FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this "Amendment")
dated as of August 13, 1997, by and between TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a North Carolina limited partnership (which, together with its
Subsidiaries from time to time, is referred to as the "Debtor"), FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF COMMERCE (sometimes herein referred to as "First NBC"), a national
banking association (the "Agent"), as Agent for Banks, and FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF COMMERCE, a national banking association and the other lenders listed on
Exhibit "A" attached hereto, as amended from time to time (each a "Bank" and
collectively the "Banks").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Debtor applied for the issuance of a commitment for a
line of credit, and Banks have agreed to provide such credit facility to Debtor
subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
October 14, 1996 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Debtor has applied for an increase in the Commitment
Amount, as defined in the Agreement, and Agent and the Banks have agreed
thereto, subject to the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein set forth, the parties hereto agree effective on and after the date
hereof as follows:
I.
Debtor, Agent, and the Banks hereby delete the definition of
"Total Committed Unsecured Debt" in the Agreement.
II.
Debtor, Agent, and the Banks hereby insert a new definition
into the Agreement, "Total Outstanding Unsecured Debt," reading as follows:
"Total Outstanding Unsecured Debt" shall mean, at any time,
all of Debtor's unsecured Debt that is outstanding.
III.
Debtor, Agent, and the Banks hereby amend Section 5.9(d) to
read as follows:
(d) Debtor shall maintain Adjusted Unencumbered Assets equal
to its
Total Outstanding Unsecured Debt.
IV.
Debtor, Agent, and the Banks hereby amend Exhibit "A" to the
Agreement by substituting therefor Exhibit "A" attached to this Amendment.
V.
Debtor, Agent, and the Banks hereby amend Exhibit "C" to the
Agreement by substituting therefor Exhibit "C" attached to this Amendment.
VI.
Debtor, Agent, and the Banks hereby amend Exhibit "D" to the
Agreement by substituting therefor Exhibit "D" attached to this Amendment. In
order to evidence the existing loans under the Agreement, as increased pursuant
to this Amendment, Debtor has executed and delivered a new Note, substantially
in the form of Exhibit "D" attached hereto.
VII.
Debtor, Agent and the Banks hereby amend Exhibit "E" to the
Agreement by substituting therefor Exhibit "E" attached to this Amendment.
VIII.
In order to evidence its guaranty of the loans as increased
pursuant to this Amendment and the Note executed by Debtor dated even date
herewith, Centers has executed and delivered a new Guaranty.
IX.
Any reference in the Agreement, the Note, or the Guaranty to
the "Agreement" or the "Loan Agreement" shall mean the Agreement, as amended
hereby; any reference in the Agreement or the Note to the "Guaranty" shall mean
the Guaranty executed by Centers dated even date herewith; and any reference in
the Agreement or the Guaranty to the "Note" or "Notes" shall mean the Note
executed by the Debtor dated even date herewith.
X.
Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect as executed and it is hereby expressly adopted and ratified.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed
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by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.
DEBTOR:
TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
BY: TANGER FACTORY OUTLET
CENTERS, INC.
General Partner
By: _______________________________
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Title: Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
AGENT:
FIRST NATIONAL AGENT OF COMMERCE
By: ________________________________
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Title: Vice President
Real Estate Division
BANKS:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
By: ___________________________________
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Title: Vice President
Real Estate Division
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EXHIBIT A
Banks Commitment Applicable Percentage Address for Notes
First National Bank of
Commerce $20,000,000.00 100%
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Real Estate Division
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EXHIBIT C
Commitment Amount
$20,000,000
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EXHIBIT D
PROMISSORY NOTE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: [AMOUNT OF BANK'S COMMITMENT] DATE OF NOTE:
PROMISE TO PAY. TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a North Carolina Limited
Partnership ("Debtor") promises to pay to the order of [name of Bank]("Bank"),
in lawful money of the United States of America the sum of [amount of Bank's
Commitment] AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($[amount in numerals]) or such other or lesser
amounts as may be reflected from time to time on the books and records of Bank
as evidencing the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loan advances made to
Debtor on a multiple advance basis as provided below, together with simple
interest assessed at the Prime Rate or LIBOR Adjusted Rate as selected by Debtor
pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Loan Agreement (defined below), commencing on the
date hereof and continuing until this Note is paid in full, or until default
under this Note with interest thereafter being subject to the default interest
rate provisions set forth herein. This Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant
to, and entitled to the benefits of, that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
October 14, 1996 between Debtor, First National Bank of Commerce, as agent (the
"Agent"), and the banks party thereto from time to time, as the same may be
amended, modified, or restated from time to time, as amended by First Amendment
to Loan Agreement dated August 13, 1997, as the same may be amended, modified or
restated from time to time (as so amended, modified, or restated, the "Loan
Agreement"). Bank shall act exclusively through Agent with respect to all rights
and terms of this Note. This Note is further entitled to the benefits of the
Guaranty, as defined in the Loan Agreement.
