Exhibit








Exhibit 10.24


FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT




THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of January 20, 2017 by and among UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the Lenders party hereto and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).


WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and certain other parties have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 20, 2015 (as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness hereof, the “Credit Agreement”); and


WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent desire to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions contained herein.


NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:


Section 1.  Specific Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the parties hereto agree that the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:


(a)The Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following new definitions to Section 1.1 in the appropriate alphabetical location:


“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.


“Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.


“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.


“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.


“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.


“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.


“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.













(b)The Credit Agreement is amended by adding “or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action” immediately prior to the proviso of clause (d) of the definition of “Defaulting Lender” in Section 1.1.


(c)The Credit Agreement is amended by restating the first sentence of Section 2.1(b) in its entirety to read as follows: 


Not later than 7:00 a.m. Pacific time on the proposed date of a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans and not later than 7:00 a.m. Pacific time at least 3 Business Days prior to a borrowing of Revolving Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Notice of Revolving Borrowing.


(d)The Credit Agreement is amended by restating Section 2.1(c) in its entirety to read as follows: 


(c)    Funding of Revolving Loans.  Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Revolving Borrowing under the immediately preceding subsection (b), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the proposed borrowing.  Each Revolving Lender shall deposit an amount equal to the Revolving Loan to be made by such Lender to the Borrower with the Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds not later than (i) in the case of Revolving Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans, 11:00 a.m. Pacific time on the date of such proposed Revolving Loans and (ii) in the case of Revolving Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans, 9:00 a.m. Pacific time on the date of such proposed Revolving Loans.  Subject to fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to the Borrower in the account specified in the Disbursement Instruction Agreement, the proceeds of such amounts received by the Administrative Agent (x) in the case of Revolving Loans that are to be Base Rate Loans, not later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific time on the date of the requested borrowing of such Revolving Loans and (y) in the case of Revolving Loans that are to be LIBOR Loans, not later than 12:00 noon Pacific time on the date of the requested borrowing of such Revolving Loans.


(e)The Credit Agreement is amended by restating the last sentence of Section 3.9(d) in its entirety to read as follows:


Subject to Section 12.20., no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Revolving Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non‐Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non‐Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.


(f)The Credit Agreement is amended by restating the parenthetical in Section 5.2(b) in its entirety to read as follows:


(excluding in the case of any Credit Event occurring after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties contained in clause (i) of Section 6.1.(i) and in Section 6.1.(l))


(g)The Credit Agreement is amended by adding the following new Section 12.20 to the end of Article XII:


Section 12.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write‐Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:













(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and


(b)    the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:


(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;


(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Amendment or any other Loan Document; or


(iii)     the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.


Section 2.  Conditions Precedent.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to receipt by the Administrative Agent of each of the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:


(a)    A counterpart of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantor and Lenders constituting the Requisite Lenders and the Requisite Class Lenders of Revolving Lenders; and


(b)    Such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.


Section 3.  Guarantor Reaffirmation.  The Guarantor hereby reaffirms its continuing obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Guaranty and agrees that the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall not in any way affect the validity and enforceability of the Guaranty, or reduce, impair or discharge the obligations of the Guarantor thereunder.


Section 4.  Representations.  The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:


(a)    Authorization.  The Borrower has the right and power, and has taken all necessary action to authorize it, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in accordance with their respective terms.  This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its respective terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general applicability.


(b)    Compliance with Laws, etc.  The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, in accordance with their respective terms, do not and will not, by the passage of time, the giving of notice or otherwise: (i) require any Government Approvals or violate any Applicable Laws relating to the Borrower; (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under the Borrower’s articles of incorporation or by‐laws or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or any of its properties may be bound; or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower other than Permitted Liens. The Borrower, each Subsidiary and each other Loan Party is in compliance with each Governmental Approval applicable to it and in compliance with all other Applicable Laws (including without limitation, Environmental Laws) relating to the Borrower, a Subsidiary or such 











other Loan Party except for noncompliances which, and Governmental Approvals the failure to possess which, would not, individually or in the aggregate, cause a Default or Event of Default or have a Material Adverse Effect.


(c)    No Default.  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof nor will exist immediately after giving effect to this Amendment.


(d)    No Guarantors.  As of the effective date of this Amendment, no Subsidiary other than United Dominion Realty, L.P. is required to be a Guarantor pursuant to the Credit Agreement.


Section 5.  Reaffirmation of Representations by the Borrower.  The Borrower hereby repeats and reaffirms all representations and warranties made by it to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if such representations and warranties were set forth in this Amendment in full.


Section 6.  Certain References.  Each reference to the Credit Agreement in any of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.  


Section 7.  Obligations.  The Borrower confirms that all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue under the Loan Documents after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding, are “Obligations” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement.


Section 8.  Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the other agreements and documents executed and delivered in connection herewith.


Section 9.  Benefits.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.


Section 10.  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS EXECUTED, AND TO BE FULLY PERFORMED, IN SUCH STATE.


Section 11.  Effect.  Except as expressly herein amended, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect.  The amendments contained herein shall be deemed to have prospective application only, unless otherwise specifically stated herein.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.


Section 12.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and assigns.


Section 13.  Definitions.  All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the respective definitions given them in the Credit Agreement.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to Credit Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.




	
						
	 
	UDR, Inc., a Maryland corporation
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ J. Abram Claude
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	J. Abram Claude
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	VP - Treasurer
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	UNTIED DOMINION REALTY, L.P., a Delaware limited
	 

	 
	partnership
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	By: UDR, INC., a Maryland corporation
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ J. Abram Claude
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	J. Abram Claude
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	VP - Treasurer
	 






























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[Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement with UDR, Inc.]


	
						
	 
	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its

	 
	capacity as Administrative Agent and individually as a

	 
	Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Kevin A. Stacker
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	Kevin A. Stacker
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President
	 




















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[Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement with UDR, Inc.]


	
						
	 
	J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as a Lender

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Chiara Carter
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	Chiara Carter
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Executive Director