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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             .

Commission File Number: 000-53200

 

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   56-2466617

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

515 South Flower Street, Suite 3100, Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(609) 683-4900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  x    Smaller reporting company  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common shares, $0.01 par value, was 48,926,245 as of August 1, 2008

 

 

 


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          Page
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
Item 1.    Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007    1
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007    2
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007    3
   Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008    4
  

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

   5
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    34
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    56
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    56
Item 4T.    Controls and Procedures    56
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION   
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    57
Item 1A.    Risk Factors    57
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    57
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities    57
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    57
Item 5.    Other Information    57
Item 6.    Exhibits    58
   Signatures    59


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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

ASSETS:

    

Investments in Real Estate:

    

Land

   $ 63,561     $ 48,966  

Site Improvements

     22,381       17,901  

Buildings and Improvements

     234,678       183,268  

Tenant Improvements

     10,721       9,449  
                
     331,341       259,584  

Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

     (11,242 )     (7,233 )
                

Net Investments in Real Estate

     320,099       252,351  

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

     35,417       101  

Real Estate and Other Assets Held for Sale

     61,169       61,100  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

     105,092       77,554  

Restricted Cash

     232       430  

Accounts and Other Receivables

     1,135       1,445  

Deferred Rent

     1,886       1,196  

Acquired Above Market Leases, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $1,435 and $921, respectively

     11,966       11,735  

Acquired In-Place Lease Value, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $11,191 and $8,181, respectively

     29,702       26,324  

Deferred Financing Costs, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $463 and $267, respectively

     1,351       1,369  

Lease Commissions, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $72 and $46, respectively

     292       180  

Other Assets

     4,488       1,021  
                

Total Assets

   $ 572,829     $ 434,806  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

LIABILITIES:

    

Notes Payable, less discount of $2,873 and $3,049, respectively

   $ 130,350     $ 116,876  

Loan Payable

     45,000       45,000  

Liabilities Related to Real Estate and Other Assets Held for Sale

     1,100       729  

Security Deposits

     201       155  

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

     4,332       3,891  

Accrued Offering Costs Payable to Related Parties

     4,864       5,241  

Distributions Payable

     5,907       4,013  

Acquired Below Market Leases, Net of Accumulated Amortization of $2,637 and $1,696, respectively

     15,840       11,895  

Property Management Fee Payable to Related Party

     59       50  

Investment Management Fee Payable to Related Party

     277       429  
                

Total Liabilities

     207,930       188,279  

MINORITY INTEREST:

     1,427       1,495  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value, 990,000,000 shares authorized; 45,634,077 and 31,076,709 issued and outstanding, respectively

     456       311  

Additional Paid-in-Capital

     393,932       264,954  

Accumulated Deficit

     (30,967 )     (20,274 )

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

     51       41  
                

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     363,472       245,032  
                

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 572,829     $ 434,806  
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007    2008     2007  

REVENUES:

         

Rental

   $ 6,722     $ 1,974    $ 12,536     $ 3,657  

Tenant Reimbursements

     1,261       464      2,330       949  
                               
     7,983       2,438      14,866       4,606  
                               

EXPENSES:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     587       221      1,070       435  

Property Taxes

     816       295      1,447       590  

Interest

     2,344       572      4,750       1,018  

General and Administrative

     983       521      1,392       744  

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     70       11      134       20  

Investment Management Fee to Related Party

     798       262      1,479       499  

Depreciation and Amortization

     3,889       1,327      7,039       2,470  
                               
     9,487       3,209      17,311       5,776  
                               

INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME

     534       774      1,330       1,038  
                               

(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST

     (970 )     3      (1,115 )     (132 )

MINORITY INTEREST

     5       1      7       4  

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES—CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (81 )     —        (140 )     —    

EQUITY IN LOSS OF UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

     (180 )     —        (276 )     —    
                               

(LOSS) INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (1,226 )     4      (1,524 )     (128 )

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

         

Revenues

     1,340       —        2,701       —    

Expenses

     306       —        613       —    

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     35       —        89       —    

Minority Interest

     3       —        10       —    

Provision for Income Taxes

     255       —        367       —    
                               

INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     741       —        1,622       —    
                               

NET (LOSS) INCOME

   $ (485 )   $ 4    $ 98     $ (128 )
                               

Basic and Diluted Loss from Continuing Operations per Share

   $ (0.03 )   $ —      $ (0.04 )   $ (0.01 )

Basic and Diluted Income from Discontinued Operations per Share

     0.02       —        0.04       —    
                               

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share

   $ (0.01 )   $ —      $ —       $ (0.01 )
                               

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding—Basic and Diluted

     40,139,105       14,483,988      37,083,587       11,751,023  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net Income (Loss)

   $ 98     $ (128 )

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:

    

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

     276       —    

Minority Interest

     3       (4 )

Depreciation and Amortization of Building and Improvements

     4,006       1,065  

Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs

     196       33  

Amortization of Acquired In-Place Lease Value

     3,006       1,395  

Amortization of Above and Below Market Leases

     (427 )     (129 )

Amortization of Lease Commissions

     27       13  

Amortization of Discount on Notes Payable

     176       —    

Deferred Income Taxes

     347       —    

Changes in Assets and Liabilities:

    

Accounts and Other Receivables

     310       8  

Deferred Rent

     (690 )     (108 )

Other Assets

     (253 )     108  

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

     321       100  

Investment Management and Property Management Fees Payable to Related Party

     (143 )     (59 )
                

Net Cash Flows Provided By Operating Activities

     7,253       2,294  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Acquisitions of Real Estate Property

     (73,260 )     (23,649 )

Investment in Real Estate Held for Sale

     (23 )  

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

     (35,406 )  

Purchase Deposit

     (3,799 )     (2,213 )

Restricted Cash

     198       —    

Lease Commissions

     (150 )     (76 )

Improvements to Investments in Real Estate

     (168 )     (171 )
                

Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

     (112,608 )     (26,109 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from Common Shares – Public Offering and Dividend Reinvestment

     147       117  

Proceeds from Additional Paid-in-Capital – Public Offering and Dividend Reinvestment

     141,333       114,065  

Redemption of Common Shares

     (1,515 )     (283 )

Payment of Public Offering Costs

     (11,219 )     (8,286 )

Payment of Distributions

     (8,897 )     (2,015 )

Distribution to Minority Interest

     (71 )     (62 )

Proceeds from Note Payable

     14,865       10,945  

Principal Payments on Notes Payable

     (1,671 )     —    

Deferred Financing Costs

     (178 )     (98 )

Security Deposits

     46       43  
                

Net Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

     132,840       114,426  
                

EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION:

     53       (2 )
                

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     27,538       90,609  

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period

     77,554       14,021  
                

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period

   $ 105,092     $ 104,630  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

    

Cash Paid During the Period for Interest

   $ 4,262     $ 861  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Distributions Declared and Payable

   $ 5,907     $ 1,992  

Application of Deposit to Purchase Price of Carolina Portfolio

   $ 551     $ —    

Accrued Acquisition Costs Related to Real Property

   $ 143     $ —    

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

     Common Shares     Additional
Paid-in-
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
     Shares     Amount           

Balance at January 1, 2008

   31,076,709     $ 311     $ 264,954     $ (20,274 )   $ 41    $ 245,032  

Net Income

   —         —         —         98       —        98  

Foreign Currency Translation Loss

   —         —         —         —         10      10  
                                             

Total Comprehensive Income

   —         —         —         98       10      108  
                                             

Net Contributions From Public Offering of Common Shares, $0.01 Par Value

   14,731,984       147       141,333       —         —        141,480  

Costs Associated with Public Offering

   —         —         (10,842 )     —         —        (10,842 )

Redemption of Common Shares

   (174,616 )     (2 )     (1,513 )     —         —        (1,515 )

Distributions

   —         —         —         (10,791 )     —        (10,791 )
                                             

Balance at June 30, 2008

   45,634,077     $ 456     $ 393,932     $ (30,967 )   $ 51    $ 363,472  
                                             

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

1. Organization and Nature of Business

CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust (the “Company”) was formed on March 30, 2004 under the laws of the state of Maryland. CBRE Operating Partnership, L.P. (“CBRE OP”) was formed in Delaware on March 30, 2004, with the Company as the sole general partner (the “General Partner”). The Company has elected to be taxed as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) under sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, beginning with its taxable period ended December 31, 2004. The Company was incorporated to raise capital and acquire ownership interests in high quality real estate properties, including office, retail, industrial, and multi-family residential properties, as well as other real estate-related assets. CBRE OP was formed as a holding company to own investment interests in properties and other assets, as well as for the purpose of operating these investment interests. This structure is commonly known in the real estate industry as an umbrella partnership REIT.

On July 1, 2004, the Company commenced operations and issued 6,844,313 common shares of beneficial interest in connection with the initial capitalization of the Company. For each common share the Company issued, one class A partnership unit in CBRE OP was issued to the Company in exchange for the cash proceeds from the issuance of the common shares. In addition, CBRE REIT Holdings, LLC (“REIT Holdings”), an affiliate of CBRE Advisors LLC (the “Investment Advisor”), purchased 29,937 class A partnership units in CBRE OP as a limited partner. During October 2004, the Company issued an additional 123,449 common shares of beneficial interest to an unrelated third-party investor. On July 2, 2007, in conjunction with the Carolina Portfolio acquisition, the Company formed a taxable REIT subsidiary, CBRE RT Carolina TRS, Inc., (“Carolina TRS”), to hold certain real estate assets designated by management as held for sale which represent non-qualified REIT assets.

The registration statement relating to our initial public offering was declared effective on October 24, 2006. CNL Securities Corp., a related party, is the dealer manager of our offering. The registration statement covers up to $2,000,000,000 in common shares of beneficial interest, 90% of which will be offered at a price of $10.00 per share, and 10% of which will be offered pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan at a purchase price equal to the higher of $9.50 per share or 95% of the fair market value of a common share on the reinvestment date, as determined by CBRE Advisors LLC, the Investment Advisor, or another firm we choose for that purpose. During the period October 24, 2006 through June 30, 2008, the Company issued 38,911,634 additional common shares of beneficial interest.

The Company operates in an umbrella partnership REIT structure in which its majority-owned subsidiary, CBRE OP, owns, directly or indirectly, substantially all of the properties acquired on behalf of the Company. The Company, as the sole general partner of CBRE OP, owns approximately 99.46% of the class A partnership units therein. REIT Holdings, an affiliate of the Investment Advisor, holds the remaining interest through 246,361 class A partnership units representing approximately a 0.54% ownership interest in the total class A partnership units as of June 30, 2008. In exchange for services provided to the Company relating to its formation and future services, REIT Holdings also owns a class B limited partnership interest (“class B interest”). The Investment Advisor is affiliated with the Company in that the two entities have common officers some of whom also own equity interests in the Investment Advisor and the Company. All business activities of the Company are managed by the Investment Advisor.

Unless the context otherwise requires or indicates, references to “CBRE REIT,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to the activities of and the assets and liabilities of the business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the rules applicable to Form 10-Q and reflect all adjustments, which are, in our opinion, of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim period. Certain information and footnotes required for annual financial statement presentation have been condensed or excluded pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. Accordingly, our interim financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required under U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our current Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the latest available audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, which are as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Principles of Consolidation

Because we are the sole general partner of CBRE OP and the owner of Carolina TRS and have majority control over their management and major operating decisions, the accounts of CBRE OP and Carolina TRS are consolidated in our financial statements. The interests of REIT Holdings are reflected in minority interest in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. CB Richard Ellis Investors, LLC (“CBRE Investors”), an affiliate of the Investment Advisor, also owns an interest in us through its ownership of 243,229 common shares of beneficial interest at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

Our determination of the appropriate accounting method with respect to our investments in CB Richard Ellis Strategic Partners Asia II-A, L.P. (“CBRE Strategic Partners Asia”), which is considered a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), is based on Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Interpretation No. 46 (revised in December 2003), “ Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—an Interpretation of ARB No. 51 “ (“FIN46R”). We account for this VIE, of which we are not the primary beneficiary, under the equity method of accounting.

We determine if an entity is a VIE under FIN 46R based on several factors, including whether the entity’s total equity investment at risk upon inception is sufficient to finance the entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support. We make judgments regarding the sufficiency of the equity at risk based first on a qualitative analysis, then a quantitative analysis, if necessary. In a quantitative analysis, we incorporate various estimates, including estimated future cash flows, asset hold periods and discount rates, as well as estimates of the probabilities of various scenarios occurring. If the entity is a VIE, we then determine whether we consolidate the entity as the primary beneficiary. We determine whether an entity is a VIE and, if so, whether it should be consolidated by utilizing judgments and estimates that are inherently subjective. If we made different judgments or utilized different estimates in these evaluations, it could result in differing conclusions as to whether or not an entity is a VIE and whether or not to consolidate such entity.

With respect to our majority limited membership interest in the Duke/Hulfish, LLC joint venture (the “Duke joint venture”), we considered EITF 96-16, “Investor’s Accounting for an Investee When the Investor Has a Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority Shareholder or Shareholders Have Certain Approval or Veto Rights” in determining that we did not have control over the financial and operating decisions of such entity due to the existence of substantive participating rights held by the minority limited member who is also the managing member of the Duke joint venture.

We carry our investments in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia and the Duke joint venture on the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence (but not control) over operating and financial policies of each such entity. We eliminate transactions with such equity method entity to the extent of our ownership in each such entity. Accordingly, our share of net income (loss) of these equity method entities is included in consolidated net income (loss). Under the equity method, impairment losses are recognized upon evidence of other-than-temporary losses of value.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Segment Information

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” established standards for disclosure about operating segments and related disclosure about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. We currently operate in two geographic areas, the United States and the United Kingdom. We view our operations as two reportable segments, a Domestic segment and an International segment (which are each comprised of aggregated operating segments), which participate in the acquisition, development, ownership, and operation of high quality real estate in their respective regions.

Cash Equivalents

We consider short-term investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, cash equivalents consisted primarily of investments in money market funds.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents those cash accounts for which the use of funds is restricted by loan covenants. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, our restricted cash balance was $232,000 and $430,000, respectively, which represents amounts set aside as impounds for future property tax payments as required by our agreements with our lenders.

Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Held for Sale

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), the income or loss and net gain on dispositions of operating properties and the income or loss on all properties classified as held for sale are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented. A property is classified as held for sale when certain criteria, as set forth under SFAS No. 144, are met. At such time, we present the respective assets and liabilities separately on the balance sheet and cease to record depreciation and amortization expense. Properties held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying value or their estimated current sales value less costs to sell. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we had 18 properties classified as held for sale (see Notes 5 and 6).

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Accounting for Derivative Financial Investments and Hedging Activities

We account for our derivative and hedging activities, if any, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities “ (“SFAS No. 133”) as amended, which requires all derivative instruments to be carried at fair value on the balance sheet. Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking each hedge transaction. We periodically review the effectiveness of each hedging transaction, which involves estimating future cash flows. Cash flow hedges are accounted for by recording the fair value of the derivative instrument on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability, with a corresponding amount recorded in other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity. Calculation of a fair value of derivative instruments also requires management to use estimates. Amounts will be reclassified from other comprehensive income to the income statement in the period or periods the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges under SFAS No. 133. The changes in fair value hedges are accounted for by recording the fair value of the derivative instruments on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities, with the corresponding amount recorded in current period earnings.

Investments in Real Estate

Our investment in real estate is stated at depreciated cost. Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Buildings and Improvements    39 years
Site Improvements    15 years
Tenant Improvements    Shorter of the useful lives or the terms of the related leases

Improvements and replacements are capitalized when they extend the useful life, increase capacity, or improve the efficiency of the asset. Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, we owned 47 and 44 real estate investments, respectively.

On January 23, 2008, we acquired land parcels located in North Carolina and South Carolina. The purchase price was $857,000 including transaction costs and acquisition fees. The purchase price was allocated to Fairforest Bldg. 6 located in Spartanburg, SC ($584,000), North Rhett III located in Charleston, SC ($69,000) and Kings Mountain I located in Charlotte, NC ($204,000).

On March 5, 2008, we acquired Lakeside Office Center, a multi-tenant office building, located in Lewisville, TX. The purchase price was approximately $17,965,000 including transaction costs and acquisition fees.

On March 14, 2008, we acquired Kings Mountain III, a warehouse distribution building, located in Charlotte, NC. The purchase price was approximately $25,662,000 including transaction costs and acquisition fees.

On March 20, 2008, we acquired Thames Valley Five, a single tenant office building, located in Reading, United Kingdom. The purchase price was approximately £14,698,000 ($29,463,000) including transaction costs and acquisition fees.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Other Assets

Other assets consist primarily of purchase deposits paid in connection with future acquisitions that have not yet been applied to investments in real estate or investments in unconsolidated entities, and prepaid insurance. Other assets will be amortized to expense or reclassified to other asset accounts upon being put into service in future periods.

Other assets include the following as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Purchase deposit

   $ 3,799    $ 551

Prepaid insurance

     246      315

Interest rate cap at fair value

     80      121

Other

     363      34
             

Total

   $ 4,488    $ 1,021
             

Concentration of Credit Risk

Our properties are located throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom. The ability of the tenants to honor the terms of their respective leases is dependent upon the economic, regulatory, and social factors affecting the communities in which the tenants operate. Our credit risk relates primarily to cash, restricted cash, and interest rate cap agreements. Cash accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $100,000. We have not experienced any losses to date on its invested cash and restricted cash. The interest rate cap agreements create credit risk. Credit risk arises from the potential failure of counterparties to perform in accordance with the terms of their contracts. Our risk management policies define parameters of acceptable market risk and limit exposure to credit risk. Credit exposure resulting from derivative financial instruments is represented by their fair value amounts, increased by an estimate of potential adverse position exposure arising from changes over time in interest rates, maturities, and other relevant factors. We do not anticipate nonperformance by any of our counterparties.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Minority Interest in the Operating Partnership

The interest in CBRE OP not owned by us, which is reflected as minority interest as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, represents 0.54% and 0.79%, respectively, of the Operating Partnership. Of the 246,341 operating partnership units held as minority interest as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, 246,341 operating partnership units were exchangeable on a one for one basis for common shares of CBRE REIT, with an estimated aggregate fair value of $2,463,000, based on the gross selling price of $10.00 per share of CBRE REIT’s common shares in our initial public offering.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

We assess whether there has been impairment in the value of our long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount to the future net cash flows, undiscounted and without interest, expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell. Management believes no impairment in the net carrying values of the investments in real estate has occurred as of June 30, 2008.

Purchase Accounting for Acquisition of Investments in Real Estate

We apply purchase accounting to all acquired real estate investments. The purchase price of the real estate is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting primarily of land, building and tenant improvements and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases, other value of in-place leases, value of tenant relationships and acquired ground leases, based in each case on their fair values. Loan premiums, in the case of above-market rate loans, or loan discounts, in the case of below-market loans, will be recorded based on the fair value of any loans assumed in connection with acquiring the real estate.

The fair value of the tangible assets of an acquired property is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and the “as-if-vacant” value is then allocated to land (or acquired ground lease if the land is subject to a ground lease), building and tenant improvements based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of these assets. Management determines the as-if-vacant fair value of a property using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers. Factors considered by management in performing these analyses include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods based on current market demand. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related costs.

 

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In allocating the purchase price of the identified intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired property, above-market and below-market in-place lease values are recorded based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases; and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease and, for below-market leases, over a period equal to the initial term plus any below-market fixed rate renewal periods. The capitalized below-market lease values, also referred to as acquired lease obligations, are amortized as an increase to rental income over the initial terms of the respective leases and any below-market fixed rate renewal periods. The capitalized above-market lease values are amortized as a decrease to rental income over the initial terms of the prospective leases.

The aggregate value of other acquired intangible assets, consisting of in-place leases and tenant relationships, is measured by the estimated cost of operations during a theoretical lease-up period to replace in-place leases, including lost revenues and any unreimbursed operating expenses, plus an estimate of deferred leasing commissions for in-place leases. This aggregate value is allocated between in-place lease value and tenant relationships based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease; however, the value of tenant relationships has not been separated from in-place lease value for the real estate acquired as such value and its consequence to amortization expense is immaterial for these particular acquisitions. Should future acquisitions of properties result in allocating material amounts to the value of tenant relationships, an amount would be separately allocated and amortized over the estimated life of the relationship. The value of in-place leases is amortized to expense over the remaining non-cancelable periods of the respective leases. If a lease were to be terminated prior to its stated expiration, all unamortized amounts relating to that lease would be written-off.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, accumulated other comprehensive income consists of foreign currency translation adjustments.

Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), beginning with its taxable period ended December 31, 2004. To qualify as a REIT, we must distribute annually at least 90% of its adjusted taxable income, as defined in the Code, to its shareholders and satisfy certain other organizational and operating requirements. We generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes if it distributes 100% of its taxable income for each year to its shareholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on its taxable income at regular corporate rates and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to U.S. federal income taxes and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. We believe that we have met all of the REIT distribution and technical requirements for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007. Management intends to continue to adhere to these requirements and maintain our REIT status.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Revenue Recognition

All leases are classified as operating leases and minimum rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. The excess of rents recognized over amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases is recorded as deferred rent. In connection with various leases, we have received irrevocable stand-by letters of credit totaling $8,353,000 as security for such leases at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Reimbursements from tenants, consisting of amounts due from tenants for common area maintenance, real estate taxes, insurance and other recoverable costs, are recognized as revenue in the period the expenses are incurred. Tenant reimbursements are recognized and presented in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent (“Issue 99-19”). Issue 99-19 requires that these reimbursements be recorded on a gross basis, when we are the primary obligor with respect to incurring expenses and with respect to having the credit risk.

Tenant receivables and deferred rent receivables are carried net of the allowances for uncollectible current tenant receivables and deferred rent. Management’s determination of the adequacy of these allowances is based primarily upon evaluations of historical loss experience, individual receivables, current economic conditions, and other relevant factors. The allowances are increased or decreased through the provision for bad debts. Our management did not consider it necessary to have an allowance for uncollectible rent receivables as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Offering Costs

Offering costs totaling $6,106,000 and $7,628,000 were incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and are recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. Offering costs incurred through June 30, 2008 totaled $36,251,000. Of the total amount, $30,661,000 was incurred to CNL Securities Corp., as dealer manager; $3,969,000 was incurred to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., an affiliate of the Investment Advisor; $92,000 was incurred to the Investment Advisor for reimbursable marketing costs and $1,529,000 was incurred to other service providers. Each party will be paid the amount incurred from proceeds of the public offering. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the accrued offering costs payable to related parties included in our consolidated balance sheets were $4,864,000 and $5,241,000, respectively. Offering costs payable to unrelated parties of $42,000 at June 30, 2008 was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Deferred Financing Costs and Discounts on Notes Payable

Direct costs incurred in connection with obtaining financing are amortized over the respective term of the loan on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method.

