Exhibit 10.1

Execution version

SECOND OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO

MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

AND OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS

 

THIS SECOND OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT AND OTHER
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, dated December 28, 2016 but effective as of November 16,
2016 (the “Effective Date”) (this “Omnibus Amendment No. 2”), is entered into by
and among RAIT CMBS CONDUIT II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as
seller (together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity,
“Seller”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, a public limited company organized under the laws
of England and Wales, as purchaser (together with its successors and assigns in
such capacity, “Purchaser”), and RAIT FINANANCIAL TRUST, a Maryland real estate
investment trust, as guarantor (together with its successors and permitted
assigns, in such capacity, “Guarantor”).  Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the
Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser are parties to that certain Master Repurchase
Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2011, as amended by (i) that certain First
Amendment to the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2011, by
and between Seller and Purchaser, (ii) that certain Second Amendment to the
Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 16, 2012, by and between
Seller and Purchaser, (iii) that certain First Omnibus Amendment to Master
Repurchase Agreement and Other Transaction Documents, dated as of June 30, 2013,
by and among Seller, Purchaser and Guarantor (the “Omnibus Amendment 1”), and
(iv) that certain Third Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of
December 12, 2014, by and between Seller and Purchaser (collectively, the
“Existing Repurchase Agreement” and, as amended by this Omnibus Amendment No. 2,
and as hereafter further amended, modified, restated, replaced, waived,
substituted, supplemented or extended from time to time, the “Repurchase
Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Repurchase Agreement, Seller, Guarantor and
Purchaser are parties to that certain Fee Letter, dated as of November 23, 2011,
as amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Fee Letter, dated as of
November 21, 2013, by and between Seller and Purchaser, and (ii) that certain
Second Amendment to Fee Letter, dated as of December 12, 2014, by and between
Seller, Guarantor and Purchaser (collectively, the “Existing Fee Letter” and, as
amended by this Omnibus Amendment No. 2, and as hereafter further amended,
modified, restated, replaced, waived, substituted, supplemented or extended from
time to time, the “Fee Letter”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Repurchase Agreement, Guarantor executed and
delivered that certain Guaranty, dated as of November 23, 2011, by Guarantor for
the benefit of Purchaser, as amended by (i) the Omnibus Amendment 1, and (ii)
that certain Second Amendment to Guaranty, dated as of December 12, 2014, by
Guarantor for the benefit of Purchaser (collectively, the “Existing Guaranty”
and, as amended by this Omnibus Amendment No. 2, and as hereafter further
amended, modified, restated, replaced, waived, substituted, supplemented or
extended from time to time, the “Guaranty”); and

 

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WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to make certain amendments and modifications
to the Existing Repurchase Agreement, the Existing Fee Letter and the Existing
Guaranty.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:

Section 1.Amendments to Existing Repurchase Agreement.

(a)Effective as of the Effective Date, the following definitions in Article 2 of
the Existing Repurchase Agreement are each added or, if already present in the
Existing Repurchase Agreement, amended and restated in its entirety, as
follows:  

“Exit Fee” shall have the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

“Repurchase Price” shall mean, with respect to any Purchased Asset as of any
Repurchase Date or any date on which the Repurchase Price is required to be
determined hereunder, the price at which such Purchased Asset is to be
transferred from Purchaser to Seller; such price will be determined in each case
as the sum of (i) the Purchase Price of such Purchased Asset; (ii) the accreted
and unpaid Purchase Price Differential with respect to such Purchased Asset as
of the date of such determination (other than, with respect to calculations in
connection with the determination of a Margin Deficit, accreted and unpaid
Purchase Price Differential for the current Pricing Rate Period); (iii) all
accrued and unpaid costs and expenses relating to such Purchased Assets; and
(iv) any other amounts due and owing by Seller to Purchaser and its Affiliates
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant
to Article 3(l) of this Agreement and any Exit Fees) as of such date.  In
addition to the forgoing, the Repurchase Price shall be (i) decreased by (A) the
portion of any Principal Payments on such Purchased Asset that is applied
pursuant to Article 5 to reduce such Repurchase Price and (B) any other amounts
specifically paid to Purchaser by Seller to reduce such Repurchase Price and
(ii) increased by any Margin Return Amounts with respect to such Purchased
Asset.

“Termination Date” shall mean the day that is the earlier of (i) November 16,
2017 or such later date as may be in effect pursuant to Article 3(m) hereof, or
(ii) the day on which an Event of Default occurs (after all applicable grace,
notice and/or cure periods).

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Section 2.

Amendments to the Existing Fee Letter.

(a)Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 1 of the Existing Fee Letter is
amended by adding the following definition of “Exit Fee”:

“Exit Fee” shall mean, with respect to each Purchased Asset, a non-refundable
fee that shall be deemed due, earned and payable when the outstanding Repurchase
Price for any Purchased Asset is repaid equal to the product of (a) 0.25% and
(b) the amount of the Purchase Price repaid; provided that, no Exit Fee shall be
due and payable in connection with any amount of Purchase Price repaid for which
the source of funds is a prepayment or repayment of the Purchased Asset by the
underlying obligor.

