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Exhibit 10.15
GUARANTY OF LEASE
GUARANTY OF LEASE (this " Guaranty ") made as of
September 4, 2008, by KAR Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, with an address at 13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard,
Suite 500, Carmel, Indiana 46032 (" Guarantor "), to First
Industrial, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, having an office
at 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60606 ("
Landlord ").
W I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS:
A. Landlord has been requested by ADESA WASHINGTON, LLC ,
a Washington limited liability company with an office at c/o ADESA,
Inc., 13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard, Suite 500, Carmel, Indiana
46032 (" Tenant "), to enter into a Ground Lease dated as of
the date hereof (the " Lease "), whereby Landlord would
lease to Tenant, and Tenant would rent from Landlord, certain
premises located in Auburn, Washington, as more particularly
described in the Lease (the " Premises ").
B. Guarantor is the indirect owner of Tenant, and will derive
substantial economic benefit from the execution and delivery of the
Lease.
C. Guarantor acknowledges that Landlord would not enter into the
Lease unless this Guaranty accompanied the execution and delivery
of the Lease.
D. Guarantor hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the
Lease.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the execution and
delivery of the Lease and of other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
Guarantor covenants and agrees as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS . Defined terms used in this
Guaranty and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Lease.
2. COVENANTS OF GUARANTOR .
(a) Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety:
(i) the full and prompt payment of all Base Rent and
Additional Rent and all other rent, sums and charges of every type
and nature payable by Tenant under the Lease, and (ii) the
full, timely and complete performance of all covenants, terms,
conditions, obligations and agreements to be performed by Tenant
under the Lease (all of the obligations described in clauses
(i) and (ii), collectively, the " Obligations "). If a
Default occurs under the Lease, Guarantor will, without notice or
demand, promptly pay and perform all of the Obligations, and pay to
Landlord, when and as due, all Base Rent and Additional Rent
payable by Tenant under the Lease, together with all damages, costs
and expenses to which Landlord is entitled pursuant to any or all
of the Lease, this Guaranty and applicable Laws.
(b) Guarantor agrees with Landlord that (i) any action,
suit or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever (an "
Action ") commenced by Landlord against Guarantor to collect
Base Rent and Additional Rent and any other rent, sums and charges
due under the Lease for any month or months shall not prejudice in
any way Landlord’s rights to collect any such amounts due for
any subsequent month or months throughout the Term in any
subsequent Action, (ii) Landlord may, at its option, without
prior notice or demand, join Guarantor in any Action against Tenant
in connection with or based upon either or both of the Lease and
any of the Obligations, (iii) Landlord may seek and obtain
recovery against Guarantor in an Action against Tenant or in any
independent Action against Guarantor without Landlord first
asserting, prosecuting, or exhausting any remedy or claim against
Tenant or against any security of Tenant held by Landlord under the
Lease, and (iv) Guarantor will be conclusively bound by a
judgment entered in any Action in favor of Landlord against Tenant,
as if Guarantor were a party to such Action, irrespective of
whether or not Guarantor is entered as a party or participates in
such Action.
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(c) Any default or failure by the Guarantor to
perform any of its Obligations under this Guaranty shall be deemed
an immediate Default under the Lease; provided, however, that if
the basis for the occurrence of a default under this Guaranty is
the occurrence of a default by Tenant under the Lease, then the
default under this Guaranty shall not constitute a Default under
the Lease until any applicable notice and cure period to which the
Tenant is entitled under the Lease has expired; provided further,
however, that under no circumstances shall this provision be
construed to entitle Tenant to multiple notices or cure periods in
connection with a given default under the Lease.
3. GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS UNCONDITIONAL
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(a) This Guaranty is an absolute and unconditional guaranty of
payment and of performance, and not of collection, and shall be
enforceable against Guarantor without the necessity of the
commencement by Landlord of any Action against Tenant, and without
the necessity of any notice to Guarantor of nonpayment,
nonperformance or nonobservance by Tenant, or any notice of
acceptance of this Guaranty, or of any other notice or demand to
which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled, all of which Guarantor
hereby expressly waives in advance. The obligations of Guarantor
hereunder are independent of the obligations of Tenant.
(b) If the Lease is renewed, or the Term extended, for any
period beyond the Expiration Date, either pursuant to any option
granted under the Lease or otherwise, or if Tenant holds over
beyond the Expiration Date, the obligations of Guarantor hereunder
shall extend and apply to the full and faithful performance and
observance of all of the Obligations under the Lease accruing
during any renewal, extension or holdover period, except as
otherwise expressly and specifically provided in the Lease.
(c) Except as otherwise expressly and specifically provided in
the Lease, this Guaranty is a continuing guarantee and will remain
in full force and effect notwithstanding, and the liability of
Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional
irrespective of: (i) any modifications, alterations or
amendments of the Lease (regardless of whether Guarantor consented
to or had notice of same), (ii) any releases or discharges of
Tenant other than the full release and complete discharge of all of
the Obligations, (iii) Landlord’s failure or delay to
assert any claim or demand or to enforce any of its rights against
Tenant, (iv) any extension of time that may be granted by
Landlord to Tenant, (v) any assignment or transfer of all of
any part of Tenant’s interest under the Lease (whether by
Tenant, by operation of law, or otherwise), (vi) any
subletting, concession, franchising, licensing or permitting of the
Premises, (vii) any changed or different use of the Premises,
(viii) any other dealings or matters occurring between
Landlord and Tenant, (ix) the taking by Landlord of any
additional guarantees, or the receipt by Landlord of any
collateral, from other persons or entities, (x) the release by
Landlord of any other guarantor, (xi) Landlord’s release
of any security provided under the Lease, or
(xii) Landlord’s failure to perfect any landlord’s
lien or other lien or security interest available under applicable
Laws. Without limiting the foregoing, this Guaranty shall be
applicable to any obligations of Tenant arising in connection with
a termination of the Lease, whether voluntary or otherwise.
