Loans, Advances and Investments No Loan Party may (i) make any loan, advance, reimbursement of expenses, extension of credit, or capital contribution to, (ii) make any investment in, or purchase or commit to purchase any stock or other securities of or interests in, or (iii) enter into any joint venture, partnership, or other similar arrangement with, any Person, other than
(a) marketable obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or issued by any of its agencies and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those obligations);
(b) marketable obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof and rated “Aa2” or better by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or “AA” by S&P (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those obligations);
(c) certificates of deposit or banker’s acceptances that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or are issued by commercial banks having combined capital, surplus, and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000 (as shown on its most recently published statement of condition (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those certificates of deposit or banker’s acceptances));
(d) commercial paper and similar obligations rated “P-2” or better by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, or “A-2” or better by S&P (and investments in mutual funds investing primarily in those obligations);
(e) checking and demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business (subject to the delivery deadlines set forth in Section 6.1(d) and Section 8.16, provided an executed Deposit Account Control Agreement has been delivered to Lenders in Proper Form);
(f) expense accounts or loans or advances to its directors, managers, officers or employees for expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and solely relating to such Persons’ travels and other activities undertaken on behalf of the Loan Parties and their businesses, which may not, in the aggregate, at any time exceed $25,000;
(g) investments in securities purchased by any Loan Party under repurchase obligations pursuant to which arrangements are made with selling financial institutions (being a financial institution having unimpaired capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000 and with a rating of “A-1” by S&P or “P-1” by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇) for such financial institutions to repurchase such securities within thirty (30) days from the date of purchase by such Loan Party, and other similar short term investments made in connection with the Loan Party’s cash management practices;
(h) Permitted Acquisitions;
(i) non-cash proceeds from dispositions permitted under Section 9.9;
(j) investments by any Borrower in any other Borrower or the Company;
(k) investments by any Guarantor in any Loan Party (other than investments by the Company in Holdings);
(l) cash and Cash Equivalents;
(m) prepaid expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(n) security deposits in respect of real property leases;
(o) accounts receivable or notes receivable created in the ordinary course of business;
(p) to the extent constituting investments, transactions expressly permitted under Sections 9.1, 9.6, 9.10 and 9.15;
(q) investments to the extent that payment for such investments is made solely by the issuance of Equity Securities (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings to the seller of such investments, provided, that such investments would not result in a Change of Control;
(r) investments of a Person that is acquired and becomes a Subsidiary of a Loan Party or of a company merged or amalgamated or consolidated into any Loan Party, in each case after the Closing Date and pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, to the extent that such investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Permitted Acquisition by a Loan Party and were in existence on the date of such Permitted Acquisition;
(s) the forgiveness or conversion to equity (other than Disqualified Stock) of any Permitted Debt owed to a Loan Party;
(t) guarantees by any Loan Party of leases entered into by a Loan Party in the ordinary course of business; and
(u) the loans, advances and/or investments set forth on Schedule 9.4.
Swingline Loan Amounts, Etc Each Swingline Loan shall be in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 or such other minimum amounts agreed to by the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. Any voluntary prepayment of a Swingline Loan must be in integral multiples of $100,000 or the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans (or such other minimum amounts upon which the Swingline Lender and the Borrower may agree) and in connection with any such prepayment, the Borrower must give the Swingline Lender prior written notice thereof no later than 10:00 a.m. on the date of such prepayment. The Swingline Loans shall, in addition to this Agreement, be evidenced by the Swingline Note.
Revolving Advances (a) The Note A-2 Holder hereby agrees to advance to the Mortgage Loan Borrower any Revolving Advance required to be made under Note A-2 and the Mortgage Loan Documents, it being the specific intent of the parties hereto that no other Noteholder shall have any obligation and shall not be liable for making any Revolving Advance. The Note A-2 Holder shall remit each Revolving Advance on the date that such Revolving Advance is required to be made pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents and Note A-2. The parties hereto agree that (i) the determination of whether the Mortgage Loan Borrower is entitled to receive any Revolving Advance shall rest solely with the Note A-2 Holder, who shall be responsible for conducting any and all due diligence, loan documentation and pre-funding requirements in connection therewith, and (ii) the Note A-2 Holder shall be solely responsible for funding the Revolving Advance to the Mortgage Loan Borrower following such determination that the Mortgage Loan Borrower is entitled to receive such Revolving Advance under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.
(b) For so long as the Revolving Advance Obligation has not been fully discharged and any Securitization is outstanding, Note A-2 may only be transferred to a transferee:
(i) that is a Qualified Institutional Lender, or
(ii) if the credit rating of the transferee from any applicable Rating Agency is lower than the credit rating of the Initial Note A-2 Holder, as to which the A-2 Holder has received confirmation in writing from each such Rating Agency that such Transfer will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current ratings of the Certificates, which confirmation will not be predicated upon any action by the Mortgage Loan Borrower. In addition, for so long as the Revolving Advance Obligation has not been fully discharged, (i) no Transfer of Note A-2 shall violate the Mortgage Loan Documents and (ii) the transferee shall assume all Revolving Advance Obligations pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee agrees to be bound by all provisions applicable to the Note A-2 Holder.
