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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
August 2, 1996
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend a Special Meeting of
Shareholders of Regency Realty Corporation (the "Company") to be held on
Tuesday, September 10, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. local time, at the Company's
headquarters at 121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida.
As described in the accompanying Proxy Statement, the Company has
entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Security Capital U.S. Realty and
Security Capital Holdings S.A. (together, "US Realty"), affiliates of Security
Capital Group Incorporated, providing for US Realty to invest a total of up to
approximately $132 million in the Company. The Board of Directors and
management believe that this transaction represents an attractive opportunity
to improve long-term shareholder value by providing the Company with access to
significant equity capital at an attractive cost and additionally provides
strategic resources not otherwise readily available to it, thereby enhancing
the Company's short-term and long-term growth prospects and better positioning
it to capitalize on shopping center opportunities in the southeastern United
States.
At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to approve the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, including an
amendment to the Company's charter expressly authorizing US Realty to own up
to 45% of the Company's outstanding common stock, on a fully diluted basis,
and making certain other modifications to facilitate the Company's continued
qualification as a domestically controlled real estate investment trust.
Details of the proposals are set forth in the accompanying Proxy Statement,
which I urge you to read carefully.
The matters to be considered and voted upon at the Special Meeting
are of great importance to your investment and the future of the Company.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROPOSALS BEING SUBMITTED
FOR APPROVAL BY THE SHAREHOLDERS AT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND HAS DETERMINED
THAT THEY ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS.
ACCORDINGLY, YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR
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APPROVAL OF THE US REALTY TRANSACTION AND THE RELATED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Your vote is important. I hope that you will be able to attend the
meeting in person. However, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting,
please indicate your vote, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card
promptly. A prepaid envelope is provided for this purpose. Your shares will
be voted at the meeting in accordance with your proxy, if given.
I look forward to seeing you at the Special Meeting.
Sincerely,
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
Martin E. Stein, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Regency Realty Corporation
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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT [LOGO OF REGENCY
---------------- REALTY CORP.
APPEARS HERE]
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 10, 1996
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Special Meeting") of Regency Realty Corporation, a Florida corporation (the
"Company"), will be held on September 10, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. local time, at
the Company's headquarters at 121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200,
Jacksonville, Florida, for the following purposes:
1. To consider and vote upon the transactions (collectively, the
"Transaction") contemplated by a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement") among the Company, Security Capital U.S. Realty and Security
Capital Holdings S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Security Capital U.S.
Realty (together with Security Capital U.S. Realty, "US Realty"), including
(i) the investment of up to an aggregate of approximately $132 million in the
Company by US Realty, to be effected through the sale by the Company of up to
7,499,400 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"),
at a purchase price of $17.625 per share, plus a purchase price adjustment
based on accrued dividends, such investment being comprised of (A) the sale by
the Company to US Realty, completed on July 10, 1996, of 934,400 shares of
Common Stock, representing an aggregate investment of approximately $16.5
million, (B) the sale by the Company to US Realty, following shareholder
approval, of an additional 2,717,400 shares of Common Stock, representing an
additional aggregate investment of approximately $47.9 million, and (C) the
sale by the Company from time to time following shareholder approval of up to
an aggregate of 3,847,600 shares of Common Stock representing an additional
aggregate investment of up to $67.8 million, as more fully described in the
attached Proxy Statement; (ii) the grant to US Realty, under certain
circumstances, of a right to nominate for election by shareholders its
proportionate share of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company
(but generally not fewer than two nor more than 49% of the directors); (iii)
the grant to US Realty of certain rights to information regarding the Company;
(iv) provisions that limit the ability of US Realty to acquire additional
shares of the Company's capital stock, exercise its voting rights in its own
discretion and engage in certain other actions during an initial five-year
standstill period, subject to automatic one-year extensions; (v) limitations
during the standstill period on the Company's ability to engage in certain
corporate transactions without the consent of US Realty; (vi) provisions that
restrict US Realty from transferring its shares of the Company's capital stock
except in accordance with applicable securities laws and subject to the
generally applicable ownership limits in the Company's charter, as amended,
and to certain other restrictions; (vii) the grant to US Realty of rights to
purchase, under certain circumstances, shares of the Company's capital stock
in connection with future issuances by the Company; and (viii) the grant to US
Realty of certain registration rights to enable US Realty to resell its shares
of the Company's capital stock to the public under certain conditions
(Proposal 1); and
2. To consider and vote upon the proposed amendment to the
Company's charter to expressly authorize US Realty to acquire up to 45% of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, to permit
individuals (and entities treated as individuals) who are treated as owning
shares of Company capital stock as a result of the ownership of shares by US
Realty and its affiliates to own up to 9.8% of the Company's outstanding
capital stock and to make certain other modifications to facilitate the
Company's continued qualification as a domestically controlled real estate
investment trust for federal income tax purposes (Proposal 2).
The Company is seeking shareholder approval of the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock in connection with the Transaction to comply with
certain requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The Company is
seeking shareholder approval of the proposed amendment to the Company's
charter in accordance with
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Florida law and the Company's charter. Approval of the Transaction (Proposal
1) and the proposed amendment to the Company's charter (Proposal 2) by the
requisite votes of shareholders is a condition to consummation of the
Transaction. Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 are each conditioned upon the approval
of the other and neither of such proposals may be approved independently.
Pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company, the Company's Board of
Directors has fixed the close of business on July 26, 1996 as the record date
for the determination of shareholders of the Company entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Special Meeting. Therefore, only record holders of Common
Stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Special Meeting.
We urge you to review carefully the enclosed materials. Your vote
is important. All shareholders are urged to attend the meeting in person or
by proxy. If you receive more than one proxy card because your shares are
registered in different names or at different addresses, please indicate your
vote, sign, date and return each proxy card so that all of your shares will be
represented at the Special Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
J. Christian Leavitt
Vice President and Treasurer
August 2, 1996
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. THEREFORE, WHETHER OR
NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR VOTE, SIGN,
DATE AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PAID ENVELOPE. YOU
MAY, IF YOU WISH, REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE TIME IT IS VOTED,
INCLUDING BY VOTING AT THE MEETING.
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Regency Realty Corporation
121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 10, 1996
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This Proxy Statement is being furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Regency
Realty Corporation, a Florida corporation (the "Company"). The proxies will be
used at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the "Special
Meeting") to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. local time,
at the Company's headquarters at 121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200,
Jacksonville, Florida, and at any adjournment thereof.
At the Special Meeting, and at any adjournments thereof, holders of
the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), will be asked to consider and vote upon the transactions
(collectively, the "Transaction") contemplated by a Stock Purchase Agreement
dated as of June 11, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated July 9, 1996
(the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), among the Company, Security Capital U.S.
Realty and Security Capital Holdings S.A. ("Holdings"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Security Capital U.S. Realty (Security Capital U.S. Realty and
Holdings being collectively or individually, as the context requires, referred
to herein as "US Realty"), including the investment of up to an aggregate of
approximately $132 million in the Company by US Realty, to be effected through
the sale by the Company of an aggregate of up to 7,499,400 shares of Common
Stock at a purchase price of $17.625 per share (plus a purchase price
adjustment based on accrued dividends). The investment of up to $132 million
is comprised of (i) the sale by the Company to US Realty, completed on July
10, 1996 (the "Initial Closing"), of 934,400 shares, representing an aggregate
investment of approximately $16.5 million, (ii) the sale by the Company to US
Realty, following shareholder approval, of an additional 2,717,400 shares of
Common Stock, representing an additional aggregate investment of approximately
$47.9 million (the "Second Closing"), and (iii) the sale by the Company to US
Realty of up to an additional 3,847,600 shares of Common Stock, representing
an additional aggregate investment of up to approximately $67.8 million (the
"Subsequent Closings"), as more fully described in this Proxy Statement.
After the Initial Closing, US Realty owned approximately 13.4% of the
outstanding Common Stock (9.5% based on the number of shares outstanding as of
the record date, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of convertible securities outstanding as of the record date and the
number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock
options ("fully-diluted basis")). Following the Second Closing (and assuming
no other change in the number of outstanding shares) US Realty will own
approximately 27.3% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis.
If US Realty acquires the additional 3,847,600 shares in the Subsequent
Closings (and assuming no other change in the number of outstanding shares),
US Realty will own approximately 43.2% of the outstanding Common Stock on a
fully-diluted basis.
The Transaction also involves a number of additional terms, as more
fully described in this Proxy Statement, including, among others: (i) the
right of US Realty, under certain circumstances, to nominate for election by
shareholders its proportionate share of the members of the Board (but
generally not fewer than two nor more than 49% of the directors); (ii) the
grant to US Realty of certain rights to information regarding the Company;
(iii) provisions that limit the ability of US Realty to acquire additional
shares of the Company's capital stock, exercise its voting rights in its own
discretion and engage in certain other actions during an initial standstill
period of five years, subject to automatic one-year extensions; (iv)
limitations during the standstill period on the Company's ability to engage in
certain corporate transactions without the consent of US Realty; (v)
provisions that restrict US Realty from transferring its shares of the
Company's capital stock except in accordance with applicable securities
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laws and subject to the generally applicable ownership limits in the Company's
charter, as amended, and to certain other restrictions; (vi) the grant to US
Realty of rights to purchase, under certain circumstances, shares of the
Company's capital stock in connection with future issuances by the Company;
and (vii) the grant to US Realty of certain registration rights to enable US
Realty to resell its shares of the Company's capital stock to the public under
certain conditions. Other than the addition to the Board of US Realty's
nominees following receipt of shareholder approval of the Transaction, the
Board and management of the Company are not expected to change as a result of
the Transaction.
As part of the Transaction, US Realty will make available to the
Company certain strategic advice, information and expertise. US Realty has
informed the Company that it intends to designate Paul E. Szurek, Managing
Director of US Realty and Security Capital (UK) Management, Ltd., and J.
Marshall Peck, Managing Director of Security Capital Investment Research
Incorporated, as its initial nominees to the Company's Board of
Directors.
At the Special Meeting, you will be asked to approve the Transaction
and to approve an amendment to the Company's charter, as amended (the
"Charter"), to, among other things, expressly authorize US Realty to own up to
45% of the outstanding Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, and to permit
individuals (and entities treated as individuals) who are treated as owning
shares of Company capital stock as a result of the ownership of shares by US
Realty and its affiliates to own up to 9.8% of the outstanding capital stock.
A vote in favor of the Transaction also will constitute a vote in favor of the
issuance of shares of Common Stock to US Realty pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreement and all of the other transactions contemplated thereby and the terms
thereof, including each of the additional matters set forth above.
For a discussion of the potential beneficial and adverse effects of
the Transaction, see "Approval of the Transaction -- Potential Beneficial
Effects of the Transaction" and "-- Potential Adverse Effects of the
Transaction."
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first
being mailed to the shareholders of the Company on or about August 2, 1996.
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IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO APPROVE THE TRANSACTION AND THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
CHARTER DESCRIBED HEREIN, SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER ALL OF THE
INFORMATION INCLUDED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROXY
STATEMENT.
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The date of this Proxy Statement is August 2, 1996.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY.................................................................... 1
The Special Meeting....................................................... 1
General.................................................................. 1
Vote by Proxy............................................................ 2
Voting of Shares; Quorum; Appraisal Rights............................... 3
Reasons for Soliciting Shareholder Approval.............................. 3
Votes Required........................................................... 3
The Transaction........................................................... 4
Background of the Transaction............................................ 4
Background of the Company................................................ 5
Background of US Realty.................................................. 5
Terms of the Transaction................................................. 5
Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction.......................... 9
Potential Adverse Effects of the Transaction............................. 10
Conflicts of Interest; Interests of Certain Persons...................... 12
Potential Effects of Shareholder Approval or
Disapproval of the
Transaction................................................................ 12
Opinion of Financial Advisor............................................. 12
Recommendation of the Board; Factors and Conclusions of
the Board Involved in Its Determination.................................... 13
Amending the Ownership Limitations (Proposal 2).......................... 13
THE SPECIAL MEETING........................................................ 14
Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights...................................... 14
Record Date.............................................................. 14
Quorum................................................................... 14
Voting Rights............................................................ 14
No Appraisal Rights...................................................... 14
Reasons for Seeking Shareholder Approval................................. 14
Vote Required............................................................. 14
Vote Required to Approve the Transaction (Proposal 1).................... 14
Vote Required to Approve the Amendment to Article
5 of the Charter (Proposal 2)........................................... 15
Proxies................................................................... 15
APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION
(Proposal 1).......................................... 17
Information About the Company............................................. 17
Information About US Realty............................................... 17
Background of the Transaction............................................. 19
Terms of the Transaction.................................................. 21
Parties.................................................................. 21
US Realty Investment..................................................... 21
Use of Proceeds.......................................................... 21
Stockholders Agreement................................................... 21
Exclusive Investment Vehicle for Shopping Center Properties and
Shopping Center Companies........................................ 24
Extension and Termination of Stockholders Agreement...................... 25
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Registration Rights...................................................... 25
Conditions to Closing.................................................... 26
No Solicitation of Competing Transactions................................ 26
Expenses; Break-Up Fee................................................... 26
Amendment or Termination of the Stock Purchase
Agreement............................................................... 26
Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction........................... 27
Large, Timely Infusion of Capital at Reasonable
Cost.................................................................... 27
Indirect Affiliation with Security Capital Group......................... 27
Improved Future Access to Capital........................................ 27
Potential Enhancement of Shareholder Value............................... 28
Potential Adverse Effects of the Transaction.............................. 28
Concentration of Ownership of Common Stock............................... 28
Anti-Takeover Effect of the Transaction.................................. 29
Potential Dilution....................................................... 29
Limitations on Corporate Actions......................................... 29
Effects on Future Foreign Investment in the Company...................... 29
Conflicts of Interest; Interests of Certain Persons....................... 30
Potential Effects of Shareholder Approval or
Disapproval of the Transaction........................................... 30
Effects of Shareholder Approval.......................................... 30
Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations................................. 31
No Recognition of Taxable Gain........................................... 31
Taxation of the Company as a REIT........................................ 31
Possible Impact of the Transaction on Subsequent Sales of
Stock by Non-U.S. Shareholders...................................... 31
Effect of Amendments to Charter on Additional
Purchases by Non-U.S. Holders........................................... 32
Opinion of the Company's Financial Advisor................................ 32
Comparable Transactions Analysis......................................... 34
Comparable Company Analysis.............................................. 34
Pro Forma Funds From Operations Per Share Analysis....................... 35
Recommendation of the Board; Factors and Conclusions of the Board
Involved in Its Determination....................................... 35
Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock Prior to and
After the Transaction.................................................... 37
Information Regarding Directors to be Nominated by
US Realty................................................................ 39
Required Vote and Related Matters......................................... 40
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE
OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS
(Proposal 2).............................................................. 41
Summary of Current Article 5.............................................. 41
Reasons for and Possible Effects of the Amendment......................... 41
Required Vote and Related Matters......................................... 42
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS...................................................... 42
APPENDICES
Appendix A Stock Purchase Agreement, as amended......................... A-1
Appendix B Stockholders Agreement....................................... B-1
Appendix C Registration Rights Agreement................................ C-1
Appendix D Amendment to Article 5 of the Company's Charter.............. D-1
Appendix E Opinion of Prudential Securities Incorporated................ E-1
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SUMMARY
The following is a summary of certain information contained in
this Proxy Statement. The summary is not intended to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the more detailed information
set forth elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and the appendices attached
hereto. Shareholders are urged to read this Proxy Statement in its
entirety. As used herein, the term the "Company" means Regency Realty
Corporation and/or its subsidiaries and the term "US Realty" means
Security Capital U.S. Realty and Security Capital Holdings S.A.,
collectively or individually, as the context requires. Certain
capitalized terms used in this Summary are defined elsewhere in this
Proxy Statement.
The Special Meeting
General
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of the Company. The proxies will be
used at the Special Meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 10, 1996, at
2:00 p.m. local time, at the Company's headquarters at 121 West Forsyth
Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida, and at any adjournment thereof.
At the Special Meeting, and at any adjournments thereof,
shareholders of the Company will be asked to consider and vote upon the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, including the
investment of up to an aggregate of approximately $132 million in the
Company by US Realty, to be effected through the sale by the Company of
up to 7,499,400 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $17.625 per
share (plus a purchase price adjustment based on accrued dividends). The
investment of approximately $132 million is comprised of (i) the sale by
the Company to US Realty, completed on July 10, 1996, of 934,400 shares,
representing an aggregate investment of approximately $16.5 million, as
more fully described herein, (ii) the sale by the Company to US Realty,
following shareholder approval, of an additional 2,717,400 shares,
representing an additional aggregate investment of approximately $47.9
million, and (iii) the sale by the Company to US Realty from time to time
of up to an additional 3,847,600 shares of Common Stock, representing an
additional aggregate investment of up to approximately $67.8 million, as
more fully described herein (Proposal 1). As of July 26, 1996, the
record date for the Special Meeting (the "Record Date"), US Realty owned
approximately 13.4% of the outstanding Common Stock (9.5% on a fully
diluted basis). After the Second Closing (assuming no other change in
the number of outstanding shares), US Realty will own approximately 27.3%
of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, and after the
Subsequent Closings (assuming no other changes in the number of
outstanding shares and that US Realty purchases all 3,847,600 shares that
may be purchased at such Subsequent Closings) US Realty will own
approximately 43.2% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis.
The Transaction also involves a number of additional terms
established pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and the related
Stockholders Agreement, dated as of July 10, 1996, by and among the
Company, Security Capital U.S. Realty, Holdings and The Regency Group,
Inc. (the "Stockholders Agreement") and Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of July 10, 1996, by and among the Company, Security Capital
U.S. Realty and Holdings (the "Registration Rights Agreement"),
including, among others: (i) the grant of a right to US Realty, under
certain circumstances, to nominate for election by shareholders
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its proportionate share of the members of the Board (but generally not
fewer than two nor more than 49% of the directors); (ii) the grant to US
Realty of certain rights to information regarding the Company; (iii)
provisions that limit the ability of US Realty to acquire additional
shares of the Company's capital stock, exercise its voting rights in its
own discretion and engage in certain other actions during an initial
standstill period of five years, subject to automatic one-year
extensions; (iv) limitations during the standstill period on the
Company's ability to engage in certain corporate transactions without the
consent of US Realty; (v) limitations on US Realty's ability to transfer
its shares of Company capital stock except in accordance with the
securities laws and subject to the generally applicable ownership
limitations in the Charter, as amended, and to certain other
restrictions; (vi) the grant to US Realty of certain additional rights to
purchase, under certain circumstances, shares of the Company's capital
stock in connection with future issuances by the Company; and (vii) the
grant to US Realty of certain registration rights to enable US Realty to
resell its shares of Company capital stock to the public under certain
conditions.
As part of the Transaction, US Realty will make available to
the Company certain strategic advice, information and expertise. US
Realty has informed the Company that it intends to designate Paul E.
Szurek, Managing Director of US Realty and Security Capital (UK)
Management, Ltd., and J. Marshall Peck, Managing Director of Security
Capital Investment Research Incorporated, as its initial nominees to the
Company's Board. Other than the addition to the Board of US Realty's
nominees following receipt of shareholder approval, the Board and
management of the Company are not expected to change as a result of the
Transaction. See "Approval of the Transaction -- Terms of the
Transaction."
A vote in favor of the Transaction also will constitute a vote
in favor of each of the additional matters set forth above. Copies of
the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement are attached hereto as Appendix A, Appendix
B and Appendix C, respectively.
At the Special Meeting, shareholders also will be asked to
approve a proposal to amend the Charter (the "Amendment") to expressly
authorize US Realty to acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock,
on a fully diluted basis, to permit individuals (and entities treated as
individuals) who are treated as owning shares of Company capital stock as
a result of the ownership of shares by US Realty and its affiliates to
own up to 9.8% of the Company's outstanding capital stock and to make
certain other modifications to facilitate the Company's continued
qualification as a domestically controlled REIT (as defined herein) for
federal income tax purposes. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto
as Appendix D (Proposal 2).
THE BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE TRANSACTION AND THE
CHARTER AMENDMENT AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE
FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSALS.
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Vote by Proxy
A proxy card is enclosed for use at the Special Meeting.
Unless otherwise instructed, shares represented by proxy will be voted
FOR both of the proposals described herein. The proxy may be revoked at
any time before it is voted by (i) filing prior to the Special Meeting a
written notice of revocation bearing a later date with J. Christian
Leavitt, Vice President and Treasurer, Regency Realty Corporation, 121
West Forsyth Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida, 32202, (ii)
delivering to the Company a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or
(iii) attending the Special Meeting and voting in person.
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Voting of Shares; Quorum; Appraisal Rights
Only shareholders of record of the Common Stock at the close of
business on July 26, 1996, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof. At the close of business on
the Record Date, the Company had outstanding 7,882,683 shares of Common
Stock. The securities that can be voted at the Special Meeting consist
of 7,882,683 shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock, with each
share entitling its owner to one vote on all matters. Shareholders on
the Record Date are eligible to vote at the Special Meeting, in person or
by proxy. The presence, in person or by proxy, at the Special Meeting of
shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all votes entitled to be cast
at such meeting, shall constitute a quorum.
Shareholders are not entitled under Florida law to appraisal
rights with respect to the Transaction.
Reasons for Soliciting Shareholder Approval
The Company is seeking shareholder approval of the issuance of
the shares in connection with the Transaction pursuant to certain
requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. regarding the continued
listing of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE").
Approval of the Transaction is not required by Florida law, the Charter
or the Company's Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). The Company is seeking
shareholder approval of the Amendment in accordance with Florida law and
the Charter.
Votes Required
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast by
the shareholders, provided that the number of total votes cast represent
over 50% of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the
Record Date, is required to approve the Transaction (Proposal 1). For
this purpose, broker non-votes and abstentions will not be counted.
Approval of the Transaction by the requisite vote of the shareholders of
the Company is a condition to consummation of the Transaction (except for
the initial purchase by US Realty of 934,400 shares on July 10, 1996).
Approval of Proposal 1 is conditioned upon approval of Proposal 2.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast by
the shareholders is required to amend the Charter to expressly authorize
US Realty to acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock, on a
fully diluted basis, to permit individuals (and entities treated as
individuals) who are treated as owning shares of Company capital stock as
a result of the ownership of shares by US Realty and its affiliates to
own up to 9.8% of the Company's outstanding capital stock and to make
certain other modifications to facilitate the Company's qualification as
a domestically controlled REIT for federal income tax purposes (Proposal
2). For this purpose, broker non-votes and abstentions will not be
counted. Approval of the Amendment by the requisite vote of the
shareholders of the Company is a condition to consummation of the
Transaction. Approval of Proposal 2 is conditioned upon approval of
Proposal 1.
Joan W. Stein, Chairman of the Board of the Company, Martin E.
Stein, Jr., President of the Company, Robert L. Stein, a director of the
Company, The Regency Group, Inc., a shareholder of the Company, Regency
Square II, a shareholder of the Company, Richard W. Stein, a shareholder
of The Regency Group, Inc. and a partner of Regency Square II, and Bruce
M. Johnson, Executive Vice President
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of the Company (the "Stein Group"), who as of the Record Date
collectively owned 9.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, have
executed letter agreements with US Realty, pursuant to which they have
agreed to vote all of their shares in favor of the transactions
contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, and they intend to vote in
favor of Proposals 1 and 2. US Realty, which as of the Record Date held
1,053,500 shares of Common Stock, representing 13.4% of the total
outstanding Common Stock, is expected to vote its shares in favor of both
proposals.
The Transaction
Background of the Transaction
The Company believes that the success of a REIT will be largely
dependent on its ability to access capital markets consistently on
favorable terms and that this access will depend upon the REIT's
"critical mass," or asset size, operational sophistication, experience
and operational history. Accordingly, the Company, which was aware of
the reputation of Security Capital Group Incorporated ("Security Capital
Group") in the real estate industry and its investments in other REITs,
was interested in exploring an affiliation with Security Capital Group as
a means of accessing additional capital. Representatives of the Company
had an introductory meeting in May 1995 with officers of Security Capital
Investment Research Incorporated ("SCIR"), a subsidiary of Security
Capital Group.
SCIR and the Company did not have further discussions until
March 1996, when representatives of SCIR, which is an advisor to US
Realty's management, contacted the Company and subsequently met with the
Company's President at an industry conference on April 16, 1996. During
the next several weeks, the parties exchanged information and had a
number of telephone discussions concerning strategy, philosophy, and
possible structure and price. On April 26, 1996, US Realty outlined a
proposed structure modeled on its March 1996 agreement with Storage USA,
Inc., a self-storage facilities REIT based in Columbia, Maryland. Over
the next several weeks the parties discussed the terms of the proposed
transaction, including price.
During the ensuing month, transaction document drafts were
prepared and numerous revised drafts circulated, with representatives of
the Company and US Realty and their respective counsel conducting
detailed negotiations concerning legal and business points in the
documentation. On May 31, 1996 US Realty's Board of Directors approved
the price and the proposed transaction terms and the approval was
communicated to the Company. At a meeting on June 11, 1996, after
discussing the advantages of and alternatives to the Transaction and
after receiving a written opinion from Prudential Securities Incorporated
("Prudential Securities"), the Board voted unanimously in favor of the
Transaction.
On June 11, 1996, the day before the Transaction was publicly
announced, the closing sale price for Common Stock as reported on the
NYSE Composite Tape was $19.125. For the 60 trading days prior to June
12, 1996, the day the Transaction was announced, the average closing sale
price for Common Stock was $17.72, and on July 19, 1996 the closing sale
price was $20.375.
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Background of the Company
The Company is a Florida-based, fully integrated, self-
administered and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") which
owns, manages, and develops community and neighborhood shopping centers.
The Company's primary focus is grocery-anchored community and
neighborhood shopping centers in the southeastern United States. As of
July 31, 1996, the Company owns and operates 37 community and
neighborhood shopping centers totalling approximately 4.2 million square
feet and 4 suburban office complexes totalling approximately 298,000
square feet, located in Florida (72% of GLA), Alabama (12%), Georgia
(8%), Mississippi (4%) and North Carolina (4%). The Company also manages
and leases approximately 1.1 million square feet of properties for third
parties and performs ancillary third party services (including tenant
representation, site selection and construction management) on a
selective basis.
Background of US Realty
Security Capital U.S. Realty is a Luxembourg corporation that
endeavors to become Europe's preeminent publicly-held real estate company
with strategic ownership positions in leading "value-added" real estate
operating companies in the United States (i.e., real estate operating
companies in which opportunities exist to enhance asset cash flow by
combining a strategically focused asset portfolio with synergistic
marketing and other strategies that meet the special needs of customers).
US Realty's wholly-owned subsidiary, Security Capital Holdings S.A.,
endeavors to acquire 25% to 45% of the common stock of a limited number
of U.S. real estate operating companies with specific market niches and
the potential to be leaders in their respective peer groups. US Realty
endeavors to maximize shareholder returns in each of these companies by
investing sufficient capital and, through representation on the board of
directors and committees thereof, providing input to management in
developing and implementing strategies for long-term growth in per share
operating results.
The Company will be the exclusive strategic investment of US
Realty in the southeastern United States for the purchase, development or
ownership of grocery-store, drugstore or general merchandise discount-
store anchored shopping centers having less than 250,000 square feet of
leasable area.
Terms of the Transaction
US Realty Investment. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreement, the Company will sell an aggregate of up to 7,499,400 shares
of Common Stock to US Realty at a price of $17.625 per share, for an
aggregate purchase price of up to approximately $132 million (the "Total
Equity Commitment") (plus a purchase price adjustment equal to 85% of
dividends accrued on the shares during the quarterly dividend period
prior to issuance). The purchase price per share was determined as a
result of arm's length negotiations between the Company and its advisors
on the one hand and US Realty and its advisors on the other hand and was
based upon recent sale prices of the Common Stock at the time that
representatives of the Company and US Realty agreed to negotiate the
basic terms of the Transaction and agreed to proceed toward the
negotiation and execution of definitive written agreements with respect
thereto. At the Initial Closing, the Company sold 934,400 shares to US
Realty at $17.625 per share (the "Initial Purchase"), for an aggregate
purchase price of approximately $16.5 million. As of the Record Date, US
Realty owned approximately 13.4% of the outstanding Common Stock.
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Subject to shareholder approval, at a time to be selected by
the Company but not later than December 1, 1996 (in the case of the
Second Closing), and not later than June 1, 1997 (in the case of the
Subsequent Closings), the Company may sell 2,717,400 shares of Common
Stock to US Realty at a price of $17.625 per share, for an aggregate
purchase price of approximately $47.9 million (plus a purchase price
adjustment based on accrued dividends), and up to 3,847,600 shares at a
price of $17.625 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of up to
approximately $67.8 million (plus a purchase price adjustment based on
accrued dividends), respectively (the Second Closing and the Subsequent
Closings constituting the "Remaining Equity Commitment"). US Realty will
have the right, exercisable on a one-time basis in each of December 1996
and June 1997, to purchase from the Company, at a price of $17.625 per
share (plus a purchase price adjustment based on accrued dividends),
additional shares of Common Stock to the extent that the shares to be
acquired at the Second Closing and the Subsequent Closings, respectively,
have not yet been purchased. If US Realty acquires all of the shares
represented by the Remaining Equity Commitment (and assuming no other
change in the number of outstanding shares), US Realty will own
approximately 43.2% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted
basis.
Use of Proceeds. The net proceeds of the investment by US
Realty will be used (i) to repay certain indebtedness of the Company
under its revolving credit agreements, and (ii) to make additional
investments in shopping centers.
Management of the Company; Representation on the Board and
Certain Board Committees. Other than the addition to the Board of US
Realty's nominees following receipt of shareholder approval, the Board
and management of the Company are not expected to change as a result of
the Transaction.
Under the Stockholders Agreement, two persons identified by US
Realty, Paul E. Szurek, Managing Director of US Realty and Security
Capital (UK) Management, Ltd., and J. Marshall Peck, Managing Director of
Security Capital Investment Research Incorporated, will become directors
of the Company immediately after the approval of the Transaction by the
shareholders of the Company. Thereafter, US Realty will have the right,
until the earlier of (i) the first date on which US Realty's ownership of
Common Stock drops below 20% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on
a fully diluted basis for a continuous period of 180 days (upon such
occurrence, a "20% Termination Date") or (ii) the termination of the
Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term (as defined below), to
nominate for election by shareholders at each annual or special meeting
that number of directors to the Board such that the total number of US
Realty nominees (including any directors previously nominated by US
Realty whose terms have not expired at such meeting) is equal to the
greater of (i) two, and (ii) that number corresponding to the percentage
of outstanding Common Stock owned by US Realty, but not more than 49% of
the Board. If the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term has
expired, but the 20% Termination Date shall not have occurred, US Realty
may nominate for election to the Board that number of directors which is
equal to the lesser of (i) two and (ii) the number corresponding to the
percentage of outstanding Common Stock owned by US Realty. After the
expiration of the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term, at
the Company's request, US Realty will use its reasonable best efforts to
cause such of its nominees to resign from the Board as will reduce the
number of its nominees to the number described in the preceding sentence.
So long as the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term is in
effect, the Stockholders Agreement prohibits US Realty from seeking
additional representation on the Board. In addition, so long as US
Realty has the right to nominate directors to the Board and at least one
director nominated by US Realty is serving thereon, US Realty has the
right, subject to certain limitations, to have one of the directors whom
it nominated serve on each of the Board's key committees.
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Information Rights. Following shareholder approval and until
the 20% Termination Date, the Company will have the obligation (i) to
provide to US Realty certain financial statements and operating
information, generally limited to information provided to the Company's
senior management and the Board, and a copy of any filing made by the
Company pursuant to any federal or state securities law, and (ii) to
consult with the designated representative of US Realty, prior to
approval by the Board or entering into any definitive agreement, in
connection with proposals relating to certain extraordinary or material
transactions, including the acquisition in a single transaction or series
of related transactions of any assets or business having a value
exceeding $10 million. US Realty will be obligated to comply with the
Company's insider trading policy. The Company and US Realty also will
afford each other a reasonable opportunity to review in advance any
filing by it pursuant to any federal or state securities or other laws or
any press release that mentions the other.
Participation Rights. So long as US Realty's ownership of
Common Stock on a fully diluted basis does not drop below 15% for more
than 180 days, in the event that the Company issues or sells shares of
capital stock, US Realty will be entitled (except in certain
circumstances) to a participation right to purchase or subscribe for,
either as part of such issuance or in a concurrent issuance, that portion
of the total number of shares to be issued equal to US Realty's
proportionate holdings of Common Stock prior to such issuance (but not to
exceed 42.5% of the capital stock issued in the Company's first offering
and 37.5% of the capital stock issued in subsequent offerings).
Limitations on Corporate Actions. Until the first to occur of
(i) the expiration of the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension
Term and (ii) the 20% Termination Date, the Company will be subject to
certain limitations on its operations, including restrictions relating to
(a) the incurrence of total indebtedness in an amount exceeding 60% of
the gross book value of the Company's total consolidated assets, (b)
causing or permitting the sum of (i) securities of any other person, (ii)
assets held other than directly by the Company, (iii) loans made by the
Company to a subsidiary, or the reverse, and (iv) assets managed by
persons other than employees of the Company, to, at any time, exceed 30%,
at cost, of the consolidated assets owned by the Company, (c) investment
in real estate other than shopping centers, (d) termination of the
federal income tax status of the Company as a REIT, and (e) except as
permitted or required by agreements existing as of June 11, 1996, owning
any interest in any partnership unless the Company is the sole managing
general partner of such partnership. In addition, the Company will be
subject to certain limitations on the value of assets that it owns
indirectly through other entities and the manner in which it conducts
business in the future. US Realty requested these conditions because of
its belief that REITs with direct and extensive control over the
operation of all of their assets operate more effectively, and in order
to permit US Realty to comply with certain requirements of the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and other
countries' tax laws applicable to foreign investors. The Company
believes that these limitations are generally consistent with its
operating strategies and does not believe that they will materially
restrict its operations or have a material adverse effect on its
financial condition or results of operations.
Voting Rights. During the Standstill Period and any Standstill
Extension Term, US Realty will vote its shares of Common Stock at its
option in accordance with the recommendation of the Company's Board or
proportionally in accordance with the votes of the other holders of the
Common Stock. However, US Realty may vote all of the shares of Common
Stock that it owns, in its sole and absolute discretion, with regard to
the election of its nominees to the Board, and may vote shares of Common
Stock owned by it representing up to 40% of the outstanding shares, in
its sole and absolute discretion, with regard to (i) any amendment to the
Charter or Bylaws that would reasonably be expected to materially
adversely affect US Realty and (ii) any extraordinary transaction (as
defined). If any such extraordinary transaction requires the
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affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock, US Realty may vote, in its sole discretion, shares owned
by it representing up to 28% of the outstanding Common Stock.
Standstill Provisions. For a period of five years following
shareholder approval (the "Standstill Period") and during any Standstill
Extension Term (as defined below), US Realty and its affiliates may not
(i) acquire beneficial ownership of more than 45% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, on a fully-diluted basis, (ii) sell, pledge,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock except in
accordance with certain specified limitations (including a requirement
that the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, approve any
transfer in a negotiated transaction that would result in the transferee
beneficially owning more than 9.8% of the Company's capital stock), (iii)
act in concert with any other person or group by becoming a member of any
group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (other than such a group
comprised exclusively of US Realty and one or more of its affiliates),
(iv) solicit, encourage, or propose to effect or negotiate certain
business combination transactions other than pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Agreement, (v) solicit, encourage, initiate, or participate in
any "solicitation" of "proxies" or become a "participant" in any
"election contest" (as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A
under the Exchange Act, disregarding certain provisions thereof), (vi)
seek Board representation or a change in the composition or size of the
Board, except as permitted by the Stockholders Agreement, (vii) except in
certain circumstances, sell or otherwise transfer or pledge any capital
stock of Holdings or any affiliate of Holdings that owns Common Stock,
(viii) request an amendment or waiver of the foregoing limitations or of
the ownership limitations of the Charter, or (ix) assist or encourage any
person or entity with respect to any of the foregoing (collectively, the
"Standstill Provisions").
After expiration of the Standstill Period, the Standstill
Provisions will be extended automatically for successive one-year periods
(each a "Standstill Extension Term"), unless US Realty provides written
notice at least 270 days prior to the commencement of any Standstill
Extension Term that such Standstill Extension Terms and all further
Standstill Extension Terms are canceled. The Standstill Period or a
Standstill Extension Term, as the case may be, will be automatically
terminated upon the occurrence of certain actions taken or not taken by
the Company.
Registration Rights. Pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Company has granted certain registration rights to US
Realty that will enable US Realty to resell in registered offerings
certain shares of Common Stock and other securities of the Company
acquired by it to the public under certain conditions.The shares issued
to US Realty pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement will be registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
However, because US Realty may be deemed to be an "underwriter" for
purposes of the Securities Act, the shares of Common Stock and other
securities of the Company owned by it may not be sold in the absence of
registration under the Securities Act unless an exemption from
registration is available.
Conditions to Closing. Each of the Company's and US Realty's
obligations to effect the Second and Subsequent Closings are subject to
various mutual and unilateral conditions, including, without limitation,
the following: (i) the Company shall continue to qualify as a REIT for
federal income tax purposes; (ii) the shareholders shall have approved
the Transaction (Proposal 1); (iii) the shareholders shall have approved
the Amendment to the Charter to expressly authorize US Realty to own up
to 45% of the Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis, to permit
individuals (and entities treated as individuals) who are treated as
owning shares of Company capital stock as a result of the ownership of
shares by US Realty and its affiliates to own up to 9.8% of the Company's
outstanding capital stock and to make certain other modifications to
facilitate the Company's continued qualification as a domestically
controlled REIT for
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federal income tax purposes (Proposal 2); (iv) the Company shall continue
to qualify as a domestically controlled REIT for federal income tax
purposes; (v) there shall have been no change or circumstance that has
had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition, results of operations or business of the Company
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse Effect"); and
(vi) various other customary conditions shall have been satisfied.
No Solicitation of Competing Transactions. Unless and until
the Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms,
the Company may not solicit proposals or indications of interest from,
provide information to, or negotiate with any person, with respect to
certain transactions alternative to the Transaction (each a "Competing
Transaction"). However, the Board may take such actions as may be
required by the Board's fiduciary obligations to the shareholders as
determined in good faith by the Board on the written advice of outside
counsel.
Expenses; Break-Up Fee. If the Transaction is submitted to a
vote of the shareholders and the shareholders fail to approve the
Transaction (or in the event that the Company has failed to convene a
meeting of shareholders for such purpose on or before October 31, 1996),
the Company will pay to US Realty $1 million to reimburse it for its
expenses in connection with the transactions (including opportunity
costs). If the Transaction is not approved by the shareholders in
connection with the emergence and consummation, under certain
circumstances, of a proposal for a Competing Transaction, the Company
will pay to US Realty a break-up fee of $5 million.
Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction
The Company believes that the Transaction, if consummated,
represents an attractive opportunity to improve long-term shareholder
value by providing the Company with access to significant equity capital
at an attractive cost and additionally provides strategic resources not
otherwise readily available to it, thereby enhancing the Company's short-
term and long-term growth prospects and better positioning it to
capitalize on shopping center opportunities in the southeastern United
States. In particular, the Company believes that the Transaction may
have a number of beneficial effects on the Company and its shareholders,
including the following:
Large, Timely Infusion of Capital at Reasonable Cost. The
Transaction is expected to enable the Company to accomplish its financing
objectives for 1996 and a significant portion of 1997 in a single
transaction on favorable terms compared with those that might have been
available in the public markets. Because the purchase price for the
Common Stock to be acquired by US Realty is fixed, the Transaction
protects the Company against the risks of a decline in the stock market
as a whole and the market for REIT shares in particular. In addition,
the Company will not pay any underwriting discount or commission in
connection with the sales to US Realty and expects that its out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with such sales will be substantially less than
the costs it would have incurred in selling a similar number of shares in
one or more firm commitment underwritings. Moreover, the Company is not
exposed to the risk of a decline in the market price of its shares that
is commonly observed in advance of such offerings. Additionally, the
Transaction will enable management to focus on acquisitions and
intensively managing the Company's existing properties instead of being
required to divert management time and attention to the process of
raising capital.
Indirect Affiliation with Security Capital Group. Security
Capital Group is highly-regarded as a sophisticated operator of and
investor in REITs and owns a substantial minority interest in US Realty.
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subsidiary of Security Capital Group is the operating advisor to US
Realty. Paul E. Szurek, Managing Director of US Realty and Security
Capital (UK) Management, Ltd., and J. Marshall Peck, Managing Director of
Security Capital Investment Research Incorporated, will become directors
of the Company immediately after approval by the Company's shareholders
of the Transaction. The Company believes that it will benefit
significantly from its association with Messrs. Szurek and Peck and their
access to the market knowledge, operating experience and research
capabilities of Security Capital Group. Additionally, pursuant to the
Stockholders Agreement, US Realty is obligated to make available to the
Company certain strategic advice and related information and expertise
acquired or developed in the ordinary course of its business, including
information concerning property acquisition opportunities.
Improved Future Access to Capital. The Company believes that,
as a result of the Transaction, it will have greater access to the
capital markets and a lower cost of capital because the Transaction will
(i) increase its equity market capitalization and total capitalization,
(ii) establish an indirect affiliation with the highly-regarded Security
Capital Group, which should enhance the Company's access and
attractiveness to significant institutional investors; and (iii) through
the participation rights granted to US Realty under the Stockholders
Agreement, provide a highly-motivated potential buyer for substantial
portions of future offerings by the Company of its equity securities or
debt securities convertible into equity. Moreover, because of its
substantial investment in the Company, in addition to its obligations to
provide advice under the Stockholders Agreement, US Realty will have
significant incentives to make available its resources, experience and
advice regarding access to capital markets and assisting the Company to
achieve a lower cost of capital. The Company believes that improved
access to the capital markets should enhance its ability to grow and
increase shareholder value.
Potential Enhancement of Shareholder Value. The Transaction
will not result in any direct return to shareholders of cash or other
consideration. The Company, however, believes that the Transaction
offers shareholders an opportunity to realize long-term value. Further,
the elimination of the Company's need to access the public equity markets
in 1996 would remove what the Company believes has been a limiting factor
in the continuing appreciation of its stock price, that is, the
assumption among institutional investors that the Company will be forced
to offer additional Common Stock publicly in 1996. The Company's
strategic plan calls for the application of the significant capital to be
raised in the Transaction to execute an attractive growth strategy for
the purpose of increasing the Company's asset base and cash flow in a
controlled but significant fashion over a relatively short period of
time. Management's goal is to increase funds from operations and cash
available for distribution to shareholders through the strategic
deployment of the capital and other resources to be made available to the
Company through its affiliation with US Realty.
It should be noted, however, that there is no assurance that
the Company will realize any of the potential benefits of the Transaction
described above. See "APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION (Proposal 1) --
Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction."
Potential Adverse Effects of the Transaction
The Company believes that the Transaction, if consummated,
could have certain adverse effects on the Company and its shareholders,
including the following:
Concentration of Ownership of Common Stock. US Realty will be
entitled to own up to 45% of the Company's Common Stock, on a fully
diluted basis, and will be the largest single
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shareholder of the Company. US Realty will have the right to nominate a
proportionate number of the directors of the Company's Board, rounded
down to the nearest whole number, based upon its ownership of outstanding
shares of Common Stock, but not to exceed 49% of the Board. Although
certain Standstill Provisions will preclude US Realty from increasing its
percentage interest in the Company for a period of at least five years
(subject to certain exceptions), and US Realty will be subject to certain
limitations on its voting rights with respect to its shares of Common
Stock during that time, US Realty nonetheless will have a substantial
influence over the affairs of the Company as a result of the Transaction.
This concentration of ownership in one shareholder could be
disadvantageous to other shareholders' interests.
US Realty could own as much as 43.2% of the Company's total
common equity on a fully diluted basis. If the Standstill Period or any
Standstill Extension Term terminates and the Company's Class B Non-Voting
Common Stock (the "Class B Stock") is not converted into shares of Common
Stock (in which case US Realty's shares would constitute 52.7% of the
outstanding Common Stock), US Realty could be in a position to control
the election of the Board or the outcome of any corporate transaction or
other matter submitted to the shareholders for approval (assuming no
other changes in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock).
Anti-Takeover Effect of the Transaction. US Realty's
acquisition of up to 52.7% of the Common Stock (43.2% on a fully diluted
basis) and the director nomination, voting and other rights granted to US
Realty under the Stockholders Agreement, although subject to certain
limitations during the Standstill Period by reason of the Standstill
Provisions, may make it more difficult for other shareholders to
challenge the Company's director nominees, elect their own nominees as
directors, or remove incumbent directors and may render the Company a
less attractive target for an unsolicited acquisition by an outsider.
Potential Dilution. While the Company generally has the
ability to control the timing of the Second and Subsequent Closings and
any additional investments by US Realty, if the proceeds from sales of
securities to US Realty are not invested in a timely or accretive manner,
there would be dilution of earnings per share and funds from operations
per share to the existing shareholders of the Company. The Company does
not intend to change its careful acquisition criteria, and it may
temporarily have excess cash on its balance sheet if sufficient
acquisitions are not completed by June 1997 (unless the Company and US
Realty agree to extend this date).
Limitations on Corporate Actions. Pursuant to the Stockholders
Agreement, the Company has agreed to certain limitations on its
operations during the Standstill Period and any Standstill Extension
Term, including restrictions relating to the incurrence of total
indebtedness exceeding 60% of the gross book value of the Company's total
consolidated assets, investments in properties other than shopping
centers in a specified geographic area, the indirect ownership of assets,
and certain other matters. Although the Company believes that these
limitations are consistent with its operating strategies and does not
believe that they will materially restrict its operations or have a
material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of
operations, there can be no assurance that these limitations will not do
so in the future.
Effects on Future Foreign Investment in the Company. The
Transaction is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the
existing holdings of shares of Common Stock by foreign investors.
However, as a result of certain proposed changes to the Charter that are
designed to help protect the Company's status as a "domestically
controlled REIT" for the primary benefit of US Realty and other existing
foreign holders, the acquisition of additional shares of Common Stock in
the future by foreign investors (whether or not they currently own an
interest in the Company) would be subject to certain limitations and
risks to which such investors would not normally be subject. See
"Proposal to Amend the Ownership
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Restrictions -- Reasons for and Possible Effects of the Amendment." The
restriction on new foreign investment in the Company (through market
purchases or otherwise) could reduce the demand for the Common Stock,
potentially decreasing the market value of the Common Stock, and could
hinder the ability of the Company to raise capital in the future through
sales to non-U.S. persons of equity or debt securities convertible into
equity.
Conflicts of Interest; Interests of Certain Persons
The execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement has accelerated
the exercisability of 131,400 options (with an exercise price of $19.25
per share) held by the Company's executive officers (of which 29,200
options were scheduled to vest in October 1996), and 7,000 options (with
exercise prices ranging from $16.75 to $18.75 per share) held by the
Company's directors (of which all 7,000 were scheduled to vest in
December 1996). The Stock Purchase Agreement will not have any other
effect on any employment agreement, stock option or other compensatory
arrangement for any executive officer or director of the Company.
US Realty will have the right to certain Board representation
following shareholder approval of the Transaction. To the extent that
any such director nominees are affiliated or associated with US Realty,
such persons may thereby be deemed to have interests in the Transaction
that are in addition to the interests of the shareholders generally.
Potential Effects of Shareholder Approval or Disapproval of the
Transaction
Effects of Shareholder Approval. Approval of the Transaction
by the shareholders will constitute approval of all of the various terms
set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby.
Such approval also may serve to extinguish potential claims, if
any, regarding any conduct of members of the Board in connection with the
Transaction, including potential claims alleging violations of the
Board's duties to shareholders. Under Florida law, fully informed
shareholder approval of a transaction may, in certain circumstances,
serve to extinguish certain related fiduciary duty claims against
directors.
Opinion of Financial Advisor
The Company engaged Prudential Securities as its financial
advisor in connection with the Transaction. On June 11, 1996, Prudential
Securities delivered to the Board a written opinion to the effect that,
as of such date and based upon and subject to certain matters stated
therein, the consideration to be received by the Company pursuant to the
Stock Purchase Agreement is fair to the Company from a financial point of
view. A copy of Prudential Securities' opinion, which sets forth the
assumptions made, matters considered and limits on the review undertaken,
is attached hereto as Appendix E. SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD READ PRUDENTIAL
SECURITIES' OPINION CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY. The opinion of Prudential
Securities does not constitute a recommendation as to how any shareholder
should vote at the Special Meeting.
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Recommendation of the Board; Factors and Conclusions of
the Board Involved in Its Determination
The Board has unanimously approved the Transaction and has
determined that the Transaction is in the best interests of the Company
and its shareholders. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION.
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The recommendation of the Board is based on its belief that the
Transaction represents an attractive opportunity to improve long-term
shareholder value by providing the Company with access to significant
equity capital at an attractive cost and additionally provides strategic
resources not otherwise readily available to it, thereby enhancing the
Company's short-term and long-term growth prospects and positioning it
to better capitalize on shopping center opportunities in the southeastern
United States. See "Approval of the Transaction -- Recommendation of the
Board; Factors and Conclusions of the Board Involved in its
Determination."
Amending the Ownership Limitations (Proposal 2)
The Board has approved and recommends the approval by the
shareholders of an amendment to Article 5 of the Charter to expressly
authorize US Realty to acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock,
on a fully diluted basis, to permit individuals (and entities treated as
individuals) who are treated as owning shares of Company capital stock as
a result of the ownership of shares by US Realty and its affiliates to
own up to 9.8% of the outstanding shares of capital stock and to make
certain other modifications to facilitate the Company's continued
qualification as a domestically controlled REIT for federal income tax
purposes. Approval of this amendment is a condition to consummation of
the Transaction and is conditioned upon approval of the Transaction
(Proposal 1). THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE
FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT.
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THE SPECIAL MEETING
Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights
Record Date. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on
the Record Date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting or
any adjournment thereof.
