Form 10-Q for Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (03/31/2004)

610 Newport Center Drive

Suite 1150

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Taxpayer ID # 95-3997619

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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 March 31, 2004.


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

		For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 1-9028

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

95-3997619

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1150

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of principal executive offices)

(949) 718-4400

(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 an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Rule 12b-2). Yes x No ¨

Shares of registrant’s common stock, $0.10 par value, outstanding at April 30, 2004—66,477,436.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

MARCH 31, 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	21

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	22

	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K	23

SIGNATURES		24

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
	(Unaudited)
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Investments in real estate
Real estate properties:
Land	$	158,365		$	153,002
Buildings and improvements		1,388,426			1,316,163

		1,546,791			1,469,165
Less accumulated depreciation		(268,765	)		(259,406	)

		1,278,026			1,209,759
Mortgage loans receivable, net		95,819			93,386
Investment in unconsolidated joint venture		13,948			14,824

		1,387,793			1,317,969
Cash and cash equivalents		12,788			10,726
Receivables		7,940			5,661
Assets held for sale		3,511			3,511
Other assets		49,511			46,688

	$	1,461,543		$	1,384,555

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility	$	25,000		$	63,000
Senior notes due 2004-2038		517,000			540,750
Notes and bonds payable		140,737			133,775
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		49,189			44,623

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, stated at liquidation preference of $100 per share		100,000			100,000
Common stock $0.10 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 66,474,448 and 58,974,426 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively		6,647			5,897
Capital in excess of par value		864,456			725,260
Cumulative net income		748,509			733,953
Cumulative dividends		(989,995	)		(962,703	)

Total stockholders’ equity		729,617			602,407

	$	1,461,543		$	1,384,555

See accompanying notes.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2004			2003
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues:
Rental income	$	38,015		$	36,619
Interest and other income		3,177			3,261

		41,192			39,880
Expenses:
Interest and amortization of deferred financing costs		12,622			15,130
Depreciation and amortization		10,487			10,399
General and administrative		3,867			1,851

		26,976			27,380


Income before unconsolidated entity		14,216			12,500
Income from unconsolidated joint venture		412			493

Income from continuing operations		14,628			12,993

Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations		(72	)		(83	)

Net income		14,556			12,910
Preferred stock dividends		(1,919	)		(1,919	)

Income available to common stockholders	$	12,637		$	10,991

Basic/diluted per share amounts:
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders	$	0.20		$	0.23

Discontinued operations	$	—		$	(0.01	)

Income available to common stockholders	$	0.20		$	0.22

Dividends paid per share	$	0.37		$	0.46

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		64,796			49,169

See accompanying notes.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Preferred stock			Common stock			Capital in excess of par value		Cumulative net income		Cumulative dividends			Total stockholders’ equity
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital in excess of par value		Cumulative net income		Cumulative dividends			Total stockholders’ equity
Balances at December 31, 2003	1,000	$	100,000	58,974	$	5,897	$	725,260	$	733,953	$	(962,703	)	$	602,407
Issuance of common stock	—		—	7,500		750		139,167		—		—			139,917
Stock option amortization	—		—	—		—		29		—		—			29
Net income	—		—	—		—		—		14,556		—			14,556
Preferred dividends	—		—	—		—		—		—		(1,919	)		(1,919	)
Common dividends	—		—	—		—		—		—		(25,373	)		(25,373	)

Balances at March 31, 2004	1,000	$	100,000	66,474	$	6,647	$	864,456	$	748,509	$	(989,995	)	$	729,617

See accompanying notes.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2004			2003
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	14,556		$	12,910
Depreciation and amortization		10,487			10,399
Depreciation and amortization in discontinued operations		—			275
Impairment of assets in discontinued operations		—			645
Amortization of deferred financing costs		299			330
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint venture		(318	)		(401	)
Cash distribution from unconsolidated joint venture		600			1,000
Net change in other assets and liabilities		(1,278	)		4,085

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	24,346		$	29,243

Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in real estate facilities		(79,454	)		(18,697	)
Disposition of real estate facilities		—			640
Return of investment from unconsolidated joint venture		594			—
Principal payments on mortgage loans receivable		6,173			480

Net cash used in investing activities		(72,687	)		(17,577	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility		79,000			44,000
Repayment of borrowings under unsecured revolving credit facility		(117,000	)		(29,000	)
Issuance of common stock, net		139,955			—
Repayments of senior unsecured debt		(23,750	)		—
Principal payments on notes and bonds payable		(494	)		(316	)
Dividends paid		(27,292	)		(24,842	)
Other, net		(16	)		(61	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		50,403			(10,219	)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents		2,062			1,447
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		10,726			8,387

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	12,788		$	9,834

See accompanying notes.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

1. Organization

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation organized in 1985, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in investments in health care related senior housing and long-term care facilities. Whenever we refer herein to “us” or use the terms “we” or “our,” we are referring to Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

We believe we have operated in such a manner as to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We intend to continue to qualify as such and therefore to distribute at least ninety percent (90%) of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders. If we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we will generally not be subject to federal income taxes on our income that is distributed to stockholders. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.

As of March 31, 2004, we had investments in 381 facilities in 38 states, consisting of:

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179 skilled nursing facilities;

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133 assisted and independent living facilities;

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13 continuing care retirement communities;

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seven specialty hospitals;

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one building held for sale; and

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48 assisted living facilities operated by an unconsolidated joint venture in which we have a 25% interest.

Our facilities are operated by 70 different operators, including the following publicly traded companies:


	Number of Facilities Operated
• American Retirement Corporation (ARC)	16

• Beverly Enterprises, Inc.	29

• Genesis Healthcare	4

• Harborside Healthcare Corporation	4

• HEALTHSOUTH Corporation	1

• Mariner Health Care, Inc.	5

• Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.	3

Three operators of our facilities accounted for 10% or more of our revenues at March 31, 2004, as follows:

• Alterra Healthcare Corporation	12	%

• ARC	12	%

• Atria Senior Living Group	11	%

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

We have prepared the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein without audit. These financial statements include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain items in prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation, including those required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to these rules and regulations. Although we believe that the disclosures in the financial statements included herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three-month periods ending March 31, 2004 and 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts, the accounts of our wholly owned subsidiaries and the accounts of our majority owned and controlled joint ventures. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management 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.

Revenue Recognition

Rental income from operating leases is accrued as earned over the life of the lease agreements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The majority of our leases do not contain step rent provisions. Interest income on real estate mortgages is recognized using the effective interest method based upon the expected payments over the lives of the mortgages. Additional rent, included in the caption “Rental income,” and additional interest, included in the caption “Interest and other income,” are generally computed as a percentage of facility net patient revenues in excess of base amounts or as a percentage of the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Additional rent and interest are generally calculated and payable monthly or quarterly, and the majority of our leases contain provisions such that total rent cannot decrease from one year to the next. While the calculations and payments are generally made on a quarterly basis, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements (SAB No. 101) does not allow for the recognition of such revenue until all possible contingencies have been eliminated. Most of our leases with additional rent contingent upon facility net patient revenues in excess of base amounts are structured as quarterly calculations so that all contingencies for revenue recognition have been eliminated at each of our quarterly reporting dates.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

We have historically deferred the payment of rent for the first few months on leases for certain buildings we have constructed. These deferred amounts are repaid over the remainder of the lease term. Although the payment of cash rent is deferred, rental income is recorded on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. We received $90,000 of cash in excess of revenues recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and recognized $265,000 of revenues in excess of cash received during the three months ended March 31, 2003. There is $9,336,000 at March 31, 2004 and $9,400,000 at December 31, 2003 of deferred rent receivables, net of reserves, recorded under the caption “Other assets” on the balance sheets. We evaluate the collectibility of the deferred rent balances on an ongoing basis and provide reserves against receivables we believe may not be fully recoverable. The ultimate amount of deferred rent we realize could be less than amounts recorded.

Gain on sale of facilities

We recognize sales of facilities only upon closing. Payments received from purchasers prior to closing are recorded as deposits. Gains on facilities sold are recognized using the full accrual method upon closing when the collectibility of the sales price is reasonably assured and we are not obligated to perform significant activities after the sale to earn the gain. Gains may be deferred in whole or in part until the sales meet the requirements of gain recognition on sales of real estate under SFAS No. 66 Accounting for Sales of Real Estate.

Asset Impairment

We review our long-lived assets individually on a quarterly basis to determine if there are indicators of impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144. Indicators may include, among others, the tenant’s inability to make rent payments, operating losses or negative operating trends at the facility level, notification by the tenant that it will not renew its lease, a decision to dispose of an asset or changes in the market value of the property. For operating assets, if indicators of impairment exist, we compare the future estimated undiscounted cash flows from the expected use of the property to its net book value to determine if impairment exists. If the sum of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows is higher than the current net book value, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, we conclude no impairment exists. If the sum of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows is lower than the current net book value, we recognize an impairment loss for the difference between the net book value of the asset and its estimated fair market value. To the extent we decide to sell an asset, we recognize an impairment loss if the current net book value of the asset exceeds its fair value less costs to sell. The above analyses require us to determine whether there are indicators of impairment for individual assets, to estimate the most likely stream of cash flows from operating assets and to determine the fair value of assets that are impaired or held for sale. If our assumptions, projections or estimates regarding an asset change in the future, we may have to record an impairment charge to reduce or further reduce the net book value of the asset.

Collectibility of Receivables

We evaluate the collectibility of our mortgage loans and other receivables on a regular basis. We evaluate the collectibility of receivables based on factors including, among others, payment history, the financial strength of the borrower and any guarantors, the value of the underlying collateral, the operations and operating trends of the underlying collateral, if any, and current economic conditions. If our evaluation of these factors indicates we may not recover the full value of the receivable, we provide a reserve against the portion of the receivable that we estimate will not be recovered. This analysis requires us to determine whether there are factors indicating a receivable may not be fully collectible and to estimate the amount of the receivable that will not be collected. If our assumptions or estimates regarding the collectibility of a receivable change in the future, we may have to record a reserve to reduce or further reduce the carrying value of the receivable.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

In 1999, we adopted the accounting provisions of SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS No. 123). SFAS No. 123 established a fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation. Accounting for stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123 causes the fair value of stock options granted to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period of the option and causes any dividend equivalents earned to be treated as dividends for financial reporting purposes. Net income includes stock-based compensation expense of $72,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2004 and $64,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2003.

Land, Buildings and Improvements

We record properties at cost and use the straight-line method of depreciation for buildings and improvements over their estimated remaining useful lives of up to 40 years, generally 30 to 40 years. We review and adjust useful lives periodically. Depreciation expense was $10,229,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and $10,154,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. We allocate the purchase price of a property based on management’s estimate of its fair value between land, building and, if applicable, equipment as if the property were vacant. Historically, we have acquired properties and simultaneously entered into a new market rate lease for the entire property with one tenant. Accordingly, none of our purchase prices have been allocated to in-place leases because there were no in-place leases. The costs to execute a lease at the time of the acquisition of a property is recorded as an intangible asset and amortized over the initial term of the lease.

Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, the FASB released Interpretation No. 46 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51. In April 2003, the FASB released SFAS No. 149 Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. In May 2003, the FASB released SFAS No. 150 Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. The effect of these pronouncements on our financial statements is not expected to be material.

3. Real Estate Properties

As of March 31, 2004, we had direct ownership of 157 skilled nursing facilities, 131 assisted and independent living facilities, 12 continuing care retirement communities and seven specialty hospitals. We lease our owned facilities to single tenants under “triple-net” leases that are accounted for as operating leases. The leases generally have initial terms ranging from five to 21 years, and generally have two or more multiple-year renewal options. Approximately 80% of our facilities are leased under master leases. In addition, the majority of our leases contain cross-collateralization and cross-default provisions tied to other leases with the same tenant, as well as grouped lease renewals and grouped purchase options. Leases covering 245 facilities are backed by security deposits consisting of irrevocable letters of credit or cash, most of which cover from three to six months of initial monthly minimum rents. Under the terms of the leases, the tenant is responsible for all maintenance, repairs, taxes, insurance and capital expenditures on the leased properties. No individual property held by us is material to us as a whole.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

minimum rents earned by us on these facilities either at the time of funding or upon completion of the project. At March 31, 2004, we have committed to fund additional expansions, construction and capital improvements of approximately $19,000,000.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, we sold the skilled nursing portion of a continuing care retirement community to the operator of such facility and provided financing in the form of a mortgage loan of $8,500,000.

At March 31, 2004, two of our tenant operators remain involved in Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy proceedings, as described below. Generally speaking, a tenant in bankruptcy can assign, affirm or reject a lease. Until a lease is rejected, the tenant is obligated to comply with the terms of the lease following the bankruptcy filing, including the timely payment of rent. Moreover, if the lease ultimately is assigned or affirmed, the tenant (or its assignee) is obligated to accept the lease without modification and to cure all pre-filing breaches. In our experience, whether or not the leased property is providing positive cash flow is usually a key factor in the tenant’s decision to assign, affirm or reject a lease. We believe that if the leases ultimately are rejected, we should be able to re-lease or operate the facilities upon terms that would not have a long-term material adverse effect on our company.

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Alpha (Filed October 2002). Alpha leased five facilities that were formerly operated by Beverly Enterprises, Inc. Two of these leases were rejected in 2003. One was leased to a new operator in 2003 resulting in an annual rent reduction of approximately $150,000. The other rejected facility was closed in January 2003. This facility was classified as held for sale and written down to its fair value less costs to sell in 2002 and was sold for approximately that value in June 2003. Alpha had originally advised us that it intended to affirm the leases for the three remaining facilities, but has now indicated it plans to reject them. We have signed leases with two new operators for all three facilities at rates consistent with those previously paid by Alpha. We expect the new leases to become effective in second quarter 2004.

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Infinia (Filed December 2003). Infinia and its related entities operate three of our facilities. Certain related entities of Infinia have filed for bankruptcy protection, one of which leases one of these facilities. The bankrupt entity has filed a motion with the court to affirm our lease “as is”. We expect the bankruptcy court to approve this motion. If it does not, we believe we will be able to lease the facility to another operator on terms substantially consistent with the current lease.

4. Mortgage Loans Receivable

As of March 31, 2004, we held 20 mortgage loans receivable secured by 22 skilled nursing facilities, two assisted living facilities and one continuing care retirement community. In addition, we held one mortgage loan receivable secured by the skilled nursing portion of a continuing care retirement community that for facility count purposes is accounted for in the real estate properties above as a continuing care retirement community and therefore is not counted as a separate facility here. As of March 31, 2004, the mortgage loans receivable had a net book value of $95,819,000 with individual outstanding balances ranging from $105,000 to $12,962,000 and maturities ranging from 2004 to 2031.

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we provided a mortgage loan in the amount of $8,500,000 on the skilled nursing portion of a continuing care retirement community we sold to the operator. In addition, two mortgage loans with balances totaling $3,786,000 were prepaid in full and a partial prepayment of $1,738,000 was received related to another mortgage loan.

