THIS GUARANTY
AGREEMENT (this “Guaranty”) is executed as
of March 29, 2007, by CAPITALSOURCE INC., a Delaware
corporation, having an address at c/o CapitalSource Finance LLC,
4445 Willard Avenue, 12th Floor, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(“Guarantor”), for the benefit of COLUMN
FINANCIAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, having an address at
11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010
(“Lender”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Promissory Note,
dated of even date herewith, executed by each of the parties set
forth on Schedule I hereto (collectively, jointly and
severally, “Borrower”), arid payable to the
order of Lender in the original principal amount of Two Hundred
Eighty Seven Million One Hundred Eighty Two Thousand Four Hundred
Twenty-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($287, 182, 422.00) (as the same may
be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Note”), Borrower has
become indebted, and may from time to time be further indebted, to
Lender with respect to a loan (“Loan”) , made
pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, of
even date herewith, between Borrower and Lender (as the same may be
amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), which
Loan is secured by, among other things, the liens and security
interests of certain mortgages, deeds of trust and/or deeds to
secure debt, each dated December 1, 2006 (as the same have
been or may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, or
otherwise modified from time to time, collectively, the
“Mortgages”), 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
Mortgages, the “Loan Documents”); and
WHEREAS,
the Loan is an amendment and restatement of the Original Loan
evidenced and secured by the Original Loan Agreement and the other
Original Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS,
this Guaranty is given to induce Lender to release CSE Mortgage
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, from its obligations
under that certain Guaranty Agreement dated December 1,2006,
given in connection with the Original Loan;
WHEREAS,
Lender is not willing to make the Loan, or otherwise extend credit,
to Borrower unless Guarantor enters into this Guaranty;
and
WHEREAS,
Guarantor is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in
Borrower, and Guarantor 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:
NATURE AND SCOPE OF
GUARANTY
1.1
Guaranty of Obligation . Guarantor hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and its successors and
assigns the payment and performance 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.
1.2
Definition of Guaranteed Obligations . (a) As used
herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations” means
(i) the obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender for
any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other
obligation incurred by Lender (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs reasonably incurred) arising out of
or in connection with any of the following, which Guaranteed
Obligations shall also include events arising from and after
December 1, 2006:
(A) fraud
or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower, Guarantor or any
Affiliate thereof in connection with the Loan or the Original
Loan;
(B) waste
by Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof to one or more of
the Individual Properties;
(C) the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, Guarantor or
any Affiliate thereof;
(D) the
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or indemnification
provision in the Environmental Indemnity concerning environmental
laws, hazardous substances and asbestos and any indemnification of
Lender with respect thereto;
(E) the
removal or disposal by Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of any
portion of one or more of the Properties after the occurrence and
during the continuance of an Event of Default;
(F) the
misappropriation or conversion by Borrower of (A) any
Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of any Casualty, (B) any
Awards received in connection with a Condemnation, (C) any
Rents after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of Default, or (D) any Rents paid more than one (1) month
in advance;
(G) failure
to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges incurred by
the Borrower that create Liens on any portion of the
Properties;
(H) any
security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected
by Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof with respect to the
Properties which are not delivered to Lender upon a foreclosure of
the Properties or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any
such deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and
conditions of any
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of the Leases
prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to
such foreclosure or action in lieu thereof;
(I) any
amounts received by Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that are not
deposited into the Lockbox Account to the extent required to be so
deposited under the Cash Management Agreement or the Loan
Agreement;
(J) if
(1) Borrower fails to permit on-site inspections of any of the
Properties, subject to terms of each respective Operating Lease,
upon the request of Lender or (2) Borrower fails to provide
financial information concerning Borrower, Principal or Guarantor
in its possession (or financial information which could be obtained
by Borrower through commercially reasonable efforts) or
(3) Borrower fails to provide financial information in its
possession or control (or financial information which could be
obtained by Borrower through commercially reasonable efforts)
concerning any Operator Tenant or collections under the Operating
Leases, in each case, to the extent required by and in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement;
(K) any
breach of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4.1.30(a) and (b) of the Loan Agreement (except
for any representation or warranty that Borrower will remain
solvent, maintain adequate capital or pay its debts or liabilities
as the same may become due).
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, the Loan Agreement, the
Note or any of the Loan Documents, Guarantor shall be liable for
the full amount of the Debt: (A) in the event of: (I) any
Borrower filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or
any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law;
(II) the filing of an involuntary petition against any
Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state
bankruptcy or insolvency law, which is assisted, supported, aided
or abetted by Borrower and/or Guarantor or with respect to which
Borrower and/or Guarantor fails to contest (where good grounds
exist for such contest); (III) any Borrower filing an answer
consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any
involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under
the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or
insolvency law, or soliciting or causing to be solicited
petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person;
(IV) any Borrower consenting to or acquiescing in or joining
in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver,
trustee, or examiner for any Borrower or any material portion of
any Property; or (V) any Borrower making a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any
legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as
they become due; (B) if any Borrower fails to maintain its
status as a Single Purpose Entity as required by, and in accordance
with, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement or the other
Loan Documents (except for any covenant to remain solvent, maintain
adequate capital or pay its debts or liabilities as the same may
become due or the additional covenant to comply with any
assumptions in the Insolvency Opinion or any Additional Insolvency
Opinion); (C) if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior
consent to any Indebtedness or voluntary Lien encumbering one or
more of the Individual Properties or any material portion of one or
more of the Individual Properties to the extent required by the
Loan Agreement; or (D) if Borrower fails to obtain
Lender’s prior consent to any Transfer to the extent required
by the Loan Agreement.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in any of the Loan Documents, Lender shall not be deemed
to have waived any right which Lender may have under
Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Code to file a claim against Borrower or Guarantor
for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Mortgages or to
require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the
Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this
Guaranty is not secured by any collateral furnished by
Guarantor.
1.3 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 Guarantor and
shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed
Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by
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 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, or any other party (except by
Borrower’s or Guarantor’s performance of such
obligations and then only to the extent of such performance),
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, whether upon
demand, maturity, acceleration or otherwise, 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.
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
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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.
1.7
Waivers . Guarantor acknowledges and consents to the
provisions of the Loan Documents, 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 Properties,
(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) any other action
at any time taken or omitted by Lender, and, generally, all demands
and notices of every kind in connection wiui 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 covenant
contained in this Section shall survive the payment and performance
of the Guaranteed Obligations.
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, prior to the payment in full of the Loan
and for a period of 91 days thereafter 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 or seek
contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement
from Borrower for any payment made by Guarantor under or in
connection with this Guaranty or otherwise.
1.11
Borrower . The term “ Borrower ” as
used herein shall include any new or successor corporation,
association, partnership (general or limited), 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.
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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:
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