EXHIBIT 4(kk)
Collateral Pledge Agreement between CRIIMI MAE Inc.
and The ▇▇▇▇▇ National Bank of Washington, D.C.
COLLATERAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT
dated as of
February 24, 1995
between
CRIIMI MAE INC.,
and
THE ▇▇▇▇▇ NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
COLLATERAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT
THIS COLLATERAL PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as modified, amended or supplemented from
time to time, the "Agreement"), dated as of February 24, 1995, between CRIIMI
MAE INC. (the "Borrower"), a Maryland corporation, and THE ▇▇▇▇▇ NATIONAL BANK
OF WASHINGTON, D.C. (the "Bank"), a national banking association, recites and
provides:
RECITALS
The Borrower and the Bank are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of
February 24, 1995 (as modified, amended or supplemented from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Bank has agreed to make loans to the
Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $10,000,000 at any time
outstanding (the "Loans").
The Bank has agreed to make the Loans only if the Borrower enters into this
Agreement to pledge the Collateral (as defined herein) to the Bank, in the
amounts required hereunder as security for the obligations of the Borrower to
the Bank under the Credit Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and the covenants
and agreements hereinafter contained and contained in the Credit Agreement and
for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged by each party), the Borrower and the Bank agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
DEFINITIONS
SECTION I. Definitions.
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
"Advisor" means CRI Insured Mortgage Associates Adviser Limited
Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and its successors.
"Agreement" means this Collateral Pledge Agreement, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the
provisions hereof and of the Credit Agreement.
"Applicable Rate" means the interest rate in effect from time to time under
the Credit Agreement, without giving effect to any 2% increase imposed as the
result of an Event of Default.
"Authorized Newspaper" means The Wall Street Journal or any successor daily
newspaper or if there is no such successor daily newspaper, then The New York
Times.
"Loans" has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
"Board" means the board of directors of the Borrower or any committee of
that board duly authorized to act in any manner relating hereto.
"Borrower Request" means a written request or order signed in the name of
the Borrower or the Advisor by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any
Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Controller, Assistant Controller, or Secretary, of
the Borrower or the Advisor, as the case may be, delivered to the Bank.
"Collateral" has the meaning as set forth in Section 2.1(a) hereof.
"Collateral Proceeds" means all proceeds, as well as all other funds,
credit or other property derived by the Bank or the Borrower, from or with
respect to the Collateral.
"Credit Agreement" means the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24,
1995 between the Borrower and the Bank, as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
"Debt" of any Person means at any date, (a) all obligations of such Person
which in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect from
time to time would be classified on a balance sheet of such Person as
liabilities of such Person including, without limitation, (i) all obligations of
such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of
such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except
trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all
obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, (b) all Debt of others secured by a
Lien on any asset of such Person,
whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person, and (c) all Debt of others
Guaranteed by such Person.
"Domestic Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York City or Washington, D.C. are
authorized by law to close.
"Eligible Liquid Assets" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Credit Agreement.
"Fair Market Value" means on any date of determination thereof (the
"Determination Date") with respect to the Liquidating REIT Stock, the closing
price published in an Authorized Newspaper on the Determination Date or the
publication date most recently prior to the Determination Date for such
Liquidating REIT Stock or, at the election of the Borrower, the average of such
closing prices for a period of five consecutive publication days ending on the
Determination Date or the publication date most recently prior to the
Determination Date for such Liquidating REIT Stock (provided that such closing
prices have been reported on each day of such five publication day period);
provided further that if no closing price is published on the Determination Date
or the publication date most recently prior to the Determination Date for such
Liquidating REIT Stock but the bid and asked prices of the Liquidating REIT
Stock are published on a regular basis in an Authorized Newspaper, the Fair
Market Value of the Liquidating REIT Stock shall be the bid price for the
Liquidating REIT Stock so published on the Determination Date or the publication
date most recently prior to the Determination Date; provided, however, that in
the event that the Fair Market Value of each share of Liquidating REIT Stock
computed under both (or, if the five publication day period method is not
permitted hereby, then such Fair Market Value based solely on the closing price
published on the Determination Date or the publication date most recently prior
to the Determination Date) of the foregoing procedures based on the closing
price of such Liquidating REIT Stock (or the Fair Market Value of each share of
such Liquidating REIT Stock computed under the procedure based on the bid price
thereof if such closing price is not reported) is greater than 110 percent of
the Net Liquidation Value Per Share of such shares on the Determination Date,
the Fair Market Value of the Liquidating REIT Stock shall equal 110 percent of
the Net Liquidation Value Per Share on the Determination Date of such
Liquidating REIT Stock.
"Fundamental Change" means, but is not limited to: (a) any increase in the
expected life of the Liquidating REIT beyond December 31, 2000, (b) any
amendment of the Liquidating REIT's Articles of Incorporation, (c) any amendment
of the Liquidating REIT's By-Laws other than immaterial amendments that could
not adversely affect the rights of the Bank under the Loan Documents or the
value of the Liquidating REIT Stock, (d) the incurrence by the Liquidating REIT
of any Debt, other than Debt permitted by Section 6.1(o) of the Credit
Agreement, (e) the existence of any Lien on any of the assets of the Liquidating
REIT, other than Liens securing Debt permitted by Section 6.1(o)(iii) of the
Credit Agreement, provided, however, that the existence of any such Lien shall
not constitute a Fundamental Change so long as the amount of all such Liens
shall not exceed $500,000 and (i) the validity or application thereof shall be
contested by the Liquidating REIT in good faith or (ii) the Liquidating REIT
shall, at all times after learning thereof, act in good faith to
remove any such Lien, (f) the failure of the Liquidating REIT Stock, which is
listed on a national securities exchange on the date of this Agreement, to
continue to be listed on a national securities exchange, or (g) any merger or
consolidation to which the Liquidating REIT is a party.
