FINAL EXECUTION COPY


 


PROMISSORY NOTE


 





	
$20,000,000
 	
Phoenix, Arizona
 
	
 
 	
Effective as of September 30, 2010
 





 


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, BLUEGREEN/BIG CEDAR VACATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Borrower") hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA, a national banking association ("Holder"), in lawful money of the United States of America, in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Twenty Million and No/100 Dollars ($20,000,000), together with interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof, before and after maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, at the rates hereinafter provided, together with attorney's fees and other costs of collection, as more fully provided below.


This Promissory Note (this "Note") is executed pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of even date herewith between Borrower and Holder (together with any and all amendments, supplements and restatements thereof, the "Loan Agreement") and evidences the Advance under a nonrevolving receivables loan (the "Loan").  This Note also evidences Borrower's obligation to repay, with interest, all additional monies advanced or expended from time to time by Holder to or for the account of Borrower or otherwise added to the principal balance of this Note, as provided in the Loan Agreement, whether or not the principal amount shall thereby exceed the principal amount stated above.





	
Section 1
 	
Definitions
 





As used herein, the term "Holder" shall mean Holder and any subsequent holder of this Note, whichever is applicable from time to time.  


Initially capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.





	
Section 2
 	
Interest
 





 (a)        Except as otherwise provided herein, interest shall be computed and shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Basic Interest Rate.


(b)        Basic Interest is computed on a 365/360 basis; that is, Basic Interest shall be computed by applying the ratio of the annual interest rate over a year of 360 days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days during the calendar month that the principal balance is outstanding. 


(c)        The contracted-for rate of interest of the Loan, without limitation, consists of the following:  (i) the Basic Interest Rate, calculated and applied to the outstanding principal balance of this Note in accordance with the provisions of this Note and the Loan Agreement; (ii) the Default Rate, calculated and applied to the amounts due under this Note in accordance with the provisions of this Note and Loan Agreement; (iii) the Loan Fee; (iv) any prepayment premium or penalty and (v) all Additional Sums (as hereinafter defined), if any.  Borrower agrees to pay an effective contracted-for rate of interest that is the sum of the above-referenced elements.







	
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(d)        All fees, charges, goods, things in action or any other sums or things of value (other than amounts described in the immediate previous paragraph), paid or payable by Borrower (collectively, the "Additional Sums"), whether pursuant to this Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other documents or instruments in any way pertaining to this lending transaction, or otherwise with respect to this lending transaction, that under any applicable law may be deemed to be interest with respect to this lending transaction, for the purpose of any applicable law that may limit the maximum amount of interest to be charged with respect to this lending transaction, is payable by Borrower as, and is deemed to be, additional interest, and for such purposes only, the agreed upon and
"contracted-for rate of interest" of this lending transaction is deemed to be increased by the rate of interest resulting from the inclusion of the Additional Sums.





	
Section 3
 	
Principal and Interest Payments
 





 (a)       Borrower shall make the principal and interest payments required by Section 2.7(a) and by Section 2.7(b) of the Loan Agreement, as those sections are amended from time to time.


(b)       If any payment of interest or principal to be made by Borrower shall become due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing any interest with respect to such payment.





	
Section 4
 	
Maturity Date
 





The unpaid principal balance hereof, together with all unpaid interest accrued thereon, and all other amounts payable by Borrower under the terms of the Loan Documents shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.  If the Maturity Date should fall on a day other than a Business Day, payment of the outstanding principal and all unpaid interest due under the terms hereof shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing any interest in respect of such payment.





	
Section 5
 	
Prepayment
 





Borrower shall have the option to prepay the Loan in full or in part as provided in the Loan Agreement.





	
Section 6
 	
Manner of Payment
 





Principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America.  Payments shall be made in the manner prescribed in Section 2.6(a) and Section 2.7(a) of the Loan Agreement, as that section is amended from time to time.





	
Section 7
 	
Applications of Payments; Late Charges; Dishonored Item Fee
 





 (a)       Payments received by Holder pursuant to the terms hereof shall be applied in the manner required by Section 2.10 of the Loan Agreement, as that section is amended from time to time.


 


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(b)       If any installment of interest and/or the payment of principal is not received by Holder within ten (10) days after the due date thereof, then in addition to the remedies conferred upon Holder pursuant to Article 7 of the Loan Agreement (as that article is amended from time to time) and the other Loan Documents, the Holder may elect to assess a late charge in the amount of 5% of the amount of the installment due and unpaid, as provided in the Loan Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such late charge shall be imposed upon a payment to repay the Loan upon the Maturity Date or upon acceleration of the Loan. 





	
Section 8
 	
Remedies
 





Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable cure rights, without demand or notice, Holder shall have the option to declare the entire balance of principal together with all accrued interest thereon immediately due and payable and to exercise all rights and remedies available to it under the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable cure rights (and so long as such Event of Default shall continue), the entire balance of principal together with all accrued interest thereon shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  No delay or omission on the part of Holder hereof in exercising any right under this Note or under any of the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver of such right.  The application of the Default Rate shall not be interpreted or deemed to extend any cure period
set forth in any Loan Document or otherwise limit in any way any of Holder's remedies hereunder or thereunder.  





