UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 15, 2020

 

 

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36735   61-1742322
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)   File Number)   Identification No.)

400 Continental Blvd, Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(310) 598-3173

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Units, Representing Limited Partner Interests   LMRK   NASDAQ Global Market
8.0% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units, $25.00 par value   LMRKP   NASDAQ Global Market
7.9% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units, $25.00 par value   LMRKO   NASDAQ Global Market
Series C Floating-to-Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Convertible Preferred Units, $25.00 par value   LMRKN   NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 15, 2020, certain subsidiaries of Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (the “Partnership”) entered into a master note purchase and participation agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement”), by and among LMRK Issuer Co. LLC (“LMRK Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC (“LMRK Co-Issuer” and, together with the LMRK Issuer, the “LMRK Co-Issuers”), LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC (“LD-8”), LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC (“LD-9”), LD Acquisition Company 10 (“LD-10”), LD Tall Wall II LLC (“Tall Wall II” and, together with the LMRK Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9 and LD-10, the “Project Companies” and, together with the LMRK Issuer, the “Obligors”) and certain purchasers party thereto, and a related series supplement. The description of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement set forth in Item 2.03 of this Report is incorporated herein by reference.

Collateral Trust Indenture

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes (defined below), the Obligors entered into a collateral trust indenture and security agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Collateral Trust Indenture”), with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). Pursuant to the Collateral Trust Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will administer the collateral (including a letter of credit) in the manner set forth in the Indenture.

Management Agreement

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, the Obligors entered into a management agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Management Agreement”), with Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC, as manager (the “Project Manager”). The Project Manager is the general partner of the Partnership. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, the Project Manager will perform, on behalf of the Project Companies, those functions reasonably necessary to maintain, manage and administer the Project Sites (defined below).

The above summaries of the Collateral Trust Indenture and the Management Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete terms and provisions of the Collateral Trust Indenture and the Management Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.3, respectively.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On January 15, 2020, the LMRK Co-Issuers issued, on a joint and several basis, $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.90% Series A Senior Secured Notes due January 14, 2027 (the “Notes”), pursuant to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and a series supplement thereto, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Series A Supplement” and, together with the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the Series A Supplement, the “Note Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Obligors and the purchasers party thereto. Each Obligor is an indirect, wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary of the Partnership. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, LMRK Guarantor Co LLC (“LMRK Issuer Holdco”) and 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC (“LMRK Co-Issuer Holdco” and, together with LMRK Issuer Holdco, the “LMRK Holdcos”), each an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership and the direct parent of the LMRK Issuer and LMRK Co-Issuer, respectively. LMRK Issuer Holdco’s only material asset is its equity interest in the LMRK Issuer and LMRK Co-Issuer Holdco’s only material asset is its equity interest in the LMRK Co-Issuer. The Notes are obligations solely of the Obligors and the LMRK Holdcos and are not guaranteed by the Partnership or any affiliate of the Partnership other than the Obligors and the LMRK Holdcos. The LMRK Co-Issuers used the proceeds of the Notes after deducting for transaction costs to repay in full the Series 2016-1 Secured Tenant Site Contract Revenue Notes, Class A and Class B (the “2016 Secured Notes”) previously issued by the LMRK Issuer on June 16, 2016 and pay down a portion of the Partnership’s current revolving credit facility balance. The unamortized costs and the prepayment premium related to the 2016 Secured Notes will be recorded as expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.

The Notes were issued in one single class as indicated in the table below. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement. Certain terms of the Notes are indicated in the table below.

 

     Initial Principal
Balance
     Note Rate     Maturity Date      Rating
(DBRS)
 

Series A Senior Secured Notes

   $ 170,000,000        3.90     January 14, 2027        BBB  

The LMRK Holdcos and the Obligors are special purpose entities that are prohibited from owning any assets other than, in the case of LMRK Issuer Holdco, its equity interest in the LMRK Issuer, in the case of LMRK Co-Issuer Holdco, its equity interest in the LMRK Co-Issuer, in the case of the LMRK Issuer, its equity interest in the Project Companies (other than the LMRK Co-Issuer), in the case of the Project Companies (including the LMRK Co-Issuer), their rights in respect of certain Project Sites (the “Project Sites”) and related Project Documents, and, in each case, related assets, or from incurring any debt other than as contemplated by the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement. Under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Obligors will be permitted to issue new and additional notes under certain circumstances, including so long as the debt service coverage ratio (measured for the most recently ended period of 12 consecutive months and on a forward-looking pro forma basis) of the LMRK Co-Issuers is at least 1.50 to 1.00.


The Notes are secured by (1) a collateral assignment of all of the Project Documents and their related cash flows, (2) a security interest in substantially all of the personal property of the Obligors and (3) the rights of the Obligors under the Management Agreement. The LMRK Co-Issuers’ equity interest in the Original Project Companies and the Holdcos’ equity interests in the LMRK Co-Issuers have been pledged to secure repayment of the Notes. In addition, if the debt service coverage ratio (measured for the most recently ended period of 12 consecutive months) is less than 1.30:1.00, the Obligors grant the right for the Indenture Trustee to record the collateral assignment of leases and rents or any other security document (including mortgages and deeds of trust) on all of the Project Sites.

Amounts due under the Notes will be paid solely from the cash flows generated from the operations of the Project Sites. The LMRK Co-Issuers are required to make monthly payments of interest, on the Notes, commencing on February 29, 2020 and scheduled payments of principal, on the Notes, commencing January 2023. No other payments of principal will be required to be made prior to the maturity date on January 14, 2027. However, an “amortization period” will commence (at the option of the related noteholder) if the debt service coverage ratio (measured for the most recently ended period of 12 consecutive months) falls below 1.30 to 1.00 on such calculation date. During an amortization period, excess cash flow will applied to repay the applicable Notes.

The Notes may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, provided such payment is accompanied by the applicable make-whole amount. Except in certain limited circumstances described in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, prepayments (other than scheduled amortization payments) made more than twelve (12) months prior to the maturity date of the Notes are required to be accompanied by the applicable make-whole amount. The LMRK Co-Issuers will be required to prepay the Notes (without any make-whole amount) at the option of the holders of the Notes following certain change of control transactions.

The Note Purchase and Participation Agreement includes covenants customary for notes issued in rated securitizations. Among other things, the Obligors are prohibited from incurring other indebtedness for borrowed money or further encumbering their assets. The organizational documents of the LMRK Holdcos and the Obligors contain provisions consistent with rating agency securitization criteria for special purpose entities, including the requirement that they maintain an independent director.

Pledge and Security Agreement

Also in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, LMRK Issuer and the LMRK Holdcos entered into a pledge and security agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Pledge Agreement”). Pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, LMRK Issuer Holdco grants a security interest and pledges the equity interests it holds in LMRK Issuer, LMRK Co-Issuer Holdco grants a security interest and pledges the equity interests it holds in LMRK Co-Issuer and LMRK Issuer pledges the equity interests it holds in each Project Company (other than the LMRK Co-Issuer), in each case, as security for those payments.

The above summaries of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, Series A Supplement and the Pledge Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete terms and provisions of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, Series A Supplement and Pledge Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1, 4.2 and 10.2, respectively.


Item 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January  15, 2020, by and among LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, 2019-1 TRS LLC, LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC and LD Tall Wall II LLC collectively as Obligors, and the purchasers party thereto.
  4.2    Series A Supplement, dated as of January  15, 2020, by and among Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, 2019-1 TRS LLC, LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC and LD Tall Wall II LLC collectively as Obligors, and the purchasers party thereto.
10.1    Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, by and among Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, 2019-1 TRS LLC, LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC and LD Tall Wall II LLC collectively as Obligors.
10.2    Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of January  15, 2020, by and among LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC, 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC and LMRK Issuer Co. LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association.
10.3    Management Agreement, dated as of January  15, 2020, by and among Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC, as Project Manager, and LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, 2019-1 TRS LLC, LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC and LD Tall Wall II LLC collectively as Obligors.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP
   By:   Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC, its general partner
Dated: January 21, 2020    By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

     Name: George P. Doyle
     Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

Master Agreement

 

 

NOTE PURCHASE AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF JANUARY 15, 2020

by and among

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC

AND

2019-1 TRS LLC,

as Co-Issuers

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC

LD TALL WALL II LLC

AND ANY OTHER SUBSIDIARIES OF THE CO-ISSUERS THAT BECOME A PARTY

HERETO, as Guarantors

and

CERTAIN PURCHASERS OF NOTES PARTY HERETO


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

SECTION 1.

  AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES      9  

Section 1.1

  Authorization of the Series A Notes      9  

Section 1.2

  Transaction Documents      9  

Section 1.3

  Collateral      9  

Section 1.4

  Guaranty      9  

Section 1.5

  Additional Series of Notes      10  

Section 1.6

  Defined Terms and Rules of Interpretation      11  

SECTION 2.

  SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES      12  

SECTION 3.

  CLOSING      12  

SECTION 4.

  CONDITIONS TO CLOSING      12  

Section 4.1

  Representations and Warranties      12  

Section 4.2

  Performance; No Default      13  

Section 4.3

  Compliance Certificates      13  

Section 4.4

  Opinions of Counsel      13  

Section 4.5

  Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, Etc.      13  

Section 4.6

  Sale of Other Notes      14  

Section 4.7

  Payment of Special Counsel Fees      14  

Section 4.8

  Private Placement Number      14  

Section 4.9

  Acquisition      14  

Section 4.10

  Funding Instructions      14  

Section 4.11

  [Reserved]      14  

Section 4.12

  Security Documents and Filings      14  

Section 4.13

  Account Control Agreements      15  

Section 4.14

  Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Other Transaction Documents      15  

Section 4.15

  UCC Searches      15  

Section 4.16

  Management Agreement      15  

Section 4.17

  Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents and Mortgages      15  

Section 4.18

  Insurance      15  

Section 4.19

  Project Documents and Material Contracts      16  

Section 4.20

  Termination of Prior Indebtedness      16  

Section 4.21

  Approvals      16  

Section 4.22

  Rating on Notes      16  

Section 4.23

  Satisfaction of Reserve Requirement      16  

Section 4.24

  Proceedings and Documents      16  

Section 4.25

  KYC      16  

Section 4.26

  U.S. Risk Retention Requirements      16  

SECTION 5.

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OBLIGORS      17  

Section 5.1

  Organization; Power and Authority      17  

Section 5.2

  Authorization, Etc.      17  

 

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Section 5.3

  Disclosure      17  

Section 5.4

  Subsidiaries      18  

Section 5.5

  Financial Statements; Material Liabilities      18  

Section 5.6

  Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc      19  

Section 5.7

  Governmental Authorizations, Etc.      19  

Section 5.8

  Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.      19  

Section 5.9

  Taxes      20  

Section 5.10

  Title to Property; Leases      20  

Section 5.11

  Licenses, Permits, Etc.      20  

Section 5.12

  Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans      20  

Section 5.13

  Private Offering by the Obligors      21  

Section 5.14

  Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations      22  

Section 5.15

  Existing Indebtedness      22  

Section 5.16

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.      23  

Section 5.17

  Status under Certain Statutes      23  

Section 5.18

  Environmental Matters      24  

Section 5.19

  Security Documents      24  

Section 5.20

  Material Project Documents and Material Contracts      25  

Section 5.21

  Lien Limitations in Project Documents and Material Contracts      25  

Section 5.22

  Solvency      25  

Section 5.23

  Insurance      25  

Section 5.24

  Joint Benefit      26  

Section 5.25

  Representations and Warranties in other Transaction Documents      26  

SECTION 6.

  REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS      26  

Section 6.1

  Purchase for Investment      26  

Section 6.2

  Source of Funds      26  

SECTION 7.

  INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY      28  

Section 7.1

  Financial and Business Information      28  

Section 7.2

  Officer’s Certificate      31  

Section 7.3

  Visitation      32  

Section 7.4

  Electronic Delivery      32  

SECTION 8.

  PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES      33  

Section 8.1

  Maturity      33  

Section 8.2

  Optional Prepayments      33  

Section 8.3

  Allocation of Partial Prepayments      34  

Section 8.4

  Maturity; Surrender, Etc.      34  

Section 8.5

  Purchase of Notes      34  

Section 8.6

  Prepayment of Notes upon Change in Control      35  

Section 8.7

  [Reserved]      36  

Section 8.8

  Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow      36  

Section 8.9

  Payments Due on Non-Business Days      37  

SECTION 9.

  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS      37  

Section 9.1

  Compliance with Laws      37  

 

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Section 9.2

  Insurance      38  

Section 9.3

  Maintenance of Properties and Ownership      38  

Section 9.4

  Payment of Taxes and Claims      39  

Section 9.5

  Corporate Existence, Etc.      39  

Section 9.6

  Books and Records      40  

Section 9.7

  Separateness      40  

Section 9.8

  Maintenance of Lien; Recording      41  

Section 9.9

  Further Assurances; Post Closing      42  

Section 9.10

  Notes to Rank Pari Passu      42  

Section 9.11

  Maintenance of Rating on Notes      42  

Section 9.12

  Annual Operating Budget      43  

Section 9.13

  Operations      43  

Section 9.14

  Performance of Project Documents and Material Contracts      43  

Section 9.15

  Exercise of Rights      43  

Section 9.16

  Payment to Accounts      43  

Section 9.17

  Delivery of Additional Project Documents and Material Contracts      43  

Section 9.18

  Line of Business      44  

SECTION 10.

  NEGATIVE COVENANTS      44  

Section 10.1

  Transactions with Affiliates      44  

Section 10.2

  Merger, Consolidation, Etc.      44  

Section 10.3

  Terrorism Sanctions Regulations      45  

Section 10.4

  Liens      45  

Section 10.5

  Sale of Assets, Etc.      45  

Section 10.6

  Permitted Indebtedness      46  

Section 10.7

  Restricted Payments      47  

Section 10.8

  Permitted Investments      48  

Section 10.9

  Limitation on Termination or Amendment of Documents and Permits      49  

Section 10.10

  Tax Treatment      50  

Section 10.11

  Deposit Account; Account Control Agreement      50  

Section 10.12

  Amendment to Articles of Organization      50  

Section 10.13

  Regulatory Matters      50  

Section 10.14

  Capital Expenditures      51  

SECTION 11.

  EVENTS OF DEFAULT      51  

SECTION 12.

  REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC.      54  

Section 12.1

  Acceleration      54  

Section 12.2

  Other Remedies      54  

Section 12.3

  Rescission      55  

Section 12.4

  No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc.      55  

SECTION 13.

  REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES      55  

Section 13.1

  Registration of Notes      55  

Section 13.2

  Transfer and Exchange of Notes      56  

Section 13.3

  Replacement of Notes      56  

SECTION 14.

  PAYMENTS ON NOTES      57  

 

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Section 14.1

  Place of Payment      57  

Section 14.2

  Home Office Payment      57  

Section 14.3

  Tax Matters      57  

SECTION 15.

  EXPENSES, ETC.      58  

Section 15.1

  Transaction Expenses      58  

Section 15.2

  Certain Taxes      59  

Section 15.3

  Survival      59  

SECTION 16.

  SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT      59  

SECTION 17.

  AMENDMENT AND WAIVER      60  

Section 17.1

  Requirements      60  

Section 17.2

  Solicitation of Holders of Notes      60  

Section 17.3

  Binding Effect, Etc.      61  

Section 17.4

  Notes Held by an Obligor, Etc.      61  

Section 17.5

  Releases of Liens and Obligors      61  

SECTION 18.

  NOTICES      61  

SECTION 19.

  REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS      62  

SECTION 20.

  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION      63  

SECTION 21.

  SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER      64  

SECTION 22.

  GUARANTY      64  

Section 22.1

  Guaranteed Obligations      64  

Section 22.2

  Performance Under This Agreement      65  

Section 22.3

  Indemnification      65  

Section 22.4

  Joint and Several      65  

Section 22.5

  Maximum Guaranteed Amount      65  

Section 22.6

  Obligations Absolute      66  

Section 22.7

  Waiver      67  

Section 22.8

  Obligation Unimpaired      67  

Section 22.9

  Subrogation and Subordination      68  

Section 22.10

  Reinstatement      69  

Section 22.11

  Rank      69  

Section 22.12

  Term of Guaranty      69  

Section 22.13

  Additional Security      69  

Section 22.14

  Other Covenants      69  

Section 22.15

  Information      70  

SECTION 23.

  MISCELLANEOUS.      70  

Section 23.1

  Successors and Assigns      70  

 

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Section 23.2

  Accounting Terms      70  

Section 23.3

  Severability      70  

Section 23.4

  Construction, Etc.      70  

Section 23.5

  Counterparts      71  

Section 23.6

  Governing Law      71  

Section 23.7

  Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial      71  

 

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EXHIBIT A       DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION
EXHIBIT B       FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT C       FORM OF MASTER JOINDER
EXHIBIT D       FORM OF NPPA SERIES SUPPLEMENT

 

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THIS NOTE PURCHASE AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement or “Agreement”), is entered into by and among LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors that become a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Issuer”), 2019-TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors that become a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-8”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-9”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-10”), LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Tall Wall II”) and any other Obligor that from time to time owns any right or interest in a Project Site or an interest in another Obligor that owns any right or interest in a Project Site and becomes a party to this Agreement by entering into a joinder hereto, (together with the Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9, LD-10 and Tall Wall II, the “Project Companies” and “Guarantors” and each individually a “Project Company” and “Guarantor”); and each of the institutional investors named on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Purchaser and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers seek to issue, on a joint and several basis, $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Series A Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in order to (i) pay off and discharge certain existing indebtedness secured by the initial Portfolio (the “Refinancing”), (ii) satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of the Series A Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iii) pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (iv) pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of the Series A Notes and (v) otherwise use for general corporate purposes;

WHEREAS, following the issuance and sale of the Series A Notes, the Co-Issuers may seek to issue, from time to time, additional senior secured notes in one or more series (“Additional Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “Notes” and each a “Series” of Notes) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any applicable NPPA Series Supplement, to (i) finance or refinance future acquisitions of any acquired assets (including through the acquisition of any additional Project Company) by the Co-Issuers (each an “Acquisition”), (ii) pay off and discharge any indebtedness secured by any acquired assets (including through the acquisition of any additional Project Company), (iii) satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of such Additional Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iv) pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (v) pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of such Notes, and (vi) otherwise use for general corporate purposes;

 

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WHEREAS, the Series A Notes and any Additional Notes issued under this Agreement (and as permitted herein) will all rank equal in right of payment with respect to each Obligor and will all constitute Secured Obligations secured equally and ratably by the Liens on the Collateral under the Security Documents;

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to this Agreement and the purchase of the Series A Notes by the Series A Purchasers under this Agreement that (i) each Guarantor (other than the Co-Issuer) as of the date hereof executes and delivers this Agreement pursuant to which each Guarantor will, among other things, absolutely and unconditionally guaranty, jointly and severally, all of the Co-Issuers’ obligations under this Agreement, the Notes and all other Transaction Documents to which either Co-Issuer is a party, and (ii) to secure the Series A Notes and all other existing and future Secured Obligations, (a) each Obligor executes and delivers the Collateral Trust Indenture, pursuant to which each such Obligor will grant a Lien in favor of the Trustee over its assets to secure the existing and future Secured Obligations, (b) the Issuer, LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC and 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC execute and deliver the Pledge Agreement, pursuant to which the Issuer will grant a Lien in favor of the Trustee over its Ownership Interest in and to each of the Project Companies (other than the Co-Issuer), LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC will grant a Lien in favor of the Trustee over its Ownership Interest in and to the Issuer and 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC will grant a Lien in favor of the Trustee over its Ownership Interest in and to the Co-Issuer, (c) each Obligor enters into an Account Control Agreement with the Trustee and each depository with which it maintains an Account, (d) each Obligor party to the Management Agreement enters into a collateral assignment with the Trustee and Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC and (e) each Project Company enters into the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents;

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the issuance and sale of any Series of Additional Notes under this Agreement that (i) if one or more additional Guarantors is being added in connection with such issuance, such Guarantor will execute a joinder hereto (which may be set forth in the NPPA Series Supplement for such series of Additional Notes), pursuant to which each such Guarantor will, among other things, absolutely and unconditionally guaranty, jointly and severally, all of the Co-Issuers’ obligations under this Agreement, the Notes, the NPPA Series Supplements and all other Transaction Documents to which either Co-Issuer is a party, and (ii) to secure the existing and future Secured Obligations, (a) each Obligor that is not already a party to the Collateral Trust Indenture shall execute and deliver a joinder thereto, (b) any Project Company that owns one or more Project Companies (each, a “Project Company Parent”) that is not already a party to the Pledge Agreement will execute and deliver a joinder thereto, (c) to the extent it has not already done so, each Obligor will enter into an Account Control Agreement with the Trustee and each depository with which it maintains an Account, (d) to the extent it has not already done so, each Obligor party to the Management Agreement will enter into a collateral assignment with the Trustee and Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC and (e) each Project Company that is not already a party to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents will enter into a joinder thereto;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof (i) the Issuer owns 100% of the Ownership Interest in and to each of the Project Company (other than the Co-Issuer), (ii) Landmark Guarantor Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company owns 100% of the Ownership Interest in and to the Issuer; and (iii) 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owns 100% of the Ownership Interest in and to the Co-Issuer;

 

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WHEREAS, each Project Company owns or has an exclusive leasehold or easement interest or owns or leases other rights or interests in one or more of the Project Sites; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to provide financing related to, among other things, the Refinancing; and

WHEREAS, since the business operations of the Co-Issuers and each other Guarantor are interrelated and complement one another and such entities have a common business purpose, each such Guarantor will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement regardless of whether it or any other Guarantor receives part or all of any proceeds of the Notes and, accordingly, each Guarantor has determined that the incurrence of obligations hereunder is in the best interests of such Guarantor.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES.

Section 1.1 Authorization of the Series A Notes. (a) The Co-Issuers have authorized the issuance and sale, on a joint and several basis, of $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.90% Series A Senior Secured Notes due January 14, 2027 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to Section 17 and including any such notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13, the “Series A Notes”) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the NPPA Series Supplement to this Agreement with respect to the Series A Notes. The Series A Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in the NPPA Series Supplement with respect to the Series A Notes, with such changes therefrom, if any, as may be approved by each Purchaser of the Series A Notes and the Co-Issuers.

Section 1.2 Transaction Documents. Concurrently with the issuance of the Series A Notes, each of the Obligors will be entering into the Transaction Documents to which they are a party.

Section 1.3 Collateral. Pursuant to the Security Documents, each Obligor will secure the payment and performance of its respective obligations under this Agreement each NPPA Series Supplement, each Series of Notes and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party by granting to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee and the equal and ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest and Lien in and to all of its right, title and interest in the Collateral of such Obligor (subject to Permitted Liens). Each Purchaser shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Collateral Trust Indenture and each assignee of a Note, and each holder of Additional Debt or other Secured Obligation shall become a third-party beneficiary to the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Section 1.4 Guaranty. The payment by the Co-Issuers of all amounts due with respect to the Notes and the performance by each Co-Issuer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally by the Guarantors (other than the Co-Issuer) pursuant to Section 22 (the “Subsidiary Guaranty”).

 

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Section 1.5 Additional Series of Notes. The Co-Issuers may, from time to time, authorize the issuance and sale of Additional Notes in one or more series under and pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement in an aggregate principal amount, with such further terms and conditions and in such form as shall be specified in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and the Purchasers of such series of Additional Notes. Each Series of Additional Notes issued pursuant to a NPPA Series Supplement shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) each Series of Additional Notes, when so issued, shall be differentiated from all previous Series by year and sequential alphabetical designation inscribed thereon;

(ii) Additional Notes of the same Series may consist of more than one different and separate tranches and may differ with respect to outstanding principal amounts, maturity dates, interest rates and premiums, if any, and price and terms of redemption or payment prior to maturity, but all such different and separate tranches of the same Series shall vote as a single class and constitute one Series;

(iii) each Series of Additional Notes shall be dated the date of issue, bear interest at such rate or rates, mature on such date or dates, be subject to such mandatory and optional prepayment on the dates and at the premiums, if any, have such additional or different conditions precedent to closing, such representations and warranties and such additional covenants and additional events of default as shall be specified in the NPPA Series Supplement under which such Additional Notes are issued and upon execution of any such NPPA Series Supplement, this Agreement shall automatically be deemed amended (a) to reflect such additional covenants and such additional events of default without further action on the part of the holders of any Notes outstanding under this Agreement, provided, that any such additional covenants and additional events of default shall not reduce or diminish any existing covenants or events of default, but shall inure to the benefit of all holders of Notes so long as any Additional Notes of that Series issued pursuant to such NPPA Series Supplement remain outstanding, except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, and (b) to reflect such representations and warranties as are contained in such NPPA Series Supplement for the benefit of the holders of such Additional Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 16;

(iv) each Series of Additional Notes issued under this Agreement shall be in substantially in the form of Annex A attached to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement with such variations, omissions and insertions as are necessary or permitted hereunder or as may be approved by the Purchasers of such Series of Additional Notes and the Obligors in accordance with this Agreement;

(v) the minimum principal amount of any Note issued under a NPPA Series Supplement shall be $100,000, except as may be necessary to evidence the outstanding amount of any Note originally issued in a denomination of $100,000 or more;

 

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(vi) all Additional Notes shall be secured pursuant to the Security Documents and shall rank pari passu with all other outstanding Notes;

(vii) no Additional Notes shall be issued hereunder if at the time of issuance thereof or after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof, any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(viii) each Series of Additional Notes issued under this Agreement and the outstanding Notes shall have an Investment Grade Rating after giving effect to the issuance of such Additional Notes.

It is specifically acknowledged and agreed that the Purchasers of the Series A Notes, or any other holder of Notes, shall not have any obligation to purchase any Additional Notes.

The obligations of the Co-Issuers to issue, and the obligations of any Purchasers to purchase, any Additional Notes shall be subject to the following conditions precedent, in addition to the conditions specified in the NPPA Series Supplement pursuant to which such Additional Notes may be issued:

(b) Compliance Certificate. A duly authorized Senior Financial Officer shall execute and deliver to each Purchaser with respect to such Additional Notes an Officer’s Certificate dated the date of issue of such Series of Additional Notes stating that such officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement (including the applicable NPPA Series Supplement hereto) and setting forth the information and computations (in reasonable detail) required in order to establish whether after giving effect to the issuance of the Additional Notes and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof, the Co-Issuers are in compliance with the requirements of Section 10.6 (and any other financial covenants included in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement) on such date.

(c) Execution and Delivery of Supplement. The Obligors and each such Purchaser shall execute and deliver a NPPA Series Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto and any other Transaction Document (or joinder thereto) to which it is or is required to be a party.

(d) Representations of Purchasers. Each Purchaser of such Series of Notes shall have confirmed in the NPPA Series Supplement that the representations set forth in Section 6 are true with respect to such Purchaser on and as of the date of issue of such Additional Notes.

(e) Closing Conditions. The closing conditions set forth in Section 4 shall have been updated and performed as of the date of issuance of such Additional Notes (irrespective of whether such closing conditions initially apply only to the Series A Notes).

(f) Notice. The Co-Issuers shall provide written notice, to the Trustee, in reasonable detail of the issuance of any Additional Notes.

Section 1.6 Defined Terms and Rules of Interpretation. Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in, and rules of interpretation relating to such terms and this Agreement are set forth in, Exhibit A. References to a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached to this Agreement. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

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SECTION 2. SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Co-Issuers will issue and sell, on a joint and several basis, to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Co-Issuers, at the Closing provided for in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, Notes of the specified series in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in the NPPA Series Supplement at the purchase price set forth therein. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder and under the applicable NPPA Series Supplement are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder or under the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

SECTION 3. CLOSING.

The sale and purchase of any Series of Notes (including the Series A Notes) shall occur at the time and place specified in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement (each, a “Closing”). At each Closing the Co-Issuers will deliver to each Purchaser of the Notes to be issued at such Closing in the form of a single Note of such Series (or such greater number of Notes of such Series in denominations of at least $100,000, as such Purchaser may request) dated the applicable Closing Date and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against delivery by such Purchaser to the Co-Issuers or their order of immediately available funds in the amount of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds for the account of the Co-Issuers in accordance with the wire instructions set forth in a Funding Notice. If at any Closing the Co-Issuers shall fail to tender such Notes to any Purchaser as provided in this Section 3, or any of the conditions specified in Section 4 or in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement shall not have been satisfied or waived in writing, such Purchaser may, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this Agreement and any applicable NPPA Series Supplement, without thereby waiving any rights such Purchaser may have by reason of any of the conditions specified in Section 4 or in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement not having been satisfied or waived in writing or such failure by the Co-Issuers to tender such Notes.

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

Each Series A Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for Series A Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at the initial Closing, and any other Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for any Additional Notes to be sold to such Purchaser at a subsequent Closing, is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing), prior to or on the applicable Closing Date, of the following conditions:

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of each Obligor set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects (although any representations and warranties which are qualified by “material”, “material adverse effect” or a similar term shall be true in all respects) as of the Closing Date (unless such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case, solely as of such earlier date).

 

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Section 4.2 Performance; No Default. Each Obligor shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement, any applicable NPPA Series Supplement and the other Transaction Documents required to be performed or complied with by it prior to or on the applicable Closing Date. Before and after giving effect to the issue and sale of any Notes pursuant to this Agreement (and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated by the applicable NPPA Series Supplement), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, after giving effect to the application of the proceeds thereof, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 4.3 Compliance Certificates.

(a) Officer’s Certificates. Each Obligor shall have delivered to the applicable Purchasers an Officer’s Certificate of such Obligor, dated the applicable Closing Date, stating that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 have been fulfilled as of the applicable Closing Date.

(b) Secretary’s Certificate. Each Obligor and each Pledgor (that is not already an Obligor) shall have delivered to the applicable Purchasers (i) a certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the applicable Closing Date, certifying as to the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership proceedings, as applicable, relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes being issued on such Closing Date, this Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) the certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation or certificate of limited partnership, as applicable and as amended to date, certified by the Secretary of State of its state of its organization, and a copy of such Obligor’s by-laws, operating agreement, limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable and as amended to date; provided, that in connection with the initial Closing Date, the certificates of LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC and 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC delivered in connection with such closing shall follow promptly following the initial Closing Date.

Section 4.4 Opinions of Counsel. The applicable Purchasers shall have received opinions or reliance letters, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser, dated the applicable Closing Date from:

(a) Special counsel for the Obligors;

(b) Special Delaware counsel to the Obligors; and

(c) Special counsel for the Trustee in connection with such transactions.

Section 4.5 Purchase Permitted by Applicable Law, Etc. On each Closing Date, the applicable Purchaser’s purchase of Series A Notes or Additional Notes, as applicable, shall (a) be permitted by the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which such Purchaser is subject, without recourse to provisions (such as section 1405(a)(8) of the New York Insurance Law) permitting limited investments by insurance companies without restriction as to the character of

 

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the particular investment, (b) not violate any applicable law or regulation (including, without limitation, Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and (c) not subject such Purchaser to any tax, penalty or liability under or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, which law or regulation was not in effect on the date hereof. If requested by such Purchaser, such Purchaser shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Co-Issuers certifying as to such matters of fact as such Purchaser may reasonably specify to enable such Purchaser to determine whether such purchase is so permitted.

Section 4.6 Sale of Other Notes. Contemporaneously with each Closing, the Co-Issuers shall sell, on a joint and several basis, to the applicable Purchaser and each such Purchaser shall purchase the Series of Notes to be purchased by it at such Closing as specified in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

Section 4.7 Payment of Special Counsel Fees. Without limiting Section 15.1, the Co-Issuers shall have paid on or before the applicable Closing Date the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of the Purchasers’ special counsel referred to in Section 4.4 to the extent incurred prior to or on the applicable Closing Date and reflected in a statement of such counsel rendered to the Co-Issuers at least one (1) Business Day prior to such Closing Date.

Section 4.8 Private Placement Number. A Private Placement Number issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Service Bureau (in cooperation with the SVO) shall have been obtained for the Series of Notes to be purchased.

Section 4.9 Acquisition. If the proceeds from the sale of any Notes to be purchased on a Closing Date will be used to finance or refinance the purchase price of any Acquisition, prior to, or concurrent with, such Closing, such Acquisition shall have been consummated.

Section 4.10 Funding Instructions. At least three (3) Business Days prior to each Closing Date (or such lesser period of time as shall be agreed by the Co-Issuers and the applicable Purchasers), the Trustee and the applicable Purchasers shall have received written instructions signed by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers on letterhead of the Co-Issuers confirming the information specified in Section 3 (the “Funding Notice”) including (i) the name and address of the transferee bank, (ii) such transferee bank’s ABA number and (iii) the account name and number into which the purchase price for the Notes to be purchased is to be deposited.

Section 4.11 [Reserved].

Section 4.12 Security Documents and Filings. The Security Documents (including any required joinders thereto) shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and the applicable Purchasers shall have received true, correct and complete copies of each thereof. The UCC financing statements required to be filed in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Security Documents shall have been properly filed (or reasonably satisfactory arrangements shall have been made for the filing) in each office required in order to create in favor of the Trustee, for the ratable benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties, a valid perfected first priority Lien on the Collateral to the extent such security interest can be perfected by such filing (subject to Permitted Liens), and all necessary filing fees, and all taxes and other charges related to such filings, shall have been paid in full (or reasonably satisfactory arrangements shall have

 

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been made for such payment). The original certificates, if any, representing all of the Ownership Interest in each Project Company Parent and Project Company shall have been delivered to the Trustee, together with a duly executed irrevocable proxy and a duly executed transfer power in the form attached to the Pledge Agreement relating to such Ownership Interest.

Section 4.13 Account Control Agreements. Account Control Agreements with respect to each Account of each Obligor shall be duly executed and delivered by the relevant Obligor, the depository and the Trustee, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each applicable Purchaser, each such Account Control Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid and binding contract and agreement of each of the parties thereto and the Trustee and each applicable Purchaser shall have received a true, correct and complete copy thereof.

Section 4.14 Due Authorization, Execution and Delivery of Other Transaction Documents. This Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes to be issued at the applicable Closing Date and all other Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, respectively, (which may be effectuated by executing and delivering joinders thereto) and shall be in full force and effect on the applicable Closing Date and each applicable Purchaser shall have received true, correct and complete copies thereof.

Section 4.15 UCC Searches. UCC financing statement and federal income tax lien searches with respect to each Obligor (collectively, the “UCC Searches”) for each jurisdiction in which such Obligor is organized, shall have been delivered to the applicable Purchasers and their special counsel.

Section 4.16 Management Agreement. The Co-Issuers shall have delivered to the Trustee and each applicable Purchaser a true, correct and complete copy of the Management Agreement, together with the Collateral Assignment of the Management Agreement (including each joinder thereto) pursuant to which the Co-Issuers’ rights in the Management Agreement will be collaterally assigned by the Co-Issuers to the Trustee and Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC will consent to such collateral assignment and represent and warrant that the Management Agreement is in full force and effect and no material default of the Co-Issuers shall have occurred and been continuing.

Section 4.17 Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents and Mortgages. The Obligors shall have delivered to the Trustee and each applicable Purchaser a true, correct and complete copy of the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents pursuant to which each Project Company collaterally assigns to the Trustee all of its interests in each Ground Lease the terms of which do not prohibit such assignment, which prohibition shall exist in respect of Ground Leases or other Project Assets generating no more than 5% of the aggregate Gross Revenues with respect to all Ground Leases and other Project Assets. In accordance with Section 9.8, the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents and any Mortgages will not be recorded in the relevant real estate records of the Project Sites unless and until a Debt Service Trigger Event has occurred or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as further described therein.

Section 4.18 Insurance. Certificates of insurance reasonably acceptable to each applicable Purchaser and their special counsel evidencing the insurance policies of each Obligor and endorsements required to be maintained pursuant to Section 9.2 shall have been delivered to such Purchaser and their special counsel.

 

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Section 4.19 Project Documents and Material Contracts. No material default of any Obligor or any Subsidiary shall have occurred and be continuing under any Project Document or any Material Contract.

Section 4.20 Termination of Prior Indebtedness. If the proceeds from the sale of Notes to be issued on such Closing Date will be used to finance or refinance the purchase price of any Prior Indebtedness, arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser for the termination and payment in full of all Prior Indebtedness, if any, and for the release of all related Liens of the secured parties on the Collateral being financed or refinanced upon such payment.

Section 4.21 Approvals. The applicable Purchasers shall have received reasonably satisfactory documentation of any approval or consent required to be obtained from any third party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the related NPPA Series Supplement and any other Transaction Document.

Section 4.22 Rating on Notes. The applicable Purchasers shall have received a copy of the letter issued by DBRS assigning a rating to the applicable Notes to be issued on such Closing Date of “BBB” or better, in the case of the Series A Notes, or such rating as shall be agreed with the applicable Purchasers, in the case of any Additional Notes.

Section 4.23 Satisfaction of Reserve Requirement. The Debt Service Reserve Requirement shall have been satisfied (in cash deposits in the Debt Service Reserve Account, pursuant to a Letter of Credit as permitted under the Collateral Trust Indenture or by a combination of both) in the amount required under the Collateral Trust Indenture, after giving effect to the application of proceeds and the issuance of such Notes.

Section 4.24 Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all documents and instruments incident to such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Purchasers, and such Purchasers shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as such Purchasers or such Purchasers’ special counsel may reasonably request.

Section 4.25 KYC. At least five (5) days prior to each Closing Date (or such shorter time frame as acceptable to the related Purchaser), such Purchaser shall have received all documentation and other information required by such Purchaser under applicable “know-your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act; provided that such Purchaser has provided at least ten (10) Business Day’s prior written notice to the Co-Issuers regarding the documentation and other information so required.

Section 4.26 U.S. Risk Retention Requirements. On each Closing Date, Landmark Infrastructure Operating Company LLC will be in compliance with the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and the federal interagency credit risk retention rules promulgated thereunder, codified at 17 C.F.R. Part 246 (the “U.S. Risk Retention Rules”).

 

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SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OBLIGORS.

Each Obligor represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, on each Closing Date:

Section 5.1 Organization; Power and Authority. Each Obligor is (i) a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (ii) duly qualified and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Obligor has the requisite power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes being purchased on such Closing Date, the other Transaction Documents, the Project Documents to which it is a party and Material Contracts to which it is a party and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.

Section 5.2 Authorization, Etc. Each of this Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes being purchased on such Closing Date, the other Transaction Documents, Project Documents and Material Contracts to which any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action on the part of such Person, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery thereof the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, each Note being purchased on such Closing Date, each other Transaction Document to which any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 5.3 Disclosure. To the extent that the Co-Issuers, either directly or through their agents, have delivered to such Purchaser a copy of a presentation relating to the transactions contemplated by the applicable NPPA Series Supplement and identified on Schedule 5.3 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement (the “Presentation”), any such Presentation fairly describes, in all material respects, the general nature of the business and principal properties of the Co-Issuers and the other Obligors. The Transaction Documents, projections and the documents, certificates or other writings delivered to such Purchaser by or on behalf of the Obligors on or prior to the related Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated by the applicable NPPA Series Supplement and identified in Schedule 5.3 thereto (the Transaction Documents, the projections and such documents, certificates or other writings delivered to each Purchaser being referred to, collectively, as the “Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made; provided that, with respect to the projections, projected financial information, forecasts, general economic and market estimates or forward-looking information, the Co-Issuers represent and

 

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warrant only that such projections, forecasts, estimates and other information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time delivered. There is no fact known to the Co-Issuers that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been set forth herein, in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement or in the Disclosure Documents.

Section 5.4 Subsidiaries.

(a) Schedule 5.4 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement contains complete and correct lists of (i) each Obligor and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof, showing as to each Obligor and each Subsidiary, the correct and legal name thereof, the jurisdiction of its organization, the employer identification number, the nature of the ownership interests held by each such Person and the percentage of ownership of such Subsidiary represented by such ownership interests, (ii) each Obligor’s Subsidiaries, if any, and (iii) each Obligor’s directors and senior officers on the date hereof. As of the date hereof, the Issuer is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC, each Project Company (other than the Co-Issuer) is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer, and the Co-Issuer is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC. There are no Project Company Parents on the date hereof.

(b) All of the outstanding membership interests, shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of each Subsidiary shown in such Schedule 5.4 as being owned by any Obligor and its Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by such Obligor or another Subsidiary free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens).

(c) No Subsidiary is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual or other restriction (other than customary limitations imposed by corporate law or similar statutes and the Security Documents) restricting the ability of such Subsidiary to pay dividends out of profits or make any other similar distributions of profits to any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries that owns outstanding membership interests, shares of capital stock or similar equity interests of such Subsidiary.

(d) Except as disclosed on such Schedule 5.4, to the Co-Issuers’ actual knowledge, no Obligor nor any of their Subsidiaries has had any other legal names in the previous five (5) years.

Section 5.5 Financial Statements; Material Liabilities. (a) As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Co-Issuers nor any Subsidiary of the Co-Issuers has any prior audited financial statements. To the extent that the Co-Issuers have delivered any financial statements of the Co-Issuers or any of the Obligors, whether on a stand-alone basis or a consolidated and/or combined basis with such Obligor’s Subsidiaries, to the Purchasers of the Notes to be purchased on such Closing Date (and the existing Noteholders), such financial statements will be identified on Schedule 5.3 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement and, except to the extent disclosed in such Schedule 5.3, such financial statements (including any related notes thereto) fairly present in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows, as applicable, of the companies being reported on as of the dates and for the periods indicated, subject in the case of any quarterly financial statements to changes resulting from year-end adjustments, and such financial statements have been prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP.

 

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(b) The Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, except for liabilities listed on Schedule 5.5(b) to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

Section 5.6 Compliance with Laws, Other Instruments, Etc. The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of this Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes being issued on such Closing Date and each other Transaction Document to which such Person is a party do not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of such Obligor under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, material lease, corporate charter or by-laws, shareholders agreement or any other material agreement or instrument to which such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or by which such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected (except for the Liens granted to the Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents) (except where such contravention, breach or default will not cause a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries (except where such conflict or breach will not cause a Material Adverse Effect), (iii) violate any Governmental Approval, any provision of any Law or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority in any respect applicable to such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries (except where such violation will not cause a Material Adverse Effect) or (iv) require any approval or consent of any holder (or any trustee for any holder) of any indebtedness or other obligation of such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person, other than such approvals or consents as have already been obtained and are in full force and effect or where the failure to obtain such approval or consent will not cause a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.7 Governmental Authorizations, Etc. No material consent, permit, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by any Obligor of this Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes being issued on such Closing Date or any other Transaction Document, except for those that have been obtained or made on or prior to the applicable Closing Date or where the failure to obtain any of the foregoing will not cause a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.8 Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders.

(a) Except as described in Schedule 5.8 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the actual knowledge of any Obligor, threatened against any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, with respect to any Project or any Governmental Approval relating thereto) in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any Governmental Authority that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except as described in Schedule 5.8 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, no Obligor nor any of its Subsidiaries is (i) in default under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (ii) in violation of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority binding upon it or its property or (iii) in violation of

 

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any applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act or any of the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16), which default or violation could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.9 Taxes. Except as described in Schedule 5.9 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, to the knowledge of the Co-Issuers, the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries have filed all Material tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon them or their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (i) the amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, is not Material or (ii) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings. The Co-Issuers know of no basis for any other tax or assessment that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.10 Title to Property; Leases. Except as described in Schedule 5.10 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, each Obligor has good and sufficient title to or leasehold interests in all of the Material properties and assets purported to be conveyed pursuant to the terms of any applicable acquisition agreement and otherwise owned or leased by such Obligor which are necessary to operate its business as currently conducted, in each case free and clear of Liens (subject to Permitted Liens).

Section 5.11 Licenses, Permits, Etc. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or as described in Schedule 5.11 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement,

(a) each Obligor and its Subsidiaries own or possess all licenses, Permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, proprietary software, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto required to be owned or possessed by such Person to operate its business as currently conducted, without known conflict with the rights of others;

(b) no product or service of such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries infringes any license, Permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned by any other Person; and

(c) there is no violation by any Person of any right of such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any license, Permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, proprietary software, service mark, trademark, trade name or other right owned or used by such Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 5.12 Compliance with Employee Benefit Plans.

(a) The Co-Issuers and each ERISA Affiliate have operated and administered each Plan in compliance with all applicable laws except for such instances of noncompliance as have not resulted in and could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Co-Issuers nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to

 

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employee benefit plans (as defined in section 3 of ERISA), and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any such liability by the Co-Issuers or any ERISA Affiliate, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of the Co-Issuers or any ERISA Affiliate, in either case pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or to section 430(k) of the Code or to any such penalty or excise tax provisions under the Code or federal law or section 4068 of ERISA or by the granting of a security interest in connection with the amendment of a Plan, other than such liabilities or Liens as would not be, individually or in the aggregate, Material.

(b) The present value of the aggregate benefit liabilities under each of the Plans (other than Multiemployer Plans), determined as of the end of such Plan’s most recently ended plan year on the basis of the actuarial assumptions specified for funding purposes in such Plan’s most recent actuarial valuation report, did not exceed the aggregate current value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. The term “benefit liabilities has the meaning specified in section 4001 of ERISA and the terms “current value and “present value have the meaning specified in section 3 of ERISA.

(c) The Co-Issuers and their ERISA Affiliates have not incurred (i) withdrawal liabilities (and are not subject to contingent withdrawal liabilities) under section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA in respect of Multiemployer Plans that, individually or in the aggregate, are Material or (ii) any obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Non-U.S. Plan that, individually or in the aggregate are Material.

(d) The expected postretirement benefit obligation (determined as of the last day of the Co-Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal year in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60, without regard to liabilities attributable to continuation coverage mandated by section 4980B of the Code) of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries is not Material.

(e) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the issuance and sale of Notes hereunder will not involve any transaction that is subject to the prohibitions of section 406 of ERISA or in connection with which a tax could be imposed pursuant to section 4975(c)(1)(A)-(D) of the Code. The representation by the Co-Issuers to each Purchaser in the first sentence of this Section 5.12(e) is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of such Purchaser’s representation in Section 6.2 as to the sources of the funds to be used to pay the purchase price of the Notes being purchased by such Purchaser.

(f) The Obligors do not have any Non-U.S. Plans.

Section 5.13 Private Offering by the Obligors. No Obligor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes being issued on such Closing Date or any similar Securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy such Notes or any similar Securities from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than Persons that are Institutional Investors (excluding the Purchasers), each of which has been offered such Notes at a private sale for investment. No Obligor nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of such Notes to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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Section 5.14 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The Co-Issuers will apply the proceeds of the sale of the Notes being issued on such Closing Date in the manner set forth in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement. No part of the proceeds from the sale of any Notes hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of buying or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 221), or for the purpose of buying or carrying or trading in any Securities under such circumstances as to involve any Obligor in a violation of Regulation X of said Board (12 CFR 224) or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T of said Board (12 CFR 220). Margin stock does not constitute more than 1% of the value of the assets of any Obligor and its Subsidiaries and no Obligor has any present intention that margin stock will constitute more than 1% of the value of such assets. As used in this Section, the terms “margin stock” and “purpose of buying or carrying” shall have the meanings assigned to them in said Regulation U.

Section 5.15 Existing Indebtedness.

(a) Except as described therein, Schedule 5.15 of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement sets forth a complete and correct list of all outstanding Indebtedness of each Obligor as of such Closing Date (including descriptions of the obligors and obligees, principal amounts outstanding, any collateral therefor and any Guaranty thereof), since which date there has been no Material change in the amounts, interest rates, sinking funds, installment payments or maturities of such outstanding Indebtedness of any Obligor. No Obligor is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any such outstanding Indebtedness of any Obligor and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of any Obligor that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such outstanding Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.

(b) Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15 of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, as of such Closing Date, no Obligor has agreed or consented to cause or permit any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) that secures Indebtedness outstanding as of such Closing Date or to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to be subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) that secures such outstanding Indebtedness.

(c) No Obligor is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing Indebtedness of any Obligor outstanding as of such Closing Date, any agreement relating thereto or any other agreement (including its charter or any other organizational document) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Indebtedness of the Co-Issuers, except as disclosed in Schedule 5.15 of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

 

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Section 5.16 Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Etc.

(a) No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) is a Blocked Person, (ii) has been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a State Sanctions List or (iii) is a target of sanctions that have been imposed by the United Nations or the European Union.

(b) No Obligor nor any Controlled Entity (i) has violated, been found in violation of, or been charged or convicted under, any applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) to each Obligor’s knowledge, is under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws.

(c) No part of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes being issued on such Closing Date:

(i) constitutes or will constitute funds obtained on behalf of any Blocked Person or will otherwise be used by any Obligor or any Controlled Entity, directly or indirectly, (A) in connection with any investment in, or any transactions or dealings with, any Blocked Person, (B) for any purpose that would cause any Purchaser to be in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (C) otherwise in violation of any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws;

(ii) will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of, or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or

(iii) will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making any improper payments, including bribes, to any Governmental Official or commercial counterparty in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in each case which would be in violation of or cause any Purchaser to be in violation of, any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

(d) The Co-Issuers or their Affiliates have established procedures and controls which such Persons reasonably believe are adequate (and otherwise comply in all material respects with applicable law) to ensure that each Obligor and each Controlled Entity is and will continue to be in compliance with all applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.

Section 5.17 Status under Certain Statutes.

(a) No Obligor is subject to regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 as a “public-utility company” or a “holding company” and no Obligor is subject to regulation as a “public utility” under Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act of 1935, as amended, or as a “holding company” thereof.

(b) No Obligor is subject to regulation as an “investment company” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) or as controlled by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

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Section 5.18 Environmental Matters.

Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.18 of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement:

(a) no Obligor has actual knowledge of any claim or has received any written notice of any claim or proceeding instituted against any Obligor or any of their respective real properties or other assets now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them, alleging any liability under or violation of any Environmental Laws, except, in each case, such as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) no Obligor has actual knowledge of any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials on, at or under any real property owned, leased or operated by any of them in violation of applicable Environmental Law, except, in each case, such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) no Obligor has, since the date that is three years prior to such Closing Date, stored any Hazardous Materials on real properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by any of them in violation of any Environmental Law that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(d) no Obligor has, since the date that is three years prior to such Closing Date, disposed of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any Environmental Law that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(e) each Obligor’s ownership and operation of all buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by any Obligor is and, since the date that is three years prior to such Closing Date, has been in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.19 Security Documents. The Security Documents are effective to create in favor of the Trustee for its own benefit and the equal and ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first priority Lien on the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens). The security interests granted to the Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant to the Security Documents in the Collateral consisting of personal property subject to the UCC will be perfected (i) with respect to any property that can be perfected by filing under the UCC, upon the filing of UCC financing statements in the filing offices identified in Schedule 5.19 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, (ii) with respect to any Account of any Obligor that can be perfected by control, upon execution of an Account Control Agreement, and (iii) with respect to any property (if any) that can be perfected solely by possession, upon the Trustee receiving possession thereof, and in each case such security interest will be, as to Collateral perfected under the UCC, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons, and in each case subject only to Permitted Liens. No filing, recordation, re-filing or re-recording other than those listed on Schedule 5.19 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement is necessary to perfect (or, other than UCC continuation statements, maintain the perfection of) the security interests granted to the Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) pursuant to the Security Documents (to the extent the Trustee’s security interest can be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC), and on and as of each relevant date on which this representation and warranty is made, all such filings (other than UCC continuation statements) or recordings have been made (or reasonably satisfactory arrangements shall have been made for such filing or recording at such Closing).

 

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Section 5.20 Material Project Documents and Material Contracts.

(a) Set forth on Schedule 5.20 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement is a true and correct general description of all Material Project Documents and Material Contracts (other than the Transaction Documents) to which any Obligor is a party.

(b) For each Material Project Document and each Material Contract to which an Obligor is a party, (i) such Material Project Document or Material Contract, as applicable, to the actual knowledge of such Obligor, is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against such Obligor and all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, (ii) to the actual knowledge of the Co-Issuers, each of the Material Project Documents is in full force and effect, and (iii) to the actual knowledge of the Co-Issuers, all consents (if any) required to be obtained thereunder in connection with the issuance of the Notes of any series, the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the granting of the collateral assignments or security interests pursuant to the Security Documents in such Obligor’s rights under any such Material Project Document and Material Contract have been obtained, except in each case as disclosed on Schedule 5.20 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

(c) Except as otherwise described in Schedule 5.20 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, no Obligor is in default under any Material Project Document or Material Contract beyond any applicable grace period set forth therein which default would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Counterparty is in default under any Material Project Document or Material Contract to which it is party beyond any applicable grace period set forth therein that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.21 Lien Limitations in Project Documents and Material Contracts. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.21 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, as of such Closing Date, no Obligor is a party to, or is otherwise subject to any provision contained in, or has agreed or consented to enter into in the future, any Material Project Document or Material Contract that prohibits the creation of a Lien on such Obligor’s rights therein.

Section 5.22 Solvency. Each Obligor is solvent, has capital not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken transaction and has assets having a value both at fair valuation and at present fair saleable value greater than the amount required to pay its debts as they become due and greater than the amount that will be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured. No Obligor has incurred or intends to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due. No Obligor intends to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors by or through the execution and delivery of, or performance of its obligations under, this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

Section 5.23 Insurance. All insurance required to be obtained and maintained pursuant to Section 9.2 by each Obligor is in full force and effect as of each date this representation is made and complies with the insurance requirements set forth on Schedule 9.2 to the applicable NPPA.

 

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Section 5.24 Joint Benefit. The business operations of each Obligor are interrelated and complement one another, and such entities have a common business purpose. The proceeds of Notes will benefit the Co-Issuers and each other Guarantor, severally and jointly, regardless of which entity receives part or all of any such proceeds.

Section 5.25 Representations and Warranties in other Transaction Documents. Each of the representations and warranties made by any Obligor contained in the other Transaction Documents and in the certificates and other agreements delivered in connection therewith are true and correct in all material respects (although any representations and warranties which are qualified by “material”, “material adverse effect” or a similar term shall be true in all respects) as of the date when made (unless such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case, solely as of such earlier date).

SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS.

Each Purchaser severally represents and warranties as of the Closing Date on which it purchases Notes under this Agreement and the applicable NPPA Series Supplement that:

Section 6.1 Purchase for Investment. (a) it is purchasing the Notes being purchased by it hereunder for its own account or for one or more separate accounts maintained by such Purchaser or for the account of one or more pension or trust funds and not with a view to the distribution thereof, provided that the disposition of such Notes shall at all times be within such Purchaser’s control and (b) it is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act). Each Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available and in compliance with any state or other securities laws, except under circumstances where neither such registration nor such an exemption is required by law, and that the Co-Issuers are not required to register the Notes. Each Purchaser severally represents that it is entitled to a complete exemption from U.S. withholding taxes.

Section 6.2 Source of Funds. At least one of the following statements is an accurate representation as to each source of funds (a “Source”) to be used by such Purchaser to pay the purchase price of the Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser hereunder:

(a) the Source is an “insurance company general account” (as the term is defined in the United States Department of Labor’s Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 95-60) in respect of which the reserves and liabilities (as defined by the annual statement for life insurance companies approved by the NAIC (the “NAIC Annual Statement”)) for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any employee benefit plan together with the amount of the reserves and liabilities for the general account contract(s) held by or on behalf of any other employee benefit plans maintained by the same employer (or affiliate thereof as defined in PTE 95-60) or by the same employee organization in the general account do not exceed 10% of the total reserves and liabilities of the general account (exclusive of separate account liabilities) plus surplus as set forth in the NAIC Annual Statement filed with such Purchaser’s state of domicile; or

 

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(b) the Source is a separate account that is maintained solely in connection with such Purchaser’s fixed contractual obligations under which the amounts payable, or credited, to any employee benefit plan (or its related trust) that has any interest in such separate account (or to any participant or beneficiary of such plan (including any annuitant)) are not affected in any manner by the investment performance of the separate account; or

(c) the Source is either (i) an insurance company pooled separate account, within the meaning of PTE 90-1 or (ii) a bank collective investment fund, within the meaning of the PTE 91-38 and, except as disclosed by such Purchaser to the Co-Issuers in writing pursuant to this clause (c), no employee benefit plan or group of plans maintained by the same employer or employee organization beneficially owns more than 10% of all assets allocated to such pooled separate account or collective investment fund; or

(d) the Source constitutes assets of an “investment fund” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14 (the “QPAM Exemption”)) managed by a “qualified professional asset manager” or “QPAM” (within the meaning of Part VI of the QPAM Exemption), no employee benefit plan’s assets that are managed by the QPAM in such investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization and managed by such QPAM, represent more than 20% of the total client assets managed by such QPAM, the conditions of Part I(c) and (g) of the QPAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the QPAM nor a person controlling or controlled by the QPAM maintains an ownership interest in either Co-Issuer that would cause the QPAM and either Co-Issuer to be “related” within the meaning of Part VI(h) of the QPAM Exemption and (i) the identity of such QPAM and (ii) the names of any employee benefit plans whose assets in the investment fund, when combined with the assets of all other employee benefit plans established or maintained by the same employer or by an affiliate (within the meaning of Part VI(c)(1) of the QPAM Exemption) of such employer or by the same employee organization, represent 10% or more of the assets of such investment fund, have been disclosed to the Co-Issuers in writing pursuant to this clause (d); or

(e) the Source constitutes assets of a “plan(s)” (within the meaning of Part IV(h) of PTE 96-23 (the “INHAM Exemption”)) managed by an “in-house asset manager” or “INHAM” (within the meaning of Part IV(a) of the INHAM Exemption), the conditions of Part I(a), (g) and (h) of the INHAM Exemption are satisfied, neither the INHAM nor a Person controlling or controlled by the INHAM (applying the definition of “control” in Part IV(d)(3) of the INHAM Exemption) owns a 10% or more interest in either Co-Issuer and (i) the identity of such INHAM and (ii) the name(s) of the employee benefit plan(s) whose assets constitute the Source have been disclosed to the Co-Issuers in writing pursuant to this clause (e); or

(f) the Source is a governmental plan; or

(g) the Source is one or more employee benefit plans, or a separate account or trust fund comprised of one or more employee benefit plans, each of which has been identified to the Co-Issuers in writing pursuant to this clause (g); or

 

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(h) the Source does not include assets of any employee benefit plan, other than a plan exempt from the coverage of ERISA.

As used in this Section 6.2, the terms “employee benefit plan, governmental plan, and “separate account shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.

SECTION 7. INFORMATION AS TO COMPANY.

Section 7.1 Financial and Business Information. The Co-Issuers shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trustee and each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

(a) Quarterly Statements — within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year of the Co-Issuers, copies of:

(i) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and

(ii) unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries, for such quarter and (in the case of the second and third quarters) for the portion of the fiscal year ending with such quarter,

commencing with the first full fiscal quarter beginning and ending after the initial Closing Date and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal year for which the Co-Issuers have previously delivered such financial statements, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP applicable to quarterly financial statements generally, and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of the companies being reported on and their results of operations and cash flows, subject to changes resulting from year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes, with a copy delivered by the Co-Issuers to the Noteholders;

(b) Annual Statements — within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, copies of:

(i) an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year, and

(ii) audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such year,

commencing with the first full fiscal year beginning and ending after the initial Closing Date and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year for which the Parent has previously delivered such financial statements, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by an opinion thereon (without a “going concern” or similar qualification or exception and without any adverse qualification or exception as to the scope of the audit on which such opinion is based) of independent public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall have been prepared on the basis of and in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, with a copy delivered by the Co-Issuers to the Noteholders;

 

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(c) Notice of Certain Defaults and Events of Default — promptly, and in any event within 5 days after a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge of the existence of any payment Default with respect to any Series of Notes or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency Default or any Event of Default or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default hereunder or that any Person has given any notice or taken any action with respect to a claimed default of the type referred to in Section 11(f), a written notice specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Co-Issuers are taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;

(d) Employee Benefits Matters — promptly, and in any event within 5 days after a Responsible Officer has knowledge of any of the following events, a written notice setting forth the nature thereof and the action, if any, that either Co-Issuer or an ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto:

(i) with respect to any Plan, any reportable event, as defined in section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, for which notice thereof has not been waived pursuant to such regulations as in effect on the date hereof;

(ii) the taking by the PBGC of steps to institute, or the threatening by the PBGC of the institution of, proceedings under section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan;

(iii) any event, transaction or condition that could result in the incurrence of any liability by either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, or in the imposition of any Lien on any of the rights, properties or assets of either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or such penalty or excise tax provisions, if such liability or Lien, taken together with any other such liabilities or Liens then existing, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(iv) receipt of notice of the imposition of a Material financial penalty (which for this purpose shall mean any tax, penalty or other liability, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise) with respect to one or more Non-U.S. Plans;

(e) Notices from Governmental Authority — promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof, copies of any notice to either Co-Issuer or any other Obligor or any Person party to a Material Project Document or Material Contract from any Governmental Authority relating to any order, ruling, statute or other law or regulation or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) Resignation or Replacement of Auditors — within ten (10) days following the date on which the Co-Issuers’ auditors resign or the Co-Issuers elect to change auditors, as the case may be, notification thereof, together with such further information as the Required Holders may reasonably request;

 

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(g) Insurance Information — (1) concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under Section 7.1(a), a certificate executed by an Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers certifying that all insurance policies required to be maintained by or on behalf of an Obligor pursuant to Section 9.2 are being maintained in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.2, or, if any such insurance policy has not been so maintained by such Obligor, providing an explanation for such failure to maintain such insurance policy and (2) promptly following receipt thereof, any information received with respect to the termination, cancellation of, adverse change in, expiration of or default under, any insurance policy required to be maintained under Section 9.2;

(h) Additional Project Documents and Material Contracts — promptly after the execution and delivery by any Obligor thereof, true and correct copies of all Additional Project Documents that are Material Project Documents and Material Contracts and related consents and agreements and all material amendments, supplements or modifications thereto, or any Replacement Project Document or Replacement Material Contract;

(i) Notices Under Material Project Documents and Material Contracts — promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of delivery or receipt by an Obligor thereof, as applicable, copies of all notices of termination, default or event of default, suspension of performance or any Force Majeure event given or received by an Obligor pursuant to or in respect of any Material Project Document or Material Contract that could be Material or any other notices or documents given or received pursuant to or in respect of any Material Project Document or Material Contract which describes any such event or circumstance; or any other Material event or circumstance relating to a Project;

(j) Notices of Casualty/Condemnation — promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of any Obligor has actual knowledge of any physical loss or damage to, or condemnation or taking of, any Collateral (i) that, in the reasonable judgment of any Obligor, diminishes the value of such Collateral by an amount greater than $5,000,000 or (ii) that results in insurance proceeds or condemnation award (including, without limitation, any Casualty Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds) received with respect to such loss, damage or condemnation to such Collateral in an amount greater than $5,000,000, a written notice specifying the nature of such loss or damage or condemnation or taking, as the case may be, the extent of any disruption caused to the operations of the applicable Project as a result of such loss or damage or condemnation or taking, as the case may be, and what action the Co-Issuers are taking or proposes to take, if any, with respect thereto; provided that any physical loss or damage to, or condemnation or taking of, any Collateral below $5,000,0000 shall be reported on the following quarterly statement delivered in connection with Section 7.1;

(k) Notices of Environmental Matters — promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after (1) a Responsible Officer of any Obligor has actual knowledge of any Release of any Hazardous Material in violation of any Environmental Laws upon any premises owned or operated by any Obligor, (2) the receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers of any written notice of violation of, or potential liability or similar notice under, any Environmental Law, (3) the Responsible Officer having knowledge of the commencement of, or any material change to, any

 

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action, investigation, suit, proceeding, claim, demand or dispute alleging a violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or (4) the receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers of any written notice of termination, suspension or revocation or material modification, in whole or in part of any Environmental Permits applicable to any Project Site, in the case of each of (1), (2), (3) and (4), that results in costs, expenses or damages to the Obligors in excess of $1,000,000 per incident;

(l) Notices of Specific Material Adverse Effects — other than as provided in written notices pursuant to the above clauses (a) through (k), promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers has actual knowledge of any Material Adverse Effect or the occurrence of any event or circumstance (including a change in Law) which has or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, a written notice specifying the nature thereof and what action the Obligors are taking or proposes to take, if any, with respect thereto;

(m) Notices with respect to Additional Collateral — (i) promptly, notice of any interest in real property acquired by any Obligor after the Closing Date with respect to any existing or new Project or Project Site valued in excess of $5,000,000 and (ii) an updated Exhibit B to the Collateral Trust Indenture describing any additional Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in Section 2.1 of the Collateral Trust Indenture) valued in excess of $5,000,000 individually, if any, promptly as they arise;

(n) Restricted Payment Certification — a Responsible Officer of each Co-Issuer will deliver the certificate required to be delivered by Section 10.7(a) or (b) on each date the Co-Issuers make a Restricted Payment; and

(o) Requested Information — with reasonable promptness, such other data, reports and information relating to the business, operations, affairs, financial condition, assets or properties of the Co-Issuers or any other Obligor or compliance by or relating to the ability of the Co-Issuers or any Obligor to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Notes or any other Transaction Document or any Project Document as from time to time may be reasonably requested by any holder of a Note.

Section 7.2 Officer’s Certificate. Each set of financial statements delivered to a holder of a Note pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) shall be accompanied by a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, of a Responsible Officer of each Co-Issuer:

(a) Covenant Compliance — setting forth the material information from such financial statements that is reasonably required in order to establish whether the Obligors were in compliance with the requirements of Section 10 hereof and Section 4.4 of the Collateral Trust Indenture during the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished and, with respect to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, setting forth the balance in the Debt Service Reserve Account, together with any Reserve Letter(s) of Credit delivered to the Trustee, in satisfaction of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement and detailed calculations of the Debt Service Coverage Ratio and the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, in each case as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter; and

 

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(b) Event of Default — certifying that such Responsible Officer has reviewed the relevant terms hereof and has made, or caused to be made, by the Project Manager and/or other Persons under his or her supervision, a review of the material transactions and financial condition of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements then being furnished to the date of the certificate and that such review shall not have disclosed the existence during such period of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or, if any such Event of Default existed or exists (including any such Event of Default resulting from the failure of the Co-Issuers or any Subsidiary of the Co-Issuers to comply with any Environmental Law), specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Co-Issuers shall have taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 7.3 Visitation. The Co-Issuers shall permit the representatives of each holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor:

(a) No Default — if no Default or Event of Default then exists, at the expense of such holder and upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Co-Issuers, to visit any of the offices (and, to the extent permitted by applicable landowners and/or landlords, any of the properties) of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries one time per year during normal business hours and without undue disruption of business, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries with the Co-Issuers’ officers; and

(b) Event of Default —if any Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, at the expense of the Co-Issuers to visit and inspect any of the offices or properties of the Co-Issuers or any Subsidiary of the Co-Issuers, to examine all their respective books of account, records, reports and other papers, to make copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and accounts with their respective officers and (in the presence of an officer of the Co-Issuers) independent public accountants (and by this provision the Co-Issuers authorizes said accountants to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries), all at such times and as often as may be requested.