Discounts on notes payable are amortized to interest expense based on the effective interest method.

Translation of Non-U.S. Currency Amounts

The financial statements and transactions of our United Kingdom real estate operation is reported in its functional currency, namely GBP-pound sterling and is then translated into U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities of this operation are denominated in the functional currency and are then translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the reporting period. Translation adjustments are reported in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss),” a component of Shareholders’ Equity.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

The carrying value of our United Kingdom assets and liabilities fluctuate due to changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the GBP-pound sterling. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the GBP-pound sterling was $1.9922 and $1.9869 as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

Class B Interest – Related Party

Effective July 1, 2004, REIT Holdings, an affiliate of the Investment Advisor, was granted a class B interest in CBRE OP. The class B interest is an equity instrument issued to non-employees in exchange for services. The holder is entitled to receive distributions made by CBRE OP in an amount equal to 15% of all net proceeds of any disposition of properties to be distributed to the partners after subtracting (i) the costs of such distribution, (ii) the amount of equity capital invested in such property which has not been reinvested or returned to the partners, and (iii) an amount equal to 7% annual, uncompounded return on such invested capital. The terms of the termination provision relating to the class B interest were amended to require its forfeiture in the event the Advisor unilaterally terminates the Investment Advisory Agreement. As a result future changes in the fair value of the class B interest will be deferred from recognition in the financial statements until a listing of the common shares on a national securities exchange or a change in a control transaction takes place. Basic net income (loss) per share from continuing operations and discontinued operations is computed by dividing income (loss) from continuing operations and discontinued operations by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. The computation of diluted net income (loss) from continuing operations and discontinued operations per share further assumes the dilutive effect of stock options, stock warrants and contingently issuable shares, if any. In accordance with SFAS No. 128, “ Earnings Per Share ,” as we have recorded net losses from continuing operations and net income from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the effect, of stock options, stock warrants and contingently issuable shares, if any, would be anti–dilutive, and accordingly are excluded from the earnings per share computation. In addition, no stock options, stock warrants or contingently issuable shares have ever been issued. As a result, there is no difference in basic and diluted shares.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted January 1, 2008

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”) as amended by FASB Staff Position SFAS No. 157-1, “ Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13 “ (“FSP FAS No. 157-1”) and FASB Staff Position SFAS No. 157-2, “ Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157 “ (“FSP FAS No. 157-2”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP and provides for expanded disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies prospectively to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FSP FAS No. 157-1 amends SFAS No. 157 to exclude from the scope of SFAS No. 157 certain leasing transactions accounted for under SFAS No. 13, “ Accounting for Leases .” FSP FAS No. 157-2 amends SFAS No. 157 to defer the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.

The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Management is evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 157 will have on our non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities since the application of SFAS No. 157 for such items was deferred to January 1, 2009. We believe that the impact of these items will not be material to our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities typically recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis to which we have not yet applied SFAS No. 157 due to the deferral of SFAS No. 157 for such items include:

 

   

Non-financial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in an acquisition or business combination;

 

   

Long-lived assets measured at fair value due to an impairment assessment under SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets; “ and

 

   

Asset retirement obligations initially measured under SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.

 

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Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities “ (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of the guidance is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements since we did not elect to apply the fair value option for any of its eligible financial instruments or other items on the January 1, 2008 effective date.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) changes the requirements for an acquirer’s recognition and measurement of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in a business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008 and should be applied prospectively for all business combinations entered into after the date of adoption. We anticipate that the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) will only have an impact on our financial statements in so far as we will not be able to capitalize indirect deal costs to our acquisitions.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51 “ (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 requires (i) that noncontrolling (minority) interests be reported as a component of shareholders’ equity, (ii) that net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be separately identified in the consolidated statement of operations, (iii) that changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest be accounted for as equity transactions, (iv) that any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at fair value, and (v) that sufficient disclosures are provided that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008 and should be applied prospectively. However, the presentation and disclosure requirements of the statement shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. Management does not expect the adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 161”). This new standard enhances disclosure requirements for derivative instruments in order to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and its related interpretations and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is to be applied prospectively for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after November 15, 2008. We believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will not have a material impact on our financial statement disclosures since we do not currently have any derivative instruments.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

3. Acquisitions of Real Estate

The Carolina land parcels were acquired on January 23, 2008 for $857,000, Lakeside Office Center was acquired on March 5, 2008 for $17,965,000, Kings Mountain III was acquired on March 14, 2008 for $25,662,000 and Thames Valley Five was acquired on March 20, 2008 for £14,698,000 ($29,463,000).

These property acquisitions are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.” The fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting of land, site improvements, building and tenant improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above and below-market leases and the value of in-place leases and tenant relationships, if any, based in each case on their respective fair values. Loan premiums, in the case of above-market rate loans, or loan discounts, in the case of below-market loans, will be recorded based on the fair value of any loans assumed in connection with acquiring the real estate. The purchase price allocation to the assets and liabilities acquired at Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five are preliminary and are subject to revision based on the finalization of appraisals of the assets and liabilities acquired.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the above noted acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and designated as real estate held for investment (in thousands):

 

Property

  Land   Site
Improvements
  Building
Improvements
  Tenant
Improvements
  Acquired In-
Place Lease
Value
  Above
Market
Lease
Value
  Below
Market
Lease
Value
    Discount
on Notes
  Purchase
Price
  Notes
Payable
Assumed
  Net
Assets
Acquired

Carolina Land Parcels

  $ 857   $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —       $ —     $ 857   $ —     $ 857

Lakeside Office Center

    4,420     919     13,358     1,164     2,103     1     (4,000 )     —       17,965     —       17,965

Kings Mountain III

    1,180     2,340     22,142     —       —       —       —         —       25,662     —       25,662

Thames Valley Five

    8,269     1,213     16,355     99     4,416     —       (889 )     —       29,463     —       29,463
                                                                   
  $ 14,726   $ 4,472   $ 51,855   $ 1,263   $ 6,519   $ 1   $ (4,889 )   $ —     $ 73,947   $ —     $ 73,947
                                                                   

Building Improvements are depreciated over 39 years; Site Improvements are depreciated over 15 years; Tenant Improvements, Value of In-Place Leases, Above-Market Lease Values and Below-Market Lease Values are amortized over the remaining lease terms at the time of acquisition.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Unaudited pro forma results, assuming the above noted acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2007 for purposes of the 2008 and 2007 pro forma disclosures, are presented below. These unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and include certain adjustments, such as increased depreciation and amortization expenses as a result of tangible and intangible assets acquired in the acquisitions. These unaudited pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of what operating results would have been had the acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2007 and may not be indicative of future operating results (dollars in thousands, except share data):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007  

Revenue

   $ 15,220     $ 13,153  

Operating Loss

     (2,553 )     (591 )

(Loss) from Continuing Operations

     (1,612 )     433  

Basic and Diluted (Loss) Income from Continuing Operations Per Share

     (0.04 )     0.04  

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding for Basic and Diluted Loss from Continuing Operations Per Share

     37,083,587       11,751,023  

4. Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

Investments in unconsolidated entities at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2008
   December 30,
2007

CBRE Strategic Partners Asia

   $ 10    $ 101

Duke joint venture

     34,943      —  
             
   $ 34,953    $ 101
             

The following is a summary of the investments in unconsolidated entities for the six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

Investment Balance, January 1, 2008

   $ 101  

Contributions

     34,942  

Other Comprehensive Income of Unconsolidated Entity

     186  

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

     (276 )

Distributions

     —    
        

Investment Balance, June 30, 2008

   $ 34,953  
        

CBRE Strategic Partners Asia

We have agreed to a capital commitment of $20,000,000 in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia, which extends for 24 months after the close of the final capital commitment. On October 16, 2007, we contributed $200,000 of our capital commitment which was funded using net proceeds from our initial public offering. CBRE Investors, our sponsor, formed CBRE Strategic Partners Asia, to purchase, reposition, develop, hold for investment and sell institutional quality real estate and related assets in targeted markets in Asia, including China, Japan, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asia Pacific markets. The initial closing date of the CBRE Strategic Partners Asia was in July 2007, with additional commitments being accepted through January 2008. CBRE Strategic Partners Asia closed on January 31, 2008, with aggregate capital commitments of $394,200,000. CBRE Strategic Partners Asia has an eight year term, which may be extended for up to two one-year periods with the approval of two-thirds of the limited partners.

As of June 30, 2008, CBRE Strategic Partners Asia had aggregate investor commitments of approximately $394,200,000 from institutional investors including CBRE Investors. We own an ownership interest of approximately 5.07% in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia. As of June 30, 2008, CBRE Strategic Partners Asia had acquired ownership interests in nine properties, four in China and five in Japan. Our capital commitment is currently being pledged as collateral for borrowings of CBRE Strategic Partners Asia of which of our pro-rata portion of such borrowing was $8,328,000, based on our 5.07% ownership interest at June 30, 2008. Currency translation gains recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2008 are recognized as Other Comprehensive Income in the amount of $127,000.

We carry our investment in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia on the equity method of accounting. Those investments where we have the ability to exercise significant influence (but not control) over operating and financial policies of such entities (including certain entities where we have less than 20% ownership) are accounted for using the equity method. We eliminate transactions with such equity method entities to the extent of our ownership in such entities. Accordingly, our share of the earnings or losses of these equity method entities is included in consolidated net loss. Under the equity method, impairment losses are recognized upon evidence of other-than-temporary losses of value.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets of CBRE Strategic Partners Asia as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Assets

     

Real Estate Net

   $ 221,968    $ 98,995

Other Assets

     10,742      7,510
             

Total Assets

   $ 232,710    $ 106,505
             

Liabilities and Equity

     

Notes Payable

   $ 164,144    $ 44,969

Loan Payable

     60,294      57,389

Other Liabilities

     7,822      2,062
             

Total Liabilities

     232,260      104,420
             

Company’s Equity

     10      101

Other Investors’ Equity

     440      1,984
             

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 232,710    $ 106,505
             

Consolidated Statements of Operations of CBRE Strategic Partners Asia for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited) (in thousands); there were no activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008
 

Total Revenues

   $ 413     $ 839  

Total Expenses

     3,798       6,519  
                

Net Loss

   $ (3,385 )   $ (5,680 )
                

Company’s Equity in Net Loss

   $ (181 )   $ (277 )
                

Duke Joint Venture

On May 5, 2008, we entered into a contribution agreement with Duke Realty Limited Partnership, or Duke, a subsidiary of Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE: DRE), to form the Duke joint venture to acquire $248,900,500 in industrial real property assets, or the Industrial Portfolio. The Industrial Portfolio consists of six bulk industrial built-to-suit, fully leased properties. We own an 80% interest and Duke owns a 20% interest in the Duke joint venture.

On June 12, 2008, Buckeye Logistics Center was contributed to the Duke joint venture by a subsidiary of Duke Realty Corporation. The Duke joint venture acquired Buckeye Logistics Center for approximately $43,600,000, exclusive of customary closing costs. At closing, we made a cash contribution of approximately $34,700,000 (excluding a working capital reserve of $240,000) to the Duke joint venture in connection with the acquisition. Upon closing, we paid our Investment Advisor an acquisition fee of approximately $348,810 and other service providers $114,860, which was not included in the acquisition cost of Buckeye Logistic Center. Buckeye Logistics Center is located at 6835 W. Buckeye Road, Phoenix, Arizona. It consists of a 604,678 square foot bulk distribution center that was completed in September 2007 and has a limited operating history. Buckeye Logistics Center was built-to-suit and is 100% leased to Amazon.com.azdc, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., or Amazon, one of the world’s largest internet-based retailers of consumer goods. Buckeye Logistics Center is one of Amazon’s largest fulfillment centers in North America and is under a lease that expires in June 2018.

We have entered into an operating agreement for the Duke joint venture with Duke. The term of the Duke joint venture is 10 years, subject to certain conditions. Duke acts as the managing member of the Duke joint venture and is entitled to receive fees in connection with the services it provides to the Duke joint venture, including asset management, construction, development, leasing and property management services. Duke is also entitled to a promoted interest in the Duke joint venture. We have joint approval rights over all major decisions.

For a period of three years from the date of the operating agreement, the Duke joint venture will have the right to acquire additional newly developed bulk industrial built-to-suit properties from Duke if such properties satisfy certain specified conditions. We will retain the right to approve the acquisition and purchase price of each such property. The total amount of properties (inclusive of the Industrial Portfolio) that may be contributed to the Duke joint venture over this period may be up to $800,000,000.

We carry our investment in the Duke joint venture on the equity method of accounting. Those investments where we have the ability to exercise significant influence (but not control) over operating and financial policies of such entities are accounted for using the equity method. We eliminate transactions with such equity method subsidiaries to the extent of our ownership in such entities. Accordingly, our share of the earnings or losses of these equity method entities is included in consolidated net loss. Under the equity method, impairment losses are recognized upon evidence of other-than-temporary losses of value.

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Duke joint venture as of June 30, 2008 (unaudited) (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2008

Assets

  

Real Estate Net

   $ 39,657

Other Assets

     4,727
      

Total Assets

   $ 44,384
      

Liabilities and Equity

  

Other Liabilities

     705
      

Total Liabilities

     705
      

Company’s Equity

     34,943

Other Investors’ Equity

     8,736
      

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 44,384
      

Consolidated Statements of the Duke joint venture for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited) (in thousands); there were no activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008

Total Revenues

   $ 217    $ 217

Total Expenses

     216      216
             

Net Income

   $ 1    $ 1
             

Company’s Equity in Net Income

   $ 1    $ 1
             

5. Real Estate and Other Assets Held for Sale and Related Liabilities

Real estate and other assets held for sale include real estate for sale in their present condition that have met all of the “held for sale” criteria of SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” and other assets directly related to such projects. Liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale have been included as a single line item in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Real estate and other assets held for sale and related liabilities as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Assets

     

Real estate held for sale

   $ 58,485    $ 58,449

In-place lease value

     2,125      2,125

Other assets

     559      526
             

Total real estate and other assets held for sale

     61,169      61,100

Liabilities

     

Other liabilities

     1,124      753
             

Total liabilities related to real estate and other assets held for sale

     1,124      753
             

Net real estate and other assets held for sale

   $ 60,045    $ 60,347
             

Included in other liabilities is $24,000 in property management fee payable to a related party at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

6. Discontinued Operations

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the income and the net gain on dispositions of operating properties are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Revenues and expenses from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 represent the activities of the held for sale portfolio of manufacturing and warehouse/distribution properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2007 for $60,579,000. The properties are currently being marketed for sale. There were no discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

The following table summarizes the components that comprise total income from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008

REVENUES

     

Rental

   $ 1,170    $ 2,328

Tenant Reimbursements

     170      373
             

Total Revenues

     1,340      2,701
             

EXPENSES

     

Operating and Maintenance

     60      107

Property Taxes

     239      468

General and Administrative

     7      38

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     35      89
             

Total Expenses

     341      702
             

Minority Interest in Discontinued Operations

     3      10

Provision for Income Taxes for Discontinued Operations

     255      367
             

Total Income from Discontinued Operations

   $ 741    $ 1,622
             

7. Acquisition Related Intangible Assets

Our acquisition related intangible assets are included in the consolidated balance sheets as acquired in-place lease value, acquired above market lease value and acquired below market lease value.

The following is a schedule of future amortization of acquisition related intangible assets as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

     Acquired
In-Place

Lease Value
   Below Market
Lease Value
   Above Market
Lease Value

2008 (Six months ending December 31, 2008)

   $ 3,270    $ 1,105    $ 502

2009

     5,947      2,193      1,000

2010

     4,030      1,987      906

2011

     3,202      1,930      818

2012

     3,017      1,913      816

2013

     2,444      1,494      791

Thereafter

     7,792      5,218      7,133
                    
   $ 29,702    $ 15,840    $ 11,966
                    

The amortization of the above- and below- market lease values included in rental revenue were $(251,000) and $540,000, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2008; $(48,000) and $126,000, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The amortization of in-place lease value included in amortization expense was $1,650,000 and $757,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

The amortization of the above- and below- market lease values included in rental revenue were $(514,000) and $941,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2008; $(100,000) and $229,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The amortization of in-place lease value included in amortization expense was $3,010,000 and $1,395,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

8. Debt

Notes Payable secured by real property is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Interest Rate as of    

Maturity Date

   Notes Payable as of  

Property

   June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
       June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

REMEC

   4.79 %   4.79 %   November 1, 2011    $ 13,250     $ 13,250  

300 Constitution

   4.84     4.84     April 1, 2012      12,000       12,000  

Deerfield Commons I(1)

   5.23     5.23     December 1, 2015      9,725       9,725  

602 Central Blvd.(2)

   6.56     6.94     April 27, 2014      10,957       10,928  

Bolingbrook Point III

   5.26     5.26     January 1, 2015      9,000       9,000  

Fairforest Bldg. 5(3)

   6.33     6.33     February 1, 2024      10,975       11,177  

Fairforest Bldg. 6(3)

   5.42     5.42     June 1, 2019      3,635       3,754  

HJ Park—Bldg. 1(3)

   4.98     4.98     March 1, 2013      1,289       1,407  

North Rhett I(3)

   5.65     5.65     August 1, 2019      4,721       4,871  

North Rhett II(3)

   5.20     5.20     October 1, 2020      2,578       2,652  

North Rhett III(3)

   5.75     5.75     February 1, 2020      2,104       2,166  

North Rhett IV(3)

   5.80     5.80     February 1, 2025      10,940       11,132  

Mt Holly Bldg.(3)

   5.20     5.20     October 1, 2020      2,578       2,652  

Orangeburg Park Bldg.(3)

   5.20     5.20     October 1, 2020      2,622       2,697  

Kings Mountain I(3)

   5.27     5.27     October 1, 2020      2,230       2,294  

Kings Mountain II(3)

   5.47     5.47     January 1, 2020      6,706       6,911  

Union Cross Bldg. I(3)

   5.50     5.50     July 1, 2021      3,196       3,278  

Union Cross Bldg. II(3)

   5.53     5.53     June 1, 2021      9,775       10,031  

Thames Valley Five(4)

   6.81     —       May 30, 2013      14,942       —    
                       

Notes Payable

            133,223       119,925  

Less Discount

            (2,873 )     (3,049 )
                       

Notes Payable Less Discount

          $ 130,350     $ 116,876  
                       

 

(1)

Interest only payments are due monthly for the first 60 months of the loan term. Principal and interest payments are due monthly for the remaining 60 months of the loan term.

(2)

Variable interest rate of 6.56% and 6.94% at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 based on three month GBP based London Inter-Bank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 0.67%.

(3)

These notes payable were assumed from the seller of the Carolina Portfolio on August 30, 2007 as part of the property acquisitions and were recorded at estimated fair value which includes the discount.

(4)

Variable interest rate of 6.81% at June 30, 2008 based on three month GPB based LIBOR plus 1.01%.

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

In connection with our acquisition of the Carolina Portfolio on August 30, 2007, we assumed 13 loans with principal balances totaling $66,110,000 ($62,944,000 at estimated fair value including the discount of $3,166,000) from various lenders that are secured by first deeds of trust on the properties and the assignment of related rents and leases. Assumption fees and other loan closing costs totaling $765,500 were capitalized as incurred. The loans bear interest at rates ranging from 4.98% to 6.33% per annum and mature between March 1, 2013 and February 1, 2025. The loans require monthly payments of interest and principal, fully amortized over the lives of the loans. Principal payments totaling $1,671,000 were made during the six months ended June 30, 2008. We indemnify the lenders against environmental costs and expenses and guarantee the loans under certain conditions.

In addition, we entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. to provide us a $65,000,000 term loan and a $10,000,000 revolving line of credit (collectively, the “Credit Facility”). The one year term loan was fully drawn upon at the closing of the Carolina Portfolio on August 30, 2007. None of the revolving line of credit has been drawn. The Credit Facility matures in August 2008 and interest is payable monthly at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.25%, or 3.73% per annum as of June 30, 2008 and 6.10% per annum as of December 31, 2007. Upfront fees and other loan closing cost totaling approximately $229,000 were capitalized as incurred. A fee of 0.2% per annum is accrued on unfunded balances under the revolving line of credit. The loan contains various financial covenants and restrictions including a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.6, as defined in the credit agreement. On November 29, 2007, we repaid a portion of the loan balance in the amount of $20,000,000 using net proceeds from our initial public offering. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the term loan balance was $45,000,000 and we were in compliance with all such covenants and restrictions. The Credit Facility is unsecured, but we are required to repay a proportion of the Credit Facility, as defined in the credit agreement, if any of the unencumbered properties in the Carolina Portfolio, including all of the properties held for sale, are financed or sold.

On April 27, 2007, we, in connection with the acquisition of 602 Central Blvd, entered into a £5,500,000 ($10,957,000 at June 30, 2008) financing arrangement with the Royal Bank of Scotland secured by the property. The loan is for a term of seven years and bears interest at a variable rate of interest, adjusted quarterly, based on three month LIBOR plus 0.67%, or 6.56% and 6.94% per annum as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. Interest payments only are due quarterly for the term of the loan with principal due at maturity. The loan agreement requires us to maintain a rate cap agreement pursuant to which we will be protected against an increase in the three month LIBOR over 6.25% through May 27, 2010.

On May 30, 2008, we entered into a £7,500,000 ($14,942,000 at June 30, 2008) financing arrangement with the Royal Bank of Scotland plc secured by the Thames Valley Five property. The loan is for a term of five years (with a two year extension option) and bears interest at a variable rate of interest, adjusted quarterly, based on three month LIBOR plus 1.01%, or 6.81% per annum as of June 30, 2008. Interest payments only are due quarterly for the term of the loan with principal due at maturity.

The minimum principal payments due for the notes payable, before the discount, and loan payable are as follows as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

2008 (Six months ending December 31, 2008)

   $ 46,718

2009

     3,583

2010

     3,787

2011

     17,391

2012

     16,378

2013

     19,336

Thereafter

     71,030
      
   $ 178,223
      

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Our organizational documents contain a limitation on the amount of indebtedness that we may incur, so that unless our shares are listed on a national securities exchange, our aggregate borrowing may not exceed 300% of our net assets unless any excess borrowing is approved by a majority of our independent trustees and is disclosed to shareholders in our next quarterly report.

