Exhibit 99.1
FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT
(Revolving Credit)
This FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT
(Revolving Credit) (this “ Agreement ”) is made
and entered into as of this 1 st day of October, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and among CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMUNITIES, INC. , Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), the undersigned guarantors (collectively,
the “ Guarantors ”), and KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION , a national banking association, as Agent (the
“ Agent ”) for the financial institutions which
are or may become lender parties to the Loan Agreement (each
individually a “ Lender ” and collectively the
“ Lenders ”). All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings
specified in the Loan Agreement described below. The Borrower
and the Guarantors are hereafter sometimes referred to individually
as a “ Borrower Party ”, and together as the
“ Borrower Parties ”.
RECITALS OF FACT:
A.
The Borrower is indebted to the
Lenders under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated
as of September 15, 2006, among the Borrower, the Guarantors,
the Agent and the Lenders (as the same may have been or may
hereafter be modified, amended, restated, supplemented, renewed or
replaced from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement
”). The credit facility evidenced by the Loan Agreement
(the “ Loan ”) is further evidenced by
(i) a Promissory Note, dated as of October 6, 2006, made
by the Borrower to KeyBank in the stated principal amount of
$19,440,000, (ii) a Promissory Note, dated as of
September 15, 2006, made by the Borrower to Comerica Bank in
the stated principal amount of $18,000,000, (iii) a Promissory
Note, dated September 15, 2006, made by the Borrower to
Franklin Bank, SSB in the stated principal amount of $12,000,000,
(iv) a Promissory Note, dated September 15, 2006, made by
the Borrower to Guaranty Bank in the stated principal amount of
$15,560,000, (v) a Promissory Note, dated September 29,
2006, made by the Borrower to LaSalle Bank National Association in
the stated principal amount of $10,000,000, (vi) a Promissory
Note, dated September 15, 2006, made by the Borrower to United
Overseas Bank Limited in the stated principal amount of $5,000,000,
(vii) a Promissory Note, dated September 15, 2006, made
by the Borrower to Wachovia Bank, National Association in the
stated principal amount of $20,000,000 (as the same may have been
or may hereafter be modified, amended, restated, supplemented,
renewed or replaced from time to time, collectively, the “
Notes ”).
B.
The Loan is secured by, among other
security, (i) the Deed of Trust with Assignment of Rents,
Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, by Signal Landmark, a
California corporation (“ Signal Landmark ”) for
the benefit of Agent, recorded in the Official Records of Orange
County, California as Instrument No. 2006000617267 (as
modified, amended, restated, supplemented, renewed or replaced from
time to time, the “ First Deed of Trust ”),
granting the Agent a perfected first priority security interest in
the property described therein (the “ Property
”), (ii) the Collateral Assignment of Contracts,
Development Rights, Licenses, Permits, Warranties and Guaranties
and Subordination Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2006,
by and among Borrower, Signal Landmark and Agent (as modified,
amended, restated, supplemented, renewed or replaced from time to
time, the “ Collateral Assignment ”), and
(iii) certain other collateral assignments or security
agreements for the benefit of the Agents
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and/or Lenders, including, without limitation,
UCC-1 financing statements executed and delivered in connection
with the Loan.
C.
The Guarantors have executed and
delivered to Agent, as agent for the Lenders, the Unconditional
Guaranty, dated as of September 15, 2006 (as the same may have
been or may hereafter be modified, amended, restated, supplemented,
renewed or replaced from time to time, the “ Payment
Guaranty ”), made by the Guarantors for the benefit of
Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Loan and certain other
obligations of the Borrower. The Loan Agreement, the Notes,
the Deed of Trust, the Collateral Assignment, the Payment Guaranty,
and all other Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), as
the same may have been or may hereafter be modified, amended,
restated, supplemented, renewed or replaced from time to time, are
referred to herein, collectively, as the “ Loan
Documents .”
D.
Certain Events of Default have
occurred under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as
described on Exhibit “A ” attached hereto
(collectively, the “ Stated Defaults
”).
I.
The Borrower and the Guarantors have
requested that Agent and Lenders forbear for a limited period of
time (designated as the “Forbearance Period” in
Section 4 ) from exercising certain rights and remedies
provided to Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents and
otherwise available at law or in equity as a result of the
occurrence of the Stated Defaults, which remedies include but are
not limited to publishing a notice of default under the Deed of
Trust. Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein,
the Agent and Lenders are prepared to forbear from the exercise of
their respective rights and remedies, but only during the
Forbearance Period, except as otherwise expressly provided
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, FOR AND IN
CONSIDERATION of the
foregoing Recitals of Fact, the covenants hereinafter contained,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
Section 1.
Recitals of
Fact .
(a)
The Borrower
Parties represent and warrant that all of the above Recitals of
Fact are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference, and
may be relied on by the Agent and the Lenders as to their truth,
completeness, and correctness.
(b)
The Borrower
Parties acknowledge that the Agent and the Lenders are relying on
the truth, completeness, and correctness of the statements and
representations of the Borrower Parties in this Agreement, and the
Borrower Parties represent that this Agreement contains no material
misrepresentations or omissions by them.