Guarantor hereby consents, prospectively, to Landlord’s
taking, entering into or otherwise causing any or all of the
foregoing actions or omissions.
(d) Guarantor hereby expressly agrees that the validity of this
Guaranty and the obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way
be terminated, affected, diminished or impaired by reason of the
assertion or the failure to assert by Landlord against Tenant, of
any of the rights or remedies reserved to Landlord pursuant to the
provisions of the Lease or by relief of Tenant from any of
Tenant’s obligations under the Lease or otherwise by
(i) the release or discharge of Tenant in any state or federal
creditors’ proceedings, receivership, bankruptcy or other
proceeding; (ii) the impairment, limitation or modification of
the liability of Tenant or the estate of Tenant in bankruptcy, or
of any remedy for the enforcement of Tenant’s liability under
the Lease, resulting from the operation of any present or future
provision of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §
101 et seq., as amended), or from other statute, or from the order
of any court; or (iii) the rejection, disaffirmance or other
termination of the Lease in any such proceeding. This Guaranty
shall continue to be effective notwithstanding that at any time the
payment of any amount due under the Lease or this Guaranty may be
rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Landlord for any reason,
including, without limitation, the insolvency, bankruptcy,
liquidation or reorganization of Tenant, Guarantor or otherwise,
all as though such payment had not been made, and, in such event,
Guarantor shall pay to Landlord an amount equal to any such payment
that has been rescinded or returned.
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4. WAIVERS OF GUARANTOR
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(a) Without limitation of the foregoing, Guarantor waives
(i) notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and notice of
dishonor, (ii) notice of any actions taken by Landlord or
Tenant under the Lease or any other agreement or instrument
relating thereto, (iii) notice of any and all Defaults under
the Lease, except to the extent Guarantor is expressly identified
as a party to whom notice is to be provided under the Lease,
(iv) all other notices, demands and protests, and all other
formalities of every kind in connection with the enforcement of the
Obligations, omission of or delay in which, but for the provisions
of this Section 4 , might constitute grounds for
relieving Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, (v) any
requirement that Landlord protect, secure, perfect, insure or
proceed against any security interest or lien, or any property
subject thereto, or exhaust any right or take any action against
Tenant or any collateral, and (vi) the benefit of any statute
of limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability under this
Guaranty.
(b) GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WITH
RESPECT TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH ANY OR ALL OF THIS GUARANTY; THE LEASE; ANY CLAIM OF
LIABILITY AGAINST OR OBLIGATION OF TENANT IN ANY MANNER RELATED TO
THE PREMISES AND/OR THE PROPERTY; ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE IN
ANY WAY RELATED TO THE LEASE, THE PREMISES AND/OR THE PROPERTY; ANY
ACT OR OMISSION OF TENANT, ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS,
SUPPLIERS, SERVANTS, CUSTOMERS, CONCESSIONAIRES, FRANCHISEES,
PERMITTEES OR LICENSEES; OR ANY ASPECT OF THE USE OR OCCUPANCY OF,
OR THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN, ON OR FROM THE PREMISES AND/OR THE
PROPERTY. GUARANTOR SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY COUNTERCLAIM OR
COUNTERCLAIMS OR CLAIMS FOR SET-OFF, RECOUPMENT OR DEDUCTION OF
RENT IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT BY LANDLORD AGAINST GUARANTOR UNDER THIS
GUARANTY. GUARANTOR SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO MAKE, AND HEREBY
WAIVES, ANY AND ALL DEFENSES AGAINST ANY CLAIM ASSERTED BY LANDLORD
IN ANY SUIT OR ACTION INSTITUTED BY LANDLORD TO ENFORCE THIS
GUARANTY OR THE LEASE. IN ADDITION, GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES, BOTH
WITH RESPECT TO THE LEASE AND WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY, ANY
AND ALL RIGHTS WHICH ARE WAIVED BY TENANT UNDER THE LEASE, IN THE
SAME MANNER AS IF ALL SUCH WAIVERS WERE FULLY RESTATED HEREIN. THE
LIABILITY OF GUARANTOR UNDER THIS GUARANTY IS PRIMARY AND
UNCONDITIONAL.
5. SUBROGATION . Guarantor shall not be
subrogated, and hereby waives and disclaims any claim or right
against Tenant by way of subrogation or otherwise, to any of the
rights of Landlord under the Lease or otherwise, or in either or
both of the Premises and the Property, which may arise by any of
the provisions of this Guaranty or by reason of the performance by
Guarantor of any of its Obligations hereunder. Guarantor shall look
solely to Tenant for any recoupment of any payments made or costs
or expenses incurred by Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty. If any
amount shall be paid to Guarantor on account of such subrogation
rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been
paid and performed in full, Guarantor shall hold such amount in
trust for Landlord and shall pay such amount to Landlord
immediately following receipt by Guarantor, to be applied against
the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as
Landlord may determine. Guarantor hereby subordinates any liability
or indebtedness of Tenant now or hereafter held by Guarantor to the
obligations of Tenant to Landlord under the Lease.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF GUARANTOR .
Guarantor represents and warrants that:
(a) Guarantor is a Delaware corporation; has all requisite power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Guaranty; and this Guaranty is valid and binding upon and
enforceable against Guarantor without the requirement of further
action or fulfillment of any condition.
(b) To the knowledge of Guarantor, the execution, delivery
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