Section 7.4 Electronic Delivery. Financial statements, opinions of independent certified public accountants, Officer’s Certificates and other documents that are required to be delivered by the Co-Issuers pursuant to Sections 7.1, 7.2 and 9.17 shall be deemed to have been delivered if the Co-Issuers satisfy any of the following requirements with respect thereto:

(a) such documents are delivered to each holder of a Note by e-mail at the e-mail address set forth in such holder’s Purchaser Schedule or as communicated from time to time in a separate writing delivered to the Co-Issuers; or

(b) such documents are timely posted by or on behalf of the Co-Issuers on IntraLinks or on any other similar website to which each holder of Notes has free access;

provided however, that in no case shall access to such documents be conditioned upon any waiver or other agreement or consent (other than confidentiality provisions consistent with Section 20 of this Agreement); provided further, that in the case of clauses (b), the Co-Issuers shall have given each holder of a Note prior written notice, which may be by e-mail or in accordance with Section 18, of such posting in connection with each delivery, provided further, that upon request of any holder to receive paper copies of such documents or to receive them by e-mail, the Co-Issuers will promptly e-mail them or deliver such paper copies, as the case may be, to such holder.

 

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SECTION 8. PAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT OF THE NOTES.

Unless otherwise provided in the NPPA Series Supplement for any Series of Notes, the provisions set forth in this Section 8 will apply to any Notes issued under this Agreement.

Section 8.1 Maturity. With respect to each Series of Notes, on each Payment Date to and including the Maturity Date as set forth in the NPPA Series Supplement for such Series of Notes, the Co-Issuers will pay the principal amount of such Notes in accordance with the Amortization Schedule attached to the NPPA Series Supplement with respect to such Series of Notes at par and without payment of the Make-Whole Amount (each a “Scheduled Payment Amount”). Upon any partial prepayment or purchase of Notes of any series pursuant to Sections 8.2, 8.5, 8.6 or 8.8, the aggregate principal amount of each required payment of Notes of such Series becoming due under such Amortization Schedule on or after such prepayment or purchase shall be reduced in the same proportion as the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of such Series is reduced as a result of such prepayment or purchase, and the Amortization Schedule shall be modified to reflect such partial prepayments or purchases accordingly. The entire unpaid principal balance of each Note shall be due and payable on its Maturity Date.

Section 8.2 Optional Prepayments.

(a) With Make-Whole Amount. Subject to subparagraph (b) of this Section 8.2, the Co-Issuers may, at their option, upon notice as provided below, prepay at any time all, or from time to time any part of, the Notes of any series, in an amount not less than $2,500,000 in the case of a partial prepayment, at 100% of the principal amount so prepaid, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, and the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount provided that if (i) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such notice provided or on the date set for prepayment or (ii) a Default or an Event of Default would result from making such prepayment, then such prepayment pursuant to this Section 8.2(a) must be made on a pro rata basis to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding (without regard to series). The Co-Issuers will give each holder of Notes to be prepaid (with a copy to the Trustee) written notice of each optional prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten (10) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment unless the Co-Issuers and the Required Holders of such Series of Notes to be prepaid agree to another time period pursuant to Section 17. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day) of prepayment, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to be prepaid on such date, the principal amount of each Note of such series held by such holder to be prepaid (determined in accordance with Section 8.3), and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid, and shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Co-Issuers as to the estimated Make-Whole Amount due in connection with such prepayment (calculated as if the date of such notice were the date of the prepayment), setting forth the details of such computation, provided that the Co-Issuers may rescind any notice of an optional prepayment pursuant to this Section 8.2 by providing written notice to each holder of such Notes (with a copy to the Trustee) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled date of such optional prepayment contained

 

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in the written notice described in the second sentence of this Section 8.2. Two (2) Business Days prior to such prepayment, the Co-Issuers shall deliver to each holder of Notes to be prepaid (with a copy to the Trustee) a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer of the Co-Issuers specifying the calculation of such Make-Whole Amount as of the specified prepayment date.

(b) Without Make-Whole Amount. Except as otherwise set forth in the NPPA Series Supplement for a Series of Notes, the Co-Issuers may, at their option, upon notice as provided below, at any time (i) with respect to any Series of Notes that have an initial term of seven years or less, during the last twelve calendar months prior to the applicable Maturity Date, (ii) with respect to any Series of Notes that have an initial term of greater than seven years but less than or equal to ten years, during the last eighteen calendar months prior to the applicable Maturity Date, prepay all, but not less than all, the Notes of any Series, in an amount not less than 100% of the principal amount then outstanding, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment (but, for the avoidance of doubt without any Make-Whole Amount or other prepayment premium or penalty). The Co-Issuers will give each holder of Notes (with a copy to the Trustee) written notice of prepayment under this Section 8.2 not less than ten (10) days and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for such prepayment, unless the Co-Issuers and the Required Holders of such series of Notes agree to another time period pursuant to Section 17. Each such notice shall specify such date (which shall be a Business Day), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such series to be prepaid on such date and the interest to be paid on the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount being prepaid.

Section 8.3 Allocation of Partial Prepayments. In the case of each partial prepayment or purchase of the Notes of any Series pursuant to Section 8.2(a), the aggregate principal amount of the Notes of such Series to be prepaid shall be allocated among all of the Notes of such Series at the time outstanding in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective unpaid principal amounts thereof not theretofore called for prepayment.

Section 8.4 Maturity; Surrender, Etc. In the case of each prepayment of Notes of any Series pursuant to this Section 8, the principal amount of each Note of such Series to be prepaid shall mature and become due and payable on the date fixed for such prepayment (which shall be a Business Day), together with interest on such principal amount accrued to such date and the applicable Make-Whole Amount, if any. From and after such date, unless the Co-Issuers shall fail to pay such principal amount when so due and payable, together with the interest and Make-Whole Amount, if any, as aforesaid, interest on such principal amount shall cease to accrue. Any Note paid or prepaid in full shall be surrendered to the Co-Issuers and cancelled and shall not be reissued, and no Note of the applicable series shall be issued in lieu of any prepaid principal amount of any Note of such Series.

Section 8.5 Purchase of Notes. The Co-Issuers shall not and shall not permit any Affiliate of the Co-Issuers to purchase, redeem, prepay or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the outstanding Notes of any Series except (a) upon the payment or prepayment of all of the Notes of such Series in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Notes of such Series and the NPPA Series Supplement for such Series of Notes or (b) pursuant to an offer to purchase made by the Co-Issuers or an Affiliate of the Co-Issuers pro rata to the holders of all Notes of such Series at the time outstanding upon the same terms and conditions, provided that if (i) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such offer to purchase is made or on

 

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the date set for purchase or (ii) if a Default or Event of Default would result from such purchase, then any such offer to purchase pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall be made on a pro rata basis to the holders of all Notes at the time outstanding (without regard to series). Any such offer shall provide each holder with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect to such offer, and shall remain open for at least twenty (20) Business Days. If the holders of more than 25% of the principal amount of the Series of Notes subject any such offer then outstanding accept such offer, the Co-Issuers shall promptly notify the remaining holders of the Notes of such Series of such fact and the expiration date for the acceptance by holders of Notes of such offer shall be extended by the number of days necessary to give each such remaining holder at least ten (10) Business Days from its receipt of such notice to accept such offer. The Co-Issuers will promptly cancel all Notes acquired by it or any Affiliate pursuant to any payment, prepayment or purchase of Notes pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and no Notes may be issued in substitution or exchange for any such Notes.

Section 8.6 Prepayment of Notes upon Change in Control.

(a) Notice of Change in Control. The Co-Issuers will, within ten (10) Business Days following the occurrence of any Change in Control with respect to any Series of Notes which remains in effect, give written notice of such Change in Control to each holder of Notes, which notice shall contain and constitute an offer to prepay all of the Notes as described in subparagraph (b) of this Section 8.6 (a “Change in Control Offer”) and shall be accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (f) of this Section 8.6.

(b) Offer to Prepay Notes. The offer to prepay Notes contemplated by Section 8.6(a) shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.6, all, but not less than all, of the Notes held by each holder (in this case, and in Section 8.8(c), only, “holder in respect of any Note registered in the name of a nominee for a disclosed beneficial owner shall mean such beneficial owner) on a date specified in such offer (the “Proposed Prepayment Date”) which date shall be not less than twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day on or after the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of such offer).

(c) Acceptance/Rejection. A holder of Notes subject to a Change in Control Offer may accept or reject such offer by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Co-Issuers not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt by such holder of the most recent offer of prepayment. A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to a Change in Control Offer within such fifteen (15) day period shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder.

(d) Prepayment. Prepayment of Notes subject to a Change in Control Offer shall be at 100% of the outstanding principal amount of such Notes, together with interest on such Notes accrued to the date of prepayment, but without any Make-Whole Amount or other premium or penalty. The prepayment shall be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date.

 

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(e) Officer’s Certificate. Each Change in Control Offer shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Co-Issuers and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.6; (iii) the principal amount of each Note offered to be prepaid; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed Prepayment Date; (v) that the conditions of this Section 8.6 have been fulfilled (or will be on the applicable Proposed Prepayment Date); and (vi) in reasonable detail, the nature and date or proposed date of the Change in Control.

(f) Certain Definitions.

(1) “Landmark Party” means the Parent or any of its subsidiaries or any Controlled Affiliate.

(2) “Change in Control”, with respect to each Series of Notes, shall occur if (i) LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC ceases to own 100% of the Issuer, (ii) 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC ceases to own 100% of the Co-Issuer or (iii) the Issuer or Co-Issuer cease to own, directly, 100% of any Project Company Parent or directly or indirectly (through a Project Company Parent), 100% of any Project Company (other than the Co-Issuer).

(3) “Control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise (including as the manager or general partner thereof).

Section 8.7 [Reserved].

Section 8.8 Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow. (a) If the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries (consolidated in accordance with GAAP), measured for the period of 12-consecutive months most recently ended, on any Calculation Date is less than 1.30 to 1.00 (a “Debt Service Trigger Event”), the Co-Issuers will offer to prepay all of the Notes at par (and for the avoidance of doubt without any Make-Whole Amount or other prepayment premium or penalty) in an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount for such Calculation Date pursuant to Section 8.8(b).

(b) Offer to Prepay Notes. An offer to prepay the Notes contemplated by Section 8.8(a) shall be an offer to prepay, in accordance with and subject to this Section 8.8, the Notes and any Notes held by each holder (as defined in Section 8.6(b)), on a pro rata basis in the amount equal to the applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount for such Calculation Date, on the Proposed Prepayment Date set forth in such offer, which date shall be not less than twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days after the date of such offer (if the Proposed Prepayment Date shall not be specified in such offer, the Proposed Prepayment Date shall be the first Business Day on or after the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of such offer).

(c) Acceptance/Rejection/Re-Offer. A holder of Notes may accept or reject the offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.8 by causing a notice of such acceptance or rejection to be delivered to the Co-Issuers not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt by such holder of the most recent offer of prepayment. A failure by a holder of Notes to respond to an offer to prepay made pursuant to this Section 8.8 within such fifteen (15) day period shall be deemed to constitute a rejection of such offer by such holder. If any holder of Notes rejects (or is deemed to reject such offer in accordance with this Section 8.8(c)), the Co-Issuers shall re-offer such unapplied Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount (“Unapplied Amount”) to any holder of Notes that previously accepted such offer (“Re-Offer”), which Re-Offer may be accepted or rejected pursuant to this Section 8.8(c); provided, however, the Co-Issuers shall only make one Re-Offer with respect to any Unapplied Amount.

 

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(d) Prepayment. Prepayment of the Notes to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 8.8(a)-(c) shall be applied pro rata to each holder accepting an offer (or Re-Offer) under this Section 8.8 and shall be made on the Proposed Prepayment Date. The Unapplied Amount, if any (following a Re-Offer), shall be retained in the Revenue Accounts and may be used for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

(e) Officer’s Certificate. Each offer to prepay the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.8 shall be accompanied by a certificate, executed by a Senior Financial Officer of the Co-Issuers and dated the date of such offer, specifying: (i) the Proposed Prepayment Date; (ii) that such offer is made pursuant to this Section 8.8; (iii) the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount calculation; (iv) the interest that would be due on each Note offered to be prepaid, accrued to the Proposed Prepayment Date; (v) that the conditions of this Section 8.8 have been fulfilled; and (vi) the total Unapplied Amount (if any) remaining after the Re-Offer.

(f) Control Event. Notwithstanding Sections 8.8(a) through (e) above, if a Control Event exists, then the Notes shall be prepaid at par (and for the avoidance of doubt without any Make-Whole Amount or other prepayment premium or penalty) on each Calculation Date during the continuance of such Control Event in an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount for such Calculation Date; and prepayment of the Notes pursuant to this Section 8.8(f) shall be applied pro rata to each holder of Notes and shall be paid from the Control Account on such Calculation Date in accordance with Section 4.2(e) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Section 8.9 Payments Due on Non-Business Days. Anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, (x) subject to clause (y), any payment of interest on any Note that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without including the additional days elapsed in the computation of the interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day; and (y) any payment of principal of or Make-Whole Amount on any Note (including principal due on the Maturity Date of such Note) that is due on a date that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and shall include the additional days elapsed in the computation of interest payable on such next succeeding Business Day.

SECTION 9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.

With respect to the Holders of Notes of each Series issued under this Agreement, each Obligor agrees to comply with the following covenants as so long as any Notes of such Series are outstanding:

Section 9.1 Compliance with Laws. Without limiting Section 10.3, each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to (i) comply with all Laws (including ERISA, Environmental Laws, the USA PATRIOT Act and the other laws and regulations that are referred to in Section 5.16) which (and to the extent) such Laws are applicable to it and its Project Site(s),

 

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and (ii) obtain and maintain in effect all Governmental Approvals required to be obtained and maintained by such Obligor for the ownership, operation or maintenance of its rights and interests in each Project Site of such Obligor or to the conduct of such Obligor’s respective businesses, in each case, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.2 Insurance. The Co-Issuers will maintain or cause the Project Manager to obtain insurance with respect to its properties and businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such amounts (including deductibles, co-insurance and self-insurance, if adequate reserves are maintained with respect thereto) as are contemplated under the Management Agreement or are reasonably customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or a similar business owing rights and interests in similar assets and being otherwise similarly situated (which type and coverage amounts on the applicable Closing Date are set forth in Schedule 9.2 to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement), and (ii) all insurance required to be maintained hereunder shall be maintained with financially sound and reputable insurers, with (A) a Best rating of “A-” or better and a financial size category of “VII” or better, (B) a S&P financial strength rating of “A-” or better or (C) other companies reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

Section 9.3 Maintenance of Properties and Ownership.

(a) Each Obligor will (i) maintain and keep, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and keep, the properties owned by such Obligor, and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause other parties that own or lease interests in the Project Sites to maintain and keep such Project Sites (if such other parties are so obligated under the Project Documents or applicable law), in good working order and condition in all Material respects (other than ordinary wear and tear), so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) use the standard of care set forth in the Management Agreement or which is otherwise typical in the relevant industry with respect to assets and properties of the type owned or leased by such Person in the operation and maintenance of such Person’s properties and facilities. Each Obligor will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all Ground Leases, leases, easements, right-of-way agreements and other similar agreements (collectively, the “real property interests”) to which it is from time to time a party and that are Material to such Obligor and its Project Site(s) or any part thereof and are then in effect.

(b) (i) Subject to Sections 10.2 and 10.5, the Co-Issuers will at all times own directly, 100% of any Project Company Parent or directly or indirectly (through a Project Company Parent), 100% of any Project Company (other than the Co-Issuer) free and clear of any Lien (other than the Liens of the Security Documents), and the Co-Issuers shall cause all of the Ownership Interests of each such entity to be pledged to the Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and (ii) subject to Sections 10.2, 10.5 and 10.9, will cause each Project Company to, at all times, own directly, its rights and interests in its Material assets and properties (including its rights and interests in each Project Site) free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens.

 

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(c) The Co-Issuers will not own any material property or assets other than (i) the Ownership Interests of each Project Company and any Project Company Parent which have been pledged to the Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents, (ii) cash in Accounts where effective Account Control Agreements have been established with the Trustee and depository where such Accounts are being maintained and (iii) in the case of the Co-Issuer, any right or interest in real estate (including Project Sites) and related assets; provided, however, that in no event shall the Issuer own any direct interest in real estate or any Project Site.

(d) To the extent either Co-Issuer forms, creates or acquires any Project Company or Project Company Parent after the Closing Date, the Co-Issuers shall cause such Project Company or Project Company Parent, as applicable, (i) to become a Guarantor under this Agreement and the Notes by executing and delivering to each Purchaser a joinder to this Agreement (each, a “Master Joinder”) substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto and the Co-Issuers shall comply with all other covenants contained therein, (ii) to deliver all documents as may be reasonably requested by the Required Holders to evidence the due organization, continuing existence and, where applicable, good standing of such Project Company or Project Company Parent and the due authorization by all requisite action on the part of such Project Company or Project Company Parent of the execution and delivery of such Master Joinder and the performance by such Project Company or Project Company Parent of its obligations thereunder; and (iii) to deliver to each Purchaser an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders covering such matters relating to such Project Company or Project Company Parent and such Master Joinder as the Required Holders may reasonably request.

Section 9.4 Payment of Taxes and Claims. Each Obligor will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, file all Material tax returns required to be filed in any jurisdiction and to pay and discharge all Material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other Material taxes, assessments, governmental charges, or levies imposed on them or any of their properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent and all claims for which sums have become due and payable that have or might become a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on properties or assets of such Obligor or any Subsidiary, provided that no Obligor nor any Subsidiary need pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim if (i) the amount, applicability or validity thereof is contested by such Obligor or such Subsidiary on a timely basis in good faith and in appropriate proceedings, and such Obligor or a Subsidiary has established adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP on the books of such Obligor or such Subsidiary or (ii) the nonpayment of all such taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to require that an Obligor pay any such tax or other liability that is imposed on a site owner, tenant or a third party or that such site owner, tenant or third party is contractually or legally obligated to pay.

Section 9.5 Corporate Existence, Etc. Each Obligor will at all times (i) preserve and keep its corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, existence in full force and effect and (ii) take all reasonable action to preserve and keep in full force and effect all Material rights and franchises necessary for such Obligor to conduct its business carried on in connection therewith.

 

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Section 9.6 Books and Records. Each Obligor will maintain proper books of record and account in conformity with GAAP. Each Obligor will keep books, records and accounts which, in reasonable detail, accurately reflect in all material respects all transactions and dispositions of assets. The Co-Issuers or their Affiliates devised a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that the Obligors’ respective books, records, and accounts accurately reflect all transactions and dispositions of assets, and the Co-Issuers will, and they will cause the Obligors (other than the Co-Issuers) to, continue to maintain such system.

Section 9.7 Separateness.

(a) Since its formation and at all times thereafter and for so long as any obligation remains outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, each Obligor represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that:

(i) each Obligor has held and each Obligor shall hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person;

(ii) each Obligor has conducted and shall conduct its business solely in its own name;

(iii) each Obligor has corrected and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

(iv) no Obligor identified and or shall identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or department of any other Person;

(v) each Obligor has held and shall hold all of its assets in its own name;

(vi) no Obligor has commingled and nor will commingle its assets with those of any other Person, including its member, directors or officers;

(vii) each Obligor has maintained shall maintain its records, books of account, bank accounts, financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate and apart from those of any other Person;

(viii) no Obligor has listed nor shall list its assets as assets on the financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, that each Obligor’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate provided that (A) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of such Obligor from such Affiliate and to indicate that such Obligor’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on such Obligor’s own separate balance sheet;

(ix) each Obligor has maintained, and each Obligor shall maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations;

 

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(x) each Obligor has paid and shall pay the salaries of its own employees, if any, only from its own funds;

(xi) no Obligor has held itself out nor will hold itself out as having agreed to pay indebtedness incurred by any affiliate;

(xii) no Obligor has guaranteed nor will guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person;

(xiii) no Obligor has held nor will hold itself out as being responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person;

(xiv) each Obligor has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with Affiliates (including, without limitation, shared office space);

(xv) each Obligor has used and shall use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

(xvi) no Obligor has maintained nor shall maintain its assets in such a manner that will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xvii) each Obligor has filed and shall file its own tax return separate from those of any other Person, except to the extent that such Obligor is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file tax returns under applicable law;

(xviii) no Obligor has acquired nor shall acquire obligations or securities of its managers, members or Affiliates, as applicable; and

(xix) each Obligor has only entered into and shall only enter into a contract or agreement with any member, principal or Affiliate of such Obligor or any guarantor, or any manager, member, principal or Affiliate thereof, upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with third parties.

Section 9.8 Maintenance of Lien; Recording. (a) Subject to Section 9.8(b), each Obligor will, at its expense, take or cause to be taken all action (including the execution and delivery of any Account Control Agreement(s)) required to maintain and preserve the perfection and first priority of the Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the Collateral granted under any of the Security Documents (including without limitation filing all UCC continuation statements in the appropriate jurisdictions), so long as any of the Secured Obligations are outstanding (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations in respect of which no claim for payment or other assertion has been made by the Person entitled thereto).

(b) The Obligors will not be required to file or record the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents or any other Security Document (including any Mortgages) in the relevant, local real estate records where the Projects Sites are located unless and until a Debt Service Trigger Event has occurred or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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Section 9.9 Further Assurances; Post Closing. (a) Subject to Section 9.8(b) with respect to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, each Obligor will from time to time (i) perform or cause to be performed any other act as provided by Law and will execute or cause to be executed any and all further instruments that may be required by Law or reasonably requested by the Trustee or the Required Holders in order to create, perfect and protect the Liens of the Trustee on or in the Collateral (other than Collateral constituting real property interests); (ii) do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts and assurances as the Required Holders of all Notes may reasonably require for the creation, perfection and priority of the Liens on or in the Collateral (other than Collateral constituting real property interests) granted under any Security Document (subject to Permitted Liens), including recording the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents in the relevant, local real estate records where the Projects Sites are located after a Debt Service Trigger Event has occurred or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) will pay or cause to be paid all filing, registration and recording taxes and fees incident to such filing, registration and recording, and all expenses incident to the preparation, execution and acknowledgement of the Security Documents, and all federal or state stamp taxes and other material taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

(b) Not later than 270 days after the applicable Closing Date with respect to any series of Notes the proceeds of which are used to finance or refinance an Acquisition where the acquired assets were mortgaged to secure Prior Indebtedness, the Co-Issuers will deliver or cause to be delivered a release for recordation in the applicable local real estate recording office for each mortgage that previously secured such Prior Indebtedness.

Section 9.10 Notes to Rank Pari Passu. Each Obligor shall cause its payment obligations with respect to the Notes and all other Transaction Documents to which it is a party to constitute direct senior secured obligations of such Obligor and remain direct senior secured obligations of such Obligor ranking pari passu in right of payment, priority and in all other respects to all other senior secured Indebtedness of such Obligor and its respective properties.

Section 9.11 Maintenance of Rating on Notes. The Co-Issuers will at all times maintain a rating (a “Debt Rating”) by a Rating Agency on each series of Notes. With respect to each series of Notes, evidence of such Debt Rating (or any change thereto) for such series of Notes shall (a) be delivered by the Co-Issuers to the holders of the Notes of such series purchased hereunder (i) on or prior to the applicable Closing Date and thereafter at least annually, and (ii) promptly upon any change in the Debt Rating, (b) set forth the Debt Rating for the Notes of such series, (c) refer to the Private Placement Number issued by Standard & Poor’s CUSIP Bureau Service in respect of the Notes of such series, (d) address the likelihood of payment of both the principal and interest of the Notes of such series (which requirement shall be deemed satisfied if the rating is silent as to the likelihood of payment of both principal and interest and does not otherwise include any indication to the contrary), (e) not include any prohibition against sharing such evidence with the Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “SVO”) or any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the holders of the Notes of such series, and (f) include such other information describing the relevant terms of the Notes of such series as may be required from time to time by the SVO or any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Noteholders.

 

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Section 9.12 Annual Operating Budget. No later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the start of each calendar year, the Co-Issuers will prepare and submit to each holder of a Note, or cause to be prepared and submitted, an annual operating plan and budget for the Project Sites taken as a whole, in form reasonably acceptable to the Co-Issuers and the Required Holders. The operating plan and budget shall clearly distinguish operation and maintenance expenses and maintenance capital expenses on a consolidated basis and set forth in reasonable detail the projected requirements on a consolidated basis for operation and maintenance expenses and maintenance capital expenses for the Projects taken as a whole for the ensuing calendar year (each such effective operating budget, an “Annual Operating Budget”).

Section 9.13 Operations. The Co-Issuers or each Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, operate its Project Site(s), or cause its Project Site(s) to be operated, at all times (a) by an Acceptable Manager and (b) in accordance with (i) applicable Law (including Environmental Law), Governmental Approvals (including Environmental Permits), (ii) applicable insurance policies required by Section 9.2 and (iii) all Project Documents and Material Contracts, except, in each case, where the failure to so operate such Project Site(s) or comply with such requirements would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.14 Performance of Project Documents and Material Contracts. Each Obligor shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) observe and perform all obligations, covenants and agreements to be performed by it under, and comply with all conditions under, each Project Document and Material Contract to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof and (b) subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Security Documents, diligently exercise, enforce, defend and protect its rights under, and take any action required to collect any and all sums due to it under, each Project Document and each Material Contract to which it is or becomes a party, except, in each case with respect to clauses (a) and (b) above, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.15 Exercise of Rights. Subject to the terms of the Transaction Documents, to the extent commercially reasonable under the circumstances, each Obligor will diligently pursue in all material respects all rights and remedies under any insurance policy or Project Document with respect to the receipt of Casualty Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or other compensation which such Obligor has determined to be available to such Obligor upon the occurrence of an Event of Loss.

Section 9.16 Payment to Accounts. Each Obligor shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) all Gross Revenues from its Project Site(s) into its Revenue Account.

Section 9.17 Delivery of Additional Project Documents and Material Contracts. Promptly after the execution and delivery of any Additional Project Document that is a Material Project Document or any Material Contract, the applicable Obligor will furnish to the Trustee and each holder (i) with certified copies of such Additional Project Document or Material Contract, as the case may be, and (ii) subject to Section 9.8(b), in the case of any Material Contract with each security agreement or instrument (which may consist of an amendment to a Security Document or, if applicable, of a conditional assignment of rights contract), together with all recorded financing statements and other filings, if any, required to grant to the Trustee a perfected Lien in such Obligor’s rights and interests in Material Contract, with the priority contemplated by the Security Documents, and in all property interests received by the applicable Obligor in connection therewith, or, if applicable, to conditionally assign contractual rights to the Trustee (except to the extent a perfected Lien in such Material Contract already exists under any Security Document).

 

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Section 9.18 Line of Business. None of the Obligors will engage in any material line of business other than (a) in the case of the Project Companies (other than the Co-Issuer), owning, operating and maintaining its rights and interests in the Project Site(s) and engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Project Documents and the Contracts, in each case to which it is a party, (b) in the case of the Issuer, owning the Ownership Interests in any Project Company (other than the Co-Issuer and any Project Company owned by the Co-Issuer) and any Project Company Parent (other than any Project Company Parent owned by the Co-Issuer) and engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, Project Documents and the Contracts, in each case to which it is a party, (c) in the case of the Co-Issuer, owning, operating and maintaining its rights and interests in the Project Site(s), owning the Ownership Interests in any Project Company (other than any Project Company owned by the Issuer) and any Project Company Parent (other than any Project Company Parent owned by the Issuer) and engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Project Documents and the Contracts, in each case to which it is a party, and (d) in each case, other businesses, activities and assets not substantially different from the foregoing (including, without limitation, businesses, activities and assets relating to land leasing, telecommunications and renewables) or otherwise reasonably related or incidental to any of the foregoing.

SECTION 10. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

With respect to the Holders of Notes of each series issued under this Agreement, each Obligor agrees to comply with the following covenants so long as any Notes of such series are outstanding:

Section 10.1 Transactions with Affiliates. No Obligor will, nor will any Obligor permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into directly or indirectly any transaction or group of related transactions (including without limitation the purchase, lease, sale or exchange of properties of any kind or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (other than any other Obligor or another Subsidiary), except in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of such Obligor’s or such Subsidiary’s business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to such Obligor or such Subsidiary than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate, provided that the purchase by any Project Company of Acceptable Project Assets from any other Project Company, whether through an individual transaction or multiple transactions, shall not violate this Section 10.1.

Section 10.2 Merger, Consolidation, Etc. None of the Obligors will merge or consolidate with any other Person, or Transfer substantially all of its assets in a single transaction or series of transactions to any Person, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets or capital stock of, or otherwise combine with, any Person, provided that Acceptable Project Assets may be acquired directly by any Guarantor or indirectly by creating or acquiring a prospective Project Company or prospective Project Company Parent in compliance with Section 9.3(d) and Section 10.8 of this Agreement. No Obligor will issue or permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue

 

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any additional general partnership, limited partnership interest, limited liability company interest or other equity interest of itself or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, (i) any Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to any other Guarantor, and (ii) the Guarantors may Transfer any of their respective rights or interests in any Project Site (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall include a Transfer of the Ownership Interest in any Project Company or Project Company Parent) or any assets or properties constituting a part or portion thereof or any other Acceptable Project Assets in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 10.5.

Section 10.3 Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. No Obligor will, or permit any Controlled Entity to, (a) become (including by virtue of being owned or controlled by a Blocked Person), own or control a Blocked Person, or (b) directly or indirectly have any investment in or engage in any dealing or transaction (including, without limitation, any investment, dealing or transaction involving the proceeds of the Notes) with any Person if such investment, dealing or transaction (i) would cause any holder or any affiliate of such holder to be in violation of, or subject to sanctions under, any law or regulation applicable to such holder, or (ii) is prohibited by or subject to sanctions under any U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.

Section 10.4 Liens. None of the Obligors will directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or permit to exist (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) any Lien on any of its property or assets, including but not limited to the Collateral, except (a) Permitted Liens, and (b) Liens securing Other Permitted Indebtedness incurred within the limitations of Section 10.6 not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding, provided that (i) in no event shall any such Liens be secured by any Collateral.

Section 10.5 Sale of Assets, Etc.

(a) No Obligor will, or will permit any of its Subsidiaries to, effectuate Voluntary Transfers with an aggregate net book value exceeding (i) $10,000,000 in any fiscal year, or (ii) with respect to each series of Notes, $30,000,000 during the period commencing on the Closing Date for such series of Notes and ending on the Maturity Date of such series of Notes (the “General Limitations”); provided that Permitted Dispositions shall not constitute Voluntary Transfers.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, any Obligor may effectuate any Voluntary Transfer which causes the General Limitations to be exceeded if, within a period of 270 days after the date of such Voluntary Transfer (the “Transfer Cure Period”):

(i) an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the net book value of the asset or property which is subject to such Voluntary Transfer which caused the General Limitations to be exceeded is used during the Transfer Cure Period (1) by the Co-Issuers to prepay the Notes of each series outstanding in accordance with Section 8.2 hereof and to prepay the Series A Notes in accordance with Section 8.2 of the NPPA Series Supplement with respect to the Series A Notes on a pro rata basis, and/or (2) by any Obligor to acquire replacement Acceptable Project Assets; or

 

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(ii) with respect to the Notes of each series, the credit rating for such Notes then in effect is confirmed or reaffirmed by a Rating Agency after giving effect to such Voluntary Transfer(s); or

(iii) with respect to Notes of each series, the average forward-looking Debt Service Coverage Ratio through the Maturity Date of such Notes equals at least 1.85 and the forward-looking Debt Service Coverage Ratio is not less than 1.5 in any remaining period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters through the Maturity Date of such Notes (in each case, based on projected results as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers).

Section 10.6 Permitted Indebtedness. None of the Obligors will create, guarantee, assume or suffer to exist, or in any manner be or become liable in respect of, any Indebtedness of any kind or character, other than:

(a) the Series A Notes and the guaranty thereof, in each case, secured by the Liens granted in favor of the Trustee under the Security Documents for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

(b) Subordinated Indebtedness of any Obligor, so long as (i) such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Notes pursuant to the terms of a Subordination Agreement, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to such Indebtedness;

(c) Any Additional Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement, and the guaranty thereof, and any other Indebtedness of the Obligors; provided that, at the time of the issuance of any such Additional Notes or the incurrence of any such other Indebtedness, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, for both (1) the most recently ended period of 12 consecutive months and (2) on a forward looking Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the issuance of such Notes or the incurrence of such other Indebtedness, for each annual period through the latest Maturity Date of all Notes outstanding, shall be greater than 1.50 to 1.00; provided that, prior to January 31, 2021, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for purposes of clause (1) shall only be required to be measured for the number of months that have been completed since the initial Closing Date; and provided further that:

(i) such other Indebtedness will either (a) share pari passu in the Collateral and the holders of such Indebtedness execute and deliver a joinder to the Collateral Trust Indenture in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, or (b) constitute Other Permitted Indebtedness, and the Co-Issuers shall have furnished to the Trustee and each holder of Notes an Officer’s Certificate to such effect;

(ii) if any covenant and event of default of the documentation governing such Notes or such other Indebtedness is more restrictive on any Obligor than the covenants or agreements contained in the Transaction Documents or is more favorable to such holders than the covenants or agreements contained in the Transaction Documents, then such more restrictive or more favorable covenant or agreement shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement by reference at the time such holder becomes so entitled, and the holders of Notes shall be entitled to the amend the Transaction Documents to incorporate such more restrictive or more favorable covenant or agreement;

 

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(iii) with respect to each series of Notes, if the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Debt incurred (A) in any fiscal year exceeds $5,000,000 or (B) in the aggregate exceeds $10,000,000, the Rating Agency then maintaining the Debt Rating on such Notes in accordance with Section 9.11 reaffirms that such Notes have an Investment Grade Rating, after giving effect to such Additional Debt;

(iv) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist with respect to any series of Notes after giving effect to the issuance of such other Notes or the incurrence of such other Indebtedness, as applicable and the Co-Issuers shall have furnished to the Trustee and each holder of Notes an Officer’s Certificate to such effect;

(v) the Obligors shall have furnished to each holder of a Note (A) an Officer’s Certificate (which may be combined with the Officer’s Certificates required to be delivered pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c)(i) and (iv)), dated the date of incurrence of such Additional Debt, setting forth the information and computations required in order to establish that all conditions in this Section 10.6(c) to the incurrence of such Additional Debt have been satisfied and that, after giving effect to such incurrence and to the application of the proceeds of such Additional Debt, the Co-Issuers are in compliance with the requirements of this Section 10.6(c) on such date, and (B) to the extent that satisfaction requires execution and delivery of additional documents, guarantees, security agreements or instruments to effect the same, all such items (along with related legal opinions customarily delivered at closing as to such additional documents).

Section 10.7 Restricted Payments. No Obligor will, at any time, directly or indirectly, declare, make or agree to pay, or incur any liability to declare or make or agree to pay, any Restricted Payment except:

(a) the Co-Issuers may make Permitted Tax Distributions if the following conditions are satisfied, as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers to the Trustee and each holder of Notes on the date of such Restricted Payment:

(i) the Debt Service Reserve Requirement shall have been satisfied pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Collateral Trust Indenture at such time; and

(ii) on the date of the Restricted Payment and immediately after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, no Control Event, Default or any Event of Default exists or would exist.

(b) the Co-Issuers may make any other Restricted Payments if the following conditions are satisfied, as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers to the Trustee and each holder of Notes on the date of such Restricted Payment (provided that the Excluded Cash Amounts determined by the Co-Issuers as of the date of any Restricted Payment shall not be distributed by the Co-Issuers as part of such Restricted Payment):

(i) no Debt Service Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing;

(ii) on the date of the Restricted Payment, the projected Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries (consolidated in accordance with GAAP) for the period of the next twelve (12) consecutive calendar months will, based on projected results certified by a Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers, exceed 1.30 to 1.00;

 

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(iii) the Debt Service Reserve Requirement shall have been satisfied pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Collateral Trust Indenture at such time;

(iv) to the extent that one or more of the Obligors have made Voluntary Transfer(s) in excess of the General Limitations set forth in Section 10.5, then the Co-Issuers will not make any Restricted Payments using that portion of the proceeds from such Voluntary Transfer(s) which caused the General Limitations to be exceeded, unless and until one of the conditions set forth in subparagraphs (i) through (iii) of Section 10.5(b) have been satisfied;

(v) on the date of the Restricted Payment, the quotient of all Gross Revenues expected to be earned by the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries attributable to all Specified Assets during the next twelve (12) consecutive calendar months divided by all Gross Revenues expected to be earned by the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries attributable to all Project Assets during the next twelve (12) consecutive calendar months does not exceed twenty percent (20%);

(vi) On the Calculation Date for the most recently ended fiscal quarter, the Co-Issuers were not required to make an offer of prepayment pursuant to Section 8.8; and

(vii) on the date of the Restricted Payment and immediately after giving effect to the making of such Restricted Payment, no Control Event, Default or any Event of Default exists or would exist; and

(c) Obligors that are Subsidiaries of the Co-Issuers may make Restricted Payments to the Co-Issuers and any other Obligor that is a Subsidiary of either Co-Issuer.

(d) If, on any Calculation Date, a Debt Service Trigger Event has occurred, then the Required Holders shall have the right to instruct the Trustee to exercise control over the Revenue Accounts in accordance with Section 4.2(d) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Section 10.8 Permitted Investments. No Obligor will make any Investments other than (a) any Investment in Permitted Investments of monies in any Account, including any Account created and established by the Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture, (b) equity Investments in the Guarantors, and (c) Investments in or to any other Person constituting Acceptable Project Assets, provided that such Person is, or contemporaneously with making such Investment such Person becomes, a Guarantor by entering into a joiner hereto and the other Transaction Documents and 100% of equity interests are pledged to the Trustee pursuant to the terms of a Pledge Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Obligor may own or acquire Securities of any Person or create or acquire any additional Subsidiaries or enter into any partnership or joint venture, unless 100% of the Ownership Interests of any such Person is pledged to the Trustee pursuant to the terms of a Pledge Agreement.

 

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Section 10.9 Limitation on Termination or Amendment of Documents and Permits.

(a) No Obligor will, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, cancel, terminate, accept a surrender or termination of, amend, modify, supplement, declare a default or exercise remedies under or waive any default, breach of, or right under, any Material Project Document or Material Contract unless (x) such Project Document or Material Contract is replaced with a Replacement Project Document that is a Material Project Document or Replacement Material Contract, as applicable, or (y) pursuant to a Voluntary Transfer, and except to the extent that any such failure to comply with this Section 10.9(a) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, an Obligor shall be permitted, without the Trustee or any Noteholders’ consent, to:

 

  (i)

extend the terms of a Material Project Document on commercially reasonable substantive and economic terms;

 

  (ii)

terminate or sell (including by way of assignment) any Material Project Document which the Co-Issuers reasonably deem necessary in accordance with prudent business practices subject to the Operation Standards (as defined in the Management Agreement).

 

  (iii)

provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and is then continuing, except for extensions of terms, terminations and sales permitted pursuant to the foregoing clauses, amend and restate or replace an existing Material Project Document (provided that if a Control Event has occurred, the following shall apply to any existing Project Document) (in each case, an “Amended Project Document”); provided that such Amended Project Document is on commercially reasonable substantive and economic terms and subject to the following conditions:

 

  (A)

such Obligor shall have provided the Trustee and the Noteholders with a copy of the Amended Project Document certified by such Obligor as being true, accurate and complete;

 

  (B)

if a Control Event has occurred, if the Project Document being replaced is with respect to a Project Site, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Amended Project Document, the Trustee shall have received (i) an amended deed of trust executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the applicable Obligor encumbering the property included under the Amended Project Document and (ii) an endorsement to (or replacement of) the existing title policy covering such Project Site; and

 

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if a Control Event has occurred, the Co-Issuers shall on a joint and several basis pay or reimburse the Trustee for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) in connection with such Amended Project Document, and all recording charges, filing fees, taxes or other expenses (including mortgage and intangibles taxes and documentary stamp taxes) payable in connection therewith.

 

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(b) No Obligor will enter into any Additional Project Document that is Material without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that any Obligor may enter into (i) any Replacement Project Document and (ii) Additional Project Documents entered into, assumed or acquired by any Obligor in connection with any Acquisition in compliance with Section 9.3(d) and Section 10.8.

(c) Except as provided in clause (d) below, no Obligor will petition, request or take any legal or administrative action that seeks to amend, supplement or modify any Governmental Approval in any material respect, unless such amendment, supplement or modification would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) If any Governmental Approval of any Obligor related to its Project Site(s) shall be rescinded, terminated, cancelled, repealed, invalidated, suspended, enjoined, amended, modified or supplemented and such occurrence would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then such Obligor shall either (i) promptly and diligently apply for and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a replacement Governmental Approval on terms and conditions that are similar in all material respects as those of such Governmental Approval or (ii) take such other lawful action as shall be reasonably necessary to mitigate or eliminate such Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.10 Tax Treatment. No Obligor, nor any party otherwise having the authority to act on behalf of such Obligor, is authorized to, or will, make the election described in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(a) to treat such Obligor as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or a similar election under any U.S. state or local Law. Each Obligor intends to treat the Notes and this Agreement as debt, and not as an equity interest in such Obligor, for all purposes (including federal, state and local income tax purposes).

Section 10.11 Deposit Account; Account Control Agreement. No Obligor will (i) maintain, establish or use any account with any depository other than the Accounts established under or in accordance with the Collateral Trust Indenture and those Accounts over which an effective Account Control Agreement has been established with the depository where such is being maintained, or (ii) change the name or account number of any account without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

Section 10.12 Amendment to Articles of Organization. (a) No Obligor will, or will permit any party to, amend, modify or otherwise change its bylaws, limited liability company agreement or operating agreement, if any such amendments, modifications or other changes, taken as a whole, would be adverse to the holders of the Notes in any material respect, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Obligor will cause or permit any change in such Obligor’s or any other Obligors’ fiscal year.

Section 10.13 Regulatory Matters. No Obligor will take any action that would cause such Obligor to be considered an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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Section 10.14 Capital Expenditures. No Obligor will directly or indirectly make or commit to make any Capital Expenditure, except Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of business not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated annual Gross Revenue of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries in any fiscal year; provided that: (i) up to $3,000,000 of any such amount referred to above if not expended in the fiscal year for which it is permitted, may be carried over for expenditure in the next succeeding fiscal year (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any subsequent fiscal year(s)); and (ii) Capital Expenditures made pursuant to this Section 10.14 during any fiscal year shall be deemed made, first, in respect of amounts permitted for such fiscal year as provided above, and second, in respect of amounts carried over from the prior fiscal year pursuant to subsection (i) above.

SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

An “Event of Default shall exist if any of the following conditions or events shall occur and be continuing:

(a) the Co-Issuers default in the payment of any principal or Make-Whole Amount, if any, on any Note of such series when the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or at a date fixed for prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise; or

(b) the Co-Issuers default in the payment of any interest on any Note for more than five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due and payable; or

(c) (i) the Co-Issuers default in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Sections 7.1(c), or Sections 10.2, 10.4 through 10.8, inclusive, and 10.10 through 10.14, inclusive, (ii) any other Obligor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Sections 10.2, 10.4 through 10.8, inclusive, and 10.10 through 10.14, inclusive, or any covenant contained in a Supplement which specifically provides that it shall have the benefit of this paragraph (c) or (iii) any Obligor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any term contained in Sections 4.2(a) or 6.2 of the Collateral Trust Indenture; or

(d) any Obligor defaults in the performance of or compliance with any covenant or agreement contained herein (other than those referred to in Sections 11(a), (b) or (c)) or in any other Transaction Document and such default is not cured or remedied or otherwise does not cease to exist within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining the actual knowledge of such default or (ii) any Obligor receiving written notice of such default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(d)), provided, however, that if any such default is not capable of being cured within such 30-day period (defaults which may be cured by the payment of money not included) and such Obligor commences to remedy such default during such thirty (30) day period and is diligently and in good faith attempting to effect such cure or remedy, such Obligor shall have from the end of such period an additional sixty (60) days to cure or remedy such default; or

(e) any representation and warranty made by or on behalf of any Obligor in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of when made or deemed made (each, a “Representation Default”)

 

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and, if such Representation Default is susceptible to being cured or remedied, such Representation Default is not cured or remedied or otherwise does not cease to exist within thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer obtaining the actual knowledge of such Representation Default or (ii) any Obligor receiving written notice of such Representation Default from any holder of a Note (any such written notice to be identified as a “notice of default” and to refer specifically to this Section 11(e)), provided, however, that if any such Representation Default is not capable of being cured within such 30-day period (Representation Defaults which may be cured by the payment of money not included) and such Obligor commences to cure or remedy such Representation Default during such thirty (30) day period and is diligently and in good faith attempting to effect such cure or remedy, such Obligor shall have from the end of such period an additional sixty (60) days to cure or remedy such default;

(f) (i) any Obligor is in default (as principal or as guarantor or other surety) in the payment of any principal of or premium or make-whole amount or interest on any Indebtedness that is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount of at least $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) beyond any period of grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii) any Obligor is in default in the performance of or compliance with any term of any evidence of any Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment) or of any mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto or any other condition exists, and as a consequence of such default or condition such Indebtedness has become, or has been declared (or one or more Persons are entitled to declare such Indebtedness to be), due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment, or (iii) as a consequence of the occurrence or continuation of any event or condition (other than the passage of time or the right of the holder of Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness into equity interests), (x) any Obligor has become obligated to purchase or repay such Indebtedness before its regular maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of at least $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in the relevant currency of payment), or (y) one or more Persons have the right to require or any Obligor so to purchase or repay such Indebtedness, provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to any Indebtedness represented by the Notes; or

(g) any Obligor (i) is generally not paying, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, (ii) files, or consents by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar law of any jurisdiction, (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, (v) is adjudicated as insolvent or to be liquidated, or (vi) takes corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action for the purpose of any of the foregoing; or

(h) a court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction enters an order appointing, without consent by any Obligor, a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to it or with respect to any substantial part of its property, or constituting an order for relief or approving a petition for relief or reorganization or any other petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, or ordering the dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of any Obligor, or any such petition shall be filed against any Obligor and such petition shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days; or

 

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(i) any event occurs with respect to the Co-Issuers or any Subsidiary of the Co-Issuers which under the laws of any jurisdiction is analogous to any of the events described in Section 11(g) or Section 11(h), provided that the applicable grace period, if any, which shall apply shall be the one applicable to the relevant proceeding which most closely corresponds to the proceeding described in Section 11(g) or Section 11(h); or

(j) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money of (including, without limitation, any such final order enforcing a binding arbitration decision) aggregating in excess of $10,000,000 (to the extent not covered by third party insurance as to which the relevant insurer does not dispute coverage in writing) are rendered against any Obligor and which judgments are not, within sixty (60) days after entry thereof (or such shorter period of time in which a judgment creditor may execute on such judgment under local Law), bonded, discharged or stayed pending appeal, or are not discharged within sixty (60) days after the expiration of such stay (or such shorter period of time in which a judgment creditor may execute on such judgment under local Law); or

(k) (i) any Transaction Document shall cease to be in full force and effect, (ii) any Obligor or any Person acting on behalf of any Obligor shall contest in writing the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, or (iii) the obligations of any Obligor under any Transaction Document are not, or cease to be valid and enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms; or

(l) any Lien purported to be granted with respect to any Collateral pursuant to the terms of any Security Document ceases to be a valid first priority perfected Lien (other than as permitted by Section 9.8(b) and subject to Permitted Liens); or

(m) if (i) any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards of ERISA or the Code for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standards or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under section 412 of the Code, (ii) a notice of intent to terminate any Plan shall have been or is reasonably expected to be filed with the PBGC or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings under ERISA section 4042 to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the PBGC shall have notified the Co-Issuers or any ERISA Affiliate that a Plan may become a subject of any such proceedings, (iii) there is any “amount of unfunded benefit liabilities” (within the meaning of section 4001(a)(18) of ERISA) under one or more Plans, determined in accordance with Title IV of ERISA, (iv) the aggregate present value of accrued benefit liabilities under all funded Non-U.S. Plans exceeds the aggregate current value of the assets of such Non-U.S. Plans allocable to such liabilities, (v) either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate shall have incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty or excise tax provisions of the Code relating to employee benefit plans, (vi) either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate withdraws from any Multiemployer Plan, (vii) either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary establishes or amends any employee welfare benefit plan that provides post-employment welfare benefits in a manner that would increase the liability of either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary thereunder, (viii) either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary fails to administer or maintain a Non-U.S. Plan in compliance with the requirements of any and all applicable laws,

 

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statutes, rules, regulations or court orders or any Non-U.S. Plan is involuntarily terminated or wound up, or (ix) either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary becomes subject to the imposition of a financial penalty (which for this purpose shall mean any tax, penalty or other liability, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise) with respect to one or more Non-U.S. Plans; and any such event or events described in clauses (i) through (ix) above, either individually or together with any other such event or events, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As used in this Section 11(m), the terms “employee benefit plan and “employee welfare benefit plan shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in section 3 of ERISA.

SECTION 12. REMEDIES ON DEFAULT, ETC.

Section 12.1 Acceleration.

(a) If an Event of Default with respect to any Obligor described in Section 11(g), (h) or (i) (other than an Event of Default described in clause (i) of Section 11(g) or described in clause (vi) of Section 11(g) by virtue of the fact that such clause encompasses clause (i) of Section 11(g)) has occurred, all the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become immediately due and payable.

(b) If any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Holders may at any time at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Co-Issuers, declare all the Notes then outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

(c) If any Event of Default described in Section 11(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, any holder or holders of the Notes at the time outstanding affected by such Event of Default may at any time, at its or their option, by notice or notices to the Co-Issuers, declare all the Notes held by it or them to be immediately due and payable.

Upon any Notes becoming due and payable under this Section 12.1, whether automatically or by declaration, such Notes will forthwith mature and the entire unpaid principal amount of such Notes, plus (x) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon (including, but not limited to, interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate) and (y) the Make-Whole Amount determined in respect of such principal amount (to the full extent permitted by applicable law), shall all be immediately due and payable, in each and every case without presentment, demand, protest or further notice, all of which are hereby waived. The Co-Issuers acknowledge, and the parties hereto agree, that each holder of a Note has the right to maintain its investment in the Notes free from repayment by the Co-Issuers (except as herein or in any NPPA Series Supplement specifically provided for) and that the provision for payment of a Make-Whole Amount by the Co-Issuers in the event that the Notes are prepaid or are accelerated as a result of an Event of Default, is intended to provide compensation for the deprivation of such right under such circumstances.

Section 12.2 Other Remedies. If any Event of Default with respect to any series of Notes has occurred and is continuing, and irrespective of whether any Notes of such series have become or have been declared immediately due and payable under Section 12.1, the holder of any Note at the time outstanding may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of such holder by an action at law, suit in equity or other appropriate proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any agreement contained herein or in any Note or in any other Transaction Document, or for an injunction against a violation of any of the terms hereof or thereof, or in aid of the exercise of any power granted hereby or thereby or by law or otherwise.

 

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Section 12.3 Rescission. At any time after any Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1(b) or (c), the Required Holders by written notice to the Co-Issuers, may rescind and annul any such declaration and its consequences if (a) the Co-Issuers have paid all overdue interest on the Notes of all Series, all principal of and Make-Whole Amount, if any, on the Notes of all Series and all other amounts that are due and payable and are unpaid under the Transaction Documents other than by reason of such declaration, and all interest on such overdue principal and Make-Whole Amount, if any, and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) any overdue interest in respect of the Notes of all Series, at the respective Default Rate, (b) neither the Co-Issuers nor any other Person shall have paid any amounts which have become due solely by reason of such declaration, (c) all Events of Default and Defaults with respect to any Series of Notes, other than non-payment of amounts that have become due solely by reason of such declaration, have been cured or have been waived pursuant to Section 17, and (d) no judgment or decree has been entered for the payment of any monies due pursuant hereto or to the Notes of any series. No rescission and annulment under this Section 12.3 will extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or Default for or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 12.4 No Waivers or Election of Remedies, Expenses, Etc. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any holder of any Note in exercising any right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such holder’s rights, powers or remedies. No right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement, any Note or any other Transaction Document upon any holder thereof shall be exclusive of any other right, power or remedy referred to herein or therein or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. Without limiting the obligations of the Co-Issuers under Section 15, the Co-Issuers will pay to the holder of each Note on demand such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover all reasonable costs and expenses of such holder incurred in any enforcement or collection under this Section 12, including, without limitation, reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements.

SECTION 13. REGISTRATION; EXCHANGE; SUBSTITUTION OF NOTES.

Section 13.1 Registration of Notes. The Co-Issuers shall keep at their principal executive office a register for the registration and registration of transfers of Notes of each Series. The name and address of each holder of one or more Notes, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Notes shall be registered in such register. If any holder of one or more Notes is a nominee, then (a) the name and address of the beneficial owner of such Note or Notes shall also be registered in such register as an owner and holder thereof and (b) at any such beneficial owner’s option, either such beneficial owner or its nominee may execute any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to the immediately preceding clause (b), prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Person(s) in whose name any Note(s) shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Co-Issuers shall not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Co-Issuers shall give to any holder of a Note that is an Institutional Investor promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all registered holders of Notes.

 

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Section 13.2 Transfer and Exchange of Notes. Upon surrender of any Note of any series to the Co-Issuers at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)), for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case of a surrender for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Note or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and accompanied by the relevant name, address and other information for notices of each transferee of such Note or part thereof), within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, the Co-Issuers shall execute and deliver, at the Co-Issuers’ expense (except as provided below), one or more new Notes of the same series (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the surrendered Note. Each such new Note shall be payable to such Person as such holder may request and shall be substantially in the form set forth in the NPPA Series Supplement for such Series of Notes. Each such new Note shall be dated and bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on the surrendered Note or dated the date of the surrendered Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon. The Co-Issuers may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any stamp tax or governmental charge imposed in respect of any such transfer of Notes. Notes shall not be transferred in denominations of less than $100,000, provided that if necessary to enable the registration of transfer by a holder of its entire holding of Notes, one Note may be in a denomination of less than $100,000. Any transferee, by its acceptance of a Note registered in its name (or the name of its nominee), shall be deemed to have made the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.2.

Each Purchaser of Notes of any Series shall automatically be bound by the terms and provisions (including the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded the Trustee) of the Collateral Trust Indenture as though they were an original party thereto and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits and subject to all the duties and obligations thereunder without any further action on their part.

Section 13.3 Replacement of Notes. Upon receipt by the Co-Issuers at the address and to the attention of the designated officer (all as specified in Section 18(iii)) of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note (which evidence shall be, in the case of an Institutional Investor, notice from such Institutional Investor of such ownership and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and

(a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, an original Purchaser, an original Purchaser or another holder of a Note with a minimum net worth of at least $50,000,000 or a Qualified Institutional Buyer, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or

(b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof,

within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, the Co-Issuers at their own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same series, dated and bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.

 

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SECTION 14. PAYMENTS ON NOTES.

Section 14.1 Place of Payment. Subject to Section 14.2, payments of principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest becoming due and payable on the Notes shall be made at the address specified for such purpose in Schedule A attached to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, or by such other method or at such other address as the holder shall have from time to time specified to the Co-Issuers in writing for such purpose as provided herein. The Co-Issuers may at any time, by notice to each holder of a Note, change the place of payment of the Notes so long as such place of payment shall be either the principal office of the Co-Issuers in such jurisdiction or the principal office of a bank or trust company in such jurisdiction.

Section 14.2 Home Office Payment. So long as any Purchaser or its nominee shall be the holder of any Note, and notwithstanding anything contained in Section 14.1 or in such Note to the contrary, the Co-Issuers will pay all sums becoming due on such Note for principal, Make-Whole Amount, if any, interest and all other amounts becoming due hereunder by the method and at the address specified for such purpose below such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A attached to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement pursuant to which such Purchaser is a party, or by such other method or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have from time to time specified to the Co-Issuers in writing for such purpose, without the presentation or surrender of such Note or the making of any notation thereon, except that upon written request of the Co-Issuers made concurrently with or reasonably promptly after payment or prepayment in full of any Note, such Purchaser shall surrender such Note for cancellation, reasonably promptly after any such request, to the Co-Issuers at their principal executive office or at the place of payment most recently designated by the Co-Issuers pursuant to Section 14.1. Prior to any sale or other disposition of any Note held by a Purchaser or such Person’s nominee, such Purchaser will, at its election, either endorse thereon the amount of principal paid thereon and the last date to which interest has been paid thereon or surrender such Note to the Co-Issuers in exchange for a new Note or Notes of the same series pursuant to Section 13.2. The Co-Issuers will afford the benefits of this Section 14.2 to any Institutional Investor that is the direct or indirect transferee of any Note purchased by a Purchaser under this Agreement (including any NPPA Series Supplement hereto) and that has made the same agreement relating to such Note as the Purchasers have made in this Section 14.2.

Section 14.3 Tax Matters.

(a) If any applicable Law (as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Co-Issuers) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Co-Issuers, then the Co-Issuers shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law. If the Co-Issuers, in their reasonable discretion, determines that withholding must be applied, the Co-Issuers shall give written notice to the affected holder of a Note providing the reason for such withholding and rate at which withholding is required to be applied and the Co-Issuers and such holder shall cooperate in good faith to determine any forms that would be necessary to avoid such withholding.

 

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(b) Any holder of a Note that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments made under any Note or any other Transaction Document shall deliver to the Co-Issuers, on or prior to the date on which such holder acquires its Note (or interest in any Note) and at any other time or times reasonably requested by the Co-Issuers, such properly completed and executed documentation as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any holder of a Note, if requested by the Co-Issuers, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or requested by the Co-Issuers as will enable the Co-Issuers to determine whether or not such holder is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

(c) FATCA Information. Without limiting the generality of Section 14.3(b), by acceptance of any Note, the holder of such Note agrees that such holder will with reasonable promptness duly complete and deliver to the Co-Issuers, or to such other Person as may be reasonably requested by the Co-Issuers, from time to time (i) in the case of any such holder that is a United States Person, such holder’s United States tax identification number or other Forms reasonably requested by the Co-Issuers necessary to establish such holder’s status as a United States Person under FATCA and as may otherwise be necessary for the Co-Issuers to comply with its obligations under FATCA and (ii) in the case of any such holder that is not a United States Person, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation as may be necessary for the Co-Issuers to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such holder has complied with such holder’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount (if any) to deduct and withhold from any such payment made to such holder. Nothing in this Section 14.3 shall require any holder to provide information that is confidential or proprietary to such holder unless the Co-Issuers are required to obtain such information under FATCA and, in such event, the Co-Issuers shall treat any such information it receives as confidential.

SECTION 15. EXPENSES, ETC.

Section 15.1 Transaction Expenses. In connection with the offer, sale and issuance of Notes of any series, whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the applicable NPPA Series Supplement are consummated, the Co-Issuers will pay all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of one primary special counsel, if reasonably required by a majority of the Purchasers of such Notes, and, local or other counsel) incurred by the Purchasers in connection with such transactions and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees of one primary special counsel and, if reasonably required by the Required Holders, local or other counsel) incurred by holders Notes in connection with any amendments, waivers or consents under or in respect of this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any Transaction Document or the Notes of any series (whether or not such amendment, waiver or consent becomes effective), including: (a) the costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) any rights under this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any Transaction Document or the Notes of any series or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any Transaction Document or the Notes of any series, or by reason of being a holder of any Note, (b) the costs and expenses, including financial advisors’ fees, incurred in connection with the insolvency or bankruptcy of either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary of either Co-Issuer or in connection with any work-out or restructuring of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Notes of any series or any Transaction Document and (c) the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the initial filing of this Agreement and all related documents and financial information with the SVO provided, that such costs and expenses under this clause (c) shall not exceed $3,500 with respect to each initial purchase and sale of the Notes of any series. If required by the NAIC, the Co-Issuers shall obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).

 

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The Co-Issuers will pay, and will save each Purchaser and each other holder of a Note harmless from, (i) all claims in respect of any fees, costs or expenses, if any, of brokers and finders (other than those, if any, retained by a Purchaser or other holder in connection with its purchase of Notes), (ii) any and all wire transfer fees that any bank or other financial institution deducts from any payment under such Note to such holder or otherwise charges to a holder of a Note with respect to a payment under such Note and (iii) any judgment, liability, claim, order, decree, fine, penalty, cost, fee, expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) or obligation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the use of the proceeds of any Notes by the Co-Issuers.

Section 15.2 Certain Taxes. The Co-Issuers agree to pay Other Taxes, and will save each holder of a Note to the extent permitted by applicable law harmless against any loss or liability resulting from nonpayment or delay in payment of any such tax or fee required to be paid by the Co-Issuers hereunder.

Section 15.3 Survival. The obligations of the Co-Issuers under this Section 15 will survive the payment or transfer of any Note, the enforcement, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any Transaction Document or the Notes of any series, and the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 16. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ENTIRE AGREEMENT.

All representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes of any series and the other Transaction Documents, the purchase or transfer by any Purchaser of any Note or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Note, and may be relied upon by any subsequent holder of a Note, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of such Purchaser or any other holder of a Note. All written statements contained in any certificate or other instrument delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor to the Trustee or any holder pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties of such Obligor under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement, the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes of any series and the other Transaction Documents, the Project Documents and the Contracts embody the entire agreement and understanding between each Purchaser and the Obligors and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

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SECTION 17. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.

Section 17.1 Requirements. This Agreement (including any NPPA Series Supplement) and the Notes may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or of the Notes may be waived (either retroactively or prospectively), with (and only with) the written consent of the Obligors and the Required Holders, except that:

(a) no amendment or waiver of any of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21 or 22 hereof or the corresponding provisions of any NPPA Series Supplement, or any defined term (as it is used therein or in such corresponding provision of any NPPA Series Supplement), will be effective as to any Purchaser unless consented to by such Purchaser in writing; and

(b) no amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of each Purchaser and the holder of each Note of any series at the time outstanding, in each case, that is effected by such amendment or waiver, (i) subject to Section 12 relating to acceleration or rescission, change the amount or time of any prepayment or payment of principal of, or reduce the rate or change the time of payment or method of computation of (x) interest on the Notes of such series or (y) the Make-Whole Amount with respect to such series, (ii) change the percentage of the principal amount of the Notes of all or any series the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment or waiver or (iii) amend any of Sections 8 (except as set forth in the second sentence of Section 8.2(a) and Section 8.2(b)) and Section 17.1(c)), 11(a), 11(b), 12, 17 or 20.; and

(c) this Agreement may be amended and supplemented in connection with the issuance and sale of Additional Notes pursuant to the NPPA Series Supplement related to such series of Notes consistent with Section 1.5 hereof, without the consent of any Purchaser or the holder of any Note, provided that the issuance of such Additional Notes is not prohibited by this Agreement or would cause a default or Event of Default hereunder.

Section 17.2 Solicitation of Holders of Notes.

(a) Solicitation. The Co-Issuers will provide each holder of a Note with reasonably sufficient information, reasonably sufficiently far in advance of the date a decision is required, to enable such holder to make an informed and considered decision with respect to any proposed amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the provisions hereof or of the Notes of the applicable series or of any other Transaction Document. The Co-Issuers will deliver (or cause to be delivered) executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent effected pursuant to this Section 17 or any other Transaction Document to each holder of a Note of the applicable series promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of Notes of such series.

(b) Payment. If the Co-Issuers are seeking from the holders of any Notes of any series any waiver or consent to amend any of the terms or provisions this Agreement or any other Transaction Document applicable to such series of Notes, no Obligor will directly or indirectly pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, fee or otherwise, or grant any security or provide other credit support, to any holder of a Note of such series as consideration for or as an inducement to give such waiver or consent unless such remuneration is concurrently paid, or security is concurrently granted or other credit support concurrently provided, on the same terms, ratably to each holder of a Note of such series even if such holder did not consent to such waiver or amendment.

(c) Consent in Contemplation of Transfer. Any consent given pursuant to this Section 17 or any Transaction Document by a holder of a Note that has transferred or has agreed to transfer its Note to (i) either Co-Issuer, (ii) any Obligor or any other Affiliate or (iii) any other Person in connection with, or in anticipation of, such other Person acquiring, making a tender offer

 

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for or merging with any Obligor and/or any of its Affiliates (either pursuant to a waiver under Section 17.1(c)), in each case in connection with such consent, shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder, and any amendments effected or waivers granted or to be effected or granted that would not have been or would not be so effected or granted but for such consent (and the consents of all other holders of Notes that were acquired under the same or similar conditions) shall be void and of no force or effect except solely as to such holder.

Section 17.3 Binding Effect, Etc. Any amendment or waiver consented to as provided in this Section 17 or any other Transaction Document applies equally to all holders of Notes of the applicable series and is binding upon them and upon each future holder of any Note of such series and upon each Obligor without regard to whether such Note has been marked to indicate such amendment or waiver. No such amendment or waiver will extend to or affect any obligation, covenant, agreement, Default or Event of Default not expressly amended or waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing between any Obligor and any holder of a Note and no delay in exercising any rights hereunder or under any Note or any other Transaction Document shall operate as a waiver of any rights of any holder of such Note.

Section 17.4 Notes Held by an Obligor, Etc. Solely for the purpose of determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes of any or all series then outstanding approved or consented to any amendment, waiver or consent to be given under this Agreement, the Notes of any or all series or any other Transaction Document, or have directed the taking of any action provided herein or in the Notes of any or all series or any other Transaction Document, to be taken upon the direction of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes of any or all series then outstanding, Notes directly or indirectly owned by any Obligor or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding.

Section 17.5 Releases of Liens and Obligors. At such time as all Notes and the other obligations under the Transaction Documents shall have been paid indefeasibly in full, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Security Documents and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of each Obligor under the Security Documents and this Agreement shall automatically terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person.

SECTION 18. NOTICES.

Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 7.4, all notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent (a) by telecopy if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid), or (c) by an internationally recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice must be sent:

(i) if to a Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee, to such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee at the address specified for such communications in Schedule A to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, or at such other address as such Purchaser or such Purchaser’s nominee shall have specified to the Co-Issuers in writing pursuant to this Section 18,

 

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(ii) if to any other holder of any Note, to such holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Co-Issuers in writing, or

(iii) if to any Obligor, to such Obligor at the following addresses:

LMRK Issuer Co. LLC

400 Continental Blvd, Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

Attention: George Doyle

with copies to

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP

400 Continental Blvd, Suite 500

El Segundo, California 90245

Attention: Legal Department

and

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 3rd Ave

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Loren Finegold, Esq.

or at such other address as such Obligor shall have specified to the holder of each Note in writing.

