TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
APPOINTMENT | 8 | |
DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR | 8 | |
AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR | 13 | |
BANK ACCOUNTS | 14 | |
RECORDS; ACCESS | 14 | |
LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES | 14 | |
RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTORS | 14 | |
FEES | 15 | |
EXPENSES | 18 | |
OTHER SERVICES | 20 | |
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISOR | 20 | |
OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR. | 21 | |
TERM; TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT | 22 | |
TERMINATION BY THE PARTIES | 22 | |
ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE | 22 | |
PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION | 22 | |
INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP | 23 | |
INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR | 24 | |
NOTICES | 24 | |
MODIFICATION | 25 | |
SEVERABILITY | 25 | |
CONSTRUCTION | 25 | |
ENTIRE AGREEMENT | 25 | |
INDULGENCES, NOT WAIVERS | 25 | |
GENDER | 26 | |
TITLES NOT TO AFFECT INTERPRETATION | 26 | |
EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS | 26 | |
INITIAL INVESTMENT | 26 |
1. | DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions hereinafter indicated: |
2. | APPOINTMENT. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor to serve as their advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment. |
3. | DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR. The Advisor undertakes to provide a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted from time to time by the Directors. In performance of this undertaking, subject to the supervision of the Directors and consistent with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Operating Partnership Agreement, and subject to the condition that any investment advisory services provided with respect to securities shall be provided by a registered investment adviser, the Advisor shall, either directly or by engaging an Affiliated or non-Affiliated Person: |
(a) | Fee-related Services. |
(i) | Asset Management Services. The following services shall be provided by the Advisor or one of its Affiliates in consideration of the fees described in Section 9(b) of this Agreement, subject to reimbursement for expenses as provided in Section 9(a), Section 10 and Section 12, or as otherwise provided under this Agreement: |
(1) | participate in formulating an investment strategy and asset allocation |
(2) | monitor the operating performance of the investments of the Company and/or the Operating Partnership; |
(3) | oversee the leasing activities of the Company’s portfolio including but not limited to negotiations with prospective and existing tenants and leasing arrangements with Affiliated and non-Affiliated leasing brokers; |
(4) | oversee Affiliated and non-Affiliated property managers who perform property management services for the Company or the Operating Partnership; and |
(5) | oversee and negotiate service contracts for the Company’s Real Properties. |
(b) | Non Fee-Related Services. The following services shall be provided by the Advisor or one of its Affiliates without consideration in the form of a separate fee, subject to reimbursement for expenses as provided in Section 10 and Section 12, or as otherwise provided under this Agreement: |
(i) | Organizational and Offering Services. |
(1) | assist the Company in maintaining the registration of the Shares under federal and state securities laws and complying with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements applicable to the Company in respect of the Offering (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended), including preparing or causing to be prepared all supplements to the Prospectus, post-effective amendments to the registration statement for any Offering and financial statements required under applicable regulations and contractual undertakings and all reports and documents, if any, required under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that in all filings made under federal and state securities laws, the statements therein shall be made by solely the Company and not by the Advisor or any of its other Affiliates; and |
(2) | assist the Company in complying with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries in respect of any private placements of any securities, including but not limited to tenancy-in-common or Delaware statutory trust beneficial interests in DST Properties, including preparing or causing to be prepared private placement memoranda and all supplements thereto; provided, however, that in all private placement memoranda, supplements thereto and any other offering materials, the statements therein shall be made by solely the Company and not by the Advisor or any of its other Affiliates. |
(ii) | Acquisition and Disposition Services. |
(1) | present to the Company and the Operating Partnership potential investment opportunities; |
(2) | serve as the Company's and the Operating Partnership's investment and financial advisor and, as reasonably appropriate under the circumstances, provide research and economic and statistical data in connection with the Company's assets and investment policies; |
(3) | subject to any required Board or Board committee approval, (i) locate, analyze and select potential investments, (ii) structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to which investments will be made; (iii) oversee and coordinate the making of investments by the Company and the Operating Partnership in compliance with the investment objectives and policies of the Company; and (iv) arrange, oversee and coordinate the financing and refinancing and the making of other changes in the asset or capital structure of investments; |
(4) | perform due diligence on prospective investments; |
(5) | upon request provide the Directors with periodic reports regarding prospective investments; |
(6) | obtain the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be, for any and all investments in Real Properties; |
