Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc 10-K, filed Mar 29, 2002
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ARE)
About this 10-K
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc filed this 10-K on March 29, 2002, covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001
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[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ___________ TO _____________
Commission file number 1-12993
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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135 North Los Robles Ave
Suite 250
Pasadena, California 91101
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(626) 578-0777
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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(Including related preferred stock purchase rights) 9.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock 9.10% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock |
New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K, or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]
The aggregate market value of the shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $722.8 million based on the closing price for such shares on the New York Stock Exchange on March 27, 2002.
As of March 27, 2002, the registrant had outstanding 16,841,445 shares of Common Stock.
Documents Incorporated By Reference
Part III of this report incorporates information by reference from the definitive Proxy Statement to be mailed in connection with the registrant's annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 29, 2002.
INDEX TO FORM 10-K
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
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Item 1. |
Business | |
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Item 2. |
Properties | |
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Legal Proceedings | |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | |
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Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters | |
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Selected Financial Data | |
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | |
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks | |
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Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | |
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures | |
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Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant | |
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Executive Compensation | |
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | |
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | |
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Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K | |
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PART I
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words such as "believes", "expects", "may", "will", "should", "seeks", "intends", "plans", "estimates" or "anticipates", or the negative of these words or similar words. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect our future plans of operation, business strategy, results of operations and financial position. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those described below under the headings "Business Risks" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." We do not undertake any responsibility to update any of these factors or to announce publicly any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 1. Business
General
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed in October 1994 that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") for federal income tax purposes. We are engaged primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, expansion and selective redevelopment and development of high quality, strategically located properties containing office and laboratory space designed and improved for lease principally to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life science product and services companies, not-for-profit scientific research institutions, universities and related government agencies (collectively, the "life science industry"). Properties leased to tenants in the life science industry typically consist of suburban office buildings containing scientific research and development laboratories and other improvements that are generic to tenants operating in the life science industry. We call such properties "life science facilities." As of December 31, 2001, we owned 82 properties (collectively, the "properties"), containing approximately 5.3 million rentable square feet of office and laboratory space.
Business and Growth Strategy
We focus our property operations and investment activities principally in the following life science markets:
California (in the San Diego, Pasadena and San Francisco Bay areas);
Seattle;
suburban Washington, D.C. (including Maryland and Virginia);
eastern Massachusetts;
New Jersey and suburban Philadelphia; and
the Southeast (including North Carolina and Georgia).
Our tenant base is broad and diverse within the life science industry and reflects our focus on regional, national and international tenants with substantial financial and operational resources. For a detailed description of our properties and tenants, see "Item 2. Properties." We are led by a senior management team with extensive experience in both the real estate and life science industries and are supported by an experienced Board of Directors.
We seek to maximize growth in funds from operations ("FFO") and cash available for distribution to stockholders through ownership, operation, management, acquisition, expansion and selective redevelopment and development of life science facilities. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Funds from Operations" for a discussion of how we compute and view FFO, as well as a discussion of other measures of cash flow. In particular, we seek to increase FFO and cash available for distribution per share by:
acquiring high quality life science facilities at prices that will enable us to realize attractive returns in our life science markets;
expanding existing or newly acquired properties or redeveloping existing office, warehouse or vacant space into generic laboratory space that can be leased at higher rental rates;
selectively developing properties, primarily on a build-to-suit basis;
retenanting and releasing space within our portfolio at higher rental rates and with minimal non-revenue enhancing tenant improvement costs;
realizing contractual rental rate escalations, which are currently provided for in approximately 92% of our leases;
implementing effective cost control measures, including negotiating pass-through provisions in tenant leases for operating expenses and certain capital expenditures; and
managing the level of debt on our balance sheet and our exposure to floating rate debt.
Internal Growth. We seek to achieve internal growth from several sources. For example, we seek to:
include rental rate escalation provisions in our leases;
improve investment returns through releasing of vacant space and replacement of existing tenants with new tenants at higher rental rates;
achieve higher rental rates as existing leases expire;
expand existing facilities that are fully leased and/or redevelop existing and/or newly acquired space to higher rent, generic laboratory space; and
implement effective cost control measures, including negotiating pass-through provisions in tenant leases for operating expenses and certain capital expenditures.
Our ability to negotiate contractual rent escalations in future leases and to achieve increases in rental rates will depend upon market conditions and the demand for life science facilities at the time the leases are negotiated and the increases are proposed.
Acquisitions. We seek to identify and acquire high quality life science facilities in our target markets on a selective basis. Critical evaluation of prospective property acquisitions is an essential component of our acquisition strategy. When evaluating acquisition opportunities, we assess a full range of matters relating to the properties, including the:
location of the property and our strategy in the relevant market;
quality of existing and prospective tenants;
condition and capacity of the building infrastructure;
quality and generic characteristics of laboratory facilities;
physical condition of the structure and common area improvements;
opportunities available for leasing vacant space and for retenanting occupied space;
opportunities to redevelop existing space into higher rent generic laboratory space; and
opportunities to expand the existing facility.
Redevelopment. We seek to enhance our growth by redeveloping existing office, warehouse or vacant space as generic laboratory space that can be leased at higher rates. As of December 31, 2001, we had 18 properties in our redevelopment program that contained a total of 1.25 million square feet. Of this total, 565,000 square feet are under redevelopment and currently vacant, and the remaining 688,000 square feet are currently leased. We also have identified approximately 319,000 square feet of additional space in our existing portfolio for potential redevelopment opportunities.
Due to the fact that space undergoing redevelopment is vacant, our redevelopment program has the effect of currently reducing rental revenue and FFO. Despite our ongoing redevelopment activities, we have achieved consistent growth in FFO and FFO per share (on a diluted basis).
Development. Our development strategy is primarily to pursue selective build-to-suit projects where we expect to achieve investment returns that will equal or exceed our returns on acquisitions. We generally have undertaken build-to-suit projects only if our investment in infrastructure will be substantially made for generic, rather than tenant specific, improvements. On occasion, we also develop properties in certain life science markets before we have leases in place. Since our initial public offering, we have completed the development of eight properties containing approximately 544,000 rentable square feet of office and warehouse space.
Financing/Working Capital. We believe that cash provided by operations and our unsecured line of credit and unsecured term loan will be sufficient to fund our working capital requirements. We generally expect to finance future acquisitions and redevelopment and development projects through our unsecured line of credit and then to refinance some or all of that indebtedness periodically with additional equity or debt capital. We may also issue shares of our common stock, preferred stock or interests in our subsidiaries to fund future operations.
We seek to maintain a balance between the amounts of our fixed and variable debt with a view to moderating our exposure to interest rate risk. We also use financial instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements, to hedge our exposure to the variable interest rates associated with our unsecured line of credit. Interest rate swap agreements involve an exchange of fixed and floating interest payments without the exchange of the underlying principal or "notional amount." Interest received under our current interest rate swap agreements is based on the one-month LIBOR rate. See "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources" for a complete discussion of our unsecured line of credit, interest rate swap agreements and other outstanding indebtedness.
Business Risks
We Are Largely Dependent on the Life Sciences Industry for Revenues from Lease Payments
In general, our strategy is to invest primarily in properties used by tenants in the life science industry. Our business could be adversely affected if the life science industry experiences an economic downturn. Events within the life science industry may have a more pronounced effect on our ability to make distributions to our stockholders than if we had diversified investments. Also, our properties may be better suited for a particular life science industry tenant and could require modification before we could release vacant space to another life science industry tenant. Generally, our properties also may not be suitable for lease to traditional office tenants without significant expenditures on renovations.
Our Tenants May Not Be Able to Pay Us if They Are Unsuccessful in Discovering, Developing, Making or Selling Their Products and Technologies
Our life science industry tenants are subject to a number of risks, any one or more of which may adversely affect their ability to make rental payments to us:
Some of our tenants require significant funding to develop and commercialize their products and technologies, which funding must be obtained from private investors, the public market, companies in the life science industry or federal, state and local governments. Such funding may be unavailable, decreased or discontinued in the future which could adversely affect the ability of a tenant to successfully discover, develop, make, market or sell its products and technologies, to generate revenues or to make rental payments to us;
Even with sufficient funding, some of our tenants may not be able to discover or identify potential drug targets in humans, or potential drugs for use in humans, or to create tools or technologies which are commercially useful in the discovery or identification of potential drug targets or drugs;
Some of our tenants developing potential drugs may find that their drugs are not effective, or may even be harmful, when tested in humans;
Some of our tenants may not be able to manufacture their drugs economically, even if such drugs are proven through human clinical trials to be safe and effective in humans;
Drugs which are developed and manufactured by some of our tenants require regulatory approval prior to being made, marketed, sold and used. The regulatory approval process to manufacture and market drugs is costly, typically takes several years, requires the expenditure of substantial resources, is often unpredictable and a tenant may fail or experience significant delays in obtaining these approvals;
Some of our tenants and their licensors require patent, copyright or trade secret protection to develop, make, market and sell their products and technologies. A tenant may be unable to commercialize its products or technologies if patents covering such products or technologies do not issue, or are successfully challenged, narrowed, invalidated or circumvented by third parties, or if a tenant fails to successfully obtain licenses to the discoveries of third parties necessary to commercialize its products or technologies; and
A drug made by a tenant may not be well accepted by doctors and patients, or may be less effective or accepted than competing drugs made by others, or may be subsequently recalled from the market, even if it is successfully developed, proven safe and effective in human clinical trials and manufactured and the requisite regulatory approvals are obtained.
We cannot assure you that our tenants will be able to develop, make, market or sell their products and technologies due to the risks inherent in the life science industry. Any tenant that is unable to avoid, or sufficiently mitigate, the risks described above, may have difficulty making rental payments to us.
We Could be Held Liable for Damages Resulting from Our Tenants' Use of Hazardous Materials
Some of our life science industry tenants engage in research and development activities that involve the controlled use of hazardous materials, chemicals and biological and radioactive compounds. In the event of contamination or injury from the use of these hazardous materials, we could be held liable for damages that result. This liability could exceed our resources and environmental remediation insurance coverage and could adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
Along with our tenants, we must comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations that govern the use, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials and waste products. Failure to comply with, or changes in, these laws and regulations could adversely affect our business or our tenants' business and their ability to make rental payments to us.
The Inability of Any Tenant to Make Rental Payments to Us Could Adversely Affect Our Business
Our revenues are derived primarily from rental payments and reimbursement of operating expenses under our leases. Therefore, if our tenants, especially significant tenants, failed to make rental payments under their leases, our financial condition and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders could be adversely affected.
As of December 31, 2001, we had 194 leases with a total of 167 tenants. Of our 82 properties, 45 were occupied by a single tenant. Three of our tenants accounted for approximately 14.1% of our aggregate annualized base rent, or approximately 6.0%, 4.1% and 4.0%, respectively. "Annualized base rent" means the annualized fixed base rental amount in effect as of December 31, 2001, using rental revenue calculated on a straight-line basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Annualized base rent does not include reimbursements for real estate taxes and insurance, common area and other operating expenses, substantially all of which are borne by the tenants in the case of triple net leases.
The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant may also adversely affect the income produced by a property. If any of our tenants becomes a debtor in a case under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, we cannot evict that tenant solely because of its bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court may authorize the tenant to reject and terminate its lease with us. Our claim against such a tenant for unpaid future rent would be subject to a statutory limitation that might be substantially less than the remaining rent actually owed to us under the tenant's lease. Any shortfall in rent payments could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
Our U.S. Government Tenants May Not Receive Annual Appropriations, Which Could Adversely Affect Their Ability to Pay Us
U.S. government tenants are subject to annual appropriations. If one of our U.S. government tenants fails to receive its annual appropriation, it might not be able to make its lease payments to us. In addition, defaults under leases with federal government tenants are governed by federal statute and not by state eviction or rent deficiency laws. All of our leases with U.S. government tenants provide that the government tenant may terminate the lease under certain circumstances. As of December 31, 2001, leases with U.S. government tenants at our properties accounted for approximately 4.2% of our aggregate annualized base rent.
Loss of a Tenant Could Have a Negative Impact on Our Business
A tenant may not renew its lease upon the expiration of the initial term. In addition, we may not be able to locate a qualified replacement tenant upon expiration or termination of a lease. Consequently, we could lose the cash flow from the affected property, which could negatively impact our business. We may have to divert cash flow generated by other properties to meet our mortgage payments, if any, or to pay other expenses related to owning the affected property. As of December 31, 2001, leases at our properties representing approximately 10.1% and 10.3% of the total square footage of our properties were scheduled to expire in 2002 and 2003, respectively.
Poor Economic Conditions in Our Markets Could Adversely Affect Our Business
Our properties are located only in the following markets:
California (in the San Diego, Pasadena and San Francisco Bay areas);
Seattle;
suburban Washington, D.C. (including Maryland and Virginia);
eastern Massachusetts;
New Jersey and suburban Philadelphia; and
the Southeast (including North Carolina and Georgia).
As a result of this geographic concentration, we are dependent upon the local economic conditions in these markets, including local real estate conditions. Our operations may also be affected if too many competing properties are built in any of these markets. If there is a downturn in the economy in any of these markets, our operations and our ability to make distributions to stockholders could be adversely affected. We cannot assure you that these markets will continue to grow or will remain favorable to the life science industry.
We May Have Difficulty Managing Our Growth
We have grown rapidly and expect to continue to grow by acquiring, redeveloping and selectively developing additional properties. To manage our growth effectively, we must successfully integrate new properties into our existing operations. We may not succeed with the integration. In addition, we may not effectively manage new properties, and new properties may not perform as expected. Our business could be adversely affected if we are unsuccessful in managing our growth.
Our Debt Service Obligations May Have Adverse Consequences on Our Business Operations
We use debt to finance our operations, including acquisitions of properties. Our incurrence of debt may have consequences, including the following:
our cash flow from operations may be not be sufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest;
we may be forced to dispose of one or more of our properties, possibly on disadvantageous terms, to make payments on our debt;
we may default on our debt obligations, and the lenders or mortgagees may foreclose on our properties that secure those loans;
a foreclosure on one of our properties could create taxable income without any accompanying cash proceeds to pay the tax;
we may default under a mortgage loan that has cross default provisions, causing us to automatically default on another loan;
we may not be able to refinance or extend our existing debt; and
the terms of any refinancing or extension may not be as favorable as the terms of our existing debt.
As of December 31, 2001, we had outstanding mortgage indebtedness of approximately $245.2 million, secured by 29 properties, and outstanding debt under our unsecured line of credit and term loan of approximately $328.0 million.
Our Line of Credit Restricts Our Ability to Engage in Some Business Activities
Our unsecured revolving credit facility contains customary negative covenants and other financial and operating covenants that, among other things:
restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness;
restrict our ability to make certain investments;
restrict our ability to merge with another company;
restrict our ability to make distributions to stockholders;
require us to maintain financial coverage ratios; and
require us to maintain a pool of unencumbered assets approved by the lenders.
These restrictions could cause a default on our line of credit or have a negative effect on our operations and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
We May Not Be Able to Obtain Additional Capital to Further Our Business Objectives
Our ability to acquire or develop properties is dependent upon our ability to obtain capital. An inability to obtain capital on acceptable terms could delay or prevent us from acquiring, structuring and completing desirable investments, which would adversely affect our business. Also, the issuance of additional shares of capital stock or interests in subsidiaries to fund future operations could result in dilution of ownership for the then existing stockholders.
If Interest Rates Rise, Our Debt Service Costs Will Increase
Borrowings outstanding under our unsecured line of credit and certain other borrowings bear interest at a variable rate, and we may incur additional variable rate debt in the future. Increases in market interest rates would increase our interest expenses under these debt instruments and would increase the costs of refinancing existing indebtedness or obtaining new debt. Accordingly, these increases could adversely affect our financial position and our ability to make distributions to stockholders.
We May Not Be Able to Acquire Properties or Operate Them Successfully
Our success depends in large part upon our ability to acquire additional properties on satisfactory terms and to operate them successfully. If we are unable to do so, our business could be adversely affected. In addition, the acquisition of life science facilities generally involves a higher per square foot price than the acquisition of traditional suburban office properties.
The acquisition, ownership and operation of real estate is subject to many risks, including the risks that:
our properties may not perform as we expect;
we may not be able to acquire a desired property because of competition from other real estate investors with significant capital;
we may lease space at rates below our expectations;
we may not be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms;
we may overpay for new acquisitions; and
we may underestimate the cost of improvements required to bring an acquired property up to standards established for the market position intended for that property.
If we encounter any of these risks, our business and our ability to make payments to stockholders could be adversely affected.
We May Not Be Able to Complete Redevelopment and Development Projects Effectively
Our redevelopment and development activities subject us to many risks, including:
possible delays in construction;
budget overruns;
increasing costs of materials;
financing availability;
volatility in interest rates;
labor availability;
timing of the commencement of rental payments;
other property development uncertainties; and
entitlement and permitting delay or denial.
In addition, expansion and development activities, regardless of whether they are ultimately successful, typically require a substantial portion of management's time and attention. This may distract management from focusing on other operational activities. If we are unable to complete expansion and development projects successfully, our business may be adversely affected.
If Our Revenues Are Less Than Our Expenses, We May Have to Borrow Additional Funds and We May Not Make Distributions to Our Stockholders
If our properties do not generate revenues sufficient to meet our operating expenses, including debt service and other capital expenditures, we may have to borrow additional amounts to cover fixed costs and cash flow needs. This could adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. Factors that could adversely affect the revenues from and the value of our properties include:
national and local economic conditions;
competition from other life science facilities;
changes within the life science industry;
real estate conditions in our target markets;
our ability to collect rent payments;
availability of financing;
changes in interest rate levels;
vacancies at our properties and our ability to release space;
changes in tax or other regulatory laws;
costs of compliance with government regulation;
illiquidity of real estate investments; and
increased operating costs.
In addition, if a lease at a property is not a triple net lease, we will have greater expenses associated with that property and greater exposure to increases in such expenses. Significant expenditures, such as mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance costs, generally are fixed and do not decrease when revenues at the related property decrease.
Improvements to Life Science Facilities Are More Costly Than Traditional Office Spaces
Our properties contain generic infrastructure improvements that are more costly than other property types. These improvements include:
reinforced concrete floors;
upgraded roof loading capacity;
increased floor to ceiling heights;
heavy-duty HVAC systems;
enhanced environmental control technology;
significantly upgraded electrical, gas and plumbing infrastructure; and
laboratory benches.
Although we have historically been able to reflect the additional investment in generic infrastructure improvements in higher rental rates, we are not sure that we will be able to continue to do so in the future.
We May Not Be Able to Sell Our Properties Quickly to Raise Money
Investments in real estate are relatively illiquid. Accordingly, we may not be able to sell our properties when we desire or at acceptable prices in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, the Internal Revenue Code limits our ability to sell properties held for fewer than four years. These limitations on our ability to sell our properties may adversely affect our cash flows and our ability to make distributions to stockholders.
We Face Substantial Competition in Our Target Markets
The significant competition for business in our target markets could have an adverse effect on our operations. We compete for investment opportunities with:
insurance companies;
pension and investment funds;
partnerships;
developers;
investment companies;
other REITs; and
owner/occupants.
Many of these entities have substantially greater financial resources than we do and may be able to accept more risk than we can manage. These entities may be less sensitive to risks with respect to the creditworthiness of a tenant or the geographic proximity of its investments. Competition from other entities also may reduce the number of suitable investment opportunities offered to us or may increase the bargaining power of property owners seeking to sell.
Our Properties May Have Defects That Are Unknown to Us
Although we review the physical condition of our properties before they are acquired, and on a periodic basis after acquisition, any of our properties may have characteristics or deficiencies unknown to us that could adversely affect the property's valuation or revenue potential.
If We Fail to Qualify as a REIT, We Would Be Taxed at Corporate Rates and Would Not Be Able to Take Certain Deductions When Computing Our Taxable Income
If in any taxable year we fail to qualify as a REIT:
we would be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates;
we would not be allowed a deduction for distributions to stockholders in computing taxable income;
unless we were entitled to relief under the Internal Revenue Code, we would also be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which we lost qualification; and
we would no longer be required by the Internal Revenue Code to make any distributions to our stockholders.
As a result of the additional tax liability, we might need to borrow funds or liquidate certain investments in order to pay the applicable tax. Accordingly, funds available for investment or distribution to our stockholders would be reduced for each of the years involved.
Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to our operations and the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. There are only limited judicial or administrative interpretations of these provisions. Although we believe that we have operated since January 1996 in a manner so as to qualify as a REIT, we cannot assure you that we are or will remain so qualified.
In addition, although we are not aware of any pending tax legislation that would adversely affect our ability to operate as a REIT, new legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could change the tax laws or interpretations of the tax laws regarding qualification as a REIT, or the federal income tax consequences of that qualification, in an adverse manner.
Although certain of our officers and directors have extensive experience in the acquisition, leasing, operation, financing and development of real properties, prior to commencement of our operations, no officer had significant experience in operating a business in accordance with the requirements for maintaining qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.
There Are Limits on the Ownership of Our Capital Stock; A Stockholder May Lose Beneficial Ownership of Shares of Our Common Stock Because of the Ownership Limits
The Internal Revenue Code provides that, in order for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT, not more than 50% of the value of our outstanding capital stock may be owned, directly or constructively, by five or fewer individuals or entities.
In addition, our charter prohibits, with certain limited exceptions, direct or constructive ownership of shares of our capital stock representing more than 9.8% of the combined total value of outstanding shares of our capital stock by any person (the "Ownership Limit"). Our Board of Directors may exempt a stockholder from the Ownership Limit if, prior to the exemption, our Board of Directors receives all information it deems necessary to determine or ensure our status as a REIT.
The constructive ownership rules are complex and may cause shares of our common stock owned directly or constructively by a group of related individuals or entities to be constructively owned by one individual or entity. A transfer of shares to a person who, as a result of the transfer, violates the Ownership Limit may be void or may be transferred to a trust, for the benefit of one or more qualified charitable organizations designated by us. In that case, the intended transferee will have only a right to share, to the extent of the transferee's original purchase price for such shares, in proceeds from the trust's sale of those shares.
The Ownership Limit, Certain Other Provisions of Our Charter and Bylaws, and Our Stockholder Rights Plan May Delay or Prevent Transactions that Stockholders May Deem to Be Desirable
Our charter allows our Board of Directors to cause us to issue additional authorized but unissued shares of our common stock or preferred stock without any stockholder approval. The issuance of preferred stock could make it more difficult for another party to gain control of Alexandria. In addition, our Board of Directors could establish a series of preferred stock that could delay, defer or prevent a transaction that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of our common stockholders. Our Board of Directors could also establish one or more additional series of preferred stock that has a dividend preference, which may adversely affect our ability to pay dividends on our common stock.
Under our Stockholder Rights Plan, if a stockholder acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our common stock, other stockholders would become entitled to purchase our common stock at half the market price, which would likely result in substantial dilution to the 15% or greater stockholder. This, as well as the Ownership Limit described above and the additional provisions of our charter and bylaws described below, could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or other transaction that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be considered by stockholders to be in their best interest.
As authorized by Maryland law, our charter permits our Board of Directors to authorize the issuance of additional authorized but unissued shares of our common or preferred stock, and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of common or preferred stock, without obtaining stockholder approval. The issuance of preferred stock could, in addition to reducing our ability to pay dividends on our common stock, make it more difficult for another party to gain control of Alexandria. In addition, our charter permits the removal of a director only upon two-thirds vote of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting of stockholders and our bylaws require advance notice of a stockholder's intention to nominate directors or present business for consideration by stockholders at an annual meeting of our stockholders.
Our Insurance May Not Adequately Cover All Potential Losses
If we experience a loss at any of our properties that is not covered by insurance or that exceeds our insurance policy limits, we could lose the capital invested in the affected property and, possibly, future revenues from that property. In addition, we would continue to be obligated on any mortgage indebtedness or other obligations related to the affected properties.
We carry comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage and rental loss insurance with respect to our properties. We have obtained earthquake insurance for all of our properties because many of them are located in the vicinity of active earthquake faults. We also carry environmental remediation insurance and have title insurance policies on all of our properties. We obtain our title insurance policies when we acquire the property. As a result, each policy covers an amount equal to the initial purchase price of each property. Any of our title insurance policies may be in an amount less than the current value of the related property.
We believe that our insurance policy specifications, insured limits and deductibles are consistent with or superior to those customarily carried for similar properties. Our tenants are also required to maintain comprehensive insurance, including liability and casualty insurance, that is customarily obtained for similar properties. There are, however, certain types of losses that we and our tenants do not generally insure against because they are uninsurable or because it is not economical to insure against them. In the current market, there have been substantial increases in the premium cost of property and liability insurance, and coverage against terrorist activity has become difficult to obtain for high rise office buildings located in urban areas. We cannot predict whether insurance coverage against terrorist activities will remain available for our properties, most, but not all, of which are low rise buildings in suburban areas.
We Could Incur Significant Costs Complying With Environmental Laws
Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations may require us, as a current or prior owner or operator of real estate, to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum products released at or from any of our properties. The cost of investigating and cleaning up contamination could be substantial. In addition, the presence of contamination, or the failure to properly clean it up, may adversely affect our ability to sell or rent an affected property or to borrow funds using that property as collateral.
Under environmental laws and regulations, we may have to pay governmental entities or third parties for property damage and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by those parties relating to contaminated properties regardless of whether we knew of or caused the contamination. Even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination, we may be held responsible for all of the clean-up costs. In addition, third parties may sue us for damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination or jointly responsible parties may contest their responsibility or be financially unable to pay their share of such costs.
Environmental laws also govern the presence, maintenance and removal of asbestos-containing materials. These laws may impose fines and penalties on us for the release of asbestos-containing materials and may allow third parties to seek recovery from us for personal injury from exposure to asbestos fibers. We have detected asbestos-containing materials at some of our properties, but we do not expect that it will result in material environmental costs or liabilities to us.
Environmental laws and regulations also require the removal or upgrading of certain underground storage tanks and regulate:
the discharge of storm water, wastewater and any water pollutants;
the emission of air pollutants;
the generation, management and disposal of hazardous or toxic chemicals, substances or wastes; and
workplace health and safety.
Some of our tenants routinely handle hazardous substances and wastes as part of their operations at our properties. Environmental laws and regulations subject our tenants, and potentially us, to liability resulting from these activities. Environmental liabilities could also affect a tenant's ability to make rental payments to us. We require our tenants to comply with these environmental laws and regulations and to indemnify us for any related liabilities.
Independent environmental consultants have conducted Phase I or similar environmental assessments at all of our properties. We intend to use consultants to conduct similar environmental assessments on our future acquisitions. This type of assessment generally includes a site inspection, interviews and a public records review, but no subsurface sampling. These assessments and certain additional investigations of our properties have not to date revealed any environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.
The additional investigations included, as appropriate:
asbestos surveys;
radon surveys;
lead surveys;
additional public records review;
subsurface sampling; and
other testing.
Nevertheless, it is possible that the assessments on our properties have not revealed, or that the assessments on future acquisitions will not reveal, all environmental liabilities. Consequently, there may be material environmental liabilities of which we are unaware that may result in substantial costs to us or our tenants and that could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We May Incur Significant Costs Complying With the Americans With Disabilities Act and Similar Laws
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, places of public accommodation and/or commercial facilities are required to meet federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. We may be required to make substantial capital expenditures at our properties to comply with this law. In addition, our noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants.
A number of additional federal, state and local laws and regulations exist regarding access by disabled persons. These regulations may require modifications to our properties or may affect future renovations. This may limit the overall returns on our investments.
We believe that our properties are substantially in compliance with the present requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar laws. We have not, however, conducted an audit or an investigation of all of our properties to determine our compliance.
We May Incur Significant Costs If We Fail to Comply With Laws or If Laws Change
Our properties are subject to many federal, state and local regulatory requirements and to state and local fire and life-safety requirements. If we do not comply with all of these requirements, we may have to pay fines to governmental authorities or damage awards to private litigants.
We believe that our properties are currently in compliance with all of these regulatory requirements. We do not know whether these requirements will change or whether new requirements will be imposed. Changes in these regulatory requirements could require us to make significant unanticipated expenditures. These expenditures could have an adverse effect on us and our ability to make distributions to stockholders.
The Loss of Services of Any of Our Executive Officers Could Adversely Affect Us
We depend upon the services of relatively few executive officers. The loss of services of any one of our executive officers could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and prospects. We use the extensive personal and business relationships that members of our management have developed over time with owners of life science facilities and with major life science industry tenants. We have employment agreements with most of our executive officers, but we cannot assure you that our executive officers will remain employed with us.
We May Change Our Business Policies Without Stockholder Approval
Our Board of Directors determines all of our business policies, with management's input, including our:
status as a REIT;
investment initiatives;
growth management;
debt incurrence and limitations on maximum targeted levels of debt;
general financing;
acquisition and selective development activities;
shareholder distributions; and
operations.
Our Board of Directors may amend or revise these policies at any time without a vote of our stockholders. A change in these policies could adversely affect our business and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
We Could Become Highly Leveraged and Our Debt Service Obligations Could Increase
Our organizational documents do not limit the amount of debt that we may incur. Therefore, we could become highly leveraged. This would result in an increase in our debt service obligations that could adversely affect our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
We have adopted a policy of incurring debt only if upon such incurrence our debt to total market capitalization ratio would not exceed 57.5%. Our total market capitalization is the market value of our capital stock, including interests exchangeable for shares of capital stock, plus total debt. Our Board of Directors could, however, change or eliminate this policy at any time. Higher leverage also increases the risk of default on our debt obligations.
Our Distributions to Stockholders May Decline at Any Time
We may not continue our current level of distributions to stockholders. Our Board of Directors will determine future distributions based on a number of factors, including:
our amount of cash available for distribution;
our financial condition;
any decision by our Board of Directors to reinvest funds rather than to distribute such funds;
our capital expenditures;
the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; and
other factors our Board of Directors deems relevant.
Possible Future Sales of Shares of Our Common Stock Could Adversely Affect Its Market Price
We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future sales of shares of our common stock on the market price of our common stock from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of capital stock (including common stock issued upon the exercise of stock options), or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.
We have reserved for issuance to our officers, directors and employees pursuant to our Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") that number of shares of our common stock that equals 12% of the total number of shares outstanding at any time, provided that in no event may the number of shares of our common stock available for issuance under the Plan exceed 3,000,000 shares at any time.
As of December 31, 2001, options to purchase 849,870 shares of our common stock were outstanding, of which options to purchase 497,040 shares of our common stock were exercisable. We have filed a registration statement with respect to the issuance of shares of our common stock pursuant to grants under the stock option plan. In addition, any shares issued under our stock option plan will be available for sale in the public market from time to time without restriction by persons who are not our Affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act of 1933). Affiliates will be able to sell shares of our common stock pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements or upon registration.
Employees
As of December 31, 2001, we had 53 full-time employees and one part-time employee. We believe that we have good relations with our employees.
Item 2. Properties.
General.
Our properties range in size from approximately 15,000 to 248,000 square feet, are built to accommodate single or multiple tenants and are generally one or two story concrete tilt-up, block and/or steel frame structures. The exteriors typically resemble traditional suburban office properties, but interior infrastructures are designed to accommodate the needs of life science industry tenants. These improvements typically are generic to life science industry tenants rather than being specific to a particular tenant. As a result, we believe that the improvements have long-term value and utility and are usable by a wide range of life science industry tenants. Generic infrastructure improvements include:
reinforced concrete floors;
upgraded roof loading capacity;
increased floor to ceiling heights;
heavy-duty HVAC systems;
enhanced environmental control technology;
significantly upgraded electrical, gas and plumbing infrastructure; and
laboratory benches.
We own fee simple title in each of our properties, except with respect to:
1311, 1401 and 1431 Harbor Bay Parkway, in which we own a commercial condominium interest, together with an undivided interest in the common areas of the project of which the property is a part; and
2425 Garcia Avenue, 2400/2450 Bayshore Parkway, 2625/2627/2631 Hanover Street, 108 Alexander Road, Buildings 79 & 96, Charlestown Navy Yard, and 8000/9000/10000 Virginia Manor Road, in which we own ground leasehold interests.
As of December 31, 2001, we had 194 leases with a total of 167 tenants, and 45 of our properties were single-tenant properties. Leases in our multi-tenant buildings typically have terms of three to seven years, while the single-tenant building leases typically have initial terms of 10 to 20 years. As of December 31, 2001:
approximately 82% of our leases (on a square footage basis) were triple net leases, requiring tenants to pay substantially all real estate taxes and insurance, common area and other operating expenses (including increases thereto) in addition to base rent, and, in addition to our triple net leases, approximately 13% of our leases (on a square footage basis) required the tenants to pay a majority of operating expenses;
approximately 92% of our leases (on a square footage basis) contained effective annual rent escalations that are either fixed (generally ranging from 3% to 4%) or indexed based on a consumer price index or other index; and
approximately 87% of our leases (on a square footage basis) provided for the recapture of certain capital expenditures (such as HVAC systems maintenance and/or replacement, roof replacement and parking lot resurfacing), which we believe would typically be borne by the landlord in traditional office leases.
Our leases also typically give us the right to review and approve tenant alterations to the property. Generally, tenant-installed improvements to the facilities remain our property after termination of the lease at our election. However, we are permitted under the terms of most of our leases to require that the tenant remove the improvements and restore the premises to their original condition.
As of December 31, 2001, we managed all of our properties.
The following table sets forth information with respect to our properties as of December 31, 2001:
Annualized
PercentageAnnualized Net
of Base Effective
Aggregate Rent Per Rent Per
Rentable Annualized Portfolio Leased Leased
Year Built/ Square Percentage Base Annualized Square Square
Properties Renovated (1) Feet Leased (2) Rent (2) (3) Base Rent Foot (3) Foot (4) Major Tenants
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San Diego
North Torrey Pines Road #1 1971/1994 107,753 100% $2,718,696 2.5% $25.23 $23.41 The Scripps Research Institute
San Diego, CA Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc.
Science Park Road 2000 74,557 100% 2,309,771 2.1% 30.98 23.30 IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation
San Diego, CA
North Torrey Pines Road #2 1986/1996 86,962 100% 3,201,087 2.9% 36.81 33.55 Pfizer, Inc.
San Diego, CA Senomyx, Inc.
General Atomics Court #1 1986/1991 76,084 100% 2,683,633 2.5% 35.27 34.28 Merck & Co., Inc.
San Diego, CA
General Atomics Court #2 1991 43,600 100% 1,758,141 1.6% 40.32 40.30 Pfizer, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Roselle Street #1 1983/1998 18,173 100% 401,568 0.4% 22.10 16.78 Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. (5)
San Diego, CA
Nexus Centre Drive 1989 67,050 100% 2,107,557 1.9% 31.43 24.53 Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc. (6)
San Diego, CA
Nancy Ridge Drive #1 1997 29,333 100% 638,606 0.6% 21.77 15.44 Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Roselle Street #2 late 17,603 100% 476,944 0.4% 27.09 21.84 Structural GenomiX, Inc.
San Diego, CA 1970's/1999
Tansy Street 1978/1999 15,410 100% 409,171 0.4% 26.55 20.81 Structural GenomiX, Inc.
San Diego, CA
John Hopkins Court #1 2000 34,723 100% 671,101 0.6% 19.33 16.81 Merck & Co., Inc.
San Diego, CA
John Hopkins Court #2 1999 55,200 100% 1,096,769 1.0% 19.87 18.37 Merck & Co., Inc.
San Diego, CA
Towne Centre Drive #1 1987 45,030 100% 864,871 0.8% 19.21 19.16 Orincon Industries, Inc.
San Diego, CA Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Towne Centre Drive #2 1987/2000 52,228 100% 1,354,580 1.2% 25.94 22.35 Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA Vical Incorporated
Towne Centre Drive #3 1987/2000 41,554 100% 1,093,390 1.0% 26.31 16.36 Conforma Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Roselle Street #3 1981 18,193 100% 463,922 0.4% 25.50 25.38 Selective Genetics, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Roselle Street #4 1981/1998 30,147 100% 741,901 0.7% 24.61 24.53 Integra Life Science Holdings Corporation
San Diego, CA Universal Preservation Technologies, Inc.
Roselle Street #5 1981/1995 22,577 100% 639,241 0.6% 28.31 27.62 Cell Geneysys, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Roselle Street #6 1981/1999 17,433 100% 234,822 0.2% 13.47 13.47 Biosite Incorporated
San Diego, CA
Roselle Street #7 1981/1995 24,208 100% 685,421 0.6% 28.31 27.63 Cell Geneysys, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Nancy Ridge Drive #2 early 1980's 21,940 52% 330,177 0.3% 29.20 21.34 GeneOhm Sciences, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Campus Point Drive 1986/1992/ 71,510 100% 2,390,948 2.2% 33.44 33.44 LION Bioscience AG
San Diego, CA 1998
Pasadena
North Hill Avenue 1940's/2001 31,343 25% 202,035 0.2% 25.51 23.18 Biocatalytics, Inc.
Pasadena, CA Starbucks Corporation
San Francisco Bay Area
Harbor Bay Parkway #1 1983/1999 61,015 100% 1,003,690 0.9% 16.45 12.43 Avigen, Inc.
Alameda, CA Lucent Technologies Inc.
Harbor Bay Parkway #2 1984/2000 27,745 100% 654,910 0.6% 23.60 18.18 Berkeley HeartLab, Inc.
Alameda, CA Applera Corporation
Harbor Bay Parkway #3 1986/1994 47,777 100% 757,820 0.7% 15.86 14.74 Applera Corporation
Alameda, CA
Harbor Bay Parkway #4 1985/1994 68,711 100% 1,413,968 1.3% 20.58 19.65 U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Alameda, CA
Mitten Road & Malcolm Road 1962/1997 153,837 84% 2,991,508 2.7% 23.21 17.41 Valentis, Inc.
Burlingame, CA Berkeley HeartLab, Inc.
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
Hanover Street 1968/1985/ 32,074 79% 1,609,040 1.5% 63.80 56.48 Xenoport, Inc.
Palo Alto, CA 2000
Garcia Avenue & Bayshore 1980/2000 98,964 100% 4,001,119 3.7% 40.43 36.19 Equinix, Inc.
Parkway Google Inc.
Mountain View, CA
Oyster Point Boulevard #1 2001 53,980 100% 2,812,914 2.6% 52.11 43.36 Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
S. San Francisco, CA
Oyster Point Boulevard #2 2001 53,980 100% 1,740,891 1.6% 32.25 31.20 ViroLogic, Inc.
S. San Francisco, CA
Durant Avenue 1930 25,000 - - - - - Vacant (7)
Berkeley, CA
Seattle
Columbia Street 1975/1997 209,361 88% 5,541,794 5.1% 30.08 25.93 Corixa Corporation
Seattle, WA Primal, Inc.
Western Avenue 1929/1990/ 47,746 100% 1,576,856 1.4% 33.03 28.41 University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 2000
First Avenue 1980/1990/ 70,647 100% 2,532,667 2.3% 35.85 29.45 Dendreon Corporation
Seattle, Washington 2000
Suburban Washington, D.C.
Professional Drive #1 1989/1999 47,558 100% 1,084,349 1.0% 22.80 17.57 Antex Biologics Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD Wisor Telecom, Inc.
Professional Drive #2 1987 62,739 100% 1,038,585 1.0% 16.55 16.54 The Gillette Company
Gaithersburg, MD
West Watkins Mill Road #1 1989/1997 138,938 100% 1,984,161 1.8% 14.28 13.08 MedImmune, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD Genetic Therapy, Inc.(8)
Quince Orchard Road #1 1982/1997 49,225 100% 1,461,699 1.3% 29.69 18.33 Gene Logic Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD
Clopper Road #1 1989 44,464 100% 693,317 0.6% 15.59 12.59 Advancis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD Fiserv Securities, Inc.
Research Boulevard #1 1966 48,800 100% 837,340 0.8% 17.16 16.39 U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and
Rockville, MD Firearms
East Gude Drive #1 1981/1986 45,989 100% 662,570 0.6% 14.41 13.04 bioMerieux SA
Rockville, MD MacroGenics, Inc.
Research Boulevard #2 1967/1996/ 105,000 100% 1,815,917 1.7% 17.29 15.71 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rockville, MD 2000
East Gude Drive #2 1981/1995 44,500 100% 735,374 0.7% 16.53 16.07 Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc
Rockville, MD
Piccard Drive 1978/1994 131,511 34% 1,037,771 1.0% 23.12 16.79 Advanced Bioscience Laboratories, Inc.
Rockville, MD Tibotec, Inc.
Newbrook Drive 1992 248,186 100% 4,341,125 4.0% 17.49 17.49 American Medical Laboratories, Inc. (9)
Chantilly, VA
Virginia Manor Road 1990 191,884 90% 2,052,126 1.9% 11.88 11.15 Baxter International Inc.
Beltsville, MD Bank of America
Old Columbia Road 1983/1997 75,500 100% 1,087,343 1.0% 14.40 11.37 Baxter International Inc.
Columbia, MD
Firstfield Road #1 1974/2000 25,175 100% 626,102 0.6% 24.87 21.28 Psychiatric Genomics, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Shady Grove Road 1987 41,062 100% 773,683 0.7% 18.84 11.57 Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD
Aliceanna Street early 179,397 91% 918,192 0.8% 5.63 5.57 Maryland Economic Development
Baltimore, MD 1950's/1995 Corporation
The National Aquarium of Baltimore, Inc.
West Watkins Mill Road #2 1988/2000 57,410 100% 875,452 0.8% 15.25 12.79 Gene Logic Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD
Clopper Road #2 2000 92,990 100% 2,634,285 2.4% 28.33 17.21 Digene Corporation (10)
Gaithersburg, MD
Firstfield Road #2 1980/2001 53,416 90% 1,001,455 0.9% 20.93 17.15 IOMAI Corporation
Gaithersburg, MD Surgi-Vision, Inc.
Firstfield Road #3 1980 53,595 50% 537,208 0.5% 20.05 15.19 Provident Bank of Maryland
Gaithersburg, MD Gene Logic Inc.
Quince Orchard Road #2 1981 54,874 100% 812,584 0.7% 14.81 14.77 Montgomery County, Maryland
Gaithersburg, MD
Clopper Road #3 1989/1992 59,838 100% 813,334 0.7% 13.59 11.12 Pro-Virus, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD
Research Place 1972 58,632 - - - - - Vacant (7)
Rockville, MD
Eastern Massachusetts
Charlestown Navy Yard 1880/1991 24,940 100% 710,000 0.7% 28.47 28.47 Diacrin, Inc.
Boston, MA
Pond Street 1965/1990 24,867 100% 434,368 0.4% 17.47 17.36 Ares Advanced Technology, Inc.
Randolph, MA
Westview Street 1975 40,000 - - - - - Vacant (7)
Lexington, MA
Plantation Street #1 1993 92,711 100% 2,224,331 2.0% 23.99 23.95 University of Massachusetts
Worcester, MA Athena Diagnostics, Inc.
Memorial Drive 1920's/1997/ 96,500 100% 3,950,048 3.6% 40.93 40.89 Pfizer, Inc.
Cambridge, MA 1999
Innovation Drive 1991 113,956 100% 2,394,026 2.2% 21.01 19.57 AstraZeneca plc
Worcester, MA ViaCell, Inc.
Plantation Street #2 2000 92,423 87% 2,028,757 1.9% 25.23 12.54 Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Worcester, MA Hypnion, Inc.
Arsenal Street #1 1978/1984/ 92,500 100% 4,346,481 4.0% 46.99 45.89 Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Watertown, MA 2001 Acusphere, Inc.
Hartwell Avenue 1972/1996-199 59,000 - - - - - Vacant (7)
Lexington, MA
Arsenal Street #2 1980 96,150 - - - - - Vacant (7)
Watertown, MA
New Jersey/Suburban Philadelphia
College Road 1968/1974/ 106,036 100% 1,704,824 1.6% 16.08 14.55 Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation
Paramus, NJ 1984 Gryphon Development, Inc.
Williams Drive 1982/1994 37,000 100% 536,500 0.5% 14.50 14.47 Alteon Inc.
Ramsey, NJ
Phillips Parkway late 1960's/ 75,972 100% 1,680,900 1.5% 22.13 14.44 Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Montvale, NJ 1999 Ferolie Corporation
Campus Drive 1989 42,782 100% 586,948 0.5% 13.72 12.67 Genaera Corporation
Plymouth Meeting, PA Pharmerica, Inc.
Electronic Drive 1983/1998 40,000 100% 937,527 0.9% 23.44 15.86 Cell Pathways, Inc.
Horsham, PA
Princeton Road 1984/1999 42,600 100% 530,182 0.5% 12.45 8.44 Lexicon Genetics, Inc.
Princeton, NJ
Southeast
Capitola Drive #1 1986 65,114 93% 967,847 0.9% 16.10 11.36 American Social Health Association, Inc.
Durham, NC Batelle Survey Research, Inc.
Capitola Drive #2 1985 119,916 79% 1,404,425 1.3% 14.86 12.26 Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc.
Durham, NC Artecel Sciences, Inc.
Technology Parkway 1976/1985/ 37,080 60% 288,896 0.3% 12.97 11.89 CytRx Corporation
Norcross, GA 1993 Atherogenics, Inc.
Triangle Drive 1981 32,120 100% 490,239 0.5% 15.26 15.03 Mantech Environmental Technology, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC City Search, Inc.
Alexander Road 2000 86,239 100% 1,849,188 1.7% 21.44 19.78 Paradigm Genetics, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC
Kit Creek Road 1995 37,908 37% 272,461 0.3% 19.49 13.52 AM Pappas & Associates, L.L.C.
Research Triangle Park, NC Biogen, Inc.
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Total/Weighted Average (11): 5,319,945 89% 109,273,449 100% $23.18 $20.16
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- Includes year in which construction was completed and, where applicable, year of most recent major renovation.
- Based on all leases at the respective property in effect as of December 31, 2001.
- Annualized base rent means the annualized fixed base rental amount in effect as of December 31, 2001 (using rental revenue computed on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP), paid by tenants under the terms of their leases. This amount, divided by the rentable square feet leased at the property as of December 31, 2001, is the annualized base rent per leased square foot.
- Annualized net effective rent is the annualized base rent in effect as of December 31, 2001 (using rental revenue computed on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP), less (for gross leases) real estate taxes and insurance, common area and other operating expenses and (for all leases) amortization of tenant improvements and leasing commissions. This amount, divided by the rentable square feet leased at the property as of December 31, 2001, is the annualized net effective rent per leased square foot.
- In March 2002, Schering AG announced an agreement to acquire Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- In January 2002, Chiron Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc. in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- All or a significant portion of this property is currently under redevelopment.
- Genetic Therapy, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis AG.
- In February 2002, Quest Diagnostics, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire American Medical Laboratories, Inc. in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- In February 2002, Cytyc Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Digene Corporation in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- Weighted average based on a percentage of aggregate leased square feet.
Location of Properties
The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2001, the total rentable square footage and annualized base rent of our properties in each of our existing markets.
Total Rentable % of Total Rentable Annualized % of Annualized
Geographic Area Square Footage Square Footage Base Rent (1) Base Rent
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San Diego 971,268 18.3% $27,272,316 25.0%
Pasadena 31,343 0.5% 202,035 0.2%
San Francisco Bay Area 623,083 11.7% 16,985,859 15.5%
Seattle 327,754 6.2% 9,651,318 8.8%
Suburban Washington, D.C 1,910,683 35.9% 27,823,972 25.5%
Eastern Massachusetts 733,047 13.8% 16,088,012 14.7%
New Jersey/Suburban Philadelphi 344,390 6.5% 5,976,880 5.5%
Southeast 378,377 7.1% 5,273,057 4.8%
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Total 5,319,945 100.0% $109,273,449 100.0%
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- Annualized base rent means the annualized fixed base rental amount in effect as of December 31, 2001 (using rental revenue computed on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP) paid by tenants under the terms of their leases.
Tenants
Our properties are leased principally to tenants in a broad spectrum of sectors within the life science industry. The following table sets forth information regarding leases with our 20 largest tenants based upon annualized base rent as of December 31, 2001.20 Largest Tenants
Remaining Percentage
Initial Percentage of Aggregate
Lease Approximate Percentage of Aggregate Annualized Portfolio
Number Term Aggregate of Aggregate Annualized Portfolio Net Effective Annualized
of in Rentable Leased Base Rent (in Annualized Rent (in Net Effective
Tenant Leases Years Square Feet Square Feet thousands) (1) Base Rent thousands) (2) Rent
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Pfizer, Inc. 3 10.3 167,006 3.5% $6,589 6.0% $6,583 6.9%
4.8
0.8
Merck & Co., Inc. 3 8.8 166,007 3.5% 4,452 4.1% 4,206 4.4%
American Medical Laboratories, 1 15.0 248,186 5.3% 4,341 4.0% 4,341 4.6%
Inc. (3)
Corixa Corporation 3 3.0 86,887 1.8% 3,139 2.9% 2,797 2.9%
0.5
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 11.5 53,980 1.1% 2,813 2.6% 2,340 2.5%
Digene Corporation (4) 1 8.0 92,990 2.0% 2,634 2.4% 1,600 1.7%
Equinix, Inc. 2 5.3 56,332 1.2% 2,565 2.3% 2,261 2.4%
Dendreon Corporation 1 7.0 70,647 1.5% 2,533 2.3% 2,081 2.2%
Gene Logic, Inc. 3 9.0 112,271 2.4% 2,435 2.2% 1,735 1.8%
5.9
LION Bioscience AG 1 6.3 71,510 1.5% 2,391 2.2% 2,391 2.5%
Acusphere, Inc. 1 10.0 47,500 1.0% 2,340 2.1% 2,293 2.4%
Senomyx, Inc. 1 5.0 60,056 1.3% 2,320 2.1% 2,037 2.1%
IDEC Pharmaceuticals 1 8.5 74,557 1.6% 2,310 2.1% 1,737 1.8%
Corporation
Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc.(5) 1 9.2 67,050 1.4% 2,108 1.9% 1,644 1.7%
Baxter International, Inc. 2 9.7 145,881 3.1% 2,078 1.9% 1,810 1.9%
6.2
Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. 2 4.0 84,524 1.8% 2,039 1.9% 1,854 2.0%
Enanta Phamaceuticals, Inc. 1 9.8 45,000 1.0% 2,006 1.8% 1,952 2.1%
Paradigm Genetics, Inc. 2 8.8 86,239 1.8% 1,849 1.7% 1,706 1.8%
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1 5.4 105,000 2.2% 1,816 1.7% 1,649 1.7%
ViroLogic, Inc. 1 9.5 53,980 1.1% 1,741 1.6% 1,684 1.8%
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Total/Weighted Average (6): 32 8.4 1,895,603 40.1% $54,499 49.8% $48,701 51.2%
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- Annualized base rent means the annualized fixed base rental amount in effect as of December 31, 2001 (using rental revenue computed on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP) paid by tenants under the terms of their leases.
- Annualized net effective rent is the annualized base rent in effect as of December 31, 2001 (using rental revenue computed on a straight-line basis in accordance with GAAP), less (for gross leases) real estate taxes and insurance, common area and other operating expenses and (for all leases) amortization of tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
- In February 2002, Quest Diagnostics, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire American Medical Laboratories, Inc. in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- In February 2002, Cytyc Corporation annuounced an agreement to acquire Digene Corporation in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- In January 2002, Chiron Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc. in a transaction expected to close in 2002.
- Weighted average based on percentage of aggregate leased square feet.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, no litigation is pending against us, other than routine actions and administrative proceedings, substantially all of which are expected to be covered by liability insurance or which, in the aggregate, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We did not submit any matters to a vote of our security holders in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "ARE". On March 27, 2002, the last reported sales price per share of our common stock was $44.18, and there were approximately 233 holders of record of our common stock (excluding beneficial owners whose shares are held in the name of CEDE & Co.). The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low sales prices per share of our common stock as reported on the NYSE and the distributions paid by us with respect to each such period.
Per Share Period High Low Disribution - ------ ------ ------ ------------ 2000 First Quarter......................... $32.00 $29.00 $0.43 Second Quarter........................ $34.88 $30.00 $0.43 Third Quarter......................... $37.13 $31.50 $0.43 Fourth Quarter........................ $38.56 $33.13 $0.43 2001 First Quarter......................... $37.43 $34.19 $0.46 Second Quarter........................ $38.44 $34.64 $0.46 Third Quarter......................... $41.00 $36.16 $0.46 Fourth Quarter........................ $41.53 $36.93 $0.46
Future distributions on our common stock will be determined by our Board of Directors and will be dependent upon a number of factors, including actual cash available for distribution, our financial condition and capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant. To maintain our qualification as a REIT, we must make annual distributions to stockholders of at least 90% of our taxable income for the current taxable year, determined without regard to deductions for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gains. Under certain circumstances, we may be required to make distributions in excess of cash flow available for distributions to meet these distribution requirements. In such a case, we may borrow funds or may raise funds through the issuance of additional debt or equity capital. We cannot assure you that we will make any future distributions.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operating Data:
Total revenue ........................................ $ $127,790 $ $106,910 $ $86,262 $ $61,016 $ $34,846
Total expenses ....................................... 97,513 80,901 64,209 41,613 37,643
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Net income (loss)..................................... $ 30,277 $ 26,009 $ 22,053 $ 19,403 $ (2,797)
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Net income (loss) per share of common stock (pro
forma for 1997)
- Basic ......................................... $ 1.67 $ 1.55 $ 1.48 $ 1.60 $ (0.35)
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- Diluted ....................................... $ 1.64 $ 1.52 $ 1.46 $ 1.58 $ (0.35)
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Weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding (pro forma for 1997) (1)
- Basic ......................................... 15,953,459 14,460,711 13,525,840 12,098,959 8,075,864
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- Diluted ....................................... 16,208,178 14,699,478 13,670,568 12,306,470 8,075,864
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Cash dividends declared per share of common
stock (pro forma for 1997)......................... $ 1.84 $ 1.72 $ 1.69 $ 1.60 $ 1.60
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Balance Sheet Data (at year end):
Rental properties - net of accumulated depreciation... $ 796,626 679,653 554,706 471,907 227,076
Total assets ......................................... $ 962,146 780,984 643,118 530,296 248,454
Secured notes payable, unsecured line of credit
and term loan ..................................... $ 573,161 431,256 350,512 309,829 70,817
Total liabilities .................................... $ 629,508 461,832 380,535 330,527 81,537
Stockholders' equity ................................. $ 332,638 319,152 262,583 199,769 166,917
Other Data:
Net income (loss) .................................... $ 30,277 26,009 22,053 19,403 (2,797)
Less:
Dividends on preferred stock ......................... (3,666) (3,666) (2,036) - -
Add:
Depreciation and amortization ........................ 30,578 24,251 18,532 10,296 4,866
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Funds from operations (2) ............................ $ 57,189 46,594 38,549 29,699 2,069
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Cash flows from operating activities ................. $ 60,340 32,931 46,011 26,111 3,883
Cash flows from investing activities ................. $ (192,179) (132,480) (113,549) (246,753) (87,620)
Cash flows from financing activities ................. $ 131,439 98,879 69,430 220,136 84,101
Number of properties owned at year end ............... 82 75 58 51 22
Rentable square feet of properties owned
at year end ....................................... 5,319,945 4,856,650 4,046,126 3,588,154 1,747,837
Occupancy of properties owned at year end ............ 89% (3) 91% (3) 92% (3) 93% (3) 97%
- Pro forma shares of common stock outstanding for the year ended December 31, 1997, includes all shares outstanding after giving effect to the initial public offering (the "Offering"), weighted for the period beginning from the date of the Offering, conversion of all series of preferred stock, the 1,765.923 to 1 stock split, the issuance of the stock grants and exercise of substitute stock options.