"Funding Date" means the date on which the initial Loan is made by the Bank
under the Credit Agreement.
"Guarantee" by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of
such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of
any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to
purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Debt or other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements,
by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to
take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or
(b) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of
such Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee
against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term
Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business. The term "Guarantee" used as a verb has a
corresponding meaning.
"Independent Accountants" means ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, L.L.P. or any other firm
of certified public accountants of recognized standing, which may also be the
accountants who at such time audit the books of the Borrower or any of its
affiliates, provided such firm is independent with respect to the Borrower
within the meaning of the Code of Professional Ethics of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants.
"Initial Collateral" means the shares of Liquidating REIT Stock delivered
to the Bank on the Funding Date.
"Initial Valuation Period" means the period commencing five calendar days
prior (a) to a Funding Date and ending on the Funding Date, or (b) to the date
of delivery of Initial Collateral and ending on such delivery date.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower, the Liquidating REIT or any of
their respective Subsidiaries shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any asset
which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor
under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention
agreement relating to such asset.
"Lien of this Agreement" or "Lien hereof" means the Lien created by this
Agreement or by any concurrent or subsequent conveyance to the Bank (whether
made by the Borrower or any other Person) or otherwise created, constituting any
property held by the Bank as security for the performance of the Borrower's
obligations under the Credit Agreement and this Agreement and the Obligations,
on the terms and to the extent provided herein.
"Liquidating REIT" means CRI Liquidating REIT, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, and any successor.
"Liquidating REIT Stock" means the common voting stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Liquidating REIT.
"Liquidation" means any sale, transfer or other disposition by the Bank of
any Collateral, except as permitted under Section 3.6 hereof.
"Liquidation Period" means the period of time during which the Liquidation
of any Collateral is required or permitted pursuant to this Agreement.
"Liquidation Value" means on any date, with respect to the assets of any
Person, the amount that would be obtained upon the sale of the assets of such
Person that would qualify as Eligible Liquid Assets in an arm's-length sale in
the ordinary course of business.
"Loan Documents" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit
Agreement.
"Net Liquidation Value Per Share" means on any date, with respect to any
Person, (a) the Liquidation Value of the assets of such Person, minus all
liabilities of such Person divided by (b) the number of outstanding shares of
capital stock of such Person.
"The New York Times" means the newspaper or a successor thereto of general
circulation published under the name "The New York Times" in the Borough of
Manhattan, City of New York.
"Obligations" means all direct, indirect, contingent, primary, secondary,
joint, several, joint and several liabilities, and the payment in full and
performance by the Borrower, when due (whether at stated maturity, upon
acceleration or otherwise), of all of its obligations, under the Loan Documents
(as such documents are amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
including without limitation any amendment that increases the amounts that are
or may be due or outstanding thereunder), including the payment of all amounts
that would become due but for the automatic stay under Section 362 of the
Bankruptcy Code, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Bank to
obtain, preserve, protect, perfect and enforce the foregoing or the security
interest granted hereby or thereby, to collect the above and maintain and
preserve any Collateral therefor or as a result of any breach or
misrepresentation thereunder (including without limitation the expenses of
retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling or otherwise disposing of or
realizing on any Collateral), and also the due and punctual performance of all
of the terms, covenants, conditions and agreements with respect to any of the
foregoing plus, upon demand, and whether or not suit is brought, all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs (including without limitation court costs), expense advances
and reasonable attorneys fees that may be made or incurred by the Bank in the
collection of the foregoing or the enforcement of any of the foregoing or the
exercise by the Bank of any of its rights under the Loan Documents (as such
documents are amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including
without limitation any amendment that increases the amounts that are or may be
outstanding thereunder) or in and to any Collateral or other rights against the
Borrower, the Liquidating REIT or any other party to the Loan Documents (as such
documents are amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including
without limitation any amendment that increases the amounts that are or may be
outstanding thereunder or adds any party or parties thereto) and any
indebtedness or liability that may exist or arise as a result of any payment
made by or for the benefit of the Borrower being avoided or set aside as a
preference under Sections 547 or 550 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, as
amended, or any state laws governing insolvency or creditors' rights, all
extensions, renewals, replacements, refundings or modifications of any of the
foregoing, and any awards of damages, judgments or settlement obligations
relating to any of the foregoing, in each case whether now existing or hereafter
existing, arising or incurred. It is the clear and express intention of the
Borrower that the continuing grant of the security interests granted hereby
remain as security for the Obligations, whether now existing or that may
hereafter be incurred by future advances or otherwise. The notice of the
continuing grant of such security interests therefore shall not be required to
be stated on the face of any document representing any Obligation or otherwise
identifying it as being secured pursuant hereto. Any such Obligation shall be
deemed to have been made, incurred or advanced pursuant to Section 9-204(3) of
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the District of
Columbia or any other applicable law.
"Officer's Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer, Controller or
Assistant Controller, the Secretary, or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries, of the Borrower.
"Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion of counsel to the Borrower,
reasonably acceptable to the Bank, who may (except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement) be an employee of the Borrower.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Valuation Date" means, subject to the provisions of the definition of Fair
Market Value, the Funding Date and the fifth Domestic Business Day of each
calendar month after the Funding Date.
"Vice President," when used with respect to the Borrower or the Advisor,
shall mean any Vice President, whether or not designated by a number or a word
or words added before or after the title "Vice President," and, when used with
respect to a Bank, shall mean any vice president, whether or not designated by a
number or a word or words added before or after the title "Vice President."
