Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

BY AND

 

AMONG

 

HPT TRS IHG-1, INC.,

 

HPT TRS IHG-2, INC., AND

 

HPT TRS IHG-3, INC., AS OWNER,

 

AND

 

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES, INC.,

 

IHG MANAGEMENT (MARYLAND) LLC, AND

 

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (CANADA), INC., AS MANAGER

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
    	
1
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
1.1
    	
“8.1(c) Statement”
    	
2
    
	
1.2
    	
“AAA”
    	
2
    
	
1.3
    	
“Accounting Principles”
    	
2
    
	
1.4
    	
“Affiliate”
    	
2
    
	
1.5
    	
“Agreed Upon Procedure Letter”
    	
2
    
	
1.6
    	
“Agreement”
    	
3
    
	
1.7
    	
“Approved Renovations”
    	
3
    
	
1.8
    	
“Arbitration”
    	
3
    
	
1.9
    	
“Arbitration Award”
    	
3
    
	
1.10
    	
“Assumed Mortgage”
    	
3
    
	
1.11
    	
“Authorized Mortgage”
    	
3
    
	
1.12
    	
“Award”
    	
3
    
	
1.13
    	
“Bank Accounts”
    	
4
    
	
1.14
    	
“Base Management Fee”
    	
4
    
	
1.15
    	
“Base Priority Amount”
    	
4
    
	
1.16
    	
“Brand”
    	
4
    
	
1.17
    	
“Brand Standards”
    	
4
    
	
1.18
    	
“Buildings”
    	
4
    
	
1.19
    	
“Business Day”
    	
5
    
	
1.20
    	
“Canadian Consumer Price Index”
    	
5
    
	
1.21
    	
“Canadian Hotel”
    	
5
    
	
1.22
    	
“Candlewood Suites Hotels”
    	
5
    
	
1.23
    	
“Capital Replacements”
    	
5
    
	
1.24
    	
“Capital Replacements Budget”
    	
5
    
	
1.25
    	
“Change in Control”
    	
5
    
	
1.26
    	
“Competitor”
    	
6
    
	
1.27
    	
“Condemnation”
    	
6
    
	
1.28
    	
“Condemnor”
    	
6
    
	
1.29
    	
“Consolidated Financials”
    	
6
    
	
1.30
    	
“Consumer Price Index”
    	
6
    
	
1.31
    	
“Crowne Plaza Hotels”
    	
6
    
	
1.32
    	
“Deposit”
    	
6
    
	
1.33
    	
“Deposit Agreement”
    	
6
    
	
1.34
    	
“Deposit Maintenance Amount”
    	
7
    
	
1.35
    	
“Designated Hotels”
    	
7
    
	
1.36
    	
“Disbursement Rate”
    	
7
    
	
1.37
    	
“Disputes”
    	
7
    
	
1.38
    	
“Effective Date”
    	
7
    
	
1.39
    	
“Environmental Notice”
    	
7
    
	
1.40
    	
“Excess Net Disbursement Cash”
    	
7
    
	
1.41
    	
“Expiration Date”
    	
7
    
	
1.42
    	
“Fiscal Month”
    	
7
    

 

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1.43
    	
“Fiscal Year”
    	
7
    
	
1.44
    	
“Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment” or “FF&E”
    	
7
    
	
1.45
    	
“Government Agencies”
    	
8
    
	
1.46
    	
“Gross Revenues”
    	
8
    
	
1.47
    	
“GST”
    	
9
    
	
1.48
    	
“Hazardous Substances”
    	
9
    
	
1.49
    	
“Holiday Inn Hotels”
    	
10
    
	
1.50
    	
“Hotel”
    	
10
    
	
1.51
    	
“HPT”
    	
10
    
	
1.52
    	
“HPT Guaranty”
    	
10
    
	
1.53
    	
“IHG”
    	
10
    
	
1.54
    	
“Incentive Management Fee”
    	
10
    
	
1.55
    	
“InterContinental Hotels”
    	
10
    
	
1.56
    	
“Initial Term”
    	
10
    
	
1.57
    	
“Initial Working Capital”
    	
10
    
	
1.58
    	
“Insurance Requirements”
    	
10
    
	
1.59
    	
“Intellectual Property”
    	
11
    
	
1.60
    	
“Interest Rate”
    	
11
    
	
1.61
    	
“Landlord”
    	
11
    
	
1.62
    	
“Lease”
    	
11
    
	
1.63
    	
“Legal Requirements”
    	
11
    
	
1.64
    	
“Management Fees”
    	
11
    
	
1.65
    	
“Manager”
    	
11
    
	
1.66
    	
“Manager Default”
    	
11
    
	
1.67
    	
“Manager Event of Default”
    	
12
    
	
1.68
    	
“Material Repair”
    	
12
    
	
1.69
    	
“Net Disbursement Cash”
    	
12
    
	
1.70
    	
“New Management Agreement”
    	
12
    
	
1.71
    	
“Non-Economic Hotel”
    	
12
    
	
1.72
    	
“Officer’s Certificate”
    	
12
    
	
1.73
    	
“Operating Costs”
    	
12
    
	
1.74
    	
“Operating Equipment”
    	
14
    
	
1.75
    	
“Operating Profit”
    	
14
    
	
1.76
    	
“Operating Standards”
    	
14
    
	
1.77
    	
“Operating Supplies”
    	
14
    
	
1.78
    	
“Original Management Agreements”
    	
15
    
	
1.79
    	
“Owner”
    	
15
    
	
1.80
    	
“Owner’s First Priority”
    	
15
    
	
1.81
    	
“Owner’s Fixed Priority”
    	
15
    
	
1.82
    	
“Owner’s Residual Distribution”
    	
15
    
	
1.83
    	
“Owner’s Second Priority”
    	
15
    
	
1.84
    	
“Parent”
    	
15
    
	
1.85
    	
“Person”
    	
15
    
	
1.86
    	
“Pledged Hotels”
    	
15
    
	
1.87
    	
“Pooled FF&E Hotels”
    	
16
    
	
1.88
    	
“PR Guaranty”
    	
16
    
	
1.89
    	
“PR Lease”
    	
16
    

 

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1.90
    	
“PR Property”
    	
16
    
	
1.91
    	
“PR Tenant”
    	
16
    
	
1.92
    	
“Refurbishment Period”
    	
16
    
	
1.93
    	
“Removed Hotels”
    	
16
    
	
1.94
    	
“Renewal Terms”
    	
16
    
	
1.95
    	
“Repairs”
    	
16
    
	
1.96
    	
“Replacement Property”
    	
16
    
	
1.97
    	
“Reservation System”
    	
16
    
	
1.98
    	
“Reserve Account”
    	
17
    
	
1.99
    	
“Reserve Percentage”
    	
17
    
	
1.100
    	
“Retained Hotel”
    	
17
    
	
1.101
    	
“Rooms Revenue”
    	
17
    
	
1.102
    	
“RST”
    	
17
    
	
1.103
    	
“Rules”
    	
17
    
	
1.104
    	
“Sales Tax”
    	
17
    
	
1.105
    	
“Secured Obligations”
    	
17
    
	
1.106
    	
“Sites”
    	
17
    
	
1.107
    	
“Specially Designated or Blocked Person”
    	
17
    
	
1.108
    	
“Staybridge Hotel”
    	
17
    
	
1.109
    	
“Subsidiary”
    	
18
    
	
1.110
    	
“Substitute Tenant”
    	
18
    
	
1.111
    	
“Successor Landlord”
    	
18
    
	
1.112
    	
“Supplemental Deposit”
    	
18
    
	
1.113
    	
“System Marks”
    	
18
    
	
1.114
    	
“Term”
    	
18
    
	
1.115
    	
“Transaction Documents”
    	
18
    
	
1.116
    	
“Transferred Hotel”
    	
18
    
	
1.117
    	
“Transferred Canadian Hotel”
    	
18
    
	
1.118
    	
“Uniform System of Accounts”
    	
18
    
	
1.119
    	
“Unsold Hotel”
    	
19
    
	
1.120
    	
“Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use”
    	
19
    
	
1.121
    	
“Working Capital”
    	
19
    
	
1.122
    	
“Yearly Budget”
    	
19
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 2 SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
    	
20
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.1
    	
Engagement of Manager
    	
20
    
	
2.2
    	
Use of Hotels
    	
22
    
	
2.3
    	
Right to Inspect
    	
22
    
	
2.4
    	
No Right of Offset
    	
23
    
	
2.5
    	
Condition of the Hotels
    	
23
    
	
2.6
    	
Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels
    	
23
    
	
2.7
    	
No Early Termination of Manager; Nature of Relationship etc.
    	
28
    
	
2.8
    	
Additional Services
    	
29
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 3 TERM AND RENEWALS
    	
29
    

 

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3.1
    	
Term
    	
29
    
	
3.2
    	
Renewal Term
    	
29
    
	
3.3
    	
Owner’s Termination Right at End of Term
    	
30
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 4 TITLE TO HOTEL
    	
30
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.1
    	
Covenants of Title
    	
30
    
	
4.2
    	
Non-Disturbance
    	
30
    
	
4.3
    	
Financing
    	
31
    
	
4.4
    	
Sale of a Hotel to an Affiliate
    	
33
    
	
4.5
    	
Sale of All the Hotels
    	
33
    
	
4.6
    	
The Lease
    	
33
    
	
4.7
    	
Restricted Sale
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 5 REQUIRED FUNDS
    	
34
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.1
    	
Working Capital
    	
34
    
	
5.2
    	
Reserve Account
    	
35
    
	
5.3
    	
Additional Requirements for Reserve
    	
38
    
	
5.4
    	
Refurbishment Fund
    	
38
    
	
5.5
    	
Material Repairs
    	
39
    
	
5.6
    	
Ownership of Replacements
    	
39
    
	
5.7
    	
Manager Reserve Advances
    	
40
    
	
5.8
    	
No Additional Contributions
    	
40
    
	
5.9
    	
Pooled Reserves
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 6 BRAND STANDARDS AND   MANAGER’S CONTROL
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
6.1
    	
Brand Standards
    	
40
    
	
6.2
    	
Manager’s Control
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 7 OPERATION OF THE HOTEL
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.1
    	
Permits
    	
41
    
	
7.2
    	
Equipment and Supplies
    	
42
    
	
7.3
    	
Personnel
    	
42
    
	
7.4
    	
Sales, Marketing and Advertising
    	
45
    
	
7.5
    	
Reservation and Communication Services
    	
45
    
	
7.6
    	
Maintenance and Repairs
    	
46
    
	
7.7
    	
Emergency Repairs
    	
47
    
	
7.8
    	
Liens; Credit
    	
47
    
	
7.9
    	
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes
    	
48
    
	
7.10
    	
GST and RST
    	
48
    
	
7.11
    	
Contest
    	
48
    
	
7.12
    	
Privacy
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 8 FISCAL MATTERS
    	
49
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
8.1
    	
Accounting Matters
    	
49
    
	
8.2
    	
Yearly Budgets
    	
52
    
	
8.3
    	
Bank Accounts
    	
53
    

 

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8.4
    	
Consolidated Financials
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 9 FEES TO MANAGER
    	
54
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.1
    	
Management Fees
    	
54
    
	
9.2
    	
System Fees
    	
54
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 10 DISBURSEMENTS
    	
56
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.1
    	
Disbursement of Funds
    	
56
    
	
10.2
    	
Manager’s Responsibility
    	
57
    
	
10.3
    	
Owner’s First Priority
    	
58
    
	
10.4
    	
Accrual and Interest
    	
59
    
	
10.5
    	
Calculation of Interim Disbursements
    	
59
    
	
10.6
    	
Amounts Outstanding at End of Term
    	
59
    
	
10.7
    	
Allocation
    	
59
    
	
10.8
    	
Survival
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 11 CERTAIN OTHER SERVICES
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.1
    	
Optional Services
    	
60
    
	
11.2
    	
Purchasing
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 12 SIGNS AND SERVICE   MARKS
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.1
    	
Signs
    	
60
    
	
12.2
    	
System Marks
    	
61
    
	
12.3
    	
System Mark Litigation
    	
61
    
	
12.4
    	
Other Intellectual Property Provisions
    	
62
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 13 INSURANCE
    	
63
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.1
    	
Insurance Coverage
    	
63
    
	
13.2
    	
Insurance Policies
    	
64
    
	
13.3
    	
Insurance Certificates
    	
65
    
	
13.4
    	
Insurance Proceeds
    	
65
    
	
13.5
    	
Manager’s Insurance Program
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 14 INDEMNIFICATION AND   WAIVER OF SUBROGATION
    	
66
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
14.1
    	
Indemnification
    	
66
    
	
14.2
    	
Waiver of Subrogation
    	
66
    
	
14.3
    	
Survival
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 15 DAMAGE TO AND   DESTRUCTION OF THE HOTEL
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
15.1
    	
Termination
    	
67
    
	
15.2
    	
Restoration
    	
67
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 16 CONDEMNATION
    	
68
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
16.1
    	
Total Condemnation
    	
68
    
	
16.2
    	
Partial Condemnation
    	
69
    

 

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16.3
    	
Temporary Condemnation
    	
70
    
	
16.4
    	
Anaheim Taking
    	
70
    
	
16.5
    	
Effect of Condemnation
    	
71
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 17 DEFAULT AND   TERMINATION
    	
71
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
17.1
    	
Manager Events of Default
    	
71
    
	
17.2
    	
Remedies for Manager Defaults
    	
72
    
	
17.3
    	
Owner Events of Default and Remedies for Owner Defaults
    	
73
    
	
17.4
    	
Termination Upon Change in Control
    	
74
    
	
17.5
    	
Post Termination Obligations
    	
74
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 18 NOTICES
    	
77
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
18.1
    	
Procedure
    	
77
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 19 RELATIONSHIP,   AUTHORITY AND FURTHER ACTIONS
    	
79
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
19.1
    	
Relationship
    	
79
    
	
19.2
    	
Further Actions
    	
79
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 20 APPLICABLE LAW
    	
79
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 21 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
    	
80
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
21.1
    	
Assignment
    	
80
    
	
21.2
    	
Binding Effect
    	
82
    

 

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ARTICLE 22 RECORDING
    	
83
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
22.1
    	
Memorandum of Agreement
    	
83
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 23 FORCE MAJEURE
    	
83
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
23.1
    	
Operation of Hotel
    	
83
    
	
23.2
    	
Extension of Time
    	
83
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 24 GENERAL PROVISIONS
    	
84
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
24.1
    	
Environmental Matters
    	
84
    
	
24.2
    	
Authorization
    	
85
    
	
24.3
    	
Severability
    	
85
    
	
24.4
    	
Merger
    	
86
    
	
24.5
    	
Formalities
    	
86
    
	
24.6
    	
No Jury Trial
    	
86
    
	
24.7
    	
Performance on Business Days
    	
86
    
	
24.8
    	
Attorney’s Fees
    	
86
    
	
24.9
    	
Sections and Other Headings
    	
86
    
	
24.10
    	
Documents
    	
86
    
	
24.11
    	
No Consequential Damages
    	
86
    
	
24.12
    	
No Political Contributions
    	
87
    
	
24.13
    	
REIT Qualification
    	
87
    
	
24.14
    	
Further Compliance with Section 856(d) of the Code
    	
87
    
	
24.15
    	
Adverse Regulatory Event
    	
90
    
	
24.16
    	
Adverse Canadian Event
    	
91
    
	
24.17
    	
Commercial Leases
    	
93
    
	
24.18
    	
Nonliability of Trustees
    	
94
    

 

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24.19
    	
Arbitration
    	
94
    
	
24.20
    	
Estoppel Certificates
    	
97
    
	
24.21
    	
Confidentiality
    	
97
    
	
24.22
    	
Hotel Warranties
    	
98
    
	
24.23
    	
Currency
    	
98
    
	
24.24
    	
Independent Covenants
    	
99
    

 

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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the Effective Date by and among HPT TRS IHG-1, INC. (“TRS-1”), HPT TRS IHG-2, INC. (“TRS-2”), and HPT TRS IHG-3, INC. (“TRS-3”), each a Maryland corporation (TRS-1, TRS-2 and TRS-3, collectively, “Owner”), and INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES, INC.(“Resources”), a Delaware corporation, IHG MANAGEMENT (MARYLAND) LLC (“Maryland”), a Maryland limited liability company AND INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (CANADA), INC.(“IHG Canada”), a corporation under the laws of Ontario, Canada (Resources, Maryland and Canada, collectively, “Manager”).

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H

 

WHEREAS, TRS-1 and Resources were parties to a Management Agreement dated as of October _, 2003, TRS-2, Maryland and Canada were parties to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated as of January 6, 2006, TRS-3 and Maryland were parties to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated as of April 6, 2006 and TRS-1 and Resources were parties to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated as of April 13, 2006 (collectively, as amended, the “Original Management Agreements”); and

 

WHEREAS, Owner and Manager have terminated the Original Management Agreements; and

 

WHEREAS, Owner wishes to engage Manager and Manager wishes to be engaged to manage and operate the Hotels (this and other capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to such terms in Article 1) as of the Effective Date, subject to an upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are herein acknowledged, Owner and Manager, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth below, in the

 

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Section of this Agreement referred to below, or in such other document or agreement referred to below:

 

1.1               “8.1(c) Statement”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8.1(c).

 

1.2               “AAA”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 24.19(a).

 

1.3               “Accounting Principles”  shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, as adopted in the United States of America, consistently applied.

 

1.4               “Affiliate”  shall mean, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any such Person which is a partnership, any partner in such partnership; (b) in the case of any such Person which is a limited liability company, any member of such company; (c) any other Person which is a Parent, or Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of a Parent with respect to such Person or to one or more of the persons referred to in the preceding clauses (a) and (b); and (d) any other Person who is an officer, director, trustee or employee of, or partner in, such Person or any Person referred to in the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c).

 

1.5               “Agreed Upon Procedure Letter”  shall mean a letter from Ernst & Young or another firm of independent certified public accountants (the “auditor”) selected by Manager and approved by Owner (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) which letter shall, subject to the limitations and conditions imposed by the auditor, address the following components and such other reasonable matters as Owner and the auditor shall reasonably agree:

 

(a)           that the auditor has tested Manager’s systems of internal controls;

 

(b)           that the auditor has verified that the information provided was generated from the same reporting systems as Manager uses for its regular periodic accounting and reporting;

 

(c)           that the auditor has verified the mathematical accuracy of the 8.1(c) Statement;

 

(d)           that auditor has recomputed the annual calculation of Management Fees, System Fees, contributions to the Reserve Account, expenditures from the Reserve Account, and Owner’s Residual Distribution; and

 

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(e)           that the auditor has confirmed that the Hotels are subjected to audit procedures by Manager’s internal audit department, if any, and reviewed work papers provided in connection therewith.

 

If the auditor has performed hotel level audit procedures at any Hotel, the auditor shall identify those Hotels and list the procedures performed and results obtained.  In any event at least three (3) of the Hotels shall be subjected to audit procedures each Fiscal Year by either internal audit or the auditor.

 

1.6               “Agreement”  shall mean this Management Agreement, together with all of the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, as it and they may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

1.7               “Approved Renovations”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.4.

 

1.8               “Arbitration”  shall mean an arbitration conducted in accordance with the terms of Section 24.19.

 

1.9               “Arbitration Award”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 24.19(e).

 

1.10             “Assumed Mortgage”  shall mean the existing mortgage encumbering the Hotel located in Overland Park, Kansas.

 

1.11             “Authorized Mortgage”  shall mean any first mortgage, charge, debenture, first deed-of-trust or first deed to secure debt, and other related security documents granted in connection therewith, now or hereafter granted by Landlord or Owner to secure a loan to, or other debt of, Landlord or Owner or their respective Affiliates which is made by an institutional lender, investment bank, publicly traded investment fund or other similar Person regularly making loans secured by hotels, or incurred in connection with the issuance of a mortgage backed security, which loan or debt provides for (i) level payments of interest and principal and (ii) amortization and other terms which are commercially reasonable.  The parties acknowledge that the Assumed Mortgage is an Authorized Mortgage.

 

1.12             “Award”  shall have the meaning given such term in the Lease.

 

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1.13             “Bank Accounts”  shall mean one or more bank accounts established for the operation of the Hotels in Owner’s name at a bank selected by Manager and approved by Owner.

 

1.14             “Base Management Fee”  shall mean an amount equal to two percent (2%) of Gross Revenues per annum.

 

1.15             “Base Priority Amount”  shall mean $146,997,402.45 per annum.

 

1.16             “Brand”  shall mean, with respect to the Staybridge Hotels, the Staybridge Suites hotel service marks; with respect to the Crowne Plaza Hotels, the Crowne Plaza hotel service marks; with respect to the InterContinental Hotels, the InterContinental hotel service marks; with respect to the Holiday Inn Hotels, the Holiday Inn hotel service marks, excluding any separate Holiday Inn Express service marks; with respect to the Candlewood Suites Hotels, the Candlewood Suites hotel service marks; together with, in each instance, the applicable Brand Standards, and all of the attributes and features customarily associated with, as applicable, Staybridge Suites hotels, Crowne Plaza hotels, InterContinental hotels, Holiday Inn hotels and Candlewood Suites hotels in North America from time to time.

 

1.17             “Brand Standards”  shall mean the standards of operation, as amended from time to time, in effect at substantially all hotels which are operated under, as applicable, the Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites name as may be specified in manuals and other guidelines provided by the owner of the System Marks or its Affiliates.

 

1.18             “Buildings”  shall mean, collectively, all buildings, structures and improvements now or hereafter located on the Sites, and all fixtures and equipment attached to, forming a part of and necessary for the operation of such buildings, structures and improvements as a hotel (including, without limitation, heating, lighting, sanitary, air-conditioning, laundry, refrigeration, kitchen, elevator and similar items) having guest sleeping rooms, each with bath, and such (i) restaurants, bars, banquet, meeting and other public areas; (ii) commercial space, including concessions and shops; (iii) parking facilities and areas; (iv) storage and service areas; (v) recreational facilities and areas; (vi) permanently affixed signage; (vii) public grounds and gardens; and (viii) other facilities and appurtenances, as may hereafter be attached to and form a part of such building, structures and improvements in

 

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accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt with respect to any Hotel which shares services with another property not subject to the Lease, the term “Buildings” shall only include the foregoing to the extent the same are located within the relevant Site.

 

1.19             “Business Day”  shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on which banking institutions in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts are authorized by law or executive action to close.

 

1.20             “Canadian Consumer Price Index”  shall mean the Consumer Price Index (All Items for Ontario, base year 1992-=100) published by Statistics Canada or if such index is no longer published, such other index as is published in substitution therefor.

 

1.21             “Canadian Hotel”  shall mean a Hotel located in Canada.

 

1.22             “Candlewood Suites Hotels”  shall mean Hotels that are operated as of the Effective Date as Candlewood Suites hotels.

 

1.23             “Capital Replacements”  shall mean, collectively, replacements and renewals to the FF&E and Repairs which are normally capitalized under the Accounting Principles.

 

1.24             “Capital Replacements Budget”  shall mean the annual budget for Capital Replacements at the Hotels, covering a Fiscal Year, as prepared by Manager and approved by Owner as part of a Yearly Budget.  References to Yearly Budget shall be deemed to incorporate the Capital Replacements Budget unless specifically excluded.

 

1.25             “Change in Control” shall mean (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any person or group acting in concert, of securities representing (including securities that when converted or exchanged would represent) 50% or more of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of IHG; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of IHG by persons who were not (i) nominated by the board of directors of IHG or (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; (c) the acquisition of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of IHG, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise; (d) the approval by the stockholders of IHG of any plan of liquidation; or (e) the

 

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transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of IHG.

 

1.26             “Competitor”  shall mean any Person (other than Manager and its Affiliates) which owns directly or through an Affiliate a hotel brand, trade name, system, or chain having at least fifteen (15) hotels (excluding a mere franchisee or mere passive investor).

 

1.27             “Condemnation”  shall have the meaning given such term in the Lease.

 

1.28             “Condemnor”  shall have the meaning given such term in the Lease.

 

1.29             “Consolidated Financials”  shall mean for any fiscal year or any interim period of any Person, annual or interim financial statements of such Person prepared on a consolidated basis, including such Person’s consolidated balance sheet and the related statements of income and cash flows, all in reasonable detail, and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year of such Person, and prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles throughout the periods reflected or if such Person’s principal place of business is the United Kingdom, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as adopted in the United Kingdom, consistently applied throughout the periods reflected provided that any such financial statement which is audited shall contain a reconciliation of any differences between such accounting principles and Accounting Principles.

 

1.30             “Consumer Price Index”  shall mean the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or if such index is no longer published, such other index as is published in substitution therefor.

 

1.31             “Crowne Plaza Hotels”  shall mean the Hotels that are operated as of the Effective Date as Crowne Plaza hotels.

 

1.32             “Deposit”  shall have the meaning given such term in the Deposit Agreement.

 

1.33             “Deposit Agreement”  shall mean that certain Deposit Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among Owner and Manager, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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1.34             “Deposit Maintenance Amount”  shall mean $100,000,000.

 

1.35             “Designated Hotels”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.6(a).

 

1.36             “Disbursement Rate”  shall mean a per annum rate equal to the greater of (i) the sum of the per annum rate for fifteen (15) year U.S. Treasury Obligations as published in The Wall Street Journal, plus four hundred thirty (430) basis points and (ii) eight percent (8%).

 

1.37             “Disputes”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 24.19(a).

 

1.38             “Effective Date”  shall mean July 1, 2011.

 

1.39             “Environmental Notice”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 24.1(a).

 

1.40             “Excess Net Disbursement Cash” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 10.1(4).

 

1.41             “Expiration Date”  shall mean the date on which the Term shall expire.

 

1.42             “Fiscal Month”  shall mean each calendar month in the Term or each partial calendar month in the Term.

 

1.43             “Fiscal Year”  shall mean each calendar year in the Term and each partial calendar year in the Term.

 

1.44             “Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment” or “FF&E”  shall mean, collectively, all furniture, furnishings and equipment (except Operating Equipment and real property fixtures included in the definition of Buildings) now or hereafter located and installed in or about the Hotels which are used in the operation thereof as hotels in accordance with the standards set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation (i) office furnishings and equipment; (ii) specialized hotel equipment necessary for the operation of any portion of the Building as a Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites, as applicable, hotel, including equipment for kitchens, laundries, dry cleaning facilities, bars, restaurants, public rooms, commercial space, parking areas, and recreational facilities; and (iii) all other furnishings and equipment hereafter located and installed in or about the Buildings which are used in the operation of the Buildings as

 

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hotels in accordance with the standards set forth in this Agreement.

 

1.45             “Government Agencies”  shall mean any court, agency, authority, board (including, without limitation, environmental protection, planning and zoning), bureau, commission, department, ministry, regulatory body, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever of any governmental or quasi-governmental unit of the United States or Canada or any state, county, municipality or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, whether now or hereafter in existence, having jurisdiction over Owner, any of the Sites or any of the Hotels.