9. Minimum Future Rents Receivable

The following is a schedule of minimum future rentals to be received on non-cancelable operating leases as of June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

2008 (Six months ending December 31, 2008)

   $ 12,126

2009

     23,611

2010

     20,299

2011

     19,085

2012

     19,277

2013

     17,239

Thereafter

     93,809
      
   $ 205,446
      

10. Concentrations

Tenant Revenue Concentrations

For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the tenant in Jedburg Commerce Park accounted for approximately $1,611,000, or 11%, of total revenues. This lease was modified subsequent to June 30, 2008 (see Note 20).

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the tenant in REMEC accounted for approximately $1,267,000, or 28%, of total revenues, the tenant in 300 Constitution accounted for approximately $978,000, or 21%, of total revenues and a tenant in Deerfield Commons I accounted for approximately $585,000 or 13% of total revenues.

The tenant in 300 Constitution has the right of first offer if we decide to sell the property. The leases under which the tenants occupy the properties expire in April 2017 for the tenant in REMEC, March 2013 for the tenant in 300 Constitution and July 2027 for the tenant in Jedburg Commerce Park.

Geographic Concentrations

As of June 30, 2008, we owned 45 domestic properties on a consolidated basis: one in each of Georgia, Illinois and Massachusetts; four in each of Texas and California; five in North Carolina and 29 in South Carolina. We also owned two properties on a consolidated basis in the United Kingdom (“UK”).

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Our geographic revenue concentrations from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007  

Domestic

    

California

   9.12 %   27.51 %

Georgia

   9.08     26.04  

Massachusetts

   6.72     21.24  

Texas

   11.80     18.78  

Illinois

   4.73     —    

North Carolina

   12.15     —    

South Carolina

   36.17     —    
            

Total Domestic

   89.77     93.57  

International

    

UK

   10.23     6.43  
            

Total

   100.00 %   100.00 %
            

Our geographic long-lived asset concentrations from continuing operations as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

Domestic

    

California

   6.70 %   8.44 %

Massachusetts

   5.53     7.02  

Georgia

   4.65     6.11  

Texas

   10.30     5.50  

Illinois

   4.88     6.18  

North Carolina

   18.51     14.56  

South Carolina

   34.92     44.16  
            

Total Domestic

   85.49     91.97  

International

    

UK

   14.51     8.03  
            

Total

   100.00 %   100.00 %
            

100% of the geographic revenue concentrations from discontinued operations and geographic asset concentrations from discontinued operations are attributable to properties located in South Carolina as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2008. There were no discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

11. Segment Disclosure

Our reportable segments consist of two types of commercial real estate properties for which our management internally evaluates operating performance and financial results: the Domestic Properties and International Properties. Management internally evaluates the operating performance and financial results of our segments based on net operating income. We also have certain general and administrative level activities including legal, accounting, tax preparation and shareholder servicing costs that are not considered separate operating segments. Our reportable segments are on the same basis of accounting as described for our overall company in Note 2.

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on net operating income, defined as: rental income and tenant reimbursements less property and related expenses (operating and maintenance, management fees and real estate taxes) and excludes other non-property income and expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and our general and administrative expenses. The following table compares the net operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

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For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007    2008     2007  

Domestic Properties

         

Revenues:

         

Rental

   $ 5,749     $ 1,681    $ 11,076     $ 3,364  

Tenant Reimbursements

     1,235       461      2,269       946  
                               
     6,984       2,142      13,345       4,310  
                               

Property and Related Expenses:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     559       216      1,010       430  

General and Administrative

     150       27      194       72  

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     65       11      127       20  

Property Taxes

     816       295      1,447       590  
                               
     1,590       549      2,778       1,112  
                               

Net Operating Income

     5,394       1,593      10,567       3,198  
                               

International Properties

         

Revenues:

         

Rental

     973       293      1,461       293  

Tenant Reimbursements

     26       3      60       3  
                               
     999       296      1,521       296  
                               

Property and Related Expenses:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     28       5      60       5  

General and Administrative

     52       —        52       —    

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     5       —        7       —    

Property Taxes

     —         —        —         —    
                               
     85       5      119       5  
                               

Net Operating Income

     914       291      1,402       291  
                               

Total Reportable Segments

         

Revenues:

         

Rental

     6,722       1,974      12,537       3,657  

Tenant Reimbursements

     1,261       464      2,329       949  
                               
     7,983       2,438      14,866       4,606  
                               

Property and Related Expenses:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     587       232      1,070       455  

General and Administrative

     202       27      246       72  

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     70       —        134       —    

Property Taxes

     816       295      1,447       590  
                               
     1,675       554      2,897       1,117  
                               

Net Operating Income(1)

     6,308       1,884      11,969       3,489  
                               

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to Consolidated Net (Loss) Income

         

Total Segment Net Operating Income

     6,308       1,884      11.969       3,489  

Interest and Other Income

     534       774      1,330       1,038  
                               
     6,842       2,658      13,299       4,527  
                               

Interest Expense

     2,344       572      4,750       1,018  

General and Administrative

     781       494      1,146       672  

Investment Management Fee to Related Party

     798       262      1,479       499  

Depreciation and Amortization

     3,889       1,327      7,039       2,470  
                               

(Loss) Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest and Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

     (970 )     3      (1,115 )     (132 )

Minority Interest

     5       1      7       4  

Provision for Income Taxes

     (81 )     —        (140 )     —    

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

     (180 )     —        (276 )     —    
                               

(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations

     (1,226 )     4      (1,524 )     (128 )

Income from Discontinued Operation

     741       —        1,622       —    
                               

Net (Loss) Income

   $ (485 )   $ 4    $ 98     $ (128 )
                               

 

(1)

Total Reportable Segments net operating income is a Non-GAAP financial measure which may be useful as a supplemental measure for evaluating the relationship of each reporting segment to the combined total. This measure should not be looked as an alternative measure of operating performance to our U.S. GAAP presentations provided.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

Condensed Assets

   June 30,
2008
   December 31,
2007

Domestic Assets – Continuing Operations

   $ 355,749    $ 272,637

Assets Related to Discontinued Operations

     61,169      61,100

International Assets

     54,801      24,236

Non-Segment Assets

     101,110      76,833
             

Total Assets

   $ 572,829    $ 434,806
             
     Six Months Ended June 30,

Capital Expenditures

   2008    2007

Domestic Continuing Operations – Capital Expenditures

   $ 44,659    $ 171

Domestic Discontinued Operations – Capital Expenditures

     23      —  

International Capital Expenditures

     29,463      23,649
             

Total Capital Expenditures

   $ 74,145    $ 23,820
             

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

12. Investment Management and Other Fees to Related Parties

Pursuant to the agreement between us and the Investment Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Investment Advisor and its affiliates perform services relating to our ongoing initial public offering and the management of our assets. Items of compensation and equity participation are as follows:

Investment Management Fee to Related Party

On October 24, 2006, the board of trustees, including our independent trustees, approved and we entered into the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of CBRE OP (the “Amended Partnership Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “Amended Advisory Agreement” and, together with the Amended Partnership Agreement, the “Amended Agreements”). The Amended Advisory Agreement provides an investment management fee of (i) a monthly fee equal to one twelfth of 0.6% of the aggregate cost (before non-cash reserves and depreciation) of all real estate investments within our portfolio and (ii) a monthly fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate monthly net operating income derived from all real estate investments within our portfolio. The Investment Advisor waived investment management fees of $298,000 and $609,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. The Investment Advisor waived investment management fees of $19,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. All or any portion of the investment management fee not taken as to any fiscal year may be deferred or waived without interest at the option of the Investment Advisor.

The Investment Advisor earned investment management fees of $798,000 and $262,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, respectively; $1,479,000 and $499,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In connection with services provided to the Investment Advisor, CNL Fund Management Company, the Sub-Advisor and affiliate of the Dealer Manager pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement dated August 21, 2006, was paid by the Investment Advisor $110,000 and $36,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively; $204,000 and $69,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Acquisition Fee to Related Party

The Investment Advisor may earn an acquisition fee of up to 1.0% of (i) the purchase price of real estate investments acquired by us, including any debt attributable to such investments, or (ii) when we make an investment indirectly through another entity, such investment’s pro rata share of the gross asset value of real estate investments held by that entity. The Investment Advisor earned acquisition fees of $349,000 and $223,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively; $1,064,000 and $223,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In connection with services provided to the Investment Advisor, the Sub-Advisor, pursuant to a sub advisory agreement, was paid by the Investment Advisor acquisition fees of $65,000 and $42,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively; $199,000 and $42,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These fees have been capitalized to investments in real estate and related intangibles.

Management Services to Related Party

Affiliates of the Investment Advisor may also provide leasing, brokerage, property management, or mortgage banking services for us. CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., an affiliate of the Investment Advisor, received property management fees of approximately $105,000, and $11,000, for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively; $223,000 and $20,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the property management fee payable included in property management fees payable to related party in our consolidated balance sheets were $59,000 and $50,000, respectively. No leasing, mortgage banking and brokerage fees were paid to affiliates of the Investment Advisor for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

13. Equity Incentive Plan and Performance Bonus Plan

Equity Incentive Plan

We have adopted a 2004 equity incentive plan. The purpose of the 2004 equity incentive plan is to provide us with the flexibility to use share options and other awards to provide a means of performance-based compensation. Key employees, directors, trustees, officers, advisors, consultants or other personnel of our company and our subsidiaries or other persons expected to provide significant services to our company or our subsidiaries, including employees of the Investment Advisor, would be eligible to be granted share options, restricted shares, phantom shares, distribution equivalent rights and other share-based awards under the 2004 equity incentive plan. No awards of any kind have been made under this plan during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Performance Bonus Plan

We have adopted a 2004 performance bonus plan. Annual bonuses under our 2004 performance bonus plan are awarded by our Compensation Committee to selected key employees, including employees of the Investment Advisor, based on corporate factors or individual factors (or a combination of both). Subject to the provisions of the 2004 performance bonus plan, the Compensation Committee will (i) determine and designate those key employees to whom bonuses are to be granted; (ii) determine, consistently with the 2004 performance bonus plan, the amount of the bonus to be granted to any key employee for any performance period; and (iii) determine, consistently with the 2004 performance bonus plan, the terms and conditions of each bonus. Bonuses may be so awarded by the Compensation Committee prior to the commencement of any performance period, during or after any performance period. No bonus shall exceed 200% of the key employee’s aggregate salary for the year. The Compensation Committee may provide for partial bonus payments at target and other levels. Corporate performance hurdles for bonuses may be adjusted by the Compensation Committee in its discretion to reflect (i) dilution from corporate acquisitions and share offerings, and (ii) changes in applicable accounting rules and standards. The Compensation Committee may determine that bonuses shall be paid in cash or shares or other equity-based grants, or a combination thereof. The Compensation Committee may also provide that any such share grants be made under our company’s 2004 equity incentive plan or any other equity-based plan or program we may establish. The Compensation Committee may provide for programs under which the payment of bonuses may be deferred at the election of the employee. No bonuses were awarded and no bonus related expenses were incurred by us during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

14. Shareholders’ Equity

Under our declaration of trust, we have the authority to issue a total of 1,000,000,000 shares of beneficial interest. Of the total shares authorized, 990,000,000 shares are designated as common shares with a par value of $0.01 per share and 10,000,000 shares are designated as preferred shares.

The registration statement relating to our initial public offering was declared effective on October 24, 2006. CNL Securities Corp. is the dealer manager of our offering. The registration statement covers up to $2,000,000,000 in common shares of beneficial interest, 90% of which will be offered at a price of $10.00 per share, and 10% of which will be offered pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan at a purchase price equal to the higher of $9.50 per share or 95% of the fair market value of a common share on the reinvestment date, as determined by the Investment Advisor, or another firm we choose for that purpose. As of June 30, 2008, we had issued 38,911,634 common shares in our initial public offering.

On July 30, 2008, we filed another registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the proposed follow-on offering of up to $3.0 billion in common shares of beneficial interest, 90% of which we expect will be offered to investors at a price of $10.00 per share, and 10% of which we expect will be offered pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan at a purchase price equal to the higher of $9.50 per share or 95% of the fair market value of a common share on the reinvestment date, as determined by the Investment Advisor, or another firm we choose for that purpose. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the registration statement has not been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 we repurchased 174,616 and 35,371 common shares, respectively, under our Share Redemption Program.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

15. Distributions

Earnings and profits, which determine the taxability of distributions to shareholders, will differ from income reported for financial reporting purposes due to the differences for federal income tax purposes including the treatment of loss on extinguishment of debt, revenue recognition, compensation expense and in the basis of depreciable assets and estimated useful lives used to compute depreciation.

The following table reconciles the distributions declared per common share to the distributions paid per common share during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:

 

     2008     2007  

Distributions declared per common share

   $ 0.288     $ 0.262  

Less: Distributions declared in the current period, and paid in the subsequent period

     (0.144 )     (0.137 )

Add: Distributions declared in the prior period, and paid in the current period

     0.144       0.125  
                

Distributions paid per common share

   $ 0.288     $ 0.250  
                

Distributions paid to shareholders during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 totaled $8,897,000 and $2,015,000, respectively.

16. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables, as well as the loan payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of payables to related parties is not determinable due to their related party nature. The fair value of notes payable was estimated based on current interest rates available to us for debt instruments with similar terms. The interest rate cap is valued quarterly and the net change is recognized in earnings. The interest rate cap has a term of 33 months from August 27, 2007 to May 27, 2010 and has a notional amount of £5,500,000 ($10,957,000 at June 30, 2008) and caps the three month LIBOR at 6.25% during such period. Included in other assets is the fair value of the interest rate cap of $80,000, which includes ($42,000) in earnings for the decrease in fair value of the interest rate cap during the six months ended June 30, 2008.

The following table summarizes our interest rate cap and its estimated fair value at June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

     As of June 30, 2008
               Fair Value Measurements Using:
     Carrying
Value
   Total
Fair
Value
   Quoted
Markets
Prices
(Level 1)
   Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Financial Assets (Liabilities):

              

Interest Rate Cap

   $ 80    $ 80    $    $ 80    $

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

SFAS No. 157 (see Note 2) establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. As presented in the table above, the statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1:

  Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

  Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

  Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

We use appropriate valuation techniques based on the available inputs to measure the fair values of our assets and liabilities. When available, we measure fair value using Level 1 inputs because they generally provide the most reliable evidence of fair value. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the assets and liabilities in the table above.

Level 2 Fair Value Measurements

Interest Rate Cap – The fair value of interest rate caps is estimated using internal discounted cash flow calculations based upon forward interest rate curves and quotes obtained from counterparties to the agreements.

17. Commitments and Contingencies

We have agreed to a capital commitment of up to $20,000,000 in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia, which extends for 24 months after the close of the final capital commitment. On October 16, 2007, we funded $200,000 of our capital commitment. CBRE Investors, our sponsor, formed CBRE Strategic Partners Asia to purchase, reposition, develop, hold for investment and sell institutional quality real estate and related assets in targeted markets in China, Japan, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asia Pacific markets. If we and all other currently committed capital investors had funded our entire commitments in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia as of June 30, 2008, we would have owned an ownership interest of approximately 5.07% in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia. A majority of our trustees (including a majority of our independent trustees) not otherwise interested in this transaction approved the transaction as being fair, competitive and commercially reasonable. CBRE Strategic Partners Asia is managed by CB Richard Ellis Investors SP Asia II, LLC or the Fund Manager, a subsidiary of CBRE Investors.

On May 6, 2008, in connection with our investment with the Duke joint venture we funded a $4,000,000 earnest money deposit in conjunction with the acquisition of the Industrial Portfolio as set forth in Note 4. $701,000 was used in conjunction with the June 12, 2008 Buckeye Logistics Center acquisition leaving a balance of $3,299,000 at June 30, 2008. The remaining balance will be applied to future acquisitions as presented in the following table.

 

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The following table summarizes the remaining properties expected to be contributed to the Duke joint venture pursuant to the contribution agreement. These properties are currently under construction and none of the properties has an operating history. Closing of the contribution of each property to the Duke joint venture is subject to certain contingencies set forth in the contribution agreement and there is no assurance that any of the properties listed below will be contributed to the Duke joint venture on the specific terms described therein, or at all.

List of Remaining Expected Properties

 

Market

  

Property

  

Tenant

   Earnest
Money
   Net Rentable
Sq. Ft.
  

Estimated Closing

Date

Indianapolis, IN    Anson Building 1    Amazon.com    $ 537,000    630,570    November 2008
Dallas, TX    Unilever Texas    Unilever      553,000    822,550    November 2008
Indianapolis, IN    Prime Distribution Center    Prime Distribution      832,000    1,200,420    November 2008
Jacksonville, FL    Unilever Florida    Unilever      607,000    722,210    November 2008
Columbus, OH    Kellogg’s    Kellogg’s      770,000    1,142,400    December 2008

Litigation – From time to time, we and our properties may be subject to legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of its business. Currently, neither we nor any of our properties are subject to, or threatened with, any legal proceedings for which the outcome is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or our financial condition.

Environmental Matters – We are not aware of any environmental liability or any unasserted claim or assessment with respect to an environmental liability that we believe would require additional disclosure or the recording of a loss contingency.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

18. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

U.S. GAAP requires that the effect of foreign currency translation adjustments be classified as comprehensive income (loss). The following table sets forth our comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2008     2007    2008    2007  

Net Income (Loss)

   $ (485 )   $ 4    $ 98    $ (128 )

Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)

     267       118      10      118  
                              

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

   $ (218 )   $ 122    $ 108    $ (10 )
                              

19. Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code with our taxable year ended December 31, 2004. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders. It is management’s current intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain our REIT status. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to corporate level federal income tax on net income it distributes currently to its shareholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, then we will be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may not be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income and property and to federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed taxable income, if any.

We have made Taxable REIT Subsidiary (“TRS”) elections for all of our held for sale property subsidiaries. The elections, effective for the tax year beginning January 1, 2007 and future years, were made pursuant to section 856(I) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our TRS is subject to corporate level income taxes which are recorded in our consolidated financial statements. Our TRS includes all of the held for sale properties at June 30, 2008.

The following table reconciles net income available to common shareholders to taxable income available to common shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

Net Income Available from TRS(1)

   $ 984  

Less: Tax Depreciation and Amortization

     (863 )

Add: Receipts of Prepaid Rent

     25  

Less: Loss Carried Forward from 2007

     (17 )
        

Taxable Income for TRS

   $ 129  
        

 

(1)

Net income available from the TRS is comprised of income, excluding a $109,000 straight-line rent adjustment, from discontinued operations of $1,888,000 (before tax provision for income taxes of $367,000) less allocated term loan interest of $668,000, investment management fees of $182,000 and professional fees of $54,000.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the provision for income taxes of the TRS for the six months ended June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

Current

   $ 20

Deferred

     347
      

Total Provision for Income Taxes

   $ 367
      

The following table reconciles the provision for income taxes of the TRS for the six months ended June 30, 2008 to the amount computed by applying the Federal Corporate tax rate (in thousands):

 

Federal Income Taxes at Statutory Federal Rate for Taxable REIT Subsidiary

   $ 335  

State Income Taxes

     49  

Earnings not Subject to Federal Income Taxes and Other

     (17 )
        

Total Provision for Income Taxes

   $ 367  
        

SFAS No. 109 requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The deferred liabilities of the TRS relate primarily to differences in the book and tax depreciation method of property for federal and state income tax purpose.

The following table summarizes the tax effects of temporary differences of the TRS included in the accounts payable and accrued expenses as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

Net Deferred Tax Liability, resulting primary from differences in depreciation and amortization in real property

   $ (564 )   $ (217 )
                

In addition, we have incurred income and other taxes related to our continuing operations in the amount of $140,000 for franchise, local and state government, California, Georgia, Texas and North Carolina, and United Kingdom taxes impacting our operating properties during the six months ended June 30, 2008.

20. Subsequent Events

From July 1, 2008 through August 1, 2008, we received gross proceeds of approximately $33,834,651 from the sale of 3,395,966 common shares in our initial public offering.

On January 28, 2008, American LaFrance LLC, or ALF, the tenant in our Jedburg Commerce Park property, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware. On May 23, 2008, an order was entered in ALF’s Chapter 11 case confirming its Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on July 23, 2008. In connection therewith, ALF’s lease with us was modified to reduce the remaining lease term from approximately 19 years to approximately five years and the current annual base rent from approximately $2,994,086 to $2,809,500. ALF has remained current on its rent obligations during the course of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the lease remains secured, in part, by a letter of credit.

 

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On July 1, 2008, we acquired, from unrelated third-parties, a fee interest in Enclave on the Lake, located at 1255 Enclave Parkway, in Houston, Texas. This property had a total acquisition cost of approximately $37,732,000, which includes the application of a $500,000 purchase deposit, customary closing costs and an acquisition fee of $372,500 which was paid to our Investment Advisor. The property consists of a 171,091 square foot, six-story office building with structured and surface parking lots completed in 1999. The office building is 100% leased to SBM Atlantia, Inc., a Netherlands based supplier of products and services to the oil and gas industry under a lease that expires in February 2012. The initial annual rent under the lease with SBM Atlantia, Inc. is $4,277,000. In connection with the acquisition of this property, we assumed a $18,790,000 fixed-rate mortgage loan that bears interest at a rate of 5.45% per annum and matures on May 1, 2011.

On July 11, 2008, we acquired, from an unrelated third-party, a fee interest in Albion Mills Retail Park located on Ings Road, Wakefield, United Kingdom. This property had a total acquisition cost of approximately £11,126,000 ($22,046,000 assuming an exchange rate of $1.9815/£1.00), which includes customary closing costs and an acquisition fee of $208,000 which was paid to our Investment Advisor. The property consists of a 55,294 square foot, two unit retail building and surface parking lot completed in 2000. The retail building is 100% leased to Wickes Building Supplies Ltd, one of the United Kingdom’s leading hardware and building supplies retailers, under a lease that expires in May 2030, and DSG Retail Ltd. (d/b/a PC World), one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom, under a lease that expires in September 2020. The initial annual rent under the lease with Wickes Building Supplies Ltd is $1,177,746 and the initial annual rent under the lease with DSG Retail Ltd. (d/b/a PC World) is $404,060.