"The Wall Street Journal" means the newspaper or a successor thereto of
general circulation published under the name "The Wall Street Journal" in the
Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.
SECTION 1.2 Rules of Construction.
(a) Words of the masculine gender shall be deemed and construed to
include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders. Unless the
context shall otherwise indicate, words importing the singular number shall
include the plural and vice versa.
(b) Reference to a section number, such as this Section 1.2, shall
mean and include all provisions within that section of this Agreement, unless a
particular subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is specified.
(c) Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used
herein shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be
made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect from time to time, except as otherwise specified herein, applied on a
basis consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower's independent
public accountants) with the most recent audited consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries delivered to the
Bank.
(d) Any words or phrases defined in the Credit Agreement shall have
the meaning given such words or phrases therein for purposes of this Agreement,
unless defined differently in this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PLEDGE OF COLLATERAL
SECTION 2.1 Pledge and Assignment of Collateral by the Borrower.
(a) The Borrower by these presents does hereby grant, bargain,
release, convey, assign, pledge, transfer, mortgage, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇ on and
security interest in, and confirm unto the Bank, all and each of the following
property (herein collectively called the "Collateral"):
(i) the Initial Collateral and all subsequent shares of
Liquidating REIT Stock as shall be hereafter conveyed, assigned or
transferred and delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Bank, at
any time and from time to time, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
and
(ii) to the extent provided in this Agreement, all proceeds and
distributions, including payments of dividends, with respect thereto; and
(iii) all Collateral Proceeds.
(b) The Bank and its successors and assigns, shall HAVE AND HOLD the
Collateral subject to the terms of this Agreement, as security for the
performance of the Obligations.
(c) On the Funding Date, the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be
delivered the Initial Collateral to the Bank in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
SECTION 2.2 Possession of Collateral.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, transfer and delivery of
Collateral to the Bank shall be made in compliance with the procedures set forth
in this Section and the Bank shall be deemed to be in possession of the
Collateral upon compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2
with respect to such Collateral. The Borrower and the Bank shall comply with
the procedures set forth in this Section with respect to all Collateral received
by the Bank pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that failure to so
comply shall not be construed to affect or limit the security interest granted
in this Agreement by the Borrower to the Bank for the Bank or the perfection of
such security interest.
(b) The Borrower shall deliver such certificate or certificates as
evidence of the Collateral, and an assignment, stock power or other appropriate
instrument of transfer to the Bank duly executed in blank and on a separate
form. Such certificate or certificates and the assignment, stock power or
transfer form or forms shall be physically delivered to the possession of the
Bank. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Bank
may promptly cause such certificate or certificates to be registered in the name
of the Bank. In the event that no Event of Default has existed for a period of
ten consecutive days, the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Bank and
delivery to the Bank of an assignment, stock power or other instrument of
transfer complying with the requirements of this Section , request that any such
certificate or certificates registered in the name of the Bank be registered in
the name of the Borrower and the Bank shall use its best efforts to cause any
such certificate or certificates to be registered in the name of the Borrower on
the fifth Business Day after receipt of such notice from the Borrower unless the
Bank has received notice that the conditions to such registration have not been
met.
(c) If the Bank receives an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
procedures for the delivery of Collateral set forth in Section 2.2 are not
effective to create a perfected security interest of first priority in
Collateral delivered as provided by this Section 2.2, the procedures shall be
modified by the parties hereto in such manner and to the extent necessary so
that delivery of Collateral in accordance with the modified procedures will
create a perfected security interest of first priority in Collateral so
delivered, and such procedures are reasonably satisfactory to the Bank.
(d) The Borrower will deliver promptly (but not later than three
Domestic Business Days after request by the Bank) to the Bank such other
documents, certificates and opinions as the Bank may reasonably request in
connection with the subjection of any Collateral (and Collateral Proceeds) to
the Lien of this Agreement to the extent contemplated hereby.
(e) The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall apply with respect to
the delivery of the Initial Collateral and any additional Collateral to be added
in accordance with Section 3.5 hereof.
ARTICLE III
COLLATERAL MAINTENANCE
SECTION 3.1 Holding of Collateral.
All Collateral, until commencement of a Liquidation Period, shall be held
by the Bank. After commencement of a Liquidation Period and written notice from
the Bank to the Borrower thereof, the Bank may register any such Collateral in
its own name or the name of any of its nominees.
SECTION 3.2 Dividends and Other Distributions on Liquidating REIT Stock.
(a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
all cash dividends payable in respect of the Liquidating REIT Stock pledged as
Collateral shall be paid to the Borrower.
(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Bank
shall give written notice thereof to the Borrower and all rights of the Borrower
to receive any cash dividends payable in respect of the Liquidating REIT Stock
pledged as Collateral shall cease during the continuation of such Event of
Default, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Bank (who
shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such
dividends), and all such cash dividends shall be paid to the Bank to be applied
to the repayment of the Obligations. If any cash dividends payable in respect
of the Liquidating REIT Stock pledged as Collateral are paid to the Borrower
during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly
deliver to the Bank any such cash dividends as may be received by it in the form
received, together with any necessary endorsements or assignments. Until so
delivered, any such cash dividends received by the Borrower during the
continuance of an Event of Default shall be held in trust for the benefit of the
Bank and the Borrower shall segregate such cash dividends from other property of
the Borrower or other persons. In the event that any such Event of Default has
been waived and no Event of Default is continuing, the Bank shall give written
notice thereof to the Borrower and any subsequent cash dividends payable in
respect of the Liquidating REIT Stock pledged as Collateral shall be paid to the
Borrower in accordance with Section 3.2(a).