 

1.46             “Gross Revenues”  shall mean, for any period with respect to each Hotel, all revenues and income of any nature derived directly or indirectly from such Hotel or from the use or operation thereof whether or not such revenue and income are derived from goods and services provided at the Hotel or off site, including, without limitation: room sales; food and beverage sales (regardless of whether Owner, Manager or any of their Affiliates own the items being sold); telephone, telegraph, fax and internet revenues; rental or other payments from lessees, subleases, concessionaires and others occupying or using space or rendering services at such Hotel (but not the gross receipts of such lessees, subleases or concessionaires), including, without limitation, the rental and other payments made under antennae leases; and the actual cash proceeds of business interruption, use, occupancy or similar insurance; and all revenue generated from or in connection with Manager’s or Owner’s operation or use of parking facilities; provided, however, that Gross Revenues shall not include the following (and there shall be appropriate deductions made in determining Gross Revenues for):  gratuities or service charges in the nature of a gratuity added to a customer’s bill; Sales Tax or any other taxes collected directly from patrons or guests or included as part of the sales price of any goods or services sold to patrons or guests; any refunds of any value added tax that is refundable; interest received or accrued with respect to the funds in the Reserve Account or (other than for purposes of calculating disbursement of funds under Section 10.1(6)) the other operating accounts of the Hotels; any refunds, rebates, discounts and credits of a similar nature, given, paid or returned in the course of obtaining Gross Revenues or components thereof; insurance proceeds (other than proceeds from business interruption or other loss of income insurance); condemnation proceeds (other than for a temporary taking); credits or refunds made to customers, guests or patrons; sums and credits received

 

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by Owner for lost or damaged merchandise; proceeds from the sale or other disposition of a Hotel, any part thereof, of FF&E or any other assets of the Hotels; proceeds of any financing or re-financing; or the Initial Working Capital and any other matters specifically excluded from Gross Revenues pursuant to this Agreement.

 

1.47             “GST”  shall mean goods and services taxes imposed pursuant to Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada) and any other similar value added tax that is refundable.

 

1.48             “Hazardous Substances”  shall mean any substance:

 

(a)           the presence of which requires or may hereafter require notification, investigation or remediation under any Legal Requirement; or

 

(b)           which is or becomes defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material” or “hazardous substance” or “pollutant” or “contaminant” or similar term under any present or future Legal Requirement including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et  seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et  seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder; or

 

(c)           which is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise hazardous and is or becomes regulated by any Government Agency; or

 

(d)           the presence of which at a Hotel causes or materially threatens to cause an unlawful nuisance upon such Hotel or to adjacent properties or poses or materially threatens to pose a hazard to such Hotel or to the health or safety of persons; or

 

(e)           without limitation, which is or contains gasoline, diesel fuel or other petroleum hydrocarbons or volatile organic compounds; or

 

(f)            without limitation, which is or contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or asbestos or urea formaldehyde foam insulation; or

 

(g)           without limitation, which contains or emits radioactive particles, waves or material; or

 

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(h)           without limitation, which constitutes “medical waste” as defined under any present or future Legal Requirement including, without limitation,  the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.), and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

1.49             “Holiday Inn Hotels”  shall mean the Hotels that are operated as of the Effective Date as Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Select and Holiday Inn Sunspree hotels.

 

1.50             “Hotel”  shall mean each hotel located at a Site, including all of the Owner’s interest in such Site, the Buildings located thereon and the Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, Operating Equipment and Operating Supplies located thereon or used in connection therewith; provided, however, upon the termination of the Agreement with respect to less than all of the Hotels, pursuant to the terms hereof or otherwise, the term “Hotel” shall, with respect to the obligation of the parties thereafter accruing, only refer to a Hotel with respect to which this Agreement is in full force and effect.

 

1.51             “HPT”  shall mean Hospitality Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, together with its successors and permitted assigns.

 

1.52             “HPT Guaranty”  shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, made by HPT for the benefit of Manager, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

1.53             “IHG”  shall mean InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, its successors and assigns.

 

1.54             “Incentive Management Fee”  shall mean the distribution to Manager provided for in Section 10.1(6).

 

1.55             “InterContinental Hotels”  shall mean the Hotels that are operated as InterContinental hotels as of the Effective Date.

 

1.56             “Initial Term”  shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending December 31, 2036.

 

1.57             “Initial Working Capital”  shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 5.1.

 

1.58             “Insurance Requirements”  shall mean all terms of any insurance policy required by this Agreement and all requirements

 

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of the issuer of any such policy and all orders, rules and regulations and any other requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters (or any other body exercising similar functions) binding upon the Hotels.

 

1.59             “Intellectual Property”  shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 12.4.

 

1.60             “Interest Rate”  shall mean a rate, not to exceed the maximum legal interest rate, equal to the greater of (i) twelve percent (12%) per annum and (ii) two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the Disbursement Rate determined as of the first day that interest accrues on any amount to which such Interest Rate is to be applied.

 

1.61             “Landlord”  shall mean, collectively, the landlord(s) under the Lease.

 

1.62             “Lease”  shall mean, collectively, the one or more Lease Agreements pursuant to which Owner leases the Hotels from HPT or certain of its Affiliates as in effect on the Effective Date, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

1.63             “Legal Requirements”  shall mean all federal, state, county, municipal, local and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, by-laws, ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions and requirements affecting Owner (excluding any requirements which affect Owner’s status as a real estate investment trust), Landlord, Manager, a Hotel or the maintenance, construction, alteration, management or operation thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted or in existence, including, without limitation, (a) all permits, licenses, authorizations, certificates and regulations necessary to operate a Hotel, (b) all covenants, agreements, ground leases, restrictions and encumbrances, (c) the outcome of any Arbitration and (d) any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement or legal requirement pertaining to any union representing employees of a Hotel.

 

1.64             “Management Fees”  shall mean the Base Management Fee and the Incentive Management Fee.

 

1.65             “Manager”  shall have the meaning given such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

1.66             “Manager Default”  shall mean a Manager Event of Default or any other circumstances which with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both would constitute a Manager

 

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Event of Default or otherwise entitle Owner to terminate this Agreement in its entirety pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

1.67             “Manager Event of Default”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 17.1.

 

1.68             “Material Repair”  shall mean a Repair the cost of which exceeds $250,000; provided, however, on January 1 of each year starting in 2012 said $250,000 shall be adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index since the prior January 1.

 

1.69             “Net Disbursement Cash” shall mean the cash remaining for application under Section 10.1 after deducting the amounts required under Clause 10.1(1) — Operating Costs and 10.1(2) — Reserve Account.

 

1.70             “New Management Agreement”  shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 24.16.

 

1.71             “Non-Economic Hotel”  shall mean any Hotel which has been designated a Non-Economic Hotel pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

1.72             “Officer’s Certificate”  shall mean, as to any Person, a certificate of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of such Person, duly authorized, accompanying the financial statements required to be delivered by such Person pursuant to Sections 8.1 (Accounting Matters), 8.4 (Consolidated Financials) or 17.5 (Post Termination Obligations) or otherwise pursuant to the PR Guaranty, in which such officer shall certify to such officer’s best knowledge (a) that such statements have been properly prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles, (b) that such statements are true, correct and complete in all material respects and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of such Person at and as of the dates thereof and the results of its and their operations for the periods covered thereby, and (c) in the event that the certifying party is an officer of Manager and the certificate is being given in such capacity, that such statements fairly present the financial operation of the Hotels.

 

1.73             “Operating Costs”  shall mean, collectively, all costs and expenses of the Hotels (regardless of whether the same are incurred by Owner, Landlord or Manager) that are normally charged as an operating expense under Accounting Principles, including, without limitation:

 

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(i)  the cost of Operating Supplies, wages, salaries and employee fringe benefits, advertising and promotional expenses, the cost of personnel training programs, utility and energy costs, operating licenses and permits, maintenance costs, and equipment rentals;

 

(ii)  all expenditures made for maintenance and repairs to keep the Hotels in good condition and repair (other than Capital Replacements);

 

(iii)  premiums for insurance required hereunder;

 

(iv)  the System Fees, parking fees and related costs;

 

(v)  real estate and personal property taxes and expenses except to the extent expressly specified otherwise herein;

 

(vi)  audit, legal and accounting fees and expenses except to the extent expressly specified otherwise herein;

 

(vii)  rent or lease payments under ground leases or for equipment used at the Hotels in the operation thereof;

 

(viii)  Sales Taxes (except as provided below) payable on or in respect of Operating Costs (including those Operating Costs which are reimbursed hereunder); and

 

(ix)  Any amounts advanced for Working Capital after the Effective Date by either Manager or by Owner or Landlord.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Operating Costs shall exclude:  (a) the Management Fees; (b) items expressly excluded from Operating Costs pursuant to the terms hereof; (c) items for which Manager or its Affiliates are to indemnify Landlord or Owner under the Transaction Documents (but for the avoidance of doubt, only as to the indemnification itself, and not as to the indemnified item); (d) items for which Owner or its Affiliates are to indemnify Manager under the Transaction Documents (but for the avoidance of doubt, only as to the indemnification itself, and not as to the indemnified item); (e) items for which Manager or its Affiliates has agreed under the Transaction Documents to be liable at its own cost and expense; (f) amounts payable to Owner or its Affiliates under the Transaction Documents, or for periods not included in the Term; (g) any reimbursement of advances made by Manager or Owner (but for the avoidance of doubt, only as to the reimbursement

 

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itself, and not as to the reimbursed item), (h) the cost of Capital Replacements; (i) the Minimum Rent and the Additional Rent under the Lease; (j) debt service on any loan or other debt secured by an Authorized Mortgage or other financing obtained by Landlord, Owner or Manager other than equipment financing permitted hereunder; (k) except as provided in Sections 6.1 (Brand Standards) or 11.1 (Optional Services), the cost of providing any services by Manager or its Affiliates using their own personnel to the Hotels which are not performed at the Hotels; (l) gratuities or service charges in the nature of a gratuity added to a customer’s bill, Sales Tax or any other taxes collected directly from patrons or guests or included as part of the sales price of any goods or services sold to patrons or guests, provided Manager shall apply any amounts collected on account of such excluded items to the obligations to which they pertain; (m) costs and expenses relating to transfers of any Hotel by Landlord pursuant to  Sections 4.4 (Sale of Hotel to Affiliate) or 4.5 (Sale of All Hotels); (n) costs and expenses incurred by Owner in connection with providing asset management services and related undertakings pursuant to Section 2.7(b), (o) GST payable on or in respect of Operating Costs (including those Operating Costs which are reimbursed hereunder) and/or on or in respect of any amounts payable to IHG Canada or any other Person included in the term Manager, including but not limited to, the Management Fees, and (p) any franchise fees or fees in the nature of royalties, except to the extent incorporated in the types of fees provided for in this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

1.74             “Operating Equipment”  shall have the meaning given to the term “Property and Equipment” under the Uniform System of Accounts.

 

1.75             “Operating Profit”  shall mean: with respect to any Hotel, for any period, the excess, if any, of Gross Revenues for such Hotel for such period over Operating Costs for such Hotel for such period; and with respect to all of the Hotels (or a group of Hotels), for any period, the excess, if any, of Gross Revenues for all of the Hotels (or such group of Hotels) for such period over Operating Costs for all of the Hotels (or such group of Hotels) for such period.

 

1.76             “Operating Standards”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.1.

 

1.77             “Operating Supplies”  shall have the meaning given to the term “Inventories” under the Uniform System of Accounts.

 

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1.78             “Original Management Agreements”  shall have the meaning given such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

1.79             “Owner”  shall have the meaning given such term in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include its successors and assigns.

 

1.80             “Owner’s First Priority”  shall mean an annual amount equal to the sum of (i), the Base Priority Amount plus (ii) eight percent (8%) of amounts advanced by Owner under Section 5.2(c), Section 2.6(h), and for Approved Renovations, and in the case of amounts advanced by Owner (x) under Section 5.1 in advance of receipt of insurance proceeds, to the extent not reimbursed when such proceeds are paid or (y) after reinvestment of the applicable insurance or condemnation proceeds under Sections 15.2, 16.2 and 16.4, an amount equal to such amounts multiplied by the Disbursement Rate in effect at the time of the advance, in each case from and after the date amounts are advanced by Owner.  Owner’s First Priority shall be subject to further adjustment as provided in Sections 2.6 (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), 3.1,  15.1(c), 15.2 and 16.1.

 

1.81             “Owner’s Fixed Priority”  shall mean, collectively, the Owner’s First Priority and the Owner’s Second Priority.

 

1.82             “Owner’s Residual Distribution”  shall mean the distribution to Owner provided for in Section 10.1(6).

 

1.83             “Owner’s Second Priority”  shall mean an annual amount equal to $14,423,498.03 subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 2.6(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).

 

1.84             “Parent”  shall mean with respect to any Person, any Person who owns directly, or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates, greater than fifty percent (50%) of the voting or beneficial interest in, or otherwise has the right or power (whether by contract, through ownership of securities or otherwise) to control, such Person.

 

1.85             “Person”  shall mean any individual or entity, and the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of such individual or entity where the context so admits.

 

1.86             “Pledged Hotels”  shall mean, with respect to any loan or other debt secured by an Authorized Mortgage, collectively, the Hotels which secure such loan or other debt.

 

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1.87             “Pooled FF&E Hotels”  shall mean the Hotels and subject to the limitations on transfer set forth in the PR Lease, so long as the PR Property is owned by an Affiliate(s) of Landlord, the PR Property.

 

1.88             “PR Guaranty”  shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement dated as of the Effective Date made by the PR Tenant for the benefit of Owner, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

 

1.89             “PR Lease”  shall mean that certain lease between the owner of the PR Property, and Manager’s Affiliate, with respect to the InterContinental Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, dated February 16, 2005 as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

1.90             “PR Property”  shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Property” in the PR Lease.

 

1.91             “PR Tenant”  shall mean the tenant under the PR Lease.

 

1.92             “Refurbishment Period”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.4.

 

1.93             “Removed Hotels”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.6(f).

 

1.94             “Renewal Terms”  shall mean any extension of the Term of this Agreement, commencing upon the expiration of the Initial Term or any extensions thereto, as provided in Article 3.

 

1.95             “Repairs”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 7.6.

 

1.96             “Replacement Property”  shall mean a hotel mutually acceptable to the parties acquired by Landlord in substitution for a Hotel with respect to which this Agreement was terminated pursuant to Section 16.1 (Total Condemnation).

 

1.97             “Reservation System”  shall mean a computerized network of high speed terrestrial and satellite-linked hardware and data lines connecting hotels, central reservation centers, data processing centers and travel agencies which provides reservation services to the Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites Hotels, as applicable, in North America.

 

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1.98             “Reserve Account”  shall mean an interest bearing United States dollar account established for funds to be held in reserve for Capital Replacements in Landlord’s name at a bank selected by Landlord.

 

1.99             “Reserve Percentage”  shall mean 0% for the Fiscal Years 2011, 2012 and 2013, 3% for the Fiscal Year 2014, 4% for the Fiscal Year 2015, and 5% for each Fiscal Year during the Term thereafter.

 

1.100           “Retained Hotel”shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.6(c).

 

1.101           “Rooms Revenue”  shall mean all revenue derived from the rental of guest rooms in a Hotel determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles.

 

1.102           “RST”  shall mean retail sales taxes imposed pursuant to the Retail Sales Tax Act (Ontario).

 

1.103           “Rules”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 24.19(a).

 

1.104           “Sales Tax”  shall mean all federal, state, municipal or local sales, use, value added, retail sales, gross receipts and occupancy taxes, duties, levies, charges or similar governmental charges, whether imposed now or in the future.

 

1.105           “Secured Obligations”  shall have the meaning given such term in the Deposit Agreement.

 

1.106           “Sites”  shall mean the real estate more particularly described on Exhibit A.

 

1.107           “Specially Designated or Blocked Person”  shall mean (i) a Person designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control from time to time as a “specially designated national or blocked person” or similar status, (ii) a Person described in Section 1 of the U.S. Executive Order 13224, issued September 23, 2001, or (iii) a person or entity otherwise identified by Government Agencies as a person or entity with which either Party is prohibited from transacting business.  As of the date hereof, a list of such designations and the text of the Executive Order are published at:  www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac.

 

1.108           “Staybridge Hotel”  shall mean any Hotel that is operated as of the Effective Date as a Staybridge Suites hotel.

 

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1.109           “Subsidiary”  shall mean with respect to any Person, any entity (a) in which such Person owns directly, or indirectly, greater than twenty percent (20%) of the voting or beneficial interest or (b) which such Person otherwise has the right or power to control (whether by contract, through ownership of securities or otherwise).

 

1.110           “Substitute Tenant”  shall have the meaning given the term in Section 4.2.

 

1.111           “Successor Landlord”  shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.3(a)(iii).

 

1.112           “Supplemental Deposit”  shall mean an additional deposit in the amount of $37,000,000, to be posted by Manager contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and held by Owner pursuant to the terms of the Deposit Agreement.

 

1.113           “System Marks”  shall mean all service marks, trademarks, copyrights, trade names, logo types, commercial symbols, patents or other similar rights or registrations now or hereafter held, applied for or licensed by Manager or any Affiliate of Manager in connection with the Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites, as applicable, brand of hotels.

 

1.114           “Term”  shall mean the term of this Agreement as it may be extended or terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

1.115           “Transaction Documents”  shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the PR Lease, the PR Guaranty and the Deposit Agreement.

 

1.116           “Transferred Hotel”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.6(g).

 

1.117           “Transferred Canadian Hotel”  shall mean a Canadian Hotel which is sold or otherwise transferred by Purchaser and Owner (other than to an Affiliate) pursuant to Section 24.16 (Adverse Canadian Event).

 

1.118           “Uniform System of Accounts”  shall mean the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Ninth Revised Edition, 1996, as published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Motel Association, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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1.119           “Unsold Hotel”  shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.6(h).

 

1.120           “Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use”  shall mean, with respect to a Hotel, a state or condition of such Hotel such that (a) following any damage or destruction involving such Hotel, such Hotel cannot be operated in the good faith judgment of Manager or Owner on a commercially practicable basis and it cannot reasonably be expected to be restored to substantially the same condition as existed immediately before such damage or destruction and otherwise as required under Article 15 hereof, using only the net proceeds of insurance obtained in connection therewith and other funds that Owner or Manager elect to provide pursuant to the terms of Article 15 hereof within twelve (12) months following such damage or destruction or such shorter period of time as to which business interruption insurance is available to cover amounts payable to Owner hereunder and other costs related to the Hotel following such damage or destruction, (b) as the result of a partial taking by Condemnation such Hotel cannot be operated in the good faith judgment of Owner on a commercially practicable basis in light of then existing circumstances, or (c) as the result of a partial taking by Condemnation such Hotel cannot be operated in the good faith judgment of Manager on a commercially practicable basis in light of then existing circumstances.

 

1.121           “Working Capital”  shall mean funds that are used (or held for use) in the day to day operation of the business of the Hotels, including, without limitation, change and petty cash funds, amounts deposited in operating bank accounts, receivables, deposits with utility providers, amounts deposited in payroll accounts, prepaid expenses and funds required to maintain Operating Supplies, less accounts payable and accrued current liabilities, exclusive of any funds in the Reserve Account.

 

1.122           “Yearly Budget”  shall mean, with respect to each Hotel, the annual operating budget of such Hotel, covering a Fiscal Year, as prepared by Manager in accordance with the Accounting Principles and approved by Owner.  Such budget shall include an operating budget, a business plan and a Capital Replacements Budget; provided, however, there shall be no regular Capital Replacements Budget for the Fiscal Years between the Effective Date and the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2014.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Yearly Budget shall include a projection of the estimated financial results of the operation of each Hotel for the Fiscal Year.  Such projection shall project the estimated Gross

 

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Revenues, departmental profits, Operating Costs and Operating Profit for the Fiscal Year for each Hotel.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

SCOPE OF AGREEMENT

 

2.1                                             Engagement of Manager.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Owner hereby grants to Manager the sole and exclusive right to supervise and direct the management and operation of the Hotels for the Term as Owner’s agent coupled with an interest.  Manager hereby accepts said grant and agrees that it will control, supervise and direct the management and operation of the Hotels, all subject to the terms, requirements and conditions of this Agreement, with commercially reasonable efforts in doing so, and in an efficient and economical manner consistent with standards prevailing in well managed hotels similar to the Hotels, including all activities in connection therewith which are customary and usual to such an operation (the foregoing standards constituting the “Operating Standards”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and in addition to the other functions to be performed by Manager pursuant to this Agreement, Manager shall perform (or shall cause its Affiliates to perform), in connection with the Hotels and in accordance with the applicable Brand Standards, the Operating Standards and the terms of this Agreement, each of the following functions, provided, however, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the costs and expenses of performing the following functions shall be Operating Costs:

 

(a)                                  Establish and revise, as necessary, administrative policies and procedures, including policies and procedures for the control of revenue and expenditures, for the purchasing of supplies and services, for the control of credit, and for the scheduling of maintenance, and verify that the foregoing procedures are operating in a sound manner.

 

(b)                                 Manage expenditures to replenish Operating Supplies and Operating Equipment, make payments on accounts payable and collect accounts receivable.

 

(c)                                  Arrange for and supervise public relations and advertising and prepare marketing plans.

 

(d)                                 Procure all Operating Supplies and replacement Operating Equipment.

 

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(e)                                  Provide, or cause to be provided, the types of insurance required to be obtained or provided by Manager under this Agreement.

 

(f)                                    Reasonably cooperate (provided that except as herein expressly provided Manager shall not be obligated to enter into any amendments of this Agreement or, unless Owner agrees to reimburse Manager therefor, to incur any material expense including any internal expenses) in any attempt(s) to: (i) effectuate a sale or other transfer of a Hotel subject to the terms of Sections 4.4 (Sale of Hotel to Affiliate) and 4.5 (Sale of All Hotels) of this Agreement; or (ii) obtain any Authorized Mortgage.

 

(g)                                 Negotiate, enter into and administer service contracts and licenses for the operation of the Hotels, including, without limitation, and to the extent appropriate, contracts and licenses for health and safety systems maintenance, electricity, gas, telephone, cleaning, elevator and boiler maintenance, air conditioning maintenance, laundry and dry cleaning, master television service, use of copyrighted materials (such as music and videos), entertainment and other services as Manager deems advisable.

 

(h)                                 Negotiate, enter into and administer contracts for the use of banquet and meeting facilities and guest rooms by groups and individuals.

 

(i)                                     Take reasonable action to collect and institute in its own name or in the name of Owner or a Hotel, in each instance as Manager in its reasonable discretion deems appropriate, legal actions or proceedings to collect charges, rent or other income derived from the operation of the Hotels or to oust or dispossess guests, tenants, members or other Persons in possession therefrom, or to cancel or terminate any lease, license or concession agreement for the breach thereof or default thereunder by the tenant, licensee or concessionaire.

 

(j)                                     Make representatives available to consult with and advise Owner or Owner’s designee at Owner’s reasonable request concerning policies and procedures affecting the conduct of the business of the Hotels.

 

(k)                                  Collect and account for and remit to Government Agencies all applicable excise, sales, value added, occupancy and use taxes or similar governmental charges collected by or at the Hotels directly from guests, members, other patrons, tenants, licensees, concessionaires or other occupants, or as

 

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part of the sales price of any goods, services, rentals or displays, such as gross receipts, admission or similar or equivalent taxes, duties, levies or charges, and prepare, sign and submit to the applicable Government Agencies the applicable returns and reports therefor on behalf of Owner, in Owner’s name and using Owner’s registration.

 

(l)                                     Keep Owner advised of events which might reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial performance or value of any Hotel.

 

(m)                               To the extent in Manager’s control, obtain and maintain all approvals necessary to use and operate the Hotels in accordance with the applicable Brand Standards, Operating Standards and Legal Requirements.

 

(n)                                 Use its reasonable efforts to keep all ground, underlying and parking leases in full force and effect and arrange appropriate substitutes for any such lease which ceases to be or is reasonably anticipated to cease to be in full force and in effect.

 

(o)                                 Comply with all covenants, agreements, ground leases, restrictions and encumbrances affecting the Hotels.

 

(p)                                 Perform such other tasks with respect to the Hotels as are generally performed by managers of similar hotels consistent with the Operating Standards and the Brand Standards.

 

2.2                                             Use of Hotels.  Manager shall not use, and shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the use of, the Hotels and Owner’s and Manager’s personal property (whether owned or leased) used in connection with the Hotels, if any, for any unlawful purpose.  Manager shall not commit, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the commission of, any waste at the Hotels.  Manager shall not use, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the use of, the Hotels in such a manner as will constitute an unlawful nuisance thereon or therein.  Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the use of the Hotels in such a manner as might reasonably be expected to impair Owner’s or Landlord’s title thereto or any portion thereof or might reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim or claims for adverse use or adverse possession by the public, as such, or of implied dedication of the Hotels or any portion thereof.

 

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usual business hours upon not less than twenty four (24) hours’ notice, provided that any inspection by Owner or its representatives shall not unreasonably interfere with the use and operation of the Hotels and further provided that in the event of an emergency as determined by Owner in its reasonable discretion, prior notice shall not be required.

 

2.4                                             No Right of Offset.  Manager shall not offset against any amounts owed to Owner; provided, however, Manager may offset amounts which Owner has failed to fund in violation of Section 5.2(c) (or, so long as PR Property is a Pooled FF&E Hotel, the landlord under the PR Lease has failed to fund in violation of Section 5.1.3(b) of the PR Lease) against the amounts owed to Owner hereunder provided that after giving effect to all such offsets there shall still be paid to Owner an amount sufficient to pay regularly scheduled payments of interest and principal under any loan or other debt secured by an Authorized Mortgage and attributable to the Pledged Hotels.

 

2.5                                             Condition of the Hotels.  Manager confirms that it accepted delivery and possession of each Hotel on the dates set forth in the respective Original Management Agreements, and that Manager accepted each Hotel in its then “as is” condition, subject to the rights of parties in possession, the existing title, including all covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, mineral leases, easements and other matters of record or that are visible or apparent on the Hotels, all applicable Legal Requirements, and such other matters which would be disclosed by an inspection of the Hotels and the record title thereto or by an accurate survey thereof.  MANAGER DID NOT AND IS NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF OWNER, LANDLORD OR ANY OF THEIR AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE MATTERS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.  MANAGER WAIVES ANY CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST OWNER AND LANDLORD WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDITION OF THE HOTELS.  LANDLORD AND OWNER MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY HOTEL OR ANY PART THEREOF, EITHER AS TO ITS FITNESS FOR USE, DESIGN OR CONDITION FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, OR AS TO THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THEREIN, LATENT OR PATENT.

 

2.6                                             Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels.

 

(a)                                  Designated Hotels.  Manager and Owner have agreed that the Hotels listed on Schedule 2.6(a) (the “Designated Hotels”) may be marketed by Owner for third party sale. Manager shall cooperate with Owner in the compilation of relevant information, marketing and other matters related to the offering for sale of

 

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the Designated Hotels.  The Designated Hotels may be marketed free and clear of any franchise or management agreement from Manager or its Affiliates; provided, however, at the request of Owner or any offeree, Manager will, or will cause an Affiliate to, provide the offeree a franchise and/or management agreement on its standard terms and conditions for the Brand under which the applicable Designated Hotel is operated, subject to Manager’s or the applicable Affiliate’s standard approval process. Owner shall have the exclusive right to sell any or all of the Designated Hotels prior to June 30, 2012 for such price, and upon such other terms and conditions as Owner shall, in its sole discretion, determine.  Anything in this Section 2.6 to the contrary notwithstanding, if prior to February 28, 2012, Owner has not elected to retain the Designated Hotel identified as “Crowne Plaza-Hilton Head” on Schedule 2.6(a) pursuant to Section 2.6(d), or such Hotel has not been sold, if Owner has received, bona fide third party offer(s) which it does not wish to accept, Owner shall elect to treat such Hotel as a Retained Hotel, or if no bona fide third party offer has been received, Owner shall elect to retain such Hotel under Section 2.6(d)(Alternative Retained Hotel).

