U.S. $75,000,000
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 3, 1998
between
MERISTAR H & R OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.,
as the Borrower,
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and
MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
as the Lender
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods 15
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP 15
Section 1.04 Miscellaneous 16
ARTICLE II ADVANCES
Section 2.01 Advances 16
Section 2.02 Method of Borrowing 17
Section 2.03 Reduction of the Commitment 17
Section 2.04 Repayment of Advances 17
Section 2.05 Interest, Late Payment Fee 18
Section 2.06 Prepayments 19
Section 2.07 Payments and Computations 20
Section 2.08 Taxes 21
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance 22
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent for Each Borrowing 22
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Existence; Qualification; Partners; Subsidiaries 23
Section 4.02 Partnership and Corporate Power 23
Section 4.03 Authorization and Approvals 24
Section 4.04 Enforceable Obligations 24
Section 4.05 Financial Statements and Registration Statement 24
Section 4.06 True and Complete Disclosure 24
Section 4.07 Litigation 25
Section 4.08 Use of Proceeds 25
Section 4.09 Investment Company Act 25
Section 4.10 Taxes 25
Section 4.11 Pension Plans 25
Section 4.12 No Burdensome Restrictions; No Defaults 26
Section 4.13 Environmental Condition 26
Section 4.14 Legal Requirements, Zoning, Utilities, Access 27
Section 4.15 Existing Indebtedness 28
Section 4.16 Leases and Management Agreements 28
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Compliance with Laws, Etc. 28
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Section 5.02 Preservation of Existence; Separateness, Etc. 29
Section 5.03 Payment of Taxes, Etc. 29
Section 5.04 Reporting Requirements 29
Section 5.05 Insurance 31
Section 5.06 Material Documents 31
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.01 Liens, Etc. 32
Section 6.02 Indebtedness 32
Section 6.03 Agreements Restricting Distributions From Subsidiaries 33
Section 6.04 Fundamental Changes; Asset Dispositions 33
Section 6.05 Investments, Loans, Future Properties 33
Section 6.06 Affiliate Transactions 33
Section 6.07 Sale or Discount of Receivables 33
Section 6.08 Restricted Payments 33
ARTICLE VII FINANCIAL COVENANTS
Section 7.01 Senior Interest Coverage Ratio. 35
Section 7.02 Total Interest Coverage Ratio. 35
Section 7.03 Senior Fixed Charge Ratio. 35
Section 7.04 Total Fixed Charge Ratio. 35
Section 7.05 Senior Indebtedness Leverage Ratio 35
Section 7.06 Leverage Ratio. 35
ARTICLE VIII SUBORDINATION
Section 8.01 Agreement to Subordinate. 36
Section 8.02 Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy. 36
Section 8.03 Default on Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness. 36
Section 8.04 Acceleration of Notes. 38
Section 8.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. 38
Section 8.06 Notice by Borrower. 38
Section 8.07 Subrogation. 38
Section 8.08 Relative Rights. 38
ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section 9.01 Events of Default 38
Section 9.02 Optional Acceleration of Maturity; Other Actions 40
Section 9.03 Automatic Acceleration of Maturity 41
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc. 41
Section 10.02 Notices, Etc. 41
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies 41
Section 10.04 Costs and Expenses 42
Section 10.05 Binding Effect 42
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Section 10.06 Indemnification 42
Section 10.07 Execution in Counterparts 43
Section 10.08 Survival of Representations, Indemnifications, etc 43
Section 10.09 Severability 43
Section 10.10 Usury Not Intended 44
Section 10.11 GOVERNING LAW 44
Section 10.12 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS; JURY TRIAL 45
Section 10.13 Knowledge of Borrower 46
Section 10.14 Lender Not in Control 46
Section 10.15 Headings Descriptive 46
Section 10.16 Time is of the Essence 46
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A - Form of Note
Exhibit B - Form of Guaranty
SCHEDULES:
Schedule 1.01 Guarantors
Schedule 4.07 Litigation
Schedule 4.14 Environmental Condition
Schedule 4.15 Legal Requirements; Zoning; Utilities; Access
Schedule 4.16 Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 4.17 Management Agreements
Schedule 9.02 Notice Information
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 3, 1998, (this
"Agreement"), between MERISTAR H & R OPERATING COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, as the Borrower, and MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP,
L.P., as the Lender.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Lender extend a credit facility, the
proceeds of which will be used to provide financing for working capital and
general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of management contracts,
leases and entities owning such assets;
WHEREAS, the Borrower intends to obtain financing (the "Financial
Institution Senior Indebtedness") from certain third party financial lending
institutions (the "Financial Institution Lenders") and desires that borrowings
under this credit facility with Lender be subordinated to borrowings under the
Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness; and
WHEREAS, the Lender has agreed to extend such credit facility as more
specifically described in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
provisions contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (unless otherwise indicated,
such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined):
"Advance" means any advance by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to
this Agreement or a continuation of an existing Advance.
"Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person.
The term "control" (including the terms "controlled by" or "under common control
with") means the
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possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"AGH OP" means American General Hospitality Operating Partnership,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
"AGH REIT" means American General Hospitality Corporation, a Maryland
corporation.
"Agreement" has the meaning given such term in the initial paragraph
of this agreement.
"Applicable Margin" means 3.5% per annum.
"Asset Disposition" means any conveyance, exchange, transfer, or
assignment of any Investment or Property by the Borrower or a Guarantor to a
Person other than the Borrower or a Guarantor which term shall not include the
termination of any Lease or Management Agreement.
"Borrower" means MeriStar H & R Operating Company, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership.
"Borrowing" means a borrowing consisting of Advances made by the
Lender pursuant to Section 2.01.
"Business Day" means a day of the year on which banks are not required
or authorized to close in New York City and, if the applicable Business Day
relates to any Advances, any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on
which banking institutions are generally authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to close in the City of London, England.
"Capital Lease" means, for any Person, any lease of any Property
(whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee which, in accordance
with GAAP, is or should be accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet
of that Person.
"Capitalized Lease Obligations" means, as to any Person, the
capitalized amount of all obligations of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
under Capitalized Leases, as determined on a consolidated basis in conformity
with GAAP.
"CapStar" means CapStar Hotel Company, a Delaware corporation.
"CapStar Hotel I" means CapStar Hotel Operating Company, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
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"CapStar Hotel II" means CapStar Hotel Operating Company II, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
"CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, state and local analogs, and all rules
and regulations and requirements thereunder in each case as now or hereafter in
effect.
"Change in Control" means for any Person a change in ownership or
control of such Person effected through either of the following transactions:
(a) any Person or related group of Persons (other than such Person or
an Affiliate of such Person) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended) of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
total combined voting power of such Person's outstanding securities; or
(b) there is a change in the composition of such Person's Board of
Directors over a period of thirty-six (36) consecutive months (or less) such
that a majority of Board members (rounded up to the nearest whole number) ceases
to be comprised of individuals who either (i) have been Board members
continuously since the beginning of such period or (ii) have been elected or
nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a
majority of the Board members described in clause (i) who were still in office
at the time such election who were elected in compliance with this clause (ii).
"Closing Date" means August 3, 1998.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
successor statute.
"Commitment" means $75,000,000.
"Compliance Certificate" means a certificate of the Borrower in the
form reasonably acceptable to the Lender.
"Consolidated" refers to the consolidation of the accounts of the
Parent with the Parent's Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, including
principles of consolidation consistent with those applied in the preparation of
the Registration Statement.
"Controlled Group" means all members of the controlled group of
corporations and all trades (whether or not incorporated) under common control
which,
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together with the Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414
of the Code.
"Credit Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranties,
and each other agreement, instrument or document executed by the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries at any time in connection with this Agreement.
"Default" means (a) an Event of Default or (b) any event or condition
which with notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become
an Event of Default.
"Dollars" and "$" means lawful money of the United States of America.
"EBITDA" means for any Person or Hotel Property, as applicable, for
any period for which such amount is being determined, an amount equal to (a) the
Net Income for such Person or Hotel Property, as applicable, for such period
plus (b) to the extent deducted in determining Net Income, Interest Expense,
income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash items for such
period, as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
"Effective Date" means the date all of the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 3.01 have been satisfied.
"Environment" or "Environmental" shall have the meanings set forth in
42 U.S.C. (S) 9601(8), as amended.
"Environmental Claim" means any third party (including governmental
agencies and employees) action, lawsuit, claim, demand, regulatory action or
proceeding, order, decree, consent agreement or notice of potential or actual
responsibility or violation (including claims or proceedings under the
Occupational Safety and Health Acts or similar laws or requirements relating to
health or safety of employees) which seeks to impose liability under any
Environmental Law.
"Environmental Law" means all Legal Requirements arising from,
relating to, or in connection with the Environment, health, or safety, including
without limitation CERCLA, relating to (a) pollution, contamination, injury,
destruction, loss, protection, cleanup, reclamation or restoration of the air,
surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata, or other natural
resources; (b) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, treatment, processing,
recycling, reclamation, cleanup, storage, disposal or transportation; (c)
exposure to pollutants, contaminants, hazardous, medical, infectious, or toxic
substances, materials or wastes; (d) the safety or health of employees; or (e)
the manufacture, processing, handling, transportation, distribution in commerce,
use, storage or disposal of hazardous, medical, infectious, or toxic substances,
materials or wastes.
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"Environmental Permit" means any permit, license, order, approval or
other authorization under Environmental Law.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C.
(S)78a et. seq.
"Facility" means the $75,000,000 revolving credit facility between
Borrower and the Lender.
"Federal Reserve Board" means the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System or any of its successors.
"Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness" means up to $75,000,000 of
Senior Indebtedness obtained by the Borrower subsequent to the execution of this
Agreement from a Financial Institution Lender and designated by the Borrower as
Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness.
"Financial Institution Lender" means a third party financial lending
institution which provides the Borrower with Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness.
"Fiscal Quarter" means each of the three-month periods ending on March
31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
"Fiscal Year" means the twelve-month period ending on December 31.
"Fixed Charges" means, for any Person for the period for which such
amount is being determined, the amount (without duplication) for such Person and
its Subsidiaries of all scheduled principal payments on Indebtedness (excluding
optional prepayments and scheduled principal payments in respect of any such
Indebtedness which is payable in a single installment at final maturity), Total
or Senior (as applicable) Interest Expense during such period, all payments
scheduled to be made in respect of Capital Leases on a Consolidated basis during
such period, and all preferred stock dividends paid during such period.
