Exhibit 10.5
GUARANTY OF RECOURSE
OBLIGATIONS
made by
BEHRINGER HARVARD REIT I,
INC .,
as Guarantor
in favor of
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY
CORP. ,
as Lender
Dated as of October 26,
2006
GUARANTY OF RECOURSE
OBLIGATIONS
This GUARANTY OF RECOURSE
OBLIGATIONS (this “ Guaranty ”),
dated as of October 26, 2006, made by BEHRINGER HARVARD REIT I,
INC ., a Maryland corporation, having an address at Behringer
Harvard Holdings, LLC, 15601 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison,
Texas 75001 (“ Guarantor ”), in favor of
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP ., a New York
corporation, having an address at 388 Greenwich Street, Floor 11,
New York, New York 10013 (together with its successors and assigns,
hereinafter referred to as “ Lender
”).
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E C I
T A L S :
A.
Pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or
replaced from time to time, the “ Loan
Agreement ”) between Behringer Harvard 101 South
Tryon LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“
Borrower ”) and Lender, Lender has agreed to
make a loan (the “ Loan ”) to Borrower in
the maximum principal amount of up to $150,000,000, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement;
B.
As a condition to Lender’s making the Loan, Lender is
requiring that Guarantor execute and deliver to Lender this
Guaranty; and
C.
Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it will materially benefit from
Lender’s agreeing to make the Loan;
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises
set forth herein and as an inducement for and in consideration of
the agreement of Lender to make the Loan pursuant to the Loan
Agreement, Guarantor hereby agrees, covenants, represents and
warrants to Lender as follows:
1.
Definitions.
(a)
All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
respective meanings given such terms in the Loan
Agreement.
(b)
The term “ Guaranteed Obligations ” means Lender’s
Losses arising out of or in connection with Borrower’s action
or inaction which results in the termination of the Ground Lease,
Borrower’s failure to exercise all of its options currently
set forth in the Ground Lease to extend the term of the Ground
Lease to at least December 31, 2021 or Borrower’s failure to
obtain an extension of the Ground Lease to a term of at least ten
(10) years beyond the Stated Maturity Date; unless in any case,
Borrower obtains replacement parking facilities that, (A) if
subject to an agreement, lease or otherwise, grant rights to such
replacement parking facilities for a term of at least ten (10)
years beyond the Stated Maturity Date (the “
Replacement Parking Facilities
Agreement ”), and (B) are
sufficient to enable the Property to comply with applicable Legal
Requirements (including, without limitation, zoning requirements),
each of (A) and (B) as determined by Lender in its reasonable
discretion. Borrower and Guarantor shall be released from any
further liability for the foregoing in the event that the
replacement parking facilities and the Replacement Parking
Facilities Agreement are
sufficient to
enable the Property to comply with applicable Legal Requirements
(including, without limitation, zoning requirements) and are
otherwise satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable
discretion.
2.
Guaranty .
(a)
Guarantor hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally
guarantees to Lender the full, prompt and complete payment when due
of the Guaranteed Obligations.
(b)
All sums payable to Lender under this Guaranty shall be payable on
demand and without reduction for any offset, claim, counterclaim or
defense.
(c)
Guarantor hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless
Lender from and against any and all costs, losses, liabilities,
claims, causes of action, expenses and damages, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, which Lender
may suffer or which otherwise may arise by reason of
Borrower’s failure to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations
when due, irrespective of whether such costs, losses, liabilities,
claims, causes of action, expenses or damages are incurred by
Lender prior or subsequent to (i) Lender’s declaring the
Principal, interest and other sums evidenced or secured by the Loan
Documents to be due and payable, (ii) the commencement or
completion of a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure of the
Mortgage or (iii) the conveyance of all or any portion of the
Property by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.