Section 2.
Acknowledgment of Outstanding
Indebtedness . The Borrower and the
Guarantors acknowledge that:
(a)
The outstanding
indebtedness owed by the Borrower to the Lenders under the Loan as
of September 30, 2009 is as follows:
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$
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81,679,317.58
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outstanding principal balance of the
Loan
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$
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100,051.74
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accrued interest under the Loan (without giving
effect to Default Rate interest under the Loan)
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$
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25,000.00
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administrative fees due and payable
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$
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885.90
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fees accrued but not payable
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$
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81,805,255.22
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total amount of outstanding principal, accrued
interest and specified accrued fees under the Loan
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The above Loan amounts, plus all other
Obligations, are subject to increase, decrease or other adjustment
as a result of interest, Default Rate interest, late charges, fees
and other charges including, without limitation, attorneys’
fees and other costs of collection which are payable to the Agent
and/or the Lenders under the Loan Documents. All amounts set
forth above are due and payable without offset, deduction or
counterclaim of any kind or character whatsoever.
(b)
The Borrower
Parties acknowledge and agree that, except as hereafter otherwise
stated by Agent in writing in its sole and absolute discretion,
interest on the Loan calculated at the Default Rate will accrue and
be payable from and after October 1, 2009.
Section 3.
Acknowledgement of
Continuation of Liabilities .
(a)
The obligations
in Section 2 and all other respective liabilities and
obligations of the Borrower Parties under the Loan Documents shall,
except as expressly modified in this Agreement, remain in full
force and effect, and shall not be released, impaired, diminished
or in any other way modified or amended as a result of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or by the agreements and
undertakings of the parties contained herein. The Borrower
Parties hereby ratify and confirm each of the Loan Documents to
which they are respectively a party and the rights granted
thereunder in favor of the Agent and Lenders, and acknowledge and
agree that the Loan Documents constitute valid and legally binding
obligations against each Borrower Party that is a party thereto and
are enforceable against such Borrower Party, the Property and all
other Collateral in accordance with their terms without any
defenses thereto. The Borrower Parties hereby confirm that
the first priority security interests and liens granted pursuant to
the Loan Documents continue to secure the obligations of the
Borrower under the Loan Documents and any obligations incurred
following the Effective Date, and that such first priority security
interests and liens remain in full force and effect.
(b)
The Borrower
Parties acknowledge and agree that the Stated Defaults have
occurred and are continuing under the Loan Documents, and that any
and all notices thereof required to be sent to the Borrower
Parties, or any of them, under the Loan Documents have been
properly and timely provided by the Agent on behalf of Lenders (or,
if not so provided, are hereby waived) and all applicable cure
periods, if any, have expired; that the indebtedness under the Loan
shall remain due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Loan
Agreement (except as otherwise expressly provided herein); that,
except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement is
not intended to be, and shall not be deemed or construed to be, a
satisfaction, reinstatement, novation, modification or release of
the Loan, the Loan Documents, or any of them, or a waiver by the
Agent or Lenders of any of their rights under the Loan Documents,
or any of them, or at law or in equity; that none of this Agreement
or any payments made or other actions taken pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed to cure the Stated Defaults that
have
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occurred under the Loan
Documents or to cure or reinstate the Loan or the Loan Documents;
and that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
Agent and Lenders reserve all of their respective rights and
remedies in connection with the Stated Defaults, under the Loan
Documents and at law and in equity and are immediately entitled to
execute such rights and remedies upon a Forbearance Termination
Event (as defined in Section 7 ).
(c)
The Guarantors
acknowledge and agree that the term “Guarantied
Obligations” under the Payment Guaranty includes, without
limitation, all amounts required to be paid by the Borrower to the
Agent or Lenders under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 4.
Forbearance
.
(a)
Subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent in Section 5 ,
for the period (hereinafter referred to as the “
Forbearance Period ”) beginning on the Effective Date
and ending on the Forbearance Termination Date defined in
Section 4(b) , the Agent and Lenders, without waiving,
curing or affecting the Stated Defaults, hereby agree to forbear
from the exercise of any of their rights and remedies available
under the Loan Agreement and other Loan Documents on account of the
Stated Defaults. The Agent’s and Lenders’
forbearance provided for herein shall be effective only with
respect to the Stated Defaults.
(b)
The Forbearance
Period will terminate upon the earlier to occur of the following
(the “ Forbearance Termination Date
”):
(i)
November 1,
2009, at 5:00 p.m. (California time), or
(ii)
the occurrence of
any other Forbearance Termination Event.
(c)
During the
Forbearance Period and provided no Forbearance Termination Event
has occurred, and further provided that the terms and conditions of
this Agreement are satisfied, the Agent and Lenders agree that they
will not exercise any default remedies against the Borrower or the
Guarantors (except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement) as a result of the Stated Defaults.