(b)Effective as of the Effective Date, the following definitions in Section 1 of
the Existing Fee Letter are deleted in their entirety: “Gross Proceeds,” “Hedge
Effect,” “Net Carry,” “Net Mortgagor Deposits,” “Net Profits,” “Purchased Asset
Basis,” “Purchased Asset Origination Cost,” “Purchaser Net Profit Amount,”
“Seller Expenses” and “Seller Net Profit Amount”.

(c)Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 1 of the Existing Fee Letter is
amended by deleting the definition of “Maximum Facility Purchase Price” in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:

“Maximum Facility Purchase Price” shall mean $100,000,000.

(d) Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 2 of the Existing Fee Letter is
amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Section 2.[Reserved]

 

Section 3.

Amendments to the Existing Guaranty.

(a)Effective as of the Effective Date, Article V(g) of the Existing Guaranty is
hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:

(g)Financial Covenants.  Guarantor shall at all times satisfy the following
financial covenants:

(i)Minimum Adjusted Book Value.  Guarantor shall at all times maintain an
Adjusted Book Value of not less than the sum of (x) $575 million plus (y) 75% of
the net proceeds received by Guarantor in connection with any issuance of Equity
Interests in Guarantor, minus (z) 100% of the amount paid by Guarantor for the
repurchase of any

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Equity Interests in Guarantor, in each case subsequent to November 16, 2016.

(ii)Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.   Guarantor shall at all times maintain
a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of no less than 1.20 : 1.00.

(iii)Maximum Leverage.  Guarantor shall at all times maintain a ratio of (x)
Total Liabilities to (y) Adjusted Total Assets of no greater than 80%.

(iv)Minimum Cash Liquidity.  Guarantor shall at all times maintain Cash
Liquidity of no less than $10,000,000.

(v)Minimum Total Liquidity.  Guarantor shall at all times maintain Total
Liquidity of no less than $20,000,000.

 

Section 4.

Transaction Documents in Full Force and Effect as Modified.

Except as specifically modified hereby, the Transaction Documents shall remain
in full force and effect in accordance with their terms and are hereby ratified
and confirmed.  All references to the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to
mean the Transaction Documents as modified by this Omnibus Amendment No.2.  This
Omnibus Amendment No. 2 shall not constitute a novation of the Transaction
Documents, but shall constitute modifications thereof.  The parties hereto agree
to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents, as
modified by this Omnibus Amendment No. 2, as though such terms and conditions
were set forth herein.

Section 5.Representations.

Seller and Guarantor each represents and warrants, as of the Effective Date, as
follows:

(a)it is duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified in each
jurisdiction necessary to conduct business as presently conducted;

(b)the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Omnibus Amendment No. 2
are within its corporate, company or partnership powers, has been duly
authorized and does not contravene (i) its organizational documents or its
applicable resolutions, (ii) any Requirements of Law or (iii) any contractual
obligation to which it is a party;

(c)other than applicable resolutions, no consent, license, permit, approval or
authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental
Authority or other Person is required in connection with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability by or against it of this
Omnibus Amendment No. 2 or the Transaction Documents;

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(d)this Omnibus Amendment No. 2 has been duly executed and delivered by it;

(e)each of this Omnibus Amendment No. 2 and the Transaction Documents
constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, other limitations on creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity; and

(f)after giving effect to this Omnibus Amendment No. 2, it is in compliance with
its covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents and no Default or Event of
Default exists.

Section 6.Fees and Expenses.

(a)Extension Fee.  On the date hereof and as a condition precedent to the
effectiveness of this Omnibus Amendment No. 2, Seller shall pay to Purchaser an
Extension Fee, such amount to be paid to Purchaser in Dollars, in immediately
available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim.

(b)Expenses. Seller and Guarantor shall pay on demand all of Purchaser’s
out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable fees and expenses of
accountants, attorneys and advisors, incurred in connection with the
preparation, negotiation, execution and consummation of this Omnibus Amendment
No. 2.

Section 7.Miscellaneous.

(a)This Omnibus Amendment No. 2 may be executed in any number of counterparts
(including by facsimile), and by the different parties hereto on the same or
separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original
instrument but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.  The parties intend that faxed signatures and electronically imaged
signatures such as PDF files shall constitute original signatures and are
binding on all parties.

(b)The descriptive headings of the various sections of this Omnibus Amendment
No. 2 are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to
affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

(c)This Omnibus Amendment No. 2 (together with the other Transaction Documents,
as amended hereby) represents the final agreement among the parties and may not
be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral
agreements between the parties.  There are no unwritten oral agreements between
the parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Omnibus Amendment No. 2 to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first above written.

 

 SELLER:

 

RAIT CMBS CONDUIT II, LLC

a Delaware limited liability company

 

By:

 

RAIT Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

RAIT JV TRS Sub, LLC, its sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

RAIT JV TRS, LLC, its sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:  

 

ITS MEMBERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAIT Partnership, L.P., its Co Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

RAIT General, INC., its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Jamie Reyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Jamie Reyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

SMD-Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taberna Realty Finance Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, its
Co-Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Jamie Reyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Jamie Reyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

SMD-Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PURCHASER:

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

a public limited company originated under the laws of England and Wales

 

 

By:  

 

/s/ Michael Birajiclian

Name:  

 

Michael Birajiclian

Title:  

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

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GUARANTOR:

RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST

a Maryland real estate investment trust

 

 

By:  

 

/s/ Jamie Reyle

Name:  

 

Jamie Reyle

Title:  

 

SMD-Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

 

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