 

(b)                                 Sale Process.  If a Designated Hotel is marketed for sale in accordance with Section 2.6(a) (Designated Hotels) and Owner receives an offer therefor which it wishes to accept, it shall give Manager prompt notice thereof, which notice shall include a copy of the offer.  Owner shall also provide Manager not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice of the anticipated or scheduled date of closing of the sale.  Effective as of the date of sale: (i) the Term shall terminate with respect to such Hotel, (ii) the Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an annual amount equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the net proceeds of sale received by Owner after reduction for the costs and expenses of the sale, and (iii) with respect to such Hotels as Owner and Manager agree, the Owner’s Second Priority shall be reduced by one-half percent (0.5%) of the net proceeds of sale received by Owner after reduction for the costs and expenses of the sale.

 

(c)                                  Retained Hotels.  If a Designated Hotel is marketed for third party sale in accordance with Section 2.6(a) (Designated Hotels) and Owner receives a bona fide third party offer(s) it does not wish to accept, Owner may elect, by notice to Manager, either to: (i) retain such Designated Hotel free and clear of any contractual obligations of any franchise or management agreement from Manager or its Affiliates (a “Retained Hotel”)  or (ii) treat the Designated Hotel as an Unsold Hotel

 

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under Section 2.6(h) (Unsold Hotels).  If Owner elects to treat such Designated Hotel as a Retained Hotel, effective sixty (60) days after the date of Owner’s notice to Manager: (x) the Term shall terminate with respect to such Hotel, (y) the Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an annual amount equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the price in the highest bona fide third party offer received, after reduction for any amounts actually expended and any costs which would reasonably have been expected to have been expended if a sale had been consummated, and (z) with respect to such Hotels as Owner and Manager agree, the Owner’s Second Priority shall be reduced by one-half percent (0.5%) of the price in the highest bona fide third party offer received, after reduction for any amounts actually expended and any costs which would reasonably have been expected to have been expended if a sale had been consummated.

 

(d)                                 Alternative Retained Hotel.  By notice to Manager, given prior to June 30, 2012, Owner may, in its discretion, determine not to market any or all Designated Hotel(s) for third party sale and to retain such Designated Hotel(s) free and clear of any contractual obligations of any franchise or management agreement from Manager or its Affiliates.  If Owner makes such an election, effective sixty (60) days after the date of Owner’s notice to Manager: (i) the Term shall terminate with respect to such Hotel(s), (ii) the Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an amount equal to eight percent (8.0%) of a price agreed by Owner and Manager after reduction for any amounts actually expended and any costs which would reasonably have been expected to have been expended if the sale had been consummated, and (iii) with respect to such Hotels as Owner and Manager agree, Owner’s Second Priority shall be reduced by one half percent (0.5%) of a price agreed by Owner and Manager after reduction for any amounts actually expended and any costs which would reasonably have been expected to have been expended if the sale had been consummated.

 

(e)                                  Non-Economic Hotels.  Either Owner or Manager shall be entitled to designate as a Non-Economic Hotel any Hotel the Gross Revenues of which, in two (2) out of any three (3) consecutive full Fiscal Years during the Term, are insufficient to pay the sum of all Operating Costs and, beginning January 1, 2014, all amounts to be funded to the Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.2 (Reserve Account) with respect to such Hotel, provided the number of additional Hotels which may be designated as Non-Economic Hotels shall not exceed twenty five (25).  Upon designation as a Non-Economic Hotel, such Hotel shall be marketed by Owner for third party sale as though it were a

 

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Designated Hotel pursuant to the processes in Sections 2.6(a) and (b) (Designated Hotels and Sale Process).  If Owner receives a bona fide third party offer(s) it does not wish to accept, Owner shall retain such Non-Economic Hotel free and clear of any contractual obligations of any franchise or management agreement from Manager or its Affiliates.  If Owner retains such Non-Economic Hotel, effective on the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the date such Hotel was designated as a Non-Economic Hotel, such Hotel shall be treated as having been purchased by Owner as a Retained Hotel under Section 2.6(c)(Retained Hotels) (Retained Hotels), including the same reduction in Owner’s First Priority and Owner’s Second Priority as provided in Section 2.6(c) (Retained Hotels).  If Owner does not receive any offer within twelve (12) calendar months of the date such Hotel was designated a Non-Economic Hotel, it shall give notice to Manager and Manager shall have the right to purchase such Hotel at the original cost to Owner of such Hotel, by notice given to Owner within thirty (30) days after the last day of the twelfth calendar month following the date such Hotel was designated a Non-Economic Hotel.  If Manager does not so elect, Owner may elect either to have such Hotel treated as having been purchased by Owner as a Retained Hotel under Section 2.6(c) (Retained Hotels), provided the reductions in Owner’s First Priority and Owner’s Second Priority shall be as provided in Section 2.6(c) (Retained Hotels), calculated based upon the original cost to Owner of such Hotel after reduction for any amounts actually expended and any costs which would reasonably have been expected to have been expended if the sale had been consummated, or to treat such Hotel as an Unsold Hotel under Section 2.6(h)(Unsold Hotels).

 

(f)                                    Removed Hotels.  Owner may, at any time prior to June 30, 2012, elect to remove any of the Hotels listed on Schedule 2.6(f) (the “Removed Hotels”) from further management by Manager under this Agreement by notice given to Manager.  If Owner elects to treat a Removed Hotel as having been so removed, it shall retain such Removed Hotel free and clear of any contractual obligations of any franchise or management agreement from Manager or its Affiliates and effective sixty (60) days after Owner’s notice to Manager identifying the Hotel(s): (i) the Term shall terminate with respect to such Hotel(s), (ii) the Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an amount with respect to such Hotel(s) agreed by Owner and Manager, and (iii) with respect to such Hotels as Owner and Manager shall agree, the Owner’s Second Priority shall be reduced by an amount agreed by Owner and Manager.

 

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(g)                                 Cooperation.  Manager shall provide Owner reasonable cooperation in connection with the rebranding and/or marketing and sale of any Designated Hotel (which shall include a Retained Hotel), any Non-Economic Hotel, and/or the removal of any Removed Hotel (each a “Transferred Hotel”) and shall, without limitation: (i) prepare such operational and historical financial information and insurance loss experience history (by line of coverage) with respect to any Transferred Hotel(s) as Owner may request, (ii) pending sale, removal or rebranding, continue to manage the Transferred Hotels as required by this Agreement in all respects, and (iii) subject to Legal Requirements, cooperate with Owner in a good faith, reasonable manner on sale and transition matters generally, which cooperation may include taking such action and signing such reasonable documentation and agreements with, or for the benefit of, Owner or a new owner or a new manager designated by Owner or such new owner, as Owner may reasonably request to support an orderly sale or transition of the Transferred Hotels.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels) above, after a Hotel is contracted for sale, after a Hotel is designated a Retained Hotel, after Owner has elected to retain a Hotel under Section 2.6(d) or a Removed Hotel is removed and the Term of this Agreement and the Owner’s First Priority and Owner’s Second Priority are reduced, upon notice given by Owner to Manager, Manager shall continue to manage such Hotel(s) for a period of up to an additional sixty (60) days (or in the case of the Designated Hotel identified as the “Crowne Plaza-Hilton Head” in Schedule 2.6(a), such longer period as Owner may request, but not later than December 31, 2012) for purposes of assisting Owner to transition the Hotel(s) operations to a Successor and Manager will receive a management fee equal to three percent (3%) of Gross Revenues at the affected Hotel(s) during such period.

 

(h)                                 Unsold Hotels.  Manager shall develop, for Owner’s approval, a Scope and Estimate for Capital Replacements for (i) any Designated Hotels which have not been sold prior to June 30, 2012, or which are under agreement for sale prior to June 30, 2012 and not actually sold prior to September 30, 2012, (ii) any Non-Economic Hotels which are not sold within twelve (12) calendar months of the date they were so designated, or which are under agreement for sale within twelve (12) calendar months of the date they were so designated and not actually sold within fifteen (15) calendar months after the date they were so designated, and which are not purchased by Manager or treated as

 

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having been purchased by Owner as a Retained Hotel, (iii) any Hotels listed on Schedule 2.6(f) which are not designated to be removed from this Agreement prior to June 30, 2012 and, (iv) in the case of a Designated Hotel or Non-Economic Hotel which is treated as an Unsold Hotel (each, an “Unsold Hotel”).  The Scope and Estimate shall be consistent with the Scope and Estimate for the Hotels listed in Schedule 5.4, and upon approval, Owner shall supplement the Reserve Account with amounts up to the amounts agreed to in the Scope and Estimate.  The work shall be performed, meetings held, the Scope and Estimate revised, and funds advanced as though the Capital Replacements contemplated by this Section 2.6(h) were Approved Renovations under Section 5.4.

 

(i)            Purchase by Affiliate.  With respect to any right of Manager to purchase a Hotel under Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels) or Section 24.16 (Adverse Canadian Event), if Manager determines to exercise such right, it shall cause the purchase to be made by an Affiliate (but not a Subsidiary) of Manager.

 

2.7                                             No Early Termination of Manager; Nature of Relationship etc.

 

(a)                                  Except as provided in Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels), so long as this Agreement is in full force and effect and Owner is not entitled pursuant to the terms hereof to terminate this Agreement in its entirety, Owner covenants and agrees not to hire, engage, appoint or employ any other manager to manage any Hotel for any period prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Term with respect to such Hotel.  Except as provided in Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels), any otherwise applicable principles of law notwithstanding, it is Owner’s intent and agreement that Manager shall manage each Hotel pursuant to this Agreement through the Term so long as this Agreement is in full force and effect with respect to such Hotel.

 

(b)                                 Owner shall provide appropriate asset management services with respect to the Hotels at no cost or expense to Manager (and shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with Manager in order to keep all ground, underlying and parking leases in full force and effect).  The costs and expenses incurred by Owner in connection with providing such asset management services shall not be Operating Costs.  Owner shall, from time to time, upon the request of Manager, provide Manager with the name, telephone number, fax number and email address of the individual responsible for providing such asset management services.  Manager will cooperate with and assist Owner in every reasonable and proper way to permit Owner to carry out its duties and exercise its rights hereunder with respect to the Hotels.

 

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respective Affiliates are free to own, lease, manage, engage in or license other business activities, including activities involving transient lodging and related activities.  Nothing herein or otherwise shall prevent Manager, Owner or their respective Affiliates from owning, leasing, managing or licensing other facilities, and Manager, Owner and their respective Affiliates may own, lease, manage, engage in or license any business activity at any other location whether or not competing with the Hotels, without the consent or approval of, or liability to, the other and without offering the other any opportunity to participate therein.  Each party hereby waives any claim or cause of action, of whatever nature and however derived, relating to or arising in any way out of the other’s ownership, leasing, licensing or management of any other hotel or commercial property wherever located.

 

2.8                                             Additional Services.  Any fees for services not included in the Management Fees for the Hotels shall be consistent with the fees established for similar types of hotels managed by Manager or its Affiliates.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

TERM AND RENEWALS

 

3.1                                             Term.  The term of this Agreement shall be for a period beginning on the Effective Date and continuing for the Initial Term and any extension of the term hereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, unless sooner terminated as herein provided.  Manager acknowledges that if any ground lease for any Site or Hotel, or portion thereof, is terminated or expires, Owner may terminate this Agreement with respect to such Hotel by giving notice thereof to Manager, which notice shall include the termination date of such ground lease and in such event, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to such Hotel as of the date of termination of the ground lease.  In such circumstance, the Owner’s First Priority shall be adjusted consistent with other Hotel specific terminations under this Agreement.

 

3.2                                             Renewal Term.  Provided the term of the PR Lease is simultaneously extended in accordance with the terms of such lease, the Term may be extended, at Manager’s option, for up to two (2) consecutive periods (each, a “Renewal Term”) of fifteen (15) years each on not less than two (2) years’ prior notice to Owner.  If Manager fails to give notice of its election not to exercise either of its options to extend the Term on or before the date which is the day prior to the date that is two (2) years prior to the then Expiration Date or if the PR Tenant

 

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fails to give notice of its election not to exercise either of its options to extend the term of the PR Lease, on or before the date which is the day prior to the date that is two (2) years prior to the then expiration date of the PR Lease, Manager shall be deemed to have exercised the applicable extension option.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement will remain in effect as stated herein during any Renewal Term except that Manager shall have no right to extend the Term beyond the Renewal Terms herein provided.

 

3.3                                             Owner’s Termination Right at End of Term.  If Manager gives notice of its election not to extend the Term, or the PR Tenant gives notice of its election not to extend the term of the PR Lease, or Manager shall have no further right to extend the Term, then at any time during the last two years of the Term, Owner may terminate this Agreement on not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than two hundred seventy (270) days’ prior written notice.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

TITLE TO HOTEL

 

4.1                                             Covenants of Title.  During the Term, provided no Manager Default exists, Manager shall have the right peaceably and quietly to operate the Hotels in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, free from interference, disturbance and eviction by Owner or Landlord or by any other Person or Persons claiming by, through or under Owner or Landlord, subject only to termination of this Agreement as herein provided.  Except as may otherwise be provided herein, Owner, at Owner’s own expense (and not as an Operating Cost), shall prosecute all appropriate actions, judicial or otherwise, required to assure such quiet and peaceable operation by Manager and shall pay and discharge any rental obligations under the Lease.  Without Manager’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, Owner shall not during the Term enter into an agreement, covenant or encumbrance affecting title to the Hotels except in connection with Authorized Mortgages and sales or transfers of the Hotels not prohibited hereby.  Further, during the Term, Owner shall not convert any Hotel to a condominium form of ownership.

 

4.2                                             Non-Disturbance.  Landlord and Manager agree that in the event the Lease terminates prior to expiration or earlier termination of the Term, so long as (i) there exists no uncured Manager Event of Default and (ii) Owner is not otherwise entitled to terminate this Agreement: (a) Manager shall not be

 

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disturbed in its rights under this Agreement by Landlord; (b) Landlord shall assume the obligations of Owner under this Agreement; and (c) Manager shall attorn to Landlord and recognize Landlord as the “Owner” under this Agreement.  Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, to amend the Lease or transfer all of the right, title and interest of Owner in, to and under this Agreement to a new tenant (a “Substitute Tenant”) to which Landlord shall lease the Hotels. Substitute Tenant shall expressly assume all of Owner’s obligations under this Agreement and thereupon Manager shall attorn to the Substitute Tenant and recognize the Substitute Tenant as the “Owner” under this Agreement.

 

4.3                                             Financing.

 

(a)                                  Landlord and Owner shall be entitled to encumber the Hotels or any of them with one or more Authorized Mortgages which are expressly subordinate to this Agreement or in connection with which the following terms and conditions are satisfied (provided they shall not apply to the Assumed Mortgage):

 

(i)  the loan or other debt secured by such Authorized Mortgage shall not be cross-collateralized with other property or hotels which are not managed or franchised by Manager, IHG or their respective Affiliates;

 

(ii)  the principal amount secured by such Authorized Mortgage shall not exceed the sum of seventy five percent (75%) of the sum of the fair market value as of the date of the granting of such Authorized Mortgage of the Pledged Hotels and the other properties securing such principal amount, as reasonably determined by Landlord, Owner and the holder of any Authorized Mortgage; and

 

(iii)  the holder of such Authorized Mortgage shall execute and deliver to Manager (Manager agreeing to likewise execute and deliver to such holder) a so-called subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement which shall provide that:

 

(A)                              this Agreement and Manager’s rights hereunder are subject and subordinate to the Authorized Mortgage, the lien thereof, the rights of the holder thereof and to any and all advances made thereunder, interest thereon or costs incurred in connection therewith;

 

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(B)                                so long as this Agreement is in full force and effect and there exists no Manager Default which has not been cured within any applicable notice or grace period, Manager’s rights under this Agreement shall not be disturbed by reason of such subordination or by reason of foreclosure of such Authorized Mortgage or receipt of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

(C)                                Manager shall attorn to the holder or the Landlord at any such foreclosure or the grantee of any such deed (each, a “Successor Landlord”);

 

(D)                               in the event of such attornment, the terms of this Agreement binding on Landlord and Manager shall continue in full force and effect as a direct agreement between such Successor Landlord and Manager, upon all the terms, conditions and covenants set forth herein, except that the Successor Landlord shall not be (1) bound by any payment of Owner’s Fixed Priority or the Owner’s Residual Distribution in advance of when due; (2) bound by any amendment or modification of this Agreement made after the date that Manager first had written notice of such Authorized Mortgage without the consent of the holder thereof; (3) liable in any way to Manager for any act or omission, neglect or default on the part of Landlord or Owner under this Agreement; (4) obligated to perform any work or improvements to be done by Landlord or Owner or to make any advances except for those advances to be made pursuant to Section 5.2(c) from and after the date on which such Successor Landlord acquired the Hotel(s); or (5) subject to any counterclaim or setoff which theretofore accrued to Manager against Landlord or Owner;

 

(E)                                 In the event of a casualty or condemnation affecting any Pledged Hotel which does not result in the termination of this Agreement with respect to such Pledged Hotel, the net insurance proceeds or Award shall be applied to the restoration of such Hotel as herein provided; and

 

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(b)                                 In the event less than all of the Hotels are to secure the loan or other debt secured by an Authorized Mortgage, Owner shall have the right to cause the Pledged Hotels to be managed pursuant to a separate management agreement which agreement shall be for a term equal to the unexpired portion of the Term and otherwise on substantially the same terms of this Agreement.  In connection with entering into such separate management agreement, the parties shall make such allocations of Owner’s Fixed Priority, amounts in the Reserve Account, the Working Capital, and any outstanding advances made by Owner, Manager or their respective Affiliates as may be reasonably required.

 

4.4                                             Sale of a Hotel to an Affiliate.  In the event of a sale or transfer of Landlord’s interest in any Hotel to an Affiliate of Landlord with such Affiliate assuming Landlord’s obligations under the Lease, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect without regard to such sale or transfer.

 

4.5                                             Sale of All the Hotels.  If Landlord sells or otherwise transfers all of the Hotels to a single transferee in a single transaction, (a) the transferee shall assume Landlord’s obligations hereunder and (b) Landlord shall be released and relieved from any and all obligation hereunder.  In connection with such transfer, Owner may assign this Agreement to the transferee or its Affiliate, and provided the assignee assumes all of Owner’s obligations hereunder thereafter accruing, Owner shall be released and relieved from all such obligations.  Except as provided in Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels) or 24.16 (Adverse Canadian Event) or in connection with the foreclosure of an Authorized Mortgage or deed-in-lieu of such foreclosure, Landlord and its Affiliates and their successors and assigns shall not sell less than all the Pooled FF&E Hotels to any Person except to an Affiliate as provided in Section 4.4 (Sale of a Hotel to an Affiliate) or in Section 15.6 of the PR Lease.

 

4.6                                             The Lease.  The Lease shall not be amended or modified in any way which would materially increase Manager’s obligations hereunder or materially reduce its rights hereunder.  In the event of a conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of the Lease, the terms hereof shall govern.

 

4.7                                             Restricted Sale.  Neither Landlord nor Owner shall transfer its interest in any Hotel, directly or indirectly, (a) to any Person which: (i) is in control of or controlled by Persons who have been convicted of felonies; (ii) except pursuant to Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels) or in connection with a foreclosure of an

 

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Authorized Mortgage, is a Competitor or an Affiliate of a Competitor; (iii) except pursuant to Section 2.6 (Sale of Designated, Non-Economic and Removed Hotels)  or in connection with a foreclosure of an Authorized Mortgage, lacks the financial capabilities to perform Owner’s obligations hereunder; or (iv) is a Specially Designated or Blocked Person or (b) if such transfer would materially adversely affect the ability of Manager or its Affiliates to obtain or retain any license or permit for the Hotels or comply with any applicable ground or parking leases for the Hotels.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

REQUIRED FUNDS

 

5.1                                             Working Capital.  Manager represents that as of the Effective Date the Hotels, in the aggregate, have cash or cash equivalents in amounts reasonably sufficient to pay Operating Costs for such Hotels for the first thirty (30) days of operation following the Effective Date after taking into account Gross Revenues collected from patrons, guests and others of, or at, the Hotels (the “Initial Working Capital”).

 

After the first thirty (30) days following the Effective Date, upon written request from Manager, Owner may, but shall not be obligated to, advance any additional funds, over and above the Initial Working Capital necessary to pay Operating Costs and/or GST required to be paid by Owner (but not Owner’s First Priority or Owner’s Second Priority) as they come due, provided if, at any time following the occurrence of a fire, or other casualty, and/or other insured property loss of the type insured against pursuant to Section 13.1, Working Capital is insufficient to permit Manager to effect repairs contemplated by Section 7.7 (Emergency Repairs), Owner shall advance additional funds as are required to effect such repairs as Working Capital, and Owner shall be entitled to receive and retain all insurance proceeds as may be paid in respect of such casualty.  Any such request by Manager shall be accompanied by a reasonably detailed explanation of the reasons for the request.  All funds so advanced for Working Capital shall be utilized by Manager to pay Operating Costs and/or GST as they come due.  If Owner does not advance such additional Working Capital within five (5) Business Days after notice, Manager, as its exclusive remedy, shall have the right either to (i) advance such additional Working Capital or (ii) terminate this Agreement on ten (10) days’ advance written notice to Owner; provided, however, such notice of termination shall be void ab  initio if Owner advances the requested funds necessary to pay Operating Costs and/or GST

 

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prior to the end of the tenth (10th) day after the receipt of such termination notice.  Any advances so made by Owner or Manager shall be repaid from and to the extent necessary to be repaid in full out of Operating Profit first realized for the Hotel(s) in question in the accounting periods following the accounting period during which the advances were made.  If Manager fails to either make such advance or give notice of termination within such ten (10) day period, then at any time after the expiration of such five (5) Business Days, Owner may elect by written notice to Manager to terminate this Agreement, which termination shall be effective on the date designated in such notice.  Upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, the Working Capital of the Hotels shall be applied to pay all Operating Costs, such GST and all amounts owed to Owner to the extent Gross Revenues are insufficient.  Thereafter, Manager shall be entitled to retain the remaining Working Capital to the extent funds therefor were previously provided by Manager.  The balance of the Working Capital shall belong to Owner.  All refunds and (the cash equivalents of) any input credits in respect of GST paid from Working Capital shall remain part of the Working Capital.  In addition, Owner and Manager hereby agree that the Working Capital for the Designated Hotels, Removed Hotels and Non-Economic Hotels, as of the date of sale, will be $0.

 

5.2                                             Reserve Account.

 

(a)                                  Manager shall establish a single Reserve Account as of the Effective Date, to be funded with the combined amounts remaining in the reserve accounts established in the Original Management Agreements.  Manager shall transfer from the Bank Accounts to the Reserve Account in cash, on or before the 25th day of each Fiscal Month, the Reserve Percentage times the Gross Revenues at each Hotel for the prior Fiscal Month.  The amount to be contributed to the Reserve Account on account of the Gross Revenues of the Canadian Hotels shall be calculated using Canadian dollars but shall be contributed to the Reserve Account in United States dollars in accordance with Section 24.23 (Currency). Subject to the terms of Section 5.4 (Refurbishment Fund) and 5.2(f), amounts in the Reserve Account are to pay for Capital Replacements undertaken after the Effective Date required to maintain any and all of the Hotels in accordance with the Operating Standards and the Brand Standards; provided, however, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no additional cost or expense shall be incurred or paid in connection with any Capital Replacements made during the last two (2) years of the Term to the extent attributable solely

 

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to complying with the Brand Standards.  The amounts so paid into the Reserve Account shall be recorded on the Hotels’ books of account as “Reserve for FF&E Replacements.”  Except for the amounts supplementing the Reserve Account for Approved Renovations pursuant to Section 5.4 (Refurbishment Fund), until the expiration of the Refurbishment Period, no expenditures for Capital Replacements during any Fiscal Year may be made from the Reserve Account with respect to any Designated Hotel, Non-Economic Hotel (from and after the date of designation) or any Removed Hotel without Owner’s approval, which may be withheld in Owner’s discretion, other than (i) Repairs constituting routine maintenance items, (ii) Repairs required to comply with Insurance Requirements or Legal Requirements, and (iii) emergency repairs as described in and subject to Section 7.7 (Emergency Repairs).  After the Refurbishment Period, for all Hotels subject to this Agreement, (A)expenditures for Capital Replacements contemplated by Section 2.6(h) (Unsold Hotels) or which have been approved in the yearly Capital Replacements Budget, and (B) Repairs required to comply with Brand Standards, Operating Standards, Insurance Requirements and Legal Requirements, and (C) emergency repairs as described in and subject to Section 7.7 (Emergency Repairs), may be made from the Reserve Account without Owner’s approval.  Any amounts remaining in the Reserve Account at the close of each Fiscal Year will be carried forward and retained in the Reserve Account.  Any and all portions of the Hotels which are scrapped or removed in connection with the making of any major or non-major repairs, renovations, additions, alterations, improvements, removals or replacements at the Hotels shall be disposed of by Manager and any net proceeds thereof shall be deposited in the Reserve Account and not included in Gross Revenues.  In addition, any proceeds from the sale of FF&E no longer necessary to the operation of the Hotels and any refunds or (the cash equivalents of) input credits attributable to GST paid with funds from the Reserve Account shall be added to the Reserve Account.  Manager shall be entitled to use funds in the Reserve Account to make approved Capital Replacements at any and all of the Hotels regardless of the Hotel from which such funds originate. To the extent that the cost of any such Capital Replacements are to be paid for in a currency other than United States dollars, Manager shall exchange an appropriate portion of the funds in the Reserve Account into such other currency at the best rates and terms commercially available to Manager at the time of such exchange for such purpose on or about the date such funds are withdrawn from the Reserve Account and applied to pay such costs in accordance with Manager’s general practice for Capital

 

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Replacements.  All costs of such exchange shall be Operating Costs.

 

(b)                                 Subject to the terms of Section 5.9 (Pooled Reserves), Manager shall be the only party entitled to withdraw funds from the Reserve Account until a Manager Default shall occur.

 

(c)                                  Subject to the terms of Section 5.2(e), if, at any time beginning three (3) years after the end of the Refurbishment Period, with respect to the Hotels set forth on Schedule 5.4, or three (3) years after renovations under Section 2.6(h)(Unsold Hotels) are completed with respect to Hotels described therein, the funds in the Reserve Account shall be insufficient for Capital Replacements which are set forth in the then current approved Capital Replacements Budget or required to comply with the Operating Standards, Brand Standards, Insurance Requirements or Legal Requirements, with respect to the Hotels which were renovated, Manager shall give Owner written notice thereof, which notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the nature of the required action, the estimated cost thereof (including the amount which is in excess of the amount of funds in such Reserve Account) and such other information with respect thereto as Owner may reasonably require.  Provided that there is then no uncured Manager Default, Owner shall, within twenty (20) Business Days after such notice, disburse (or cause Landlord to disburse) such required funds to Manager for deposit into the Reserve Account.  In such event, Owner’s First Priority shall be adjusted as provided for herein in the definition of Owner’s First Priority.

 

(d)                                 If Owner shall fail to disburse (or cause Landlord to disburse) funds to Manager for deposit into the Reserve Account in violation of Section 5.2(c), which failure continues for five (5) Business Days after the giving of notice from Manager to Owner, then, in addition to Manager’s other remedies hereunder or under the HPT Guaranty, Manager shall be entitled, but not obligated, to deposit in the Reserve Account the amount of funds which Owner so failed to disburse.

 

(e)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if Owner advises Manager that, in Owner’s opinion, the fair market value of all personal property of Landlord at, about or which forms a part of a Hotel is equal to or exceeds thirteen and one-half percent (13.5%) of the fair market value of all property of Landlord pertaining to such Hotel (including all such personal property, the Building and the underlying land or ground lease), Manager and its Affiliates shall not use funds from the Reserve Accounts to purchase additional personal

 

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property for use at, about or as part of such Hotel, without Owner’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Owner’s sole and absolute judgment.

