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Exhibit 2.1

 

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

for

 

Kings Plaza Shopping Center

 

 

by

and

between

 

 

ALEXANDER’S KINGS PLAZA, LLC,
ALEXANDER’S OF KINGS, LLC,
KINGS PARKING, LLC,

each a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

and

 

 

BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

Dated as of

October 21, 2012

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I                                DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

Section 1.1

Definitions

1

 

 

 

Section 1.2

References: Exhibits and Schedules

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE II                           CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

7

 

 

 

Section 2.1

Agreement

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE III                      CONSIDERATION

8

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Consideration

8

 

 

 

Section 3.2

Assumption of Obligations

8

 

 

 

Section 3.3

Method of Payment of Cash Consideration

8

 

 

 

Section 3.4

Shares

9

 

 

 

Section 3.5

No Financing Contingency

8

 

 

 

Section 3.6

Cooperation in Assignment of Existing Financing

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV                       ESCROW DEPOSIT AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

9

 

 

 

Section 4.1

The Earnest Money Deposit

9

 

 

 

Section 4.2

Escrow Instructions

9

 

 

 

Section 4.3

Designation of Certifying Person

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE V                            INSPECTION OF PROPERTY

9

 

 

 

Section 5.1

BKP’s Inspection of the Property

9

 

 

 

Section 5.2

Document Review and Approval

10

 

 

 

Section 5.3

Entry and Inspection Obligations

11

 

 

 

Section 5.4

Termination; Contribution “AS IS”

12

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI                       TITLE AND SURVEY MATTERS

15

 

 

 

Section 6.1

Survey and Title Commitment

15

 

 

 

Section 6.2

Title Update

15

 

 

 

Section 6.3

Contributor Cure Rights

16

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII                  INTERIM OPERATING COVENANTS

16

 

 

 

Section 7.1

Operations

16

 

 

 

Section 7.2

New Contracts; Modification of Contracts

16

 

 

 

Section 7.3

New Leases

17

 

 

 

Section 7.4

Delivery of Tenant Estoppel Certificates

18

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

18

 

 

 

Section 8.1

Contributor’s Representations and Warranties

18

 

 

 

Section 8.2

BKP’s Representations and Warranties

22

 

 

 

Section 8.3

Survival of Representations and Warranties

22

 

 

 

Section 8.4

Post-Closing Liability for Representations and Warranties

23

 

 

 

Section 8.5

Guaranty of Contributor’s Representations and Warranties

23

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX                       CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

24

 

 

 

Section 9.1

Conditions Precedent to Obligation of BKP

24

 

 

 

Section 9.2

Conditions Precedent to Obligation to Contributor

26

 

 

 

ARTICLE X                            CLOSING

26

 

 

 

Section 10.1

Closing

26

 

 

 

Section 10.2

BKP’s Closing Obligations

27

 

 

 

Section 10.3

Contributor’s Closing Obligations

27

 

 

 

Section 10.4

Prorations

29

 

 

 

Section 10.5

Method of Rent Adjustment

31

 

 

 

Section 10.6

Insurance

33

 

 

 

Section 10.7

Utility Service Deposits

33

 

 

 

Section 10.8

Costs of Title Company and Closing Costs

33

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI                       CONDEMNATION AND CASUALTY

33

 

 

 

Section 11.1

Casualty

33

 

 

 

Section 11.2

Condemnation of Property

34

 

 

 

ARTICLE XII                  CONFIDENTIALITY/PRESS RELEASES

34

 

 

 

Section 12.1

Confidentiality

35

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII             REMEDIES

35

 

 

 

Section 13.1

Default by Contributor

35

 

 

 

Section 13.2

Default by BKP

36

 

 

 

Section 13.3

No Consequential Damages

36

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIV              NOTICES

36

 

 

 

Section 14.1

Notices

36

 

 

 

ARTICLE XV                   ASSIGNMENT AND BINDING EFFECT

38

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Section 15.1

Assignment: Binding Effect

38

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVI              BROKERAGE

38

 

 

 

Section 16.1

Brokers

38

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVII         ESCROW AGENT

39

 

 

 

Section 17.1

Escrow

39

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVIII    EMPLOYEE MATTERS

40

 

 

 

Section 18.1

Employee Matters

39

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIX              MISCELLANEOUS

40

 

 

 

Section 19.1

Waivers

40

 

 

 

Section 19.2

TIME OF THE ESSENCE

40

 

 

 

Section 19.3

Recovery of Certain Fees

40

 

 

 

Section 19.4

Construction

40

 

 

 

Section 19.5

Counterparts

40

 

 

 

Section 19.6

Severability

41

 

 

 

Section 19.7

Entire Agreement

41

 

 

 

Section 19.8

GOVERNING LAW

41

 

 

 

Section 19.9

No Recording

41

 

 

 

Section 19.10

Further Actions

41

 

 

 

Section 19.11

No Partnership

41

 

 

 

Section 19.12

Limitations on Benefits

42

 

 

 

Section 19.13

Tax Protest

42

 

 

 

Section 19.14

Waiver of Jury Trial

42

 

 

 

Section 19.15

Independent Counsel

42

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 1.1(A)

Operating Agreement

Exhibit 1.1(B)

Title Defects and Encumbrances to Title

Exhibit 1.1(C)

Legal Description of Real Property

Exhibit 5.2(a)

Documents

Exhibit 7.1

Capital Improvements

Exhibit 8.1(g)

Funding of Pension Benefits

Exhibit 8.1(i)

Security Deposits Held by Ground Lessor

 

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Exhibit 8.1(j)

Bankruptcies/Insolvencies of Operating Agreement Counterparties

 

Exhibit 8.1(l)

Contracts

 

Exhibit 8.1(o)

Zoning Changes; Special Use Permits

 

Exhibit 8.1(r)

Violations

 

Exhibit 8.1(s)

Assessments

 

Exhibit 8.1(t)

Tax Proceedings

 

Exhibit 8.1(u)

Management and Brokerage Agreements

 

Exhibit 8.1(v)

Environmental Conditions

 

Exhibit 8.1(y)

Power Plant Agreements

 

Exhibit 9.1(d)

Form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate

 

Exhibit 9.1(e)

Form of Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate

 

Exhibit 9.1(e)(ii)

Form of Ground Lease Indemnity

 

Exhibit 9.1(f)

Form of Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate

 

Exhibit 10.2(c)

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

 

Exhibit 10.3(a)

Form of Deed

 

Exhibit 10.3(b)

Form of Bill of Sale

 

Exhibit 10.3(d)

Form of Assignment

 

Exhibit 10.3(f)

Form of Certificate as to Non-Foreign Status

 

Exhibit 10.3(g)

Form of Assignment of Leases

 

Exhibit 10.3(m)

Form of Notice to Tenants

 

Exhibit 10.3(n)

Form of Assignment of Ground Lease

 

Exhibit 10.3(o)

Form of Contributor’s Title Affidavit

 

Exhibit 10.6

Insurance

 

Exhibit 10.9(a)

Description of Power Plant

 

Exhibit 10.9(b)(i)

Form of Power Plant Bill of Sale

 

Exhibit 10.9(b)(iii)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of GSA

 

Exhibit 10.9(b)(iv)

Form of Power Plant Purchaser Guaranty

 

Exhibit 10.9(c)(i)(A)

Form of Power Plant Allonge

 

Exhibit 10.9(c)(i)(B)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of Loan Documents

 

Exhibit 10.9(c)(ii)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of Membership Interests

 

Exhibit 10.9(c)(iii)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of ESA and License Agreement

 

Exhibit 10.10

Form of Assignment of Ground Lessee Membership Interests

 

Exhibit 18.1(d)

Form of Assumptions of Collective Bargaining Agreement

 

 

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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this 21st day of October, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) between ALEXANDER’S KINGS PLAZA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ALEXANDER’S OF KINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and KINGS PARKING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each having an address of c/o Vornado Realty Trust, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 (collectively, “Contributor”), and BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an address c/o Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, Attn: K. Moore (“BKP”).

 

In consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Contributor and BKP agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1                                    Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, any other entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such entity.

 

Anchor Tenant” means Best Buy, Lowe’s and Sears.

 

AOB” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

AOB II” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Assignment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(d).

 

Assignment of Ground Lease” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(n).

 

Assignment of Ground Lessee Membership Interests” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.10.

 

Assignment of Leases” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(g).

 

Assignment of Operating Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(e).

 

Assumed Contracts” means those Contracts which are assumable by BKP and which BKP elects to assume as provided in this Agreement. Not later than 40 days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, BKP shall notify Contributor in writing of any Contracts which BKP does not agree to assume at Closing as an Assumed Contract. If BKP fails to timely deliver such notice to Contributor, all Contracts shall be deemed Assumed Contracts.  Notwithstanding the

 



 

foregoing, (i) except for Contracts related to the ownership, operation or maintenance of the Power Plant, no Contract between Contributor and an Affiliate of Contributor shall be an Assumed Contract, and (ii) the Contracts with Store Financial Services, LLC and Office Solutions, Inc. that are listed on Exhibit 8.1(l) must be Assumed Contracts.

 

Authorities” means the various federal, state and local governmental and quasi-governmental bodies or agencies having jurisdiction over the Real Property and Improvements, or any portion thereof, including any utility company or other private party entitled to exercise the power of eminent domain.

 

Bill of Sale” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(b).

 

BKP’s Affiliates” means any entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with BKP.

 

BKP’s Costs” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3.

 

Broker” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 16.1.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, New York is closed for business.

 

Capital Improvement”  has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.1.

 

Cash Consideration” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

 

Certificate as to Non-Foreign Status” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(f).

 

Cleanup” means the completion of the cleanup of the “OU-1” operable unit at the Property pursuant to the Voluntary Cleanup Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2001, with the DEC, including the delivery to BKP of a customary “no further action” letter or similar customary regulatory approval from DEC with respect to such cleanup.

 

Closing” means the consummation of the contribution of the Property contemplated by this Agreement, as provided for in Article X.

 

Closing Date” means the date on which the Closing of the transaction contemplated hereby actually occurs.

 

Closing Statement” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(j).

 

Closing Surviving Obligations” means the rights, liabilities and obligations set forth in Sections 3.4, 5.3, 5.4, 7.5, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1, 10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 10.8(a), 10.9, 10.10, 16.1, 18.1, 19.3, 19.10, 19.13 and Article XIV, and any other provisions which pursuant to their terms survive the Closing hereunder.

 

Code” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 19.17.

 

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Collection Costs” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1.

 

Collective Bargaining Agreements” means, collectively, (i) the 2008 Commercial Building Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2008, by and between the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. and the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ, as amended by the Stipulation of Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2011, and the Rider, dated as of May 25, 2012, by and between Alexander’s Inc. and the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ, (ii) the 2008 Contractors Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2008 by and between the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc. and Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ, as amended by the Stipulation of Agreement dated as of December 31, 2011, and (iii) the Agreement — Kings Plaza Mall, dated as of September 5, 2011, by and between Alexander’s Kings Plaza Center Inc. and the Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.

 

Consideration” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

 

Contracts” means all contracts and agreements between Contributor or any of its Affiliates and any third party for the provision of any services, repairs, materials, equipment, maintenance, management, utilities or supplies to the Real Property, Improvements or Personal Property binding upon Contributor or the Property.

 

Contributor Parties” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.3(c).

 

Contributor’s Affidavit” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.1(d).

 

Contributor’s Affiliates” means any entity that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Contributor.

 

Corporation” means the sole general partner of the Partnership.

 

DEC” means the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

 

Deductible” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11.1.

 

Deed” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.3(a).

 

Deposit Deadline” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.

 

Documents” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.2(a).

 

Earnest Money Deposit” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.

 

Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.

 

Environmental Policy” means that certain Commerce and Industry Insurance Company Pollution Legal Liability Select Policy #PLS18808207, effective for the period May 30, 2011 to July 15, 2016, together with any extensions or renewals thereof, if applicable.

 

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Environmental Laws” means each and every federal, state, county and municipal statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, requirement, directive, binding written interpretation and binding written policy pertaining to Hazardous Substances issued by any Authorities and in effect as of the date of this Agreement applicable to the Real Property or the Improvements, or any portion thereof, the use, ownership, occupancy or operation of the Real Property or the Improvements, or any portion thereof, or Contributor, and as same have been amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the Effective Date, including but not limited to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1802 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Wastes Amendments of 1984, the Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1321 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), the Radon Gas and Indoor Air Quality Research Act of 1986  (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.), the Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.) and any and all rules and regulations which have become effective prior to the date of this Agreement under such statutes.

 

ERISA” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 18.1(d).

 

Escrow Agent” means Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

 

Exchange” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 19.17.

 

Excluded Information” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.1(y).

 

Existing Financing” means the existing financing which encumbers the Property, which is currently held by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the other lenders.

 

Existing Title Policy” means Contributor’s existing owner’s policy of title insurance for the Real Property.

 

Former Environmental Policy” means that certain Commerce and Industry Insurance Company Pollution Legal Liability Select Clean-up Cost Cap Insurance, Policy #PCCC8086756, effective for the period May 30, 2001 to May 30, 2011.

 

GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Governmental Regulations” means all statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the Authorities applicable to Contributor or the use or operation of the Property or any portion thereof.

 

Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.1(e).

 

Ground Lease” means that certain Indenture between the City of New York, a municipal corporation existing under the laws of the State of New York, and U & F Realty Corp., dated as

 

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of November 29, 1967, as amended by an Amendment of Indenture dated September 19, 1969, and assigned by U & F Realty Corp. to Kings Plaza Shopping Center of Flatbush Avenue, Inc. and Kings Plaza Shopping Center of Avenue U, Inc. pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated January 27, 1970, as further amended by letter agreement dated May 15, 1972 and by Agreement dated May 25, 1976, and as further assigned by Kings Plaza Shopping Center of Avenue U, Inc. (as successor by merger to Kings Plaza Shopping Center of Flatbush Avenue, Inc.) to Alexander’s Department Stores of Brooklyn, Inc., pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption of City Lease, dated as of June 18, 1998, and as further assigned by Alexander’s Department Stores of Brooklyn, Inc. to Alexander’s of Kings, LLC, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption of Lease, dated as of May 31, 2001, as further amended by Amendment to Lease dated May 12, 2005.

 

Guarantor” means Alexander’s, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Guarantor Consent” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.1(d).

 

Hazardous Substances” means the following (in the case of (a), (b) and (c), to the extent defined, determined or identified as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law): (a) asbestos, radon gas and urea formaldehyde foam insulation), (b) any solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal contaminant, including smoke vapor, soot, fumes, acids, alkalis, chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts, polychlorinated biphenyls, phosphates, lead or other heavy metals and chlorine, (c) any solid or liquid waste (including, without limitation, hazardous waste), hazardous air pollutant, hazardous substance, hazardous chemical substance and mixture, toxic substance, pollutant, pollution, regulated substance and contaminant, and (d) any other chemical, material or substance, the use or presence of which, or exposure to the use or presence of which, is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental Laws.

 

Improvements” means all buildings, structures, fixtures, parking areas and other improvements located on the Real Property, including without limitation, the Power Plant.

 

Intangible Property” means all of Contributor’s right, title and interest, to the extent assignable, in and to all (a) logos, designs, service marks, copyrights, trade names, trademarks used solely in connection with the Property, excluding, however, the names “Alexander’s” and “Vornado” and the logos, marks and other intellectual property associated therewith and with variations thereof, but including Contributor’s rights in and to the name “Kings Plaza” and the logos, marks and other intellectual property associated therewith and with variations thereof to the extent used solely in connection with the Property; (b) internet websites, internet domain names, social networking website accounts or similar internet addresses, identifiers or other internet presence relating solely to the Property; (c) telephone exchange numbers identified with the Property, and (d) other intangible property related solely to the Property and Contributor’s ownership and operation of the Improvements.

 

L/C” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.4(k).

 

L/C Transfer” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.4(k).

 

Leasing Expenditures” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3.

 

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Leases” means all of the leases, subleases, concessions and other similar occupancy agreements entered into by Contributor (or a predecessor-in-interest) as landlord, together with all amendments, renewals, modifications, written waivers and guaranties thereof, if any, including any New Leases entered into as provided in this Agreement.

 

Licensee Parties” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.1.

 

Licenses and Permits” means, collectively, to the extent assignable, all licenses, permits, certificates of occupancy, approvals, dedications, subdivision maps and entitlements now or hereafter issued, approved or granted by the Authorities exclusively in connection with the Real Property and the Improvements, together with all renewals and modifications thereof.

 

Make-Whole Amount” means (x) the Scheduled Make-Whole Amount minus (y) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Net Working Capital of the Power Plant JV as of the Closing Date.

 

Multiemployer Pension Plan” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 18.1(d).

 

Net Working Capital” means (w) cash plus (x) accounts receivable and other current assets (including any prepaid insurance) minus (y) accounts payable minus (z) accrued expenses.

 

New Leases” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3.

 

Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.1(f).

 

Operating Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Construction, Operation and Reciprocal Easement Agreement, dated as of June 18, 1998, by and among Macy’s Kings Plaza Real Estate, Inc., Alexander’s Kings Plaza Center, Inc. and Alexander’s Department Stores of Brooklyn, Inc., as amended, modified or supplemented as more particularly described on Exhibit 1.1(A).

 

Other Liens” means liens (other than Voluntary Liens and any mechanic’s and materialman’s liens filed with respect to any work performed by or for any Tenants other than by Contributor or its agents and for which Tenant is not required to reimburse Contributor or in connection with Capital Improvements made in accordance with Section 7.1 that will be paid in full at Closing) encumbering the Property (including judgments and federal, state and municipal tax liens) which (i) are in liquidated amounts and which may be satisfied solely by the payment of money (including the preparation or filing of appropriate satisfaction instruments in connection therewith), excluding, however, any liens relating to obligations that are subject to adjustment between Contributor and BKP pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) do not exceed in the aggregate Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).

 

Partnership” means the limited partnership that is the sole member of BKP.

 

Permitted Exceptions” means and include all of the following: (a) the lien of taxes and assessments not yet due and payable (it being agreed by BKP and Contributor that if any tax or assessment is levied or assessed with respect to the Property after the Effective Date and the

 

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owner of the Property has the election to pay such tax or assessment either immediately or under a payment plan with interest, Contributor may elect to pay under a payment plan, which election shall be binding on BKP provided that Contributor shall pay at or prior to closing any installment due prior to the Closing Date); (b) any exclusions from coverage set forth in the jacket in the form of owner’s policy of title insurance used by the Title Company, it being agreed that Contributor shall deliver a title affidavit in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(o) to permit the Title Company to omit or modify certain of such exclusions; (c) any exceptions caused by BKP, its agents, representatives or employees; (d) any matters deemed to constitute Permitted Exceptions under ARTICLE VI hereof; (e) matters disclosed or described on the Survey; (f) title defects and encumbrances to title that are listed on Exhibit 1.1(B); (g) such other exceptions as the Title Company shall commit to insure over with BKP’s consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, without any additional cost to BKP, whether such insurance is made available in consideration of payment, bonding, indemnity of Contributor or otherwise; (h) any recorded notices of commencement related to on-going construction build-out of any Tenant spaces pursuant to the terms of the Leases (provided the same are shown on the Title Commitment or any update thereof), and any mechanic’s liens filed with respect to work at the Property performed by or for (other than by Contributor or any its agents or representatives) any of the Tenants and which the Tenant in question remains obligated to pay and discharge in full at its sole cost and expense; provided, however, that Contributor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the terms of the applicable Leases and require any such Tenants to post bonds over such liens, and Contributor shall cause such bonds to be filed in the Kings County clerk’s office or such appropriate place of filing, on or prior to the Closing; (i) the Leases and the Assumed Contracts; (j) any state of facts a physical inspection of the Property would disclose as of the Effective Date; and (k) local, state and federal laws, ordinances or governmental regulations, including but not limited to, building and zoning laws, ordinances and regulations, now or hereafter in effect relating to the Property.  Permitted Exceptions shall not include matters required to be removed as of closing pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Permitted Outside Parties” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5.2(b).

 

Per-Share Value” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4(a).

