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EXHIBIT 10.7
COMPLETION GUARANTY
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TO:
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT,
AND TO THE NOTE B LENDERS THAT ARE, OR BECOME, PARTIES TO THE
LOAN AGREEMENT
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THIS COMPLETION GUARANTY (" Guaranty "), dated as of March
18, 2008 is made by PRIME GROUP REALTY,
L.P. , a Delaware limited partnership
(the " Guarantor
"), in favor of GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION , a Delaware
corporation (" GECC
"), as Collateral Agent for the Note B Lenders
that are or become a party to the Loan Agreement described below
(in such capacity, " Collateral
Agent "), and is executed pursuant to
(i) that certain Loan Agreement (Loan B) dated as of the date
of this Guaranty between 330 N. WABASH
AVENUE, L.L.C. , a Delaware limited
liability company (the " Borrower "), the lenders from
time to time a party thereto (the " Note B Lenders "), and Collateral
Agent (such Loan Agreement, as it may from time to time be
supplemented, modified and amended, being referred to in this
Guaranty as the " Agreement "), and (ii) that
certain Promissory Note B dated as of the date of this Guaranty
executed by Borrower in favor GECC as a lender (such Promissory
Note B, together with all promissory notes delivered in
substitution or exchange thereof, in each case as the same may be
from time to time consolidated, split, amended, modified, extended,
renewed, substituted and/or supplemented, shall be collectively
referred to in this Guaranty as " Note B "), the provisions of which are
incorporated in this Guaranty by reference. Capitalized terms used
in this Guaranty and not otherwise defined are used with the
meanings set forth in the Agreement or in Note B.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the
Agreement, Note B and the Mortgages (as hereinafter defined),
the Note B Lenders have agreed to make a loans to the Borrower
in the aggregate amount of up to $100,000,000.00 (collectively,
" Loan B ") to provide a portion of the financing for the Project (as
defined in the Agreement). Loan B will be secured by
(i) that certain Mortgage, Assignment of Leases, Security
Agreement and Fixture Filing and (ii) that certain Leasehold
Mortgage, Assignment of Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture
Filing (collectively, the " Mortgages "), each executed by
the Borrower in favor of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the
Note B Lenders and "Lender A" described therein) and
encumbering a portion of the Project. As a condition of the
obligation of the Note B Lenders to make Loan B, the
Guarantor is required to execute and deliver to Collateral Agent
this Guaranty.
To induce the Note B Lenders to make Loan B and
for other valuable consideration, the Guarantor agrees as
follows:
1.
Guaranteed Obligations
. The Guarantor absolutely and unconditionally
guarantees the punctual and complete payment and performance when
due of all of the following obligations of the Borrower
(collectively, the " Guaranteed
Obligations "):
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(a) the
Borrower's obligation to deposit or cause to be deposited into the
TI/LC/CapEx/DS Reserve described in Section 34 of Note B
an amount equal to the "Reserve Deficiency" described therein, as
and when required by Section 34 of Note B;
(b) the
Borrower's obligation to complete, in accordance with
Section 5.5 of the Agreement, each Stage of Capex Work
commenced by Borrower, which obligation includes, as to each such
Stage, the obligation to complete all Capex Work for such Stage
within the Stage Construction Schedule for such Stage, Lien-free
and in accordance with the construction contracts and plans and
specifications therefor approved by the Collateral
Agent.
The Guarantor agrees that Collateral Agent's damages
for any breach of the guaranty set forth in clause (b) above,
with respect to any Stage, shall be the positive difference, if
any, between,(i) the full cost of completing (in accordance
with Section 5.5 of the Agreement) all of the remaining Capex
Work for such Stage (as of the date Borrower is in breach of its
completion obligation), and (ii) the amount of an
then-remaining undisbursed funds in the Stage Budget for such
Stage. Guarantor waives any right it may have to assert that any
other measure of damages is an applicable or adequate remedy for
any breach of the guaranty set forth in clause (b),
above.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, all
Guaranteed Obligations shall, at the option of Collateral Agent,
immediately become due and payable by the Guarantor without
protest, presentment, notice of dishonor, demand or further notice
of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by the Guarantor,
and irrespective of whether any Guaranteed Obligations have then
become due and payable by the Borrower or any other Person (each of
the Borrower and any such other Person other than Guarantor being
referred to in this Guaranty as an " other Borrower Party ").
2.
Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance and
not of collection, is continuing in nature and applies to all
Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future,
including (a) interest and other Guaranteed Obligations
arising or accruing after bankruptcy of any other Borrower Party or
any sale or other disposition of any security for this Guaranty or
for the obligations of any other Borrower Party (any such security
being referred to in this Guaranty as the "
Security "), and
(b) any Guaranteed Obligations that survive repayment of Loan
B. This Guaranty and any Security for this Guaranty shall continue
to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any
time any payment or performance of any Guaranteed Obligations is
rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Collateral Agent, the
Note B Lenders or any other Person upon the bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization of any other Borrower Party or
otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not
occurred. The Guarantor shall have no authority to revoke this
Guaranty, but if any such revocation shall be deemed to have
occurred by operation of law or otherwise, the provisions of this
Guaranty shall continue to apply notwithstanding such
revocation.
3.
