EXHIBIT 10.31
MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
COUSINS PROPERITES INCORPORATED
AND
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PARTNERS, INC.
AT&T WIRELESS WESTERN REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS
CERRITOS, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 17, 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS...................................................................................... 2
ARTICLE 2. PURCHASE AND SALE................................................................................ 8
2.1. Agreement to Sell and Purchase................................................................... 8
2.2. Intentionally Omitted............................................................................ 8
2.3. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money.................................................................................... 8
2.4. Purchase Price................................................................................... 9
2.5. Independent Contract Consideration............................................................... 9
2.6. Closing.......................................................................................... 10
2.7. Reservation of Claims............................................................................ 10
ARTICLE 3. PURCHASER'S INSPECTION AND REVIEW RIGHTS......................................................... 11
3.1. Due Diligence Inspections........................................................................ 11
3.2. Deliveries to Purchaser; Purchaser's Access to the Company's Property Records.................... 12
3.3. Condition of the Property........................................................................ 15
3.4. Title and Survey................................................................................. 16
3.5. Intentionally Omitted............................................................................ 17
3.6. Termination of Agreement......................................................................... 17
3.7. Confidentiality.................................................................................. 17
ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS................................................. 18
4.1. Representations and Warranties of Seller......................................................... 18
4.2. Knowledge Defined................................................................................ 24
4.3. Covenants and Agreements of the Company and Seller............................................... 24
4.4. Representations and Warranties of Purchaser...................................................... 26
4.5. Seller's Indemnity............................................................................... 27
4.6. Distributions.................................................................................... 28
4.7. Covenants and Agreements of Purchaser............................................................ 28
ARTICLE 5. CLOSING DELIVERIES, CLOSING COSTS AND PRORATIONS................................................. 29
5.1. Seller's Closing Deliveries...................................................................... 29
5.2. Purchaser's Closing Deliveries................................................................... 31
5.3. Closing Costs.................................................................................... 32
5.4. Prorations and Credits........................................................................... 32
ARTICLE 6. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING............................................................................ 34
6.1. Conditions Precedent to Purchaser's Obligations.................................................. 34
6.2. Conditions Precedent to Seller's Obligations..................................................... 36
ARTICLE 7. CASUALTY AND CONDEMNATION........................................................................ 37
7.1. Casualty......................................................................................... 37
7.2. Condemnation..................................................................................... 38
ARTICLE 8. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES............................................................................. 39
8.1. Purchaser's Default.............................................................................. 39
8.2. Seller's Default................................................................................. 39
ARTICLE 9. ASSIGNMENT....................................................................................... 40
9.1. Assignment....................................................................................... 40
ARTICLE 10.BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS............................................................................ 41
10.1. Broker........................................................................................... 41
ARTICLE 11.MISCELLANEOUS.................................................................................... 41
11.1. Notices.......................................................................................... 41
11.2 Possession....................................................................................... 43
11.3 Time Periods..................................................................................... 43
11.4 Publicity........................................................................................ 43
11.5 Discharge of Obligations......................................................................... 43
11.6 Severability..................................................................................... 43
11.7 Construction..................................................................................... 43
11.8 Sale Notification Letters........................................................................ 44
11.9 Access to Records Following Closing.............................................................. 44
11.10 Survival......................................................................................... 44
11.11 General Provisions............................................................................... 44
11.12 Attorney's Fees.................................................................................. 45
11.13 Counterparts..................................................................................... 45
11.14 No Discrimination................................................................................ 45
11.15 Effective Agreement.............................................................................. 45
11.16 General Provisions Regarding Indemnities......................................................... 45
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SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITS
Reference
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Exhibit "A" Description of Land p 5
Exhibit "B" List of Personal Property p 5
Exhibit "C" List of Existing Commission Agreements and Management Agreements pp 2, 5 & Section 4.1(f)
Exhibit "D" Intentionally Omitted
Exhibit "E" List of Existing Environmental Reports p 3
Exhibit "F" Description of Leases p 5
Exhibit "G" List of Operating Agreements p 5
Exhibit "H" Form of Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate P 4 & Section 4.3(e)
Exhibit "I" Form of DDA Estoppel Certificate P 2 & Section 4.3(f)
Exhibit "J-1" Form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate for Phase I Office Lease p 7 & Section 4.3(g)
Exhibit "J-2" Form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate for Phase II Office Lease p 7 & Section 4.3(g)
Exhibit "K" Property Tax Appeals Section 4.1(g)
Exhibit "L" Additional Permitted Exceptions p 5
Exhibit "M" Balance Sheet of Company Section 4.1(t)
SCHEDULE OF CLOSING DOCUMENTS
Schedule 1 Form of Membership Assignment
Schedule 2 Form of Affidavit (for Purchaser's Title Insurance Purposes)
Schedule 3 Form of Seller's Certificate (as to Seller's Representations and
Warranties)
Schedule 4 Form of Seller's FIRPTA Affidavit
Schedule 5 Form of Purchaser's Certificate (as to Purchaser's Representations
and Warranties)
Schedule 6 Form of Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Operating Agreement
MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made
and entered into this 17th day of March, 2003, by and between COUSINS PROPERTIES
INCORPORATED, a Georgia corporation ("Seller"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PARTNERS, INC., a
California corporation ("Purchaser"), and COUSINS/CERRITOS I, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Company").
W I T N E S E T H:
WHEREAS, Seller is the legal and beneficial owner of all of the
outstanding membership interests (collectively, the "Membership Interests") in
the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company was formed on July 13, 1998, by the filing of the
Certificate of Formation (the "Certificate") pursuant to the Delaware Limited
Liability Company Act (Delaware Code ▇▇▇. Tit. 6, Section 18-101, et seq.). The
Company was organized by the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of
CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC, dated as of August 27, 1998, executed by Seller and
CommonWealth Pacific, LLC; and
WHEREAS, Seller acquired all of the Membership Interests of
CommonWealth Pacific, LLC pursuant to that certain Membership Interests Purchase
Agreement among Seller, CommonWealth Pacific, LLC and the Company, dated as of
January 31, 2001, and as a result thereof, Seller became the sole member of the
Company; and
WHEREAS, the name of the Company was changed from "Cousins/CommonWealth
I, L.L.C." to "CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC" by the filing of a Certificate of
Amendment of Certificate of Formation in the office of the Secretary of State of
Delaware on July 28, 1998, and the name of the Company was further changed from
"CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC" to "Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC" by the filing of a
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Formation in the office of the
Secretary of State of Delaware on February 5, 2001 (collectively, the
"Certificate Amendment"); and
WHEREAS, the Company is the owner of certain improved real property
commonly known as the AT&T Wireless Western Regional Headquarters located in
Cerritos Towne Center, Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California, together with
certain related personal and intangible property; and
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell the Membership Interests to Purchaser,
and Purchaser desires to purchase the Membership Interests from Seller, upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the mutual
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt,
adequacy, and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties
hereto, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following capitalized terms shall
have the meaning ascribed to such terms as set forth below:
"Affidavit" shall mean the form of owner's affidavit to be given by an
officer of Seller at Closing to the Title Company in the form attached hereto as
SCHEDULE 2.
"Bonds Escrow Agreement" shall mean that certain Escrow Agreement among
Seller, Tenant and First American Title Insurance Company dated January 21,
2003.
"Broker" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.1
hereof.
"Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which banking institutions in the State of California are
authorized by law or executive action to close.
"CC&Rs" shall mean that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions
and Restrictions for Cerritos Towne Center between the Cerritos Redevelopment
Agency and Seller dated as of August 24, 1998, recorded November 19, 1998 in the
Los Angeles County Recorder's Office, as instrument no. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
"Claims" shall mean debts, duties, obligations, liabilities, suits,
claims (including any claim for damage to property or injury to or death of any
persons), demands, liens, encumbrances, causes of action, damages, losses, fees
and expenses (including, without limitation, attorney's fees and expenses and
court costs).
"Closing" shall mean the consummation of the purchase and sale of the
Membership Interests pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.6
hereof.
"Commission Agreements" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 4.1(f) hereof, and such agreements are more particularly described on
EXHIBIT "C" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
"DDA" shall mean that certain Disposition and Development Agreement for
Cerritos Towne Center (L.A. Cellular Parcel) among City of Cerritos, The
Cerritos Redevelopment Agency and Seller dated as of July 15, 1998, as evidenced
by Memorandum of DDA dated as of November 8, 1998, recorded November 19, 1998,
as instrument no. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
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"DDA Estoppel Certificate" shall mean the certificate to be sought from
the City of Cerritos and The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency in substantially the
form attached hereto as EXHIBIT "I".
"Due Diligence Material" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 3.7 hereof.
"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money" shall mean the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, together with any
First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, Second Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money and Extension
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money actually paid by Purchaser to Seller hereunder.
"Effective Date" shall mean the last date upon which the following
shall have occurred: (a) Purchaser, Seller and the Company shall have delivered
at least two (2) fully executed counterparts of this Agreement to the other, and
(b) the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money shall have been delivered to Seller by wire
transfer of federal funds to an account designated by Seller.
"Environmental Law" shall mean any law, ordinance, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction or decree relating to pollution or substances or
materials which are considered to be hazardous or toxic, including, without
limitation, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the
Emergency Planning and Community Right to know Act, any state and local
environmental law (including, without limitation, any section, division or
chapter of the California Health and Safety Code), all amendments and
supplements to any of the foregoing and all regulations and publications
promulgated or issued pursuant thereto.
"Escrow Agent" shall mean the Title Company, at its office at ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
"Existing Environmental Reports" shall mean those certain reports,
correspondence and related materials, if any, more particularly described on
EXHIBIT "E" attached hereto and made a part hereof.
"Existing Survey" shall mean that certain survey with respect to the
Land and the Improvements prepared by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Surveying & Mapping, Inc. dated
September 27, 1999, and last revised January 15, 2002.
"Existing Title Policy" shall mean that certain owner's policy of title
insurance issued by the Title Company in favor of the Company, Policy No.
9722613-50, dated November 19, 1998, including endorsements thereto.
"Extension ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 2.6 hereof.
"FIRPTA Affidavit" shall mean the form of FIRPTA Affidavit to be
executed and delivered by Seller to Purchaser at Closing in the form attached
hereto as SCHEDULE 4.
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"First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money" shall mean the sum of Seven Hundred
Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00 U.S.).
"First Title Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.4 hereof.
"Ground Lease" shall mean that certain Cerritos Towne Center Ground
Lease (L.A. Cellular Parcel) by and between The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency
and the Company dated as of August 24, 1998, as evidenced by Memorandum of Lease
between The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency and the Company dated as of August 24,
1998, recorded November 19, 1998, as instrument no. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and as partially
assigned by The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency to the City of Cerritos by
Cooperation Agreement between such parties dated as of July 15, 1998.
"Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate" shall mean the certificate to be
sought from the landlord under the Ground Lease in substantially the form
attached hereto as EXHIBIT "H".
"Hazardous Substances" shall mean any and all pollutants, contaminants,
toxic or hazardous wastes or any other substances that might pose a hazard to
health or safety, the removal of which may be required or the generation,
manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage, handling,
transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release, discharge, spillage, seepage
or filtration of which is or shall be restricted, prohibited or penalized under
any Environmental Law (including, without limitation, lead paint, asbestos, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, petroleum and polychlorinated biphenyls).
"Improvements" shall mean all buildings, structures and improvements
now or on the Closing Date situated on the Land, including without limitation, a
seven-story office building containing approximately 221,968 square feet of
rentable area, a four-story office building containing approximately 104,567
square feet of rentable area, and a five-level parking garage.
"Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money" shall mean the sum of (i) Five Hundred Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00 U.S.), plus (ii) all interest which has accrued
prior to the date hereof on the escrow funds previously held under the Prior
Escrow Agreement.
"Initial Inspection Period" shall mean the period expiring at 5:00 P.M.
Eastern Standard Time on March 17, 2003.
"Intangible Property" shall mean all intangible property, if any, owned
by the Company and related to the Land and Improvements, including without
limitation, the Company's rights and interests, if any, in and to the following:
(i) all plans and specifications and other architectural and engineering
drawings for the Land and Improvements; (ii) all warranties or guaranties given
or made in respect of the Improvements or Personal Property; (iii) all consents,
authorizations, variances or waivers, licenses, permits and approvals from any
governmental or quasi-governmental agency, department, board, commission, bureau
or other entity or instrumentality solely in respect of the Land or
Improvements; and (iv) all of the Company's
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right, title and interest in and to all Operating Agreements that Purchaser
agrees to assume (or is deemed to have agreed to assume); but expressly
excluding the rights reserved by and granted to Seller under Section 2.7 hereof.
"Land" shall mean that certain tract or parcel of real property located
in the City of Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California, which is more
particularly described on EXHIBIT "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof,
together with all rights, privileges and easements appurtenant to said real
property, and all right, title and interest of the Company, if any, in and to
any land lying in the bed of any street, road, alley or right-of-way, open or
closed, adjacent to or abutting the Land.
"Leases" shall mean the Phase I Office Lease and the Phase II Office
Lease, collectively, which are more particularly identified on EXHIBIT "F"
attached hereto.
"LLC Operating Agreement" shall mean that certain Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC,
dated as of May 18, 2000, executed by Seller and CommonWealth Pacific, LLC.
"Management Agreements" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 4.1(f) hereof and are more particularly described on EXHIBIT "C"
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
"Membership Assignment" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 5.1(a) hereof.
"Monetary Objection" or "Monetary Objections" shall mean (a) any
mortgage, deed to secure debt, deed of trust or similar security instrument
encumbering all or any part of the Property, (b) any mechanic's, materialman's
or similar lien (unless resulting from any act or omission of Purchaser or any
of its agents, contractors, representatives or employees or any tenant of the
Property), (c) the lien of ad valorem real or personal property taxes,
assessments and governmental charges affecting all or any portion of the
Property which are delinquent, and (d) any judgment of record against Seller or
the Company in the county or other applicable jurisdiction in which the Property
is located.
"Operating Agreements" shall mean all those certain contracts and
agreements, if any, more particularly described on EXHIBIT "G" attached hereto
and made a part hereof relating to the repair, maintenance or operation of the
Land, Improvements or Personal Property which will extend beyond the Closing
Date.
"Other Notices of Sale" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 5.1(t) hereof.
"Permitted Exceptions" shall mean, collectively, (a) liens for taxes,
assessments and governmental charges not yet due and payable or due and payable
but not yet delinquent, (b) the Leases, (c) the Phase I SNDA and the Phase II
SNDA, (d) the DDA, (e) the CC&Rs, (f) the Shared Parking Agreement, (g) such
state of facts as would be disclosed by a current survey of
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the Land and Improvements, (h) the additional matters set forth on EXHIBIT "L"
attached hereto and made a part hereof, (i) such other exceptions to title as
are disclosed in the Title Commitment and as to which Purchaser does not timely
object as provided in Section 3.4 hereof, and (j) such other exceptions that
become Permitted Exceptions pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof.
"Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, trust,
limited liability company, unincorporated association, joint stock company or
other entity or association.
"Personal Property" shall mean all furniture (including common area
furnishings and interior landscaping items), carpeting, draperies, artwork,
appliances, personal property (excluding any computer software which either is
licensed to the Company or Seller or Seller deems proprietary), machinery,
apparatus and equipment owned by the Company and currently used exclusively in
the operation, repair and maintenance of the Land and Improvements and situated
thereon, as generally described on EXHIBIT "B" attached hereto and made a part
hereof, and all non-confidential books, records and files (excluding any
appraisals, strategic plans for the Property, internal analyses, information
regarding the marketing of the Property for sale, submissions relating to
Seller's obtaining of corporate or partnership authorization, attorney and
accountant work product, or attorney-client privileged documents) relating to
the Land and Improvements. The Personal Property does not include any property
owned by Tenant, contractors or licensees, and shall be subject to depletions,
replacements and additions in the ordinary course of the Company's business.
"Phase I Office Lease" shall mean the lease documents between the
Company and Tenant identified in item 1 of EXHIBIT "F" attached hereto.
"Phase II Office Lease" shall mean the lease documents between the
Company and Tenant identified in item 2 of EXHIBIT "F" attached hereto.
"Phase I SNDA" shall mean that certain Sublease, Recognition,
Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement among The Cerritos Redevelopment
Agency, the Company and Tenant dated as of November 13, 1998, recorded November
19, 1998, as instrument ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
"Phase II SNDA" shall mean that certain Sublease, Recognition,
Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement among The Cerritos Redevelopment
Agency, the Company and Tenant dated as of June 1, 2000, recorded June 13, 2000,
as instrument 00-0908011.
"Prior Escrow Agreement" shall mean that certain Escrow Agreement among
Seller, Purchaser and Escrow Agent dated January 29, 2003, amended by letter
agreements dated February 13, 2003, February 28, 2003, March 6, 2003, March 7,
2003, March 12, 2003, March 13, 2003, and March 14, 2002.
"Property" shall mean, collectively, all of the Company's right, title
and interest in and to the Land, including the Company's leasehold interest
pursuant to the Ground Lease in and to the Land; the Improvements; all of the
Company's right, title and interest in and to the Leases; the Personal Property;
and the Intangible Property.
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"Purchase Price" shall be the amount specified in Section 2.4 hereof.
"Purchaser's Certificate" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 5.2(a) hereof.
"Real Estate Taxes" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
5.4(b) hereof.
"Second Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money" shall mean the sum of One Million
Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,750,000.00 US).
"Second Inspection Period" shall mean the period following the
expiration of the Initial Inspection Period and expiring on March 31, 2003.
"Seller's Certificate" shall mean the form of certificate to be
executed and delivered by Seller to Purchaser at the Closing with respect to the
truth and accuracy of Seller's warranties and representations contained in this
Agreement (modified and updated as the circumstances require), in the form
attached hereto as SCHEDULE 3.
"Shared Parking Agreement" shall mean that certain Shared Parking
Agreement between The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency and the Company dated as of
September 1, 1998, recorded November 19, 1998, as instrument no. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
"Supplement Agreement" shall mean that certain Supplemental Agreement
between Tenant and the Company dated as of October 30, 1998.
"Survey" and "Surveys" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 3.4 hereof.
"Tax" or "Taxes" shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under
Section 59A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), customs duties,
capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar),
unemployment, disability, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration,
value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other tax of any kind
whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether
disputed or not, but expressly excluding any Real Estate Taxes or other taxes
which are the responsibility of the Tenant under the Leases.
"Tax Increment Financing Agreement" shall mean that certain Tax
Increment Financing Agreement by and among The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency,
the Cerritos Public Finance Authority and the Company dated as of July 15, 1998.
"Tax Return" shall mean any return, declaration, report, claim for
refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
"Tenant" shall mean AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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"Tenant Estoppel Certificate" or "Tenant Estoppel Certificates" shall
mean certificates from Tenant under the Phase I Office Lease and the Phase II
Office Lease in substantially the forms attached hereto as EXHIBIT "J-1" and
"J-2", respectively.
"Tenant Notices of Sale" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 5.1(m) hereof.
"Third Inspection Period" shall mean the period following the
expiration of the Second Inspection Period and expiring on April 30, 2003.
"Title Company" shall mean First American Title Insurance Company.
"Title Commitment" shall mean that certain Commitment for Title
Insurance issued by the Title Company, Commitment No. 2110237-21, and having a
commitment date of February 7, 2003.
ARTICLE 2.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1. AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE. Subject to and in accordance
with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell and
Purchaser agrees to purchase, all of the Membership Interests, for the Purchase
Price (as defined in Section 2.4 below).
2.2. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
2.3. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MONEY.
(a) The Prior Escrow Agreement has been terminated by agreement of
the Seller, Purchaser and the Company. Seller, Purchaser and the Company do
hereby authorize and direct the Escrow Agent to wire transfer the escrow funds
in the amount of the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money previously held by Escrow Agent under
the Prior Escrow Agreement to the account of Seller designated by Seller to
Escrow Agent, whereupon same shall constitute the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money under
this Agreement and shall be held and released by Seller in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
(b) On or before the last day of the Second Inspection Period,
Purchaser shall deposit the First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money with Seller. The
parties hereto mutually acknowledge and agree that time is of the essence in
respect of Purchaser's timely deposit of the First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money with
Seller prior to the expiration of the Second Inspection Period; and that if
Purchaser fails to deposit the First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money with Seller prior
to the expiration of the Second Inspection Period, this Agreement shall
terminate, and Seller shall retain the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money as the sole and
exclusive property of Seller, and no party hereto shall have any further rights
or obligations hereunder, except those provisions of this Agreement which by
their express terms survive the termination of this Agreement.
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(c) On or before the last day of the Third Inspection Period,
Purchaser shall deposit the Second Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money with Seller. The
parties hereto mutually acknowledge and agree that time is of the essence in
respect to Purchaser's timely deposit of the Second Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money
with Seller prior to the expiration of the Third Inspection Period; and that if
Purchaser fails to deposit the Second Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money with Seller prior
to the expiration of the Third Inspection Period, this Agreement shall
terminate, and Seller shall retain the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money then held by Seller as the
sole and exclusive property of Seller, and no party hereto shall have any
further rights or obligations hereunder, except those provisions of this
Agreement which by their express terms survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(d) The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money shall be applied to the Purchase Price at
the Closing and shall otherwise be held, refunded, or disbursed in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Seller shall have the right to deposit the
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money in a non-segregated account, and no interest shall be deemed to
accrue upon the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money hereunder shall be comprised of
the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, the First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, the Second
Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, and the Extension ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, all to the extent
actually paid to Seller.
