這貸款協議,日期爲2024年9月30日(經不時修訂、重述、替換、補充或以其他方式修改,本”協議”),由和中間 德國美國資本公司,地址位於哥倫布圓環1號,15這是 Floor,New York,New York 10019(連同其繼任者和轉讓者,”GACC”), 摩根大通銀行,國家協會,地址爲383 Madison Avenue,New York,New York 10179(連同其繼任者和轉讓人,”JPM”), 富國銀行,全國協會,地址爲401 South Tryon Street,9 th Floor,Charlotte North Carolina 28202(連同其繼任者和轉讓人,”WFB'; GACC、JPM和WFb中的每一個,a '共同體「以及與各自的繼任者和轉讓者一起,」出借人“),以及731 Office One LLC是特拉華州的一家有限責任公司,地址爲Alexander ' s,Inc.,210 Route 4 East,Paramus,New Jersey 07652(連同其允許的繼任者和轉讓者,”附表4.4”).
“破產意見書指(I)由Locke Lord LLP於本協議日期提交的與貸款有關的某些破產不合並意見書,以及(Ii)在截止日期後收到的與貸款有關的任何更新的或新的破產不合並意見書,在形式和實質上令貸款人和滿足評級機構標準的貸款人和從Locke Lord LLP收到的,或在新的破產不合並意見信的情況下,令貸款人和評級機構滿意的其他合理令人滿意的律師。
(I)在貸款人以其合理的酌情決定權確定滿足以下條件後,應將淨收益提供給借款人用於恢復:(A)確保不會發生並繼續發生任何違約事件;, a “(B)在(1)如果淨收益是保險收益的情況下,財產改善的可出租面積的不到40%(40%)因這種意外事故而被損壞、摧毀或無法使用,或(2)如果淨收益是報廢收益,則沒收財產可出租面積的不到15%(15%);(C)對於合計等於或大於物業中總可出租空間的67.5%(67.5%)的租契,如該租契已根據截至該等傷亡或沒收發生之日有效的籤立和交付租契予以轉讓,則應繼續保留
(the "竣工保修“)已被執行並交付給貸款人,連同就截止日期提供可比意見的律師事務所(或其適用的繼任者)或一家或多家其他國家認可的律師事務所的意見(X)關於此類合格擔保人的適當組織和權威以及完成保證的可執行性,以及(Y)完成保證不改變在破產意見或新的不合並意見中得出的結論,在每種情況下,貸款人合理接受和評級機構接受的形式和實質,或(Ii)借款人應交付信用證或現金抵押品,其金額相當於完成業主修復項目的全部費用(定義見彭博租賃),以及可分配給業主修復項目的淨收益部分(但不重複根據以下規定交付給貸款人的任何淨收益不足之處第5.4(B)(Vi)條如上所述),但如爲信用證,該信用證應附有按本信用證所附格式的出資協議附件D而在成交日期提供破產意見書的律師事務所(或其繼任者)或任何其他國家認可的律師事務所提供的意見表明,信用證不會改變破產意見書或新的不合並意見書中得出的結論,在每種情況下,其形式和實質都是貸款人合理接受和評級機構可以接受的。在(I)承租人根據彭博租賃第10.1(B)(1)節的條款選擇不終止彭博租賃(如果承租人有權終止彭博租賃)和(Ii)借款人根據彭博租賃第10.1(B)(1)節向承租人交付事故聲明(定義見彭博租賃)的日期後五(5)個工作日內,借款人應促使有資格的擔保人向貸款人交付一份正式簽署的完工保證書(或應交付一份信用證或現金抵押品,金額爲支付完成房東修復項目的費用所必需的金額);提供
(v) if, except as permitted under this Agreement (including all Permitted Transfers), a Transfer occurs;
(vi) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower or Guarantor herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date such representation or warranty was made; provided, however, that with respect to any such breach which is susceptible of being cured, such breach shall not be deemed
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an Event of Default hereunder unless and until it shall remain uncured for thirty (30) days after Borrower receives notice of such breach and, if such breach cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and Borrower commences to cure such breach within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure same, Borrower shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to cure such breach, but not in excess of sixty (60) days from the date the original notice from Lender was received by Borrower plus time necessary for Excusable Delay; provided, that, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1.4, 3.1.5 (the last sentence only), 3.1.7(d), 3.1.8, 3.1.10, 3.1.17, 3.1.19, 3.1.20, 3.1.23, 3.1.26, 3.1.31, 3.1.32(a) and 3.1.34 are not capable of being cured; provided, further, however, that in the case of a breach of Section 3.1.1, such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default in the event that such breach shall be remedied within a timely manner and in any event within not more than thirty (30) days of Lender’s request and within thirty (30) days following the request of Lender, Borrower delivers to Lender a new non-consolidation opinion or an opinion of counsel to the effect that such breach does not impair, negate or adversely change the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, in each case, from the law firm that provided the Insolvency Opinion on the Closing Date (or its successor) or another nationally recognized law firm, in form and substance that in Lender’s reasonable judgment satisfies the then-current criteria of the Rating Agencies;
(vii) if Borrower or Guarantor shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower or Guarantor or if Borrower or Guarantor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower or Guarantor, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or Guarantor shall be instituted, or if Borrower or Guarantor is substantively consolidated with any other Person; provided, however, if such appointment, adjudication, petition, proceeding or consolidation was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or Guarantor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days following its filing;
(ix) if Borrower attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;
(x) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion (except for those pertaining to Lender), or in any other non-consolidation opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, is or shall become untrue unless such matter is cured in a timely manner and in a manner that would not cause an
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impairment or a material negative or adverse change in the Insolvency Opinion or such other non-consolidation opinion so delivered; provided, however, that in the case of a breach pursuant to this Section 8.1(x), such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default in the event that such breach shall be remedied within a timely manner and in any event within not more than thirty (30) days of Lender’s request and within thirty (30) days following the request of Lender, Borrower delivers to Lender a new non-consolidation opinion or an opinion of counsel to the effect that such breach does not impair, negate or adversely change in any material respect the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, in each case, from the law firm that provided the Insolvency Opinion on the Closing Date (or its successor) or another nationally recognized law firm, in form and substance that in Lender’s reasonable judgment satisfies the then-current criteria of the Rating Agencies;
(xi) a breach of the covenants set forth in Sections 4.4, 4.23 or 4.31 hereof; provided, however, that in the case of a breach of Section 4.4, such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default in the event that such breach shall be remedied within a timely manner and in any event within not more than thirty (30) days of Lender’s request and within thirty (30) days following the request of Lender, Borrower delivers to Lender a new non-consolidation opinion or an opinion of counsel to the effect that such breach does not impair, negate or adversely change in any material respect the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, in each case, from the law firm that provided the Insolvency Opinion on the Closing Date (or its successor) or another nationally recognized law firm, in form and substance that in Lender’s reasonable judgment satisfies the then-current criteria of the Rating Agencies;
(xii) subject to Borrower’s right to contest set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement, if the Property becomes subject to any mechanic’s, materialman’s or other Lien except a Permitted Encumbrance or a Lien for Taxes not then due and payable and such liens are not discharged or bonded within sixty (60) days after Lender’s written notice to Borrower;
(xiii) the alteration, improvement, demolition or removal of any of the Improvements without the prior consent of Lender, other than in accordance with this Agreement and the Leases at the Property entered into in accordance with the Loan Documents and such alteration, improvement, demolition or removal would be reasonably expected to or does have a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower’s use or operation of the Property; provided, however, that with respect to any such breach which is susceptible of being cured, such breach shall not be deemed an Event of Default hereunder unless and until it shall remain uncured for thirty (30) days after Borrower receives notice of such breach and, if such breach cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and Borrower commences to cure such breach within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure same, Borrower shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to cure such breach, but not in excess of one hundred
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twenty (120) days from the date the original notice from Lender was received by Borrower plus time necessary for Excusable Delay;
(xiv) if (A) any Management Agreement is terminated and a Qualified Manager, or any other property manager reasonably approved by Lender, is not appointed as a replacement manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement within thirty (30) days following such termination, (B) Borrower has received notice that it is in material default under any Management Agreement and such default is not waived by Manager or cured by Borrower within sixty (60) days or (C) Borrower materially amends, modifies or otherwise changes without the prior written consent of Lender any Management Agreement in a manner materially adverse to Borrower and/or Lender such amendment is not revoked within ten (10) Business Days following notice from Lender to Borrower thereof;
