Exhibit 1.1
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
$500,000,000 Series C Medium-Term Notes
Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
August 10, 2006
August 10, 2006
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp.
Wachovia Capital Markets LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
PNC Capital Markets LLC
c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Dear Ladies and Gentleman:
AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Operating Partnership), confirms its
agreement with each of you with respect to the issue and sale from time to time by the Operating
Partnership of up to $500,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies or
composite currencies) aggregate initial public offering price of Series C medium-term notes due
from 9 months or more from date of issue (the Notes), which amount may be increased from time to
time in accordance with the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes are guaranteed (the
Guarantees) by AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation and the sole general partner of
the Operating Partnership (the Guarantor). The Notes will be issued pursuant to the provisions
of an Indenture and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 10, 2006 (together, the
Indenture), and each by and among the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and U.S. Bank National
Association, a national association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of
America, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as
trustee (the Trustee), and will have the maturities, interest rates, redemption provisions, if
any, and other terms as set forth in supplements to the Basic Prospectus referred to below.
As used herein, the Company shall include the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and each
of the subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor which is a significant subsidiary
as defined in Rule 405 of Regulation C of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act) (each, a Subsidiary, and, collectively, the Subsidiaries).
The Operating Partnership hereby appoints Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (Morgan Stanley)
and each other agent set forth on Schedule I hereto (individually, an Agent and
collectively, the Agents) as its agents, subject to Section 8 and the other terms and conditions
herein set forth, for the purpose of soliciting and receiving offers to purchase Notes from the
Operating Partnership by others and, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein
contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, each Agent agrees to use
commercially reasonable efforts to solicit and receive offers to purchase Notes upon terms
acceptable to the Operating Partnership at such times and in such amounts as the
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Operating Partnership shall from time to time specify. In addition, any Agent may also
purchase Notes as principal pursuant to the terms of a Terms Agreement relating to such sale in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof. The Operating Partnership reserves the
right to sell Notes through one or more additional agents or directly to or through certain
investment banking firms as underwriters for resale to the public. The Operating Partnership has
additionally reserved the right to sell Notes to investors on its own behalf in those jurisdictions
where it is authorized to do so. No commission will be payable to the Agents on any Notes sold as
described in the immediately preceding two sentences.
The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the Commission) a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-135210 ), including
a prospectus, relating to debt securities of the Operating Partnership and guarantees of the debt
securities by the Guarantor. Such registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, as
amended at the Commencement Date (as hereinafter defined), including the documents incorporated
therein by reference and the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement
at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, but excluding the
statement of eligibility of the trustee on Form T-1, is hereinafter referred to as the
Registration Statement. The Operating Partnership proposes to file with the Commission from time
to time, pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act Rule 424), supplements to the prospectus
included in the Registration Statement that will describe certain terms of the Notes. The
prospectus covering the Notes in the form first used to confirm each sale of the Notes (or in the
form first made available by the Operating Partnership and Guarantor to meet requests of Purchasers
pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the Basic
Prospectus. The term Prospectus means the Basic Prospectus as supplemented by the prospectus
supplement filed by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor pursuant to Rule 424 on August 10,
2006, and any other prospectus supplements and/or the pricing supplements issued from time to time
(each such supplement a Prospectus Supplement) specifically relating to or setting forth the
terms of the Notes, as filed with, or transmitted for filing to, the Commission pursuant to Rule
424. The term preliminary prospectus means any preliminary form of the Prospectus. The term
Free Writing Prospectus has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The term
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus means any issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433
under the Securities Act (Rule 433), relating to the Notes, including a Term Sheet (as defined
below), if any, that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) is a
road show that constitutes a written communication within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i),
whether or not required to be filed with the Commission or (iii) is exempt from filing pursuant to
Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Notes or of the offering that does not
reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission
or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Companys records pursuant to Rule
433(g). The term Time of Sale in respect of the Notes means any time at or prior to the
confirmation of any sales of any such Notes. The term Time of Sale Prospectus means the Basic
Prospectus, each Prospectus Supplement and/or Term Sheet (as defined below), if any, and each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, that has been prepared by or on behalf of the Operating
Partnership or Guarantor relating to such Notes as of such Time of Sale. As used herein, the terms
Registration Statement, Basic
Prospectus, Prospectus,
preliminary prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus shall
include, in each case, the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein. The terms
supplement, amendment and amend as used herein with respect to
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the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, Prospectus, preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall include all documents deemed to be incorporated by reference
therein that are filed subsequent to the date of the Basic Prospectus by the Operating Partnership
or the Guarantor with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act).
1. Representations and Warranties. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor,
jointly and severally, represent and warrant to and agree with each Agent as of the Commencement
Date, as of each date on which an Agent solicits offers to purchase Notes, as of each date on which
the Operating Partnership accepts an offer to purchase Notes (including any purchase by an Agent as
principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement), as of each date the Operating Partnership issues and
delivers Notes and as of each date the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus is amended or
supplemented, as follows (it being understood that such representations, warranties and agreements
shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus,
each as amended or supplemented to each such date):
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such
purpose are pending before or, to the knowledge of the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantor, threatened by the Commission.
(b) Except for statements in such documents which do not constitute part of the
Registration Statement or Prospectus pursuant to Rule 412 of Regulation C under the
Securities Act, (i) each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act
and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or Time of Sale Prospectus complied or will
comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) each part of the Registration Statement,
when such part became effective, did not contain and each such part, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, will 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 therein not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
complied when originally filed, comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will
comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder, and (iv) the Prospectus and the Time of Sale
Prospectus do not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, except that (A) the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph
1(b) do not apply to (1) statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of
Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon information relating to any Agent furnished to
the Operating Partnership in writing by such Agent expressly for use
therein, which are the names of the Agents in the first paragraph,
the second, third, fourth and fifth sentences of the third
paragraph, the first sentence of the fifth paragraph, beginning with
the language but have been advised...., the sixth
paragraph
and the last paragraph (it being understood that Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC shall be solely responsible for the contents of this last paragraph)
under the heading Supplemental Plan of Distribution, or (2) that
part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility (Form T-1)
under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act), of the
Trustee and (B) the representations and warranties set forth in clauses 1(b)(iii) and
1(b)(iv) above, when made as of the Commencement Date or as of any date on which an Agent
solicits offers to purchase Notes or on which
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the Operating Partnership accepts an offer to purchase Notes, shall be deemed not to
cover information concerning an offering of particular Notes to the extent such information
will be set forth in a supplement to the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement.
(c) Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor
is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be,
filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under
the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the
Operating Partnership or the Guarantor complies or will comply in all material respects with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder. In connection with any offering of Notes, except for any Issuer Free
Writing Prospectuses each furnished to the Agents offering or purchasing such Notes before
first use, neither the Operating Partnership nor the Guarantor has prepared, used or
referred to, and will not, without the prior written consent of each such Agent, which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld, prepare, use or refer to, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus.
(d) The Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and has all power and authority
necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the businesses in which it
is engaged or proposes to engage as described in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale
Prospectus, if applicable, and to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Distribution Agreement, the Guarantees, the Indenture and any applicable Written Terms
Agreement (as hereinafter defined). The Guarantor is duly qualified or registered as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in California and is in good standing in each
other jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration is required, whether by
reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the
failure so to qualify or be registered or to be in good standing in such other jurisdiction
would not result in a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position,
results of operations or business of the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and their
subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a Material Adverse Effect).
(e) The Operating Partnership is a limited partnership duly formed and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware and is in good standing under the
Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act with partnership power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties, to conduct the business in which it is engaged or
proposes to engage as described in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if
applicable, and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Distribution Agreement,
the Notes, the Indenture, the Calculation Agency Agreement between the Operating Partnership
and the Trustee (the Calculation Agency Agreement) and any applicable Written Terms
Agreement. The Operating Partnership is duly qualified or registered as a foreign
partnership and is in good standing in California and is in good standing in each other
jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration is required, whether by reason of
the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business,
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except where the failure so to qualify or be registered or to be in good standing in
such other jurisdiction would not have Material Adverse Effect. The Guarantor is the sole
general partner of the Operating Partnership and owns the percentage interest in the
Operating Partnership as set forth or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the
Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable.
(f) Each Subsidiary has been, as the case may be, duly incorporated or organized, is
validly existing as a partnership, corporation or limited liability company in good standing
under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, has the corporate,
partnership or other power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable. Each Subsidiary
is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such
qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; all of the issued shares of capital stock
or other ownership interests of each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, are owned directly
or indirectly by the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, equities or claims.
(g) Each of the joint venture partnerships or limited liability companies that is
consolidated in the consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor or that is listed in
the Guarantors or the Operating Partnerships most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
and/or, if it contains a more recent list or supplemental list of such joint venture
partnerships or limited liability companies, most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the
Joint Ventures) has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership or
limited liability company in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, with
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct the business in
which it is engaged, except where the failure to be duly formed, validly existing or in good
standing or where to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct business would not
have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Joint Venture is duly qualified or registered as a
foreign limited partnership or limited liability company to transact business in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration is required, whether by reason of
the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so
to qualify or be registered would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would not
have a Material Adverse Effect, the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor or a subsidiary of
the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor owns the percentage of the partnership or other
equity interest in each of the Joint Ventures as set forth in the Guarantors or the
Operating Partnerships most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and/or, if it contains a more
recent list or supplemental list of such joint venture partnerships or limited liability
companies, most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the Joint Venture Interests), and
each of the Joint Venture Interests is validly issued and fully paid and free and clear of
any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity, except for any
security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity which would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Operating Partnership and
the Guarantor
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have no other interests in joint venture partnerships or limited liability companies in
which unrelated third parties have interests which are, individually or in the aggregate material to the consolidated financial position,
results of operations or business of the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than as set forth in the Guarantors or
the Operating Partnerships most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or as reflected in the financial statements and schedules therein.