- We compute funds from operations ("FFO") in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in its October 1999 White Paper ("White Paper"). The White Paper defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO for 1997 has been restated to conform to the White Paper as amended in October 1999. FFO for 1997 has been impacted by non-recurring expenses associated with the Offering of $12,197,000, and the write-off of unamortized loan costs of $2,295,000. For a more detailed discussion of FFO, see "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Funds from Operations."
- Includes properties under redevelopment. Excluding properties under redevelopment, our properties were approximately 99%, 98%, 96% and 96% leased as of December 31, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The terms "we," "our," "ours" and "us" as used in this Form 10-K refer to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a publicly traded real estate operating company focused principally on the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, expansion and selective redevelopment and development of high quality, strategically located properties containing office/laboratory space leased principally to tenants in the life science industry (we refer to these properties as "life science facilities").
In 2001, we:
Sold 500,000 shares of common stock in one transaction, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $16.8 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering costs.
Expanded our borrowings by obtaining an unsecured $50 million term loan.
Acquired five properties with an aggregate of approximately 345,000 rentable square feet. In addition, we completed the development of two properties with approximately 108,000 rentable square feet.
Our primary source of revenue is rental income and tenant recoveries from leases at the properties we own. Of the 82 properties we owned as of December 31, 2001, four were acquired in 1994, eight in 1996, ten in 1997, 29 in 1998 (the "1998 Properties"), six in 1999, 12 in 2000 and five in 2001. In addition, we completed the development of one property in 1999 (together with the six properties acquired in 1999, the "1999 Properties"), five properties in 2000 (together with the 12 properties acquired in 2000, the "2000 Properties") and two properties in 2001 (together with the five properties acquired in 2001, the "2001 Properties"). As a result of these acquisition and development activities, there have been significant continuing increases in total revenues and expenses, including significant increases in total revenues and expenses for 2001 as compared to 2000, and for 2000 as compared to 1999.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2001 to the Year Ended December 31, 2000
Rental revenue increased by $16.7 million, or 20%, to $99.2 million for 2001 compared to $82.5 million for 2000. The increase resulted primarily from the 2000 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2001 Properties. Rental revenue from properties operating for a full year during 2000 and 2001 (the "2001 Same Properties") increased by $3.7 million, or 6.4%, due to increases in rental rates and occupancy.
Tenant recoveries increased by $4.5 million, or 21%, to $25.4 million for 2001 compared to $20.9 million for 2000. The increase resulted primarily from the 2000 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2001 Properties. Tenant recoveries for the 2001 Same Properties increased by $516,000, or 3.2%, primarily due to increases in certain recoverable operating expenses.
Interest and other income decreased by $238,000, or 7%, to $3.3 million for 2001 compared to $3.5 million for 2000, primarily due to a decrease in interest income resulting from a decline in interest rates and a decline in service fee income.
Rental operating expenses increased by $4.2 million, or 19%, to $26.1 million for 2001 compared to $21.9 million for 2000. The increase resulted primarily from the 2000 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2001 Properties. Operating expenses for the 2001 Same Properties increased by $983,000, or 5.9%, primarily due to an increase in utilities and tenant related expenses (substantially all of which are recoverable from our tenants through tenant recoveries).
The following is a comparison of property operating data for the 2001 Same Properties computed under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP Basis") and under generally accepted accounting principles, adjusted to exclude the effect of straight-line rent adjustments required by GAAP ("Cash Basis") (dollars in thousands):
Year Ended
December 31,
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2001 2000 Change
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GAAP Basis:
Revenue $ 79,400 $ 75,600 5.0%
Rental operating expenses 17,693 16,710 5.9%
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Net operating income $ 61,707 $ 58,890 4.8%
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Cash Basis:
Revenue $ 78,155 $ 73,945 5.7%
Rental operating expenses 17,693 16,710 5.9%
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Net operating income $ 60,462 $ 57,235 5.6%
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General and administrative expenses increased by $2.7 million, or 30%, to $11.7 million for 2001 compared to $9.0 million for 2000 due to the continued increase in the scope of our operations.
Interest expense increased by $3.3 million, or 13%, to $29.1 million for 2001 compared to $25.8 million for 2000. The increase resulted from (a) indebtedness incurred to acquire the 2000 and 2001 Properties and (b) indebtedness incurred to finance the development and redevelopment of properties which have now been completed. The increase in interest expense caused by these factors was partially offset by a decrease in the floating interest rate on our unsecured line of credit. The weighted average interest rate on our borrowings (not including the effect of swap agreements) decreased from 8.32% as of December 31, 2000 to 3.92% as of December 31, 2001. We have entered into certain swap agreements to hedge our borrowings at variable interest rates (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Unsecured Line of Credit and Unsecured Term Loan").
Depreciation and amortization increased by $6.3 million, or 26%, to $30.6 million for 2001 compared to $24.3 million for 2000. The increase resulted primarily from depreciation associated with the 2000 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2001 Properties.
As a result of the foregoing, net income was $30.3 million for 2001 compared to $26.0 million for 2000.
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2000 to the Year Ended December 31, 1999
Rental revenue increased by $14.1 million, or 21%, to $82.5 million for 2000 compared to $68.4 million for 1999. The increase resulted primarily from the 1999 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2000 Properties. Rental revenue from properties operating for a full year during 1999 and 2000 (the "2000 Same Properties") increased by $1.7 million, or 3.0%, due to increases in rental rates and occupancy.
Tenant recoveries increased by $4.6 million, or 28%, to $20.9 million for 2000 compared to $16.3 million for 1999. The increase resulted primarily from the 1999 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2000 Properties. Tenant recoveries for the 2000 Same Properties increased by $2.3 million, or 17.1%, generally due to an increase in certain recoverable operating expenses.
Interest and other income increased by $2.0 million, or 129%, to $3.5 million for 2000 compared to $1.5 million for 1999, resulting primarily from $1.4 million of investment income and $424,000 in service fee income.
Rental operating expenses increased by $2.9 million, or 15%, to $21.9 million for 2000 compared to $19.0 million for 1999. The increase resulted primarily from the 1999 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2000 Properties. Operating expenses for the 2000 Same Properties increased by $1.0 million, or 5.9%, primarily due to the increase in tenant related expenses (substantially all of which are recoverable from our tenants through tenant recoveries) partially offset by the fact that third party management fees are no longer incurred at certain properties.
The following is a comparison of property operating data computed on a GAAP Basis and on a Cash Basis for the 2000 Same Properties (dollars in thousands):
Year Ended
December 31,
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2000 1999 Change
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GAAP Basis:
Revenue $ 74,620 $ 70,210 6.3%
Rental operating expenses 17,070 16,116 5.9%
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Net operating income $ 57,550 $ 54,094 6.4%
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Cash Basis:
Revenue $ 73,097 $ 68,065 7.4%
Rental operating expenses 17,070 16,116 5.9%
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Net operating income $ 56,027 $ 51,949 7.9%
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General and administrative expenses increased by $2.0 million, or 29%, to $9.0 million for 2000 compared to $7.0 million for 1999 due to the continued increase in the scope of our operations.
Interest expense increased by $6.1 million, or 31%, to $25.8 million for 2000 compared to $19.7 million for 1999. The increase resulted primarily from (a) indebtedness we incurred to acquire the 1999 and 2000 Properties, (b) indebtedness incurred to finance the development of properties which have been completed and (c) an increase in the floating interest rate on our line of credit. The weighted average effective interest rate on our borrowings (not including the effect of swap agreements) increased from 7.33% as of December 31, 1999 to 8.32% as of December 31, 2000.
Depreciation and amortization increased by $5.8 million, or 31%, to $24.3 million for 2000 compared to $18.5 million for 1999. The increase resulted primarily from depreciation associated with the 1999 Properties being owned for a full period and the addition of the 2000 Properties.
As a result of the foregoing, net income was $26.0 million for 2000 compared to $22.1 million for 1999.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities for 2001 increased by $27.4 million to $60.3 million compared to $32.9 million for 2000. The increase resulted primarily from increases in cash flows from operating life science facilities, an increase in accrued liabilities related to construction costs and the liability associated with our interest rate swap agreements.
Net cash used in investing activities increased by $59.7 million to $192.2 million for 2001 compared to $132.5 million for 2000. This increase was due to a higher level of property development and redevelopment costs incurred, as well as a higher level of property acquisition costs.
Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $32.5 million to $131.4 million for 2001 compared to $98.9 million for 2000. Cash provided by financing activities for 2001 and 2000 primarily consisted of net proceeds from our unsecured line of credit, unsecured term loan, secured debt and issuances of common stock and exercise of stock options, partially offset by principal reductions on our secured debt and distributions to stockholders.
Commitments
As of December 31, 2001, we were committed under the terms of certain leases to complete the construction of buildings and certain related improvements at a remaining aggregate cost of $12.9 million.
As of December 31, 2001, we were also committed to fund an aggregate of approximately $39.1 million for the construction of building infrastructure improvements under the terms of various leases and for certain investments.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash consists of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Funds held in trust as additional security
required under the terms of certain
secured notes payable $ 5,583 $ 5,103
Security deposit funds based on the terms
of certain lease agreements 1,647 1,892
Funds held in escrow to complete the development
of an office/laboratory facility 4,298 -
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$ 11,528 $ 6,995
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Secured Debt
Secured debt as of December 31, 2001, consists of the following (dollars in thousands):
Balance at Stated
December 31, Interest
Collateral 2001 Rate Maturity Date
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Worcester, MA (1) $10,799 8.75% January 2006
Durham, NC (two properties) 12,182 8.68% December 2006
Gaithersburg, MD (three properties) 9,907 8.25% August 2007
Cambridge, MA (2) 19,158 9.125% October 2007
Chantilly, VA and Seattle, WA 35,264 7.22% May 2008
Worcester, MA and San Diego, CA 18,676 8.71% January 2010
Gaithersburg, MD (two properties) 24,508 8.33% November 2010
San Diego, CA (six properties) 24,030 7.75% July 2011
San Diego, CA 11,912 7.50% August 2011
Gaithersburg, MD (three properties) 28,250 7.40% January 2012
Alameda, CA 4,811 7.165% January 2014
San Diego, CA (two properties) 7,882 9.00% December 2014
Seattle, WA 18,842 7.75% June 2016
San Francisco, CA (two properties) (3 18,940 LIBOR + 1.70% June 2003
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$245,161
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(1) The balance shown includes an unamortized premium of $494,000; the effective rate of the loan is 7.25%.
(2) The balance shown includes an unamortized premium of $1,619,000; the effective rate of the loan is 7.25%.
(3) The balance shown represents the amount drawn on a construction loan that provides for borrowings of up to $25,175,000.
The following is a summary of the scheduled principal payments for our secured debt as of December 31, 2001 (in thousands):
Year Amount
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2002 $ 5,638
2003 25,062
2004 5,901
2005 5,713
2006 24,764
Thereafter 175,970
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Subtotal 243,048
Unamortized premium 2,113
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$ 245,161
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Unsecured Line of Credit and Unsecured Term Loan
We have an unsecured line of credit that provides for borrowings of up to $325 million. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at a floating rate based on our election of either a LIBOR based rate or the higher of the bank's reference rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%. For each LIBOR based advance, we must elect to fix the rate for a period of one, two, three or six months.
The line of credit contains financial covenants, including, among other things, maintenance of minimum net worth, a total liabilities to gross asset value ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the terms of the line of credit restrict, among other things, certain investments, indebtedness, distributions and mergers. The line of credit expires February 2003 and provides for an extension (provided there is no default) for an additional one-year period upon notice by the company and consent of the participating banks. As of December 31, 2001, borrowings under the line of credit carried a weighted average interest rate of 3.92%.
In October 2001, we obtained a $50 million unsecured term loan which bears interest at a floating rate based on our election of either a LIBOR based rate or the higher of the bank's reference rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%. For each LIBOR based advance, we must elect to fix the rate for a period of one, two, three or six months. The term loan contains financial covenants substantially similar to those on our line of credit. As of December 31, 2001, the term loan carried a weighted average interest rate of 3.98%.
Aggregate borrowings under the line of credit and the term loan are limited to an amount based on the net operating income derived from a pool of unencumbered assets. Accordingly, as we acquire or complete the development or redevelopment of additional unencumbered properties, aggregate borrowings available under the line of credit and the term loan will increase up to the maximum of $375 million. Under these provisions, as of December 31, 2001, aggregate borrowings under the line of credit and the term loan were limited to $360 million.
We utilize interest rate swap agreements to hedge our exposure to variable interest rates associated with our unsecured line of credit and unsecured term loan. These agreements involve an exchange of fixed and floating interest payments without the exchange of the underlying principal amount (the "notional amount"). Interest received under all of our swap agreements is based on the one- month LIBOR rate. The net difference between the interest paid and the interest received is reflected as an adjustment to interest expense.
The following table summarizes our interest rate swap agreements (dollars in thousands):
Notional Interest Termination
Transaction Date Effective Date Amount Pay Rate Date Fair Value
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April 2000 May 20, 2000 $ 50,000 6.995% January 2, 2003 $ (2,385)
July 2000 May 31, 2001 50,000 7.070% May 31, 2003 (3,033)
January 2001 January 31, 2001 50,000 6.350% December 31, 2002 (2,035)
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Effective January 1, 2001, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (SFAS 133), "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended by Statement No. 138, "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities." SFAS 133, as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative financial instruments such as our interest rate swap agreements. Specifically, SFAS 133 requires us to reflect our interest rate swap agreements on the balance sheet at their estimated fair value. We use a variety of methods and assumptions based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date to determine the fair values of our interest rate swap agreements. These methods of assessing fair value result in a general approximation of value, and such value may never be realized. As of January 1, 2001, the adoption of SFAS 133, as amended, resulted in qualifying interest rate swap agreements reported on the balance sheet as a liability of approximately $3.5 million, with a corresponding reduction to accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders' equity.
All of our interest rate swap agreements meet the criteria to be deemed "effective" under SFAS 133 in reducing our exposure to variable interest rates. Accordingly, we have categorized these instruments as cash flow hedges. While we intend to continue to meet the conditions for hedge accounting, if hedges did not qualify as highly effective, the changes in the fair value of the derivatives used as hedges would be reflected in earnings.
We do not believe we are exposed to more than a nominal amount of credit risk in our interest rate swap agreements as the counterparties are established, well-capitalized financial institutions. In addition, we have entered into master derivative agreements to minimize those risks.
On January 22, 2001, we terminated an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $50 million, an interest pay rate of 7.25% and a maturity of December 31, 2001. The terminated interest rate swap agreement was replaced with the 6.350% interest rate swap agreement as shown in the table above. The fair value of the terminated interest rate swap agreement at the date of termination (a liability of $950,000) was transferred to the replacement 6.350% interest rate swap agreement. During 2001, approximately $475,000 was reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense. Approximately $475,000 will be credited against interest expense during 2002. These adjustments result in an effective interest pay rate for the 6.350% interest rate swap agreement of 7.30% for 2001 and 5.40% for 2002.
As of December 31, 2001, our interest rate swap agreements have been reported in the accompanying balance sheet at their fair value as other liabilities of approximately $7.5 million. The offsetting adjustments were reflected as deferred losses in accumulated other comprehensive income of $7.0 million. Balances in accumulated other comprehensive income are recognized in earnings as swap payments are made.
Valuation of Investments
We hold equity investments in certain publicly traded companies and privately held entities. In determining if and when a decline in the market value of these investments below amortized cost is other than temporary, we evaluate the market conditions, offering prices, trends of earnings and other key measures. When such a decline in value is deemed to be other than temporary, we recognize an impairment loss in the current period operating results to the extent of the decline.
Other Resources and Liquidity Requirements
In April 2001, we sold 500,000 shares of common stock to institutional investors. The shares were issued at a price of $36.44 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $16.8 million, net of offering costs.
We expect to continue meeting our short-term liquidity and capital requirements generally through our working capital and net cash provided by operating activities. We believe that the net cash provided by operating activities will continue to be sufficient to enable us to make distributions necessary to continue qualifying as a REIT. We also believe that net cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to fund our recurring non-revenue enhancing capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
We expect to meet certain long-term liquidity requirements, such as property acquisitions, property development and redevelopment activities, scheduled debt maturities, expansions and other non-recurring capital improvements, through excess net cash provided by operating activities, long-term secured and unsecured borrowings, including borrowings under the line of credit and the issuance of additional debt and/or equity securities.
Exposure to Environmental Liabilities
In connection with the acquisition of all of our properties, we have obtained Phase I environmental assessments to ascertain the existence of any environmental liabilities or other issues. The Phase I environmental assessments of our properties have not revealed any environmental liabilities that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole, nor are we aware of any material environmental liabilities that have occurred since the Phase I environmental assessments were completed. In addition, we carry a policy of pollution legal liability insurance covering exposure to certain environmental losses at all of our properties.
Capital Expenditures, Tenant Improvements and Leasing Costs
The following table shows total and weighted average per square foot capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing costs (all of which are added to the basis of the properties) related to our life science facilities (excluding capital expenditures and tenant improvements that are recoverable from tenants, revenue-enhancing or related to properties that have undergone redevelopment) for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997, attributable to leases that commenced at our properties after our acquisition.
Total/
Weighted
Average 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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Capital expenditures:
Weighted average square feet
in portfolio 17,637,461 5,131,176 4,448,916 3,823,290 2,891,863 1,342,216
Property related capital
expenditures $ 3,374,000 $ 1,230,000 $ 778,000 $ 478,000 $ 341,000 $ 547,000
Per weighted average square
foot in portfolio $ 0.19 $ 0.24 $ 0.17 $ 0.13 $ 0.12 $ 0.41
Tenant improvements and leasing
costs:
Retenanted space (1)
Retenanted square feet 612,978 151,161 112,286 220,397 88,181 40,953
Tenant improvements and
leasing costs $ 3,358,000 $ 466,000 $ 796,000 $1,454,000 $ 478,000 $ 164,000
Per square foot leased $ 5.48 $ 3.08 $ 7.09 $ 6.60 $ 5.42 $ 4.00
Renewal space
Renewal square feet 837,671 432,717 233,017 93,667 77,038 1,232
Tenant improvements and
leasing costs $ 793,000 $ 451,000 $ 124,000 $ 149,000 $ 69,000 $ -
Per square foot leased $ 0.95 $ 1.04 $ 0.53 $ 1.59 $ 0.90 $ -
- Excludes space that has undergone redevelopment before retenanting. If redevelopment space was included as retenanted space, retenanted square feet for 2001 and 2000 would be 221,778 and 266,163, respectively, tenant improvements and leasing costs would be $2,507,000 and $5,375,000, respectively, and costs per square foot would be $11.30 and $20.19, respectively.
Capital expenditures fluctuate in any given period due to the nature, extent and timing of improvements required and the extent to which they are recoverable from our tenants. Approximately 87% of our leases provide for the recapture of certain capital expenditures (such as HVAC systems maintenance and/or replacement, roof replacement and parking lot resurfacing). In addition, we maintain an active preventative maintenance program at each of our properties to minimize capital expenditures required.
Tenant improvements and leasing costs also fluctuate in any given year depending upon factors such as the timing and extent of vacancies, property characteristics, the type of lease (renewal tenant or retenanted space), the involvement of external leasing agents and overall competitive market conditions.
Inflation
As of December 31, 2001, approximately 82% of our leases (on a square footage basis) were triple net leases, requiring tenants to pay substantially all real estate taxes and insurance, common area and other operating expenses (including increases thereto). In addition, approximately 13% of our leases (on a square footage basis) required the tenants to pay a majority of operating expenses. Approximately 92% of our leases (on a square footage basis) contain effective annual rent escalations that are either fixed (generally ranging from 3% to 4%) or indexed based on the consumer price index or another index. Accordingly, we do not believe that our earnings or cash flow from real estate operations are subject to any significant risk of inflation. An increase in inflation, however, could result in an increase in the cost of our variable rate borrowings, including our unsecured line of credit and unsecured term loan.
Funds from Operations
We believe that funds from operations ("FFO") is helpful to investors as an additional measure of the performance of an equity REIT because, along with cash flows from operating activities, financing activities and investing activities, it provides investors with an understanding of our ability to incur and service debt, to make capital expenditures and to make distributions. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") in its October 1999 White Paper (the "White Paper"), which may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other equity REITs, and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Further, FFO does not represent amounts available for our discretionary use because a portion of FFO is needed for capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties. The White Paper defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of our financial performance, or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions. (See "Cash Flows" for information regarding these measures of cash flow.)
The following table presents our FFO for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Net income $30,277 $26,009 $22,053
Less:
Dividends on preferred stock (3,666) (3,666) (2,036)
Add:
Depreciation and amortization 30,578 24,251 18,532
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Funds from operations $57,189 $46,594 $38,549
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Property and Lease Information
The following table is a summary of our property portfolio as of December 31, 2001 (dollars in thousands):
Rentable Annualized
Number of Square Base Occupancy
Properties Feet Rent Percentage
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Suburban Washington, D.C. 19 1,613,529 $ 25,248 97.8%(1)
California - San Diego 21 949,328 26,942 100.0%
California - San Francisco Bay 7 412,172 12,385 100.0%
Southeast 3 183,473 3,307 97.5%(1)
New Jersey/Suburban Philadelphia 6 344,390 5,977 100.0%
Eastern Massachusetts 6 445,474 14,059 100.0%
Washington - Seattle 2 118,393 4,110 100.0%
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Subtotal 64 4,066,759 92,028 99.0%
Redevelopment Properties 18 1,253,186 17,246 54.9%
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Total 82 5,319,945 $ 109,274 88.6%
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(1) Substantially all of the vacant space is office or warehouse space.
The following table shows certain information with respect to the lease expirations of our properties as of December 31, 2001:
Square Square Footage Annualized Base
Year of Number of Footage of as a Percentage Rent of Expiring
Lease Expiring Expiring of Leased Leases (Per
Expiration Leases Leases Portfolio Square Foot)
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2002 52 476,422 10.1% $21.45
2003 27 483,343 10.3% $19.03
2004 25 423,550 9.0% $21.01
2005 16 319,426 6.8% $25.90
2006 29 665,796 14.1% $22.51
Thereafter 45 2,346,596 49.7% $24.59
The following table is a summary of our lease activity for the year ended December 31, 2001, computed on a GAAP Basis and on a Cash Basis:
Rental TI's/Lease Average
Number Square Expiring New Rate Commissions Lease
of Leases Footage Rate Rate Increase Per Foot Term
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Lease Activity - Expired Leases
Lease Expirations
Cash Rent 61 964,329 $19.21 - - - -
GAAP Rent 61 964,329 $19.07 - - - -
Renewed / Released Space
Cash Rent 40 654,495 $21.05 $22.85 8.6% $4.52 4.1 Years
GAAP Rent 40 654,495 $20.86 $24.05 15.3% $4.52 4.1 Years
Month-to-Month Leases
Cash Rent 14 72,599 $12.16 $16.79 38.1% - -
GAAP Rent 14 72,599 $11.88 $16.79 41.3% - -
Total Leasing
Cash Rent 54 727,094 $20.16 $22.24 10.3% - -
GAAP Rent 54 727,094 $19.96 $23.32 16.8% - -
Vacant Space Leased
Cash Rent 27 287,235 - $27.45 - $21.02 6.4 Years
GAAP Rent 27 287,235 - $30.96 - $21.02 6.4 Years
All Lease Activity
Cash Rent 81 1,014,329 - $23.72 - - -
GAAP Rent 81 1,014,329 - $25.49 - - -
Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The primary market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk, which is sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors that are beyond our control.
In order to modify and manage the interest characteristics of our outstanding debt and limit the effects of interest rates on our operations, we may utilize a variety of financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, floors and other interest rate exchange contracts. The use of these types of instruments to hedge our exposure to changes in interest rates carries additional risks such as counter-party credit risk and the legal enforceability of hedging contracts.
Our future earnings, cash flows and fair values relating to financial instruments are primarily dependent upon prevalent market rates of interest, such as LIBOR. However, due to the purchase of our interest rate swap agreements, the current effects of interest rate changes are reduced. Based on interest rates at, and our swap agreements in effect on, December 31, 2001, a 1% increase in interest rates on our line of credit and term loan would decrease annual future earnings and cash flows, after considering the effect of our interest rate swap agreements, by approximately $1.8 million. A 1% decrease in interest rates on our line of credit and term loan would increase annual future earnings and cash flows, after considering the effect of our interest rate swap agreements, by approximately $1.8 million. A 1% increase in interest rates on our secured debt and interest rate swap agreements would decrease their fair value by approximately $16.9 million. A 1% decrease in interest rates on our secured debt and interest rate swap agreements would increase their fair value by approximately $18.1 million. A 1% increase or decrease in interest rates on our secured note receivable would not have a material impact on its fair value.
These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our borrowing cost and our interest rate swap agreements. These analyses do not consider the effects of the reduced level of overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment. Further, in the event of a change of such magnitude, we would consider taking actions to further mitigate our exposure to the change. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity analysis assumes no changes in our capital structure.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The financial statements and supplementary data required by Regulation S-X are included in this Report on Form 10-K beginning on page F-1.
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures.
None.
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
The information required by Item 10 is incorporated by reference from the section entitled "Board of Directors, Executive Officers and Senior Management" contained in our definitive proxy statement to be mailed in connection with our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on April 29, 2002 (the "2002 Proxy Statement").
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by Item 11 is incorporated by reference from the section entitled "Board of Directors, Executive Officers and Senior Management - Executive Compensation" contained in our 2002 Proxy Statement.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The information required by Item 12 is incorporated by reference from the section entitled "Security Ownership of Management and Principal Stockholders" contained in our 2002 Proxy Statement.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
None.
Item 14. Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedules
The following consolidated financial information is included as a separate section of this Annual Report on Form 10- K:
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(b) Reports on Form 8-K
Alexandria did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.
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3.1 * |
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Alexandria, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10- Q filed with the Commission on August 14, 1997 |
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Certificate of Correction of Alexandria, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 14, 1997 |
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Bylaws of Alexandria (as amended, adopted February 4, 2000; effective February 16, 2000), filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 10, 2000 |
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Articles Supplementary, dated February 10, 2000, relating to the election to be subject to Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 10, 2000 |
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Articles Supplementary, dated February 10, 2000, relating to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock , filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 10, 2000 |
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Articles Supplementary, dated June 9, 1999, relating to the 9.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 13, 1999 |
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Articles Supplementary, dated January 28, 2002, relating to the 9.10% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's current report on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on February 17, 2002 |
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Rights Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2000, between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, including the forms of Articles Supplementary setting forth the terms of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, Rights Certificate and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock attached as exhibits to the Rights Agreement. Pursuant to the Rights Agreement, printed Rights Certificates will not be mailed until after the Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement), filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 10, 2000 |
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Specimen certificate representing shares of Common Stock, Specimen certificate representing shares of Common Stock, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-23545) |
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Specimen certificate representing shares of 9.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 13, 1999 |
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Specimen certificate representing shares of 9.10% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's current report on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on February 17, 2002 |
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Second Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement and General and Special Release by and between Alexandria and Jerry M. Sudarsky, dated May 30, 1997, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 31, 1998 |
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Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Joel S. Marcus, dated January 5, 1994, and amended as of March 28, 1997, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 31, 1998 |
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Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and James H. Richardson, dated July 31, 1997, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 14, 1997 |
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Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Peter J. Nelson, dated May 20, 1998, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998 |
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Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Peter J. Nelson, dated August 31, 1999, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 1999 |
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Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Vincent R. Ciruzzi, dated April 20, 1998, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 1999 |
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Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Vincent R. Ciruzzi, dated August 31, 1999, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 1999
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Employment Letter Agreement between Alexandria and Tom Andrews, dated June 1, 1999, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 1999 |
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Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan of Alexandria, dated December 29, 2000 |
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Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Agreement for use in connection with options issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-23545) |
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Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for use in connection with options issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-23545) |
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Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement for use in connection with options issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-23545) |
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Form of Employee Restricted Stock Agreement for use in connection with shares of restricted stock issued to employees pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 1999 |
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Form of Independent Contractor Restricted Stock Agreement for use in connection with shares of restricted stock issued to independent contractors pursuant to the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 15, 1999 |
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Second Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement among Alexandria, the Operating Partnership, ARE-QRS Corp., ARE Acquisitions, LLC, the Other Borrowers Then or Thereafter a Party Thereto, the Banks therein named, the Other Banks Which May Become Parties Thereto, BankBoston, N.A., as Managing Agent, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Syndication Agent, and First Union National Bank, as Documentation Agent, dated February 11, 2000, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 29, 2000 |
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Form of International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreement and related Schedule and Confirmation between BankBoston, N.A. and Alexandria, dated as of August 31, 1998, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 1999 |
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Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Joel S. Marcus, dated September 4, 2000, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001 |
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Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and James H. Richardson, dated September 4, 2000, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001 |
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Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Peter J. Nelson, dated September 4, 2000, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001 |
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Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement between Alexandria and Vincent R. Ciruzzi, dated June 27, 2000, filed as an exhibit to Alexandria's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 30, 2001 |
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Term Loan Agreement among Alexandria, the Operating Partnership, ARE-QRS Corp., ARE Acquisitions, LLC, the Other Borrowers Then or Thereafter a Party Thereto, the Banks therein named, the Other Banks Which May Become Parties Thereto, Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent, and Fleet Securities, Inc., as Arranger, dated October 17, 2001 |
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Alexandria's 2000 Deferred Compensation Plans, effective December 1, 2000 |
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Computation of Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends |
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List of Subsidiaries of Alexandria |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP |
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(*) Incorporated by reference.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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KNOW ALL THOSE BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jerry M. Sudarsky, Joel S. Marcus and Peter J. Nelson, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this report, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, if any, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents of their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ JERRY M. SUDARSKY |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
March 27, 2002 |
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/s/ JOEL S. MARCUS |
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
March 29, 2002 |
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/s/ JAMES H. RICHARSON |
President and Director |
March 27, 2002 |
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/s/ PETER J. NELSON |
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
March 29, 2002 |
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/s/ RICHARD B. JENNINGS |
Director |
March 25, 2002 |
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/s/ DAVID M. PETRONE |
Director |
March 26, 2002 |
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/s/ ANTHONY M. SOLOMON |
Director |
March 28, 2002 |
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/s/ ALAN G. WALTON |
Director |
March 27, 2002 |
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the index at item 14(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Los Angeles, California
January 25, 2002
December 31,
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Assets
Rental properties, net $ 796,626 $ 679,653
Property under development 65,250 26,092
Cash and cash equivalents 2,376 2,776
Tenant security deposits and other restricted cash 11,528 6,995
Secured note receivable 6,000 6,000
Tenant receivables 3,123 2,835
Deferred rent 20,593 14,945
Other assets 56,650 41,688
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Total assets $ 962,146 $ 780,984
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Secured notes payable $ 245,161 $ 200,256
Unsecured line of credit and unsecured term loan 328,000 231,000
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and tenant security
deposits 48,057 23,123
Dividends payable 8,290 7,453
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629,508 461,832
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
9.50% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred
stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,610,000
shares authorized; 1,543,500 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2001 and 2000; $25.00
liquidation value 38,588 38,588
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 100,000,000
shares authorized; 16,354,541 and 15,548,356 shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2001
and 2000, respectively 163 155
Additional paid-in capital 301,818 278,868
Deferred compensation (1,782) (296)
Retained earnings - -
Accumulated other comprehensive income (6,149) 1,837
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Total stockholders' equity 332,638 319,152
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 962,146 $ 780,984
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See accompanying notes.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Revenues
Rental $ 99,171 $ 82,499 $ 68,425
Tenant recoveries 25,351 20,905 16,305
Interest and other income 3,268 3,506 1,532
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127,790 106,910 86,262
Expenses
Rental operations 26,115 21,873 19,003
General and administrative 11,694 8,986 6,977
Interest 29,126 25,791 19,697
Depreciation and amortization 30,578 24,251 18,532
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97,513 80,901 64,209
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Net income $ 30,277 $ 26,009 $ 22,053
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Dividends on preferred stock $ 3,666 $ 3,666 $ 2,036
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Net income allocated to common
stockholders $ 26,611 $ 22,343 $ 20,017
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Net income per share of common stock:
- Basic $ 1.67 $ 1.55 $ 1.48
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- Diluted $ 1.64 $ 1.52 $ 1.46
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Weighted average shares of common
stock outstanding:
- Basic 15,953,459 14,460,711 13,525,840
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- Diluted 16,208,178 14,699,478 13,670,568
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See accompanying notes.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(Dollars In Thousands)
Accumulated
Series A Number of Additional Other
Preferred Common Common Paid-In Deferred Retained Comprehensive
Stock Shares Stock Capital Compensation Earnings Income Total
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Balance at December 31, 1998 $ - 12,586,263 $ 126 $ 199,643 $ - $ - $ - $ 199,769
Net income - - - - - 22,053 - 22,053
Unrealized gain on marketable securities - - - - - - 172 172
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Comprehensive income - - - - - - - 22,225
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs - 1,150,000 11 29,818 - - - 29,829
Repurchase of common stock - (145,343) (1) (3,458) - - - (3,459)
Issuance of preferred stock, net of offering costs 38,588 - - (1,712) - - - 36,876
Stock compensation expense - 105,800 1 3,151 (3,152) - - -
Amortization of stock compensation expense - - - - 1,658 - - 1,658
Exercise of stock options - 48,902 - 874 - - - 874
Dividends declared on preferred stock - - - - - (2,036) - (2,036)
Dividends declared on common stock - - - (3,136) - (20,017) - (23,153)
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Balance at December 31, 1999 38,588 13,745,622 137 225,180 (1,494) - 172 262,583
Net income - - - - - 26,009 - 26,009
Unrealized gain on marketable securities - - - - - - 1,665 1,665
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Comprehensive income - - - - - - - 27,674
Issuances of common stock, net of offering costs - 1,625,000 16 52,101 - - - 52,117
Stock compensation expense - 18,400 - 633 (633) - - -
Amortization of stock compensation expense - - - - 1,831 - - 1,831
Exercise of stock options - 159,334 2 4,113 - - - 4,115
Dividends declared on preferred stock - - - - - (3,666) - (3,666)
Dividends declared on common stock - - - (3,159) - (22,343) - (25,502)
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Balance at December 31, 2000 38,588 15,548,356 155 278,868 (296) - 1,837 319,152
FAS 133 transition adjustment - - - - - - (3,461) (3,461)
Net income - - - - - 30,277 - 30,277
Unrealized loss on marketable securities - - - - - - (1,008) (1,008)
Unrealized loss on swap agreements - - - - - - (3,517) (3,517)
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Comprehensive income - - - - - - - 25,752
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs - 500,000 5 16,746 - - - 16,751
Stock compensation expense - 122,555 1 4,326 (4,327) - - -
Amortization of stock compensation expense - - - - 2,841 - - 2,841
Exercise of stock options - 183,630 2 5,198 - - - 5,200
Dividends declared on preferred stock - - - - - (3,666) - (3,666)
Dividends declared on common stock - - - (3,320) - (26,611) - (29,931)
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Balance at December 31, 2001 $ 38,588 16,354,541 $ 163 $ 301,818 $ (1,782) $ - $ (6,149) $ 332,638
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See accompanying notes.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
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Operating Activities
Net income $ 30,277 $ 26,009 $ 22,053
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 30,578 24,251 18,532
Amortization of loan fees and costs 1,275 1,021 748
Amortization of premiums on secured notes (343) (331) (310)
Stock compensation expense 2,841 1,831 1,658
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Tenant security deposits and other restricted cash (4,533) (2,314) 2,810
Tenant receivables (288) 597 (548)
Deferred rent (5,648) (5,931) (3,419)
Other assets (11,774) (11,976) (3,199)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and tenant
security deposits 17,955 (226) 7,686
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Net cash provided by operating activities 60,340 32,931 46,011
Investing Activities
Purchase of rental properties (55,746) (48,584) (63,896)
Additions to rental properties (69,530) (40,539) (16,807)
Additions to property under development (57,390) (29,813) (29,130)
Additions to investments, net (9,513) (13,544) (3,716)
Issuance of note receivable - - -
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Net cash used in investing activities (192,179) (132,480) (113,549)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from secured notes payable 57,293 38,061 34,163
Net proceeds from issuances of common stock 16,751 52,117 29,829
Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock - - 36,876
Exercise of stock options 5,200 4,115 874
Net borrowings from (principal reductions to) unsecured
line of credit and unsecured term loan 97,000 39,000 (2,000)
Principal reductions on secured notes payable (12,042) (6,026) (3,303)
Dividends paid on common stock (29,097) (24,722) (22,278)
Dividends paid on preferred stock (3,666) (3,666) (1,272)
Repurchase of common stock - - (3,459)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 131,439 98,879 69,430
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (400) (670) 1,892
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 2,776 3,446 1,554
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 2,376 $ 2,776 $ 3,446
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid during the year for interest, net of interest capitalized $ 29,447 $ 25,315 $ 23,512
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See accompanying notes.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Background
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") formed in 1994. We are engaged primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, expansion and selective redevelopment and development of properties containing a combination of office and laboratory space. We refer to these properties as "life science facilities." Our life science facilities are designed and improved for lease primarily to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life science product and service companies, not-for-profit scientific research institutions, universities and related government agencies. As of December 31, 2001, our portfolio consisted of 82 properties in nine states with approximately 5,320,000 rentable square feet, compared to 75 properties in nine states with approximately 4,857,000 rentable square feet as of December 31, 2000.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alexandria and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Unrealized gain on marketable
securities $ 829 $ 1,837
Unrealized loss on interest rate
swap agreements (6,978) -
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$ (6,149) $ 1,837
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Investments
We hold equity investments in certain publicly traded companies and privately held entities primarily involved in the life science industry. All of our investments in publicly traded companies are considered "available for sale" under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," and have been included at fair value in other assets in the accompanying balance sheets. Fair value has been determined by the most recently traded price at the balance sheet date, with unrealized gains and losses shown as a separate component of stockholders' equity. The cost of investments sold is determined by the specific identification method, with realized gains and losses included in interest and other income.
The following table summarizes our available-for-sale securities (in thousands):
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Cost of available-for-sale $ 3,192 $ 2,311
securities
Gross unrealized gains 1,527 2,249
Gross unrealized losses (698) (412)
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Fair value of
available-for-sale securities $ 4,021 $ 4,148
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Investments in privately held entities as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, totaled $24,417,000 and $14,777,000, respectively. These investments are accounted for under the cost method and are included in other assets in the accompanying balance sheets.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Investments (continued)
Investment income, which is included in interest and other income in the accompanying statements of income, consists of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000
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Gross realized gains $ 2,408 $ 1,575
Gross realized losses (860) (129)
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Investment income $ 1,548 $ 1,446
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Rental Properties and Property Under Development
Rental properties and property under development are stated at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. Write-downs to estimated fair value would be recognized when impairment indicators are present and a property's estimated undiscounted future cash flows, before interest charges, are less than its book value. In that situation, we would recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the property. Based on our assessment, no write-downs to estimated fair value were necessary for the periods presented.
The cost of maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred. Major replacements and betterments are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives.
Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method using estimated lives of 30 to 40 years for buildings and building improvements, 20 years for land improvements and the term of the respective lease for tenant improvements.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash consists of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Funds held in trust as additional security
required under the terms of certain
secured notes payable $ 5,583 $ 5,103
Security deposit funds based on the terms
of certain lease agreements 1,647 1,892
Funds held in escrow to complete the development
of an office/laboratory facility 4,298 -
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$ 11,528 $ 6,995
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2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Loan Fees and Costs
Fees and costs incurred in obtaining long-term financing are amortized over the terms of the related loans and included in interest expense. Loan fees and costs, net of related amortization, totaled $6,815,000 and $5,810,000 as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, and are included in other assets on our balance sheets.
Rental Income
Rental income from leases with scheduled rent increases, free rent and other rent adjustments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease term. We include amounts currently recognized as income, and expected to be received in later years, in deferred rent on our balance sheets. Amounts received currently, but recognized as income in future years, are included in accrued expenses as unearned rent on our balance sheets.
Interest Income
Interest income was $923,000, $1,025,000 and $1,013,000 in 2001, 2000 and 1999, respectively, and is included in interest and other income in the accompanying statements of income.
Leasing Costs
Leasing costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease. Leasing costs, net of related amortization, totaled $14,559,000 and $11,652,000 as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, and are included in other assets on our balance sheets.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value. The carrying amount of our secured note receivable approximates fair value because the applicable interest rate approximates the market rate for this loan.
The fair value of our secured notes payable was estimated using discounted cash flows analyses based on borrowing rates we believe we could obtain with similar terms and maturities. As of December 31, 2001 and 2000, the fair value of our secured notes payable was approximately $290,886,000 and $204,786,000, respectively.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Net Income Per Share
The following table shows the computation of net income per share of common stock outstanding, as well as the dividends declared per share of common stock:
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income available to common
stockholders $ 26,611 $ 22,343 $ 20,017
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Weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding - basic 15,953,459 14,460,711 13,525,840
Add: dilutive effect of stock options 254,719 238,767 144,728
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Weighted average shares of common stock
outstanding - diluted 16,208,178 14,699,478 13,670,568
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Net income per common share -
basic $ 1.67 $ 1.55 $ 1.48
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Net income per common share -
diluted $ 1.64 $ 1.52 $ 1.46
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Common dividends declared per share $ 1.84 $ 1.72 $ 1.69
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Operating Segments
We view our operations as principally one segment and the financial information disclosed herein represents all of the financial information related to our principal operating segment.
Income Taxes
As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income taxation as long as we meet a number of organizational and operational requirements and distribute all of our taxable income to our stockholders. Since we believe we have met these requirements and our distributions exceeded taxable income, no federal income tax provision has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate tax rates.
During 2001, 2000 and 1999, we declared dividends on our common stock of $1.84, $1.72 and $1.69 per share, respectively. During 2001, 2000 and 1999, we declared dividends on our Series A preferred stock of $2.375, $2.375 and $1.4184 per share, respectively.
3. Rental Properties
Rental properties consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
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2001 2000
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Land $ 121,005 $ 99,373
Building and improvements 667,435 575,212
Tenant and other improvements 92,276 62,622
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880,716 737,207
Less accumulated depreciation (84,090) (57,554)
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$ 796,626 $ 679,653
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Twenty-nine of our rental properties are encumbered by deeds of trust and assignments of rents and leases associated with the properties (see Note 6). The net book value of these properties as of December 31, 2001 is $345,200,000.
We lease space under noncancelable leases with remaining terms of one to 15 years.
As of December 31, 2001, approximately 82% of our leases (on a square footage basis) require that the lessee pay substantially all taxes, maintenance, insurance and certain other operating expenses applicable to the leased properties.
We capitalize interest to properties under development or redevelopment during the period the asset is undergoing activities to prepare it for its intended use. Total interest capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $11,371,000, $7,710,000 and $3,784,000, respectively. Total interest incurred for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 was $40,840,000, $33,832,000 and $23,792,000, respectively.
Minimum lease payments to be received under the terms of the operating lease agreements, excluding expense reimbursements, as of December 31, 2001, are as follows (in thousands):
2002 $ 98,525
2003 89,941
2004 82,988
2005 75,412
2006 65,849
Thereafter 245,756
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$ 658,471
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4. Secured Note Receivable
In connection with the acquisition of a life science facility in San Diego, California, in March 1998, we made a $6,000,000 loan to the sole tenant of the property, fully secured by a first deed of trust on certain improvements at the property. The loan bears interest at a rate of 11% per year, payable monthly, and is due March 25, 2002. The loan is cross-defaulted to the lease with the sole tenant.
5. Unsecured Line of Credit and Unsecured Term Loan
We have an unsecured line of credit that provides for borrowings of up to $325 million. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at a floating rate based on our election of either a LIBOR based rate or the higher of the bank's reference rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%. For each LIBOR based advance, we must elect to fix the rate for a period of one, two, three or six months.
The line of credit contains financial covenants, including, among other things, maintenance of minimum net worth, a total liabilities to gross asset value ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the terms of the line of credit restrict, among other things, certain investments, indebtedness, distributions and mergers. The line of credit expires February 2003 and provides for an extension (provided there is no default) for an additional one-year period upon notice by the company and consent of the participating banks. As of December 31, 2001, borrowings outstanding on the line of credit carried a weighted average interest rate of 3.92%.
In October 2001, we obtained a $50 million unsecured term loan which bears interest at a floating rate based on our election of either a LIBOR based rate or the higher of the bank's reference rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5%. For each LIBOR based advance, we must elect to fix the rate for a period of one, two, three or six months. The term loan contains financial covenants substantially similar to those on our line of credit. As of December 31, 2001, the term loan carried a weighted average interest rate of 3.98%.
Aggregate borrowings under the line of credit and the term loan are limited to an amount based on the net operating income derived from a pool of unencumbered assets. Accordingly, as we acquire or complete the development or redevelopment of additional unencumbered properties, aggregate borrowings available under the line of credit and the term loan will increase up to the maximum of $375 million. Under these provisions, as of December 31, 2001, aggregate borrowings under the line of credit and the term loan were limited to $360 million.
We utilize interest rate swap agreements to hedge our exposure to variable interest rates associated with our unsecured line of credit. These agreements involve an exchange of fixed and floating interest payments without the exchange of the underlying principal amount (the "notional amount"). Interest received under all of our swap agreements is based on the one-month LIBOR rate. The net difference between the interest paid and interest received is reflected as an adjustment to interest expense.
5. Unsecured Line of Credit and Unsecured Term Loan (continued)
The following table summarizes our interest rate swap agreements (dollars in thousands):
Notional Interest Termination
Transaction Date Effective Date Amount Pay Rate Date Fair Value
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April 2000 May 20, 2000 $ 50,000 6.995% January 2, 2003 $ (2,385)
July 2000 May 31, 2001 50,000 7.070% May 31, 2003 (3,033)
January 2001 January 31, 2001 50,000 6.350% December 31, 2002 (2,035)
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$ (7,453)
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Effective January 1, 2001, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (SFAS 133), "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended by Statement No. 138, "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities." SFAS 133, as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative financial instruments such as our interest rate swap agreements. Specifically, SFAS 133 requires us to reflect our interest rate swap agreements on the balance sheet at their estimated fair value. We use a variety of methods and assumptions based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date to determine the fair values of our interest rate swap agreements. These methods of assessing fair value result in a general approximation of value, and such value may never be realized. As of January 1, 2001, the adoption of SFAS 133, as amended, resulted in qualifying interest rate swap agreements reported on the balance sheet as a liability of approximately $3.5 million, with a corresponding reduction to accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders' equity.
All of our interest rate swap agreements meet the criteria to be deemed "effective" under SFAS 133 in reducing our exposure to variable interest rates. Accordingly, we have categorized these instruments as cash flow hedges.
On January 22, 2001, we terminated an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $50 million, an interest pay rate of 7.25% and a maturity of December 31, 2001. The terminated interest rate swap agreement was replaced with the 6.350% interest rate swap agreement as shown in the table above. The fair value of the terminated interest rate swap agreement at the date of termination (a liability of $950,000) was transferred to the replacement 6.350% interest rate swap agreement. During 2001, approximately $475,000 was reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense. Approximately $475,000 will be credited against interest expense during 2002. These adjustments result in an effective interest pay rate for the 6.350% interest rate swap agreement of 7.30% for 2001 and 5.40% for 2002.
As of December 31, 2001, our interest rate swap agreements have been reported in the accompanying balance sheet at their fair value as other liabilities of approximately $7.5 million. The offsetting adjustments were reflected as deferred losses in accumulated other comprehensive income of $7.0 million. Balances in accumulated other comprehensive income are recognized in earnings as swap payments are made.
6. Secured Notes Payable
Secured notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
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2001 2000
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8.75% note, due January 2006, with an effective interest rate of 7.25%
(includes unamortized premium of $494 and $611 at December 31, 2001
and 2000, respectively), secured by one property in Worcester, MA $ 10,799 $ 11,276
8.68% note, due December 2006, secured by two properties in Durham, NC 12,182 12,314
8.25% note, due August 2007, secured by three properties in Gaithersburg, MD 9,907 9,998
9.125% note, due October 2007, with an effective interest rate of 7.25%
(includes unamortized premium of $1,619 and $1,845 at December 31, 2001
and 2000, respectively), secured by one property in Cambridge, MA 19,158 19,513
7.22% note, due May 2008, secured by two properties, one in Chantilly, VA
and the other in Seattle, WA 35,264 35,646
8.71% note, due January 2010, secured by two properties, one in Worcester,
MA and the other in San Diego, CA 18,676 18,798
8.33% note, due November 2010, secured by two properties in Gaithersburg, MD 24,508 24,675
7.75% note, due July 2011, secured by six properties in San Diego, CA 24,030 -
7.50% note, due August 2011, secured by one propety in San Diego, CA 11,912 -
7.40% note, due January 2012, secured by three properties in Gaithersburg, MD 28,250 -
7.165% note, due January 2014, secured by one property in Alameda, CA 4,811 6,018
9.00% note, due December 2014, secured by two properties in San Diego, CA 7,882 16,499
7.75% note, due June 2016, secured by one property in Seattle, WA 18,842 19,520
Construction loan at LIBOR plus 1.75%, due January 2002, providing for
borrowings of up to $19,000,000, secured by one property in Gaithersburg, - 18,981
Construction loan at LIBOR plus 1.70%, due June 2003, providing for borrowings
of up to $25,175,000, secured by two properties in San Francisco, CA 18,940 7,018
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$ 245,161 $ 200,256
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As of December 31, 2001, all of our secured notes payable, except for the 7.165% note and the construction loan secured by the two properties in San Francisco, CA, require monthly payments of principal and interest. The 7.165% note requires monthly payments of interest and semi-annual payments of principal. The construction loan secured by the two properties in San Francisco, CA, requires monthly payments of interest only.
6. Secured Notes Payable (continued)
Future principal payments due on secured notes payable as of December 31, 2001, are as follows (in thousands):
2002 $ 5,638
2003 25,062
2004 5,901
2005 5,713
2006 24,764
Thereafter 175,970
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Subtotal 243,048
Unamortized premium 2,113
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$ 245,161
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7. Issuance of Common Stock
In April 2001, we sold 500,000 shares of common stock to institutional investors. The shares were issued at a price of $36.44 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $16.8 million, net of offering costs.
8. Non-Cash Transactions
In connection with the acquisition of a property in San Diego, California, in 2001 and three properties in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in 2000, we assumed secured notes payable. The following table summarizes these transactions (in thousands):
2001 2000
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Aggregate purchase price $ 20,350 $ 18,000
Secured notes payable assumed 12,000 10,040
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Cash paid for the properties $ 8,350 $ 7,960
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In 2001 and 2000, we incurred $2,841,000 and $1,831,000, respectively, in non-cash stock compensation expense.
9. Preferred Stock and Excess Stock
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
In June 1999, we completed a public offering of 1,543,500 shares of our 9.50% Series A cumulative redeemable preferred stock (including the shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option). The shares were issued at a price of $25.00 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $36.9 million, net of underwriters' discounts and commissions and other offering costs. The dividends on our Series A preferred stock are cumulative and accrue from the date of original issuance. We pay dividends quarterly in arrears at an annual rate of $2.375 per share. Our Series A preferred stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not redeemable prior to June 11, 2004, except in order to preserve our status as a REIT. Investors in our Series A preferred stock generally have no voting rights. On or after June 11, 2004, we may, at our option, redeem our Series A preferred stock, in whole or in part, at any time for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
Preferred Stock and Excess Stock Authorizations
Our charter authorizes the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 1,543,500 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2001. In addition, 200,000,000 shares of "excess stock" (as defined) are authorized, none of which were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2001.
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Employee Retirement Savings Plan
Effective January 1, 1997, we adopted a retirement savings plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") whereby our employees may contribute a portion of their compensation to their respective retirement accounts, in an amount not to exceed the maximum allowed under the Code. The plan provides that we contribute eight percent of our employees' salary (subject to statutory limitations), which amounted to $353,000, $254,000 and $185,000, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999. Employees who participate in the plan are immediately vested in their contributions and in the contributions of the company.
Concentration of Credit Risk
We maintain our cash and cash equivalents at insured financial institutions. The combined account balances at each institution periodically exceed FDIC insurance coverage, and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts in excess of FDIC insurance coverage. We believe that the risk is not significant.
We are dependent on rental income from relatively few tenants in the life science industry. The inability of any single tenant to make its lease payments could adversely affect our operations. As of December 31, 2001, we had 194 leases with a total of 167 tenants and 45 of our 82 properties were each leased to a single tenant. At December 31, 2001, our three largest tenants accounted for approximately 14.1% of our aggregate annualized base rent.
We generally do not require collateral or other security from our tenants, other than security deposits. In addition to security deposits held in cash, we hold $10.8 million in irrevocable letters of credit available from certain tenants as security deposits for 37 leases as of December 31, 2001.
10. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Commitments
As of December 31, 2001, we were committed under the terms of certain leases to complete the construction of buildings and certain related improvements at a remaining aggregate cost of $12.9 million.
As of December 31, 2001, we were also committed to fund approximately $39.1 million for the construction of building infrastructure improvements under the terms of various leases and for certain investments.
11. Stock Option Plans and Stock Grants
1997 Stock Plan
In 1997, we adopted a stock option and incentive plan (the "1997 Stock Plan") for the purpose of attracting and retaining the highest quality personnel, providing for additional incentives and promoting the success of the company by providing employees the opportunity to acquire common stock pursuant to (i) options to purchase common stock; and (ii) share awards. As of December 31, 2001, a total of 409,623 shares were reserved for the granting of future options and share awards under the 1997 Stock Plan.
Options under our plan have been granted at prices that are equal to the market value of the stock on the date of grant and expire ten years after the date of grant. Employee options vest ratably in three annual installments from the date of grant. Non-employee director options vest immediately on the date of grant. The options outstanding under the 1997 Stock Plan expire at various dates through November 2011.