On July 25, 2008, we entered into a definitive purchase agreement with unrelated third parties, to acquire, subject to customary closing conditions, Avion III and IV, located at 14550 and 14560 Avion Parkway, in Chantilly, Virginia. The contract purchase price for Avion III and IV is $41,700,000 exclusive of transaction costs, financing fees and working capital reserves. We anticipate that the acquisition will be funded from the proceeds of our initial public offering. Each property consists of a three-story office building, with surface parking lots, completed in 2003. Avion III has 71,507 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to Lockheed Martin Corporation, a leading supplier of aerospace and defense products and services. Avion IV has 71,504 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to the U.S. General Services Administration. Both buildings have been improved to meet Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facilities standards that include enhanced access control systems which meet specific security requirements for handling federal classified information. While we anticipate this acquisition will close during the third quarter of 2008, this agreement is subject to a number of contingencies and there can be no assurances that this acquisition will occur.

On July 25, 2008, the lease on the 300 Constitution property was assigned to Women’s Apparel Group, LLC, by Chadwick’s of Boston, Inc., the previous tenant, Women’s Apparel Group, LLC, an owner and operator of women’s apparel companies, will now be the tenant of the 300 Constitution property.

On August 7, 2008, we obtained a $9,000,000 loan from 40/86 Mortgage Capital, Inc., secured by the Lakeside Office property originally acquired on March 5, 2008. The loan is for a term of seven years and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.03% with interest payments only for the first 36 months and principal and interest for the remaining 48 months of the loan term. In addition, we incurred financing costs of approximately $100,000 associated with obtaining this loan.

On August 8, 2008, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), which amended the terms of our prior credit agreement with Bank of America, to provide us with a new $45,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and to replace our prior Bank of America term loan and revolving credit facility which was scheduled to mature in August 2008. The new Revolving Credit Facility was fully drawn upon at closing, with such proceeds utilized to pay down the full $45,000,000 amount outstanding under our prior Bank of America term loan (as of August 8, 2008, no amount was outstanding under our prior $10,000,000 Bank of America revolving credit facility). The new Revolving Credit Facility matures in August 2010 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% to 2.75%, based upon our leverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement (at our current leverage ratio, the Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.00%). An upfront fee of $292,500 was paid to Bank of America, and a fee equal to the actual daily amount by which the aggregate commitments exceed the total outstandings (both as defined in the amended and restated credit agreement) times 0.20% per annum if the total outstandings are equal to or more than 50% of the aggregate commitments, or 0.25% per annum otherwise, is accrued on unfunded balances under the Revolving Credit Facility. The loan contains various financial covenants and restrictions including a fixed charge coverage ratio of less than 1.75 to 1.00, as defined in the amended and restated credit agreement. As of August 8, 2008, we were in compliance with all such covenants and restrictions. On August 13, 2008, we paid down the full $45,000,000 amount initially outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Explanatory Note

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto, and the other financial data included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains various “forward-looking statements.” You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Statements regarding the following subjects may be impacted by a number of risks and uncertainties:

 

   

our business strategy;

 

   

our ability to obtain future financing arrangements;

 

   

estimates relating to our future distributions;

 

   

our understanding of our competition;

 

   

market trends;

 

   

projected capital expenditures;

 

   

the impact of technology on our products, operations and business; and

 

   

the use of the proceeds of our initial public offering and subsequent offerings.

The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider these risks before you make an investment decision with respect to our common shares, along with the following factors that could cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements:

 

   

national, regional and local economic climates;

 

   

future terrorist attacks in the United States or abroad;

 

   

changes in supply and demand for office, retail, industrial and multi-family residential properties;

 

   

our ability to maintain rental rates and maximize occupancy;

 

   

our ability to identify acquisitions;

 

   

our pace of acquisitions and/or dispositions of properties;

 

   

our corporate debt ratings and changes in the general interest rate environment;

 

   

the condition of capital and credit markets;

 

   

the actual outcome of the resolution of any conflict;

 

   

our ability to successfully operate acquired properties;

 

   

our ability to qualify as a REIT;

 

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availability of capital (debt and equity);

 

   

unanticipated increases in financing and other costs, including a rise in interest rates;

 

   

our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes and our operating partnership’s ability to satisfy the rules in order for it to qualify as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

   

accounting principles and policies and guidelines applicable to REITs;

 

   

legislative or regulatory changes adversely affecting REITs and the real estate business; and

 

   

environmental, regulatory and/or safety requirements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

Overview

We are a Maryland real estate investment trust that invests in real estate properties, focusing on office, retail, industrial and multi-family residential properties, as well as other real estate-related assets. We may also utilize our expertise and resources to capitalize on unique opportunities that may exist elsewhere in the marketplace, in which we might also acquire interests in mortgages or other investments where we could seek to acquire the underlying property. We will not invest more than 20% of our total assets in any single investment. In addition, we will seek to maintain a portfolio of geographically diverse assets and may invest up to 30% of our total assets outside of the United States. Investments outside of the United States are expected to be focused in locations in which CBRE Investors has existing operations or previous investment experience, which today consist of metropolitan markets in Western Europe (including London, Paris, Milan and Frankfurt), China (Shanghai and Beijing) and Japan. To the extent that we enter markets outside of the United States in which CBRE Investors does not already have existing operations or previous investment experience, we would expect to do so in partnership, utilizing joint venture or other structures, with entities that have significant existing local expertise in these markets.

As of June 30, 2008, we owned 47 office and industrial properties on a consolidated basis located in seven states (California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas) and in the United Kingdom, as well as one undeveloped land parcel in Georgia. In addition, we have ownership interests in two unconsolidated entities that, as of June 30, 2008, owned interests in nine properties with five of those nine properties located in China and the remaining four properties located in Japan and one property in Arizona, respectively.

We are externally managed by CBRE Advisors LLC, (the “Investment Advisor”), and all of our real estate investments are held directly by, or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries of, CBRE Operating Partnership, L.P., (“CBRE OP”). Generally, we contribute the proceeds we receive from the issuance of common shares for cash to CBRE OP and CBRE OP, in turn, issues units of limited partnership to us, which entitle us to receive our share of CBRE OP’s earnings or losses and net cash flow. Provided we have sufficient available cash flow, we intend to pay our shareholders quarterly cash dividends. We are structured in a manner that allows CBRE OP to issue limited partnership interests from time to time in exchange for real estate properties. By structuring our acquisitions in this manner, the contributors of real estate to CBRE OP are generally able to defer gain recognition for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Our business objective is to maximize shareholder value through: (1) maintaining an experienced management team of investment professionals; (2) investing in properties in certain markets where property fundamentals will support stable income returns and where capital appreciation is expected to be above average; (3) acquiring properties at a discount to replacement cost and where there is expected positive rent growth; and (4) repositioning properties to increase their value in the market place.

 

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Operating results at our individual properties are impacted by the supply and demand for office, retail, industrial and multifamily space, trends of the national regional economies, the financial health of current and prospective tenants and their customers, capital market trends, construction costs, and interest rate movements. Individual operating property performance is monitored and calculated using certain non-GAAP financial measures such as an analysis of net operating income. An analysis of net operating income as compared to local regional and national statistics may provide insight into short or longer term trends exclusive of capital markets or capital structuring issues. Interest rates are a critical factor in our results of operations. Our properties may be financed with significant amounts of debt, so changes in interest rates may affect both net income and the health of capital markets. For investments outside of the United States, in addition to monitoring local property market fundamentals and capital market trends, we evaluate currency hedging strategies, taxes, the stability of the local government and economy and the experience of our management team in the region.

The real estate financing and credit markets experienced significant deterioration since the second half of 2007, resulting in dramatic changes in credit spreads, liquidity and the availability and cost of debt and equity capital. The impact has been most severe in the single-family residential real estate mortgage markets in the United States, but has more recently affected the commercial real estate markets. We believe the real estate financing and credit markets have yet to stabilize. If these conditions persist in 2008 and beyond, debt financing available to us, even with our modest leverage, may have less favorable terms than we would have received in the past, in which case, we may elect to fund acquisitions without, or with minimal, debt. Highly-levered real estate investors, in particular, are now facing significantly-reduced, or even eliminated, availability of funding sources, or at significantly increased cost. As such, under current market conditions and with our modest levels of leverage, we expect to benefit from improved access to attractive investment opportunities and reduced competition to acquire real estate assets.

We commenced operations in July 2004, following an initial private placement of our common shares of beneficial interest. We raised aggregate net proceeds (after commissions and expenses) of approximately $55,500,000 from July 2004 to October 2004 in private placements of our common shares.

On October 24, 2006, we commenced an initial public offering of up to $2,000,000,000 in our common shares, 90% of which are offered at a price of $10.00 per share, and 10% of which are offered pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan at a purchase price equal to the higher of $9.50 per share or 95% of the fair market value of a common share on the reinvestment date, as determined by the Investment Advisor or another firm we choose for that purpose. As of August 1, 2008, we had accepted subscriptions from 9,027 investors, issued 42,307,600 common shares and received $422,683,000 in gross proceeds.

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The table below provides information regarding the properties we own. We purchased all of these properties from unaffiliated third parties. These properties are subject to competition from similar properties within their market areas and their economic performance could be affected by changes in local economic conditions. In evaluating these properties for acquisition, we considered a variety of factors including location, functionality and design, price per square foot, the credit worthiness of tenants, length of lease terms, market fundamentals and the in-place rental rates compared to market rates.

 

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Property and Market

  Date
Acquired
  Year
Built
 

Property

Type

  Our
Effective
Ownership
    Net
Rentable
Square
Feet
  Occupancy     Approximate Total
Acquisition Cost(1)

Domestic Consolidated Properties:

             

REMEC Corporate Campus 1
San Diego, CA

  9/15/2004   1983   Office   100.00 %   34,000   100.00 %   $ 6,833,000

REMEC Corporate Campus 2
San Diego, CA

  9/15/2004   1983   Office   100.00 %   30,477   100.00 %     6,125,000

REMEC Corporate Campus 3
San Diego, CA

  9/15/2004   1983   Office   100.00 %   37,430   100.00 %     7,523,000

REMEC Corporate Campus 4
San Diego, CA

  9/15/2004   1983   Office   100.00 %   30,778   100.00 %     6,186,000

300 Constitution Drive
Boston, MA

  11/3/2004   1998   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   330,000   100.00 %     19,805,000

Deerfield Commons(2)
Atlanta, GA

  6/21/2005   2000   Office   100.00 %   121,969   100.00 %     21,834,000

505 Century
Dallas, TX

  1/9/2006   1997   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   100,000   72.40 %     6,095,000

631 International
Dallas, TX

  1/9/2006   1998   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   73,112   100.00 %     5,407,000

660 North Dorothy
Dallas, TX

  1/9/2006   1997   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   120,000   100.00 %     6,836,000

Bolingbrook Point III
Chicago, IL

  8/29/2007   2006   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   185,045   100.00 %     18,170,000

Cherokee Corporate Park(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2000   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   60,000   100.00 %     3,928,000

Community Cash Complex 1(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1960   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   205,360   63.00 %     3,212,000

Community Cash Complex 2(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007  

1978

  Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   144,978   93.57 %     2,268,000

Community Cash Complex 3(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1981   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   116,413   100.00 %     1,821,000

Community Cash Complex 4(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1984   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   33,120   0.00 %     518,000

Community Cash Complex 5(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1984   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   53,033   0.00 %     829,000

Fairforest Building 1(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2000   Manufacturing   100.00 %   51,028   100.00 %     3,004,000

Fairforest Building 2(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1999   Manufacturing   100.00 %   104,160   100.00 %     6,133,000

Fairforest Building 3(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2000   Manufacturing   100.00 %   100,000   100.00 %     5,887,000

Fairforest Building 4(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2001   Manufacturing   100.00 %   100,606   100.00 %     5,923,000

Fairforest Building 5
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2006   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   316,491   100.00 %     16,968,000

Fairforest Building 6(4)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2005   Manufacturing   100.00 %   101,055   100.00 %     7,468,000

Fairforest Building 7
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2006   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   101,459   0.00 %     5,626,000

Greenville/Spartanburg Industrial Park(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1990   Manufacturing   100.00 %   67,375   100.00 %     3,581,000

Highway 290 Commerce Park Building 1(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1995   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   150,000   33.33 %     6,724,000

Highway 290 Commerce Park Building 3(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1993   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   30,000   100.00 %     1,344,000

Highway 290 Commerce Park Building 5(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1994   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   88,050   100.00 %     3,947,000

HJ Park Building 1
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   2003   Manufacturing   100.00 %   70,000   100.00 %     4,216,000

Jedburg Commerce Park
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   2007   Manufacturing   100.00 %   512,686   100.00 %     41,967,000

 

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Property and Market

  Date
Acquired
  Year
Built
 

Property

Type

  Our
Effective
Ownership
    Net
Rentable
Square
Feet
  Occupancy     Approximate Total
Acquisition Cost(1)

Kings Mountain I(4)
Charlotte, NC

  8/30/2007   1998   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   100,000   100.00 %     5,497,000

Kings Mountain II
Charlotte, NC

  8/30/2007   2002   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   301,400   100.00 %     11,311,000

Mount Holly Building
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   2003   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   100,823   100.00 %     6,208,000

North Rhett I
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   1973   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   284,750   100.00 %     10,302,000

North Rhett II
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   2001   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   101,705   100.00 %     7,073,000

North Rhett III(4)
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   2002   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   79,972   100.00 %     4,812,000

North Rhett IV
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   2005   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   316,040   100.00 %     17,060,000

Orangeburg Park Building
Charleston, SC

  8/30/2007   2003   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   101,055   100.00 %     5,474,000

Orchard Business Park 1(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  8/30/2007   1993   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   32,500   100.00 %     1,476,000

Union Cross Building I
Winston-Salem, NC

  8/30/2007   2005   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   100,853   100.00 %     6,585,000

Union Cross Building II
Winston-Salem, NC

  8/30/2007   2005   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   316,130   100.00 %     17,216,000

Highway 290 Commerce Park Building 2(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  9/24/2007   1995   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   100,000   0.00 %     4,482,000

Highway 290 Commerce Park Building 4(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  11/1/2007   1996   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   105,000   100.00 %     4,707,000

Orchard Business Park 2(3)
Spartanburg, SC

  11/1/2007   1994   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   17,500   100.00 %     795,000

Lakeside Office Center
Dallas, TX

  3/5/2008   2006   Office   100.00 %   98,750   97.88 %     17,965,000

Kings Mountain III
Charlotte, NC

  3/14/2008   2007   Warehouse/Distribution   100.00 %   541,910   0.00 %     25,662,000
                       

Total Domestic Consolidated Properties

        6,167,013   82.98 %     376,803,000

International Consolidated Properties:

             

602 Central Boulevard
Coventry, UK

  4/27/2007   2001   Office   100.00 %   49,985   100.00 %     23,847,000

Thames Valley Five
Reading, UK

  3/20/2008   1998   Office   100.00 %   40,468   100.00 %     29,463,000
                       

Total International Consolidated Properties

        90,453   100.00 %     53,310,000
                       

Total Consolidated Properties

        6,257,466   83.23 %     430,113,000
                       

Unconsolidated Properties(5):

             

Buckeye Logistics Center (6)
Phoenix, AZ

  6/12/08   2008  

Warehouse/Distribution

  80.00 %   605,000   100.00 %     34,900,000
                       

Total Properties(5)

        6,862,466   84.71 %   $ 465,013,000
                       

 

(1)

Approximate total acquisition cost represents the purchase price inclusive of customary closing costs and acquisition fees. Approximate total acquisition cost for partially-owned properties is at our pro rata share of effective ownership for each of these properties.

 

(2)

Includes ten acres of undeveloped land zoned for office use.

 

(3)

Real estate held for sale.

 

(4)

Includes the purchase prices of adjacent land parcels acquired on January 23, 2008.

 

(5)

Does not include CBRE Strategic Partners Asia properties.

 

(6) This property is held through the Duke joint venture.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

Management believes our most critical accounting policies are accounting for lease revenues (including straight-line rent), regular evaluation of whether the value of a real estate asset has been impaired, real estate purchase price allocations and accounting for our derivatives and hedging activities, if any. Each of these items involves estimates that require management to make judgments that are subjective in nature. Management relies on its experience, collects historical data and current market data, and analyzes these assumptions in order to arrive at what it believes to be reasonable estimates. Under different conditions or assumptions, materially different amounts could be reported related to the accounting policies described below. In addition, application of these accounting policies involves the exercise of judgments on the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could materially differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition and Valuation of Receivables

Our revenues, which are composed largely of rental income, include rents reported on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease. If our leases provide for rental increases at specified intervals, we will be required to straight-line the recognition of revenue, which will result in the recording of a receivable for rent not yet due under the lease terms. Accordingly, our management must determine, in its judgment, to what extent the unbilled rent receivable applicable to each specific tenant is collectible. We review unbilled rent receivable on a quarterly basis and take into consideration the tenant’s payment history, the financial condition of the tenant, business conditions in the industry in which the tenant operates and economic conditions in the area in which the property is located. Should the ability to collect unbilled rent with respect to any given tenant be in doubt, we would be required to record an increase in our allowance for doubtful accounts or record a direct write-off of the specific rent receivable, which would have an adverse effect on our net income for the year in which the reserve is increased or the direct write-off is recorded and would decrease our total assets and shareholders’ equity.

Investments in Real Estate

We record investments in real estate at cost (including third-party acquisition expenses) and we capitalize improvements and replacements when they extend the useful life or improve the efficiency of the asset. We expense costs of repairs and maintenance as incurred. We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of our real estate assets, which we expect to be approximately 39 years for buildings and improvements, three to five years for equipment and fixtures and the shorter of the useful life or the remaining lease term for tenant improvements and leasehold interests.

We are required to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives of our properties for purposes of determining the amount of depreciation to record on an annual basis with respect to our investments in real estate. These assessments have a direct impact on our net income because, if we were to shorten the expected useful lives of our investments in real estate, we would depreciate these investments over fewer years, resulting in more depreciation expense and lower net income on an annual basis throughout the expected useful lives of the related assets.

We have adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets “ (“SFAS No. 144”), which establishes a single accounting model for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets including discontinued operations. SFAS No. 144 requires that the operations related to properties that have been sold or that we intend to sell be presented as discontinued operations in the statement of operations for all periods presented, and properties we intend to sell be designated as “held for sale” on our balance sheet.

When circumstances such as adverse market conditions indicate a possible impairment of the value of a property, we review the recoverability of the property’s carrying value. The review of recoverability is based on our estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to result from the property’s use and eventual disposition. Our forecast of these cash flows considers factors such as expected future operating income, market and other applicable trends and residual value, as well as the effects of leasing demand, competition and other factors. These factors contain subjectivity and thus are not able to be precisely estimated. If impairment exists due to the inability to recover the carrying value of a property, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property. We are required to make subjective assessments as to whether there are impairments in the values of our investments in real estate.

 

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Real Estate Purchase Price Allocation

We allocate the purchase price to tangible assets of an acquired property (which includes land, building and tenant improvements) based on the estimated fair values of those tangible assets, assuming the building was vacant. Estimates of fair value for land are based on factors such as comparisons to other properties sold in the same geographic area, adjusted for unique characteristics. Estimates of fair values of buildings and tenant improvements are based on present values determined based upon the application of hypothetical leases with market rates and terms.

We record above-market and below-market, in-place lease values for acquired properties based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. We amortize any capitalized above-market lease values as a reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases. We amortize any capitalized below-market lease values as an increase to rental income over the initial term and any fixed-rate renewal periods in the respective leases.

We measure the aggregate value of other intangible assets acquired based on the difference between (i) the property valued with existing in-place leases adjusted to market rental rates and (ii) the property valued as if vacant. Management’s estimates of value are made using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers (e.g., discounted cash flow analysis). Factors considered by management in its analysis include an estimate of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions, and costs to execute similar leases. We also consider information obtained about each property as a result of our pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing activities in estimating the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired. In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the expected lease-up periods. Management also estimates costs to execute similar leases including leasing commissions, legal and other related expenses to the extent that such costs are not already incurred in connection with a new lease origination as part of the transaction.

The total amount of other intangible assets acquired is further allocated to in-place lease values and customer relationship intangible values based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease and our overall relationship with that respective tenant. Characteristics considered by management in allocating these values include the nature and extent of our existing business relationships with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the tenant’s credit quality and expectations of lease renewals (including those existing under the terms of the lease agreement), among other factors.

We amortize the value of in-place leases to expense over the remaining term of the respective leases, which we primarily expect to range from five to fifteen years. The value of customer relationship intangibles is amortized to expense over the remaining term and any renewal periods in the respective leases, but in no event may the amortization period for intangible assets exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building. Should a tenant terminate its lease, the unamortized portion of the in-place lease value and customer relationship intangibles would be charged to expense.

These assessments have a direct impact on net income and revenues. If we assign more fair value to the in-place leases versus buildings and tenant improvements, assigned costs would generally be depreciated over a shorter period, resulting in more depreciation expense and a lower net income on an annual basis. Likewise, if we estimate that more of our leases in-place at acquisition are on terms believed to be above the current market rates for similar properties, the calculated present value of the amount above market would be amortized monthly as a direct reduction to rental revenues and ultimately reduce the amount of net income.

 

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Treatment of Management Compensation and Expense Reimbursements

Management of our operations is conducted by the Investment Advisor. Fees related to services provided by the Investment Advisor are accounted for based on the nature of such service and the relevant accounting literature. Fees for services performed that represent period costs of our company, such as cash payments for investment management fees paid to the Investment Advisor, are expensed as incurred. In addition, an affiliate of the Investment Advisor owns a partnership interest which represents a profits interest in CBRE OP related to these services.

Subject to certain limitations, we are obligated to reimburse the Investment Advisor for the organizational and offering costs incurred on our behalf. This treatment is consistent with Staff Accounting Bulletin, or SAB, Topic 1.B.1, which requires that we include all of the costs associated with our operations and formation in our financial statements. These costs will then be analyzed and segregated between those which are organizational in nature, those which are offering-related salaries and other general and administrative expenses of the Investment Advisor and its affiliates, and those which qualify as offering expenses in accordance with SAB Topic 5.A. Organizational costs are expensed as incurred in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 98-5, Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities . Offering costs in the amount of $6,106,000 and $7,628,000 were incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and are recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital in the consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. Offering costs incurred through June 30, 2008 totaled $36,251,000. Of the total amount, $30,661,000 was incurred to CNL Securities Corp., as dealer manager; $3,969,000 was incurred to CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., an affiliate of the Investment Advisor; $92,000 was incurred to the Investment Advisor for reimbursable marketing costs and $1,529,000 was incurred to other service providers. Each party will be paid the amount incurred from proceeds of the public offering. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the accrued offering costs payable to related parties included in our consolidated balance sheets were $4,864,000 and $5,241,000, respectively. Offering costs payable to unrelated parties of $42,000 at June 30, 2008 was included in accounts and payable accrued expenses.

