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Exhibit 99.4
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
(PCHI)
This Guaranty Agreement (as the same may be amended, modified,
or
supplemented from time to time, the "GUARANTY") is made as of
March 3, 2005, by
PACIFIC COAST HOLDINGS INVESTMENT, LLC, a California limited
liability company
("GUARANTOR"), in favor of MEDICAL PROVIDER FINANCIAL
CORPORATION II, a Nevada
corporation ("LENDER"), with reference to the following
facts:
RECITALS:
A. This Guaranty is made in connection with a certain Credit
Agreement
dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") by and among
Lender and the
Borrowers and certain other "Credit Parties" (as defined
therein). Initially
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the
respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit
Agreement.
B. AHM CGH, Inc., a California corporation, HEALTH RESOURCES
CORPORATION OF AMERICA- CALIFORNIA, a Delaware corporation, UWMC
HOSPITAL
CORPORATION, a California corporation, and SHL/O CORP., a
Delaware corporation
(collectively, "SELLER") are in the business of delivering acute
care services
to the public through the acute care hospital facilities
identified in this
Guaranty, and incident thereto, are also in the businesses of
owning and
operating certain medical office buildings ("MOB'S") and other
healthcare
businesses related thereto (the "BUSINESSES").
C. Pursuant to a certain Asset Sale Agreement dated as of
September 29,
2004 ("ASSET SALE AGREEMENT"), IHHI is acquiring from Seller (a)
the fee
interest in certain real property, hospital facilities, MOB's
and Businesses in
three (3) separate locations in Orange County, California, and
(b) the tenant's
interest in certain leases of real property, hospital facility
and an MOB also
located in Orange County, California ("LEASED HOSPITAL
FACILITY") (each a
"HOSPITAL FACILITY" and together the "HOSPITAL FACILITIES"), and
the business
assets related to the same. To enable IHHI to make these
acquisitions, Borrowers
are borrowing the sum of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000)
from Lender (the
"ACQUISITION LOAN").
D. Immediately following IHHI's acquisition of the Hospital
Facilities,
IHHI will transfer three (3) of the Hospital Facilities to
Pacific Coast
Holdings Investment, LLC, a California limited liability company
("PCHI").
Immediately after the transfer to PCHI, IHHI will transfer its
ownership
interest in PCHI to (a) West Coast Holdings, LLC, a California
limited liability
company ("WEST COAST") a fifty-one percent (51%) membership
interest, and (b)
Ganesha Realty, LLC, a California limited liability company
("GANESHA") a
forty-nine percent (49%) membership interest. Then, PCHI will
lease the three
(3) Hospital Facilities back to IHHI pursuant to a Triple Net
Hospital and
Medical Office Building Lease dated March 3, 2005 (the "TRIPLE
NET LEASE").
Then, IHHI will (i) sublease each of the three Hospital
Facilities to three (3)
of its subsidiaries (WMC-SA, WMC-A and Coastal), each of which
is identified
above as a Borrower, and (ii) sub-sublease the Leased Hospital
Facility to
another of its subsidiaries (Chapman), which is also identified
above as a
Borrower.
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E. Borrowers have also requested that Lender extend a
non-revolving
Line of Credit facility to Borrowers of up to Thirty Million
Dollars
($30,000,000) in the aggregate for the purpose of providing (a)
working capital
financing for Borrowers, (b) funds for other general corporate
purposes of
Borrowers, and (c) funds for other purposes permitted hereunder
(the "LINE OF
CREDIT LOAN").
F. For the purposes set forth above, Lender is willing to make
the
Acquisition Loan and the Line of Credit Loan and other
extensions of credit to
or for the benefit of Borrowers of up to such amount upon the
terms and
conditions set forth herein.
G. Among other conditions for making the Acquisition Loan and
the Line
of Credit Loan (collectively, the "LOAN"), Lender has required,
among other
conditions, that the Guarantor guaranty the payment of the Loan
and pledge its
assets as additional security for the payment and performance of
the
Obligations, including the Loan, under the Credit Agreement.
H. Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect
economic
benefits from the Loan.