Quorum. The Company's Bylaws provide that a majority of the issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock, present in person or represented by
proxy at the Special Meeting, shall constitute a quorum. Abstentions, but not
broker non-votes (i.e., votes not cast by a broker or other record holder in
"street" or nominee name solely because such record holder does not have
discretionary authority to vote on the matter), will be treated as shares that
are present, or represented, and entitled to vote for purposes of determining
the presence of a quorum at the Special Meeting.
Voting Rights. The securities that can be voted at the Special
Meeting consist of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, with each
share entitling its owner to one vote on all matters. There is no cumulative
voting of shares. At the close of business on the Record Date, the Company had
outstanding 7,882,683 shares of Common Stock. Shareholders' votes will be
tabulated by the persons appointed by the Chairman of the Special Meeting to act
as inspectors of election for the Special Meeting.
No Appraisal Rights. Shareholders are not entitled under Florida law
to appraisal rights with respect to the Transaction.
Reasons for Seeking Shareholder Approval. Approval of the Transaction
is not required by Florida law or the Charter or Bylaws. Instead, the Company
is seeking shareholder approval of the Transaction pursuant to the rules of the
NYSE. Paragraph 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual provides that
shareholder approval is required prior to issuance of common stock in certain
instances, including when the number of shares of common stock to be issued in a
transaction (or series of transactions), other than a public offering for cash,
would equal at least 20% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding
before such issuance. If the Company were to consummate the Transaction without
shareholder approval, the NYSE would have the authority to delist the Common
Stock from the NYSE.
The proposed amendment to the Charter requires shareholder approval
under Florida law and under the Charter.
Vote Required
Vote Required to Approve the Transaction (Proposal 1). Pursuant to
the rules of the NYSE, the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes
cast by the shareholders, provided that the number of total votes cast
represents over 50% of the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the
Record Date, is required to approve the Transaction (Proposal 1). Abstentions
and broker non-votes will have no effect on the result of the vote to approve
the Transaction, assuming that the number of votes cast represents over 50% of
all outstanding shares of Common Stock. Members of the Stein Group, who as of
the Record Date collectively owned 9.0% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock, have executed letter agreements with US Realty, pursuant to which they
have agreed to vote all of their shares in favor of the Transaction. US Realty,
which as of the Record Date held 1,053,500 shares of Common Stock, representing
13.4% of the total outstanding Common Stock, is expected to vote
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its shares in favor of this proposal. Approval of the Transaction by the
requisite vote of the shareholders of the Company is a condition to consummation
of the Transaction (except for the initial purchase by US Realty of 934,400
shares on July 10, 1996). Approval of the Transaction is conditioned upon
approval of the proposed amendment to Article 5 of the Charter.
Vote Required to Approve the Amendment to Article 5 of the Charter
(Proposal 2). The affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast by the
shareholders is required to amend the Charter to expressly authorize US Realty
to acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis,
to permit individuals (and entities treated as individuals) who are treated as
owning shares of Company capital stock as a result of the ownership of shares by
US Realty and its affiliates to own up to 9.8% of the Company's outstanding
capital stock and to make certain other modifications to facilitate the
Company's continued qualification as a domestically controlled REIT for federal
income tax purposes (Proposal 2). Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no
effect on the result of the vote to approve the proposed amendment to the
Charter. Members of the Stein Group, who as of the Record Date collectively
owned 9.0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, have executed letter
agreements with US Realty, pursuant to which they have agreed to vote all of
their shares in favor of the proposed amendment to the Charter. US Realty,
which as of the Record Date held 1,053,500 shares of Common Stock, representing
13.4% of the total outstanding Common Stock, is expected to vote its shares in
favor of this proposal. Approval of the proposed amendment to Article 5 of the
Charter by the requisite vote of shareholders of the Company is a condition to
consummation of the Transaction (except for the initial purchase by US Realty of
934,400 shares on July 10, 1996). Approval of the proposed amendment to Article
5 is conditioned upon approval of the Transaction.
Proxies
The shares represented by each properly executed proxy not subse-
quently revoked will be voted at the Special Meeting in accordance with the
instructions contained therein. If no specification is made, the proxy will
be voted (i) FOR Proposal 1 to approve the Transaction and (ii) FOR Proposal 2
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to approve and adopt the Amendment to the Charter to expressly authorize US
Realty to acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock, on a fully diluted
basis, to permit individuals (and entities treated as individuals) who are
treated as owning shares of Company capital stock as a result of the ownership
of shares by US Realty and its affiliates to own up to 9.8% of the Company's
outstanding capital stock and to make certain other modifications to facilitate
the Company's continued qualification as a domestically controlled REIT for
federal income tax purposes.
A shareholder giving a proxy in the form accompanying this Proxy
Statement has the power to revoke the proxy prior to its exercise by (i) prior
to the Special Meeting filing a written notice of revocation bearing a later
date with J. Christian Leavitt, Vice President and Treasurer, Regency Realty
Corporation, 121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida 32202,
(ii) delivering to the Company a duly executed proxy bearing a later date, or
(iii) attending the Special Meeting and voting in person.
If necessary, the holders of the proxies may vote in favor of a
proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to permit further solicitation of
proxies in order to obtain sufficient votes to approve any of the matters being
considered at the Special Meeting. If the Special Meeting is adjourned for any
reason, at any subsequent reconvening of the Special Meeting all proxies may be
voted in the same manner as such proxies would have been voted at the original
convening of the Special Meeting (except for any proxies that have theretofore
effectively been revoked or withdrawn).
The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. In
addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be solicited personally or by
telephone or facsimile transmission by officers, directors, and employees of the
Company, who will not be specifically compensated for such solicitation
activities, and/or by
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Georgeson & Company, Inc., a third party solicitor who the Company intends to
engage for this purpose and who will receive a fee estimated to be between
$7,500 and $10,000 (plus out-of-pocket expenses) for its services for soliciting
such proxies. Arrangements also will be made with brokerage houses and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for forwarding solicitation materials to
the beneficial owners of shares of Common Stock held of record by such persons,
and the Company will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses
incurred in that connection.
SHAREHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED TO INDICATE THEIR VOTE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED
PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY TO THE COMPANY IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE
THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE
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TRANSACTION AND FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 5 OF THE COMPANY'S CHARTER
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SET FORTH IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.
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APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION
(Proposal 1)
The following discussion summarizes the material aspects of the
Transaction, as set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement and the various
exhibits thereto, including the Stockholders Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement. This summary is not intended to be a complete description
of the Stock Purchase Agreement or the exhibits thereto and is subject to,
and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement,
the form of Stockholders Agreement and the form of Registration Rights Agree-
ment, copies of which are attached hereto as appendices and incorporated
herein by reference.
Information About the Company
The Company is a Florida-based, fully integrated, self-administered
and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") which owns, manages,
and develops community and neighborhood shopping centers. The Company's
primary focus is grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers
in the southeastern United States. As of July 31, 1996, the Company owns and
operates 37 community and neighborhood shopping centers totalling approxi-
mately 4.2 million square feet and 4 suburban office complexes totalling
approximately 298,000 square feet, located in Florida (72% of GLA), Alabama
(12%), Georgia (8%), Mississippi (4%) and North Carolina (4%). The Company
also manages and leases approximately 1.1 million square feet of properties
for third parties and performs ancillary third party services (including
tenant representation, site selection and construction management) on a
selective basis.
The Company is incorporated in Florida. Its executive offices are
located at 121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida 32202,
and its telephone number is (904) 356-7000. The Company operates additional
offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Stuart, Florida and in Atlanta, Georgia.
Information About US Realty
Security Capital U.S. Realty is a Luxembourg corporation that
endeavors to become Europe's preeminent publicly-held real estate company with
strategic ownership positions in leading "value-added" real estate operating
companies in the United States (i.e. real estate operating companies in which
opportunities exist to enhance asset cash flow by combining a strategically
focused asset portfolio with synergistic marketing and other strategies that
meet the special needs of customers). US Realty's shares are listed on the
Amsterdam Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. It does not
intend to become publicly held within the United States. US Realty believes
its shares are owned by approximately 400 different investors, primarily
financial institutions and similar investors who have substantial
international investments. Security Capital Group owns 39.8% of the
outstanding shares of US Realty and no other shareholder is permitted to own
more than 9.5% thereof. There are no shareholder agreements or other
agreements pursuant to which any shareholder has special voting rights or
control rights with respect to US Realty.
US Realty endeavors to acquire 25% to 45% of the common stock of a
limited number of U.S. real estate operating companies with specific market
niches and the potential to be leaders in their respective peer groups. US
Realty endeavors to maximize shareholder value in each of these companies by
investing sufficient capital and, through representation on the board of
directors and committees thereof, providing input to management with respect
to development and implementation strategies for long-term growth in per share
operating results.
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The Company will be the exclusive strategic investment of US Realty
in the business of acquiring, developing and owning Shopping Center Proper-
ties, as defined, in that portion of the southern and eastern United States
defined in the Stockholders Agreement as the "Geographic Region." "Shopping
Center Properties" are defined in the Stockholders Agreement as any shopping
center under 250,000 square feet of leasable area anchored by a grocery store,
drugstore or general merchandise discount store (such as Wal-Mart, K-Mart,
Target, TJ Maxx, Stein Mart or similar store), but excluding any enclosed
regional or urban mall or other similar shopping facility, and "Geographic
Region" means Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and the
District of Columbia and the southern regions of Indiana and Ohio (including
Indianapolis and Columbus, respectively). Neither US Realty nor any of its
affiliates currently has a direct investment in any Shopping Center Property
in the Geographic Region or owns any material interest in any company that
owns assets that currently compete with the Company's investments or
properties.
US Realty has over $800 million of equity capital, of which a
minimum of $132.2 million has been reserved for its investment in the Company.
US Realty consummated an equity offering in October 1995 pursuant to which it
received $509 million of subscriptions, all of which has been called and
funded. On July 2, 1996, US Realty completed an underwritten public offering
of its shares in Europe and realized gross proceeds of $250 million.
Security Capital Group, through its subsidiaries, is the principal
shareholder of three REITs (described below) that focus on industrial and
multifamily properties. As of June 30, 1996, these REITs had combined total
assets of $4.53 billion. Two of these REITs are traded on the NYSE. Security
Capital Group provides REIT management and other services to these REITs
through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Security Capital Industrial Trust ("SCI") (NYSE Symbol: SCN) is the
largest publicly held owner and operator of industrial properties in the
United States. As of June 30, 1996, SCI had industrial properties operating
or under development in 36 metropolitan areas, totaling 80.3 million square
feet. SCI creates value for its shareholders through the "SCI National
Operating System," a unique system that provides exceptional customer service,
marketing and development to SCI customers at the local, regional and national
levels.
Security Capital Pacific Trust ("PTR") (NYSE Symbol: PTR) is a
preeminent real estate operating company focusing on the development,
acquisition, operation and long-term ownership of multifamily properties in
the growing markets of the western United States. As of June 30, 1996, PTR's
portfolio included 59,736 units in operation or under development. PTR's
research capability and development expertise are important in designing new
properties to match the submarkets in which they are located. Service-
oriented management and operating efficiencies have helped PTR achieve
consistent growth in per share operating results.
Security Capital Atlantic Incorporated is a private REIT that
focuses on the development, acquisition, operation and long-term ownership of
income-producing multifamily properties in the southeastern United States. It
expects to follow the operating and investment strategies that have been
successfully implemented by PTR.
US Realty, of which Security Capital Group is a 39.8% shareholder,
is the principal shareholder in three REITs with specific market niches
described below. As of March 31, 1996, these REITs had combined total assets
of $1.3 billion. Two of these REITs are traded on the NYSE.
CarrAmerica Realty Corporation ("CarrAmerica") (NYSE Symbol: CRE),
based in Washington, D.C., focuses on identifying office properties in growing
or protected markets. Its strategy is to meet multiple-location office needs
of corporate clients with cost-effective space through a national base of
properties and development in growing suburban markets. In November, 1995, US
Realty agreed to invest $250 million in newly-
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issued CarrAmerica stock at $21.47 per share. Following CarrAmerica's
shareholder approval the investment was consummated on April 30, 1996.
Storage USA, Inc. ("Storage USA") (NYSE Symbol: SUS), based in
Columbia, Maryland, with operations in 25 states, focuses on flexible, cost-
efficient self-storage facilities for businesses and consumers. Its strategy
is to continue to acquire well-located properties in what is presently a
fragmented sector, increase occupancies and rents with its national operating
system, and create a national franchise for servicing customers. In February,
1996 US Realty agreed to invest $220 million in newly-issued Storage USA stock
at $31.30 per share. $61 million was invested on March 19, 1996 and the
balance is expected to be invested in the third quarter of 1996. Storage USA's
shareholders approved the transaction on June 5, 1996.
Pacific Retail Trust ("Pacific Retail"), based in Dallas, Texas, is
a privately-held REIT formed with US Realty's assistance. It focuses on
shopping centers in the western United States in residential neighborhoods
where opportunities for competing developments are limited ("infill
locations"). Its strategy, which is similar to that which the Company will
pursue (but in a different geographic area), is to acquire a large base of
well-located grocery- or drugstore-anchored shopping centers that cater to the
basic needs of consumers and achieve growth in operating revenue through
intensive remarketing and remerchandising of the shopping centers, improving
the mix and quality of the tenants. In October, 1995, US Realty agreed to
invest $200 million in Pacific Retail at $10 per share.
Background of the Transaction
The Company believes that commercial real estate in the United
States will increasingly be held by publicly held REITs that are fully
integrated operating companies. During 1993 and 1994, a record volume of
capital was invested in the initial public offerings of REITS. It is the
Company's view that, as the real estate securitization process continues, the
success of a REIT will be largely dependent on its ability to access capital
markets consistently on favorable terms and that this access will depend upon
the REIT's "critical mass," or asset size, operational sophistication,
experience and performance history.
During the spring of 1995, representatives of SCIR and the Company
held preliminary discussions concerning the possibility of an SCIR affiliate
making an investment in the Company. Representatives of the Company had an
introductory meeting with officers of SCIR in May 1995. However, the
discussions never progressed beyond the preliminary stage.
In March 1996, representatives of SCIR contacted Martin E. Stein,
the Company's President, and expressed an interest in renewing discussions.
The Company was aware of US Realty's reputation in the real estate industry
and its investments in other REITs and was interested in further exploring a
relationship as a means of accessing additional capital.
Following SCIR's initial contact, William D. Sanders, Chairman of
Security Capital Group, and Anthony R. Manno, Jr., Managing Director of SCIR,
met with Mr. Stein at an industry conference on April 16, 1996, where they
updated each other on the progress, strategy and philosophy of each company.
The parties believed that, given the compatibility of their philosophies and
visions and the potential mutual benefits from a financial relationship, the
parties should explore a possible strategic investment by US Realty in the
Company. Over the course of the next several weeks, the Company and advisors
to US Realty exchanged information and continued discussions. At the end of
April 1996, Regency's senior management contacted Prudential Securities with
respect to a possible US Realty proposal, as a result of which the Company
retained Prudential Securities to serve as financial advisor in connection
with evaluating any proposed transaction.
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On April 26, 1996, Paul E. Szurek, Managing Director of US Realty
and its operating advisor, outlined a proposed structure modeled on US
Realty's March 1996 agreement with Storage USA, a self-storage facilities REIT
based in Columbia, Maryland. Over the next several weeks, the parties
discussed the terms of the proposed transaction, including price. Management
briefed the Board of Directors concerning the status of the negotiations at a
special meeting held on April 29 to approve the Company's quarterly dividend.
On May 5, 1996, Mr. Stein visited representatives of SCIR in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, where they reviewed philosophy, goals and certain operating strategies
as well as the Company's and US Realty's respective positions on price. On May
9, 1996, SCIR, with the concurrence of US Realty's management, proposed a
price of $17.625 per share, which was higher than the $17.375 closing sale
price of the Company's Common Stock on the NYSE on the same day and higher
than the $17.25 average closing sale price during the preceding 30 days. On
May 10, 1996, Mr. Stein advised SCIR that the Company would be prepared to
proceed to negotiate a transaction on that basis, subject to Board approval.
On May 13, 1996, US Realty's management prepared a discussion
outline of the principal terms of the proposed transaction, which was the
subject of a telephone conference call between representatives of the Company
and US Realty that day. At a meeting on May 14, 1996, the Board authorized
management to proceed with the negotiation of a transaction consistent with
the discussion outline. The initial transaction document drafts were
distributed on May 16, based on the discussion outline and changes negotiated
thereto, and detailed negotiations continued during the following two and one-
half weeks between representatives of the Company and US Realty and their
respective counsel concerning legal and business points in the draft
documentation, with numerous revised drafts being circulated. Officers of
SCIR also made tours of certain of the Company's properties and performed due
diligence during this period.
Management kept members of the Board of Directors apprised of the
status of the negotiations and documentation during this period and
distributed for their review a report setting forth the financial analysis
underlying the Prudential Securities opinion referred to below, a summary term
sheet prepared by Prudential Securities and a complete draft of the Stock
Purchase Agreement, Stockholders Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.
On May 31, US Realty's Board of Directors approved the price and the proposed
transaction terms, and the approval was communicated to the Company. On the
morning of June 11, 1996, the Board of Directors held a special meeting to
discuss the US Realty transaction. Management discussed the potential
advantages of, and alternatives to, the transaction, emphasizing the
opportunity to raise a large amount of capital in a single transaction at
reasonable cost, the certainty of amount but flexibility as to timing, the
accretion to earnings and increase in shareholder value expected by management
to result from the transaction, and the ability to obtain continuing access to
US Realty's strategic advice and capital markets expertise. Prudential
Securities made a presentation to the Board of Prudential Securities'
financial analysis underlying its opinion referred to below. Among other
things, the Board discussed with Prudential Securities the fact that although
the per share price of $17.625 was higher than the 30-day average closing sale
price when initially agreed upon, it was lower than the $19.00 closing price
of the Common Stock on the NYSE on June 10. It was noted that the US Realty
price per share compared favorably with alternative means of raising the same
capital because of the significant underwriting commissions and other
transaction costs of a public offering and the lack of certainty that any
comparable negotiated transactions of similar size would be available over the
time period that US Realty would be funding its Total Equity Commitment.
Prudential Securities also delivered its written opinion to the Board at the
meeting. See "--Opinion of the Company's Financial Advisor."
After a discussion concerning the advantages of and alternatives to
the transaction and a summary by Company counsel of the status of the
documentation, the Board voted unanimously in favor of the Stock Purchase
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Amendment
to the Charter, and authorized management to negotiate final changes and
execute definitive agreements. After final negotiations and redrafting, the
Stock Purchase Agreement was executed late on June 11, 1996.
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On June 11, 1996, the day before the Transaction was publicly
announced, the closing sale price for Common Stock as reported on the NYSE
Composite Tape was $19.125. For the 60 trading days prior to June 12, 1996,
the average closing sale price for Common Stock was $17.72, and on July 19,
1996, the closing sale price was $20.375.
Terms of the Transaction
Parties. Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Security Capital
U.S. Realty, will acquire the shares issued in connection with the
Transaction. Security Capital U.S. Realty has a contractual obligation to
advance to Holdings the funds to purchase the shares as required pursuant to
the Stock Purchase Agreement, and has guaranteed the performance by Holdings
of its obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement.
US Realty Investment. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the
Company will sell an aggregate of up to 7,499,400 shares of Common Stock to US
Realty at a price of $17.625 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of up
to approximately $132 million (plus a purchase price adjustment equal to 85%
of dividends accrued on the shares sold during the quarterly dividend period
prior to issuance). The purchase price per share was determined as a result
of arm's length negotiations between the Company on the one hand and US Realty
on the other hand and was based upon recent sales prices of the Common Stock
at the time that representatives of the Company and US Realty agreed to
negotiate the basic terms of the Transaction and agreed to proceed toward the
negotiation and executive of definitive written agreements with respect
thereto. At the Initial Closing, the Company sold 934,400 shares to US Realty
at $17.625 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $16.5
million (plus a purchase price adjustment based on accrued dividends). As of
the Record Date, US Realty owned approximately 13.4% of the outstanding Common
Stock (including 119,100 shares held by it at the time of execution of the
Stock Purchase Agreement).
If shareholder approval is obtained, at a time to be selected by the
Company but not later than December 1, 1996, in the case of the Second
Closing, and not later than June 1, 1997 in the case of the Subsequent
Closings, the Company may sell 2,717,400 shares of Common Stock to US Realty
at a price of $17.625 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of
approximately $47.9 million (plus a purchase price adjustment based on accrued
dividends), and up to 3,847,600 shares at a price of $17.625 per share, for an
aggregate purchase price of up to approximately $67.8 million (plus a purchase
price adjustment based on accrued dividends), respectively (the Second Closing
and the Subsequent Closings constituting the "Remaining Equity Commitment").
US Realty will have the right, exercisable on a one-time basis in each of
December 1996 and June 1997, to purchase from the Company, at a price of
$17.625 per share (plus a purchase price adjustment based on accrued
dividends), additional shares of Common Stock to the extent that the shares to
be acquired at the Second Closing and the Subsequent Closings, respectively,
have not yet been purchased. If US Realty acquires all of the shares
represented by the Remaining Equity Commitment (and assuming no other change
in the number of outstanding shares), US Realty will own approximately 43.2%
of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis.
Use of Proceeds. The net proceeds of the investment by US Realty
will be used (i) to repay certain indebtedness of the Company under its
revolving credit agreements, and (ii) to make additional investments in
Shopping Center Properties in the Geographic Region.
Stockholders Agreement. At the Initial Closing, US Realty and the
Company entered into the Stockholders Agreement, which grants certain rights
to and imposes certain restrictions on US Realty with respect to the shares
purchased by it pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. Many of these
rights terminate on the 20% Termination Date. These rights and restrictions
include the following:
. Strategic and Other Advice. Following shareholder approval and
until the 20% Termination Date, US Realty, at the Company's request, is
obligated to use its reasonable efforts to make available to the Company the
benefit of US Realty's market expertise, operating experience and research
acquired or
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developed in the ordinary course of its business and to consult with and
advise the Company from time to time, as reasonably requested by the Company,
with respect to matters concerning: (i) business and operating strategy, (ii)
financing and capital formation (including advice regarding capital markets
and the structure, method and timing of capital-raising efforts), (iii)
property acquisition strategy and acquisition opportunities with respect to
the Shopping Center Properties in the Geographic Region of which US Realty
becomes aware, (iv) investor relations, and (v) market or economic research in
its possession that is not readily available from third parties. US Realty
will be entitled to customary fees and expense reimbursement for its services,
but is not expected to require payment of such fees unless an unusual
commitment of resources is requested by the Company.
. Management of the Company; Representation on the Board and
Certain Board Committees. Other than the addition to the Board of US Realty's
nominees following receipt of shareholder approval, the Board and management
of the Company will not change as a result of the Transaction.
Under the Stockholders Agreement, two individuals identified by US
Realty, Paul E. Szurek, Managing Director of US Realty and Security Capital
(UK) Management, Ltd., and J. Marshall Peck, Managing Director of Security
Capital Investment Research Incorporated, will become directors of the Company
immediately after the approval of the Transaction by the shareholders of the
Company. The Board of Directors has voted to expand the number of directors
from eight to ten, subject to shareholder approval of the Transaction, and to
elect Messrs. Szurek and Peck to fill the vacancies. Messrs. Szurek and Peck
will be Class I and III directors, respectively. Under Florida law directors
elected by the Board to fill vacancies will be required to stand for re-
election at the next annual meeting of the Company's shareholders, at which
time their terms of office will be made the same as those of the other
directors of the relevant class (i.e., expiring at the 1999 annual meeting in
the case of Class III directors and at the 2000 annual meeting in the case of
Class I directors).
Additionally, US Realty will have the right, until the earlier of
(i) the 20% Termination Date and (ii) the termination of the Standstill Period
or any Standstill Extension Term, to nominate for election by shareholders at
each annual or special meeting that number of directors to the Board such that
the total number of US Realty nominees (including any directors nominated
previously by US Realty whose terms have not expired) is equal to the greater
of (i) two, and (ii) that number corresponding to the percentage of Common
Stock owned by US Realty, but not more than 49% of the Board. If the
Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term has expired, but the 20%
Termination Date has not occurred, US Realty may nominate for election to the
Board pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement that number of
directors which is equal to the lesser of (i) two and (ii) the number
corresponding to the percentage of Common Stock owned by US Realty. After the
expiration of the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term, at the
Company's request, US Realty will use its reasonable efforts to cause such of
its nominees to resign from the Board as will reduce the number of its
nominees to the number described in the previous sentence. At any time that
US Realty has the right to nominate its proportionate share of nominees for
election to the Board, the total number of members of the Board will not be
less than eleven without US Realty's consent. Because the number of US Realty
nominees calculated as described above is rounded down to the nearest whole
number, US Realty will be entitled to five nominees (assuming it has invested
its Total Equity Commitment) if the size of the Board is increased to 11, and
to six nominees if the size of the Board is increased to 14 from its present
size of eight. So long as the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension
Term is in effect, the Stockholders Agreement prohibits US Realty from seeking
additional representation on the Board. In addition, so long as US Realty has
the right to nominate directors to the Board and at least one director
nominated by US Realty is serving thereon, US Realty has the right, subject to
certain limitations, to have one of its nominees on each of the Board's audit
committee, nominating committee, compensation committee, and executive
committee, as well as any other key committees. US Realty also has the right
to name an individual to serve on the board of directors or comparable
governing body of each subsidiary of the Company so long as US Realty has the
right to nominate at least one director to the Board.
. Information Rights. Following shareholder approval and until the
20% Termination Date, the Company will have the obligation (i) to provide to
US Realty certain financial statements and operating
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information, generally limited to information provided to the Company's senior
management and the Board, and a copy of any filing made by the Company
pursuant to any federal or state securities law, and (ii) to consult with the
designated representative of US Realty, prior to approval by the Board or
entering into any definitive agreement, in connection with proposals relating
to (a) any acquisition or business combination having a value in excess of $10
million, (b) any sale or disposition of assets, whether by sale of stock or
assets or by any business combination, having a value in excess of $20
million, (c) the incurrence or issuance of indebtedness, or the entering into
a guaranty or any other financing arrangement, in excess of $20 million, (d)
the annual operating budget of the Company, (e) material changes in executive
management of the Company, (f) new material agreements with members of the
executive management of the Company, and (g) except in certain circumstances,
any issuance by the Company or any subsidiary of any capital stock or other
equity interests. In circumstances in which the Company is required under the
Stockholders Agreement to consult with the designated representatives of US
Realty, management of the Company will discuss with such representatives the
proposal at issue prior to presenting it to the Board. In its subsequent
presentation to the Board, management of the Company expects to advise the
Board of US Realty's views and recommendations, if any, on the proposal at
issue. The Board will have no obligation to accept or comply with the views
of, or follow the recommendations of, US Realty. The Company and US Realty
also will afford each other a reasonable opportunity to review in advance any
filing by it pursuant to any federal or state securities or other law or any
press release that describes or mentions the other. US Realty will be
obligated to comply with the Company's insider trading policy and to keep
confidential all information obtained from the Company.
. Participation Rights. So long as US Realty's ownership of
Common Stock on fully diluted basis does not drop below 15% for more than
180 days (subject to certain conditions) (upon such occurrence, the "15%
Termination Date"), in the event that the Company issues or sells shares of
capital stock (including securities convertible into or exchangeable or
redeemable for capital stock of the Company and including capital stock to
be issued pursuant to the conversion, exchange or redemption of other secur-
ities), US Realty will be entitled to a participation right to purchase or
subscribe for that proportion of the total number of shares to be issued,
including shares to be issued to US Realty pursuant to the rights described
in this paragraph, equal to US Realty's proportionate holdings of Common
Stock outstanding prior to such issuance (but not to exceed 42.5% of the
capital stock issued in the Company's first offering and 37.5% of the capital
stock issued in subsequent offerings). Notwithstanding the foregoing, US
Realty shall have no right to participate in (i) the issuance or sale by the
Company of any of its capital stock issued to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or pursuant to options, rights or warrants or other commitments
or securities in effect or outstanding on the date of the Stock Purchase
Agreement, or (ii) the issuance of capital stock pursuant to the conversion,
exchange or redemption of any other capital stock with respect to the original
issuance of which US Realty had and fully exercised participation rights. US
Realty will be entitled to participate in the issuance of capital stock by the
Company pursuant to benefit, option, stock purchase or similar plans,
including upon the exercise of options, rights, warrants or other securities,
as if the price at which such capital stock is issued were the market price on
the date of issuance. All purchases pursuant to such participation rights will
be at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to
other purchasers.
. Limitations on Corporate Actions. Until the first to occur of
(y) the expiration of the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term
and (z) the 20% Termination Date, the Company may not (a) incur total
indebtedness in an amount in excess of 60% of the gross book value of the
Company's total consolidated assets, (b) cause or permit the sum of (i)
securities of any other person, (ii) assets held other than directly by the
Company, (iii) loans made by the Company to a subsidiary, or the reverse, and
(iv) assets managed by persons other than employees of the Company, to, at any
time, exceed 30%, at cost, of the consolidated assets owned by the Company,
(c) own real property other than Shopping Center Properties or land suitable
for the development of Shopping Center Properties (which for purposes of this
limitation include any such property having less than 350,000 square feet of
leasable area in the Geographic Region) whose value exceeds 10% (15% before
June 1997) of the aggregate value of the Company's real estate assets at cost,
(d) terminate its eligibility for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes, or (e) except as permitted or required by agreements existing as of
June 11,
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1996, own any interest in any partnership unless the Company is the sole
managing general partner of such partnership (collectively, together with the
covenants described in the following paragraph and certain covenants with
respect to arrangements with affiliates, the "Corporate Action Covenants").
The Company has certain specified rights to cure certain failures to comply
with the Corporate Action Covenants.
In addition, the Company has agreed to certain limitations,
effective following shareholder approval of the Transaction and continuing
until US Realty's ownership of Common Stock shall have been below 20% by value
of the actually outstanding shares of Common Stock for a continuous period of
180 days (subject to certain conditions), on the amount of assets that it
owns indirectly through other entities and the manner in which it conducts its
business. US Realty requested these conditions because of its belief that
REITs with direct and extensive control over the operation of all of their
assets operate more effectively and in order to permit US Realty to comply
with certain requirements of the Code and other countries' tax laws applicable
to foreign investors. The Company, during the same period, has agreed not to
take actions in the future that would result in more than 30% of its gross
income, or more than 30% of the Company's assets by value (subject to certain
adjustments), being attributable to properties that are indirectly owned and
are not managed by employees of the Company.
The Company believes that these limitations are generally consistent
with its operating strategies and does not believe that they will materially
restrict its operations or have a material adverse effect on its financial
condition or results of operations, though there can be no assurance that they
will not do so in the future.
. Voting Rights. During the Standstill Period and any Standstill
Extension Term, US Realty will vote its shares of Common Stock at its option
in accordance with the recommendation of the Company's Board or proportionally
in accordance with the votes of the other holders of the Common Stock.
However, US Realty may vote all of the shares of Common Stock that it owns, in
its sole and absolute discretion, with regard to the election of its nominees
to the Board and may vote shares of Common Stock owned by it representing up
to 40% of the outstanding shares, in it sole and absolute discretion, with
regard to (i) any amendment to the Charter or Bylaws that would reasonably be
expected to materially adversely affect US Realty and (ii) any extraordinary
transaction (as defined). If any such extraordinary transaction requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, US Realty may vote, in its sole discretion, shares owned by it
representing up to 28% of the outstanding Common Stock.
. Standstill Provisions. For a period of five years after the
shareholder approval date and during any Standstill Extension Term, subject to
earlier termination as described below, US Realty may not: (i) acquire more
than 45% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, on a fully-diluted basis;
(ii) sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock
except in certain circumstances (such as sales in certain limited amounts,
privately negotiated sales, and sales under the Registration Rights Agreement,
and transfers to a bona fide financial institution for the purpose of securing
bona fide indebtedness, subject to certain obligations under the Stockholders
Agreement), and in no event may any transfers be made in a negotiated
transaction which would result in any transferee beneficially owning more than
9.8% of the Company's capital stock unless the Company approves the transfer,
in its sole and absolute discretion; (iii) act in concert with any other
person or group by becoming a member of any group acquiring, holding, voting,
or disposing of voting securities pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act (other than such a group comprised exclusively of US Realty and one or
more of its affiliates); (iv) solicit or propose to effect or negotiate
certain business combination transactions other than pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Agreement; (v) solicit, initiate, or participate in any
"solicitation" of "proxies" or become a "participant" in any "election
contest" (as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A under the
Exchange Act, disregarding certain provisions thereof); call, or participate
in a call for, any special meeting of shareholders; request, or take any
action to obtain any list of holders of any securities of the Company; or
initiate, propose, participate in the making of, or solicit shareholders for
the approval of any shareholder proposal; (vi) seek Board representation or a
change in the composition or size of the Board, except as permitted by the
Stockholders Agreement; (vii) except in certain circumstances, sell or
otherwise transfer, or pledge or otherwise hypothecate, any capital stock of
Holdings or any affiliate of Holdings that owns Common Stock; (viii)
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request an amendment or waiver of the foregoing limitations or of the
ownership limitations in the amended Charter; or (ix) assist or encourage any
person with respect to any of the foregoing.
Exclusive Investment Vehicle for Shopping Center Properties and
Shopping Center Companies. Until the earlier of the 20% Termination Date and
the date on which shareholders fail to approve the Transaction, US Realty and
its controlled affiliates will not, directly or indirectly, own, purchase,
develop, or otherwise acquire any Shopping Center Property in the Geographic
Region. If US Realty acquires any Shopping Center Properties as an incidental
part of a portfolio investment, the Company will have the opportunity to
acquire such properties as part of the portfolio acquisition or later if any
such properties are proposed to be sold. In addition, US Realty and its
affiliates will not purchase equity securities of any Shopping Center Company
(as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) other than the Company (except that
US Realty may purchase less than 9% of other Shopping Center Companies so long
as US Realty is not represented on the board of directors and does not
participate in the management of such other company).
Extension and Termination of Stockholders Agreement. The Standstill
Period will be extended automatically for successive one-year periods, unless
US Realty provides written notice at least 270 days prior to the commencement
of any Standstill Extension Term that such Standstill Extension Term and all
further Standstill Extension Terms are canceled. However, the Standstill
Period will be automatically terminated, during the Standstill Period or any
Standstill Extension Term, if any of the following events occurs: (i) the
occurrence of a default under any debt agreement that would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the
Stockholders Agreement) and which cannot be cured by the Company within the
applicable cure period under such debt agreement; (ii) the acquisition by any
other person or group of 9.8% or more of the voting power of the outstanding
voting securities of the Company unless the shares representing in excess of
such 9.8% ("Excess Shares") are deprived of voting rights pursuant to any
applicable ownership limitations in the Charter, as amended, or any other
enforceable agreement, or if the Excess Shares do not constitute more than
5.2% of the voting power of the outstanding voting securities, unless the
transferee does not divest itself of the Excess Shares within the applicable
cure period; (iii) any person or group having, or having the right to elect, a
number of directors on the Board equal to or greater than the number of
directors which US Realty is entitled to nominate; (iv) the authorization by
the Company or the Board, with all US Realty nominees abstaining or voting
against, of the solicitation of offers, proposals, or indications of interest
with respect to certain mergers, sales of assets, or other similar
extraordinary transactions (each a "Covered Transaction"); (v) the written
submission by any person or group of a proposal with respect to a Covered
Transaction (unless as soon as practicable after receipt of such proposal the
Board determines that such proposal is not in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders, and the Board continues to reject such proposal
as a result of such determination); (vi) in connection with an actual or
proposed Covered Transaction, the removal of any rights plan, staggered board
provisions, supermajority vote provisions, excess share provisions, or similar
impediments to the consummation thereof, or, whether or not in connection with
an actual or proposed Covered Transaction, any modification or waiver of the
ownership restrictions contained in Article 5 of the Charter (except under
certain circumstances); (vii) the failure of the Company to timely cure any
breach of the Stock Purchase Agreement or the Stockholders Agreement which
would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect US Realty or have
a Material Adverse Effect; (viii) the occurrence of any violation of any of
the Corporate Action Covenants described above; or (ix) the occurrence of any
event (including certain changes in management) entitling the holder of the
Company's Class B Stock to convert its shares into Common Stock without regard
to certain percentage limits otherwise applicable thereto.
Registration Rights. At the Initial Closing, the Company and US
Realty entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the
Company is obligated to file a minimum of one registration statement under the
Securities Act, plus an additional registration statement for each $50 million
of shares of capital stock purchased by US Realty after the Initial Closing,
for the resale by US Realty of all or a portion of the Company securities
owned by it. Because US Realty may be deemed to be an "underwriter" for pur-
poses of the Securities Act, the shares of Common Stock and other securities
of the Company owned by it may not be sold in the absence of registration
under the Securities Act unless an exemption from registration is available.
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The Registration Rights Agreement provides, among other things,
that, at any time after the Total Equity Commitment has been invested or the
time for investment thereof has expired, US Realty will have the right to
require the Company to file a registration statement (such filing, the "Shelf
Registration") under the Securities Act for any or all shares acquired by US
Realty pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Stockholders
Agreement, and any securities issued or issuable with respect to any such
shares ("Registrable Securities"). The right to a Shelf Registration is
limited, however, in that (i) it may be invoked in each instance only with
respect to 1,000,000 or more shares, (ii) the Company is not required to
effect more than three Shelf Registrations, and (iii) the Company will have
the right from time to time to require US Realty not to sell under the Shelf
Registration or to postpone or suspend the effectiveness thereof for up to
approximately 90 days in certain circumstances, and US Realty will have the
right to require the Company on not more than two occasions not to sell any
common equity securities for up to 75 days in certain circumstances and
subject to certain limitations. US Realty also will have the right, with
respect to most registrations of Common Stock by the Company for its own
account, to require the Company to include Registrable Securities in such
registration. The Registration Rights Agreement provides that the Company and
US Realty each will pay certain expenses relating to registrations. The
Registration Rights Agreement otherwise contains terms that are generally
customary for registration rights agreements of its type.
In addition, as long as US Realty owns at least 9.8% of the
outstanding Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis and the Standstill Period
(or any Standstill Extension) is in effect, in the event that the Company
directly or indirectly sells or otherwise disposes of shares of Common Stock
solely for cash to a third party in connection with certain extraordinary
transactions such as a merger or the sale, issuance, or other disposition of
capital stock of the Company representing, in the aggregate, at least 30% of
the then outstanding capital stock of the Company, US Realty will have the
right to include in such sale or distribution Registrable Securities owned by
US Realty at such time on a pro rata basis (but not greater than 20%).
Conditions to Closing. Each of the Company's and US Realty's
obligations to effect the Second Closing and each Subsequent Closing are
subject to various mutual and unilateral conditions, including, without
limitation, the following: (i) the Company shall continue to qualify as a
REIT for federal income tax purposes; (ii) the shareholders shall have
approved the Transaction (Proposal 1); (iii) the shareholders shall have
approved the Amendment to the Charter to expressly authorize US Realty to
acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis,
to permit individuals (and entities treated as individuals) who are treated as
owning shares of Company capital stock as a result of the ownership of shares
by US Realty and its affiliates to own up to 9.8% of the Company's outstanding
capital stock and to make certain other modifications to facilitate the
Company's continued qualification as a domestically controlled REIT for
federal income tax purposes (Proposal 2); (iv) the Company shall continue to
qualify as a domestically controlled REIT for federal income tax purposes; (v)
there shall have been no change or circumstance that has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) various
other customary conditions shall have been satisfied.
No Solicitation of Competing Transactions. Unless and until the
Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the
Company may not solicit proposals or indications of interest from, provide
information to, or negotiate with any person, with respect to certain
transactions alternative to the Transaction. However, the Board may take such
actions as may be required by the Board's fiduciary obligations to the
shareholders as determined in good faith by the Board on the written advice of
outside counsel.
Expenses; Break-Up Fee. If the Transaction is submitted to a vote
of the shareholders and the shareholders fail to approve the Transaction (or
in the event that the Company has failed to convene a meeting of shareholders
for such purpose on or before October 31, 1996), the Company will pay to US
Realty $1 million to reimburse it for its expenses in connection with the
transactions (including opportunity costs). If the Transaction is not
approved by the shareholders in connection with the emergence and
consummation, under certain circumstances, of a proposal for a Competing
Transaction, the Company will pay to US Realty a break-up fee of $5 million.
No expenses or break-up fee, as the case may be, will be owed if US Realty is
in material default with respect to its obligations under the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
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Amendment or Termination of the Stock Purchase Agreement. Although
the Board reserves the right to amend the provisions of the Stock Purchase
Agreement without approval of the shareholders, either before or after
approval by the shareholders of the Transaction and the transactions
contemplated thereby, the Company intends to solicit further approval of the
shareholders in the event that any such amendment would change the Transaction
in a way that would be materially adverse to shareholders. In addition, any
amendment would require the consent of US Realty. The Board also reserves the
right to terminate the Stock Purchase Agreement without obtaining further
approval of the shareholders. The Board does not anticipate either the
amendment of the terms of, or the termination of, the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction
The Company believes that the Transaction, if consummated, repre-
sents an attractive opportunity to improve long-term shareholder value by
providing the Company with access to significant equity capital at an
attractive cost and additionally provides strategic resources not otherwise
readily available to it, thereby enhancing the Company's short-term and long-
term growth prospects and better positioning it to capitalize on shopping
center opportunities in the southeastern United States. In particular, the
Company believes that the Transaction may have a number of beneficial effects
on the Company and its shareholders, including the following:
Large, Timely Infusion of Capital at Reasonable Cost. The consum-
mation of the Transaction is expected to enable the Company to accomplish its
financing objectives for 1996 and a significant portion of 1997 in a single
transaction on favorable terms compared with those that might have been
available in the public markets. Because the purchase price for the Common
Stock to be acquired by US Realty is fixed, the Transaction protects the
Company against the risks of having to sell shares following a decline in the
stock market as a whole and the market for REIT shares in particular. In
addition, the Company will not pay any underwriting discount or commission in
connection with the sales to US Realty and expects that its out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with such sales will be substantially less than the
costs it would have incurred in selling a similar number of shares in one or
more firm commitment underwritings. Moreover, the Company is not exposed to
the risk of a decline in the market price of its shares that is commonly
observed in advance of such offerings. Additionally, the Transaction will
enable management to focus on acquisitions and intensively managing the
Company's existing properties instead of being required to divert management
time and attention to the process of raising capital.
Indirect Affiliation with Security Capital Group. Security Capital
Group is highly regarded as a sophisticated operator of and investor in REITs
and owns a substantial minority interest in US Realty. A subsidiary of
Security Capital Group is the operating advisor to US Realty. Paul E. Szurek,
Managing Director of US Realty and Security Capital (UK) Management, Ltd., and
J. Marshall Peck, Managing Director of Security Capital Investment Research
Incorporated, will become directors of the Company immediately after approval
by the Company's shareholders of the Transaction. The Company believes that
it will benefit significantly from its association with Messrs. Szurek and
Peck and their access to the market knowledge, operating experience and
research capabilities of Security Capital Group. Additionally, pursuant to
the Stockholders Agreement, US Realty is obligated to make available to the
Company certain strategic advice and related information and expertise
acquired or developed in the ordinary course of its business, including
information concerning property acquisition opportunities.
Improved Future Access to Capital. The Company believes that, as a
result of the Transaction, it will have greater access to the capital markets
and a lower cost of capital, particularly debt, because the Transaction will
(i) increase its total equity market capitalization from $209.0 million to
$366.5 million and its total market capitalization from $347.1 million to
$504.6 million on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 1996; (ii) establish an
indirect affiliation with the highly-regarded Security Capital Group, which
should enhance the Company's access and attractiveness to significant
institutional investors; and (iii) through the participation rights granted to
US Realty under the Stockholders Agreement, provide a highly-
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motivated potential buyer for substantial portions of future offerings by the
Company of its equity securities or debt securities convertible into equity.
Moreover, because of its substantial investment in the Company, in addition to
its obligations to provide advice under the Stockholders Agreement, US Realty
will have significant incentives to make available its resources, experience
and advice regarding access to the capital markets and assisting the Company
to achieve a lower cost of capital. The Company believes that improved access
to the capital markets should enhance its ability to grow in ways that
increase shareholder value.
Potential Enhancement of Shareholder Value. The Transaction will
not result in any direct return to shareholders of cash or other
consideration. The Company, however, believes that the Transaction offers
shareholders an opportunity to realize long-term value. Further, the
elimination of the Company's need to access the public equity markets in 1996
would remove what the Company believes has been a limiting factor in the
continuing appreciation of its stock price, that is, the assumption among
institutional investors that the Company will be forced to offer additional
Common Stock publicly in 1996. The Company's strategic plan calls for the
application of the significant capital to be raised in the Transaction to
execute an attractive growth strategy for the purpose of increasing the
Company's asset base and cash flow in a controlled but significant fashion
over a relatively short period of time. Management's goal is to increase
funds from operations and cash available for distribution to shareholders
through the strategic deployment of the capital and other resources to be made
available to the Company through its affiliation with US Realty.
It should be noted, however, that there is no assurance that the
Company will realize all or any of the potential benefits described above,
which are forward looking statements that are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainty. The Company's ability to enhance shareholder value will depend
upon a number of circumstances, many of which are outside the control of
management, including the availability of attractive acquisition and
development opportunities; the Company's continuing ability to identify,
perform due diligence with respect to, acquire and effectively manage a large
number of shopping center properties; the state of the capital markets
generally and prevailing interest rates; uncertainty concerning the Company's
ability to refinance its indebtedness at favorable interest rates as it
becomes due; and risks relating to the ownership of real estate generally,
including the risks of bankruptcy, insolvency or the downturn in business of
or failure to renew leases by the Company's anchor tenants, potential
liability for unknown environmental matters, and the risk of uninsured losses.
Potential Adverse Effects of the Transaction
The Company believes that the Transaction, if consummated, will have
certain potential adverse effects on the Company and its shareholders,
including the following:
Concentration of Ownership of Common Stock. US Realty will be
entitled to own up to 45% of the Company's capital stock on a fully diluted
basis and will be the largest single shareholder of the Company. US Realty
will have the right to nominate a proportionate number of the directors of the
Company's Board, rounded down to the nearest whole number, based upon its
ownership of outstanding shares of Common Stock, but not to exceed 49% of the
Board. Although certain Standstill Provisions will preclude US Realty from
increasing its percentage interest in the Company for a period of at least
five years (subject to certain exceptions), and US Realty will be subject to
certain limitations on its voting rights with respect to its shares of Common
Stock, US Realty nonetheless will have a substantial influence over the
affairs of the Company as a result of the Transaction. This concentration of
ownership in one shareholder could be disadvantageous to other shareholders'
interests.
The Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term will be
terminated automatically in the event that a third party acquires beneficial
ownership of more than 9.8% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock unless
the Excess Shares are deprived of voting rights pursuant to any applicable
ownership limitations in the Charter, as amended, or any other enforceable
agreement. However, the Stockholders Agreement contains a grace period to
enable the Company to attempt to cause a divestiture if the Excess Shares
represent no more than 5.2%
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of the outstanding voting securities i.e., if the holder acquires beneficial
ownership of no more than 15% of the outstanding voting securities. This grace
period is intended to allow the Company to attempt to cure an inadvertent
acquisition of Excess Shares. The Standstill Period or any Standstill
Extension Term also will terminate on the occurrence of certain other events,
including a material event of default under any indebtedness of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or the written submission by a third party of a
proposal for, or expressing an interest in, an extraordinary transaction such
as a business combination or change of control (unless rejected by the Board).
If the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term terminates, US
Realty could own as much as 52.7% of the outstanding Common Stock,
representing approximately 45.0% of the Company's total common equity on a
fully diluted basis, and would be in a position to control the election of the
Board or the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to
the shareholders for approval (assuming no other changes in the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock), unless the holder of the Company's Class
B Stock elected to convert its shares in full to Common Stock, which it would
have the right to do under certain circumstances, in which case such holder
would own approximately 16.9% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully
diluted basis and US Realty would own 43.2%.
Anti-Takeover Effect of the Transaction. The Company did not seek
US Realty's investment as an "anti-takeover measure." However, US Realty's
acquisition of up to 52.7% of the Common Stock (43.2% on a fully diluted
basis) and the director nomination, voting and other rights granted to US
Realty under the Stockholders Agreement, although subject to certain
limitations by reason of the Standstill Provisions, may make it more difficult
for other shareholders to challenge the Company's director nominees, elect
their own nominees as directors, or remove incumbent directors, even if a
significant number of the shareholders believe that such action would be
beneficial. In addition, the Transaction and the transactions contemplated
thereby may render the Company a less attractive target for an unsolicited
acquisition by an outsider because the Standstill Period will terminate if a
third party acquires beneficial ownership of more than 9.8% of the voting
power of the Company's outstanding voting securities, thereby allowing US
Realty to vote its Common Stock without restriction, which Common Stock may
constitute a majority of the outstanding Common Stock.
Potential Dilution. While the Company generally has the ability to
control the timing of the Second and Subsequent Closings and any additional
investments by US Realty, if the proceeds from sales of securities to US
Realty are not invested in a timely or accretive manner, there likely would be
dilution of earnings per share and funds from operations per share to the
existing shareholders of the Company. The Company does not intend to change
its careful acquisition criteria, and may temporarily have excess cash on its
balance sheet if sufficient acquisitions are not completed by June 1997
(unless the Company and US Realty agree to extend this date).
Limitations on Corporate Actions. Pursuant to the Stockholders
Agreement, the Company has agreed to certain limitations on its operations
during the Standstill Period and any Standstill Extension Term, including
restrictions relating to the incurrence of total indebtedness exceeding 60% of
the gross book value of the Company's total consolidated assets, investments
in properties other than Shopping Center Properties in the Geographic Region,
the indirect ownership of assets, and certain other matters. Although the
Company believes that these limitations are consistent with its operating
strategies and does not believe they will materially restrict its operations
or have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of
operations, there can be no assurance that these limitations will not do so in
the future.