(7) | oversee and coordinate the making of investments in Real Estate Related Securities or Debt Investments within the discretionary limits and authority as granted by the Board, or if no such discretionary limits have been established, with the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be; |
(8) | oversee and coordinate the disposition of Real Properties, Real Estate Related Securities or Debt Investments within the discretionary limits and authority as granted by the Board, or if no such discretionary limits have been established, with the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be; and |
(9) | negotiate with and engage selling brokers as necessary to dispose of Real Properties. |
(iii) | Financing Services. |
(1) | consult with the officers and Directors of the Company and assist the Directors in the formulation and implementation of the Company's |
(2) | negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with banks or lenders for loans to be made to the Company and the Operating Partnership, and negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with investment banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate private sales of Shares and other Securities or obtain loans for the Company and the Operating Partnership, but in no event in such a way so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter; and provided, further, that any fees and costs payable to third parties incurred by the Advisor in connection with the foregoing shall be the responsibility of the Company or the Operating Partnership. |
(iv) | Accounting and Administrative Services. |
(1) | provide the daily management for the Company and the Operating Partnership and perform and supervise the various administrative functions reasonably necessary for the management of the Company and the Operating Partnership, unless expressly provided for elsewhere in this Agreement; |
(2) | provide the Company and the Operating Partnership with, or arrange for the provision to the Company and the Operating Partnership of, all necessary cash management services; |
(3) | consult with the Company’s officers and the Board and assist the Board in evaluating and obtaining adequate insurance coverage based upon risk management determinations; |
(4) | implement and coordinate the processes with respect to the NAV Calculations, and in connection therewith, obtain appraisals performed by an Independent Valuation Advisor concerning the value of the Real Properties; |
(5) | supervise one or more Independent Valuation Advisors and, if and when necessary, recommend to the Board its replacement; and |
(6) | deliver to or maintain on behalf of the Company copies of all appraisals obtained in connection with the investments in Real Properties and all valuations of Real Estate Related Securities or Debt Investments as may be required to be obtained by the Board; |
(7) | in consultation with legal counsel, advise the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and monitor compliance with the requirements for |
(8) | in consultation with legal counsel and other tax advisers, advise the Company regarding the maintenance of the Company’s status as a REIT and monitor compliance with the various REIT qualification tests and other rules set out in the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder; |
(9) | in consultation with legal counsel and other tax advisers, take all necessary actions to enable the Company and the Operating Partnership to make required tax filings and reports, including soliciting Stockholders for required information to the extent provided by the REIT provisions of the Code; and |
(10) | oversee and resolve all claims, disputes or controversies (including all litigation, arbitration, settlement or other proceedings or negotiations) in which the Company and the Operating Partnership may be involved or to which the Company and the Operating Partnership may be subject, arising out of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day operations, subject to such limitations or parameters as may be imposed from time to time by the Board. |
(v) | Stockholder Services. |
(1) | in consultation with legal counsel, communicate on the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s behalf with the respective holders of any of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s securities as required to satisfy the reporting and other requirements of any regulatory bodies or agencies and to maintain effective relations with such holders; and |
(2) | oversee the performance of the transfer agent and registrar. |
(vi) | Other Services. |
(1) | oversee the development, construction and improvement, including tenant improvements, of Real Properties (including DST Properties) by third parties on behalf of the Company; |
(2) | oversee and monitor third-party engineers, facility managers and property managers with regard to the effective building operations and maintenance of our Real Properties (including DST Properties); |
(3) | oversee and coordinate the making of any private placement of OP Units, tenancy-in-common or other interests in Real Properties as may be approved by the Board; |
(4) | provide internal legal services, either directly to the Company or as |
(5) | investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership, oversee and coordinate the engagement of and business with such Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the proper performance of its obligations hereunder (whether for a fee or not), including but not limited to consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, brokers, underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, real estate management companies, real estate operating companies, securities investment advisors, mortgagors, and any and all agents for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates of the Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the foregoing services, including but not limited to entering into contracts in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership with any of the foregoing; |
(6) | from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the Directors, make reports to the Directors of its performance of services to the Company and the Operating Partnership under this Agreement, including reports with respect to potential conflicts of interest involving the Advisor or any of its affiliates; and |