2.4. PURCHASE PRICE. Subject to adjustment and credits as specified
in this Agreement, the purchase price (the "Purchase Price") to be paid by
Purchaser to Seller for the Membership Interests shall be Seventy-Nine Million
One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($79,150,000.00 U.S.). The Purchase Price
shall be paid by Purchaser at the Closing as follows:
(a) The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money shall be applied by Seller as a credit to
the Purchase Price at Closing; and
(b) An amount equal to the Purchase Price shall be paid by
Purchaser to Escrow Agent (for disbursement by Escrow Agent to Seller at the
Closing) at or before the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
federal funds to an account designated by Escrow Agent, less the amount of the
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money to be retained by Seller and credited to the Purchase Price at
Closing, and subject to prorations, adjustments and credits as otherwise
specified in this Agreement. If the amount due Seller pursuant to this Agreement
is not received by Seller in sufficient time for reinvestment on the Closing
Date, then Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for loss of interest due to the
failure to reinvest Seller's funds on the Closing Date. The provisions of the
preceding sentence of this Section 2.4(b) shall survive the Closing.
2.5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACT CONSIDERATION. In addition to, and not in
lieu of the delivery to Seller of the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money, Purchaser shall
deliver to Seller, concurrently with Purchaser's execution and delivery of this
Agreement to Seller, Purchaser's check, payable to the order to Seller, in the
amount of One Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($100.00). Seller and Purchaser hereby
mutually acknowledge and agree that said sum represents adequate bargained for
consideration for Seller's execution and delivery of this Agreement and
Purchaser's right to inspect the Property pursuant to Article III. Said sum is
in addition to and independent of any
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other consideration or payment provided for in this Agreement and is
nonrefundable in all events.
2.6. CLOSING. The consummation of the sale by Seller and purchase
by Purchaser of the Membership Interests (the "Closing") shall be held on May
15, 2003; provided, however, in the event the conditions set forth in
subsections (a), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Section 6.1 have been satisfied or
Purchaser has waived such conditions in writing, Purchaser shall have the right
upon three (3) Business Days notice to Seller, to accelerate the Closing to a
date prior to May 15, 2003. Purchaser shall have the right to extend the last
day for Closing for one (1) additional, successive thirty (30) day period by
giving written notice of such extension to Seller on or before the last date on
which the Closing must then be held and by delivering to Seller prior to such
last day on which the Closing must be held, either by Purchaser's check or by
federal wire transfer to the account of Seller, the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00) for such thirty (30) day extension
(said amount being herein referred to as the "Extension ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money"). Subject
to the foregoing, the Closing shall take place at an office in the metropolitan
Los Angeles, California area, and at such specific place, time and date (the
"Closing Date") as shall be designated by Purchaser in a written notice to
Seller not less than three (3) Business Days prior to Closing. If Purchaser
fails to give such notice of the Closing Date, the Closing shall be at the
offices of the Title Company, ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
at 10:00 a.m. on the outside date for Closing as provided above. It is
contemplated that the transaction shall be closed with the concurrent delivery
of the closing and conveyance documents and the payment of the Purchase Price.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement that Seller and
Purchaser physically meet for the Closing, and all funds and documents to be
delivered at the Closing shall be delivered to the Title Company unless the
parties hereto mutually agree otherwise. Seller and Purchaser agree to use
reasonable efforts to complete all requirements for the Closing prior to the
Closing Date; provided, however, if the calendar day immediately preceding the
Closing Date is not a Business Day, then Purchaser at its option shall deposit
the balance of the Purchase Price in escrow with the Title Company on or prior
to 9:00 a.m. (California time) on the Closing Date, or if the foregoing amount
is deposited in escrow after 9:00 a.m. (California time) on the Closing Date,
then by such time so that the funds due Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
received by Seller in sufficient time for reinvestment on the Closing Date, and
provided further, if the funds due Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not
received by Seller in sufficient time for reinvestment on the Closing Date, then
Purchaser shall reimburse Seller for loss of interest due to the failure to
reinvest Seller's funds on the Closing Date. The provisions of the foregoing
sentence shall survive the Closing. Seller and Purchaser shall each provide any
undertaking to the Title Company reasonably necessary to accommodate the
Closing.
2.7. RESERVATION OF CLAIMS. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, Seller hereby reserves for itself, and the
Company shall be deemed to have granted to Seller at Closing, the rights to
review and audit the books, records and documents of, and to pursue recovery of
any overpayments (and interest thereon) made by the Company to, the general
contractors, engineers, architects, consultants and other parties who entered
into contracts with the Company in connection with the construction and
installation of the Improvements, and to recover costs and fees incurred in
connection therewith or in pursuing
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such claims. Such claims for recovery of overpayments and costs and fees may be
pursued by Seller, either in its own name or in the name of the Company, through
any legal proceedings or mediation or arbitration proceedings as Seller shall
determine. Purchaser agrees to cooperate with Seller, Purchaser agrees to cause
the Company to cooperate with Seller, and Purchaser agrees to take reasonable
steps to cause the Company's agents, accountants and attorneys to cooperate with
Seller, in connection with Seller's pursuit of such claims for recovery, at no
cost or expense to Purchaser or the Company. Any amounts recovered shall be
remitted to, and shall be the property of, Seller. Seller shall indemnify,
defend and hold the Company and Purchaser harmless from and against any Claims,
suits or costs the Company or Purchaser may suffer or incur in connection with,
or as a result of, Seller's pursuit of recovery as contemplated in this Section
2.7, including as a result of any counterclaims made in any such suit for
recovery. Following the Closing, Seller shall have the right to review at
Purchaser's office in metropolitan Los Angeles, California, any books, records
and documents relating to the construction and installation of the Improvements
that may have been turned over or delivered by Seller to Purchaser at Closing
and to copy such documents and utilize same in connection with any such claims
asserted by Seller pursuant to the rights reserved by and granted to Seller in
this Section 2.7. This Section 2.7 shall survive the Closing.
ARTICLE 3.
PURCHASER'S INSPECTION AND REVIEW RIGHTS
3.1. DUE DILIGENCE INSPECTIONS.
(a) From and after the Effective Date until the Closing Date or
earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall permit Purchaser and
its authorized representatives, on reasonable advance notice and during normal
business hours, to inspect the Property to perform on-site due diligence, soil
analysis and environmental investigations. All such inspections shall be
nondestructive in nature, and specifically shall not include any physically
intrusive testing. All such inspections shall be performed in such a manner to
minimize any interference with the business of Tenant under the Leases at the
Property and, in each case, in compliance with the Company's rights and
obligations as landlord under the Leases. All inspection fees, appraisal fees,
engineering fees and all other costs and expenses of any kind incurred by
Purchaser relating to the inspection of the Property shall be solely Purchaser's
expense. The Company reserves the right to have a representative present at the
time of making any such inspection. Purchaser shall notify the Company and
Seller not less than two (2) Business Days in advance of making any such
inspection.
(b) If the Closing is not consummated hereunder for any reason,
Purchaser shall promptly (i) deliver copies of all reports, surveys and other
information furnished to Purchaser by third parties in connection with such
inspections to the Company; provided, however, that delivery of such copies and
information to the Company shall be without warranty or representation
whatsoever, express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranty or
representation as to ownership, accuracy, adequacy or completeness thereof or
otherwise; and (ii) return to the Company all copies of all materials delivered
to Purchaser under Section 3.2(a) below or otherwise copied from the Company's
books, records and files related to the Property as
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provided in Section 3.2(b) below. The delivery to the Company of any surveys or
third-party reports furnished to Purchaser relating to the physical condition of
the Improvements and the environmental and seismic condition of the Property
shall be a condition to the refund of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money to Purchaser. This
Section 3.1(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(c) To the extent that Purchaser or any of its representatives,
agents or contractors damages or disturbs the Property or any portion thereof,
Purchaser shall return the same to substantially the same condition which
existed immediately prior to such damage or disturbance. Purchaser hereby agrees
to and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and the Company from and
against any and all Claims as a result of any act or omission of Purchaser or
its representatives, agents or contractors, other than any Claims to the extent
arising from any act or omission of Seller or the Company during any such
inspection and other than any Claims resulting from the discovery or release of
any Hazardous Substances at the Property (other than Hazardous Substances
brought on to the Property by Purchaser or its representatives, agents or
contractors, or any release of Hazardous Substances resulting from the
negligence of Purchaser or its representatives, agents or contractors). Said
indemnification agreement shall survive the Closing and any earlier termination
of this Agreement. Purchaser shall maintain and shall ensure that Purchaser's
consultants and contractors maintain commercial general liability insurance in
an amount not less than $2,000,000, combined single limit, and in form and
substance adequate to insure against all liability of Purchaser and its
consultants and contractors, respectively, and each of their respective agents,
employees and contractors, arising out of inspections and testing of the
Property or any part thereof made on Purchaser's behalf. Purchaser agrees to
provide to the Company a certificate of insurance with regard to each applicable
liability insurance policy prior to any entry upon the Property by Purchaser or
its consultants or contractors, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section
3.1.
3.2. DELIVERIES TO PURCHASER; PURCHASER'S ACCESS TO THE COMPANY'S
PROPERTY RECORDS.
(a) Purchaser acknowledges receipt of the following (and Purchaser
further acknowledges that no additional items are required to be delivered by
the Company or Seller to Purchaser except as may be expressly set forth in other
provisions of this Agreement):
(i) Copies of property tax bills and assessor's
statements of current assessed value of the Land and
Improvements for the most current year that same have
been issued and the year prior to the most current
year.
(ii) Copies of Property operating statements for the
period from January 1, 2001 through December 31,
2002.
(iii) 2003 Operating Budget with respect to the Property.
(iv) Copies of the Ground Lease, the DDA, the CC&Rs, the
Shared Parking Agreement and the Tax Increment
Financing Agreement.
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(v) Copies of the Leases, the Phase I SNDA and the Phase
II SNDA.
(vi) Copies of the Supplemental Agreement and the Bonds
Escrow Agreement.
(vii) An aged tenant receivable report, if any, regarding
income from the Tenant.
(viii) All Operating Agreements currently in place at the
Property, if any.
(ix) A copy of the Existing Title Policy.
(x) A copy of the Existing Survey.
(xi) Copies of the Commission Agreements.
(xii) A copy of the City of Cerritos Resolution No. 98-16,
dated June 25, 1998.
(xiii) Copies of the Certificates of Occupancy issued by the
City of Cerritos for each of the two (2) buildings
constructed on the Land.
(xiv) A copy of the Certificate of Completion for the
Required Improvements issued by the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Cerritos dated January 18,
2000, recorded January 31, 2000 in the Los Angeles
County Recorder's Office, as instrument no.
00-0148005.
(xv) The Certificate, the Amended Certificate and the LLC
Operating Agreement.
(b) From the Effective Date until the Closing Date or earlier
termination of this Agreement, the Company shall allow Purchaser and Purchaser's
authorized representatives, on reasonable advance notice and during normal
business hours, to have access to the Company's existing non-confidential books,
records and files relating to the Property, at the office of the Broker, or at
the Company's office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, for the purpose of inspecting and (at Purchaser's expense) copying the
same, including, without limitation, the materials listed below (to the extent
any or all of the same are in Seller's or the Company's possession), subject,
however, to the limitations of any confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement to
which Seller or the Company may be bound, and provided that neither Seller nor
the Company shall be required to deliver or make available to Purchaser (i) any
records, reports, notices, test results or other information in Seller's or the
Company's possession relating to the environmental condition of the Property
other than the Existing Environmental Reports, and (ii) any appraisals, budgets,
strategic plans for the Property, internal analyses, information regarding the
marketing of the Property for sale, submissions relating to Seller's or the
Company's obtaining of corporate authorization, attorney and accountant work
product, or attorney-client privileged documents. Purchaser acknowledges and
agrees, however, that neither Seller nor the Company are making any
representation or warranty of any nature whatsoever,
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express or implied, with respect to the ownership, enforceability, accuracy,
adequacy or completeness or otherwise of any of such records, evaluations, data,
investigations, reports, cost estimates or other materials. If the Closing
contemplated hereunder fails to take place for any reason, Purchaser shall
promptly return all copies of materials delivered to Purchaser under Section
3.2(a) above or otherwise copied from Seller's or the Company's books, records
and files relating to the Property or the Membership Interests, and such
obligation shall survive the termination of this Agreement. It is understood and
agreed that Seller and Company shall have no obligation to obtain, commission or
prepare any such books, records, files, reports or studies not now in Seller's
or the Company's possession. Subject to the foregoing, the Company agrees to
make available to Purchaser, for inspection and copying, without limitation, the
following books, records and files relating to the Property, all to the extent
the same are in the Company's possession:
(i) Tenant Information. Copies of the Leases and any
financial statements or other financial information
of the Tenant under the Leases, written information
relative to the Tenant's payment history, and tenant
correspondence (including correspondence or other
documents relating to any audit conducted by Tenant),
to the extent the Company has the same in its
possession;
(ii) Plans. All available construction plans and
specifications in Seller's or the Company's
possession relating to the development, condition,
repair and maintenance of the Property, the
Improvements and the Personal Property;
(iii) Existing Environmental Reports. Copies of the
Existing Environmental Reports;
(iv) Permits; Licenses. Copies of any permits, licenses,
or other similar documents in the Company's
possession relating to the use, occupancy or
operation of the Property;
(v) Operating Costs and Expenses. All available records
of any operating costs and expenses for the Property
in the Company's possession;
(vi) Governmental Notices. Copies of any notices relating
to the Property from the City of Cerritos or other
governmental authority in the Company's possession;
and
(vii) Warranties. Copies of all warranties and guaranties
relating to the Improvements and Personal Property in
the Company's possession.
The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company's
prior managing agent, CommonWealth Partners Management Services, L.P. (
"CommonWealth") to make available to Purchaser (or to the Company so that the
Company can make available to Purchaser) the foregoing non-confidential books,
records and files relating to the Property to the
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extent same are in CommonWealth's possession, but neither Seller nor the
Company shall be required to make any payment to CommonWealth in order to
obtain such access for Purchaser or file any lawsuit against Common Wealth to
compel such access. The Company also agrees to use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause Tenant to make available to Purchaser (or to the Company so
that the Company can make available to Purchaser) copies of all contracts with
contractors and service providers engaged by Tenant to provide maintenance and
services with respect to the Property, including HVAC maintenance, janitorial,
waste disposal, pest control, window washing, marble maintenance, landscaping,
security and utilities services.
3.3. CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY.
(a) Seller recommends that Purchaser employ one or more
independent engineering and/or environmental professionals to perform
engineering, environmental and physical assessments on Purchaser's behalf in
respect of the Property and the condition thereof. Purchaser and Seller mutually
acknowledge and agree that the Membership Interests are being sold with the
Property in an "AS IS" condition and "WITH ALL FAULTS," known or unknown,
contingent or existing. Purchaser has the sole responsibility to fully inspect
the Property, to investigate all matters relevant thereto, including, without
limitation, the condition of the Property, and to reach its own, independent
evaluation of any risks (environmental or otherwise) or rewards associated with
the ownership, leasing, management and operation of the Property. Effective as
of the Closing and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, including,
without limitation, Section 4.5 hereof, Purchaser hereby waives and releases
Seller and its officers, directors, shareholders, agents, affiliates, employees
and successors and assigns from and against any and all Claims, obligations and
liabilities arising out of or in connection with the Property.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Purchaser does hereby
unconditionally waive and release Seller and its officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, affiliates, employees and successors and assigns from any
present or future claims and liabilities of any nature arising from or relating
to the presence or alleged presence of Hazardous Substances in, on, at, from,
under or about the Property or any adjacent property, including, without
limitation, any claims under or on account of any Environmental Law, regardless
of whether such Hazardous Substances are located in, on, at, from, under or
about the Property or any adjacent property prior to or after the date hereof.
In addition, for so long as Purchaser directly or indirectly owns or holds an
interest in the Company or the Property, Purchaser does hereby covenant and
agree that Purchaser shall cause the Company to defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless Seller and its officers, directors, shareholders, agents, affiliates
and employees from and against any Claims of whatever kind or nature, including
any action or proceeding brought or threatened, or ordered by governmental
authorities, relating to any Hazardous Substances which may be placed, located
or released on the Property after the date of Closing. The terms and provisions
of this paragraph shall survive the Closing hereunder.
(c) The release set forth in each of subparagraphs (a) and (b)
above includes claims which Purchaser is presently unaware or which Purchaser
does not presently suspect to exist in its favor which, if known by Purchaser,
would materially affect Purchaser's waiver and release granted herein. Purchaser
acknowledges that there is a risk that subsequent to the execution of this
Agreement, Purchaser will suffer losses, damages or injuries which are unknown
and unanticipated
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at the time this Agreement is signed. Except as expressly provided to the
contrary in this Agreement, Purchaser hereby assumes such risk and agrees that
the release contained in subparagraphs (a) and (b) above shall apply to all
unknown or unanticipated claims, as well as those known and anticipated, and
Purchaser specifically waives any and all rights under California Civil Code
Section 1542, which section has been duly explained and provides as follows:
"A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does
not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known by him must have materially affected his
settlement with the debtor."
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3.4. TITLE AND SURVEY. Purchaser acknowledges receipt of the Title
Commitment and copies of all recorded documents and instruments referred to
therein. Promptly upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall order from
the Title Company an amendment to the Title Commitment changing the dollar
amount of the policy to be issued pursuant thereto to the amount of the Purchase
Price and modifying the Title Commitment to reflect that the title policy will
be issued thereunder upon the transfer and assignment of the Membership
Interests (instead of the conveyance of the Property). Purchaser may arrange, at
its expense, for the preparation of one or more updates of the Existing Survey
(each and together, the "Survey"). Purchaser likewise shall make copies of any
such Survey available to Seller prior to Closing. Purchaser shall have until the
later of (a) the end of the Initial Inspection Period or, (b) the date which is
five (5) Business Days after the Purchaser's receipt of the aforesaid amendment
to the Title Commitment, to give written notice (the "First Title Notice") to
Seller of such objections as Purchaser may have to any exceptions to title
disclosed in the Title Commitment or in any Survey. From time to time after the
First Title Notice and prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser may give written
notice of exceptions to title first appearing of record after the effective date
of the initial Title Commitment. Seller shall have the right, but not the
obligation (except as to Monetary Objections), to attempt to remove, satisfy or
otherwise cure any exceptions to title to which the Purchaser so objects. Within
five (5) Business Days after receipt of Purchaser's First Title Notice, Seller
shall give written notice to Purchaser informing the Purchaser of Seller's
election with respect to such objections. If Seller fails to give written notice
of election within such five (5) Business Day period, Seller shall be deemed to
have elected not to attempt to cure the objections (other than Monetary
Objections). If Seller elects to attempt to cure any objections, Seller shall be
entitled to one or more reasonable adjournments of the Closing of up to but not
beyond the thirtieth (30th) day following the initial date set for the Closing
to attempt such cure, but, except for Monetary Objections, neither Seller nor
the Company shall be obligated to expend any sums, commence any suits or take
any other action to effect such cure. Except as to Monetary Objections, if
Seller elects, or is deemed to have elected, not to cure any exceptions to title
to which Purchaser has objected or if, after electing to attempt to cure, Seller
determines that it is unwilling or unable to remove, satisfy or otherwise cure
any such exceptions, Purchaser's sole remedy hereunder in such event shall be
either (i) to accept the Membership Interests with title to the Property being
subject to such exceptions as if Purchaser had not objected thereto and without
reduction of the Purchase Price, in which case such exceptions shall become
Permitted Exceptions hereunder, or (ii) to terminate this Agreement
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within three (3) Business Days after receipt of written notice from Seller
either of Seller's election not to attempt to cure any objection or of Seller's
determination, having previously elected to attempt to cure, that Seller is
unable or unwilling to do so, or three (3) Business Days after Seller is deemed
hereunder to have elected not to attempt to cure such objections (and upon any
such termination under clause (ii) above, Escrow Agent shall return the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Money to Purchaser). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
elsewhere in this Agreement, Seller shall be obligated to cure or satisfy all
Monetary Objections at or prior to Closing, and may use the proceeds of the
Purchase Price at Closing for such purpose.
3.5. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
3.6. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. Purchaser shall have until the
expiration of the Third Inspection Period to determine, in Purchaser's sole
opinion and discretion, the suitability of the Membership Interests for
acquisition by Purchaser or Purchaser's permitted assignee. Purchaser shall have
the right to terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason or no reason on
or before said time and date of expiration of the Third Inspection Period by
giving written notice to Seller of such election to terminate. If Purchaser so
elects to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 3.6, and if such
written notice to Seller is given prior to the expiration of the Initial
Inspection Period, Seller shall return to Purchaser the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money
theretofore paid to Seller, whereupon, except for those provisions of this
Agreement which by their express terms survive the termination of this
Agreement, no party hereto shall have any other or further rights or obligations
under this Agreement. If Purchaser so elects to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 3.6, and if such written notice to Seller is given
after the expiration of the Initial Inspection Period but prior to the
expiration of the Second Inspection Period, Seller shall retain the Initial
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money theretofore paid to Seller as the sole and exclusive property of
Seller and Seller shall return to Purchaser any other ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money paid to
Seller, whereupon, except for those provisions of this Agreement which by their
express terms survive the termination of this Agreement, no party hereto shall
have any other or further rights or obligations under this Agreement. If
Purchaser fails so elects to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
3.6, and if such written notice to Seller is given after the expiration of the
Second Inspection Period but prior to the expiration of the Third Inspection
Period, both the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money and First Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money
theretofore paid to Seller shall be retained by Seller as the sole and exclusive
property of Seller, and Seller shall return to Purchaser any other ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money
paid to Seller, whereupon, except for those provisions of this Agreement which
by their express terms survive the termination of this Agreement, no party
hereto shall have any other or further rights or obligations under this
Agreement. If Purchaser fails to so terminate this Agreement prior to the
expiration of the Third Inspection Period, Purchaser shall have no further right
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 3.6.