(d)
On the
Forbearance Termination Date, all forbearances, deferrals and
indulgences granted by the Agent and Lenders in this
Section 4 shall automatically terminate, and the Agent
and Lenders shall thereupon be entitled immediately to exercise any
and all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, this
Agreement and otherwise available at law or in equity, including,
without limitation, publishing a notice of default under the Deed
of Trust and foreclosing on the Property, and all other Collateral,
all without further notice or demand of any kind.
(e)
The Borrower
Parties understand and specifically acknowledge and agree that the
forbearance provided in this Agreement does not relate or extend to
any actions that the Agent or Lenders may take under the Loan
Documents, at law or in equity, to preserve and protect any of the
collateral described in the Loan Documents or the interests of the
Agent or Lenders in any such collateral, including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing (i) the defending of
or intervention in actions or assertions of claims (such as
foreclosure proceedings,
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mechanics’ liens
filings or proceedings, and stop notices) brought or made by third
parties or by any Borrower Party, relating to any such collateral
or the interests of the Agent or Lenders, or (ii) the sending
of notices to any persons or entities concerning (A) the
rights of the Agent or Lenders under the Loan Documents (including,
without limitation, the filing of a proof of claim in any
bankruptcy proceeding) and (B) the existence of security
interests or liens in favor of the Agent or Lenders relating to
such collateral.
(f)
[Intentionally
Omitted.]
(g)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in the Loan Documents, from and
after the Effective Date neither Agent nor Lenders shall have any
obligation to make Loans or any other advances under the Loan
Documents.
Section 5.
Effectiveness of
Agreement . The undertakings of
the Agent and Lenders and the Forbearance Period provided for
herein shall not become effective unless, on or before
5:00 p.m. (California time) on October 1, 2009 (unless
such date and time shall be extended in writing by the Agent in its
sole and absolute discretion):
(a)
the Agent
receives a duly executed counterpart of this Agreement from the
Borrower and the Guarantor;
(b)
no Material
Adverse Effect shall have occurred;
(c)
all legal fees
and costs of the Agent’s and Lenders’ in-house and
outside-retained attorneys in negotiating and documenting the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and any other instruments or
agreements executed concurrently herewith have been paid by the
Borrower to the Agent and Lenders, or provision for such payment
acceptable to Agent has been made;
(d)
all fees,
expenses and costs in connection with the most recent appraisal, in
the amount of $10,945.00, to the extent not already paid, have been
paid by Borrower, or provision for such payment acceptable to Agent
has been made.
(e)
all other fees
and expenses payable by the Borrower to the Agent or Lenders,
pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or this Agreement have
been paid by the Borrower to the Agent or Lenders, including,
without limitation, all costs of enforcement of the Loan incurred
by the Agent or Lenders prior to the Effective Date, or provision
for such payment acceptable to Agent has been made.
Upon such timely return of the
executed counterparts of this Agreement and satisfaction of the
conditions set forth above (or waiver in writing by the Agent of
any such conditions in its sole and absolute discretion), the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation, the
forbearance provided in Section 4 , shall be deemed
effective and operative as of the Effective Date.
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Section 6.
Representations and
Warranties .
(a)
Except for the
occurrence of the Stated Defaults and the representations and
warranties set forth in sections 6.15, 6.16, and 6.17 of the Loan
Agreement, each of the representations and warranties made by or on
behalf of any Borrower Party contained in the Loan Documents or in
any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection
with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document are true and
correct in all material respects as of the date as of which they
were made and is also true and correct in all material respects at
and as of date of this Agreement, with the same effect as if made
at and as of that time (except to the extent of changes resulting
from transactions contemplated or permitted by the Loan Documents,
changes previously disclosed to the Agent in writing and approved
by the Agent in writing and except to the extent that such
representations and warranties relate expressly to an earlier
date). Borrower Parties each further represent and warrant to
the Agent and Lenders that the execution, delivery and performance
by such Borrower Party of this Agreement have been duly authorized
by all requisite limited liability company or other applicable
legal action on the part of such Borrower Party and will not
violate its certificate or articles of formation, limited liability
company agreement, operating agreement or other organizational
documents, or any indenture, lease, promissory note or other
document, instrument or agreement to which any Borrower Party is a
party or by which it or its assets are bound.
(b)
Each of the
Borrower Parties represents and warrants to the Agent and Lenders
that, to the best knowledge of the Borrower and the Guarantors, no
defaults or Events of Default exist under the Loan Documents other
than the Stated Defaults.
(c)
Each of the
Borrower Parties represents and warrants to the Agent and Lenders
that, to the best knowledge of the Borrower and the Guarantors, no
Material Adverse Effect, other than the occurrence of the Stated
Defaults, has occurred.
(d)
Each of the
Borrower Parties represents and warrants to the Agent and Lenders
that it has not assigned, conveyed or otherwise transferred, either
directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any of the claims
purported to be released under Section 9 (i)
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(e)
The Borrower
Parties warrant and represent to the Agent and Lenders that, except
as disclosed to the Agent in writing, there are no
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