 

Personal Property” means (i) all fixtures, furniture, furnishings, tools, artwork, signage, vehicles, machinery, inventory, supplies and equipment as of the Effective Date located at and used or usable in connection with the ownership and operation of the Improvements which are owned by Contributor or its property manager, and (ii) all files, books and records relating solely to the ownership and operating of the Property, in whatever form they exist and wherever located which are owned by Contributor or its property manager. The Personal Property to be conveyed is subject to depletions, replacements and additions in the ordinary course of Contributor’s business.  Personal Property shall not include (a) materials that are subject to the attorney-client privilege, unless they relate to obligations BKP is assuming pursuant to this Agreement, in which case such materials shall constitute Personal Property and the parties shall cooperate to protect such privilege; (b) property owned by Tenants or others, (c) personal property leased by Contributor unless BKP assumes such lease, or (d) the Improvements.

 

Power Plant” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

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Power Plant Allonge” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

Power Plant Assignment of ESA and License Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(c).

 

Power Plant Assignment of GSA” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

Power Plant Assignment of Loan Documents” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

Power Plant Assignment of Membership Interests” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(c).

 

Power Plant Bill of Sale” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

Power Plant Closing” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

Power Plant JV” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Power Plant Lender” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Power Plant Loan” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Power Plant PSA” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Power Plant Purchaser” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Power Plant Purchaser Guaranty” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(b).

 

Power Plant Seller” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.9(a).

 

Property” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1.

 

Proration Items” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.4.

 

Proration Time” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.4.

 

Real Property” means that certain parcel or parcels of real property more particularly described on the legal description attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit 1.1(C) attached hereto, including Contributor’s rights thereto and estates therein pursuant to the Ground Lease, together with all of Contributor’s right, title and interest, if any, in and to the appurtenances pertaining thereto, including but not limited to Contributor’s right, title and interest in and to the adjacent streets, alleys and right-of-ways, and any easement rights, air rights, subsurface development rights and water rights.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.2(c).

 

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Required Tenants” means (i) all Anchor Tenants; (ii) all Tenants at the Property under existing Leases demising 20,000 square feet or more; and (iii) of the remaining Tenants of the Improvements under existing Leases as of the Effective Date, those whose aggregate leased square footage equals or exceeds eighty percent (80%) of the aggregate occupied square footage of the Property under such Leases (exclusive of the square footage occupied by Anchor Tenants and Tenants under existing Leases demising 20,000 square feet or more) (it being agreed that, at current occupancy levels, eighty percent (80%) of the aggregate occupied square footage of the Property, exclusive of the square footage occupied by Anchor Tenants and Tenants under existing Leases demising 20,000 square feet or more, would equal 217,611 square feet).

 

Scheduled Closing Date” means Thursday, November 28, 2012, subject to Contributor’s right to extend the Scheduled Closing Date as provided in Section 9.1(d), or BKP’s right to extend the Scheduled Closing Date as provided in Section 10.1, or such earlier or later date to which BKP and Contributor may hereafter agree in writing or as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement.

 

Scheduled Make-Whole Amount” means (i) if the Closing occurs on or before November 15, 2012, Five Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($5,863,777); (ii) if the Closing occurs between November 16, 2012 and November 30, 2012, Five Million Eight Hundred Forty Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($5,840,777); (iii) if the Closing occurs between December 1, 2012 and December 15, 2012,  Five Million Eight Hundred Twenty Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($5,820,652); and (iv) if the Closing occurs between December 16, 2012 and December 31, 2012, Five Million Eight Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars ($5,801,527); provided, that if the Closing occurs on or after January 1, 2013, the parties shall calculate an appropriate Scheduled Make-Whole Amount using the same formula by which the other amounts in this definition were calculated.

 

Shares” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.4(a).

 

Specified Employees” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 18.1(a).

 

Surety Period” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 18.1(d).

 

Survey” means that certain survey made by Bartlett, Ludlam & Dill, Associates and last updated as of July 20, 2012 (job no. 88442-P).

 

Survival Period” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.4.

 

Tangible Net Worth” means the excess of the total assets of a person (exclusive of all assets that may be classified as intangible assets) determined in accordance with GAAP, over the total liabilities of such person determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Tenant Estoppel Certificates” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 9.1(d).

 

Tenants” means the tenants, licensees or other occupants of space at the Property under the Leases.

 

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Termination Payments” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 18.1(b).

 

Termination Surviving Obligations” means the rights, liabilities and obligations set forth in Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 12.1, and Articles XIII, XIV, XVI and XIX (other than Section 19.16), and any other provisions which pursuant to their terms survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

TI Expenditures” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.3

 

Title Agent” means Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.

 

Title Commitment” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.1(c).

 

Title Company” means Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, provided that it shall enter into a facultative reinsurance agreement with Stewart Title Guaranty Company, as to a ten percent (10%) portion of the Title Policy.

 

Title Defects” means any title matters relating to the Real Property or Improvements that are not approved or deemed approved by BKP in accordance with this Agreement.  “Title Defects” shall not include (i) liens and security interests securing any financings to Contributor and any mechanic’s liens resulting from work at the Real Property that is required hereunder to be paid or discharged by Contributor prior to or at the Closing or pro-rated pursuant to Section 10.4, (ii) any Permitted Exceptions, and (iii) local, state and federal laws, ordinances or governmental regulations, including but not limited to, building and zoning laws, ordinances and regulations, now or hereafter in effect relating to the Property.

 

Title Objection Date” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2.

 

Title Objections” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.2.

 

Title Policy” means the owner’s title insurance policy issued pursuant to the Title Commitment.

 

Treasury Regulations” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 19.17.

 

Voluntary Liens” means (i) liens and other encumbrances (other than Permitted Exceptions) which Contributor has knowingly and intentionally suffered or affirmatively placed on the Property (which includes any mortgage, lien or instrument placed, created or consented to by Contributor in violation of Article VII below) and (ii) any mechanic’s lien with respect to work contracted for by Contributor at the Property (but excluding any mechanic’s liens filed with respect to any work performed by or for any Tenants, other than by Contributor or its agents or in connection with Capital Improvements made in accordance with Section 7.1 that will be paid in full at Closing).

 

WARN” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 18.1(a).

 

Warranties” means assignable warranties and guaranties, if any, held by Contributor in connection with the Improvements or Personal Property.

 

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Section 1.2            References: Exhibits and Schedules.  Except as otherwise specifically indicated, all references in this Agreement to Articles or Sections refer to Articles or Sections of this Agreement, and all references to Exhibits or Schedules refer to Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, all of which Exhibits and Schedules are incorporated into, and made a part of, this Agreement by reference.  The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereinafter” and words and phrases of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or Article.

 

Section 1.3            Commercial Reasonableness.  Wherever in this Agreement a party is required to use “commercially reasonable” efforts, the fulfillment of such requirement shall not obligate such party to initiate litigation or declare an event of default with respect to a Tenant under a Lease.

 

ARTICLE II
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

Section 2.1            Agreement.  Contributor hereby agrees to contribute and convey to BKP, and BKP hereby agrees to accept from Contributor, on the Closing Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 10.9), all of Contributor’s right, title and interest in and to the following (collectively, the “Property”):

 

(a)           the Real Property;

 

(b)           the Improvements;

 

(c)           the Personal Property, if any;

 

(d)           except as provided in Section 10.9, the Power Plant;

 

(e)           the Leases, and any security deposits then held by Contributor under the Leases, subject to the terms of the applicable Leases;

 

(f)            the Assumed Contracts;

 

(g)           the Operating Agreement;

 

(h)           the Licenses and Permits;

 

(i)            the Intangible Property;

 

(j)            the Ground Lease; and

 

(k)           the Warranties, if any.

 

ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION

 

Section 3.1            Consideration.  The consideration for the contribution of the Property (the “Consideration”) shall consist of (i) the Shares, deliverable at Closing as provided in Section 3.4, plus (ii) cash consideration in an amount equal to the difference between (x) Seven Hundred

 

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Fifty-One Million Dollars ($751,000,000) and (y) the value of the Shares at the Per-Share Value (the “Cash Consideration”), in lawful currency of the United States of America, payable as provided in Section 3.3 and as the same may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.4(b) and/or Section 10.9(c).

 

Section 3.2            Assumption of Obligations.  As additional consideration for the contribution of the Property, at the Closing, BKP will assume all of the covenants and obligations of Contributor pursuant to the Operating Agreement, Assumed Contracts and Licenses and Permits which are to be performed on or subsequent to the Closing Date.

 

Section 3.3            Method of Payment of Cash Consideration.  No later than 12:00 noon (New York time) on the Scheduled Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to be satisfied prior to Closing, BKP shall deliver to the Title Agent for payment to Contributor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Cash Consideration (less the Earnest Money Deposit), together with all other costs and amounts to be paid by BKP at the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (collectively, “BKP’s Costs”), by Federal Reserve wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Title Agent.  The Title Agent, following authorization and instruction by the parties at the Closing, shall (a) pay to Contributor by Federal Reserve wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Contributor, the Cash Consideration, less any costs or other amounts to be paid by Contributor at the Closing and prorations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (b) pay to the appropriate payees out of the proceeds of closing payable to Contributor all costs and amounts to be paid by Contributor at the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (c) pay BKP’s Costs to the appropriate payees at the Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.4            Shares.

 

(a)           As payment of a portion of the Consideration, Contributor shall receive restricted shares of common stock (“Shares”) in the Corporation, which shall be issued to Contributor pursuant to a private placement, with a value equal to Twenty-Five Million, Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($25,219,500), based on a per-Share value equal to the average of the closing trading price of Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on each of the ten (10) trading days immediately prior to the Closing Date (the “Per-Share Value”).  No later than 12:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.1 to be satisfied prior to Closing, BKP shall deliver the Shares to the Title Agent for delivery to Contributor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, that BKP may deliver facsimile or .pdf copies of the certificate(s) evidencing the Shares on the Closing Date with originals to follow as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date.  BKP shall cause the Corporation to take such corporate actions as are necessary to cause the Shares to be duly authorized and validly issued to Contributor.

 

(b)           No later than 6 p.m. (New York time) on the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date, Contributor may elect, by written notice to BKP, to increase the number of Shares deliverable to Contributor to a number that, when valued at the closing trading price of shares of common stock in the Corporation on the New York Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date, causes the total value of the Shares to equal

 

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up to Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00).  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Cash Consideration will be calculated using the Per-Share Value, as set forth in Section 3.1.

 

(c)           Contributor may not sell, assign or otherwise transfer any of the Shares received pursuant to this Section 3.4 to any Person until the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date.  Following the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date and subject to applicable federal and state securities laws, Contributor may sell all or any of the Shares, on one or more occasions, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 3.4(c).  No less than one (1) Business Day prior to any proposed sale, Contributor shall notify BKP in writing of its intention to sell Shares, indicating the number of Shares to be sold and the proposed sale date (which must be a New York Stock Exchange trading day).  No later than the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the proposed sale date, BKP shall notify Contributor whether it elects to purchase all of the Shares proposed to be sold, at a price equal to the mean between the bid and the ask for such Shares on the New York Stock Exchange as of 12:00 noon (New York time) on the proposed sale date, in which case, BKP will be bound to purchase, and Contributor will be bound to sell, the Shares at such price.  If BKP declines to purchase all of the Shares or fails to timely respond to Contributor’s notice, then Contributor may sell all or any portion of the Shares proposed to be sold at any time on the proposed sale date.  If BKP elects to purchase all of the Shares but fails to complete such purchase at the required price, then (without limiting Contributor’s remedies with respect to such breach) Contributor’s obligations to comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.4(c) shall cease to be of any further force and effect

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contributor may elect, prior to the Closing, to take zero (0) Shares and receive the entire Consideration in the form of cash.

 

(e)           Contributor hereby represents and warrants to BKP, as of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

 

(i)            Exemption From Registration. Contributor understands that the offering and sale of the Shares are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state securities laws in reliance on the private placement exemption from registration provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder and exemptions under applicable U.S. state securities laws.

 

(ii)           No Advice. Contributor acknowledges that none of BKP, the Corporation nor any Affiliate thereof has rendered any investment advice or securities valuation advice to Contributor, and that Contributor is neither subscribing for nor acquiring any interest in the Corporation in reliance upon, or with the expectation of, any such advice.

 

(iii)          No Other Representations; No Reliance. No representations or warranties have been made to Contributor with respect to the investment in the Shares or the Corporation other than the representations set forth herein, and Contributor has not relied upon any representation or warranty not provided herein.

 

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(iv)          Securities Resale Representations. Contributor understands and acknowledges that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Contributor understands that the Shares cannot be sold unless they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

 

(v)           Nature of Contributor. Contributor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act. In the normal course of Contributor’s business, it invests in and sells securities and is familiar with the terms of securities with characteristics similar to the Shares. Contributor is a sophisticated purchaser with respect to the Shares and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such sale, is aware of and has considered the financial risks and financial hazards of purchasing the Shares on the terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

(f)            The provisions of this Section 3.4 shall survive Closing.

 

Section 3.5            No Financing Contingency.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, BKP acknowledges and agrees that this transaction, and BKP’s obligations under this Agreement, are not conditioned on or subject to BKP obtaining financing for any portion of the Consideration or BKP’s Costs, provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit BKP from obtaining acquisition financing for the transactions herein contemplated.

 

Section 3.6            Cooperation in Assignment of Existing Financing.  Contributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts, upon the request of BKP, to cooperate in causing an assignment to BKP or its designee of the mortgage securing the Existing Financing at Closing, provided, however, that (a) Contributor shall not be obligated to incur any out-of-pocket cost or expense in connection with such assignment, and (b) nothing in this Section 3.6 shall be construed as a representation that the lender under the Existing Financing will, or is obligated to cooperate in any such assignment.  BKP and its lender shall be entitled to the full benefit of the resulting mortgage recording tax savings.

 

ARTICLE IV
ESCROW DEPOSIT
AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

 

Section 4.1            The Earnest Money Deposit.  BKP has deposited with the Escrow Agent, by Federal Reserve wire transfer of immediately available funds, the sum of Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) as the deposit (the “Earnest Money Deposit,” which term shall include all interest earned thereon).  Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be non-refundable to BKP. If for any reason whatsoever BKP fails to deliver the Deposit to the Escrow Agent, on or before the Deposit Deadline, then this Agreement shall automatically be deemed terminated and neither party shall have any further obligations to the other under this Agreement except for the Termination Surviving Obligations.

 

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Section 4.2            Escrow Instructions.  The Earnest Money Deposit shall be held in escrow by the Escrow Agent in an interest-bearing account, in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII.  Interest on the Earnest Money Deposit shall be earned and credited for the benefit of BKP.

 

Section 4.3            Designation of Certifying Person.  In order to assure compliance with the requirements of Section 6045 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any related reporting requirements of the Code, the Title Agent agrees to assume all responsibilities for information reporting required under Section 6045(e) of the Code, and Contributor and BKP hereby designate the Title Agent as the person to be responsible for all information reporting under Section 6045(e) of the Code.

 

ARTICLE V
INSPECTION OF PROPERTY

 

Section 5.1            BKP’s Inspection of the Property.   BKP and its authorized agents and representatives (for purposes of this Article V, the “Licensee Parties”) shall continue to have the right, subject to the rights of the Tenants, to enter upon the Real Property at all reasonable times during normal business hours to perform such tests and inspections of the Property as BKP may deem appropriate.  BKP will provide to Contributor not less than twenty-four (24) hours’ advance written (which may be by electronic mail) or telephonic notice of the intention of BKP or the other Licensee Parties (x) to enter the Real Property prior to such intended entry, including the intended purpose of its inspections and examinations contemplated to be made, and (y) to communicate with Contributor’s or manager’s employees or Tenants’ or Contributor’s vendors or the Authorities. Except as required by law or regulations or in connection with carrying out its obligations hereunder, or as permitted in Section 5.2 or Article XII, BKP shall not make any notifications or disclosures to any Authorities or any other third party (other than BKP’s consultants, attorneys, investors, lenders and other professionals) regarding any matter revealed in its inspections of the Property without Contributor’s written permission, which may be withheld in Contributor’s sole discretion. To the extent BKP makes such permitted notifications or disclosures, BKP shall provide Contributor with copies of same. At Contributor’s option, Contributor or a representative of Contributor may be present for any entry, inspection or examination of the Property or communication with Contributor’s or manager’s employees or Tenants’ or Contributor’s vendors or the Authorities.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no destructive testing or sampling of surface or subsurface soils, surface water, groundwater, or any materials in, on or under the Property, shall be conducted during any entry by BKP or any Licensee Party upon the Real Property without Contributor’s specific prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

Section 5.2            Document Review and Approval.

 

(a)           Contributor has delivered, or made available to BKP at the Property, at Contributor’s offices in Paramus, New Jersey, or in electronic format the information and documentation concerning the Property set forth on Exhibit 5.2(a) (collectively, the “Documents”).

 

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(b)           BKP acknowledges that Contributor has notified BKP that the Documents are proprietary and confidential in nature and have been provided to BKP solely to assist BKP in determining the desirability of acquiring the Property.  Subject only to the provisions of Article XII, BKP agrees not to disclose the contents of the Documents or any of the provisions, terms or conditions contained therein to any party outside of BKP’s organization other than current or prospective lenders, partners or investors, and BKP’s and such other Persons’ respective attorneys, accountants, engineers, consultants (including the Licensee Parties), and the Title Company (collectively, the “Permitted Outside Parties”).  BKP shall use commercially reasonable efforts to inform each of the Permitted Outside Parties that receives any of such information of the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.2(b), and to instruct each such Permitted Outside Party to comply with such restrictions.  BKP agrees not to divulge the contents of the Documents except in strict accordance with the terms set forth in this Section 5.2 and Article XII.  In permitting BKP and the Permitted Outside Parties to review the Documents to assist BKP in determining the desirability of acquiring the Property, Contributor has not waived any privilege or claim of confidentiality with respect thereto, and no third party benefits or relationships of any kind, either express or implied, have been offered, intended or created by Contributor, and any such claims are expressly rejected by Contributor and waived by BKP and the Permitted Outside Parties, for whom, by its execution of this Agreement, BKP is acting as an agent solely with regard to such waiver.

 

(c)           BKP acknowledges that some of the Documents may have been prepared by third parties, and may have been prepared prior to Contributor’s ownership of the Property.  BKP hereby acknowledges that Contributor has not made and does not make any representation or warranty regarding the truth, accuracy or completeness of the Documents or the sources thereof, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement.  Contributor has not undertaken any independent investigation as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the documents, including without limitations any reports or other investigations commissioned by Contributor or any of Contributor’s Affiliates and, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, is providing the Documents solely as an accommodation to BKP.

 

Section 5.3            Entry and Inspection Obligations.

 

(a)           BKP agrees that in entering upon and inspecting the Property, BKP and the other Licensee Parties will (i) comply with any reasonable requirements or guidelines imposed or established by Contributor consistent with the other terms hereof, and (ii) shall not unreasonably disturb the Tenants or unreasonably interfere with the use of the Property pursuant to the Leases; shall not unreasonably interfere with the operation and maintenance of the Real Property or Improvements, it being understood and agreed that site visits, inspections and “walk-throughs” do not constitute unreasonable interference or disturbance per se; damage any part of the Property or any personal property owned or held by the Tenants or any other person or entity; not injure or otherwise cause bodily harm to Contributor, the Tenants or to any of their respective agents, invitees, contractors and employees; not permit any liens to attach to the Property by reason of the exercise of BKP’s rights under this Article V; or not reveal or disclose any information obtained from Contributor or the Broker (or as a result of inspections) concerning the Property and the Documents to anyone outside BKP’s organization, except in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 5.2(b) and Article XII.  BKP will, and shall cause its Licensee Parties to, maintain comprehensive general liability (occurrence) insurance on terms

 

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and in amounts reasonably satisfactory to Contributor and workers’ compensation insurance in statutory limits to the extent BKP or any Licensee Party performs any physical inspection or sampling at the Real Property in accordance with Section 5.1. In each case (other than with respect to worker’s compensation insurance), such policies shall insure Contributor, BKP, Contributor’s property manager, and such other parties as Contributor shall reasonably request, and BKP shall deliver to Contributor evidence of insurance verifying such coverage prior to entry upon the Real Property.  BKP shall also (i) promptly pay when due the costs of all inspections and examinations done with regard to the Property; (ii) cause all inspections to be conducted in accordance with standards customarily employed in the industry and in compliance with all Governmental Regulations; (iii) upon termination of this Agreement other than by reason of Contributor’s default, at Contributor’s written request, promptly furnish to Contributor copies of any third party studies, reports or test results received by BKP regarding the Property in connection with any such inspections; and (iv) repair any damage to the Real Property and Improvements resulting from any such entry upon the Real Property and inspection or examination by BKP.

