Exhibit 10.12
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is
made as of this 4th day of May, 2009 by and between the Parties
listed below:
The Parties
SOVEREIGN BANK, having an office at 619
Alexander Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
(“Lender”);
YOMAH, INC., a New Jersey corporation,
having an address of 207 Carey Street, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(“Borrower”);
SHEILA ROTTENBERG, AHARON ROTTENBERG
(collectively, the “Individual Guarantors”), and
KEDMA, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the “Corporate
Guarantor” and, together with the “Individual
Guarantors” collectively referred to herein as
“Guarantors”) for purposes of this Agreement all having
an address at 207 Carey Street, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701 (singly
by name, and collectively, “Guarantors”);
BARRY HERTZ, TRACK DATA CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, SILVER POLISH, LLC, a New Jersey limited
liability company, and ISAAC GENUTH , for purposes of
this Agreement having an address c/o Steven Pfeffer, Esq., 2105
West County Line Road, Jackson, New Jersey 08527 (jointly and
severally, singly by name, and collectively,
“Assignees”)
The Facts
WHEREAS,
Borrower is justly indebted to Lender in the principal amount of
$22,029,000.00 (the “Loan”) pursuant to two promissory
notes executed by Borrower, the first being a promissory note dated
April 4, 2005 in the principal amount of $20,943,147.00
(“Note I”), and the second being a promissory note
entitled Letter of Credit Reimbursement Note, dated April 4, 2005
in the principal amount of $1,085,853.00 (“Note II”);
and
WHEREAS, Note
I has an unpaid principal balance as of April 1, 2009 of
$12,887,657.60 exclusive of interest, late fees, fees and costs due
Lender (the “Note I Underlying Indebtedness”); and
WHEREAS, Note
II serves as evidence of the Borrower’s obligation to pay
Lender up to $542,927.00 in the event the Township of Lakewood
(“Beneficiary”) draws down upon a certain Amended LC
(herein defined) prior to its expiration date of April 4, 2010 (the
“Note II Underlying Indebtedness”); and
WHEREAS, the
Note I Underlying Indebtedness and the Note II Underlying
Indebtedness are collectively referred to herein as the
“Underlying Indebtedness”); and
WHEREAS, Note
I and Note II (collectively, the “Notes”)
are secured by a certain Mortgage made by Borrower in favor of
Lender dated April 4, 2005 and recorded in the Ocean County
Clerk’s Office on April 11, 2005 in MB 12558 at Page 29
et seq. (the “Mortgage”) which Mortgage
continues to encumber all of the real property described therein
including, but not limited to, Borrower’s rights in and to
the common areas, unimproved streets and rights of way, together
with all other appurtenances and hereditaments located within and
related to that certain subdivision located in the Township of
Lakewood, New Jersey commonly known as Sterling Place
(collectively, the “Mortgaged Premises” or
“Mortgaged Property”); and
WHEREAS, The
Individual Guarantors and Corporate Guarantor executed guaranties
of payment in favor of Lender dated April 4, 2005 (collectively,
the “Guaranties”) guaranteeing payment in full of all
sums due Lender under the Notes, Mortgage, Modification Agreement
(hereinafter defined), and the other documents executed by Borrower
and/or Guarantors in favor of Lender in connection with the Loan
(such Notes, Mortgage, Mortgage Modification and other documents
being collectively, the “Loan Documents”); and
WHEREAS, To
better secure the Guaranties, the Guarantors executed and delivered
to Lender a second mortgage and security agreement which was
recorded in the Ocean County Clerk’s Office on July 27, 2007
in Mortgage Book 13726 at page 157 et seq . (the
“Second Mortgage”) which Second Mortgage encumbers,
among other properties, twenty-four (24) condominium units owned by
Individual Guarantors located in the Township of Lakewood, Ocean
County, New Jersey (the “Condo Units”); and
WHEREAS, Yomah
and the Guarantors executed in favor of Lender a Modification and
Extension Agreement dated July 26, 2007, which was recorded in the
Ocean County Clerk’s Office on July 27, 2007, in MB 13726 at
page 0176 et seq. (Modification Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS, At
Borrower’s request, Lender issued an Irrevocable Standby
Letter of Credit dated April 4, 2005 in favor of the Beneficiary in
the face amount of $1,085,853.00 bearing No. 3844 (the
“Original LC”); and
WHEREAS, By
resolution dated December 13, 2007, the Beneficiary agreed to
reduce the face amount of the Original LC to $542,927.00, and on
July 8, 2008, Lender issued an amendment to the Original LC
entitled Amendment #1 to Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No.