"Fund," "Trust Fund," or "Superfund" means the Hazardous Substance
Response Trust Fund, established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (S) 9631 (1988) and the
Post-closure Liability Trust Fund, established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (S) 9641
(1988), which statutory provisions have been amended or repealed by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and the "Fund," "Trust
Fund," or "Superfund" that are now maintained pursuant to 42 U.S.C. (S) 9507.
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"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect from time to time, applied on a basis consistent with the requirements
of Section 1.03.
"Governmental Authority" means any foreign governmental authority, the
United States of America, any state of the United States of America and any
subdivision of any of the foregoing, and any agency, department, commission,
board, authority or instrumentality, bureau or court having jurisdiction over
the Lender, the Parent, the Borrower, any Subsidiaries of the Borrower or the
Parent, an Approved Participating Lessee, a property manager or any of their
respective Properties.
"Guarantor" means each of the Parent and each Subsidiary of the
Borrower and "Guarantors" means all of such Persons. The Guarantors on the
Effective Date are identified on Schedule 1.01.
"Guaranty" means one or more Guaranty in substantially the form of the
attached Exhibit B executed by the Borrower, the Parent and all of the
Subsidiaries of the Borrower, evidencing the joint and several guaranty by the
signatories thereto of the obligations of Borrower in respect of the Credit
Documents, and any future guaranty and contribution agreement executed to secure
Advances, as any of such agreements may be amended hereafter in accordance with
the terms of such agreements.
"Hazardous Substance" means the substances identified as such pursuant
to CERCLA and those regulated under any other Environmental Law, including
without limitation pollutants, contaminants, petroleum, petroleum products,
radio nuclides, radioactive materials, and medical and infectious waste.
"Hazardous Waste" means the substances regulated as such pursuant to
any Environmental Law.
"Hospitality/Leisure Management Business" shall mean the leasing,
management or operation of a full-service and limited-service hotel or resort,
executive conference center, condominium rental pool, time share program, an
extended stay lodging, or a convention center, and other businesses incidental
to, or in support of, such business, including without limitation, (a) leasing,
managing or operating lodging facilities, restaurants and other food-service
facilities, golf facilities or other entertainment facilities or club,
convention or meeting facilities and marketing services or reservation systems
related thereto, and (b) leasing, managing or operating real estate ancillary or
connected to any lodging facilities, restaurants and other food-service
facilities, golf facilities or other entertainment facilities or club,
convention or meeting facilities and marketing services or reservation system
leased, managed or operated (or proposed to be leased, managed or operated) by
the Borrowers, the Guarantors or any of
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their Subsidiaries at any time (and debt or equity investments in any of the
foregoing, which are leased, managed or operated by the Borrower or a
Subsidiary).
"Hotel Property" for any hotel operated or managed by Borrower or its
Subsidiaries means the real property and the personal property for such hotel.
"Improvements" for any hotel means all buildings, structures,
fixtures, tenant improvements and other improvements of every kind and
description now or hereafter located in or on or attached to the Land for such
hotel; and all additions and betterments thereto and all renewals, substitutions
and replacements thereof.
"Indebtedness" means (without duplication), at any time and with
respect to any Person, (a) indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money
(whether by loan or the issuance and sale of debt securities) or for the
deferred purchase price of property or services purchased (other than amounts
constituting trade payables, accruals or bank drafts arising in the ordinary
course of business); (b) indebtedness of others in the amount which such Person
has directly or indirectly assumed or guaranteed or otherwise provided credit
support therefor or for which such Person is liable as a partner of such Person;
(c) indebtedness of others in the amount secured by a Lien on assets of such
Person, whether or not such Person shall have assumed such indebtedness; (d)
obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, acceptance
facilities, or drafts or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and
other financial institutions for the account of such Person (other than trade
payables or bank drafts arising in the ordinary course); (e) obligations of such
Person under Capital Leases; and (f) to the extent required by GAAP, obligations
under interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, interest rate
collar agreements or other similar agreements or arrangements designed to
protect against fluctuations in interest rates.
"Intercompany Agreement" means the Intercompany Agreement, dated as of
August 3, 1998, by and among the Parent, the Borrower, MeriStar, and MeriStar
Hospitality Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
"Interest Period" means, for each Advance comprising part of the same
Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Advance and ending on the
last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below
and Section 2.02 and, thereafter, each subsequent period commencing on the last
day of the immediately preceding Interest Period and ending on the last day of
the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below and Section
2.02. The duration of each such Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six
months, in each case as the Borrower may select, upon notice received by the
Lender not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the second
Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest Period, pro vided,
however, that:
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(a) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur
on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall
be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day; provided that if such
extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next
following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on
the next preceding Business Day;
(b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day
in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
Business Day of the calendar month in which it would have ended if there were a
numerically corresponding day in such calendar month;
(c) each successive Interest Period shall commence on the day on which
the next preceding Interest Period expires; and
(d) no Interest Period with respect to any portion of any Advance
shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
"Interest Rate Agreements" means any interest rate swap agreement,
interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement or other similar
agreement or arrangement designed to protect the Borrower, the Parent or any of
their respective Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates.
"Investment" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any loan or
advance to any other Person, (b) the ownership, purchase or other acquisition
of, (i) any Stock, Stock Equivalents, other equity interest, obligations or
other securities of, any other Person, (ii) or all or substantially all of the
assets of any other Person, or (iii) all or substantially all of the assets
constituting the business of a division, branch or other unit operation of any
other Person, or (c) any joint venture or partnership with, or any capital
contribution to, or other investment in, any other Person or any real property.
"Investment Amount" means for any Investment, the aggregate purchase
price paid by the Borrower or its Subsidiary for such Investment (giving effect
to any securities used to purchase such Investment at the fair market value of
the securities at the time of purchase based upon the price at which such
securities could be exchanged into the Parent's common stock assuming such
exchange occurred on the date of acquiring such Investment).
"Land" for any hotel means the real property upon which the hotel is
located, together with all rights, title and interests appurtenant to such real
property, including without limitation all rights, title and interests to (a)
all strips and gores within or adjoining such property, (b) the streets, roads,
sidewalks, alleys, and ways adjacent thereto, (c) all of the tenements,
hereditaments, easements, reciprocal easement agreements, rights-of-way and
other rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
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belonging or in any way pertaining thereto, (d) all reversions and remainders,
(e) all air space rights, and all water, sewer and wastewater rights, (e) all
mineral, oil, gas, hydrocarbon substances and other rights to produce or share
in the production of anything related to such property, and (f) all other
appurtenances appurtenant to such property, including without limitation, any
now or hereafter belonging or in any way appertaining thereto.
"Lease" means a participating lease by and between a lessor and
Borrower or its Subsidiary pursuant to which the lessee operates a Hotel
Property.
"Legal Requirement" means any law, statute, ordinance, decree,
requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or official interpretation of
any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any
Governmental Authority.
"Lender" means MeriStar Hospitality Operating Partnership, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership.
"Leverage Ratio" means the ratio on any date of (a) the Parent's Total
Indebtedness on such date to (b) the EBITDA of the Parent and the Parent's
Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the Rolling Period immediately
preceding such date; provided that if the Borrower or one of its Subsidiary's
enters into a Lease or Management Agreement with projected revenue in excess of
$100,000, or an Investment with an Investment Amount in excess of $250,000, on
or prior to such date, the EBITDA arising from such Lease, Management Agreement
or Investment, as applicable, for the applicable Rolling Period, shall be
included in the calculation of EBITDA solely for calculation of EBITDA of the
Leverage Ratio (adjusted upward or downward to provide for a deemed lease or
management fee equal to a two and one-half percent (2.5%) of gross revenues from
such Lease, Management Agreement or Investment incurred before the date of
acquisition of such Lease, Management Agreement or Investment regardless of the
actual lease management fees paid in connection with such Lease, Management
Agreement or Investment incurred before the date of acquisition of such Lease,
Management Agreement or Investment); and provided further that if such a Lease
or Management Agreement with projected revenue in excess of $100,000, or an
Investment with an Investment Amount in excess of $250,000, is assigned or sold
on or prior to such date, the EBITDA arising from such Lease, Management
Agreement or Investment, as applicable, for the applicable Rolling Period, shall
be included in the calculation of EBITDA solely for calculation of EBITDA of the
Leverage Ratio.
"LIBOR" means, for the Interest Period for each Advance comprising
part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward to the
nearest whole multiple of 1/16 of 1% per annum) equal to (A) the rate per annum
at which deposits in Dollars are offered to prime banks in the London interbank
market at 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days before the first day of
such Interest Period as shown on the
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display designated "British Banker's Association Interest Settlement Rates" on
the Telerate System ("Telerate") at Page 3750 or Page 3740, or such other page
or pages as may replace such pages on Telerate for purposes of displaying such
rate, in an amount substantially equal to the Advance comprising part of such
Borrowing and for a period equal to such Interest Period divided by (B) one
minus the LIBOR Reserve Requirement; provided, however, that if such rate is not
available on Telerate then such offered rate shall be otherwise independently
determined by the Lender from an alternate, substantially similar source
available to the Lender or shall be calculated by the Lender by a substantially
similar methodology as that theretofore used to determine such offered rate in
Telerate. It is agreed that for purposes of this definition, Advance made
hereunder shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities as defined in
Regulation D and to be subject to the reserve requirements of Regulation D.
"LIBOR Reserve Requirement" shall mean, on any day, that percentage
(expressed as a decimal fraction) which is in effect on such date, as provided
by the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve requirements
generally applicable to financial institutions regulated by the Federal Reserve
Board (including, without limitation, basic, supplemental, marginal and
emergency reserves) under Regulation D with respect to "Eurocurrency
liabilities" as currently defined as Regulation D, or under any similar or
successor regulation with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities or Eurocurrency
funding (or other category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference
to which the interest rate on an Advance is determined). Each determination by
the Lender of the LIBOR Reserve Requirement, shall, in the absence of manifest
error, be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower.