Notices under this Section 18 will be deemed given only when actually received.

SECTION 19. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.

This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications that may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any Purchaser at the applicable Closing (except the Notes themselves), and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished to any Purchaser may be reproduced by such Purchaser by any photographic, photostatic, electronic, digital, or other similar process and such Purchaser may destroy any original document so reproduced. Each Obligor agrees and stipulates that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by such Purchaser in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence. This Section 19 shall not prohibit any Obligor or any other holder of Notes from contesting any such reproduction to the same extent that it could contest the original, or from introducing evidence to demonstrate the inaccuracy of any such reproduction.

 

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SECTION 20. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

For the purposes of this Section 20, “Confidential Information means information delivered to any Purchaser by or on behalf of any Obligor or any Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement that is proprietary in nature and that was clearly marked or labeled or otherwise adequately identified when received by such Purchaser as being confidential information of such Obligor or such Subsidiary, provided that such term does not include information that (a) was publicly known or otherwise known to such Purchaser prior to the time of such disclosure, (b) subsequently becomes publicly known through no act or omission by such Purchaser or any Person acting on such Purchaser’s behalf, (c) otherwise becomes known to such Purchaser other than through disclosure by the Co-Issuers or any Subsidiary of the Co-Issuers or (d) constitutes financial statements delivered to such Purchaser under Section 7.1 that are otherwise publicly available. Each Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information in accordance with procedures adopted by such Purchaser in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Purchaser, provided that such Purchaser may deliver or disclose Confidential Information to (i) its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, trustees and affiliates (to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the administration of the investment represented by its Notes), (ii) its auditors, financial advisors and other professional advisors who agree to hold confidential the Confidential Information substantially in accordance with this Section 20, (iii) any other holder of any Note, (iv) any Institutional Investor to which it sells or offers to sell such Note or any part thereof or any participation therein (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (v) any Person from which it offers to purchase any Security of any Obligor (if such Person has agreed in writing prior to its receipt of such Confidential Information to be bound by this Section 20), (vi) any federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Purchaser, (vii) the NAIC or the SVO or, in each case, any similar organization, or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about such Purchaser’s investment portfolio, or (viii) any other Person to which such delivery or disclosure may be necessary or appropriate (w) to effect compliance with any law, rule, regulation or order applicable to such Purchaser, (x) in response to any subpoena or other legal process, (y) in connection with any litigation to which such Purchaser is a party or (z) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the extent such Purchaser may reasonably determine such delivery and disclosure to be necessary or appropriate in the enforcement or for the protection of the rights and remedies under such Purchaser’s Notes, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Each holder of a Note, by its acceptance of a Note, will be deemed to have agreed to be bound by and to be entitled to the benefits of this Section 20 as though it were a party to this Agreement. On reasonable request by an Obligor in connection with the delivery to any holder of a Note of information required to be delivered to such holder under this Agreement or requested by such holder (other than a holder that is a party to this Agreement or its nominee), such holder will enter into an agreement with such Obligor embodying this Section 20.

In the event that as a condition to receiving access to information relating to the Co-Issuers or their Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, any Purchaser or holder of a Note is required to agree to a confidentiality undertaking (whether through IntraLinks, another secure website, a secure virtual workspace or otherwise) which is different from this Section 20, this Section 20 shall not be amended thereby and, as between such Purchaser or such holder and the Co-Issuers, this Section 20 shall supersede any such other confidentiality undertaking.

 

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SECTION 21. SUBSTITUTION OF PURCHASER.

Each Purchaser shall have the right to substitute any one of its Affiliates, Related Funds, or another Purchaser or any one of such other Purchaser’s Affiliates or Related Funds (a “Substitute Purchaser”) as the purchaser of the Notes that it has agreed to purchase under any NPPA Series Supplement, by written notice to the Co-Issuers, which notice shall be signed by both such Purchaser and such Substitute Purchaser, shall contain such Substitute Purchaser’s agreement to be bound by this Agreement and such NPPA Series Supplement and shall contain a confirmation by such Substitute Purchaser of the accuracy with respect to it of the representations set forth in Section 6. Upon receipt of such notice, any reference to such Purchaser in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser in lieu of such original Purchaser. In the event that such Substitute Purchaser is so substituted as a Purchaser hereunder and such Substitute Purchaser thereafter transfers to such original Purchaser all of the Notes then held by such Substitute Purchaser, upon receipt by the Co-Issuers of notice of such transfer, any reference to such Substitute Purchaser as a “Purchaser” in this Agreement (other than in this Section 21), shall no longer be deemed to refer to such Substitute Purchaser, but shall refer to such original Purchaser, and such original Purchaser shall again have all the rights of an original holder of the Notes under this Agreement.

SECTION 22. GUARANTY; INDEMNITY; JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS.

Section 22.1 Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably, unconditionally and jointly and severally with the other Guarantors guarantees to each holder, the due and punctual payment and performance in full of (a) the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), and any other amounts due under, the Notes when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at stated maturity or by required or optional prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise), (b) all Indebtedness, obligations, covenants, agreements and liabilities of the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantor to the holders under or in connection with or evidenced by the Guaranteed Agreements, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising (and whether arising before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy), due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and howsoever evidenced, held or acquired and (c) any and all reasonable expenses and charges, legal or otherwise, suffered or incurred by any Secured Party or the Trustee in collecting or enforcing any of such indebtedness, obligations, covenants, agreements and liabilities or in realizing on or protecting or preserving any security therefor, including, without limitation, the lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents (all of the indebtedness, obligations, covenants, agreements, liabilities, expenses and charges described in clauses (a) through (c), inclusive, above being referred to herein as the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The guaranty in the preceding sentence is an absolute, present and continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not of collectability and is in no way conditional or contingent upon any attempt to collect from the Co-Issuers or any other guarantor of the Notes (including, without limitation, any other Guarantor hereunder) or upon any other action, occurrence or circumstance whatsoever.

 

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Any holder may, at its option, proceed hereunder against each Guarantor in the first instance to collect monies when due, the payment of which is guaranteed hereby, without first proceeding against the Co-Issuers or any other Person and without first resorting to any direct or indirect security for the Notes, this Agreement, the NPPA Series Supplements or the other Transaction Documents or any other remedy.

Section 22.2 Performance Under This Agreement. In the event that the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantor shall fail to make, on or before the due date thereof, any payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or if the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantor shall fail to perform, keep, observe, or fulfill any other Guaranteed Obligation in the manner required by this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes or the other Transaction Documents, each Guarantor shall cause forthwith to be paid the moneys, or to be performed, kept, observed, or fulfilled each of such obligations, in respect of which such failure has occurred in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes or the other Transaction Documents without demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, pursuant to the requirements for payment or performance specified in the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement or the other Transaction Documents. Each default in payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises. Each Guarantor agrees that any Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement and the applicable NPPA Series Supplement(s) may (but need not) make reference to this Agreement and such NPPA Series Supplement(s).

Section 22.3 Indemnification. Each Obligor agrees to indemnify and hold each holder harmless from and against any damage, loss, cost or expense (including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) which such holder may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of (x) any breach by such Obligor, by any other Obligor or by the Co-Issuers of any warranty, covenant, term or condition in, or the occurrence of any default under, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, together with all expenses resulting from the compromise or defense of any claims or liabilities arising as a result of any such breach or default, (y) any legal action commenced to challenge the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein and (z) enforcing or defending (or determining whether or how to enforce or defend) the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable NPPA Series Supplement(s).

Section 22.4 Joint and Several. Each Obligor hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Obligor’s liability hereunder is joint and several with the other Obligors and any other Person(s) who may guarantee the obligations and Indebtedness under and in respect of the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement and the other Guaranteed Agreements.

Section 22.5 Maximum Guaranteed Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions or any other provision of this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement or any other Transaction Document, the Purchasers (by accepting this Agreement on behalf of themselves and their successors and assigns), and each Guarantor hereby agree that, if at any time the Guaranteed Obligations exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount for such Guarantor determined as of such time with regard to such Guarantor, then this Agreement shall be automatically amended in respect of such Guarantor to reduce the Guaranteed Obligations to the Maximum Guaranteed Amount for

 

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such Guarantor. Such amendment shall not require the written consent of any Guarantor or any holder and shall be deemed to have been automatically consented to by each Guarantor and each holder. Each Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Amount without affecting or impairing the obligation of such Guarantor. “Maximum Guaranteed Amount” means as of the date of determination with respect to a Guarantor, the lesser of (a) the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations outstanding on such date and (b) the maximum amount that would not render such Guarantor’s liability under this Agreement subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any successor provision) or any comparable provision of applicable state law.

Section 22.6 Obligations Absolute. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall (i) be primary, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, (ii) not be subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction or defense based upon any claim such Guarantor may have against the Co-Issuers, any other Guarantor or any holder or otherwise (other than any of the foregoing based upon the Guaranteed Obligations claimed by the Trustee or any Holder to be unpaid or unperformed have actually been, or are not yet required to be, paid or performed), and (iii) remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition whatsoever (whether or not such Guarantor shall have any knowledge or notice thereof), including, without limitation: (a) any amendment to, modification of, supplement to or restatement of the Notes, this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein (it being agreed that the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall apply to the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any such other instrument as so amended, modified, supplemented or restated) or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or of any interest therein, or any furnishing, acceptance or release of any security for the Notes or the addition, substitution or release of any other Guarantor or any other entity or other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (b) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein; (c) any bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement, reorganization, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to the Co-Issuers or any Guarantor or their respective properties; (d) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of any Guarantor or of the Co-Issuers into or with any other Person or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Guarantor or of the Co-Issuers to any Person; (e) any failure on the part of the Co-Issuers for any reason to comply with or perform any of the terms of any other agreement with any Guarantor; (f) any failure on the part of any holder, the Trustee or any other Person to obtain, maintain, register or otherwise perfect any security; or (g) any other event or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor (whether or not similar to the foregoing), and in any event however material or prejudicial it may be to any Guarantor or to any subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights any Guarantor may otherwise have. Each Guarantor covenants that its obligations under this Article 22 will not be discharged except by indefeasible performance in full and indefeasible payment in full (in cash) of all of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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Section 22.7 Waiver. Each Guarantor unconditionally waives to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) notice of acceptance hereof, of any action taken or omitted in reliance hereon and of any default by the Co-Issuers in the payment of any amounts due under the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, and of any of the matters referred to in Section 22.6 hereof; (b) all notices which may be required by statute, rule of law or otherwise to preserve any of the rights of any holder against such Guarantor, including, without limitation, presentment to or demand for payment or performance from the Co-Issuers or any Guarantor with respect to any Note, notice to the Co-Issuers or to any Guarantor of default or protest for nonpayment or dishonor and the filing of claims with a court in the event of the bankruptcy of the Co-Issuers; (c) any right to require any holder to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy including, without limitation, any right, power or remedy conferred in this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes or any other Guaranteed Agreement; (d) any requirement for diligence or promptness on the part of any holder; and (e) any other act or omission or thing or delay in doing any other act or thing which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor or in any manner lessen the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

Section 22.8 Obligation Unimpaired.

(a) Each Guarantor authorizes the holders in accordance with the Transaction Documents and applicable Laws, without affecting its obligations hereunder, from time to time: (1) to renew, compromise, extend or accelerate all or any part of the Notes of any or all series, this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein; (2) subject to the terms of Section 17, to change any of the representations, covenants, events of default or any other terms or conditions of the Notes, this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, including, without limitation, decreases or increases in amounts of principal, rates of interest, the Make-Whole Amount or any other obligation, to the extent agreed upon by the Co-Issuers; (3) to take and hold security for the payment of the Notes, this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other instrument referred to therein, for the performance of this Agreement, the Notes and each NPPA Series Supplement or otherwise for the Indebtedness guaranteed hereby and to exchange, enforce, waive, subordinate and release any such security; (4) to apply any such security and to direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the holders in their sole discretion may determine; (5) to obtain additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or release any other Guarantor or any other Person or entity primarily or secondarily liable in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; (6) to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Co-Issuers, any Guarantor or any other Person; (7) to assign, sell or transfer, or otherwise dispose of, any one or more of the Notes of any Series; (8) to grant waivers, extensions, consents and other indulgences to the Co-Issuers or any other Obligor in respect of any one or more of the Notes of any Series, this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement or any other Transaction Document; (9) subject to Section 17.1, to amend, modify or supplement in any manner and at any time (or from time to time) any one or more of the Notes of any Series, this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents; and (10) to apply any sums, by whomsoever paid or however realized, to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with the Transaction Documents. The holders shall have no obligation to proceed against any additional or substitute endorsers or guarantors or to pursue or exhaust any security provided by the Co-Issuers, such Guarantor or any other Guarantor or any other Person or to pursue any other remedy available to the holders.

 

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(b) If an event permitting the acceleration of the maturity of the principal amount of any Notes shall exist and such acceleration shall at such time be prevented or the right of any holder to receive any payment on account of the Guaranteed Obligations shall at such time be delayed or otherwise affected by reason of the pendency against the Co-Issuers or any Guarantor of a case or proceeding under a bankruptcy or insolvency law, such Guarantor agrees that, for purposes of this Agreement and its obligations hereunder, the maturity of such principal amount shall be deemed to have been accelerated with the same effect as if the holder thereof had accelerated the same in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and such Guarantor shall forthwith pay such accelerated Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 22.9 Subrogation and Subordination.

(a) No Guarantor will exercise any rights which it may have acquired against the Co-Issuers or another Guarantor by way of subrogation under this Agreement, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, or accept any payment on account of such subrogation rights, or any rights of reimbursement, contribution or indemnity or any rights or recourse to any security for the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement or any other Guaranteed Agreement unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly performed in full and indefeasibly paid in full in cash.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby subordinates the payment of all Indebtedness and other obligations of the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations owing to such Guarantor, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all rights and claims described in clause (a) of this Section 22.9, to the indefeasible performance and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. If the Required Holders so request, any such Indebtedness or other obligations shall be enforced and performance received by such Guarantor as trustee for the holders and the proceeds thereof shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under this Agreement.

(c) If any amount or other payment is made to or accepted by any Guarantor in violation of any of the preceding clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 22.9, such amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the holders and shall be paid over to the holders promptly, in the form received (together with any necessary endorsements) to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as may be directed by the Required Holders, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under this Agreement.

(d) Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and that its agreements set forth herein (including this Section 22.9) are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

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(e) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid an amount hereunder to any holder that is greater than the net value of the benefits received, directly or indirectly, by such paying Guarantor as a result of the issuance and sale of the Notes of any Series (such net value, its “Proportionate Share”), such paying Guarantor shall, subject to Sections 22.9(a) and 22.9(b), be entitled to contribution from any Guarantor that has not paid its Proportionate Share of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any amount payable as a contribution under this Section 22.9(e) shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment is made by such Guarantor seeking contribution and each Guarantor acknowledges that the right to contribution hereunder shall constitute an asset of such Guarantor to which such contribution is owed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 22.9(e) shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the holders of the Notes under the Notes, this Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, any other Guaranteed Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement executed in connection therewith, and each Guarantor shall remain jointly and severally liable for the indefeasible performance and indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 22.10 Reinstatement. This Agreement shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if and to the extent at any time payment, in whole or in part, of any of the sums due to any holder on account of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by a holder upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantors, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or other officer with similar powers with respect to the Co-Issuers or any other Guarantors or any part of its or their property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

Section 22.11 Rank. Each Guarantor will ensure that payment obligations with respect to this Agreement and all other Guaranteed Agreements to which it is a party shall constitute direct senior obligations of such Guarantor and remain direct senior secured obligations of such Guarantor ranking pani passu in right of payment, priority and in all other respects to all other senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor (other than Other Permitted Indebtedness) and its properties.

Section 22.12 Term of Guaranty. This Article 22 shall continue in full force and effect and shall not be discharged until such time as all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations hereunder shall be indefeasibly paid in full in cash and shall be subject to reinstatement pursuant to Section 22.10.

Section 22.13 Additional Security. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are in addition to any other security, guarantee or indemnity now or in the future held by the Trustee or the holders of the Notes in respect of the Obligors’ obligations under the Transaction Documents, whether from the Co-Issuers, any other Guarantor or any other person, and shall not merge with, prejudice or be prejudiced by any such security, guarantee or indemnity or any contractual or legal right of the Trustee or the holders.

Section 22.14 Other Covenants. Each Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees for the benefit of the holders that such Guarantor shall comply with the covenants set forth in Sections 9 and 10 of this Agreement and in each NPPA Series Supplement in the manner set forth therein to the extent such covenants apply to such Guarantor.

 

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Section 22.15 Information. No holder shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Guarantor with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of each Obligor which may come into possession of the holders. Each Guarantor has executed and delivered this Agreement without reliance upon any representation by the holders including, without limitation, with respect to (a) the due execution, validity, effectiveness or enforceability of any instrument, document or agreement evidencing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any loan or other financial accommodation made or granted to any Obligor, (b) the validity, genuineness, enforceability, existence, value or sufficiency of any property securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the creation, perfection or priority of any lien or security interest in such property or (c) the existence, number, financial condition or creditworthiness of other guarantors or sureties, if any, with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations.

SECTION 23. MISCELLANEOUS.

Section 23.1 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent holder of a Note) whether so expressed or not, except that, subject to Sections 10.2, the Obligors may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or thereunder without the prior written consent of each holder. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 23.2 Accounting Terms. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (a) all accounting terms used herein or in any NPPA Series Supplement which are not expressly defined in this Agreement or such NPPA Series Supplement have the meanings respectively given to them in accordance with GAAP, (b) all computations made pursuant to this Agreement and any NPPA Series Supplement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (c) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of determining compliance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 10.4, 10.6 and 10.7 and the definition of “Indebtedness”), any election by the Co-Issuers to measure any financial liability using fair value under GAAP shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made as if such election had not been made.

Section 23.3 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement or any NPPA Series Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 23.4 Construction, Etc. Each covenant contained herein or in any NPPA Series Supplement shall be construed (absent express provision to the contrary) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, so that compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with any other covenant.

 

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Where any provision herein or any NPPA Series Supplement refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person.

Section 23.5 Counterparts. This Agreement and any NPPA Series Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

Section 23.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

Section 23.7 Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) Obligor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any NPPA Series Supplement or the Notes. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Obligor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) Each Obligor agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that a final judgment in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 23.7(a) brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon it subject to rights of appeal, as the case may be, and may be enforced in the courts of the United States of America or the State of New York (or any other courts to the jurisdiction of which it or any of its assets is or may be subject) by a suit upon such judgment.

(c) Each Obligor consents to process being served by or on behalf of any holder of Notes in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 23.7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it at its address specified in Section 18 or at such other address of which such holder shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. Each Obligor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

(d) Nothing in this Section 23.7 shall affect the right of any holder of a Note to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that the holders of any of the Notes may have to bring proceedings against the Co-Issuers in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

 

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(e) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH NPPA SERIES SUPPLEMENT, THE NOTES OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH.

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If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of agreement on a counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Co-Issuers, whereupon this Agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and each Obligor.

 

Very truly yours,
LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer


LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer


This Agreement is hereby accepted and agreed to as of the date hereof.

 

PURCHASERS:
TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,
a New York domiciled life insurance company
By:   Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its investment manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Miller

Name:   Chris Miller
Title:       Senior Director
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:   Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its investment manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Miller

Name:   Chris Miller
Title:       Senior Director

 


EXHIBIT A

DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

Acceptable Bank” shall mean any bank or trust company (i) which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, Canada or any state or province thereof, (ii) which has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $250,000,000, and (iii) whose Credit Rating (or the Credit Rating of the bank holding company owning all of the capital stock of such bank or trust company) shall be rated Investment Grade. A bank or trust company that, for purposes of any Transaction Document, satisfies clauses (i) through (iii) above on any Debt Service Reserve Date of Determination but later fails to satisfy any of such clauses, shall be deemed to be an “Acceptable Bank” (1) for purposes of the definition of “Acceptable L/C Provider” until sixty (60) days after the date of such failure and (2) for any other purpose under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, being a depositary for any Account), until one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of such failure.

Acceptable L/C Provider” shall mean (1) an Acceptable Bank or (2) any other Person who is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

Acceptable Manager” shall mean (a) the Project Manager or (b) any other Person which has, or has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders with a Person that has, significant experience in the operation and maintenance of properties similar to any Project Site.

Acceptable Project Assets” shall mean any and all leases, subleases, ground leases, fee estates, licenses, occupancy agreements, concessions, rental agreements, easements, easement agreements, non-recourse loans, free standing communications structures, management agreements, management and fee receivables, and other written agreements which grant or provide an interest in, or the right to use property for, advertising billboards, telecommunications towers and equipment, wind or solar power or other renewable energy generation, and any other assets and properties relating to any of the foregoing or any other business or activity permitted to be engaged in by any Obligor under this Agreement, including without limitation the equity interests of any Person owning or holding any of the foregoing.

Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease” shall mean a ground lease or similar agreement entered into by a Project Company in replacement of or substitution for a Ground Lease that contains terms and conditions, taken as a whole, which are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which are not materially less favorable to such Project Company than, the Ground Lease being replaced. For the avoidance of doubt, “Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease” shall not include any Acquisition Agreement, any Transaction Document or any acquisition agreement, any loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other document related to the acquisition financing or refinancing of any Future Acquisition.

Acceptable Replacement Management Agreement” shall mean any one or more operating and management services agreement(s) or similar agreement(s) entered into by the Co-Issuers in replacement of or substitution in whole or in part of the Management Agreement that (a) is with an Acceptable Manager, (b) which has or have a scope of services which is or are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which is not materially less favorable to the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries than, the Management Agreement or applicable part thereof and (c) the amount of compensation payable to the Acceptable Manager is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

 

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Acceptable Replacement Project Document” shall mean any Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease and any other Additional Project Document entered into by a Project Company in replacement of or substitution for an existing Project Document that contains terms and conditions, taken as a whole, which are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which are not materially less favorable to such Project Company than, the Project Document being replaced.

Account Control Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Account, an account control agreement by and among the Obligor in whose name such Account is maintained, the depository where such Account is maintained and the Trustee pursuant to which, among other things, such depository agrees to comply with instructions originated by the Trustee with respect to the disposition of funds in such Account following the occurrence of a Control Event or the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and following the receipt by such depository and such Obligor of a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in such account control agreement) from the Trustee pursuant to the written direction of the Required Holders, which agreement shall be in form and substance either (i) reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and the applicable Obligor or (ii) substantially similar in all material respects to the Account Control Agreements in effect on the Closing Date and the terms of which, taken as a whole, are not adverse to the holders of the Notes in any material respect.

Accounts” shall mean any Deposit Account or Securities Account, including those Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts created and established with the Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture, including, without limitation, the Default Revenue Account, the Debt Service Reserve Account, the Control Account and the Collateral Proceeds Account.

Acquisition” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Additional Debt” shall mean Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(c) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Additional Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Additional Project Document” shall mean, with respect to any Project, (i) any Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease, (ii) any Acceptable Replacement Management Agreement, (iii) any other Acceptable Replacement Project Document and (iv) any other agreement, document or instrument evidencing, relating to or in connection with any existing and/or new Project Site and/or any Acceptable Project Assets, in each case, entered into by any Project Company subsequent to the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, “Additional Project Document” shall not include any Acquisition Agreement, any Transaction Document or any acquisition agreement, any loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other document related to the acquisition financing or refinancing of any Future Acquisition.

 

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Additional Secured Party” shall mean a Holder or an Other Secured Lender executing a Joinder.

Affiliate” shall mean, at any time, and with respect to any Person, any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of an Obligor.

Amortization Schedule” shall mean the amortization schedule of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes prior to the maturity date attached as Schedule 8.1 to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, as such amortization schedule is modified from time to time upon any partial prepayments or purchase of the Notes.

Annual Operating Budget” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.12 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Anti Corruption Laws” shall mean any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.

Anti Money Laundering Laws” shall mean any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.

Applicable Law” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.3(h) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Availability” shall mean, at any time, the undrawn portion of the stated face amount of the applicable Reserve Letter of Credit

Bankruptcy Law” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code and any applicable United States, state or local insolvency, winding up, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar Law now or hereafter in effect for the relief of debtors, as amended from time to time and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Best” shall mean A.M. Best Company, Inc.

Blocked Person” shall mean (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Wilmington, Delaware and Los Angeles, California are required or authorized to be closed.

 

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Business Interruption Insurance Proceeds” shall mean any business interruption and/or loss of income insurance proceeds or other similar insurance proceeds received by a Person pursuant to the insurance required to be carried pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Calculation Date” shall mean (a) if no Control Event exists, March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of any year, and (b) if a Control Event exists, the last day of each calendar month.

Capital Expenditure” shall mean with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets, software or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements) that are required to be capitalized under GAAP on the balance sheet of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, “Capital Expenditure” shall not include the purchase price of any Future Acquisition.

Capital Lease” shall mean, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Person and a Capital Lease, the amount of the obligation of such Person as the lessee under such Capital Lease which would, in accordance with GAAP, appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person.

Casualty Event” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site or other Collateral, any act or occurrence or circumstance (including Force Majeure) of any kind or nature that results in damage, disappearance, loss or destruction to such Project Site (or any portion thereof) or other Collateral (or any portion thereof) and that (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Co-Issuers, diminishes the net book value of such Project Site or other Collateral by an amount greater than $5,000,000 or (b) results in Casualty Proceeds received with respect to such damage, disappearance, loss or destruction to such Project Site or any other such Collateral in an amount greater than $5,000,000.

Casualty Proceeds” shall mean any casualty insurance proceeds or similar insurance proceeds (excluding Business Interruption Insurance Proceeds) received by a Person as a result of or in connection with a Casualty Event (net of expenses incurred in connection with collection of such proceeds).

Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.6(f)(2) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Closing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Closing Date” shall mean the date of the Closing under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

 

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Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

Co-Issuer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement

Collateral” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.1 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Collateral Assignment of Management Agreement” shall mean the Collateral Assignment and Subordination of Management Agreement, dated as of the initial Closing Date, among the Co-Issuers, the Trustee and the Project Manager.

Collateral Proceeds Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Collateral Trust Indenture” shall mean the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into among the Obligors, the Secured Parties and the Trustee.

Condemnation Event” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site or other Collateral, any condemnation or seizure or other taking by a public or quasi-public authority of such Project Site (or any portion thereof) or other Collateral (or any portion thereof) that (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Co-Issuers, diminishes the net book value of such Project Site or other Collateral by an amount greater than $5,000,000 or (b) results in Condemnation Proceeds received with respect to such damage, disappearance, loss or destruction to such Project Site or any other such Collateral in an amount greater than $5,000,000.

Condemnation Proceeds” shall mean all amounts received by a Person from public or quasi-public authorities as a result of or in connection with a Condemnation Event (net of expenses incurred in connection with collection of such proceeds).

Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 20 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Debt Service” shall mean, in respect of any period, the difference of (a) Gross Revenues of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries (including without limitation accrual of all Gross Revenues with respect to any Counterparty that is obligated to make payments on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly basis under any Project Document) during such period minus (b) the sum of (i) all Operating Expenses of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries during such period and (ii) all Capital Expenditures of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries during such period.

Contract” shall mean any contract, agreements and other instruments (other than the Project Documents and the Transaction Documents) to which any Obligor is party.

Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.6(f)(3) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

 

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Control Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Control Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(e) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Controlled Entity” shall mean (a) any of the Subsidiaries of the Co-Issuers and any of their or either Co-Issuer’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b) if either Co-Issuer has a parent company, such parent company and its Affiliates.

Counterparty” shall mean, with respect to any Project Document, each party to such Project Document other than the Obligor(s) party thereto.

Credit Rating” shall mean, with respect to (a) a Person, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior long-term unsecured debt obligations of such Person or, if such Person does not have senior unsecured long-term debt that is rated by a Rating Agency, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency as the corporate credit rating or issuer rating of such Person (in each case not supported by any third party credit enhancement) and (b) any Securities, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to such Securities.

DBRS” shall mean DBRS Limited or DBRS, Inc., as applicable.

Debt Rating” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.11 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Debt Service” shall mean, with respect to any period, the sum of the following: (a) Interest Expense for such period and (b) all scheduled payments of principal in respect of the Notes and other senior secured Indebtedness of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries which is paid or payable during such period.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio” shall mean, at any time of determination, (a) for any applicable period of time ending on or prior to such date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Debt Service for any such applicable period ending on, or most recently ended prior to, such date of determination, to (ii) Debt Service for such period, and (b) for any period of time ending after such date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Debt Service reasonably determined by the Co-Issuers on a Pro Forma basis for any applicable period to (ii) Debt Service for such period.

Debt Service Reserve Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Debt Service Reserve Date of Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Debt Service Reserve Requirement” shall mean, as of any date (hereinafter referred to in this definition as the “calculation date”), an aggregate amount (which may be satisfied by cash held in the Debt Service Reserve Account or by Debt Service Reserve Letter of Credit Availability, or a combination of both) equal to the scheduled payments of Debt Service that will become payable on all of the outstanding Notes and Additional Notes during the six (6) month period that begins on the first day of the fiscal month in which such calculation date occurs.

 

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Debt Service Trigger Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.8 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Default” shall mean an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.

Default Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Notes, that rate of interest that is 2.00% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of such Notes, payable quarterly as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Default Revenue Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Deposit Account” shall mean a special, segregated and irrevocable Dollar-denominated “deposit account” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC) with the Trustee or an Acceptable Bank.

Disclosure Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Distribution” shall mean, in respect of any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity:

(a) dividends or other distributions or payments on capital stock, partnership interest or other equity interest of such corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity (except distributions in such stock or other equity interest); and

(b) the redemption or acquisition of such stock, partnership interest or other equity interests or of warrants, rights or other options to purchase such stock, partnership interest, limited liability company interest or other equity interests (except when solely in exchange for such stock or other equity interests).

Dollar” and the sign “$” shall mean the lawful money of the United States.

Electronic Delivery” shall mean the electronic delivery of financial statements and other documents pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of Section 7.4 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Environmental Laws” shall mean any and all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, Laws, common laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, Permits, Governmental Approvals, Governmental Rules or any legally binding agreements with or requirements or legally binding restrictions of any Governmental Authority relating to pollution, the protection of the environment, natural resources, or health and safety (to the extent health and safety is related to exposure to Hazardous Materials).

 

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Environmental Permits” shall mean any and all Governmental Approvals required to be obtained by any Obligor from or filed with any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Law.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Co-Issuers or any of their parent entities, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in Section 11 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Event of Loss” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the occurrence of any Casualty Event or Condemnation Event pursuant to which the applicable Obligor reasonably determines that the Project located at such Project Site cannot be rebuilt, repaired or restored.

Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount” shall mean, (a) on any Calculation Date if no Control Event exists, all amounts on deposit in the Revenue Accounts on such Calculation Date, minus (i) Debt Service then due and owing and (ii) Excluded Cash Amounts, as determined for such Calculation Date; and (b) on any Calculation Date during the continuance of a Control Event, all amounts on deposit in the Revenue Account and the Control Account on such Calculation Date after giving effect to Section 4.2(f)(i) - (v) of the Collateral Trust Indenture on such Calculation Date, minus Excluded Cash Amounts, as determined for such Calculation Date.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Excluded Cash Amounts” shall mean any payments or amounts (including any prepayments and security deposits) that have been received by any Obligor on, for, from or with respect to any Project Assets with respect to which the Obligor is contractually or otherwise legally obligated to use or apply or allocate such payment or amount for use or application in, on or to a future date or period or for a particular purpose on or as of such Calculation Date.

FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any intergovernmental agreements entered into in respect of the foregoing.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission” or “FERC” shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Federal Power Act” or “FPA” shall mean the Federal Power Act, and FERC’s implementing regulations related thereto.

 

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Fee Estate” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the land relating to such Project Site in which a Project Company has been assigned, transferred or otherwise granted easement(s), right(s) of way or other rights or interests in such land pursuant to any Project Document.

Fee Estate Liens” shall mean, with respect to any Fee Estate, any Lien granted or incurred by, or assumed or otherwise permitted to exist by, any Person (other than any Obligor) in, to or on such Person’s rights and interests in such Fee Estate.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Force Majeure” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, an event or circumstance, such as natural catastrophes, terrorism, war, riots, or acts of God, that (a) prevents such Obligor from performing its obligations (or causing such obligations to be performed) under the Project Documents relating to its Project Sites or to which it is a party; (b) is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, such Obligor; and (c) by the exercise of reasonable due diligence, such Obligor is unable to overcome or avoid, or cause to be avoided; provided, however, that the following acts, events or causes shall in no event constitute an event of Force Majeure: (1) any lack of profitability to such Obligor or any losses incurred by such Obligor or any other financial consideration of such Obligor; (2) unavailability of funds or financing; (3) an event caused by conditions of national or local economics or markets; (4) any failure of equipment which is not itself directly caused by an event which would otherwise independently constitute a Force Majeure; (5) strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or other labor actions; (6) changes in market conditions that affect the cost or availability of equipment, materials, supplies or services, unless such changes are caused by an event which would otherwise independently constitute a Force Majeure; and (7) failures of third parties, unless such failures are caused by an event which would otherwise independently constitute a Force Majeure.

Funding Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Future Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition by the Co-Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries of one of more Project Sites or Acceptable Project Assets either directly or through the acquisition of the ownership interests of one or more Project Companies or one of more Project Company Parents.

GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time.

Governmental Approval” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Permit, ruling or determination of or by any Governmental Authority (other than a Governmental Rule) required to be obtained by such Person relating to the ownership, occupation, testing, operation or maintenance of any Project Site or the execution, delivery or performance by such Person of its obligations under any Transaction Document or Project Document to which such Person is a party.

Governmental Authority” and “Government Authority” shall mean

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(i) the United States of America or any State or other political subdivision thereof, or

(ii) any other jurisdiction in which any Obligor or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of any Obligor or any Subsidiary, or

(b) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.

Governmental Official” shall mean any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.

Governmental Rule” shall mean with respect to any Person, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, treaty, judgment, decree, directive, guideline, policy or similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority binding on such Person.

Gross Revenues” of any Person shall mean all revenues, rents (including percentage rents), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of revenues, rent or rent equivalents (including payments by reason of the rejection of any lease in bankruptcy), all revenues, income, proceeds and other payments from or in connection with judgments, settlements and other resolutions of disputes, condemnation events and casualty events, all royalties, income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, fees, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any lease or other agreement relating to any property (including utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, rent concessions or credits), other required pass-throughs or reimbursements paid of any nature, and interest on reserve funds (if any), business interruption and other insurance proceeds, and all other income or consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of the Co-Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective agents or employees from any and all sources, all receivables, customer obligations, installment payment obligations and other obligations now existing or hereafter arising or created out of the sale, lease, sublease, ground lease, license, fee estate, occupancy agreement, concession, rental agreement, easement, non-recourse loan, management agreement, other written agreement, concession or other grant of the right of the use and occupancy of property or rendering of services by the Co-Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries or any operator or manager of any assets, and any license, lease, sublease, ground lease, fee estate, occupancy agreement, concession, rental agreement, easement, non-recourse loan, management agreement, other written agreement and concession fees, but excluding (a) amounts received by or on behalf of such Project Companies and required to be paid to any Person (other than to an Obligor) as Shared Rent, (b) any amounts received by or on behalf of such Project Companies that constitute the property of a Person other than a Project Company (including all revenues, receipts and other payments arising from the ownership or management of properties by Affiliates of such Project Companies) and (c) security deposits received under any lease or other agreement relating to any property, unless and until such security deposits are applied to the payment of amounts due under such lease.

 

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Ground Lease” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the lease, sublease, license, easement agreement, assignment of rent or fees, or other use or occupancy agreement or other agreement between a Project Company and a Ground Lessee of such Project Site. For the avoidance of doubt, “Ground Lease” shall not include any Acquisition Agreement, any Transaction Document or any acquisition agreement, any loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other document related to the acquisition financing or refinancing of any Future Acquisition.

Ground Lessee” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the owner of the related Project(s) located thereon that leases such Project Site from the applicable Project Company pursuant to the terms of a Ground Lease.

Guaranteed Agreements” shall mean the Transaction Documents.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 22.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Guarantors” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean any hazardous waste as defined by 42 U.S.C. §6903(5), any hazardous substance as defined by 42 U.S.C. §9601(14), any pollutant or contaminant as defined by 42 U.S.C. §9601(33), or any other chemical, substance or material that is defined as or regulated as extremely hazardous, hazardous, toxic or a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law, including any material or substance which is (a) crude oil, (b) petroleum or any derivative thereof, (c) asbestos, or (d) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Holder,” “holder,” or Noteholder” shall mean, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Co-Issuers pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 8.6(b), 12, 17.2 and 18 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and any related definitions in this Exhibit A, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.

Indebtedness” with respect to any Person shall mean, at any time, without duplication,

(a) its indebtedness for borrowed money and its redemption obligations in respect of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Stock;

(b) its obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such Person (excluding accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business but including all liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to any such property);

(c) (i) its Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) all liabilities which would appear on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP in respect of Synthetic Leases assuming such Synthetic Leases were accounted for as Capital Leases;

 

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(d) all liabilities for borrower money secured by any Lien with respect to any property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed or otherwise become liable for such liabilities);

(e) all its obligations to reimburse amounts drawn under letters of credit or instruments serving a similar function issued or accepted for its account by banks and other financial institutions (whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money);

(f) the aggregate Swap Termination Value of all Swap Contracts of such Person; and

(g) any guaranty of such Person with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of clauses (a) through (f) hereof.

Independent” shall mean, when used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (1) is in fact independent, (2) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in any Obligor or in any Affiliate of any of them and (3) is not connected with any Obligor or in any Affiliate or any such Affiliate as an officer, employee, promoter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions.

Institutional Investor” shall mean (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note, in each case, which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act).

Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any period, all interest in respect of the Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries which is pari passu with the Notes paid or payable during such period.

Investment Grade” or “Investment Grade Rating” shall mean, with reference to a Person or any Securities, that the Person has or the Securities have been assigned a Credit Rating of BBB- or better by S&P, Baa3 or better by Moody’s, BBB- or better by Fitch, BBB- or better by KBRA or BBB (low) or better by DBRS (or a Credit Rating of BBB- or better by S&P, Baa3 or better by Moody’s, BBB- or better by Fitch, BBB- or better by KBRA or BBB (low) or better by DBRS if such Person or any Securities is assigned a Credit Rating by each of S&P, Moody’s Fitch, KBRA and DBRS).

Investments” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all investments made directly or indirectly by such Person in another Person, by means of the acquisition of shares of capital stock, Indebtedness or other obligations or securities of another Person, or by any loan, advance, capital contribution made to or in another Person.

Issuer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

 

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Joinder” or “Security Joinder” shall mean any joinder to the Collateral Trust Indenture (substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Collateral Trust Indenture) executed and delivered by any Holder or Other Secured Lender not executing and delivering the Collateral Trust Indenture on the Closing Date.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

Law” shall mean any applicable United States or foreign, federal, state, regional, or local statute, law, code, rule, treaty, convention, order, decree, injunction, directive, determination or other requirement and, where applicable, any legally binding interpretation thereof by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or charged with the administration or interpretation thereof (including, without limitation, any Governmental Rule).

Letter of Credit” shall mean an irrevocable letter of credit naming the Trustee as beneficiary and pursuant to which only Landmark Infrastructure Operating Company LLC, an Obligor or a Guarantor has repayment obligations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and the Trustee, together with any extensions, renewals or replacements therefor; provided that any Letter of Credit issued in connection with or related to the issuance of Additional Notes and the form and substance of which is substantially similar in all material respects to the Letter of Credit in effect on the Closing Date and the terms of which, taken as a whole, are not less favorable to the holders of the Notes in any material respect shall be deemed to be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders.

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance.

Losses” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.3(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Make-Whole Amount”, with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(e) of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

Management Agreement” shall mean the Management Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 between the Project Manager and the Obligors, as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Joinder” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(d) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Material” with respect to any Person shall mean material in relation to the business, operations, financial condition, assets or properties of such Person.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, affairs, assets, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Obligors, taken as a whole, or (b) the validity or priority of the Liens on the Collateral, or (c) the ability of any Obligor to perform any payment or other material obligation under this Agreement, the Notes, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Transaction Document or (d) the ability to enforce any Obligor’s material obligations under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents to which such Obligor is a party, or (e) the validity or enforceability against any Obligor of any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party.

 

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Material Contract” shall mean, collectively, (a) each contract (other than the Project Documents) listed on Schedule 5.21 to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, and (b) contracts, agreements or other instruments (other than the Project Documents and the Transaction Documents) binding upon an Obligor which include obligations the performance or non-performance of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Project Document” shall mean each Project Document relating to the ownership, management, development, use, leasing, maintenance, repair or improvement of the Project Assets under which there is an obligation of an Obligor, in the aggregate, to pay, or under which any Obligor receives in compensation more than, $100,000 per annum, excluding any agreement which is terminable by an Obligor on not more than sixty (60) days’ prior written notice without any fee or penalty.

Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of each Note.

Maximum Guaranteed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 22.5 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgages” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold mortgage or other security instrument encumbering all or any part of the Project Sites, made by any Project Company in favor of Trustee, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA for which either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate could have any liability.

NAIC” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.

NAIC Annual Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(a) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Non-U.S. Plan” shall mean any plan, fund or other similar program that (a) is established or maintained outside the United States of America by either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary primarily for the benefit of employees of either Co-Issuer or one or more Subsidiaries residing outside the United State of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and (b) is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Note Purchase and Participation Agreement” or “NPPA” shall mean the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and certain Purchasers named therein, including all Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto.

 

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Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Notes In Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(b)(ii) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

NPPA Series Supplement” shall mean, with respect to each series of Additional Notes, the supplement to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors party thereto and the purchasers of such series of Additional Notes, (the form of which is set forth as Exhibit C to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement with such changes thereto as the Co-Issuers and the purchasers of such Additional Notes may from time to time agree), governing the form, terms and conditions of such series of Additional Notes.

Obligors” shall mean the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors.

OFAC” shall mean the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

OFAC Sanctions Program” shall mean any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.

Officer’s Certificate” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of such Obligor, as applicable, whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.

Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents” shall mean that certain Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the date hereof by each Project Company to the Trustee.

Operating Expenses” shall mean, with respect to any period, the total of all expenditures, determined in accordance with GAAP, of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries during such period, relating to the operation, maintenance and/or management of the Project Sites that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis (including utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property Taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, management fees, installment payments to sellers under maximum value program transactions, revenue sharing payments to landlords/fee owners, payroll and related Taxes, computer processing charges, operational equipment lease payments, and other similar costs), but excluding (a) non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, (b) Debt Service, (c) Capital Expenditures, (d) Counterparty improvements and leasing commissions, (e) funds required to be held in the Revenue Accounts and any funds required to be held in any account of the Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture, (f) restoration, repair and replacement costs and expenses following an event of casualty or condemnation, (g) indemnification payments required under any Project Document, (h) any payment or cost or expense which such Obligor was or is to be reimbursed from proceeds of the Notes (respectively), insurance or condemnation event, or by any third party and (i) any federal, state or local Taxes (except as specifically included within this definition above).

 

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Other Permitted Indebtedness” shall mean Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time.

Other Secured Lender” shall mean any lender or other Person (including any agent, trustee or other representative appointed in connection therewith) extending credit to any Obligor or entering into and performing under a Swap Contract with any Obligor pursuant to an Other Secured Loan Agreement.

Other Secured Loan” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes) incurred by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Section 10.6 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, which Indebtedness is secured by the Security Documents and may include, without limitation, (a) loans (revolving or otherwise), letter of credit facilities and other extensions of credit made by a bank or a syndicate of banks, (b) other loans and other extensions of credit made by, or notes or other indebtedness issued to, one or more lenders or other Persons and (c) Swap Contracts.

Other Secured Loan Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, any credit, loan, reimbursement or other financing agreement or Swap Contract entered into by such Obligor with an Other Secured Lender with respect to any Other Secured Loan.

Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from the execution, delivery (but not the transfer), performance, enforcement of any of the Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction where any Obligor has assets, or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, the Notes, except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment, and any value added tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Co-Issuers pursuant to Section 15 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Outstanding Borrowings” shall mean, with respect to any Other Secured Loans, the sum, without duplication of, (a) the outstanding principal amount of all loans and other extensions of credit (including, without limitation, the aggregate undrawn amount, and all unreimbursed draws, under any issued and outstanding letters of credit) made to or for the account of the Co-Issuers under the Other Secured Loan Agreements, respectively, and (b) at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the aggregate amount of any unused and available commitments to make loans or other extensions of credit (including, without limitation, to issue letters of credit) to or for the account of the Co-Issuers under the Other Secured Loan Agreements, respectively.

Ownership Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any equity, ownership, membership, partnership, or voting interest in such Person, which such interests may include, without limitation, those of a corporate shareholder, limited liability company member, trust beneficiary, general partner, limited partner or joint venturer, or any controlling interest of any entity directly or indirectly controlling such general partner, managing partner, joint venturer or member, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

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Parent” shall mean Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (any any successor).

Payment Date”, with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning specified Section 1.2(b) of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

Permit” shall mean any license, certificate, action, approval, consent, waiver, exemption, variance, franchise, order, permit, authorization, right, registration, filing or submission filed with or obtained from a Governmental Authority.

Permitted Dispositions” shall mean a Transfer by an Obligor of its assets or properties:

(i) that are worn out, defective, obsolete or otherwise not used or useful in the business of the Obligors, provided that such Transfers are not prohibited under any Project Document or Material Contract, and provided further that an amount equal to the net proceeds therefrom (if any) is used (1) to purchase new, additional, replacement or substitute assets or properties (including any Acceptable Project Assets) within 365 days following the receipt of such proceeds, and/or (2) to reimburse such Obligor for amounts expended to purchase new, additional, replacement or substitute assets or properties (including any Acceptable Project Assets) within 365 days following the receipt of such proceeds; and

(ii) in connection with the creation of leases, subleases, licenses, easements, rights of way, restrictions, and encumbrances (other than for borrowed money) that do not materially impair the value or use of the property affected and that do not individually or in the aggregate materially impair the validity, perfection or priority of the Liens granted under the Security Documents.

Permitted Investments” shall mean:

(i) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) Canada, (iii) Switzerland or (iv) any member nation of the European Union rated “A” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and “A2” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than twenty-four (24) months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of such country or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;

(ii) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any Acceptable Bank;

 

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(iii) investments in commercial paper, maturing in not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof, which are rated on the date of acquisition at least A-1 or P-1 by S&P or Moody’s, respectively;

(iv) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with an Acceptable Bank or its equivalent for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) Canada, (iii) Switzerland or (iv) any member nation of the European Union rated “A” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and “A2” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) or title to which shall have been transferred to such Person and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;

(v) marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of $250,000,000 or its equivalent, or (ii) having a rating of at least “A-2” or “P-2” from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

(vi) other short-term investments utilized in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type and credit quality analogous to the foregoing;

(vii) securities with average maturities of twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, Canada, Switzerland, a member of the European Union or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, member, commonwealth or territory having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);

(viii) investments with average maturities of twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rates “AAA-” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or “Aaa3” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

(ix) investments, classified in accordance with Accounting Standards as current assets of the Co-Issuers in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000 or its equivalent, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (h) of this definition;

 

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(x) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (ix) above; and

(xi) currency denominated in Dollars and Canadian dollars.

Permitted Liens” shall mean the following:

(i) the Liens created under any of the Security Documents and the related financing statements filed with respect thereto securing equally and ratably (a) the Notes, (b) any Additional Notes and (c) any Other Secured Loan; provided that in the case of both clauses (b) and (c), any such Additional Notes were issued and such Other Secured Loan was incurred pursuant to clause (c) of Section 10.6 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

(ii) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges which are not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith pursuant to appropriate proceedings;

(iii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, provided the obligations giving rise to such Liens are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith pursuant to appropriate proceedings;

(iv) the Ground Leases;

(v) Liens constituting survey restrictions, condemnations, defects, easements, encroachments, rights of way, restrictions, covenants, conditions, irregularities, mineral rights, encumbrances (other than Liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) and clouds on title and statutory Liens and other Liens (other than Liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) affecting real property or interests in real property that do not materially impair or detract from the value or use of the property affected or materially interfere with the conduct of business of any Obligor;

(vi) Liens arising out of judgments or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 11(j) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement;

(vii) Liens, deposits or pledges to secure the obligations or performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, appeals, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, and bonds in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings, and other obligations of a like nature;

(viii) Liens (other than securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) affecting real property or interests in real property which are not foreclosable or if enforced cannot arise to a possessory interest;

 

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(ix) Liens constituting zoning, entitlement, conservation and other land use and environmental restrictions and requirements of any Governmental Authorities; and

(x) Liens of a collection bank arising under the UCC on items in the course of collection;

(xi) Liens securing Other Permitted Indebtedness; and

(xii) Specified Liens.

Permitted Tax Distributions” shall mean with respect to any taxable year (or portion thereof) for which either Co-Issuer is treated either as a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Pass-Through Entity”), distributions to the direct owner of such Co-Issuer not to exceed the product of (a) the net taxable income of such Co-Issuer and their Subsidiaries for such taxable year (or portion thereof), determined under the principles of Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of the Code, and (b) the highest combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to any direct owner of such Co-Issuer (or, if a direct owner is treated as a Pass-Through Entity, any Person owning equity in such Co-Issuer indirectly through one or more Pass-Through Entities) for such taxable year; provided, that, in determining such applicable income tax rate, such Co-Issuer shall (x) take into account, to the extent applicable, the character of the taxable income in question (i.e., long term capital gain, qualified dividend income, etc.), and (y) assume that the deduction for qualified business income under Section 199A of the Code is not available.

Permitted Withdrawal” shall mean withdrawals made from funds on deposit in any Revenue Account (i) to pay Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement, (ii) to withdraw amounts deposited in error, (iii) to pay the Management Fee and (iv) if the Project Manager determines, in accordance with the Operation Standards, that the amount on deposit in the Revenue Account exceeds the amount required to pay the Debt Service, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures as the same become due and payable, to make Restricted Payments from amounts on deposit in the Revenue Account in accordance with Section 10.7 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement at the direction of the Co-Issuers or the other Obligors.

Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.

Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Pledge Agreement” shall mean that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, from LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC, 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC, the Issuer and any Project Company Parent that becomes party thereto to the Trustee.

 

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Pledged Companies” shall mean the companies pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreements.

Portfolio” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate of all Project Sites and all other assets and properties owned or leased by the Project Companies at such time.

Preferred Stock” shall mean any class of capital stock of a Person that is preferred over any other class of capital stock (or similar equity interests) of such Person as to the payment of dividends or the payment of any amount upon liquidation or dissolution of such Person.

Prior Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness of any Obligor on or prior to the applicable Closing Date.

Pro Forma Basis” shall mean for any date of determination, in the case of any calculation made for any period after such date of determination, that such calculation is made giving pro forma effect to any acquisitions, dispositions or incurrences or repayments of Indebtedness or other relevant transactions that occurred after such date of determination.

Project Assets” shall mean all Project Documents of the Project Companies which exist on the Closing Date, and all Additional Project Documents acquired by the Project Companies after the Closing Date, including all rights of the Project Companies under the foregoing, and any real property and other interests in land acquired and owned by the Project Companies.

Project Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Project Company Parent” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Project Documents” shall mean, collectively, each Ground Lease and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Project Document and each Replacement Project Document with respect thereto.

Project Manager” shall mean Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC and any of its Affiliates providing services on behalf of the Obligors.

Project Site” shall mean, with respect to each Project, (i) the land upon which such Project is located and (ii) the easements, rights-of-way and other rights or interests in real property owned by or otherwise vested in the applicable Project Company relating to or in connection with such Project.

Projects” shall mean the electric generation, telecommunications, billboard or other assets located on any Project Site.

property” or “properties” shall mean, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.

 

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Proportionate Share” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 22.9(e) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Proposed Prepayment Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.6(b) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

PTE” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(a) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Public Utility Holding Company Act” or “PUHCA” shall mean the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, and FERC’s implementing regulations related thereto.

Purchase Money Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred to finance, or created or assumed as part of, the acquisition, construction or improvement of any asset or property, whether or not secured, and any extensions, renewals or refundings of any such obligation; provided that the principal amount of such obligation outstanding on the date of such extension, renewal or refunding is not increased; provided, further, that any security given in respect of such obligation shall not extend to any property other than the property acquired in connection with which such obligation was created or assumed and fixed improvements, if any, erected or constructed thereon and the proceeds thereof.

Purchaser” or “Purchasers” shall mean each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered a NPPA Series Supplement and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement upon such transfer.

QPAM Exemption” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(d) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Qualified Institutional Buyer” shall mean any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.

Rating Agency” shall mean (i) each of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, KBRA and DBRS, and any of their successors, and (ii) if none of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, KBRA or DBRS or any of their successors issues a senior unsecured long-term debt rating, corporate credit rating or issuer rating for the applicable Person or fails to make such rating publicly available, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under the Exchange Act that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

Refinancing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

 

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Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.

Release” shall mean any spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, migration through soil or groundwater or leaching of Hazardous Materials into the environment.

Re-Offer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.8(c) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Replacement Material Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Material Contract, any other Material Contract or other agreement entered into by an Obligor in replacement of or substitution for such Material Contract that contains terms and conditions, taken as a whole, which are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which are not materially less favorable to the relevant Obligor(s) than, the Material Contract being replaced satisfactory to such Obligor.

Replacement Project Document” shall mean (i) with respect to any Ground Lease, an Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease and (ii) with respect to any other Project Document, an Acceptable Replacement Project Document.

Required Holders” shall mean at any time, (i) the holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding or (ii) with respect to a particular Series of Notes, the holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of such Series of Notes (in each case, exclusive of Notes then owned by the Co-Issuers or any of their Affiliates).

Required Other Secured Lenders” shall mean, at any time any Other Secured Loan shall be outstanding, the holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Other Secured Loan(s) at the time outstanding (exclusive of Other Secured Loan(s) then held by the Co-Issuers or their Affiliates).

Required Secured Parties” shall mean the Required Holders; provided that if any Other Secured Loan (or commitment with respect to any Other Secured Loan) shall be outstanding, the “Required Secured Parties” shall mean: (a) the Required Holders and (b) the Required Other Secured Lenders; provided that if at any time (i) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings with respect to Other Secured Loans or (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, represents more than 75% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, “Required Secured Parties” shall mean Secured Parties, considered as a single class, holding more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

Reserve Letter of Credit” shall mean a Letter of Credit issued by an Acceptable L/C Provider.

Reserve Letter of Credit Availability” shall mean at any time the undrawn amount of any Reserve Letter of Credit issued on behalf of Landmark Infrastructure Operating Company LLC or any Obligor or Obligors and available for drawing by the Trustee.

 

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Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, any officer of the Co-Issuers on behalf of such Obligor or such Obligor, as applicable, with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of the Transaction Documents.

Responsible Trust Officer” shall mean a vice president, assistant vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, trust officer, assistant trust officer, corporate trust officer, or assistant corporate trust officer employed in the corporate trust department of the Trustee and responsible for the administration of the Transaction Documents.

Restricted Payment” shall mean, with respect to any Person (i) any Distribution in respect of such Person, including any Distribution resulting in the acquisition by such Person of any equity interests which would constitute treasury stock (or its equivalent) and (ii) any payment of principal or interest or any other amount on any Subordinated Indebtedness of any Person.

Revenue Account” shall mean each Deposit Account, maintained by the Issuer and/or Co-Issuer in compliance with Section 4.2 of the Collateral Trust Indenture and designated as a “Revenue Account” in writing to the Trustee by the applicable Obligor, into which, subject to Section 4.2 of the Collateral Trust Indenture, Gross Revenues attributable to a Project shall be deposited.

Scheduled Payment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Secured Obligations” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Secured Parties” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(l) of the Securities Act.

Securities Account” shall mean a special, segregated and irrevocable Dollar-denominated “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) with the Trustee or an Acceptable Bank.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Security Documents” shall mean the Collateral Trust Indenture, the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, the Pledge Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the Collateral Assignment of Management Agreement, any Mortgages, the financing statements, deeds, conveyances, mortgages and any other agreement or instrument that purports to grant any collateral to the Trustee or any Secured Party.

Senior Financial Officer” shall mean, with respect to an Obligor, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller (or any other officer holding a title or role similar to any of the foregoing) of such Obligor.

 

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Shared Rent” shall mean the portion, if any, of payments received by a Project Company in respect of such Project Site that such Project Company has agreed to pay to the site owner (or predecessor thereof) or to an Affiliate of the Co-Issuers pursuant to an agreement to share a portion of such payments.

Source” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Specified Assets” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, any Project Assets of a Project Company relating to such Project Site with respect to which the Fee Estate relating to such Project Site is subject to a Fee Estate Lien in favor of a lienholder for which there does not exist any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or similar agreement directly or indirectly in favor of or otherwise for the benefit of such Project Company (including as an assignee or other transferee of another Person), and with respect to any to be acquired Project Site, the foregoing definition shall be applied mutatis mutandis.

Specified Liens” means Fee Estate Liens and any other Lien deemed to exist in, to or on any of the Project Assets as a result of the existence, incurrence, creation or granting of any Fee Estate Lien.

Standard & Poor’s” or “S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

State Sanctions List” shall mean a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.

Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean any unsecured Indebtedness of any Obligor issued in accordance with, and subordinated in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to the terms of, a Subordination Agreement.

Subordination Agreement” shall mean a Subordination Agreement, entered into by and among an Obligor, the holders of Notes, and the Trustee, containing customary “equity-like” subordination provisions, including complete “standstill” provisions, in scope, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders.

Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venturer can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of an Obligor.

 

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Subsidiary Guaranty” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.4 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Substitute Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 21 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

SVO” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.11 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Swap Contract” shall mean (a) any and all interest rate swap transactions, basis swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any of the foregoing (including, but without limitation, any options to enter into any of the foregoing), and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., including any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement.

Swap Termination Value” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amounts(s) determined as the mark-to-market values(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined by the Obligor party thereto based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available firm market quotations provided to such Obligor by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts.

Synthetic Lease” shall mean, at any time, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (a) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.

Tax” shall mean any tax (whether income, documentary, sales, stamp, registration, issue, capital, property, excise or otherwise), duty, assessment, levy, impost, fee, compulsory loan, charge or withholding.

Terrorism Order” has the meaning ascribed to such term in “Anti-Terrorism Law”.

Transaction Documents” shall mean the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes, the Security Documents, any Subordination Agreement and all documents, instruments and agreements executed from time to time in connection therewith.

 

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Transfer” shall mean a sale, transfer, conveyance, lease (as lessor) or other disposal of properties or assets (other than cash) of and by any Obligor, including without limitation the termination (other than as a result of a default by the Ground Lessee) by Obligor of any Ground Lease, but excluding, however, (x) the grant or existence of any Lien (including any Permitted Lien), (y) any amendment, modification, supplement, declaration of default or exercise of remedies under or waiver of any default, breach of, or right under any Project Document, any Additional Project Document, any Replacement Project Document, any Material Contract or any Replacement Material Contract) and (z) the entering into by any Obligor of any Additional Project Document not prohibited by the Transaction Documents after the Closing Date.

Trustee” shall mean Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, solely in its capacity as Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture and its successors thereunder.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that all references herein to specific sections or subsections of the UCC are references to such sections or subsections, as the case may be, of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such state on the date hereof and provided further, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Trustee’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral or the Trustee’s rights with respect to the Collateral are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect at such time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions relating to such perfection or priority or rights, and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

UCC Searches” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.15 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Unapplied Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.8(c) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws” shall mean those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.

USA PATRIOT Act” shall mean United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

Voluntary Transfer” shall mean any voluntary Transfer by an Obligor of assets to another entity (other than a Guarantor) and any termination by a Guarantor of a Project Document; but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding (i) Transfers constituting or resulting from a Casualty Event or Condemnation Event and (ii) any termination by a Counterparty of a Project Document; and provided that for purposes of determining compliance with the General Limitations contained in Section 10.5 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, to the extent that cash in an

 

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amount equal to all or a portion of the net book value (the “Replacement Amount”) of the assets or property which is the subject of any Voluntary Transfer is used to prepay the principal amount of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, to prepay the principle amount of Additional Notes of any series pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement or to acquire replacement Acceptable Project Assets within 270 days of such Transfer, then an amount equal to the Replacement Amount shall not be a Voluntary Transfer for purposes of the General Limitations contained in Section 10.5 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Subsidiary one hundred percent of the equity interests and voting interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person and such Person’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.

 

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Rules of Interpretation

 

1.

A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (as permitted by the terms of the Security Documents).

 

2.

The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

 

3.

A reference to any Law or regulation includes any amendment or modification to such Law or regulation made before the relevant date or any successor Law or regulation.

 

4.

A reference to any Governmental Authority includes any agency succeeding to its functions relevant.

 

5.

A reference to a rating from any Rating Agency shall include the equivalent rating under any successor rating category from such Rating Agency.

 

6.

A reference to any Person includes its successors and assigns.

 

7.

Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for any purpose under a Transaction Document, such determination or computation shall be done in accordance with GAAP at the time in effect, to the extent applicable, except where such principles are inconsistent with the requirements of any Transaction Document.

 

8.

The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are not limiting.

 

9.

The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and “hereby” refer to the agreement or document in which such words appear.

 

10.

The Table of Contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections in any agreement or document have been inserted as a matter of convenience for reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions thereof.

 

11.

References to “Articles”, “Sections”, or “Exhibits” shall be to articles, sections, or exhibits in the agreement or document in which such word appears, and references to “Paragraphs” or “Clauses” shall be to separate paragraphs or clauses of the Section or subsection in which the reference occurs.

 

12.

All exhibits, schedules or appendices to any agreement or document are incorporated in and are intended to be a part of such agreement or document.

 

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EXHIBIT B

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

[             ] [             ], 20[     ]

To:    Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

AND TO:    Noteholders

Reference is made to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, supplemented, or supplemented from time to time, the “Master Note Purchase Agreement” or “NPPA”), by and among the LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-8”), LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-9”), LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-10”) LD Tall Wall II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tall Wall II”; together with the Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9, LD-10 and any other Obligor that from time to time owns any right or interest in a Project Site, collectively, the “Project Companies” and each individually a “Project Company” and together with the Issuer, collectively, the “Obligors” and each, an “Obligor”). All capitalized terms used as defined terms in this Compliance Certificate which are defined in the NPPA shall have the same meanings herein as in the NPPA and all references to section numbers shall be understood to refer to the stated sections of the NPPA. This Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 7.2 [and Section 1.5(a), with respect to Additional Notes,] of the NPPA.

THE UNDERSIGNED CERTIFIES, IN [HIS/HER] CAPACITY AS A RESPONSIBLE OFFICER OF THE CO-ISSUERS AND NOT IN [HIS/HER] PERSONAL CAPACITY, THAT:

1. I am a duly appointed Responsible Officer of the Co-Issuers;

2. I have reviewed the relevant terms of the NPPA and made, or caused to be made, by the Project Manager and/or other Persons under my supervision, a review of the material transactions and financial condition of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries from the beginning of the quarterly or annual period covered by the statements attached hereto;

3. The examinations described in Paragraph 2 did not disclose the existence, during such period described in Paragraph 2, of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default[, except as described below:]

4. Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing compliance with certain covenants contained in Section 10 of the NPPA and Section 4.4 of the Collateral Trust Indenture, all of which data and computations are to my knowledge true, complete and correct in all material respects;

5. All computations set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto have been made in accordance with the terms of the NPPA and the Collateral Trust Indenture; and

 

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6. Described below are the exceptions, if any, to Paragraph 3 by listing, in reasonable detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Co-Issuers and/or their Subsidiaries has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:

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The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule 1 hereto and the financial statements of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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SCHEDULE 1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Covenant Compliance

Provided below is the material information derived from the financial statements delivered with this Certificate that is reasonably required in order to establish whether the Obligors were in compliance with the requirements of Section 10 of the NPPA and Section 4.4 of the Collateral Trust Indenture, in each case during the period covered by this Certificate (unless otherwise indicated below) [Delete Inapplicable Provisions]:

1. NPPA Section 10

i. Section 10.5(a): as of the most recently ended quarterly or annual period, the Co-Issuers and the other Obligors were in compliance with Section 10.5(a)[, except as described below:]

ii. Section 10.6(c): as of the most recently ended quarterly or annual period, the Co-Issuers and the other Obligors were in compliance with Section 10.6(c)[, except as described below:]

iii. Section 10.7(b): as of the most recently ended quarterly or annual period, the Co-Issuers and the other Obligors complied with Section 10.7(b)[, except as described below:]

2. Debt Service Reserve Requirement:

i. [The] [Each] Reserve Letter of Credit in effect on the date hereof is described below: [     ].

ii. The Availability on the date under [the] [each] Reserve Letter of Credit in effect on the date hereof is: $[     ].

iii. The expiration date of [the] [each] Reserve Letter of Credit in effect on the date hereof is: [     ].

iv. Balance in the Debt Service Reserve Account on the date hereof is: $[     ].

v. During the most recently ended quarterly period, the Co-Issuers were in compliance with the Debt Service Reserve Requirement[, except as described below:]

3. Detailed calculation (as of the last day of the most recently ended quarterly period) of Debt Service Coverage Ratio: [     ]

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF MASTER JOINDER AGREEMENT

This MASTER JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of [     ] [    ], 20[    ] (this Joinder) is entered into by the undersigned [Additional Project Company][Additional Project Company Parent] ([the “Joining Party”][each a “Joining Party”) and, together, the “Joining Parties”]), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture (as defined below) (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Collateral Trust Agreement (defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, among LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, collectively, the “Co-Issuers”) and the other Guarantors party thereto (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Master Agreement), pursuant to which the Co-Issuers issue and sell, from time to time, senior secured notes in one or more series (all such additional senior secured notes, the “Notes”) to the purchasers set forth therein (the “Purchasers”) pursuant a supplement to the Master Agreement with respect to each series of Notes (each such supplement, an “NPPA Series Supplement” and such Master Agreement as amended and supplemented from time to time by each NPPA Series Supplement, the “Notes Agreements”), among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors party thereto and the Purchasers party thereto;

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, among the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral trustee (the “Trustee”) and each of the Secured Parties party thereto (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Trust Indenture”), pursuant to which the Co-Issuers and each of the Guarantors, to secure their respective obligations under the Notes Agreements, the Notes and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Collateral Trust Indenture), granted a security interest and mortgage and deed of trust Lien to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties.

