NEW CENTURY GUARANTY
Exhibit
10.3
NEW
CENTURY GUARANTY
GUARANTY
(this
“Guaranty”)
made
as of the 29th day of September, 2006 by XXXXXXX
PROPERTIES, L.P., a
Maryland limited partnership (“Guarantor”)
having
an office at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
in
favor of EUROHYPO AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, having its principal office at 1114
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, as Administrative Agent for
the Lenders referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors
in
such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
XXXXXXX
PROPERTIES-3161 XXXXXXXXX, LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company (“3161”),
XXXXXXX PROPERTIES-PARK PLACE PS2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“PS2”),
and
XXXXXXX PROPERTIES-PARK PLACE PS5, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“PS5”)
(individually and collectively, jointly and severally, “Borrower”),
certain lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”)
and
the Administrative Agent are parties to a Construction Loan Agreement dated
as
of the date hereof (said Construction Loan Agreement, as modified, amended,
supplemented and in effect from time to time, being herein called the
“Loan
Agreement”;
and,
except as otherwise herein expressly provided, all terms defined in the Loan
Agreement are being used herein as defined therein), which Loan Agreement
provides, among other things, for Loans to be made by the Lenders to Borrower
in
an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $240,000,000
in
connection with the Project, such Loans to be (i) evidenced by, and repayable
with interest thereon in accordance with, various Notes to be executed and
delivered to the respective order of the Lenders and (ii) secured by, among
other things, the Mortgage;
WHEREAS,
Guarantor owns one hundred percent (100%) of the ownership in Borrower and
as a
result shall directly benefit from the making of the Loans by the Lenders to
Borrower; and
WHEREAS,
the Lenders are unwilling to make the Loans unless this Guaranty is executed
by
Guarantor and delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in order to induce the Lenders to make the Loans, and for other
good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Guarantor hereby agrees to guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations
(as hereinafter defined) upon the following terms:
Section
1. Guaranty.
1.01. Guaranteed
Obligations.
(a) New
Century Occupancy Amount.
Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to
the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) that New Century (or a
Replacement Tenant as defined below) shall pay to Borrower
when
due
all base rent and additional rent that is payable from time to time under the
New Century Lease for the first sixty (60) months of the New Century Lease
term
(which amounts shall be payable regardless of whether or not such lease is
in
effect at such time) (the amount payable as described above is referred to
herein as the “New
Century Occupancy Amount”).
The
obligations of the Guarantor to pay the New Century Occupancy Amount are subject
to the following limitations:
(i) The
obligations of the Guarantor to pay the New Century Occupancy Amount shall
terminate in full on the earlier of:
(1)
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the
date on which at least ninety percent (90%) of the rentable square
footage
of the 3161 Xxxxxxxxx Building has been Occupied for six (6) consecutive
months by tenants under Approved Leases having minimum lease terms
of at
least three (3) years; or
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(2)
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the
date on which (i) New Century or (ii) one or more replacement tenants
approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion
in
accordance with Section
6.2
of
the Loan Agreement (each a “Replacement
Tenant”)
which enters into an Approved Lease for all of the premises covered
by the
New Century Lease (the “New
Century Premises”)
on terms at least equal to or better than those set forth in the
New
Century Lease (regardless of whether or not such lease is in effect
at
such time) (a “Replacement
Lease”),
takes possession of and commences to pay rent on the entire New Century
Premises (inclusive of both the 2007 Space and the 2008 Space (as
defined
in the New Century Lease)) in accordance with the New Century Lease
or
Replacement Lease, as applicable.
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(ii) The
obligations of the Guarantor to pay the New Century Occupancy Amount shall
terminate in part in the event that New Century or a Replacement Tenant takes
possession and commences to pay rent in accordance with the terms of its
respective lease of a portion (but not all) of the New Century Premises. In
such
case, the obligations of the Guarantor to pay the New Century Occupancy Amount
thereafter shall be reduced to the amount of base rent and additional rent
that
New Century is obligated to pay for the first sixty (60) months of the New
Century Lease term with respect to the portion of the New Century Premises
as to
which New Century or a Replacement Tenant has not taken possession or commenced
to pay rent.
(iii) Within
ninety (90) days following satisfaction of all Base Building Substantial
Completion Conditions, Guarantor shall submit to the Administrative Agent
information as to the percentage of the rentable square footage of the 3161
Xxxxxxxxx Building (inclusive of the New Century Premises) that is leased to
tenants pursuant to Approved Leases as of the Completion Date. Without limiting
the provisions of clause
(i)
governing the termination of Guarantor’s obligations thereunder, if more than
eighty percent (80%) of such rentable square footage is so leased, the
obligations of the Guarantor to pay the New Century Occupancy Amount thereafter
shall be reduced to
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such
amount which is equal to the amount of base rent and additional rent that would
be paid by New Century or a Replacement Tenant with respect a portion of the
New
Century Premises (determined for these purposes based on the full amount of
such
premises, even if New Century or a Replacement Tenant is not required to accept
such premises except in installments over time) equal to the square footage
which, when added to the rentable square footage of the 3161 Xxxxxxxxx Building
which is leased to tenants pursuant to Approved Leases as of the Completion
Date, would result in obligations from tenants to pay rent pursuant to Approved
Leases and payments under this Guaranty on account of the New Century Occupancy
Amount with respect to eighty percent (80%) (but not greater than eighty percent
(80%)) of the rentable square footage of the 3161 Xxxxxxxxx Building from and
after the Completion Date.
(iv) Notwithstanding
anything in this Guaranty to the contrary, Guarantor’s aggregate liability for
the New Century Occupancy Amount shall not exceed an amount equal to the
payments of base rent and additional rent from time to time due under the New
Century Lease (regardless of whether or not such lease is in effect at such
time) for a period in excess of the first sixty (60) months of the New Century
Lease term.
(b) New
Century Credit Support Amounts.
Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to
the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) that New Century (or a
Replacement Tenant) shall pay to Borrower when due all base rent and additional
rent that is payable from time to time under the New Century Lease (which
amounts shall be payable regardless of whether or not such lease is in effect
at
such time) (i) at any time during the term of the Loan that New Century’s or any
Replacement Tenant’s credit rating is downgraded below “BB” by Standard and
Poor’s Credit Rating Service, a division of XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc. or “B1”
by Xxxxx’x Investors Services, and (ii) if any such base rent or additional rent
from time to time owing by New Century or such Replacement Tenant under the
New
Century Lease or a Replacement Lease, as applicable (regardless of whether
or
not such lease is in effect at such time), is not paid within sixty (60) days
of
the date when due (the amount payable pursuant to this paragraph is referred
to
herein as the “New
Century Credit Support Amount”).
If
New Century or a Replacement Tenant does not pay rent owed under the New Century
Lease or Replacement Lease, as applicable, within sixty (60) days of when it
became due and the conditions in clause
(i)
have
occurred (such event is referred to herein as a “Credit
Guaranty Trigger Event”),
then
Guarantor shall either
(i) pay the New
Century Credit Support Amount, for application to the principal balance of
the
Loans, or (ii) deliver
a
Collateral Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent or make a cash deposit
to a Controlled Account as additional collateral for the Loans in which case
the
New
Century Credit Support Amount will be reduced by the amount of such Collateral
Letter of Credit or cash deposit. While any Event of Default exists under the
Loan Documents, Administrative
Agent shall have the right to draw on such Collateral Letter of Credit for
reduction of the principal balance of the Loans and to apply the amount of
any
such cash deposit to reduce the principal balance of the Loans. Notwithstanding
anything in this Guaranty to the contrary, Guarantor’s aggregate liability for
the New Century Credit Support Amount shall not exceed an amount equal to twelve
(12) monthly payments of base rent and additional rent from time to time due
under the New Century Lease (regardless of whether or not such lease is in
effect at such time).
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(c) Project
Amenities Shortfall Amount.
Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assumes
liability for, agrees to pay, and guarantees payment to the Administrative
Agent
(on behalf of the Lenders) of, an
amount
equal to each monthly credit against New Century’s obligation to pay Rent (as
defined in the New Century Lease) under the New Century Lease (regardless of
whether or not such lease is in effect at such time, unless the New Century
Lease is replaced by a Replacement Lease that does not include the Rent
Shortfall provision as a result of the failure of the Project Amenities to
be
completed) taken by New Century pursuant to Section 34 of the New Century Lease
(each such credit, a “Rent
Shortfall”)
arising as a result the failure of any of the Project Amenities (as described
in
Section 34 of the New Century Lease) to be completed in accordance with the
terms of the New Century Lease. Each such Rent Shortfall amount shall be paid
by
Guarantor on a monthly basis as each such credit is taken within twenty (20)
Business Days after the date on which such Rent Shortfall amount would have
been
due had such credit not been taken; provided, however, Guarantor’s payment of
such Rent Shortfall amounts shall terminate as of the date the Project Amenities
which were not completed and which triggered the Rent Shortfall are completed
in
accordance with the terms of the New Century Lease. If any of the Project
Amenities have not been completed at any time on or prior to the Maturity Date
(as the same may be extended in accordance with the Loan Agreement), or the
date
on which the Loans are accelerated or become automatically due and payable
in
accordance with the Loan Documents) (each such date is referred to herein as
the
“Rent
Shortfall Acceleration Date”),
Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to
pay
to the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders), in lieu of any further
payments of the Rent Shortfall amount pursuant to the preceding provisions,
an
amount (sometimes referred to herein as the “Rent
Shortfall Acceleration Amount”),
as
determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion,
equal to the difference, on a monthly basis over the remaining term of the
New
Century Lease from and after the Rent Shortfall Acceleration Date, of (i) the
amount of the Rent (as defined in the New Century Lease) that would have been
paid during such remaining term had such Project Amenity been completed in
accordance with Section 34 of the New Century Lease minus (ii) the amount of
such Rent that would be paid during such remaining term without such Project
Amenity completed, and assuming that all applicable rent credits available
to
New Century under Section 34 of the New Century Lease on account thereof shall
be taken. Each payment of any Rent Shortfall amount and the Rent Shortfall
Acceleration Amount shall be applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
in reduction of the principal balance of the Loans. The amounts payable by
Guarantor pursuant to this paragraph
(c)
are
collectively referred to herein as the “Project
Amenities Shortfall Amount.”
The
obligations of Guarantor with respect to the New Century Occupancy Amount,
the
New Century Occupancy Amount and the Project Amenities Shortfall Amount pursuant
to paragraphs
(a),
(b)
and
(c)
of this
Section
1.01
are,
collectively, the “Guaranteed
Obligations”.
Guarantor hereby further agrees that if the Borrower shall fail to pay in full
when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of
the
Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor will immediately pay the same, without any
demand or notice whatsoever. All payments by Guarantor on account of this
Guaranty shall be paid in Dollars. Each and every default under the Loan
Documents shall give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder by the Lenders
and separate suits may be brought hereunder as each such cause of action
arises.
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1.02. Obligations
Unconditional.
The
obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty are absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of the Loan Documents, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other
guaranty of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loans,
and,
to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, irrespective of any other
circumstance whatsoever which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this
Section
1.02
that the
obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under
any
and all circumstances and shall not be released, discharged or in any way
affected or impaired by any thing, event, happening, matter, circumstance or
condition whatsoever (whether or not Guarantor shall have any knowledge or
notice thereof or shall consent thereto). In furtherance of the foregoing and
without limiting the generality thereof, Guarantor agrees as
follows:
(a) This
Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance when due and not of
collection.
(b) The
obligations of Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of
Borrower or Guarantor under the other Loan Documents to which they are a party
and the obligations of any other guarantor of the obligations of Borrower under
the Loan Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and
prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not any action is brought against
Borrower or any other guarantors and whether or not Borrower is joined in any
such action or actions.
(c) Payment,
performance or completion by Guarantor, or any other guarantor, of a portion,
but not all, of the Guaranteed Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify
or abridge Guarantor’s liability for any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations
which has not been paid, performed or completed. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent (or any of the Lenders) is awarded
a judgment in any suit brought to enforce Guarantor’s covenant to pay, perform
or complete a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, such judgment shall not
be
deemed to release Guarantor from its covenant to pay, perform or complete the
portion of the Guaranteed Obligations that is not the subject of such suit,
and
such judgment shall not, except to the extent satisfied by Guarantor, limit,
affect, modify or abridge any other guarantor’s liability in respect of the
Guaranteed Obligations.
(d) The
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders (subject to the terms of the
Loan
Documents), upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand
and without affecting the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or giving
rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of
Guarantor’s liability hereunder, from time to time may (i) renew, extend,
accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time,
place, manner or terms of payment or performance under the Loan Documents,
(ii)
settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of
performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations
or
any Loan Document and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment
of
any other obligations; (iii) request and accept other guaranties of any of
Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents and take and hold security for
the payment or performance of this Guaranty or the Loan Documents; (iv) release,
surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive,
fail
to perfect its security
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interest
in, alter,
subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment
or performance of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, any other
guaranties of the Loans, or any other obligation of any Person (including any
other guarantor) with respect to the Loans; (v) enforce and apply any security
now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and
the
Lenders in respect of this Guaranty or the Loans and direct the order or manner
of sale thereof, and to bid at any such sale, or exercise any other right or
remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may have against any such
security, in each case as in its discretion may determine consistent with any
applicable security agreement, including foreclosure on any such security
pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, even though such action
operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation
or
other right or remedy of Guarantor against Borrower or any security for the
Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) apply any payments or recoveries from Borrower,
Guarantor or any other source, and any proceeds of any security, to the
Guaranteed Obligations in such manner, order and priority as the Administrative
Agent may elect (whether or not those obligations are guaranteed by this
Guaranty or secured at the time of the application); and (vii) exercise any
other rights available to it under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent
may take any of the foregoing actions upon any terms and conditions as the
Administrative Agent may elect, without giving notice to Guarantor or obtaining
the consent of Guarantor and without affecting the liability of Guarantor to
the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
(e) This
Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be valid and
enforceable and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment,
discharge or termination for any reason (other than payment in full of the
outstanding Loans, together with all other amounts due to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents and the termination of any
remaining Commitments, or performance in full of the Guaranteed Obligations),
including, without limitation, the occurrence of any of the following, whether
or not Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them: (i) any
failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert
or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law
or
otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right,
power or remedy (whether arising under the Loan Documents, at law, in equity
or
otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loan Documents,
or
with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment or performance
of the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loans; (ii) any rescission, waiver,
amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the
terms
or provisions (including, without limitation, provisions relating to events
of
default) of the Loan Documents, Project Documents, the Plans and Specifications,
the Construction Schedule, the Budget or of any other guaranty or security
for
the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loans, in each case whether or not in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents or any agreement relating to
such other guaranty or security; (iii) any Loan Document at any time being
found
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable with respect to Borrower; (iv) the
application of payments received from any source (other than payments received
pursuant to this Guaranty or the other Loan Documents or from the proceeds
of
any security for the Guaranteed Obligations or the Notes except to the extent
such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the
Guaranteed Obligations or the Notes) to the payment of indebtedness other than
the Loans, even though the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders might have
elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Loans; (v) the
Administrative Agent’s consent to the change, reorganization or termination of
the ownership
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structure
or existence of Borrower or any of its Affiliates and to any corresponding
restructuring of the Loans, including, without limitation, the Guaranteed
Obligations; (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security
interest in any collateral which secures any of the Loans, including, without
limitation, the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any defenses, set-offs or
counterclaims that Borrower may assert against the Administrative Agent or
any
of the Lenders in respect of the Loans, including, without limitation, the
failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds,
statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury, other than payment
or
performance of such obligations under the Loan Documents to the extent
encompassed in the Guaranteed Obligations; (viii) the acquisition or transfer
of
title to the Project to the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, any
Affiliate of the Lenders or any designee of the Administrative Agent or the
Lenders (including, without limitation, any purchaser through foreclosure,
deed
in lieu or otherwise); (ix) any act or event which might otherwise discharge,
reduce, limit or modify Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty; (x) any
waiver, extension, modification, forbearance, delay or other act or omission
of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or their failure to proceed promptly
or
otherwise as against Borrower, Guarantor or any security; (xi) any action,
omission or circumstance which might increase the likelihood that Guarantor
may
be called upon to perform under this Guaranty or which might affect the rights
or remedies of Guarantor as against Borrower; or (xii) any dealings occurring
at
any time between Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether
relating to the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise; and any other thing or
omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any
manner or in any extent vary the risk of Guarantor as an obligor in respect
of
the Guaranteed Obligations.
