EX-10.3 4 exhibit1033q24.htm EX-10.3 Document
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擔保協議修訂第1號
於2024年7月17日簽訂的擔保協議修正案第1號(以下簡稱“修改”),雙方爲 blackstone mortgage trust, inc.,一家總部設在紐約州紐約市帕克大道345號的馬里蘭州公司(以下簡稱“擔保人 富國銀行國家協會一個國家銀行協會("買方)。在此未另行定義的情況下使用的大寫術語應具有擔保書(如下定義)中所賦予的含義。
前言

鑑於,Parlex 5 Finco,LLC,一家德拉華州有限責任公司(“賣方”),買方雙方就2014年4月4日簽署的那份經修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2014年10月23日簽署的那份修訂合同第1號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2015年3月13日簽署的那份修訂合同第2號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2015年4月14日簽署的那份修訂合同第3號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2016年3月11日簽署的那份修訂合同第4號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2016年6月30日簽署的那份修訂合同第5號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2017年3月13日簽署的那份修訂合同第6號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2017年3月31日簽署的那份修訂合同第7號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2018年3月13日簽署的那份修訂合同第8號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2018年12月21日簽署的那份修訂合同第9號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2019年11月13日簽署的那份修訂合同第10號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2019年12月23日簽署的那份修訂合同第11號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2020年3月13日簽署的那份修訂合同第12號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2021年3月12日簽署的那份修訂合同第13號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2022年3月11日簽署的那份修訂合同第14號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2022年6月29日簽署的那份修訂合同第15號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,以2023年3月13日簽署的那份修訂合同第16號進一步修訂和重籤的大規模回購和證券合同,並根據2014年3月13日修訂的那份修訂合同第17號調整,重籤,補充或以其他方式修改,並隨時有效的“回購協議”);