 

(b)           BKP HEREBY INDEMNIFIES, DEFENDS AND HOLDS CONTRIBUTOR, CONTRIBUTOR’S AFFILIATES, CONTRIBUTOR’S PROPERTY MANAGER, AND THE AGENTS, DIRECTORS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF EACH OF THEM (COLLECTIVELY, THE “CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES”) HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIENS, CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, DEMANDS, SUITS, AND OBLIGATIONS TO THIRD PARTIES, TOGETHER WITH ALL LOSSES, PENALTIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COURT COSTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES), ARISING OUT OF ANY INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, EXAMINATIONS, SAMPLINGS OR TESTS CONDUCTED BY BKP OR ANY OF THE LICENSEE PARTIES, WHETHER PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE DATE HEREOF, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, BKP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES FOR ANY LIABILITIES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF ANY EXISTING PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THE PROPERTY.

 

Section 5.4            Contribution “AS IS”.

 

(a)           In addition to BKP’s inspection and review rights as set forth above, BKP may investigate any and all other aspects of the Property as it may desire, including zoning, land use, environmental, economic and may conduct such other examinations, inspections and investigations of the Property or the use or operation thereof which BKP, in BKP’s sole discretion, determines to make, consistent with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)           THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED BETWEEN CONTRIBUTOR AND BKP.  THIS AGREEMENT REFLECTS THE MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF CONTRIBUTOR AND BKP, AND BKP HAS THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT ITS OWN INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THE PROPERTY.  OTHER THAN THE MATTERS REPRESENTED IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION

 

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DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, BKP HAS NOT RELIED UPON AND WILL NOT RELY UPON, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF CONTRIBUTOR OR ANY OF CONTRIBUTOR’S AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES, AND BKP HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO SUCH OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN MADE.

 

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, CONTRIBUTOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS, AND NEITHER CONTRIBUTOR NOR ANY OF CONTRIBUTOR’S AFFILIATES NOR ANY OTHER PERSON IS MAKING, ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR ASSURANCE WHATSOEVER TO BKP, AND NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE BY CONTRIBUTOR OR RELIED UPON BY BKP WITH RESPECT TO THE STATUS OF TITLE TO OR THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONDITION, DESIGN OR MARKETABILITY OF THE PROPERTY, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (a) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, (b) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, (c) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS, (d) ANY RIGHTS OF BKP UNDER APPROPRIATE STATUTES TO CLAIM DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION, (e) ANY CLAIM BY BKP FOR DAMAGES BECAUSE OF DEFECTS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPROVEMENTS, (f) THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OR PROSPECTS OF THE PROPERTY AND (g) ANY OPEN BUILDING PERMITS OR OUTSTANDING BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS RELATED TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN BKP AGREES CONTRIBUTOR SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO CURE, AND (h) THE COMPLIANCE OR LACK THEREOF OF THE REAL PROPERTY OR THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ENACTED OR PROMULGATED, IT BEING THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF CONTRIBUTOR AND BKP THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, THE PROPERTY WILL BE CONVEYED AND TRANSFERRED TO BKP IN ITS CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR AS OF CLOSING, “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS”.  BKP REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A KNOWLEDGEABLE, EXPERIENCED AND SOPHISTICATED PURCHASER OF REAL ESTATE, AND THAT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN IT IS RELYING SOLELY ON ITS OWN EXPERTISE AND THAT OF BKP’S CONSULTANTS IN PROCEEDING WITH THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.  PURSUANT TO THE TERMS HEREOF, BKP WILL HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT AND HAS CONDUCTED SUCH INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT EXAMINATIONS OF THE PROPERTY AND RELATED MATTERS AS BKP DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING

 

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BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THEREOF, AND WILL RELY UPON SAME AND NOT UPON ANY STATEMENTS OF CONTRIBUTOR (EXCLUDING THE LIMITED MATTERS REPRESENTED BY CONTRIBUTOR HEREIN AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING) NOR OF ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF CONTRIBUTOR. BKP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED BY BKP WAS OBTAINED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, AND, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, CONTRIBUTOR WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED OR WARRANTED THE COMPLETENESS, TRUTH OR ACCURACY OF ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS OR OTHER SUCH INFORMATION HERETOFORE OR HEREINAFTER FURNISHED TO BKP.  UPON THE CLOSING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, BKP WILL ASSUME THE RISK THAT ADVERSE MATTERS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADVERSE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REVEALED BY BKP’S INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.  BKP ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING, UPON THE CLOSING, CONTRIBUTOR WILL CONTRIBUTE AND CONVEY TO BKP, AND BKP WILL ACCEPT THE PROPERTY, “AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS”.  BKP FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS COLLATERAL TO OR AFFECTING THE PROPERTY BY CONTRIBUTOR, ANY AGENT OF CONTRIBUTOR OR ANY THIRD PARTY.  CONTRIBUTOR IS NOT LIABLE OR BOUND IN ANY MANNER BY ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PROPERTY FURNISHED BY ANY REAL ESTATE BROKER, AGENT, EMPLOYEE OR OTHER PERSON, UNLESS THE SAME ARE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN.  BKP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CONSIDERATION REFLECTS THE “AS IS, WHERE IS” NATURE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION AND ANY FAULTS, LIABILITIES, DEFECTS OR OTHER ADVERSE MATTERS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY (SUBJECT TO THE MATTERS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE CLOSING DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED BY CONTRIBUTOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING).  BKP, WITH BKP’S COUNSEL, HAS FULLY REVIEWED THE DISCLAIMERS AND WAIVERS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH AND AGREES THAT THE DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH HEREIN ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT CONTRIBUTOR WOULD NOT HAVE AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE THE PROPERTY TO BKP FOR THE CONSIDERATION WITHOUT THE DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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BKP FURTHER RELEASES CONTRIBUTOR AND THE CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES OF AND FROM AND WAIVES ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY STRICT LIABILITY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, THAT BKP MAY HAVE AGAINST CONTRIBUTOR OR THE CONTRIBUTOR PARTIES UNDER ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ENACTED OR PROMULGATED, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN, ON, UNDER, ABOUT OR MIGRATING FROM OR ONTO THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT, OR BY VIRTUE OF ANY COMMON LAW RIGHT, NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER CREATED, RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OR ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS IN, ON, UNDER, ABOUT OR MIGRATING FROM OR ONTO THE PROPERTY.  THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.4 WILL EXPRESSLY SURVIVE THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CLOSING, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND WILL NOT MERGE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ANY CLOSING DOCUMENTS AND ARE HEREBY DEEMED INCORPORATED INTO THE DEED AS FULLY AS IF SET FORTH AT LENGTH THEREIN.

 

ARTICLE VI
TITLE AND SURVEY MATTERS

 

Section 6.1            Survey and Title Commitment.

 

(a)           BKP has ordered from the Title Company a commitment to insure BKP’s title to the Real Property, in the amount of the Cash Consideration (the “Title Commitment”), together with the best available copies of all documents relating to the title exceptions referred to therein.  BKP acknowledges that Contributor has delivered the Survey to BKP.  BKP may, at its cost, cause the Survey to be updated or obtain a new survey by the surveyor of its choice (each, an “Updated Survey”), and Contributor shall cooperate in such efforts consistent with its obligations set forth in Section 5.1 above.

 

Section 6.2            Title Update; Title Objections.  Not more than ten (10) nor less than five (5) Business Days prior to Closing, either BKP or Contributor may cause the Title Commitment to be updated (and if Contributor requests BKP to cause the Title Company to update the Title Commitment, BKP shall cause the Title Company to so update the Title Commitment) and shall cause the other party to be sent a copy of the same.  If the Title Commitment or any such update to the Title Commitment should reveal any Title Defects (which, as used in this Section 6.2, shall exclude a Title Defect that would have an immaterial effect on the marketability of title to the Property), which matter (i) was not caused by BKP, and (ii) to which BKP objects, BKP shall notify Contributor of same within two (2) Business Days after BKP obtains the Title Commitment or such update to the Title Commitment, but in any event, not less than two (2) Business Days prior to Closing. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Title Agent from running any subsequent additional title updates prior to Closing, and if any such subsequent update reveals any Title Defects, BKP, upon receipt of such report, shall notify Contributor of such Title Defects not later than 9:30 a.m. on the date of the Closing (or, if BKP receives such update only on the day of the Closing, within a reasonably prompt time after such receipt).  In

 

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such event, the Scheduled Closing Date may be extended at the election of BKP for up to two (2) Business Days, at the expiration of which BKP must either accept the Property subject to such Title Defect or object to such Title Defect, in which event the provisions of Section 6.3 shall apply; provided, that in no event shall the Scheduled Closing Date be extended by reason of this Section 6.2 beyond December 20, 2012 unless either the Scheduled Closing Date shall have been extended beyond such date other than by reason of this Section 6.2 or Contributor otherwise consents.

 

Section 6.3            Contributor Cure Rights.  For purposes of clarity, the foregoing shall in no event require Contributor to (i) remove of record any Permitted Exceptions (provided, however, Contributor acknowledges that Contributor shall obtain, at or prior to Closing, a release of the recorded loan documentation securing the Existing Financing), or (ii) take or bring any action or proceeding or take any other steps to remove any Title Defects or to expend any moneys therefor (and BKP shall have no right of action against Contributor therefor, at law or in equity), except that Contributor shall, on or prior to the Closing, pay, discharge or remove of record or cause to be paid, discharged or removed of record at Contributor’s sole cost and expense all of the following items (and the failure of Contributor to do so constitutes a default under this Agreement by Contributor): (a) Voluntary Liens, regardless of the amount secured or claimed due; and (b) Other Liens.  At Contributor’s cost and expense, Contributor may bond any such matters to the Title Company’s reasonable satisfaction provided that such bond is in an amount sufficient to satisfy the charge against the Property under the related obligation in full, and such objection shall be deemed cured provided such matter shall not be reflected as an exception in the Title Policy.  Contributor shall have the right to apply the proceeds of this transaction to the satisfaction of any lien or encumbrance, but unless expressly required to do so in this Agreement, Contributor shall not be under any obligation so to do.  In the event that (i) Contributor elects not to attempt to cure one or more of the Title Defects it is not obligated to cure to which BKP is entitled to object pursuant to Section 6.2 and does so object, or (ii) Contributor is unable to cure one or more of the Title Defects to which BKP is entitled to object pursuant to Section 6.2 and does so object for any period elected by Contributor, or (iii) the aggregate amount of Other Liens exceeds Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) and Contributor elects not to remove the Other Liens it is not obligated to remove hereunder, then Contributor shall so advise BKP and BKP shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and receive a refund of the Earnest Money Deposit or to waive the Title Defects and proceed to the Closing with an adjustment in the Consideration equal to the amount required to cure the Other Liens, up to $5,000,000.  If Contributor is obligated, or elects, to cure such matters, the Closing shall be extended for such reasonable period of time as Contributor may elect, not to exceed sixty (60) days, to allow Contributor to effectuate such cure, with the Closing to occur on a Business Day specified by Contributor and not later than five (5) Business Days from the date of Contributor’s delivery to BKP of evidence reasonably acceptable to BKP that such matters have been cured.

 

ARTICLE VII
INTERIM OPERATING COVENANTS

 

Section 7.1            Operations.  Until Closing, Contributor shall cause the Property to be operated and maintained in a businesslike manner and substantially in accordance with Contributor’s past practices with respect to the Property, provided that any casualty loss or taking by eminent domain shall be governed by Section 11 hereof.  Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing provision of this Section to the contrary, Contributor shall not be required to make or complete any structural or extraordinary repairs, replacements or capital improvements with respect to the Property (“Capital Improvement”) other than those described on Exhibit 7.1, which Contributor shall complete at its cost.  Contributor shall not make any other Capital Improvements to the Property unless either (i) such Capital Improvement is necessary to maintain and protect the Property, to comply with the obligations of Contributor as lessor under the Leases, or to comply with applicable law, or (ii) BKP has given its prior approval thereto, and in all such cases described in clauses (i) or (ii), BKP shall reimburse Contributor for the expenditures for such Capital Improvement at the Closing, upon reasonable evidence by Contributor that Contributor has completed and paid for such Capital Improvement, in a good and workmanlike manner free and clear of liens.

 

Section 7.2            New Contracts; Modification of Contracts.  Contributor will not enter into any new Contracts with respect to the Property without BKP’s prior consent in any such instance, unless (i) such new Contract is terminable at the option of Contributor or BKP without penalty upon not more than thirty (30) days written notice, or (ii) any such new Contract will be terminated before the Closing Date. Contributor will not amend any Assumed Contract without BKP’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Section 7.3            New Leases.

 

(a)           Commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing to and including the Closing Date, as long as this Agreement has not been terminated, Contributor will not execute new leases, or amend, modify or accept the surrender of any existing tenancies which are not in material default beyond applicable notice and cure periods or approve any subleases without the prior consent of BKP, which consent may be withheld or conditioned in BKP’s sole discretion; provided, that BKP’s prior consent shall not be required with respect to the execution, amendment, modification or surrender of leases with a term of one (1) month or less or that are terminable or non-renewable at either party’s option on one (1) month’s notice.

 

(b)           With respect to any new leases or extensions or amendments to any existing Leases or any Lease which is extended pursuant to any exercise by the Tenant of an option in such Lease, where such lease, extension or amendment is executed or, with respect to an extension option, such option is exercised after the Effective Date and before the Closing Date in compliance with the Section 7.3(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, leases with a term of one (1) month or less or that are terminable or non-renewable at either party’s option on one (1) month’s notice) (each of the foregoing being referred to as a “New Lease”), and, in each case, provided that BKP has given its prior approval of such New Lease (except for exercises of extension options by Tenants, which shall not require BKP’s prior approval), then at Closing BKP shall reimburse Contributor, in cash, against delivery of appropriate and customary lien waivers, invoices and other proofs of payment, for:

 

(i)            all out-of-pocket, verifiable tenant improvement costs and expenses incurred by Contributor for repairs, improvements, equipment, painting, decorating, partitioning, carpeting, and other work performed in the Tenant’s space, to the extent required under such New Lease including,

 

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without limitation, any reimbursements paid to the Tenant in connection with any such work performed by the Tenant (but excluding costs incurred to satisfy any existing obligation owed to any Tenant under its prior leasing agreements) (collectively, the “TI Expenditures”), to the extent that such TI Expenditures have been paid by Contributor as of the date of Closing, and

 

(ii)           all leasing or brokerage commissions payable to any third party not affiliated with Contributor in connection with a New Lease, or if payable to any Affiliate of Contributor, only to the extent the same are on market terms (collectively, the “Leasing Expenditures”), to the extent such Leasing Expenditures have been paid by Contributor as of the date of Closing.

 

BKP shall assume liability for unpaid Leasing Expenditures and TI Expenditures with respect to New Leases which BKP has approved (to the extent BKP’s approval is required by this Section 7.3), and shall indemnify the Contributor Parties from and against any claims made in connection such Leasing Expenditures and TI Expenditures with respect to such New Leases.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contributor agrees that BKP will be entitled to (i) a credit against the Purchase Price in the amount of unpaid tenant allowance/improvements for the Pandora lease; and (ii) a credit at Closing against the Leasing Expenditures and TI Expenditures due from BKP to Contributor in an amount equal to the applicable Leasing Expenditure or TI Expenditure, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months (which number may be a fraction, in the event of any partial months) under the applicable lease for the period from the date of the rent commencement of such lease (if a new lease) or the date of the rent commencement under the extension or amendment of such lease (if an existing Lease) until the date of Closing, and the denominator of which is the total number of months (which number may be a fraction, in the event of any partial months) in the term of such new lease or extension or amendment after the commencement of rent thereunder.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Contributor reserves the right, but is not obligated, to (i) institute summary proceedings against Tenants after giving BKP prior written notice of same but without the need to obtain BKP’s consent thereto (provided that BKP’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, shall be required with respect to the settlement or other disposition of any such proceedings), or (ii) terminate the Leases as a result of a default by Tenants therein after the expiration of applicable notice and grace periods prior to the date of Closing after giving BKP prior written notice of same, provided that Contributor shall have obtained BKP’s consent thereto, which consent may be withheld, conditioned or delayed in BKP’s sole discretion. Contributor makes no representations and assumes no responsibility with respect to the continued occupancy of the Property or any part thereof by any Tenants.  The removal of the defaulting Tenants whether by summary proceedings or otherwise prior to the date of Closing shall not give rise to any claim on the part of BKP (provided Contributor shall have obtained BKP’s consent as provided above).  BKP agrees that it shall not be grounds for BKP’s refusal to close this transaction that a Tenant (including an Anchor Tenant) may be a holdover Tenant or in default under its Lease on the date of Closing and BKP shall accept title subject to such holding over or default without credit against, or reduction of, the Consideration, except as provided in Section 10.4 and Section 10.5.

 

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(d)           With respect to any consent requested of BKP under this Section, if BKP fails to consent or expressly withhold its consent (stating with specificity the basis of its objection) within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of written request for such consent, Contributor shall send a second notice to BKP requesting BKP’s consent, which second notice shall contain the following legend in capitalized bold letters on the top thereof:  “THIS IS A SECOND REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO [                              ].  YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUESTED WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS.  YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN SUCH TIME PERIOD SHALL RESULT IN YOUR CONSENT BEING DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GRANTED.”  In the event that BKP fails to respond to such second notice within five (5) Business Days after delivery to BKP of such second request by either consenting or expressly withholding its consent (stating with specificity the basis of its objection), then BKP’s consent shall be deemed to have been granted.

 

(e)           The provisions of this Section shall survive Closing.

 

Section 7.4            Delivery of Tenant Estoppel Certificates.  Within two (2) days after the Effective Date, Contributor shall commence its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Tenant Estoppel Certificates as provided in Section 9.1(d) hereof, a Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate as provided in Section 9.1(e), and an Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate as provided in Section 9.1(f), and shall deliver to BKP after receipt, and subject to the timing requirements contained in such Sections, each Tenant Estoppel Certificate, Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate or Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate Contributor receives that is in final form (or, if the applicable party does not deliver an executed Tenant Estoppel Certificate, Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate or Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate but has submitted draft estoppels to Contributor, the last draft estoppel submitted by such party, along with any correspondence accompanying such draft estoppel).

 

Section 7.5            Environmental Insurance; Cleanup.

 

(a)           Prior to the Closing, Contributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause BKP to be added as a first named insured on the Environmental Policy, to (ii) cause all valid claims under the Former Environmental Policy to be assigned to BKP (it being understood that Contributor shall remain covered by such policies as an insured), and (iii) cause the Former Environmental Policy to be assigned to BKP; provided, that in each case, BKP shall reasonably cooperate with such efforts by Contributor.

 

(b)           Solely if and to the extent that Contributor fails to cause all valid claims under the Former Environmental Policy to be assigned to BKP pursuant to Section 7.5(a)(ii) (but regardless of whether the Former Environmental Policy is assigned to BKP pursuant to Section 7.5(a)(iii)), then from and after the Effective Date, Contributor covenants to diligently prosecute the Cleanup (i) in a commercially reasonable manner that is acceptable to the insurer of the Former Environmental Policy and applicable Authorities, (ii) at its insurers’ sole cost and expense, and (iii) in a manner calculated to minimize any unreasonable interference with BKP’s use and operation of the Property.  Contributor shall maintain, or shall require that its contractors maintain, commercial general liability insurance in amounts customary with respect to its activities on the Property.  For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Contributor have any liability to BKP or its Affiliates under this Section 7.5(b) to

 

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prosecute the Cleanup or pay any costs related to the Cleanup to the extent that the costs of the Cleanup are not paid by the insurer pursuant to the Former Environmental Policy, and any costs of the Cleanup which are not paid by the insurer pursuant to the Former Environmental Policy, or any costs of any other Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances or other environmental condition at the Property, shall be the responsibility of BKP.