 

(f)                                    Upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, Manager shall disburse to Landlord, or as Landlord shall direct, all amounts remaining in the Reserve Account after payments of all expenses on account of Capital Replacements appropriately incurred by Manager during the Term.

 

5.3                                             Additional Requirements for Reserve.  All expenditures from the Reserve Account shall be (as to both the amount of each such expenditure and the timing thereof) both reasonable and necessary given the objective that the Hotels will be maintained and operated to a standard comparable to competitive properties and in accordance with the Operating Standards and the applicable Brand Standards.

 

5.4                                             Refurbishment Fund.  Between the Effective Date and December 31, 2013 (the “Refurbishment Period”), Owner agrees to supplement the Reserve Account with the amounts that Owner and Manager shall agree upon for the Capital Replacements at the Hotels listed in Schedule 5.4 (the “Approved Renovations”), the aggregate cost of which Owner and Manager estimate will be approximately $300,000,000.  Manager shall develop, for Owner’s approval, a scope of work and cost estimate for the Approved Renovations at each Hotel listed on Schedule 5.4 (the “Scope and Estimate”).  After Owner and Manager have agreed to the Scope and Estimate for the Approved Renovations at a Hotel and as the Approved Renovations work progresses, Owner shall fund the amount reflected in such Scope and Estimate into the Reserve Fund or directly to the program or project manager, as Manager directs, based on draw schedules approved by Owner and Manager, as hereinafter provided.  Manager shall separately account for all such deposits for Approved Renovations.  Manager shall review and approve for payment all draw requests and third party invoices and, subject to receipt of lien waivers, together with such other documentation as Owner may reasonably request, request Owner to fund such draw request directly to the payee(s) thereof or deposit the amount thereof in the Reserve Account, whereupon Manager will withdraw such amounts from the Reserve as are required to pay approved invoices.  Owner shall have no liability for, and Manager shall not pay, any costs of the Approved Renovations in excess of those set forth in the relevant Scope and Estimate.  Owner and Manager shall meet not less than once per month (which meeting may take place by conference telephone call, internet enabled meeting, or similar electronic means) to review each Scope and Estimate for the Approved Renovations and any updates or revisions thereto and the progress of the Approved Renovations.

 

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Manager may elect upon notice to Owner to fund the Reserve Account from time to time for Approved Renovations on an interim basis, and Owner shall reimburse Manager for any such fundings by Manager within thirty (30) days after receipt of invoices and draw requests from Manager detailing such fundings by Manager.  In any case, prior to funding amounts into the Reserve Account, Owner shall have the right to review and approve any updates or revisions to the Scope and Estimate.  Owner shall also have the right to review plans and specifications of architects, general contractors’ estimates, architect’s certificates, copies of permits and other evidence of approval by governmental authorities and other regulatory bodies whose approval is required.  Additionally, Manager’s selection of general contractors and procurement agents shall be subject to Owner’s written approval, which approval shall, consistent with this Agreement, not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and in any case, Owner agrees to act on such approvals in a manner necessary to maintain the timetable for completion of the work. The foregoing notwithstanding, Manager shall control and supervise the work of the contractors and agents involved in performing the work of the Approved Renovations.

 

5.5                                             Material Repairs.  Prior to making any Material Repair, Manager shall submit, to Owner in writing, a proposal setting forth, in reasonable detail, the proposed Material Repair and shall provide to Owner such plans and specifications, and such permits, licenses, contracts and such other information concerning the same as Owner may reasonably request.  Owner shall have twenty (20) Business Days to approve or disapprove all materials submitted to Owner in connection with any such proposal; provided, however, subject to compliance by Manager with the requirements of this Section 5.5, Owner may not withhold its approval of a Material Repair with respect to such items as are (A) required in order for the Hotels to comply with applicable Brand Standards (except during the last two (2) years of the Term as set forth in Section 5.2(a) or for a period ending three (3) years after the end of the Refurbishment Period) or Operating Standards; or (B) required by reason of or under any Insurance Requirement or Legal Requirement, or otherwise required for the continued safe and orderly operation of each Hotel.  If Owner fails to disapprove of such Material Repair within such twenty (20) Business Days, Owner shall be deemed to have approved same.

 

5.6                                             Ownership of Replacements.  All Capital Replacements made pursuant to this Agreement and all amounts in the Reserve Account or to be advanced hereunder from time to time shall be

 

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the property of Owner or Landlord, as applicable, as provided under the Lease.

 

5.7                                 Manager Reserve Advances.  Manager shall have the right to propose certain Capital Replacements which are not part of any Capital Replacements Budget or required by the Operating Standards or the Brand Standards which Manager reasonably believes would maximize the profit potential of one or more of the Hotels, and the right, but not the obligation, to ask Owner to fund such Capital Replacements.  If Manager requests, but Owner does not agree to provide funds for the same, and Owner shall have no obligation to do so, or if Manager does not request Owner to provide funds, Manager shall nevertheless have the right to contribute to the Reserve Account the cost of the same and cause such Capital Replacements to be made.  In such case, Manager shall not be entitled to reimbursement of such funds.

 

5.8                                 No Additional Contributions.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Owner nor Landlord shall, under any circumstances, be required to, or provide funds to, build or rebuild any improvement at the Hotel, or make any repairs, replacements, alterations, restorations or renewals of any nature or description to the Hotel, whether ordinary or extraordinary, structural or nonstructural, foreseen or unforeseen.

 

5.9                                 Pooled Reserves.  It is understood and agreed that so long as the PR Property is a Pooled FF&E Hotel, funds deposited in the Reserve Account pursuant to this Agreement and the FF&E Reserve under PR Lease shall be maintained and used on a consolidated basis such that all amounts to be deposited in the Reserve Account and the FF&E Reserve shall be deposited in a single account and Manager and PR Tenant may apply any funds therein to any of the Pooled FF&E Hotels in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and PR Lease.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

BRAND STANDARDS AND MANAGER’S CONTROL

 

6.1                                 Brand Standards.  Manager shall operate each Hotel as a Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites hotel, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Brand Standards and the Operating Standards.  Manager and its Affiliates which own the applicable System Marks and Brand Standards reserve the right to revise and amend such System Marks or Brand Standards

 

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from time to time on a non-discriminatory basis.  Owner also agrees that the Hotels will be required to participate in applicable Brand-wide or area programs that are implemented after the Effective Date hereof from time to time by Manager or its Affiliates with respect to the applicable Brand.  The allocable cost of participation in such programs (to the extent not duplicative of the services for which Management Fees are being paid) shall be Operating Costs of the Hotel to the extent the same are consistent in all material respects with the amounts for the same included in the applicable Yearly Budget.

 

6.2                                 Manager’s Control.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Manager shall have uninterrupted control over the operation of the Hotels.  Owner acknowledges that under this Agreement, Owner delegates all authorities and responsibilities for operation of the Hotels to Manager, provided, however, Manager shall not be entitled to make any agreement or commitment binding on Owner except as herein expressly provided.  Manager shall be solely responsible for determining room rates, food and beverage menu prices, charges to guests for other Hotel services and the terms of guest occupancy and admittance to the Hotels, use of rooms for commercial purposes, policies relating to entertainment, labor policies, publicity and promotion activities and technology services and equipment to be used in the Hotel.  Manager shall review with Owner from time to time, and during the annual review of the Yearly Budget, material changes in policies, practices and procedures and their effect on the financial performance of the Hotels.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

OPERATION OF THE HOTEL

 

7.1                                 Permits.  Manager, as an Operating Cost, shall obtain and maintain in its name (or Owner’s or Landlord’s name to the extent the same is required by applicable Legal Requirements) in full force and effect all necessary operating licenses and permits, including liquor, bar, restaurant, sign and hotel licenses, as may be required for the operation of the Hotels in accordance with this Agreement, the applicable Brand Standards and the Operating Standards.  Owner and/or Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Manager in obtaining any such operating licenses or permits.  Any costs or expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Owner and/or Landlord in connection with this Section 7.1 shall constitute Operating Costs.  Manager will use reasonable efforts to comply with all Legal Requirements imposed in connection with any such licenses and permits and at all

 

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times use commercially reasonable efforts to manage the Hotels in accordance with, and cause the Hotels to comply with, such Legal Requirements, any other Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements applicable to any Hotel.

 

7.2                                 Equipment and Supplies.  Manager shall procure pursuant to the Yearly Budgets all such Operating Supplies and Operating Equipment as Manager deems necessary for the normal and ordinary course of operation of the Hotels in accordance with the applicable Brand Standards and Operating Standards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manager shall have no obligation to procure Operating Supplies and Operating Equipment for infrastructure and/or equipment which is/are not located within a Hotel and which is/are not the responsibility of the Owner of the Hotel to maintain, repair or replace.

 

7.3                                 Personnel.

 

(a)                                  All personnel employed at the Hotels will be employees of Manager or its Affiliates.  Manager will hire, supervise, direct, discharge and determine the compensation, other benefits and terms of employment of all personnel working in the Hotels.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Owner shall have the right to separately interview candidates for the general manager position for any Hotel, subject to the following: (i) Manager shall make the determination of the candidates to be interviewed for the general manager position, utilizing Manager’s customary screening process, and of the extension of any offer of employment to any candidate, except that the hiring of the general manager shall be subject to Owner’s approval, which approval may not be withheld with respect to more than three (3) qualified candidates proposed by Manager per Hotel (i.e., each time there is a change of general manager at any Hotel, Owner may not withhold approval of more than three candidates proposed by Manager), (ii) Manager shall provide Owner with written notice of any candidate Manager proposes for general manager of a Hotel, and Owner shall have five (5) business days following such notice to respond as to whether Owner wishes to interview such candidate and an additional five (5) business days in which to interview such candidate (subject to the candidate’s availability), and (iii) if Owner does not timely respond or timely interview and/or approve any such candidate, as applicable, Owner shall have waived its right to interview and/or approve such candidate and such candidate shall be deemed approved.  Subject to the foregoing proviso, Manager, in the exercise of reasonable discretion and business judgment, will be the sole judge of the fitness and qualifications of such personnel and is vested with absolute discretion in the hiring,

 

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supervising, directing, discharging and determining the compensation, other benefits and terms of employment of such personnel.  In such discretion, Manager may elect to staff certain functions at offsite or regional locations, or to provide employee benefits on an applicable Brand-wide or other multi-location basis and shall equitably allocate the employee costs among the hotels participating in such staffing or benefits.  Subject to Manager’s rights to apply Gross Revenues to Operating Costs, Manager shall be responsible for (i) the payment of all compensation owing to its employees, (ii) the provision of any benefits, statutory or otherwise, earned, incurred or accrued by any of its employees, and (iii) the payment or the deduction from the compensation and/or benefits of its employees, as the case may be, and the remittance to the appropriate Government Agencies of such sums as may be required to be paid by an employer or withheld from the employees’ compensation and/or benefits under the provision of any Legal Requirements.  Owner shall not interfere with the performance of employment duties of, or give orders or instructions to, any personnel employed at the Hotel.  Except as otherwise provided herein, Operating Costs will include all expenses, costs or charges which are allocable to the Term and are related to or incidental to any on-site personnel employed in the operation of the Hotels (including, without limitation, salaries, wages, other compensation, benefit contributions and premiums, net of amounts paid by Hotel employees; stop-loss insurance premiums; group health plan benefit payments in excess of contribution and premium amounts paid by Hotel employees; pay for vacation, holidays, sick leave and other leaves of absence; workers’ compensation premiums; workers compensation benefit payments paid by Manager; reasonable and customary administrative fees and taxes; and severance benefits applicable under Manager’s then current human resources policies).

 

(b)                                 Manager shall comply with all Legal Requirements pertaining to labor relations, the personnel employed by it pursuant to this Agreement and their employment, including as “successor employer” under any collective bargaining agreements applicable to any of the Hotels at the Effective Date.  Manager shall not enter into any written employment agreements (except for collective bargaining agreements hereafter entered into as set forth below) with any person which purport to bind the Owner without obtaining Owner’s consent, which consent may be withheld in Owner’s sole and absolute discretion.  If either Manager or Owner shall be required, pursuant to any such Legal Requirement, to recognize a labor union or to enter into collective bargaining with a labor union, the party so required shall

 

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promptly notify the other.  Manager shall have the authority to negotiate and settle labor union contracts with union employees and union representatives and Manager is authorized to settle labor disputes and administrative claims as may be routinely necessary in the daily management of the Hotels, provided Owner shall be given prompt notice of any negotiations which could reasonably be expected to result in contracts which would bind Owner and shall be provided with any written materials in connection therewith and at least ten (10) days prior to execution of any contract or amendment.  The terms of this Section 7.3(b) shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  No employee of the Hotels shall reside at the Hotels without the prior written approval of Owner.  No person shall be given gratuitous accommodations or services without prior approval of Owner except in accordance with usual practices of the applicable Brand and the hotel and travel industry.

 

(d)                                 To the extent consistent with the applicable Yearly Budget, Operating Costs may include up to the following amounts per Fiscal Year, for travel related expenses of Manager’s senior operational personnel in connection with their visits to such Hotel:

 

	
Hotel Type
    	
 
    	
Amount
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Candlewood Hotels
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Staybridge Hotels
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Intercontinental Hotels
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
$
    	
10,000
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Holiday Inn Hotels
    	
 
    	
$
    	
5,000
    	
 
    

 

The above amounts shall be adjusted every January 1 effective as of January 1, 2012 to reflect the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index since the prior January 1.  Any amounts in excess of the foregoing shall be Manager’s sole responsibility and shall not be an Operating Cost.

 

(e)                                  With respect to Hotels located in Ontario, Canada, the Manager shall register, if not already registered, with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”).  Immediately prior to the commencement of the Term and at 60 day intervals

 

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thereafter, Manager shall request, in writing, to the WSIB the necessary specific clearance certificate to be issued by the WSIB to Manager and Owner confirming that Manager’s WSIB account is in good standing.  Manager shall, at all times, accurately disclose all information required by the WSIB and shall pay all amounts owing with respect to Workplace Safety and Insurance coverage for its employees within the time period specified by the WSIB.

 

7.4                                 Sales, Marketing and Advertising.  Manager shall and/or shall cause one or more of its Affiliates to:

 

(a)                                  advertise and promote the business of the Hotels;

 

(b)                                 institute and supervise a sales and marketing program for the Hotels;

 

(c)                                  include the Hotels in Manager’s and its Affiliates’ local, regional and worldwide promotional and advertising programs, in each case, related to the applicable Brand;

 

(d)                                 represent the Hotels through Manager’s and its Affiliates’ worldwide sales offices;

 

(e)                                  include the Hotels in the applicable loyalty programs, including, without limitation, inclusion of the Hotels in promotional materials distributed to participants of such program;

 

(f)                                    coordinate the Hotels’ participation in travel programs marketed by airlines, travel agents and government tourist departments when Manager determines such participation to be advisable; and

 

(g)                                 cause the Hotels to participate in sales and promotional campaigns and activities involving complimentary rooms, food and beverages to bona fide travel agents, tourist officials and airline representatives where Manager has determined that such participation is in furtherance of the Hotels’ business and is customary in the travel industry or in the practices and policies of Manager.

 

7.5                                 Reservation and Communication Services.  The Hotels shall be included as participating hotels on the Reservation System operated by Manager, its Affiliates or agent(s) for the benefit of Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites, as applicable, hotels from and after the Effective Date.  Manager will provide (or will cause

 

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its Affiliates to provide) the following services to the Hotels through the Reservation System:

 

(a)                                  acceptance of reservations for the Hotels through the applicable Reservation System from individual customers and groups who contact Manager (or its Affiliates or agents) directly or through a regional reservation or sale office of Manager or its Affiliates or agents;

 

(b)                                 acceptance of reservations for the Hotels through other hotels in the applicable Brand;

 

(c)                                  acceptance of reservations for the Hotels through the reservation systems of other providers in the travel industry, including, without limitation, global distribution systems and general sales agencies with which Manager (or its Affiliates) may have agreements from time to time, whereby the reservation systems of such parties are available for communication of reservations to hotels in the applicable Brand;

 

(d)                                 acceptance of reservations for the Hotels received through alternative communications channels such as the internet; and

 

(e)                                  access to the Hotels of the communications network used by Manager (or its Affiliates) for communication between it and hotels in the applicable Brand.

 

7.6                                 Maintenance and Repairs.  Subject to the terms hereof, Manager shall promptly make or cause to be made all repairs, replacements, corrections, maintenance, alterations, improvements, renovations, installations, renewals and additions (collectively, “Repairs”) of every kind and nature, whether interior or exterior, structural or nonstructural, ordinary or extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen or arising by reason of a condition existing prior to the commencement of the Term (concealed or otherwise) necessary or appropriate to maintain the Hotels (including all private roadways, sidewalks and curbs located thereon) for which Owner, Landlord or a Hotel has responsibility in good order and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted (whether or not the need for such Repairs occurs as a result of Owner’s or Manager’s use, any prior use, Insurance Requirements, the elements or the age of the Hotels, or any portion thereof), and in conformity with Legal Requirements, applicable Brand Standards and the Operating Standards.  All Repairs shall be made in a good, workmanlike manner, consistent with Manager’s and industry standards for like hotels in like locales, in accordance with all applicable

 

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Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements.  To the extent such Repairs cannot be performed by Manager’s on-site staff, Manager shall be entitled to cause such repairs to be performed by third parties or, subject to Owner’s prior approval, Affiliates of Manager acting under separate technical services agreements pursuant to Section 11.1 (Optional Services).

 

(b) No Repairs shall be made which would tie-in or connect a Hotel with any other improvements on property adjacent to such Hotel (and not part of its Site) including, without limitation, tie-ins of buildings or other structures or utilities (other than connections to public or private utilities) without the prior written approval of Owner, which approval may be granted or withheld in Owner’ sole and absolute discretion.

 

7.7                                 Emergency Repairs.

 

In the event that a condition should exist in or about a Hotel of an emergency nature or in violation of applicable Legal Requirements or Insurance Requirements, including structural conditions, which requires immediate repair necessary to prevent imminent danger or damage to persons or property, Manager is hereby authorized to take all steps and to make all expenditures necessary to repair and correct any such condition, regardless of whether provisions have been made in Section 2.6(h) (Unsold Hotels) or Section 5.4 (Refurbishment Fund), the applicable Yearly Budget for any such expenditures, or whether sufficient funds exist in the Reserve Accounts.  Upon the occurrence of such an event or condition, Manager will communicate to Owner all available information regarding such event or condition as soon as reasonably possible and will take reasonable steps to obtain Owner’s approval before incurring such expenses.  Expenditures under this Section 7.7 shall be paid from the Reserve Account to the extent such expenditure is properly considered a Capital Replacement.  To the extent any provision of this Section 7.7 can be construed to conflict with the provisions of Section 5.2(a), Section 5.2(a) shall control.

 

7.8                                 Liens; Credit.  Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any liens from being filed against any Hotel which arise from any Repairs in or to such Hotels.  Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the release of any such liens from the Hotels.  If any such lien arises as a result of or in connection with a Manager Default, then Manager shall bear the cost of obtaining the lien release (exclusive of the cost of the Repair to which it pertains, unless Manager is otherwise responsible therefor) and the same shall not constitute an Operating Cost.  In no event shall any

 

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party borrow money in the name of, or pledge the credit of, any other party.  Manager shall not allow any lien to exist with respect to its interest in this Agreement.  Manager shall not finance the cost of any Repair by the granting of a lien on, or security interest in, any Hotel or Manager’s interest therein or hereunder.

 

7.9                                 Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes.  Manager shall pay, as Operating Costs on behalf of Owner, prior to delinquency, all taxes and assessments which may become a lien on, or are assessed against, any Hotel or any component thereof and which may be due and payable for the Term, unless payment thereof is being contested by Manager, as hereinafter provided, enforcement is stayed and the amount so contested is escrowed or guaranteed in a form satisfactory to Owner.  Owner shall, promptly after receipt thereof by Owner, give Manager copies of all notices as to all such taxes and assessments.

 

7.10                           GST and RST.  Owner authorizes Manager to prepare and file GST and RST returns on behalf of Owner, in Owner’s name, and using Owner’s GST or RST registration number or vendor permit number as the case may be.  Manager shall use Working Capital for the payment of GST payable by Owner with respect to items which Manager pays on Owner’s behalf and shall cooperate with Owner to make the Working Capital available to Owner to pay GST payable by Owner with respect to items which Manager does not pay on Owner’s behalf, including, without limitation, rent paid under the Lease.  Owner shall provide Manager with details of any GST or RST collected or paid by it directly which detail is not otherwise available to Manager.  Manager acknowledges that pursuant to the Lease, all amounts in the Reserve Account and all goods or services purchased with such funds belong to Landlord.  Accordingly, GST paid from the funds in the Reserve Account shall not be reflected on Owner’s GST returns.

 

7.11                           Contest.  Manager shall have the right to and, at Owner’s request, shall, in Manager’s or Owner’s name, contest or protest any tax or assessment or proposed assessment which may become a lien on, or be assessed against, any Hotel or any component thereof due and for the Term or any Legal Requirement payable by appropriate legal proceedings, conducted in good faith and with due diligence, provided that (a) such contest shall not cause Landlord or Owner to be in default under any Authorized Mortgage, (b) no part of a Hotel nor any Gross Revenues therefrom shall be in any immediate danger of sale, forfeiture, attachment or loss, and (c) Owner and Landlord are not exposed to any risk for criminal or civil liability.  The

 

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reasonable cost and expenses of such contest or protest shall be Operating Costs.

 

7.12                           Privacy.  Manager shall conduct the business of the Hotels in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Legal Requirements governing privacy and the protection of personal information (including, inter alia, the personal information of patrons and employees of the Hotels), including Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth (Massachusetts 201 CNR 17.00) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada).  Manager shall implement a written privacy policy which governs the collection, maintenance, use and disclosure and disposal of personal information that complies with applicable Legal Requirements and shall comply in all material respects with such policy.

 

Manager shall take reasonable steps to select and retain third party vendors and service providers that are capable of maintaining security measures to protect such personal information, consistent with applicable Legal Requirements, and shall contractually require any such third party vendors or service providers who have access to personal information to implement and maintain such appropriate security measures.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

FISCAL MATTERS

 

8.1                                 Accounting Matters.

 

(a)                                  Manager shall maintain books and records reflecting the results of Hotel operations on an accrual basis in accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts and the Accounting Principles.  Owner and Manager and their respective independent accounting firms and representatives will have the right to examine such books and records of the Hotels at any reasonable time and to make and retain copies thereof.  Manager shall retain, for at least three (3) years after the expiration of each Fiscal Year, reasonably adequate records showing Gross Revenues and applications thereof for the Hotels for such Fiscal Year (which obligation shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term).

 

(b)                                 On or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day after the end of each Fiscal Month, Manager shall furnish (or shall cause its Affiliates to furnish) Owner with a detailed operating statement setting forth the results of operations at the Hotels with

 

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respect to such month and year-to-date showing for each Hotel and for all of the FF&E Pooled Hotels, Gross Revenues, Rooms Revenue, revenue per available room, occupancy percentage and average daily rate, Operating Costs, Operating Profit, and the applications and distributions thereof, together with an Officer’s Certificate.  Such statements may be provided electronically to Owner.

 

(c)                                  Not less than ten (10) days prior to the date on which Owner or any of its Affiliates are required to file audited financial statements with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (but in all events on or before February 15 of each year), Manager shall deliver to Owner and Landlord an Officer’s Certificate (the “8.1(c) Statement”) setting forth for the prior year the totals for each Hotel and for all of the FF&E Pooled Hotels of Gross Revenues and Operating Costs, the calculation of the Owner’s Residual Distribution, Additional Rent under the PR Lease (if applicable) and deposits to, and expenditures from, the Reserve Account together with an Agreed Upon Procedure Letter with respect thereto.  The cost of obtaining such letter shall be an Operating Cost.

 

(d)                                 If any amounts due to Owner as shown in an Officer’s Certificate or audit provided pursuant to Sections 8.1(f) or 17.5 (Post Termination Obligations) exceed the amounts previously paid with respect thereto to Owner, Manager shall pay such excess to Owner at such time as the Officer’s Certificate or audit is delivered, together with interest at the Interest Rate from the date due.  (Any such interest which accrues after the day that is ten (10) Business Days after the date on which the 8.1(c) Statement is delivered or is due and any such interest which results from Manager’s willful understatement of amounts due to Owner shall not be Operating Costs, but shall be paid by Manager.)  If Owner’s First Priority as shown in an Officer’s Certificate or audit is less than the amount(s) previously paid with respect thereto to Owner, Owner shall be entitled to retain the same, but shall credit such overpayment against the next installment of Owner’s First Priority.  If any Management Fee due to Manager as shown on an Officer’s Certificate or audit is less than the amount previously paid to Manager on account thereof, Manager shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the date on which such Officer’s Certificate or audit is delivered, deposit the overpayment in the Bank Accounts.  If the Owner’s Residual Distribution due as shown on the Officer’s Certificate or audit is less than the amount previously paid to Owner with respect thereto, Owner shall promptly deposit (or deliver to Manager who will in turn

 

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deposit) the overpayment in the Bank Accounts.  In no event shall (i) any amount previously deposited in the Reserve Account be withdrawn therefrom pursuant to this Article 8 or (ii) distributions of Owner’s First Priority be subject to adjustment.

 

(e)                                  In addition, Manager shall provide Owner with information relating to the Hotels, Manager and its Affiliates that (i) may be required in order for Owner, Landlord or their Affiliates to prepare financial statements in accordance with Accounting Principles or to comply with any Legal Requirement including, without limitation, any applicable tax and securities laws and regulations and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s interpretation thereof, (ii) may be required for Owner, Landlord or any of their Affiliates to prepare federal, state, provincial or local tax returns, or (iii) is of the type that Manager customarily prepares for other hotel owners or itself.

 

(f)                                    At Owner’s election and at Owner’s cost except as otherwise provided herein, a certified audit of the Hotels’ operations may be performed annually, and after the Expiration Date, by a nationally recognized, independent certified public accounting firm appointed by Owner.  In the event that Owner elects to have such an audit performed, Owner must give notice of its election within twelve (12) months after its receipt of the applicable 8.1(c) Statement.  Manager shall pay the cost of any audit revealing an understatement of the Owner’s Residual Distribution by more than three percent (3%) in the aggregate, and such cost shall not be an Operating Cost.  In the event that either no notice of audit is given within said twelve (12) months, or no audit is in fact commenced within eighteen (18) months after receipt of the 8.1(c) Statement, such operating statement will constitute the final statement for that Fiscal Year, deemed to have been approved by Owner.

 

(g)                                 Manager shall maintain separate books and records regarding the operation of the facilities that provide services to a Hotel which books and records shall be reasonably satisfactory to Owner and Owner’s Affiliate.

 

(h)                                 The terms of Sections 8.1(a),8.1(d), and 8.1(f) and any provisions regarding dispute resolution set forth in this Section 8.1 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Term.

 

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8.2                                 Yearly Budgets.

