_________________
(each an “Initial Trustor” and collectively, the “Initial Trustors”) and _________________
(the “Trustee”) enter into this Real Estate Trust Agreement as follows
(hereinafter referred to as either the “Trust” or the “Trust Agreement”).
Chapter 1 General
Article
1 (Purpose of Trust)
The Initial Trustors collectively entrust the land (the “Land”) and the existing buildings (collectively, the “Building”) described in Exhibit 1, and all rights attached thereto (the Land, Building and all rights attached thereto shall collectively be referred to as the “Property” (including all facilities and equipment attached to the Property)) to the Trustee for the purposes of administering, managing and disposing of the Property on behalf of the beneficiaries of this Trust and their successors and assigns (collectively the “Beneficiary”), and the Trustee accepts to undertake these duties. In this Trust Agreement, the Property and all assets belonging to the trust under the Trust Agreement shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Trust Assets.”
Article
2 (Delivery of the Property)
1.
Upon the creation of the Trust, the Initial Trustors shall cooperate with the
Trustee in assuming all the necessary procedures to transfer and deliver all
the Property immediately after the execution of this Trust Agreement.
2.
Upon the execution of this Trust Agreement, the Initial Trustors shall deliver
to the Trustee the original documents of the (1) title deeds for all the
Property, (2) all insurance policies obtained with respect to the Property, (3)
all Lease Termination Agreements referred to in Article 6, Paragraph 2(7),
executed with respect to the Property, (4) certificates of incorporation for
each Initial Trustor, (5) certificates of seal impression for each Initial
Trustor, (6) registrations (“touki-bo”)
for all the Property, (7) disclosure statement regarding the Property (“juuyou jikou setsumeisho”), (8) public
map (“kou-zu”) and measured map (“jissoku-zu”) for the Property, (9)
confirmation of boundaries (“kyokai
kakuninsho”), (10) written consents from owners of adjacent lands and
others to the Abandonment Plan (referred to in Article 6, Paragraph 2(4))
together with evidence that such consents have been recorded or filed with
relevant governmental authorities
as may be necessary to give notice to future owners, and (11) originals or
where otherwise approved by the Trustee, the true and complete copies of all
other agreements, certificates, drawings, building inspection reports
(including earthquake endurance reports), instruments, permits, and any other
documents required by the Trustee.
Article 3 (Term of
Trust)
The term of
this Trust Agreement shall be from May 1, 2002 until April 30, 2003 unless
terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Article 19.
Article
4 (Registration of Trust)
The Trustee
shall register the transfer of title and creation of the Trust with respect to
the Property in accordance with the Real Estate Registration Law and other
applicable laws and the Initial Trustors shall cooperate with such
registration.
Article
5 (Indemnity and Warranty)
1.
The Initial Trustors shall be liable towards the Trustee and the Property for
damages, losses and costs incurred by the Trustee or the Property (including
those claimed from third parties) during the term of this Trust and after the
termination hereof, due to any defects in the Property which existed at the
time of execution of this Trust Agreement or is caused from such defects.
2.
The Initial Trustors shall be liable towards the Trustee and the Property for
damages, losses and costs incurred by the Trustee or the Property (including
those claimed from third parties) during the term of this Trust and after the
termination hereof, due to the failure of any existing tenants of the Property
to completely vacate the Property by the date of this Trust Agreement or the
date set forth in any applicable Lease Termination Agreement (referred to in
Article 6, Paragraph 2(7)), including without limitation all costs and expenses
(including legal fees and costs) related to the enforcement of the Lease
Termination Agreements and the eviction of such tenants.
3.
During the term of this Trust and after the termination hereof, the Trustee
shall not be liable for any damages and the like incurred by the Initial
Trustors, the Beneficiary or the Trust Assets resulting from any defects
discovered in the Property and any other defects, as long as it has diligently
managed the property in a prudent manner.
Article
6 (Representations and Warranties of the Trustor)
1.
Each Initial Trustor represents and warrants to the Trustee,
the Beneficiary and their respective successors and assigns that the following
provisions are true and correct as of the time of the execution of this Trust
Agreement with respect to itself and that portion of the Property that it is
entrusting pursuant to this Trust Agreement as identified in Exhibit 1.
(1)
The Initial Trustor is a __________ duly and validly
existing under the laws of Japan and has the capacity to own its own
properties, to perform the businesses in which it is currently engaged, to
execute this Trust Agreement and to perform any obligations under this Trust
Agreement.