(h) This Distribution Agreement, the Calculation Agency Agreement and any applicable
Written Terms Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor and constitute the valid and binding agreement of each of
them, enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors
rights generally and general principles of equity.
(i) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor and
is a valid and binding agreement of each of them, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors rights generally and general principles of equity.
(j) The Notes have been duly authorized and, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the
purchasers thereof, will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and
binding obligations of the Operating Partnership, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and general principles of equity.
(k) The Guarantees have been duly authorized and, when executed and the Notes are
authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, will be entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture and will be valid and binding obligations of the Guarantor,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and general
principles of equity.
(l) The Notes, the Guarantees and the Indenture will conform in all material respects
to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Prospectus and Time of Sale
Prospectus, if applicable, and will be in substantially the respective forms filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement.
(m) All of the issued and outstanding partnership units of the Operating Partnership
(the Units) have been duly and validly authorized and issued and conform to the
description thereof contained or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and
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Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable. The Units owned by the Guarantor are owned
directly by the Guarantor, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.
(n) The execution and delivery by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor of, and
the performance by each of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor of its respective
obligations under, this Distribution Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture,
the Calculation Agency Agreement and any applicable Written Terms Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not (i) conflict with
or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, joint venture
agreement, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or any other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, except for such conflicts, breaches
or violations which would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect,
(ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws, certificate of
limited partnership, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of the
Operating Partnership, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (iii) result
in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company, except where such
noncompliance or violation of any such statute, order, rule or regulation would not, singly
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the execution and delivery by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor of,
and the performance by each of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor of its respective
obligations under, this Distribution Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantees, the Indenture,
the Calculation Agency Agreement and any applicable Written Terms Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (A) the
registration of the Notes under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder
and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
required under the Securities Act, Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act, or the
rules and regulations thereunder, and applicable state and foreign securities laws in
connection with issuance, offer and sale of the Notes or (B) consents, approvals,
authorizations, orders, filings or registrations that will be completed on or prior to the
Commencement Date or in connection with the issuance of Notes.
(o) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened, to which the Company is a party or to which any of the properties of
the Company is subject that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, and are not so described or
incorporated by reference, or any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that
are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed
as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described, incorporated by reference
or filed as required.
(p) None of the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor or any Subsidiary is, and after
giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds
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thereof as described in the Prospectus, none will be, an investment company as such
term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(q) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the
earnings, business or operations of the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and their
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth or incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable. Subsequent to the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
except as described in or contemplated by the Prospectus or a document incorporated therein
by reference, (i) the Company has not incurred any liability or obligation, direct or
contingent, nor entered into any transaction not in the ordinary course of business that is
material with respect to the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and their subsidiaries,
taken as a whole; and (ii) there has not been any change in the capital stock or increase in
the short-term debt or long-term debt that is, in either case, material with respect to the
Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and their subsidiaries, taken as a whole (excluding
Notes issued under the medium-term note program established by this Distribution Agreement
and excluding debt resulting from a draw down on the credit facilities of the Operating
Partnership, the Guarantor or any of their subsidiaries).
(r) Except as disclosed or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus and the Time of
Sale Prospectus, if applicable, the Guarantor, the Operating Partnership and their
respective subsidiaries each has good and marketable title to, or valid and enforceable
leasehold estates in, all items of real and personal property referred to therein as owned
or leased by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims, security
interests and defects, other than those referred to therein or which would not materially
affect the value thereof or materially interfere with the use made or to be made by them.
(s) Except as disclosed or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, and the Time of
Sale Prospectus, if applicable: The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor each has no
knowledge of any of the following which could have a Material Adverse Effect: (1) the
unlawful presence of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances or
waste materials (collectively, Hazardous Materials) on any of the properties currently
owned by it or any of its subsidiaries or any of the properties previously owned by it or
any of its subsidiaries for which it retains any liability with respect to Hazardous
Materials or (2) any unlawful spills, releases, discharges or disposal of Hazardous
Materials that have occurred or are presently occurring off such properties as a result of
any construction on or operation and use of such properties. In connection with the
construction on or operation and use of the properties owned by the Operating Partnership,
the Guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries, the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantor each represents that it has no knowledge of any material failure to comply with
all applicable local, state and federal environmental laws, regulations, ordinances and
administrative and judicial orders relating to the generation, recycling, reuse, sale,
storage, handling, transport and disposal of any Hazardous Materials.
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(t) The independent auditors of the Company, who have certified certain financial
statements in the Registration Statement, whose report appears in the Prospectus, are
independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission thereunder during the periods covered by the financial
statements on which they reported contained in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable.
(u) The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against
such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in
which they are engaged; the Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or
applied for; and the Company does not have any reason to believe that it will not be able to
renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar
coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that
would not have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in or contemplated by the
Prospectus or the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, or in a document incorporated by reference therein.
(v) The Company possesses all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate Federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its
businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations and
permits would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the Company has not received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate,
authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable
decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect, except as described
in or contemplated by the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, or in a document incorporated by reference therein.
(w) The Company has filed all Federal, state, and local income tax returns which have
been required to be filed and has paid all taxes required to be paid and any other
assessment, fine or penalty levied against it, to the extent that any of the foregoing is
due and payable, except, in all cases, for any such tax, assessment, fine or penalty that is
being contested in good faith and except in any case in which the failure to so file or pay
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(x) The financial statements (including the notes thereto) included in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, present fairly
in all material respects the financial position of the respective entity or entities
presented therein at the respective dates indicated and the results of their operations for
the respective periods specified, and except as otherwise stated or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, said financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) applied on a consistent
basis. The supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in
all material respects the information required to be stated or incorporated by reference
therein. The financial information and data included in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, present fairly in all material
respects the information included therein and have been prepared on a basis consistent with
that of the books and records of the respective entities presented therein. Pro forma
financial information included or incorporated by reference
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in
the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Prospectus, if applicable, has been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of
Rules 11-01 and 11-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, and the necessary pro
forma adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of
such information, and, in managements opinion, the assumptions used in the preparation
thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to
the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.
(y) The Company is currently in compliance with all presently applicable provisions of
the Americans with Disabilities Act, except for such noncompliance which would not, singly
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and no failure of the Company to comply
with all presently applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(z) The Guarantor has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), commencing with its taxable year
ended December 31, 1997; the Guarantor has qualified and expects that it will continue to
qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Code beginning with its taxable year
ended December 31, 1997, and will continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust
under the Code after consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus; and
the Guarantors present and contemplated operations, assets and income will enable it to
meet the requirements for qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Code.
2. Solicitations as Agent; Purchases as Principal.
(a) Solicitations as Agent. In connection with an Agents actions as agent hereunder,
such Agent agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit offers to purchase Notes
upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented.
The Operating Partnership reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to instruct the
Agents to suspend at any time, for any period of time or permanently, the solicitation of
offers to purchase Notes. As soon as practicable, but in any event not later than one
business day after written notice from the Operating Partnership, the Agents will forthwith
suspend solicitations of offers to purchase Notes from the Operating Partnership until such
time as the Operating Partnership has advised the Agents that such solicitation may be
resumed. While such solicitation is suspended, the Company shall not be required to deliver
any certificates, opinions or letters in accordance with Sections 5(a), 5(b) and 5(c);
provided, however, that if the Registration Statement or Prospectus is amended or
supplemented during the period of suspension (other than by an amendment or supplement
providing solely for a change in the interest rates, redemption provisions, amortization
schedules or maturities offered on the Notes or for a change the Agents deem to be
immaterial), no Agent shall be required to resume soliciting offers to purchase Notes until
the Company has delivered such certificates, opinions and letters as such Agent may request.
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The Operating Partnership agrees to pay to each Agent, as consideration for the sale of
each Note resulting from a solicitation made or an offer to purchase received by such Agent,
a commission in the form of a discount from the purchase price of such Note equal to the
percentage set forth below of the purchase price of such Note:
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Term |
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Commission Rate |
From 9 months to less than 1 year |
|
.125% |
From 1 year to less than 18 months |
|
.150% |
From 18 months to less than 2 years |
|
.200% |
From 2 years to less than 3 years |
|
.250% |
From 3 years to less than 4 years |
|
.350% |
From 4 years to less than 5 years |
|
.450% |
From 5 years to less than 6 years |
|
.500% |
From 6 years to less than 7 years |
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.550% |
From 7 years to less than 10 years |
|
.600% |
From 10 years to less than 15 years |
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.625% |
From 15 years to less than 20 years |
|
.700% |
From 20 years to less than 30 years |
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.750% |
From 30 years and beyond |
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To be Negotiated |
Each Agent shall communicate to the Operating Partnership, orally or in writing, each
offer to purchase Notes received by such Agent as agent that in its judgment should be
considered by the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership shall have the sole
right to accept offers to purchase Notes and may reject any offer in whole or in part. Each
Agent shall have the right to reject any offer to purchase Notes that it, in its reasonable
discretion, considers to be unacceptable, and any such rejection shall not be deemed a
breach of its agreements contained herein. Each Agent shall make commercially reasonable
efforts to assist the Operating Partnership in obtaining performance by each purchaser whose
offer to purchase Notes has been solicited by such Agent and accepted by the Operating
Partnership. The procedural details relating to the issue and delivery of Notes sold by the
Agents as agents and the payment therefor shall be as set forth in the Administrative
Procedures (as hereinafter defined). All Notes sold through an Agent as agent will be sold
at 100% of their principal amount, unless otherwise agreed to by the Operating Partnership
and such Agent or provided in the applicable Note or pricing supplement.