"Lien" means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, deed of trust,
security interest, encumbrance or other type of preferential arrangement to
secure or provide for the payment of any obligation of any Person, whether
arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise (including, without
limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, Capital Lease or other title retention agreement).
"Management Agreements" means, collectively, all Hotel Property
management agreements under which the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries is
named or acts as manager, as any such hotel management agreement may be amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms
thereof.
"Material Adverse Change" means a material adverse change in the
business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Borrower, the
Parent or any Guarantor taken as a whole, in each case since the date of the
most recent financial statements of the Borrower or the Parent delivered to the
Lender.
"Material Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Parent having assets
or annual revenues in excess of $5,000,000, and "Material Subsidiaries" means
all such Subsidiaries, collectively.
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"Maturity Date" means three years from the Closing Date.
"Maximum Rate" means the maximum nonusurious interest rate under
applicable law.
"Merger" means the merger of CapStar with and into AGH REIT and the
merger of CapStar Hotel I and CapStar Hotel II with and into AGH OP pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, and the other related transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement.
"Merger Agreement" means the Agreement and Plan of Merger among
CapStar, AGH REIT, AGH OP and the other parties specified therein, dated March
15, 1998, as amended.
"MeriStar" means MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, a Maryland
corporation.
"Multiemployer Plan" means a "multiemployer plan" as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Parent, the Borrower or any member of
the Controlled Group is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions.
"Net Cash Proceeds" means (a) the aggregate cash proceeds received by
the Parent, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable)
in connection with any Asset Disposition or incurrence of Indebtedness, minus
(b) the reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, taxes) of such
Person in connection with such Asset Disposition or such incurrence of
Indebtedness and (c) any amounts required to be repaid under existing Leases or
Indebtedness.
"Net Income" means, for any Person or Hotel Property, as applicable,
for any period for which such amount is being determined, the net income of such
Person or Hotel Property, as applicable (on a Consolidated basis), after taxes,
as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding, however, extraordinary items,
including but not limited to (i) any net gain or loss during such period arising
from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of capital assets (such term to
include all fixed assets and all securities) other than in the ordinary course
of business and (ii) any write-up or write-down of assets.
"Note" means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of
the Lender, in substantially the form of the attached Exhibit A, evidencing
indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender resulting from Advances from the
Lender, and "Notes" means all of such promissory notes.
"Notice of Borrowing" means a notice of borrowing signed by a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
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"Obligations" means all Advances and other amounts payable by the
Borrower to the Lender under the Credit Documents.
"Parent" means MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
"Permitted Hazardous Substances" means (a) Hazardous Substances,
petroleum and petroleum products which are (i) used in the ordinary course of
business and in typical quantities for a property operated or managed by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (ii) generated, used and disposed of in
accordance with all Legal Requirements and good industry practice and (b) non-
friable asbestos to the extent (i) that no applicable Legal Requirements require
removal of such asbestos from the property on which it is located and (ii) such
asbestos is encapsulated in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements.
"Permitted Asset Disposition" means an Asset Disposition which occurs
at a time in which no Default has occurred and is continuing and which would not
cause a Default to occur upon the consummation of such Asset Disposition.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a
business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, limited
liability company, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any
political subdivision or agency thereof or any trustee, receiver, custodian or
similar official.
"Plan" means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer
Plan) maintained for employees of the Parent, the Borrower or any member of the
Controlled Group and covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum
funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.
"Property" of any Person means any property or assets (whether real,
personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible) of such Person.
"Registration Statement" means the Registration Statement on Form S-4
(Registration No. 333-49611) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 7, 1998, as amended.
"Release" shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any
other Environmental Law.
"Repayment Event" means the occurrence of any of the following:
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(a) the incurrence by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their
respective Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness after the date of this Agreement
except:
(i) the Obligations; and
(ii) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section
6.02.
(b) the occurrence of an Asset Disposition after the date of this
Agreement except Asset Dispositions for which the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds do
not exceed $5,000,000; except for any Asset Disposition included in such
calculation the Net Cash Proceeds which have been used to make an Investment in
the Hospitality/Leisure Management Business within one year of the date of such
Asset Disposition.
"Reportable Event" means any of the events set forth in Section
4043(b) of ERISA.
"Response" shall have the meaning set forth in CERCLA or under any
other Environmental Law.
"Responsible Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Operating Officer, President, Executive Vice President or Chief Financial
Officer of any Person.
"Restricted Payment" means (a) any direct or indirect payment,
prepayment, redemption, purchase, or deposit of funds or Property for the
payment (including any sinking fund or defeasance), prepayment, redemption or
purchase of Indebtedness not permitted by this Agreement, and (b) the making by
any Person of any dividends or other distributions (in cash, property, or
otherwise) on, or payment for the purchase, redemption or other acquisition of,
any shares of any capital stock, any limited liability company interests or any
partnership interests of such Person, other than dividends or distributions
payable in such Person's stock, limited liability company interests or any
partnership interests.
"Rolling Period" means, as of any date, the four Fiscal Quarters
ending immediately preceding such date.
"Senior Fixed Charge Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling
Period, a ratio of (a) the Parent's EBITDA for such Rolling Period to (b)
Parent's Fixed Charges (which shall include Parent's Senior Interest Expense)
for such Rolling Period.
"Senior Indebtedness" means Total Indebtedness minus Subordinate
Indebtedness.
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"Senior Indebtedness Leverage Ratio" means the ratio on any date of
(a) the Parent's Senior Indebtedness on such date to (b) the Parent's EBITDA on
a Consolidated basis for the Rolling Period immediately preceding such date.
"Senior Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling
Period, a ratio of (a) Parent's EBITDA for the Rolling Period to (b) Parent's
Senior Interest Expense for such Rolling Period.
"Senior Interest Expense" means for any Person for any period for
which such amount is being determined Total Interest Expense minus interest
expense on any Subordinate Indebtedness.
"Stock" means shares of capital stock, beneficial or partnership
interests, participations or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of
or in a corporation or equivalent entity, whether voting or non-voting, and
includes, without limitation, common stock and preferred stock.
"Stock Equivalents" means all securities (other than Stock)
convertible into or exchangeable for Stock and all warrants, options or other
rights to purchase or subscribe for any stock, whether or not presently
convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.
"Subordinate Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of the Borrower, the
Parent and their respective Subsidiaries which (a) shall not mature, become
payable or require the payment of any principal amount thereof (or any amount in
lieu thereof) or be mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund or
otherwise redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in any case in whole
or in part, before the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date and (b)
shall be junior and subordinate to the Obligations and subject to an
intercreditor agreement or subordination provisions which are in accordance with
the then prevailing customary market terms and conditions.
"Subsidiary" of a Person means any corporation, association,
partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding
shares of capital stock (or other equivalent interests) having by the terms
thereof ordinary voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority
of the board of directors or Persons performing similar functions (or, if there
are no such directors or Persons, having general voting power) of such entity
(irrespective of whether at the time capital stock (or other equivalent
interests) of any other class or classes of such entity shall or might have
voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by such Person, by such Person and one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Termination Event" means (a) the occurrence of a Reportable Event
with respect to a Plan, as described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the
regulations issued
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thereunder (other than a Reportable Event not subject to the provision for 30-
day notice to the PBGC under such regulations), (b) the withdrawal of the
Borrower or any of the Controlled Group from a Plan during a plan year in which
it was a "substantial employer" as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA, (c)
the giving of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan under Section 4041(c) of
ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate a Plan by the PBGC, or
(e) any other event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of
ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any
Plan.
"Total Fixed Charge Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling Period,
a ratio of (a) the Parent's EBITDA for such Rolling Period to (b) Parent's Fixed
Charges (which shall include Parent's Total Interest Expense) for such Rolling
Period.
"Total Indebtedness" of any Person means the sum of the following
(without duplication): (a) all Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries,
plus (b) the pro rata share of the Indebtedness of such Person's non-
Consolidated Subsidiaries (including non-recourse Indebtedness), plus (c) to the
extent not already included in the calculation of either of the preceding
clauses (a) or (b), the aggregate amount of letters of credit for which such
Person or any of its Subsidiaries would have a direct or contingent obligation
to reimburse the issuers of such letters of credit upon a drawing under such
letters of credit.
"Total Interest Coverage Ratio" means, as of the end of any Rolling
Period, a ratio of (a) the Parent's EBITDA for such Rolling Period to (b)
Parent's Total Interest Expense for such Rolling Period.
"Total Interest Expense" means, for any Person for any period for
which such amount is being determined, the total interest expense (including
that properly attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP) and all
charges incurred with respect to letters of credit determined on a Consolidated
basis in conformity with GAAP, plus (without duplication) capitalized interest
of such Person and its Subsidiaries.
Section 1.02 Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the
computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each
means "to but excluding".
Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; Changes in GAAP.
1. All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
2. Unless otherwise indicated, all financial statements, all calculations
for compliance with covenants in this Agreement, and all calculations of any
amounts to
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be calculated under the definitions in Section 1.01 shall be based upon the
Consolidated accounts of Parent and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) in
accordance with GAAP.
3. If any changes in accounting principles after June 30, 1998 required
by GAAP or the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants or similar agencies results in a change in the
method of calculation of, or affects the results of such calculation of, any of
the financial covenants, standards or terms found in this Agreement, then the
parties shall enter into and diligently pursue negotiations in order to amend
such financial covenants, standards or terms so as to equitably reflect such
change, with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the financial
condition of the Parent and its Subsidiaries (determined on a Consolidated
basis) shall be the same after such change as if such change had not been made.
Section 1.04 Miscellaneous. Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit
references are to Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this
Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II.
ADVANCES
Section 2.01 Advances. The Lender agrees, on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement, to make Advances to the Borrower from time to time
on any Business Day up to 15 days prior to the Maturity Date in an aggregate
amount not to exceed at any time outstanding an amount equal to the Commitment.
Within the limits of the Commitment, the Borrower may from time to time prepay
pursuant to Section 2.06 and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
Advances are permitted under the facility; provided that:
a. No Default which has not been cured or waived in writing by the Lender
as set forth in Section 9.01 shall have occurred; and
b. All representations and warranties are true, both before and after each
advance under the Facility.
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Section 2.02 Method of Borrowing.
