Exhibit 10.14
EXECUTION
PARENT GUARANTY AND
INDEMNITY
This PARENT GUARANTY AND
INDEMNITY, dated as of August 22, 2008 (this “
Guaranty ”), is made and entered into by KBS REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation that has
elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“
Guarantor ”), whose address is c/o KBS Capital
Advisors, LLC, 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1300, Newport Beach,
CA 92660 for the benefit of GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, a New
York limited partnership (“ Buyer ”), whose
address is One New York Plaza, New York, New York 10004.
RECITALS:
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A.
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Buyer is considering entering
into a repurchase transaction (the “ Repurchase
Transaction ”) with KBS GKK PARTICIPATION HOLDINGS I,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Seller
”), whose address is 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1300
Newport Beach, CA 92660 in the principal amount of One Hundred
Sixty-Seven Million Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand One Hundred
Sixty-Two and 50/100 Dollars ($167,413,162.50).
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B.
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In connection with the Repurchase
Transaction, Seller and Buyer are entering into that certain Master
Repurchase Agreement between Seller and Buyer dated as of the date
hereof (the “ Repurchase Agreement ”; and
together with this Guaranty and any other documents evidencing,
securing, or otherwise relating to the Repurchase Transaction or
this Guaranty, the “ Repurchase Documents ,”
which term is more fully defined below).
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C.
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Buyer has examined, among other
things, both Seller’s and Guarantor’s creditworthiness
and ability to pay and perform Seller’s obligations under the
Repurchase Documents.
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D.
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Buyer has requested, as a
condition of entering into the Repurchase Agreement, that the
obligations of Seller under the Repurchase Agreement be guaranteed
by Guarantor.
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E.
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Guarantor is the indirect owner
of 100% of the beneficial interests of Seller.
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F.
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Guarantor expects to benefit if
Buyer enters into the Repurchase Agreement with Seller, and desire
that Buyer enter into the Repurchase Agreement with
Seller.
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G.
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Buyer would not enter into, and
would not be obligated to enter into, the Repurchase Agreement with
Seller unless Guarantor executed this Guaranty. This Guaranty is
therefore delivered to Buyer to induce Buyer to enter into the
Repurchase Agreement.
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NOW, THEREFORE
, in exchange for good, adequate,
and valuable consideration, the receipt of which Guarantor
acknowledges, and to induce Buyer to enter into the Repurchase
Agreement and accept the Repurchase Documents, Guarantor agrees as
follows:
1.
Definitions . For purposes of this Guaranty, the following
terms shall be defined as set forth below. In addition, any
capitalized term defined in the Repurchase Agreement and used but
not defined in this Guaranty shall have the same meaning in this
Guaranty as in the Repurchase Agreement.
(a) “
Buyer Entity ” means, as designated by Buyer from time
to time, Buyer or Buyer’s permitted assignee, designee,
nominee, servicer, or wholly owned subsidiary.
(b) “
Guaranteed Obligations ” means Seller’s
obligation to pay to Buyer under the Repurchase Documents the
Repurchase Price with respect to the Transaction Assets (whether
any such Transaction Asset is purchased by Buyer before, on or
after the date of this Guaranty) on the Repurchase Date and all
amounts in respect of all obligations (including, without
limitation, Legal Costs) and indemnities provided for in the
Repurchase Documents but excluding this Guaranty.
(c) “
Guarantor Litigation ” means any litigation,
arbitration, investigation, or administrative proceeding of or
before any court, arbitrator, or governmental authority, bureau or
agency that relates to or affects any asset(s) or property(ies) of
Guarantor.
(d) “
Insolvency Proceeding ” means any case under Title 11
of the United States Code or any successor statute or any other
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, or like
proceeding, or other statute or body of law relating to
creditors’ rights, whether brought under state, federal, or
foreign law.