3.7. CONFIDENTIALITY. All information acquired by Purchaser or any
of its designated representatives (including by way of example, but not in
limitation, the officers, directors, shareholders and employees of Purchaser,
and Purchaser's engineers, consultants, counsel and potential lenders, and the
officers, directors, shareholders and employees of each of them) with respect to
the Property, whether delivered by Seller or the Company or any of their
respective
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representatives or obtained by Purchaser as a result of its inspection and
investigation of the Property, examination of Seller's or the Company's books,
records and files in respect of the Property, or otherwise (collectively, the
"Due Diligence Material") shall be used solely for the purpose of determining
whether the Membership Interests are suitable for Purchaser's acquisition and
ownership thereof and for no other purpose whatsoever until after the Closing.
The terms and conditions which are contained in this Agreement and all Due
Diligence Material which is not published by Seller or the Company as public
knowledge or which is not generally available in the public domain shall be kept
in strict confidence by Purchaser prior to Closing and shall not be disclosed to
any individual or entity other than to those authorized representatives of
Purchaser who need to know the information for the purpose of assisting
Purchaser in evaluating the Membership Interests for Purchaser's potential
acquisition thereof; provided however, that Purchaser shall have the right to
disclose any such information (a) to its lenders, consultants, attorneys and
rating agencies in connection with Purchaser's proposed acquisition of the
Membership Interests (provided that Purchaser shall instruct the aforesaid
parties to maintain the confidentiality of such information), (b) as required by
applicable law, including any required disclosure to the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or (c) as may be necessary in connection with any court action or
proceeding with respect to this Agreement. Purchaser shall and hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold Seller and the Company harmless from and against any and all
loss, liability, cost, damage, claim or expense that Seller and the Company may
suffer or incur (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees
actually incurred) as a result of the unpermitted disclosure or use by Purchaser
or any of its affiliates or their respective agents or employees of any of the
Due Diligence Material to any individual or entity other than permitted in this
Section 3.7 and/or the use by Purchaser or any of its affiliates or their
respective agents or employees of any Due Diligence Material for any purpose
other than as herein contemplated and permitted. If Purchaser elects to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof permitting such
termination, or if the Closing contemplated hereunder fails to occur for any
reason, Purchaser will promptly return to the Company all Due Diligence Material
in the possession of Purchaser and any of its representatives, and destroy all
copies, notes or abstracts or extracts thereof, as well as all copies of any
analyses, compilations, studies or other documents prepared by Purchaser or for
its use (whether in written or electronic form) containing or reflecting any Due
Diligence Material. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Purchaser
or any of its representatives of this Section 3.7, Seller and the Company shall
each be entitled, in addition to other available remedies, to an injunction
restraining Purchaser or its representatives from disclosing, in whole or in
part, any of the Due Diligence Material and any of the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting or
limiting Seller or the Company from pursuing any other available remedy, in law
or in equity, for such breach or threatened breach. The provisions of this
Section shall survive the Closing and any earlier termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
4.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. Seller hereby makes
the following representations and warranties to Purchaser:
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(a) Organization, Authorization and Consents. Seller is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Georgia. Seller has the right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to convey the Membership Interests in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, to engage in the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement and to perform and observe the terms and provisions hereof. The
Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do
business in the State of California. Seller is the only member of the Company.
The Company is a member managed limited liability company and, except for
Seller, no Person is serving, or has been appointed or designated to serve, as
an officer, manager or director of the Company. No consent or approval of any
Person is required that has not been obtained in order for Seller and the
Company to enter into this Agreement, and no consent or approval of any Person
is required that has not been obtained in order for Seller and the Company to
perform any obligation under this Agreement, except for the consent of the
landlord under the Ground Lease as contemplated by Sections 6.1 (a) and 6.2 (a)
hereof.
(b) Action of Seller. Etc. Seller has taken all necessary action
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and upon
the execution and delivery of any document to be delivered by Seller on or prior
to the Closing, this Agreement and such document shall constitute the valid and
binding obligation and agreement of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general
application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors.
(c) No Violations of Agreements. Neither the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by Seller, nor compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof, will result in any breach of the terms, conditions or
provisions of or conflict with or constitute a default under, or result in the
creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Membership Interests or the
Property or any portion thereof pursuant to the terms of (i) Seller's articles
of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) the Certificate, the Amended Certificate or
the LLC Operating Agreement, or (iii) any indenture, deed to secure debt,
mortgage, deed of trust, note, evidence of indebtedness or any other agreement
or instrument by which Seller or the Company is bound.
(d) Litigation. To Seller's knowledge, neither Seller nor the
Company has received written notice that any litigation, arbitration or
administrative proceeding is pending or threatened, which (i) if determined
adversely to Seller or the Company, would materially and adversely affect the
use or operation of the Property for its intended purposes or the ability of
Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) questions the
validity of this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto,
or (iii) involves condemnation or eminent domain proceedings involving the
Property or any portion thereof.
(e) Leases. To Seller's knowledge, (i) other than the Ground
Lease, the DDA, the Shared Parking Agreement, the Leases, the Supplemental
Agreement, the Bonds Escrow Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, and the Phase II SNDA,
the Company has not entered into any contract or agreement with respect to the
occupancy of the Property or any portion or portions thereof which will be
binding on the Company after the Closing; (ii) the copies of the Leases, the
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Supplemental Agreement, the Bonds Escrow Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, and the
Phase II SNDA heretofore delivered by Seller to Purchaser are true, correct and
complete copies thereof; and (iii) the Leases, the Supplemental Agreement, the
Bonds Escrow Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, and the Phase II SNDA have not been
amended except as evidenced by amendments similarly delivered and constitute the
entire agreement between the Company and the Tenant thereunder.
(f) Leasing Commissions. To Seller's knowledge, (i) there are no
lease brokerage agreements, leasing commission agreements or other agreements
providing for payments of any amounts for leasing activities or procuring
tenants with respect to the Property or any portion or portions thereof other
than as disclosed in EXHIBIT "C" attached hereto (the "Commission Agreements"),
and (ii) there are no agreements currently in effect relating to the management
and leasing of the Property other than as disclosed on said EXHIBIT "C" (the
"Management Agreements"). All leasing commissions, brokerage fees and management
fees accrued or due and payable under the Commission Agreements and the
Management Agreements as of the date hereof and at the Closing, have been or
shall be paid in full.
(g) Taxes and Assessments. Except as may be set forth on EXHIBIT
"K" attached hereto and made a part hereof, neither Seller nor the Company has
filed, and neither Seller nor the Company has retained anyone to file, notices
of protests against, or to commence action to review, real property tax
assessments against the Property.
(h) Environmental Matters. Except as may be set forth in the
Existing Environmental Reports or in any other Due Diligence Material or as
otherwise disclosed in writing by Seller, to Seller's knowledge, neither Seller
nor the Company has received written notice that there are any violations of any
Environmental Law with respect to the Property which have not heretofore been
corrected, nor to Seller's knowledge has Seller or the Company received any
written notice that any governmental or quasi-governmental authority is
contemplating an investigation of the Property, with respect to a violation or
suspected violation of any Environmental Law. To Seller's knowledge (the breach
of which must be established with clear and convincing evidence), except as may
be set forth in any Due Diligence Material or as otherwise disclosed in writing
by Seller, no violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Property
has first occurred after January 31, 2001 which has not heretofore been
corrected.
(i) City Agreements. To Seller's knowledge, (i) the copies of the
Ground Lease, DDA, Shared Parking Agreement, and Tax Increment Financing
Agreement heretofore delivered by Seller to Purchaser are true, correct and
complete copies thereof; and (ii) the Ground Lease, DDA, Shared Parking
Agreement, and Tax Increment Financing Agreement have not been amended except as
evidenced by amendments similarly delivered and constitute the entire agreement
between the Company and The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency and the City of
Cerritos (except that Seller makes no representations or warranties as to the
Cooperation Agreement between the City of Cerritos and The Cerritos
Redevelopment Agency dated as of July 15, 1998).
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(j) Compliance with Laws. To Seller's knowledge, neither Seller
nor the Company has received written notice alleging any violations of law,
municipal or county ordinances, or other legal requirements with respect to the
Property or any portion thereof which have not heretofore been corrected, and to
Seller's knowledge (the breach of which must be established with clear and
convincing evidence), no such violation has first occurred after January 31,
2001 which has not heretofore been corrected.
(k) Easements and Other Agreements. To Seller's knowledge, neither
Seller nor the Company has received any written notice of the Company's default
in complying with the terms and provisions of the Ground Lease, the DDA, the
CC&Rs, the Shared Parking Agreement, or any of the covenants, conditions,
restrictions or easements constituting a Permitted Exception, which has not
heretofore been corrected or cured, and to Seller's knowledge (the breach of
which must be established with clear and convincing evidence), no such default
by the Company has first occurred after January 31, 2001 which has not
heretofore been corrected or cured.
(l) Other Agreements. To Seller's knowledge, except for this
Agreement, the Ground Lease, the DDA, the Shared Parking Agreement, the CC&Rs,
the Leases, the Supplemental Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, the Phase II SNDA, the
Bonds Escrow Agreement, the Commission Agreements, the Operating Agreements, the
Management Agreements and the Permitted Exceptions, there are no leases,
contracts, management agreements, brokerage agreements, leasing agreements or
other agreements or instruments in force or effect that grant to any person or
any entity any right, title, interest or benefit in and to all or any part of
the Property or any rights relating to the use, operation, management,
maintenance or repair of all or any part of the Property which will survive the
Closing or be binding upon the Company other than those which Purchaser has
approved in writing prior to the expiration of the Second Inspection Period (or
is deemed to have approved) or which are terminable upon thirty (30) days notice
without payment of premium or penalty.
(m) Seller Not a Foreign Person. Seller is not a "foreign person"
which would subject Purchaser to the withholding tax provisions of Section 1445
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(n) Condemnation. Neither Seller nor the Company has received
written notice of the commencement of any proceedings for taking by condemnation
or eminent domain of any part of the Property and to Seller's knowledge, there
is no such proceeding pending or threatened.
(o) Employees. Neither Seller nor the Company has employees to
whom by virtue of such employment Purchaser will have any obligation after the
Closing.
(p) Title to Membership Interests. Seller is the sole record and
beneficial owner of the Membership Interests, free and clear of any liens,
claims, charging orders or encumbrances of any kind or nature (including any
restrictions on the right to vote, assign or otherwise transfer such Membership
Interests), and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller
will transfer and deliver to Purchaser at Closing good and valid title to the
Membership Interests free and clear of such limitations or restrictions. The
Membership Interests constitute all
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outstanding membership interests in the Company, and there are no outstanding
options, warrants or other rights that would entitle any Person to acquire any
interest in the Company.
(q) Title Policies. No claims have been made by Seller or the
Company under the Existing Title Policy, and to the Seller's knowledge, (i) the
Existing Title Policy is in full force and effect, and (ii) neither Seller nor
the Company has acted or failed to act in any manner that would impair the
coverage under the Existing Title Policy. The representation and warranty set
forth in this subparagraph (q) shall be applicable only if the Existing Title
Policy is endorsed in connection with the Closing in lieu of the issuance to the
Company of a new owner's title insurance policy in connection with the Closing.
(r) Assets; Liabilities. Since the formation of the Company, to
Seller's knowledge, the Company has not engaged in any business other than the
acquisition, development, financing, operation, use, management, maintenance,
repair, leasing and ownership of the Property and rights incident thereto, and
the Company has not acquired any tangible assets unrelated to the Property other
than any contributions made to the Company by Seller and CommonWealth Pacific
LLC, and any payments made to the Company under the Leases and other agreements
relating to the Property. The Company has no subsidiaries and owns no interests
in any other entity. To Seller's knowledge, except as disclosed to Purchaser in
this Agreement, since the Company's formation the Company has not incurred any
obligation or liability other than those arising under the Certificate, the
Amended Certificate, the LLC Operating Agreement, the Ground Lease, the DDA, the
Shared Parking Agreement, the CC&Rs, the Operating Agreements, the Management
Agreements, the Leases, the Supplemental Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, the Phase
II SNDA, the Bonds Escrow Agreement, the Commission Agreements, the Permitted
Exceptions, and those arising by reason of the Company's ground leasing of the
Land and the acquisition, development, maintenance, repair, leasing, operation,
use, management and ownership of the Property.
(s) Taxes. The Company has been classified as a "disregarded
entity" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 301, 7701-2(a) since
February 1, 2001. Neither the Seller nor the Company is delinquent on any Taxes
imposed on Seller or the Company. The Company has not waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect
to any Taxes.
(t) Balance Sheet. Attached hereto as Exhibit "M" is a true,
correct and complete copy of the unaudited balance sheet of the Company for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, which fairly presents on a consistent basis
the financial position of the Company as of the date thereof, subject to
year-end audit adjustments and to the qualification that it does not contain
footnotes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and there
have been no material adverse changes in the financial condition of the Company
since December 31, 2002. The attached balance sheet includes as a "liability"
accrued taxes the payment of which is the responsibility of the Tenant under the
Leases. The attached balance sheet also includes as "other assets" a prepaid
insurance expense for insurance premiums which will be eliminated at Closing
because the insurance policies currently maintained by the Company will be
canceled as of the date of Closing, and Purchaser will cause the Company to
obtain new insurance policies from
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and after the Closing. All other items shown on the balance sheet as a
"liability" either (i) are the subject of prorations between Seller and
Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.4 of this Agreement or (ii) will be
discharged by the Company with Company funds at or prior to the Closing.
The representations and warranties made in this Agreement by Seller
shall be continuing and shall be deemed remade by Seller as of the Closing Date,
with the same force and effect as if made on, and as of, such date, subject to
Seller's right to update such representations and warranties by written notice
to Purchaser and in Seller's certificate to be delivered pursuant to Section
5.1(c) hereof. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in
subparagraphs (p) through (t) of this Section 4.1, each of which shall survive
the Closing for a period of three (3) years, all representations and warranties
made in this Agreement by Seller shall survive the Closing for a period of one
(1) year, and upon expiration thereof shall be of no further force or effect
except to the extent that with respect to any particular alleged breach,
Purchaser gives Seller written notice prior to the expiration of said one (1)
year period or three (3) year period, as the case may be, of such alleged breach
with reasonable detail as to the nature of such breach and files an action
against Seller with respect thereto within ninety (90) days after the giving of
such notice.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.1,
Seller shall have no liability to Purchaser for the breach of any representation
or warranty made in this Agreement or in the Seller's Certificate unless the
loss resulting from Seller's breach of its representations and warranties
exceeds, in the aggregate, Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000.00 U.S.),
in which event Seller shall be liable for each dollar of damages resulting from
the breach or breaches of its representations and warranties, but in no event
shall Seller's total liability for any such breach or breaches exceed, in the
aggregate, One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00 U.S.). The preceding
sentence shall be inapplicable to a breach by Seller of any representation or
warranty of Seller set forth in subparagraphs (p) through (t) of this Section
4.1 or in Section 10.1 hereof. In no event shall Seller be liable for, nor shall
Purchaser seek, any consequential, indirect or punitive damages; and in no event
shall any claim for a breach of any representation or warranty of Seller be
actionable or payable if the breach in question results from or is based on a
condition, state of facts or other matter which was known to Purchaser prior to
the Closing.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any
documents to be executed and delivered by Seller to Purchaser at the Closing,
Seller has not made, and Purchaser has not relied on, any information, promise,
representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the Membership
Interests or the Property, whether made by Seller, by the Company, on Seller's
or the Company's behalf or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
physical condition of the Property, the financial condition of the Tenant under
the Leases, title to or the boundaries of the Property, pest control matters,
soil conditions, the presence, existence or absence of hazardous wastes, toxic
substances or other environmental matters, compliance with building, health,
safety, land use and zoning laws, regulations and orders, structural and other
engineering characteristics, traffic patterns, market data, economic conditions
or projections, past or future economic performance of the Tenant or the
Property, and any other information pertaining to the Property or the market and
physical environments in which the Property is
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located. Purchaser acknowledges (i) that Purchaser has entered into this
Agreement with the intention of making and relying upon its own investigation or
that of Purchaser's own consultants and representatives with respect to the
physical, environmental, economic and legal condition of the Property and (ii)
that Purchaser is not relying upon any statements, representations or warranties
of any kind, other than those specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any
document to be executed and delivered by Seller to Purchaser at the Closing,
made (or purported to be made) by Seller or the Company or anyone acting or
claiming to act on Seller's or the Company's behalf. Purchaser has inspected the
Property and is fully familiar with the physical condition thereof and, subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall purchase the Membership
Interests with the Property in its "as is" condition, "with all faults," on the
Closing Date.
The provisions of the three (3) preceding paragraphs of this Section
shall survive the Closing.
4.2. KNOWLEDGE DEFINED. All references in this Agreement to the
"Seller's knowledge" or words of like effect shall refer only to the actual
knowledge of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇,
each of whom has been actively involved in the management of Seller's business
in respect of the Property in the capacities of President, Office Division,
Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively,
of Seller. The term "Seller's knowledge" shall not be construed, by imputation
or otherwise, to refer to the knowledge of Seller, or any affiliate of Seller,
or to any other partner, beneficial owner, officer, agent, manager,
representative or employee of Seller, or any of their respective affiliates, or
to impose on any of the individuals named above any duty to investigate the
matter to which such actual knowledge, or the absence thereof, pertains. There
shall be no personal liability on the part of the individuals named above
arising out of any representations or warranties made herein or otherwise.
4.3. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY AND SELLER.
(a) Leasing Arrangements. During the pendency of this Agreement,
the Company will not enter into any lease affecting the Property, or modify or
amend, or terminate, either of the existing Leases without Purchaser's prior
written consent in each instance, which consent with respect to any modification
or amendment of the existing Leases shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or conditioned and which shall be deemed given unless withheld by written notice
to the Company given within five (5) Business Days after Purchaser's receipt of
the Company's written request therefor (stating that Purchaser's failure to
object will be deemed to be its approval of the requested action), each of which
requests shall be accompanied by a copy of any proposed modification or
amendment of the applicable Lease that Seller wishes to execute between the
Effective Date and the Closing Date. If Purchaser fails to notify the Company in
writing of its approval or disapproval within said five (5) Business Day period,
such failure by Purchaser shall be deemed to be the approval of Purchaser.
(b) New Contracts. During the pendency of this Agreement, the
Company will not enter into any contract, or modify, amend, renew or extend any
existing contract, that will be an obligation affecting the Property or any part
thereof subsequent to the Closing without
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Purchaser's prior written consent in each instance (which Purchaser agrees not
to withhold or delay unreasonably), except contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business that are terminable without cause (and without
penalty or premium) on 30 days (or less) notice.
(c) Operation of Property. During the pendency of this Agreement,
the Company shall continue to operate, repair and maintain the Property in a
good and businesslike fashion consistent with the Company's practices in effect
from and after the amendments to the Leases dated November 6, 2002.
(d) Insurance. During the pendency of this Agreement, the Company
shall, at the Company's expense, continue to maintain the fire and earthquake
insurance policies covering the Improvements which are currently in force and
effect.
(e) Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate. The Company shall endeavor
in good faith (but without obligation to make any payment to the City of
Cerritos or The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency) to obtain and deliver to
Purchaser prior to Closing a written Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate in the
form attached hereto as EXHIBIT "H" signed by the City of Cerritos and The
Cerritos Redevelopment Agency; provided that delivery of such signed Ground
Lease Estoppel Certificate shall be a condition of Closing only to the extent
set forth in Section 6.1(e) hereof; and in no event shall the inability or
failure of the Company to obtain and deliver said Ground Lease Estoppel
Certificate (the Company having used its good faith efforts as set forth above)
be a default of Seller or the Company hereunder.
(f) DDA Estoppel Certificate. The Company shall endeavor in good
faith (but without obligation to make any payment to the City of Cerritos or The
Cerritos Redevelopment Agency) to obtain and deliver to Purchaser prior to
Closing a written DDA Estoppel Certificate in the form attached hereto as
EXHIBIT "I" signed by the City of Cerritos and The Cerritos Redevelopment
Agency; provided that delivery of such DDA Estoppel Certificate shall be a
condition of Closing only to the extent set forth in Section 6.1(f) herein; and
in no event shall the inability or failure of the Company to obtain and deliver
said DDA Estoppel Certificate (the Company having used its good faith efforts as
set forth above) be a default of Seller or the Company hereunder.
(g) Tenant Estoppel Certificates. The Company shall endeavor in
good faith (but without obligation to make any payment to the Tenant) to obtain
and deliver to Purchaser prior to Closing written Tenant Estoppel Certificates
in the forms attached hereto as EXHIBIT "J-1" and "J-2" signed by the Tenant
under each of the Leases; provided that delivery of such signed Tenant Estoppel
Certificates shall be a condition of Closing only to the extent set forth in
Section 6.1(g) hereof; and in no event shall the inability or failure of the
Company to obtain and deliver said Tenant Estoppel Certificates (the Company
having used its good faith efforts as set forth above) be a default of Seller or
the Company hereunder. As indicated in the form of the Tenant Estoppel
Certificate attached hereto as Exhibit "J-2", the Tenant is currently conducting
an audit of the costs incurred in connection with the construction and
installation of the building and improvements comprising "Base Building Work"
and the "Tenant Improvements" under the Phase II Lease. The Company has
cooperated with Tenant in connection with such audit. As
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provided in Section 6.1(g) hereof, the obligations of Purchaser hereunder are
conditioned upon the receipt by Purchaser of a Tenant Estoppel Certificate
addressing such audit in the manner provided in the form of such Tenant Estoppel
Certificate attached hereto as Exhibit "J-2".