1. Notice. Each Borrowing shall be made pursuant to a Notice of
Borrowing, given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the
third Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing by the Borrower to
the Lender, which shall give the Lender prompt notice on the day of receipt of
such timely Notice of Borrowing of such proposed Borrowing by telecopier. Each
Notice of Borrowing shall be in writing or by telecopier specifying the
requested (i) date of such Borrowing, (ii) aggregate amount of such Borrowing
(which, in any case, shall not be less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple
thereof), and (iii) the Interest Period for each such Advance. Upon fulfillment
of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Lender will make such
funds available to the Borrower.
2. Certain Limitations. Except for Borrowings for the acquisition of new
Leases or Management Agreements by the Borrower or its Subsidiary, the Borrower
may not request Borrowings on more than four days in any calender month.
3. Notes. The indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lender resulting from
Advances owing to the Lender shall be evidenced by a Note of the Borrower
payable to the order of the Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit A.
Section 2.03 Reduction of the Commitment.
1. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, then, in such event the
Lender may, at its sole option upon written notice to the Borrower (a
"Termination Notice"), declare the obligation of the Lender to make Advances to
be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate and the Commitment
shall reduce to zero.
2. The Borrower may, upon at least two Business Days' prior notice to the
Lender, permanently terminate in whole or permanently reduce ratably in part the
Commitment of the Lender; provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction
shall be in the aggregate amount of not less than $1,000,000 or an integral
multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) no such reduction shall result
in an overdraft status as provided in Section 2.06(c)(ii).
3. If the Borrower receives a commitment from a Financial Institution
Lender for Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness, then, upon the funding of
the first advance under such Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness, the
Lender may, at its sole discretion, reduce the amount of its Commitment pro rata
in an amount equal to the amount of the commitment for Financial Institution
Senior Indebtedness received by the Borrower.
Section 2.04 Repayment of Advances. The Borrower shall repay the
outstanding principal amount of each Advance on the Maturity Date.
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Section 2.05 Interest, Late Payment Fee. The Borrower shall pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance made by the Lender from
the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at a
rate per annum (computed on the actual number of days elapsed, including the
first day and excluding the last, based on a 360 day year) equal at all times
during the Interest Period for such Advance to the lesser of (i) the LIBOR for
such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) the Maximum Rate,
payable in arrears on the last day of such Interest Period, and on the date such
Advance shall be paid in full, and, with respect to an Advance having an
Interest Period in excess of 30 days, the last day of each calendar month during
such Interest Period excluding the month in which such Advance shall be paid in
full; provided that during the continuance of an Event of Default, Advances
shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal at all times to the lesser of (i)
the rate required to be paid on such Advance immediately prior to the date on
which such amount became due plus three percent (3%) and (ii) the Maximum Rate.
1. Usury Recapture. In the event the rate of interest chargeable under
this Agreement or the Notes at any time is greater than the Maximum Rate, the
unpaid principal amount of the Notes shall bear interest at the Maximum Rate
until the total amount of interest paid or accrued on the Notes equals the
amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued on the Notes if the
stated rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in
effect. In the event, upon payment in full of the Notes, the total amount of
interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement and the Notes is less
than the total amount of interest which would have been paid or accrued if the
rates of interest set forth in this Agreement had, at all times, been in effect,
then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the
Lender for the account of the Lender an amount equal to the difference between
(i) the lesser of (A) the amount of interest which would have been charged on
the Notes if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect and (B) the
amount of interest which would have accrued on the Notes if the rates of
interest set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect and (ii)
the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement on the
Notes. In the event the Lender ever receives, collects or applies as interest
any sum in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess amount shall, to the extent
permitted by law, be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the
Notes, and if no such principal is then outstanding, such excess or part thereof
remaining shall be paid to the Borrower.
2. Other Amounts Overdue. If any amount payable under this Agreement
other than the Advances is not paid when due and payable, including without
limitation, accrued interest, then such overdue amount shall accrue interest
hereon due and payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate
plus three percent (3%), from the date such amount became due until the date
such amount is paid in full.
3. Late Payment Fee. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.10, if any
interest payable under this Agreement is not paid when due and payable (after
taking into account any applicable grace period), then the Borrower will pay to
the Lender
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contemporaneously with the payment of such past due interest a late payment fee
equal to an amount equal to the product of (i) such overdue interest times (ii)
three percent (3%).
Section 2.06 Prepayments.
1. Right to Prepay. The Borrower shall have no right to prepay any
principal amount of any Advance except as provided in this Section 2.06.
2. Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may elect to prepay any of the
Advances, after giving by 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) at least one
Business Days' prior written notice to the Lender stating the proposed date and
aggregate principal amount of such prepayment, and if applicable, the relevant
Interest Period for the Advances to be prepaid. If any such notice is given,
the Borrower shall prepay Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing in
whole or ratably in part in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount
specified in such notice, and shall also pay accrued interest to the date of
such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid and amounts, if any, required to
be paid pursuant to Section 2.07 as a result of such prepayment being made on
such date; provided, however, that each partial prepayment shall be in an
aggregate principal amount not less than $500,000.
3. Mandatory Prepayments.
a. Change of Control. On the fifth Business Day following the Borrower's
receipt of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 2.03(a) hereof, the Borrower
shall be required to prepay all outstanding Advances in full.
b. Overdraft. On any date on which the outstanding principal amount of
the Advances exceeds the aggregate Commitment, the Borrower agrees to make a
prepayment of the Advances in the amount of such excess.
c. Repayment Event. Upon the occurrence of any Repayment Event, the
Borrower shall prepay Advances on the Business Day the Net Cash Proceeds from
such Repayment Event are received by the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable,
in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of the outstanding Advances
on such Business Day and (B) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Repayment
Event. If, in connection with an Asset Disposition which qualifies as a
Repayment Event for which the Borrower has not used the Net Cash Proceeds to
repay the Obligations, the Borrower has failed to make an Investment or
Investments in the Hospitality/Leisure Management Business with such Net Cash
Proceeds within one year from the date of such Asset Disposition, then the
Borrower shall prepay Advances on the first anniversary of the Business Day such
Net Cash Proceeds are received by the Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, in
the amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of the outstanding Advances on
such first anniversary and (B) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such
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Repayment Event which have not been used to make an Investment or investments in
the Hospitality/Leisure Management Business.
d. Accrued Interest. Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)
shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid to the date of
such prepayment and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section
2.07 as a result of such prepayment being made on such date.
4. Ratable Payments. Each payment of any Advance pursuant to this
Section 2.06 or any other provision of this Agreement shall be made in a manner
such that all Advances comprising part of the same Borrowing are paid in whole
or ratably in part.
5. Effect of Notice. All notices given pursuant to this Section 2.06
shall be irrevocable and binding upon the Borrower.
Section 2.07 Payments and Computations.
1. Payment Procedures. Except if otherwise set forth herein, the
Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Notes not
later than 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the day when due in Dollars
to the Lender at the location referred to in the Notes (or such other location
as the Lender shall designate in writing to the Borrower) in same day funds.
2. Computations. All computations of interest based on the LIBOR shall
be made by the Lender on the basis of a year of 360 days, in each case for the
actual number of days (including the first day, but excluding the last day)
occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. Each
determination by the Lender of an interest rate shall be conclusive and binding
for all purposes, absent manifest error.
3. Non-Business Day Payments. Whenever any payment shall be stated to be
due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next
succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be
included in the computation of payment of interest or fees, as the case may be;
provided, however, that if such extension would cause payment of interest on or
principal of Advances to be made in the next following calendar month, such
payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.
4. Application of Payments. Unless otherwise specified in Section 2.06
hereof, whenever any payment received by the Lender under this Agreement is
insufficient to pay in full all amounts then due and payable under this
Agreement and the Notes, such payment shall be distributed and applied by the
Lender in the following order: first, to the payment of expenses due and
payable under Section 2.09(c), to the Lender in accordance with the aggregate
amount of such payments owed to the Lender;
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and third, to the payment of all other amounts due and payable under this
Agreement and the Notes.
Section 2.08 Taxes.
1. No Deduction for Certain Taxes. Any and all payments by the Borrower
shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.07, free and clear of and without
deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding, in
the case of the Lender, taxes imposed on it, by the jurisdiction under the laws
of which the Lender is organized or any political subdivision of the
jurisdiction (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges,
withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes"). If the
Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any
sum payable to the Lender, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be
necessary so that, after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.08), the Lender
receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such
deductions been made; (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions; and (iii)
the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.
2. Other Taxes. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or
future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges
or similar levies which arise from any payment made or from the execution,
delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, the
Notes, or the other Credit Documents (hereinafter referred to as "Other Taxes").
3. Indemnification. The Borrower indemnifies the Lender for the full
amount of Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or
Other Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority on amounts payable under this
Section 2.08) paid by the Lender and any liability (including interest and
expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes
or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.
4. Evidence of Tax Payments. The Borrower will pay prior to delinquency
all Taxes and Other Taxes payable in respect of any payment. Within 30 days
after the date of any payment of Taxes, the Borrower will furnish to the Lender,
at its address referred to in Section 9.02, the original or a certified copy of
a receipt evidencing payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
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ARTICLE III.
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Initial Advance. The
effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of the Lender to make any
Advance hereunder are subject to the following conditions precedent being
satisfied on or prior to August 3, 1998:
1. Documentation. The Lender shall have received counterparts of this
Agreement executed by the Borrower, and the following duly executed by all the
parties thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:
a. the Notes and the Guaranties;
b. evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Lender that the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Registration
Statement (including the Lessee-Manager Purchase Agreement described therein)
have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, all
Legal Requirements and all corporate and partnership governance requirements;
and
c. such other documents, governmental certificates, agreements and lien
searches as the Lender may reasonably request.
2. Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
contained in Article IV hereof and the Guaranties shall be true and correct in
all material respects.
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent for Each Borrowing. The obligation
of the Lender to fund an Advance on the occasion of each Borrowing shall be
subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Borrowing:
1. the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the
applicable Notice of Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the
proceeds of such Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower that on the date of such Borrowing such statements are true):
2. the representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof and
the Guaranties, as such representations and warranties may change based upon
events or activities permitted by this Agreement, are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing, before and after
giving effect to such Borrowing and to the application of the proceeds from such
Borrowing, as though made on and as of such date; and
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b. no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such
Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.