(b) Purchases as Principal. Each sale of Notes to an Agent as principal shall be made
in accordance with the terms of this Distribution Agreement. In connection with each such
sale, the Operating Partnership will enter into a Terms Agreement that will provide for the
sale of such Notes to and the purchase thereof by such Agent. Each
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Terms Agreement will take the form of either (i) a written agreement between such Agent
and the Operating Partnership, which, unless otherwise agreed by the Operating Partnership
and such Agent, may be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a Written
Terms Agreement), or (ii) an oral agreement between such Agent and the Operating
Partnership confirmed in writing by such Agent to the Operating Partnership.
An Agents commitment to purchase Notes as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement
shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties of the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantor herein contained and shall be subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth. Each Terms Agreement shall specify the principal amount of
Notes to be purchased by such Agent pursuant thereto, the maturity date of such Notes, the
price to be paid to the Operating Partnership for such Notes, the interest rate and interest
rate formula, if any, applicable to such Notes and any other terms of such Notes. Each
purchase of Notes by an Agent as principal, unless otherwise agreed, shall be at a discount
from the principal amount of each such Note equivalent to the applicable commission set
forth in Section 2(a) above. Each such Terms Agreement may also specify any requirements
for officers certificates, opinions of counsel and letters from the independent public
accountants of the Company pursuant to Section 4 hereof. A Terms Agreement may also specify
certain provisions relating to the reoffering of such Notes by such Agent.
Each Terms Agreement shall specify the time and place of delivery of and payment for
such Notes. Unless otherwise specified in a Terms Agreement, the procedural details
relating to the issue and delivery of Notes purchased by an Agent as principal and the
payment therefor shall be as set forth in the Administrative Procedures. Each date of
delivery of and payment for Notes to be purchased by an Agent as principal pursuant to a
Terms Agreement is referred to herein as a Settlement Date.
Unless otherwise specified in a Terms Agreement, if an Agent is purchasing Notes as
principal it may resell such Notes to other dealers. Any such sales may be at a discount,
which shall not exceed the amount set forth in the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Prospectus
relating to such Notes.
(c) Administrative Procedures. The Agents and the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantor agree to perform their respective duties and obligations specifically provided to
be performed in the Medium-Term Notes Administrative Procedures (attached hereto as
Exhibit B) (the Administrative Procedures), as amended from time to time. The
Administrative Procedures may be amended only by written agreement of the Operating
Partnership, the Guarantor and the Agents.
(d) Delivery. The documents required to be delivered by Section 4 of this Distribution
Agreement as a condition precedent to each Agents obligation to begin soliciting offers to
purchase Notes as an agent of the Operating Partnership shall be delivered at the office of
Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, not later
than 9:00 A.M., San Francisco time, on the date hereof, or at such other time and/or place
as the Agents and the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor may agree upon in writing, but
in no event later than the day prior to the earlier
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of (i) the date on which the Agents begin soliciting offers to purchase Notes and (ii)
the first date on which the Operating Partnership accepts any offer by an Agent to purchase
Notes as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement. The date of delivery of such documents is
referred to herein as the Commencement Date.
(e) Free Writing Prospectus. With respect to any offering of the Notes, the Agents will
furnish to the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor any Operating Partnership information
or Guarantor information that the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor would be required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, and the Agents
will not use or refer to any such information to which the Operating Partnership or the
Guarantor objects.
(f) Obligations Several. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor acknowledge that
the obligations of the Agents under this Distribution Agreement are several and not joint.
3. Agreements. The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor agree with each Agent
that:
(a) With respect to any offering of Notes, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor
will furnish to each Agent offering or purchasing such Notes a copy of each proposed Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the
Operating Partnership or the Guarantor relating to such offering of Notes and neither the
Operating Partnership nor the Guarantor will use or refer to any such Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus to which the Agents object.
(b) Neither Operating Partnership nor the Guarantor will take any action that would
result in an Agent, the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor being required to file with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a Free Writing Prospectus
prepared by an Agent or on an Agents behalf that such Agent would otherwise not have been
required to file thereunder.
(c) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy Notes at a
time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall
occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the
Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of
which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the
Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel to the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor or counsel to the Agents, it is necessary to amend or
supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor will forthwith prepare, file with the Commission and furnish,
at the Operating Partnership and Guarantors expense, to each Agent and to any dealer upon
request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the
statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the
light of the circumstances when delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so
that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no
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longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale
Prospectus, as amended or supplemented will comply with applicable law.
(d) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Distribution
Agreement or pursuant to any Terms Agreement, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor
will not file any Time of Sale Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement (including any pricing
supplement) relating to the Notes or any amendment to the Registration Statement relating to
the Notes unless the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor have previously furnished to
the Agents copies thereof for their review and will not file any such proposed supplement or
amendment to which the Agents reasonably object; provided, however, that (i) the foregoing
requirement shall not apply to any of the Companys filings with the Commission required to
be filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 13(f), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and (ii)
any Prospectus Supplement that merely sets forth the terms or a description of particular
Notes shall only be reviewed and approved by the Agent or Agents offering or purchasing such
Notes. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will
promptly cause each Prospectus Supplement to be filed with or transmitted for filing to the
Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor will promptly advise the Agents (A) of the filing of any
amendment or supplement to the Basic Prospectus (except that notice of the filing of an
amendment or supplement to the Basic Prospectus that merely sets forth the terms or a
description of particular Notes shall only be given to the Agent or Agents offering or
purchasing such Notes and the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor shall not be required
to so advise the Agents of the filing of its filings with the Commission required to be
filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 13(f), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act), (B) of the
filing and effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement, except for the
filing of its filings with the Commission required to be filed pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 13(f), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, (C) of any request by the Commission for any
amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Basic
Prospectus or for any additional information, (D) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose and (E) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for sale in
any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The
Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will use best efforts to prevent the issuance of any
such stop order or notice of suspension of qualification and, if issued, to obtain as soon
as possible the withdrawal thereof. If the Basic Prospectus is amended or supplemented as a
result of the filing under the Exchange Act of any document incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus, no Agent shall be obligated to solicit offers to purchase Notes so long as it is
not reasonably satisfied with such document.
(e) If, at any time when a prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in
Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) relating to the Notes is required to be delivered
under the Securities Act, any event occurs or condition exists as a result of which the
Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would include an untrue statement of a material
fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein,
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in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice
referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act), as then amended or supplemented, is
delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of the Agents or in the
opinion of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, it is necessary at any time to amend
or supplement the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, to comply with applicable
law, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will immediately notify the Agents by
telephone (with confirmation in writing) to suspend solicitation of offers to purchase Notes
and, if so notified by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, the Agents shall
forthwith suspend such solicitation and cease using the Prospectus, as then amended or
supplemented. If the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor shall decide to amend or
supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, it
shall so advise the Agents promptly by telephone (with confirmation in writing) and, at its
expense, shall prepare and cause to be filed promptly with the Commission an amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented,
satisfactory in all respects to the Agents, that will correct such statement or omission or
effect such compliance and will supply such amended or supplemented Prospectus to the Agents
in such quantities as they may reasonably request. If the documents, certificates, opinions
and letters furnished to the Agents pursuant to Sections 3(g), 5(a), 5(b) and 5(c) hereof in
connection with the preparation and filing of such amendment or supplement are satisfactory
in all respects to the Agents, upon the filing with the Commission of such amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus or upon the effectiveness of an amendment to the Registration
Statement, the Agents will resume the solicitation of offers to purchase Notes hereunder.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, until the distribution of any Notes
an Agent may own as principal has been completed, if any event described above in this
paragraph occurs, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will, at their own expense,
forthwith prepare and cause to be filed promptly with the Commission an amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented,
satisfactory in all respects to such Agent and the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor,
will supply such amended or supplemented Prospectus to such Agent in such quantities as it
may reasonably request and shall furnish to such Agent pursuant to Sections 3(g), 5(a), 5(b)
and 5(c) hereof such documents, certificates, opinions and letters specified therein in
connection with the preparation and filing of such amendment or supplement.
(f) Each of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will make generally available
to its respective security holders and to the Agents as soon as practicable earning
statements that satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder covering twelve month periods beginning, in
each case, not later than the first day of the Operating Partnerships and the Guarantors
respective fiscal quarter next following the effective date (as defined in Rule 158 under
the Securities Act) of the Registration Statement with respect to each sale of Notes. If
such fiscal quarter is the last fiscal quarter of the Operating Partnerships and the
Guarantors respective fiscal year, such earning statement shall be made available not later
than 90 days after the close of the period covered thereby and in all other cases shall be
made available not later than 45 days after the close of the period covered thereby.
