Exhibit
10.113
GUARANTY
This GUARANTY (this “ Guaranty
”) is made and entered into by KENNEDY-WILSON, INC., a
Delaware corporation, and KW PROPERTY FUND III, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, each having an address at c/o Kennedy-Wilson
Inc., 9601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 220, Beverly Hills,
California 90210 (individually and collectively, “
Guarantor ”), jointly and severally, for the benefit
of DEUTSCHE BANK AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, a branch of a foreign
banking institution whose address is 60 Wall Street, New York, New
York 10005 (“ Buyer ”) on this May 29,
2008. This Guaranty is made with reference to the following
facts (with some capitalized terms being defined below):
A.
KW Kona Investors, LLC, as Seller,
and Buyer have entered into that certain Master Repurchase
Agreement, dated May 29, 2008 (the “ Repurchase
Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Buyer shall purchase
the Purchased Loan Participations from KW Kona Investors, LLC with
a simultaneous agreement from KW Kona Investors, LLC to repurchase
the Purchased Loan Participations at a date certain or following
the occurrence of an Event of Default thereunder that is continuing
(the “ Transactions ”);
B.
Buyer has requested, as a condition
of entering into the Repurchase Agreement, that the Guarantor
deliver to Buyer this Guaranty;
C.
Guarantor collectively owns 100% of
the interests of KW Kona Investors, LLC;
D.
Guarantor expects to benefit if
Buyer enters into the Repurchase Agreement with Seller, and desires
that Buyer enter into the Repurchase Agreement with Seller;
and
E.
Buyer would not enter into the
Repurchase Agreement with KW Kona Investors, LLC unless Guarantor
executed this Guaranty. This Guaranty is therefore delivered
to Buyer to induce Buyer to enter into the Repurchase
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in exchange for good, adequate, and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which Guarantor
acknowledges, and to induce Buyer to enter into the Repurchase
Agreement, Guarantor agrees as follows:
1.
Definitions.
For purposes of
this Guaranty, the following terms shall be defined as set forth
below. In addition, any capitalized term defined in the
Repurchase Agreement but not defined in this Guaranty shall have
the same meaning in this Guaranty as in the Repurchase
Agreement.
(a)
“ Buyer
Entity ” means, as designated by Buyer from time to time,
Buyer or Buyer’s assignee, designee, nominee, servicer, or
wholly owned subsidiary as permitted in accordance with the terms
of the Repurchase Agreement.
(b)
“
Capital Lease ”, as applied to any Person, means any
lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that
Person or entity as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is
accounted for as a capital lease on the balance sheet of that
Person or entity.
(c)
“ Cash
Equivalent ” means (A) readily marketable
obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by
the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof having maturities of not more than 360 days from the date
of acquisition thereof; (B) time deposits with, or insured
certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any
commercial bank that (i) is organized under the laws of the
United States of America, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding
company organized under the laws of the United States of America,
any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and (ii) has
combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000;
(C) commercial paper issued by any person organized under the
laws of any state of the United States of America and rated at
least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by
Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent
grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than
180 days from the date of acquisition thereof; and
(D) investments in money market investment programs registered
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the portfolios of which
are limited solely to investments of the character, quality and
maturity described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this
definition.
(d)
“
GAAP ” means with respect to the financial statements
or other financial information of any Person, generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States which are in effect from
time to time.
(e)
“
Guarantied Obligations ” means Seller’s
obligations (without regard to any limitation of recourse against
Seller): (a) to fully and promptly pay the Repurchase
Price and other sums owed under the Transaction Documents at the
times and according to the terms required by the Transaction
Documents, without regard to any modification, suspension, or
limitation of such terms not agreed to by Buyer, such as a
modification, suspension, or limitation arising in or pursuant to
any Insolvency Proceeding affecting Seller (even if any such
modification, suspension, or limitation causes Seller’s
obligation to become discharged or unenforceable); and (b) to
pay all other sums expended by Buyer or Buyer’s designee or
nominee acting on Buyer’s behalf in exercising Buyer’s
rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents, including
Buyer’s Legal Costs relating to the enforcement of remedies
pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
(f)
“
Guarantor Litigation ” means any litigation,
arbitration, investigation, or administrative proceeding of or
before any court, arbitrator, or governmental authority, bureau or
agency that relates to or affects this Guaranty or any
asset(s) or property(ies) of Guarantor.