3844 reducing the face amount of the Original LC from $1,085,853.00
to $542,927.00 (the “Amended LC”) which Amended LC was
accepted by the Beneficiary on July 17, 2008; and
WHEREAS, The
Amended LC expires pursuant to its terms on April 4, 2010. The
Amended LC has not been drawn upon as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS,
Borrower acknowledges the accuracy of the Underlying Debt and
Borrower’s obligation to pay same to Lender’ and
WHEREAS,
Borrower acknowledges that it has defaulted on the Notes and the
Guarantors acknowledge that they have defaulted on their respective
Guaranties and that said events of default continue through the
date hereof; and
WHEREAS, By
virtue of Borrower’s and Guarantors’ aforementioned
defaults, Lender has instituted a foreclosure action against Yomah,
Inc. et als. in the Superior Court, Chancery
Division, Ocean County (the “Court”), bearing Docket
No. F25192-08 (the “Yomah Foreclosure Action”) seeking
to foreclose upon those lots in Sterling Place which continue to be
encumbered by the Mortgage; and
WHEREAS, in
consideration of payment to Lender of the sums referenced below,
(i) Assignees desire to acquire from Lender an assignment without
representations, warranties or recourse of all of Lender’s
rights in and to the Yomah Foreclosure Action and in and to the
loan documents referred to therein related to the Sterling Place
property (collectively, the “Yomah Loan Documents”),
except Assignees do not desire to take an assignment of any
corporate or personal guarantees executed by the Guarantors in
favor of Lender, inclusive of those Guaranties executed by Borrower
and Guarantors in favor of Lender with respect to the Second
Mortgage encumbering the Condo Units, and (ii) Lender desires to
assign all of such rights under the terms and conditions set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS,
Borrower, Guarantors and Assignees have jointly proposed a
settlement arrangement to Lender for its consideration; and
WHEREAS,
Borrower, Guarantors and Assignees have advised Lender that they
have entered into separate agreement(s) by, between and among
themselves with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement
(the “Other Agreements”); and
WHEREAS,
Borrower, Guarantors and Assignee acknowledge and confirm that
Lender is not a party to any of the Other Agreements nor privy to
the contents of same and further, that none of said parties have
entered into any separate or side agreement, written or oral, with
Lender regarding the subject matter of this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
sum of Ten and 00/100 ($10.00) Dollars and other good and valuable
consideration, and in further consideration of the mutual promises
and covenants made by the Parties set forth herein, the Parties
agree as follows:
1. (A) So long as the
Borrower, Guarantors and Assignees perform their respective duties
and obligations set forth herein and are free from default
hereunder, Lender agrees to forbear from issuing execution or
seeking the appointment of a receiver or becoming mortgagee in
possession concerning the Mortgaged Property or under the Yomah
Foreclosure Action, except as otherwise permitted in Section 4 of
this Agreement. In consideration therefor, and of the
Lender’s conditional agreement to accept a discounted price
for the assignment of the Loan, and with Borrower’s and
Guarantors’ full knowledge, approval and consent, Assignees
shall pay to Lender the Loan purchase sum of EIGHT MILLION EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($8,800,000.00) (the
“Settlement Sum”) in the manner provided in Section 2
of this Agreement which Settlement Sum Borrower, Guarantors and
Assignees acknowledge represents a substantial discount of the
Underlying Indebtedness due Lender. In addition to payment of the
Settlement Sum to Lender, Assignees also agree to
“replace” (which term shall include a payment to the
Lender in the form of bank or certified check in the amount of
$542,927 and, if such Amended LC is sooner drawn upon by its
beneficiary, Township of Lakewood, then, to the extent such draft
is honored, “replace” shall also include the
reimbursement of Lender for the amount of such honored drafts) the
Amended LC prior to June 15, 2009, TIME BEING OF THE
ESSENCE, unless that deadline is extended as permitted pursuant
to Section 2(d) herein, of if the Amended LC is drawn upon by the
Beneficiary prior to the “Amended LC Payment Deadline”
or the “Extended Amended LC Payment Deadline” (as those
terms are defined in Section 2(d) herein), in which case Assignees
shall pay the Lender the sum of $542,927 within twenty- four hours
of notice by Lender to the Assignees that the Amended LC has been
drawn upon, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE.