(xv) if Borrower or any Person owning a direct or indirect ownership interest in Borrower (other than any holders of publicly traded stock, units or other securities) shall be convicted of a Patriot Act Offense by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction subjects Lender to action and/or liability by any Governmental Authority; provided, however, that with respect to any such breach which is susceptible of being cured, such breach shall not be deemed an Event of Default hereunder if (A) such breach is cured within ten (10) days after Borrower becomes aware or receives notice of such breach and (B) such cure fully absolves Lender from any and all civil and criminal actions and liabilities by any Governmental Authority with respect to such breach;
(xvi) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 4.9 hereof and fails to cure such breach within ten (10) days after Lender’s written notice to Borrower;
(xvii) subject to Borrower’s contest rights in the Condominium Documents, if any, if any of the Condominium Charges to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Condominium Documents are not paid by Borrower when the same are due and payable (after the expiration of any applicable notice and grace periods under the Condominium Documents), except to the extent that either (x) sums sufficient to make such payments are on deposit in the Condominium Account or (y) aggregate sums are on deposit in the Clearing Account, the Deposit Account and/or in the Cash Collateral Account sufficient to make such payment and, in either case, Lender’s access to such sums is not restricted or constrained in any manner;
(xviii) (A) any material modification or amendment to any of the terms or provisions of the Condominium Documents, (B) the termination of the Condominium or the removal of any Unit from the Condominium, or (C) any partition of all or part of the Property subject to the Condominium Declaration, in each case, in violation of the terms of this Agreement, and, in the case of clause
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(A), such modification or amendment is not rescinded within ten (10) Business Days following written notice from Lender to Borrower;
(xix) if (A) the Bloomberg Lease is surrendered or terminated by Borrower, or (B) any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Bloomberg Lease are materially amended or modified, in each case, in violation of Section 4.11 hereof, and, in the case of clause (B), such modification or amendment is not rescinded within ten (10) Business Days following written notice from Lender to Borrower;
(xx) Guarantor breaches any of the Guarantor Financial Covenants; or
(xxi) if Borrower fails to comply with the second sentence of Section 5.4(c) within the time periods set forth therein; or
(xxii) if Borrower or Guarantor shall continue to be in Default under any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document not specified in subsections (i) to (xxi) above, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such other Default; provided, however, that if such Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower and/or Guarantor shall have commenced to cure such Default within such 30-day period shall and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceed to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower and/or Guarantor in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days plus time necessary for Excusable Delay.
Section 8.2. Remedies.
8.2.1 Acceleration. Unless waived in writing by Lender, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) or (viii) of Section 8.1 above), Lender may, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, take such action, without notice or demand (and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand), that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to the Property, including declaring the Obligations to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower and the Property, including all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vii) or (viii) of Section 8.1 above, the Obligations of Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable in full, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
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8.2.2 Remedies Cumulative. Unless waived in writing by Lender, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Obligations shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to the Property. The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued independently, singly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender shall not be subject to any 「one action」 or 「election of remedies」 law or rule, and (ii) all Liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Property and the Mortgage has been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Obligations or the Obligations have been paid in full. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon. In addition to the covenants contained in Section 4.29(a)(v), during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Lender in connection with inspections and appraisals.
8.2.3 Severance.
(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose the Mortgage in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Mortgage then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion, including the following circumstances: (i) in the event Borrower defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of principal and interest, Lender may foreclose the Mortgage to recover such delinquent payments, or (ii) in the event Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire Outstanding Principal Balance, Lender may foreclose the Mortgage to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other sums secured by the Mortgage as Lender may elect; provided, that, any Prepayment Fee due and payable as a result of such acceleration shall only be due with respect to the portion of the Outstanding Principal Balance of the Loan as has been accelerated. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Property shall remain subject
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to the Mortgage to secure payment of the sums secured by the Mortgage and not previously recovered.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, mortgages and other security documents (the “Severed Loan Documents”) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, provided that no such agreement shall increase Borrower’s obligations or decrease Borrower’s rights under the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute such severance agreement to effect the aforesaid severance, Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof; provided, however, Lender shall not make or execute any such severance agreement under such power until five (5) Business Days after notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under such power.
(c) Any amounts recovered from the Property or any other collateral for the Loan following the acceleration of the Loan upon an Event of Default or an Event of Default arising as a result of the failure to pay the Obligations in full on the Maturity Date may be applied by Lender toward the payment of any interest and/or principal of the Loan and/or any other amounts due under the Loan Documents, in such order, priority and proportions as Lender in its sole discretion shall determine.
8.2.4 Lender’s Right to Perform. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default only, if Borrower fails to perform any covenant or obligation contained herein and such failure shall continue for a period of ten (10) Business Days after Borrower’s receipt of written notice thereof from Lender, without in any way limiting Lender’s right to exercise any of its rights, powers or remedies as provided hereunder, or under any of the other Loan Documents, Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, perform, or cause the performance of, such covenant or obligation, and all costs, expenses, liabilities, penalties and fines of Lender incurred or paid in connection therewith shall be payable by Borrower to Lender upon demand and if not paid shall be added to the Obligations (and to the extent permitted under applicable laws, secured by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents) and shall bear interest thereafter at the Default Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall have no obligation to send notice to Borrower of any such failure except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, but such notice shall be a precondition to Lender exercising the rights set forth in the immediately preceding sentence.