MULTIPLE ADVANCE LOAN. This Note contemplates multiple loan advances. Debtor is
entitled to borrow, repay, and borrow again, provided, that the aggregate of all
loan advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the principal amount
listed above, and provided further that the provisions of the Loan Agreement
shall govern the conditions and provisions of borrowings and repayments
hereunder. Debtor agrees to be liable for all sums either: (a) advanced in
accordance with the instructions of an authorized person or (b) credited to any
of Debtor's deposit accounts with Bank in accordance with the instructions of an
authorized person. The unpaid principal balance owing on this Note at any time
may be evidenced by endorsements on this Note or by Bank's internal records,
including daily computer print-outs.
PAYMENT. Debtor will pay this loan in one payment of all outstanding principal
plus all accrued unpaid interest on the Termination Date as defined in the Loan
Agreement. In addition, Debtor will pay monthly payments of accrued unpaid
interest beginning [first monthly date after date of Note] and all subsequent
interest payments are due on the same day of each month after that until this
Note is paid in full. Interest on this Note is computed on a 365/360 simple
interest basis; that is, by applying the ratio of the annual interest rate over
a year of 360 days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied
by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding. Debtor will
pay First National Bank of Commerce, as Agent under the Loan Agreement, and its
successors as Agent, at the address shown in the Loan Agreement, or at such
other place as Agent
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may designate in writing. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law,
payments will be applied first to accrued unpaid interest, then to principal,
and any remaining amount to any unpaid collection costs and late charges.
PREPAYMENT. Debtor may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time subject
to the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement. If Debtor prepays this Note
in full, or if Bank accelerates payment, Debtor understands that, unless
otherwise required by law, any prepaid fees or charges will not be subject to
rebate and will be earned by Bank at the time this Note is signed.
LATE CHARGE. If Debtor fails to pay any payment under this Note in full within
10 days of when due, Debtor agrees to pay Agent a late payment fee in an amount
equal to 3.000% of the unpaid amount of the payment, or U.S. $25.00, whichever
is greater, with a maximum of $200.00. Late charges will not be assessed
following declaration of default and acceleration of maturity of this Note.
DEFAULT. The following actions and/or inactions shall constitute Events of
Default under this Note: The occurrence of an Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement
BANK'S RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT. Should any one or more Events of Default occur or
exist under this Note as provided above, Bank shall have the right, at its sole
option, to declare formally this Note to be in default and to accelerate the
maturity and insist upon immediate payment in full of the unpaid principal
balance then outstanding under this Note, plus accrued interest, together with
reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, expenses and other fees and charges as
provided in the Loan Agreement.
INTEREST AFTER DEFAULT. If Bank declares this Note to be in default, based upon
an Event of Default, Bank has the right prospectively to adjust and fix the
simple interest rate under this Note until this Note is paid in full, to
eighteen (18%) percent per annum (the "Post-Default Rate")
ATTORNEYS' FEES. If Bank refers this Note to an attorney for collection, or
files suit against Debtor to collect this Note, or if Debtor files for
bankruptcy or other relief from creditors, Debtor agrees to pay Bank's
reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount not exceeding 25.000% of the unpaid debt
then owing under this Note.
NSF CHECK CHARGES. In the event that Debtor makes any payment under this Note by
check and Debtor's check is returned to Bank unpaid due to nonsufficient funds
in my deposit account, Debtor agrees to pay Bank an additional NSF check charge
equal to $15.00.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Debtor agrees to provide Bank with such financial
statements and other related information at such frequencies and in such detail
as Bank may reasonably request as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
GOVERNING LAW. Debtor agrees that this Note and the loan evidenced hereby shall
be governed under the laws of the State of Louisiana. Specifically, this
business or commercial Note is subject to La. R.S. 9:3509 et seq.