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of January 15, 2020, among the Co-Issuers and the other Assignors (as defined therein) party thereto and the Trustee, as Assignee (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Omnibus Collateral Assignment”), pursuant to which each Assignor, to secure the payment and performance by each Assignor of all Secured Obligations, collaterally assigned to the Assignee and granted to the Assignee a Lien on, all of such Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as described therein);

 

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WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, among the Co-Issuers and the other Pledgors (as defined therein) party thereto and the Trustee (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement”), pursuant to which the Pledgors, as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, pledged and granted a security interest in the Pledged Collateral (as defined therein) to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.3(d) of the Master Agreement, until there are no longer any Notes outstanding, if either Co-Issuer forms, creates or acquires any Project Company after the date of the Master Agreement, the Co-Issuers are required to cause such Project Company to become a Guarantor under the Master Agreement and the Notes by executing and delivering to each Purchaser and the Trustee this Joinder;

[WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Consent and Agreement Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests, dated as of ___________, among the Co-Issuers, the Pledged Companies (as defined therein) party thereto and the Trustee (as may be further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Consent Agreement”), pursuant to which the Pledged Companies acknowledged the security interest of the Trustee under the Pledge Agreement and made certain representations and warranties as to the Pledged Interests (as defined therein);]1

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.9 of the Collateral Trust Indenture, until there are no longer any Notes outstanding, if either Co-Issuer forms, creates or acquires any Project Company after the date of the Collateral Trust Indenture, the Co-Issuers are required to cause such Project Company to become party to the Collateral Trust Indenture as a Guarantor, Obligor and a Project Company under the Collateral Trust Indenture by executing and delivering to the Trustee this Joinder;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.20 of the Omnibus Collateral Assignment, until there are no longer any Notes outstanding, if either Co-Issuer forms, creates or acquires any Project Company after the date of the Omnibus Collateral Assignment, the Co-Issuers are required to cause such Project Company to become party to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment as an Assignor thereunder by executing and delivering to the Trustee this Joinder;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13(c) of the Pledge Agreement, until there are no longer any Notes outstanding, if either Co-Issuer forms, creates or acquires any Project Company that owns one or more Project Companies (each, a “Project Company Parent”) at any time after the date of the Pledge Agreement, the Co-Issuers are required to cause such Project Company Parent to become party to the Pledge Agreement as a Pledgor thereunder by executing and delivering to the Trustee this Joinder;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of the Pledge Agreement, until there are no longer any Notes outstanding, if either Co-Issuer forms, creates or acquires any Project Company at any time after the date of the Consent Agreement, the Co-Issuers are required to cause such Project Company to become party to the Consent Agreement as a Pledged Company thereunder by executing and delivering to the Trustee this Joinder;

 

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To be inserted if a Consent and Agreement Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interest has been created.

 

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the foregoing requirements, [the Joining Party is hereby][each Joining Party hereby is, jointly and severally,] entering into this Joinder.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof are hereby acknowledged, the [Joining Party does hereby][each of Joining Parties does hereby, jointly and severally,] covenant and agree, as follows:

Section 1. Joinder to the Master Agreement. In accordance with the requirements of the Master Agreement, [the][each] Joining Party, by executing and delivering this Joinder, hereby becomes a party to the Master Agreement as a “Guarantor”, an “Obligor” and a “Project Company” thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the Master Agreement, including but not limited to the guaranty set forth in Section 22 thereof, in the same manner as if [the][such] Joining Party was an original signatory to the Master Agreement and, at all times from and after the date hereof, [the][each] Joining Party shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of a Guarantor, an Obligor and a Project Company, as set forth in the Master Agreement. [The Joining Party does hereby][Each of Joining Parties does hereby, jointly and severally,] as of the date hereof makes the representations and warranties to the same effect, mutatis mutandis, as those contained in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.22, 5.23 and 5.24 of the Master Agreement (but with respect to such Joining Party and this Joinder).

Section 2. [Reserved]

Section 3. Joinder to the Collateral Trust Indenture. (a) In accordance with the requirements of the Collateral Trust Indenture, [the][each] Joining Party, by executing and delivering this Joinder, hereby becomes a party to the Collateral Trust Indenture as a “Guarantor”, an “Obligor” and a [“Project Company”][“Project Company Parent”] thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the Collateral Trust Indenture, including but not limited to the granting clauses set forth in Section 2.1 thereof, in the same manner as if [the][such] Joining Party was an original signatory to the Collateral Trust Indenture and, at all times from and after the date hereof, [the][each] Joining Party shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of a Guarantor, an Obligor and a [Project Company][Project Company Parent] as set forth in the Collateral Trust Indenture.

(b) In connection with Section 3(a), Exhibit B attached hereto shall constitute Exhibit B to the Collateral Trust Indenture with respect to the [Joining Party][Joining Parties].

Section 4. Joinder to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment. (a) In accordance with the requirements of the Omnibus Collateral Assignment, [the][each] Joining Party, by executing and delivering this Joinder, hereby becomes a party to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment as a “Assignor” thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the Omnibus Collateral Assignment, including but not limited to the assignment in Section 1.1 thereof, in the same manner as if [the][such] Joining Party was an original signatory to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment and that at all times from and after the date hereof, [the][each] Joining Party shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of an Assignor as set forth in the Omnibus Collateral Assignment as to the extent and in the manner set forth therein.

 

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(b) In connection with Section 4(a), Schedule A-1 attached hereto shall constitute Schedule A to the Omnibus Collateral Assignment with respect to the [Joining Party][Joining Parties].

Section 5. Joinder to the Pledge Agreement. (a) In accordance with the requirements of the Pledge Agreement, [the][each] Joining Party, by executing and delivering this Joinder, hereby becomes a party to the Pledge Agreement as a “Pledgor” thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the Pledge Agreement, including but not limited to the pledge in Section 2 thereof, in the same manner as if [the][such] Joining Party was an original signatory to the Pledge Agreement and, that at all times from and after the date hereof, [the][each] Joining Party shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of a Pledgor as set forth in the Pledge Agreement.

(b) In connection with Section 5(a), (x) Schedule A-2 attached hereto shall constitute Schedule A to the Pledge Agreement and (y) Schedule B attached hereto shall constitute Schedule B to the Pledge Agreement.

Section 6. Joinder to the Consent Agreement. In accordance with the requirements of the Pledge Agreement, [the][each] Joining Party, by executing and delivering this Joinder, hereby becomes a party to Consent Agreement as a “Pledged Company” thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the Consent Agreement, including but not limited to the acknowledgement in Section 1 thereof, in the same manner as if [the][such] Joining Party was an original signatory to the Consent Agreement and, that at all times from and after the date hereof, [the][each] Joining Party shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of a Pledged Company as set forth in the Consent Agreement.

Section 7. Acknowledgement. [The][Each] undersigned Joining Party is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Joinder. The execution by [the][each] undersigned Joining Party of this Joinder shall evidence its consent to and acknowledgment and approval of the terms set forth herein and in the Note Agreements, the Collateral Trust Indenture, the Omnibus Collateral Assignment and the Pledge Agreement (collectively, the “Applicable Documents” and each, an “Applicable Document”).

Section 8. Deemed Amendment. Upon execution of this Joinder, each Applicable Document shall be deemed to be amended and supplemented by this Joinder. Except as amended and supplemented hereby, the terms and provisions of each Applicable Document are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects.

Section 9. Binding Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Joinder shall be binding upon [the][each] Joining Party and inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the holders of the Notes and their respective successors, assigns and permitted transferees. The holder of the Notes and the Trustee shall each be an express third-party beneficiary of the obligations of [the][each] Joining Party, as Guarantor, Obligor, Assignor, Pledgor and a Project Company, as the case may be, arising under this Joinder and the Applicable Documents.

 

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Section 10. Acknowledgement of Direct and Indirect Benefits. [The][Each] Joining Party acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Note Agreements and the Notes and that certain obligations, and entitlements to benefits and rights, will be conferred upon such Joining Party by its execution of this Joinder, and in contemplation thereof does knowingly execute this Joinder.

Section 11. Governing Law. This Joinder shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

Section 12. Counterparts. This Joinder may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Joinder by facsimile or in a.pdf or similar file shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Joinder to be duly executed, as of the date above first written.

 

[JOINING PARTY][JOINING PARTIES], a
[Delaware] [limited liability company][corporation]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Master Joinder Agreement

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Acknowledged and Agreed:
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

                                          

  Name:
  Title:

 

Master Joinder Agreement

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EXHIBIT D

 

 

FORM OF NPPA SERIES SUPPLEMENT

 

 

 

 

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SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT TO THE NOTE PURCHASE AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

WITH RESPECT TO THE

[X]% SERIES [X] SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE [    ]

THIS SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MASTER NOTE PURCHASE AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Supplement”), is entered into by and among LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-8”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-9”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-10”), LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tall Wall II”; together with Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9, LD-10, and any other Obligor that from time to time owns any right or interest in a Project Site and becomes a party to this Agreement by entering into a joinder hereto, the “Project Companies and each individually a “Project Company” or the “Guarantors and each individually a “Guarantor”), and each of the institutional investors named on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Purchaser and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).

Capitalized terms that are used but not defined in this Supplement have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement (defined below).

RECITALS

[WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors and the Purchasers have entered into the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement” or the “NPPA”), and are entering into this Supplement (i) to amend and supplement the NPPA to, among other things, establish the form, terms and other provisions of the Co-Issuers’ [ _ ]% Series [X] Senior Secured Notes due [ ___ ] (the “Series [X] Notes”) that are not otherwise set forth in the NPPA and (ii) to provide for the issuance and sale by the Co-Issuers, and the purchase by the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, of $[ _____ ] aggregate principal amount of Series [X] Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement;

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers intend to use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Series [X] Notes in order (i) to finance the Acquisition by the Co-Issuers of Acceptable Project Assets, as described in and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Agreements described in the Schedule B hereto, [(ii) to pay off and discharge certain existing indebtedness secured by the Acceptable Project Assets to be acquired,] (iii) to satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of the Series [X] Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iv) to pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (v) to pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of the Series [X] Notes, and (vi) to use for general corporate purposes; and]2

 

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This paragraph to be included for the initial Supplement.

 

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[WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers and the other Guarantors have previously executed and delivered a Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement” or the “NPPA”)), with certain purchasers of the Co-Issuers’ Series [X] Senior Secured Notes due [ ____ ] (the “Series [X] Notes”) which were issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA, as amended and supplemented by the Series [X] Supplement to the Master Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated [ ____ ], 20[_], among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and the purchasers party thereto (the “NPPA Series [X] Supplement”);

WHEREAS, Section 1.1 of the NPPA provides that the Co-Issuers may, from time to time, authorize the issuance and sale of Additional Notes in one or more series under and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA in an aggregate principal amount, with such further terms and conditions and in such form as shall be specified in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement among the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors and the Purchasers of such series of Additional Notes;

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers seeks to issue a new series of Additional Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA and this Supplement to [(i) to finance or refinance future Acquisitions by the Co-Issuers, (ii) to pay off and discharge any indebtedness secured by the acquired assets, (iii) to satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of the Additional Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iv) to pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (v) to pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of the Additional Notes, and (vi) to use for general corporate purposes;

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and the Purchasers are entering into this Supplement (i) to amend and supplement the NPPA to, among other things, establish the form, terms and other provisions of a new series of Additional Notes to the extent not otherwise set forth in the NPPA and (ii) to provide for the issuance and sale by the Co-Issuers, and the purchase by the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, of such Additional Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement; and]3

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplement and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors have been done or performed;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and the Purchasers agree as follows.

 

3

Include these four paragraphs for all Supplements other than the Series A Supplement.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES.

Section 1.1 Authorization of Notes. The Co-Issuers hereby authorize the creation of a new series of Notes to be issued pursuant to and in accordance with the NPPA, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement, which new series of Notes shall be known and designated as “[    ]% Series [X] Senior Secured Notes due [                ]” (the “Series [X] Notes”, which term shall include any such Notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of the NPPA). The aggregate principal amount of Series [X] Notes which shall be issued, executed and delivered on the Closing Date (as defined below) shall be $[                ]; provided, however, that subject to the Co-Issuers’ compliance with Section 10.6 of the NPPA, the Co-Issuers from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the Purchasers or any holder of Series [X] Notes, may issue, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the NPPA, additional Series [X] Notes (the “Additional Series [X] Notes”) in any amount having the same terms as the Series [X] Notes of this series in all respects, except for the issue date, the issue price and the initial Payment Date. Any such Additional Series [X] Notes will constitute “Series [X] Notes” and “Notes” for all purposes of the NPPA and will (together with all other Series [X] Notes issued under the NPPA and this Supplement) constitute a single series of Notes under the NPPA.

Section 1.2 Form of Notes; Term of the Notes. (a) The Series [X] Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Annex A hereto. The terms and provisions contained in the Series [X] Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Supplement and the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors, the Purchasers party hereto and any holder of the Series [X] Notes expressly agree to such terms and provision and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of the Series [X] Notes conflicts with the express provisions of this Supplement, the provisions of this Supplement shall govern and be controlling with respect to the Series [X] Notes.

(b) The final maturity date for the Series [X] Notes is [    ], 20[    ] (such date, the “Maturity Date”). On [Month/Day], 20[    ], and on the last day of each calendar month thereafter (each, a “Payment Date”) through and including the Maturity Date, the Co-Issuers shall pay the principal amount of the Series [X] Notes in accordance with the Amortization Schedule attached as Schedule 8.1 to this Supplement (as such Amortization Schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect reductions in principal payments resulting from prepayments of the Series [X] Notes pursuant to Section 8 of the NPPA) at par and without payment of the Make-Whole-Amount (each a “Scheduled Payment Amount”).

(c) The Co-Issuers shall pay interest on the Series [X] Notes (computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months) (i) on the unpaid principal balance of the Series [X] Notes at the rate of [ ]% per annum accruing from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Series [X] Notes, from the original date of issuance, on each Payment Date or until the aggregate principal amount of the Series [X] Notes shall have been paid, and (ii) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum equal to 2% over interest rate stated above, payable monthly as aforesaid (or at option of the registered holder thereof, on demand).

 

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(d) The Series [X] Notes are subject to the payment and prepayment provisions of Section 8 of the NPPA, including, but not limited to (i) optional prepayments by the Co-Issuers with a Make-Whole Amount at any time prior to the last [twelve][eighteen] calendar months prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 8.2(a) thereof, (ii) optional prepayment by the Co-Issuers without a Make-Whole Amount at any time during the [twelve][eighteen] calendar months prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the NPPA and (iii) mandatory prepayments at par pursuant to Section 8.8(f) thereof in a Control Event occurs.

(e) Make-Whole Amount for the Series [X] Notes. [    ].

Make-Whole Amount means, with respect to any Series [X] Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Series [X] Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

Called Principal means, with respect to any Series [X] Note, the principal of such Series [X] Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 of the NPPA or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1 of the NPPA, as the context requires.

Discounted Value means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series [X] Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Series [X] Notes of such series is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

Reinvestment Yield means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series [X] Note, [0.50]% over the “Ask Yield(s)” to maturity implied by the yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the “Ask Yield(s)” Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

 

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If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series [X] Note, [0.50]% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Series [X] Note.

Remaining Average Life means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.

Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series [X] Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Series [X] Notes of such series, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.2 of the NPPA or Section 12.1 of the NPPA.

Settlement Date means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series [X] Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 of the NPPA or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1 of the NPPA, as the context requires.

(f) The Series [X] Notes shall be senior unsubordinated obligations of the Co-Issuers, guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Guarantors, ranking equally in right of payment with any other Notes issued under the NPPA and any other senior unsubordinated obligations of the Obligors and shall constitute Secured Obligations secured equally and ratably with the other Secured Obligations by the pledge of and Lien on the Collateral under the Security Documents.

Section 1.3 Notes Entitled to the Benefits of the NPPA and other Transaction Documents; Joinder by new Guarantors and Purchaser.

(a) The Series [X] Notes are a series of Notes issued under the NPPA and shall be entitled to the benefits of the NPPA, including the guaranty by the Guarantors set forth in Section 22 thereof, and the other Transaction Documents. Each of the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree that all of their obligations under the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents with respect to the Notes and to the Purchasers of Notes shall apply to the Series [X] Notes and to each Purchaser party hereto, respectively.

 

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(b) Any Guarantor that was not party to the NPPA (whether as an original signatory thereto or by subsequently executing a joinder thereto (including by entering into a prior NPPA Series Supplement)) prior to the execution and delivery of this Supplement, hereby agrees that by executing and delivering this Supplement, such Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the NPPA as a “Guarantor”, an “Obligor”, a “Project Company” or a “Project Company Parent”, as the case may be, thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the NPPA, including but not limited to the guaranty set forth in Section 22 thereof with respect to the Series [X] Notes authorized hereby and all other Notes issued under the NPPA prior to or after the date hereof, in the same manner as if such Guarantor was an original signatory to the NPPA and, at all times from and after the date hereof, such Guarantor shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of a Guarantor, an Obligor and a Project Company as set forth in the NPPA.

(c) Each Purchaser hereto agrees that by executing and delivering this Supplement, such Purchaser hereby becomes a party to the NPPA as a “Purchaser” as of the Closing Date with respect to the Series [X] Notes only and shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and be bound by the terms and provisions of the NPPA, including but not limited to the representations and warranties of a Purchaser set forth in Section 6 thereof and the provisions relating to confidentiality set forth in Section 20 thereof, in the same manner as if such Purchaser was an original signatory to the NPPA.

(d) The Series [X] Notes shall be entitled to the benefits of the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Trust Indenture”), pursuant to which the Co-Issuers and the other Guarantors, to secure their respective obligations under the Notes, including the Series [X] Notes, the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents, granted a security interest and mortgage and deed of trust Lien to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties (including the holders of the Series [X] Notes). Concurrently with the entering into of this Supplement, each Purchaser shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a Joinder to the Collateral Trust Indenture in the form attached thereto and become a Secured Party thereunder. Each Purchaser, as a holder of the Series [X] Notes, and all subsequent transferees of the Series [X] Notes shall automatically be bound by the terms and provisions (including the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded the Trustee) of the Collateral Trust Indenture as though they were an original party thereto and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits and be subject to all the duties and obligations thereunder without any further action on their part.

SECTION 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the NPPA and this Supplement, the Co-Issuers will issue and sell, on a joint and several basis, to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Co-Issuers, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Series [X] Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A to this Supplement at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder and under the NPPA are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.

 

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SECTION 3. CLOSING.

The purchase and sale of the Series [X] Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of [•] at 10:00 a.m., New York City Time, at a closing (the “Closing”) on [                ], 20[ ] or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Co-Issuers and the Purchasers (such date of closing, the “Closing Date”).

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Series [X] Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing), prior to the Closing Date of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4 of the NPPA; provided, that (x) the opinion delivered in connection with Section 4.4(a) of the NPPA shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(a) hereto, (y) opinion delivered in connection with Section 4.4(b) of the NPPA shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(b) hereto and (z) opinion delivered in connection with Section 4.4(c) of the NPPA shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(c) hereto.

[List any exceptions or additions to the closing conditions]

SECTION 5. REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE OBLIGORS.

Each of the Obligors represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, on the Closing Date, each of the representation and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the NPPA are true and accurate as of such date, subject to the following qualifications:

(a) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.3 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.3 hereto.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.4 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.4 hereto.

(c) The financial statements described in Section 5.5(b), if any, of the NPPA are described in Schedule 5.3 hereto.

(d) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.8 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.8 hereto.

(e) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.9 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.9 hereto.

(f) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.10 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.10 hereto.

 

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(g) The representation and warranties set forth in Section 5.11 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.11 hereto.

(h) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.15 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.15 hereto.

(i) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.18 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.18 hereto.

(j) The UCC financing statements or recordings necessary to perfect the security interests granted to the Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents and the related filing offices described in Section 5.19 of the NNPA, if any, are as set forth in Schedule 5.19 hereto.

(k) (i) The equity interests acquired by the Co-Issuers pursuant to any acquisition agreements described in Section 5.20(a), if any, of the NPPA are described in Schedule 5.20(a) hereto and (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.20(b) of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.20 hereto.

(l) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.21 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.21 hereto.

SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY.

Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 8. RATIFICATION OF NPPA AND AMENDMENTS.

As supplemented by this Supplement, the NPPA is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the NPPA as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken and constructed as one and the same instrument. This Supplement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with the terms of the NPPA. In addition, and to the extent that the Subsidiary Guaranty is in effect, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute and deliver a guaranty ratification.

SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS.

This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

 

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SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW.

This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

SECTION 12. HEADINGS.

Section headings and the table of contents in this Supplement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way restrict or otherwise modify the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.4

 

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

4 

To be conformed to currently applicable Obligors, as necessary.

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement

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LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title

 

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PURCHASERS:

 

[NAME OF PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[NAME OF PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[NAME OF PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[NAME OF PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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ANNEX A

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF NOTE

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC

2019-1 TRS LLC

[    ]% SERIES [X] SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE [    ]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE CO-ISSUERS.

 

No. [    ]-[    ]

$[    ]

  

Original Issue Date: [    ], 20[    ]

PPN: [    ]# [    ]

 

MATURITY DATE:    [    ], 20[    ]

 

PAYMENT DATES:    The last day of each calendar month in each year, commencing on [Month/Day], 20[    ] through and including the Maturity Date.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC (herein called the “Issuer”) and 2019-1 TRS LLC (herein called the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), each a Delaware limited liability company, hereby promise to pay, on a joint and several basis, to [INSERT NAME OF HOLDER], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [INSERT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTE] MILLION DOLLARS in accordance with the Amortization Schedule attached as Schedule 8.1 to the NPPA Series [X] Supplement (defined below) (as such Amortization Schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect reductions in principal payments resulting from prepayments of the Notes pursuant to Section 8 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement (as defined below)) with interest (computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months) (a) on the unpaid

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Annex A (Form of Note)

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balance hereof at the rate of [    ]% per annum accruing from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on this Note, from the Original Issue Date set forth above, payable on each Payment Date set forth above or until the aggregate principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum equal to 2% over coupon rate, payable monthly as aforesaid (or at option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect, to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States at the address specified for such purpose in Schedule A attached to the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, or by such other method or at such other address as the holder of this Note shall have from time to time specified to the Co-Issuers in writing for such purpose as provided in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of senior secured notes called [    ]% Series [X] Senior Secured Notes Due [    ] (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to, and the terms and conditions of which are governed by, the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, as amended and supplemented by the NPPA Series [X] Supplement, dated as of [    ], 20[    ] (the “Series [X] Supplement”, and the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, as so amended and supplemented, and as may be further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement”), by and among the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors party thereto and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

The Holders of the Notes are third-party beneficiaries of the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Trust Indenture”), pursuant to which the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors, to secure their respective obligations under the Notes, the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, granted a security interest and mortgage and deed of trust Lien to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties (including the Holder of this Note). The Holder of this Note and all subsequent transferees of this Note shall automatically be bound by the terms and provisions (including the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded the Trustee) of the Collateral Trust Indenture as though they were an original party thereto and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits and be subject to all the duties and obligations thereunder without any further action on their part.

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Co-Issuers may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Co-Issuers will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

 

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This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in Section 8 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, but not otherwise.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Pursuant to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, each of the Subsidiaries of the Co-Issuers, have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on the Notes and the performance by the Co-Issuers of its obligations contained in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement all as more fully set forth therein.

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Co-Issuers and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Co-Issuers have caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

 

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC
By:  
    Name:
    Title:
2019-1 TRS LLC
By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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SCHEDULE 4.4(a)

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE OBLIGORS

 

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 4.4(a) (Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Obligors)

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SCHEDULE 4.4(b)

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL DELAWARE COUNSEL FOR THE OBLIGORS

 

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 4.4(b) (Form of Opinion of Special Delaware Counsel for the Obligors)

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SCHEDULE 4.4(C)

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE TRUSTEE

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 4.4(c) (Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Trustee)

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SCHEDULE 5.3

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.3 (Disclosure Documents and Financial Statements)

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SCHEDULE 5.4

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

OBLIGORS AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.4 (Disclosure Documents and Financial Statements)

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SCHEDULE 5.5(b)

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

MATERIAL LIABILITIES

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.5(b) (Material Liabilities)

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SCHEDULE 5.8

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

LITIGATION; OBSERVANCE OF AGREEMENTS, STATUTES AND ORDERS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.8 (Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders)

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SCHEDULE 5.9

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

TAXES

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.9 (Taxes)

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SCHEDULE 5.10

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

TITLE TO PROPERTY; LEASES

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.10 (Title to Property; Leases)

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SCHEDULE 5.11

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

LICENSES, PERMITS, ETC.

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.11 (Licenses, Permits, Etc.)

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SCHEDULE 5.15

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.15 (Existing Indebtedness)

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SCHEDULE 5.18

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.18 (Environmental Matters)

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SCHEDULE 5.19

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

UCC FINANCING STATEMENTS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.19 (UCC Financing Statements)

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SCHEDULE 5.20

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.20 (Material Contracts)

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SCHEDULE 5.21

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

LIEN LIMITATIONS IN MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 5.21 (Lien Limitations in Material Contracts)

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SCHEDULE 8.1

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 8.1 (Amortization Schedule)

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SCHEDULE 9.2

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule 9.2 (Insurance Requirements)

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SCHEDULE A

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

NOTICES AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PURCHASERS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule A (Notices and Information Relating to the Purchasers)

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SCHEDULE B

TO

NPPA SERIES [X] SUPPLEMENT

 

 

ACQUISITION AGREEMENTS

 

NPPA Series [    ] Supplement – Schedule B (Acquisition Agreements)

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EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION COPY

SERIES A SUPPLEMENT TO THE NOTE PURCHASE AND PARTICIPATION

AGREEMENT

WITH RESPECT TO THE

3.90% SERIES A SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE JANUARY 14, 2027

THIS SERIES A SUPPLEMENT TO THE MASTER NOTE PURCHASE AND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Supplement”), is entered into by and among LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-8”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-9”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-10”), LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tall Wall II”; together with Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9, LD-10, and any other Obligor that from time to time owns any right or interest in a Project Site and becomes a party to this Agreement by entering into a joinder hereto, the “Project Companies and each individually a “Project Company” or the “Guarantors and each individually a “Guarantor”), and each of the institutional investors named on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Purchaser and, collectively, the “Purchasers”).

Capitalized terms that are used but not defined in this Supplement have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement (defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors and the Purchasers have entered into the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement” or the “NPPA”), and are entering into this Supplement (i) to amend and supplement the NPPA to, among other things, establish the form, terms and other provisions of the Co-Issuers’ 3.90% Series A Senior Secured Notes due January 14, 2027 (the “Series A Notes”) that are not otherwise set forth in the NPPA and (ii) to provide for the issuance and sale by the Co-Issuers, and the purchase by the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, of $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement;

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuers intend to use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Series A Notes in order (i) to pay off and discharge certain existing indebtedness secured by the initial Portfolio (the “Refinancing”), (ii) to satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of the Series A Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iii) to pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (iv) to pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of the Series A Notes and (v) to otherwise use for general corporate purposes; and

 

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WHEREAS, Section 1.1 of the NPPA provides that the Co-Issuers may, from time to time, authorize the issuance and sale of Notes in one or more Series under and pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NPPA in an aggregate principal amount, with such further terms and conditions and in such form as shall be specified in the applicable NPPA Series Supplement among the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors and the Purchasers of such Series of Notes; and

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Supplement and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors have been done or performed;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and the Purchasers agree as follows.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES.

Section 1.1 Authorization of Notes. The Co-Issuers hereby authorize the creation of a new Series of Notes to be issued pursuant to and in accordance with the NPPA, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement, which new series of Notes shall be known and designated as “3.90% Series A Senior Secured Notes due January 14, 2027” (the “Series A Notes”, which term shall include any such Notes issued in substitution therefor pursuant to Section 13 of the NPPA). The aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes which shall be issued, executed and delivered on the Closing Date (as defined below) shall be $170,000,000; provided, however, that subject to the Co-Issuers’ compliance with Section 10.6 of the NPPA, the Co-Issuers from time to time, without giving notice to or seeking the consent of the Purchasers or any holder of Series A Notes, may issue, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the NPPA, additional Series A Notes (the “Additional Series A Notes”) in any amount having the same terms as the Series A Notes in all respects, except for the issue date, the issue price and the initial Payment Date. Any such Additional Series A Notes will constitute “Series A Notes” and “Notes” for all purposes of the NPPA and will (together with all other Series A Notes issued under the NPPA and this Supplement) constitute a single series of Notes under the NPPA.

Section 1.2 Form of Notes; Term of the Notes. (a) The Series A Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Annex A hereto. The terms and provisions contained in the Series A Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Supplement and the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors, the Purchasers party hereto and any holder of the Series A Notes expressly agree to such terms and provision and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of the Series A Notes conflicts with the express provisions of this Supplement, the provisions of this Supplement shall govern and be controlling with respect to the Series A Notes.

 

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(b) The final maturity date for the Series A Notes is January 14, 2027 (such date, the “Maturity Date”). On February 29, 2020, and on the last day of each calendar month thereafter (each, a “Payment Date”) through and including the Maturity Date, the Co-Issuers shall pay the principal amount of the Series A Notes in accordance with the Amortization Schedule attached as Schedule 8.1 to this Supplement (as such Amortization Schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect reductions in principal payments resulting from prepayments of the Series A Notes pursuant to Section 8 of the NPPA) at par and without payment of the Make-Whole-Amount (each a “Scheduled Payment Amount”).

(c) The Co-Issuers shall pay interest on the Series A Notes (computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months) (i) on the unpaid principal balance of the Series A Notes at the rate of 3.90% per annum accruing from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the Series A Notes, from the original date of issuance, on each Payment Date or until the aggregate principal amount of the Series A Notes shall have been paid, and (ii) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum equal to 2% over interest rate stated above, payable monthly as aforesaid (or at option of the registered holder thereof, on demand).

(d) The Series A Notes are subject to the payment and prepayment provisions of Section 8 of the NPPA, including, but not limited to (i) optional prepayments by the Co-Issuers with a Make-Whole Amount at any time prior to the last twelve calendar months prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 8.2(a) thereof, (ii) optional prepayment by the Co-Issuers without a Make-Whole Amount at any time during the twelve calendar months prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the NPPA and (iii) mandatory prepayments at par pursuant to Section 8.8(f) thereof in a Control Event occurs.

(e) Make-Whole Amount for the Series A Notes.

Make-Whole Amount means, with respect to any Series A Note, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Series A Note over the amount of such Called Principal, provided that the Make-Whole Amount may in no event be less than zero. For the purposes of determining the Make-Whole Amount, the following terms have the following meanings:

Called Principal means, with respect to any Series A Note, the principal of such Series A Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 of the NPPA or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1 of the NPPA, as the context requires.

Discounted Value means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series A Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Series A Notes of such series is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

 

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Reinvestment Yield means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series A Note, 0.50% over the “Ask Yield(s)” to maturity implied by the yield(s) reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1) on Bloomberg Financial Markets for the most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities (“Reported”) having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there are no such U.S. Treasury securities Reported having a maturity equal to such Remaining Average Life, then such implied yield to maturity will be determined by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between the “Ask Yield(s)” Reported for the applicable most recently issued actively traded on-the-run U.S. Treasury securities with the maturities (1) closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Note.

If such yields are not Reported or the yields Reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), then “Reinvestment Yield means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series A Note, 0.50% over the yield to maturity implied by the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (or any comparable successor publication) for the U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. If there is no such U.S. Treasury constant maturity having a term equal to such Remaining Average Life, such implied yield to maturity will be determined by interpolating linearly between (1) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and greater than such Remaining Average Life and (2) the U.S. Treasury constant maturity so reported with the term closest to and less than such Remaining Average Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to the number of decimal places as appears in the interest rate of the applicable Series A Note.

Remaining Average Life means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years obtained by dividing (i) such Called Principal into (ii) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment with respect to such Called Principal by (b) the number of years, computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and calculated to two decimal places, that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment.

Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series A Note, all payments of such Called Principal and interest thereon that would be due after the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made prior to its scheduled due date, provided that if such Settlement Date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the Series A Notes of such series, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to Section 8.2 of the NPPA or Section 12.1 of the NPPA.

 

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Settlement Date means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Series A Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section 8.2 of the NPPA or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 12.1 of the NPPA, as the context requires.

(f) The Series A Notes shall be senior unsubordinated obligations of the Co-Issuers, guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Guarantors, ranking equally in right of payment with any other Notes issued under the NPPA and any other senior unsubordinated obligations of the Obligors and shall constitute Secured Obligations secured equally and ratably with the other Secured Obligations by the pledge of and Lien on the Collateral under the Security Documents.

Section 1.3 Notes Entitled to the Benefits of the NPPA and other Transaction Documents; Joinder by new Guarantors and Purchaser.

(a) The Series A Notes are a series of Notes issued under the NPPA and shall be entitled to the benefits of the NPPA, including the guaranty by the Guarantors set forth in Section 22 thereof, and the other Transaction Documents. Each of the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree that all of their obligations under the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents with respect to the Notes and to the Purchasers of Notes shall apply to the Series A Notes and to each Purchaser party hereto, respectively.

(b) Any Guarantor that was not party to the NPPA (whether as an original signatory thereto or by subsequently executing a joinder thereto (including by entering into a prior NPPA Series Supplement)) prior to the execution and delivery of this Supplement, hereby agrees that by executing and delivering this Supplement, such Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the NPPA as a “Guarantor”, an “Obligor”, a “Project Company” or a “Project Company Parent”, as the case may be, thereunder and shall be bound by the terms and provisions of the NPPA, including but not limited to the guaranty set forth in Section 22 thereof with respect to the Series A Notes authorized hereby and all other Notes issued under the NPPA prior to or after the date hereof, in the same manner as if such Guarantor was an original signatory to the NPPA and, at all times from and after the date hereof, such Guarantor shall be subject to all of the obligations, and be entitled to the rights and benefits, of a Guarantor, an Obligor and a Project Company as set forth in the NPPA.

(c) Each Purchaser hereto agrees that by executing and delivering this Supplement, such Purchaser hereby becomes a party to the NPPA as a “Purchaser” as of the Closing Date with respect to the Series A Notes only and shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and be bound by the terms and provisions of the NPPA, including but not limited to the representations and warranties of a Purchaser set forth in Section 6 thereof and the provisions relating to confidentiality set forth in Section 20 thereof, in the same manner as if such Purchaser was an original signatory to the NPPA.

(d) The Series A Notes shall be entitled to the benefits of the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Trust Indenture”), pursuant to which the Co-Issuers and the other Guarantors, to secure their respective obligations under the Notes, including the Series A Notes, the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents, granted a security interest and mortgage and deed of trust Lien to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties (including the holders of the Series A Notes). Concurrently with the entering into of this Supplement, each Purchaser shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a Joinder to the Collateral

 

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Trust Indenture in the form attached thereto and become a Secured Party thereunder. Each Purchaser, as a holder of the Series A Notes, and all subsequent transferees of the Series A Notes shall automatically be bound by the terms and provisions (including the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded the Trustee) of the Collateral Trust Indenture as though they were an original party thereto and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits and be subject to all the duties and obligations thereunder without any further action on their part.

SECTION 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTES.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the NPPA and this Supplement, the Co-Issuers will issue and sell, on a joint and several basis, to each Purchaser and each Purchaser will purchase from the Co-Issuers, at the Closing provided for in Section 3, Series A Notes in the principal amount specified opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule A to this Supplement at the purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Purchasers’ obligations hereunder and under the NPPA are several and not joint obligations and no Purchaser shall have any liability to any Person for the performance or non-performance of any obligation by any other Purchaser hereunder.

SECTION 3. CLOSING.

The purchase and sale of the Series A Notes to be purchased by each Purchaser shall occur at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, at a closing (the “Closing”) on January 15, 2020, or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Co-Issuers and the Purchasers (such date of closing, the “Closing Date”).

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING.

Each Purchaser’s obligation to purchase and pay for the Series A Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing), prior to the Closing Date of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4 of the NPPA; provided, that (x) the opinion delivered in connection with Section 4.4(a) of the NPPA shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(a) hereto, (y) opinion delivered in connection with Section 4.4(b) of the NPPA shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(b) hereto and (z) opinion delivered in connection with Section 4.4(c) of the NPPA shall be in the form set forth in Schedule 4.4(c) hereto.

SECTION 5. REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE OBLIGORS.

Each of the Obligors represents and warrants to each Purchaser that, on the Closing Date, each of the representation and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the NPPA are true and accurate as of such date, subject to the following qualifications:

(a) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.3 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.3 hereto.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.4 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.4 hereto.

 

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(c) The financial statements described in Section 5.5(b), if any, of the NPPA are described in Schedule 5.3 hereto.

(d) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.8 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.8 hereto.

(e) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.9 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.9 hereto.

(f) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.10 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.10 hereto.

(g) The representation and warranties set forth in Section 5.11 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.11 hereto.

(h) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.15 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.15 hereto.

(i) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.18 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.18 hereto.

(j) The UCC financing statements or recordings necessary to perfect the security interests granted to the Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents and the related filing offices described in Section 5.19 of the NNPA, if any, are as set forth in Schedule 5.19 hereto.

(k) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.20(b) of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.20 hereto.

(l) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.21 of the NPPA are subject to the disclosures, if any, in Schedule 5.21 hereto.

SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY.

Any provision of this Supplement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall (to the full extent permitted by law) not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 8. RATIFICATION OF NPPA AND AMENDMENTS.

As supplemented by this Supplement, the NPPA is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the NPPA as so supplemented by this Supplement shall be read, taken and constructed as one and the same instrument. This Supplement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with the terms of the NPPA. In addition, and to the extent that the Subsidiary Guaranty is in effect, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall execute and deliver a guaranty ratification.

 

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SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS.

This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.

SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW.

This Supplement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

SECTION 12. HEADINGS.

Section headings and the table of contents in this Supplement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way restrict or otherwise modify the terms or provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplement to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

NPPA Series A Supplement


LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

NPPA Series A Supplement


PURCHASERS:

 

TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA,
a New York domiciled life insurance company
By: Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its investment manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Miller

Name:   Chris Miller
Title:   Senior Director
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its investment manager
By:  

/s/ Chris Miller

Name:   Chris Miller
Title:   Senior Director

 

NPPA Series A Supplement


ANNEX A

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF NOTE

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC

2019-1 TRS LLC

3.90% SERIES A SENIOR SECURED NOTE DUE JANUARY 14, 2027

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE CO-ISSUERS.

 

No. A-[     ]

$[     ]

  

Original Issue Date: January 15, 2020

PPN: 502084 A*7

 

MATURITY

DATE: January 14, 2027

 

PAYMENT

DATES: The last day of each calendar month in each year, commencing on February 29, 2020 through and including the Maturity Date.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC (herein called the “Issuer”) and 2019-1 TRS LLC (herein called the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), each a Delaware limited liability company, hereby promise to pay on a joint and several basis, to [INSERT NAME OF HOLDER], or registered assigns, the principal sum of [INSERT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOTE] DOLLARS in accordance with the Amortization Schedule attached as Schedule 8.1 to the NPPA Series A Supplement (defined below) (as such Amortization Schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect reductions in principal payments resulting from prepayments of the Notes pursuant to Section 8 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement (as defined below)) with interest (computed on the basis of a three

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Annex A (Form of Note)

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hundred sixty (360)-day year of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months) (a) on the unpaid balance hereof at the rate of 3.90% per annum accruing from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on this Note, from the Original Issue Date set forth above, payable on each Payment Date set forth above or until the aggregate principal hereof shall have become due and payable, and (b) to the extent permitted by law, (x) on any overdue payment of interest and (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, on such unpaid balance and on any overdue payment of any Make-Whole Amount, at a rate per annum equal to 2% over coupon rate, payable monthly as aforesaid (or at option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Payments of principal of, interest on and any Make-Whole Amount with respect, to this Note are to be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the address specified for such purpose in Schedule A attached to the NPPA Series A Supplement, or by such other method or at such other address as the holder of this Note shall have from time to time specified to the Co-Issuers in writing for such purpose as provided in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement referred to below.

This Note is one of a series of senior secured notes called 3.90% Series A Senior Secured Notes Due January 2027 (herein called the “Notes”) issued pursuant to, and the terms and conditions of which are governed by, the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, as amended and supplemented by the NPPA Series A Supplement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (the “Series A Supplement”, and the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, as so amended and supplemented, and as may be further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement”), by and among the Co-Issuers, the other Guarantors party thereto and the respective Purchasers named therein and is entitled to the benefits thereof. Each holder of this Note will be deemed, by its acceptance hereof, to have (i) agreed to the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 20 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and (ii) made the representation set forth in Section 6.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Note shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

The Holders of the Notes are third-party beneficiaries of the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Trust Indenture”), pursuant to which the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors, to secure their respective obligations under the Notes, the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, granted a security interest and mortgage and deed of trust Lien to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties (including the Holder of this Note). The Holder of this Note and all subsequent transferees of this Note shall automatically be bound by the terms and provisions (including the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded the Trustee) of the Collateral Trust Indenture as though they were an original party thereto and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits and be subject to all the duties and obligations thereunder without any further action on their part.

This Note is a registered Note and, as provided in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed, by the registered holder hereof or such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, a new Note for a like principal amount will be issued to, and registered in the name of, the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer, the Co-Issuers may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and the Co-Issuers will not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Annex A (Form of Note)


This Note is subject to prepayment, in whole or from time to time in part, at the times and on the terms specified in Section 8 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, but not otherwise.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of this Note may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner, at the price (including any applicable Make-Whole Amount) and with the effect provided in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Pursuant to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, each of the Subsidiaries of the Co-Issuers, have absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed payment in full of the principal of, Make-Whole Amount, if any, and interest on the Notes and the performance by the Co-Issuers of its obligations contained in the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement all as more fully set forth therein.

This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the Co-Issuers and the holder of this Note shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York excluding choice-of-law principles of the law of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Annex A (Form of Note)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Co-Issuers have caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

 

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC
By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

2019-1 TRS LLC
By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Annex A (Form of Note)

A-4


SCHEDULE 4.4(a)

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE OBLIGORS

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 4.4(a) (Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Obligors)


SCHEDULE 4.4(b)

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL DELAWARE COUNSEL FOR THE OBLIGORS

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 4.4(b) (Form of Opinion of Special Delaware Counsel for the Obligors)


SCHEDULE 4.4(c)

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

FORM OF OPINION OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR THE TRUSTEE

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 4.4(c) (Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Trustee)


SCHEDULE 5.3

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Investor Presentation

a. LD Investor Presentation (November 11, 2019)

2. Financial Models

[REDACTED

3. LMRK 2016-1 documents / materials

a. LMRK 2016-1 Final Offering Memorandum

b. 2016-1 Monthly Manager Report May 2019

c. [REDACTED]

4. Ratings Letter

a. DBRS Questions #1

b. DBRS Indicative Rating Letter (December 12, 2019)

c. Provisional Private Presale Report (January 13, 2020)

d. Final DBRS Rating Letter (January 15, 2020)

5. Investor Q&A / diligence materials / datatape

a. Historical Loss Rates (Landmark 2019-1 Data Tape - October 31, 2019)

b. Terminations (Landmark 2019-1 Data Tape - October 31, 2019)

c. Sample Leases, amendments, Title documents, Purchase and Sale Agreements, Underwiring summaries, closing statements, and related documents.

 

  I.

WT154503 – NRG Energy

 

  II.

BB164934 – Clear Channel

 

  III.

BB165129 – Clear Channel

 

  IV.

BB176274 – Lamar

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.3 (Disclosure Documents and Financial Statements)


  V.

WT142965 – SunEdison

 

  VI.

BB176297 – Aura Outdoor

 

  VII.

SO165607 – True Green Capital Mgmt LLC

 

  VIII.

SO176304 – NJRCEV

 

  IX.

SO154392 – RES America Wind Operations Inc.

 

  X.

SO154391 – RES America Wind Operations Inc.

 

  XI.

TC143803 – AT&T Wireless

 

  XII.

TC120898 – Fair Point Communications

 

  XIII.

TC154165 – SBC Tower Holdings LLC

 

  XIV.

TC153871 – AT&T Wireless

 

  XV.

TC143746 – New Singular Wireless PCS

6. Legal Documents and related drafts

a. Commitment Letter

b. Master NPPA

c. Series A Supplement to the NPPA

d. Series A Senior Secured Note R-1

e. Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement

f. Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents

g. Management Agreement

h. Collateral Assignment of Management Agreement

i. Pledge and Security Agreement

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.3 (Disclosure Documents and Financial Statements)


SCHEDULE 5.4

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

OBLIGORS AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Obligor

  

Subsidiary of Obligor

  

Percentage Limited

Liability Company

Interest Owned by Obligor

   Obligor EIN   

Director of Obligor

  

Officers of Obligor

LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    100% limited liability company interest    81-2624396    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III Orlando Figueroa    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    100% limited liability company interest    81-2624396    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III Orlando Figueroa    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    100% limited liability company interest    81-2624396    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III Orlando Figueroa    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.4 (Obligors and Subsidiaries)


LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    LD Tall Wall II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    100% limited liability company interest    81-2624396   

Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons

Josef Bobek III

Orlando Figueroa

   Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    N/A    100% limited liability company interest    84-3923667   

Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III

Orlando Figueroa

   Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    N/A    100% limited liability company interest    45-2484321    (Member-managed)    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    N/A    100% limited liability company interest    80-0776473    (Member-managed)    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    N/A    100% limited liability company interest    61-1673496    (Member-managed)    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III
LD Tall Wall II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company    N/A    100% limited liability company interest    82-4789075    (Member-managed)    Arthur P. Brazy, Jr. George P. Doyle Daniel R. Parsons Josef Bobek III

 

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.4 (Obligors and Subsidiaries)


SCHEDULE 5.5(b)

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

MATERIAL LIABILITIES

None, other than as described on Schedule 5.15.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.5(b) (Material Liabilities)


SCHEDULE 5.8

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

LITIGATION; OBSERVANCE OF AGREEMENTS, STATUTES AND ORDERS

None.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.8 (Litigation; Observance of Agreements, Statutes and Orders)


SCHEDULE 5.9

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

TAXES

None.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.9 (Taxes)


SCHEDULE 5.10

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

TITLE TO PROPERTY; LEASES

Asset TC132065 – Seller was potentially not correctly vested in title when asset was sold to Landmark. Seller inherited the property and issue created during administration of Estate. Lessee of the underlying lease continues to make payments to date.

Asset TC143017 – Seller attempted to sell same lease twice creating a cloud on title. Landmark is pursuing remedies and attempting to perfect title.

Asset BB164934 – As discussed with [REDACTED], transfer of underlying easement to LD-8 pending consent from Midland Loan Services and Wilmington Trust. Easement inadvertently assigned to Issuer affiliate. Easement transfer to be completed within 45-days of closing. Lease interest and rental revenue unaffected.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.10 (Title to Property; Leases)


SCHEDULE 5.11

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

LICENSES, PERMITS, ETC.

None.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.11 (Licenses, Permits, Etc.)


SCHEDULE 5.15

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS

Existing Indebtedness: None, other than the existing Indebtedness as described below which will be paid and satisfied in full upon receipt and application by the Issuer and/or the other Obligors of the proceeds of the Notes purchased hereunder.

Existing Liens: None, other than (a) Permitted Liens as defined in this Agreement and (b) Liens relating to the Indebtedness as described below, which Liens will be released and terminated immediately upon payment of the existing Indebtedness as described above:

LMRK 2016-1 Indenture

Indebtedness and Liens under and in connection with that certain Indenture, dated as of as of June 16, 2016 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, collectively, the “Indenture”), by and among LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Obligors, and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Indenture).

SunTrust Credit Agreement

Indebtedness and Liens under and in connection with that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of as of November 15, 2018 (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented prior to the date hereof, collectively, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among LD Tall Wall II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Guarantor, and the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.15 (Existing Indebtedness)


SCHEDULE 5.18

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

None.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.18 (Environmental Matters)


SCHEDULE 5.19

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

UCC FINANCING STATEMENTS

 

Obligor

  

Filing Office

LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC    Delaware
LMRK Issuer Co. LLC    Delaware
2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC    Delaware
2019-1 TRS LLC    Delaware
LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC    Delaware
LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC    Delaware
LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC    Delaware
LD Tall Wall II LLC    Delaware

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.19 (UCC Financing Statements)


SCHEDULE 5.20

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.20 (Material Contracts)


SCHEDULE 5.21

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

LIEN LIMITATIONS IN MATERIAL CONTRACTS

None.

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 5.21 (Lien Limitations in Material Contracts)


SCHEDULE 8.1

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 8.1 (Amortization Schedule)


SCHEDULE 9.2

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

 

Coverage

  

Limits

  

Coverage Terms

General Liability

$1,000,000    Each Occurrence    Primary & Non-Contributory Wording
$1,000,000    Personal and Advertising Injury Limit    Waiver of Subrogation
$2,000,000    Products Completed Operations Aggregate Limit    Additional Insured
$2,000,000    General Aggregate Limit Per Location   
$10,000,000    Maximum Policy General Aggregate Limit   
$10,000    Medical Expense   
$1,000,000    Damage to Premises Rented to You Limit - any one premise   

Automobile Liability

$1,000,000    Combined Single Limit - Hired & Non-Owned    Primary & Non-Contributory Wording
      Waiver of Subrogation
      Additional Insured

Workers’ Compensation

Statutory    Workers Compensation    Waiver of Subrogation
$1,000,000    BI by Accident - Each Accident   
$1,000,000    BI by Disease - Each Employee   
$1,000,000    BI by Disease - Policy Limit   

Umbrella Liability

$15,000,000    Each Occurrence    Excess GL, EL, AL
$15,000,000    Products/Completed Operations Aggregate    Primary & Non-Contributory Wording
$15,000,000    General Aggregate Limit    Waiver of Subrogation
      Additional Insured

Employment Practices Liability

$5,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability   
$5,000,000    Third Party Liability Sublimit   

Commercial Property

  
$44,042,455    Policy Limit    $5,000 deductible per occurrence
$1,250,000    Personal Property Blanket Limit   

Cyber

$10,000,000    Maximum Aggregate Limit   
$10,000,000    Maximum Single Limit   
Pollution

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 9.2 (Insurance Requirements)


$1,000,000    Policy Aggregate    Site specific policy for an asset in Monroe Township, NJ

Landmark Dividend – Directors & Officers

$20,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability    $250,000 Retention: Each Claim

Professional Liability

$5,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability    $250,000 Retention: Each Claim

Private Fund Liability

$5,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability    $250,000 Retention: Each Claim

Fiduciary

$5,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability    $250,000 Retention: Each Claim
$250,000    Civil Penalties Sublimit    Civil Penalties Retention
$250,000    HIPAA Civil Penalties Sublimit   

Crime

$6,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability   
$3,000,000    Insuring agreements    $25,000 Deductible

Employed Lawyers

$1,000,000    Aggregate Limit of Liability   
$1,000,000    Individual Non-Indemnified Liability   
$1,000,000    Individual Indemnified Liability    $10,000 Retention

Foreign Package

$2,000,000    Liability - General Aggregate   
$1,000,000    Liability - Each Occurrence   
$1,000,000    Employee Benefits – Aggregate   
$1,000,000    Employee Benefits – Each Claim   
$1,000,000    Contingent Auto – Per Accident   
$1,000,000    Employers Liability – Each Accident   
$1,000,000    Employers Liability – Policy Limit   
$1,000,000    Employers Liability – Each Employee   

Landmark Infrastructure Directors & Officers Policies

Directors & Officers

$40,000,000    Limit of Liability    $500,000 Retention: Each Claim
$350,000    Investigation Costs   

Directors & Officers Side A DIC $10mil xs $40mil

$10,000,000    Maximum Aggregate Limit of Liability (including defense expenses) excess of underlying policies   

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule 9.2 (Insurance Requirements)


SCHEDULE A

TO

NPPA SERIES A SUPPLEMENT

 

 

NOTICES AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PURCHASERS

[REDACTED]

 

NPPA Series A Supplement – Schedule A (Notices and Information Relating to the Purchasers)

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

COLLATERAL TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF JANUARY 15, 2020

BY AND AMONG

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC,

2019-1 TRS LLC,

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC,

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC,

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC,

LD TALL WALL II LLC,

as the Obligors,

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

SECTION 1 INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT

     3  

Section 1.1

  Terms Defined      3  

Section 1.2

  Section Headings and Table of Contents; Construction      3  

SECTION 2 GRANTING CLAUSES; AGREEMENT TO HOLD IN TRUST

     3  

Section 2.1

  Granting Clauses      3  

Section 2.2

  Agreement to Hold in Trust      7  

SECTION 3 RECEIPT, DISTRIBUTION AND APPLICATION OF REVENUES FROM THE CO-ISSUERS

     9  

SECTION 4 ACCOUNTS; APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

     10  

Section 4.1

  Accounts      10  

Section 4.2

  Revenue Accounts; Control Event      10  

Section 4.3

  Debt Service Reserve Requirements      13  

Section 4.4

  Reserve Letter(s) of Credit      14  

Section 4.5

  [Reserved]      15  

Section 4.6

  Collateral Proceeds Account      15  

Section 4.7

  Application of Collateral Proceeds      15  

Section 4.8

  Additional Deposits to Accounts      17  

SECTION 5 CONTROL OF ACCOUNTS

     17  

Section 5.1

  Acceptance of Appointment of Trustee      17  

Section 5.2

  Control of Accounts      17  

Section 5.3

  Characterization of Accounts      18  

Section 5.4

  Security Agreement      18  

SECTION 6 COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PARTIES

     18  

Section 6.1

  Further Assurances; Limitations on Perfection      18  

Section 6.2

  Priority of Liens      20  

Section 6.3

  [RESERVED]      20  

Section 6.4

  [RESERVED]      20  

Section 6.5

  After-Acquired Property      20  

Section 6.6

  Obligor Covenants      20  

Section 6.7

  UCC Lien Searches      21  

Section 6.8

  Representations and Warranties      21  

Section 6.9

  Investment of Funds      22  

 

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SECTION 7 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     23  

Section 7.1

  Default Remedies      23  

Section 7.2

  Remedies Cumulative, etc.      24  

Section 7.3

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      25  

Section 7.4

  Limitations on Secured Party Action      25  

Section 7.5

  Sharing      26  

Section 7.6

  [RESERVED]      28  

Section 7.7

  Waivers      28  

Section 7.8

  Fees and Expenses      28  

Section 7.9

  Effect of Sale      28  

Section 7.10

  Application of Proceeds      28  

SECTION 8 THE TRUSTEE

     29  

Section 8.1

  Grant of Authority; Acceptance of Appointment      29  

Section 8.2

  Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee      29  

Section 8.3

  Certain Provisions with Respect to Trustee’s Rights to Compensation and Indemnification      30  

Section 8.4

  Certain Rights of Trustee      35  

Section 8.5

  Notices of Default      38  

Section 8.6

  Status of Monies Received      38  

Section 8.7

  [Reserved]      38  

Section 8.8

  Resignation of Trustee      38  

Section 8.9

  Removal of Trustee      38  

Section 8.10

  Appointment of Successor Trustee. If      40  

Section 8.11

  Requirements of Trustee      40  

Section 8.12

  Merger or Consolidation of Trustee      41  

Section 8.13

  Conveyance upon Request of Successor Trustee      41  

Section 8.14

  Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee      41  

Section 8.15

  [RESERVED]      41  

Section 8.16

  Costs and Expenses      42  

SECTION 9 PARTIAL RELEASE OF COLLATERAL

     42  

SECTION 10 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

     42  

Section 10.1

  Amendments and Waivers      42  

Section 10.2

  Notice of Amendment or Waiver      44  

Section 10.3

  Solicitation of Secured Parties      44  

Section 10.4

  Opinion of Counsel Conclusive as to Amendments, Waivers and Consents      44  

Section 10.5

  Effect of Amendments, Waivers and Consents      44  

 

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SECTION 11 TERMINATION

     45  

SECTION 12 EVIDENCE OF RIGHTS OF SECURED PARTIES

     45  

Section 12.1

  Execution by Secured Parties or Agents      45  

Section 12.2

  Proof of Execution      46  

Section 12.3

  Secured Party Lists      46  

SECTION 13 MISCELLANEOUS

     46  

Section 13.1

  Communications      46  

Section 13.2

  Survival      47  

Section 13.3

  Successors and Assigns      47  

Section 13.4

  Benefits of Agreement Restricted to Parties and Secured Parties      47  

Section 13.5

  Reproduction of Documents      47  

Section 13.6

  Governing Law      47  

Section 13.7

  Counterparts      47  

Section 13.8

  Partial Invalidity      48  

Section 13.9

  Joinder      48  

Section 13.10

  Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial      48  

Section 13.11

  Joint and Several      48  

Section 13.12

  Trustee’s Jurisdiction for UCC Purposes      49  

Attachments to Agreement:

Exhibit A – Definitions and Rules of Interpretation

Exhibit B – Description of Commercial Tort Claims

Exhibit C – Form of Joinder

 

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COLLATERAL TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS COLLATERAL TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of January 15, 2020, by and among, LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors that become a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors that become a party hereto pursuant to Section 10.2, the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-8”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-9”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-10”), LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Tall Wall II”) and any other Obligor that from time to time owns a Project Site or an interest in another Obligor that owns any right or interest in a Project Site and becomes a party to this Agreement by entering a joinder hereto (together with the Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9 and LD-10, the “Project Companies and “Guarantors”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“WTNA”), a national banking association, in its capacity as collateral trustee (together with its successors and assigns and any co-trustees in such capacity, the “Trustee”), on behalf of itself and each of the SECURED PARTIES (as such term is hereinafter defined).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Note Purchase and Participation Agreement dated as of even date herewith (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Purchase and Participation Agreement”), and a supplement thereto, each among the Co-Issuers, and the Guarantors (other than the Co-Issuer) and the several Purchasers named in Schedule A thereto (together with their successors and assigns, the “Initial Holders”), the Co-Issuers are, among other things, selling to the Initial Holders and the Initial Holders are purchasing from the Company, their 3.90% Series A Notes due January 2027 in the aggregate principal amount of $170,000,000 (the “Series A Notes”), in order for the Co-Issuers to (i) pay off and discharge certain existing indebtedness secured by the initial Portfolio, (ii) satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of the Series A Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iii) pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (iv) pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of the Series A Notes and (v) otherwise use for general corporate purposes;

WHEREAS, following the issuance and sale of the Series A Notes, the Co-Issuers may seek to issue, from time to time subject to the terms of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and any applicable NPPA Series Supplement, additional senior secured notes in one or more series (“Additional Notes” and, together with the Series A Notes, collectively, the “Notes” and each a “Series” of Notes) to (i) finance or refinance future acquisitions by the Co-Issuers, (ii) pay off and discharge any indebtedness secured by any acquired assets (including through the


acquisition of any additional Project Company), (iii) satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement resulting from the issuance of such Additional Notes through the deposit of funds into the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or obtaining a Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, (iv) pay insurance premiums and taxes, and fund operations of the Obligors, (v) pay transaction fees and expenses related to the issuance of such Notes, and (vi) otherwise use for general corporate purposes;

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and limitations of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Obligors may incur certain Indebtedness, in addition to the Notes, which Indebtedness may be in the form of (i) loans and other extensions of credit made by, or notes or other Indebtedness (each, an “Other Secured Loan” and collectively, the “Other Secured Loans”) issued to, one or more lenders or other Persons (each such lender or other Person which executes a Joinder is referred to herein as an “Other Secured Lender”, and collectively, all such Persons are referred to as the “Other Secured Lenders”, and, together with the Initial Holders are referred to as the “Secured Parties (provided that solely for the purpose of receiving payments or reimbursements of fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and any other amounts due and owing to it from time to time, the Trustee shall be considered a Secured Party) on a secured basis, or (ii) other loans and other extensions of credit made by, or notes or other Indebtedness issued to, one or more lenders or other Persons on an unsecured basis;

WHEREAS, to secure the Co-Issuers’ obligations under the Notes and Other Secured Loans, if any, in each case, to the extent permitted under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Secured Parties are requiring that (i) each Guarantor execute and deliver the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement pursuant to which each Guarantor will, among other things, absolutely and unconditionally guaranty, jointly and severally, all of the Co-Issuers’ obligations under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Notes and all other Transaction Documents to which the Co-Issuers are a party, (ii) each Project Company execute and deliver the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, pursuant to which such Project Company will collaterally assign in favor of the Trustee all of its right, title and interest in the Project Documents (including all Ground Leases) to which it is a party, (iii) each Obligor execute and deliver this Agreement, pursuant to which each such Obligor will collaterally assign, and grant security interests and mortgage and deed of trust Liens in favor of the Trustee over certain of its assets to secure the Secured Obligations and the Secured Parties will appoint the Trustee as Trustee for and on behalf of the Secured Parties under this Agreement and the other Security Documents, as otherwise more particularly set forth herein, (iv) the Issuer and any Project Company that owns any other Project Company execute and deliver the Pledge Agreement, pursuant to which each such Person will grant a security interest in favor of the Trustee over its Ownership Interest in and to each of its direct Subsidiaries and related investment property and proceeds thereof, (v) each Obligor enter into an Account Control Agreement with the Trustee and each depository with which it maintains an Account, and (vi) the Co-Issuers enter into a collateral assignment with the Trustee and the Project Manager of and with respect to the Management Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Trustee has agreed to act as the collateral trustee under this Agreement and the other Security Documents on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Obligor agrees with the Trustee on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties as follows:

SECTION 1

INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT

Section 1.1 Terms Defined. Certain capitalized and other terms used in this Agreement are defined in, and rules of interpretation relating to such terms and this Agreement are set forth in, Exhibit A attached hereto. References to a “Schedule” or an “Exhibit” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Schedule or an Exhibit attached to this Agreement. References to a “Section” are references to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

Section 1.2 Section Headings and Table of Contents; Construction.

(a) Section Headings and Table of Contents, etc. The titles of the Sections of this Agreement and the Table of Contents of this Agreement appear as a matter of convenience only, do not constitute a part hereof and shall not affect the construction hereof. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and “hereto” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. References to Sections are, unless otherwise specified, references to Sections of this Agreement.

(b) Construction. Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent an express contrary provision herein) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, and compliance with any one covenant shall not (absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with one or more other covenants.

SECTION 2

GRANTING CLAUSES; AGREEMENT TO HOLD IN TRUST

Section 2.1 Granting Clauses. To secure the full and punctual payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of (i) any and all principal, interest (including any default interest and whether arising before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy), Make-Whole Amount, indemnity obligations, fees and other indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Obligors under the Transaction Documents to the Holders due and owing with respect to the Notes issued from time to time under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and the applicable NPPA Series Supplement, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising (and whether arising before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy), due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and howsoever evidenced, held or acquired, (ii) any and all principal, interest (including any default interest and whether arising before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy), premium, breakage costs, reimbursement obligations, indemnity obligations, fees and other indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of any Obligor to any Other Secured Lender (or any agent, trustee or other representative appointed for and on behalf of the Other Secured Lenders in connection therewith) due and owing with respect to the Other Secured Loans, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising (and whether arising before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy), due or to become due, direct or

 

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indirect, absolute or contingent, and howsoever evidenced, held or acquired, (iii) all Guaranteed Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter arising (and whether arising before or after the filing of a petition in bankruptcy), due or to become due, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, (iv) payment and performance of all obligations of each Obligor under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, together with all advances, payments or other expenditures made by any Secured Party or the Trustee in accordance with any Transaction Document as or for the payment or performance of any such obligations of such Obligor, and (v) any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and charges, legal or otherwise, suffered or incurred by any Secured Party or the Trustee as provided herein, arising hereunder or relating hereto, including but not limited to collecting or enforcing any of such indebtedness and obligations or in realizing on or protecting or preserving any Collateral (defined below), including, without limitation, the collateral assignments created and security interests and mortgage and deed of trust liens granted in accordance with the Security Documents (all such principal, interest (including default interest), indebtedness, obligations, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and charges described in clauses (i) through (v), inclusive, together with any modifications, extensions or renewals thereof, being referred to herein as the “Secured Obligations”) all for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and for the uses and purposes and subject to the terms and provisions hereof, and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants herein contained, each Obligor, as applicable, does hereby collaterally assign and grant a security interest and mortgage and deed of trust Lien to the Trustee, its permitted successors and permitted assigns, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in and to the following (collectively, the “Collateral”):

GRANTING CLAUSE I

All right, title and interest of each Obligor in and to its rights and interests in real property wherever located, including its right, title and interest in and to the Project Sites and Projects, whether now owned by such Obligor or hereafter acquired (other than Project Documents (including Ground Leases) and Material Contracts), including the right, title and interest of such Obligor in all substitutions, renewals and replacements of and additions, improvements, accessions, parts and accumulations to such Project Sites and Projects, together with (i) all the rents, proceeds (including, without limitation, all insurance, casualty and condemnation proceeds), revenues, income and profits pertaining thereto, (ii) all equipment, all machinery, tools, engines, appliances, mechanical and electrical systems, wells, elevators, lighting, alarm systems, fire control systems, furnishings, furniture, service equipment, motor vehicles, building or maintenance equipment, building or maintenance materials, supplies, goods and property covered by any warehouse receipts or bills of lading relating thereto and any and all documents, records, software, drawings, records (including, without limitation, all operating, maintenance and employee records), supplies, warranties, contracts, keys and tools necessary or appropriate for access to or operation or maintenance thereof, including any Permits or Governmental Approvals and (iii) any insurance policies maintained by such Obligor, including any such policies insuring against loss of revenues by reason of interruption of the operation of its Project Sites and Projects or any part or parts thereof and all proceeds and other amounts payable to such Obligor thereunder, and all eminent domain proceeds.

 

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GRANTING CLAUSE II

All right, title and interest of each Obligor in each of the Material Contracts to which it is a party, including all extensions and renewals of the term thereof, and all existing or future amendments, supplements or modifications of any of such Material Contracts, together with all rights, powers, privileges, options and other benefits of such Obligor under such Material Contracts, including, without limitation, the immediate and continuing right to receive and collect the portion of all payments and fees including, without limitation, income, revenues, issues, profits, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, bankruptcy claims, liquidated damages, purchase price proceeds, indemnity payments and other payments, tenders and security payable to or receivable by such Obligor under such Material Contracts.

GRANTING CLAUSE III

All right, title and interest of each Obligor in each of the Project Documents to which it is a party, including all extensions and renewals of the term thereof, and all existing or future amendments, supplements or modifications of any of such Project Documents, together with all rights, powers, privileges, options and other benefits of such Obligor under such Project Documents, including, without limitation, the immediate and continuing right to receive and collect the portion of all payments and fees including, without limitation, income, revenues, issues, profits, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, bankruptcy claims, liquidated damages, purchase price proceeds, indemnity payments and other payments, tenders and security payable to or receivable by such Obligor under such Project Documents.