Effects on Future Foreign Investment in the Company. The
Transaction is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the existing
holdings of shares of Common Stock by foreign investors. However, as a result
of certain proposed changes to the Charter that are designed to help protect
the Company's status as a domestically controlled REIT for the primary benefit
of US Realty and other existing foreign holders, the acquisition of additional
shares of Common Stock in the future by foreign investors (whether or not they
currently own an interest in the Company) would be subject to certain
limitations and risks to which such investors would not normally be subject.
See "Proposal to Amend the Ownership Restrictions -- Reasons for and Possible
Effects of
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the Amendment." The restriction of new foreign investment in the Company
(through market purchases or otherwise) could reduce the demand for the Common
Stock, potentially decreasing the market value of the Common Stock, and could
hinder the ability of the Company to raise capital in the future through sales
to non-U.S. persons of equity or debt securities convertible into equity.
Conflicts of Interest; Interests of Certain Persons
The execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement has accelerated the
exercisability of options to purchase 155,500 shares of Common Stock
outstanding under the Company's 1993 Long-Term Omnibus Plan (the "Plan"). As
of the Record Date, there were outstanding options to purchase a total of
187,000 shares of Common Stock. Of the accelerated options, 131,400 (with an
exercise price of $19.25 per share) are held by the Company's executive
officers (of which 29,200 options were scheduled to vest in October 1996), and
7,000 (with exercise prices ranging from $16.75 to $18.75 per share) options
are held by the Company's directors (of which all 7,000 were scheduled to vest
in December 1996).
Prior to the negotiation of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the
compensation committee of the Board had approved the execution by the Company
of severance compensation agreements with each of the Company's executive
officers who presently do not have employment agreements providing for each
officer to receive a lump sum payment computed as a certain multiple of his
annual compensation (but in any event not to exceed one dollar less than the
amount that would otherwise constitute an "excess parachute payment" under
Section 280G of the Code) in the event that his employment was terminated
without cause (as defined) or the officer terminated his employment with good
reason (as defined) in either case following a change of control of the
Company. The agreements are intended to enable the Company to retain the
services of its executive officers under circumstances in which the Company
might potentially face a change of control (as defined), including any
acquisition of control by US Realty following the termination of the
Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term, and in which it might
otherwise be difficult for the Company to retain key personnel. While the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement
does not constitute a change of control under such agreement, a change of
control as defined therein could occur if the Standstill Period is terminated
and US Realty takes any action that otherwise falls within such definition.
Except as set forth above, the Stock Purchase Agreement will not
have any effect on any employment agreement, stock option or other
compensatory arrangement for any executive officer or director of the Company.
US Realty will have the right to certain Board representation
following shareholder approval of the Transaction. See "-- Terms of the
Transaction -- Stockholders Agreement" above. As discussed above, Paul E.
Szurek, Managing Director of US Realty and Security Capital (UK) Management,
Ltd., and J. Marshall Peck, Managing Director of Security Capital Investment
Research Incorporated, will become directors of the Company immediately after
the shareholder approval date. As of the date hereof, US Realty has not
informed the Company as to the identity of any additional director nominee to
which it may be entitled in the future, and neither the Company nor the Board
has any approval rights with respect thereto. To the extent that any such
director nominees are affiliated or associated with US Realty, such persons
may thereby be deemed to have interests in the Transaction that are in
addition to the interests of the shareholders generally. If and when such
director nominees become directors, they also will be entitled to receive
normal compensation and benefits customarily given by the Company to non-
employee members of the Board.
Potential Effects of Shareholder Approval or Disapproval of the Transaction
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Effects of Shareholder Approval. Approval of the Transaction by
the shareholders will constitute approval of all of the various terms of
the Transaction set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Stockholders
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contem-
plated thereby.
Such approval also may serve to extinguish potential claims, if any,
regarding any conduct of members of the Board in connection with the
Transaction, including potential claims, if any, alleging violations of the
Board's duties to shareholders. Under Florida law, the fully informed
shareholder approval of a transaction may, in certain circumstances, serve to
extinguish certain related fiduciary duty claims against directors.
As described in "-- Terms of the Transaction --Conditions to
Closing" above, approval of the Transaction is a condition to consummation of
the Transaction, but there also are numerous other conditions that must be
satisfied in order for the Transaction to be consummated. There can be no
assurance that all of these conditions will be satisfied, or that the
Transaction will be consummated.
Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations
The following discussion summarizes the material federal income tax
considerations resulting from the Transaction that may be relevant to the
Company and the Company's current shareholders. This discussion does not
address the federal income tax considerations resulting from the Transaction
that may be relevant to US Realty or its shareholders, and does not address
the state, local, or foreign tax considerations resulting from the Transaction
that may be relevant to the Company, US Realty, or their respective share-
holders. Foley & Lardner, counsel to the Company, has reviewed the following
discussion and is of the opinion that the discussion fairly summarizes the
federal income tax considerations that are material to a current shareholder
of the Company as a result of the Transaction; however, the Company has not
sought an opinion of counsel that the Company will qualify as a REIT following
the Transaction, since such an opinion inevitably would be premised
exclusively on representations by the Company as to future events. The
discussion and the opinion of Foley & Lardner regarding the discussion are
based on the current provisions of the Code, the applicable Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative rulings, court decisions,
certain factual assumptions related to the ownership and operation of the
Company, and certain representations made by the Company and US Realty. No
assurance can be given that the legal authorities on which this discussion is
based will not change, perhaps retroactively, that the factual assumptions and
representations underlying this discussion will continue to be accurate, or
that there will not be a change in the future in the circumstances of the
Company that would affect this discussion.
No Recognition of Taxable Gain. The Company believes that neither
the Company nor any of the Company's current shareholders will recognize
taxable gain as a result of the Transaction.
Taxation of the Company as a REIT. The Company made an election to
be taxed as a REIT under sections 856 through 860 of the Code, effective for
its short taxable year ended December 31, 1993. The Company believes that,
commencing with such taxable year, it has been organized and has operated in
such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code, and the
Company intends to continue to operate in such a manner. The Company does not
expect the Transaction to affect the Company's ability to continue to qualify
for taxation as a REIT. No assurance, however, can be given that the Company
has operated in a manner so as to qualify, or will operate in a manner so as
to continue to qualify, as a REIT. Qualification and taxation as a REIT
depends upon the Company's ability to meet on a continuing basis, through
actual annual operating results, distribution levels and diversity of share
ownership, the various qualification tests imposed under the Code.
Possible Impact of the Transaction on Subsequent Sales of Stock by
Non-U.S. Shareholders. Generally, a sale of stock in the Company by a "Non-
U.S. Holder" will not be subject to United States taxation under the Foreign
Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 ("FIRPTA") unless such stock
constitutes a United States Real Property Interest ("USRPI"). A Non-U.S.
Holder is any person or entity other than (i) a citizen or
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resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or partnership created or
organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of
any state thereof, or (iii) an estate or trust whose income is includable in
gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its
source. Stock in the Company will not constitute a USRPI if the Company is a
"domestically controlled REIT," defined generally as a REIT in which, at all
times during a specified testing period, less than 50% in value of its stock
was held directly or indirectly by Non-U.S. Holders. US Realty, a Luxembourg
corporation, may acquire up to 45% of the outstanding Common Stock of the
Company, on a fully diluted basis, following approval of the Transaction. In
the event that, either at the time of the Transaction or at any time
thereafter, US Realty and other shareholders of the Company who are Non-U.S.
Holders own collectively 50% or more, in value, of the outstanding capital
stock of the Company, the Company would cease to be a domestically controlled
REIT. Thus, no assurance can be given that the Company will continue to
qualify as a domestically controlled REIT.
If the Company does not qualify as a domestically controlled REIT, a
Non-U.S. Holder's sale of stock in the Company generally still will not be
subject to United States tax under FIRPTA, provided that (i) the stock is
"regularly traded" (as defined by applicable Treasury regulations) on an
established securities market, and (ii) the selling Non-U.S. Holder held 5% or
less of the Company's outstanding stock at all times during a specified
testing period. The Company believes the Common Stock would be considered to
be "regularly traded" for this purpose, and the Company has no actual
knowledge of any Non-U.S. Holder (other than US Realty) that has previously
held, or will hold immediately following the Transaction, in excess of 5% of
the Company's stock. Thus, the Company does not believe these considerations
will directly affect any of its existing shareholders who are Non-U.S.
Holders.
If gain on the sale of stock in the Company were subject to taxation
under FIRPTA, a Non-U.S. Holder would be subject to the same treatment as a
United States shareholder with respect to such gain (subject to applicable
alternative minimum tax, a special alternative minimum tax in the case of
nonresident alien individuals, and the possible application of the 30% branch
profits tax in the case of non-U.S. corporations), and the purchaser of the
stock could be required to withhold 10% of the purchase price and remit such
amount to the Internal Revenue Service.
The Company has not sought an opinion of counsel as to whether it
will qualify as a domestically controlled REIT following the Transaction
because the Company is not aware that any Non-U.S. Holder (other than US
Realty) will own more than 5% of its stock after the Transaction and,
therefore, no current shareholder is expected to be adversely affected if the
Company does not qualify as a domestically controlled REIT following the
Transaction.
Effect of Amendments to Charter on Additional Purchases by Non-U.S.
Holders. In order to assist the Company to continue to qualify as a
domestically controlled REIT following the Transaction, the Charter will be
amended to prevent any Non-U.S. Holder (other than US Realty and its
affiliates) from acquiring additional shares of the Company's capital stock
if, as a result of such acquisition, the Company would fail to qualify as a
domestically controlled REIT (computed until the 15% Termination Date by
assuming that US Realty owns 45% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock).
If a Non-U.S. Holder other than US Realty were to acquire shares of stock in
violation of this prohibition, the Non-U.S. Holder would forfeit any dividends
with respect to such stock and any appreciation in the value of the stock
following such acquisition. The Company is unlikely to be able to advise any
prospective non-U.S. investor that its purchase of capital stock of the
Company would not violate this prohibition, thereby subjecting such
prospective non-U.S. investor to potential adverse consequences. Accordingly,
an acquisition of shares of capital stock of the Company in the future may not
be a suitable investment for non-United States investors (whether or not they
currently own an interest in the Company).
Opinion of the Company's Financial Advisor
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On June 11, 1996, Prudential Securities delivered its written
opinion (the "Opinion") to the Board that, as of such date, the consideration
to be received by the Company pursuant to the Transaction is fair to the
Company from a financial point of view. Prudential Securities made a
presentation of the Opinion and the underlying financial analysis to the Board
on June 11, 1996 and, in addition, provided to each director, several days
prior to the meeting, a detailed report setting forth the analysis underlying
the Opinion. This analysis, as presented to the Board, is summarized herein.
All of the members of the Board were present at the meeting (either in person
or via teleconference) and had an opportunity to ask questions of Prudential
Securities. Prudential Securities discussed with the Board the information in
the report, and the financial data and other factors considered by Prudential
Securities, in conducting its analysis, all of which are summarized herein.
In requesting the Opinion, the Board did not give any special
instructions to Prudential Securities or impose any limitations upon the scope
of the investigation that Prudential Securities deemed necessary to enable it
to deliver the Opinion. A copy of the Opinion, which sets forth the
assumptions made, matters considered and limits on the review undertaken, is
attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix E and is incorporated herein by
reference. The summary of the Opinion set forth below is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Opinion. Shareholders are urged
to read the Opinion in its entirety. The Opinion is directed only to the
fairness of the consideration to be received by the Company from a financial
point of view and does not constitute a recommendation to any shareholder as
to how such shareholder should vote at the Special Meeting.
In conducting its analysis and arriving at the Opinion, Prudential
Securities reviewed such information and considered such financial data and
other factors as Prudential Securities deemed relevant under the
circumstances, including: (i) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the
related financial information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the related unaudited
financial information for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996; (ii)
certain information, including financial forecasts, relating to the business,
earnings, cash flow, assets and prospects of the Company (including the
Company's acquisition program), furnished to Prudential Securities by the
Company's management; (iii) the historical market prices and trading volume
for the Common Stock and certain publicly traded companies which Prudential
Securities deemed to be reasonably similar to the Company; (iv) the historical
and projected results of operations of the Company and those of certain
companies which Prudential Securities deemed to be reasonably similar to the
Company; (v) the terms and conditions of certain recent transactions
Prudential Securities deemed relevant; (vi) drafts, dated June 7, 1996, of the
Stock Purchase Agreement, Stockholders Agreement and Registration Rights
Agreement; and (vii) such other financial studies, analyses and investigations
as Prudential Securities deemed relevant. Prudential Securities discussed
with senior management of the Company: (i) the prospects for their business,
(ii) their estimate of such business' future financial performance, (iii) the
potential financial impact of the Transaction on the Company, and (iv) such
other matters as Prudential Securities deemed relevant. Prudential Securities
had also visited selected properties owned by the Company. The Opinion is
necessarily based on economic, financial and market conditions as they existed
and could be evaluated as of the date of the Opinion.
In connection with its review and analysis and in arriving at the
Opinion, Prudential Securities assumed and relied upon the accuracy and
completeness of the financial and other information provided to Prudential
Securities or which was publicly available, and did not undertake to verify
independently any such information. Prudential Securities neither made nor
obtained any independent valuations or appraisals of any of the Company's
assets. With respect to certain financial projections of the Company provided
to Prudential Securities by the Company, Prudential Securities assumed that
the information was reasonably prepared and that the projections represented
management's best currently available estimate as to the future financial
performance of the Company.
Prudential Securities expressed no opinion as to what the value of
the Company's Common Stock will be when issued to US Realty or the prices at
which the Common Stock will trade after the Transaction. In addition, the
Opinion does not evaluate the relative merits of the Transaction as compared
to any other business plan
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or opportunity which might be presented to the Company or the effect of any
other arrangement which the Company might pursue.
With regard to the Transaction, Prudential Securities observed that
the Transaction compares favorably to various funding alternatives (including
public and private equity offerings) with respect to timing, amount, certainty
of completion and cost. Prudential Securities concluded that the Transaction
would give the Company immediate access to significant capital at a price
which was reasonable relative to the current market price for its Common
Stock, would strengthen the Company's balance sheet and should increase the
Company's asset base and funds from operations ("FFO") (assuming effective
deployment of capital), which should improve the Company's access to capital
in the future. Prudential Securities considered management's beliefs that the
Company should benefit from its association with US Realty and that a
strategic partnership arrangement with US Realty (including the benefit of US
Realty's market knowledge, real estate operating experience and research
capabilities) will enhance the Company's ability to pursue its growth and
operating strategies.
In arriving at the Opinion, Prudential Securities performed a
variety of financial analyses, including those summarized herein. The summary
set forth herein of the analyses presented to the Board at the June 11, 1996
meeting does not purport to be a complete description of the analyses
performed. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process that
involves various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant
methods of financial analyses and the application of these methods to the
particular circumstances and, therefore, such an opinion is not necessarily
susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. Prudential Securities
believes that its analysis must be considered as a whole and that selecting
portions thereof or portions of the factors considered by it, without
considering all the analyses and factors, could create an incomplete view of
the evaluation process underlying the Opinion. Prudential Securities made
numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business,
economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are
beyond the control of the Company. Any estimates contained in Prudential
Securities' analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or future
results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by
such analyses. Additionally, estimates of the values of businesses and
securities do not purport to be appraisals or necessarily reflect the prices
at which securities actually may be sold. Accordingly, such analyses and
estimates are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty.
Subject to the foregoing, the following is a summary of the material
financial analyses performed by Prudential Securities in arriving at the
Opinion.
Comparable Transactions Analysis. Prudential Securities compared
the purchase price per share of the Common Stock to selected historical
trading prices of the Company's Common Stock. Prudential Securities analyzed
the percentage difference between the purchase price of $17.625 per share and
the closing price of the Common Stock one day, one week, one month and two
months prior to June 6, 1996. The purchase price pursuant to the Transaction
represented a (9.6%), (6.0%), 0.0% and 4.4% (discount)/premium to the Common
Stock price one day, one week, one month and two months prior to June 6, 1996,
respectively. Prudential Securities compared these (discounts)/premiums with
a group of six pending or completed strategic investments (generally, 15.0% to
50% ownership positions) which Prudential Securities considered to be
reasonably comparable to the Transaction for the purpose of its analysis. The
transactions considered were strategic investments in: (i) Storage USA, Inc.;
(ii) Carr Realty Corporation; (iii) Felcor Suite Hotels, Inc.; (iv) Crocker
Realty Trust, Inc.; (v) Bay Apartment Communities, Inc.; and (vi) Regency
Realty Corporation (previous transaction). Such transactions were found to
have the following ranges of percentage difference between the transaction
purchase price and the historical trading price one day, one week, one month
and two months prior to announcement of the transactions: (10.2%) to 4.2%;
(9.4%) to 13.2%, (5.1%) to 13.2% and (4.1%) to 9.6%, respectively.
Comparable Company Analysis. Prudential Securities compared
selected financial ratios for the Company with a group of seven publicly
traded companies engaged in the acquisition, operation and management of
retail properties which Prudential Securities considered to be reasonably
comparable to the Company for purposes
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of its analysis. The companies considered were: (i) Developers Diversified
Realty Corporation; (ii) Federal Realty Investment Trust; (iii) IRT Property
Company; (iv) JDN Realty Corporation; (v) Kimco Realty Corporation; (vi) New
Plan Realty Trust; and (vii) Weingarten Realty Investors (collectively, the
"Comparable Companies").
The Comparable Companies were found to have an equity market
capitalization of between $228.5 million and $1.2 billion (with the Company at
$191.8 million). Such equity market values were estimated to be equal to 9.0x
to 12.7x estimated calendar 1996 FFO (with the Company at 9.7x) and 8.6x to
11.7x estimated calendar 1997 FFO (with the Company at 9.1x). The FFO
estimates utilized in this analysis were from First Call, an online data
service available to subscribers which compiles estimates developed by equity
research analysts. The estimates published by First Call were not prepared in
connection with the Transaction or at Prudential Securities' request.
Prudential Securities calculated that the Comparable Companies had a range of
debt as of March 31, 1996 as a percentage of total market capitalization of
16.0% to 48.6% (with the Company at 39.5%). Prudential Securities noted that
the Company's equity market value and ratios of equity market value to
estimated 1996 and 1997 FFO were in the low end of the ranges for the
Comparable Companies and that the Company's ratio of debt to total market
capitalization was in the high end of the range for the Comparable Companies.
Prudential Securities also observed (i) a positive correlation between equity
market valuations and total market capitalizations and (ii) a negative
correlation between equity market valuations and the ratio of debt to total
market capitalization.
Pro Forma Funds From Operations Per Share Analysis. Prudential
Securities also analyzed the pro forma effect of the Transaction on the
Company's FFO per share. An analysis of the anticipated future results based
on projections provided by the Company's management (assuming anticipated
acquisition opportunities which can be pursued using the proceeds of the
Transaction and a future equity offering) indicated that the Transaction
results in an increase in the Company's 1997 FFO per share on a fully-diluted
basis. Projected financial and other information concerning the Company and
the anticipated impact of the Transaction upon the shareholders of the Company
is not necessarily indicative of future results. All projected financial
information is subject to numerous contingencies beyond the control of the
Company's management.
The Company retained Prudential Securities to render a fairness
opinion and to provide other financial advisory services in connection with
the Transaction because it is an internationally recognized investment banking
firm engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection
with mergers, acquisitions and other purposes, and has substantial experience
in transactions similar to the Transaction. The engagement letter with
Prudential Securities provides that the Company will pay Prudential Securities
an advisory fee equal to $500,000 payable as follows: (i) $300,000 upon
delivery of the Opinion and (ii) $200,000 upon the Company's receipt of
shareholder approval in connection with the Transaction. In addition, the
engagement letter with Prudential Securities provides that the Company will
reimburse Prudential Securities for its out-of-pocket expenses and will
indemnify Prudential Securities and certain related persons against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under securities laws, arising out of the
Transaction or its engagement.
In the ordinary course of business, Prudential Securities may
actively trade the Company's Common Stock for its own account and for the
accounts of customers, and accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short
position in such securities. Prudential Securities also provides equity
research coverage of the Company.
Recommendation of the Board; Factors and Conclusions of the Board Involved in
Its Determination
The Board has unanimously approved the Transaction and has
determined that the Transaction is in the best interests of the Company and
its shareholders. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE
"FOR" APPROVAL OF THE TRANSACTION.
The Board believes that the Transaction is in the best interests of
the Company and its shareholders because, if consummated, it represents an
attractive opportunity to improve long-term shareholder value by providing the
Company with access to significant equity capital at an attractive cost and
additionally provides
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strategic resources not otherwise readily available to it, thereby enhancing
the Company's short-term and long-term growth prospects and positioning it to
better capitalize on shopping center opportunities in the southeastern United
States. See "-- Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction" above.
While the Board believes that the Transaction is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders, the consummation of the
Transaction may have certain adverse effects that shareholders should
consider. These considerations include (i) the substantial amount of stock
that will be concentrated in one shareholder of the Company, as well as
certain rights being granted to US Realty in connection with the Transaction
(including rights with respect to Board representation and information), which
rights will allow US Realty to exercise substantial influence over the affairs
of the Company even during the Standstill Period and might discourage other
persons from offering to acquire a significant interest in the Company, (ii)
the possibility that US Realty will gain control of the Company if the
Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term terminates, (iii) the
possible restriction of investment in the capital stock by foreign investors
as a result of the proposed changes to the Charter designed to help protect
the Company's status as a domestically controlled REIT for the primary benefit
of US Realty and other existing foreign holders, and (iv) the possible
dilution of earnings per share to shareholders as a result of the Transaction.
See "-- Potential Adverse Effects of the Transaction" above.
In reaching its determination that the Transaction is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders, the Board considered the
following material factors in addition to those discussed above under
"Potential Beneficial Effects of the Transaction" and "Potential Adverse
Effects of the Transaction."
. Substantial Shareholder. The Board considered that, as a result
of the Transaction, US Realty will be the largest single shareholder of the
Company, owning as much as 43.2% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully
diluted basis, while the Charter will continue to prohibit certain persons
from owning more than 7.0% by value of the Company's capital stock (subject to
certain exceptions set forth in the Charter or approved by the Board) in order
to facilitate the Company's continued qualification as a REIT. The Board
considered that US Realty also will have substantial information rights, the
right to nominate Board members, and numerous other rights as set forth above
in "-- Terms of the Transaction." Although the Board believes that this
concentration of ownership in one shareholder could potentially be
disadvantageous to the other shareholders' interests, the Board also believes
that certain provisions of the Stockholders Agreement should reduce, to some
extent, the impact of such concentration of ownership by imposing various
limitations on US Realty with regard to its ownership, transfer and voting of
Common Stock, including (i) provisions that prohibit US Realty from acquiring
greater than 45% of the Company's Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, (ii)
provisions that prohibit US Realty from electing more than 49% of the
directors of the Company during the Standstill Period or any Standstill
Extension Term, and (iii) provisions that restrict US Realty from transferring
shares of Common Stock except in accordance with applicable securities laws
and the generally applicable ownership limitations in the Charter, as amended,
and subject to the requirement that the Company approve, in its sole and
absolute discretion, any transfer in a negotiated transaction that would
result in the transferee beneficially owning more than 9.8% of the Company's
capital stock. While the Board recognized the potentially negative aspects of
the concentration of substantial ownership in a single shareholder, the Board
believes that, on balance, the potentially negative aspects are outweighed by
the potential benefits of obtaining in a timely way such a large amount of
capital at a reasonable cost, the indirect affiliation with Security Capital
Group and the other potential benefits of the Transaction.
. Impact on Other Investments. The Board believes that the
limitations on the Company's ability to engage in certain corporate actions
without the consent of US Realty, the composition of the Board following the
shareholder approval of the Transaction (and thereafter) and the likelihood
that the size of US Realty's investment (notwithstanding related restrictions
on US Realty, as discussed above), certain provisions of the Code limiting
ownership of REITs and certain provisions of the Code and other countries' tax
laws applicable to foreign investors, might discourage other persons
(especially other foreign persons) from offering to acquire a significant
interest in the Company (or all or a significant interest in the assets of the
Company). As a result, the Board considers this
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to be a negative factor. However, the Board believes that this factor is
outweighed by the positive factors outlined above.
The members of the Board evaluated the factors referred to above in
light of their knowledge of the business and operations of the Company, their
business judgment and the advice of Prudential Securities. In view of the
wide variety of factors considered in connection with the Board's evaluation
of the Transaction, the Board did not find it practicable to, and did not,
quantify or attempt to assign relative weights to the specific factors
considered in reaching its determination.
Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock Prior to and After the Transaction
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date and
immediately following the Second Closing and the final Subsequent Closing of
the Transaction (assuming that 6,565,000 shares are issued pursuant to the
Second Closing and the Subsequent Closings), by (i) each person or group known
to the Company who owns or who will own more than 5% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock immediately following the final Subsequent Closing, and (ii)
each of the directors and the executive officers of the Company immediately
following the final Subsequent Closing. Unless otherwise indicated in the
footnotes, all of such interests are owned directly, and the indicated person
has sole voting and investment power. The number of shares represents the
number of shares of Common Stock the person holds, including shares that may
be issued upon the exercise of options that are exercisable within 60 days of
the Record Date. Information presented in the table and related notes has
been obtained from the beneficial owner and/or from reports filed by the
beneficial owner with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Percent of Common Stock
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Following the
Amount and Nature of Following the Final Subsequent
Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership At Record Date/(1)/ Second Closing/(1)/ Closing/(1)/
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Security Capital U.S. Realty ) 1,053,500 13.4% 35.6%/(3)/ 45.4%/(3)/
Security Capital Holdings
S.A./(2)/ )
AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. )
Mutuelle/(4)/ )
AXA Assurances Vie )
Mutuelle/(4)/ )
Alpha Assurances ) 838,700/(6)/ 10.6% 7.9% *
I.A.R.D. Mutuelle/(5)/ )
Alpha Assurances )
Vie Mutuelle/(5)/ )
Uni Europe Assurance )
Mutuelle/(7)/ )
AXA/(8)/ )
The Equitable Companies )
Incorporated/(9)/ )
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<CAPTION>
Percent of Common Stock
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Following the
Amount and Nature of Following the Final Subsequent
Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership At Record Date/(1)/ Second Closing/(1)/ Closing/(1)/
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Public Employees Retire- ) 440,000 5.6% 4.2% *
ment System of Ohio/(10)/ )
Joan W. Stein/(11)/ )
Martin E. Stein/(11)/ )
Richard Stein/(12)/ ) 714,836/(13)/ 9.0% 6.7% *
Robert L. Stein/(14)/ )
John D. Baker II/(15)/ )
Edward L. Baker 9,673 * * *
A.R. Carpenter 7,344 * * *
J. Dix Druce, Jr. 7,845 * * *
Albert Ernest, Jr. 8,129 * * *
Douglas S. Luke 8,775 * * *
Paul E. Szurek/(16)/ 0 * * *
J. Marshall Peck/(16)/ 0 * * *
Bruce M. Johnson 51,949/(17)/ * * *
Robert C. Gillander, Jr. 49,115/(17)/ * * *
James D. Thompson 42,283/(17)/ * * *
Richard E. Cook 46,677/(17)/ * * *
A. Chester Skinner, III 36,119/(17)/ * * *
Norman A. Hofheimer, Jr. 29,060/(17)/ * * *
J. Christian Leavitt 28,742/(17)/ * * *
Robert L. Miller, Jr. 29,621/(17)/ * * *
All directors and executive 1,070,168 13.3% 9.9% *
officers as a group (a total
of 14 persons) (16 persons after
the Second Closing)
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/(1)/ The percentages shown on the above table do not take into account
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Company's
Class B Stock. The Company has outstanding a total of 2,500,000
shares of Class B Stock held by a single institutional investor
which are convertible into Common Stock at the holder's option
beginning December 20, 1998, subject to certain numerical
limitations, including a requirement that conversion not result in
the holder being the beneficial owner of more than 4.9% of the
Company's outstanding Common Stock. The Class B Stock will be
immediately convertible into Common Stock in full upon the
occurrence of certain extraordinary events or defaults, including
certain changes in management. A total of 2,975,468 shares of Common
Stock are issuable upon conversion of the Class B Stock. Based on
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date
(assuming no other changes and without giving effect to the Second
Closing or any Subsequent Closing), the 2,975,468 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the Class B Stock would constitute
approximately 27.4% of the Common Stock outstanding immediately
following conversion.
/(2)/ The business address of Security Capital U.S. Realty and Security
Capital Holdings S.A. is 69, route d'Esch, L-1470 Luxembourg.
/(3)/ Percent interest is calculated based on 3,770,900 shares owned
following the Second Closing and 7,618,500 shares owned following
the final Subsequent Closing.
/(4)/ The business address of AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle and AXA
Assurances Vie Mutuelle is La Grande Arche, Pardi Nord, 92044 Paris
La Defense France.
/(5)/ The business address of Alpha Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle and Alpha
Assurances Vie Mutuelle is 101-100 Terrasse Boieldieu, 92042 Paris
La Defense France.
/(6)/ AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, Alpha
Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, Alpha Assurances Vie Mutuelle, Uni
Europe Assurance Mutuelle and AXA, as a group, disclaim any
beneficial ownership of these shares which include 64,000 shares
over which the reporting parties exercise shared voting power.
/(7)/ The business address of Uni Europe Assurance Mutuelle is 24 Rue
Drouot, 75009 Paris France.
/(8)/ The business address of AXA is 23 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris
France.
/(9)/ The business address of The Equitable Companies Incorporated is 787
Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019.
/(10)/ The business address of the Public Employees Retirement System of
Ohio is 277 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4642.
/(11)/ The business address of Joan W. Stein and Martin E. Stein, Jr. is
121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
/(12)/ The business address of Richard W. Stein is 1650 Prudential Drive,
Suite 304, Jacksonville, Florida 32207.
/(13)/ Includes 160,263 shares held through The Regency Group, Inc. The
named individual is deemed to have shared voting and instrument
power over these shares by virtue of testamentary trusts and a
voting trust of which the Steins and John D. Baker, II are trustees,
which trusts own 100% of the voting stock of The Regency Group, Inc.
Also includes: 307,147 shares and 108,235 shares owned through two
family partnerships, The Regency Group II and Regency Square II,
respectively. The general partners of The Regency Group II and
Regency Square II are the Steins and a testamentary trust of which
the Steins and Mr. Baker are trustees. Also includes: 9,029 shares
owned by Joan W. Stein, individually; 75,291 shares owned by Martin
E. Stein, Jr., individually; 4,000 shares held by a trust of which
Martin E. Stein, Jr. is the beneficiary; 1,305 shares held for the
benefit of Martin E. Stein, Jr.'s minor children over which he has
sole voting and dispositive power; 2,501 shares owned by Richard W.
Stein, individually; 1,063 shares owned by Robert L. Stein,
individually; and 2,500 shares held for the benefit of Robert L.
Stein's minor children, over which he has sole voting and
dispositive power; and the following shares subject to presently
exercisable options: Joan W. Stein, 1,000 shares; Martin E. Stein,
Jr., 40,000 shares; and Robert L. Stein, 1,000 shares.
/(14)/ The business address of Robert L. Stein is 1610 Independent Square,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
/(15)/ Mr. Baker's business address is 155 E. 21st Street, Jacksonville,
Florida 32206.
/(16)/ Messrs. Szurek and Peck will become directors of the Company
immediately after receipt of shareholder approval of the Trans-
action.
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/(17)/ Includes the following shares covered by presently exercisable
options: Mr. Johnson, 16,000 shares; Mr. Gillander, 16,000 shares;
Mr. Thompson, 14,000 shares; Mr. Cook, 16,000 shares; Mr. Skinner,
12,000 shares; Mr. Hofheimer, 12,000 shares; Mr. Leavitt, 10,000
shares; and Mr. Miller, 10,000 shares.
Information Regarding Directors to be Nominated by US Realty
Set forth below is certain information concerning Paul E. Szurek and
J. Marshall Peck, the individuals identified by US Realty who will become
directors of the Company immediately after the receipt of shareholder
approval of the Transaction:
Paul E. Szurek, age 36, is a managing director of Security Capital
U.S. Realty, Security Capital Holdings S.A. and Security Capital (UK)
Management, Ltd. where he is responsible for operations, corporate
finance and mergers and acquisitions. From April 1991 to December 1995,
Mr. Szurek was a Senior Vice President of Security Capital Group, where
he supervised corporate finance and corporate acquisitions. Prior to
joining Security Capital Group, Mr. Szurek was a shareholder and attorney
in the law firm of Kemp, Smith, Duncan & Hammond in El Paso, Texas, where
he practiced securities and mergers and acquisitions law. Mr. Szurek
received his law degree from the Harvard University Law School and his
B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
J. Marshall Peck, age 44, is a managing director of Security Capital
Investment Research Incorporated ("Investment Research") and is
responsible for the operations and oversight of strategic investment
activities on behalf of clients of Investment Research. Prior to joining
Investment Research in May 1996, Mr. Peck was a Managing Director of
LaSalle Partners Limited ("LaSalle"), an institutional real estate
investment and management services company headquartered in Chicago,
Illinois, and a member of its Management Committee. During his 14-year
tenure at LaSalle, Mr. Peck was responsible for operating groups within
both LaSalle's investment and services businesses. Prior to joining
LaSalle, Mr. Peck held various marketing and management positions in the
Data Processing Division of IBM. Mr. Peck is a director of CarrAmerica
Realty Corporation and Storage USA, Inc. Mr. Peck received his B.A.
degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition, at the request of the Company, William D. Sanders, the
founder and Chairman of Security Capital Group, has agreed to serve as an
advisory director. In his capacity as an advisory director, Mr. Sanders
will attend meetings of the Board of Directors but will not have a vote.
Mr. Sanders founded and served as Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer from 1968 to January 1990 of LaSalle Partners Limited,
an institutional real estate investment and management services company
headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Sanders, age 54, is a director
of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, CarrAmerica Realty Corporation and
Storage USA, Inc. Mr. Sanders received his B.S. degree from Cornell
University.
As of the date hereof, US Realty has not informed the Company as to
the identity of any additional director nominee that it may be entitled
to nominate in the future, and neither the Company nor the Board has any
approval rights with respect thereto.
Required Vote and Related Matters
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast, provided
that the number of total votes cast represents over 50% of the shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding, is required to approve the
Transaction.
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Approval of the Transaction by the requisite vote of the
shareholders of the Company is a condition to consummation of the
Transaction (except for the initial purchase by US Realty of 934,400
shares on July 10, 1996) and a condition to approval of Proposal 2.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1.
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PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS
(Proposal 2)
The Board has approved and recommends the approval by the
shareholders of an amendment to Article 5 of the Charter to expressly
authorize US Realty to acquire shares of Common Stock as contemplated by the
Stock Purchase Agreement and to make certain other modifications to facilitate
the Company's continued qualification as a domestically controlled REIT for
federal income tax purposes. The proposed amendments to Article 5 of the
Charter also contain certain other minor amendments which the Company desires
to make in order to better assist the Company in maintaining its status as a
REIT under the Code following the acquisition by US Realty of the shares of
Common Stock under the Stock Purchase Agreement (including revising the
minimum 100-owner requirement in Section 5.2(f) to more closely conform to the
language of the Code), none of which the Company deems to be material. Set
forth below is a summary of the proposed amendment. The full text of the
amendment to Article 5 is attached hereto as Appendix D.
Summary of Current Article 5
For the Company to qualify as a REIT under the Code, no more than
50% in value of its outstanding shares of capital stock may be owned, directly
or constructively under the applicable attribution rules of the Code, by five
or fewer "individuals" (as defined in the Code to include certain entities)
during the last half of each taxable year (the "5/50 Rule"). In order to
assist the Company in satisfying the 5/50 Rule, Article 5 of the Charter, as
presently in effect, provides that subject to certain exceptions specified in
the Charter and the application of certain attribution rules, certain holders
(other than Existing Holders, as defined) may not own, or be deemed to own by
virtue of the attribution provisions of the Code, more than 7.0% (the
"Ownership Limit") by value of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of
the capital stock. If any shareholder purports to transfer shares of the
Company's capital stock to a person and either (i) the transfer would result
in the Company's failing to qualify as a REIT, or (ii) the transfer would
cause the transferee to violate the applicable Ownership Limit, the purported
transfer will be considered null and void, and the intended transferee will be
deemed not to have acquired any rights in such shares. In addition, if any
person acquires shares of the Company's capital stock in excess of the
applicable Ownership Limit, such person will be deemed to hold the shares of
capital stock that exceed the Ownership Limit in trust for the Company. Such
person will not receive dividends or distributions with respect to the shares
of capital stock that exceed the Ownership Limit and will not be entitled to
vote such shares. In addition, such person will be required to sell the
excess shares (i) to the Company for the lesser of the amount paid for the
shares or the average closing price for the ten trading days before the sale,
or (ii) at the direction of the Company for the amount paid for the shares
with any excess proceeds being paid to the Company.
Reasons for and Possible Effects of the Amendment
At the request of US Realty, the Company proposes to amend Article 5
of the Charter to expressly provide a special ownership limit of 45% of the
outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis
("Special Shareholder Limit"), for US Realty and its affiliates in order to
specifically authorize US Realty to acquire shares of Common Stock as
contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement. The Special Shareholder Limit
will be subject to reduction (in order to ensure satisfaction of the 5/50
Rule) if an individual (or entity treated as an individual) which owns an
interest in US Realty and its affiliates is treated as owning, after
application of certain constructive ownership rules, more than 9.8% of the
outstanding shares of the Company's capital stock. The Special Shareholder
Limit also would be subject to reduction in the future under certain
circumstances if US Realty were to transfer all or a portion of such shares in
a privately negotiated transaction.
In order to assist the Company to qualify as a domestically
controlled REIT following the Transaction, the Company proposes to amend
Article 5 to prevent any Non-U.S. Holder (other than US Realty and
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its affiliates) from acquiring additional shares of the Company's capital
stock if, as a result of such acquisition, the Company would fail to qualify
as a domestically controlled REIT (computed until the 15% Termination Date by
assuming that US Realty owns 45% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock).
The Company is unlikely to be able to advise a prospective non-U.S. investor
that its purchase of any shares of the Company's capital stock would not
violate this prohibition, thereby subjecting such prospective non-U.S.
investor to the adverse consequences described above (See "APPROVAL OF THE
TRANSACTION (Proposal 1)--Certain Federal Income Tax Considerations").
Accordingly, an acquisition of Common Stock in the future may not be a
suitable investment for non-U.S. investors other than US Realty (whether or
not such non-U.S. investor currently owns an interest in the Company).
Article 5 in its current form does not contain any restrictions on
acquisitions of the Company's capital stock by non-U.S. investors.
Required Vote and Related Matters
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast by
the shareholders is required to approve the Amendment to the Charter.
Approval of this Proposal 2 is a condition to the approval and
consummation of the Transaction (except for the initial purchase by US
Realty of 934,400 shares on July 10, 1996) and is a condition to approval
of Proposal 1.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 2.
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any qualified shareholder willing to make a proposal to be acted
upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 1997 must submit such proposal
to be considered by the Company for inclusion in the Company's proxy
statement, to the Secretary of the Company at its principal office in
Jacksonville, Florida, no later than December 14, 1996.
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APPENDIX A
[EXECUTION COPY]
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
SECURITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS S.A.
and
SECURITY CAPITAL U.S. REALTY
dated as of
June 11, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
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ARTICLE 1
Definitions
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Section 1.1 "Action" 1
Section 1.2 "ADA" 1
Section 1.3 "Advancing Party" 2
Section 1.4 "Affiliate" 2
Section 1.5 "Agreement" 2
Section 1.6 "Amended Company Charter" 2
Section 1.7 "Army Corps of Engineers" 2
Section 1.8 "Articles of Amendment" 2
Section 1.9 "Benefit Arrangements" 2
Section 1.10 "Blue Sky Laws" 2
Section 1.11 "Breaching Matters" 2
Section 1.12 "Breakup Fee" 2
Section 1.13 "Business Day" 2
Section 1.14 "Buyer" 2
Section 1.15 "Capital Expenditure Budget and
Schedule" 2
Section 1.16 "CERCLA" 2
Section 1.17 "Claim" 2
Section 1.18 "Class B Common Stock" 2
Section 1.19 "Closing" 2
Section 1.20 "Closing Date" 3
Section 1.21 "Code" 3
Section 1.22 "Commitment" 3
Section 1.23 "Company" 3
Section 1.24 "Company Charter" 3
Section 1.25 "Company Common Stock" 3
Section 1.26 "Company Environmental Reports" 3
Section 1.27 "Company Leases" 3
Section 1.28 "Company Plans" 3
Section 1.29 "Company Preferred Stock" 3
Section 1.30 "Company Properties" 3
Section 1.31 "Company Registration Statement" 3
Section 1.32 "Company Reports" 3
Section 1.33 "Company Stock" 3
Section 1.34 "Competing Transaction" 3
Section 1.35 "Controlled Group Liability" 4
Section 1.36 "Cure Notice" 4
Section 1.37 "Debt Instruments" 4
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Section 1.38 "Development Budget and Schedule" 4
Section 1.39 "Development Properties" 4
Section 1.40 "Employee Benefit Plans" 4
Section 1.41 "Employees" 4
Section 1.42 "Employment Agreements" 4
Section 1.43 "Environmental Claim" 4
Section 1.44 "Environmental Laws" 4
Section 1.45 "Environmental Permits" 4
Section 1.46 "ERISA" 4
Section 1.47 "ERISA Affiliates" 4
Section 1.48 "Exchange Act" 4
Section 1.49 "Executive Summaries of the Company
Environmental Reports" 5
Section 1.50 "GAAP" 5
Section 1.51 "Government Authority" 5
Section 1.52 "HSR Act" 5
Section 1.53 "Indemnified Party" 5
Section 1.54 "Initial Closing" 5
Section 1.55 "Initial Number of Shares" 5
Section 1.56 "Initial Purchase Price" 5
Section 1.57 "Insurance Policies" 5
Section 1.58 "IRS" 5
Section 1.59 "Lease Summaries" 5
Section 1.60 "Liabilities" 5
Section 1.61 "Liens" 6
Section 1.62 "Loss and Expenses" 6
Section 1.63 "Material Adverse Effect" 6
Section 1.64 "Material Company Leases" 6
Section 1.65 "Materials of Environmental Concern" 6
Section 1.66 "Next Dividend" 6
Section 1.67 "1997 and 1998 Preliminary Capital
Expenditure Budgets and Schedules" 6
Section 1.68 "Other Filings" 6
Section 1.69 "Pension Plans" 6
Section 1.70 "Per Share Purchase Price" 6
Section 1.71 "Per Share Additional Purchase Price" 6
Section 1.72 "Permitted Liens" 6
Section 1.73 "person" 7
Section 1.74 "Prior Dividend" 7
Section 1.75 "Projects" 7
Section 1.76 "Property Restrictions" 7
Section 1.77 "Proxy Statement" 7
Section 1.78 "Purchase Price" 7
Section 1.79 "Purchased Shares" 7
Section 1.80 "Registration Rights Agreement" 7
Section 1.81 "Regulatory Filings" 7
Section 1.82 "REIT" 8
Section 1.83 "Release" 8
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Section 1.84 "Remaining Equity Commitment" 8
Section 1.85 "Rent Roll" 8
Section 1.86 "SEC" 8
Section 1.87 "Second Closing" 9
Section 1.88 "Second Purchase" 8
Section 1.89 "Securities Act" 8
Section 1.90 "Securities Laws" 8
Section 1.91 "Stock Purchase" 8
Section 1.92 "Stockholders Agreement" 8
Section 1.93 "Subsequent Purchase Price" 8
Section 1.94 "Subsequent Purchases" 8
Section 1.95 "Subsidiaries" 8
Section 1.96 "Tax" 9
Section 1.97 "Tax Return" 9
Section 1.98 "Tenancy Leases" 9
Section 1.99 "Total Equity Commitment" 9
Section 1.100 "Voting Agreements" 9
Section 1.101 "Welfare Plans" 9
ARTICLE 2
Purchase and Sale of Shares; Closing
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Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale 9
Section 2.2 Consideration 10
Section 2.3 Initial Closing 10
Section 2.4 Subsequent Purchases and Sales 10
Section 2.5 Additional Agreements and Closing
Deliveries 11
Section 2.6 Time and Place of Closings 11
Section 2.7 Right to Assign 11
Section 2.8 Company's Right to Cure 11
Section 2.9 Additional Purchase Price 12
ARTICLE 3
Representations and Warranties of the Company
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Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification;
Subsidiaries 12
Section 3.2 Authority Relative to Agreements;
Board Approval 13
Section 3.3 Capital Stock 14
Section 3.4 No Conflicts; No Defaults; Required
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Filings and Consents 14
Section 3.5 SEC and Other Documents; Financial
Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities 15
Section 3.6 Litigation; Compliance With Law 16
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events 16
Section 3.8 Tax Matters; REIT and Partnership
Status 17
Section 3.9 Compliance with Agreements; Material
Agreements 18
Section 3.10 Financial Records; Company Charter
and By-laws; Corporate Records 20
Section 3.11 Properties 21
Section 3.12 Environmental Matters 27
Section 3.13 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans 30
Section 3.14 Labor Matters 32
Section 3.15 Affiliate Transactions 32
Section 3.16 Insurance 32
Section 3.17 Proxy Statement 32
Section 3.18 Florida Takeover Law 32
Section 3.19 Vote Required 32
Section 3.20 Brokers or Finders 33
Section 3.21 Stockholders Agreement 33
Section 3.22 Knowledge Defined 33
ARTICLE 4
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Representations and Warranties of Buyer and the Advancing Party
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Section 4.1 Organization 33
Section 4.2 Due Authorization 34
Section 4.3 Conflicting Agreements and Other
Matters 34
Section 4.4 Acquisition for Investment;
Sophistication; Source of
Funds 34
Section 4.5 Proxy Statement 35
Section 4.6 Brokers or Finders 35
Section 4.7 REIT Qualification Matters 35
Section 4.8 Investment Company Matters 35
Section 4.9 Ownership of Tenants 35
ARTICLE 5
Covenants Relating to Closings
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Section 5.1 Taking of Necessary Action 36
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Section 5.2 Registration Rights Agreement 37
Section 5.3 Stockholders Agreement 37
Section 5.4 Public Announcements; Confidentiality 37
Section 5.5 Conduct of the Business 38
Section 5.6 No Solicitation of Transactions 39
Section 5.7 Information and Access 39
Section 5.8 Notification of Certain Matters 40
Section 5.9 Issuance Pursuant to Shelf
Registration 40
ARTICLE 6
Certain Additional Covenants
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Section 6.1 Resale 40
Section 6.2 Use of Funds 40
Section 6.3 REIT Status 40
Section 6.4 Guarantee 40
Section 6.5 Property Management Activities
and Reorganizational Matters 41
ARTICLE 7
Conditions to Closings
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Section 7.1 Conditions of Purchase at Initial
Closings 41
Section 7.2 Conditions to Purchase at
Subsequent Closings 42
Section 7.3 Conditions of Purchase at All
Closings 44
Section 7.4 Conditions of Sale 45
ARTICLE 8
Survival; Indemnification
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Section 8.1 Survival 46
Section 8.2 Indemnification by Buyer or the
Company 47
Section 8.3 Third-Party Claims 47
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ARTICLE 9
Termination
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Section 9.1 Termination 48
Section 9.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination 49
Section 9.3 Expenses 49
ARTICLE 10
Miscellaneous
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Section 10.1 Counterparts 50
Section 10.2 Governing Law 50
Section 10.3 Entire Agreement 50
Section 10.4 Notices 51
Section 10.5 Successors and Assigns 51
Section 10.6 Headings 52
Section 10.7 Amendments and Waivers 52
Section 10.8 Interpretation; Absence of
Presumption 52
Section 10.9 Severability 52
Section 10.10 Further Assurances 52
Section 10.11 Specific Performance 52
Section 10.12 Joint and Several Liability 53
Section 10.13 Interpretation of Schedules 53
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.70 Permitted Liens
Schedule 3.1(d) Subsidiaries
Schedule 3.3(a) Capital Stock Commitments
Schedule 3.3(b) Other Equity Interests
Schedule 3.4(d)-A Consents for Initial Closing
Schedule 3.4(d)-B Consents for Second Closing
Schedule 3.4(d)-C Consents for Other Subsequent Closings
Schedule 3.5(a) Company Registration Statements
and Company Reports
Schedule 3.6(a) Pending Litigation
Schedule 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events
Schedule 3.8(a) Tax Matters
Schedule 3.9(c) Indebtedness; Joint Venture
and Partnership Agreements
Schedule 3.9(d) Development, Construction, Management
and Leasing Arrangements
Schedule 3.9(e) Other Material Agreements
Schedule 3.9(f) Conflict Policies and Agreements; Waivers
Schedule 3.9(g) Change of Control Provisions
Schedule 3.10(b) Corporate Records
Schedule 3.11(a) Property Title Summary
Schedule 3.11(b) Properties Violations/Engineering Reports
Schedule 3.11(d) Company Properties in Flood Plain Areas
Schedule 3.11(e) ADA Status
Schedule 3.11(f) Material Company Lease Information
Schedule 3.11(g) Letters of Intent or Similar Understandings
Schedule 3.11(h) Rights of First Refusal
Schedule 3.11(i) Non-Compliance and Capital
Expenditure Budget and Schedule
Schedule 3.11(j) Developed, Undeveloped, or
Rehabilitated Land of Company Property
Schedule 3.11(l) Tenancy Leases
Schedule 3.12(a) Environmental Permits
Schedule 3.12(e) Environmental Concerns
Schedule 3.12(f) Environmental Reports
Schedule 3.13(a) Employment Agreements
Schedule 3.13(b) Employee Benefit Plans
Schedule 3.13(g) Termination and Retirement Benefits
Schedule 3.14 Collective Bargaining; Labor Union Agreements
Schedule 3.15 Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 4.9 Tenants
Schedule 6.5(a) Property Management Activities and Reorganizational Matters
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Voting Agreement
Exhibit B Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit C Stockholders Agreement
Exhibit D Employment Agreement
Exhibit E Amended Company Charter
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THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of June 11,
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1996, is made by and among Regency Realty Corporation, a Florida corporation
(the "Company"), Security Capital U.S. Realty, a Luxembourg corporation (the
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"Advancing Party"), and Security Capital Holdings S.A., a Luxembourg corporation
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and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Advancing Party ("Buyer").