(B) Upon (a) full
payment of the Settlement Sum, and (b) replacement of the Amended
LC, whichever event is last to occur, and only then, shall Lender
be obligated to assign to Assignees, without representations,
warranties or recourse, all of the Lender’s then right, title
and interest in and to the existing Yomah Foreclosure Action and
the Loan Documents (specifically excluding from such assignment (i)
The Guaranties (ii) Lender’s rights against the Guarantors
pursuant to their respective Guaranties, (iii) the Second Mortgage
and (iv) Lender’s rights and remedies against the properties
encumbered by the Second Mortgage). So long as there is no default
hereunder by the Borrower, Guarantors and/or Assignees, then,
pending final payment of the Settlement Sum and replacement of the
Amended LC as herein provided, and provided Borrower, Guarantors or
Assignees have not defaulted on this Agreement, Lender agrees, at
Borrower’s, Guarantors’ and Assignees’ request,
not to issue execution to enforce the foreclosure judgment against
Borrower and/or Guarantors and/or the Mortgaged Property in the
Yomah Foreclosure Action but may obtain a Final Judgment against
the named defendants in said Yomah Foreclosure Action. No provision
in this Agreement shall limit or is intended to limit or prevent
Lender from enforcing its rights and pursuing its remedies against
any of the Guarantors under their respective Guaranties or under
the Second Mortgage encumbering the Condo Units. Additionally,
Borrower and Assignees agree that they shall not, singly and/or
collectively, interfere with Lender’s rights to foreclose
upon the Condo Units or pursue any other right Lender possesses
under the Guaranties, the Second Mortgage, or by virtue of law
including, but not limited to, Lender’s right to have a rent
receiver appointed for the Condo Units.
2. The Settlement Sum
shall be paid to the Lender by the Assignees as follows:
(a) Upon execution of
this Agreement by Borrower, Guarantors and Assignees, the Assignees
shall pay to Lender the sum of $500,000.00 representing a
“good faith” deposit (the “Initial
Deposit”). Once this Agreement is executed by Borrower,
Guarantors and Assignees and delivered to Lender, their agreement
herewith shall be irrevocable for a period of twenty-one (21) days
from the date Lender receives same to afford the Lender a power of
acceptance hereof to be manifest by the Lender countersigning same
within the twenty-one (21) day interval. The Initial Deposit shall
be in the form of a bank or certified check payable to the Lender,
or by federal wire transfer as Lender may instruct. In the event
Lender does not approve of the terms of this Agreement and fails to
sign same within twenty-one (21) days following its full execution
by Borrower, Guarantors and Assignee, this Agreement shall
automatically cease and terminate and be of no force and effect and
the Initial Deposit shall be returned to Assignees whereupon Lender
shall be free to enforce the Loan, including, without limitation,
resuming the prosecution of the Yomah Foreclosure. However, once
Lender signs this Agreement and transmits a copy of same to Abraham
Penzer, Esq. and Steven Pfeffer, Esq. (“Date of
Delivery”) in accordance with the provisions of Section 16
herein, the Initial Deposit shall thereupon become the
Lender’s property and shall become non-refundable to
Assignees (the “Non-Refundable Initial Deposit”).
(b) Within three (3)
business days following the Date of Delivery, TIME BEING OF THE
ESSENCE, Assignees shall pay to Lender the additional sum of
$4,500,000.00 (the “Additional Deposit”) by
federal wire transfer to Lender’s account as Lender may
instruct and thereupon the Additional Deposit shall become the
Lender’s property and be non-refundable (the
“Non-Refundable Additional Deposit”). The
Non-Refundable Initial Deposit and the Non-Refundable Additional
Deposit are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the
“Non-Refundable Deposits”.
(c) In the event the
Non-Refundable Additional Deposit is not timely paid to Lender as
herein provided, this Agreement shall be null and void and Lender
shall retain the Non-Refundable Initial Deposit and may proceed to
enforce the Loan, including, without limitation, prosecuting the
Yomah Foreclosure Action. In such an event, Borrower, Guarantors
and Assignees acknowledge that the Non-Refundable Initial Deposit
shall not be applied to reduce the principal balance,
interest, fees or costs due Lender under the Notes or any of the
Loan Documents but, rather, shall serve as agreed liquidated
damages for Assignees’ failure to consummate the transaction
as contemplated herein which sum Borrower, Guarantors and Assignees
agree represents fair and reasonable damages for Assignees’
failure to pay the Additional Deposit since it is extremely
difficult with any degree of accuracy to measure the actual damages
Lender would incur if the Borrower, Guarantors and/or Assignees
default hereunder.