(7) | do all other things reasonably necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in this Agreement. |
4. | AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR. |
(a) | Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the restrictions included in this Section 4 and in Section 7), and subject to the continuing and exclusive authority of the Directors over the management of the Company, the Directors hereby delegate to the Advisor the authority to take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions and to execute and deliver any and all agreements, certificates, assignments, instruments or other documents and to do any and all things that, in the judgment of the Advisor, may be necessary or advisable in connection with the Advisor’s duties described in Section 3. |
(b) | Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investment in Real Properties, including any acquisition of Real Property by the Company or the Operating Partnership (including any financing of such acquisition), will require the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be. |
(c) | If a transaction requires approval by the Independent Directors, the Advisor will deliver to the Independent Directors all documents and other information required by them to properly evaluate the proposed transaction. |
5. | BANK ACCOUNTS. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership and may collect and deposit into any such account or accounts, and disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf of the Company and/or the Operating Partnership, under such terms and conditions as the Directors may approve, provided that no funds shall be commingled with the funds of the Advisor; and the Advisor shall from time to time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Directors and to the auditors of the Company. |
6. | RECORDS; ACCESS. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of all its activities hereunder and make such records available for inspection by the Directors and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the Company, at any time or from time to time during normal business hours. The Advisor shall at all reasonable times have access to the books and records of the Company and the Operating Partnership. |
7. | LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES. Anything else in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Advisor shall refrain from taking any action which, in its sole judgment made in good faith, would (a) adversely affect the status of the Company as a REIT, (b) subject the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (c) violate any law, rule, regulation or statement of policy of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company, its Shares or its Securities, or otherwise not be permitted by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, except if such action shall be ordered by the Directors, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Directors of the Advisor's judgment of the potential impact of such action and shall refrain from taking such action until it receives further clarification or instructions from the Directors. In such event the Advisor shall have no liability for acting in accordance with the specific instructions of the Directors so given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall hold harmless the Advisor, its directors, officers, employees and stockholders, and stockholders, directors and officers of the Advisor's Affiliates for any act or omission by the Advisor, its directors, officers or employees, or stockholders, directors or officers of the Advisor's Affiliates taken or omitted to be taken in the performance of their duties under this Agreement to the extent permitted under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and under Section 18 hereof. |
8. | RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTORS. Subject to Section 7 of this Agreement and to restrictions advisable with respect to the qualification of the Company as a REIT, directors, officers and |
9. | FEES. |
(a) | The fees described in Section 9(b) are compensation for the personnel and related employment costs incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in performing the applicable services, including but not limited to salaries and wages, benefits and overhead of all employees involved in the performance of such services, but not for the third-party costs incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with the performance of such services, which third-party costs shall be separately reimbursed and are not included in the services provided by the Advisor and its Affiliates. |
(b) | Advisory Fee. The Advisor shall receive the Advisory Fee as compensation for asset management services rendered pursuant to Section 3(a)(i) hereof as follows. |
(i) | The Advisory Fee will be comprised of two separate components: (1) a fixed component in an amount equal to, for each month during the term of this Agreement, 1/12th of 1.10% of the sum of (a) the product of (x) the applicable monthly Operating Partnership NAV per OP Unit, before giving effect to any monthly accruals for the Advisory Fee, Distribution Fees or any distributions accrued in respect of OP Units during the applicable month, and (y) the weighted average number of OP Units outstanding during the applicable month; and (b) aggregate DST Property Consideration for all DST Properties (the “Fixed Component”); and (2) a performance component (the “Performance Component”) that is calculated as described in Section 9(b)(ii) below. Provided that this Agreement has not been terminated, the Performance Component shall be paid to the Special OP Unitholders as a performance participation interest with respect to the Special Partnership Units in the form of an allocation and distribution from the Operating Partnership pursuant to the Operating Partnership Agreement. At the election of the Special OP Unitholders, with respect to each calendar year, all or a portion of the Performance Component shall be paid instead to the Advisor as a fee as set forth in this Paragraph 9(b). If the Special OP Unitholders do not elect on or before the first day of a calendar year to have all or a portion of the Performance Component paid as a fee in cash to the Advisor, then the Performance Component with respect to such calendar year shall be paid as a distribution on the performance participation interest to the Special OP Unitholders, as the holder of the Special Partnership Units. |