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(g) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will furnish without charge, (i) to
each Agent, a signed copy of the Registration Statement, including exhibits and all
amendments thereto, and as many copies of the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by
reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Agent may reasonably
request and (ii) to each Agent that purchases Notes as principal pursuant to a Terms
Agreement or solicits an offer to purchase Notes that is accepted by the Operating
Partnership, as many copies of the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented (including
the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Notes to be
purchased pursuant to such Terms Agreement or accepted offer), as such Agent may reasonably
request.
(h) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will endeavor to qualify the Notes and
the Guarantees for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Agents shall reasonably request and to maintain such qualifications for
as long as the Agents shall reasonably request.
(i) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor shall furnish to the Agents such
relevant documents and certificates of officers of the Company relating to the business,
operations and affairs of the Company, the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any
amendments or supplements thereto, any Time of Sale Prospectus, the Indenture, the Notes,
this Distribution Agreement, the Administrative Procedures, any Terms Agreement and the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder as the Agents may from
time to time reasonably request.
(j) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, as applicable, shall notify the Agents
promptly in writing of any downgrading, or of its receipt of any notice of any intended or
potential downgrading or of any review for possible change that does not indicate the
direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded the Company, any of the Operating
Partnerships or the Guarantors securities by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization, as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities
Act.
(k) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will, whether or not any sale of Notes
is consummated or this Distribution Agreement or any Terms Agreement is terminated, pay all
expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Distribution Agreement
and any Terms Agreement, including: (i) the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Operating Partnership or the
Guarantor and all amendments and supplements thereto, (ii) the preparation, issuance and
delivery of the Notes and the Guarantees, (iii) the fees and disbursements of the Companys
counsel and accountants and of the Trustee and its counsel, (iv) the qualification of the
Notes and Guarantees under securities or Blue Sky laws in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3(e) hereof, including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Agents in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky or
Legal Investment Memoranda, (v) the printing and delivery to the Agents in quantities as
hereinabove stated of copies of the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto and of
the Prospectus and any
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amendments or supplements thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the Agents of
copies of any Blue Sky or Legal Investment Memoranda, (vii) any fees charged by rating
agencies for the rating of the Notes, (viii) any expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with a road show presentation to potential investors, (ix) the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Agents incurred in connection with the offering and
sale of the Notes, including any opinions to be rendered by such counsel hereunder, and (x)
any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents; provided that any advertising expenses
incurred by the Agents shall have been approved by the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantor.
(l) During the period beginning the date of any Terms Agreement in connection with the
purchase of Notes by an Agent as principal and continuing to and including the Settlement
Date with respect to such Terms Agreement, neither the Operating Partnership nor the
Guarantor will, without such Agents prior written consent, offer, sell, contract to sell or
otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor or
warrants to purchase debt securities of the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor
substantially similar to such Notes (other than (i) the Notes that are to be sold pursuant
to such Terms Agreement, (ii) Notes previously agreed to be sold by the Operating
Partnership or the Guarantor and (iii) commercial paper issued in the ordinary course of
business), except as may otherwise be provided in such Terms Agreement.
(m) Unless otherwise notified by the Agents, the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantor will prepare a final term sheet (a Term Sheet) relating to each offering of the
Notes, containing only information that describes the final terms of the Notes or the
offering, in a form consented to by the Agents, and will file such Term Sheet within the
period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the Securities Act following the date the final
terms have been established for the Notes.
4. Conditions of the Obligations of the Agents. Each Agents obligation to solicit
offers to purchase Notes as agent of the Operating Partnership, each Agents obligation to purchase
Notes as principal pursuant to any Terms Agreement and the obligation of any other purchaser to
purchase Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of
the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor herein, to the accuracy of the statements of the
Companys officers made in each certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof and to the
performance and observance by the Company of all covenants and agreements herein contained on its
part to be performed and observed (in the case of an Agents obligation to solicit offers to
purchase Notes, at the time of such solicitation, and, in the case of an Agents or any other
purchasers obligation to purchase Notes, at the time the Operating Partnership accepts the offer
to purchase such Notes and at the time of issuance and delivery) and (in each case) to the
following additional conditions precedent when and as specified:
(a) Prior to such solicitation or purchase, as the case may be:
(i) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings,
business or operations of the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and their
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale
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Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including by incorporation by
reference) at the time of such solicitation or at the time such offer to purchase
was made, that, in the judgment of the relevant Agent, is material and adverse and
that makes it, in the judgment of such Agent, impracticable to market the Notes on
the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Time of Sale Prospectus, as so
amended or supplemented;
(ii) there shall not have occurred any (A) suspension or material limitation of
trading generally on or by the New York Stock Exchange or a material disruption in
securities settlement or clearance services, (B) suspension of trading of any
securities of the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor on any exchange or in any
over-the-counter market, (C) declaration of a general moratorium on commercial
banking activities in New York by either Federal or New York State authorities or
(D) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or
any calamity or crisis, including, without limitation, an act of terrorism, that, in
the judgment of the relevant Agent, is material and adverse and, in the case of any
of the events described in clauses 4(a)(ii)(A) through 4(a)(ii)(D), such event,
singly or together with any other such event, makes it, in the judgment of such
Agent, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery or
marketing of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Time of
Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented (including by incorporation by
reference) at the time of such solicitation or at the time such offer to purchase
was made; and
(iii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have
been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible
change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating
accorded the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor or any of their respective
securities or the rating outlook for any of them by any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, as such term is defined for purposes of Rule
436(g)(2) under the Securities Act;
(A) except, in each case described in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(ii) or
4(a)(iii) above, as disclosed to the relevant Agent in writing by the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantor prior to such solicitation or, in
the case of a purchase of Notes, as disclosed to the relevant Agent before
the offer to purchase such Notes was made; or
(B) unless in each case described in Section 4(a)(ii) above, the
relevant event shall have occurred and been known to the relevant Agent
before such solicitation or, in the case of a purchase of Notes, before the
offer to purchase such Notes was made.
(b) On the Commencement Date and, if called for by any Terms Agreement , on the
corresponding Settlement Date, the relevant Agents shall have received:
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(i) An opinion or opinions, dated as of such date, of Latham & Watkins LLP,
special counsel for the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agents and substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C-1.
(ii) An opinion or opinions, dated as of such date, of Latham & Watkins LLP,
special tax counsel for the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agents and substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C-2.
(iii) A letter, dated as of such date, of Latham & Watkins LLP, special counsel
for the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory
to the Agents and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-3.
(iv) An opinion, dated as of such date, of Tamra D. Browne, General Counsel to
the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Agents and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
(v) An opinion, dated as of such date, of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll,
LLP, Maryland corporate counsel for the Guarantor, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agents and substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E.
(vi) An opinion or opinions, dated as of such date, of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
LLP, counsel for the Agents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents.
The opinions of Latham & Watkins LLP, the General Counsel to the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor and Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP described
in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be rendered to the Agents at the
request of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor and shall so state therein.
(c) On the Commencement Date and, if called for by any Terms Agreement with respect to
the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal, on the corresponding Settlement Date, the
relevant Agents shall have received a certificate, dated the Commencement Date or such
Settlement Date, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such
Agents and signed by an executive officer of the Guarantor, on behalf of the Guarantor and
on behalf of the Guarantor as sole General Partner of the Operating Partnership, to the
effect set forth in Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(iii) and to the effect that the
representations and warranties of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor contained in
this Distribution Agreement are true and correct as of such date and that the Company has
complied in all material respects with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied on or
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before such date. The officers signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon
the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(d) On the Commencement Date and, if called for by any Terms Agreement with respect to
the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal, on the corresponding Settlement Date, the
relevant Agents shall have received from the Companys independent public accountants, a
letter or letters, dated the Commencement Date or such Settlement Date, as the case may be,
in form and substance satisfactory to such Agents containing statements and information of
the type ordinarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with respect
to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated
by reference into the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the
Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented; provided that each letter so furnished shall
use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to the date of such letter.
(e) On the Commencement Date and on each Settlement Date, the Company shall have
furnished to the relevant Agents such appropriate further information, certificates and
documents as they may reasonably request.
5. Additional Agreements of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor.
(a) Each time the Registration Statement or Prospectus is amended or supplemented
(including the filing of documents which are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus, but excluding (i) amendments, supplements or the incorporation by
reference of documents relating to the terms of a particular issue of the Notes or an
offering of securities other than the Notes, (ii) pricing supplements, (iii) amendments or
supplements providing solely for a change in the interest rates, redemption provisions,
amortization schedules, maturities or similar changes with respect to the Notes, (iv) the
filing by the Guarantor of a proxy statement for an annual or special meeting of
shareholders, (v) the filing by the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor of a Current
Report on Form 8-K, unless in the Agents reasonable judgment, the information contained in
such report is of such a character that an officers certificate should be furnished and the
Agents so specify in writing, or (vi) amendments or supplements reflecting a change that the
Agents and the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor deem to be immaterial) or if
specified in a Terms Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as
principal, the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor will deliver or cause to be delivered
as soon as reasonably practicable to each Agent a certificate signed by an executive officer
of the Guarantor, on behalf of the Guarantor and on behalf of the Guarantor as sole general
partner of the Operating Partnership, dated the date of such amendment, supplement or filing
of such incorporated document, or the date of delivery specified pursuant to a Terms
Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal, as the case may
be, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, to the effect that the statements
contained in the certificate referred to in Section 4(c) hereof are true and correct in all
material respects as of the time of such amendment, supplement or filing or specified
delivery (except that such statements shall be deemed to relate to the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such
certificate) or, in lieu of such certificate, a
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certificate signed by an executive officer of the Guarantor, on behalf of the Guarantor
and on behalf of the Guarantor as sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, dated
the date of such amendment, supplement or filing or specified delivery, as the case may be,
in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, of the same tenor as the certificate referred
to in Section 4(c) modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented to the date of such amendment, supplement or filing or
specified delivery.