(c) The Note A-2 Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless each other Noteholder, any Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (each a “Revolving Advance Indemnified Party”), against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses (including the fees and disbursements of outside counsel retained by any such person) and liabilities in connection with, arising out of, or as a result of the Note A-2 Holder's failure to satisfy its obligations to make any and all Revolving Advances, including without limitation, (i) any claims made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or its Affiliates or (ii) any failure of payment by the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Mortgage Loan, in each case that results from a failure to make any Revolving Advance as required under the Mortgage Loan Documents, except, as to such Future Funding Indemnified Party, to the extent that it is finally judicially determined that any losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses or liabilities resulted primarily from the bad faith or willful misconduct of such Revolving Advance Indemnified Party. Each Revolving Advance Indemnified Party shall be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to the indemnification obligations of the Note A-2 Holder set forth in this Section 41. In the event that the Note A-2 Holder becomes involved in any action, proceeding or investigation in connection with any transaction or matter referred to or contemplated by this Agreement, the Note A-2 Holder shall promptly reimburse such Revolving Advance Indemnified Party upon demand therefor in an amount equal to its reasonable legal and other expenses (including the costs of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith to the extent such party is entitled to indemnification for such legal or other costs and expenses hereunder. In addition, the Note A-2 Holder agrees that each Revolving Advance Indemnified Party may deduct and offset any amount to be indemnified hereunder from and against any amount that is due to the Note A-2 Holder under the Servicing Agreement. The indemnification obligations of the Note A-2 Holder hereunder shall survive any termination of the Agreement. Each Revolving Advance Indemnified Party's rights pursuant to this Section 41 are in addition to any other rights a Revolving Advance Indemnified Party may have at law or in equity.
(d) The Note A-2 Holder shall provide notice of the making of any Revolving Advance and the amount of such Revolving Advance to each other Noteholder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor.
(e) The Note A-1-A-1 Holder (or at any time when such Note is included in a Securitization, the Master Servicer) shall maintain a record of each Revolving Advance advanced by the Note A-2 Holder and will increase the Note A-2 Principal Balance by the amount of such Revolving Advance.
Cash Collateral for Letters of Credit If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, this Agreement (or the Revolving Loan Commitment) shall be terminated for any reason or if otherwise required by the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent may, and upon request of Required Revolving Lenders, shall, demand (which demand shall be deemed to have been delivered automatically upon any acceleration of the Loans and other obligations hereunder pursuant to Section 7.2), and the Borrower shall thereupon deliver to the Administrative Agent, to be held for the benefit of the L/C Issuer, the Agents and the Lenders entitled thereto, an amount of cash equal to 105% of the amount of Letter of Credit Obligations as additional collateral security for Obligations in respect of any outstanding Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may at any time apply any or all of such cash and cash collateral to the payment of any or all of the Credit Parties’ Obligations in respect of any Letters of Credit. Pending such application, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) invest the same in an interest bearing account in the Administrative Agent’s name, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers, the Agents and the Lenders entitled thereto, under which deposits are available for immediate withdrawal, at such bank or financial institution as the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent may, in their discretion, select.
Letters of Credit Sublimit (a) As part of the Revolving Line, Bank shall issue or have issued Letters of Credit for Borrower’s account. The face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit (including drawn but unreimbursed Letters of Credit and any Letter of Credit Reserve) may not exceed the Availability Amount. Such aggregate amounts utilized hereunder shall at all times reduce the amount otherwise available for Advances under the Revolving Line. If, on the Revolving Maturity Date, there are any outstanding Letters of Credit, then on such date Borrower shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to said Letters of Credit. All Letters of Credit shall be in form and substance acceptable to Bank in its sole discretion and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Bank’s standard Application and Letter of Credit Agreement (the “Letter of Credit Application”). Borrower agrees to execute any further documentation in connection with the Letters of Credit as Bank may reasonably request. Borrower further agrees to be bound by the regulations and interpretations of the issuer of any Letters of Credit guarantied by Bank and opened for Borrower’s account or by Bank’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued by Bank for Borrower’s account, and Borrower understands and agrees that Bank shall not be liable for any error, negligence, or mistake, whether of omission or commission, in following Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto.
(b) The obligation of Borrower to immediately reimburse Bank for drawings made under Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Letters of Credit, and the Letter of Credit Application.
(c) Borrower may request that Bank issue a Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency. If a demand for payment is made under any such Letter of Credit, Bank shall treat such demand as an Advance to Borrower of the equivalent of the amount thereof (plus fees and charges in connection therewith such as wire, cable, SWIFT or similar charges) in Dollars at the then-prevailing rate of exchange in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to the country issuing such Foreign Currency.
(d) To guard against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit payable in a Foreign Currency, Bank shall create a reserve (the “Letter of Credit Reserve”) under the Revolving Line in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the face amount of such Letter of Credit. The amount of the Letter of Credit Reserve may be adjusted by Bank from time to time to account for fluctuations in the exchange rate. The availability of funds under the Revolving Line shall be reduced by the amount of such Letter of Credit Reserve for as long as such Letter of Credit remains outstanding.