Exhibit 10.6
RECOURSE LIABILITIES
GUARANTY
FOR VALUE RECEIVED
, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the undersigned, FELCOR LODGING TRUST
INCORPORATED , a Maryland corporation, (" FLTI "), and
FELCOR LODGING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Delaware limited
partnership, (" FLLP "), (FLTI and FLLP, individually and
collectively, as the context requires, shall be referred to herein
as the “ Guarantor ”) absolutely guarantee and
agree to pay to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA (hereinafter
called “ Lender ”) at the address designated in
the Notes (defined below)for payment thereof or as such address may
be changed as provided in the Notes, all limited and full recourse
indebtedness of FelCor/CSS (SPE), L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company (“ Borrower ”) under Paragraph
7.02 of the Loan Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower
and Lender (the “ Loan Agreement ”), which Loan
Agreement governs a loan evidenced by one or more promissory notes
in the aggregate original principal amount of up to One Hundred
Twenty Million and No/100 Dollars ($120,000,000), each payable to
the order of Lender, and all modifications, renewals and extensions
of and substitutions for said promissory notes (said promissory
notes and all modifications, renewals and extensions thereof and
all substitutions therefor hereinafter collectively, the “
Note ”), together with all interest, attorneys’
fees and collection costs provided for in Paragraph 7.02 of the
Loan Agreement (all such indebtedness is hereinafter called the
“ Recourse Liabilities ”). Guarantor further
agrees to pay any and all costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses
incurred or expended by Lender in collecting any of the Recourse
Liabilities or in enforcing any right granted hereunder. Any
capitalized term used but not otherwise defined in this Guaranty
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Loan Agreement.
The term “ Obligations ” as used herein shall
have the same meaning as such term is defined in the
Instruments.
1. Except
as otherwise limited as provided herein, in the event Borrower
fails to pay the Recourse Liabilities, Guarantor shall immediately
upon written demand of Lender promptly and with due diligence pay
for the benefit of Lender all of the Recourse
Liabilities.
2. Guarantor
expressly waives presentment for payment, demand, notice of demand
and of dishonor and nonpayment of the Recourse Liabilities, notice
of intention to accelerate the maturity of the Recourse Liabilities
or any part thereof, notice of disposition of collateral, notice of
acceleration of the maturity of the Recourse Liabilities or any
part thereof, protest and notice of protest, diligence in
collecting, and the bringing of suit against any other party.
Lender shall be under no obligation to notify Guarantor of its
acceptance hereof or of any advances made or credit extended on the
faith hereof or the failure of Borrower to pay any of the Recourse
Liabilities as they mature or any default in the performance of any
of the Obligations under the Instrument, or to use diligence in
preserving the liability of any person on the Recourse Liabilities
or the Obligations or in bringing suit to enforce collection of the
Recourse Liabilities or performance of the Obligations. Guarantor
waives all defenses given to sureties or guarantors at law or in
equity other than the actual payment of the Recourse Liabilities
and all defenses based upon questions as to the validity, legality
or enforceability of the Recourse Liabilities and/or the
Obligations and agrees that Guarantor shall be primarily liable
hereunder.
3. Lender,
without authorization from or notice to Guarantor and without
impairing, modifying, changing, releasing, limiting or affecting
the liability of Guarantor hereunder, may from time to time at its
discretion and with or without valuable consideration, alter,
compromise, accelerate, renew, extend or change the time or manner
for the payment of any or all of the Recourse Liabilities, increase
or
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reduce the rate of interest thereon,
take and surrender security, exchange security by way of
substitution, or in any way it deems necessary take, accept,
withdraw, subordinate, alter, amend, modify or eliminate security,
add or release or discharge endorsers, guarantors or other
obligors, make changes of any sort whatever in the terms of payment
of the Recourse Liabilities, in the Obligations or in the manner of
doing business with Borrower, or settle or compromise with Borrower
or any other person or persons liable on the Recourse Liabilities
or the Obligations on such terms as it may see fit, and may apply
all moneys received from the Borrower or others, or from any
security held (whether held under a security instrument or not), in
such manner upon the Recourse Liabilities (whether then due or not)
as it may determine to be in its best interest, without in any way
being required to marshal securities or assets or to apply all or
any part of such moneys upon any particular part of the Recourse
Liabilities. It is specifically agreed that Lender is not required
to retain, hold, protect, exercise due care with respect thereto,
perfect security interests in or otherwise assure or safeguard any
security for the Recourse Liabilities or the Obligations; no
failure by Lender to do any of the foregoing and no exercise or
non-exercise by Lender of any other right or remedy of Lender shall
in any way affect any of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder or
any security furnished by Guarantor or give Guarantor any recourse
against Lender.