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RECITALS:
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WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company
wishes to sell to Buyer, up to an aggregate of 7,499,400 shares (as such number
may be adjusted as set forth below) of the Company's common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Company Common Stock") at a price of $17.625 per share;
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and
WHEREAS, Buyer and the Company are entering into this Agreement to
provide for such purchase and sale and to establish various rights and
obligations in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, in consideration for the rights to be granted to it in the
Stockholders Agreement (as defined below), the Advancing Party has agreed to
advance to Buyer all funds for any and all purchases of Company Common Stock
pursuant hereto and otherwise guarantee Buyer's obligations hereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Buyer believe that the combination in a
strategic partnership of the leadership, expertise and experience in the retail
shopping center industry of the Company and the unique market knowledge,
operating experience, research capabilities and access to capital of Buyer and
its affiliates will significantly enhance the Company's ability to pursue its
growth and operating strategies; and
WHEREAS, by separate agreement (the "Voting Agreements"), certain
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shareholders of the Company have agreed to support and vote in favor of this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
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Definitions
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following respective meanings:
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Section 1.1 "Action" shall mean any action, suit, arbitration,
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inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Government Authority.
Section 1.2 "ADA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.11(e).
Section 1.3 "Advancing Party" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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first paragraph hereof.
Section 1.4 "Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
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Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and as in effect on the date
hereof.
Section 1.5 "Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.6 "Amended Company Charter" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 7.2(c).
Section 1.7 "Army Corps of Engineers" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 3.11(d).
Section 1.8 "Articles of Amendment" shall mean the Articles of
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Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed on December 20,
1995 with respect to the Class B Common Stock.
Section 1.9 "Benefit Arrangements" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 3.13(h).
Section 1.10 "Blue Sky Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.4(e).
Section 1.11 "Breaching Matters" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.8(a).
Section 1.12 "Breakup Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 9.3(c).
Section 1.13 "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday,
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a Sunday or a bank holiday in New York, N.Y.
Section 1.14 "Buyer" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.15 "Capital Expenditure Budget and Schedule" shall have the
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meaning set forth in Section 3.11(i).
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Section 1.16 "CERCLA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.12(e).
Section 1.17 "Claim" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.12(g)(i).
Section 1.18 "Class B Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 3.3(a).
Section 1.19 "Closing" shall mean the consummation of any Stock
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Purchase.
Section 1.20 "Closing Date" shall mean, with respect to the
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consummation of any Stock Purchase, three Business Days after the date on which
the conditions set forth herein with respect thereto shall be satisfied or duly
waived, or if the Company and Buyer mutually agree on a different date, the date
upon which they have mutually agreed.
Section 1.21 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended, and any successor thereto, including all of the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.22 "Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.7.
Section 1.23 "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.24 "Company Charter" shall mean the Articles of Amendment
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to the Charter of the Company, as in effect on the date hereof.
Section 1.25 "Company Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth
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in the second paragraph hereof.
Section 1.26 "Company Environmental Reports" shall have the meaning
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set forth in Section 3.12(f).
Section 1.27 "Company Leases" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.11(f).
Section 1.28 "Company Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.13(b).
Section 1.29 "Company Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 3.3(a).
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Section 1.30 "Company Properties" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.11(a).
Section 1.31 "Company Registration Statement" shall have the meaning
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set forth in Section 3.5(a).
Section 1.32 "Company Reports" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.5(a).
Section 1.33 "Company Stock" shall mean, collectively, the Company
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Common Stock and any other shares of capital stock of the Company.
Section 1.34 "Competing Transaction" shall mean (i) any acquisition
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in any manner, directly or indirectly (including through any option, right to
acquire or other beneficial ownership), of more than 15% of the equity
securities, on a fully diluted basis, of the Company, or assets representing a
material portion of the assets of the Company, other than any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any merger, consolidation,
sale of assets, share exchange, recapitalization, other business combination,
liquidation, or other action out of the ordinary course of business of the
Company, other than any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
(iii) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention to do any of the
foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
Section 1.35 "Controlled Group Liability" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 3.13(h).
Section 1.36 "Cure Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.8(b).
Section 1.37 "Debt Instruments" shall mean all notes, loan
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agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust or similar instruments which evidence or
secure any indebtedness owing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 1.38 "Development Budget and Schedule" shall have the
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meaning set forth in Section 3.11(j).
Section 1.39 "Development Properties" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 3.11(j).
Section 1.40 "Employee Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 3.13(h).
Section 1.41 "Employees" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.13(h).
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Section 1.42 "Employment Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 3.7.
Section 1.43 "Environmental Claim" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 3.12(g)(ii).
Section 1.44 "Environmental Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.12(g)(iii).
Section 1.45 "Environmental Permits" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 3.12(a).
Section 1.46 "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
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Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor thereto.
Section 1.47 "ERISA Affiliates" shall mean, with respect to any
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entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is a member
of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section
4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that
is a member of the same "controlled group" as the first entity, trade or
business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
Section 1.48 "Exchange Act" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.4(e).
Section 1.49 "Executive Summaries of the Company Environmental
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Reports" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(f).
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Section 1.50 "GAAP" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.5(b).
Section 1.51 "Government Authority" shall mean any government or
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state (or any subdivision thereof) of or in the United States, or any agency,
authority, bureau, commission, department or similar body or instrumentality
thereof, or any governmental court or tribunal.
Section 1.52 "HSR Act" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.4(e).
Section 1.53 "Indemnified Party" shall mean Buyer or the Company, as
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the context may require.
Section 1.54 "Initial Closing" shall mean the first Closing.
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Section 1.55 "Initial Number of Shares" shall mean 934,400 shares of
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Company Common Stock.
Section 1.56 "Initial Purchase Price" shall mean $16,468,800.
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Section 1.57 "Insurance Policies" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.16.
Section 1.58 "IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
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Section 1.59 "Lease Summaries" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.11(f).
Section 1.60 "Liabilities" shall mean, as to any person, all debts,
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adverse claims, liabilities and obligations, direct, indirect, absolute or
contingent of such person, whether known or unknown, accrued, vested or
otherwise, whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise and whether
or not actually reflected, or required by GAAP to be reflected, in such person's
or entity's balance sheets or other books and records, including (i) obligations
arising from non-compliance with any law, rule or regulation of any Government
Authority or imposed by any court or any arbitrator of any kind, (ii) all
indebtedness or liability of such person for borrowed money, or for the purchase
price of property or services (including trade obligations), (iii) all
obligations of such person as lessee under leases, capital or other, (iv)
liabilities of such person in respect of plans covered by Title IV of ERISA, or
otherwise arising in respect of plans for Employees or former Employees or their
respective families or beneficiaries, (v) reimbursement obligations of such
person in respect of letters of credit, (vi) all obligations of such person
arising under acceptance facilities, (vii) all liabilities of other persons or
entities, directly or indirectly, guaranteed, endorsed (other than for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) or discounted with
recourse by such person or with respect to which the person in question is
otherwise directly or indirectly liable, (viii) all obligations secured by any
Lien on property of such person, whether or not the obligations have been
assumed, and (ix) all other items which have been, or in accordance with GAAP
would be, included in determining total liabilities on the liability side of the
balance sheet.
Section 1.61 "Liens" shall mean all liens, mortgages, deeds of trust,
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deeds to secure debt, security interests, pledges, claims, charges, easements
and other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever.
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Section 1.62 "Loss and Expenses" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 8.2(a).
Section 1.63 "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean a material adverse
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effect on the financial condition, results of operations or business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (to the extent of the Company's interests therein)
taken as a whole.
Section 1.64 "Material Company Leases" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 3.11(f).
Section 1.65 "Materials of Environmental Concern" shall have the
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meaning set forth in Section 3.12(g)(iv).
Section 1.66 "Next Dividend" shall mean, with respect to each
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Closing, the first dividend paid by the Company after such Closing.
Section 1.67 "1997 and 1998 Preliminary Capital Expenditure Budgets
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and Schedules" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(i).
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Section 1.68 "Other Filings" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 5.1(b).
Section 1.69 "Pension Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.13(h).
Section 1.70 "Per Share Purchase Price" shall mean the price of
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$17.625 per share for the Company Common Stock.
Section 1.71 "Per Share Additional Purchase Price" shall mean, with
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respect to each share of Company Common Stock purchased by Buyer at any Closing,
an amount equal to 85% of the product of (i) the per share amount of the Next
Dividend multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days during the period commencing the day after the dividend payment date for
the last dividend paid by the Company prior to the date of such Closing (the
"Prior Dividend") and running through the day immediately prior to the date of
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such Closing (inclusive), and the denominator of which is the number of days
during the period commencing the day after the dividend payment date for the
Prior Dividend and running through the dividend payment date for the Next
Dividend (inclusive).
Section 1.72 "Permitted Liens" shall mean (i) Liens (other than Liens
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imposed under ERISA or any Environmental Law or
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in connection with any Environmental Claim) for taxes or other assessments or
charges of Governmental Authorities that are not yet delinquent or that are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, in each case, with
respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained by the Company or its
Subsidiaries to the extent required by GAAP, (ii) statutory Liens of landlords,
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other Liens (other than Liens
imposed under ERISA or any Environmental Law or in connection with any
Environmental Claim) imposed by law and created in the ordinary course of
business for amounts not yet overdue or which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, in each case, with respect to which adequate
reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by the Company or
its Subsidiaries to the extent required by GAAP and which, to the extent same do
not relate to work or materials provided for in the Capital Expenditure Budget
and Schedule, the 1997 and 1998 Preliminary Capital Expenditure Budgets and
Schedules or the Development Budget and Schedule, do not exceed $200,000 in the
aggregate (excluding from such calculation, any amounts disclosed in writing by
the Company to Buyer which (a) are fully covered by insurance held by the
Company under which the Company reasonably expects full recovery of such
amounts, or (b) for which an adequate escrow has been established and is, at the
relevant time, maintained), (iii) the Company Leases, (iv) easements, rights-of-
way, covenants and restrictions which are customary and typical for properties
similar to the Company Properties and which do not (x) interfere materially with
the ordinary conduct of any Company Property or the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as a whole or (y) detract materially from the value or
usefulness of the Company Properties to which they apply, (v) the Liens which
were granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to lenders pursuant to
credit agreements in existence on the date hereof which are described in
Schedule 3.9(c), (vi) the other Liens, if any, described in Schedule 1.70, and
(vii) such imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any, as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 1.73 "person" shall mean any individual, corporation,
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partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, other form of business or legal entity or Government Authority.
Section 1.74 "Prior Dividend" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 1.65.
Section 1.75 "Projects" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.11(j).
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Section 1.76 "Property Restrictions" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 3.11(a).
Section 1.77 "Proxy Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 5.1(b).
Section 1.78 "Purchase Price" shall mean the Per Share Purchase Price
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multiplied by the number of shares of Company Common Stock to be purchased and
sold at a particular Closing.
Section 1.79 "Purchased Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.1.
Section 1.80 "Registration Rights Agreement" shall have the meaning
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set forth in Section 2.5(a).
Section 1.81 "Regulatory Filings" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.4(e).
Section 1.82 "REIT" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.8(b).
Section 1.83 "Release" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.12(g)(v).
Section 1.84 "Remaining Equity Commitment" shall mean, on any given
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date after the Initial Closing, the Total Equity Commitment minus the sum of the
Initial Purchase Price and, if any Subsequent Purchases shall have occurred,
minus the Subsequent Purchase Prices. The Remaining Equity Commitment shall be
deemed to be zero on the earlier of (i) the date that the Remaining Equity
Commitment equals zero pursuant to the previous sentence, or (ii) the later of
(A) June 30, 1997 (unless otherwise extended by Buyer and the Company in their
sole discretion) or (B) if Buyer timely notifies the Company that it is,
pursuant to Section 2.4(b) or 2.4(c), exercising its right to make the Second
Purchase and/or part or all of any remaining Subsequent Purchase, then, the date
as soon thereafter as (x) all conditions to Buyer's obligations to effect such
purchase(s) shall have been satisfied or waived, and (y) such purchase(s) shall
have been effected.
Section 1.85 "Rent Roll" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.11(f).
Section 1.86 "SEC" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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3.5(a).
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Section 1.87 "Second Closing" shall mean the Closing of the Second
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Purchase pursuant to Section 2.4(a) or (b) after the Initial Purchase.
Section 1.88 "Second Purchase" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.4(a).
Section 1.89 "Securities Act" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.4(e).
Section 1.90 "Securities Laws" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.5(a).
Section 1.91 "Stock Purchase" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.1.
Section 1.92 "Stockholders Agreement" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 2.5(a).
Section 1.93 "Subsequent Purchase Price" shall mean the Per Share
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Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Purchased Shares purchased by Buyer
in a Subsequent Purchase.
Section 1.94 "Subsequent Purchases" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 2.4(a).
Section 1.95 "Subsidiaries" shall mean with respect to any person,
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any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business trust or other entity, of
which such person, directly or indirectly, owns or controls at least 50% of the
securities or other interests entitled to vote in the election of directors or
others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other
organization, or to otherwise control such corporation, partnership, joint
venture, business trust or other entity. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company's Subsidiaries include each of the entities set forth on
Schedule 3.1(d).
Section 1.96 "Tax" means any federal, state, local, or foreign
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income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code
Section 59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding,
social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-
on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any
interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not. The term "Tax"
also includes any amounts payable pursuant to any tax sharing agreement to which
any
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relevant entity is liable as a successor or pursuant to contract.
Section 1.97 "Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report,
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claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
Section 1.98 "Tenancy Leases" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.11(l).
Section 1.99 "Total Equity Commitment" shall mean the amount of
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$132,176,925.00 or, if the total number of Purchased Shares shall have been
reduced pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement, the number of Purchased
Shares, as so reduced, multiplied by the Per Share Purchase Price.
Section 1.100 "Voting Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth in
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the fifth paragraph hereof, and shall be in the form set forth in Exhibit A.
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Section 1.101 "Welfare Plans" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.13(h).
ARTICLE 2
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Purchase and Sale of Shares; Closing
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Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions
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hereof, from time to time after the date hereof, at each Closing, the Company
will sell, convey, assign, transfer, and deliver, and Buyer will purchase and
acquire from the Company, an aggregate of up to 7,499,400 shares of Company
Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares"); provided, however, that if at any Closing
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following such time as Buyer shall have purchased 6,845,000 Purchased Shares or
at which Buyer shall acquire in the aggregate (at such Closing together with all
prior Closings) in excess of 6,845,000 Purchased Shares the purchase by Buyer of
Purchased Shares in excess of 6,845,000 Purchased Shares would result in any
holder of Class B Common Stock having the right to convert shares of Class B
Common Stock into more than 9.8% of the Voting Securities (as defined in the
Stockholders Agreement), then, unless any such conversion right has been waived,
the number of Purchased Shares shall be reduced to 6,845,000 or such greater
number as would not result in such conversion right (and the number of
Purchased Shares to be purchased at such Closing and any Subsequent Closing
shall be reduced accordingly). Each Closing at which Buyer
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purchases any Purchased Shares is herein referred to as a "Stock Purchase."
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Section 2.2 Consideration. Subject to the terms and conditions
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hereof, at each Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Company the relevant
Purchase Price with respect to the number of shares of Company Common Stock to
be purchased and sold at such Closing by wire transfer of immediately available
funds in U.S. dollars to the account or accounts specified by the Company.
Section 2.3 Initial Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions
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hereof, at a mutually agreeable time promptly following the date on which the
applicable conditions set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.3 and 7.4 shall have been
satisfied or duly waived (but, in any event, no sooner than 20 days after the
date hereof), Buyer will purchase and acquire (and the Advancing Party shall
advance sufficient funds for such purchase) from the Company, and the Company
will sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, the Initial Number of
Shares of Company Common Stock, and Buyer will pay to the Company the Initial
Purchase Price for such shares of Company Common Stock.
Section 2.4 Subsequent Purchases and Sales. (a) Subject to the
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terms and conditions hereof, following the Initial Closing, the Company shall
have the right to require, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the applicable
conditions set forth in Sections 7.2 and 7.3, Buyer to purchase (and to require
the Advancing Party to advance sufficient funds for such purchase) from the
Company (i) at the Second Closing, 2,717,400 Purchased Shares (the "Second
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Purchase"), and (ii) from time to time at one or more Subseqent Closings, up to
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an aggregate of 3,847,600 (as such number may be reduced pursuant to Section
2.1) Purchased Shares; provided that the Subsequent Purchase Price at each
Subseqent Closing shall be not less than $30 million (or a minimum of 1,702,128
Purchased Shares) (each, and individually and the Second Purchase referred to as
a "Subsequent Purchase" and, together, the "Subsequent Purchases"). Subject to
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the terms and conditions hereof, the Closing of any Subsequent Purchase shall
occur as soon as possible following the date on which the applicable conditions
set forth in Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 shall have been satisfied or duly waived.
(b) If the Second Purchase shall not have occurred on or before
December 1, 1996, then Buyer shall have the right, subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of the applicable conditions set forth in Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4,
to make the Second Purchase from the Company on or before December 31, 1996, or
as soon thereafter as all conditions to Buyer's obligation to effect the Second
Purchase hereunder shall have been satisfied or waived.
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(c) If less than 3,847,600 (as such number may be reduced pursuant to
Section 2.1) Purchased Shares shall have been issued and sold at any and all
Subsequent Purchases other than at the Second Purchase on or before June 1,
1997, then Buyer shall have the right, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
the applicable conditions set forth in Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4, to make a
Subsequent Purchase from the Company on or before June 30, 1997, or as soon
thereafter as all conditions to Buyer's obligation to effect the Subsequent
Purchase hereunder shall have been satisfied or waived.
(d) If the condition set forth in Section 7.3(f) is not satisfied
(which determination shall be made by Buyer, in its sole discretion) or waived
at any time when a Closing would otherwise occur, the relevant Closing will be
effected as to the number of Purchased Shares, if any, as will not result in
such condition failing to be satisfied, and Buyer shall acquire any remaining
Purchased Shares as soon thereafter as such condition to Buyer's obligation to
effect the Subsequent Purchase shall have been, as determined in Buyer's sole
discretion, satisfied or waived.
Section 2.5 Additional Agreements and Closing Deliveries. (a) At
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the Initial Closing, and as a condition to the parties' obligations hereunder to
effect the transactions contemplated hereby at the Initial Closing, the Company
and Buyer shall enter into a registration rights agreement substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit B (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), and the
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Company, Buyer and the Advancing Party shall enter into a shareholders agreement
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C (the "Stockholders Agreement").
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(b) In addition to the other things required to be done hereby, at
each Closing, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer the
following: (i) certificates representing the number of shares of Company Common
Stock to be issued and delivered at such Closing, free and clear of all Liens
(unless created by Buyer or any of its Affiliates), with all necessary share
transfer and other documentary stamps attached, (ii) a certificate, dated the
relevant Closing Date and validly executed on behalf of the Company, as
contemplated by Section 7.1(a), as to the Initial Closing only, by Section
7.2(a), as to each Subsequent Closing, and by Section 7.3(a) as to all
Closings, (iii) evidence or copies of any consents, approvals, orders,
qualifications or waivers required pursuant to Section 7.1, as to the Initial
Closing only, pursuant to Section 7.2, as to each Subsequent Closing, and
pursuant to Section 7.3, as to all Closings, (iv) all certificates and other
instruments and documents required by this Agreement to
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be delivered by the Company to Buyer at or prior to each Closing, and (v) such
other instruments reasonably requested by Buyer, as may be necessary or
appropriate to confirm or carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) In addition to the delivery of the Purchase Price and the other
things required to be done hereby, at each Closing, Buyer shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, to the Company the following: (i) a certificate, dated
the relevant Closing Date and validly executed by Buyer, as contemplated by
Section 7.4(a), (ii) if not previously delivered to the Company, all other
certificates, documents, instruments and writings required pursuant hereto to be
delivered by or on behalf of Buyer at or before each Closing, and (iii) such
other instruments reasonably requested by the Company, as may be necessary or
appropriate to confirm or carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2.6 Time and Place of Closings. Each Closing shall take
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place on the relevant Closing Date at such place and time as the Company and
Buyer shall mutually agree.
Section 2.7 Right to Assign. Buyer may assign its rights and
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delegate its obligations created hereby to purchase Company Common Stock in
accordance with the provisions of Section 10.5.
Section 2.8 Company's Right to Cure. (a) From the date hereof until
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the date that is four weeks from the date hereof, Buyer may conduct such
investigation as it deems appropriate to confirm the accuracy ofthe
representations and warranties of the Company contained herein. No later than
the second Business Day after the last day of such four-week period, Buyer shall
deliver to the Company a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail any
matters as to which Buyer has knowledge (if any) and that render any of the
Company's representations and warranties contained herein untrue or incorrect in
such a way as would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect (the "Breaching Matters").
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(b) If Buyer shall have set forth one or more Breaching Matters in
any notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.8(a), within 30 Business Days after
receipt of such notice the Company shall attempt, to the extent commercially
reasonable and practicable, to cause the Breaching Matters identified by Buyer
in such notice to be true or correct so as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and, if
so, shall deliver to Buyer written notice (the "Cure Notice") stating that all
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Breaching Matters identified by Buyer in Buyer's notice have been cured to the
extent required and describ-
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ing the manner in which such Breaching Matters were so cured. If the Company
fails to deliver the Cure Notice within 30 Business Days after its receipt of
Buyer's notice, Buyer shall have 10 Business Days to terminate this Agreement
without liability to any party. If Buyer does not timely terminate this
Agreement pursuant to the preceding sentence, Buyer shall be deemed to have
waived the relevant Breaching Matters as conditions to any Closing or as a basis
for indemnification hereunder. If Buyer obtains actual knowledge of any
Breaching Matter during the four-week period from the date hereof, but fails to
include such Breaching Matter in its notice pursuant to Section 2.8(a), Buyer
shall also be deemed to have waived such Breaching Matter.
Section 2.9 Additional Purchase Price. As additional consideration
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from Buyer to the Company for the shares of Company Common Stock purchased at
each Closing, Buyer agrees that, simultaneously with its receipt of the Next
Dividend payable with respect to each such share of Company Common Stock
purchased at such Closing, Buyer shall pay to the Company the amount of the Per
Share Additional Purchase Price applicable to each such share of Company Common
Stock.
ARTICLE 3
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Representations and Warranties of the Company
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The Company hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. (a) The
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Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Florida. The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, operate, lease and encumber its properties
and carry on its business as now conducted, and to enter into this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement, and the Stockholders Agreement and to perform
its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(b) Each of the Subsidiaries of the Company is a corporation,
partnership or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization, and has the corporate or partnership power and authority to own
its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.
(c) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly
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qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
ownership of its property or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except for any failures to be so qualified or to be in good
standing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Schedule 3.1(d) sets forth the name of each Subsidiary of the
Company (whether owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries). All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other
equity interest in, each of the Subsidiaries owned by the Company are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of all Liens, except as
set forth in Schedule 3.1(d). The following information for each Subsidiary is
set forth in Schedule 3.1(d), if applicable: (i) its name and jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization, (ii) the type of and percentage interest held by
the Company in the Subsidiary and the names of and percentage interest held by
the other interest holders, if any, in the Subsidiary, and (iii) any loans from
the Company to, or priority payments due to the Company from, the Subsidiary,
and the rate of return thereon. Except as contemplated hereby, there are no
existing options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible securities or
other rights, agreements or commitments which obligate the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries to issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock or equity
interests in any of the Subsidiaries except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.2 Authority Relative to Agreements; Board Approval. (a)
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The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Registration
Rights Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, subject
only to the approval of the issuance of Company Common Stock pursuant to this
Agreement and of the Amended Company Charter by the Company's shareholders.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company for itself
and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating to
creditors' rights or general principles of equity.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Company has, as of the date hereof,
approved this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Stockholders
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and determined
to recommend that the shareholders of the Company vote in favor of and approve
the
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issuance of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) The shares of Company Common Stock to be acquired pursuant to
this Agreement have been duly authorized for issuance, and upon issuance will be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(d) The issue and sale of the shares of Company Common Stock
hereunder will not give any shareholder of the Company the right to demand
payment for its shares under Florida law or give rise to any preemptive or
similar rights. Neither the entry into or announcement of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will result in any
holder of Class B Common Stock having the right to convert any shares of Class B
Common Stock into shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 4(a) of the
Articles of Amendment.
(e) The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted a resolution
authorizing the placement of the Investor Nominees (as defined in the
Stockholders Agreement) on the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance
with the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, and approving any necessary
expansion of the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors, all in
accordance with the requirements of the Company Charter.
Section 3.3 Capital Stock. (a) The authorized capital stock of the
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Company as of the date hereof consists of 25,000,000 shares of Company Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares of Special Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share. As of May 31, 1996, there are 6,848,699 shares of Company Common
Stock issued and outstanding, 1,916 shares of Series A 8% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Company Preferred Stock"), issued and
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outstanding and 2,500,000 shares of Class B Non-voting Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share ("Class B Common Stock"), issued and outstanding. All such
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issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. The
Company has no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the
holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or
exercisable for securities the holders of which have the right to vote) with the
shareholders of the Company on any matter. As of the date hereof, except as set
forth in Schedule 3.3(a) to this Agreement, there are no existing options,
warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible securities, or other rights,
agreements or commitments which obligate the Company to issue, transfer or sell
any shares of capital stock or other
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equity interests of the Company.
(b) Except for interests in the Subsidiaries of the Companyand except
as set forth in Schedule 3.3(b), none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
owns directly or indirectly any interest or investment (whether equity or debt)
in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or entity (other
than investments in short-term investment securities).
Section 3.4 No Conflicts; No Defaults; Required Filings and Consents.
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Except as contemplated hereby, neither the execution and delivery by the Company
hereof nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby in accordance with the terms hereof, will:
(a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of the
Company Charter or by-laws of the Company;
(b) result in a breach or violation of, a default under, or the
triggering of any payment or other obligations pursuant to, or, except as
set forth in Schedule 3.9(g), accelerate vesting under, any of the Regency
Realty Corporation 1993 Long Term Omnibus Plan or similar compensation plan
or any grant or award made under any of the foregoing;
(c) violate or conflict with any statute, regulation, judgment,
order, writ, decree or injunction applicable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) subject to the Company obtaining the third party consents set
forth in Schedule 3.4(d)-A (with respect to the Initial Closing), Schedule
3.4(d)-B (with respect to the Second Closing), and Schedule 3.4(d)-C (with
respect to each other Subsequent Closing), violate or conflict with or
result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or any
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under, or result in the termination or in a right of termination
or cancellation of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in
the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties of the Company or its
Subsidiaries under, or result in being declared void, voidable or without
further binding effect, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust or any license, franchise,
permit, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument, commitment or
obligation to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which
the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their properties is
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bound or affected, except for any of the foregoing matters which would not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a
Material Adverse Effect; or
(e) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or
declaration, filing or registration with, any Government Authority, other
than any filings required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
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"Exchange Act"), the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976,
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as amended (the "HSR Act"), state securities laws ("Blue Sky Laws")
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(collectively, the "Regulatory Filings"), and any filings required to be
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made with the Secretary of State of Florida or any national securities
exchange on which the Company Common Stock is listed, except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.5 SEC and Other Documents; Financial Statements;
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Undisclosed Liabilities. (a) The Company has delivered or made available to
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Buyer the registration statement of the Company filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the Company's initial public
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offering of Company Common Stock, and all exhibits, amendments and supplements
thereto (collectively, the "Company Registration Statement"), and each
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registration statement, report, proxy statement or information statement and all
exhibits thereto prepared by it or relating to its properties since the
effective date of the Company Registration Statement, which are set forth in
Schedule 3.5(a), each in the form (including exhibits and any amendments
thereto) filed with the SEC (collectively, the "Company Reports"). The Company
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Reports were filed with the SEC in a timely manner and constitute all forms,
reports and documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
"Securities Laws"). As of their respective dates, the Company Reports (i)
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complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Securities Laws and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. There is no unresolved violation
asserted by any Government Authority with respect to any of the Company Reports.
(b) Each of the balance sheets included in or incorporated by
reference into the Company Reports (including the related notes and schedules)
fairly presented the financial position of the
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entity or entities to which it relates as of its date and each of the statements
of operations, shareholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows included in or
incorporated by reference into the Company Reports (including any related notes
and schedules) fairly presented the results of operations, retained earnings or
cash flows, as the case may be, of the entity or entities to which it relates
for the periods set forth therein, in each case in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") consistently applied during
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the periods involved, except as may be noted therein and except, in the case of
the unaudited statements, normal recurring year-end adjustments which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. The projections set forth in the Regency Realty Corporation
1996 Consolidated Operating Reproject dated May 30, 1996 which has previously
been delivered by the Company to Buyer represent the Company's good faith
expectations and estimates with respect to the matters set forth therein.
(c) Except as and to the extent set forth in the Company Reports or
any Schedule hereto, to the Company's knowledge, none of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has any Liabilities (nor do there exist any circumstances) that
would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.6 Litigation; Compliance With Law. (a) There are no
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Actions pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which question
the validity hereof or any action taken or to be taken in connection herewith.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.6(a), there are no continuing orders,
injunctions or decrees of any Government Authority to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are
bound.
(b) None of the Company or its Subsidiaries is in violation of any
statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, decree or injunction of any Government
Authority or any body having jurisdiction over them or any of their respective
properties which, if enforced, would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as
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disclosed in the Company Reports filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof or
in Schedule 3.7 and except for the entering into employment agreements in the
form attached as Exhibit D (the "Employment Agreements") with the employees
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listed on Schedule 3.7,
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since December 31, 1994, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has conducted
its business only in the ordinary course and has acquired real estate and
entered into financing arrangements in connection therewith only in the ordinary
course of such business, and there has not been (a) any change, circumstance or
event that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(b) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other
distribution with respect to the Company Common Stock, except in accordance with
Section 5.5, (c) any commitment, contractual obligation, borrowing, capital
expenditure or transaction (each, a "Commitment") entered into by the Company or
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any of its Subsidiaries, other than Commitments which would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
or (d) any change in the Company's accounting principles, practices or methods
which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8 Tax Matters; REIT and Partnership Status. (a) The
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Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed with the appropriate
taxing authority all Tax Returns required to be filed by it or has timely
requested extensions and any such request has been granted and has not expired.
Each such Tax Return is complete and accurate in all respects. All Taxes shown
as owed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on any Tax Return have been
paid or accrued, except for Taxes being contested in good faith and for which
adequate reserves have been taken. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
properly accrued all Taxes for such periods subsequent to the periods covered by
such Tax Returns as required by GAAP. None of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has executed or filed with the IRS or any other taxing authority
any agreement now in effect extending the period for assessment or collection of
any Tax. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.8(a), none of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is being audited or examined by any taxing authority with
respect to any Tax or is a party to any pending action or proceedings by any
taxing authority for assessment or collection of any Tax, and no claim for
assessment or collection of any Tax has been asserted against it. True and
complete copies of all federal, state and local income or franchise Tax Returns
filed by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for 1993, 1994 and 1995 and
all communications relating thereto have been delivered to Buyer or made
available to representatives of Buyer prior to the date hereof. No claim has
been made in writing or, to the Company's knowledge, otherwise by an authority
in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax
Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.8(a), there
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is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (i) claimed or raised by any taxing authority in writing or (ii)
as to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has knowledge. To the
Company's knowledge, as of the date hereof, (i) the Company is a "domestically-
controlled" REIT within the meaning of Code Section 897(h)(4)(B), and (ii) all
non-domestic beneficial owners (whether direct or indirect) of Company Common
Stock are set forth in Schedule 3.8(a). To the Company's knowledge, except as
set forth in Schedule 3.8(a), no person or entity which would be treated as an
"individual" for purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (as modified by
Section 856(h) of the Code) owns or would be considered to own (taking into
account the ownership attribution rules under Section 544 of the Code, as
modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) in excess of 9.8% of the value of the
outstanding equity interest in the Company. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 3.8(a), the Board of Directors has not
exempted any Person from the Ownership Limit, the Related Tenant Limit or the
Existing Holder Limit or otherwise waived any of the provisions of Article 5 of
the Company Charter (as all capitalized terms used in this sentence are defined
in the Company Charter). The Exiting Holder Limit and the Ownership Limit (as
such terms are defined in the Company Charter) have not been modified pursuant
to Section 5.8 or 5.9 of the Company Charter or otherwise. Each ownership
interest that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has in an entity formed
as a partnership (or which files federal income tax returns as a partnership)
qualified, and since the date of its formation qualified, to be treated as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes or as a "qualified REIT subsidiary"
within the meaning of Section 856(i)(2) of the Code.
(b) The Company (i) intends in its federal income tax return for the
tax year ended December 31, 1995 and for the tax year that will end on December
31, 1996 to be taxed as a real estate investment trust within the meaning of
Section 856 of the Code ("REIT") and has complied (or will comply) with all
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applicable provisions of the Code relating to a REIT, for 1995 and 1996, (ii)
has operated, and intends to continue to operate, in such a manner as to qualify
as a REIT for 1995 and 1996, (iii) has not taken or omitted to take any action
which would reasonably be expected to result in a challenge to its status as a
REIT, and, to the Company's knowledge, no such challenge is pending or
threatened, and (iv) to the Company's knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of
Buyer's representation in Section 4.7, will not be rendered unable to qualify as
a REIT for federal income tax purposes as a consequence of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) Any amount or other entitlement that could be received (whether
in cash or property or the vesting of property)
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as a result of any of the transactions contemplated hereby by any Employee,
officer, or director of the Company or any of their Affiliates who is a
"disqualified individual" (as such term is defined in proposed Treasury
Regulation Section 1.280G-1) under any employment, severance or termination
agreement, other compensation arrangement or plan currently in effect would not
be characterized as an "excess parachute payment" (as such term is defined in
Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(d) The disallowance of a deduction under Section 162(m) of the Code
for employee remuneration will not apply to any amount paid or payable by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any contract, stock plan, program,
arrangement or understanding currently in effect.
(e) The Company was eligible to and did validly elect to be taxed as
a REIT for federal income tax purposes for calendar year 1993 and all subsequent
taxable periods. Each Subsidiary of the Company organized as a partnership (and
any other Subsidiary that files Tax Returns as a partnership for federal income
tax purposes) was and continues to be classified as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes or as a "qualified REIT subsidiary" within the meaning of
Section 856(i)(2) of the Code.
(f) For purposes of this Section 3.8, no representation set forth in
Section 3.8 shall be deemed to be untrue or incorrect unless such untruths or
inaccuracies would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.9 Compliance with Agreements; Material Agreements. (a)
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Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or in
violation of any provision of the Company Charter or the By-laws of the Company
(or equivalent documents), except for such defaults or violations which would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have filed all material
reports, registrations and statements, together with any amendments required to
be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file with any
Government Authority and all other material reports and statements required to
be filed by them, including any report or statement required to be filed
pursuant to the laws, rules or regulations of the United States, and have paid
all fees or assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except for such
failures to file or pay which would not,
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individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. There is no unresolved violation asserted by any regulatory
agency of which the Company has received written notice with respect to any
report or statement relating to an examination of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries which, if resolved in a manner unfavorable to the Company or such
Subsidiary, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The Company Reports or Schedule 3.9(c) set forth (i) a
description of all material indebtedness of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries, whether unsecured, or secured or collateralized by mortgages,
deeds of trust or other security interests in the Company Properties or any
other assets of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise and (ii)
each Commitment entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(including any guarantees of any third party's debt or any obligations in
respect of letters of credit issued for the Company's or any Subsidiary's
account) which may result in total payments or liability in excess of $200,000,
excluding Commitments made in the ordinary course of business with a maturity of
less than one year or that are terminable on 30 days or less notice, and
excluding Commitments the breach of which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. True
and complete copies of the documents relating to the foregoing have been
delivered or made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default, and, to the Company's
knowledge, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or the lapse
of time or both, would constitute a default, under any of the documents
described in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph or in respect of any payment
obligations thereunder except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All joint
venture and partnership agreements to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party as of the date hereof are set forth in Schedule 3.9(c),
all of which are in full force and effect as against the Company or such
Subsidiary and, to the Company's knowledge, as against the other parties
thereto, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in default, and,
to the Company's knowledge, no event has occurred which, with the giving of
notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, with respect to
any obligations thereunder, except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To
the Company's knowledge, the other parties to such agreements are not in breach
of any of their respective obligations thereunder, except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Company's knowledge, there is no condition with respect
to the Company's Subsidiaries (including
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with respect to the partnership agreements for the Company's Subsidiaries that
are partnerships) that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Except as disclosed in the Company Reports or any other Schedule
hereto, Schedule 3.9(d) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material
agreements entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date
hereof relating to the development or construction of, additions or expansions
to, or management or leasing services for retail shopping centers and suburban
office properties or other real properties which are currently in effect and
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently has, or expects to
incur, any material obligation. True and complete copies of such agreements
have been delivered or made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof.
(e) Except as disclosed in the Company Reports and except for (i)
agreements made in the ordinary course of business with a maturity of less than
one year or that are terminable on 30 days or less notice, and (ii) agreements
the breach or non-fulfillment of which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
Schedule 3.9(e) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material
agreements entered into by the Company as of the date hereof which are not
listed in any other Schedule hereto, including the material Debt Instruments.
Each agreement set forth in Schedule 3.9(e) is in full force and effect as
against the Company and, to the Company's knowledge, as against the other
parties thereto, no payments, if any, thereunder are delinquent, the Company is
not in default thereunder, and no notice of default thereunder has been sent or
received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except where the same would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. To the Company's knowledge, no event has occurred
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default by the
Company under any agreement set forth in Schedule 3.9(e), except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Company's knowledge, the other parties to such
agreements are not in breach of their respective obligations thereunder, except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of each such agreement
have been delivered or made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof. The
representations and warranties of the Company and its Affiliates set forth in
the agreements listed under Items 6 and 7 of Schedule 3.9(e) have not been
breached.
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(f) Schedule 3.9(f) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all
agreements and policies of the Company in effect on the date hereof relating to
transactions with affiliates and potential conflicts of interest. Each
agreement or policy set forth in Schedule 3.9(f) is in full force and effect,
and the Company, each of its Subsidiaries, and, to the Company's knowledge, the
other parties thereto are in compliance with such agreements and policies, or
such compliance has been waived by the Company's Board of Directors as set forth
in Schedule 3.9(f). True and complete copies of each such agreement or policy
have been delivered to Buyer.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9(g), there are no change of
control or similar provisions in any employment, severance, stock option, stock
incentive, or similar agreement or arrangement which would be triggered by the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Schedule 3.9(g) identifies the
obligations (including any payment or other obligation, forgiveness of debt,
other release from obligations, or acceleration of vesting) which are created,
accelerated or triggered by the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.10 Financial Records; Company Charter and By-laws;
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Corporate Records. (a) The books of account and other financial records of the
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Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in all respects true and complete, have
been maintained in accordance with good business practices, and are accurately
reflected in all respects in the financial statements included in the Company
Reports, except, in each case, as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company has previously delivered or made available to Buyer
true and complete copies of the Company Charter and the By-laws of the Company,
as amended to date, and the charter, by-laws, organization documents,
partnership agreements and joint venture agreements of its Subsidiaries, and all
amendments thereto. All such documents are listed in Schedule 3.10(b).
(c) The minute books and other records of corporate or partnership
proceedings of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have been made available
to Buyer, contain in all material respects accurate records of all meetings and
accurately reflect in all material respects all other corporate action of the
shareholders and directors and any committees of the Board of Directors of the
Company and their Subsidiaries which are corporations and all actions of the
partners of the Subsidiaries which are partnerships, except for documentation of
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nection with the transactions contemplated hereby or matters related hereto, and
except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11 Properties. (a) Schedule 3.11(a) sets forth a complete
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and accurate list and the address of all real property owned or leased by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise used by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in the conduct of their business or operations (collectively, and
together with the land at each address referenced in Schedule 3.11(a) and all
buildings, structures and other improvements and fixtures located on or under
such land and all easements, rights and other appurtenances to such land, the
"Company Properties"). The Company, or in the case of Company Properties owned
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by Subsidiaries that are not wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company, to the
Company's knowledge, such Subsidiaries, owns or own, as the case may be, good
and marketable fee simple title (or, if so indicated in Schedule 3.11(a),
leasehold title) to each of the Company Properties, in each case free and clear
of any Liens, title defects, contractual restrictions or covenants, laws,
ordinances or regulations affecting use or occupancy (including zoning
regulations and building codes) or reservations of interests in title
(collectively, "Property Restrictions"), except for (i) Permitted Liens and (ii)
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Property Restrictions imposed or promulgated by law or by any Government
Authoritywhich are customary and typical for similar properties. To the
Company's knowledge, none of the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
the immediately preceding sentence materially interferes with, impairs, or is
violated by, the existence of any building or other structure or improvement
which constitutes a part of, or the present use, occupancy or operation (or, if
applicable, development) of, the Company Properties taken as a whole, and such
matters do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. American Land Title Association policies of title insurance (or marked
title insurance commitments having the same force and effect as title insurance
policies) have been issued by national title insurance companies insuring the
fee simple or leasehold, as applicable, title of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, to each of the Company Properties in amounts at
least equal to the original cost thereof, subject only to Permitted Liens, and,
to the Company's knowledge, such policies are valid and in full force and effect
and no claim has been made under any such policy. The Company has delivered or
made available to Buyer true and complete copies of all such policies and of the
most recent surveys of the Company Properties, and true and complete copies of
all material exceptions referenced in such policies and the most recent title
reports for and surveys (to
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the extent not previously delivered or made available to Buyer) of each of the
Company Properties available to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be
provided or made available by the Company for inspection by Buyer or its
representatives within five Business Days of Buyer's request therefor.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(b), and except for matters
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect or to materially and adversely affect the use or
occupancy (or, if applicable, development) of the Company Properties taken as a
whole, the Company has no knowledge (i) that any currently required certificate,
permit or license (including building permits and certificates of occupancy for
tenant spaces) from any Government Authority having jurisdiction over any
Company Property or any agreement, easement or other right which is necessary to
permit the lawful use, occupancy or operation of the existing buildings,
structures or other improvements which constitute a part of any of the Company
Properties or which are necessary to permit the lawful use and operation of
utility service to any Company Property or of any existing driveways, roads or
other means of egress and ingress to and from any of the Company Properties has
not been obtained or is not in full force and effect, or of any pending threat
of modification or cancellation of any of same, or (ii) of any violation by any
Company Property of any federal, state or municipal law, ordinance, order,
regulation or requirement, including any applicable zoning law or building code,
as a result of the use or occupancy of such Company Property or otherwise.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(b), the Company has no knowledge of
uninsured physical damage to any Company Property in excess of $200,000 in the
aggregate. To the Company's knowledge, except for repairs identified in the
Capital Expenditure Budget and Schedule, each Company Property, (i) is in good
operating condition and repair and is structurally sound and free of defects,
with no material alterations or repairs being required thereto under applicable
law or insurance company requirements, and (ii) consists of sufficient land,
parking areas, driveways and other improvements and lawful means of access and
utility service and capacity to permit the use thereof in the manner and for the
purposes to which it is presently devoted (or, in the case of the Development
Property, for the development and operation thereon of the applicable Project),
except, in each such case, to the extent that failure to meet such standards
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect or to materially and adversely affect the use or
occupancy of the Company Properties taken as a whole (or, in the case of the
Development Property, the development and operation thereon of the applicable
Project). The Company has delivered or made available to Buyer true and
complete copies of all engineering reports, inspection reports, maintenance
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plans and other documents relating to the condition of any Company Property
prepared for the Company or otherwise in the Company's or any Subsidiary's
possession.
(c) The Company has no knowledge (i) that any condemnation, eminent
domain or rezoning proceedings are pending or threatened with respect to any of
the Company Properties, (ii) that any road widening or change of grade of any
road adjacent to any Company Property is underway or has been proposed, (iii) of
any proposed change in the assessed valuation of any Company Property other than
customarily scheduled revaluations, (iv) of any special assessment made or
threatened against any Company Property, or (v) that any of the Company
Properties is subject to any so-called "impact fee" or to any agreement with any
Government Authority to pay for sewer extension, oversizing utilities, lighting
or like expenses or charges for work or services by such Government Authority,
except, in the case of each of the foregoing, to the extent that same would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or to materially and adversely affect the use or occupancy (or,
if applicable, development) of the Company Properties taken as a whole.
(d) To the Company's knowledge, each of the Company Properties is an
independent unit which does not rely on any facilities located on any property
not included in such Company Property to fulfill any municipal or governmental
requirement or for the furnishing to such Company Property of any essential
building systems or utilities, other than facilities the benefit of which inures
to the Company Properties pursuant to one or more valid easements. Each of the
Company Properties is served by public water and sanitary systems and all other
utilities, and, to the Company's knowledge, each of the Company Properties has
lawful access to public roads, in all cases sufficient for the current use and
occupancy of each Company Property (or, in the case of the Development Property,
for the development and operation thereon of the applicable Project). To the
Company's knowledge, all parcels of land included in each Company Property that
purport to be contiguous are contiguous and are not separated by strips or
gores. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(d), to the Company's knowledge, no
portion of any Company Property lies in any flood plain area (as defined, as of
the date hereof, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the "Army Corps of
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Engineers") or otherwise) or includes any wetlands or vegetation or species
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protected by any applicable laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(d), none
of the Company Properties lies in any 100-year flood plain area, as established
by the Army Corps of Engineers. Schedule 3.11(d) ac-
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curately describes the Army Corps of Engineers' flood-plain designation for each
flood plain area in which any Company Property listed in such Schedule 3.11(d)
is located. The improvements on each Company Property which lies in a flood
plain area comply with applicable building codes and other relevant laws and
regulations, and the Company or its Subsidiaries carry and presently maintain in
full force and effect flood insurance in connection with such Company Properties
as required by applicable law and as accurately described in Schedule 3.11(d).
To the Company's knowledge, no improvements constituting a part of any Company
Property encroach on real property not constituting a part of such Company
Property. No representation set forth in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to
be untrue unless such untruths are, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or to materially and adversely affect
the use or occupancy (or, if applicable, development) of the Company Properties
taken as a whole.
(e) Schedule 3.11(e) contains a complete and accurate list of each
survey, study or report prepared by or for the Company or any Subsidiary in
connection with any Company Property's compliance or non-compliance with the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), other than
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routine correspondence or memoranda. Except for matters addressed in the
Capital Expenditure Budget and Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company, no
Company Property fails to comply with the requirements of the ADA except for
such non-compliance as the Company believes will not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of
operations or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (to the extent of the
Company's interest therein) taken as a whole.
(f) The Company has provided to Buyer an accurate rent roll for each
Company Property as of May 31, 1996 (the "Rent Roll"), which identifies and
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accurately describes each lease of space in each Company Property (collectively,
the "Company Leases"). The Company has delivered to Buyer a summary of each
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Company Lease (the "Lease Summaries") which accurately describes the material
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terms thereof. The Company has delivered or will make available to Buyer a true
and complete copy of each Company Lease, including all amendments and
modifications thereto. With respect to each Company Lease for premises larger
than 10,000 square feet of rentable space (collectively, the "Material Company
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Leases"), except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(f) and except for matters which
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are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Material Company Leases is valid and
subsisting and in full force and effect as against the Company or the
Subsidiary, as applicable, and, to the Company's knowledge, as against the
tenant, and has not been amended, modified or supplemented, (ii) the tenant
under each
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of the Material Company Leases is in actual possession of the premises leased
thereunder, (iii) no tenant under any Material Company Lease is more than 30
days in arrears in the payment of rent, (iv) none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any tenant under any Material
Company Lease of its intention to vacate, (v) none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has collected payment of rent under any Material Company Lease
(other than security deposits) accruing for a period which is more than one
month in advance, (vi) no notice of default has been sent or received by the
landlord under any Material Company Lease which remains uncured as of the date
hereof, no default has occurred under any Material Company Lease and, to the
Company's knowledge, no event has occurred and is continuing which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any Material Company
Lease, (vii) no tenant under any of the Material Company Leases has any purchase
options or kick-out rights or is entitled to any concessions, allowances,
abatements, set-offs, rebates or refunds, (viii) none of the Material Company
Leases and none of the rents or other amounts payable thereunder has been
mortgaged, assigned, pledged or encumbered by any party thereto or otherwise,
except in connection with financing secured by the applicable Company Property
which is described in Schedule 3.9(c), (ix) (A) as of the date hereof, except as
set forth in Schedule 3.11(f), no brokerage or leasing commission or other
compensation is due or payable to any person with respect to or on account of
any of the Material Company Leases or any extensions or renewals thereof
incurred after the date hereof, and (B) any brokerage or leasing commission or
other compensation due or payable to any person with respect to or on account of
any of the Material Company Leases or any extensions or renewals thereof have
been incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company consistent with
past practice and market terms, (x) except as set forth in the Lease Summaries,
no space of a material size in any Company Property is occupied by a tenant
rent-free, (xi) no tenant under any of the Material Company Leases has asserted
any claim which is likely to affect the collection of rent from such tenant,
(xii) no tenant under any of the Material Company Leases has any right to remove
material improvements or fixtures that have at any time been affixed to the
premises leased thereunder, (xiii) each tenant under the Material Company Leases
is required thereunder to maintain, at its cost and expenses, public liability
and property damage insurance with liability limits which reasonably relate to
the value of the contingent liabilities being insured thereby, and (xiv) the
landlord under each Material Company Lease has fulfilled all of its obligations
thereunder in respect of tenant improvements and capital expenditures. Other
than the tenants identified in the Rent Roll and Lease Summaries and parties to
easement agreements
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which constitute Permitted Liens, no third party has any right to occupy or use
any portion of any Company Property. The Rent Roll or Lease Summaries include a
budget for all material tenant improvement and similar material work required to
be made by the lessor under each of the Material Company Leases. None of the
matters disclosed in Schedule 3.11(f) has or could have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Schedule 3.11(g) sets forth a complete and accuratelist of all
material commitments, letters of intent or similar written understandings made
or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof
(x) to lease any space larger than 10,000 rentable square feet at any of the
Company Properties, (y) to sell, mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any Company
Property or Properties, which, individually or in the aggregate, are material,
or to otherwise enter into a material transaction in respect of the ownership or
financing of any Company Property, or (z) to purchase or to acquire an option,
right of first refusal or similar right in respect of any real property, which,
individually or in the aggregate, are material, which, in any such case, has not
yet been reduced to a written lease or contract, and sets forth with respect to
each such commitment, letter of intent or other understanding the principal
terms thereof. The Company has previously delivered or made available to Buyer
a true and complete copy of each such commitment, letter of intent or other
understanding. Schedule 3.11(g) also sets forth a complete and accurate list of
all agreements to purchase real property to which the Company or any Subsidiary
is a party.