(d)
Guarantor agrees that no portion of any sums applied (other than
sums received from Guarantor in full or partial satisfaction of its
obligations hereunder), from time to time, in reduction of the Debt
shall be deemed to have been applied in reduction of the Guaranteed
Obligations until such time as the Debt has been paid in full, or
Guarantor shall have made the full payment required hereunder, it
being the intention hereof that the Guaranteed Obligations shall be
the last portion of the Debt to be deemed satisfied.
3.
Representations and
Warranties . Guarantor hereby
represents and warrants to Lender as follows (which representations
and warranties shall be given as of the date hereof and shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty):
(a)
Organization, Authority and
Execution . Guarantor is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Maryland, and has all necessary
power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its
business as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted and to
enter into and perform this Guaranty and all other agreements and
instruments to be executed by it in connection herewith. This
Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by
Guarantor.
(b)
Enforceability . This Guaranty
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor,
enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except
as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
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(c)
No Violation . The execution,
delivery and performance by Guarantor of its obligations under this
Guaranty has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do
not and will not violate any law, regulation, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court or governmental body, agency or
other instrumentality applicable to Guarantor, or result in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition
of any mortgage, lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever upon any of the assets of Guarantor pursuant to the
terms of Guarantor’s articles of organization /
incorporation, or any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument
to which Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its
properties is bound. Guarantor is not in default under any
other guaranty which it has provided to Lender.
(d)
No Litigation . There are no actions,
suits or proceedings at law or at equity, pending or, to
Guarantor’s best knowledge, threatened against or affecting
Guarantor or which involve or might involve the validity or
enforceability of this Guaranty or which might materially adversely
affect the financial condition of Guarantor or the ability of
Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under this
Guaranty. Guarantor is not in default beyond any applicable
grace or cure period with respect to any order, writ, injunction,
decree or demand of any Governmental Authority which might
materially adversely affect the financial condition of Guarantor or
the ability of Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under
this Guaranty.
(e)
Consents . All consents,
approvals, orders or authorizations of, or registrations,
declarations or filings with, all Governmental Authorities
(collectively, the “Consents”) that are required in
connection with the valid execution, delivery and performance by
Guarantor of this Guaranty have been obtained and Guarantor agrees
that all Consents required in connection with the carrying out or
performance of any of Guarantor’s obligations under this
Guaranty will be obtained when required.
(f)
Financial Statements and Other
Information . All financial
statements of Guarantor heretofore delivered to Lender are true and
correct in all material respects and fairly present the financial
condition of Guarantor as of the respective dates thereof, and no
materially adverse change has occurred in the financial conditions
reflected therein since the respective dates thereof. None of
the aforesaid financial statements or any certificate or statement
furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Guarantor in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby, and none of the
representations and warranties in this Guaranty contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained therein or
herein not misleading. Guarantor is not insolvent within the
meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other
applicable law, code or regulation and the execution, delivery and
performance of this Guaranty will not render Guarantor
insolvent.
(g)
Consideration . Guarantor is the
owner, directly or indirectly, of legal and beneficial equity
interests in Borrower, and as such will materially benefit from the
making of the Loan.
4.
Financial Statements
. Guarantor
shall deliver to Lender, (a) within 120 days after the end of
each fiscal year of Guarantor, a complete copy of Guarantor’s
annual financial statements, (b) if requested by Lender,
within 60 days after the end of each fiscal
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quarter of
Guarantor, financial statements (including a balance sheet as of
the end of such fiscal quarter and a statement of income and
expense for such fiscal quarter) certified by Guarantor and in
form, content, level of detail and scope reasonably satisfactory to
Lender, and (c) 20 days after request by Lender, such other
financial information with respect to Guarantor as Lender may
reasonably request.
5.
Unconditional Character of
Obligations of Guarantor .
(a)
The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall be irrevocable,
absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the validity,
regularity or enforceability, in whole or in part, of the other
Loan Documents or any provision thereof, or the absence of any
action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to
any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against
Borrower, Guarantor or any other Person or any action to enforce
the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of the
obligations of Borrower under the other Loan Documents or Guarantor
under this Guaranty, or any setoff, counterclaim, and irrespective
of any other circ
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