 

(a)                                  Not less than sixty (60) days prior to the first day of each Fiscal Year, Manager shall submit to Owner, for Owner’s approval, a proposed Yearly Budget for each Hotel, including a proposed Capital Replacements Budget for each Hotel for the ensuing full or partial Fiscal Year, as the case may be; provided that, during the Refurbishment Period, the Capital Replacements Budgets shall consist only of Approved Renovations.  If Owner fails to disapprove of a proposed Yearly Budget within thirty (30) days after the submission thereof together with such supplementary materials as Owner shall reasonably require to Owner for its approval, the same shall be deemed approved.  Together with each such Capital Replacements Budget, Manager shall provide to Owner a proposed three-year capital forecast for such Hotel for Owner’s review and approval.  Manager will, from time to time not less often than quarterly, issue periodic forecasts of operating performance to Owner reflecting any significant unanticipated changes, variables or events or describing significant additional unanticipated items of income or expense.  Manager will provide Owner with the material data and information utilized in preparing the Yearly Budgets and the Capital Replacements Budgets or any revisions thereof.  Manager will not be deemed to have made any guaranty, warranty or representation whatsoever in connection with the Yearly Budgets and the Capital Replacements Budgets, except that the proposed Yearly Budgets, including the Capital Replacements Budgets, reflect Manager’s best professional estimates of the matters they describe.  Manager shall use its reasonable efforts, subject to the Operating Standards, to operate and manage the Hotels in accordance with their Yearly Budgets.

 

(b)                                 In the event Owner disapproves or raises any objections to the proposed Yearly Budget, or any portion thereof, or any revisions thereto, Owner and Manager shall cooperate with each other in good faith to resolve the disputed or objectionable items.  If Owner disapproves of a proposed Yearly Budget, Owner will disapprove on a specific line-by-line basis to the extent reasonably practical.

 

(c)                                  In the event Owner and Manager are not able to resolve the disputed or objectionable matters raised by Owner in regard to a Yearly Budget prior to the commencement of the applicable Fiscal Year, either voluntarily or by means of Arbitration, Manager is authorized to operate the Hotel in accordance with the proposed Yearly Budget; provided, however, that as for disputed budget items, Manager may not expend more than the previous year’s budgeted amount for such item (if any), increased by a percentage equal to the increase in (i) the

 

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Consumer Price Index during the last year, with respect to the Hotels other than the Canadian Hotel and (ii) the Canadian Consumer Price Index during the last year with respect to the Canadian Hotel, unless such expenditure is of the type contemplated under Section 7.7(Emergency Repairs) or is for an expense (such as real estate taxes, insurance premiums or utilities) which are beyond the Manager’s reasonable control; provided  further, however, except with respect to Approved Renovations during the Refurbishment Period, Manager shall not expend on account of Capital Replacements in any period for any Hotel an amount in excess of five percent (5%) of such Hotel’s Gross Revenues for such period other than pursuant to an approved Capital Replacements Budget or with the prior written consent of Owner.  For purposes of this section, “increase in the Consumer Price Index during the last year” and “increase in the Canadian Consumer Price Index during the last year” shall mean the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the twelve (12) month period ending immediately prior to the date of submission of the disputed proposed Yearly Budget.

 

8.3                                 Bank Accounts.

 

(a)                                  The revenues of the Hotels shall be deposited into one or more Bank Accounts.  The Bank Accounts will be separate and distinct from any other accounts, reserves or deposits required by this Agreement, and Manager’s designees who are included in the coverage of any required fidelity or similar insurance will be the only parties authorized to draw upon any Bank Account; provided, however, such designees shall only be authorized to draw upon a Bank Account for purposes authorized by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 So long as this Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no uncured Manager Default, Manager shall have exclusive control of the Bank Accounts.  Nothing contained herein is to be construed as preventing Manager from maintaining separate payroll accounts or petty cash funds and making payments therefrom as the same may be customary in the hotel business or the applicable Brand Standards.

 

8.4                                 Consolidated Financials.  Manager shall furnish or cause IHG to furnish to Owner within ten (10) days after the filing by IHG of any material filing with respect to the securities of IHG or any financial statement with any governmental agency, quasi-governmental agency or stock exchange, a copy of the same; provided, however, if IHG is not required to file interim and annual financial statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission or its equivalent in the

 

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United Kingdom, Manager shall furnish or cause IHG to furnish the following statements to Owner:

 

(a)                                  within forty-five (45) days after each interim period for which IHG prepares Consolidated Financials, the Consolidated Financials of IHG for such period accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate; and

 

(b)                                 within ninety (90) days after each fiscal year of IHG, the Consolidated Financials of IHG for such fiscal year audited by a firm of independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory to Owner accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

FEES TO MANAGER

 

9.1                                 Management Fees.

 

(a)                                  As consideration for the management and operation of the Hotels by Manager, Manager shall earn fees which shall be payable as provided in Section 10.1 (Disbursement of Funds).

 

(b)                                 So long as the PR Property shall be a Pooled FF&E Hotel, Owner shall be entitled to offset against the Management Fees any amounts then due and owing to Owner or any of its Affiliates under the PR Lease or the PR Indemnity, and Manager shall not pay itself any amount which Owner is so entitled to offset.

 

(c)                                  The parties acknowledge that services performed by  Manager hereunder in connection with a Canadian Hotel constitute one or more “taxable supplies” for GST purposes.  As a result, GST is applicable and must be charged and collected from Owner by Manager in addition to and calculated on the Base Management Fee, the Incentive Management Fee, and that part of the Operating Costs incurred by the Manager and reimbursed in connection with this Agreement.

 

9.2                                 System Fees.  Manager shall pay, as Operating Costs on behalf of Owner, usual and customary system fees and assessments on an area-wide basis for the systems of hotels comprising the applicable Brand in the United States which currently include:

 

(a)                                  a reservation and marketing fee equal to 3% of Rooms Revenue with respect to the InterContinental Brand, the Crowne Plaza Brand and the Holiday Inn Brand, and equal to 2.5% of

 

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Rooms Revenue and with respect to the Staybridge Brand and the Candlewood Brand;

 

(b)                                 a Priority Club Fee, calculated as a percentage of all qualifying folio revenue at a Hotel to Priority Club (i.e., the loyalty program of the Brands) members equal to 4.75% and 1.2% of qualifying meetings revenue with respect to the Crowne Plaza Brand and the Holiday Inn Brand and equal to 2.4% of qualifying folio revenue and 1.2% of qualifying meetings revenue with respect to the Staybridge Brand and the Candlewood Brand;

 

(c)                                  a Priority Club Fee with respect to the InterContinental Brand equal to $9.50 per 2,000 rewards points awarded and 1.2% of qualifying meeting revenues, and

 

(d)                                 with respect to all Brands, a Technology Fee of $12.50 per guest room per month, an e-mail service fee equal to $15.00 per IHG employee e-mail user per month and an accounting fee of $15.00 per guest room per month.

 

Not less frequently than annually, Manager shall provide to Owner financial statements with respect to all fees comparable to the System Fees collected by Manager and/or its Affiliates and the applications thereof.  Manager covenants, warrants and represents that (i) each hotel in the applicable Brand pays, and shall at all times pay, the same System Fees for such services and all such System Fees collected by Manager and/or its Affiliates are, and will be, applied to the cost of providing such services to all hotels in such Brand, (ii) the e-mail service fees and the accounting fees being charged under this Agreement are no higher than the amounts being charged for such services in at least fifty (50%) of the other hotels in the U.S. and Canada which are being managed by Manager or its Affiliates under management agreements dated after January 1, 2000 (exclusive of any other management agreements with Owner or its Affiliates) and the percentages of any increases in such fees charged under this Agreement shall not be higher than the comparable percentages of increases charged to such other hotels under such other management agreements and (iii) the System Fees being charged under this Agreement for the InterContinental Brand are no higher than the amounts being charged in at least fifty (50%) of the other Intercontinental Brand hotels in the U.S. and Canada which are being managed by Manager or its Affiliates under management agreements dated on or after January 1, 2000 (exclusive of any other management agreements with Owner or its Affiliates) and the percentages of any increases in such fees charged under this Agreement shall not be higher than the

 

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comparable percentages of increases charged to such other hotels under such other management agreements.

 

All System Fees and e-mail service fees and accounting fees described above shall accrue monthly, when billed, but in no event shall any such fees accrue prior to the end of the month for which they are incurred.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

DISBURSEMENTS

 

10.1                           Disbursement of Funds.  As and when received by Manager or the Hotels, all Gross Revenues from all of the Hotels shall be deposited into the Bank Accounts and, subject to the terms of Sections 8.1 (Accounting Matters) and 10.5 (Calculation of Interim Disbursements), applied in the following order of priority to the extent available:

 

(1)                                  First, to pay all Operating Costs;

 

(2)                                  Second, to fund the Reserve Account as required by Section 5.2 (Reserve Account) for the previous Fiscal Month and then any amounts accrued and unpaid for prior periods, including amounts accrued and unpaid under the Original Management Agreements and to reimburse Manager for amounts advanced by Manager under Section 5.2(d);

 

(3)                                  Third, to Owner, Owner’s First Priority for the Fiscal Year to which such Gross Revenues pertain together with any accrued Owner’s First Priority and interest thereon; if the Net Disbursement Cash is insufficient to pay Owner’s First Priority and interest, if any, as aforesaid, any shortfall shall be accrued; provided, however, there shall be no accrual of Owner’s First Priority to the extent any applicable shortfall is otherwise funded from the Deposit;

 

(4)                                  Fourth, if Net Disbursement Cash is sufficient to pay Owner’s First Priority pursuant to Clause Third, remaining Net Disbursement Cash shall be applied as follows:

 

(i)                                             one-half (1/2) of the amount thereof shall be paid to Owner to replenish the Deposit up to but not in excess of the Deposit Maintenance Amount; and

 

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(ii)                                          one-half (1/2) of the amount thereof shall be paid to Manager in an amount equal to the Base Management Fee for the Fiscal Year.

 

To the extent cash is allocated pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, but is not applied because the Deposit has been restored to the Deposit Maintenance Amount, and/or the Base Management Fee has been paid in full, as the case may be, such cash not so applied (the “Excess Net Disbursement Cash”)shall be aggregated at each occasion of the allocation calculation and shall be applied as provided below.

 

(5)                                  Fifth, Excess Net Disbursement Cash shall be paid to Owner up to but not in excess of Owner’s Second Priority for such Fiscal Year;

 

(6)                                  Sixth, remaining Excess Net Disbursement Cash shall be paid (i) fifty percent (50%) to Manager and shall constitute the Incentive Management Fee hereunder and (ii) fifty percent (50%) to Owner and shall constitute Owner’s Residual Distribution hereunder.

 

The provisions of Section 10.3 (Owner’s First Priority) notwithstanding, through the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2013, Owner shall apply amounts from the Deposit to fund any shortfall in Owner’s First Priority and Manager shall not be in default hereunder for failure to pay Owner’s First Priority in full, so long as such amounts from the Deposit are available and may be so applied.  The provisions of Section 10.3 notwithstanding, thereafter, Owner shall apply amounts from the Deposit to fund any shortfall in Owner’s First Priority and Manager shall not be in default hereunder for failure to pay Owner’s First Priority in full, so long as such amounts from the Deposit are available and may be so applied and so long as, after application of such amounts, through the end of the 2014 Fiscal Year, the Deposit is not less than $30,000,000 and thereafter, after application of such amounts, the Deposit is not less than $37,000,000.

 

For purposes of the foregoing, any payments of interest or principal on any Authorized Mortgage shall be paid from amounts distributed or accounted for as having been distributed to Owner under this Section 10.1 and shall be treated as payments made first, to Owner’s First Priority and second, to Owner’s Second Priority.

 

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undertake any Capital Replacement except to the extent Manager is reasonably assured that funds to pay such Operating Costs and for such Capital Replacements will be timely available.

 

10.3                           Owner’s First Priority.  Owner’s First Priority shall be due and payable in advance in equal monthly installments on the first day of each Fiscal Month, pro-rated for any partial month, regardless of any inadequacy of Gross Revenues or Operating Profits.  If any installment of Owner’s First Priority is not paid when due and not funded through the Deposit, the same shall accrue interest at the Interest Rate until paid.  (Such interest shall be payable on demand, shall not be an Operating Cost, and shall be paid by Manager.)  Appropriate adjustments shall be made to reflect any change in Owner’s First Priority on account of net sale proceeds received or deemed received pursuant to Section 2.6(b) (Sale Process), 2.6(c) (Retained Hotels), 2.6(d) (Alternative Retained Hotels), 2.6(e) (Non-Economic Hotels), 2.6(f) (Removed Hotels) or advances made pursuant to Sections 2.6(h) (Unsold Hotels), 5.2 (Reserve Account), 5.4 (Refurbishment Fund), 15.2 (Restoration) or 16.2 (Partial Condemnation) by Owner or Landlord when such advances are made, provided any additional amounts of Owner’s First Priority due by reason of any such advance for the month in which such advance is made shall not be due and payable until the first Business Day of the month next after the date as of which such change occurs.  As installments of Owner’s First Priority are to be paid in advance, Manager may advance amounts due on account of a monthly installment of Owner’s First Priority for a Fiscal Month and reimburse itself from Operating Profits for such Fiscal Month the amounts so advanced; provided, however, if Operating Profits of all of the Hotels for such Fiscal Month in excess of the amount to be contributed to the Reserve Account pursuant to Section 5.2 (Reserve Account) are insufficient to make such reimbursements, the amount of such insufficiency shall be deemed an advance under the PR Guaranty to the extent any amount is owed thereunder and then an advance to Working Capital, and Manager shall be entitled to the reimbursement thereof only pursuant to Section 5.1 (Working Capital).  Subject to Section 10.1, if Owner fails to receive any installment of Owner’s First Priority as and when due, Owner may terminate this Agreement on not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than two hundred seventy (270) days’ notice; provided, however, such notice shall be void ab  initio if such installment together with any interest accrued thereon is paid to Owner within 30 days after such notice is given.

 

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10.4                           Accrual and Interest.  Except as expressly provided herein, no amount(s) payable to either party shall be accrued and interest shall not accrue or be payable thereon.

 

10.5                           Calculation of Interim Disbursements.  Other than as described in Sections 5.2 (Reserve Account) or 10.3 (Owner’s First Priority), the priority order for disbursement of Gross Revenues set forth in Section 10.1 (Disbursement of Funds) shall be determined on an annual basis in accordance with Section 8.1 (Accounting Matters); provided, however, there shall be interim monthly disbursements to which the following shall apply:

 

(a)                                  Each month during a Fiscal Year, the disbursements of Gross Revenues will be made on a cumulative, year-to-date basis based on Manager’s monthly statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(b) (Accounting Matters) as if that year-to-date period represented a full Fiscal Year.

 

(b)                                 If a statement delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(b) (Accounting Matters) reflects any overpayment (other than with respect to Owner’s First Priority or amounts to be contributed to the Reserve Account), the party which received such overpayment shall deposit the same in the Bank Accounts (or remit the same to Manager for such deposit) and the same shall then be disbursed in the order specified in Section 10.1 (Disbursement of Funds).

 

10.6                           Amounts Outstanding at End of Term.  Unless this Agreement is wrongfully terminated by Owner, then upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, Manager shall have no claim against Owner, Landlord or the Hotels for amounts owed to it under this Agreement which have not been paid by reason of the inadequacy of Gross Revenues or Operating Profits.

 

10.7                           Allocation.  Any disbursement of funds to the Persons then constituting Manager and any allocation among such Persons shall be the sole responsibility of Resources and neither Owner nor Landlord shall have any responsibility therefor.

 

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ARTICLE 11

 

CERTAIN OTHER SERVICES

 

11.1         Optional Services.  Owner acknowledges that Manager and its Affiliates sometimes provide separate, optional services which may relate to the Hotels in addition to those which are encompassed by this Agreement.  Owner agrees to consider in good faith any proposals presented to it by Manager or any of Manager’s Affiliates for such additional services relative to the Hotels; it being understood, however, that this Section 11.1 shall in no event be construed to require Owner to accept any such proposals.

 

11.2         Purchasing.  In making purchasing decisions with respect to products and services used in the operation of the Hotels, Manager will exercise reasonable business judgment in accordance with the Operating Standards.  Manager shall be entitled to contract with its Affiliates, others in whom Manager or its Affiliates have an ownership interest and others with whom Manager or its Affiliates have contractual relationships to provide goods and/or services to the Hotels, provided that the prices and/or terms for such goods and/or services are competitive with those of unrelated third party vendors.  In determining whether such prices and/or terms are so competitive, they will be compared to the prices and/or terms which are available from comparably qualified providers for goods and/or services of similar quality grouped in reasonable categories, rather than being compared item by item.  Subject to the foregoing proviso, the prices charged for such goods or services may include overhead and the allowance of a reasonable return to the provider.  Subject to the foregoing proviso, Owner acknowledges and agrees that the providers of such goods and/or services may retain for their own benefit any credits, rebates or commissions received with respect to such purchases.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Manager will act in a manner that enables Owner and the Hotels to gain not less than the same benefits with respect to purchasing as are made available to other hotels of the same category as the Hotels which other hotels are owned or operated by Manager or its Affiliates.

 

ARTICLE 12

 

SIGNS AND SERVICE MARKS

 

12.1         Signs.  To the extent not in place on the Effective Date, Manager agrees to erect and install, in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, all necessary signs under the applicable Brand Standards.

 

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12.2         System Marks.  It is understood and agreed by Owner that the names InterContinental, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, Candlewood Suites and Holiday Inn and all System Marks are the exclusive property of Manager or its Affiliates.  Owner agrees and acknowledges the exclusive right of ownership of Manager and its Affiliates to the System Marks and the Reservation Systems.  Except for any rights expressly granted to Owner in this Agreement, Owner hereby disclaims any right or interest therein, regardless of the legal protection afforded thereto.  Except for any rights expressly granted to Owner in this Agreement, in the event of termination or cancellation of this Agreement, whether as a result of a default by Manager or otherwise, Owner shall not hold itself out as, or operate the Hotels as, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental, Holiday Inn and Candlewood Suites, as applicable, hotels, and will immediately cease using such names and all other System Marks in connection with the name or operation of each Hotel as of the Expiration Date.  Promptly after the Expiration Date (or such later date on which Manager shall cease to operate the Hotels) and the expiration of any right granted to Owner to use the System Marks, subject to the terms of Section 17.5 (Post Termination Obligations), Owner shall remove all signs, furnishings, printed material, emblems, slogans or other distinguishing characteristics which are now or hereafter may be connected or identified with an applicable Brand or Reservation System.  Owner shall not use any System Marks or any part, combination or variation thereof in the name of any partnership, corporation or other business entity, nor allow the use thereof by others.

 

12.3         System Mark Litigation.

 

(a)           Manager shall hold Owner and its Affiliates harmless from and indemnify and defend Owner and its Affiliates against any and all costs and expenses incurred by Owner or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred), arising out of the use of System Marks at or in connection with the operation of the Hotels by Owner or its designees pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or by Manager or its Affiliates.

 

(b)           In the event a Hotel, Owner or Manager is the subject of any litigation or action brought by any party seeking to claim rights in or to restrain the use of any System Mark used by Manager in connection with the Hotel, then, provided Owner is a party to such litigation or action and further provided that Manager shall have provided to Owner either a guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Owner with respect to

 

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Manager’s obligations under Section 12.3(a) or collateral to secure Manager’s obligations under Section 12.3(a) reasonably satisfactory to Owner, the conduct of any suit whether brought by Manager or instituted against Owner and/or Manager shall be under the absolute control of counsel nominated and retained by Manager notwithstanding that Manager may not be a party to such suit.

 

(c)           Owner shall not bring suit against any user of any System Mark alleging or asserting any claim based on Owner’s right, title or interest as of the Effective Date in any System Mark.

 

(d)           The terms of this Section 12.3 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

12.4         Other Intellectual Property Provisions.

 

(a)           Owner acknowledges that Manager or Manager’s Affiliates are or may become the owner or licensee of certain intellectual property including: (a) software for use at one or more facilities managed by Manager or Manager’s Affiliates and all source and object code versions thereof and all related documentation, flow charts, user manuals, listing and service/operator manuals and any enhancements, modifications or substitutions thereof, (b) operating methods, procedures and policies and (c) upgrades and improvements to the foregoing (as the same may be upgraded or improved, collectively, “Intellectual Property”).  Manager shall utilize the Intellectual Property to the extent necessary or appropriate in connection with the operation of the Hotels for the purpose of carrying out its obligations hereunder.  Such use shall be strictly on a non-exclusive basis and neither such use nor anything contained in this Agreement shall confer any proprietary or other rights in the Intellectual Property on Owner or any third parties.

 

(b)           To the extent that Owner has leased (or any Affiliate of Owner has acquired) certain intellectual property rights to use (i) trade names associated with the Hotels and their related restaurants and lounges, or (ii) software and other Intellectual Property associated with the Hotels, Owner agrees to allow (and cause any Affiliates of Owner to allow) Manager to use the same in its management of the Hotels without charge.

 

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ARTICLE 13

 

INSURANCE

 

13.1         Insurance Coverage.  At all times during the Term or while Manager is in possession of any of the Hotels, Manager shall ensure that there is in full force and effect reasonable and adequate amounts of casualty, liability and other usual and customary types of insurance for the Hotels and their operations.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Manager shall, unless Owner otherwise notifies Manager in writing that Owner elects to obtain such insurance, obtain and maintain, with insurance companies of recognized responsibility, a minimum of the following insurance to the extent commercially available, the cost of which, whether obtained by Manager or Owner, shall be an Operating Cost:

 

(a)           “Special Form” property insurance, including insurance against loss or damage by fire, vandalism and malicious mischief, terrorism (if available on commercially reasonable terms), earthquake, explosion of steam boilers, pressure vessels or other similar apparatus, now or hereafter installed in the Hotels, with equivalent coverage as that provided by the usual extended coverage endorsements, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then full replacement cost of the property requiring replacement (excluding foundations) from time to time, including an increased cost of construction endorsement;

 

(b)           Business interruption and blanket earnings plus extra expense under a rental value insurance policy or endorsement covering risk of loss during the lesser of the first twelve (12) months of reconstruction or the actual reconstruction period necessitated by the occurrence of any of the hazards described in subparagraph (a) above, in such amounts as may be customary for comparable properties managed or leased by Manager or its Affiliates in the surrounding area and in an amount sufficient to prevent Owner or Landlord from becoming a co-insurer;

 

(c)           Commercial general liability insurance, including bodily injury and property damage (on an occurrence basis and on a 1993 ISO CGL form or on a form customarily maintained by similarly situated hotels, including, without limitation, broad form contractual liability, independent contractor’s hazard and completed operations coverage, aggregate limit as applicable) in an amount not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and umbrella coverage of all such claims in an amount not less than Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) per occurrence;

 

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hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, or any successor acts thereto) and insurance against such other hazards and in such amounts as may be available under the National Flood Insurance Program and customary for comparable properties in the area;

 

(e)           Worker’s compensation insurance coverage for all persons employed by Manager at the Hotels with statutory limits and otherwise with limits of and provisions in accordance with Legal Requirements and employer’s liability insurance as is customarily carried by similar employers which coverage shall be written by an insurance company of recognized responsibility, as a qualified self-insurer subject to applicable state requirements and approvals, or specific to the State of Texas, as a nonsubscriber;

 

(f)            Employment practices liability insurance with limits of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000); and

 

(g)           Such additional insurance as may be required, from time to time by (i) any Legal Requirement, (ii) any holder of an Authorized Mortgage, or (iii) which is otherwise reasonably required by Owner upon advance notice given to Manager in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Anything in Section 13.1 to the contrary notwithstanding, as of the Effective Date, Owner has elected to obtain and maintain the insurance described in Sections 13.1(a) (b) and (d).  At any time and from time to time, on not less than ninety (90) days’ notice to Manager, Owner may elect to terminate one or more of the types of insurance obtained and maintained by Owner, in which event, until Owner elects to resume procurement and maintenance of such insurance, Manager shall procure and maintain such insurance such that there is no interruption of coverage.

 

13.2         Insurance Policies.

 

(a)           All insurance provided for under this Article 13 must be effected by policies issued by insurance companies of good reputation and of sound financial responsibility and will be subject to Owner’s reasonable approval.

 

(b)           All insurance policies (other than workers’ compensation policies) shall be issued in the name of Landlord with Manager and Owner and any holder of an Authorized Mortgage

 

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being named as additional insureds; provided, however, subject to Owner’s obligations under Article 15, Manager shall not be named as an additional insured on, and shall not have any interest in the proceeds of, any property insurance.  Landlord or the holder of an Authorized Mortgage shall be named loss payee(s) on any property insurance.

 

(c)           The insurance herein required may be brought within the coverage of a so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance carried and maintained by Owner or Manager and may be provided by an affiliate of Owner, provided that such blanket policies fulfill the requirements contained herein.

 

(d)           All insurance policies and endorsements required pursuant to this Article 13 shall be fully paid for, nonassessable and, except for umbrella, worker’s compensation, flood and earthquake coverage, shall be issued by insurance carriers authorized to do business in the state where each Hotel is located, having a general policy holder’s rating of no less than B++ in Best’s latest rating guide.

 

(e)           All such policies shall provide Owner, Manager and any holder of an Authorized Mortgage if required by the same, thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any material change or cancellation of such policy and the property insurance policies shall provide for a waiver of subrogation, to the extent available.

 

13.3         Insurance Certificates.  Manager shall deliver to Owner, Landlord and any holder of an Authorized Mortgage, certificates of insurance with respect to all policies so procured by it and, in the case of insurance policies about to expire, shall deliver certificates with respect to the renewal thereof.  In the event Manager shall fail to effect such insurance as herein required, to pay the premiums therefor, or to deliver, within fifteen (15) days of a request therefor, such certificates, Owner shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire such insurance and pay the premiums therefor, which amounts shall be payable to Owner, upon demand, as an Operating Cost, together with interest accrued thereon at the Interest Rate (which interest shall not be an Operating Cost, but shall be paid by Manager) from the date such payment is made until (but excluding) the date repaid.

 

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loss adjustments with respect to losses payable to Manager shall require the prior written consent of Landlord.

 

13.5         Manager’s Insurance Program.

 

(a)           Manager will obtain quotations for insurance on an annual basis and provide, when available, such quotations to Owner for its approval or rejection.  If Owner rejects such quotations, it may obtain such insurance and thereafter, Owner shall maintain as an Operating Cost, the insurance, the quotation for which Owner rejected.

 

(b)           Owner acknowledges that in the event the insurance required hereunder is provided through Manager’s insurance program, to the extent available, the costs and charges therefor will be paid as an Operating Cost without regard to whether such payment is to an Affiliate of Manager and whether that Affiliate receives a profit as a result thereof.

 

ARTICLE 14

 

INDEMNIFICATION AND WAIVER OF SUBROGATION

 

14.1         Indemnification.  Each of the parties hereto shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other for, from and against any cost, loss, damage or expense (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and all court costs and other expenses of litigation, whether or not taxable under local law) to the extent caused by or arising from: the failure of the indemnifying party to duly and punctually perform any of its obligations owed to the other; or any gross negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnifying party.

 

14.2         Waiver of Subrogation.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Owner and Manager hereby waives any and all rights of subrogation and right of recovery or cause of action, and agrees to release the other and Landlord from liability for loss or damage to property to the extent such loss or damage is covered by valid and collectible insurance in effect at the time of such loss or damage or which would have been covered if the insurance required by this Agreement were being carried (unless the same is not carried due to the fault of Owner); provided, however, that such waiver shall be of no force or effect if the party benefiting therefrom fails to obtain and maintain the insurance required to be obtained and maintained by it.  Such waivers are in addition to, and not in limitation or derogation of, any other waiver or release contained in this Agreement.