In addition, the 1997 Stock Plan permits us to issue share awards to our employees and non-employee directors. A share award is an award of common stock which (i) may be fully vested upon issuance or (ii) may be subject to the risk of forfeiture under Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code. For employees, these shares generally vest over a one-year period and the sale of the shares is restricted prior to the date of vesting. For non-employee directors, these shares are generally fully vested upon issuance and the sale of the shares is not restricted. During 2001, we awarded 122,555 shares of common stock. These shares were recorded at fair value with a corresponding charge to stockholders' equity. The unearned portion is amortized as compensation expense on a straight- line basis over the vesting period.
11. Stock Option Plans and Stock Grants (continued)
1997 Stock Plan (continued)
We have elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related Interpretations in accounting for our employee and non-employee director stock options, stock grants and stock appreciation rights. Under APB 25, because the exercise price of the options we granted equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense has been recognized. Although we have elected to follow APB 25, pro forma information regarding net income and net income per share is required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." This information has been determined as if we had accounted for our stock options under the fair value method under Statement 123. The fair value of the options issued under the 1997 Stock Plan was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for 2001, 2000 and 1999:
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Risk-free interest rate 4.68% 5.15% 6.48%
Dividend yield 4.49% 4.78% 5.66%
Volatility factor of the expected
market price 22.4% 23.2% 24.6%
Weighted average expected life of
the options 5.2 years 4.7 years 5.8 years
For purposes of the following pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options' vesting periods (in thousands, except per share information):
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Pro forma net income available to common
stockholders $ 25,690 $ 21,532 $ 19,083
Pro forma net income per common share:
- Basic $ 1.61 $ 1.49 $ 1.41
- Diluted $ 1.59 $ 1.46 $ 1.40
11. Stock Option Plans and Stock Grants (continued)
1997 Stock Plan (continued)
A summary of the stock option activity under our 1997 Stock Plan and related information for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 follows:
2001 2000 1999
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Weighted Weighted Weighted
Average Average Average
Stock Exercise Stock Exercise Stock Exercise
Options Price Options Price Options Price
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Outstanding-beginning of year 901,000 $ 27.73 785,000 $ 25.37 821,500 $ 24.49
Granted 193,500 38.27 316,000 33.78 70,500 29.56
Exercised (183,630) 27.58 (145,334) 26.38 (75,000) 20.11
Forfeited (61,000) 34.48 (54,666) 32.45 (32,000) 23.98
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Outstanding-end of year 849,870 $ 29.68 901,000 $ 27.73 785,000 $ 25.37
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Exercisable at end of year 497,040 $ 25.29 519,001 $ 23.94 426,003 $ 24.36
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Weighted average fair value of
options granted $ 6.19 $ 5.51 $ 5.28
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Exercise prices for options outstanding as of December 31, 2001 range from $20.00 to $39.41. The weighted average contractual life of options outstanding is 7.3 years.
12. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Following is a summary of consolidated financial information on a quarterly basis for 2001 and 2000:
Quarter
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First Second Third Fourth
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(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2001
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Revenues $ 30,995 $ 30,399 $ 32,730 $ 33,666
Net income available to common
stockholders $ 6,390 $ 6,408 $ 6,535 $ 7,280
Net income per share:
- Basic $ 0.41 $ 0.40 $ 0.41 $ 0.45
- Diluted $ 0.41 $ 0.39 $ 0.40 $ 0.44
2000
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Revenues $ 23,962 $ 24,910 $ 28,475 $ 29,563
Net income available to common
stockholders $ 4,821 $ 5,425 $ 5,615 $ 6,484
Net income per share:
- Basic $ 0.35 $ 0.38 $ 0.39 $ 0.42
- Diluted $ 0.35 $ 0.38 $ 0.38 $ 0.41
13. Subsequent Event (Unaudited)
In January 2002, we completed a public offering of 2,300,000 shares of our 9.10% Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock (including the shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option). The shares were issued at a price of $25.00 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $55.1 million, net of underwriters' discounts and other offering costs. The dividends on our Series B preferred stock are cumulative and accrue from the date of original issuance. We pay dividends quarterly in arrears at an annual rate of $2.275 per share. Our Series B preferred stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and is not redeemable prior to January 22, 2007, except in order to preserve our status as a REIT. Investors in our Series B preferred stock generally have no voting rights. On or after January 22, 2007, we may, at our option, redeem our Series B preferred stock, in whole or in part, at any time for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
In February 2002, we sold 418,970 shares of our common. The shares were issued at a price of $39.46 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds of approximately $16.4 million (after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering costs).
Initial Costs Costs Total Costs
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Square Buildings and Subsequent to Buildings and Accumulated Year Built/
Property Name Footage Land Improvements Acquisition Land Improvements Total Depreciation (1) Encumbrances Renovated
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North Torrey Pines Road #1 107,753 $ 3,903 $ 5,960 $ 1,104 $ 3,903 $ 7,064 $ 10,967 $ 2,040 $ _ 1971/1994
Science Park Road 74,557 _ _ 15,553 _ 15,553 15,553 1,023 _ 2000
North Torrey Pines Road #2 86,962 2,663 10,649 2,644 2,663 13,293 15,956 3,639 _ 1986/1996
General Atomics Court #1 76,084 2,651 18,046 1,430 2,651 19,476 22,127 4,461 5,182 1986/1991
General Atomics Court #2 43,600 1,227 9,554 1 1,227 9,555 10,782 2,243 2,700 1991
Roselle Street #1 18,173 463 1,840 833 463 2,673 3,136 702 _ (2) 1983/1998
Nexus Centre Drive 67,050 2,548 13,638 _ 2,548 13,638 16,186 3,080 _ 1989
Nancy Ridge Drive #1 29,333 733 2,273 1,851 733 4,124 4,857 746 _ (3) 1997
Roselle Street #2 17,603 444 1,699 1,601 444 3,300 3,744 408 _ late 1970's/1999
Tansy Street 15,410 651 1,375 1,789 651 3,164 3,815 349 _ 1978/1999
John Hopkins Court #1 34,723 1,122 _ 3,861 1,122 3,861 4,983 155 _ 2000
John Hopkins Court #2 55,200 1,683 _ 5,631 1,683 5,631 7,314 403 _ 1999
Towne Centre Drive #1 45,030 275 8,621 46 275 8,667 8,942 540 _ 1987
Towne Centre Drive #2 52,228 320 10,070 744 320 10,814 11,134 919 _ 1987/2000
Towne Centre Drive #3 41,554 258 8,170 5,198 258 13,368 13,626 771 _ 1987/2000
Roselle Street #3 18,193 455 2,581 4 455 2,585 3,040 98 24,030 (2) 1981
Roselle Street #4 30,147 754 4,288 4 754 4,292 5,046 167 _ (2) 1981/1998
Roselle Street #5 22,577 564 3,224 4 564 3,228 3,792 128 _ (2) 1981/1995
Roselle Street #6 17,433 436 2,480 5 436 2,485 2,921 97 _ (2) 1981/1999
Roselle Street #7 24,208 605 3,459 4 605 3,463 4,068 138 _ (2) 1981/1995
Nancy Ridge Drive #2 21,940 515 1,566 2,217 515 3,783 4,298 101 _ early 1980's
Campus Point Drive 71,510 4,246 16,165 87 4,246 16,252 20,498 190 11,912 1986/1992/1998
North Hill Avenue 31,343 2,172 812 7,139 2,172 7,951 10,123 103 1940's/2001
Harbor Bay Parkway #1 61,015 1,506 5,357 2,280 1,506 7,637 9,143 1,433 _ 1983/1999
Harbor Bay Parkway #2 27,745 775 1,917 1,403 775 3,320 4,095 445 _ 1984/2000
Harbor Bay Parkway #3 47,777 1,200 3,880 252 1,200 4,132 5,332 548 _ 1986/1994
Harbor Bay Parkway #4 68,711 1,800 9,731 216 1,800 9,947 11,747 1,309 4,811 1985/1994
Mitten Road & Malcolm Road 153,837 4,751 12,612 4,094 4,751 16,706 21,457 1,766 _ 1962/1997
Hanover Street 32,074 _ 6,628 3,011 _ 9,639 9,639 2,539 _ 1968/1985/2000
Garcia Avenue & Bayshore
Parkway 98,964 _ 21,323 1,651 _ 22,974 22,974 2,522 _ 1980/2000
Oyster Point Boulevard #1 53,980 3,519 _ 11,962 3,519 11,962 15,481 346 18,940 2001
Oyster Point Boulevard #2 53,980 3,519 _ 6,323 3,519 6,323 9,842 130 _ 2001
Durant Avenue 25,000 3,313 966 2,756 3,313 3,722 7,035 _ _ 1930
Columbia Street 209,361 6,566 23,528 10,751 6,566 34,279 40,845 5,277 18,842 1975/1997
Western Avenue 47,746 1,432 7,497 2,118 1,432 9,615 11,047 1,518 35,264 (4) 1929/1990/2000
First Avenue 70,647 2,119 11,275 4,564 2,119 15,839 17,958 1,894 _ 1980/1990/2000
Professional Drive #1 47,558 871 5,362 2,968 871 8,330 9,201 1,098 _ 1989/1999
Professional Drive #2 62,739 1,129 6,940 20 1,129 6,960 8,089 971 _ 1987
West Watkins Mill Road #1 138,938 3,281 14,416 164 3,281 14,580 17,861 2,019 24,508 (5) 1989/1997
Quince Orchard Road #1 49,225 1,267 3,031 5,147 1,267 8,178 9,445 2,261 _ (5) 1982/1997
Clopper Road #1 44,464 900 2,732 1,503 900 4,235 5,135 564 _ (6) 1989
Research Boulevard #1 48,800 602 4,391 692 602 5,083 5,685 545 _ 1966
East Guide Drive #1 45,989 748 3,609 1,058 748 4,667 5,415 598 _ 1981/1986
Research Boulevard #2 105,000 1,733 9,611 471 1,733 10,082 11,815 1,393 _ 1967/1996/2000
East Guide Drive #2 44,500 775 4,122 164 775 4,286 5,061 541 _ 1981/1995
Piccard Drive 131,511 2,800 11,533 1,674 2,800 13,207 16,007 1,410 _ 1978/1994
Newbrook Drive 248,186 4,800 27,639 375 4,800 28,014 32,814 3,388 _ (4) 1992
Virginia Manor Road 191,884 _ 13,679 470 _ 14,149 14,149 1,585 _ 1990
Old Columbia Road 75,500 1,510 5,210 1,612 1,510 6,822 8,332 1,066 _ 1983/1997
Firstfield Road #1 25,175 376 3,192 2,085 376 5,277 5,653 380 _ 1974/2000
Shady Grove Road 41,062 840 3,115 36 840 3,151 3,991 371 _ 1987
Aliceanna Street 179,397 1,848 6,120 1,124 1,848 7,244 9,092 638 _ early 1950's/1995
West Watkins Mill Road #2 57,410 859 4,149 1,458 859 5,607 6,466 440 _ 1988/2000
Clopper Road #2 92,990 2,463 493 17,994 2,463 18,487 20,950 2,393 28,250 (6) 2000
Firstfield Road #2 53,416 971 5,141 3,504 971 8,645 9,616 215 _ (7) 1980/2001
Firstfield Road #3 53,595 947 5,092 913 947 6,005 6,952 232 _ (7) 1980
Quince Orchard Road #2 54,874 970 5,138 960 970 6,098 7,068 199 9,907 (7) 1981
Clopper Road #3 59,838 983 6,638 70 983 6,708 7,691 206 _ (6) 1989/1992
Research Place 58,632 1,466 5,708 476 1,466 6,184 7,650 _ _ 1972
Charlestown Navy Yard 24,940 _ 6,247 19 _ 6,266 6,266 657 _ 1880/1991
Pond Street 24,867 622 3,053 38 622 3,091 3,713 314 _ 1965/1990
Westview Street 40,000 960 3,032 374 960 3,406 4,366 298 _ 1975
Plantation Street #1 92,711 2,352 14,173 167 2,352 14,340 16,692 1,260 18,676 (3) 1993
Memorial Drive 96,500 2,440 37,754 62 2,440 37,816 40,256 3,062 19,158 1920's/1997/1999
Innovation Drive 113,956 2,734 14,567 689 2,734 15,256 17,990 1,348 10,799 1991
Plantation Street #2 92,423 651 _ 15,395 651 15,395 16,046 3,043 _ 2000
Arsenal Street #1 92,500 3,360 7,316 15,600 3,360 22,916 26,276 72 _ 1978/1984/2001
Hartwell Avenue 59,000 1,475 7,194 1,443 1,475 8,637 10,112 _ _ 1972/1996-1999
Arsenal Street #2 96,150 6,413 5,457 1,189 6,413 6,646 13,059 _ _ 1980
College Road 106,036 1,943 9,764 929 1,943 10,693 12,636 1,205 _ 1968/1974/1984
Williams Drive 37,000 740 4,506 47 740 4,553 5,293 444 _ 1982/1994
Phillips Parkway 75,972 1,840 2,298 10,887 1,840 13,185 15,025 828 _ late 1960's/1999
Campus Drive 42,782 654 4,234 119 654 4,353 5,007 473 _ 1989
Electronic Drive 40,000 600 3,110 3,065 600 6,175 6,775 1,381 _ 1983/1998
Princeton Road 42,600 1,075 1,438 2,950 1,075 4,388 5,463 1,165 _ 1984/1999
Capitola Drive #1 65,114 337 5,795 172 337 5,967 6,304 755 _ (8) 1986
Capitola Drive #2 119,916 577 11,688 1,874 577 13,562 14,139 1,489 12,182 (8) 1985
Technology Parkway 37,080 370 4,191 479 370 4,670 5,040 438 _ 1976/1985/1993
Triangle Drive 32,120 161 3,410 92 161 3,502 3,663 356 _ 1981
Alexander Road 86,239 _ 376 11,614 _ 11,990 11,990 556 _ 2000
Kit Creek Road 37,908 374 3,383 3,207 374 6,590 6,964 205 _ 1995
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5,319,945 $121,005 $ 541,231 $ 218,480 $121,005 $ 759,711 $ 880,716 $ 84,090 $ 245,161
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- The depreciable life ranges from 30 to 40 years for buildings and improvements, 20 years for land improvements, and the term of the respective lease for tenant improvements.
- Loan secured by Roselle Street #1, Roselle Street #3, Roselle Street #4, Roselle Street #5, Roselle Street #6 and Roselle Street #7 is shown under Roselle Street #3.
- Loan secured by Nancy Ridge Drive # 1and Plantation Street #1 is shown under Plantation Street #1.
- Loan secured by Western Avenue and Newbrook Drive is shown under Western Avenue.
- Loan secured by West Watkins Mill Road #1 and Quince Orchard Road #1 is shown under West Watkins Mill Road #1.
- Loan secured by Clopper Road #1, Clopper Road #2 and Clopper Road #3 is shown under Clopper Road #2.
- Loan secured by Firstfield Road #2, Firstfield Road #3 and Quince Orchard Road #2 is shown under Quince Orchard Road #2.
- Loan secured by Capitola Drive #1 and Capitola Drive #2 is shown under Capitola Drive #2.
A summary of activity of consolidated rental properties and accumulated depreciation is as follows (in thousands):
Rental Properties
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Balance at beginning of period $ 737,207 $ 590,202 $ 490,518
Purchase of rental properties 55,746 48,584 63,896
Additions to rental properties 69,530 40,539 16,807
Transfer of costs for completed
development projects 18,233 57,882 18,981
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Balance at end of period $ 880,716 $ 737,207 $ 590,202
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Accumulated Depreciation
December 31,
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2001 2000 1999
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Balance at beginning of period $57,554 $35,496 $18,611
Depreciation expense 26,536 22,058 16,885
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Balance at end of period $84,090 $57,554 $35,496
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Exhibit 10.9
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1997 STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLAN
Approved by Stockholders April 28, 2000
Amended and Restated December 1, 2000
Approved by Stockholders April 27, 2001
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Purpose; Types of Awards; Construction |
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2. |
Definitions |
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2.1 |
"Affiliate" |
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2.2 |
"Award" |
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2.3 |
"Award Agreement" |
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2.4 |
"Beneficiary" |
1 |
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2.5 |
"Board" |
2 |
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2.6 |
"Change of Control" |
2 |
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2.7 |
"Code" |
3 |
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2.8 |
"Committee" |
3 |
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2.9 |
"Company" |
3 |
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2.10 |
"Exchange Act" |
3 |
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2.11 |
"Fair Market Value" |
3 |
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2.12 |
"Grantee" |
3 |
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2.13 |
"Initial Public Offering" |
3 |
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2.14 |
"Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" |
4 |
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2.15 |
"Loan" |
4 |
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2.16 |
"Non-Employee Director" |
4 |
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2.17 |
"Nonqualified Stock Option" or "NQSO" |
4 |
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2.18 |
"Option" |
4 |
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2.19 |
"Other Cash-Based Award" |
4 |
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2.20 |
"Other Stock-Based Award" |
4 |
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2.21 |
"Plan" |
4 |
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2.22 |
"Restricted Stock" |
4 |
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2.23 |
"Rule 16b-3" |
4 |
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2.24 |
"Securities Act" |
4 |
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2.25 |
"Stock" |
4 |
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2.26 |
"Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" |
4 |
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2.27 |
"Subsidiary" |
5 |
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3. |
Administration |
5 |
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4. |
Eligibility |
6 |
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5. |
Stock Subject to the Plan |
6 |
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6. |
Specific Terms of Awards |
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6.1 |
General |
7 |
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6.2 |
Options |
7 |
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(a) |
Type of Award |
7 |
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(b) |
Exercise Price |
7 |
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(c) |
Term and Exercisability of Options |
7 |
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(d) |
Termination of Employment, etc. |
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(e) |
Other Provisions |
8 |
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6.3 |
SARs |
8 |
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(a) |
In General |
8 |
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(b) |
SARs |
8 |
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6.4 |
Restricted Stock |
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(a) |
Issuance and Restrictions |
8 |
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(b) |
Forfeiture |
9 |
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(c) |
Certificates for Stock |
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(d) |
Dividends |
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6.5 |
Stock Awards in Lieu of Cash Awards |
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6.6 |
Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards |
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7. |
Change of Control Provisions |
10 |
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8. |
Loan Provisions |
10 |
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9. |
General Provisions |
10 |
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9.1 |
Effective Date; Approval by Stockholders |
10 |
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9.2 |
Nontransferability |
11 |
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9.3 |
No Right to Continued Employment, etc. |
11 |
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9.4 |
Taxes |
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9.5 |
Amendment and Termination of the Plan |
11 |
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9.6 |
No Rights to Awards or Loans; No Stockholder Rights |
11 |
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9.7 |
Unfunded Status of Awards |
12 |
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9.8 |
No Fractional Shares |
12 |
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9.9 |
Regulations and Other Approvals |
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9.10 |
Governing Law |
12 |
- Purpose; Types of Awards; Construction.
- Definitions
- "Affiliate" means any entity if, at the time of granting of an Award or a Loan, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of such entity or at least fifty percent (50%) of the ownership interests in such entity or (ii) such entity, directly or indirectly, owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.
- "Award" means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, or Other Stock-Based Award or Other Cash-Based Award granted under the Plan.
- "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.
- "Beneficiary" means the person, persons, trust or trusts that have been designated by a Grantee in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Company to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon his or her death, or, if there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the person, persons, trust or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.
- "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
- "Change of Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:
- Any Person (as such term is used in section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such term shall not include (A) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its affiliates, (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, or (E) a person or group as used in Rule 13d-1(b) under the Exchange Act) that is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates other than in connection with the ac quisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business) representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or
- The following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or
- There is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates other than in connection with the acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business) representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities; or
- The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets to an entity, at least seventy-five (75%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.
- "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
- "Committee" means the Board or the committee designated or established by the Board to administer the Plan from and after the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the composition of which shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Rule 16b-3 and may satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code. With respect to the period prior to consummation of the Initial Public Offering, references to the "Committee" shall be deemed to refer to the Board or to the Compensation Committee of the Board.
- "Company" means Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, or any successor corporation.
- "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and as now or hereafter construed, interpreted and applied by regulations, rulings and cases.
- "Fair Market Value" means, with respect to Stock or other property, the fair market value of such Stock or other property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in good faith, the per share Fair Market Value of Stock as of a particular date shall mean (i) the closing sales price per share of Stock on the national securities exchange on which the Stock is principally traded on the date the Award is granted (or if the Stock is not traded on the exchange on the date the award is granted, the closing sales price per share of Stock for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Stock on such exchange), or (ii) if the shares of Stock are then traded in an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and ask prices for the shares of Stock in such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such Stock in such market, o r (iii) if the shares of Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.
- "Grantee" means a person who, as an employee or independent contractor of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate, has been granted an Award or Loan under the Plan.
- "Initial Public Offering" shall mean the initial public offering of shares of Stock of the Company, as more fully described in the Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 1997, as such Registration Statement may be amended from time to time.
- "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
- "Loan" means the proceeds from the Company borrowed by a Plan participant under Section 8 of the Plan.
- "Non-Employee Director" means any director who is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. For purposes of this Plan, such non-employee director shall be treated as an independent contractor.
- "Nonqualified Stock Option" or "NQSO" means any Option that is designated as a nonqualified stock option.
- "Option" means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section 6.2, to purchase shares of Stock. An Option may be either an ISO or an NQSO; provided that ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or of a Subsidiary.
- "Other Cash-Based Award" means cash awarded to a Grantee under Section 6.6, including cash awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives or otherwise as permitted under the Plan.
- "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right or other interest granted to a Grantee under Section 6.6 that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, including, but not limited to (1) unrestricted Stock awarded as a bonus or upon the attainment of specified performance objectives or otherwise as permitted under the Plan and (2) a right granted to a Grantee to acquire Stock from the Company for cash and/or a promissory note containing terms and conditions prescribed by the Committee.
- "Plan" means this Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
- "Restricted Stock" means an Award of shares of Stock to a Grantee under Section 6.4 that may be subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.
- "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including any successor to such Rule.
- "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and as now or hereafter construed, interpreted and applied by the regulations, rulings and cases.
- "Stock" means shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.
- "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means the right, granted to a Grantee under Section 6.3, to be paid an amount measured by the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of Stock from the date of grant to the date of exercise of the right, with payment to be made in cash, Stock, or property as specified in the Award or determined by the Committee.
- "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting of an Award, each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain) owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
- Administration.
- Eligibility.
- Stock Subject to the Plan.
- Specific Terms of Awards.
- General. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate upon the grant, maturation, or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. The Committee may make rules relating to installment or deferred payments with respect to Awards, including the rate of interest to be credited with respect to such payments. In addition to the foregoing, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine.
- Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:
- Type of Award. The Award Agreement evidencing the grant of an Option under the Plan shall designate the Option as an ISO or an NQSO.
- Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided that, in the case of an ISO, such exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share on the date of grant of such Option, and in no event shall the exercise price for the purchase of shares be less than par value. The exercise price for Stock subject to an Option may be paid in cash or subject to the approval of the Committee, by an exchange of Stock previously owned by the Grantee (and if the Grantee acquired such previously owned Stock from the Company, then the Grantee must have held such Stock for more than six months), or a combination of both, in an amount having a combined value equal to such exercise price. Subject to the approval of the Committee, a Grantee may pay all or a portion of the aggregate exercise price by having shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exer cise price withheld by the Company or sold by a broker-dealer under circumstances meeting the requirements of 12 C.F.R. Section 220 or any successor thereof.
- Term and Exercisability of Options. The date on which the Committee adopts a resolution expressly granting an Option shall be considered the day on which such Option is granted. Options shall be exercisable over the exercise period (which shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant), at such times and upon such conditions as the Committee may determine, as reflected in the Award Agreement; provided that, the Committee shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. An Option may be exercised to the extent of any or all full shares of Stock as to which the Option has become exercisable, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Committee or its designated agent.
- Termination of Employment, etc. An Option may not be exercised unless the Grantee is then in the employ of, or then maintains an independent contractor relationship with, the Company, Subsidiary, or an Affiliate (or a company, a parent, or Subsidiary company of such company issuing or assuming the Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies); provided that ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or of a Subsidiary, and may not be exercised unless the Grantee has remained continuously so employed, or has continuously maintained such relationship, since the date of grant of the Option; provided that, the Award Agreement may contain provisions extending the exercisability of Options, in the event of specified terminations, to a date not later than the expiration date of such Option. A Termination of Employment shall not be deemed to have occurred merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Grantee renders service to th e Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate as an employee or independent contractor or a change in the entity for which the Grantee renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Grantee's continuous service. The Committee or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party's sole discretion, may determine whether a Termination of Employment has occurred in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave.
- Other Provisions. Options may be subject to such other conditions including, but not limited to, restrictions on transferability of the shares acquired upon exercise of such Options, as the Committee may prescribe in its discretion or as may be required by applicable law, including but not limited to the requirements respecting ISOs set forth in Section 422 of the Code.
- SARs. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:
- In General. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, (i) an SAR granted in tandem with an NQSO may be granted at the time of grant of the related NQSO or at any time thereafter or (ii) an SAR granted in tandem with an ISO may only be granted at the time of grant of the related ISO. An SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be exercisable only to the extent the underlying Option is exercisable.
- SARs. An SAR shall confer on the Grantee a right to receive an amount with respect to each share subject thereto, upon exercise thereof, equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (ii) the grant price of the SAR (which in the case of an SAR granted in tandem with an Option shall be equal to the exercise price of one share of Stock underlying the Option, and which in the case of any other SAR shall be such price as the Committee may determine).
- Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Grantees on the following terms and conditions:
- Issuance and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose at the date of grant or thereafter, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions may include factors relating to the increase in the value of the Stock or to individual or Company performance such as the attainment of certain specified individual or Company-wide performance goals or earnings per share. Except to the extent restricted under the Award Agreement relating to the Restricted Stock, a Grantee granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder including, without limitation, the right to vote Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon.
- Forfeiture. Upon termination of employment with or service to the Company and any Subsidiary, or upon termination of the independent contractor relationship, as the case may be, during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock and any accrued but unpaid dividends that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided that, the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award Agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.
- Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Grantee, such certificates shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, and the Company shall retain physical possession of the certificate.
- Dividends. Dividends paid on Restricted Stock shall either be paid at the dividend payment date, or be deferred for payment to such date as determined by the Committee, in cash or in shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends. Stock distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.
- Stock Awards in Lieu of Cash Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock to Grantees as a bonus, or to grant other Awards, in lieu of Company commitments to pay cash under other plans or compensatory arrangements. Stock or Awards granted hereunder shall have such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee.
- Other Stock-Based or Cash-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant to Grantees Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards alone or in addition to any other Award under the Plan, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Such Awards may be granted with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, or valued by reference to the performance of specified Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
- Change of Control Provisions.
- any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested;
- the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment conditions, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested, and any performance conditions imposed with respect to Awards shall be deemed to be fully achieved;
- any indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8 of this Plan shall be forgiven and the collateral pledged in connection with any such Loan shall be released; and
- any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation may assume or continue any Awards outstanding under the Plan or may substitute similar awards (including an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the Change of Control) for those outstanding under the Plan.
- Loan Provisions.
- General Provisions.
- Effective Date; Approval by Stockholders. The Plan shall take effect upon its adoption by the Board (the "Effective Date"), but the Plan (and any grants of Awards made prior to the stockholder approval mentioned herein), shall be subject to the approval of the holder(s) of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of voting securities of the Company entitled to vote, which approval must occur within twelve (12) months of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. In the absence of such approval, such Awards shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the effectiveness of the Plan is conditioned upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, and shall be of no force and effect if the Initial Public Offering is not consummated.
- Nontransferability. Awards shall not be transferable by a Grantee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, if then permitted under Rule 16b-3, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined under the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Grantee only by such Grantee or his guardian or legal representative.
- No Right to Continued Employment, etc. Nothing in the Plan or in any Award or Loan granted or any Award Agreement, promissory note or other agreement entered into pursuant hereto shall confer upon any Grantee the right to continue in the employ of or to continue as an independent contractor of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate, or to be entitled to any remuneration or benefits not set forth in the Plan or such Award Agreement, promissory note, or other agreement or to interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any such Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate such Grantee's employment or independent contractor relationship.
- Taxes. The Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate is authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any other payment to a Grantee, amounts of withholding and other taxes due in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and Grantees to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority includes the authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Grantee's tax obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no shares of Stock shall be withheld to satisfy withholding and other tax obligations with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law.
- Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Plan will terminate on the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Plan by the Board, unless the Plan is terminated sooner by the Board. The Board may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided that, if the Committee determines that stockholder approval of an amendment is necessary and desirable in order for the Plan to comply or continue to comply with any applicable law, such amendment shall not be effective unless the same shall be approved by the requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment shall affect adversely any of the rights of any Grantee, without such Grantee's consent, under any Award or Loan theretofore granted under the Plan.
- No Rights to Awards or Loans; No Stockholder Rights. No Grantee shall have any claim to be granted any Award or Loan under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Grantees. Except as provided specifically herein, a Grantee or a transferee of an Award shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the Award until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to him for such shares.
- Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Grantee pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Grantee any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
- No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
- Regulations and Other Approvals.
- The obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Stock with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.
- Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Committee determines, in its absolute discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Stock, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Stock issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
- In the event that the disposition of Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Stock shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Committee may require a Grantee receiving Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Stock, to represent to the Company in writing that the Stock acquired by such Grantee is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution.
- Governing Law. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
The purpose of the Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to afford an incentive to selected officers, employees and independent contractors (including non-employee directors) of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (the "Company"), or any Subsidiary or Affiliate that now exists or hereafter is organized or acquired, to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company, to continue as employees or independent contractors (including non-employee directors), as the case may be, to increase their efforts on behalf of the Company and to promote the success of the Company's business. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan, there may be granted Options (including "incentive stock options" and "nonqualified stock options"), Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, and Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards. The Plan also provides the authority to make loans to purchase shares of Stock. From and after the consumma tion of the Initial Public Offering, the Plan is designed to comply with the requirements of Regulation G (12 C.F.R. Section 207) regarding the purchase of shares on margin, the requirements for "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Code and the conditions for exemption from short-swing profit recovery rules under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements thereof.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority in its discretion, subject to and not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan, to administer the Plan and to exercise all the powers and authorities either specifically granted to it under the Plan or necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan including, without limitation, the authority to grant Awards and make Loans; to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which Awards shall be granted and Loans shall be made; to determine the type and number of Awards to be granted and the amount of any Loan, the number of shares of Stock to which an Award may relate and the terms, conditions, restrictions and performance criteria relating to any Award or Loan; and to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, or surrendered; to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria and performance objectives (if any) included in, Awards and Loans in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles; to designate Affiliates; to construe and interpret the Plan and any Award or Loan; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to determine the terms and provisions of the Award Agreements and any promissory note or agreement related to any Loan (which need not be identical for each Grantee); and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
The Committee may appoint a chairperson and a secretary and may make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable, and shall keep minutes of its meetings. All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members either present in person or participating by conference telephone at a meeting or by written consent. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more agents such administrative duties as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has delegated duties as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, and any Subsidiary, Affiliate or Grantee (or any person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Grantee) and any stockholder.
No member of the Board or Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted or Loan made hereunder.
Subject to the provisions set forth below, Awards and Loans may be granted to selected employees, officers and independent contractors (including Non-Employee Directors) of the Company and its present or future Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in the discretion of the Committee; provided that ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or of a Subsidiary. In determining the persons to whom Awards and Loans shall be granted and the type (including the number of shares to be covered) of any Award or the amount of any Loan, the Committee shall take into account such factors as the Committee shall deem relevant in connection with accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.
The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved for the grant of Awards under the Plan shall be, subject to adjustment as provided herein, that number of shares equal to twelve percent (12%) of the number of shares of Stock outstanding at any time, provided that in no event shall the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan during its term exceed an aggregate of three million (3,000,000) shares. No more than one hundred percent (100%) of the total shares available for grant may be awarded to a single individual in a single year. Such shares may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued shares or shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any shares subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered, or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of shares to the Grantee, the shares of stock with respect to such Award shall, to t he extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan; provided that, in the case of forfeiture, cancellation, exchange or surrender of shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which dividends have been paid or accrued, the number of shares with respect to such Awards shall not be available for Awards hereunder unless, in the case of shares with respect to which dividends were accrued but unpaid, such dividends are also forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered. Upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any other Awards or awards, such related Awards or awards shall be cancelled to the extent of the number of shares of Stock as to which the Award is exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of shares shall no longer be available for Awards under the Plan.
In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Stock, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Grantees under the Plan, then the Committee shall make such equitable changes or adjustments as it deems necessary or appropriate to any or all of (a) the number and kind of shares of Stock which may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (b) the number and kind of shares of Stock issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Awards, and (c) the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price relating to any Award; provided that, with respect to ISOs, such adjustment shall be made in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code.
The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards at the date of grant or thereafter; provided, that performance objectives for each year shall be established by the Committee not later than the latest date permissible under Section 162(m) of the Code. To the extent that such Awards are paid to "Covered Employees," as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code, the performance objectives to be used shall be expressed in terms of one or more of the following: earnings per share; stock price; return on equity; net earnings; related return ratios; cash flow; net earnings growth; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); return on assets; total stockholder return; increase in revenues; decrease in expenses; increase in funds from operations (FFO); increase in FFO per share; and the Company's published ranking against its peer group of office real estate investment trusts based on total stockholder return, increase in FFO per share and /or FFO current and forward multiples. Performance objectives established by the Committee may be (but need not be) different from year-to-year, and different performance objectives may be applicable to different Grantees. No Covered Employee shall receive Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards pursuant to this Section 6.6 in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000) shares or five million dollars ($5,000,000) per year.
The following provisions shall apply in the event of a Change of Control, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board in writing at or after grant (including under any individual agreement), but prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control:
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including the requirements of Regulation G (12 C.F.R. Section 207)), the Committee shall have the authority to make Loans to Grantees (on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine), to enable such Grantees to purchase shares in connection with the Initial Public Offering or otherwise in connection with the realization of Awards under the Plan. Loans shall be evidenced by a promissory note or other agreement, signed by the borrower, which shall contain provisions for repayment and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.
In Witness Whereof, the Plan is hereby adopted by a duly authorized officer of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. on this 29th day of December, 2000.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
By: /s/ Joel S. Marcus
Name: Joel S. Marcus
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 10.21
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 17, 2001
among
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
ARE - QRS CORP.
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
THE OTHER BORROWERS
NOW OR HEREAFTER A PARTY HERETO
THE BANKS HEREIN NAMED
THE OTHER BANKS WHICH MAY BECOME
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Managing Agent
and
FLEET SECURITIES, INC., as Arranger
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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1.1 |
Defined Terms |
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1.2 |
Use of Defined Terms |
24 |
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1.3 |
Accounting Terms |
24 |
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1.4 |
Rounding |
24 |
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1.5 |
Exhibits and Schedules |
24 |
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1.6 |
References to "Borrowers and their Subsidiaries" |
25 |
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1.7 |
Miscellaneous Terms |
25 |
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ARTICLE 2 |
LOANS |
25 |
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2.1 |
Committed Loans-General |
25 |
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2.2 |
Conversion Options |
25 |
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2.3 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
26 |
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2.4 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
26 |
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2.5 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
26 |
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2.6 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
26 |
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2.7 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
26 |
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2.8 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
26 |
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2.9 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
27 |
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2.10 |
Extension of Maturity Date |
27 |
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2.11 |
Unencumbered Asset Pool |
28 |
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2.12 |
Representative of Borrowers |
28 |
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ARTICLE 3 |
PAYMENTS AND FEES |
29 |
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3.1 |
Principal and Interest |
29 |
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3.2 |
Closing Fee |
31 |
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3.3 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
31 |
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3.4 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
31 |
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3.5 |
Agency Fee |
31 |
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3.6 |
Extension Fees |
31 |
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3.7 |
Increased Commitment Costs |
31 |
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3.8 |
LIBOR Costs and Related Matters |
32 |
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3.9 |
Late Payments |
35 |
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3.10 |
Computation of Interest and Fees |
35 |
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3.11 |
Non-Banking Days |
35 |
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3.12 |
Manner and Treatment of Payments |
35 |
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3.13 |
Funding Sources |
36 |
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3.14 |
Failure to Charge Not Subsequent Waiver |
37 |
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3.15 |
Managing Agent's Right to Assume Payments Will be Made by Borrowers |
37 |
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3.16 |
Fee Determination Detail |
37 |
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3.17 |
Survivability |
37 |
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ARTICLE 4 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
37 |
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4.1 |
Existence and Qualification; Power; Compliance With Laws |
37 |
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4.2 |
Authority; Compliance With Other Agreements and Instruments and Government Regulations |
38 |
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4.3 |
No Governmental Approvals Required |
38 |
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4.4 |
Subsidiaries |
38 |
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4.5 |
Financial Statements |
39 |
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4.6 |
No Other Liabilities; No Material Adverse Changes |
39 |
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4.7 |
Title to Property |
39 |
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4.8 |
Intangible Assets |
39 |
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4.9 |
Public Utility Holding Company Act |
39 |
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4.10 |
Litigation |
39 |
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4.11 |
Binding Obligations |
40 |
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4.12 |
No Default |
40 |
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4.13 |
ERISA |
40 |
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4.14 |
Regulations T, U and X; Investment Company Act |
40 |
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4.15 |
Disclosure |
41 |
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4.16 |
Tax Liability |
41 |
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4.17 |
Hazardous Materials |
41 |
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4.18 |
Initial Pool Properties |
41 |
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4.19 |
Property |
41 |
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4.20 |
Brokers |
42 |
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4.21 |
Other Debt |
42 |
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4.22 |
Solvency |
42 |
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4.23 |
No Fraudulent Intent |
42 |
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4.24 |
Transaction in Best Interests of Borrowers; Consideration |
43 |
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4.25 |
No Bankruptcy Filing |
43 |
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4.26 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
43 |
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ARTICLE 5 |
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS (OTHER THAN INFORMATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS) |
43 |
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5.1 |
Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Liens |
43 |
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5.2 |
Preservation of Existence |
43 |
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5.3 |
Maintenance of Properties |
44 |
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5.4 |
Maintenance of Insurance |
44 |
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5.5 |
Compliance With Laws |
44 |
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5.6 |
Inspection Rights |
44 |
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5.7 |
Keeping of Records and Books of Account |
44 |
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5.8 |
Compliance With Agreements |
44 |
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5.9 |
Use of Proceeds |
44 |
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5.10 |
Hazardous Materials Laws |
44 |
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5.11 |
Unencumbered Asset Pool |
45 |
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5.12 |
REIT Status |
45 |
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5.13 |
Additional Borrowers |
45 |
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5.14 |
Inspection of Properties and Books |
45 |
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5.15 |
More Restrictive Agreements |
45 |
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5.16 |
Distributions of Income to the Borrowers |
46 |
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5.17 |
Unencumbered Asset Pool |
46 |
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ARTICLE 6 |
NEGATIVE COVENANTS |
47 |
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6.1 |
Mergers |
47 |
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6.2 |
ERISA |
47 |
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6.3 |
Change in Nature of Business |
47 |
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6.4 |
Transactions with Affiliates |
47 |
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6.5 |
Leverage Ratio |
48 |
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6.6 |
Debt Service Coverage |
48 |
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6.7 |
Fixed Charge Coverage |
48 |
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6.8 |
Distributions |
48 |
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6.9 |
Stockholders' Equity |
48 |
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6.10 |
Development Investments |
48 |
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6.11 |
Secured Debt |
49 |
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6.12 |
Recourse Debt |
49 |
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6.13 |
Investments in Certain Persons |
49 |
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6.14 |
Negative Pledges |
49 |
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6.15 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
49 |
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6.16 |
Limiting Agreements |
49 |
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6.17 |
Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness |
49 |
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6.18 |
Restrictions on Transfer |
50 |
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ARTICLE 7 |
INFORMATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS |
50 |
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7.1 |
Financial and Business Information |
50 |
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7.2 |
Compliance Certificates |
54 |
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ARTICLE 8 |
CONDITIONS |
54 |
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8.1 |
Initial Advances |
54 |
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8.2 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
55 |
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ARTICLE 9 |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT |
55 |
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9.1 |
Events of Default |
55 |
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9.2 |
Remedies Upon Event of Default |
58 |
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ARTICLE 10 |
THE MANAGING AGENT |
59 |
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10.1 |
Appointment and Authorization |
59 |
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10.2 |
Managing Agent and Affiliates |
59 |
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10.3 |
Proportionate Interest in any Collateral |
60 |
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10.4 |
Banks' Credit Decisions |
60 |
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10.5 |
Action by Managing Agent |
60 |
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10.6 |
Liability of Managing Agent |
61 |
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10.7 |
Indemnification |
62 |
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10.8 |
Successor Managing Agent |
63 |
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10.9 |
No Obligations of Borrowers |
63 |
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ARTICLE 11 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
64 |
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11.1 |
Cumulative Remedies; No Waiver |
64 |
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11.2 |
[Intentionally Omitted] |
64 |
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11.3 |
Costs, Expenses and Taxes |
64 |
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11.4 |
Nature of Banks' Obligations |
65 |
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11.5 |
Survival of Representations and Warranties |
65 |
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11.6 |
Notices |
65 |
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11.7 |
Execution of Loan Documents |
65 |
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11.8 |
Binding Effect; Assignment |
66 |
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11.9 |
Right of Setoff |
68 |
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11.10 |
Sharing of Setoffs |
68 |
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11.11 |
Indemnity by Borrowers |
69 |
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11.12 |
Nonliability of the Banks |
70 |
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11.13 |
No Third Parties Benefited |
70 |
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11.14 |
Confidentiality |
71 |
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11.15 |
Further Assurances |
71 |
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11.16 |
Integration |
71 |
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11.17 |
Governing Law |
71 |
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11.18 |
Severability of Provisions |
72 |
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11.19 |
Headings |
72 |
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11.20 |
Time of the Essence |
72 |
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11.21 |
Foreign Banks and Participants |
72 |
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11.22 |
Hazardous Material Indemnity |
72 |
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11.23 |
Joint and Several |
73 |
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11.24 |
Removal of a Bank |
73 |
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11.25 |
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury |
74 |
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11.26 |
Purported Oral Amendments |
74 |
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11.27 |
Replacement of Notes |
74 |
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ARTICLE 12 |
AMENDMENTS; CONSENTS |
74 |
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12.1 |
Amendments; Consents |
74 |
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Exhibits
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A |
- |
Commitment Assignment and Acceptance |
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B |
- |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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C |
- |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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D |
- |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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E |
- |
Compliance Certificate |
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F |
- |
Joinder Agreement |
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G |
- |
Note |
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H |
- |
Reserved |
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I-1 |
- |
Opinion of Counsel |
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I-2 |
- |
Opinion of Counsel |
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J |
- |
Pricing Certificate |
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K |
- |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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L |
- |
Joint Borrower Provisions |
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M |
- |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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N |
- |
[Intentionally Omitted]. |
Schedules
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1.1 |
Bank Commitment |
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1.2 |
Test Debt Service Coverage Amount Calculation |
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4.4 |
Subsidiaries |
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4.7 |
Existing Liens, Negative Pledges and Rights of Others |
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4.10 |
Material Litigation |
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4.17 |
Hazardous Materials Matters |
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4.18 |
Initial Pool Properties |
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4.19 |
Real Property |
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4.21 |
Indebtedness |
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 17, 2001
This TERM LOAN AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into by and among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Parent"), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Operating Partnership"), ARE-QRS Corp., a Maryland corporation ("QRS"), ARE Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ARE"), the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement, each other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement as a borrower pursuant to Section 5.13 (collectively, with Parent, Operating Partnership, QRS and ARE, the "Borrowers", all on a joint and several basis); each bank whose name is set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement and each lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.8 (collectively, the "Banks" and individually, a "Bank"); Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent and Fleet Securities, Inc., as Arranger.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that the Banks provide a loan to the Borrowers; and
WHEREAS, the Managing Agent and the Banks are willing to provide such loan to the Borrowers on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals herein and the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS- Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
- Use of Defined Terms. Any defined term used in the plural shall refer to all members of the relevant class, and any defined term used in the singular shall refer to any one or more of the members of the relevant class.
- Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data required to be submitted by this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. In the event that Generally Accepted Accounting Principles change during the term of this Agreement such that the covenants contained in Sections 6.5 through 6.15, inclusive, would then be calculated in a different manner or with different components, (a) Borrowers and the Banks agree to amend this Agreement in such respects as are necessary to conform those covenan ts as criteria for evaluating Borrowers' financial condition to substantially the same criteria as were effective prior to such change in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and (b) Borrowers shall be deemed to be in compliance with the covenants contained in the aforesaid Sections if and to the extent that Borrowers would have been in compliance therewith under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as in effect immediately prior to such change, but shall have the obligation to deliver each of the materials described in Article 7 to the Managing Agent and the Banks, on the dates therein specified, with financial data presented in a manner which conforms with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as in effect immediately prior to such change.
- Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed in this Agreement and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a round-up if there is no nearest number) to the number of places by which such ratio is expressed in this Agreement.
- Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement, either as originally existing or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified or amended, are incorporated herein by this reference. A matter disclosed on any Schedule shall be deemed disclosed on all Schedules.
- References to "Borrowers and their Subsidiaries". Any reference herein to "Borrowers and their Subsidiaries" or the like shall refer solely to Borrowers during such times, if any, as Borrowers shall have no Subsidiaries.
- Miscellaneous Terms. The term "or" is disjunctive; the term "and" is conjunctive. The term "shall" is mandatory; the term "may" is permissive. Masculine terms also apply to females; feminine terms also apply to males. The term "including" is by way of example and not limitation.
LOANS- Committed Loans-General.
- Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date through November 9, 2001, each Bank shall, pro rata according to that Bank's Pro Rata Share of the then applicable Commitment, make Loans to Borrowers under the Commitment in such amounts as Borrowers may request for the purposes set forth in Section 5.9 that do not result in the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the Notes (after giving effect to all amounts requested thereunder) being in excess of the lesser of (A) the Commitment or (B) the Borrowing Base; provided that in all events no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- Subject to the next sentence, each Loan shall be made pursuant to a Request for Loan which shall specify the requested (i) date of such Loan, (ii) type of Loan, (iii) amount of such Loan, and (iv) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Interest Period for such Loan. Unless the Managing Agent has notified, in its sole and absolute discretion, Borrowers to the contrary, a Loan may be requested by telephone by a Responsible Official of Borrowers, in which case Borrowers shall confirm such request by promptly delivering a Request for Loan in person or by telecopier conforming to the preceding sentence to the Managing Agent. Managing Agent shall incur no liability whatsoever hereunder in acting upon any telephone request for a Loan purportedly made by a Responsible Official of Borrowers, and Borrowers hereby agree to indemnify the Managing Agent from any loss, cost, expense or liability as a result of so acting.
- Promptly following receipt of a Request for Loan, the Managing Agent shall notify each Bank by telephone or telecopier (and if by telephone, promptly confirmed by telecopier) of the date and type of the Loan, the applicable Interest Period, and that Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Loan.
- Not later than 2:00 p.m., Massachusetts time, on the date specified for any Loan (which must be a Banking Day), each Bank shall make its Pro Rata Share of the Loan in immediately available funds available to the Managing Agent at the Managing Agent's Office. Upon satisfaction or waiver of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 8, such Loan shall be credited on that date in immediately available funds to the Designated Deposit Account.
- Unless the Requisite Banks otherwise consent, each Alternate Base Rate Loan shall be not less than $1,000,000, each LIBOR Rate Loan shall be not less than $2,000,000 and all Loans shall be in an integral multiple of $100,000.
- Loans made by each Bank under the Commitment shall be evidenced by that Bank's Note.
- A Request for Loan shall be irrevocable upon the Managing Agent's first notification thereof.
- Alternate Base Rate Loans. Each request by Borrowers for an Alternate Base Rate Loan shall be made pursuant to a Request for Loan (or telephonic or other request for Loan referred to in the second sentence of Section 2.1(c), if applicable) received by the Managing Agent, at the Managing Agent's Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. Massachusetts time, on the date (which must be a Banking Day) prior to the date of the requested Alternate Base Rate Loan. All Loans shall constitute Alternate Base Rate Loans unless properly designated as a LIBOR Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.3.
- LIBOR Rate Loans.
"Adjusted EBITDA" means with respect to any fiscal period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) EBITDA of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period consolidated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles minus (b) the Capital Improvement Reserve for the Real Property of Parent and its Subsidiaries.
"Adjusted NOI" means, with respect to any Revenue-Producing Property and for any fiscal period, (a) NOI of that Revenue-Producing Property minus (b) the Capital Improvements Reserve for such Revenue-Producing Property.
"Adjusted Tangible Assets" means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (a) Total Assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of that date, minus (b) Intangible Assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of that date minus (c) any "minority interest" held by third parties and included within Total Assets as of that date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
"Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls, or is under common control with, or is controlled by, such Person. As used in this definition, "control" (and the correlative terms, "controlled by" and "under common control with") shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise); provided that, in any event, any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body of a corporation, or 10% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of any other Person, will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such corporation, partnership or other Person.
"Agreement" means this Term Loan Agreement, either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated or extended.
"Agreement Regarding Fees" means the Agreement Regarding Fees dated of even date herewith among the Borrowers and Managing Agent.
"Alternate Base Rate" means, the greater of (a) the Reference Rate, or (b) one-half of one percent (0.5%) above the Federal Funds Rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next one-one hundredth of one percent). The Alternate Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate being charged to any customer. Any change in the rate of interest payable hereunder resulting from a change in the Alternate Base Rate shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change in the Alternate Base Rate becomes effective, without notice or demand of any kind.
"Alternate Base Rate Loan" means a Loan made hereunder and specified to be an Alternate Base Rate Loan in accordance with Article 2.
"Applicable Alternate Base Rate Margin" means, for each Pricing Period, the interest rate margin set forth below (expressed in basis points per annum) opposite the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period:
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Applicable |
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Pricing Level |
Margin |
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I |
0 |
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II |
0 |
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III |
0 |
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IV |
0 |
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V |
25 |
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VI |
25 |
"Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin" means, for each Pricing Period, the interest rate margin set forth below (expressed in basis points per annum) opposite the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period:
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Applicable |
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|
Pricing Level |
Margin |
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|
I |
100.00 |
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II |
120.00 |
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|
III |
130.00 |
|
|
IV |
150.00 |
|
|
V |
162.50 |
|
|
VI |
187.50 |
"Applicable Pricing Level" means (a) for any Pricing Period during which Parent holds a Credit Rating of BBB+/Baa1 (or its equivalent) or better, Pricing Level I, (b) for any Pricing Period during which Parent holds a Credit Rating of BBB/Baa2 (or its equivalent), Pricing Level II, (c) for any Pricing Period during which Parent holds a Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3 (or its equivalent), Pricing Level III and (d) for any Pricing Period during which Parent does not hold a Credit Rating of BBB-/Baa3 (or its equivalent) or better, the pricing level set forth below opposite the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the commencement of that Pricing Period:
|
Pricing Level |
Leverage Ratio |
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|
IV |
Less than .35 to 1.00 |
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|
V |
Equal to or greater than .35 to 1.00 but less than .50 to 1.00 |
|
|
VI |
Equal to or greater than .50 to 1.00 but less than or equal to .55 to 1.00; |
provided that (a) the Applicable Pricing Level for the initial Pricing Period shall (unless Pricing Level I, Pricing Level II or Pricing Level III is then in effect) be Pricing Level V, (b) in the event that Borrowers do not deliver a Pricing Certificate with respect to any Pricing Period prior to the commencement of such Pricing Period, then until (but only until) such Pricing Certificate is delivered the Applicable Pricing Level for that Pricing Period shall be Pricing Level VI and (c) if any Pricing Certificate is subsequently determined to be in error, then the resulting change in the Applicable Pricing Level shall be made retroactively to the beginning of the relevant Pricing Period.
"Asset Value" means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any improved Real Property owned by a Person that is not under development for the purposes of Section 6.10, an amount equal to (a) the Adjusted NOI of such Person from such Real Property for the period covered by the previous four full consecutive Fiscal Quarters divided by (b) the Capitalization Rate. Prior to such time as a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has owned and operated any Real Property for four full Fiscal Quarters, the Adjusted NOI with respect to such Real Property for the number of full Fiscal Quarters which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has owned and operated such parcel of Real Property shall be adjusted by the applicable Borrower to an annual Adjusted NOI in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Managing Agent.
"Bank" means each bank whose name is set forth in the signature pages of this Agreement and each lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.8.
"Banking Day" means any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, other than a day on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in Massachusetts, New York or California.
"Borrowing Base" means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) the maximum amount which, when added to the total outstanding balance of all unsecured Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Loans), would not exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of the aggregate Asset Value of the Unencumbered Asset Pool as of such date, and (b) the maximum amount which, when added to the total outstanding balance of all unsecured Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Loans), would not cause the "Test Debt Service Coverage Amount" (as hereinafter defined) for the Unencumbered Asset Pool to be less than two (2). "Test Debt Service Coverage Amount" means at any time determined under this Agreement, an amount obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the aggregate Adjusted NOI from the Unencumbered Asset Pool for the preceding four (4) full Fiscal Quarters, by (b) the annual amount of principal and interest that would be payable on the total outstanding balance of all unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (including the Loans and any requested Loans) when bearing interest at a rate per annum equal to the then-current annual yield on ten (10) year obligations issued by the United States Treasury most recently prior to the date of determination plus two percent (2.0%) and payable based on a twenty-five year mortgage style amortization schedule (expressed as a mortgage constant percentage). The Test Debt Service Coverage Amount shall be determined by the Borrowers and shall be satisfactory to the Managing Agent, provided that in the event that, as of any date under this Agreement, the Test Debt Service Coverage Amount is required to be determined hereunder and such determination shall have not been made as provided above, then such amount shall be determined by the Managing Agent. An example of the calculation of the Test Debt Service Coverage Amount is set forth in Schedule 1.2 attached hereto. In the event that a Bor rower shall have owned a property within the Unencumbered Asset Pool for less than four (4) full consecutive Fiscal Quarters, then for the purposes of performing such calculation, the Adjusted NOI with respect to such property shall be annualized by the applicable Borrower in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Managing Agent.
"Borrowers" means, collectively, (a) Parent, (b) Operating Partnership, (c) QRS, (d) ARE, (e) the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement and (f) any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent that hereafter executes a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 5.13. Borrowers are jointly and severally obligated with respect to the Obligations.
"Capital Improvement Reserve" means with respect to any Real Property now or hereafter owned by the Borrowers or their Subsidiaries, an annual capital replacement reserve in the amount of thirty cents ($.30) multiplied by the Net Rentable Area contained therein.
"Capital Lease Obligations" means all monetary obligations of a Person under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, is classified as a capital lease.