(h) Taxes. Seller acknowledges and agrees that Seller shall be
responsible for (i) the payment of all Taxes of the Company attributable to
Seller's period of ownership of the Membership Interests (other than any such
Taxes that are the responsibility of Tenant under the Leases) and (ii) the
filing of all Tax Returns related to the Taxes described in the preceding clause
(i) for any period as to which the Tax Returns are required to be filed prior to
the Closing. This Section 4.3(h) shall survive the Closing.
(i) Release from Guaranty. The Company is currently a "Guarantor"
under the certain Consolidated Entity Guaranty dated August 31, 2001, executed
by the Company (and various other entities whose accounts are consolidated with
Seller in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) in favor of
Bank of America, N.A., and certain other Banks. Seller agrees that at or prior
to Closing, Seller shall obtain a full and complete release of the Company from
all obligations and liabilities of the Company under such Consolidated Entity
Guaranty.
(j) Repair Items. Purchaser has provided Seller and the Company
with excerpts from the property report obtained by Purchaser from Certified
Environments, Inc. which makes recommendations regarding certain repair and
maintenance items. The Company agrees to advise Tenant of the repair and
maintenance items described in the excerpt of such report received by the
Company and to request that Tenant undertake to perform the repairs and
maintenance recommended therein at Tenant's cost.
4.4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER.
(a) Organization, Authorization and Consents. Purchaser is a duly
organized and validly existing corporation under the laws of the State of
California. Purchaser has the right, power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to purchase the Membership Interests in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement to engage in the transactions contemplated in
this Agreement and to perform and observe the terms and provisions hereof.
(b) Action of Purchaser, Etc. Purchaser has taken all necessary
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
and upon the execution and delivery of any document to be delivered by Purchaser
on or prior to the Closing, this Agreement and such document shall constitute
the valid and binding obligation and agreement of Purchaser, enforceable against
Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general
application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors.
(c) No Violations of Agreements. Neither the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by Purchaser, nor compliance with the terms and
provisions hereof, will result in any breach of the terms, conditions or
provisions of, or conflict with or constitute a default under
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the terms of any indenture, deed to secure debt, mortgage, deed of trust, note,
evidence of indebtedness or any other agreement or instrument by which Purchaser
is bound.
(d) Litigation. To Purchaser's knowledge, Purchaser has received
no written notice that any action or proceeding is pending or threatened, which
questions the validity of this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant hereto.
(e) Investment. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Membership
Interests are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or registered or qualified for sale under any state
securities laws and cannot be resold without registration thereunder or
exemption therefrom. Purchaser is an "accredited investor," as such term is
defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act. Purchaser is not acquiring the
Membership Interests with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. Purchaser
acknowledges that the transfer of the Membership Interests may be restricted
under the Securities Act and various state securities laws. Purchaser has
sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to enable
it to evaluate the risks of investment in the Membership Interests and has the
ability to bear the economic risk of this investment for an indefinite period of
time.
The representations and warranties made in this Agreement by Purchaser
shall be continuing and shall be deemed remade by Purchaser as of the Closing
Date, with the same force and effect as if made on, and as of, such date subject
to Purchaser's right to update such representations and warranties by written
notice to Seller and in Purchaser's certificate to be delivered pursuant to
Section 5.2(a) hereof. Except for the representations of Purchaser under
subparagraph (e) of this Section 4.4, which shall survive the Closing for a
period of three (3) years, all representations and warranties made in this
Agreement by Purchaser shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year,
and upon expiration thereof shall be of no further force or effect except to the
extent that with respect to any particular alleged breach, Seller gives
Purchaser written notice prior to the expiration of said one (1) year period of
such alleged breach with reasonable detail as to the nature of such breach and
files an action against Seller with respect thereto within ninety (90) days
after the giving of such notice.
4.5. SELLER'S INDEMNITY. Seller hereby agrees to indemnify,
protect, defend, save and hold harmless Purchaser, its members, owners,
officers, directors, agents, affiliates and employees, from and against any and
all Claims in any way relating to, or in connection with or arising out of:
(a) any act or omission of Seller or the Company prior to the
Closing causing personal or bodily injury or death or property damage and
occurring prior to Closing at or in respect of the Property (other than for any
Claim related thereto which (i) is the responsibility or obligation of Tenant
under the Leases; (ii) arises out of Purchaser's inspection of the Property; or
(iii) would be covered by any insurance policy that Tenant is required to
maintain under the Leases; provided that the insurer under such policy has not
(y) denied liability under the insurance policy or (z) accepted defense of such
Claim with reservation of its rights against the Company and ultimately denies
liability due to an exclusion under the insurance policy;
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provided, further, that if either of the events in clauses (y) or (z) above
should occur, then Purchaser will cooperate with Seller in exercising the rights
of the Company with respect to any such denial of liability);
(b) any breach by the Company prior to the Closing of any of the
Company's obligations under the Certificate, the Amended Certificate, the Ground
Lease, the DDA, the Shared Parking Agreement, the CC&Rs, the Leases, the
Supplemental Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, the Phase II SNDA, the Bonds Escrow
Agreement, the Commission Agreements or the Permitted Exceptions; or
(c) any breach by Seller of any of its representations or
warranties set forth in subparagraphs (p), (q), (r), (s) or (t) of Section 4.1
hereof.
The provisions of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.5 shall
survive the Closing for a period of four (4) years, and the provision of
subparagraph (c) of this Section 4.5 shall survive the Closing for a period of
three (3) years.
4.6. DISTRIBUTIONS. Nothing contained herein shall prevent, impair
or limit Seller's right to cause the Company to make distributions to Seller of
any rental or other income received by the Company from and after the date of
this Agreement until Closing. Seller shall have no obligation to remit any such
distributions to Purchaser after the Closing, subject to Section 5.4 hereof.
Seller agrees to cause the Company to close at or before the Closing Date any
bank accounts or other accounts with financial institutions opened in the name
of the Company prior to the Closing.
4.7. COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASER.
(a) Name Change. Contemporaneously with the Closing, Purchaser
shall execute and promptly after Closing file with the Delaware Secretary of
State and the California Secretary of State an amendment to the Certificate to
cause the Company to change its name to a name which does not include the term
"Cousins."
(b) Purchaser's Indemnity. Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify,
protect, defend, save and hold harmless Seller, its owners, officers, directors,
agents, affiliates and employees, from and against any and all Claims in any way
related to, or in connection with or arising out of:
(i) any act or omission of the Company or Purchaser
occurring after the Closing (other than for Claims
covered by the Seller's indemnification agreements in
Sections 2.7 and 5.4(d) hereof and except to the
extent that any such Claims are covered by any policy
of insurance maintained by a party unaffiliated with
Seller and under which Seller is an insured); or
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(ii) any act or omission of the Company or Purchaser
causing personal or bodily injury or death or
property damage occurring after the Closing at or in
respect of the Property; or
(iii) any breach by the Company after the Closing of any of
the Company's obligations under the Certificate, the
Amended Certificate, the Ground Lease, the DDA, the
Shared Parking Agreement, the CC&Rs, the Leases, the
Supplemental Agreement, the Phase I SNDA, the Phase
II SNDA, the Bonds Escrow Agreement, the Commission
Agreements or the Permitted Exceptions.
(c) Taxes and Tax Returns. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that
Purchaser shall be responsible for (i) the payment of all Taxes of the Company
attributable to Purchaser's period of ownership of the Membership Interests and
(ii) the filing of all Tax Returns related to the Taxes described in the
preceding clause (i) for any period after the Closing as to which the Tax
Returns are required to be filed.
The provisions of this Section 4.7 shall survive the Closing for a
period of four (4) years.
ARTICLE 5.
CLOSING DELIVERIES, CLOSING COSTS AND PRORATIONS
5.1. SELLER'S CLOSING DELIVERIES. For and in consideration of, and
as a condition precedent to Purchaser's delivery to Seller of the Purchase
Price, Seller shall obtain or execute and deliver to Purchaser at Closing the
following documents, all of which shall be duly executed, acknowledged and
notarized where required:
(a) Membership Assignment. The Assignment and Assumption of
Membership Interests in the form attached hereto as SCHEDULE 1 (the "Membership
Assignment");
(b) Affidavit. The Affidavit substantially in the form attached
hereto as SCHEDULE 2, stating that there are no known boundary disputes with
respect to the Property, that there are no parties in possession of the Property
other than the Company, the Tenant under the Leases and permitted occupants
under the Shared Parking Agreement, that there are no brokers except as
disclosed herein, that any improvements or repairs made by, or for the account
of, or at the instance of the Company to or with respect to the Property within
ninety-five (95) days prior to the Closing have been paid for in full (or that
adequate provision has been made therefor to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Title Company), and including such other matters as may be reasonably requested
by the Title Company;
(c) Seller's Certificate. The Seller's Certificate in the form
attached hereto as SCHEDULE 3, evidencing the reaffirmation of the truth and
accuracy in all material respects of Seller's representations, warranties, and
agreements set forth in Section 4.1 hereof, with such modifications thereto as
may be appropriate in light of any change in circumstance since the Effective
Date;
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(d) FIRPTA Certificate A FIRPTA Certificate in the form attached
hereto as SCHEDULE 4;
(e) Withholding Exemption Certificate. A Withholding Exemption
Certificate (California Form 597-W) to establish that the proceeds of the sale
of the Membership Interests are not subject to the withholding laws of the State
of California;
(f) Evidence of Authority Such documentation as may reasonably be
required by Purchaser's title insurer to establish that this Agreement, the
transactions contemplated herein, and the execution and delivery of the
documents required hereunder, are duly authorized, executed and delivered on
behalf of Seller;
(g) Settlement Statement A settlement statement setting forth the
amounts paid by or on behalf of and/or credited to each of Purchaser and Seller
pursuant to this Agreement;
(h) Surveys and Plans. Such surveys, site plans, plans and
specifications, and other matters relating to the Property as are in the
possession of Seller or the Company to the extent not theretofore delivered to
Purchaser;
(i) Certificates of Occupancy. To the extent the same are in
Seller's or the Company's possession, original or photocopies of certificates of
occupancy for all space within the Improvements located on the Property;
(j) Original Documents. To the extent the same are in Seller's or
the Company's possession, original executed counterparts of the Leases, the
Ground Lease, the DDA, the Phase I SNDA, the Phase II SNDA, the Shared Parking
Agreement, the Commission Agreements, and the Bonds Escrow Agreement;
(k) Estoppel Certificates. All originally executed Ground Lease
Estoppel Certificate, DDA Estoppel Certificate and Tenant Estoppel Certificates
as may be in Seller's or the Company's possession;
(l) Notice of Sale to City and Agency. Seller will join with
Purchaser in executing a notice, in form and content reasonably satisfactory to
Seller and Purchaser (the "City Notice of Sale"), which Purchaser shall send to
each of the City of Cerritos and the Cerritos Redevelopment Agency informing
them of the sale of the Membership Interests and transmitting copies of the
Membership Assignment;
(m) Notices of Sale to Tenant. Seller will join with Purchaser and
the Company in executing a notice, in form and content reasonably satisfactory
to Seller and Purchaser (the "Tenant Notices of Sale"), which Purchaser may send
to Tenant under the Leases informing Tenant of the sale of the Membership
Interests and directing that all rent and other sums payable for periods after
the Closing under such Lease shall be paid as set forth in said notices;
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(n) Notices of Sale to Service Contractors and Leasing Agents.
Seller will join with Purchaser and the Company in executing notices, in form
and content reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Purchaser (the "Other Notices
of Sale"), which Purchaser shall send to each service provider and leasing agent
under the Operating Agreements and Commission Agreements (as the case may be)
informing such service provider or leasing agent (as the case may be) of the
sale of the Membership Interests and directing that all future statements or
invoices for services under such Operating Agreements and/or Commission
Agreements for periods after the Closing be directed to Seller or Purchaser as
set forth in said notices;
(o) Keys and Records. All of the keys to any door or lock on the
Property, all warranties, guaranties, plans and specifications, and the original
tenant files and other non-confidential books and records (excluding any
appraisals, budgets, strategic plans for the Property, internal analyses,
information regarding the marketing of the Property for sale, submissions
relating to Seller's obtaining of corporate authorization, attorney and
accountant work product, or attorney-client privileged documents) relating to
the Property in Seller's or the Company's possession; and
(p) Amendment of LLC Operating Agreement. The amendment to the LLC
Operating Agreement in the form attached hereto as SCHEDULE 6.
(q) Other Documents. Such other documents as shall be reasonably
requested by Purchaser's title insurer to effectuate the purposes and intent of
this Agreement.
5.2. PURCHASER'S CLOSING DELIVERIES. Purchaser shall obtain or
execute and deliver to Seller at Closing the following documents, all of which
shall be duly executed, acknowledged and notarized where required:
(a) Purchaser's Certificate. A certificate in the form attached
hereto as SCHEDULE 5 ("Purchaser's Certificate"), evidencing the reaffirmation
of the truth and accuracy in all material respects of Purchaser's
representations, warranties and agreements contained in Section 4.4 hereof, with
such modifications thereto as may be appropriate in light of any change in
circumstances since the Effective Date;
(b) City Notice of Sale. The City Notice of Sale, executed by
Purchaser, as contemplated in Section 5.1(1) hereof;
(c) Notice of Sale to Tenants. The Tenant Notices of Sale,
executed by Purchaser, as contemplated in Section 5.1(m) hereof;
(d) Notices of Sale to Service Contractors and Leasing Agents. The
Other Notices of Sale to service providers and leasing agents, as contemplated
in Section 5.1(n) hereof;
(e) Settlement Statement A settlement statement setting forth the
amounts paid by or on behalf of and/or credited to each of Purchaser and Seller
pursuant to this Agreement;
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(f) Evidence of Authority. A copy of resolutions of the Board of
Directors of Purchaser, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of
Purchaser to be in force and unmodified as of the date and time of Closing,
authorizing the purchase contemplated herein, the execution and delivery of the
documents required hereunder, and designating the signatures of the persons who
are to execute and deliver all such documents on behalf of Purchaser or if
Purchaser is not a corporation, such documentation as Seller may reasonably
require to establish that this Agreement, the transaction contemplated herein,
and the execution and delivery of the documents required hereunder, are duly
authorized, executed and delivered;
(g) Amendment to LLC Operating Agreement. The amendment to the LLC
Operating Agreement in the form attached hereto as SCHEDULE 6; and
(h) Other Documents. Such other documents as shall be reasonably
requested by Seller's counsel to effectuate the purposes and intent of this
Agreement.
5.3. CLOSING COSTS. Seller shall pay the title premium for the
extended coverage ALTA insurance policy to be issued pursuant to the Title
Commitment, exclusive of the costs of any special endorsements to such policy
that may be requested by Purchaser. Seller shall also pay the cost of the
documentary stamps or transfer taxes imposed by the State of California and/or
the County of Los Angeles and/or the City of Cerritos upon the conveyance of the
Membership Interests pursuant hereto, the attorneys' fees of Seller, one-half of
any escrow closing fees, and all other costs and expenses incurred by Seller in
closing and consummating the purchase and sale of the Membership Interests
pursuant hereto. Purchaser shall pay the cost of the Survey, all recording fees
on all instruments to be recorded in connection with this transaction, the
attorneys' fees of Purchaser, one-half of any escrow closing fees, the premiums
or costs associated with any special endorsements to the title policy requested
by Purchaser, and all other costs and expenses incurred by Purchaser in the
performance of Purchaser's due diligence inspection of the Property and in
closing and consummating the purchase and sale of the Property pursuant hereto.
5.4. PRORATIONS AND CREDITS. The items of Company expense and
income in this Section 5.4 shall be prorated between Seller and Purchaser or
credited, as specified:
(a) Ground Lease Payments. Rent and any other amounts payable
under the Ground Lease shall be prorated as of the Closing Date with Seller
being charged for all such rent and amounts payable under the Ground Lease that
apply to periods prior to the Closing Date and Purchaser being responsible and
charged for all such rent and amounts payable under the Ground Lease from and
after the Closing Date.
(b) Taxes. All general real estate taxes imposed by any
governmental authority ("Real Estate Taxes") for the year in which the Closing
occurs shall be prorated between Seller and Purchaser as of the Closing. If the
Closing occurs prior to the receipt by the Company of the tax ▇▇▇▇ for the
calendar year or other applicable tax period in which the Closing occurs, Real
Estate Taxes shall be prorated for such calendar year or other applicable tax
period based upon the prior year's tax ▇▇▇▇.
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(c) Reproration of Real Estate Taxes. After receipt of final Real
Estate Taxes and other bills, Purchaser shall prepare and present to Seller a
calculation of the reproration of such Real Estate Taxes and other items, based
upon the actual amount of such items charged to or received by the parties for
the year or other applicable fiscal period. The parties shall make the
appropriate adjusting payment between them within thirty (30) days after
presentment to Seller of Purchaser's calculation and appropriate back-up
information. Purchaser shall provide Seller with appropriate backup materials
related to the calculation, and Seller may inspect Purchaser's books and records
related to the Property to confirm the calculation. The provisions of this
Section 5.4(c) shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year after the
Closing Date.
(d) Rents, Income and Other Expenses. Rents and any other amounts
payable by Tenant shall be prorated as of the Closing Date and be adjusted
against or added to the Purchase Price on the basis of a schedule which shall be
prepared by Seller and delivered to Purchaser for Purchaser's review and
approval prior to Closing. Purchaser shall receive at Closing a credit for
Purchaser's pro rata share of the rents, additional rent, tenant reimbursements
and escalations, and all other payments payable for the month of Closing and for
all other rents and other amounts that apply to periods from and after the
Closing, but which are received by the Company prior to Closing. Purchaser
agrees to cause the Company pay to Seller, upon receipt, any rents or other
payments by Tenant under the Leases that apply to periods prior to Closing but
are received by the Company after Closing; provided, however, that any
delinquent rents or other payments by Tenant shall be applied first to any
current amounts owing by Tenant, then to delinquent rents in the order in which
such rents are most recently past due, with the balance, if any, paid over to
Seller to the extent of delinquencies existing at the time of Closing to which
Seller is entitled; it being understood and agreed that Purchaser shall not be
legally responsible to Seller for the collection of any rents or other charges
payable with respect to the Leases or any portion thereof, which are delinquent
or past due as of the Closing Date; but Purchaser agrees that Purchaser shall
cause the Company to send monthly notices for a period of three (3) consecutive
months in an effort to collect any rents and charges not collected as of the
Closing Date. Any reimbursements payable by Tenant under the terms of Leases as
of the Closing Date, which reimbursements pertain to Tenant's obligation for
increased operating expenses incurred with respect to the Property at any time
prior to the Closing, shall be prorated upon the Company's actual receipt of any
such reimbursements, on the basis of the number of days of Seller and
Purchaser's respective ownership of the Membership Interests during the period
in respect of which such reimbursements are payable; and Purchaser agrees to pay
to Seller Seller's pro rata portion of such reimbursements within thirty (30)
days after the Company's receipt thereof. Conversely, if Tenant shall become
entitled under the Leases at any time after Closing to a refund of tenant
reimbursements actually paid by Tenant prior to Closing, then, Seller shall,
within thirty (30) days following Purchaser's demand therefor, pay to Purchaser
any amount equal to Seller's pro rata share of such reimbursement refund
obligations, said proration to be calculated on the same basis as hereinabove
set forth. Seller is hereby granted the right to pursue Tenant under the Leases
for sums due the Company for periods attributable to Seller's ownership of the
Membership Interests, either in its own name of in the name of the Company;
provided, however, that Seller (i) shall be required to notify Purchaser in
writing of its intention to commence or pursue such legal proceedings; (ii)
shall only be permitted to commence or pursue any legal proceedings after the
date which is three (3) months after Closing, except that
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Seller shall be entitled to continue to pursue any legal proceedings commenced
by the Company prior to Closing; (iii) shall not be permitted to commence or
pursue any legal proceedings against Tenant seeking eviction of Tenant or the
termination of the applicable Lease; and (iv) shall indemnify, defend, and hold
the Company and Purchaser harmless from and against any claims, suits, or costs
the Company or Purchaser may suffer or incur in connection with, or as a result
of, any such legal proceedings. The provisions of this Section 5.4(d) shall
survive the Closing.
(e) Operating Expenses. Personal property taxes, installment
payments of special assessment liens (including, without limitation, assessments
levied under City of Cerritos Resolution No. 98-16, dated June 25, 1998), vault
charges, sewer charges, utility charges, and normally prorated operating
expenses actually paid or payable as of the Closing Date shall be prorated as of
the Closing Date and adjusted against the Purchase Price, provided that within
ninety (90) days after the Closing, Purchaser and Seller will make a further
adjustment for such taxes, charges and expenses which may have accrued or been
incurred prior to the Closing Date, but not collected or paid at that date. In
addition, within ninety (90) days after the close of the fiscal year(s) used in
calculating the pass-through to Tenant of operating expenses under the Leases
(where such fiscal year(s) include(s) the Closing Date), Seller and Purchaser
shall, upon the request of either, re-prorate on a fair and equitable basis in
order to adjust for the effect of any credits or payments due to or from Tenant
for periods prior to the Closing Date. All prorations shall be made based on the
number of calendar days in such year or month, as the case may be. The
provisions of this Section 5.4(e) shall survive the Closing.
ARTICLE 6.