4. The
liability of Guarantor hereunder shall not be modified, changed,
released, limited or impaired in any manner whatsoever on account
of any or all of the following: (a) the incapacity, death,
disability, dissolution or termination of Guarantor, Borrower,
Lender or any other person or entity; (b) the failure by Lender to
file or enforce a claim against the estate (either in
administration, bankruptcy or other proceeding) of Borrower or any
other person or entity; (c) recovery from Borrower or any
other person or entity becomes barred by any statute of limitations
or is otherwise prevented; (d) any defenses, set-offs or
counterclaims which may be available to Borrower or any other
person or entity (other than the actual payment of the
Obligations); (e) any transfer or transfers of any of the
property covered by the Instrument or any other instrument securing
the payment of the Note; (f) any modifications, extensions,
amendments, consents, releases or waivers with respect to the Note,
the Instrument, any other instrument now or hereafter securing the
payment of the Note, or this Guaranty; (g) any failure of Lender to
give any notice to Guarantor of any default under the Note, the
Instrument, any other instrument securing the payment of the Note,
or this Guaranty; (h) Guarantor is or becomes liable for any
indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender other than under this
Guaranty; or (i) any impairment, modification, change, release or
limitation of the liability of, or stay of actions or lien
enforcement proceedings against, Borrower, its property, or its
estate in bankruptcy resulting from the operation of any present or
future provision of the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other
present or future federal or state insolvency, bankruptcy or
similar law (all of the foregoing hereinafter collectively called
“ applicable Bankruptcy Law ”) or from the
decision of any court.
5. Lender
shall not be required to pursue any other remedies before invoking
the benefits of the guaranties contained herein, and specifically
it shall not be required to make demand upon or institute suit or
otherwise pursue or exhaust its remedies against Borrower or any
surety other than Guarantor or to proceed against any security now
or hereafter existing for the payment of any of the Recourse
Liabilities. Lender may maintain an action on this Guaranty without
joining Borrower therein and without bringing a separate action
against Borrower.
6. If
for any reason whatsoever (including but not limited to ultra
vires, lack of authority, illegality, force majeure, act of God or
impossibility) the Recourse Liabilities or the Obligations cannot
be enforced against Borrower, such unenforceability shall in no
manner affect the liability of Guarantor hereunder and Guarantor
shall be liable hereunder notwithstanding that Borrower may not be
liable for such Recourse Liabilities or such Obligations and to the
same extent as Guarantor would have been liable if such Recourse
Liabilities or Obligations had been enforceable against
Borrower.
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7. Guarantor
absolutely and unconditionally covenants and agrees that in the
event that Borrower does not or is unable to pay the Recourse
Liabilities for any reason, including, without limitation,
liquidation, dissolution, receivership, conservatorship,
insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
sale of all or substantially all assets, reorganization,
arrangement, composition, or readjustment of, or other similar
proceedings affecting the status, composition, identity, existence,
assets or obligations of Borrower, or the disaffirmance or
termination of any of the Recourse Liabilities or Obligations in or
as a result of any such proceeding, Guarantor shall pay the
Recourse Liabilities and no such occurrence shall in any way affect
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
8. Should
the status, structure or composition of Borrower change, this
Guaranty shall continue and also cover the Recourse Liabilities of
Borrower under its new status, structure or composition according
to the terms hereof. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and
effect notwithstanding any transfer of any of the property covered
by the Instrument.
9. In
the event any payment by Borrower to Lender is held to constitute a
preference under any applicable Bankruptcy Law, or if for any other
reason Lender is required to refund such payment or pay the amount
thereof to any other party, such payment by Borrower to Lender
shall not constitute a rele