(2)
The execution of this Trust Agreement, the performance of
the provisions hereof and the execution of any transactions contemplated
hereunder by the Initial Trustor falls within the scope of business of the
Initial Trustor, and the Initial Trustor has assumed all procedures required
under relevant laws and its internal regulations for the execution and
performance of this Trust Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(3)
This Trust Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding
obligation of the Initial Trustor under all applicable laws upon the execution
hereof, and shall be enforceable in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(4)
(i) Approval, acceptance or consent from a governmental
agency or any other third party, or notices thereto are not required for the
execution of this Trust Agreement, the performance of any provisions hereof or
the execution of any transaction contemplated hereunder by the Initial Trustor,
and (ii) the execution of this Trust Agreement, the performance of any of the
provisions herein and the execution of any transaction contemplated hereunder
by the Initial Trustor will not conflict with or contradict any laws,
regulations, circulars, orders, court decisions, warrants, articles of
incorporation and any other internal regulations of the Initial Trustor, and
any agreements or instrument with a third party to which the assets of the
Initial Trustor are bound .
(5)
There are no pending lawsuits, arbitrations, conciliations
or any administrative procedures which may adversely affect the financial or
managerial position of the Initial
Trustor, or its execution of this Trust Agreement, the performance of any
provisions hereof, or the execution of any transactions contemplated hereunder.
(6)
The Initial Trustor is not insolvent and has not suspended
any payments, and the Initial Trustor is free of and there does not exist any
causes which may give rise to any claim for bankruptcy, reorganization, civil
rehabilitation, corporate receivership, special liquidation or other similar
procedures.
(7)
The trust of the Property to be created under this Trust
Agreement is a true and genuine real estate trust.
2.
Each Initial Trustor represents and warrants to the Trustee, the Beneficiary
and their respective successors and assigns that the following are true and
correct as of the time of the execution of this Trust Agreement with respect to
that portion of the Property that it is entrusting pursuant to this Trust
Agreement as identified in Exhibit 1.
(1)
The Property and any rights and authority attached thereto
belong only to the Initial Trustor, and only the Initial Trustor has the
authority to dispose of the Property, and no disposal was made whatsoever with
respect to the Property such as the transfer, pledge, or creation of a
leasehold with a third party or such other utility rights that would or may harm
the Beneficiary’s rights pursuant to this Trust Agreement and the Initial
Trustor is under no such obligation towards a third party to effect such
disposal. There are no court judgments, decisions, orders or court settlements
over the Property or any rights attached thereto (except for the Lease
Termination Agreements referred to in Article 6, Paragraph 2(7)), there are no
registrations (or provisional registrations) that have not been canceled, and
there are no pending lawsuits and any other legal proceeding, procedures to
settle a dispute or administrative procedures in relation to the Property and
any rights incidental thereto before any court, dispute settlement organization
or governmental agency, and, to the Initial Trustor’s best knowledge, no such case
has been threatened.
(2)
No provisional attachment, preliminary injunction, or
preservation has been executed with respect to the Property, and no attachment,
compulsory execution or auction
has been conducted nor any filings have been made therefor.
(3)
Confirmation of borders distinguishing the Land from all
neighboring lands has been completed with the owners of all adjacent
lands. There are no lawsuits,
arbitrations, conciliations or any other legal proceedings or dispute
settlement procedures with owners or occupants of the adjacent lands over the
borders of the Land, and owners or occupants of the adjacent lands have not
made any claims, objections or complaints over the execution of this Trust
Agreement and the performance of the provisions hereof, and to the Initial
Trustor’s best knowledge, no such claims, objections or complaints were
threatened (including without limitation claims, objections, or complaints
regarding the Abandonment Plan referred to below). No unlawful encroachment has been made by any building or a
structure adjacent to the Property.
(4)
The Land does not include urban planning roads or any sites
for an urban facility pursuant to any urban planning, except for the existing
private road to be abandoned pursuant to the abandonment plan described in
Exhibit 2 (the “Abandonment Plan”).
The owners of all adjacent lands and any other lands that benefited from
the road to be abandoned have consented to the Abandonment Plan. No land condemnation, land readjustment
project, urban redevelopment or any other similar procedures are in progress in
relation to the Land, and, to the Initial Trustor’s best knowledge, there are
no plans for such arrangement.
(5)
The Property has no defects which may adversely affect the
management, administration or the value of the Property.
(6)
The Property has been constructed, managed and used in
compliance with all applicable
laws such as the Building Standard Law, the City Planning Law and the Fire
Prevention Law, and the Initial Trustor has not been informed of any violation
of such applicable laws from any competent administrative agency.