(ii) | The Special OP Unitholders or the Advisor, as applicable, will earn a Performance Component with respect to each calendar year (or partial calendar year) in which this Agreement is in effect in an amount equal to: |
(A) | The lesser of (1) the amount equal to 12.5% of (a) the Annual Total Return Amount less (b) the Loss Carryforward Amount, and (2) the amount equal to (x) the Annual Total Return Amount, less (y) the Loss Carryforward Amount, less (z) the Hurdle Amount; |
(B) | The weighted-average number of OP Units outstanding during the applicable year, calculated in accordance with GAAP as applied on a consistent basis, |
(C) | Provided that the Performance Component shall at no time be less than zero. |
(iii) | The Advisory Fee will generally accrue and be payable monthly. The Fixed Component is payable monthly in arrears (after the completion of the NAV Calculations for such month). The Performance Component with respect to any calendar year is generally payable or distributable, as applicable, after the completion of the NAV Calculations for December of such year. If the Advisory Fee is payable with respect to any partial calendar month or calendar year, then the Fixed Component shall be prorated based on the number of days elapsed during any partial calendar month and the Performance Component shall be calculated based on the annualized total return amount determined using the total return achieved for the period of such partial calendar year. In the event this Agreement is terminated or its term expires without renewal, the partial period Fixed Component and Performance Component of the Advisory Fee will be calculated and due and payable upon the Termination Date. In such event, for purposes of determining the Annual Total Return Amount, the change in VPU shall be determined based on a good faith estimate of what the NAV Calculations would be as of that date. |
(iv) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9(b), upon the triggering of |
(v) | In the event the Operating Partnership commences a liquidation of its Investments during any calendar year, the Special OP Unitholders or the Advisor, as applicable, will be paid the Advisory Fee from the proceeds of the liquidation and the Performance Component will be calculated at the end of the liquidation period prior to the distribution of the liquidation proceeds to the Unitholders. The calculation of the Performance Component for any partial year shall be calculated consistent with the applicable provisions of Section 9(b)(iii) above. |
(vi) | The measurement of the change in VPU for the purpose of calculating the Annual Total Return Amount is subject to adjustment by the Board to account for any dividend, split, recapitalization or any other similar change in the Operating Partnership’s capital structure or any distributions that the Board deems to be a return of capital if such changes are not already reflected in the Operating Partnership’s net assets. |
(c) | Fees for other Services. The Company may retain certain of the Advisor’s Affiliates from time to time, for services relating to its investments or its operations, which may include property management services, leasing services, corporate services, statutory services, transaction support services (including but not limited to coordinating with brokers, lawyers, accountants and other advisors, assembling relevant information, conducting financial and market analyses, and coordinating closing procedures), construction and development management, and loan management and servicing, and within one or more such categories, providing services in respect of asset and/or investment administration, accounting, technology, tax preparation, finance (including but not limited to budget preparation and preparation and maintenance of corporate models), treasury, operational coordination, risk management, insurance placement, human resources, legal and compliance, valuation and reporting-related services, as well as services related to mortgage servicing, group purchasing, healthcare, consulting/brokerage, capital markets/credit origination, property, title and/or other types of insurance, management consulting and other similar operational matters. Any fees paid to the Advisor’s affiliates for any such services will not reduce the advisory fees. Any such arrangements will be at market rates or reimbursement of costs incurred by the affiliate in providing the services. |
(d) | Loans from Affiliates. The Advisor or any Affiliate thereof may not make any loan to the Company or the Operating Partnership unless a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in such loan approve the loan as being fair, competitive, and commercially reasonable and no less favorable to the Company or the Operating Partnership than loans between unaffiliated parties under the same circumstances. |
(e) | Exclusion of Certain Transactions. In the event the Company or the Operating Partnership shall propose to enter into any transaction in which an officer or director of the Company, |
(f) | Product Specialists. In the event the Advisor enters into strategic alliances with Product Specialists with respect to investments in Real Properties, Real Estate Related Securities or Debt Investments on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership as provided for in the Company's prospectus, and the Product Specialists perform services that entitle them to fees, any such fees will be paid by the Advisor (and not by the Company or the Operating Partnership) out of the fees the Advisor receives from the Company or the Operating Partnership. |
(g) | Payment in Shares or OP Units. The fees due under this Section 9 shall be paid in cash; provided, however, that in lieu of cash, the Advisor may elect to receive the payment of the fees due under this Section 9 in any class of Shares or OP Units. Any such Shares or OP Units will be valued at the NAV per share applicable to such Shares or OP Units on the issue date. Such shares shall not be subject to any early redemption deduction under the Company’s share redemption program. |