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

5. Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

During 2001, we entered into a joint venture with JER Senior Housing, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JER Partners, an institutional investor. The joint venture may invest up to $130,000,000, of which over $127,000,000 has already been invested, in healthcare facilities similar to those already owned by us. We are a 25% equity partner in the venture. The financial statements of the joint venture are not consolidated with our financial statements and our investment is accounted for using the equity method. No investments were made by or into this joint venture prior to 2002.

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the joint venture sold one facility for cash proceeds of $2,363,000 resulting in a loss of $307,000 included in discontinued operations.

The joint venture owns 48 assisted living facilities in 12 states that are leased to Alterra. The joint venture was financed with secured non-recourse debt of approximately $60,860,000, capital contributions from our joint venture partner of approximately $49,100,000 and capital contributions from us of approximately $16,400,000. We do not expect to make any additional contributions to the joint venture related to the facilities it acquired during 2002.

In addition to our 25% share of the income from the joint venture, we receive a management fee of 2.5% of the joint venture’s revenues. This fee is included in our income from unconsolidated joint venture and in the general and administrative expenses on the joint venture’s income statement. Management fees earned by us were $94,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and were $92,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2003. Amounts due to us from the joint venture amounted to $31,000 as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003.

The agreement contains reciprocal buy/sell provisions that allow either of us at any time to offer to buy out the other’s interest in the venture. If such an offer is made, the recipient then has the choice to either accept the offer and sell its interest on those terms or reject the offer and buy the interest of the partner making the offer on the same economic terms.

The balance sheet and income statement for the joint venture below present its financial position as of March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 and its results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands).

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BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)


	March 31, 2004			December 31, 2003
Assets
Real estate:
Land	$	12,876		$	13,410
Buildings and improvements		106,259			108,453

		119,135			121,863
Less accumulated depreciation		(5,575	)		(4,948	)

		113,560			116,915
Cash and cash equivalents		5,222			5,761
Other assets		1,186			1,300

	$	119,968		$	123,976

Liabilities and Equity
Notes and bonds payable	$	60,779		$	60,790
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		3,398			3,891
Equity:
Capital contributions		65,501			65,501
Distributions		(21,076	)		(16,300	)
Cumulative net income		11,366			10,094

Total equity		55,791			59,295

	$	119,968		$	123,976


INCOME STATEMENT (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2004			2003
Rental income	$	3,727		$	3,579
Expenses:
Interest and amortization of deferred financing costs		1,205			1,196
Depreciation and amortization		739			733
General and administrative		233			145

		2,177			2,074

Income from continuing operations		1,550			1,505
Discontinued operations
Loss on sale		(307	)		—
Income from discontinued operations		29			98

		(278	)		98

Net income	$	1,272		$	1,603

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

6. Assets Held for Sale

There were no changes to assets held for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2004. At March 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, one building and three land parcels remained in assets held for sale.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2003, we sold one building for net proceeds of $610,000, or approximately its net book value, that had previously been written down to its estimated fair value less costs to sell during 2002 and received approximately $30,000 from the sale of equipment at another building that served to reduce our basis in that facility. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2003, we recorded an impairment of assets charge of $645,000 as discussed below in Note 9.

7. Stockholders’ Equity

In January 2004, we issued 7,475,000 shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering at a price of $19.73 per share. This issuance resulted in net proceeds of approximately $139,700,000 after underwriting discounts and legal and other fees of approximately $7,800,000. The net proceeds were used to repay borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility of $96,000,000 and the remaining proceeds of approximately $43,700,000 were used to fund acquisitions described in Note 3, subsequent to the public offering.

During 2003, we adopted a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan. This plan enables existing stockholders to purchase additional shares of common stock by automatically reinvesting all or part of the cash dividends paid on their shares of common stock. The plan also allows investors to acquire shares of our common stock, subject to certain limitations, including a maximum monthly investment of $10,000, at a discount ranging from 0% to 5%, determined by us from time to time in accordance with the plan. The discount at March 31, 2004 was 2%. During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we issued approximately 13,000 shares of common stock resulting in net proceeds of $265,000.

8. Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing income from continuing operations available to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding. Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders is calculated by deducting dividends declared on preferred stock from income from continuing operations. Diluted EPS includes the effect of any potential shares outstanding, which for us is only comprised of dilutive stock options. The calculation below excludes 138,000 stock options with option prices that would not be dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 797,000 stock options with option prices that would not be dilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The table below details the components of the basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations available to common stockholders calculations:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2004				2003
	Income			Shares	Income			Shares
	(In thousands)
Income from continuing operations	$	14,628			$	12,993
Less: preferred stock dividends		(1,919	)			(1,919	)

Amounts used to calculate Basic EPS		12,709		64,684		11,074		49,169
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		—		112		—		—

Amounts used to calculate Diluted EPS	$	12,709		64,796	$	11,074		49,169

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

9. Impairment of Assets

During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we recorded an impairment of assets charge of $645,000 in discontinued operations related to three of our assets held for sale. We entered into agreements to sell two assets for less than our net book value and became aware of facts and circumstances indicating another asset had become impaired.

10. Pension Plan

During 1991, we adopted an unfunded pension plan covering the current non-employee members of our Board of Directors. The benefits, limited to the number of years of service on the Board, are based upon the then current annual retainer in effect. The service cost for the plan was $21,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and was $19,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The interest cost for the plan was $18,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. We made $25,000 of contributions to the plan for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 and expect to make $75,000 of contributions during the remainder of 2004.

11. Discontinued Operations

SFAS No. 144 requires the operating results of any assets with their own identifiable cash flows that are disposed of or held for sale be removed from income from continuing operations and reported as discontinued operations. The operating results for any such assets for any prior periods presented must also be reclassified as discontinued operations. See Note 3, Note 6 and Note 9 for more detail regarding the assets sold and classified as held for sale during 2003. The following table details the amounts reclassified to discontinued operations for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2004			2003
	(In thousands)
Rental income	$	(3	)	$	1,195


Depreciation and amortization		—			275
General and administrative		69			358
Impairment of assets		—			645

		69			1,278

Discontinued operations	$	(72	)	$	(83	)

12. Subsequent Events

On April 1, 2004, we acquired 17 assisted and independent living facilities to be operated by Emeritus. The total cost was approximately $136,000,000 and we assumed approximately $36,000,000 of mortgage debt with an average interest rate of approximately 7.0% in connection with the acquisition. The acquisition was funded with borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility.

On April 15, 2004, our new $400,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility became effective and replaced our previous $150,000,000 credit facility. The new credit facility, including the required financial covenants, is substantially the same as the old credit facility with the only significant changes being the total amount available for borrowing, the new maturity date of April 15, 2007 and an increase in the maximum secured debt ratio from 15% to 30%.

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

Critical Accounting Policies

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements 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. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions, including those that impact our most critical accounting policies. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. We believe the following are our most critical accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition

Our rental revenue is accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 13 Accounting for Leases (SFAS No. 13) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements (SAB No. 101) among other authoritative pronouncements. These pronouncements require us to account for the rental income on a straight-line basis unless a more appropriate method exists. We believe that the method most reflective of the use of a healthcare facility is the straight-line method. Straight-line accounting requires us to calculate the total fixed rent to be paid over the life of the lease and recognize that revenue evenly over that life. In a situation where a lease calls for fixed rental increases during the life of a lease or there is a period of free rent at the beginning of a lease, rental income recorded in the early years of a lease is higher than the actual cash rent received which creates an asset on the balance sheet called deferred rent receivable. At some point during the lease, depending on the rent levels and terms, this reverses and the cash rent payments received during the later years of the lease are higher than the rental income recognized, which reduces the deferred rent receivable balance to zero by the end of the lease. The majority of our leases do not contain fixed increases or provide for free or reduced rent at the beginning of the lease term. However, certain leases for facilities we have constructed have free rent for the first three to six months and certain leases we have entered into, primarily with regard to facilities returned to us by operators in bankruptcy, have reduced or free rent in the early months of the lease or fixed increases in future years. We record the rent for these facilities on a straight-line basis in accordance with SFAS No. 13. However, we also assess the collectibility of the deferred portion of the rent that is to be collected in a future period in accordance with SAB No. 101. This assessment is based on several factors, including the financial strength of the lessee and any guarantors, the historical operations and operating trends of the facility, the historical payment pattern of the facility and whether we intend to continue to lease the facility to the current operator, among others. If our evaluation of these factors indicates we may not receive the rent payments due in the future, we provide a reserve against the current rental income as an offset to revenue, and depending on the circumstances, we may provide a reserve against the existing deferred rent balance for the portion, up to its full value, that we estimate will not be recovered. This assessment requires us to determine whether there are factors indicating the future rent payments may not be fully collectible and to estimate the amount of the rent that will not be collected. If our assumptions or estimates regarding a lease change in the future, we may have to record a reserve to reduce or further reduce the rental revenue recognized and/or deferred rent receivable balance. We received $90,000 of cash in excess of revenues recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and recognized $265,000 of revenues in excess of cash received during the three months ended March 31, 2003. There is $9,336,000 at March 31, 2004 and $9,400,000 at December 31, 2003 of deferred rent receivables, net of reserves, recorded under the caption “Other assets” on the balance sheet. We evaluate the collectibility of the deferred rent balances on an ongoing basis and provide reserves against receivables we believe may not be fully recoverable. The ultimate amount of deferred rent we realize could be less than amounts recorded.

Additional rents are generally computed as a percentage of facility revenues in excess of base amounts or as a percentage of the increase in the Consumer Price Index. Additional rents are generally calculated and payable monthly or quarterly, and most of our leases contain provisions such that total rent cannot decrease from one year

to the next. While the calculations and payments of additional rents contingent upon revenue are generally made on a quarterly basis, SAB No. 101 does not allow for the recognition of this revenue until all possible contingencies have been eliminated. Most of our leases with additional rents contingent upon revenue are structured as quarterly calculations so that all contingencies for revenue recognition have been eliminated at each of our quarterly reporting dates.

Depreciation and Useful Lives of Assets

We calculate depreciation on our buildings and improvements using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives ranging up to 40 years, generally from 30 to 40 years. A significant portion of the cost of each property is allocated to building (generally approximately 90%). The allocation of the cost between land and building, and the determination of the useful life of a property, are based on management’s estimates. We calculate depreciation and amortization on equipment and lease costs using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of up to five years or the lease term, whichever is appropriate. We review and adjust useful lives periodically. If we do not allocate appropriately between land and building or we incorrectly estimate the useful lives of our assets, our computation of depreciation and amortization will not appropriately reflect the usage of the assets over future periods. If we overestimate the useful life of an asset, the depreciation expense related to the asset will be understated, which could result in a loss if the asset is sold in the future.

Asset Impairment

We review our long-lived assets individually on a quarterly basis to determine if there are indicators of impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144). Indicators may include, among others, the tenant’s inability to make rent payments, operating losses or negative operating trends at the facility level, notification by the tenant that it will not renew its lease, or a decision to dispose of an asset or changes in the market value of the property. For operating assets, if indicators of impairment exist, we compare the undiscounted cash flows from the expected use of the property to its net book value to determine if impairment exists. If the sum of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows is higher than the current net book value, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, we conclude no impairment exists. If the sum of the future estimated undiscounted cash flows is lower than the current net book value, we recognize an impairment loss for the difference between the net book value of the asset and its estimated fair market value. To the extent we decide to sell an asset, we recognize an impairment loss if the current net book value of the asset exceeds its fair value less costs to sell. The above analyses require us to determine whether there are indicators of impairment for individual assets, to estimate the most likely stream of cash flows from operating assets and to determine the fair value of assets that are impaired or held for sale. If our assumptions, projections or estimates regarding an asset change in the future, we may have to record an impairment charge to reduce or further reduce the net book value of such asset. During the three months ended March 31, 2003, we recorded an impairment of assets charge of $645,000 in discontinued operations related to three of our assets held for sale. We entered into agreements to sell two of these assets for less than net book value and became aware of facts and circumstances indicating the other asset had become impaired.

Collectibility of Receivables

Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements

Operating Results

Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2004 vs. Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2003

Rental income increased $1,396,000, or 4%, over the same period in 2003. The increase was primarily due to rental income from 11 facilities acquired and one facility that completed development during 2004 and rent increases at existing facilities. The increase was partially offset by rent reductions on certain facilities that were returned to us during 2004.

Interest and amortization of deferred financing costs decreased $2,508,000, or 17%, over the same period in 2003. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the average balance on our unsecured credit facility versus the same period last year, a decrease in the interest rates on our floating rate debt, the payoff of $23,750,000 of fixed rate medium term notes in January 2004 and the payoff of $74,000,000 of fixed rate medium term notes during the last nine months of 2003. The decrease was partially offset by interest on a $29,475,000 mortgage secured by one existing building financed during third quarter 2003 and interest related to $7,572,000 of mortgage debt secured by two facilities acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2004. General and administrative expenses increased $2,016,000, or 109%, over the same period in 2003. The increase was primarily due to a one time charge of $1,402,000 for retirement compensation related to our retiring chief executive officer, the addition of a chief operating officer position and increases in other general corporate expenses. After excluding the retirement compensation discussed above, we expect quarterly general and administrative expenses to remain at approximately the current level.

Income from unconsolidated joint venture represents our 25% share of the income generated by the joint venture and our management fee of 2.5% of the revenues of the unconsolidated joint venture. The decrease of $81,000, or 16%, from the same period in 2003 is due to a loss on the sale of one facility of $307,000 partially offset by increases in revenues from the remaining 48 joint venture owned facilities. Please see the caption “Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture” below for more information regarding the unconsolidated joint venture.

The loss in discontinued operations decreased $11,000, or 13%, over the same period in 2003. The loss for the three months ended March 31, 2004 is primarily made up of general and administrative expenses related to assets held for sale. The loss for the three months ended March 31, 2003 is comprised of $1,195,000 of rental income offset by $275,000 of depreciation and amortization, $358,000 of general and administrative expenses and an impairment of assets charge of $645,000. The impairment of assets charge for the three months ended March 31, 2003 represents the write-down of three of our assets held for sale to their individual estimated fair values less costs to sell. The difference in the composition of the loss from discontinued operations was primarily caused by the fact that the facilities sold in 2003 had income in 2003, but do not have income in 2004, while the assets held for sale generate expenses, but generally do not produce income. Any future income/loss in discontinued operations would result from future sales of facilities or reclassifications of facilities to assets held for sale. We are currently aware of one facility that we anticipate will be sold in May 2004 as a result of the exercise of the purchase option by the tenant. This sale is expected to result in a gain of approximately $2,000,000.

We expect to receive increased rent and interest at individual facilities because our leases and mortgages generally contain provisions under which rents or interest income increase with increases in facility revenues and/or increases in the Consumer Price Index. If revenues at our facilities and/or the Consumer Price Index do

not increase, our revenues may not continue to increase. Sales of facilities or repayments of mortgage loans receivable would serve to offset revenue increases, and if sales and repayments exceed additional investments this could actually reduce revenues. Our leases could renew below or above the aggregate existing rent level, so the impact of lease renewals may cause a decrease or an increase in the total rent we receive. We currently have only two leases expiring in 2004, one of which we anticipate will be sold pursuant to the exercise of the purchase option by the tenant as discussed above. The exercise of purchase options by tenants would also cause a decrease in the total rent we receive. Additional investments in healthcare facilities would increase rental and/or interest income and as of the date of this filing, we have completed approximately $215,000,000 of acquisitions during 2004. As additional investments in facilities are made, depreciation and/or interest expense will also increase. We expect any such increases to be at least partially offset by rent or interest income associated with the investments.

