Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT

 

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of July 28, 2015 (this “Amendment”) to that
certain Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement referenced below is
by and among VENTAS REALTY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership
(“Parent Borrower”), VENTAS SSL ONTARIO II, INC., an Ontario corporation
(“Ventas SSL II”), and VENTAS SSL ONTARIO III, INC., an Ontario corporation
(“Ventas SSL III” and together with the Parent Borrower and Ventas SSL II, the
“Borrowers” and each individually a “Borrower”), VENTAS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Ventas”) as guarantor, the Lenders identified on the signature
pages hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer and
Alternative Currency Fronting Lender.

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, a revolving credit and term loan facility was established in favor of
the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Credit
and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2013, among the Borrowers,
Ventas, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time, as lenders
(the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing
Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers, Ventas, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent have
agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows:

 

PART 1

DEFINITIONS

 

SUBPART 1.1  Definitions.  Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Amendment, including its preamble and
recitals, have the meanings provided in the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

PART 2

AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Effective on (and subject to the occurrence of) the First Amendment Effective
Date (as defined in Subpart 3.1), the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
amended in accordance with this Part 2.

 

SUBPART 2.1  Amendments to Section 1.1.

 

(a)           The definition of “Change of Control” set forth in Section 1.1 of
the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (c) in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

(c)           during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the
members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of Ventas
cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or
equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election
or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by
individuals referred to in clause (i) above

 

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constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of
that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to
that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such
election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing
body.

 

(b)           The definition of “Committed Loan Notice” set forth in Section 1.1
of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

 

“Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Committed Borrowing, (b) a Term
Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a
continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans, in each case provided to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A, or such other form as may be approved by
the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or
electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative
Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower.

 

(c)           The definition of “Responsible Officer” set forth in Section 1.1
of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

 

“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief
financial officer, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, and
the treasurer of any Credit Party or any entity authorized to act on behalf of a
Credit Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II,
any other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party so designated by
any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any
other officer or employee of the applicable Credit Party designated in or
pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Credit Party and the
Administrative Agent.   Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a
Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by
all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such
Credit Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have
acted on behalf of such Credit Party.

 

(d)           A new Section 1.10 is hereby added to the Existing Credit
Agreement which shall read as follows:

 

1.10        Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.

 

The words “delivery,” “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words
of like import in any Loan Document or any other document executed in connection
herewith shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic
matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms
approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic
form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or
the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent
and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic
Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, but subject to the agreements set forth in
Section 10.02, neither the

 

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Administrative Agent nor any Lender is under any obligation to agree to accept
electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by
the Administrative Agent or such Lender pursuant to procedures approved by it;
and provided further without limiting the foregoing, upon the request of any
party, any electronic signature shall be promptly followed by such manually
executed counterpart

 

(e)           Section 6.02(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

(b)           promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent, copies of
any management letters submitted to the board of directors (or the audit
committee of the board of directors) of the Guarantor by independent accountants
in connection with an audit of the accounts of the Guarantor (which delivery
may, unless the Administrative Agent, or a Lender requests executed originals,
be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be
an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);

 

(f)            Section 5.06 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, investigations or disputes
pending or, to the knowledge of the Credit Parties, threatened or contemplated,
(collectively, “Claims”) at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any
Governmental Authority, by or against a Credit Party or any Subsidiary or
against any of their properties or revenues that (a) affect or pertain to this
Agreement (other than “dead hand proxy put” Claims that could not reasonably be
expected to have Material Adverse Effect) or any other Loan Document, or any of
the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) as to which there is a reasonable
possibility of an adverse determination, and, if so adversely determined, either
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

PART 3

CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

 

SUBPART 3.2  First Amendment Effective Date.  This Amendment shall be and become
effective as of the date hereof (the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when all
of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

(a)           Execution of Counterparts of Amendment.  The Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts of this Amendment, which collectively shall
have been duly executed on behalf of each of the Credit Parties, the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

 

PART 4

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SUBPART 4.1  Representations and Warranties.  The Credit Parties affirm that,
immediately before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the
representations and warranties set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the
date hereof (except those which expressly relate to an earlier period or date).

 

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SUBPART 4.2  Guarantor Acknowledgment.  Each Guarantor hereby (a) acknowledges
and consents to all of the terms and conditions of this Amendment and
(b) reaffirms that, jointly and severally together with the other Guarantors, it
guarantees the prompt payment and performance of their obligations as provided
in Article XI of the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

SUBPART 4.3  References in Other Credit Documents.  On and after the First
Amendment Effective Date, all references to the Existing Credit Agreement in
each of the Loan Documents shall hereafter mean the Existing Credit Agreement as
amended by this Amendment.  Except as specifically amended hereby, the Existing
Credit Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force
and effect according to its terms.

 

SUBPART 4.4  Counterparts/Telecopy.  This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this
Amendment to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.  Delivery by
any party hereto of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or
other electronic means shall be effective as such party’s original executed
counterpart and shall constitute a representation that such party’s original
executed counterpart will be delivered upon request by the Administrative Agent.

 

SUBPART 4.5  Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract
made under, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed
entirely within such state.

 

SUBPART 4.6  FATCA.  For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under
the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), from and after the effective
date of this Amendment, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat
(and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Credit
Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and the year first
above written.

 

BORROWERS:

VENTAS REALTY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

 

 

By:

Ventas, Inc., its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert F. Probst

 

Name:

Robert F. Probst

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

VENTAS SSL ONTARIO II, INC.

 

VENTAS SSL ONTARIO III, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert F. Probst

 

Name:

Robert F. Probst

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

GUARANTOR:

VENTAS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert F. Probst

 

Name:

Robert F. Probst

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yinghua Zhang

 

Name:

Yinghua Zhang

 

Title:

Director

 

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LENDERS:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yinghua Zhang

 

Name:

Yinghua Zhang

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brendan Poe

 

Name:

Brendan Poe

 

Title:

Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Chlopak

 

Name:

Michael Chlopak

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Randolph

 

Name:

Thomas Randolph

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeff Ferrell

 

Name:

Jeff Ferrell

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rina Kansagra

 

Name:

Rina Kansagra

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TD BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sean C. Dunne

 

Name:

Sean C. Dunne

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK) LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robyn Zeller

 

Name:

Robyn Zeller

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darlene Arias

 

Name:

Darlene Arias

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Denise Bushee

 

Name:

Denise Bushee

 

Title:

Associate Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bill O’Daly

 

Name:

Bill O’Daly

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sean MacGregor

 

Name:

Sean MacGregor

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott O’Connell

 

Name:

Scott O’Connell

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPASS BANK

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brian Tuerff

 

Name:

Brian Tuerff

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jamie Minieri

 

Name:

Jamie Minieri

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Emanuel Ma

 

Name:

Emanuel Ma

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Emanuel Ma

 

Name:

Emanuel Ma

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrea S. Chen

 

Name:

Andrea S. Chen

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RBS CITIZENS, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kerri Colwell

 

Name:

Kerri Colwell

 

Title:

SVP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio Banking Corporation

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael P. Perillo

 

Name:

Michael P. Perillo

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL ONE, N.A.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Alicia Cook

 

Name:

Alicia Cook

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CITY NATIONAL BANK

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bob Besser

 

Name:

Bob Besser

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

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