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WAIVERS. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Debtor and each guarantor of
this Note hereby waive presentment for payment, protest, notice of protest and
notice of nonpayment, and all pleas of division and discussion, and severally
agree that their obligations and liabilities to Bank hereunder shall be on a
"solidary" or "joint and several" basis. Debtor and each guarantor further
severally agree that discharge or release of any party who is or may be liable
to Bank for the indebtedness represented hereby shall not have the effect of
releasing any other party or parties, who shall remain liable to Bank Debtor and
each guarantor additionally agree that Bank's acceptance of payment other than
in accordance with the terms of this Note, or Bank's subsequent agreement to
extend or modify such repayment terms, or Bank's failure or delay in exercising
any rights or remedies granted to Bank shall likewise not have the effect of
releasing Debtor or any other party or parties from their respective obligations
to Bank, or of releasing any collateral that directly or indirectly secures
repayment hereof. In addition, any failure or delay on the part of Bank to
exercise any of the rights and remedies granted to Bank shall not have the
effect of waiving any of Bank's rights and remedies. Any partial exercise of any
rights and/or remedies granted to Bank shall furthermore not be construed as a
waiver of any other rights and remedies; it being Debtor's intent and agreement
that Bank's rights and remedies shall be cumulative in nature. Debtor and each
guarantor further agree that, should any Event of Default occur or exist under
this Note, any waiver or forbearance on the part of Bank to pursue the rights
and remedies available to Bank, shall be binding upon Bank only to the extent
that Bank specifically agrees to any such waiver or forbearance in writing. A
waiver or forbearance on the part of Bank as to one default event shall not be
construed as a waiver or forbearance as to any other default. Debtor and each
guarantor of this Note further agree that any late charges provided for under
this Note will not be charges for deferral of time for payment and will not and
are not intended to compensate Bank for a grace or cure period, and no such
deferral, grace or cure period has or will be granted to Debtor in return for
the imposition of any late charge. Debtor recognizes that Debtor's failure to
make timely payment of amounts due under this Note will result in damages to
Bank, including but not limited to Bank's loss of the use of amounts due, and
Debtor agrees that any late charges imposed by Bank hereunder will represent
reasonable compensation to Bank for such damages.
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS LIABLE. Debtor's and each guarantor's obligations and
agreements under this Note shall be binding upon Debtor's and each guarantor's
respective successors, heirs, legatees, devisees, administrators, executors and
assigns. The rights and remedies granted to Bank under this Note shall inure to
the benefit of Bank's successors and assigns, as well as to any subsequent
holder or holders of this Note.
CAPTION HEADINGS. Caption headings of the sections of this Note are for
convenience purposes only and are not to be used to interpret or to define their
provisions. In this Note, whenever the context so requires, the singular
includes the plural and the plural also includes the singular.
SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable by any court, that provision shall be deleted from this Note and
the balance of this Note shall be interpreted as if the deleted provision never
existed.
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PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS NOTE, BORROWER READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS NOTE, INCLUDING THE VARIABLE INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS. BORROWER HEREBY
WAIVES THE RIGHT TO ANY JURY TRIAL IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM
BROUGHT BY BANK, AGENT OR BORROWER AGAINST THE OTHER TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW.
BORROWER:
TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BY: TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
BY: ___________________________________
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Chairman of Board
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT E
Termination Date
June 30, 1999
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PROMISSORY NOTE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $20,000,000
DATE OF NOTE: AUGUST 13, 1997
PROMISE TO PAY. TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a North Carolina Limited
Partnership ("Debtor") promises to pay to the order of First National Bank of
Commerce ("Bank"), in lawful money of the United States of America the sum of
TWENTY MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($20,000,000.00) or such other or lesser
amounts as may be reflected from time to time on the books and records of Bank
as evidencing the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loan advances made to
Debtor on a multiple advance basis as provided below, together with simple
interest assessed at the Prime Rate or LIBOR Adjusted Rate as selected by Debtor
pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Loan Agreement (defined below), commencing on the
date hereof and continuing until this Note is paid in full, or until default
under this Note with interest thereafter being subject to the default interest
rate provisions set forth herein. This Note is one of the Notes issued pursuant
to, and entitled to the benefits of, that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
October 14, 1996 between Debtor, First National Bank of Commerce, as agent (the
"Agent"), and the banks party thereto from time to time, as amended by First
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of August 13, 1997, as the same may be
amended, modified, or restated from time to time (as so amended, modified, or
restated, the "Loan Agreement"), and represents an extension and renewal of, and
increase in principal amount of, that Note executed in the principal amount of
$15,000,000.00 dated October 14, 1996. Bank shall act exclusively through Agent
with respect to all rights and terms of this Note. This Note is further entitled
to the benefits of the Guaranty, as defined in the Loan Agreement.
MULTIPLE ADVANCE LOAN. This Note contemplates multiple loan advances. Debtor is
entitled to borrow, repay, and borrow again, provided, that the aggregate of all
loan advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the principal amount
listed above, and provided further that the provisions of the Loan Agreement
shall govern the conditions and provisions of borrowings and repayments
hereunder. Debtor agrees to be liable for all sums either: (a) advanced in
accordance with the instructions of an authorized person or (b) credited to any
of Debtor's deposit accounts with Bank in accordance with the instructions of an
authorized person. The unpaid principal balance owing on this Note at any time
may be evidenced by endorsements on this Note or by Bank's internal records,
including daily computer print-outs.
