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Exhibit
10.3
COMPLETION, PAYMENT AND
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
THIS COMPLETION, PAYMENT AND
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated as
of July 11, 2006, is made and entered into by ALEXION
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Guarantor”), in favor of iSTAR FINANCIAL INC.,
a Maryland corporation (collectively, with its successors and/or
assigns, “Lender”), with an address for notice
hereunder of 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 27 th
Floor, New
York, New York 10036.
Background
A. ALEXION
MANUFACTURING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Borrower”) and Lender have entered into that
certain Loan Agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented or
restated from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”), dated of even date herewith, wherein, among
other things, Lender has agreed to make, and Borrower has agreed to
accept, a loan in an original maximum principal amount up to TWENTY
SIX MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($26,000,000.00) (the
“Loan”) upon the terms and conditions set forth
in the Loan Agreement. Any capitalized term used but not defined in
this Guaranty shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Loan Agreement.
B. The Loan is
evidenced by a Promissory Note, dated of even date herewith, in the
original principal amount of up to $26,000,000.00 (together with
any notes given in substitution or exchange from time to time, as
such Promissory Note and substitute or exchange notes may, from
time to time, be amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the
“Note” ). The Note is secured by, among other
things, a Construction Mortgage Deed, Assignment of Leases and
Rents, Security Agreement, and Fixture Filing of even date herewith
(as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time,
the “Mortgage”).
C. Guarantor is the
sole member of Borrower.
D. It is a condition
to the making of the Loan that Guarantor execute and deliver this
Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the Loan, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
Guarantor and its successors and assigns, hereby covenants and
agrees with Lender for the benefit of Lender, its endorsees,
participants, successors and assigns, as follows:
1. Guaranty
.
(a) Scope of Guaranty
. Guarantor as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, hereby
absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Lender
the prompt and complete payment (and performance, in the case of
non-pecuniary obligations) of all of the Guaranteed Obligations (as
defined below) in full, when and as the same shall become due,
whether on any due date or performance date or at stated maturity
thereof, or by declaration, acceleration or required payment, or
upon demand or otherwise (including amounts and
performance that would become
due but for the operation of the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Title 11,
United States Code, as amended (the “Bankruptcy
Code”).
Guarantor hereby agrees, in
furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other
right that the Lender may have at law or in equity against
Guarantor by virtue hereof, that upon the failure of Borrower to
pay or perform any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the
same shall become due (or, as provided below, would have become
due), whether at stated maturity or due date or performance date,
as the case may be, by required payment or prepayment, declaration,
acceleration, demand or otherwise (including without limitation
amounts that would have become due, or could have been accelerated,
but for the operation of the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not any
Creditor has taken any action to enforce or exercise any right or
remedy in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, and interest and
fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with
respect to Borrower, would have accrued and become due on, or
constituting, such Guaranteed Obligations, whether or not a claim
is allowed against Borrower for such amounts in any such bankruptcy
proceeding), Guarantor will forthwith pay and perform, or cause to
be paid and performed, all Guaranteed Obligations then due (or that
would have accrued and/or become due but for the filing of a
petition in bankruptcy with respect to Borrower) as aforesaid, and
all other Guaranteed Obligations then owed to the Lender as
aforesaid.
(b) Obligations
Guaranteed . As used in this Guaranty, “Guaranteed
Obligations” means, collectively: (1) the prompt and
complete payment of the all principal and interest payments and all
other amounts, when due, in accordance with the Loan Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Loan, whether at stated maturity
or otherwise, (2) the payment and performance of all
Obligations as defined in the Loan Agreement, as and when due, and
(3) all of the obligations, duties and agreements of Borrower
under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents relating to
the construction, renovation, redevelopment, equipping and
furnishing of the Mortgaged Property and the Completion of the
Initial Construction Work in accordance with the Project Plans and
Specifications, all applicable Legal Requirements and all
provisions of the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Guarantor absolutely, irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees to Lender that:
(i) Borrower shall timely
construct, renovate, redevelop, equip, furnish and substantially
complete and achieve Substantial Completion of Initial Construction
Work on or before Required Completion Date in compliance with the
Project Plans and Specifications, applicable Legal Requirements and
the Loan Documents;
(ii) The Borrower shall keep
the Loan “in balance” (as more particularly described
in Section 3.2(d) of the Loan Agreement);
(iii) The Borrower shall
fully and punctually deposit amounts required to be paid pursuant
to the loan balancing provisions of Section 3.2(d) of the Loan
Agreement;
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(iv) Borrower shall fully and
punctually pay and discharge any and all costs and expenses and
liabilities incurred for or in connection with the construction,
renovation, redevelopment, equipping, furnishing and Completion of
Initial Construction Work, when and as the same may become due and
payable, and also pay and discharge any and all claims and demands
for labor and materials used and services rendered for or in
connection with the construction, renovation, redevelopment and
Completion Initial Construction Work and/or installation of all
items of fixtures, furnishings and equipment and other personalty
in connection therewith; and
(v) The Mortgaged Property
shall be and remain free and clear of any and all Liens, claims,
and demands from any and all Persons furnishing materials, labor or
services for or in connection with the construction, equipping,
furnishing or completion of the Initial Construction Work and/or
the installation of all items of fixtures, furnishings and
equipment and other personalty in connection therewith.