Information Regarding Certain Operators

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the joint venture sold one facility for cash proceeds of $2,363,000 resulting in a loss of $307,000 included in discontinued operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $4,897,000 from the same period in 2003. This was primarily due to changes in the balances of operating assets and liabilities and the retirement accrual discussed above, partially offset by increases in revenues and decreases in interest expense discussed above. There have been no significant changes in the underlying sources and uses of cash provided by operating activities.

Investing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we acquired four skilled nursing facilities, two assisted and independent living facilities and five specialty hospitals in four separate transactions for an aggregate investment of $79,389,000, including the assumption of $7,572,000 of mortgage financing. We also funded $7,637,000 in expansions, construction and capital improvements at certain facilities in accordance with existing lease provisions. Such expansions, construction and capital improvements generally result in an increase in the minimum rents earned by us on these facilities. The acquisitions, expansions, construction and capital improvements were funded by the stock issuance discussed below, by borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility and by cash on hand. At March 31, 2004, we have committed to fund additional expansions, construction and capital improvements of approximately $19,000,000.

Financing Activities

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2004, we repaid $23,750,000 of fixed rate medium-term notes that bore interest at a weighted average rate of 7.6%. The repayments were funded by borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility and by cash on hand.

We have $55,000,000 of medium-term notes with a rate of 6.9% due in 2037, which may be put back to us at their face amounts at the option of the holders on October 1, 2004. While we do not expect these notes will be put back to us, the holders may elect to do so. We anticipate repaying the maturing medium-term notes and any that are put back to us with a combination of proceeds from borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility, cash on hand, potential asset sales and mortgage loans receivable payoffs, the potential issuance of debt or equity securities under the shelf registration statements discussed below or cash from operations. Our medium-term notes have been investment grade rated since 1994. Our current ratings are Baa3 from Moody’s, BBB- from Standard & Poor’s and BBB- from Fitch.

In January 2004, we issued 7,475,000 shares of common stock in an underwritten public offering at a price of $19.73 per share. This issuance resulted in net proceeds of approximately $139,700,000 after underwriting discounts and legal and other fees of approximately $7,800,000. The net proceeds were used to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility of $96,000,000 and the remaining proceeds of approximately $43,700,000 were used to fund acquisitions subsequent to the public offering and for other general corporate purposes.

was 2%. During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we issued approximately 13,000 shares of common stock resulting in net proceeds of $265,000 that were used to repay borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility, to fund acquisitions and for other general corporate purposes.

At March 31, 2004, we had $125,000,000 available under our $150,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility that expires on November 7, 2005. On April 15, 2004, our new $400,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility became effective and replaced our previous $150,000,000 credit facility. The new credit facility, including the required financial covenants, is substantially the same as the old credit facility with the only significant changes being the total amount available for borrowing, the new maturity date of April 15, 2007 and an increase in the maximum secured debt ratio from 15% to 30%.

At March 31, 2004, we had shelf registration statements on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under which we may issue (a) up to $316,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes and (b) up to approximately $352,518,000 of securities including debt, convertible debt, common and preferred stock. In addition, at March 31, 2004, we had approximately 4,810,000 shares available for issuance under our dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan.

We did not utilize any off-balance sheet financing arrangements or have any unconsolidated subsidiaries prior to second quarter 2002. The only off-balance sheet financing arrangement that we currently utilize is the unconsolidated joint venture discussed above under the caption “Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Venture.”

The level of our new investments has been depressed during the prior four years, although we did make significant acquisitions during 2002. At this time we expect to increase investments during 2004. Financing for future investments and for the repayment of the obligations and commitments noted above may be provided by borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility discussed above, private placements or public offerings of debt or equity either under the shelf registration statements discussed above or under new registration statements, the assumption of secured indebtedness, obtaining mortgage financing on a portion of our owned portfolio or through joint ventures.

We anticipate the potential repayment of certain mortgage loans receivable and the possible sale of certain facilities during 2004. In the event that there are mortgage loan receivable repayments or facility sales in excess of new investments, revenues may decrease. We anticipate using the proceeds from any mortgage loans receivable repayments or facility sales to provide capital for future investments, to reduce the outstanding balance on our bank line of credit or to repay other borrowings as they mature. Any such reduction in debt levels would result in reduced interest expense that we believe would partially offset any decrease in revenues. We believe the combination of the available balance on the new $400,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility and the availability under the shelf registration statements provides sufficient liquidity and financing capability to finance anticipated future investments, maintain our current dividend level and repay borrowings at or prior to their maturity, for at least the next 12 months.

Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Disclosure

Certain information contained in this report includes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical facts. These statements may be identified, without limitation, by the use of forward looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “should” or comparable terms or the negative thereof. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results

to differ materially from those described in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include (without limitation) the following:

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continued deterioration of the operating results or financial condition, including bankruptcies, of our tenants;

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occupancy levels at certain facilities;

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changes in the ratings of our debt securities;

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access to the capital markets and the cost of capital;

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government regulations, including changes in the reimbursement levels under the Medicare and Medicaid programs;

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the general distress of the healthcare industry;

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the effect of economic and market conditions and changes in interest rates;

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the amount and yield of any additional investments;

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the ability of our operators to repay deferred rent or loans in future periods;

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our ability to meet acquisition goals;

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our ability to attract new operators for certain facilities;

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our ability to sell certain facilities for their book value;

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changes in tax laws and regulations affecting real estate investment trusts; and

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the risk factors set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

This market risk exposure discussion is an update of material changes to the Item 7a. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” discussion included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and should be read in conjunction with that discussion. Readers are cautioned that many of the statements contained in this “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” discussion are forward looking and should be read in conjunction with our disclosures under the heading “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Disclosure” set forth above.

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our mortgage loans receivable and debt. We do not utilize interest rate swaps, forward or option contracts on foreign currencies or commodities or other types of derivative financial instruments.

We provide mortgage loans to operators of healthcare facilities as part of our normal operations. The majority of the loans have fixed rates. Three of our mortgage loans have adjustable rates; however, the rates adjust only once or twice over the term of the loans and the minimum adjusted rates are equal to the then current rates. Therefore, all mortgage loans receivable are treated as fixed rate notes.

We utilize debt financing primarily for the purpose of making additional investments in healthcare facilities. Historically, we have made short-term borrowings on our variable rate unsecured revolving credit facility to fund our acquisitions until market conditions were appropriate, based on management’s judgment, to issue stock or fixed rate debt to provide long-term financing.

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility have decreased from $63,000,000 to $25,000,000.

For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair market value, but do not impact earnings or cash flows. Conversely, for variable rate debt, changes in interest rates generally do not impact fair

market value, but do affect the future earnings and cash flows. We generally cannot prepay fixed rate debt prior to maturity. Therefore, interest rate risk and changes in fair market value should not have a significant impact on the fixed rate debt until we would be required to refinance such debt. Holding the variable rate debt balance constant, and including the bank borrowings as variable rate debt due to its nature, each one percentage point increase in interest rates would result in an increase in interest expense for the remaining nine months of 2004 of approximately $319,000.

Decreases in interest rates during 2003 and 2004 resulted in a decrease in interest expense related to our unsecured revolving credit facility. Any future interest rate increases will increase the cost of borrowings on our unsecured revolving credit facility and any borrowings to refinance long-term debt as it matures or to finance future acquisitions.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

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 Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this report. No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits



3.1(a)		Restated Articles of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 33-1128), effective December 19, 1985, and incorporated herein by this reference.

3.1(b)		Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1989, and incorporated herein by this reference.

3.1(c)		Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.1(c) to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 33-32251), effective January 23, 1990, and incorporated herein by this reference.

3.1(d)		Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.1(d) to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, and incorporated herein by this reference.

3.1(e)		Articles Supplementary to the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated September 24, 1997, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 24, 1997, and incorporated herein by this reference.

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by this reference.

10.1		Retirement and Severance Agreement entered into by and between Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. and R. Bruce Andrews dated April 16, 2004.

10.2		Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2004, among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent and 14 additional banks.

31		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certifications of CEO and CFO.

32		Section 1350 Certifications of CEO and CFO.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

A Form 8-K dated January 16, 2004 was filed to announce that we had entered into an underwriting agreement to sell 6,500,000 shares of our common stock and that an option existed for the sale of an additional 975,000 shares.

SIGNATURES

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


Date: May 3, 2004	NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.

	By:	/s/ MARK L. DESMOND

		Mark L. Desmond Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm RETIREMENT AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 16, 2004 Retirement and Severance Agreement dated April 16, 2004

Exhibit 10.1

RETIREMENT AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

This Retirement and Severance Agreement is entered into this 16th day of April, 2004, by and between R. Bruce Andrews (“Mr. Andrews”) and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (the “Company”).

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RECITALS

A. Mr. Andrews has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company since 1989.

B. Mr. Andrews entered into an Employment Agreement with the Company dated February 25, 1998, which subject to its terms, would automatically renew until his 65th birthday in June, 2005.

C. The Company and Mr. Andrews have planned a transition in the office of the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. It is anticipated that Mr. Andrews will continue as a full-time employee of the Company through April 30, 2004, and will retire effective as of the close of business on that date.

D. Mr. Andrews has been paid a bonus for 2003 of $384,000.

E. The Company and Mr. Andrews desire to terminate his Employment Agreement dated February 25, 1998, and to replace it with this Retirement and Severance Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Employment Agreement Terminated. Except for the provisions of Article VII “Confidential Information,” the Employment Agreement dated February 25, 1998 between the Company and Mr. Andrews, is hereby terminated. This Agreement fully governs the employment of Mr. Andrews through April 30, 2004, and the relationship between Mr. Andrews and the Company thereafter with respect to his retirement and severance.

2. Payments with respect to Base Salary. Mr. Andrews shall continue to be a full-time employee of the Company through April 30, 2004 to be paid at his annual salary rate of $480,000, or $40,000 per month through that date. After the retirement date of April 30, 2004, Mr. Andrews shall be paid $960,000 (based on two times his highest Annual Base Salary during any of the last three full fiscal years) in equal monthly installments of $40,000 commencing in May of 2004 and continuing for a two-year period through April 30, 2006.

3. Payments with respect to Annual Bonus. In addition to the payments set forth in Paragraph 2 above, Mr. Andrews shall be paid $221,200 on April 30, 2005, and $221,200 on April 30, 2006, the sum of which is two times the average Annual Bonus earned by Mr. Andrews over the last three full fiscal years, and is to be paid as set forth above, in equal annual installments on the anniversary dates of retirement.

4. Stock Options. Any stock options granted to Mr. Andrews prior to the date of this Agreement and not fully vested at April 30, 2004 shall fully vest as of April 30, 2004, the date of retirement, and shall continue to be held by him subject to the provisions of the Company’s 1989 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the “Stock Option Plan”). However, it is the intent of the parties that no options shall expire under Section 14 of the Stock Option Plan as long as Mr. Andrews remains affiliated with the Company as one of its directors.

5. Dividend Equivalents. Mr. Andrews shall continue to receive dividend equivalents on outstanding stock options for an additional four years through April 30, 2008, subject to future additional discretionary vesting as determined by the Plan Committee in its sole discretion and subject to future additional formula vesting as determined by the Plan Committee based on the formula applicable to each dividend equivalent cycle, and subject to the expiration of options under the Stock Option Plan. However, it is the intent of the parties that no options shall expire under Section 14 of the Stock Option Plan as long as Mr. Andrews remains affiliated with the Company as one of its directors.

6. Benefits. Continuing through April 30, 2006 (two years from the date of retirement), Mr. Andrews shall receive medical (including dental, vision and prescription drug coverage) and life insurance with terms no less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of those provided to Mr. Andrews during calendar year 2003. In addition, Mr. Andrews shall be provided a car allowance of $1100 per month through April 30, 2006. Mr. Andrews will not be provided an office or secretary or other benefits not set forth herein.

The Company shall cause the Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) to be amended to provide that Mr. Andrews’ benefit thereunder shall be payable in annual installments over a period of up to twenty years, commencing as soon as feasible following the termination of his employment.

The obligation of the Company to indemnify Mr. Andrews against liability for acts or omissions which occurred or are alleged to have occurred during his term of employment with the Company shall survive his termination of employment. The Company shall make reasonable commercial efforts to keep in place a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (or policies) providing comprehensive coverage to Mr. Andrews during the term of his service as a director and for the subsequent six years, and the terms of such coverage shall be no less favorable to Mr. Andrews than the terms of such coverage as applied to any other officer or Director of the Company.

7. Company Director. Mr. Andrews will continue as a Director of the Company subject to the normal nominating processes of the Board of Directors and its Committees. So long as he serves as director, Mr. Andrews agrees to perform all of the duties of a director. The Company does not have any obligation to insure that Mr. Andrews is nominated or elected as a director. Commencing as of May 1, 2004, Mr. Andrews shall be paid for his service as a director in the same manner as other non-management directors, and shall receive grants of restricted stock or other long-term incentive awards similar to other directors commencing in January of 2005.

8. Death of Mr. Andrews prior to April 30, 2008. If Mr. Andrews should die prior to April 30, 2008, any remaining payments under Paragraphs 2, 3, or 5 above which would have been made to him if he had lived shall be paid to the beneficiary designated in writing by him, or if there is no effective written designation, then to his spouse, or if there is neither an effective written designation nor a surviving spouse, then to his estate. Designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive the balance of any such payments shall be made by written notice to the Company, and Mr. Andrews may revoke or change any such designation of beneficiary at any time by a later written notice to the Company.

Notwithstanding the reference to Paragraph 5 in the immediately preceding paragraph, which immediately preceding paragraph describes to whom payments are to be made in the event of the death of Mr. Andrews, the expiration of options and the right to receive dividend equivalents will be governed, at the death of Mr. Andrews, by the terms of the Stock Option Plan, including the provisions of Paragraph 16 thereof.

9. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

If to Mr. Andrews:

R. Bruce Andrews

1421 Bayside Drive

Corona Del Mar, DA 92625-1710

If to the Company:

Nationwide Health Properties

610 Newport Center Drive

Suite 1150

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attention: Chairman

With a copy to:

Nationwide Health Properties

610 Newport Center Drive

Suite 1150

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.

(c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

(d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(e) Any failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement, or the failure to assert any right hereunder, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.

10. Arbitration.

(a) The parties agree that any disputes, controversies or claims which arise out of or are related to this Agreement, Mr. Andrew’s employment or termination of employment, including, but not limited to, any claim relating to the purported validity, interpretation, enforceability or breach of this Agreement, and/or any other claim or controversy arising out of the relationship between Mr. Andrews and the Company (or the nature of the relationship) or the continuation or termination of that relationship, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then-current Rules of Practice and Procedure for Employment Arbitration (the “Rules”) of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”).