(c) The Bank shall also be entitled to receive directly, and to
retain as part of the Collateral:
(i) all other or additional stock or other securities or
property (other than cash dividends on the Liquidating REIT Stock that are
subject to the provisions of Sections 3.2(a) and (b), which shall be gov-
erned thereby) paid or distributed by way of dividend or otherwise, as the
case may be, in respect of the Collateral consisting of Liquidating REIT
Stock subject to the Lien of this Agreement or any other Collateral;
(ii) all other or additional stock or other securities or
property (including cash) paid or distributed in respect of the Liquidating
REIT Stock subject to the Lien of this Agreement by way of subdivision,
stock-split, spin-off, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or
similar rearrangement;
(iii) all other or additional stock or other securities or
property (including cash) paid or distributed in respect of the Liquidating
REIT Stock subject to the Lien of this Agreement by reason of any
consolidation, merger, exchange of stock, conveyance of assets, liquidation
or similar corporate reorganization or otherwise;
(iv) all other or additional stock or other securities or
property from time to time acquired by the Borrower in substitution for or
in addition to any of the foregoing, including without limitation all
common stock, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for
Liquidating REIT Stock or other securities and all options, warrants and
other rights to purchase Liquidating REIT Stock or other securities;
(v) all certificates and instruments representing any of the
foregoing, together with the interest coupons (if any) attached thereto;
and
(vi) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
SECTION 3.3 Liquidating REIT Stock Voting Rights.
(a) Except as provided below, unless and until an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall be entitled to vote
any and all Liquidating REIT Stock legally or beneficially owned by it with
respect to any matter that does not constitute a Fundamental Change, and to give
consents, waivers or ratifications in respect thereof with respect to any matter
that does not constitute a Fundamental Change, provided that no vote shall be
cast or any consent, waiver or ratification given with respect to any
Liquidating REIT Stock legally or beneficially owned by the Borrower, whether or
not subject to the Lien of this Agreement, or any action taken that would
violate or be inconsistent with any of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document, or that would have the effect of impairing
the position or interests of the Bank hereunder or thereunder.
(b) The Bank shall vote the Liquidating REIT Stock subject to the
Lien of this Agreement with respect to any Fundamental Change. The Borrower
agrees to furnish promptly the Bank with such irrevocable proxies and other
documents as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the Bank to vote such
Liquidating REIT Stock.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) in the event that an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, at the option of the Bank, all of the
Liquidating REIT Stock subject to the Lien of this Agreement will be voted by
the Bank and (b) after the commencement of any Liquidation Period, the
Liquidating REIT Stock subject to the Lien of this Agreement will be voted by
the Bank with respect to all matters.
SECTION 3.4 Rights of Bank and Borrower During the Liquidation Period.
Whenever in this Article III it is provided that any right with respect to
the Collateral may be exercised by the Borrower prior to any Liquidation Period,
such right, nevertheless, may be exercised by the Borrower during such
Liquidation Period, but only if and so long as written consent to such exercise
has been received by the Borrower from the Bank.
SECTION 3.5 Maintenance of Collateral.
The Aggregate Fair Market Value of the Collateral with respect to the Loans
will be at least equal to 175 percent of the aggregate principal amount of the
Loans outstanding at any time. In the event that the Aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Collateral is less than 175 percent of the aggregate principal
amount of the Loans outstanding on any Valuation Date, the Borrower, within ten
Domestic Business Days shall, unless otherwise cured as a result of an increase
in the Aggregate Fair Market Value of the Collateral, prepay the Loans or
deliver to the Bank sufficient Liquidating REIT Stock, so that the Aggregate
Fair Market Value of Liquidating REIT Stock subject to the Lien of this
Agreement shall be at least equal to 175 percent of the aggregate principal
amount of the Loans outstanding on such Valuation Date. If additional Col-
lateral is delivered by the Borrower in satisfaction of the provisions of this
Section 3.5, such Collateral shall be delivered to the Bank, in the manner
provided under Sections 2.1 and 2.2.
SECTION 3.6 Redelivery of Collateral.
(a) In the event that the Aggregate Fair Market Value of Collateral
subject to the Lien of this Agreement is equal to or greater than 185 percent of
the aggregate principal amount of the Loans outstanding on any Valuation Date,
and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may furnish
to the Bank an Officer's Certificate requesting the reassignment to the Borrower
of any Collateral, which Officer's Certificate shall state the date (the
"Removal Date") of the proposed reassignment (which shall not be earlier than
five Domestic Business Days after delivery of such Officer's Certificate and
shall be the first Domestic Business Day of January, April, July or October) and
shall set forth facts showing that the reassignment is authorized by this
Section 3.6. On the Removal Date, the Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to the Bank a certificate describing and valuing the Collateral to be
reassigned and dated, and containing valuations as of, the Removal Date, which
shows that the Aggregate Fair Market Value of Eligible Collateral subject to the
Lien of this Agreement is equal to or greater than 185 percent of the aggregate
principal amount of Loans outstanding. Promptly after receipt of such
certificate, the Bank shall promptly reassign and deliver, without recourse,
representation or warranty of any kind, Collateral specified in such Officer's
Certificate to the Borrower (or as the Borrower directs) and the Bank shall
promptly execute and deliver to the Borrower such instruments of transfer,
assignment, release, discharge, termination and satisfaction and evidence of
such release and delivery, without recourse, representation or warranty of any
kind, in such forms as the Borrower may reasonably request to remove from the
Lien of this Agreement such Collateral, to vest in the Borrower such Collateral
and to evidence properly such action. It is understood that the Borrower may
exercise its rights under and subject to the conditions of this Section 3.6 to
recover sole possession of Collateral, including, without limitation, that
resulting from changes in the Aggregate Fair Market Value of Collateral subject
to the Lien of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, during
any Liquidation Period, the Borrower may not obtain any release or reassignment
of Collateral under this Section 3.6
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES
AND COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
SECTION 4.1 Warranty of Title and Authority to Pledge.