(f) Whether
or not Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty are subject to any maximum
dollar amount or any other limitation expressly set forth in this Guaranty,
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty shall not be impaired, reduced or
affected by reason of Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s application of
any payments received from any source (i) to the payment of any obligation
or
indebtedness of Borrower which is not part of the Guaranteed Obligations, even
though Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender might lawfully have elected
to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations or (ii)
to the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not such payment
might reduce the outstanding amount of the Guaranteed Obligations to a sum
that
is less than the maximum dollar liability, if any, of Guarantor expressly set
forth herein), unless and until such payment shall have become indefeasible,
the
amount so paid shall no longer be available for future advance under the Loans,
and the Loans and all other Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly
paid and performed in full; it being the intention of the parties that,
notwithstanding any payments applied in reduction of the Guaranteed Obligations
from any source, Guarantor shall be and remain fully liable for the payment
of
all of the Guaranteed Obligations until the Loans and all other Guaranteed
Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and the Lenders
shall have no further or continuing obligation to make any additional advances
of the Loans to Borrower. As used herein, an “indefeasible” payment shall mean
and refer to a payment that is no longer subject to potential disaffirmance,
impairment, set aside, offset, recoupment, defeasance, recovery, disallowance,
or recapture pursuant to the provisions of any federal or state law, regulation
or order applicable to or governing creditors’ rights, including without
limitation Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, either by reason
of
the passage of time following such payment or the final judgment of a court
of
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competent
jurisdiction establishing the unassailable right of the party receiving such
payment to retain such payment without reduction, offset, or other
impairment.
1.03. Waivers
by Guarantor.
Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders:
(a) any
right
to require the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as a condition of payment
or
performance by Guarantor, to (i) proceed against Borrower, any other guarantor
of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or
exhaust any security held from Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other
Person, (iii) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit
account or credit on the books of the Lenders in favor of Borrower or any other
Person, or (iv) pursue any other remedy in the power of the Administrative
Agent
or any of the Lenders whatsoever;
(b) any
defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability
or other defense of Borrower, including, without limitation, any defense based
on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the
Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument related thereto or by
reason of the cessation of the liability of Borrower from any cause other than
payment and performance in full of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(c) any
defense based upon any statute or rule of law which provides that the obligation
of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more
burdensome than that of the principal;
(d) any
defense based upon the Administrative Agent’s or any of the Lender’s errors or
omissions in the administration of the Loans, including, without limitation, the
Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) (i)
any
principles or provisions of law, statutory or otherwise, which are or might
be
in conflict with the terms of this Guaranty and any legal or equitable discharge
of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder (other than payment, performance and
completion of the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loans in full), (ii) the benefit
of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the
enforcement hereof, (iii) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims
and (iv) promptness, diligence and any requirement that the Administrative
Agent
or any of the Lenders protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest
or lien or any property subject thereto;
(f) notices,
demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and
notices of any action or inaction, notices of default under the other Loan
Documents or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any
renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any
agreement related thereto, notices of any extension of credit to Borrower and
any right to consent to any thereof. Guarantor acknowledges that Borrower has
the right to extend the Maturity Date of the Loans for the First Extension
Period, the Second Extension Period and the Third Extension Period on the terms
and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement; hereby consents to the extension
of the Maturity Date for each of such periods; and hereby agree that no further
consent is required from Guarantor in
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connection
with any such extension. Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be affected
in any way by any such extension, and shall continue to apply with respect
to
all Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents during any
such
extension;
(g) any
release, discharge, modification, impairment or limitation of the liability
of
Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, whether consented to by
the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders, consensual or arising by operation of
law
or any proceedings in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, or from any
other cause;
(h) any
defense based on any rejection or disaffirmance of the Guaranteed Obligations,
or any part thereof, or any security held therefor, in any such proceedings
in
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
(i) any
defense based on any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or
the
Lenders in any proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency involving Borrower,
including any election to have their claim allowed as being secured, partially
secured or unsecured, any extension of credit by the Administrative Agent or
the
Lenders to Borrower in any proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency, and taking
and holding by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders of any security for
any
such extension of credit; and
(j) any
defense or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit
the
liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with
the
terms of this Guaranty, other than payment or performance of such obligations
under the Loan Documents.
1.04. Additional
Waivers.
Guarantor further agrees as follows:
(a) Guarantor
agrees that on Borrower’s
default, the
Administrative Agent
may
elect to foreclose either nonjudicially or judicially against any real or
personal property security (including, without limitation, the Property) it
holds for the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, or any part
thereof, or accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure,
or
compromise or adjust any part of such obligations, or make any other
accommodation with Borrower
or
Guarantor, or exercise any other remedy against Borrower
or any
security. No such action by the
Administrative Agent
will
release or limit the liability of Guarantor to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender,
who
shall remain liable under this Guaranty after the action, even if the effect
of
that action is to deprive Guarantor of the right to collect reimbursement from
Borrower
or any
other person for any sums paid to the
Administrative Agent
or any
Lender, or Guarantor’s rights of subrogation, contribution, or indemnity against
Borrower
or any
other person. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that
on any foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure of any security held
by
the
Administrative Agent,
such
security will no longer exist, and that any right that Guarantor might otherwise
have, on full payment of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents
by
Guarantor, to participate in any such security or to be subrogated to any rights
of the
Administrative Agent
or any
Lender with respect to any such security will be nonexistent; nor shall
Guarantor by deemed to have any right, title, interest or claim under any
circumstances in
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or
to any
real or personal property held by the
Administrative Agent, any Lender
or any
third party following any foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure
of
any such security.
(b) Guarantor
understands and acknowledges that if the
Administrative Agent
forecloses judicially or nonjudicially against any real property security for
the Borrower’s
obligations, such foreclosure could impair or destroy any right or ability
that
Guarantor may have to seek reimbursement, contribution, or indemnification
for
any amounts paid by such Guarantor under this Guaranty. Guarantor further
understands and acknowledges that in the absence of this waiver such potential
impairment or destruction of Guarantor’s rights, if any, may entitle such
Guarantor to assert a defense to this Guaranty based on Code of Civil Procedure
§580d as interpreted in Union
Bank x. Xxxxxxx,
(1968)
265 CA 2d 40, 71 CR 64, on the grounds, among others, that a lender
should
be estopped from pursuing a guarantor because the lender’s
election to foreclose may impair or destroy the subrogation, reimbursement,
contribution, or indemnification rights of the guarantor. By execution of this
Guaranty, Guarantor intentionally, freely, irrevocably, and unconditionally:
(i)
waives and relinquishes that defense and agrees that such Guarantor will be
liable under this Guaranty even though the
Administrative Agent
had
foreclosed judicially or nonjudicially against any real or personal property
collateral for Borrower’s
obligations; (ii) agrees that such Guarantor will not assert that defense in
any
action or proceeding in which the
Administrative Agent
or any
Lender seeks to enforce this Guaranty; and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that
the rights and defenses waived by such Guarantor in this Guaranty include any
right or defense that such Guarantor may have or be entitled to assert based
on
or arising out of any one or more of Code of Civil Procedure §§580a, 580b, 580d,
or 726, or Civil Code §2848.
(c) Guarantor
intentionally, freely, irrevocably and unconditionally waives and relinquishes
all rights which may be available to it under any provision of California law
or
under any California judicial decision, including, without limitation, Section
580a and 726(b) of the California Code of Civil Procedure, to limit the amount
of any deficiency judgment or other judgment which may be obtained against
such
Guarantor under this Guaranty to not more than the amount by which the unpaid
obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents guaranteed hereby plus all
other indebtedness due from Borrower
under
the Loan
Documents
exceeds
the fair market value or fair value of any real or personal property securing
said obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents and any other indebtedness
due from Borrower
under
the Loan
Documents,
including, without limitation, all rights to an appraisement of, judicial or
other hearing on, or other determination of the value of said property.
Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that, as a result of the foregoing waiver,
the
Administrative Agent
and the
Lenders may be entitled to recover from such Guarantor an amount which, when
combined with the value of any real or personal property foreclosed upon by
the
Administrative Agent
(or the
proceeds of the sale of which have been received by the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders)
and any
sums collected by the
Administrative Agent
and the
Lenders from Borrower
or other
persons, might exceed the amount of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan
Documents guaranteed hereby plus all other indebtedness due from Borrower
under
the Loan
Documents.
(d) Guarantor
waives all rights and defenses that Guarantor may have because Borrower’s debt
is secured by real property; this means, among other things: (i) the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders may collect from Guarantor without first
foreclosing on
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any
real
or personal property collateral pledged by Borrower; and (ii) if the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders foreclose on any real property collateral
pledged by Borrower: (A) the amount of the Obligations may be reduced only
by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even
if
the collateral is worth more than the sale price; and (B) the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders may collect from Guarantor even if the Administrative
Agent, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right
Guarantor may have to collect from Borrower. This is an unconditional and
irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses Guarantor may have because the
Guaranteed Obligations are secured by real property. These rights and defenses
include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section
580a,
580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Guarantor
specifically waives any right to a fair value hearing, and any and all other
rights it may have under Section 580a of the California Code of Civil
Procedure.
(e) Guarantor
waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, even though that election of remedies,
such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for the Guaranteed
Obligations, has destroyed Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement
against the principal by the operation of Section 580d of the California Code
of
Civil Procedure or otherwise.
(f) Guarantor
waives all rights and defenses which might otherwise be available to Guarantor
under any guarantor, suretyship or other defenses under any law of the State
of
California, including, without limitation, California Civil Code Sections 2787
to 2855, inclusive, 2899 and 3433.
(g) Guarantor
agrees that if the maturity of any Guaranteed Obligation is accelerated by
bankruptcy, insolvency or otherwise, such maturity shall also be deemed
accelerated for the purpose of this Guaranty without demand on or notice to
Guarantor, and Guarantor hereby waives any such demand or notice.
1.05. Reinstatement.
The
obligations of Guarantor under this Section
1
shall be
automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment
by
or on behalf of Borrower or Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations
is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency
or otherwise; and Guarantor agrees that it will indemnify the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
incurred by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in connection with
such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred
in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a
preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law.
1.06. Guarantor’s
Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc.
Guarantor hereby waives, until the later of (a) the Guaranteed Obligations
shall
have been indefeasibly paid, performed and completed in full and (b) the Loans
and all other amounts due under the Loan Documents have been indefeasibly paid
in full and the Commitments have been terminated, any claim, right or remedy,
direct or indirect, that Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against
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Borrower
or any of its assets in connection with this Guaranty or the performance by
Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, in each case whether such claim, right
or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or
otherwise and, including without limitation, (i) any right of subrogation,
reimbursement or indemnification that Guarantor now has or may hereafter have
against Borrower, (ii) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim,
right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders now have or may
hereafter have against Borrower, and (iii) any benefit of, and any right to
participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by or on behalf
of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders. In addition, until the Loans
have been indefeasibly paid in full and all Commitments have been terminated,
Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution which Guarantor
may have against any other guarantor of the Loans or Guaranteed Obligations.
Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold
the exercise of its right of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnification and
contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement
or indemnification Guarantor may have against Borrower or against any collateral
or security, and any rights of contribution Guarantor may have against any
other
guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights the Administrative
Agent and/or any of the Lenders may have against Borrower, to all right, title
and interest the Administrative Agent and/or any of the Lenders may have in
any
such collateral or security, and to any right the Administrative Agent and/or
any of the Lenders may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall
be
paid to Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement,
indemnification or contribution rights at any time when (A) all Guaranteed
Obligations shall not have been paid, performed and completed in full, (B)
all
outstanding Loans and all other amounts due under the Loan Documents shall
not
have been paid in full or (C) the Commitments shall not have been fully
terminated, such amount shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent
(on
behalf of the Lenders) and shall forthwith be paid over to the Administrative
Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to be credited and applied against the
Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the
terms hereof.
1.07. Subordination
of Other Obligations.
Any
indebtedness of Borrower now or hereafter held by Guarantor is hereby
subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and to the payment, performance
and completion of the Guaranteed Obligations, and any such indebtedness of
Borrower to Guarantor collected or received by Guarantor after an Event of
Default (including any Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents) has
occurred and is continuing shall be held in trust for the Administrative Agent
(on behalf of the Lenders) and shall forthwith be paid over to the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to be credited and applied
against the Guaranteed Obligations but without affecting, impairing or limiting
in any manner the liability of Guarantor under any other provision of this
Guaranty.
1.08. Remedies.
(a) Guarantor
agrees that, as between Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders,
the obligations of Borrower under any of the Loan Documents may be declared
to
be forthwith due and payable as provided in the Loan Documents (and shall be
deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances therein
provided) for purposes of Section
1.01
hereof
notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing the
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enforcement
of such obligations as against Borrower; and that, in the event of such
declaration (or such obligation being deemed to have become automatically due
and payable), such obligations (whether or not enforceable as against Borrower)
to the extent they constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall forthwith
become due by Guarantor for purposes of Section
1.01
hereof.
The Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) may bring and prosecute
a
separate action against Guarantor to enforce the Guaranteed Obligations under
this Guaranty, whether or not any action is brought against Borrower or any
other Person and whether or not Borrower or any other Person is joined in any
such action or actions.
(b) All
of
the remedies set forth in this Guaranty and/or provided for in any of the Loan
Documents or at law or in equity shall be equally available to the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders), and the choice by the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) of one such alternative over
another shall not be subject to question or challenge by Guarantor or any other
Person, nor shall any such choice be asserted as a defense, setoff, or failure
to mitigate damages in any action, proceeding, or counteraction by the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to recover or seek any other
remedy under this Guaranty, nor shall any such choice preclude the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) from subsequently electing
to
exercise a different remedy.
1.09. Default
Interest.
Guarantor hereby agrees that in the event it shall fail to pay in full any
amount owing by it hereunder within five (5) Business Days following delivery
of
a written demand by the Administrative Agent for payment of such amount, it
shall be obligated to pay interest at the Default Rate in respect of any such
amount for each day during the period from and including the due date thereof
to
but excluding the date the same shall be paid in full, such interest to be
payable upon demand of the Administrative Agent; provided,
however,
that
payment under this Section
1.09
shall
not be in duplication of any payment made by Guarantor or Borrower pursuant
to
the Loan Documents.
1.10. Continuing
Guaranty.
This
Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in effect until the earlier
of (a) all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid, performed and
completed in full or (b) the Loans and all other amounts due under the Loan
Documents have been paid in full and the Commitments have been terminated;
including, without limitation, in either case, the payment of any and all
expenses which might be incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
in
enforcing any of their rights hereunder (which expense shall be included within
the meaning of Guaranteed Obligations) and all interest due pursuant to
Section
1.09.
1.11. Enforceability;
Etc.
The
Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders or any other or subsequent
beneficiary of this Guaranty, but subject to the terms of Section
14.3
of the
Loan Agreement) may enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.
1.12. Assumption
of Risk Regarding Borrower’s Financial Condition.
Before
signing this Guaranty, Guarantor investigated the financial condition and
business operations of Borrower,
the
Project encumbered by the Mortgage, and such other matters as Guarantor deemed
appropriate to assure itself of Borrower’s
ability to discharge its obligations under the Loan
Documents.
Guarantor assumes full responsibility for keeping fully informed of the
financial
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condition
of Borrower and all other circumstances affecting Borrower’s ability to perform
its obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and agrees that
neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender will have any duty to report
to
Guarantor any information which it receives about Borrower’s financial condition
or any circumstances bearing on Borrower’s ability to perform.
Section
2. Representations
and Warranties.