 

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14.3         Survival.  The terms of this Article 14 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 15

 

DAMAGE TO AND DESTRUCTION OF THE HOTEL

 

15.1         Termination.

 

(a)           If, during the Term, any Hotel shall be totally or partially destroyed and the Hotel is thereby rendered Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use, (i) Manager may terminate this Agreement with respect to such Hotel on not less than sixty (60) days’ written notice to Owner, or (ii) Owner may terminate this Agreement with respect to such Hotel on not less than sixty (60) days’ written notice to Manager, whereupon, this Agreement, with respect to such Hotel, shall terminate and Owner or Landlord shall be entitled to retain the insurance proceeds payable on account of such damage.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 15.2 (Restoration) below to the contrary, if damage to or destruction of any Hotel occurs during the last twenty four (24) months of the then Term (after giving effect to any exercised options to extend the same) and if such damage or destruction cannot reasonably be expected to be fully repaired and restored prior to the date that is twelve (12) months prior to the end of such Term, then either Owner or Manager may terminate this Agreement with respect to such Hotel on not less than thirty (30) days’ advance notice.

 

(c)           Upon any termination under this Article 15 or Article 16, Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an amount equal to eight percent (8%), and Owner’s Second Priority (where applicable) shall be reduced by 0.5%, of the net proceeds received by Owner.

 

(d)           Manager hereby waives any statutory rights of termination which may arise by reason of any damage to or destruction of any Hotel.

 

15.2         Restoration.

 

(a)           If during the Term any Hotel is damaged or destroyed by fire, casualty or other cause but is not rendered Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use or if neither Owner nor Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.1 (Termination), but subject to Section 13.4 (Insurance Proceeds),Owner shall make

 

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the net proceeds of insurance received in connection with such casualty (excluding the proceeds of business interruption or similar insurance which are a portion of Gross Revenues) and any other amount Owner elects to contribute toward restoration available to Manager for restoration of such Hotel subject to customary terms applicable to advances and construction loans (to the extent applicable) and the terms of the Lease and any Authorized Mortgage, and Owner shall make, or shall cause there to be made, all Repairs necessary to restore such Hotel to substantially the same condition as existed prior to such casualty.  If Owner elects to retain Manager’s services in connection with such Repairs, the terms of Section 11.1 (Optional Services) shall apply.

 

(b)           Any casualty which does not result in a termination of this Agreement with respect to the applicable Hotel shall not excuse the payment of sums due to Owner hereunder with respect to such Hotel.

 

(c)           If the net proceeds of the insurance received in connection with a casualty or an Award received in connection with a Condemnation are insufficient to complete the required Repairs, Owner shall have the right (but not the obligation) to contribute (or cause Landlord to contribute) the amount of such insufficiency.  If Owner elects not to contribute such insufficiency by notice given to Manager within ten (10) Business Days after a notice given by Manager to Owner reasonably detailing the existence of such insufficiency, Manager shall have the right to contribute such insufficiency.  If Manager fails to contribute such insufficiency to an account of Owner to be used in completing such Repairs within ten (10) Business Days after Owner’s election, the Hotel subject to such casualty or Condemnation shall be deemed Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use and the terms of Section 15.1 (Termination) or 16.1 (Total Condemnation), as applicable, shall apply.

 

ARTICLE 16

 

CONDEMNATION

 

16.1         Total Condemnation.  If either (x) the whole of a Hotel shall be taken by Condemnation, or (y) a Condemnation of less than the whole of a Hotel renders such Hotel Unsuitable for Its Permitted Use, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to such Hotel, Owner and Landlord shall seek the Award for their interests in such Hotel as provided in the Lease, which Award shall belong solely to them.  In addition, Manager shall have the right to initiate or participate in such proceedings as it

 

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deems advisable to recover any damages to which Manager may be entitled; provided, however, that Manager shall be entitled to retain the award or compensation it may obtain through such proceedings which are conducted separately from those of Owner and Landlord only if such award or compensation does not reduce the award or compensation otherwise available to Owner and Landlord.  If this Agreement is so terminated with respect to a Hotel, Owner and Landlord shall make reasonable efforts to use the Award to acquire a Replacement Property proposed by Manager to which this Agreement shall be extended; provided, however:

 

(a)           Landlord and Owner shall not be obligated to expend in the aggregate more than the Award in connection with (i) investigating and negotiating to purchase all properties proposed by Manager to be the Replacement Property (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and title search and survey costs) and (ii) acquiring a Replacement Property (including, without limitation, the purchase price therefor, title insurance premiums, broker’s commissions and transfer taxes);

 

(b)           Landlord and Owner shall have no obligation to acquire any proposed Replacement Property unless the projected Operating Profit thereof and each of every other aspect of the proposed Replacement Property which Landlord reasonably considers relevant is comparable in Landlord’s sole judgment in all respects to the Hotel which is being replaced;

 

(c)           Landlord and Owner shall not be obligated to investigate more than three (3) proposed properties;

 

(d)           Owner’s First Priority will be increased by an amount equal to the reduction resulting from the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Hotel which is being replaced; and

 

(e)           Landlord shall not be obligated to acquire any proposed Replacement Property, if Manager and Owner do not reasonably agree upon an appropriate amendment hereto pursuant to which this Agreement will be extended to such property.

 

If Landlord decides to acquire a proposed Replacement Property, then simultaneously with such acquisition the Lease and this Agreement shall be appropriately amended so as to cover such Replacement Property.

 

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extent of the Award and any additional amounts disbursed by Owner or Landlord, commence promptly and continue diligently to restore the untaken portion of such Hotel so that such Hotel shall constitute a complete architectural unit of the same general character and condition (as nearly as may be possible under the circumstances) as existed immediately prior to such Condemnation, in full compliance with all Legal Requirements, using the Award made available therefor and any other funds Owner elects to contribute subject to customary terms applicable to advances of construction loans (to the extent applicable).  If Owner elects to retain Manager’s services in connection therewith, the terms of Section 11.1 (Optional Services) shall apply.

 

16.3         Temporary Condemnation.  In the event of any temporary Condemnation of a Hotel or Owner’s interest therein, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.  The entire amount of any Award made for such temporary Condemnation allocable to the Term, whether paid by way of damages, rent or otherwise, shall constitute Gross Revenues.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Condemnation shall be deemed to be temporary if the period of such Condemnation is not expected to, and does not, exceed twelve (12) months.

 

16.4         Anaheim Taking.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if an Anaheim Condemnation occurs and this Agreement is not terminated with respect to the affected Hotel(s), the Award shall first be applied to reimburse Owner and Manager for any and all costs or expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees and other costs and expenses incurred by Owner or Manager in connection with the Anaheim Condemnation (collectively, “Anaheim Condemnation Costs”).  After Owner and Manager have been reimbursed for their respective Anaheim Condemnation Costs, the balance of the Award shall be used to pay the cost of such restoration subject to customary terms applicable to advances of construction loans (to the extent applicable).  In the event that the Award is insufficient to pay the Anaheim Condemnation Costs and to cover the full cost of the restoration, Manager shall give Owner notice thereof, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the Anaheim Condemnation Costs, the estimated cost of restoration and the projected deficiency.  At Owner’s election by notice to Manager, Owner may terminate this Agreement with respect to such Hotel(s), direct Manager to apply funds from the Reserve Account to fund the cost of restoration and/or disburse additional funds to supplement payment of the cost of restoration.  In the event that the Award is in excess

 

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of the amount required to pay the Anaheim Condemnation Costs and to cover the full cost of the restoration, such excess shall be retained by Owner and Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an amount equal to eight percent (8%) of such excess.

 

16.5         Effect of Condemnation.  Any condemnation which does not result in a termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms with respect to the applicable Hotel shall not excuse the payment of sums due to Owner hereunder with respect to such Hotel and this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to such Hotel.

 

ARTICLE 17

 

DEFAULT AND TERMINATION

 

17.1         Manager Events of Default.  Each of the following shall constitute a “Manager Event of Default”:

 

(a)           The filing by Manager, PR Tenant, IHG or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or a petition for reorganization under any bankruptcy law, or the admission by Manager, the Canadian Manager, PR Tenant, IHG or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty that it is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or the institution of any proceeding by Manager, the Canadian Manager, PR Tenant, IHG or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty for its dissolution or earlier termination.

 

(b)           The consent by Manager, the Canadian Manager, PR Tenant, IHG or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy or the failure to vacate, within ninety (90) days from the date of entry thereof, any order approving an involuntary petition with respect to Manager, the Canadian Manager, PR Tenant, IHG or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty.

 

(c)           The entering of an order, judgment or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction, on the application of a creditor, adjudicating Manager, the Canadian Manager, PR Tenant, IHG or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty as bankrupt or insolvent or approving a petition seeking reorganization or appointing a receiver, trustee, or liquidator of all or a substantial part of Manager’s, the Canadian Manager’s, PR Tenant’s, IHG’s or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty’s assets, and such order, judgment or decree’s continuing unstayed and in effect for an aggregate of sixty (60) days (whether or not consecutive).

 

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(d)           The failure of Manager, the Canadian Manager, PR Tenant, the guarantor under the PR Guaranty, or IHG to make any payment required to be made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document which failure continues beyond any applicable notice and grace period.

 

(e)           The failure of Manager, IHG, PR Tenant, or the guarantor under the PR Guaranty to perform, keep or fulfill any of the other covenants, undertakings, obligations or conditions set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on or before the date required for the same, which failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice demanding such cure; provided, however, if such failure is susceptible of cure, but such cure cannot be accomplished within said thirty (30) day period, said thirty (30) days shall be extended for so long as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure provided that such cure is commenced within thirty (30) days after such notice is given and is thereafter diligently pursued to completion.

 

(f)            The failure of Manager to maintain insurance coverages required to be maintained by Manager under this Agreement.

 

(g)           The failure by Manager, PR Tenant, or IHG to deliver to Owner any financial statement as and when required by the Transaction Documents, which failure continues for a period of ten (10) Business Days after written notice from Owner.

 

(h)           Any representation or warranty made by Manager or any of its Affiliates in this Agreement or any Transaction Document proves to have been false in any material respect on the date when made or deemed made; provided, however, if Manager did not know of such falseness at the time such representation or warranty was made, and the facts or circumstances giving rise to such falseness are susceptible of cure, Manager shall have up to thirty (30) days after notice from Owner to effectuate such cure.

 

(i)            The occurrence of an Event of Default under the PR Lease.

 

(j)            The failure of the Canadian Manager to be an Affiliate of Manager.

 

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termination, or if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 5.1 (Working Capital) or 10.3 (Owner’s First Priority), Owner shall be entitled to liquidated damages.  Owner’s right to receive liquidated damages has been agreed to due to the uncertainty, difficulty and/or impossibility of ascertaining the actual damages suffered by Owner.  Further, if not for Owner’s right to receive such liquidated damages, Landlord would not have acquired the Hotels and Owner would not have entered into the Lease.  MANAGER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT SUCH LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ARE NOT A PENALTY, BUT ARE TO COMPENSATE OWNER AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR THE EXPENSE AND LOST EARNINGS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM ARRANGING SUBSTITUTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE HOTELS AS WELL AS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE RENT OWNER MUST PAY UNDER THE LEASE AND THE PRICE PAID FOR THE HOTELS BY OWNER’S AFFILIATE.  Such liquidated damages shall be equal to (i) all accrued but unpaid amounts due to Owner hereunder up until the date of termination, plus (ii) the balance of the Deposit at the time of termination.  Owner shall be entitled to interest, at the Interest Rate, on such liquidated damages from the date of such termination until the date of payment of such damages and interest.  Except with respect to Owner’s rights and remedies for any breach or violations by Manager of the terms of Section 17.5 (Post Termination Obligations), Owner shall look solely to any collateral hereafter pledged securing Manager’s obligations hereunder for satisfaction of any claim of Owner against Manager hereunder; provided, however, nothing contained herein is intended to, nor shall it, limit or reduce the obligations of the guarantor under the PR Guaranty or limit Owner’s rights with respect to either of them.

 

17.3         Owner Events of Default and Remedies for Owner Defaults.  In the event any representation or warranty made by Owner in this Agreement proves to be untrue when made in any material respect or Owner fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder, then Manager shall have the right to institute forthwith any and all proceedings permitted by law or equity (provided they are not specifically barred under the terms of this Agreement), including, without limitation, actions for specific performance and/or damages; provided, however, except as may be expressly provided in this Agreement, Manager shall have no right to terminate this Agreement by reason of such a failure by Owner or otherwise.  Manager shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in the event of a violation of the terms of Section 4.7 (Restricted Sale) by Landlord or Owner.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, Manager hereby waives all rights arising from any occurrence whatsoever, which may now or hereafter be conferred upon it by

 

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law, (a) to modify without the agreement of Owner, surrender or terminate this Agreement or quit or surrender any Hotel or any portion thereof, or (b) to obtain (i) any abatement, reduction, suspension or deferment of the sums allocable or otherwise payable to Owner or other obligations to be performed by Manager hereunder or (ii) any increase in any amounts payable to Manager hereunder.  In the event Owner wrongfully terminates this Agreement or Manager terminates this Agreement pursuant to a right to do so as a result of Owner’s breach, then, subject to Manager’s mitigation obligations and any other limitation on remedies set forth herein, Manager shall be entitled to recover as part of its damages for such wrongful termination an amount equal to the damages suffered by Manager on account of terminating the employment of on-site employees of the Hotels as a result of such wrongful termination.

 

17.4         Termination Upon Change in Control.  Upon the occurrence of any Change in Control, Owner shall have the right, upon sixty (60) days prior notice to Manager, to terminate this Agreement if at such time, or at any time thereafter, the tangible net worth of Manager, together with the resulting consolidated group controlling, and under common control with, Manager, determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles, falls below $750,000,000, provided that a decline in tangible net worth to the extent resulting from net operating losses (excluding any operating losses, or portion thereof, arising on or after any Change in Control which result from any payment or distribution of any type or kind (including, without limitation, interest, dividends and/or fees) to the direct or indirect equity owners of Manager, or their Affiliates), will not be considered in determining whether there has been a decline in tangible net worth.  As a liquidated amount for its cost of preparing the Hotels for new management, Owner shall be entitled to retain the Deposit.

 

17.5         Post Termination Obligations.  Upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reason, Owner and Manager shall proceed as follows:

 

(a)           Within sixty (60) days following the effective date of such expiration or earlier termination, Manager will submit to Owner an audited final accounting of the results of the Pooled FF&E Hotels’ operations and all accounts between Owner and Manager through the effective date of such expiration or earlier termination, the cost of which audit shall be shared equally by Manager and Owner and shall not be an Operating Cost and shall be performed by Ernst & Young or another accounting firm selected by Manager and approved by Owner.  Said final

 

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accounting shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and shall promptly be submitted by Manager to Owner for its approval.  Owner shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval of the final accounting and any such disapproval shall contain reasonably detailed explanation for disapproval.  Within thirty (30) days after delivery of such final accounting, the parties will make appropriate adjustments to any amounts previously paid or due under this Agreement.

 

(b)           On the effective date of such expiration or earlier termination, Manager will deliver to Owner all books and records of the Hotels, provided that Manager may retain copies of any of the same for Manager’s records.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Manager will not be required to deliver to Owner any information or materials (including, without limitation, software, database, manuals and technical information) which are proprietary property of Manager.

 

(c)           On the effective date of such expiration or earlier termination, Manager will deliver possession of the Hotels, together with any and all keys or other access devices, to Owner.

 

(d)           On the effective date of such expiration or earlier termination, Manager will assign to Owner or its designee, and Owner or such designee will assume, all booking, reservation, service and operating contracts relating exclusively to the occupancy or operation of the Hotels and entered into in the ordinary course of business by Manager in accordance with this Agreement.  Owner agrees to indemnify and hold Manager harmless from liability or other obligations under any such agreements relating to acts or occurrences, including Owner’s or such designee’s failure to perform, on or after the effective date of such assignment.

 

(e)           Manager will assign to Owner or its designee any assignable licenses and permits pertaining to the Hotels and will otherwise reasonably cooperate with Owner as may be necessary for the transfer of any and all Hotel licenses and permits to Owner or Owner’s designee.

 

(f)            Manager shall release and transfer to Owner or Landlord, as applicable, any funds of Owner or Landlord which are held or controlled by Manager.

 

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personal property as may be marked with any System Mark at the Hotels.  In the event Manager does not exercise such option, Owner agrees that it will use any such items not so purchased exclusively in connection with the Hotels until they are consumed; provided, however, Manager shall not be entitled to purchase FF&E, Operating Equipment or other personal property located at a Hotel which is to be operated under the Brand name or by Manager, until such Hotel shall no longer be so operated.

 

(h)           Owner shall have the right to operate the improvements on the applicable Sites without modifying the structural design of same and without making any Material Repair, notwithstanding the fact that such design or certain features thereof may be proprietary to Manager or its Affiliates and/or protected by trademarks or service marks held by Manager or an Affiliate, provided that such use shall be confined to the applicable Sites.  Further, provided that the applicable Hotels then satisfy the applicable Brand Standards (unless the Hotels fail to satisfy such Brand Standards due to a breach hereof by Manager), Owner shall be entitled (but not obligated) to operate such of the Hotels as Owner designates under the applicable Brand name for a period of one (1) year following such expiration or earlier termination in consideration for which Owner shall pay the then standard franchise and system fees for such Brand and comply with the other applicable terms and conditions of the form of franchise agreement then being entered into with respect to such Brand and Manager or its Affiliates will continue to provide services to the Hotels including, without limitation, the reservations and communication services contemplated by Section 7.5 (Reservation and Communication Services); provided, however, that all such services shall be provided in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the form of franchise agreement then being entered into with respect to such Brand.

 

(i)            Manager shall transfer to Owner the telephone numbers used in connection with the operation of the Hotels (but not any Brand generally).

 

(j)            Manager shall cooperate with Owner’s or its designees’ efforts to engage employees of the Hotels.

 

(k)           If requested by Owner prior to such expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement in whole or in part, Manager shall continue to manage under the applicable Brand any affected Hotels designated by Owner after such expiration or earlier termination for up to one (1) year, on such reasonable terms (which shall include an agreement to reimburse Manager for

 

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its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, and reasonable administrative costs and a management fee of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of Gross Revenues with respect to the Staybridge Hotels, the Holiday Inn Hotels and the Candlewood Suites Hotels and a management fee of three percent (3%) of Gross Revenues with respect to the Crowne Plaza Hotels and InterContinental Hotels) as Owner and Manager shall reasonably agree.

 

Upon expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, other than a termination after the occurrence of a Change in Control or a Manager Event of Default, Owner shall refund the Deposit to Manager up to the Supplemental Deposit and Owner shall be entitled to retain the balance of the Deposit, if any as a liquidated amount for its cost of preparing the Hotels for new management.

 

The provisions of this Section 17.5 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 18

 

NOTICES

 

18.1         Procedure.

 

(a)           Any and all notices, demands, consents, approvals, offers, elections and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be deemed adequately given if in writing and the same shall be delivered either by hand, by telecopier with written acknowledgment of receipt (provided if notice is given by telecopier, a copy shall also be sent on the following Business Day by Federal Express or similar expedited commercial carrier), or by Federal Express or similar expedited commercial carrier, addressed to the recipient of the notice, with all freight charges prepaid (if by Federal Express or similar carrier).

 

(b)           All notices required or permitted to be sent hereunder shall be deemed to have been given for all purposes of this Agreement upon the date of acknowledged receipt, in the case of a notice by telecopier, and, in all other cases, upon the date of receipt or refusal, except that whenever under this Agreement a notice is either received on a day which is not a Business Day  or is required to be delivered on or before a specific day which is not a Business Day, the day of receipt or required delivery shall automatically be extended to the next Business Day.

 

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If to Owner:
    	
 
    	
HPT   TRS IHG-1, Inc.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
HPT   TRS IHG-2, Inc. and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
HPT   TRS IHG-3, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
c/o   Hospitality Properties Trust
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Two   Newton Place
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
255   Washington Street, Suite 300
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Newton,   Massachusetts 02458
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn:   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Facsimile:   617-969-5730
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
with a copy to:
    	
 
    	
Sullivan &   Worcester LLP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
One   Post Office Square
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Boston,   Massachusetts 02109
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn:   Richard Teller
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Facsimile:   617-338-2880
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to Manager or the Canadian Manager:
    	
 
    	
InterContinental   Hotels Group Resources, Inc.,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
IHG   Management (Maryland) LLC and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
InterContinental   Hotels Group (Canada), Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
c/o   Intercontinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
8844   Columbia 100 Parkway
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Columbia,   Maryland 21045
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn:   Vice President of Operations
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Facsimile:   410-964-9249
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
with   a copy to:
    	
 
    	
InterContinental   Hotels Group Resources, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
c/o   Six Continents Hotels, Inc.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Three   Ravinia Drive, Suite 100
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Atlanta,   Georgia 30346
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn:   General Counsel - Operations
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Facsimile:   770-604-5802
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
with   a copy to:
    	
 
    	
Alston &   Bird LLP
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
One   Atlantic Center
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
1201   West Peachtree Street
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Atlanta,   Georgia 30309
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Attn:   Timothy J. Pakenham, Esq.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Facsimile:   404-253-8885
    

 

(d)           By notice given as herein provided, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term of this

 

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Agreement to change their respective addresses effective upon receipt by the other parties of such notice and each shall have the right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of America.

 

ARTICLE 19

 

RELATIONSHIP, AUTHORITY AND FURTHER ACTIONS

 

19.1         Relationship.  Manager shall be the agent of Owner with a limited agency, coupled with an interest, solely for the purpose of operating the Hotels and carrying out ordinary and customary transactions for that purpose. Owner and Manager shall not be construed as joint venturers or partners of each other, and neither shall have the power to bind or obligate the other except as set forth in this Agreement.  Manager shall not constitute a tenant or subtenant of Owner and this Agreement shall not constitute Owner a franchisee of Manager or of any of Manager’s Affiliates.  Manager shall not exercise any right of Owner or Owner’s Affiliate in connection with any facility providing services to a Hotel without the prior written consent of Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  This Agreement shall not create a franchise or a franchisor/franchisee relationship within the meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act or any other Legal Requirement.

 

19.2         Further Actions.  Each of the parties agrees to execute all contracts, agreements and documents and take all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Agreement and the intent hereof.

 

ARTICLE 20

 

APPLICABLE LAW

 

This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts between residents of Maryland which are to be performed entirely within Maryland, regardless of (a) where this Agreement is executed or delivered, (b) where any payment or other performance required by this Agreement is made or required to be made, (c) where any breach of any provision of this Agreement occurs, or any cause of action otherwise accrues, (d) where any action or other proceeding is instituted or pending, (e) the nationality, citizenship, domicile, principal place of business, or jurisdiction of organization or domestication of any party, (f) whether the laws of the forum jurisdiction otherwise would apply the laws of a jurisdiction

 

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other than Maryland, (g) the location of the Hotels or any applicable Hotel, or (h) any combination of the foregoing.

 

ARTICLE 21

 

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

 

21.1             Assignment.

 

(a)           Except as expressly provided below, Manager shall not assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer its interest in all or any portion of this Agreement or any rights arising under this Agreement or suffer or permit such interests or rights to be assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or encumbered, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, or permit the management of the Hotels by anyone other than Manager or Owner.  For purposes of this Section 21.1, an assignment of this Agreement shall be deemed to include any transaction which results in Manager no longer being an Affiliate of IHG or pursuant to which all or substantially all of Manager’s assets are transferred to any Person who is not an Affiliate of IHG.

 

(b)           Manager shall have the right, without Owner’s consent, but subject to the applicable assignee or Affiliate satisfying the requirements of Section 24.14  (Further Compliance with Section 856(d) of the Code), to (i) assign Manager’s interest in this Agreement (A) to IHG or any Affiliate of IHG, (B) in connection with a merger, corporate restructuring or consolidation of IHG or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of IHG and (C) in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets (including associated management agreements) owned by IHG and its Affiliates relating to the Brands and (ii) engage its Affiliates as sub-managers with respect to the separate Brands of Hotels.  At Owner’s election, Manager shall assign this Agreement to any Person who is not an Affiliate of IHG that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of IHG relating to the Brands and shall cause such Person to assume all of Manager’s obligations thereafter accruing hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Manager shall neither, directly or indirectly, assign this Agreement to any Person, nor engage any sub-manager, who is or is an Affiliate of a Specially Designated or Blocked Person.

 

(c)           Manager also shall have the right, without Owner’s consent, but subject to the applicable Affiliate satisfying the requirements of Section 24.14  (Further Compliance with Section 856(d) of the Code), to assign to a Canadian Affiliate (the

 

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“Canadian Manager”) under an Assignment and Assumption of Management Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, the rights and obligations of the Manager under this Agreement that relate to services to be performed by the Manager in respect of all (but not less than all) of the Canadian Hotels excluding those services which are performed centrally outside of Canada such as those performed pursuant to Section 7.5 (Reservation and Communication Services) and those services for which the System Fees or other fees referred to in Section 9.2 (System Fees) are to be paid (excluding such excluded services, the “Canadian Services”), provided that the Canadian Manager agrees to assume and be bound by the obligations of Manager hereunder as they relate to the Canadian Services.  As a result of any such assignment:

 

(i)            the Canadian Manager shall provide the Canadian Services to the Owner in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)           there shall be payable to the Canadian Manager as consideration for the Canadian Services, a portion of the amounts otherwise payable or reimbursable to Manager under this Agreement, as follows:

 

(A)          the portion of the Operating Costs incurred by the Canadian Manager in providing the Canadian Services; and

 

(B)           the portion of the Management Fees payable for each period equal to the fraction that the Gross Revenues of the Canadian Hotels for such period is of the Gross Revenues of the Hotels for such period, which fee shall be payable to the Canadian Manager concurrently with the remaining portion of the Management Fees payable to the Manager;

 

(iii)          no portion of the System Fees or other fees referred to in Section 9.2 (System Fees) shall be payable in respect of Canadian Services; and

 

(iv)          Manager shall not be released from any of its obligations under this Agreement and shall at all times remain liable for the performance of the Canadian Services and all other obligations of Manager hereunder.

 

The Canadian Manager shall at all times be an Affiliate of Manager.

 

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transaction notwithstanding any such assignment to the Canadian Manager.

 

(d)           Owner shall not assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer its interest in all or any portion of this Agreement or any rights arising under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Manager except (i) in connection with a sale of a Hotel in accordance with the terms of Sections 4.4 (Sale of Hotel to Affiliate) or 4.5 (Sale of All Hotels), (ii) to Landlord or an Affiliate of Landlord, (iii) to Manager or an Affiliate of Manager, (iv) to an Affiliate of Owner in a merger, corporate restructuring or consolidation of Landlord or any of its Affiliates,(v) in connection with the granting of an Authorized Mortgage or (vi) to a Substitute Tenant as provided in Section 4.2 (Non-Disturbance); provided, however, in each instance (other than in connection with a collateral assignment) that the assignee hereof assumes all of Owner’s obligation hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents thereafter accruing.

 

(e)           In the event either party consents to an assignment of this Agreement by the other, no further assignment shall be made without the express consent in writing of such party, unless such assignment may otherwise be made without such consent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  An assignment by Owner of its interest in this Agreement approved or permitted pursuant to the terms hereof shall relieve Owner of its obligations under this Agreement thereafter accruing.

 

(f)            In the event fifty percent (50%) or more of the hotels comprising a Brand cease to be Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza InterContinental, Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites hotels, as applicable, and are converted to another brand in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, Owner may elect to require Manager to promptly convert at Manager’s own cost and expense (and not as an Operating Cost and without reimbursement from the Reserve Account) the applicable Hotels to the brand of hotels to which such other hotels are converted.  In such event, all references herein to “Staybridge Suites”, “Crowne Plaza” “InterContinental”, “Holiday Inn” or “Candlewood”, as applicable, shall be deemed to refer to the trade name of the system of hotels to which the Hotels are to be so converted.

