Exhibit
10.7
Date: July 7, 2005
Limited
Guaranty
Nashville,
Davidson County, Tennessee
(Street address
including county)
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American
Retirement Corporation
111 Westwood
Place, Suite 200
Brentwood,
Williamson County, Tennessee
(Name and
street address, including county)
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“Borrower”:
ARC HDV, LLC, a Tennessee limited
liability company
(Borrower’s Name)
1.
Guaranty.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, and to induce
Bank of America, N.A. (Attn: Hope Walker, Healthcare
Lending)(“Bank”) to make loans or advances or to extend
credit or other financial accommodations or benefits, with or
without security, to or for the account of Borrower, the
undersigned “Guarantor”, if more than one, then each of
them jointly and severally, hereby becomes surety for and
irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Bank prompt payment
in an amount as provided herein, when due, whether by acceleration
or otherwise, of any Liabilities of Borrower to Bank. This Guaranty
is cumulative to and does not supersede any other
guaranties.
This Guaranty
is limited to the amount of $23,180,008.00 dollars principal plus
interest incurred by Borrower pursuant to: (i) those three (3)
certain promissory notes from Borrower to Bank, each dated as of
July 7, 2005, in the principal amounts of $9,360,775.00 and
$9,360,775.00, and $4,458,458.00, respectively, including, without
limitation, all principal plus interest owing at any time
thereunder whether arising by modification, renewal or advance of
additional principal which may accrue or be incurred with respect
to said promissory notes or other Loan Documents, (ii)
attorney’s fees, cost of expenses of collection incurred
and/or the cost of the enforcement of rights in enforcing this
Guaranty (including, without limitation, any liability arising from
failure to comply with any state or federal laws, rules and
regulations concerning the control of hazardous waste or substances
at or with respect to any real estate securing any loan guaranteed
hereby), plus interest on such attorney’s fees and cost of
collection.
Except to the
extent limited above, Guarantor unconditionally guarantees the
faithful, prompt and complete compliance by Borrower with all
Obligations (as hereinafter defined). The undertakings of Guarantor
hereunder are independent of the Liabilities and Obligations of
Borrower and a separate action or actions for payment, damages or
performance may be brought or prosecuted against Guarantor, whether
or not an action is brought against Borrower or to realize upon the
security for the Liabilities and/or Obligations, whether or not
Borrower is joined in any such action or actions, and whether or
not notice is given or demand is made upon Borrower.
Bank shall not
be required to proceed first against Borrower, or any other person
or entity, whether primarily or secondarily liable, or against any
collateral held by it, before resorting to Guarantor for payment,
and Guarantor shall not be entitled to assert as a defense to the
enforceability of the Guaranty any defense of Borrower with respect
to any Liabilities or Obligations.
2.
Paragraph Headings,
Governing Law and Binding Effect. Guarantor agrees that the paragraph headings in
this Guaranty are for convenience only and that they will not limit
any of the provisions of this Guaranty. Guarantor further agrees
that this Guaranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Tennessee and applicable United
States federal law. Guarantor further agrees that this Guaranty
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of Tennessee at
Bank’s address indicated above, and shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Tennessee,
or the United States courts located within the State of Tennessee,
and is performable in the State of Tennessee. This Guaranty is
binding upon Guarantor, his, their or its executors,
administrators, successors or assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of Bank, its successors, indorsees or assigns. Anyone
executing this Guaranty shall be bound by the terms hereof without
regard to execution by anyone else.
A. “Guarantor” shall mean Guarantor or
any one or more of them.