"Capitalization Rate" means initially ten percent (10%), as such rate may be changed from time to time as provided in this definition. The Borrowers may request that the Banks modify the prevailing Capitalization Rate based upon information provided to the Borrowers and the Banks by an independent expert mutually acceptable to Parent and the Managing Agent concerning the prevailing capitalization rate used by sophisticated real estate industry professionals to value properties comparable to those in the Unencumbered Asset Pool for comparable purposes, provided that any change to the Capitalization Rate shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Requisite Banks.
"Cash" means, when used in connection with any Person, all monetary and non-monetary items owned by that Person that are treated as cash in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, consistently applied.
"Cash Interest Expense" means Interest Expense that is paid or currently payable in Cash.
"Certificate" means a certificate signed by a Senior Officer or Responsible Official (as applicable) of the Person providing the certificate.
"Change in Control" means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions in which any Unrelated Person or two or more Unrelated Persons acting in concert acquire beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3(a)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (b) Parent consolidates with or merges into another Person or conveys, transfers or leases its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person or any Person consolidates with or merges into Parent, in either event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Common Stock is changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, with the effect that any Unrelated Person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of Common Stock or that the Persons who were the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction hold less than 60% of the common stock of the surviving corporation after the transaction, (c) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of Parent (together with any new or replacement directors whose election by the board of directors, or whose nomination for election, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for reelection was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors then in office, or (d) a "change in control" as defined in any document governing Indebtedness of Parent in excess of $25,000,000 which gives the holders of such Indebtedness the right to accelerate or otherwise require payment of such Indebtedness prior to the maturity date thereof. For purposes of the foregoing, the term "Unrelated Person" means any Person other than (i) a Subsidiary of Parent, (ii)& nbsp;an employee stock ownership plan or other employee benefit plan covering the employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries or (iii) any Person that held Common Stock on the day prior to the effective date of Parent's registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the initial public offering of Common Stock.
"Closing Date" means the time and Banking Day on which the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 are satisfied or waived. The Managing Agent shall notify Borrowers and the Banks of the date that is the Closing Date.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced and as in effect from time to time.
"Commitment" means $50,000,000.00. The respective Pro Rata Shares of the Banks with respect to the Commitment are set forth in Schedule 1.1.
"Commitment Assignment and Acceptance" means a commitment assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit A.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of Parent or its successor.
"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate in the form of Exhibit E, properly completed and signed by a Senior Officer of Borrowers.
"Contractual Obligation" means, as to any Person, any provision of any outstanding security issued by that Person or of any material agreement, instrument or undertaking to which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound.
"Controlled Entity" means a Person (a) that is a Subsidiary of Parent, (b) that is a general partnership or a limited partnership in which a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is the sole managing general partner and such managing general partner has the sole power to (i) sell all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, (ii) incur Indebtedness in the name of such Person, (iii) grant a Lien on all or any portion of the assets of such Person and (iv) otherwise generally manage the business and assets of such Person or (c) that is a limited liability company for which a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is the sole manager and such manager has the sole power to do the acts described in subclauses (i) through (iv) of clause (b) above.
"Conversion Request" means a notice given by the Borrowers to the Managing Agent of their elections to convert or continue a Loan in accordance with Section2.2.
"Credit Rating" means, as of any date of determination, the higher of the credit ratings (or their equivalents) then assigned to Parent's long-term senior unsecured debt by either of the Rating Agencies; provided that any credit rating so assigned by a Rating Agency shall be deemed for this purpose to include all lower credit ratings of such Rating Agency. For purposes of the foregoing, "Rating Agencies" means (a) Standard & Poor's Rating Group (a division of McGraw Hill, Inc.) ("S&P") and its successors, and (b) Moody's Investor Services, Inc. ("Moody's) and its successors. A credit rating of BBB- from S&P is equivalent to a credit rating of Baa3 from Moody's and vice versa. A credit rating of BBB from S&P is equivalent to a credit rating of Baa2 from Moody's and vice versa. It is the intention of the parties that if Parent shall only obtain a credit rating from one of the Rating Agencies without seeking a credit rating from the other of the Rating Agencies, the Borrowers shall be entitled to the benefit of the Pricing Level for such credit rating. If Parent shall have obtained a credit rating from both of the Rating Agencies, the higher of the two ratings shall control, provided that the lower rating is only one level below that of the higher rating. If the lower rating is more than one level below that of the higher credit rating, the lower credit rating shall control. In the event that Parent shall have obtained a credit rating from both of the Rating Agencies and shall thereafter lose such rating from one of the Rating Agencies, the Parent shall be deemed for the purposes hereof not to have a credit rating. If at any time either of the Rating Agencies shall no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, then the Borrowers and the Managing Agent shall promptly negotiate in good faith to agree upon a substitute rating agency or agencies (and to correlate the system of ratings of each substitute rating agency with that of the rating agency b eing replaced), and pending such amendment, the Credit Rating of the other of the Rating Agencies, if one has been provided, shall continue to apply.
"Debt Offering" means the issuance and sale by any Borrower of any debt securities of such Borrower.
"Debt Service" means for any period, the sum of all Interest Charges and mandatory or regularly scheduled principal payments due and payable during such period excluding any balloon payments due upon maturity of any indebtedness. Debt Service shall include the portion of rent payable by a Person during such period under Capital Lease Obligations that should be treated as principal in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
"Debt Service Coverage" means, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal period consisting of that Fiscal Quarter and the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters to (b) Debt Service of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for that fiscal period.
"Debtor Relief Laws" means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, as amended from time to time, and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.
"Default" means any event that, with the giving of any applicable notice or passage of time specified in Section 9.1, or both, would be an Event of Default.
"Default Rate" means the interest rate prescribed in Section 3.9.
"Designated Deposit Account" means a deposit account to be maintained by Borrowers with Fleet or one of its Affiliates, as from time to time designated by Borrowers by written notification to the Managing Agent.
"Development Investments" shall have the meaning contained in Section 6.10.
"Disqualified Stock" means any capital stock, warrants, options or other rights to acquire capital stock (but excluding any debt security which is convertible, or exchangeable, for capital stock), which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the Maturity Date.
"Distribution" means, with respect to any shares of capital stock or any warrant or option to purchase an equity security or other equity security or interest issued by a Person, (i) the retirement, redemption, purchase or other acquisition for Cash or for Property by such Person of any such security or interest, (ii) the declaration or (without duplication) payment by such Person of any dividend in Cash or in Property on or with respect to any such security or interest, (iii) any Investment by such Person in the holder of 5% or more of any such security or interest if a purpose of such Investment is to avoid characterization of the transaction as a Distribution and (iv) any other payment in Cash or Property by such Person constituting a distribution under applicable Laws with respect to such security or interest.
"Dollars" or "$" means United States dollars.
"Domestic Lending Office" shall mean, initially, the office of each Bank designated as such on Schedule 1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Bank, if any, located within the United States that will be making or maintaining Alternate Base Rate Loans.
"Domestic Reference Bank" means Fleet or such other Bank as may be appointed by the Managing Agent with the approval of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).
"Drawdown Date" means the date on which any loan is made or is to be made, and the date on which any Loan is converted or combined in accordance with Section2.2.
"EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person (or any asset of a Person) for any fiscal period, the sum of (a) the Net Income of such Person (or attributable to such asset) for that period, plus (b) any non-operating non-recurring loss reflected in such Net Income, minus (c) any non-operating non-recurring gain reflected in such Net Income, plus (d) Interest Expense of such Person for that period, plus (e) the aggregate amount of federal and state taxes on or measured by income of such Person for that period (whether or not payable during that period), plus (f) depreciation, amortization and all other non-cash expenses (including non-cash officer compensation) of such Person for that period, in each case as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
"Eligible Assignee" means (a) another Bank, (b) with respect to any Bank, any Affiliate of that Bank, (c) any commercial bank having a combined capital and surplus of $100,000,000 or more, (d) any (i) savings bank, savings and loan association or similar financial institution or (ii) insurance company engaged in the business of writing insurance which, in either case (A) has a net worth of $200,000,000 or more, (B) is engaged in the business of lending money and extending credit under credit facilities substantially similar to those extended under this Agreement and (C) is operationally and procedurally able to meet the obligations of a Bank hereunder to the same degree as a commercial bank and (e) any other financial institution (including a mutual fund or other fund) having total assets of $250,000,000 or more which meets the requirements set forth in subclauses (B) and (C) of clause (d) above; provided that each Eligible A ssignee must either (a) be organized under the Laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (b) be organized under the Laws of the Cayman Islands or any country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of such a country, and (i) act hereunder through a branch, agency or funding office located in the United States of America and (ii) be exempt from withholding of tax on interest and deliver the documents related thereto pursuant to Section 11.21.
"Employee Plan" means any (a) employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) any plan (as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code) that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (c) any entity the underlying assets of which include plan assets (as defined in 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 or otherwise under ERISA) by reason of a plan's investment in such entity (including an insurance company general account), or (d) a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA or Section 414(d) of the Code) organized in a jurisdiction within the United States of America having prohibitions on transactions with such governmental plan substantially similar to those contained in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
"Equity Offering" means the issuance and sale by any Borrower of any equity securities of such Borrower.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and any regulations issued pursuant thereto, as amended or replaced and as in effect from time to time.
"ERISA Affiliate" means each Person (whether or not incorporated) which is required to be aggregated with Parent pursuant to Section 414 of the Code.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.1.
"Federal Funds Rate" means, as of any date of determination, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Banking Day, for the next preceding Banking Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Banking Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Managing Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Managing Agent.
"Fleet" means Fleet National Bank.
"Fiscal Quarter" means the fiscal quarter of Borrowers ending on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
"Fiscal Year" means the fiscal year of Borrowers ending on each December 31.
"Fixed Charge Coverage" means, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal period consisting of that Fiscal Quarter and the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters to (b) the sum of (i) Debt Service of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal period plus (ii) all Preferred Distributions of Parent and its Subsidiaries made during such fiscal period.
"Funds Available for Distribution" means with respect to any fiscal period, an amount equal to Funds From Operations, minus Net Capital Expenditures of Parent and its Subsidiaries incurred during such fiscal period.
"Funds From Operations" means, with respect to any fiscal period, (a) the Net Income of Parent for that period, plus (b) any loss resulting from the restructuring of Indebtedness, sale of Property or other non-operating non-recurring cause during that period, minus (c) any gain resulting from the restructuring of Indebtedness, sale of Property or other non-operating non-recurring cause during that period, plus (d) depreciation and amortization of Revenue-Producing Properties (including with respect to trade fixtures and tenant improvements which are a part thereof and capitalized leasing expenses, such as leasing commissions and tenant improvement allowances), and adjusted to take into account (i) the results of operations of any unconsolidated Related Ventures calculated on the same basis and (ii) any unusual and non-recurring expense which otherwise would materially distort a comparative evaluation of Funds From Operation for different fis cal periods.
"Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" means, as of any date of determination, accounting principles (a) set forth as generally accepted in then currently effective Opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, (b) set forth as generally accepted in then currently effective Statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or (c) that are then approved by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States of America. The term "consistently applied," as used in connection therewith, means that the accounting principles applied are consistent in all material respects with those applied at prior dates or for prior periods.
"Governmental Agency" means (a) any international, foreign, federal, state, county or municipal government, or political subdivision thereof, (b) any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, instrumentality or public body or (c) any court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
"Guaranty Obligation" means, as to any Person, any (a) guarantee by that Person of Indebtedness of, or other obligation performable by, any other Person or (b) assurance given by that Person to an obligee of any other Person with respect to the performance of an obligation by, or the financial condition of, such other Person, whether direct, indirect or contingent, including any purchase or repurchase agreement covering such obligation or any collateral security therefor, any agreement to provide funds (by means of loans, capital contributions or otherwise) to such other Person, any agreement to support the solvency or level of any balance sheet item of such other Person or any "keep-well" or other arrangement of whatever nature given for the purpose of assuring or holding harmless such obligee against loss with respect to any obligation of such other Person; provided, however, that the term Guaranty Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or col lection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation in respect of Indebtedness shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related Indebtedness (unless the Guaranty Obligation is limited by its terms to a lesser amount, in which case to the extent of such amount) or, if not stated or determinable, the reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Person in good faith pursuant to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
"Hazardous Materials" means substances defined as "hazardous substances" pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., or as "hazardous", "toxic" or "pollutant" substances or as "solid waste" pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801, et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., or as "friable asbestos" pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq. or any other applicable Hazardous Materials Law, in each case as such Laws are amended from time to time.
"Hazardous Materials Laws" means all Laws governing the treatment, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials applicable to any of the Real Property.
"Indebtedness" means, as to any Person (without duplication), (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of Property (excluding trade and other accounts payable in the ordinary course of business in accordance with ordinary trade terms), including any Guaranty Obligation, (b) indebtedness of such Person of the nature described in clause (a) that is non-recourse to the credit of such Person but is secured by assets of such Person, to the extent of the fair market value of such assets as determined in good faith by such Person, (c) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (d) indebtedness of such Person arising under bankers' acceptance facilities or under facilities for the discount of accounts receivable of such Person, (e) the undrawn face amount of any letters of credit issued for the account of such Person, (f) any net obligations of such Person under Swap Agreements, (g) all liabilities secured by an y mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance existing on property owned or acquired subject thereto, whether or not the liability secured thereby shall have been assumed, and (h) without duplication, a Person's pro rata share of any of the above-described obligations of its unconsolidated Affiliates. Indebtedness shall include all obligations, contingent and otherwise, that in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles should be classified upon the obligor's balance sheet as liabilities, including all of the foregoing whether or not so classified.
"Initial Pool Properties" means the Revenue-Producing Properties described in Schedule 4.18.
"Intangible Assets" means assets that are considered intangible assets under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, including customer lists, goodwill, copyrights, trade names, trademarks and patents.
"Interest Charges" means, as of the last day of any fiscal period, the sum of (a) Cash Interest Expense of a Person plus (b) all interest currently payable by a Person in Cash incurred during that fiscal period which is capitalized under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles plus (c) a Person's Proportional Share of the Cash Interest Expense and capitalized interest payable in Cash of Related Ventures during that fiscal period.
"Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person and as of the last day of any fiscal period, the sum of (a) all interest, fees, charges and related expenses paid or payable (without duplication) for that fiscal period by that Person to a lender in connection with borrowed money (including any obligations for fees, charges and related expenses payable to the issuer of any letter of credit) or the deferred purchase price of assets that are considered "interest expense" under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles plus (b) the portion of rent paid or payable (without duplication) for that fiscal period by that Person under Capital Lease Obligations that should be treated as interest in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 13 minus (plus) (c) amounts received (paid) under Swap Agreements.
"Interest Period" means, with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the related LIBOR Period.
"Investment" means, when used in connection with any Person, any investment by or of that Person, whether by means of purchase or other acquisition of stock or other securities of any other Person or by means of a loan, advance creating a debt, capital contribution, guaranty or other debt or equity participation or interest in any other Person, including any partnership and joint venture interests of such Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested (minus any return of capital with respect to such Investment which has actually been received in Cash or has been converted into Cash), without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
"Joinder Agreement" means the joinder agreement with respect to this Agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to Section 5.13 by any additional Borrower in the form of Exhibit F, either as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, extended or supplanted.
"Laws" means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents.
"Leverage Ratio" means, as of the last day of each Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Total Liabilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of that date to (b) Adjusted Tangible Assets as of that date.
"LIBOR Banking Day" means any Banking Day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and among banks in the London interbank market.
"LIBOR Lending Office" means, as to each Bank, its office or branch so designated by written notice to Borrowers and the Managing Agent as its LIBOR Lending Office. If no LIBOR Lending Office is designated by a Bank, its LIBOR Lending Office shall be its office at its address for purposes of notices hereunder.
"LIBOR Obligations" means eurocurrency liabilities, as defined in Regulation D or any comparable regulation of any Governmental Agency having jurisdiction over any Bank.
"LIBOR Period" means, as to each LIBOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on the Closing Date or the date specified by Borrowers in the applicable Conversion Request, as applicable, and ending 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or, with the written consent of all of the Banks, any other period) thereafter, as specified by Borrowers in the applicable Conversion Request; provided that:
(a) The first day of any LIBOR Period shall be a LIBOR Banking Day;
(b) Any LIBOR Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Banking Day shall be extended to the next succeeding LIBOR Banking Day unless such LIBOR Banking Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such LIBOR Period shall end on the next preceding LIBOR Banking Day; and
(c) No LIBOR Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
"LIBOR Rate" means, as applicable to any LIBOR Period, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent) as determined on the basis of the offered rates for deposits in Dollars, for the period of time comparable to such LIBOR Period which appears on the Telerate page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. London time on the day that is two (2) LIBOR Banking Days preceding the first day of such LIBOR Period; provided, however, if the rate described above does not appear on the Telerate System on any applicable interest determination date, LIBOR Rate shall be the rate (rounded upwards as described above, if necessary) for deposits in Dollars for a period substantially equal to the LIBOR Period on the Reuters Page "LIBO" (or such other page as may replace the LIBO Page on that service for the purpose of displaying such rates), as of 11:00 a.m. (London Time), on the day that is two (2) LIBOR Banking Days prior to the beginning of such LIBOR Period. If both the Telerate and Reute rs systems are unavailable, then the rate for that date will be determined on the basis of the offered rates for deposits in Dollars for a period of time comparable to such LIBOR Period which are offered by four major banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time, on the day that is two (2) LIBOR Banking Days preceding the first day of such LIBOR Period as selected by Managing Agent. The principal London office of each of the four major London banks will be requested to provide a quotation of its U.S. dollar deposit offered rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, the rate for that date will be determined on the basis of the rates quoted for loans in Dollars to leading European banks for a period of time comparable to such LIBOR Period offered by major banks in New York City at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the day that is two (2) LI BOR Banking Days preceding the first day of such LIBOR Period. In the event that Managing Agent is unable to obtain any such quotation as provided above, it will be deemed that the LIBOR Rate pursuant to a LIBOR Loan cannot be determined and the provisions of Section3.8 shall apply. In the event that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall impose a Reserve Percentage with respect to LIBOR Rate deposits of Managing Agent, then for any period during which such Reserve Percentage shall apply, LIBOR Rate shall be equal to the amount determined above divided by an amount equal to 1 minus the Reserve Percentage.
"LIBOR Rate Loan" means a Loan made hereunder and specified to be a LIBOR Rate Loan in accordance with Article 2.
"LIBOR Reference Bank" means Fleet or such other Bank as may be appointed by the Managing Agent with the approval of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld).
"Lien" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of Law or otherwise, affecting any Property, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature of a security interest, and/or the filing of any financing statement (other than a precautionary financing statement with respect to a lease that is not in the nature of a security interest) under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable Law of any jurisdiction with respect to any Property.
"Loan" means any loan made by the Banks hereunder.
"Loans" means the aggregate loans made by the Banks hereunder.
"Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, each Joinder Agreement and any other agreements of any type or nature hereafter executed and delivered by Borrowers to the Managing Agent or to any Bank in any way relating to or in furtherance of this Agreement, in each case either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated, extended or supplanted.
"Majority Banks" means, as of any date of determination, Banks having in the aggregate more than 50% of the Commitment then in effect.
"Managing Agent" means Fleet, when acting in its capacity as the Managing Agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor Managing Agent.
"Managing Agent's Office" means the Managing Agent's address at 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, or such other address as the Managing Agent hereafter may designate by written notice to Borrowers and the Banks. With respect to notices to be sent to Fleet as Managing Agent with respect to Requests for Loans, Conversion Requests, and any other requests, such notices shall be sent to the office of Managing Agent located in Atlanta, Georgia as specified in this Agreement, or at such other office as Managing Agent may designate by written notice to the Banks and the Borrowers.
"Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X.
"Material Adverse Effect" means any set of circumstances or events which (a) has had or could reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect whatsoever upon the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document (other than as a result of any action or inaction of the Managing Agent or any Bank), (b) has been or could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrowers or (c) has materially impaired or could reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of Borrowers to perform the Obligations.
"Maturity Date" means February 11, 2003, or such earlier date as the Revolver may mature.
"Monthly Payment Date" means the first day of each calendar month.
"Mortgageable Ground Lease" means any lease (a) which is a direct lease granted by the fee owner of real property, (b) which has a remaining term (calculated one time only from the later of the Closing Date or the date the property subject to such lease becomes part of the Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool) of not less than thirty (30) years, including extension options which are exercisable solely at the discretion of a Borrower, (c) under which no material default has occurred and is continuing, and (d) with respect to which a security interest may be granted without the consent of the lessor.
"Multiemployer Plan" means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which Borrowers or any of their ERISA Affiliates contribute or are obligated to contribute.
"Negative Pledge" means a Contractual Obligation that contains a covenant binding on Borrowers that prohibits Liens on any of their Property, other than (a) any such covenant contained in a Contractual Obligation granting or relating to a particular Lien which affects only the Property that is the subject of such Lien and (b) any such covenant that does not apply to Liens which may secure the Obligations now or in the future.
"Net Capital Expenditures" means with respect to any Person for any fiscal period, an amount equal to the sum of the amount of capital expenditures paid in cash by such Person in order to maintain the general condition and operation of its Real Property during such fiscal period, excluding any non-recurring capital expenditures made to update or enhance building infrastructure or building systems on such Real Property, plus the amount of leasing costs (including leasing commissions and standard tenant improvements) paid in cash by such Person with respect to its Real Property during such fiscal period.
"Net Income" means, with respect to any Person and with respect to any fiscal period, the net income of that Person for that period, determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, consistently applied.
"Non-Recourse Debt" means Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for which the liability of Parent or such Subsidiary (except with respect to fraud, Hazardous Materials Laws liability and other customary exceptions) either is contractually limited to collateral securing such Indebtedness or is so limited by operation of Law.
"Net Rentable Area" means with respect to any Real Property, the floor area of any buildings, structures or improvements available for leasing to tenants (excluding storage lockers and parking spaces) determined in accordance with the Rent Roll for such Real Property, the manner of such determination to be consistent for all Real Property unless otherwise approved by the Managing Agent.
"NOI" means, with respect to any Revenue-Producing Property and with respect to any fiscal period, the sum of (a) the net income of that Revenue-Producing Property for that period, plus (b) Interest Expense of that Revenue-Producing Property for that period, plus (c) the aggregate amount of federal and state taxes on or measured by income of that Revenue-Producing Property for that period (whether or not payable during that period), plus (d) depreciation, amortization and all other non-cash expenses of that Revenue-Producing Property for that period, in each case as determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
"Notes" means any of the promissory notes made by the Borrowers to a Bank evidencing Loans under that Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Commitment substantially in the form of Exhibit "G" either as originally executed or as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, renewed, extended or supplanted.
"Obligations" means all present and future obligations of every kind or nature of Borrowers at any time and from time to time owed to the Managing Agent or the Banks or any one or more of them, under any one or more of the Loan Documents, whether due or to become due, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, or contingent or noncontingent, including obligations of performance as well as obligations of payment, and including interest that accrues after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law by or against Borrowers.
"Opinions of Counsel" means the favorable written legal opinions of (a) Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, special Maryland counsel to Borrowers and (b) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, special counsel to Borrowers, substantially in the form of Exhibits I-1 and I-2 , respectively, together with copies of all factual certificates and legal opinions delivered to such counsel in connection with such opinion upon which such counsel has relied.
"Parent's Proportional Share" means, with respect to any Related Venture, the percentage of the direct and indirect equity ownership interest of Parent in the Related Venture.
"Party" means any Person other than the Managing Agent and the Banks, which now or hereafter is a party to any of the Loan Documents.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereof established under ERISA.
"Pension Plan" means any "employee pension benefit plan" (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is maintained by Borrowers or to which Borrowers contribute or have an obligation to contribute.
"Permitted Encumbrances" means:
(a) Inchoate Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property; or Liens incident to construction on or maintenance of Property now or hereafter filed of record for which adequate reserves have been set aside (or deposits made pursuant to applicable Law) and which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment, provided that, by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens, no such Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;
(b) Liens for taxes and assessments on Property which are not yet past due; or Liens for taxes and assessments on Property for which adequate reserves have been set aside and are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have not proceeded to judgment, provided that, by reason of nonpayment of the obligations secured by such Liens, no such Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;
(c) defects and irregularities in title to any Property which in the aggregate do not materially impair the fair market value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(d) easements, exceptions, reservations, or other agreements for the purpose of pipelines, conduits, cables, wire communication lines, power lines and substations, streets, trails, walkways, drainage, irrigation, water, and sewerage purposes, dikes, canals, ditches, the removal of oil, gas, coal, or other minerals, and other like purposes affecting Property which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the fair market value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(e) easements, exceptions, reservations, or other agreements for the purpose of facilitating the joint or common use of Property in or adjacent to a shopping center or similar project affecting Property which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the fair market value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(f) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Agency to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Agency with respect to, the use of any Property;
(g) rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Agency to control or regulate, or obligations or duties to any Governmental Agency with respect to, any right, power, franchise, grant, license, or permit;
(h) present or future zoning laws and ordinances or other laws and ordinances restricting the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of Property which in the aggregate do not materially burden or impair the fair market value or use of such Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(i) statutory Liens, other than those described in clauses (a) or (b) above, arising in the ordinary course of business (but not in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness) with respect to obligations which are not delinquent or are being contested in good faith, provided that, if delinquent, adequate reserves have been set aside with respect thereto and, by reason of nonpayment, no Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture;
(j) covenants, conditions, and restrictions affecting the use of Property which may not give rise to any Lien against such Property and which in the aggregate do not materially impair the fair market value or use of the Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held;
(k) rights of tenants as tenants only under leases and rental agreements covering Property entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Person owning such Property;
(l) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers' compensation laws or similar legislation, including Liens of judgments thereunder which are not currently dischargeable;
(m) Liens consisting of pledges or deposits of Property to secure performance in connection with operating leases made in the ordinary course of business, provided the aggregate value of all such pledges and deposits in connection with any such lease does not at any time exceed 20% of the annual fixed rentals payable under such lease;
(n) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure bids made with respect to, or performance of, contracts (other than contracts creating or evidencing an extension of credit to the depositor);
(o) Liens consisting of any right of offset, or statutory bankers' lien, on bank deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business so long as such bank deposit accounts are not established or maintained for the purpose of providing such right of offset or bankers' lien;
(p) Liens consisting of deposits of Property to secure statutory obligations of Borrowers;
(q) Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or legal proceeding in the ordinary course of business which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that, adequate reserves have been set aside and no material Property is subject to a material impending risk of loss or forfeiture; and
(r) other non-consensual Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business but not in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness, which do not individually involve amounts in excess of $200,000.00 or in the aggregate involve amounts in excess of $500,000.00.
"Permitted Right of Others" means a Right of Others consisting of (a) an interest (other than a legal or equitable co-ownership interest, an option or right to acquire a legal or equitable co-ownership interest and any interest of a ground lessor under a ground lease), that does not materially impair the fair market value or use of Property for the purposes for which it is or may reasonably be expected to be held, (b) an option or right to acquire a Lien that would be a Permitted Encumbrance, (c) the subordination of a lease or sublease in favor of a financing entity and (d) a license, or similar right, of or to Intangible Assets granted in the ordinary course of business.
"Person" means any individual or entity, including a trustee, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint stock company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, business association, firm, joint venture, Governmental Agency, or other entity.
"Preferred Distributions" means for any period, the amount of any and all Distributions due and payable to the holders of any form of preferred stock (whether perpetual, convertible or otherwise) or other ownership or beneficial interest in Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that entitles the holders thereof to preferential payment or distribution priority with respect to dividends, assets or other payments over the holders of any other stock or other ownership or beneficial interest in such Person.
"Pricing Certificate" means a certificate in the form of Exhibit J, properly completed and signed by a Senior Officer of Borrowers.
"Pricing Period" means (a) the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 1, 2001, (b) the period commencing on each December 2, and ending on the next following March 1, (c) the period commencing on each March 2, and ending on the next following June 1, (d) the period commencing on each June 2 and ending on the next following September 1, and (e) the period commencing on each September 2 and ending on the next following December 1.
"Property" means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.
"Pro Rata Share" means, with respect to each Bank, the percentage of the Commitment set forth opposite the name of that Bank on Schedule 1.1, as such percentage may be increased or decreased pursuant to a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance executed in accordance with Section 11.8.
"Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Property" means a Revenue-Producing Property that (a) is wholly owned in fee simple absolute or a leasehold interest pursuant to a Mortgageable Ground Lease by Parent or any other Borrower that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, (b) is occupied or available for occupancy, (c) to the best of Borrowers' knowledge and belief, does not have any title, survey, environmental or other defects that would give rise to a materially adverse effect as to the value, use of or ability to sell or refinance such property, (d) is Unencumbered, and (e) would not cause the Borrowers to be in violation of the covenant set forth in Section 5.17.
"Quarterly Payment Date" means each July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1.
"Real Property" means, as of any date of determination, all real property then or theretofore owned, leased or occupied by any of Borrowers.
"Reference Rate" means the variable annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Domestic Reference Bank in Boston, Massachusetts (or other headquarters city of the Domestic Reference Bank), as its "prime rate."
"Regulation D" means Regulation D, as at any time amended, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any other regulation in substance substituted therefor.
"Regulations T, U and X" means Regulations T, U and X, as at any time amended, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any other regulations in substance substituted therefor.
"Related Venture" means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other Person that owns one or more Revenue-Producing Properties and which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
"Rent Roll" means a report prepared by a Borrower showing for the Real Property owned by it, its occupancy, lease expiration dates, lease rent and other information in substantially the form presented to the Managing Agent prior to the date hereof or in such other form as may have been approved by the Managing Agent.
"Request for Loan" means a written request for a Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit K, signed by a Responsible Official of any of the Borrowers, on behalf of Borrowers, and properly completed to provide all information required to be included therein.
"Requirement of Law" means, as to any Person, the articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any Law, or judgment, award, decree, writ or determination of a Governmental Agency, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.
"Requisite Banks" means, as of any date of determination, Banks having in the aggregate 67% or more of the Commitment then in effect.
"Reserve Percentage" means for any day with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the maximum rate (expressed as a decimal) at which any lender subject thereto would be required to maintain reserves (including, without limitation, all base, supplemental, marginal and other reserves) under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor or similar regulations relating to such reserve requirements) against "Eurocurrency Liabilities" (as that term is used in Regulation D or any successor or similar regulation), if such liabilities were outstanding. The Reserve Percentage shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage.
"Responsible Official" means (a) when used with reference to a Person other than an individual, any corporate officer of such Person, general partner or managing member of such Person, corporate officer of a corporate general partner or managing member of such Person, or corporate officer of a corporate general partner of a partnership that is a general partner of such Person or corporate managing member of a limited liability company that is a managing member of such Person, or any other responsible official thereof duly acting on behalf thereof, and (b) when used with reference to a Person who is an individual, such Person. The Banks shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon any document or certificate that is signed or executed by a Responsible Official of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as having been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of Parent or such Subsidiary.
"Revenue-Producing Property" means an identifiable improved real estate property that is utilized principally for office, office/laboratory, research or manufacturing/warehouse purposes (including the underlying real property and all appurtenant real property rights) or for such other purposes as the Requisite Banks may approve which produces revenue to a Borrower or its Subsidiary.
"Revolver" means that certain Second Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of February 11, 2000, among the Borrowers, Fleet National Bank (formerly known as BankBoston, N.A.), individually and as managing agent, and the other lending institutions from time to time parties thereto, as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended, restated or extended.
"Revolver Loan Documents" means collectively all documents, instruments and agreements evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the Revolver.
"Right of Others" means, as to any Property in which a Person has an interest, any legal or equitable right, title or other interest (other than a Lien) held by any other Person in that Property, and any option or right held by any other Person to acquire any such right, title or other interest in that Property, including any option or right to acquire a Lien; provided, however, that (a) no covenant restricting the use or disposition of Property of such Person contained in any Contractual Obligation of such Person and (b) no provision contained in a contract creating a right of payment or performance in favor of a Person that conditions, limits, restricts, diminishes, transfers or terminates such right shall be deemed to constitute a Right of Others.
"Secured Debt" means Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including Indebtedness of a Related Venture which is the subject of a Guaranty Obligation of Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent or, if such Person is a partnership, of which Parent or a Subsidiary of Parent is a general partner, Parent's or such Subsidiaries' pro rata share of any such Indebtedness of unconsolidated Persons) that is secured by a Lien or is subject to a Negative Pledge.
"Senior Officer" means (a) the chief executive officer, (b) the chairman or (c) the chief financial officer, in each case of any of the Borrowers or of any of their corporate general partners or managing members, as applicable.
"Special LIBOR Circumstance" means the application or adoption after the Closing Date of any Law or interpretation, or any change therein or thereof, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) of any such Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable authority.
"Stockholders' Equity" means, as of any date of determination, the Adjusted Tangible Assets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of that date minus Total Liabilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of such date.
"Subsidiary" means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other Person (whether or not, in any case, characterized as such or as a "joint venture"), whether now existing or hereafter organized or acquired: (i) in the case of a corporation, of which a majority of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) in the case of a limited liability company or partnership, of which a majority of the membership, partnership or other ownership interests are at the time beneficially owned by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries; and (b) any other Person the accounts of which are consolidated with the accounts of the designated parent.
"Swap Agreement" means a written agreement between Borrowers and one or more financial institutions, including without limitation, Fleet, providing for "swap", "cap", "collar" or other interest rate protection with respect to any Indebtedness.
"Test Debt Service Coverage Amount" means the amount described in the definition of "Borrowing Base."
"Total Assets" means all assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; provided that all Real Property owned by a Person that is improved and is not under development for the purposes of Section 6.10 shall be valued based on its Asset Value. In the event that a Person has an ownership or other equity interest in any other Person, which investment is not consolidated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (that is, such interest is a "minority interest"), then the assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries shall include such Person's or its Subsidiaries' allocable share of all assets of such Person in which a minority interest is owned based on such Person's respective ownership interest in such other Person.
"Total Liabilities" means all liabilities of a Person and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and all Indebtedness and Guaranty Obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, whether or not so classified. In the event that a Person has an ownership or other equity interest in any other Person, which investment is not consolidated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (that is, such interest is a "minority interest"), then the liabilities of a Person and its Subsidiaries shall include such Person's or its Subsidiaries' allocable share of all indebtedness of such Person in which a minority interest is owned based on such Person's respective ownership interest in such other Person.
"to the best knowledge of" means, when modifying a representation, warranty or other statement of any Person, that the fact or situation described therein is known by the Person (or, in the case of a Person other than a natural Person, known by a Responsible Official of that Person) making the representation, warranty or other statement, or with the exercise of reasonable due diligence under the circumstances (in accordance with the standard of what a reasonable Person in similar circumstances would have done) would have been known by the Person (or, in the case of a Person other than a natural Person, would have been known by a Responsible Official of that Person).
"type", when used with respect to any Loan, means the designation of whether such Loan is an Alternate Base Rate Loan, or a LIBOR Rate Loan.
"Unencumbered" means, with respect to any Revenue-Producing Property, that such Revenue-Producing Property (a) is not subject to any Lien other than Permitted Encumbrances, (b) is not subject to any Negative Pledge and (c) is not held by a Person any of whose equity interests are subject to a Lien or Negative Pledge in favor of any creditor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Unencumbered Asset Pool" means, as of any date of determination, (a) the Initial Pool Properties, plus (b) each other Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Property which has been added to the Unencumbered Asset Pool pursuant to Section 2.11 as of such date, minus (c) any Revenue-Producing Property which has been removed from the Unencumbered Asset Pool pursuant to Section 2.11 as of such date.
"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of Parent, 100% of the capital stock or other equity interest of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by Parent, except for director's qualifying shares required by applicable Laws.
- Each request by Borrowers for a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be made pursuant to a Request for Loan (or telephonic or other request for Loan referred to in the second sentence of Section 2.1(c), if applicable) received by the Managing Agent, at the Managing Agent's Office, not later than 2:00 p.m., Massachusetts time, at least three (3) LIBOR Banking Days before the first day of the applicable LIBOR Period.
- On the date which is two (2) LIBOR Banking Days before the first day of the applicable LIBOR Period, the Managing Agent shall confirm its determination of the applicable LIBOR Rate (which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error) and promptly shall give notice of the same to Borrowers and the Banks by telephone or telecopier (and if by telephone, promptly confirmed by telecopier).
- Unless the Managing Agent and the Requisite Banks otherwise consent, no more than three (3) LIBOR Rate Loans shall be outstanding at any one time.
- No LIBOR Rate Loan may be requested or continued during the continuation of a Default or Event of Default.
- Nothing contained herein shall require any Bank to fund any LIBOR Rate Loan in the London interbank market.
- Conversion Options.
- The Borrowers may elect from time to time to convert all or a portion of any outstanding Loan to a Loan of another type and such Loan shall thereafter bear interest as an Alternate Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan, as applicable; provided that (i) with respect to any such conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to an Alternate Base Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall give the Managing Agent at least one Banking Days' prior written notice of such election, and such conversion shall be made on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR Rate Loan (or on such earlier date as Borrowers may request, provided Borrowers pay to Managing Agent the fees set forth in 3.8(e)); (ii) with respect to any such conversion of an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrowers shall give the Managing Agent at least three LIBOR Banking Days' prior written notice of such election and the Interest Period requested for such Loan; the principal amount of the Loan so converted shall be in a minimum a ggregate amount of $2,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and, after giving effect to the making of such Loan, there shall be no more than three (3) LIBOR Rate Loans outstanding at any one time; and (iii) no Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. All or any part of the outstanding Loans of any type may be converted as provided herein, provided that no partial conversion shall result in an Alternate Base Rate Loan in an aggregate principal amount of less than $1,000,000 or a LIBOR Rate Loan in an aggregate principal amount of less than $2,000,000 and that the aggregate principal amount of each Loan shall be an integral multiple of $100,000. On the date on which such conversion is being made, each Bank shall take, to the extent it deems it necessary to do so, such action as is necessary to transfer its Pro Rata Share of such Loans to its Domestic Lending Office or its LIBOR Lending Office, as th e case may be. Each Conversion Request relating to the conversion of an Alternate Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be irrevocable by the Borrowers.
- Any Loan may be continued as such type upon the expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by the Borrowers with the terms of Section2.4; provided that no LIBOR Rate Loan may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, but shall be automatically converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto ending during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default.
- In the event that the Borrowers do not notify the Managing Agent of their election hereunder with respect to any Loan, such Loan shall be automatically converted to an Alternate Base Rate Loan at the end of the applicable Interest Period.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- Unencumbered Asset Pool. Borrowers may at any time add a Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Property to the Unencumbered Asset Pool pursuant to this Section 2.11, which process shall be initiated by delivery by Borrowers to the Managing Agent (which the Managing Agent shall promptly distribute to the Banks) of a complete description of the Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Property, the most recent year operating income statement related thereto (to the extent available), cash flow projections for such property for at least the next twelve (12) months, a description of all tenants and leases with respect thereto, a certification of a Senior Officer of the Borrowers that Parent has obtained a current written report prepared by a qualified independent expert with respect to H azardous Materials related thereto which discloses that such property would not be in violation of the representations and covenants of this Agreement and other written materials reasonably requested by any Bank. Borrowers may remove a Revenue-Producing Property from the Unencumbered Asset Pool by delivery to the Managing Agent (for distribution to the Banks) of a written notice to that effect, accompanied by a Certificate of a Senior Officer of Borrowers setting forth the revised Borrowing Base as of the most recently-ended Fiscal Quarter resulting from such removal, which removal shall be effective on the third (3rd) day after the date of such notice.
- Representative of Borrowers. Each of Borrowers hereby appoints Parent as its agent, attorney-in-fact and representative for the purpose of making Requests for Loans, Conversion Requests, payment and prepayment of Loans, the giving and receipt of notices by and to Borrowers under this Agreement and all other purposes incidental to any of the foregoing. Each of Borrowers agrees that any action taken by Parent as the agent, attorney-in-fact and representative of such Borrowers shall be binding on such Borrowers to the same extent as if directly taken by such Borrower.
PAYMENTS AND FEES- Principal and Interest.
- Interest shall be payable on the outstanding daily unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the Drawdown Date until payment in full is made and shall accrue and be payable at the rates set forth or provided for herein before and after Default, before and after maturity, before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, with interest on overdue interest at the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
- Interest accrued on each Alternate Base Rate Loan shall be due and payable on each Monthly Payment Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.9, the unpaid principal amount of any Alternate Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Alternate Base Rate Margin. Each change in the interest rate under this Section 3.1(b) due to a change in the Alternate Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change in the Alternate Base Rate.
- Interest accrued on each LIBOR Rate Loan shall be due and payable on each Monthly Payment Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.9, the unpaid principal amount of any LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate for that LIBOR Rate Loan plus the Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- In the event that any additional interest becomes due and payable for any period with respect to a Loan as a result of the Pricing Level being determined based on the Leverage Ratio or any change in the Leverage Ratio, and the interest for such period has previously been paid by the Borrowers, the Borrowers shall pay to the Managing Agent for the account of the Banks the amount of such increase within ten (10) days of demand.
- If not sooner paid, the principal Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be payable as follows:
- the amount, if any, by which the principal Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes (after giving effect to all amounts requested thereunder), at any time exceeds the Commitment shall be payable immediately;
- [Intentionally Omitted];
- the amount, if any, by which the principal Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes (after giving effect to all amounts requested thereunder), at any time exceeds the Borrowing Base shall be payable immediately;
- [Intentionally Omitted]; and
- the principal Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall in any event be payable on the Maturity Date.
- The Notes may, at any time and from time to time, voluntarily be paid or prepaid in whole or in part without premium or penalty, except that with respect to any voluntary prepayment under this Section, (i) any partial prepayment shall be not less than $1,000,000, (ii) the Managing Agent shall have received written notice of any prepayment by 12:00 noon Massachusetts time on the date of prepayment (which must be a Banking Day) in the case of an Alternate Base Rate Loan, and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, three (3) Banking Days before the date of prepayment, which notice shall identify the date and amount of the prepayment and the Loan(s) being prepaid, (iii) each prepayment of principal on any Loan shall be accompanied by payment of interest accrued to the date of payment on the amount of principal paid, (iv) any payment or prepayment of all or any part of any LIBOR Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period shall be subject to Section& nbsp;3.8(e) and (v) upon any partial prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Loan that reduces it below $2,000,000, the remaining portion thereof shall automatically convert to an Alternate Base Rate Loan.
- All of the Borrowers' interest in the gross proceeds of each and every sale or refinancing of real estate assets of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (whether held directly or indirectly) or of a sale of a Borrower as permitted by Section 6.18, less (i) all amounts required to be paid to the lenders under the Revolver in connection with such sale or refinancing pursuant to the Revolver Documents, and (ii) all reasonable costs, expenses and commissions paid to unrelated parties and less any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) secured by such asset to be satisfied as a part of such sale or refinance, shall be promptly paid by the Borrowers to the Managing Agent for the account of the Banks as a prepayment of the Loans to the extent of the outstanding balance of the Loans (provided that such amounts may be deposited with Managing Agent as security for the Obligations and applied against the Obligations upon the expiration of the next succeeding LIBOR Periods, if applicable, follow ing the occurrence of such event requiring such prepayment, to minimize the payment of costs pursuant to Section 3.8(e)). The Borrowers shall upon the request of the Managing Agent enter into such further instruments (including financing statements) to further evidence or perfect such security interest. In the event any amounts are deposited pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrowers may upon the approval of the Managing Agent obtain a release of amounts from such collateral account for such purposes as proceeds of the Loans may be used hereunder provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) except (i) for representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a particular date or are no longer true and correct as a result of a change which is permitted by this Agreement or (ii) as disclosed by Borrowers and approved in writing by the Requisite Banks, the representations and warranties contained in Article 4 (other t han Sections 4.4, 4.6 (first sentence), 4.10 and 4.18 to the extent such representations relate expressly to an earlier date) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Loan as though made on that date. The Banks may elect at any time to apply any such deposited amounts as a prepayment of the Loan, provided that in connection with such application no costs pursuant to Section 3.8(e) shall be charged to Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the foregoing provision or any other provision contained herein be deemed to subordinate the Loans to the loans evidenced by the Revolver Loan Documents.
- Unless otherwise approved by the Managing Agent, the Borrowers shall cause all gross proceeds of each and every Debt Offering and Equity Offering, less (i) all amounts required to be paid to the lenders under the Revolver in connection with such Debt Offering or Equity Offering pursuant to the Revolver Loan Documents, and (ii) all reasonable costs, fees, expenses, underwriting commissions, fees and discounts incurred in connection therewith, to be paid by the Borrowers to the Managing Agent for the account of the Banks as a prepayment of the Loans within ten (10) days of the date of such offering to the extent of the outstanding balance of the Loans (provided that such amounts may be deposited with Managing Agent as security for the Obligations and applied against the Obligations upon the expiration of the next succeeding LIBOR Periods, if applicable, following the occurrence of such event requiring such prepayment, to minimize the payment of costs pursuant to Section 3.8(e)). The Borrowers shall upon the request of the Managing Agent enter into such further instruments (including financing statements) to further evidence or perfect such security interest. In the event any amounts are deposited pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrowers may upon the approval of the Managing Agent obtain a release of amounts from such collateral account for such purposes as proceeds of the Loans may be used hereunder provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) except (i) for representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a particular date or are no longer true and correct as a result of a change which is permitted by this Agreement or (ii) as disclosed by Borrowers and approved in writing by the Requisite Banks, the representations and warranties contained in Article 4 (other than Sections 4.4, 4.6 (first sentence), 4.10 and 4.18 to the extent such representations relate expressly to an earlier date) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Loan as though made on that date. The Banks may elect at any time to apply any such deposited amounts as a prepayment of the Loan, provided that in connection with such application no costs pursuant to Section 3.8(e) shall be charged to Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the foregoing provision or any other provision contained herein be deemed to subordinate the Loans to the loans evidenced by the Revolver Loan Documents.
- Amounts of the Loans prepaid prior to the Maturity Date may not be reborrowed.
- Closing Fee. On the Closing Date, Borrowers shall pay to the Managing Agent the closing fee as heretofore agreed upon pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Fees between Borrowers and the Managing Agent. The closing fee paid to the Managing Agent is solely for its own account and is nonrefundable. Managing Agent shall pay to the other Banks on the Closing Date a closing fee in accordance with their separate written agreement.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- Agency Fee. Borrowers shall pay to the Managing Agent an agency fee in such amounts and at such times as heretofore agreed pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Fees between Borrowers and the Managing Agent. The agency fee paid to the Managing Agent is solely for its own account and is nonrefundable.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- Increased Commitment Costs. If any Bank shall determine in good faith that the introduction after the Closing Date of any applicable law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any central bank or other Governmental Agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Bank (or its LIBOR Lending Office) or any corporation controlling such Bank, with any request, guideline or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of Law) of any such central bank or other authority not imposed as a result of such Bank's or such corporation's failure to comply with any other Laws, affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Bank or any corporation controlling such Bank and (taking into consideration such Bank's or such corporation's policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Bank's desired return on capital) determines in good faith that the amount of such capital is increased, or the rate of return on capital is reduced, as a consequence of its obligations under this Agreement, then, within ten (10) Banking Days after demand of such Bank, Borrowers shall pay to such Bank, from time to time as specified in good faith by such Bank, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Bank in light of such circumstances, to the extent reasonably allocable to such obligations under this Agreement, provided that Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay any such amount which arose prior to the date which is ninety (90) days preceding the date of such demand or is attributable to periods prior to the date which is ninety (90) days preceding the date of such demand. Each Bank's determination of such amounts shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
- LIBOR Costs and Related Matters.
- In the event that any Governmental Agency imposes on any Bank any reserve or comparable requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other reserve) with respect to the LIBOR Obligations of that Bank, Borrowers shall pay that Bank within five (5) Banking Days after demand all amounts necessary to compensate such Bank (determined as though such Bank's LIBOR Lending Office had funded 100% of its LIBOR Rate Loans in the London interbank market) in respect of the imposition of such reserve requirements on each LIBOR Rate Loans made by such Bank (provided, that Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay any such amount which arose prior to the date which is ninety (90) days preceding the date of such demand or is attributable to periods prior to the date which is ninety (90) days preceding the date of such demand). The Bank's determination of such amount shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
- If, after the date hereof, the existence or occurrence of any Special LIBOR Circumstance:
- shall subject any Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office to any tax, duty or other charge or cost with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loans, any of its Notes evidencing LIBOR Rate Loans, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Bank attributable to the principal of or interest on any LIBOR Rate Loans, or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect of any LIBOR Rate Loans, any of its Notes evidencing LIBOR Rate Loans, or its obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans, or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect of any LIBOR Rate Loans (provided, that Borrowers shall not be obligated to pay any such amount which arose prior to the date which is ninety (90) days preceding the date of such demand or is attributable to periods prior to the date which is ninety (90) days preceding the date of such demand), excluding (i) taxes imposed on or measured in whole or in part by its overall net income by (A) any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in w hich it is organized or maintains its principal office or LIBOR Lending Office or (B) any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which it is "doing business" and (ii) any withholding taxes or other taxes based on gross income imposed by the United States of America for any period with respect to which it has failed to provide Borrowers with the appropriate form or forms required by Section 11.21, to the extent such forms are then required by applicable Laws;
- shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve not applicable or deemed applicable on the date hereof (including any reserve imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, special deposit, capital or similar requirements against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office); or
- shall impose on any Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office or the London interbank market any other condition affecting any LIBOR Rate Loans, any of its Notes evidencing LIBOR Rate Loans, its obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans, or this Agreement, or shall otherwise affect any of the same;
- If, after the date hereof, the existence or occurrence of any Special LIBOR Circumstance shall, in the good faith opinion of any Bank, make it unlawful or impossible for such Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office to make, maintain or fund its portion of any LIBOR Rate Loan, or materially restrict the authority of such Bank to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the LIBOR Rate, and such Bank shall so notify the Managing Agent, then such Bank's obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended for the duration of such illegality or impossibility and the Managing Agent forthwith shall give notice thereof to the other Banks and Borrowers. Upon receipt of such notice, the outstanding principal amount of such Bank's LIBOR Rate Loans, together with accrued interest thereon, automatically shall be converted to Alternate Base Rate Loans on either (1) the last day of the LIBOR Period(s) applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loans if such Bank may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such LIBOR Rate Loans to such day(s) or (2) immediately if such Bank may not lawfully continue to fund and maintain such LIBOR Rate Loans to such day(s), provided that in such event the conversion shall not be subject to payment of a prepayment fee under Section 3.8(e). Each Bank agrees to endeavor promptly to notify Borrowers of any event of which it has actual knowledge, occurring after the Closing Date, which will cause that Bank to notify the Managing Agent under this Section, and agrees to designate a different LIBOR Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Bank, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Bank. In the event that any Bank is unable, for the reasons set forth above, to make, maintain or fund its portion of any LIBOR Rate Loan, such Bank shall fund such amount as an Alternate Base Rate Loan for the same period of time, and such amount shall be treated in all respects as an Alternate Base Rate Loan. Any Bank whose obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans has been suspended under this Section shall promptly notify the Managing Agent and Borrowers of the cessation of the Special LIBOR Circumstance which gave rise to such suspension.
- If, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Rate Loan:
- the Managing Agent reasonably determines that, by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market generally that are beyond the reasonable control of the Banks, deposits in Dollars (in the applicable amounts) are not being offered to any Bank in the London interbank market for the applicable LIBOR Period; or
- the Requisite Banks advise the Managing Agent that the LIBOR Rate as determined by the Managing Agent (i) does not represent the effective pricing to such Banks for deposits in Dollars in the London interbank market in the relevant amount for the applicable LIBOR Period, or (ii) will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of making the applicable LIBOR Rate Loans;
- Upon payment or prepayment of any LIBOR Rate Loan (other than as the result of a conversion required under Section 3.8(c) or as provided in the last sentence of each of Section 3.1(h) and 3.1(i) on a day other than the last day in the applicable LIBOR Period, (whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise), or upon the failure of Borrowers (for a reason other than the breach by a Bank of its obligation pursuant to Section 2.1(a) to make a Loan) to borrow on the date or in the amount specified for a LIBOR Rate Loan in any Request for Loan or Conversion Request, Borrowers shall pay to the appropriate Bank within ten (10) Banking Days after demand a prepayment fee or failure to borrow fee, as the case may be (determined with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans as though 100% of the LIBOR Rate Loan had been funded in the London interbank market) equal to the sum of:
- $250; plus
- with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, the amount, if any, by which (i) the additional interest that would have accrued on the amount prepaid or not borrowed at the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin if that amount had remained or been outstanding through the last day of the applicable Interest Period exceeds (ii) the interest that the Bank could recover by placing such amount on deposit in the London interbank market for a period beginning on the date of the prepayment or failure to borrow and ending on the last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if no deposit rate quotation is available for such period, for the most comparable period for which a deposit rate quotation may be obtained); plus
- all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Bank reasonably attributable to such payment, prepayment or failure to borrow.
- Each Bank agrees to endeavor promptly to notify Borrowers of any event of which it has actual knowledge, occurring after the Closing Date, which will entitle such Bank to compensation pursuant to clause (a) or clause (b) of this Section 3.8, and agrees to designate a different LIBOR Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for or reduce the amount of such compensation and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Bank, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Bank. Any request for compensation by a Bank under this Section 3.8 shall set forth the basis upon which it has been determined that such an amount is due from Borrowers, a calculation of the amount due, and a certification that the corresponding costs have been incurred by the Bank.
- Default Rate; Late Payments. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and regardless of whether or not the Banks shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans, all Loans shall bear interest payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) above the rate that would otherwise be applicable at such time, until such amount shall be paid in full (after as well as before judgment). Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including, without limitation, interest on past due interest) shall be compounded monthly, on the last day of each calendar month, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. In addition, the Borrowers shall pay a late charge equal to three percent (3%) of any amount of interest and/or principal payable on the Loans or any other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents which is not paid within ten (10) days of the date when due.
- Computation of Interest and Fees. Computation of interest and fees under this Agreement shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made; interest shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid. Any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall bear interest for one day. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, interest in excess of the maximum amount permitted by applicable Laws shall not accrue or be payable hereunder or under the Notes, and any amount paid as interest hereunder or under the Notes which would otherwise be in excess of such maximum permitted amount sh all instead be treated as a payment of principal.
- Non-Banking Days. If any payment to be made by Borrowers or any other Party under any Loan Document shall come due on a day other than a Banking Day, payment shall instead be considered due on the next succeeding Banking Day, unless, in the case of a payment relating to a LIBOR Rate Loan, such next succeeding Banking Day is in the next calendar month, in which case such payment shall be made on the next preceding Bank Day, and the extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest and fees.
- Manner and Treatment of Payments.