(h) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(h), none of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has granted any outstanding options or has entered into
any outstanding contracts with others for the sale, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecation, assignment, sublease, lease or other transfer of all or any part
of any Company Property, and no person has any right or option to acquire, or
right of first refusal with respect to, the Company's or any of its
Subsidiaries' interest in any Company Property or any part thereof. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.11(h) or 3.11(g), none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has any outstanding options or rights of first refusal or has
entered into any outstanding contracts with others for the purchase of any real
property.
(i) Schedule 3.11(i) contains a complete and accurate description of
any non-compliance by any Company Property, to the Company's knowledge, with any
law, ordinance, code, health and safety regulation or insurance requirement
(except for the ADA, which is addressed in this respect in Section 3.11(e)
above), other than such non-compliance as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
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Effect. Schedule 3.11(i) also sets forth the Company's or any Subsidiary's
capital expenditure budget and schedule for each Company Property, which
describes the capital expenditures which the Company or any Subsidiary has
budgeted for such Company Property for the period running through December 31,
1996 (the "Capital Expenditure Budget and Schedule"), and the Company's or any
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Subsidiary's preliminary capital expenditure budget and schedule for each
Company Property, which describes the capital expenditures which the Company or
any Subsidiary has budgeted for such Company Property for the period commencing
January 1, 1997 and running through December 31, 1998 (the "1997 and 1998
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Preliminary Capital Expenditure Budgets and Schedules"). Each of the Capital
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Expenditure Budget and the 1997 and 1998 Preliminary Capital Expenditure Budgets
and Schedules also describes other capital expenditures as are necessary, to the
Company's knowledge, in order to bring such Company Property into compliance
with applicable laws, ordinances, codes, health and safety regulations and
insurance requirements (including in respect of fire sprinklers, compliance with
the ADA (except to the extent that (x) a tenant under any Company Lease is
contractually responsible and liable for such ADA compliance under its Company
Lease or (y) with respect to shopping center properties, any work required to
cause such compliance is not material and the related expenditures are, in the
aggregate with all other such expenditures, less than $200,000) and asbestos
containing material) or which the Company otherwise plans or expects to make in
order to cure or remedy any construction, electrical, mechanical or other
defects, to renovate, rehabilitate or modernize such Company Property, or
otherwise, excluding, however, any tenant improvements required to be made under
any Company Lease. To the Company's knowledge, the costs and time schedules for
1996 set forth in the Capital Expenditure Budget and Schedule are reasonable
estimates and projections. To the Company's knowledge, the costs and time
schedules for 1997 and 1998 set forth in the 1997 and 1998 Preliminary Capital
Expenditure Budgets and Schedules are reasonable estimates and projections based
upon information available to the Company at the time that the 1997 and 1998
Preliminary Capital Expenditure Budgets and Schedules were prepared, and,
nothing has come to the attention of the Company since such time which would
indicate that the 1997 and 1998 Preliminary Capital Expenditure Budgets and
Schedules are inaccurate or misleading in any material respect. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.11(i), there are no outstanding or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened requirements by any insurance company which has issued an
insurance policy covering any Company Property, or by any board of fire
underwriters or other body exercising similar functions, requiring any repairs
or alterations to be made to any Company Property that would, individually or in
the
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aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Schedule 3.11(j) contains a list of each Company Property which
consists of or includes undeveloped land or which is in the process of being
developed or rehabilitated (collectively, the "Development Properties") and a
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brief description of the development or rehabilitation intended by the Company
or any Subsidiary to be carried out or completed thereon (collectively, the
"Projects"), including any budget and development or rehabilitation schedule
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therefor prepared by or for the Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, the
"Development Budget and Schedule"). Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.11(j),
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each Development Property is zoned for the lawful development thereon of the
applicable Project, and the Company or its Subsidiaries have obtained all
permits, licenses, consents and authorizations required for the lawful
development or rehabilitation thereon of such Project, except only for such
failure to meet the foregoing standards as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.11(j), to the Company's knowledge, there are no material
impediments to or constraints on the development or rehabilitation of any
Project in all material respects within the time frame and for the cost set
forth in the Development Budget and Schedule applicable thereto. In the case of
each Project the development of which has commenced, to the Company's knowledge,
the costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Project and the progress
thereof are, except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(j), consistent and in
compliance in all material respects with all aspects of the Development Budget
and Schedule applicable thereto. The Company has delivered to Buyer all
feasibility studies, soil tests, due diligence reports and other studies, tests
or reports performed by or for the Company, or otherwise in the possession of
the Company, which relate to the Development Properties or the Projects.
(k) The Company has disclosed to Buyer all adverse matters known to
the Company with respect to or in connection with the Company Properties
(including the Company Leases and the Tenancy Leases), which would, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) The ground leases underlying the leased Company Properties
referenced in Schedule 3.11(a) (collectively, the "Tenancy Leases") are
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accurately described in Schedule 3.11(l). Each of the Tenancy Leases is valid,
binding and in full force and effect as against the Subsidiary and, to the
Company's knowledge, as against the other party thereto. Except as indicated in
Schedule 3.11(l), none of the Tenancy Leases is subject to any
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mortgage, pledge, Lien, sublease, assignment, license or other agreement
granting to any third party any interest therein, collateral or otherwise, or
any right to the use or occupancy of any premises leased thereunder. True and
complete copies of the Tenancy Leases (including all amendments, modifications
and supplements thereto) have been delivered to Buyer prior to the date hereof.
To the Company's knowledge, except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(l), there is no
pending or threatened proceeding which is reasonably likely to interfere with
the quiet enjoyment of the tenant under any of the Tenancy Leases. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.11(l), as of the last day of the month preceding the
date hereof and as of the last day of the month preceding the date of the
Initial Closing, no payments under any Tenancy Lease are delinquent and no
notice of default thereunder has been sent or received by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, and, as of the date of each Subsequent Closing, there will be
no material deterioration with respect to such matters from the Company's
perspective. There does not exist under any of the Tenancy Leases any default,
and, to the Company's knowledge, no event has occurred which, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(m) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have good and sufficient
title to all the personal and non-real properties and assets reflected in their
books and records as being owned by them (including those reflected in the
balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 1996, except
as since sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), free
and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens which are not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.12 Environmental Matters. (a) To the Company's knowledge,
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each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has obtained, and now maintains as
currently valid and effective, all permits, certificates of financial
responsibility and other governmental authorizations required under the
Environmental Laws (the "Environmental Permits") in connection with the
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operation of its businesses and properties, all of which are listed in Schedule
3.12(a). To the Company's knowledge, except as disclosed in the Executive
Summaries of the Company Environmental Reports, each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and each Company Property is and has been in compliance with all
terms and conditions of the Environmental Permits and all Environmental Laws,
except only to an extent which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The
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Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions that may prevent or
interfere with such compliance in the future.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has provided to Buyer
all formal communications, oral or written (whether from a Government Authority,
citizens' group, employee or other person), which the Company has received
regarding (x) alleged or suspected noncompliance of any of the Company
Properties with any Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits or (y) alleged
or suspected Liability of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any
Environmental Law, which noncompliance or Liability would, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) There are no liens or encumbrances on any of the Company
Properties which arose pursuant to or in connection with any Environmental Law
or Environmental Claim and, to the Company's knowledge, no government actions
have been taken or threatened to be taken or are in process which are reasonably
likely to subject any Company Property to such liens or other encumbrances.
(d) No Environmental Claim with respect to the operations or the
businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or with respect to the Company
Properties, has been asserted or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, and,
to the Company's knowledge, no circumstances, past or present actions,
conditions, events or incidents which exist with respect to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or the Company Properties that would reasonably be expected to
result in any Environmental Claim being asserted, in any such case, against (i)
the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (ii) to the Company's knowledge, any person
whose liability for any Environmental Claims the Company or its Subsidiaries has
or may have retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of law.
(e) Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.12(e) (none of which matters
would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect), or set forth in the Executive Summaries of the Company
Environmental Reports, (i) none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been
notified or anticipates being notified of potential responsibility in connection
with any site that has been placed on, or proposed to be placed on, the National
Priorities List or its state or foreign equivalents pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"),
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42 U.S.C. (S) 9601 et seq., or analogous state or foreign laws, (ii) to the
Company's knowledge, no Materials of Environmental Concern are present on, in or
under any Company Property in a manner or condition that is reasonably likely to
give rise to an Environmental Claim which would reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) to the
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Company's knowledge, none of the Company or its Subsidiaries has Released or
arranged for the Release of any Materials of Environmental Concern at any
location to an extent or in a manner which would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) to the Company's knowledge, no
underground storage tanks, surface impoundments, disposal areas, pits, ponds,
lagoons, open trenches or disused industrial equipment is present at any Company
Property in a manner or condition that is reasonably likely to give rise to an
Environmental Claim which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (v) to the Company's knowledge, no transformers, capacitors or
other equipment containing fluid with more than 50 parts per million
polychlorinated biphenyls are present at any Company Property in a manner or
condition that is reasonably likely to give rise to an Environmental Claim which
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, except for
any such transformers, capacitors or other equipment owned by any utility
company, and (vi) to the Company's knowledge, no asbestos or asbestos-containing
material is present at any Company Property other than floor tiles that do not
contain any friable asbestos and no Employee, agent, contractor or
subcontractor of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any other person is now or
has in the past been exposed to friable asbestos or asbestos-containing material
at any Company Property, except, in the case of each of the matters set forth in
this subpart (vi), for such matters as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Schedule 3.12(f) contains a list of each environmental report
prepared for the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise in the possession of
any of them with respect to the environmental condition of any Company Property
(collectively, the "Company Environmental Reports"). The Company has previously
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delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of (i) the
executive summary or conclusion included in each Company Environmental Report
(collectively, the "Executive Summaries of the Company Environmental Reports")
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and (ii) each Company Environmental Report which constitutes a "Phase II" (or
higher) environmental report or which is otherwise more detailed or in-depth
than a typical "Phase I" environmental report. The Executive Summaries of the
Company Environmental Reports disclose all materially adverse matters known to
the Company in respect of the environmental condition (including violations of
Environmental Laws, Environmental Claims and the presence or Release of any
Materials of Environmental Concern) of the Company Properties (it being
understood, however, that reference in the Executive Summaries of the Company
Environmental Reports to other environmental reports, in-
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vestigations, assessments or other documents shall not constitute disclosure of
the contents thereof except to the extent such contents are fully discussed in
the Executive Summaries of the Company Environmental Reports). To the Company's
knowledge, none of the matters disclosed by the Executive Summaries of the
Company Environmental Reports would, individually or in the aggregate, be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no
knowledge of any facts or circumstances relating to the environmental condition
of any property owned, leased or otherwise held by the Company that is not a
Company Property that are reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(g) For purposes hereof, the terms listed below shall have the
following meanings:
(i) "Claim" shall mean all actions, causes of action, suits,
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debts, dues, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, covenants, contracts,
controversies, promises, trespasses, damages, judgments, executions,
claims, liabilities and demands whatsoever, in law or equity.
(ii) "Environmental Claim" shall mean any Claim investigation
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or notice (written or oral) by any person alleging potential liability
(including potential liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs,
governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property
damages, personal injuries or fatalities, or penalties) arising out
of, based on or resulting from (A) the presence, generation,
transportation, treatment, use, storage, disposal or Release of
Materials of Environmental Concern or the threatened Release of
Materials of Environmental Concern at any location, or (B) activities
or conditions forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation
of, or liability or alleged liability under, any Environmental Law.
(iii) "Environmental Laws" shall mean federal, state, local,
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provincial, municipal and foreign laws, ordinances, principles of
common law, rules, by-laws, orders, governmental policies, statutes,
regulations, agreements, treaties, customary law, and international
principles relating to the pollution or protection of the environment
or of flora or fauna or their habitat or of human health and safety,
or to the cleanup or restoration of the environment, including, but
not limited to, any laws or regulations relating to (A) generation,
treatment, storage, disposal or transportation of Materials of
Environmental Concern, emissions or discharges or protection of the
environment from the same,
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(B) exposure of persons to, or Release or threat of Release of,
Materials of Environmental Concern, and (C) noise.
(iv) "Materials of Environmental Concern" shall mean all
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chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances,
petroleum or any fraction thereof, petroleum products and hazardous
substances (as defined in Section 101(14) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. (S)
6601(14)), or solid or hazardous wastes as now defined and regulated
under any Environmental Laws.
(v) "Release" shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking,
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pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching
or migration
Section 3.13 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Schedule
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3.13(a) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all employment agreements
with employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except for the
employees who are parties to such employment agreements, all of the employees of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are employed on an at-will basis
(except for restrictions or limitations on the at-will basis of such employees
imposed by general principles of law or equity).
(b) The Company Reports or Schedule 3.13(b) sets forth a complete and
accurate list of all Employee Benefit Plans and all material Benefit
Arrangements which affect Employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(the "Company Plans"). With respect to each Company Plan, the Company has
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delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of: (i) the plans
and related trust documents and amendments thereto, (ii) the most recent summary
plan descriptions, if any, and the most recent annual report, if any, and (iii)
the most recent actuarial valuation (to the extent applicable).
(c) With respect to each Company Plan, (i) the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of
each Company Plan and with the requirements prescribed by all applicable
statutes, orders or governmental rules or regulations, (ii) the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries has contributed to each Pension Plan included in the Company
Plans not less than the amounts accrued for such plan for all plan periods for
which payment is due, and (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has any funding commitment or other liabilities except as reserved for in the
financial statements in or incorporated by reference into the Company Reports,
and, in the case of clause (i) through (iii), except for
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such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made any
commitment to establish any new Employee Benefit Plan, to modify any Employee
Benefit Plan, or to increase benefits or compensation of Employees of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for normal increases in compensation
consistent with past practices), and to the Company's knowledge, no intention to
do so has been communicated to Employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(e) There are no pending or, to the Company's knowledge, anticipated
claims against or otherwise involving any of the Company Plans or any
fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the Plans and no suit,
action or other litigation (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the
ordinary course of Company Plan activities) has been brought against or with
respect to any such Company Plans.
(f) Neither the Company or any entity under "common control" with the
Company within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA has contributed to, or been
required to contribute to, any "multiemployer plan" (as defined in Sections
3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(g), the Company and its
Subsidiaries do not maintain or contribute to any plan or arrangement which
provides or has any liability to provide life insurance, medical or other
employee welfare benefits to any Employee or former Employee upon his retirement
or termination of employment and, to the Company's knowledge, the Company and
its Subsidiaries have never represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral
or written form) to any Employee or former Employee that such benefits would be
provided.
(h) For purposes hereof, "Employee Benefit Plans" means each and all
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"employee benefit plans" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained or
contributed to by a party hereto or in which a party hereto participates or
participated and which provides benefits to Employees, including (i) any such
plan that are "employee welfare benefit plans" as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA, including retiree medical and life insurance plans ("Welfare Plans"), and
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(ii) any such plans that constitute "employee pension benefit plans" as defined
in Section 3(2) of ERISA ("Pension Plans"). "Benefit Arrangements" means life
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and health insurance, hospitalization, savings, bonus, deferred compensation,
incentive compensation, holiday, vacation, severance pay, sick pay, sick leave,
disability, tuition refund, service award, company car,
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scholarship, relocation, patent award, fringe benefit, individual employment,
consultancy or severance contracts and other polices or practices of a party
hereto providing employee or executive compensation or benefits to Employees,
other than Employee Benefit Plans. "Employees" mean all current employees,
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former employees and retired employees of a party hereto or any of its
Subsidiaries, including employees on disability, layoff or leave status.
"Controlled Group Liability" means any and all liabilities under (i) Title IV of
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ERISA, (ii) Section 302 of ERISA, (iii) Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, (iv)
the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and
Section 4980B of the Code, and (v) corresponding or similar provisions of
foreign laws or regulations, other than such liabilities that arise solely out
of, or relate solely to, the Plans.
(i) To the Company's knowledge, with respect to each plan that is
subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code:
(i) there does not exist any accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning
of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, (ii)
the fair market value of the assets of such plan equals or exceeds the actuarial
present value of all accrued benefits under plan (whether or not vested), on a
termination basis, (iii) no reportable event within the meaning of Section
4043(c) of ERISA has occurred, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this agreement will not result in the occurrence of any such
reportable event, and (iv) all premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation have been timely paid in full.
(j) There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that
could result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of the
Company following the Closing. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in any
transaction described in Section 4069 or Section 4204 of ERISA.
(k) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event) result in, cause the accelerated vesting
(except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(g)) or delivery of, or increase the amount
or value of, any payment or benefit to any employee of the Company.
Section 3.14 Labor Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14,
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none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, any
collective bargaining agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding
with a labor union or
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labor union organization. Except for the matters set forth in Schedule 3.14
(none of which matters would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), there is no unfair labor practice
or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of
the Company, there are no organizational efforts with respect to the formation
of a collective bargaining unit presently being made or threatened involving
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.15 Affiliate Transactions. Schedule 3.15 sets forth a
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complete and accurate list of all transactions, series of related transactions
or currently proposed transactions or series of related transactions entered
into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since January 1, 1996 which are
of the type required to be disclosed by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of
Regulation S-K of the Securities Laws. A true and complete copy of all
agreements or contracts relating to any such transaction has been delivered or
made available to Buyer prior to the date hereof.
Section 3.16 Insurance. The Company maintains insurance policies,
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including liability policies, covering the assets, business, equipment,
properties, operations, employees, officers and directors of the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the "Insurance Policies"), which are of
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a type and in amounts customarily carried by persons conducting businesses
similar to those of the Company. There is no material claim by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries pending under any of the material Insurance Policies as
to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of
such policies.
Section 3.17 Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement and all of the
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information included or incorporated by reference therein (other than any
information supplied or to be supplied by Buyer for inclusion or incorporation
by reference therein) will not, as of the date such Proxy Statement is first
mailed to the shareholders of the Company and as of the time of the meeting of
the shareholders of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects
with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
Section 3.18 Florida Takeover Law. The terms of Sections 607.0901
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and 607.0902 of the Florida 1989 Business
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Corporation Act will not apply to Buyer, any Stock Purchase or any other
transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 3.19 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
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majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred
Stock voting together as a single class and entitled to vote hereon and duly
present in person or by proxy at a meeting duly called to vote hereon (and with
each share of Company Common Stock entitled to one vote per share and each share
of Company Preferred Stock being entitled to 50 votes per share) is the only
vote of the holders of any class or series of Company Stock necessary to approve
this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except that adoption of
the Amended Company Charter requires only that the vote of the outstanding
shares of the combined class of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock
entitled to vote thereon (and with each share of Company Common Stock entitled
to one vote per share and each share of Company Preferred Stock being entitled
to 50 votes per share) which vote for such adoption is greater than the number
of such outstanding shares who vote against such adoption.
Section 3.20 Brokers or Finders. No agent, broker, investment banker
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or other firm or person, including any of the foregoing that is an Affiliate of
the Company, is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or any other
commission or similar fee from the Company in connection with this Agreement or
any of the transactions contemplated hereby for which Buyer or any of its
Affiliates will be responsible.
Section 3.21 Stockholders Agreement. If the Stockholders Agreement
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were in effect as of the date hereof, the Company would be in compliance with
each of the covenants set forth in Section 6.1 thereof (subject to the
consummation of the reorganization described in Schedule 6.5(a)).
Section 3.22 Knowledge Defined. As used herein, the phrase "to the
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Company's knowledge" (or words of similar import) means the actual knowledge of
any of Martin E. Stein, Jr., Bruce M. Johnson, Richard E. Cook, Robert C.
Gillander, Jr., James D. Thompson, J. Christian Leavitt or Robert L. Miller, Jr.
and includes any facts, matters or circumstances set forth in any written notice
from any Government Authority or any other material written notice received by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and also including any matter of which
Buyer informs the Company in writing.
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ARTICLE 4
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Representations and Warranties of Buyer and the Advancing Party
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Buyer and the Advancing Party hereby jointly and severally represent
and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization. (a) Buyer is a corporation duly
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incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
Luxembourg. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to own,
operate, lease and encumber its properties and to carry on its business as now
conducted, and to enter into this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement
and the Stockholders Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder.
(b) The Advancing Party is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Luxembourg. The Advancing Party
has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate, lease and
encumber its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted, and to
enter into this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
Section 4.2 Due Authorization. The execution, delivery and
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performance of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the
Stockholders Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Buyer and the Advancing Party. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by each of Buyer and the Advancing Party
for itself and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of Buyer
and the Advancing Party, enforceable against Buyer or the Advancing Party, as
the case may be, in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors' rights or
general principles of equity.
Section 4.3 Conflicting Agreements and Other Matters. Neither the
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execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by Buyer or the
Advancing Party, as the case may be, of its obligations hereunder will conflict
with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, constitute a
default under, result in the creation of any mortgage, security interest,
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind upon any of the properties or assets of
Buyer or the Advancing Party, as the case may be, pursuant to, or require any
consent, approval or other action by or any notice to or filing with any
Government Authority pursuant to, the organizational documents or agreements of
Buyer or the Advancing Party, as the case may be, or any agreement, instrument,
order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation by which
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Buyer or the Advancing Party, as the case may be, is bound, except for filings
after any Closing under Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.4 Acquisition for Investment; Sophistication; Source of
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Funds. (a) Buyer is acquiring the Company Common Stock being purchased by it
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for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for
sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and Buyer has no present
intention or plan to effect any distribution of shares of Company Common Stock,
provided that the disposition of Company Common Stock owned by Buyer shall at
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all times be and remain within its control, subject to the provisions of this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. Buyer is able to bear the
economic risk of the acquisition of Company Common Stock pursuant hereto and can
afford to sustain a total loss on such investment, and has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the proposed investment, and therefore has the capacity
to protect its own interests in connection with the acquisition of Company
Common Stock pursuant hereto.
(b) At the Initial Closing and at each subsequent Closing, the
Advancing Party shall have available and shall advance to Buyer all of the funds
necessary to satisfy Buyer's obligations hereunder and to pay any related fees
and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The Advancing Party has, and at
each Closing will have either cash, written, enforceable subscriptions from its
investors or line of credit commitments sufficient, in any such case, to advance
the necessary funds to Buyer as will enable Buyer to purchase the requisite
Purchased Shares at each Closing, in accordance with this Agreement. The
Advancing Party has provided to the Company a true and correct copy of the form
of the subscription agreement executed by the Advancing Party's investors.
(c) The Advancing Party has previously delivered to the Company (i)
an audited balance sheet for the Advancing Party as of December 31, 1995, and
(ii) an unaudited balance sheet for the Advancing Party as of April 30, 1996,
each balance sheet which was certified by an officer of the Advancing Party and
which fairly presented the financial position of the Advancing Party as of its
date in accordance with GAAP. Each such balance sheet discloses either on its
face or by footnote, all material liabilities of the Advancing Party required to
be disclosed under GAAP.
Section 4.5 Proxy Statement. None of the information supplied or to
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be supplied by Buyer for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement will, as of the date the Proxy
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Statement is first mailed to the shareholders of the Company and as of the time
of the meeting of the shareholders of the Company in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading.
Section 4.6 Brokers or Finders. No agent, broker, investment banker
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or other firm or person, including any of the foregoing that is an Affiliate of
Buyer or the Advancing Party, is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's
fee or any other commission or similar fee from Buyer or the Advancing Party in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
for which the Company or any of its Affiliates will be responsible.
Section 4.7 REIT Qualification Matters. To Buyer's knowledge, no
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person which would be treated as an "individual" for purposes of Section
542(a)(2) of the Code (as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) owns or would
be considered to own (taking into account the ownership attribution rules under
Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) in excess of
9.8% of the value of the outstanding equity interest in Buyer or the Advancing
Party.
Section 4.8 Investment Company Matters. Neither the Advancing Party
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nor Buyer is, and after giving effect to the purchase of Company Common Stock
contemplated hereby neither will be, an "investment company" or an entity
"controlled" by an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 4.9 Ownership of Tenants. Buyer does not own, directly or
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indirectly, an interest in a Tenant listed on Schedule 4.9, which interest is
equal to or greater than (i) 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of
stock of such Tenant, (ii) 10% of the total number of shares in all classes of
stock of such Tenant, or (iii) if such Tenant is not a corporation, 10% of the
assets or net profits of such Tenant. For purposes of this Section, the rules
prescribed by Section 318(a) of the Code, for determining the ownership of
stock, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code, shall apply in determining
direct and indirect ownership of stock, assets, or net profits. Capitalized
terms used but not defined in this Section 4.9 shall have the meaning assigned
to them in the Company Charter. The Company shall advise Buyer within a
reasonable period of time before the Closing of any material changes to Schedule
4.9.
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ARTICLE 5
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Covenants Relating to Closings
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Section 5.1 Taking of Necessary Action. (a) Each party hereto
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agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts promptly to take or cause
to be taken all action and promptly to do or cause to be done all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof and thereof, including all actions and things
necessary to cause all conditions precedent set forth in Article 7 to be
satisfied.
(b) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Company
shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement (the "Proxy
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Statement") by which the Company's shareholders will be asked to approve the
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Amended Company Charter and the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock
contemplated hereby. The Proxy Statement as initially filed with the SEC, as it
may be amended and refiled with the SEC and as it may be mailed to the Company's
shareholders, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of the
SEC, and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's shareholders
at the earliest practicable time. As promptly as practicable after the date
hereof, the Company shall prepare and file any other filings required of the
Company or its Subsidiaries under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any
other federal, state or local laws relating to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including under the HSR Act and state takeover
laws (the "Other Filings"), and Buyer shall prepare and file any filings
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required of Buyer by the HSR Act. The Company and Buyer will notify each other
promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any
request by the SEC or its staff or any other government officials for amendments
or supplements to the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing or for additional
information and will supply each other with copies of all correspondence between
each of them or any of their respective representatives, on the one hand, and
the SEC, or its staff or any other government officials, on the other hand, with
respect to the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing. The Proxy Statement and any
Other Filing shall comply in all material respects with all applicable
requirements of law. Buyer shall provide the Company all information about
Buyer required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Proxy
Statement or any Other Filing and shall otherwise cooperate with
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the Company in taking the actions described in this paragraph. Whenever any
event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to
the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing, the Company or Buyer, as the case may
be, shall promptly inform the other party of such occurrence and cooperate in
filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or
mailing to shareholders of the Company, such amendment or supplement. Subject
to the provisions of Section 5.6, the Proxy Statement shall include the
recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company that the shareholders of
the Company vote in favor of and approve the Amended Company Charter and the
issuance of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) The Company shall call a meeting of its shareholders to be held
as promptly as practicable for the purpose of voting upon the transactions
(including the issuance of Company Common Stock and the amendments to the
Company Charter) contemplated hereby; provided that should a quorum not be
obtained at such meeting of the shareholders, or if fewer shares of Company
Common Stock than the number required therefor are voted in favor of approval
and adoption of the transactions (including the issuance of Company Common Stock
and the amendments to the Company Charter) contemplated hereby, the meeting of
the shareholders shall be postponed or adjourned in order to permit additional
time for soliciting and obtaining additional proxies or votes. In no event
shall the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at such shareholders' meeting to be held in accordance with the terms
hereof be earlier than the date following the date of the Initial Closing.
(d) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
obtain the consents set forth in each of Schedules 3.4(d)-A, 3.4(d)-B and
3.4(d)-C.
(e) From and after the date hereof, (i) no grant or award of options
or other similar equity-related or incentive compensation shall be made pursuant
to or by amendment to the agreements listed on Schedule 3.9(g), and (ii) any
employment, stock option or other agreement entered into and which contains a
change-of-control or similar provision shall contain only a change-of-control
provision in the form included in the form of employment agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit D.
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Section 5.2 Registration Rights Agreement. At the Initial Closing,
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the Company, Buyer and the Advancing Party shall enter into the Registration
Rights Agreement.
Section 5.3 Stockholders Agreement. At the Initial Closing, the
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Company, the Advancing Party and Buyer shall enter
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into the Stockholders Agreement.
Section 5.4 Public Announcements; Confidentiality. (a) Subject to
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each party's disclosure obligations imposed by law and any stock exchange or
similar rules and the confidentiality provisions contained in Section 5.4(b),
the Company and Buyer (or Buyer's U.S. representatives) will cooperate with each
other in the development and distribution of all news releases and other public
information disclosures with respect to this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement the Stockholders Agreement and any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby.
(b) Buyer agrees that all information provided to Buyer or any of its
representatives pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential, and
Buyer shall not (x) disclose such information to any persons other than the
directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, legal advisors, accountants,
consultants and affiliates of Buyer who reasonably need to have access to the
confidential information and who are advised of the confidential nature of such
information or (y) use such information in a manner which would be detrimental
to the Company; provided, however, the foregoing obligation of Buyer shall not
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(i) relate to any information that (1) is or becomes generally available other
than as a result of unauthorized disclosure by Buyer or by persons to whom Buyer
has made such information available, (2) is or becomes available to Buyer on a
non-confidential basis from a third party that is not, to Buyer's knowledge,
bound by any other confidentiality agreement with the Company, or (ii) prohibit
disclosure of any information if required by law, rule, regulation, court order
or other legal or governmental process.
Section 5.5 Conduct of the Business. Except for transactions
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contemplated hereby, during the period from the date hereof (and with respect to
transactions or conduct relating to the number of shares of Company Stock
outstanding, from May 31, 1996) to the sooner to occur of (A) the date on which
the Remaining Equity Commitment shall be zero, and (B) if approval for the
issuance of the Company Common Stock required to effect a Subsequent Purchase
shall, in accordance with the terms hereof, have been sought from the
shareholders of the Company but the requisite approval of the Company's
shareholders shall not have been obtained, the date of the shareholder meeting
at which such shareholder approval shall not have been obtained, the Company,
except as otherwise consented to or approved by Buyer in writing or as permitted
or required hereby (x) has conducted or will conduct the business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries and has engaged or will engage in transactions only in the
ordinary course, and (y)
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will not:
(i) change any provision of the Amended Company Charter or the
By-laws of the Company in a manner that would be adverse to Buyer;
(ii) except for (A) issuances of shares of Company Common Stock
in consideration for the acquisition of assets by the Company in bona fide
arm's length transactions and subject to the limitations set forth in the
Company Charter (and which issuances in any event shall not exceed 10% of
the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding, on a pro forma basis,
assuming the consummation of each of the Subsequent Closings contemplated
by this Agreement), (B) grants of options or the issuance of shares of
Company Common Stock pursuant to the agreements listed and up to the
amounts set forth in Schedule 3.3(a), change the number of shares of the
authorized or issued capital stock of the Company or issue or grant any
option, warrant, call, commitment, subscription, right to purchase or
agreement of any character relating to the authorized or issued capital
stock of the Company, or any securities convertible into shares of such
stock (including Company Preferred Stock or Class B Common Stock), or
split, combine or reclassify any shares of the capital stock of the Company
or declare, set aside or pay any extraordinary dividend (except as may be
required to comply with the requirements of Section 6.3), other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination
thereof) in respect of the capital stock of the Company, or redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of such capital stock (provided, however, that
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in connection with any transaction described in clauses (A) and (B), Buyer
shall be entitled, to the extent so provided in Section 4.2 of the
Stockholders Agreement, to a participation right on the terms set forth in
Section 4.2 of the Stockholders Agreement as if all of the Purchased Shares
were issued and owned by Buyer at the time of such transaction, with any
additional shares of capital stock (as such term is used in Section 4.2 of
the Stockholders Agreement) which Buyer shall have the right to purchase by
virtue of such participation right to be issued and purchased only at the
time of the Subsequent Closing, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions applicable to the purchase of Purchased Shares thereat);
(iii) take any action or permit any of its Subsidiaries to take
any action which would violate any
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of the Corporate Action Covenants under (and as defined in) the
Stockholders Agreement if the Stockholders Agreement were then in effect;
(iv) purchase or enter into a binding agreement to purchase any
real property without Investor's prior written consent, including the
purchase of any of the properties which are the subject of the purchase
agreements, letters of intent or other arrangements described in Schedule
3.11(g) or the other Schedules hereto; or
(v) enter into any employment agreement, or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to enter into any employment agreement with any officer or
other employee except for entry into the Employment Agreements pursuant to
Section 3.7 of this Agreement.
Section 5.6 No Solicitation of Transactions. Unless and until this
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Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, none of the Company or its
Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, through any officer, director, agent
or otherwise, initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage (including by way of
furnishing non-public information or assistance), or take any other action to
facilitate knowingly, any inquiries or the making of any proposal that
constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Competing
Transaction, or enter into or maintain or continue discussions or negotiate with
any person or entity in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a Competing
Transaction, or agree to or endorse any Competing Transaction, or authorize or
knowingly permit any of the officers, directors or employees of such party or
any of its subsidiaries or any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney,
accountant or other representative retained by such party or any of such party's
subsidiaries to take any such action, and the Company shall notify Buyer orally
(within one Business Day) and in writing (as promptly as practicable) of all of
the relevant details relating to all inquiries and proposals which it or any of
its Subsidiaries or any such officer, director, employee, investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other representative may receive
relating to any of such matters and if such inquiry or proposal is in writing,
the Company shall deliver to Buyer a copy of such inquiry or proposal; provided,
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Directors of the Company from complying with Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the
Exchange Act with regard to a tender
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or exchange offer or prohibit the Board from taking such other actions as may be
required to comply with the fiduciary obligations of the Board of Directors of
the Company, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Company based on the written advice of outside counsel.
Section 5.7 Information and Access. From the date hereof until the
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date on which the Remaining Equity Commitment shall be zero, (i) the Company and
its Subsidiaries shall afford to Buyer and Buyer's accountants, counsel and
other representatives full and reasonable access during normal business hours
(and at such other times as the parties may mutually agree) to its properties,
books, contracts, commitments, records and personnel and, during such period,
shall furnish promptly to Buyer (1) a copy of each report, schedule and other
document filed or received by it pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Laws, and (2) all other information concerning their businesses, personnel and
the Company Properties as Buyer may reasonably request, and (ii) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer shall have the right to conduct
or cause to be conducted an environmental, physical, structural, electrical,
mechanical and other inspection and review of any Company Properties or request
that the Company update, at Buyer's expense, any existing reports, reviews or
inspections thereof, in which case the Company shall promptly so update its
reports, reviews and inspections and cause them to be certified to Buyer by the
firm or person who prepared such report or conducted such review or inspection.
Buyer and its accountants, counsel and other representatives shall, in the
exercise of the rights described in this Section, not unduly interfere with the
operation of the businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.8 Notification of Certain Matters. Each of Buyer and the
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Company shall use its good faith efforts to notify the other party in writing of
its discovery of any matter that would render any of such party's or the other
party's representations and warranties contained herein untrue or incorrect in
any material respect, but the failure of either party to so notify the other
party shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement.
Section 5.9 Issuance Pursuant to Shelf Registration. The Company
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shall cause the Purchased Shares to be issued pursuant to and registered under
the Company's shelf registration statement which is in effect as of the date
hereof (or another shelf registration statement in effect as of the date of the
relevant Closing) and, in connection with each such issuance and registration,
will prepare and cause to be filed a prospectus supplement to such shelf
registration statement.
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ARTICLE 6
Certain Additional Covenants
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Section 6.1 Resale. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that even though
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the Company Common Stock that Buyer will acquire in any Stock Purchase will be,
as of the relevant Closing thereof, registered under the Securities Act, it may,
to the extent Buyer is an affiliate of the Company for purposes of the
Securities Act, only be sold or otherwise disposed of in one or more
transactions registered under the Securities Act and, where applicable, relevant
state securities laws or as to which an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and, where applicable, such state securities
laws is available, and Buyer agrees that the certificates representing such
Common Stock may bear a legend as to its possible affiliate status to that
effect.
Section 6.2 Use of Funds. The Company shall use the funds received
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from Stock Purchases for the repayment of debt of the Company and/or the
acquisition or development of assets by the Company.
Section 6.3 REIT Status. From and after the date hereof and so long
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as Buyer owns 10% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock, the Company
will elect to be taxed as a REIT in its federal income tax returns, will comply
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations ofthe Code relating to a REIT,
and will not take any action or fail to take any action which would reasonably
be expected to, alone or in conjunction with any other factors, result in the
loss of its status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.
Section 6.4 Guarantee. The Advancing Party hereby unconditionally
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and irrevocably guarantees and agrees to be responsible for the payment and
performance of all of Buyer's obligations hereunder.
Section 6.5 Property Management Activities and Reorganizational
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Matters. (a) The Company will cause at or prior to the Second Closing, (i) the
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transfer of employees as set forth in Schedule 6.5(a), and (ii) the
restructuring and consolidation of certain Subsidiaries, the terms and
conditions of which are set forth in Schedule 6.5(a), and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Buyer.
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(b) The Company shall request all consents listed in Schedule 3.4(d)-
B which are required in connection with the matters contemplated in this Section
6.5(b) within one Business Day after the date hereof, and shall use its best
efforts to obtain such consents prior to the Initial Closing.
(c) The Company will use all reasonable efforts to phase out and
terminate the administrative services arrangement described in Paragraph D of
Schedule 3.9(f) within one year of the date hereof or as soon as possible
thereafter, and, prior to such termination, will not expand or increase, or
permit to be expanded or increased, the scope, type or quantity of services
provided or the amount of office space leased pursuant thereto or otherwise with
the parties thereto.
ARTICLE 7
Conditions to Closings
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Section 7.1 Conditions of Purchase at Initial Closing. The
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obligation of Buyer to purchase and pay for the Purchased Shares at the Initial
Closing is subject to satisfaction or waiver of each of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The representations
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and warranties of the Company contained herein shall have been true and correct
in all respects on and as of the date hereof, and shall be true and correct in
all respects on and as of the date of such Initial Closing, with the same effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
date of such Initial Closing (except for representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date or time other than the date of the Initial Closing
(which need only be true and correct in all respects as of such date or time)),
other than, in all such cases, such failures to be true and/or correct as would
not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
provided, however, that if any of the representations and warranties is already
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qualified in any respect by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect for
purposes of this Section 7.1(a) such materiality or Material Adverse Effect
qualification will be in all respects ignored (but subject to the overall
standard as to Material Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior to this
proviso). The covenants and agreements of the Company to be performed on or
before the date of the Initial Closing in accordance with this Agreement shall
have been duly performed in all respects, other than (except for the Company's
obligation to deliver the relevant shares of Company Common Stock at the Ini-
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tial Closing, and for the covenants set forth in Sections 5.1(e), 5.2 and 5.3,
as to which the proviso set forth in this other-than clause shall not apply) for
such failures to have been performed as would not in the aggregate reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (provided, however, that if any such
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covenant or agreement is already qualified in any respect by materiality or as
to Material Adverse Effect for purposes of determining whether this condition
has been satisfied, such materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification
will be in all respects ignored and such covenant or agreement shall have been
performed in all respects without regard to such qualification (but subject to
the overall exception as to Material Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior
to this proviso)). The Company shall have delivered to Buyer at the Initial
Closing a certificate of an appropriate officer in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer dated the date of the Initial Closing to such effect.
For purposes of the foregoing condition, any Breaching Matters waived
by Buyer or cured by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section
2.8(b) shall not be taken into account.
In making any determination as to Material Adverse Effect under this
Section 7.1(a) or under Section 7.2(a) or 7.3(a), the matters set forth in each
such Section shall be aggregated and considered together.
(b) No Material Adverse Change. Since March 31, 1996 there shall not
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have been any change, circumstance or event which has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) HSR Act. Any waiting period applicable to the consummation of
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the transactions contemplated hereby under the HSR Act shall have expired or
been terminated, and no action shall have been instituted by the United States
Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission challenging
or seeking to enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
which action shall not have been withdrawn or terminated, or the Company and
Buyer shall have mutually concluded that no filing under the HSR Act is required
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Consents. The Company shall have obtained the consents set forth
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in Schedule 3.4(d)-A.
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(e) Ownership Limit Waiver. Buyer's ownership of up to the Initial
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Number of Shares plus the 119,000 shares of Company Common Stock owned by Buyer
or its Affiliates as of the date hereof shall have been irrevocably exempted
from the ownership limit provisions of Article 5 of the Company Charter and the
Board of Directors of the Company shall have taken such other action provided
for under Article 5 of the Company Charter as Buyer shall have requested to
irrevocably waive the application of said Article 5 to Buyer's acquisition and
holding of up to the Initial Number of Shares and to establish an "Ownership
Limit" as defined in said Article 5 in respect of Buyer which permits Buyer's
ownership of the Initial Number of Shares plus the 119,000 shares of Company
Common Stock owned by Buyer or its Affiliates as of the date hereof. For
purposes of this paragraph (e), references to Buyer, shall also be deemed to be
references to any Person who would be an Investor within the meaning of the
Stockholders Agreement.
(f) Related Tenant Limit Waiver. The Board of Directors of the
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Company shall have granted a waiver of the Related Tenant Limit (as such term in
defined in the Company Charter) to Buyer (or other exemption with the same
effect) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
Section 7.2 Conditions to Purchase at Subsequent Closings. The
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obligations of Buyer to purchase and pay for the Purchased Shares at any
Subsequent Closing are subject to satisfaction or waiver of each of the
following conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The representations
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and warranties of the Company contained herein shall have been true and correct
in all respects on and as of the date hereof, and shall be true and correct in
all respects on and as of the date of the Subsequent Closing, with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the date of the Subsequent Closing (except for representations and warranties
that speak as of a specific date or time other than the date of the Subsequent
Closing (which need only be true and correct in all respects as of such date or
time)), other than, in all such cases, such failures to be true and/or correct
as would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; provided, however, that if any of the representations and warranties is
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already qualified in any respect by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect
for purposes of this Section 7.2(a) such materiality or Material Adverse Effect
qualification will be in all respects ignored (but subject to the overall
standard as to Material Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior to this pro-
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viso). The covenants and agreements of the Company to be performed on or before
the date of the Subsequent Closing in accordance with this Agreement shall have
been duly performed in all respects, other than (except for the Company's
obligation to deliver the relevant shares of Company Common Stock at the
Subsequent Closing, and, with respect to the Second Closing, for the covenants
set forth in Section 6.5(a), as to which the proviso set forth in this other-
than clause shall not apply) for such failures to have been performed as would
not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
(provided, however, that if any such covenant or agreement is already qualified
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in any respect by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect for purposes of
determining whether this condition has been satisfied, such materiality or
Material Adverse Effect qualification will be in all respects ignored and such
covenant or agreement shall have been performed in all respects without regard
to such qualification (but subject to the overall exception as to Material
Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior to this proviso)). The Company shall
have delivered to Buyer at the Subsequent Closing a certificate of an
appropriate officer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer dated
the date of the Subsequent Closing to such effect.
(b) Shareholder Approval. The issuance of Company Common Stock
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pursuant to this Agreement shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the
Company's shareholders.
(c) Amended Company Charter; Modification of Ownership Limit. With
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respect to the Second Closing, the amendment to the Company Charter in the form
attached as Exhibit E (the "Amended Company Charter") shall have been approved
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by the requisite vote of holders of Company Common Stock, all as required by and
in accordance with the Company Charter, and duly filed with the Secretary of
State of Florida and shall be in full force and effect, and a resolution related
to the Amended Company Charter, which shall have been approved by Buyer, shall
have been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) Consents. The Company shall have obtained the consents set forth
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in Schedule 3.4(d)-B with respect to the Second Closing and in Schedule 3.4(d)-C
with respect to each other Subsequent Closing.
(e) Certain Conditions Still True. The conditions precedent set
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forth in Sections 7.1(b), (c), (d) and (f) shall continue to be satisfied or
waived in all respects on and as of
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the date of the Subsequent Closing.
Section 7.3 Conditions of Purchase at All Closings. The obligations
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of Buyer to purchase and pay for the Purchased Shares at each Closing (including
the Initial Closing and any Subsequent Closing, except where otherwise
indicated) are subject to satisfaction or waiver of each of the following
conditions precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The representations
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and warranties of the Company contained in Sections 3.1(a), 3.1(b), 3.1(c),
3.1(d), 3.2, the second and third sentences of 3.3(a), 3.4, 3.5, 3.8(b), 3.8(e),
3.18, 3.19, and 3.20 shall have been true and correct in all respects on and as
of the date hereof, and shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of
the relevant Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations
and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date (except for
representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date or time other
than such Closing Date (which need only be true and correct in all respects as
of such date or time)), other than, in all such cases, such failures to be true
and/or correct as would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that if any of the representations
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and warranties is already qualified in any respect by materiality or as to
Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this Section 7.3(a) such materiality or
Material Adverse Effect qualification will be in all respects ignored (but
subject to the overall standard as to Material Adverse Effect set forth
immediately prior to this proviso). The covenants and agreements of the Company
to be performed on or before the relevant Closing Date in accordance with this
Agreement shall have been duly performed in all respects, other than (except for
the Company's obligation to deliver the relevant shares of Company Common Stock
at the relevant Closing, as to which the proviso set forth in this other-than
clause shall not apply) for such failures to have been performed as would not in
the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
(provided, however, that if any such covenant or agreement is already qualified
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in any respect by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect for purposes of
determining whether this condition has been satisfied, such materiality or
Material Adverse Effect or qualification will be in all respects ignored and
such covenant or agreement shall have been performed in all respects without
regard to such qualification (but subject to the overall exception as to
Material Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior to this proviso)). As to
each Closing other than the Initial Closing, no condition to the obligations of
Buyer to purchase and pay for the Purchased Shares at the Initial Closing, and
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that was not duly waived by Buyer, shall have failed to be satisfied as of the
Initial Closing. The Company shall have delivered to Buyer at the relevant
Closing a certificate of an appropriate officer in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer dated the relevant Closing Date to such effect.
For purposes of the foregoing condition, any Breaching Matters waived
in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8(b) shall not be taken into
account.
(b) No Injunction. There shall not be in effect any order, decree or
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injunction of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction which enjoins or
prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and there shall
be no pending Actions which would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or to issue the Purchased Shares.
(c) Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings to be taken by
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the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all
documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to Buyer and Buyer shall have received all such counterpart originals
or certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.
(d) REIT Status. The Company shall have elected to be taxed as a
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REIT in its most recent federal income tax return, and shall be in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the Code, necessary
to permit it to be taxed as a REIT. The Company shall not have taken any action
or have failed to take any action which would reasonably be expected to, alone
or in conjunction with any other factors, result in the loss of its status as a
REIT for federal income tax purposes.
(e) Opinion of Counsel. Buyer shall have received an opinion from
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Foley & Lardner in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
(f) Domestically-Controlled REIT. The Company is, and after giving
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effect to the relevant Closing will be, a "domestically-controlled" REIT within
the meaning of Code Section 897(h)(4)(B).
Section 7.4 Conditions of Sale. The obligation of
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the Company to issue and sell any Purchased Shares at any Closing (including the
Initial Closing and each Subsequent Closing, except where otherwise indicated
below) is subject to satisfaction or waiver of each of the following conditions
precedent:
(a) Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The representations
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and warranties of Buyer and the Advancing Party contained herein shall have been
true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof, and shall be true
and correct in all respects on and as of the relevant Closing Date with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the relevant Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak
as of a specific date or time other than such Closing Date (which need only be
true and correct in all respects as of such date or time)), other than, in all
such cases, such failures to be true and/or correct as would not in the
aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or Buyer's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, however, that if any of the representations and warranties is already
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qualified in any respect by materiality or as to Material Adverse Effect for
purposes of this Section 7.4(a) such materiality or Material Adverse Effect
qualification will be in all respects ignored (but subject to the overall
standard as to Material Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior to this
proviso). The covenants and agreements of Buyer to be performed on or before
the relevant Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement shall have been duly
performed in all respects, other than (except for Buyer's obligation to pay the
relevant Purchase Price at the relevant Closing, and, as to the Initial Closing,
except for Buyer's covenants set forth in Sections 5.2 and 5.3, as to which the
proviso set forth in this other-than clause shall not apply) for such failures
to have been performed as would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Buyer's ability to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, however, that if any such
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covenant or agreement is already qualified in any respect by materiality or as
to Material Adverse Effect for purposes of determining whether this condition
has been satisfied, such materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification
will be in all respects ignored and such covenant or agreement shall have been
performed in all respects without regard to such qualification (but subject to
the overall exception as to Material Adverse Effect set forth immediately prior
to this proviso)). Buyer shall have delivered to the Company at the relevant
Closing a certificate of an appropriate officer in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company dated the relevant Closing Date to such effect.
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(b) HSR Act. Any waiting period applicable to the consummation of
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the transactions contemplated hereby under the HSR Act shall have expired or
been terminated, and no action shall have been instituted by the United States
Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission challenging
or seeking to enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
which action shall not have been withdrawn or terminated, or the Company and
Buyer shall have mutually concluded that no filing under the HSR Act is required
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Shareholder Approval. Except in the case of the Initial Closing,
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the issuance of the Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement shall have
been approved by the requisite vote of the Company's shareholders.
(d) No Injunction. There shall not be in effect any order, decree or
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injunction of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction which enjoins or
prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and there shall
be no pending Actions which would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or to acquire the Purchased Shares.
(e) Consents. The Company shall have obtained the consents set forth
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in Schedule 3.4(d)-A in the case of the Initial Closing, in Schedule 3.4(d)-B in
the case of the Second Closing, and in Schedule 3.4(d)-C in the case of each
other Subsequent Closing.
(f) Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings to be taken by
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Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents
incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the
Company and the Company shall have received all such counterpart originals or
certified or other copies of such documents as it may reasonably request.