 

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hereto with the same effect as if mentioned in each instance where the party hereto is named or referred to, except that no assignment, transfer, sale, pledge, encumbrance, mortgage, lease or sublease by or through Owner, Landlord or Manager, as the case may be, in violation of the provisions of this Agreement shall vest any rights in the assignee, transferee, Landlord, secured party, mortgagee, pledgee, lessee, sublessee or occupant.

 

ARTICLE 22

 

RECORDING

 

22.1             Memorandum of Agreement.  As of the Effective Date, at the option of Manager, Owner and Manager agree to execute, acknowledge and record a Memorandum of this Agreement in the land records of the states and counties where the Hotels are located, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Manager.

 

ARTICLE 23

 

FORCE MAJEURE

 

23.1             Operation of Hotel.  If at any time during the Term it becomes necessary in Manager’s reasonable opinion to cease or alter operations at any Hotel in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the guests and/or employees of such Hotel, or such Hotel itself, for reasons of force majeure beyond the control of Manager such as, but not limited to, acts of war, insurrection, civil strife and commotion, labor unrest or acts of God, then in such event Manager may close and cease or alter operation of all or part of such Hotel, reopening and commencing or resuming operation when Manager deems that such may be done without jeopardy to such Hotel, its guests and employees.

 

23.2             Extension of Time.  Owner and Manager agree that, with respect to any obligation, other than the payment of money, to be performed by a party during the Term, neither party will be liable for failure so to perform when prevented by any occurrence beyond the reasonable control of such party, herein referred to as a “force majeure” including, without limitation, occurrences such as strike, lockout, breakdown, accident, order or regulation of or by any Government Agency, failure of supply or inability, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, to obtain supplies, parts or employees necessary to perform such obligation, or war or other emergency.  The time within which such obligation must be performed will be extended for a period

 

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of time equivalent to the number of days of delay from such cause.

 

ARTICLE 24

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

24.1             Environmental Matters.

 

(a)           Manager shall not store, release, discharge, spill upon, dispose of or transfer to or from any Hotel any Hazardous Substance, except for those which are customarily used at other hotels like the Hotels and are in compliance with all Legal Requirements.  Manager shall maintain the Hotels at all times free of any Hazardous Substance (except for those which are customarily used at other hotels like the Hotels and are in compliance with all Legal Requirements).  Manager (i) upon receipt of notice or knowledge thereof shall promptly notify Landlord and Owner in writing of any material change in the nature or extent of Hazardous Substances at any Hotel, (ii) shall file and transmit to Landlord and Owner a copy of any Community Right to Know or similar report which is required to be filed with respect to any Hotel pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq. or any other Legal Requirements, (iii) shall transmit to Landlord and Owner copies of any citations, orders, notices or other governmental communications received by Manager with respect to Hazardous Substances or alleged violations of Legal Requirements relating to the protection of the environment or human health or safety (collectively, “Environmental Notice”), which Environmental Notice requires a written response or any action to be taken and/or if such Environmental Notice gives notice of and/or presents a material risk of any material violation of any Legal Requirement and/or presents a material risk of any material cost, expense, loss or damage, (iv) shall observe and comply with all Legal Requirements relating to the use, storage, maintenance and disposal of Hazardous Substances and all orders or directives from any official, court or agency of competent jurisdiction relating to the use, storage or maintenance or requiring the removal, treatment, containment or other disposition of Hazardous Substances, and (v) shall pay or otherwise dispose of any fine, charge or imposition related to any of the foregoing.

 

(b)           In the event of the discovery of Hazardous Substances other than those maintained in accordance with this Agreement on any portion of any Site or in any Hotel during the Term, Manager shall use reasonable efforts promptly to(i) clean up and remove

 

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from and about such Hotel all Hazardous Substances thereon, if appropriate, (ii) contain and prevent any further release or threat of release of Hazardous Substances on or about such Hotel, and (iii) use good faith efforts to eliminate any further release or threat of release of Hazardous Substances on or about such Hotel, and (iv) otherwise effect a remediation of the problem in accordance with (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., as amended; (B) the regulations promulgated thereunder, from time to time; and (C) all Legal Requirements (now or hereafter in effect) dealing with the use, generation, treatment, release, discharge, storage, disposal, clean up, remediation or abatement of Hazardous Substances.

 

(c)           To the extent any service required to be performed under this Section 24.1 or cost incurred under this Section 24.1 is not due to the fault of Manager or is not performed or incurred in the operations of the Hotels in the ordinary course, the same shall be governed by Section 11.1 (Optional Services); provided, however, to the extent that Section 11.1 (Optional Services) shall apply to such services or costs, Owner shall be entitled to engage a third party to perform such services.

 

24.2             Authorization.  Owner represents that it has full power and authority to execute this Agreement and to be bound by and perform the terms hereof.  Manager represents it has full power and authority to execute this Agreement and to be bound by and perform the terms hereof.  On request, each such party will furnish to the other evidence of such authority.

 

24.3             Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be, or shall in fact be, invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied to any particular case in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or in all jurisdictions or in all cases, because of the conflict of any provision with any constitution or statute or rule of public policy or for any other reason, such circumstance shall not have the effect of rendering the provision or provisions in question invalid, inoperative or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction or in any other case or circumstance or of rendering any other provision or provisions herein contained invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to the extent that such other provisions are not themselves actually in conflict with such constitution, statute or rule of public policy, but this Agreement shall be reformed and construed in any such jurisdiction or case as if such invalid, inoperative or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein and such provision reformed so that it would be

 

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valid, operative and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted in such jurisdiction or in such case.

 

24.4             Merger.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede and take the place of any other instruments purporting to be an agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

24.5             Formalities.  Any amendment or modification of this Agreement must be in writing signed by all parties hereto.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original.

 

24.6             No Jury Trial.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each of the parties hereto waives its rights to trial by jury with respect to this Agreement or matter arising in connection herewith.

 

24.7             Performance on Business Days.  In the event the date on which performance or payment of an obligation of a party required hereunder is other than a Business Day, the time for payment or performance shall automatically be extended to the first Business Day following such date.

 

24.8             Attorney’s Fees.  If any lawsuit or arbitration of other legal proceeding arises in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement, the prevailing party therein shall be entitled to receive from the other party the prevailing party’s costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in connection therewith, in preparation therefor and on appeal therefrom, which amounts shall be included in any judgment therein.

 

24.9             Sections and Other Headings.  The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

24.10           Documents.  Throughout the Term, Owner agrees to furnish Manager copies of all statements relating to real and personal property taxes and insurance statements at the Hotels, all financing documents (including notes and mortgages) relating to the Hotels and such other documents pertaining to the Hotels as Manager may request.

 

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any consequential, exemplary or punitive damages suffered by the other as the result of a breach of this Agreement.  Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement.

 

24.12           No Political Contributions.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no money or property of the Hotels shall be paid or used or offered, nor shall Owner or Manager directly or indirectly use or offer, consent or agree to use or offer, any money or property of the Hotels (i) in aid of any political party, committee or organization, (ii) in aid of any corporation, joint stock or other association organized or maintained for political purposes, (iii) in aid of any candidate for political office or nomination for such office, (iv) in connection with any election, (v) for any political purpose whatever, or (vi) for the reimbursement or indemnification of any person for any money or property so used.

 

24.13           REIT Qualification.

 

(a)           Manager shall take all commercially reasonable actions reasonably requested by Owner or Landlord for the purpose of qualifying Landlord’s rental income from Owner under the Lease as “rents from real property” pursuant to Sections 856(d)(2), 856(d)(8)(B) and 856(d)(9) of the Code.  Manager shall not be liable if such reasonably requested actions, once implemented, fail to have the desired result of qualifying Landlord’s rental income from Owner under the Lease as “rents from real property” pursuant to Sections 856(d)(2), 856(d)(8)(B) and 856(d)(9) of the Code.  This Section 24.13 shall not apply in situations where an Adverse Regulatory Event has occurred; instead, Section 24.15 shall apply in such an instance.

 

(b)           In the event Owner or Landlord wish to invoke the terms of Section 24.13(a), Owner or Landlord (as appropriate) shall contact Manager and the parties shall meet with each other to discuss the relevant issues and to develop a plan for implementing such reasonably requested actions.

 

(c)           Any additional out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred by Manager in complying with such a request shall be borne by Owner (and shall not be an Operating Cost).  Owner shall reimburse Manager for such expense or cost promptly, but not later than five (5) Business Days after such expense or cost is incurred.

 

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Term, the Manager shall qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” as defined in Section 856(d)(9)(A) of the Code.  To that end:

 

(a)           Manager shall not permit wagering activities to be conducted at or in connection with any Hotel by any person who is engaged in the business of accepting wagers and who is legally authorized to engage in such business at or in connection with such Hotel;

 

(b)           Manager shall use reasonable efforts to cause each Hotel to qualify as a “qualified lodging facility” under Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code;

 

(c)           Manager shall not own, directly or indirectly or constructively (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(5) of the Code), more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the shares of HPT (whether by vote, value or number of shares), and Manager shall otherwise comply with any regulations or other administrative or judicial guidance now or hereafter existing under said Section 856(d)(5) of the Code with respect to such ownership limits; and

 

(d)           Manager shall be actively engaged (or shall, within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(F) of the Code, be related to a person that is so actively engaged) in the trade or business of operating “qualified lodging facilities” (defined below) for a person who is not a “related person” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(F) of the Code with respect to HPT or Owner (“Unrelated Persons”).  In order to meet this requirement, the Manager agrees that it (or any “related person” with respect to Manager within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(F) of the Code) (i) shall derive at least ten percent (10%) of both its revenue and profit from operating “qualified lodging facilities” for Unrelated Persons and (ii) shall comply with any regulations or other administrative or judicial guidance under Section 856(d)(9) of the Code with respect to the amount of hotel management business with Unrelated Persons that is necessary to qualify as an “eligible independent contractor” within the meaning of such Code Section.

 

A “qualified lodging facility” is defined in Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code and means a “lodging facility” (defined below), unless wagering activities are conducted at or in connection with such facility by any person who is engaged in the business of accepting wagers and who is legally authorized to engage in such business at or in connection with such facility.   A “lodging facility” is a hotel, motel or other establishment more than one-half of the dwelling units in which

 

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are used on a transient basis, and includes customary amenities and facilities operated as part of, or associated with, the lodging facility so long as such amenities and facilities are customary for other properties of a comparable size and class owned by other owners unrelated to HPT.

 

(e)           Manager, without the prior consent of Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall not permit or suffer:

 

(i)      Manager to fail to continue as a corporation under state law, or as a limited liability company under state law taxable under the Code as a disregarded entity of InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc., as the case may be;

 

(ii)     InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc. to fail to be a corporation under state law and taxable under the Code as an association; or

 

(iii)    a direct or indirect subsidiary of InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc. to become a lessee of property owned by Landlord or any of its Affiliates; or

 

(iv)    for so long as Landlord or Owner or any Affiliate as to Landlord or Owner shall seek to qualify as a “real estate investment trust” under the Code, the Manager to be reorganized, restructured, combined, merged or amalgamated with any Affiliate (as to Manager) in such manner that any such Affiliate would, or in Landlord’s or Owner’s reasonable judgment could, be expected to adversely affect (including, e.g., by application of any Person’s actual “disregarded entity” status under the Code) the status that Manager has as a Code Section 856(d)(9)(A) “eligible independent contractor” at a Code Section 856(d)(9)(D) “qualified lodging facility” owned or leased by Landlord or Owner.

 

(f)            Without the prior consent of Owner, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Canadian Manager and Manager shall not permit:

 

(i)      the Canadian Manager to fail to be a corporation under Canadian provincial law taxable under the Code as an association;

 

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(ii)      a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Canadian Manager to become a lessee of property owned by Landlord or any of its Affiliates; or

 

(iii)    The Canadian Manager or Manager, for so long as Landlord or Owner or any Affiliate as to Landlord or Owner shall seek to qualify as a “real estate investment trust” under the Code, to be reorganized, restructured, combined, merged or amalgamated with any Affiliate (as to Manager or the Canadian Manager) in such manner that any such Affiliate would, or in Landlord’s or Owner’s reasonable judgment could, be expected to adversely affect (including, e.g., by application of any Person’s actual “disregarded entity” status under the Code) the status that both Manager and the Canadian Manager have as a Code Section 856(d)(9)(A) “eligible independent contractor” at a Code Section 856(d)(9)(D) “qualified lodging facility” owned or leased by Landlord or Owner.

 

24.15           Adverse Regulatory Event.

 

(a)           In the event of an Adverse Regulatory Event arising from or in connection with this Agreement, Owner and Manager shall work together in good faith to amend this Agreement to eliminate the impact of such Adverse Regulatory Event; provided, however, Manager shall have no obligation to materially reduce its rights or materially increase its obligation under this Agreement, all taken as a whole, or to bear any out-of-pocket costs or expenses under this Section 24.15.  Manager shall not be liable if any such amendment, once operative, fails to have the desired result of eliminating the impact of an Adverse Regulatory Event.

 

(b)           For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Adverse Regulatory Event” means any time that a new law, statute, ordinance, code, rule or regulation (but not an administrative or judicial ruling) imposes, or could impose in Owner’s or Landlord’s reasonable opinion, any material threat to HPT’s status as a “real estate investment trust” under the Code or to the treatment of amounts paid to Landlord under the Lease as “rents from real property” under Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

(c)           Owner or Landlord shall promptly inform Manager of any Adverse Regulatory Event of which it is aware and which it believes likely to impair compliance of any of the Hotels with respect to the aforementioned sections of the Code.

 

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24.16           Adverse Canadian Event.  If, as a result of the adoption of, making of or change to any tax law, tax regulation, tax treaty or official directive or the interpretation or application thereof by any court or by any Government Agency charged with the administration thereof or the compliance with any guideline or request of any Government Agency (whether or not having the force of law) Owner and Landlord determine in good faith that it is no longer consistent with their business goals to continue to own the Canadian Hotels, then, subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.6 (The Lease), Owner and Landlord may sell all of their interest in the Canadian Hotels (either on a pooled basis or individually).  The following shall apply each time Owner and Landlord desire to sell a Canadian Hotel under this Section 24.16:

 

(a)           Owner and Landlord shall first offer to sell such Canadian Hotel(s) to Manager, without representation or warranty, for such purchase price as Owner and Landlord shall specify in a written notice given to Manager.  In the event that Manager shall fail to accept or reject such offer within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notice, such offer shall be deemed to be rejected by Manager.

 

(b)           If Manager accepts an offer made with respect to any Canadian Hotel pursuant to this Section 24.16, then effective as of the date of such sale, the following shall apply: (i) Landlord shall deliver to Manager with respect to such Transferred Hotel(s) a deed with covenants against grantor’s acts; (ii) Manager shall deliver to Landlord the purchase price specified in the offer; (iii) the Term shall terminate with respect to such Transferred Canadian Hotel(s); (iv) the Owner’s First Priority shall be reduced by an amount equal to eight percent (8%) of the net (after taking into account any costs paid by Manager) proceeds of sale received by Owner or Landlord.

 

(c)           If Manager rejects or is deemed to have rejected any offer made with respect to any Canadian Hotel(s) pursuant to this Section 24.16, then Owner and Landlord shall have the right, for a period of one (1) year from the date on which such offer is rejected or deemed rejected, to sell such Canadian Hotel(s) to any third party on such terms and conditions as Owner and Landlord shall determine in their sole discretion; provided, however, in no event shall the purchase price with respect to such Canadian Hotel(s) be less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the purchase price offered to Manager under this Section 24.16.  If Owner and Landlord fail to consummate the sale of such Canadian Hotel(s) within one (1) year from the date on which their offer is rejected or deemed rejected, then

 

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Owner and Landlord shall be obligated again to first offer such Canadian Hotel(s) to Manager in accordance with this Section 24.16 prior to selling it to any third party.  If Owner and Landlord sell such Canadian Hotel(s) to any third party in accordance with this Section 24.16, then the following shall apply:

 

(i)       Subject to the execution or delivery of a New Management Agreement as provided below, this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) shall be terminated effective as of the date title is transferred to such Transferred Canadian Hotel.

 

(ii)      Simultaneously with such termination, Manager and the transferee of such Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) or any tenant under a new lease with respect to such Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) (which new lease shall have a term equal to the then unexpired term of the Lease and shall impose no greater liability, responsibility, or obligation on Manager than the Lease) shall enter into a new management agreement (a “New Management Agreement”) with Manager on substantially the same terms as this Agreement except as otherwise provided herein for a term equal to the unexpired portion of the Term of this Agreement.

 

(iii)    Manager, Owner, Landlord and the transferee (or its tenant), acting reasonably, shall allocate amounts in the Reserve Account and the Working Capital between such Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) and the other Hotels.  The parties shall also make reasonable allocations with respect to Owner’s Fixed Priority, and any outstanding advances made by Owner, Manager or their respective Affiliates.  Only for purposes of allocating Owner’s Fixed Priority between the Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) and the other Hotels, the allocation of Owner’s First Priority and Owner’s Second Priority for each Hotel shall be proportional to the Operating Profit of such Hotel(s) for the then most recently ended thirty-six (36) months relative to the Operating Profit of all the other Hotels for such period.  Amounts which are allocated to the Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) shall be transferred to the transferee thereof to be held by Manager or such transferee (or its tenant) pursuant to the New Management Agreement.

 

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respect to amounts that are so transferred and the transferee, its tenant and their Affiliates and the Transferred Canadian Hotel(s) shall have no responsibility with respect to amounts which are not so transferred.

 

(v)     From and after the consummation of such sale or other transfer and compliance with the terms hereof, the term “Hotels” as used herein shall not include the Transferred Canadian Hotel(s).

 

(vi)    Owner shall be responsible to cause its Affiliates, any new tenant and the transferee to execute and deliver the documents contemplated by this Section 24.16 to be executed and delivered by them.

 

24.17           Commercial Leases.  Manager shall not enter into any sublease with respect to any Hotel (or any part thereof) unless the same has been approved by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, Manager may sublease or grant concessions or licenses to shops or any other space at a Hotel subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) subleases and concessions are for newsstand, gift shop, parking garage, health club, restaurant, bar or commissary purposes or similar concessions; (b) such subleases and concessions do not have a term in excess of the lesser of five (5) years or the remaining Term under this Agreement; (c) such subleases and concessions do not demise, (i) in the aggregate, in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet of any Hotel, or (ii) for any single sublease, in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet of any Hotel; (d) any such sublease, license or concession to an Affiliate of a Manager shall be on terms consistent with those that would be reached through arms-length negotiation; (e) for so long as Landlord or any Affiliate of Landlord shall seek to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Code, anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Manager shall not sublet or otherwise enter into any agreement with respect to a Hotel on any basis such that in the opinion of the Owner the rental or other fees to be paid by any sublessee thereunder would be based, in whole or in part, on either (i) the income or profits derived by the business activities of such sublessee, or (ii) any other formula such that any portion of such sublease rental would fail to qualify as “rents from real property” within the meaning of Section 865(d) of the Code or any similar or successor provision thereto; (f) such lease or concession will not violate or affect any Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement; (g) Manager shall obtain or cause the subtenant to obtain such additional insurance coverage applicable to the activities to be conducted

 

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in such subleased space as Owner and any mortgagee under an Authorized Mortgage may reasonably require; and (h) not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date on which Manager proposes to enter into any sublease or concession, Manager shall provide a copy thereof to Owner.

 

24.18           Nonliability of Trustees. THE DECLARATION OF TRUST ESTABLISHING EACH ENTITY COMPRISING LANDLORD, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO (COLLECTIVELY, THE “DECLARATION”), IS DULY FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, PROVIDES THAT, AND MANAGER HEREBY AGREES THAT, THE NAME OF EACH SUCH LANDLORD REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST, SUCH ENTITY.  ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH SUCH ENTITY, IN ANY WAY, SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF SUCH ENTITY FOR THE SATISFACTION OF ANY OBLIGATION.

 

24.19           Arbitration

 

(a)           Disputes.  Any disputes, claims or controversies between or among the parties hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including disputes, claims or controversies relating to the meaning, interpretation, effect, validity, performance or enforcement of this Agreement (all of which are referred to as “Disputes”) or relating in any way to such a Dispute or Disputes, shall on the demand of any party to such Dispute be resolved through binding and final arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) then in effect, except as modified herein.  For the avoidance of doubt, a Dispute shall include a Dispute made derivatively on behalf of one party against another party.

 

(b)           Selection of Arbitrators.  There shall be three arbitrators.  If there are only two parties to the Dispute, each party shall select one arbitrator within 15 days after receipt of a demand for arbitration.  Such arbitrators may be affiliated or interested persons of such parties.  If there are more than two parties to the Dispute, all claimants, on the one hand, and all respondents, on the other hand, shall each select, by the vote of a majority of the claimants or the respondents, as the case may be, one arbitrator within 15 days after receipt of a demand for arbitration.  Such arbitrators may be affiliated or

 

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interested persons of the claimants or the respondents, as the case may be.  If either a claimant (or all claimants) or a respondent (or all respondents) fail to timely select an arbitrator then the party (or parties) who has selected an arbitrator may request the AAA to provide a list of three proposed arbitrators in accordance with the Rules (each of whom shall be neutral, impartial and unaffiliated with any party) and the party (or parties) that failed to timely appoint an arbitrator shall have ten days from the date the AAA provides such list to select one of the three arbitrators proposed by AAA.  If such party (or parties) fail to select such arbitrator by such time, the party (or parties) who have appointed the first arbitrator shall then have ten days to select one of the three arbitrators proposed by AAA to be the second arbitrator; and, if he/they should fail to select such arbitrator by such time, the AAA shall select, within 15 days thereafter, one of the three arbitrators it had proposed as the second arbitrator.  The two arbitrators so appointed shall jointly appoint the third and presiding arbitrator (who shall be neutral, impartial and unaffiliated with any party) within 15 days of the appointment of the second arbitrator.  If the third arbitrator has not been appointed within the time limit specified herein, then the AAA shall provide a list of proposed arbitrators in accordance with the Rules, and the arbitrator shall be appointed by the AAA in accordance with a listing, striking and ranking procedure, with each party having a limited number of strikes, excluding strikes for cause.

 

(c)           Location of Arbitration.  The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

 

(d)           Scope of Discovery.  There shall be only limited documentary discovery of documents directly related to the issues in dispute, as may be ordered by the arbitrators.

 

(e)           Arbitration Award.  In rendering an award or decision (the “Arbitration Award”), the arbitrators shall be required to follow the laws of the State of Maryland.  Any arbitration proceedings or Arbitration Award rendered hereunder and the validity, effect and interpretation of this arbitration agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1 et seq.  The Arbitration Award shall be in writing and may, but shall not be required to, briefly state the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which it is based.

 

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party involved in a Dispute shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), and the arbitrators shall not render an award that would include shifting of any such costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees).  Each party (or, if there are more than two parties to the Dispute, all claimants, on the one hand, and all respondents, on the other hand, respectively) shall bear the costs and expenses of its (or their) selected arbitrator and the parties (or, if there are more than two parties to the Dispute, all claimants, on the one hand, and all respondents, on the other hand) shall equally bear the costs and expenses of the third appointed arbitrator.

 

(g)           Final Judgment.  The Arbitration Award shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between such parties relating to the Dispute, including any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the arbitrators.  Judgment upon the Arbitration Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, no application or appeal to any court of competent jurisdiction may be made in connection with any question of law arising in the course of arbitration or with respect to any award made except as provided in Section 24.19(h) below, for actions relating to enforcement of this agreement to arbitrate or any arbitral award issued hereunder and except for actions seeking interim or other provisional relief in aid of arbitration proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(h)           Injunctive Relief.  The parties may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any Dispute involving Intellectual Property in which injunctive relief is sought.  Additionally, a party which has requested injunctive relief which has been denied by the arbitrators may apply to court of competent jurisdiction provided such court shall be a state or federal court in the State of New York.

 

(i)            Payment.  Any monetary award shall be made and payable in U.S. dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset.  The party against which the Arbitration Award assesses a monetary obligation shall pay that obligation on or before the 30th day following the date of the Arbitration Award or such other date as the Arbitration Award may provide.

 

(j)            Expedited Procedures.  Anything in this Section 24.19 to the contrary notwithstanding, any Dispute arising in connection with the approval of a proposed Yearly Budget shall be resolved by Arbitration under the AAA’s Commercial Expedited Procedures.  The Expedited Procedures shall apply to such Dispute regardless of the amount in controversy.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Expedited Procedures (i) all persons proposed to serve as an arbitrator with respect to such Dispute shall be independent nationally recognized hotel consultants and (ii) unless the parties otherwise agree, an evidentiary hearing shall be held.  To the extent not inconsistent with the Expedited Procedures as modified by this Section 24.19(i), all other provisions of Section 24.19 shall apply to such Arbitration.

 

24.20           Estoppel Certificates.  Each party to this Agreement shall at any time and from time to time, upon not less than fifteen (15) days’ prior notice from the other party, execute, acknowledge and deliver to such other party, or to any third party specified by such other party, a statement in writing:  (a) certifying that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications, that the same, as modified, is in full force and effect and stating the modifications); (b) stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the certifying party (i) there is a continuing default by the non-certifying party in the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Agreement, or (ii) there shall have occurred any event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would become such a default, and, if so, specifying each such default or occurrence of which the certifying party may have knowledge; (c) stating the date to which distributions of Operating Profits have been made; and (d) stating such other information as the non-certifying party may reasonably request.  Such statement shall be binding upon the certifying party and may be relied upon by the non-certifying party and/or such third party specified by the non-certifying party as aforesaid, including, without limitation, its and its Affiliates’ lenders and any prospective Landlord or mortgagee of any Hotel.

 

24.21           Confidentiality.

 

(a)           The parties hereto agree that the matters set forth in this Agreement and the information provided pursuant to the terms hereof are strictly confidential and each party will make every effort to ensure that the information is not disclosed to any outside person or entities (including the press) without the prior written consent of the other party except as may be required by law and as may be reasonably necessary to obtain licenses, permits, and other public approvals necessary for the refurbishment or operation of the Hotels, or in connection with financing, proposed financing, sale or proposed sale or as may be required pursuant to any ground lease of the Hotels.

 

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(b)           No reference to Manager or to any of its Affiliates will be made in any prospectus, private placement memorandum, offering circular or offering documentation related thereto (collectively referred to as the “Prospectus”), issued by Owner or any of its Affiliates, which is designated to interest potential investors in a Hotel, unless Manager has previously received a copy of all such references.  However, regardless of whether Manager does or does not so receive a copy of all such references, neither Manager nor any of its Affiliates will be deemed a sponsor of the offering described in the Prospectus, nor will it have any responsibility for the Prospectus, and the Prospectus will so state.  Unless Manager agrees in advance, the Prospectus will not include any trademark, symbols, logos or designs of Manager or any of its Affiliates.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties (and each employee, representative, or other agent of the parties) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the taxpayer relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided, however, that neither party (nor any employee, representative, or other agent thereof) may disclose any information that is not necessary to understanding the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction (including the identity of the parties and any information that could lead another to determine the identity of the parties), or any other information to the extent that such disclosure could result in a violation of any federal or state securities law.

 

24.22           Hotel Warranties.  Manager shall be entitled to, and shall, enforce in the name of Owner, its Affiliates or any of Manager’s Affiliates, any warranties held by Owner or such Affiliates with respect to the Hotels or any portion thereof.