Obligations Independent
. The obligations of the Guarantor under this
Guaranty are independent of the obligations of any other Borrower
Party under the Loan Documents (such obligations of any other
Borrower Party, including the Borrower's obligations in respect of
the Guaranteed Obligations, being referred to in this Guaranty as
the " Other Obligations
") and any Security, and the enforceability of any
Security for this Guaranty is
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likewise independent of any such Other Obligations
and any other Security. Collateral Agent may bring action against
the Guarantor and otherwise enforce this Guaranty or any Security
for this Guaranty without bringing action against any other
Borrower Party or joining any other Borrower Party in any action
against the Guarantor, and otherwise independently of any other
right, power or remedy (each, a " Remedy ") that may be available
to Lender at any time with respect to any Other Obligations or
Security. The Guarantor waives any right to require Collateral
Agent or Lenders at any time to proceed against any other Borrower
Party, apply any Security or otherwise enforce, proceed against or
exhaust any Other Obligations or Security or pursue any other
Remedy in Collateral Agent's or Note B Lenders'
power.
4.
Action with Respect to Other Obligations or
Security . The Guarantor authorizes
Collateral Agent and each Note B Lender, without notice or
demand and without affecting its liability under or the
enforceability of this Guaranty or any Security for this Guaranty,
from time to time to:
(a) supplement,
modify, amend, renew, extend, accept partial payments or
performance on or otherwise change the time, manner or place of
payment or performance or the interest rate or other terms or the
amount of, or release, reconvey, terminate, waive, abandon,
subordinate, exchange, substitute, transfer or consent to the
transfer of or enter into or give any other agreement, approval,
waiver or consent with respect to or in exchange for any Other
Obligations or Security or any of the Loan Documents (including
release the Fourteenth Floor (as defined in Note B) pursuant
to Section 29 of Note B);
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receive and hold
additional Security or guaranties;
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(c) release
any other Borrower Party from any personal liability with respect
to any Other Obligations and participate in any bankruptcy or
reorganization of any other Borrower Party in such manner as
Collateral Agent or such Note B Lender may determine;
and
(d) accelerate,
settle, compromise, compound, sue for, collect or otherwise
liquidate, enforce or deal with any Other Obligations or Security
(including judicial or nonjudicial sale or other disposition of any
Security), bid and purchase at any sale or other disposition of any
Security and apply any Security and any proceeds or other payments
received by Collateral Agent or such Note B Lender, in each
case in such order and manner as Collateral Agent or such
Note B Lender may determine.
5.
Waiver of Defenses . The Guarantor waives any defense to the enforcement of this
Guaranty or any Security for this Guaranty arising by reason
of:
(a) any
present or future federal, state or local laws, rules, regulations,
ordinances or codes (all such laws, rules, regulations, ordinances
or codes being hereinafter referred to collectively as "
Laws "), or
orders affecting the terms of, or Collateral Agent's or Note B
Lenders' Remedies with respect to, any Other Obligations or
Security;
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(b) the
absence or cessation of personal liability of any other Borrower
Party with respect to any Other Obligations;
(c) the
failure of any other Person to execute this Guaranty or any other
guaranty or agreement;
(d) the
failure of any other Borrower Party to properly execute any Loan
Document or otherwise comply with applicable legal
formalities;
(e) the
unenforceability or invalidity of any Other Obligations or Security
or the lack of perfection or failure of priority or any other loss
or impairment of any Security;
(f) any
discharge or release of any other Borrower Party or any Other
Obligations or Security or any impairment or suspension of any
Remedies of Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders, whether
resulting from any act or omission of Collateral Agent or
Note B Lenders or any other Person or by operation of law or
otherwise;
(g) any
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of any other Borrower
Party or any disability or other defense of any other Borrower
Party with respect to any Other Obligations or Security;
(h) any
failure of Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders to disclose to
the Guarantor any information relating to the financial condition,
operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter
relating to, any other Borrower Party now or in the future known to
Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders (the Guarantor waiving any
duty on the part of Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders to
disclose such information, including in response to any request by
Guarantor to provide such information);
(i) any failure
of Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders to monitor proper
application of loan funds or compliance with the Loan Documents, or
to preserve, insure or protect any Security or any subrogation,
contribution or reimbursement rights of the Guarantor;
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(j)
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any future extensions
of credit to any other Borrower Party;
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(k) any
failure, omission or delay in the exercise or enforcement by
Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders of any Remedy against any
other Borrower Party or any Security;
(l) any
application of proceeds or payments received by Collateral Agent or
Note B Lenders to obligations other than the Guaranteed
Obligations; or
(m) any other
action by Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders, whether
authorized by Section 4 of this Guaranty or otherwise, or any
omission by Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders or other
failure of Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders to pursue, or
any delay in pursuing, any other Remedy in Collateral Agent's or
Note B Lenders' power.
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The Guarantor further waives: (i) any defense
to the recovery by Collateral Agent or Note B Lenders against
the Guarantor of any deficiency or otherwise to the enforcement of
this Guaranty or any Security for this Guaranty based upon the
Collateral Agent's or any Lender's election of any remedy against
Guarantor or any other Borrower Party; (ii) any defense or
benefits that may be derived from any anti-deficiency and one form
of action defenses under applicable laws; (iii) any right to a
fair value hearing to determine the size of any deficiency owing
(for which Guarantor would be liable hereunder) following a
foreclosure sale; (iv) all benefits of any statute of limitations
affecting the Guarantor's liability under or the enforcement of
this Guaranty or any Other Obligations or Security; (v) all
setoffs and counterclaims; (vi) promptness, diligence,
presentment, demand for performance and protest; (vii) notice
of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor;
(viii) except for any notice otherwise required by applicable
Laws that may not be effectively waived by the Guarantor, notice of
sale or other disposition of any Security; (ix) notice of
acceptance of this Guaranty and of the existence, creation or
incurrin
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