The Borrower represents, warrants and agrees that all the Collateral
subject to the Lien of this Agreement is owned by the Borrower and pledged by it
hereunder free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien,
charge or encumbrance, except the Lien of this Agreement, and that it has full
power and lawful authority to pledge and to assign, transfer and deliver such
Collateral in the manner and form described herein or to cause such Collateral
to be so pledged, assigned, transferred and delivered. Upon the delivery by the
Borrower of the Initial Collateral and upon the delivery by the Borrower of any
additional Collateral pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower shall be deemed
to represent that such Initial Collateral and all such additional Collateral,
respectively, is owned by the Borrower and pledged by it hereunder free and
clear of any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien, charge or encumbrance,
except the Lien of this Agreement, and that it has full power and lawful
authority to pledge and to assign, transfer and deliver such Initial Collateral
and such additional Collateral in the manner and form described herein or to
cause such Initial Collateral and such additional Collateral to be so pledged,
assigned, transferred and delivered. The Borrower hereby does, and until the
Collateral is reassigned to the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement,
will, warrant and defend the title of the Bank to the Collateral, whether now or
hereafter pledged or assigned by the Borrower, against the claims and demands of
all Persons whomsoever.
SECTION 4.2 Protection of Title; Payment of Taxes, Liens, Etc.
(a) The Borrower will:
(i) duly and promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and
discharged, before they become delinquent, all taxes, assessments,
governmental and other charges levied, assessed or imposed upon or against
any of the Collateral;
(ii) duly observe and conform in all material respects with all
requirements of any governmental authority imposed upon the Borrower
relative to any of the Collateral, and all covenants, terms and conditions
under or upon which any part thereof is held;
(iii) cause to be paid and discharged all claims (including,
without limitation, income taxes) which, if unpaid, might become a lien or
encumbrance upon the Collateral;
(iv) enforce collection of all payments due on the Collateral,
and otherwise service, such Collateral, all in accordance with Borrower's
customary practices; and
(v) do all things and take all actions necessary to keep the
Lien of this Agreement a first lien upon and a prior perfected security
interest in the Collateral, and to protect its title to the Collateral
against loss by reason of any foreclosure or other proceeding to enforce
any lien, security interest or other encumbrances prior to, pari passu with
or subordinate to the Lien of this Agreement.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 4.2 shall require the payment
of any such tax, assessment, claim, lien or charge or the compliance with any
such requirement so long as the amount thereof shall not materially affect the
interest of the Bank in any of the Collateral and (a) the validity or applica-
tion thereof shall be contested by the Borrower in good faith or (b) with
respect to liens or encumbrances, the Borrower shall, at all times after
learning thereof, act in good faith to remove any such lien or encumbrance.
(c) The Borrower will not take any action that would in any manner
impair the security arrangement provided for in this Agreement.
SECTION 4.3 Liquidating REIT Stock.
(a) The Borrower represents, warrants and agrees that all of the
Liquidating REIT Stock now or hereafter subject to the Lien of this Agreement
is, or will be, as the case may be, duly and validly issued by the Liquidating
REIT, fully paid and non-assessable and was not and will not be issued in
violation of any preemptive rights.
(b) The Borrower represents and warrants that neither the Liquidating
REIT nor any affiliate of the Liquidating REIT has any claim against the
Borrower which could impair or reduce any distribution with respect to the
Liquidating REIT Stock.
(c) The Liquidating REIT Stock is the only outstanding security
issued by the Liquidating REIT.
(d) Upon each delivery by the Borrower of Liquidating REIT Stock as
Collateral, the Borrower shall be deemed to make the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 4.3(a), (b) and (c).
SECTION 4.4 Chief Executive Office; Trade Names.
(a) The chief executive office and principal place of business of the
Borrower is (and for at least the last four months has been) located at ▇▇▇▇▇
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operate in any jurisdiction under any trade names, fictitious names or other
names except its legal name. The Borrower has not changed its identity or
corporate structure since the reincorporation of the Borrower in Maryland on
July 1, 1993.
(b) The Borrower will not change its chief executive office and
principal place of business, operate in any jurisdiction under any name other
than its legal name or change its name, identity or corporate structure unless
the Borrower has given 30 days' prior written notice thereof to the Bank and
filed such financing statements and taken such other actions as are necessary so
that the Lien of this Agreement is, and following any such change will continue
to be, a first priority perfected security interest in and to all of the
Collateral.
SECTION 4.5 Further Assurances; Filings Recording.
(a) The Borrower will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed
and delivered, all such additional instruments and do, or cause to be done, all
such additional acts as (i) may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement and to make subject to the Lien hereof any property intended
to be so subject, (ii) may be necessary or proper to transfer to any successors
of the Bank the estate, powers, instruments and funds held in trust hereunder
and to confirm the Lien of this Agreement, and (iii) the Bank may reasonably
request for any of the foregoing purposes. The Borrower will also cause to be
filed or recorded any instruments of conveyance, transfer, assignment or further
assurance in all offices in which such filing or recording is necessary to the
validity thereof or to give notice thereof. The Borrower, hereby authorizes the
Bank to file, at the Borrower's expense, all such financing statements
(including a copy of this Agreement), continuation statements and other
documents as the Bank may deem necessary or advisable to make or keep effective
the Lien of this Agreement.