(g) Opinion of Counsel. The Company shall have received an opinion
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from counsel to Buyer reasonably acceptable to the Company in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
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ARTICLE 8
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Survival; Indemnification
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Section 8.1 Survival. All representations, warranties and (except as
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provided by the last sentence of this Section 8.1) covenants and agreements of
the parties contained herein, including indemnity or indemnification agreements
contained herein, or in any Schedule or Exhibit hereto, or any certificate,
document or other instrument delivered in connection herewith shall survive the
Initial Closing and any Subsequent Closing until the first anniversary of the
latest of the Initial Closing and any Subsequent Closing. No Action or
proceeding may be brought with respect to any of the representations and
warranties, or any of the covenants or agreements which survive until such first
anniversary, unless written notice thereof, setting forth in reasonable detail
the claimed misrepresentation or breach of warranty or breach of covenant or
agreement, shall have been delivered to the party alleged to have breached such
representation or warranty or such covenant or agreement prior to such first
anniversary; provided, however, that, if Buyer shall have complied with this
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Section 8.1, the damages for breach by the Company of any of the representations
and warranties, or any of the covenants or agreements which survive until such
first anniversary, shall be measured with respect to all of Buyer's purchases of
Company Common Stock hereunder and not with respect only to Buyer's purchases
hereunder made prior to such first anniversary, but such measurement shall not
in any event include any shares of Company Stock that Buyer may have purchased
other than from the Company. Those covenants or agreements that contemplate or
may involve actions to be taken or obligations in effect after the Initial
Closing shall survive in accordance with their terms.
Section 8.2 Indemnification by Buyer or the Company. (a) Subject to
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Section 8.1, from and after any Closing Date, Buyer shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its successors and assigns, from and against any and all
damages, claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities,
including liabilities for all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses (including
attorney and expert fees and expenses incurred to enforce the terms of this
Agreement) (collectively, "Loss and Expenses") suffered, directly or indirectly,
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by the Company by reason of, or arising out of, (i) any breach as of the date
made or deemed made or required to be true of any representation or warranty
made by Buyer in or pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) any failure by Buyer or
the Advancing Party to perform or fulfill any of its covenants or agreements set
forth herein. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
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Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Loss and Expenses include a party's
incidental or consequential damages.
(b) Subject to Section 8.1, from and after any Closing Date, the
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, its successors and assigns,
from and against any and all Loss and Expenses, suffered, directly or
indirectly, by Buyer by reason of, or arising out of, (i) any breach as of the
date made or deemed made or required to be true of any representation or
warranty made by the Company in or pursuant to this Agreement and any statements
made in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) any
failure by the Company to perform or fulfill any of its covenants or agreements
set forth herein. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, in no event shall Loss and Expenses include a party's incidental or
consequential damages.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither Buyer nor the Company
shall be responsible for any Loss and Expenses as provided by paragraphs (a) and
(b), respectively, of this Section 8.2, until the cumulative aggregate amount of
such Loss and Expenses suffered by Buyeror the Company, as the case may be,
exceeds $250,000, in which case Buyer or the Company, as the case may be, shall
then be liable for all such Loss and Expenses, and (ii) the cumulative aggregate
indemnity obligation of each of Buyer and the Company under this Section 8.2
shall in no event exceed the actual aggregate amount paid by Buyer for the
shares of Company Common Stock purchased by it from the Company pursuant to this
Agreement. Except with respect to third-party claims being defended in good
faith or claims for indemnification with respect to which there exists a good
faith dispute, the indemnifying party shall satisfy its obligations hereunder
within 30 days of receipt of a notice of claim under this Article 8.
Section 8.3 Third-Party Claims. If a claim by a third party is made
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against an Indemnified Party and if such Indemnified Party intends to seek
indemnity with respect thereto under this Article, such Indemnified Party shall
promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of such claims setting forth
such claims in reasonable detail; provided, however, the foregoing
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notwithstanding, the failure of any Indemnified Party to give any notice
required to be given hereunder shall not affect such Indemnified Party's right
to indemnification hereunder except to the extent the indemnifying party from
whom such indemnity is sought shall have been prejudiced in its ability to
defend the claim or action for which such indemnification is
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sought by reason of such failure. The indemnifying party shall have 20 days
after receipt of such notice to undertake, through counsel of its own choosing
and at its own expense, the settlement or defense thereof, and the Indemnified
Party shall cooperate with it in connection therewith; provided, however, that
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the Indemnified Party may participate in such settlement or defense through
counsel chosen by such Indemnified Party, provided that the fees and expenses of
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such counsel shall be borne by such Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party
shall not pay or settle any claim which the indemnifying party is contesting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to pay
or settle any such claim, provided that in such event it shall waive any right
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to indemnity therefor by the indemnifying party. If the indemnifying party does
not notify the Indemnified Party within 20 days after the receipt of the
Indemnified Party's notice of a claim of indemnity hereunder that it elects to
undertake the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
contest, settle or compromise the claim but shall not thereby waive any right to
indemnity therefor pursuant to this Agreement.
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Termination
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Section 9.1 Termination. (a) This Agreement may be terminated at any
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time prior to the Initial Closing by:
(i) the mutual consent of the Company and Buyer;
(ii) Buyer (if it is not in breach of any of its material obligations
hereunder) in the event of a breach or failure by the Company that is material
in the context of the transactions contemplated hereby of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement by the Company contained herein which has not
been, or cannot be, cured within 30 Business Days after written notice of such
breach is given to the Company;
(iii) the Company (if it is not in breach of any of its material
obligations hereunder) in the event of a breach or failure by Buyer that is
material in the context of the transactions contemplated hereby of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by Buyer contained herein which
has not been, or cannot be, cured within 30 Business Days after written notice
of such breach is given to Buyer; or
(iv) either the Company or Buyer, if the Initial Closing shall not
have occurred on or prior to October 31, 1996,
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unless the failure of such occurrence shall be due to the failure of the party
seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe any material covenant
or agreement set forth herein required to be performed or observed by such party
on or before the date of the Initial Closing.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated at any time by:
(i) Buyer, in the event that the shareholders of the Company vote
upon and fail to approve either (1) the issuance of Company Common Stock
contemplated hereby, or (2) the Amended Company Charter (it being understood
that the Initial Closing shall have occurred prior to the date of the meeting of
holders of shares of Company Stock to so approve); or
(ii) Buyer, (1) if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have
withdrawn, modified or failed to make or refrained from making its
recommendation that the shareholders of the Company approve the issuance of
Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement as provided for in Section
3.2(b) and Section 5.1(b), or (2) if the Board of Directors of the Company at
any time refuses to reaffirm, at Buyer's request, such recommendation and its
determination to make such recommendation to the shareholders of the Company,
except, in each case, as permitted by Section 5.6, or (3) if no meeting at which
the shareholders of the Company are asked to vote upon the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have duly occurred on or prior to the six-
month anniversary of the date of the Stockholders Agreement.
Section 9.2 Procedure and Effect of Termination. In the event of
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termination of this Agreement by either or both of the Company and Buyer
pursuant to Section 9.1, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given by the
terminating party to the other party hereto, and this Agreement shall thereupon
terminate and become void and have no effect, and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be abandoned without further action by the parties hereto, except
that the provisions of Sections 5.4 (Public Announcements; Confidentiality), 9.3
(Expenses), 10.2 (Governing Law), and 10.4 (Notices), and, in the event of any
termination following any Closing hereunder, the provisions of Article 8
(Survival; Indemnification), and any related definitional, interpretive or other
provisions necessary for the logical interpretation of such provisions, shall
survive the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that such
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termination shall not relieve any party hereto of any liability for any breach
of this Agreement.
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Section 9.3 Expenses. (a) Except as set forth in this Agreement,
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whether or not any Stock Purchase is consummated, all legal and other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses
(which in the case of the Company, shall include shareholder solicitation
costs), except that Buyer and the Company shall share equally the filing fees
for the filing under the HSR Act which is to be made in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) In the event that the Company's shareholders shall have failed
for any reason (other than as a result of Buyer's breach of any of its material
obligations hereunder) to approve this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby by the requisite vote at the Company's shareholders' meeting
held in accordance with the terms hereof, or the Company shall have failed to
duly convene such shareholders' meeting on or prior to October 31, 1996 provided
that Buyer is not in material default under this Agreement, that Buyer has not
breached any of its representations and warranties in any material respect, and
that Buyer has satisfied in all material respects its covenants relating to the
Second Closing and contemplated by the terms hereof to be performed at or prior
to the time of the Company's shareholders' meeting, the Company shall
immediately make payment to Buyer (by wire transfer) of the amount of $1.0
million, as reimbursement and compensation for Buyer's costs and expenses
(including opportunity costs) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) In the event that (i) this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been submitted to a vote of the Company's
shareholders (or in the event the Company shall fail to submit such matters to
a vote of its shareholders in violation of its obligations hereunder), (ii) a
Competing Transaction shall have been proposed prior to such submission to a
vote of the Company's shareholders (or such time as such submission would have
occurred had the Company not so failed to so submit such matters), and (iii) the
shareholders shall not, for any reason (other than as a result of Buyer's breach
of any of its material obligations hereunder), have approved this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby by the requisite vote, then, provided that
Buyer is not in material default under this Agreement, that Buyer has not
breached any of its representations and warranties in any material respect, and
that Buyer has satisfied in all material respects its covenants relating to the
Initial Closing and contemplated by the terms hereof to be performed at or prior
to the time of the Company's shareholders' meeting, the Company shall
immediately make pay-
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ment to Buyer (by wire transfer) of a fee in the amount of $5.0 million (the
"Breakup Fee"); provided, however, that if the Competing Transaction was not
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solicited, initiated or encouraged directly or indirectly by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries through any officer, director, agent or otherwise, the
Company shall not be required to pay the Breakup Fee unless a Competing
Transaction has been consummated or agreed to within six months after the
occurrence of the events described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above. Upon
payment to the Buyer of the Breakup Fee, the Company shall have no further
liability to Buyer arising out of any Competing Transaction.
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Miscellaneous
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Section 10.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
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more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement,
and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each party hereto and delivered to the other party. Copies of executed
counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission
service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this
Section, provided receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.
Section 10.2 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
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CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
Section 10.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including agreements
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incorporated herein) and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto contain the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
there are no agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between
the parties other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement is
not intended to confer upon any person not a party hereto (and their successors
and assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 10.4 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
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shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and
delivered personally, sent by documented overnight delivery service or, to the
extent receipt is confirmed, telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission
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service to the appropriate address or number as set forth below. Notices to the
Company shall be addressed to:
Regency Realty Corporation
121 W. Forsyth Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attention: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Telecopy Number: (904) 634-3428
with a copy to:
Foley & Lardner
Greenleaf Building
200 Laura Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attention: Charles E. Commander III, Esq.
Telecopy Number: (904) 359-8700
or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as the
Company may designate by written notice to Buyer. Notices to Buyer shall be
addressed to:
Security Capital Holdings S.A.
69, route d'Esch
L-2953 Luxembourg
Attention: Paul E. Szurek
Telecopy Number: (352) 4590-3331
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Adam O. Emmerich, Esq.
Telecopy Number: (212) 403-2000
Section 10.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
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upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors. Except as specifically provided hereby, Buyer shall not be
permitted to assign any of its rights hereunder to any third party, other than
to one or more Affiliates of Buyer or the Advancing Party of which Buyer and the
Advancing Party collectively, directly or indirectly, Beneficially Own (as that
term is defined in the Stockholders Agreement) 98% or more of the voting power
and the economic interests, provided that such Affiliates agree to be bound
hereby and by the Stockholders Agreement, and provided that Buyer and the
Advancing Party shall remain liable hereunder, and provided that any bona fide
financial institution to which any
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Buyer, the Advancing Party or any permitted transferee has Transferred (as that
term is used in the Stockholders Agreement) (including upon foreclosure of a
pledge) shares of Company Stock for the purpose of securing bona fide
indebtedness of any Buyer and which has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and
the Stockholders Agreement shall also be entitled to enforce the rights of Buyer
and the Advancing Party hereunder.
Section 10.6 Headings. The Section, Article and other headings
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contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and
will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All references
to Sections or Articles contained herein mean Sections or Articles of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated.
Section 10.7 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be
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modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by
the party against whom enforcement of any such modification or amendment is
sought. Either party hereto may, only by an instrument in writing, waive
compliance by the other party hereto with any term or provision hereof on the
part of such other party hereto to be performed or complied with. The waiver by
any party hereto of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
Section 10.8 Interpretation; Absence of Presumption. (a) For the
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purposes hereof, (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural
and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender
as the context requires, (ii) the terms "hereof", "herein", and "herewith" and
words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to
this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules and Exhibits hereto)
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section,
paragraph, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Articles, Sections,
paragraphs, Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified, (iii) the word "including" and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall mean "including, without limitation," unless the context
otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified, (iv) the word "or" shall not
be exclusive, and (v) provisions shall apply, when appropriate, to successive
events and transactions.
(b) This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any
presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party
drafting or causing any instrument to
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be drafted.
Section 10.9 Severability. Any provision hereof which is invalid or
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unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof.
Section 10.10 Further Assurances. The Company and Buyer agree that,
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from time to time, whether before, at or after any Closing Date, each of them
will execute and deliver such further instruments of conveyance and transfer and
take such other action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and intents
hereof.
Section 10.11 Specific Performance. Buyer and the Company each
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acknowledge that, in view of the uniqueness of the parties hereto, the parties
hereto would not have an adequate remedy at law for money damages in the event
that this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its terms, and
therefore agree that the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific
enforcement of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy to which the
parties hereto may be entitled at law or in equity.
Section 10.12 Joint and Several Liability. The obligations and
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liabilities of Buyer and the Advancing Party under or in connection with this
Agreement are joint and several.
Section 10.13 Interpretation of Schedules. Any matter set forth on
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any Schedule shall be deemed to be referred to on all other Schedules to which
such matter logically relates and where such reference would be appropriate and
can reasonably be inferred from the matters disclosed on the first Schedule as
if set forth on such other Schedules.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of
each of the parties hereto as of the day first above written.
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
By:
Name: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Title: President
SECURITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS S.A.
By:
Name: Paul E. Szurek
Title: Managing Director
SECURITY CAPITAL U.S. REALTY
By:
Name: Paul E. Szurek
Title: Managing Director
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APPENDIX B
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
by and among
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
SECURITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS S.A.
SECURITY CAPITAL U.S. REALTY
and
THE REGENCY GROUP, INC.
dated as of
_________ __, 1996
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
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Definitions
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Section 1.1 "Affiliate".................................. 1
Section 1.2 "Affiliate Arrangements"..................... 2
Section 1.3 "Agreement".................................. 2
Section 1.4 "Beneficially Own"........................... 2
Section 1.5 "Board"...................................... 2
Section 1.6 "Buyer"...................................... 2
Section 1.7 "Code"....................................... 2
Section 1.8 "Company".................................... 2
Section 1.9 "Company Common Stock"....................... 2
Section 1.10 "Conflict of Interest Policies".............. 2
Section 1.11 "Corporate Action Covenants"................. 2
Section 1.12 "Covered Transaction"........................ 2
Section 1.13 "Director"................................... 2
Section 1.14 "Early Termination Event".................... 2
Section 1.15 "Excess Shares".............................. 2
Section 1.16 "Exercise Notice"............................ 2
Section 1.17 "Extraordinary Transaction".................. 2
Section 1.18 "15% Termination Date"....................... 3
Section 1.19 "fully diluted".............................. 3
Section 1.20 "Geographic Region".......................... 3
Section 1.21 "Government Authority"....................... 3
Section 1.22 "Group"...................................... 3
Section 1.23 "Investor"................................... 4
Section 1.24 "Investor Nominees".......................... 4
Section 1.25 "Investor Restricted Person"................. 4
Section 1.26 "Key Committees"............................. 4
Section 1.27 "1933 Act"................................... 4
Section 1.28 "1934 Act"................................... 4
Section 1.29 "Participation Notice"....................... 4
Section 1.30 "person"..................................... 4
Section 1.31 "SCGI"....................................... 4
Section 1.32 "SCGI Restricted Person"..................... 4
Section 1.33 "Securities Filings"......................... 4
Section 1.34 "Shareholder Approval"....................... 4
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Section 1.35 "Shareholder Approval Date"........................ 4
Section 1.36 "Shopping Center Company".......................... 5
Section 1.37 "Shopping Center Property"......................... 5
Section 1.38 "Standstill Extension Term"........................ 5
Section 1.39 "Standstill Period"................................ 5
Section 1.40 "Stock Purchase Agreement"......................... 5
Section 1.41 "13D Group"........................................ 5
Section 1.42 "Transfer"......................................... 5
Section 1.43 "TRG".............................................. 5
Section 1.44 "TRG Restricted Person" ........................... 5
Section 1.45 "20% Termination Date"............................. 5
Section 1.46 "USREALTY"......................................... 6
Section 1.47 "Voting Securities"................................ 6
ARTICLE 2
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Board of Directors
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Section 2.1 Investor Nominees................................. 6
Section 2.2 Committee Representation; Subsidiary Boards....... 7
Section 2.3 Vacancies......................................... 8
ARTICLE 3
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Information Rights
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Section 3.1 Strategic Advice; Operating
Statements; Public Company Status................. 8
Section 3.2 Advice of Actions................................. 9
ARTICLE 4
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Voting and Participation Rights
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Section 4.1 Voting Rights................................... 10
Section 4.2 Participation Rights............................ 11
ARTICLE 5
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Standstill Provisions
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Section 5.1 Standstill Periods............................ 14
Section 5.2 Restrictions During Standstill
Period and Standstill Extension
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Term.................................. 16
Section 5.3 Investments in Shopping Center
Properties and Purchases of
Interests in Shopping Center
Companies............................. 17
Section 5.4 Notice to Company..................... 19
Section 5.5 Compliance with Insider Trading Policy 20
Section 5.6 Compliance with Section 5.2 of the
Company Charter....................... 20
Section 5.7 Investment Company Matters............ 20
Section 5.8 Waiver of Restrictions and Limits..... 20
Section 5.9 REIT Qualification.................... 21
ARTICLE 6
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Limitations on Corporate Actions, Etc.
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Section 6.1 Limitations on Corporate Actions....... 21
Section 6.2 Provision of Information............... 23
Section 6.3 Compliance with Conflicts of Interest
Policy................................. 23
Section 6.4 Maintenance of Affiliate and
Joint Venture Arrangements............. 24
Section 6.5 Sales of Assets........................ 24
Section 6.6 Investments in Shopping Center
Properties and Purchases of
Interests in Shopping Center
Companies.............................. 24
ARTICLE 7
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Miscellaneous
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Section 7.1 Counterparts.......................... 26
Section 7.2 Governing Law......................... 26
Section 7.3 Entire Agreement...................... 26
Section 7.4 Expenses.............................. 26
Section 7.5 Notices............................... 26
Section 7.6 Successors and Assigns................ 27
Section 7.7 Headings.............................. 27
Section 7.8 Amendments and Waivers................ 27
Section 7.9 Interpretation; Absence of Presumption 28
Section 7.10 Severability.......................... 28
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Section 7.11 Further Assurances.................... 28
Section 7.12 Specific Performance.................. 28
Section 7.13 Investor Breach....................... 28
Section 7.14 Confidentiality....................... 28
Section 7.15 Public Releases and Announcements..... 29
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THIS STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of ________
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__, 1996, is made by and among Regency Realty Corporation, a Florida corporation
(the "Company"), Security Capital U.S. Realty, a Luxembourg corporation
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("USREALTY"), Security Capital Holdings S.A., a Luxembourg corporation and a
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wholly owned subsidiary of USREALTY ("Buyer"), and The Regency Group, Inc., a
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Florida corporation ("TRG"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
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have the meaning ascribed to them in the Stock Purchase Agreement (as
hereinafter defined).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company, USREALTY and Buyer have entered into a Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 11, 1996 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"),
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pursuant to which the Company is selling, conveying, assigning and transferring,
and Buyer is purchasing, certain shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of the Company (the "Company Common Stock") on the date hereof, and
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pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell, and Buyer has agreed to
purchase, certain additional shares of Company Common Stock, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the transactions contemplated by the
Stock Purchase Agreement and the parties believe it to be in their best
interests that they enter into this Agreement and provide for certain rights and
restrictions with respect to the investment by Investor (as hereinafter defined)
in the Company and the corporate governance of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Buyer believe that the combination in a
strategic partnership of the leadership, expertise and experience in the retail
shopping center industry of the Company and the unique market knowledge,
operating experience, research capabilities and access to capital of Buyer and
its Affiliates will significantly enhance the Company's ability to pursue its
growth and operating strategies;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and
agreements contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:
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Section 1.1 "Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
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Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the 1934 Act, and as in effect on the date hereof.
Section 1.2 "Affiliate Arrangements" shall mean the agreements and
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arrangements described in Schedule 3.9(f) of the Stock Purchase Agreement or
which are disclosed in public filings of the Company.
Section 1.3 "Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.4 "Beneficially Own" shall mean, with respect to any
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security, having direct or indirect (including through any Subsidiary or
Affiliate) "beneficial ownership" of such security, as determined pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act, including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement
or understanding, whether or not in writing.
Section 1.5 "Board" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
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Section 1.6 "Buyer" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.7 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended, and any successor thereto, including all of the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.8 "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.9 "Company Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth
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in the second paragraph hereof.
Section 1.10 "Conflict of Interest Policies" shall have the meaning
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set forth in Section 6.3.
Section 1.11 "Corporate Action Covenants" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 6.1.
Section 1.12 "Covered Transaction" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 5.1(a)(iv).
Section 1.13 "Director" shall mean a member of the Board.
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Section 1.14 "Early Termination Event" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 5.1(a).
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Section 1.15 "Excess Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 5.1(a)(ii).
Section 1.16 "Exercise Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 4.2(b).
Section 1.17 "Extraordinary Transaction" shall mean (a) any merger,
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consolidation, sale of a material portion of the Company's assets,
recapitalization, other business combination, liquidation, or other similar
action out of the ordinary course of business of the Company, or (b) any
issuance of securities to any person or Group requiring shareholder approval in
accordance with the guidelines of the New York Stock Exchange as to such
matters, as in effect as of the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Section 1.18 "15% Termination Date" shall mean the first date, if
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any, following the date on which the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have been
reduced to zero on which Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock, on a
fully diluted basis, shall have been below 15% of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock for a continuous period of 180 days; provided, that, if
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Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall, following the date on which
the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, have fallen
below 15% by number of the outstanding shares of Company Stock, on a fully
diluted basis, as a result of the redemption of limited partnership or other
interests in partnerships or other entities for shares of Company Common Stock,
then the 15% Termination Date shall mean the first date, if any, following the
date on which Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall have been below
15% by number of the outstanding shares of Company Stock, on a fully diluted
basis, for a continuous period of 450 days; provided, however, that if
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Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall, following the date on which
the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, have fallen
below 15% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as a result of a
Transfer by Investor of Company Common Stock or a failure of Investor to
exercise its rights under Section 4.2 during the 60 days immediately prior to
the expiration of such 180-day period, if any such rights are exercisable during
such period, to the extent necessary to (and provided that it shall be possible
by such exercise to) raise its ownership of the outstanding Company Common Stock
above such 15% threshold, then the 15% Termination Date shall occur immediately
upon such Transfer or failure to exercise its rights under Section 4.2, as the
case may be.
Section 1.19 "fully diluted" shall mean, with respect
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to the Company Stock, the total number of outstanding shares of Company Stock
(for such purposes, treating as Company Stock all shares of Company Preferred
Stock and Class B Common Stock and all options or warrants to purchase and
securities convertible into (or exchangeable or redeemable for) Company Common
Stock, in each case outstanding as of the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement
and that remain outstanding as of the relevant measurement date, assuming
conversion of all such shares of Company Preferred Stock and Class B Common
Stock and assuming exercise, conversion, exchange or redemption of such other
securities).
Section 1.20 "Geographic Region" shall mean the states of Florida,
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Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, and
the southern regions of the states of Indiana and Ohio (including the cities of
Indianapolis and Columbus, respectively).
Section 1.21 "Government Authority" shall mean any government or
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state (or any subdivision thereof) of or in the United States, or any agency,
authority, bureau, commission, department or similar body or instrumentality
thereof, or any governmental court or tribunal.
Section 1.22 "Group" shall mean a "group" as such term is used in
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Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act.
Section 1.23 "Investor" shall mean, collectively, as the context may
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require, USREALTY and Buyer, and shall also include any Affiliate of USREALTY or
Buyer of which USREALTY and/or Buyer collectively, directly or indirectly,
Beneficially Own 98% or more of the voting power and economic interests, or, for
purposes only of (i) Section 5.8 with regard to ownership of shares of Company
Common Stock by such Person and (ii) the provisions of the Registration Rights
Agreement, any bona fide financial institution to which any Investor has
Transferred (including upon foreclosure of a pledge) shares of Company Stock for
the purpose of securing bona fide indebtedness of any Investor and which has
agreed to be bound by this Agreement.
Section 1.24 "Investor Nominees" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.1(a).
Section 1.25 "Investor Restricted Person" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 5.3(a).
Section 1.26 "Key Committees" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2.2(a).
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Section 1.27 "1933 Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
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amended.
Section 1.28 "1934 Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of
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1934, as amended.
Section 1.29 "Participation Notice" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 4.2(b).
Section 1.30 "person" shall mean any individual, corporation,
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partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, other form of business or legal entity or Government Authority.
Section 1.31 "SCGI" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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5.3(a).
Section 1.32 "SCGI Restricted Person" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 5.3(a).
Section 1.33 "Securities Filings" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.1(b)(iii).
Section 1.34 "Shareholder Approval" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 5.3(d).
Section 1.35 "Shareholder Approval Date" shall mean the date on which
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a duly called and held meeting of shareholders of the Company is held at which
meeting (i) a quorum is present and (ii) the transactions (including the
issuance of the Company Common Stock and the amendments to the Company Charter)
contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement are approved by the affirmative
vote of the holders of the requisite number of shares of Company Stock.
Section 1.36 "Shopping Center Company" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 5.3(b).
Section 1.37 "Shopping Center Property" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 5.3(a).
Section 1.38 "Standstill Extension Term" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 5.1(b).
Section 1.39 "Standstill Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 5.1(a).
Section 1.40 "Stock Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set
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forth in the second paragraph hereof.
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Section 1.41 "13D Group" shall mean any group of persons acquiring,
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holding, voting or disposing of Voting Securities which would be required under
Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (as in
effect, and based on legal interpretations thereof existing, on the date hereof)
to file a statement on Schedule 13D with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as a "person" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the 1934 Act if such
group beneficially owned Voting Securities representing more than 5% of any
class of Voting Securities then outstanding.
Section 1.42 "Transfer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
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5.2(a)(ii).
Section 1.43 "TRG" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.44 "TRG Restricted Person" shall have the meaning set forth
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in Section 6.6.
Section 1.45 "20% Termination Date" shall mean the first date, if
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any, following the date on which the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have been
reduced to zero on which Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock, on a
fully diluted basis, shall have been below 20% of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock for a continuous period of 180 days; provided, that, if
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Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall, following the date on which
the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, have fallen
below 20% by number of the outstanding shares of Company Stock, on a fully
diluted basis, as a result of the redemption of limited partnership or other
interests in partnerships or other entities for shares of Company Common Stock,
then the 20% Termination Date shall mean the first date, if any, following the
date on which Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall have been below
20% by number of the outstanding shares of Company Stock, on a fully diluted
basis, for a continuous period of 450 days; provided, however, that if
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Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall, following the date on which
the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, have fallen
below 20% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as a result of a
Transfer by Investor of Company Common Stock or a failure of Investor to
exercise its rights under Section 4.2 during the 60 days immediately prior to
the expiration of such 180-day period, if any such rights are exercisable during
such period, to the extent necessary to (and provided that it shall be possible
by such exercise to) raise its ownership of the outstanding Company Common Stock
above such 20% threshold, then the 20% Termination Date shall occur immediately
upon such Transfer
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or failure to exercise its rights under Section 4.2, as the case may be.
Section 1.46 "USREALTY" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
Section 1.47 "Voting Securities" shall mean at any time shares of any
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class of capital stock of the Company which are then entitled to vote generally
in the election of Directors.
ARTICLE 2
Board of Directors
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Section 2.1 Investor Nominees. (a) From and after the Shareholder
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Approval Date, if any, and until the next annual or special meeting of
shareholders of the Company at, or the next taking of action by written consent
of shareholders of the Company with respect to, which any Directors are to be
elected, the Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to have on
the Board two Directors (such Directors, the "Investor Nominees"), and the
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Company shall cause such Investor Nominees to become members of the Board. If
necessary to effectuate the placement of such Investor Nominees on the Board,
the Company shall, at its sole option, (i) expand the size of the Board or (ii)
solicit the resignations of the appropriate number of Directors, in either case,
to the extent necessary to permit the Investor Nominees to serve. Thereafter
and until the earlier of the 20% Termination Date, if any, and the expiration of
the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term (other, in either case,
as a result of an Early Termination Event), at each annual or special meeting of
shareholders of the Company at, or the taking of action by written consent of
shareholders of the Company with respect to, which any Directors are to be
elected, Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) pursuant to this
Agreement (i) to nominate for election to the Board that number of Directors
which, when added to the number of Directors (such Directors also, "Investor
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Directors without regard to the outcome of the election at such meeting or by
such consent, represent the greater of (x) two and (y) the same proportion of
the total number of Directors as is represented by the number of shares of
Company Common Stock which Investor then owns relative to the outstanding
Company Common Stock (but in no event more than 49% of the Board), and (ii) to
be entitled to the benefits of the agreements of the Company contained in
Subsection 2.1(c) with respect to the Investor Nominees
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described in clause (i) of this sentence. Following the expiration of the
Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term (other, in either case, as a
result of an Early Termination Event), if such expiration of the Standstill
Period or any Standstill Extension Term shall be prior to the 20% Termination
Date, and until the 20% Termination Date, at each annual or special meeting of
shareholders of the Company at, or the taking of action by written consent of
shareholders of the Company with respect to, which any Directors are to be
elected, Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) pursuant to this
Agreement (i) to nominate for election to the Board that number of Directors
which, when added to the number of Directors who are then Investor Nominees and
who will continue to serve as Directors without regard to the outcome of the
election at such meeting or by such consent, represent the lesser of (x) two and
(y) the same proportion of the total number of Directors as is represented by
the number of shares of Company Common Stock which Investor then owns relative
to the outstanding Company Common Stock (such Directors also, "Investor
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Nominees") and (ii) to be entitled to the benefits of the agreements of the
Company contained in Subsection 2.1(c) with respect to the Investor Nominees
described in clause (i) of this sentence. In computing the number of Investor
Nominees, any fraction is to be rounded down to the nearest whole number. At
the time of the expiration of the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension
Term, if the Company shall so request, Investor shall use its reasonable efforts
to cause one or more then-serving Investor Nominees to resign from the Board
such that there shall be no more Investor Nominees on the Board than the lesser
of (x) two and (y) the same proportion of the total number of Directors as is
represented by the number of shares of Company Common Stock which Investor then
owns relative to the outstanding Company Common Stock.
(b) Investor will not name any person as an Investor Nominee if (i)
such person is not reasonably experienced in business, financial or real estate
matters, (ii) such person has been convicted of, or has pled nolo contendere to,
a felony, (iii) the election of such person would violate any law, or (iv) any
event required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K of the
1934 Act has occurred with respect to such person. Investor shall use its
reasonable efforts to afford the independent directors of the Company a
reasonable opportunity to meet any individual that Investor is considering
naming as an Investor Nominee.
(c) The Company will support the nomination of, and the Company's
nominating committee (or any other committee exercising a similar function)
shall recommend to the Board, the
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election of each Investor Nominee to the Board, and the Company will exercise
all authority under applicable law to cause each Investor Nominee to be elected
to the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to
each meeting of shareholders of the Company at which Directors are to be
elected, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to solicit from the
shareholders of the Company eligible to vote in the election of Directors
proxies in favor of any Investor Nominees.
(d) From and after the Shareholder Approval Date, if any, untilthe
earlier of the 20% Termination Date, if any, and the expiration of the
Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term (other, in either case, as a
result of an Early Termination Event), the total number of members of the Board
shall not be less than eleven without the prior written consent of Investor, in
its sole discretion.
Section 2.2 Committee Representation; Subsidiary Boards. (a) During
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such time as Investor is entitled pursuant to Section 2.1(a) to have at least
one Investor Nominee on the Board, unless Investor chooses not to exercise its
rights under this Section 2.2(a), at least one Director who is an Investor
Nominee shall serve on each of the audit committee, the nominating committee,
the compensation committee, the executive committee, any special committee(s) of
the Board, and any other committees which shall be charged with exercising
substantial authority on behalf of the Board (the foregoing, the "Key
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Committees"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if none of the Directors who are
Investor Nominees would be considered "independent" of the Company or
"disinterested" (i) for purposes of any applicable rule of the New York Stock
Exchange or any other securities exchange or other self-regulating organization
(such as the National Association of Securities Dealers) requiring that members
of the audit committee of the Board be independent of the Company, (ii) for
purposes of any law or regulation that requires, in order to obtain or maintain
favorable tax, securities, corporate law or other material legal benefits with
respect to any plan or arrangement for employee compensation or benefits, that
the members of the committee of the Board charged with responsibility for such
plan or arrangement be "independent" of the Company or "disinterested", or
(iii) for purposes of any special committee formed in connection with any
transaction or potential transaction involving the Company and any of Investor,
its Affiliates or any Group of which Investor is a member or such other
transaction or potential transaction which would involve an actual or potential
conflict of interest on the part of the Directors who are Investor Nominees,
then a Director who is an Investor Nominee shall not be required to be
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appointed to any such committee; provided, however, that the committees of the
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Board shall be organized such that, to the extent practicable, the only items to
be considered by a Key Committee on which no Director who is an Investor Nominee
may serve will be those items which prevent the Director who is an Investor
Nominee from serving on such Key Committee. Any members of any Key Committee
who are Investor Nominees shall, in the event of any vacancy in such membership,
be replaced by a Director who is an Investor Nominee elected by a majority of
the Directors who are Investor Nominees.
(b) During such time as Investor is entitled pursuant to Section
2.1(a) to have at least one Investor Nominee on the Board, unless Investor
chooses not to exercise its rights under this Section 2.2(b), one individual
designated by Investor shall serve as a member of the board of directors or
comparable governing body of each Subsidiary of the Company, if any, that is a
corporation or other person with a board of directors or board of trustees.
Section 2.3 Vacancies. In the event that any Investor Nominee shall
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cease to serve as a Director for any reason other than the fact that Investor no
longer has a right to nominate a Director, as provided in Section 2.1(a), the
vacancy resulting thereby shall be filled by an Investor Nominee designated by
Investor; provided, however, that any Investor Nominee so designated shall
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satisfy the qualification requirements set forth in Section 2.1(b).
ARTICLE 3
Information Rights
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Section 3.1 Strategic Advice; Operating Statements; Public Company
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Status. (a) From and after the Shareholder Approval Date, if any, until the
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20% Termination Date, Buyer will from time to time, as reasonably requested by
the Company, use reasonable efforts to make reasonably available to the Company
the benefit of Buyer's market expertise, operating experience and research
capabilities and will from time to time, as reasonably requested by the
Company, consult with and advise the Company on matters concerning:
(i) business and operating strategy;
(ii) financing and capital formation (including advice
regarding capital markets and structure, method and timing of capital-
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efforts);
(iii) property acquisition strategy and acquisition
opportunities with respect to Shopping Center Properties in the
Geographic Region of which Buyer becomes aware; and
(iv) investor relations;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall require Buyer to provide the
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Company with any information that may be subject to any obligation of
confidentiality on Buyer's part. Upon the reasonable request of the Company,
Buyer further will provide to the Company any relevant market or economic
research in its possession which is not readily available from third parties and
which is not subject to any obligation of confidentiality on Buyer's part.
Buyer will be entitled to receive customary fees and expense reimbursement for
its undertaking of any actions contemplated by this Section 3.1(a), which fees
and expenses will be agreed upon by Buyer and the Company in each instance.
(b) From and after the Shareholder Approval Date, if any, until the
20% Termination Date, if any, the Company will:
(i) deliver to Investor, as soon as practicable after the end
of each month or other reporting period, any operating and financial
statements and management reports (x) of the Company, and (y) of each
Subsidiary not consolidated with the Company, which are regularly
provided to the senior management of the Company, each as, at and for
the end of such month or other reporting period, and such other
statements or reports as are reasonably requested by Investor, all in
such form as are prepared by the Company for internal use by
management (including, as applicable, by e-mail);
(ii) deliver to Investor copies of all other information
distributed by the Company to the Board;
(iii) deliver to Investor, as promptly as practicable
following filing, a copy of each report, schedule or other document
filed by the Company pursuant to the requirements of any federal or
state securities laws (collectively, the "Securities Filings"); and
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(iv) continue to comply in all material
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respects with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
1934 Act.
(c) The Company and Investor will afford one another a
reasonable opportunity to review any Securities Filing, any other
filing with a Government Authority and any press release or similar
public announcement which refers to, describes or mentions such other
party or any Affiliate of such other party prior to the time that such
filing is filed with or sent to the applicable Government Authority or
such announcement is disseminated.
Section 3.2 Advice of Actions. From and after the Shareholder
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Approval Date, if any, until the 20% Termination Date, if any, without first
having consulted with the representative of Investor designated by Investor
pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Company will not seek approval by the Board of
any proposal, or enter into any definitive agreement, relating to:
(a) the acquisition in a single transaction or group of related
transactions, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of stock or assets
or other business combination, of any business or assets having a value in
excess of $10,000,000;
(b) the sale or disposal in a single transaction or group of related
transactions of any assets, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of stock
or assets or other business combination having a value in excess of
$20,000,000;
(c) the incurrence or issuance of indebtedness in a single
transaction or group of related transactions, the entering into a guaranty,
or the engagement in any other financing arrangement in excess of
$20,000,000;
(d) the annual operating budget for the Company;
(e) a material change in the executive management of the Company;
(f) any new material agreements or arrangements with any members of
the executive management of the Company; or
(g) the issuance by the Company of capital stock of the Company or of
options, rights or warrants or other commitments to purchase or securities
convertible into (or exchangeable or redeemable for) shares of capital
stock of
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the Company, or the issuance by a Subsidiary of any equity interests, other
than, (i) to the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary thereof, and (ii) to
directors or employees of the Company or a Subsidiary in connection with
any employee benefit plan approved by the shareholders of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to accept or
comply with any advice offered by Investor or its designated representative in
any consultation referred to in this Section 3.2. The designated representative
of Investor, for purposes of this Section 3.2, initially shall be Paul E.
Szurek. Investor shall provide the company with ten days prior written notice
of any replacement of the designated representative.
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Voting and Participation Rights
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Section 4.1 Voting Rights. Subject to the provisions of this Section
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4.1, Investor may vote the shares of Company Stock which it owns in its sole and
absolute discretion. During the Standstill Period, if any, and any Standstill
Extension Term, Investor will vote all shares of Company Common Stock which it
owns in one of the following two manners, at its option: (a) in accordance with
the recommendation of the Board or (b) proportionally, in accordance with the
votes of the other holders of Company Common Stock; provided, however, that
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Investor may vote all of the shares of Company Common Stock that it owns, in its
sole and absolute discretion, with regard to (x) the election of the Investor
Nominee(s) to the Board, (y) any amendment to the Company Charter or the By-laws
of the Company which would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect
Investor, and (z) any Extraordinary Transaction submitted to a vote of the
shareholders of the Company. With regard to (i) any amendment to the Company
Charter or the By-laws of the Company which would reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect Investor, and (ii) any Extraordinary Transaction
submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company, Investor will vote all
shares of Company Common Stock owned by it that represent ownership of in excess
of 40% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, in one of the
following two manners, at its option: (x) in accordance with the recommendation
of the Board, or (y) proportionally in accordance with the votes of the other
holders of Company Common Stock. With regard to any Extraordinary Transaction
submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company which requires the
affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of the shares of Company Common Stock,
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Investor will vote all shares of Company Common Stock owned by it that represent
ownership of in excess of 28% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock,
in one of the following two manners, at its option: (x) in accordance with the
recommendation of the Board, or (y) proportionally in accordance with the votes
of the other holders of Company Common Stock.
Section 4.2 Participation Rights. (a) Right to Participate. From
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and after the date hereof until the 15% Termination Date, if any, Investor shall
be entitled to a participation right to purchase or subscribe for up to that
number of additional shares of capital stock (including as "capital stock" for
purposes of this Section 4.2, any security, option, warrant, call, commitment,
subscription, right to purchase or other agreement of any character that is
convertible into or exchangeable or redeemable for shares of capital stock of
the Company or any Subsidiary (and all references in this Section 4.2 to capital
stock shall, as appropriate, be deemed to be references to any such securities),
and also including additional shares of capital stock to be issued pursuant to
the conversion, exchange or redemption of any security, option, warrant, call,
commitment, subscription, right to purchase or other agreement of any character
that is convertible into or exchangeable or redeemable for shares of capital
stock, as if the price at which such additional shares of capital stock is
issued pursuant to any such conversion, exchange or redemption were the market
price on the date of such issuance) to be issued or sold by the Company which
represents the same proportion of the total number of shares of capital stock to
be issued or sold by the Company (including the shares of capital stock to be
issued to Investor upon exercise of its participation rights hereunder; it being
understood and agreed that the Company will accordingly be required to either
increase the number of shares of capital stock to be issued or sold so that
Investor may purchase additional shares to maintain its proportionate interest,
or to reduce the number of shares of capital stock to be issued or sold to
Persons other than Investor) as is represented by the number of shares of
Company Common Stock owned by Investor prior to such sale or issuance (and
including for this purpose any shares of Company Common Stock to be acquired
pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, but not yet issued) relative to the
number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding prior to such sale or
issuance (and including for this purpose any shares of Company Common Stock to
be acquired pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, but not yet issued) (but
in no event, (i) more than 42.5% of the total number of shares of capital stock
to be issued or sold by the Company at the first offering of shares of capital
stock by the Company following the date on which the Remaining Equity Com-
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mitment (as such term is defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) shall be zero,
or, (ii) more than 37.5% of the total number of shares of capital stock to be
issued or sold by the Company at all subsequent offerings); provided, however,
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that the provisions of this Section 4.2 shall not apply to (i) the issuance or
sale by the Company of any of its capital stock issued to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or pursuant to options, rights or warrants or other commitments
or securities in effect or outstanding on the date of the Stock Purchase
Agreement, or (ii) the issuance of capital stock pursuant to the conversion,
exchange or redemption of any other capital stock, and with respect to the
original issuance of which other capital stock Investor had and fully exercised
participation rights pursuant to this Section 4.2, but shall, without
limitation, apply to the issuance by the Company of any of its capital stock
pursuant to benefit, option, stock purchase, or other similar plans or
arrangements, including pursuant to or upon the exercise of options, rights,
warrants, or other securities or agreements (including those issued pursuant to
the Company's benefit plans), as if the price at which such capital stock is
issued were the market price on the date of such issuance.
(b) Notice. In the event the Company proposes to issue or sell any
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shares of capital stock in a transaction giving rise to the participation rights
provided for in this Section, the Company shall send a written notice (the
"Participation Notice") to Investor setting forth the number of shares of such
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capital stock of the Company that the Company proposes to sell or issue, the
price (before any commission or discount) at which such shares are proposed to
be issued (or, in the case of an underwritten or privately placed offering in
which the price is not known at the time the Participation Notice is given, the
method of determining such price and an estimate thereof), and all other
relevant information as to such proposed transaction as may be necessary for
Investor to determine whether or not to exercise the rights granted in this
Section. At any time within 20 days after its receipt of the Participation
Notice, Investor may exercise its participation rights to purchase or subscribe
for shares of such shares of capital stock, as provided for in this Section, by
so informing the Company in writing (an "Exercise Notice"). Each Exercise
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Notice shall state the percentage of the proposed sale or issuance that the
Investor elects to purchase. Each Exercise Notice shall be irrevocable, subject
to the conditions to the closing of the transaction giving rise to the
participation right provided for in this Section.
(c) Abandonment of Sale or Issuance. The Company shall have the
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right, in its sole discretion, at all times prior to consummation of any
proposed sale or issuance giving rise to
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the participation right granted by this Section, to abandon, rescind, annul,
withdraw or otherwise terminate such sale or issuance, whereupon all
participation rights in respect of such proposed sale or issuance pursuant to
this Section shall become null and void, and the Company shall have no liability
or obligation to Investor or any Affiliate thereof who has acquired shares of
Company Stock pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement or from Investor with
respect thereto by virtue of such abandonment, rescission, annulment, withdrawal
or termination.
(d) Terms of Sale. The purchase or subscription by Investor or an
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Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section shall be on the
same price and other terms and conditions, including the date of sale or
issuance, as are applicable to the purchasers or subscribers of the additional
shares of capital stock of the Company whose purchases or subscriptions give
rise to the participation rights, which price and other terms and conditions
shall be substantially as stated in the relevant Participation Notice (which
standard shall be satisfied if the price, in the case of a negotiated
transaction, is not greater than 110% of the estimated price set forth in the
relevant Participation Notice or, in the case of an underwritten or privately
placed offering, is not greater than the greater of (i) 110% of the estimated
price set forth in the relevant Participation Notice, and (ii) the most recent
closing price on or prior to the date of the pricing of the offering); provided,
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however, that in the event the consideration to be received by the Company in
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connection with the issuance of shares of capital stock giving rise to
participation rights hereunder is other than cash or cash equivalents, the price
per share at which the participation rights may be exercised shall be the price
per share set forth in the Participation Notice or determined in the manner set
forth in the Participation Notice (which shall in either event be the price as
set forth in the agreement pursuant to which such shares are to be issued,
provided that the consideration to be received therefor is valued based upon the
fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company's
independent directors, after consultation with appropriate financial and legal
advisors, or the price determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of this
Section 4.2); provided, further, however, that in the event the consideration to
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be received by the Company in connection with the issuance of shares of capital
stock giving rise to participation rights hereunder is other than cash or cash
equivalents, and the fair market value of the consideration to be received is
not determinable, the price per share at which the participation rights may be
exercised shall, (i) in the event that shares of capital stock with an
established trading market are being issued or sold, be the average ten-day
trailing market price of
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such shares as of the date of receipt of the Participation Notice, and (ii) in
the event any other shares of capital stock are being issued or sold, be
determined by reference to the amount set forth above, adjusted as may be
appropriate to reflect the relationship between those shares of capital stock
with an established trading market and those shares of capital stock to be
issued in the relevant transaction; provided, however, that if the consideration
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otherwise covered by the second proviso of this Section 4.2(d) is received in
connection with a merger or consolidation by the Company, the price per share at
which the participation rights may be exercised shall be the market value per
share of Company Common Stock issued in respect of such merger or consolidation
as of the date of the merger or consolidation agreement; and provided, finally,
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that in the event the purchases or subscriptions giving rise to the
participation rights are effected by an offering of securities registered under
the 1933 Act and in which offering it is not legally permissible for the
securities to be purchased by Investor to be included, such securities to be
purchased by Investor will be purchased in a concurrent private placement.
(e) Timing of Sale. If, with respect to any Participation Notice,
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Investor fails to deliver an Exercise Notice within the requisite time period,
the Company shall have 120 days after the expiration of the time in which the
Exercise Notice is required to be delivered in which to sell not more than 110%
of the number of shares of capital stock of the Company described in the
Participation Notice (plus, in the event such shares are to be sold in an
underwritten public offering, an additional number of shares of capital stock of
the Company, not in excess of 15% of 110% of the number of shares of capital
stock of the Company described in the Participation Notice, in respect of any
underwriters overallotment option) and not less than 90% of the number of shares
of capital stock of the Company described in the Participation Notice on terms
not more favorable to the purchaser than were set forth in the Participation
Notice. If, at the end of 120 days following the expiration of the time in
which the Exercise Notice is required to be delivered, the Company has not
completed the sale or issuance of capital stock of the Company in accordance
with the terms described in the Participation Notice (or at a price which is at
least 90% of the estimated price set forth in the Participation Notice), or in
the event of any contemplated sale or issuance within such 120-day period but
outside such price parameters, the Company shall again be obligated to comply
with the provisions of this Section with respect to, and provide the opportunity
to participate in, any proposed sale or issuance of shares of capital stock of
the Company; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if the price
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tal stock is to be sold in an underwritten offering (or a privately placed
offering in which the price is not less than 97% of the most recent closing
price at the time of the pricing of the offering) is not at least 90% of the
estimated price set forth in the Participation Notice, the Company may inform
Investor of such fact and Investor shall be entitled to elect, by written notice
delivered within two Business Days following such notice from the Company, to
participate in such offering in accordance with the provisions of this Section
4.2.
