GUARANTY
AGREEMENT
Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2007,
made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other
entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the
“ Guarantors ”), in favor of Sheridan
Asset Management, LLC (the " Lender ") relating to
that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and
among Universal Property Development and Acquisition
Corporation , a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ”), the Guarantors, and the Lender.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Loan
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company
and the Lender (the “ Loan Agreement ”), the
Lender has agreed to make a term loan to the Company evidenced by
the Company’s Senior Secured Promissory Note, due April 6,
2008 (the “ Note ”), subject to the terms and
conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the
determination of the Lender to make loans to the Company pursuant
to the Loan Agreement that the Guarantors shall have executed and
delivered the Guaranty to the Lender; and
WHEREAS, each Guarantor will directly benefit
from the extension of credit to the Company represented by the
issuance of the Note; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and to induce the Lender to enter into the Loan Agreement and to
carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, each Guarantor
hereby agrees with the Lender as follows:
1.
Definitions
. Unless otherwise defined herein,
terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement. The words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereto”
and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used
in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section and Schedule
references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified. The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The following
terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Action ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 3(f) of this Guaranty.
“ Company ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Guaranty.
“ Financial Information ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d) of this
Guaranty.
“ Guaranty ” means this
Guaranty Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“ Guarantors ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Guaranty.
“ Lender ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Guaranty.
“ Loan Agreement ” shall have
the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Guaranty.
“ Note ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Guaranty.
“ Obligations ” means the
collective reference to all obligations and undertakings of the
Company of whatever nature, monetary or otherwise, under the Note,
the Loan Agreement, the Security Agreement, the other Transaction
Documents or any other future agreement or obligations undertaken
by the Company to the Lender, together with all reasonable
attorneys’ fees, disbursements and all other costs and
expenses of collection incurred by Lender in enforcing any of such
Obligations and/or this Guaranty.
“ Material Adverse Effe ct”
means (x) the adverse effect on the legality, validity or
enforceability of this Guaranty in any material respect, (y) a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of the
Guarantor, or (z) the adverse impairment in any material respect of
the Guarantor's ability to perform fully on a timely basis its
obligations under this Guaranty.
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(i)
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The Guarantors
hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably,
guarantee to the Lender and its respective successors, indorsees,
transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and
performance by the Company when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations.
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(ii)
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Anything herein
or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder
and under the other Transaction Documents shall in no event exceed
the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under
applicable federal and state laws, including laws relating to the
insolvency of debtors, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally (after giving effect to
the right of contribution established in Section 2(b)).
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(iii)
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Each Guarantor
agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time
exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder
without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or
affecting the rights and remedies of the Lender
hereunder.
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(iv)
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The guarantee
contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect
until all the Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor
under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall have been
satisfied by payment in full.
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(v)
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No payment made
by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any
other Person or received or collected by the Lender from the
Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other
Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or
appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in
reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to
modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any
Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment
(other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the
Obligations or any payment received or collected from such
Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the
Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder
until the Obligations are paid in full.
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(vi)
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, with respect to any
defaulted non-monetary Obligations the specific performance of
which by the Guarantors is not reasonably possible, the Guarantors
shall only be liable for making the Lender whole on a monetary
basis for the Company's failure to perform such Obligations in
accordance with the Transaction Documents.
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(b)
Right of Contribution
. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that,
to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its
proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor
shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against
any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate
share of such payment. Each Guarantor's right of contribution shall
be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2(c). The
provisions of this Section 2(b) shall in no respect limit the
obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Lender, and
each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Lender for the full
amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.
(c)
No Subrogation
. Notwithstanding any payment made
by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds
of any Guarantor by the Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to
be subrogated to any of the rights of the Lender against the
Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or
guarantee or right of offset held by the Lender for the payment of
the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to
seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any
other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor
hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Lender by the Company on
account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be
paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any
time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full,
such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the
Lender, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall,
forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the
Lender in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed
by such Guarantor to the Lender if required), to be applied against
the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the
Lender may determine.
(d)
Amendments, Etc. With Respect to
the Obligations . Each
Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that,
without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without
notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for
payment of any of the Obligations made by the Lender may be
rescinded by the Lender and any of the Obligations continued, and
the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for
any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor
or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in
whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified,
accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the
Lender, and the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and any other documents executed and delivered in connection
therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in
whole or in part, as the Lender may deem advisable from time to
time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at
any time held by the Lender for the payment of the Obligations may
be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. The Lender
shall have no obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any
Lien at any time held by them as security for the Obligations or
for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property
subject thereto.
(e)
Guaranty Absolute and
Unconditional . Each
Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal,
extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or
proof of reliance by the Lender upon the guarantee contained in
this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this
Section 2; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be
deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed,
extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee
contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Company
and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the
other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been
had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this
Section 2. Each Guarantor waives to the extent permitted by law
diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of
default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of the
Guarantors with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor
understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section
2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional
guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or
enforceability of the Loan Agreement or any other Transaction
Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security
therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at
any time or from time to time held by the Lender, (b) any defense,
set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or
performance or fraud or misconduct by Lender) which may at any time
be available to or be asserted by the Company or any other Person
against the Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with
or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor)
which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an
equitable or legal discharge of the Company for the Obligations, or
of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2,
in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand
hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder
against any Guarantor, the Lender may, but shall be under no
obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such
rights and remedies as it may have against the Company, any other
Guaran
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