 

(c)           For so long as Contributor has any obligations pursuant to Section 7.5(b), from and after the Closing, BKP and its Affiliates shall provide reasonable access to Contributor and its Affiliates and, in each case, their environmental and other consultants and contractors and applicable Authorities, to the Property upon reasonable prior notice and at reasonable times, for the purpose of conducting the Cleanup (including, without limitation, environmental investigation, remediation, monitoring and related environmental activities), and shall reasonably cooperate with the conduct of such Cleanup, provided BKP shall not be required to incur any material expense or devotion of staff time.  Contributor shall repair all damage to the Property resulting from its activities related to the Cleanup on and about the Property, and shall indemnify BKP against all losses, costs, claims, damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses) for injury to third parties arising from such activities.  BKP shall be given reasonable advance notice of, and it or its representative may be present to observe, any testing or other environmental activities performed at the Property.  Provided that Contributor is not in default of its obligations under Section 7.5(b), BKP shall not contact any Authority regarding any environmental activities undertaken on the Property by Contributor pursuant to the Cleanup without Contributor’s prior written consent thereto, unless disclosure is required by law, in which case BKP shall notify Contributor of the obligation to contact the Authority and will refrain from doing so itself so long as Contributor promptly demonstrates to BKP’s satisfaction that it has itself made all such required communications.

 

(d)           Except as expressly provided in this Section 7.5, upon the Closing, Contributor and its Affiliates shall have no liability to BKP or its Affiliates for any liability, claims, actions, damages, judgments, penalties, costs, and expenses arising from or relating to any Environmental Law or any Hazardous Substances or other environmental condition at the Property, whether arising before or after the Closing.

 

(e)           In the event that, after the Closing, DEC notifies Contributor of a default by Contributor to comply with its obligations in respect of the “OU-1”, “OU-2” or “OU-3” operable units or the “MW-39” area of concern at the Property, Contributor shall promptly forward a copy of such notice to BKP.  BKP shall, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice from Contributor, notify Contributor in writing that BKP will undertake to cure such default and will promptly commence the cure of such default.  If BKP fails to timely notify Contributor of its undertaking to cure such default, or if BKP fails to promptly commence such cure or fails to diligently prosecute such cure to completion, Contributor may enter onto the Property at reasonable times and in a manner calculated to minimize any unreasonable interference with BKP’s (or its tenants’) use and operation of the Property, to undertake and complete such cure.  BKP shall reimburse Contributor on demand for Contributor’s reasonable costs in undertaking and completing such cure.

 

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Section 7.6            Light Fixtures.  Prior to the Closing, Contributor will purchase for delivery to the Property, for installation by BKP at BKP’s expense, Two Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Nine (2,129) induction light fixtures, model GL MX02 W80 41k-277, manufactured by Green Energy; provided, that delivery will occur on the manufacturer’s schedule and shall not be required to take place prior to the Closing.

 

Section 7.7            Temporary Certificates of Occupancy.  Prior to the Closing Date, Contributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Tenant that is in violation of its obligation to obtain or renew a temporary certificate of occupancy for any part of the Property to remedy the same.

 

ARTICLE VIII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 8.1            Contributor’s Representations and Warranties.  The following representations and warranties shall be true as of the Effective Date and, unless otherwise provided by the terms of such representation and warranty and subject to the terms of Section 8.3, as of the Closing Date.  Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8.4 of this Agreement, Contributor represents and warrants to BKP the following:

 

(a)           Status.  Each entity comprising Contributor is a Delaware limited liability company, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is authorized to transact business in the State of New York.

 

(b)           Authority.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of Contributor’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Contributor, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Contributor enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of laws pertaining to bankruptcy, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, creditors’ rights generally and equity principles and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.  No consents or approvals for the transactions herein contemplated are required to be obtained by Contributor from any third parties or any Authority (except that the consent of the ground lessor under the Ground Lease is required unless the transfer is effected by means of a transfer of ownership interests in the ground lessee as provided in Section 10.10).

 

(c)           Non-Contravention.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Contributor do not, and the performance of Contributor’s obligations hereunder, including the consummation by Contributor of the transactions contemplated hereby at Closing, will not, (i) violate any judgment, order, injunction, decree, regulation or ruling of any court or Authority binding upon Contributor or the Property, or (ii) result in a breach of, or constitute a default under the organizational documents of Contributor, any note or other evidence of indebtedness, any mortgage, deed of trust or indenture, or any lease or other agreement or instrument by which Contributor or the Property is bound, which default would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Property or its operations taken as a whole or the ability of Contributor to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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(d)           Non-Foreign Entity.  Contributor is not a “foreign person” or “foreign corporation” as those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(e)           Suits and Proceedings.  Except as previously disclosed to BKP by Contributor or as indicated on Exhibit 8.1(v), as of the Effective Date, there are no actions, suits, arbitrations, governmental investigations or other proceedings pending and served or, to Contributor’s knowledge, threatened or pending but not yet served against Contributor or the Property before any court or Authority, except for mechanic’s liens disclosed on Exhibit 1.1(B) or that are being contested by Contributor (provided, Contributor will be obligated to remove mechanic’s liens to the extent required in Article VI).

 

(f)            Condemnation.  As of the Effective Date, Contributor has not received any written condemnation notice from any Authority with respect to all or part of the Real Property and has no actual knowledge that any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding has commenced or is pending or threatened.

 

(g)           Employees.  Contributor does not have any employees or hired persons in connection with the management, operation or maintenance of the Property.  There are no pending or outstanding negotiations, grievances, claims, pending or threatened strikes or job actions under any of the Collective Bargaining Agreements.  To Contributor’s knowledge, Contributor’s Affiliates have made all contributions required to be made by them to any multiemployer pension plan in respect of the Specified Employees (provided, that no representation or warranty is made with respect to the funding status of any such pension plan as a whole).

 

(h)           Leases.  The only Tenants of the Real Property are set forth on the Rent Roll, subject to the right of Contributor to execute New Leases as provided in this Agreement. The copies of the Leases heretofore delivered by Contributor to BKP are true, correct and complete copies thereof in all material respects. To Contributor’s knowledge, as of the Effective Date, except as previously disclosed to BKP by Contributor, no tenant under any Lease has filed (or has had filed against it) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, and no Tenant is in monetary default under its Lease beyond any applicable notice and cure periods.  The schedule of the amount and form of all Security Deposits held by Contributor under the Leases previously delivered to BKP by Contributor (the “Security Deposit Schedule”) is true, accurate and complete. As of the Effective Date, the rent roll previously delivered to BKP by Contributor (the “Rent Roll”) is true, accurate and complete with respect to (i) the identity of the Tenants listed on such Rent Roll, and (ii) the amounts of the annual base rent referenced on such Rent Roll.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation in this Section 8.1(h) is made with respect to any possible assignments of any of the Leases not consented to by Contributor or any subleases, licenses or underlettings under any Lease (except that the Rent Roll contains information about subleases and assignments that were consented to by Contributor).

 

(i)            Ground Lease.  The Ground Lease is the only ground lease by which Contributor leases all or any portion of the Property. The copies of the Ground Lease heretofore delivered by Contributor to BKP are true, correct and complete copies thereof in all material respects, and the Ground Lease has not otherwise been terminated or modified or amended in

 

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any respect.  To Contributor’s knowledge, Contributor is not in default under the Ground Lease, and Contributor has not received any notice that it is in default under the Ground Lease.  To Contributor’s knowledge, as of the Effective Date, the landlord under the Ground Lease has not filed (and has not had filed against it) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, and the landlord is not in default under the Ground Lease.  Set forth on Exhibit 8.1(i) is a schedule of the amount and form of all Security Deposits held by the lessor under the Ground Lease.

 

(j)            Operating Agreement.  The Operating Agreement is the only reciprocal easement agreement relevant to the ownership or operation of the Property.  The copies of the Operating Agreement heretofore delivered by Contributor to BKP are true, correct and complete copies thereof in all material respects, and the Operating Agreement has not otherwise been terminated or modified or amended in any respect other than pursuant to amendments or modifications previously delivered by Contributor to BKP.  As of the Effective Date, Contributor has not received any written notice that it is in default under the Operating Agreement, and has no knowledge that it is in default under the Operating Agreement.  To Contributor’s knowledge, as of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(j), the counterparty to the Operating Agreement has not filed (or has had filed against it) any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, and such party is not in default under the Operating Agreement.

 

(k)           OFAC. To Contributor’s knowledge, Contributor is currently in compliance in all material respects with and shall at all times during the term of this Agreement (including any extension thereof) remain in compliance in all material respects with the regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) of the Department of the Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) and any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action relating thereto.

 

(l)            Contracts.  As of the Effective Date, there are no Contracts except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(l) attached hereto. With respect to each of the Assumed Contracts, to the knowledge of Contributor, as of the Effective Date, (i) each is in full force and effect, and (ii) each has not been amended or assigned, except as indicated on Exhibit 8.1(l). The copies of the Contracts that Contributor has previously delivered to BKP are true, complete and correct in all material respects. Contributor does not represent or warrant that any particular Contract will be in force or effect as of the Closing or that the parties to such Contracts will not be in default under their respective Contracts, and neither the existence of any default of any party under any such Contracts nor the fact that any Contract is not in effect as of Closing shall affect the obligations of BKP hereunder. In addition, in the event that any Contracts existing as of the Effective Date are not listed on Exhibit 8.1(l), and such Contracts can be terminated without any premium, penalty or other payment (unless an affiliate of Contributor reasonably acceptable to BKP agrees to pay the same) upon not more than thirty (30) days’ advance notice and such Contracts are either (x) actually terminated prior to the Closing (or terminated after the Closing and an affiliate of Contributor reasonably acceptable to BKP agrees to pay the costs under any such Contract which accrues after the Closing), or (y) approved in writing by BKP prior to the Closing, then the failure to include any such Contracts on Exhibit 8.1(l) shall not be considered a breach of this representation by Contributor.

 

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(m)          Brokerage Agreements.  Except as previously disclosed to BKP by Contributor, (i) there are no brokerage agreements with respect to the Property with any party that will be binding upon BKP following the Closing, and (ii) there is no remaining obligation, present or contingent, on the part of Contributor or any Affiliate of Contributor to pay to any broker or other party any commission, finder’s fee or similar compensation with respect to the current term or renewal of the term or expansion of the space covered by any Lease, and there is no such amount which may become payable in the future (excluding, however, in respect of any future lease renewals or the future leasing of additional space to any Tenant) with respect to any Lease.

 

(n)           Tenant Improvements.  Except as previously disclosed to BKP by Contributor, there is no tenant improvement work required to be performed or tenant improvement allowances payable by the landlord under the Leases which work has not been completed and fully paid for, or allowance fully paid to the applicable Tenant, and there is no tenant improvement work which is required to be completed after the date hereof by the landlord under the Leases, and there is no other amount owed to any Tenant in respect of reimbursements of all or any portion of Rents previously paid.

 

(o)           Rezoning.   Except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(o), as of the Effective Date, Contributor has not received written notice of, and does not otherwise have knowledge of, any pending or proposed change in the zoning or any special use permit of the Property.

 

(p)           Rights of First Refusal.  No party has any options, rights of first offer, or rights of first refusal to purchase all nor any portion of the Property.  No party has any options, rights of first offer, or rights of first refusal to lease or otherwise occupy all nor any portion of the Property, except as set forth in the Leases delivered to BKP pursuant to Section 5.2 above.

 

(q)           Bankruptcy.  Contributor is not a party as a debtor to and does not contemplate being the subject of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding as a debtor under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code or under any state laws relating to debtors, or subject to any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, and Contributor is solvent and able to pay its debts as they become due.  Neither Contributor nor the Property is in the hands of a receiver nor is an application pending for a receiver for Contributor or the Property.

 

(r)            Violations.  Except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(r) or Exhibit 8.1(v) hereto, as of the Effective Date, in the twelve (12) months prior to the Effective Date, Contributor has received no written notice from any Authority alleging that the Property or any portion thereof is in violation of or in default with respect to any law, administrative rule, regulation, judgment, decision, order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any court or any Authority, except for such notices that have been withdrawn or cured.  All fines and penalties that are liquidated in amount and that are associated with such violations and defaults, together with any interest thereon, shall be paid in full and discharged by Contributor prior to Closing.

 

(s)            Assessments.  Except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(s) hereto or in the Due Diligence Materials, within the one year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement Contributor has received no written notice from any governmental authority of any special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise now affecting the Property

 

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nor does Contributor have knowledge of any pending special or other assessments affecting the Property or any tax abatements or exemptions affecting the Property.

 

(t)            Tax Proceedings.  Except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(t) hereto, as of the Effective Date, Contributor is not prosecuting any real estate tax protests or proceedings affecting the Property.

 

(u)           Management and Brokerage Agreements. As of the Closing, except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(u) hereto, there will be no management, leasing or brokerage agreements affecting Contributor’s interest in the Property.

 

(v)           Environmental Conditions.  Except as disclosed on Exhibit 8.1(v), (a) to Contributor’s knowledge, the Property is free from Hazardous Substances, except for Hazardous Substances that may be present in the ordinary course of the shopping center business conducted by Contributor or Tenants or used in the ordinary course of the maintenance of the Property in accordance with Environmental Laws, (b) to Contributor’s knowledge, no underground storage tanks are located on or under the Property, and (c) as of the Effective Date, Contributor has received no uncured written notice from any Authority of and has no knowledge of any violation of Environmental Laws with respect to the Property.

 

(w)          Documents.   The Documents provided or made available to BKP are true, correct and complete originals or copies thereof as contained in Contributor’s files.

 

(x)           Investment Representations.  Contributor recognizes that the purchase of the Shares involves a high degree of risk.  Contributor is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  Contributor is acquiring the Shares for investment and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or with any present intention of distributing or selling the Shares.  BKP has disclosed to Contributor that (i) the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act; (ii) this sale has not been registered with, or reviewed by, the Securities and Exchange Commission because it is intended to be exempted from such registration, which exemption depends, in part, upon Contributor’s investment intentions; and (iii) the Shares may not be sold or transferred by Contributor unless such sale or transfer is registered under applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations or is exempt from such registration. Contributor acknowledges and agrees that (i) BKP and the Corporation possess and may hereafter come into possession of certain non-public information concerning the Shares which is not known to Contributor and which may be material to a decision to acquire the Shares (the “Excluded Information”), (ii) Contributor has requested not to receive the Excluded Information and has determined to acquire the Shares notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (iii) BKP and the Corporation shall have no liability to Contributor (and Contributor hereby waives and releases any claims which it may have against BKP, the Corporation or any other Person, whether pursuant to applicable securities laws or otherwise) with respect to the non-disclosure of the Excluded Information.

 

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(y)           Power Plant.

 

(i)            To Contributor’s knowledge, except as previously disclosed to BKP by Contributor, as of the Effective Date, there are no actions, suits, arbitrations, governmental investigations or other proceedings pending and served or, to Contributor’s knowledge, threatened or pending but not yet served against the Power Plant before any court or Authority, except for (i) matters fully covered by insurance or (ii) mechanic’s liens being contested by Contributor.

 

(ii)           As of the Effective Date, Contributor has not received any written condemnation notice from any Authority with respect to all or part of the Power Plant.

 

(iii)          To Contributor’s knowledge, as of the Effective Date, there are no contracts relevant to the ownership and operation of the Power Plant except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(y) attached hereto.  To Contributor’s knowledge, each of the contracts set forth on Exhibit 8.1(y) attached hereto is in full force and effect and has not been amended or assigned, except as set forth on Exhibit 8.1(y) attached hereto.  Contributor does not represent or warrant that any particular contract set forth on Exhibit 8.1(y) attached hereto will be in force or effect as of the Closing or that the parties to such contracts will not be in default under their respective contracts, and neither the existence of any default of any party under any such contracts nor the fact that any contract is not in effect as of Closing shall affect the obligations of BKP hereunder.

 

(iv)          No party other than Power Plant Purchaser has any options, rights of first offer, or rights of first refusal to purchase all nor any portion of the Power Plant.

 

(v)           None of Kings Plaza Lender, AOB or AOB II is a party as a debtor to or contemplates being the subject of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding as a debtor under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code or under any state laws relating to debtors, or subject to any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, and each of Kings Plaza Lender, AOB and AOB II is solvent and able to pay its debts as they become due.  None of Kings Plaza Lender, AOB, AOB II or the Power Plant is in the hands of a receiver nor is an application pending for a receiver for Kings Plaza Lender, AOB, AOB II or the Power Plant.

 

(vi)          Each of Kings Plaza Lender and AOB II is a Delaware limited liability company, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is authorized to transact business in the State of New York. AOB is a Delaware corporation, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is authorized to transact business in the State of New York.

 

(vii)         Contributor has delivered to BKP true, correct and complete copies of the limited liability company operating agreements of Power Plant

 

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JV, AOB II and Power Plant Lender, and the articles of incorporation, bylaws and minutes of all board meetings since 2009 of AOB.  AOB II, AOB and Power Plant Lender are Contributor’s Affiliates.

 

(viii)        The execution and delivery of the addendum to this Agreement and the performance of their respective obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Kings Plaza Lender, AOB and AOB II, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such entities enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of laws pertaining to bankruptcy, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, creditors’ rights generally and equity principles and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(ix)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Kings Plaza Lender, AOB or AOB II do not, and the performance of their obligations hereunder, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby at Closing, will not, (i) violate any judgment, order, injunction, decree, regulation or ruling of any court or Authority binding upon them or the Power Plant, or (ii) result in a breach of, or constitute a default under their organizational documents, any note or other evidence of indebtedness, any mortgage, deed of trust or indenture, or any lease or other agreement or instrument by which they or the Power Plant is bound, which default would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Power Plant or its operations taken as a whole or the ability of such entities to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

(x)           To the knowledge of Kings Plaza Lender, AOB or AOB II, each such entity is currently in compliance in all material respects with and shall at all times during the term of this Agreement (including any extension thereof) remain in compliance in all material respects with the regulations of OFAC (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) and any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action relating thereto.

 

(z)           Ground Lessee.

 

(i)            Alexander’s, Inc. owns (both legally and beneficially) one hundred percent (100%) of, and has good and valid title to, the issued and outstanding membership interests of Alexander’s of Kings, LLC (the “Ground Lessee Membership Interests”). Subject only to the repayment of the Existing Financing, Alexander’s, Inc. has full power and authority to transfer and otherwise dispose of the Ground Lessee Membership Interests free and clear of all liens, security interests, escrows, claims, encumbrances, pledges, options, warrants, rights of first refusal, calls, commitments, charges and judgments whatsoever.  Alexander’s, Inc. has not pledged, hypothecated or

 

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otherwise encumbered the Ground Lessee Membership Interests.  There are no outstanding agreements or commitments, oral or written, options, warrants, calls or other rights of any kind to purchase or acquire the Ground Lessee Membership Interests.  Alexander’s, Inc. and the Ground Lessee Membership Interests are not subject to any agreements, option rights, right of first refusals, right of first offers, or any other similar right or agreement with respect to the Ground Lessee Membership Interests.

 

(ii)           There are no actions, proceedings, litigation, suits, investigations or condemnation actions either pending or threatened against Alexander’s, Inc., affecting title to the Ground Lessee Membership Interests.  There are no actions, proceedings, litigation, suits, investigations or actions either pending or threatened against Alexander’s, Inc. which would restrict Alexander’s, Inc. from performing its obligations under Section 10.10.

 

(iii)          Other than its interest in the Ground Lease, the improvements constructed thereon and any property incidental thereto, Alexander’s of Kings, LLC does not own (and has not owned) any equity interest in any entity or property (real or otherwise).

 

(iv)          Alexander’s of Kings, LLC does not (i) conduct any business, (ii) have any liabilities and is not a party to any contract or (iii) own any assets other than its interests in the Ground Lease, the improvements constructed thereon and property incidental thereto.

 

(v)           Alexander’s of Kings, LLC has not made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or suffered the filing of an involuntary petition by any of its creditors, suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of any of its assets, suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of any of its assets, admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due or made an offer of settlement, extension or composition to its creditors generally.

 

(vi)          The foregoing representations in this Section 8.1(z) shall be deemed deleted if the membership interests in Alexander’s of Kings, LLC are not assigned pursuant to Section 10.10.

 

References in this Agreement to the “knowledge” of Contributor shall refer only to the actual knowledge of Michael J. DeMarco, Robert Minutoli and Stanley L. Morrow, without any duty of inquiry or to make any investigation or any obligation to undertake any review or investigate any documents, and all references in this Section 8.1 regarding notices or other information “received by Contributor” means written notices in the actual possession of the named individuals or of which such individuals have actual knowledge.

 

Section 8.2            BKP’s Representations and Warranties.  BKP represents and warrants to Contributor the following which representations and warranties shall be true as of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Date:

 

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(a)                                 Status.  BKP is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and as of the Closing will be authorized to transact business in the State of New York.  One hundred percent (100%) of the membership interests in BKP are owned by the Partnership.

