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Exhibit 10.37
GUARANTY
This GUARANTY (this " Guaranty ") is executed as of
October 2, 2006, by each of the parties that are signatories
hereto, each a " Guarantor " and collectively the "
Guarantors "), for the benefit of WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (" Lender ").
W I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS, GMH Communities, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("
Borrower ") has become indebted, and may from time to time
be further indebted, to Lender with respect to a revolving loan in
the maximum principal amount of $250,000,000 (the " Loan "),
$138,641,062.59 of which is being advanced on the date hereof and
the remainder of which will be advanced from time to time
after the date hereof in accordance with the Loan Agreement, and
which is made pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated of
even date herewith, among Borrower and Lender (as same may be
amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified,
the " Loan Agreement ");
WHEREAS, the Loan is evidenced by that certain Promissory Note
dated of even date herewith, executed by Borrower and payable to
the order of Lender in the maximum principal amount of Two Hundred
Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($250,000,000.00) (as the same may
be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, increased, extended,
split or otherwise modified, " Note ");
WHEREAS, Borrower is the owner of 100% of the direct or indirect
interests in each Guarantor, and each Guarantor will directly
benefit from Lender’s making the Loan to Borrower;
WHEREAS, as a condition to Lender’s willingness to make
the Loan to Borrower, Lender has requested that Guarantor enter
into this Guaranty in order to irrevocably guaranty, inter
alia , the payment by Borrower of all of the indebtedness
evidenced by the Note and all of the other obligations and
liabilities of Borrower under the Note, the Loan Agreement and the
other Loan Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) as
hereinafter provided and, in order to induce the Lender to make the
Loan and in consideration thereof, Guarantor has agreed to execute
and deliver to Lender this Guaranty; and
WHEREAS, in order to secure their obligations and liabilities
under this Guaranty, certain of the Guarantors have executed and
delivered to Lender that certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the
date hereof from the pledgors named therein for the benefit of
Lender (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise
modified, the " Pledge Agreement ") granting to Lender a
security interest in the Collateral as defined, and more
particularly described, therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement to Lender to
make the Loan to Borrower and to extend such additional credit as
Lender may from time to time agree to extend under the Loan
Documents, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
Section
1.1
Guaranty of Obligation . Guarantors hereby jointly and
severally unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee to the Lender
the following obligations (the " Guaranteed Obligations
"):
(a)
The due and punctual payment in full (and not merely the
collectibility) of the aggregate principal sum of the Loan, as set
forth in the Note and the other Loan Documents and all interest
accruing thereon, including default interest, late charge, exit
fees and prepayment premiums or fees, in each case when due and
payable, whether on any installment payment date or at the stated
or accelerated maturity, all in accordance with the provisions of
the Note, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b)
The due and punctual payment in full (and not merely the
collectibility) of each other sum or charge which at any time
becomes due and payable in accordance with the provisions of the
Note, the Loan Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents;
(c)
The due and punctual performance of all of the Borrower’s
other obligations under the provisions of the Note, the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(d)
The due and punctual payment in full of all sums advanced,
including all Additional Advances, and costs and expenses incurred
by Lender in connection with the Loan or any part thereof, any
renewal, extension or change of or substitution for the Loan or any
part thereof, whether made or incurred by Borrower or Lender;
(e)
The due and punctual performance (and not merely the
collectibility) of each obligation of Borrower contained in any
renewal, extension, amendment, modification, consolidation, change
of or substitution or replacement for, all or any part of the Note,
the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document; and
(f)
The due and punctual payment in full (and not merely the
collectibility) of any and all losses, costs, damages or expenses
incurred by Lender and arising out of any default by any Guarantor
in performing any of its obligations hereunder or under the Pledge
Agreement, or arising out of any default by Borrower under the
Note, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document regardless of
whether such losses, damages or expenses are expressly provided for
in the provisions thereof, or are then otherwise allowable by
law.
If Borrower fails duly and punctually to pay any of such
principal sum, any interest accruing thereon, any other such sum or
charge including, without limitation, late
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charges and prepayment premiums, or any such
loss, damages or expenses, Guarantors shall jointly and severally
forthwith pay the same, together with interest thereon from the
date on which payment thereof by the Borrower became due at the
default rate of interest provided in the Loan Agreement.
Section
1.2
Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is an irrevocable,
absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a
guaranty of collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by
any Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to
any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted
revocation by any Guarantor. The fact that at any time or
from time to time the Guaranteed Obligations may be increased or
reduced shall not release or discharge the obligation of a
Guarantor to Lender with respect to the Guaranteed
Obligations. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any
subsequent holder of the Note and shall not be discharged by the
assignment or negotiation of all or part of the Note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this
Guaranty, the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect
to the Guaranteed Obligations shall be limited to an aggregate
amount equal to the lesser of (a) the largest amount that would not
render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section
548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§
101 et seq., or any comparable provisions of any applicable state
law and (b) the amount set forth for an individual Guarantor on
Schedule 1.2 attached hereto and incorporated herein (the
amount in clause (b), the " Allocated Guaranty Amount
").
Section
1.3
Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset . The
Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of
Guarantors to Lender hereunder shall not be reduced, discharged or
released because or by reason of any existing or future offset,
claim or defense of Borrower or any other party against Lender or
against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such offset,
claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed
Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed
Obligations) or otherwise.