(b) The arbitration shall be before a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the JAMS Rules or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties. The Arbitration shall take place in Orange County, California, unless the parties mutually agree to hold the arbitration at another location. Depositions and other discovery shall be allowed in accordance with the JAMS Rules. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the State of California or Federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted.

(c) In consideration of the parties’ agreement to submit to arbitration all disputes with regard to this Agreement and/or with regard to any alleged contract, or any other claim arising out of their conduct, the relationship existing hereunder or the continuation or termination of that relationship, and in further consideration of the anticipated expedition and the minimizing of expense of this arbitration remedy, the arbitration provisions of this Agreement shall provide the exclusive remedy, and each party expressly waives any right he or it may have to seek redress in another forum. The arbitrator, and not any Federal, state, or local court or agency shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties.

(d) Either party may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under this Agreement and to enforce an arbitration award. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, both the Company and Mr. Andrews agree that neither of them shall initiate or prosecute any lawsuit or administrative action in any way related to any claim covered by this Agreement.

(e) Any claim which either party has against the other party that could be submitted for resolution pursuant to this Agreement must be presented in writing by the claiming party to the other party within one year of the date the claiming party knew or should have known of the facts giving rise to the claim, except that claims arising out of or related to the termination of Mr. Andrew’s employment must be presented by Mr. Andrews within one year of the date of termination. Unless the party against whom any claim is asserted waives the time limits set forth above, any claim not brought within the time periods specified herein shall be waived and forever barred, even if there is a Federal or state statute of limitations which would have given more time to pursue the claim.

(f) The Company shall advance the costs and expenses of the arbitrator. In any arbitration to enforce any of the provisions or rights under this Agreement, the unsuccessful party in such arbitration, as determined by the arbitrator, shall pay to the successful party all costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred therein by such party (including without limitation such costs, expenses and fees on any appeals), and if such successful party shall recover an award in any such arbitration proceeding, such costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees shall be included as part of such award. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, in no event shall the successful party be entitled to recover an amount from the unsuccessful party for costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees that exceeds the unsuccessful party’s costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the action or proceeding.

(g) Any decision and award or order of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto and judgment thereon may be entered in the Superior Court of the State of California or any other court having jurisdiction.

(h) Each of the above terms and conditions shall have separate validity, and the invalidity of any part thereof shall not affect the remaining parts.

(i) Any decision and award or order of the arbitrator shall be final and binding between the parties as to all claims which were or could have been raised in connection with the dispute to the full extent permitted by law. In all other cases the parties agree that the decision of the arbitrator shall be a condition precedent to the institution or maintenance of any legal, equitable, administrative, or other formal proceeding by Mr. Andrews or the Company in connection with the dispute, and that the decision and opinion of the arbitrator may be presented in any other forum on the merits of the dispute.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.


/s/ R. Bruce Andrews
R. Bruce Andrews

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

By:		/s/ Charles D. Miller

EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 15, 2004 Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2004

Exhibit 10.2

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

April 15, 2004

among

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC.,

as Borrower,

The LENDERS Party Hereto,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,

as Administrative Agent,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Syndication Agent,

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Documentation Agents,

CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH

and

WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,

as Co-Agents,

and

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.

and

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,

as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers

$400,000,000

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS		1

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.		1
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings.		25
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally.		25
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP.		25

ARTICLE II. THE CREDITS		25

SECTION 2.01. The Commitments.		25
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.		26
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings.		26
SECTION 2.04. [Intentionally Deleted].		27
SECTION 2.05. [Intentionally Deleted]		27
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit.		27
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings.		31
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections.		32
SECTION 2.09. Termination, Reduction and Extension of the Commitments.		33
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.		35
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.		36
SECTION 2.12. Fees.		37
SECTION 2.13. Interest.		38
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest.		39
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs.		40
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments.		41
SECTION 2.17. Taxes.		41
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.		43
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.		45

ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		45

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers.		45
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability.		46
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.		46
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.		46
SECTION 3.05. Properties.		46
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters.		47
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements.		47
SECTION 3.08. Investment and Holding Company Status.		47
SECTION 3.09. Taxes.		47
SECTION 3.10. ERISA.		48
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure.		48
SECTION 3.12. Use of Credit.		48

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SECTION 3.13. Material Agreements and Liens.		48
SECTION 3.14. Capitalization.		49
SECTION 3.15. Subsidiaries and Investments.		49
SECTION 3.16. Real Property.		50
SECTION 3.17. Solvency.		50
SECTION 3.18. No Default.		50
SECTION 3.19. Insurance.		50
SECTION 3.20. Organizational Documents.		50
SECTION 3.21. Executive Offices; Places of Organization.		50
SECTION 3.22. Securities Act.		50
SECTION 3.23. REIT Status.		50
SECTION 3.24. Leases.		51
SECTION 3.25. Brokers.		51
SECTION 3.26. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.		51

ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS		51

SECTION 4.01. Effective Date.		51
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event.		53

ARTICLE V. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS		54

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information.		54
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events.		55
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business.		56
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations.		56
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance.		56
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights.		57
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws.		57
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit.		57
SECTION 5.09. Further Assurances.		57
SECTION 5.10. REIT Status.		57
SECTION 5.11. Hazardous Materials.		57

ARTICLE VI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS		58

SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness.		58
SECTION 6.02. Liens.		58
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes.		59
SECTION 6.04. Investments.		59
SECTION 6.05. Restricted Payments.		60
SECTION 6.06. Transactions with Affiliates.		61
SECTION 6.07. Certain Financial Covenants.		61
SECTION 6.08. Organizational Documents.		62
SECTION 6.09. Fiscal Year.		62
SECTION 6.10. Senior Management.		62
SECTION 6.11. Dispositions.		62

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ARTICLE VII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT		62

ARTICLE VIII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT		65

ARTICLE IX. MISCELLANEOUS		67

SECTION 9.01. Notices.		67
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments.		68
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.		69
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns.		70
SECTION 9.05. Survival.		73
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.		74
SECTION 9.07. Severability.		74
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff.		74
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.		74
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.		75
SECTION 9.11. Headings.		75
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality.		76
SECTION 9.13. USA PATRIOT Act.		76
SECTION 9.14. Co-Agents.		76

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SCHEDULE 2.01	-	Commitments
SCHEDULE 3.06	-	Litigation and Environmental Disclosed Matters
SCHEDULE 3.13	-	Material Agreements and Liens
SCHEDULE 3.14	-	Stock Options
SCHEDULE 3.15	-	Subsidiaries and Investments
SCHEDULE 3.16	-	Real Property
SCHEDULE 3.24	-	Leases
SCHEDULE 4.01(e)	-	Organizational Documents


EXHIBIT A	-	Form of Assignment and Assumption
EXHIBIT B	-	Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT C	-	Form of Revolving Borrowing Request
EXHIBIT D	-	Form of Revolving Interest Election Request
EXHIBIT E	-	[Intentionally Omitted]
EXHIBIT F	-	Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower
EXHIBIT G		Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Borrower
EXHIBIT H	-	Form of Compliance Certificate

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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 15, 2004, between NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC., the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent.

The Borrower (as hereinafter defined) has requested that the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) extend credit to it in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding $400,000,000 at any one time outstanding. The Lenders are prepared to extend such credit upon the terms and conditions hereof, and, accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

“Administrative Agent’s Account” means an account designated by the Administrative Agent in a notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

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

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

“Aggregate Investment Value” means for each permitted Investment identified in Section 6.04 of this Agreement (and any related Property referred to in such Section), the greater of (i) the purchase price of such Investment (and related Property); or (ii) that portion of the Capitalization Value represented by the relevant Investment (and related Property) as calculated in the most recent Measuring Period.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

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“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Revolving Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “Eurodollar Spread” or “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based upon the ratings by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date to the Index Debt:


Index Debt Ratings: S&P/Moody’s/Fitch	ABR Spread	Eurodollar Spread	Facility Fee Rate
Category 1 A-/A3/A - or better	0.00%	0.65%	0.15%

Category 2 BBB+/Baa1/BBB+	0.00%	0.825%	0.175%

Category 3 BBB/Baa2/BBB	0.00%	1.05%	0.20%

Category 4 BBB-/Baa3/BBB-	0.00%	1.075%	0.30%

Category 5 Not rated or less than: BBB-/Baa3/BBB-	0.00%	1.40%	0.35%

For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if any of Moody’s, Fitch or S&P shall not have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5; (ii) if only two of the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within the same Category, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the two rating agencies that are in agreement; (iii) if none of the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P for the Index Debt shall fall within the same Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the lower of the two highest ratings; and (iv) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s, Fitch and S&P for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s, Fitch or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall have been furnished by the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01 or otherwise. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s, Fitch or S&P shall

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change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

“Arrangers” means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC.

“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 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.

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

“Borrower” means Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

“Borrowing” means Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Bullet Payment” shall mean any payment of the entire unpaid balance of any Indebtedness at its final maturity other than the final payment with respect to a loan that is fully amortized over its term.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Borrowing, continuation, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, or Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan, or a notice by a Borrower with respect to any such Borrowing, continuation, payment, prepayment or Interest Period, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capitalization Value” means, at any date, solely with respect to the Nationwide Entities, the sum of (without duplication):

(a) EBITDA for the most recent Measuring Period divided by (b) 10.5% (expressed as a decimal); plus

(b) all Cash and Cash Equivalents held by any Nationwide Entity at such time,

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and, in the case of Cash and Cash Equivalents not Wholly-Owned, multiplied by a percentage (expressed as a decimal) equal to the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest held by any Nationwide Entity holding title to such Cash and Cash Equivalents;

provided, however, (i) newly acquired Properties shall be valued at acquisition cost for the first three fiscal quarters of ownership and (ii) the determination of Capitalization Value for any period shall not include any Property (or any portion of EBITDA relating to any such Property) that has been sold or otherwise disposed of at any time prior to or during such period.

“Capitalized Loan Fees” means, with respect to the Nationwide Entities, and with respect to any period, any upfront, closing or similar fees paid by such Person in connection with the incurrence or refinancing of Indebtedness during such period that are capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means, with respect to any Person, (a) cash and (b) any unrestricted Investment that qualifies as a Permitted Investment (other than, in either case, Restricted Cash).

“Cash Flow” means, for any period, Net Income plus Depreciation and Amortization Expense, increases in deferred taxes and other non-cash charges and expenses which were deducted in determining Net Income of the Consolidated Entities determined on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and including the Consolidated Entities pro rata share of the net income (or loss) of any Joint Venture in which such Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest.

“Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interest representing more than 20% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interest of the Borrower; (b) a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Borrower do not constitute Continuing Directors; or (c) the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Borrower by any Person or group.

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.

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“Co-Agents” means, collectively, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and the Co-Agents listed on the title page of this Agreement.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

“Commencement of Construction” means (a) with respect to any unimproved Real Property, the commencement of material on-site work (including grading) to initially construct a Healthcare Property, (b) with respect to any improved Real Property which is not then a Healthcare Property, the commencement of material on-site work to convert such Real Property to a Healthcare Property or (c) with respect to any improved Real Property which is already a Healthcare Property, the commencement of material reconstruction, restoration or renovation with respect to such Healthcare Property in a manner that results in more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the beds located in such Healthcare Property being unusable for a period of time in excess of thirty (30) days.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or 2.11(c) and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $400,000,000.

“Compliance Certificate” shall mean a certificate in the form of that attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit H, with such changes thereto as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

“Consolidated Entities” means, collectively, (a) the Borrower, (b) the Borrower’s Subsidiaries; and (c) any other Person the accounts of which are consolidated with those of the Borrower in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

“Contingent Obligation” as to any Person means, without duplication, (i) any contingent obligation of such Person required to be shown on such Person’s balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) any obligation required to be disclosed in the footnotes to such Person’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP, guaranteeing partially or in whole any Non-Recourse Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation, exclusive of contractual indemnities (including, without limitation, any indemnity or price-adjustment provision relating to the purchase or sale of securities or other assets), of such Person or of any other Person. The amount of any Contingent Obligation described in clause (ii) shall be deemed to be (a) with respect to a guaranty of interest or interest and principal, or operating income guaranty, the sum of all payments required to be made thereunder (which in the case of an operating income guaranty shall be deemed to be equal to the debt service for the note secured thereby), calculated

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at the interest rate applicable to such Indebtedness, through (1) in the case of an interest or interest and principal guaranty, the stated date of maturity of the obligation (and commencing on the date interest could first be payable thereunder), or (2) in the case of an operating income guaranty, the date through which such guaranty will remain in effect, and (b) with respect to all guarantees not covered by the preceding clause (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as recorded on the balance sheet and on the footnotes to the most recent financial statements of the applicable Person required to be delivered pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, guarantees of completion and non-recourse carve outs in secured loans shall not be deemed to be Contingent Obligations unless and until a claim for payment has been made thereunder, at which time any such guaranty of completion shall be deemed to be Indebtedness in an amount equal to any such claim. Subject to the preceding sentence, (i) in the case of a joint and several guaranty given by such Person and another Person (but only to the extent such guaranty is recourse, directly or indirectly to the applicable Borrower Party or their respective Subsidiaries), the amount of the guaranty shall be deemed to be 100% thereof unless and only to the extent that (X) such other Person has delivered cash or Cash Equivalents to secure all or any part of such Person’s guaranteed obligations or (Y) such other Person holds an investment grade credit rating from either Moody’s or S&P, and (ii) in the case of a guaranty (whether or not joint and several) of an obligation otherwise constituting Indebtedness of such Person, the amount of such guaranty shall be deemed to be only that amount in excess of the amount of the obligation constituting Indebtedness of such Person. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, “Contingent Obligations” shall not be deemed to include guarantees of loan commitments or of construction loans to the extent the same have not been drawn.

“Continuing Director” means (a) any member of the board of directors of the Borrower who was a director (or comparable manager) of the Borrower on the Effective Date, and (b) any individual who becomes a member of the board of directors of the Borrower after the Effective Date if such individual was appointed or nominated for election to the board of directors of the Borrower by a majority of the Continuing Directors, but excluding any such individual originally proposed for election in opposition to the board of directors in office at the Effective Date in an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors (or comparable managers) of the Borrower and whose initial assumption of office resulted from such contest or the settlement thereof.

“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.

“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means (without duplication), for any

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period, the sum for such period of (i) total depreciation and amortization expense, whether paid or accrued, of the Consolidated Entities, plus (ii) any Consolidated Entity’s pro rata share of depreciation and amortization expenses of Joint Ventures in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest. For purposes of this definition, the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of depreciation and amortization expense of any Joint Venture in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest shall be deemed equal to the product of (i) the depreciation and amortization expense of such Joint Venture, multiplied by (ii) the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest of such Person held directly or indirectly by any Consolidated Entity, expressed as a decimal.

“Disclosed Matters” means (a) the actions, suits and proceedings and (b) the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06.

