Exhibit 10.66
This instrument was prepared by
and, after recording, return to:
Schwartz, Cooper, Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxx Chartered
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
FIRST AMENDMENT
OF LOAN AGREEMENT, NOTE, DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND
FIXTURE FILING AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT OF LOAN AGREEMENT, NOTE, DEED OF TRUST, SECURITY
AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING AND OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (this "Amendment") is made
as of April 30, 2003, by and among CMC HEARTLAND PARTNERS IV, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, whose mailing address is c/o CMC Heartland Partners,
000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Borrower"),
HEARTLAND PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, whose mailing address
is c/o CMC Heartland Partners, 000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000 ("Guarantor"), and BANK ONE, NA, as successor in interest to Bank
One, Illinois, N.A., whose mailing address is 0 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, Mail Code, WI1-2071 ("Lender").
RECITALS:
A. Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in that certain Loan Agreement dated as of August 21, 2002, by and between
Borrower and Lender (the "Loan Agreement"), Lender agreed to make a $4,000,000
loan to Borrower (the "Loan").
B. The Loan is evidenced by a certain Note dated August 21, 2002 (the
"Note") in the original principal amount of $4,000,000 made by Borrower and
payable to Lender.
C. The Note is secured by, among other things, the following documents:
(i) a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as
of August 21, 2002, made by Borrower to Chicago Title Insurance Company,
as trustee, for the benefit of Lender and recorded with the Recorder of
Xxxxxx County, Washington on August 23, 2002, as Document Number
200208230273 (the "Deed of Trust") creating a first mortgage lien on
certain real estate located in the town of Fife, Washington and legally
described on Exhibit A attached hereto.
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(ii) an Assignment of Rents and Leases dated as of August 21, 2002,
made by Borrower in favor of Lender and recorded with the Recorder of
Xxxxxx County, Washington on August 23, 2002, as Document Number
200208230274.
(iii) Environmental Indemnity Agreement dated as of August 21, 2002,
made by the Borrower for the benefit of Lender.
(iv) a Cross-Collateralization and Cross-Default Agreement dated as
of August 21, 2002, by and among Borrower, CMC Heartland Partners III,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CMC III"), Guarantor and
Lender and recorded with the Recorder of Xxxxxx County, Washington on
August 26, 2002, as Document Number 200208260510 and the Recorder of Xxxx
County, Illinois on August 23, 2002, as Document Number 0020932399 (the
"CCCD Agreement").
The aforementioned documents and all of the other documents or agreements
delivered to Lender to secure or evidence the Loan or to otherwise induce Lender
to disburse the proceeds of the Loan are hereinafter referred to collectively as
the "Loan Documents".
D. Guarantor has guaranteed repayment of the Loan to Lender pursuant to
the provisions of a certain Guaranty dated August 21, 2002 (the "Guaranty").
E. Under the terms of the CCCD Agreement, the Loan was
cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with that certain loan from Lender to
CMC III and secured by a mortgage on certain premises located in Chicago,
Illinois (the "Kinzie Station Premises").
F. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement and the Note, the Maturity Date
for the Loan is May 1, 2003.
G. Borrower has requested that Lender extend the Maturity Date of the
Loan.
H. Lender is willing to extend the Maturity Date of the Loan,
notwithstanding the fact that Lender has no obligation to do so, subject to and
upon the terms and conditions set forth below in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to induce Lender to agree to the foregoing, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, Borrower, Guarantor and Lender hereby agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are
incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
2. Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement.
3. Maturity Date. Lender, Guarantor and Borrower acknowledge and agree
that the Maturity Date of the Loan is hereby extended to August 31, 2003. For
all purposes under the Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents,
the "Maturity Date" shall be deemed to mean August 31, 2003.
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4. Repayment of the Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the Loan Agreement, upon the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
encumbrance of either the Property (aka the Premises as defined in the Deed of
Trust) or the Kinzie Station Premises, Borrower must immediately repay the Loan
in full.
5. Required Deliveries. This Amendment shall become effective on the date
(the "Amendment Effective Date") on which the following conditions have been
satisfied:
(a) This Amendment has been duly executed by Borrower and delivered
to Lender; and
(b) Lender has received such other documents as Lender may
reasonably require.
6. References. All references to the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Deed of
Trust, the Guaranty, and the other Loan Documents contained in any of the Loan
Documents shall be deemed to refer to each of such documents as amended by this
Amendment.
7. Title Insurance. Borrower shall be required to deliver an endorsement
to Chicago Title Insurance Company Loan Policy No. 4266539 (the "Existing Title
Policy") which (i) amends the description of the Deed of Trust insured under the
Existing Title Policy to include this Amendment, (ii) extends the effective date
of the Existing Title Policy to the date of the recording of this Amendment,
(iii) includes no additional exceptions to title other than those that have been
approved in writing by Lender and (iv) states that all real estate taxes and
assessments applicable to the Land which are due and payable as of the date of
such endorsement have been paid in full.