(b) At the request of the Bank, the Borrower will promptly cause any
financing and continuation statements with respect to this Agreement to be
recorded and filed in such manner and in such places, if any, as may in the
opinion of counsel for the Bank, be required by law, in order to preserve and
protect the rights of the Bank hereunder, and will pay all taxes and fees
incidental to the recordation thereof.
SECTION 4.6 Restriction on Amendment of Certain Instruments.
The Borrower will not enter into any agreement providing for, or consent
to, any modification, alteration or amendment of any Collateral, except as
expressly permitted herein.
SECTION 4.7 Advances by Bank.
If the Borrower shall fail to perform any of its covenants contained in
this Agreement, the Bank may (but shall not be obligated to) make advances to
perform the same on behalf of the Borrower, and the Borrower will repay upon
demand all sums so advanced, with interest after demand at 2% plus the
Applicable Rate. All sums so advanced, with interest as aforesaid, shall be
secured by this Agreement and shall constitute Obligations hereunder. No such
advance shall be deemed to relieve the Borrower from any Event of Default
hereunder or under the Credit Agreement or any default or event of default under
any other Loan Document.
SECTION 4.8 Fees, Expenses and Taxes of Bank.
Subject to the applicable limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement,
the Borrower shall pay to the Bank all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket
expenses and documentary stamp, intangible and other similar taxes, if any, of
the Bank (including fees and expenses of counsel to the Bank), payable in
connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and
enforcement of this Agreement, and agrees to save the Bank harmless from and
against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in
paying or omission to pay such fees, expenses and taxes; provided, however, that
the Bank has notified the Borrower, or caused the Borrower to be notified, of
any such fees, expenses and taxes.
ARTICLE V
REMEDIES UPON DEFAULT
SECTION 5.1 Commencement of Liquidation of Collateral.
The Bank may liquidate the Collateral if (a) an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, (b) any Obligations are due and owing to the Bank,
and (c) the Bank has given notice thereof to the Borrower.
SECTION 5.2 Liquidation of Collateral.
(a) In the event liquidation of any Collateral is permitted or
required pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof:
(i) The Bank may sell for cash, or, at its option, credit or
other property for immediate or future delivery, without recourse, and for
such price or prices and on such other terms as it in its discretion may
determine, all or any items of Collateral, in one or more sales, as it may
deem expedient to obtain Collateral Proceeds from such Liquidation which,
to the extent possible, in addition to any other Collateral Proceeds
received by the Bank will be sufficient to pay the amounts owing; provided,
however, that such Collateral may be sold at private or public sale in any
manner not inconsistent with applicable state and federal law; and
(ii) The Bank may proceed by one or more suits, actions or
proceedings at law or in equity or otherwise or by any other appropriate
remedy, to enjoin any sale or disposition of the Collateral by the Borrower
or any Person claiming under or by assignment from the Borrower or
otherwise, or to realize on any security for such Collateral, or to
foreclose this Agreement or to sell such Collateral under a judgment or
decree of a court or courts, or by the enforcement of any such other
appropriate legal or equitable remedy as the Bank, being advised by
counsel, shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of its rights
or powers; and
(iii) The Bank may otherwise exercise, in general, all rights
and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in the District of Columbia or any other applicable jurisdiction;
and
(iv) The Bank is hereby irrevocably appointed the true and lawful
attorney of the Borrower in its name and stead, to make all necessary
deeds, bills of sale and instruments of assignment, transfer or conveyance
of the Collateral thus sold pursuant to this Agreement to pay the amounts
owing; and for that purpose the Bank may execute all such documents and
instruments; and the Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms all that its
said attorney shall lawfully do by virtue thereof; and
(v) If so requested by the Bank or any purchaser, the Borrower
shall ratify and confirm any such sale or transfer by executing and
delivering to the Bank or to such purchaser or purchasers all reasonably
necessary deeds, bills of sale, instruments of assignment, conveyance or
transfer and releases as may be designated in any such request; and
(vi) To the extent permitted by law, the Bank may bid for and
purchase any of the Collateral at Fair Market Value, and upon compliance
with the terms of sale, may hold, retain, possess and dispose of such
Collateral in its own absolute right without further accountability; and
(vii) The receipt of the Bank or the officer making such sale
under judicial proceedings shall be a sufficient discharge to any purchaser
for his purchase money, and, after paying such purchase money and receiving
such receipt, such purchaser or his personal representative, executors,
administrators, heirs, successors or assigns shall not be obliged to see to
the application of such purchase money, or be in any way answerable for any
loss, misapplication or nonapplication thereof; and
(viii) Any such sale shall operate to divest the Borrower of
all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or
in equity or otherwise, in and to the Collateral so sold, and shall be a
perpetual bar both at law and in equity against the Borrower, and its
successors and assigns and any and all persons claiming or who may claim
the Collateral sold or any part thereof from, through or under the
Borrower, or its successors and assigns; and
(ix) Any monies collected by the Bank upon any sale made either
under the power of sale given by this Agreement or under judgment or decree
in any judicial proceedings for foreclosure or otherwise for the
enforcement of this Agreement, shall be applied as provided in Section 5.5.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Bank may hold
any Liquidating REIT Stock that is subject to the Lien of this Agreement,
collect dividends, distributions and other payments made in respect thereof and
apply such amounts, which constitute Collateral Proceeds hereunder, as provided
in Section 5.5 hereof. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is a
commercially reasonable action by the Bank to liquidate the Liquidating REIT
Stock in this manner rather than by disposition of such Collateral. Further,
the Borrower agrees that holding the Liquidating REIT Stock for purposes of
collecting and applying Collateral Proceeds in this manner, or pending
disposition of some or all of the Liquidating REIT Stock, shall not constitute a
retention of collateral or proposal to retain collateral in satisfaction of the
Obligations, under Section 9-505 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in
the District of Columbia or under any other applicable law, provided that the
Collateral Proceeds are applied to the Obligations.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.2, in the event
liquidation of any Collateral is permitted or required pursuant to Section 5.1
hereof the Bank shall permit the sale of any Liquidating REIT Stock that is
subject to the Lien of this Agreement, free and clear of such Lien, by the Bor-
rower to any purchaser (including, without limitation, pursuant to an
underwritten public offering) provided that (i) upon the release of such Lien
the Bank receives payment in full of all outstanding Obligations and (ii) an
Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, is delivered
to the Bank that the sale of such Liquidating REIT Stock was made in compliance
with (or was exempt from) the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, as then in effect (or any similar statute then in effect) and
the requirements of applicable state "blue sky" or securities laws.