 

(b)                                 Status of the Partnership.  The Partnership is a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the partnership power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted and is duly qualified as a foreign organization to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business.  The Corporation is the sole general partner of, and owned as of October 1, 2012, a substantial majority common limited partner interest in, the Partnership.  Contributor has delivered to BKP true, correct and complete copies of the Partnership’s certificate of limited partnership and agreement of limited partnership, each as amended and supplemented through the date hereof.

 

(c)                                  Status of the Corporation.  The Corporation is a corporation duly formed and existing under the laws of Maryland in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, with the power to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted. The Corporation is duly qualified as a foreign organization to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business.  The Corporation is organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Code and currently intends to operate in a manner which allows the Corporation to continue to meet the requirements for taxation as a real estate investment trust under the Code.

 

(d)                                 Shares. The Shares to be issued to Contributor hereunder will be duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the terms of the Corporation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws as the same are in effect as of the Closing.

 

(e)                                  Authority.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of BKP’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of BKP and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of BKP, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to creditors’ rights generally and equity principles.

 

(f)                                   Non-Contravention.  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by BKP and the consummation by BKP of the transactions contemplated hereby will not violate any judgment, order, injunction, decree, regulation or ruling of any court or Authority or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the organizational documents of BKP, any note or other evidence of indebtedness, any mortgage, deed of trust or indenture, or any lease or other material agreement or instrument to which BKP is a party or by which it is bound.

 

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delivery of this Agreement by BKP or the performance by BKP of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(h)                                 OFAC.  To BKP’s knowledge, BKP is currently in compliance in all material respects with and shall at all times during the term of this Agreement (including any extension thereof) remain in compliance in all material respects with the regulations of OFAC (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) and any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action relating thereto.

 

Section 8.3                                    Modifications of Representations and Warranties.  As and to the extent that, as of the Effective Date, (i) BKP has actual knowledge of any breach of a representation, warranty or certification of Contributor, or (ii) any Document made available for BKP’s review, due diligence test, any investigation or inspection of the Property or its operation by BKP or any Licensee Party, or any written disclosure by Contributor or Contributor’s agents or employees, discloses one or more facts that conflict or are inconsistent with any such representation, warranty or certification, then such representation, warranty or certification shall be deemed to be modified by such knowledge, Document, investigation or inspection, or disclosure provided that any such conflict or inconsistency is not a result of a breach of any covenant of Contributor under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.4                                    Survival of Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties of Contributor set forth in this Agreement (as modified or deemed modified by Section 8.3) will survive the Closing for a period of nine (9) months (the “Survival Period”), after which time they will merge into the Deed (except that the survival of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8.1(a) through (d) and Section 8.1(k) shall not be so limited), provided, however, that if BKP delivers notice of a breach of the representations and warranties of Contributor, setting forth in reasonable detail the claim, prior to the expiration of the survival period, then BKP shall have an additional two (2) months to commence a legal action with respect thereto, and the Survival Period shall be extended until final resolution of such claim and payment of any judgment or settlement with respect thereto.  BKP will not have any right to bring any action against Contributor as a result of any untruth or inaccuracy of such representations or warranties, or any breach of such representations or warranties, unless and until the aggregate amount of all liability and losses arising out of any such untruth or inaccuracy, or any such breach, exceeds $1,000,000, at which point Contributor shall be liable for all liability and losses in excess of $1,000,000.  In addition, in no event will Contributor’s liability for all such breaches exceed, in the aggregate, the sum of $20,000,000.

 

Section 8.5                                    Post-Closing Liability for Representations and Warranties.  After the Closing occurs, Contributor shall have no liability with respect to any representation, warranty or certification of Contributor to the extent that, prior to the Closing, (i) BKP has actual knowledge of the breach of such representation, warranty or certification, or (ii) any Document made available for BKP’s review, any due diligence test, investigation or inspection of the Property or its operation by BKP or any Licensee Party, or any written disclosure by Contributor or Contributor’s agents or employees made to BKP at least two (2) days before the Closing, discloses one or more facts that conflict or are inconsistent with any such representation,

 

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warranty or certification, and in any such case BKP nevertheless consummates the Closing hereunder; provided, however, that if any representation, warranty or certification of Contributor contained in Section 8.1 becomes untrue after the Effective Date as a result of a breach by Contributor after the Effective Date of the terms of this Agreement, then, if BKP accepts the contribution of the Property notwithstanding such untrue representation, warranty or certification, BKP shall be entitled to its remedies after the Closing as provided in this ARTICLE VIII with respect to any such untrue representation, warranty or certification. The Closing Surviving Obligations and the Termination Surviving Obligations will survive the Closing or termination of this Agreement, as applicable, without limitation unless another period is otherwise specified in this Agreement.   It is hereby acknowledged and agreed by BKP that the remedies set forth in this ARTICLE VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedies (and BKP hereby waives all other remedies available to BKP at law or in equity) with respect to a breach by Contributor of its representations, warranties and certifications made or undertaken by Contributor under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING

 

Section 9.1                                    Conditions Precedent to Obligation of BKP.  The obligation of BKP to consummate the transaction hereunder shall be subject to the fulfillment on or before the Scheduled Closing Date (or as otherwise provided) of all of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived by BKP in its sole discretion (and shall be deemed satisfied or waived upon Closing):

 

(a)                                 Contributor shall have delivered to the Title Agent all of the items required to be delivered to BKP pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to, those provided for in Section 10.3 and Contributor shall have provided written authority to the Title Agent to release such documentation to BKP, and the Title Company (or another nationally recognized title company) shall be prepared to issue an owner’s title policy to the Property as provided in the Title Commitment, subject only to Permitted Exceptions.

 

(b)                                 All of the representations and warranties of Contributor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.3.  If Contributor breaches any representation or warranty of Contributor contained in this Agreement, and if BKP has knowledge of such breach, BKP shall give prompt notice and evidence of such breach to Contributor.  At its option, Contributor shall then have a maximum of ten (10) Business Days to cure the condition causing the underlying representation or warranty to be untrue or incorrect, and if Contributor elects to cure the same, the Scheduled Closing Date shall be extended by a maximum of ten (10) Business Days to permit Contributor to cure the breach within such period.  Upon Contributor’s timely cure of any such breach, this condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied and closing shall occur on a Business Day specified by Contributor and not later than five (5) Business Days following delivery by Contributor to BKP of evidence reasonably satisfactory to BKP that such breach has been cured, but not sooner than the Scheduled Closing Date.

 

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(c)                                  Contributor shall have performed and observed, in all material respects, all covenants and agreements of this Agreement to be performed and observed by Contributor prior to or as of the Closing Date.

 

(d)                                 Further to Contributor’s obligations under Section 7.4, Contributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to BKP no less than five (5) Business Days before the Scheduled Closing Date a completed and executed tenant estoppel certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(d) (or in such other form as may otherwise be set forth or prescribed in the applicable Lease or, if the Tenant in question is a national tenant that utilizes a standard form, then on such form) from each of the Tenants under the Leases (collectively, the “Tenant Estoppel Certificates”), but a failure of Contributor to obtain from any one or more Tenants any of such Tenant Estoppel Certificates shall not be grounds for any delay or cancellation of the Closing hereunder, except that BKP’s obligation to close the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is conditioned upon the delivery to BKP on or before the Scheduled Closing Date of Tenant Estoppel Certificates (subject to Contributor’s right to deliver a Contributor’s Affidavit with respect thereto) from Required Tenants (1) containing no information that differs in any material respect from the copies of such Lease provided to BKP by Contributor prior to the Effective Date or from the information in respect of such Lease contained in the Rent Roll and the security deposit amount contained on the Security Deposit Schedule, and, for clarity, no assertion of any options or rights in favor of the relevant Tenant (such as renewal or expansion rights) not otherwise contained in the Lease provided to BKP by Contributor prior to the Effective Date, (2) not alleging a material default or unpaid or unperformed material obligation on the part of Contributor, or a material dispute with Contributor (provided, that if a Tenant Estoppel Certificate discloses an immaterial default or unperformed immaterial obligation by Contributor, Contributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cure the same but the failure of such cure shall not affect the validity of the Tenant Estoppel Certificate), and (3) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(d) (or in such other form as may otherwise be set forth or prescribed in the applicable Lease or, if the Tenant in question is a national tenant that utilizes a standard form, then on such form).  In determining whether the foregoing requirement has been satisfied, BKP agrees not to object to any non-material qualifications or modifications which a Tenant may make to the form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate. Contributor shall forward to BKP all executed Tenant Estoppel Certificates promptly upon receipt by Contributor.  If BKP does not expressly object in writing to any matter contained within any delivered Tenant Estoppel Certificate or any proposed draft thereof before the date five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof, Contributor shall send a second copy of such Tenant Estoppel Certificate or draft to BKP, along with a notice which shall contain the following legend in capitalized bold letters on the top thereof: “THIS IS A SECOND REQUEST FOR COMMENT TO [                              ]. YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUESTED WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS. YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN SUCH TIME PERIOD SHALL RESULT IN YOUR RIGHT TO OBJECT TO ANY MATTER SET FORTH IN [                              ] BEING WAIVED.” In the event that BKP fails to respond to such second notice within five (5) Business Days after delivery to BKP of such second notice with any express objections in writing to any matter contained within such delivered Tenant Estoppel Certificate or such proposed draft thereof, then BKP shall be deemed to have approved such Tenant Estoppel Certificate or the matters set forth in such proposed draft. Unless Contributor shall have elected to provide BKP with a Contributor’s Affidavit, the Scheduled Closing Date shall be postponed by a period not to exceed two (2) Business Days to

 

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allow BKP to review the Tenant Estoppel Certificates unless such period is waived by BKP (except that if Tenant Estoppel Certificates have been received from all tenants in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of Required Tenants and from remaining Tenants of the Improvements under existing Leases as of the Effective Date whose aggregate leased square footage equals or exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of the aggregate occupied square footage of the Property under such Leases (exclusive of the square footage occupied by Anchor Tenants and Tenants under existing Leases demising 20,000 square feet or more), then the Closing Date may not be so postponed). Contributor agrees to request that any guarantor(s) of the Leases execute a joinder or consent with respect to the applicable Tenant’s Tenant Estoppel Certificate confirming the guarantor’s agreement with such Tenant Estoppel Certificate (a “Guarantor Consent”), but if the applicable lease does not require the guarantor thereunder to provide a Guarantor Consent then Contributor shall not be required to obtain a Guarantor Consent with respect to such Lease and the delivery of a Guarantor Consent with respect to such Lease shall not be a condition precedent to BKP’s obligation to close this transaction in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

If Contributor does not timely deliver Tenant Estoppel Certificates from the Required Tenants, the Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate from the lessor under the Ground Lease, or the Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate from the other party to the Operating Agreement, Contributor may, at Contributor’s option, but shall not be required to postpone the Closing for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days to obtain the same.  In the event Contributor does not so elect to postpone the Closing, solely with respect to the Tenant Estoppel Certificates, Contributor shall deliver at Closing in lieu thereof, which BKP shall accept, a representation and warranty from Contributor (the “Contributor’s Affidavit”) containing the same information required to be contained in the Tenant Estoppel Certificates with respect to those Required Tenants for which Tenant Estoppel Certificates are not delivered by Contributor.  If Contributor has postponed the Closing pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence and, at the end of forty-five (45) days, has not received executed Tenant Estoppel Certificates from the Required Tenants, then Contributor shall be required to deliver at Closing, and BKP shall be required to accept, the Contributor’s Affidavit in lieu of any such missing estoppel certificates.  For the avoidance of doubt, Contributor’s Affidavits, if any, (i) shall be subject to the first sentence of Section 8.4, except that the Survival Period applicable to such Contributor’s Affidavits shall be twelve (12) months instead of nine (9) months, and (ii) shall not be limited by the last two sentences of Section 8.4 hereof. If Contributor subsequently delivers a Tenant Estoppel Certificate complying with the requirements of this Section 9.1(d) signed by the Tenant leasing the portion of the Improvements covered by any Contributor’s Affidavit signed by Contributor, Contributor’s liability under the corresponding provisions of such Contributor’s Affidavit shall thereupon terminate. To the extent Contributor delivers to BKP Tenant Estoppel Certificates or the Contributor’s Affidavit(s), if applicable, for the Required Tenants, the failure of Contributor to deliver the applicable Tenant Estoppel Certificate from any other tenant shall not be grounds for any delay or cancellation of the Closing hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, BKP shall be required to accept the Tenant Estoppel Certificates in the form submitted by any of the Tenants, provided such Tenant Estoppel Certificate is in accordance with the specific Lease provisions of such Tenant’s Lease, or the form of estoppel certificate attached to such Tenant’s Lease.  Guarantor agrees that it shall, jointly and severally, guarantee and be personally liable and responsible for the obligations and liabilities of Contributor with respect to any misrepresentation made in a Contributor’s Affidavit.

 

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BKP agrees that if, after the Closing, any Tenant claims that the amount of the rent or the amount of the applicable security deposit listed in the Tenant Estoppel Certificate delivered by the Tenant was incorrect, BKP shall only have recourse against the Tenant (and not Contributor) if the applicable Tenant Estoppel Certificate confirmed the amount of the rent set forth in the Rent Roll and/or the amount of the applicable security deposit listed on the Security Deposit Schedule, as the case may be.

 

The provisions of this Section shall survive Closing.

 

(e)                                  Further to Contributor’s obligations under Section 7.4, Contributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to BKP (and BKP will promptly furnish any information in BKP’s possession regarding the proposed assignee of the Ground Lease and any proposed leasehold mortgagee that is reasonably requested by the ground lessor and will make reasonable requests of third parties for such information) not less than five (5) Business Days before the Scheduled Closing Date a completed and executed Ground Lease consent and estoppel certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(e) (or in such other form as may otherwise be set forth or prescribed in the Ground Lease or such other form as is currently in use by the New York City Law Department) from the lessor under the Ground Lease (the “Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate”).  BKP’s obligation to close the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is conditioned on fulfillment of either of the two following conditions:

 

(i)                                     The delivery to BKP on or before the Scheduled Closing Date of a Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate from the lessor under the Ground Lease (which may be included in the same document by which the lessor consents to the assignment of the Ground Lease), addressed to the ground lessee, (1) containing no information that differs in any material respect from the Ground Lease, (2) not alleging a material default or unpaid or unperformed material obligation on the part of Contributor, or a material dispute with Contributor (provided, that if the Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate discloses an immaterial default or unperformed immaterial obligation by Contributor, Contributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cure the same but the failure of such cure shall not affect the validity of the Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate), and (3) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(e) (or in such other form as may otherwise be set forth or prescribed in the Ground Lease or such other form as is currently in use by the New York City Law Department); provided, that BKP’s obligation to close the transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall not be affected by the failure of the Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate to include the matters described in items 4 and 5 of Exhibit 9.1(e); or

 

(ii)                                  (A) The delivery to BKP on or before the Scheduled Closing Date of a Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate from the lessor under the Ground Lease, addressed to BKP’s proposed leasehold mortgagee(s) and satisfying the requirements set forth in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph (i); plus (B) the delivery to BKP on the Closing Date of an indemnity from Guarantor and Contributor to BKP in the form attached hereto as Exhibit

 

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9.1(e)(ii); provided, that BKP shall provide Contributor with the name of its proposed leasehold mortgagee(s) no later than November 1, 2012 (it being understood that BKP shall only be obligated to provide the names of proposed leasehold mortgagee(s) and the failure of one of such proposed leasehold mortgagees to be the actual leasehold mortgagee at the closing of the transaction herein shall not, on behalf of BKP, be violative of its obligations hereunder and at any time after November 1, 2012 BKP may add or substitute any such proposed leasehold mortgages with the name(s) of other proposed leasehold mortgages, provided that Contributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to, but will not be required to, procure a Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate addressed to any such added or substituted mortgagees); provided, further, that if BKP fails to do so by November 1, 2012, clause (A) of this paragraph (ii) shall be of no further force and effect, and Contributor may satisfy the condition set forth in this paragraph (ii) by complying only with clause (B) of this paragraph (ii).

 

In the event neither of the conditions described in the preceding paragraphs (i) and (ii) should timely occur, then BKP shall be entitled on the Scheduled Closing Date, at BKP’s option and as BKP’s sole remedy with respect to Contributor’s failure to satisfy such condition, to (a) elect to terminate this Agreement and receive the return of its Earnest Money Deposit, whereupon, the parties shall be relieved of all obligations hereunder, except the Termination Surviving Obligations, or (b) waive the unsatisfied condition precedent and accept the contribution of the Property and close this transaction without any abatement in the Consideration.  In determining whether the foregoing requirements have been satisfied, BKP agrees not to object to any non-material qualifications or modifications which the ground lessor may make to the form of Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate.  Contributor shall forward to BKP all executed Ground Lease Estoppel Certificates promptly upon receipt by Contributor, and in any event at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, and if BKP receives such executed Ground Lease Estoppel Certificates less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, the Scheduled Closing Date shall be adjourned by such time as is required to provide for such two (2) Business Day period.

 

(f)                                   Further to Contributor’s obligations under Section 7.4, Contributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to BKP not less than five (5) Business Days before the Scheduled Closing Date a completed and executed Operating Agreement estoppel certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(f) (or in such other form as may otherwise be set forth or prescribed in the Operating Agreement) from the other party to the Operating Agreement (the “Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate”).  BKP’s obligation to close the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is conditioned upon the delivery to BKP on or before the Scheduled Closing Date of an Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate from the other party to the Operating Agreement (1) containing no information that differs in any material respect from the copies of the Operating Agreement provided to BKP by Contributor prior to the Effective Date, (2) not alleging a material default or unpaid or unperformed material obligation on the part of Contributor, or a material dispute with Contributor (provided, that if the Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate discloses an immaterial default or unperformed immaterial obligation by Contributor, Contributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cure the same but the failure of such cure shall not affect the validity of the Operating Agreement

 

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Estoppel Certificate), and (3) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9.1(f) (or in such other form as may otherwise be set forth or prescribed in the Operating Agreement).  In the event the condition described in the preceding sentence should not timely occur, then BKP shall be entitled on the Scheduled Closing Date, at BKP’s option and as BKP’s sole remedy with respect to Contributor’s failure to satisfy such condition, to (a) elect to terminate this Agreement and receive the return of its Earnest Money Deposit, whereupon, the parties shall be relieved of all obligations hereunder, except the Termination Surviving Obligations, or (b) waive the unsatisfied condition precedent and accept the contribution of the Property and close this transaction without any abatement in the Consideration.  In determining whether the foregoing requirement has been satisfied, BKP agrees not to object to any non-material qualifications or modifications which the counterparty may make to the form of Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate.  Contributor shall forward to BKP all executed Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificates promptly upon receipt by Contributor, and in any event at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, and the Scheduled Closing Date shall be adjourned to provide for such two (2) Business Day period, if necessary.

 

(g)                                  If, as of the Scheduled Closing Date, there is a failure of a condition precedent to BKP’s obligation to close that is not waived by BKP, in respect of which Contributor does not have an express right to extend the Closing Date (or has such a right and does not exercise such right), then this Agreement shall be deemed terminated, and BKP shall be entitled to the return of the Earnest Money Deposit.

 

Section 9.2                                    Conditions Precedent to Obligation to Contributor.  The obligation of Contributor to consummate the transaction hereunder shall be subject to the fulfillment on or before the Scheduled Closing Date (or as otherwise provided) of all of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived by Contributor in its sole discretion:

 

(a)                                 The Escrow Agent shall have received the Cash Consideration as adjusted pursuant to, and payable in the manner provided for, in this Agreement, and BKP shall have provided written authority to the Escrow Agent to release such amount to Contributor.

 

(b)                                 BKP shall have delivered to Escrow Agent all of the items required to be delivered to Contributor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to, those provided for in Section 10.2 and BKP shall have provided written authority to the Escrow Agent to release such items.

 

(c)                                  All of the representations and warranties of BKP contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (with appropriate modifications permitted under this Agreement if not materially adverse to Contributor).

 

(d)                                 BKP shall have performed and observed, in all material respects, all covenants and agreements of this Agreement to be performed and observed by BKP as of the Closing Date.