The Investment Advisor earned investment management fees of $798,000 and $262,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, respectively; $1,479,000 and $499,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In connection with services provided to the Investment Advisor, CNL Fund Management Company, the Sub-Advisor and affiliate of the Dealer Manager pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement dated August 21, 2006, was paid by the Investment Advisor $110,000 and $36,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively; $204,000 and $69,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Investment Advisor waived investment management fees of $298,000 and $609,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. The Investment Advisor waived investment management fees of $19,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. All or any portion of the investment management fee not taken as to any fiscal year may be deferred or waived without interest at the option of the Investment Advisor.

The Investment Advisor earned acquisition fees of $349,000 and $223,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, respectively and $1,064,000 and $223,000 for the six months and ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In connection with services provided to the Investment Advisor. The Sub-Advisor, pursuant to a sub advisory agreement, was paid by the Investment Advisor in acquisition fees of $65,000 and $42,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, respectively and $199,000 and $42,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These fees have been capitalized to investments in real estate and related intangibles.

Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Held for Sale

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), the income or loss and net gain on dispositions of operating properties and the income or loss on all properties classified as held for sale are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented. A property is classified as held for sale when certain criteria, as set forth under SFAS No. 144, are met. At such time, we present the respective assets and liabilities separately on the balance sheet and cease to record depreciation and amortization expense. Properties held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying value or their estimated current sales value less costs to sell. As of June 30, 2008, we had 18 buildings classified as held for sale (see Notes 5 and 6).

Accounting for Derivative Financial Investments and Hedging Activities

We account for our derivative and hedging activities, if any, in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities “ (“SFAS No. 133”) as amended, which requires all derivative instruments to be carried at fair value on the balance sheet. Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking each hedge transaction. We periodically review the effectiveness of each hedging transaction, which involves estimating future cash flows. Cash flow hedges are accounted for by recording the fair value of the derivative instrument on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability, with a corresponding amount recorded in other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity. Calculation of a fair value of derivative instruments also requires management to use estimates. Amounts will be reclassified from other comprehensive income to the income statement in the period or periods the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges under SFAS No. 133. The changes in fair value hedges are accounted for by recording the fair value of the derivative instruments on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities, with the corresponding amount recorded in current year earnings.

 

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Accounting for Share-Based Compensation

We have adopted the fair value based method of accounting for share-based compensation. Under this approach, we recognize an expense for the fair value of any share-based compensation at the time it is granted, as well as for transactions with non-employees in which services are performed in exchange for equity instruments.

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

Our determination of the appropriate accounting method with respect to our investments in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia, which is considered a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), is based on Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Interpretation No. 46 (revised in December 2003), “ Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—an Interpretation of ARB No. 51 “ (“FIN46R”). We account for this VIE, of which we are not the primary beneficiary, under the equity method of accounting.

We determine if an entity is a VIE under FIN 46R based on several factors, including whether the entity’s total equity investment at risk upon inception is sufficient to finance the entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support. We make judgments regarding the sufficiency of the equity at risk based first on a qualitative analysis, then a quantitative analysis, if necessary. In a quantitative analysis, we incorporate various estimates, including estimated future cash flows, asset hold periods and discount rates, as well as estimates of the probabilities of various scenarios occurring. If the entity is a VIE, we then determine whether we consolidate the entity as the primary beneficiary. We determine whether an entity is a VIE and, if so, whether it should be consolidated by utilizing judgments and estimates that are inherently subjective. If we made different judgments or utilized different estimates in these evaluations, it could result in differing conclusions as to whether or not an entity is a VIE and whether or not to consolidate such entity.

With respect to our majority limited membership interest in the Duke/Hulfish, LLC joint venture, or the Duke joint venture, we considered EITF 96-16, “Investor’s Accounting for an Investee When the Investor Has a Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority Shareholder or Shareholders Have Certain Approval or Veto Rights” in determining that we did not have control over the financial and operating decisions of such entity due to the existence of substantive participating rights held by the minority limited member who is also the managing member of the Duke joint venture.

We carry our investments in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia and the Duke joint venture on the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence (but not control) over operating and financial policies of each such entity. We eliminate transactions with such equity method subsidiary to the extent of our ownership in each such entity. Accordingly, our share of net income (loss) of these equity method subsidiaries is included in consolidated net income (loss). Under the equity method, impairment losses are recognized upon evidence of other-than-temporary losses of value.

Our investments in unconsolidated entities in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, but do not control, or entities which are variable interest entities in which we are not the primary beneficiary are accounted for under the equity method. Accordingly, our share of the earnings from these equity method basis companies is included in consolidated net income. Our determination of the appropriate accounting treatment for an investment in a an entity requires judgment of several factors, including the size and nature of our ownership interest and the other owners’ substantive rights to make decisions for the entity. If we were to make different judgments or conclusions as to the level of our control or influence, it could result in a different accounting treatment. Accounting for an investment as either consolidated or using the equity method generally would have no impact on our net income or stockholders’ equity in any accounting period, but a different treatment would impact individual income statement and balance sheet items, as consolidation would effectively “gross up” our income statement and balance sheet.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted January 1, 2008

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”) as amended by FASB Staff Position SFAS No. 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13” (“FSP FAS No. 157-1”) and FASB Staff Position SFAS No. 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS No. 157-2”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP and provides for expanded disclosure about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies prospectively to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FSP FAS No. 157-1 amends SFAS No. 157 to exclude from the scope of SFAS No. 157 certain leasing transactions accounted for under SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases.” FSP FAS No. 157-2 amends SFAS No. 157 to defer the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.

The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Management is evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 157 will have on our non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities since the application of SFAS No. 157 for such items was deferred to January 1, 2009. We believe that the impact of these items will not be material to our consolidated financial statements. Assets and liabilities typically recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis to which we have not yet applied SFAS No. 157 due to the deferral of SFAS No. 157 for such items include:

 

   

Non-financial assets and liabilities initially measured at fair value in an acquisition or business combination;

 

   

Long-lived assets measured at fair value due to an impairment assessment under SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets;” and

 

   

Asset retirement obligations initially measured under SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.”

 

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Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted, on a prospective basis, SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities “ (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective of the guidance is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements since we did not elect to apply the fair value option for any of our eligible financial instruments or other items on the January 1, 2008 effective date.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007) “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) changes the requirements for an acquirer’s recognition and measurement of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in a business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008 and should be applied prospectively for all business combinations entered into after the date of adoption. We anticipate that the adoption of SFAS No. 141 (R) will only have an impact on our financial statements in so far as we will not be able to capitalize indirect deal costs to our acquisitions.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51 “ (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 requires (i) that noncontrolling (minority) interests be reported as a component of shareholders’ equity, (ii) that net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest be separately identified in the consolidated statement of operations, (iii) that changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest be accounted for as equity transactions, (iv) that any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary be initially measured at fair value, and (v) that sufficient disclosures are provided that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2008 and should be applied prospectively. However, the presentation and disclosure requirements of the statement shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. Management does not expect the adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 161”). This new standard enhances disclosure requirements for derivative instruments in order to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of (i) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (ii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” and its related interpretations and (iii) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is to be applied prospectively for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after November 15, 2008. We believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will not have a material impact on our financial statement disclosures since we do not currently have any derivative instruments.

 

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Rental Operations

We evaluate the performance of our segments based on net operating income, defined as: rental income and tenant reimbursements less property and related expenses (operating and maintenance, management fees and real estate taxes) and excludes other non-property income and expenses, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and our company level general and administrative expenses. The following tables compare the net operating income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months
Ended

June 30
   Six Months
Ended
June 30
 
     2008     2007    2008     2007  

Domestic Properties

         

Revenues:

         

Rental

   $ 5,749     $ 1,681    $ 11,076     $ 3,364  

Tenant Reimbursements

     1,235       461      2,269       946  
                               
     6,984       2,142      13,345       4,310  
                               

Property and Related Expenses:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     559       227      1,010       450  

General and Administrative

     150       27      194       72  

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     65       —        127       —    

Property Taxes

     816       295      1,447       590  
                               
     1,590       549      2,778       1,112  
                               

Net Operating Income

     5,394       1,593      10,567       3,198  
                               

International Properties

         

Revenues:

         

Rental

     973       293      1,461       293  

Tenant Reimbursements

     26       3      60       3  
                               
     999       296      1,521       296  
                               

Property and Related Expenses:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     28       5      60       5  

General and Administrative

     52       —        52       —    

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     5       —        7       —    

Property Taxes

     —         —        —         —    
                               
     85       5      119       5  
                               

Net Operating Income

     914       291      1,402       291  
                               

Total Reportable Segments

         

Revenues:

         

Rental

     6,722       1,974      12,537       3,657  

Tenant Reimbursements

     1,261       464      2,329       949  
                               
     7,983       2,438      14,866       4,606  
                               

Property and Related Expenses:

         

Operating and Maintenance

     587       232      1,070       455  

General and Administrative

     202       27      246       72  

Property Management Fee to Related Party

     70       —        134       —    

Property Taxes

     816       295      1,447       590  
                               
     1,675       554      2,897       1,117  
                               

Net Operating Income(1)

     6,308       1,884      11,969       3,489  
                               

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measure to Consolidated Net (Loss) Income

         

Total Segment Net Operating Income

     6,308       1,884      11,969       3,489  

Interest and Other Income

     534       774      1,330       1,038  
                               
     6,842       2,658      13,299       4,527  
                               

Interest Expense

     2,344       572      4,750       1,018  

General and Administrative

     781       494      1,146       672  

Investment Management Fee to Related Party

     798       262      1,479       499  

Depreciation and Amortization

     3,889       1,327      7,039       2,470  
                               

(Loss) Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes, Minority Interest and Equity in Loss of

Unconsolidated Entities

     (970 )     3      (1,115 )     (132 )

Minority Interest

     5       1      7       4  

Provision for Income Taxes

     (81 )     —        (140 )     —    

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

     (180 )     —        (276 )     —    
                               

(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations

     (1,226 )     4      (1,524 )     (128 )

Income from Discontinued Operation

     741       —        1,622       —    
                               

Net (Loss) Income

   $ (485 )   $ 4    $ 98     $ (128 )
                               

 

(1)

Total Reportable Segments net operating income is a Non-GAAP financial measure which may be useful as a supplemental measure for evaluating the relationship of each reporting segment to the combined total. This measure should not be looked as an alternative measure of operating performance to our U.S. GAAP presentations provided.

 

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Consolidated Results of Continuing Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 to Three Months Ended June 30, 2007

Revenues

Rental

Rental revenue increased $4,748,000, or 241%, to $6,722,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $1,974,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the acquisition of 602 Central Blvd., Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five as well as increased occupancy at Deerfield Commons I.

Tenant Reimbursements

Tenant reimbursements increased $797,000, or 172%, to $1,261,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $464,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, primarily as a result of increased tenant operating expense recovery for Deerfield Commons I, Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio and Lakeside Office Center.

Expenses

Operating and Maintenance

Property operating and maintenance expenses increased $366,000, or 166%, to $587,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $221,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio and Lakeside Office Center and increased operating expenses at Deerfield Commons I.

Property Taxes

Property tax expense increased $521,000, or 177%, to $816,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $295,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to a combination of increased assessments and expenses associated with the Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio and Lakeside Office Center.

Interest

Interest expense increased $1,772,000, or 310%, to $2,344,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $572,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 as a result of interest expense associated with the 602 Central Blvd., the Carolina Portfolio and Thames Valley Five notes payable and the Bank of America term loan.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expense increased $462,000, or 89%, to $983,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $521,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Of the total increase, $209,000 was due to the increase in professional fees; $101,000 was due to increase in organization costs associated with formation of the Duke joint venture; $82,000 was due to the increase in general corporate legal expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007; $82,000 was due to the increase in general audit fees and Sarbanes-Oxley assistance fees for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007; $21,000 was due to the increase in shareholder servicing fees and report production costs for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007, offset by the reductions of directions and officers’ insurance of $33,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007.

 

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Property Management Fee and Investment Management Fee

Property management fee and investment management fee increased $595,000, or 218%, to $868,000 for three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $273,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to fees earned relative to the management of 602 Central Blvd., Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2,562,000, or 193%, to $3,889,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $1,327,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The net increase was related to tenant improvement and leasing commission activities at Deerfield Commons I and 660 N. Dorothy and the acquisitions of 602 Central Blvd., Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income decreased $240,000, or 31%, to $534,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $774,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. The decrease was due to lower year to year cash balances and money market interest rates.

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

Our investment in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia and the Duke joint venture resulted in a loss of $180,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008. There were no comparable activities for the three months ended June 30, 2007.

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 to Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

Revenues

Rental

Rental revenue increased $8,879,000, or 243%, to $12,536,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $3,657,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the acquisition of 602 Central Blvd., Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five as well as increased occupancy at Deerfield Commons I.

Tenant Reimbursements

Tenant reimbursements increased $1,381,000, or 146%, to $2,330,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $949,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007, primarily as a result of increased tenant operating expense recovery for Deerfield Commons I, Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio and Lakeside Office Center.

Expenses

Operating and Maintenance

Property operating and maintenance expenses increased $635,000, or 146%, to $1,070,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $435,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition of Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five as well as increased operating expenses at Deerfield Commons I.

Property Taxes

Property tax expense increased $857,000, or 145%, to $1,447,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $590,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to a combination of increased assessments and expenses associated with the Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio and Lakeside Office Center.

Interest

Interest expense increased $3,732,000, or 367%, to $4,750,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $1,018,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as a result of interest expense associated with the 602 Central Blvd., the Carolina Portfolio, Thames Valley Five and the Bank of America term loan.

 

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General and Administrative

General and administrative expense increased $648,000, or 87%, to $1,392,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $744,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. Of the total increase, $232,000 was due to the increase in general audit fees and Sarbanes-Oxley assistance fees for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007; $194,000 was due to the increase in professional fees; $173,000 was due to the increase in general corporate legal expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007; $101,000 was due to the payment of organization costs associated with the formation of the Duke joint venture; offset by the reductions of directions and officers’ insurance of $64,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to June 30, 2007.

Property Management Fee and Investment Management Fee

Property management fee and investment management fee increased $1,094,000, or 211%, to $1,613,000 for six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $519,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to fees earned relative to the management of 602 Central Blvd., Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4,569,000, or 185%, to $7,039,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 as compared to $2,470,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The net increase was related to tenant improvement and leasing commission activities at Deerfield Commons I and 660 N. Dorothy and the acquisitions of 602 Central Blvd., Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio and Thames Valley Five.

Interest and Other Income

Interest and other income increased $292,000, or 28%, to $1,330,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $1,038,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the investing of our public offering net cash proceeds in interest earning cash equivalents.

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Entities

Our investment in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia and the Duke joint venture resulted in a loss of $276,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008. There were no comparable activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our sources of funds will primarily be the net proceeds of our initial public offering, operating cash flows and borrowings. We believe that these cash resources will be sufficient to satisfy our cash requirements and we do not anticipate a need to raise funds from other than these sources within the next twelve months. Depending on market conditions, we expect that once the net proceeds of our initial public offering are fully invested, our debt financing will be no greater than 65% of the value of the cost of our assets before non-cash reserves and depreciation. The amount of debt we place on an individual property, or the amount of debt incurred by an individual entity in which we invest, may be more or less than 65% of the value of such property or the value of the assets owned by such entity, depending on market conditions and other factors. In fact, depending on market conditions and other factors, we may choose not to place debt on our portfolio or our assets and may choose not to borrow to finance our operations or to acquire properties. Our declaration of trust limits our borrowing to 300% of our net assets unless any excess borrowing is approved by a majority of our independent trustees and is disclosed to our shareholders in our next quarterly report. Our declaration of trust defines “net assets” as our total assets (other than intangibles) at cost, before deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts or other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities, calculated at least quarterly by us on a basis consistently applied; provided, however, that during such periods in which we are obtaining regular independent valuations of the current value of its net assets for purposes of enabling fiduciaries of employee benefit plan shareholders to comply with applicable Department of Labor reporting requirements, “net assets” means the greater of (i) the amount determined pursuant to the foregoing and (ii) the assets’ aggregate valuation established by the most recent such valuation report without reduction for depreciation, bad debts or other non-cash reserves. Any indebtedness we do incur will likely be subject to continuing covenants, and we will likely be required to make continuing representations and warranties in connection with such debt. Moreover, some or all of our debt may be secured by some or all of our assets. If we default in the payment of interest or principal on any such debt, breach any representation or warranty in connection with any borrowing or violate any covenant in any loan document, our lender may accelerate the maturity of such debt requiring us to immediately repay all outstanding principal. If we are unable to make such payment, our lender could foreclose on our assets that are pledged as collateral to such lender. The lender could also sue us or force us into bankruptcy. Any such event would have a material adverse effect on the value of our common shares. We believe that, even without any proceeds raised from our initial public offering, we have sufficient cash flow from operations to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months and into the foreseeable future.

In addition to making investments in accordance with our investment objectives, we expect to use our capital resources to make certain payments to the Investment Advisor and the Dealer Manager. During the offering stage, assuming all of the shares in our primary offering are sold, these payments will include payments of up to $126,000,000 for selling commissions, up to $27,000,000 for the dealer manager fee, up to $18,000,000 for the marketing support fee and up to $28,000,000 for organizational and offering expenses. During the acquisition and operational stages, certain services related to the acquisition and management of our investments and our operations will be provided to us by the Investment Advisor pursuant to an advisory agreement entered into in July 2004 which was amended and restated in October 2006. Pursuant to that agreement, we expect to make various payments to the Investment Advisor, including acquisition fees, investment management fees and payments for reimbursements of certain costs incurred by the Investment Advisor in providing related services to us. As the actual amounts to be paid are dependent upon the total equity and debt capital we raise and our results of operations, we cannot determine these amounts at this time.

In order to avoid corporate-level tax on our net taxable income, we are required to pay distributions to our shareholders equal to our net taxable income. In addition, to qualify as a REIT, we are required to pay distributions to our shareholders equal to at least 90% of our net ordinary taxable income. Therefore, once the net proceeds we receive from our initial public offering are substantially fully invested, we will need to raise additional capital in order to grow our business and acquire additional real estate investments. We anticipate borrowing funds to obtain additional capital, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 

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Historical Cash Flows

Our net cash provided by operating activities increased by $4,959,000 to $7,253,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $2,294,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the acquisitions of Bolingbrook Point III, the Carolina Portfolio, Lakeside Office Center and Thames Valley Five.

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $86,499,000 to $112,608,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $26,109,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the acquisitions of Carolina land parcels, Lakeside Office Center, Kings Mountain III, and Thames Valley Five during the six months ended June 30, 2008.

Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $18,414,000 to $132,840,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $114,426,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase was due to the $24,365,000 increase in net proceeds, after offering costs, received from the public offering, $3,920,000 increase in proceeds from notes payable and $3,000 increase in security deposit, offset by increases in distributions to shareholders and minority interest holder of $6,891,000, shareholder redemptions of $1,232,000, principal payments on notes payable of $1,671,000, and deferred financial costs of $80,000.

Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measure: Funds from Operations

Management uses Funds from Operations, or FFO, as a supplemental measure of REIT performance. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we do. The revised White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding extraordinary items, as defined by U.S. GAAP, and gains and losses from sales of depreciable operating property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and depreciation of non-real estate assets), and after adjustment for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization, gains and losses from property dispositions and extraordinary items, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. Management believes that FFO provides useful information to the investment community about our financial performance when compared to other REITs since FFO is generally recognized as the industry standard for reporting the operations of REITs.

FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP), as an indication of our financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions.

 

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The following table presents our FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2008     2007     2008    2007  

Reconciliation of net (loss) income to funds from operations:

         

Net Income (Loss)

   $ (485 )   $ 4     $ 98    $ (128 )

Adjustments:

         

Minority interest

     (2 )     (1 )     3      (4 )

Net effect of FFO adjustment from unconsolidated entities(1)

     224         224   

Real estate depreciation and amortization

     3,889       1,327       7,039      2,470  
                               

Funds from operations

   $ 3,626     $ 1,330     $ 7,364    $ 2,338  
                               

 

(1)

Represents our share of the FFO adjustments allowable under the NAREIT definition (primarily depreciation).

Financing

In connection with our acquisition of the Carolina Portfolio on August 30, 2007, we assumed 13 loans with principal balances totaling $66,110,000 ($62,944,000 at estimated fair value including the discount of $3,166,000) from various lenders that are secured by first deeds of trust on the properties and the assignment of related rents and leases. Assumption fees and other loan closing costs totaling $765,500 were capitalized as incurred. The loans bear interest at rates ranging from 4.98% to 6.33% per annum and mature between March 1, 2013 and February 1, 2025. The loans require monthly payments of interest and principal, fully amortized over the lives of the loans. Principal payments totaling $1,671,000 were made during the six months ended June 30, 2008. We indemnify the lenders against environmental costs and expenses and guarantee the loans under certain conditions.

In addition, we entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. to provide us a $65,000,000 term loan and a $10,000,000 revolving line of credit (collectively, the “Credit Facility”). The one year term loan was fully drawn upon at the closing of the Carolina Portfolio on August 30, 2007. None of the revolving line of credit has been drawn. The Credit Facility matures in August 2008 and interest is payable monthly at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.25%, or 3.73% per annum as of June 30, 2008 and 6.10% per annum as of December 31, 2007. Upfront fees and other loan closing cost totaling approximately $229,000 were capitalized as incurred. A fee of 0.2% per annum is accrued on unfunded balances under the revolving line of credit. The loan contains various financial covenants and restrictions including a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.6, as defined in the credit agreement. On November 29, 2007, we repaid a portion of the loan balance in the amount of $20,000,000 using net proceeds from our initial public offering. As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the term loan balance was $45,000,000 and we were in compliance with all such covenants and restrictions. The Credit Facility is unsecured, but we are required to repay a proportion of the Credit Facility, as defined in the credit agreement, if any of the unencumbered properties in the Carolina Portfolio, including all of the properties held for sale, are financed or sold.

