Loan Assumption (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, from and after the earlier to occur of (i) ten (10) Business Days after the Securitization of the Loan or (ii) four (4) months after the Closing Date, Borrower shall have the right to convey all of the Properties to a new borrower (the “Transferee Borrower”) and have the Transferee Borrower assume all of Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and have one or more Replacement Guarantors assume all of the obligations of Guarantor under the Loan Documents from and after the date of such assumption (collectively, a “Permitted Direct Assumption”), provided that the following conditions are satisfied (either prior to, or contemporaneously with, the closing of such Permitted Direct Assumption):
(i) No Event of Default shall be continuing as of the date of the closing of the Permitted Direct Assumption;
(ii) Borrower shall have provided Lender with not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the Permitted Direct Assumption, and if Lender’s consent and a Rating Agency Confirmation is not required pursuant to clause (iii) below, such notice shall include information establishing and Borrower and Transferee Borrower certifying that Transferee Borrower is (A) a Qualified Transferee and (B) a Person who is Controlled and in whom no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the equity interests in the aggregate are directly or indirectly owned by one or more Qualified Equityholders;
(iii) Lender shall have provided its consent to the Permitted Direct Assumption (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and, if required by Lender, received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Permitted Direct Assumption, provided that neither Lender’s consent nor a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required with respect to the identity of the Transferee Borrower so long as the Transferee Borrower (A) is a Qualified Transferee and (B) is a Person who is Controlled and in whom no less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the equity interests in the aggregate are directly or indirectly owned by one or more Qualified Equityholders. In the event that a proposed Transferee Borrower does not meet the test described in the foregoing clause (B), and therefore, Lender’s reasonable consent and a Rating Agency Confirmation are required under this clause (iii), then, for purposes of Lender’s decision whether to grant or withhold its consent, the failure by the proposed Transferee Borrower to satisfy such test will not be considered presumptive that such proposed Transferee Borrower is not qualified to own and operate the Properties; provided, however, that Lender may consider in deciding whether to consent to such proposed Transferee Borrower, among other things, the assets, net worth and experience of such proposed Transferee Borrower, together with its constituent owners and controlling parties, and any other matters that Lender reasonably deems relevant;
(iv) Transferee Borrower shall have executed and delivered to Lender customary assumption agreements (the “Assumption Agreement”), whereby it assumes and agrees to pay the Indebtedness as and when due and shall have assumed the other Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, subject to the provisions of Section 10.1, and, prior to or concurrently with the closing of such Permitted Direct Assignment, Transferee Borrower and its direct constituent partners, members or shareholders as Lender may reasonably require, shall have executed and delivered, without any out-of-pocket cost or expense to Lender, such customary documents, agreements and other customary deliverables as Lender shall reasonably require to evidence and effectuate said assumption (it being understood and agreed that none of the documents and agreements described in this paragraph may expand the liabilities or obligations, or reduce the rights and remedies, of Transferee Borrower relative to those of Borrower immediately prior to the closing of the Permitted Direct Assumption) (and, if a Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the closing of the Permitted Direct Assumption, Qualified Preferred Equity Investor shall have executed and delivered, without any reasonable out-of-pocket cost or expense to Lender, a recognition agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Qualified Preferred Equity Recognition Agreement”) and such other documents, agreements and deliverables which are customary in connection with a preferred equity investment as Lender shall reasonably require to evidence and effectuate the Preferred Equity Investment);
(v) Borrower and Transferee Borrower shall have furnished any information reasonably requested by Lender related to and for the preparation of, and shall authorize Lender to file, new fixture filings and financing statements, and fixture filing and financing statement amendments, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law;
(vi) Transferee Borrower shall have furnished to Lender customary documents reasonably satisfactory to Lender evidencing the organization, good standing, qualification and authority of Transferee Borrower, Replacement Guarantor and the other parties executing the Assumption Agreement, the replacement guaranty, the replacement environmental indemnity and/or the other documents and agreements required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.1(a) (and, if the Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the closing of the Permitted Direct Assumption, of Qualified Preferred Equity Vehicle and Qualified Preferred Equity Investor), which documents shall include certified copies of all documents relating to the organization, formation and good standing of Transferee Borrower and Replacement Guarantor and of the entities, if any, which are constituent and controlling shareholders, partners or members of Transferee Borrower or Replacement Guarantor, as applicable (and, if the Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the closing of the Permitted Direct Assumption, of Qualified Preferred Equity Vehicle, Qualified Preferred Equity Investor and of the entities, if any, which are constituent and controlling shareholders, partners or members of Qualified Preferred Equity Investor);