鑑於保證人與買方簽訂了那份擔保協議,日期爲2014年3月13日(如同可能被修訂、重籤、補充或其他方式修改,並不時生效的,"擔保”);
擔保人已請求並買方同意,在此修正條款和條件下,修改擔保如本修正案所述。
因此,考慮到前提條件及其他充足且有價值的考慮,擔保方和買方特此同意如下:
1.擔保的修正.
(a)擔保文件第1部分中以下定義已經被修訂並完整重述如下:
有形淨值對於任何個人,根據GAAP,"股東權益"指在任何決定日,包括在該個人資產負債表內的所有金額(或任何類似標題),減去(a)該個人及其任何關聯公司,或其官員、僱員、合夥人、成員、董事、股東或其他類似與該個人或其任何關聯公司有關的個人所欠的金額,(b)無形資產和(c)預付稅金和/或費用,再加上(d)自2024年7月1日起,「當前預期信貸損失」模型所規定的總信貸損失準備和截至該日期的累計折舊和攤銷總額。
總資產對於任何當事人,在任何確定日期,"資產"應表示由該當事人擁有的所有資產的總賬面價值加上按照GAAP進行合併的所有關聯公司所有資產的比例份額,減去(a) 該當事人從任何關聯公司、或從該當事人或任何關聯公司的官員、僱員、合夥人、成員、董事、股東或其他類似與該當事人或其關聯公司有關係的人士那裏欠款的金額, (b) 無形資產,以及 (c) 預付稅款和費用,和 (d) 根據證券化操作所欠的無追索權債務的金額,例如REMIC證券化、抵押貸款債務證券化交易或其他類似證券化,再加上 (e) 從2024年7月1日起,與ASC 326規定的「當前預期信用損失」模型相關的累計信用損失撥備金額以及累計折舊和攤銷總額,在該日期當天或之前。
(b)第9條(a) 被完全修訂並重新制定如下:
最低固定費用覆蓋比率擔保人在過去四(4)個財政季度內的EBITDA與同一財政季度內的固定費用之比不得低於1.40比1.00,應在每個財政季度結束後儘快確定,並在適用財政季度的最後一天之後四十五(45)天內確定; 在每種情況下,該B類股東和/或該B類股東的家庭成員需獨立控制在此類帳戶、計劃或信託中持有的B類普通股實時;, 公司對於以下情況,不應承擔責任:根據第10(b)部分書面信息可靠地提供。截至2024年9月30日的財政季度及之後的每個財政季度至該財政季度結束時
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截至2025年6月30日的季度,上述比率應爲1.25:1.00,此後每個財季應爲1.30:1.00。
2.先決條件. 本修正案及其條款應於保證人和買方各自的授權人簽署並交付之日起生效(即該日期爲“修訂生效日期”); 在每種情況下,該B類股東和/或該B類股東的家庭成員需獨立控制在此類帳戶、計劃或信託中持有的B類普通股實時; 本保證的第1條和第9條的修正案不會在未對可觸及淨值和總資產的定義以及最低EBITDA與固定費用比率(或在其他房地產業抵押貸款和相關權益的倉庫融資中對應的定義和契約)的財務契約進行與本修正案所規定的修改之前生效,根據這些契約,保證人作爲借款人或擔保人,需要遵守有關最低可觸及淨值、最低EBITDA與固定費用比率和最高債務對總資產比率的財務契約。保證人應在本保證的第1條和第9條的修正案生效時立即通知買方(包括通過電子郵件)。
3.陳述、擔保及保證保證人在修訂生效日向買方陳述並承諾,(i) 符合保證書及其他應遵守或履行之回購文件所載所有條款和條款,以及其承擔的義務,且不存在違約或違約事件已發生並持續。(ii) 保證人在保證書中所含的陳述、擔保和契約的內容進行確認和重申(但就擔保書明確訂定特定日期的陳述和擔保而言,保證人僅在該日期確認該等陳述和擔保)。
4.[Reserved].
5.Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Guarantee and each of the other Repurchase Documents shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms; provided, however, that upon the Amendment Effective Date, each (x) reference therein and herein to the “Repurchase Documents” shall be deemed to include, in any event, this Amendment, (y) each reference to the “Guarantee Agreement” in any of the Repurchase Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Guarantee, as amended hereby, and (z) each reference in the Guarantee to “this Guarantee”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of similar effect in referring to the Guarantee shall be deemed to be references to the Guarantee, as amended by this Amendment.
6.No Novation, Effect of Agreement. Guarantor and Buyer have entered into this Amendment solely to amend the terms of the Guarantee and do not intend this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by Seller, Guarantor or Pledgor (the “Repurchase Parties”) under or in connection with the Repurchase Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Pledge and Security Agreement or any of the other Repurchase Documents to which any Repurchase Party is a party. It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that (i) the perfection and priority of all security interests securing the payment of the Repurchase Obligations of the Repurchase Parties under the Repurchase Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement are preserved, (ii) the liens and
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security interests granted under the Repurchase Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement continue in full force and effect, and (iii) any reference to the Repurchase Agreement in any such Repurchase Document shall be deemed to also reference this Amendment.
7.Waivers. (a) Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that as of the date hereof it has no defenses, rights of setoff, claims, counterclaims or causes of action of any kind or description against Buyer arising under or in respect of the Guarantee or any other Repurchase Document and any such defenses, rights of setoff, claims, counterclaims or causes of action which may exist as of the date hereof are hereby irrevocably waived, and (b) in consideration of Buyer entering into this Amendment, Guarantor hereby waive, release and discharge Buyer and Buyer’s officers, employees, representatives, agents, counsel and directors from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities of whatever kind or nature, in law or in equity, now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected to the extent that any of the foregoing arise out of or from or in any way relating to or in connection with the Guarantee or the other Repurchase Documents, in each case occurring or existing on or prior to the date hereof, including, but not limited to, any action or failure to act under the Guarantee or the other Repurchase Documents on or prior to the date hereof, except, with respect to any such Person being released hereby, any actions, causes of action, claims, demands, damages and liabilities arising out of such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the Repurchase Agreement, the Guarantee or the other Repurchase Documents.
8.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart thereof.
9.Expenses. Guarantor agrees to pay and reimburse Buyer for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, counsel to Buyer.
10.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF.  THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AMENDMENT.
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
GUARANTOR:
BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation

By:    /s/ Ana Gonzalez-Iglesias    
Name: Ana Gonzalez-Iglesias
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signatures Continued on Next Page]
[Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Guarantee Agreement (Wells Fargo)]



BUYER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association

By:____/s/ Allen Lewis    
Name: Allen Lewis
Title: Managing Director


[Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Guarantee Agreement (Wells Fargo)]