- Each payment hereunder (except payments pursuant to Sections 3.7, 3.8, 11.3, 11.11 and 11.22) or on the Notes or under any other Loan Document shall be made to the Managing Agent at the Managing Agent's Office for the account of each of the Banks or the Managing Agent, as the case may be, in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. Massachusetts time, on the day of payment (which must be a Banking Day). All payments received after such time, on any Banking Day, shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Banking Day. The amount of all payments received by the Managing Agent for the account of each Bank shall be immediately paid by the Managing Agent to the applicable Bank in immediately available funds and, if such payment was received by the Managing Agent by 1:00 p.m., Massachusetts time, on a Banking Day and not so made available to the account of a Bank on that Banking Day, the Managing Age nt shall reimburse that Bank for the cost to such Bank of funding the amount of such payment at the Federal Funds Rate. All payments shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America.
- Each payment or prepayment on account of any Loan shall be applied pro rata according to each Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Commitment.
- Each Bank shall use its best efforts to keep a record (in writing or by an electronic data entry system) of Loans made by it and payments received by it with respect to each of its Notes and, subject to Section 10.6(g), such record shall, as against Borrowers, be presumptive evidence of the amounts owing. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the failure by any Bank to keep such a record shall not affect Borrowers' obligation to pay the Obligations.
- Each payment of any amount payable by Borrowers or any other Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of, and without reduction by reason of, any taxes, assessments or other charges imposed by any Governmental Agency, central bank or comparable authority, excluding (i) taxes imposed on or measured in whole or in part by any Bank's overall net income by (A) any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Bank is organized or maintains its principal office or LIBOR Lending Office or (B) any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Bank is "doing business" and (ii) any withholding taxes or other taxes based on gross income imposed by the United States of America for any period with respect to which any Bank has failed to provide Borrowers with the appropriate form or forms required by Section 11.21, to the extent such forms are then required by appli cable Laws (all such non-excluded taxes, assessments or other charges being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). To the extent that Borrowers are obligated by applicable Laws to make any deduction or withholding on account of Taxes from any amount payable to any Bank under this Agreement, Borrowers shall (i) make such deduction or withholding and pay the same to the relevant Governmental Agency and (ii) pay such additional amount to that Bank as is necessary to result in that Bank's receiving a net after-Tax amount equal to the amount to which that Bank would have been entitled under this Agreement absent such deduction or withholding. If and when receipt of such payment results in an excess payment or credit to that Bank on account of such Taxes, that Bank shall promptly refund such excess to Borrowers.
- Funding Sources. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to obligate any Bank to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Bank that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
- Failure to Charge Not Subsequent Waiver. Any decision by the Managing Agent or any Bank not to require payment of any interest (including interest arising under Section 3.9), fee, cost or other amount payable under any Loan Document, or to calculate any amount payable by a particular method, on any occasion shall in no way limit or be deemed a waiver of the Managing Agent's or such Bank's right to require full payment of any interest (including interest arising under Section 3.9), fee, cost or other amount payable under any Loan Document, or to calculate an amount payable by another method that is not inconsistent with this Agreement, on any other or subsequent occasion.
- Managing Agent's Right to Assume Payments Will be Made by Borrowers. Unless the Managing Agent shall have been notified by Borrowers prior to the date on which any payment to be made by Borrowers hereunder is due that Borrowers do not intend to remit such payment, the Managing Agent may, in its discretion, assume that Borrowers have remitted such payment when so due and the Managing Agent may, in its discretion and in reliance upon such assumption, make available to each Bank on such payment date an amount equal to such Bank's share of such assumed payment. If Borrowers have not in fact remitted such payment to the Managing Agent, each Bank shall forthwith on demand repay to the Managing Agent the amount of such assumed payment made available to such Bank, together with interest ther eon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Managing Agent to such Bank to the date such amount is repaid to the Managing Agent at the Federal Funds Rate.
- Fee Determination Detail. The Managing Agent, and any Bank, shall provide reasonable detail to Borrowers regarding the manner in which the amount of any payment to the Managing Agent and the Banks, or that Bank, under Article 3 has been determined, concurrently with demand for such payment.
- Survivability. All of Borrowers' obligations under Sections 3.7 and 3.8 shall survive for the ninety (90) day period following the date on which the Commitment is terminated and all Loans hereunder are fully paid, and Borrowers shall remain obligated thereunder for all claims under such Sections made by any Bank to Borrowers prior to the expiration of such period.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES- Existence and Qualification; Power; Compliance With Laws. Parent is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Maryland and each other Borrower is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its state of formation. Each of Borrowers is duly qualified or registered to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership or leasing of its Properties makes such qualification or registration necessary, except where the failure so to qualify or register and to be in good standing would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Borrowers has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business, to own and lease its Properties and to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a Party and to perform its Obligations. All outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and no holder thereof has any enforceable right of rescission under any applicable state or federal securities Laws. Each of Borrowers is in compliance with all Laws and other legal requirements applicable to its business, has obtained all authorizations, consents, approvals, orders, licenses and permits from, and has accomplished all filings, registrations and qualifications with, or obtained exemptions from any of the foregoing from, any Governmental Agency that are necessary for the transaction of its business, except where the failure so to comply, obtain authorizations, etc., file, register, qualify or obtain exemptions does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect. Parent is a "real estate investment trust" within the meanin g of Section 856 of the Code, and is subject to federal income taxation as a real estate investment trust pursuant to SectionSection856-860 of the Code.
- Authority; Compliance With Other Agreements and Instruments and Government Regulations. The execution, delivery and performance by each of Borrowers of the Loan Documents to which it is a Party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited liability company action, as applicable, and do not and will not:
- Require any consent or approval not heretofore obtained of any partner, director, stockholder, security holder or creditor of Borrowers;
- Violate or conflict with any provision of Borrowers' charter, articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational agreements, as applicable;
- Result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien or Right of Others upon or with respect to any Property now owned or leased or hereafter acquired by Borrowers;
- Violate any Requirement of Law applicable to Borrowers;
- Result in a breach of or constitute a default under, or cause or permit the acceleration of any obligation owed under, any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other Contractual Obligation to which Borrowers are a party or by which Borrowers or any of their Property is bound or affected;
- No Governmental Approvals Required. Except as previously obtained or made, no authorization, consent, approval, order, license or permit from, or filing, registration or qualification with, any Governmental Agency is or will be required to authorize or permit under applicable Laws the execution, delivery and performance by any of Borrowers of the Loan Documents to which it is a Party.
- Subsidiaries. Schedule 4.4 hereto correctly sets forth the names, form of legal entity, number of shares of capital stock (or other applicable unit of equity interest) issued and outstanding, and the record owner thereof and jurisdictions of organization of all Subsidiaries of Parent. Unless otherwise indicated in Schedule 4.4, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock, or all of the units of equity interest, as the case may be, of each such Subsidiary are owned of record and beneficially by Parent, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to purchase capital stock of any such Subsidiary, and all such shares or equity interests so owned are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and were issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities and other Laws, and are free and clear of all Liens and Rights of Others, except for Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted Rights of Others.
- Financial Statements. Borrowers have furnished to the Banks the audited consolidated financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2000 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The financial statements described above fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of such date and for such period in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles consistently applied.
- No Other Liabilities; No Material Adverse Changes. Borrowers do not have any material liability or material contingent liability required under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to be reflected or disclosed, and not reflected or disclosed, in the balance sheets described in Section 4.5, other than liabilities and contingent liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business since the date of such financial statements. As of the Closing Date, no circumstance or event has occurred that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect. As of any date subsequent to the Closing Date, no circumstance or event has occurred that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect since the Closing Date.
- Title to Property. Borrowers have valid title to the Property (other than assets which are the subject of a Capital Lease Obligation) reflected in the balance sheet described in Section 4.5, other than items of Property or exceptions to title which are in each case immaterial to Borrowers and Property subsequently sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business. Such Property is free and clear of all Liens and Rights of Others, other than Liens or Rights of Others described in Schedule 4.7 and Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted Rights of Others.
- Intangible Assets. Borrowers own, or possess the right to use to the extent necessary in their respective businesses, all material trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, computer software, licenses and other Intangible Assets that are used in the conduct of their businesses as now operated, and no such Intangible Asset, to the best knowledge of Borrowers, conflicts with the valid trademark, trade name, copyright, patent, patent right or Intangible Asset of any other Person to the extent that such conflict constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
- Public Utility Holding Company Act. None of Borrowers is a "holding company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or an "affiliate" of a "holding company" or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.
- Litigation. Except for (a) any matter fully covered as to subject matter and amount (subject to applicable deductibles and retentions) by insurance for which the insurance carrier has not asserted lack of subject matter coverage or reserved its right to do so, (b) any matter, or series of related matters, involving a claim against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of less than $1,000,000, (c) matters of an administrative nature not involving a claim or charge against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and (d) matters set forth in Schedule 4.10, there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending as to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have been served or have received notice or, to the best knowledge of Borrowers, threatened a gainst or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Property of any of them before any Governmental Agency, mediator or arbitrator.
- Binding Obligations. Each of the Loan Documents to which Borrowers are a Party will, when executed and delivered by Borrowers, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrowers, enforceable against Borrowers in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws or equitable principles relating to the granting of specific performance and other equitable remedies as a matter of judicial discretion.
- No Default. No event has occurred and is continuing that is a Default or Event of Default.
- ERISA.
- With respect to each Pension Plan:
- such Pension Plan complies in all material respects with ERISA and any other applicable Laws to the extent that noncompliance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
- such Pension Plan has not incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
- no "reportable event" (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, but excluding such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement therein contained that it be notified within thirty days of the occurrence of such event) has occurred that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
- none of Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any non-exempt "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
- None of Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred or expects to incur any withdrawal liability to any Multiemployer Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
- Regulations T, U and X; Investment Company Act. No part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used to purchase or carry, or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying, any Margin Stock in violation of Regulations T, U and X. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or is required to be registered as an "investment company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- Disclosure. No written statement made by a Senior Officer to the Managing Agent or any Bank in connection with this Agreement, or in connection with any Loan, as of the date thereof contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted a material fact necessary to make the statement made not misleading in light of all the circumstances existing at the date the statement was made.
- Tax Liability. Parent and its Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns which are required to be filed, and have paid, or made provision for the payment of, all taxes with respect to the periods, Property or transactions covered by said returns, or pursuant to any assessment received by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, except (a) such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been established and maintained and (b) immaterial taxes so long as no material Property of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is at impending risk of being seized, levied upon or forfeited.
- Hazardous Materials. Except as described in Schedule 4.17, as of the Closing Date (a) none of Borrowers, nor to the best knowledge of Borrowers, any other Person at any time has disposed of, discharged, released or threatened the release of any Hazardous Materials on, from or under the Real Property in violation of any Hazardous Materials Law that would individually or in the aggregate constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (b) to the best knowledge of Borrowers, no condition exists that violates any Hazardous Material Law affecting any Real Property except for such violations that would not individually or in the aggregate constitute a Material Adverse Effect, (c) no Real Property or any portion thereof is or has been utilized by Borrowers nor, to the best k nowledge of Borrowers, any other Person as a site for the manufacture of any Hazardous Materials, (d) to the extent that any Hazardous Materials are used, generated or stored by Borrowers or any other Person on any Real Property, or transported to or from such Real Property by Borrowers or any other Person, such use, generation, storage and transportation by Borrowers and, to the best knowledge of Borrowers, by any other Person are in compliance with all Hazardous Materials Laws except for such non-compliance that would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect or be materially adverse to the interests of the Banks, and (e) no Real Property is subject to any remediation, removal, containment or similar action conducted by or on behalf of any Borrower or any other Person, or with respect to any such Real Property listed on Schedule 4.17 which is subject to any such action, the estimated costs for completing such action are as set forth on Schedule 4.17.
- Initial Pool Properties. The Initial Pool Properties described on Schedule 4.18 are, as of the Closing Date, Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties and comprise the initial Unencumbered Asset Pool.
- Property. All of the Borrowers' and their respective Subsidiaries' properties are in good repair and condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, other than with respect to deferred maintenance existing as of the date of acquisition of such property as permitted in this Section 4.19 and except for such defects relating to properties other than properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool which would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrowers further have completed or caused to be completed an appropriate investigation of the environmental condition of each such property as of the later of (a) the date of the Borrowers' or such Subsidiaries' purchase thereof or (b) the date upon which such property was last security for Indebtedness of such Borrower or such Subsi diary if such financing was not closed on or about the date of the acquisition of such property, including preparation of a "Phase I" report and, if appropriate, a "Phase II" report, in each case prepared by a recognized environmental consultant in accordance with customary standards which discloses that such property is not in violation of the representations and covenants set forth in this Agreement, unless such violation as to properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool has been disclosed in writing to the Managing Agent and satisfactory remediation actions are being taken. There are no unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes or assessments on or against any property of any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries which are payable by such Person (except only real estate or other taxes or assessments, that are not yet due and payable). There are no pending eminent domain proceedings against any property included within the Unencumbered Asset Pool, and, to the knowledge of the Borrowers, n o such proceedings are presently threatened or contemplated by any taking authority which may individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the property of Borrowers or their respective Subsidiaries is now damaged or injured as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty in any manner which individually or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Real Property owned by Parent, each of the other Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule 4.19 hereto.
- Brokers. None of the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has engaged or otherwise dealt with any broker, finder or similar entity in connection with this Agreement or the Loans contemplated hereunder.
- Other Debt. None of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default (after expiration of all applicable grace and cure periods) in the payment of any other Indebtedness or under any mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, financing agreement or indenture involving Indebtedness of $5,000,000.00 or more or under any other material agreement or lease to which any of them is a party. None of the Borrowers is a party to or bound by any agreement, instrument or indenture that may require the subordination in right or time of payment of any of the Obligations to any other indebtedness or obligation of such Borrower, except as may be specifically set forth herein with respect to the Revolver. Schedule 4.21 hereto sets forth all of the Indebtedness of the type described in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.
- Solvency. As of the Closing Date and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all of the Loans made or to be made hereunder, none of the Borrowers is insolvent on a balance sheet basis such that the sum of such Person's assets exceeds the sum of such Person's liabilities, each Borrower is able to pay its debts as they become due, and each Borrower has sufficient capital to carry on its business.
- No Fraudulent Intent. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents nor the performance of any actions required hereunder or thereunder is being undertaken by any Borrower with or as a result of any actual intent by any of such Persons to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which any of such Persons is now or will hereafter become indebted.
- Transaction in Best Interests of Borrowers; Consideration. The transaction evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents is in the best interests of the Borrowers. The direct and indirect benefits to inure to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute substantially more than "reasonably equivalent value" (as such term is used in Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code) and "valuable consideration," "fair value," and "fair consideration" (as such terms are used in any applicable state fraudulent conveyance law), in exchange for the benefits to be provided by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and but for the willingness of the Borrowers to be jointly and severally liable as co-borrowers for the Loan, Borro wers would be unable to obtain the financing contemplated hereunder which financing will enable the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries to have available financing to conduct and expand their business.
- No Bankruptcy Filing. None of the Borrowers nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of its assets or property, and none of the Borrowers has any knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or any of such other Persons.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
(OTHER THAN INFORMATION AND
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS)- Payment of Taxes and Other Potential Liens. Pay and discharge promptly all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon any of them, upon their respective Property or any part thereof and upon their respective income or profits or any part thereof, and all claims for labor, materials or supplies that if unpaid might by law become a lien or charge upon any of their respective Property, except that Borrowers shall not be required to pay or cause to be paid (a) any tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is not yet past due, or is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as the relevant entity has established and maintains adequate reserves for the payment of the same or (b) any immaterial tax or claim so long as no mater ial Property of Borrowers is at impending risk of being seized, levied upon or forfeited.
- Preservation of Existence. Preserve and maintain their respective existences in the jurisdiction of their formation and all material authorizations, rights, franchises, privileges, consents, approvals, orders, licenses, permits, or registrations from any Governmental Agency that are necessary for the transaction of their respective business and qualify and remain qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is necessary in view of their respective business or the ownership or leasing of their respective Properties except (a) as otherwise permitted by this Agreement and (b) where the failure to so qualify or remain qualified would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
- Maintenance of Properties. Maintain, preserve and protect all of their respective Properties in good order and condition, subject to wear and tear in the ordinary course of business, and not permit any waste of their respective Properties, except that the failure to maintain, preserve and protect a particular item of Property that is at the end of its useful life or that is not of significant value, either intrinsically or to the operations of Borrowers, shall not constitute a violation of this covenant.
- Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain liability, casualty and other insurance (subject to customary deductibles and retentions) with responsible insurance companies in such amounts and against such risks as is carried by responsible companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar assets in the general areas in which Borrowers operate.
- Compliance With Laws. Comply with all Requirements of Law noncompliance with which constitutes a Material Adverse Effect, except that Borrowers need not comply with a Requirement of Law then being contested by any of them in good faith by appropriate proceedings.
- Inspection Rights. Upon reasonable notice, at any time during regular business hours and as often as reasonably requested (but not so as to materially interfere with the business of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) permit the Managing Agent or any Bank, or any authorized employee, agent or representative thereof, to examine, audit and make copies and abstracts from the records and books of account of, and to visit and inspect the Properties (subject to the rights of any tenants) of, Parent and its Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of Parent and its Subsidiaries with any of their officers, key employees or accountants.
- Keeping of Records and Books of Account. Keep adequate records and books of account reflecting all financial transactions in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, consistently applied, and in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Agency having regulatory jurisdiction over Borrowers.
- Compliance With Agreements. Promptly and fully comply with all Contractual Obligations to which any one or more of them is a party, except for any such Contractual Obligations (a) the performance of which would cause a Default or (b) then being contested by any of them in good faith by appropriate proceedings or if the failure to comply with such agreements, indentures, leases or instruments does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
- Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of all Loans to reduce the outstanding obligations of Borrowers under the Revolver, for working capital and general corporate purposes of Borrowers, including the acquisition and/or improvement of Revenue-Producing Properties and land, and to pay closing costs and expenses in connection with the closing of the Loan.
- Hazardous Materials Laws. Keep and maintain all Real Property and each portion thereof in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Hazardous Materials Laws and promptly notify the Managing Agent in writing (attaching a copy of any pertinent written material) of (a) any and all material enforcement, cleanup, removal or other governmental or regulatory actions instituted, completed or threatened in writing by a Governmental Agency pursuant to any applicable Hazardous Materials Laws, (b) any and all material claims made or threatened in writing by any Person against Borrowers relating to damage, contribution, cost recovery, compensation, loss or injury resulting from any Hazardous Materials and (c) discovery by any Senior Officer of any of Borrowers of any m aterial occurrence or condition on any Real Property or on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of such Real Property that could reasonably be expected to cause such Real Property or any part thereof to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of such Real Property under any applicable Hazardous Materials Laws.
- Unencumbered Asset Pool. Cause each Revenue-Producing Property in the Unencumbered Asset Pool to remain a Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Property so long as it is in the Unencumbered Asset Pool; provided that nothing herein shall preclude the removal of any Revenue-Producing Property from the Unencumbered Asset Pool pursuant to Section 2.11.
- REIT Status. Maintain the status of Parent as a "real estate investment trust" under Section 856 of the Code and comply with the dividend and other requirements applicable under Section 857(a) of the Code.
- Additional Borrowers. Cause each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent which is not then a Borrower and which holds a Revenue-Producing Property that is or will become part of the Unencumbered Asset Pool to execute and deliver the Joinder Agreement concurrently with the addition of such Revenue-Producing Property to the Unencumbered Asset Pool.
- Inspection of Properties and Books. Permit the Banks, through the Managing Agent or any representative designated by the Managing Agent, at the Borrowers' expense, to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, to examine the books of account of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries (and to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom) and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, its Senior Officers, all at such reasonable times (typically during normal business hours) and intervals as the Managing Agent or any Bank may reasonably request upon not less than four (4) Banking Days notice. The Banks shall use good faith efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections so as to minimize the interference with and disruption to the Borrowers' normal business operations. At least once annually, the Borrowers shall attend a meeting with the Banks and the Managing Agent to discuss the financial condition and affairs of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries.
- More Restrictive Agreements. Promptly notify the Managing Agent should any Borrower enter into or modify any agreements or documents pertaining to any existing or future Indebtedness, Debt Offering or Equity Offering, which agreements or documents include covenants, whether affirmative or negative, which are individually or in the aggregate more restrictive against any Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries than those set forth in Sections 5.17, 6.1, 6.5 through 6.13, inclusive, or 6.15 (or any other provision which may have the same practical effect as any of the foregoing) or which provide for a guaranty of the obligations thereunder by a Person that is not liable for the Obligations. If requested by the Requisite Banks, the Borrowers, the Mana ging Agent, and the Requisite Banks shall promptly amend this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to include some or all of such more restrictive provisions or provide for a guaranty of the Obligations by such Person as determined by the Requisite Banks in their sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5.15 shall not apply to covenants contained in any agreements or documents that relate only to specific Real Property that is collateral for any existing or future Indebtedness of any of the Borrowers that is permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
- Distributions of Income to the Borrowers. Cause all of their respective Subsidiaries to promptly transfer to such Borrower (but not less frequently than once each fiscal quarter of such Borrower), whether in the form of dividends, distributions or otherwise, all profits, proceeds or other income relating to or arising from its Subsidiaries' use, operation, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of their respective assets and properties after (a) the payment by each Subsidiary of its Debt Service and operating expenses for such quarter and (b) the establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of operating expenses not paid on at least a quarterly basis and capital improvements to be made to such Subsidiary's assets and properties approved by such Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practices.
- Unencumbered Asset Pool.
- Cause each of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool to satisfy all of the following conditions:
- the Revenue-Producing Properties shall be owned by a Borrower or leased by a Borrower pursuant to a Mortgageable Ground Lease (subject to the terms of this Agreement);
- no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Asset Value of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool may be leased by a Borrower pursuant to a Mortgageable Ground Lease;
- the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool shall consist solely of Revenue-Producing Properties which have an aggregate occupancy level (on a portfolio basis) of at least eighty-five percent (85%) as of the end of the previous four (4) fiscal quarters of the Borrowers based on bona fide arms-length tenant leases which are in full force and effect requiring current rental payments and which are in good standing; and
- no more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the Asset Value of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool may be located in any one city or metropolitan area; provided that no more than fifty percent (50%) of the Asset Value of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool may be located in suburban Washington, D.C.
- Provide to the Managing Agent as of the Closing Date and concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements described in Section 7.1(c) as part of the Compliance Certificate required pursuant to Section 7.2 (i) a list of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool, (ii) the certification of a Senior Officer of the Borrowers of the Asset Values of such properties and that such properties are in compliance with Section 5.17(a), (iii) operating statements setting forth the NOI and Net Capital Expenditures for each of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool for the previous four (4) fiscal quarters (or such shorter period as the Revenue-Producing Property has been held by the Borrowers if such statements are not available to Borrowers) certified as true and correct by a Senior Officer of the Borrowers, and (iv) a certificate that the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool comply with the terms of Sections 4.17 and 4.19. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise required by Managing Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, in the event that the Managing Agent and the managing agent under the Revolver are the same entity, Borrowers shall be entitled to simultaneously deliver to Managing Agent and the managing agent under the Revolver one set of the documents referred to in items (i) - (iv) above, provided, however, that Borrowers shall provide to Managing Agent separate certificates or certifications referred to in such items (i)-(iv) above which certificates and certifications shall specifically refer to this Agreement, the Loans and the Obligations. In the event that all or any material portion of a Revenue-Producing Property within the Unencumbered Asset Pool shall be damaged or taken by condemnation, then such property shall no longer be a part of the Unencumbered Asset Pool unless and until any damage to such Revenue-Producing Property is repaired or restored, such Revenue - -Producing Property becomes fully operational and the Managing Agent shall receive evidence satisfactory to the Managing Agent of the value and NOI of such Revenue-Producing Property following such repair or restoration.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS- Mergers. Merge or consolidate with or into any Person, except a merger or consolidation of one or more Borrowers with and into another Borrower or a merger or consolidation where Parent or a Borrower is the surviving corporation that does not result in a Change in Control.
- ERISA. (a) At any time, permit any Pension Plan to: (i) engage in any non-exempt "prohibited transaction" (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code) which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) fail to comply with ERISA which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) incur any material "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (iv) terminate in any manner which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) withdraw, completely or partially, from any Multiemployer Plan if to do so could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
- Change in Nature of Business. Make any material change in the principal nature of the business of Borrowers, such business being the acquisition, ownership and development of buildings for use as office or, with respect to the life science industry only, office/laboratory, research or manufacturing/warehouse properties.
- Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of Borrowers other than (a) salary, bonus, employee stock option, relocation assistance and other compensation arrangements with directors or officers in the ordinary course of business, (b) transactions that are fully disclosed to the board of directors of Parent and expressly authorized by a resolution of the board of directors of Parent which is approved by a majority of the directors not having an interest in the transaction, (c) transactions expressly permitted by this Agreement, (d) transactions between one Borrower and another Borrower and (e) transactions on overall terms at least as favorable to Borrowers as would be the case in an arm's-length transaction b etween unrelated parties of equal bargaining power.
- Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, to be greater than .55 to 1.00.
- Debt Service Coverage. Permit Debt Service Coverage, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, to be less than 2.0 to 1.00.
- Fixed Charge Coverage. Permit Fixed Charge Coverage, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, to be less than 1.70 to 1.00.
- Distributions. Make any Distribution (a) with respect to any Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year in excess of (i) an amount equal to 90% of Funds From Operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries for that Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year or (ii) an amount equal to 100% of Funds Available for Distribution of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the four (4) consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending prior to the Fiscal Quarter in which such Distribution is paid (provided that Parent shall be permitted to pay the minimum Distribution required under the Code to maintain and preserve Parent's status as a real estate investment trust under the Code, as evidenced by a certification of a Senior Officer of Parent containing calculations in reasonable detail satisfactory in form and substance to the Managing Agen t, if such Distribution is greater than the amount set forth in clause (a) (i) and (ii) above), or (b) during the continuance of an Event of Default, in excess of the minimum amount necessary to comply with Section 857(a) of the Code.
- Stockholders' Equity. Permit Stockholders' Equity, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, to be less than the sum of (a) $325,000,000 plus (b) ninety percent of the net proceeds from any Equity Offering of any Borrower made after the Closing Date.
- Development Investments. Permit any Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof to engage, directly or indirectly, in the development of Real Property, except that a Borrower or a Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof may (a) hold direct and indirect interests in non-income producing land assets, provided that the book value of such interests does not exceed five percent (5%) of Adjusted Tangible Assets as of the most recently-ended Fiscal Quarter, and (b) develop for its own account properties to be used principally for office, office/laboratory, research or manufacturing/ warehouse purposes, provided that such development shall be limited to such number of projects with respect to which the aggregate cost as of the date of computation of acquiring Real Property (including the non-inco me producing land assets described in (a) above) and developing, constructing, renovating, rehabilitating and leasing the improvements thereon (assuming the full cost of completion thereof) does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of Adjusted Tangible Assets as of the most recently-ended Fiscal Quarter (such projects are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Development Investments"). A project shall be considered to be a Development Investment from the issuance of permits for construction until final certificates of occupancy or their equivalent have been issued for the entire project. For purposes of this Section 6.10, the term "development" shall include new construction or the substantial renovation of improvements to real property.
- Secured Debt. Permit Secured Debt of Parent and its Subsidiaries to exceed an amount equal to 35% of Adjusted Tangible Assets as of the most recently-ended Fiscal Quarter.
- Recourse Debt. Permit recourse Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured) of Parent and its Subsidiaries (excluding the Obligations) to exceed an amount equal to 20% of Adjusted Tangible Assets as of the most recently-ended Fiscal Quarter.
- Investments in Certain Persons. Make Investments in (a) any Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent existing as of the date hereof or new Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Parent acquired or created after the date of this Agreement which become Borrowers except as permitted in Section 6.13(b), or (b) any Person (other than Investments by a Subsidiary of Parent in Parent), if the aggregate value of the Investments pursuant to this Section 6.13(b) shall exceed ten percent (10%) of the Adjusted Tangible Assets as of the most recently-ended Fiscal Quarter.
- Negative Pledges. Grant to any Person a Negative Pledge on any Revenue-Producing Property of Parent and its Subsidiaries that, as of the later of the Closing Date or the date of its acquisition, is not subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- Limiting Agreements. Enter into any agreement, instrument or transaction which has or may have the effect of prohibiting or limiting such Borrower's ability to pledge to Managing Agent the Revenue-Producing Property within the Unencumbered Asset Pool. Borrowers shall take, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to take, such actions as are necessary to preserve the right and ability of Borrowers to pledge those Revenue-Producing Properties without any such pledge after the date hereof causing or permitting the acceleration (after the giving of notice or the passage of time, or otherwise) of any other Indebtedness of Borrowers or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Borrowers shall, upon demand, provide to the Managing Agent such evidence as the Managing Agent may reasonably require to evidence compliance with this Section 6.16, which evidence shall include, without limitation, copies of any agreements or instruments which would in any way restrict or limit a Borrower's ability to pledge assets as security for Indebtedness, or which provide for the occurrence of a default (after the giving of notice or the passage of time, or otherwise) if assets are pledged in the future as security for Indebtedness of such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
- Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness. Prepay the principal amount, in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness other than the Obligations or amounts outstanding under the Revolver after the occurrence of any Event of Default of a monetary nature or consisting of a failure to comply with the covenants contained in Sections 6.5 and 6.6; provided, however, that this Section 6.17 shall not prohibit the prepayment of Indebtedness which is financed solely from the proceeds of a new loan which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of this Agreement; and provided further, however, that any such prepayment of the amounts outstanding under the Revolver shall only be made on a pro rata basis with a simultaneous pro rata prepayment of the Loa ns. For purposes herein, such pro rata prepayment shall be determined by dividing the outstanding amount under the Revolver or the Loans, as applicable, by the sum of the amount outstanding under both the Revolver and the Loans and then by multiplying such quotient by the total amount being prepaid.
- Restrictions on Transfer. Parent will not, directly or indirectly, make or permit to be made, by voluntary or involuntary means, any sale, assignment, transfer, disposition, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation or encumbrance of its direct or indirect interest in Operating Partnership, ARE, QRS or any other Borrower (provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit transfers of Parent's interest in Operating Partnership, ARE, QRS or any other Borrower provided such Borrower remains a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent), or any dilution of its direct or indirect interest in Operating Partnership, ARE, QRS or any other Borrower. Parent shall not in any manner transfer, assign, diminish or otherwise restrict its direct or indirect right to vote or other rights with respect to Operating Partnership, ARE, QRS or any other Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent may sell, assign, transfer or dispose of its interest in another Borrower (other than Operating Partnership) that is a Subsidiary of Parent, provided that on or before the closing of such sale the Borrower shall have delivered to the Managing Agent a certification, together with such other evidence as Managing Agent may require, that the Borrowers will be in compliance with all covenants in this Agreement after giving effect to such sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition, and provided further that from and after any such sale, the assets of such Borrower shall no longer be included within the Unencumbered Asset Pool. In the event that the Borrower shall comply with the foregoing provisions, such Borrower shall be released from liability under this Agreement by the Managing Agent. The Managing Agent may also release a Borrower from liability if all of the Revenue Producing Properties of such Borrower are sold (subject to the requirement in Section 3.1(h) that the gross proceeds of any such sale be deposited with the Managing Agent) or all of the Revenue Producing Properties of such Borrower cease to be Unencumbered, provided tha t on or before the effective date of such release, the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Managing Agent a certification, together with such other evidence as the Managing Agent may require, that the Borrowers will be in compliance with all covenants in this Agreement after giving effect to such release.
INFORMATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Financial and Business Information. So long as any Loan remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains unpaid, or any portion of the Commitment remains in force, Borrowers shall, unless the Managing Agent (with the written approval of the Requisite Banks) otherwise consents, at Borrowers' sole expense, deliver to the Managing Agent for distribution by it to the Banks, a sufficient number of copies for all of the Banks of the following:
- As soon as practicable, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter in any Fiscal Year), the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter, and the portion of the Fiscal Year ended with such Fiscal Quarter, all in reasonable detail. Such financial statements shall be certified by a Senior Officer of Parent as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (other than footnote disclosures), consistently applied, as at such date and for such periods, subject only to normal year-end accruals and audit adjustments;
- As soon as practicable, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a Pricing Certificate setting forth a calculation of the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter, and providing reasonable detail as to the calculation thereof, which calculations in the case of the fourth Fiscal Quarter in any Fiscal Year shall be based on the preliminary unaudited financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter, and as soon as practicable thereafter, in the event of any material variance in the actual calculation of the Leverage Ratio from such preliminary calculation, a revised Pricing Certificate setting forth the actual calculation thereof;
- As soon as practicable, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, statements of operating income for such Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year to date for each of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool and a summary Rent Roll for each of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool, each in reasonable detail;
- As soon as practicable, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, supplemental disclosure information setting forth the effect on Net Income reflected in the financial statements for such Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year to date of any difference between the rents payable by tenants during the periods covered by such financial statements and the "straight line" rents payable over the terms of their respective leases, in reasonable detail;
- As soon as practicable, and in any event within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows, in each case of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail. Such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, consistently applied, and shall be accompanied by a report of Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized standing selected by Parent and reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Banks, which report shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as at such date, and shall not be subject to any qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of the audit nor to any other qualification or exception determined by the Requisite Banks in their good faith business judgment to be adverse to the interests of the Banks;
- As soon as practicable, and in any event before the commencement of each Fiscal Year, a budget and projection by Fiscal Quarter for that Fiscal Year and by Fiscal Year for the next two succeeding Fiscal Years, including for the first such Fiscal Year, projected consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flow and, for the second and third such Fiscal Years, projected consolidated condensed balance sheets and statements of operations and cash flows, of Parent and its Subsidiaries, all in reasonable detail;
- Promptly after request by the Managing Agent or any Bank, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of Parent by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them;
- Promptly after the same are available, and in any event within five (5) Banking Days after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of Parent, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Parent may file or be required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Banks pursuant to other provisions of this Section 8.1;
- Promptly after request by the Managing Agent or any Bank, copies of any other report or other document that was filed by Borrowers with any Governmental Agency;
- Promptly upon a Senior Officer becoming aware, and in any event within five (5) Banking Days after becoming aware, of the occurrence of any (i) "reportable event" (as such term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA, but excluding such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement therein contained that it be notified within thirty days of the occurrence of such event) or (ii) non-exempt "prohibited transaction" (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Pension Plan or any trust created thereunder, telephonic notice specifying the nature thereof, and, no more than two (2) Banking Days after such telephonic notice, written notice again specifying the nature thereof and specifying what action Borrowers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken by the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto;
- As soon as practicable, and in any event within two (2) Banking Days after a Senior Officer becomes aware of the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default, telephonic notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, and, no more than two (2) Banking Days after such telephonic notice, written notice again specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and specifying what action Borrowers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto;
- Promptly upon a Senior Officer becoming aware that (i) any Person has commenced a legal proceeding with respect to a claim against Borrowers that is $1,000,000 or more in excess of the amount thereof that is fully covered by insurance, (ii) any creditor under a credit agreement involving Indebtedness of $1,000,000 or more or any lessor under a lease involving aggregate rent of $1,000,000 or more has asserted a default thereunder on the part of Borrowers or, (iii) any Person has commenced a legal proceeding with respect to a claim against Borrowers under a contract (that is not a credit agreement or material lease) in excess of $1,000,000 or which otherwise may reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a written notice describing the pertinent facts relating thereto and what action Borrowers are taking or propose to take with respect thereto;
- Promptly upon request after they are filed with the Internal Revenue Service, copies of all annual federal income tax returns and amendments thereto of each of the Borrowers;
- Not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrowers (including the fourth fiscal quarter in each year), a list (which may be included in the Compliance Certificates) setting forth the following information with respect to each new Subsidiary or Controlled Entity of any of the Borrowers: (i) the name, structure and ownership of the Subsidiary or Controlled Entity, (ii) a description of the property owned by such Subsidiary or Controlled Entity, and (iii) such other information as the Managing Agent may reasonably request;
- Simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statement referred to in Section 7.1(e) above (if such information is not otherwise included in the financial statement or other information presented to the Banks pursuant to this Section 7.1), a statement (which may be included in the Compliance Certificates) listing (i) the Real Property owned by Parent and its Subsidiaries (or in which Parent or its Subsidiaries owns an interest) and stating the location thereof, the date acquired and the acquisition cost, (ii) the Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries, which statement shall include, without limitation, a statement of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness and the current amount outstanding, the holder thereof, the maturity date and any extension options, the interest rate, the collateral provided for such Indebtedness and whether such Indebtedness is recourse or non-recourse, and (iii) the properties of Parent and its respective Subsidiaries which are un der "development" (as used in Section 6.10) and providing a brief summary of the status of such development;
- Contemporaneously with the release thereof, copies of all press releases or other public announcements;
- Promptly upon a Senior Officer becoming aware of a change in the credit rating given by a Rating Agency to Parent's long-term senior unsecured debt or any announcement that any rating is "under review" or that such rating has been placed on a watch list or that any similar action has been taken by a Rating Agency, written notice of such change, announcement or action;
- When and as required by Section 2.11, the information regarding each Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Property, as more particularly described in Section 2.11;
- When and as required by Section 5.17(b), the information regarding the Unencumbered Asset Pool, as more particularly described in Section 5.17(b); and
- Such other data and information as from time to time may be reasonably requested by the Managing Agent, any Bank (through the Managing Agent) or the Requisite Banks.
- Compliance Certificates. So long as any Loan remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains unpaid or unperformed, or any portion of the Commitment remains outstanding, Borrowers shall, at Borrowers' sole expense, deliver to the Managing Agent for distribution by it to the Banks concurrently with the financial statements required pursuant to Sections 7.1(a), 7.1(c) and 7.1(e), Compliance Certificates signed by a Senior Officer.
CONDITIONS- Closing Conditions. The obligation of each Bank to make the initial Loan to be made by it is subject to the following conditions precedent, each of which shall be satisfied prior to the making of the initial Loan (unless all of the Banks, in their sole and absolute discretion, shall agree otherwise):
- The Managing Agent shall have received all of the following, each of which shall be originals unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Official of each party thereto, each dated as of the Closing Date and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Agent and its legal counsel (unless otherwise specified or, in the case of the date of any of the following, unless the Managing Agent otherwise agrees or directs):
- at least one (1) executed counterpart of this Agreement, together with arrangements satisfactory to the Managing Agent for additional executed counterparts, sufficient in number for distribution to the Banks and Borrowers;
- Notes executed by Borrowers in favor of each Bank, each in a principal amount equal to that Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Commitment;
- [Intentionally Omitted];
- [Intentionally Omitted];
- with respect to each of Borrowers, such documentation as the Managing Agent may require to establish the due organization, valid existence and good standing of each of Borrowers, its qualification to engage in business in each material jurisdiction in which it is engaged in business or required to be so qualified, its authority to execute, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a Party, the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Official thereof authorized to act on its behalf, including certified copies of articles of incorporation and amendments thereto, bylaws and amendments thereto, certificates of good standing and/or qualification to engage in business, tax clearance certificates, certificates of corporate resolutions, incumbency certificates, Certificates of Responsible Officials, and the like;
- the Opinions of Counsel;
- such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the Managing Agent or the Requisite Banks reasonably may require.
- The closing fee payable pursuant to Section 3.2 shall have been paid.
- Any agency fees payable on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.5 shall have been paid.
- The reasonable costs and expenses of the Managing Agent in connection with the preparation of the Loan Documents payable pursuant to Section 11.3, and invoiced to Borrowers prior to the Closing Date, shall have been paid.
- The representations and warranties of Borrowers contained in Article 4 shall be true and correct in all material respects.
- Borrowers and any other Parties shall be in compliance with all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents, and giving effect to the initial Loan no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
- All legal matters relating to the Loan Documents shall be satisfactory to Long Aldridge & Norman, LLP, special counsel to the Managing Agent.
- The Managing Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate dated as of the date of the Closing Date demonstrating compliance with each of the covenants calculated therein as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter end for which the Borrowers have provided financial statements under Section 7.1 adjusted in the best good faith estimate of the Borrowers dated as of the date of the Closing Date.
- The Managing Agent shall have reviewed such other documents, instruments, certificates, opinions, assurances, consents and approvals as the Managing Agent or the Managing Agent's special counsel may reasonably have requested.
- Any Loan. The obligation of each Bank to make any Loan is subject to the following conditions precedent (unless the Requisite Banks, in their sole and absolute discretion, shall agree otherwise):
- except (i) for representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a particular date or are no longer true and correct as a result of a change which is permitted by this Agreement or (ii) as disclosed by Borrowers and approved in writing by the Requisite Banks, the representations and warranties contained in Article 4 (other than Sections 4.4, 4.6 (first sentence), 4.10 and 4.18 to the extent such representations relate expressly to an earlier date) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Loan as though made on that date;
- other than matters described in Schedule 4.10 or not required as of the Closing Date to be therein described, there shall not be then pending or threatened any action, suit, proceeding or investigation against or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Property of any of them before any Governmental Agency that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect;
- the Managing Agent shall have timely received a Request for Loan in compliance with Article 2 (or telephonic or other request for Loan referred to in the second sentence of Section 2.1(c), if applicable), in compliance with Article 2;
- no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
- the Managing Agent shall have received a current calculation of the Borrowing Base with such supporting information as the Managing Agent may require adjusted in the best good faith estimate of the Borrowers to the date of such certification; and
and the result of any of the foregoing, as determined in good faith by such Bank, increases the cost to such Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office of making or maintaining any LIBOR Rate Loan or in respect of any LIBOR Rate Loan, any of its Notes evidencing LIBOR Rate Loans or its obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans or reduces the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Bank or its LIBOR Lending Office with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, any of its Notes evidencing LIBOR Rate Loans or its obligation to make LIBOR Rate Loans (assuming such Bank's LIBOR Lending Office had funded 100% of its LIBOR Rate Loans in the London interbank market), then, within five (5) Banking Days after demand by such Bank (with a copy to the Managing Agent), Borrowers shall pay to such Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank for such increased cost or reduction (determined as though such Bank's LIBOR Lending Office had funded 100% of its LIBOR Rate Loans in the London interbank market). A st atement of any Bank claiming compensation under this subsection shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
then the Managing Agent forthwith shall give notice thereof to Borrowers and the Banks, whereupon until the Managing Agent notifies Borrowers that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of the Banks to make any future LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended.
Each Bank's determination of the amount of any prepayment fee payable under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
Borrowers represent and warrant to the Banks that:
and none of Borrowers is in violation of, or default under, any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation, or any indenture, loan or credit agreement described in Section 4.2(e), in any respect that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
So long as any Loan remains unpaid, any other Obligation remains unpaid, or any portion of the Commitment remains in force, Borrowers shall, unless the Managing Agent (with the written approval of the Requisite Banks) otherwise consents:
So long as any Loan remains unpaid, or any other Obligation remains unpaid, or any portion of the Commitment remains in force, Borrowers shall not, unless the Managing Agent (with the written approval of the Requisite Banks or, if required by Section 12.1, of all of the Banks) otherwise consents:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise required by Managing Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, in the event that the Managing Agent and the managing agent under the Revolver are the same entity, Borrowers shall be entitled to simultaneously deliver to Managing Agent and the managing agent under the Revolver one set of the documents referred to in items (a) - (i), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) above, provided, however, that Borrowers shall provide to Managing Agent separate certificates or certifications referred to in such items (a)-(i), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q) (r) and (s) above which certificates and certifications shall specifically refer to this Agreement, the Loans and the Obligations.
- the Managing Agent shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Agent, such other assurances, certificates, documents or consents related to the foregoing as the Managing Agent or Requisite Banks reasonably may require.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT- Events of Default. The existence or occurrence of any one or more of the following events, whatever the reason therefor and under any circumstances whatsoever, shall constitute an Event of Default:
- Borrowers fail to pay any principal on any of the Notes, or any portion thereof, on the date when due; or
- Borrowers fail to pay any interest on any of the Notes, or any fees under Section 3.5, or any portion thereof, within five (5) Banking Days after the date when due; or fail to pay any other fee or amount payable to the Banks or the Managing Agent under any Loan Document, or any portion thereof, within five (5) Banking Days after demand therefor; or
- Borrowers fail to comply with any of the covenants contained in Article 6; or
- Borrowers fail to comply with Section 7.1(k) in any respect that is materially adverse to the interests of the Banks; or
- Any Borrower or any other Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed within thirty (30) Banking Days after the giving of notice by the Managing Agent on behalf of the Requisite Banks of such Default or, if such Default is not reasonably susceptible of cure within such period, within such longer period as is reasonably necessary to effect a cure so long as such Borrower or such Party continues to diligently pursue cure of such Default but not in any event in excess of sixty (60) Banking Days; or
- Any representation or warranty of Borrowers made in any Loan Document, or in any certificate or other writing delivered by Borrowers pursuant to any Loan Document, proves to have been incorrect when made or reaffirmed in any respect that is materially adverse to the interests of the Banks; or
- Borrowers (i) fail to pay the principal, or any principal installment, of any present or future Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Debt) of $5,000,000 or more, or any guaranty of present or future Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Debt) of $5,000,000 or more, on its part to be paid, when due (or within any stated grace period), whether at the stated maturity, upon acceleration, by reason of required prepayment or otherwise or (ii) fails to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed, or suffers any event of default to occur, in connection with any present or future Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Debt) of $5,000,000 or more, or of any guaranty of present or future Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Debt) of $5,000,000 or more, if as a result of such failure or sufferance any holder or holders thereof (or an agent or trustee on its or their behalf) has the right to declare such Indebtedness due before the date on which it otherwise would become due or the right to require Borrowers to redeem or purchase, or offer to redeem or purchase, all or any portion of such Indebtedness (provided, that for the purpose of this clause (g), the principal amount of Indebtedness consisting of a Swap Agreement shall be the amount which is then payable by the counterparty to close out the Swap Agreement); or
- Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than the agreement or action (or omission to act) of the Managing Agent or the Banks or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations ceases to be in full force and effect or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, invalid or unenforceable in any respect which is materially adverse to the interests of the Banks; or any Party thereto denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind same; or
- A final judgment against any of Borrowers is entered for the payment of money in excess of $1,000,000 (not covered by insurance or for which an insurer has reserved its rights) and, absent procurement of a stay of execution, such judgment remains unsatisfied for thirty (30) calendar days after the date of entry of judgment, or in any event later than five (5) days prior to the date of any proposed sale thereunder; or any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the Property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) calendar days after its issue or levy; or
- Any of Borrowers institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under a Debtor Relief Law relating to it or to all or any material part of its Property, or is unable or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its Property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of that Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under a Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any part of its Property is instituted without the consent of that Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days or such Person consents thereto or acquiesces therein , or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect of any such Person in such proceeding; or
- The occurrence of an Event of Default (as such term is or may hereafter be specifically defined in any other Loan Document) under any other Loan Document; or
- Any Pension Plan maintained by Borrowers is determined to have a material "accumulated funding deficiency" as that term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA in excess of an amount equal to 5% of the combined total assets of Borrowers as of the most-recently ended Fiscal Quarter; or
- During any twelve (12) consecutive month period, Joel S. Marcus shall cease to be the Chief Executive Officer of Parent, and either of the following two (2) persons (or any successor who was previously approved as provided herein) shall cease to occupy the following positions: Peter Nelson shall cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of Parent, and Jerry M. Sudarsky shall cease to be the Chairman of the Parent; provided that the foregoing shall not constitute an Event of Default if a competent and experienced successor for such Person shall be approved by the Requisite Banks within six (6) months of such event, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld; or
- The occurrence of an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Revolver) under the Revolver.
- Remedies Upon Event of Default. Without limiting any other rights or remedies of the Managing Agent or the Banks provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, or the other Loan Documents, or by applicable Law, or in equity, or otherwise:
- Upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of any Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 9.1(j):
- the Commitments to make Loans and all obligations of the Managing Agent or the Banks and all rights of Borrowers and any other Parties under the Loan Documents shall be suspended without notice to or demand upon Borrowers, which are expressly waived by Borrowers, except that all of the Banks or the Requisite Banks (as the case may be, in accordance with Section 12.1) may waive an Event of Default or, without waiving, determine, upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the Banks or Requisite Banks, as the case may be, to reinstate the Commitment and such other obligations and rights and make further Loans, which waiver or determination shall apply equally to, and shall be binding upon, all the Banks; and
- the Requisite Banks may request the Managing Agent to, and the Managing Agent thereupon shall, terminate any unfunded portion of the Commitment and/or declare all or any part of the unpaid principal of all Notes, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the same shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without protest, presentment, notice of dishonor, demand or further notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers.
- Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 9.1(j):
- the Commitments to make Loans and all obligations of the Managing Agent or the Banks and all rights of Borrowers and any other Parties under the Loan Documents shall terminate without notice to or demand upon Borrowers, which are expressly waived by Borrowers, except that all of the Banks or the Requisite Banks (as the case may be, in accordance with Section 12.1) may waive the Event of Default or, without waiving, determine, upon terms and conditions satisfactory to all the Banks, to reinstate the Commitment and such other obligations and rights and make further Loans, which determination shall apply equally to, and shall be binding upon, all the Banks; and
- the unpaid principal of all Notes, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents shall be forthwith due and payable, all without protest, presentment, notice of dishonor, demand or further notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by Borrowers.
- Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Banks and the Managing Agent, or any of them through the Managing Agent, without notice to (except as expressly provided for in any Loan Document) or demand upon Borrowers, which are expressly waived by Borrowers (except as to notices expressly provided for in any Loan Document), may proceed (but only with the consent of the Requisite Banks) to protect, exercise and enforce their rights and remedies under the Loan Documents against Borrowers and any other Party and such other rights and remedies as are provided by Law or equity.
- The order and manner in which the Banks' rights and remedies are to be exercised shall be determined by the Requisite Banks in their sole discretion, and all payments received by the Managing Agent and the Banks, or any of them, shall be applied first to the costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and the reasonably allocated costs of attorneys employed by the Managing Agent or by any Bank) of the Managing Agent and of the Banks, and thereafter paid pro rata to the Banks in the same proportions that the aggregate Obligations owed to each Bank under the Loan Documents bear to the aggregate Obligations owed under the Loan Documents to all the Banks, without priority or preference among the Banks. Regardless of how each Bank may treat payments for the purpose of its own accounting, for the purpose of computing Borrowers' Obligations hereunder and under the Notes, payments shall be applied first, to the costs and expenses of the Managing Agent and the Banks, as set forth above, second, to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest due under any Loan Documents to and including the date of such application (ratably, and without duplication, according to the accrued and unpaid interest due under each of the Loan Documents), third, to the payment of any termination payments due from the Borrowers in respect of Swap Agreements, and fourth, to the payment of all other amounts (including principal and fees) then owing to the Managing Agent or the Banks under the Loan Documents. No application of payments will cure any Event of Default, or prevent acceleration, or continued acceleration, of amounts payable under the Loan Documents, or prevent the exercise, or continued exercise, of rights or remedies of the Banks hereunder or thereunder or at Law or in equity.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
THE MANAGING AGENT- Appointment and Authorization. Subject to Section 10.8, each Bank hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Managing Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Managing Agent by the terms thereof or are reasonably incidental, as determined by the Managing Agent, thereto. This appointment and authorization is intended solely for the purpose of facilitating the servicing of the Loans and does not constitute appointment of the Managing Agent as trustee for any Bank or as representative of any Bank for any other purpose and, the Managing Agent shall take such action and exercise such powers only in an administrative and ministerial capacity.
- Managing Agent and Affiliates. Fleet (and each successor Managing Agent in its individual capacity) has the same rights and powers under the Loan Documents as any other Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Managing Agent, and the term "Bank" or "Banks" includes Fleet in its individual capacity. Fleet (and each successor Managing Agent in its individual capacity) and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with Borrowers, any Subsidiary thereof, or any Affiliate of Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof, as if it were not the Managing Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Banks. Fleet (and each successor Managing Agent in its individual capacity) need not account to an y other Bank for any monies received by it for reimbursement of its costs and expenses as Managing Agent hereunder, or for any monies received by it in its capacity as a Bank hereunder, other than as required of any Bank hereunder. The Managing Agent shall not be deemed to hold a fiduciary or agency relationship with any Bank and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Managing Agent. The provisions of this Section 10.2 shall apply equally to any other agents named herein.
- Proportionate Interest in any Collateral. The Managing Agent, on behalf of all the Banks, shall hold in accordance with the Loan Documents all items of any collateral or interests therein received or held by the Managing Agent. Subject to the Managing Agent's and the Banks' rights to reimbursement for their costs and expenses hereunder (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and other professional services and the reasonably allocated costs of attorneys employed by the Managing Agent or a Bank) and subject to the application of payments in accordance with Section 9.2(d), each Bank shall have an interest in the Managing Agent's interest in such collateral or interests therein in the same proportions that the aggregate Obligations owed such Bank under the Loan Documents bear to the aggregate Obligations owed under the Loan Documents to all the Banks, without priority or preference among the Banks.
- Banks' Credit Decisions. Each Bank agrees that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Managing Agent, any other Bank or the directors, officers, agents, employees or attorneys of the Managing Agent or of any other Bank, and instead in reliance upon information supplied to it by or on behalf of Borrowers and upon such other information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own independent credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also agrees that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Managing Agent, any other Bank or the directors, officers, agents, employees or attorneys of the Managing Agent or of any other Bank, continue to make its own independent credit analyses and decisions in acting or not acting under the Loan Documents .
- Action by Managing Agent.
- Absent actual knowledge of the Managing Agent of the existence of a Default, the Managing Agent may assume that no Default has occurred and is continuing, unless the Managing Agent has received notice from Borrowers stating the nature of the Default or has received notice from a Bank stating the nature of the Default and that such Bank considers the Default to have occurred and to be continuing.
- The Managing Agent has only those obligations under the Loan Documents as are expressly set forth therein.
- Except for any obligation expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and as long as the Managing Agent may assume that no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Managing Agent may, but shall not be required to, exercise its discretion to act or not act, except that the Managing Agent shall be required to comply with the instructions of the Requisite Banks (or of all the Banks, to the extent required by Section 12.1) and those instructions shall be binding upon the Managing Agent and all the Banks, provided that the Managing Agent shall not be required to comply with such instructions if to do so would be contrary to any Loan Document or to applicable Law or would result, in the reasonable judgment of the Managing Agent, in substantial risk of liability to the Managing Agent.
- If the Managing Agent has received a notice specified in clause (a) or has actual knowledge of the existence of a Default, the Managing Agent shall immediately give notice thereof to the Banks and shall comply with the instructions of the Requisite Banks (or of all the Banks, to the extent required by Section 12.1), provided that the Managing Agent shall not be required to comply with such instructions if to do so would be contrary to any Loan Document or to applicable Law or would result, in the reasonable judgment of the Managing Agent, in substantial risk of liability to the Managing Agent, and except that if the Requisite Banks (or all the Banks, if required under Section 12.1) fail, for five (5) Banking Days after the receipt of notice from the Managing Agent, to instruct the Managing Agent, then the Managing Agent, in its sole discretion, may act or not act as it deems advisable for the protection of the interests of the Banks.