 

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ARTICLE X
CLOSING

 

Section 10.1                             Closing.  The consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement by delivery of documents and payments of money shall take place at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Scheduled Closing Date (as the same may be extended in accordance with the terms hereof).  The Closing will occur in escrow with Escrow Agent, with wire transfer of funds as provided in Section 3.3.  At the Closing, the events set forth in this Article X will occur, it being understood that the performance or tender of performance of all matters set forth in this Article X are mutually concurrent conditions which may be waived by the party for whose benefit they are intended.  The acceptance of the Deed by BKP and the acceptance of the Consideration by Contributor shall be deemed to be full performance and discharge of each and every agreement and obligation on the part of Contributor and BKP, respectively, to be performed hereunder except as otherwise provided herein.

 

Section 10.2                             BKP’s Closing Obligations.  On the Scheduled Closing Date, BKP will deliver the following items to Contributor by timely depositing the same with Escrow Agent:

 

(a)                                 The Cash Consideration, less the Earnest Money Deposit, after all adjustments and proration are made as herein provided, by Federal Reserve wire transfer of immediately available funds, in accordance with the timing and other requirements of Section 3.3;

 

(b)                                 A counterpart original of the Assignment, duly executed by BKP;

 

(c)                                  A counterpart original of a registration rights agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2(c) (the “Registration Rights Agreement”);

 

(d)                                 A counterpart original of the Assignment of Operating Agreement (as defined below);

 

(e)                                  A counterpart original of the Closing Statement (as defined below), duly executed by BKP;

 

(f)                                   A counterpart original of the Assignment of Leases (as defined below), duly executed by BKP;

 

(g)                                  Except as otherwise provided by Section 10.10, a counterpart original of the Assignment of Ground Lease (as defined below), duly executed by BKP;

 

(h)                                 A certificate executed by BKP at Closing, dated as of the Scheduled Closing Date, stating that the representations and warranties contained in Section 8.2 are true and correct in all material respects as to BKP as of the Closing Date (with appropriate modifications to reflect any changes therein);

 

(i)                                     If the Power Plant Closing precedes the Closing, a Power Plant Purchaser Guaranty executed by BKP or a BKP Affiliate, evidence satisfactory to Contributor that BKP or such BKP’s Affiliate possesses Tangible Net Worth in excess of Twenty-Five Million Dollars, and counterpart originals of the Power Plant Bill of Sale and the Power Plant Assignment of GSA, each duly executed by BKP or its Affiliate acquiring the Power Plant;

 

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(j)                                    If the Power Plant Closing does not precede the Closing, counterpart originals of the Power Plant Assignment of Loan Documents, the Power Plant Assignment of Membership Interests and the Power Plant Assignment of ESA and License Agreement, each duly executed by BKP or its Affiliate acquiring the Power Plant;

 

(k)                                 If required by Section 10.10, a counterpart original of the Assignment of Ground Lessee Membership Interests, duly executed by BKP; and

 

(l)                                     Such other documents as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the consummation of the transaction which is the subject of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.3                             Contributor’s Closing Obligations.  On or before the Scheduled Closing Date, Contributor will deliver the following items to Escrow Agent, except as provided below:

 

(a)                                 A bargain and sale deed in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(a) (the “Deed”), duly executed and acknowledged by Alexander’s Kings Plaza, LLC and Kings Parking, LLC, conveying to BKP the Real Property and Improvements subject only to the Permitted Exceptions, together with all ACRIS forms required for the recording of the Deed and the payment of all transfer taxes to the extent Contributor is required to pay them hereunder;

 

(b)                                 A blanket assignment and bill of sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(b) (the “Bill of Sale”), duly executed by Contributor;

 

(c)                                  A counterpart original of the Registration Rights Agreement;

 

(d)                                 A counterpart original of an assignment and assumption of Contributor’s interest in the Intangible Property and Licenses and Permits, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(d) (the “Assignment”), duly executed by or on behalf of Contributor, and such other documentation as BKP may reasonably require to transfer registered intellectual property and internet sites included in the Intangible Property;

 

(e)                                  A counterpart original of an assignment and assumption of the Operating Agreement, in recordable form, duly executed and acknowledged by Contributor (the “Assignment of Operating Agreement”);

 

(f)                                   A certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(f) (“Certificate as to Non-Foreign Status”) certifying that Contributor is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

 

(g)                                  An assignment of the Leases, security deposits, and prepaid rents by way of an assignment and assumption agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(g) (the “Assignment of Leases”), duly executed by Contributor;

 

(h)                                 The appropriate documentation to effect any L/C Transfer;

 

(i)                                     Appropriate notice of the transaction to the counterparty to the Operating Agreement and, unless Contributor is contributing the membership interests in the ground lessee pursuant to section 10.10, the ground lessor under the Ground Lease;

 

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(j)            If the Power Plant Closing has not occurred as of the Scheduled Closing Date, a Power Plant Indemnity in form to be agreed by the parties, duly executed by Guarantor;

 

(k)           To the extent in Contributor’s possession, all original Leases, Licenses and Permits and Assumed Contracts affecting the Real Property and Improvements (or copies where originals are not available), all of which shall be delivered by turnover to BKP’s agents at the Property at the time of the Closing and need not be delivered to Escrow Agent;

 

(l)            A current rent roll for the Property in the form of the Rent Roll certified by Contributor as being true and correct in all material respects;

 

(m)          A notice to each of the Tenants under the Leases regarding the transfer of the Property in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(m);

 

(n)           Except as otherwise provided by Section 10.10, an assignment of the Ground Lease and any security deposits and prepaid rents thereunder by way of an assignment and assumption agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(n) (the “Assignment of Ground Lease”), duly executed by Contributor, together with the duly executed and acknowledged consent of the ground lessor, to the extent required under the terms of the Ground Lease;

 

(o)           A Contributor’s title affidavit in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3(o), subject to such changes as may reasonably be requested by BKP to satisfy the requirements of Title Company and as do not increase Contributor’s obligations or liabilities from its obligations and liabilities under this Agreement;

 

(p)           A closing statement reflecting all credits, prorations, apportionments and adjustments contemplated hereunder (the “Closing Statement”), it being agreed that Contributor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to send a draft of the same to BKP for its review not less than ten (10) days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, and Contributor shall be obligated to send such draft to BKP not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Closing Date (and if Contributor delivers such draft later than such time the Scheduled Closing Date shall be extended by a corresponding period not to exceed five (5) Business Days;

 

(q)           Books and records at the Property held by or for the account of Contributor and the leasing and management files held by Contributor or its managing agent, including without limitation, plans and specifications, as available, all of which shall be delivered by turnover to BKP’s agents at the Property at the time of the Closing and need not be delivered to the location of the Closing;

 

(r)            Copies of good standing certificates, certified resolutions, incumbency certificates and/or consents for Contributor authorizing the transactions and the signatories to the closing documents, on behalf of Contributor;

 

(s)            To the extent not previously delivered, the Tenant Estoppel Certificates, Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate, the documents required by either Section 9.1(e)(i) or Section 9.1(e)(ii) and/or, if applicable, the Contributor’s Affidavit;

 

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(t)            All keys and/or pass-cards to all entrance doors and security and access codes to the Improvements, all passwords and passcodes to computer hardware and software, and keys to all vehicles, all of which shall be delivered by turnover to BKP’s agents at the Property at the time of the Closing and need not be delivered to the location of the Closing;

 

(u)           If the Power Plant Closing precedes the Closing, satisfactory evidence of termination of the Power Plant Loan Documents, and counterpart originals of the Power Plant Bill of Sale and the Power Plant Assignment of GSA executed by Power Plant JV;

 

(v)           If required by Section 10.10, a counterpart original of the Assignment of Ground Lessee Membership Interests, duly executed by Alexander’s, Inc.; and

 

(w)          If the Power Plant Closing does not precede the Closing, counterpart originals of the Power Plant Allonge and the Power Plant Assignment of Loan Documents executed by Power Plant Lender, a counterpart original of the Power Plant Assignment of Membership Interests executed by AOB II, and a counterpart original of the Power Plant Assignment of ESA and License Agreement executed by AOB.

 

Section 10.4          Prorations and Credits. Except as expressly provided herein, the purpose and intent as to the provisions of prorations and apportionments set forth in this Section and elsewhere in this Agreement is that Contributor shall bear all expenses of ownership and operation of the Property and shall receive all income therefrom through midnight at the end of the day preceding the Closing (the “Proration Time”) and BKP shall bear all such expenses and receive all such income thereafter. All prorations and payments to be made at Closing under this Section shall be made on the basis of a written statement or statements delivered to BKP by Contributor and approved by BKP. Contributor and BKP agree to adjust, without limitation, the following items (collectively, the “Proration Items”):

 

(a)           Base or minimum rent and additional rent (which term, as used in this Agreement, includes, without limitation, operating expenses and common area maintenance charges, insurance, utilities, real estate tax and other assessment reimbursements, and parking fees) in connection with the Leases and normally prorated operating expenses as of the date of Closing shall be prorated as provided in this Agreement as of the Proration Time and be adjusted against the Cash Consideration due at the Closing.

 

(b)           Percentage rent (i.e., that portion of the rent payable by any Tenants under the Leases which is a percentage of the amount of sales or of the dollar amount of sales) paid under any Leases shall be prorated with respect to the calendar year (or the applicable lease year, if used in the Lease instead of a calendar year) in which the Closing occurs on a per diem basis based upon the percentage rent paid by any Tenants for such period. Any reduction in the amount of percentage rent paid by any Tenants for such period as a result of any deductions or offsets claimed by such Tenants shall be allocated against Contributor’s or BKP’s distribution of percentage rent, as applicable, based on whether the claim giving rise to the deduction(s) or offset(s) claimed by any such Tenant accrued prior to the Closing Date (in which case the allocation is against Contributor’s share of the distribution) or accrued on or after the Closing Date (in which case the allocation is against BKP’s share of the distribution).  After Closing, upon any Tenant’s payment to BKP of the percentage rent due for such period, BKP agrees to

 

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immediately pay to Contributor Contributor’s proportionate share of the percentage rent, and upon any Tenant’s payment to Contributor of the percentage rent due for such period, Contributor agrees to immediately pay to BKP BKP’s proportionate share of the percentage rent.

 

(c)           Real estate taxes and personal property taxes on the Property shall be prorated based upon the payment period (i.e., calendar or other tax fiscal year) to which same are attributable, with maximum then-permitted discount taken, regardless of whether or not any such taxes are then due and payable or are a lien. Contributor shall pay at or prior to Closing (or BKP shall receive credit for) any unpaid taxes attributable to periods prior to the date of Closing (whether or not then due and payable or a lien as aforesaid). Contributor shall receive credit for any previously paid or prepaid taxes attributable to periods from and after the date of Closing. In the event that as of the date Closing occurs the actual tax bills for the tax year or years in question are not available and the amount of taxes to be prorated as aforesaid cannot be ascertained, then rates, millages and assessed valuation of the previous year, with known changes and taking into account all applicable discounts for early payment, shall be used for purposes of the proration at Closing. If the proration at Closing is based on the taxes for the previous year as described above, the parties agree to re-prorate the applicable real estate taxes and personal property taxes for the year of Closing based on the actual real estate taxes and personal property taxes (with maximum discount) once the bills are available.

 

(d)           Certified liens levied by any Authority against the Property as of the Closing Date shall be paid by Contributor. Pending liens as of the Closing Date shall be assumed by BKP; provided, however, that if the improvement for which any such pending lien was levied was substantially completed as of the Closing Date, such pending lien shall be treated as a certified lien and paid by Contributor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any assessment or lien is payable under the real estate tax bill(s) for the Property on an installment payment basis, the parties agree that Contributor shall be responsible for payment of those installments which accrue prior to the year of Closing, BKP shall be responsible for payment of those installments which accrue subsequent to the year of Closing, and the parties shall prorate the installment which is due for the year of the Closing.  As used herein, a “certified” lien is a lien which has been certified, confirmed or ratified pursuant to the statute, special act, ordinance, or resolution creating same and for which the exact amount of same has been determined, and a “pending” lien is a lien which has been created or authorized by an enabling resolution adopted by the appropriate governmental entity, causing said lien to attach to and become an encumbrance upon the subject Real Property but for which there has been no determination of the final amount of same.

 

(e)           Contributor shall be responsible for the payment of all sales taxes collected by Contributor under the Leases or with respect to the Property, or required to have been so collected, for the time period until the Proration Time.

 

(f)            If any of the foregoing prorations cannot be definitely calculated accurately on the date of Closing, then they shall be estimated at the Closing and definitely calculated as soon after the date of Closing as feasible.  As soon as the necessary information is available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the date of Closing, the parties shall conduct a post-Closing review to determine the accuracy of all prorations made to the Cash Consideration (the “Post Closing Review”).  Either party owing the other party a sum of money

 

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based on such subsequent proration(s) or the Post-Closing Review shall promptly pay such sum to the other party.  Each party agrees to cooperate with the other to determine such post-Closing adjustments and shall make its appropriate personnel available to assist in making such adjustments; provided that the period during which the parties shall make adjustments as set forth in this Agreement shall terminate one (1) calendar year after the Closing Date.

 

(g)           Amounts payable under the Assumed Contracts shall be prorated as of the Proration Time. All amounts due under the Assumed Contracts for the period of time prior to the Closing Date shall be paid by Contributor.  All amounts due under the Contracts (other than the Assumed Contracts, which shall be governed by the above terms of this subsection (g))  shall be paid by Contributor, regardless whether the same relate to the period prior to the Closing Date or thereafter.

 

(h)           Fees paid for the Licenses and Permits shall be prorated as of the Proration Time.

 

(i)            At Closing, BKP shall pay to Contributor, in cash, the amount of any TI Expenditures and Leasing Expenditures, if any, to the extent payable by BKP pursuant to Section 7.3, and Contributor shall pay to BKP or to the applicable vendors, upon reasonable evidence thereof, all unpaid TI Expenditures and Leasing Expenditures not payable by BKP.

 

(j)            Contributor shall be responsible for all utility bills for the period ending on the last day prior to the Closing. BKP shall be responsible for all utility bills commencing on the Closing Date. BKP and Contributor shall prorate all bills for the period in which the Closing occurs, outside of the Closing Statement. In connection with such proration, it shall be presumed that utility charges were uniformly incurred during the billing period.

 

(k)           BKP will receive at Closing a credit against the Cash Consideration equal to all security deposits held or required to be held by Contributor under the Leases to the extent not previously applied by Contributor as provided in the applicable Lease.  To the extent that any Security Deposit consists of a letter of credit (an “L/C”) then, at Closing, Contributor will assign its rights under any such L/C to BKP, and at the Closing, Contributor shall request that the applicable Tenant, at the Tenant’s sole cost, have such L/C bear the name of BKP as the beneficiary thereunder subsequent to the Closing (either pursuant to a transfer of such L/C which satisfies the issuing bank’s transfer requirement, or by obtaining an amendment to the L/C naming BKP as the beneficiary thereunder and, in the case of the foregoing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BKP) (each, an “L/C Transfer”).  If any of such L/Cs are not assigned or assignable as of the Closing Date, then Contributor, at Contributor’s sole expense, promptly after the Closing, shall with due diligence (without resorting to litigation) attempt to cause the issuers of such L/Cs to reissue such L/Cs in favor of BKP.  If at any time prior to the date when any such L/C is reissued, but after the Closing Date, BKP has the right in accordance with the applicable Lease to collect the proceeds of any such L/C and desires to do so, then Contributor, promptly after receipt of BKP’s written request, shall present such L/C for payment and promptly deliver the proceeds thereof to BKP. If Contributor presents such L/C for payment, as aforesaid, then BKP shall indemnify Contributor, and hold Contributor harmless, from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) which Contributor incurs as a result of presenting such L/C for payment.

 

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At Closing, Contributor shall deliver to BKP the originals of all L/Cs (and any amendments or modifications thereof) whether or not an L/C Transfer has been consummated with respect to such L/C, actually held by Contributor.

 

(l)            Contributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to assign to BKP at Closing or cause to be reissued for BKP’s benefit, all bonds of Tenants related to mechanic’s liens, except to the extent the same are automatically transferred to an acquirer of the Property in accordance with their terms.

 

(m)          Accrued and unpaid salaries, wages, bonuses, unused sick time, unused vacation time, employee benefit fund contributions, and other benefits for the Specified Employees BKP is required to employ pursuant to Article XVIII hereof shall be prorated as of the Closing Date.

 

(n)           Contributor shall indemnify BKP against and hold BKP harmless from all claims, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses to the extent arising from or attributable to the matters for which Contributor is liable pursuant to this Section 10.4.  BKP shall indemnify Contributor against and hold Contributor harmless from all claims, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses, including attorneys’ and experts’ fees and expenses to the extent arising from or attributable to the matters for which BKP is liable pursuant to this Section 10.4.  The terms and provisions of this Section 10.4 shall survive the Closing.

 

Section 10.5          Method of Rent Adjustment.  Base or minimum rent and additional rent (which term, as used in this Agreement, includes, without limitation, operating expenses and common area maintenance charges, insurance, utilities, real estate tax and other assessment reimbursements, and parking fees) in connection with the Leases, which is due and paid to Contributor for the month in which the Closing occurs, shall be prorated as of Closing; provided, however, that base or minimum rent and additional rent which is due and payable to Contributor by any Tenant but uncollected (“Rent Arrears”) as of Closing, shall not be adjusted, but shall be treated as provided for in this Section. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, BKP shall neither be required to collect any Rent Arrears on behalf of Contributor nor obligated to bring suit to collect Rent Arrears; provided, however, that if either party actually receives any Rent Arrears payable to the other party pursuant to this Section, the receiving party shall promptly remit the same to the other, and each party agrees to keep the other fully informed with respect to the status of any such Rent Arrears collected by such party. With regard to any Tenant which owes Rent Arrears as of the Closing, rents subsequently received from such Tenant shall be applied in the following priority regardless whether received by Contributor or BKP and regardless of any designation by any Tenant of the rental period applicable to any such payment: (a) first, to any rent due and payable in respect of the calendar month of the Closing, (b) second, in reduction of any Rent Arrears arising from any months subsequent to the calendar month in which the Closing occurs, (c) third, in reduction of any Rent Arrears arising from any months prior to the calendar month in which the Closing occurs, and (f) thereafter, any balance to BKP.  Contributor shall not have the right to sue or otherwise attempt to collect the same from any such Tenant after the Closing unless the Tenant is no longer a lessee at the Property; provided, however, that Contributor shall have the right to seek collection, without filing a lawsuit, of any Rent Arrears owing to Contributor from any Tenant after Closing.  The parties’ obligations under this Section shall survive the Closing and shall bind their successors in interest.

 

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If a party to this Agreement receives any rent or additional rent which pursuant to the terms of this Agreement belongs to the other party to this Agreement, the party receiving such rent or additional rent shall promptly remit the amount due from such rent or additional rent to the other party (subject to clearance of any checks).

 

Notwithstanding the terms above, common area maintenance expenses and charges for the year of Closing shall be prorated as set forth below in this Section (except that, for the avoidance of doubt, fixed common area maintenance expenses and charges shall be prorated pursuant to Section 10.4(a) and the first paragraph of this Section 10.5 rather than pursuant to this second paragraph of this Section 10.5). Contributor shall be responsible for all common area maintenance expenses and charges incurred prior to Closing, and BKP shall be responsible for the same subsequent to Closing. All common area maintenance expense payments made by each Tenant and such charges paid under its Lease for the entire lease year during which the Closing occurs, including end-of-year adjustments, if any, shall be prorated between Contributor and BKP in the following manner: Not later than sixty (60) days after Closing, Contributor shall deliver to BKP, with regard to each Tenant required to pay common area maintenance expenses and charges (“CAM Charges”) under its Lease, a detailed computation showing all CAM Charge expenses incurred by Contributor for the period from January of the year of Closing through the Closing Date, any CAM escrow held by Contributor relating to such Tenant, and, as applicable, either (i) a bill for the Tenant’s prorata share of CAM Charges (i.e., for CAM charges through the Closing Date net of any such CAM escrow held by Contributor), together with all invoices and other evidence documenting such CAM Charges in detail required by such Tenant’s Lease, or (ii) a statement setting forth any amounts owed to the Tenant for such period with a payment equal to such amount to be provided by Contributor to BKP not later than thirty (30) days thereafter (the “Overpayment Amount”). BKP shall, on or before March 31 of the year immediately following the Closing, incorporate any bills delivered by Contributor into a single post-closing (as and when appropriate for annual reconciliation or other billing of CAM charges for any Tenant) bill for CAM Charges to such Tenant, in which event such single bill, if, as and when paid, shall be apportioned between Contributor and BKP based on the ratio of pre- and post-Closing CAM expenses (taking into account any CAM escrows retained by Contributor at Closing). Upon BKP’s receipt of any Overpayment Amount from Contributor, BKP shall promptly turn over the same to the Tenant(s) entitled to such Overpayment Amount.   If such March 31 reconciliation determines that Contributor has received or been credited for more CAM Charges than it is entitled to pursuant to this Agreement, Contributor shall promptly refund the overage to BKP.  Guarantor agrees that it shall, jointly and severally, guarantee and be personally liable and responsible for the obligations and liabilities of Contributor with respect to liability incurred pursuant to this Section 10.5.