(h) | Fee Waiver. If as of the end of the last month of the applicable period the NAV of a Class E Series 1 Unit is less than $10.00 per unit, the Advisor will waive its fees earned under this Agreement in an amount equal to the product of (a) the Performance Component for the applicable period, and (b) the weighted-average Class E Series 1 Units outstanding over the applicable period divided by the weighted-average OP Units outstanding over the same period. In this manner, the holders of each class of OP Units will benefit from this waiver pro rata in accordance with their particular class’s portion of Operating Partnership NAV. |
10. | EXPENSES. |
(a) | In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the Company or the Operating Partnership shall pay directly or reimburse the Advisor or its Affiliates for all of the expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with the services they provide to the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to: |
(i) | Organizational and Offering Expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor or any of its Affiliates; provided that after an Offering terminates, the Advisor shall reimburse the Company to the extent the Organizational and Offering Expenses with respect to such Offering that are borne by the Company exceed 15.0% of the Gross Proceeds raised in the completed Offering; the Advisor shall be responsible for the payment of all the Company's Organizational and Offering Expenses in excess of the maximum amount permitted; |
(ii) | Private Organizational and Offering Expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor or any of its Affiliates, except to the extent the Advisor or its Affiliates have agreed to |
(iii) | Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the selection and acquisition of Real Properties; |
(iv) | Disposition Expenses incurred in connection with the disposition of Real Properties, Real Estate Related Securities and Debt Investments; |
(v) | the actual cost of goods and services used by the Company and obtained from Persons not affiliated with the Advisor, other than Acquisition Expenses, including brokerage fees paid in connection with the purchase and sale of Real Estate Related Securities or Debt Investments; |
(vi) | interest and other costs for borrowed money, including discounts, points and other similar fees; |
(vii) | taxes and assessments on income of the Company or Real Properties; |
(viii) | costs associated with insurance required in connection with the business of the Company or by the Directors; |
(ix) | expenses incurred in connection with financing transactions, including the financing or refinancing of Company properties; |
(x) | expenses of managing and operating Real Properties owned by the Company; |
(xi) | all expenses in connection with payments to the Directors and meetings of the Directors and Stockholders; |
(xii) | personnel (and related employment) costs and overhead (including, but not limited to, allocated rent paid to both third parties and an affiliate of the Advisor, equipment, utilities, insurance, travel and entertainment, and other costs) incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in performing the services described in Section 3 hereof, including but not limited to compensation, benefits and other overhead of all employees involved in the performance of such services, provided that no reimbursement shall be made for such costs in connection with the services under Section 3(a), for services provided by an Affiliate of the Adviser for which the Company pays a separate fee pursuant to a separate agreement, or for compensation of the Company’s named executive officers unless the named executive officer provides services as described in Section 3(b)(v); |
(xiii) | expenses associated with a Listing, if applicable, or with the issuance and distribution of Securities, such as selling commissions and fees, advertising expenses, taxes, legal and accounting fees, listing and registration fees; |
(xiv) | expenses connected with payments of Distributions in cash or otherwise made or |
(xv) | expenses of organizing, redomesticating, merging, liquidating or dissolving the Company or of amending the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws; |
(xvi) | expenses of maintaining communications with Stockholders, including the cost of preparation, printing, and mailing annual reports and other Stockholder reports, proxy statements and other reports required by governmental entities; |
(xvii) | internal and external audit, accounting and legal fees and other fees for professional services relating to the operations of the Company and all such fees incurred at the request, or on behalf of, the Board, the Independent Directors or any committee of the Board; |
(xviii) | all other costs incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in performing its duties hereunder. |
(b) | Expenses incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership and payable pursuant to this Section 10 shall be reimbursed no less than monthly to the Advisor. The Advisor shall prepare a statement documenting the expenses of the Company and the Operating Partnership and the calculation of the fees and commissions due under this Agreement during each month, and shall deliver such statement to the Company and the Operating Partnership within 45 days after the end of each month. |
(c) | In lieu of cash, the Advisor may elect to receive the reimbursement of any of its expenses in any class of Shares. Any such Shares will be valued at the NAV per share applicable to such Shares on the issue date and will not be eligible for redemption by the Advisor until six months from the issue date. |
(d) | In the event the Advisor enters into strategic alliances with Product Specialists with respect to investments in Real Properties, Real Estate Related Securities or Debt Investments on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership as provided for in the Company's prospectus, and the Product Specialists perform services that entitle them to expense reimbursements, any such expense reimbursements will be deemed to be expenses incurred by the Advisor for purposes of this Agreement, and reimbursable to the extent permitted under this Agreement as if they were incurred by the Advisor directly. |
