Amendment Number 7 to Mortgage Loan Agreement



 Exhibit 10.15 
  
 $5,000,000.00 SECURED TERM LOAN 
  
 AMENDMENT NO. 7 
  
 TO 
  
 MORTGAGE LOAN AGREEMENT 
  
 originally dated as of August 31, 2000 
  
 by and among 
  
 HEALTHMONT, INC., 
 HEALTHMONT OF GEORGIA, INC. 
 (dba Memorial Hospital of Adel and Memorial Convalescent Center), 
 HEALTHMONT
OF MISSOURI, INC. 
 (dba Callaway County Community Hospital), and 
 HM ACQUISITION CORP., 
 and guaranteed 
 SUNLINK HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. 
  
 and 
  
 GE HFS HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a Heller Healthcare Finance, Inc.) 
  
 Amended as of September 30, 2003 







 AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO MORTGAGE LOAN AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO MORTGAGE LOAN AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made as of September 30, 2003, by and among HEALTHMONT, INC., a Tennessee corporation, HEALTHMONT OF GEORGIA, INC., a Tennessee corporation (dba Memorial Hospital of Adel and Memorial Convalescent
Center), HEALTHMONT OF MISSOURI, INC., a Tennessee corporation (dba Callaway County Community Hospital), (collectively, the “Original Borrower”), and HM ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (the
“New Borrower”; the Original Borrower and the New Borrower are sometimes collectively referred to herein as “Borrower”), and GE HFS HOLDINGS, INC. (f/k/a Heller Healthcare Finance, Inc.), a
Delaware corporation (“Lender”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 A. Pursuant to that
certain Mortgage Loan Agreement dated August 31, 2000 by and among Original Borrower and Lender (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), the parties have established certain financing
arrangements that allow Original Borrower to borrow funds from Lender in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings that are set forth in
the Loan Agreement. 
  
 B. Original Borrower now wishes to
add HM Acquisition Corp. as a Borrower under the Loan Agreement, to extend the Maturity Date of the Loan, and to make such further amendments as are necessary to effect such transaction, all as set forth herein. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the
terms and conditions contained in this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and Borrower have agreed to the following amendments to the Loan Agreement: 

 
 1. Amendments to Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement
is hereby amended as follows: 
  
 1.1.
Addition of New Borrower; Merger of Entities. New Borrower, Original Borrower, and Lender agree that the New Borrower and Original Borrower shall from and hereafter be Borrower for all purposes of the Loan Agreement and other Loan
Documents. Accordingly, the New Borrower hereby agrees to be bound by all of the conditions, covenants, representations, warranties, and other agreements set forth in the Loan Agreement, and hereby agrees to promptly execute all further
documentation required by Lender to be executed by the New Borrower, consistent with the terms of the Loan Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties hereby understand, acknowledge and agree that, as of the date
hereof, Healthmont, Inc. and HM Acquisition Corp. will effectuate the Merger described in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 15, 2002, and as such, Healthmont, Inc. will cease to exist as a separate legal entity, and HM
Acquisition Corp, a 

  

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Delaware corporation, will be the surviving corporation, and shall file an amendment to its articles of incorporation changing its name to Healthmont, Inc.

  
 1.2. Section 1.2.1 – Maturity
Date. Section 1.2.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “1.2.1. Maturity Date. The Maturity Date shall be August 31, 2005.” 
  
 1.3. Section 5.20 – Debt Service Coverage
Ratio. Section 5.20 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “5.20 Debt Service Coverage Ratio. Commencing with a measurement on June 30, 2004, and continuing with measurements on the last day of
each quarter thereafter throughout the term of the Loan, Borrower shall have maintained the following Debt Service Coverage Ratios: 
  

			
	 Quarter Ending

	 	 DSC Ratio


	 6/30/04  
	 	1.1 to 1.00
	 9/30/04  
	 	1.1 to 1.00
	 12/31/04
	 	1.1 to 1.00
	 3/31/05  
	 	1.1 to 1.00
	 6/30/05  
	 	1.2 to 1.00