(g)
“
Indebtedness ” means, for any Person:
(a) obligations created, issued or incurred by such Person for
borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt
securities or the sale of property to another Person subject to an
understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase
such property from such Person); (b) obligations of such
Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of
property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than
for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the
ordinary course of business so long as such trade accounts payable
are payable within ninety (90)
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days of the date the
respective goods are delivered or the respective services are
rendered; (c) indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the
property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness
so secured has been assumed by such Person; (d) obligations of
such Person in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments
issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for
account of such person; (e) Capital Leases of such Person; and
(f) indebtedness of others guaranteed by such
Person.
(h)
“
Insolvency Proceeding ” means any case under Title 11
of the United States Code or any successor statute or any other
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, or like
proceeding, or other statute or body of law relating to
creditors’ rights, whether brought under state, federal, or
foreign law.
(i)
“ Legal
Costs ” means all costs and actual out-of-pocket expenses
reasonably incurred by Buyer in any Proceeding or in obtaining
legal advice and assistance in connection with any Proceeding, any
Guarantor Litigation, or any default by Seller under the
Transaction Documents or by any Guarantor under this Guaranty
(including any breach of a representation or warranty contained in
this Guaranty), including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
disbursements, and other reasonable charges incurred by
Buyer’s attorneys, court costs and expenses, and reasonable
charges for the services of paralegals, law clerks, and all other
personnel whose services are charged to Buyer in connection with
Buyer’s receipt of legal services incurred in connection with
the enforcement of this Guaranty.
(j)
“
Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, encumbrance, charge
or other security interest, whether arising under contract, by
operation of law, judicial process or otherwise.
(k)
“
Marketable Securities ” means any of the
following:
(i)
98% of the market
value of negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury Department having a remaining maturity of less than 1
year; or
(ii)
95% of the market
value of negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury Department having a remaining maturity of 1-10 years;
or
(iii)
90% of the market
value of negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury Department having a remaining maturity of more than 10
years; or
(iv)
90% of the market
value of single-class mortgage participation certificates
(“FHLMC Certificates”) in book-entry form backed by
single-family residential mortgage loans, the full and timely
payment of interest at the applicable certificate rate and the
ultimate collection of principal of which are guaranteed by the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (excluding Real Estate
Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC “) or other
multi-class pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage
obligations, pass-through certificates backed by adjustable rate
mortgages, securities paying interest or principal only and similar
derivative securities); or
(v)
90% of the market
value of single-class mortgage pass-through certificates
(“FNMA Certificates”) in book-entry form backed by
single-family residential
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mortgage loans, the full and
timely payment of interest at the applicable certificate rate and
ultimate collection of principal of which are guaranteed by the
Federal National Mortgage Association (excluding REMIC or other
multi-class pass-through certificates, pass-through certificates
backed by adjustable rate mortgages collateralized mortgage
obligations, securities paying interest or principal only and
similar derivative securities); or
(vi)
90% of the market
value of single-class fully modified pass-through certificates
(“GNMA Certificates” in book-entry form backed by
single-family residential mortgage loans, the full and timely
payment of principal and interest of which is guaranteed by the
Government National Mortgage Association (excluding REMIC or other
multi-class pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage
obligations, pass-through certificates backed by adjustable rate
mortgages, securities paying interest or principal only and similar
derivatives securities); or
(vii)
85% of all
actively and regularly traded investment-grade residential
mortgage-backed securities; or
(viii)
such other
collateral as Guarantor and Buyer may agree, with such valuation
percentage applied thereto as Buyer, in its sole discretion acting
in good faith shall deem appropriate.
(l)
“ Net
Worth ” means the amount which would be included under
stockholders’ equity on a consolidated balance sheet of
Guarantor and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP.