SECTION 5.3 Registration.
(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and
the Borrower shall have received from the Bank a written request or requests
that the Borrower cause any registration, qualification or compliance under any
federal or state securities law or laws to be effected with respect to all or
any part of the Collateral, the Borrower as soon as practicable and at its
expense will use its best efforts to cause such registration to be effected (and
be kept effective) and will use its best efforts to cause such qualification and
compliance to be effected (and be kept effective) as may be so requested and as
would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of such Collateral,
including, without limitation, registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, as then in effect (or any similar statute then in effect), appropriate
qualifications under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws and
appropriate compliance with any other government requirements, provided that the
Bank shall furnish the Borrower such information regarding the Bank as the
Borrower's Counsel certifies in writing is required in connection with any such
registration, qualification or compliance. The Borrower will cause the Bank to
be kept reasonably advised in writing as to the progress of each such
registration, qualification or compliance and as to the completion thereof, will
furnish to the Bank such number of prospectuses, offering circulars or other
documents incident thereto as the Bank from time to time may reasonably request,
and will indemnify the Bank and all others participating in the distribution of
such Collateral against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities caused by
any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained
therein (or in any related registration statement, notification or the like) or
by any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein (or in any related
registration statement, notification or the like) a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
except insofar as the same may have been caused by an untrue statement or
omission based upon information furnished in writing to the Borrower by the Bank
expressly for use therein.
(b) If at any time when the Bank shall determine to exercise its
right to sell all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.2, such
Collateral or the part thereof to be sold shall not, for any reason whatsoever,
be effectively registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as then
in effect (or any similar statute then in effect), the Bank may, in its sole and
absolute discretion, sell such Collateral or part thereof by private sale in
such manner and under such circumstances as the Bank may deem necessary or
advisable in order that such sale may legally be effected without such
registration. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in any such
event the Bank, in its sole and absolute discretion (i) may proceed to make such
private sale notwithstanding that a registration statement for the purpose of
registering such Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under such
Securities Act (or any similar statute then in effect), (ii) may approach and
negotiate with a single possible purchaser to effect such sale, (iii) may
restrict the number of prospective bidders or purchasers, (iv) may restrict such
sale to a purchaser who will represent and agree that such purchaser is
purchasing for it own account, for investment, and not with a view to the
distribution or sale of such Collateral or part thereof, and (v) may otherwise
require that such sale be conducted subject to restrictions as to such other
matters as the Bank may deem necessary in order that such sale may be effected
in such manner as to comply with all applicable securities and "blue sky" laws.
In the event of any such sale, the Borrower hereby acknowledges that,
notwithstanding that a higher price might be obtained for the Collateral at a
public sale than at a private sale or sales, the making of a public sale of the
Collateral is subject to registration requirements under federal and state
securities laws and similar other legal restrictions compliance with which would
require such actions on the part of the Borrower, would entail such expenses,
would result in such delay and would subject the Bank, any underwriter through
whom the Collateral may be sold and any controlling Person of any thereof to
such liabilities, as would make a public sale of the Collateral impractical.
Accordingly, the Borrower hereby agrees that private sales made by the Bank in
accordance with the provisions hereof may be at prices and on other terms less
favorable to the seller and the Borrower than if the Collateral were sold at a
public sale (so long as the price and other terms are commercially reasonable
under the circumstances), and that the Bank shall not have any obligation to
take any steps in order to permit the Collateral to be sold at a public sale.
The Borrower also hereby acknowledges that any private sale of the Collateral is
subject to compliance with federal and state securities laws.
SECTION 5.4 The Bank May File Proofs of Claim in Judicial Proceedings;
Judicial Proceedings Instituted by the Bank.
(a) The Bank in its own name, shall be entitled and empowered to file
such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or
advisable in order to have the claims of the Bank based upon the provisions of
this Agreement allowed in any equity receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy,
liquidation, readjustment, reorganization or any other judicial proceedings
relative to the Borrower or the Liquidating REIT, the creditors of the Borrower
or the Liquidating REIT, or the Collateral, and any receiver, assignee, trustee,
liquidator or sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such judicial
proceeding is hereby authorized to make payments with respect to such claims to
the Bank.
(b) In case the Bank shall have proceeded to enforce any right under
this Agreement by suit, foreclosure or otherwise and such proceedings shall have
been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined
adversely to the Bank then, subject to such determination, the Borrower and the
Bank shall be restored without further acts to their respective former positions
and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Bank shall
continue as though no such proceedings had been taken.
SECTION 5.5 Application of Collateral Proceeds.