(e) “
Legal Costs ” means all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by Buyer in any Proceeding or in obtaining legal advice
and assistance in connection with any Proceeding, any Guarantor
Litigation (except a Guarantor Litigation arising from any failure
of Buyer to comply with its obligations under the Repurchase
Documents or from any gross negligence or willful misconduct of
Buyer), or any default by Seller under the Repurchase Documents or
by Guarantor under this Guaranty (including any breach of a
representation or warranty contained in this Guaranty), including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements, and other charges
incurred by Buyer’s attorneys, court costs and reasonable
expenses, and charges for the services of paralegals, law clerks,
and all other personnel whose services are charged to Buyer in
connection with Buyer’s receipt of legal services.
(f) “
Proceeding ” means any action, suit, arbitration, or
other proceeding arising out of, or relating to the interpretation
or enforcement of, this Guaranty or the Repurchase Documents,
including, without limitation, (a) an Insolvency Proceeding;
(b) any proceeding in which Buyer endeavors to realize upon
any Security or to enforce any Repurchase Document(s) (including
this Guaranty) against Seller or Guarantor, whether or not Buyer
prevails; and (c) any proceeding commenced by Seller or
Guarantor against Buyer.
(g) “
Repurchase Documents ” means: (a) the Repurchase
Documents, as defined in the recitals; (b) any other documents
or instruments relating to any such documents executed by Seller
and/or Guarantor; and (c) any modifications, extensions,
renewals, restatements, or replacements of any of the foregoing,
whether or not consented to by Guarantor. If the Repurchase
Documents, as so defined, are modified pursuant to any Insolvency
Proceeding, then (whether or not such modification was made with
Buyer’s consent or agreement) Buyer may, at Buyer’s
option, deem the definition of Repurchase Documents either
(1) to have been modified to reflect any such modification, or
(2) to continue as it was, without regard to any such
modification.
(h) “
Security ” means any security or collateral held by or
for Buyer for the Repurchase Transaction or the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether real or personal property, including any
mortgage, deed of trust, financing statement, security agreement,
and other security document or instrument of any kind securing the
Repurchase Transaction in whole or in part. “Security”
shall include all assets and property of any kind whatsoever
pledged or mortgaged to Buyer pursuant to the Repurchase
Documents.
(i) “
Seller ” means: (a) Seller as defined above,
acting on its own behalf; (b) any estate created by the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding affecting Seller;
(c) any trustee, liquidator, sequestrator, or receiver of
Seller or Seller’s property; and (d) any similar Person
duly appointed pursuant to any law governing any Insolvency
Proceeding of Seller.
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2.
Absolute Guaranty of all Guaranteed Obligations . Guarantor
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees Seller’s prompt
and complete payment, observance, fulfillment, and performance of
all Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor shall be personally liable
for, and personally obligated to pay and perform, all Guaranteed
Obligations. All assets and property of Guarantor shall be subject
to recourse if Guarantor fails to pay and perform any Guaranteed
Obligation(s) when and as required to be paid and performed
pursuant to the Repurchase Documents. %
3.
Nature and Scope of Liability . Guarantor’s liability
under this Guaranty is primary and not secondary. Guarantor’s
liability under this Guaranty shall be in the full amount of all
Guaranteed Obligations, including any interest, default interest,
costs, and reasonable fees (including Legal Costs) payable by
Seller under the Repurchase Documents, including any of the
foregoing that would have accrued under the Repurchase Documents
but for any Insolvency Proceeding.
4.