2. the Lender shall have received such other approvals, opinions or
documents deemed necessary or desirable by the Lender.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
Section 4.01 Existence; Qualification; Partners; Subsidiaries.
1. The Borrower is a limited partnership duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and in good standing
and qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease
of property or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the
Borrower.
2. Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of Delaware and in good standing and qualified to do
business in each jurisdiction where its ownership or lease of property or
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the Borrower.
3. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower is a corporation, limited partnership,
general partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation
and in good standing and qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on such Subsidiary.
Section 4.02 Partnership and Corporate Power. The execution, delivery,
and performance by the Borrower and each Guarantor of the Credit Documents to
which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby (a) are within such Persons' partnership, limited liability company
and corporate powers, as applicable, (b) have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate, limited liability company and partnership action, as
applicable, (c) do not contravene (i) such Person's certificate or articles, as
the case may be, of incorporation or by-laws, operating agreement or partnership
agreement, as applicable, or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction binding
on or affecting any such Person, the contravention of which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, and (d) will not result in or
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require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this Agreement. At
the time of each Borrowing, such Borrowing and the use of the proceeds of such
Borrowing will be within the Borrower's partnership ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ have been duly
authorized by all necessary partnership action, (a) will not contravene (i) the
Borrower's partnership agreement or (ii) any law or any contractual restriction
binding on or affecting the Borrower, the contravention of which could
reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, and (b) will not
result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by this
Agreement.
Section 4.03 Authorization and Approvals. No authorization or
approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental
Authority is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower or any Guarantor of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 4.04 Enforceable Obligations. This Agreement, the Notes, and
the other Credit Documents to which the Borrower is a party have been duly
executed and delivered by the Borrower; each Guaranty and the other Credit
Documents to which each Guarantor is a party have been duly executed and
delivered by such Guarantor. Each Credit Document is the legal, valid, and
binding obligation of the Borrower and each Guarantor which is a party to it
enforceable against the Borrower and each such Guarantor in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar law affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether
considered in proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 4.05 Financial Statements and Registration Statement. The
respective Consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and the respective related
Consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows, of
the Parent contained in the Registration Statement, and the corresponding pro
forma financial statements for the Borrower, fairly present the financial
condition and results of operation in all material respects for the periods
indicated, and such balance sheets and statements were prepared in accordance
with GAAP, subject to year-end adjustments. Since the date of such statements,
no Material Adverse Change has occurred.
Section 4.06 True and Complete Disclosure. No representation,
warranty, or other statement made by the Borrower (or on behalf of the Borrower)
in this Agreement or any other Credit Document contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in
which they were made as of the date of this Agreement.
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Section 4.07 Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.07, there
is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened action or
proceeding affecting the Borrower or the Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries before any court, Governmental Authority or arbitrator in which the
amount of the dispute is over $500,000 or, in the Borrower's good faith
judgment, the anticipated loss is over $500,000 (provided that with respect to
the giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, the
representation shall only be deemed to apply to those matters for which Lender
would have been entitled to notice under Section 5.04(f)).
Section 4.08 Use of Proceeds.
1. Advances. The proceeds of the Advances shall be used by the Borrower
to (i) to make Investments permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.05
and (ii) for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
2. Regulations. No proceeds of Advances will be used to purchase or
carry any margin stock in violation of Regulations G, T, U or X of the Federal
Reserve Board, as the same is from time to time in effect, and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof. The Borrower is not engaged
in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board).
Section 4.09 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of
its Subsidiaries is an "investment company" or a company "controlled" by an
"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
Section 4.10 Taxes. All federal, state, local and foreign tax
returns, reports and statements required to be filed (after giving effect to any
extension granted in the time for filing) by the Parent, the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries, or any member of a Controlled Group have been filed with the
appropriate governmental agencies in all jurisdictions in which such returns,
reports and statements are required to be filed, and where the failure to file
could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change, except where
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; and all taxes and other
impositions due and payable (which are material in amount) have been timely paid
prior to the date on which any fine, penalty, interest, late charge or loss
(which are material in amount) may be added thereto for non-payment thereof
except where contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. Proper and
accurate amounts have been withheld by the Parent, the Borrower and all members
of each Controlled Group from their employees for all periods to comply in all
material respects with the tax, social security and unemployment withholding
provisions of applicable federal, state, local and foreign law. Timely payment
of all material sales and use taxes required by applicable law have been made by
the Borrower and all other members of the Controlled Group, the failure to
timely pay of which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change. The amounts shown on all tax returns to be due and payable have been
paid in full or adequate provision therefor is included on the books of the
appropriate member of the applicable Controlled Group.
Section 4.11 Pension Plans. All Plans are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA. No Termination Event
has occurred with respect to any Plan which could reasonably be expected to
cause a Material Adverse Change, and each Plan has complied with and been
administered in all material respects in accordance with applicable provisions
of ERISA and the Code. No "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in
Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred and there has
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been no excise tax imposed under Section 4971 of the Code. No Reportable Event
has occurred with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, and each Multiemployer Plan
has complied with and been administered in all material respects with applicable
provisions of ERISA and the Code. Neither the Borrower, nor any member of a
Controlled Group has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer
Plan for which there is any material withdrawal liability. As of the most recent
valuation date applicable thereto, neither the Borrower nor any member of a
Controlled Group has received notice that any Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or
in reorganization.
Section 4.12 No Burdensome Restrictions; No Defaults.
1. Except in connection with Indebtedness which is (i) either permitted
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.02, or (ii) being repaid with the
proceeds of the initial Borrowing, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement. Neither the
Borrower, the Parent nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any
agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction or
provision of applicable law or governmental regulation which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Borrower, the Parent
nor any of their Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to (i) any
contract, agreement, lease or other instrument which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change or (ii) any ground lease,
participating lease, franchise agreement, license agreement or management
agreement which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change,
except as disclosed to the Lender in writing prior to the date such
representation is deemed given. Neither the Borrower, the Parent nor any of
their Subsidiaries has received any notice of default under any material
contract, agreement, lease or other instrument which is continuing and which, if
not cured, could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
2. No Default has occurred and is continuing (or with respect to the
giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise
disclosed to the Lender in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior to
the date such representation is deemed given).
Section 4.13 Environmental Condition.
1. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.14, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or with respect to the giving of
this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise disclosed to
the Lender in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date
such representation is deemed given)(i) have obtained all Environmental Permits
material for the operation of their respective Properties and the conduct of
their respective businesses; (ii) have been and are in material compliance with
all terms and conditions of such Environmental Permits and with all other
requirements of applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) have not received notice of
any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or
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Environmental Permit; and (iv) are not subject to any actual or contingent
Environmental Claim. To the knowledge of the Borrower (or with respect to the
giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise
disclosed to the Lender in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior to
the date such representation is deemed given), the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
are not subject to any actual or contingent Environmental Claim which the
Borrower believes in good faith will involve cost or expense to the Borrower or
its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000 for any single Environmental Claim, or
in excess of $10,000,000 for all such Environmental Claims in the aggregate.
2. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.14, to the knowledge of Borrower,
none of the present or previously owned or operated Property of the Borrower or
of any of its present or former Subsidiaries, wherever located, (i) has been
placed on or proposed to be placed on the National Priorities List, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Information System
list, or their state or local analogs, or have been otherwise investigated,
designated, listed, or identified as a potential site for removal, remediation,
cleanup, closure, restoration, reclamation, or other response activity under any
Environmental Laws which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Change; (ii) is subject to a Lien, arising under or in connection with
any Environmental Laws, that attaches to any revenues or to any Property
operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, wherever located; (iii) has
been the site of any Release, use or storage of Hazardous Substances or
Hazardous Wastes from present or past operations except for Permitted Hazardous
Substances, which Permitted Hazardous Substances have not caused at the site or
at any third-party site any condition that has resulted in or could reasonably
be expected to result in the need for Response or (iv) none of the Improvements
are constructed on land designated by any Governmental Authority having land use
jurisdiction as wetlands.
Section 4.14 Legal Requirements, Zoning, Utilities, Access. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.15, the use and operation of each Hotel Property as a
commercial hotel with related uses constitutes a legal use under applicable
zoning regulations (as the same may be modified by special use permits or the
granting of variances) and complies in all material respects with all Legal
Requirements, and does not violate in any material respect any material
approvals, material restrictions of record or any material agreement affecting
any Hotel Property (or any portion thereof). The Borrower and its Subsidiaries
possess all certificates of public convenience, authorizations, permits,
licenses, patents, patent rights or licenses, trademarks, trademark rights,
trade names rights and copyrights (collectively "Permits") required by
Governmental Authority to operate the Hotel Properties, except for those Permits
which if not obtained would not cause a Material Adverse Change. The Borrower
and its Subsidiaries own and operate their business in material compliance with
all applicable Legal Requirements. To the extent necessary for the full
utilization of each Hotel Property in accordance with its current use, telephone
services, gas, steam, electric power, storm sewers, sanitary sewers and water
facilities and all other utility services are available to each Hotel Property,
are adequate to serve each
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such Hotel Property, exist at the boundaries of the Land and are not subject to
any conditions, other than normal charges to the utility supplier, which would
limit the use of such utilities. All streets and easements necessary for the
occupancy and operation of each Hotel Property are available to the boundaries
of the Land.
Section 4.15 Existing Indebtedness. Except for the Obligations or as
reflected in the financial statements contained in the Registration Statement,
there is no Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries existing as
of the Effective Date. No "default" or "event of default", however defined, has
occurred and is continuing under any such Indebtedness (or with respect to the
giving of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise
disclosed to the Lender in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior to
the date such representation is deemed given).
Section 4.16 Leases and Management Agreements. To the knowledge of
the Borrower, the Leases and the Management Agreements are in full force and
effect and no material defaults exist thereunder (or with respect to the giving
of this representation after the date of this Agreement, as otherwise disclosed
to the Lender in writing after the date of this Agreement and prior to the date
such representation is deemed given). Copies of all material Leases and
Management Agreements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been delivered
by the Borrower to the Lender.
ARTICLE V.
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Note or any amount under any Credit Document shall remain
unpaid, or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Lender
shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower agrees to comply with the
following covenants.