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
6.1. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PURCHASER'S OBLIGATIONS. The
obligations of Purchaser hereunder to consummate the transaction contemplated
hereunder shall in all respects be conditioned upon the satisfaction of each of
the following conditions prior to or simultaneously with the Closing, any of
which may be waived by Purchaser in its sole discretion by written notice to
Seller at or prior to the Closing Date;
(a) Purchaser and Seller shall have received the written consent
of the landlord under the Ground Lease to the proposed transfer of the
Membership Interests to Purchaser. Purchaser and Seller shall endeavor in good
faith (but without obligation to incur any cost or expense, except that Seller
and Purchaser agree to share equally the expenses and fees incurred by the
landlord under the Ground Lease in connection with the investigation of
Purchaser, not to exceed a total of $1,000) to obtain such consent from the
landlord under the Ground Lease, and Purchaser agrees that on or before March
24, 2003, Purchaser shall provide to the landlord under the Ground Lease such
information and certificates (including financial statements, tax returns and
information regarding Purchaser's experience in managing projects of the size
and character of the Improvements) relating to Purchaser as may be reasonably
required by the landlord under the Ground Lease in order to evaluate the grounds
for approving or disapproving the applicable request. The receipt of such
written consent from the landlord under the Ground Lease shall be a condition of
Purchaser's obligations to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder,
and the failure or inability of Purchaser and Seller to obtain such consent,
Seller and Purchaser
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having used their respective good faith efforts obtain the same, shall not
constitute a default by Purchaser, Seller or the Company under this Agreement;
(b) Seller or the Company shall have delivered to Purchaser all of
the items required to be delivered to Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, including, but not limited to Section 5.1 hereof;
(c) Seller and the Company shall have performed, in all material
respects, all covenants, agreements and undertakings of Seller and the Company
contained in this Agreement;
(d) All representations and warranties of Seller as set forth in
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
of this Agreement and as of Closing, provided that solely for purposes of this
subparagraph such warranties and representations shall be deemed to be given
without being limited to Seller's knowledge and without modification (by update
or otherwise, as provided in Section 5.1(i) hereof);
(e) The Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate from The Cerritos
Redevelopment Agency and the City of Cerritos shall have been delivered to
Purchaser with respect to the Ground Lease, with such Ground Lease Estoppel
Certificate (i) to be substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT "H",
(ii) to be dated within thirty (30) days prior to the original Closing Date (or
within seventy (70) days prior to the Closing Date if such Closing Date is
extended as provided in Section 2.6 hereof), (iii) to confirm the material terms
of the Ground Lease, as contained in the copy of the Ground Lease delivered to
Purchaser, and (iv) to confirm the absence of any material defaults under the
Ground Lease as of the date of the Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate. The
delivery of said Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate shall be a condition of
Closing, and the failure or inability of Seller to obtain and deliver said
Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate, Seller having used its good faith efforts to
obtain the same, shall not constitute a default by Seller or the Company under
this Agreement.
(f) The DDA Estoppel Certificate from the City of Cerritos and The
Cerritos Redevelopment Agency shall have been delivered to Purchaser with
respect to the DDA, with such DDA Estoppel Certificate (i) to be substantially
in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT "I", (ii) to be dated within thirty (30)
days prior to the original Closing Date (or within seventy (70) days prior to
the Closing Date if such Closing Date is extended as provided in Section 2.6
hereof), (iii) to confirm the material terms of the DDA, as contained in the
copy of the DDA delivered to Purchaser, and (iv) to confirm the absence of any
material defaults under the DDA as of the date of the DDA Estoppel Certificate.
The delivery of said DDA Estoppel Certificate shall be a condition of Closing,
and the failure or inability of Seller to obtain and deliver said DDA Estoppel
Certificate, Seller having used its good faith efforts to obtain the same, shall
not constitute a default by Seller or the Company under this Agreement.
(g) Tenant Estoppel Certificates from the Tenant shall have been
delivered to Purchaser with respect to each of the Phase I Office Lease and the
Phase II Office Lease, with each such estoppel certificate (i) to be
substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT "J-1" and EXHIBIT "J-2",
respectively, (ii) to be dated within thirty (30) days prior to the original
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Closing Date (or within seventy (70) days prior to the Closing Date if such
Closing Date is extended as provided in Section 2.6 hereof), (iii) to confirm
the material terms of the applicable Lease, as contained in the copies of the
Leases delivered to Purchaser, and (iv) to confirm the absence of any material
defaults under the applicable Lease as of the date of the Tenant Estoppel
Certificates. The delivery of said Tenant Estoppel Certificates shall be a
condition of Closing, and the failure or inability of Seller to obtain and
deliver said Tenant Estoppel Certificates, Seller having used its good faith
efforts to obtain the same, shall not constitute a default by Seller or the
Company under this Agreement.
(h) Seller or Purchaser shall have obtained a "tank closure"
letter from Los Angeles County Department of Public Works relating to the
removal of the underground storage tank which was discovered by the Company and
removed in connection with the construction of the Improvements and which is
referred to in the Existing Environmental Reports; provided, however, obtaining
such "tank closure" letter shall be a condition of Closing only if obtaining
such letter is required by Purchaser's lender as a condition to such lender
making a first mortgage loan to Purchaser or the Company at the time of the
acquisition by Purchaser of the Membership Interests, and only if Purchaser used
commercially reasonable efforts in good faith to cause such lender to waive such
requirement.
In the event any of the conditions in this Section 6.1 have not been satisfied
(or otherwise waived in writing by Purchaser) prior to or on the Closing Date
(as same may be extended or postponed as provided in this Agreement), Purchaser
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice to Seller and
the Company given prior to the Closing, whereupon (i) Seller shall return to
Purchaser the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money theretofore paid to Seller; and (ii) except for
those provisions of this Agreement which by their express terms survive the
termination of this Agreement, no party hereto shall have any other or further
rights or obligations under this Agreement.
6.2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS. The obligations
of Seller hereunder to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder shall
in all respects be conditioned upon the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions prior to or simultaneously with the Closing, any of which may be
waived by Seller in its sole discretion by written notice to Purchaser at or
prior to the Closing Date:
(a) Seller and Purchaser shall have received the written consent
of the landlord under the Ground Lease to the proposed transfer of the
Membership Interests to Purchaser. Purchaser and Seller shall endeavor in good
faith (but without obligation to incur any cost or expense, except that Seller
and Purchaser agree to share equally the expenses and fees incurred by the
landlord under the Ground Lease in connection with the investigation of
Purchaser, not to exceed a total of $1,000) to obtain such consent from the
landlord under the Ground Lease, and Purchaser agrees that on or before March
24, 2003, Purchaser shall promptly provide to the landlord under the Ground
Lease such information and certificates (including financial statements, tax
returns and information regarding Purchaser's experience in managing projects of
the size and character of the Improvements) relating to Purchaser as may be
reasonably required by the landlord under the Ground Lease in order to evaluate
the grounds for approving or
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disapproving the applicable request. The receipt of such written consent from
the landlord under the Ground Lease shall be a condition of Seller's obligations
to consummate the transaction contemplated hereunder, and the failure or
inability of Seller and Purchaser to obtain such consent, Seller and Purchaser
having used their respective good faith efforts to obtain the same, shall not
constitute a default by Seller, the Company or Purchaser under this Agreement.
Seller and Purchaser further agree that if such written consent from the
landlord under the Ground Lease is not obtained on or before April 30, 2003,
Seller shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice given
at any time prior to obtaining such written consent from the landlord under the
Ground Lease, and if Seller shall elect to so terminate this Agreement prior to
the Closing under this sentence, Seller shall return to Purchaser the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Money therefore paid to Seller, and except for those provisions of this
Agreement which by their express terms survive the termination of this
Agreement, no party shall have any other or further rights or obligations under
this Agreement;
(b) Purchaser shall have paid and Seller shall have received the
Purchase Price, as adjusted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, which Purchase Price shall be payable in the amount and in the manner
provided for in this Agreement;
(c) Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller all of the items
required to be delivered to Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to Section 5.2 hereof;
(d) Purchaser shall have performed, in all material respects, all
covenants, agreements and undertakings of Purchaser contained in this Agreement;
and
(e) All representations and warranties of Purchaser as set forth
in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
date of this Agreement and as of Closing, provided that solely for purposes of
this subparagraph such warranties and representations shall be deemed to be
given without being limited to Purchaser's knowledge and without modification
(by update or otherwise, as provided in Section 5.2(e) hereof).
ARTICLE 7.
CASUALTY AND CONDEMNATION
7.1. CASUALTY. Risk of loss up to and including the Closing Date
shall be borne by Seller. In the event of any immaterial damage or destruction
to the Property or any portion thereof, Seller and Purchaser shall proceed to
close under this Agreement, Seller will assign to the Company at the Closing
Seller's rights, if any, under insurance policies to receive any insurance
proceeds (including any rent loss insurance applicable to any period on and
after the Closing Date) due the Company or Seller as a result of such damage or
destruction, Purchaser shall receive a credit against the Purchase Price in the
amount of any insurance proceeds received by the Company or Seller prior to
Closing (less amounts of insurance received by the Company or Seller and applied
to costs of restoration or costs of collection of such insurance actually
incurred by the Company prior to Closing). Purchaser shall receive a credit at
Closing for any deductible, uninsured or coinsured amount under said insurance
policies, and the Company shall remain responsible for such repair and
restoration following the Closing. For
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purposes of this Agreement, the term "immaterial damage or destruction" shall
mean such instances of damage or destruction: (i) which can be repaired or
restored at a cost of $4,000,000.00 or less; (ii) which can be restored and
repaired within ninety (90) days from the date of such damage or destruction;
(iii) which are not so extensive as to allow Tenant to terminate either of the
Leases on account of such damage or destruction; and (iv) as to which the
Company's rights under its rent loss insurance policy covering the Property will
continue pending restoration and repair of the damage or destruction.
In the event of any material damage or destruction to the Property or
any portion thereof, Purchaser may, at its option, by notice to Seller given
within the earlier of twenty (20) days after Purchaser is notified by Seller of
such damage or destruction, or the Closing Date, but in no event less than ten
(10) days after Purchaser is notified by Seller of such damage or destruction
(and if necessary the Closing Date shall be extended to give Purchaser the full
10-day period to make such election): (i) terminate this Agreement, whereupon
Seller shall immediately return to Purchaser the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money theretofore paid
to Seller, or (ii) proceed to close under this Agreement, receive (and Seller
will assign to Purchaser at the Closing Seller's rights, if any, under insurance
policies to receive) any insurance proceeds (including any rent loss insurance
applicable to the period on or after the Closing Date) due Seller or the Company
as a result of such damage or destruction (less any amounts actually expended by
Seller or the Company prior to Closing for restoration or collection of
insurance proceeds), whereupon responsibility for such repair shall remain with
the Company following the Closing, and Purchaser shall receive a credit at
Closing for any deductible amount under said insurance policies. If Purchaser
fails to deliver to Seller notice of its election within the period set forth
above, Purchaser will conclusively be deemed to have elected to proceed with the
Closing as provided in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. If Purchaser
elects clause (ii) above, Seller will cooperate with Purchaser after the Closing
to assist Purchaser in obtaining the insurance proceeds from Seller's or the
Company's insurers. For purposes of this Agreement "material damage or
destruction" shall mean all instances of damage or destruction that are not
immaterial, as defined herein.
7.2. CONDEMNATION. If, prior to the Closing, all or any part of the
Property is subjected to a bona fide threat of condemnation by a body having the
power of eminent domain or is taken by eminent domain or condemnation (or sale
in lieu thereof), or if Seller or the Company has received written notice that
any condemnation action or proceeding with respect to the Property is
contemplated by a body having the power of eminent domain, Seller shall give
Purchaser immediate written notice of such threatened or contemplated
condemnation or of such taking or sale, and Purchaser may by written notice to
Seller given within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice from
Seller, elect to cancel this Agreement. If Purchaser chooses to cancel this
Agreement in accordance with this Section 7.2, then the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money
theretofore paid to Seller shall be returned immediately to Purchaser by Seller
and the rights, duties, obligations, and liabilities of the parties hereunder
shall immediately terminate and be of no further force and effect, except for
those provisions of this Agreement which by their express terms survive the
termination of this Agreement. If Purchaser does not elect to cancel this
Agreement in accordance herewith, this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and the sale of the Membership Interests contemplated by this Agreement
shall be effected with no further adjustment and without reduction of the
Purchase Price, and at the Closing, Seller shall
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assign and transfer to Purchaser all of the right, title, and interest of
Seller, if any, in and to any awards applicable to the Property that may
thereafter be made for such taking, and Purchaser shall receive a credit against
the Purchase Price in the amount of any awards applicable to the Property
received by the Company or Seller prior to Closing and not applied to costs of
repair or restoration or costs of collection actually incurred by the Company
prior to Closing. At such time as all or a part of the Property is subjected to
a bona fide threat of condemnation and Purchaser shall not have elected to
terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 7.2, and provided that the
Second Inspection Period has expired and Purchaser has delivered the First
Additional ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money to Escrow Agent, (i) Purchaser shall thereafter be
permitted to participate in the proceedings as if Purchaser were a party to the
action, and (ii) neither Seller nor the Company shall settle or agree to any
award or payment pursuant to condemnation, eminent domain, or sale in lieu
thereof without obtaining Purchaser's prior written consent thereto in each
case.
ARTICLE 8.
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.1. PURCHASER'S DEFAULT. If Purchaser fails to consummate this
transaction for any reason other than Seller's default, failure of a condition
to Purchaser's obligation to close, or the exercise by Purchaser of an express
right of termination granted herein, Seller shall be entitled, as its sole
remedy hereunder, to terminate this Agreement and to retain the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money
then on deposit with Seller as full liquidated damages for such default of
Purchaser, the parties hereto acknowledging that it is impossible to estimate
more precisely the damages which might be suffered by Seller upon Purchaser's
default, and that said ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money is a reasonable estimate of Seller's
probable loss in the event of default by Purchaser. Seller's retention of said
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money is intended not as a penalty, but as full liquidated damages. The
right to retain the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money then on deposit with Seller as full liquidated
damages is Seller's sole and exclusive remedy in the event of default hereunder
by Purchaser, and Seller hereby waives and releases any right to (and hereby
covenants that it shall not) ▇▇▇ the Purchaser: (a) for specific performance of
this Agreement, or (b) to recover actual damages in excess of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money.
The foregoing liquidated damages provision shall not apply to or limit
Purchaser's liability for Purchaser's obligations under Sections 3.1(b), 3.1(c),
3.7 and 10.1 of this Agreement. Purchaser hereby waives and releases any right
to (and hereby covenants that it shall not) ▇▇▇ Seller or the Company or seek or
claim a refund of said ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money (or any part thereof) on the grounds it is
unreasonable in amount and exceeds Seller's actual damages or that its retention
by Seller constitutes a penalty and not agreed upon and reasonable liquidated
damages.
8.2. SELLER'S DEFAULT. If Seller or the Company fails to perform
any of its obligations under this Agreement for any reason other than
Purchaser's default or the permitted termination of this Agreement by Seller or
Purchaser as expressly provided herein, Purchaser shall be entitled, as its sole
remedy, either (a) to terminate this Agreement and receive a refund from Seller
of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money then on deposit, and Seller shall pay to Purchaser an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) Purchaser's actual out-of-pocket expenditures
incurred directly in conducting due diligence activities contemplated hereunder
and in negotiating and finalizing this Agreement, or (ii) Fifty Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($50,000.00), or (b) to enforce specific performance
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of Seller's obligation to execute and deliver the documents required to convey
the Membership Interests to Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement; it
being specifically understood and agreed that the remedy of specific performance
shall not be available to enforce any other obligation of Seller or the Company
hereunder. Purchaser expressly waives its rights to seek damages in the event of
Seller's or the Company's default hereunder, except as expressly provided in
this Section 8.2. Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected to terminate this
Agreement and to receive a return of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money from Seller if Purchaser
fails to file suit for specific performance against Seller in a court having
jurisdiction in the county and state in which the Property is located, on or
before sixty (60) days following the date upon which the Closing was to have
occurred. If specific performance is not available to Purchaser as a result of
the conveyance of the Membership Interests by Seller to a purchaser occurring
before the last day for Closing under Section 2.6 hereof, as same may be
extended as provided in Section 2.6 hereof, or if specific performance is an
inadequate remedy because the Company conveyed the Property to a purchaser
before the last day for Closing under Section 2.6 hereof, as same may be
extended as provided in Section 2.6 hereof, Purchaser shall have the right to
recover actual damages from Seller. In no event shall Seller or the Company be
liable to Purchaser for any punitive or consequential damages (consequential
damages being defined as damages that do not flow directly and immediately from
a default or breach, but that result indirectly from such default or breach).
ARTICLE 9.
ASSIGNMENT
9.1. ASSIGNMENT. Subject to the next following sentence, this
Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable by
any party without the written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the
foregoing to the contrary, this Agreement and Purchaser's rights hereunder may
be transferred and assigned to any entity controlled by, under common control
with or controlling Purchaser, provided that the landlord under the Ground Lease
shall have consented in writing to the proposed transfer of Membership Interests
to such entity controlled by, under common control with or controlling
Purchaser. Any assignee or transferee under any such assignment or transfer by
Purchaser as to which Seller's written consent has been given or as to which
Seller's consent is not required hereunder shall expressly assume all of
Purchaser's duties, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement by written
instrument delivered to Seller as a condition to the effectiveness of such
assignment or transfer. No assignment or transfer shall relieve the original
Purchaser of any duties or obligations hereunder, and the written assignment and
assumption instrument shall expressly so provide. For purposes of this Section
9.1, the term "control" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the
controlled entity; provided, however, that for purposes hereof, Purchaser shall
be deemed to be under common control with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Properties, L.P., a Maryland
limited partnership, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and any
wholly-owned subsidiary of either of such specifically named entities. Subject
to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives,
successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement is not intended and shall not
be construed to create any rights in or to be enforceable in any part by any
other Persons.
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ARTICLE 10.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS
10.1. BROKER. Upon the Closing, and only in the event the Closing
occurs, Seller shall pay a brokerage commission to Secured Capital Corp
("Broker") pursuant to a separate agreement between Seller and Broker. Broker is
representing Seller in this transaction. Broker has joined in the execution of
this Agreement for the purpose of acknowledging and agreeing that no real estate
or other commission shall be earned by it or due it if the transaction
contemplated herein does not close for any reason whatsoever. Broker
acknowledges and agrees that it shall look solely to Seller, and not to
Purchaser or the Company, for the payment of such commission, and Broker hereby
waives and releases any present or future claims against Purchaser or the
Company for the payment of such commission. In addition, Broker (upon receipt of
its brokerage commission) agrees to execute and deliver to Seller, Purchaser and
the Company at the Closing a release and waiver of any claim Broker may have
against Purchaser, the Company or the Property. Broker shall and does hereby
indemnify and hold Purchaser, Seller and the Company harmless from and against
any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, and expense, including reasonable
attorneys' fees actually incurred and costs of litigation, Purchaser, Seller or
the Company shall ever suffer or incur because of any claim by any agent,
salesman, or broker, whether or not meritorious, for any fee, commission or
other compensation with regard to this Agreement or the sale and purchase of the
Membership Interests contemplated hereby, and arising out of any acts or
agreements of Broker. Seller shall and does hereby indemnify and hold Purchaser
harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, and
expense, including reasonable attorneys' fees actually incurred and costs of
litigation, Purchaser shall ever suffer or incur because of any claim by any
agent, salesman, or broker, whether or not meritorious, for any fee, commission
or other compensation with regard to this Agreement or the sale and purchase of
the Membership Interests contemplated hereby, and arising out of any acts or
agreements of Seller, including any claim asserted by Broker. Likewise,
Purchaser shall and does hereby indemnify and hold Seller free and harmless from
and against any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, and expense, including
reasonable attorneys' fees actually incurred and costs of litigation, Seller
shall ever suffer or incur because of any claim by any agent, salesman, or
broker, whether or not meritorious, for any fee, commission or other
compensation with respect to this Agreement or the sale and purchase of the
Membership Interests contemplated hereby and arising out of the acts or
agreements of Purchaser. This Section 10.1 shall survive the Closing or any
earlier termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11.
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. NOTICES. Wherever any notice or other communication is
required or permitted hereunder, such notice or other communication shall be in
writing and shall be delivered by overnight courier, hand, facsimile
transmission, or sent by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, to the addresses or facsimile numbers set out below
or at such other addresses as are specified by written notice delivered in
accordance herewith:
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PURCHASER: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Partners, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Mr. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, III
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
SELLER: Cousins Properties Incorporated
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
Suite 5200
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
COMPANY: Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
c/o Cousins Properties Incorporated
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy to: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
Suite 5200
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Any notice or other communication (i) mailed as hereinabove provided shall be
deemed effectively given or received on the third (3rd) business day following
the postmark date of such
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notice or other communication, (ii) sent by overnight courier or by hand shall
be deemed effectively given or received upon receipt, and (iii) sent by
facsimile transmission shall be deemed effectively given or received on the
first Business Day after the day of transmission of such notice and confirmation
of such transmission.
11.2 POSSESSION. Full and exclusive possession of the Property,
subject to the Permitted Exceptions and the rights of Tenant under the Leases,
shall be retained by the Company on the Closing Date.
11.3 TIME PERIODS. If the time period by which any right, option,
or election provided under this Agreement must be exercised, or by which any act
required hereunder must be performed, or by which the Closing must be held,
expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, then such time period shall be
automatically extended through the close of Business on the next regularly
scheduled Business Day.
11.4 PUBLICITY. The parties agree that, prior to Closing, except as
required by applicable law, including any required disclosure by or to the
Securities and Exchange Commission, no party shall, with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, contact or conduct
negotiations with public officials, make any public announcements or issue press
releases regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to any
third party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. Seller
and Purchaser shall each have the right to approve the press release of the
other party issued in connection with the Closing, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld. No party shall record this Agreement or any notice
hereof.
11.5 DISCHARGE OF OBLIGATIONS. The acceptance by Purchaser of the
Membership Assignment hereunder shall be deemed to constitute the full
performance and discharge of each and every warranty and representation made by
Seller and Purchaser herein and every agreement and obligation on the part of
Seller, the Company and Purchaser to be performed pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, except those warranties, representations, covenants and agreements
which are specifically provided in this Agreement to survive Closing.