- Liability of Managing Agent. Neither the Managing Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents, employees or attorneys shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by them under or in connection with the Loan Documents, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation on the foregoing, the Managing Agent and its directors, officers, agents, employees and attorneys:
- May treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof until the Managing Agent receives notice of the assignment or transfer thereof, in form satisfactory to the Managing Agent, signed by the payee, and may treat each Bank as the owner of that Bank's interest in the Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement until the Managing Agent receives notice of the assignment or transfer thereof, in form satisfactory to the Managing Agent, signed by that Bank;
- May consult with legal counsel (including in-house legal counsel), accountants (including in-house accountants) and other professionals or experts selected by it, or with legal counsel, accountants or other professionals or experts for Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries or the Banks, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in good faith in accordance with any advice of such legal counsel, accountants or other professionals or experts;
- Shall not be responsible to any Bank for any statement, warranty or representation made in any of the Loan Documents or in any notice, certificate, report, request or other statement (written or oral) given or made in connection with any of the Loan Documents;
- Shall have no duty to ask or inquire as to the performance or observance by Borrowers or its Subsidiaries of any of the terms, conditions or covenants of any of the Loan Documents or to inspect any collateral or any Property, books or records of Borrowers or their Subsidiaries;
- Will not be responsible to any Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, effectiveness, sufficiency or value of any Loan Document, any other instrument or writing furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or any collateral;
- Will not incur any liability by acting or not acting in reliance upon any Loan Document, notice, consent, certificate, statement, request or other instrument or writing believed in good faith by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties;
- Will not incur any liability for any arithmetical error in computing any amount paid or payable by the Borrowers or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or paid or payable to or received or receivable from any Bank under any Loan Document, including, without limitation, principal, interest, commitment fees, Loans and other amounts; provided that, promptly upon discovery of such an error in computation, the Managing Agent, the Banks and (to the extent applicable) Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall make such adjustments as are necessary to correct such error and to restore the parties to the position that they would have occupied had the error not occurred; and
- Have not made nor do they now make any representations or warranties, express or implied, nor does it assume any liability to the Banks, with respect to the creditworthiness or financial condition of the Borrowers, their respective partners or members or any of their respective Subsidiaries, the value of their respective assets or the collectability of the Loans.
- Indemnification. Each Bank shall, ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of the Commitment, indemnify and hold the Managing Agent and its directors, officers, agents, employees and attorneys harmless against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and allocated costs of attorneys employed by the Managing Agent) that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against it or them in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents (other than losses incurred by reason of the failure of Borrowers to pay the Indebtedness represented by the Notes) or any action taken or not taken by it as Managing Agent thereunder, except such as result from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limitation on the foregoing, each Bank shall reimburse the Managing Agent upon demand for that Bank's Pro Rata Share of any out-of-pocket cost or expense incurred by the Managing Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, amendment, waiver, restructuring, reorganization (including a bankruptcy reorganization), enforcement or attempted enforcement of the Loan Documents, to the extent that any Borrower or any other Party is required by Section 11.3 to pay that cost or expense but fails to do so upon demand. Nothing in this Section 10.7 shall entitle the Managing Agent or any indemnitee referred to above to recover any amount from the Banks if and to the extent that such amount has theretofore been recovered from Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries. To the extent that the Managing Agent or any indemnitee referred to above is later reim bursed such amount by Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries, it shall return the amounts paid to it by the Banks in respect of such amount.
- Successor Managing Agent. The Managing Agent may, and at the request of the Requisite Banks shall, resign as Managing Agent upon reasonable notice to the Banks and Borrowers effective upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Managing Agent. If the Managing Agent shall resign as Managing Agent under this Agreement, the Requisite Banks shall appoint from among the Banks a successor Managing Agent for the Banks, which successor Managing Agent shall be approved by Borrowers so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor Managing Agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Managing Agent, the Managing Agent may appoint, after consulting with the B anks and, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing the Borrowers, a successor Managing Agent from among the Banks. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Managing Agent hereunder, such successor Managing Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Managing Agent and the term "Managing Agent" shall mean such successor Managing Agent and the retiring Managing Agent's appointment, powers and duties as Managing Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Managing Agent's resignation hereunder as Managing Agent, the provisions of this Article 10, and Sections 11.3, 11.11 and 11.22, shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Managing Agent under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (a) the Managing Agent has not been paid its agency fees under Section 3.5 or has not been reimbursed for any expense reimbursable to it under Section 11.3, in either case for a period of at least one (1) year and (b) no successor Managing Agent has accepted appointment as Managing Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following a retiring Managing Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring Managing Agent's resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Banks shall perform all of the duties of the Managing Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Requisite Banks appoint a successor Managing Agent as provided for above.
- No Obligations of Borrowers. Nothing contained in this Article 10 shall be deemed to impose upon Borrowers any obligation in respect of the due and punctual performance by the Managing Agent of its obligations to the Banks under any provision of this Agreement, and Borrowers shall have no liability to the Managing Agent or any of the Banks in respect of any failure by the Managing Agent or any Bank to perform any of its obligations to the Managing Agent or the Banks under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, where any provision of this Agreement relating to the payment of any amounts due and owing under the Loan Documents provides that such payments shall be made by Borrowers to the Managing Agent for the account of the Banks, Borrowers' obligations to the Banks in respect of such payments shall be deemed to be satisfied upon the making of such payments to the Managing Agent in the manner provided by this Agreement.
MISCELLANEOUS- Cumulative Remedies; No Waiver. The rights, powers, privileges and remedies of the Managing Agent and the Banks provided herein or in any Note or other Loan Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any right, power, privilege or remedy provided by Law or equity. No failure or delay on the part of the Managing Agent or any Bank in exercising any right, power, privilege or remedy may be, or may be deemed to be, a waiver thereof; nor may any single or partial exercise of any right, power, privilege or remedy preclude any other or further exercise of the same or any other right, power, privilege or remedy. The terms and conditions of Article 8 hereof are inserted for the sole benefit of the Managing Agent and the Banks; the same may be waived in whole or in part, with or wi thout terms or conditions, in respect of any Loan without prejudicing the Managing Agent's or the Banks' rights to assert them in whole or in part in respect of any other Loan.
- [Intentionally Omitted].
- Costs, Expenses and Taxes. Borrowers shall pay within five (5) Banking Days after demand, accompanied by an invoice therefor, the reasonable costs and expenses of the Managing Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, syndication, execution, delivery and interpretation of the Loan Documents and any amendment thereto or waiver thereof. Borrowers shall also pay on demand, accompanied by an invoice therefor, the reasonable costs and expenses of the Managing Agent and the Banks in connection with the refinancing, restructuring, reorganization (including a bankruptcy reorganization) and enforcement or attempted enforcement of the Loan Documents, and any matter related thereto. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include filing fees, recording fees, title insur ance fees, appraisal fees, search fees, and other out-of-pocket expenses and the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of any legal counsel (including reasonably allocated costs of legal counsel employed by the Managing Agent or any Bank), independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the Managing Agent or any Bank, whether or not such costs and expenses are incurred or suffered by the Managing Agent or any Bank in connection with or during the course of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings of any of Borrowers or any Subsidiary thereof. Borrowers shall pay any and all documentary and other taxes, excluding (i) taxes imposed on or measured in whole or in part by any Bank's overall net income imposed on such Bank by (A) any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Bank is organized or maintains its principal office or LIBOR Lending Office or (B) any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Bank is "doing bus iness" or (ii) any withholding taxes or other taxes based on gross income imposed by the United States of America for any period with respect to which any Bank has failed to provide Borrowers with the appropriate form or forms required by Section 11.21, to the extent such forms are then required by applicable Laws, and all costs, expenses, fees and charges payable or determined to be payable in connection with the filing or recording of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or writing to be delivered hereunder or thereunder, or in connection with any transaction pursuant hereto or thereto, and shall reimburse, hold harmless and indemnify on the terms set forth in 11.11 the Managing Agent and the Banks from and against any and all loss, liability or legal or other expense with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or failure to pay any such tax, cost, expense, fee or charge or that any of them may suffer or incur by reason of the failure of any Party to perform any of its Obligations. Any amount payable to the Managing Agent or any Bank under this Section 11.3 shall bear interest from the fifth Banking Day following the date of demand for payment at the Default Rate.
- Nature of Banks' Obligations. The obligations of the Banks hereunder are several and not joint or joint and several. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and no action taken by the Managing Agent or the Banks or any of them pursuant hereto or thereto may, or may be deemed to, make the Banks a partnership, an association, a joint venture or other entity, either among themselves or with the Borrowers or any Affiliate of any of Borrowers. A default by any Bank will not increase the Pro Rata Share of the Commitment attributable to any other Bank. Any Bank not in default may, if it desires, assume in such proportion as the nondefaulting Banks agree the obligations of any Bank in default, but is not obligated to do so. The Managing Agent agrees that it will use reasonable best efforts either to induce the other Banks to assume the obligations of a Bank in default or to obtain another Bank, reasonably satisfactory to Borrowers, to replace such a Bank in default. A defaulting Bank's right to participate in the administration of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any rights to consent to or direct any action or inaction of the Managing Agent or to vote on any matter presented to the Banks shall be suspended during the pendency of such Bank's default.
- Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate or other writing delivered by or on behalf of any one or more of the Parties to any Loan Document, will survive the making of the Loans hereunder and the execution and delivery of the Notes, and have been or will be relied upon by the Managing Agent and each Bank, notwithstanding any investigation made by the Managing Agent or any Bank or on their behalf.
- Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Loan Documents, all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document must be in writing and must be mailed, telegraphed, telecopied, dispatched by commercial courier or delivered to the appropriate party at the address set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or other applicable Loan Document or, as to any party to any Loan Document, at any other address as may be designated by it in a written notice sent to all other parties to such Loan Document in accordance with this Section. Except as otherwise expressly provided in any Loan Document, if any notice, request, demand, direction or other communication required or permitted by any Loan Document is given by mail it will be effective on the earlier of receipt or the fourth Banking Day after deposit in the United States mail with first class or airmail postage prepaid; if given by telegraph or cable, when delivered to the telegraph company with charges prepaid; if given by telecopier, when sent; if dispatched by commercial courier, on the scheduled delivery date; or if given by personal delivery, when delivered.
- Execution of Loan Documents. Unless the Managing Agent otherwise specifies with respect to any Loan Document, (a) this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be executed in any number of counterparts and any party hereto or thereto may execute any counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered will be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as the case may be, when taken together will be deemed to be but one and the same instrument and (b) execution of any such counterpart may be evidenced by a telecopier transmission of the signature of such party. The execution of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any party hereto or thereto will not become effective until counterparts hereof or thereof, as the case may be, have been executed by all the parties hereto or thereto.
- Binding Effect; Assignment.
- This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrowers are a Party will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrowers, the Managing Agent, each of the Banks, and their respective successors and assigns, except that Borrowers may not assign their rights hereunder or thereunder or any interest herein or therein without the prior written consent of all the Banks. Each Bank represents that it is not acquiring its Note with a view to the distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (subject to any requirement that disposition of such Note must be within the control of such Bank). Any Bank may at any time pledge its Note or any other instrument evidencing its rights as a Bank under this Agreement to a Federal Reserve Bank, but no such pledge shall release that Bank from its obligations hereunder or grant to such Federal Reserve Bank the rights of a Bank hereunder absent foreclosure of such pledge.
- From time to time following the Closing Date, each Bank may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or any portion of its Pro Rata Share of the Commitment; provided that (i) such Eligible Assignee, if not then a Bank or an Affiliate of the assigning Bank, shall be approved by the Managing Agent and (if no Event of Default then exists) Borrowers (neither of which approvals shall be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) such assignment shall be evidenced by a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance, a copy of which together with any Notes subject to such assignment shall be furnished to the Managing Agent as hereinbelow provided, (iii) except in the case of an assignment to an Affiliate of the assigning Bank, to another Bank or of the entire remaining Commitment of the assigning Bank, the assignment shall not assign a Pro Rata Share of the Commitment that is equivalent to less than $10,000,000, (iv) the assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percent age of the Assignor's rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (v) the effective date of any such assignment shall be as specified in the Commitment Assignment and Acceptance, but not earlier than the date which is five (5) Banking Days after the date the Managing Agent has received the Commitment Assignment and Acceptance unless otherwise agreed by the Managing Agent. Upon the effective date of such Commitment Assignment and Acceptance, the Eligible Assignee named therein shall be a Bank for all purposes of this Agreement, with the Pro Rata Share of the Commitment therein set forth and, to the extent of such Pro Rata Share, the assigning Bank shall be released from its further obligations under this Agreement. Borrowers agree that they shall execute and deliver (against delivery by the assigning Bank to Borrowers of its Note) to such assignee Bank, Notes evidencing that assignee Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Commitment, and to the assigning Bank, Notes evidencing the remaining balance Pro Rata Share retained by the assigning Bank.
- By executing and delivering a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance, the Eligible Assignee thereunder acknowledges and agrees that: (i) other than the representation and warranty of the assigning Bank that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Pro Rata Share of the Commitment being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim, neither the assigning Bank nor the Managing Agent has made any representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) neither the assigning Bank nor the Managing Agent has made any representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrowers or the performance by Borrowers of the Obligations; (iii) it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the mo st recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Commitment Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Managing Agent or any Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) it appoints and authorizes the Managing Agent to take such action and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Managing Agent by this Agreement; and (vi) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank.
- The Managing Agent shall maintain at the Managing Agent's Office a copy of each Commitment Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register (the "Register") of the names and address of each of the Banks and the Pro Rata Share of the Commitment held by each Bank, giving effect to each Commitment Assignment and Acceptance. The Register shall be available during normal business hours for inspection by Borrowers or any Bank upon reasonable prior notice to the Managing Agent. After receipt of a completed Commitment Assignment and Acceptance executed by any Bank and an Eligible Assignee and the Notes subject to such assignment, and receipt of an assignment fee of $2,500 from such Bank or Eligible Assignee, the Managing Agent shall, promptly following the effective date thereof, provide to Borrowers and the Banks a revised Schedule 1.1 giving effect thereto. Borrowers, the Managing Agent and the Banks shall deem and treat the Persons listed as Banks in the Register as the holders and owne rs of the Pro Rata Share of the Commitment listed therein for all purposes hereof, and no assignment or transfer of any such Pro Rata Share of the Commitment shall be effective, in each case unless and until a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance effecting the assignment or transfer thereof shall have been accepted by the Managing Agent and recorded in the Register as provided above. Prior to such recordation, all amounts owed with respect to the applicable Pro Rata Share of the Commitment shall be owed to the Bank listed in the Register as the owner thereof, and any request, authority or consent of any Person who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is listed in the Register as a Bank shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, assignee or transferee of the corresponding Pro Rata Share of the Commitment.
- Each Bank may from time to time grant participations to one or more banks or other financial institutions (including another Bank but excluding an Employee Plan) in a portion of its Pro Rata Share of the Commitment; provided, however, that (i) such Bank's obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Bank shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participating banks or other financial institutions shall not be a Bank hereunder for any purpose except, if the participation agreement so provides, for the purposes of Sections 3.7, 3.8, 11.11 and 11.22 but only to the extent that the cost of such benefits to Borrowers does not exceed the cost which Borrowers would have incurred in respect of such Bank absent the participation, (iv) Borrowers, the Managing Agent and the other Banks shall continue to deal solely and directly with such B ank in connection with such Bank's rights and obligations under this Agreement, (v) the participation interest shall be expressed as a percentage of the granting Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Commitment as it then exists and shall not afford such participant any rights or privileges under the Loan Documents except as provided in clause (iii) above.
- Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Managing Agent or any Bank (but in each case only with the consent of the Requisite Banks and subject to the provisions of Section 11.10) may exercise its rights under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and other applicable Laws and, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws, apply any funds in any deposit account maintained with it by Borrowers and/or any Property of Borrowers in its possession against the Obligations.
- Sharing of Setoffs. Each Bank severally agrees that if it, through the exercise of any right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim against Borrowers, or otherwise, receives payment of the Obligations held by it that is ratably more than any other Bank, through any means, receives in payment of the Obligations held by that Bank, then, subject to applicable Laws: (a) the Bank exercising the right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim or otherwise receiving such payment shall purchase, and shall be deemed to have simultaneously purchased, from each of the other Banks a participation in the Obligations held by the other Banks and shall pay to the other Banks a purchase price in an amount so that the share of the Obligations held by each Bank after the exercise of the right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim or receipt of payment shall be in the same proportion that existed prior to the exercise of the right of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim or receipt of payment; and (b) such other adjustments and purchases of participations shall be made from time to time as shall be equitable to ensure that all of the Banks share any payment obtained in respect of the Obligations ratably in accordance with each Bank's share of the Obligations immediately prior to, and without taking into account, the payment; provided that, if all or any portion of a disproportionate payment obtained as a result of the exercise of the right of setoff, banker's lien, counterclaim or otherwise is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Bank by Borrowers or any Person claiming through or succeeding to the rights of Borrowers, the purchase of a participation shall be rescinded and the purchase price thereof shall be restored to the extent of the recovery, but without interest (unless the B ank from which such payment is recovered is required to pay interest thereon, in which case each Bank returning funds to such Bank shall pay its pro rata share of such interest). Each Bank that purchases a participation in the Obligations pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall from and after the purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Bank were the original owner of the Obligations purchased. Borrowers expressly consent to the foregoing arrangements and agree that any Bank holding a participation in an Obligation so purchased pursuant to this Section 11.10 may exercise any and all rights of setoff, banker's lien or counterclaim with respect to the participation as fully as if the Bank were the original owner of the Obligation purchased.
- Indemnity by Borrowers. Borrowers agree to indemnify, save and hold harmless the Managing Agent and each Bank and their respective directors, officers, agents, attorneys and employees (collectively the "Indemnitees") from and against: (a) any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action (except a claim, demand, action, or cause of action for any amount excluded from the definition of "Taxes" in Section 3.12(d)) if the claim, demand, action or cause of action arises out of or relates to any act or omission (or alleged act or omission) of Borrowers, their Affiliates or any of their officers, directors or stockholders relating to the Commitment, the use or contemplated use of proceeds of any Loan, or the relationship of Borrowers and the Banks unde r this Agreement; (b) any administrative or investigative proceeding by any Governmental Agency arising out of or related to a claim, demand, action or cause of action described in clause (a) above; and (c) any and all liabilities, losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and the reasonably allocated costs of attorneys employed by any Indemnitee and disbursements of such attorneys and other professional services) that any Indemnitee suffers or incurs as a result of the assertion of any foregoing claim, demand, action or cause of action; provided that no Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification for any loss caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct or for any loss asserted against it by another Indemnitee. If any claim, demand, action or cause of action is asserted against any Indemnitee, such Indemnitee shall promptly notify Borrowers, but the failure to so promptly notify Borrowers shall not affect Borrowers' obligations under this Section unless such failure materially prejudices Borrowers' right to participate in the contest of such claim, demand, action or cause of action, as hereinafter provided. Such Indemnitee may (and shall, if requested by Borrowers in writing) contest the validity, applicability and amount of such claim, demand, action or cause of action and shall permit Borrowers to participate in such contest. Any Indemnitee that proposes to settle or compromise any claim or proceeding for which Borrowers may be liable for payment of indemnity hereunder shall give Borrowers written notice of the terms of such proposed settlement or compromise reasonably in advance of settling or compromising such claim or proceeding and shall obtain Borrowers' prior consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). In connection with any claim, demand, action or cause of action covered by this Section 11.11 against more than one Indemnitee, all such Indemnitees shall be represented by the same legal counsel (which may be a law firm engaged by the Indemnitees or attorneys employed by an Indemnitee or a combination of the foregoing) selected by the Indemnitees and reasonably acceptable to Borrowers; provided, that if such legal counsel determines in good faith that representing all such Indemnitees would or could result in a conflict of interest under Laws or ethical principles applicable to such legal counsel or that a defense or counterclaim is available to an Indemnitee that is not available to all such Indemnitees, then to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid such a conflict of interest or to permit unqualified assertion of such a defense or counterclaim, each affected Indemnitee shall be entitled to separate representation by legal counsel selected by that Indemnitee and reasonably acceptable to Borrowers, with all such legal counsel using reasonable efforts to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort by counsel for all Indemnitees; and further provided that the Managing Agent (as an Indemnitee) shall at all times be entitled to representation by separate legal counsel (which may be a law firm or attorneys employed by the Managing Agent or a combination of the foregoing). Any obligation or liability of Borrowers to any Indemnitee under this Section 11.11 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and the repayment of all Loans and the payment and performance of all other Obligations owed to the Banks.
- Nonliability of the Banks. Borrowers acknowledge and agree that:
- Any inspections of any Property of Borrowers made by or through the Managing Agent or the Banks are for purposes of administration of the Loan only and Borrowers are not entitled to rely upon the same (whether or not such inspections are at the expense of Borrowers);
- By accepting or approving anything required to be observed, performed, fulfilled or given to the Managing Agent or the Banks pursuant to the Loan Documents, neither the Managing Agent nor the Banks shall be deemed to have warranted or represented the sufficiency, legality, effectiveness or legal effect of the same, or of any term, provision or condition thereof, and such acceptance or approval thereof shall not constitute a warranty or representation to anyone with respect thereto by the Managing Agent or the Banks;
- The relationship between Borrowers and the Managing Agent and the Banks is, and shall at all times remain, solely that of borrowers and lenders; neither the Managing Agent nor the Banks shall under any circumstance be construed to be partners or joint venturers of Borrowers or their Affiliates; neither the Managing Agent nor the Banks shall under any circumstance be deemed to be in a relationship of confidence or trust or a fiduciary relationship with Borrowers or their Affiliates, or to owe any fiduciary duty to Borrowers or their Affiliates; neither the Managing Agent nor the Banks undertake or assume any responsibility or duty to Borrowers or their Affiliates to select, review, inspect, supervise, pass judgment upon or inform Borrowers or their Affiliates of any matter in connection with their Property or the operations of Borrowers or their Affiliates; Borrowers and their Affiliates shall rely entirely upon their own judgment with respect to such matters; and any review, inspection, supervision, exer cise of judgment or supply of information undertaken or assumed by the Managing Agent or the Banks in connection with such matters is solely for the protection of the Managing Agent and the Banks and neither Borrowers nor any other Person is entitled to rely thereon; and
- The Managing Agent and the Banks shall not be responsible or liable to any Person for any loss, damage, liability or claim of any kind relating to injury or death to Persons or damage to Property caused by the actions, inaction or negligence of Borrowers and/or its Affiliates and Borrowers hereby indemnify and hold the Managing Agent and the Banks harmless on the terms set forth in Section 11.11 from any such loss, damage, liability or claim.
- No Third Parties Benefited. This Agreement is made for the purpose of defining and setting forth certain obligations, rights and duties of Borrowers, the Managing Agent and the Banks in connection with the Loans, and is made for the sole benefit of Borrowers, the Managing Agent and the Banks, and the Managing Agent's and the Banks' successors and assigns. Except as provided in Sections 11.8 and 11.11, no other Person shall have any rights of any nature hereunder or by reason hereof.
- Confidentiality. Each Bank agrees to hold any confidential information that it may receive from Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement in confidence, except for disclosure: (a) to other Banks; (b) to legal counsel and accountants for Borrowers or any Bank; (c) to other professional advisors to Borrowers or any Bank, provided that the recipient has accepted such information subject to a confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 11.14; (d) to regulatory officials having jurisdiction over that Bank; (e) as required by Law or legal process, provided that each Bank agrees to notify Borrowers of any such disclosures unless prohibited by applicable Laws, or in connection with any legal proceeding to which that Bank and any of B orrowers are adverse parties; and (f) to another financial institution in connection with a disposition or proposed disposition to that financial institution of all or part of that Bank's interests hereunder or a participation interest in its Notes, provided that the recipient has accepted such information subject to a confidentiality agreement substantially similar to this Section 11.14. For purposes of the foregoing, "confidential information" shall mean any information respecting Parent or its Subsidiaries that when delivered to the Managing Agent or the Banks is clearly marked by Borrowers to be confidential, other than (i) information previously filed with any Governmental Agency and available to the public, (ii) information previously published in any public medium from a source other than, directly or indirectly, that Bank, and (iii) information previously disclosed by Borrowers to any Person not associated with Borrowers which does not owe a professional duty o f confidentiality to Borrowers or which has not executed an appropriate confidentiality agreement with Borrowers. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to create or give rise to any fiduciary duty on the part of the Managing Agent or the Banks to Borrowers.
- Further Assurances. Borrowers shall, at their expense and without expense to the Banks or the Managing Agent, do, execute and deliver such further acts and documents as the Requisite Banks or the Managing Agent from time to time reasonably require for the assuring and confirming unto the Banks or the Managing Agent of the rights hereby created or intended now or hereafter so to be, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of any Loan Document.
- Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control and govern; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Managing Agent or the Banks in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance wit h the fair meaning thereof.
- Governing Law. Except to the extent otherwise provided therein, each Loan Document shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the Laws of California applicable to contracts made and performed in California.
- Severability of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid as to any party or in any jurisdiction shall, as to that party or jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions or the operation, enforceability or validity of that provision as to any other party or in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
- Headings. Article and Section headings in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and are not part of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents for any other purpose.
- Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.
- Foreign Banks and Participants. Each Bank that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia shall deliver to Borrowers (with a copy to the Managing Agent), on or before the Closing Date (or on or before accepting an assignment or receiving a participation interest herein pursuant to Section 11.8, if applicable) two duly completed copies, signed by a Responsible Official, of either Form 1098 W8-BEN (relating to such Bank and entitling it to a complete exemption from withholding on all payments to be made to such Bank by Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or Form 1098 W8-ECI (relating to all payments to be made to such Bank by the Borrowers pursuan t to this Agreement) of the United States Internal Revenue Service or such other evidence (including, if reasonably necessary, Form W-9) satisfactory to Borrowers and the Managing Agent that no withholding under the federal income tax laws is required with respect to such Bank. Thereafter and from time to time, each such Bank shall (a) promptly submit to Borrowers (with a copy to the Managing Agent), such additional duly completed and signed copies of one of such forms (or such successor forms as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is satisfactory to Borrowers and the Managing Agent of any available exemption from, United States withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Bank by Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement and (b) take such steps as shall not be materially disadvantageous to it, in the reasonable judg ment of such Bank, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its LIBOR Lending Office, if any) to avoid any requirement of applicable Laws that Borrowers make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to such Bank. In the event that Borrowers or the Managing Agent become aware that a participation has been granted pursuant to Section 11.8(e) to a financial institution that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, then, upon request made by Borrowers or the Managing Agent to the Bank which granted such participation, such Bank shall cause such participant financial institution to deliver the same documents and information to Borrowers and the Managing Agent as would be required under this Section if such financial institution were a Bank.
- Hazardous Material Indemnity. Each of Borrowers hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend (by counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Agent) the Managing Agent and each of the Banks and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, fines, penalties, charges, administrative and judicial proceedings and orders, judgments, remedial action requirements, enforcement actions of any kind, and all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and the reasonably allocated costs of attorneys employed by the Managing Agent or any Bank, and expenses to the extent that the defense of any such action has not been assumed by Borrowers), arising directly or indirectly out of (i) the presence on, in, under or about any Real Property of any Hazardous Materials, or any releases or discharges of any Hazardous Materials on, under or from any Real Property and (ii) any activity carried on or undertaken on or off any Real Property by Borrowers or any of its predecessors in title, whether prior to or during the term of this Agreement, and whether by Borrowers or any predecessor in title or any employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors of Borrowers or any predecessor in title, or any third persons at any time occupying or present on any Real Property, in connection with the handling, treatment, removal, storage, decontamination, clean-up, transport or disposal of any Hazardous Materials at any time located or present on, in, under or about any Real Property. The foregoing indemnity shall further apply to any residual contamination on, in, under or about any Real Property, or affecting any natural resource s, and to any contamination of any Property or natural resources arising in connection with the generation, use, handling, storage, transport or disposal of any such Hazardous Materials, and irrespective of whether any of such activities were or will be undertaken in accordance with applicable Laws, but the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to Hazardous Materials on any Real Property, the presence of which is caused by the Managing Agent or the Banks. Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to the contrary, the obligations of Borrowers under this Section (and under Sections 4.17 and 5.10) shall be unlimited corporate obligations of Borrowers and shall not be secured by any Lien on any Real Property. Any obligation or liability of Borrowers to any Indemnitee under this Section 11.22 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and the repayment of all Loans a nd the payment and performance of all other Obligations owed to the Banks.
- Joint and Several. Each of Borrowers shall be obligated for all of the Obligations on a joint and several basis, notwithstanding which of Borrowers may have directly received the proceeds of the Loans. Each of Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that, for purposes of the Loan Documents, Borrowers constitute a single integrated financial enterprise and that each receives a benefit from the availability of credit under this Agreement to all of Borrowers. Each of Borrowers waive all defenses arising under the Laws of suretyship, to the extent such Laws are applicable, in connection with its joint and several obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each of Borrowers agrees to the Joint Borrower Provisions set forth in Exhibit L, incorporated by this reference.
- Removal of a Bank. Borrowers shall have the right to remove a Bank as a party to this Agreement if such Bank refuses (under certain circumstances) to consent to an extension of the Maturity Date made pursuant to Section 2.10 or if such Bank is paid a material amount by Borrowers pursuant to Section 3.7 or Section 3.8. Upon notice from Borrowers, such Bank shall execute and deliver a Commitment Assignment and Acceptance covering that Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Commitment in favor of such Eligible Assignee as Borrowers may designate with the approval of the Managing Agent, subject to payment in full by such Eligible Assignee of all principal, interest and fees and any other amount owing to such Bank through the date of assignment.
- Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES H ERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
- Purported Oral Amendments. BORROWERS EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY ONLY BE AMENDED OR MODIFIED, OR THE PROVISIONS HEREOF OR THEREOF WAIVED OR SUPPLEMENTED, BY AN INSTRUMENT IN WRITING THAT COMPLIES WITH SECTION 12.1. BORROWERS AGREE THAT THEY WILL NOT RELY ON ANY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR ORAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS BY ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANAGING AGENT OR ANY BANK THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH SECTION 12.1 TO EFFECT AN AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, WAIVER OR SUPPLEMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
- Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Note, the Borrowers will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note, identical in form and substance to the applicable Note and dated as of the date of the applicable Note and upon such execution and delivery all references in the Loan Documents to such Note shall be deemed to refer to such replacement Note.
AMENDMENTS; CONSENTS- Amendments; Consents. No amendment, modification, supplement, extension, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no approval or consent thereunder, and no consent to any departure by Borrowers or any other Party therefrom, may in any event be effective unless in writing signed by the Requisite Banks (and, in the case of any amendment, modification or supplement of or to any Loan Document to which any of Borrowers is a Party, signed by each such Party, and, in the case of any amendment, modification or supplement to Section 3.5 or Article 10, signed by the Managing Agent), and then only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given; and, without the approval in writing of all the Banks, no amendment, modificatio n, supplement, termination, waiver or consent may be effective:
- To amend, modify, forgive, reduce or waive the principal of, or the amount of principal, principal prepayments or the rate of interest payable on, any Note, or the amount of the Commitment or the Pro Rata Share of any Bank or the amount of any fee or amount payable to any Bank under the Loan Documents or to waive an Event of Default consisting of the failure of Borrowers to pay when due principal, interest or any fee;
- To postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, prepayment of principal of or any installment of interest on, any Note or any installment of any fee, or to extend the term of the Commitment;
- To amend the provisions of the definition of "Requisite Banks" or "Maturity Date"; or
- To amend or waive Article 8 or this Section 12.1; or
- To amend any provision of this Agreement that expressly requires the consent or approval of all of the Banks to require a lesser number of Banks to approve such action; or
- To release any Borrower except as provided in Section 6.18; or
- To change the manner of distribution of any payments to the Banks or the Managing Agent.
- To require a Bank to fund more than its Pro Rata Share of a Request for Loan.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Managing Agent may with the approval of the Majority Banks temporarily waive compliance by Borrowers with any condition, obligation or covenant contained in this Agreement or the Loan Documents (other than a failure to make a payment of any principal, interest or fee when due) for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, provided, however, that any such condition, obligation or covenant so waived may not be consecutively waived after the expiration of such ninety (90) day period. Any amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or consent pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall apply equally to, and shall be binding upon, all the Banks and the Managing Agent.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ARE-QRS CORP.
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
ARE-940 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-1201 HARBOR BAY, LLC
ARE-1401 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, LLC
ARE-1500 EAST GUDE, LLC
ARE-JOHN HOPKINS COURT, LLC
By: ARE-QRS Corp., their managing member
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ARE-4757 NEXUS CENTRE, LLC
ARE-215 COLLEGE ROAD, LLC
ARE-819/863 MITTEN ROAD, LLC
ARE-150/154 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-8000/9000/10000 VIRGINIA MANOR, LLC
ARE-19 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, LLC
ARE-10150 OLD COLUMBIA, LLC
ARE-170 WILLIAMS DRIVE, LLC
ARE-3005 FIRST AVENUE, LLC
ARE-15020 SHADY GROVE, LLC
ARE-5 TRIANGLE DRIVE, LLC
ARE-50 WEST WATKINS MILL, LLC
ARE-100 PHILLIPS PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-279 PRINCETON ROAD, LLC
ARE-2001 ALICEANNA STREET, LLC
ARE-3770 TANSY STREET, LLC
ARE-10505 ROSELLE STREET, LLC
ARE-9363/9373/9393 TOWN CENTRE, LLC
ARE-2425/2400/2450 GARCIA BAYSHORE, LLC
ARE-108 ALEXANDER ROAD, LLC
ARE-480 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-500 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-930 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-2140 DURANT AVENUE, LLC
ARE-129/153/161 HILL STREET, LLC
ARE-7030 KIT CREEK, LLC
ARE-6146 NANCY RIDGE, LLC
ARE-29 HARTWELL AVENUE, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., their sole member
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ARE-79/96 CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, LLC
ARE-280 POND STREET, LLC
ARE-60 WESTVIEW, LLC
ARE-381 PLANTATION STREET, LLC
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their managing member
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ARE-5100/5110 CAMPUS DRIVE, L.P.
ARE-702 ELECTRONIC DRIVE, L.P.
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their general partner
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
ARE-10933 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
ARE-11099 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., their sole member
By: /s/ Peter J. Nelson
Its: CFO
Address for all the foregoing:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, California 91101
Attn: Mr. Joel S. Marcus, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (626) 578-0777
Telecopier: (626) 578-0770
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, individually and as Managing Agent
By: /s/ Daniel P. Stegemoeller
Dan Stegemoeller
Director
Address:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attn: Real Estate Division
with a copy to:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
115 Perimeter Center Place, N.E., Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Attn: Mr. Dan Stegemoeller, Director
Telephone: (770) 390-6547
Telecopier: (770) 390-8434
EXHIBIT A
COMMITMENT ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
THIS COMMITMENT ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE ("Agreement") dated as of ___________, 200__ is made with reference to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of September ___, 2001 (as amended, extended, renewed, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the "Loan Agreement") by and among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Parent"), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Operating Partnership"), ARE-QRS Corp., a Maryland corporation ("QRS"), ARE Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ARE"), the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement, each other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent which may hereafter become a party to the Loan Agreement as a borrower (collectively, with Parent, Operating Partnership, QRS and ARE, the "Borrowers," all on a joint and several basis), each bank whose name is set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement and each lender which thereafter may have become a party to the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Banks" and individually, a "Bank"), and Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent, and is entered into between the "Assignor" described below, in its capacity as a Bank under the Loan Agreement, and the "Assignee" described below.
Assignor and Assignee hereby represent, warrant and agree as follows:
- Definitions. Capitalized terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the meanings set forth for such terms in the Loan Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
- Representations and Warranties of the Assignor. The Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee as follows:
- As of the date hereof, the Pro Rata Share of the Assignor is % of the Commitment (without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet become effective). The Assignor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Pro Rata Share and the Assigned Pro Rata Share is free and clear of any adverse claim.
- As of the date hereof, the outstanding principal balance of Loans made by the Assignor under the Assignor's Note is $ .
- The Assignor has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and any and all other documents required or permitted to be executed or delivered by it in connection with this Agreement and to fulfill its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, and no governmental authorizations or other authorizations are required in connection therewith; and
- This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignor.
- Representations and Warranties of the Assignee. The Assignee hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor as follows:
- The Assignee has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement, and any and all other documents required or permitted to be executed or delivered by it in connection with this Agreement and to fulfill its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, and no governmental authorizations or other authorizations are required in connection therewith;
- This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignee;
- The Assignee has independently and without reliance upon the Managing Agent or Assignor and based on such documents and information as the Assignee has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. The Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Managing Agent or any Bank, and based upon 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 Agreement;
- The Assignee has received copies of such of the Loan Documents delivered pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Loan Agreement as it has requested, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement;
- The Assignee will perform in accordance with their respective terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Bank;
- The Assignee is an Eligible Assignee; and
- The Assignee restates each and every warranty of Assignee set forth in Section 11.8 of the Loan Agreement.
- Assignment. On the terms set forth herein, the Assignor, as of the Effective Date, hereby irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers to the Assignee all of the rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Assignor's Notes to the extent of the Assigned Pro Rata Share and the Assignee irrevocably accepts such assignment of rights and assumes such obligations from the Assignor on such terms and effective as of the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, the Assignee shall have the rights and obligations of a "Bank" under the Loan Documents, except to the extent of any arrangements with respect to payments referred to in Section 5 hereof. Assignee hereby appoints and authorizes the Managing Agent, to take such action and to exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement as are delegated to the Managing Agent by the Loan Agreement.
- Payment. On the Effective Date, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the purchase price of the Assigned Pro Rata Share, as agreed between the Assignor and the Assignee pursuant to a letter agreement of even date herewith. Assignee shall also pay to the Managing Agent, as a condition to the effectiveness of this Agreement, an assignment fee of $2,500 in accordance with Section 11.8 of the Loan Agreement.
- Principal, Interest, Fees, etc. From and after the Effective Date all payments in respect of the interests assigned hereunder accruing after the Effective Date (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) shall be payable to Assignee. All outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans shall continue in effect for the remainder of their applicable Interest Periods and Assignee shall accept the currently effective interest rates on its assigned interest of each LIBOR Rate Loan. The Assignor and the Assignee hereby agree that if either receives any payment of interest, principal, fees or any other amount under the Loan Agreement, their respective Notes or any other Loan Documents which is for the account of the other, it shall hold the same in trust for such party to the extent of such party's interest therein and shall promptly pay the same to such party.
- Notes. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make appropriate arrangements with the Borrowers concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof so that replacement Notes are issued to the Assignor and new Notes, are issued to the Assignee in principal amounts reflecting their Pro Rata Shares of the Commitment and their outstanding Loans (as adjusted pursuant to this Agreement).
- Further Assurances. The Assignor and the Assignee agree to execute and deliver such other instruments, and take such other action, as either party may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Assignor specifically agrees to cause the delivery of two original counterparts of this Agreement to the Managing Agent for the purpose of registration of the Assignee as a "Bank" pursuant to Section 11.8 of the Loan Agreement.
- Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION UNDER, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
- Notices. All communications among the parties or notices in connection herewith shall be in writing, hand delivered or sent by U.S. registered mail, postage prepaid, or by telecopy, addressed to the appropriate party at its address set forth on the signature pages hereof. All such communications and notices shall be effective upon receipt.
- Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Assignee shall not assign its rights or obligations without the prior written consent of the Assignor and any purported assignment, absent such consent, shall be void.
- Interpretation. The headings of the various sections hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any provision hereof.
"Assignee" means [insert name of transferee] .
"Assigned Pro Rata Share" means % of the Commitment of the Banks under the Loan Agreement which equals $ .
"Assignor" means [insert name of transferor] .
"Effective Date" means , 200__, the effective date of this Agreement determined in accordance with Section 11.8 of the Loan Agreement.
Neither the Assignor nor the Managing Agent makes any representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of Borrowers or the performance by Borrowers of the Obligations, and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, or sufficiency of the Loan Agreement or any Loan Document other than as expressly set forth above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their respective officials, officers or agents hereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
"Assignor"
By:
Printed Name and Title
Address:
Telephone:
Telecopier:
"Assignee"
By:
Printed Name and Title
Address:
Telephone:
Telecopier:
CONSENT OF MANAGING AGENT AND BORROWERS
[When Required Pursuant to Term Loan Agreement]
TO: The Assignor and Assignee referred to in the Commitment Assignment and Acceptance to which this Consent is attached
When countersigned by Managing Agent and (when applicable) Borrowers below, this document shall certify that:
[ ] [CHECK HERE IF BORROWERS' SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.8(b)(i) OF THE TERM LOAN AGREEMENT:]
1. Borrowers have consented, pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, to the assignment by the Assignor to the Assignee of the Assigned Pro Rata Share.
2. Managing Agent has registered the Assignee as a Bank under the Loan Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date described above, with a Pro Rata Share of the Commitment corresponding to the Assigned Pro Rata Share and has adjusted the registered Pro Rata Share of the Commitment of the Assignor to reflect the assignment of the Assigned Pro Rata Share.
Approved:
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
By: ___________________________
Its:
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-QRS CORP.
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
ARE-940 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-1201 HARBOR BAY, LLC
ARE-1401 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, LLC
ARE-1500 EAST GUDE, LLC
ARE-JOHN HOPKINS COURT, LLC
By: ARE-QRS Corp., their managing member
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-4757 NEXUS CENTRE, LLC
ARE-215 COLLEGE ROAD, LLC
ARE-819/863 MITTEN ROAD, LLC
ARE-150/154 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-8000/9000/10000 VIRGINIA MANOR, LLC
ARE-19 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, LLC
ARE-10150 OLD COLUMBIA, LLC
ARE-170 WILLIAMS DRIVE, LLC
ARE-3005 FIRST AVENUE, LLC
ARE-15020 SHADY GROVE, LLC
ARE-5 TRIANGLE DRIVE, LLC
ARE-50 WEST WATKINS MILL, LLC
ARE-100 PHILLIPS PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-279 PRINCETON ROAD, LLC
ARE-2001 ALICEANNA STREET, LLC
ARE-3770 TANSY STREET, LLC
ARE-10505 ROSELLE STREET, LLC
ARE-9363/9373/9393 TOWN CENTRE, LLC
ARE-2425/2400/2450 GARCIA BAYSHORE, LLC
ARE-108 ALEXANDER ROAD, LLC
ARE-480 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-500 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-930 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-2140 DURANT AVENUE, LLC
ARE-129/153/161 HILL STREET, LLC
ARE-7030 KIT CREEK, LLC
ARE-6146 NANCY RIDGE, LLC
ARE-29 HARTWELL AVENUE, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., their sole member
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:____________________________
Its:
ARE-79/96 CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, LLC
ARE-280 POND STREET, LLC
ARE-60 WESTVIEW, LLC
ARE-381 PLANTATION STREET, LLC
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their managing member
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_________________________
Its:
ARE-5100/5110 CAMPUS DRIVE, L.P.
ARE-702 ELECTRONIC DRIVE, L.P.
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their general partner
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_______________________
Its:
ARE-10933 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
ARE-11099 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., their sole member
By:_________________________
Its:
Address for all the foregoing:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, California 91101
Attn: Joel S. Marcus, Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier: (626) 578-0770
Telephone: (626) 578-0777
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, individually and as
Managing Agent
By:______________________________________
Its:
Address:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attn: Real Estate Division
with a copy to:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK
115 Perimeter Center Place, N.E., Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Attn: Dan Stegemoeller
Telecopier: (770) 390-8434
Telephone: (770) 390-6547
EXHIBIT B
[Intentionally Omitted].
EXHIBIT C
[Intentionally Omitted].
EXHIBIT D
[Intentionally Omitted].
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Fleet National Bank,
for itself and as Managing Agent
115 Perimeter Center Place, N.E.
Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Attn: Dan Stegemoeller
[INSERT NAMES AND ADDRESSES
OF OTHER BANKS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of September __, 2001, as from time to time in effect (the "Loan Agreement") by and among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., ARE-QRS Corp., ARE Acquisitions, LLC, the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement and the other Persons which may become borrowers under the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Borrowers", all on a joint and several basis), Fleet National Bank, for itself and as Managing Agent, and the other Banks from time to time party thereto. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are furnishing to you herewith (or have most recently furnished to you) the financial statements of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries for the fiscal period ended _______________ (the "Balance Sheet Date"). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and present fairly the financial position of Borrowers and the Subsidiaries covered thereby at the date thereof and the results of their operations for the periods covered thereby, subject in the case of interim statements only to normal year-end audit adjustments.
This certificate is submitted in compliance with requirements of Section 7.2 and Section 8.1(h) of the Loan Agreement. If this certificate is provided under a provision other than Section 7.2, the calculations provided below are made using the financial statements of the Borrowers and their respective Subsidiaries as of the most recent Fiscal Quarter end adjusted in the best good-faith estimate of the Borrowers to give effect to the making of a Loan, extension of the Maturity Date, acquisition or disposition of property or other event that occasions the preparation of this certificate; and the nature of such event and the Borrowers' estimate of its effects are set forth in reasonable detail in an attachment hereto. The undersigned officers are the chief financial or chief accounting officers of the Borrowers
The undersigned officers have caused the provisions of the Loan Agreement to be reviewed and have no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default. (Note: If the signers do have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, the form of certificate should be revised to specify the Default or Event of Default, the nature thereof and the actions taken, being taken or proposed to be taken by the Borrowers with respect thereto.)
The Borrowers are providing the information set forth in Schedule I attached hereto to demonstrate compliance as of the date hereof with the covenants described therein.
Pursuant to Section 5.17(b)(i) and (ii) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are hereby delivering to the Managing Agent and the Banks a list of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool and a statement of the Asset Values of such Revenue-Producing Properties as shown on Schedule II attached hereto. The undersigned hereby certifies that (i) the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool are in compliance with Section 5.17(a) of the Loan Agreement; (ii) the statement of Asset Values is true and correct; and (iii) the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool comply with the terms of Sections 4.17 and 4.19 of the Loan Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 5.17(b)(iii) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are hereby delivering to the Managing Agent operating statements setting forth the NOI and Net Capital Expenditures for each of the Revenue-Producing Properties in the Unencumbered Asset Pool for the previous four (4) fiscal quarters (or such shorter period that such statements are available for). The undersigned hereby certifies that such operating statements are true and correct.
Pursuant to Section 7.1(n) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are hereby delivering to the Managing Agent and the Banks information regarding new Subsidiaries and/or Controlled Entities of the Borrowers as set forth on Schedule III attached hereto.
Pursuant to Section 7.1(o) of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are hereby delivering to the Managing Agent and the Banks the information required thereby as set forth on Schedule IV attached hereto.
The undersigned officers have caused the provisions of Section 5.10 of the Loan Agreement regarding Hazardous Materials Laws to be reviewed and have no knowledge of any events described therein. (Note: If the signers do have knowledge of any such events, the form of certificate should be revised to specify such event and any pertinent written material should be attached, all as required by Section 5.10).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this ___ day of ________________, 200__.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
By:
Its:
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-QRS CORP.
By:
Its:
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
ARE-940 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-1201 HARBOR BAY, LLC
ARE-1401 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, LLC
ARE-1500 EAST GUDE, LLC
ARE-JOHN HOPKINS COURT, LLC
By: ARE-QRS Corp., their managing member
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-4757 NEXUS CENTRE, LLC
ARE-215 COLLEGE ROAD, LLC
ARE-819/863 MITTEN ROAD, LLC
ARE-150/154 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-8000/9000/10000 VIRGINIA MANOR, LLC
ARE-19 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, LLC
ARE-10150 OLD COLUMBIA, LLC
ARE-170 WILLIAMS DRIVE, LLC
ARE-3005 FIRST AVENUE, LLC
ARE-15020 SHADY GROVE, LLC
ARE-5 TRIANGLE DRIVE, LLC
ARE-50 WEST WATKINS MILL, LLC
ARE-100 PHILLIPS PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-279 PRINCETON ROAD, LLC
ARE-2001 ALICEANNA STREET, LLC
ARE-3770 TANSY STREET, LLC
ARE-10505 ROSELLE STREET, LLC
ARE-9363/9373/9393 TOWN CENTRE, LLC
ARE-2425/2400/2450 GARCIA BAYSHORE, LLC
ARE-108 ALEXANDER ROAD, LLC
ARE-480 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-500 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-930 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-2140 DURANT AVENUE, LLC
ARE-129/153/161 HILL STREET, LLC
ARE-7030 KIT CREEK, LLC
ARE-6146 NANCY RIDGE, LLC
ARE-29 HARTWELL AVENUE, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., their sole member
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:____________________________
Its:
ARE-79/96 CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, LLC
ARE-280 POND STREET, LLC
ARE-60 WESTVIEW, LLC
ARE-381 PLANTATION STREET, LLC
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their managing member
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_________________________
Its:
ARE-5100/5110 CAMPUS DRIVE, L.P.
ARE-702 ELECTRONIC DRIVE, L.P.
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their general partner
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_______________________
Its:
ARE-10933 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
ARE-11099 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., their sole member
By:_________________________
Its:
Address for all the foregoing:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, California 91101
Attn: Joel S. Marcus, Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier: (626) 578-0770
Telephone: (626) 578-0777
SCHEDULE I
(TO EXHIBIT E)
COVENANT COMPLIANCE CALCULATIONS
SCHEDULE II
(TO EXHIBIT E)
INFORMATION REGARDING REVENUE-PRODUCING PROPERTIES
REQUIRED BY SECTION 5.17(B) OF LOAN AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE III
(TO EXHIBIT E)
INFORMATION REGARDING NEW SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR CONTROLLED
ENTITIES REQUIRED BY SECTION 7.1(N) OF LOAN AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE IV
(TO EXHIBIT E)
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 7.1(O) OF LOAN AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT ("Joinder Agreement") is executed as of _______________, 200__, by _______________, a __________ corporation ("Joining Party"), and delivered to Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent, pursuant to Section 5.13 of the Term Loan Agreement dated as of September __, 2001, as from time to time in effect (the "Loan Agreement"), by and among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., ARE-QRS Corp., ARE Acquisitions, LLC, the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement, and the other Persons which may become borrowers under the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Borrowers", all on a joint and several basis), Fleet National Bank, for itself and as Managing Agent, and the other Banks from time to time party thereto. Terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have the meanings defined for those terms in the Loan Agreement.
RECITALS
A. Joining Party is required, pursuant to Section 5.13 of the Loan Agreement, to become an additional Borrower under the Loan Agreement and a party to all the other Loan Documents to which the existing Borrowers are a party.
B. Joining Party expects to realize direct and indirect benefits as a result of the availability to Borrowers of the credit facilities under the Loan Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, Joining Party agrees as follows:
AGREEMENT
- Joinder. By this Joinder Agreement, Joining Party hereby becomes a "Borrower" under the Loan Agreement with respect to all the Obligations of a Borrower now or hereafter incurred under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Joining Party agrees that Joining Party is and shall be bound by, and hereby assumes, all representations, warranties, covenants, terms, conditions, duties and waivers applicable to a Borrower under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
- Representations and Warranties of Joining Party. Joining Party represents and warrants to Managing Agent that, as of the Effective Date, except as disclosed in writing by Joining Party to Managing Agent on or prior to the date hereof (which disclosures shall be deemed to amend the Schedules and other disclosures delivered as contemplated in Article 4 of the Loan Agreement), the representations and warranties contained in Article 4 of the Loan Agreement (other than representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a particular date or are no longer true and correct as a result of a change which is permitted by the Loan Agreement) are true and correct in all material respects as applied to Joining Party as a Borrower on and as of the Effective Date as though made on that date. All covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries are true and correct with respect to Joining Party and no Default or Event of Default shall exist or might exi st upon the Effective Date in the event that Joining Party becomes a Borrower.
- Promissory Notes. Joining Party hereby agrees that, as of the Effective Date, each Note heretofore delivered to the Banks shall be a joint and several obligation of Joining Party to the same extent as if executed and delivered by Joining Party, and upon request by any Bank, will promptly endorse such Bank's Notes to confirm such obligation.
- Further Assurances. Joining Party agrees to execute and deliver such other instruments and documents and take such other action, as the Managing Agent may reasonably request, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Joinder Agreement.
- GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION UNDER, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED AND PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
- The effective date (the "Effective Date") of this Joinder Agreement is __________, 200__.
- Loan. The Borrowers hereby request a Loan under Section 2.1 of the Loan Agreement:
- Use of Proceeds. Such Loan shall be used for the following purposes permitted by Section 5.9 of the Loan Agreement:
- No Default. The undersigned chief financial or chief accounting officer of each Borrower certifies that Borrowers are and will be in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the making of the Loan requested hereby.
- Representations True. In connection with the request, the Borrowers certify:
- As to any Loan, now and as of the date of the requested Loan, except (i) for representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a particular date or which are no longer true and correct as a result of a change permitted by the Agreement or (ii) as disclosed by Borrowers and approved in writing by the Requisite Banks, each representation and warranty made by Borrowers in Article 4 of the Agreement (other than Sections 4.4, 4.6 (first sentence), 4.10 and 4.18 to the extent such representations relate expressly to an earlier date) will be true and correct in all material respects, both immediately before and after giving effect to such Loan, as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of that date; and
- As to any Loan, other than matters described in Schedule 4.10 to the Loan Agreement or required as of the Closing Date to be therein described, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against or affecting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Property of any of them before any Governmental Agency that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
- Borrowing Base. Attached hereto is a current calculation of the Borrowing Base adjusted in the best good faith estimate of the Borrower to the date hereof.
- Other Conditions. All other conditions to the making of the Loan requested hereby set forth in Article 8 of the Loan Agreement have been satisfied.
- Date Loan is Made. Except to the extent, if any, specified by notice actually received by the Managing Agent prior to the date the Loan is made, the foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made by the Borrowers on and as of such date.
- Definitions. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein with the meanings so defined.
- Attorney-in-Fact. For the purpose of implementing the joint borrower provisions of the Loan Documents, Borrowers hereby irrevocably appoint each other as their agent and attorney-in-fact for all purposes of the Loan Documents, including the giving and receiving of notices and other communications.
- Accommodation. It is understood and agreed that the handling of this credit facility on a joint borrowing basis as set forth in this Agreement is solely as an accommodation to the Borrowers and at their request. Accordingly, the Managing Agent and the Banks are entitled to rely, and shall be exonerated from any liability for relying upon, any Conversion Requests made by a purported officer of any Borrower without the need for any consent or other authorization of any other Borrower and upon any information or certificate provided on behalf of any Borrower by a purported officer of such Borrower.