GRANTING CLAUSE IV

All right, title and interest of each Obligor in and to the following, wherever located:

(a) Accounts and Receivables;

(b) Chattel Paper;

(c) Instruments (including Promissory Notes, including any Promissory Notes evidencing Intercompany Indebtedness, and any and all rights relating thereto);

(d) Documents;

(e) General Intangibles (including Payment Intangibles), and Software, patents, trademarks, tradestyles, copyrights, and all other intellectual property rights, including all applications, registration, and, licenses therefor, and all goodwill of the business connected therewith or represented thereby);

(f) Letter-of-Credit Rights;

(g) Supporting Obligations;

(h) Deposit Accounts (including the Revenue Account, the Debt Service Reserve Account, the Default Revenue Account, and the Collateral Proceeds Account (each as defined in Exhibit A));

 

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(i) Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Commodity Accounts, and Commodity Contracts;

(j) Inventory;

(k) Equipment (including without limitation all Software, whether or not the same constitutes embedded software);

(l) Commercial Tort Claims (as described on Exhibit B attached hereto or on one or more supplements to this Agreement);

(m) Rights to merchandise and other Goods (including rights to returned or repossessed Goods and rights of stoppage in transit) which is represented by, arises from, or relates to any of the foregoing;

(n) Monies, escrows, reserves, personal property, and interests in personal property of each Obligor of any kind or description now held by the Trustee, any Obligor or any other Person on behalf of any Obligor or at any time hereafter transferred or delivered to, or coming into the possession, custody, or control of, the Trustee, any Obligor or any agent or affiliate of the Trustee or any Obligor, whether expressly as collateral security or for any other purpose (whether for safekeeping, custody, collection or otherwise), and all dividends and distributions on or other rights in connection with any such property;

(o) Supporting evidence and documents relating to any of the above-described property, including, without limitation, computer programs, disks, tapes and related electronic data processing media, and all rights of any Obligor to retrieve the same from third parties, written applications, credit information, account cards, payment records, correspondence, delivery and installation certificates, invoice copies, delivery receipts, drafts, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, insurance certificates or policies and the like, together with all books of account, ledgers, and cabinets in which the same are reflected or maintained;

(p) Accessions and additions to, and substitutions and replacements of, any and all of the foregoing;

(q) Proceeds and products of the foregoing, and all insurance of the foregoing and proceeds thereof; and

(r) All other assets, property and fixtures of each Obligor, whether now owned or hereafter created or acquired;

all terms which are used in the immediately preceding subparagraphs (a) through (q), inclusive, of this Section 2.1 that are defined in the UCC of the State of New York shall, except as otherwise noted, have the respective meanings as defined in the UCC of the State of New York as in effect from time to time, unless this Agreement shall otherwise specifically provide. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Receivables means all rights to the payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, and whether evidenced by an Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument, General Intangible, or otherwise.

 

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Notwithstanding any term or provision in this Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement, or any term or provision in any other Transaction Document, “Collateral” shall not include or be a reference to, and the collateral assignments, security interests and other Liens granted or created under this Section 2.1 shall not attach to or otherwise encumber or affect, any rights, titles or interests of any Obligor in any of the following real property or personal property, whether now owned or existing or hereafter arising or acquired (collectively, the “Excluded Property”): (w) any assets or property of any Obligor the acquisition of which is financed by Other Permitted Indebtedness, (x) Governmental Approval which by its terms or under or by operation of any Law or any other Governmental Rule would become void, voidable, terminable, terminated, revocable or revoked or would constitute a breach or default thereunder if a security interest or other Lien therein was granted or created hereunder (such Governmental Approval being expressly excepted and excluded from the Liens and terms of this Agreement to the extent necessary so as to avoid such voidness, avoidability, terminability, termination, revocability, revocation, breach or default), (y) any lease, license, contract, agreement, instrument or other document to which any Obligor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant or creation of such Liens or security interests shall constitute or result in (i) the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title or interest of such Obligor therein or (ii) a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such lease, license, contract, agreement, instrument or other document (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law or regulation or principles of equity) (provided, however, that such Liens and security interests shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract, agreement, instrument or other document that does not result in any of the consequences specified in clauses (i) or (ii) above, including, without limitation, any proceeds of such lease, license, contract, agreement, instrument or other document) or (z) any other property to the extent any such Lien or security interest granted or created in any right, title or interest of any Obligor in such other property is prohibited by any Law or any other Governmental Rule.

Section 2.2 Agreement to Hold in Trust. In addition to the Property pledged and granted to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, to secure the payment and performance by the Obligors of the Secured Obligations, and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Trustee does hereby declare that it holds as Trustee for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties under this Agreement, all of the right, title and interest of the Trustee (other than rights of the Trustee to payment, reimbursement and indemnification for its own account) in, to and under the following:

(a) the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents;

(b) the Pledge Agreement;

(c) the Account Control Agreements;

(d) the Collateral Assignment of the Management Agreement; and

 

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(e) all other agreements and instruments entered into by the Trustee with any Obligor from time to time which grant or evidence a Lien for the benefit of any Secured Party or the Secured Parties.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the aforesaid Collateral unto the Trustee, its permitted successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, without any priority of any one over any other, and for the uses and purposes, and subject to the terms and provisions, set forth in this Agreement.

It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, each Obligor shall remain liable under each of the Transaction Documents, the Material Contracts to which it is a party, any other agreement constituting Collateral and any Governmental Approvals owned or held by such Obligor or to which such Obligor is a party and to perform all of its respective obligations thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof, and the Trustee and the Secured Parties shall have no obligation or liability under any of the Transaction Documents, the Material Contracts to which such Obligor is a party, any other agreement constituting Collateral or any such Governmental Approval solely by reason of entering into this Agreement, nor shall the Trustee be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any obligations of any Obligor thereunder or to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it, or present or file any claim, or take any action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times, or to take any other action under any Transaction Document, Material Contract to which the Trustee is not a party or any other agreement constituting Collateral and which such action is explicitly required by such Transaction Document, Material Contract or other agreement constituting Collateral, in each case, to which the Trustee is party thereto.

Notwithstanding any term or provision herein or in any other Transaction Document, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, each Obligor shall have the right (a) to use and enjoy all revenues, income and other sums or payments due or to become due under and by virtue of any Contract to which it is a party; (b) to make all waivers, consents and agreements and to give and receive copies of all notices and other instruments or communication to the extent such Obligor is so entitled; (c) to take such action upon the occurrence of an “event of default” or similar event or circumstance under any such Contracts to the extent such Obligor is so entitled, including the commencement, conduct and consummation of legal, administrative or other proceedings, as shall be permitted by any such Contracts or by applicable Law; and (d) to do any and all other things whatsoever which such Obligor is or may be entitled to do under any such Contracts.

For so long as this Agreement is in effect, following the occurrence and during the continuance (but only during the continuance) of the Specified Conditions, each Obligor does hereby constitute (without obligation) the Trustee the true and lawful attorney-in-fact of such Obligor, with full power of substitution (in the name of such Obligor or otherwise) to ask, require, demand, receive, compound and give acquittance for any and all monies and claims for monies due and to become due to such Obligor under or arising out of the Security Documents, the Project Documents or the Material Contracts, to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith and to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Trustee (pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured

 

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Parties) may deem to be necessary or advisable to accomplish the foregoing, including, without limitation, (i) to direct account debtors and any other parties liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all monies due and to become due thereunder, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such payment obligation, directly to the Trustee or as the Trustee shall direct (pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties); (ii) to receive payment of and receipt for any and all monies, claims and other amounts due and to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (iii) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, proxies, stock powers, verifications, and notices in connection with accounts and other documents relating to the Collateral; (iv) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the Trustee (pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties) may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Trustee with respect to any of the Collateral; (v) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against any Obligor with respect to any Collateral; (vi) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action, or proceeding described above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Trustee (pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties) may deem appropriate; (vii) to endorse any Obligor’s name on all applications, documents, papers and instruments necessary or desirable in order for the Trustee to use any intellectual property of such Obligor; (viii) to make, settle, compromise or adjust any claims under or pertaining to any of the Collateral (including claims under any policy of insurance); (ix) to do, at any Obligor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things that the Required Secured Parties deem reasonably necessary and direct the Trustee in writing to protect, preserve, maintain, or realize upon the Collateral and the Trustee’s security interest therein; and (x) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and chattel paper, in connection with clause (i) above.

SECTION 3

RECEIPT, DISTRIBUTION AND APPLICATION OF REVENUES FROM THE CO-ISSUERS

Each Obligor agrees and acknowledges that all Gross Revenues earned by such Obligor, including all revenues received by such Obligor from Project Documents (including Ground Leases) or Material Contacts to which it is a party and all of such Obligor’s right to receive monies or proceeds following the occurrence of a Casualty Event or a Condemnation Event with respect to its respective interest in and to any Project are subject to the security interests and other Liens granted or created under this Agreement and the other Security Documents and the Trustee shall at all times have a first priority perfected lien on all such revenues, monies and proceeds, subject to Permitted Liens.

 

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SECTION 4

ACCOUNTS; APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

Section 4.1 Accounts.

(a) Establishment of Revenue Account. The Obligors have established with an Acceptable Bank, and will maintain in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, Revenue Account(s) as described in Section 4.2.

(b) Establishment of Other Accounts. The Obligors shall establish with an Acceptable Bank, and will maintain in full force and effect during the periods throughout the term of this Agreement set forth below, (i) a Debt Service Reserve Account (said account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Debt Service Reserve Account”), upon the first occurrence of an event that requires funds to be deposited therein to satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement (whether by amounts on deposit in such Debt Service Reserve Account and/or availability under a Debt Service Reserve Letter of Credit), (ii) a Default Revenue Account (said account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Default Revenue Account”), upon the first occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and Trustee’s receipt of written direction from the Required Secured Parties in accordance with Section 7.1(a), (iii) a Control Account (said account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Control Account”), upon the first occurrence of a Control Event and Trustee’s receipt of written direction from the Required Secured Parties and (iv) a Collateral Proceeds Account (said account, together with any replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, the “Collateral Proceeds Account”), upon the first occurrence of any event that requires funds to be deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account in accordance with Section 7.5; provided, that each such Account shall be established and maintained by the Trustee (it being understood that the Trustee shall be an Acceptable Bank for purposes herein so long as the Trustee satisfies the requirements of Section 8.11 hereof) for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Section 4.2 Revenue Accounts; Control Event.

(a) Each Project Company shall establish, or designate an existing Account established by the Issuer and/or the Co-Issuer, a Deposit Account (or in its discretion, more than one Deposit Account) with an Acceptable Bank with respect to its Project(s) to be designated as a Revenue Account for such Project(s); and (i) such Project Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee of the establishment or designation of such Deposit Account and such Project Company’s designation of such Deposit Account as a Revenue Account (it being understood that such prior notice with respect to any Revenue Account existing on the Closing Date has been provided), and (ii) such Project Company (or the Issuer on behalf of such Project Company) shall have entered into an Account Control Agreement in favor of the Trustee with respect to such Deposit Account.

(b) Each Project Company shall (i) instruct each of its Counterparties to make any and all payments in respect of the Project Documents to which such Project Company is a party directly to a designated Revenue Account, (ii) deposit all Gross Revenues received by such Project Company which are attributable to such Project Company’s Project(s) in a designated Revenue Account within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof, and (iii) transfer to a designated Revenue Account any other funds required to be transferred to a Revenue Account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(c) So long as neither a Control Event has occurred nor the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, at least five (5) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, the Obligors shall apply funds from the Revenue Account on such Payment Date as follows:

(i) First – to the payment of amounts due and payable to the Trustee under the Transaction Documents;

(ii) Second – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of amounts due and payable to the Secured Parties with respect to accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Secured Obligations;

(iii) Third – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of principal amounts of the Secured Obligations, to the extent then due and owing;

(iv) Fourth – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of any other unpaid amounts then due and owing to the Secured Parties on, or with respect to, the Secured Obligations pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; and

(v) Fifth – to the Debt Service Reserve Account, until such account is sufficiently funded such that the Debt Service Reserve Requirement is satisfied (whether by amounts on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or availability under a Debt Service Reserve Letter of Credit).

So long as neither a Control Event has occurred nor the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, the Obligors shall be entitled to make Permitted Withdrawals from amounts on deposit in the Revenue Account.

(d) Pursuant to the terms herein, if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee has received written direction from the Required Secured Parties in accordance with Section 7.1(a) to exercise rights and remedies against the Collateral with respect to such Event of Default in accordance with this Agreement (collectively, the “Specified Conditions”), then with respect to any Revenue Account held at an Acceptable Bank other than the Trustee, the Trustee shall during the continuance of the Specified Conditions (i) deliver a notice of exclusive control regarding such Revenue Account, to such Acceptable Bank pursuant to the applicable Account Control Agreement and instruct such Acceptable Bank to transfer funds then existing in such Revenue Account to the Default Revenue Account, (ii) instruct each Counterparty to make any and all payments in respect of the Project Documents to which such Project Company is a party directly to the Default Revenue Account, and (iii) deposit (or cause to be deposited) all Gross Revenues attributable to such Project Company’s Project(s) into the Default Revenue Account. Following the Trustee providing any such instruction or making any such deposit, and during the continuance of the applicable Specified Conditions, if any Project Company or any agent or Affiliate of any Project Company receives any Gross Revenues attributable to any Project or any payment or portion thereof made pursuant to any Project Document or otherwise, such Project Company shall pay, or shall cause such agent or Affiliate to pay, promptly such Gross Revenues in the form received by such Person into the Default Revenue Account and distributed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(e) Pursuant to the terms herein, if the Trustee has received written direction from the Required Secured Parties in accordance with Section 10.7(d) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement (“Control Event”), then with respect to any Revenue Account held at an Acceptable Bank other than the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver a notice of exclusive control regarding such Revenue Account, to such Acceptable Bank pursuant to the applicable Account Control Agreement and instruct such Acceptable Bank to transfer funds then existing in such Revenue Account from such Revenue Account to the Control Account and deposit (or cause to be deposited) all Gross Revenues attributable to such Project Company’s Project(s) into the Control Account.

(f) If a Control Event has occurred, then following delivery of the notices of exclusive control as described in subsection (e) above, the Trustee shall pay and apply, on the last day of each calendar month, all funds on deposit in the Control Account, as follows:

(i) First – to the payment of

(A) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses) and charges incurred or made by the Trustee or the Secured Parties under and in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in connection with the triggering of any such Control Event,

(B) all Taxes and assessments then due and owing by the Obligors in respect of the Collateral, and

(C) any and all other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable and documented and documented attorneys’ fees) then due and payable to the Trustee under and in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document which are due and owing to the Trustee for the benefit of itself and the Secured Parties as part of the Secured Obligations;

provided that, for purposes of this clause (i), all of the aforesaid amounts owing in respect of Taxes or assessments referred to above shall be paid first, all of the aforesaid amounts owing to the Trustee shall be paid second and all of the aforesaid amounts owing to the Secured Parties shall be paid third;

(ii) Second – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of amounts due and payable to the Secured Parties with respect to accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Secured Obligations;

(iii) Third – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of principal amounts of the Secured Obligations, to the extent then due and owing;

(iv) Fourth – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of any other unpaid amounts then due and owing to the Secured Parties on, or with respect to, the Secured Obligations pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;

 

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(v) Fifth – to the Co-Issuers to be used by the Co-Issuers to pay all other Operating Expenses of all of the Obligors then due and owing (including, without limitation, Operating Expenses relating to any Project and Project Site);

(vi) Sixth – to the Project Manager, the amount necessary to pay the accrued and unpaid Management Fee (as defined in the Management Agreement) for the preceding Collection Period (as defined in the Management Agreement) and, to the extent not previously paid, for all prior Collection Periods;

(vii) Seventh – to the Debt Service Reserve Account, until such account is sufficiently funded such that the Debt Service Reserve Requirement is satisfied (whether by amounts on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or availability under a Debt Service Reserve Letter of Credit).

(viii) Eighth – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount (if any) (and any other analogous amount then due and owing under any Other Secured Loan Agreement) for such Calculation Date; and

(ix) Ninth – the surplus, if any, remains in the Control Account.

(g) Prior to making any payments described in Section 4.2(f), the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and to conclusively rely on, (i) a certificate from each Secured Party as to the outstanding amounts of the Secured Obligations owing to such Secured Party, which amounts shall be identified as to type of Secured Obligations owing to such Secured Party in accordance with the allocation provisions described above and (ii) a certificate from the Co-Issuers as to the Operating Expenses then due and owing by the Obligors.

(h) Subject to Section 4.6(b), so long as neither a Control Event has occurred nor the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, any and all monies held in a Revenue Account and/or Control Account may be withdrawn, transferred or otherwise used by the Obligors (or the Project Manager on behalf of the Obligors) at any time, provided that such withdrawal is a Permitted Withdrawal and does not violate this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. If the Required Holders notify the Obligors that any amounts withdrawn from the Revenue Account and/or Control Account did not constitute a Permitted Withdrawal when withdrawn, the Obligors shall return such amounts to the Revenue Account within five (5) Business Days’ notice thereof.

Section 4.3 Debt Service Reserve Requirements.

(a) On or prior to each Closing Date, the Obligors shall (x) deposit (or cause to be deposited) into the Debt Service Reserve Account an aggregate amount, and/or (y) deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Trustee one or more Reserve Letter(s) of Credit pursuant to Section 4.4 with an Availability equal to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement.

(b) Subject to Section 4.7, if the Co-Issuers fail to make any payment of Debt Service due on the Secured Obligations on any applicable Payment Date, then upon receipt by the Trustee of written notice of such failure from the Noteholders or Other Secured Lenders, as applicable, the Trustee shall provide written notice of such failure to the Obligors and, within five

 

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(5) Business Days following receipt of such notice by the Obligors, if such failure has not been cured by the Co-Issuers, the Trustee shall thereafter apply funds on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account to pay such unpaid Debt Service relating thereto and, if there are no funds on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account or the amount of funds on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account are inadequate to pay in full such unpaid Debt Service, then the Trustee shall immediately draw on any Reserve Letter of Credit then held by the Trustee in an amount equal to such unpaid Debt Service and apply the proceeds of such drawing to pay such unpaid Debt Service relating thereto; provided that (x) the Trustee shall first use funds on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account prior to making a draw upon any Reserve Letter of Credit held by the Trustee and (y) any proceeds of a drawing made by the Trustee on any Reserve Letter of Credit which are not used to pay such unpaid Debt Service shall be deposited by the Trustee in the Debt Service Reserve Account.

(c) In the event that (i) funds on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account (or otherwise supported by a Reserve Letter of Credit) as of end of any fiscal month are less than the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, (ii) any amounts are applied from the Debt Service Reserve Account in accordance with Section 4.3(b), or (iii) any drawing is made on any Reserve Letter of Credit supporting the Debt Service Reserve Requirement as contemplated by Section 4.3(b), the Co-Issuers shall promptly and in any event within three (3) Business Days transfer (or cause to be transferred) funds to the Debt Service Reserve Account, or shall provide one or more replacement Reserve Letter(s) of Credit (or amend any existing Reserve Letter of Credit to increase the stated face amount thereof), to the extent necessary such that the balance of funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or the Availability under all Reserve Letter(s) of Credit held by the Trustee is at least equal in the aggregate to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement.

(d) In the event that the aggregate amount of funds on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or Availability under all Reserve Letter(s) of Credit as of any date is greater than the Debt Service Reserve Requirement in effect on such date, the Co-Issuers may (i) request that the Trustee, and upon receipt of any such request the Trustee shall promptly and in any event within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such request, transfer (or cause to be transferred) funds from the Debt Service Reserve Account to the Co-Issuers or (ii) amend or otherwise reduce any existing Reserve Letter of Credit to decrease the stated face amount thereof, in each case to the extent necessary such that the balance of funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or Availability under all Reserve Letter(s) of Credit held by the Trustee is at least equal in the aggregate to the Debt Service Reserve Requirement.

Section 4.4 Reserve Letter(s) of Credit.

(a) At any time, any Obligor may deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Trustee, one or more Reserve Letters of Credit in an aggregate maximum amount available to be paid or drawn thereunder up to all or any portion of the then existing Debt Service Reserve Requirement, together with a certificate of a Responsible Officer of such Obligor identifying each Reserve Letter of Credit as a Debt Service Reserve Requirement letter of credit and specifying the maximum amount available thereunder and the expiration date thereof.

 

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(b) If on the 15th day of each calendar month (each such date a “Debt Service Reserve Date of Determination”) (i) thirty (30) or fewer days remain before the stated expiration date of any Reserve Letter of Credit and the same shall not have been extended or renewed with a new stated expiration date that is at least sixty (60) days from the Debt Service Reserve Date of Determination and (ii) (A) the aggregate amount of funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account is less than the amount required to satisfy the then existing Debt Service Reserve Requirement, then the Trustee shall promptly draw on such nearly expired Reserve Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Availability under such Reserve Letter of Credit and (y) the Debt Service Reserve Requirement less the amount on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account and (B) if the aggregate amount of funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account plus the Availability under such nearly expired Reserve Letter of Credit is less than the amount required to satisfy the then existing Debt Service Reserve Requirement, then the Trustee will also promptly draw upon any other Reserve Letter(s) of Credit then in effect in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Availability under any such other Reserve Letter(s) of Credit and (y) the Debt Service Reserve Requirement less the amount then on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Account plus the Availability under such nearly expired Reserve Letter(s) of Credit.

Section 4.5 [Reserved].

Section 4.6 Collateral Proceeds Account.

(a) The Trustee shall hold monies deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account, if any, for the benefit of itself and the Secured Parties and shall make withdrawals therefrom only as provided herein. All such monies held in the Collateral Proceeds Account shall be part of the Collateral.

(b) If the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, (i) all proceeds received by the Trustee following the exercise of any rights or remedies at the written direction of the Required Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral during any period while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (including foreclosure and/or sale proceeds with respect to any such Collateral) and (ii) all amounts in all Accounts, and all amounts delivered to, or received by, the Trustee pursuant to Sections 4.8, 7.1, 7.5 or 7.10 hereof and all other proceeds relating to the Collateral (or any part thereof) pledged by any Obligor to secure its obligations under the Transaction Documents, (A) shall be deposited by the Trustee in the Default Revenue Account, and (B) shall be applied by the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.7 below.

Section 4.7 Application of Collateral Proceeds.

(a) If the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, then the Trustee shall pay and apply all funds deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account in connection with the exercise of rights or remedies on the Secured Obligations and all funds deposited into the Default Revenue Account in accordance with Section 4.6(b) as follows:

(i) First – to the payment of

(A) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses) of foreclosure or suit, if any, and of any sale, and of all other expenses, costs and charges incurred or made by the Trustee or the Secured Parties under and in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (pursuant to their respective rights to exercise remedies in respect of the applicable Collateral) in respect of the applicable Collateral,

 

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(B) all taxes, assessments or Liens superior to the Lien of the Security Documents (except any taxes, assessments or other superior Liens subject to which such sale of the applicable Collateral may have been made) in respect of the applicable Collateral, and

(C) any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable and documented and documented attorneys’ fees) then due and payable to the Trustee under and in accordance with the Transaction Documents or which are otherwise due and owing to the Trustee for the benefit of itself and the Secured Parties as part of the Secured Obligations (including but not limited to amounts due under and in accordance with the Transaction Documents constituting indemnities, breakage fees, and Make-Whole Amounts on the Secured Obligations);

provided that, for purposes of this clause (i), all of the aforesaid amounts owing in respect of taxes, assessments or Liens referred to above shall be paid first, all of the aforesaid amounts owing to the Trustee shall be paid second and all of the aforesaid amounts owing to the Secured Parties shall be paid third;

(ii) Second - on a pro rata basis, to the payment of amounts due and payable to the Secured Parties with respect to accrued interest on the outstanding Secured Obligations;

(iii) Third - on a pro rata basis, to the payment of any outstanding principal of the Secured Obligations and any other unpaid amounts due and owing on, or with respect to, the Secured Obligations;

(iv) Fourth – on a pro rata basis, to the payment of any other unpaid amounts then due and owing to the Secured Parties on, or with respect to, the Secured Obligations pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; and

(v) Fifth – to the payment of the surplus, if any, to the Co-Issuers.

(b) The Obligors shall remain liable for payment of any deficiency owing on the applicable Secured Obligations after application of such proceeds.

(c) Prior to making any payments described in Section 4.7(a), the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and to conclusively rely on, a certificate from each Secured Party as to the outstanding amounts of the Secured Obligations owing to such Secured Party, which amounts shall be identified as to type of Secured Obligations owing to such Secured Party in accordance with the allocation provisions described above.

 

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Section 4.8 Additional Deposits to Accounts. In addition to any deposits required to be made hereunder, the Obligors may from time to time deposit (or cause to be deposited) any amount into any Account.

SECTION 5

CONTROL OF ACCOUNTS

Section 5.1 Acceptance of Appointment of Trustee.

(a) The Trustee hereby agrees to act as a “bank” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(8) of the UCC) hereunder and to accept and promptly credit all cash, payments and other amounts to be delivered to or held by the Trustee in respect of the Accounts pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall establish and maintain any Accounts it holds hereunder as “deposit accounts” (within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC) during the term of this Agreement and the cash in and instruments deposited to such Accounts shall be pledged by the applicable Obligor to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

(b) All moneys on deposit with the Trustee or any Acceptable Bank in any Accounts and any other moneys of the Obligors held by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement are hereby pledged to the Trustee as security for the payment of the Secured Obligations as herein provided.

(c) No Obligor shall have the right of withdrawal with respect to the Default Revenue Account, the Debt Service Reserve Account, the Control Account or the Collateral Proceeds Account as specifically provided herein.

Section 5.2 Control of Accounts.

(a) Each Obligor hereby irrevocably directs, and the Trustee hereby agrees, that the Trustee, in its capacity as a “bank” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(8)) or “securities intermediary” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC), as applicable, will comply with all instructions and orders originated by Required Secured Parties, including “entitlement orders” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the UCC), regarding each Account established and maintained by the Trustee without the further consent of such Obligor or any other Person; provided, however, that the Trustee may apply funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account to pay unpaid Debt Service pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties in accordance with the terms herein.

(b) In the case of a conflict between any instruction or order originated by the Trustee (pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties) with respect to any Account and any instruction or order originated by any other Person with respect to such Account while the Specified Conditions or a Control Event are in effect with respect to such Account, other than a final non-appealable order by a court of competent jurisdiction, the instruction or order originated by the Trustee (pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties) shall prevail, subject to the proviso of clause (a) above. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section 5.2 and any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the terms of this Section 5.2 shall prevail.

 

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(c) If at any time the Trustee receives written direction from the Required Holders in accordance with Section 10.7(d) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Trustee agrees that after receipt of such direction, it will take all directions with respect to the Accounts solely from the Required Holders and shall not comply with instructions of any Obligor or any other person.

(d) In the event that the Trustee, in its individual capacity, has or subsequently obtains by agreement, by operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any Account or any cash or other property credited thereto, the Trustee hereby agrees that such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The money and other items credited to any Account will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of any person.

Section 5.3 Characterization of Accounts. To the extent that any Account held is not considered a “deposit account” (within the meaning of Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC), (i) such Account shall be deemed to be a “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) of the Trustee or the Acceptable Bank and (ii) the Trustee or the Acceptable Bank, as applicable, shall maintain each such Account not as a “bank” but as a “securities intermediary” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC).

Section 5.4 Security Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a “security agreement” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC.

SECTION 6

COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PARTIES

Section 6.1 Further Assurances; Limitations on Perfection.

(a) Subject to Section 6.1(b) below and Section 9.8(b) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, each Obligor, at its sole expense, will execute, acknowledge, deliver, record and file, or will cause to be executed, acknowledged, delivered, recorded or filed, (i) the Security Documents, any related financing statements and all such further instruments, deeds, conveyances, mortgages, supplements, transfers, financing statements and continuation statements in such manner and in such places as may be required by Law in order to create, perfect, protect and preserve the rights and the security interests of the Trustee in the Collateral and (ii) all such further instruments, deeds, conveyances, mortgages, supplements, transfers, financing statements and continuation statements as the Trustee may reasonably require, at the direction of the Required Secured Parties, for the granting, bargaining, selling, remising, releasing, confirming, conveying, warranting, assigning, transferring, mortgaging, pledging, delivering and setting over to the Trustee of the Collateral, or as may be required in order to transfer to any successor agent or agents the estate, powers, instruments and funds held hereunder for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each case, subject to Section 6.1(b). Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to Section 6.1(b), each Obligor (i) agrees to perform or cause to be performed, at such Obligor’s expense, any other act or take any other action that is required by Law to perfect and to keep perfected the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral (other than exceptions set forth in Section 6.1(b)), including, without limitation, executing, delivering and filing any agreements with respect to patents, trademarks, copyrights and similar intellectual property rights with the United States Patent and

 

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Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, and executing and delivering Account Control Agreements with respect to each Revenue Account and all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, Investment Property (as defined in Section 2.1), Letter-of-Credit Rights (as defined in Section 2.1), and electronic Chattel Paper (as defined in Section 2.1), and to cause each relevant depository institution and financial intermediary to execute and deliver an Account Control Agreement, which Account Control Agreement provides, among other things, for such depository institution’s or financial intermediary’s agreement that it will comply with instructions originated by the Trustee directing the disposition of the funds in the relevant Deposit Account or Securities Account during the continuance of the Specified Conditions or a Control Event without further consent by such Obligor and (ii) to the extent permitted by applicable Law, hereby authorizes the Trustee to execute and file any financing statements, continuation statements and other documents on such Person’s behalf with respect to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of such Obligor to maintain the security interests created under of the Security Documents; provided that the Trustee shall furnish to such Obligor a copy of each such statement filed, promptly after the filing thereof; provided further that the authorization granted in clause (ii) of this sentence neither relieves the obligations of each Obligor in clause (i) of this sentence nor imposes any duty or obligation on the Trustee to (a) execute or file any document described in clause (ii) of this sentence or (b) take any other action to ensure the perfection of the Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by Law. Subject to Section 6.1(b) below and Section 9.8(b) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Obligors will pay or cause to be paid all filing, registration and recording taxes and fees incident to any filing, registration and recording hereunder, and all reasonable expenses with respect to the preparation, execution and acknowledgment of the Security Documents, and of any instrument of further assurance, and all federal or state stamp taxes and other material taxes, duties, imposts, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and such instrument of further assurance. Any financing statements filed in connection with any of the foregoing may use collateral descriptions such as “all personal property” or “all assets”, in each case “whether now owned or hereafter acquired”, and words of similar import or any other description.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, no perfection shall be required with respect to Collateral constituting (i) rights or interests in real property (except following an Event of Default, as provided in Section 9.8(b) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement), (ii) vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (iii) Letter-of-Credit Rights with a value of less than $500,000 individually, (iv) Commercial Tort Claims with a value of less than $1,000,000 individually, (v) Instruments in an amount less than $250,000 or otherwise retained for collection in the ordinary course of business and (vi) property as to which the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Secured Parties) and the Co-Issuers reasonably determine that the costs of perfecting a security interest are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security afforded thereby; and, in the case of rights or interests in real property, no further deeds, conveyances, mortgages or similar instruments shall be required to be recorded, registered or filed, except as provided in Section 9.8(b) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

 

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(c) This Agreement shall continue to be operative during any proceeding taken to realize on the Collateral or otherwise enforce this Agreement. In the event of any realization on the Collateral which shall result in a deficiency, this Agreement shall stand as security during the redemption period for the payment of such deficiency. The Trustee shall be permitted, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to exercise remedies under any Security Documents separately from remedies exercised against other portions of the Collateral pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section 6.2 Priority of Liens. Each Obligor recognizes and agrees that the security interests and other Liens in the Collateral securing each of the Secured Obligations shall be at all times first priority perfected security interests and Liens (except with respect to other property specified in Section 6.1(b)), subject only to Permitted Liens and shall rank pari passu with the security interests and other Liens in the Collateral securing each other Secured Obligation (except for Permitted Liens securing Other Permitted Indebtedness), regardless of the time, order, method or manner of attachment, identity of secured party, filing or perfection of any and all of such security interests or other Liens.

Section 6.3 [RESERVED]

Section 6.4 [RESERVED]

Section 6.5 After-Acquired Property. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any and all property described or referred to in the Granting Clauses hereof which is hereafter acquired shall ipso facto, and without any further conveyance, assignment or act on the part of any Obligor, become and be subject to the collateral assignments or security interests or mortgage or deed of trust Liens (as applicable) created or granted under this Agreement and the other Security Documents as specifically described herein or therein, but nothing contained in this Section 6.5 shall be deemed to modify or change the obligations of such Obligor hereunder. In the event that any of the Project Documents shall be amended, restated, replaced or supplemented, such Project Document as so amended, restated, replaced or supplemented shall continue to be subject to the applicable provisions of the Security Documents without the necessity of any further act by any of the parties hereto.

Section 6.6 Obligor Covenants. Each Obligor:

(a) shall promptly deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Trustee:

(1) from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral required for purposes of perfection (to the extent required hereunder) as the Trustee, the Required Holders or the Required Other Secured Lenders may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail; and

(2) copies of any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other instruments made and filed by or on behalf of any Obligor with respect to the Collateral.

 

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(b) with respect to any Deposit Account or Securities Account maintained by a depository institution other than the Trustee (other than any Account), and as a condition to the establishment and maintenance of any such Deposit Account or Securities Account, such Obligor, the depository institution and the Trustee shall execute and deliver an Account Control Agreement which provides, among other things, for the depository institution’s agreement that it will comply with instructions originated by the Trustee directing the disposition of the funds in the Deposit Account or Securities Account for so long as the Specified Conditions remain in effect without further consent by such Obligor;

(c) shall not take any action that would, or fail to take any action if such failure would, impair in any manner the enforceability of the Trustee’s security interest in and Lien on any material Collateral (subject to the Permitted Liens); and

(d) if any Obligor or the Trustee is, in respect of any payment, required under this Agreement to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of any Tax of a Taxing Jurisdiction, the Obligors shall promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof (1) give written notice of that fact to the Trustee as soon as the Obligors become aware of the requirement to make the withholding or deduction and shall give to the Trustee such information as the Trustee shall require to enable it to assess and comply with the requirement and (ii) indemnify the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement for any such withholding.

Section 6.7 UCC Lien Searches. The Trustee may, at the request of the Required Secured Parties, order UCC lien searches, not more than once annually, against each Obligor and the Collateral at such Obligor’s expense.

Section 6.8 Representations and Warranties.

(a) The Trustee represents and warrants to each other party hereto that:

(i) The Trustee is a national banking association validly existing under the laws of the United States of America.

(ii) The Trustee has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each other Transaction Document dated as of the date hereof to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document dated as of the date hereof to which it is a party.

(iii) Each of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document dated as of the date hereof to which the Trustee is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee and each of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document dated as of the date hereof to which it is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with its respective terms, except that such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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(b) Each Obligor represents and warrants to the Trustee that:

(i) Each Obligor is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

(ii) Each Obligor has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Security Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement and each other Security Document dated as of the date hereof to which it is a party.

(iii) Each of this Agreement and each other Security Document dated as of the date hereof to which any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Obligor and each of this Agreement and each other Security Document dated as of the date hereof to which any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except that such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 6.9 Investment of Funds.

(a) Subject to Section 6.9(b), (i) moneys on deposit in the Accounts established and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement shall be invested and reinvested by the Trustee as directed in writing by the Co-Issuers in Permitted Investments and (ii) interest and other earnings paid on such Permitted Investments shall be paid to the applicable Obligor as soon as practicable. The Trustee shall invest and reinvest any cash held in such Accounts under this Agreement pursuant to timely and specific written investment direction from the Co-Issuers, or pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 6.9, the Required Secured Parties. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Trustee shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any investment prior to its stated maturity or the failure of the Co-Issuers, or pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 6.9, the Required Secured Parties, to provide timely written investment direction, in which case the Trustee shall hold such funds uninvested in the Accounts.

(b) If the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, (i) the Co-Issuers’ right to direct such investments pursuant to Section 6.9(a) or as otherwise provided herein shall be suspended and the Trustee (to the extent a Responsible Trust Officer has received written notice or has actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuance of the Specified Conditions) shall not accept direction from the Co-Issuers with respect to the Accounts; and (ii) any credit balances shall be invested and reinvested in Permitted Investments as may be directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties to the Trustee.

 

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SECTION 7

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 7.1 Default Remedies.

(a) Event of Default. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Required Secured Parties, by an instrument or instruments in writing executed and delivered by the Required Secured Parties to the Trustee, and providing for the indemnity in favor of the Trustee required hereunder, may direct, and at all times shall have such right to so direct, to the Trustee the rights and remedies to be exercised by the Trustee and the method and place of conducting the proceedings to be taken by the Trustee in connection with the enforcement of the terms and conditions hereof. The Trustee, upon being so directed in writing and indemnified by the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of Section 8.3 and, subject to the rights and immunities set forth in Section 8 below, shall, in accordance with such direction,

(i) exercise all of the rights and remedies of the Trustee in respect of the Collateral to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law and all of the rights and remedies of the Trustee conferred in this Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party,

(ii) exercise all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and may proceed to protect and enforce this Agreement and any of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party by suit or suits or proceedings at law, in equity, in bankruptcy or otherwise, and or for foreclosure hereunder or thereunder, or for the appointment of a receiver or receivers for the Collateral or any part thereof or for the enforcement of any legal, equitable or other remedy to the fullest extent available under applicable Law, and (iii) protect and enforce this Agreement or any one or more of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party by suit or suits or proceedings at law, in equity, in bankruptcy or otherwise, and/or for the enforcement of any legal, equitable or other remedy to the fullest extent available under applicable Law.

(b) Bankruptcy of any Obligor. In case there shall be pending a case or proceedings in bankruptcy with respect to, or for the reorganization or arrangement of, any Obligor under any Bankruptcy Law or in case a conservator, liquidator, custodian, receiver or trustee shall have been appointed for any Obligor or its property, the Trustee shall have the right (and, if so directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties, the obligation) to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Parties allowed in such case or proceeding for the entire amount of the obligations owed to such Secured Parties by such Obligor, at the date of the institution of such case or proceeding, and for any additional amounts which may become due and payable under any of the Transaction Documents after such date.

 

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(c) Trustee Actions. Except upon the occurrence and during the continuance of the Specified Conditions or a Control Event, the Trustee may not exercise control over any Account or other Collateral or exercise any other rights and remedies against any Obligor or any of the Collateral; provided that the Trustee may act, if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing of which a Responsible Trust Officer has received written notice or has actual knowledge, in other circumstances where action is reasonably required before any necessary instructions may be received by the Trustee from the Required Secured Parties in accordance with this Agreement, to the extent it deems necessary and without instruction from the Required Secured Parties, in order to

(i) protect the Collateral,

(ii) instruct or give any notice to the Obligors required hereunder, or

(iii) otherwise protect the interests of the Secured Parties hereunder;

provided, however, the Trustee shall not be responsible or liable in any way to any of the Secured Parties for its failure to take any action pursuant to this clause (c). For purposes of clarification, the Trustee’s obligations under Section 8.5 or Section 8.6 hereof shall not be considered discretionary action that is subject to the terms of this clause (c).

(d) Revocation of Direction. The Required Secured Parties may at any time revoke or alter, by written instruction to the Trustee, all or any part of any written directions previously delivered to the Trustee by the Required Secured Parties, it being understood that the Trustee shall not be liable for refraining from taking action if it receives conflicting written instructions from the Required Secured Parties (but in such event the Trustee shall promptly provide written notice of such conflicting instructions to each holder of a Note).

(e) Consents, etc. If the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, and the Trustee desires or is directed by the Required Secured Parties to exercise any remedies, rights and powers as set forth in this Section 7.1(e) and determines (or is advised by counsel satisfactory to it) that it is necessary to have each Obligor’s authorization to obtain any approvals or consents of any Governmental Authority or any other Person therefor, then, upon the request of the Trustee, each Obligor agrees to assist and aid the Trustee to obtain as soon as practicable any necessary approvals or consents for the exercise of any such remedies, rights and powers.

Section 7.2 Remedies Cumulative, etc.

(a) All covenants, conditions, provisions, warranties, guaranties, indemnities, and other undertakings of the Obligors contained in this Agreement or in any Transaction Document or in any document referred to herein or therein, or contained in any agreement supplementary hereto or thereto, shall be deemed in addition to, and not in derogation or substitution of, any of the covenants, conditions, or agreements of the Obligors herein or therein contained.

(b) The giving, taking, or enforcement of any other or additional security, collateral, or guaranty for the payment or performance of the Secured Obligations shall not operate to prejudice, waive, or affect the security interests created in favor of the Trustee under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any rights, powers, or remedies hereunder or thereunder, nor shall the Secured Parties or the Trustee be required to first look to, enforce, or exhaust, any such other or additional security, collateral, or guaranties.

 

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(c) No course of dealing on the part of any of the Secured Parties or the Trustee, nor any delay or failure on the part of any of the Secured Parties or the Trustee to exercise any right, shall impair any right or operate as a waiver of any right or otherwise prejudice the rights, powers, and remedies of the Secured Parties or the Trustee hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.

(d) No waiver by any of the Secured Parties or the Trustee of any Default or Event of Default, whether such waiver be full or partial, shall extend to or be taken to affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or to impair the rights resulting therefrom, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein or in any other Transaction Document.

(e) Every right and remedy hereunder and under other Transaction Document or by applicable Law to the Trustee may, to the fullest extent provided under applicable Law and subject to Section 7.1(a) of this Agreement, be exercised from time to time as often as may be deemed expedient by the Trustee, upon the written direction of the Required Secured Parties.

Section 7.3 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Trustee shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under any Security Document and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Trustee, the Obligors, and the Secured Parties shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 7.4 Limitations on Secured Party Action.

(a) Generally. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the contrary, no Secured Party shall have the right to institute any suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity for the exercise of, or the right to otherwise exercise, any right, remedy or power under this Agreement or any other Security Document or under applicable Law or with respect to any Collateral, unless and until each of the following conditions is satisfied:

(i) the Required Secured Parties shall have instructed the Trustee in writing to exercise the right, remedy or power by instituting such action, suit or other proceeding in its own name;

(ii) the Trustee shall have received the indemnity required hereby;

(iii) the Trustee shall have refused or failed to comply with such written instruction for a period of thirty (30) days after such written instruction shall have been received by it; and

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Such notification, instruction, offer of indemnity and refusal or omission are conditions precedent to the exercise by any Secured Party of any right, remedy or power hereunder; it being understood that no one or more of such Secured Parties shall have any right in any manner or for any purpose whatever by his, her, its or their action to exercise or enforce any right, remedy or power under this Agreement or any other Security Document or under applicable Law or with respect to any Collateral, except as and in the manner herein expressly provided, and that all actions, suits or other proceedings to enforce any right, remedy or power hereunder and under any other Security Document, and any other exercise of any such right, remedy or power shall be instituted, had and maintained solely by the Trustee, as and in the manner herein provided and for the benefit of all Secured Parties, as provided for herein and therein.

(b) Suits for Obligations. Nothing in this Section 7.4, in any other provision of this Agreement or in any of the Transaction Documents shall affect or impair the right of the Secured Parties to enforce against any Obligor after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any obligation to pay principal, interest, make-whole amount, fees and any other amounts under (and in accordance with the terms of) the Transaction Documents to which such Obligor is a party, and any other obligations thereunder, and to accept and retain payment in respect of any such obligations or to enforce against any other Obligor of such obligations any right to have such Obligor make such payment and to accept and retain payment from such obligor in respect of any such obligations, provided that none of the Notes shall be declared immediately due and payable except in accordance with Section 12 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and nothing in this sentence shall affect, limit, impair or reduce the requirements of Section 7.5, Section 7.8 or Section 4 herein with respect to the disposition of, and sharing of, Collateral and proceeds of Collateral received by a Secured Party or paid to a Secured Party by any Obligor or any other obligor. Nothing in this Section 7.4, in any other provision of this Agreement or in any of the Transaction Documents shall affect or impair the obligation of any Guarantor under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement or any other guarantor with respect to any guaranty that may be issued in respect of all or any of the Secured Obligations, whether such guaranty is to pay the indebtedness relating to the Secured Obligations or to satisfy each other undertaking with respect thereto.

Section 7.5 Sharing.

(a) Remittance of Proceeds. If

(i) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and

(ii) a Secured Party shall receive any proceeds of or payment on the Collateral other than through a distribution from the Trustee pursuant to the terms hereof, then such Secured Party shall, promptly after receipt thereof, notify the Trustee in writing and remit such proceeds or payment to the Trustee and the Trustee shall deposit such proceeds or payment into the Collateral Proceeds Account. The Trustee shall, promptly after receipt of such proceeds or payment, if the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, disburse the amount so remitted to it as provided in Section 4.7 herein, in the order of priority set forth therein. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have satisfied any obligations in respect of which it was originally received by such Secured Party but rather shall be deemed to have satisfied, to the extent of the amount of such proceeds, the obligations of any Obligor to which such proceeds are applied pursuant to Section 4.7 herein.

 

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(b) Setoffs, Counterclaims, etc. If

(i) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and

(ii) a Secured Party shall obtain any amounts through the exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, indemnification or contribution against any Obligor (including, without limitation, any ordinary course application of account balances (by way of set-off, pre-authorized withdrawals, account consolidation or otherwise) to reduce any outstanding principal and to permanently reduce any commitment availability under any Secured Obligation that is in the nature of revolving credit),

then such Secured Party shall, promptly after receipt thereof, notify the Trustee in writing and remit such amounts to the Trustee and the Trustee shall deposit such amounts into the Collateral Proceeds Account. The Trustee shall, promptly after receipt of such amounts, if the Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, disburse the amounts so remitted to it as provided in Section 4.7, in the order of priority set forth therein. Any such amounts shall not be deemed to have satisfied any obligations in respect of which it was originally received by such Secured Party but rather shall be deemed to have satisfied, to the extent of such amounts, the obligations of the Obligors to which such proceeds are applied pursuant to Section 4.7 herein.

(c) Return of Proceeds. If any Secured Party that has remitted proceeds of Collateral or other payments or amounts to the Trustee pursuant to any one or more of Section 7.5(a) or Section 7.5(b) shall thereafter be required to repay such proceeds or such other amounts to the Obligor or any original payor or obligee thereof, such Secured Party shall (i) notify the Trustee in writing of the same and (ii) have a Lien on the Collateral, prior to the Lien securing the Secured Obligations (except the Lien in favor of the Trustee pursuant hereto), securing the repayment of the proceeds so remitted to the Trustee (less any portion thereof distributed to such Secured Party pursuant to Section 4 herein), provided that, upon written request by such Secured Party to the Trustee, the Trustee shall request the Person to whom such proceeds or other amounts were disbursed to remit such proceeds to the Trustee and such Person shall promptly comply with such request. The failure of the Trustee to make any such request notwithstanding, each Person to whom such proceeds were disbursed shall be and remain obligated to remit such proceeds or other amounts to the Trustee and the Trustee shall have no liability for any failure by a Secured Party to remit such proceeds or other amounts as required by this Section 7.5(c).

(d) Sharing of Collateral. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.5(a) through Section 7.5(c), inclusive, if any Secured Party shall obtain any Property as security for the payment of any Secured Obligation (or as security for the guaranty of any such Secured Obligation) held by it, such Secured Party shall promptly thereafter take such actions as shall be necessary to transfer such property to the Trustee to be held as part of the Collateral, and the Trustee shall if Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing deposit the proceeds from the disposition of any such Property into the Collateral Proceeds Account and apply such proceeds as provided in Section 4.7 herein, in the order of priority set forth therein.

 

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(e) Knowledge of an Event of Default. For purposes of this Section 7.5, a Secured Party shall be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default if any one or more of the officers or employees of such Secured Party assigned to oversee the Secured Obligations owned by such Secured Party:

(i) has actual knowledge of such Event of Default; or

(ii) receives written notice of such Event of Default from the Trustee, another Secured Party, or an Obligor.

Section 7.6 [RESERVED]

Section 7.7 Waivers. Each Obligor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon or plead, or in any manner claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay (except in connection with a pending appeal), valuation, appraisal, redemption or extension law now or at any time hereafter in force which, but for this waiver, might be applicable to any foreclosure sale made under any judgment, order, decree or otherwise based on this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, and any Obligor (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives and relinquishes all benefit and advantage of any and all such laws.

Section 7.8 Fees and Expenses. If any Obligor fails to pay when due any amount hereunder or fails to comply with any other provision hereunder in any material respect, the Obligors will pay to the Trustee, to the extent permitted by Law, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Trustee or the Secured Parties (pursuant to the Trustee’s respective rights under this Agreement to exercise remedies in respect of the Collateral), in enforcing any of their rights hereunder, or rights incident to, the enforcement of any of the provisions hereof and all other charges due against the Collateral, including, without limitation, taxes, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral and any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses, including transfer or other taxes, arising in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral (other than taxes determined by reference to the income of the Trustee or any Secured Party). Such fees and expenses shall be payable on demand together with interest thereon at the Default Rate applicable thereto, which with respect to the Trustee shall be the Default Rate applicable to the respective Secured Obligations, and any Obligor’s obligation hereunder to pay such expenses shall be treated as a Secured Obligation hereunder.

Section 7.9 Effect of Sale. Any sale, following the occurrence and during the continuance of the Specified Conditions, whether under any power of sale hereby given or by virtue of judicial proceedings, which is conducted by the Trustee in accordance with applicable Laws shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, operate to divest all right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, either at law or in equity, of any Obligor in and to the property sold.

Section 7.10 Application of Proceeds. The Trustee shall apply the cash proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 7, after deducting all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of every kind paid or incurred by the Trustee in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights and duties of the Trustee under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 4.7 herein, in the order of priority set forth therein.

 

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SECTION 8

THE TRUSTEE

Section 8.1 Grant of Authority; Acceptance of Appointment.

(a) Each Secured Party and each holder of any Secured Obligations by its acceptance thereof hereby appoints and authorizes the Trustee to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Security Documents to which the Trustee is a party and to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers hereunder and under the other Security Documents executed by the Trustee in connection herewith as are specifically delegated to the Trustee by the terms of this Agreement and to take such other actions as directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties to preserve and protect the security interests granted hereunder, in each case together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision apparently to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement or the other Security Documents, the Trustee shall not have any duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Security Documents executed by the Trustee.

(b) The Trustee hereby accepts its appointment as “Trustee” hereunder, including, without limitation, its obligations hereunder and under the other Security Documents executed by the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, upon the terms expressly set forth herein. The Trustee shall not have any obligation under or be charged with any knowledge with respect to any Security Document which is not executed by the Trustee.

Section 8.2 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee.

(a) Undertakings. The Trustee

(i) (A) shall undertake to perform, and shall perform, only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the other Security Documents executed by it and, if required by and subject to the terms of such documents, such duties as are directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties to be performed, (B) shall have no implied covenants or obligations read into this Agreement or the other Security Documents against the Trustee and (C) shall have no discretion, permissive right or privilege entitled to the Trustee hereunder be or be deemed to be or otherwise construed as a duty or obligation; and

(ii) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed in directions of the Required Secured Parties, upon certificates or opinions furnished by the Secured Parties to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements hereof or any other Security Document, but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether they conform to the requirements hereof as to form (but need not investigate the accuracy of the mathematical calculations therein).

 

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(b) Direction. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing of which a Responsible Trust Officer has actual knowledge or has received written notice from a Secured Party or an Obligor, the Trustee shall, to the extent indemnified in accordance herewith and so directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties, exercise such of the rights, remedies and powers vested in it by this Agreement and the other Security Documents executed by it for the benefit of the Secured Parties as and to the extent so directed by the Required Secured Parties, and in such exercise use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(c) No Exculpation. No provision hereof or any other Transaction Document shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own grossly negligent actions, grossly negligent failures to act, bad faith or willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 8.2(a);

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable to any Secured Party for any error of judgment made in good faith by an officer or by an employee thereof unless it shall be conclusively determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable to any Secured Party with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties; and

(iv) the Trustee shall not be liable to any Secured Party with respect to its failure to take any action under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties if such action would, in the good faith opinion of the Trustee, be unlawful or contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any other Security Document, or would subject the Trustee to liability under any federal, state or local laws or regulations (including, without limitation, environmental protection laws or regulations). The Trustee shall be entitled to take any action or to refuse to take any action which the Trustee regards as necessary for the Trustee to comply with any applicable Law, regulation or fiscal requirement of any Governmental Authority or any court order binding upon it.

(d) Applicability of Section 8.2. Except where expressly provided otherwise, every provision hereof and of every other Security Document relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 8.2.

Section 8.3 Certain Provisions with Respect to Trustees Rights to Compensation and Indemnification.

(a) Compensation. Each Obligor covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time, and the Trustee shall receive such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Co-Issuers and the Trustee for all services rendered by it in the execution and performance of any of the powers and duties hereunder and under the other Security Documents of the Trustee, which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of Law in regard to the compensation.

 

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(b) Indemnification. Each Obligor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustee, each Secured Party, and each of their officers, directors, trustees, employees, investment advisors, affiliates and agents (collectively referred to in this clause (b) as the “Indemnified Persons”) from and against, and reimburse each Indemnified Person for, any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, judgments, penalties, and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the investigation, defense and settlement of claims), but not taxes determined by reference to the income of the Trustee or any Indemnified Person (all such items are referred to in this clause (b), collectively, as “Losses”) which are imposed upon, asserted against, or incurred or paid by any such Indemnified Person from, as a result of, or in connection with:

(i) any bodily injury, death or property damage occurring in or upon or in connection with the use, possession, maintenance, management or operation of the Collateral through any cause whatsoever;

(ii) the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents;

(iii) any transaction, suit, action or proceeding against such Indemnified Person arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, any other Security Document or the Collateral; or

(iv) the withdrawal by the Obligors (or the Manager on behalf of the Obligors) of any amounts not constituting Permitted Withdrawals from the Revenue Account.

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing or any other term or provision of any other Transaction Document, no Obligor shall be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Document for any Losses of any Indemnified Person in respect of any of the foregoing matters if such Losses of such Indemnified Person arose from such Indemnified Person’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct. The proviso set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to any other indemnity given to the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties under this Agreement, under any other Security Document or under any other Transaction Document but the indemnity under this Section 8.3(b) shall supplement any other such indemnity and shall be in addition thereto. Each Indemnified Person shall promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days after its receipt of written notice of the commencement of any action against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought under this Section 8.3(b), notify the Obligors in writing of such commencement, provided that failure to so notify will not vitiate any indemnification obligation hereunder. Each such Indemnified Person will permit the Obligors to assume the defense of such claim, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, and if such defense is so assumed, the Obligors shall not enter into any settlement of such claim without the consent of such Indemnified Person. The Obligors agree to keep the Indemnified Person informed of all material developments and events relating to such claim. If a material

 

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conflict of interest, as determined by the Indemnified Person in such Person’s sole discretion, arises between the Indemnified Person and the Obligors assuming the defense of such claim, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to remove the Obligors’ counsel and retain its own counsel, at the reasonable expense of the Obligors. No Indemnified Person will enter into, and none of the Obligors will be required to pay, for any settlement of or involving any Losses of any Indemnified Person without the prior written consent of the Obligors.

(c) Trustee Expenses. Each Obligor will promptly pay or reimburse the Trustee, upon presentation by the Trustee to such Person of a reasonably detailed statement, for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses, disbursements paid or incurred by the Trustee under and in accordance with any of the provisions hereof and of the other Security Documents (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of its counsel), except any such fees, expense or disbursement as may arise from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee. The Trustee shall have no right against any Secured Party for the payment of compensation for the Trustee’s services hereunder or any expenses or disbursements incurred in connection with the exercise and performance of the Trustee’s powers and duties hereunder or any indemnification against liability that the Trustee may incur in the exercise and performance of such powers and duties (except in connection with indemnities provided separately by a Secured Party) but on the contrary, shall look solely to the applicable Obligor for such payment and indemnification, provided that each Obligor’s obligation hereunder to pay for such compensation, expenses, disbursements and indemnification (except against liability of the Trustee in favor of a Secured Party, if any be established) shall be treated as a Secured Obligation hereunder.

(d) Secured Party Indemnity. Each Secured Party severally agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trustee (solely to the extent not reimbursed or paid by any Obligor as provided herein), pro rata according to the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Obligations held by such Secured Party (which principal amount of Secured Obligations shall (i) with respect to any Other Secured Lender, equal the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings held by such Other Secured Lender, as applicable and (ii) with respect to any holder, equal the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by such holder) from time to time, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, fees, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by the Trustee acting in accordance with the written direction of the Required Secured Parties; provided that no Secured Party shall be required to indemnify the Trustee hereunder to the extent that any claim for indemnification is caused by the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee.

(e) Survival. The obligations of the Obligors and the Secured Parties under this Section 8.3 shall survive the foreclosure of, and realization upon, the Collateral and the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and any payment, release or discharge hereof and any or all security interests and Liens in the Collateral, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

(f) Special Damages. In no event shall the Trustee or any Secured Party be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of profit, goodwill, reputation, business opportunity or anticipated saving), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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(g) Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any related documents because of circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, a failure, termination, or suspension of a clearing house, securities depositary, settlement system or central payment system in any applicable part of the world or acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances or hostilities, nuclear or natural catastrophes, political unrest, explosion, severe weather or accident, earthquake, terrorism, fire, riot, labor disturbances, strikes or work stoppages for any reason, embargo, government action, including any laws, ordinances, regulations or the like (whether domestic, federal, state, county or municipal or foreign) which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of the services contemplated by this Agreement or any related documents, or the unavailability of communications or computer facilities, the failure of equipment or interruption of communications or computer facilities, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or telex or other wire or communication facility, or any other causes beyond the Trustee’s control whether or not of the same class or kind as specified above.

(h) KYC. Pursuant to the Customer Identification Program requirements established under the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) and its implementing regulations (collectively, USA PATRIOT Act), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Customer Due Diligence Requirements and such other laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions (collectively, “Applicable Law”), the Trustee is required to obtain from the Obligors on or before closing, and from time to time thereafter, documentation to verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. For a non-individual person such as a business entity, a charity, a trust or other legal entity, the Trustee will ask for documentation to verify the entity’s formation and existence, its financial statements, licenses, tax identification documents, identification and authorization documents from individuals claiming authority to represent the entity and other relevant documentation and information (including beneficial owners of such entities). To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Trustee may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected and indemnified in relying on, any such information received. Failure to provide such information may result in an inability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder, which, at the sole option of the Trustee, may result in the Trustee’s resignation in accordance with the terms hereof.

(i) Receipt by the Trustee of any report or other information received by, or otherwise made available to, the Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or information otherwise publicly available shall not be deemed in and of itself to constitute actual or constructive knowledge by the Trustee of such information.

(j) The Trustee makes no representations as to the value or condition of the Collateral or any part thereof, or as to the title of the Obligors thereto or as to the security afforded by this Agreement or any other agreement related hereto or as to the validity, execution, enforceability, legality or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the Secured Obligations, and the Trustee shall incur no liability or responsibility in respect of any such matters.

 

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(k) The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon and in accordance with written directions provided by the Required Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement by facsimile transmission, provided that each such Required Secured Party has provided, or shall provide, to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing designated persons with the authority to provide directions on behalf of such Secured Party, which incumbency certificate shall be amended if such directions are still applicable, whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such written directions notwithstanding that such directions conflict, or are inconsistent, with a subsequent written instruction of the Required Secured Parties. Each Secured Party agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of facsimile transmission to submit directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of such party acting on unauthorized directions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties (other than as may result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee).

(l) The Trustee shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee hereunder (i) in each other capacity pursuant to which it acts under the Transaction Documents and (ii) in any other Transaction Document or other agreement or document executed in connection herewith.

(m) The Trustee shall have no obligation to supervise, verify, monitor or administer the performance of any of the Obligors, the Secured Parties or any other Person (other than the Trustee) and shall have no liability for any action taken or omitted by any of the Obligors, the Secured Parties or any other Person (other than the Trustee) and may assume performance absent written notice or actual knowledge of a Responsible Trust Officer to the contrary.

(n) Knowledge of WTNA in any role shall not be attributed to any other role, any affiliate, lines of business or other division of WTNA.

(o) The Trustee shall not be responsible for recalculating or verifying any numerical information unless expressly required pursuant to the Transaction Documents to which the Trustee is a party.

(p) The Trustee shall not be required to take discretionary action under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document absent receipt by the Trustee of written directions from the Required Secured Parties and receipt of indemnification satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken at the direction of the Required Secured Parties absent any gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Trustee in so acting.

(q) The recitals set forth herein are made solely by the Obligors and the Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability for any recitals.

(r) The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Obligors or any other parties hereto all documentation and other information that may be required by the Trustee in order to enable compliance with applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations.

 

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Section 8.4 Certain Rights of Trustee.

(a) No Representations and Covenants. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any recitals or representations of the Obligors herein or in any Security Document or for insuring the Collateral, nor shall the Trustee be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance by any Obligor of any covenants, conditions or agreements contained herein, in any Security Document or in any other Transaction Document.

(b) Knowledge of Defaults. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default of which a Responsible Trust Officer has actual knowledge, the Trustee shall be deemed to have knowledge of a Default or an Event of Default only upon receipt of written notice thereof from any of the Secured Parties or an Obligor and shall have no duty to take any action to determine whether any such Default or Event of Default has occurred.

(c) Representations and Covenants Exculpation; No Accountability. Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 6.8, the Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity, sufficiency or enforceability hereof, of any other Security Document or of any instrument included in the Collateral, or as to the value, title, condition, or adequacy of insurance on, or otherwise with respect to, the Collateral. The Trustee shall not be accountable to any Secured Party for the use or application of the proceeds of the Secured Obligations or for the use or application of any property or the proceeds thereof which shall be released from the Lien of the Security Documents in accordance with the provisions hereof or any such Security Document. The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the attachment, perfection or priority of the security interests and Liens contemplated hereby or by the other Security Documents and shall have no duty to monitor or maintain the attachment, perfection or priority of such security interests and Liens.

(d) Reliance. The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or other paper or document received by it from an Obligor, any Affiliate of an Obligor, or any Secured Party and believed by the Trustee, in good faith, to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

(e) Request; Direction; Authorization. All requests, directions, orders or authorizations made by any Secured Party or any Obligor to the Trustee shall be in writing. All requests, directions, orders or authorizations made by any Secured Party or any Obligor to the Trustee shall be sufficiently evidenced by a request, direction or authorization in writing, delivered to the Trustee, and signed in the name of such Person, as the case may be, by its authorized officer, manager, or member. Any resolution of the members or managers of such Person (or equivalent evidence of approval and authorization of action) shall be sufficiently evidenced by a copy of such resolution, certified by its authorized officer, manager or member to have been duly adopted and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, being delivered to the Trustee.

(f) Professional Consultation. The Trustee may, at the reasonable cost and expense of the Obligors, consult with counsel, appraisers, engineers, accountants and other skilled persons selected by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not incur liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and pursuant thereto.

 

 

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(g) Indemnity. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to take any action to protect, preserve or enforce any rights or interests in the Collateral (including, without limitation, the Collateral) or to take any action toward the execution or enforcement of this Agreement or any other Security Document, whether on its own motion or on the request of any other Person, which in the opinion of the Trustee may involve loss, liability or expense to it, unless it has received written directions to do so from the Required Secured Parties and one or more Secured Parties shall offer and furnish indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, against such loss, liability and expense reasonably expected to be incurred by the Trustee in taking such action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Security Document, in the event that the Trustee is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose upon or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of any property constituting Collateral, the Trustee shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any such remedy if the Trustee has determined in good faith that the Trustee may incur liability under any Environmental Law as the result of the presence at, or release on or from, any such Project or such other property of any Hazardous Materials unless the Trustee has received security or indemnity from a Secured Party, in an amount and in a form, all satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole discretion, protecting the Trustee from all such liability. In connection with the exercise of any rights or remedies in respect of, or foreclosure or realization upon, any real estate or equity interest-related collateral pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Trustee shall not be obligated to take title to or possession of real estate or any equity interests, as the case may be, in its own name, or otherwise in a form or manner that may, in its reasonable judgment, expose it to liability. In the event that the Trustee deems that it may be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Trustee to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state or local law, the Trustee reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as the Trustee subject to the terms and conditions hereof or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver. The Trustee will not be liable to any Person for any environmental liability or any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Trustee’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to any kind of discharge or release or threatened discharge or release of any hazardous materials into the environment.

(h) Investigation. The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Required Secured Parties. Whenever in the administration of this Agreement the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, request, obtain and rely upon the written direction of the Required Secured Parties.

(i) Agents. The Trustee may execute any of the rights or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed by it with due care.

 

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(j) Collateral. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.4 and except to the extent specifically limited by applicable Law, the Trustee shall not be liable or responsible in any way for the safekeeping of the Collateral or for any loss or damage thereto or for any diminution in the value thereof, or any act or default of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency, or other Person whomsoever (except to the extent such loss or damage results from the Trustee’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct).

(k) Consultation with Secured Parties. Whenever pursuant to the provisions hereof, of any other Security Document or of any other Transaction Document it is required that any party hereto obtain the consent or approval of the Trustee, or that any matter prove satisfactory to the Trustee, the Trustee, prior to giving any such consent or approval or indicating its satisfaction with any such matter, shall be required to consult with the Secured Parties in a manner deemed reasonable by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall only act or refrain from acting at the written direction of the Required Secured Parties with respect thereto.

(l) Individual Liability. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be required to advance, expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal liability in the performance of its duties or in the exercise of any rights or remedies hereunder.

(m) [Reserved]

(n) INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT. IF THE TRUSTEE REASONABLY DETERMINES THAT ANY FUNDS RECEIVED BY IT HEREUNDER ARE INSUFFICIENT OR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE TO SATISFY ANY DISBURSEMENT REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE TRUSTEE HEREUNDER (THE AMOUNT OF SUCH DEFICIENCY BEING REFERRED TO AS THE “DEFICIENCY”), THE TRUSTEE SHALL PROMPTLY AND IN ANY EVENT WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF SUCH DETERMINATION, NOTIFY THE OBLIGORS AND EACH SECURED PARTY IN WRITING OF ITS DETERMINATION. UNTIL THE EARLIEST TO OCCUR OF (1) THE TRUSTEE’S RECEIPT OF WRITTEN DIRECTION FROM THE CO-ISSUERS (OR DURING THE CONTINUANCE OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT, THE REQUIRED SECURED PARTIES) TO DISBURSE SUCH FUNDS THEN BEING HELD BY THE TRUSTEE FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENT AND (2) THE TRUSTEE’S RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE DEFICIENCY, THE TRUSTEE SHALL NOT BE OBLIGED TO MAKE SUCH DISBURSEMENT.

(o) In order to comply with applicable tax laws (inclusive of rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) related to this Agreement in effect from time to time (“Applicable FATCA Law”) that a foreign financial institution, issuer, trustee, paying agent or other party is or has agreed to be subject to, the Obligors agree (i) to provide the Trustee sufficient information about the parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable FATCA Law, (ii) that the Trustee shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable FATCA Law for which the Trustee shall not have any liability and (iii) to hold harmless the Trustee for any losses it may suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with Applicable FATCA Law. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee.