PAYMENT. Debtor will pay this loan in one payment of all outstanding principal
plus all accrued unpaid interest on the Termination Date as defined in the Loan
Agreement. In addition, Debtor will pay monthly payments of accrued unpaid
interest beginning August 15, 1997 and all subsequent interest payments are due
on the same day of each month after that until this Note is paid in full.
Interest on this Note is computed on a 365/360 simple interest basis; that is,
by applying the ratio of the annual interest rate over a year of 360 days,
multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number
of days the principal balance is outstanding. Debtor will pay First National
Bank of Commerce, as Agent under the Loan Agreement, and its successors as
Agent, at
the address shown in the Loan Agreement, or at such other place as Agent may
designate in writing. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law,
payments will be applied first to accrued unpaid interest, then to principal,
and any remaining amount to any unpaid collection costs and late charges.
PREPAYMENT. Debtor may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time subject
to the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement. If Debtor prepays this Note
in full, or if Bank accelerates payment, Debtor understands that, unless
otherwise required by law, any prepaid fees or charges will not be subject to
rebate and will be earned by Bank at the time this Note is signed.
LATE CHARGE. If Debtor fails to pay any payment under this Note in full within
10 days of when due, Debtor agrees to pay Agent a late payment fee in an amount
equal to 3.000% of the unpaid amount of the payment, or U.S. $25.00, whichever
is greater, with a maximum of $200.00. Late charges will not be assessed
following declaration of default and acceleration of maturity of this Note.
DEFAULT. The following actions and/or inactions shall constitute Events of
Default under this Note: The occurrence of an Event of Default under the Loan
Agreement
BANK'S RIGHTS UPON DEFAULT. Should any one or more Events of Default occur or
exist under this Note as provided above, Bank shall have the right, at its sole
option, to declare formally this Note to be in default and to accelerate the
maturity and insist upon immediate payment in full of the unpaid principal
balance then outstanding under this Note, plus accrued interest, together with
reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, expenses and other fees and charges as
provided in the Loan Agreement.
INTEREST AFTER DEFAULT. If Bank declares this Note to be in default, based upon
an Event of Default, Bank has the right prospectively to adjust and fix the
simple interest rate under this Note until this Note is paid in full, to
eighteen (18%) percent per annum (the "Post-Default Rate")
ATTORNEYS' FEES. If Bank refers this Note to an attorney for collection, or
files suit against Debtor to collect this Note, or if Debtor files for
bankruptcy or other relief from creditors, Debtor agrees to pay Bank's
reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount not exceeding 25.000% of the unpaid debt
then owing under this Note.
NSF CHECK CHARGES. In the event that Debtor makes any payment under this Note by
check and Debtor's check is returned to Bank unpaid due to nonsufficient funds
in my deposit account, Debtor agrees to pay Bank an additional NSF check charge
equal to $15.00.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Debtor agrees to provide Bank with such financial
statements and other related information at such frequencies and in such detail
as Bank may reasonably request as set forth in the Loan Agreement.
GOVERNING LAW. Debtor agrees that this Note and the loan evidenced hereby shall
be governed under the laws of the State of Louisiana. Specifically, this
business or commercial Note is subject
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to La. R.S. 9:3509 et seq.
WAIVERS. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Debtor and each guarantor of
this Note hereby waive presentment for payment, protest, notice of protest and
notice of nonpayment, and all pleas of division and discussion, and severally
agree that their obligations and liabilities to Bank hereunder shall be on a
"solidary" or "joint and several" basis. Debtor and each guarantor further
severally agree that discharge or release of any party who is or may be liable
to Bank for the indebtedness represented hereby shall not have the effect of
releasing any other party or parties, who shall remain liable to Bank Debtor and
each guarantor additionally agree that Bank's acceptance of payment other than
in accordance with the terms of this Note, or Bank's subsequent agreement to
extend or modify such repayment terms, or Bank's failure or delay in exercising
any rights or remedies granted to Bank shall likewise not have the effect of
releasing Debtor or any other party or parties from their respective obligations
to Bank, or of releasing any collateral that directly or indirectly secures
repayment hereof. In addition, any failure or delay on the part of Bank to
exercise any of the rights and remedies granted to Bank shall not have the
effect of waiving any of Bank's rights and remedies. Any partial exercise of any
rights and/or remedies granted to Bank shall furthermore not be construed as a
waiver of any other rights and remedies; it being Debtor's intent and agreement
that Bank's rights and remedies shall be cumulative in nature. Debtor and each
guarantor further agree that, should any Event of Default occur or exist under
this Note, any waiver or forbearance on the part of Bank to pursue the rights
and remedies available to Bank, shall be binding upon Bank only to the extent
that Bank specifically agrees to any such waiver or forbearance in writing. A
waiver or forbearance on the part of Bank as to one default event shall not be
construed as a waiver or forbearance as to any other default. Debtor and each
guarantor of this Note further agree that any late charges provided for under
this Note will not be charges for deferral of time for payment and will not and
are not intended to compensate Bank for a grace or cure period, and no such
deferral, grace or cure period has or will be granted to Debtor in return for
the imposition of any late charge. Debtor recognizes that Debtor's failure to
make timely payment of amounts due under this Note will result in damages to
Bank, including but not limited to Bank's loss of the use of amounts due, and
Debtor agrees that any late charges imposed by Bank hereunder will represent
reasonable compensation to Bank for such damages.