11. | OTHER SERVICES. Should the Directors request that the Advisor or any director, officer or employee thereof render services for the Company and the Operating Partnership other than set forth in Section 3, such services shall be separately compensated at such rates and in such amounts as are agreed by the Advisor and the Independent Directors of the Company, subject to the limitations contained in the Articles of Incorporation, and shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. |
12. | REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISOR. For any year in which the Company qualifies as a REIT, the Company shall not reimburse the Advisor at the end of any fiscal quarter Total Operating Expenses that, in the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended (the “Expense Year”) exceed (the “Excess Amount”) the greater of 2% of Average Invested Assets or 25% of Net |
13. | OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR. |
(a) | Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Advisor or any of its Affiliates from engaging in or earning fees from other activities, including, without limitation, the rendering of advice to other Persons (including other REITs) and the management of other programs advised, sponsored or organized by the Advisor or its Affiliates; nor shall this Agreement limit or restrict the right of any member, manager, director, officer, employee, or stockholder of the Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in or earn fees from any other business or to render services of any kind to any other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association and earn fees for rendering such services. The Advisor may, with respect to any investment in which the Company is a participant, also render advice and service to each and every other participant therein, and earn fees for rendering such advice and service. Specifically, it is contemplated that the Company may enter into joint ventures or other similar co-investment arrangements with certain Persons, and pursuant to the agreements governing such joint ventures or arrangements, the Advisor may be engaged (directly or indirectly) to provide advice and service to such Persons, in which case the Advisor will earn fees for rendering such advice and service. The parties to this Agreement hereby acknowledge that the Advisor may provide advice and render services to Persons that will compete with the Company for investments. |
(b) | The Advisor shall report to the Directors the existence of any condition or circumstance, existing or anticipated, of which it has knowledge, which creates or could create a conflict of interest between the Advisor’s obligations to the Company and its obligations to or its interest in any other partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor or its Affiliates shall promptly disclose to the Directors knowledge of such condition or circumstance. If the Advisor, its members, managers, directors, employees or Affiliates thereof have sponsored other investment programs with similar investment objectives which have investment funds available at the same time as the Company, it shall be the duty of the Directors (including the Independent Directors) to ensure that the Advisor and its Affiliates follow an allocation method that is reasonable and |
(c) | The Advisor shall be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to present a continuing and suitable investment program to the Company which is consistent with the investment policies and objectives of the Company, but neither the Advisor nor any Affiliate of the Advisor shall be obligated generally to present any particular investment opportunity to the Company even if the opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Company, could be taken by the Company. In the event an investment opportunity is located, the allocation procedure set forth in the Prospectus (as such procedures may be amended from time to time) shall govern the allocation of the opportunity among the Company and Affiliates of the Advisor. |
14. | TERM; TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall continue in force through April 30, 2020, subject to an unlimited number of successive one-year renewals upon mutual consent of the parties. It is the duty of the Directors to evaluate the performance of the Advisor annually before renewing the Agreement, and each such renewal shall be for a term of no more than one year. |
15. | TERMINATION BY THE PARTIES. This Agreement may be terminated (i) immediately by the Company and/or the Operating Partnership for Cause or upon the bankruptcy of the Advisor, (ii) upon 60 days written notice without Cause and without penalty by a majority of the Independent Directors of the Company or (iii) upon 60 days written notice with Good Reason by the Advisor. |
16. | ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE. This Agreement may be assigned by the Advisor to an Affiliate with the approval of a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors). The Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this Agreement to any Person without obtaining the approval of the Directors. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Company or the Operating Partnership without the consent of the Advisor, except in the case of an assignment by the Company or the Operating Partnership to a corporation, limited partnership or other organization which is a successor to all of the assets, rights and obligations of the Company or the Operating Partnership, in which case such successor organization shall be bound hereunder and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Company and the Operating Partnership are bound by this Agreement. |
17. | PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION. Payments to the Advisor of unpaid expense reimbursements pursuant to this Section 17 shall be subject to the 2%/25% Guidelines to the extent applicable. |