IX. SALE AND SECURITIZATION OF MORTGAGE
Section 9.1. Sale of Mortgage and Securitization. Subject to Section 9.4 hereof:
(a) Lender shall have the right (i) to sell or otherwise transfer the Loan or any portion thereof as a whole loan, (ii) to sell participation interests in the Loan, (iii) to securitize
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the Loan or any portion thereof in a single asset securitization or a pooled loan securitization and (iv) to otherwise sell, assign, participate or transfer the Loan, the Note, the Loan Documents and/or Lender’s rights, title, obligations and interests therein to any Person at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, in whole or in part, whether by operation of law (pursuant to a merger or other successor in interest) or otherwise. Upon such assignment, all references to Lender and Co-Lender in this Agreement and in any Loan Document shall be deemed to refer to such assignee or successor in interest and such assignee or successor in interest shall thereafter stand in the place of Lender in all respects. The transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are each hereinafter referred to as a “Secondary Market Transactions” and the transactions referred to in clause (iii) shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Securitization”. Any certificates, notes or other securities or similar instruments issued in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction are hereinafter referred to as “Securities”. At Lender’s election, each note and/or component comprising the Loan may be subject to one or more Secondary Market Transactions.
(b) If reasonably requested by Lender, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Lender in satisfying the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace, by prospective investors, the Rating Agencies and/or by applicable Legal Requirements in connection with any Secondary Market Transactions, including to:
(i) (A) provide reasonably requested, non-confidential financial and other information (other than projections) with respect to the Property, the business operated at the Property, Borrower, Guarantor and Manager, including, without limitation, the information set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto, in each case, to the extent reasonably available to Borrower or Manager, (B) provide budgets and rent rolls relating to the Property (including itemized percentage of floor area occupied and percentage of aggregate base rent for each Tenant), (C) provide such financial information and statements as are required pursuant to this Section 9.1(b)(i) (the information described in clauses (A) through (C), the “Provided Information”) and (D) cooperate with Lender in obtaining updated appraisals, market studies, environmental reviews and reports (Phase I’s and, if appropriate, Phase IIs), property condition reports and other due diligence investigations of the Property, subject to Borrower’s reasonable and customary safety requirements and the rights of Tenants under Leases;
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide customary updates or customary modifications to the opinions of counsel provided by Borrower on the Closing Date, as may be reasonably requested by Lender in order to effect the related Securitization, including without limitation updates or modifications requested by or for the benefit of the Rating Agencies, underwriters, placement agents, the trustee or other customary Securitization parties (it being agreed that in no event shall Borrower be obligated to deliver an opinion of counsel with respect to 「true sale」, 「fraudulent conveyance」 or 「10b-5」 matters); and
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(iii) provide updated, as of the closing date of any Secondary Market Transaction, representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents and such additional representations and warranties as the Rating Agencies may require (which, in each case, may be given subject to any additional exceptions thereto).
(c) If, at the time a Disclosure Document is being prepared for a Securitization, Lender reasonably expects that Borrower alone or Borrower and one or more Affiliates of Borrower, collectively, or the Property alone or the Property and Related Properties collectively, will be a Significant Obligor, Borrower shall furnish to Lender upon reasonable request the following financial information, in each case, to the extent reasonably available to Borrower or Manager:
(i) if Lender reasonably expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans, as of the cut-off date for such Securitization, may equal or exceed ten percent (10%) (but less than twenty percent (20%)) of the aggregate principal amount of all mortgage loans included or expected to be included in the Securitization, net operating income for the Property and the Related Properties as required under Item 1112(b)(1) of Regulation AB (it being understood that such information shall be deemed 「required」 whether or not the Securities are being offered in a registered offering), or
(ii) if Lender reasonably expects that the principal amount of the Loan together with any Related Loans, as of the cut-off date for such Securitization, may equal or exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate principal amount of all mortgage loans included or expected to be included in the Securitization, the financial statements required under Item 1112(b)(2) of Regulation AB (it being understood that such information shall be deemed 「required」 whether or not the Securities are being offered in a registered offering).
(d) In the event all or a portion of the Loan is included in a securitization involving a registered public offering of Securities pursuant to the Securities Act (a “Public Securitization”), and if Lender determines that Borrower alone or Borrower and one or more Affiliates of Borrower collectively, or the Property alone or the Property and Related Properties collectively, are a Significant Obligor, then Borrower shall furnish to Lender, on an ongoing basis, selected financial data or financial statements meeting the requirements of Item 1112(b)(1) or (2) of Regulation AB, as specified by Lender, but only for so long as such entity or entities are a Significant Obligor and either (x) filings pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with or relating to the Securitization (an “Exchange Act Filing”) are required to be made under applicable Legal Requirements or (y) comparable information is required to otherwise be 「available」 to holders of the Securities under Regulation AB or applicable Legal Requirements.
(e) Any financial data or financial statements provided pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be furnished to Lender within the following time periods:
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(i) with respect to information requested in connection with the preparation of Disclosure Documents for a Securitization, as promptly as reasonably practicable following notice from Lender; and
(ii) with respect to ongoing information required under Section 9.1(d) above, (1) not later than forty-one (41) days after the end of each calendar quarter of Borrower and (2) not later than eighty-five (85) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower.
Any reasonable incremental costs and expenses incurred by Borrower in connection with the delivery to Lender of any financial data or financial statements within the time periods set forth in Section 9.1(e)(ii) rather than the time periods provided in Section 4.9 and/or in the form required pursuant to Section 9.1(d) rather than in the form required in Section 4.9, shall be paid by Lender.
(f) If reasonably requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, as promptly as reasonably practicable following Lender’s request therefor, and in any event, within the time periods required to comply with Regulation AB or other Legal Requirements relating to a Securitization with any other or additional financial statements (excluding projections or other forward-looking statements or any mid-quarter financials), or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall reasonably determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB, or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other Legal Requirements relating to a Securitization or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested by the Lender.
(g) All financial statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and shall meet the requirements of Regulation S-K or Regulation S-X, as applicable, Regulation AB, and other applicable Legal Requirements. All annual financial statements shall be audited by Independent Accountants in accordance with GAAP, Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable, Regulation AB, and all other applicable Legal Requirements and shall be accompanied by a manually executed written consent of the Independent Accountants, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Independent Accountants, to the inclusion of such financial statements in any Disclosure Document and any Exchange Act Filing and to the use of the name of such Independent Accountants and the reference to such Independent Accountants as 「experts」 in any Disclosure Document and Exchange Act Filing (or comparable information is required to otherwise be available to holders of the Securities under Regulation AB or applicable Legal Requirements), all of which shall be provided at the same time as the related financial statements are required to be provided. All other data and financial statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower stating that such financial statements meet the requirements set forth in the first sentence of this Section 9.1(g).
(h) Lender or its designee, which may include (1) any Co-Lender or Servicer, as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, or (2) Borrower (such Lender or its designee, the “Registrar”), shall maintain a copy of each Loan assignment agreement delivered to Registrar and a register for the recordation of the name and address of each Co-Lender, and each Co-Lender’s rights to principal and stated interest of the Loan owing to such Co-Lender (the
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“Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include a failure to record, or error in recording, any assignment of the Loan of which Registrar is given notice), and Borrower and each Co-Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Co-Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The parties intend for the Loan to be in registered form for tax purposes under U.S. Department of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c). If the Registrar is not Borrower, then upon the request of Borrower, Lender shall inform Borrower as to which Co-Lender or other designee is the Registrar. Upon request of a Co-Lender or a Borrower and reasonable prior notice, the Registrar shall provide to such requesting person any information reasonably requested by such person that is recorded on such Register.