(7)
The Initial Trustor has performed and complied with all
obligations under all agreements executed in relation to the ownership,
leasing, management or administration of the Property. There are currently no effective lease
agreements, utility agreements or other rights of occupation by third parties
established on the Property, besides those indicated in Exhibit 3 (the
“Existing Leases”), and there are no occupants besides the Initial Trustor
other than the end tenants indicated in Exhibit 3, and there are no security
deposits, bonds or any deposits of any kind or nature received from third
parties that are required to be returned.
A lease termination agreement (“Lease Termination Agreement”) was
received from each of the end tenants under the Existing Leases evidencing that
all Existing Leases shall terminate (and the tenants shall completely vacate)
by April 28, 2001, with no continuing liability for the Trustor, the Beneficiary,
the Trustee, or their respective successors or assigns. Each Lease Termination Agreement has
been formally filed with and finally approved by the appropriate court as a
summary settlement agreement (“sokketsu wakai”) that is enforceable in
accordance with its terms with no right of appeal or defenses to enforcement on
the part of the tenants. The
originals of all the Lease Termination Agreements approved by the court were
submitted to the Trustee.
(8)
The information contained in this Trust Agreement is true
and accurate in all material respects.
(9)
Property tax and any other public taxes and impositions or
any other assessments on the Property which are due and payable were duly paid
and there are no delinquent taxes, impositions or assessments.
(10)
The Initial Trustor has delivered or provided any important
documents currently existing in relation to the Property (including but not
limited to documents, building confirmation notices, certificates of inspection
and any other documents related to the Property or any other important
equipment attached thereto) to the Trustee. All documents delivered by the Initial Trustor shall be the
originals or true and correct copies thereof, and any information provided by
the Initial Trustor shall be true and correct.
(11)
To the best knowledge of the Initial Trustor, no toxic
substance has been emitted from the Property, and no toxic substance has been
disposed thereon. The Initial
Trustor has not been advised of any violation of environmental laws (including
local regulations and administrative guidelines, “environmental laws”) in
relation to the Property from any administrative agency. The current condition of the Property
does not violate any environmental law.
3. In the event that any representations
made by the Initial Trustors in Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 proves to be false
or inaccurate at the time of execution of this Trust Agreement, and the Trustee
or the Beneficiary, or any of their respective successors or assigns (the
“Indemnified Parties”), suffers any damages on and after the execution date
hereof due to such false or inaccurate representation, the Initial Trustors
shall compensate the Indemnified Parties for such damages. In the event that any representation
and warranty by the Initial Trustors set forth in this article proves to be
false or inaccurate, the Initial Trustors shall immediately notify the Trustee
in writing.
Article
7 (Representations and Warranties by the Trustee)
1.
The Trustee represents and warrants to the Trustor and the Beneficiary that the
following provisions are true as of the time of the execution of this Trust
Agreement.
(1)
The Trustee is a corporation duly established and existing
under the laws of Japan and has the capacity to own its own properties, to
perform the businesses in which it is currently engaged, to execute this Trust
Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder.
(2)
The execution of this Trust Agreement, performance of the
provisions hereof and execution of the transactions contemplated hereunder by
the Trustee fall within the scope of business of the Trustee, and the Trustee
has followed all procedures necessary for the execution and performance hereof
and the execution of said transactions required under the laws and internal
regulations of the Trustee.
(3)
This Trust Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Trustee under the laws applicable to the Trustee upon the
execution hereof, and is enforceable under the provisions hereof.
(4) (i)
Excluding those already obtained or performed in accordance with applicable
laws, no approval, acceptance or consent from a governmental agency or any
other third party, or notice thereto is required for the execution of this
Trust Agreement, the performance of any provisions hereof, or the execution of
any transaction contemplated hereunder by the Trustee, and (ii) the execution
of this Trust Agreement, the performance of any of the provisions herein and
the execution of any transactions contemplated hereunder by the Trustee will
not conflict with nor contradict any laws, regulations, circulars, orders,
court decisions, warrants, articles of incorporation and any other internal
regulations of the Trustee, and any agreements or instrument with a third party
to which the assets of the Trustee are bound.
(5)
There are no pending lawsuits, arbitrations, conciliations
or any administrative procedures which may adversely affect the financial or
managerial position of the
Trustee, or the execution of this Trust Agreement, the performance of any
provisions hereof, or the execution of any transactions contemplated hereunder
by the Trustee.