  
 For purposes of this
covenant, “Debt Service Coverage Ratio” shall mean the ratio of (i) Cash Flow (defined below) from the Facilities (determined as set forth below) to (ii) Debt Service (defined below). The Debt Service Coverage Ratio shall be
measured on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ending June 30, 2004 and continuing until the Loan is repaid in full. For purposes of this covenant, “Cash Flow” shall mean, for any given accounting period, net income (as
determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior periods) plus amortization, depreciation, interest, and accrued taxes. For purposes of this covenant, “Debt Service”
shall mean, for any given period, all regularly scheduled interest payments due under all loans to Lender, plus all interest on capital leases, and any other debt permitted pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or otherwise permitted in
writing by Lender.” 
  

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 1.4. Section 5.21 – Cash Flow Requirements. Section 5.21 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “5.21 Cash Flow. Commencing with a measurement on September 30, 2004, and continuing with measurements on the last day of each quarter thereafter throughout the term of the Loan, Borrower shall have
maintained minimum annualized Cash Flow (as defined in Section 5.20) for the preceding twelve (12) months of operations as follows: 
  

			
	 Quarter Ending

	 	 Cash Flow


	 9/30/04  
	 	$1,000,000  
	 12/31/04
	 	$1,100,000  
	 3/31/05  
	 	$1,200,000  
	 6/30/05  
	 	$1,200,000”

  
 1.5. Section 5.22 – Working Capital Requirements. Section 5.22 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety. 
  
 1.6. Section 6.12 – Dividends and Distributions. Section 6.12 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “Section 6.12. Dividends, Distributions and Management Fees. Borrower will not declare or pay any dividends or other distributions with respect to, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value
any of its outstanding stock now or hereafter outstanding, or return any capital of its stockholders, nor shall Borrower pay management fees or fees of a similar nature to any Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has
occurred under any of the Loan Documents or the Callaway Mortgage Loan Documents or the Revolving Loan Documents, Borrower shall be entitled to make (a) distributions to its parent, SunLink Health Systems, Inc. (“SHS”), (b) payments
of principal on the intercompany indebtedness owed by Borrower to SHS, and (c) amounts in respect of payments made by Borrower to SHS for Borrower’s allocable share of costs for goods or services that SHS obtains from third persons in the
ordinary course of business for the benefit of Borrower and that Borrower would otherwise have to obtain itself from a third person in the ordinary course of business, but in each case in (a), (b) or (c), such Distribution may only be made to the
extent that such distribution or other payments will not cause or result in an Event of Default (including, without limitation, a violation of any financial covenants in the Loan Documents or the Callaway Mortgage Loan Documents or the Revolving
Loan Documents). In furtherance of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge and agree that, prior to any distribution made by Borrower to SHS, Borrower must first provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that Borrower is currently in
compliance with each of its financial covenants set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and that any such payment intended to be made to SHS will not result in a violation of any such financial covenants.” 

 

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 1.7. Section 7.1 – Events of Default. Section 7.1.7 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “7.1.7. Any obligation of Borrower for the payment of borrowed money in excess of $100,000 is not paid when due or within any applicable grace period, or such obligation becomes or is declared to be due
and payable before the expressed maturity of the obligation, or there shall have occurred an event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would cause any such obligation to become, or allow any such obligation to be declared to
be, due and payable (including, without limitation, all of the subordinated Indebtedness owed by one or more entities comprising Borrower to Chatham Investment Fund I, LLC);” 
  
 1.8. Section 7.1 – Events of Default. Section 7.1.14 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “7.1.14. any material default or Event of Default shall have occurred under any of the loan documents entered into between any entity comprising Borrower and Chatham Investment Fund I, LLC dated on or about September 30,
2003.” 
  