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent that:
2.01. Existence.
Guarantor (i) is a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing
under
the laws of the State of Maryland; (ii) has all requisite partnership
power, and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents
and
approvals necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being
or
as proposed to be conducted; and (iii) is qualified to do business in all
jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary.
2.02. No
Breach.
The
execution and delivery of this Guaranty, the consummation of the transactions
herein contemplated, and Guarantor’s compliance with the terms and provisions
hereof will not conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent
under, the organizational documents pursuant to which Guarantor is organized,
or
any Applicable Law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree
of
any court or Governmental Authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument
to
which Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject,
or
constitute a default under any such agreement or instrument, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the revenues or assets of
Guarantor pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or
instrument.
2.03. Action.
Guarantor has all necessary organizational power and authority, as the case
may
be, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Guaranty; the
execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty have been
duly
authorized by all necessary organizational action, as the case may be, on its
part; and this Guaranty has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Guarantor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights.
2.04. Approvals.
No
authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with,
any governmental or regulatory authority or agency (other than such
authorizations, approvals or consents already obtained) are necessary for the
execution, delivery or performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty or for the
validity or enforceability hereof.
2.05. Other
Agreements.
Guarantor is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any court
order, injunction, permit or restriction which could reasonably be expected
to
materially and adversely affect Guarantor’s ability to perform its obligations
hereunder.
2.06 Financial
Condition.
The
consolidated balance sheet with respect to Guarantor as of June 30, 2006,
heretofore furnished to the Administrative Agent and the
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Lenders,
is materially complete and correct and fairly presents the financial condition
of Guarantor as at the date of such balance sheet. As of the date of such
balance sheet, Guarantor had no material contingent liabilities, liabilities
for
taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated
losses from any unfavorable commitments, except as referred to or reflected
or
provided for in said balance sheet. Since the date of such balance sheet, there
has been no material adverse change in Guarantor’s financial
condition.
2.07. Litigation.
Except
as disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing prior to
the
date of this Guaranty, there are no legal or arbitration proceedings or any
proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority, now pending or (to the
knowledge of Guarantor) threatened against Guarantor which, if adversely
determined, could have a material adverse effect on Guarantor’s ability to enter
into or comply with its obligations hereunder.
2.08. Taxes.
Guarantor has filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax
returns and information statements that are required to be filed by it and
has
paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment
received by Guarantor.
Section
3. Covenants.
Guarantor covenants to each Lender and the Administrative Agent that, until
the
payment, performance and completion in full of the Guaranteed
Obligations:
3.01. Existence,
Etc.
Guarantor will preserve and maintain its corporate, limited liability company
or
partnership existence, as the case may be, and all of its other material rights,
privileges and franchises necessary for the maintenance of its existence and
the
conduct of its affairs; and comply with the requirements of all applicable
laws,
rules, regulations and orders of governmental or regulatory
authorities.
3.02. Reports.
(a) Guarantor
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (for delivery to the Lenders) (i)
not
later than forty-five (45) days after the close of each fiscal quarter of
Guarantor, a quarterly financial statement for Guarantor and (ii) within ninety
(90) days after
the
close of each fiscal year of Guarantor, audited annual financial statements
of
Guarantor for each such fiscal year, such financial statements to be
substantially in the form of the financial statements referred to in
Section
8.1
of the
Loan Agreement or such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent,
including a balance sheet and statement of profit and loss setting forth in
comparative form figures for the preceding fiscal year, prepared in accordance
with GAAP
and
certified by an authorized officer of Guarantor;
(b) at
the
time of the delivery of each of the financial statements provided for in
subsection
(a)
of this
Section
3.02,
a
certificate of an Authorized Officer of Guarantor, as applicable, certifying
(i)
that such respective financial statements and reports are true, correct, and
accurate; (ii) in such detail as may be required by the Administrative Agent,
the calculations required to establish whether Guarantor was in compliance
with
the requirements of Section
3.04
hereof
on the date of such financial statements; and (iii) that such officer has no
knowledge (after due inquiry), except as specifically stated, of any Event
of
Default or, if an Event of Default has
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occurred,
specifying the nature thereof in reasonable detail and the action which
Guarantor is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; and
(c) from
time
to time such other information regarding the financial condition, operations,
business or prospects of Guarantor or General Partner (as defined below), as
the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in lieu of the financial statements and certification of
Guarantor described above, the Administrative Agent shall accept the financial
statements and certifications of Guarantor’s general partner Xxxxxxx Properties,
Inc. (“General
Partner”)
of the
exact type described above with respect to Guarantor, so long as (i) except
for
a liability on the balance sheet and an expense on the income statement of
General Partner representing the interests of minority limited partners in
Guarantor that are not owned by General Partner, the balance sheet and income
statement of General Partner would, in accordance with GAAP, be identical to
that of Guarantor; (ii) each such financial statement is accompanied by the
unqualified opinion of General Partner’s outside auditors to the effect that
such financial statements comply with the requirements in clause (i) above
and
identifying the respects, if any, in which any item on the financial statements
of General Partner would need to be adjusted in order to reflect the proper
treatment or amount of such item in accordance with GAAP for Guarantor; and
(iii) there is no change in the structure or ownership of Guarantor that the
Administrative Agent concludes in reasonable discretion would require the
delivery of financial statements by Guarantor itself in order to enable the
Administrative Agent and the Lender to evaluate the financial condition of
the
Guarantor.
3.03. Litigation.
Guarantor will promptly give the Administrative Agent notice of any material
legal or arbitral proceedings, and of any material proceedings by or before
any
governmental or regulatory authority or agency, affecting
Guarantor.
3.04. Financial
Covenants.
(a) Tangible
Net Worth.
Guarantor shall at all times maintain Tangible Net Worth of not less than
$500,000,000.
(b) Maximum
Leverage Ratio.
For the
periods set forth below, Guarantor shall not permit the Leverage Ratio computed
for any fiscal quarter within the applicable period below to exceed the percent
set forth opposite the applicable period below:
A. March
31,
2006 - December 31, 2006: 70.0%
B. March
31,
2007 - December 31, 2007: 62.5%
C. March
31,
2008 and thereafter: 60.0%
(c)
Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio.
For the
periods set forth below, Guarantor shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio computed for any fiscal quarter within the applicable period below to
be
less than the ratio set forth opposite the applicable period below:
(i) March
31,
2006 - December 31, 2006: 1.50
to
1.00
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(ii) March
31,
2007 - December 31, 2007: 1.55
to
1.00
(iii) March
31,
2008 and thereafter: 1.75
to
1.00
(d) Interest
Coverage Ratio.
For the
periods set forth below, Guarantor shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio
computed for any fiscal quarter within the applicable period below to be less
than the ratio set forth opposite the applicable period below:
(i) March
31,
2006 - December 31, 2006: 1.75
to
1.00
(ii) March
31,
2007 - December 31, 2007: 1.80
to
1.00
(iii) March
31,
2008 and thereafter: 2.00
to
1.00
(e) For
the
purposes of this Section
3.04,
the
following terms have the meanings set forth below:
(i) “Adjusted
EBITDA” means,
for any Real Property or Person for any period, EBITDA of or attributable to
such Real Property or Person for such period adjusted to exclude (a) the effects
of all extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash gains, non-cash losses,
non-cash charges or expenses and (b) cash expenses for Transaction Costs;
provided, however, that, for purposes of this definition, in the case of any
acquisition or disposition of any direct or indirect interest in any Real
Property (including through the acquisition of Equity Interests) by the General
Partner or any of its Subsidiaries during such period, Adjusted EBITDA of such
Person will be adjusted to (x) include, in the case of an acquisition, an amount
equal to the product of (i) the actual Adjusted EBITDA of such Person generated
by the Real Property so acquired during such period, multiplied by (ii) a
fraction the numerator of which is the total number of days in such period
and
the denominator of which is the actual number of days in such period that such
Real Property was owned by the General Partner or such Subsidiary and (y)
exclude, in the case of a disposition, an amount equal to the actual Adjusted
EBITDA generated by the Real Property so disposed of during such
period.