Unless otherwise provided herein, any Collateral Proceeds collected,
received or to be applied by the Bank shall be applied in the following order
from time to time on the date or dates fixed by the Bank:
First: to the payment of all taxes, assessments or liens with respect to
the Collateral that are prior to the Lien of this Agreement, except those
subject to which any sale shall have been made, all costs and expenses of
collection, including the cost and expenses of handling the Collateral, and the
costs and expenses of any sale of the Collateral pursuant to the provisions of
this Article and of the enforcement of any remedies hereunder and, to the extent
incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents, to the payment of reasonable compensation to the Bank and its
agents, attorneys and counsel, and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
liabilities and advances incurred or made by the Bank in accordance with this
Agreement;
Second: to the payment of all outstanding Obligations in such order as the
Bank in its sole discretion elects in accordance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement (the Borrower remaining liable for any deficiency); and
Third: any surplus then remaining shall be paid to or at the direction of
the Borrower, its successors or assigns, or to whomsoever may be lawfully
entitled to receive the same, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may
direct.
SECTION 5.6 Waiver of Appraisement Valuation, Stay, Right to
Marshalling.
To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Borrower, for itself and for any
Person who may claim through or under it, hereby:
(a) agrees that neither it nor any such Person will set-off, plead,
claim or in any manner whatsoever take advantage of, any appraisement,
valuation, stay, extension or redemption laws, now or hereafter in force in any
jurisdiction, that may delay, prevent or otherwise hinder (i) the performance or
enforcement or foreclosure of this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, (ii) the
sale of any of the Collateral, or (iii) the putting of the purchaser or
purchasers thereof into possession of such property immediately after the sale
thereof;
(b) waives all benefits or advantage of any such laws;
(c) waives and releases all rights to have the Collateral marshalled
upon any foreclosure, sale or other enforcement of this Agreement; and
(d) consents and agrees that, subject to the terms of this Agreement,
all Collateral may at any such sale be sold by the Bank as an entirety.
SECTION 5.7 Remedies Cumulative: Delay or Omission Not a Waiver.
To the extent permitted by law and not otherwise provided to the contrary
under this Agreement, every remedy given hereunder to the Bank shall not be
exclusive of any other remedy or remedies, and every such remedy shall be
cumulative and in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or
hereafter given by statute, law, equity or the terms of this Agreement. The
Bank may exercise all or any of the powers, rights or remedies given to them
hereunder or which may be now or hereafter given by statute, law or equity or
otherwise as they may elect. No course of dealing between the Borrower and the
Bank or any delay or omission of the Bank to exercise any right, remedy or power
accruing with respect to this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan
Documents shall impair any right, remedy or power or shall be construed to be a
waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of any right of the Bank or
acquiescence therein, and every right, remedy and power given by this Article V
to the Bank may, to the extent permitted by law, be exercised from time to time
and as often as may be deemed expedient by the Bank.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.1 Form of Documents Delivered to Bank.
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or
covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all
such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such
Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one
such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and
another Person as to other matters and any such Person may certify or give an
opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Any certificate or
opinion of an officer of the Borrower may be based, insofar as it relates to
legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representation by, counsel,
unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know,
that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters
upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such
certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual
matters, upon a certification or opinion of, or representations by, any officer
or officers of the Borrower, unless such Person or counsel knows, that the
certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are
incorrect or incomplete. Any Opinion of Counsel may be stated to be based on
the opinion of other counsel, in which event it shall be accompanied by a copy
of such other opinion. Where any Person is required to make, give or execute
two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions
or other instruments under this Agreement, they may, but need not, be
consolidated and form one instrument.
SECTION 6.2 Notices.
All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall
be in writing (including facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be
given to such party: at its address or facsimile number set forth on the
signature pages hereof or such other address or facsimile number as such party
may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other party. Each such
notice, request or other communication shall be effective when received, except
that notices, given by certified mail, return receipt requested, which are
returned as refused or undeliverable, shall be deemed given on the date mailed.
SECTION 6.3 Amendments and Waivers.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if,
such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and the
Bank.
SECTION 6.4 Successors and Assigns.
The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns,
except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Bank.
SECTION 6.5 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW
RULES THEREOF. The Borrower hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of
the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and of any
District court for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Borrower
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding
brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION 6.6 Counterparts; Integration.
This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all
prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof.
SECTION 6.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE BANK HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. This waiver of right to
a trial by jury is separately given, knowingly and voluntarily, by each of the
Borrower and the Bank, and this waiver is intended to encompass individually
each instance and each issue as to which the right to a trial by jury would
otherwise accrue. Each of the Borrower and the Bank is hereby authorized and
requested to submit this Agreement to any court having jurisdiction over the
subject matters and the parties hereto, so as to serve as conclusive evidence of
the parties' herein contained waiver of the right to trial by jury. Further,
each of the Borrower and the Bank hereby certifies that no representative,
attorney or agent of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, to
the Borrower or the Bank that any other party will not seek to enforce this
waiver of right to trial by jury provision.
SECTION 6.8 Severability of Provisions.
Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof or affect the
validity or enforceability of such provisions in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 6.9 Effect of Headings.
The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
SECTION 6.10 Legal Holidays.
In any case where any payment or any date by which any report is due
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall not be a Domestic Business
Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement) such payment
or delivery of such report need not be made on or by such date, but may be made
on or by the next succeeding Domestic Business Day with the same force and
effect with respect to any payment, as if made on the payment due date,
provided that interest will continue to accrue on such payment, as provided
herein, and with respect to any such report, as if delivered by the stated
report due date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower and the Bank have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.
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