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS LIABLE. Debtor's and each guarantor's obligations and
agreements under this Note shall be binding upon Debtor's and each guarantor's
respective successors, heirs, legatees, devisees, administrators, executors and
assigns. The rights and remedies granted to Bank under this Note shall inure to
the benefit of Bank's successors and assigns, as well as to any subsequent
holder or holders of this Note.
CAPTION HEADINGS. Caption headings of the sections of this Note are for
convenience purposes only and are not to be used to interpret or to define their
provisions. In this Note, whenever the context so requires, the singular
includes the plural and the plural also includes the singular.
SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Note is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable by any court, that provision shall be deleted from this Note and
the balance of this Note shall be interpreted as if the deleted provision never
existed.
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PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS NOTE, BORROWER READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS NOTE, INCLUDING THE VARIABLE INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS. BANK, AGENT AND
BORROWER HEREBY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO ANY JURY TRIAL IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR
COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY BANK, AGENT OR BORROWER AGAINST THE OTHER TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
BORROWER:
TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BY: TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
BY: ___________________________________
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Chairman of Board
Chief Executive Officer
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GUARANTY AGREEMENT
THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 13, 1997(the "Guaranty"),
is given by TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC., a North Carolina corporation
(the "Guarantor"); and extended to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, a national
banking association, with its principal offices located in New Orleans,
Louisiana, in its capacity as agent under the Loan Agreement (defined below) (in
such capacity, the "Agent") and in favor of each bank or other institution
(each, a "Bank" and collectively, the "Banks") now or hereafter party to the
Loan Agreement, for the benefit of TANGER PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of North Carolina (the
"Debtor").
RECITALS:
1. The Banks have agreed to make loans (the "Loans") of up to
$20,000,000.00 to Debtor pursuant to the terms and conditions of notes executed
pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated October 14, 1996 among Debtor, Agent, and
Banks, as amended by First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of August 13,
1997 among the same parties (as so amended, and as hereafter amended, modified,
renewed or extended from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") as amended,
modified, renewed, or extended from time to time (the "Notes"). All of the
definitions used in the Notes and the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated
herein by reference and shall have the meaning set forth in the Notes and the
Loan Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. References herein to the "Loans"
and to the "Related Documents" refer to the Loans defined above and to the
Related Documents as defined in the Loan Agreement.
2. The Guarantor is the sole general partner of the Debtor.
3. Without this Guaranty the Banks would be unwilling to make the Loans
to Debtor.
4. Because of the direct benefit to the Guarantor from the loans to the
Debtor, the Guarantor agrees to guarantee to the Banks the obligations of the
Debtor as set forth herein.
5. This Guaranty is executed in substitution for and increase of that
certain Guaranty executed by Guarantor dated October 14, 1996.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Banks entering into the Loan
Agreement and making the Loans to Debtor, and subject to the covenants and
conditions of Item 19 below:
1. Guaranty of Payment. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees
to the Agent and the Banks the payment, when due, by acceleration or otherwise,
of the Indebtedness. For the purposes hereof, the term "Indebtedness" shall
include any and all indebtedness of the Debtor to the Agent and the Banks
evidenced by the Notes and the Loan Agreement and the Related Documents or
arising in connection with the Loans, including without limitation, all
principal, interest, fees and expenses, whether existing now or arising
hereafter, as such Notes, Loan Agreement and Related Documents may be modified,
extended, or renewed from time to time. The guaranty of the
Guarantor as set forth in this section is a guaranty of payment and not of
collection.
2. Guaranty of Performance. The Guarantor additionally unconditionally
guarantees to the Agent and the Banks the timely performance of all other
obligations of the Debtor under the Loan Agreement and all of the Related
Documents.