 

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Section 8.5 Notices of Default. The Trustee shall notify in writing all Secured Parties of any Default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Trust Officer has actual knowledge, promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days after its gaining such knowledge, by facsimile or email confirmed by delivery of notice by overnight courier sent the day of the email or telecopy.

Section 8.6 Status of Monies Received. All monies received by the Trustee shall be held as Collateral, until used, applied or returned to an Obligor as herein provided, in a non-interest bearing, segregated trust account for the purposes for which they were received.

Section 8.7 [Reserved]

Section 8.8 Resignation of Trustee. The Trustee may resign and be discharged of its obligations hereunder created by delivering written notice to each Obligor and the Secured Parties specifying the time and date when such resignation shall take effect. Such resignation shall take effect at the time and on the date specified in such notice (being not less than sixty (60) days after such notice shall have been given) unless previously a successor trustee shall have been appointed as herein provided, in which event such resignation shall take effect immediately upon the appointment of such successor, provided that, unless the continuance by the Trustee of its obligations hereunder shall be in violation of applicable Law, such resignation shall not take effect until a successor trustee shall have been appointed as hereinafter provided.

Section 8.9 Removal of Trustee.

(a) Removal by the Secured Parties. The Trustee may be removed (with or without cause) at any time upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Trustee by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing signed and acknowledged by either the Required Holders or the Required Other Secured Lenders and delivered to each of the Secured Parties, the Trustee, and each Obligor. Such notice shall include a statement that either the Required Holders or the Required Other Secured Lenders have obtained the commitment of a successor trustee that satisfies all the requirements hereof applicable to the Trustee (including, without limitation, Section 8.11) to assume the obligations of the Trustee hereunder (such appointment being subject, in any event, to the consent of the Required Secured Parties under Section 8.10). Such removal shall take effect at the time and on the date specified in such notice (being not less than sixty (60) days after such notice shall have been given) unless previously a successor trustee shall have been appointed as herein provided, in which event such removal shall take effect immediately upon the appointment of such successor.

(b) Removal by each Obligor.

(i) Request. The Obligors may request that the Trustee be removed if such request:

(A) is in writing and is delivered to each Secured Party and the Trustee,

 

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(B) describes in reasonable detail the reasons for such removal, which must be one or more of the following:

(1) the Trustee fails to satisfy the requirements of Section 8.11 hereof;

(2) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property;

(4) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting; or

(5) any other reason or reasons (which reason or reasons shall themselves be reasonable);

(C) certifies that no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of the issuance of such request or would be caused thereby, and

(D) states that the Obligors have obtained the commitment of a successor trustee which satisfies the requirements of Section 8.11 to assume the obligations of the Trustee hereunder and under the other Security Documents.

(ii) Consent by the Required Secured Parties. The Required Secured Parties shall not unreasonably withhold their consent to a request made under Section 8.9(b)(i), provided that, without limiting the foregoing, such consent may in any case be withheld if:

(A) any Event of Default then exists or, after giving effect to such request, any Default or Event of Default would exist,

(B) the Obligors shall have failed to satisfy any of the conditions or requirements set forth in this Section 8.9(b),

(C) the request would, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Secured Parties, result in, or cause to occur, a materially adverse impairment of the Collateral or the enforceability of the Security Documents, or

(D) the Required Secured Parties reject the Obligors’ recommendation for a successor trustee on the basis that (I) such successor trustee has a material conflict of interest with respect to the Secured Parties with its obligations hereunder and under the Security Documents, (II) such successor trustee, under applicable Law, would not or may not be deemed to be the sole agent and representative of the Secured Parties or such successor trustee, or (III) in the reasonable opinion of the Required Secured Parties, such successor trustee does not have the capability to fully discharge its duties to the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Security Documents.

 

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(iii) Subsequent Removal. Any successor trustee to be appointed under this Section 8.9(b) shall nonetheless be subject to removal at the discretion of the Required Secured Parties under Section 8.9(a) or the Obligors under Section 8.9(b) and shall be subject to all the requirements of a successor trustee (including, without limitation, the requirements of Section 8.11). The rights of the Secured Parties under Section 8.10 shall not be in any way impaired or restricted by virtue of each Obligor’s ability to make requests under this Section 8.9(b).

Section 8.10 Appointment of Successor Trustee. If

(a) the Trustee shall have given notice of resignation pursuant to Section 8.8,

or

(b) notice of removal shall have been given pursuant to Section 8.9,

a successor trustee may be appointed by the Obligors with the prior written consent of the Required Secured Parties (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If no such appointment shall have been made within sixty (60) days after the giving of such notice of resignation or the giving of such notice of removal, a successor trustee may be appointed, upon application of the retiring Trustee, any Secured Party or the Obligors, by any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Obligors. During any period during which no such appointment shall have been made, the Required Secured Parties may act as and in the place of the Trustee, and shall have all the rights, remedies, powers, privileges, immunities and indemnities as the Trustee would have in so doing.

Section 8.11 Requirements of Trustee. Each Trustee appointed herein, or its successor, shall at all times:

(a) be a trust company or banking corporation or national association located and organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

(b) have capital, surplus and undivided profit aggregating at least $100,000,000;

(c) have long-term debt obligations (or if such entity shall not have long-term debt obligations and such entity is a Subsidiary of a holding company, such holding company shall have long-term debt obligations) having an Investment Grade Rating from a rating agency of national reputation; or

(d) be legally licensed and qualified to act as the Trustee hereunder in all applicable jurisdictions including, without limitation, each State in which any Collateral is located.

 

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If at any time the Trustee shall cease to satisfy the foregoing requirements, the Trustee shall provide written notice thereof to the Obligors and the Secured Parties and shall if requested in writing by the Obligors or the Required Secured Parties resign immediately in the manner contemplated by Section 8.8.

Section 8.12 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee. Any trust company, banking corporation or national association into which the Trustee, or any successor to it under this Agreement, may be merged or converted or with which it or any successor to it may be consolidated or any trust company, banking corporation or national association resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Trustee or any successor to it shall be a party, or any trust company, banking corporation or national association succeeding to substantially all of the corporate trust business of the trustee bank, shall be the successor to the Trustee under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that the requirements of Section 8.11 are satisfied with respect to any such trust company, banking corporation or national association. The Obligors and the Secured Parties covenant that in case of any such merger, consolidation or conversion they will, upon the request of the merged, consolidated or converted trust company, banking corporation or national association, execute, acknowledge and cause to be recorded or filed suitable instruments in writing, as may be necessary, to confirm the estates, rights and interests of such trust company, banking corporation or national association as Trustee under this Agreement.

Section 8.13 Conveyance upon Request of Successor Trustee. Should any instrument in writing from the Obligors and the Secured Parties be required by any successor trustee for more fully and certainly vesting in, and confirming to, such successor trustee the estates, rights, powers and duties conferred herein, then upon request of such successor trustee any and all such instruments in writing shall be made, executed, acknowledged and delivered, and shall be caused to be recorded and filed, by the Obligors and the Secured Parties.

Section 8.14 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed pursuant to any of the provisions hereof shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Obligors and the Secured Parties at such time an instrument accepting such appointment; and thereupon such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the estates, properties, rights, powers and trusts of its predecessor trustee in the rights hereunder with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but, nevertheless upon the written request of the Obligors or of the successor trustee and payment of all amounts then owing to the Trustee ceasing to act, the Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the estates, properties, rights and powers of the Trustee so ceasing to act, and shall duly transfer and deliver any of the property and monies held by the Trustee to the successor trustee so appointed in its place. Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section 8.14, the Obligors shall, upon obtaining actual knowledge of such acceptance and appointment, give to all Secured Parties at such time written notice of the succession of such Trustee hereunder, by telecopy, confirmed by overnight courier sent the same day. Neither failure so to deliver, nor any defect in the notice so delivered, shall affect the sufficiency of the proceedings in question.

Section 8.15 [RESERVED]

 

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Section 8.16 Costs and Expenses. The Obligors shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Secured Parties in connection with any removal, resignation and appointment of Trustees, including, without limitation, all reasonable and documented attorney’s fees, all UCC search and/or filing fees and all other recording taxes, documentary taxes, stamp taxes or other similar taxes in connection with any such request.

SECTION 9

PARTIAL RELEASE OF COLLATERAL

Any Collateral (or portion thereof) which is sold, leased, assigned, conveyed transferred or pledged or otherwise Disposed of by any Obligor pursuant to a Permitted Disposition or other transaction not prohibited under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including, without limitation, any transaction constituting Other Permitted Indebtedness of any Obligor) shall (i) in the case of a Permitted Disposition or other transaction involving less than all Collateral, upon receipt by the Trustee of an officer’s certificate of or from such Obligor referencing such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and stating that such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and such release of Liens is permitted under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Disposition or other transaction involving all Collateral, upon receipt by the Trustee of an officer’s certificate of or from the Co-Issuers and opinion of counsel to the Co-Issuers each referencing such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and stating that such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and such release of Liens is permitted under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, be immediately released from the Liens of this Agreement and each other Security Document without further action by any other Person, and the Secured Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorize and direct, with respect to any such released Collateral, (i) the Trustee to and, at the expense of the Co-Issuers, the Trustee shall, promptly execute and deliver any notice, consent or other instrument or document as such Obligor may reasonably request and prepare with respect to such Collateral for the purpose of evidencing such release, and (ii) the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall, immediately transfer possession of such Collateral to the relevant Obligor or its purchaser, assignee or transferee, as directed by such Obligor.

SECTION 10

AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 10.1 Amendments and Waivers.

(a) In General. This Agreement and any other Security Document (unless otherwise set forth in such other Security Document) may be amended, and the observance of any term hereof or thereof may be waived, only in writing by agreement of the Trustee and the Obligors (in the form of a supplement or otherwise), and only with the written consent of the Required Secured Parties, provided that no such amendment or waiver, shall, without the consent of all Secured Parties adversely affected thereby:

(i) permit the creation of any Lien or security interest with respect to any of the Collateral (excluding Permitted Liens) in favor of any Person other than the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

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(ii) effect the deprivation of any Secured Party of the benefit of any Lien in and to the Collateral (other than in connection with a release of Collateral in accordance with Section 9 hereof);

(iii) amend or waive Sections 2.1, 2.2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 7.4, 7.5, 8.3(b), 8.3(d), 8.4(k), 8.5, 8.6, 8.16, 10.2 or 10.3 hereof or this Section 10.1 or amend any defined term to the extent used therein;

(iv) reduce the amounts of Debt Service payments owed to such Secured Party under its Transaction Documents;

(v) modify the definition of “Required Secured Parties”, “Required Other Secured Lenders”, “Required Holders”, or “Secured Obligations” or any definition used therein to the extent used therein, or otherwise change the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Secured Obligations the holders of which are required to consent to any such waiver or supplemental agreement or amendment or modification pursuant to this Section 10.1;

(vi) permit any sale, transfer, conveyance or pledge of Collateral in violation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or

(vii) alter any provisions herein or in any other Security Document relative to payment or priority of the Secured Obligations or Liens securing the Secured Obligations.

No such amendment or waiver shall modify the rights, duties or immunities of the Trustee, without the express written consent of the Trustee.

(b) Other Amendments. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.1(a), the Obligors and the Trustee may, without the consent of the Secured Parties or any Holders, enter into any amendment, waiver or supplement hereto or to any other Security Document for any purpose not described in Section 10.1(a) above, including any one or more of the following purposes:

(i) to cure any ambiguity or cure, correct or supplement any defect or inconsistent provision hereof or any supplement hereto or thereto, provided that none of the foregoing shall adversely affect or diminish the rights of the Secured Parties in any material respect;

(ii) to correct and amplify the description of any property set forth in any Security Document constituting Collateral, or to add any additional property as Collateral;

(iii) to appoint any successor trustee in accordance with the terms hereof so long as any such Person shall not be required to perform any duties or be exposed to any liabilities except as provided herein; and

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Section 10.2 Notice of Amendment or Waiver. Promptly after the execution by the Obligors and the Trustee of any amendment or waiver, the Trustee shall give written notice, together with a conformed copy thereof, to each Secured Party at such time. Any failure of the Trustee to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such document.

Section 10.3 Solicitation of Secured Parties. The Obligors will not solicit, request or negotiate for or with respect to any proposed amendment or waiver, or consent with respect thereto, of any of the provisions hereof or any other Security Document unless each Secured Party shall be informed thereof by the Obligors and shall be afforded the opportunity of considering the same. The Obligors will not, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any remuneration, whether by way of supplemental or additional interest, remuneration, fee or otherwise, to any Secured Party as consideration for or as an inducement to entering into by any Secured Party of any waiver, modification or amendment of, or agreement with respect to, any of the terms and provisions hereof or the other Security Documents unless such remuneration or fee is concurrently paid, on the same terms, ratably according to amount of outstanding Secured Obligations, to all Secured Parties holding Secured Obligations at the time (regardless of whether such Secured Party executed such amendment or waiver).

Section 10.4 Opinion of Counsel Conclusive as to Amendments, Waivers and Consents. The Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Obligors in the execution of any amendment, waiver or consent authorized, permitted or otherwise not prohibited by the terms hereof or any other Security Document and to make the further agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, and, in connection therewith, the Trustee shall receive and may conclusively rely on an opinion of counsel and officers’ certificate (as to matters of fact) as conclusive evidence that any such document executed pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10 (i) is authorized or permitted by the terms of this Agreement, (ii) complies with any applicable requirements of this Section 10, (iii) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Obligors and (iv) that all conditions precedent to such amendment, waiver or consent (if any) have been satisfied or waived.

Section 10.5 Effect of Amendments, Waivers and Consents. Upon the execution of any amendment, waiver or consent pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10, this Agreement or any other Security Document shall be, and be deemed to be, amended and modified in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, duties and obligations of the Obligors, the Trustee and all Secured Parties hereunder and thereunder and under the Secured Obligations shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder and thereunder, subject in all respects to such amendment, waiver and consent, and all the terms and conditions of any such amendment, waiver or consent shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions hereof or thereof for any and all purposes.

 

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SECTION 11

TERMINATION

(a) In general. If (i) the Obligors shall fully pay, or cause to be paid, all Secured Obligations, (ii) all commitments of the Secured Parties to the Obligors shall have been irrevocably terminated and (iii) all other obligations of the Obligors with respect to the Secured Obligations shall have been paid or performed or terminated, then and in that case and upon receipt by the Trustee of an officer’s certificate of or from the Co-Issuers stating that the foregoing requirements have been satisfied, this Agreement and the other Security Documents shall cease, terminate and become null and void, all Liens in the Collateral created hereunder and thereunder in respect of the Secured Obligations shall be released and terminated and thereupon the Trustee shall, upon the written request of the Obligors or any other party to the Security Documents, forthwith (1) execute and deliver all notices, instruments and documents reasonably requested by any Obligor acknowledging the termination of this Agreement, the other Security Documents, the Liens created pursuant hereto and thereto and any related UCC financing statements and any other related filings in public offices and (2) transfer title to and possession of all Collateral and all existing original Reserve Letters of Credit to the Obligors. The termination hereof and of the other Security Documents shall be without prejudice to the rights of the Trustee under and pursuant to Section 8.3 to charge and be reimbursed by the Co-Issuers for any expenditures that they may thereafter incur in connection herewith and without prejudice to the rights of the Trustee and any Secured Party under any provisions hereof or in the other Security Documents, the effectiveness of which is therein expressly provided to survive any one or more of the payment of any of the Secured Obligations and the termination hereof; provided that, in any event and notwithstanding the survival of such rights, all other provisions hereunder and thereunder and all the Liens in and to the Collateral shall be released upon the termination of this Agreement and the other Security Documents as provided in the first sentence of this Section 11.

(b) Invalidity. If all or any part of any payment on account of the Secured Obligations made prior to, or contemporaneously with, a termination of this Agreement shall be invalidated, set aside, declared or found to be void or voidable or required to be repaid to the Obligors, any trustee, custodian, receiver, conservator, master, liquidator or other Person, pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law or pursuant to any common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such invalidation, set aside, voidness, voidability or required repayment, neither the Secured Obligations nor the Liens hereof shall be deemed to have been paid, satisfied, released or discharged under this Section 11, and, to the extent of such invalidation, set aside, voidness, voidability or required repayment, the Secured Obligations and such Liens shall be immediately and automatically revived without the necessity of any action by the Obligors, the Trustee or any of the Secured Parties, and the Lien hereof shall continue in full force and effect thereafter until all of the Secured Obligations shall have been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid.

SECTION 12

EVIDENCE OF RIGHTS OF SECURED PARTIES

Section 12.1 Execution by Secured Parties or Agents. Any request, consent or other instrument required by this Agreement to be signed and executed by any Secured Party may be signed in any number of concurrent writings of substantially similar tenor and may be signed or executed by such Secured Party in person or by agent or agents duly appointed in writing. Proof of the execution of any such request, consent or other instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose hereof and be conclusive in favor of the Trustee or in favor of the Obligors if made in the manner provided in this Section 12.

 

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Section 12.2 Proof of Execution. The fact and date of the execution by any individual of any request, consent or other instrument or writing required by this Agreement may be proved, as to any Person, by (i) a certificate of another officer of such Person certifying that the individual signing such request, consent or other instrument is an officer of such Person or (ii) the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer of any jurisdiction, authorized by the laws thereof to take acknowledgements of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such request, consent or other instrument acknowledged to him the execution thereof in his individual capacity or in his capacity as an authorized representative of the Person on whose behalf he executed such request, consent or other instrument in writing.

Section 12.3 Secured Party Lists. The Co-Issuers shall furnish to the Trustee at such times as the Trustee may request in writing, in each case, a list of the names, addresses and telecopy numbers of each Secured Party and the aggregate principal amount of Secured Obligations held by each such Secured Party, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require.

SECTION 13

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1 Communications.

(a) Manner. All communications hereunder shall be in writing, and delivered by telecopy confirmed by overnight courier sent the same day. Communications to the Trustee shall be addressed to:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Corporate Trust Office

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Fax: 302-636-4140

Email: clmajor@wilmingtontrust.com

or to such other address as the Trustee shall have furnished in writing to the Obligors and the Secured Parties. Communications to any Secured Party shall be delivered to such Secured Party at the address such Secured Party shall have furnished in writing to the Project Manager, the Obligors and the Trustee.

Communications to the Obligors shall be made in accordance with Section 18 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

(b) When Given. Any communication addressed and delivered as herein provided shall be deemed to be received when actually delivered to the address of the addressee (whether or not delivery is accepted) or received by the telecopy machine of the recipient. Any communication not so addressed and delivered shall be ineffective.

 

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Section 13.2 Survival. All representations and warranties contained herein or made in writing pursuant to any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Obligors to the Trustee hereunder or under any other Security Document shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and the payment of any Secured Obligation.

Section 13.3 Successors and Assigns. Whenever any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party, including all future holders of Secured Obligations, and all the covenants, promises and agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Security Document by or on behalf of the Obligors, the Trustee or the Secured Parties shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of such parties whether so expressed or not.

Section 13.4 Benefits of Agreement Restricted to Parties and Secured Parties. For the purposes of this Agreement, the parties expressly acknowledge and agree that each Secured Lender or Holder is entitled to the benefit of all the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations owed hereunder even though not named herein as a party hereto but without incurring any obligation itself hereunder. Other than as specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to give to any other Person other than the Obligors, the Trustee and the Secured Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect hereof or any covenant, condition or provision therein or herein contained; and, except as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 13.4, all such covenants, conditions and provisions are and shall be held to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Obligors, the Trustee and the Secured Parties.

Section 13.5 Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating hereto may be reproduced by any Secured Party, the Trustee and the Obligors by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic, digital or other similar process and each Secured Party may destroy any original document so reproduced. Any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by the producing Person in the regular course of business) and any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

Section 13.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the Law of the State of New York (excluding choice-of-law principles of the Laws of such State that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such state).

Section 13.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of such counterparts constituting an original but altogether only one Agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

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Section 13.8 Partial Invalidity. The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not render any other provision or provisions contained in this Agreement unenforceable or invalid.

Section 13.9 Joinder.

(a) Any Project Company not executing and delivering this Agreement on the initial Closing Date shall execute and deliver a Joinder to the Trustee. Promptly upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder, such Project Company shall be deemed an “Obligor” for all purposes herein. Any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, fees or expenses incurred by the Trustee or any Obligor in connection with the execution and delivery of a Joinder to this Agreement shall be promptly paid by the Company.

Section 13.10 Jurisdiction and Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) Each Obligor irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Obligor irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) Each Obligor consents to process being served by or on behalf of Trustee or any Secured Party in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 13.10(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in accordance with Section 13.1. Each Obligor agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

(c) Nothing in this Section 13.10 shall affect the right of any Secured Party to serve process in any manner permitted by law, or limit any right that any Secured Party may have to bring proceedings against any Obligor in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

(d) The parties hereto hereby waive trial by jury in any action brought on or with respect to any Transaction Document or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith.

Section 13.11 Joint and Several. All of the covenants and agreements of the Obligors shall be the joint and several obligations of each of Obligor and the Trustee may proceed against any Obligor in connection with Trustee’s enforcement of any of the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 13.12 Trustees Jurisdiction for UCC Purposes. The Trustee’s jurisdiction for purposes of part 3 of Article 9 of the UCC is the State of New York.

Section 13.13 Separateness. Since its formation and at all times thereafter and for so long as any obligation remains outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, each Obligor represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that:

(a) each Obligor has held and each Obligor shall hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person;

(b) each Obligor has conducted and shall conduct its business solely in its own name;

(c) each Obligor has corrected and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

(d) no Obligor identified and or shall identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or department of any other Person;

(e) each Obligor has held and shall hold all of its assets in its own name;

(f) no Obligor has commingled and nor will commingle its assets with those of any other Person, including its member, directors or officers;

(g) each Obligor has maintained shall maintain its records, books of account, bank accounts, financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate and apart from those of any other Person;

(h) no Obligor has listed nor shall list its assets as assets on the financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, that each Obligor’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate provided that (A) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of such Obligor from such Affiliate and to indicate that such Obligor’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on such Obligor’s own separate balance sheet;

(i) each Obligor has maintained, and each Obligor shall maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations;

(j) each Obligor has paid and shall pay the salaries of its own employees, if any, only from its own funds;

(k) no Obligor has held itself out nor will hold itself out as having agreed to pay indebtedness incurred by any affiliate;

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(m) no Obligor has held nor will hold itself out as being responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person;

(n) each Obligor has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with Affiliates (including, without limitation, shared office space);

(o) each Obligor has used and shall use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

(p) no Obligor has maintained nor shall maintain its assets in such a manner that will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(q) each Obligor has filed and shall file its own tax return separate from those of any other Person, except to the extent that such Obligor is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file tax returns under applicable law;

(r) no Obligor has acquired nor shall acquire obligations or securities of its managers, members or Affiliates, as applicable; and

(s) each Obligor has only entered into and shall only enter into a contract or agreement with any member, principal or Affiliate of such Obligor or any guarantor, or any manager, member, principal or Affiliate thereof, upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with third parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the execution of this Agreement by duly authorized officers of each as of the date hereof.

 

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

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LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Cynthia L. Major

  Name: Cynthia L. Major
  Title: Banking Officer

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EXHIBIT A

DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION

Acceptable Bank” shall mean any bank or trust company (i) which is organized under the laws of the United States of America, Canada or any state or province thereof, (ii) which has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $250,000,000, and (iii) whose Credit Rating (or the Credit Rating of the bank holding company owning all of the capital stock of such bank or trust company) shall be rated Investment Grade. A bank or trust company that, for purposes of any Transaction Document, satisfies clauses (i) through (iii) above on any Debt Service Reserve Date of Determination but later fails to satisfy any of such clauses, shall be deemed to be an “Acceptable Bank” (1) for purposes of the definition of “Acceptable L/C Provider” until sixty (60) days after the date of such failure and (2) for any other purpose under the Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, being a depositary for any Account), until one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of such failure.

Acceptable L/C Provider” shall mean (1) an Acceptable Bank or (2) any other Person who is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

Acceptable Manager” shall mean (a) the Project Manager or (b) any other Person which has, or has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders with a Person that has, significant experience in the operation and maintenance of properties similar to any Project Site.

Acceptable Project Assets” shall mean any and all leases, subleases, ground leases, fee estates, licenses, occupancy agreements, concessions, rental agreements, easements, easement agreements, non-recourse loans, free standing communications structures, management agreements, management and fee receivables, and other written agreements which grant or provide an interest in, or the right to use property for, advertising billboards, telecommunications towers and equipment, wind or solar power or other renewable energy generation, and any other assets and properties relating to any of the foregoing or any other business or activity permitted to be engaged in by any Obligor under this Agreement, including without limitation the equity interests of any Person owning or holding any of the foregoing.

Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease” shall mean a ground lease or similar agreement entered into by a Project Company in replacement of or substitution for a Ground Lease that contains terms and conditions, taken as a whole, which are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which are not materially less favorable to such Project Company than, the Ground Lease being replaced. For the avoidance of doubt, “Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease” shall not include any Acquisition Agreement, any Transaction Document or any acquisition agreement, any loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other document related to the acquisition financing or refinancing of any Future Acquisition.

Acceptable Replacement Management Agreement” shall mean any one or more operating and management services agreement(s) or similar agreement(s) entered into by the Co-Issuers in replacement of or substitution in whole or in part of the Management Agreement that (a) is with an Acceptable Manager, (b) which has or have a scope of services which is or are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which is not materially less favorable to the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries than, the Management Agreement or applicable part thereof and (c) the amount of compensation payable to the Acceptable Manager is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.


Acceptable Replacement Project Document” shall mean any Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease and any other Additional Project Document entered into by a Project Company in replacement of or substitution for an existing Project Document that contains terms and conditions, taken as a whole, which are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which are not materially less favorable to such Project Company than, the Project Document being replaced.

Account Control Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Account, an account control agreement by and among the Obligor in whose name such Account is maintained, the depository where such Account is maintained and the Trustee pursuant to which, among other things, such depository agrees to comply with instructions originated by the Trustee with respect to the disposition of funds in such Account following the occurrence of a Control Event or the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default and following the receipt by such depository and such Obligor of a Notice of Exclusive Control (as defined in such account control agreement) from the Trustee pursuant to the written direction of the Required Holders, which agreement shall be in form and substance either (i) reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and the applicable Obligor or (ii) substantially similar in all material respects to the Account Control Agreements in effect on the Closing Date and the terms of which, taken as a whole, are not adverse to the holders of the Notes in any material respect.

Accounts” shall mean any Deposit Account or Securities Account, including those Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts created and established with the Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture, including, without limitation, the Default Revenue Account, the Debt Service Reserve Account, the Control Account and the Collateral Proceeds Account.

Acquisition” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Additional Debt” shall mean Indebtedness incurred after the Closing Date in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(c) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Additional Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Additional Project Document” shall mean, with respect to any Project, (i) any Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease, (ii) any Acceptable Replacement Management Agreement, (iii) any other Acceptable Replacement Project Document and (iv) any other agreement, document or instrument evidencing, relating to or in connection with any existing and/or new Project Site and/or any Acceptable Project Assets, in each case, entered into by any Project Company subsequent to the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, “Additional Project Document” shall not include any Acquisition Agreement, any Transaction Document or any acquisition agreement, any loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other document related to the acquisition financing or refinancing of any Future Acquisition.


Additional Secured Party” shall mean a Holder or an Other Secured Lender executing a Joinder.

Affiliate” shall mean, at any time, and with respect to any Person, any other Person that at such time directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, any reference to an “Affiliate” is a reference to an Affiliate of an Obligor.

Amortization Schedule” shall mean the amortization schedule of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes prior to the maturity date attached as Schedule 8.1 to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, as such amortization schedule is modified from time to time upon any partial prepayments or purchase of the Notes.

Annual Operating Budget” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.12 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Anti Corruption Laws” shall mean any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non U.S. jurisdiction regarding bribery or any other corrupt activity, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.

Anti Money Laundering Laws” shall mean any law or regulation in a U.S. or any non U.S. jurisdiction regarding money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act) and the USA PATRIOT Act.

Applicable Law” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.3(h) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Availability” shall mean, at any time, the undrawn portion of the stated face amount of the applicable Reserve Letter of Credit.

Bankruptcy Law” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code and any applicable United States, state or local insolvency, winding up, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar Law now or hereafter in effect for the relief of debtors, as amended from time to time and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Best” shall mean A.M. Best Company, Inc.

Blocked Person” shall mean (a) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by OFAC, (b) a Person, entity, organization, country or regime that is blocked or a target of sanctions that have been imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws or (c) a Person that is an agent, department or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any Person, entity, organization, country or regime described in clause (a) or (b).

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, Wilmington, Delaware and Los Angeles, California are required or authorized to be closed.


Business Interruption Insurance Proceeds” shall mean any business interruption and/or loss of income insurance proceeds or other similar insurance proceeds received by a Person pursuant to the insurance required to be carried pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Calculation Date” shall mean (a) if no Control Event exists, March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of any year, and (b) if a Control Event exists, the last day of each calendar month.

Capital Expenditure” shall mean with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a capital lease) of fixed or capital assets, software or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements) that are required to be capitalized under GAAP on the balance sheet of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, “Capital Expenditure” shall not include the purchase price of any Future Acquisition.

Capital Lease” shall mean, at any time, a lease with respect to which the lessee is required concurrently to recognize the acquisition of an asset and the incurrence of a liability in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Person and a Capital Lease, the amount of the obligation of such Person as the lessee under such Capital Lease which would, in accordance with GAAP, appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person.

Casualty Event” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site or other Collateral, any act or occurrence or circumstance (including Force Majeure) of any kind or nature that results in damage, disappearance, loss or destruction to such Project Site (or any portion thereof) or other Collateral (or any portion thereof) and that (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Co-Issuers, diminishes the net book value of such Project Site or other Collateral by an amount greater than $5,000,000 or (b) results in Casualty Proceeds received with respect to such damage, disappearance, loss or destruction to such Project Site or any other such Collateral in an amount greater than $5,000,000.

Casualty Proceeds” shall mean any casualty insurance proceeds or similar insurance proceeds (excluding Business Interruption Insurance Proceeds) received by a Person as a result of or in connection with a Casualty Event (net of expenses incurred in connection with collection of such proceeds).

Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.6(f)(2) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Closing” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Closing Date” shall mean the date of the Closing under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.


Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

Co-Issuer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Collateral” shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.1 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Collateral Assignment of Management Agreement” shall mean the Collateral Assignment and Subordination of Management Agreement, dated as of the initial Closing Date, among the Co-Issuers, the Trustee and the Project Manager.

Collateral Proceeds Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Collateral Trust Indenture” shall mean the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, entered into among the Obligors, the Secured Parties and the Trustee.

Condemnation Event” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site or other Collateral, any condemnation or seizure or other taking by a public or quasi-public authority of such Project Site (or any portion thereof) or other Collateral (or any portion thereof) that (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Co-Issuers, diminishes the net book value of such Project Site or other Collateral by an amount greater than $5,000,000 or (b) results in Condemnation Proceeds received with respect to such damage, disappearance, loss or destruction to such Project Site or any other such Collateral in an amount greater than $5,000,000.

Condemnation Proceeds” shall mean all amounts received by a Person from public or quasi-public authorities as a result of or in connection with a Condemnation Event (net of expenses incurred in connection with collection of such proceeds).

Confidential Information” has the meaning specified in Section 20 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Debt Service” shall mean, in respect of any period, the difference of (a) Gross Revenues of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries (including without limitation accrual of all Gross Revenues with respect to any Counterparty that is obligated to make payments on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly basis under any Project Document) during such period minus (b) the sum of (i) all Operating Expenses of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries during such period and (ii) all Capital Expenditures of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries during such period.

Contract” shall mean any contract, agreements and other instruments (other than the Project Documents and the Transaction Documents) to which any Obligor is party.

Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.6(f)(3) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.


Control Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Control Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(e) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Controlled Entity” shall mean (a) any of the Subsidiaries of the Co-Issuers and any of their or either Co-Issuer’s respective Controlled Affiliates and (b) if either Co-Issuer has a parent company, such parent company and its Affiliates.

Counterparty” shall mean, with respect to any Project Document, each party to such Project Document other than the Obligor(s) party thereto.

Credit Rating” shall mean, with respect to (a) a Person, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior long-term unsecured debt obligations of such Person or, if such Person does not have senior unsecured long-term debt that is rated by a Rating Agency, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency as the corporate credit rating or issuer rating of such Person (in each case not supported by any third party credit enhancement) and (b) any Securities, the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to such Securities.

DBRS” shall mean DBRS Limited or DBRS, Inc., as applicable.

Debt Rating” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.11 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Debt Service” shall mean, with respect to any period, the sum of the following: (a) Interest Expense for such period and (b) all scheduled payments of principal in respect of the Notes and other senior secured Indebtedness of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries which is paid or payable during such period.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio” shall mean, at any time of determination, (a) for any applicable period of time ending on or prior to such date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Debt Service for any such applicable period ending on, or most recently ended prior to, such date of determination, to (ii) Debt Service for such period, and (b) for any period of time ending after such date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Debt Service reasonably determined by the Co-Issuers on a Pro Forma basis for any applicable period to (ii) Debt Service for such period.

Debt Service Reserve Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Debt Service Reserve Date of Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Debt Service Reserve Requirement” shall mean, as of any date (hereinafter referred to in this definition as the “calculation date”), an aggregate amount (which may be satisfied by cash held in the Debt Service Reserve Account or by Debt Service Reserve Letter of Credit Availability, or a combination of both) equal to the scheduled payments of Debt Service that will become payable on all of the outstanding Notes and Additional Notes during the six (6) month period that begins on the first day of the fiscal month in which such calculation date occurs.


Default” shall mean an event or condition the occurrence or existence of which would, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, become an Event of Default.

Default Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Notes, that rate of interest that is 2.00% per annum above the rate of interest stated in clause (a) of the first paragraph of such Notes, payable quarterly as aforesaid (or, at the option of the registered holder hereof, on demand).

Default Revenue Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Deposit Account” shall mean a special, segregated and irrevocable Dollar-denominated “deposit account” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(29) of the UCC) with the Trustee or an Acceptable Bank.

Disclosure Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Distribution” shall mean, in respect of any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity:

(a) dividends or other distributions or payments on capital stock, partnership interest or other equity interest of such corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity (except distributions in such stock or other equity interest); and

(b) the redemption or acquisition of such stock, partnership interest or other equity interests or of warrants, rights or other options to purchase such stock, partnership interest, limited liability company interest or other equity interests (except when solely in exchange for such stock or other equity interests).

Dollar” and the sign “$” shall mean the lawful money of the United States.

Electronic Delivery” shall mean the electronic delivery of financial statements and other documents pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of Section 7.4 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Environmental Laws” shall mean any and all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, Laws, common laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, Permits, Governmental Approvals, Governmental Rules or any legally binding agreements with or requirements or legally binding restrictions of any Governmental Authority relating to pollution, the protection of the environment, natural resources, or health and safety (to the extent health and safety is related to exposure to Hazardous Materials).


Environmental Permits” shall mean any and all Governmental Approvals required to be obtained by any Obligor from or filed with any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Law.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Co-Issuers or any of their parent entities, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in Section 11 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Event of Loss” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the occurrence of any Casualty Event or Condemnation Event pursuant to which the applicable Obligor reasonably determines that the Project located at such Project Site cannot be rebuilt, repaired or restored.

Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount” shall mean, (a) on any Calculation Date if no Control Event exists, all amounts on deposit in the Revenue Accounts on such Calculation Date, minus (i) Debt Service then due and owing and (ii) Excluded Cash Amounts, as determined for such Calculation Date; and (b) on any Calculation Date during the continuance of a Control Event, all amounts on deposit in the Revenue Account and the Control Account on such Calculation Date after giving effect to Section 4.2(f)(i)—(v) of the Collateral Trust Indenture on such Calculation Date, minus Excluded Cash Amounts, as determined for such Calculation Date.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Excluded Cash Amounts” shall mean any payments or amounts (including any prepayments and security deposits) that have been received by any Obligor on, for, from or with respect to any Project Assets with respect to which the Obligor is contractually or otherwise legally obligated to use or apply or allocate such payment or amount for use or application in, on or to a future date or period or for a particular purpose on or as of such Calculation Date.

FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any intergovernmental agreements entered into in respect of the foregoing.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission” or “FERC” shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Federal Power Act” or “FPA” shall mean the Federal Power Act, and FERC’s implementing regulations related thereto.


Fee Estate” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the land relating to such Project Site in which a Project Company has been assigned, transferred or otherwise granted easement(s), right(s) of way or other rights or interests in such land pursuant to any Project Document.

Fee Estate Liens” shall mean, with respect to any Fee Estate, any Lien granted or incurred by, or assumed or otherwise permitted to exist by, any Person (other than any Obligor) in, to or on such Person’s rights and interests in such Fee Estate.

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Force Majeure” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, an event or circumstance, such as natural catastrophes, terrorism, war, riots, or acts of God, that (a) prevents such Obligor from performing its obligations (or causing such obligations to be performed) under the Project Documents relating to its Project Sites or to which it is a party; (b) is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, such Obligor; and (c) by the exercise of reasonable due diligence, such Obligor is unable to overcome or avoid, or cause to be avoided; provided, however, that the following acts, events or causes shall in no event constitute an event of Force Majeure: (1) any lack of profitability to such Obligor or any losses incurred by such Obligor or any other financial consideration of such Obligor; (2) unavailability of funds or financing; (3) an event caused by conditions of national or local economics or markets; (4) any failure of equipment which is not itself directly caused by an event which would otherwise independently constitute a Force Majeure; (5) strikes, lockouts, work stoppages or other labor actions; (6) changes in market conditions that affect the cost or availability of equipment, materials, supplies or services, unless such changes are caused by an event which would otherwise independently constitute a Force Majeure; and (7) failures of third parties, unless such failures are caused by an event which would otherwise independently constitute a Force Majeure.

Future Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition by the Co-Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries of one of more Project Sites or Acceptable Project Assets either directly or through the acquisition of the ownership interests of one or more Project Companies or one of more Project Company Parents.

GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time.

Governmental Approval” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Permit, ruling or determination of or by any Governmental Authority (other than a Governmental Rule) required to be obtained by such Person relating to the ownership, occupation, testing, operation or maintenance of any Project Site or the execution, delivery or performance by such Person of its obligations under any Transaction Document or Project Document to which such Person is a party.

Governmental Authority” and “Government Authority” shall mean

(a) the government of

(i) the United States of America or any State or other political subdivision thereof, or


(ii) any other jurisdiction in which any Obligor or any Subsidiary conducts all or any part of its business, or which asserts jurisdiction over any properties of any Obligor or any Subsidiary, or

(b) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, any such government.

Governmental Official” shall mean any governmental official or employee, employee of any government-owned or government-controlled entity, political party, any official of a political party, candidate for political office, official of any public international organization or anyone else acting in an official capacity.

Governmental Rule” shall mean with respect to any Person, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, treaty, judgment, decree, directive, guideline, policy or similar form of decision of any Governmental Authority binding on such Person.

Gross Revenues” of any Person shall mean all revenues, rents (including percentage rents), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of revenues, rent or rent equivalents (including payments by reason of the rejection of any lease in bankruptcy), all revenues, income, proceeds and other payments from or in connection with judgments, settlements and other resolutions of disputes, condemnation events and casualty events, all royalties, income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, fees, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any lease or other agreement relating to any property (including utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, rent concessions or credits), other required pass-throughs or reimbursements paid of any nature, and interest on reserve funds (if any), business interruption and other insurance proceeds, and all other income or consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of the Co-Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective agents or employees from any and all sources, all receivables, customer obligations, installment payment obligations and other obligations now existing or hereafter arising or created out of the sale, lease, sublease, ground lease, license, fee estate, occupancy agreement, concession, rental agreement, easement, non-recourse loan, management agreement, other written agreement, concession or other grant of the right of the use and occupancy of property or rendering of services by the Co-Issuers or any of their Subsidiaries or any operator or manager of any assets, and any license, lease, sublease, ground lease, fee estate, occupancy agreement, concession, rental agreement, easement, non-recourse loan, management agreement, other written agreement and concession fees, but excluding (a) amounts received by or on behalf of such Project Companies and required to be paid to any Person (other than to an Obligor) as Shared Rent, (b) any amounts received by or on behalf of such Project Companies that constitute the property of a Person other than a Project Company (including all revenues, receipts and other payments arising from the ownership or management of properties by Affiliates of such Project Companies) and (c) security deposits received under any lease or other agreement relating to any property, unless and until such security deposits are applied to the payment of amounts due under such lease.


Ground Lease” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the lease, sublease, license, easement agreement, assignment of rent or fees, or other use or occupancy agreement or other agreement between a Project Company and a Ground Lessee of such Project Site. For the avoidance of doubt, “Ground Lease” shall not include any Acquisition Agreement, any Transaction Document or any acquisition agreement, any loan agreement, credit agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other document related to the acquisition financing or refinancing of any Future Acquisition.

Ground Lessee” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, the owner of the related Project(s) located thereon that leases such Project Site from the applicable Project Company pursuant to the terms of a Ground Lease.

Guaranteed Agreements” shall mean the Transaction Documents.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in Section 22.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Guarantors” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean any hazardous waste as defined by 42 U.S.C. §6903(5), any hazardous substance as defined by 42 U.S.C. §9601(14), any pollutant or contaminant as defined by 42 U.S.C. §9601(33), or any other chemical, substance or material that is defined as or regulated as extremely hazardous, hazardous, toxic or a pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Law, including any material or substance which is (a) crude oil, (b) petroleum or any derivative thereof, (c) asbestos, or (d) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Holder,” “holder,” or Noteholder” shall mean, with respect to any Note, the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the register maintained by the Co-Issuers pursuant to Section 13.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, provided, however, that if such Person is a nominee, then for the purposes of Sections 7, 8.6(b), 12, 17.2 and 18 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement and any related definitions in this Exhibit A, “holder” shall mean the beneficial owner of such Note whose name and address appears in such register.

Indebtedness” with respect to any Person shall mean, at any time, without duplication,

(a) its indebtedness for borrowed money and its redemption obligations in respect of mandatorily redeemable Preferred Stock;

(b) its obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such Person (excluding accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business but including all liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to any such property);

(c) (i) its Capital Lease Obligations and (ii) all liabilities which would appear on its balance sheet in accordance with GAAP in respect of Synthetic Leases assuming such Synthetic Leases were accounted for as Capital Leases;


(d) all liabilities for borrower money secured by any Lien with respect to any property owned by such Person (whether or not it has assumed or otherwise become liable for such liabilities);

(e) all its obligations to reimburse amounts drawn under letters of credit or instruments serving a similar function issued or accepted for its account by banks and other financial institutions (whether or not representing obligations for borrowed money);

(f) the aggregate Swap Termination Value of all Swap Contracts of such Person; and

(g) any guaranty of such Person with respect to liabilities of a type described in any of clauses (a) through (f) hereof.

Independent” shall mean, when used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (1) is in fact independent, (2) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in any Obligor or in any Affiliate of any of them and (3) is not connected with any Obligor or in any Affiliate or any such Affiliate as an officer, employee, promoter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions.

Institutional Investor” shall mean (a) any Purchaser of a Note, (b) any holder of a Note holding (together with one or more of its affiliates) more than 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, (c) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, and (d) any Related Fund of any holder of any Note, in each case, which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act).

Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any period, all interest in respect of the Notes and any other Indebtedness of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries which is pari passu with the Notes paid or payable during such period.

Investment Grade” or “Investment Grade Rating” shall mean, with reference to a Person or any Securities, that the Person has or the Securities have been assigned a Credit Rating of BBB- or better by S&P, Baa3 or better by Moody’s, BBB- or better by Fitch, BBB- or better by KBRA or BBB (low) or better by DBRS (or a Credit Rating of BBB- or better by S&P, Baa3 or better by Moody’s, BBB- or better by Fitch, BBB- or better by KBRA or BBB (low) or better by DBRS if such Person or any Securities is assigned a Credit Rating by each of S&P, Moody’s Fitch, KBRA and DBRS).

Investments” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all investments made directly or indirectly by such Person in another Person, by means of the acquisition of shares of capital stock, Indebtedness or other obligations or securities of another Person, or by any loan, advance, capital contribution made to or in another Person.

Issuer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.


Joinder” or “Security Joinder” shall mean any joinder to the Collateral Trust Indenture (substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Collateral Trust Indenture) executed and delivered by any Project Company or Project Company Parent not executing and delivering the Collateral Trust Indenture on the Closing Date.

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

Law” shall mean any applicable United States or foreign, federal, state, regional, or local statute, law, code, rule, treaty, convention, order, decree, injunction, directive, determination or other requirement and, where applicable, any legally binding interpretation thereof by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or charged with the administration or interpretation thereof (including, without limitation, any Governmental Rule).

Letter of Credit” shall mean an irrevocable letter of credit naming the Trustee as beneficiary and pursuant to which only Landmark Infrastructure Operating Company LLC, an Obligor or a Guarantor has repayment obligations, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and the Trustee, together with any extensions, renewals or replacements therefor; provided that any Letter of Credit issued in connection with or related to the issuance of Additional Notes and the form and substance of which is substantially similar in all material respects to the Letter of Credit in effect on the Closing Date and the terms of which, taken as a whole, are not less favorable to the holders of the Notes in any material respect shall be deemed to be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders.

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance.

Losses” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.3(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Make-Whole Amount”, with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(e) of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

Management Agreement” shall mean the Management Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 between the Project Manager and the Obligors, as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time.

Master Joinder” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(d) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Material” with respect to any Person shall mean material in relation to the business, operations, financial condition, assets or properties of such Person.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, affairs, assets, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Obligors, taken as a whole, or (b) the validity or priority of the Liens on the Collateral, or (c) the ability of any Obligor to perform any payment or other material obligation under this Agreement, the Notes, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any other Transaction Document or (d) the ability to enforce any Obligor’s material obligations under the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents to which such Obligor is a party, or (e) the validity or enforceability against any Obligor of any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party.


Material Contract” shall mean, collectively, (a) each contract (other than the Project Documents) listed on Schedule 5.21 to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, and (b) contracts, agreements or other instruments (other than the Project Documents and the Transaction Documents) binding upon an Obligor which include obligations the performance or non-performance of which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

Material Project Document” shall mean each Project Document relating to the ownership, management, development, use, leasing, maintenance, repair or improvement of the Project Assets under which there is an obligation of an Obligor, in the aggregate, to pay, or under which any Obligor receives in compensation more than, $100,000 per annum, excluding any agreement which is terminable by an Obligor on not more than sixty (60) days’ prior written notice without any fee or penalty.

Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of each Note.

Maximum Guaranteed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 22.5 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgages” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, leasehold mortgage or other security instrument encumbering all or any part of the Project Sites, made by any Project Company in favor of Trustee, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA for which either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate could have any liability.

NAIC” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor thereto.

NAIC Annual Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(a) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Non-U.S. Plan” shall mean any plan, fund or other similar program that (a) is established or maintained outside the United States of America by either Co-Issuer or any Subsidiary primarily for the benefit of employees of either Co-Issuer or one or more Subsidiaries residing outside the United State of America, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and (b) is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Note Purchase and Participation Agreement” or “NPPA” shall mean the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors and certain Purchasers named therein, including all Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto.


Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Notes In Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(b)(ii) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

NPPA Series Supplement” shall mean, with respect to each series of Additional Notes, the supplement to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement among the Co-Issuers, the Guarantors party thereto and the purchasers of such series of Additional Notes, (the form of which is set forth as Exhibit C to the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement with such changes thereto as the Co-Issuers and the purchasers of such Additional Notes may from time to time agree), governing the form, terms and conditions of such series of Additional Notes.

Obligors” shall mean the Co-Issuers and the Guarantors.

OFAC” shall mean the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

OFAC Sanctions Program” shall mean any economic or trade sanction that OFAC is responsible for administering and enforcing. A list of OFAC Sanctions Programs may be found at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/Programs.aspx.

Officer’s Certificate” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, a certificate of a Senior Financial Officer or of any other officer of such Obligor, as applicable, whose responsibilities extend to the subject matter of such certificate.

Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents” shall mean that certain Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the date hereof by each Project Company to the Trustee.

Operating Expenses” shall mean, with respect to any period, the total of all expenditures, determined in accordance with GAAP, of the Co-Issuers and their Subsidiaries during such period, relating to the operation, maintenance and/or management of the Project Sites that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis (including utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property Taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, management fees, installment payments to sellers under maximum value program transactions, revenue sharing payments to landlords/fee owners, payroll and related Taxes, computer processing charges, operational equipment lease payments, and other similar costs), but excluding (a) non-cash charges such as depreciation and amortization, (b) Debt Service, (c) Capital Expenditures, (d) Counterparty improvements and leasing commissions, (e) funds required to be held in the Revenue Accounts and any funds required to be held in any account of the Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture, (f) restoration, repair and replacement costs and expenses following an event of casualty or condemnation, (g) indemnification payments required under any Project Document, (h) any payment or cost or expense which such Obligor was or is to be reimbursed from proceeds of the Notes (respectively), insurance or condemnation event, or by any third party and (i) any federal, state or local Taxes (except as specifically included within this definition above).


Other Permitted Indebtedness” shall mean Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time.

Other Secured Lender” shall mean any lender or other Person (including any agent, trustee or other representative appointed in connection therewith) extending credit to any Obligor or entering into and performing under a Swap Contract with any Obligor pursuant to an Other Secured Loan Agreement.

Other Secured Loan” shall mean any Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes) incurred by any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Section 10.6 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, which Indebtedness is secured by the Security Documents and may include, without limitation, (a) loans (revolving or otherwise), letter of credit facilities and other extensions of credit made by a bank or a syndicate of banks, (b) other loans and other extensions of credit made by, or notes or other indebtedness issued to, one or more lenders or other Persons and (c) Swap Contracts.

Other Secured Loan Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, any credit, loan, reimbursement or other financing agreement or Swap Contract entered into by such Obligor with an Other Secured Lender with respect to any Other Secured Loan.

Other Taxes” shall mean all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from the execution, delivery (but not the transfer), performance, enforcement of any of the Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction where any Obligor has assets, or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, the Notes, except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment, and any value added tax due and payable in respect of reimbursement of costs and expenses by the Co-Issuers pursuant to Section 15 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Outstanding Borrowings” shall mean, with respect to any Other Secured Loans, the sum, without duplication of, (a) the outstanding principal amount of all loans and other extensions of credit (including, without limitation, the aggregate undrawn amount, and all unreimbursed draws, under any issued and outstanding letters of credit) made to or for the account of the Co-Issuers under the Other Secured Loan Agreements, respectively, and (b) at any time that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the aggregate amount of any unused and available commitments to make loans or other extensions of credit (including, without limitation, to issue letters of credit) to or for the account of the Co-Issuers under the Other Secured Loan Agreements, respectively.

Ownership Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any equity, ownership, membership, partnership, or voting interest in such Person, which such interests may include, without limitation, those of a corporate shareholder, limited liability company member, trust beneficiary, general partner, limited partner or joint venturer, or any controlling interest of any entity directly or indirectly controlling such general partner, managing partner, joint venturer or member, by operation of law or otherwise.


Parent” shall mean Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (any any successor).

Payment Date”, with respect to any Series of Notes, has the meaning specified Section 1.2(b) of the applicable NPPA Series Supplement.

PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.

Permit” shall mean any license, certificate, action, approval, consent, waiver, exemption, variance, franchise, order, permit, authorization, right, registration, filing or submission filed with or obtained from a Governmental Authority.

Permitted Dispositions” shall mean a Transfer by an Obligor of its assets or properties:

(i) that are worn out, defective, obsolete or otherwise not used or useful in the business of the Obligors, provided that such Transfers are not prohibited under any Project Document or Material Contract, and provided further that an amount equal to the net proceeds therefrom (if any) is used (1) to purchase new, additional, replacement or substitute assets or properties (including any Acceptable Project Assets) within 365 days following the receipt of such proceeds, and/or (2) to reimburse such Obligor for amounts expended to purchase new, additional, replacement or substitute assets or properties (including any Acceptable Project Assets) within 365 days following the receipt of such proceeds; and

(ii) in connection with the creation of leases, subleases, licenses, easements, rights of way, restrictions, and encumbrances (other than for borrowed money) that do not materially impair the value or use of the property affected and that do not individually or in the aggregate materially impair the validity, perfection or priority of the Liens granted under the Security Documents.

Permitted Investments” shall mean:

(i) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) Canada, (iii) Switzerland or (iv) any member nation of the European Union rated “A” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and “A2” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than twenty-four (24) months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of such country or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;

(ii) investments in certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and time deposits maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any Acceptable Bank;


(iii) investments in commercial paper, maturing in not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof, which are rated on the date of acquisition at least A-1 or P-1 by S&P or Moody’s, respectively;

(iv) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with an Acceptable Bank or its equivalent for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) Canada, (iii) Switzerland or (iv) any member nation of the European Union rated “A” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and “A2” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) or title to which shall have been transferred to such Person and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a fair market value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;

(v) marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of $250,000,000 or its equivalent, or (ii) having a rating of at least “A-2” or “P-2” from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

(vi) other short-term investments utilized in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments of a type and credit quality analogous to the foregoing;

(vii) securities with average maturities of twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, Canada, Switzerland, a member of the European Union or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, member, commonwealth or territory having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);

(viii) investments with average maturities of twelve (12) months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rates “AAA-” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or “Aaa3” (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

(ix) investments, classified in accordance with Accounting Standards as current assets of the Co-Issuers in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000 or its equivalent, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (h) of this definition;


(x) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (ix) above; and

(xi) currency denominated in Dollars and Canadian dollars.

Permitted Liens” shall mean the following:

(i) the Liens created under any of the Security Documents and the related financing statements filed with respect thereto securing equally and ratably (a) the Notes, (b) any Additional Notes and (c) any Other Secured Loan; provided that in the case of both clauses (b) and (c), any such Additional Notes were issued and such Other Secured Loan was incurred pursuant to clause (c) of Section 10.6 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

(ii) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges which are not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith pursuant to appropriate proceedings;

(iii) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, provided the obligations giving rise to such Liens are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good faith pursuant to appropriate proceedings;

(iv) the Ground Leases;

(v) Liens constituting survey restrictions, condemnations, defects, easements, encroachments, rights of way, restrictions, covenants, conditions, irregularities, mineral rights, encumbrances (other than Liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) and clouds on title and statutory Liens and other Liens (other than Liens securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) affecting real property or interests in real property that do not materially impair or detract from the value or use of the property affected or materially interfere with the conduct of business of any Obligor;

(vi) Liens arising out of judgments or awards that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 11(j) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement;

(vii) Liens, deposits or pledges to secure the obligations or performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, appeals, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds, and bonds in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings, and other obligations of a like nature;

(viii) Liens (other than securing Indebtedness for borrowed money) affecting real property or interests in real property which are not foreclosable or if enforced cannot arise to a possessory interest;


(ix) Liens constituting zoning, entitlement, conservation and other land use and environmental restrictions and requirements of any Governmental Authorities; and

(x) Liens of a collection bank arising under the UCC on items in the course of collection;

(xi) Liens securing Other Permitted Indebtedness; and

(xii) Specified Liens.

Permitted Tax Distributions” shall mean with respect to any taxable year (or portion thereof) for which either Co-Issuer is treated either as a partnership or a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “Pass-Through Entity”), distributions to the direct owner of such Co-Issuer not to exceed the product of (a) the net taxable income of such Co-Issuer and their Subsidiaries for such taxable year (or portion thereof), determined under the principles of Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of the Code, and (b) the highest combined U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to any direct owner of such Co-Issuer (or, if a direct owner is treated as a Pass-Through Entity, any Person owning equity in such Co-Issuer indirectly through one or more Pass-Through Entities) for such taxable year; provided, that, in determining such applicable income tax rate, such Co-Issuer shall (x) take into account, to the extent applicable, the character of the taxable income in question (i.e., long term capital gain, qualified dividend income, etc.), and (y) assume that the deduction for qualified business income under Section 199A of the Code is not available.

Permitted Withdrawal” shall mean withdrawals made from funds on deposit in any Revenue Account (i) to pay Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures in accordance with the terms of the Management Agreement, (ii) to withdraw amounts deposited in error, (iii) to pay the Management Fee and (iv) if the Project Manager determines, in accordance with the Operation Standards, that the amount on deposit in the Revenue Account exceeds the amount required to pay the Debt Service, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures as the same become due and payable, to make Restricted Payments from amounts on deposit in the Revenue Account in accordance with Section 10.7 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement at the direction of the Co-Issuers or the other Obligors.

Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, business entity or Governmental Authority.

Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which either Co-Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Pledge Agreement” shall mean that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, from LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC, 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC, the Issuer and any Project Company Parent that becomes party thereto to the Trustee.


Pledged Companies” shall mean the companies pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreements.

Portfolio” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate of all Project Sites and all other assets and properties owned or leased by the Project Companies at such time.

Preferred Stock” shall mean any class of capital stock of a Person that is preferred over any other class of capital stock (or similar equity interests) of such Person as to the payment of dividends or the payment of any amount upon liquidation or dissolution of such Person.

Pro Forma Basis” shall mean for any date of determination, in the case of any calculation made for any period after such date of determination, that such calculation is made giving pro forma effect to any acquisitions, dispositions or incurrences or repayments of Indebtedness or other relevant transactions that occurred after such date of determination.

Project Assets” shall mean all Project Documents of the Project Companies which exist on the Closing Date, and all Additional Project Documents acquired by the Project Companies after the Closing Date, including all rights of the Project Companies under the foregoing, and any real property and other interests in land acquired and owned by the Project Companies.

Project Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the introductory paragraph of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Project Company Parent” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Project Documents” shall mean, collectively, each Ground Lease and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Project Document and each Replacement Project Document with respect thereto.

Project Manager” shall mean Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC and any of its Affiliates providing services on behalf of the Obligors.

Project Site” shall mean, with respect to each Project, (i) the land upon which such Project is located and (ii) the easements, rights-of-way and other rights or interests in real property owned by or otherwise vested in the applicable Project Company relating to or in connection with such Project.

Projects” shall mean the electric generation, telecommunications, billboard or other assets located on any Project Site.

property” or “properties” shall mean, unless otherwise specifically limited, real or personal property of any kind, tangible or intangible, choate or inchoate.

Proportionate Share” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 22.9(e) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.


Proposed Prepayment Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.6(b) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

PTE” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(a) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Public Utility Holding Company Act” or “PUHCA” shall mean the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, and FERC’s implementing regulations related thereto.

Purchase Money Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred to finance, or created or assumed as part of, the acquisition, construction or improvement of any asset or property, whether or not secured, and any extensions, renewals or refundings of any such obligation; provided that the principal amount of such obligation outstanding on the date of such extension, renewal or refunding is not increased; provided, further, that any security given in respect of such obligation shall not extend to any property other than the property acquired in connection with which such obligation was created or assumed and fixed improvements, if any, erected or constructed thereon and the proceeds thereof.

Purchaser” or “Purchasers” shall mean each of the purchasers that has executed and delivered a NPPA Series Supplement and such Purchaser’s successors and assigns (so long as any such assignment complies with Section 13.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement), provided, however, that any Purchaser of a Note that ceases to be the registered holder or a beneficial owner (through a nominee) of such Note as the result of a transfer thereof pursuant to Section 13.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement shall cease to be included within the meaning of “Purchaser” of such Note for the purposes of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement upon such transfer.

QPAM Exemption” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2(d) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Qualified Institutional Buyer” shall mean any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.

Rating Agency” shall mean (i) each of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, KBRA and DBRS, and any of their successors, and (ii) if none of Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, KBRA or DBRS or any of their successors issues a senior unsecured long-term debt rating, corporate credit rating or issuer rating for the applicable Person or fails to make such rating publicly available, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” registered under the Exchange Act that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders.

Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any holder of any Note, any fund or entity that (i) invests in Securities or bank loans, and (ii) is advised or managed by such holder, the same investment advisor as such holder or by an affiliate of such holder or such investment advisor.

Release” shall mean any spill, emission, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, escape, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, migration through soil or groundwater or leaching of Hazardous Materials into the environment.


Re-Offer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.8(c) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Replacement Material Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Material Contract, any other Material Contract or other agreement entered into by an Obligor in replacement of or substitution for such Material Contract that contains terms and conditions, taken as a whole, which are substantially similar in all material respects to, and which are not materially less favorable to the relevant Obligor(s) than, the Material Contract being replaced satisfactory to such Obligor.

Replacement Project Document” shall mean (i) with respect to any Ground Lease, an Acceptable Replacement Ground Lease and (ii) with respect to any other Project Document, an Acceptable Replacement Project Document.

Required Holders” shall mean at any time, (i) the holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding or (ii) with respect to a particular Series of Notes, the holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of such Series of Notes (in each case, exclusive of Notes then owned by the Co-Issuers or any of their Affiliates).

Required Other Secured Lenders” shall mean, at any time any Other Secured Loan shall be outstanding, the holders of more than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Other Secured Loan(s) at the time outstanding (exclusive of Other Secured Loan(s) then held by the Co-Issuers or their Affiliates).

Required Secured Parties” shall mean the Required Holders; provided that if any Other Secured Loan (or commitment with respect to any Other Secured Loan) shall be outstanding, the “Required Secured Parties” shall mean: (a) the Required Holders and (b) the Required Other Secured Lenders; provided that if at any time (i) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings with respect to Other Secured Loans or (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, represents more than 75% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes, “Required Secured Parties” shall mean Secured Parties, considered as a single class, holding more than 50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Borrowings plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

Reserve Letter of Credit” shall mean a Letter of Credit issued by an Acceptable L/C Provider.

Reserve Letter of Credit Availability” shall mean at any time the undrawn amount of any Reserve Letter of Credit issued on behalf of Landmark Infrastructure Operating Company LLC or any Obligor or Obligors and available for drawing by the Trustee.

Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Obligor, any officer of the Co-Issuers on behalf of such Obligor or such Obligor, as applicable, with responsibility for the administration of the relevant portion of the Transaction Documents.

Responsible Trust Officer” shall mean a vice president, assistant vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, trust officer, assistant trust officer, corporate trust officer, or assistant corporate trust officer employed in the corporate trust department of the Trustee and responsible for the administration of the Transaction Documents.


Restricted Payment” shall mean, with respect to any Person (i) any Distribution in respect of such Person, including any Distribution resulting in the acquisition by such Person of any equity interests which would constitute treasury stock (or its equivalent) and (ii) any payment of principal or interest or any other amount on any Subordinated Indebtedness of any Person.

Revenue Account” shall mean each Deposit Account, maintained by the Issuer and/or Co-Issuer in compliance with Section 4.2 of the Collateral Trust Indenture and designated as a “Revenue Account” in writing to the Trustee by the applicable Obligor, into which, subject to Section 4.2 of the Collateral Trust Indenture, Gross Revenues attributable to a Project shall be deposited.

Scheduled Payment Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 8.1 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Secured Obligations” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Secured Parties” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Securities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(l) of the Securities Act.

Securities Account” shall mean a special, segregated and irrevocable Dollar-denominated “securities account” (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) with the Trustee or an Acceptable Bank.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Security Documents” shall mean the Collateral Trust Indenture, the Omnibus Collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents, the Pledge Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the Collateral Assignment of Management Agreement, any Mortgages, the financing statements, deeds, conveyances, mortgages and any other agreement or instrument that purports to grant any collateral to the Trustee or any Secured Party.

Senior Financial Officer” shall mean, with respect to an Obligor, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or comptroller (or any other officer holding a title or role similar to any of the foregoing) of such Obligor.

Shared Rent” shall mean the portion, if any, of payments received by a Project Company in respect of such Project Site that such Project Company has agreed to pay to the site owner (or predecessor thereof) or to an Affiliate of the Co-Issuers pursuant to an agreement to share a portion of such payments.


Source” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Specified Assets” shall mean, with respect to any Project Site, any Project Assets of a Project Company relating to such Project Site with respect to which the Fee Estate relating to such Project Site is subject to a Fee Estate Lien in favor of a lienholder for which there does not exist any subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or similar agreement directly or indirectly in favor of or otherwise for the benefit of such Project Company (including as an assignee or other transferee of another Person), and with respect to any to be acquired Project Site, the foregoing definition shall be applied mutatis mutandis.

Specified Liens” means Fee Estate Liens and any other Lien deemed to exist in, to or on any of the Project Assets as a result of the existence, incurrence, creation or granting of any Fee Estate Lien.

Standard & Poor’s” or “S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

State Sanctions List” shall mean a list that is adopted by any state Governmental Authority within the United States of America pertaining to Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is a target of economic sanctions imposed under U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws.

Subordinated Indebtedness” shall mean any unsecured Indebtedness of any Obligor issued in accordance with, and subordinated in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to the terms of, a Subordination Agreement.

Subordination Agreement” shall mean a Subordination Agreement, entered into by and among an Obligor, the holders of Notes, and the Trustee, containing customary “equity-like” subordination provisions, including complete “standstill” provisions, in scope, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders.

Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person in which such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries owns sufficient equity or voting interests to enable it or them (as a group) ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, to elect a majority of the directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such second Person, and any partnership or joint venture if more than a 50% interest in the profits or capital thereof is owned by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (unless such partnership or joint venturer can and does ordinarily take major business actions without the prior approval of such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries). Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of an Obligor.

Subsidiary Guaranty” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.4 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Substitute Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 21 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.


SVO” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.11 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Swap Contract” shall mean (a) any and all interest rate swap transactions, basis swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, currency options, spot contracts or any other similar transactions or any of the foregoing (including, but without limitation, any options to enter into any of the foregoing), and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., including any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement.

Swap Termination Value” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amounts(s) determined as the mark-to-market values(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined by the Obligor party thereto based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available firm market quotations provided to such Obligor by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts.

Synthetic Lease” shall mean, at any time, any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (a) that is accounted for as an operating lease under GAAP and (b) in respect of which the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for U.S. federal income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the lessor.

Tax” shall mean any tax (whether income, documentary, sales, stamp, registration, issue, capital, property, excise or otherwise), duty, assessment, levy, impost, fee, compulsory loan, charge or withholding.

Terrorism Order” has the meaning ascribed to such term in “Anti-Terrorism Law”.

Transaction Documents” shall mean the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, each NPPA Series Supplement, the Notes, the Security Documents, any Subordination Agreement and all documents, instruments and agreements executed from time to time in connection therewith.