“Disposition” means the sale, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation, ground lease, encumbrance, creation of a security interest with respect to, or other transfer, whether voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, of any legal or beneficial interest in a Property, including any sale, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation, ground lease, encumbrance, creation of a security interest with respect to, or other transfer, at any tier, of any ownership interest in any Nationwide Entity; provided, however, that Disposition shall not include any Permitted Encumbrances.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” shall mean with respect to any Person any Equity Interest of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or otherwise (including upon the occurrence of any event), is required to be redeemed or is redeemable for cash at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (including by operation of a sinking fund), or is exchangeable for Indebtedness (other than at the option of such Person), in whole or in part, at any time.

“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

“EBITDA” means, for a Measuring Period, solely with respect to the Nationwide Entities, (i) Net Income, plus (without duplication) (A) Interest Expense, (B) Tax Expense, and (C) Depreciation and Amortization Expense, in each case for such period.

“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

“Eligible Assignee” means any of (i) a Lender or a Lender Affiliate, (ii) a commercial bank organized under the Laws of the United States, or any State thereof, and having (x) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and (y) a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having (x) total assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 and (y) a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country which is also a member of OECD; (iv) a life insurance company organized under the Laws of any State of the United States, or organized under the Laws of any country and licensed as a life insurer by any State within the United States and having admitted assets of at least

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$1,000,000,000; (v) a nationally or internationally recognized investment banking company or other financial institution in the business of making, investing in or purchasing loans, or an Affiliate thereof (other than any Person which is directly or indirectly a Nationwide Core Entity or directly or indirectly an Affiliate of a Nationwide Core Entity) organized under the Laws of any State of the United States or any other country which is a member of OECD, and licensed or qualified to conduct such business under the Laws of any such State and having (1) total assets of at least $1,000,000,000 and (2) a net worth of at least $250,000,000; or (vi) an Approved Fund.

“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities, and including any Lien filed against any Real Property in favor of any governmental entity), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Entity 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 shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

“Equity Rights” means, with respect to any Person, any subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any shareholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or securities convertible into, any additional shares of capital stock of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute.

“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Consolidated Entity, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an

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“accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by a Consolidated Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by any Consolidated Entity or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by a Consolidated Entity or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by a Consolidated Entity or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Consolidated Entity or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.

“Event of Loss” means with respect to any Property of any Nationwide Entity (a) any loss, destruction or damage of such Property, (b) any pending or threatened institution of any proceedings for the condemnation or seizure of such Property or of any right of eminent domain or (c) any actual condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such Property, or confiscation of such Property or requisition of the use of such Property.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction 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 of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(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 the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a).

“Existing Revolving Credit Facility” means that certain $150,000,000 revolving credit facility evidenced by the Credit Agreement dated as of November 8, 2002 (as Modified from time to time) by and among the Borrower, as borrower, JPMorgan, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.

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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

“Fiscal Quarter” or “fiscal quarter” means any three-month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31 of any Fiscal Year.

“Fiscal Year” or “fiscal year” means the 12-month period ending on December 31 in each year or such other period as the Borrower may designate and the Administrative Agent may approve in writing.

“Fitch” means Fitch Investors Service, Inc.

“Fixed Charges Ratio” means, as at any date, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the Measuring Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date to (b) Fixed Charges for such period.

“Fixed Charges” means, for any period, solely with respect to Nationwide Entities, the sum of the amounts for such period of (i) scheduled payments of principal of Indebtedness of the Consolidated Entities (other than any Bullet Payment), (ii) the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of scheduled payments of principal of Indebtedness of Joint Ventures in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest (other than any Bullet Payment) that does not otherwise constitute Indebtedness of and is not otherwise recourse to any of the Consolidated Entities or their assets, (iii) Interest Expense, (iv) payments of dividends in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock; and (v) to the extent not otherwise included in Interest Expense, dividends and other distributions paid during such period by the Borrower with respect to preferred stock or preferred operating units. For purposes of clauses (ii) and (v), the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of payments by any Joint Venture in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest shall be deemed equal to the product of (a) the payments made by such Joint Venture, multiplied by (b) the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest of such Person held directly or indirectly by any Consolidated Entity, expressed as a decimal.

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

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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or 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.

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

“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.

“Healthcare Lease” means a lease of a Healthcare Property by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiary Entities, as lessor, to an Operator, as lessee.

“Healthcare Property” means a property operating as a nursing home, an acute care hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, an assisted living facility, an adult congregate living facility, a personal care facility, a medical office building, or any combination of the foregoing; provided that any of the foregoing may also include independent living units as part of such property.

“Healthcare Property Under Construction” means Real Property for which Commencement of Construction has occurred but either: (i) construction of such Real Property is not substantially complete; or (ii) such Real Property is not subject to a Healthcare Lease.

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all

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obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty and similar instruments, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k) all synthetic leases and (l) all Net Swap Obligations under or in respect of Swap Agreements. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.

“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.

“Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated March 2004 relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.

“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as at any date of determination thereof, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the Measuring Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date to (b) Interest Expense for such period.

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.

“Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum, for the Nationwide Entities (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP), of the following: (a) all interest in respect of Indebtedness (including the interest component of any payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations) of the Consolidated Entities accrued or capitalized during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period), (b) the net amount payable (or minus the net amount receivable) under Swap Agreements relating to interest during such period (whether or not actually paid or received during such period), (c) for purposes of determining Interest Expense as used in the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (both numerator and denominator) only, amortization of Capitalized Loan Fees, (d) interest incurred on any

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liability or obligation that constitutes a Contingent Obligation of any Consolidated Entity and (e) to the extent not included in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), any Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of interest expense and other amounts of the type referred to in such clauses of the Joint Ventures in which such Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest. For purposes of clause (e), any Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of interest expense or other amount of any Joint Venture in which such Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest shall be deemed equal to the product of (a) the interest expense or other relevant amount of such Joint Venture, multiplied by (b) the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest of such Person held directly or indirectly by any Consolidated Entity, expressed as a decimal.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, each Quarterly Date and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period (provided that if such day is not a Business Day, then the next day that is a Business Day).

“Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or, with the consent of each Lender, six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Investment” means, for any Person: (a) any purchase or other acquisition by that Person of Securities, or of a beneficial interest in Securities, issued by any other Person, (b) any purchase by that Person of a Property or the assets of a business conducted by another Person, (c) any loan (other than loans to employees), advance (other than deposits with financial institutions available for withdrawal on demand, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable, advances to employees and similar items made or incurred in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution by that Person to any other Person, including, without limitation, all Indebtedness to such Person arising from a sale of property by such Person other than in the ordinary course of its business and (d) the entering into of any Guarantee of, or other contingent obligation with respect to, Indebtedness or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person. The amount of any Investment shall be the original cost of such Investment, plus the cost of all additions thereto less the amount of any return of capital or principal to the extent such return is in cash with respect to such Investment without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment.

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“Issuing Lender” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(j). The Issuing Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

“Joint Venture” means, as to any Person: (i) any corporation fifty percent (50%) or less of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization fifty percent (50%) or less of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Joint Venture of the Borrower shall include each Person, other than a Subsidiary, in which the Borrower owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest (excluding, however, the unexercised subscription warrants in (a) Liberty Healthcare of Oklahoma, Inc., a Georgia corporation, pursuant to Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated February 9, 1996; (b) Liberty Healthcare of Indiana, Inc., an Indiana corporation, pursuant to Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated February 9, 1996; (c) Westview Manor Healthcare Associates, Inc., a Kansas corporation, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated February 9, 1996; and (d) Liberty Healthcare, Inc., a Virginia corporation, pursuant to Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated February 9, 1996, until such time, if any, that such warrants are exercised). Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references in the Loan Documents to a “Joint Venture” shall mean a Joint Venture of the Borrower.

“JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank.

“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

“Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

“Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any application therefor and any other agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations, each as the same may be Modified and in effect from time to time.

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“LIBO Rate” means, for the Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for the offering of dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, or any other type of preferential arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest, in, on or of such asset (excepting Permitted Encumbrances), (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Documents, and each other instrument, certificate or agreement executed by the Borrower in connection herewith, as any of the same may be Modified from time to time.

“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

“Material Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.13(a).

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of

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Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, that is recourse to any one or more of the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower and any Nationwide Core Entity in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Nationwide Core Entity would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

“Maturity Date” means April 15, 2007, as the same may be extended in accordance with Section 2.09(e).

“Measuring Period” means the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended.

“Modifications” means any amendments, supplements, modifications, renewals, replacements, consolidations, severances, substitutions and extensions of any document or instrument from time to time; “Modify”, “Modified”, or related words shall have meanings correlative thereto.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Mortgage Loan” means any loan owned or held by any of the Nationwide Entities secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on Healthcare Properties.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Nationwide Core Entities” means collectively, (a) the Consolidated Entities, and (b) all Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of which any Consolidated Entity is a general partner, managing member or of which any Consolidated Entity owns more than 50% of the Equity Interest.

“Nationwide Entities” means the Borrower and all Subsidiary Entities of the Borrower.

“Net Asset Value” means (a) Capitalization Value minus (b) Total Liabilities.

“Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (or loss), after provision for taxes, of the Consolidated Entities determined on a consolidated basis for such period taken as a single accounting period as determined in accordance with GAAP, and including the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of the net income (or loss) of any Joint Venture in which such Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest for such period, but excluding (i) any recorded losses and gains arising from the sale of any Real Property and/or Mortgage Loans and other extraordinary items for such period; (ii) other non-cash charges and expenses (including non-cash charges resulting from accounting changes) and (iii) any gains or losses arising outside of the ordinary course of business. For purposes hereof the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of the net income (or loss) of any Joint Venture in which such Consolidated Entity

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owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest shall be deemed equal to the product of (i) the income (or loss) of such Joint Venture, multiplied by (ii) the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest of such Person held directly or indirectly by any Consolidated Entity, expressed as a decimal.

“Net Swap Obligations” means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all “unrealized losses” over all “unrealized profits” of such Person arising from Swap Agreement as substantiated in writing by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent. “Unrealized losses” means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Swap Agreement as of the date of determination (assuming the Swap Agreement were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Swap Agreement as of the date of determination (assuming such Swap Agreement were to be terminated as of that date).

“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness: (a) under the terms of which the payee’s remedies upon the occurrence of any event of default are limited to specific, identified assets of the payor which secure such Indebtedness and (b) for the repayment of which the payor has no personal liability beyond the loss of such specified assets, except for liability for fraud, material misrepresentation or misuse or misapplication of insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or rents, existence of hazardous wastes and other then customary exceptions to non-recourse provisions.

“Notes” means the Revolving Notes.

“Obligations” means all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every nature of the Borrower, from time to time owing to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party, including, without limitation, principal, interest, fees (including fees of counsel), and expenses whether now or hereafter existing under the Loan Documents.

“Operator” means any Person who leases Real Property from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities pursuant to a Healthcare Lease for the purpose of operating such Real Property as a Healthcare Property.

“Organizational Documents” means: (a) for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, any certificate of determination or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such corporation, and all applicable resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) of such corporation, (b) for any partnership, the partnership agreement, any certificate of formation, and any other instrument or agreement relating to the rights between the partners or pursuant to which such partnership is formed, (c) for any limited liability company, the operating agreement, any articles of organization or formation, and any other instrument or agreement relating to the rights between the members, pertaining to the manager, or pursuant to which such limited liability company is formed, and (d) for any trust, the trust agreement and any other instrument or agreement relating to the rights between the trustors, trustees and beneficiaries, or pursuant to which such trust is formed.

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or

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any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (l) of Article VII;

(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not (i) secure any monetary obligations, (ii) materially detract from the value of the affected property as it is then being used, (iii) materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of any Nationwide Entities or (iv) violate any terms or conditions of this Agreement; and

(g) statutory landlord’s Liens under leases to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities is a party.

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

“Permitted Investments” means:

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

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(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) of this definition and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) of this definition; and

(e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

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

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which any Consolidated Entity or any of their ERISA Affiliates is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

“Process Agent” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09(d).

“Property” means, collectively and severally, any and all Real Property and all personal property owned or occupied by the subject Person. “Property” shall include all Equity Interests owned by the subject Person in a Subsidiary Entity.

“Property Expense” means, for any Healthcare Property, all operating expenses incurred by any Operator relating to such Healthcare Property, as reported by such Operator to a Nationwide Entity in such Operator’s most recent report, which report shall not be more than one year old at the time of any determination of Property NOI. “Property Expense” shall exclude, however, depreciation expense, amortization expense, non-cash charges and expenses, management fees, rent (in the case a Healthcare Lease exists) or interest related to a Mortgage Loan (in the case a Mortgage Loan exists).

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“Property Income” means, for any Healthcare Property, all gross revenue received by an Operator from the operation of such Healthcare Property, as reported by such Operator to a Nationwide Entity in such Operator’s most recent report, which report shall not be more than one year old at the time of any determination of Property NOI.

“Property NOI” means, for any Healthcare Property for any period, (i) all Property Income for such period, minus (ii) all Property Expenses for such period; provided, however, if the respective Operator’s report of Property Income and Property Expenses for such Healthcare Property is more than one year old at the time of determination, Property NOI for such Healthcare Property will be disregarded for purposes determining the Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio.

“Qualified Unencumbered Properties” means Real Properties and/or Mortgage Loans that (a) are not encumbered by a Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance), (b) Wholly-Owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Wholly-Owned by the Borrower, (c) are located, or encumber real properties that are located, in the United States and (d) are operated, or encumber real properties that are operated, as a Healthcare Property.

“Quarterly Dates” means the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year, the first of which shall be the first such day after the date hereof.

“Real Property” means each of those parcels (or portions thereof) of real property, improvements and fixtures thereon and appurtenances thereto now or hereafter owned or leased by the Nationwide Entities.

“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

“REIT” means a domestic trust or corporation that qualifies as a real estate investment trust under the provisions of Sections 856, et seq. of the Code.

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

“Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, (a) when used with respect to any Qualified Unencumbered Property (provided that, with respect to Qualified Unencumbered Properties covered by a single, master Healthcare Lease or Mortgage Loan, such calculation shall be determined based upon the aggregate amount of rent received, or interest paid, as applicable, under such single, master Healthcare Lease or Mortgage Loan attributable to the applicable Qualified Unencumbered Property and the aggregate Property NOI for all such Qualified Unencumbered Properties covered by such single, master Healthcare Lease or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, attributable to the applicable Qualified Unencumbered Property) the ratio of (i) the Property NOI for such Qualified Unencumbered Property for such period to (ii) the aggregate amount of rent received under a Healthcare Lease or interest paid under a Mortgage Loan, as applicable, for such Qualified Unencumbered Property for the

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Measuring Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date and (b) when used with respect to all Qualified Unencumbered Properties in the aggregate, the ratio of (i) the aggregate Property NOI for such Qualified Unencumbered Properties for such period to (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate rent received under all Healthcare Leases for Qualified Unencumbered Properties and (B) the aggregate interest paid under all Mortgage Loans for Qualified Unencumbered Properties for the Measuring Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date.

“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing at least 66.66% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.