Changes in Repurchase Documents . Without notice to, or
consent by, Guarantor, and in Buyer’s sole and absolute
discretion and without prejudice to Buyer or in any way limiting or
reducing Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, Buyer
may: (a) grant extensions of time, renewals or other
indulgences or modifications to Seller or any other party under any
of the Repurchase Document(s), (b) change, amend, or modify
any Repurchase Document(s), (c) authorize the sale, exchange,
release or subordination of any Security, (d) accept or reject
additional Security, (e) discharge or release any party or
parties liable under the Repurchase Documents, (f) foreclose
or otherwise realize on any Security, or attempt to foreclose or
otherwise realize on any Security, whether such attempt is
successful or unsuccessful, (g) accept or make compositions or
other arrangements or file or refrain from filing a claim in any
Insolvency Proceeding, (h) make loans to Seller in such
amount(s) and at such time(s) as Buyer may determine,
(i) credit payments in such manner and order of priority as
Buyer may determine in its discretion, and (j) otherwise deal
with Seller and any other party related to the Repurchase
Transaction or any Security as Buyer may determine in its sole and
absolute discretion. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty shall
continue even if Buyer alters any obligations under the Repurchase
Documents in any respect or Buyer’s or Guarantor’s
remedies or rights against Seller are in any way impaired or
suspended without Guarantor’s consent. If Buyer performs any
of the actions described in this paragraph, then Guarantor’s
liability shall continue in full force and effect even if
Buyer’s actions impair, diminish or eliminate
Guarantor’s subrogation, contribution, or reimbursement
rights (if any) against Seller or otherwise adversely affect
Guarantor or expand Guarantor’s liability
hereunder.
5.
Covenants .
(a)
General
Covenants. Guarantor shall not without the prior written
consent of Buyer, permit or allow:
(i) admission
of any Person (other than any direct or indirect subsidiary of
Guarantor) as a holder of membership interests in Seller; provided,
however, the foregoing shall not preclude the merger of Guarantor
or its successor which does not effect a Change of
Control;
(ii) itself
or Seller, as applicable, to seek (1) Seller’s
dissolution, liquidation or winding up, in whole or in part, or any
Change of Control, or (2) any consolidation or merger of
Seller, except as permitted by Section 8.04 of the Repurchase
Agreement; or
(iii) itself
or Seller, as applicable, to take any of the following actions:
(i) dissolve or liquidate, in whole or in part, except in
connection with a merger or consolidation where Guarantor is not
the surviving entity if such transaction will not effect a Change
of Control; (ii) consolidate or merge with or into any other
entity or convey or transfer all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any
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entity if such action would result in a Change
of Control; (iii) institute any proceeding to be adjudicated
as bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or file a petition
or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the
Bankruptcy Code or consent to the filing of any such petition or to
the appointment of a receiver, rehabilitator, conservator,
liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar
official) of Guarantor or Seller or of any substantial part of its
respective property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of
its affairs, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they
become due, or take any action in furtherance of any of the
foregoing; (iv) amend or terminate the memorandum and articles
of association of Seller; or (v) permit KBS Debt Holdings, LLC
to transfer its membership interests in Seller to any person other
than Guarantor or an indirect or direct Subsidiary of
Guarantor.
(b)
Financial Covenants . Guarantor covenants and agrees with
Lender that, until payment in full of all Guaranteed
Obligations:
(i)
Maintenance of Tangible Net Worth . Guarantor shall not have
a Tangible Net Worth at any time (A) prior to the first
anniversary of the date hereof, of less than $1,080,400,000 and
(B) on or after the first anniversary of the date hereof, of
less than 200% of the sum of (x) the Aggregate Repurchase
Price and (y) the Aggregate Citigroup Repurchase
Price.
(ii)
Maintenance of Ratio of Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net
Worth . Guarantor shall not at any time after the date hereof
to have a ratio of Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth at any
time greater than 2:50 to 1:00.
(iii)
Interest Coverage Ratio . Guarantor shall not permit the
ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of Guarantor to
(b) Consolidated Interest Expenses of Guarantor, to be less
than 1.50: 1.00.
(c)
DYT Asset Covenants . Except with respect to Liens in favor
of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc. pursuant to the Citigroup MRA
and Liens disclosed on Schedule 8 to the Repurchase Agreement,
Guarantor covenants and agrees with Lender that, until payment in
full of all Guaranteed Obligations, neither Guarantor nor any of
Guarantor’s Subsidiaries shall create, incur, assume or
permit to exist any Lien on any DYT Asset, nor assign or sell any
income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in
respect of any thereof to secure any of its Indebtedness (or any
Indebtedness of such Subsidiary) or any guarantee, indemnity or
other surety obligation in respect of Indebtedness of any other
Person.