(i) Each Co-Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Loan or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided, that, no Co-Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the U.S. Department of Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Co-Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.9.1 and 2.9.2 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein) to the same extent as if it were a Co-Lender under this Agreement.
Section 9.2. Securitization Indemnification.
(a) Borrower understands that certain of the Provided Information may be included in preliminary and final disclosure documents in connection with any Secondary Market Transaction, including a Securitization, including an offering circular, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum or other offering document (each, a “Disclosure Document”) and may also be included in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and may be made available to investors or prospective investors in the Securities, investment banking firms, NRSROs, accounting firms, law firms and other third-party advisory and service providers relating to any Secondary Market Transaction, including a Securitization. Borrower also understands that the findings and conclusions of any third-party due diligence report obtained by Lender, the Issuer or the Securitization placement agent or underwriter may be made publicly available if required, and in the manner prescribed, by Section 15E(s)(4)(A) of the Exchange Act and any rules promulgated thereunder.
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(b) In connection with each of (x) a preliminary and final private placement memorandum, or (y) a preliminary and final prospectus, as applicable, Borrower agrees to provide, at Lender’s reasonable request, an indemnification certificate:
(i) certifying that Borrower has carefully examined those portions of such memorandum or prospectus, as applicable, reasonably designated in writing by Lender for Borrower’s review pertaining to Borrower, Manager, the Property and/or the Provided Information (such portions, the “Relevant Portions”), the Relevant Portions do not, as of the date of such certificate, contain any untrue statement of a material fact required to be stated therein or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(ii) indemnifying Lender (and for purposes of this Section 9.2, Lender shall include the initial lender, its successors and assigns, and their respective officers and directors) and each Person who controls Lender within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Lender Group”), the issuer of the Securities (the “Issuer” and for purposes of this Section 9.2, Issuer shall include its officers, directors and each Person who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and any placement agent or underwriter with respect to the Securitization, each of their respective officers and directors and each Person who controls the placement agent or underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Underwriter Group”) for any actual out-of-pocket losses, third-party claims, damages or liabilities arising out of third party claims (excluding lost profits, diminution in value and other consequential damages, collectively, the “Liabilities”) to which Lender, the Underwriter Group, the Lender Group or the Issuer may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Relevant Portions or in the Provided Information provided to Lender by Borrower and its agents, counsel and representatives, except to the extent that such untrue statement is subsequently superseded or corrected prior to its inclusion in the Disclosure Document or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Relevant Portion, a material fact required to be stated in such Relevant Portion or necessary in order to make the statements in such information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Borrower shall have no responsibility for the failure of Lender (or its agents) to accurately transcribe written information (including information sent by e-mail) provided by Borrower or its agents. Borrower also agrees to reimburse Lender, the Lender Group, the Issuer and/or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Lender, the Lender Group, the Issuer and/or the Underwriter Group in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. Borrower’s liability under this Section 9.2(b)(ii) will be limited to Liability that arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or
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omission made in reasonable reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or in connection with the Relevant Portions or the Provided Information and shall not include any Liability that arises out of the willful misconduct, gross negligence or fraud of the indemnified party. This indemnification provision will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have.
(c) Borrower shall indemnify the Lender, the Underwriter Group, the Lender Group, and the Issuer for Liabilities to which any such indemnified party may become subject insofar as the Liabilities are in connection with any indemnification to the Rating Agencies in connection with the issuing, monitoring or maintaining ratings on the Securities insofar as the liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material fact in any information provided by Borrower or Borrower’s agents or representatives (but expressly excluding Lender and its agents and representatives) to the Rating Agencies (the “Covered Rating Agency Information”) or arise out of or are based upon the omission to state a material fact in the Covered Rating Agency Information required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Rating Agency Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) Borrower shall not be responsible for any Liabilities relating to untrue statements or omissions in any Covered Rating Agency Information which Borrower provided notice to Lender in writing prior to the pricing of any Securities; and (ii) Borrower shall not be liable for any misstatements or omissions in the Covered Rating Agency Information resulting from Lender’s failure to accurately transcribe written information by or on behalf of Borrower to Lender unless Borrower was provided a reasonable opportunity to review such Covered Rating Agency Information (or the applicable portions thereof) and failed to notify Lender of such misstatements or omissions.
(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 9.2 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 9.2, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which the indemnifying party may have to any indemnified party hereunder except to the extent that failure to notify causes prejudice to the indemnifying party. In the event that any action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled, jointly with any other indemnifying party, to participate therein and, to the extent that it (or they) may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party under this Section 9.2 of its assumption of such defense, the indemnifying party shall not be liable for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that
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there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or in conflict with those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel. Without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no indemnifying party shall settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless the indemnifying party shall have given Lender reasonable prior written notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each indemnified party hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings with no admission of fault by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
(e) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity provided for in Section 9.2(b) or (c) is for any reason held to be unenforceable as to an indemnified party in respect of any Liabilities (or action in respect thereof) referred to therein which would otherwise be indemnifiable under Section 9.2(b) or (c), the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Liabilities (or action in respect thereof); provided, however, that no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In determining the amount of contribution to which the respective parties are entitled, the following factors shall be considered: (i) the indemnified party’s and Borrower’s relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted; (ii) the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission; (iii) the limited responsibilities and obligations of Borrower as specified herein; and (iv) any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. Lender and Borrower hereby agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation.
(f) The liabilities and obligations of both Borrower and Lender under this Section 9.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.
Section 9.3. Severance. Subject to Section 9.4 hereof:
9.3.1 Severance Documentation. Lender, without in any way limiting Lender’s other rights hereunder but subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.3.1, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall have the right, at any time, by written notice to Borrower (a “Componentization Notice”), to require Borrower to execute and deliver 「component」 notes and/or modify the Loan in order to create one or more senior and subordinate notes (i.e., an A/B or A/B/C structure) and/or one or more additional components of the Note or Notes (“Note Components”), reduce the number of Note Components, revise the interest rate for each Note Component, reallocate the principal balances of the Notes and/or the Note Components, increase
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or decrease the monthly debt service payments for each Note Component or eliminate the component structure and/or the multiple note structure of the Loan (including the elimination of the related allocations of principal and interest payments); provided, that, (a) the Outstanding Principal Balance of all components immediately after the effective date of such modification equals the Outstanding Principal Balance immediately prior to such modification, (b) the weighted average of the interest rates for all components immediately after the effective date of such modification equals the interest rate of the original Note immediately prior to such modification (provided, that, such weighted average interest rate may subsequently change only as a result of any voluntary prepayment of the Loan by Borrower, any prepayment required by Lender in connection with a casualty or condemnation, and/or any application to principal after a default under the Loan Documents and the expiration of any appliable notice and cure period, and (c) the other terms and provisions of each of the component notes shall be identical in substance to the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Borrower shall be treated as the obligor with respect to each of the Note Components, and Borrower acknowledges that each Note Component may be individually beneficially owned by a separate Person. The Note Components need not be represented by separate physical Notes, but if requested by Lender, each Note Component shall be represented by a separate physical Note, in which case Borrower shall execute and return to Lender each such Note promptly following Borrower’s receipt of an execution copy thereof. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that prepayments of principal on the Loan, including as a result of an Event of Default or an application of Net Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.4.4 of this Agreement, may increase the weighted average interest rate of the Note Components. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Lender be entitled to restructure the Loan in a manner that creates any mezzanine loans.