“Restricted Cash” means any cash or cash equivalents held by any Person with respect to which such Person does not have unrestricted access and unrestricted right to expend such cash or expend or liquidate such permitted Investments.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, 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 Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Revolving Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.

“Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.

“Revolving Notes” means the promissory notes provided for in Section 2.10(f)(i) and all promissory notes delivered in substitution or exchange therefor, in each case as the same shall be Modified and in effect from time to time.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

“Secured Indebtedness” means that portion of the Total Liabilities that is, without duplication, secured by a Lien.

“Secured Indebtedness Ratio” means, at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) Secured Indebtedness, to (ii) Capitalization Value for such period.

“Securities” means any stock, shares, partnership interests, membership interests, voting trust certificates, certificates of interest or participation in any profit sharing agreement or arrangement, bonds, debentures, options, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness,

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secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.

“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that at the time of determination: (i) the fair saleable value of its assets is in excess of the total amount of its liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities); (ii) the present fair saleable value of its assets is greater than its probable liability on its existing debts as such debts become absolute and matured; (iii) it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including, without limitation, contingent debts and other commitments) as they mature; and (iv) it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Subsidiary Entities” means a Subsidiary or Joint Venture of a Person. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references in the Loan Documents to a “Subsidiary Entity” shall mean a Subsidiary Entity of the Borrower.

“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value

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or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

“Tax Expense” means (without duplication), for any period, total tax expense (if any) attributable to income and franchise taxes based on or measured by income, whether paid or accrued, of the Consolidated Entities, including the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of tax expenses in any Joint Venture in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest. For purposes of this definition, any Consolidated Entity’s pro rata share of any such tax expense of any Joint Venture in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest shall be deemed equal to the product of (i) such tax expense of such Joint Venture, multiplied by (ii) the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest of such Person held directly or indirectly by such Consolidated Entity, expressed as a decimal.

“Total Liabilities” means, as at any date, without duplication, the aggregate amount of (i) all Indebtedness and other liabilities of the Consolidated Entities reflected in the financial statements of the Borrower or disclosed in the notes thereto (to the extent the same would constitute a Contingent Obligation), plus (ii) all Indebtedness and other liabilities of all Joint Ventures in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest reflected in the financial statements of such Joint Ventures or disclosed in the notes thereto (to the extent the same would constitute a Contingent Obligation) which are otherwise recourse to any Consolidated Entity or any of its assets or that otherwise constitutes Indebtedness of any Consolidated Entity (including any recourse obligations arising as a result of a Consolidated Entity serving as a general partner, directly or indirectly, in such Joint Ventures), plus (iii) all liabilities of the Consolidated Entities with respect to purchase and repurchase obligations, provided that any obligations to acquire fully-constructed Real Property shall not be included in Total Liabilities prior to the transfer of title of such Real Property, plus (iv) to the extent not included in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), any Consolidated Entity’s pro rata share of all Indebtedness, other amounts of the types referred to in such clauses and other liabilities reflected in the financial statements of any Joint Venture in which such Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest or disclosed in the notes thereto (to the extent the same would constitute a Contingent Obligation) not otherwise constituting Indebtedness of or recourse to any Consolidated Entity or any of its assets. For purposes of clause (iv), the Consolidated Entities’ pro rata share of all Indebtedness and other liabilities of any Joint Venture in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest shall be deemed equal to the product of (a) such Indebtedness or other liabilities, multiplied by (b) the percentage of the total outstanding Equity Interest of such Person held directly or indirectly by any Consolidated Entity, expressed as a decimal. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, accounts payable and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business shall not be included in the computation of Indebtedness and other liabilities of the Consolidated Entities or any Joint Venture in which a Consolidated Entity owns a direct or indirect Equity Interest.

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“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

“Unconsolidated Joint Venture” means (i) any Joint Venture of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Entity in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary Entity holds any Equity Interest but which would not be combined with the Borrower in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) any Investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Entity in any Person that is not a Joint Venture.

“Unencumbered Asset Value” means, at any date, solely with respect to the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, (a) EBITDA from Qualified Unencumbered Properties for the most recent Measuring Period divided by (b) 10.5% (expressed as a decimal); provided, however, (i) newly acquired Qualified Unencumbered Properties shall be valued at acquisition cost until there have been four fiscal quarters of ownership; (ii) to the extent that the average Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio is less than 1.25 to 1.00, EBITDA attributable to Qualified Unencumbered Properties with a Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio of less than 1.25 to 1.00 shall be excluded from the computation of Unencumbered Asset Value to the extent necessary to achieve an average Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.25 to 1.00; and (iii) the determination of Unencumbered Asset Value for any period shall not include any Qualified Unencumbered Property (or any portion of EBITDA relating to any such Qualified Unencumbered Property) that has been sold or otherwise disposed of at any time prior to or during such period.

“Unencumbered Asset Value Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) Total Liabilities (exclusive of Total Liabilities of a Joint Venture provided that such Total Liabilities are not Contingent Obligations of Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) which are unsecured by a Lien to (b) Unencumbered Asset Value.

“Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York.

“Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as at any date of determination thereof, the ratio of (a) EBITDA arising from Qualified Unencumbered Properties for the Measuring Period ending on or most recently ended prior to such date to (b) Interest Expense (exclusive of Interest Expense of a Joint Venture provided that such Interest Expense is not a Contingent Obligation of Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) not secured by a Lien for such period.

“Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to any Real Property, Equity Interest, or other Property owned or leased, that title to such Property is held directly by, or such Property is leased by, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

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

SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”).

SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. 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 (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein 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), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) 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.

SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

ARTICLE II.

THE CREDITS

SECTION 2.01. The Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in such Lender’s

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Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.

(a) Obligations of Lenders. Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

(b) Type of Loans. Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings. At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $3,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(f). Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of eight Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Limitations on Lengths of Interest Periods. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested therefor would end after the Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(f) may be given not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Revolving Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written

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Revolving Borrowing Request in the form set forth in Exhibit C (or such other form approved by the Administrative Agent) and signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Revolving Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(v) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Revolving Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04. [Intentionally Deleted].

SECTION 2.05. [Intentionally Deleted]

SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit.

(a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the Commitments.

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal or Extension. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Lender) to the Issuing Lender

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and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Lender, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Lender’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit.

(c) Limitations on Amounts. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed $30,000,000, (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Commitments and (iii) the minimum face amount of a Letter of Credit shall be $250,000.

(d) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and (ii) the date that is ten Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.

(e) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof), and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Lender or the Lenders, the Issuing Lender hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Lender, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower in accordance with clause (f) of this Section) promptly upon the request of the Issuing Lender at any time from the time of such LC Disbursement until such LC Disbursement is reimbursed by the Borrower or at any time after any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(f) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have

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received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than $3,000,000, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Lender or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Lender, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Lender as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

(g) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Lender, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing

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Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Lender from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Lender’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Lender (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(h) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Lender shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Lender has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Lender and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

(i) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Lender shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section, then Section 2.13(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Lender, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

(j) Replacement of the Issuing Lender. The Issuing Lender may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Lender and the successor Issuing Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Lender. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for account of the replaced Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Lender” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Lender, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Lenders, as the

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context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Lender hereunder, the replaced Issuing Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

(k) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 66.66% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (i) or (j) of Article VII. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Lender for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 66.66% of the total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. The Borrower shall, concurrently with the deposit of the cash collateral, deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents and agreements as shall be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent in order to perfect a first priority security interest in such cash collateral, duly executed by the Borrower and in favor of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders).

SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings.

(a) Funding by Lenders. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City and designated by the Borrower in the Revolving Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(f) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Lender.

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(b) Presumption by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections.

(a) Elections by the Borrower for Revolving Borrowings. Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Revolving Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Revolving Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) Notice of Elections. To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Revolving Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in the form set forth in Exhibit D (or such other form approved by the Administrative Agent) and signed by the Borrower.

(c) Information in Interest Election Requests. Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and,

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if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Notice by the Administrative Agent to Lenders. Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) Failure to Elect; Events of Default. If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

SECTION 2.09. Termination, Reduction and Extension of the Commitments.

(a) Scheduled Termination. Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

(b) Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000, (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Commitments and (iii) terminations and/or reductions may not be made more than one (1) time in any given calendar quarter.

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(c) Notice of Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least five Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of a particular transaction or other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

(d) Effect of Termination or Reduction. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

(e) Extension of Maturity Date. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.09(e), the Borrower shall have one option to extend the Maturity Date for one (1) year to April 15, 2008, subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(i) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its exercise of the applicable option at least 90 days, but not more than 180 days, prior to the originally scheduled Maturity Date;

(ii) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of giving such notice pursuant to clause (i) above or on the originally scheduled Maturity Date;

(iii) unless otherwise disclosed to and approved by the Required Lenders, the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the Loan Documents shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the originally scheduled Maturity Date (except, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date);

(iv) the Borrower shall have delivered updates to the Administrative Agent of all the Schedules referred to in Article III hereof and such updated Schedules shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent in its reasonable judgment;

(v) At the time of the exercise of the extension hereunder, the Borrower shall have delivered (A) a Compliance Certificate demonstrating that the Borrower is in compliance with the covenants set forth in Article VI as of the end of the most recent Measuring Period ending at least forty-five days prior to such date and (B) a certificate of a Financial Officer of Borrower certifying that such Financial Officer has no knowledge of any change since the end of such applicable Measuring Period that would cause Borrower to not be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Article VI;

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ratable benefit of the Lenders), by the originally scheduled Maturity Date, a non-refundable extension fee equal to .25% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitments of the Lenders prior to the originally scheduled Maturity Date; and

(vii) The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and all reasonable fees and expenses paid to third party consultants (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) by Administrative Agent in connection with such extension.

SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

(a) Repayment. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay the Loans to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Maturity Date.

(b) Manner of Payment. Prior to any repayment or prepayment of any Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be paid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such selection not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing and one Business Day before the scheduled date of such repayment in the case of an ABR Borrowing; provided that each repayment of Borrowings shall be applied to repay any outstanding ABR Borrowings before any other Borrowings. If the Borrower fails to make a timely selection of the Borrowing or Borrowings to be repaid or prepaid, such payment shall be applied, first, to pay any outstanding ABR Borrowings and, second, to other Borrowings in the order of the remaining duration of their respective Interest Periods (the Borrowing with the shortest remaining Interest Period to be repaid first). Each payment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in such Borrowing.

(c) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(d) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(e) Effect of Entries. The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

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(f) Promissory Notes. Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by promissory notes. In such cases, the Loans of such Lender shall be evidenced as follows:

(i) Revolving Notes. The Revolving Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by a single promissory note of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, dated the date hereof, payable to such Lender in a principal amount equal to the amount of its Commitment as originally in effect and otherwise duly completed.

(ii) Substitution, Exchange and Subdivision of Notes. No Lender shall be entitled to have its Notes substituted or exchanged for any reason, or subdivided for promissory notes of lesser denominations, except in connection with a permitted assignment of all or any portion of such Lender’s relevant Commitment, Loans and Note pursuant to Section 9.04 (and, if requested by any Lender in connection with such permitted assignment, the Borrower agrees to so exchange any Note).

SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans.

(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with the requirements of this Section.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. The Borrower will prepay the Loans (and/or provide cover for LC Exposure as specified in Section 2.06(k)), and/or the Commitments shall be subject to automatic reduction, as follows:

(i) Non-Compliance with Maximum Unencumbered Asset Value Ratio. If, at any time, the Unencumbered Asset Value Ratio exceeds 60%, then the Borrower shall, within five Business Days after such occurrence, prepay the Loans (and/or provide cover for LC Exposure as specified in Section 2.06(k)), and/or the Commitments shall be subject to automatic reduction, in an aggregate amount to the extent necessary to achieve compliance with the maximum Unencumbered Asset Value covenant set forth in Section 6.07(h), such prepayment and/or reduction to be effected in each case in the manner and to the extent specified in clause (ii) of this paragraph.

(ii) Application. Prepayments and/or reductions of Commitments pursuant to this paragraph shall be applied to reduce the aggregate amount of the Commitments (and to the extent that, after giving effect to such reduction, the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the Commitments, the Borrower shall, first, prepay Revolving Loans and second, provide cover for LC Exposure as specified in Section 2.06(k)).

(c) Notices, Etc. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving

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Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by (A) accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and (B) any payments due pursuant to Section 2.16 and shall be made in the manner specified in Section 2.10(b).

SECTION 2.12. Fees.

(a) Facility Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(b) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans (plus 4% during the continuance of an Event of Default) on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Lender a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Issuing Lender on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the

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later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Lender’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including each Quarterly Date shall be payable on such Quarterly Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c) Administrative Agent Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(d) Payment of Fees. All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Lender, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13. Interest.

(a) ABR Loans. The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) Eurodollar Loans. The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c) Default Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not paid within 5 days of when due (except default interest shall accrue immediately with respect to (x) principal payment from the date when such payment is due and (y) any payments that are not made on the Maturity Date), whether upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 4% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 4% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(d) Payment of Interest. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

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(e) Computation. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of the Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period;

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; or

(c) the Administrative Agent is advised by a Lender that it has become unlawful for such Lender to honor its obligation to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans hereunder;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be ineffective (in the case of clause (c) above, only as to the affected Lender), (ii) if any Revolving Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Revolving Borrowing (in the case of clause (c) above, only as to the affected Lender), and (iii) if in accordance with clause (c) above any Lender determines that it is no longer lawful for such Lender or its applicable lending office (subject to Section 2.19(a)) to maintain any existing Eurodollar Loans, or to continue to charge interest rates based upon the LIBO Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to continue Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist and, in such event, all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall be converted to ABR Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof, 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.

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SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs.

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

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Lender; or

(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, in accordance with and subject to Section 2.15(c), the Borrower will promptly on demand pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then, in accordance with and subject to Section 2.15(c), from time to time the Borrower will promptly on demand pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates from Lenders. A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth, in reasonable detail, the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. No Lender or Issuing Lender shall have the right to collect payments from the Borrower pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section unless it is the policy of such Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, at the time of collection, to collect similar payments from borrowers in connection with credit facilities similar to those made available pursuant to this Agreement.

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(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(c) and is revoked in accordance herewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or 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) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Issuing Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) 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 the Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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

(e) Foreign Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.

(f) Refunds. If the Administrative Agent or a 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 the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

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SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.

(a) Payments by the Borrower. The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise provided therein) prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at the Administrative Agent’s Account, except as otherwise expressly provided in the relevant Loan Document, and except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise provided therein) shall be made in dollars.

(b) Application of Insufficient Payments. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (i) each Revolving Borrowing shall be made from the Lenders, each payment of commitment fee under Section 2.12 shall be made for the account of the Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments under Section 2.09 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments; (ii) each Revolving Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of the making of Revolving Loans) or their respective Loans (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of principal of Revolving Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid principal amounts of the Revolving Loans held by them; and (iv) each payment of interest on Revolving Loans by the Borrower shall be made for account of the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.

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(d) Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon then due than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary 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 Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents 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 the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

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

(f) Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent. If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(e) or (f), 2.07(b) or 2.18(e), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

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SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or 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 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders. If (i) any Lender is unable to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Section 2.14(c), (ii)any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, (iii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or (iv) any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Issuing Lender and the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and its Nationwide Core Entities is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

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SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within the Borrower’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational and, if required, stockholder action under their respective Organizational Documents. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts.