In the event of the occurrence of an Event of Default as defined in the
Loan Agreement relating to any of the foregoing conditions, and without the
necessity of any notice from the Agent or the Banks to the Guarantor, the
Guarantor agrees to indemnify and hold the Agent and the Banks harmless from any
and all loss, cost, liability or expense the Agent and the Banks may suffer by
reason of any such event. The Agent and the Banks shall accept performance by
the Guarantor of the Debtor's obligations under the Loan Agreement and the
Related Documents, and so long as all of said obligations are being performed by
the Debtor or the Guarantor, the Agent and the Bank will make the Loan proceeds
available under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and the Related
Documents. The obligation and liability of the Guarantor under this Section 2
shall not be limited or restricted by the existence of (or limitation on) the
guaranty of payment under Section 1.
3. Subordination. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any
Event of Default as defined in the Loan Agreement, no payments shall be made by
Debtor or received by the Guarantor on any indebtedness, now or hereafter
existing, of the Debtor to the Guarantor.
4. Waiver of Rights. The Guarantor expressly waives: (a) notice of
acceptance of this Guaranty by the Banks and of all extensions of credit
pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and the Related Documents to the
Debtor by the Banks; (b) presentment and demand for payment of any of the
Indebtedness; (c) protest and notice of dishonor or of default to the Guarantor
or to any other party with respect to the Indebtedness; (d) demand for payment
under this Guaranty; and (e) any right to assert against the Agent or the Banks,
as a defense, counterclaim, set-off, or cross-claim any defense (legal or
equitable), set-off, counterclaim or claim which the Guarantor may now or
hereafter have against the Agent or the Banks or the Debtor, but such waiver
shall not prevent the Guarantor from asserting against the Agent or the Banks in
a separate action, any claim, action, cause of action, or demand that the
Guarantor might have, whether or not arising out of this Guaranty.
5. Primary Liability of the Guarantor. The Guarantor agrees that this
Guaranty may be enforced by the Agent for the benefit of the Banks and Guarantor
waives all rights of division and discussion. The Guarantor further agrees that
nothing contained herein shall prevent the Agent, for the benefit of the Banks,
from suing on the Note or from exercising any other rights available to it under
the Notes, the Loan Agreement, or any other instrument evidencing the
Indebtedness if neither the Debtor nor the Guarantor timely performs the
obligations of the Debtor thereunder, and the exercise of any of the aforesaid
rights shall not constitute a discharge of any of the Guarantor's obligations
hereunder; it being the purpose and intent of the Guarantor that the Guarantor's
obligations hereunder shall be absolute, independent and unconditional under any
and all circumstances. Neither the Guarantor's obligations under the Guaranty
nor any remedy for the enforcement thereof shall be impaired, modified, changed
or released in any manner whatsoever by an impairment, modification, change,
release or limitation of the liability of the Debtor or any co-
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guarantor or by reason of the Debtor's or any co-guarantor's bankruptcy or
insolvency. The Guarantor acknowledges that the term "Indebtedness" as used
herein includes any payments made by the Debtor to the Banks and subsequently
recovered by the Debtor or a trustee for the Debtor pursuant to the Debtor's
bankruptcy or insolvency. At any time the Agent, for the benefit of the Banks,
is entitled to exercise its remedies hereunder, it may in its discretion elect
to demand payment or performance. In the event the Agent, for the benefit of the
Banks, elects to demand performance, it shall at all times thereafter have the
right to demand payment until all of the Indebtedness has been paid in full. In
the event the Agent, for the benefit of the Banks, elect to demand payment, it
shall at all times thereafter have the right to demand performance until all of
the Indebtedness has been paid in full.
6. Waiver of Subrogation Rights. The Guarantor agrees that (i) during
the period prior to the payment in full of the Indebtedness the Guarantor shall
have no rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution or indemnity
whatsoever against Debtor for the Guarantor's payment to the Agent or any Bank
of the Guarantor's obligation under this Guaranty (hereinafter referred to as
the "Rights"), and (ii) the Guarantor waives and renounces but only during the
period set forth in (i) above any Rights the Guarantor has or may have against
the Debtor for the Guarantor's payment to the Agent or any Bank of Guarantor's
obligations under this Guaranty. This waiver is expressly intended to prevent
the existence of any claim (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code) in respect of
such Rights by the Guarantor and to prevent the Guarantor from being a creditor
of Debtor due to such Rights unless the Bank has received payment in full of the
Indebtedness.