9.3.2 Reserved.
9.3.3 Cooperation; Execution; Delivery. Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with all reasonable requests of Lender in connection with Section 9.3.1. If reasonably requested by Lender, Borrower shall execute and deliver such documents as shall be required by Lender and any Rating Agency in connection with any modification pursuant to Section 9.3.1, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and Borrower and satisfactory to any applicable Rating Agency rating Securities secured by the Loans in connection with a Securitization, including the severance of security documents if requested. It shall be an Event of Default under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents if Borrower fails to comply with any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Section 9.3 after expiration of ten (10) Business Days after Borrower’s receipt of notice thereof, together with copies of all documents to be executed and comparison 「blacklines」 of such documents against the applicable documents executed by Borrower as of the Closing Date. Any documents executed and delivered by Borrower pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.3.3 shall be subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in Section 9.3.1 hereof.
Section 9.4. Costs and Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article IX, Borrower shall be responsible for (a) all of the costs incurred by Borrower in connection with this Article IX, whether incurred prior to or after the Closing and (b) all of the actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by each Lender (including reasonable, out-of-pocket legal
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fees and expenses) in connection with this Article IX, whether incurred prior to or after the Closing.
X. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1. Exculpation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or in the other Loan Documents, Lender shall not enforce the liabilities and obligations arising hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, or otherwise arising in connection with the Loan or Loan Documents or the enforcement thereof, wherein a money judgment shall be sought against (1) Borrower (except as set forth in this Section 10.1 and the Environmental Indemnity), (2) Guarantor (except as set forth in the Guaranty, the Environmental Indemnity and any other guaranty provided in connection with the Loan), (3) any Affiliate of Borrower (other than ALX to the extent of ALX’s obligations and liabilities under the ALX Letter of Credit Agreement), (4) any Person owning, directly or indirectly, any legal or beneficial interest in Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor (other than ALX to the extent of ALX’s obligations and liabilities under the ALX Letter of Credit Agreement) or (5) any direct or indirect limited partner, member, principal, officer, beneficiary, trustee, advisor, shareholder, employee, agent, Affiliate or director of any Persons described in clauses (1) through (5) above (other than ALX to the extent of ALX’s obligations and liabilities under the ALX Letter of Credit Agreement) (collectively, subject to the exceptions in clauses (1) through (5) above, the 「Exculpated Parties」), except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, action for specific performance or other action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, and the interest in the Property, the Rents and any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower, only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Property, in the Rents and in any other collateral for the Loan given to Lender. Lender, by accepting this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not, except as otherwise provided in this Section 10.1, sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against any Exculpated Party in any such action or proceeding, under or by reason of or under or in connection with this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section 10.1 shall not, however, (i) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents; (ii) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for judicial foreclosure and sale under this Agreement and the Mortgage; (iii) affect the validity or enforceability of any indemnity (including the Environmental Indemnity), guaranty, master lease or similar instrument (if any) made in connection with this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents; (iv) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (v) impair the enforcement of the assignment of leases provisions contained in the Mortgage; or (vi) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by the Mortgage or to commence any other appropriate action or
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proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against the Property, including without limitation, any Insurance Proceeds and/or Awards.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.1(a) to the contrary, Borrower shall be personally liable to Lender for Losses arising out of or in connection with the following (all such liability and obligation of Borrower for any or all of the following being referred to herein as “Borrower’s Recourse Liabilities”):
(i) intentional physical waste or arson to the Property committed by Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor;
(ii) fraud, willful misconduct or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower or Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor in connection with the making of the Loan by Lender or during the term of the Loan;
(iii) any litigation or other legal proceeding initiated by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower in bad faith that delays, opposes, impedes, obstructs, hinders, enjoins or otherwise interferes with or frustrates the efforts of Lender to exercise any rights and remedies available to Lender as provided herein and in the other Loan Documents during the continuance of an Event of Default;
(iv) (A) the misappropriation or intentional misapplication of funds by or on behalf of Borrower, in violation of the terms of the Loan Documents, including (1) any Insurance Proceeds received by Borrower by reason of any loss, damage or destruction to the Property (it being agreed that Borrower shall not be deemed to have misapplied such proceeds unless the same are received by Borrower and not paid to Lender in a circumstance in which Lender is expressly entitled to receive the same pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to be applied toward payment of the Loan), (2) any Awards received by Borrower in connection with the condemnation of all or a portion of the Property (it being agreed that Borrower shall not be deemed to have misapplied such proceeds unless the same are received by Borrower and not paid to Lender in a circumstance in which Lender is expressly entitled to receive the same pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents to be applied toward payment of the Loan), (3) any Rents or other revenues received by Borrower following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default (including Lease Sweep Lease Termination Payments and Lease Termination Payments) or (4) any Reserve Funds disbursed to Borrower or (B) the intentional failure to deposit rents into the Clearing Account to the extent in the control of Borrower, unless such rents are otherwise delivered to Lender;
(v) Borrower’s failure to deliver to Lender any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property upon a foreclosure of the Property except to the extent the same were applied or returned to the tenant or other party in accordance with the applicable Lease or other agreement relating to such deposit;
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(vi) Borrower’s failure to pay Taxes or transfer taxes, Condominium Charges, Other Charges, charges for labor or materials or other charges that can create liens on the Property beyond any applicable notice and cure periods specified herein (in each case, except to the extent that (A) sums sufficient to pay such amounts have been deposited in escrow with Lender pursuant to the terms hereof or (B) there is insufficient cash flow from the operation of the Property);
(vii) any failure to pay or maintain the Policies or pay the amount of any deductible required thereunder following a Casualty or other insurance claim, except to the extent that (A) such Policies are not commercially available, (B) sums sufficient to pay such amounts have been deposited in escrow with Lender pursuant to the terms hereof or (C) there is insufficient cash flow from the operation of the Property;
(viii) Borrower’s failure to return or to reimburse Lender for Personal Property destroyed or damaged due to the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor or wrongfully taken from the Property during the continuance of an Event of Default by or on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor and not replaced with Personal Property of at least the same utility (it being agreed that the removal and replacement of Personal Property in the ordinary course of maintenance and operation of the Property shall not be deemed to be wrongful removal);
(ix) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or indemnification obligation set forth in the Environmental Indemnity;
(x) any voluntary Indebtedness, voluntary Lien or voluntary Transfer, in each case, in violation of the Loan Documents that does not trigger full recourse under clause (d) below (for the avoidance of doubt, the entry into, or amendment of, a Lease of space in the Improvements to a Tenant shall not be a violation of this clause (x));
(xi) any failure of Borrower to comply with, and at all times have complied with, the requirements of a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity that does not trigger full recourse under clause (d) below;
(xii) any opposition by Borrower or Sponsor to any motion filed by Lender for relief from the automatic stay in any bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower;
(xiii) the termination of the Condominium or the removal of any Unit from the Condominium, in each case, in violation of the terms of this Agreement, which was voted for or consented to or approved by Borrower (or the members of the Condominium Board appointed by Borrower);
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(xiv) intentionally left blank;
(xv) the commission of any criminal act by Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor which results in the forfeiture of the Property; and/or
(xvi) any termination, rejection or cancellation of the Bloomberg Lease by or on behalf of Borrower in violation of the terms of this Agreement, or any consent granted by Borrower to terminate, reject or cancel the Bloomberg Lease in violation of the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, or if Borrower shall consent to any assignment or sublease of the Bloomberg Lease in violation of the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, except for any assignment or sublease that is permitted pursuant to the Bloomberg Lease (x) 「as of right」 without any discretionary approval rights on the part of Borrower or (y) with Borrower’s approval or consent not to be unreasonably withheld (and Borrower in good faith believes withholding such approval would not be reasonable) or any amendment or other modification of the Bloomberg Lease entered into by or on behalf of Borrower in violation of the terms of this Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Obligations or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Obligations owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents.