I. The parties intend that these Recitals are made a part of
this
Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and of
any
financial accommodations or extensions of credit (including,
without limitation,
any loan or advance by renewal, refinancing or extension of the
agreements
described hereinabove or otherwise) heretofore, now or hereafter
made to or for
the benefit of any Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement or
any other
agreement, instrument or document executed pursuant to or in
connection
therewith, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Borrower and
the Lender
hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth in this Guaranty, and for other good and
valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, Lender
and Guarantor agree as follows:
1. Definitions; Certain Matters of Construction.
Unless otherwise set forth herein, (a) initially capitalized
terms
or matters of construction defined or established in the Credit
Agreement shall
be applied herein as defined or established therein, (b) any
reference to a
"Section" shall refer to the relevant section of this Guaranty,
and (c) the
following terms shall have, unless otherwise provided elsewhere
in this
Guaranty, the meanings set forth below:
"EQUITY INTEREST" means all shares of capital stock, options
and
warrants to purchase equity securities or other forms of equity,
membership
interests, general or limited partnership interests or other
equivalents
(regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation,
partnership, limited
liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or
nonvoting, including
common stock, preferred stock or any other "equity security" (as
such term is
defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange
Act).
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"GUARANTY OBLIGATIONS" shall mean (a) the Obligations under
the
Credit Agreement, including the Loan and (b) all indebtedness,
liabilities, and
obligations of Guarantor to Lender whether now existing or
hereafter arising
under this Guaranty.
"GUARANTY TERMINATION DATE" shall mean the date on which
Borrower
shall have no further right to receive any financial
accommodations under the
Credit Agreement and all Obligations under the Credit Agreement
and the Guaranty
Obligations shall have been completely satisfied.
"OBLIGATIONS" has the meaning assigned to it in the Credit
Agreement.
"SOLVENT" shall mean, with respect to Guarantor on a
particular
date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of
Guarantor is
greater than the total amount of its liabilities, including
contingent
liabilities; (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of
Guarantor is
not less than the amount that will be required to pay the
probable liability of
Guarantor on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c)
Guarantor does
not intend to, and does not reasonably believe that it will,
incur debts or
liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and
liabilities mature; and
(d) Guarantor is not engaged in a business or transaction, and
is not about to
engage in a business or transaction, for which its property
would constitute an
unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities
(such as
litigation, guarantees and pension plan liabilities) at any time
shall be
computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and
circumstances
existing at the time, represents the amount that can be
reasonably be expected
to become an actual or matured liability.
2. Guaranty.
2.1 Guaranty of the Obligations.
(a) In consideration of the Loan, all other financial
accommodations to or for the benefit of Borrower and Guarantor,
and for other
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
Guarantor hereby
acknowledges, Guarantor hereby unconditionally, irrevocably and
absolutely
guarantees to Lender, and its respective successors, endorsees,
transferees, and
assigns, the prompt payment (whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or
otherwise) and performance of the Loan, together with all other
Obligations,
whether now or hereafter existing, and whether for principal,
interest, fees,
expenses, or otherwise, howsoever created, arising or evidenced,
whether direct
or indirect, absolute or contingent or now or hereafter existing
or due or to
become due (including in all cases all such amounts which would
become due but
for the operation of the provisions of Title 11 of the United
States Code or any
other similar statutes).
(b) This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment and
performance when due and not of collection, and Guarantor
specifically agrees
that it shall not be necessary or required that Lender, or any
of its
successors, endorsees, transferees, or assigns assert any claim
or demand or
enforce any remedy whatsoever against any Borrower, any Credit
Party, or any
other Person, or with respect to any collateral (provided by any
Borrower or any
Credit Party) (collectively, "COLLATERAL"), before or as a
condition to the
obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty.
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2.2 Absolute Guaranty. The Guaranty Obligations shall remain
in
full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be
impaired or affected
by, or be deemed to be satisfied by, and Guarantor shall not be
exonerated,
discharged or released by, any of the following events:
(a) Lender's exercise or enforcement of, or failure or delay
in exercising or enforcing, legal proceedings to collect the
Loan or the
Guaranty Obligations or any power, right, or remedy with respect
to any of the
Loan, the Guaranty Obligations, or the Collateral, including
without limitation:
(i) any action or inaction of Lender to perfect, protect, or
enforce any lien
upon any Collateral; or (ii) any change in the time, manner, or
place of payment
of, or in any other term of, any or all of the Loan or the
Guaranty Obligations,
or any other amendment to, or waiver of, the Credit Agreement,
any other Loan
Document, or any other agreement or instrument governing or
evidencing the Loan
or any of the Guaranty Obligations;