B. “Liability” or
“Liabilities” shall mean without limitation, all
liabilities, overdrafts, indebtedness, and obligations of Borrower
and/or Guarantor to Bank, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, joint or several, secured or unsecured, due or not due,
contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, arising by
operation of law or otherwise, now or hereafter existing, or held
or to be held by Bank for its own account or as agent for another
or others, whether created directly, indirectly, or acquired by
assignment or otherwise, including but not limited to all
extensions or renewals thereof, and all sums payable under or by
virtue thereof, including without limitation, all amounts of
principal and interest, all expenses (including reasonable
attorney’s fees and cost of collection) incurred in the
collection thereof or the enforcement of rights thereunder
(including without limitation, any liability arising from failure
to comply with state or federal laws, rules and regulations
concerning the control of hazardous waste or substances at or with
respect to any real estate securing any loan guaranteed hereby),
whether arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise. If
Borrower is a partnership, corporation or other entity the term
“Liability” or “Liabilities” as used herein
shall include all Liabilities to Bank of any successor entity or
entities.
C. “Loan Documents” shall mean all
deeds to secure debt, deeds of trust, mortgages, security
agreements and other documents securing payment of the Liabilities
and all notes and other agreements, documents, and instruments
evidencing or relating to the Liabilities and
Obligations.
D. “Obligation” or
“Obligations” shall mean all terms, conditions,
covenants, agreements and undertakings of Borrower and/or Guarantor
under all notes and other documents evidencing the Liabilities, and
under all deeds to secure debt, deeds of trust, mortgages, security
agreements and other agreements, documents and instruments executed
in connection with the Liabilities or related thereto.
4.
Waivers by
Guarantor. Guarantor
waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, notice of any
Liabilities or Obligations to which it may apply, presentment,
demand for payment, protest, notice of dishonor or nonpayment of
any Liabilities, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of
acceleration, and notice of any suit or the taking of other action
by Bank against Borrower, Guarantor or any other person, any
applicable statute of limitations and any other notice to any party
liable on any Loan Document (including Guarantor).
Each Guarantor
also hereby waives any claim, right or remedy which such Guarantor
may now have or hereafter acquire against Borrower that arises
hereunder and/or from the performance by any other Guarantor
hereunder including, without limitation, any claim, remedy or right
of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution,
indemnification, or participation in any claim, right or remedy of
Bank against Borrower or against any security which Bank now has or
hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, right or remedy
arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or
otherwise.
Guarantor also
waives the benefits of any provision of law requiring that Bank
exhaust any right or remedy, or take any action, against Borrower,
any Guarantor, any other person and/or property including but not
limited to the provisions of the Tenn. Code Ann. §47-12-101,
as amended, or otherwise.
Bank may at any
time and from time to time (whether before or after revocation or
termination of this Guaranty) without notice to Guarantor (except
as required by law), without incurring responsibility to Guarantor,
without impairing, releasing or otherwise affecting the Obligations
of Guarantor, in whole or in part, and without the indorsement or
execution by Guarantor of any additional consent, waiver or
guaranty: (a) change the manner, place or terms of payment, or
change or extend the time of or renew, or change any interest rate
or alter any Liability or Obligation or installment thereof, or any
security therefor; (b) loan additional monies or extend additional
credit to Borrower, with or without security, thereby creating new
Liabilities or Obligations the payment or performance of which
shall be guaranteed hereunder, and the Guaranty herein made shall
apply to the Liabilities and Obligations as so changed, extended,
surrendered, realized upon or otherwise altered; (c) sell,
exchange, release, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with
in any manner and in any order any property at any time pledged or
mortgaged to secure the Liabilities or Obligations and any offset
there against; (d) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights
against Borrower or others (including Guarantor) or act or refrain
from acting in any other manner; (e) settle or compromise any
Liability or Obligation or any security therefor and subordinate
the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any
Liability or Obligation of any other parties primarily or
secondarily liable on any of the Liabilities or Obligations; (f)
release or compromise any Liability of Guarantor hereunder or any
Liability or Obligation of any other parties primarily or
secondarily liable on any of the Liabilities or Obligations; or (g)
apply any sums from any sources to any Liability without regard to
any Liabilities remaining unpaid.
5.
Subordination. Upon demand of Bank, Guarantor agrees that it
will not demand,
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