(c) Indemnity,
Reimbursement and Performance . In the event that Borrower does
not fully perform the Guaranteed Obligations, then:
(i) Guarantor shall, within
ten (10) days of demand by Lender, perform the Guaranteed
Obligations;
(ii) In the event that
Guarantor fails to commence performance under the immediately
preceding Section l(c)(i) (i) within ten
(10) Business Days after Lender’s written demand and to
diligently prosecute such performance to completion thereof, and if
Lender shall (a) cause any construction, renovation,
redevelopment, equipping and furnishing of the Initial Construction
Work and the Project Improvements, or takes any action whatsoever
toward Completion of the Project, (b) pay any costs in
connection with the construction, renovation, redevelopment,
equipping and furnishing of the Initial Construction Work or the
completion of the Project Improvements, or (c) cause any lien,
claim or demand to be released or paid, then Guarantor shall
promptly reimburse Lender within ten (10) Business Days after
written demand, for all sums paid and all costs and expenses
incurred by Lender in connection therewith; and
(iii) Guarantor will fully
indemnify, defend and save Lender harmless from all actual out of
pocket third party costs and damages (including reasonable
attorney’s fees, including any diminution in value) that
Lender may suffer by reason of Guarantor’s failure to
promptly and fully perform under the immediately preceding Section
l(c) (i) and (ii) above. In no event shall the
indemnification contained herein include consequential or punitive
damages.
(d) Balancing . If, at
any time and for any reason, Borrower shall fail to deposit amounts
required to be deposited by Section 3.2 of the Loan Agreement
within the ten (10) Business Day period provided therein for
such payment, then Guarantor shall, within five (5) Business
Days after a written request by Lender, deposit with Lender cash in
an amount sufficient to cover the deficiency not paid by Borrower.
Lender shall hold and apply such deposited cash as provided in the
Loan Agreement.
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(e) Enforcement Costs
. In addition to the foregoing payment obligations, Guarantor
further agrees to pay any and all actual out of pocket third party
costs and other expenses (the “Enforcement
Costs”) that may be paid or incurred directly or
indirectly by each of the Lender in, or allocable to, collecting
any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations and/or preserving and/or
enforcing any rights and remedies under this Guaranty and/or in
respect of the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without
limitation, all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Lender
and its respective agents and representatives in connection with
any default or event of default, beyond any applicable notice and
cure period, relating to, or other breach or violation of, this
Guaranty and/or Guaranteed Obligation and, to the extent the Lender
from time to time deem it necessary to employ counsel and/or
consultants for any purpose relating to this Guaranty and/or any
Guaranteed Obligation, the reasonable fees and expenses of such
counsel and/or consultants). For purposes of this paragraph, the
term “counsel” includes attorneys who are employees of
Lender acting as counsel for Lender, and the terms “costs and
expenses” and “fees and expenses” shall include,
without limitation, the fees charged by Lender for its in-house
counsel provided such fees are within the range of fees charged by
attorneys of similar experience at medium to large sized law firms
located in the City of Chicago, Illinois.
(f) Maximum Amount of
Guaranty . Guarantor shall be liable under this Guaranty for
the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred
without rendering this Guaranty, as it relates to Guarantor,
voidable under applicable Legal Requirements relating to fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater
amount.
(g) Continuing
Guaranty . This is an irrevocable, absolute, continuing
guaranty of payment and performance. This Guaranty may not be
revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with
respect to the Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any
attempted revocation by Guarantor and after Guarantor’s
dissolution (in which event this Guaranty shall be binding upon
Guarantor’s successors and assigns). It is the intent of
Guarantor that the obligations and liabilities of Guarantor
hereunder are absolute and unconditional under any and all
circumstances and that until the Guaranteed Obligations are fully,
finally and indefeasibly satisfied, such obligations and
liabilities shall not be discharged or released in whole or in
part, by any act or occurrence which might, but for the provisions
of this Guaranty, be deemed a legal or equitable discharge or
release of Guarantor. Each and every default, beyond any applicable
notice and cure period, in payment of any amounts due or
performance of any obligation required under this Guaranty shall
give rise to a separate cause of action hereunder, and separate
suits may be brought hereunder as each cause of action arises, or,
in the discretion of Lender, may be brought as a consolidated suit
or suits.