(vii) where Transferee Borrower has elected to exercise the right to replace one or more Managers pursuant to Section 4.14.2(b) in connection with the Permitted Direct Assumption, Transferee Borrower shall have provided one or more new management agreements with one or more new Managers with respect to the Individual Properties managed by such replaced Manager(s) in accordance with the requirements of Section 4.14.2(b) hereof and shall have collaterally assigned to Lender as additional security and subordinated to the Lien of the Mortgages each such new management agreement pursuant to an Assignment of Management Agreement in form and substance substantially similar to the Assignment of Management Agreement delivered on the Closing Date or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to Lender; and, in any event, the Individual Properties shall be managed by one or more Qualified Managers;
(viii) Transferee Borrower shall have delivered to Lender, without any out-of-pocket cost or expense to Lender, an endorsement to each of Lender’s Title Insurance Policies, as modified by the Assumption Agreement, insuring the Lien of the applicable Mortgage as a valid first lien on the Individual Properties encumbered thereby and naming the Transferee Borrower as owner of such Individual Properties, which endorsement must insure that, as of the date of the recording of the Assumption Agreement, such Individual Properties will not be subject to any additional exceptions or liens other than those contained in the applicable Title Insurance Policy issued on the Closing Date and the Permitted Encumbrances, provided that, unless Transferee Borrower so elects, no such endorsement shall be required to extend the effective date of the applicable Title Insurance Policy unless such extension is required in the applicable jurisdiction in order to satisfy the foregoing criteria;
(ix) Transferee Borrower shall have furnished to Lender, if required by Lender, (x) if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust, a REMIC Opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (y) an Additional Insolvency Opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (z) one or more opinions of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lender (A) that Transferee Borrower’s formation documents comply with the single purpose and bankruptcy remote entity requirements set on forth Schedule V, (B) that the assumption of the Loan has been duly authorized and that the Assumption Agreement and other loan documents required to be delivered by Transferee Borrower and/or Replacement Guarantor pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered and are valid, binding and enforceable against Transferee Borrower or Replacement Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, (C) that Transferee Borrower and Replacement Guarantor and any entity which is a constituent and controlling stockholder, member or general partner of Transferee Borrower or Replacement Guarantor, as applicable, have been duly organized, and are in existence and good standing, (D) as to such other matters as were required in connection with the origination of the Loan (but instead with respect to the assumption transaction and documentation) and (E) such other opinions as are reasonably required by Lender or required by any Rating Agency and which are customary in connection with the transfer and assumption of similar loans (and, if a Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the closing of the Permitted Direct Assumption, such other opinions as are reasonably required by Lender or required by any Rating Agency and which are customary in connection with a preferred equity investment);
(x) Transferee Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) Patriot Act, OFAC and bankruptcy searches satisfactory to Lender and (B) pending litigation, judgment, state and federal tax lien and UCC searches reasonably satisfactory to Lender, with respect to (v) Transferee Borrower, (w) each Replacement Guarantor, (x) any other Person that Controls Transferee Borrower or owns an equity interest in Transferee Borrower which equals or exceeds twenty percent (20%), (y) if the Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the Permitted Direct Assumption, Qualified Preferred Equity Vehicle and Qualified Preferred Equity Investor, and (z) any other Person reasonably required by Lender in order for Lender to fulfill its regulatory compliance guidelines (where such guidelines are of general applicability and are applied without prejudice); provided, however, that (1) with respect to any bankruptcy search under clauses (w), (x), (y) or (z) above, such search shall be deemed satisfactory if it evidences that the Replacement Guarantor or other Person, as applicable, is not currently the subject of any bankruptcy proceeding and has not been subject to any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding in the past seven (7) years (other than, in the case of an involuntary proceeding, as may have been dismissed) and (2) UCC searches shall be deemed to be satisfactory so long as they do not evidence any security interest in any collateral for the Loan or any security interest in any direct or indirect equity interest in Transferee Borrower;
(xi) Transferee Borrower and the Persons that control Transferee Borrower must be able to satisfy all Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity (provided that this requirement will only be applicable to Transferee Borrower and any Person, if any, that is a general partner or managing member of Transferee), ERISA and embargoed persons representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement, and the Permitted Direct Assumption shall not result in Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate incurring any liability under Section 4201 of ERISA due to a complete or partial withdrawal, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, from any Employee Plan that is a “multiemployer plan,” as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA;