- Rights of Managing Agent and the Banks. Each Borrower acknowledges that, except to the extent of the borrowings made by it and the proceeds received by it, the Obligations undertaken by it under the Loan Documents will or may guarantee Obligations of other Borrowers (the "Guaranteed Obligations") and, in full recognition of that fact, each Borrower consents and agrees that the Managing Agent for the benefit of the Banks may, at any time and from time to time, agree with any one Borrower to, without notice or demand to the other Borrowers, and without affecting the enforceability of the Obligations under any Loan Document:
- supplement, modify, amend, extend, renew, or otherwise change the time for payment or the terms of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, including any increase or decrease of the rate(s) of interest thereon;
- supplement, modify, amend or waive, or enter into or give any agreement, approval or consent with respect to, the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or any of the Loan Documents or any security or guaranties, or any condition, covenant, default, remedy, right, representation or term thereof or thereunder;
- accept new or additional instruments, documents or agreements relative to any of the Loan Documents or the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof;
- accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations;
- receive and hold additional security or guaranties for the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof;
- release, reconvey, terminate, waive, abandon, subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer and enforce any security or guaranties for the Guaranteed Obligations, and apply any security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Managing Agent, on behalf of the Banks, in its sole and absolute discretion may determine;
- release any Person or any guarantor from any personal liability with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof;
- settle, release on terms satisfactory to the Managing Agent and the Banks or by operation of applicable laws or otherwise liquidate or enforce any Guaranteed Obligations and any security or guaranty therefor in any manner, consent to the transfer of any security and bid and purchase at any sale; and
- consent to the merger, change or any other restructuring or termination of the existence of any Borrower or any other Person, and correspondingly restructure the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such merger, change, restructuring or termination shall not affect the liability of the other Borrowers or the continuing existence of any Lien securing the Guaranteed Obligations under any Loan Document to which such Borrowers are party or the enforceability hereof or thereof with respect to all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.
- Financial Information. Each of the Borrowers represents and warrants to the Managing Agent and the Banks that such Borrower has established adequate means of obtaining from the other Borrowers, on a continuing basis, financial and other information pertaining to the businesses, operations and condition (financial and otherwise) of the other Borrowers and their respective assets, and each of the Borrowers now is and hereafter will be completely familiar with the businesses, operations and condition (financial and otherwise) of the other Borrowers and their respective assets. Each of the Borrowers hereby expressly waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of the Managing Agent and the Banks to disclose to such Borrower any matter, fact or thing related to the businesses, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of any other Borrower or such other Borrower's assets, whether now known or hereafter known by the Managing Agent and the Banks during the life of this Agreement, whether such ma tter, fact or thing materially increases the risks to such Borrower or not.
- Waivers Concerning Liens. In the event that all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations at any time are secured by any one or more deeds of trust, security deeds or mortgages creating or granting Liens on any interests in Real Property, each of the Borrowers authorizes the Managing Agent and the Banks, upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of any Event of Default, at their sole option, without notice or demand and without affecting any Obligations, the enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of any Liens of the Managing Agent and the Banks on any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations, to foreclose any or all of such deeds of trust, security deeds or mortgages by judicial or nonjudicial sale. Insofar as the Liens created by the Loan Documents secure the Guaranteed Obligations of other Persons (a) each of the Borrowers expressly waives any defenses to the enforcement of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Liens created or granted hereby or by the other Loan Documents or to the recovery by the Managing Agent and the Banks against any other Borrower or any other Person liable therefor of any deficiency after a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure or sale, even though such a foreclosure or sale may impair the subrogation rights of such Borrower and may preclude any of them from obtaining reimbursement or contribution from any other Person and (b) each of the Borrowers expressly waives any defenses or benefits that may be derived from California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 580a, 580b, 580d or 726, or comparable provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction and all other suretyship defenses it otherwise might or would have under California law or other applicable law.
- Contribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere contained herein or in any other Loan Document to which any Borrower is a party, each of the Borrowers hereby waives with respect to each other Borrower and its respective successors and assigns (including any surety) and any other party any and all rights at or in equity, to subrogation, to reimbursement, to exoneration, to contribution, to indemnity, to setoff or to any other rights that could accrue to a surety against a principal, to a guarantor against a maker or obligor, to an accommodation party against the party accommodated, or to a holder or transferee against a maker and which each of the Borrowers may have or hereafter acquire against any other Borrower or any other party in connection with or as a result of any Borrower's execution, delivery and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which any such Borrower is a party. In connection with the foregoing, each of the Borrowers expressly waives any and all rights of subrogation to the Banks or Managing Agent against the other of the Borrowers, and each of the Borrowers hereby waives any rights to enforce any remedy which the Banks or Managing Agent may have against the other of the Borrowers and any rights to participate in any collateral or any other assets of the other Borrowers. Each of the Borrowers agrees that it shall not have or assert any such rights against any other Borrower or any such Borrower's successors and assigns or any other Person (including any surety, Managing Agent or any Bank), either directly or as an attempted setoff to any action commenced against such Borrower by the other such Borrower (as borrower or in any other capacity) or any other Person. Each of the Borrowers hereby acknowledges and agrees that this waiver is intended to benefit the Managing Agent and the Banks and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the Borrowers' liability hereunder, under any other Loan Document to which any Borrower is a party, or the enforceability hereof or thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and to the extent otherwise applicable, each of the Borrowers hereby waives discharge by waiving all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations.
- Reliance by Banks and Managing Agent. Each of the Borrowers warrants and agrees that each of the waivers and consents set forth herein is made with full knowledge of its significance and consequences, with the understanding that events giving rise to any defense waived may diminish, destroy or otherwise adversely affect rights which each of the Borrowers otherwise may have against the other Borrowers, the Managing Agent, the Banks, or others, or against any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations. If any of the waivers or consents herein are determined to be contrary to any applicable law or public policy, such waivers and consents shall be effective to the maximum extent permitted by law.
- Applicability. For purposes of this Agreement, the provisions of Paragraphs 5 and 6 above shall apply and be effective only to the extent that any court, tribunal or other governmental agency shall have deemed Borrowers to be sureties of one another rather than co-borrowers.
- Waiver of Automatic or Supplemental Stay. Each of the Borrowers represents, warrants and covenants to the Banks and Managing Agent that in the event of the filing of any voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against any Borrower at any time following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, none of the other Borrowers shall seek a supplemental stay or any other relief, whether injunctive or otherwise, pursuant to Section 105 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other provision of the United States Bankruptcy Code, to stay, interdict, condition, reduce or inhibit the ability of the Banks or Managing Agent to enforce any rights it has by virtue of this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or at law or in equity, or any other rights the Banks or Managing Agent has, whether now or hereafter acquired, against any other Borrower or against any property owned by any other Borrower.
- Subordination. In addition to and without in any way limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrowers hereby subordinates any and all indebtedness it may now or hereafter owe to such other Borrower to all indebtedness of the Borrowers to the Banks and Managing Agent, and agrees with the Banks and Managing Agent that neither of the Borrowers shall claim any offset or other reduction of such Borrower's obligations hereunder because of any such indebtedness and shall not take any action to obtain any collateral or any other assets of the other Borrower.
"Joining Party"
______________________________,
a ______________ corporation
By:______________________________
Its:______________________________
[Printed Name and Title]
[CORPORATE SEAL]
ACKNOWLEDGED:
FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as Managing Agent
By:______________________________
Its:______________________________
[Printed Name and Title]
EXHIBIT G
NOTE
$___________ ___________, 200__
Los Angeles, California
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of ____________________________________________ (the "Bank"), the principal amount of ____________________________ DOLLARS ($___________) or such amounts as may be advanced by the Bank under the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined), payable as hereinafter set forth. The undersigned jointly and severally promise to pay interest on the principal amount hereof remaining unpaid from time to time from the date hereon until the date of payment in full, payable as hereinafter set forth.
Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of September __, 2001 (the "Loan Agreement"), by and among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Parent"), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Operating Partnership"), ARE-QRS Corp., a Maryland corporation ("QRS"), ARE Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ARE"), the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement, each other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent which may hereafter become a party to the Loan Agreement as a borrower (collectively, with Parent, Operating Partnership, QRS and ARE, the "Borrowers", all on a joint and several basis), each bank whose name is set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement and each lender which may have become a party to the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Banks" and individually, a "Bank"), and Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement and not othe rwise defined herein are used herein with the meanings given those terms in the Loan Agreement. This is one of the Notes referred to in the Loan Agreement, and any holder hereof is entitled to all of the rights, remedies, benefits and privileges provided for in the Loan Agreement as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified or amended. The Loan Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events upon the terms and conditions therein specified.
The principal indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be payable as provided in the Loan Agreement and in any event on the Maturity Date.
Interest shall be payable on the outstanding daily unpaid principal amount of each Loan hereunder from the date thereof until payment in full and shall accrue and be payable at the rates and on the dates set forth in the Loan Agreement, both before and after default and before and after maturity and judgment, with interest on overdue principal and interest to bear interest at the rate set forth in Section 3.9 of the Loan Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.
The amount of each payment hereunder shall be made to the Managing Agent at the Managing Agent's Office for the account of the Bank in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. (Boston, Massachusetts time) on the day of payment (which must be a Banking Day). All payments received after 1:00 p.m. (Boston, Massachusetts time) on any particular Banking Day shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Banking Day. All payments shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America.
The Bank shall use its best efforts to keep a record of Loans made by it and payments of principal received by it with respect to this Note, and such record shall be presumptive evidence of the amounts owing under this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure by the Bank to keep such a record shall not affect the undersigned's obligation to pay the indebtedness evidenced hereby.
The undersigned hereby promise to pay all costs and expenses of any rightful holder hereof incurred in collecting the undersigneds' obligations hereunder or in enforcing or attempting to enforce any of such holder's rights hereunder, including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (including reasonably allocated costs of legal counsel employed by the Managing Agent or the holder), whether or not an action is filed in connection therewith.
The undersigned hereby waive presentment, demand for payment, dishonor, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of protest and any other notice or formality, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
The undersigned agree that their liability hereunder is joint and several, absolute and unconditional without regard to the liability of any other party. All provisions of this Note shall apply to each of the undersigned.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
By: ___________________________
Its:
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-QRS CORP.
By:_________________________________
Its:
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
ARE-940 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-1201 HARBOR BAY, LLC
ARE-1401 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, LLC
ARE-1500 EAST GUDE, LLC
ARE-JOHN HOPKINS COURT, LLC
By: ARE-QRS Corp., their managing member
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-4757 NEXUS CENTRE, LLC
ARE-215 COLLEGE ROAD, LLC
ARE-819/863 MITTEN ROAD, LLC
ARE-150/154 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-8000/9000/10000 VIRGINIA MANOR, LLC
ARE-19 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, LLC
ARE-10150 OLD COLUMBIA, LLC
ARE-170 WILLIAMS DRIVE, LLC
ARE-3005 FIRST AVENUE, LLC
ARE-15020 SHADY GROVE, LLC
ARE-5 TRIANGLE DRIVE, LLC
ARE-50 WEST WATKINS MILL, LLC
ARE-100 PHILLIPS PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-279 PRINCETON ROAD, LLC
ARE-2001 ALICEANNA STREET, LLC
ARE-3770 TANSY STREET, LLC
ARE-10505 ROSELLE STREET, LLC
ARE-9363/9373/9393 TOWN CENTRE, LLC
ARE-2425/2400/2450 GARCIA BAYSHORE, LLC
ARE-108 ALEXANDER ROAD, LLC
ARE-480 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-500 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-930 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-2140 DURANT AVENUE, LLC
ARE-129/153/161 HILL STREET, LLC
ARE-7030 KIT CREEK, LLC
ARE-6146 NANCY RIDGE, LLC
ARE-29 HARTWELL AVENUE, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., their sole member
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:____________________________
Its:
ARE-79/96 CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, LLC
ARE-280 POND STREET, LLC
ARE-60 WESTVIEW, LLC
ARE-381 PLANTATION STREET, LLC
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their managing member
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_________________________
Its:
ARE-5100/5110 CAMPUS DRIVE, L.P.
ARE-702 ELECTRONIC DRIVE, L.P.
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their general partner
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_______________________
Its:
ARE-10933 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
ARE-11099 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., their sole member
By:_________________________
Its:
Address for all the foregoing:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, California 91101
Attn: Joel S. Marcus, Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier: (626) 578-0770
Telephone: (626) 578-0777
EXHIBIT J
PRICING CERTIFICATE
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
ARE-QRS CORP.
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
AND OTHER BORROWERS
TO: FLEET NATIONAL BANK, AS MANAGING AGENT
Reference is made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of September __, 2001 (the "Loan Agreement"), by and among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Parent"), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Operating Partnership"), ARE-QRS Corp., a Maryland corporation ("QRS"), ARE Acquisitions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ARE"), the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement, each other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Parent which may hereafter become a party to the Loan Agreement as a borrower (collectively, with Parent, Operating Partnership, QRS and ARE, the "Borrowers", all on a joint and several basis), each bank whose name is set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement and each lender which may have become a party to the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Banks" and individually, a "Bank"), and Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent.
I, , hereby certify that I am the of Parent, the _______________ of Operating Partnership, the of QRS, and the of ARE, and the ________ of the other Borrowers and that:
I. Applicable Pricing Level. As of the Pricing Period commencing on ,
the Applicable Pricing Level was level .
The Applicable Pricing Level set forth above was determined on the basis of the following:
Parent's Credit Rating. The Credit Rating of Parent was:
Leverage Ratio. For any date during a Pricing Period on which Parent does not hold a credit rating of BBB - (or its equivalent) or better (subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement), the pricing level is determined using the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the commencement of that Pricing Period. As of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the Pricing Period referred to above (the "Determination Date"), the ratio of Total Liabilities as of that date to Adjusted Tangible Assets as of that date was :1.00.
The schedule attached hereto is provided to demonstrate the calculation of the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended.
II. I further certify that the calculations made and the information contained herein are derived from the books and records of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, as applicable, and that each and every matter correctly reflects those books and records.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate on this ________ day of _____________, 200__.
EXHIBIT K
FORM OF REQUEST FOR LOAN
Fleet National Bank, as Managing Agent
115 Perimeter Center Place, N.E.
Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
Attn: Dan Stegemoeller
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.1 of the Term Loan Agreement dated as of October __, 2001, as from time to time in effect (the "Loan Agreement"), among Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., ARE-QRS Corp., ARE Acquisitions, LLC, the other borrowers whose names are set forth on the signature pages of the Loan Agreement and the other Persons which may hereafter become borrowers under the Loan Agreement (collectively, the "Borrowers", all on a joint and several basis), Fleet National Bank, for itself and as Managing Agent, and the other Banks from time to time party thereto, the Borrowers hereby request and certify as follows:
Principal Amount: $
LIBOR Rate or Alternate Base Rate:
Drawdown Date: _______________, 200__
Interest Period:
by credit to the general account of the Borrowers with the Managing Agent at the Managing Agent's Office.
[Describe]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this _____ day of _______________, 200__.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
By: ___________________________
Its:
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-QRS CORP.
By:_________________________________
Its:
ARE ACQUISITIONS, LLC
ARE-940 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-1201 HARBOR BAY, LLC
ARE-1401 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, LLC
ARE-1500 EAST GUDE, LLC
ARE-JOHN HOPKINS COURT, LLC
By: ARE-QRS Corp., their managing member
By:___________________________
Its:
ARE-4757 NEXUS CENTRE, LLC
ARE-215 COLLEGE ROAD, LLC
ARE-819/863 MITTEN ROAD, LLC
ARE-150/154 TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-8000/9000/10000 VIRGINIA MANOR, LLC
ARE-19 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, LLC
ARE-10150 OLD COLUMBIA, LLC
ARE-170 WILLIAMS DRIVE, LLC
ARE-3005 FIRST AVENUE, LLC
ARE-15020 SHADY GROVE, LLC
ARE-5 TRIANGLE DRIVE, LLC
ARE-50 WEST WATKINS MILL, LLC
ARE-100 PHILLIPS PARKWAY, LLC
ARE-279 PRINCETON ROAD, LLC
ARE-2001 ALICEANNA STREET, LLC
ARE-3770 TANSY STREET, LLC
ARE-10505 ROSELLE STREET, LLC
ARE-9363/9373/9393 TOWN CENTRE, LLC
ARE-2425/2400/2450 GARCIA BAYSHORE, LLC
ARE-108 ALEXANDER ROAD, LLC
ARE-480 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-500 ARSENAL STREET, LLC
ARE-930 CLOPPER ROAD, LLC
ARE-2140 DURANT AVENUE, LLC
ARE-129/153/161 HILL STREET, LLC
ARE-7030 KIT CREEK, LLC
ARE-6146 NANCY RIDGE, LLC
ARE-29 HARTWELL AVENUE, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P., their sole member
By: ARE-QRS Corp., its general partner
By:____________________________
Its:
ARE-79/96 CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, LLC
ARE-280 POND STREET, LLC
ARE-60 WESTVIEW, LLC
ARE-381 PLANTATION STREET, LLC
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their managing member
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_________________________
Its:
ARE-5100/5110 CAMPUS DRIVE, L.P.
ARE-702 ELECTRONIC DRIVE, L.P.
By: AREE-Holdings, L.P., their general partner
By: ARE-GP Holdings QRS Corp., its general partner
By:_______________________
Its:
ARE-10933 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
ARE-11099 NORTH TORREY PINES, LLC
By: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., their sole member
By:_____________________________
Its:
Address for all the foregoing:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, California 91101
Attn: Joel S. Marcus, Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier: (626) 578-0770
Telephone: (626) 578-0777
EXHIBIT L
JOINT BORROWER PROVISIONS
Upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Managing Agent and the Banks may enforce each Loan Document independently as to each Borrower and independently of any other remedy or security the Managing Agent and the Banks at any time may have or hold in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, and it shall not be necessary for the Managing Agent and the Banks to marshal assets in favor of any of the Borrowers or any other Person or to proceed upon or against and/or exhaust any other security or remedy before proceeding to enforce such Loan Document. Each of the Borrowers expressly waives the benefit of all appraisement, valuation, stay, extension, homestead, exemption or redemption laws which such Person may claim or seek to take advantage of in order to prevent or hinder the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents or the exercise by the Banks or the Managing Agent of any of their respective remedies under the Loan Documents, and the Borrowers further expressly waive any right to require the Managing Agent or any Bank to marshal assets in favor of any Borrower or any other Person or to proceed against any other Person or any collateral provided by any other Person, and agrees that the Managing Agent and the Banks may proceed against any Persons and/or collateral in such order as they shall determine in their sole and absolute discretion. The Managing Agent and the Banks may file a separate action or actions against any Borrower, whether action is brought or prosecuted with respect to any other security or against any other Person, or whether any other Person is joined in any such action or actions. Each of the Borrowers expressly waives the benefit of any statute(s) of limitations affecting its liability under the Loan Documents or the enforcement of the Guaranteed Obligations or any Liens created or granted by any Loan Document. The rights of the Managing Agent and the Banks hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall be reinstated and revived, and the enforceabili ty of this Agreement shall continue, with respect to any amount at any time paid on account of the Obligations which thereafter shall be required to be restored or returned by the Managing Agent or any Bank upon the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of any Borrower or any other Person, or otherwise, all as though such amount had not been paid. The enforceability of the Loan Documents at all times shall remain effective as to each Borrower as to the Guaranteed Obligations of such Borrower even though such Guaranteed Obligations, including any part thereof may be or hereafter may become invalid or otherwise unenforceable as against any other Borrowers or any other Person and whether or not any of the other Borrowers or any other Person shall have any personal liability with respect thereto. Each of the Borrowers expressly waives in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations any and all defenses now or hereafter arising or asserted by reason of (a) any disability or other defense of any of the other Borrowers or any other Person with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations, (b) the unenforceability or invalidity of any security or guaranty for the Guaranteed Obligations or the lack of perfection or continuing perfection or failure of priority of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations, (c) the cessation for any cause whatsoever of the liability of any other Borrower or any other Person (other than by reason of the full payment and performance of all Obligations), (d) any failure of the Managing Agent or any Bank to marshal assets in favor of any of the other Borrowers or any other Person, (e) except as otherwise required by law or as provided in any Loan Document, any failure of the Managing Agent or any Bank to give notice of sale or other disposition of collateral to any of the other Borrowers or any other Person or any defect in any notice that may be given in connection with any sale or disposition of collateral, (f) except as otherwise required by law or as provided in any Loan Docu ment, any failure of the Managing Agent or any Bank to comply with applicable laws in connection with the sale or other disposition of any collateral or other security for any Obligation, including without limitation, any failure of Managing Agent or any Bank to conduct a commercially reasonable sale or other disposition of any collateral or other security for any Guaranteed Obligation, (g) any incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of the other Borrowers or any other Person, (h) any failure of the Banks or Managing Agent to give notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness or other obligation or of any action or nonaction on the part of any other Person in connection with the Loan Documents, including the waiver of any conditions to the making of any advance of proceeds of any Loan, (i) any failure on the part of the Banks or Managing Agent to ascertain the extent or nature of any assets of any Person or any insurance or other rights with respect thereto, or the liability of any party liable for the Loan Documents or the obligations evidenced or secured thereby, (j) except as specifically required in the Loan Documents, any notice of intention to accelerate any of the Obligations or any notice of acceleration of the Obligations, (k) any lack of acceptance or notice of acceptance of this Agreement by Banks or Managing Agent, (l) any lack of presentment, demand, protest, or notice of dishonor, demand, protest or nonpayment with respect to any indebtedness or obligations under any of the Loan Documents, (m) except as specifically required in the Loan Documents, any lack of other notices to which the Borrowers, or any of them, might otherwise be entitled, (n) any invalidity or irregularity, in whole or in part, of any one or more of the Loan Documents, (o) the inaccuracy of any representation or other provision contained in any Loan Document, (p) any sale or assignment of the Loan Documents, in whole or in part, (q) any sale or assignment by any of the Borrowers of any assets of such Person, or any portion thereof, whether or not consented to by the Banks or Managing Agent, (r) the dissolution or termination of existence of any Borrower or any other Person, (s) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Borrower, (t) any failure or delay of Managing Agent or the Banks to commence an action against Borrowers, to assert or enforce any remedies against Borrowers under the Notes or the Loan Documents, or to realize upon any security, (u) the compromise, settlement, release or termination of any or all of the obligations of a Borrower under the Notes or the Loan Documents, (v) any act or omission of the Managing Agent or any Bank or others that directly or indirectly results in or aids the discharge or release of any other Borrower or any other Person or any other security or guaranty for the Guaranteed Obligations by operation of law or otherwise, (w) any law which provides that the obligation of a surety or guarantor must neither be larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal or which reduces a surety's or guarantor's obligation in proportion to the principal obligation, (x) any failure of the Managing Agent or any Bank to file or enforce a claim in any bankruptcy or other proceeding with respect to any Person, (y) the election by the Managing Agent or any Bank, in any bankruptcy proceeding of any Person, of the application or non-application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, (z) any extension of credit or the grant of any lien under Section 364 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, (aa) any use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, (bb) any agreement or stipulation with respect to the provision of adequate protection in any bankruptcy proceeding of any Person, (cc) the avoidance of any Lien in favor of the Managing Agent or the Banks for any reason, (dd) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against any Person, including any discharge of, or bar or stay against collecting, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations (or any interest thereon) in or as a result of any such proceeding, (ee) to the extent permitted, the benefits of any form of one-action rule, or (ff) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other legal, equitable or surety defenses whatsoever to which a Borrower might otherwise be entitled with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.
EXHIBIT M
[Intentionally Omitted].
EXHIBIT N
[Intentionally Omitted].
SCHEDULE 1.1
BANKS AND COMMITMENT
|
Name and Address |
Commitment |
Pro Rata Share |
|
Fleet National Bank 100 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Attn: Real Estate Division |
$50,000,000.00 |
100% |
|
Eurodollar Lending Office same as above |
||
|
|
____________ |
|
|
$50,000,000.00 |
100.0% |
Percentages may not equal 100% due to rounding.
|
Schedule 1.2 |
|||
|
TEST DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AMOUNT CALCULATION |
|||
|
EXAMPLE ONLY |
|||
|
Borrowing Base - Debt Service Coverage Limit: |
|||
|
Adjusted NOI from Unencumbered Asset Pool for most recent |
|||
|
four quarters |
$64,420,000 |
||
|
Test Debt Service Coverage Amount: |
|||
|
Total Unsecured Indebtedness |
$274,000,000 |
||
|
Treasury Base Rate plus 2% |
7.42% |
||
|
Test Debt Service Coverage Amount * |
$24,127,191 |
||
|
Coverage of Test Debt Service Coverage Amount |
2.67 |
||
*Test Debt Service Coverage amount based upon the Treasury rate + 2% on a 25 year amortization schedule
Schedule 4.4 to
Term Loan Agreement
SUBSIDIARIES
|
Entity Name |
Property Owned (Acquisition Price) |
State of Formation |
Date Formed |
State(s) Qualified |
Owners/Interests |
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|
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ("AREE") |
1102 & 1124 Columbia St., Seattle, WA |
MD |
10/27/94 |
CA WA |
publicly traded NYSE |
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|
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P. ("ARE, LP") |
None |
DE |
12/10/97 |
CA MA |
1% GP: ARE-QRS Corp. 1% LP ARE-QRS Corp. 98% LP: AREE |
||||||
|
Alexandria Equities, LLC |
None |
DE |
2/13/01 |
CA |
100% AREE |
||||||
|
Alexandria Management, Inc. |
None |
MD |
9/29/00 |
100% AREE |
|||||||
|
ARE Acquisitions, LLC Formerly "PW Acquisitions I, LLC" |
1330 Piccard Dr., Rockville, MD 1550 E. Gude Dr., Rockville, MD |
DE |
12/20/96 |
MD VA |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
AREE-HOLDINGS, L.P. ("Holdings") |
None |
DE |
12/23/97 |
1% GP: ARE-GP 99% LP: ARE, LP |
|||||||
|
AREE-HOLDINGS II, L.P. ("Holdings II) |
None |
DE |
5/8/98 |
1% GP: ARE-GP/II 99% LP: ARE, LP |
|||||||
|
ARE-GP HOLDINGS QRS CORP. ("ARE-GP") |
None |
DE |
12/19/97 |
100% AREE |
|||||||
|
ARE-GP/II HOLDINGS QRS CORP. ("ARE-GP/II") |
None |
DE |
5/8/98 |
100% AREE |
|||||||
|
ARE-GP/III HOLDINGS QRS CORP. ("ARE-GP/III") |
None |
DE |
10/20/98 |
100% AREE |
|||||||
|
ARE-GP/IV HOLDINGS QRS CORP. ("ARE-GP/IV") |
None |
DE |
12/28/99 |
MA |
100% AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-GP/V HOLDINGS QRS CORP. ("ARE-GP/V") |
None |
DE |
12/28/99 |
100% AREE |
|||||||
|
ARE-GP/VI HOLDINGS QRS CORP. ("ARE-GP/VI") |
None |
DE |
6/22/00 |
100% AREE |
|||||||
|
ARE-GP 708 Quince Orchard QRS Corp. |
None |
MD |
9/29/00 |
100% ARE-QRS Corp. |
|||||||
|
ARE-QRS Corp.
|
300 & 401 Professional Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 1311&1401 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA condominiums 1413 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD |
MD |
9/9/96 |
CA MA |
100% AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-John Hopkins Court, LLC |
3530 & 3550 John Hopkins Court, San Diego, CA |
DE |
7/2/97 |
CA |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-Lake View Building, LLC |
Lake View Building Lake Union Center Seattle, WA (Ground Sublessee) |
DE |
12/13/00 |
WA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-Metropolitan Grove I, LLC |
1201 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD aka ARC-Gaithersburg |
DE |
12/19/97 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-Nexus Centre II, LLC |
vacant parcel adjoining 4757 Nexus Centre Dr., San Diego CA |
DE |
3/17/98 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-One Innovation Drive, LLC |
One Innovation Drive, Worcester, MA (fka 3 Biotech) (encumbered by $11,297,144 loan) |
DE |
9/3/98 |
MA |
1% managing: HOLDINGS 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-Technology Parkway SSF, LLC |
335 Oyster Point, S. San Francisco, CA |
DE |
12/29/99 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-Western Newbrook, LLC (formerly known as ARE-3000/3018 Western, LLC) |
3000 & 3018 Western, Seattle, WA 14225 Newbrook Dr., Chantilly, VA Loan amount $ 36.5M |
DE |
name changed 5/11/98 |
WA VA |
1% managing: HOLDINGS II 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
5 Research Place LLC |
5 Research Place, Rockville, MD |
MD |
7/9/01 |
100% ARE, LP |
|||||||
|
ARE-5 Triangle Drive, LLC |
5 Triangle Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC |
DE |
7/9/98 |
NC |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-19 Firstfield Road, LLC |
19 Firstfield Road Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
4/20/98 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-20/22/1300 Firstfield Quince Orchard, LLC |
20/22 Firstfield and 1300 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
3/27/00 |
MD |
1% managing: ARE-GPVI 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-25/35/45 W. Watkins Corp. |
25,35 & 45 W. Watkins Mill Rd., Gaithersburg, MD |
MD |
9/29/00 |
100% ARE-QRS Corp. |
|||||||
|
ARE-25/35/45 W. Watkins Loan Corp. |
None |
MD |
9/29/00 |
100% ARE-25/35/45 W. Watkins Corp. |
|||||||
|
ARE-29 Hartwell Avenue, LLC |
29 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, .MA |
DE |
2/21/01 |
MA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-50 West Watkins Mill, LLC |
50 West Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
8/27/98 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-55 Fillmore Street, LLC |
55 Fillmore Street, Pasadena, CA Ground Lease |
DE |
2/11/00 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-60 Westview, LLC |
60 Westview Street, Lexington, MA |
DE |
8/11/98 |
MA |
1% managing: HOLDINGS, LP 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-79/96 Charlestown Navy Yard, LLC |
Building 79 Building 96 Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, MA Ground Lease |
DE |
12/31/97 |
MA |
1% managing: HOLDINGS, LP 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-100 Phillips Parkway, LLC |
100 Phillips Parkway, Montvale, NJ |
DE |
9/23/98 |
NJ |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-100/800/801 Capitola, LLC |
100, 800 & 801 Capitola Drive, Durham, NC ($12,640,760.91 assumed loan) |
DE |
12/16/97 |
NC |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-108 Alexander Road, LLC (formerly known as 104 Alexander Road) |
108 Alexander Road, Research Triangle Park, NC (Ground Lease & Build to Suit) |
DE |
5/5/99 name changed 11/3/00 |
NC |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-129/153/161 Hill Street, LLC |
129/153/161 North Hill Street, Pasadena CA |
DE |
11/23/99 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-150/154 Technology Parkway, LLC |
150 & 154 Technology Parkway, Norcross, GA |
DE |
4/15/98 |
GA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-170 Williams Drive, LLC |
170 Williams Drive Ramsey, NJ |
DE |
5/18/98 |
NJ |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-215 College Road, LLC |
215 College Road, Paramus, NJ |
DE |
12/19/97 |
NJ |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-279 Princeton Road, LLC |
279 Princeton Road, Princeton, NJ |
DE |
8/27/98 |
NJ |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-280 Pond Street, LLC |
280 Pond Street Randolph, MA |
DE |
4/13/98 |
MA |
1% managing: HOLDINGS 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-377 Plantation Street, LLC |
377 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA (fka 4 Biotech) |
DE |
9/3/98 |
MA |
1% managing: ARE-GP/IV 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-381 Plantation Street, LLC Formerly known as ARE-Five Biotech, LLC |
381 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA Tenancy-in-Common |
DE |
name changed 2/3/00 |
MA |
1% managing: HOLDINGS 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-480 Arsenal Street, LLC |
480 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA |
DE |
6/5/01 |
MA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-500 Arsenal Street, LLC |
500 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA |
DE |
7/26/00 |
MA |
100% ARE,LP |
||||||
|
ARE-620 Memorial Drive, LLC |
620 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA |
DE |
10/23/98 |
MA |
1% managing: ARE-GP/III 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-700/730 South Raymond, LLC (formerly 686/700 South Raymond) |
700-730 South Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA |
DE |
7/26/00 name changed 11/15/00 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-702 Electronic Drive, L.P. |
702 Electronic Drive Horsham, PA |
DE |
3/24/98 |
PA |
1% general partner: HOLDINGS 99% limited partner: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-708 Quince Orchard, LLC |
708 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
8/14/97 |
MD |
1% managing: ARE-GP 708 Quince Orchard QRS Corp. 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-708 Quince Orchard Loan, LLC |
None |
DE |
9/28/00 |
MD |
100% ARE-708 Quince Orchard, LLC |
||||||
|
ARE-770/784/790 Memorial Drive, LLC |
770/784/790 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA |
DE |
3/20/01 |
MA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-819/863 Mitten Road, LLC |
819, 831, 839, 849, 863 Mitten Road and 866 Malcolm, Burlingame, CA |
DE |
12/19/97 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-930 Clopper Road, LLC |
930 Clopper Road Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
12/21/00 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-940 Clopper Road, LLC |
940 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
8/20/97 |
MD |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-1201 Harbor Bay, LLC |
1201 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA |
DE |
11/17/97 |
CA |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-1201 Clopper Loan, LLC |
1201 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
9/17/99 |
MD |
100% ARE-METROPOLITAN GROVE I, LLC |
||||||
|
ARE-1401 Research Boulevard, LLC |
1401 Research Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD |
DE |
8/28/97 |
MD |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-1431 Harbor Bay, LLC |
1431 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA (encumbered by $8,500,000 loan) |
DE |
5/20/97 |
CA |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-1500 East Gude, LLC |
1500 East Gude Dr., 3 Taft Ct., & 3 1/2 Taft Ct., Rockville, MD |
DE |
11/5/97 |
MD |
1% managing: ARE-QRS 99% nonmanaging: AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-2001 Aliceanna Street, LLC |
1935/2001/2023-2039 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD |
DE |
6/30/98 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-2140 Durant Avenue, LLC |
2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA |
DE |
6/9/00 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-2425/2400/2450 Garcia Bayshore, LLC |
2425 Garcia Avenue & 2400/2450 Bayshore Parkway, Mountain View, CA |
DE |
7/27/99 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-2625/2627/2631 Hanover, LLC |
2625/2627/2631 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA Ground Lease |
DE |
3/23/99 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-3005 First Avenue, LLC |
3005 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA |
DE |
5/8/98 |
WA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-3535/3565 General Atomics Court, LLC |
3535 & 3565 General Atomics Ct., San Diego, CA |
DE |
12/19/97 |
CA |
100% AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-3770 Tansy Street, LLC |
3770 Tansy Street, San Diego, CA |
DE |
8/11/98 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-4757 Nexus Centre, LLC |
4757 Nexus Centre Dr., San Diego CA |
DE |
3/13/98 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-5100/5110 Campus Drive, L.P. |
5100 & 5110 Campus Dr., Philadelphia, PA |
DE |
3/24/98 |
PA |
1% general partner: HOLDINGS 99% limited partner: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-6146 Nancy Ridge, LLC |
6146 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego CA |
DE |
11/13/00 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-6166 Nancy Ridge, LLC |
6166 Nancy Ridge Dr., San Diego, CA |
DE |
3/20/98 |
CA |
1% managing: ARE-GP/V 99% nonmanaging: ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-7030 Kit Creek, LLC |
7030 Kit Creek Rd., Research Triangle Park, NC |
DE |
7/18/00 |
NC |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-8000/9000/10000 Virginia Manor, LLC |
8000, 9000, 10000 Virginia Manor Road, Beltsville, MD ground lease |
DE |
12/31/97 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-9363/9373/9393 Towne Centre, LLC |
9363/9373/9393 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA |
DE |
8/18/99 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-9880 Campus Point, LLC |
9880 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, CA |
DE |
7/13/01 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-10150 Old Columbia, LLC |
10150 Old Columbia Road, Columbia, Maryland |
DE |
12/19/97 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-10505 Roselle Street, LLC |
10505 Roselle Street, San Diego, CA |
DE |
7/27/98 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-10933 North Torrey Pines, LLC |
10933 N. Torrey Pines Rd., San Diego, CA 3010 Science Park Road, San Diego, CA |
DE |
12/19/97 |
CA |
100% AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-11025/11075 Roselle Street, LLC |
11025 Roselle Street 11035, 11045, 11055, 11065, 11075 Roselle Street San Diego, CA |
DE |
7/18/00 |
CA |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
ARE-11099 North Torrey Pines, LLC |
11099 N. Torrey Pines Rd., San Diego, CA |
DE |
12/19/97 |
CA |
100% AREE |
||||||
|
ARE-15020 Shady Grove, LLC |
15020 Shady Grove, Rockville, MD |
DE |
6/5/98 |
MD |
100% ARE, LP |
||||||
|
Laboratory Facility Services, Inc. |
MD |
4/30/01 |
100% ARE-QRS Corp. |
||||||||
Schedule 4.7 to
Term Loan Agreement
EXISTING LIENS, NEGATIVE PLEDGES AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS
As of the Closing Date, the Borrowers will have outstanding mortgage indebtedness as follows:
|
Name of Property |
Maturity Date of Loan |
|
One Innovation Drive Worcester, MA |
January 2006 |
|
100/800/801 Capitola Drive Durham, NC |
December 2006 |
|
20/22 Firstfield Road, Gaithersburg, MD & 1300 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
August 2007 |
|
620 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA |
October 2007 |
|
14225 Newbrook Drive, Chantilly VA & 3000/3018 Western Newbrook, Seattle WA |
May 2008 |
|
377 Plantation Street, Worcester MA & 6166 Nancy Ridge, San Diego CA |
January 2010 |
|
25/35/45 W. Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD & 708 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg, MD |
November 2010 |
|
11025-11075 Roselle Street San Diego, CA |
July 2011 |
|
9880 Campus Point Drive San Diego, CA |
August 2011 |
|
1431 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, CA |
January 2014 |
|
3535/3565 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA |
December 2014 |
|
1102/1124 Columbia Street Seattle, WA |
June 2016 |
|
1201 Clopper Road Gaithersburg, MD |
January 2002 |
|
341/343 Oyster Point San Francisco, CA |
June 2003 |
Schedule 4.7 to
Term Loan Agreement
EXISTING LIENS, NEGATIVE PLEDGES AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS
As of the Closing Date, the following properties are on ground leases:
|
Name of Property |
Term of Lease |
|
Buildings 79 and 96 Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown, Massachusetts |
September 2053/May 2055 |
|
8000/9000/10000 Virginia Manor Road Beltsville, Maryland |
July 2047 |
|
2625/2627/2631 Hanover Street Palo Alto, California |
October 2016 |
|
2425 Garcia Avenue& 2400/2450 Bayshore Parkway Mountain View, California |
September 2053 |
|
108 Alexander Road Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
September 2035 |
Schedule 4.10 to
Term Loan Agreement
MATERIAL LITIGATION
None.
Schedule 4.17 to
Term Loan Agreement
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
None.
Schedule 4.18 to
Term Loan Agreement
INITIAL POOL PROPERTIES
The properties at the addresses set forth below are the Qualified Unencumbered Asset Pool Properties comprising the initial Unencumbered Asset Pool:
|
1. |
10933 North Torrey Pines Road |
San Diego, California |
||
|
2. |
3010 Science Park Road |
San Diego, California |
||
|
3. |
11099 North Torrey Pines Road |
San Diego, California |
||
|
4. |
4757 Nexus Center Drive |
San Diego, California |
||
|
5. |
10505 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
||
|
6. |
3770 Tansy Street |
San Diego, California |
||
|
7. |
3530 John Hopkins Court |
San Diego, California |
||
|
8. |
3550 John Hopkins Court |
San Diego, California |
||
|
9. |
9363 Towne Centre Drive |
San Diego, California |
||
|
10. |
9373 Towne Centre Drive |
San Diego, California |
||
|
11. |
9393 Towne Centre Drive |
San Diego, California |
||
|
12. |
6146 Nancy Ridge Drive |
San Diego, California |
||
|
13. |
129/153/161 North Hill Street |
Pasadena, California |
||
|
14. |
1311 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
||
|
15. |
1401 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
||
|
16. |
1201 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
||
|
17. |
2140 Durant Avenue |
Berkeley, California |
||
|
18. |
819-849 Mitten Road |
Burlingame, California |
||
|
19. |
863 Mitten Road/866 Malcolm Road |
Burlingame, California |
||
|
20. |
2425 Garcia 2400/2450 Bayshore |
Mountain View, California |
||
|
21. |
150/154 Technology Parkway |
Norcross, Georgia |
||
|
22. |
2001 Aliceanna Street |
Baltimore, Maryland |
||
|
23. |
8000/9000/10000 Virginia Manor Road |
Beltsville, Maryland |
||
|
24. |
10150 Old Columbia Road |
Columbia, Maryland |
||
|
25. |
300 Professional Drive |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
26. |
401 Professional Drive |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
27. |
940 Clopper Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
28. |
19 Firstfield Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
29. |
15020 Shady Grove Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
30. |
50 W. Watkins Mill Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
31. |
930 Clopper Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
||
|
32. |
1401 Research Boulevard |
Rockville, Maryland |
||
|
33. |
1413 Research Boulevard |
Rockville, Maryland |
||
|
34. |
1500 East Gude Drive |
Rockville, Maryland |
||
|
35. |
1550 East Gude Drive |
Rockville, Maryland |
||
|
36. |
Buildings 79 and 96 Charlestown Navy Yard |
Charlestown, Massachusetts |
||
|
37. |
60 Westview Street |
Lexington, Massachusetts |
||
|
38. |
29 Hartwell Avenue |
Lexington, Massachusetts |
||
|
39. |
280 Pond Street |
Randolph, Massachusetts |
||
|
40. |
500 Arsenal Street |
Watertown, Massachusetts |
||
|
41. |
480 Arsenal Street |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
||
|
42. |
381 Plantation Street |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
||
|
43. |
100 Phillips Parkway |
Montvale, New Jersey |
||
|
44. |
215 College Road |
Paramus, New Jersey |
||
|
45. |
5100/5110 Campus Drive |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
||
|
46. |
279 Princeton Parkway |
Princeton, New Jersey |
||
|
47. |
170 Williams Drive |
Ramsey, New Jersey |
||
|
48. |
5 Triangle Drive |
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
||
|
49. |
108 Alexander Road |
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
||
|
50. |
7030 Kit Creek |
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
||
|
51. |
702 Electronic Drive |
Horsham, Pennsylvania |
||
|
52. |
3005 First Avenue |
Seattle, Washington |
||
Schedule 4.19 to
Term Loan Agreement
REAL PROPERTY
After the Closing Date, the properties owned by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries are as follows:
|
1. |
10933 North Torrey Pines Road |
San Diego, California |
|
2. |
3010 Science Park Road |
San Diego, California |
|
3. |
11099 North Torrey Pines Road |
San Diego, California |
|
4. |
3535 General Atomics Court |
San Diego, California |
|
5. |
3565 General Atomics Court |
San Diego, California |
|
6. |
11025 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
7. |
4757 Nexus Center Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
8. |
6166 Nancy Ridge Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
9. |
10505 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
10. |
3770 Tansy Street |
San Diego, California |
|
11. |
3530 John Hopkins Court |
San Diego, California |
|
12. |
3550 John Hopkins Court |
San Diego, California |
|
13. |
9363 Towne Centre Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
14. |
9373 Towne Centre Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
15. |
9393 Towne Centre Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
16. |
11035 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
17. |
11045 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
18. |
11055 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
19. |
11065 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
20. |
11075 Roselle Street |
San Diego, California |
|
21. |
6146 Nancy Ridge Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
22. |
9880 Campus Point Drive |
San Diego, California |
|
23. |
129/153/161 North Hill Street |
Pasadena, California |
|
24. |
1311 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
|
25. |
1401 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
|
26. |
1431 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
|
27. |
1201 Harbor Bay Parkway |
Alameda, California |
|
28. |
2140 Durant Avenue |
Berkeley, California |
|
29. |
819-849 Mitten Road |
Burlingame, California |
|
30. |
863 Mitten Road/866 Malcolm Road |
Burlingame, California |
|
31. |
2425 Garcia 2400/2450 Bayshore |
Mountain View, California |
|
32. |
2625/2627/2631 Hanover Street |
Palo Alto, California |
|
33. |
341 Oyster Point Boulevard |
San Francisco, California |
|
34. |
343 Oyster Point Boulevard |
San Francisco, California |
|
35. |
150/154 Technology Parkway |
Norcross, Georgia |
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36 |
2001 Aliceanna Street |
Baltimore, Maryland |
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37. |
8000/9000/10000 Virginia Manor Road |
Beltsville, Maryland |
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38. |
10150 Old Columbia Road |
Columbia, Maryland |
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39. |
300 Professional Drive |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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40. |
401 Professional Drive |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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41. |
25/35/45 West Watkins Mill Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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42. |
708 Quince Orchard Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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43. |
940 Clopper Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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44. |
1201 Clopper Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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45. |
19 Firstfield Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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46. |
15020 Shady Grove Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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47. |
50 W. Watkins Mill Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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48. |
20 Firstfield Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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49. |
22 Firstfield Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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50. |
1300 Quince Orchard Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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51. |
930 Clopper Road |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
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52. |
1330 Piccard Drive |
Rockville, Maryland |
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53. |
1401 Research Boulevard |
Rockville, Maryland |
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54. |
1413 Research Boulevard |
Rockville, Maryland |
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55. |
1500 East Gude Drive |
Rockville, Maryland |
|
56. |
1550 East Gude Drive |
Rockville, Maryland |
|
57. |
5 Research Place |
Rockville, Maryland |
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58. |
620 Memorial Drive |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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59. |
Buildings 79 and 96 Charlestown Navy Yard |
Charlestown, Massachusetts |
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60. |
60 Westview Street |
Lexington, Massachusetts |
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61. |
29 Hartwell Avenue |
Lexington, Massachusetts |
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62. |
280 Pond Street |
Randolph, Massachusetts |
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63. |
500 Arsenal Street |
Watertown, Massachusetts |
|
64. |
480 Arsenal Street |
Watertown, Massachusetts |
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65. |
377 Plantation Street |
Worcestor, Massachusetts |
|
66. |
One Innovation Drive |
Worcestor, Massachusetts |
|
67. |
381 Plantation Street |
Worcestor, Massachusetts |
|
68. |
100 Phillips Parkway |
Montvale, New Jersey |
|
69. |
215 College Road |
Paramus, New Jersey |
|
70. |
5100/5110 Campus Drive |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
|
71. |
279 Princeton Parkway |
Princeton, New Jersey |
|
72. |
170 Williams Drive |
Ramsey, New Jersey |
|
73. |
100 Capitola Drive |
Durham, North Carolina |
|
74. |
800/801 Capitola Drive |
Durham, North Carolina |
|
75. |
5 Triangle Drive |
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
|
76. |
108 Alexander Road |
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
|
77. |
7030 Kit Creek |
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
|
78. |
702 Electronic Drive |
Horsham, Pennsylvania |
|
79. |
14225 Newbrook Drive |
Chantilly, Virginia |
|
80. |
1102/1124 Columbia Street |
Seattle, Washington |
|
81. |
3000/3018 Western Avenue |
Seattle, Washington |
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82. |
3005 First Avenue |
Seattle, Washington |
After the Closing Date, the parcels of land owned by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries are as follows:
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1. |
4757 Nexus Centre Drive II |
San Diego, California |
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2. |
Capitola Land |
Durham, North Carolina |
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3. |
636/700 South Raymond Avenue |
Pasadena, California |
Schedule 4.21 to
Term Loan Agreement
INDEBTEDNESS
After the Closing Date, the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries will have outstanding indebtedness as described in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 as follows:
|
Lender |
Property Secured |
Amount Outstanding As of June 30, 2001 |
|
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Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America |
One Innovation Drive |
$ 10,489,000 |
|
|
LaSalle National Bank |
100/800/801 Capitola Drive |
$ 12,249,000 |
|
|
First Union National Bank |
20/22 Firstfield Road & 1300 Quince Orchard Road |
$ 9,952,000 |
|
|
LaSalle National Bank |
620 Memorial Drive |
$ 17,603,000 |
|
|
State Street Bank and Trust |
14225 Newbrook Drive & 3000/3018 Western Avenue |
$ 35,455,000 |
|
|
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC |
377 Plantation Street & 6166 Nancy Ridge Road |
$ 18,736,000 |
|
|
Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation |
25/35/45 W. Watkins Mill Road & 708 Quince Orchard Road |
$ 24,585,000 |
|
|
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC |
11025-11075 Roselle Street |
$ 24,100,000 |
|
|
United States Trust Company of New York |
1431 Harbor Bay Parkway |
$ 5,425,000 |
|
|
Aid Association for Lutherans |
3535/3565 General Atomics Court |
$ 16,197,000 |
|
|
Aid Association for Lutherans |
1102/1124 Columbia Street |
$ 19,188,000 |
|
|
Keybank National Association |
1201 Clopper Road (Development project) |
$ 18,981,000 |
|
|
Societe Generale |
341/343 Oyster Point (Development project) |
$ 12,063,000 |
|
|
Syndicate of lenders led By Fleet National Bank |
Unsecured |
$ 274,000,000 |
|
The following secured note payable was entered into on August 3, 2001:
|
Aid Association for Lutherans |
9880 Campus Point Drive |
$12,000,000 |
EXHIBIT 10.22
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
2000 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE |
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DEFINITIONS |
1 |
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1.1 |
Definitions |
1 |
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1.2 |
Terms |
3 |
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1.3 |
Trust References |
3 |
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ARTICLE II |
PURPOSE |
3 |
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ARTICLE III |
PARTICIPATION |
3 |
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3.1 |
Commencement of Participation |
3 |
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3.2 |
Continuation of Participation |
4 |
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ARTICLE IV |
CONTRIBUTIONS |
4 |
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4.1 |
Compensation Deferrals |
4 |
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4.2 |
Matching Contributions |
4 |
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4.3 |
Company Contribution |
5 |
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4.4 |
Time and Form of Contributions |
5 |
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ARTICLE V |
VESTING |
6 |
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5.1 |
Vesting |
6 |
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ARTICLE VI |
ACCOUNTS |
6 |
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6.1 |
Accounts |
6 |
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6.2 |
Benchmark Investment Elections |
7 |
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6.3 |
Forfeitures |
7 |
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ARTICLE VII |
DISTRIBUTIONS |
7 |
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7.1 |
Distribution Election |
7 |
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7.2 |
Payment Options |
8 |
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7.3 |
Commencement of Payment |
8 |
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7.4 |
Effect of Early Distribution |
8 |
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7.5 |
Changes Affecting an Education Account |
8 |
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ARTICLE VIII |
BENEFICIARIES |
9 |
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8.1 |
Beneficiaries |
9 |
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8.2 |
Lost Beneficiary |
9 |
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8.3 |
Individuals Designated in Connection with Education Accounts |
9 |
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8.4 |
Enforceability of Beneficiary Designations |
9 |
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ARTICLE IX |
FUNDING |
10 |
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9.1 |
Prohibition Against Funding |
10 |
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9.2 |
Deposits in Trust |
10 |
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9.3 |
Withholding of Employee Contributions |
10 |
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ARTICLE X |
ADMINISTRATION |
10 |
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10.1 |
Plan Administration |
10 |
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10.2 |
Administrator |
11 |
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10.3 |
Discretionary Authority of the Administrator |
11 |
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10.4 |
Claims Procedures |
11 |
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ARTICLE XI |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
12 |
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11.1 |
No Assignment |
12 |
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11.2 |
No Employment Rights |
13 |
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11.3 |
Incompetence |
13 |
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11.4 |
Identity |
13 |
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11.5 |
Other Benefits |
13 |
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11.6 |
No Liability |
13 |
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11.7 |
Expenses |
13 |
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11.8 |
Amendment and Termination |
13 |
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11.9 |
Company Determinations |
14 |
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11.10 |
Arbitration |
14 |
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11.11 |
Construction |
14 |
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11.12 |
Governing Law |
14 |
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11.13 |
Severability |
14 |
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11.14 |
Headings |
15 |
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
2000 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Whereas, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (the "Company") wishes to establish a program that will enable it to attract and retain key Employees; and the Company wishes to provide supplemental retirement and tax benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated Employees;
Now, Therefore, the Company hereby adopts the Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan through its execution of the annexed Adoption Agreement.
ARTICLE
Definitions
1.1 Definitions. The following terms have the meanings set forth herein, unless the context otherwise requires:
Account. The bookkeeping account established for each Participant as provided in Section 6.1 hereof. The term includes Education Accounts, Fixed Date Accounts and Retirement Accounts to the extent permitted under the Adoption Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires.
Administrator. The person, persons, or entity designated in the Adoption Agreement to administer the Plan. If no such person or entity is selected, the Administrator shall be deemed to be the Company.
Adoption Agreement. The Adoption Agreement for the nonqualified deferred compensation plan executed by the Company to establish the Plan, in the form annexed hereto.
Benchmark Investment Fund. The investment fund or funds selected by the Administrator from time to time.
Benchmark Return. The amount of any increase or decrease in the balance of a Participant's Account reflecting the gain or loss, net of any expenses, on the assets deemed invested in each Benchmark Investment Fund by the Participant from time to time.
Claims Notice. Defined in Section 10.4 hereof.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company. The business entity that adopts the Plan by execution of the Adoption Agreement.
Company Account. The account established by the Company for the purpose of investing the Plan assets.
Company Contribution. A discretionary contribution that is credited to one or more of a Participant's Accounts in accordance with the terms of Section 4.3 hereof and the Adoption Agreement.
Compensation. Compensation shall have the meaning specified in the Adoption Agreement.
Compensation Deferrals. The portion of Compensation that a Participant elects to defer in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof.
Education Account. An Account established for a Participant with distribution to be made when the Participant incurs expenses associated with college, post-graduate or professional education, with the timing of distribution from such Account based upon the age of a specifically designated person.
Effective Date. The date specified by the Company in the Adoption Agreement as the date the Plan becomes effective.
Eligible Employee. An Employee of the Company who satisfies the eligibility requirements specified in the Adoption Agreement.
Employee. Any person employed by the Company.
ERISA. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Fixed Date Account. An Account established for a Participant with distributions to be made on a date certain, which is specified by the Participant in a Participation Election Form.
Matching Contribution. A contribution that is credited to one or more of a Participant's Accounts in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2 hereof and the Adoption Agreement.
Participant. An Eligible Employee who has submitted a Participation Election Form agreeing to participate in the Plan and whose Account has not been fully paid out.
Participation Election Form. The separate written agreement, submitted to the Administrator, by which an Eligible Employee agrees to participate in the Plan and indicates all necessary information to establish the Account(s) for such Eligible Employee as a Participant under the Plan, including, but not limited to, the amount of Compensation Deferral, and the designation of his or her Account(s) as Education, Retirement or Fixed Date.
Plan. The nonqualified deferred compensation plan adopted by the Company pursuant to the Adoption Agreement and any amendments thereto, which shall incorporate this 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan.
Plan Year. The twelve (12) consecutive month period designated by the Company in the Adoption Agreement.