(ii) “Annualized
Net Operating Income”
means,
for any Real Property for any fiscal quarter, the product of (a) Net Operating
Income attributable to such Real Property for such fiscal quarter (adjusted
(i)
to include Net Operating Income for new leases commenced in such quarter and
to
exclude Net Operating Income for leases terminated in such quarter, in each
case
as if such leases were effective or terminated, as the case may be, for the
entire quarter, and (ii) to give effect to rent increases and decreases becoming
effective in such quarter as if such increases or decreases, as the case may
be,
were in effect for the entire quarter) multiplied by (b) four.
(iii) “Applicable
Capitalization Rate”
means,
with respect to any Real Property of a type set forth below, the percentage
set
forth below for such type of Real Property:
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Downtown Office Real Property: 6.0%
Other
Office Real Property: 7.0%
Retail
Real Property: 7.0%
Hotel
Real Property: 9.0%
(iv) “Asset
Value”
means,
at any date of determination, (a) in the case of any Real Property (other than
any Development Property or Other Real Property), (i) the Annualized Net
Operating Income attributable to such Real Property for the fiscal quarter
most
recently ended less all management fees payable to an unaffiliated property
manager in respect of such Real Property during such period, divided by (ii)
the
Applicable Capitalization Rate (based on the relevant asset type), provided,
however, that in the case of any Real Property (other than any Development
Property or Other Real Property) in which the General Partner or any of its
Subsidiaries has acquired any direct or indirect interest (including through
the
acquisition of Equity Interests) during any fiscal quarter, “Asset Value” for
such fiscal quarter shall be the lesser of (l) the Annualized Net Operating
Income for such Real Property divided by the Applicable Capitalization Rate
and
(2) the purchase price of such Real Property, and (b) in the case of any
Development Property or Other Real Property, the most recently appraised value
(such appraisal to have been conducted within the last twelve months) of such
Development Property or Other Real Property or, in the absence of any such
appraisal, the book value of such Development Property or Other Real
Property.
(v) “Cash
Equivalents”
means
any of the following, having a maturity of not greater than 90 days from the
date of issuance thereof: (a) readily marketable direct obligations of the
Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or
obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the
Government of the United States, (b) insured certificates of deposit of or
time
deposits with any commercial bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve
System, issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as
described in clause (c) below, is organized under the laws of the United States
or any State thereof and has combined capital and surplus of at least
$1,000,000,000 or (c) commercial paper in an aggregate amount of not more than
$50,000,000 per issuer outstanding at any time, issued by any corporation
organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated at least
“Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Xxxxx’x Investors Services or “A-1”
(or the then equivalent grade) by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, a division
of XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc.
(vi) “CMBS”
means
commercial mortgage backed securities.
(vii) “Consolidated”
refers
to the consolidation of accounts in accordance with GAAP.
(viii) “Debt
for Borrowed Money”
of
any
Person means the sum of (i) all items that, in accordance with GAAP, would
be
classified as indebtedness
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on
a
Consolidated balance sheet of such Person, (ii) all Synthetic Debt of such
Person at such date and (iii) Mortgage Financing in the form of Preferred
Interests; provided, however, that in the case of the General Partner and its
Subsidiaries “Debt for Borrowed Money” shall also include, without duplication,
the JV Pro Rata Share of Debt for Borrowed Money for each Joint Venture;
provided, further, that Debt for Borrowed Money shall not include indebtedness
to the extent such indebtedness is secured by an effective Lien on cash or
Cash
Equivalents in a manner that is intended to secure such
indebtedness.
(ix) “Development
Property”
means
properties
classified as development properties or identified as undeveloped land or land
held for sale or similar designation on a Consolidated balance sheet of the
General Partner and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that with respect
to
Real Property that includes a developed portion, “Development Property” shall
refer to that portion of the Real Property intended for future
development).
(x) “EBITDA”
means,
for any Real Property or Person for any period, the sum of (i) net income
(or net loss), (ii) interest expense, (iii) income tax expense,
(iv) depreciation expense and (v) amortization expense, in each case
of or attributable to such Real Property or Person and determined in accordance
with GAAP for such period, including, in the case of any Joint Venture, the
JV
Pro Rata Share of the EBITDA of such Joint Venture for such period.
(xi) “Equity
Interests”
means,
with respect to any Person, shares of capital stock of (or other ownership
or
profit interests in) such Person, warrants, options or other rights for the
purchase or other acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of
(or
other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, securities convertible
into
or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit
interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or
other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests),
and
other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including, without
limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting
or
nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other
interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any date of
determination.
(xii) “Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio”
means,
for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, the ratio of (a) Adjusted
EBITDA to (b) the sum of (i) interest payable in cash on, and amortization
of
debt discount in respect of, all Debt for Borrowed Money plus (ii) scheduled
principal repayments of all Debt for Borrowed Money (other than the Term B
Facility) payable plus (iii) all dividends payable on any Preferred Interests,
in each case, of or by the General Partner and its Subsidiaries and determined
on a Consolidated basis for such period.
(xiii) “Guarantee
Obligations”
means,
with respect to any Person, any Obligation or arrangement of such Person to
guarantee or intended to guarantee any Debt, leases, dividends or other payment
Obligations (“primary
obligations”)
of any
other Person (the “primary
obligor”)
in any
manner, whether
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directly
or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect
guarantee, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary
course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse
by such Person of the Obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the Obligation to
make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance
by any other party or parties to an agreement or (c) any Obligation of such
Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any
such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity
capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or
solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets,
securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any
such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment
of
such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the
holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount
of
any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated
or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee
Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation
for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument
evidencing such Guarantee Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such
Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in
good
faith..
(xiv) “Hotel
Real Property”
means
Real Property that operates or is intended to be operated as a hotel, motel
or
other lodging for transient use of rooms or is a structure from which a hotel,
motel or other lodging for transient use of rooms is operated or intended to
be
operated..
(xv) “Interest
Coverage Ratio”
means,
for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, the ratio of (a) Adjusted
EBITDA to (b) interest (including capitalized interest) payable on, and
amortization of debt discount in respect of, all Debt for Borrowed Money, in
each case, of or by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and determined on a
Consolidated basis for such period, provided that for purposes of this clause
(b), interest shall include, in the case of any Joint Venture, its JV Pro Rata
Share of the interest of such Joint Venture for such period.
(xvi) “Joint
Venture”
means
any joint venture (a) in which the General Partner or any of its Subsidiaries
holds any Equity Interest, (b) that is not a Subsidiary of the General Partner
or any of its Subsidiaries and (c) the accounts of which would not appear on
the
Consolidated financial statements of the General Partner.
(xvii) “JV
Pro Rata Share”
means,
with respect to any Joint Venture at any time, the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, obtained by dividing (a) the total value of all Equity Interests
in
such Joint Venture held by the General
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Partner
and any of its Subsidiaries by (b) the total value of all outstanding Equity
Interests in such Joint Venture at such time.
(xviii) “LA
Downtown Office Real Property”
means
the Office Real Property listed on Schedule
I
hereto
and other Office Real Property acquired by the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries
of
a substantially similar type located in the central business district of
downtown Los Angeles.
(xix) “Leverage
Ratio”
means
the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) Debt for Borrowed Money of the
General Partner and its Subsidiaries to (b) Total Asset Value, in each case
as
at the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the General
Partner.
(xx) “Lien”
means
any lien, security interest or other charge or encumbrance of any kind, or
any
other type of preferential arrangement, including, without limitation, the
lien
or retained security title of a conditional vendor and any easement, right
of
way or other encumbrance on title to real property.
(xxi) “Mortgage
Financing”
means
the issuance of CMBS or other commercial mortgage financing, mezzanine
financing, Preferred Interests and similar Real Property related financing
entered into by any Subsidiary of Guarantor (other than the Term B Borrower)
that is directly or indirectly collateralized by, or in the case of Preferred
Interests, that directly or indirectly derive their value from, Real Property
or, in each case, any Refinancing Debt incurred to refinance such Mortgage
Financing.