(xii) Transferee Borrower shall have paid Lender the Assumption Fee and all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Permitted Direct Assumption (whether or not the same is consummated) (and if the Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the Permitted Direct Assumption, without duplication, all reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Qualified Preferred Equity Investment), including any Rating Agency fees (if applicable), but excluding any servicing or special servicing fees (other than the Assumption Fee), and Lender may, as a condition to evaluating any proposed Permitted Direct Assumption (and any proposed Qualified Preferred Equity Investment), require that Borrower post a cash deposit with Lender in an amount equal to Lender’s anticipated costs and expenses in evaluating the same (it being understood that any unused portion of the deposit shall be returned to Borrower upon the closing of the Assumption (and the Preferred Equity Investment, if applicable) or upon Borrower notifying Lender in writing that the Assumption (and the Preferred Equity Investment, if applicable) will not close);
(xiii) Lender shall have received a replacement guaranty and environmental indemnity (in form and substance substantially the same as the Guaranty and Environmental Indemnity, provided, however, that in the case of a Direct Assumption, such replacement guaranty shall not include any recourse liability under Section 10.1(ix) or for breach of the representations and covenants set forth in Schedule V hereof by the predecessor borrower or any affiliates of such predecessor borrower) by one or more replacement guarantors and indemnitors (A) who in the aggregate, satisfy the Financial Covenants and (B) each of whom satisfies the applicable search criteria described in clause (x) above and (C) each of whom owns a direct or indirect interest in Transferee Borrower and at least one of whom Controls Transferee Borrower (collectively, the “Replacement Guarantor”), where such Replacement Guarantor has undertaken at least the obligations as set forth in the Guaranty and Environmental Indemnity arising only from acts, conditions and events occurring from and after the closing date of the Permitted Direct Assumption;
(xiv) the Permitted Direct Assumption shall not violate or result in a breach of or default under any Franchise Agreement or Ground Lease where such breach or default, if not cured prior to the expiration of any applicable cure period, would make the agreement or lease, as applicable, terminable at the option of the franchisor or ground lessor thereunder, and all requisite consents to such conveyance shall have been obtained from the applicable parties to such Franchise Agreements and Ground Leases and Lender shall have received satisfactory evidence of the same; provided, however, that Borrower may, on the closing date of the Permitted Direct Assumption, (A) replace any Franchise Agreement by a new Franchise Agreement in accordance with Section 4.34 hereof and/or (B) replace any Franchise Agreement with a new Franchise Agreement with the same Franchisor under, and in a form and on the terms, in each case, not materially different than the form and terms of, the replaced Franchise Agreement if such new Franchise Agreement is required by such Franchisor in connection with the Permitted Direct Assumption;
(xv) Transferee Borrower shall make any deposits into the Future PIP Reserve Account as may be required under Section 6.6.1 and/or Section 4.3.4(e);
(xvi) the assumption documentation, legal opinions and organizational documents of Transferee Borrower and any other Person that is required to be a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity under this Agreement (and if the Qualified Preferred Equity Investment is closing concurrently with the Permitted Direct Assumptio
Assumption of Assumed Liabilities (a) Except as expressly provided in Section 2.4(b), the Purchaser shall not assume, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, any liability or obligation of either Seller whatsoever, whether known, unknown, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether accrued or unaccrued.
(b) Subject to the foregoing Section 2.4(a), effective as of the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall assume the following liabilities and obligations of the Sellers arising out of the use, ownership or operation of the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”):
(i) the obligations of the Sellers under (x) each Assumed Contract, related to the rights under each Assumed Contract assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (y) each JWWTP Agreement to the extent assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment (JWWTP Agreements) and (z) each License included in the Assets required to be performed on or after the Closing Date;
(ii) all accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of the Sellers related to the Business and accrued or existing as of the Closing Date, but only to the extent included in the determination of Final Net Working Capital;
(iii) all liabilities and obligations, known or unknown, relating to, resulting from, arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, (A) events that occur, (B) services performed or products manufactured or sold, or (C) the ownership, operation or use of the Business and the Assets, in each case, from and after the Closing;
(iv) liabilities and obligations relating to or arising from physical or bodily injuries to, or damage to the property of, third parties that occur from and after the Closing to the extent caused by the physical condition of the Assets (which are being transferred as-is, where-is);
(v) liabilities arising in connection with any severance plan established by the Purchaser on or after the Closing Date; and
(vi) liabilities under any of the CBAs or any other collective bargaining agreement or other labor arrangement, including any grievances, to the extent arising from any act or omission after the Closing.