(6) The
Trust to be created under this Trust Agreement is a true and genuine real
estate trust.
Chapter 2 Beneficiary Right
Article
8 (Beneficiary Right)
The initial
Beneficiary who has the beneficiary rights under this Trust Agreement
(hereinafter the “Beneficiary Right”) shall be the Initial Trustors (who may
also be referred to as the “Initial Trustors/Beneficiaries”).
Article
9 (Issuance of Beneficiary Certificate)
The Trustee shall prepare beneficiary
certificates evidencing the Beneficiary Rights under this Trust Agreement, and
shall deliver such certificates to the Beneficiaries without delay. However, the Trustee shall omit issuance
of such beneficiary certificates to the Initial Trustors/Beneficiaries.
Article 10 (Transfer,
Succession, Pledge of Beneficiary Right)
1.
The Initial Trustors/Beneficiaries shall assign the interest of the trustors
under the Trust (the “Trustor Right”) and the Beneficiary Right to _____ promptly after the
execution of this Trust Agreement pursuant to that certain Beneficiary Interest
Purchase Agreement dated __________, 2001, by and among the Initial
Trustors/Beneficiaries and _____. The Trustee shall consent to and
acknowledge the transfer of the Trustor Right and the Beneficiary Right of this
Trust from the Initial Trustors/Beneficiaries to said assignee of the Trustor
Right and the Beneficiary Right, by an instrument with a fixed date in order to
perfect said transfer of the Trustor Right and the Beneficiary Right. The Initial Trustors/Beneficiaries
shall not exercise their rights whatsoever as beneficiaries or the trustors
hereunder after the time the Trustor Right and the Beneficiary Right have been
transferred to _____.
2.
Except in the case of Paragraph 1 above, the Initial Trustors/Beneficiaries may
not assign, transfer, pledge, establish security by way of assignment, or
otherwise dispose of the Trustor Right or the Beneficiary Right to a third
party.
3.
After the assignment of the Trustor Right and the Beneficiary Right to _____ referred to in
Paragraph 1 above, the Trustee shall change the registration of the Beneficiary
promptly, and the new Beneficiary shall bear the expenses for such change.
4.
_____ shall
succeed to the rights and obligations of the Beneficiary under this Trust
Agreement, and the status of the Trustor (however, the Initial Trustors shall
remain liable for the obligations, warranties and representations of the
Initial Trustors prescribed in Articles 2, 4, 5, 6, 12 and 25 and _____ shall not succeed to
such liability) .
5.
The Initial Trustors understand and acknowledge that the Trustee and _____, as successor to the
Trustor Right and the Beneficiary Right, shall amend and restate the Trust
Agreement, and the Initial Trustors agree that after such amendment and
restatement the Initial Trustors shall remain liable for the obligations,
warranties, indemnities, and representations of the Initial Trustors prescribed
in Articles 2, 4, 5, 6, 12 and 25 of this Trust Agreement.
Chapter 3 Administration, Management and Disposal
of the Trust Assets
Article
11 (Administration, Management and Disposal of the Property)
The
Trustee shall manage and operate the Trust Assets and other administrative
affairs related thereto in a prudent manner.
Article
12 (Payment of Expenses)
1.
Any expenses for administrative affairs of the Trust shall be paid from funds
of the Trust Assets.
2.
The Initial Trustors shall deposit with the Trustee the sum of \__________ to
be used to pay for any and all costs and expenses, including but not limited to
the cost of insurance and legal fees and expenses, incurred by the Trustee or
the Beneficiary, or any of their respective successors and assigns, during the
period from the commencement of this Trust until all existing tenants of the
Property and their possessions have been completely removed from the Property
(the “Eviction Costs”). If the
above funds are not adequate, the Initial Trustor shall promptly pay to the
Trustee any amounts necessary to cover the Eviction Costs.
Chapter 4 Calculation
Article
13 (Definition of Principal)
Under
this Trust Agreement, the Property shall be the principal of the Trust.
Article
14 (Trust Income)
Under
this Trust Agreement, any profits arising from the Trust Assets shall be trust
income.
Article
15 (Calculation of Trust; Reports on Conditions of the Trust Assets)
During
the effective term of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall calculate the
trust each month and report this to the Beneficiary.
Article
16 (Delivery of Profit)
The
Trustee shall deliver the net profit for each month in cash to the Beneficiary
within three (3) business days from each date of calculation.
Article
17 (Trust Fee)
The
Trustee is entitled to receive [ ] Yen per
year as a trust fee.
