EXHIBIT 10.37
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of January 26, 2009, by and among AMB PROPERTY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, as Guarantor (the “Guarantor”), the BANKS listed on the signature pages hereof, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as Syndication Agent, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agents.
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Banks have entered into the Credit Agreement, as of March 27, 2008 (the “Credit Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, the parties desire to modify the Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
     NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
     1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
     2. Applicable Margin. The grid in the definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor:
                 
Range of   Applicable    
Borrower's   Margin for   Applicable
Credit Rating   Base Rate   Margin for Euro
(S&P/Moody's   Loans   Dollar Loans
Ratings)   (% per annum)   (% per annum
<BBB-/Baa3
or unrated
    1.00       2.750  
BBB-/Baa3
    0.00       1.425  
BBB/Baa2
    0.00       1.175  
BBB+/Baa1
    0.00       1.000  
A-/A3 or better
    0.00       0.925  
     3. Extension Option. Section 2.10(b)(iii) is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: “(iii) intentionally omitted”.

 


 

     4. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof signed by the Borrower and the Majority Banks (the date of such receipt being deemed the “Effective Date”).
     5. Representations and Warranties. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that as of the Effective Date, all the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby (other than representations and warranties which expressly speak as of a different date), are true and complete in all material respects.
     6. Entire Agreement. This Amendment constitutes the entire and final agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no other agreements, understandings, undertakings, representations or warranties among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof except as set forth herein.
     7. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
     8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart.
     9. Headings, Etc. Section or other headings contained in this Amendment are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment.
     10. No Further Modifications. Except as modified herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby shall remain in full force and effect and, as modified hereby, the Borrower confirms and ratifies all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit Agreement in all respects.

 


 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first above written.
             
BORROWER:   AMB PROPERTY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
 
           
    By:   AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, a
Maryland corporation and its sole general
Partner
 
           
 
      By:   /s/ Gayle P. Starr
 
 
          Name: Gayle P. Starr
 
          Title: Senior Vice President
FOR PURPOSES OF AGREEING TO BE
BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS AMENDMENT:
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
         
     
By:   /s/ Gayle P. Starr      
  Name:   Gayle P. Starr     
  Title:   Senior Vice President     

 


 

         
         
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative
Agent and as a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ Vanessa Chiu    
    Name:   Vanessa Chiu   
    Title:   Vice President  

 


 

         
         
  SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as
Syndication Agent and as a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ William G. Karl  
    Name:   William G. Karl  
    Title:   General Manager  

 


 

         
         
  HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Documentation Agent and as a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jason Alexander Huck  
    Name:   Jason Alexander Huck  
    Title:   Vice President, Relationship Manager  

 


 

         
         
  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., as
Documentation Agent and as a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ben Lewis  
    Name:   Ben Lewis  
    Title:   Vice President  

 


 

         
         
  BANK OF CHINA, NEW YORK BRANCH., as
a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ William Warren Smith  
    Name:   William Warren Smith  
    Title:   Chief Lending Officer  

 


 

         
         
  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ Karen Kennedy  
    Name:   Karen Kennedy  
    Title:   Vice President  

 


 

         
         
  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, ACTING
THROUGH ITS SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY,
as a Bank
 
 
  By:   /s/ Annabella Guo  
    Name:   Annabella Guo  
    Title:   Director