Section 5.01 Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Borrower will comply,
and cause the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material
respects with all Legal Requirements.
Section 5.02 Preservation of Existence; Separateness, Etc.
1. The Borrower will preserve and maintain, and cause the Parent and each
of its Subsidiaries to preserve and maintain, its partnership, limited liability
company or corporate (as applicable) existence, rights, franchises and
privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain
qualified, and cause the Parent and each such Subsidiary to qualify and remain
qualified, as a foreign partnership or corporation as applicable in each
jurisdiction in which qualification is necessary or desirable in view of its
business and operations or the ownership of its properties, and, in
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each case, where failure to qualify or preserve and maintain its rights and
franchises could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
2. The Parent Common Stock shall at all times be duly listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. and (ii) the Parent shall timely file all reports
required to be filed by it with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
3. The Borrower shall hold itself out, and shall continue to hold itself
out, to the public and to its creditors as a legal entity, separate and distinct
from all other entities, and shall continue to take all steps reasonably
necessary to avoid misleading any other Person as to the identity of the entity
with which such Person is transacting business.
Section 5.03 Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Borrower will pay and
discharge, and cause the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries to pay and
discharge, before the same shall become delinquent (a) all taxes, assessments
and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits
or Property that are material in amount, prior to the date on which penalties
attach thereto and (b) all lawful claims that are material in amount which, if
unpaid, might by Legal Requirement become a Lien upon its Property; provided,
however, that neither the Borrower, the Parent nor any such Subsidiary shall be
required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, or claim
(a) which is being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, (b)
with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided, (c)
if such charge or claim does not constitute and is not secured by any ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ on any portion of any Hotel Property and no portion of any Hotel Property
is in jeopardy of being sold, forfeited or lost during or as a result of such
contest, (d) if the Lender could not become subject to any civil fine or penalty
or criminal fine or penalty, in each case as a result of non-payment of such
charge or claim and (e) if such contest does not, and could not reasonably be
expected to, result in a Material Adverse Change.
Section 5.04 Reporting Requirements. The Borrower will furnish to the
Lender:
1. Quarterly Financials. As soon as available and in any event not later
than 50 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of the Parent, the unaudited
Consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of
such quarter and the related unaudited statements of income, shareholders'
equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal quarter
and the period commenc ing at the end of the previous year and ending with the
end of such Fiscal Quarter, and the corresponding figures as at the end of, and
for, the corresponding periods in the preceding Fiscal Year, all duly certified
with respect to such statements (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by a
Responsible Officer of the Parent as having been prepared in
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accordance with GAAP, together with a Compliance Certificate duly executed by a
Responsible Officer of the Parent.
2. Annual Financials. As soon as available and in any event not later
than 95 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Parent, a copy of the
Consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the end of
such Fiscal Year and the related Consolidated statements of income,
shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such
Fiscal Year, and the corresponding figures as at the end of, and for, the
preceding Fiscal Year, and certified by the Company's independent certified
public accountants of nationally recognized standing in an opinion, without
qualification as to the scope, and including any management letters delivered by
such accountants to the Parent in connection with such audit, together with a
Compliance Certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent.
3. Securities Law Filings. Promptly and in any event within 15 days
after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy material, reports and
other information which the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries sends to or files with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or sends to all of the shareholders of the Parent or partners of the
Borrower.
4. Defaults. As soon as possible and in any event within five days after
the occurrence of each Default known to a Responsible Officer of the Parent, the
Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, a statement of an authorized
financial officer or Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of such Default and the actions which the Borrower has taken and
proposes to take with respect thereto.
5. ERISA Notices. As soon as possible and in any event (i) within 30
days after the Parent, the Borrower or any member of a Controlled Group knows
to know that any Termination Event described in clause (a) of the definition of
Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, (ii) within 10 days
after the Parent, the Borrower or any member of a Controlled Group knows that
any other Termination Event with respect to any Plan has occurred, a statement
of the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent describing such Termination Event
and the action, if any, which the Parent, the Borrower or such member of such
Controlled Group proposes to take with respect thereto; (iii) within 10 days
after receipt thereof by the Parent, the Borrower or any member of a Controlled
Group from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by the Parent, the Borrower
or any such member of such Controlled Group of the PBGC's intention to terminate
any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan; and (iv) within
10 days after receipt thereof by the Parent, the Borrower or any member of a
Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor, a copy of each notice
received by the Parent, the Borrower or any member of such Controlled Group
concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability pursuant to Section
4202 of ERISA.
6. Environmental Notices. Promptly upon the knowledge of any Responsible
Officer of the Borrower of receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of its
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Subsidiaries, a copy of any form of notice, summons or citation received from
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or any other Governmental
Authority concerning (i) violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws,
which seeks to impose liability therefor, (ii) any action or omission on the
part of the Parent or the Borrower or any of their present or former
Subsidiaries in connection with Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances which,
based upon information reasonably available to the Borrower, could reasonably be
expected to cause a Material Adverse Change or an Environmental Claim in excess
of $10,000,000, (iii) any notice of potential responsibility under CERCLA, or
(iv) concerning the filing of a Lien upon, against or in connection with the
Parent, Borrower, their present or former Subsidiaries, or any of their leased
or owned Property, wherever located.
7. Other Governmental Notices or Actions. Promptly and in any event
within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Parent, Borrower or any
of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) a copy of any notice, summons, citation,
or proceeding seeking to adversely modify in any material respect, revoke, or
suspend any license, permit, or other authorization from any Governmental
Authority, which action could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse
Change, and (ii) any revocation or involuntary termination of any license,
permit or other authorization from any Governmental Authority, which revocation
or termination could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change.
8. Material Litigation. As soon as possible and in any event within five
days of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries having knowledge thereof, notice of any litigation,
claim or any other event which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material
Adverse Change.
9. Other Information. Such other information respecting the business or
Properties, or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the
Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as the Lender may
from time to time reasonably request.
Section 5.05 Insurance. The Borrower will maintain, and cause each of
its Subsidiaries to maintain, adequate insurance consistent with commercial
practices in the industry.
Section 5.06 Material Documents. The Borrower will not, nor will it
permit any of its Subsidiaries to (a) amend the Borrower's partnership agreement
in any material respect, (b) admit a new general partner to the Borrower, or (c)
enter into any termination, material modification or amendment of the
Intercompany Agreement and any other material agreement. Any termination,
modification or amendment prohibited under this Section 5.06 without the
Lender's written consent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be
void and of no force and effect.
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ARTICLE VI.
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Note or any amount under any Credit Document shall remain
unpaid or the Lender shall have any Commitment, the Borrower agrees, unless the
Lender shall otherwise consent in writing, to comply with the following
covenants:
Section 6.01 Liens, Etc. The Borrower, the Parent and their respective
Subsidiaries will not create, assume, incur or suffer to exist, any Lien on or
in respect of any of its Property whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or
assign any right to receive income, except that the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries may create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens:
1. securing the Obligations;
2. securing the Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness;
3. for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on
Property of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the extent not required to be paid
pursuant to Sections 5.03;
4. imposed by law (such as landlords', carriers', warehousemen's and
mechanics' liens or otherwise arising from litigation) (i) which are being
contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, (ii) with respect to
which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided, (iii) which have not
resulted in any Hotel Property being in jeopardy of being sold, forfeited or
lost during or as a result of such contest, (iv) neither the Lender nor the
Borrower could become subject to any civil fine or penalty or criminal fine or
penalty, in each case as a result of non-payment of such charge or claim and (v)
such contest does not, and could not reasonably be expected to, result in a
Material Adverse Change;
5. on leased personal property to secure solely the lease
obligations associated with such property;
Section 6.02 Indebtedness. The Borrower, the Parent and their
respective Subsidiaries will not incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness other
than the Obligations, the Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness and the
following:
1. Indebtedness in an amount that does not cause a breach at any
time of the covenants contained in Article VII;
2. Capital Leases in an amount in excess of $10,000,000;
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3. Interest Rate Agreements; provided that (i) such agreements shall be
unsecured, (ii) the dollar amount of indebtedness subject to such agreements and
the indebtedness subject to Interest Rate Agreements in the aggregate shall not
exceed the sum of the amount of the Commitment and the amount of the other
Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Affiliates which bears interest at a
variable rate, and (iii) the agreements shall be at such interest rates and
otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lender.
4. Any of the following Indebtedness incurred by the Parent:
a. indemnities for certain acts of malfeasance, misappropriation and
misconduct and an environmental indemnity for the lender under Indebtedness
permitted under to this Agreement; and
b. guaranties of any obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
permitted by this Agreement, including without limitation guaranties of Leases
and Management Agreements.
5. extensions, renewals and refinancing of any of the Indebtedness
specified in paragraphs (b) - (d) above so long as the principal amount of such
Indebtedness is not thereby increased.
Section 6.03 Agreements Restricting Distributions From Subsidiaries.
Except as required by the Leases, the Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement (other than a Credit Document)
which limits distributions to or any advance by any of the Borrower's
Subsidiaries to the Borrower.
Section 6.04 Fundamental Changes; Asset Dispositions. Neither the
Parent, the Borrower, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries will, (a) merge
or consolidate with or into any other Person, unless (i) a Guarantor is merged
into the Borrower and the Borrower is the surviving Person or a Subsidiary is
merged into any Subsidiary, and (ii) immediately after giving effect to any such
proposed transaction no Default would exist; (b) sell, transfer, or otherwise
dispose of all or any of the such Person's material property except for a
Permitted Asset Disposition, or dispositions or replacements of personal
property in the ordinary course of business; (c) sell or otherwise dispose of
any material shares of capital stock, membership interests or partnership
interests of any Subsidiary; (d) except for sales of ownership interests
permitted under this Agreement and the issuance of limited partnership interests
in the Borrower in exchange for ownership interests in Subsidiaries and non-
Consolidated Subsidiaries to the extent permitted pursuant to the provisions of
Section 6.03, materially alter the corporate, capital or legal structure of any
such Person; (e) liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any
liquidation or dissolution) provided that nothing herein shall prohibit the
Borrower from dissolving any Subsidiary which has no assets on the date of
dissolution or (f) materially alter the character of their respective businesses
from that
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conducted as of the date of this Agreement or otherwise engage in any material
business activity outside of the Hospitality/Leisure Management Business.
