Exhibit 10.61
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of
November 30, 2006 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Guaranty
”), by ROBERT EARL, an individual (“ Guarantor
”), having an address at 9754 Chestnut Ridge Drive,
Windermere, Florida 34786, for the benefit of COLUMN FINANCIAL,
INC., a Delaware corporation, having an address at 11 Madison
Avenue, 9 th
Floor, New York, New York
10010 (together with its successors and assigns, “
Lender ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain
Note, dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended,
restated, replaced, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time
to time, the “ Note ”), executed by PH Fee Owner
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its
successors and assigns, “ Fee Owner ”), and
OpBiz, L.L.C., a Nevada limited liability company (together with
its successors and assigns, “ OpBiz ” and,
together with Fee Owner, individually or collectively as the
context indicates, “ Borrower ”), and payable to
the order of Lender in the original principal amount of up to
$820,000,000, Borrower is indebted, and may from time to time be
further indebted, to Lender with respect to a loan (the “
Loan ”) made pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended, restated, replaced,
supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Loan Agreement ”), between Borrower and Lender, which
Loan is secured by, inter alia , that certain Deed of Trust,
Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Financing
Statement and Fixture Filing, dated as of the date hereof, made by
Borrower to First American Title Insurance Company, a New York
corporation, as trustee, for the benefit of Lender, as beneficiary
(as may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, or otherwise
modified from time to time, collectively, the “ Security
Instrument ”), and further evidenced, secured or governed
by other instruments and documents executed in connection with the
Loan (together with the Note, the Loan Agreement and the Security
Instrument, collectively, the “ Loan Documents
”).
WHEREAS, Lender is not willing to
make the Loan, to Borrower unless Guarantor unconditionally
guarantees payment and performance to Lender of the Guaranteed
Obligations (as herein defined).
WHEREAS, Guarantor is the owner of a
direct or indirect interest in Borrower and will directly benefit
from Lender’s making the Loan to Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement to
Lender to make the Loan to Borrower, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as
follows:
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NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
1.1.
Guaranty of Obligation . Subject to Section 1.2
, Guarantor hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally
guarantees to Lender and its successors and assigns the
payment
of the Guaranteed
Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether
by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise.
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and
agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a
primary obligor and not merely as a surety.
1.2.
Limitation on Liability . As used herein, the term
“ Guaranteed Obligations ” means all the
obligations and liabilities of Borrower under
Sections 9.4(b) and (c) of the Loan Agreement.
The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to Guaranteed
Obligations that arise from (i) events, acts, or circumstances that
are actually committed by, or voluntarily or willfully brought
about by Guarantor, to the full extent of such Guaranteed
Obligations; or (ii) events, acts, or circumstances (regardless of
the cause of same) that provide actual benefit (in cash, cash
equivalent, or other quantifiable amount) to Guarantor, to the full
extent of the actual benefit received by Guarantor.
Notwithstanding any limitation on liability contained herein, no
limit shall apply to any Enforcement Costs (as defined
below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period in
which Borrower obtains and maintains environmental insurance for
the Property which has a term of not less than five (5) years from
the date hereof and a two (2) year tail coverage in amounts not
less than $50,000,000 for third party liability and $25,000,000 for
first party clean-up coverage from a carrier with not less than an
“A” rating and otherwise acceptable to Lender in its
reasonable discretion, including, without limitation, naming Lender
as an additional insured thereunder, and such environmental
insurance policy is in full force and effect, then during such
period Guarantor shall have no obligations or liability to Lender
hereunder with respect to Borrower’s failure to comply with
Section 9.4(b)(iii) of the Loan Agreement. For the
purposes hereof, Lender hereby acknowledges and confirms that: (i)
that certain Primary Environmental Site Liability Policy, Policy #
37310075, issued by Chubb Custom Insurance Company, and (ii) that
certain Excess Environmental Liability Policy, Policy # PLS
2104680, issued by American International Specialty (collectively,
the “ Environmental Policies ”) were delivered
to Lender and are in effect on the date hereof and are acceptable
to Lender so long as each of the Environmental Policies remains in
full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is
hereby expressly agreed that the obtaining and maintaining of any
such environmental insurance for the Property shall not in any way
reduce, amend, modify or otherwise affect any of the obligations
and liabilities of Borrower under any of the Loan
Documents.