(m)
“
Person ” means an individual, partnership, limited
liability company, corporation, joint stock company, trust or
unincorporated organization or a governmental agency or political
subdivision thereof.
(n)
“
Proceeding ” means any action, suit, arbitration, or
other proceeding arising out of, or relating to the interpretation
or enforcement of, this Guaranty or the Transaction Documents,
including (a) an Insolvency Proceeding; (b) any
proceeding in which Buyer endeavors to realize upon any Security or
to enforce any Transaction Document(s) (including this
Guaranty) against Seller or Guarantor, whether or not Buyer
prevails; and (c) any proceeding commenced by Seller or
Guarantor against Buyer.
(o)
“
Restrictive Covenants ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Paragraph 5(c) of this Guaranty.
(p)
“
Security ” means any security or collateral held by or
for Buyer for the Guarantied Obligations, whether real or personal
property, including any mortgage, deed of trust, financing
statement, security agreement, and other security document or
instrument of any kind securing the Transactions in whole or in
part. “Security” shall include all assets and
property of any kind whatsoever pledged or mortgaged to Buyer
pursuant to the Security Documents.
(q)
“
Seller ” means: (a) KW Kona Investors, LLC,
acting on its own behalf; (b) any estate created by the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding affecting KW Kona
Investors, LLC; (c) any trustee, liquidator, sequestrator, or
receiver of Seller or Seller’s property;
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and (d) any similar
person duly appointed pursuant to any law governing any Insolvency
Proceeding.
(r)
“
Subsequent Guaranty ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Paragraph 5(b) of this Guaranty.
(s)
“
Subsidiary ” means as to any Person, a corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which
shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting
power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having
such power only by reason of a contingency) to elect a majority of
the board of directors or other managers of such corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity are at the
time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled,
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both,
by such Person.
(t)
“
Transaction Documents ” means:
(a) collectively, the Repurchase Agreement (and any annexes
thereto), that certain Custodial Agreement dated as of the date
hereof by and among LaSalle Bank, N.A., Buyer and Seller, and this
Guaranty; (b) any other documents or instruments relating to
any such documents executed by Seller or Guarantor; and
(c) any modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, or
replacements of any of the foregoing, whether or not consented to
by Guarantor. If the Transaction Documents, as so defined,
are modified pursuant to any Insolvency Proceeding, then Buyer may,
at Buyer’s option, deem the definition of Transaction
Documents either (1) to have been modified to reflect any such
modification, or (2) to continue as it was, without regard to
any such modification.
2.
Absolute
Guaranty of All Guarantied Obligations.
Guarantor
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees Seller’s prompt
and complete payment, observance, fulfillment, and performance of
all Guarantied Obligations when due. Guarantor shall be
liable for, and obligated to pay and perform, all Guarantied
Obligations when due. All assets and property of Guarantor
shall be subject to recourse if Guarantor fails to pay and perform
any Guarantied Obligation(s) when and as required to be paid
and performed pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
3.
Nature and
Scope of Liability. Guarantor’s liability
under this Guaranty is primary and not secondary.
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty shall be in the
full amount of all Guarantied Obligations, including any interest,
default interest, costs and fees (including Legal Costs) payable by
Seller under the Repurchase Agreement.
4.