6.
Nature of Guaranty . Guarantor’s liability under this
Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance of the Guaranteed
Obligations, and is not a guaranty of collection or collectibility.
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty is not conditioned
or contingent upon the genuineness, validity, regularity or
enforceability of any of the Repurchase Documents.
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty is a continuing,
absolute, and unconditional obligation under any and all
circumstances whatsoever (except as expressly stated, if at all, in
this Guaranty), without regard to the validity, regularity or
enforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Guarantor
acknowledges that Guarantor is fully obligated under this Guaranty
even if Seller had no liability at the time of execution of the
Repurchase Documents or later ceases to be liable under any
Repurchase Document, whether pursuant to Insolvency Proceedings or
otherwise. Guarantor shall not be entitled to claim, and
irrevocably covenant not to raise or assert, any defense,
counterclaim, set-off or deduction against the Guaranteed
Obligations that would or might be available to Seller, other than
actual payment and performance of all Guaranteed Obligations in
full in accordance with their terms. Guarantor waives any right to
compel Buyer to proceed first against Seller or any Security before
proceeding against Guarantor. Guarantor agrees that if any of the
Guaranteed Obligations are or become void or unenforceable (because
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inadequate consideration, lack of capacity,
Insolvency Proceedings, or for any other reason), then
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty shall continue in
full force with respect to all Guaranteed Obligations as if they
were and continued to be legally enforceable, all in accordance
with their terms before giving effect to the Insolvency
Proceedings. Guarantor also recognizes and acknowledges that its
liability under this Guaranty may be more extensive in amount and
more burdensome than that of Seller. Guarantor waives any defense
that might otherwise be available to Guarantor based on the
proposition that a Guarantor’s liability cannot exceed the
liability of the principal. Guarantor intends to be fully liable
under the Guaranteed Obligations regardless of the scope of
Seller’s liability thereunder. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if the Guaranteed Obligations are
“nonrecourse” as to Seller or Seller’s liability
for the Guaranteed Obligations is otherwise limited in some way,
Guarantor nevertheless intends to be fully liable, to the full
extent of Guarantor’s assets with respect to all the
Guaranteed Obligations, even though Seller’s liability for
the Guaranteed Obligations may be less limited in scope or less
burdensome. Guarantor waives any defenses to this Guaranty arising
or purportedly arising from the manner in which Buyer disburses the
Repurchase Transaction to Seller or otherwise, or any waiver of the
terms of any Repurchase Document by Buyer or other failure of Buyer
to require full compliance with the Repurchase Documents.
Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty shall continue
until all sums due under the Repurchase Documents have been paid in
full and all other performance required under the Repurchase
Documents has been rendered in full, except as expressly provided
otherwise (if at all) in this Guaranty. Guarantor’s liability
under this Guaranty shall not be limited or affected in any way by
any impairment or any diminution or loss of value of any Security
whether caused by (a) hazardous substances,
(b) Buyer’s failure to perfect a security interest in
any Security, (c) any disability or other defense(s) of
Seller, (d) any acts or omissions of Buyer, or (e) any
breach by Seller of any representation or warranty contained in any
Repurchase Document.
7.
Waivers of Rights and Defenses . Guarantor waives any right
to require Buyer to (a) proceed against Seller,
(b) proceed against or exhaust any Security, or
(c) pursue any other right or remedy for Guarantor’s
benefit. Guarantor agrees that Buyer may proceed against Guarantor
with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations without taking any
actions against Seller and without proceeding against or exhausting
any Security. Guarantor agrees that Buyer may unqualifiedly
exercise in its sole discretion (or may waiv