11.6 SEVERABILITY. This Agreement is intended to be performed in
accordance with, and only to the extent permitted by, all applicable laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations. If any provision of this Agreement, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason and to
any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby but rather shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted
by law.
11.7 CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement shall not be construed more
strictly against one party than against the other merely by virtue of the fact
that this Agreement may have been prepared by counsel for one of the parties, it
being mutually acknowledged and agreed that Seller and Purchaser and their
respective counsel have contributed substantially and materially to the
preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. Accordingly, the normal rule of
construction to
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the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party
shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any exhibits or
amendments hereto.
11.8 SALE NOTIFICATION LETTERS. Promptly following the Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver the Tenant Notices of Sale to the Tenant under the
Leases and the Other Notices of Sale to each service provider and leasing agent,
the obligations of the Company under whose respective Operating Agreements and
Commission Agreements shall continue following the Closing. The provisions of
this Section shall survive the Closing.
11.9 ACCESS TO RECORDS FOLLOWING CLOSING. Purchaser agrees that for
a period of three (3) years following the Closing, Seller shall have the right
during regular business hours, on five (5) days' written notice to Purchaser, to
examine and review at Purchaser's office (or, at Purchaser's election, at the
Property), the books and records relating to the ownership and operation of the
Property and the Membership Interests which were delivered by Seller to
Purchaser at the Closing. Likewise, Seller agrees that for a period of three (3)
years following the Closing, Purchaser shall have the right during regular
business hours, on five (5) days' written notice to Seller, to examine and
review at Seller's office, all books, records and files, if any, retained by
Seller relating to the ownership and operation of the Property and the
Membership Interests prior to the Closing. The provisions of this Section shall
survive the Closing.
11.10 SURVIVAL. The provisions of this Article 11 and the provisions
of Sections 2.7, 3.1(b), 3.1(c), 3.2(b), 3.3, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3(h), 4.4, 4.5,
4.6, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, and 10.1 shall survive the Closing to the extent (and
subject to any specific limitations) provided in this Agreement and any earlier
termination of this Agreement and shall not be merged into the execution and
delivery of the Membership Assignment.
11.11 GENERAL PROVISIONS. No failure of either party to exercise any
power given hereunder or to insist upon strict compliance with any obligation
specified herein, and no custom or practice at variance with the terms hereof,
shall constitute a waiver of either party's right to demand exact compliance
with the terms hereof. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the
parties hereto, and no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements,
oral or otherwise, between the parties not embodied herein shall be of any force
or effect. Any amendment to this Agreement shall not be binding upon Seller, the
Company or Purchaser unless such amendment is in writing and executed by Seller,
the Company and Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of Section 9.1 hereof, the
provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors, and permitted assigns. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. The
headings inserted at the beginning of each paragraph are for convenience only,
and do not add to or subtract from the meaning of the contents of each
paragraph. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of
the State of California. Except as otherwise provided herein, all rights,
powers, and privileges conferred hereunder upon the parties shall be cumulative
but not restrictive to those given by law. All personal pronouns used in this
Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall
include all genders, and all references herein to the singular shall include the
plural and vice versa.
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11.12 ATTORNEY'S FEES. If Purchaser or Seller brings an action at
law or equity against the other in order to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement or as a result of an alleged default under this Agreement, the
prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover court costs and
reasonable attorney's fees actually incurred from the other.
11.13 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when taken together shall constitute one and the
same original. To facilitate the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
parties may execute and exchange counterparts of the signature pages by
facsimile, and the signature page of either party to any counterpart may be
appended to any other counterpart.
11.14 NO DISCRIMINATION. There shall be no discrimination against or
segregation of any person or group of persons, on account of race, color, creed,
religion, sex, marital status, national origin or ancestry in the sale, lease,
sublease, transfer, use, occupancy, tenure or enjoyment of the premises, nor
shall the transferee itself or any person claiming under or through it,
establish or permit any such practice or practices of discrimination or
segregation with reference to the selection, location, number, use or occupancy
of tenants, lessees, subtenants, sublessees, or vendees of the premises. This
covenant is incorporated into this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.3 of the DDA,
Section 4.4 of the Ground Lease, and Section 11.3 of the CC&Rs.
11.15 EFFECTIVE AGREEMENT. The submission of this Agreement for
examination is not intended to nor shall constitute an offer to sell, or a
reservation of, or option or proposal of any kind for the purchase of the
Membership Interests. In no event shall any draft of this Agreement create any
obligation or liability, it being understood that this Agreement shall be
effective and binding only when a counterpart of this Agreement has been
executed and delivered by each party hereto.
11.16 GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING INDEMNITIES. All of the
indemnification obligations under this Agreement shall be subject to the
following provisions:
(a) Should the indemnitor fail to discharge or undertake to defend
the indemnitee against the applicable Claim (with counsel reasonably approved by
the indemnitee), within ten (10) days after the indemnitor receives written
notice of the same from indemnitee, then the indemnitee may defend and settle
such Claim, and the indemnitor's liability to the indemnitee shall be
conclusively established by any such settlement, the amount of such liability to
include both the settlement consideration and the reasonable costs and expenses,
including attorneys' fees, incurred by the indemnitee in defending such Claim
and effecting such settlement.
(b) The indemnitor's indemnification obligations under this
Agreement shall cover the costs and expenses of the indemnitee, including
reasonable attorney's fees, related to any actions, suits or judgments incident
to any of the matters covered by such indemnitees, but shall expressly exclude
consequential, indirect or punitive damages.
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(c) The indemnitor's indemnification obligations under this
Agreement shall also extend to any present or future advisor, trustee, director,
member, officer, partner, employee, beneficiary, shareholder, participant or
agent of or in the indemnitee or any entity now or hereafter having a direct or
indirect ownership interest in the indemnitee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day, month and year first above written.
SELLER:
COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED,
a Georgia corporation
By: /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: EVP
COMPANY:
COUSINS/CERRITOS I, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By: Cousins Properties Incorporated,
a Georgia corporation, its sole member
By: /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: EVP
[Signatures continued on following page]
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[Signatures continued from previous page]
PURCHASER:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ PARTNERS, INC.
a California corporation
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ III
Title: President
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Broker has joined in the execution
and delivery hereof solely for the purpose of evidencing its rights and
obligations under the provisions of Section 10.1 hereof.
BROKER:
SECURED CAPITAL CORP,
a California corporation
Date of Execution:
____________________, 2003 By: /s/ D. Michael Van Konyenenburg
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Name: D. Michael Van Konyenenburg
Title: President
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EXHIBIT "A"
DESCRIPTION OF LAND
The land referred to herein is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, and is described as follows:
Parcel 4 of Parcel Map No. 17993, in the City of Cerritos, as per map filed in
Book 203, pages 11 to 18 inclusive, and amended in Book 229, pages 89 to 96
inclusive, both of parcel maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said
county.
Except from that portion of said land included within the land described in the
hereinafter mentioned Deed, all oil, gas hydrocarbons, and other minerals,
whether similar to those herein specified or not, within or underlying, or that
may be produced from said land, with the sole and exclusive right to drill
slanted ▇▇▇▇▇ from adjacent lands into and through, and to develop mines and
construct tunnels, shafts and other works in and through the subsurface of said
land for the purpose of recovering said minerals or any of them from said land
or from other property, or both, provided, however, that Grantor (as defined in
the hereinafter mentioned Deed) shall not have the right to use the surface of
said land or that portion of the subsurface thereof lying above a depth of 500
feet below the surface, for the exploration, development, extraction, removal or
storage of said minerals, as reserved in the Deed recorded December 23, 1965, as
Instrument No. 1206 in Book D3155, page 130, official records.
EXHIBIT "B"
LIST OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
CERRITOS CORPORATE CENTER
FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS
PHASE II
ENGINEERING OFFICE, CHILLER ROOM, AND PENTHOUSE MECHANICAL AREA
1 - 5' file cabinet
1 - 4' file cabinet
1 - 25 HP spare cooling tower motor
1 - 3' supply cabinet
1 - Zee medical supply kit
1 - Zee emergency eye wash
1 - Water treatment control cabinet with 3 LMI pumps and 1 Walchern controller
2 - 6' 6" supply cabinet
2 - 6' supply cabinet
1 - 16' work station surface
1 - Key cabinet
1 - Spare urinal
1 - Spare toilet
FIRE CONTROL ROOM
1 - Notifier Fire/Life safety panel and indicator displays
1 - Elevator status panel with Fireman's override
1 - Key box for elevator keys
1 - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ root TLS 300C UST monitoring panel
1 - Model CX9200 Andover Infinity Controller
1 - EMCS 1.6 Mhz 40 Gig hard drive computer and 17" View Sonic monitor
MAIN FIRE RISER CLOSET
1 - Box of spare fire sprinklers and installation tool
ENGINEERING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
1 fiberglass extension ladder 16' DeWalt Rapid Load Bit Set 30 Pc
1\2 Drive Impact Deep Socket Set 1\2 - 1 1\8 Diagonal cutters
1\2 Drive Impact Socket Set 1\2 - 1 1\8 Dolly
1\2" Air Impact Wrench Double Bevel Compound Miter Saw 12"
2 Fiberglass ladder 8' Dremel Carbide Tip Electric Engraver
2 - pipe wrench 2 ea 14" Dremel Ground Removal Attachment Kit
2 - pipe wrench 2 Ea 36" Dremel Hand Grinder Tool Kit
2 Air ▇▇▇▇▇ Drill bit set/ cordless bit set
2 Air Hoses 3\8 x 25 Male Thrd Ends Drill press
▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Press
2 Foot level Drywall saw
2 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Duct tape
3 AC Service Wrenches Ear muffs
3 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fuse Pullers Electric drill 3/8"
3 Female Air Hose Couplers 3/8 Electronic Refrigerant Leak Detector
3 Quick Coupler Female 3\8 NPT Fan belts
4 - 6' fiberglass ladders Fish tape
4 Female Quick Couplers Plug 3\8 Flame Barries
4 Quick Coupler Plugs Female 3\8 NPT Flashlights
4 Quick Coupler Plugs Male 3\8 Fold-up hex wrenches
4 wheel furniture dolly Grease and gun
6 in 1 screwdriver set Hacksaw and Blades
6 Male Quick Coupler Plugs 1/4 Hand Lamp
Air Carry Tank 9 Gal Hand ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Air Filter/Regulator with Gauge 3/8 NPT Hole saw kit
Air Hammer Kit with Bits HVAC servicing valves and hoses
Air Shear Hydraulic ▇▇▇▇
Airless Paint Sprayer Impact Tool Care Kit
Amp probe Infrared thermometer
Bit set Inline Butterfly Impact 3\8
Blow Gum Kit with 5 Nozzles Inspection mirror
Brighteyes Pro Headlights Insta-Charge Fitting
Cap'n Hook Tip Knife
CFL Hand Lamp Knock out punch set
Chisel set Leather gloves
Claw hammer Lock Out Center
Clip On Blow Gun Kit Male Air Hose Quick Coupler 3/8
Closet auger ▇▇▇▇▇ torch - gas
Combo Screwdriver set Metric open end wrench set
Combo Wrench Set 3/8 to 1 1/4" Needle nose pliers
Compute A Charge Charging Scale Nitrogen Sludge Sucker Kit with Stand and Tank
Concrete Drill Bits Nut drivers set 3/16 to 1/2"
Crescent wrench 12" Offset hex wrench
Crescent wrench 4" Open end wrench set, 1/4 to 1"
Crecent Wrench 8" Oxy-Acetylene Outfit
Crow bar PH sensor
Dayton Wet-Dry Vac Pipe wrench 2 Ea 14"
Deep cut porta Band Saw Powerbits
DeWalt 5" Grinder Punch set
DeWalt 1/2 Electric Impact Putty knife
DeWalt Battery powered hand drill Quick Coupler Male 3\8 NPT
and saw kit
DeWalt Cut Out Tool Grinding Wheels Ratcheting Box Wrench Set
DeWalt Grinding Wheels Recovery Cylinder 30 LB
Rigid Power Feed Gum Tool pouch
Rivit Tool with Storage Case Torpedo level
Rolling Bucket Tool Cart Trypod Work Light
Rolling head Bar Tubing Cutter
Rubber Non-skid Knee Pads Utility bar
Semi Auto Ram Set Utility cart
▇▇▇▇▇ valve repair kits Utility knife and blades
Socket Set Vacuum Pump 5 CFM
Solder and flux Vise
Spud Wrench Vise-grip set
Step stool Volt Ohm meter
T handle hex wrenches Wire Feed Mig Welder
Tape measure Wire nuts
Temp recorder Wire stripper
Tin snips Workstation cart
Tool cabinets
CERRITOS CORPORATE CENTER
FIXTURE AND FURNISHINGS
PHASE I
ENGINEERING OFFICE, CHILLER ROOM, AND PENTHOUSE MECHANICAL AREA
1 - Model CX9200 Andover Infinity Controller
1 - Gateway Celeron EMCS computer and monitor with 550 va UPS
1 - Gateway Celeron MaintenancePro PM computer and monitor, and software
1 - Epson color inkjet printer
1 - Oki 24-pin printer
1 - 25 HP spare cooling tower motor
1 - Drager self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
1 - Zee medical supply kit
1 - Zee emergency eye wash
1 - Water treatment control cabinet with 3 LMI pumps and 1 Lakewood controller
1 - Wood top work bench
1 - 5' supply cabinet
1 - 7' supply cabinet
1 - 8'x10' storage shed
1 - 19' work station surface with two 2-drawer files and one 3-drawer cabinet
1 - 5' work surface
1 - Key cabinet
1 - Flammable substance storage cabinet
1 - HP Vectra computer and monitor
1 - Sherlock refrigerant gas monitor
1 - AT&T single line telephone and answering machine
1 - Microwave and refrigerator
FIRE CONTROL ROOM
1 - Notifier Fire/Life safety panel and indicator displays
1 - FLS event pin printer
1 - Elevator status panel with Fireman's override
1 - Key box for elevator keys
1 - Box of spare fire sprinklers and installation tool
OFFICE OF THE BUILDING
13 Motorola 5 channel radios (Janitorial/engineering/office)
Office furniture & artwork supplied by AT&T
Manager's office:
1 - Hewlett Packard CPU
1 - Hewlett Packard DeskJet 1220C printer
1 - ViewSonic monitor
1 - 4 - line AT&T phone
1 - Nikon Digital camera
1 - Lexar Media disk reader
1 - HP Scanner 4200C
1 - AM/FM Cassette radio
1 - Symphonic 13" color TV - Purchased 9/11/01
Reception Area:
1 - Professionally framed Certificate of Occupancy
1 - Beautification Award and picture frame
1 - 2-line AT&T phone
1 - Dell monitor
1 - HP Laser Jet 1100 printer
1 - Gateway PCU
File/Copy Room:
1 - Xerox 5830 copier (provided by AT&T)
2 - 3 drawer Filing cabinets (provided by AT&T)
1 - First Choice water dispenser
1 - Avanti 1.5 cu. Ft. refrigerator
1 - Sanyo microwave oven
1 - Mr. Coffee coffeemaker
1 - Okifax fax machine (provided by AT&T)
1 - US and California flag
2 - Glass coffee carafes
1 - Miscellaneous plates, mugs, glasses, silverware, knife
1 - Miscellaneous office supplies
PATIO
8 - Teakwood tables with 4 chairs each
PROPERTY ARTWORK
Jun-02
ART
ARTIST TITLED GALLERY DESCRIPTION LOCATION
▇▇▇▇ Asymptote ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Ceramic wall mural (44 pieces) is Main lobby wall
▇▇▇▇▇ an abstraction of a California
coastal landscape where the land
meets the seas from a bird's eye
perspective.
Colby Just ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ An arrangement of sixteen Main elevator lobby
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Connect photographic prints in two rows.
The top row depicts different color
exposures from a black video screen
while the bottom row depicts words
and images of movement to construe
communications.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Owlsculpture is cast bronze with Exterior - Patio
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ patina, 38" x 26" x 26". Base is
a welded plate bronze 3/4" with
access panel and screws matching
patina 23" x 18" x 18". This is the
second casting of Merlin with
edition limited to five.
▇▇▇▇ First Cup ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cup sculpture is cast bronze with Exterior - Patio
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ patina, 12.5" x 30" x 42", with a
base plate, bronze with patina, 12"
x 14.5".
ENGINEERING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
1/2" Drive socket set, 7/16 to 1 1/8" deep Grease and gun
1/2" Drive Socket Set, 7/16 To 1" std Grinder
1/4" Drive Socket Set, 3/16" to 1/2" Hacksaw and Blades
1 - 10' fiberglass ladder Hammer drill
1 - 16' fiberglass extension ladder Hand ▇▇▇▇▇▇
2 - pipe wrench 2 ea 24" Hole saw kit
2 - pipe wrench 2 Ea 36" HVAC servicing valves and hoses
2 Foot level Infrared thermometer
3/8" Drive Socket Set, 3/8" to 7/8", std & Deep Inspection mirror
4 - 6' fiberglass ladders Knife
4 in 1 screwdriver set Leather gloves
4 wheel furniture ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ nose pliers
8' Fiberglass ladder Manometer hand-held
A/C Box Wrench ▇▇▇▇▇ torch + gas
Airflow hood balometer Mechanical Jaw puller
Amp probe ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Meter
Ball peen hammer Motor
Ballasts - 10 each Nut drivers set 3/16 to 1/2"
Battery powered hand drill Offset hex wrench
Bit set Open end wrench set, 3/4 to 1"
Blades Pipe wrench ▇ ▇▇ ▇▇"
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Powerbits
Chisel set Probe, Jumper kits
Circular saw Psychrometer
Claw hammer Punch set
Closet auger Putty knives
Combo Screwdriver set Putty knives
Combo square Putty knives
Combo Wrench Set 3/8 to 1 1/4" Retrieving tool
Concrete Drill Bits Rolling head Bar
Countersink bits Sawzall
Countersink bits Screw extractor set
Countersink bits ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Crescent wrench 12" Soft face hammer
Crescent wrench 4" Staple gun
Crescent wrench 8" Staples
Crow bar T handle hex wrenches
Cut-in boxes Tap and die set
Cutting Machine Tape measure
Diagonal cutters Thermometers - glass, pocket, equipment
Dolly Thermostat calibration tools
Drain cleaning machine Tin snips
Drill bit set/cordless bit set Tongue and groove pliers set
Drill press Tool cabinets
Drywall saw Tool pouch
Echo - Hard held leaf blower Torpedo level
Electric drill 1/2" Tubing Cutter
Electric drill 3/8" Utility cart
Feeler gauge set Utility bar
Files Utility knife and blades
Flange puller Vise-grip set
Flashlights Vise-grip set
Fold-up hex wrenches Volt Ohm meter
Fold-up hex wrenches Wire stripper
Fold-up hex wrenches Work Bench
Generac Pressure Washer Workstation cart
EXHIBIT "C"
LIST OF COMMISSION AGREEMENTS
AND EXISTING MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
I. Commission Agreements Entered Into By The Company:
Agreement Regarding Commissions among Los Angeles Cellular Telephone
Company, CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Realty Corporation,
dated as of October 30, 1998, as amended by letter agreement among
CommonWealth Pacific, LLC, Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company and
CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC dated November 11, 1998, accepted by Los
Angeles Cellular Telephone Company on November 16, 1998.
II. Management Agreements:
None.
EXHIBIT "D"
INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
EXHIBIT "E"
LIST OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS
1. Report, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Vacant Parcel, Cerritos,
California, prepared for CommonWealth Pacific, LLC by Dames & ▇▇▇▇▇,
dated January 15, 1998
2. Closure Report, Underground Storage Tank Removal Activities, presented
to County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, presented for
CommonWealth Partners, LLC, presented by URS Corporation, dated July
19, 2001.
EXHIBIT "F"
LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF LEASES
1. Office Lease between the Company and Los Angeles Cellular Telephone
Company ( "LACTC") dated as of October 30, 1998, as evidenced by
Memorandum of Lease between the Company and LACTC dated as of October
30, 1998, recorded November 19, 1998, as instrument no. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as
supplemented by letter agreement (relating to FF&E Allowance) between
the Company and LACTC dated October 30, 1998, as further supplemented
by letter agreement (relating to a letter of credit) between the
Company and LACTC dated October 30, 1998, and as amended by First
Amendment to Office Lease between the Company and AB Cellular Holding,
LLC (successor-in-interest to LACTC) dated as of January 18, 2000, as
assigned by AB Cellular Holding, LLC to AB Cellular LA, LLC, as further
assigned by AB Cellular LA, LLC to Tenant by Assignment and Assumption
of Office Lease (Phase I) dated as of November 6, 2002, and as further
amended by Second Amendment to Office Lease (Phase I) between the
Company and Tenant dated as of November 6, 2002.
2. Office Lease (Phase II) between the Company and AB Cellular Holding,
LLC dated as of January 18, 2000, as amended by First Amendment to
Office Lease (Phase II) between the Company and AB Cellular Holding,
LLC dated as of August 1, 2000, as assigned by AB Cellular Holding, LLC
to AB Cellular LA, LLC, as further assigned by AB Cellular LA, LLC to
Tenant by Assignment and Assumption of Office Lease (Phase II) dated as
of November 6, 2002, and as further amended by Second Amendment to
Office Lease (Phase II) between the Company and Tenant dated as of
November 6, 2002.