 

24.23           Currency.

 

(a)           Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, each reference herein to any dollar amount is a reference to such amount of United States dollars.  All remittances to Owner hereunder shall be in United States dollars.  To the extent that any amount to be so remitted to Owner or transferred to the Reserve Account is held by Manager in another currency, Manager shall exchange such currency to United States dollars, at the best rates then commercially reasonably available to Manager at the time of such exchange for such purpose, and all costs of such exchange shall be an Operating Cost.  Manager shall bear no

 

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risk or responsibility and makes herein no covenant of protection to Owner in respect of exchange rate movements which may work adversely to the interests of Owner hereunder.

 

(b)           All revenues and expenses of the Hotels which are denominated in a currency other than United States dollars shall be recorded and reported both in United States dollars and in the currency(ies) in which such amounts are earned or expended.  Such other currency(ies) shall be converted to United States dollars using a reasonable method consistent with the Accounting Principles then employed by Manager and its Affiliates when accounting for foreign currencies.

 

24.24           Independent Covenants.  The obligations of each party hereunder shall be separate and independent covenants and agreements.

 

[Signature Pages Follow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement effective as of the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
OWNER:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT TRS IHG-1, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT TRS IHG-2, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT TRS IHG-3, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
MANAGER:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Robert J. Chitty
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Robert   J. Chitty
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (CANADA), INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Robert J. Chitty
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Robert   J. Chitty
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    

 

[Signature Page to Management Agreement — Page One]

 

 

	
 
    	
IHG MANAGEMENT (MARYLAND) LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Robert J. Chitty
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Robert   J. Chitty
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Vice   President
    

 

[Signature Page to Management Agreement — Page Two]

 

 

Each of the parties comprising Landlord in consideration of good and valuable consideration, joins in the foregoing Agreement to evidence its agreement to be bound by the terms of Sections 4.1 through and including 4.7 and Articles 15 and 16 thereof, in each case to the extent applicable to it, subject to the terms of Section 24.18.

 

 

	
 
    	
LANDLORD:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT IHG PROPERTIES TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPTSCH PROPERTIES TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT CW PROPERTIES TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT CW MA REALTY TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT HPTCW II PROPERTIES LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    

 

[Signature Page to Management Agreement — Page Three]

 

 

	
 
    	
HPT IHG-2 PROPERTIES TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT IHG GA PROPERTIES LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT IHG CANADA PROPERTIES TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HH HPTCW II PROPERTIES LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HARBOR COURT ASSOCIATES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT IHG-3 PROPERTIES TRUST
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT IHG-3 PROPERTIES LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   John G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
John   G. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
President
    

 

[Signature Page to Management Agreement — Page Four]

 

SCHEDULE 2.6(a)

 

	
Designated Hotels
    	
 
    	
City
    	
 
    	
State
    	
 
    	
Keys
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
Baltimore
    	
 
    	
MD
    	
 
    	
195
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Houston
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
349
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Irvine
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
335
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Atlanta (Perimeter)
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
296
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Philadelphia
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
445
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Auburn Hills
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
118
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Myrtle Beach
    	
 
    	
SC
    	
 
    	
119
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Atl Perimeter Centr
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Charlotte Arrowood
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
118
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Orlando Int Drive
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
146
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Princeton
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
124
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Schaumburg
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
112
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Somerset
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
140
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
St. Louis
    	
 
    	
MO
    	
 
    	
106
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Auburn Hills
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
110
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Charlotte, Coliseum
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
81
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Cincinnati, Blue Ash
    	
 
    	
OH
    	
 
    	
78
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Dallas, by the Galleria
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
134
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Denver, D.T.C.
    	
 
    	
CO
    	
 
    	
131
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Southfield
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
121
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Warren
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Farmington Hills
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
125
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Greensboro
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Hartford, Meriden
    	
 
    	
CT
    	
 
    	
124
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Hoffman Estates
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Louisville - East
    	
 
    	
KY
    	
 
    	
78
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Northbrook-Wheeling
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
143
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Omaha
    	
 
    	
NE
    	
 
    	
131
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Orlando
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Raleigh, Cary
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
81
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Schaumburg
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Salt Lake, Fort Union
    	
 
    	
UT
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Holiday Inn
    	
 
    	
Memphis
    	
 
    	
TN
    	
 
    	
243
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Hilton Head
    	
 
    	
SC
    	
 
    	
340
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Dallas
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
295
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Dallas
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
114
    

 

 

SCHEDULE 2.6(f)

 

“Removed Hotels”

 

	
Brand
    	
 
    	
City
    	
 
    	
State
    	
 
    	
Keys
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
Houston
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
485
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Houston Galleria
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
93
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Boston Burlington
    	
 
    	
MA
    	
 
    	
141
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Baltimore Columbia
    	
 
    	
MD
    	
 
    	
118
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Boston - Andover
    	
 
    	
MA
    	
 
    	
131
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Parsippany
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
150
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Malvern
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
120
    

 

 

SCHEDULE 5.4

 

	
Brand
    	
 
    	
City
    	
 
    	
State
    	
 
    	
Keys
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Chatsworth
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
114
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
San Francisco
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
San Jose
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
114
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Sunnyvale
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
138
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Torrance
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
144
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Orlando Lake Buena Vista
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
150
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Dulles (Herndon,VA)
    	
 
    	
VA
    	
 
    	
112
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
San Antonio
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
118
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Atlanta Perimeter
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
143
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Denver Lone Tree
    	
 
    	
CO
    	
 
    	
115
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Austin, Tx
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
121
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Carmel Mountain
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
116
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Ft. Lauderdale
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
141
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Portland-Vancover
    	
 
    	
WA
    	
 
    	
117
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Sorrento Mesa
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
133
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Alpharetta
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
118
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Anaheim
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
143
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Toronto (Thornhill)
    	
 
    	
ON
    	
 
    	
120
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
Las Colinas
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
117
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Birmingham
    	
 
    	
AL
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
County, Irvine East
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Phoenix
    	
 
    	
AZ
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Salt Lake City, Airport
    	
 
    	
UT
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Philadelphia, Willow Grove
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
110
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Hampton
    	
 
    	
VA
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Wichita, Airport
    	
 
    	
KS
    	
 
    	
81
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Houston, Town & Country
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Wichita, Northeast
    	
 
    	
KS
    	
 
    	
108
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Austin, South
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Baltimore
    	
 
    	
MD
    	
 
    	
125
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Denver, Lakewood
    	
 
    	
CO
    	
 
    	
122
    

 

 

	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Des Moines
    	
 
    	
IA
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Austin, Northwest
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
125
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Jacksonville
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
111
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Houston, Clear Lake
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Phoenix, Tempe
    	
 
    	
AZ
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Dallas, Las Colinas
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
117
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Somerset
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
110
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Charlotte, University
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Huntsville
    	
 
    	
AL
    	
 
    	
123
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Nashville, Brentwood
    	
 
    	
TN
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Albuquerque
    	
 
    	
NM
    	
 
    	
123
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Boston, Braintree
    	
 
    	
MA
    	
 
    	
133
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Pittsburgh, Airport
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
123
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Houston, Westchase
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
123
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Minneapolis, Richfield
    	
 
    	
MN
    	
 
    	
134
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Philadelphia, Mt. Laurel
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
123
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Las Vegas
    	
 
    	
NV
    	
 
    	
276
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Knoxville
    	
 
    	
TN
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Clearwater
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
104
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Arlington
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
125
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Orange County, Anaheim So
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
133
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Houston by the Galleria
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Orange Cty/Irvine Spectrum
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Miami Airport West
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
128
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Libertyville
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Naperville
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Waukegan
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Columbus, 
    	
 
    	
OH
    	
 
    	
122
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Airport
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Ann Arbor
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Dallas, North-Richardson
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Cleveland, N. Olmsted
    	
 
    	
OH
    	
 
    	
125
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Atlanta
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Chicago, O’Hare
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
160
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Oklahoma City
    	
 
    	
OK
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
St. Louis
    	
 
    	
MO
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Orange County, Airport
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Boston, Burlington
    	
 
    	
MA
    	
 
    	
149
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Silicon Valley, San Jose
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Parsippany, Morris Plains
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Nanuet - Rockland County
    	
 
    	
NY
    	
 
    	
124
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Kansas City, Overland Park
    	
 
    	
KS
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Troy
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
118
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Dallas Ft Worth Fossil Crk
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
98
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Dallas, Plano
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
122
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
Jersey City
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
214
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
San Antonio
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
112
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
Austin
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
189
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
Toronto
    	
 
    	
ON
    	
 
    	
208
    
	
Holiday Inn
    	
 
    	
Atlanta (College Park)
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
190
    
	
Holiday Inn
    	
 
    	
Anaheim
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
264
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
White Plains
    	
 
    	
NY
    	
 
    	
401
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Redondo Beach
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
346
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Los Angeles
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
613
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Atlanta (Airport)
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
378
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
San Jose
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
304
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
Miami (Airport)
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
304
    

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

	
Brand
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
City
    	
 
    	
State
    	
 
    	
Zip
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
600 Corporate Ridge Drive
    	
 
    	
Birmingham
    	
 
    	
AL
    	
 
    	
35242
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
201 Exchange Place
    	
 
    	
Huntsville
    	
 
    	
AL
    	
 
    	
35806
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
11411 N. Black Canyon Hgwy
    	
 
    	
Phoenix
    	
 
    	
AZ
    	
 
    	
85029
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1335 W. Baseline Road
    	
 
    	
Phoenix, Tempe
    	
 
    	
AZ
    	
 
    	
85283
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
3 South Pointe Drive
    	
 
    	
County, Irvine East
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92630
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
2600 S. Red Hill Avenue
    	
 
    	
Orange County, Airport
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92705
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
12901 Garden Grove Blvd.
    	
 
    	
Orange County, Anaheim So
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92843
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
16150 Sand Canyon Ave.
    	
 
    	
Orange Cty/Irvine Spectrum
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92618
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
481 El Camino Real
    	
 
    	
Silicon Valley, San Jose
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
95050
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
6780 S. Galena Street
    	
 
    	
Denver, D.T.C.
    	
 
    	
CO
    	
 
    	
80112
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
895 Tabor Street
    	
 
    	
Denver, Lakewood
    	
 
    	
CO
    	
 
    	
80401
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1151 East Main Street
    	
 
    	
Hartford, Meriden
    	
 
    	
CT
    	
 
    	
06450
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
13231 49th St. N.
    	
 
    	
Clearwater
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
33762
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4990 Belfort Road
    	
 
    	
Jacksonville
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
32256
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
8855 NW 27th St.
    	
 
    	
Miami Airport West
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
33172
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
644 Raymond Ave.
    	
 
    	
Orlando
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
32701
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
3665 Shackleford Rd.
    	
 
    	
Atlanta
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
30096
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
7625 Office Plaza Drive N.
    	
 
    	
Des Moines
    	
 
    	
IA
    	
 
    	
50266
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
2875 Greenspoint Parkway
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Hoffman Estates
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60195
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1100 N. US Route 45
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Libertyville
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60048
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
27 W. 300 Warrenville Rd.
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Naperville
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60555
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4021 N. Mannheim Rd.
    	
 
    	
Chicago, O’Hare
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60176
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1200 E. Bank Dr.
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Schaumburg
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60173
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1151 S. Waukegan Rd.
    	
 
    	
Chicago, Waukegan
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60085
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
8000 Capitol Drive
    	
 
    	
Northbrook-Wheeling
    	
 
    	
IL
    	
 
    	
60090
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
11001 Oakmont
    	
 
    	
Kansas City, Overland Park
    	
 
    	
KS
    	
 
    	
66210
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
570 South Julia
    	
 
    	
Wichita, Airport
    	
 
    	
KS
    	
 
    	
67209
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
3141 N. Webb Road
    	
 
    	
Wichita, Northeast
    	
 
    	
KS
    	
 
    	
67226
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
11762 Commonwealth Drive
    	
 
    	
Louisville - East
    	
 
    	
KY
    	
 
    	
40299
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
235 Wood Road
    	
 
    	
Boston, Braintree
    	
 
    	
MA
    	
 
    	
02184
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
130 Middlesex Turnpike
    	
 
    	
Boston, Burlington
    	
 
    	
MA
    	
 
    	
01803
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1247 Winterson Road
    	
 
    	
Baltimore
    	
 
    	
MD
    	
 
    	
21090
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
701 Waymarket Way
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Ann Arbor
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
48103
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1650 N. Opdyke Rd.
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Auburn Hills
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
48326
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
37555 Hills Tech Drive
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Farmington Hills
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
48331
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1 Corporate Drive
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Southfield
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
48076
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
2550 Troy Center Dr.
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Troy
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
48084
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
7010 Convention Blvd
    	
 
    	
Detroit, Warren
    	
 
    	
MI
    	
 
    	
48092
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
351 West 77th Street
    	
 
    	
Minneapolis, Richfield
    	
 
    	
MN
    	
 
    	
55423
    

 

 

	
Brand
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
City
    	
 
    	
State
    	
 
    	
Zip
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
3250 Rider Trail S.
    	
 
    	
St. Louis
    	
 
    	
MO
    	
 
    	
63045
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
5840 Westpark Drive
    	
 
    	
Charlotte, Coliseum
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
28217
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
8812 University East Drive
    	
 
    	
Charlotte, University
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
28213
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
7623 Thorndike Road
    	
 
    	
Greensboro
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
27409
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
1020 Buck Jones Rd
    	
 
    	
Raleigh, Cary
    	
 
    	
NC
    	
 
    	
27606
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
360 South 108th Ave.
    	
 
    	
Omaha
    	
 
    	
NE
    	
 
    	
68154
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
21 2nd Street
    	
 
    	
Jersey City
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
07302
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
100 Candlewood Dr
    	
 
    	
Parsippany, Morris Plains
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
07950
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
400 Crawford Place
    	
 
    	
Philadelphia, Mt. Laurel
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
08054
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
41 World’s Fair Drive
    	
 
    	
Somerset
    	
 
    	
NJ
    	
 
    	
08873
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
3025 Richmond Avenue, NE
    	
 
    	
Albuquerque
    	
 
    	
NM
    	
 
    	
87107
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4034 South Paradise Road
    	
 
    	
Las Vegas
    	
 
    	
NV
    	
 
    	
89109
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
20 Overlook Blvd.
    	
 
    	
Nanuet - Rockland County
    	
 
    	
NY
    	
 
    	
10954
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
10665 Techwoods Circle
    	
 
    	
Cincinnati, Blue Ash
    	
 
    	
OH
    	
 
    	
45242
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
24741 Country Club Blvd.
    	
 
    	
Cleveland, N. Olmsted
    	
 
    	
OH
    	
 
    	
44070
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
590 Taylor Rd.
    	
 
    	
Columbus, Airport
    	
 
    	
OH
    	
 
    	
43230
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4400 River Park Drive
    	
 
    	
Oklahoma City
    	
 
    	
OK
    	
 
    	
73108
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
250 Business Center Drive
    	
 
    	
Philadelphia, Willow Grove
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
19044
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
100 Chauvet Drive
    	
 
    	
Pittsburgh, Airport
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
15275
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
10206 Parkside Drive
    	
 
    	
Knoxville
    	
 
    	
TN
    	
 
    	
37922
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
5129 Virginia Way
    	
 
    	
Nashville, Brentwood
    	
 
    	
TN
    	
 
    	
37027
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
2221 Brookhollow Plaza Dr.
    	
 
    	
Arlington
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
76006
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
9701 Stonelake Boulevard
    	
 
    	
Austin, Northwest
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
78759
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4320 Interstate 35 Service S
    	
 
    	
Austin, South
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
78745
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
5201 Endicott Avenue
    	
 
    	
Dallas Ft Worth Fossil Crk
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
76137
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
13939 Noel Road
    	
 
    	
Dallas, by the Galleria
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
75240
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
5300 Greenpark Drive
    	
 
    	
Dallas, Las Colinas
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
75038
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
12525 Greenville Ave.
    	
 
    	
Dallas, North-Richardson
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
75243
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4701 Legacy
    	
 
    	
Dallas, Plano
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
75024
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4900 Loop Central Dr.
    	
 
    	
Houston by the Galleria
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
77081
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
2737 Bay Area Blvd
    	
 
    	
Houston, Clear Lake
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
77058
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
10503 Town&Country Way
    	
 
    	
Houston, Town & Country
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
77024
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
4033 SW Sam Houston Parkway
    	
 
    	
Houston, Westchase
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
77042
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
9350 IH 10 West
    	
 
    	
San Antonio
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
78230
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
2170 West North Temple
    	
 
    	
Salt Lake City, Airport
    	
 
    	
UT
    	
 
    	
84116
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
6990 S. Park Center Drive
    	
 
    	
Salt Lake City, Fort Union
    	
 
    	
UT
    	
 
    	
84121
    
	
Candlewood
    	
 
    	
401 Butler Farm Road
    	
 
    	
Hampton
    	
 
    	
VA
    	
 
    	
23666
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
17941 VonKarman
    	
 
    	
Irvine
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92614
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
5985 W. Century Blvd
    	
 
    	
Los Angeles
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
90045
    

 

 

	
Brand
    	
 
    	
Address
    	
 
    	
City
    	
 
    	
State
    	
 
    	
Zip
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
300 North Harbor Drive
    	
 
    	
Redondo Beach
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
90277
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
777 Bellew Drive
    	
 
    	
San Jose
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
95035
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
950 N.W. LeJeune Road
    	
 
    	
Miami (Airport)
    	
 
    	
FL
    	
 
    	
33126
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
1325 Virginia Avenue
    	
 
    	
Atlanta (Airport)
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
30344
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
6345 Powers Ferry Road
    	
 
    	
Atlanta (Perimeter)
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
30339
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
66 Hale Avenue
    	
 
    	
White Plains
    	
 
    	
NY
    	
 
    	
10601
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
1800 Market St
    	
 
    	
Philadelphia
    	
 
    	
PA
    	
 
    	
19103
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
130 Shipyard Drive
    	
 
    	
Hilton Head
    	
 
    	
SC
    	
 
    	
29928
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
7800 Alpha Road
    	
 
    	
Dallas
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
75240
    
	
Crowne Plaza
    	
 
    	
14703 Park Row
    	
 
    	
Houston
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
77079
    
	
Holiday Inn
    	
 
    	
1915 S. Manchester Avenue
    	
 
    	
Anaheim
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92802
    
	
Holiday Inn
    	
 
    	
4669 Airport Blvd
    	
 
    	
Atlanta (College Park)
    	
 
    	
GA
    	
 
    	
30337
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
550 Light Street
    	
 
    	
Baltimore
    	
 
    	
MD
    	
 
    	
21202
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
220 Bloor Street West
    	
 
    	
Toronto
    	
 
    	
ON
    	
 
    	
M5S 1T8 Canada
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
701 Congress Avenue
    	
 
    	
Austin
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
78701
    
	
InterContinental
    	
 
    	
2222 West Loop South
    	
 
    	
Houston
    	
 
    	
TX
    	
 
    	
77027
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
1855 S. Manchester Avenue
    	
 
    	
Anaheim
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92802
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
11855 Avenue of Industry
    	
 
    	
Carmel Mountain
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92128
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
21902 Lassen
    	
 
    	
Chatsworth
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
91311
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
1350 Huntington Ave.
    	
 
    	
San Francisco
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
94066
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
1602 Crane Court
    	
 
    	
San Jose
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
95112
    
	
Staybridge
    	
 
    	
6639 Mira Mesa Blvd
    	
 
    	
Sorrento Mesa
    	
 
    	
CA
    	
 
    	
92121
    
	
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900 Hamlin Ct.
    	
 
    	
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94089
    
	
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Torrance
    	
 
    	
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90503
    
	
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80124
    
	
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410 North Pine Island Road
    	
 
    	
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33324
    
	
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32819
    
	
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32836
    
	
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3980 North Point Parkway
    	
 
    	
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30005
    
	
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GA
    	
 
    	
30328
    
	
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4601 Ridgeview Road
    	
 
    	
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30338
    
	
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60173
    
	
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01810
    
	
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21045
    
	
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48326
    
	
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63146
    
	
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28273
    
	
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08873
    
	
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L3T 7W2 Canada
    
	
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20 Morehall
    	
 
    	
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19355
    
	
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29579
    
	
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EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and among IHG Management (Maryland) LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (“Maryland”), InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Resources”), InterContinental Hotels Group (Canada), Inc., a corporation under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“Canada”) and [                                  ] (“Assignee”).

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H

 

WHEREAS, Resources, Maryland and Canada (collectively, “Manager”)are parties to a Management Agreement made as of July 1, 2011 (the “Management Agreement”) with HPT TRS IHG-1, Inc., HPT TRS IHG-2, Inc., and HPT TRS IHG-3, Inc., each a Maryland corporation (collectively, “Owner”), pursuant to which Owner has engaged Manager to operate the Hotels, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Management Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 21.1(c) of the Management Agreement, Manager has the right, without Owner’s consent, but subject to the applicable Affiliate satisfying the requirements of Section 24.14 of the Management Agreement, to assign to a Canadian Affiliate the rights and obligations of Manager under the Management Agreement that relate to services to be performed by Manager in respect of all (but not less than all) of the Canadian Hotels excluding those services which are performed centrally outside of Canada such as those performed pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Management Agreement and those services for which the System Fees or other fees referred to in Section 9.2 of the Management Agreement are to be paid (excluding such excluded services, the “Canadian Services”), provided that such Affiliate agrees to assume and be bound by the obligations of Manager under the Management Agreement as they relate to the Canadian Services;

 

WHEREAS, Manager wishes to assign to Assignee its rights and obligations under the Management Agreement that relate to the Canadian Services; and

 

WHEREAS, Assignee is a Canadian Affiliate of Manager;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are herein

 

 

acknowledged, Manager and Assignee, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions.  Capitalized terms used in this agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in Article 1 of the Management Agreement.

 

2.             Assignment of Management Agreement.  Effective as of the date of this agreement, Manager hereby assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Manager in and to the Management Agreement that relate to the Canadian Services.

 

3.             Assumption by Assignee.  Effective as of the date of this agreement, Assignee hereby assumes and agrees to be bound by all of the obligations and liabilities of Manager under the Management Agreement that relate to the Canadian Services (the “Canadian Services Obligations”) and covenants and agrees with Manager to perform the Canadian Services Obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Management Agreement.

 

4.             Effect of Assignment.  Manager and Assignee agree that, as a result of the assignment and assumption hereunder:

 

(a)           Assignee shall provide the Canadian Services to Owner in accordance with the Management Agreement;

 

(b)           there shall be payable to Assignee as consideration for the Canadian Services, a portion of the amounts otherwise payable or reimbursable to Manager under the Management Agreement, as follows:

 

(i)                    the portion of the Operating Costs incurred by Assignee in providing the Canadian Services;

 

(ii)                   the portion of the Base Management Fee for each period equal to the fraction that the Gross Revenues of the Canadian Hotels for such period is of the Gross Revenues of the Hotels for such period, which fee shall be payable to Assignee concurrently with the remaining portion of the Base Management Fee payable to Manager;

 

(iii)                  the portion of the Incentive Management Fee for each period equal to the fraction that the Operating Profit of the Canadian Hotels for such period is of the Operating Profit of the Hotels for such period, which fee shall be paid to Assignee

 

 

concurrently with the remaining portion of the Incentive Management Fee payable to Assignee;

 

provided, however, Owner shall not be obligated to make any of the foregoing calculations or to cause any such amounts to be paid directly to Assignee, it being acknowledged and agreed that Manager shall be responsible for performing all such calculations and remitting all such applicable amounts to Assignee and Manager shall provide Owner with the details of such calculations and remittances if Owner so requests;

 

(iv)          No portion of the System Fees or other fees referred to in Section 9.2 of the Management Agreement shall be payable in respect of Canadian Services; and

 

(v)           Manager shall not be released from any of its obligations under the Management Agreement and shall at all times remain liable for the performance of the Canadian Services and all other obligations of Manager hereunder.

 

Manager and Assignee further agree that Assignee shall at all times be an Affiliate of Manager, and acknowledge and agree that the Management Agreement is intended to constitute, and shall constitute, a single transaction notwithstanding the assignment pursuant hereto.

 

5.             No Severance.  Manager and Assignee acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything contained in this agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Management Agreement remains, and shall hereafter remain, a single, integrated agreement for all purposes.  No portion of the Management Agreement, or any party’s obligations thereunder, shall be deemed to have been severed or separated from the balance of the Management Agreement, or any party’s obligations thereunder, as a result of this agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.             Guarantee.  Manager hereby guarantees the payment and performance of Assignee’s obligations under the Management Agreement.

 

7.             Further Assurances.  Each of the parties shall execute and deliver all such further documents and do such other things as the other party may reasonably request to give full effect to this agreement.

 

 

8.             Applicable Law.  This agreement shall be interpreted, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts between residents of Maryland which are to be performed entirely within New York, regardless of:  (a) where this agreement is executed or delivered; (b) where any payment or other performance required by this agreement is made or required to be made; (c) where any breach of any provision of this agreement occurs, or any cause of action otherwise accrues; (d) where any action or other proceeding is instituted or pending; (e) the nationality, citizenship, domicile, principal place of business, or jurisdiction of organization or domestication of any party; (f) whether the laws of the forum jurisdiction otherwise would apply the laws of a jurisdiction other than Maryland; (g) the location of the Hotels or any applicable Hotel; or (h) any combination of the foregoing.

 

9.             Arbitration.  Any Dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be resolved by Arbitration in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 24.19 of the Management Agreement.

 

10.           Third Party Beneficiary.  Manager and Assignee acknowledge and agree that Owner is an intended third party beneficiary of Manager’s and Assignee’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

11.           Successors and Assigns.  This agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this agreement.

 

	
 
    	
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP RESOURCES, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
IHG MANAGEMENT (MARYLAND) LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

 

	
 
    	
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (CANADA), INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
[ASSIGNEE]
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    

 

 

For good and valuable consideration, the undersigned, HPT TRS IHG-1, INC., HPT TRS IHG-2, INC., and HPT TRS IHG-3, INC., as Owner, hereby acknowledge the foregoing agreement.

 

	
 
    	
HPT   TRS IHG-1, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT   TRS IHG-2, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
HPT TRS   IHG-3, INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    
	
 
    	
Title:Exhibit 10.1

 

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO THE

WEST SUBURBAN BANCORP, INC.

 

DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

WHEREAS, the Company sponsors a non-qualified deferred compensation plan entitled the Directors and Senior Management Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) effective as of January 1, 2005;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Plan, the Company may amend the Plan by action of its Board of Directors; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board finds it to be in the Company’s best interest to amend the terms of the Plan to provide for a different method of crediting earnings to the Participants’ accounts;

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following Section 1.15a be inserted into the Plan immediately following Section 1.15:

 

“1.15a    “Crediting Rate” shall mean six percent (6%).

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, that Section 3.8 of the Plan be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“3.8        Crediting of Account Balances.  In accordance with, and subject to, the rules and procedures that are established from time to time by the Committee, in its sole discretion, amounts shall be credited or debited to a Participant’s Account Balance in accordance with the following rules.  The Company shall credit a Participant’s Account Balance with:

 

(a)           the Participants Annual Deferral Amounts, if any; and

 

(b)           interest as follows:

 

(i)            on the last day of each month and immediately prior to the distribution of any benefits, but only until commencement of benefit distributions to the Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan, interest shall be credited on the Participant’s Account Balance at an annual rate equal to  the Crediting Rate, compounded monthly; and

 

(ii)           on the last day of each month during any installment period, interest shall be credited on the unpaid portion of the Participant’s Account Balance at an annual rate equal to the Crediting Rate, compounded monthly.

 

 

A Participant’s Account Balance shall at all times be a bookkeeping entry only and shall not represent any investment made on his or her behalf by the Company or the Trust; the Participant shall at all times remain an unsecured creditor of the Company.”

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