Section 6.05 Investments, Loans, Future Properties. Neither the Parent
nor the Borrower shall, or shall permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to,
acquire by purchase or otherwise any business, property or fixed assets of any
Person or any Hotel Property, make or permit to exist any loans, advances or
capital contributions to, or make any Investments in (including without
limitation, loans and advances to, and other Investments in, Subsidiaries) or
purchase or commit to purchase any evidences of indebtedness of, stock or other
securities, partnership interests, member interests or other interests in any
Person, except (provided that after giving effect thereto there shall exist no
Default) Investments in the Hospitality/Leisure Management Business; provided,
however, that the Borrower shall be required to obtain the consent of the Lender
prior to making an Investment in the Hospitality/Leisure Management Business in
an amount that exceeds $50,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the
Borrower, nor the Parent, nor their respective Subsidiaries shall make an
Investment which would (a) cause a Default, or (b) cause or result in the
Borrower or the Parent failing to comply with any of the financial covenants
contained herein.
Section 6.06 Affiliate Transactions. Except for the Intercompany
Agreement, certain liquor license agreements and the transactions described in
Section 6.04(i), the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, make, directly or indirectly: (a) any transfer, sale, lease,
assignment or other disposal of any assets to any Affiliate of the Borrower
which is not a Guarantor or any purchase or acquisition of assets from any such
Affiliate except for sales of new personal property (i) which in any calendar
year do not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate and (ii) for which the sales
price is the actual cost to the party selling; or (b) any arrangement or other
transaction directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any such Affiliate
(including without limitation, guaranties and assumptions of obligations of an
Affiliate), other than in the ordinary course of business and at market rates.
Section 6.07 Sale or Discount of Receivables. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, sell
with recourse, or discount or otherwise sell for less than the face value
thereof, any of its notes or accounts receivable.
Section 6.08 Restricted Payments. Neither the Parent, nor the
Borrower, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, will make any Restricted
Payment;
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ARTICLE VII.
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
So long as any Note or any amount under any Credit Document shall remain
unpaid, or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, unless the Lender
shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower agrees to cause the Parent to
comply with the following covenants:
Section 7.01 Senior Interest Coverage Ratio. The Parent shall maintain
at the end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on
September 30, 1998 through September 30, 1999 a Senior Interest Coverage Ratio
of not less than 2.5 to 1.0, and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, a Senior
Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.75 to 1.0.
Section 7.02 Total Interest Coverage Ratio. The Parent shall maintain
at the end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on
September 30, 1998 through December 31, 1999, a Total Interest Coverage Ratio of
not less than 2.0 to 1.0 and (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, a Total
Interest Coverage Ratio of not less than 2.5 to 1.0.
Section 7.03 Senior Fixed Charge Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at
the end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on September
30, 1998 through September 30, 1999 a Senior Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than
2.0 to 1.0, (b) for the Rolling Periods ending on December 31, 1999 through
September 30, 2000 a Senior Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than 2.5 to 1.0, and
(c) for any Rolling Period thereafter, a Senior Fixed Charge Ratio of not less
than 2.25 to 1.0.
Section 7.04 Total Fixed Charge Ratio. The Parent shall maintain at
the end of each Rolling Period (a) for the Rolling Periods ending on September
30, 1998 to September 30, 1999, a Total Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than 1.75
to 1.0, (b) for the Rolling Periods ending on December 31, 1999 to September 30,
2000, a Total Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0, and (c) for any
Rolling Period thereafter, a Total Fixed Charge Ratio of not less than 2.25 to
1.0.
Section 7.05 Senior Indebtedness Leverage Ratio. The Parent shall not
on any date permit the Senior Indebtedness Leverage Ratio to exceed (a) for the
Rolling Periods ending on September 30, 1998 through September 30, 1999, 4.0 to
1.0, (b) for any Rolling Period thereafter, 3.5 to 1.0.
Section 7.06 Leverage Ratio. The Parent shall not on any date permit
the Leverage Ratio to exceed (a) prior to December 31, 1998 5.5 to 1, (b) from
December 31, 1998 to June 30, 1999, 5.0 to 1.0, (c) from July 1, 1999 to June
30, 2000 4.5 to 1.0, and (d) after June 30, 2000 4.0 to 1.0.
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ARTICLE VIII.
SUBORDINATION
Section 8.01 Agreement to Subordinate. The Lender agrees that
Indebtedness for Borrowings under this Agreement represented by the Notes shall
be subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in
this Article, to the prior payment in full of all Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness and that the subordination is for the benefit of the Financial
Institution Lenders.
Section 8.02 Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy. Upon any
distribution to creditors of the Borrower in a liquidation or dissolution of the
Borrower or in a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership or similar
proceeding relating to the Borrower or its Property:
(a) the holders of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness shall be
entitled to receive payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest
(including interest accruing after the commencement of any such proceeding) to
the date of payment on the Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness before the
Lender shall be entitled to receive any payment of principal of or interest on
the Notes; and
(b) until the Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness is paid in full in
cash, any distribution to which the Lender would be entitled but for this
Article shall be made to the holders of Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that the Lender may receive
securities that are subordinated to Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness to
at least the same extent as the Notes.
Section 8.03 Default on Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness. The
Borrower may not pay principal of or interest on the Notes and may not acquire
any securities for cash or property other than capital stock of the Borrower if:
(a) a default on Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness occurs and is
continuing that permits holders of such Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness to accelerate its maturity; and
(b) the default is the subject of judicial proceedings or the Borrower
receives a notice of the default. If the Borrower receives any such notice, a
similar notice received within nine months thereafter relating to the same
default on the same issue of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness shall not
be effective for purposes of this Section.
The Borrower may resume payments on the Notes and may acquire them
when (1) the default is cured or waived, or (2) 20 days pass after the notice is
given if the default is not the subject of judicial proceedings, if this Article
otherwise permits the payment or acquisition at that time.
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Section 8.04 Acceleration of Notes. If payment of the Notes is
accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly notify
holders of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness of the acceleration. The
Borrower may pay the Notes when 120 days pass after the acceleration occurs if
this Article permits the payment at that time.
Section 8.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If a distribution is
made to the Lender that because of this Article should not have been made to it,
the Lender shall hold it in trust for holders of Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness and pay it over to them as their interests may appear.
Section 8.06 Notice by Borrower. The Borrower shall promptly notify
the Lender of any facts known to the Borrower that would cause a payment of
principal of or interest on Notes to violate this Article.
Section 8.07 Subrogation. After all Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, the Lender
shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Financial Institution Senior
Indebtedness to the extent that distributions otherwise payable to the Lender
have been applied to the payment of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness.
A distribution made under this Article to holders of Financial Institution
Senior Indebtedness which otherwise would have been made to the Lender is not,
as between the Borrower and the Lender, a payment by the Borrower on Financial
Institution Senior Indebtedness.
Section 8.08 Relative Rights. This Article defines the relative rights
of the Lender and holders of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness. Nothing
in this Indenture shall:
(a) impair, as between the Borrower and the Lender, the obligation of the
Borrower, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of and interest
on the Notes in accordance with their terms;
(b) affect the relative rights of the Lender and creditors of the Borrower
other than holders of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness; or
(c) prevent the Lender from exercising its available remedies upon an
Event of Default, subject to the rights of holders of Financial Institution
Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions otherwise payable to the Lender.
If the Borrower fails because of this Article to pay principal of or
interest on a Note on the due date, the failure is still an Event of Default as
provided elsewhere herein.
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ARTICLE IX.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES
Section 9.01 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following
events shall constitute an "Event of Default" under any Credit Document:
1. Principal Payment. The Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to pay
any principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable as set forth in
this Agreement;
2. Interest or Other Obligation Payment. The Borrower or any Guarantor
shall fail to pay any interest on any Note or any other amount payable hereunder
or under any other Credit Document when the same becomes due and payable as set
forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Guarantors
will have a grace period of ten days after the payments covered by this Section
9.01(b) becomes due and payable for the first two defaults of such Persons
collectively under this Section 9.01(b) in every calendar year;
3. Representation and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made or
deemed to be made (i) by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any other Credit
Document, (ii) by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in connection with this
Agreement or any other Credit Document, or (iii) by the Parent or any Subsidiary
in any Credit Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material
respect when made or deemed to be made;
4. Covenant Breaches. (i) The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe
any covenant contained in Section 5.02, Article VI or Article VII of this Agree
ment or the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe, or shall fail to cause
any Guarantor to perform or observe any covenant in any Credit Document beyond
any notice and/or cure period for such default expressly provided in such Credit
Document or (ii) the Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to perform or observe
any term or covenant set forth in any Credit Document which is not covered by
clause (i) above or any other provision of this Section 9.01, in each case if
such failure shall remain unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of the date
written notice of such default shall have been given to the Borrower or such
Guarantor by the Lender or the date a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or any
Guarantor has actual knowledge of such default, unless such default in this
clause (ii) cannot be cured in such 30 day period and the Borrower is diligently
proceeding to cure such default, in which event the cure period shall be
extended to 90 days;
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5. Cross-Defaults.
