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C3 ACQUISITION CO. LLC
Executive Summary of Key Terms
July 30, 2009
Thefollowing information is presented as a sununaty of certain ofkey tenns ofan investment in
C3 Acquisition Co. LLC only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the company's
Limited Liability Company Agreement.
The Company C3 Acquisition Co. LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the "Company").
Purpose To fund the costs of pursuing an acquisition of some or all of
the assets, liabilities and business operations of Centerline
Holding Company and its subsidiaries (collectively,
"Centerline"), as contemplated by the Authorization
Agreement dated July 4, 2009 (the "Authorization
Agreement") between Island C-III Holdings LLC ("Island")
and Centerline (the "Centerline Transaction"), including
payment of advisory fees to Island Capital Group LLC
("ICG") in connection therewith.
Managing Member C3 Directives LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
will be the managing member of the Company (the
"Managing Member"). Island Capital Group LLC ("ICG")
is the sole managing member of the Managing Member.
Members of the Company other than the Managing Member
Company Capitalization
("Investors") will contribute, in the aggregate, $15 million in
cash to the equity capital of the Company, all of which will
be funded at a single closing and deposited by the Company
into a cash reserves bank account (the "Cash Reserves
Account").
Commitments for membership interests in the Company will
be made by Investors by execution and delivery to the
Managing Member of counterpart signature pages to the
Company's Limited Liability Company Agreement, which
will be held in escrow by the Managing Member until
commitments from Investors totaling $15 million have been
received.
Term As determined at the discretion of the Managing Member.
The final liquidating distribution shall be made at such time
and in such manner as to allow for an orderly liquidation,
subject to the Managing Member's discretion.
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Use of Proceeds The capital contributions received from Investors will be used
by the Company for the following purposes:
I) to pay directly, or reimburse Island, ICG and their
affiliates for, all reasonable out-of-pocket, third-party
costs and expenses ("Third-Party Expenses")
incurred Island, ICG and their affiliates in connection
with pursuing the Centerline Transaction from and
after May 1, 2009, including without limitation legal.
accounting, tax and other professional fees and
expenses;
2) to pay to ICG, as compensation for the extensive
resources committed by ICG and its affiliates to
pursuing the Centerline Transaction, a non-accountable
overhead expense allowance (an "Overhead Expense
Allowance") of $750,000 per month, retroactive to
May 1, 2009, to be paid monthly in advance on the first
business day of the month, except that the amounts
payable in respect of May through August 2009 shall
be payable promptly following the closing of the
investments in the Company; and
3) to pay directly, or to reimburse Island, ICG and their
affiliates for, general administrative expenses of the
Company payable to third parties, including
organizational costs, annual filing fees, preparation of
financial statements and tax returns and similar items.
The Company shall cease to pay the monthly Overhead
Expense Allowance upon, and shall not pay or reimburse
Third-Party Expenses incurred following, the earlier to occur
of (i) the consummation of the Centerline Transaction or (ii)
the termination by Island of its pursuit of the Centerline
Transaction.
Reimbursement; Equity If (i) the Authorization Agreement is terminated for any
Participation by the reason without the Centerline Transaction being
Company in the Centerline consummated by Island or another affiliate of ICG and (ii)
Transaction Island receives the expense Reimbursement and/or any
Restructuring Fees (as such terms are defined in the
Authorization Agreement) pursuant to the Authorization
Agreement, then Island shall remit to the Company, promptly
after its receipt thereof:
I) 100% of each Reimbursement payment; and
2) 50% of each Restructuring Fee payment.
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If the Centerline Transaction is consummated by Island or
another affiliate of ICG (such acquiring entity being
hereinafter referred to as the "Acquisition Entity"), then
promptly following the closing thereof:
1) the Acquisition Entity shall pay (or cause to be paid) to
the Company 100% of the Third-Party Expenses and
Overhead Expense Allowance amounts paid or
reimbursed by the Company; and
2) the Acquisition Entity shall issue to the Company, for
no additional consideration, an equity interest in the
Acquisition Entity representing five percent (5%) of
the total issued and outstanding equity capital of the
Acquisition Entity, calculated as of the time the
Centerline Transaction is consummated. Such equity
interest may be a non-voting interest, and may have
such other terms and rights associated therewith as the
Acquisition Entity reasonably determines with the
approval of ICG.
Distributions Distributions of cash and securities (valued at fair market
value) will be made by the Company to its members as
follows:
1) first, 100% to the Investors, pro rata based on the
respective amounts invested by them, until the
Investors have received aggregate distributions in an
amount equal to the sum of (a) 100% of the amounted
invested by them (i.e., $15 million) plus (b) 100% of
the total amount withdrawn by the Company from the
Cash Reserves Account for any purpose other than
distribution of cash in such account to the Investors;
and
2) thereafter, 50% to the Managing Member as a profits
interest and 50% to the Investors, pro rata based on the
respective amounts invested by them.
Pre-emptive Rights If Centerline Transaction IS Consummated
If the Centerline Transaction is consummated on or prior to
June 30, 2010, then the Investors shall collectively have non-
transferable rights to subscribe for or otherwise invest in (i)
up to 45% of the non-sponsor equity interests in the
Acquisition Entity offered or otherwise made available for
purchase by the Acquisition Entity or the sponsor thereof
and/or (ii) up to 45% of the non-sponsor equity interests in
the initial entity affiliated with the Acquisition Entity formed
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for the primary purpose of "mining" non-operating
company/business commercial real estate investment
opportunities that are controlled or otherwise sourced by the
Acquisition Entity (or a controlled subsidiary thereof), in
each case upon such economic and other terms and pursuant
to such procedures as are reasonably established by the
sponsor(s) of such entities and approved by ICG.
If Centerline Transaction IS NOT Consummated
If the Authorization Agreement is terminated for any reason
without the Centerline Transaction being consummated by
Island or another affiliate of ICG, then the Investors shall
collectively have non-transferable pre-emptive rights, for a
period of one year following such termination, to subscribe
for or otherwise invest in 100% of the non-sponsor equity
interests in any entity sponsored by ICC (or a controlled
affiliate thereof) that is formed for a purpose that is
substantially the same as the purpose of the Company with
respect to a commercial real estate operating
business/platform acquisition opportunity other than the
Centerline Transaction, upon such economic and other terms
and pursuant to such procedures as are reasonably established
by ICG.
Transfers of Interests By Investors
An Investor may not sell, assign or transfer, directly or
indirectly, all or any part of its membership interest in the
Company without the prior written consent of the Managing
Member, which consent the Managing Member may grant or
withhold in its sold discretion; provided, however, that such
consent may not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed in the case of a proposed transfer to an Investor's
affiliate.
By the Managing Member
Without the consent of any Investors, the Managing Member
may (i) indirectly transfer economic interests in its
membership interest in the Company to any person or entity
and (ii) directly transfer its entire membership interest in the
Company to any person or entity that is directly or indirectly
controlled by Andrew L. Farkas. Any other direct or indirect
transfer of the Managing Member's membership interest in
the Company shall require the approval of a majority-in-
interest (by investment amount) of the Investors.
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