(xxii) “Net
Operating Income”
means,
with respect to any Real Property for any period, the total rental and other
income from the operation of such Real Property for such period, after deducting
all expenses and other proper charges incurred by the Guarantor in connection
with the operation and maintenance of such Real Property during such period,
including, without limitation, management fees, real estate taxes and bad debt
expenses, but before payment or provision for debt service charges, income
taxes
and depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses, in each case for
such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
(xxiii) “Obligation”
means,
with respect to any Person, any payment, performance or other obligation of
such
Person of any kind, including, without limitation, any liability of such Person
on any claim, whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect
of
such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent,
matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and
whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any
proceeding.
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(xxiv) “Office
Real Property”
means
Real Property (exclusive of any Development Property) that is an office building
or a structure from which commercial businesses operate.
(xxv) “Other
Real Property”
means
Real Property that is neither Hotel Real Property nor Office Real Property
nor
Retail Real Property.
(xxvi) “Preferred
Interests” means,
with respect to any Person, Equity Interests issued by such Person that are
entitled to a preference or priority over any other Equity Interests issued
by
such Person upon any distribution of such Person's property and assets, whether
by dividend or upon liquidation.
(xxvii) “Real
Property”
means
all right, title and interest of Person in and to any
land
and any improvements located thereon, together with all equipment, furniture,
materials, supplies and personal property in which such Person has an interest
now or hereafter located on or used in connection with such land and
improvements, and all appurtenances, additions, improvements, renewals,
substitutions and replacements thereof now or hereafter acquired by such
Person.
(xxviii) “Refinancing
Debt”
means,
with respect to any Debt, any Debt extending the maturity of, or refunding
or
refinancing, in whole or in part, such Debt.
(xxix) “Retail
Real Property”
means
Real Property that is operated primarily or is intended to be operated primarily
as a retail complex or retail center.
(xxx) “Synthetic
Debt”
means
the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance
sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession
of
property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such
Person (excluding operating leases) but which upon the insolvency or bankruptcy
of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person
(without regard to accounting treatment).
(xxxi) “Tangible
Net Worth”
means
the amount by which Consolidated total tangible assets exceeds Consolidated
total liabilities, in each case, of the Guarantor and its
Subsidiaries.
(xxxii) “Term
B Borrower”
means
Xxxxxxx Properties Holdings I, LLC.
(xxxiii) “Term
B Facility”
means
the Term B Facility available under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as
of
March 15, 2005, among Xxxxxxx Properties, Inc., Guarantor, certain subsidiaries
thereof, the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse First Boston, as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner.
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(xxxiv) “Total
Asset Value”
means,
on any date of determination, the sum of the Asset Values for all Real Property
at such date.
(xxxv) “Transaction
Costs”
means
the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the “Transaction” described in
the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2005, among Xxxxxxx Properties,
Inc., Guarantor, certain subsidiaries thereof, the lenders party thereto, and
Credit Suisse First Boston, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Sole
Lead
Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, up to an aggregate amount of approximately
$25,000,000.
(f)
Notwithstanding
the definition of Applicable Capitalization Rate under the foregoing provisions
of this Section
3.04
and as
otherwise provided under this Section
3.04,
for so
long as Guarantor maintains a primary credit facility under which Guarantor
obtains financing for its general corporate purposes (a “Primary
Credit Facility”)
that
includes financial covenants which are based upon the value of the assets of
Guarantor, and such assets are valued based upon the capitalization of income
streams from the assets of Guarantor in accordance with certain capitalization
rates, the Administrative Agent agrees that the capitalization rates utilized
in
determining the valuation of the different classes of assets, the values of
which are to be included within the Total Asset Value of Guarantor, shall be
valued based upon the capitalization rates set forth in such Primary Credit
Facility. As of the Closing Date, such capitalization rates are the rates that
are utilized in valuing the assets of Guarantor for purposes of the leverage
ratio covenant set forth under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March
15, 2005, among Xxxxxxx Properties, Inc., Guarantor, certain subsidiaries
thereof, the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse First Boston, as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
(the “Revolver
Credit Agreement”);
provided,
however,
that
(A) in the event that the capitalization rates utilized in determining the
value
of the assets of Guarantor for purposes of the leverage ratio covenant in the
Revolver Credit Agreement are amended, or the Revolver Credit Agreement is
replaced by a Primary Credit Facility that includes financial covenants which
are based upon the value of the assets of Guarantor, and such assets are valued
based upon the capitalization of income streams from the assets of Guarantor
in
accordance with certain capitalization rates, the Administrative Agent agrees,
that the capitalization rates utilized in determining the valuation of the
different classes of assets, the values of which are to be included within
the
Total Asset Value of Guarantor, shall be valued based upon the capitalization
rates set forth in such amended Revolver Credit Agreement or then effective
Primary Credit Facility, as the case may be; and (B) in the event that the
Revolver Credit Agreement or the then effective Primary Credit Facility is
amended to delete the financial covenants which are based upon the value of
the
assets of Guarantor, and such assets are no longer valued based upon the
capitalization of income streams from the assets of Guarantor in accordance
with
certain capitalization rates, or the Revolver Credit Agreement or the then
effective Primary Credit Facility is terminated and not replaced by a new
Primary Credit Facility containing financial covenants which are based upon
the
value of the assets of Guarantor, and such assets are valued based upon the
capitalization of income streams from the assets of Guarantor in accordance
with
certain capitalization rates, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent
shall
continue to value the Total Asset Value of Guarantor based upon the
capitalization rates set forth in the terminated Revolver Credit Agreement
or
last effective Primary Credit Facility, as the case may be.
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3.05. Change
in Control.
Guarantor shall not permit any Change in Control to occur.
3.06. Inspection
of Books and Records; Discussions.
Guarantor shall keep proper books of records and account in which full, true
and
correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Applicable Law shall be made
of
all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities; and
shall permit representatives of the Administrative Agent and any Lender, during
normal business hours, to examine and make abstracts from any of its books
and
records, and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial
and
other condition of Guarantor and subsidiaries of Guarantor with officers and
employees of Guarantor and subsidiaries of Guarantor and with its independent
certified public accountants.
3.07. Disposition
of Assets.
Guarantor shall not at any time enter into any transaction providing for the
sale, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, mortgage or other disposition of any assets
(or the future income therefrom), or otherwise dispose of any property (whether
by assignment, gift or creation of a trust or otherwise), other than for fair
value and provided that such sale, transfer, encumbrance, pledge mortgage or
other disposition would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Guarantor and other than as provided for under the Loan
Agreement.
3.08. Loan
Agreement Covenants.
Guarantor shall comply with all of the Borrower’s covenants set forth in
Article
9
of the
Loan Agreement to the extent they apply to Guarantor (i.e., such covenants
whereby the Borrower has agreed that Guarantor will take or not take some
action), or that apply to Guarantor as a “Borrower Party” or as “Borrower’s
Managing Member.”
3.09. Payment
Obligations of Guarantor.
Guarantor shall, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, pay, discharge
or
otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as
the
case may be, all its recourse Debt obligations of whatever nature, where such
failure to so pay, discharge or satisfy would, in the aggregate with all such
failures, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except
where
the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect
thereto have been provided on the books of Guarantor.
3.10. Maintenance
of Property Interest; Insurance.
Guarantor shall, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, (a) keep and
maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working
order and condition, casualty, condemnation and ordinary wear and tear excepted,
and promptly repair or replace such property following any damage thereto in
each case where the failure to do so would, in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) subject to Section
3.1
of the
Loan Agreement, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance
companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily
maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating
in
the same or similar locations where the failure to do so would, in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.11. Transactions
with Affiliates.
Guarantor shall not enter into or permit any subsidiary of Guarantor to enter
into any transaction (including, without limitation, the purchase,
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sale
or
exchange of property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of
Guarantor other than at arm’s-length rates and terms.
Section
4. No
Waiver.
No
failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to exercise,
no
delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right or
remedy hereunder will operate as a waiver, thereof; nor will any single or
partial exercise or any right or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.
Section
5. Miscellaneous.
5.01. Governing
Law.
THIS
GUARANTY IS TO BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL
LAWS
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 1646.5 OF THE CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE OR ANY SIMILAR SUCCESSOR PROVISION), WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY
CHOICE OF LAW RULE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY
JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO GOVERN
THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES.
5.02. Submission
to Jurisdiction.