On April 27, 2007, we, in connection with the acquisition of 602 Central Blvd, entered into a £5,500,000 ($10,957,000 at June 30, 2008) financing arrangement with the Royal Bank of Scotland plc secured by the property. The loan is for a term of seven years and bears interest at a variable rate of interest, adjusted quarterly, based on three month LIBOR plus 0.67%, or 6.56% and 6.94% per annum as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. Interest payments only are due quarterly for the term of the loan with principal due at maturity. The loan agreement requires us to maintain a rate cap agreement pursuant to which we will be protected against an increase in the three month LIBOR over 6.25% through May 27, 2010.

On May 30, 2008, we entered into a £7,500,000 ($14,942,000 at June 30, 2008) financing arrangement with the Royal Bank of Scotland plc secured by the Thames Valley Five property. The loan is for a term of five years (with a two year extension option) and bears interest at a variable rate of interest, adjusted quarterly, based on three month LIBOR plus 1.01%, or 6.81% per annum as of June 30, 2008. Interest payments only are due quarterly for the term of the loan with principal due at maturity.

Distribution Policy

In order to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code, we must make distributions to our shareholders each year in an amount at least equal to 90% of our REIT taxable income.

 

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It is anticipated that distributions generally will be taxable as ordinary income to our shareholders, although a portion of such distributions may be designated by us as a return of capital or as capital gain. We will furnish annually to each of our shareholders a statement setting forth distributions paid during the preceding year and their characterization as ordinary income, return of capital or capital gains.

To the extent that our cash available for distribution is less than the amount we are required to distribute to qualify as a REIT, we may consider various funding sources to cover any shortfall, including borrowing funds on a short-term, or possibly long-term, basis or selling properties. In addition, we may utilize these funding sources to make distributions that exceed the amount we are required to distribute to qualify as a REIT; however, we will not use offering proceeds for this purpose.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2008, we had two investments in unconsolidated entities. These investments are discussed in Note 4 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following table provides information with respect to our contractual obligations at June 30, 2008 (in thousands):

 

Contractual Obligations

   Total     Less than
One Year
    One to Three
Years
    Three to
Five Years
    More than
Five Years
 

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by REMEC Corporate Campus

   $ (15,418 )   $ (635 )   $ (1,269 )   $ (13,514 )   $ —    

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by 300 Constitution Drive

     (14,227 )     (581 )     (1,162 )     (12,484 )     —    

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by Deerfield Commons I

     (13,445 )     (509 )     (1,084 )     (1,286 )     (10,566 )

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by 602 Central Blvd.

     (15,267 )     (718 )     (1,437 )     (1,437 )     (11,675 )

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by Bolingbrook Point III

     (12,117 )     (473 )     (947 )     (947 )     (9,750 )

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by the Carolina Portfolio

     (90,862 )     (6,980 )     (13,961 )     (13,885 )     (56,036 )

Note Payable (and interest payments) Collateralized by Thames Valley Five

     (20,089 )     (1,029 )     (2,059 )     (17,001 )  

Unsecured Loan Payable*

     (45,000 )     (45,000 )     —         —         —    
                                        

Total

   $ (226,425 )   $ (55,925 )   $ (21,919 )   $ (60,554 )   $ (88,027 )
                                        

 

* Excludes interest for this presentation because of the short-term nature of the loan.

As of June 30, 2008, we were committed to pay $4,906,000 in accrued offering costs to related and other parties. The timing of future payments is uncertain.

As of June 30, 2008, we had an unfunded investment commitment in CBRE Strategic Partners Asia totaling $19,800,000. The timing of future payments is uncertain.

As of June 30, 2008, we had an unfunded investment commitment in the Duke joint venture totaling $164,240,000. The timing of future payments is uncertain.

 

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Income Taxes

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2004. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on income that we distribute currently to our shareholders. Under the Internal Revenue Code, REITs are subject to numerous organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that they distribute at least 90% of their annual net taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to their shareholders. If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any year, our income will be taxed at regular corporate rates, and we may be precluded from qualifying for treatment as a REIT for the four-year period following our failure to qualify. Even if we qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we may still be subject to state, local and foreign taxes on our income and property and to U.S. federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed gross income.

Inflation

The real estate market has not been affected significantly by inflation in the past several years due to the relatively low inflation rate. With the exception of leases with tenants in multifamily properties, we expect to include provisions in the majority of our tenant leases designed to protect us from the impact of inflation. These provisions will include reimbursement billings for operating expense pass-through charges, real estate tax and insurance reimbursements, or in some cases, annual reimbursement of operating expenses above a certain allowance. Due to the generally long-term nature of these leases, annual rent increases may not be sufficient to cover inflation and rent may be below market. Leases in multifamily properties generally turn over on an annual basis and do not typically present the same issue regarding inflation protection due to their short-term nature.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk includes risks that arise from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and other market changes that affect market sensitive instruments. In pursuing our business plan, we expect that the primary market risk to which we will be exposed is interest rate risk.

We may be exposed to the effects of interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and fund expansion of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives, we will borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates and, in some cases, with the ability to convert variable rates to fixed rates. We may also enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps and caps in order to mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument. We will not enter into derivative or interest rate transactions for speculative purposes.

 

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Notes Payable secured by real property are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Interest Rate as of          Notes Payable as of  

Property

   June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
   

Maturity Date

   June 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
 

REMEC

   4.79 %   4.79 %  

November 1, 2011

   $ 13,250     $ 13,250  

300 Constitution

   4.84     4.84    

April 1, 2012

     12,000       12,000  

Deerfield Commons I(1)

   5.23     5.23    

December 1, 2015

     9,725       9,725  

602 Central Blvd.(2)

   6.56     6.94    

April 27, 2014

     10,957       10,928  

Bolingbrook Point III

   5.26     5.26    

January 1, 2015

     9,000       9,000  

Fairforest Bldg. 5(3)

   6.33     6.33    

February 1, 2024

     10,975       11,177  

Fairforest Bldg. 6(3)

   5.42     5.42    

June 1, 2019

     3,635       3,754  

HJ Park—Bldg. 1(3)

   4.98     4.98    

March 1, 2013

     1,289       1,407  

North Rhett I(3)

   5.65     5.65    

August 1, 2019

     4,721       4,871  

North Rhett II(3)

   5.20     5.20    

October 1, 2020

     2,578       2,652  

North Rhett III(3)

   5.75     5.75    

February 1, 2020

     2,104       2,166  

North Rhett IV(3)

   5.80     5.80    

February 1, 2025

     10,940       11,132  

Mt Holly Bldg.(3)

   5.20     5.20    

October 1, 2020

     2,578       2,652  

Orangeburg Park Bldg.(3)

   5.20     5.20    

October 1, 2020

     2,622       2,697  

Kings Mountain I(3)

   5.27     5.27    

October 1, 2020

     2,230       2,294  

Kings Mountain II(3)

   5.47     5.47    

January 1, 2020

     6,706       6,911  

Union Cross Bldg. I(3)

   5.50     5.50    

July 1, 2021

     3,196       3,278  

Union Cross Bldg. II(3)

   5.53     5.53    

June 1, 2021

     9,775       10,031  

Thames Valley Five (4)

   6.81     —      

May 30, 2013

     14,942       —    
                       

Notes Payable

            133,223       119,925  

Less Discount

            (2,873 )     (3,049 )
                       

Notes Payable Less Discount

          $ 130,350     $ 116,876  
                       

 

(1)

Interest only payments are due monthly for the first 60 months of the loan term. Principal and interest payments are due monthly for the remaining 60 months of the loan term.

(2)

Variable interest rate of 6.56% at June 30, 2008, based on three month GBP based London Inter-Bank Offering Rate, or LIBOR, plus 0.67%.

(3)

These notes payable were assumed from the seller of the Carolina Portfolio on August 30, 2007 as part of the property acquisitions and were recorded at estimated fair value which includes the discount.

(4)

Variable interest rate of 6.81% at June 30, 2008 based on three month GBP based LIBOR plus 1.01%.

Upon the maturity of our debt, there is a market risk as to the prevailing rates at the time of refinancing. Changes in market rates on our fixed-rate debt affect the fair market value of our debt but it has no impact on interest expense or cash flow. A 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on our fixed rate debt would not increase or decrease our annual interest expense on fixed rate debt.

The interest rate cap has a term of 33 months from August 27, 2007 to May 27, 2010 and has a notional amount of £5,500,000 ($10,957,000 at June 30, 2008) and caps the three month LIBOR at 6.25% during such period. Included in other assets is the fair value of the interest rate cap of $80,000, which includes ($42,000) in earnings for the decrease in fair value of the interest rate cap during the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

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The fair value of long-term debt was estimated based on current interest rates available to us for debt instruments with similar terms. The following table summarizes our financial instruments and their calculated fair values at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

     As of June 30, 2008  
     Carrying
Value
    Total Fair
Value
 

Financial Assets (Liabilities):

    

Interest Rate Cap

   $ 80     $ 80  

Notes Payable

   $ (130,350 )   $ (127,885 )

Loan Payable

   $ (45,000 )   $ (45,000 )

A 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would increase or decrease the fair market value of our notes payable by $6,195,000 at June 30, 2008. In addition, a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would either increase or decrease annual variable interest expense on the 602 Central Boulevard Property by approximately $110,000 (net of the effect of the interest rate cap) and approximately $149,000 on the Thames Valley Five property.

 

     As of December 31, 2007  
     Carrying
Value
    Total Fair
Value
 

Financial Assets (Liabilities):

    

Interest Rate Cap

   $ 121     $ 121  

Notes Payable

   $ (116,876 )   $ (114,174 )

Loan Payable

   $ (45,000 )   $ (45,000 )

The fair value of the loan payable of $45,000,000 approximates the carrying value due to its short-term nature.

In addition to changes in interest rates, the value of our real estate is subject to fluctuations based on changes in local and regional economic conditions and changes in the creditworthiness of lessees, which may affect our ability to refinance our debt if necessary.

 

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Subsequent Events

From July 1, 2008 through August 1, 2008, we received gross proceeds of approximately $33,834,651 from the sale of 3,395,966 common shares in our initial public offering.

On January 28, 2008, American LaFrance LLC, or ALF, the tenant in our Jedburg Commerce Park property, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware. On May 23, 2008, an order was entered in ALF’s Chapter 11 case confirming its Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on July 23, 2008. In connection therewith, ALF’s lease with us was modified to reduce the remaining lease term from approximately 19 years to approximately five years and the current annual base rent from approximately $2,994,086 to $2,809,500. ALF has remained current on its rent obligations during the course of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the lease remains secured, in part, by a letter of credit.

On July 1, 2008, we acquired, from unrelated third-parties, a fee interest in Enclave on the Lake, located at 1255 Enclave Parkway, in Houston, Texas. This property had a total acquisition cost of approximately $37,732,000, which includes the application of a $500,000 purchase deposit, customary closing costs and an acquisition fee of $372,500 which was paid to our Investment Advisor. The property consists of a 171,091 square foot, six-story office building with structured and surface parking lots completed in 1999. The office building is 100% leased to SBM Atlantia, Inc., a Netherlands based supplier of products and services to the oil and gas industry under a lease that expires in February 2012. The initial annual rent under the lease with SBM Atlantia, Inc. is $4,277,000. In connection with the acquisition of this property, we assumed a $18,790,000 fixed-rate mortgage loan that bears interest at a rate of 5.45% per annum and matures on May 1, 2011.

On July 11, 2008, we acquired, from an unrelated third-party, a fee interest in Albion Mills Retail Park located on Ings Road, Wakefield, United Kingdom. This property had a total acquisition cost of approximately £11,126,000 ($22,046,000 assuming an exchange rate of $1.9815/£1.00), which includes customary closing costs and an acquisition fee of $208,000 which was paid to our Investment Advisor. The property consists of a 55,294 square foot, two unit retail building and surface parking lot completed in 2000. The retail building is 100% leased to Wickes Building Supplies Ltd, one of the United Kingdom’s leading hardware and building supplies retailers, under a lease that expires in May 2030, and DSG Retail Ltd. (d/b/a PC World), one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom, under a lease that expires in September 2020. The initial annual rent under the lease with Wickes Building Supplies Ltd is $1,177,746 and the initial annual rent under the lease with DSG Retail Ltd. (d/b/a PC World) is $404,060.

On July 25, 2008, we entered into a definitive purchase agreement with unrelated third parties, to acquire, subject to customary closing conditions, Avion III and IV, located at 14550 and 14560 Avion Parkway, in Chantilly, Virginia. The contract purchase price for Avion III and IV is $41,700,000 exclusive of transaction costs, financing fees and working capital reserves. We anticipate that the acquisition will be funded from the proceeds of our initial public offering. Each property consists of a three-story office building, with surface parking lots, completed in 2003. Avion III has 71,507 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to Lockheed Martin Corporation, a leading supplier of aerospace and defense products and services. Avion IV has 71,504 rentable square feet and is 100% leased to the U.S. General Services Administration. Both buildings have been improved to meet Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facilities standards that include enhanced access control systems which meet specific security requirements for handling federal classified information. While we anticipate this acquisition will close during the third quarter of 2008, this agreement is subject to a number of contingencies and there can be no assurances that this acquisition will occur.

On July 25, 2008, the lease on the 300 Constitution property was assigned to Women’s Apparel Group, LLC, by Chadwick’s of Boston, Inc., the previous tenant, Women’s Apparel Group, LLC, an owner and operator of women’s apparel companies, will now be the tenant of the 300 Constitution property.

On August 7, 2008, we obtained a $9,000,000 loan from 40/86 Mortgage Capital, Inc., secured by the Lakeside Office property originally acquired on March 5, 2008. The loan is for a term of seven years and bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.03% with interest payments only for the first 36 months and principal and interest for the remaining 48 months of the loan term. In addition, we incurred financing costs of approximately $100,000 associated with obtaining this loan.

On August 8, 2008, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), which amended the terms of our prior credit agreement with Bank of America, to provide us with a new $45,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and to replace our prior Bank of America term loan and revolving credit facility which was scheduled to mature in August 2008. The new Revolving Credit Facility was fully drawn upon at closing, with such proceeds utilized to pay down the full $45,000,000 amount outstanding under our prior Bank of America term loan (as of August 8, 2008, no amount was outstanding under our prior $10,000,000 Bank of America revolving credit facility). The new Revolving Credit Facility matures in August 2010 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% to 2.75%, based upon our leverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement (at our current leverage ratio, the Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.00%). An upfront fee of $292,500 was paid to Bank of America, and a fee equal to the actual daily amount by which the aggregate commitments exceed the total outstandings (both as defined in the amended and restated credit agreement) times 0.20% per annum if the total outstandings are equal to or more than 50% of the aggregate commitments, or 0.25% per annum otherwise, is accrued on unfunded balances under the Revolving Credit Facility. The loan contains various financial covenants and restrictions including a fixed charge coverage ratio of less than 1.75 to 1.00, as defined in the amended and restated credit agreement. As of August 8, 2008, we were in compliance with all such covenants and restrictions. On August 13, 2008, we paid down the full $45,000,000 amount initially outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For a discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see the “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations above.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have formally adopted a policy for disclosure controls and procedures that provides guidance on the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures and is designed to ensure that all corporate disclosure is complete and accurate in all material respects and that all information required to be disclosed in the periodic reports submitted by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods and in the manner specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including its principal executive and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within our company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports. Also, we have an investment in two unconsolidated entities. As we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to these entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, as required by the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(c), our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

No changes in internal control over financial reporting occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not party to any material legal proceeding as of June 30, 2008.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A to Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Securities

None.

Use of Proceeds from Sale of Registered Securities

During the quarter ended June 30, 2008, we did not sell any equity securities that are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and we repurchased 159,269 common shares.

The registration statement relating to our initial public offering (No. 333-127405) was declared effective on October 24, 2006. CNL Securities Corp. is the Dealer Manager of our offering. The registration statement covers up to $2,000,000,000 in common shares of beneficial interest, 90% of which will be offered at a price of $10.00 per share, and 10% of which will be offered pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan at a purchase price equal to the higher of $9.50 per share or 95% of the fair market value of a common share on the reinvestment date, as determined by CBRE Advisors LLC, the Investment Advisor, or another firm we choose for that purpose.

We reserve the right to reallocate the shares between the primary offering and our dividend reinvestment plan. From October 24, 2006 (effective date) through June 30, 2008, we received gross offering proceeds of approximately $388,849,000 from the sale of 38,911,634 shares. After payment of approximately $3,684,000 in acquisition fees, payment of approximately $16,338,000 in selling commissions, $5,756,000 in dealer manager fees, $2,498,000 in marketing support fees and payment of approximately $11,660,000 in organization and offering expenses, as of June 30, 2008, we had raised aggregate net offering proceeds of approximately $348,913,000.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information

On August 8, 2008, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”), which amended the terms of our prior credit agreement with Bank of America, to provide us with a new $45,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and to replace our prior Bank of America term loan and revolving credit facility which was scheduled to mature in August 2008. The new Revolving Credit Facility was fully drawn upon at closing, with such proceeds utilized to pay down the full $45,000,000 amount outstanding under our prior Bank of America term loan (as of August 8, 2008, no amount was outstanding under our prior $10,000,000 Bank of America revolving credit facility). The new Revolving Credit Facility matures in August 2010 and bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% to 2.75%, based upon our leverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement (at our current leverage ratio, the Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.00%). An upfront fee of $292,500 was paid to Bank of America, and a fee equal to the actual daily amount by which the aggregate commitments exceed the total outstandings (both as defined in the amended and restated credit agreement) times 0.20% per annum if the total outstandings are equal to or more than 50% of the aggregate commitments, or 0.25% per annum otherwise, is accrued on unfunded balances under the Revolving Credit Facility. The loan contains various financial covenants and restrictions, including a fixed charge coverage ratio of less than 1.75 to 1.00, as defined in the amended and restated credit agreement. As of August 8, 2008, we were in compliance with all such covenants and restrictions. On August 13, 2008, we paid down the full $45,000,000 amount initially outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

10.1   Contribution Agreement, dated May 5, 2008, by and among Duke Realty Limited Partnership, Duke/Hulfish, LLC and CBRE Operating Partnership, L.P. (Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K (file 000-53200) filed May 6, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 8, 2008, by and among CBRE Operating Partnership, L.P., CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust and Bank of America, N.A., filed herewith.
31.1   Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
31.2   Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.1   Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.2   Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

  CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST
Date: August 14, 2008  

/s/ JACK A. CUNEO

  Jack A. Cuneo
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 14, 2008  

/s/ LAURIE ROMANAK

  Laurie Romanak
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-10.2 2 dex102.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AUGUST 8, 2008 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 8, 2008

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

 

 

  Published CUSIP Number:                         

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 8, 2008

Among

CBRE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.

as Borrower,

CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST,

as Trust,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

and

The Other Lenders Party Hereto

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,

as

Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager

 

 

 


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Section

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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS    1

1.01

   Defined Terms    1

1.02

   Other Interpretive Provisions    20

1.03

   Accounting Terms    21

1.04

   Rounding    22

1.05

   Times of Day    22
ARTICLE II. THE COMMITMENTS AND BORROWINGS    22

2.01

   The Loans    22

2.02

   Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans    22

2.03

   Prepayments    23

2.04

   Termination or Reduction of Commitments    24

2.05

   Repayment of Loans    24

2.06

   Interest    25

2.07

   Fees    25

2.08

   Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate    26

2.09

   Evidence of Debt    26

2.10

   Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback    27

2.11

   Sharing of Payments by Lenders    29

2.12

   Increase of Aggregate Commitments    29
ARTICLE III. TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY    31

3.01

   Taxes    31

3.02

   Illegality    34

3.03

   Inability to Determine Rates    34

3.04

   Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans    34

3.05

   Compensation for Losses    36

3.06

   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders    36

3.07

   Survival    37
ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO BORROWINGS    37

4.01

   Conditions of Initial Borrowing    37

4.02

   Conditions to all Borrowings    39
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    40

5.01

   Existence, Qualification and Power    40

5.02

   Authorization; No Contravention    40

5.03

   Governmental Authorization; Other Consents    40

5.04

   Binding Effect    40

5.05

   Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; No Internal Control Event    40

5.06

   Litigation    41

5.07

   No Default    41

5.08

   Ownership of Property; Liens    41


5.09

   Environmental Compliance    41

5.10

   Insurance    42

5.11

   Taxes    42

5.12

   ERISA Compliance    42

5.13

   Subsidiaries; Equity Interests    43

5.14

   Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act    43

5.15

   Disclosure    43

5.16

   Compliance with Laws    43
ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS    43

6.01

   Financial Statements    44

6.02

   Certificates; Other Information    44

6.03

   Notices    46

6.04

   Payment of Obligations    47

6.05

   Preservation of Existence, Etc.    47

6.06

   Maintenance of Properties    47

6.07

   Maintenance of Insurance    47

6.08

   Compliance with Laws    47

6.09

   Books and Records    48

6.10

   Inspection Rights    48

6.11

   Use of Proceeds    48

6.12

   Appraisals    48

6.13

   Additional Subsidiary Guarantors    48
ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS    48

7.01

   Liens    49

7.02

   Investments    49

7.03

   Indebtedness    50

7.04

   Fundamental Changes    50

7.05

   Dispositions    50

7.06

   Restricted Payments    50

7.07

   Change in Nature of Business    51

7.08

   Transactions with Affiliates    51

7.09

   Burdensome Agreements    51

7.10

   Use of Proceeds    51

7.11

   Financial Covenants    52

7.12

   Negative Pledge Agreements    52
ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES    52

8.01

   Events of Default    52

8.02

   Remedies Upon Event of Default    54

8.03

   Application of Funds    55
ARTICLE IX. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT    55

9.01

   Appointment and Authority    55

9.02

   Rights as a Lender    55

9.03

   Exculpatory Provisions    56

9.04

   Reliance by Administrative Agent    56

9.05

   Delegation of Duties    57


9.06

   Resignation of Administrative Agent    57

9.07

   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders    58

9.08

   No Other Duties, Etc.    58

9.09

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim    58

9.10

   Guaranty Matters    59

ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS

   59

10.01

   Amendments, Etc.    59

10.02

   Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication    60

10.03

   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    62

10.04

   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver    62

10.05

   Payments Set Aside    64

10.06

   Successors and Assigns    64

10.07

   Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality    68

10.08

   Right of Setoff    69

10.09

   Interest Rate Limitation    69

10.10

   Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness    70

10.11

   Survival of Representations and Warranties    70

10.12

   Severability    70

10.13

   Replacement of Lenders    70

10.14

   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.    71

10.15

   Waiver of Jury Trial    72

10.16

   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility    72

10.17

   USA PATRIOT Act Notice    73

10.18

   Time of the Essence    73

10.19

   Entire Agreement    73

10.20

   Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement    73
SCHEDULES      

2.01

   Commitments and Applicable Percentages

5.06

   Litigation

5.09

   Environmental Matters

5.13

   Subsidiaries; Other Equity Investments

10.02

   Administrative Agent’s Office; Certain Addresses for Notices
EXHIBITS

Form of

  

A

   Loan Notice

B

   Revolving Credit Note

C

   Compliance Certificate

D

   Assignment and Assumption

E-1

   Trust Guaranty

E-2

   Subsidiary Guaranty

F

   Opinion Matters


APPENDICES

Appendix 1

   Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties

Appendix 2

   Subsidiary Guarantors


AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of August 8, 2008, among CBRE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Borrower”), CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“Trust”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Borrower, CBRERT CAROLINA TRS, INC., also as a borrower, Trust, and Administrative Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2007 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

Borrower and Trust have requested that Administrative Agent and the Lenders increase the Aggregate Commitments, release CBRERT Carolina TRS, Inc. as a borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement (but not as a Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement), and otherwise amend the Existing Credit Agreement and Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Credit Agreement and covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Acceptable Appraisal” means an independent appraisal by a third party appraiser that is a member of the Appraisal Institute selected by Borrower (and consented to by Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Adjusted Aggregate EBITDA” means, for the Companies (on a consolidated basis and including the Companies’ Shares of the following amounts of their Unconsolidated Affiliates, without duplication), for any fiscal quarter, the sum of (a) Net Income, plus (b) interest expense deducted in the determination of Net Income in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) income taxes deducted in the determination of Net Income in accordance with GAAP, plus (d) depreciation, amounts treated as expenses for depletion, and amortization of intangibles and other expense, in each case, to the extent such items are non-cash items that have been deducted in the determination of Net Income in accordance with GAAP, plus (e) extraordinary losses (and any unusual losses arising in or outside the ordinary course of business of such Person not included in extraordinary losses) determined in accordance with GAAP that have been reflected in the determination of Net Income, plus (f) non-cash amortization of above and below market leases, minus (g) extraordinary gains (and any unusual gains arising in or outside the ordinary course of business of such Person not included in extraordinary gains) determined in accordance with GAAP that have been reflected in the determination of Net Income, and minus (h) the Capital Expenditures Reserve.