Transfer” shall mean a sale, transfer, conveyance, lease (as lessor) or other disposal of properties or assets (other than cash) of and by any Obligor, including without limitation the termination (other than as a result of a default by the Ground Lessee) by Obligor of any Ground Lease, but excluding, however, (x) the grant or existence of any Lien (including any Permitted Lien), (y) any amendment, modification, supplement, declaration of default or exercise of remedies under or waiver of any default, breach of, or right under any Project Document, any Additional Project Document, any Replacement Project Document, any Material Contract or any Replacement Material Contract) and (z) the entering into by any Obligor of any Additional Project Document not prohibited by the Transaction Documents after the Closing Date.


Trustee” shall mean Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, solely in its capacity as Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture and its successors thereunder.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided that all references herein to specific sections or subsections of the UCC are references to such sections or subsections, as the case may be, of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such state on the date hereof and provided further, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Trustee’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral or the Trustee’s rights with respect to the Collateral are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect at such time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions relating to such perfection or priority or rights, and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

UCC Searches” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.15 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Unapplied Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.8(c) of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws” shall mean those laws, executive orders, enabling legislation or regulations administered and enforced by the United States pursuant to which economic sanctions have been imposed on any Person, entity, organization, country or regime, including the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Iran Sanctions Act, the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act and any other OFAC Sanctions Program.

USA PATRIOT Act” shall mean United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

Voluntary Transfer” shall mean any voluntary Transfer by an Obligor of assets to another entity (other than a Guarantor) and any termination by a Guarantor of a Project Document; but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding (i) Transfers constituting or resulting from a Casualty Event or Condemnation Event and (ii) any termination by a Counterparty of a Project Document; and provided that for purposes of determining compliance with the General Limitations contained in Section 10.5 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, to the extent that cash in an amount equal to all or a portion of the net book value (the “Replacement Amount”) of the assets or property which is the subject of any Voluntary Transfer is used to prepay the principal amount of the Notes pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, to prepay the principle amount of Additional Notes of any series pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement or to acquire replacement Acceptable Project Assets within 270 days of such Transfer, then an amount equal to the Replacement Amount shall not be a Voluntary Transfer for purposes of the General Limitations contained in Section 10.5 of the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Subsidiary one hundred percent of the equity interests and voting interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person and such Person’s other Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries at such time.


RULES OF INTERPRETATION

 

1.

A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (as permitted by the terms of the Security Documents).

 

2.

The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

 

3.

A reference to any Law or regulation includes any amendment or modification to such Law or regulation made before the relevant date or any successor Law or regulation.

 

4.

A reference to any Governmental Authority includes any agency succeeding to its functions relevant.

 

5.

A reference to a rating from any Rating Agency shall include the equivalent rating under any successor rating category from such Rating Agency.

 

6.

A reference to any Person includes its successors and assigns.

 

7.

Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of income or expense is required to be determined or any consolidation or other accounting computation is required to be made for any purpose under a Transaction Document, such determination or computation shall be done in accordance with GAAP at the time in effect, to the extent applicable, except where such principles are inconsistent with the requirements of any Transaction Document.

 

8.

The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are not limiting.

 

9.

The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and “hereby” refer to the agreement or document in which such words appear.

 

10.

The Table of Contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections in any agreement or document have been inserted as a matter of convenience for reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions thereof.

 

11.

References to “Articles”, “Sections”, or “Exhibits” shall be to articles, sections, or exhibits in the agreement or document in which such word appears, and references to “Paragraphs” or “Clauses” shall be to separate paragraphs or clauses of the Section or subsection in which the reference occurs.

 

12.

All exhibits, schedules or appendices to any agreement or document are incorporated in and are intended to be a part of such agreement or document.


EXHIBIT B

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

None.


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of ________, 20__, made by the signatory hereto (the “Joining Entity”), in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), among LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer the “Co-Issuers”), each of the other Project Companies (as defined therein) parties thereto and the Trustee. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Joining Entity wishes to become a party to the Indenture as a

“Project Company”; and

WHEREAS, this Joinder Agreement is being executed and delivered pursuant to Section 13.9(a) of the Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. The Joining Entity hereby acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of each of the Transaction Documents and agrees that, effective as of the date first above written, the Joining Entity shall become a party as a “Project Company” to each of the Transaction Documents to which the Project Companies are a party. The Joining Entity hereby confirms that it has Granted a security interest and provided its guarantee pursuant to the Indenture. The Joining Entity hereby confirms that it is bound by all covenants, agreements and acknowledgments attributable to a Project Company in each of the Transaction Documents to which the Project Companies are a party.

2. The address, taxpayer identification number (if any) and jurisdiction of organization of the Joining Entity is set forth in Annex I to this Joinder Agreement.

3. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its proper and duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

[JOINING ENTITY],

as a Project Company

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:
LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, as Issuer
By:  

                                          

  Name:
  Title:
2019-1 TRS LLC, as Co-Issuer
By:  

                                          

Name:  
Title:  
CC: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION COPY

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Dated as of January 15, 2020

from

LMRK GUARANTOR CO. LLC

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC

2019-1 CO-GUARANTOR LLC

as PLEDGORS

to

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as TRUSTEE


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION        Page  

SECTION 1.

 

Security for Secured Obligations

     2  

SECTION 2.

 

Pledge of Property, Etc.

     2  

SECTION 3.

 

Administration of Pledged Securities

     4  

SECTION 4.

 

Appointment of Sub-Agents; Endorsements, Etc.

     5  

SECTION 5.

 

Voting, Etc., While No Event of Default

     5  

SECTION 6.

 

Dividends and Other Distributions

     6  

SECTION 7.

 

Remedies in Case of Default or Event of Default

     6  

SECTION 8.

 

Remedies Cumulative, Etc.

     7  

SECTION 9.

 

Application of Proceeds

     8  

SECTION 10.

 

Purchasers of Pledged Collateral

     8  

SECTION 11.

 

Indemnity

     8  

SECTION 12.

 

Trustee Not a Partner

     8  

SECTION 13.

 

Further Assurances; Power-of-Attorney

     9  

SECTION 14.

 

Transfer by a Pledgor

     9  

SECTION 15.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Each Pledgor

     9  

SECTION 16.

 

Chief Executive Office

     11  

SECTION 17.

 

Pledgor’s Obligations Absolute, Etc.

     12  

SECTION 18.

 

Termination; Release

     12  

SECTION 19.

 

Notices, Etc.

     13  

SECTION 20.

 

Separateness

     13  

SECTION 21.

 

Waiver; Amendment

     15  

SECTION 22.

 

Miscellaneous

     15  

SECTION 23.

 

JURISDICTION AND PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     15  


SECTION 24.

 

Rights of the Trustee

     16  
ATTACHMENTS TO PLEDGE AGREEMENT   
SCHEDULE A   Notices and Addresses of Chief Executive Offices   
SCHEDULE B   List of Pledged Securities   
SCHEDULE C   Form of Consent and Agreement Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests   
SCHEDULE D   Transfer Document and Proxy   


PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Pledge Agreement”) dated as of January 15, 2020 from LMRK GUARANTOR CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Issuer Holdco”), LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Issuer”), and 2019-1 CO-GUARANTOR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Co-Issuer Holdco”; and, together with the Issuer Holdco and the Issuer, each referred to herein individually as a “Pledgor” and, collectively, as the “Pledgors”), to WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, in its capacity as trustee for the Secured Parties from time to time (together with its successors and assigns and any co-agents in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Trust Indenture (as such term is hereinafter defined) unless otherwise defined herein.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Note Purchase and Participation Agreement dated as of even date herewith (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”), among the Issuer, 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-8”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-9”), LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “LD-10”), LD TALL WALL II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “TALL WALL II”; together with the Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9, LD-10, and any other Obligor that from time to time owns a Project Site, the “Project Companies” and each individually a “Project Company”) and the several Purchasers named in Schedule A thereto (together with their successors and assigns, the “Initial Holders”), the Co-Issuers are, among other things, selling to the Initial Holders and the Initial Holders are purchasing from the Co-Issuers, their 3.90% Series A Notes due January 2027 in the aggregate principal amount of $170,000,000 (the “Series A Notes”);

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and limitations of the Note Agreement, the Obligors may incur certain Indebtedness in addition to the Notes, which Indebtedness may be in the form of (i) loans and other extensions of credit made by, or notes or other indebtedness issued to, one or more lenders or other Persons (each such lender or other Person which executes a Joinder (as defined in the Collateral Trust Indenture described below) is referred to herein as an “Other Secured Lender”, and collectively, all such Persons are referred to as the “Other Secured Lenders”, and, together with the Initial Holders are referred to as the “Secured Parties” (provided that solely for the purpose of receiving payments or reimbursements of fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and any other amounts due and owing to it from time to time, the Trustee shall be considered a Secured Party)) on a secured basis, or (ii) other loans and other extensions of credit made by, or notes or other Indebtedness issued to, one or more lenders or other Persons on an unsecured basis;


WHEREAS, the Obligors, the Trustee and the Secured Parties, have entered into that certain Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Trust Indenture”) whereby the Obligors granted to the Trustee certain collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

WHEREAS, the Issuer is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer Holdco;

WHEREAS, LD-8, LD-9, LD-10, and TALL WALL II are Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Issuer;

WHEREAS, the Co-Issuer is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Co-Issuer Holdco;

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the agreement of the Purchasers to purchase the Notes that the Issuer Holdco pledges 100% of its rights and interests in the equity interests in the Issuer, the Co-Issuer Holdco pledges 100% of its rights and interests in the equity interests in the Co-Issuer and the Issuer pledges 100% of its rights and interests in the equity interests in each Project Company (other than the Co-Issuer), in each case, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that this Pledge Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each such Pledgor and shall be in full force and effect.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other benefits accruing to each Pledgor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor hereby agrees with the Trustee as follows:

SECTION 1. SECURITY FOR SECURED OBLIGATIONS.

This Pledge Agreement is made by each Pledgor to secure all Secured Obligations.

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Secured Obligations shall include the payment of all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and costs, including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, paid or incurred by the Trustee or any Secured Party in connection with the enforcement by the Trustee of the terms hereof and the protection of or realization on the Pledged Collateral (as hereinafter defined).

SECTION 2. PLEDGE OF PROPERTY, ETC.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, and as collateral security for the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or hereafter incurred, each Pledgor hereby pledges to the Trustee, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties, and hereby grants a security interest to the Trustee, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties, in and to, all of such Pledgor’s rights, title and interests in any and all equity, ownership interest, preferred stock, warrants, options, voting rights and agreements pertaining thereto at any time owned by such Pledgor (collectively, the “Ownership Interests”) in, or relating to the equity of, each Person identified on Schedule B hereto as a pledged company opposite the name of such Pledgor (individually, a “Pledged Company” and, collectively, the “Pledged Companies”), and all of the following, in each case whether now existing or hereafter acquired (together with all Ownership Interest of the Pledged Companies and any Pledged Securities, collectively, the “Pledged Collateral”):

(A) such Pledgor’s interest in all the capital thereof and all profits, losses, assets of any Pledged Company and dividends or other distributions to which such Pledgor shall at any time be entitled in respect of its Ownership Interest in any Pledged Company;

 

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(B) all other payments due or to become due to such Pledgor in respect of its Ownership Interest in any Pledged Company, whether under any limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or similar constituent document or otherwise, whether as contractual obligations, damages, insurance proceeds or otherwise;

(C) all of such Pledgor’s claims, rights, powers, privileges, authority, options, security interests, liens and remedies, if any, under any limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement, bylaws or similar constituent document, or at law or otherwise in respect of such Ownership Interest in any Pledged Company;

(D) all present and future claims, if any, of such Pledgor against any Pledged Company for moneys loaned or advanced, for services rendered or otherwise, in each case, to the extent constituting an equity contribution to any Pledged Company;

(E) all of such Pledgor’s rights under any limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or similar constituent document or at law to exercise and enforce every right, power, remedy, authority, option and privilege of such Pledgor relating to such Ownership Interest in any Pledged Company, including any power to terminate, cancel or modify any limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement, bylaws or similar constituent document, to execute any instruments and to take any and all other action on behalf of and in the name of such Pledgor in respect of such Ownership Interest in any Pledged Company, to make determinations, to exercise any election (including, but not limited to, election of remedies) or option or to give or receive any notice, consent, amendment, waiver or approval, together with full power and authority to demand, receive, enforce, collect or receipt for any of the foregoing, to enforce or execute any checks, or other instruments or orders, to file any claims and to take any action in connection with any of the foregoing; and

(F) all other property hereafter delivered in substitution for or in addition to any of the foregoing, all certificates and instruments representing or evidencing such other property and all cash, securities, interest, dividends, rights and other property at any time and from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all thereof.

Notwithstanding any term or provision in this Section 2 or elsewhere in this Pledge Agreement, or any term or provision in any other Transaction Document, “Pledged Collateral” shall not include or be a reference to, and the pledges, security interests and other Liens granted or created under this Section 2 shall not attach to or otherwise encumber or affect, any rights, titles or interests of any Pledgor in any Excluded Property (as defined in the Collateral Trust Indenture).

 

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All Ownership Interests in any Pledged Company, together with all rights and interests attributable thereto, including without limitation, moneys and claims for moneys due and to become due under all dividends, distributions, declarations, profits, accounts, contract rights, voting rights, general intangibles, proceeds and any and all other interests and property rights relating to and/or due from such Pledged Company, including such interests and property rights as are further described in Schedule B hereto and represented by the securities therefor, if any, as set forth therein and any additions thereto or substitutions therefor or proceeds of the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Securities” of such Pledged Company; provided however, that “Pledged Securities” shall not include any distribution, payment or release of cash, instruments, securities or other property by any Pledged Company to any Pledgor which distribution, payment or release does not violate the terms of the Transaction Documents. On or before the date hereof, each Pledgor shall (i) with respect to any Pledged Security owned by such Pledgor that is an “uncertificated security” (as such term is used in the UCC of its State of formation), deliver to the Trustee a duly executed consent and agreement with respect to such Pledged Security substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule C (appropriately completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee) and (ii) with respect to any Pledged Security owned by such Pledgor that is a “certificated security” (as such term is used in the UCC of its State of formation), deliver to the Trustee such Pledged Security, together with a duly executed irrevocable proxy (the “Proxy”) and a duly executed transfer power for each original Pledged Security delivered, both in the respective forms attached hereto as Schedule D. Without the prior written consent of the Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Holders), no Pledgor will cause or permit the limited liability company interest or partnership interest of any Pledgor in any Pledged Company that is a limited liability company or partnership to constitute a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC of its State of formation unless the applicable Pledgor, if it has not already done so, complies with this Section 2 and Section 3 with respect to such security.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION OF PLEDGED SECURITIES.

(a) To the extent that any Pledgor at any time or from time to time owns, acquires or obtains any right, title or interest in any additional Pledged Securities, such additional Pledged Securities shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, automatically (and without the taking of any action by such Pledgor) be pledged, and a security interest shall be granted in such additional Pledged Securities, by such Pledgor pursuant to Section 2 of this Pledge Agreement and, in addition thereto, such Pledgor shall (to the extent provided below) take the following actions as set forth below (as promptly as practicable and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days after it obtains such additional Pledged Securities) for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties:

(i) to the extent any such additional Pledged Security is a “certificated security” (as such term is used in the UCC of its State of formation), such Pledgor shall deliver such additional Pledged Security to the Trustee, together with a duly executed irrevocable Proxy and a duly executed transfer power for the original certificated additional Pledged Security so delivered, both in the respective forms attached hereto as Schedule D;

(ii) to the extent any of such additional Pledged Security is an “uncertificated security” (as such term is used in the UCC of its State of formation), such Pledgor shall cause each such Pledged Company to duly authorize and execute, and deliver to the Trustee, an agreement for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Schedule C hereto (appropriately completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee) relating to such Pledged Security; and

 

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(iii) take any other action as may be required to perfect and to keep perfected the Trustee’s security interest in such additional Pledged Securities and such Pledgor shall execute and file any such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents as may be required by the Trustee or otherwise to perfect or keep perfected the Trustee’s security interest in the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor.

(b) In addition to the actions required to be taken pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof, each Pledgor shall from time to time cause appropriate financing statements (on Form UCC-1 or other appropriate form) under the UCC as in effect in the State of formation of such Pledgor, in form covering all Pledged Securities of such Pledgor hereunder, to be filed in the relevant filing offices so that at all times the Trustee has a security interest in all of the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor which are perfected by the filing of such financing statements (in each case to the maximum extent perfection by filing may be obtained under the Laws of its State of formation, including, without limitation, Section 9-312(a) of the UCC). Any such financing statements may use collateral descriptions such as “all personal property” or “all assets”, in each case “whether now owned or hereafter acquired”, and words of similar import or any other description.

SECTION 4. APPOINTMENT OF SUB-AGENTS; ENDORSEMENTS, ETC.

If and to the extent required to enable the Trustee to perfect its security interest in any of the Pledged Securities or to exercise any of its remedies hereunder during the continuance of the Specified Conditions, the Trustee shall have the right to appoint one or more sub-agents for the purpose of retaining physical possession of the Pledged Securities, which may be held (in the discretion of the Trustee) in the name of the Pledgor that owns such Pledged Securities, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Trustee or any nominee or nominees of the Trustee or a sub-agent appointed by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall bear no liability for any misconduct or negligence of such sub-agent.

SECTION 5. VOTING, ETC., WHILE NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.

Unless and until the Specified Conditions shall have occurred and are continuing, each Pledgor shall have and be entitled to use and enjoy all revenues, income and other payments and amounts paid, due or to become due on, under or with respect to any of the Pledged Securities or other Pledged Collateral owned by it (provided no Control Event has occured), to exercise any and all voting and all other rights, remedies, powers and interests of such Pledgor in, to, under, relating to and in connection with any of the Pledged Securities or other Pledged Collateral owned by it, and to give and receive consents, waivers, ratifications and notices and take any other action and omit from taking any action and do any and all other things whatsoever in respect thereof; provided that, in each case, no vote shall be cast or any consent, waiver or ratification given or any action taken or omitted to be taken which would violate any of the terms of the Transaction Documents, or which would impair the attachment or priority of the security interests of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Pledged Collateral. All rights of any Pledgor to vote and to give consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease immediately following such Pledgor’s receipt of written notice therefor from the Trustee during the continuance of the Specified Conditions, and Section 7 hereof shall become applicable until the related Event of Default is duly waived or cured.

 

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SECTION 6. DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS.

All cash dividends, cash distributions, cash proceeds and other cash amounts payable in respect of the Pledged Securities or other Pledged Collateral owned by a Pledgor may be paid to and retained and utilized by such Pledgor at any time and from time to time so long as such payment does not violate the Transaction Documents.

All dividends, distributions or other payments which are received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Section 6 and Section 7 hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Trustee as Pledged Securities in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

SECTION 7. REMEDIES IN CASE OF DEFAULT OR EVENT OF DEFAULT.

If the Specified Conditions shall have occurred and are continuing, then and in every such case, the Trustee shall, pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties, be entitled to exercise all of its rights, powers and remedies (whether vested in it by this Pledge Agreement, any other Transaction Document or by Law) for the protection and enforcement of its rights in the Pledged Collateral, and all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC with respect to the Pledged Collateral as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction and also shall be entitled, without limitation, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to exercise the following rights, which each Pledgor hereby agrees to be commercially reasonable (it being understood that the Trustee shall not exercise any rights, powers or remedies hereunder or by Law unless and until directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties to do so as provided in the Collateral Trust Indenture):

(i) to transfer all or any part of the Pledged Securities into the Trustee’s name or the name of its nominee or nominees;

(ii) to vote all or any part of the Pledged Securities (whether or not transferred into the name of the Trustee) and give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Pledged Securities and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof (each Pledgor hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing the Trustee the proxy and attorney-in-fact of such Pledgor, with full power of substitution to do so, in each case, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of such Specified Conditions);

(iii) at any time and from time to time following ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the Co-Issuers and each other Pledgor that owns Pledged Collateral, to sell, assign and deliver, or grant options to purchase, on commercially reasonable terms (including price), all or any part of any such Pledged Collateral, or any interest therein, at any public or private sale, without demand of performance, advertisement or notice of intention to sell or of the time or place of sale or adjournment thereof or to redeem or otherwise (all of which are, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, hereby waived by each

 

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Pledgor), for cash, on credit or for other property, for immediate or future delivery without any assumption of credit risk (and such prior written notice shall specify the Pledged Collateral to be sold and the time and place of any such sale). Any such sale shall comply with all applicable Laws (including the UCC). The Trustee shall not be obligated to make any such sale of Pledged Collateral regardless of whether any such notice of sale has theretofore been given. Each Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any transfer restriction and any right or equity of redemption with respect to its Pledged Collateral, whether before or after sale hereunder, and all rights, if any, of marshalling its Pledged Collateral and any other security for the Secured Obligations or otherwise. At any such sale, unless prohibited by applicable Law, the Trustee may bid for and purchase in accordance with applicable Laws all or any part of the Pledged Collateral to be sold free from any such right or equity of redemption. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for failure to collect or realize upon any or all of the Pledged Collateral or for any delay in so doing nor shall the Trustee be under any obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto; and

(iv) to set-off against any and all cash and cash equivalents constituting Pledged Collateral against any and all Secured Obligations subject to and in accordance with the Collateral Trust Indenture.

Without limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of the Specified Conditions, if the underlying Event of Default is caused by the failure of the Pledgors to perform their obligations hereunder or the failure of the Obligors to perform any of the covenants and agreements contained in the Transaction Documents, the Trustee may, at its option (but subject to the terms of the Transaction Documents) and pursuant to and in accordance with written directions of the Required Secured Parties, perform the same and in so doing may expend such reasonable and documented sums as the Trustee may reasonably deem to be necessary to perform such covenant or agreement (including without limitation the payment of any taxes resulting in liens and encumbrances on any Pledged Collateral). The Pledgors hereby acknowledge and agree that all such reasonable and documented sums so expended shall be repayable by the Obligors (including the Pledgors) promptly upon written demand therefor, shall constitute additional Secured Obligations and shall bear interest from the date said amounts are expended at the applicable Default Rate. No such performance of any such covenant or agreement by the Trustee on behalf of the Obligors, and no such advance or expenditure therefor, shall relieve the Obligors of any default under the terms of this Pledge Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

SECTION 8. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE, ETC.

Each and every right, power and remedy of the Trustee and the Secured Parties provided for in this Pledge Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, or now or hereafter existing at Law or in equity or by statute shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other such right, power or remedy. The exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Trustee or any Secured Party of any one or more of the rights, powers or remedies provided for in this Pledge Agreement or any other Transaction Document or now or hereafter existing at Law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by the Trustee or any Secured Party of all such other rights, powers or remedies, and no failure or delay

 

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on the part of the Trustee or any Secured Party to exercise any such right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof. No notice to or demand on any Pledgor in any case shall entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of any of the rights of the Trustee or any Secured Party to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

SECTION 9. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.

All monies collected by the Trustee upon any sale or other disposition of any Pledged Securities pursuant to the terms of this Pledge Agreement and applicable Law during the continuance of the Specified Conditions shall be applied in the manner provided in Sections 4.6 and 4.7 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

SECTION 10. PURCHASERS OF PLEDGED COLLATERAL.

Upon any sale of any Pledged Collateral by the Trustee hereunder (whether by virtue of the power of sale herein granted, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise) during the continuance of the Specified Conditions, such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Trustee or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof and the Trustee shall apply such purchase money so paid in accordance with Sections 4.6 and 4.7 of the Collateral Trust Indenture.

SECTION 11. INDEMNITY.

The indemnification provisions in Section 8.3(b) of the Collateral Trust Indenture shall be incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

SECTION 12. TRUSTEE NOT A PARTNER.

(a) Nothing herein shall be construed to make the Trustee liable as a partner of any partnership or member or owner of any Pledged Company solely as a result of the execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement and in no event shall the Trustee by virtue of its execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement have any of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a partner of any partnership or a member, manager or shareholder in any Pledged Company. The parties hereto expressly agree that this Pledge Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture among any Pledgor, the Trustee and/or any other Person, including, without limitation, any Pledged Company.

(b) The Trustee, by executing this Pledge Agreement, did not intend to become a partner of any partnership, a member or manager of any company or otherwise be deemed to be a co-venturer with respect to any Pledgor, Pledged Company and/or any other Person either before or after an Event of Default shall have occurred. The Trustee shall have only those duties and obligations set forth herein and shall assume none of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a partner of any partnership, a member or manager of any company or of any Pledgor.

(c) The Trustee shall not be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation of any Pledgor as a result of the pledges hereby effected.

 

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(d) The execution by the Trustee of this Pledge Agreement, with all the rights, powers, privileges and authority so created, shall not at any time or in any event obligate the Trustee to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Pledged Collateral to which it is not a party, or to take any action hereunder or thereunder, or to expend any money or incur any expenses or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under the Pledged Collateral.

SECTION 13. FURTHER ASSURANCES; POWER-OF-ATTORNEY.

(a) Each Pledgor will, at such Pledgor’s own expense, execute, file and refile under the UCC such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents in such offices and to do such other things as are required by Law in order to perfect and preserve the Trustee’s security interest in the Pledged Collateral owned by such Pledgor. Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Trustee, at such Pledgor’s own expense, to file financing statements and amendments thereto relative to all or any part of the Pledged Collateral owned by such Pledgor without the signature of such Pledgor where permitted by Law, and agrees, upon request by the Trustee, to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to the Trustee such additional instruments and documents as are required by Law to maintain, preserve and perfect the security interests created under this Pledge Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall have no liability or obligation for the filing of any financing statement, continuation statement or other document, or the taking of any other action required in order to perfect and preserve the Trustee’s security interest in any of the Pledged Collateral.

(b) Each Pledgor hereby appoints, following the occurrence and during the continuance of the Specified Conditions, the Trustee as such Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, to act from time to time solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of the Specified Conditions to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Trustee is directed in writing by the Required Secured Parties which is required to realize upon the Pledged Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture, this Pledge Agreement and applicable Law.

SECTION 14. TRANSFER BY A PLEDGOR.

Any sale or other disposition by any Pledgor or mortgage, pledge or other encumbrance of any of the Pledged Collateral or any interest therein shall (i) be in accordance with the limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement or other similar constitutive document of the applicable Pledged Company and (ii) not violate the Note Agreement; and any transferee of any part of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to a transfer made in violation of the Note Agreement shall take the same subject to the security interest granted by this Pledge Agreement and to the terms, covenants and provisions of this Pledge Agreement.

SECTION 15. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF EACH PLEDGOR.

(a) Each Pledgor represents and warrants to the Trustee that:

(i) it is the legal and record owner of all of its Pledged Securities and that it has sufficient interest in all of its Pledged Securities in which a security interest is purported to be created hereunder for such security interest to attach (subject, in each case, to no Liens except Permitted Liens);

 

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(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right to pledge all its Pledged Securities pledged by it pursuant to this Pledge Agreement and it has not pledged any of its rights in, to or under all or any portion of the Pledged Securities, except to the Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Trustee and the Secured Parties under this Pledge Agreement;

(iii) this Pledge Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Pledgor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Pledgor enforceable against such Pledgor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);

(iv) except to the extent already obtained or made and except for the filing of financing statements on form UCC-1 in the offices of the Secretary of State of its State of formation, no consent of any other party (including, without limitation, any stockholder, partner, member or creditor of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries) and no consent, license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required to be obtained by such Pledgor in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance of this Pledge Agreement by such Pledgor, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Pledge Agreement against such Pledgor, or (c) the perfection or enforceability of the Trustee’s security interest in the Pledged Securities owned by such Pledgor;

(v) none of the Pledged Securities owned by such Pledgor are subject to any Liens of any Person, other than Permitted Liens;

(vi) such Pledgor has not executed, has not authorized and has no actual knowledge of, any effective UCC financing statement, security agreement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of the Pledged Securities owned by such Pledgor on file in any recording office, except as may have been filed pursuant to this Pledge Agreement or the other Transaction Documents;

(vii) with respect to any Pledgor or any Pledged Company that the applicable filing office for UCC financing statements requires such information, as of the date hereof, (1) the chief executive office of such Pledgor or such Pledged Company is shown on Schedule A and (2) the organizational identification number and the true legal name as registered in the State or Commonwealth of the state of organization of such Pledgor or such Pledged Company are set forth on Schedule A.

(viii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Pledge Agreement does not (1) violate any provision of (a) any applicable Law or regulation in any material respect or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, applicable to such Pledgor in any material respect, (b) the certificate of formation, the certificate of incorporation, operating agreement, limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or by-laws of such Pledgor, (c) any securities issued by such Pledgor, or (d) any Material Contract, agreement or instrument or undertaking to which such Pledgor is a party or which purports to be binding upon such Pledgor or upon any of its assets and (2) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any lien or encumbrance on any of the assets of such Pledgor except as contemplated by this Pledge Agreement and the other Transaction Documents;

 

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(ix) all of the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor have been duly and validly issued and acquired, are fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable) and are subject to no options to purchase or similar rights; and

(x) the pledge to the Trustee of the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor pursuant to this Pledge Agreement creates, together with the filing of financing statements on form UCC-1 in the offices of the Secretary of State of its State of formation with respect to such Pledged Securities, in favor of the Trustee, a valid first priority perfected security interest in the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor subject to no equal or prior lien on such Pledged Securities, in each case, subject to Permitted Liens and solely to the extent such a lien may be perfected by the filing of such financing statements under Article 9 of the UCC.

(b) Each Pledgor hereby covenants and agrees that it will not, nor will it permit any Pledged Company that it owns, to change its legal name, its jurisdiction of organization or its organization identification number unless it shall have taken, at its own cost and expense, all action required to maintain the security interest of the Trustee in the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor intended to be granted hereby as a first priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Trustee in full force and effect.

(c) Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will defend the Trustee’s security interest in and to the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor and the proceeds thereof against the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever claiming under or through such Pledgor; and such Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will likewise defend the security interest of the Trustee in any Pledged Securities acquired by such Pledgor after the date hereof.

(d) Each Pledgor represents and warrants that on the date hereof (i) the Pledged Securities owned by such Pledgor consist of the interests as described in Schedule B hereto; (ii) such Pledged Securities constitute that percentage of equity interests of such Pledgor in each Pledged Company as is set forth in Schedule B hereto; and (iii) such Pledgor has complied with the respective procedures set forth in Section 3 hereof with respect to the Pledged Securities described in Schedule B hereto.

SECTION 16. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

With respect to any Pledgor that the applicable filing office for UCC financing statements requires such information, the chief executive office of each such Pledgor is located at the address specified in Schedule A hereto. Each such Pledgor shall provide written notice of, and the address of, any new location for such offices to the Trustee not more than fifteen (15) Business Days’ following the establishment thereof.

 

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SECTION 17. PLEDGORS OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE, ETC.

The obligations of each Pledgor under this Pledge Agreement shall be, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation: (i) any renewal, extension, amendment or modification of or addition or supplement to or deletion from any Transaction Document or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer of any thereof; (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of any such agreement or instrument including, without limitation, this Pledge Agreement; (iii) any furnishing of any additional security to the Trustee or its assignee or any acceptance thereof or any release of any security by the Trustee or its assignee; (iv) any limitation on any party’s liability or obligations under any such instrument or agreement or any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any such instrument or agreement or any term thereof; or (v) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to such Pledgor or any Subsidiary of such Pledgor, or any action taken with respect to this Pledge Agreement by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not such Pledgor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing.

SECTION 18. TERMINATION; RELEASE.

(a) On the date of satisfaction and discharge of the Secured Obligations in accordance with Section 11 of the Collateral Trust Indenture, this Pledge Agreement, the security interest, liens and other interests and power created hereby in favor of the Trustee and any Proxy delivered in accordance herewith shall terminate without further action of any other person or entity (provided that all indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Section 11 hereof shall survive any such termination), and the Trustee, promptly upon receipt of the certificate required under Section 18(b) and at the expense of any Pledgor, will (i) duly assign, transfer and deliver to such Pledgor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor as has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Pledge Agreement, together with any monies of such Pledgor at the time held by the Trustee or any of its sub-agents hereunder and (ii) at the request and expense of any Pledgor, execute and deliver to such Pledgor any instrument or instruments reasonably requested by any Pledgor acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Pledge Agreement with respect to such Pledgor.

(b) At any time that a Pledgor desires that the Trustee assign, transfer and deliver Pledged Securities of such Pledgor (and releases therefor) as provided in Section 18(a) hereof, it shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of such Pledgor (i) stating that the release of the Pledged Securities of such Pledgor is permitted pursuant to such Section 18(a) and (ii) directing the Trustee to so assign, transfer, deliver or release (as applicable) such Pledged Securities.

(c) Any Pledged Collateral (or portion thereof) which is sold, assigned, conveyed transferred or pledged or otherwise Disposed of by any Pledgor pursuant to a Permitted Disposition or other transaction not prohibited under the Note Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (i) in the case of a Permitted Disposition or other transaction involving less than all Pledged Collateral, upon receipt by the Trustee of an officer’s certificate of or from the applicable Pledgor referencing such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and stating that such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and such release of Liens is permitted under the Note Agreement

 

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and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Disposition or other transaction of all Pledged Collateral, upon receipt by the Trustee of an officer’s certificate of or from the Co-Issuers and opinion of counsel to the Co-Issuers each referencing such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and stating that such Permitted Disposition or other transaction and such release of Liens is permitted under the Note Agreement, be immediately released from the Liens of this Pledge Agreement without further action by any other Person, and the Secured Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorize and direct, with respect to any such released Pledged Collateral, (i) the Trustee to and, at the expense of the Co-Issuers, the Trustee shall, promptly execute and deliver any notice, consent or other instrument or document as such Pledgor may reasonably request with respect to such Pledged Collateral for the purpose of evidencing such release, and (ii) the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall, immediately transfer title to and possession of such Pledged Collateral to the relevant Pledgor or its purchaser, assignee or transferee, as directed by such Pledgor.

SECTION 19. NOTICES, ETC.

All notices and communications hereunder shall be in accordance with the instructions set forth on Schedule A attached hereto.

SECTION 20. SEPARATENESS.

(a) Since its formation and at all times thereafter and for so long as any obligation remains outstanding pursuant to this Agreement, each Pledgor represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that:

(i) each Pledgor has held and each Pledgor shall hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person;

(ii) each Pledgor has conducted and shall conduct its business solely in its own name;

(iii) each Pledgor has corrected and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity;

(iv) no Pledgor identified and or shall identify itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or department of any other Person;

(v) each Pledgor has held and shall hold all of its assets in its own name;

(vi) no Pledgor has commingled and nor will commingle its assets with those of any other Person, including its member, directors or officers;

(vii) each Pledgor has maintained shall maintain its records, books of account, bank accounts, financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate and apart from those of any other Person;

 

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(viii) no Pledgor has listed nor shall list its assets as assets on the financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, that each Pledgor’s assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its Affiliate provided that (A) appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of such Pledgor from such Affiliate and to indicate that such Pledgor’s assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person and (B) such assets shall also be listed on such Pledgor’s own separate balance sheet;

(ix) each Pledgor has maintained, and each Pledgor shall maintain a sufficient number of employees (if any) in light of its contemplated business operations;

(x) each Pledgor has paid and shall pay the salaries of its own employees, if any, only from its own funds;

(xi) no Pledgor has held itself out nor will hold itself out as having agreed to pay indebtedness incurred by any affiliate;

(xii) no Pledgor has guaranteed nor will guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person;

(xiii) no Pledgor has held nor will hold itself out as being responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person;

(xiv) each Pledgor has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with Affiliates (including, without limitation, shared office space);

(xv) each Pledgor has used and shall use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

(xvi) no Pledgor has maintained nor shall maintain its assets in such a manner that will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xvii) each Pledgor has filed and shall file its own tax return separate from those of any other Person, except to the extent that such Pledgor is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file tax returns under applicable law;

(xviii) no Pledgor has acquired nor shall acquire obligations or securities of its managers, members or Affiliates, as applicable; and

(xix) each Pledgor has only entered into and shall only enter into a contract or agreement with any member, principal or Affiliate of such Pledgor or any guarantor, or any manager, member, principal or Affiliate thereof, upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arm’s-length basis with third parties.

 

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SECTION 21. WAIVER; AMENDMENT.

None of the terms and conditions of this Pledge Agreement may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by the Pledgors and the Trustee.

SECTION 22. MISCELLANEOUS.

This Pledge Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each of the parties hereto and its successors and assigns, provided that no Pledgor may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Pledge Agreement without the prior written consent of the Trustee. THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN SUCH STATE. The headings in this Pledge Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning hereof. This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any provision of this Pledge Agreement shall prove to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be severable from the other provisions of this Pledge Agreement which shall remain binding on all parties hereto.

SECTION 23. JURISDICTION AND PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Pledge Agreement or any Pledged Securities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each party hereto irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) Each party hereto consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 23(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it pursuant to Section 19 hereof or at such other address of which such party shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. Each party hereto agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

 

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(c) Nothing in this Section 23 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any manner permitted by Law, or limit any right that any party hereto may have to bring proceedings relating to this Pledge Agreement in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

(d) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR ANY PLEDGED SECURITIES OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH.

SECTION 24. RIGHTS OF THE TRUSTEE.

The Trustee shall be entitled to the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities set forth in the Collateral Trust Indenture as if the same were specifically set forth herein. With respect to the duties, obligations and rights of the Trustee, if any conflict between the terms of this Pledge Agreement and the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture arises, the terms of the Collateral Trust Indenture shall govern and control. The recitals herein are not statements of the Trustee and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for the truth or accuracy of such recitals.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Pledgor and the Trustee have caused this Pledge Agreement to be executed by their duly elected officers duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

LMRK GUARANTOR CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ GEORGE P. DOYLE

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

2019-1 CO-GUARANTOR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Cynthia L. Major

  Name: Cynthia L. Major
  Title:   Banking Officer

 

Signature Page to the Pledge and Security Agreement


SCHEDULE A

NOTICES AND ADDRESS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICES

The Trustee

Notices to:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Corporate Trust Office

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Fax: 302-636-4140

Email: clmajor@wilmingtontrust.com

The Pledgors

Notices to:

c/o 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC

400 Continental Blvd, Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

Attention: George Doyle

with copies to

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP

400 Continental Blvd, Suite 500

El Segundo, California 90245

Attention: Legal Department

and

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 3rd Ave

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Loren Finegold, Esq.


SCHEDULE B

LIST OF PLEDGED SECURITIES

 

Name of Pledged Company

   Pledgor    Percentage limited
liability company
interest of Pledgor
in Pledged
Company
    Certificate Number  

2019-1 TRS LLC

   2019-1 Co-Guarantor
LLC
     100     N/A  

LMRK Issuer Co. LLC

   LMRK Guarantor
Co. LLC
     100     N/A  

LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC

   LMRK Issuer Co.
LLC
     100     N/A  

LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC

   LMRK Issuer Co.
LLC
     100     N/A  

LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC

   LMRK Issuer Co.
LLC
     100     N/A  

LD Tall Wall II LLC

   LMRK Issuer Co.
LLC
     100     N/A  


SCHEDULE C

FORM OF CONSENT AND AGREEMENT REGARDING PLEDGE OF OWNERSHIP

INTERESTS

CONSENT AND AGREEMENT REGARDING PLEDGE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this Agreement), dated as of [_____, __ 20__], from [__________], a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “Pledgor”)] [and [______], a Delaware limited liability company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “[______]” and, together with [________], each referred to herein individually as a “Pledgor” and, collectively, as the “Pledgors”)]; and [_______], a [____________] (together with its permitted successors and assigns, [the “Pledged Company”][“________”]), [and [__________], a [___________] (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “[_________]”; together with [______] each a “Pledged Company” and, collectively, the “Pledged Companies”).]

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Pledgor[s][, among others,] and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, in its capacity as trustee for the Secured Parties from time to time (together with its successors and assigns and any co-agents in such capacity, the “Trustee”) have entered into Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement”), under which, among other things, in order to secure the payment of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Indenture), the Pledgor(s) pledged to the Trustee, and granted a security interest in favor of the Trustee in, all of the right, title and interest of [such][each] Pledgor in and to any and all Ownership Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), including any “uncertificated securities” (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in its State of formation) (the “UCC”) issued from time to time by [the][any] Pledged Company, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time acquired by such Pledgor (with all of such Ownership Interests being herein collectively called the “Pledged Interests”); and

WHEREAS, the Pledgor[s] desire[s] that [the][each] Pledged Company enter into this Agreement in order for [the][each] Pledged Company to acknowledge the security interest of the Trustee under the Pledge Agreement in the Pledged Interests, to vest in the Trustee control of the Pledged Interests and to provide for the rights of the parties under the Pledge Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. [The][Each] Pledged Company hereby acknowledges and confirms that:

(a) [the][such] Pledged Company’s records reflect that the Pledged Interests of such Pledged Company are registered in the name of the Pledgor that owns such Pledged Interests;


(b) the Pledged Interests of [the][such] Pledged Company are “uncertificated securities” as defined in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC;

(c) [the][such] Pledged Company is the “issuer” of the Pledged Interests of [the][such] Pledged Company as defined in Section 8-201 of the UCC; and

(d) the Pledged Interests of [the][such] Pledged Company are subject to the Liens created under the Pledge Agreement.

SECTION 2. [The][Each] Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs [the][each] Pledged Company owned by such Pledgor, and [the][each] Pledged Company hereby agrees that, upon the receipt by [the][such] Pledged Company of written notice from the Trustee (acting at the written direction of the Required Secured Parties) that the Specified Conditions (as defined in the Collateral Trust Indenture) have occurred and are continuing and that the Trustee is exercising exclusive control over the Pledged Interests issued by [the][such] Pledged Company in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a “Notice of Exclusive Control”), [the][such] Pledged Company shall (a) comply with any and all instructions and orders originated by the Trustee (and its successors and assigns) issued by the Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties regarding any and all of the Pledged Interests in [the][such] Pledged Company without the further consent by the registered owner (including [the][any] Pledgor), and (b) not comply with any instructions or orders regarding any or all of the Pledged Interests originated by any person or entity other than the Trustee (and its successors and assigns) pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties or a court of competent jurisdiction.

SECTION 3. [The][Each] Pledged Company hereby certifies to the Trustee that no notice of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance or claim affecting the Pledged Interests in [the][such] Pledged Company (other than the security interest of the Trustee) has been received by it.

SECTION 4. [The][Each] Pledged Company hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee that (a) the pledge by any Pledgor that owns [the][such] Pledged Company of, and the granting by such Pledgor of a security interest in, the Pledged Interests in [the][such] Pledged Company to the Trustee, does not violate the limited liability company agreement or operating agreement, as applicable, or any other agreement governing [the][such] Pledged Company or the Pledged Interests in [the][such] Pledged Company, and (b) the Pledged Interests in [the][such] Pledged Company are fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent such concepts are applicable).

SECTION 5. All notices, statements of accounts, reports, prospectuses, financial statements and other communications to be sent by [the][any] Pledged Company to [the][any] Pledgor that owns [the][such] Pledged Company in respect of [the][such] Pledged Company will also be sent to the Trustee at the following address:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Corporate Trust Office

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

 

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SECTION 6. Except as expressly provided otherwise in Section 4, all notices, shall be sent or delivered in accordance with the terms of Section 19 of the Pledge Agreement.

SECTION 7. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of [the][each] Pledgor and [the][each] Pledged Company and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Trustee and its successors and assigns. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall prove to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be severable from the other provisions of this Agreement which shall remain binding on all parties hereto. None of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever except in writing signed by the Trustee, the Pledged [Company][Companies] and the Pledgor[s].

SECTION 8. (a) Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or any Pledged Interests. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each party hereto irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(b) Each party hereto consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to in Section 7(a) by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to it pursuant to Section 19 of the Pledge Agreement or at such other address of which such party shall then have been notified pursuant to said Section. Each party hereto agrees that such service upon receipt (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be taken and held to be valid personal service upon and personal delivery to it. Notices hereunder shall be conclusively presumed received as evidenced by a delivery receipt furnished by the United States Postal Service or any reputable commercial delivery service.

(c) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any manner permitted by Law, or limit any right that the Trustee may have to bring proceedings against [the][any] Pledgor or [the][any] Pledged Company in the courts of any appropriate jurisdiction or to enforce in any lawful manner a judgment obtained in one jurisdiction in any other jurisdiction.

 

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(d) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR ANY PLEDGED INTERESTS OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH.

(e) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, excluding choice-of-law principles of the Law of such state that would permit the application of the Laws of a jurisdiction other than such state. The State of Delaware shall be deemed to be [the][each] Pledged Company’s jurisdiction for purposes of the UCC (including, without limitation, Section 8-110 thereof).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [the][each] Pledgor and [the][each] Pledged Company have caused this Consent and Agreement Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

[___________], a Delaware limited liability company, as Pledgor
By:  

                 

  Name:
  Title:
[[___________], a Delaware limited liability company, as Pledgor
By:  

                 

  Name:
  Title:            ]

Signature Page to Consent and Agreement

Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests


[___________], a [___________], as Pledged Company
By:  

                 

Name:
Title:
[[___________], a [___________], as Pledged Company
By:  

                 

  Name:
  Title:            ]

Signature Page to Consent and Agreement

Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests


Acknowledged and accepted by:
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:  

                 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

Signature Page to Consent and Agreement

Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests


EXHIBIT A

TO

CONSENT AND AGREEMENT REGARDING PLEDGE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS

NOTICE OF EXCLUSIVE CONTROL

[Name of Pledgor]

[Address]

[Name of Pledged Company]

[Address]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:

Pledged Interests of [Pledgor] Issued by [Pledged Company] - Notice of Exclusive Control

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Consent and Agreement Regarding Pledge of Ownership Interests dated as of [____], 20[__] (the “Consent and Agreement”) among you, us and the other parties thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Consent and Agreement.

Pursuant to written direction from the Required Secured Parties provided to the Trustee, the Trustee hereby provides notice that an Event of Default (as defined in the Collateral Trust Indenture) has occurred and is continuing.

From and after the date of this notice, [______] is hereby directed to (i) comply with any and all orders originated by the Trustee (and its successors and assigns) issued by the Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with the written directions of the Required Secured Parties regarding any and all of the Pledged Interest of [_____] without the further consent by the registered owner (including any Pledgor), and (ii) not comply with any instructions or orders regarding any or all of the Pledged Interests originated by any person or entity other than the Trustee (and its successors and assigns) pursuant to and in accordance with the written direction of the Required Secured Parties or a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

Very truly yours,
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By:  

                 

  Name:  

                 

  Title:  

                 


SCHEDULE D

TRANSFER DOCUMENT AND PROXY

[NAME OF PLEDGED COMPANY]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [        ] (the “Pledgor”), a [    ] organized and existing under the laws of the State of [    ], hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee under the Pledge and Security Agreement (the “Trustee”), all of its ownership interests in [Name of Pledged Company], a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, standing in its name on the books of the Pledgor, [represented by Certificate No. [    ],] and irrevocably appoints Trustee as attorney to transfer the ownership interests with full power of substitution in the premises.

Date: [            ]

 

[______]
By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

 

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE D (CONT.)

PROXY

[NAME OF PLEDGED COMPANY]

The undersigned hereby appoints Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as trustee under the Pledge and Security Agreement (the “Trustee”), as Proxy with full power of substitution, and hereby authorizes the Trustee to represent and vote all of the [ownership] interests of [Name of Pledged Company], a Delaware limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, owned by the undersigned on the date of exercise hereof, during the occurrence and continuation of the Specified Conditions under, and as defined in, the Pledge and Security Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”), dated as of January 15, 2020, from LMRK Guarantor Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and 2019-1 Co-Guarantor LLC, as Pledgors, to the Trustee at any meeting or at any other time chosen by the Trustee in its sole discretion and in accordance with the Pledge Agreement.

Date: [            ]

 

[______]
By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

among

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC,

2019-1 TRS LLC,

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC,

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC,

LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC,

and

LD TALL WALL II LLC

and

LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS GP LLC,

as Project Manager

Dated as of January 15, 2020

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

SECTION 1.

  Definitions      1  

SECTION 2.

  Appointment      4  

SECTION 3.

  Management Services      4  

SECTION 4.

  Administrative Services      5  

SECTION 5.

  [Reserved]      6  

SECTION 6.

  Other Services      6  

SECTION 7.

  Operation Standards      7  

SECTION 8.

  Authority of Project Manager      7  

SECTION 9.

  Revenue Account(s); Gross Revenues      8  

SECTION 10.

  Operating Budget and CapEx Budget      8  

SECTION 11.

  Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures      9  

SECTION 12.

  Compensation      10  

SECTION 13.

  Employees      10  

SECTION 14.

  Books, Records, Inspections and Software      11  

SECTION 15.

  Insurance Requirements      11  

SECTION 16.

  Environmental      11  

SECTION 17.

  Cooperation      12  

SECTION 18.

  Representations and Warranties of Project Manager      12  

SECTION 19.

  Representations and Warranties of the Obligors      14  

SECTION 20.

  Permitted Activities      15  

SECTION 21.

  Removal or Substitution of Project Sites; Additional Project Companies      16  

SECTION 22.

  Term of Agreement      16  

 

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SECTION 23.

  Duties Upon Termination      18  

SECTION 24.

  [Reserved]      18  

SECTION 25.

  Indemnities      18  

SECTION 26.

  Miscellaneous      19  

 

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LIST OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Schedule I – List of Project Sites

Exhibit A – Initial Budget

Exhibit B – Form of Manager Extension Letter

 

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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 15, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) by and among LMRK Issuer Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), LD Acquisition Company 8 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-8”), LD Acquisition Company 9 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-9”), LD Acquisition Company 10 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LD-10”) and LD Tall Wall II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tall Wall II” and, together with the Co-Issuer, LD-8, LD-9 and LD-10, the “Original Project Companies” and, together with any entity that becomes a party hereto after the date hereof as an “Additional Project Company,” the “Project Companies” and, the Project Companies and the Issuer, collectively, the “Obligors”) and Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Project Manager”).

SECTION 1. Definitions.

(a) Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the NPPA. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Actual/360 Basis” shall mean the accrual of interest calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during the relevant period in a year assumed to consist of 360 days.

Additional Project Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Services” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(a).

Agreement” shall mean this Management Agreement, together with all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

Available Funds” shall have the meaning specified in Section 26(f)(iii).

Budget” shall mean each of the Operating Budget and the CapEx Budget.

CapEx Budget” shall mean the annual budget for the Project Companies taken as a whole covering the planned Capital Expenditures for the period covered by such budget. The CapEx Budget shall not include discretionary Capital Expenditures or Project Site acquisition expenses made to acquire a Project Site or to otherwise enhance the revenues associated with a Project Site. The CapEx Budget does not include Shared Rent.

Collateral Trust Indenture” shall mean the Collateral Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, entered into among the Obligors and the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

 

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“Collection Period” shall mean, the period from, and including, the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs to, but excluding, the last day of the calendar month in which such payment occurs; provided that the initial Collection Period shall mean the period of time from, and including, the initial Closing Date to, but excluding, the last day of the calendar month in which the first Payment Date occurs.

Effective Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble hereto.

Expiration Date” shall mean the date on which all obligations under the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents have been satisfied and discharged, as such date may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 22(a).

Extension Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 22(a).

Indemnified Party” and “Indemnitor” shall mean the Project Manager (and its employees, directors, officers, agents, representatives and shareholders) and Obligors, respectively, as to Section 25(a) and shall mean the Obligors and Project Manager, respectively, as to Section 25(b).

Indenture Trustee” means Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, solely in its capacity as Trustee under the Collateral Trust Indenture and its successors thereunder.

Information” shall have the meaning specified in Section 26(h).

Management Fee” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.

Management Services” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.

Note Purchase and Participation Agreement” or “NPPA” shall mean the Note Purchase and Participation Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Obligors.

Obligors” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble hereto.

Operating Budget” shall mean, for any period, the budget for the Project Companies taken as a whole setting forth an estimate of all Operating Expenses of the Project Companies and any other expenses payable by the Project Companies for the Project Sites owned by the Project Companies for such period, as the same may be amended pursuant to Section 10.

Operation Standards” shall mean the standards for the performance of the Services set forth in Section 7.

Original Project Companies” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble hereto.

Other Services” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6(a).

Permitted Activities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 20.

 

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Permitted Investments” shall have the meaning specified in the NPPA.

Permitted Withdrawals” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9(a).

Prime Rate” shall mean for any day, a per annum rate of interest equal to the “prime rate,” as published in the “Money Rates” column of The Wall Street Journal, from time to time. The Prime Rate shall change effective as of the date of any change as published in The Wall Street Journal.

Project Companies” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble hereto.

Project Manager” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble hereto.

Records” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.

Services” shall mean, collectively, the Management Services and the Administrative Services.

Sub-Management Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 26(d).

Sub-Manager” shall have the meaning specified in Section 26(d).

Successor Manager” shall have the meaning specified in Section 26(h).

Term” shall have the meaning specified in Section 22.

(b) Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) a term has the meaning assigned to it;

(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined herein and accounting terms partly defined herein, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP as in effect from time to time;

(iii) “or” is not exclusive;

(iv) “including” means including without limitation;

(v) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

(vi) all references to “$” are to United States dollars unless otherwise stated;

(vii) any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to in this Agreement or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein;

 

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(viii) references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns; and

(ix) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

SECTION 2. Appointment. On the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Obligor hereby engages the Project Manager to perform the Services as described herein. The Project Manager hereby accepts such engagement. The Project Manager is an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement or in the relationship of any Obligor with the Project Manager shall constitute a partnership, joint venture or any other similar relationship.

SECTION 3. Management Services. During the Term, the Project Manager shall, subject to the terms hereof, perform those functions reasonably necessary to maintain, manage and administer the Project Sites (collectively, the “Management Services”), all in accordance with the Operation Standards. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Project Manager will have the following specific duties in relation to the Project Sites:

(a) Project Site Operations. The Project Manager shall monitor and manage each Project Company’s property rights associated with the Project Sites (including negotiating renewals of Project Documents on behalf of the Project Companies in the ordinary course of business) and maintaining the Insurance Policies pursuant to Section 15 hereof. The Project Manager shall perform on behalf of each Project Company any obligation reasonably required of such Project Company pursuant to any Project Documents or other agreement related to the Project Sites (other than the payment of amounts due from the Project Companies thereunder, which payments shall be paid out of the applicable Revenue Account(s) as provided herein).

(b) Administration of Project Documents. The Project Manager shall, on behalf of the Project Companies, (i) maintain a database of the Project Documents indicating, for each Project Document, the amount of all payments due from the Ground Lessee thereunder and the dates on which such payments are due, (ii) invoice all Gross Revenues due under the Project Documents and otherwise with respect to the Project Sites, in each case to the extent required by such agreements and licenses, and use commercially reasonable efforts to collect all such Gross Revenues and other amounts due under the Project Documents and otherwise, (iii) managing delinquencies and defaults under the Project Documents, (iv) perform all services required to be performed by the Project Companies under the terms of the Project Documents and (v) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure compliance on the part of the Project Companies with the terms of the Transaction Documents and each Project Document and Project Document, all in accordance with the Operation Standards. Each Project Company hereby authorizes the Project Manager to take any action the Project Manager deems to be necessary or appropriate to enforce the terms of the Transaction Documents and each Project Document and Project Documentin accordance with the Operation Standards, including the right to exercise (or not to exercise) any right such Project Company may have to collect Gross Revenues and other amounts due under the Project Documents (whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise), to terminate any Project Document, Project Document or to evict any Ground Lessee. The Project Manager shall also have the right, in accordance with the Operation Standards, to compromise, settle and

 

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otherwise resolve claims and disputes with regard to the Project Documents. The Project Manager may agree to any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of, forgive any payment on, and permit the release of any Ground Lessee on, any Project Document or Project Document pertaining to the Project Sites as it may determine to be necessary or appropriate in accordance with the Operation Standards.

(c) Compliance with Law, Etc. The Project Manager will take such actions within its reasonable control as may be necessary to comply in all material respects with any and all laws, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, requirements, permits, licenses, certificates of occupancy, statutes and deed restrictions applicable to the Project Sites. The cost of complying with this paragraph shall be the responsibility of the Project Companies, shall be considered an Operating Expense, shall be included in the Operating Budget and shall be payable out of the applicable Revenue Account.

(d) Revenue Accounts. The Project Manager shall, on behalf of each Project Company, (i) cause the deposit of all Gross Revenues received by such Project Company which are attributable to such Project Company’s Project(s) in a designated Revenue Account and (ii) transfer to a designated Revenue Account all Gross Revenues received by the Project Manager within five (5) Business days of identification thereof.

SECTION 4. Administrative Services.

(a) During the Term of this Agreement, the Project Manager shall, subject to the terms hereof, provide to each Obligor the following administrative services in accordance with the Operation Standards (collectively, the “Administrative Services”):

(i) clerical, bookkeeping and accounting services, including maintenance of general records of the Obligors, as necessary or appropriate in light of the nature of the Obligors’ business and the requirements of the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents;

(ii) maintain accurate books of account and records of the transactions of each Obligor, render statements or copies thereof from time to time as reasonably requested by such Obligor;

(iii) prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, all franchise, withholding, income and other tax returns of such Obligor required to be filed by it and arrange for any taxes owing by such Obligor to be paid to the appropriate authorities out of funds of such Obligor available for such purpose, all on a timely basis and in accordance with applicable law, rules or regulations;

(iv) administer such Obligor’s performance under the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents, including (A) preparing and delivering (or causing to be prepared and delivered) on behalf of such Obligor such opinions of counsel, officers’ certificates, reports, notices and other documents as are required under such NPPA and the other Transaction Documents and (B) holding, maintaining and preserving such NPPA and the other Transaction Documents and books and records relating to such NPPA and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated or funded thereby, and making such books and records available for inspection in accordance with the terms of such NPPA and the other Transaction Documents;

 

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(v) take all actions on behalf of such Obligor as may be necessary or appropriate in order for such Obligor to remain duly organized and qualified to carry out its business under applicable law, rules or regulations, including making all necessary or appropriate filings with federal, state and local authorities under corporate and other applicable statutes; and

(vi) manage all litigation instituted by or against such Obligor, including retaining on behalf of and for the account of such Obligor legal counsel to perform such services as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith and negotiating any settlements to be entered into in connection therewith; provided that, with respect to any such litigation that refers to any property interest of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, in litigation papers accompanying a summons as a result of the conveyance by a Project Company to the Indenture Trustee, the Project Manager shall act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to manage such litigation and shall promptly advise the Indenture Trustee, what action, if any, the Project Manager is taking, or intends to take, in connection therewith; provided, further, the Project Manager shall answer and appear on the Indenture Trustee’s behalf, but in no event shall the Project Manager accept a default judgment to the extent the related proceeding asserts any personal or institutional claims against the Indenture Trustee without the consent of the Indenture Trustee.

(b) The Obligors acknowledge that, for tax purposes, the Project Manager will allocate the value of its services among the Obligors on a basis determined by the Project Manager in its reasonable discretion and the Obligors agree to be bound by such allocation and to file any required tax returns on a basis consistent with such allocation.

SECTION 5. [Reserved]

SECTION 6. Other Services.

(a) The Project Manager may, subject to Section 6(b) below, provide to each Project Company marketing and leasing services in accordance with the Operation Standards (collectively, the “Other Services”). Such services may include marketing of Project Sites, conducting diligence on potential new tenants and procuring Project Documents with third party customers for the Project Sites, including locating potential Ground Lessees, negotiating Project Documents with such Ground Lessees and executing or brokering Project Documents as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Project Companies (including renewals, expansions, equipment changes, rental abatements, relocations, maintenance agreements, terminations and extensions of such Project Documents). To the extent that the Project Manager agrees to provide such services, the Project Manager shall have complete authority to negotiate all of the terms of each Project Document, both economic and non-economic, as well as complete authority to negotiate and execute amendments and other modifications thereto in the name of or on behalf of the Project Companies; provided, however, that the terms of any Project Document or amendment or modification thereof shall be on commercially reasonable terms and in accordance with the

 

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Operation Standards. Notwithstanding the absence of an agreement to provide such services, the Project Companies specifically authorize the Project Manager to develop, operate and maintain marketing materials, including an internet website, pursuant to which the Project Sites may be marketed as an integrated network (including other sites owned or operated by the Project Manager or its Affiliates other than the Project Companies), recognizing that such marketing efforts may not identify the particular Project Company related to a particular Project Site.

(b) Any provision of Other Services to the Project Companies by the Project Manager shall be subject to an additional agreement between the Project Manager and the Obligors, pursuant to which the Obligors shall agree to provide additional compensation to the Project Manager; provided that the obligation of the Obligors to pay such additional compensation shall be limited to, and payable only from and to the extent of, funds otherwise available to the Obligors in accordance with the Collateral Trust Indenture.

SECTION 7. Operation Standards. The Project Manager shall perform the Services in accordance with and subject to the terms of the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents, the Project Documents and applicable law, rules or regulations and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, (i) using the same degree of care, skill, prudence and diligence that the Project Manager employed in the management of Project Sites prior to the date hereof and, to the extent applicable, that the Project Manager uses for other similar assets it manages and (ii) with the objective of timely collections of Gross Revenues under the Project Documents. The Project Manager hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents and agrees not to take any action or fail to take any action within its control that would cause the Obligors to be in default thereunder. The services performed in relation to the Project Sites shall be of a scope and quality not less than those generally performed by professional project managers performing services consistent with those required of the Project Manager under this Agreement for assets similar in type and quality to the Project Sites that are located in the same geographical market areas as the Project Sites.

SECTION 8. Authority of Project Manager. During the Term, the parties recognize that the Project Manager will be acting as the exclusive agent of the Obligors with regard to the Services described herein. Each Project Company hereby grants to the Project Manager the exclusive right and authority, and hereby appoints the Project Manager as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Project Company and in the name of such Project Company, to negotiate, execute, implement, amend or terminate, as circumstances dictate, for and on behalf of such Project Company, any and all Project Documents, contracts, permits, licenses, registrations, approvals, amendments and other instruments, documents and agreements as the Project Manager deems necessary or advisable in accordance with the Operation Standards. The Project Manager will also have the authority to enforce, terminate and compromise disputes under all Project Documents and all other agreements and documents, as the Project Manager deems necessary and desirable. In addition, the Project Manager will have full discretion in determining (subject to the Operation Standards and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4(a)(vi)) whether to commence litigation on behalf of a Project Company, and will have full authority to act on behalf of each Project Company in any litigation proceedings or settlement discussions commenced by or against any Project Company. Each Project Company shall promptly execute such other or further documents as the Project Manager may from time to time reasonably request to more completely effect or evidence the authority of the Project Manager hereunder, including the delivery of such powers of attorney (or other similar authorizations) as the Project Manager may reasonably request to enable it to carry out the Services hereunder.

 

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SECTION 9. Revenue Account(s); Gross Revenues.

(a) Revenue Account(s). So long as no Control Event has occurred or Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, at all times during the Term of this Agreement the Project Manager shall have full access to the Revenue Account(s) for the purposes set forth herein and, so long as no Control Event has occurred or Specified Conditions exist, all checks or disbursements from the Revenue Account will require only the signature of the Project Manager. So long as no Control Event has occurred or Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, funds on deposit in any Revenue Account may be withdrawn at the direction of the Project Manager (i) to pay Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) to withdraw amounts deposited in error, (iii) to pay the Management Fee and (iv) if the Project Manager determines, in accordance with the Operation Standards, that the amount on deposit in the Revenue Account exceeds the amount required to pay the Debt Service, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures as the same become due and payable, to make Restricted Payments in accordance with Section 10.7 of the NPPA at the direction of the Co-Issuers or the other Obligors (clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) collectively, “Permitted Withdrawals”). So long as no Control Event has occurred or Specified Conditions have occurred and are continuing, the Project Manager may direct any institution maintaining the Revenue Account to invest the funds held therein in one or more Permitted Investments as the Project Manager may select in its discretion. All interest and investment income realized on funds deposited therein shall be deposited to the Revenue Account.

(b) Gross Revenues. The Project Manager shall cause all Gross Revenues of the Project Companies to be deposited directly into the applicable Revenue Account as required by the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents. The Project Manager acknowledges that the Obligors are obligated under the Transaction Documents to direct all Ground Lessees and other Persons obligated to pay any Gross Revenues directly to the applicable Revenue Account. The Project Manager agrees to comply (and to cooperate with the Project Companies in complying) with such requirements and directions, and the Project Manager agrees to give no direction to any Ground Lessee or other Person in contravention of such requirements or directions, nor otherwise to cause any Gross Revenues to be paid to the Project Companies, the Project Manager or any other Person, whether at the direction of the Project Companies or otherwise. In the event the Project Manager shall for any reason receive any Gross Revenue due to any Project Company, the Project Manager shall deposit the same within five (5) Business Days of identification of such amounts into the applicable Revenue Account. The Project Manager hereby disclaims any and all interests in each of the Accounts and in any of the Gross Revenue of the Project Companies.

SECTION 10. Operating Budget and CapEx Budget. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Project Manager and the Obligors have agreed on an initial Operating Budget and CapEx Budget for the period beginning on January 15, 2020 through the end of calendar year 2020, copies of which are attached as Exhibit A. No later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the start of each calendar year, commencing with 2021, the Project Manager shall deliver to the Co-Issuers (and if so requested by the Indenture Trustee promptly

 

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upon the Indenture Trustee’s request) an Operating Budget and CapEx Budget for the following calendar year. The Operating Budget shall identify and set forth the Manager’s reasonable estimate of all Operating Expenses on a line-item basis consistent with the form of Operating Budget attached as Exhibit A. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Operating Budget and the CapEx Budget represent estimates only, and that actual Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures may vary from those set forth in the applicable Budget. In the event the Project Manager determines, in accordance with the Operation Standards, that the actual Operating Expenses or Capital Expenditures for any year will materially differ from those set forth in the applicable Budget for such year, the Project Manager may modify or supplement such Budget in its discretion to reflect such differences.

SECTION 11. Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures.

(a) The Project Manager is hereby authorized to incur Operating Expenses and to make Capital Expenditures on behalf of the Project Companies, the necessity, nature and amount of which may be determined in the Project Manager’s discretion in accordance with the Operation Standards. The Project Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to incur Operating Expenses and to make Capital Expenditures within the limits prescribed by the Budgets; provided that the Project Manager may at any time incur Operating Expenses and make Capital Expenditures in amounts that exceed the Operating Expenses or Capital Expenditures, as the case may be, specified in the applicable Budget if and to the extent that the Project Manager determines in accordance with the Operation Standards that it is necessary or advisable to do so.