Changes in
Transaction Documents. Without notice to, or
consent by, Guarantor, and in Buyer’s sole and absolute
discretion and without prejudice to Buyer or in any way limiting or
reducing Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty but
subject to the terms of the Transaction Documents, Buyer may:
(a) grant extensions of time, renewals or other indulgences or
modifications to Seller or any other party under any of the
Transaction Document(s), (b) change, amend or modify any
Transaction Document(s), (c) authorize the sale, exchange,
release or subordination of any Security, (d) accept or reject
additional Security, (e) discharge or release any party or
parties liable under the Transaction Documents, (f) foreclose
or otherwise realize on any Security, or attempt to foreclose or
otherwise realize on any Security, whether such attempt is
successful or unsuccessful, (g) accept or make compositions or
other arrangements or file or
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refrain from filing a claim
in any Insolvency Proceeding, (h) make other or additional
Transactions to Seller in such amount(s) and at such
time(s) as Buyer may determine, (i) credit payments in
such manner and order of priority to principal, interest or other
obligations as Buyer may determine in its discretion, and
(j) otherwise deal with Seller and any other party related to
the Transactions or any Security as Buyer may determine in its sole
and absolute discretion. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty
shall continue even if Buyer alters any obligations under the
Transaction Documents in any respect or Buyer’s or
Guarantor’s remedies or rights against Seller are in any way
impaired or suspended without Guarantor’s consent. If
Buyer performs any of the actions described in this paragraph, then
Guarantor’s liability shall continue in full force and effect
even if Buyer’s actions impair, diminish or eliminate
Guarantor’s subrogation, contribution, or reimbursement
rights (if any) against Seller or otherwise adversely affect
Guarantor or expand Guarantor’s liability
hereunder.
5.
Certain
Financial Covenants.
(a)
Guarantor shall
not permit with respect to itself collectively (and its
respective Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis), any of the
following to be breached, as determined quarterly on a consolidated
basis in conformity with GAAP:
Minimum Net Worth
. Net Worth to be less than
$75,000,000.00;
Debt to Book Equity
. The ratio of Indebtedness
to Net Worth to exceed 3 to 1;
Minimum Liquidity
. The sum of cash and Cash
Equivalents to be less than $5,000,000.00, provided , for
the purposes of this Guaranty, no amounts described as
“restricted cash” in the financial statements delivered
pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement shall be included in such
calculation;
(b)
Guarantor agrees
that with respect to any agreement (including, but not limited to,
a credit agreement) or guaranty which Guarantor enters into and
delivers after the date hereof which contains financial covenants
that are applicable to the Guarantor, Guarantor shall deliver a
certified copy of such agreement or guaranty (collectively, a
“ Subsequent Guaranty ”) to Buyer so long
as such Subsequent Guaranty is not subject to a confidentiality
agreement.
(c)
Guarantor agrees
that in the event that any Subsequent Guaranty contains financial
covenants applicable to the Guarantor of the same type as those set
forth in Section 5(a) hereof that are more restrictive on
the Guarantor than those set forth in Section 5(a) above
(the “ Restrictive Covenants ”);
(i) Guarantor shall provide written notice of such event and,
in the event a copy of such Subsequent Guaranty is not delivered
pursuant to Section 5(b) above due to a confidentiality
agreement, a description of such Restrictive Covenants satisfactory
to Buyer, and (ii) for purposes of this Guaranty the financial
covenants in Section 5(a) shall be deemed automatically
modified to be equal to the Restrictive Covenants. Upon
request of Buyer, Guarantor shall deliver any additional
documentation confirming the foregoing. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if (i) compliance with any of the Restrictive
Covenants is waived by the beneficiary thereof, then for so long as
such waiver is in effect, a breach of such Restrictive Covenant
shall not constitute a default under this Guaranty (provided that
the
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covenants in
Section 5(a) above are not breached), and (ii) if
such Restrictive Covenant is modified, supplemented or amended, the
financial covenants in Section 5(a) shall be deemed
automatically modified to be equal to the Restrictive Covenants as
modified, supplemented or amended (it being understood and agreed
that if such modification, supplement or amendment makes the
financial covenants less restrictive than
Section 5(a) above, then the covenants in
Section 5(a) above shall once again control).
6.
Nature of
Guaranty. Guarantor’s liability
under this Guaranty is a guaranty of payment of the Guarantied
Obligations, and is not a guaranty of collection or
collectibility. Guarantor’s liability under this
Guaranty is not conditioned or contingent upon the genuineness,
validity, regularity or enforceability of any of the Transaction
Documents. Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty is
a continuing, absolute, and unconditional obligation under any and
all circumstances whatsoever (except as expressly stated, if at
all, in this Guaranty), without regard to the validity, regularity
or
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