 

After the Closing, Contributor shall indemnify BKP against and hold BKP harmless from all claims arising under the Leases during the twelve (12) months prior to the date of the Closing, and BKP shall indemnify Contributor against and hold Contributor harmless from all claims arising under the Leases on and after the date of the Closing.

 

The provisions of this Section 10.5 shall survive the Closing.

 

Section 10.6          Insurance.  Contributor shall terminate its policies of insurance on the date of Closing and BKP shall be responsible for obtaining its own insurance thereafter.

 

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Consequently, there shall be no proration with respect to insurance.  Prior to Closing, Contributor shall maintain in full force and effect all insurance policies with at least the amounts and coverages listed in Exhibit 10.6.

 

Section 10.7          Utility Service Deposits.  Contributor shall be entitled to the return of all deposit(s) posted by it with any utility company, and shall notify each utility company serving the Property to terminate Contributor’s account, effective at noon on the date of Closing. BKP shall obtain and maintain service from and after Closing from the applicable utility providers through a new account or accounts in the name of BKP.

 

Section 10.8          Costs of Title Company and Closing Costs.  Costs of the Title Company and other closing costs incurred in connection with the Closing will be allocated as follows:

 

(a)           Contributor shall pay (i) Contributor’s attorney’s fees; (ii) any brokerage fees due the Broker in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (iii) the cost to record any releases, discharges, corrective or curative instruments as provided in this Agreement; (iv) all state and local transfer taxes associated with the transfer of the Real Property in excess of the amount required to be paid by BKP pursuant to Section 10.8(b) below; and (v) any sales or use taxes related to the transfer of the Personal Property.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Contributor and Guarantor  shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless BKP from and against any claims, penalties, losses or expenses for state and local real property transfer taxes which may be due as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which obligation shall survive the Closing.

 

(b)           BKP shall pay (i) all title insurance changes and premiums, including, without limitation, the costs to prepare the Title Commitment and the premiums for the Title Policy (including all costs of any additional coverage under the Title Policy or endorsements to the Title Policy that are desired by BKP); (ii) all premiums and other costs for any mortgagee policy of title insurance for its financing, if any (including but not limited to any endorsements or deletions); (iii) BKP’s attorney’s fees; (iv) all escrow fees, if any, (v) the cost of recording the Deed to the Property; (vi) state and local transfer taxes associated with the transfer of the Real Property, but not in any event to exceed $5,000,000; (vii) the cost of the Survey; and (viii) any other expense(s) incurred by BKP or its representative(s) in inspecting or evaluating the Property, including, without limitation, BKP’s inspecting architect and engineer.

 

(c)           Any other costs and expenses of the Closing not provided for in this Section 10.8 shall be allocated between BKP and Contributor in accordance with the custom in New York, New York.

 

Section 10.9          Power Plant.

 

(a)           BKP and Contributor acknowledge and agree that (i) Kings Plaza JV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Power Plant JV”), owns and operates certain energy-generating facilities located at the Property, as more fully described on Exhibit 10.9(a) attached hereto (collectively, the “Power Plant”); (ii) DG Kings Plaza II, LLC (“Power Plant Seller”) owns a seventy-five percent (75%) membership interest in Power Plant JV and Alexander’s of Brooklyn II, LLC (“AOB II”), an affiliate of Contributor, owns a twenty-five

 

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percent (25%) membership interest in Power Plant JV, (iii) pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Power Plant PSA”), dated as of August 30, 2012, by and between Power Plant Seller and Kings Plaza TEP LLC (“Power Plant Purchaser”), an affiliate of Contributor, Power Plant Purchaser has agreed to buy from Power Plant Seller, and Power Plant Seller has agreed to sell to Power Plant Purchaser, Power Plant Seller’s seventy-five percent (75%) membership interest in Power Plant JV, and (iv) pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2005, Kings Plaza Lender, LLC (“Power Plant Lender”), an affiliate of Contributor, has made a loan to Power Plant JV in the original maximum principal amount of $15,000,000, of which $11,618,646 is outstanding as of October 1, 2012 (the “Power Plant Loan”).

 

(b)           In the event that the closing of the purchase and sale transaction pursuant to the Power Plant PSA (the “Power Plant Closing”) precedes the Closing, then at the Closing, (i) Contributor shall cause AOB II and Power Plant Purchaser to, and AOB II and Power Plant Purchaser shall, cause Power Plant JV to execute a bill of sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(b)(i) (the “Power Plant Bill of Sale”) transferring the Power Plant to BKP or its designated Affiliate, (ii) Contributor shall cause Alexander’s of Brooklyn, Inc. (“AOB”) and Power Plant JV to, and AOB and Power Plant JV shall, terminate the Energy Services Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2005, by and between AOB and Power Plant JV, and the Agreement for Building Operations Services, not dated, (iii) Contributor shall cause AOB II and Power Plant Purchaser to, and AOB II and Power Plant Purchaser shall, execute an assignment of its interest in that certain General Services Agreement by and between Power Plant Seller and Power Plant JV in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(b)(iii) (the “Power Plant Assignment of GSA”), (iv) BKP or a BKP’s Affiliate shall execute a Guaranty Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(b)(iv) (the “Power Plant Purchaser Guaranty”) and shall deliver to Contributor evidence that BKP or such BKP’s Affiliate possesses Tangible Net Worth in excess of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), and (v) Contributor shall cause AOB to, and Contributor and AOB shall, terminate the Amended and Restated License Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2005, by and between Alexander’s Kings Plaza, LLC and AOB.

 

(c)           In the event that the Power Plant Closing has not occurred at the time of the Closing, at the Closing, (i) Contributor shall cause Power Plant Lender to, and Power Plant Lender shall, execute an endorsement in the form of the allonge attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(c)(i)(A) (the “Power Plant Allonge”) and an assignment and assumption of loan documents in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(c)(i)(B) (the “Power Plant Assignment of Loan Documents”), transferring the Power Plant Loan to BKP or its designated Affiliate, (ii) Contributor shall cause AOB II to, and AOB II shall, execute an assignment of membership interests in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(c)(ii) (the “Power Plant Assignment of Membership Interests”), assigning its membership interests in Power Plant JV to BKP or its designated Affiliate, (iii) Contributor shall cause AOB to, and AOB shall, execute an assignment of its interest in that certain Energy Services Agreement and that certain Power Plant License Agreement to BKP or its designee in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9(c)(iii) (the “Power Plant Assignment of ESA and License Agreement”), and (iv) the Cash Consideration payable by BKP at the Closing shall be reduced by the Make-Whole Amount.

 

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three (3) Business Days prior to the then Scheduled Closing Date, to postpone the Closing on one or more occasions by a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days in the aggregate.

 

(e)           The parties acknowledge that Generator #5 in the Power Plant requires repair or replacement, and that such repair or replacement may not be completed before the Closing.  Contributor shall, at its election, (i) repair such Generator #5 at its cost, including obtaining and operating equipment as necessary to ensure backup power capacity while such repair is underway, (ii) replace Generator #5 at its cost, including obtaining and operating equipment as necessary to ensure backup power capacity while such replacement is underway, or (iii) pay BKP Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), which payment shall release Contributor from any further obligation to repair or replace Generator #5.  This obligation shall survive the Closing.

 

Section 10.10       Ground Lease.  If Contributor cannot obtain the consent of the ground lessor under the Ground Lease to assign the Ground Lease to BKP prior to the Scheduled Closing Date, Contributor shall cause Alexander’s, Inc. to assign one hundred percent (100%) of the membership interests in Alexander’s of Kings, LLC to BKP.  In the event that Contributor so elects, (i) neither Contributor nor BKP shall be required to deliver a counterpart original of the Assignment of Ground Lease at Closing, (ii) each of Alexander’s, Inc. and BKP shall deliver at closing a counterpart original of an assignment and assumption agreement with respect to such membership interests in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.10 (the “Assignment of Ground Lessee Membership Interests”) and (iii) Contributor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless BKP from and against any claims, liabilities, losses or expenses arising from liabilities incurred by Alexander’s of Kings, LLC at any time prior to the Closing, which obligation shall survive the Closing.

 

ARTICLE XI
CONDEMNATION AND CASUALTY

 

Section 11.1          Casualty.  If, prior to the Closing Date, all or any portion of the Real Property and Improvements is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty, Contributor will not be obligated to repair any damage or destruction to the Real Property and Improvements, but (x) Contributor will assign at Closing and turn over to BKP the insurance proceeds net of the following (collectively, the “Collection Costs”) (i) the costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Contributor in connection with the settlement of any insurance claim with respect to such casualty, (ii) the proceeds of any rental loss, business interruption or similar insurance that are allocable to the period prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Contributor in stabilizing and/or restoring the Property following such casualty (or if such have not been awarded, all of its right, title and interest therein) payable with respect to such fire or other casualty and (y) the parties will proceed to the Closing pursuant to the terms hereof without abatement of the Consideration, except that BKP will receive a credit for any proceeds received by Contributor and a credit for any uninsured amount or insurance deductible that is actually deducted from the proceeds made available to BKP (collectively, the “Deductible”).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the casualty causes damage, the cost of which to repair shall equal or exceed $20,000,000 or the casualty is of such a nature as to entitle an Anchor Tenant or any other Tenants occupying more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rentable square feet in the aggregate to terminate its Lease pursuant to the terms thereof,

 

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BKP, at its election may (i) terminate this Agreement and receive the return of its Earnest Money Deposit, whereupon, the parties shall be relieved of all obligations hereunder, except with respect to the Termination Surviving Obligations; or (ii) proceed with the Closing, and Contributor will assign at Closing and turn over to BKP the insurance proceeds net of the Collection Costs (or if such have not been awarded, all of its right, title and interest therein) payable with respect to such fire or other casualty, and BKP shall receive a credit for any proceeds received by Contributor and any Deductible that is actually deducted from the proceeds made available to BKP.

 

Section 11.2          Condemnation of Property.  If, prior to the Closing Date, (a) all of the Property is condemned or sold in lieu of condemnation, or if such a condemnation is commenced (it being agreed for all provisions of this Section 11.2, that Contributor shall not agree to a sale in lieu of condemnation except with the prior consent of BKP, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (b) a portion of the Property having a value in excess of $20,000,000 is condemned or sold in lieu of condemnation or in the event any condemnation below such threshold (i) prevents or materially limits access to the Property, or (ii) is of such a nature or extent as to entitle an Anchor Tenant or any other Tenants occupying more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rentable square feet in the aggregate to terminate its or their Leases pursuant to the terms thereof, or (iii) causes material non-compliance with any Governmental Regulation of any Authority having jurisdiction over the Property or Improvements or any portion thereof, or (iv) otherwise has comparably adverse effect on the Property, BKP will have the option, to be exercised within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of such condemnation or sale, to terminate BKP’s obligations under this Agreement or to elect to have this Agreement remain in full force and effect.  In the event that either (x) there shall occur a condemnation or sale in lieu thereof in respect of a portion the Property that is not described in the first sentence of this Section 11.2 or (y) there shall occur a condemnation or sale or lien thereof in respect of the Property that is described in the first sentence of this Section 11.2 or such a condemnation shall be commenced but BKP does not terminate this Agreement as provided in this Section 11.2, Contributor will assign to BKP any and all claims for the proceeds of such condemnation or sale to the extent the same are applicable to the Property, and BKP will take title to the Property with the assignment of such proceeds and subject to such condemnation and without reduction of the Consideration except for a credit for any award received by Contributor.  Should BKP elect to terminate BKP’s obligations under this Agreement under the provisions of this Section 11.2, the Earnest Money Deposit will be returned to BKP and neither Contributor nor BKP will have any further obligation under this Agreement, except for the Termination Surviving Obligations.

 

ARTICLE XII
CONFIDENTIALITY/PRESS RELEASES

 

Section 12.1          Confidentiality.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement and except with respect to matters in the public domain or which are otherwise lawfully available to sophisticated real estate investors, (i) BKP further acknowledges and agrees that, unless and until the Closing occurs, all information obtained by BKP from Contributor in connection with the Property will not be disclosed by BKP to any third persons (except Permitted Outside Parties as provided in Section 5.2(b)) without the prior written consent of Contributor, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (ii) Contributor further acknowledges and

 

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agrees that from and after the Closing such confidential information related to the Property will not be disclosed by Contributor to any third persons without the prior written consent of BKP, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Nothing contained in this Article XII will preclude or limit either party to this Agreement from making disclosures with respect to any information otherwise deemed confidential under this Article XII (a) pursuant to litigation or in response to lawful process or subpoena or other valid or enforceable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, (b) if required by rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, including without limitation in any filings required by any Authorities (it being acknowledged and agreed that Contributor or its Affiliate shall have the right to publicly file this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission if required in the judgment of Contributor’s outside counsel), (c) if such information was obtained from sources other than the other party or its agents and not, to such party’s actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry, in violation of a confidentiality agreement, (d) in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, (e) in connection with such party’s regular and customary financial reporting, or (f) pursuant to a press release related to the purchase and sale of the Property, provided that the issuing party shall obtain the approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the other party prior to the issuance of any press release.  In determining whether a disclosure contemplated in the preceding sentence is required by law or by rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange, the disclosing party is entitled to rely upon the written advice of counsel given in good faith.   The provisions of this Article XII will survive the termination of this Agreement and are in addition to any separate confidentiality agreement executed by the parties or their Affiliates.

 

ARTICLE XIII
REMEDIES

 

Section 13.1          Default by Contributor.  In the event the Closing and the transactions contemplated hereby do not occur as herein provided by reason of any default of Contributor, and Contributor’s failure to close was not caused by BKP’s default under this Agreement, BKP may, as BKP’s sole and exclusive remedy, elect either of the following: (a) by notice to Contributor at any time but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the Scheduled Closing Date to terminate this Agreement, in which event BKP will receive from the Escrow Agent the Earnest Money Deposit, and Contributor shall reimburse BKP for its legal and due diligence costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Property and this Agreement, not to exceed $700,000, whereupon Contributor and BKP will have no further rights or obligations under this Agreement, except with respect to the Termination Surviving Obligations, or (b) at any time but in no event later than sixty (60) days following the Scheduled Closing Date, to file suit to seek to enforce specific performance of Contributor’s obligation under this Agreement.  Except for claims arising under Closing Surviving Obligations and as otherwise set forth herein, BKP expressly waives its rights to seek damages in the event of Contributor’s default hereunder.  BKP shall be deemed to have elected to terminate this Agreement and receive back the Earnest Money Deposit if BKP fails to file suit for specific performance against Contributor in a court having jurisdiction in the county and state in which the Property is located on or before sixty (60) days following the Scheduled Closing Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 13.1 or in any other provision of this Agreement (excluding Section 8.4) will limit BKP’s remedies at law, in equity or as herein provided in pursuing remedies of (i) a willful or

 

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intentional breach by Contributor of its obligations hereunder in the event the remedy of specific performance is not available to BKP by reason of such Contributor’s breach by conveying the Property to a third party in breach of the terms of this Agreement, or by Contributor executing a new mortgage encumbering the Property which is not released at or before the Closing, or by Contributor creating some other impediment that would preclude Contributor from being able to convey the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) fraud by Contributor, or (iii) any breach by Contributor of any of the Termination Surviving Obligations or Closing Surviving Obligations.

 

Section 13.2          Default by BKP.  In the event the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not occur as provided herein by reason of any default of BKP, and BKP’s failure to close was not caused by Contributor’s default under this Agreement or the failure of BKP’s conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.1, BKP and Contributor agree it would be impractical and extremely difficult to fix the damages which Contributor may suffer.  BKP and Contributor hereby agree that (a) an amount equal to the Earnest Money Deposit, is a reasonable estimate of the total net detriment Contributor would suffer in the event BKP defaults and fails to close the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) such amount will be the full, agreed and liquidated damages for BKP’s default and failure to close the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and will be Contributor’s sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law or in equity) for any default of BKP resulting in the failure of consummation of the Closing, whereupon this Agreement will terminate and Contributor expressly waives its rights to seek damages in the event of BKP’s default except as otherwise provided hereunder.  BKP and Contributor will have no further rights or obligations hereunder, except with respect to the Termination Surviving Obligations.  The payment of such amount as liquidated damages is not intended as a forfeiture or penalty but is intended to constitute liquidated damages to Contributor.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein will limit Contributor’s remedies at law, in equity or as herein provided in the event of a breach by BKP of any of the Termination Surviving Obligations.

 

Section 13.3          No Consequential Damages.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall either BKP or Contributor be liable for consequential, incidental, special or punitive damages whether in contract, tort or under any other legal or equitable principle.

 

ARTICLE XIV
NOTICES

 

Section 14.1          Notices.

 

(a)           All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be given by any nationally recognized overnight delivery service with proof of delivery, or by facsimile or emailed .pdf transmission (provided that such transmission is confirmed by the sender and a confirming copy is simultaneously sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service), sent to the intended addressee at the address set forth below, or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the addressee will have designated by written notice sent in accordance herewith.  Unless changed in accordance with the preceding sentence, the addresses for notices given pursuant to this Agreement will be as follows:

 

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If to Contributor:

Alexander’s Kings Plaza, LLC

 

Alexander’s of Kings, LLC

 

Kings Parking, LLC

 

c/o Vornado Realty Trust

 

888 Seventh Avenue

 

New York, New York 10019

 

Attn.: Executive Vice President – Acquisitions and Capital Markets

 

Phone: 212-894-7009

 

Fax: 212-894-7474

 

Email: mdemarco@vno.com

 

 

with a copy to:

Vornado Realty Trust

 

240 Route 4 East

 

Paramus, New Jersey 07652

 

Attn.: Chief Financial Officer

 

Phone: 201-587-7402

 

Fax: 201-843-2198

 

Email: jmacnow@vno.com

 

 

 

Vornado Realty Trust

 

888 Seventh Avenue

 

New York, New York 10019

 

Attn.: Corporation Counsel

 

Phone: 212-894-7050

 

Fax: 212-894-7996

 

Email: arice@vno.com

 

 

 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

 

125 Broad Street

 

New York, New York 10004

 

Attn.: Arthur S. Adler

 

Phone: 212-558-3960

 

Fax: 212-291-9001

 

Email: adlera@sullcrom.com

 

 

If to BKP:

Brooklyn Kings Plaza LLC

 

c/o Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

 

7 Times Square

 

New York, New York 10036

 

Attn: Kimberly Moore

 

Phone: (212) 790-4616

 

Fax: (212) 790-6316

 

Email: kmoore@manatt.com

 

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If to the Title Agent or

 

Title Company:

Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company

 

888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2100

 

Los Angeles, California 90017

 

Attention: Elaine Edgeman

 

Telephone: (213) 330-3044

 

Telecopy: (213) 330-3085

 

Email: eedgeman@ltic.com

 

 

If to the Escrow Agent:

Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company

 

888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2100

 

Los Angeles, California 90017

 

Attention: Mai-Ly Marsh

 

Telephone: (213) 330-3071

 

Telecopy: (213) 330-3103

 

Email: mmarsh@ltic.com

 

Notices given by (i) overnight delivery service as aforesaid shall be deemed received and effective on the first Business Day following such dispatch (if dispatched on a Business Day sufficiently timely for next day delivery) and (ii) facsimile or emailed .pdf transmission as aforesaid shall be deemed given at the time and on the date of machine transmittal provided same is sent and confirmation of receipt is received by the sender prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Business Day (if sent later, then notice shall be deemed given on the next Business Day).  Notices may be given by counsel for the parties described above, and such notices shall be deemed given by said party, for all purposes hereunder.

 

ARTICLE XV
ASSIGNMENT AND BINDING EFFECT

 

Section 15.1          Assignment: Binding Effect.  BKP may not assign its rights under this Agreement, except with the prior written consent of Contributor, which consent may be withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of Contributor, and any purported assignment in contravention of the foregoing provisions shall be null and void and of no force and effect.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, BKP, without the prior consent of Contributor, may assign this Agreement to any of BKP’s Affiliates, provided that BKP furnishes Contributor with notice of such assignment at least one (1) Business Day prior to Closing. Neither BKP, nor any permitted assignee, shall be released from its obligations or liabilities under this Agreement by virtue of any such assignment.