(b) Each time the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor furnish a certificate
pursuant to Section 5(a) (excluding the filing of documents which are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as a result of the filing by the
Operating Partnership or the Guarantor of a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless any Agent
shall otherwise request in writing, and excluding the filing of documents which are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as a result of the
filing by the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor of a Current Report on Form 8-K, unless
any Agent shall otherwise reasonably request in writing,) or if specified in a Terms
Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal, the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor will furnish or cause to be furnished as soon as reasonably
practicable to each Agent written opinions of independent and corporate counsel for the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantor. Any such opinions shall be dated the delivery date
of such opinion or the date of delivery specified pursuant to a Terms Agreement with respect
to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal, as the case may be, shall be in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and shall be of the same tenor as the opinions
referred to in Sections 4(b)(i), (ii) and (iii), but modified as necessary to relate to the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of
delivery of such opinions and with such other changes as are reasonably acceptable to the
Agents. In lieu of such opinions, counsel last furnishing such an opinion to an Agent may
furnish to each Agent a letter to the effect that such Agent may rely on such last opinion
to the same extent as though it were dated the date of such letter (except that statements
in such last opinion will be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented to the time of delivery of such letter).
(c) Each time the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is amended or supplemented
to set forth amended or supplemental financial information or such amended or supplemental
information is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or if
specified in a Terms Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as
principal, the Operating Partnership and Guarantor shall cause its independent public
accountants to as soon as reasonably practicable furnish each Agent with a letter, dated the
date of such amendment, supplement, or filing or the date of delivery specified pursuant to
a Terms Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal, as the
case may be, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agents, of the same tenor as the letter
referred to in Section 4(d), with regard to the amended or supplemental financial
information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented to the date of such letter; provided that each letter
so furnished shall use a cut-off date no more than three business days prior to the date of
such letter.
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6. Indemnity and Contribution.
(a) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor jointly and severally agree to
indemnify and hold harmless each Agent and each person, if any, who controls any Agent
within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act and each of your affiliates within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without
limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or
investigating any such action or claim) arising out of or caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereof, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as
defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Operating Partnership information or
Guarantor information that the Operating Partnership or Guarantor has filed, or is required
to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus (as amended or
supplemented ), or arising out of or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are
caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission
based upon information relating to any Agent furnished to the Operating Partnership and the
Guarantor in writing by such Agent expressly for use therein and as set forth in Section
1(b) hereof.
(b) Each Agent agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantor, the Guarantors directors and the officers who sign
the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Operating Partnership
or the Guarantor within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20
of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnities from the Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor to such Agent, but only with reference to information relating
to such Agent furnished to the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor in writing by such
Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto
and as set forth in Section 1(b) hereof.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be
instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to
either Section 6(a) or 6(b) above, such person (the Indemnified Party) shall promptly
notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the Indemnifying Party) in
writing and the Indemnifying Party, upon request of the Indemnified Party, shall retain
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party
and any others the Indemnifying Party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the
fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding,
any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of
such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded
parties) include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and representation of
both parties by the same counsel would be
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inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is
understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any
Indemnified Party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same
jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in
addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and
expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing
by the Agents, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a), and by the
Guarantor, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b). The Indemnifying
Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written
consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff,
the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any loss
or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Party shall have requested an Indemnifying Party in
writing to reimburse the Indemnified Party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated
by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the Indemnifying Party agrees that it
shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if
(i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such Indemnifying
Party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such Indemnifying Party shall not have reimbursed
the Indemnified Party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party,
effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any
Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought
hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of such proceeding.
(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 6(a) or 6(b) is
unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Party under such
paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party thereunder, shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor on the one hand and the
Agents on the other hand from the offering of the Notes to which such losses, claims damages
or liabilities relates or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 6(d)(i) above is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause 6(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the
Operating Partnership and the Guarantor on the one hand and of the Agents on the other hand
in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits received by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor on the one hand and the
Agents on the other hand in connection with such offering of the Notes shall be deemed to be
in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from such offering of the Notes
(before deducting expenses) received by the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor bear to
the total discounts and commissions received by the Agents in respect thereof as set forth
in the Prospectus. The relative fault of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor on the
one hand and the Agents on the other hand shall be determined by
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reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor or by the Agents and the
parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. The Agents respective obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 6 are several in the proportion that the principal amount of the
Notes the sale of which by or through such Agent gave rise to such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities bears to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes the sale of which by or
through any Agent gave rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, and not joint.
(e) The Operating Partnership and the Guarantor and the Agents agree that it would not
be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6 were determined by pro rata
allocation (even if the Agents were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to
in Section 6(d). The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 6(d) shall be deemed to
include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, no Agent shall be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
the Notes referred to in Section 6(d) that were offered and sold to the public through such
Agent exceeds the amount of any damages that such Agent has otherwise been required to pay
by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 6 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any
Indemnified Party at law or in equity.
(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 6 and the
representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in or made
pursuant to this Distribution Agreement or any Terms Agreement shall remain operative and in
full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Distribution Agreement or
any such Terms Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Agent or any
person controlling any Agent or by or on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors officers or
directors or any person controlling the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor and (iii)
acceptance of and payment for any of the Notes.
7. Position of the Agents. In acting under this Distribution Agreement and in
connection with the sale of any Notes by the Operating Partnership (other than Notes sold to an
Agent as principal pursuant to a Terms Agreement), each Agent is acting solely as agent of the
Operating Partnership and does not assume any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust
with any purchaser of Notes. An Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist the
Operating Partnership in obtaining performance by each purchaser whose offer to purchase Notes has
been solicited by such Agent and accepted by the Operating Partnership, but such Agent shall not
have any liability to the Operating Partnership or the Company in the event
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any such purchase is not consummated for any reason. If the Operating Partnership shall
default in its obligations to deliver Notes to a purchaser whose offer it has accepted, the
Operating Partnership shall hold the relevant Agent harmless against any loss, claim, damage or
liability arising from or as a result of such default and shall, in particular, pay to such Agent
the commission it would have received had such sale been consummated.
8. Termination. This Distribution Agreement may be terminated at any time by the
Operating Partnership or, as to any Agent, by the Operating Partnership or such Agent upon the
giving of written notice of such termination to the other parties hereto, but without prejudice to
any rights, obligations or liabilities of any party hereto accrued or incurred prior to such
termination. In the event of such termination with respect to any Agent, this Distribution
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any Agent as to which such
termination has not occurred. The termination of this Distribution Agreement shall not require
termination of any Terms Agreement, and the termination of any such Terms Agreement shall not
require termination of this Distribution Agreement. If this Distribution Agreement is terminated,
the provisions of the third paragraph of Section 2(a), Section 2(e), the last sentence of Section
3(e), and Sections 3(f), 3(k), 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13 hereof shall survive; provided that if at the
time of termination an offer to purchase Notes has been accepted by the Operating Partnership but
the time of delivery to the purchaser or its agent of such Notes has not occurred, the provisions
of Sections 1, 2(b), 2(c), 3(d), 3(g), 3(h), 3(i), 3(j), 4 and 5 hereof shall also survive until
such delivery has been made.
9. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, with respect to any party hereto, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed and
confirmed as follows:
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to Morgan Stanley at:
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1585 Broadway, 4th Floor |
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New York, New York, 10036 |
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Attention: Manager, Financing
Products Group |
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Telefax number: 212-761-1928 |
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with a copy to:
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1585 Broadway, 29th Floor |
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New York, New York, 10036 |
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Attention: Investment Banking
Department |
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Telefax number: 212-761-6691 |
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to A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. at:
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Joyce Opinsky |
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A.G. Edwards |
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One North Jefferson |
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St. Louis, MO 63103 |
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to Banc of America Securities LLC at:
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Banc of America Securities LLC
40 West 57th Street
NY1-040-27-03 |
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New York, NY 10019 |
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Attention: High Grade Transaction
Management/Legal |
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to Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. at:
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Scotia Capital |
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One Liberty Plaza
165 Broadway-25th Floor |
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New York, NY 10006 |
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to
Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp. at:
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Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp. |
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Attn: Debt Capital Markets |
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2 World Financial Center, 31st
fl.