(d) Simultaneously
with the payment of the Additional Deposit, the Assignees shall
execute in favor of Lender a promissory note
(“Assignees’ Note”) as evidence and not in
payment of the balance, which Assignees’ Note shall be in the
form annexed and in the principal sum of $4,342,927 (which
sum includes the balance of the Settlement Amount ($3,800,000) plus
the amount of the Amended LC ($542,927)). The Assignees’ Note
shall provide that by June 15, 2009, TIME BEING OF THE
ESSENCE, (the “Amended LC Payment Deadline”)
Assignees shall reduce the principal amount of the Note by the
principal sum of $542,927 which shall be paid to Lender in the form
of a certified check, bank check, or federal wire transfer as
Lender may instruct. In the event Assignees fail to reduce the
Assignees’ Note in the amount of $542,927 by the Amended LC
Payment Deadline, Assignees shall be in default hereunder and the
provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement shall be applicable and
controlling. The Assignees’ Note shall also provide that
Assignees shall be permitted to extend the Amended LC Payment
Deadline until July 15, 2009, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE (the
“Extended Amended LC Payment Deadline”), provided no
later than May 1, 2009, or ten (10) days following the date the
Lender executes this Agreement, whichever event is later to occur,
TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE as to all such dates, assuming the
Beneficiary has not drawn upon the Amended LC by said date,
Assignees post with the Beneficiary a Replacement LC and request in
writing that the Beneficiary accept same in substitution of the
Amended LC.
A copy of the written request shall be
delivered to the Lender at the same time it is delivered to the
Beneficiary. In the event the Beneficiary has not accepted the
Replacement LC by the Extended Amended LC Replacement Deadline,
Assignees shall pay Lender the sum of $542,927 within two business
days thereafter, TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE , which payment
shall be applied toward reducing the outstanding principal balance
of the Assignee’s Note and in the event Assignees fail to
reduce the Note in the amount of $542,927 as herein provided,
Assignees shall be in default hereunder and the provisions of
Section 6 of this Agreement shall be applicable and controlling.
The Assignees’ Note shall have a term of six (6) months and
be payable in full upon the expiration thereof (the “Maturity
Date”). Assignees shall have the right to make prepayments on
the Assignees’ Note at any time prior to the Maturity Date
without penalty. Interest shall be payable upon the Note’s
maturity date, whether at stated maturity or by acceleration, and
accrue on the principal sum of the Assignees’ Note at the
annual rate of ten percent(10.00%). However, Lender agrees
to waive the interest due on the Assignee’s Note if, and only
if, the full principal sum due Lender is paid in full on or before
the Maturity Date. In the event that the Assignee’s Note is
not paid on the Maturity Date, whether by virtue of the stated
maturity or by acceleration, then such interest from the date of
the Assignee’s Note shall be due upon Lender’s demand
and shall continue to accrue until the Assignee’s Note is
paid in full.
3. Provided the total
of $5,000,000 in such Non-Refundable Deposits has been
timely paid to Lender without default or offset as required in
Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above, and Assignees have executed and
delivered to Lender the Assignee’s Note as set forth in
Section 2(d) above, and provided further that the Borrower,
Guarantors and/or Assignees are not in default under this
Agreement, then, in that event, pending the Maturity Date set forth
in the Assignee’s Note and subject to the following
provisions and protocols and upon the written request of Borrower
(or a legal representative of Assignee if Borrower has theretofore
conveyed title to Assignees pursuant to Section 5 of this
Agreement), the Lender agrees to execute and deliver releases of
individual Sterling Place dwelling units and respective lots from
the lien of the Mortgage (each release so requested is referred to
herein as a “Unit Release”) in consideration of payment
to the Lender of the fixed sum of $275,000 each (the
“Unit Release Fee”). Each Unit Release Fee shall be
applied both toward the principal balance due Lender under the
Assignee’s Note referenced in Section 2(d) above, which
represents the deferred portion of the Settlement Sum discounted
purchase price for the Loan and replacement of the Amended LC.
Lender shall also credit the undisc
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