(d) The Obligations shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event that any of the following occur (each, a “Springing Recourse Event”):
(i) any voluntary Transfer of all or substantially all of the Property or any voluntary Transfer of a direct or indirect controlling equity interest in Borrower, in each case, in violation of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, that, there shall be no liability under this clause (i) for (A) any Transfer with respect to which Borrower or any other Person has failed to provide notice to Lender or the opportunity to review any documentation in connection with such Transfer or copies of the documentation relating to any Transfer, for which the related Transfer would otherwise be permitted under the Loan Agreement if such notice or documentation had been provided to Lender or (B) the entry into, or amendment of, a Lease of space in the Improvements to a Tenant;
(ii) Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any voluntary Indebtedness in the nature of mortgage or mezzanine debt, in each case, in violation of the Loan Documents;
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(iii) Borrower or any Borrower Affiliate, officer, director or representative which Controls Borrower consents to or files a voluntary petition with respect to Borrower for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law;
(iv) Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor or any officer, director, or representative which Controls, directly or indirectly, Borrower or Guarantor files or joins in or colludes with others in the filing of, an involuntary petition against Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower;
(v) Borrower files an answer consenting to or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person; provided that Borrower shall not be deemed to have consented to an involuntary petition by reason of filing an answer which admits that Borrower is insolvent if Borrower in good faith believes the same is true;
(vi) Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate, officer, director, or representative which Controls Borrower consents to or joins in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any portion of the Property (except in response to a request from Lender); provided that Borrower shall not be deemed to have consented to any such application by reason of filing an answer which admits that Borrower is insolvent if Borrower in good faith believes the same is true; and
(vii) any violation of the requirements of a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity in any material respect which results in the substantive consolidation of Borrower’s assets with any affiliate in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a foreclosure of the Loan or a deed-in-lieu thereof is accepted by Lender or if Lender obtains a receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator with respect to the Property, Borrower shall not be subject to liability under Section 10.1(b), Section 10.1(c) or Section 10.1(d) or the Environmental Indemnity (and Guarantor shall not be liable under the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity) with respect to (1) actions taken by the successor owner or such receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator or (2) events or conditions first occurring or introduced upon the Property after such foreclosure or deed-in-lieu or the appointment of such receiver, trustee, liquidator or conservator, in each case, to the extent not caused by the actions of Borrower, Guarantor or their respective Affiliates following such foreclosure, deed-in-lieu or appointment.
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Section 10.2. Survival; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Obligations are outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal successors and assigns of Lender.
(a) Whenever pursuant to this Agreement Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove any matter, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove such matter or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the reasonable discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Prior to all or any portion of the Loan being included in a Securitization, whenever pursuant to this Agreement the Rating Agencies are given any right to approve or disapprove any matter, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to the Rating Agencies, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove such matter or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, based upon Lender’s determination of Rating Agency criteria, shall be substituted therefor.
(b) Whenever, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, a Rating Agency Confirmation is required from each applicable Rating Agency, in the event that any applicable Rating Agency 「declines review」, 「waives review」 or otherwise indicates in writing that no Rating Agency Confirmation will or needs to be issued with respect to the matter in question (each, a “Review Waiver”), then the Rating Agency Confirmation requirement shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to such matter. It is expressly agreed and understood, however, that receipt of a Review Waiver (i) from any one Rating Agency shall not be binding or apply with respect to any other Rating Agency and (ii) with respect to one matter shall not apply or be deemed to apply to any subsequent matter for which Rating Agency Confirmation is required.
Section 10.4. Governing Law.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE NOTE DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
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CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY AT LENDER’S OPTION BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER DOES HEREBY AGREE DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:
VORNADO REALTY TRUST 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10106 ATTENTION: CORPORATION COUNSEL
AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER
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MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST BORROWER IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
Section 10.5. Modification, Waiver in Writing. No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party or parties against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances. Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount. Lender shall have the right to waive or reduce any time periods that Lender is entitled to under the Loan Documents in its sole and absolute discretion.
Section 10.6. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (any of the foregoing, a “Notice”) required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be (i) sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (ii) delivered by hand or by reputable overnight courier, or (iii) electronically transmitted by e-mail with hard copy delivered by hand or by reputable overnight courier, in each case, addressed to the party to be so notified at its address hereinafter set forth, or to such other address as such party may hereafter specify in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.6. Any Notice shall be deemed to have been received: (a) three (3) days after the date such Notice is mailed, (b) on the date of delivery by hand if delivered prior to 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on a Business Day (otherwise on the next Business Day), (c) on the next Business Day if sent by a reputable courier for delivery on the next Business Day, and (d) if transmitted by e-mail, (1) if such e-mail was sent prior to 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on a Business Day, then on the date such e-mail was sent; provided, that, a hard copy of such e-mail (and any and all attachments) is delivered by hand or reputable overnight courier on the immediately succeeding Business Day, or (2) if such e-mail was sent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on a Business Day, then on the Business Day immediately succeeding the date such e-mail was sent; provided, that, a hard copy of such e-mail (and any and all attachments) is delivered by hand or reputable overnight courier on the second Business Day immediately following the date on which such e-mail was sent, in each case addressed to the parties as follows:
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If to Lender: GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION US Commercial Real Estate 1 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor Mail Stop: NYC01-1530 New York, New York 10019 Attention: David Goodman Email: David.Goodman@db.com Robert W. Pettinato, Jr. Email: Robert.Pettinato@db.com Donna A. Corrigan Email: Donna-A.Corrigan@db.com Theresa Ellel Email: Theresa.Ellel@db.com
and to: GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION Legal Department 1 Columbus Circle, 19th Floor Mail Stop: NYC01-1954 New York, New York 10019 Attention: General Counsel
and to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 383 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor New York, New York 10179-0001 Attention: Simon B. Burce Email: simon.burce@jpmchase.com
and to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association SPG Middle Office/CIB 383 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor New York, New York 10179-0001 Attention: Gisella Leonardis Email: cmbs.loans.mo@jpmorgan.com
and to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association c/o Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Servicing 401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor Charlotte North Carolina 28202 Facsimile No.: 844-879-5855
with a copy to: Alston & Bird LLP 321 N. Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60654 Attention: Erin Felchner Email: Erin.Felchner@alston.com
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If to Borrower: 731 Office One LLC c/o Vornado Realty Trust 888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10106 Attention: President and Chief Financial Officer Email: mfranco@vno.com
and to: Alexander’s, Inc. 210 Route 4 East Paramus, New Jersey 07652 Attention: Chief Financial Officer Email: ghansen@VNO.com
and to: Vornado Realty Trust 888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10106 Attention: Counsel Email: sborenstein@vno.com
with a copy to: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 Attention: Ralston W. Turbeville, Jr., Esq. Email: turbeviller@sullcrom.com
Any party may change the address to which any such Notice is to be delivered by furnishing ten (10) days written notice of such change to the other parties in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.6. Notices shall be deemed to have been given on the date as set forth above, even if there is an inability to actually deliver any such Notice because of a changed address of which no Notice was given, or there is a rejection or refusal to accept any Notice offered for delivery. Notice for any party may be given by its respective counsel, provided that it is given in accordance with this Section 10.6 as set forth above. Additionally, Notice from Lender may also be given by Servicer and Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that Borrower shall be entitled to rely on any Notice given by Servicer as if it had been sent by Lender.