1.3.
Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is an irrevocable,
absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of
collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and
shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed
Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by
Guarantor and after (if Guarantor is a natural person)
Guarantor’s death (in which event this Guaranty shall be
binding upon Guarantor’s estate and Guarantor’s legal
representatives and heirs). 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 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.
1.4.
Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset . The
Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of
Guarantor 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
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(other than the
defense of payment of such Guaranteed Obligation by 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.
1.5.
Payment By Guarantor . If all or any part of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid when due,
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 made, given and received in
accordance with the notice provisions hereof.
1.6.
No Duty To Pursue Others . It shall not be necessary
for Lender (and Guarantor hereby waives any rights which Guarantor
may have to require Lender), in order to enforce the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder, first to (a) institute suit or exhaust its
remedies against Borrower or others liable on the Loan or the
Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (b) enforce
Lender’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have
been given to secure the Loan, (c) enforce Lender’s rights
against any other guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations, (d)
join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in
any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (e) exhaust any
remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall
ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (f) resort to any other
means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
1.7.
Waivers . Guarantor agrees to the provisions of this
Guaranty, and hereby waives notice of (a) any loans or advances
made by Lender to Borrower, (b) acceptance of this Guaranty, (c)
any amendment or extension of the Note, the Loan Agreement or of
any other Loan Documents, (d) 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 Property, (e) the occurrence of any breach by Borrower or
an Event of Default, (f) Lender’s transfer or disposition of
the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (g) sale or
foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of
any collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, (h) protest, proof
of non-payment or default by Borrower, and (i) 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.
1.8.
Payment of Expenses . In the event that Guarantor
should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this
Guaranty, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, pay
Lender all 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
foregoing, collectively “ Enforcement Costs
”). The covenant contained in this Section 1.8
shall survive the payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
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1.9.
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 Guarantor by Lender shall be without
effect, and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It
is the intention of Borrower and Guarantor that Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by
Guarantor’s performance of such obligations and then only to
the extent of such performance.
1.10.
Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Guaranty, 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 Guarantor to the rights of Lender),
to assert any claim against or 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 Guarantor under or in connection with this
Guaranty.
1.11.
Borrower . The term “Borrower” as used
herein shall include any Person constituting Borrower and 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 any
Person constituting Borrower or any interest in any Person
constituting Borrower.
ARTICLE
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EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING
OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS
Guarantor hereby consents and agrees
to each of the following, and agrees that Guarantor’s
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 Guarantor
might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of
the following:
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, or any other document, instrument, contract or
understanding between Borrower and Lender pertaining to the
Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of Lender to notify Guarantor
of any such action.
2.2.
Adjustment . Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance
or compromise that might be granted or given by Lender to Borrower,
Guarantor or any other party liable for payment of any or all of
the Guaranteed Obligations.
2.3.
Condition of Borrower or Guarantor . The insolvency,
bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation,
disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, or Guarantor
or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or
part of the Guaranteed
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Obligations; or
any dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor or any sale, lease or
transfer of any or all of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor or
any changes in the direct or indirect shareholders, partners or
members of Borrower or Guarantor; or any reorganization of Borrower
or Guarantor.
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 (a) the Guaranteed Obligations, or
any part thereof, exceeds the amount permitted by law, (b) the act
of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is
ultra vires , (c) the officers or representatives
executing the Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents
or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of
their authority, (d) the Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable
usury laws, (e) 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, (f) 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 (g) the
Note, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have
been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic,
it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder
regardless of whether Borrower or any other Person be found not
liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any
reason.
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, guarantee or assure the payment of the
Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, it being recognized,
acknowledged and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor may be required
to pay the Guaranteed Obligations in full without assistance or
support of any other party, and Guarantor has not been induced to
enter into this Guaranty on the basis of a contemplation, belief,
understanding or agreement that other Persons will be liable to pay
or perform the Guaranteed Obligations, or that
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