 1.9. Notices.
Section 8.9 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended and restated as follows: 
  
 “Section 8.9. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and personally
delivered, mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested and postage prepaid), sent by telecopier (with a confirming copy sent by regular mail), or sent by prepaid overnight courier service, and addressed to the relevant party at
its address set forth below, or at such other address as such party may, by written notice, designate as its address for purposes of notice under this Agreement: 
  

	 	(a)	If to Lender, at: 

  
 GE HFS Holdings, Inc. 
 c/o GE Healthcare
Financial Services 
 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 600 
 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 
 Attention:   General Counsel 
 Telephone: (301)  961-1640 
 Telecopier: (301)  664-9866 
  

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	 	(b)	If to Borrower, at: 

  
 c/o SunLink Health Systems, Inc. 
 900
Circle 75 Parkway 
 Suite 1300 
 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 
 Telephone: (770) 933-7000 
 Telecopier: (770) 933-70_0 
 Attention:   Robert M. Thornton, Jr., Chairman and CEO”

  
 2. Grant by New Borrower of Security
Interest. Consistent with the intent of the parties, New Borrower hereby grants to Lender a continuing first priority lien on and security interest in, upon, and to the Collateral, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Article III
of the Loan Agreement. 
  
 3.
Enforceability. This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of New Borrower, and is enforceable against New Borrower in accordance with its terms. 
  
 4. Confirmation of Representations and Warranties. New
Borrower hereby (a) confirms that all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Loan Agreement are true and correct with respect to New Borrower, (b) covenants to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, and (c)
specifically represents and warrants to Lender that it has good and marketable title to all of its respective Collateral, free and clear of any lien or security interest in favor of any other person or entity. Each Original Borrower hereby (x)
confirms that all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV of the Loan Agreement are true and correct with respect to such Borrower as of the date hereof, (y) covenants to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, and
(z) specifically represents and warrants to Lender that it has good and marketable title to all of its respective Collateral, free and clear of any lien or security interest in favor of any other person or entity. 
  
 5. Updated Schedules. As a condition precedent to
Lender’s agreement to enter into this Amendment, and in order for this Amendment to be effective, Borrower shall revise, update and deliver to Lender all Schedules to the Loan Agreement to: (a) reflect updated and accurate information with
respect to New Borrower, and (b) update all other information as necessary to make the Schedules previously delivered correct. Borrower hereby represents and warrants that the information set forth on the attached Schedules is true and correct as of
the date of this Agreement. The attached Schedules are hereby incorporated into the Loan Agreement as if originally set forth therein. 
  
 6. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall be effective upon execution and delivery to Lender of the
following documents and satisfaction of the following conditions (as applicable), all of which must be in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender, and all of which shall constitute conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment:

  
 (a) at least one (1) original of each of this
Amendment, the Amendment No. 4 to Secured Term Note, the Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance by SunLink Health Systems, Inc., the Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement among Borrower, 

  

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Lender and SunLink Health Systems, Inc., and the Subordination Agreement among Borrower, Lender, SunLink Health Systems, Inc. and Chatham Investment Fund I,
LLC; 
  
 (b) an opinion of Borrower’s and
Guarantor’s counsel dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender relating to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein; 
  
 (c) a Secretary’s Certificate of each entity comprising Borrower containing a unanimous consent of all
members of the board of managers or managing member of Borrower authorizing the amendments set forth herein and the transactions contemplated hereby, together with such entity’s governing documents and good standing certificates as requested by
Lender; 
  
 (d) copies of each of the executed
loan documents relating to the $2,300,000 loan facility made by Chatham Investment Fund I, LLC to New Borrower; 
  
 (e) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the loan term for the indebtedness from SunLink Health Systems, Inc to Borrower has
been extended to no sooner than September 30, 2005; and 
  
 (f) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the indebtedness owed by Healthmont, Inc. to Healthmont of Texas, Inc. has been satisfied in full. 
  
 7. Costs and Fees. Borrower shall be responsible for the payment of all reasonable fees of
Lender’s in-house counsel incurred in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and any related documents. Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to deduct all of such fees set forth in this Section 7 from the proceeds of the Revolving
Credit Loans made under the Loan Agreement. 
  
