Heritage
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE AGREEMENT (this "Assignment") is made
and entered into as of September 3 , 1998, by and between MERIDIAN
HEALTHCARE, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation formerly known as MHC
Acquisition Corporation ("Assignor"), and ET SUB-MERIDIAN LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, L.L.P., a Virginia limited liability partnership or its
permitted assignees or contributees ("Assignee").
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement dated as of
November 30, 1993, as amended by a certain Amendment No. 1 to Lease
Agreement dated as of August 1, 1994 and as further amended by a
certain Amendment No. 2 to Lease Agreement dated as of August 1, 1994
(collectively, the "Lease"), Heritage Associates Limited Partnership
leased to Assignor the real property located in Baltimore County,
Maryland and more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto,
the improvements thereon and certain other real and personal property,
all of which real and personal property comprise the skilled nursing
facility known as the Heritage Center;
WHEREAS, Assignor and Assignee are parties to that certain Asset
Transfer Agreement of even date herewith (the "Purchase Agreement"),
providing, among other things, for the sale, transfer, and conveyance
to Assignee all of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the
Lease on the terms and conditions therein set forth; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Assignor has agreed to
assign to Assignee all of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to
the Lease and Assignee desires to assume all of Assignor's obligations
under the Lease arising after the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
promises and covenants set forth herein, Assignor and Assignee hereby
agree as follows:
1. Assignor does hereby grant, bargain, convey, transfer, assign
and deliver to Assignee all of Assignor's right, title and interest in
and to the Lease.
2. Assignee hereby accepts all of the right, title and interest of
Assignor in the Lease, and Assignee does hereby agree to assume and
perform all of the covenants and obligations of Assignor under the Lease
arising subsequent to the execution hereof.
3. Assignor does hereby agree, from and after the date hereof upon
the request of Assignee, to execute such other documents as Assignee may
require in order to obtain the full benefit of this Assignment and
Assignor's obligation hereunder.
4. This Assignment shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
5. This Assignment, the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed
by and in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland (but not
including the choice-of-law rules thereof).
6. This Assignment may be signed in two or more counterparts, none
of which need contain the signatures of all of the parties hereto, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Assignment to produce or account for
more than the number of counterparts containing the respective signatures
on behalf of all the parties hereto.
7. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Purchase
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have caused this
Assignment of Lease Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf as
of the date first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
MERIDIAN HEALTHCARE, INC., a
Pennsylvania corporation
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Vice President
ASSIGNEE:
ET SUB-MERIDIAN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
L.L.P., a Virginia limited
partnership
By: ET Meridian, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company, sole
general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Sole Member
Exhibit A
Legal Description
BEGINNING for the same on the North side of German Hill Road at the
corner of Lot No. 6 running thence Westerly along the German Hill Road
204.96 feet to the whole outline of the property conveyed to the Cityco
Realty Company by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx thence Northerly along said outline
450.66 feet to Xxx Xx. 00 thence Easterly along Lot No. 38, 207.93 feet
to Lot No. 7 thence Southerly along Lots Nos. 7 and 6, 491.13 feet to the
place of beginning.
BEING known and designated as Lot No. 5 on a Plat entitled "Xxxxxxx Farms"
which plat is recorded among the Plat Records of Baltimore County in Plat
Book W.P.C. No. 4, folio 80.
The improvements thereon being known as Xx. 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx.
SAVING AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM all that strip of land of irregular
dimensions containing 0.1764 acres, more or less, which was granted and
conveyed by August X. Xxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, his wife, to Baltimore
County, Maryland, for the widening of German Hill Road by Deed dated
March 5, 1964 and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore County
in Liber R.R.G. 4276, folio 285; reference to which Deed and Plat
attached thereto is made for a more complete description thereof.