 

ARTICLE XVI
BROKERAGE

 

Section 16.1          Brokers.  Contributor shall be solely responsible for payment of all brokerage commissions, if any, to Eastdil Secured (“Broker”).  BKP and Contributor represent, each to the other, that it has not dealt with brokers, finders or salesmen in connection with this transaction other than the Broker and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the other party harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, damage, liability or expense, including

 

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reasonable attorneys’ fees, which such other party may sustain, incur or be exposed to by reason of any breach of the foregoing warranty and representations.  The provisions of this Article XVI will survive the Closing or termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE XVII
ESCROW AGENT

 

Section 17.1          Escrow.

 

(a)           The Escrow Agent will hold the Earnest Money Deposit in escrow in a segregated, interest-bearing account entitled “Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, as Escrow Agent for Alexander’s Kings Plaza, LLC, Alexander’s of Kings, LLC, Kings Parking, LLC and Brooklyn Kings Plaza LLC,” until the earlier of (i) the Closing, or (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with any right hereunder.  The Escrow Agent shall promptly notify Contributor and BKP of the account number for the account described in the preceding sentence.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be non-refundable to BKP, but shall be credited against the Cash Consideration at the Closing.  All interest earned on the Earnest Money Deposit shall be paid to the party entitled to the Earnest Money Deposit.  In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to BKP’s express right of termination established in this Agreement, the Earnest Money Deposit will be immediately returned by the Escrow Agent, to BKP.  In the event the Closing occurs, the Earnest Money Deposit shall be released to Contributor, and BKP shall receive a credit against the Cash Consideration in the amount of the Earnest Money Deposit. In all other instances, if either party makes a written or oral demand upon Escrow Agent for payment of the Earnest Money Deposit, Escrow Agent shall give written notice to the other party of such demand. If Escrow Agent does not receive a written objection from the non-demanding party to the proposed payment within seven (7) calendar days after the giving of such notice, Escrow Agent is authorized, instructed and directed to make such payment. If Escrow Agent does receive such written objection within such seven (7) calendar day period, Escrow Agent shall continue to hold such amount until otherwise directed by written instructions from Contributor and BKP or a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(b)           The Escrow Agent shall not be liable to any party for any act or omission, except for the Escrow Agent’s negligence or breach of the terms of this Agreement, and the parties agree to indemnify the Escrow Agent and hold the Escrow Agent harmless from any and all claims, damages, losses or expenses arising in connection herewith.  The parties acknowledge that the Escrow Agent is acting solely as stakeholder for their mutual convenience.  In the event the Escrow Agent receives written notice of a dispute between the parties with respect to the Earnest Money Deposit, the Escrow Agent shall not be bound to release and deliver the Earnest Money Deposit to either party but may either (i) continue to hold the Earnest Money Deposit otherwise directed in a writing signed by all parties hereto or (ii) deposit the Earnest Money Deposit with the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction.  Upon such deposit, the Escrow Agent will be released from all duties and responsibilities hereunder.  The Escrow Agent shall have the right to consult with separate counsel of its own choosing (if it deems such consultation advisable) and shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel.

 

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(c)           The Escrow Agent shall not be required to defend any legal proceeding which may be instituted against it with respect to the Earnest Money Deposit, the Property or the subject matter of this Agreement unless requested to do so by BKP or Contributor and is indemnified to its satisfaction against the cost and expense of such defense.  The Escrow Agent shall not be required to institute legal proceedings of any kind and shall have no responsibility for the genuineness or validity of any document or other item deposited with it or the collectability of any check delivered in connection with this Agreement.  The Escrow Agent shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with any written instructions given to it hereunder and believed by it to have been signed by the proper parties.

 

ARTICLE XVIII
EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

Section 18.1          Employee Matters.

 

(a)           At Closing, BKP may, but shall not be obligated to, assume and adopt the Collective Bargaining Agreements.  BKP may, but shall not be obligated to, offer employment to all of the employees of Contributor or its Affiliate at the Property covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreements and previously identified by Contributor to BKP (the “Specified Employees”).  BKP shall, no less than twenty (20) days before the Closing, notify Contributor in writing as to (a) whether it will assume the Collective Bargaining Agreements and offer employment to all of the Specified Employees, or (b) not assume the Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or offer employment to all of the Specified Employees.  In the event BKP has not notified Contributor in writing of its intent to assume the Collective Bargaining Agreements and offer employment to all of the Specified Employees, Contributor shall, no less than fifteen (15) days before the Closing, provide to BKP a full and accurate list of the Specified Employees at the Property as of that date with name, address, date of hire and employment classification.  Contributor shall also (x) post at the Property, and (y) provide (or have its Affiliate and/or contractor provide) a copy to any union representing the building service employees at the Property, a notice as required by the Displaced Building Service Workers Act, Section 22-505 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, with the aforementioned list of Specified Employees.  BKP shall be solely responsible for providing any notice required under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq., and/or New York State WARN Act (collectively, “WARN”), with regard to the termination of any employees at the Property upon Closing, and shall indemnify, defend and hold Contributor and its Affiliates harmless from any claim or liability (including costs and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred) that WARN notice was not properly given by Contributor or its Affiliates prior to Closing.

 

(b)           In the event BKP does not assume the Collective Bargaining Agreements and offer employment to all of the Specified Employees, and Contributor or its Affiliates must pay any termination, severance, accrued vacation and/or other wage or benefit payments due to or on behalf of any Specified Employees to whom BKP (or any third party it engages) fails to offer employment, or arising out of a claim that BKP did not assume the Collective Bargaining Agreements, or Contributor or its Affiliates must pay any withdrawal liability to any multiemployer pension plan arising out of this transaction (collectively, the “Termination Payments”), BKP shall indemnify and hold Contributor and its Affiliates harmless from any liability, claims, actions, damages, judgments, penalties, costs, and expenses, including

 

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reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to: (i) the Termination Payments, or (ii) the fact that BKP has not assumed the Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or offered employment to all of the Specified Employees.

 

(c)           BKP shall indemnify and hold Contributor and its Affiliates harmless from any liability, claims, actions, damages, judgments, penalties, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to any claim with respect to or in connection with any employee employed at the Property accruing and arising from and after the Closing except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.  Contributor shall indemnify and hold BKP harmless from any liability, claims, actions, damages, judgments, penalties, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees related to any claim with respect to or in connection with any employee employed at the Property arising or accruing prior to the Closing except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

 

(d)           In the event BKP assumes the Collective Bargaining Agreements and offers employment to all of the Specified Employees, BKP shall execute the Assumptions of Collective Bargaining Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 18.1(d).  In such event, the parties intend to comply with section 4204(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and to take any other action required or desirable, so that no withdrawal liability is imposed upon Contributor or its Affiliates as a result of this transaction or any subsequent action or omission of BKP or any affiliate of BKP.  To that end, BKP agrees and covenants: (i) to contribute for the plan year of the sale and the Surety Period (as hereinafter defined), to the Building Service 32B-J Pension Fund (the “Multiemployer Pension Plan”) for substantially the same number of contribution base units, as defined in Section 4001(a)(11) of ERISA, for which Contributor was obligated to contribute prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Specified Employees, and (ii) unless a waiver is in effect pursuant to Section 4204(c) of ERISA, to provide to and for the benefit of the Multiemployer Pension Plan, for the five (5) plan years commencing with the first plan year to begin after the Closing Date (the “Surety Period”), either a bond issued by a corporate surety company that is an acceptable surety for purposes of Section 412 of ERISA, a letter of credit or an amount held in escrow by a bank or similar financial institution, in either case in an amount equal to the great of (A) the average annual contribution that Contributor was required to make with respect to the covered operations for the three plan years preceding the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs with respect to the Specified Employees, (B) the annual contribution that Contributor was required to make with respect to the covered operation for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs with respect to the Specified Employees, which bond, letter of credit or such amount held in escrow shall be paid to the Multiemployer Pension Plan, if at any time during the Surety Period, BKP, or any successor in interest thereto, withdraws from the Multiemployer Pension Plans or fails to make any contribution to the Multiemployer Pension Plan when due.  If a waiver is not in effect pursuant to Section 4204(c) of ERISA, BKP shall deliver to the Multiemployer Pension Plan by the first day of the plan year following the Closing Date, with copies to Contributor, either the bond or evidence of the establishment of an escrow described in the preceding sentence.  If BKP or any successor in interest thereto shall withdraw from the Multiemployer Pension Plan in either a complete or partial withdrawal, as such terms are used in Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, and withdrawal liability is imposed under Section 4201 of ERISA, Contributor agrees that Contributor and its Affiliates shall be secondarily liable to the Multiemployer Pension Plan for any withdrawal liability that it would have had to the

 

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Multiemployer Pension Plan in the absence of Section 4204 of ERISA; provided, however, that the preceding clause of this sentence will be void and of no effect, if the parties obtain a variance from the requirements of Section 4204(a)(1)(C) of ERISA.  The parties will reasonably cooperate in obtaining a variance from the requirements of Sections 4204(a)(1)(B) and 4204(a)(1)(C) of ERISA.  To the extent that any obligation is imposed on BKP herein, BKP agrees to require each of its successors in interest and assigns to specifically assume and accept the obligations assumed by it under this Section 18.1 if and to the extent Contributor would otherwise be liable for such obligations.  BKP agrees to indemnify and hold Contributor harmless from and against any and all losses, costs, liens, claims, liabilities or damages (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising from or relating to a breach of its obligations under this Section 18.1 or any complete or partial withdrawal liability arising as a result of this transaction.

 

(e)           The obligations and undertaking of BKP under this Section 18.1 is a special inducement to Contributor to enter into this Agreement without which Contributor would not enter into this Agreement.  Any obligations of BKP pursuant to this Section 18.1 shall supersede and take precedence over any other debts or obligations of BKP and/or the Property, and BKP shall take no actions (or fail to take any actions) inconsistent herewith.

 

(f)            The provisions of this Section 18.1 shall survive the Closing.

 

ARTICLE XIX
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 19.1          Waivers.  No waiver of any breach of any covenant or provisions contained herein will be deemed a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach thereof or of any other covenant or provision contained herein.  No extension of time for performance of any obligation or act will be deemed an extension of the time for performance of any other obligation or act.

 

Section 19.2          TIME OF THE ESSENCE.  TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH RESPECT TO ALL TIME PERIODS AND DATES FOR PERFORMANCE SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 19.3          Recovery of Certain Fees.  In the event a party hereto files any action or suit against another party hereto by reason of any breach of any of the covenants, agreements or provisions contained in this Agreement, then in that event the prevailing party will be entitled to have and recover from the other party all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs resulting therefrom.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “attorneys’ fees” or “attorneys’ fees and costs” shall mean the fees and expenses of counsel to the parties hereto, which may include printing, photocopying, duplicating and other expenses, air freight charges, and fees billed for law clerks, paralegals and other persons not admitted to the bar but performing services under the supervision of an attorney, and the costs and fees incurred in connection with the enforcement or collection of any judgment obtained in any such proceeding.  The provisions of this Section 19.3 shall survive the entry of any judgment, and shall not merge, or be deemed to have merged, into any judgment.

 

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Section 19.4          Construction.  Headings at the beginning of each Article and Section are solely for the convenience of the parties and are not a part of this Agreement.  Whenever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular will include the plural and the masculine will include the feminine and vice versa.  This Agreement will not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the parties, but rather as if both parties had prepared the same.  All exhibits and schedules referred to in this Agreement are attached and incorporated by this reference, and any capitalized term used in any exhibit or schedule which is not defined in such exhibit or schedule will have the meaning attributable to such term in the body of this Agreement.  In the event the date on which BKP or Contributor is required to take any action under the terms of this Agreement is not a Business Day, the action will be taken on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

Section 19.5          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which, when assembled to include an original signature for each party contemplated to sign this Agreement, will constitute a complete and fully executed original.  All such fully executed original counterparts will collectively constitute a single agreement. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or “.pdf” signatures and a facsimile or “.pdf” of a signature shall have the same legal effect as an originally drawn signature.

 

Section 19.6          Severability.  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all of the other conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any adverse manner to either party.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to reflect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

 

Section 19.7          Entire Agreement.  This Agreement represents the final expression of, and contains the entire agreement between, the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings between the parties hereto.  This Agreement may not be modified, changed, supplemented or terminated, nor may any obligations hereunder be waived, except by written instrument, signed by the party to be charged or by its agent duly authorized in writing, or as otherwise expressly permitted herein.

 

Section 19.8          GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO A CONTRACT EXECUTED AND PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.  ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE COMMENCED BY BKP OR CONTRIBUTOR IN THE STATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND EACH PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION AND TO THE LAYING OF VENUE THEREIN.  VENUE SHALL BE IN THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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Section 19.9          No Recording.  The parties hereto agree that neither this Agreement nor any affidavit or memorandum concerning it will be recorded and any recording of this Agreement or any such affidavit or memorandum by BKP will be deemed a default by BKP hereunder.

 

Section 19.10       Further Actions.  The parties agree to execute such instructions to the Title Company and such other instruments and to do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.  This provision shall survive the Closing.

 

Section 19.11       No Partnership.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed to make the parties hereto partners or joint venturers, it being the intention of the parties to merely create the relationship of Contributor and BKP with respect to the Property to be conveyed as contemplated hereby.

 

Section 19.12       Limitations on Benefits.  It is the explicit intention of BKP and Contributor that no person or entity other than BKP, and Contributor and their permitted successors and assigns is or shall be entitled to bring any action to enforce any provision of this Agreement against any of the parties hereto, and the covenants, undertakings and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, BKP and Contributor or their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder. Except as set forth in this Section 19.12, nothing contained in this Agreement shall under any circumstances whatsoever be deemed or construed, or be interpreted, as making any third party (including, without limitation, Broker) a beneficiary of any term or provision of this Agreement or any instrument or document delivered pursuant hereto, and BKP and Contributor expressly reject any such intent, construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 19.13       Tax Protest.  If as a result of a protest of the real property taxes relating to the Property for any year prior to the year of the Closing any refund or reduction of any real property or other tax or assessment relating to the Property is obtained, such refund or reduction shall belong to Contributor after first providing for payment of costs of collection (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and adjustments owed Tenants under the Leases. If as a result of a protest of the real property taxes relating to the Property for the year of the Closing any refund or reduction of any real property or other tax or assessment relating to the Property for the year of the Closing is obtained, such refund or reduction shall be prorated between Contributor and BKP based upon their respective periods of ownership of the Property during the year of the Closing, after first providing for payment of costs of collection (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements which shall be prorated between Contributor and BKP if the tax protest involves more than one calendar year) and adjustments owed Tenants under the Leases. The parties agree that Contributor shall have the right to file, maintain, control and settle the protest of the real property taxes relating to the Property for the full calendar years prior to the Closing, and BKP shall cooperate in connection therewith. This provision shall survive the Closing.

 

Section 19.14       Waiver of Jury Trial.  Contributor and BKP each hereby knowingly and unconditionally waive any and all right to demand a jury trial in any action for the interpretation of enforcement of this Agreement.  This provision shall survive the Closing.

 

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Section 19.15       Independent Counsel.  BKP and Contributor each acknowledge that:  (i) they have been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement; (ii) they have executed this Agreement with the advice of such counsel; and (iii) this Agreement is the result of negotiations between the parties hereto and the advice and assistance of their respective counsel.  The fact that this Agreement was prepared by Contributor’s counsel as a matter of convenience shall have no import or significance.  Any uncertainty or ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against Contributor because Contributor’s counsel prepared this Agreement in its final form.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Contributor and BKP have respectively executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

 

 

BKP

 

 

 

BROOKLYN KINGS PLAZA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Leanse

 

[Signatures continued on next page]

 

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CONTRIBUTOR

 

 

 

ALEXANDER’S OF KINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

Name:  Alan Rice

 

 

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KINGS PARKING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

Name:  Alan Rice

 

 

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALEXANDER’S KINGS PLAZA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

Name:  Alan Rice

 

 

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

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JOINDER TO CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BY POWER PLANT ENTITIES

 

Each of the following entities (the “Power Plant Entities”) executes this Agreement solely for the purposes of confirming and joining in the representations and warranties regarding it contained in Section 8.1(y) of this Agreement, and agreeing to its respective obligations under Section 10.9 of this Agreement.

 

 

ALEXANDER’S OF BROOKLYN II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

Alexander’s, Inc., its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

 

Name:  Alan Rice

 

 

 

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

ALEXANDER’S OF BROOKLYN, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

Name:  Alan Rice

 

 

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

KINGS PLAZA LENDER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

By:

Alexander’s, Inc., its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

Name:

Alan Rice

 

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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Guaranty of Certain of Contributor’s Obligations.  Alexander’s, Inc. agrees that it shall, jointly and severally, be personally liable and responsible for, and hereby unconditionally guarantees to BKP, the Closing Surviving Obligations of Contributor and the Power Plant Entities, as well as any Contributor’s Affidavit delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(d) above, and the obligations of Contributor under Section 7.5 and 10.8(a).

 

 

GUARANTOR:

 

 

 

ALEXANDER’S, INC., a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alan Rice

 

 

Name:  Alan Rice

 

 

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 

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JOINDER BY ESCROW AGENT

TO

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Earnest Money Deposit of $45,000,000, and agrees to hold and dispose of the Earnest Money Deposit, and interest thereon, in accordance with the provisions of Articles IV and XVII of the foregoing Agreement.

 

 

ESCROW AGENT

 

 

 

COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mai-Ly Marsh

 

 

Name: Mai-Ly Marsh

 

 

Title: Sr. Commercial Escrow Officer

 

 

 

Date: October 19, 2012

 

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List of Omitted Exhibits

 

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the following exhibits to the Contribution Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions have been omitted from this Exhibit 10.1:

 

Exhibit 1.1(A)

Operating Agreement

Exhibit 1.1(B)

Title Defects and Encumbrances to Title

Exhibit 1.1(C)

Legal Description of Real Property

Exhibit 5.2(a)

Documents

Exhibit 7.1

Capital Improvements

Exhibit 8.1(g)

Funding of Pension Benefits

Exhibit 8.1(i)

Security Deposits Held by Ground Lessor

Exhibit 8.1(j)

Bankruptcies/Insolvencies of Operating Agreement Counterparties

Exhibit 8.1(l)

Contracts

Exhibit 8.1(o)

Zoning Changes; Special Use Permits

Exhibit 8.1(r)

Violations

Exhibit 8.1(s)

Assessments

Exhibit 8.1(t)

Tax Proceedings

Exhibit 8.1(u)

Management and Brokerage Agreements

Exhibit 8.1(v)

Environmental Conditions

Exhibit 8.1(y)

Power Plant Agreements

Exhibit 9.1(d)

Form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate

Exhibit 9.1(e)

Form of Ground Lease Estoppel Certificate

Exhibit 9.1(e)(ii)

Form of Ground Lease Indemnity

Exhibit 9.1(f)

Form of Operating Agreement Estoppel Certificate

Exhibit 10.2(c)

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit 10.3(a)

Form of Deed

Exhibit 10.3(b)

Form of Bill of Sale

Exhibit 10.3(d)

Form of Assignment

Exhibit 10.3(f)

Form of Certificate as to Non-Foreign Status

Exhibit 10.3(g)

Form of Assignment of Leases

Exhibit 10.3(m)

Form of Notice to Tenants

Exhibit 10.3(n)

Form of Assignment of Ground Lease

Exhibit 10.3(o)

Form of Contributor’s Title Affidavit

Exhibit 10.6

Insurance

Exhibit 10.9(a)

Description of Power Plant

Exhibit 10.9(b)(i)

Form of Power Plant Bill of Sale

Exhibit 10.9(b)(iii)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of GSA

Exhibit 10.9(b)(iv)

Form of Power Plant Purchaser Guaranty

Exhibit 10.9(c)(i)(A)

Form of Power Plant Allonge

Exhibit 10.9(c)(i)(B)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of Loan Documents

Exhibit 10.9(c)(ii)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of Membership Interests

 

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Exhibit 10.9(c)(iii)

Form of Power Plant Assignment of ESA and License Agreement

Exhibit 10.10

Form of Assignment of Ground Lessee Membership Interests

Exhibit 18.1(d)

Form of Assumptions of Collective Bargaining Agreement

 

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