Section 10.7. Waiver of Trial by Jury. BORROWER AND LENDER EACH HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER AND LENDER AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. EACH PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER.
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Section 10.8. Headings, Schedules and Exhibits. The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose. The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.
Section 10.9. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
Section 10.10. Preferences. Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the Obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the Obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.
Section 10.11. Waiver of Notice. Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.
Section 10.12. Remedies of Borrower. In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where, by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages (unless it is determined pursuant to a final judgment that Lender acted in bad faith) and Borrower’s sole remedy shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. Any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.
Section 10.13. Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses. Any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any
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such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.
Section 10.14. No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
(a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of Borrower and Lender shall owe no fiduciary duties to Borrower, and nothing in this Agreement or the Loan Documents creates or is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, joint tenancy, fiduciary or other special relationship between Borrower and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Property other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.
(b) The Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in any Loan Document shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than the Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained therein.
Section 10.15. Publicity. All news releases, publicity or advertising by any party hereto or their respective Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public (but excluding, for clarity, any filings or news releases necessary or appropriate under applicable Legal Requirements, including securities laws and regulations) which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents shall be subject to the prior consultation between Borrower and Lender; provided, that, no such news release, publicity or advertising by Borrower or any of its Affiliates, regardless of whether same is necessary or appropriate under applicable Legal Requirements, shall mention or refer to (i) any Securities or Securitization or to any prospective securitization or securities related to the Loan, or to any Lender or any Affiliate of Lender that acts as depositor, initial purchaser or underwriter with respect to a Securitization of all or any portion of the Loan, or (ii) until the date occurring ninety (90) days after the closing date of a Securitization, to Lender or any of its Affiliates; provided, further, that, Borrower or its Affiliates may, to the extent necessary or appropriate under the applicable Legal Requirements, file a Form 8-K, Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which discloses the financing obtained pursuant to the Loan Documents and attaches the Loan Agreement and one or more other Loan Documents as an exhibit thereto so long as such filing does not disclose any of the information set forth in clause (i) (it being agreed that the inclusion of the Loan Agreement and one or more Loan Documents as exhibits to such filing alone shall not be deemed to disclose any information set forth in clause (i)).
Section 10.16. Waiver of Marshalling of Assets. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s members or partners, as applicable, and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Property, and shall not assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Property for the collection of the
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Obligations without any prior or different resort for collection, or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Obligations out of the net proceeds of the Property in preference to every other claimant whatsoever.
Section 10.17. Certain Waivers. Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents or otherwise to offset any obligations to make the payments required by the Loan Documents. No failure by Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall be a valid defense to, or result in any offset against, any payments which Borrower is obligated to make under any of the Loan Documents. Without limiting any of the other provisions contained herein, each of Borrower and Lender hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by applicable law, any rights it may have to claim or recover against the other party in any legal action or proceeding any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
Section 10.18. Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan, without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.
Section 10.19. Brokers and Financial Advisors. Borrower and Lender each hereby represent to each other that they have not dealt with any brokers or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or made any agreements or promises which will in any way create or give use to any obligation or liability for payment by it for any brokerage fee or commission or any other similar compensation to any other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated herein. Borrower shall be solely responsible for all costs, finders’ fees, commissions, concessions, remuneration or similar fees or compensation relating to the Loan.
Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising out of a claim by any Person that such Person acted
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on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.19 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.
Section 10.20. Prior Agreements. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective affiliates in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, including any confidentiality agreements or any similar agreements between or among any such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 10.21. Servicer.
(a) At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a servicer and special servicer (the “Servicer”) selected by Lender and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the Servicer pursuant to a servicing agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any set-up fees or any other initial costs relating to or arising under the Servicing Agreement. Borrower shall not be responsible for payment of the initial set-up fees and the monthly master servicing fee due to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement and subject to Section 9.4 hereof, Borrower shall pay any customary fees, costs and expenses of the Servicer and any reasonable third-party fees and expenses incurred in each case in connection with a prepayment, release of the Property, approvals under the Loan Documents requested by Borrower, assumption of Borrower’s obligations or amendment or modification of the Loan requested by Borrower subject to and in accordance with any servicing agreement or similar agreement entered into in connection with a Securitization, as well as (i) any amounts payable in respect of advances (including protective advances, special servicer fee advances and advances of delinquent debt service payments), together with interest thereon, made pursuant to the servicing agreement, in each case, as a result of Borrower’s default hereunder beyond any applicable grace period (or, with respect to special servicer fee advances, as a result of the Loan becoming a specially serviced loan pursuant to the servicing agreement) to the extent late charges and default interest actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same, (ii) either (but not both) (A) 「liquidation fees」 related to the Loan in the amounts set forth in the servicing agreement, which amounts shall not exceed a rate of one-half percent (0.50%) of liquidation proceeds, or (B) 「workout fees」 in the amounts set forth in the servicing agreement, which amounts shall not exceed a rate of one-half percent (0.50%) of principal and interest (other than default interest) made on the mortgage loan following written agreement to amend the mortgage such that the mortgage loan is no longer a specially serviced mortgage loan for so long as another special servicing loan event does not occur, (iii) 「special servicing fees」 for the Loan upon the Loan becoming a specially serviced loan pursuant to the servicing agreement in the amounts set forth in the servicing agreement, which amounts shall not exceed a rate of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the Loan amount per annum and (iv)
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customary operating advisor fees. At no time shall Borrower be required to deal with or pay for more than one master servicer and one special servicer in connection with the Loan.
Section 10.22. No Fiduciary Duty.
(a) Borrower acknowledges that, in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the transaction described herein, Lender has relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and other information provided to, discussed with or reviewed by Lender for such purposes, and Lender does not assume any liability therefor or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or independent verification thereof. Lender, its affiliates and its and their respective equityholders and employees (for purposes of this Section, the “Lending Parties”) have no obligation to conduct any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or off-balance sheet assets and liabilities) of Borrower or any other Person or any of its affiliates or to advise or opine on any related solvency or viability issues.