Retirement Account. An Account established for a Participant from which distributions are to be made following retirement in accordance with the Adoption Agreement.
Total and Permanent Disability. Any medically determinable physical or mental disorder that renders a Participant incapable of continuing employment with the Company and is expected to continue for the remainder of a Participant's life.
Trust. The agreement attached as Appendix B to the Adoption Agreement, between the Company and the Trustee under which the assets of the Plan are held, administered and managed.
Trustee. The Trustee designated in Trust, including any and all successor trustees to the Trust.
Unforeseeable Emergency. Defined in Section 7.3 hereof, and subject to interpretation in accordance with regulations governing such definition promulgated under the Code.
Years of Plan Service. Defined in Section 5.1(a)(2) hereof.
Years of Service. Defined in Section 5.1(a)(1) hereof.
1.2 Terms. Capitalized terms shall have meanings as defined herein. Singular nouns shall be read as plural, and masculine pronouns shall be read as feminine, and vice versa, where appropriate.
1.3 Trust References. Any references to the operation of a Trust contained in this Plan shall only be given effect if and to the extent the Company has elected in the Adoption Agreement to establish such a Trust in connection with the Plan.
ARTICLE II
Purpose
The purpose of this Plan is to provide key Employees supplemental retirement and tax benefits through the deferral of compensation. The Plan is intended to be a "plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees" within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, and shall be interpreted and administered to the extent possible in a manner consistent with that intent.
ARTICLE III
Participation
3.1 Commencement of Participation. Each Eligible Employee shall become a Participant at the earlier of the date on which his or her Participation Election Form first becomes effective or the date on which a Company Contribution is first credited to his or her Account.
3.2 Continuation of Participation. Each Eligible Employee shall remain a Participant hereunder until all amounts credited to his or her Account are distributed in full. No Compensation Deferrals are permitted in any Plan Year in which an Employee no longer satisfies the criteria for eligibility set forth in the Adoption Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
Contributions
4.1 Compensation Deferrals.
(a) The Company shall credit to the Account of a Participant an amount equal to the amount designated in the Participant's Participation Election Form for that Plan Year. Such amounts shall not be made available to such Participant, except as provided in ARTICLE VII hereof, and, as Compensation Deferrals, shall reduce such Participant's Compensation from the Company in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Participation Election Form; provided, however, that all such amounts shall be subject to the rights of the general creditors of the Company as provided in ARTICLE IX hereof.
(b) Each Eligible Employee shall deliver a Participation Election Form to the Company before any Compensation Deferrals can become effective. Such Participation Election Form shall be void with respect to any Compensation Deferral unless submitted before the beginning of the calendar year during which the amount to be deferred will be earned; provided, however, that for the initial Plan Year, the Employee may elect to defer bonus earned (but not yet payable or the amount of which is not substantially certain) in calendar year 2000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the year in which the Plan is first adopted or an Employee is first eligible to participate, such Participation Election Form shall be filed within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Plan is adopted or the date on which an Employee is first eligible to participate, respectively, with respect to Compensation earned during the remainder of the calendar year.
(c) The Participation Election Form shall, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 4.1, designate the amount of Compensation deferred by each Participant, the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the Participant and such other items as the Administrator may prescribe. Such designations shall remain effective unless amended as provided in subsection (d), below.
(d) A Participant may amend his or her Participation Election Form from time to time; provided, however, that any amendment to the amount of a Participant's Compensation Deferrals shall comply with the provisions of subsection (b), above.
4.2 Matching Contributions. If elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall also credit to the Account of each Participant who makes Compensation Deferrals a Matching Contribution in an amount equal to the amount specified in the Adoption Agreement. If a Trust has been elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Trust for the Participant's benefit the amount of such Matching Contributions in accordance with the Adoption Agreement and this Plan. If a Trust has not been elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Company Account the amount of such Matching Contributions in accordance with the Adoption Agreement and this Plan.
4.3 Company Contribution. If elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, the Company may from time to time make a discretionary contribution to the Account of a Participant. If a Trust has been elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Trust for the Participant's benefit the amount of such Company Contributions in accordance with the Adoption Agreement and this Plan. If a Trust has not been elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, the Company shall contribute to the Company Account the amount of such Company Contributions in accordance with the Adoption Agreement and this Plan.
4.4 Time and Form of Contributions.
(a) If the Company has elected a Trust in the Adoption Agreement:
(i) Compensation Deferrals and Matching Contributions shall be transferred to the Trust as soon as administratively feasible for the Company following the close of the period selected in the Adoption Agreement. The Company shall also provide at that time any necessary instructions regarding the allocation of such amounts among the Accounts of Participants.
(ii) Company Contributions shall be transferred to the Trust at such time as the Company shall determine. The Company shall also transmit at that time any necessary instructions regarding the allocation of such amounts among the Accounts of Participants.
(iii) All Compensation Deferrals, Matching Contributions and Company Contributions to the Trust shall be made in the form of cash, cash equivalents of U.S. currency or other property acceptable to the Trustee.
(b) If the Company has not elected a Trust in the Adoption Agreement:
(i) Compensation Deferrals and Matching Contributions shall be transferred to the Company Account as soon as administratively feasible for the Company following the close of the period selected in the Adoption Agreement. The Company shall also provide at that time any necessary instructions regarding the allocation of such amounts among the Accounts of Participants.
(ii) Company Contributions shall be transferred to the Company Account at such time as the Company shall determine. The Company shall also transmit at that time any necessary instructions regarding the allocation of such amounts among the Accounts of Participants.
(iii) All Compensation Deferrals, Matching Contributions and Company Contributions to the Company Account shall be made in the form of cash, cash equivalents of U.S. currency or other property acceptable to the Trustee.
ARTICLE V
Vesting
5.1 Vesting.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have a vested right to the portion of his or her Account attributable to Compensation Deferrals and any Benchmark Returns on such Compensation Deferrals. Except as otherwise provided herein, Matching Contributions and Company Contributions, and any amounts attributable to Benchmark Returns on such contributions, shall vest in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Adoption Agreement; provided, however, that all such amounts shall be subject to the rights of the general creditors of the Company as provided in ARTICLE IX hereof.
(i) For purposes of this ARTICLE, a Participant's "Years of Service" shall be determined by the twelve (12) month period (as defined in the Adoption Agreement) of his or her employment with the Company.
(ii) For purposes of this ARTICLE, a Participant's "Years of Plan Service" shall include Plan Years specified in the Adoption Agreement during which the Participant continues his or her employment with the Company for the entire Plan Year.
(b) If elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, then, notwithstanding Section 5.1 hereof, a Participant who attains the age specified in the Adoption Agreement shall be fully vested in amounts credited to his or her Account, regardless of his or her Years of Service or Years of Plan Service.
(c) If elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant who has a termination of employment due to Total and Permanent Disability shall be fully vested in the amounts credited to his or her Account regardless of his or her Years of Service or Years of Plan Service.
(d) If elected by the Company in the Adoption Agreement, a Participant shall be fully vested in the amounts credited to his or her Account upon such Participant's death, regardless of his or her Years of Service or Years of Plan Service.
(e) Any amounts credited to a Participant's Account that are not vested at the time of his or her termination of employment with the Company shall be forfeited as provided in Section 6.3 hereof.
ARTICLE VI
Accounts
6.1 Accounts.
(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain a bookkeeping Account in the name of each Participant. The Administrator may also establish any subaccounts that it feels may be appropriate, including designation of a portion of a Participant Account as a Fixed Date, Education or Retirement Account.
(b) Each Participant's Account shall be credited with Compensation Deferrals, any Matching Contributions allocable thereto, any Company Contributions and any amounts attributable to Benchmark Returns. Each Participant's Account shall be reduced by any gross amounts distributed from the Account pursuant to ARTICLE VII hereof and any other appropriate adjustments. Such adjustments shall be made as frequently as is administratively feasible.
6.2 Benchmark Investment Elections.
(a) The Administrator shall from time to time select types of Benchmark Investment Funds and specific Benchmark Investment Funds for deemed investment designation by Participants with respect to Accounts. The Administrator shall notify the Participants of the types of Benchmark Investment Funds and the specific Benchmark Investment Funds selected from time to time. On the Participation Election Form, the Participant shall designate the specific Benchmark Investment Funds in which the Account of the Participant will be deemed to be invested in for purposes of determining the Benchmark Return to be credited to the Account. In making the designation, the Participant may specify that all or any percentage of his/her Account be deemed to be invested in one or more of the available types of Benchmark Investment Funds. The Administrator from time to time will determine the minimum percentage allocation per investment fund and the frequency with which allocations may be changed.
(b) If a Trust has been chosen in the Adoption Agreement, Trust assets shall be invested as provided in the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that the Trustee may consider a Participant's selection of a Benchmark Investment Fund when investing Trust assets.
6.3 Forfeitures. Any forfeitures from a Participant's Account may be used to reduce succeeding Matching Contributions, Company Contributions or, if applicable, administrative expenses and trustee fees and expenses, until such forfeitures have been entirely so applied.
ARTICLE VII
Distributions
7.1 Distribution Election.
(a) By designation of a Fixed Date Account and/or a Retirement Account, each Participant shall specify in his or her Participation Election Form the date on which payment shall begin as provided in Section 7.3 hereof. Such designation shall apply to all amounts distributed from such Participant's Account.
(b) A Participant may modify the election made under Section 7.1(a) by submitting to the Administrator a completed and executed form provided for such purpose, provided, however, that such change shall not be given any effect unless a full calendar year passes between the calendar year in which such election form is submitted and the calendar year in which the distribution date designated in such form occurs.
7.2 Payment Options.
Unless otherwise provided in Section 7.3, benefits shall be payable in a lump sum payment
7.3 Commencement of Payment.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, payments to a Participant shall commence as soon as administratively feasible after the Participant has satisfied the criteria set forth in the Adoption Agreement for a distribution hereunder or if no such criteria are set forth in the Adoption Agreement, then pursuant to the Participant's Participation Election Form.
(b) If the Company has elected this option in the Adoption Agreement, the Administrator may permit an early distribution of part or all of any deferred amounts; provided, however, that such distribution shall be made only if the Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that the Participant has experienced an "unforeseeable emergency" if early distribution were not permitted. "Unforeseeable emergency" shall mean any severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. Any distribution pursuant to this provision is limited to the amount necessary to meet the emergency, and any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reaso nably anticipated to result from such distribution. The distribution may not exceed the then vested portion of the Participant's Account. The circumstances that will constitute an unforeseeable emergency will depend upon the facts of each case, but, in any case, payment may not be made to the extent that such hardship is or may be relieved (i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; (ii) by liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or (iii) by cessation of deferrals under the Plan. Furthermore, examples of events that would not be considered unforeseeable emergencies include the need to send a Participant's child to college or the desire to purchase a home.
(c) Upon termination of employment for any reason, all vested amounts shall be paid in a lump sum, as soon as administratively feasible, to the Participant.
7.4 Effect of Early Distribution. If the Company has so indicated in the Adoption Agreement, if a Participant elects to receive a distribution of vested amounts in his or her Account on a date prior to that established under the Plan, including the Adoption Agreement and the Participant's Participation Election Form, the amount distributed shall equal that percentage (established by the Company in the Adoption Agreement) of the Participant's vested amounts and the balance shall be treated as forfeited by the Participant.
7.5 Changes Affecting an Education Account. In the event of the death of the individual whose age is used for purposes of the timing of a distribution from an Education Account, the Education Account associated with the deceased person shall be treated for all purposes as a Retirement Account of the Participant under the Plan.
ARTICLE VIII
Beneficiaries
8.1 Beneficiaries. Each Participant may from time to time designate one or more persons (who may be any one or more members of such person's family or other persons, administrators, trusts, foundations or other entities) as his or her beneficiary under the Plan. Such designation shall be made on a form prescribed by the Administrator. Each Participant may at any time and from time to time, change any previous beneficiary designation, without notice to or consent of any previously designated beneficiary, by amending his or her previous designation on a form prescribed by the Administrator. If the beneficiary does not survive the Participant (or is otherwise unavailable to receive payment) or if no beneficiary is validly designated, then the amounts payable under this Plan shall be paid to the Participant's surviving spouse, if any, and, if none, to his or her surviving issue per stirpes, if any, and, if none, to his or her estate and such person shall be deemed to be a beneficiary hereund er. (For purposes of this ARTICLE, a per stirpes distribution to surviving issue means a distribution to such issue as representatives of the branches of the descendants of such Employee; equal shares are allotted for each living child and for the descendants as a group of each deceased child of the deceased Employee). If more than one person is the beneficiary of a Participant, each such person shall receive a pro rata share of any distributions payable unless otherwise designated on the applicable form. If a beneficiary who is eligible to receive benefits dies, all benefits that were payable to such beneficiary shall then be payable to the estate of that beneficiary.
8.2 Lost Beneficiary.
(a) All Participants and beneficiaries shall have the obligation to keep the Administrator informed of their current address until such time as all benefits due have been paid.
(b) If a Participant or beneficiary cannot be located by the Administrator exercising due diligence, then, in its sole discretion, the Administrator may presume that the Participant or beneficiary is deceased for purposes of the Plan and all unpaid amounts (net of due diligence expenses) owed to the Participant or beneficiary shall be paid accordingly or, if a beneficiary cannot be so located, then such amounts may be forfeited in accordance with Section 6.3 hereof. Any such presumption of death shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties.
8.3 Individuals Designated in Connection with Education Accounts. In establishing an Education Account, a Participant shall name a specific living person whose age shall trigger distribution of amounts in such Education Account. The distribution shall be made to the Participant, not the person so designated.
8.4 Enforceability of Beneficiary Designations. Any beneficiary designation form is only a generalized, suggested form. At the time of the Participant's death and under the laws of the jurisdiction applicable to the Participant at the time of death, the form may not be considered legally effective to transfer the amounts from the Participant's Account(s) to the beneficiary so designated.
ARTICLE IX
Funding
9.1 Prohibition Against Funding. Should any investment be acquired in connection with the liabilities assumed by the Company under this Plan, it is expressly understood and agreed that the Participants and beneficiaries shall not have any right with respect to, or claim against, such assets nor shall any such purchase be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and the Participants, their beneficiaries or any other person. Any such assets (including any amounts deferred by a Participant or contributed by the Company pursuant to ARTICLE IV hereof) shall be and remain a part of the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company, subject to the claims of its general creditors. Each Participant and beneficiary shall be required to look to the provisions of this Plan and to the Company itself for enforcement of any and all benefits due under this Plan, and to the extent any such person acquires a right to receive payment under this Plan, such rig ht shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company. The Company (or the Trust, if any) shall be designated owner and beneficiary of investments acquired in connection with the Company's obligations under this Plan.
9.2 Deposits in Trust. Subject to Section 9.1, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may deposit into the Trust any amounts it deems appropriate to pay the benefits under this Plan. The amounts so deposited may include all Compensation Deferrals made pursuant to a Participation Election Form by a Participant, any Company Contributions and any Matching Contributions. Notwithstanding deposit of assets into a Trust, the Company reserves the right at any time and from time to time to pay benefits to Plan Participants or their beneficiaries in whole or in part from sources other than the Trust.
9.3 Withholding of Employee Contributions. The Administrator is authorized to make any and all necessary arrangements with the Company in order to withhold the Participant's Compensation Deferrals under Section 4.1 hereof from his or her pay. The Administrator shall determine the amount and timing of such withholding.
ARTICLE X
Administration
10.1 Plan Administration. The Administrator shall have complete control and authority to determine the rights and benefits and all claims arising under the Plan of any Participant, beneficiary, deceased Participant, or other person claiming to have any interest under the Plan. When making a determination or calculation, the Administrator shall be entitled to rely on information furnished by a Participant, a beneficiary, the Company or the Trustee, if applicable. The Administrator shall have the responsibility for complying with any applicable reporting and disclosure requirements of ERISA.
10.2 Administrator.
(a) The Administrator is expressly empowered to limit the amount of Compensation that may be deferred; to deposit amounts into trust in accordance with Section 9.2 hereof and the Adoption Agreement; to interpret the Plan, and to determine all questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan; to employ actuaries, accountants, counsel, and other persons it deems necessary in connection with the administration of the Plan; and to take all other necessary and proper actions to fulfill its duties as Administrator.
(b) The Administrator shall not be liable for any actions by it hereunder, unless due to its own negligence, willful misconduct or lack of good faith.
(c) The Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against all personal liability to which it may be subject by reason of any act done or omitted to be done in its official capacity as Administrator in good faith in the administration of the Plan, including all expenses reasonably incurred in its defense in the event the Company fails to provide such defense upon the request of the Administrator. The Administrator is relieved of all responsibility in connection with its duties hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by law, short of breach of duty to the Participants and their beneficiaries.
10.3 Discretionary Authority of the Administrator. The Administrator shall be vested with sole discretionary authority (i) to construe and interpret the Plan and the Participant's Participation Election Form (collectively referred to as "Documents"), their terms, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to resolving ambiguities, inconsistencies and omissions, (ii) to construe and interpret the Federal and state laws and regulations that relate to the Documents, (iii) to decide all factual questions arising in connection with the Documents, and (iv) to decide all other questions arising in connection with the Documents, including but not limited to determinations of eligibility, entitlement to benefits, and vesting. All findings of the Administrator shall be final and shall be binding and conclusive upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.
10.4 Claims Procedures.
(a) In the event a Participant requests payment hereunder and the Administrator has determined that the Participant is not entitled to all or some portion of such payment, the Administrator shall provide to the Participant a written statement (a "Claims Notice"), stating the specific reason or reasons for such denial, in language calculated to be understood by the Participant. The Claims Notice shall also refer to the Plan provision on which such denial is based, and, where appropriate, an explanation of what the Participant may do to perfect his or her claim. In addition, the Participant shall be furnished with an explanation of the Plan's claims review procedures. The Claims Notice will be given to the Participant within 90 days after the Administrator receives the Participant's claim, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Administrator will have up to an additional 90 days for processing the claim. If an extension of time for processing the claim is requ ired, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial 90-day period.
(b) Any Participant who has been denied a benefit by a decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section 10.4(a) shall be entitled to request that the Administrator give further consideration to his or her claim by filing with the Administrator a request for a hearing, together with a written statement of the reasons why the Participant believes his claim should be paid and any documents pertinent to such consideration. Such materials shall be filed with the Administrator no later than 60 days after receipt by the Participant of the Claims Notice. The Administrator will notify the Participant of the hearing date, time and location, and give the Participant and his or her representative the opportunity to review all documents in the possession of the Administrator that are pertinent to the denial of the Participant's claim. The Participant shall be responsible for all expenses incurred in connection with this review process. A final decision shall be rendered in writing with respect to the c laim no later than 60 days following the hearing, unless special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional 60 days), in language calculated to be understood by the Participant, and setting forth the reasons for the disposition and specific references to Plan provisions on which the decision is based.
(c) The Administrator will establish rules and procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims. The Administrator may require an applicant who wishes to submit additional information in connection with an appeal from the denial of benefits to do so at the applicant's own expense.
(d) No legal action for benefits under the Plan pursuant to Section 11.10 hereof may be brought until the claimant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with Section 10.4(a) above, (ii) has been notified by the Administrator that the application is denied, (iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in accordance with the appeal procedure described in Section 10.4(b) above and (iv) has been notified in writing that the Administrator has denied the appeal.
ARTICLE XI
General Provisions
11.1 No Assignment. Benefits or payments under this Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, garnishment or charge, whether voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to so anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall not be valid, nor shall any such benefit or payment be in any way liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagement or torts of any Participant or beneficiary, or any other person entitled to such benefit or payment pursuant to the terms of this Plan, except to such extent as may be required by law. If any Participant or beneficiary or any other person entitled to a benefit or payment pursuant to the terms of this Plan becomes bankrupt or attempts to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any benefit or payment under this Plan, in whole or in part, or if any attempt is made to subject any such benefi t or payment, in whole or in part, to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the Participant or beneficiary or any other person entitled to any such benefit or payment pursuant to the terms of this Plan, then such benefit or payment, in the discretion of the Administrator, shall cease and terminate with respect to such Participant or beneficiary, or any other such person.
11.2 No Employment Rights. Participation in this Plan shall not be construed to confer upon any Participant the legal right to be retained in the employ of the Company, or give a Participant or beneficiary, or any other person, any right to any payment whatsoever, except to the extent of the benefits provided for hereunder. Each Participant shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if this Plan had never been adopted.
11.3 Incompetence. If the Administrator determines that any person to whom a benefit is payable under this Plan is incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability, the Administrator shall have the power to cause the payments becoming due to such person to be made to another for his or her benefit without responsibility of the Administrator or the Company to see to the application of such payments. Any payment made pursuant to such power shall, as to such payment, operate as a complete discharge of the liabilities of the Company, the Administrator and the Trustee.
11.4 Identity. If, at any time, any doubt exists as to the identity of any person entitled to any payment hereunder or the amount or time of such payment, the Administrator shall be entitled to hold such sum until such identity or amount or time is determined or until an order of a court of competent jurisdiction is obtained. The Administrator shall also be entitled to pay such sum into the court in accordance with the appropriate rules of law. Any expenses incurred by the Company, the Administrator, and the Trust incident to such proceeding or litigation will be deemed a distribution from the Account pursuant to ARTICLE VII hereof and will be deducted from the balance in the Account of the affected Participant.
11.5 Other Benefits. The benefits of each Participant or beneficiary hereunder shall be in addition to any benefits paid or payable to or on account of the Participant or beneficiary under any other pension, disability, annuity or retirement plan or policy whatsoever.
11.6 No Liability. No liability shall attach to or be incurred by the Company, the Trustee or any Administrator under or by reason of the terms, conditions and provisions contained in this Plan, or for the acts or decisions taken or made thereunder or in connection therewith; and as a condition precedent to the establishment of this Plan or the receipt of benefits thereunder, or both, such liability, if any, is expressly waived and released by each Participant and by any and all persons claiming under or through any Participant or any other person. Such waiver and release shall be conclusively evidenced by any act or participation in or the acceptance of benefits or the making of any election under this Plan.
11.7 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Adoption Agreement, all expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan, whether incurred by the Company or the Plan, shall be paid by the Company. Any investment-related expenses shall be charged directly to the Account for which such investments were made.
11.8 Amendment and Termination.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Company shall have the sole authority to modify, amend or terminate this Plan; provided, however, that any modification or termination of this Plan shall not reduce, alter or impair, without the consent of a Participant, a Participant's right to any amounts already credited to his or her Account on the day before the effective date of such modification or termination.
(b) The Company reserves the right to make any modification or amendment to the Plan or the Adoption Agreement that it deems necessary to comply with any requirements of law or to insure favorable tax treatment under the Plan.
11.9 Company Determinations. Any determinations, actions or decisions of the Company (including, but not limited to, Plan amendments and Plan termination) shall be made by the Administrator in accordance with its established procedures or by such other individuals, groups or organizations that have been properly appointed by the board of directors to make such determination or decision.
11.10 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of relating to this Plan shall be settled by binding arbitration in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service ("JAMS"). The parties shall seek to agree upon appointment of the arbitrator and the arbitration procedures. If the parties are unable to reach such agreement, a single arbitrator shall be appointed pursuant to the JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures, and the arbitrator shall determine the arbitration procedures. Any award pursuant to such arbitration shall be included in a written decision which shall state the legal and factual reasons upon which the award was based, including all the elements involved in the calculation of any award of damages. Any such award shall be deemed final and binding and may be entered and enforced in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall interpret the Plan in accordance w ith the laws of California to the extent not preempted by ERISA. Each party shall pay its own fees and expenses incurred in any arbitration under this Plan, but the expenses of the arbitration shall be paid by the Company.
11.11 Construction. All questions of interpretation, construction or application arising under or concerning the terms of this Plan shall be decided by the Administrator, in its sole and final discretion, whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons.
11.12 Governing Law. This Plan shall be governed by, construed and administered in accordance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, and any other applicable federal law, provided, however, that to the extent not preempted by federal law this Plan shall be governed by construed and administered under the laws of the state in which the Company maintains its principal place of business, other than its laws respecting choice of law.
11.13 Severability. If any provision of this Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, its invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Plan and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included therein. If the inclusion of any Employee (or Employees) as a Participant under this Plan would cause the Plan to fail to comply with the requirements of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, then the Plan shall be severed with respect to such Employee or Employees, who shall be considered to be participating in a separate arrangement.
11.14 Headings. The ARTICLE headings contained herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, enlarge or describe the scope or intent of this Plan nor in any way shall they affect this Plan or the construction of any provision thereof.
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
2000 VENTURE INVESTMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Effective Date: December 1, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
INTRODUCTION |
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ARTICLE 2 |
DEFINITIONS |
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2.1 |
"Affiliate" |
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2.2 |
"Beneficiary" |
2 |
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2.3 |
"Board" |
2 |
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2.4 |
"Bonus" |
2 |
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2.5 |
"Code" |
2 |
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2.6 |
"Company" |
2 |
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2.7 |
"Deferral Amount" |
2 |
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2.8 |
"Deferral Distribution Subaccount" |
2 |
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2.9 |
"Distribution Event" |
2 |
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2.10 |
"Effective Date" |
2 |
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2.11 |
"Eligible Employee" |
2 |
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2.12 |
"Employee" |
3 |
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2.13 |
"Enrollment Agreement" |
3 |
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2.14 |
"Normal Distribution Subaccount" |
3 |
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2.15 |
"Participant" |
3 |
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2.16 |
"Participant's Account" |
3 |
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2.17 |
"Plan" |
3 |
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2.18 |
"Plan Administrator" |
3 |
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2.19 |
"Plan Year" |
3 |
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2.20 |
"Termination of Service" |
3 |
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2.21 |
"Total Disability" |
3 |
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2.22 |
"Venture Investment" |
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2.23 |
"Venture Investment Company" |
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ARTICLE 3 |
DEFERRALS |
4 |
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3.1 |
Bonus Deferrals |
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3.2 |
Deferral Amounts |
5 |
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3.3 |
Company to Retain Deferral Amounts; Unsecured Promise by Company |
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3.4 |
Changes in Deferrals |
5 |
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3.5 |
Administrative Rules |
5 |
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3.6 |
Deferral Distribution Subaccounts |
5 |
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ARTICLEe 4 |
PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNTS AND PLAN INVESTMENTS |
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4.1 |
Timing of Credits to Subaccounts |
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4.2 |
Deemed Investments |
5 |
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4.3 |
Valuations |
6 |
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ARTICLE 5 |
BENEFICIARIES |
6 |
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ARTICLE 6 |
DISTRIBUTIONS AND DEFERRALS |
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6.1 |
Distributions. |
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6.2 |
Normal Distributions |
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6.3 |
Deferral Distributions |
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ARTICLE 7 |
BENEFITS ON ACCOUNT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OR DEATH |
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ARTICLE 8 |
ADMINISTRATION |
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8.1 |
Plan Administrator |
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8.2 |
Claims, Inquiries and Appeals |
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8.3 |
Discretionary Authority of Plan Administrator |
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8.4 |
Costs and Expenses of Plan |
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ARTICLE 9 |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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9.1 |
Amendment of Plan |
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9.2 |
Termination of Plan |
10 |
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9.3 |
Plan Rules |
10 |
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9.4 |
Outside Consultants |
10 |
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9.5 |
No Assignment of Benefits |
10 |
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9.6 |
Absence of Other Agreements; Conflicts |
10 |
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9.7 |
No Employment Rights |
11 |
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9.8 |
Debt Offsets |
11 |
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9.9 |
Withholding |
11 |
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9.10 |
Unfunded Nature of Plan |
11 |
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9.11 |
Savings Clause |
11 |
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9.12 |
Arbitration |
11 |
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9.13 |
Headings |
12 |
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9.14 |
Rules of Gender and Number |
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9.15 |
Notices |
12 |
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9.16 |
Governing Law |
12 |
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
2000 VENTURE INVESTMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
ARTICLE 1
Introduction
Whereas, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), wishes to establish a nonqualified deferred compensation plan as set forth herein (the "Plan") to provide deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company and its Affiliates that adopt the Plan;
Whereas, the Plan shall be effective December 1, 2000;
Whereas, the Company has the legal authority to establish the Plan pursuant to the laws of the State of Maryland;
Whereas, the Company wishes to provide that the Plan shall be called the Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2000 Venture Investment Deferred Compensation Plan;
Whereas, the Company wishes to provide under the Plan for the payment of benefits to Participants in the Plan and their beneficiary or beneficiaries under the terms of the Plan and the terms of Participants' deferred compensation agreements;
Whereas, the Company wishes to provide under the Plan that the Company shall pay the entire cost of benefits under the Plan from its general assets and set aside contributions by the Company to meet its obligations under the Plan;
Whereas, the Company intends that the assets of the Plan shall at all times be subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company in the event of the bankruptcy or financial insolvency of the Company; and
Whereas, the Company intends that any rights of Participants in the Plan and their beneficiaries be unsecured and unfunded for purposes of tax law and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA").
Now, therefore, the Company does hereby establish the Plan as follows, pursuant to the adoption of the Plan by the Company's Board of Directors:
ARTICLE 2
Definitions
2.1 "Affiliate" means any firm, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation or limited liability corporation that (i) directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company or (ii) is otherwise authorized by the Board to be considered the Company for purposes of this Plan.
2.2 "Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by the Participant in the Enrollment Agreement who are to receive any distributions payable upon the death of the Participant.
2.3 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.4 "Bonus" means a Participant's cash bonus for any Plan Year paid by the Company, before reduction pursuant to this Plan or any plan or agreement of the Company whereby compensation is deferred, including, without limitation, a plan whereby compensation is deferred in accordance with Code Section 401(k) or reduced in accordance with Code Section 125 and the Company's 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan. Bonuses shall not include any other form of compensation, whether taxable or non-taxable, including, but not limited to, base salary, commissions, overtime and other forms of additional compensation.
2.5 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.6 "Company" means Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., a Maryland corporation, any Affiliate of the Company that adopts this Plan and any succeeding or continuing corporation that adopts this Plan.
2.7 "Deferral Amount" means the amount of Bonus that the Participant elects to defer under the Enrollment Agreement and that the Participant and the Company mutually agree shall be deferred in accordance with the Plan.
2.8 "Deferral Distribution Subaccount" means the individual account maintained for a Participant by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the terms of the Plan for purposes of making deferrals of amounts otherwise distributable to a Participant pursuant to the Plan following a Distribution Event to the Company's 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan.
2.9 "Distribution Event" means the transaction by which the Company receives cash or freely tradable stock in connection with the initial public offering of stock of a Venture Investment Company, the acquisition of the Venture Investment Company for publicly traded stock or cash, or otherwise. Each Venture Investment is expected to have a Distribution Event that is separate from the Distribution Events of other Venture Investments.
2.10 "Effective Date" means December 1, 2000.
2.11 "Eligible Employee" means a key Employee of the Company [ REDACTED
]
2.12 "Employee" means a person employed by the Company on a regular, full-time, salaried basis.
2.13 "Enrollment Agreement" means the agreement entered into by a Participant and the Company that specifies the Participant's Deferral Amount, the Participant's Normal Distribution Subaccount allocation, the Participant's Deferral Distribution Subaccount allocation, and the Participant's Beneficiary.
2.14 "Normal Distribution Subaccount" means the individual account maintained for a Participant by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the terms of the Plan for purposes of making a distribution of a benefit following a Distribution Event.
2.15 "Participant" means any Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan by completing, executing and returning an Enrollment Agreement. An Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant shall remain a Participant until the time that the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) has received all of the benefits to which he or she is entitled under the terms of the Plan.
2.16 "Participant's Account" means the individual account(s) maintained for a Participant by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the terms of the Plan that shall consist of his or her Normal Distribution Subaccount and/or Deferral Distribution Subaccount, as applicable. Such an account is a bookkeeping record of all amounts deferred by a Participant, and any investment gains or losses allocated to such account as provided in the Plan, for purposes of determining the amount of benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan.
2.17 "Plan" means the Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 2000 Venture Investment Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.
2.18 "Plan Administrator" means the Board or a committee or an individual selected by the Board to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.
2.19 "Plan Year" means the calendar year beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31. The first Plan Year of the Plan shall commence on January 1, 2001 and end on December 31, 2001.
2.20 "Termination of Service" means severance of the Participant's employment relationship with the Company and any other Affiliate, including, but not limited to, such severance due to Total Disability, death or retirement. For purposes of this definition, the employment relationship is considered to continue during any period during which the individual is on an approved leave of absence, whether paid or unpaid.
2.21 "Total Disability" means any Termination of Service during the life of a Participant by reason of a Participant's total and permanent disability, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion. A Participant who applies and qualifies for disability benefits under any long-term disability plan or policy provided by the Company or an Affiliate ("LTD Plan") shall qualify for Total Disability under this Plan. A Participant who fails to qualify for disability benefits under a LTD Plan (whether or not the Participant makes application for disability benefits thereunder) shall not be deemed to have a Total Disability under this Plan unless the Plan Administrator otherwise determines, based upon the opinion of a qualified physician or medical clinic selected by the Plan Administrator, that a condition of total and permanent disability exists.
2.22 "Venture Investment" means a [ REDACTED
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2.23 "Venture Investment Company" means a [ REDACTED
]
ARTICLE 3
Deferrals
3.1 Bonus Deferrals. Each Eligible Employee who is notified of his or her eligibility to participate in the Plan on or after the Effective Date may begin to defer a Bonus under the Plan at the beginning of the first Plan Year (or such earlier date established by the Plan Administrator and announced to the Eligible Employee) commencing after the date the Eligible Employee completes and signs an Enrollment Agreement and returns such agreement to the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that such completion and return of the Enrollment Agreement to the Plan Administrator, if it does not occur prior to the commencement of the Plan Year with respect to which the Bonus is awarded, must occur at a time that the amount of the Bonus remains substantially uncertain, such time to be established by the Plan Administrator and communicated to the Eligible Employee.
An Eligible Employee who did not become a Participant in accordance with the terms of the preceding paragraph may begin to defer a Bonus under the Plan effective as of the beginning of any Plan Year following the Plan Year with respect to which he or she was first notified of his or her eligibility to participate in the Plan by completing and signing an Enrollment Agreement and returning such agreement to the Plan Administrator prior to the beginning of the Plan Year, or such earlier or later date established by the Plan Administrator and announced to the Eligible Employee, in which deferral of a Bonus is intended to commence; provided, however, that such completion and return of the Enrollment Agreement to the Plan Administrator, if it does not occur prior the commencement of the Plan Year with respect to which the Bonus is awarded, must occur at a time that the amount of the Bonus remains substantially uncertain, such time to be established by the Plan Administrator and communicated to the Eligib le Employee.
A Participant's election to defer a Bonus shall only be effective for one Plan Year. Therefore, an Eligible Employee must complete and sign an Enrollment Agreement and return such agreement to the Plan Administrator with respect to each Plan Year, as provided above.
3.2 Deferral Amounts. An Eligible Employee electing to participate in the Plan shall elect a Plan Year Deferral Amount of (i) a dollar amount of at least $10,000, or (ii) a percentage (in whole percentages) of his or her Bonus that would result in a Deferral Amount of at least $10,000 for the Plan Year. The maximum percentage of a Participant's Bonus that may be deferred shall be one hundred percent (100%).
3.3 Company to Retain Deferral Amounts; Unsecured Promise by Company. All Deferral Amounts shall be deducted from Participants' Bonuses and held by the Company in its general assets. All amounts under the Plan, including all deferrals and the amount of any investment gains or losses in respect of deemed investments pursuant to Section 4.2, shall remain (until made available to the Participant or Beneficiary) the property of the Company. Benefits under the Plan represent an unfunded, unsecured promise by the Company to pay such benefits to the Participants when due. Accordingly, a Participant has no greater right to any of the Company's general assets than the general creditors of the Company in the event that the Company shall become bankrupt or financially insolvent.
3.4 Changes in Deferrals. A Participant may not change, amend or modify an Enrollment Agreement Deferral Amount election during the Plan Year, except if such change is permitted by the Plan Administrator and is made at a time that the amount of the Bonus remains substantially uncertain, such time to be established by the Plan Administrator and communicated to the Participant.
3.5 Administrative Rules. The Plan Administrator has the power to establish rules and from time to time to modify or change such rules governing the manner and method by which deferrals of a Participant's Bonus may be (i) changed, suspended or terminated or (ii) limited by the imposition of a minimum or maximum amount of deferral of Bonus.
3.6 Deferral Distribution Subaccounts. A Participant may make an irrevocable election on his or her Enrollment Agreement to designate a percentage of his or her Deferral Amount for the Plan Year to which the Enrollment Agreement relates to be placed in his or her Deferral Distribution Subaccount. A previously scheduled deferral distribution shall become null and void upon a Participant's Termination of Service.
ARTICLE 4
Participant's Accounts and Plan Investments
4.1 Timing of Credits to Subaccounts. The amount by which a Bonus is deferred pursuant to Article 3 shall be credited by the Company to the Participant's Normal Distribution Subaccount or Deferral Distribution Subaccount, as applicable.
4.2 Deemed Investments. [REDACTED
] determined by the Company, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion each Plan Year. Participants who have made Bonus deferrals under the Plan in respect of a Plan Year will be deemed to have such Bonus deferral invested in Venture Investments in an aggregate amount that shall be limited to [REDACTED
] for such Plan Year. [REDACTED
]
4.3 Valuations. A Participant's Account shall be valued annually [REDACTED
] The value of the Participant's Account shall be its value as of the most recent valuation date, increased by any subsequent Deferral Amounts and decreased by any subsequent distributions. Such valuation shall be communicated in writing to each Participant not later than April 15th following each Plan Year.
ARTICLE 5
Beneficiaries
The Participant's Enrollment Agreement shall designate the Beneficiary who is to receive a distribution of the vested value of a Participant's Account in the event of such Participant's death. Any such designation, change or cancellation shall not be effective until received by the Plan Administrator, or its designee. If the Participant has not properly designated a Beneficiary, if for any reason such designation shall not be legally effective, or if said designated Beneficiary shall predecease the Participant, then the Participant's estate shall be treated as the Beneficiary. A Participant may change his or her Beneficiary designation at any time by amending the Participant's Enrollment Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
Distributions and Deferrals
6.1 Distributions. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3, distributions under the Plan will occur only following the Distribution Event with respect to a Venture Investment. The precise timing of a distribution pursuant to the Plan following a Distribution Event will be determined by the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, which determination may take into account market conditions and such other considerations as the Company may decide. Distributions under the Plan will be made in cash lump sums.
6.2 Normal Distributions. Unless otherwise elected by the Participant in accordance with Section 6.3, all distributions under the Plan with respect to Venture Investments will be paid to Participants in accordance with Section 6.1.
6.3 Deferral Distributions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2, a Participant may make an irrevocable election to defer all or a portion of each distribution under the Plan through the Participant's Deferral Distribution Subaccount on a form approved by the Plan Administrator. Amounts allocated to the Participant's Deferral Distribution Subaccount will not be paid to the Participant following a Distribution Event but instead will be deferred pursuant to the Company's 2000 Deferred Compensation Plan, subject to the terms and conditions of such Plan.
ARTICLE 7
Benefits on Account of Termination of Service or Death
A Participant (or such Participant's Beneficiary in the event of the Participant's death) shall automatically receive a cash lump sum distribution of such Participant's Account in accordance with Section 6.1 following each Distribution Event. No further deferral of such amounts shall be permitted pursuant to Section 6.3.
ARTICLE 8
Administration
8.1 Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall be a committee comprised of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan. Administrative concerns of the Plan include, but are not limited to, the enrollment of Eligible Employees as Participants, the maintenance of all records, and the establishment of rules and procedures for the operation of the Plan.
Individuals serving on the committee as Plan Administrator shall be eligible to participate in the Plan while administering the Plan, but a member of such committee shall not act upon any matter which relates solely to such member's or individual's interest in the Plan as a Participant. The Plan Administrator may allocate and delegate some or all of its responsibilities described in this Article 9.
8.2 Claims, Inquiries and Appeals.
(a) Any application or request for benefits, inquiries about the Plan or inquiries about present or future rights under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan Administrator at:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, CA 91101
(b) If any application for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator must notify the applicant, in writing, of the denial of the application, and of the applicant's right to review the denial. The written notice of denial will be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the individual, and will include specific reasons for the denial, specific references to the Plan provision upon which the denial is based, a description of any information or material that the Plan Administrator needs to complete the review and an explanation of the Plan's review procedure.
This written notice will be given to the individual within ninety (90) days after the Plan Administrator receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Plan Administrator will have up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the application. If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial 90-day period.
This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator is to render its decision on the application. If written notice of denial of the application for benefits is not furnished within the specified time, the application shall be deemed to be denied. The applicant will then be permitted to appeal the denial in accordance with the review procedure described below.
(c) Any person (or that person's authorized representative) for whom an application for benefits is denied (or deemed denied), in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Plan Administrator within 60 days after the application is denied (or deemed denied). The Plan Administrator will give the applicant (or his or her representative) an opportunity to review pertinent documents in preparing a request for a review. A request for a review shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Plan Administrator at:
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 250
Pasadena, CA 91101
A request for review must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in support of the request and any other matters that the applicant feels are pertinent. The Plan Administrator may require the applicant to submit additional facts, documents or other material as it may find necessary or appropriate in making its review.
(d) The Plan Administrator will act on each request for review within 60 days after receipt of the request, unless special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional 60 days) for processing the request for a review. If an extension for review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the applicant within the initial 60-day period. The Plan Administrator will give prompt, written notice of its decision to the applicant. In the event that the Plan Administrator confirms the denial of the application for benefits in whole or in part, the notice will outline, in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, the specific Plan provisions upon which the decision is based. If written notice of the Plan Administrator's decision is not given to the applicant within the time prescribed in this Subsection (d), the application will be deemed denied on review.
(e) The Plan Administrator will establish rules and procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims. The Plan Administrator may require an applicant who wishes to submit additional information in connection with an appeal from the denial (or deemed denial) of benefits to do so at the applicant's own expense.
(f) No legal action for benefits under the Plan pursuant to Section 9.12 hereof may be brought until the claimant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with Section 8.2(a) above, (ii) has been notified by the Plan Administrator that the application is denied (or the application is deemed denied due to the Plan Administrator's failure to act on it within the established time period), (iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in accordance with the appeal procedure described in Section 8.2(c) above and (iv) has been notified in writing that the Plan Administrator has denied the appeal (or the appeal is deemed to be denied due to the Plan Administrator's failure to take any action on the claim within the time prescribed by Section 8.2(d) above).
8.3 Discretionary Authority of Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall be vested with sole discretionary authority (i) to construe and interpret the Plan and a Participant's Enrollment Agreement (collectively referred to as "Documents"), their terms, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to resolving ambiguities, inconsistencies and omissions, (ii) to construe and interpret the Federal and state laws and regulations that relate to the Documents, (iii) to decide all factual questions arising in connection with the Documents, and (iv) to decide all other questions arising in connection with the Documents, including but not limited to determinations of eligibility, entitlement to benefits, and vesting. All findings of the Plan Administrator shall be final and shall be binding and conclusive upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.
8.4 Costs and Expenses of Plan. All costs and expenses related to the operation and administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company except commissions on the sales of securities in respect of Distribution Events, which will be paid on pro rata basis by each Participant at the time of the Distribution Event, based on the Participant's Account balance in respect of the relevant Venture Investment at the time of such Distribution Event.
ARTICLE 9
Miscellaneous
9.1 Amendment of Plan. The Company reserves the right to amend any provisions of the Plan at any time upon an action by the Board to the extent that it may deem advisable without the consent of the Participant or any Beneficiary; provided, however, that no such amendment shall impair the rights of any Participant or Beneficiary with respect to either any Bonuses deferred before such amendment or the deemed investment in Venture Investments of any deferred Bonus amounts credited to a Participant's Account before such amendment.
9.2 Termination of Plan. The Company and each Affiliate adopting the Plan with respect to that Affiliate's Eligible Employees reserves the right to terminate the Plan (or terminate the Plan with respect to that Affiliate's Eligible Employees) at any time upon an action by the Board; provided, however, that no such termination shall impair the rights of any Participant or Beneficiary with respect to either any Bonuses deferred before such termination or the deemed investment in Venture Investments of any deferred Bonus amounts credited to a Participant's Account before such termination. Upon termination of the Plan, all deferrals of future Bonuses shall terminate immediately and the Participant's full Bonus on a non-deferred basis will be thereupon restored. Distribution of any benefits to a Participant shall commence only upon the occurrence of a Distribution Event pursuant to which distribution is permitted or required by the Plan and such Participant's Enrollment Agreement.
9.3 Plan Rules. The Plan Administrator may at any time make rules as it determines necessary regarding the administration of the Plan which are not inconsistent with the Plan.
9.4 Outside Consultants. The Plan Administrator may, from time to time, hire outside consultants, accountants, actuaries, legal counsel, or recordkeepers to perform such tasks as the Plan Administrator may from time to time determine.
9.5 No Assignment of Benefits. No benefits under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer (otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution), assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment. The provisions of the Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and Participants and their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators, and legatees. The Company's obligations under this Plan are not assignable or transferable except to (i) a corporation that acquires all or substantially all of the Company's assets or (ii) any corporation into which the Company may be merged or consolidated.
9.6 Absence of Other Agreements; Conflicts. The Plan, the Participant's Enrollment Agreement, and any subsequently adopted amendment to any of these documents, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Company and such Participant regarding the Plan. No oral statement regarding the Plan may be relied upon by the Participant. If there are any conflicts between the terms of the Plan and a Participant's Enrollment Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.
9.7 No Employment Rights. The terms and conditions of the Plan shall not be deemed to confer upon a Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate or to interfere with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to discipline or discharge the Participant at any time. Such employment is hereby acknowledged to be an "at will" employment relationship that can be terminated at any time for any reason, with or without cause, unless expressly provided in a written employment agreement or expressly provided by law.
9.8 Debt Offsets. If a Participant becomes entitled to a distribution of benefits under the Plan, and if at such time the Participant has outstanding any debt, obligation, or other liability representing an amount owing to the Company or an Affiliate, then the Company may offset such amount owed to it or an Affiliate against the amount of benefits otherwise distributable. Such determination shall be made by the Plan Administrator.
9.9 Withholding. The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to withhold from a distribution to a Participant or Beneficiary or from a Participant's Account any amount needed to satisfy applicable income or employment withholding tax obligations with respect to such distribution of a Participant's Account and may also arrange with the Participant to allow the Participant to make payment to the Company to satisfy such obligations. Each Participant and Beneficiary, however, shall be responsible for the payment of all individual tax liabilities relating to any such benefits.
9.10 Unfunded Nature of Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan of deferred compensation for Participants. Benefits payable hereunder shall be payable out of the general assets of the Company, and no segregation of any assets whatsoever for such benefits shall be made. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
9.11 Savings Clause. If any provision of this Plan is held unenforceable, the remainder of the Plan shall continue in full force and effect without regard to such unenforceable provision and shall be applied as though the unenforceable provision were not contained in the Plan.
9.12 Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Plan shall be settled by binding arbitration in Los Angeles, California, in accordance with the Arbitration Rules and Procedures of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service ("JAMS"). The parties shall seek to agree upon appointment of the arbitrator and the arbitration procedures. If the parties are unable to reach such agreement, a single arbitrator shall be appointed pursuant to the JAMS Arbitration Rules and Procedures, and the arbitrator shall determine the arbitration procedures. Any award pursuant to such arbitration shall be included in a written decision which shall state the legal and factual reasons upon which the award was based, including all the elements involved in the calculation of any award of damages. Any such award shall be deemed final and binding and may be entered and enforced in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator shall interpret the Plan in acc ordance with the laws of California to the extent not preempted by ERISA. Each party shall pay its own fees and expenses incurred in any arbitration under this Plan, but the expenses of the arbitration shall be paid by the Company.
9.13 Headings. Headings are inserted in this Plan for convenience of reference only and are to be ignored in the construction of the provisions of the Plan.
9.14 Rules of Gender and Number. All pronouns and adjectives shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, as the identity of the person or persons may require. As the context may require, the singular may be read as the plural and the plural as the singular.
9.15 Notices. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Plan Administrator under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to the Plan Administrator or to such representatives as the Plan Administrator may designate from time to time. Such notice shall be deemed given as to the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or certification.
9.16 Governing Law. This Plan shall be construed under the laws of the State of California, except to the extent that the laws of such state are preempted by ERISA.
In Witness Whereof, the Plan is hereby adopted by a duly authorized officer of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. on this 29th day of December, 2000.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
By: /s/ Joel S. Marcus
Name: Joel S. Marcus
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 12.1
ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.
COMPUTATION OF CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED
CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(in thousands, except ratios)
Year Ended December 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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Earnings (Loss): ......................... $ 30,277 $ 26,009 $ 22,053 $ 19,403 $ (2,797)
Add Back:
Interest Expense........................ 26,126 25,791 19,697 14,033 7,043
Write-off of Unamortized Loan Costs..... -- -- -- -- 2,295
Acquisition LLC Financing Costs......... -- -- -- -- 6,973
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Earnings Available for Fixed Charges.. $ 56,403 $ 51,800 $ 41,750 $ 33,436 $ 13,514
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Combined Fixed Charges:
Interest Incurred....................... $ 40,840 $ 33,832 $ 23,792 $ 16,264 $ 7,139
Write-off of Unamortized Loan Costs(a).. -- -- -- -- 2,295
Acquisition LLC Financing Costs(b)...... -- -- -- -- 6,973
Preferred Dividends..................... 3,666 3,666 2,036 -- 3,038
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Fixed Charges......................... $ 44,506 $ 37,498 $ 25,828 $ 16,264 $ 19,445
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividends(c)............ $ 1.27 $ 1.38 $ 1.62 $ 2.06 $ 0.69
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(a) This amount represents unamortized loan costs associated with debt retired in connection with the IPO.
(b) This amount represents the portion of the purchase price of the membership interests in ARE Acquisitions, LLC (the "Acquisition LLC") paid by the Company in excess of the cost incurred by the Acquisition LLC to acquire the three Life Science Facilities owned by it.
(c) For purposes of calculating the consolidated ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, earnings consist of earnings before income taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest incurred (including amortization of deferred financing costs and capitalized interest), write-off of unamortized loan costs, Acquisition LLC Financing Costs (see Note (b)), and preferred stock dividends.
EXHIBIT 21.1
List of Subsidiaries of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, L.P. |
ARE-377 Plantation Street, LLC |
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Alexandria Management, Inc. |
ARE-381 Plantation Street, LLC |
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Alexandria Equities, LLC |
ARE-480 Arsenal Street, LLC |
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Alexandria Laboratory Specialists, LLC |
ARE-500 Arsenal Street, LLC |
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ARE Acquisitions, LLC |
ARE-620 Memorial Drive, LLC |
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AREE-HOLDINGS, L.P. |
ARE-700/730 South Raymond, LLC |
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AREE-HOLDINGS II, L.P. |
ARE-702 Electronic Drive, L.P. |
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ARE-GP HOLDINGS QRS CORP. |
ARE-708 Quince Orchard, LLC |
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ARE-GP/II HOLDINGS QRS CORP. |
ARE-708 Quince Orchard Loan, LLC |
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ARE-GP/III HOLDINGS QRS CORP. |
ARE-770/784/790 Memorial Drive, LLC |
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ARE-GP/IV HOLDINGS QRS CORP. |
ARE-819/863 Mitten Road, LLC |
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ARE-GP/V HOLDINGS QRS CORP. |
ARE-901/951 Gateway Boulevard, LLC |
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ARE-GP/VI HOLDINGS QRS CORP. |
ARE-930 Clopper Road, LLC |
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ARE-GP 708 Quince Orchard QRS Corp. |
ARE-930/940/1201 Clopper Road Loan, LLC |
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ARE-QRS Corp. |
ARE-940 Clopper Road, LLC |
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ARE-John Hopkins Court, LLC |
ARE-1201 Harbor Bay, LLC |
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ARE-Lake View Building, LLC |
ARE-1401 Research Boulevard, LLC |
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ARE-Metropolitan Grove I, LLC |
ARE-1431 Harbor Bay, LLC |
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ARE-MM Tech Park 270 III, LLC |
ARE-1500 East Gude, LLC |
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ARE-MM 940 Clopper Road, LLC |
ARE-2001 Aliceanna Street, LLC |
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ARE-Nexus Centre II, LLC |
ARE-2140 Durant Avenue, LLC |
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ARE-One Innovation Drive, LLC |
ARE-2425/2400/2450 Garcia Bayshore, LLC |
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ARE-Technology Parkway SSF, LLC |
ARE-2625/2627/2631 Hanover, LLC |
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ARE-Western Newbrook, LLC |
ARE-3005 First Avenue, LLC |
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5 Research Place LLC |
ARE-3535/3565 General Atomics Court, LLC |
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ARE-5 Triangle Drive, LLC |
ARE-3770 Tansy Street, LLC |
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ARE-19 Firstfield Road, LLC |
ARE-4757 Nexus Centre, LLC |
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ARE-20/22/1300 Quince Orchard, LLC |
ARE-5100/5110 Campus Drive, L.P. |
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ARE-25/35/45 W. Watkins Corp. |
ARE-6146 Nancy Ridge, LLC |
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ARE-25/35/45 W. Watkins Loan Corp. |
ARE-6166 Nancy Ridge, LLC |
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ARE-29 Hartwell Avenue, LLC |
ARE-7030 Kit Creek, LLC |
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ARE-50 West Watkins Mill, LLC |
ARE-8000/9000/10000 Virginia Manor, LLC |
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ARE-55 Fillmore Street, LLC |
ARE-9363/9373/9393 Towne Centre, LLC |
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ARE-60 Westview Street, LLC |
ARE-9880 Campus Point, LLC |
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ARE-79/96 Charlestown Navy Yard, LLC |
ARE-10150 Old Columbia, LLC |
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ARE-100 Phillips Parkway, LLC |
ARE-10505 Roselle Street, LLC |
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ARE-100/800/801 Capitola, LLC |
ARE-10933 North Torrey Pines, LLC |
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ARE-108 Alexander Road, LLC |
ARE-11025 Roselle Street, LLC |
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ARE-129/153/161 Hill Street, LLC |
ARE-11035/11075 Roselle Street, LLC |
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ARE-150/154 Technology Parkway, LLC |
ARE-11099 North Torrey Pines, LLC |
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ARE-170 Williams Drive, LLC |
ARE-15020 Shady Grove, LLC |
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ARE-215 College Road, LLC |
Laboratory Facility Services, Inc. |
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ARE-279 Princeton Road, LLC |
Tech Park 270 III, LLC |
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ARE-280 Pond Street, LLC |
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-34223 and Form S-8 No. 333-60075) pertaining to the Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Award and Incentive Plan of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., the Amended Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-56449) of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and in the related Prospectus, and the Amended Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-56451) of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and in the related Prospectus, and the Amended Registration Statement (Form S-3/A No. 333-81985) of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and in the related Prospectus, of our report dated January 25, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 29, 2002