2. Waivers
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(a) Guarantor hereby assents
to all terms and agreements heretofore or hereafter made by
Borrower with the Lender, and, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, waives notice of:
(i) Any loans or advances
made by the Lender to Borrower under the Loan Documents;
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(ii) The present existence or
future incurring of any of the indebtedness pursuant to the Note or
any future modifications thereof or any terms or amounts thereof or
any Guaranteed Obligations or any terms or amounts
thereof;
(iii) The obtaining or
release of any guaranty or surety agreement (in addition to this
Guaranty), pledge, assignment, or other security for any of the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note, or any Guaranteed Obligations;
and
(iv) Notice of protest,
default, notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration
in relation to any instrument relating to the indebtedness
evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations.
(b) Guarantor hereby waives,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any rights and
defenses which such Guarantor might have as a result of any
representation, warranty or statement made by the Lender or its
agents to such Guarantor in order to induce Guarantor to execute
this Guaranty.
(c) Regardless of whether
Guarantor may have made any payments to the Lender, until the Loan
is indefeasibly paid in full and except as set forth in
Section 10 hereof, Guarantor hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law: (i) all rights of
subrogation, indemnification, contribution and any other rights to
collect reimbursement from Borrower or any other party for any sums
paid to the Lender, whether contractual or arising by operation of
law (including the United States Bankruptcy Code or any successor
or similar statute) or otherwise, (ii) all rights to enforce
any remedy that the Lender may have against Borrower, and
(iii) all rights to participate in any security now or later
to be held by the Lender for the Loan.
(d) Guarantor further waives,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any defense to
the recovery by the Lender against Guarantor of any deficiency or
otherwise to the enforcement of this Guaranty or any security for
this Guaranty based upon Creditor’s election of any remedy
against Guarantor or Borrower, including the defense to enforcement
of this Guaranty by virtue of any “anti-deficiency”
statutes and their application following a non- judicial
foreclosure sale.
3. Events and
Circumstances Not Reducing or Discharging Guarantor’s
Obligations . Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of
the following, and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under
this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced
or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any rights and defenses
(excluding the rights to notice, if any, as herein provided or as
required by law) which Guarantor might have otherwise as a result
of or in connection with any of the following:
(a) any and all extensions,
modifications, adjustments, indulgences, forbearances or
compromises that might be granted or given by the Lender to
Borrower, including, without limitation, any and all amendments,
modifications, supplements, extensions or restatements of any of
the Loan Documents;
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(b) the insolvency,
bankruptcy, rearrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation,
disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower or any other
party at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations;
or any dissolution, consolidation or merger of Borrower or
Guarantor, or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the
assets of Borrower or Guarantor, or any changes in the ownership,
partners or members of Borrower or Guarantor;
(c) the invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations,
or any document or agreement executed in connection with the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations,
for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, the fact
that the indebtedness evidenced by the Note, or any part thereof
exceeds the amount permitted by law, the act of creating the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations or
any part thereof is ultra vires , the representatives
executing the Note or the other Loan Documents or otherwise
creating the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed
Obligations acted in excess of their authority, the indebtedness
evidenced by the Note violates applicable usury laws, Borrower has
valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by
agreement) which render the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or
any Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from
Borrower, the creation, performance or repayment of the
indebtedness evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations is
illegal, uncollectible, legally impossible or unenforceable, or any
of the other Loan Documents pertaining to the indebtedness
evidenced by the Note or any Guaranteed Obligations are irregular
or not genuine or authentic; provided, however, the foregoing shall
not prohibit Guarantor from (i) asserting a defense of
performance, (ii) asserting a compulsory counterclaim on an
action brought under this Guaranty, or (iii) subject to the
remaining terms of the Loan Documents, bringing a separate action
against Lender for breaches of Lender’s obligations under the
Loan Documents;
(d) the taking or accepting
of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance
of the payment, for all or any of the indebtedness evidenced by the
Note or any Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) any release, surrender or
exchange of any collateral, property or security, at any time
existing in connection with, or assuring or securing payment of,
all or any part of the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or the
Guaranteed Obligations;
(f) the failure of the Lender
or
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