(b) insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, composition, assignment for the benefit of
creditors, appointment of
a receiver or trustee for all or any part of Borrower's or
Guarantor's assets or
of the assets of any other guarantor of the Obligations,
liquidation,
winding-up, or dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor, or any
other guarantor of
the Obligations;
(c) any limitation, discharge, cessation, or partial
satisfaction of the Loan, the Guaranty Obligations, or the
obligations of any
other guarantor of the Obligations, or any invalidity,
voidability,
unenforceability, in whole or in part, of the Credit Agreement,
this Guaranty,
any other Loan Document, or any other document evidencing the
Loan or Guaranty
Obligations;
(d) any merger, acquisition, consolidation or change in
structure of Borrower or Guarantor or any other guarantor of the
Obligations; or
any sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition of any or all of
the assets or
Equity Interests of any Borrowers or Guarantor or any other
guarantor of the
Obligations, including, without limitation, any transfer by
Borrower of all or
any part of any Collateral, or termination of Borrower's
existence for any
reason;
(e) any assignment or other transfer, in whole or in part,
of Lender's interest in or rights in or under the Credit
Agreement, or any other
Loan Document, including, without limitation, this Guaranty, or
with respect to
the Loan, the Guaranty Obligations, or the Collateral;
(f) any claim, defense, counterclaim, or setoff that
Borrower or Guarantor or any other guarantor of the Obligations
may have or
assert, including, without limitation, any defense of
incapacity, disability, or
lack of corporate, organizational or other authority to execute
any document
relating to the Loan, the Guaranty Obligations, the Collateral,
or any other
Guaranty, other than (i) upon the occurrence of the Guaranty
Termination Date,
the defense of prior performance, or (ii) any defense based on
any applicable
provision of the Uniform Commercial Code requiring that
Collateral be disposed
of in a commercially reasonable manner;
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(g) any cancellation, renunciation or surrender of any
pledge, guaranty, or any debt instrument evidencing the Loan or
the Guaranty
Obligations;
(h) the vote, claim, distribution, election, acceptance,
action, or inaction of
Lender in any bankruptcy or reorganization case related to the
Loan, the
Guaranty Obligations, or the Collateral; or
(i) any other action or circumstances that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable
discharge of, any
surety, guarantor or Guarantor;
it being agreed that the Guaranty Obligations shall not be
discharged until the
Guaranty Termination Date.
2.3 Demand by Lender. In addition to the terms set forth
herein,
and in no manner imposing any limitation on such terms, if any
of the
Obligations under the Credit Agreement are declared to be or
otherwise becomes
immediately due and payable, then Guarantor, upon demand in
writing therefor by
Lender, shall immediately pay the Guaranty Obligations to
Lender. Payment by
Guarantor shall be made to Lender to be credited and applied to
the Obligations,
in immediately available funds in lawful money of the United
States of America
to an account designated by Lender or at the address set forth
below the
signature of Lender hereto or at any other address that may be
specified in
writing from time to time by Lender as provided herein. Any
payment received by
Lender with respect to the Loan or other Obligations shall
reduce the Guaranty
Obligations by the amount of such payment.
2.4 Guarantor Waivers. In addition to any other waivers
contained
herein, Guarantor waives, agrees and acknowledges as follows and
waives any
defense based upon or arising from the following:
(a) The Guaranty Obligations are the immediate, direct,
primary and absolute liabilities of Guarantor, and are
independent of, and not
co-extensive with, the Loan, the other Obligations or the
obligations of any
other guarantor of the Obligations. Guarantor expressly waives
any right it may
have now or in the future to direct or affect the manner or
timing of Lender's
enforcement of its rights or remedies. Guarantor expressly
waives any right it
may have now or in the future to require Lender to, and Lender
shall not have
any liability to, pursue or enforce first against any Borrower,
any of the
properties or assets of any Borrower, the Collateral or any
other security,
guaranty or pledge that may now or hereafter be held by Lender
for the Loan or
for the Guaranty Obligations, or to apply such security,
guaranty, or pledge to
the Loan or to the Guaranty Obligations. Guarantor shall remain
liable for the
Guaranty Obligations, notwithstanding any judgment Lender may
obtain against any
Borrower or Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Obligations,
or any other
person or entity, or any modification, extension or renewal with
respect
thereto. Lender shall not be under any liability to marshal any
assets in favor
of Guarantor or in payment of any or all of the Loan or the
Guaranty
Obligations.
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(b) Guarantor has entered into this Guaranty based solely
upon its independent knowledge of each Borrower's financial
condition, and
Guarantor assumes full responsibility for obtaining any further
information with
respect to Borrowers or the conduct of its business. Guarantor
represents that
it is now, and during the terms of this Guaranty will be,
responsible for
ascertaining the financial condition of Borrowers. Guarantor
hereby waives any
duty on the part of Lender to disclose to Guarantor, and agrees
that it is not
relying upon or expecting Lender to disclose to it, any fact
known or hereafter
known by Lender relating to the operation or condition of any
Borrower or its
business or relating to the existence, liability, or financial
condition of any
other guarantor of the Obligations. Guarantor knowingly accepts
the full range
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