ARTICLE 5
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Section 5.1 Standstill Periods. (a) Subject to the provisions of
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the following sentence, the "Standstill Period" shall be the period commencing
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on the Shareholder Approval Date, if any, and ending on the earlier of (x) the
fifth anniversary of the date thereof, and (y) the earliest of:
(i) the occurrence of any event of default on the part of the
Company or any Subsidiary under any debt agreements, instruments, or
arrangements which event of default would reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect and, in the case of a non-monetary event of
default, which event of default cannot be, or is not, cured by the Company
within the applicable cure period under such debt agreement, instrument or
arrangement;
(ii) the acquisition by any person or Group other than Investor or
any Affiliate thereof or any person or Group acting in concert with or at
the direction or request of the Investor or any Affiliate thereof of
Beneficial Ownership of more than 9.8% of the voting power of the
outstanding shares of Voting Securities (any such shares acquired in excess
of such 9.8%, the "Excess Shares"), unless (x) the Excess Shares are at or
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immediately following their acquisition deprived of all voting rights
pursuant to limitations on ownership of shares contained in the Company
Charter, as in effect at the relevant time, or in any other legal, valid
and enforceable agreement, plan or other right in effect as such time, or
(y) provided the Excess Shares represent no more than 5.2% of the voting
power of the outstanding Voting Securities, the Company, no later than the
earlier of (aa) sixty days after the date of such acquisition, and (bb) the
record date for the first meeting of shareholders after such record date,
has caused such person or Group to cease, or such person or Group
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otherwise ceases, having Beneficial Ownership of the Excess Shares;
(iii) any person or Group having a number of Directors on the
Board, or having the right or power to elect a number of Directors on the
Board, equal to or greater than the number of Directors to which Investor
is entitled;
(iv) the authorization by the Company or the Board or any committee
thereof (with all Investor Nominees abstaining or voting against) of the
solicitation of offers or proposals or indications of interest with respect
to any merger, consolidation, other business combination, liquidation, sale
of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or
any other change of control of the Company or similar extraordinary
transaction, but excluding any merger, consolidation or other business
combination in which the Company is the surviving and acquiring corporation
and in which the businesses or assets so acquired do not, or would not
reasonably be expected to, have a value greater than 50% of the assets of
the Company prior to such merger, consolidation or other business
combination (any of the foregoing, a "Covered Transaction");
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(v) the written submission by any person or Group other than
Investor or any Affiliate thereof of a proposal to the Company (including
to the Board or any agent, representative or Affiliate of the Company) with
respect to, or otherwise expressing an interest in pursuing, a Covered
Transaction; provided, however, that the Standstill Period shall not
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terminate pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(v) if, as soon as practicable
after receipt of any such proposal, the Board determines that such proposal
is not in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders and for so
long as the Board continues to reject such proposal as a result of such
determination;
(vi) in connection with any actual or proposed Covered Transaction,
the removal of any rights plan, provisions of the Company Charter relating
to staggered terms of office for directors, provisions of the Company
Charter or the By-laws of the Company relating to supermajority voting of
the Company's shareholders, "excess share" provisions of the Company
Charter or the By-laws of the Company, or any other similar arrangements,
agreements, commitments or provisions in the Company Charter or the By-laws
of the Company which would reasonably be expected to impede the
consummation of such actual or proposed Covered Transaction by action of
any Government Authority, the Board, the shareholders of
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the Company or otherwise, or, whether or not in connection with any actual
or proposed Covered Transaction, any modification, amendment, waiver or
repeal of the ownership restrictions in Article 5of the Company Charter
(except as may be necessary to allow any acquisition of Company Stock that
would not constitute an Early Termination Event under Section 5.1(a)(ii));
(vii) any breach by the Company of the Stock Purchase Agreement
which is neither cured nor desisted from within 30 days of receipt of
written notice of such breach and which would reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect Investor or cause a Material Adverse Effect;
(viii) any breach of this Agreement by the Company which is neither
cured nor desisted from within 30 days of receipt of written notice of such
breach and which would reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect Investor or cause a Material Adverse Effect;
(ix) any violation of any Corporate Action Covenant; or
(x) any exercise of a conversion right with respect to shares of
Class B Common Stock effected at a time or in circumstances in which the
Percentage Limit (as such term is defined in the Articles of Amendment to
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, filed on December 20, 1995) is
for any reason not applicable, ineffective or waived.
Any event set forth in subsection (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v),
(vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (x) of this Section 5.1(a) shall be an "Early
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(b) If the Standstill Period shall not have been terminated prior to
the fifth anniversary of the date hereof, the Standstill Period and any
Standstill Extension Term shall automatically be extended for successive one-
year periods (each such period, a "Standstill Extension Term"), unless, in the
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case of each Standstill Extension Term, Investor provides to the Company written
notice at least 270 days prior to the commencement of such Standstill Extension
Term, that such Standstill Extension Term and all further Standstill Extension
Terms are cancelled. Any Standstill Extension Term will be terminated upon the
earlier of (i) the first anniversary thereof, and (ii) the occurrence of an
Early Termination Event.
Section 5.2 Restrictions During Standstill Period and Standstill
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Extension Term. (a) During the Standstill Period,
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if any, and any Standstill Extension Term (and, with respect only to the
provisions of subsection (ii) hereof, also at any other time when Investor owns
more than 15% of the then outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, on a fully
diluted basis), Investor will not, will cause each of its controlled Affiliates
not to, and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each of its other
Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly:
(i) act in concert with any other person or Group by becoming a
member of a 13D Group, other than any 13D Group comprised exclusively of
Investor and one or more of its Affiliates;
(ii) sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of (collectively,
"Transfer") any shares of Company Common Stock except for: (v) Transfers
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made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, (w)
Transfers pursuant to negotiated transactions with third parties, provided,
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however, that no such Transfer which would result in the applicable
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transferee having beneficial ownership of more than 9.8% of the Company
Stock shall occur unless (A) the Company, in its sole discretion, approves
such Transfer, and (B) the transferee acknowledges that it is subject to
the provisions of Article 5 of this Agreement to which Investor is subject,
(x) Transfers pursuant to or in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement or otherwise in a public offering, (y) Transfers to one or more
Affiliates of Investor who agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and who satisfy the ownership criteria in the definition of
"Investor", and (z) Transfers to a bona fide financial institution for the
purpose of securing bona fide indebtedness of any Investor; provided, that
no such Transfer shall result in the bona fide financial institution having
beneficial ownership of more than 9.8% of the Company Stock unless such
bona fide financial institution acknowledges that it is subject to the
provisions of Article 5 of this Agreement to which Investor is subject;
(iii) purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Company Common Stock
(or options, rights or warrants or other commitments to purchase and
securities convertible into (or exchangeable or redeemable for) shares of
Company Common Stock) as a result of which, after giving effect to such
purchase or acquisition, Investor and its Affiliates will Beneficially Own
more than 45% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, on a fully
diluted basis;
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(iv) solicit, encourage or propose to effect or negotiate any
Covered Transaction other than pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement;
(v) solicit, initiate, encourage or participate in any
"solicitation" of "proxies" or become a "participant" in any "election
contest" (as such terms are defined or used in Regulation 14A under the
1934 Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(l)(2) and including an
exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b)(1)); call, or in any way
encourage or participate in a call for, any special meeting of shareholders
of the Company (or take any action with respect to acting by written
consent of the shareholders of the Company); request, or take any action to
obtain or retain any list of holders of any securities of the Company; or
initiate or propose any shareholder proposal or participate in or encourage
the making of, or solicit shareholders of the Company for the approval of,
one or more shareholder proposals; provided, however, that Investor shall
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not be prohibited from communicating with a securityholder who is engaged
in any "solicitation" of "proxies" or who is a "participant" in any
"election contest";
(vi) seek representation on the Board or a change in the composition
or size of the Board other than as permitted by Article 2;
(vii) Transfer any capital stock of Buyer or any capital stock of
any Affiliate of Buyer that owns Company Common Stock, or cause Buyer or
any such Affiliate thereof to Transfer any options, warrants, convertible
securities or other similar rights to acquire any capital stock of Buyer or
any such Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that no such Transfer shall
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be prohibited if after giving effect thereto the Beneficial Owner of such
shares of Company Common Stock satisfies the ownership criteria in the
definition of "Investor"; and provided, further, that no Transfers to a
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bona fide financial institution for the purpose of securing bona fide
indebtedness of any Investor shall be prohibited hereby;
(viii) request the Company or any of its directors, officers,
employees or agents to amend or waive any provisions of this Section 5.2 or
Section 5.2 of the Company Charter or seek to challenge the legality or
effect thereof; or
(ix) assist, advise, encourage or act in concert with
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any person with respect to, or seek to do, any of the foregoing.
(b) At such time as the restrictions on the activities of
Investor contained in Section 5.2(a), 5.2(b) or 5.4 take effect, such
restrictions shall supercede any restrictions on the activities of Investor
contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, dated May 10, 1995, by and
between Investor and the Company whereupon all such restrictions set forth
in said Confidentiality Agreement shall cease to apply.
Section 5.3 Investments in Shopping Center Properties and Purchases
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of Interests in Shopping Center Companies. (a) Subject to the provisions of
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the following sentence, and excluding transactions which are the subject of
paragraph (b) of this Section, from and after the date hereof until the earlier
of (i) the date, if any, on which shareholders of the Company vote upon and fail
to approve the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, (ii)
the six-month anniversary of the date hereof if a meeting at which the
shareholders of the Company are asked to vote upon the transactions contemplated
by the Stock Purchase Agreement shall not have occurred on or prior to such six-
month anniversary date, and (iii) the 20% Termination Date, if any, Investor and
any other person of which Investor is the direct or indirect general partner or
as to which Investor has the direct or indirect right or power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other governing body or otherwise controls
(but subject, in the case of any person other than Investor, to the fiduciary
duties of such person or its general partner, board of directors or other
governing body) (any such person, an "Investor Restricted Person") shall not,
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and Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Security Capital
Group Incorporated ("SCGI") and any person of which SCGI is the direct or
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indirect general partner or as to which SCGI has the direct or indirect right or
power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing bodyor
otherwise controls (but subject, in the case of any person other than Investor,
to the fiduciary duties of such person or its general partner, board of
directors or other governing body) (SCGI and any such person, an "SCGI
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Restricted Person") not to, directly or indirectly, own, purchase, develop or
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otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any grocery-store, drugstore, or
general merchandise discount-store (such as Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, TJ Maxx,
Steinmart or similar store) anchored shopping center under 250,000 square feet
of leasable area located in the Geographic Region (a "Shopping Center Property",
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and not including within the meaning of such defined term any enclosed regional
or urban mall or other similar shopping facility).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Investor, any Investor Restricted Person or any
SCGI Restricted Person may own, purchase, or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, any Shopping Center Properties if the investment in the Shopping
Center Properties is incidental to an investment made by Investor, such Investor
Restricted Person or such SCGI Restricted Person which investment is not
primarily related to Shopping Center Properties; it being understood and agreed
that any acquisition of real estate properties in which Shopping Center
Properties constitute 30% or less of the purchase price of all of the real
estate properties acquired shall be considered an investment in which the
Shopping Center Properties acquired are incidental to an investment which is not
primarily related to Shopping Center Properties; provided, however, that if
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Investor, any Investor Restricted Person or any SCGI Restricted Person
determines to make such a permitted investment, Investor, such Investor
Restricted Person or such SCGI Restricted Person shall afford the Company a
period of 20 day after receipt of written notice from Investor describing the
material terms of the proposed investment, in which to provide Investor, such
Investor Restricted Person or such SCGI Restricted Person, as applicable,
written notice that it elects to purchase the Shopping Center Properties
constituting a part of such investment (subject to customary due diligence and
other closing conditions); in the event Investor, such Investor Restricted
Person or such SCGI Restricted Person thereafter makes such investment and the
price and other terms are not less favorable to the Company than those set forth
in the notice of material terms delivered to the Company, the Company shall
promptly acquire the Shopping Center Properties included therein, at the price
allocated to such Shopping Center Properties in the purchase agreement entered
into by Investor, the Investor Restricted Person or the SCGI Restricted Person,
as the case may be, in respect of such acquisition and otherwise on terms
substantially similar to the terms of Investor's, the Investor Restricted
Person's or SCGI Restricted Person's acquisition of such properties; provided,
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further, that if Investor, an Investor Restricted Person or an SCGI Restricted
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Person shall have made such a purchase, including the Shopping
Center Properties therein, and if Investor, an Investor Restricted or an SCGI
Restricted Person should thereafter, but prior to the 20% Termination Date,
determine to sell any Shopping Center Properties so purchased, Investor, such
Investor Restricted Person or such SCGI Restricted Person shall inform the
Company of such fact, and the Company shall have 20 days in which to give
Investor, such Investor Restricted Person or such SCGI Restricted Person written
notice that it desires to purchase such Shopping Center Properties; such notice
shall set forth the terms on which the Company is prepared to effect such
purchase; Investor, such Investor Restricted Person or such SCGI Re-
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stricted Person shall be free to accept such offer, or to otherwise dispose of
such Shopping Center Properties, but shall in no event dispose of such Shopping
Center Properties on terms materially less favorable to Investor, such Investor
Restricted Person or such SCGI Restricted Person without first again affording
the Company the opportunity to purchase such Shopping Center Properties.
(b) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the date,
if any, on which shareholders of the Company vote upon and fail to approve the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, (ii) the six-month
anniversary of the date hereof if a meeting at which the shareholders of the
Company are asked to vote upon the transactions contemplated by the Stock
Purchase Agreement shall not have occurred on or prior to such six-month
anniversary date, and (iii) the 20% Termination Date, if any, Investor and any
Investor Restricted Person shall not, and Investor shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause all SCGI Restricted Persons not to, purchase or otherwise
acquire equity securities, or options, warrants, calls, purchase rights,
subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or similar rights to
purchase or otherwise acquire equity securities, representing 9% or more of the
equity interest of any person, other than the Company, if (i) such person's
principal business activity is the acquisition, development or ownership for
rental purposes of Shopping Center Properties, (ii) more than 25% of such
person's assets are Shopping Center Properties (but not including as Shopping
Center Property assets for such purpose any indebtedness secured directly or
indirectly by Shopping Center Properties), or (iii) more than 25% of such
person's revenues are derived from the purchase, development or ownership of
Shopping Center Properties (any such person, a "Shopping Center Company");
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provided, however, that Investor, any Investor Restricted Person or any SCGI
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Restricted Person shall be entitled to purchase or otherwise acquire less than
9% of the equity interest of a Shopping Center Company only if no Investor,
Investor Restricted Person or SCGI Restricted Person shall be represented on (or
have the right to nominate representatives to) the board of directors or similar
governing body or shall participate in the management, of such Shopping Center
Company.
(c) The provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not restrict Investor,
any Investor Restricted Person or any SCGI Restricted Person from, directly or
indirectly, (w) providing debt financing for Shopping Center Properties or
investing in, owning or acquiring a mortgage REIT or other person substantially
all of whose business consists of making mortgage loans on Shopping Center
Properties and other real estate assets, (x)
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in connection with the activities described in clause (w), acquiring or owning
any Shopping Center Properties through foreclosure on mortgages or similar
instruments or other realization on security, or (y) the ownership of any REIT
convertible debt which is passively held and unaccompanied by representation on
the board of directors or participation in management and which is held by a
person of which none of Investor, any Investor Restricted Person or any SCGI
Restricted Person directly or indirectly Beneficially Owns 20% or more of the
outstanding economic or voting interest.
(d) Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, the provisions of
this Section 5.3 shall not go into effect unless and until the transactions
contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement shall have been approved by the
holders of the requisite number of shares of Company Stock at a duly called and
held meeting of shareholders of the Company at which meeting a quorum is present
(such approval, the "Shareholder Approval").
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Section 5.4 Notice to Company. From and after the Shareholder
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Approval Date, if any, until the expiration of the Standstill Period or any
Standstill Extension Period, if Investor wishes to sell pursuant to subsection
5.2(a)(ii)(v), (w) or (x) any shares of Company Common Stock, Investor shall
give the Company 15 days' prior written notice of such proposed sale, setting
forth the number of shares of Company Common Stock that Investor proposes to
sell, the expected timing of the proposed sale, and the expected selling price
of such sale, in order to enable the Company to make an offer to purchase such
shares. During the period described in the preceding sentence, Investor shall
also notify the Company if Investor reaches a formal board-level decision to
sell shares of Company Common Stock representing more than 2% of the then
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.
Section 5.5 Compliance with Insider Trading Policy. For as long as
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Investor Beneficially Owns any shares of Company Common Stock, Investor will,
and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its directors,
officers, employees, agents, and representatives to, comply with the written
policy of the Company reasonably designed to prevent violations of insider
trading and similar laws. It is understood and agreed that no such policy
existed as of the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement, and that prior to the
adoption or amendment of any such policy to which Investor will be subject
(including any such policy proposed to be adopted following the date of the
Stock Purchase Agreement and prior to the date hereof, and to which Investor
would become subject by virtue hereof), the Company will consult with Investor,
and will not adopt or amend any such policy, nor will Investor be subject to any
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policy, without the written consent of Investor, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld.
Section 5.6 Compliance with Section 5.2 of the Company Charter. For
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as long as Investor Beneficially Owns any shares of Company Common Stock (unless
the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term is terminated by any of
the actions set forth in Section 5.1(a)(iv), (v) or (vi) (or unless any such
action occurs following the termination of the Standstill Period or any
Standstill Extension Term) or by any other willful action by the Company which
constitutes an Early Termination Event (or would constitute an Early Termination
Event during the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term)), Investor
and each Investor Restricted Person will, and Investor will use its reasonable
best efforts to cause the SCGI Restricted Persons to, comply with Section 5.2 of
the Company Charter and will not seek to challenge the legality or effect
thereof.
Section 5.7 Investment Company Matters. From and after the
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Shareholder Approval Date, if any, until the 20% Termination Date, if any,
Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to not be or become an
"investment company" or an entity "controlled" by an "investment company", as
such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.8 Waiver of Restrictions and Limits. Provided that
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Shareholder Approval is obtained, subject to the provisions of the third
sentence of this Section 5.8, the Company shall take all actions, including by
providing any necessary exemptions from or amendments to (A) any restrictions or
limits contained in Article 5 of the Company Charter or (B) any agreement or
instrument which governs ownership of shares of Company Stock by any person,
necessary to permit Investor to Beneficially Own up to and including the greater
of (i) 45% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and (ii) the
percentage which represents the number of shares of Company Common Stock
purchased pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement relative to the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock. If any third party shall be given the right to
Beneficially Own more than 45% of the outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock, the Company shall take all actions (including by providing the foregoing
exemptions and amendments) to waive any and all restrictions or limits on
Investor provided that such waiver does not result in the disqualification of
the Company as a REIT. From and after the 15% Termination Date, if any, the
Company shall take all actions, including by providing any necessary exemptions
from or amendments to (A) any restrictions or limits contained in Article 5 of
the Company Charter or (B) any agree-
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ment or instrument which governs ownership of shares of Company Stock by any
person, necessary to permit Investor to Beneficially Own up to and including 15%
of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, but shall not be required to
take any action to permit Investor to Beneficially Own more than 15% of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. From and after the first date on
which Investor does not own at least 9.8% of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock, if any, the Company shall take all actions, including by providing
any necessary exemptions from or amendments to (A) the ownership limits
contained in Article 5 of the Company Charter or (B) any agreement or instrument
which governs ownership of shares of Company Stock by any person, necessary to
permit Investor to Beneficially Own up to and including 9.8% of the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock, but shall not be required to take any action to
permit Investor to Beneficially Own more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Investor or the Company
may at any time acquire Beneficial Ownership of the securities of such other
party or its Affiliates to the extent permitted by applicable law and the
provisions of the organizational documents of such party or its Affiliates, as
applicable, and other agreements from time to time governing the ownership of
such securities.
Section 5.9 REIT Qualification. From and after the Shareholder
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Approval Date until the 15% Termination Date, Investor shall annually inform the
Company whether Investor believes, and shall otherwise from time to time, as
reasonably requested by the Company, reasonably cooperate (including by
providing such information and documentation as may be reasonably requested by
the Company) with the Company to enable the Company to determine whether, any
person which would be treated as an "individual" for purposes of Section
542(a)(2) of the Code (as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) owns or would
be considered to own (taking into account the ownership attribution rules under
Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) in excess of
9.8% of the value of the outstanding equity interest in Investor.
ARTICLE 6
Limitations on Corporate Actions, Etc.
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Section 6.1 Limitations on Corporate Actions. (a) The Company
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agrees that from and after the Shareholder Approval Date, until the earlier of
(i) the termination of the Standstill Period or any Standstill Extension Term or
(ii) the 20%
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Termination Date, if any, it will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to:
(A) incur total consolidated indebtedness for money borrowed
(including for this purpose any indebtedness evidenced by notes,
debentures, bonds or other similar instruments, or secured by any lien
on any property or asset, all obligations issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property, conditional sale obligations,
obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade
accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities arising in the
ordinary course of business), obligations under letters of credit, or
similar credit transactions, and obligations which are required to be
accounted for as capital leases) in an amount in excess of 60% of the
gross book value of the consolidated book assets of the Company
(excluding any minority interests not convertible into interests in
the Company) before depreciationand amortization, unless the violation
of such ratio is cured within 30 days of its occurrence;
(B) cause or permit the sum of (w) stocks, securities,
partnership interests or any similar investments or instruments of or
in any other Person, (x) assets held other than directly by the
Company, (y) loans made by the Company to a Subsidiary, or loans made
by a Subsidiary to the Company, and (z) assets managed by Persons
other than employees of the Company (excluding retention of a third
party manager that is desisted prior to the fifth day immediately
preceding the end of the calendar quarter in which it arises and
provided that any asset managed by a third party shall be considered a
passive asset to be included in the calculations pursuant to Section
6.1(b)), to, at any time constitute more than 30%, at cost, of the
consolidated assets owned by the Company;
(C) have at any time prior to June 1, 1997, more than 15%, and
at all other times, more than 10%, at cost, of its consolidated assets
in property types other than Shopping Center Properties or land
suitable and intended for development of Shopping Center Properties;
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provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (C) of Section
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6.1(a), Shopping Center Properties shall include any grocery-, drug-
or general merchandise discount-store anchored shopping center under
350,000 square feet of leasable area located in the Geographic Region;
(D) in the case of the Company, (1) terminate its eligibility
for treatment as a real estate investment trust, as defined in the
Code, or (2) take any action or fail to take any action which would
reasonably be expected to, alone or in conjunction with any other
factors, result in the loss of such eligibility, unless in the case of
a failure to take action, such action is taken within thirty days; or
(E) except as permitted or required by any agreements or
commitments existing as of the date of the Stock Purchase Agreement
and disclosed to Investor pursuant thereto, own any interest in any
partnership unless the Company is the sole managing general partner of
such partnership.
(b) from and after Shareholder Approval Date, until the first date,
if any, following the date on which the Remaining Equity Commitment shall have
been reduced to zero on which Investor's ownership of Company Common Stock shall
have been below 20% by value of the actually outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock for a continuous period of 180 days (or if Investor's ownership of
Company Common Stock shall, following the date on which the Remaining Equity
Commitment shall have been reduced to zero, have fallen below 20% by value of
the actually outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as a result of a
Transfer by Investor of Company Common Stock or a failure of Investor to
exercise its rights under Section 4.2 during the 60 days immediately prior to
the expiration of such 180-day period, if any such rights are exercisable during
such period, to the extent necessary to (and provided that it shall be possible
by such exercise to) raise its ownership of the actually outstanding Company
Common Stock above such 20% threshold, then until such Transfer or failure to
exercise its rights under Section 4.2, as the case may be), the Company
(i) will not, without the prior written consent of Investor,
either take any action that would cause, or fail to take any action
which failure would cause, (A) the percentage of the Company's
consolidated gross income that is considered "pas-
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sive income" (within the meaning of Section 1296(a)(1) of the Code,
and computed using the assumptions and conventions set forth in
Schedule 6.1(c) hereto, together with such modifications thereto as
Investor shall advise the Company in writing are necessary as a
result of the promulgation of regulations, rulings, or other formal
or informal administrative guidance clarifying existing law or a
change in existing law or interpretations thereof) to exceed 30%, or
(B) the average percentage of the Company's assets (by value,
computed as of the end of every calendar quarter) held during any
taxable year which produce passive income or which are held for the
production of passive income (as such terms are used in Section
1296(a)(2) of the Code and computed using the assumptions and
conventions set forth in Schedule 6.1(c) hereto, together with such
modifications thereto as Investor shall advise the Company in
writing are necessary as a result of the promulgation of
regulations, rulings, or other formal or informal administrative
guidance clarifying existing law or a change in existing law or
interpretations thereof) to exceed 30%; and
(ii) will otherwise consider in good faith suggestions made by
Investor as to the structure of the operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in order to permit Investor or any shareholder of Investor to
avoid being classified as a "passive foreign investment company" under the
Code.
The agreements of the Company set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this
Section 6.1, and Sections 6.3, 6.4 and 6.6 shall be the "Corporate Action
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Section 6.2 Provision of Information. For as long as Investor
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Beneficially Owns any shares of Company Stock, the Company will provide to
Investor all information and documentation requested by Investor, and will
cooperate with Investor as requested, as may be necessary for Investor to
perform the calculations to be made in connection with and to meet the
documentation requirements pursuant to Sections 1291 through 1297 of the Code,
as may be amended from time to time, and any successor provisions thereto, and
as may otherwise be reasonably necessary in connection with any other record
keeping or reporting laws, rules or regulations (including all such information,
documentation and cooperation as is necessary to enable Investor to (1) file any
Tax Returns it is required to file and (2) to
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determine and document its status, income, asset mix and other relevant items
with respect to the Passive Foreign Investment Company provisions of the Code).
Section 6.3 Compliance with Conflicts of Interest Policy. Promptly
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following the date hereof, the Company shall, subject to the reasonable consent
and approval of Investor, adopt policies typical of publicly traded companies
relating to transactions with affiliates and potential conflicts of interest
(such policies, together with the Affiliate Arrangements, as modified or amended
from time to time with the consent of Investor, collectively, the "Conflict of
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Interest Policies"). From and after the date of adoption of such Conflict of
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Interest Policies until the 20% Termination Date, (x) the Company will, and will
cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with and enforce such Conflict of Interest
Policies, and (y) Investor will comply with the Conflict of Interest Policies;
provided, however, that the provisions of this Agreement, the Stock Purchase
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Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby shall not be limited, amended or modified in any
way by, and shall govern in the event of a conflict with, the Conflict of
Interest Policies; provided further that no Conflict of Interest Policy shall in
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any way discriminate or differentiate among any Affiliates of the Company.
Section 6.4 Maintenance of Affiliate and Joint Venture Arrangements.
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From and after the date hereof until the 20% Termination Date, if any, (x) the
Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, comply with, enforce and keep
in effect each of the Affiliate Arrangements, and (y) the Company will not, and
will cause its Subsidiaries not to, (A) modify, amend or waive any provision
contained in any Affiliate Arrangement without the prior written consent of
Investor, in its sole discretion, or (B) materially expand or increase, or
permit to be materially expanded or increased, the scope, type or quantity of
activities performed, or transactions entered into, by Village Common Shopping
Center, a Florida limited partnership, Regency Ocean East Partnership, Ltd., a
Florida limited partnership, or RRC Operating Partnership of Georgia, L.P., a
Georgia limited partnership, or (C) enter into new joint venture, partnership or
similar arrangements with third parties, or (D) directly or indirectly, own,
purchase, develop, or otherwise acquire or finance any Shopping Center Property
in conjunction with any Affiliate which is not a wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Company or otherwise in a joint venture with any such party, in each case,
without the prior written consent of Investor, in its sole discretion, provided
that in the case of the proposed joint venture arrangement with WLD Enterprises,
Ltd. regarding the Deerfield Beach shopping center, Investor shall not
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withhold its consent.
Section 6.5 Sales of Assets. From and after the date hereof until
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the 15% Termination Date, if any, the Company will, and will cause its
Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable efforts, consistent with prudent management
of the Company's properties and assets in the interest of the Company's
shareholders, to dispose of properties or assets through tax deferred exchanges
which exchanges will defer any capital gains distributions to shareholders of
the Company. In the event it is expected that any capital gains distributions
are to be made, the Company will endeavor to provide Investor with such advance
notice thereof as may be practicable.
Section 6.6 Investments in Shopping Center Properties and Purchases
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of Interests in Shopping Center Companies. (a) Subject to the provisions of
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the following sentence, and excluding transactions which are the subject of
paragraph (b) of this Section, from and after the date hereof until the earlier
of (i) the date, if any, on which shareholders of the Company vote upon and fail
to approve the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, and
(ii) the 20% Termination Date, if any, TRG and any other person of which TRG is
the direct or indirect general partner or as to which TRG has the direct or
indirect right or power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
governing body or otherwise controls (any such person, a "TRG Restricted
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Person") shall not, directly or indirectly, own, purchase, develop or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any Shopping Center Property. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, TRG or any TRG Restricted Person may own, purchase, or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any Shopping Center Properties if the
investment in the Shopping Center Properties is incidental to an investment made
by TRG orsuch TRG Restricted Person which investment is not primarily related to
Shopping Center Properties; it being understood and agreed that any acquisition
of real estate properties in which Shopping Center Properties constitute 30% or
less of the purchase price of all of the real estate properties acquired shall
be considered an investment in which the Shopping Center Properties acquired are
incidental to an investment which is not primarily related to Shopping Center
Properties; provided, however, that if TRG or any TRG Restricted Person
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determines to make such a permitted investment, TRG or such TRG Restricted
Person shall afford the Company a period of 20 day after receipt of written
notice from TRG describing the material terms of the proposed investment, in
which to provide TRG or such TRG Restricted Person, as applicable, written
notice that it elects to purchase the Shopping Center Properties constituting a
part of such investment (subject to customary due diligence and other
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closing conditions); in the event TRG or such TRG Restricted Person thereafter
makes such investment and the price and other terms are not less favorable to
the Company than those set forth in the notice of material terms delivered to
the Company, the Company shall promptly acquire the Shopping Center Properties
included therein, at the price allocated to such Shopping Center Properties in
the purchase agreement entered into by TRG or the TRG Restricted Person, as the
case may be, in respect of such acquisition and otherwise on terms substantially
similar to the terms of TRG's or the TRG Restricted Person's acquisition of such
properties; provided, further, that if TRG or a TRG Restricted Person shall have
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made such a purchase, including the Shopping Center Properties therein, and if
TRG or a TRG Restricted Person should thereafter, but prior to the 20%
Termination Date, determine to sell any Shopping Center Properties so purchased,
TRG or such TRG Restricted Person shall inform the Company of such fact, and the
Company shall have 20 days in which to give TRG or such TRG Restricted
Personwritten notice that it desires to purchase such Shopping Center
Properties; such notice shall set forth the terms on which the Company is
prepared to effect such purchase; TRG or such TRG Restricted Person shall be
free to accept such offer, or to otherwise dispose of such Shopping Center
Properties, but shall in no event dispose of such Shopping Center Properties on
terms materially less favorable to TRG or such TRG Restricted Person without
first again affording the Company the opportunity to purchase such Shopping
Center Properties.
(b) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the date,
if any, on which shareholders of the Company vote upon and fail to approve the
transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the 20%
Termination Date, if any, TRG and any TRG Restricted Person shall not purchase
or otherwise acquire equity securities, or options, warrants, calls, purchase
rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights or similar
rights to purchase or otherwise acquire equity securities, representing 9% or
more of the equity interest of any person, other than the Company, if such
person is a Shopping Center Company; provided, however, that TRG or any TRG
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Restricted Person shall be entitled to purchase or otherwise acquire less than
9% of the equity interest of a Shopping Center Company only if no TRG or TRG
Restricted Person shall be represented on (or have the right to nominate
representatives to) the board of directors or similar governing body or shall
participate in the management, of such Shopping Center Company.
(c) The provisions of this Section 6.6 shall not restrict TRG or any
TRG Restricted Person from, directly or indirectly, (w) providing debt financing
for Shopping Center
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Properties or investing in, owning or acquiring a mortgage REIT or other person
substantially all of whose business consists of making mortgage loans on
Shopping Center Properties and other real estate assets, (x) in connection with
the activities described in clause (w), acquiring or owning any Shopping Center
Properties through foreclosure on mortgages or similar instruments or other
realization on security, or (y) the ownership of any REIT convertible debt which
is passively held and unaccompanied by representation on the board of directors
or participation in management and which is held by a person of which none of
TRG or any TRG Restricted Person directly or indirectly Beneficially Owns 20% or
more of the outstanding economic or voting interest.
(d) Each of the Company and Investor shall be entitled to the
benefits of the provisions contained in this Section 6.6.
ARTICLE 7
Miscellaneous
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Section 7.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
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more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement,
and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other party. Copies of executed
counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission
service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this
Section, provided receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.
Section 7.2 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
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CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
Section 7.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including agreements
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incorporated herein) and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto contain the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
there are no agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between
the parties other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement is
not intended to confer upon any person not a party hereto (and their successors
and assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 7.4 Expenses. Except as set forth in the Stock Purchase
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Agreement, all legal and other costs and expenses
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incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Company shall pay all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the solicitation of votes of shareholders of the Company to
approve the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Section 7.5 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
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shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and
delivered personally, sent by documented overnight delivery service or, to the
extent receipt is confirmed, telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission
service to the appropriate address or number as set forth below. Notices to the
Company shall be addressed to:
Regency Realty Corporation
121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attention: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Telecopy Number: (904) 634-3428
with a copy to:
Foley & Lardner
Greenleaf Building
200 Laura Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attention: Charles E. Commander III, Esq.
Telecopy Number: (904) 359-8700
or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as the
Company may designate by written notice to Investor. Notices to Investor shall
be addressed to:
Security Capital Holdings S.A.
69, route d'Esch
L-2953 Luxembourg
Attention: Paul E. Szurek
Telecopy Number: (352) 4590-3331
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Adam O. Emmerich, Esq.
Telecopy Number: (212) 403-2000
Section 7.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement
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shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors. Neither party shall be permitted to assign any of its
rights hereunder to any third party, except that any Investor shall be permitted
to assign its rights hereunder to any other person who would satisfy the
criteria in the definition of "Investor" which agrees to be bound by this
Agreement.
Section 7.7 Headings. The Section, Article and other headings
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contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and
will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All references
to Sections or Articles contained herein mean Sections or Articles of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated.
Section 7.8 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be
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modified or amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by
the party against whom enforcement of any such modification or amendment is
sought. Any party hereto may, only by an instrument in writing, waive
compliance by another party hereto with any term or provision hereof on the part
of such other party hereto to be performed or complied with. The waiver by any
party hereto of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be construed
as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
Section 7.9 Interpretation; Absence of Presumption. (a) For the
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purposes hereof, (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural
and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender
as the context requires, (ii) the terms "hereof", "herein", and "herewith" and
words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to
this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Schedules and Exhibits hereto)
and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section,
paragraph, Schedule and Exhibit references are to the Articles, Sections,
paragraphs, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified,
(iii) the word "including" and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall mean "including, without limitation," unless the context
otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified, (iv) the word "or" shall not
be exclusive, and (v) provisions shall apply, when appropriate, to successive
events and transactions.
(b) This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any
presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party
drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
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Section 7.10 Severability. Any provision hereof which is invalid or
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unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof.
Section 7.11 Further Assurances. The Company and Investor agree
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that, from time to time, each of them will, and will cause their respective
Affiliates to, execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other
action as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and intents hereof.
Section 7.12 Specific Performance. The Company and Investor each
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acknowledge that, in view of the uniqueness of arrangements contemplated by this
Agreement, the parties hereto would not have an adequate remedy at law for money
damages in the event that this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
its terms, and therefore agree that the parties hereto shall be entitled to
specific enforcement of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy to
which the parties hereto may be entitled at law or in equity.
Section 7.13 Investor Breach. In the event Investor shall have
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breached (i) its obligation to effect a purchase of Company Common Stock
pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement which breach is neither cured nor
desisted from within 30 days of receipt of written notice of such breach, or
(ii) any of its obligations under this Agreement which breach is neither cured
nor desisted from within 30 days of receipt of written notice of such breach and
which would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Company,
the Company shall no longer be required to perform any of its obligations
hereunder.
Section 7.14 Confidentiality. Investor agrees that all information
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provided to Investor or any of its representatives pursuant to this Agreement
shall be kept confidential, and Investor shall not (x) disclose such information
to any persons other than the directors, officers, employees, financial
advisors, legal advisors, accountants, consultants and affiliates of Investor
who reasonably need to have access to the confidential information and who are
advised of the confidential nature of such information or (y) use such
information in a manner which would be detrimental to the Company; provided,
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however, the foregoing obligation of Investor shall not (a) relate to any
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information that (i) is or becomes generally available other than as a result of
unauthorized disclosure by Investor or by persons to whom Investor has made such
information available, (ii) is or becomes available to Investor on a non-
confidential basis from a third party that is not, to Investor's knowledge,
bound by any other confidentiality agreement with the Company,
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or (b) prohibit disclosure of any information if required by law, rule,
regulation, court order or other legal or governmental process.
Section 7.15 Public Releases and Announcements. The Company agrees
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that until the 20% Termination Date, it shall endeavor to provide to Investor
advance copies of, or, in the case of oral announcements, advance notice of, any
public release or announcement concerning the Company to be issued, released or
made by the Company or any of its Affiliates, in each case, if possible, at
least one Business Day prior to such release or announcement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of
each of the parties hereto as of the day first above written.
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
By:
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Name: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Title: President
SECURITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS S.A.
By:
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Name: Paul E. Szurek
Title: Managing Director
SECURITY CAPITAL U.S. REALTY
By:
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Name: Paul E. Szurek
Title: Managing Director
THE REGENCY GROUP, INC.
By:
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Name: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Title:
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Appendix C
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
by and among
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
SECURITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS S.A.
and
SECURITY CAPITAL U.S. REALTY
dated as of
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1. Definitions 1
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(a) "Agreement" 1
(b) "Buyer" 1
(c) "Commencement Date" 1
(d) "Company" 1
(e) "Company Registration Expenses" 1
(f) "Commission" 2
(g) "Exchange Act" 2
(h) "Exercise Notice" 2
(i) "Extraordinary Transaction" 2
(j) "Extraordinary Transaction Shares" 2
(k) "Holdings" 2
(l) "NASD" 2
(m) "Registrable Securities" 2
(n) "Registration Expenses" 2
(o) "Registration Suspension Period" 3
(p) "Securities Act" 3
(q) "Shelf Registration" 3
(r) "Stockholders Agreement" 3
(s) "Stock Purchase Agreement" 3
(t) "Suspension Notice" 3
(u) "Tag-Along Notice" 3
(v) "Tag-Along Shares" 3
(w) "Third Party" 3
(x) "Underwritten/Placed Offering" 3
(y) "USREALTY" 3
Section 2. Shelf Registration 3
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(a) Obligation to File and Maintain 3
(b) Black-Out Periods of Buyer 4
(c) Black-Out Periods of the Company 4
(d) Number of Shelf Registrations 5
(e) Size of Shelf Registration 6
(f) Notice 6
(g) Expenses 6
(h) Selection of Underwriters 6
Section 3. Incidental Registrations 6
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(a) Notification and Inclusion 6
(b) Cut-back Provisions 7
(c) Expenses 7
(d) Duration of Effectiveness 7
Section 4. Registration Procedures 7
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Section 5. Requested Underwritten Offerings 10
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Section 6. Preparation; Reasonable Investigation 10
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Section 7. Tag-Along Rights 11
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(a) Rights and Notice 11
(b) Number of Shares to be Included 11
(c) Abandonment of Sale 11
(d) Terms of Sale 12
(e) Timing of Sale 12
Section 8. Indemnification 12
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(a) Indemnification by the Company 12
(b) Indemnification by Buyer 13
(c) Notices of Claims, etc. 13
(d) Other Indemnification 14
(e) Indemnification Payments 14
(f) Contribution 14
Section 9. Covenants Relating to Rule 144 14
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Section 10. Miscellaneous 15
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(a) Counterparts 15
(b) Governing Law 15
(c) Entire Agreement 15
(d) Notices 15
(e) Successors and Assigns 16
(f) Headings 16
(g) Amendments and Waivers 16
(h) Interpretation; Absence of
Presumption 16
(i) Severability 17
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of ________
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__, 1996, by and among Regency Realty Corporation, a Florida corporation (the
"Company"), Security Capital U.S. Realty, a Luxembourg corporation ("USREALTY"),
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and Security Capital Holdings S.A., a Luxembourg corporation ("Holdings") and a
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wholly owned subsidiary of USREALTY. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Stock Purchase Agreement (as
hereinafter defined).
WHEREAS, the Company, Holdings and USREALTY have entered into a Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 11, 1996 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"),
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that provides for the purchase by Holdings and sale by the Company to Holdings
of shares of Company Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Buyer to enter into the Stock Purchase
Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms
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shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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first paragraph hereof.
(b) "Buyer" shall mean, collectively, as the context may require,
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USREALTY and Holdings, and shall also include any Affiliate of USREALTY or
Holdings of which USREALTY and/or Holdings collectively, directly or indirectly,
Beneficially Own 98% or more of the voting power and of the economic interests,
or any bona fide financial institution to which any Buyer has Transferred
(including upon foreclosure of a pledge) shares of Company Stock for the purpose
of securing bona fide indebtedness of any Buyer. (Capitalized terms used in
this definition and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Stockholders Agreement.)
(c) "Commencement Date" shall mean the first anniversary of the date
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of this Agreement, except that, in the case of any Buyer which is a bona fide
financial institution to which any other Buyer has Transferred (including upon
foreclosure of a pledge) shares of Company Stock for the purpose of securing
bona fide indebtedness, the Commencement Date shall be the date of this
Agreement.
(d) "Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
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(e) "Company Registration Expenses" shall mean the fees and
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disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company
incurred in connection with the Company's performance of or compliance with this
Agreement, including the expenses of any special audits or "cold comfort"
letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, and any
premiums and other costs of policies of insurance obtained by the Company
against liabilities arising out of the sale of any securities.
(f) "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
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Commission, and any successor thereto.
(g) "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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amended, and any successor thereto, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(h) "Exercise Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 7(a).
(i) "Extraordinary Transaction" shall mean (i) any merger,
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consolidation, sale or acquisition of assets, recapitalization, other business
combination, liquidation, or other action out of the ordinary course of business
of the Company, or (ii) any sale, issuance or other disposition of capital stock
of the Company representing, in the aggregate, at least 30% of the then
outstanding capital stock of the Company.
(j) "Extraordinary Transaction Shares" shall have the
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meaning set forth in Section 7(a).
(k) "Holdings" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
(l) "NASD" shall mean the National Association of Securities
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Dealers, Inc.
(m) "Registrable Securities" shall mean (i) any and all shares of
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Company Stock acquired by Buyer pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, (ii)
any and all securities acquired by Buyer pursuant to Section 4.2 of the
Stockholders Agreement, and (iii) any securities issued or issuable with
respect to any Company Stock or other securities referred to in clause (i) or
(ii) by way of conversion, exchange, stock dividend or stock split or in
connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation
or other reorganization or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable
Securities, once issued such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities
when (A) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall
have been disposed of in accordance with such registration state-
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ment, or (B) such securities shall have been sold in accordance with Rule 144
(or any successor provision) under the Securities Act.
(n) "Registration Expenses" shall mean all registration, filing and
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stock exchange or NASD fees, all fees and expenses of complying with securities
or blue sky laws, all printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, any
fees and disbursements of any separate counsel retained by Buyer, any fees and
disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by sellers of securities who are
not the issuers of such securities and all underwriting discounts and
commissions and transfer taxes, if any, and any premiums and other costs of
policies of insurance obtained by Buyer against liabilities arising out of the
public offering of securities.
(o) "Registration Suspension Period" shall have the meaning
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set forth in Section 2(b).
(p) "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
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amended, and any successor thereto, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(q) "Shelf Registration" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2(a).
(r) "Stockholders Agreement" shall have the meaning set
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forth in Section 2(c).
(s) "Stock Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set
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forth in the second paragraph hereof.
(t) "Suspension Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 2(b).
(u) "Tag-Along Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 7(a).
(v) "Tag-Along Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 7(a).
(w) "Third Party" shall have the meaning set forth in
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Section 7(a).
(x) "Underwritten/Placed Offering" shall mean a sale of securities of
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the Company to an underwriter or underwriters for reoffering to the public or on
behalf of a person other than the Company through an agent for sale to the
public.
(y) "USREALTY" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
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paragraph hereof.
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Section 2. Shelf Registration. (a) Obligation to File and Maintain.
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At any time following the Commencement Date, promptly upon the written request
of Buyer, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to file with the
Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act for the offering on
a continuous or delayed basis in the future of all of the Registrable Securities
(the "Shelf Registration"). The Shelf Registration shall be on an appropriate
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form and the Shelf Registration and any form of prospectus included therein or
prospectus supplement relating thereto shall reflect such plan of distribution
or method of sale as Buyer may from time to time notify the Company, including
the sale of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a public offering or,
if requested by Buyer, subject to receipt by the Company of such information
(including information relating to purchasers) as the Company reasonably may
require, (i) in a transaction constituting an offering outside the United States
which is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in
which the seller undertakes to effect registration after the completion of such
offering in order to permit such shares to be freely tradeable in the United
States, (ii) in a transaction constituting a private placement under Section
4(2) of the Securities Act in connection with which the seller undertakes to
effect a registration after the conclusion of such placement to permit such
shares to be freely tradeable by the purchasers thereof, or (iii) in a
transaction under Rule 144A of the Securities Act in connection with which the
seller undertakes to effect a registration after the conclusion of such
transaction to permit such shares to be freely tradeable by the purchasers
thereof. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf
Registration continuously effective for the period beginning on the date on
which the Shelf Registration is declared effective and ending on the first date
that there are no Registrable Securities. During the period during which the
Shelf Registration is effective, the Company shall supplement or make amendments
to the Shelf Registration, if required by the Securities Act or if reasonably
requested by Buyer or an underwriter of Registrable Securities, including to
reflect any specific plan of distribution or method of sale, and shall use its
reasonable best efforts to have such supplements and amendments declared
effective, if required, as soon as practicable after filing.
(b) Black-Out Periods of Buyer. Notwithstanding anything herein to
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the contrary, (i) the Company shall have the right from time to time to require
Buyer not to sell under the Shelf Registration or to suspend the effectiveness
thereof during the period starting with the date 30 days prior to the Company's
good faith estimate, as certified in writing by an executive officer of the
Company to Buyer, of the proposed date of filing of a registration statement or
a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to an existing shelf registration
statement, in either case,
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pertaining to an underwritten public offering of equity securities of the
Company for the account of the Company, and ending on the date 90 days following
the effective date of such registration statement or the date of filing of such
prospectus supplement, and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to require Buyer
not to sell under the Shelf Registration or to suspend the effectiveness thereof
(but not for a period exceeding 90 days) if the Company determines, in its good
faith judgment, that such offering or continued effectiveness would interfere
with any material financing, acquisition, disposition, corporate reorganization
or other material transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or public disclosure thereof would be required prior to the time such disclosure
might otherwise be required, or when the Company is in possession of material
information that it deems advisable not to disclose in a registration statement.
Once any registration statement filed pursuant to this Section 2 or in
which Registrable Securities are included pursuant to Section 3 has been
declared effective, any period during which the Company fails to keep such
registration statement effective and usable for resale of Registrable Securities
for the period required by Section 4(b) shall be referred to as a "Registration
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Suspension Period". A Registration Suspension Period shall commence on and
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include the date that the Company gives written notice to Buyer of its
determination that such registration statement is no longer effective or usable
for resale of Registrable Securities (the "Suspension Notice") to and including
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the date when the Company notifies Buyer that the use of the prospectus included
in such registration statement may be resumed for the disposition of Registrable
Securities.
(c) Black-Out Periods of the Company. Subject to the conditions of
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this Section 2(c), Buyer shall have the right, exercisable on not more than two
occasions, to require the Company not to sell, and to use its good faith efforts
to cause any other holder of common equity securities or securities convertible
into common equity securities of the Company not to sell, any common equity
securities of the Company or any securities convertible into common equity
securities of the Company under any registration statement or prospectus
supplement relating to an existing shelf registration statement (other than
sales of shares of Common Stock upon the redemption of limited partnership units
of any Subsidiary of the Company and sales of equity securities issued or
granted pursuant to any employee benefit or similar plan or any dividend
reinvestment plan), or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, during the period
starting with the date 15 days prior to Buyer's good faith estimate, as
certified in writing by an executive officer of Buyer to the Company, of the
proposed date of filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to a
Shelf Registration filed pursuant to Section 2(a), pertaining to an underwritten
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lic offering of Registrable Securities, and ending on the date 60 days following
the date of filing of the final prospectus supplement, but in no event on a date
later than 75 days following the date of filing of the preliminary prospectus
supplement. The Company's obligations under this Section 2(c) are subject to
the continuing satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) the Registrable
Securities to be offered by Buyer in such underwritten public offering shall
represent (i) in the case of Buyer's first exercise of its rights under this
Section 2(c), the greater of (A) at least 20% of the then outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock and (B) at least that number of shares of Registrable
Securities having a market value, based on the most recent closing price, of $50
million, in each case determined at the time Buyer exercises its rights under
this Section 2(c); and (ii) in the case of Buyer's second exercise of its rights
under this Section 2(c), the greater of (A) at least 40% of the total number of
shares of Registrable Securities then Beneficially Owned by Buyer and its
Affiliates and (B) at least that number of shares of Registrable Securities
having a market value, based on the most recent closing price, of $60 million,
in each case determined at the time Buyer exercises its rights under this
Section 2(c); (b) no black-out period pursuant to Section 2(b)(i) shall be in
effect at the time of Buyer's exercise of its rights under this Section 2(c);
(c) the Company shall not have suspended sales of Registrable Securities
pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii); (d) the Company shall not have delivered to Buyer
a written notice to the effect that the Board of Directors has determined in
good faith that compliance with this Section 2(c) would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; and (e) Buyer shall not be in
default of any of its material obligations under the Stock Purchase Agreement,
the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the
Company, Holdings and USREALTY (the "Stockholders Agreement"), or this
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Agreement. In no event may the Company include in any preliminary prospectus
supplement under which Buyer is offering Registrable Securities covered by this
Section 2(c) any equity securities of the Company or any securities convertible
into equity securities of the Company.
(d) Number of Shelf Registrations. The Company shall be obligated to
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effect, under this Section 2, a minimum of one Shelf Registration, plus an
additional Shelf Registration for each $50,000,000 of shares of Company Stock
purchased by Buyer from the Company subsequent to the Initial Closing. A Shelf
Registration shall not be deemed to have been effected, nor shall it be
sufficient to reduce the number of Shelf Registrations available to Buyer under
this Section 2, unless such registration becomes effective pursuant to the
Securities Act and is kept continuously effective for a period of at least two
years (other than any periods during such period of effectiveness which are
Registration Suspension Periods, and provided that no such Registration
Suspension
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Periods shall count towards such two-year period); provided, however, that no
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Shelf Registration shall be deemed to have been effected, nor shall it reduce
the number of Shelf Registrations available under this Section 2, if such
registration cannot be used by Buyer for more than 60 days as a result of any
stop order, injunction or other order of the Commission or other Government
Authority for any reason other than an act or omission of Buyer.
(e) Size of Shelf Registration. The Company shall not be required to
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effect a Shelf Registration of fewer than 1,000,000 shares or other units of
Registrable Securities (as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits
or similar events which occur after the date hereof), except that if there are
less than 1,000,000 (as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits or
similar events which occur after the date hereof) shares of Registrable
Securities outstanding, then the Company shall be required to effect a Shelf
Registration of all of the remaining shares or other units of Registrable
Securities outstanding.