The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities or their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities.

SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change.

(a) Financial Condition. The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, reported on by Ernst & Young, independent public accountants. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Consolidated Entities as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Contingent Obligation, contingent liability or liability for any taxes, long-term leases or commitments, not reflected in its audited financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date or otherwise disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing, which will have or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2003, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower and the other Consolidated Entities, taken as a whole.

SECTION 3.05. Properties.

(a) Property Generally. Each of the Nationwide Entities has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.

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(b) Intellectual Property. Each of the Nationwide Entities owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Nationwide Entities does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters.

(a) Actions, Suits and Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority now pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve this Agreement or the Transactions.

(b) Environmental Matters. Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of the Nationwide Core Entities (i) has failed to comply in all material respects with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply in all material respects with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

(c) Disclosed Matters. Except as otherwise disclosed to the Lenders and approved by a majority of Required Lenders, since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 3.08. Investment and Holding Company Status. Neither the Borrower nor any of the Nationwide Core Entities is (a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities has timely filed or timely caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that

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are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or Nationwide Core Entity, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $10,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its 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. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or delivered hereunder or thereunder (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 in any material respect; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

SECTION 3.12. Use of Credit. Neither the Borrower nor any of the Nationwide Core Entities is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any extension of credit hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock.

SECTION 3.13. Material Agreements and Liens.

(a) Material Agreements. Part A of Schedule 3.13 is a complete and correct list of each credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture, purchase agreement, guarantee, letter of credit or other arrangement providing for or otherwise relating to any Indebtedness or any extension of credit (or commitment for any extension of credit) to, or guarantee by, the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities outstanding on the date hereof that is not disclosed on the most recent financial statement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.04 or 5.01, as applicable, the aggregate principal or face amount of which equals or exceeds (or may equal or exceed) $5,000,000 (each, a “Material Agreement”), and the aggregate principal or face amount outstanding or that may become outstanding under each such arrangement is correctly described in Part A of Schedule 3.13. The Borrower is not in default in any material respect beyond any applicable grace period under or with respect to any Material Agreement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound in any respect, the existence of which default is likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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(b) Liens. Part B of Schedule 3.13 is a complete and correct list of each Lien securing Indebtedness of any Person outstanding on the date hereof that is not disclosed on the most recent financial statement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.04 or 5.01, as applicable, the aggregate principal or face amount of which equals or exceeds (or may equal or exceed) $5,000,000 and covering any property of the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities, and the aggregate Indebtedness secured (or that may be secured) by each such Lien and the property covered by each such Lien is correctly described in Part B of Schedule 3.13.

SECTION 3.14. Capitalization. The Borrower has heretofore delivered to the Lenders a true and complete copy of the Organizational Documents referred to in Section 4.01(d). As of the date hereof, (x) except for stock options listed on Schedule 3.14 and future stock options (so long as such future options do not otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect) granted pursuant to Borrower’s 1989 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated January 24, 1992 and October 14, 1999, there are no outstanding Equity Rights with respect to the Borrower and (y) there are no outstanding obligations of the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities to repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any Equity Interests in the Borrower nor are there any outstanding obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to make payments to any Person, such as “phantom stock” payments, where the amount thereof is calculated with reference to the fair market value or equity value of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.15. Subsidiaries and Investments.

(a) Subsidiaries. Set forth in Part A of Schedule 3.15 (such schedule being subject to update from time to time as of the dates when this representation is remade, or deemed to be remade) is a complete and correct chart and list of all of the organizational structure of the Borrower and its Subsidiary Entities, together with, for each such Person, (i) the jurisdiction of organization of such Person, (ii) in the case of each such Subsidiary, each Person holding Equity Interests in such Person and (iii) in the case of each such Subsidiary, the nature of the ownership interests held by each such Person and the percentage of ownership of the Borrower and Subsidiary Entity represented by such ownership interests. Except as disclosed in Part A of Schedule 3.15, (x) each of the Borrower and its Subsidiary Entities owns, free and clear of Liens, and has the unencumbered right to vote, all outstanding ownership interests in each Person shown to be held by it in Part A of Schedule 3.15, (y) all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Person organized as a corporation is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (z) there are no outstanding Equity Rights with respect to such Person.

(b) Investments. Set forth in Part B of Schedule 3.15 is a complete and correct list of all Investments (other than Investments disclosed in Part A of Schedule 3.15 and other than Permitted Investments and operating deposit accounts with banks) held by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities in any Person on the date hereof that are not disclosed on the most recent financial statement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.04 or 5.01 and, for each such Investment, (x) the identity of the Person or Persons holding such Investment and (y) the nature of such Investment. Except as disclosed in Part B of Schedule 3.15, each of the Borrower and its Subsidiary Entities owns, free and clear of all Liens, all such Investments.

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SECTION 3.16. Real Property. Set forth on Schedule 3.16 is a list, as of the date hereof, of all of the real property interests held by the Borrower and its Subsidiary Entities, indicating in each case whether the respective property is owned or leased, the identity of the owner or lessee and the location of the respective property.

SECTION 3.17. Solvency. On the Effective Date and after and giving effect to the Loans occurring on the Effective Date or such other date as Loans requested hereunder are made, and the disbursement of the proceeds of such Loans pursuant to the Borrower’s instructions, the Borrower is and will be Solvent.

SECTION 3.18. No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 3.19. Insurance. The Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities currently maintain all insurance which is required to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.05.

SECTION 3.20. Organizational Documents. The Organizational Documents heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(e) constitute, as of the date hereof, all of the Organizational Documents (together with all amendments and modifications thereof) of the Borrower. The Borrower represents that it has delivered to the Administrative Agent true, correct and complete copies of each of the documents set forth in this Section.

SECTION 3.21. Executive Offices; Places of Organization. The principal offices, chief executive offices and principal places of business of the Borrower are located at 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1150, Newport Beach, California 92660. The Borrower was organized in the State of Maryland.

SECTION 3.22. Securities Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiary Entities have issued any unregistered securities in violation of the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, (as amended from time to time) or any other law, nor are they in violation of any rule, regulation or requirement under such act, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (as amended from time to time) other than violations which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiary Entities is required to qualify an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, (as amended from time to time) in connection with its execution and delivery of this Agreement or the incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder.

SECTION 3.23. REIT Status. The Borrower: (a) is a REIT, (b) has not revoked its election to be a REIT, (c) has not engaged in any “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 856(b)(6)(iii) of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), and (d) for its current “tax year” as defined in the Code is and for all prior tax years subsequent to its election to be a REIT has been entitled to a dividends paid deduction which meets the requirements of Section 857 of the Code.

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SECTION 3.24. Leases. All of the leases of real property in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities is the lessor, including Healthcare Leases, are listed on Schedule 3.24. To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, with respect to each such lease, the lease has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the lessee, is in full force and effect and the obligations of the lessee are valid, binding and enforceable, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws and equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally. To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge except as otherwise disclosed to the Lenders and approved by the Required Lenders, there exists no material breach, default, or event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material breach or default by the lessee, and there are no existing claims, defenses or offsets against rental due or to become due, under the terms of any such lease, other than such breaches, defaults, claims, defenses or offsets that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.25. Brokers. The Borrower has not dealt with any broker or finder with respect to the Transactions or otherwise in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 3.26. Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc. Neither the execution and delivery of the Notes and the other Loan Documents by the Borrower nor the use of the proceeds of the Loans, will violate the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or the Anti-Terrorism Order or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the same. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Nationwide Entity (a) is or will become a blocked person described in Section 1 of the Anti-Terrorism Order or (b) engages or will engage in any dealings or transactions or be otherwise associated with any such blocked person.

ARTICLE IV.

CONDITIONS

SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the documents referred to below and (ii) each of the other conditions listed below is satisfied, the satisfaction of each of such conditions to be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and to the extent specified below, to each Lender) in form and substance (or any such condition shall have been waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

(a) Agreement. From each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

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(b) Notes. The Notes duly completed and executed by the Borrower for each respective Lender.

(c) Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower. A favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Sherry, Meyerhoff, Hanson & Crance LLP, counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, and covering such other matters relating to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transactions as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

(d) Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Borrower. A favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, special New York counsel for the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, and covering such other matters relating to the laws of the State of New York and to the Borrower, this Agreement or the Transaction s as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

(e) Organizational Documents. Copies of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Formation, Certificate of Limited Partnership or similar formation document of the Borrower, certified by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Person as of a recent date, (ii) the Organizational Documents of the Borrower (unless delivered pursuant to clause (i) above) and the Persons identified in Schedule 4.01(e) and (iii) the applicable resolutions authorizing the delivery of the Loan Documents, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person (or if such Person is a limited partnership or limited liability company, an authorized representative of its general partner or manager) as of the date of this Agreement as being accurate and complete, in each case relating to the organization, existence and good standing of such Person, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to such Person, this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(f) Compliance Certificate. A certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by a Financial Officer.

(g) Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have occurred any change, event or development that could, in the opinion of the Lenders, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Repayment of Existing Indebtedness. Evidence that the principal of and interest on, and all other amounts owing in respect of, the Existing Revolving Credit Agreement (including any contingent or other amounts payable in respect of letters of credit) shall have been (or shall be simultaneously) paid in full on the Effective Date, that any commitments to extend credit under the agreements or instruments relating to such Indebtedness shall have been canceled or terminated and that all Guarantees in respect of, and all Liens securing, any such Indebtedness shall have been released (or arrangements for such release satisfactory to the Required Lenders shall have been made).

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the obtaining of any third party consents and necessary regulatory approvals and the making of any required filings, recordings or registrations) required to be done and performed and to have happened precedent to the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by the Borrower.

(j) Other Documents. Such other documents as the Administrative Agent or any Lender or special New York counsel to JPMorgan may reasonably request.

The obligation of any Lender to make its initial extension of credit hereunder is also subject to the payment or delivery by the Borrower of such fees, expenses and other consideration as the Borrower shall have agreed to pay or deliver to any Lender, the Arrangers or the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Morrison & Foerster LLP, special New York counsel to JPMorgan, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the extensions of credit hereunder (to the extent that statements for such fees and expenses have been delivered to the Borrower).

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) on or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 15, 2004 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).

SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Lender to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Revolving Borrowing Request pursuant to Section 2.03 or, if applicable, a request for a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.06(b);

(b) unless otherwise disclosed to and approved by the Required Lenders, the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (except, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date); and

(c) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of the preceding sentence.

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ARTICLE V.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young US, LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower representing and certifying (i) that the Financial Officer signatory thereto has reviewed the terms of the Loan Documents, and has made, or caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, during the fiscal quarter covered by such reports, that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such fiscal quarter, and that such officer does not have knowledge of the existence as at the date of such Compliance Certificate, of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or Default or mandatory prepayment event, or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Borrower or its Subsidiaries has taken, is taking and proposes to take with

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respect thereto, (ii) the calculations (with such specificity as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request) for the period then ended which demonstrate compliance with the covenants and financial ratios set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.04 and 6.07, (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate, (iv) a schedule of Total Liabilities in respect of borrowed money in the level of detail disclosed in the Borrower’s Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as such other information regarding such Indebtedness as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (v) a schedule of EBITDA.

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a certificate of the accounting firm that reported on such financial statements stating whether they obtained knowledge during the course of their examination of such financial statements of any Default (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines);

(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any its Subsidiaries with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally;

(f) to the extent not otherwise delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01, copies of all financial statements and financial information delivered by the Borrower (or, upon Administrative Agent’s request, any of its Subsidiary Entities) from time to time to the holders of any unsecured Indebtedness for borrowed money of such Persons;

(g) promptly after Moody’s, Fitch or S&P shall have announced a change in the rating established or deemed to have been established for the Index Debt, written notice of such rating change; and

(h) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower, any Subsidiary Entity, any of the Properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Entity, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, such other information to include, without limitation, any information that the Administrative Agent or any Lender deems necessary from time to time in order to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar activities.

SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

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(c) the assertion of a claim of any Environmental Liability by any Person against, or with respect to any activities of the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entity, and any alleged violation of or non-compliance by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entity with any Environmental Laws or any permits, licenses or authorizations, other than any claim of Environmental Liability or alleged violation that, if adversely determined, would not (either individually or in the aggregate) have a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000,000;

(e) the occurrence of any Event of Loss aggregating $5,000,000 or more;

(f) the purchase or Disposition of any Healthcare Properties aggregating $10,000,000 or more, together with (i) a description of such transaction(s) in reasonable detail and (ii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of all materials presented to the Borrower’s board of directors in connection with the approval of such transaction(s); and

(g) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.

SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such Nationwide Core Entity has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will or will cause, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, (a) keep and maintain all property

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material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.

SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for general corporate purposes. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only to support general corporate purposes.

SECTION 5.09. Further Assurances. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, execute any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions which may be required under any applicable law, or which either Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to effectuate the Transactions, all at the expense of the Borrower.

SECTION 5.10. REIT Status. The Borrower shall maintain its status as a REIT and (a) all of the representations and warranties set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (d) of Section 3.23 shall remain true and correct at all times and (b) all of the representations and warranties set forth in clause (c) of Section 3.23 shall remain true and correct in all material respects. The Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary to maintain the listing of its Equity Interest on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National Market System (or any successor thereof).

SECTION 5.11. Hazardous Materials. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Nationwide Core Entities to, do the following:

(a) Keep and maintain all Real Properties in material compliance with any Environmental Laws unless the failure to so comply would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

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(b) Promptly cause the removal of any Hazardous Materials discharged, disposed of, or otherwise released in, on or under any Real Properties that are in violation of any Environmental Laws and which would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and cause any remediation required by any Environmental Laws or Governmental Authority to be performed, though no such action shall be required if any action is subject to a good faith contest. In the course of carrying out such actions, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with such periodic information and notices regarding the status of investigation, removal, and remediation, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

ARTICLE VI.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Issuing Lender and the Lenders that:

SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except Indebtedness to the extent the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities maintain compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.04 and 6.07.

SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

(a) Liens that secure Secured Indebtedness to the extent that the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities maintain compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.04 and 6.07;

(b) Permitted Encumbrances; and

(c) without limiting the provisions of clause (a) of this Section, any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any of the Nationwide Core Entities existing on the date hereof and set forth in Part B of Schedule 3.13, or, to the extent not meeting the minimum thresholds for required listing on Schedule 3.13 pursuant to Section 3.13, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $10,000,000 (excluding, however, following the making of the initial Loans hereunder, Liens securing Indebtedness to be repaid with the proceeds of such Loans, as indicated on Schedule 3.13); provided that, except with respect to Secured Indebtedness permitted under clause (a) of this Section, (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entity, (ii) any such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof, provided that in any case, the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities shall maintain compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.04 and 6.07.

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SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes.