7. Attorney's Fees and Costs of Collection. If at any time or times
hereafter the Agent or the Banks employ counsel to pursue collection, to
intervene, to ▇▇▇ for enforcement of the terms hereof or of the Loan Agreement,
the Notes, or the Related Documents, or to file a petition, complaint, answer,
motion or other pleading in any suit or proceeding relating to this Guaranty or
the Loan Agreement, the Notes, or the Related Documents, then in such event, all
of the reasonable attorneys' fees relating thereto shall be an additional
liability of the Guarantor to the Agent and the Banks, payable on demand.
8. Term of Guaranty; Warranties. This Guaranty shall continue in full
force and effect until the Indebtedness is fully paid. This Guaranty covers the
Indebtedness whether presently outstanding or arising subsequent to the date
hereof including all amounts advanced by the Banks in stages or installments and
all revolving credit loans and advances made pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the
Notes, or the Related Documents. The Guarantor warrants and represents to the
Agent and the Banks, (i) that this Guaranty is binding upon and enforceable
against the Guarantor, in accordance with its terms, (ii) that the execution and
delivery of this Guaranty do not violate or constitute a breach of any agreement
to which the Guarantor is a party or of any applicable laws, (iii) that there is
no litigation, claim, action or proceeding pending, or to the best knowledge of
the Guarantor, threatened against the Guarantor which would materially adversely
affect the financial condition of the Guarantor or its ability to fulfill its
obligations hereunder. Guarantor agrees to submit annually to the Agent current
financial statements in the same form and with the same substance and level of
detail required of the Debtor pursuant to the Loan Agreement. Guarantor agrees
to promptly inform the Agent of the adverse determination of any litigation,
claim, action or proceeding or the institution of any litigation, claim, action
or proceeding against Guarantor which
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does or could materially adversely affect the financial condition of the
Guarantor or its ability to fulfill its obligations hereunder. This Guaranty is
binding on and enforceable against the Guarantor, its successors and assigns.
The Guarantor represents and warrants that (i) it is a corporation duly
organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North
Carolina, with stock outstanding that has been duly and validly issued, (ii) it
has the corporate power, authority and legal right to carry on the business now
being conducted by it and to engage in the transactions contemplated by this
Guaranty and the Loan Documents, and (iii) the execution and delivery of this
Guaranty and the performance and observance of the provisions hereof have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action.
9. Further Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor further
represents to the Agent and the Banks that the Guarantor has knowledge of the
Debtor's financial condition and affairs and represents and agrees that it will
keep so informed while this Guaranty is in force. The Guarantor agrees that the
Agent and the Banks will have no obligation to investigate the financial
condition or affairs of the Debtor for the benefit of the Guarantor nor to
advise the Guarantor of any fact respecting, or any change in, the financial
condition or affairs of the Debtor which might come to the knowledge of the
Agent and the Banks at any time, whether or not the Agent and the Banks know or
believe or have reason to know or believe that any such fact or change is
unknown to the Guarantor or might (or does) materially increase the risk of the
Guarantor as guarantor or might (or would) affect the willingness of the
Guarantor to continue as guarantor with respect to the Indebtedness.
10. Additional Liability of the Guarantor. If the Guarantor is or
becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by the Debtor to the Agent and the
Banks by endorsement or otherwise than under this Guaranty, such liability shall
not be in any manner impaired or reduced hereby but shall have all and the same
force and effect it would have had if this Guaranty had not existed and the
Guarantor's liability hereunder shall not be in any manner impaired or reduced
thereby.
11. Cumulative Rights. All rights of the Agent and the Banks hereunder
or otherwise arising under any documents executed in connection with the
Indebtedness are separate and cumulative and may be pursued separately,
successively or concurrently, or not pursued, without affecting or limiting any
other right of the Agent and the Banks and without affecting or impairing the
liability of the Guarantor.
12. Usury. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein contained, no
provision of this Guaranty shall require or permit the collection from the
Guarantor of interest in excess of the maximum rate or amount that the Guarantor
may be required or permitted to pay pursuant to any applicable law.
13. Multiple Counterparts; Pronouns; Captions; Severability. This
Guaranty may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original but all of which shall constitute but one and the same document. The
pronouns used in this instrument shall be construed as masculine, feminine or
neuter as the occasion may require. Captions are for reference only and in no
way limit the terms of this Guaranty. Invalidation of any one or more of
the provisions of this Guaranty shall in no way affect any of the other
provisions hereof, which shall remain in full force
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and effect.
14. Bank Assigns. This Guaranty is intended for and shall inure to the
benefit of the Agent and each Bank and each and every person who shall from time
to time be or become the "Agent" under the Loan Agreement or the owner or holder
of any of the Indebtedness, and each and every reference herein to the "Agent"
shall include successors and assigns of First National Bank of Commerce in such
capacity and every reference herein to "Bank" shall include and refer to each
and every successor or assignee of the Bank at any time holding or owning any
part of or interest in any part of the Indebtedness.