Adjusted NOI” means, for any Person or any Property for any period, the sum of (a) Net Income, plus (b) interest expense deducted in the determination of Net Income in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) income taxes deducted in the determination of Net Income in accordance with GAAP, plus (d) depreciation and amortization expense deducted in the determination of Net Income in accordance with GAAP, plus (e) non-cash amortization of above and below market leases, plus (f) extraordinary losses (and any unusual losses arising in or outside the ordinary course of business of such Person not included in extraordinary losses), minus (g) without duplication, the greater of (i) three percent (3%) of gross revenues of such Person or Property for such period or (ii) the actual management fees deducted in the determination of Net Income, minus (h) extraordinary gains (and any unusual gains arising in or outside the ordinary course of business of such Person not included in extraordinary gains) determined in accordance with GAAP that have been reflected in the determination of Net Income, and minus (i) the Capital Expenditures Reserve.

Adjusted Consolidated NOI” means Adjusted NOI for the Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, plus corporate-level general and administrative expenses not constituting operating expenses, plus investment management fees.

Adjusted Pro Rata NOI” means Adjusted Consolidated NOI plus each Company’s Share of the amounts included in the definition of Adjusted NOI of its Unconsolidated Affiliates, without duplication.

Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by Administrative Agent.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Applicable Percentage” means the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Commitments represented by a Lender’s Commitment at such time. If the commitment of Lender to make Loans has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The

 

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initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Applicable Rate” means the percentages per annum set forth below determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b):

 

PRICING

LEVEL

  

LEVERAGE RATIO

   APPLICABLE RATE  
      Eurodollar
Rate
    Base Rate  
1    < 0.45:1    2 %   0.45 %
2    >0.45:1 but £0.55:1    2.25 %   0.70 %
3    >0.55:1    2.75 %   1.20 %

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing Level 3 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.08 (b).

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

Arranger” means Banc of America Securities LLC, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole book manager.

Assignee Group” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

 

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Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any capital lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Availability Period” means the period from and including the New Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Commitments pursuant to Section 2.04, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans pursuant to Section 8.02.

Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

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

Base Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Borrower” has the meanings specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.01.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in Dallas, Texas or Los Angeles, California, and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Capital Expenditures Reserve” means, for any Property for any period, the greater of (a) actual capital expenditure for such Property for such period and (b) the sum of the following (i) a reserve of $0.30 per square foot per year for retail Properties, (ii) a reserve of $0.15 per square foot per year for bulk industrial Properties, $0.50 per square foot per year for office

 

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Properties, and (iii) a reserve of $300 per unit per year for multifamily Properties; provided that the amounts under this clause (b) shall be pro rated for the applicable period. All Capital Expenditures Reserves shall be determined in accordance with accounting principles reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Cash Equivalents” means (a) cash, (b) investments and direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof, or obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof, provided that such obligations mature within one (1) year of the date of acquisition thereof, (c) commercial paper rated “A-1” or higher according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or “P-1” or better according to Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and maturing not more than one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of acquisition thereof, (d) time deposits with, and certificates of deposit and bankers’ acceptances issued by, Administrative Agent or any United States bank having capital surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $1,000,000,000, and (e) mutual funds whose investments are limited to the foregoing.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.

Change of Control” means an event or series of events by which:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the Equity Interests of Trust, Borrower, or the Investment Advisor entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Trust, Borrower, or the Investment Advisor on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right);

(b) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Trust, Borrower, or the Investment Advisor cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such

 

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election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body (excluding, in the case of both clause (ii) and clause (iii), any individual whose initial nomination for, or assumption of office as, a member of that board or equivalent governing body occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents for the election or removal of one or more directors by any person or group other than a solicitation for the election of one or more directors by or on behalf of the board of directors); or

(c) any Person or two or more Persons acting in concert shall have acquired by contract or otherwise, or shall have entered into a contract or arrangement that, upon consummation thereof, will result in its or their acquisition of the power to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of Trust, Borrower or the Investment Advisor, or control over the Equity Interests of Trust, Borrower, or the Investment Advisor entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of Trust, Borrower, or the Investment Advisor on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of such securities.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make Loans to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Companies” means, without duplication, Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, and “Company” means any one of the Companies.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Consolidated Subsidiary” means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity that is consolidated on the financial statements of the Trust in accordance with GAAP.

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

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

Customary Permitted Liens” means Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

 

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Customary Recourse Exceptions” means exclusions from exculpation provisions for fraud, misapplication of cash, environmental claims, breach of representations or warranties, failure to pay taxes and insurance, and other circumstances customarily excluded by institutional lenders and purchasers from exculpation provisions and/or included in separate indemnification agreements in financings and purchases of Properties.

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

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means when used with respect to the Obligations, an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (c) two percent (2%) per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus two percent (2%) per annum.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder unless such failure has been cured, (b) has otherwise failed to pay over to Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one (1) Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or unless such failure has been cured, or (c) has been deemed insolvent or become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition of any property by any Person, including any sale and leaseback transaction, transfers of any Property to Governmental Authorities as the result of the exercise of eminent domain or a casualty or, as determined by Administrative Agent, loss with respect to all or substantially all of any Property.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).

Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

 

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Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment, or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination, but in all cases referred above, excluding any debt security that is convertible into or exchangeable for such interests.

Equity Issuance” means the issuance or sale by any Company of any Equity Interest, or options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for or otherwise Equity Interest, of such Company.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan, (b) a withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

Eurodollar Rate” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA LIBOR”), as

 

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published by Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA LIBOR as designated by Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 10:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Eurodollar Rate Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to Administrative Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 10.13), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 3.01(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.01(a).

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

Fee Letter” means the letter agreement, dated August     , 2008, among Borrower, Administrative Agent and Arranger.

 

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Fee-in-Lieu Properties” means each Property located in South Carolina that is owned by Trust or Borrower or any of their Consolidated Subsidiaries under the fee-in-lieu of taxes programs of South Carolina (South Carolina Code of Laws sections 4-12-30 et seq., 4-29-67 et seq. and 12-4-10 et seq.), provided that in each case, Borrower or Consolidated Subsidiary has the right to acquire valid title to such Property upon payment of a nominal purchase price by Borrower or such Consolidated Subsidiary.

Financial Institution” means any commercial bank, merchant bank, development bank, investment bank, depository bank, savings and loan, credit union or any other banking institution or any finance company, insurance company, pension fund, or securities broker/dealer each with capital in excess of $50,000,000,000.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Adjusted Aggregate EBITDA for the most recent fiscal quarter ending on such date to (b) Fixed Charges for such period.

Fixed Charges” means, for the Companies on a consolidated basis and including the Companies’ Shares of the following amounts of their Unconsolidated Affiliates, without duplication, for any fiscal quarter, the sum of (a) all regularly scheduled principal payments that are paid or payable during such period in respect of all Indebtedness of the Companies (but excluding any regularly scheduled principal payments on any Indebtedness which pays such Indebtedness in full, but only to the extent that the amount of such final payment is greater than the scheduled principal payment immediately preceding such final payment), (b) all Interest Expense that is paid or payable during such period in respect of all Indebtedness of the Companies, and (c) any Restricted Payment paid or payable during such period in cash with respect to any preferred Equity Interests of the Companies.

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is registered as an “Investment Company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, provided, that the term “Fund” shall not include any Person that funds itself primarily through the issuance of commercial paper, extendible notes, callable notes or similar short-term debt instruments.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

 

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Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, any (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guaranties” means the Trust Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranty, and “Guaranty” means any one of the Guaranties.

Guarantors” means, collectively, Trust and each Subsidiary Guarantor, and “Guarantor” means any one of the Guarantors.

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(d).

 

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Indebtedness” means, as to any Person (and in the case of the Companies, means the indebtedness as defined below of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries plus the Companies’ Shares of such amounts of their Unconsolidated Affiliates, without duplication) at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a) all obligations for borrowed money and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) a Guarantee, endorsement, or similar contingent obligation (other than (i) endorsements in the ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments or documents for deposit or collection and (ii) indemnification obligations and purchase price adjustments pursuant to acquisition agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business);

(c) all direct or contingent obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(d) net obligations under any Swap Contract;

(e) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, not past due for more than sixty (60) days after the date on which such trade account payable was created and (ii) deferred tax liabilities);

(f) liabilities (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed or is limited in recourse;

(g) capital leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations;

(h) all obligations to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person which by its terms (or by the terms of any Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, is convertible or exchangeable into Indebtedness or is redeemable at the option of the holder prior to the date that is the earlier of 91 days after the Maturity Date under this Agreement or the termination of this Agreement, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and

(i) all Guarantees in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, Indebtedness shall exclude (i) any Customary Recourse Exceptions unless any event has occurred or circumstance exists that has triggered liability thereunder; but it shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a

 

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joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person and (ii) any mark to market increase or decrease in indebtedness from the purchase accounting impact of corporate or portfolio acquisitions and from the re-measurement of inter-company debt. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of any capital lease or Synthetic Lease Obligation as of any date shall be deemed to be the amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect thereof as of such date.

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

Interest Expense” means, for the Companies on a consolidated basis and including the Companies’ Shares of such amounts of their Unconsolidated Affiliates, without duplication, for any period, all of the paid, accrued, or amortized interest expense (net of amortization of deferred financing costs to the extent such costs are included in interest expense according to GAAP, but including any amounts paid or amortized during such period in respect of any Interest Rate Agreements and amortization of discounts on notes payable) on Indebtedness of such Person (whether direct, indirect, or contingent, and including interest on all convertible Indebtedness), other than interest capitalized on the balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date.

Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by Borrower in its Loan Notice; provided that:

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

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

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Interest Rate Agreement” means any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect any Company against fluctuations in interest rates.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of capital stock or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

Investment Advisor” means CBRE Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the primary investment advisor of Trust and Borrower.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires.

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower and Administrative Agent.

Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the aggregate outstanding Indebtedness of the Companies to (b) Total Pro Rata Asset Value.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter, and the Guaranties.

 

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Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of a Loan from one Type to the other Type, or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or other form acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, Borrower and Guarantors, and “Loan Party” means any one of the Loan Parties.

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or condition (financial or otherwise) of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Maturity Date” means August 8, 2010.

Minimum Debt Service” means the quarterly principal and interest payments required to amortize the Total Outstandings and the aggregate outstanding amounts of all of the Companies’ Secured Recourse Debt, without duplication, after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of the same occurring on such date over a thirty (30) year-period at an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) seven and a half percent (7.5%) and (b) the sum of (A) the then current-yield for ten (10)-year U.S. treasury notes plus (B) one and three quarter percent (1.75%).

Minimum Implied Debt Service Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) Adjusted NOI determined on a quarterly basis for the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties divided by (b) Minimum Debt Service for the corresponding period.

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Disposition, financing or Equity Issuance by any Company, the amount of cash received by such Company in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom the aggregate, without duplication, of the following amounts to the extent properly attributable to such transaction: (a) customary brokerage commissions, attorneys’ fees, finder’s fees, financial advisory fees, accounting fees, underwriting fees, investment banking fees, and other similar commissions and fees (and expenses and disbursements of any of the foregoing), in each case, to the extent paid or payable by such Loan Party; (b) in the case of an Equity Issuance, customary fees disclosed in any related prospectus, printing and related expenses and filing, recording, or registration fees or charges or similar fees or charges paid by such Company; and (c) taxes paid or payable by such Company to any Governmental Authority as a result of such transaction. “Net Cash Proceeds” with respect to any Disposition shall also include proceeds of insurance with respect to any actual or

 

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constructive loss of all or substantially all of any Property, an agreed or compromised loss of any Property, or the taking of any Property under the power of eminent domain and condemnation awards and awards in lieu of condemnation for the taking of assets or property under the power of eminent domain.

Net Income” means, for any Person or any Property for any period, the net earnings (or loss) after taxes of such Person or such Property, as the case may be, determined in accordance with GAAP.

Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated total stockholder’s equity of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as reported on Trust’s most recently delivered financial statements under this Agreement.

New Closing Date” means the first date on or after the effective date of the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, on which all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.

Non-Continuing Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 10.20.

Non-Recourse Debt” means, for any Person, any Indebtedness of such Person in which the holder of such Indebtedness may not look to such Person personally for repayment, other than to the extent of any security therefor or pursuant to Customary Recourse Exceptions.

Notes” means a promissory note made by Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Properties” means real estate properties owned by any Company, and “Property” means any one of the Properties.

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Recourse Debt” means, for any Person, Indebtedness of such Person that is not Non-Recourse Debt.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

REIT” means a real estate investment trust qualified as such under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

Required Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than sixty-six and two thirds percent (66- 2/3%) of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings and (b) unused Aggregate Commitments; provided that the unused Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

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Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of the Companies, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Company’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).

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

Secured Debt” means, for any Person, Indebtedness of such Person secured by any Liens (other than Customary Permitted Liens) in any of such Person’s assets or properties.

Secured Recourse Debt” means, for any Person, Indebtedness of such Person that is both Secured Debt and Recourse Debt.

Share” means, for any Person, such Person’s share of the assets, liabilities, revenues, income, losses, or expenses of an Unconsolidated Affiliate based upon such Person’s percentage ownership of Equity Interests of such Unconsolidated Affiliate.

Subsidiary Guarantors” means, as of any date, all direct or indirect Consolidated Subsidiaries of Trust (other than Borrower) that own one or more Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties, and “Subsidiary Guarantor” means any one of the Subsidiary Guarantors. As of the Closing Date, all Consolidated Subsidiaries of Trust that qualify as Subsidiary Guarantors are listed on Appendix 2.

Subsidiary Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2.

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the

 

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International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

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

Threshold Amount” means $5,000,000.

Total Consolidated Asset Value” means, as of any date of determination, (a) cash and Cash Equivalents of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, plus (b) (i) Adjusted Consolidated NOI for the most recent quarter, multiplied by four (4) and then divided by 7.75% for assets owned for at least three (3) quarters, or (ii) historical GAAP purchase price of assets owned for less than three (3) quarters; and plus (c) to the extent such corresponding amount is not already included in clause (a) or (b) above, the undepreciated book value of any Investments permitted under Section 7.02.

Total Pro Rata Asset Value” means, without duplication, as of any date of determination, Total Consolidated Asset Value plus the Companies’ Shares of the following amounts of their Unconsolidated Affiliates without duplication, (a) cash and Cash Equivalents, plus (b) (i) Adjusted Pro Rata NOI for the most recent quarter, multiplied by four (4) and then divided by 7.75% for assets owned for at least three (3) quarters, or (ii) historical GAAP purchase price of assets owned for less than three (3) quarters; plus (c) to the extent such corresponding amount is not already included in clause (a) or (b) above, the undepreciated book value of any Investments permitted under Section 7.02, but excluding the line item “Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates” on the balance sheet.

Total Outstandings” means, on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of the Loans occurring on such date.

 

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Trust” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Trust Guaranty” means the Guaranty made by Trust in favor of Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

Unconsolidated Affiliate” means any Person in whom Trust or Borrower directly or indirectly holds Equity Interests and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of Trust or Borrower on the consolidated financial statements of Trust or Borrower.

Unencumbered Borrowing Base Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) Total Outstandings divided by (b) the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Value.

Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties” means the Properties listed on Appendix 1, as updated from time to time to delete therefrom Properties with Liens (other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01) and Properties that have been Disposed of, and to add thereto newly acquired Properties without Liens and Properties formerly with Liens, which Properties are free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01) and owned, directly or indirectly by Trust, either (a) in fee simple, or (b) as Fee-in-Lieu Properties. “Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property” means any one of the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties.

Unencumbered Borrowing Base Value” means, as of any date of determination: (a) with respect to any Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property owned directly or indirectly by Trust for at least three (3) fiscal quarters, the result obtained by multiplying the Adjusted NOI of such Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties for the applicable quarter by four (4) and then dividing it by 7.75%; and (b) with respect to any Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property owned directly or indirectly by Trust for less than three (3) fiscal quarters, the costs of such Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property.

Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

1.02 Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference

 

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to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(b) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

1.03 Accounting Terms.

(a) Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

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

 

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1.04 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by Trust and Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.05 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Central time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

ARTICLE II.

THE COMMITMENTS AND BORROWINGS

2.01 The Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “Loan”) to Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Commitment. Within the limits of each Lender’s Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay under Section 2.03, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

2.02 Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a) Each Borrowing, each conversion of the Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether Borrower is requesting a Borrowing, a conversion of the Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, or the conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of each Loan to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion from a Eurodollar Rate Loan to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If

 

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Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month.

(b) Following receipt of a Loan Notice, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of the applicable Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by Borrower, Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in the preceding subsection. In the case of a Borrowing, each Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 12:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Borrowing, Section 4.01), Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to Borrower in like funds as received by Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) Administrative Agent by Borrower.

(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.

(d) Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than three (3) Interest Periods in effect with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans.

2.03 Prepayments.

(a) Optional Prepayments. Borrower may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount

 

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thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage). If such notice is given by Borrower, Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments.

 

  (i) If for any reason the Total Outstandings at any time exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect, Borrower shall immediately prepay the Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

 

  (ii) If at any time the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Leverage Ratio is greater than sixty percent (60%), Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans in such amount so that after giving effect to such prepayment, the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Leverage Ratio will be less than or equal to sixty percent (60%).

 

  (iii) If at any time the Minimum Implied Debt Service Coverage Ratio is less than 1.40 to 1.00, Borrower shall immediately prepay Loans in such amount so that after giving effect to such prepayment, the Minimum Implied Debt Service Coverage Ratio will be greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1.00.

2.04 Termination or Reduction of Commitments. Borrower may, upon notice to Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitments; provided that (a) any such notice shall be received by Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (b) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, and (c) Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Outstandings exceed the Aggregate Commitments then in effect. Administrative Agent will promptly notify Lenders of any such notice of termination or reduction of the Aggregate Commitments. Any reduction of the Aggregate Commitments shall be applied to the Commitment of each Lender according to its Applicable Percentage. All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.05 Repayment of Loans. Borrower shall repay to Lenders on the Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Loans outstanding on such date.

 

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2.06 Interest.

(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) below, (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; and (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

  (ii) If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

  (iii) Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

 

  (iv) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.07 Fees.

(a) Commitment Fee. Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender in accordance with its Applicable Percentage, a commitment fee equal to (i) the actual daily amount by which the Aggregate Commitments exceed the Total Outstandings times (x) 0.20% per annum if the Total Outstandings are equal to or more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments, or (y) 0.25% per annum otherwise. The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any

 

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time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the New Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears.

(b) Other Fees. Borrower shall, jointly and severally, pay to the Arranger and Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.08 Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate.

(a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by Bank of America’s “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.10(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the GAAP financial statements of Trust or for any other reason, Trust, Borrower or Lenders determine that (i) the Leverage Ratio as calculated by Trust or Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, promptly on demand by Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by Administrative Agent or any Lender), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, under Section 2.06(b) or under Article VIII. Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

2.09 Evidence of Debt. The Borrowings made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Borrowings made by the Lenders to Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Borrower

 

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hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through Administrative Agent, Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to such Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

2.10 Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback.

(a) General. All payments to be made by Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by Borrower hereunder shall be made to Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b) (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and Borrower severally agree to pay to Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to Administrative Agent for the same

 

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or an overlapping period, Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to Administrative Agent.

 

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

A notice of Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Borrowing set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

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

 

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

 

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

 

  (ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to any Company (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

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

2.12 Increase of Aggregate Commitments.

(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify Lenders), Borrower may from time to time from the New Closing Date to the date that is eighteen (18) months thereafter, request the Aggregate Commitments be increased to up to $100,000,000; provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, and (ii) Borrower may make a maximum of two such requests. At the time of sending such notice, Borrower (in consultation with Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to Lenders).

 

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(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall notify Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Applicable Percentage of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase and subject to the approval of Administrative Agent (which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(c) Notification by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and each Lender of Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder.

(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Aggregate Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section, Administrative Agent and Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.

(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to such increase, Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (with a copy for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.12, the representations and warranties contained in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, and (B) no Default exists. Borrower shall prepay any Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Loans ratable with any revised Applicable Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Commitments under this Section.

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ARTICLE III.