EXHIBIT "G"
LIST OF OPERATING AGREEMENTS
None
EXHIBIT "H"
FORM OF GROUND LEASE ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
STATEMENT OF LANDLORD
The undersigned, as Landlord under that Cerritos Towne Center Ground
Lease (L.A. Cellular Parcel) dated as of August 24, 1998 (the "Ground Lease")
made between COUSINS/CERRITOS I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
successor by name change to CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC ("Tenant") and THE
CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, a public body corporate and politic ("Landlord"),
hereby certifies as follows:
(1) That Tenant has entered into occupancy of the premises
described in said Ground Lease (the "Leased Premises");
(2) That the Ground Lease is in full force and effect and has not
been assigned, modified, supplemented or amended in any way, except as follows:
The Lease is further evidenced by Memorandum of Lease between Landlord and
Tenant dated as of August 24, 1998, recorded November 19, 1998, as instrument
no. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; and the Lease was partially assigned by The Cerritos
Redevelopment Agency to the City of Cerritos by Cooperation Agreement between
such parties dated as of July 15, 1998;
(3) That the Effective Date of the Lease is ______________;
(4) That there is an unexpired term thereunder of _____ years,
plus an option to extend for an additional period of _____ years;
(5) That to the knowledge of the undersigned there are no defaults
by either Tenant or Landlord thereunder and no defenses to Landlord's right to
enforcement thereof, except as follows:________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________;
(6) That no rents have been prepaid, other than as expressly
provided in the Ground Lease.
The undersigned acknowledge that this Estoppel Certificate may be
delivered to Tenant's prospective mortgagee, or a prospective purchaser, and
acknowledge that said prospective mortgagee or prospective purchaser will be
relying on the statements contained herein in making the loan or acquiring the
Tenant's leasehold interest in and to the Leased Premises.
EXECUTED this_____day of__________, 2003.
THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
By:______________________________
Name:____________________________
Its:_____________________________
CITY OF CERRITOS
By:______________________________
Name:____________________________
Its:_____________________________
EXHIBIT "I"
FORM OF DDA ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, City of Cerritos, a municipal corporation ("City") and
The Cerritos Redevelopment Agency, a public body corporate and politic
("Agency"), as "City" and "Agency", respectively, under that Disposition and
Development Agreement for Cerritos Towne Center (L.A. Cellular Parcel) dated as
of July 15, 1998 (the "DDA") made by and among the City, the Agency, and
Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, successor by name
change to Common Wealth/Cousins I, LLC ("Developer"), hereby certify as follows:
(1) The DDA is in full force and effect and has not been assigned,
modified, supplemented or amended;
(2) That to the knowledge of the undersigned there are no Defaults
(as defined in the DDA) by the City, the Agency or the Developer under the DDA,
except as follows: _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________;
(3) The "Opening and Occupancy of the Required Improvements" (as
defined in Section 2.4.3 of the DDA) has occurred, and the restrictions on
"Transfer" under Section 2.4 of the DDA have terminated.
(4) The Agency has heretofore issued a Certificate of Completion
for both the "Required Improvements" and the "Additional Improvements" as
contemplated by Section 5.12 of the DDA.
The undersigned acknowledge that this Estoppel Certificate may be
delivered to Developer's prospective mortgagee, or a prospective purchaser, and
acknowledge that said prospective mortgagee or prospective purchaser will be
relying on the statements contained herein in making the loan or acquiring the
Developer's leasehold interest in and to the Site (as defined in the DDA).
EXECUTED this ___ day of ___________________, 2003.
THE CERRITOS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Its: ______________________________
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CITY OF CERRITOS
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Its: ______________________________
EXHIBIT "J-1"
TENANT ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
(PHASE I LEASE)
Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
c/o Cousins Properties Incorporated
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Partners, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
The undersigned as Tenant under that certain Office Lease (the "Lease")
made and entered into as of October 30, 1998 and between COUSINS/CERRITOS I,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (successor by name change to
CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC), as Landlord, and the undersigned as Tenant, for
the office building located at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, certifies as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the
Lease and all amendments and modifications thereto, including, without
limitation, the Supplemental Agreement dated as of October 30, 1998. The
documents contained in Exhibit A represent the entire agreement between the
parties as to the Premises.
2. The undersigned has commenced occupancy of the Premises
described in the Lease, currently occupies the Premises, and the Lease Term
commenced on September 13, 1999.
3. The Lease is in full force and effect and has not been
modified, supplemented or amended in any way except as provided in Exhibit A.
4. Tenant has not transferred, assigned, or sublet any portion of
the Premises nor entered into any license or concession agreements with respect
thereto except as follows:
5. Base Rent became payable on September 13, 1999.
6. The Lease Term expires on September 30, 2014.
7. To the best of Tenant's knowledge, all conditions of the Lease
to be performed by Landlord necessary to the enforceability of the Lease have
been satisfied and Landlord is not in default thereunder.
8. No rental has been paid in advance and no security has been
deposited with Landlord except as provided in the Lease.
9. As of the date hereof, to the best of Tenant's knowledge,
there are no existing defenses or offsets that the undersigned has which
preclude enforcement of the Lease by Landlord.
10. All monthly installments of Base Rent, all Additional Rent and
all monthly installments of estimated Additional Rent have been paid when due
through _____, 2003. The current monthly installment of Base Rent is
$423,671.15, plus $30,000.00 representing the monthly "Annual Rent" attributable
to the Premises under Article 3 of the Ground Lease (as defined in the Lease).
11. The undersigned acknowledges that this Estoppel Certificate
may be delivered to Landlord's prospective mortgagee, or a prospective
purchaser, and acknowledges that it recognizes that if same is done, said
mortgagee, prospective mortgagee, or prospective purchaser will be relying upon
the statements contained herein in making the loan or acquiring the property of
which the Premises are a part, and in accepting an assignment of the Lease as
collateral security, and that receipt by it of this certificate is a condition
of making of the loan or acquisition of such property.
12. If Tenant is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability
company, each individual executing this Estoppel Certificate on behalf of Tenant
hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity
qualified to do business in the state in which the Premises is located and that
Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Estoppel
Certificate and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do
so.
Executed at _______________________ on the ___ day of __________, 2003.
"Tenant"
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Its: ______________________________
EXHIBIT "A"
COPY OF LEASE AND ALL LEASE AMENDMENTS,
INCLUDING THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT "J-2"
TENANT ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
(PHASE II LEASE)
Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
c/o Cousins Properties Incorporated
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Partners, Inc.
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
The undersigned as Tenant under that certain Office Lease (the "Lease")
made and entered into as of January 18, 2000 and between COUSINS/CERRITOS I,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (successor by name change to
CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC), as Landlord, and the undersigned as Tenant, for
the office building located at ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, certifies as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the
Lease and all amendments and modifications thereto. The documents contained in
Exhibit A represent the entire agreement between the parties as to the Premises.
2. The undersigned has commenced occupancy of the Premises
described in the Lease, currently occupies the Premises, and the Lease Term
commenced on May 19, 2001.
3. The Lease is in full force and effect and has not been
modified, supplemented or amended in any way except as provided in Exhibit A.
4. Tenant has not transferred, assigned, or sublet any portion of
the Premises nor entered into any license or concession agreements with respect
thereto except as follows:
5. Base Rent became payable on May 19, 2001.
6. The Lease Term expires on May 31, 2011.
7. To the best of Tenant's knowledge, all conditions of the Lease
to be performed by Landlord necessary to the enforceability of the Lease have
been satisfied and Landlord is not in default thereunder.
8. No rental has been paid in advance and no security has been
deposited with Landlord except as provided in the Lease.
9. As of the date hereof, to the best of Tenant's knowledge,
there are no existing defenses or offsets that the undersigned has which
preclude enforcement of the Lease by Landlord.
10. All monthly installments of Base Rent, all Additional Rent and
all monthly installments of estimated Additional Rent have been paid when due
through _____, 2003. The current monthly installment of Base Rent is
$178,447.60, plus $13,942.27 representing the monthly "Annual Rent" attributable
to the Premises under Article 3 of the Ground Lease (as defined in the Lease).
Although Tenant is currently conducting an audit of the costs expended in
connection with the construction of the subject office project, Tenant
acknowledges that the outcome of the audit shall not cause or result in any
adjustment in Base Rent previously paid by Tenant or payable by Tenant in the
future.
11. The undersigned acknowledges that this Estoppel Certificate
may be delivered to Landlord's prospective mortgage, or a prospective purchaser,
and acknowledges that it recognizes that if same is done, said mortgagee,
prospective mortgagee, or prospective purchaser will be relying upon the
statements contained herein in making the loan or acquiring the property of
which the Premises are a part, and in accepting an assignment of the Lease as
collateral security, and that receipt by it of this certificate is a condition
of making of the loan or acquisition of such property.
12. If Tenant is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability
company, each individual executing this Estoppel Certificate on behalf of Tenant
hereby represents and warrants that Tenant is a duly formed and existing entity
qualified to do business in the state in which the Premises is located and that
Tenant has full right and authority to execute and deliver this Estoppel
Certificate and that each person signing on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do
so.
Executed at ___________________ on the _____ day of _____________ 2003.
"Tenant"
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
a Delaware corporation
By: _______________________________
Its: ______________________________
EXHIBIT "A"
COPY OF LEASE AND ALL LEASE AMENDMENTS
EXHIBIT "K"
PROPERTY TAX APPEALS
None.
EXHIBIT "L"
ADDITIONAL PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS
1. An easement for purposes herein stated, as shown on or dedicated by the
map
Of: Parcel Map No. 17993
For: Landscape, Sidewalk and Public Utilities
Affects: 5.00 foot, 14.60 foot, 29.50 feet and 40.00 food wide
strips over portions of said land, as delineated on
said map.
2. Provisions of the dedication statement on the map of
Tract: Parcel Map No. 17993
Which Recite: We hereby, and for our heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and
severally agree that all streets shown on this map
will accept drainage water discharged from any
adjoining street, whether it be a public street or
private street and further agree that the City of
Cerritos is hereby held free and clear of any claims
or damages arising from said drainage.
3. Provisions of the dedication statement on the map of
Tract: Parcel Map No. 16158, filed in Book 193, pages 68 to
70, of parcel maps
Which Recite: Dedication for future street, a portion of
Parcel 4 adjacent to 183rd Street, as delineated on
said map.
4. The terms and provisions set out in that certain document entitled
"Certificate of Completion of Required Improvements", recorded January
31, 2000 as instrument no. 00-148005.
EXHIBIT "M"
BALANCE SHEET
Cousins Properties Incorporated
For the Quarter Ending December 31, 2002
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - 4th QTR
Company Level
Company 00840 Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
Prior Year End 1st 2nd 3rd October November December
Balance Quarter Quarter Quarter Balance Balance Balance
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Assets
Assets
Properties
Projects Under Construction
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Projects Under Construction
Operating Properties
Land and Property
Buildings 53,856,985 54,024,582 54,024,582 54,024,582 54,024,582 54,024,582 53,804,582
Capitalized Interest 1,148,403 1,148,403 1,148,403 1,148,403 1,148,403 1,148,403 1,148,403
Tenant Construction - 1st 15,322,211 15,322,211 15,322,211 15,322,211 15,322,211 15,322,211 15,322,211
Legal Leasing - 1st Gen 364,720 355,987 355,987 359,660 359,660 359,660 359,660
Leasing Commissions - 1st 4,201,086 4,201,086 4,201,086 4,201,086 4,201,086 4,201,086 4,201,086
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Land and Property 74,893,405 75,052,268 75,052,268 75,055,942 75,055,942 75,055,942 74,835,942
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Operating Properties 74,893,405 75,052,268 75,052,268 75,055,942 75,055,942 75,055,942 74,835,942
Depreciation of Operating P
Accum Depreciation & Amort
Depreciation - Building *** *** *** *** 5,047,884- 5,206,391- ***
Tenant ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ - 1st *** *** 2,487,200- 2,742,571- 2,827,694- 2,912,817- 2,997,941-
Legal Leasing Amort - 1st 43,058- *** 54,705- *** *** 64,805- 86,785-
Leasing Comm Amort - 1st *** 540,835- *** *** 704,211- 727,550- ***
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Accum Depreciation Amort *** *** *** *** *** 8,911,563- ***
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Depreciation of Operating P *** *** *** *** *** 8,911,563- 9,180,492-
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Properties 69,035,192 *** *** *** 68,413,307 *** ***
Cash and Temporary Investment
Cash and Temp Invest - CPI
Cash Operating 4,070,592 1,406,333 *** *** *** *** 1,357
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Cash and Temp Invest - CPI 4,070,592 1,406,333 *** *** *** *** 1,357
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Cash and Temporary Investments 4,070,592 1,406,333 *** *** *** *** 1,357
Receivables
Notes Receivable
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Notes Receivable
Interest Receivable
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Interest Receivable
FASB #13
Cousins Properties Incorporated
For the Quarter Ending December 31, 2002
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - 4th QTR
Company Level
Company 00840 Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
Prior Year End 1st 2nd 3rd October November December
Balance Quarter Quarter Quarter Balance Balance Balance
------------------------------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
FASB #13 *** 2,478,352 *** 2,915,311 *** *** 3,138,131
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
FASB #13 *** 2,478,352 *** 2,915,311 *** *** 3,138,131
GNMAS
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
GNMAS
Other Miscellaneous Receive
Miscellaneous Receivables 338,044 *** 158 *** 80,391 159,715 ***
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Other Miscellaneous Receive 338,044 *** 158 *** 80,391 159,715 ***
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Receivables *** *** *** *** 3,052,897 3,225,084 ***
Joint Ventures
Joint Venture Investments
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Joint Venture Investments
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Joint Ventures
Other Assets
FF&E And Leasehold Imp At C
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
FF&E And Leasehold Imp At C
FF&E And Leasehold Imp Amor
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
FF&E And Leasehold Imp Amor
Other Assets
Prepaids *** 194,317 *** 309,461 282,358 210,920 183,859
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Other Assets *** 194,317 *** 309,461 282,358 210,920 183,859
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Other Assets *** 194,317 *** 309,461 282,358 210,920 ***
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Assets 75,902,050 *** 72,038,544 *** 71,348,587 69,144,754 ***
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Assets 75,902,050 *** 72,038,544 *** 71,348,587 69,144,754 88,802,257
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Notes Payable
Notes Payable
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Notes Payable
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Notes Payable
Accts Payable & Other Accrue
Cousins Properties Incorporated
For the Quarter Ending December 31, 2002
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - 4th QTR
Company Level
Company 00840 Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
Prior Year End 1st 2nd 3rd October November December
Balance Quarter Quarter Quarter Balance Balance Balance
------------------------------ -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Accrued Prop & French Taxes
Accrued Property Taxes 124,551- 218,921- 100,511- 228,124- 301,815- 376,695- 12,590-
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Accrued Prop & French Taxes 124,551- 218,921- 100,511- 228,124- 301,815- 376,695- 12,590-
Accrued Internet Expenses
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Accrued Internet Expenses
Misc *** & Payables
Accounts Payable - Other *** *** *** 620,301- 215,794- 333,239 15,224-
Expense Recovery True-up- *** 102,187- 184,192- 157,538- 201,983- 199,642- 307,134-
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Misc *** & Payables *** 363,185- *** 777,839- 417,777- 133,597 322,358-
Interco Accts w/Non-Consoll
Intercompany 349,174- *** *** 5,060 *** 78,083 897,738
Intercompany Conversion 83,882 *** *** ***
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Interco Accts w/Non-Consoll 265,292- *** *** *** *** 78,083 897,738
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Accts Payable & Other *** *** *** 571,047- *** *** *** ***
Minority Interest
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Minority Interest
Deposits And Deferred Income
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Deposits And Deferred Income
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Liabilities 793,518- *** 571,047- *** *** *** ***
Equity
Stockholders Equity
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Preferred Stock
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Common Stock
Additional Paid in Capital
Investments By Partners
Cousins Properties 74,000,799- *** *** *** *** *** ***
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Investments By Partners 74,000,799- *** *** *** *** *** ***
Distributions To Partners
Cousins Properties *** 7,457,703 9,381,604 *** *** *** 13,752,132
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Distributions To Partners *** 7,457,703 9,381,604 *** *** *** 13,752,132
Cousins Properties Incorporated
For the Quarter Ending December 31, 2002
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - 4th QTR
Company Level
Company 00840 Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC
Prior Year End 1st 2nd 3rd October November December
Balance Quarter Quarter Quarter Balance Balance Balance
----------------------------- -------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Additional Paid in Capital *** *** *** *** *** 60,416,264- 60,416,264-
PY RE Net of CY Dividends
Prior Year Retained Earnin 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093-
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
PY RE Net of CY Dividends 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093- 4,240,093-
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Income
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Stockholders Equity 75,108,531- *** *** *** *** *** ***
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Equity 75,108,531- *** *** *** *** *** ***
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Liabilities and Equity 75,902,050- *** 89,597,931- *** *** 64,821,372- ***
-------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net Income (Loss) 1,222,736 2,440,612 3,570,459 3,979,712 4,323,382 4,708,889
SCHEDULE 1
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS ("Assignment"),
dated as of _____, 2003, is by and between COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED, a
Georgia corporation ("Assignor"), and _______________________________________,
_________________________________________________ ("Assignee"). Assignor and
Assignee are herein referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as
the "Parties".
RECITALS
A. Assignor, as seller, and Assignee, as purchaser, are parties
to that certain Membership Interests Purchase Agreement dated as of March ___,
2003, as amended by: [include, if appropriate] ([as amended,] the "Purchase
Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in this Assignment without definition have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
B. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Assignee has agreed to buy
from Assignor, and Assignor has agreed to sell to Assignee, the Membership
Interests.
C. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to
the Purchase Agreement to assign all right, title and interest in the Membership
Interests to Assignee and to evidence Assignee's assumption of Assignor's
obligations and liabilities with respect to the Membership Interests and
admission as the sole member of the Company.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment of Membership Interests. Assignor hereby assigns
and transfers to Assignee all right, title, claim and interest in and to the
Membership Interests, including, without limitation, all rights, title, claims
and interests in, to and under the Certificate, the Amended Certificate, and the
LLC Operating Agreement and all rights with respect to the Property, except as
expressly provided in the Purchase Agreement. As a result of this Assignment,
Assignor shall have no further rights or obligations as a member of the Company,
under the LLC Operating Agreement, or under any future amendment or restated
operating agreement of the Company.
2. Assumption. Assignee hereby accepts the foregoing assignment
and assumes and agrees to perform all obligations of Assignor in respect of the
Membership Interests arising from and after the date hereof.
3. Release. Assignor shall be and is hereby released from each
and every duty, liability, covenant or obligation arising from and after the
date hereof under the Certificate, the
Amended Certificate, the LLC Operating Agreement, or any future amendment or
restated operating agreement of the Company.
4. Incorporation of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and
Agreements. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of each of
the Assignor and the Assignee set forth in the Purchase Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein by this reference, as if fully set forth herein. In the
event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Assignment
and the provisions of the Purchase Agreement, the provisions of the Purchase
Agreement shall prevail.
5. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware without
giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the
State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of
the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
6. Counterparts. This Assignment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original,
and all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
[Signatures commence on following page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have executed this Assignment
as of the date set forth above.
"ASSIGNOR":
COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED,
a Georgia corporation
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
"ASSIGNEE":
____________________________________,
___________________________
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
SCHEDULE 2
FORM OF AFFIDAVIT
(FOR PURCHASER'S TITLE INSURANCE PURPOSES)
AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF ________________________
COUNTY OF _______________________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned deponent who being duly
sworn, deposes and says on oath the following to the best of his knowledge and
belief:
1. That the undersigned is the ____________ of Cousins Properties
Incorporated, a Georgia corporation ("CPI"), the sole member of Cousins/Cerritos
I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as
"Owner") and as such officer of CPI, the undersigned has personal knowledge of
the facts sworn to in this Affidavit.
2. That Owner is the owner of a leasehold estate in and to
certain real property located in Los Angeles County, California, being described
on EXHIBIT A, attached hereto and made a part hereof (hereinafter referred to as
the "Property"), subject to those matters set forth on EXHIBIT B, attached
hereto and made a part hereof.
3. That Owner is in possession of the Property, and to the best
knowledge and belief of the undersigned, no other parties have any claim to
possession of the Property, except as set forth on EXHIBIT B hereto.
4. That the undersigned is not aware of and has received no
notice of any pending suits, proceedings, judgments, bankruptcies, liens or
executions against the Owner which affect title to the Property except for any
matters set forth on EXHIBIT B-1 hereto.
5. That except as may be set forth on EXHIBIT B hereto, there are
no unpaid or unsatisfied security deeds, mortgages, claims of lien, special
assessments for sewer or streets, or ad valorem taxes which constitute a lien
against the Property or any part thereof.
6. That, except as may be set forth on EXHIBIT C attached hereto
and made a part hereof, no improvements or repairs have been made upon the
Property at the instance of Owner within the ninety-five (95) days immediately
preceding the date hereof for which the cost has not been paid; and, except as
may be set forth on EXHIBIT C hereto, there are no outstanding bills for labor
or materials used in making improvements or repairs on the Property at the
instance of Owner or for services of architects, surveyors, or engineers
incurred in connection therewith at the instance of Owner.
7. That Owner is not a foreign person, a foreign corporation,
foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate, as those terms are defined
in the Internal Revenue Code. The federal employer identification number of the
Owner is ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Owner's address is ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇. This statement is made by the undersigned in compliance
with Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code to exempt any transferee of the
Property from withholding the tax required upon a foreign transferor's
disposition of a U.S. real property interest
8. That, except for Secured Capital Corp (hereinafter referred to
as "Broker") engaged by Owner and CPI in connection with the sale of CPI's
Membership Interests in Owner to ___________________________________________, a
__________________________ (hereinafter referred to as "Purchaser") and those
certain leasing agents (hereinafter referred to as the "Leasing Agents") set
forth on EXHIBIT D attached hereto and made a part hereof in connection with
certain brokers' commission agreements, neither Owner nor CPI has engaged any
"broker's" services with regard to the purchase, sale, management, lease, option
or other conveyance of any interest in the Property or CPI's Membership
Interests in Owner, as to Broker, the Closing Statement executed in connection
with the sale to Purchaser of CPI's Membership Interests in Owner reflects
payment in full satisfaction of all amounts owed to Broker with respect to the
Property; as to the Leasing Agents, all amounts owed to the Leasing Agents
through the date hereof have been paid in full as of the date hereof; and as of
the date hereof, neither Owner nor CPI has received any notice of lien from
Broker, any of the Leasing Agents or any other real estate broker, salesman,
agent or similar person relating to the Property or the sale of CPI's Membership
Interests in Owner.