New York, NY 10028 |
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to Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC at:
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Wachovia Securities |
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Attn: Debt Capital Markets |
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301 S. College St. |
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to J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at:
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270 Park Avenue, 7th Floor |
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New York, NY 10017 |
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Attn: Transaction Executive Group |
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to
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at:
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
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600 California St., Ste. 1600 |
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San Francisco, CA 94107 |
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to
PNC Capital Markets LLC at:
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PNC Capital Markets LLC |
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249 Fifth Avenue, 26th
Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Attention: Mr. Andrew J. Alexander |
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if to an Agent, with a copy to:
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
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One Montgomery Street |
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31st Floor |
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San Francisco, CA 94104 |
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Attention: Douglas D. Smith, Esq. |
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Telefax number: (415) 986-5309 |
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to the Company at:
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Pier 1, Bay 1 |
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San Francisco, California 94111 |
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Attention: General Counsel |
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Telefax number: (415) 394-9000 |
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with a copy to:
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Latham & Watkins LLP |
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505 Montgomery St. Suite 2000 |
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San Francisco, California 94111 |
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Attention: Laura L. Gabriel and |
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Keith Benson |
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Telefax number: (415) 395-8095 |
10. Successors. This Distribution Agreement and any Terms Agreement with respect to
the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors and controlling
persons referred to in Section 6 and the purchasers of Notes (to the extent expressly provided in
Section 4), and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
11. Amendments. This Distribution Agreement may be amended or supplemented if, but
only if, such amendment or supplement is in writing and is signed by the Operating Partnership, the
Guarantor and each Agent; provided that the Operating Partnership may from time to time amend this
Distribution Agreement to add as a party hereto one or more additional firms registered under the
Exchange Act without prior notice to or the consent of any Agent or the signature of any Agent on
any such amendment, whereupon each such firm shall become an Agent hereunder on the same terms and
conditions as the other Agents that are parties hereto. The Operating Partnership shall notify the
Agents of any such amendment to add one or more additional firms on or before the Settlement Date
to which such amendment relates.
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No Fiduciary Duty. The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Notes: 1) the Agents have acted at arms length, are not the
agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Operating Partnership or the Guarantor or any other
person, 2) the Agents owe the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor only those duties and obligations
set forth in this agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this agreement), if any, and 3) the
Agents may have interests that differ from those of the Operating Partnership and the Guarantor. The Operating
Partnership and the Guarantor each waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may
have against the Agents arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Notes.
13.
Counterparts. This Distribution Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument.
14. Applicable Law. This Distribution Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
15. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Distribution Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Distribution
Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and
return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall
represent a binding agreement between the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and you.
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Very truly yours, |
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AMB PROPERTY L.P. |
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its sole general partner |
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Name: Michael P. Brown |
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Title: Vice President, Capital Markets |
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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION |
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Name: Michael P. Brown |
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[Signature page to Distribution Agreement]
The foregoing Distribution Agreement
is hereby confirmed and accepted
as of the date first above written.
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MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED |
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BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC |
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[Signature page to Distribution Agreement]
Schedule I
AGENTS
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Banc of America Securities LLC
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp.
Wachovia Capital Markets LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
PNC Capital Markets LLC
EXHIBIT A
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
SERIES C MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
TERMS AGREEMENT
[Date]
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
Pier 1, Bay 1
San Francisco, California 94556
Attention: General Counsel
Re: Distribution Agreement dated August 10, 2006 (the Distribution Agreement)
The undersigned agrees to purchase as principal your Series C Medium-Term Notes (the
Notes) having the following terms set forth below. The offering of the Notes will be made
pursuant to a Base Prospectus dated July 21, 2006, as amended by a Prospectus Supplement dated
August 10, 2006, and Pricing Supplement No. ___, which we expect to be dated on or about
, [and an issuer free writing prospectus, which we expect to be dated on or about
], and a Term Sheet, which we expect to be dated on or about
(collectively, the Time of Sale Prospectus). The Notes are expected to have the terms set forth
below, but the final terms of the Notes will be those set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
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Principal Amount:
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Settlement Date and Time |
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The provisions of Sections 1, 2(b), 2(c), 3 through 6, and 9 through 14 of the
Distribution Agreement and the related definitions are incorporated by reference herein and shall
be deemed to have the same force and effect as if set forth in full herein.
This Terms Agreement may be terminated at any time by any party upon the giving of written
notice of such termination to the other parties hereto, but without prejudice to any rights,
obligations or liabilities of any party hereto accrued or incurred prior to such termination. The
termination of the Distribution Agreement shall not require termination of this Terms Agreement,
and the termination of this Terms Agreement shall not require termination of the Distribution
Agreement. This Agreement is also subject to termination on the terms incorporated by reference
herein. If this Agreement is terminated, the provisions of Sections 3(k), 6, 9, 10 and 13 of the
Distribution Agreement shall survive for the purposes of this Agreement.
Exhibit A Page 3
The following information, opinions, certificates, letters and documents referred to in
Section 4 of the Distribution Agreement will be required:
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Exhibit A Page 4
EXHIBIT B
AMB PROPERTY L.P.
SERIES C MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Explained below are the administrative procedures and specific terms of the offering of Series
C Medium-Term Notes (the Notes), on a continuous basis by AMB Property L.P. (the Operating
Partnership) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 10, 2006 (the
Distribution Agreement) among the Operating Partnership, AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland
corporation, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and guarantor of the Notes (the
Guarantor) and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Banc of America
Securities LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Commerzbank Capital Markets Corp., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and each other Agent set forth on Schedule
I to the Distribution Agreement (the Agents). The Notes will be issued under an Indenture
and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 10, 2006 (together, the Indenture), and
each by and among the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, a
national association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as
successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as Trustee (the
Trustee). In the Distribution Agreement, the Agents have agreed to use reasonable best efforts
to solicit purchases of the Notes, and the administrative procedures explained below will govern
the issuance and settlement of any Notes sold through an Agent, as agent of the Operating
Partnership. An Agent, as principal, may also purchase Notes for its own account, and if requested
by such Agent, the Operating Partnership and such Agent will enter into a terms agreement (a Terms
Agreement), as contemplated by the Distribution Agreement. The administrative procedures
explained below will govern the issuance and settlement of any Notes purchased by an Agent, as
principal, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Terms Agreement.
The Trustee will initially be the Registrar, Calculation Agent, Authenticating Agent, Exchange
Rate Agent and Paying Agent for the Notes and will perform the duties specified herein. The
Operating Partnership may from time to time name other or additional Registrars, Calculation
Agents, Authenticating Agents, Exchange Rate Agents and Paying Agents. Each Note will be
represented by either a Global Security (as defined below) delivered to the Trustee, as agent for
The Depository Trust Company (DTC), and recorded in the book-entry system maintained by DTC (a
Book-Entry Note) or a certificate delivered to the holder thereof or a person designated by such
holder (a Certificated Note). Except as set forth in the Indenture, an owner of a Book-Entry
Note will not be entitled to receive a Certificated Note.
Book-Entry Notes, which may be payable only in U.S. dollars, will be issued in accordance with
the administrative procedures set forth in Part I hereof as they may subsequently be amended as the
result of changes in DTCs operating procedures. Certificated Notes will be issued in accordance
with the administrative procedures set forth in Part II hereof. Unless otherwise defined in the
Indenture, the Notes or any prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, capitalized terms used
herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Distribution Agreement.
Unless otherwise specified by the Operating Partnership, the Agents are to communicate with
the Chief Financial Officer regarding offers to purchase Notes and the related settlement details.
PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY NOTES
In connection with the qualification of the Book-Entry Notes for eligibility in the book-entry
system maintained by DTC, the Trustee will perform the custodial, document control and
administrative functions described below, in accordance with its respective obligations under a
Letter of Representations from the Operating Partnership, the Guarantor and the Trustee to DTC,
dated as of August 10, 2006, and a Medium-Term Note Certificate Agreement between the Trustee and
DTC, dated November 6, 2003 (the MTN Certificate Agreement), and its obligations as a participant
in DTC, including DTCs Same-Day Funds Settlement System (SDFS).
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Issuance:
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On any date of settlement (as defined under Settlement
below) for one or more Book-Entry Notes, the Operating
Partnership will issue a single global security in fully
registered form without coupons (a Global Security)
representing up to U.S. $500,000,000 principal amount of
all such Notes that have the same Original Issue Date,
Maturity Date and other terms. Each Global Security will
be dated and issued as of the date of its authentication by
the Trustee. Each Global Security will bear an Interest
Accrual Date, which will be (i) with respect to an
original Global Security (or any portion thereof), its
original issuance date and (ii) with respect to any Global
Security (or any portion thereof) issued subsequently upon
exchange of a Global Security, or in lieu of a destroyed,
lost or stolen Global Security, the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for on the predecessor Global Security (or if no
such payment or provision has been made, the original
issuance date of the predecessor Global Security),
regardless of the date of authentication of such
subsequently issued Global Security. Book-Entry Notes may
be payable only in U.S. dollars. No Global Security will
represent any Certificated Note. |
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Denominations:
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Book-Entry Notes will be issued in principal amounts of
U.S. $1,000 or any amount in excess thereof that is an
integral multiple of U.S. $1,000. Global Securities will
be denominated in principal amounts not in excess of U.S.
