Exhibit 10.2
PROMISSORY NOTE
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$24,900,000
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April 20, 2007
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
the undersigned, COSTA BLANCA II REAL ESTATE, LLC,
a Florida limited liability company, having an address at 2460 Sand
Lake Road, Orlando, Florida 32809, COSTA BLANCA III REAL
ESTATE, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, having
an address at 2460 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, Florida 32809,
TDS TOWN HOMES (PHASE 1), LLC, a Florida limited
liability company, having an address at 2460 Sand Lake Road,
Orlando, Florida 32809 and TDS TOWN HOMES (PHASE 2),
LLC, a Florida limited liability company, having an
address at 2460 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, Florida 32809, jointly and
severally (collectively, the “ Borrower ”),
promises to pay to the order of KENNEDY FUNDING,
INC. (“ Agent ”), with an office at Two
University Plaza, Suite 402, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, as agent
for the lenders identified on Schedule A annexed hereto
(Agent and the lenders identified on Schedule A are hereinafter
collectively referred to as “ Lender ”), the
principal sum of TWENTY FOUR MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND
($24,900,000) DOLLARS , or so much thereof as may be
advanced by Lender to Borrower from time to time (the “
Principal Amount ”), together with interest on the
unpaid Principal Amount thereof computed from the date advanced
(the “ Commencement Date ”), at the rates
provided herein until April 20, 2010 or such earlier date on which
the Principal Amount becomes due and payable as provided herein
(the “ Maturity Date ”); provided, however, that
from and after (i) the Maturity Date, whether upon stated
maturity, acceleration or otherwise, or (ii) the date on which
the interest rate hereunder is increased to the Default Rate (as
hereinafter defined) as provided herein, such additional interest
shall be computed at the Default Rate.
As used herein, the
term “ Default Rate ” shall mean a rate of
interest of twenty-four percent (24.0%) per annum, but in no event
shall the Default Rate be in excess of the Maximum Rate (as
hereinafter defined).
If any payment of
interest is not paid within five (5) days from the due date for
such payment, a late charge equal to the lesser of ten percent
(10%) of such overdue payment or the maximum amount permitted by
applicable law shall automatically become due to the holder of this
promissory note (the “ Note ”), subject,
however, to the limitation that late charges may be assessed only
once on each overdue payment. Said late charges do not constitute
interest and shall constitute compensation to the holder of this
Note for collection and co-lender administration costs incurred
hereunder. In addition, if any payment of principal or interest is
not paid when due, the holder of this Note shall have the right,
upon notice to Borrower, to increase the rate of interest per annum
on all amounts outstanding to the Default Rate and, upon said
notice, such rate increase shall be effective retroactively as of
the date from which the interest component of such overdue payment
began to accrue and shall remain in force and effect for so long as
such default shall continue. This paragraph shall not be construed
as an agreement or privilege to extend the due date of any payment,
nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to the holder
of this Note by reason of any default.
Principal and
interest hereunder shall be payable as follows:
(a) From the
Commencement Date, interest on the Principal Amount outstanding
hereof shall accrue at the rate of Twelve (12.0%) percent per
annum, for the period beginning on and including the Commencement
Date to the last day of the month in which the Commencement Date
occurs (“ Short Interest ”), and shall be
payable at the closing (the “ Closing ”) of the
Loan.
(b) Interest only at
the rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) Twelve (12%) percent
and (ii) the Prime Rate (as defined below) as adjusted from time to
time, plus Three and Three Quarters (3 3/4%) Percent on the
Principal Amount outstanding hereof shall accrue from May 1, 2007
through March 30, 2008 and be paid monthly, in arrears, in an
amount, as determined by Lender, equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of
the annual interest payments for such period commencing June 1,
2007 and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter
through and including April 1, 2008.
(c) Interest only at
the rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) Sixteen (16%)
percent and (ii) the Prime Rate (as defined below) as adjusted from
time to time, plus Seven and Three Quarters (7 3/4%) Percent on the
Principal Amount outstanding hereof shall accrue from May 1, 2008
through March 30, 2009 and be paid monthly, in arrears, in an
amount, as determined by Lender, equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of
the annual interest payments for such period commencing June 1,
2008 and continuing on the first day of each month thereafter
through and including April 1, 2009.
(d) Interest only at
the rate per annum equal to the greater of (i) Eighteen (18.0%)
percent and (ii) the Prime Rate, as adjusted from time to time,
plus Nine and Three Quarters (9 3/4%) Percent, on the Principal
Amount outstanding hereof shall accrue from May 1, 2009 through the
Maturity Date and be paid monthly in arrears, in an amount, as
determined by Lender, equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of the annual
interest payment for each twelve (12) month period commencing on
June 1, 2009 and continuing on the first day of each month
thereafter until the Maturity Date.
(e) All principal,
interest and other sums due hereunder shall be due and payable in
full on the Maturity Date.
As used herein, the term “Prime
Rate” shall mean the rate of interest published in The Wall
Street Journal from time to time as the "Prime Rate." If more than
one "Prime Rate" is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day,
the average of such "Prime Rates" shall be used, and such average
shall be rounded up to the nearest one-eighth of one percent
(0.125%). If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the "Prime
Rate," the Agent shall select an equivalent publication that
publishes such "Prime Rate," and if such "Prime Rates" are no
longer generally published or are limited, regulated or
administered by a governmental or quasigovernmental body, then
Agent shall select a comparable interest rate index. If interest on
this Note is calculated at the Prime Rate as provided herein, then
the interest rate will change on May 1, 2007 and on the first day
of each month thereafter following any change in the Prime
Rate.
(f) Prepaid Interest
(as defined in the Loan and Security Agreement of even date
herewith, hereinafter, the “ Loan Agreement ”),
if any, shall be utilized in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Agreement.
Each payment
hereunder shall be credited first to Lender’s collection
expenses, next to late charges, next to unpaid interest, and the
balance, if any, to the reduction of the Principal Amount. The
interest on this Note shall be calculated on the basis of a 30-day
month and a 360-day year.
This Note may be
prepaid in whole or in part at any time, without penalty or
premium, it being understood and agreed that, except as expressly
provided herein or in the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall not be
entitled, by virtue of any prepayment or otherwise, to a refund of
the Fee (as defined in the Loan Agreement), interest, any other
fees, points, charges and the like paid by Borrower to Lender in
connection with the loan hereunder (the “ Loan
”) and for fees and expenses incurred by Lender in making the
Loan, all of which payments shall be retained by Lender from and
after the date each such payment is made hereunder.
Borrower and each
surety, endorser and guarantor hereof hereby waive all demands for
payment, presentations for payment, notices of intention to
accelerate maturity, notices of acceleration of maturity, demand
for payment, protest, notice of protest and notice of dishonor, to
the extent permitted by law. Borrower further waives trial by jury.
No extension of time for payment of this Note or any installment
hereof, no alteration, amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Note and no release or substitution of any collateral securing
Borrower’s obligations hereunder shall release, modify,
amend, waive, extend, change, discharge, terminate or affect the
liability of Borrower under this Note.
Any forbearance by
the holder of this Note in exercising any right or remedy hereunder
or under any other agreement or instrument in connection with the
Loan or otherwise afforded by applicable law, shall not be a waiver
or preclude the exercise of any right or remedy by the holder of
this Note. The acceptance by the holder of this Note of payment of
any sum payable hereunder after the due date of such payment shall
not be a waiver of the right of the holder of this Note to require
prompt payment when due of all other sums payable hereunder or to
declare a default for failure to make prompt payment.