(a) ANY
LEGAL
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR GUARANTOR
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY AT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OPTION
BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, STATE
OF
CALIFORNIA, AND GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING, AND GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF
ANY
SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. GUARANTOR DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE
AND APPOINT:
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx III
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
AS
ITS
AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND
ALL
PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE
OF
PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE
MAILED OR DELIVERED TO GUARANTOR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED
IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON GUARANTOR , IN ANY SUCH
SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. GUARANTOR (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT
NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT
HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE
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AUTHORIZED
AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND
OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS),
AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT
CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT
LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.
(b) Nothing
in this Section
5.02
shall
affect the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to serve legal
process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender to bring any suit, action or proceeding
against Guarantor or the property of Guarantor in the courts of any other
jurisdictions.
5.03. Notices.
(a) Any
notice required or permitted to be given under this Guaranty shall be in writing
and either shall be (i) mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, (ii) sent by overnight air courier service, (iii) personally
delivered to a representative of the receiving party, or (iv) sent by telecopy
(provided an identical notice is also sent simultaneously by mail, overnight
courier, or personal delivery as otherwise provided in this Section 5.03(a))
to the
intended recipient at the “Address for Notices” specified below. Any
communication so addressed and mailed shall be deemed to be given on the
earliest of (1)
when
actually delivered, (2)
on the
first Business Day after deposit with an overnight air courier service, or
(3)
on the
third Business Day after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, in
each case to the address of the intended addressee, and any communication so
delivered in person shall be deemed to be given when receipted for by, or
actually received by the Administrative Agent, a Lender or Guarantor, as the
case may be. If given by telecopy, a notice shall be deemed given and received
when the telecopy is transmitted to the party’s telecopy number specified above,
and confirmation of complete receipt is received by the transmitting party
during normal business hours or on the next Business Day if not confirmed during
normal business hours, and an identical notice is also sent simultaneously
by
mail, overnight courier, or personal delivery as otherwise provided in this
Section 5.03(a).
Any
party may designate a change of address by written notice to each other party
by
giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such change of address.
Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, Guarantor shall only be required
to
send notices, requests, demands, statements, authorizations, approvals,
directions, consents and other communications to the Administrative Agent on
behalf of all of the Lenders.
(b) Notices
and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished
by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent or Guarantor may, in its
discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder
by
electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided
that
approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or
communications.
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Addresses
for Notices:
If
to
Guarantor:
Xxxxxxx
Properties, L.P.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
Facsimile
No.: (000)
000-0000
With
copies to:
Xxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxx Professional Corp.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
If
to the
Administrative Agent:
Eurohypo
AG, New York Branch
1114
Avenue of the Americas
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Legal Director
Telecopier
No.: (000)
000-0000
With
copies to:
Eurohypo
AG, New York Branch
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Head of Portfolio Operations
Telecopier
No.: (000)
000-0000
-
and
-
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier
No.: (000) 000-0000
5.04. Expenses.
If any
suit or other proceeding is instituted by the Administrative Agent (on behalf
of
the Lenders) to enforce this Guaranty (or any portion hereof), Guarantor shall
pay, upon demand, all of the costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by the Administrative
Agent and/or the
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Lenders,
in each case to the extent provided in Section
12.5
of the
Loan Agreement; provided,
however,
that
such costs and expenses shall not be in duplication of any costs and expenses
paid by Borrower. The obligations of Guarantor under this Section
5.04
shall
survive the expiration, release or termination of this Guaranty.
5.05. Amendments,
Etc.
The
terms of this Guaranty may be waived, modified and amended only by an instrument
in writing duly executed by Guarantor and the Administrative Agent (with any
required consent of the Lenders pursuant to the Loan Agreement). Any such
waiver, modification or amendment shall be binding upon the Administrative
Agent, each Lender, each holder of any of the Notes and Guarantor.
5.06. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective
successors and assigns of Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders
and
any holder of any of the Notes (provided,
however,
that
Guarantor shall not assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders).
Without notice to or the consent of Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and
any
Lender may disclose any and all information in its possession concerning
Guarantor, this Guaranty and any security for this Guaranty to any actual or
prospective purchaser of any securities issued or to be issued by the
Administrative Agent and to any actual or prospective purchaser, assignee or
pledgee of any participation or other interest in the Loans, the Guaranteed
Obligations and this Guaranty.
5.07. Agents.
The
Administrative Agent may employ contractors, subcontractors and other agents
in
connection herewith.
5.08. Event
of Default.
Any one
or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under
this Guaranty:
(a) Guarantor
shall fail to pay any monetary obligations due to the Administrative Agent
or
the Lenders hereunder within five (5) Business Days following delivery by the
Administrative Agent of a written demand for such payment; or
(b) Guarantor
shall default in the performance of any of its obligations under Section
3.02
or
Section
3.04;
or
(c) Guarantor
and/or any of its Affiliates shall default in the payment when due of any
principal of or interest on any of its (i) recourse Debt in excess of
$15,000,000 or (ii) non-recourse Debt in excess of $100,000,000, and
such
default shall not be cured within any applicable notice or cure period provided
with respect to such Debt; or any event specified in any note, agreement,
indenture or other document evidencing or relating to any such Debt shall occur
if the effect of such event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders
of
such Debt to cause, such Indebtedness to become due, or to be prepaid in full
(whether by redemption, purchase, offer to purchase or otherwise), prior to
its
stated maturity;
or
(d) An
“Event
of Default” defined in the Loan Agreement arising out of any occurrences or
events, which by their express terms apply to Guarantor (either by reference
to
a
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“Guarantor”
or to a “Borrower Party”), described in Sections
10.11,
10.12,
10.14,
10.15
or
10.17
of the
Loan Agreement; or
(e) Any
representation or warranty made by Guarantor proves to be untrue in any material
respect when made or deemed made; or
(f) Any
default under any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Guaranty
(other than as described elsewhere in this Section
5.08),
which
continues for ten (10) days after notice by the Administrative Agent to
Guarantor; provided,
however,
Guarantor shall have an additional thirty (30) days to cure such failure if
(1) such failure does not involve the failure to make payments on a
monetary obligation; (2) such failure cannot reasonably be cured within
ten (10) days; (3) Guarantor is diligently undertaking to cure such
default, and (4) Guarantor has provided the Administrative Agent with
security reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent against any
interruption of payment or impairment of collateral as a result of such
continuing failure; or
(g) The
occurrence of an “Event of Default” under (as such term is defined in) any other
guaranty delivered by Guarantor to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of
the Lenders in connection with the Loans.
5.09. Headings.
The
captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation
of
any provision of this Guaranty.
5.10. Counterparts.
This
Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and either of the parties
hereto may execute this Guaranty by signing any such counterpart.
5.11. Severability.
If any
provision of this Guaranty shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be unlawful, void or unenforceable for any reason as to any Person or
circumstance, such provision or provisions shall be deemed severable from and
shall in no way affect the enforceability and validity of the remaining
provisions of this Guaranty.
5.12. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL; COUNTERCLAIM.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF GUARANTOR, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND
THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY. GUARANTOR FURTHER HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE LENDERS WITH RESPECT
TO THIS GUARANTY OR OTHERWISE IN RESPECT OF THE LOANS, ANY AND EVERY RIGHT
GUARANTOR MAY HAVE TO (A) INTERPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN, OTHER THAN A
COMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM, AND (B) HAVE THE SAME CONSOLIDATED WITH ANY OTHER
OR
SEPARATE SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING SENTENCE SHALL PREVENT
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OR
PROHIBIT GUARANTOR FROM INSTITUTING OR MAINTAINING A SEPARATE ACTION AGAINST
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE LENDERS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ASSERTED CLAIM.
[signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXXX
PROPERTIES, L.P.,
a
Maryland
limited partnership
By:
|
XXXXXXX
PROPERTIES, INC.,
a
Maryland corporation, its general
partner
|
By:
_____________________________
Name:
__________________________
Its:
_____________________________
Address
for Notices:
Xxxxxxx
Properties, L.P.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
Telecopier
No. (000) 000-0000
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxx Professional Corp.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier
No. (000) 000-0000
Schedule
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