(f) Notice. The Company shall give Buyer prompt notice in the event
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that the Company has suspended sales of Registrable Securities under Section
2(b).
(g) Expenses. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with
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any Shelf Registration which may be requested under this Section 2 shall be
borne by Buyer, and all Company Registration Expenses incurred in connection
with any such Shelf Registration shall be borne by the Company; provided that
Buyer shall reimburse the Company for the first $25,000 of fees and
disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company
included in Company Registration Expenses and relating to each such Shelf
Registration.
(h) Selection of Underwriters. Any and all underwriters or other
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agents involved in any sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration
statement contemplated by this Section 2 shall include such underwriter(s) or
other agent(s) as selected by Buyer and approved of by the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that Security Capital
Markets Group Incorporated or any other Affiliate of Buyer shall in all events
be approved by the Company.
Section 3. Incidental Registrations. (a) Notification and
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Inclusion. If the Company proposes to register for its own account any common
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equity securities of the Company or any securities convertible into common
equity securities of the Company under the Securities Act (other than a
registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a
dividend reinvestment plan, a registration on Form S-4 relating to a business
combination or similar transaction permitted to be registered on such Form S-4,
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a registration on Form S-8 relating solely to the sale of securities to
participants in a stock or employee benefit plan, a registration permitted under
Rule 462 under the Securities Act registering additional securities of the same
class as were included in an earlier registration statement for the same
offering, and declared effective), the Company shall, at each such time after
the Commencement Date, promptly give written notice of such registration to
Buyer. Upon the written request of Buyer given within 10 days after receipt of
such notice by Buyer, the Company shall seek to include in such proposed
registration such Registrable Securities as Buyer shall request be so included
and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a registration statement
covering all of the Registrable Securities that Buyer has requested to be
registered to become effective under the Securities Act. The Company shall be
under no obligation to complete any offering of securities it proposes to make
under this Section 3 and shall incur no liability to Buyer for its failure to do
so. If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register
any securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement
filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any
reason not to register or to delay registration of such securities, the Company
may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to Buyer and,
thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register, the Company shall
be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in
connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the
Registration Expenses incurred in connection therewith) and (ii) in the case of
a determination to delay registering, the Company shall be permitted to delay
registering any Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in
registering such other securities.
(b) Cut-back Provisions. If a registration pursuant to this Section
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3 involves an Underwritten/Placed Offering of the securities so being
registered, whether or not solely for sale for the account of the Company, which
securities are to be distributed by or through one or more underwriters of
recognized standing under underwriting terms customary for such transaction, and
the underwriter or the managing underwriter, as the case may be, of such
Underwritten/Placed Offering shall inform the Company of its belief that the
amount of securities requested to be included in such registration or offering
exceeds the amount which can be sold in (or during the time of) such offering
without delaying or jeopardizing the success of the offering (including the
price per share of the securities to be sold), then the Company will include in
such registration (i) first, all the securities of the Company which the Company
proposes to sell for its own account or the account of others (other than Buyer)
requesting inclusion in such registration pursuant to rights to registration on
request, and (b) second, to the extent of the amount which the Company is so
advised can be
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sold in (or during the time of) such offering, Registrable Securities and other
securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among Buyer
and others exercising incidental registration rights, on the basis of the shares
of Company Stock requested to be included by all such persons.
(c) Expenses. The Company shall bear and pay all Company
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Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration of
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 for Buyer, and all
Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration of any other
securities referred to in the first sentence of Section 3(a), and Buyer shall
bear and pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any
registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 for Buyer.
(d) Duration of Effectiveness. At the request of Buyer, the Company
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shall, subject to Section 2(b), use its reasonable best efforts to keep any
registration statement for which Registrable Securities are included under this
Section 3 effective and usable for up to 90 days (subject to extension for the
length of any Registration Suspension Period), unless the distribution of
securities registered thereunder has been earlier completed; provided, however,
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that in no event will the Company be required to prepare or file audited
financial statements with respect to any fiscal year by a date prior to the date
on which the Company would be so required to prepare and file such audited
financial statements if such registration statement were no longer effective and
usable.
Section 4. Registration Procedures. In connection with the filing of
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any registration statement as provided in Section 2 or 3, the Company shall use
its reasonable best efforts to, as expeditiously as reasonably practicable:
(a) prepare and file with the Commission the requisite registration
statement (including a prospectus therein) to effect such registration and
use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to
become effective, provided that before filing such registration statement
or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will furnish to the
counsel selected by Buyer copies of all such documents proposed to be
filed, which documents will be subject to the review of such counsel before
any such filing is made, and the Company will comply with any reasonable
request made by such counsel to make changes in any information contained
in such documents relating to Buyer;
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(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
connection therewith as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of
such registration and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act
with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such
registration statement until, in the case of Section 2, the termination of
the period during which the Shelf Registration is required to be kept
effective, or, in the case of Section 3, the earlier of such time as all of
such securities have been disposed of and the date which is 90 days after
the date of initial effectiveness of such registration statement;
(c) furnish to Buyer such number of conformed copies of such
registration statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto
(in each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the
prospectus contained in such registration statements (including each
complete prospectus and any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus
filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with the
requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, including
documents incorporated by reference, as Buyer may reasonably request;
(d) register or qualify all Registrable Securities under such other
securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Buyer shall reasonably
request, to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long
as such registration statement remains in effect, and take any other action
which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable Buyer to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by
Buyer, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required
to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this
paragraph be obligated to be so qualified, or to consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction, or to subject the Company to any
material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
(e) cause all Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement to be registered
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with or approved by such other Government Authority as may be reasonably
necessary to enable Buyer to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities;
(f) furnish to Buyer a signed counterpart, addressed to Buyer (and
the underwriters, if any), of
(i) an opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the effective
date of such registration statement (and, if such registration
includes an underwritten public offering, dated the date of the
closing under the underwriting agreement), reasonably satisfactory in
form and substance to Buyer, and
(ii) to the extent permitted by then applicable rules of
professional conduct, a "comfort" letter, dated the effective date of
such registration statement (and, if such registration includes an
underwritten public offering, dated the date of the closing under the
underwriting agreement), signed by the independent public accountants
who have certified the Company's financial statements included in such
registration statement,
covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration
statement (and the prospectus included therein) and, in the case of the
accountants' letter, with respect to events subsequent to the date of such
financial statements, all as are customarily covered in opinions of
issuer's counsel and in accountants' letters delivered to the underwriters
in underwritten public offerings of securities;
(g) immediately notify Buyer at any time when the Company becomes
aware that a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect,
includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, and at the request of Buyer promptly prepare and
furnish to Buyer a rea-
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sonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such
prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made;
(h) comply or continue to comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders,
as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the
period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with
the first full calendar month after the effective date of such registration
statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Securities Act, and not file any amendment or supplement to
such registration statement or prospectus to which Buyer shall have
reasonably objected on the grounds that such amendment or supplement does
not comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act, having been furnished with a copy thereof at least five Business Days
prior to the filing thereof;
(i) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the
effective date of such registration statement; and
(j) list all Company Stock covered by such registration statement on
any securities exchange on which any of the Company Stock is then listed.
Buyer shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding Buyer
(and any of its affiliates), the Registrable Securities to be sold, the intended
method of distribution of such Registrable Securities, and such other
information requested by the Company as is necessary for inclusion in the
registration statement relating to such offering pursuant to the Securities Act
and the rules of the Commission thereunder. Such writing shall expressly state
that it is being furnished to the Company for use in the preparation of a
registration statement, preliminary prospectus, supplementary prospectus, final
prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, as the
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case may be.
Buyer agrees by acquisition of the Registrable Securities that upon
receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind
described in paragraph (g) of this Section 4, Buyer will forthwith discontinue
its disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement
relating to such Registrable Securities until Buyer's receipt of the copies of
the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by paragraph (g) of this
Section 4.
Section 5. Requested Underwritten Offerings. If requested by the
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underwriters for any underwritten offerings by Buyer, under a registration
requested pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company will enter into a customary
underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, to contain such
representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are
customarily contained in agreements of this type, including indemnities to the
effect and to the extent provided in Section 6. Buyer shall be a party to such
underwriting agreement and may, at its option, require that any or all of the
conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such
underwriting agreement be conditions precedent to the obligations of Buyer.
Buyer shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or
agreement with the Company or the underwriters other than representations,
warranties or agreements regarding Buyer and Buyer's intended method of
distribution and any other representation or warranty required by law.
Section 6. Preparation; Reasonable Investigation. In connection with
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the preparation and filing of the registration statement under the Securities
Act, the Company will give Buyer, its underwriters, if any, and their respective
counsel, the opportunity to participate in the preparation of such registration
statement, each prospectus included therein or filed with the Commission, and
each amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and will give each of them such
access to its books and records and such opportunities to discuss the business
of the Company with its officers, its counsel and the independent public
accountants who have certified its financial statements as shall be necessary,
in the opinion of Buyer's and such underwriters' respective counsel, to conduct
a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act.
Section 7. Tag-Along Rights. From and after the date hereof until
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the earlier of (i) the date on which Buyer shall own shares of Company Common
Stock representing less
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than 9.8% of the then outstanding shares of Company Common Stock on a fully
diluted basis, or (ii) the date on which Buyer shall no longer be subject to the
standstill restrictions set forth in Section 5.2(a) of the Stockholders
Agreement (unless Buyer is not subject to such restrictions as a result of an
Early Termination Event (as that term is defined in the Stockholders
Agreement)), Buyer shall be entitled to the rights set forth in this Section 7.
(a) Rights and Notice. The Company shall not directly or indirectly
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sell or otherwise dispose of shares of Company Stock to any person (a "Third
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Party") in connection with an Extraordinary Transaction in which the
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consideration for some or all of the shares of Company Stock is cash or cash
equivalents (as determined under GAAP), unless the terms and conditions of such
sale or other disposition shall include an offer to Buyer to include, at the
option of Buyer, in such sale or other disposition the Registrable Securities
owned by Buyer at the time of such sale or other disposition determined in
accordance with Section 7(b) (the "Tag-Along Shares"). The Company shall send a
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written notice (the "Tag-Along Notice") to Buyer setting forth the number of
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shares of Company Stock proposed to be sold or otherwise disposed of in the
Extraordinary Transaction (the "Extraordinary Transaction Shares"), and the
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price at which such shares are proposed to be sold (or the method by which such
price is proposed to be determined). At any time within 15 days after its
receipt of the Tag-Along Notice, Buyer may exercise its option to sell the Tag-
Along Shares by furnishing written notice of such exercise (the "Exercise
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Notice") to the Company.
(b) Number of Shares to be Included. If the proposed sale or other
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disposition by the Company in connection with an Extraordinary Transaction is
consummated, Buyer shall have the right to sell to the Third Party as part of
such proposed sale or other disposition such number of Registrable Securities
owned by Buyer equal to the product of (i) the ratio (which in no event shall
exceed 20% for purposes of this Section 7) of the total number of Registrable
Securities owned by Buyer at the time that Buyer receives the Tag-Along Notice
to the total number of outstanding shares of Company Stock, on a fully diluted
basis, at the time that Buyer receives the Tag-Along Notice, and (ii) the number
of Extraordinary Transaction Shares; provided, however, that if the number of
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Tag-Along Shares is greater than the number of Registrable Securities owned by
Buyer at the time that Buyer receives the Tag-Along Notice, then Buyer shall
have the right to sell to the Third Party as part of the proposed sale or other
disposition to the Third Party by the Company in connection with an
Extraordinary Transaction the total number of Regis-
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trable Securities owned by Buyer at the time that Buyer receives the Tag-Along
Notice. All calculations pursuant to this paragraph shall exclude and ignore
any unissued shares of Company Stock issuable pursuant to stock options,
warrants and other rights to acquire shares of Company Stock and pursuant to
convertible or exchangeable securities.
(c) Abandonment of Sale. Each of the Company and the Third Party
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shall have the right, in its sole discretion, at all times prior to
consummation of the proposed sale or other disposition giving rise to the tag-
along right granted by this Section 7 to abandon, rescind, annul, withdraw or
otherwise terminate such sale or other disposition, whereupon all tag-along
rights in respect of such sale or other disposition pursuant to this Section 7
shall become null and void, and neither the Company nor the Third Party shall
have any liability or obligation to Buyer with respect thereto by virtue of such
abandonment, rescission, annulment, withdrawal or termination.
(d) Terms of Sale. The purchase from Buyer pursuant to this Section
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7 shall be on the same terms and conditions, including the per share price and
the date of sale or other disposition, as are applicable to the Company, and
which shall be consistent with the relevant Tag-Along Notice.
(e) Timing of Sale. If, with respect to any Tag-Along Notice, Buyer
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fails to deliver an Exercise Notice within the requisite time period, the
Company shall have 120 days after the expiration of the time in which the
Exercise Notice is required to be delivered in which to sell or otherwise
dispose of not more than the number of shares of Company Stock described in the
Tag-Along Notice on terms not more favorable to the Company than were set forth
in the Tag-Along Notice. If, at the end of 120 days following the receipt of
the Tag-Along Notice, the Company has not completed the sale or other
disposition of Company Stock in accordance with the terms described in the Tag-
Along Notice, the Company shall again be obligated to comply with the provisions
of this Section 7 with respect to, and provide Buyer with the opportunity to
participate in, any proposed sale or other disposition of shares of Company
Stock in connection with an Extraordinary Transaction.
Section 8. Indemnification. (a) Indemnification by the Company. In
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the event of any registration of any Registrable Securities of the Company under
the Securities Act, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify and hold
harmless Buyer, each other person who participates as an underwriter in the
offering or sale of such securities and each other person who controls any such
underwriter within the meaning of the
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Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which Buyer or any such underwriter or controlling person may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or
threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
registration statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered
under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or
summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or
any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the Company will
reimburse Buyer and each such underwriter and controlling person for any
reasonable legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection
with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, liability, action or
proceedings; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such
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case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or
proceeding in respect thereof) or expense arises out of or is based upon an
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in such registration statement, any such preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by Buyer or any
other person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such
securities, in either case, specifically stating that it is for use in the
preparation thereof, and provided, further, that the Company shall not be liable
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to any person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of
Registrable Securities or any other person, if any, who controls such
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in
respect thereof) or expense arises out of such person's failure to send or give
a copy of the final prospectus or supplement to the persons asserting an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission at or
prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities to such
person if such statement or omission was corrected in such final prospectus or
supplement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of Buyer or any such underwriter or
controlling person and shall survive the transfer of such securities by Buyer.
(b) Indemnification by Buyer. The Company may re-
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quire, as a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any
registration statement pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3, that the Company
shall have received an undertaking satisfactory to it from Buyer to indemnify
and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in
paragraph (a) of this Section 8) the Company, each director of the Company, each
officer of the Company and each other person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, and each other person who participates
as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities and each other
person who controls any such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities
Act, with respect to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact in or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact from
such registration statement, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or
summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, if
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by Buyer specifically stating that it is for use in the
preparation of such registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement. Such indemnity shall
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on
behalf of the Company or any such director, officer, or controlling person and
shall survive the transfer of such securities by Buyer.
(c) Notices of Claims, etc. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified
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party of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding involving a
claim referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 8, such
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an
indemnifying party, give written notice to the latter of the commencement of
such action; provided, however, that the failure of any indemnified party to
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give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its
obligations under the preceding paragraphs of this Section 8, except to the
extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced by such failure to
give notice. In case any such action is brought against an indemnified party,
unless in such indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest
between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such
claim, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and to assume
the defense thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly
notified to the extent that it may wish, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to
such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
indemnifying
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party shall not be liable to the indemnified party for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
(d) Other Indemnification. Indemnification similar to that specified
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in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 8 (with appropriate modifications)
shall be given by the Company and Buyer with respect to any required
registration or other qualification of securities under any federal or state law
or regulation of Governmental Authority other than the Securities Act.
(e) Indemnification Payments. The indemnification required by this
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Section 8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the
course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or
expense, loss, damage or liability is incurred.
(f) Contribution. If, for any reason, the foregoing indemnity is
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unavailable, or is insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party, then the
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
indemnified party as a result of the expense, loss, damage or liability, (i) in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other
(determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission relates to information supplied
by the indemnifying party or the indemnified party and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such untrue statement or omission), or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause
(i) above is not permitted by applicable law or provides a lesser sum to the
indemnified party than the amount hereinafter calculated, in the proportion as
is appropriate to reflect not only the relative fault of the indemnifying party
and the indemnified party, but also the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No indemnified party
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any indemnifying
party who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Section 9. Covenants Relating to Rule 144. The Company will file in
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a timely manner (taking into account any extensions granted by the Commission),
information, documents and reports in compliance with the Exchange Act and will,
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its expense, forthwith upon the request of Buyer, deliver to Buyer a
certificate, signed by the Company's principal financial officer, stating (a)
the Company's name, address and telephone number (including area code), (b) the
Company's Internal Revenue Service identification number, (c) the Company's
Commission file number, (d) the number of shares of Company Common Stock and
the number of shares of Company Preferred Stock outstanding as shown by the most
recent report or statement published by the Company, and (e) whether the Company
has filed the reports required to be filed under the Exchange Act for a period
of at least 90 days prior to the date of such certificate and in addition has
filed the most recent annual report required to be filed thereunder. If at any
time the Company is not required to file reports in compliance with either
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will, at its
expense, forthwith upon the written request of Buyer, make available adequate
current public information with respect to the Company within the meaning of
paragraph (c)(2) of Rule 144 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated
under the Securities Act.
Section 10. Miscellaneous. (a) Counterparts. This Agreement may be
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executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and
the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts
have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party.
Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other
electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed
counterparts for purposes of this Section 10, provided receipt of copies of such
counterparts is confirmed.
(b) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE
CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
(c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including agreements
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incorporated herein) contains the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no agreements or
understandings between the parties other than those set forth or referred to
herein. This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person not a party
hereto (and their successors and assigns) any rights or remedies hereunder.
(d) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
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sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and delivered
personally, sent by documented overnight delivery service or, to the extent
receipt is
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confirmed, telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service to the
appropriate address or number as set forth below. Notices to the Company shall
be addressed to:
Regency Realty Corporation
121 W. Forsyth Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attention: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Telecopy Number: (904) 634-3428
with a copy to:
Foley & Lardner
Greenleaf Building
200 Laura Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Attention: Charles E. Commander III, Esq.
Telecopy Number: (904) 359-8700
or at such other address and to the attention of such other person as the
Company may designate by written notice to Buyer. Notices to Buyer shall be
addressed to:
Security Capital Holdings S.A.
69, route d'Esch
L-2953 Luxembourg
Attention: Paul E. Szurek
Telecopy Number: (352) 4590-3331
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Adam O. Emmerich, Esq.
Telecopy Number: (212) 403-2000
(e) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
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inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors.
Neither party shall be permitted to assign any of its rights hereunder to any
third party, except that if (i) Buyer transfers or pledges any or all
Registrable Securities to a bona fide financial institution as security for any
bona fide indebtedness of any Buyer and such financial institution agrees to be
bound by the Stockholders Agreement, the pledgee of the Registrable Securities
shall be considered an intended beneficiary hereof and may exercise all rights
of Buyer hereunder, and (ii) any person included within the definition of the
term Buyer shall be permitted to assign its rights hereunder to any other person
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included within such definition.
(f) Headings. The Section and other headings contained in this
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Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and will not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All references to Sections or
other headings contained herein mean Sections or other headings of this
Agreement unless otherwise stated.
(g) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be modified or
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amended except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any such modification or amendment is sought.
Either party hereto may, only by an instrument in writing, waive compliance by
the other party hereto with any term or provision hereof on the part of such
other party hereto to be performed or complied with. The waiver by any party
hereto of a breach of any term or provision hereof shall not be construed as a
waiver of any subsequent breach.
(h) Interpretation; Absence of Presumption. For the purposes hereof,
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(i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and
words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context
requires, (ii) the terms "hereof", "herein", and "herewith" and words of similar
import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement
as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section,
paragraph or other references are to the Sections, paragraphs, or other
references to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (iii) the word
"including" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean
"including, without limitation," unless the context otherwise requires or unless
otherwise specified, (iv) the word "or" shall not be exclusive, and (v)
provisions shall apply, when appropriate, to successive events and transactions.
This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or
rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or
causing any instrument to be drafted.
(i) Severability. Any provision hereof which is invalid or
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unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by or on behalf of
each of the parties hereto as of the day first above written.
REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
By:
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Name: Martin E. Stein, Jr.
Title: President
SECURITY CAPITAL U.S. REALTY
By:
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Name: Paul E. Szurek
Title: Managing Director
SECURITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS S.A.
By:
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Name: Paul E. Szurek
Title: Managing Director
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APPENDIX D
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO COMPANY CHARTER
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The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company are
hereby amended by deleting Article 5 thereof in its entirety, and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"ARTICLE 5
REIT PROVISIONS
Section 5.1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article 5, the
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following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Acquire" shall mean the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of
shares of Capital Stock by any means including, without limitation,
acquisition pursuant to the exercise of any option, warrant, pledge or
other security interest or similar right to acquire shares, but shall not
include the acquisition of any such rights, unless, as a result, the
acquirer would be considered a Beneficial Owner as defined below. The term
"Acquisition" shall have the correlative meaning.
(b) "Actual Owner" shall mean, with respect to any Capital Stock, that
Person who is required to include in its gross income any dividends paid
with respect to such Capital Stock.
(c) "Beneficial Ownership" shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a
Person who would be treated as an owner of such shares of Capital Stock,
either directly or indirectly, under Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, taking
into account for this purpose (i) constructive ownership determined under
Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code
(except where expressly provided otherwise); and (ii) any future amendment
to the Code which has the effect of modifying the ownership rules under
Section 542(a)(2) of the Code. The terms "Beneficial Owner," "Beneficially
Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" shall have the correlative meanings.
(d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
In the event of any future amendments to the Code involving the renumbering
of Code sections, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion,
determine that any reference to a Code section herein shall mean the
successor Code section pursuant to such amendment.
(e) "Constructive Ownership" shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by
a Person who would be treated as an owner of such Capital Stock, either
directly or constructively, through
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the application of Section 318 of the Code, as modified by Section
856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms "Constructive Owner', "Constructively
Owns" and "Constructively Owned" shall have the correlative meanings.
(f) "Existing Holder" shall mean any of The Regency Group, Inc., MEP,
Ltd., and The Regency Group II, Ltd. (and any Person who is a Beneficial
Owner of Capital Stock as a result of attribution of the Beneficial
Ownership from any of the Persons previously identified) who at the opening
of business on the date after the Initial Public Offering was the
Beneficial Owner of Capital Stock in excess of the Ownership Limit; and any
Person who Acquires Beneficial Ownership from another Existing Holder,
except by Acquisition on the open market, so long as, but only so long as,
such Person Beneficially Owns Capital Stock in excess of the Ownership
Limit.
(g) "Existing Holder Limit" for an Existing Holder shall mean,
initially, the percentage by value of the outstanding Capital Stock
Beneficially Owned by such Existing Holder at the opening of business on
the date after the Initial Public Offering, and after any adjustment
pursuant to Section 5.8 hereof, shall mean such percentage of the
outstanding Capital Stock as so adjusted; provided, however, that the
Existing Holder Limit shall not be a percentage which is less than the
Ownership Limit or in excess of 9.8%. Beginning with the date after the
Initial Public Offering, the Secretary of the Corporation shall maintain
and, upon request, make available to each Existing Holder, a schedule which
sets forth the then current Existing Holder Limits for each Existing
Holder.
(h) "Initial Public Offering" means the closing of the sale of shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the Corporation's first effective registration
statement for such Common Stock filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(i) "Non-U.S. Person" shall mean any Person who is not (i) a citizen
or resident of the United States, (ii) a partnership created or organized
in the United States or under the laws of the United States or any state
therein (including the District of Columbia), (iii) a corporation created
or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or
any state therein (including the District of Columbia), or (iv) any estate
or trust (other than a foreign estate or foreign trust, within the meaning
of Section 7701(a)(31) of the Code).
(j) "Ownership Limit" shall initially mean 7% by value of the
outstanding Capital Stock of the Corporation, and after
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any adjustment as set forth in Section 5.9, shall mean such greater
percentage (but not greater than 9.8%) by value of the outstanding Capital
Stock as so adjusted.
(k) "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership,
estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Section 401(a) or
501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or
to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the
Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a)
of the Code, joint stock company or other entity, and also includes a group
as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; but does not include an underwriter
retained by the Company which participates in a public offering of the
Capital Stock for a period of 90 days following the purchase by such
underwriter of the Capital Stock, provided that ownership of Capital Stock
by such underwriter would not result in the Corporation being "closely
held" within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code and would not
otherwise result in the Corporation failing to quality as a REIT.
(l) "REIT" shall mean a real estate investment trust under Section 856
of the Code.
(m) "Redemption Price" shall mean the lower of (i) the price paid by
the transferee from whom shares are being redeemed and (ii) the average of
the last reported sales price, regular way, on the New York Stock Exchange
of the relevant class of Capital Stock on the ten trading days immediately
preceding the date fixed for redemption by the Board of Directors, or if
the relevant class of Capital Stock is not then traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, the average of the last reported sales prices, regular way,
of such class of Capital Stock (or, if sales prices, regular way, are not
reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices) on the ten
trading days immediately preceding the relevant date as reported on any
exchange or quotation system over which the Capital Stock may be traded, or
if such class of Capital Stock is not then traded over any exchange or
quotation system, then the price determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation as the fair market value of such class of
Capital Stock on the relevant date.
(n) "Related Tenant Owner" shall mean any Constructive Owner who also
owns, directly or indirectly, an interest in a Tenant, which interest is
equal to or greater than (i) 10% of the combined voting power of all
classes of stock of such Tenant, (ii) 10% of the total number of shares of
all classes
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of stock of such Tenant, or (iii) if such Tenant is not a corporation, 10%
of the assets or net profits of such Tenant.
(o) "Related Tenant Limit" shall mean 9.8% by value of the outstanding
Capital Stock of the Corporation.
(p) "Restriction Termination Date" shall mean the first day after the
date of the Initial Public Offering on which the Corporation determines
pursuant to Section 5.13 that it is no longer in the best interest of the
Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT.
(q) "Special Shareholder" shall mean any of (i) Security Capital U.S.
Realty, Security Capital Holdings S.A. and any Affiliate (as such term is
defined in the Stockholders Agreement) of Security Capital U.S. Realty or
Security Capital Holdings S.A., (ii) any Investor (as such term is defined
in Section 5.2 of the Stockholders Agreement), (iii) any bona fide
financial institution to whom Capital Stock is Transferred in connection
with any bona fide indebtedness of any Investor or any Person previously
identified, (iv) any Person who is considered a Beneficial Owner of Capital
Stock as a result of the attribution of Beneficial Ownership from any of
the Persons previously identified and (v) any one or more Persons who
Acquire Beneficial Ownership from a Special Shareholder, except by
Acquisition on the open market.
(r) "Special Shareholder Limit" for a Special Shareholder shall mean,
initially, 45% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, on a fully diluted basis, and after any adjustment pursuant to
Section 5.8 shall mean the percentage of the outstanding Capital Stock as
so adjusted; provided, however, that if any Person and its Affiliates
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(taken as a whole), other than the Special Shareholder, shall directly or
indirectly own in the aggregate more than 45% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation, on a fully diluted basis, the definition
of "Special Shareholder Limit" shall be revised in accordance with Section
5.8 of the Stockholders Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this definition, if, as the result of any Special Shareholder's
ownership (taking into account for this purpose constructive ownership
under Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the
Code) of shares of Capital Stock, any Person who is an individual within
the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code (taking into account the
ownership attribution rules under Section 544 of the Code, as modified by
Section 856(h) of the Code) and who is the Beneficial Owner of any interest
in a Special Shareholder would be considered to Beneficially Own more than
9.8% of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, then unless such
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individual reduces his or her interest in the Special Shareholder so that
such Person no longer Beneficially Owns more than 9.8% of the outstanding
shares of Capital Stock, the Special Shareholder Limit shall be reduced to
such percentage as would result in such Person not being considered to
Beneficially Own more than 9.8% of the outstanding Shares of Capital Stock.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event
shall the Special Shareholder Limit be reduced below the Ownership Limit.
At the request of the Special Shareholders, the Secretary of the
Corporation shall maintain and, upon request, make available to each
Special Shareholder a schedule which sets forth the then current Special
Shareholder Limits for each Special Shareholder.
(s) "Stock Purchase Agreement" shall mean that Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of June 11, 1996, by and among the Corporation, Security
Capital Holdings S.A., and Security Capital U.S. Realty, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
(t) "Stockholders Agreement" shall mean that Stockholders Agreement
dated as of July 10, 1996, by and among the Corporation, Security Capital
Holdings S.A., and Security Capital U.S. Realty, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
(u) "Tenant" shall mean any tenant of (i) the Corporation, (ii) a
subsidiary of the Corporation which is deemed to be a "qualified REIT
subsidiary" under Section 856(i)(2) of the Code, or (iii) a partnership in
which the Corporation or one or more of its qualified REIT subsidiaries is
a partner.
(v) "Transfer" shall mean any sale, transfer, gift, assignment,
devise, or other disposition of Capital Stock or the right to vote or
receive dividends on Capital Stock (including (i) the granting of any
option or entering into any agreement for the sale, transfer or other
disposition of Capital Stock or the right to vote or receive dividends on
the Capital Stock or (ii) the sale, transfer, assignment or other
disposition or grant of any securities or rights convertible or
exchangeable for Capital Stock), whether voluntarily or involuntarily,
whether of record or Beneficially, and whether by operation of law or
otherwise; provided, however, that any bona fide pledge of Capital Stock
shall not be deemed a Transfer until such time as the pledgee effects an
actual change in ownership of the pledged shares of Capital Stock.
Section 5.2. Restrictions on Transfer. Except as provided in Section 5.11
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and Section 5.16, during the period commencing at the Initial Public Offering:
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(a) No Person (other than an Existing Holder or a Special Shareholder)
shall Beneficially Own Capital Stock in excess of the Ownership Limit, no
Existing Holder shall Beneficially Own Capital Stock in excess of the
Existing Holder Limit for such Existing Holder and no Special Shareholder
shall Beneficially Own Capital Stock in excess of the Special Shareholder
Limit.
(b) No Person shall Constructively Own Capital Stock in excess of the
Related Tenant Limit for more than thirty (30) days following the date such
Person becomes a Related Tenant Owner.
(c) Any Transfer that, if effective, would result in any Person (other
than an Existing Holder or a Special Shareholder) Beneficially Owning
Capital Stock in excess of the Ownership Limit shall be void ab initio as
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to the Transfer of such Capital Stock which would be otherwise Beneficially
Owned by such Person in excess of the Ownership Limit, and the intended
transferee shall Acquire no rights in such Capital Stock.
(d) Any Transfer that, if effective, would result in any Existing
Holder Beneficially Owning Capital Stock in excess of the applicable
Existing Holder Limit shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of such
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Capital Stock which would be otherwise Beneficially Owned by such Existing
Holder in excess of the applicable Existing Holder Limit, and such Existing
Holder shall Acquire no rights in such Capital Stock.
(e) Any Transfer that, if effective, would result in any Special
Shareholder Beneficially Owning Capital Stock in excess of the applicable
Special Shareholder Limit shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of
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such Capital Stock which would be otherwise Beneficially Owned by such
Special Shareholder in excess of the applicable Special Shareholder Limit,
and such Special Shareholder shall Acquire no rights in such Capital Stock.
(f) Any Transfer that, if effective, would result in any Related
Tenant Owner Constructively Owning Capital Stock in excess of the Related
Tenant Limit shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of such Capital
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Stock which would be otherwise Constructively Owned by such Related Tenant
Owner in excess of the Related Tenant Limit, and the intended transferee
shall Acquire no rights in such Capital Stock.
(g) Any Transfer that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock
being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (within the meaning of
Section 856(a)(5) of the Code)
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shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of such Capital Stock which
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would be otherwise beneficially owned by the transferee, and the intended
transferee shall Acquire no rights in such Capital Stock.
(h) Any Transfer that, if effective, would result in the Corporation
being "closely held" within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code shall
be void ab initio as to the portion of any Transfer of the Capital Stock
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which would cause the Corporation to be "closely held" within the meaning
of Section 856(h) of the Code, and the intended transferee shall Acquire no
rights in such Capital Stock.
(i) Any other Transfer that, if effective, would result in the
disqualification of the Corporation as a REIT by virtue of actual,
Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock shall be void ab
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initio as to such portion of the Transfer resulting in the
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disqualification, and the intended transferee shall Acquire no rights in
such Capital Stock.
Section 5.3. Remedies for Breach.
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(a) If the Board of Directors or a committee thereof shall at any time
determine in good faith that a Transfer has taken place that falls within the
scope of Section 5.2 or that a Person intends to Acquire Beneficial Ownership of
any shares of the Corporation that would result in a violation of Section 5.2
(whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Directors or a
committee thereof shall take such action as it or they deem advisable to refuse
to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer, including, but not limited to,
refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Corporation or
instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer, subject, however, in all cases
to the provisions of Section 5.16.
(b) Without limitation to Sections 5.2 and 5.3(a), any purported
transferee of shares Acquired in violation of Section 5.2 and any Person
retaining shares in violation of Section 5.2(b) shall be deemed to have acted as
agent on behalf of the Corporation in holding those shares Acquired or retained
in violation of Section 5.2 and shall be deemed to hold such shares in trust on
behalf of and for the benefit of the Corporation. Such shares shall be deemed a
separate class of stock until such time as the shares are sold or redeemed as
provided in Section 5.3(c). The holder shall have no right to receive dividends
or other distributions with respect to such shares, and shall have no right to
vote such shares. Such holder shall have no claim, cause of action or any other
recourse whatsoever against any transferor of shares Acquired in violation of
Section 5.2. The holder's sole right with respect to such shares shall be to
receive, at the
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Corporation's sole and absolute discretion, either (i) consideration for such
shares upon the resale of the shares as directed by the Corporation pursuant to
Section 5.3(c) or (ii) the Redemption Price pursuant to Section 5.3(c). Any
distribution by the Corporation in respect of such shares Acquired or retained
in violation of Section 5.2 shall be repaid to the Corporation upon demand.
(c) The Board of Directors shall, within six months after receiving
notice of a Transfer or Acquisition that violates Section 5.2 or a retention of
shares in violation of Section 5.2(b), either (in its sole and absolute
discretion, subject to the requirements of Florida law applicable to redemption)
(i) direct the holder of such shares to sell all shares held in trust for the
Corporation pursuant to Section 5.3(b) for cash in such manner as the Board of
Directors directs or (ii) redeem such shares for the Redemption Price in cash on
such date within such six month period as the Board of Directors may determine.
If the Board of Directors directs the holder to sell the shares, the holder
shall receive such proceeds as the trustee for the Corporation and pay the
Corporation out of the proceeds of such sale (i) all expenses incurred by the
Corporation in connection with such sale, plus (ii) any remaining amount of such
proceeds that exceeds the amount paid by the holder for the shares, and the
holder shall be entitled to retain only the amount of such proceeds in excess of
the amount required to be paid to the Corporation.
Section 5.4. Notice of Restricted Transfer. Any Person who Acquires,
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attempts or intends to Acquire, or retains shares in violation of Section 5.2
shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event and shall
provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request
in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer, attempted or
intended Transfer, or retention, on the Corporation's status as a REIT.
Section 5.5. Owners Required to Provide Information. From the date of the
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Initial Public Offering and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:
(a) Every shareholder of record of more than 5% by value (or such
lower percentage as required by the Code or the regulations promulgated
thereunder) of the outstanding Capital Stock of the Corporation shall,
within 30 days after December 31 of each year, give written notice to the
Corporation stating the name and address of such record shareholder, the
number and class of shares of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned by it, and a
description of how such shares are held; provided that a shareholder of
record who holds outstanding Capital Stock of the Corporation as nominee
for another Person, which
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Person is required to include in its gross income the dividends received on
such Capital Stock (an "Actual Owner"), shall give written notice to the
Corporation stating the name and address of such Actual Owner and the
number and class of shares of such Actual Owner with respect to which the
shareholder of record is nominee. Each such shareholder of record shall
provide to the Corporation such additional information as the Corporation
may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial
Ownership on the Corporation's status as a REIT.
(b) Every Actual Owner of more than 5% by value (or such lower
percentage as required by the Code or Regulations promulgated thereunder)
of the outstanding Capital Stock of the Corporation who is not a
shareholder of record of the Corporation, shall within 30 days after
December 31 of each year, give written notice to the Corporation stating
the name and address of such Actual Owner, the number and class of shares
Beneficially Owned, and a description of how such shares are held.
(c) Each Person who is a Beneficial Owner of Capital Stock and each
Person (including the shareholder of record) who is holding Capital Stock
for a Beneficial Owner shall provide to the Corporation such information as
the Corporation may request, in good faith, in order to determine the
Corporation's status as a REIT.
(d) Nothing in this Section 5.5 or any request pursuant hereto shall
be deemed to waive any limitation in Section 5.2.
Section 5.6. Remedies Not Limited. Except as provided in Section 5.15,
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nothing contained in this Article shall limit the authority of the Board of
Directors to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to
protect the Corporation and the interests of its shareholders in preserving the
Corporation's status as a REIT.
Section 5.7. Ambiguity. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of
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any of the provisions of this Article 5, including without limitation any
definition contained in Section 5.1 and any determination of Beneficial
Ownership, the Board of Directors in its sole discretion shall have the power to
determine the application of the provisions of this Article 5 with respect to
any situation based on the facts known to it.
Section 5.8. Modification of Existing Holder Limits and Special
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Shareholder Limits. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.10, the Existing
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Holder Limits may or shall, as provided below, be modified as follows:
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(a) Any Existing Holder or Special Shareholder may Transfer Capital
Stock to another Person, and, so long as such Transfer is not on the open
market, any such Transfer will decrease the Existing Holder Limit or
Special Shareholder Limit, as applicable, for such transferor (but not
below the Ownership Limit) and increase the Existing Holder Limit or
Special Shareholder Limit, as applicable, for such transferee by the
percentage of the outstanding Capital Stock so transferred. The transferor
Existing Holder or Special Shareholder, as applicable, shall give the Board
of Directors of the Corporation prompt written notice of any such transfer.
Any Transfer by an Existing Holder or Special Shareholder on the open
market shall neither reduce its Existing Holder Limit or Special
Shareholder Limit, as applicable, nor increase the Ownership Limit,
Existing Holder Limit or Special Shareholder Limit of the transferee.
(b) Any grant of Capital Stock or a stock option pursuant to any
benefit plan for directors or employees shall increase the Existing Holder
Limit or Special Shareholder Limit for the affected Existing Holder or
Special Shareholder, as the case may be, to the maximum extent possible
under Section 5.10 to permit the Beneficial Ownership of the Capital Stock
granted or issuable under such employee benefit plan.
(c) The Board of Directors may reduce the Existing Holder Limit of any
Existing Holder, with the written consent of such Existing Holder, after
any Transfer permitted in this Article 5 by such Existing Holder on the
open market.
(d) Any Capital Stock issued to an Existing Holder or Special
Shareholder pursuant to a dividend reinvestment plan adopted by the
Corporation shall increase the Existing Holder Limit or Special Shareholder
Limit, as the case may be, for the Existing Holder or Special Shareholder
to the maximum extent possible under Section 5.10 to permit the Beneficial
Ownership of such Capital Stock.
(e) Any Capital Stock issued to an Existing Holder or Special
Shareholder in exchange for the contribution or sale to the Corporation of
real property, including Capital Stock issued pursuant to an "earn-out"
provision in connection with any such sale, shall increase the Existing
Holder Limit or Special Shareholder Limit, as the case may be, for the
Existing Holder or Special Shareholder to the maximum extent possible under
Section 5.10 to permit the Beneficial Ownership of such Capital Stock.
(f) The Special Shareholder Limit shall be increased, from time to
time, whenever there is an increase in Special
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Shareholders' percentage ownership (taking into account for this purpose
constructive ownership under Section 544 of the Code, as modified by
Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code) of the Capital Stock (or any other
capital stock) of the Corporation due to any event other than the purchase
of Capital Stock (or any other capital stock) of the Corporation by a
Special Shareholder, by an amount equal to such percentage increase
multiplied by the Special Shareholder Limit.
(g) The Board of Directors may reduce the Special Shareholder Limit
for any Special Shareholder and the Existing Holder Limit for any Existing
Holder, as applicable, after the lapse (without exercise) of an option
described in Clause (b) of this Section 5.8 by the percentage of Capital
Stock that the option, if exercised, would have represented, but in either
case no Existing Holder Limit or Special Shareholder Limit shall be
reduced to a percentage which is less than the Ownership Limit.
Section 5.9. Modification of Ownership Limit. Subject to the limitations
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provided in Section 5.10, the Board of Directors may from time to time increase
or decrease the Ownership Limit; provided, however, that any decrease may only
be made prospectively as to subsequent holders (other than a decrease as a
result of a retroactive change in existing law that would require a decrease to
retain REIT status, in which case such decrease shall be effective immediately).
Section 5.10. Limitations on Modifications. Notwithstanding any other
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provision of this Article 5:
(a) Neither the Ownership Limit, the Special Shareholder Limit nor any
Existing Holder Limit may be increased if, after giving effect to such
increase, five Persons who are considered individuals pursuant to Section
542(a)(2) of the Code (taking into account all of the then Existing Holders
and Special Shareholders) could Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, more
than 49.5% by value of the outstanding Capital Stock.
(b) Prior to the modification of any Existing Holder Limit or
Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 5.8 or 5.9, the Board of Directors of
the Corporation may require such opinions of counsel, affidavits,
undertakings or agreements as it may deem necessary or advisable in order
to determine or insure the Corporation's status as a REIT.
(c) No Existing Holder Limit or Special Shareholder Limit may be a
percentage which is less than the Ownership Limit.
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(d) The Ownership Limit may not be increased to a percentage which is
greater than 9.8%.
Section 5.11. Exceptions. The Board of Directors may, upon receipt of
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either a certified copy of a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service, an opinion
of counsel satisfactory to the Board of Directors or such other evidence as the
Board of Directors deems appropriate, but shall in no case be required to,
exempt a Person (the "Exempted Holder") from the Ownership Limit, the Special
Shareholder Limit, the Existing Holder Limit or the Related Tenant Limit, as the
case may be, if the ruling or opinion concludes or the other evidence shows (A)
that no Person who is an individual as defined in Section 542(a)(2) of the Code
will, as the result of the ownership of the shares by the Exempted Holder, be
considered to have Beneficial Ownership of an amount of Capital Stock that will
violate the Ownership Limit, the Special Shareholder Limit or the applicable
Existing Holder Limit, as the case may be, or (B) in the case of an exception of
a Person from the Related Tenant Limit that the exemption from the Related
Tenant Limit would not cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT. The
Board of Directors may condition its granting of a waiver on the Exempted
Holder's agreeing to such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors
determines to be appropriate in the circumstances.
Section 5.12. Legend. All certificates representing shares of Capital
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Stock of the Corporation shall bear a legend referencing the restrictions on
ownership and transfer as set forth in these Articles. The form and content of
such legend shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.13. Termination of REIT Status. The Board of Directors may
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revoke the Corporation's election of REIT status as provided in Section
856(g)(2) of the Code if, in its discretion, the qualification of the
Corporation as a REIT is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation.
Notwithstanding any such revocation or other termination of REIT status, the
provisions of this Article 5 shall remain in effect unless amended pursuant to
the provisions of Article 10.
Section 5.14. Certain Transfers to Non-U.S. Persons Void. Any Transfer of
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shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation to any Person (other than a Special
Shareholder) that results in the fair market value of the shares of Capital
Stock of the Corporation owned directly and indirectly by Non-U.S. Persons to
comprise 50% or more of the fair market value of the issued and outstanding
shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation (determined, until the 15%
Termination Date (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), if any, by assuming
that the Special Shareholders are Non-U.S. Persons, and own a percentage of the
outstanding shares of Common
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Stock of the Corporation equal to 45%, on a fully diluted basis), shall be
void ab initio to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and the
intended transferee shall be deemed never to have had an interest therein. If
the foregoing provision is determined to be void or invalid by virtue of any
legal decision, statute, rule or regulation, then the shares held or purported
to be held by the transferee shall, automatically and without the necessity of
any action by the Board of Directors or otherwise, (i) be prohibited from being
voted at any time such securities result in the fair market value of the shares
of Capital Stock of the Corporation owned directly and indirectly by Non-U.S.
Persons to comprise 50% or more of the fair market value of the issued and
outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation (determined, until the
15% Termination Date, if any, assuming that the Special Shareholders are Non-
U.S. Persons, and own a percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation equal to 45%, on a fully diluted basis), (ii) not be entitled to
dividends with respect thereto, (iii) be considered held in trust by the
transferee for the benefit of the Corporation and shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 5.3(c) as if such shares of Capital Stock were the subject
of a Transfer that violates Section 5.2, and (iv) not be considered outstanding
for the purpose of determining a quorum at any meeting of shareholders.
Section 5.15. Severability. If any provision of this Article or any
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application of any such provision is determined to be invalid by any federal or
state court having jurisdiction over the issues, the validity of the remaining
provisions shall not be affected and the application of such provisions shall be
affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such
court.
Section 5.16. New York Stock Exchange Transactions. Nothing in this
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Article 5 shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through
the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange."
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Appendix E
[LETTERHEAD OF PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES
INCORPORATED APPEARS HERE]
JUNE 11, 1996
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
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Board of Directors
Regency Realty Corporation
121 West Forsyth Street
Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Gentlemen:
We understand that Regency Realty Corporation, a Florida corporation (the
"Company"), Security Capital U.S. Realty, a Luxembourg corporation (the
"Investor"), and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investor (the "Investment
Sub"), propose to enter into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, the Investment Sub would
invest in the Company $132.177 million (the "Investment") by purchasing from
the Company, by June 30, 1997, 7,499,400 newly issued shares of the Company's
Common Stock, par value $0.01, at a price of $17.625 per share, net to the
Company in cash (the "Consideration").
You have asked us whether, in our opinion, the proposed Consideration to be
received by the Company pursuant to the Investment is fair to the Company
from a financial point of view.
In conducting our analysis and arriving at the opinion set forth below, we
have received such materials, and considered such financial and other factors,
as we deemed relevant under the circumstances, including:
1. the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the related financial
information for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 and the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the related unaudited financial
information for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996;
2. certain information, including financial forecasts, relating to the
business, earnings, cash flow, assets and prospects of the Company
(including the Company's acquisition program), furnished to us by the
management of the Company;
3. the historical market prices and trading volume for the Company's Common
Stock and certain publicly traded companies which we deemed to be
reasonably similar to the Company;
4. the historical and projected results of operations of the Company and those
of certain companies which we deemed to be reasonably similar to the
Company;
5. the financial terms of certain recent transactions we deemed relevant;
6. drafts, dated June 7, 1996, of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Stockholders
Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement; and
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7. such other financial studies, analyses and investigations we deemed
appropriate.
We have had discussions with senior management of the Company regarding: (i)
the prospects for their business, (ii) their estimate of such business' future
financial performance, (iii) the financial impact of the Investment on the
Company, and (iv) such other matters as we deemed relevant. We have also
visited selected Company properties.
In connection with our review and analysis and in arriving at our opinion, we
have relied on the accuracy and completeness of publicly available information
and all of the information supplied or otherwise made available to us by the
Company, and we have not independently verified such information or undertaken
an appraisal of the
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assets of the Company. With respect to the financial forecasts furnished by the
Company, we have assumed that they have been reasonably prepared and reflect the
best currently available estimates and judgment of the Company's management as
to the expected future financial performance of the Company. Further, our
opinion is based on economic, financial and market conditions as they exist and
can be evaluated as of the date hereof.
As you know, we have been retained be the Company to render this opinion and
other financial advisory services in connection with the Investment and will
receive a fee for such services, a portion of which fee is contingent upon the
stockholders of the Company approving the Investment. We may actively trade the
Company's Common Stock for our own account and for the accounts of customers
and accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such
securities. We also provide equity research coverage of the Company.
This letter and the opinion expressed herein may not be reproduced, summarized,
excerpted from or otherwise publicly referred to or disclosed in any manner,
without our prior written consent; provided, the Company may set forth in full
this letter in any proxy statement relating to the Investment and, provided this
opinion is set forth in full, may quote from or refer to this letter in any such
proxy statement.
The opinion expressed herein is provided for the use of the Board of Directors
of the Company in their evaluation of the Investment, and our opinion is not
intended to be, and does not, constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of
the Company as to how such stockholder should vote at the stockholders' meeting
held in connection with the Investment.
On the basis of, and subject to, the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, as
of the date hereof, the Consideration to be received by the Company pursuant to
the Investment is fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Prudential Securities Incorporated
Prudential Securities Incorporated
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REGENCY REALTY CORPORATION
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
SEPTEMBER 10, 1996
The undersigned, having received the Notice of Special Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement appoints Joan W. Stein and Martin E. Stein,
Jr., and each or either of them, as proxies, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, to represent the undersigned and to vote all shares of common
stock of Regency Realty Corporation which the undersigned is entitled to vote at
a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on Tuesday,
September 10, 1996, and any and all adjournments thereof, in the manner
specified.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, OR IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED,
WILL BE VOTED "FOR" EACH OF THE PROPOSALS.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Proposal 1: Approval of the Transaction contemplated by the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
Proposal 2: Approval and adoption of the Amendment to the Company's Charter
to expressly authorize US Realty to acquire the shares contemplated by the Stock
Purchase Agreement and facilitate the Company's continued qualification as a
domestically controlled REIT.
[_] FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN
(Continued and to be SIGNED and dated on the reverse side)
Should any other matters requiring a vote of
the shareholders arise, the above named
proxies are authorized to vote the same in
accordance with their best judgment in the
interest of the Company. The Board of
Directors is aware of any matter which is to
be presented for action at the meeting other
than the matters set forth herein.
Dated: ,1996
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(Please sign exactly as name or names appear
hereon. Executors, administrators, trustees
or other representatives should so indicate
when signing.)