(b) The Project Manager shall maintain accurate records with respect to each Project Site reflecting the status of real estate and personal property taxes for Fee Estates, insurance premiums and other Operating Expenses payable in respect thereof and shall furnish to the Co-Issuers from time to time such information regarding the payment status of such items as the Co-Issuers may from time to time reasonably request. Provided that no Control Event has occurred or Specified Conditions shall have occurred and then be continuing, the Project Manager shall arrange for the payment of all such real estate and personal property taxes, insurance premiums and other Operating Expenses payable by the Project Companies as the same become due and payable out of funds on deposit in the applicable Revenue Account(s) and the Project Manager shall have no obligation to subsidize, incur, or authorize any Operating Expense that cannot, or will not, be paid by or through such Revenue Account(s). If the Project Manager determines that the funds on deposit in the applicable Revenue Account are not sufficient to pay all Operating Expenses with respect to the related Project Sites as the same shall become due and payable, the Project Manager shall notify the Co-Issuers and the Indenture Trustee of the amount of such deficiency. In the event of any such deficiency, the Project Manager may, in its sole discretion and in accordance with the NPPA, elect to pay such Operating Expenses out of its own funds, but shall have no obligation to do so. The Obligors, jointly and severally, shall be obligated to pay or reimburse the Project Manager for all such Operating Expenses paid by the Project Manager out of its own funds together with interest thereon at the Prime Rate on an Actual/360 Basis, which shall be considered an Operating Expense and shall be payable out of the Revenue Account. Such reimbursement obligation shall survive the expiration of the termination of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 12. Compensation. In consideration of the Project Manager’s agreement to perform the Services during the Term hereof, the Obligors hereby jointly and severally agree to pay to the Project Manager a fee (the “Management Fee”), for each Collection Period, equal to 2.0% of the Gross Revenues of the Obligors for such Collection Period. Such fee in respect of each Collection Period shall be payable to the Project Manager, on each Payment Date. On the day that is three (3) Business Days prior to each Payment Date, the Project Manager shall report to the Obligors the Management Fee then due and payable based on the information regarding Gross Revenues for the immediately preceding Collection Period then available to it. If the Project Manager subsequently determines that the Management Fee so paid to it for any Collection Period was less than what should have been paid (based on a re-computation of the Gross Revenues for such Collection Period), then the Management Fee for the next Collection Period shall be increased by the amount of the underpayment. If the Project Manager subsequently determines that the Management Fee so paid to it for any Collection Period was higher than what should have been paid (based on a re-computation of the Gross Revenues for such Collection Period), then the Management Fee for the next Collection Period shall be reduced by the amount of the overpayment. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section 22, the Project Manager shall be entitled to receive, on the next succeeding Payment Date, the portion of the Management Fee which was earned by the Project Manager through the effective date of such expiration or termination (such earned portion being equal to the product of (a) the total Management Fee that would have been payable for the Collection Period in which such expiration or termination occurred had this Agreement remained in effect and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such month through the effective date of such expiration or termination and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such month). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12, the Management Fee for the first Payment Date following the initial Closing Date shall be based on Gross Revenues for the period beginning on the initial Closing Date and ending on the last day of the initial Collection Period. The Project Manager shall be entitled to no other fees or payments from the Obligors as a result of the termination or expiration of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof. None of the expenses necessary to the performance of the Project Manager’s duties (other than Operating Expenses, Capital Expenditures, the indemnities described in Section 24 and the Other Services described in Section 6) will be paid by the Obligors. Any and all amounts payable by the Obligors under this Agreement shall be limited to, and payable only from and to the extent of, funds otherwise available to the Obligors in accordance with the Collateral Trust Indenture.

SECTION 13. Employees. The Project Manager shall employ, supervise and pay (or contract with a third party, including an Affiliate of the Project Manager, to provide, supervise and pay) at all times a sufficient number of capable employees as may be necessary for the Project Manager to perform the Services hereunder in accordance with the Operation Standards. All employees of the Project Manager will be employed at the sole cost of the Project Manager. All matters pertaining to the employment, supervision, compensation, promotion and discharge of such employees are the sole responsibility of the Project Manager, who is, in all respects, the employer of such employees. To the extent the Project Manager, its designee, or any subcontractor negotiates with any union lawfully entitled to represent any such employees, it shall do so in its own name and shall execute any collective bargaining agreements or labor contracts resulting therefrom in its own name and not as an agent for any Obligor. The Project Manager shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations related to workers’ compensation, social security, ERISA, unemployment insurance, hours of labor, wages, working conditions and other employer-employee related subjects. The Project Manager is independently engaged in the business of performing management and operation services as an independent contractor. All employment arrangements in connection with the Project Manager’s performance of the Services hereunder are therefore solely the Project Manager’s concern and responsibility, and the Obligors shall have no liability with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 14. Books, Records, Inspections and Software. The Project Manager shall, on behalf of the Obligors, keep (or cause to be kept) such materially accurate and complete books and other records pertaining to the Project Sites and the Services as may be necessary or appropriate under the Operation Standards. Such books and records shall include all Project Documents, corporate records, monthly summaries of all accounts receivable and accounts payable, maintenance records, Insurance Policies, receipted bills and vouchers (including tax receipts, vouchers and invoices) and other documents and papers pertaining to the Project Sites. All such books and records (“Records”) shall be kept in an organized fashion and in a secure location. During the Term, the Project Manager shall afford to the Obligors and the Indenture Trustee reasonable access to any Records relating to the Project Sites and the Services within its control, except to the extent it is prohibited from doing so by applicable law or the terms of any applicable obligation of confidentiality or to the extent such information is subject to a privilege under applicable law to be asserted on behalf of the Obligors. Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Project Manager designated by it.

SECTION 15. Insurance Requirements. The Project Manager shall maintain (or cause to be maintained), on behalf of the Obligors, all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Obligors pursuant to the NPPA and other Transaction Documents and such other insurance policies as the Project Manager shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in accordance with the Operation Standards. The Project Manager shall prepare and present, on behalf of the Obligors, claims under any such insurance policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Any payments on such policies shall be made to the Project Manager as agent of and for the account of the Obligors (and on behalf of the Obligors, for the benefit of and to be held in trust for the Indenture Trustee to the extent provided in the NPPA), except as otherwise required by the NPPA and other Transaction Documents. All such payments shall be applied in accordance with the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents or, if the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents do not specify an application, shall be deposited into the applicable Revenue Account. The Project Manager shall provide to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Obligors such evidence of insurance and payments of the premiums thereof required pursuant to the Obligors’ obligations under Section 7.1(g) of the NPPA.

SECTION 16. Environmental.

(a) The Obligors hereby represent and warrant as to each Project Site that none of the Obligors have actual knowledge of any material violations of Environmental Laws at the related Project Site.

(b) The Project Manager shall not consent to the installation, use or incorporation into the Project Sites of any Hazardous Materials in violation of applicable Environmental Laws and shall not consent to the discharge, dispersion, release, storage, treatment, generation or disposal of any pollutants or toxic or Hazardous Materials in material violation of Environmental Law and covenants and agrees to take reasonable steps to comply in all material respects with the Environmental Laws.

 

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(c) The Project Manager covenants and agrees (i) that it shall advise the Co-Issuers and the Indenture Trustee in writing of each notice of any material violation of Environmental Law of which the Project Manager has actual knowledge, promptly after the Project Manager obtains actual knowledge thereof and (ii) to deliver promptly to the Co-Issuers and the Indenture Trustee copies of all communications from any federal, state and local governmental authorities received by the Project Manager concerning any such violation and Hazardous Material on, at or about the Project Sites.

SECTION 17. Cooperation. Each Obligor and the Project Manager shall cooperate with the other parties hereto in connection with the performance of any responsibility required hereunder, under the Transaction Documents, or otherwise related to the Project Sites or the Services. In the case of the Obligors, such cooperation shall include (i) executing such documents or performing such acts as may be required to protect, preserve, enhance, or maintain the Project Sites or the Revenue Account(s), (ii) executing such documents as may be reasonably required to accommodate a Ground Lessee or its installations, (iii) furnishing to the Project Manager, on or prior to the Effective Date, all keys, key cards or access codes required in order to obtain access to the Project Sites, (iv) furnishing to the Project Manager, on or prior to the Effective Date, all books, records, files, abstracts, contracts, Project Documents, materials and supplies, Budgets and other Records relating to the Project Sites or the performance of the Services and (v) providing to the Project Manager such other information as the Project Manager considers reasonably necessary for the effective performance of the Services. In the case of the Project Manager, such cooperation shall include cooperating with the Indenture Trustee, potential purchasers of any of the Project Sites, appraisers, sellers of sites or related Project Sites, auditors and their respective agents and representatives, with the view that such parties shall be able to perform their duties efficiently and without interference.

SECTION 18. Representations and Warranties of Project Manager. The initial Project Manager makes the following representations and warranties to the Obligors all of which shall survive the execution, delivery, performance or termination of this Agreement:

(a) The Project Manager is a limited liability company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) The Project Manager’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Project Manager’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in a material breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

(c) The Project Manager has the full power and authority to own its properties, to conduct its business as presently conducted by it and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

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(d) Each Transaction Document to which the Project Manager is a party, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of such Transaction Document by each of the other parties thereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Project Manager, enforceable against the Project Manager in accordance with the terms thereof, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e) The Project Manager is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Project Manager’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Project Manager to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the financial condition of the Project Manager.

(f) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Project Manager of the transactions contemplated herein, except for those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained.

(g) No litigation is pending or, to the Project Manager’s actual knowledge, threatened against the Project Manager that, if determined adversely to the Project Manager, would prohibit the Project Manager from entering into any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or that, in the Project Manager’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Project Manager to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the financial condition of the Project Manager.

(h) The Project Manager is not (i) a Person whose name appears on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) (an “OFAC Listed Person”) (ii) an agent, department, or instrumentality of, or is otherwise beneficially owned by, controlled by or acting on behalf of, directly or indirectly, (x) any OFAC Listed Person or (y) any Person, entity, organization, foreign country or regime that target of comprehensive OFAC sanctions, or (iii) otherwise blocked, or subject to comprehensive sanctions under other United States economic sanctions, including but not limited to, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act or any similar law or regulation with respect to Iran or any economic sanctions regulations administered and enforced by the United States or any enabling legislation or executive order relating to any of the foregoing (collectively, “U.S. Economic Sanctions”) (each OFAC Listed Person and each other Person, entity, organization and government of a country described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii), a “Blocked Person”). The Project Manager has not been notified that its name appears or may in the future appear on a state list of Persons that engage in investment or other commercial activities in Iran or any other country that is subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions.

 

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(i) The Project Manager (i) has not been found in violation of, charged with, or convicted of, money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (otherwise known as the Bank Secrecy Act), the USA PATRIOT Act or any other United States law or regulation governing such activities (collectively, “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (ii) is not, to the actual knowledge of the Project Manager, under investigation by any Governmental Authority for possible violation of Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions violations, (iii) has not been assessed civil penalties under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws or any U.S. Economic Sanctions, or (iv) has not had any of its funds seized or forfeited in an action under any Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

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(i) In the past five, years, the Project Manager (i) has not been charged with, or convicted of bribery or any other anti-corruption related offense under any applicable law or regulation in a U.S. or any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (collectively, “Applicable Anti-Corruption Laws”), (ii) to the actual knowledge of the Project Manager, is not under investigation by any U.S. or non-U.S. Governmental Authority for possible violation of Applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, and (iii) has not been assessed civil or criminal penalties under any Applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

(ii) To the actual knowledge of the Project Manager, the Project Manager has not, within the last five years, directly or indirectly offered, promised, given, paid, authorized, solicited, accepted, or received anything of value to or from any Person (including a Governmental Official or a commercial counterparty) for the purposes of: (i) improperly influencing any act, decision or failure to act, (ii) improperly inducing a Person to do or omit to do any act in violation of their duty, or (iii) improperly inducing a Person to use his or her influence to affect any act or decision; in each case in order to obtain, retain or direct business or to otherwise secure an improper advantage in material violation of any applicable law or regulation.

(iii) The Project Manager has established policies and procedures which it reasonably believes are adequate to ensure that it will continue to be in material compliance with the Applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

SECTION 19. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. Each Obligor makes the following representations and warranties to the Project Manager all of which shall survive the execution, delivery, performance or termination of this Agreement:

(a) Such Obligor is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

(b) Such Obligor’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate such Obligor’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in a breach of, any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, except where such violation, breach or default in such Obligor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is not reasonably likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of such Obligor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of such Obligor.

 

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(c) Such Obligor has the full power and authority to own its Project Sites, to conduct its business as presently conducted by it and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

(d) This Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of such Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(e) Such Obligor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, except such violation, in such Obligor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is not reasonably likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of such Obligor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of such Obligor.

(f) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by such Obligor of the transactions contemplated herein, except for those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained or that, in such Obligor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is not reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of such Obligor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of such Obligor.

(g) No litigation is pending or, to the Obligor’s actual knowledge, threatened against such Obligor that, if determined adversely to such Obligor, would prohibit such Obligor from entering into this Agreement or that, in such Obligor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of such Obligor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of such Obligor.

SECTION 20. Permitted Activities. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that nothing contained in this Agreement shall restrict the Project Manager, its employees, its agents or its Affiliates (or impose a duty on the Project Manager or any such other Person to refrain) from engaging in any business relating to managing, for itself, its Affiliates or others, similar assets (including the ownership, operation, maintenance, leasing or marketing of project sites for itself or for others) without regard to any conflicts which may arise in connection therewith and even if, by doing so, such activities could be construed to be in competition with the business activities of the Obligors, subject only to the restrictions set forth below in items (i), (ii) and (iii) (“Permitted Activities”). In the conduct of Permitted Activities the Project Manager

 

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agrees that (i) if the Project Manager arranges for a lease of a project site with a tenant that is also a Ground Lessee under a Project Document, such new lease will be separate from and independent of the Project Document(s) between the Ground Lessee and the related Project Company, (ii) unless a Project Site has been disposed of or terminated by a Project Company in accordance with the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents, the Project Manager will not solicit a Ground Lessee to terminate a Project Document for a Project Site and replace such Project Document with a project site owned, leased or managed by a Person that is not a Project Company and (iii) in all cases the Project Manager shall perform its duties and obligations hereunder in accordance with the Operation Standards notwithstanding any potential conflicts of interest that may arise, including any relationship that the Project Manager may have with any other owners of project sites that it manages.

SECTION 21. Removal or Substitution of Project Sites; Additional Project Companies. If, during the Term of this Agreement, a Project Company assigns, disposes of or otherwise transfers all of its right, title and interest in and to any Project Site to a Person other than another Project Company, the Indenture Trustee or a designee of the Indenture Trustee (whether pursuant to a taking under the power of eminent domain or otherwise) or otherwise ceases to have an interest in a Project Site, this Agreement shall terminate (as to that Project Site only) on the date of such assignment or transfer or other event and the Obligors shall promptly deliver to the Project Manager (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee) an amended Schedule I reflecting the removal of such Project Site from the scope of this Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement as to a particular Project Site, the Project Manager and the respective Project Company that owns such Project Site shall be released and discharged from all liability hereunder with respect to such Project Site for the period from and after the applicable termination date (except for rights and obligations hereunder that are expressly stated to survive such termination). In addition, the Obligors may at any time add any additional Project Site to Schedule I in connection with a substitution or property addition permitted under the terms of the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents. Upon such substitution or property addition, the Obligors shall promptly deliver to the Project Manager (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee) an amended Schedule I reflecting the addition of such Project Sites. In addition, effective upon the accession to the NPPA of an Additional Project Company, such Additional Project Company shall become a party hereto as an Additional Project Company and the related Project Site(s) of such Additional Project Company shall become Project Sites managed hereunder. The Obligors shall promptly deliver to the Project Manager (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee) an amended Schedule I reflecting the addition of any such Project Sites, whereupon the Project Manager shall assume responsibility for the performance of the Management Services hereunder with respect to such Project Sites and Administrative Services with respect to such Additional Project Company.

SECTION 22. Term of Agreement.

(a) Term. This Agreement shall be in effect during the period (the “Term”) commencing on the date hereof and ending at 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 22. The Expiration Date under this Agreement may be extended from time to time at the option of the Co-Issuers, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, for successive two (2) year periods by written notice to that effect to the Project Manager from the Co-Issuers delivered on or prior to the then-current Expiration Date (an “Extension Notice”). Upon delivery of an Extension Notice, the then-current Expiration Date shall be automatically extended to the two (2) year anniversary of the then-current Expiration Date without any further action by any party.

 

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(b) Termination for Cause. The Co-Issuers or the Indenture Trustee (if directed by the Required Holders) shall renew this Agreement, unless otherwise directed by the Indenture Trustee (if directed by the Required Holders) (and if any one or more of the following events shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall so direct when directed by Required Holders), which direction may be given only following the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) declaration of an Event of Default, (ii) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio falls to less than 1.10 to 1.0 as of the end of any calendar month and the Required Holders reasonably determine that such decline in the Debt Service Coverage Ratio is primarily attributable to acts or omissions of the Project Manager rather than factors affecting the Obligors’ industry generally, (iii) the Project Manager has engaged in fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with its performance hereunder or (iv) a default on the part of the Project Manager in the performance of its obligations hereunder, and with respect to clause (iv), such default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and remains unremedied for thirty (30) days after the Project Manager receives written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or any Holder (provided, however, if such default is reasonably susceptible of cure, but not within such thirty (30) day period, then the Project Manager may be permitted up to an additional ninety (90) days to cure such default provided that the Project Manager diligently and continuously pursues such cure).

(c) Automatic Termination for Bankruptcy, Etc. If the Project Manager or any Obligor files a petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement, or makes an assignment for the benefit of the creditors or takes advantage of any insolvency or similar law, or if a receiver or trustee is appointed for the assets or business of the Project Manager or any Obligor and is not discharged within ninety (90) days after such appointment, then this Agreement shall terminate automatically; provided that if any such event shall occur with respect to less than all of the Obligors, then this Agreement will terminate solely with respect to the Obligor or Obligors for which such event has occurred and the respective Project Sites owned, leased or managed by such Obligor(s). Upon the termination of this Agreement as to a particular Obligor, the Project Manager and such Obligor shall be released and discharged from all liability hereunder for the period from and after the applicable termination date (except for rights and obligations hereunder that are expressly stated to survive any termination) and the Project Manager shall have no further obligation to perform any Services for such Obligor or any Project Sites owned, leased or managed by such Obligor from and after such date.

(d) Resignation by Project Manager. Unless and until the NPPA has terminated in accordance with its terms and after the payment in full of the Notes and all other obligations due and owing thereunder and under the other Transaction Documents have been fully satisfied, the Project Manager shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it hereunder except upon determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law and (ii) there is no reasonable action which can be taken to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law. Any such determination under clause (d)(i) above permitting the resignation of the Project Manager shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel (who is not an employee of the Project Manager) to such effect delivered, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory, to the Co-Issuers and the Indenture Trustee.

 

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From and after the date on which the NPPA has terminated in accordance with its terms and after the payment in full of the Notes and all other obligations due and owing thereunder and under the other Transaction Documents have been fully satisfied, the Project Manager shall have the right in its sole and absolute discretion, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Co-Issuers and the Indenture Trustee, to resign at any time from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it. This Agreement shall terminate with respect to the resigning Project Manager on the effective date of any resignation of the Project Manager permitted under this paragraph (d).

SECTION 23. Duties Upon Termination. Upon the expiration or termination of the Term, the Project Manager shall have no further right to act for any Obligor or to draw checks on the Revenue Account(s) and shall promptly (i) furnish to the Co-Issuers or their designee or any replacement Project Manager all keys, key cards or access codes required in order to obtain access to the Project Sites, (ii) deliver to the Co-Issuers or their designee or any replacement Project Manager (x) all Gross Revenues received by the Project Companies after such termination or (y) any monies or reserves held by the Project Manager on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, (iii) deliver to the Co-Issuers or their designee or any replacement Project Manager all books, files, abstracts, contracts, Project Documents, materials and supplies, Budgets and other Records relating to the Project Sites or the performance of the Services and (iv) upon request, assign, transfer, or convey, as required, to the respective Obligors all service contracts and personal property relating to or used in the operation and maintenance of the Project Sites, except any personal property which was paid for and is owned by the Project Manager. The Project Manager shall also, for a period of six (6) months after such expiration or termination, make itself available to consult with and advise the Obligors and any replacement Project Manager regarding the operation and maintenance of the Project Sites or otherwise to facilitate an orderly transition of management to a new Project Manager of the Project Sites; provided, that during such period, the Project Manager shall be entitled to be compensated by the Obligors for its out-of-pocket costs and expenses. Nothing in this Section 23 shall prohibit the Project Manager, the Obligors or any of their respective Affiliates from retaining copies of any document or instrument delivered in accordance with clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) above. This Section 23 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement (whether in whole or part).

SECTION 24. [Reserved]

SECTION 25. Indemnities.

(a) Each of the Obligors agrees to, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold the Project Manager (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any replacement Project Manager) and its agents, officers and employees harmless from and against any and all suits, liabilities, damages, or claims (including any reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable costs and expenses relating to any such suits, liabilities or claims), in any way relating to the Project Sites, the Project Manager’s performance of the Services hereunder, or the exercise by the Project Manager of the powers or authorities herein or hereafter granted to the Project Manager, except for those actions, omissions and breaches of Project Manager in relation to which the Project Manager has agreed to indemnify the Obligors pursuant to Section 25(b).

 

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(b) The Project Manager agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Obligors harmless from and against any and all suits, liabilities, damages, or claims for damages (including any reasonable attorneys’ fees and other reasonable costs and expenses relating to any such suits, liabilities or claims), in any way relating to (i) any acts or omissions of the Project Manager or its agents, officers or employees in the performance of the Services hereunder constituting fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) any material breach of any representation or warranty made by the Project Manager hereunder. If any legal action or other proceeding of any kind is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement or because of a default, misrepresentation, or any other dispute in connection with any provision of this Agreement or the Services, the successful or prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all fees and other costs incurred in such action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

(c) If any action or proceeding is brought against an Indemnified Party with respect to which indemnity may be sought under this Section 25, the Indemnitor, upon written notice from the Indemnified Party, shall assume the investigation and defense thereof, including the employment of counsel and payment of all expenses. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action or proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the Indemnitor shall not be required to pay the fees and expenses of such separate counsel unless such separate counsel is employed with the written approval and consent of the Indemnitor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or refused.

(d) The indemnities in this Section 25 shall survive the expiration or termination of the Agreement.

SECTION 26. Miscellaneous.

(a) Amendments. No amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and executed and delivered by the Project Manager and the Obligor sought to be bound thereby; provided that, until the NPPA has been terminated in accordance with its terms and payment in full of the Notes and all other obligations due and owing thereunder and under the other Transaction Documents have been fully satisfied, any material amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of this Agreement shall also require the consent of the Indenture Trustee (acting at the direction of the Required Holders). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein to the contrary, the Obligors and Project Manager may, with prior written notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Holders (but without the consent of any Holders), enter into any amendment, waiver, or supplement hereto, if such amendment, waiver, or supplement shall not adversely affect or diminish the rights of any Holder in any material respect, including for the following purposes: (i) to cure any ambiguity or cure, correct or supplement any defect or inconsistent provision hereof or any supplement hereto or thereto; (ii) to appoint any successor Project Manager in accordance with the terms hereof so long as any such Person shall not be required to perform any duties or be exposed to any liabilities except as provided herein; and (iii) to provide for the joinder of any additional Obligor pursuant to the terms hereof. No failure by any party hereto to insist on the strict performance of any obligation, covenant, agreement, term or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy available upon a breach of this Agreement, shall constitute a waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement. The Project Manager shall not be bound by any amendment, supplement, or other modification to any other Transaction Document which is materially adverse to the Project Manager unless the Project Manager has consented thereto; however the Project Manager’s consent shall not otherwise be required as a condition for any such amendment, supplement, or other modification to be effective for all other purposes.

 

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(b) Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or by commercial overnight carrier, telecopied or mailed (postage prepaid via the US postal service) to the applicable party at the following address (or at such other address as the party may designate in writing from time to time); provided, however, any such notice or communication shall be deemed to be delivered only when actually received by the party to whom it is addressed:

 

  (1) To any Obligor:   

c/o LMRK Issuer Co. LLC

400 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

Attention: George Doyle

 

With copies to:

 

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP

400 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, California 90245

Attention: Legal Department

  (2) To Project Manager:   

c/o Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC

400 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

Attention: George Doyle

 

With copies to:

 

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP

400 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, California 90245

Attention: Legal Department

(c) Assignment, Etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. None of the rights, interests, duties, or obligations created by this Agreement may be assigned, transferred, or delegated in whole or in part by the Project Manager or any Obligor, and any such purported assignment, transfer, or delegation shall be void; provided, however, that (i) the Obligors may assign this Agreement to the Indenture Trustee and grant a security interest in their rights and interests hereunder pursuant to the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) the Project Manager may, in accordance with paragraph (d) below, delegate any of its obligations hereunder to one or more Sub-Managers pursuant to one or more Sub-Management Agreements and (iii) the Project Manager may, in accordance with the Operation Standards, utilize the services of third-party service providers, including Affiliates of the Project Manager, to perform all or any

 

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portion of its Services hereunder. Notwithstanding any such delegation or appointment of a third-party service provider, the Project Manager shall remain liable to the Obligors to the same extent as if the Project Manager were performing the Services alone, and the Project Manager agrees that no additional compensation shall be required to be paid by the Obligors in connection with any such delegation or third-party service provider. The Project Manager hereby acknowledges that all of the rights of the Obligors hereunder have been assigned to the Indenture Trustee as collateral security for the obligations under the NPPA and the other Transaction Documents. The Indenture Trustee is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement.

(d) Sub-Management Agreements.

(i) The Project Manager may enter into one or more sub-management agreements (each, a “Sub-Management Agreement”) to provide for the performance by one or more third parties, including Affiliates of the Project Manager (each, a “Sub-Manager”) of any or all of its obligations hereunder, provided that any Sub-Management Agreement shall expressly or effectively provide that if the Project Manager shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including pursuant to Section 22(b)), any successor to the Project Manager hereunder may thereupon either assume all of the rights and, except to the extent that they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of the Project Manager under such Sub-Management Agreement or alternatively, may terminate such rights and obligations, in either case without cause and without payment of any penalty or termination fee.

(ii) The Project Manager shall monitor the performance of its Sub-Managers under any Sub-Management Agreement.

(iii) The Project Manager will be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any Sub-Manager. Each Sub-Manager retained under the related Sub-Management Agreement will be reimbursed by the Project Manager for certain expenditures which it makes, generally to the same extent that the Project Manager would be reimbursed hereunder.

(e) Entire Agreement; Severability. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and no oral statements or prior written matter not specifically incorporated herein shall be of any force or effect. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(f) Limitations on Liability.

(i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Project Manager nor any member, manager, director, officer, employee, shareholder or agent of the manager shall be under any liability to the Obligors or any other Person for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Project Manager against any liability to the Obligors or the Indenture Trustee for the material breach of a representation or warranty made by the Project Manager herein or against any liability which would otherwise be imposed on the Project Manager solely attributable to the Project Manager’s fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Services hereunder.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no party will be liable to any other for special, indirect, incidental, exemplary, consequential or punitive damages, or loss of profits, arising from the relationship of the parties or the conduct of business under, or breach of, this Agreement.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any rights which the Project Manager might otherwise have at law, in equity, or by statute, any liability of an Obligor to the Project Manager shall be satisfied only from such Obligor’s interest in the Project Sites, the Project Documents, the insurance policies and the proceeds thereof, and then only to the extent that such Obligor has funds available to satisfy such liability in accordance with the Collateral Trust Indenture and the other Transaction Documents (any such available funds being hereinafter referred to as “Available Funds”). In the event the Available Funds of an Obligor are insufficient to pay in full any such liabilities of an Obligor, the excess of such liabilities over such Available Funds shall not constitute a claim (as defined in the United States Bankruptcy Code) against such Obligor unless and until a proceeding of the type described in Section 26(j) is commenced against such Obligor by a party other than the Project Manager or any of its Affiliates.

(iv) No officer, director, employee, agent, shareholder, member, manager or Affiliate of any Obligor or the Project Manager (except, in the case of an Obligor, for Affiliates that are also Obligors hereunder) shall in any manner be personally or individually liable for the obligations of any Obligor or the Project Manager hereunder or for any claim in any way related to this Agreement or the performance of the Services.

(v) The provisions of this Section 26(f) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement (whether in whole or in part).

(g) Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.

(i) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(ii) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR, IF SUCH FEDERAL COURTS DO NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER OR DIVERSITY JURISDICTION FOR A PARTICULAR PROCEEDING, IN THE STATE COURTS SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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(h) Confidentiality. Any party succeeding to the duties of the Project Manager named herein (a “Successor Manager”) agrees to keep confidential (and (a) to cause its respective officers, directors and employees to keep confidential and (b) to use its best efforts to cause its respective agents and representatives to keep confidential) the Information (as defined below) and all copies thereof, extracts therefrom and analyses or other materials based thereon, except that such Successor Manager shall be permitted to disclose Information (i) to the extent required by the Transaction Documents, (ii) as requested by the Rating Agencies, (iii) to the extent such Successor Manager reasonably determines disclosure is necessary or advisable to perform services contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) the parties to the NPPA (and any supplement thereto) who are subject to the confidentiality provisions contained therein, (v) to actual or prospective Ground Lessees, (vi) if required to do so by any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation, or in working with any taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (vii) to any government agency or regulatory body having or claiming authority to regulate or oversee any aspects of such Successor Manager’s business or that of its Affiliates, (viii) pursuant to any subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar demand or request of any court, regulatory authority, arbitrator or arbitration to which such Successor Manager or an Affiliate or an officer, director, employer or shareholder thereof is a party, (ix) to any Affiliate, independent or internal auditor, agent, employee or attorney of such Successor Manager provided that the Project Manager advises such recipient of the confidential nature of the Information being disclosed and obtains confirmation in such form as may be acceptable to the Project Manager to the effect that such Person will keep such Information confidential and (x) any other disclosure authorized by such Successor Manager. For the purposes of this paragraph (h), the term “Information” shall mean the terms and provisions of this Agreement and all financial statements, certificates, reports, Records, agreements and information (including the Project Documents and all analyses, compilations and studies based on any of the foregoing) that relate to the Project Sites or the Services, other than any of the foregoing that are or become publicly available other than by a breach of the confidentiality provisions contained herein.

(i) Co-Issuers as Agents. Each of the Obligors hereby appoints the Co-Issuers to serve as its representatives and agents to act, make decisions, and grant any necessary consents or approvals hereunder, collectively, on behalf of such Obligor. Each Obligor hereby authorizes the Co-Issuers to take such action as agents on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Co-Issuers by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

(j) No Petition. Prior to the date that is one year and one day after the date on which the Indenture has been terminated in accordance with its terms, all Obligations under the Indenture and under the other Transaction Documents have been fully satisfied, the Project Manager shall not institute, or join any other Person in instituting, or authorize a trustee or other Person acting on its behalf or on behalf of others to institute, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or receivership proceedings under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof against any Obligor or the Guarantor.

(k) Headings. Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to effect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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(l) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic means, including telecopy, email or otherwise), each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including, without limitation, via Portable Document Format or “PDF”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

(m) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Project Manager:

    LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS GP LLC
    By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

      Name: George P. Doyle
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

Issuer and Obligor:

    LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC
    By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

      Name: George P. Doyle
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

Co-Issuer and Obligor:

    2019-1 TRS LLC
    By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

      Name: George P. Doyle
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

Original Project Companies and Obligors:

    LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 8 LLC
    By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

      Name: George P. Doyle
      Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Management Agreement]


LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 9 LLC
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD ACQUISITION COMPANY 10 LLC
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
LD TALL WALL II LLC
By:  

/s/ George P. Doyle

  Name: George P. Doyle
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Management Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

PROJECT SITES

[Attached]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

WT154503

  

[Redacted]

  

Tehachapi

  

CA

   [Redacted]

BB164934

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

BB165129

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120898

  

[Redacted]

  

Killington

  

VT

   [Redacted]

SO165607

  

[Redacted]

  

Township of Florence

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

SO176304

  

[Redacted]

  

Ringoes

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

WT142965

  

[Redacted]

  

Kahuku

  

HI

   [Redacted]

BB176274

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154165

  

[Redacted]

  

Olney

  

MD

   [Redacted]

SO154391

  

[Redacted]

  

Joliet

  

IL

   [Redacted]

SO154392

  

[Redacted]

  

West Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

BB176297

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC143054

  

[Redacted]

  

Danville

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120932

  

[Redacted]

  

Manorville

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143803

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154115

  

[Redacted]

  

Dallas

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132610

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC131995

  

[Redacted]

  

Orange Park

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC132417

  

[Redacted]

  

New Hyde Park

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154202

  

[Redacted]

  

Manchester

  

NH

   [Redacted]

TC132351

  

[Redacted]

  

Saint Louis

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC132306

  

[Redacted]

  

Lawrence

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153871

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110530

  

[Redacted]

  

Melville

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120896

  

[Redacted]

  

Killington

  

VT

   [Redacted]

TC153922

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110348

  

[Redacted]

  

Somerset

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110349

  

[Redacted]

  

Somerset

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC143746

  

[Redacted]

  

Kingston

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154006

  

[Redacted]

  

North Miami Beach

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC132013

  

[Redacted]

  

Boulder

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC110567

  

[Redacted]

  

Willamette Meridian

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC121843

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC110550

  

[Redacted]

  

Las Vegas

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC153938

  

[Redacted]

  

Largo

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC143062

  

[Redacted]

  

Danville

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143057

  

[Redacted]

  

Danville

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120941

  

[Redacted]

  

Northridge

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120671

  

[Redacted]

  

Cherry Hill

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC131968

  

[Redacted]

  

Miami

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC110531

  

[Redacted]

  

Melville

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120892

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC120747

  

[Redacted]

  

Jersey City

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153843

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121734

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120985

  

[Redacted]

  

Lake Mary

  

FL

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC142935

  

[Redacted]

  

San Pedro

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121097

  

[Redacted]

  

Stonington

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC121696

  

[Redacted]

  

Klamath Falls

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC120653

  

[Redacted]

  

Lakeside

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153815

  

[Redacted]

  

Union City

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110569

  

[Redacted]

  

Willamette Meridian

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC121875

  

[Redacted]

  

Hertford

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC153852

  

[Redacted]

  

La Puente

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121859

  

[Redacted]

  

Colorado Springs

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC132347

  

[Redacted]

  

Brighton

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC143747

  

[Redacted]

  

Kingston

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132609

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143706

  

[Redacted]

  

El Cerrito

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121866

  

[Redacted]

  

Immokalee

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC142859

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110568

  

[Redacted]

  

Willamette Meridian

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC132326

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132194

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110433

  

[Redacted]

  

Arleta

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153923

  

[Redacted]

  

Palisades Park

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110400

  

[Redacted]

  

Hialeah

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC110556

  

[Redacted]

  

Sun City

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143083

  

[Redacted]

  

Parsippany

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC120818

  

[Redacted]

  

Zion

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC121842

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC110557

  

[Redacted]

  

Sun City

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132213

  

[Redacted]

  

Springfield

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC131990

  

[Redacted]

  

Union City

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110376

  

[Redacted]

  

Bristol

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC142856

  

[Redacted]

  

Rancho Mirage

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120893

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154029

  

[Redacted]

  

Englewood

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC132486

  

[Redacted]

  

Southington

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC131958

  

[Redacted]

  

Gainesville

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC153936

  

[Redacted]

  

Largo

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC143702

  

[Redacted]

  

Pleasanton

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120920

  

[Redacted]

  

Bridgeton

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132173

  

[Redacted]

  

Jersey City

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC121007

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132308

  

[Redacted]

  

Lawrence

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120784

  

[Redacted]

  

Miami

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC143084

  

[Redacted]

  

Parsippany

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154032

  

[Redacted]

  

Winnetka

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120988

  

[Redacted]

  

Lakewood

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153869

  

[Redacted]

  

Hollywood

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC110413

  

[Redacted]

  

Hackettstown

  

NJ

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC132750

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153925

  

[Redacted]

  

Palisades Park

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132824

  

[Redacted]

  

Tacoma

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC153870

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143259

  

[Redacted]

  

Interlaken

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC165006

  

[Redacted]

  

Syracuse

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121065

  

[Redacted]

  

San Diego

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121768

  

[Redacted]

  

San Antonio

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC153860

  

[Redacted]

  

Waterbury

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC132248

  

[Redacted]

  

Napa

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC110418

  

[Redacted]

  

Sevierville

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC121034

  

[Redacted]

  

Owosso

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC153809

  

[Redacted]

  

Ridgefield

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC121689

  

[Redacted]

  

Orange

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154030

  

[Redacted]

  

Colorado Springs

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC121036

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC120939

  

[Redacted]

  

Northridge

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120922

  

[Redacted]

  

Greeley

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC154005

  

[Redacted]

  

North Miami Beach

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC120894

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153886

  

[Redacted]

  

Saint Joseph

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC153931

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC100081

  

[Redacted]

  

Paterson

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132006

  

[Redacted]

  

Worcester

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC143800

  

[Redacted]

  

Hartland

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC154130

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121072

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC121070

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC153984

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Rosa

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121810

  

[Redacted]

  

Bartlett

  

NH

   [Redacted]

TC143196

  

[Redacted]

  

Panorama City

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143637

  

[Redacted]

  

Draper

  

UT

   [Redacted]

TC120942

  

[Redacted]

  

South Richmond Hill

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153890

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110377

  

[Redacted]

  

Bristol

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC121735

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153932

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132702

  

[Redacted]

  

Dorchester

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC110363

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC121025

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132009

  

[Redacted]

  

Worcester

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC121760

  

[Redacted]

  

Harvard

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC132066

  

[Redacted]

  

West Palm Beach

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC110505

  

[Redacted]

  

Torrance

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC131969

  

[Redacted]

  

McDonough

  

GA

   [Redacted]

TC121071

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC121066

  

[Redacted]

  

Franklin

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132052

  

[Redacted]

  

Burnham

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC132588

  

[Redacted]

  

Columbus

  

GA

   [Redacted]

TC110311

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC132687

  

[Redacted]

  

Bayonne

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110374

  

[Redacted]

  

Bristol

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC110560

  

[Redacted]

  

Hartford

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC132286

  

[Redacted]

  

Burbank

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154106

  

[Redacted]

  

Webster Groves

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC110499

  

[Redacted]

  

Fountain Hills

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC132031

  

[Redacted]

  

Cutler

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154056

  

[Redacted]

  

Schenectady

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143115

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Rosa

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC110588

  

[Redacted]

  

East Orange

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154058

  

[Redacted]

  

Schenectady

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC131959

  

[Redacted]

  

Warner

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC132223

  

[Redacted]

  

Washington

  

DC

   [Redacted]

TC142936

  

[Redacted]

  

San Pedro

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143116

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Rosa

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120817

  

[Redacted]

  

Zion

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC153808

  

[Redacted]

  

Ridgefield

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154144

  

[Redacted]

  

Spring Valley

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153924

  

[Redacted]

  

Palisades Park

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110359

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC121683

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154063

  

[Redacted]

  

Deland

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC110558

  

[Redacted]

  

Sun City

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153873

  

[Redacted]

  

Schiller Park

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC143677

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC131938

  

[Redacted]

  

Sparks

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC110591

  

[Redacted]

  

East Orange

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132803

  

[Redacted]

  

San Martin

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132312

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120736

  

[Redacted]

  

Elizabeth

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132249

  

[Redacted]

  

Temple City

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121081

  

[Redacted]

  

La Grande

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC121876

  

[Redacted]

  

Hertford

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC132282

  

[Redacted]

  

Willingboro

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132206

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC110586

  

[Redacted]

  

Signal Hill

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121102

  

[Redacted]

  

Allouez

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC132219

  

[Redacted]

  

Macomb

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC153891

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154068

  

[Redacted]

  

Lake Forest

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132212

  

[Redacted]

  

Springfield

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC143114

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Rosa

  

CA

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC131936

  

[Redacted]

  

East Orange

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132296

  

[Redacted]

  

Burbank

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC110489

  

[Redacted]

  

Floral Park

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110596

  

[Redacted]

  

Natick

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC143672

  

[Redacted]

  

Laporte

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC121811

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121098

  

[Redacted]

  

Stonington

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC132443

  

[Redacted]

  

Jersey City

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC131943

  

[Redacted]

  

Kansas City

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC143110

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143117

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Rosa

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121755

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC132309

  

[Redacted]

  

Lawrence

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154026

  

[Redacted]

  

Aurora

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC154028

  

[Redacted]

  

Englewood

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC121076

  

[Redacted]

  

Palmdale

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121080

  

[Redacted]

  

La Grande

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC143760

  

[Redacted]

  

Woodbridge

  

VA

   [Redacted]

TC153812

  

[Redacted]

  

Bergenfield

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154089

  

[Redacted]

  

Butler

  

MD

   [Redacted]

TC120822

  

[Redacted]

  

Rochelle

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC132507

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC132211

  

[Redacted]

  

Springfield

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC132216

  

[Redacted]

  

Franklin

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC121792

  

[Redacted]

  

Wheeling

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154126

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143774

  

[Redacted]

  

Peoria

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC120957

  

[Redacted]

  

Peoria

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC154132

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154057

  

[Redacted]

  

Schenectady

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132445

  

[Redacted]

  

West New York

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC121785

  

[Redacted]

  

Bartlett

  

NH

   [Redacted]

TC154091

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121747

  

[Redacted]

  

Olathe

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC132415

  

[Redacted]

  

New Hyde Park

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120958

  

[Redacted]

  

Peoria

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC120785

  

[Redacted]

  

Miami

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154017

  

[Redacted]

  

Rockford

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154103

  

[Redacted]

  

Las Vegas

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC154273

  

[Redacted]

  

Milwaukee

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC153813

  

[Redacted]

  

Fairview

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153933

  

[Redacted]

  

Jacksonville

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC121722

  

[Redacted]

  

Peoria

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC153916

  

[Redacted]

  

Vernon

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154078

  

[Redacted]

  

Aurora

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC110496

  

[Redacted]

  

Saugus

  

MA

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC110470

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC110139

  

[Redacted]

  

Lowell

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC120764

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132008

  

[Redacted]

  

Worcester

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC132018

  

[Redacted]

  

Stockton

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153861

  

[Redacted]

  

Waterbury

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC110589

  

[Redacted]

  

East Orange

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132372

  

[Redacted]

  

Rancho Cucamonga

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154035

  

[Redacted]

  

Orange

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154111

  

[Redacted]

  

Escondido

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120951

  

[Redacted]

  

Oakdale

  

MN

   [Redacted]

TC132352

  

[Redacted]

  

Walnut

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC142971

  

[Redacted]

  

Orlando

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC110481

  

[Redacted]

  

Lombard

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC121750

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC121690

  

[Redacted]

  

Littleton

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC143773

  

[Redacted]

  

Peoria

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC143791

  

[Redacted]

  

Trenton

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110326

  

[Redacted]

  

Vista

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132221

  

[Redacted]

  

Macomb

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC153814

  

[Redacted]

  

West New York

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153943

  

[Redacted]

  

Brentwood

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153875

  

[Redacted]

  

San Jose

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121697

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154079

  

[Redacted]

  

NORTH MIAMI

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC120973

  

[Redacted]

  

Antioch

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154024

  

[Redacted]

  

Myrtle Beach

  

SC

   [Redacted]

TC132178

  

[Redacted]

  

Paterson

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC121727

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC121817

  

[Redacted]

  

Sacramento

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132028

  

[Redacted]

  

Willcox

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC110436

  

[Redacted]

  

McKinney

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121687

  

[Redacted]

  

Clifton

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154164

  

[Redacted]

  

Detroit

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC131979

  

[Redacted]

  

Winchester

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121096

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC110528

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC131976

  

[Redacted]

  

Waukegan

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC132307

  

[Redacted]

  

Lawrence

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110597

  

[Redacted]

  

Natick

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC121000

  

[Redacted]

  

Haltom City

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC153811

  

[Redacted]

  

Bergenfield

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153937

  

[Redacted]

  

Largo

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154104

  

[Redacted]

  

Boyne Falls

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC120925

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Fe

  

NM

   [Redacted]

TC110527

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC121793

  

[Redacted]

  

Wheeling

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC110325

  

[Redacted]

  

Vista

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC110395

  

[Redacted]

  

Dallas

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC143043

  

[Redacted]

  

Ellisville

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC120742

  

[Redacted]

  

Ukiah

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143017

  

[Redacted]

  

Adairsville

  

GA

   [Redacted]

TC120803

  

[Redacted]

  

Atlanta

  

GA

   [Redacted]

TC110432

  

[Redacted]

  

Arleta

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153889

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154316

  

[Redacted]

  

Horn Lake

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC120967

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153887

  

[Redacted]

  

Houston

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC143717

  

[Redacted]

  

Riverside

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121082

  

[Redacted]

  

La Grande

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC132285

  

[Redacted]

  

Burbank

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC120944

  

[Redacted]

  

Bend

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC120708

  

[Redacted]

  

Watkins

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC153895

  

[Redacted]

  

Woodbridge

  

VA

   [Redacted]

TC153934

  

[Redacted]

  

Mary Esther

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC143386

  

[Redacted]

  

Orlando

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154114

  

[Redacted]

  

Tampa

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC131989

  

[Redacted]

  

College Point

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120807

  

[Redacted]

  

Apex

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC121004

  

[Redacted]

  

Troy

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC132179

  

[Redacted]

  

Paterson

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC121858

  

[Redacted]

  

New Orleans

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC120987

  

[Redacted]

  

Jacksonville

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC121067

  

[Redacted]

  

Franklin

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132397

  

[Redacted]

  

Kissimmee

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154059

  

[Redacted]

  

Schenectady

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120630

  

[Redacted]

  

San Bernardino

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132287

  

[Redacted]

  

Paterson

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC143683

  

[Redacted]

  

Sacramento

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121688

  

[Redacted]

  

Rutherford

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC143670

  

[Redacted]

  

Laporte

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC131898

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121869

  

[Redacted]

  

Jefferson

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC121863

  

[Redacted]

  

Gaylordsville

  

CT

   [Redacted]

TC132338

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC120751

  

[Redacted]

  

Carson

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121878

  

[Redacted]

  

Eagle Mountain

  

UT

   [Redacted]

TC132210

  

[Redacted]

  

Springfield

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC143722

  

[Redacted]

  

Albuquerque

  

NM

   [Redacted]

TC143776

  

[Redacted]

  

Shorewood

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC142975

  

[Redacted]

  

Weston

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC131905

  

[Redacted]

  

Loris

  

SC

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC120940

  

[Redacted]

  

Northridge

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC121786

  

[Redacted]

  

Vancouver

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC120924

  

[Redacted]

  

Saranac Lake

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132125

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Maria

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC142911

  

[Redacted]

  

Independence

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC143232

  

[Redacted]

  

Fairborn

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC143109

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132302

  

[Redacted]

  

Conway

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC120935

  

[Redacted]

  

Big Bear Lake

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132017

  

[Redacted]

  

Stockton

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153950

  

[Redacted]

  

New Orleans

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC120773

  

[Redacted]

  

Tombstone

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC154033

  

[Redacted]

  

Appleton

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC154449

  

[Redacted]

  

Houston

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120752

  

[Redacted]

  

Carson

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154031

  

[Redacted]

  

San Jose

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC131978

  

[Redacted]

  

Winchester

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154015

  

[Redacted]

  

Bronx

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC110237

  

[Redacted]

  

Bennett

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC153992

  

[Redacted]

  

Hesperia

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120989

  

[Redacted]

  

Lakewood

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC121700

  

[Redacted]

  

Tulsa

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC110455

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC120933

  

[Redacted]

  

Manorville

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153945

  

[Redacted]

  

Columbia

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC120948

  

[Redacted]

  

Pittsburgh

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC120631

  

[Redacted]

  

San Bernardino

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154288

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110504

  

[Redacted]

  

Torrance

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120970

  

[Redacted]

  

Pittston

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC120921

  

[Redacted]

  

Greeley

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC142973

  

[Redacted]

  

Orlando

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC121794

  

[Redacted]

  

Wheeling

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC120993

  

[Redacted]

  

Owosso

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC154016

  

[Redacted]

  

Burlington

  

KY

   [Redacted]

TC142985

  

[Redacted]

  

Tulsa

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC110360

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC110448

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC132340

  

[Redacted]

  

Darien

  

GA

   [Redacted]

TC121703

  

[Redacted]

  

Tulsa

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC120930

  

[Redacted]

  

Manorville

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132167

  

[Redacted]

  

Sherwood

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC132217

  

[Redacted]

  

Wyoming

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC110600

  

[Redacted]

  

Natick

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC121745

  

[Redacted]

  

Olathe

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC121741

  

[Redacted]

  

San Antonio

  

TX

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC142972

  

[Redacted]

  

Orlando

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC121883

  

[Redacted]

  

Crawford

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121710

  

[Redacted]

  

South Gate

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132541

  

[Redacted]

  

Olathe

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC131980

  

[Redacted]

  

Winchester

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120707

  

[Redacted]

  

Watkins

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC154107

  

[Redacted]

  

Grayslake

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC120660

  

[Redacted]

  

Boynton Beach

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154287

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC132283

  

[Redacted]

  

Sarasota

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154161

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC120780

  

[Redacted]

  

Midlothian

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC132182

  

[Redacted]

  

Warrenton

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC120931

  

[Redacted]

  

Manorville

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC143635

  

[Redacted]

  

Milwaukee

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC121104

  

[Redacted]

  

New Braunfels

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC110454

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC154272

  

[Redacted]

  

Milwaukee

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC110555

  

[Redacted]

  

Pasadena

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132250

  

[Redacted]

  

Temple City

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132821

  

[Redacted]

  

Provo

  

UT

   [Redacted]

TC153864

  

[Redacted]

  

Maple Heights

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC120820

  

[Redacted]

  

New Braunfels

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121746

  

[Redacted]

  

Olathe

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC131939

  

[Redacted]

  

Sparks

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC110450

  

[Redacted]

  

Arlington

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154172

  

[Redacted]

  

Warrensburg

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC154112

  

[Redacted]

  

Escondido

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120936

  

[Redacted]

  

Big Bear Lake

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154027

  

[Redacted]

  

Englewood

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC132016

  

[Redacted]

  

Stockton

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154150

  

[Redacted]

  

Greenville

  

SC

   [Redacted]

TC110526

  

[Redacted]

  

Barstow

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120672

  

[Redacted]

  

Phoenix

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC132106

  

[Redacted]

  

San Antonio

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC131953

  

[Redacted]

  

Madison

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC121819

  

[Redacted]

  

Sacramento

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143397

  

[Redacted]

  

Mesick

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC142926

  

[Redacted]

  

Conway

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC120687

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC110327

  

[Redacted]

  

Vista

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143008

  

[Redacted]

  

Newark

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC154155

  

[Redacted]

  

Dos Palos

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120984

  

[Redacted]

  

Hurst

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132090

  

[Redacted]

  

San Antonio

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC143671

  

[Redacted]

  

Laporte

  

CO

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC131975

  

[Redacted]

  

Texas City

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132165

  

[Redacted]

  

Fort Worth

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC153835

  

[Redacted]

  

Linwood

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC121797

  

[Redacted]

  

Watertown

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC142959

  

[Redacted]

  

Cleveland

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154093

  

[Redacted]

  

Mobile

  

AL

   [Redacted]

TC120647

  

[Redacted]

  

Harrisburg

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC153820

  

[Redacted]

  

Overland Park

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC153816

  

[Redacted]

  

Omaha

  

NE

   [Redacted]

TC120952

  

[Redacted]

  

Oakdale

  

MN

   [Redacted]

TC142927

  

[Redacted]

  

Conway

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC132387

  

[Redacted]

  

Sioux City

  

IA

   [Redacted]

TC110506

  

[Redacted]

  

Seattle

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC154124

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC153952

  

[Redacted]

  

Bradenton

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC153867

  

[Redacted]

  

Chehalis

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC110381

  

[Redacted]

  

Tacoma

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC110234

  

[Redacted]

  

Las Vegas

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC132175

  

[Redacted]

  

Bladenboro

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC120946

  

[Redacted]

  

Bend

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC110440

  

[Redacted]

  

Salem

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC110578

  

[Redacted]

  

Scottsdale

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC110577

  

[Redacted]

  

Scottsdale

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC121744

  

[Redacted]

  

Georgetown

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121774

  

[Redacted]

  

Kilgore

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154159

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132168

  

[Redacted]

  

Sherwood

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC132032

  

[Redacted]

  

Cutler

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154262

  

[Redacted]

  

Humble

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154266

  

[Redacted]

  

Magnolia

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132292

  

[Redacted]

  

Burbank

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC120801

  

[Redacted]

  

Mesquite

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC143089

  

[Redacted]

  

Fountain Hills

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC132087

  

[Redacted]

  

Worth

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC120783

  

[Redacted]

  

Midlothian

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC121763

  

[Redacted]

  

Burnett

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC120986

  

[Redacted]

  

San Diego

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132204

  

[Redacted]

  

Kaukauna

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC154160

  

[Redacted]

  

Garden

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC121701

  

[Redacted]

  

Tulsa

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC132500

  

[Redacted]

  

Tucson

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC120781

  

[Redacted]

  

Midlothian

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154271

  

[Redacted]

  

Milwaukee

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC120740

  

[Redacted]

  

Memphis

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC121733

  

[Redacted]

  

Miami

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC153967

  

[Redacted]

  

St. George

  

UT

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC132331

  

[Redacted]

  

Conroe

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132003

  

[Redacted]

  

Orange

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121077

  

[Redacted]

  

Palmdale

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132176

  

[Redacted]

  

Roseville

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132041

  

[Redacted]

  

Minnetonka

  

MN

   [Redacted]

TC154257

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154193

  

[Redacted]

  

El Paso

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121790

  

[Redacted]

  

Gulfport

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC120997

  

[Redacted]

  

Mcgregor

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121751

  

[Redacted]

  

Chicago

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC153855

  

[Redacted]

  

Houston

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC110605

  

[Redacted]

  

San Antonio

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132823

  

[Redacted]

  

Buffalo Junction

  

VA

   [Redacted]

TC120895

  

[Redacted]

  

Las Vegas

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC153930

  

[Redacted]

  

Rockport

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121824

  

[Redacted]

  

Springfield

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC132086

  

[Redacted]

  

Lake Charles

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC132330

  

[Redacted]

  

Conroe

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121718

  

[Redacted]

  

Smiths

  

AL

   [Redacted]

TC121021

  

[Redacted]

  

Shreveport

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC153977

  

[Redacted]

  

Vacaville

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154158

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132000

  

[Redacted]

  

Fort Worth

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC110414

  

[Redacted]

  

Alvarado

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120689

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC120692

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC154199

  

[Redacted]

  

Williamson

  

WV

   [Redacted]

TC121694

  

[Redacted]

  

Knoxville

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC132065

  

[Redacted]

  

Mobile

  

AL

   [Redacted]

TC154034

  

[Redacted]

  

Canton

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC154260

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC120682

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC121075

  

[Redacted]

  

Wasilla

  

AK

   [Redacted]

TC132029

  

[Redacted]

  

Hannibal

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC143713

  

[Redacted]

  

Clive

  

IA

   [Redacted]

TC121684

  

[Redacted]

  

Colorado Springs

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC154259

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132760

  

[Redacted]

  

La Mesa

  

NM

   [Redacted]

TC143732

  

[Redacted]

  

Columbus

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC121056

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Banos

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC153907

  

[Redacted]

  

New Market

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC110412

  

[Redacted]

  

Tucson

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC153866

  

[Redacted]

  

Chehalis

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC120639

  

[Redacted]

  

Blawnox

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC131907

  

[Redacted]

  

Milwaukee

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC120992

  

[Redacted]

  

Dallas

  

TX

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC154083

  

[Redacted]

  

San Angelo

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154000

  

[Redacted]

  

Portland

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC120976

  

[Redacted]

  

Butler

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC153959

  

[Redacted]

  

Weslaco

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154097

  

[Redacted]

  

Springfield

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC132137

  

[Redacted]

  

LIttle River

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC131926

  

[Redacted]

  

Cullman

  

AL

   [Redacted]

TC121788

  

[Redacted]

  

Youngstown

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC121767

  

[Redacted]

  

San Antonio

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC110514

  

[Redacted]

  

Milton

  

FL

   [Redacted]

TC154036

  

[Redacted]

  

Lake Stevens

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC143786

  

[Redacted]

  

Sioux Falls

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC110228

  

[Redacted]

  

Wichita

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC131956

  

[Redacted]

  

Dallas

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC153881

  

[Redacted]

  

Viola

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC110420

  

[Redacted]

  

Ellenwood

  

GA

   [Redacted]

TC154140

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC154147

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC121020

  

[Redacted]

  

New Lebanon

  

OH

   [Redacted]

TC120694

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC132109

  

[Redacted]

  

Tabor

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC121055

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Banos

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132061

  

[Redacted]

  

Alvarado

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120972

  

[Redacted]

  

Shreveport

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC154157

  

[Redacted]

  

Odessa

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121079

  

[Redacted]

  

Palmdale

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120775

  

[Redacted]

  

Tombstone

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC120774

  

[Redacted]

  

Tombstone

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC143159

  

[Redacted]

  

Asheboro

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC121103

  

[Redacted]

  

Waco

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132556

  

[Redacted]

  

Elmdale

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC143784

  

[Redacted]

  

Shohola

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC143742

  

[Redacted]

  

Castle Rock

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC132136

  

[Redacted]

  

Sioux Falls

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC132355

  

[Redacted]

  

Houston

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132164

  

[Redacted]

  

Newberry Springs

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC132242

  

[Redacted]

  

Oxford

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC154173

  

[Redacted]

  

Warrensburg

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC143793

  

[Redacted]

  

Dayton

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120996

  

[Redacted]

  

Longview

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132123

  

[Redacted]

  

Santa Maria

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC120919

  

[Redacted]

  

Houston

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132245

  

[Redacted]

  

Rio Grande City

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120779

  

[Redacted]

  

Midlothian

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC153939

  

[Redacted]

  

Murphysboro

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154014

  

[Redacted]

  

Huntsville

  

TX

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC143675

  

[Redacted]

  

Mattawa

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC132138

  

[Redacted]

  

Arcadia

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC121762

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC153942

  

[Redacted]

  

Rocky Mount

  

NC

   [Redacted]

TC120883

  

[Redacted]

  

Philadelphia

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC142872

  

[Redacted]

  

Quapaw

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC153976

  

[Redacted]

  

College Station

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120971

  

[Redacted]

  

Missoula

  

MT

   [Redacted]

TC110502

  

[Redacted]

  

Mound House

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC110419

  

[Redacted]

  

Langley

  

WA

   [Redacted]

TC143187

  

[Redacted]

  

Leeds

  

UT

   [Redacted]

TC153818

  

[Redacted]

  

Bay City

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC110342

  

[Redacted]

  

Las Vegas

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC143669

  

[Redacted]

  

Cookeville

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC132084

  

[Redacted]

  

Davis

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC121798

  

[Redacted]

  

Hurricane

  

UT

   [Redacted]

TC143036

  

[Redacted]

  

Harrisburg

  

PA

   [Redacted]

TC120954

  

[Redacted]

  

Angleton

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC143796

  

[Redacted]

  

Oakhurst

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132045

  

[Redacted]

  

Hearne

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120690

  

[Redacted]

  

Lander

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC131910

  

[Redacted]

  

Henry

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC143799

  

[Redacted]

  

Hartland

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC143003

  

[Redacted]

  

Macon

  

IL

   [Redacted]

TC154044

  

[Redacted]

  

Granton

  

WI

   [Redacted]

TC132015

  

[Redacted]

  

Howes

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC132088

  

[Redacted]

  

Swartz

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC132163

  

[Redacted]

  

Humboldt

  

KS

   [Redacted]

TC154018

  

[Redacted]

  

Raymond

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC154023

  

[Redacted]

  

Harlingen

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC143136

  

[Redacted]

  

Monticello

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC131908

  

[Redacted]

  

Selby

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC132053

  

[Redacted]

  

Bogue Chitto

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC132777

  

[Redacted]

  

Clarksdale

  

MS

   [Redacted]

TC121782

  

[Redacted]

  

Nacogdoches

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120678

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC121781

  

[Redacted]

  

Mart

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC121759

  

[Redacted]

  

Kempner

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC131948

  

[Redacted]

  

Arkadelphia

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC132244

  

[Redacted]

  

Blanco

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132303

  

[Redacted]

  

Rayne

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC131893

  

[Redacted]

  

Steelville

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC120691

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC132246

  

[Redacted]

  

Corning

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC121709

  

[Redacted]

  

Sunbright

  

TN

   [Redacted]

TC143024

  

[Redacted]

  

Lubbock

  

TX

   [Redacted]


Asset ID

  

Address

  

City

  

State

  

Zip

TC132227

  

[Redacted]

  

Rolla

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC153918

  

[Redacted]

  

Rose

  

OK

   [Redacted]

TC132010

  

[Redacted]

  

El Paso

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC120983

  

[Redacted]

  

Gentry

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC110498

  

[Redacted]

  

Vinton

  

LA

   [Redacted]

TC132489

  

[Redacted]

  

Boonville

  

MO

   [Redacted]

TC121871

  

[Redacted]

  

Leonard

  

MN

   [Redacted]

TC120928

  

[Redacted]

  

Conroe

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC154208

  

[Redacted]

  

Dayton

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132072

  

[Redacted]

  

Lost Nation

  

IA

   [Redacted]

TC153872

  

[Redacted]

  

Pritchett

  

CO

   [Redacted]

TC121795

  

[Redacted]

  

Rolette

  

ND

   [Redacted]

TC121008

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154020

  

[Redacted]

  

Albuquerque

  

NM

   [Redacted]

TC120778

  

[Redacted]

  

Florence

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC131918

  

[Redacted]

  

Devils Lake

  

ND

   [Redacted]

TC121800

  

[Redacted]

  

Hoxie

  

AR

   [Redacted]

TC132115

  

[Redacted]

  

Detroit

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC132766

  

[Redacted]

  

Rupert

  

ID

   [Redacted]

TC132499

  

[Redacted]

  

Tucson

  

AZ

   [Redacted]

TC132284

  

[Redacted]

  

Mobridge

  

SD

   [Redacted]

TC132166

  

[Redacted]

  

Heber City

  

UT

   [Redacted]

TC110570

  

[Redacted]

  

Willamette Meridian

  

OR

   [Redacted]

TC121001

  

[Redacted]

  

Dothan

  

AL

   [Redacted]

TC120680

  

[Redacted]

  

Various

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC120681

  

[Redacted]

  

Lander

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC110426

  

[Redacted]

  

Red Bank

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC110238

  

[Redacted]

  

Dorchester Center

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC110598

  

[Redacted]

  

Natick

  

MA

   [Redacted]

TC110444

  

[Redacted]

  

El Centro

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC143261

  

[Redacted]

  

West New York

  

NJ

   [Redacted]

TC153957

  

[Redacted]

  

Henderson

  

NV

   [Redacted]

TC154125

  

[Redacted]

  

Brooklyn

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC131909

  

[Redacted]

  

Paris

  

TX

   [Redacted]

TC132236

  

[Redacted]

  

Los Angeles

  

CA

   [Redacted]

TC154261

  

[Redacted]

  

New York

  

NY

   [Redacted]

TC132366

  

[Redacted]

  

Painesdale

  

MI

   [Redacted]

TC110497

  

[Redacted]

  

Saugus

  

MA

   [Redacted]


EXHIBIT A

INITIAL BUDGET

[Attached]


Attachment 2: Management Agreement - Exhibit A (Initial Budget)

 

(in US$)

   Feb 2020     Mar 2020     Apr 2020     May 2020     Jun 2020     Jul 2020     Aug 2020     Sep 2020     Oct 2020     Nov 2020     Dec 2020     Total  

Telecom

   $ 1,210,085     $ 1,249,541     $ 1,226,759     $ 1,151,663     $ 1,144,889     $ 1,170,836     $ 1,212,505     $ 1,150,758     $ 1,341,762     $ 1,256,335     $ 1,329,717     $ 13,444,851  

Billboards

     131,892       131,892       130,572       130,572       129,691       129,691       129,691       129,691       129,691       129,691       129,945       1,433,020  

Wind Turbines

     553,432       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       12,514       678,572  

Solar

     50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       50,000       550,000  

Revenue

   $ 1,945,409     $ 1,443,948     $ 1,419,845     $ 1,344,749     $ 1,337,094     $ 1,363,041     $ 1,404,710     $ 1,342,963     $ 1,533,967     $ 1,448,540     $ 1,522,177     $ 16,106,443  

Asset Management Fee

     (38,908     (28,879     (28,397     (26,895     (26,742     (27,261     (28,094     (26,859     (30,679     (28,971     (30,444     (322,129

Securitization Costs

     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (4,167     (45,833

Churn

     (4,864     (3,610     (3,550     (3,362     (3,343     (3,408     (3,512     (3,357     (3,835     (3,621     (3,805     (40,266

Other Costs

     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (16,667     (183,333

EBITDA

   $ 1,880,804     $ 1,390,625     $ 1,367,065     $ 1,293,658     $ 1,286,177     $ 1,311,540     $ 1,352,271     $ 1,291,913     $ 1,478,620     $ 1,395,114     $ 1,467,094     $ 15,514,881  

Tax

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Change in WC

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

MVP Installments

     —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Cash Flow Available for Debt Service (CFADS)

   $ 1,880,804     $ 1,390,625     $ 1,367,065     $ 1,293,658     $ 1,286,177     $ 1,311,540     $ 1,352,271     $ 1,291,913     $ 1,478,620     $ 1,395,114     $ 1,467,094     $ 15,514,881  


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF MANAGER EXTENSION LETTER

LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC & 2019-1 TRS LLC

400 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

LANDMARK INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS GP LLC

400 Continental Blvd., Suite 500

El Segundo, CA 90245

[ _____ ], 20[__]

 

Re:

Extension of Management Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020, by and among the LMRK Issuer Co. LLC (the “Issuer”), 2019-1 TRS LLC (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Co-Issuers”), the other Project Companies from time to time party thereto and Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC, as project manager (the “Project Manager”)

Dear [ __ ]:

Reference is made to the Management Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2020 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Management Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, the Co-Issuer, the other Project Companies (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto and Landmark Infrastructure Partners GP LLC, as project manager (the “Project Manager”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Management Agreement or the NPPA referenced therein.

Pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Management Agreement, the initial Term of the Management Agreement was scheduled to expire at 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on the Expiration Date, which may be extended from time to time at the option of the Co-Issuers, acting in their sole and absolute discretion, for successive two (2) year periods by written notice to that effect to the Project Manager from the Co-Issuers delivered on or prior to the then-current Expiration Date (an “Extension Notice”).

Pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Management Agreement, the Co-Issuers hereby notify you that the Co-Issuers have elected to extend the term of the Management for an additional two (2) year period (so that the new Expiration Date is the two (2) year anniversary of the current Expiration Date). The new Expiration Date will be [ __ ].

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Page Follows]


Very truly yours,
LMRK ISSUER CO. LLC
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
2019-1 TRS LLC
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

Copies to:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

Corporate Trust Office

1100 N. Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890

Fax: 302-636-4140

Email: clmajor@wilmingtontrust.com

[Signature Page to Extension Letter]