$500,000,000. If one or more Book-Entry Notes having an
aggregate principal amount in excess of $500,000,000 would,
but for the preceding sentence, be represented by a single
Global Security, then one Global Security will be issued to
represent each U.S. $500,000,000 principal amount of such
Book-Entry Note or Notes and an additional Global Security
will be issued to represent any remaining principal amount
of such Book-Entry Note or Notes. In such a case, each of
the Global Securities representing such Book-Entry Note or
Notes shall be assigned the same CUSIP number. |
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Supplement:
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If any offer to purchase a Book-Entry Note is accepted by or on behalf of |
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the Operating Partnership, the Operating Partnership will prepare a free
writing prospectus and/or Term Sheet, as applicable, and a pricing supplement
(a Pricing Supplement) reflecting the terms of such Note. The Operating
Partnership (i) will arrange to file with the Commission such Term Sheet and
Pricing Supplement in accordance with, in the case of any free writing
prospectus and/or Term Sheet, as applicable, Rule 433 under the Securities Act
and, in the case of the Pricing Supplement, the applicable paragraph of Rule
424(b) under the Act and (ii) will, with respect to each of the free writing
prospectus and/or Term Sheet, as applicable, and the Pricing Supplement, as
soon as possible and in any event not later than the date on which the
applicable document is filed with the Commission, deliver the number of copies
of such free writing prospectus, Term Sheet and/or Pricing Supplement to the
relevant Agent as such Agent shall reasonably request. |
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In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is
prepared, the relevant Agent will affix the Pricing
Supplement to Prospectuses prior to their use.
Outdated free writing prospectus, Term Sheets,
Pricing Supplements, and the Prospectuses to which
they are attached (other than those retained for
files), will be destroyed. |
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Settlement:
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The receipt by the Operating Partnership of
immediately available funds in payment for a
Book-Entry Note and the authentication and issuance
of the Global Security representing such Note shall
constitute settlement with respect to such Note.
All offers accepted by the Operating Partnership will
be settled on the third Business Day next succeeding
the date of acceptance pursuant to the timetable for
settlement set forth below, unless the Operating
Partnership and the purchaser agree to settlement on
another day, which shall be no earlier than the next
Business Day. |
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Settlement
Procedures:
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Settlement Procedures with regard to each Book-Entry Note sold
by the Operating Partnership to or through an Agent (unless
otherwise specified pursuant to a Terms Agreement with respect
to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal) shall be
as follows: |
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The relevant Agent will advise the Operating
Partnership by telephone that such Note is a Book-Entry Note and of the
following settlement information: |
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Principal amount. |
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Settlement date and time (Original Issue
Date). |
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Specified Currency and Principal
Financial Center. |
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Maturity Date. |
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Trade Date. |
Exhibit B Page 3
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Exchange Rate Agent (if other than and
U.S. Bank National Association) |
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Agents commission or discount (if any)
determined as provided in the Distribution Agreement. |
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Net Proceeds to Issuer. |
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Authorized Denomination (if other than
$1,000 or integral multiples thereof). |
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Interest Payment Date(s). |
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Regular Record Dates. |
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Redemption or repayment provisions (if
any). |
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Whether the Note is an Original Issue
Discount Note (an OID Note), and if it is an OID Note, the total
amount of OID, the yield to maturity, the initial accrual period
OID. |
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In the case of a Fixed Rate Note: |
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In the case of a Floating Rate Note: |
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the Initial Interest Rate (if known at such time). |
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Calculation Agent (if other than
and U.S. Bank National Association). |
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Interest Rate Basis which may
include: |
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CD Rate |
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Commercial Paper Rate |
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CMT Rate |
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EURIBOR |
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Federal Funds Rate |
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LIBOR |
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Prime Rate |
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Treasury Rate |
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Other |
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Index Maturity. |
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Interest Reset Frequency. |
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Maximum Interest Rate. |
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Minimum Interest Rate. |
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Initial Interest Reset Date. |
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Interest Reset Date(s). |
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Interest Determinations Date. |
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Spread and/or Spread Multiplier
(if any). |
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whether the Note is: |
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a Regular Floating Rate Note |
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a Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note (in which case the
fixed rate commencement date and the fixed interest rate
shall be specified) or |
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an Inverse Floating Rate Note (in which case the
fixed interest rate shall be specified). |
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Any other applicable terms including the
applicability of an Addendum or Other Additional Provisions. |
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The Operating Partnership will advise the Trustee by telephone or electronic transmission
(confirmed in writing at any time on the same date) of the information set forth in Settlement
Procedure A above. The Trustee will then assign a CUSIP number to the Global Security
representing such Note and will notify the Operating Partnership and the relevant Agent of
such CUSIP number by telephone as soon as practicable. |
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The Trustee will enter a pending deposit message through DTCs Participant Terminal System,
providing the following settlement information to DTC, the relevant Agent and Standard &
Poors Corporation: |
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The information set forth in Settlement Procedure A. |
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The Initial Interest Payment Date for such Note, the number of days by which
such date succeeds the related DTC Record Date (which in the case of Floating Rate
Notes which reset daily or weekly, shall be the date five calendar days
immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date and, in the case of other
Notes, shall be the Record Date as defined in the Note) and, if known, the amount of
interest payable on such Initial Interest Payment Date. |
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The CUSIP number of the Global Security representing such Note. |
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Whether such Global Security will represent any other Book-Entry Note (to the
extent known at such time). |
Exhibit B Page 5
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The number of participant accounts to be maintained by DTC on behalf of the
relevant Agent and the Trustee. |
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The Trustee will complete and authenticate the Global Security representing such Note. |
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DTC will credit such note to the Trustees participant account at DTC. |
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The Trustee will enter an SDFS deliver order through DTCs participant Terminal System
instructing DTC to (i) debit such Note to the Trustees participant account and credit such
Note to the relevant Agents participant account and (ii) debit such Agents settlement
account and credit the Trustees settlement account for an amount equal to the price of such
Note less such Agents commission (if any). The entry of such a deliver order shall
constitute a representation and warranty by the Trustee to DTC that (a) the Global Security
representing such Book-Entry Note has been issued and authenticated and (b) the Trustee is
holding such Global Security pursuant to the MTN Certificate Agreement. |
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Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such Note, such Agent will enter an SDFS
deliver order through DTCs Participant Terminal System instructing DTC (i) to debit such Note
to such Agents participant account and credit such Note to the participant accounts of the
Participants with respect to such Note and (ii) to debit the settlement accounts of such
Participants and credit the settlement account of such Agent for an amount equal to the price
of such Note. |
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Transfers of funds in accordance with SDFS deliver orders described in Settlement Procedures
F and G will be settled in accordance with SDFS operating procedures in effect on the
settlement date. |
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The Trustee will credit to the account of the Operating Partnership maintained at Bank of
America, Dallas, Texas, ABA #026009593, Account # 3750785562, Account Name: AMB Property, LP,
or such other account as the Operating Partnership may from time to time direct, in
immediately available funds the amount transferred to the Trustee in accordance with
Settlement Procedure F. |
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Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such Note, such Agent will confirm the
purchase of such Note to the purchaser either by transmitting to the Participants with
respect to such Note a confirmation order or orders through DTCs institutional delivery
system or by mailing a written confirmation to such purchaser. |
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Monthly, the Trustee will send to the Operating Partnership, a statement setting forth the
principal amount of Notes outstanding as of that date under the Indenture and setting forth a
brief description of any sales of which the Operating Partnership has advised the Trustee that
have not yet been settled. |
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Settlement
Procedures
Timetable:
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For Sales by the Operating Partnership of Book-Entry Notes to
or through an Agent (unless otherwise specified pursuant to a
Terms Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any
Agent as principal) for settlement on the first Business Day
after the sale date, Settlement Procedures A through |
Exhibit B Page 6
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J set forth above shall be completed as soon as possible but not later than the respective times
in New York City set forth below: |
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Settlement |
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Procedure |
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Time |
A
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11:00 A.M. on sale date |
B
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12:00 Noon on sale date |
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2:00 P.M. on sale date |
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9:00 A.M. on settlement date |
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10:00 A.M. on settlement date |
F-G
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2:00 P.M. on settlement date |
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4:45 P.M. on settlement date |
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5:00 P.M. on settlement date |
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If a sale is to be settled more than one (1)
Business Day after the sale date, Settlement
Procedures A, B and C shall be
completed as soon as practicable but no
later than 11:00 A.M., 12:00 Noon and 2:00
P.M., respectively, on the first Business
Day after the sale date. If the Initial
Interest Rate for a Floating Rate Book-Entry
Note has not been determined at the time
that Settlement procedure A is completed,
Settlement Procedures B and C shall be
completed as soon as such rate has been
determined but no later than 12:00 Noon and
2:00 P.M., respectively, on the first
Business Day before the settlement date.
Settlement Procedure H is subject to
extension in accordance with any extension
of Fedwire closing deadlines and in the
other events specified in the SDFS operating
procedures in effect on the settlement date. |
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If settlement of a Book-Entry Note is
rescheduled or canceled, the Trustee, after
receiving notice from the Operating
Partnership or the relevant Agent, will
deliver to DTC, through DTCs Participant
Terminal System, a cancellation message to
such effect by no later than 2:00 P.M. on
the Business Day immediately proceeding the
scheduled settlement date. |
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If the Trustee fails to enter an SDFS
deliver order with respect to a Book-Entry
Note pursuant to Settlement Procedure F,
the Trustee may deliver to DTC, through
DTCs Participant Terminal System, as soon
as practicable a withdrawal message
instructing DTC to debit such Note to the
Trustees participant account, provided that
the Trustees participant account contains a
principal amount of the Global Security
representing such Note that is at least
equal to the principal amount to be debited.