(b) It is understood and agreed that (i) the Lending Parties shall act under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as an independent contractor, (ii) the transaction described herein is an arm’s-length commercial transaction, (iii) each Lending Party is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of Borrower or its affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors or any other Person and (iv) nothing in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transaction described herein or otherwise shall be deemed to create (A) a fiduciary duty (or other implied duty) on the part of any Lending Party to Borrower, any of its affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors, or any other Person or (B) a fiduciary or agency relationship between Borrower or any of its affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors, on the one hand, and the Lending Parties, on the other. Borrower agrees that neither it nor any of its affiliates shall make, and hereby waives, any claim against the Lending Parties based on an assertion that any Lending Party has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to Borrower or its affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors. Nothing in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is intended to confer upon any other Person (including affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors of Borrower) any rights or remedies by reason of any fiduciary or similar duty.
(c) Borrower acknowledges that it has been advised that the Lending Parties are full service financial services firms engaged, either directly or through affiliates in various activities, including securities trading, investment banking and financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling for both companies and individuals. In the ordinary course of these activities, the Lending Parties may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and/or financial instruments (including loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and/or instruments. Such investment and other activities may involve securities and instruments of affiliates of Borrower as well as of other Persons that may (i) be involved in transactions arising from or relating to the transaction described herein, (ii) be customers or competitors of Borrower and/or its affiliates, or (iii) have
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other relationships with Borrower and/or its affiliates. In addition, the Lending Parties may provide investment banking, underwriting and financial advisory services to such other Persons. The Lending Parties may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of affiliates of Borrower or such other Persons. The transaction may have a direct or indirect impact on the investments, securities or instruments referred to in this paragraph. Although the Lending Parties in the course of such other activities and relationships may acquire information about the transaction described herein or other Persons that may be the subject of such transaction, the Lending Parties shall have no obligation to disclose such information, or the fact that the Lending Parties are in possession of such information, to Borrower or any of its affiliates or to use such information on behalf of Borrower or any of its affiliates.
(d) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transaction described herein and the process leading thereto.
Section 10.23. Creation of Security Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents, Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and any other Loan Document (including the advances owing to it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 10.24. Assignments and Participations. Except as expressly permitted herein, Borrower may not assign its rights, title, interests or obligations under this Agreement or under any of the Loan Documents.
Section 10.25. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 10.26. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the respective parties thereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(i) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which
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may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(ii) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(B) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(C) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
(b) As used in this Section 10.26 the following terms have the following meanings ascribed thereto: (i) “Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution; (ii) “Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution; (iii) “Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings); (iv) “EEA Financial Institution” means (x) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (y) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (x) of this definition, or (z) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (x) or (y) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent; (v) “EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway; (vi) “EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution; (vii) “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time; (viii) “Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority; (ix) “UK Financial Institution”
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means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms; (x) “UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution and (xi) “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (x) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (y) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
Section 10.27. Co-Lenders.
(a) Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding the fact that the Loan may be serviced by Servicer, prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, all requests for approval and consents hereunder and in every instance in which Lender’s consent or approval is required, each of Borrower and any guarantor shall be required to obtain the consent and approval of each Co-Lender and all copies of documents, reports, requests and other delivery obligations of Borrower and any guarantor required hereunder shall be delivered by Borrower or any guarantor to each Co‑Lender, provided that, notwithstanding anything herein that may be construed to the contrary, from and after any Secondary Market Transaction with respect to any portion of the Loan, all decisions with respect to the Loan shall be made by a single servicer, agent or lead lender (such party to be designated from time to time by the Co-Lenders in their sole and absolute discretion, and the identity of which party may differ depending upon the decision), either directly, or by contractual agreement that holders of other portions of the Loan will make the same decision as such single party. Each Co-Lender agrees it shall promptly reply to Borrower’s inquiries regarding whether it has completed Securitization of its Ratable Share of the Loan.
(b) Each Co-Lender agrees that, prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, (i) any Letter of Credit delivered to Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall name GACC as the sole beneficiary thereunder for the benefit of the Co-Lenders, and (ii) each Co-Lender authorizes GACC to, and GACC hereby agrees to, act as its agent with regard to the servicing and administration of all such Letters of Credit, and in the event GACC draws upon any such Letter of Credit, each Co-Lender authorizes GACC to, and GACC hereby agrees to, deposit the proceeds into the Cash Management Account (or into one or more of the Accounts) in the manner set forth herein. Upon the Securitization of the entire
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Loan, each Co-Lender authorizes GACC to, and GACC hereby agrees to, assign to the Trustee all of GACC’s right, title and interest in and to each Letter of Credit issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that is then in GACC’s possession, whereupon without any further action by any of the Co-Lenders GACC shall be released from any and all liability relating in any way to such Letter(s) of Credit.
(c) (i) The liabilities of Lender shall be several and not joint, (ii) no Co-Lender shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Co-Lender, and (iii) each Co-Lender shall be liable to Borrower only for its respective Ratable Share of the Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all indemnities by Borrower and obligations for costs, expenses, damages or advances set forth herein shall run to and benefit each Co-Lender in accordance with its Ratable Share.
(d) Each Co-Lender agrees that it has, independently and without reliance on any other Co-Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of Borrower and its Affiliates and decision to enter into this Agreement and that it will, independently and without reliance upon any other Co-Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document.
(e) With respect to the enforcement of the rights and remedies of the Lender under the Loan Documents, including upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if at such time there are multiple Co-Lenders holding the Loan, then either:
(i) the Co-Lenders shall exercise such rights and remedies jointly together, or
(ii) the Co-Lenders shall designate from time to time, such designations to be made from time to time in the Co-Lenders’ sole and absolute discretion, one or more servicers or agents (which may be a Co-Lender, applicable servicer or other agent designated by the Lender) that shall exercise such rights and remedies under the Loan Documents on behalf of the Lender (and all Co-Lenders) such that, with respect to any exercise of applicable rights and remedies at any given time, there shall be a single servicer or agent exercising such rights and remedies as or on behalf of the Lender notwithstanding that there may be multiple Co-Lenders holding the Loan.
Section 10.28. Appraisals. Lender may, at its option, commission one or more new and/or updated appraisals from time to time after the Closing Date; provided, however, that Borrower shall only be required to reimburse Lender for the out-of-pocket cost such of new and/or updated appraisal if (A) an Event of Default is continuing or (B) such appraisal is required by applicable law or regulatory requirements.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.
LENDER:
GERMAN AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Paul K Richardson
Name: Paul K Richardson
Title: Director
By:
/s/ Darrell L. Gustafson
Name: Darrell L. Gustafson
Title: Managing Director
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LENDER:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
/s/ Jessica Wong
Name: Jessica Wong
Title: Authorized Signatory
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LENDER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:
/s/ Jeff Cirillo
Name: Jeff Cirillo
Title: Managing Director
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BORROWER:
731 OFFICE ONE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: 731 OFFICE ONE HOLDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member
By: ALEXANDER’S, INC., a Delaware corporation, its sole member