8. Payment of Loan Fee and Additional Loan Expenses. Borrower hereby
agrees to pay all of Lender's reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection
with the negotiation and documentation of the agreements contained in this
Amendment, all recording fees and charges, title insurance charges and premiums
and all other expenses, charges, costs and fees referred to in, necessitated by
or otherwise relating to this Amendment (collectively, the "Additional Loan
Expenses"). If the Additional Loan Expenses are not paid to Lender within five
days after written demand therefor by Lender, the Additional Loan Expenses shall
bear interest from the date so incurred until paid at an annual rate equal to
the Default Rate.
9. Defaults. Borrower and Guarantor represent and warrant that, as of the
date hereof no Event of Default or event or condition which could become an
Event of Default with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, exists
under the Loan Agreement, the Note, or any of the other Loan Documents. Borrower
and Guarantor further acknowledge and agree that an Event of Default under the
Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to exist
upon the occurrence of a breach of any of the representations, warranties or
covenants set forth in this Amendment.
10. No Defenses. Borrower and Guarantor represent and warrant there is not
any condition, event or circumstance existing, or any litigation, arbitration,
governmental or administrative proceedings, actions, examinations, claims or
demands pending or threatened affecting Borrower, Guarantor or the Property, or
which would prevent the Borrower from complying with or performing its
obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Deed of Trust or the other
Loan Documents, prevent Guarantor from complying with or performing its
obligations under the Guaranty, and no basis for any such matter exists.
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11. Authority to Execute Amendment; No Conflict. Borrower and Guarantor
represent and warrant that they have full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Amendment and to perform their obligations hereunder. Upon the
execution and delivery hereof, this Amendment will be valid, binding and
enforceable upon Borrower and Guarantor in accordance with its terms. Execution
and delivery of this Amendment does not and will not contravene, conflict with,
violate or constitute a default under any applicable law, rule, regulation,
judgment, decree or order or any agreement, indenture or instrument to which
Borrower or Guarantor is a party or is bound.
12. Acknowledgment; Ratification of Liability. Borrower hereby ratifies
and confirms its liabilities and obligations under the Note, the Deed of Trust
and the other Loan Documents and the liens and security interests created
thereby, and acknowledges that it has no defenses, claims or set-offs to the
enforcement by Lender of its obligations and liabilities thereunder. Guarantor
hereby ratifies and confirms its liabilities and obligations under the Guaranty
and acknowledges that it has no defenses, claims or set-offs to the enforcement
by Lender of its obligations and liabilities thereunder.
13. Amendment Binding. This Amendment shall be binding on the Borrower,
Guarantor and their successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.
14. Continued Effectiveness. Except as expressly provided herein, the Loan
Agreement, the Note, the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents shall remain in
full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms.
15. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and all
said counterparts when taken together shall constitute one and the same
Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been entered into as of the date
first above written.
CMC HEARTLAND PARTNERS IV, LLC, a BANK ONE, NA, a national banking Delaware
limited liability company association
By: CMC Heartland Partners, a Delaware
general partnership, the sole By: _______________________________
member of Borrower. Title: ____________________________
By: HTI Interests, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company as its
managing partner
By: ______________________
Title:_____________________
Attest: ____________________
Title: _____________________
HEARTLAND PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership
By: HTI Interests, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company as its
managing partner
By: ______________________
Title:_____________________
Attest: ____________________
Title: _____________________
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STATE OF )
)SS
COUNTY OF )
I, _______________________, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx is personally known to me
to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument as
such First Vice President, of Bank One, NA, a national banking association (the
"Bank"), appeared before me this day in person and severally acknowledged that
he signed and delivered the said instrument as his own free and voluntary act,
and as the free and voluntary act of the Bank for the uses and purposes therein
set forth.
GIVEN under my hand and notarial seal this ____ day of May, 2003.
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
)SS
COUNTY OF XXXX )
I, ____________, a Notary Public in and for said County, in the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that _______________, the ____________of HTI
Interests, LLC, and _____________, the ____________ thereof, who are personally
known to me to be the same persons whose name are subscribed to the foregoing
instrument as such _____________and _____________, respectively, appeared
before me this day in person and acknowledged that they signed and delivered
the said instrument as their own free and voluntary act and as the free and
voluntary act of said limited liability company, for the uses and purposes
therein set forth.
GIVEN under my hand and notarial seal, this ____ day of May, 2003.
_____________
NOTARY PUBLIC
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