If a withdrawal message is processed with
respect to all the Book-Entry Notes
represented by a Global Security, the
Trustee will mark such Global Security
canceled, make appropriate entries in the
Trustees records and send such canceled
Global Security to the Operating
Partnership. The CUSIP number assigned to
such Global Security shall, in accordance
with the procedures of the CUSIP Service
Bureau of Standard & Poors Corporation, be
canceled and not immediately reassigned. If
a withdrawal message is processed with
respect to |
Exhibit B Page 7
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one or more, but not all, of the Book-Entry
Notes represented by a Global Security, the
Trustee will exchange such Global Security
for two Global Securities, one of which
shall represent such Book-Entry Note or
Notes and shall be canceled immediately
after issuance and the other of which shall
represent the remaining Book-Entry Notes
previously represented by the surrendered
Global Security and shall bear the CUSIP
number of the surrendered Global Security. |
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If the purchase price for any Book-Entry
Note is not timely paid to the Participants
with respect to such Note by the beneficial
purchaser thereof (or a person, including an
indirect participant in DTC, acting on
behalf of such purchaser), such Participants
and, in turn, the relevant Agent may enter
SDFS deliver orders through DTCs
Participant Terminal System reversing the
orders entered pursuant to Settlement
Procedures F and C, respectively.
Thereafter, the Trustee will deliver the
withdrawal message and take the related
actions described in the preceding
paragraph. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any
failure to settle with respect to a
Book-Entry Note, DTC may take any actions in
accordance with its SDFS operating
procedures then in effect. |
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In the event of a failure to settle with
respect to one or more, but not all, of the
Book-Entry Notes to have been represented by
a Global Security, the Trustee will provide,
in accordance with Settlement procedures D
and F, for the authentication and issuance
of a Global Security representing the
Book-Entry Notes to be represented by such
Global Security and will make appropriate
entries in its records. |
Exhibit B Page 8
PART II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATED NOTES
The Trustee will serve as Registrar in connection with the Certificated Notes.
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Issuance:
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Each Certificated Note will be dated and issued as of the date of its
authentication by the Trustee. Each Certificated Note will bear an
Original Issue Date, which will be (i) with respect to an original
Certificated Note (or any portion thereof), its original issuance date
(which will be the settlement date) and (ii) with respect to any
Certificated Note (or portion thereof) issued subsequently upon transfer
or exchange of a Certificated Note or in lieu of a destroyed, lost or
stolen Certificated Note, the original issuance date of the predecessor
Certificated Note, regardless of the date of authentication of such
subsequently issued Certificated Note. |
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Preparation
of Pricing
Supplement:
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If any offer to purchase a Certificated Note is accepted by or on behalf of
of the Operating Partnership, the Operating Partnership will prepare a
Pricing Supplement reflecting the terms of such Note. The Operating
Partnership (i) will arrange to file such Pricing Supplement with the
Commission in accordance with the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b)
under the Act and (ii) will, as soon as possible and in any event not
later than the date on which such Pricing Supplement is filed with the
Commission, deliver the number of copies of such Pricing Supplement to the
relevant Agent as such Agent shall request. |
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In each instance that a Pricing Supplement is prepared, the relevant Agent
will affix the Pricing Supplement to Prospectuses prior to their use.
Outdated Pricing Supplements, and the Prospectuses to which they are
attached (other than those retained for files), will be destroyed. |
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Settlement:
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The receipt by the Operating Partnership of immediately available funds in
exchange for an authenticated Certificated Note delivered to the relevant
Agent and such Agents delivery of such Note against receipt of
immediately available funds shall constitute settlement with respect to
such Note. All offers accepted by the Operating Partnership will be
settled on the third Business Day next succeeding the date of acceptance
pursuant to the timetable for settlement set forth below, unless the
Operating Partnership and the purchaser agree to settlement on another
date, which date shall be no earlier than the next Business Day.
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Settlement
Procedures:
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Settlement Procedures with regard to each Certificated Note sold by the
Operating Partnership to or through an Agent (unless otherwise specified
pursuant to a Terms Agreement with respect to the purchase of Notes by any
Agent as principal) shall be as follows: |
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The relevant Agent will advise the Operating Partnership by telephone
that such Note is a Certificated Note and of the following settlement
information: |
Exhibit B Page 9
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Name in which such Note is to be registered (Registered Holder). |
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Address of the Registered Holder and address for payment of principal and
interest. |
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Taxpayer identification number of the Registered Holder (if available). |
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Principal amount. |
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Settlement date and time (Original Issue Date). |
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Specified Currency and Principal Financial Center. |
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Maturity Date. |
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Trade Date. |
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Exchange Rate Agent (if other than and U.S. Bank National Association). |
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Agents commission or discount (if any) determined as provided in the
Distribution Agreement. |
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Authorized Denomination (if other than $1,000 or integral multiples thereof). |
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Interest Payment Date(s). |
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Regular Record Dates |
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Redemption or repayment provisions (if any). |
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Whether the Note is an Original Issue Discount Note (an OID Note), and if it
is an OID Note, the total amount of OID, the yield to maturity, the initial accrual
period OID. |
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In the case of a Fixed Rate Note: |
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In the case of a Floating Rate Note: |
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the Initial Interest Rate (if known at such time). |
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Calculation Agent (if other than U.S. Bank National
Association). |
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Interest Rate Basis which may include: |
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CD Rate |
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Commercial Paper Rate |
Exhibit B Page 10
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CMT Rate |
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EURIBOR |
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Federal Funds Rate |
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LIBOR |
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Prime Rate |
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Treasury Rate |
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Other |
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Index Maturity. |
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Interest Reset Frequency. |
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Maximum Interest Rate. |
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Minimum Interest Rate. |
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Initial Interest Reset Date. |
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Interest Reset Date(s). |
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Interest Determinations Date. |
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Spread and/or Spread Multiplier (if any). |
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whether the Note is: |
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a Regular Floating Rate Note |
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a Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note (in which case the fixed rate
commencement date and the fixed interest rate shall be specified) or |
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an Inverse Floating Rate Note (in which case the fixed interest
rate shall be specified). |
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Any other applicable terms including the applicability of an
Addendum or Other/Additional Provisions. |
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The Operating Partnership will advise the Trustee by telephone or electronic transmission
(confirmed in writing at any time on the same date) of the information set forth in Settlement
Procedure A above. |
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The Operating Partnership will have delivered to the Trustee a pre-printed four-ply packet
for such Note, which packet will contain the following documents in forms that have been
approved by the Operating Partnership, the relevant Agent and the Trustee: |
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Note with customer confirmation. |
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Stub One For the Trustee. |
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Stub Two For the relevant Agent. |
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Stub Three For the Operating Partnership. |
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The Trustee will complete such Note and authenticate such Note and deliver it (with the
confirmation) and Stubs One and Two to the relevant Agent, and such Agent will acknowledge
receipt of the Note by stamping or otherwise marking Stub One and returning it to the Trustee.
Such delivery will be made only against such acknowledgment of receipt and evidence that
instructions have been given by such Agent for payment to the account of the Operating
Partnership at Bank of America, Dallas, Texas, ABA #026009593, Account # 3750785562, Account
Name: AMB Property, LP, or to such other account as the Operating Partnership shall have
specified to such Agent and the Trustee, in immediately available funds, of an amount equal to
the price of such Note less such Agents commission (if any). In the event that the
instructions given by such Agent for payment to the account of the Operating Partnership are
revoked, the Operating Partnership will as promptly as possible wire transfer to the account
of such Agent an amount of immediately available funds equal to the amount of such payment
made. |
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Unless the relevant Agent is the end purchaser of such Note, such Agent will deliver such
Note (with confirmation) to the customer against payment in immediately available funds. Such
Agent will obtain the acknowledgment of receipt of such Note by retaining Stub Two. |
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The Trustee will send Stub Three to the Operating Partnership by first-class mail. Monthly,
the Trustee will also send to the Operating Partnership a statement setting forth the
principal amount of the Notes outstanding as of that date under the Indenture and setting
forth a brief description of any sales of which the Operating Partnership has advised the
Trustee that have not yet been settled. |
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Settlement
Procedures
Timetable:
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For sales by the Operating Partnership of Certificated
Notes to or through an Agent (unless otherwise
specified pursuant to a Terms Agreement with respect
to the purchase of Notes by any Agent as principal),
Settlement Procedures A through F set forth above
shall be completed on or before the respective times
in New York City set forth below: |
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Settlement |
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Procedure |
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Time |
A
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2:00 P.M. on day before settlement date |
B
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3:00 P.M. on day before settlement date |
C-D
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2:15 P.M. on settlement date |
E
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3:00 P.M. on settlement date |
F
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5:00 P.M. on settlement date |
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Failure to
Settle:
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If a purchaser fails to accept delivery of and make
payment for any Certificated Note, the relevant Agent
will notify the Operating Partnership and the Trustee
by telephone and return such Note to the Trustee.
Upon |
Exhibit B Page 12
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receipt of such notice, the Operating Partnership will
immediately wire transfer to the account of such Agent
an amount equal to the amount credited to the account
of the Operating Partnership in accordance with
Settlement Procedure D. Such wire transfer will be
made on the settlement date, if possible, and in any
event not later than the Business Day following the
settlement date. If the failure shall have occurred
for any reason other than a default by such Agent in
the performance of its obligations hereunder and under
the Distribution Agreement, then the Operating
Partnership will reimburse such Agent or the Trustee,
as appropriate, on an equitable basis for its loss of
the use of the funds during the period when they were
credited to the account of the Operating Partnership.
Immediately upon receipt of the Certificated Note in
respect of which such failure occurred, the Trustee
will mark such Note cancelled, make appropriate
entries in the Trustees records and send such Note to
the Operating Partnership. |
Exhibit B Page 13