(i) with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower in excess of $5,000,000
or any amount of Financial Institution Senior Indebtedness (but excluding
Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes) which is outstanding:
(1) any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or
required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof;
(2) the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries
shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest of any of such
Indebtedness (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,
acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after
the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or
instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or
(3) any other event shall occur or condition shall exist under any
agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, and shall continue
after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or
instrument, if the effect of such event or condition is to permit the
holders of such Indebtedness to accelerate the maturity of such
Indebtedness;
6. Insolvency. The Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective
material Subsidiaries shall generally not pay its debts as such debts become
due, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, or
shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any proceeding
shall be instituted by or against the Borrower, the Parent or any of their
respective material Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or
insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of it or its debts under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or
seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver,
trustee or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its
property and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against the
Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective material Subsidiaries, either
such proceeding shall remain undismissed for a period of 60 days or any of the
actions sought in such proceeding shall occur; or the Borrower, the Parent or
any of their respective material Subsidiaries shall take any corporate action to
authorize any of the actions set forth above in this paragraph (e);
7. ERISA. (i) Any Person shall engage in any "prohibited transaction"
(as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any
Plan, (ii) any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of
ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan, (iii) a
Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to
have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to
terminate, any Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or
appointment of a trustee is likely
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to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA,
unless such Reportable Event, proceedings or appointment are being contested by
the Borrower in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, (iv) any Plan shall
terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v)the Borrower or any member of a
Controlled Group shall incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from
a Multiemployer Plan or the insolvency (within the meaning of Section 4245 of
ERISA) or reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA) of a
Multiemployer Plan, unless such liability is being contested by the Borrower in
good faith and by appropriate proceedings, or (vi) any other event or condition
shall occur or exist, with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i)
through (vi) above, such event or condition, together with all other such events
or conditions, if any, could subject the Borrower or any Guarantor to any tax,
penalty or other liabilities in the aggregate exceeding $10,000,000;
8. Guaranty. Any material provision of any Guaranty shall for any reason
cease to be valid and binding on any Guarantor or any Guarantor shall so state
in writing;
9. Environmental Condition. The terms and conditions of Section 4.14 of
this Agreement shall for any reason cease to be valid and binding on any Person
party thereto or any such Person shall so state in writing; or
10. Change in Management. Any of the following occur without the written
consent of the Required Lenders: (a) a Change of Control occurs for either the
Parent or the Borrower; (b) the Parent, and any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the
Parent collectively owns less than 70% of the legal or beneficial interest in
the Borrower; or (c) the Parent shall cease to employ either ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ as chairman and chief executive officer of the Parent and,
within 180 days following such occurrence for any reason, another person
acceptable to the Lenders in their sole discretion is not employed as the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Parent.
Section 9.02 Optional Acceleration of Maturity; Other Actions. If any
Event of Default (other than an Event of Default pursuant to paragraph (f) of
Section 9.01) shall have occurred and be continuing, then, and in any such
event:
1. the Lender (i) may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the obligation
to make Advances to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate,
and (ii) may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Notes, all interest
thereon, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement to be forthwith due
and payable, whereupon the Notes, all such interest and all such amounts shall
become and be forthwith due and payable in full, without presentment, demand,
protest or further notice of any kind (including, without limitation, any notice
of intent to accelerate or notice of acceleration), all of which are hereby
expressly waived by the Borrower; and
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2. the Lender may proceed to enforce its rights and remedies under
the Credit Documents by appropriate proceedings.
Section 9.03 Automatic Acceleration of Maturity. If any Event of
Default pursuant to paragraph (f) of Section 9.01 shall occur, the obligation of
the Lender to make Advances shall immediately and automatically be terminated
and the Notes, all interest on the Notes, and all other amounts payable under
this Agreement shall immediately and automatically become and be due and payable
in full, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind
(including, without limitation, any notice of intent to accelerate or notice of
acceleration), all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement, the Notes, or any other Credit Document, nor consent to any
departure by the Borrower or any Guarantor therefrom, shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender, as
specified in the particular provisions of the Credit Documents, and the
Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given
Section 10.02 Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications shall
be in writing (including telecopy or telex) and mailed, telecopied, telexed,
hand delivered or delivered by a nationally recognized overnight courier, if to
the Borrower, at its address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Attn: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇; if to the Lender, at its
address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, Attn:
Mr. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; or, as to each party, at such other address or teletransmission
number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other
parties. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telecopied,
telexed or hand delivered or delivered by overnight courier, be effective three
days after deposited in the mails, when telecopy transmission is completed, when
confirmed by telex answer-back or when delivered, respectively, except that
notices and communications to the Lender pursuant to Article II or Article VIII
shall not be effective until received by the Lender.
Section 10.03 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the
Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any
Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right. The remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
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Section 10.4 Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand
all out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lender in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, due diligence, administration, modification
and amendment of this Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents of the
Obligations including, without limitation, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses, if any, of the Lender in connection with the enforcement (whether
through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents.
Section 10.05 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective
when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Lender, and when the
Lender shall have, as to the Lender, either received a counterpart hereof
executed by the Lender or been notified by the Lender that the Lender has
executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Borrower, the Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that
the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or delegate its
duties under this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Lender.
Section 10.06 Indemnification. The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender
and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from, and
discharge, release, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses,
liabilities, claims or damages to which any of them may become subject, insofar
as such losses, liabilities, claims or damages arise out of or result from (i)
any actual or proposed use by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower of
the proceeds of any Advance, (ii) any breach by the Borrower or any Guarantor of
any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (iii) any
investigation, litigation or other proceeding (including any threatened
investigation or proceeding) relating to the foregoing, or (iv) any
Environmental Claim or requirement of Environmental Laws concerning or relating
to the present or previously-owned or operated properties, or the operations or
business, of the Parent, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and the
Borrower shall reimburse the Lender, each affiliate and their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents, upon demand for any reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with any
such investigation, litigation or other proceeding; and expressly including any
such losses, liabilities, claims, damages, or expense incurred by reason of the
Person being indemnified's own negligence, but excluding any such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by reason of the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified.
THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT CERTAIN OF ITS OBLIGATIONS AND
INDEMNITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDE ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM THE
NEGLIGENCE OR ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE OF THE LENDER, OR ANY OTHER PERSON BEING
INDEMNIFIED.
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Section 10.07 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section 10.08 Survival of Representations, Indemnifications, etc. All
representations, warranties contained in this Agreement or made in writing by or
on behalf of the Borrower in connection herewith shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Credit Documents, the making of the Advances
and any investigation made by or on behalf of the Lender, none of which
investigations shall diminish the Lender's right to rely on such representations
and warranties. All obligations of the Borrower provided for in Sections 2.07,
2.10(c) and 9.06 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and repayment
in full of the Obligations.
Section 10.09 Severability. In case one or more provisions of this
Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall
not be affected or impaired thereby.
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Section 10.10 Usury Not Intended. It is the intent of the Borrower and
the Lender in the execution and performance of this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury laws,
including conflicts of law concepts, governing the Advances of the Lender
including such applicable laws of the State of New York and the United States of
America from time to time in effect. In furtherance thereof, the Lender and the
Borrower stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in
this Agreement or the other Credit Documents shall ever be construed to create a
contract to pay, as consideration for the use, forbearance or detention of
money, interest at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate and that for purposes
hereof "interest" shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute
interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged or received under this
Agreement; and in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, under any
circumstances the aggregate amounts taken, reserved, charged, received or paid
on the Advances, include amounts which by applicable law are deemed interest
which would exceed the Maximum Rate, then such excess shall be deemed to be a
mistake and the Lender shall credit the same on the principal of its Notes (or
if such Notes shall have been paid in full, refund said excess to the Borrower).
In the event that the maturity of the Notes is accelerated by reason of any
election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this
Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment,
then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than
the Maximum Rate and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or
otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or
prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on the applicable Notes
(or, if the applicable Notes shall have been paid in full, refunded to the
Borrower). In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any
specific contingencies exceeds the Maximum Rate, the Borrower and the Lender
shall to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law amortize, prorate,
allocate and spread in equal parts during the period of the full stated term of
the Notes all amounts considered to be interest under applicable law at any time
contracted for, charged, received or reserved in connection with the
Obligations. The provisions of this Section shall control over all other
provisions of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents which may be in
apparent conflict herewith.
Section 10.11 GOVERNING LAW. ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE BORROWER, THE
LENDER, OR ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AND WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT,
TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL
LAWS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
LAW, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS) OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Section 10.12 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS; JURY TRIAL.
(A) EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B), EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ALL DISPUTES AMONG THEM ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED
WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN
CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS WHETHER
ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY
BY STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, BUT THE PARTIES HERETO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT
LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES IN ALL
DISPUTES BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE
TO THE LOCATION OF THE COURT CONSIDERING THE DISPUTE.
(B) OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT THE LENDER OR ANY
INDEMNITEE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROCEED AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTY
IN A COURT IN ANY LOCATION TO ENABLE SUCH PERSON TO (1) OBTAIN PERSONAL
JURISDICTION OVER THE BORROWER OR (2) ENFORCE A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER
ENTERED IN FAVOR OF SUCH PERSON. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT
ANY PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIMS IN ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY SUCH PERSON TO ENFORCE
A JUDGMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SUCH PERSON. THE BORROWER WAIVES
ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY HAVE TO THE LOCATION OF THE COURT IN WHICH SUCH PERSON
HAS COMMENCED A PROCEEDING DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION (B).
(C) SERVICE OF PROCESS. THE BORROWER WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY
PROCESS UPON IT AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY WRITS,
PROCESS OR SUMMONSES IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING THEREOF BY
THE LENDER BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE BORROWER
ADDRESSED AS PROVIDED HEREIN. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO
LIMIT THE ABILITY OF THE LENDER TO SERVE ANY SUCH WRITS, PROCESS OR SUMMONSES IN
ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY OBJECTION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OBJECTION OF THE LAYING OF
VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS) WHICH IT MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR
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AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH IN ANY JURISDICTION SET
FORTH ABOVE.
(D) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY PARTICIPATE IN RESOLVING ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN
CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO OR
INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED
IN CONNECTION HEREWITH. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY
SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A
COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE
PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
Section 10.13 Knowledge of Borrower. For purposes of this Agreement,
"knowledge of the Borrower" means the actual knowledge of any of the executive
officers and all other Responsible Officers of the Parent.
Section 10.14 Lender Not in Control. None of the covenants or other
provisions contained in the Credit Documents shall or shall be deemed to, give
the Lender the rights or power to exercise control over the affairs and/or
management of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Guarantor, the power
of the Lender being limited to the right to exercise the remedies provided in
the Credit Documents; provided, however, that if the Lender becomes the owner of
any stock, or other equity interest in, any Person whether through foreclosure
or otherwise, the Lender shall be entitled (subject to requirements of law) to
exercise such legal rights as it may have by being owner of such stock, or other
equity interest in, such Person.
Section 10.15 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several
Sections and paragraphs of the Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this
Agreement.
Section 10.16 Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence under
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EXECUTED as of the date first referenced above.
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BORROWER:
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MERISTAR H & R OPERATING COMPANY, L.P.
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By: MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc., its general
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partner
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By:
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Name:
Title:
LENDER:
MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By: MeriStar Hospitality Corporation, its general
partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
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