the terms of the Notes and of the New Term Loan and the amendments to the existing Term Loan Credit Agreement and Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement can be found in the 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, in connection with these facilities.

About Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties is a vertically integrated real estate company focused on acquiring, repositioning, developing and operating high-quality office and state-of-the-art media and entertainment properties in select West Coast markets. Hudson Pacific invests across the risk-return spectrum, favoring opportunities where it can employ leasing, capital investment and management expertise to create additional value. Founded in 2006 as Hudson Capital, the company went public in 2010, electing to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. Through the years, Hudson Pacific has strategically assembled a portfolio totaling approximately 17.3 million square feet, including land for development, in high-growth, high-barrier-to-entry submarkets throughout Northern and Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. The company is a leading provider of design-forward, next-generation workspaces for a variety of tenants, with a focus on Fortune 500 and industry-leading growth companies, many in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. As a long-term owner, Hudson Pacific prioritizes tenant satisfaction and retention, providing highly customized build-outs and working proactively to accommodate tenants’ growth. Hudson Pacific trades as a component of the Russell 2000® and the Russell 3000® indices. For more information visit hudsonpacificproperties.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 of the Company and the Operating Partnership filed with the SEC, on March 2, 2015, as amended, and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by the Company and the Operating Partnership from time to time with the SEC.

Investor/Media Contacts:

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.

Laura Campbell

Director, Investor Relations

310.622.1702

[email protected]

Greg Berardi

Blue Marlin Partners

415.239.7826

[email protected]



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