THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “ Guaranty
”) is executed as of July 31, 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 Promissory Note, dated of
even date herewith, executed by CSE Casablanca Holdings II LLC
(“ Borrower ”), and payable to the order of
Lender in the original principal amount of Thirty Six Million One
Hundred Forty Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty One and 00/100 Dollars
($36,140,981.00) (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
Mezzanine 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 a certain Pledge
and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as the same
may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented, or otherwise
modified from time to time, collectively, the “ Pledge
Agreement ”), pursuant to which Borrower has pledged its
ownership interests in certain companies identified therein (the
“Pledged Companies”) 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
Pledge Agreement, the “ Loan Documents ”);
and
WHEREAS , Borrower is the sole member of the Pledged
Companies and the owner of direct or indirect interests in the
Mortgage Borrowers (as defined in the Loan Agreement);
and
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, any Mortgage
Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof in connection with the
Loan or the Original Loan;
(B) waste
by Borrower, any Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate
thereof to one or more of the Individual Properties;
(C) the
gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, any Mortgage
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, any Mortgage 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 or any Mortgage
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
or held by Borrower, any Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any
Affiliate thereof with respect to the Properties which are not
delivered to the Senior Lender upon a foreclosure of the Properties
or acceptance of a deed in lieu thereof, except to the extent any
such deposits were
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applied in
accordance with the terms and conditions of any 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 or any Mortgage 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, any Mortgage 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) Borrower or any Mortgage 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 Borrower or any Mortgage Borrower,
under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy
or insolvency law, which is assisted, supported, aided or abetted
by Borrower, any Mortgage Borrower and/or Guarantor or with respect
to which Borrower, any Mortgage Borrower and/or Guarantor fails to
contest (where good grounds exist for such contest);
(III) Borrower or any Mortgage 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) Borrower or any Mortgage Borrower consenting to or
acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of
a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any
Mortgage Borrower or any material portion of any Property or the
Collateral; or (V) Borrower or any Mortgage 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 Borrower or any
Mortgage 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 or any Mortgage Borrower fails to obtain
Lender’s prior consent to any Indebtedness or voluntary Lien
encumbering one or more of the
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Individual
Properties or the Collateral or any material portion of one or more
of the Individual Properties or all or any part of the Collateral
to the extent required by the Loan Agreement; or (D) if
Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior consent to any
Transfer (other than a foreclosure, or acceptance of a deed in lieu
of foreclosure, with respect to one or more of the Properties by
the Senior Lender or a foreclosure by Lender, or Lender’s
acceptance of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure, with respect to
all or part of the Pledged Collateral) to the extent required by
the Loan Agreement.
(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 Pledge Agreement 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.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in any of the Loan Documents, including
without limitation anything to the contrary in the immediately
preceding paragraphs or elsewhere in this Guaranty, Guarantor shall
not have any obligations or liabilities hereunder 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
(i) any action or inaction of any Pledged Company or any
entity owned or controlled by any Pledged Company but only to the
extent such action or inaction results from the exercise of control
over any such Pledged Company or such entity owned or controlled by
any Pledged Company by Lender, (ii) any action or omission
which occurs after the completion of a private or public sale of
the Pledged Company Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement)
or after the acceptance of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure
with respect to the Pledged Company Interests, or (iii) any
action or omission relating to any Individual Property which occurs
after the Lender completes a foreclosure with respect to such
Individual Property or accepts a deed in lieu of foreclosure with
respect to such Individual Property.
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
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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 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 or the
Collateral, (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 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
covenant contained in this Section shall survive the payment and
performance 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, 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
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