Chapter 5 Disposition of Damaged Property
Article
18 (Damages to the Property)
In
accordance with the instructions from the Beneficiary, the Trustee shall
restore and repair any damaged Property within any insurance proceeds and cash
in the Trust Assets. The Trustee
shall consult the Beneficiary on the measures to be taken for such damaged
Property.
Chapter 6 Termination of Trust
Article
19 (Termination of Trust Agreement)
1.
This Trust Agreement shall terminate before the expiration of the term set
forth in Article 3 if the purpose of the Trust can no longer be fulfilled.
2.
Except as provided in Paragraph 1, this Trust Agreement may not be canceled
before expiration of the term set forth in Article 3.
Article
20 (Delivery of Principal upon Termination of the Trust Agreement)
1. Upon the termination of this Trust
Agreement under the provisions hereof, the Trustee shall make the final
calculation and obtain the Beneficiary’s approval thereto.
2. The principal shall be delivered to
the Beneficiary on an “as is” basis after obtaining the approval set forth in
the previous paragraph and in exchange for the beneficiary certificate.
Article
21 (Account for Payment)
The
remittance of any amount to be paid to the Beneficiary under this Trust Agreement
shall be made to a bank account designated by the Beneficiary.
Chapter 7 Miscellaneous
Article
22 (Modification of Agreement)
The
provisions of this Trust Agreement may be modified, revised or supplemented
only upon written consent of the Trustee and the Beneficiary.
Article
23 (Additional Measures)
The
Beneficiary and the Trustee shall prepare, execute and deliver any agreements
or other documents that are considered to be reasonably necessary to achieve
the objectives of the Trust.
Article
24 (Matters Not Provided under the Agreement)
The
Beneficiary and the Trustee shall consult with one another in good faith
for matters that are not provided
in this Trust Agreement.
Article
25 (Confidentiality)
The
Initial Trustors and the Trustee shall not disclose information which is not in
the public domain concerning the transactions contemplated hereunder to any
third party without obtaining the consent of the other parties, unless such
disclosure is required to be made by laws or court procedures.
Article
26 (Governing Law and Agreed Jurisdiction)
1.
This Trust Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of Japan.
2.
Any disputes arising from this Trust Agreement shall be resolved by the Tokyo
District Court as a court with exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance.
Article
27 (Notification)
1.
Any reports, notices and other communications made hereunder shall be addressed
to the following addresses by registered mail or facsimile (to be subsequently
confirmed with registered mail).
(1)
The Initial Trustors
(2)
The Trustee
(3)
The Beneficiary
2.
All reports, notices and other communications shall become effective upon their
receipt.
3.
Any change of address set forth in Paragraph 1 shall be notified to the other
parties in the manner set forth in said paragraph.
Article
28 (Exhibits)
The
Exhibits attached to this Trust Agreement shall constitute an integral part of
this Trust Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Trustors and the Trustee shall prepare two (2)
originals of this Trust Agreement, affix their respective names and seals on
each, and each shall retain one (1) original.
Date:
___________________
The Initial
Trustors/Beneficiaries
The Trustee
____________________(各々を「当初委託者」、総称して「当初委託者ら」という)と____________________(「受託者」)とは、次のとおりこの不動産信託契約(以下、「信託」又は「信託契約」という)を締結する。
第1章 一般条項
第1条 (信託の目的)
当初委託者らは、付属文書1記載の土地(「対象土地」)及び既存建物群(総称して「対象建物」)並びにこれらに付随する全ての権利(対象土地、対象建物及びこれらに付随する全ての権利を総称して「対象物件」という(対象物件の付属の施設及び設備の全てを含む))を、この信託の受益者並びにその承継人及び譲受人(総称して「受益者」)のために対象物件を管理、運用、処分する目的で、受託者に連帯して委託し、受託者はこれらの義務を引き受けることを受諾する。この信託契約において、対象物件及び信託契約に基づき信託に属する全ての財産を、以下総称して「信託財産」という。
第2条 (対象物件の引渡し)
1. 信託の設定に際して、当初委託者らは、全ての対象物件の譲渡及び引渡しがこの信託契約の締結後直ちに行われるように、受託者に協力して必要となるあらゆる手続を取るものとする。
2. この信託契約の締結に際して、当初委託者らは、(1)対象物件全ての不動産権利証書、(2)対象物件について取得している全ての保険証券、(3)対象物件について締結されている第6条第2(7)項に述べる全ての賃貸借終了契約、(4)