(a) Mergers, Consolidations, Disposal of Assets, Etc. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Properties and assets whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interest of any of the Nationwide Core Entities (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (i) any Nationwide Core Entity (other than the Borrower) may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Nationwide Core Entity (other than the Borrower) may merge into a Nationwide Core Entity in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Nationwide Core Entity, (iii) subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 6.04, any Person (other than a Nationwide Core Entity) may merge into any Nationwide Core Entity (other than the Borrower in a transaction in which such Nationwide Core Entity is the surviving entity) and (iv) to the extent not otherwise permitted by clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Borrower or any other Nationwide Core Entity may merge or consolidate with and into any Person, in each case with the prior written approval of the Required Lenders and (v) any Nationwide Core Entity may sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or to another Nationwide Core Entity; provided that any such merger involving a Person that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of (x) the Borrower or (y) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a Subsidiary of the Borrower immediately prior to such merger shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04.

(b) Lines of Business. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities on the date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto.

SECTION 6.04. Investments.

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, make or permit to remain outstanding any Investments except:

(a) subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c) below, Investments outstanding on the date hereof and identified in Part B of Schedule 3.15;

(b) subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c) below, Investments by the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities in the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities; and

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Asset Type		Limitations
Individual Healthcare Properties		No individual Healthcare Property or Equity Interest in a Person owning an individual Healthcare Property shall be acquired without the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders if the Aggregate Investment Value of such Property exceeds 10% of the Capitalization Value

Portfolio of Healthcare Properties		Equity Interest in Persons owning multiple Healthcare Properties shall not be acquired in a single transaction or series of related transactions without the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders if the Aggregate Investment Value of such Healthcare Properties exceeds 33% of the Capitalization Value

Mortgage Loans acquired by the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary which have first lien priority on Healthcare Properties		The Aggregate Investment Value of all such Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 20% of the Capitalization Value

Healthcare Property Under Construction		The Aggregate Investment Value of all Healthcare Property Under Construction shall not exceed 7.5% of Capitalization Value

Permitted Investments		Unlimited

Operating Deposit Accounts with Banks		Unlimited

SECTION 6.05. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, (a) any Restricted Payment in any fiscal year in excess of 100% of the aggregate amount of Cash Flow for such period; (b) Restricted Payments to acquire, redeem or retire the Equity Interest in the Borrower to the extent such Restricted Payments are proceeds received from a substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests in the Borrower; (c) Restricted Payments during any period while an Event of Default under paragraph (a) or (b) of Article VII has occurred and is continuing as a result of the Borrower’s failure to pay any principal or interest due under this

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Agreement; or (d) Restricted Payments during any period that any other material non-monetary Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, unless after taking into account all available funds of the Borrower from all other sources, such Restricted Payments are required in order to enable the Borrower to continue to qualify as a REIT.

SECTION 6.06. Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Nationwide Core Entity to, directly or indirectly, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of their Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Borrower or such Nationwide Core Entity than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties and (b) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.05.

SECTION 6.07. Certain Financial Covenants. The Borrower will not permit the non-compliance with any of the following covenants and ratios at any time, such covenants and ratios to be tested (x) on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter and (y) at any time acquisitions and Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiary Entities (provided, in the case of a Joint Venture, such calculation shall be made based upon the Consolidated Entities’ direct or indirect pro rata share of such acquisition or Disposition) exceed $100,000,000 in any Fiscal Quarter, and in the case of clause (y), the following covenants and ratios shall be adjusted to reflect any such acquisitions and Dispositions:

(a) Minimum Net Asset Value. The Borrower will not permit Net Asset Value to be less than the sum of $500,000,000.

(b) Maximum Total Liabilities to Capitalization Value. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of Total Liabilities to Capitalization Value (expressed as a percentage) to be more than 60%.

(c) Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.

(d) Minimum Fixed Charges Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charges Ratio to be less than 1.75 to 1.00.

(e) Maximum Secured Indebtedness Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Secured Indebtedness Ratio to exceed 30%.

(f) Minimum Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.

(g) Maximum Floating Rate Debt. The Borrower will maintain Swap Agreements on a notional amount of Total Liabilities in respect of borrowed Indebtedness so that such notional amount, when added to the aggregate principal amount of such Total Liabilities which bears interest at a fixed rate, equals or exceeds 75% of the aggregate principal amount of all such Total Liabilities; provided, however, in no event shall the Borrower maintain, or permit any Nationwide Core Entity to maintain, any Swap Agreement involving the hedging of a fixed rate interest obligation of the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entity to a floating rate of interest.

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(h) Maximum Unencumbered Asset Value Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Unencumbered Asset Value Ratio to exceed 60%, provided that, the Borrower shall not be in default under this Section if the Borrower timely complies with the provisions of Section 2.11(b).

(i) Minimum Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Rent/Mortgage Interest Coverage Ratio of all Qualified Unencumbered Properties to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.

SECTION 6.08. Organizational Documents. Without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Person to, Modify any of the terms or provisions in the Organizational Documents delivered in connection with Section 4.01(e), except: (a) any Modifications necessary for the Borrower to issue more Equity Interests (provided such issuance does not otherwise violate the terms of this Agreement); or (b) Modifications necessary to clarify existing provisions of such Organizational Documents; or (c) Modifications which would have no material adverse, substantive effect on the rights or interests of the Lenders or the Issuing Lender in conjunction with the Loans or Letters of Credits or under the Loan Documents.

SECTION 6.09. Fiscal Year. The Borrower will not change its Fiscal Year for accounting or tax purposes from a period consisting of the 12-month period ending on December 31 of each calendar year.

SECTION 6.10. Senior Management. The Borrower will cause R. Bruce Andrews or Douglas M. Pasquale to be the chief executive officer of the Borrower until the indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations; provided, however, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred if either R. Bruce Andrews or Douglas M. Pasquale ceases to be the chief executive officer of the Borrower so long as the Borrower promptly takes all action necessary to replace R. Bruce Andrews or Douglas M. Pasquale, as the case may be, with another similarly qualified and experienced individual reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders in their sole determination.

SECTION 6.11. Dispositions. The Borrower will not permit any Disposition by the Borrower or its Subsidiary Entities of any of its respective Properties if such Disposition would cause the Borrower to be in violation of any of (a) the covenants set forth in Section 6.07 or (b) the limitations on Investments set forth in Section 6.04.

ARTICLE VII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal on any Loan or any

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reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest, fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or any waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof or any waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to its existence), 5.08, 5.10 or in Article VI;

(e) any Event of Default shall occur under any of the other Loan Documents;

(f) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in this Article, including clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of this Article) or any other Loan Document and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 or more days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice shall be given at the request of any Lender); provided that in the case of any such Default which is susceptible to cure but cannot be cured within 30 days through the exercise of reasonable diligence, if (i) the Required Lenders shall not have determined that such default is not susceptible of being cured within a maximum of 90 days from the Administration Agent’s original notice of Default, and (ii) such Borrower commences such cure within the initial 30 days period and diligently prosecutes same to completion, such period of 30 days shall be extended for such additional period of time as may be reasonably necessary to cure same, but in no event shall such extended period exceed 60 days;

(g) the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entity shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities;

(h) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (h) shall not apply to (i) Secured Indebtedness that becomes

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due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness in accordance with this Agreement or (ii) Non-Recourse Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Nationwide Core Entities;

(i) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entities or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entities or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for a period of 90 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(j) the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entities shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (i) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entities or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(k) the Borrower or any Nationwide Core Entities shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(l) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Nationwide Core Entities or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or such Nationwide Core Entity to enforce any such judgment;

(m) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower, any Nationwide Core Entities or any combination thereof in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000 for all periods;

(n) a Change in Control shall occur;

(o) the Borrower shall be terminated, dissolved or liquidated (as a matter of law or otherwise) or proceedings shall be commenced by any Person (including the Borrower) seeking the termination, dissolution or liquidation of the Borrower and such proceeding shall continue undismissed for a period of 90 days; or

(p) the occurrence of any event which results in a Material Adverse Effect, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent;

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then, and in every such event (other than an event described in clause (i) or (j) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event described in clause (i) or (j) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and exercise all of its rights and remedies, whether provided at law or in equity.

ARTICLE VIII.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

The Person serving as the 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 the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

The 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, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent 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 the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the

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circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the 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, (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 or therein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the 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.

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more subagents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such subagent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such subagent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such subagent, 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.

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the approval of the Borrower (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative

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Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender, with the approval of the Borrower (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its subagents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender 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.

ARTICLE IX.

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.01. Notices.

(a) (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (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 telecopy, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1150, Newport Beach, California 92660, Attention of Mark L. Desmond (Telecopy No. (949) 759-6887; Telephone No. (949) 718-4412);

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Fannin Street, 10^th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Loan and Agency Services Group (Telecopy No. (713) 750-2892), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 707 Travis Street, 6^th Floor North, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Susan Tate (Telecopy No. (713) 216-2391);

(iii) if to the Issuing Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1111 Fannin Street, 10^th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Loan and Agency Services Group

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(Telecopy No. (713) 750-2892), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, 707 Travis Street, 6^th Floor North, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention of Susan Tate (Telecopy No. (713) 216-2391); and

(iv) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

(b) Notices and other communications to a Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent and such Lender; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the 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.

(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments.

(a) No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Amendments. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived or Modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii)

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postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, except for the extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.09(e), (iv) change Section 2.18(b), (c) or (d) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) subordinate the interests of the Lenders hereunder, without the prior written consent of all the Lenders, or (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be.

SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a) Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation 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), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit and (iv) and all costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any document referred to therein.

(b) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Lender and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and to 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, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any

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refusal by the Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiary Entities, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of the its Subsidiary Entities, 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 and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

(c) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, 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 expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such.

(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not 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 or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor.

SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns.

(a) Assignments Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. 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 (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

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(b) Assignments by Lenders.

(i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;

(B) the Administrative Agent; and

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or 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 the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B) 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

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has the following meaning:

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

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(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto 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 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 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 paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices 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 Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender 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 the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 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

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and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 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 the Borrower’s 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 2.17 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.

(d) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(e) No Assignments to the Borrower or Affiliates. Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender may assign or participate any interest in any Loan or LC Exposure held by it hereunder to the Borrower, any Nationwide Core Entity or any of their Affiliates without the prior consent of each Lender.

SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

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SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent 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 the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 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.

SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, 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 hereby 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 or, to the extent permitted by

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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 shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Waiver of Venue. The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement 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 law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Service of Process. The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints CT Corporation System (the “Process Agent”) with an office on the date hereof at 111 8th Avenue, New York, New York 10011 as its agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding. Such service may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to the Borrower, in care of the Process Agent at the Process Agent’s above address and the Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. The Administrative Agent and each Lender agree to mail to the Borrower at its address provided in Section 9.01 a copy of any summons, complaint, or other process mailed or delivered by it to the Borrower in care of the Process Agent. As an alternate method of service, the Borrower also irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such suit, action or proceeding in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. The Borrower 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. All mailings under this Section 9.09 shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY 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 THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

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SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (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, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, 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 the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from or on behalf of the Borrower relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower 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.

SECTION 9.13. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the 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 the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

SECTION 9.14. Co-Agents. The Co-Agents shall have the rights, obligations and liabilities of Lenders only under this Agreement and no other rights, obligations or liabilities.

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


BORROWER:

NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation

By	/s/ Mark L Desmond
	Name:	Mark L. Desmond
	Title:	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent

By		/s/ Susan M. Tate
		Name: Susan M. Tate
		Title: Vice President

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LENDERS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

By		/s/ Susan M. Tate
		Name: Susan M. Tate
		Title: Vice President

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

By		/s/ Kevin R. Wagley
		Name: Kevin R. Wagley
		Title: Principal

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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By		/s/ Jane Blomquist
		Name: Jane Blomquist
		Title: Vice President

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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC

By		/s/ Wilfred V. Saint
		Name: Wilfred V. Saint
		Title: Director Banking Products Services, US

By		/s/ Joselin Fernandes
		Name: Joselin Fernandes
		Title: Associate Director Banking Products Services, US

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By		/s/ Tim Sandel
		Name: Tim Sandel
		Title: Vice President

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CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH

By		/s/ Charles H. Heidsieck
		Name: Charles H. Heidsieck
		Title: Senior Vice President

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WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

By		/s/ Lise Hinton
		Name: Lise Hinton
		Title: Vice President

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK

By		/s/ Patrick Vatel
		Name: Patrick Vatel
		Title: Vice President

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CHANG HWA COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD
LOS ANGELES BRANCH

By		/s/ Jim Chen
		Name: Jim Chen
		Title: VP & General Manager

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CITICORP, N.A., INC.

By		/s/ Michael Chiopak
		Name: Michael Chiopak
		Title: Vice President

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KBC BANK N.V.

By		/s/ Robert Snauffer
		Name: Robert Snauffer
		Title: First Vice President

By		/s/ Raymond F. Murray
		Name: Raymond F. Murray
		Title: First Vice President

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US BANK

By		/s/ Marni A. Lombardo
		Name: Marni A. Lombardo
		Title: Vice President

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ALLIED IRISH BANK

By		/s/ Anthony O’Reilly
		Name: Anthony O’Reilly
		Title: Vice President

By		/s/ Denise Magyer
		Name: Denise Magyer
		Title: Vice President

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BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS

By		/s/ Hong Tu
		Name: Hong Tu
		Title: General Manager

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TAIPEI BANK

By		/s/ Sophia Jing
		Name: Sophia Jing
		Title: V.P. & General Manager

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List of Omitted Schedules and Exhibits

The following schedules and exhibits to the Credit Agreement have been omitted and shall be furnished supplementally to the Commission upon request:


Schedule 2.01	—	Commitments
Schedule 3.06	—	Litigation and Environmental Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.13	—	Material Agreements and Liens
Schedule 3.14	—	Stock Options
Schedule 3.15	—	Subsidiaries and Investments
Schedule 3.16	—	Real Property
Schedule 3.24	—	Leases
Schedule 4.01(e)	—	Organizational Documents
Exhibit A	—	Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B	—	Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit C	—	Form of Revolving Borrowing Request
Exhibit D	—	Form of Revolving Interest Election Request
Exhibit F	—	Form of Opinion of Counsel to the Borrower
Exhibit G	—	Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Borrower
Exhibit H	—	Form of Compliance Certificate

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Exhibit 31

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Douglas M. Pasquale, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.;

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)) for the registrant and we have:

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;

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

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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.



Date: May 3, 2004				/s/ DOUGLAS M. PASQUALE

				Douglas M. Pasquale President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Mark L. Desmond, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.;

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)) for the registrant and we have:

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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.



Date: May 3, 2004				/s/ MARK L. DESMOND

				Mark L. Desmond Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32

WRITTEN STATEMENT

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

The undersigned, Douglas M. Pasquale, the Chief Executive Officer, and Mark L. Desmond, the Chief Financial Officer, of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge:

(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 of the Company (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 3, 2004




		/s/ DOUGLAS M. PASQUALE

		Douglas M. Pasquale
		President and Chief Executive Officer




		/s/ MARK L. DESMOND

		Mark L. Desmond
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. The foregoing certification is being furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. It is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and it is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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