This Guaranty shall be transferable and negotiable with the same force
and effect, and to the same extent, that the Indebtedness is transferable and
negotiable, it being understood and stipulated that upon assignment or transfer
by the Agent of its rights and duties under the Loan Agreement or by any Bank of
any of the Indebtedness, the successor Agent under the Loan Agreement, or the
legal holder or owner of said Indebtedness (or a part thereof or interest
therein thus transferred or assigned by the Bank), as the case may be, shall
(except as otherwise stipulated by the Bank in its assignment) have and may
exercise all of the rights granted to the Agent or such Bank under this Guaranty
to the extent of that part of or interest in the Indebtedness thus assigned or
transferred to said person. The Guarantor expressly waives notice of transfer or
assignment of the Indebtedness, or any part thereof, or of the rights of the
Agent or such Bank hereunder. Failure to give notice will not affect the
liability of the Guarantor hereunder.
15. Application of Payments. The Banks may apply any payments received
by it from any source against that portion of the Indebtedness (principal,
interest, court costs, attorneys' fees or other) in such priority and fashion as
it may deem appropriate.
16. Notices. All notices required to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed served at the earlier of (i) receipt or (ii)
seventy-two (72) hours after deposit in registered, certified or first-class
United States mail, postage prepaid, or (iii) upon delivery when deposited with
Federal Express, Airborne Express, or other similar courier providing next-day
deliveries, in each case, addressed to the parties at the following addresses,
or such other addresses as may from time to time be designated by written notice
given as herein required:
to the Guarantor:
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ [zip 27408]
▇.▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
and ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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to the Agent or the Banks:
▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Vice President
Hospitality Division
First National Bank of Commerce
▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Personal delivery to any officer, agent or employee of a party at its address
herein shall constitute receipt. Rejection or other refusal to accept or
inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice has been
received shall also constitute receipt. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no notice
of change of address shall be effective until the date of receipt thereof. This
section shall not be construed in any way to affect or impair any waiver of
notice of demand herein provided or to require giving of notice or demand to or
upon the Guarantor in any situation or for any reason.
17. Governing Law. This Guaranty shall be deemed to be a contract made
under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the internal
laws and judicial decisions of the State of Louisiana. The Guarantor, the Agent,
and the Banks agree that any dispute arising out of this Guaranty shall be
subject to the jurisdiction of both the state and federal courts in the States
of Louisiana or North Carolina, and acknowledges that Agent shall have the sole
and complete discretion regarding the selection of which of the two
jurisdictions in which it will elect to bring suit. For that purpose, the
Guarantor hereby submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of
the States of Louisiana and North Carolina. The Agent and the Banks agree that
they will not seek to enforce this Guaranty in any other jurisdiction, so long
as Guarantor is domiciled in North Carolina and is subject to service of process
in the State of Louisiana. The Guarantor further agrees to accept service of
process out of any of the before mentioned courts in such dispute by registered
or certified mail addressed to the Guarantor.
18. Federal Tax Identification Number. The Guarantor hereby certifies
to the Bank that the Guarantor's federal tax identification number is
▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
19. Bank Covenants. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Guaranty by accepting this Guaranty Agent and each Bank warrants, covenants and
agrees as follows: (a) no Bank may enforce any rights under this Guaranty
directly, but all rights hereunder shall be enforced solely by and through the
Agent; (b) such Bank will not authorize or direct Agent, on its behalf, to
institute an action against the Guarantor or exercise any of such Bank's
remedies under this Guaranty unless and until an Event of Default (as defined in
the Loan Agreement) has occurred and is continuing; (c) the Loan may be prepaid
in full without penalty (other than any payments due as a result of prepaying a
LIBOR Rate Loan (as defined in the Loan Agreement) prior to the termination of
the then applicable Interest Period (as defined in the Loan Agreement)) at any
time during which an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (d)
such Bank will not authorize or direct Agent, on its behalf, to enforce its
rights against the Guarantor, unless in the same proceeding, the
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Agent shall also seek recovery (unless Agent is prohibited, temporarily or
permanently, by bankruptcy, dissolutions, injunction inability to achieve
service of process or other similar legal impediment) from the Debtor of any
outstanding balance due on the Indebtedness. Nothing herein shall limit Banks'
rights against Guarantor to pursue only a deficiency judgment or otherwise
obligate Banks to take actions other than as set forth above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has executed this Guaranty under seal
as of the day and year first above written.
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC.
[CORPORATE SEAL]
BY: _____________________________________
ATTEST: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
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Secretary
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