Section
1.4
Payment By Guarantor . If all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid when incurred
or when due, as applicable, whether at demand, maturity,
acceleration or otherwise, and after the expiration of any
applicable cure or grace period under the Loan Agreement, each
Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender and without
presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment,
notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of
acceleration of the maturity or any other notice whatsoever, pay in
lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the
Guaranteed Obligations to Lender at Lender’s address as set
forth herein. Such demand(s) may be made at any time
coincident with or after the time for payment of all or part of the
Guaranteed Obligations and may be made from time to time with
respect to the same or different items of Guaranteed
Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and
received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof.
Section
1.5
No Duty To Pursue Others . It shall not be necessary
for Lender (and each Guarantor hereby waives any rights which such
Guarantor may have to require Lender), in order to enforce the
obligations of each Guarantor hereunder, first to (i) institute
suit or exhaust its remedies against Borrower or others liable on
the Loan or the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (ii)
enforce Lender’s rights against any collateral which shall
ever have been given to secure the Loan, (iii) enforce
Lender’s rights against any other
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guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations, (iv)
join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in
any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (v) exhaust any
remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall
ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (vi) resort to any
other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Lender shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other
action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed
Obligations.
Section
1.6
Waivers . Each Guarantor agrees to the provisions of
the Loan Documents and hereby waives notice of (i) any loans or
advances made by Lender to Borrower, (ii) acceptance of this
Guaranty, (iii) any amendment or extension of the Note, the Loan
Agreement or any other Loan Documents, (iv) the execution and
delivery by Borrower and Lender of any other loan or credit
agreement or of Borrower’s execution and delivery of any
promissory notes or other documents arising under the Loan
Documents or in connection with the Collateral, (v) the occurrence
of any breach by Borrower or an Event of Default, (vi)
Lender’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed
Obligations, or any part thereof, (vii) sale or foreclosure (or
posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of any collateral
for the Guaranteed Obligations, (viii) protest, proof of
non-payment or default by Borrower, or (ix) any other action at any
time taken or omitted by Lender and, generally, all demands and
notices of every kind in connection with this Guaranty, the Loan
Documents, any documents or agreements evidencing, securing or
relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and the obligations
hereby guarantied.
Section
1.7
Payment of Expenses . In the event that a Guarantor
should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this
Guaranty, such Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender,
pay Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees)
incurred by Lender in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of
Lender’s rights hereunder. The covenant contained in
this Section shall survive the payment and performance of the
Guaranteed Obligations.
Section
1.8
Effect of Bankruptcy . In the event that pursuant to
any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other
debtor relief law or any judgment, order or decision thereunder,
Lender must rescind or restore any payment or any part thereof
received by Lender in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations,
as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms
of this Guaranty given to a Guarantor by Lender shall be without
effect and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It
is the intention of Borrower and each Guarantor that each
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged
except by Guarantors’ performance of such obligations and
then only to the extent of such performance.
Section
1.9
Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Guaranty and until the Debt is paid in full in accordance with the
Loan Documents and this Guaranty, (a) each Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any
and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at
law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law
subrogating the Guarantor to the rights of Lender), to assert any
claim against Borrower or any other party liable for payment of any
or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by the
Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty and (b) during
the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, each
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases
and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under
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agreement, at law or in equity to seek
contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement
from Borrower or any other party liable for payment of any or all
of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by each
Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty or
otherwise.
Section
1.10
Borrower . The term " Borrower " as used herein
shall include any new or successor corporation, association,
partnership (general or limited), limited liability company joint
venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a
result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift
or bequest of Borrower or any interest in Borrower.
ARTICLE II
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING
OR DISCHARGING GUARANTORS’ OBLIGATIONS
Each Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the
following and agrees that Guarantors’ obligations under this
Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or
adversely affected by any of the following and waives any common
law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including without
limitation rights to notice) which a Guarantor might otherwise have
as a result of or in connection with any of the following:
Section
2.1
Modifications . Any renewal, extension, increase,
modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations, the Note, the Loan Agreement, the other
Loan Documents, the Pledge Agreement, or any other document,
instrument, contract or understanding between Borrower and Lender
or any other parties pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or
any failure of Lender to notify a Guarantor of any such action.
Section
2.2
Adjustment . Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance
or compromise that might be granted or given by Lender to Borrower
or any Guarantor.
Section
2.3
Condition of Borrower or Guarantor . The insolvency,
bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation,
disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, any Guarantor
or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or
part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of Borrower
or any Guarantor or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of
the assets of Borrower or any Guarantor or any changes in the
shareholders, partners or members of Borrower or any Guarantor; or
any reorganization of Borrower or any Guarantor.
Section
2.4
Invalidity of Guaranteed Obligations . The invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations or any document or agreement executed in connection
with the Guaranteed Obligations for any reason whatsoever,
including without limitation the fact that (i) the Guaranteed
Obligations or any part thereof exceeds the amount permitted by
law, (ii) the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any
part thereof is ultra vires , (iii) the officers or
representatives executing the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Loan
Agreement, this Guaranty, the other Loan Documents or the other
Security Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations
acted in excess of their authority, (iv) the
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Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable usury
laws, (v) the Borrower has valid defenses, claims or offsets
(whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the
Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from
Borrower, (vi) the creation, performance or repayment of the
Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance
of any document or instrument representing part of the Guaranteed
Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed
Obligations or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed
Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (vii)
the Note, the Loan Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or
any of the other Security Documents have been forged or otherwise
are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that
each Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether
Borrower or any other person be found not liable on the Guaranteed
Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.
Section
2.5
Release of Obligors . Any full or partial release of
the liability of Borrower on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part
thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or any other Person now or
hereafter liable, whether directly or indirectly, jointly,
severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guar
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