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if Borrower shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

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

(c) Indemnification by Borrower. Subject to the immediately following paragraph, Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), or by Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Borrower will not be required to pay any additional amounts in respect of United States Federal income Tax pursuant to this Section 3.01 to any Lender for the account of any Lending Office of a Lender:

 

  (i) if the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender to comply with its obligations under Section 3.01(e) in respect of such Lending Office;

 

  (ii) if such Lender shall have delivered to Borrower a Form W-8ECI in respect of such Lending Office pursuant to Section 3.01(e), and such Lender shall not at any time be entitled to exemption from deduction or withholding of United States Federal income tax in respect of payments by Borrower hereunder for the account of such Lending Office for any reason other than a change in United States law or regulations or in the official interpretation of such law or regulations by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of delivery of such Form W-8ECI; or

 

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  (iii) if the Lender shall have delivered to Borrower a Form W-8BEN in respect of such Lending Office pursuant to Section 3.01(e), and such Lender shall not at any time be entitled to exemption from deduction or withholding of United States Federal income tax in respect of payments by Borrower hereunder for the account of such Lending Office for any reason other than a change in United States law or regulations or any applicable Tax treaty or regulations or in the official interpretation of any such law, treaty or regulations by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of delivery of such Form W-8BEN.

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

(e) Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law, including IRS Forms W-8BEN and W-8ECI (as the case may be), as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

All Foreign Lenders shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of Borrower or Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

  (i) duly completed and executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN claiming exemption from United States withholding Tax under an income Tax treaty to which the United States is a party,

 

  (ii)

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for “portfolio interest”, and certifying in connection therewith that such Foreign Lender is not a “10% shareholder” (as defined in section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code),

 

  (iii) duly completed and executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI,

 

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

 

  (v) any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

  (vi) Each Lender or Administrative Agent that is a United States person shall complete and deliver to Borrower a statement that it is so and a duly completed and executed copy of IRS Form W-9.

(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by Borrower or with respect to which Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by Borrower under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that Borrower, upon the request of Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person.

(g) If Borrower determine in good faith that a reasonable basis exists for contesting any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes for which additional amounts have been paid under this Section 3.01, the relevant Lender or Administrative Agent shall, if requested by Borrower, cooperate with Borrower in challenging such Taxes at Borrower’ expense.

 

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3.02 Illegality. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to Borrower through Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

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

3.04 Increased Costs; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

  (a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

  (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e));

 

  (ii)

subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it, or

 

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change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender); or

 

  (iii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, Borrower will, jointly and severally, pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender reasonably determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time Borrower will, jointly and severally, pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within ten (10) days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

 

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(e) Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans. Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided Borrower shall have received at least ten (10) days’ prior notice (with a copy to Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice ten (10) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable ten (10) days from receipt of such notice.

3.05 Compensation for Losses. Upon the written demand (setting forth the basis for and in reasonable detail the manner in which the losses, costs or expenses referred to in this Section 3.05 below were determined) of any Lender (with a copy to Administrative Agent) from time to time, Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

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

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

(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

3.06 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or

 

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booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. Borrower hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

3.07 Survival. All of Borrower’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO BORROWINGS

4.01 Conditions of Initial Borrowing. The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Borrowing hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Administrative Agent’s or its counsel’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the New Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the New Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent:

 

  (i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guaranties, sufficient in number for distribution to Administrative Agent, each Lender and Borrower;

 

  (ii) a Note executed by Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;

 

  (iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as Administrative Agent may require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;

 

  (iv)

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organized or formed, and that Borrower and Trust is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

  (v) a favorable opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to the matters set forth in Exhibit F and such other matters concerning the Loan Parties and the Loan Documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

  (vi) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party either (A) attaching copies of all consents, licenses and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party and the validity against such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and such consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect, or (B) stating that no such consents, licenses or approvals are so required;

 

  (vii) a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying (A) that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied, and (B) that there has been no event or circumstance since the date of the Audited Financial Statements that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

  (viii) a duly completed Compliance Certificate (as adjusted as appropriate) as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of Trust ended on March 31, 2008, signed by a Responsible Officer of Trust;

 

  (ix) evidence that all insurance (other than property level insurance) required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect; and

 

  (x) such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as Administrative Agent reasonably may require.

(b) Any fees required to be paid on or before the New Closing Date shall have been paid.

(c) Unless waived by Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have paid all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced prior to or on the New Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and

 

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disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between Borrower and Administrative Agent).

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed New Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

4.02 Conditions to all Borrowings. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Loan Notice (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) The representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01.

(b) No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

(c) Administrative Agent shall have received a Loan Notice in accordance with the requirements hereof.

(d) Both before and after giving effect to the proposed Borrowing, the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to sixty percent (60%).

(e) Both before and after giving effect to the proposed Borrowing, the Minimum Implied Debt Service Coverage Ratio shall be greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1.00.

Each Loan Notice (other than a Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the proposed Borrowing.

 

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ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

5.01 Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Loan Party (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other entity power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business as currently conducted and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.02 Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

5.03 Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5.04 Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms.

5.05 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect; No Internal Control Event.

(a) The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (iii) show all material indebtedness and other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness (with respect to Indebtedness, in the form of footnotes or otherwise).

 

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(b) The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries dated March 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present the financial condition of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as disclosed in such financial statements, there is no material indebtedness or other liabilities, direct or contingent, of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial statements, including liabilities for taxes, material commitments and Indebtedness (with respect to Indebtedness, in the form of footnotes or otherwise).

(c) Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of Trust or Borrower, threatened or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against any Company or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.06, either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and there has been no adverse change in the status, or financial effect on any Company thereof, of the matters described on Schedule 5.06.

5.07 No Default. No Company is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5.08 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each Company has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or own as Fee-in-Lieu Properties, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties of each Company are subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

5.09 Environmental Compliance. The Companies conduct in the ordinary course of business a review of the effect of existing Environmental Laws and claims alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of any Environmental Law on their respective businesses, operations and properties, and as a result thereof Trust and Borrower have reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09, such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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5.10 Insurance. The properties of the Companies are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of Trust or Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Companies operate.

5.11 Taxes. The Companies have filed all Federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all Federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or those which, considered individually or in the aggregate, could not result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against any Company that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect. No Company is party to any tax sharing agreement.

5.12 ERISA Compliance.

(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state Laws. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the best knowledge of Trust and Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. Trust and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Trust and Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither Trust nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither Trust nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither Trust nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

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5.13 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. Trust and Borrower have no Consolidated Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 (as updated from time to time), and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Consolidated Subsidiaries are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens. Trust and Borrower have no equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part(b) of Schedule 5.13.

5.14 Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a) Neither Trust nor Borrower is engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

(b) None of Trust, Borrower, any Person Controlling Borrower, or any Consolidated Subsidiary of Trust or Borrower is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.15 Disclosure. Trust and Borrower have disclosed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of their Consolidated Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (in each case, as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, Trust and Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

5.16 Compliance with Laws. Each Company is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VI.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, Trust and Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.13) cause each other Subsidiary Guarantor to:

 

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6.01 Financial Statements. Deliver to Administrative Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent:

(a) as soon as available, but in any event within ninety-five (95) days after the end of each fiscal year of Trust, a consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated and consolidating statements to be audited and accompanied by (i) a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit, and such consolidating statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Trust to the effect that such statements are fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries; and

(b) as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of Trust, a consolidated balance sheet of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of Trust’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, such consolidated statements to be certified by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Trust as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Trust and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d), Trust and Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under clause (a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of Trust and Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in clauses (a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

6.02 Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to Administrative Agent, in form and detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent:

(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accounts certifying such financial statements and stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no

 

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knowledge was obtained of any Default under the financial covenants set forth herein as of the last day of the applicable fiscal year or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate, including Schedule 3 – Detailed Property Report attached thereto, signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Trust and Borrower;

(c) promptly after any request by Administrative Agent, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of Trust by independent accountants in connection with the accounts or books of Trust or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them;

(d) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of Trust, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which Trust may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and not otherwise required to be delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(e) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any holder of debt securities of Trust or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries thereof pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement, other than in respect of single-property financial statements, and not otherwise required to be furnished to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01 or any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(f) promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Company thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Company, to the extent such disclosure is not prohibited by such agency or applicable Laws; and

(g) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of Trust or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which Trust or Borrower post such documents, or provides a link thereto on Trust’s or Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on Trust’s or Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet

 

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website, if any, to which each Lender and Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) Trust and Borrower all deliver paper copies of such documents to Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests Trust and Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) Trust and Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Trust and Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(b) to Administrative Agent. Except for such Compliance Certificates, Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by Trust and Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

Trust and Borrower hereby acknowledge that (a) Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of Trust and Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Trust, Borrower or their Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities (each, a “Public Lender”). Trust and Borrower hereby agree that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” Trust and Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to Trust, Borrower or their securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor;” and (z) Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor.”

6.03 Notices. Promptly notify Administrative Agent:

(a) of the occurrence of any Default;

(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Company; (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Company and any Governmental Authority; or (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Company, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws;

 

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(c) of the occurrence of any ERISA Event; and

(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Company.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of Trust and Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action Trust and Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

6.04 Payment of Obligations. Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by any Company, and (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property.

6.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (d) Trust shall maintain at all times its REIT status.

6.06 Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.

6.07 Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of Trust or Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

6.08 Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist, or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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6.09 Books and Records. (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of each Company; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over such Company.

6.10 Inspection Rights. Permit representatives and independent contractors of Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the expense of Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

6.11 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans for acquisitions, working capital, capital expenditures, operating expenditures and other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law.

6.12 Appraisals. Deliver to Administrative Agent, upon Administrative Agent’s request, an Acceptable Appraisal of each Property requested by Administrative Agent; provided that, Administrative Agent shall have the right to obtain its own appraisal of any such Property, as conducted by an independent third party appraiser acceptable to Administrative Agent.

6.13 Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. Notify Administrative Agent at the time that Borrower intends to add a Property to the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Properties listed on Appendix 1 and the name of the Person that, if not already a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, is to be added to become a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, and promptly thereafter (and in any event within thirty (30) days), cause such Person to (a) execute and deliver to Administrative Agent a counterpart of the Subsidiary Guaranty or such other document as Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate for such purpose, and (b) deliver to Administrative Agent documents of the types referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.01(a) and favorable opinions of counsel to such Person (which shall cover, among other things, the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability of the documentation referred to in clause (a)), all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE VII.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, Trust and Borrower shall not, nor shall they permit any other [Loan Party] to, directly or indirectly:

 

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7.01 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a) Liens, if any, pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b) Liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(c) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

(d) Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) incurred or deposits made incidental to the conduct of Borrower’ business or the ownership of the Property including deposits to secure insurance, the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts and, leases (other than leases constituting Indebtedness), licenses, franchises, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e) the title interests in or fee agreements relating to the Fee-in-Lieu Properties and any rights of first refusal;

(f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, leases, sub-leases and other similar encumbrances which, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially impair the use of such Property by the applicable Person; and

(g) any attachment or judgment Lien, unless the judgment it secures shall not, within forty-five (45) days after the entry thereof have been discharged or execution thereof stayed pending appeal or shall not have been discharged within forty-five (45) days after the expiration of any such stay.

7.02 Investments. Make any Investments, other than improved Properties that are either (a) wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by Trust or Borrower or (b) held in Consolidated Subsidiaries, unless all of the following conditions are complied with (in each case after making such Investment):

(a) Trust and Borrower are in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11; and

(b) The undepreciated book value of the Investments described in clause (i) through (iv) below shall not exceed in the aggregate (without duplication) thirty percent (30%) of Total Consolidated Asset Value:

 

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  (ii) Properties under development or construction having actual and budgeted costs (including the total budgeted project costs for all Properties under development or construction);

 

  (iii) the Equity Interests of Persons that are not Consolidated Subsidiaries; and

 

  (iv) Indebtedness secured by valid and enforceable first priority Liens on real property.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companies may make Investments in Cash Equivalents.

7.03 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness except (a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, (b) Secured Recourse Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding, and (c) Non-Recourse Debt.

7.04 Fundamental Changes. Other than as permitted by Section 7.05, merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a) any Consolidated Subsidiary of Trust may merge with (i) Borrower, provided that Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Consolidated Subsidiaries, provided that when any Subsidiary Guarantor is merging with another Consolidated Subsidiary, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person; and

(b) any Consolidated Subsidiary of Trust may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to Borrower or to another Consolidated Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Subsidiary Guarantor, then the transferee must either be Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

7.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, unless Trust and Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 and no Default or Event of Default exists both before and after giving effect to such Disposition.

7.06 Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom:

(a) Trust may make Restricted Payments to any Person that owns an Equity Interest in Trust, but such Restricted Payment shall be limited to the greater of (i) amount necessary to continue to qualify Trust as a REIT, and (ii) dividend payments in the amount of $0.20 per share per fiscal quarter;

 

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(b) each Consolidated Subsidiary of Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Borrower, each Guarantor and any other Person that own an Equity Interest in such Consolidated Subsidiary, ratably according to their respective holdings of the type of Equity Interests in respect of which such Restricted Payment is being made;

(c) Borrower and each Consolidated Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person; and

(d) Borrower and each Consolidated Subsidiary of Borrower may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests.

7.07 Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Companies on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

7.08 Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of Trust or Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Companies as would be obtainable by the Companies at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate or that are disclosed in Trust’s Prospectus dated April 25, 2008, as amended from time to time, filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

7.09 Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Consolidated Subsidiary of Borrower to make Restricted Payments to Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Consolidated Subsidiary that owns an Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property to Guarantee the Indebtedness of Borrower, (iii) of Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on any Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property, or (iv) of Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary to transfer ownership of any Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien in an Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property is granted to secure another obligation of such Person.

7.10 Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Borrowing, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.

 

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7.11 Financial Covenants.

(a) Minimum Net Worth. Permit Net Worth at any time to be less than the sum of (i) $310,164,000, plus (ii) an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of any Equity Issuances subsequent to March 31, 2008.

(b) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of Trust to be less than 1.75 to 1.00.

(c) Leverage Ratio. Permit the Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be greater than sixty percent (60%).

(d) Unencumbered Borrowing Base Leverage Ratio. Permit the Unencumbered Borrowing Base Leverage Ratio as of any date to be greater than sixty percent (60%).

(e) Minimum Implied Debt Service Coverage Ratio. Permit the Minimum Implied Debt Service Coverage Ratio as of any date to be less than 1.40 to 1.00.

7.12 Negative Pledge Agreements. Enter into or permit to exist any arrangement or agreement (other than the Loan Documents) that directly or indirectly prohibits any Company from (a) creating or incurring any Lien (other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01) on any Unencumbered Property, or (b) transferring ownership of any Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property.

ARTICLE VIII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01 Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a) Non-Payment. Borrower or any other Loan Party fail to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within three (3) days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) within five (5) days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants. Trust, Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of (i) Section 6.01, 6.02, or 6.10 and such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) days, or (ii) Section 6.03, 6.05, or 6.11 or Article VII; or

(c) Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days; or

(d) Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of Trust, Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

 

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(e) Cross-Default. (i) Any Company (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Swap Contracts) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which any Company is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as so defined) under such Swap Contract as to which any Company is an Affected Party (as so defined) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by any Company as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; or

(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Company institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Company becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within thirty (30) days after its issue or levy; or

(h) Judgments. There is entered against any Company (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of ten (10) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

 

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(i) ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Trust under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) Trust or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents. Any provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document; or

(k) Change of Control. There occurs any Change of Control; or

(l) Breach under Organizational Documents. There occurs a material breach of violation of any of the Organizational Documents of Trust or Borrower; or

(m) Investment Advisor. The Investment Advisor ceases to be the primary investment advisor of Trust or Borrower.

8.02 Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

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

(c) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to any Company under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans shall automatically terminate, and the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, in each case without further act of Administrative Agent or any Lender.

 

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8.03 Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by Administrative Agent in the following order:

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

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders (including fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of any Lender) and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

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

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

ARTICLE IX.

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

9.01 Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and Borrower shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

9.02 Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its

 

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Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Company or its Affiliates thereof as if such Person were not Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

9.03 Exculpatory Provisions. Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent:

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

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

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

Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to Administrative Agent by Borrower or a Lender.

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

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

9.05 Delegation of Duties. Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

9.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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

9.08 No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Bookrunners or Arrangers listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder.

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

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and Administrative Agent under Sections 2.07 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to Administrative Agent and, in the event that Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Administrative Agent under Sections 2.07 and 10.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

 

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9.10 Guaranty Matters. The Lenders irrevocably authorize Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Guarantor from its obligations under a Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Consolidated Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted by Section 7.04(a), or as a result of the Property of such Guarantor no longer qualifying as Unencumbered Borrowing Base Property due to a Disposition, Investment, financing or other transaction permitted under this Agreement.

Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing Administrative Agent’s authority to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10.

Article X.

MISCELLANEOUS

10.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by Administrative Agent, or in writing signed by Borrower and Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01(a) without the written consent of each Lender;

(b) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender;

(c) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment or mandatory prepayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or (subject to clause (ii)) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein);

(e) change Section 2.11 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;

 

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(f) change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender; or

(g) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Guarantor is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by Administrative Agent acting alone);

and, provided further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (ii) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender.

10.02 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.

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

 

  (i) if to Trust, Borrower, or Administrative Agent, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

 

  (ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.

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

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Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Administrative Agent, Trust or Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

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

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

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of Trust, Borrower, and Administrative Agent may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that Administrative

 

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Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including the United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to Borrower, Trust or their securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities Laws.

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower or Trust even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. Borrower shall indemnify Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with Administrative Agent may be recorded by Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

10.03 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Lender or Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

10.04 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a) Costs and Expenses. Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or any Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for Administrative Agent or any Lender), and shall pay all fees and time charges for attorneys who may be employees of Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan

 

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Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans made, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

(b) Indemnification by Borrower. Trust and Borrower shall, jointly and severally, indemnify Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), and shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from all fees and time charges and disbursements for attorneys who may be employees of any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by Trust, Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to Borrower or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by Trust, Borrower or any other Loan Party, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by Trust, Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if Trust, Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that Trust and Borrower for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related

 

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expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent). The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(d).

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither Trust nor Borrower shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor.

(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

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

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

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

 

  (i) Minimum Amounts.

 

  1) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to it under any Facility or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

 

  2) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(1) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower otherwise consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met.

 

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

 

  (iii) Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(2) of this Section and, in addition:

 

  1) the consent of Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) a Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of Administrative Agent or of a Lender that is a Financial Institution, or an Approved Fund; and

 

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

 

  (iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

  (v) No Assignment to Borrower. No such assignment shall be made to Trust, Borrower or any of their Affiliates or Consolidated Subsidiaries.

 

  (vi) No Assignment to Natural Persons. No such assignment shall be made to a natural person.

No assignee shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to an assignment, unless such assignment is made with Borrower’ prior written consent.

 

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Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section.

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

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, Borrower or Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or Borrower or any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Consolidated Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans), provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, Borrower agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.11 as though it were a Lender.

 

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(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with Borrower’ prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of Borrower, to comply with Section 3.01(e) as though it were a Lender.

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

(g) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

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

 

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For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Company relating to such Company or any of its respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such Company, provided that, in the case of information received from any Company after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

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

10.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of Trust or Borrower against any and all of the obligations of Trust or Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of Trust or Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of each Lender, and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to notify Borrower and Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

10.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 

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10.10 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Administrative Agent and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

10.11 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Borrowing, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied shall remain outstanding.

10.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

10.13 Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(a) Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b);

 

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(b) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(c) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(d) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

10.14 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. BORROWER AND TRUST IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT, FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST BORROWER OR TRUST OR THEIR PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c) WAIVER OF VENUE. BORROWER AND TRUST IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY

 

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APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

10.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

10.16 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), Borrower and Trust acknowledge and agree that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by Administrative Agent and the Arranger are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, Trust, and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and Administrative Agent and the Arranger, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower, Trust and other Loan Parties has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower and Trust are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) Administrative Agent and the Arranger each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary, for Borrower, Trust, or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person, and (B) neither Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to Borrower, Trust or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment, waiver or other

 

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modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether Administrative Agent or any Arranger has advised or is currently advising Borrower, Trust, or any of their respective Affiliates on other matters) and neither Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to Borrower, Trust, or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) Administrative Agent and the Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of Borrower, Trust, or any of their respective Affiliates, and neither Administrative Agent nor the Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, Trust or any other Loan Party or their respective Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Borrower, Trust and the other Loan Parties hereby waives and releases any claims that they may have against Administrative Agent and the Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby.

10.17 USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify Borrower in accordance with the Act.

10.18 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.

10.19 Entire Agreement. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

10.20 Restatement of Existing Credit Agreement. The parties hereto agree that: (a) the Obligations (as defined in this Agreement) represent, among other things, the restatement, renewal, amendment, extension and modification of the “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement); (b) this Agreement is intended to, and does hereby, restate, renew, extend, amend, modify, supersede and replace the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety; (c) the Notes executed pursuant to this Agreement amend, renew, extend, modify, replace, restate, substitute for and supersede in their entirety (but do not extinguish, the indebtedness arising under) the promissory notes issued pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, which existing promissory notes shall be returned to Administrative Agent promptly after the New Closing Date, marked “canceled and replaced,” and, thereafter, delivered by Administrative Agent to Borrower; (d) the entering into and performance of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents and the transactions evidenced hereby do not constitute a novation nor shall they be deemed to have terminated, extinguished or discharged the indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement, all of which indebtedness shall continue under and be governed by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, except as expressly provided otherwise herein; (e) the guaranties granted by or pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement are ratified and confirmed as guaranty for the Obligations, without novation, discharge or interruption; and (f) on

 

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the New Closing Date, Lenders shall severally purchase from each other and from any Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) that are not Lenders hereunder (the “Non-Continuing Lenders”), the principal indebtedness owing to the Non-Continuing Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement so that, after giving effect to such purchase and to any Loans made on the New Closing Date, the principal indebtedness owing under this Agreement are held by Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage, and the Non-Continuing Lenders shall cease to be parties to the Existing Credit Agreement and shall not be parties to this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER:
CBRE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By:  

CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust,

its general partner

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

TRUST:
CB RICHARD ELLIS REALTY TRUST
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative
Agent
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

EX-31.1 3 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13A-14

PROMULGATED UNDER

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jack A. Cuneo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ JACK A. CUNEO

Jack A. Cuneo
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 14, 2008

EX-31.2 4 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13A-14

PROMULGATED UNDER

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Laurie Romanak, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ LAURIE ROMANAK

Laurie Romanak
Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 14, 2008

EX-32.1 5 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report” ), I, Jack A. Cuneo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ JACK A. CUNEO

Jack A. Cuneo
President and Chief Executive Officer

August 14, 2008

EX-32.2 6 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Laurie Romanak, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ LAURIE ROMANAK

Laurie Romanak
Chief Financial Officer

August 14, 2008

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