(a) | After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for further services hereunder except it shall be entitled to receive from the Company or the Operating Partnership within 30 days after the effective date of such termination all unpaid reimbursements of expenses and all earned but unpaid fees payable to the Advisor prior to termination of this Agreement. In addition, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12, the Advisor shall be entitled to receive any Excess Amount (as defined in Section 12) for which the Independent Directors determined (before or after the Termination Date) that there was justification based on unusual and nonrecurring factors. |
(b) | The Advisor shall promptly upon termination: |
(i) | pay over to the Company and the Operating Partnership all money collected and held for the account of the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled; |
(ii) | deliver to the Directors a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Directors; |
(iii) | deliver to the Directors all assets, including Real Properties, Real Estate Related Securities and Debt Investments, and documents of the Company and the Operating Partnership then in the custody of the Advisor; and |
(iv) | cooperate with the Company and the Operating Partnership to provide an orderly management transition. |
18. | INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP. The Company and the Operating Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, partners and employees, from all liability, claims, damages or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and related expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, subject to any limitations imposed by the laws of the State of Maryland or the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not provide for indemnification of the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, partners and employees, for any loss or liability suffered by the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, partners and employees, nor shall they provide that the Advisor and its Affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, partners and employees, be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by the Company and the Operating Partnership, unless all of the following conditions are met: |
(a) | The Advisor has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interest of the Company and the Operating Partnership; |
(b) | The Advisor was acting on behalf of or performing services for the Company and the Operating Partnership; |
(c) | Such liability or loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the Advisor; and |
(d) | Such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the Company's net assets and not from Stockholders. |
(a) | There has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the Advisor; |
(b) | Such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the Advisor; or |
(c) | A court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the Advisor and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Company and the Operating Partnership were offered or sold as to indemnification for violation of securities laws. |
(a) | The legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership; |
(b) | The legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a shareholder or the legal action is initiated by a shareholder acting in his or her capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and |
(c) | The Advisor undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company or the Operating Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which the Advisor is found not to be entitled to indemnification. |
19. | INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Operating Partnership from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses including attorneys' fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are incurred by reason of the Advisor's bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, gross misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of its duties, but the Advisor shall not be held responsible for any action of the Board of Directors in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendation given by the Advisor. |
20. | NOTICES. Any notice, report or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing unless some other method of giving such notice, report or other communication is required by the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, or accepted by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given by being delivered by hand or by overnight mail or other overnight delivery service to the addresses set forth herein: |
21. | MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be changed, modified, terminated, or discharged, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or their respective successors or assignees. |
22. | SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. |
23. | CONSTRUCTION. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado. |
24. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended other than by an agreement in writing. |
25. | INDULGENCES, NOT WAIVERS. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. |
26. | GENDER. Words used herein regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires. |
27. | TITLES NOT TO AFFECT INTERPRETATION. The titles of sections and subsections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation hereof. |
28. | EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. |
29. | INITIAL INVESTMENT. The Advisor has made a capital contribution of $200,000 to the Operating Partnership in exchange for OP Units, which were subsequently exchanged for 200,000 Class E Shares. The Advisor may not sell any of such Shares while the Advisor acts in such advisory capacity to the Company, provided, that such Shares may be transferred to Affiliates of the Advisor. The restrictions included above shall not apply to any other Securities acquired by the Advisor or its Affiliates. The Advisor shall not vote any Shares it now owns, or hereafter acquires, in any vote for the election of Directors or any vote regarding the approval or termination of any contract with the Advisor or any of its Affiliates. |