9. That to Owner's knowledge there are no boundary disputes
affecting the Property.
10. That this Affidavit is made to induce First American Title
Insurance Company to insure title to the Property, without exception other than
as set forth on EXHIBIT B hereto, relying on information in this document.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this ________ day of ____________, 2003.
_________________________(SEAL)
________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: ______________
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
EXHIBIT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The land referred to herein is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of
California, and is described as follows:
Parcel 4 of Parcel Map No. 17993, in the City of Cerritos, as per map filed in
Book 203, pages 11 to 18 inclusive, and amended in Book 229, pages 89 to 96
inclusive, both of parcel maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said
county.
Except from that portion of said land included within the land described in the
hereinafter mentioned Deed, all oil, gas hydrocarbons, and other minerals,
whether similar to those herein specified or not, within or underlying, or that
may be produced from said land, with the sole and exclusive right to drill
slanted ▇▇▇▇▇ from adjacent lands into and through, and to develop mines and
construct tunnels, shafts and other works in and through the subsurface of said
land for the purpose of recovering said minerals or any of them from said land
or from other property, or both, provided, however, that Grantor (as defined in
the hereinafter mentioned Deed) shall not have the right to use the surface of
said land or that portion of the subsurface thereof lying above a depth of 500
feet below the surface, for the exploration, development, extraction, removal or
storage of said minerals, as reserved in the Deed recorded December 23, 1965, as
Instrument No. 1206 in Book D3155, page 130, official records.
EXHIBIT "B"
EXISTING ENCUMBRANCES
EXHIBIT "B-1"
LIST OF ANY PENDING ACTIONS
EXHIBIT "C"
LIST OF ANY CONTRACTORS, MATERIALMEN OR SUPPLIERS NOT YET PAID IN FULL
EXHIBIT "D"
LEASING COMMISSION AGREEMENTS
Agreement Regarding Commissions among Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company,
CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Realty Corporation, dated as of October
30, 1998, as amended by letter agreement among CommonWealth Pacific, LLC, Los
Angeles Cellular Telephone Company and CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC, dated
November 11, 1998, accepted by Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company on
November 16, 1998.
SCHEDULE 3
FORM OF SELLER'S CERTIFICATE
(AS TO SELLER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES)
SELLER'S CERTIFICATE AS TO REPRESENTATIONS
THIS SELLER'S CERTIFICATE AS TO REPRESENTATIONS (this "CERTIFICATE") is
given and made by COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED, a Georgia corporation
("SELLER"), this ___ day of ________________, 200___, for the benefit of
______________________, a____________________("PURCHASER").
Pursuant to the provisions of that certain Membership Interests
Purchase Agreement, dated as of _____________________, 2003, between Seller and
Purchaser (the "CONTRACT"), for the purchase and sale of all of the outstanding
membership interests in Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, Seller certifies that except as may be set forth to the contrary in
EXHIBIT "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof, all of the representations
and warranties of Seller contained in the Contract remain true and correct in
all material respects as of the date hereof.
Except for the representations and warranties set forth in
subparagraphs (p) through (t) of Section 4.1 of the Contract, each of which
shall survive for three (3) years, the representations and warranties of Seller
contained in the Contract and recertified herein shall survive for a period of
one (1) year after the date hereof, and upon the expiration thereof shall be of
no further force or effect except to the extent that with respect to any
particular alleged breach, Purchaser shall give Seller written notice prior to
the expiration of said one (1) year period or the three (3) year period, as the
case may be, of such alleged breach with reasonable detail as to the nature of
such breach and files an action against Seller with respect thereto within
ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in the Contract or this Certificate, Seller shall have no
liability to Purchaser for the breach of any representation or warranty made in
the Contract or this Certificate unless the loss resulting from Seller's various
breaches of its representations and warranties exceeds, in the aggregate, Fifty
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000.00 U.S.), in which event Seller shall be
liable for each dollar of damages resulting from the breach or breaches of its
representations and warranties, but in no event shall Seller's total liability
for any such breach or breaches exceed, in the aggregate, One Million and No/100
Dollars ($1,000,000.00 U.S.). The preceding sentence shall be inapplicable to a
breach by Seller of any representation or warranty of Seller set forth in
subparagraphs (p) through (t) of Section 4.1 of the Contract or in Section 10.1
of the Contract. In no event shall Seller be liable for, nor shall Purchaser
seek, any consequential, indirect or punitive damages; and in no event
whatsoever shall any claim for a breach of any representation or warranty of
Seller be actionable or payable if the breach in question results from or is
based on a condition, state of facts or other matter which was actually known to
Purchaser prior to the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this Certificate to be executed
by its duly authorized representative as of the day and year first above
written.
COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED,
a Georgia corporation
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Its: ___________________________________
EXHIBIT "A"
EXCEPTIONS TO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SCHEDULE 4
FORM OF SELLER'S FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT
CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS
Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee of
a U.S. real property interest must withhold tax if the transferor is a foreign
person. To inform the transferee that withholding of tax is not required upon
the disposition of a U.S. real property interest by COUSINS PROPERTIES
INCORPORATED, a Georgia corporation (the "Seller"), the Seller hereby certifies
as follows:
1. The Seller is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership,
foreign trust, or foreign estate (as those terms are defined in the Internal
Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations);
2. The Seller's U.S. employer identification number is
▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; and
3. The Seller's office address is ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.
The undersigned understands that this Certification may be disclosed to
the Internal Revenue Service by transferee and that any false statement
contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.
This Certificate is made with the knowledge that____________________,
a ___________________, will rely upon this Certificate in purchasing from Seller
all of the outstanding membership interests in Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company.
Under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined this
Certification and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct
and complete, and I further declare that I have authority to sign this document
on behalf of the Seller.
Date: __________________, 200 ___ __________________________________(Seal)
By: ____________________________________
THIS CERTIFICATION MUST BE RETAINED UNTIL THE END OF THE FIFTH TAXABLE YEAR
FOLLOWING THE TAXABLE YEAR IN WHICH THE TRANSFER TAKES PLACE.
SCHEDULE 5
FORM OF PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE
(AS TO PURCHASER'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES)
PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE AS TO REPRESENTATIONS
THIS PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE AS TO REPRESENTATIONS (this "CERTIFICATE")
is given and made by _______________________ ("PURCHASER"), this ___ day of
________________, 200___, for the benefit of COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED, a
Georgia corporation ("SELLER").
Pursuant to the provisions of that certain Membership Interests
Purchase Agreement, dated as of __________, 2003, between Seller and Purchaser
(the "CONTRACT"), for the purchase and sale of all of the outstanding membership
interests in Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
Purchaser certifies that except as may be set forth to the contrary in EXHIBIT
"A" attached hereto and made a part hereof, all of the representations and
warranties of Purchaser contained in the Contract remain true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof.
Except for the representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in
subparagraph (e) of Section 4.4 of the Contract which shall survive for three
(3) years, the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in the
Contract and recertified herein shall survive for a period of one (1) year after
the date hereof, and upon the expiration thereof shall be of no further force or
effect except to the extent that with respect to any particular alleged breach,
Seller shall give Purchaser written notice prior to the expiration of said one
(1) year period or three (3) year period, as the case may be, of such alleged
breach with reasonable detail as to the nature of such breach and files an
action against Purchaser with respect thereto within ninety (90) days after the
giving of such notice. In no event shall any claim for a breach of any
representation or warranty of Purchaser be actionable or payable if the breach
in question results from or is based on a condition, state of facts or other
matter which was actually known to Seller prior to the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser has caused this Certificate to be
executed by its duly authorized representative as of the day and year first
above written.
"PURCHASER"
_______________________________________,
a ______________________________________
By: ____________________________________
Name: __________________________________
Title: _________________________________
EXHIBIT "A"
EXCEPTIONS TO REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SCHEDULE 6
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/CERRITOS I, LLC
NOTICE:
THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS IN ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/CERRITOS I, LLC (THE "INTERESTS") ARE
SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT. THE INTERESTS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"FEDERAL ACT") OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THE INTERESTS NOR ANY
PART THEREOF MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR
TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
FEDERAL ACT OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
FEDERAL ACT; AND (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR IN A TRANSACTION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/CERRITOS I, LLC
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OPERATING
AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the ___ day of
_________, 2003, by and between ____________________, a ________________________
("▇▇▇▇▇▇▇"); ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/CERRITOS I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
formerly known as Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC and also formerly known as Common
Wealth/Cousins I, LLC (the "Company"); and Cousins Properties Incorporated, a
Georgia corporation, as transferring and withdrawing member ("Cousins").
RECITALS
A. Reference is made to the Second Amendment to the Certificate
of Formation for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Cerritos I, LLC, dated as of even date herewith (as the
same way hereafter be amended or restated from time to time by amendments
thereto, the "Certificate").
B. As of the date hereof, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has purchased all right, title
and interest of Cousins in and to 100% of the issued and outstanding member
interests in the Company.
C. In entering into this Agreement, the Company and the Member
hereto wish to replace any prior written or oral agreements between the Company
and its members, and to make a full statement of their agreement in respect to
the Company in order that, except to the extent the Agreement expressly
incorporates by reference provisions of the Act, the Code or the Treasury
Regulations (as each is defined below) or is expressly prohibited or ineffective
under the Act, this Agreement shall govern, even when inconsistent with, or
different from, the provisions of the Act or any other law or rule.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the following terms used in
this Limited Liability Company Agreement shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Act" shall mean the Delaware Limited Liability
Company Act at Del. Code ▇▇▇. Tit. 6, Sections 18-101 et seq., as it may be
amended from time to time.
(b) "Capital Contribution" shall mean any contribution to
the capital of the Company in cash or other property or services rendered, or a
promissory note or other obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform
services, whether directly by, or on behalf of, a Member.
(c) "Certificate" shall have the meaning as described in
Recital A hereto.
(d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time, or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law.
(e) "Company" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Cerritos I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, formerly known as Cousins/Cerritos I, LLC,
and prior to that formerly known as CommonWealth/Cousins I, LLC.
(f) "Member" shall mean ______________, or its permitted
successors and assigns hereunder.
(g) "Property" shall mean that certain property or those
certain properties which are identified in the attached Exhibit A.
(h) "Treasury Regulations" shall include proposed,
temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code in effect as of the
date of filing the Certificate and the corresponding sections of any regulations
subsequently issued that amend or supersede such regulations.
ARTICLE II
FORMATION OF COMPANY
2.1 CONTINUATION; MEMBER. The Company was formed on July 13, 1998,
upon the filing of the Certificate in the office of the Secretary of State for
the State of Delaware in accordance with and pursuant to the Act. The parties
hereto do hereby confirm their intent and agreement that the Company shall be
governed by the terms of this Agreement as more particularly described in
Recital Paragraph C hereto, the terms and provisions of which are herein
incorporated. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is admitted as the sole member of the Company. Cousins has
transferred its entire interest in the Company to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and is no longer a
member in the Company and has no rights or obligations under this Agreement.
2.2 NAME. The name of the Company is ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Cerritos I, LLC,
provided that the Member may elect to transact business in other names in those
jurisdictions where it deems it necessary for purposes of complying with the
requirements of local law.
2.3 PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. The principal place of business
of the Company shall be ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. The Company may relocate its principal office to any
other place or places as the Member may from time to time deem advisable.
Additional offices may be maintained and acts done at any other place
appropriate for accomplishing the purposes of the Company, all as determined by
the Member.
2.4 REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT. The Company's
registered office shall be at the office of its registered agent at [1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801,] and the name of its
registered agent at such address shall be CT Corporation
System. The registered office and registered agent may be changed from time to
time by filing the address of the new registered office and/or the name of the
new registered agent with the Delaware Secretary of State pursuant to the Act.
2.5 TERM. The term of the Company shall be perpetual, unless
sooner terminated in accordance with either the provisions of this Agreement or
the Act.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE OF COMPANY
The purpose of the Company is, and the Company shall have the power and
authority, to engage in and carry on any lawful act or activity whatsoever for
which limited liability companies may be organized under the Act and which
pertain to acquiring, owning, operating, managing, financing, selling and
otherwise dealing with the Property and the direct or indirect debt and equity
interests therein or which are incidental to or related to the foregoing. The
Company may, and shall have the power and authority to, take any and all actions
as may be necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental, convenient to
or in furtherance of the foregoing purpose.
ARTICLE IV
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEMBER
4.1 MANAGEMENT. All management of the Company shall be vested in
the Member. The affirmative written consent of the Member, or its duly appointed
agent, shall constitute the consent of all of the members for purposes of any
provision of this Agreement or the Act. All decisions concerning the business
affairs of the Company shall be made by the Member.
The Member has the power to bind the Company as provided in this
Article IV. The act of the Member, regardless of whether such action is for the
purpose of apparently carrying on in the usual way the business or affairs of
the Company, shall bind the Company and no person dealing with the Company shall
have any obligation to inquire into the power or authority of the Member acting
on behalf of the Company.
4.2 MEMBER'S DUTY TO COMPANY. The Member shall be entitled to
enter into transactions that may be considered to be competitive with, or a
business opportunity that may be beneficial to, the Company, it being expressly
understood that the Member may be entering into transactions that are similar to
the transactions into which the Company may enter. The Company shall not have
any right, by virtue of this Agreement, to share or participate in such
transaction of the Member or to the income or proceeds derived therefrom. The
Member shall not incur any liability to the Company as a result of engaging in
any other business venture.
The Member does not violate a duty or obligation to the Company merely
because the Member's conduct furthers the Member's own interest. The Member may
lend money to and
transact other business with the Company. The rights and obligations of the
Member lending money to or transacting business with the Company are the same as
those of a person who is not a Member, subject to applicable law. No transaction
with the Company shall be voidable solely because the Member has a direct or
indirect interest in the transaction if the transaction is fair to the Company.
4.3. DUTY OF CARE. The Member's duty of care in the discharge of
the Member's duties to the Company is limited to refraining from engaging in
gross negligence or willful misconduct. In discharging its duties, the Member
shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records required to
be maintained under Article X and upon such information, opinions, reports, or
statements by any of its agents, or by any other person, as to matters the
Member reasonably believes are within such other person's professional or expert
competence and who have been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of
the Company, including information, opinions, reports, or statements as to the
value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, or losses of the Company
or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which
distributions to the Member might properly be paid.
4.4 INDEMNITY OF THE MEMBER AND OF OTHERS. The Company shall, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Member from and against any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements), losses, liabilities or claims attributable
to acts or failure to act in connection therewith, but only to the extent that
such person or entity acted in good faith, in compliance with this Agreement,
and in a manner such person or entity reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interest of the Company and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was
unlawful. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive
of any other rights to which a person or entity seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any other agreement, vote of Members or otherwise. If authorized
by the Member, the Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person or entity (including the Member) to the full extent permitted by the Act.
4.5 AFFILIATED COMPENSATION. The Member may retain such persons or
entities as it shall determine (including any person or entity in which the
Member shall have an interest or of which it is an affiliate) to provide
services to or on behalf of the Company for such compensation as the Member
deems to be appropriate.
ARTICLE V
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBER
5.1 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Member shall have no personal
liability for the liabilities and obligations of the Company except as expressly
required by this Agreement, the Act and other applicable law.
5.2 LIABILITY OF THE MEMBER TO THE COMPANY. A Member who receives
the return in whole or in part of its contribution is liable to the Company only
to the extent, if any, provided by the Act.
ARTICLE VI
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMPANY AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
6.1 MEMBER'S CAPITAL IN THE COMPANY.
(a) The Member shall contribute to the Company as its
Capital Contribution the amount determined by the Member in its sole discretion
to be necessary or convenient for carrying on the business and activities of
the Company. No interest shall accrue on any Capital Contribution, and the
Member shall not have the right to withdraw or be repaid any Capital
Contribution except as provided in the Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Member shall not be required to make any Capital Contribution.
(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Member shall have any personal liability for liabilities or
obligations of the Company, except to the extent of its Capital Contributions
made to the Company as aforesaid, and, no Member shall be required to make any
further or additional contributions to the capital of the Company or to lend or
advance funds to the Company for any purpose.
(c) The obligation, if any, of a Member to contribute to
the capital of the Company is solely and exclusively for the benefit of the
Company and the Member, and is not intended to confer rights on any third party
(under Section 18-502(b) of the Act or otherwise). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, no creditor of the Company shall be deemed a third
party beneficiary of any obligation of any Member to contribute capital or make
advances to the Company.
6.2 DISTRIBUTIONS. Subject to Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the
Act, the Company may make distributions to the Member at such time or
times as the Member shall determine.
ARTICLE VII
TRANSFERABILITY
The Member shall have the right to assign, transfer, sell, pledge or
otherwise convey any or all of its interest in the Company (other than to
creditors as provided below) without consent of any other Person, and the
assignee shall be admitted as a Member with all the rights of the Member who
assigned its interest. However, no part of the interest of the Member shall be
subject to the claims of any creditor or to legal process. No transfer (whether
voluntary or involuntary) shall effect a dissolution of the Company. The Member
shall be permitted to retire, resign or withdraw from the Company at any time.
No event of bankruptcy described in Section 18-304 of the Act shall cause the
Member to cease to be a Member. Upon the happening of any
event of dissolution specified in Section 18-801(1) - (4) of the Act (other than
a determination made by the Member to dissolve pursuant to Section 9.1 of this
Agreement), the Company shall not dissolve if the Member demonstrates an intent
to continue the business of the Company at any time prior to when a Certificate
of Cancellation is filed for the Company with the State of Delaware or the
Company's assets are liquidated and distributed pursuant to Section 9.2 below.
ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
Any person or entity acceptable to the Member may become a Member in
this Company subject to the conditions imposed by the Member in its discretion.
At or about the time a new Member is admitted, this Agreement shall be amended
as necessary or proper to reflect a change from a single-member limited
liability company to a multiple-member limited liability company.
ARTICLE IX
DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION
9.1 DISSOLUTION. The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs
wound up, upon (a) the retirement or withdrawal of the only remaining Member of
the Company (other than in connection with an assignment of its interest in the
Company), or (b) the determination of the Member that the Company dissolve.
9.2 WINDING UP, LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. Upon
dissolution, the Company shall cease to carry on its business, and its affairs
shall be wound up in accordance with the Article IX and the Act. Upon winding up
of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be distributed, subject to the
Act: (a) to creditors, including the Member of its creditors, to the extent
permitted by law, on satisfaction of Company liabilities and then (b) to the
Member. Any such distributions shall be made in cash or property, or partly in
both, as determined by the Member. Upon completion of the winding up,
liquidation and distribution of the assets, the Company shall be deemed
terminated.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
upon a liquidation within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the
Treasury Regulations, if the Member has a deficit capital account (after giving
effect to all contributions, distributions, allocations and other capital
account adjustments for all taxable years, including the year during which such
liquidation occurs), the Member shall have no obligation to make any Capital
Contribution, and the negative balance of the Member's capital account shall not
be considered a debt owed by such Member to the Company or to any other Person
for any purpose whatsoever.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND RECORDS. Proper and complete records and
books of account shall be kept or shall be caused to be kept by the Member or
such representatives as it may appoint in which shall be entered fully and
accurately all transactions and other matters relating to the Company's business
in such detail and completeness as is customary and usual for businesses of the
type engaged in by the Company. The books and records shall at all times be
maintained at the principal office of the Company.
10.2 APPLICATION OF DELAWARE LAW. This Agreement, and the
application of interpretation hereof, shall be governed exclusively by its terms
and by the laws of the State of Delaware, and specifically the Act.
10.3 AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may not be amended except by the
written agreement of both the Company and the Member.
10.4 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any Person or circumstance shall be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application
thereof shall not be affected and shall be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
10.5 HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Each and all of the covenants,
terms, provisions and agreements herein contained shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, to the extent permitted by this
Agreement, their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and
assigns.
10.6 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. None of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or enforceable by any Person other than
the parties hereto.
10.7 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
10.8 TAX CHARACTERIZATION. The Member acknowledges that at such
times as two or more persons or entities hold equity interests in the Company
for federal income tax purposes (i) the Company shall be treated as a
"partnership" for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and (ii) the
Company shall be treated as a "partnership" for federal and all relevant state
tax purposes and shall make all available elections to be so treated. Until such
time, however, it is the intention of the Member that the Company be disregarded
for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and that the activities of the
Company be deemed to be activities of the Member for such purposes. All
provisions of the Certificate and of this Agreement are to be construed so as to
preserve that tax status under those circumstances.
CERTIFICATE
The undersigned hereby agree, acknowledge and certify that the
foregoing Agreement constitutes the Second Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Operating Agreement of [▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/Cerritos I, LLC] adopted by
the sole Member of the Company and the Company in order to be effective as of
the day and year first above written.
SOLE MEMBER:
_____________, A_____________
BY:__________________
TITLE: ______________
COMPANY:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇/CERRITOS I, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
BY:__________, A ____________
BY:__________________
TITLE: ______________
TRANSFERRING MEMBER:
COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED, A GEORGIA CORPORATION
BY:__________________
TITLE: ______________
EXHIBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
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