 8.
Release. Borrower hereby fully, finally, and absolutely and forever releases and discharges Lender and its present and former directors, shareholders, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns, and their
separate and respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, from any and all actions, causes of action, claims, debts, damages, demands, liabilities, obligations, and suits, of whatever kind or nature, in law or equity of
Borrower, whether now known or unknown to Borrower, and whether contingent or matured (collectively, “Claims”): (a) in respect of the Loan Agreement, the Loan Documents, or the actions or omissions of Lender in respect of the Loan
Agreement and the Loan Documents; and (b) arising from events occurring prior to the date of this Amendment. 
  
 9. Reference to the Effect on the Loan Agreement. 
  
 (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this
Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 
  
 (b) Except as specifically amended above, the Loan
Agreement, and all other Loan Documents, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
  
 (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided in this Amendment, operate as a
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remedy of Lender, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Loan Agreement, or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed or delivered in
connection with the Loan Agreement. 
  
 10. Governing
Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland. 
  
 11. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of
this Amendment for any other purpose. 
  
 12.
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and both counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 
  
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first
written above. 
  
 WITNESS/ATTEST: 
  

											
	 	 	 	 	 LENDER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 GE HFS HOLDINGS, INC.
 (f/k/a
Heller Healthcare Finance, Inc.),
 a Delaware corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/    MICHAEL G. GARDULLO        	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	MICHAEL G. GARDULLO	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 ORIGINAL BORROWER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT, INC.,
 a Tennessee
corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT OF GEORGIA, INC.,
 a
Tennessee corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT OF MISSOURI, INC.
 a
Tennessee corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 NEW BORROWER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 HM ACQUISITION CORP.,
 a Delaware
corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 

  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first
written above. 
  
 WITNESS/ATTEST: 
  

											
	 	 	 	 	 LENDER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 GE HFS HOLDINGS, INC.
 (f/k/a
Heller Healthcare Finance, Inc.),
 a Delaware corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 ORIGINAL BORROWER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT, INC.,
 a Tennessee
corporation

						
	By:	 	/s/    THOMAS H. BUTLER, JR        	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/    TIMOTHY S. HILL        	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	Thomas H. Butler, Jr.	 	 	 	Name:	 	Timothy S. Hill	 	 
	Title:	 	Assistant Secretary	 	 	 	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer and President	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT OF GEORGIA, INC.,
 a
Tennessee corporation

						
	By:	 	/s/    THOMAS H. BUTLER, JR        	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/    TIMOTHY S. HILL        	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	Thomas H. Butler, Jr.	 	 	 	Name:	 	Timothy S. Hill	 	 
	Title:	 	Secretary	 	 	 	Title:	 	President	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT OF MISSOURI, INC.
 a
Tennessee corporation

						
	By:	 	/s/    THOMAS H. BUTLER, JR        	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/    TIMOTHY S. HILL        	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	Thomas H. Butler, Jr.	 	 	 	Name:	 	Timothy S. Hill	 	 
	Title:	 	Secretary	 	 	 	Title:	 	President	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 NEW BORROWER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 HM ACQUISITION CORP.,
 a Delaware
corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 

  









 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first
written above. 
  
 WITNESS/ATTEST: 
  

											
	 	 	 	 	 LENDER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 GE HFS HOLDINGS, INC.
 (f/k/a
Heller Healthcare Finance, Inc.),
 a Delaware corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 ORIGINAL BORROWER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT, INC.,
 a Tennessee
corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT OF GEORGIA, INC.,
 a
Tennessee corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 HEALTHMONT OF MISSOURI, INC.
 a
Tennessee corporation

						
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
			
	 	 	 	 	 NEW BORROWER:

			
	 	 	 	 	 HM ACQUISITION CORP.,
 a Delaware
corporation

						
	By:	 	/s/    MARIA MADISON        	 	 	 	By:	 	/S/    J. T. MORRIS        	 	(SEAL)
	 	 	
	 	 	 	 	 	
	 	 
	Name:	 	Maria Madison	 	 	 	Name:	 	J. T. Morris	 	 
	Title:	 	Vice President	 	 	 	Title:	 	President