	
Section 9
 	
Waiver
 





Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand, notice of protest, dishonor and nonpayment of this Note and expressly agrees that, without in any way affecting the liability of Borrower hereunder, Holder may extend the Maturity Date or the time for payment of any installment due hereunder, accept security, release any party liable hereunder and release any security hereafter securing this Note.  Borrower further waives, to the full extent permitted by law, the right to plead any and all statutes of limitation as a defense to any demand on this Note, any other Loan Document or on any security agreement or other agreement now or hereafter securing this Note.





	
Section 10
 	
Attorneys' Fees
 





If this Note is not paid when due or if any Event of Default occurs, subject to any applicable cure rights, Borrower promises to pay all costs of enforcement and collection, including, but not limited to, Holder's reasonable attorneys' fees, whether or not any action or proceeding is brought to enforce the provisions hereof, including, without limitation, any action or proceeding in connection with any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or other similar proceeding and whether incurred in a third party action or in an action to enforce this Note. 





	
Section 11
 	
Severability
 





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reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the balance of the terms and provisions hereof, which terms and provisions shall remain binding and enforceable.





	
Section 12
 	
Interest Rate Limitation
 





The provisions of this Note, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatever shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Holder for the use, forbearance or detention of the sums evidenced by this Note exceed the maximum amount permissible under the Applicable Usury Law.  If from any circumstance whatever the performance or fulfillment of any provision of this Note, the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Document should involve or purport to require any payment in excess of the limit prescribed by law, then the obligation to be performed or fulfilled is hereby reduced to the limit of such validity.  In addition, if, from any circumstance whatever, Holder should ever receive as interest an amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate under the Applicable Usury Law, then the amount which would be excessive
interest shall be applied as an optional reduction of principal (or, at Holder's option, be paid over to Borrower), and will not be counted as interest.





	
Section 13
 	
Security
 





Payment of this Note is secured by, inter alia, the Collateral.





	
Section 14
 	
Lien and Right of Setoff
 





Borrower hereby grants to Holder a lien and right of setoff for all Borrower's liabilities arising under this Note upon and against Borrower's deposits (whether checking, savings, or some other account), credits and property now or hereafter in the possession or control of Holder or in transit to Holder, including all accounts Borrower holds jointly with someone else with Holder and all accounts Borrower may open in the future with Holder but exclusive of any IRA or Keogh accounts, or any trust accounts for which setoff would be prohibited by law.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, Holder may, at any time during the occurrence and continuance of a payment Event of Default and without notice, apply all or any part of said deposits, credits and property to Borrower's liabilities and obligations under this Note.  





	
Section 15
 	
Forbearance
 





Borrower agrees that Holder may release, compromise, forbear with respect to, waive, suspend, extend or renew any of the terms of the Loan Agreement or any of the Loan Documents (and Borrower hereby waives any notice of any of the foregoing), and that the Loan Agreement or any of the Loan Documents may be amended, supplemented or modified by Holder and Borrower and that Holder may resort to any guaranty or any collateral in such order and manner as it may think fit, or accept the assignment, substitution, exchange or pledge of any other collateral or guaranty in place of, or release for such consideration, as it may require, all or any portion of any collateral or any guaranty, without in any way affecting the validity of the lien over or other security interest in the remainder of any such collateral (or the priority thereof), or any rights that it may have with respect to any other
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remedy of Holder, or of any Event of Default, or of any liability or obligation of Borrower, under the Loan Agreement or any of the Loan Documents.





	
Section 16
 	
Headings
 





Headings at the beginning of each numbered section of this Note are intended solely for convenience and are not to be deemed or construed to be a part of this Note.





	
Section 17
 	
Time is of the Essence
 





Time is of the essence with respect to all obligations under this Note.





	
Section 18
 	
Successors
 





All of the rights, privileges and obligations hereof shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon Holder and Borrower and any successors and permitted assigns, if applicable.





	
Section 19
 	
CHOICE OF LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
 





          THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, THE PRIMARY PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECTIVE TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.  BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS NOTE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA, THIS NOTE WAS DELIVERED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND ACCEPTED BY HOLDER IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THAT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL CONTACTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN AND THE STATE OF ARIZONA.  FOR PURPOSES OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE, THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ALL FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND BORROWER CONSENTS THAT IT MAY BE SERVED WITH ANY PROCESS OR PAPER BY REGISTERED MAIL OR BY PERSONAL
SERVICE WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.  FURTHERMORE, BORROWER WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, THAT THE ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR THAT VENUE OF THE ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL LIMIT OR RESTRICT THE RIGHT OF HOLDER TO COMMENCE ANY PROCEEDING IN THE FEDERAL OR STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATES IN WHICH THE COLLATERAL IS LOCATED TO THE EXTENT HOLDER DEEMS SUCH PROCEEDING NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE TO EXERCISE REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER THIS NOTE.


          THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY RULE OR CANON OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH INTERPRETS AGREEMENTS AGAINST THE DRAFTSMAN.


 


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Section 20
 	
DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
 





          This section contains a jury waiver, arbitration clause, and a class action waiver.  READ IT CAREFULLY.


(A)      JURY TRIAL WAIVER; CLASS ACTION WAIVER.  AS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BEFORE A JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE (AS "DISPUTE" IS HEREINAFTER DEFINED), AND DISPUTES SHALL BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.  IF A COURT DETERMINES THAT THIS PROVISION IS NOT ENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON AND AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO TRIAL OF THE DISPUTE, BUT NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF THE ORDER DETERMINING THIS PROVISION IS UNENFORCEABLE, ANY PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO MOVE THE COURT FOR AN ORDER COMPELLING ARBITRATION AND STAYING OR DISMISSING SUCH LITIGATION PENDING ARBITRATION ("ARBITRATION ORDER").  IF PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY ALSO WAIVES THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE IN COURT OR AN
ARBITRATION PROCEEDING ANY DISPUTE AS A CLASS ACTION, EITHER AS A MEMBER OF A CLASS OR AS A REPRESENTATIVE, OR TO ACT AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.


(B)      ARBITRATION.  IF A CLAIM, DISPUTE, OR CONTROVERSY ARISES BETWEEN THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANY OF THE PARTIES WHETHER OR NOT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS NOTE (ALL OF THE FOREGOING, A "DISPUTE"), AND ONLY IF A JURY TRIAL WAIVER IS NOT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR RULING BY A COURT, ANY OF THE PARTIES MAY REQUIRE THAT THE DISPUTE BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE A MUTUALLY AGREED UPON SINGLE ARBITRATOR AT THE REQUEST OF ANY PARTY.  BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATE A DISPUTE, EACH PARTY GIVES UP ANY RIGHT THAT PARTY MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL, AS WELL AS OTHER RIGHTS THAT PARTY WOULD HAVE IN COURT THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR ARE MORE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION, SUCH AS THE
RIGHTS TO DISCOVERY AND TO APPEAL.


Arbitration shall be commenced by filing a petition with, and in accordance with the applicable arbitration rules of, JAMS or National Arbitration Forum ("Administrator") as selected by the initiating party.  If the parties agree, arbitration may be commenced by appointment of a licensed attorney who is mutually selected by the parties and who agrees to conduct the arbitration without an Administrator.  


Disputes include matters (i) relating to a deposit account, application for or denial of credit, enforcement of any of the obligations the parties have to each other, compliance with applicable laws and/or regulations, performance or services provided under any agreement by any party, (ii) based on or arising from an alleged tort, or (iii) involving a party's employees, agents, affiliates, or assigns of a party.  However, Disputes do not include the validity, enforceability, meaning, or scope of this arbitration provision and such matters may be 


 


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determined only by a court.  If a third party is a party to a Dispute, the parties will consent to including the third party in the arbitration proceeding for resolving the Dispute with the third party.  Venue for the arbitration proceeding shall be at a location determined by mutual agreement of the parties or, if no agreement, in the city and state where Lender is headquartered.  


After entry of an Arbitration Order, the non-moving party shall commence arbitration (but shall not be required to commence arbitration in the event of a moving party’s decision not to do so as set forth in the next sentence).  The moving party shall, at its discretion, also be entitled to commence arbitration but is under no obligation to do so, and the moving party shall not in any way be adversely prejudiced by electing not to commence arbitration.  The arbitrator: (i) will hear and rule on appropriate dispositive motions for judgment on the pleadings, for failure to state a claim, or for full or partial summary judgment; (ii) will render a decision and any award applying applicable law; (iii) will give effect to any limitations period in determining any Dispute or defense; (iv) shall enforce the doctrines of compulsory counterclaim, res judicata, and collateral estoppel, if
applicable; (v) with regard to motions and the arbitration hearing, shall apply rules of evidence governing civil cases; and (vi) will apply the law of the state specified in the agreement giving rise to the Dispute.  Filing of a petition for arbitration shall not prevent any party from (i) seeking and obtaining from a court of competent jurisdiction (notwithstanding ongoing arbitration) provisional or ancillary remedies including but not limited to injunctive relief, property preservation orders, foreclosure, eviction, attachment, replevin, garnishment, and/or the appointment of a receiver, (ii) pursuing non-judicial foreclosure, or (iii) availing itself of any self-help remedies such as setoff and repossession.  The exercise of such rights shall not constitute a waiver of the right to submit any Dispute to arbitration.


Judgment upon an arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction except that, if the arbitration award exceeds $4,000,000, any party shall be entitled to a de novo appeal of the award before a panel of three arbitrators.  To allow for such appeal, if the award (including Administrator, arbitrator, and attorney's fees and costs) exceeds $4,000,000, the arbitrator will issue a written, reasoned decision supporting the award, including a statement of authority and its application to the Dispute.  A request for de novo appeal must be filed with the arbitrator within 30 days following the date of the arbitration award; if such a request is not made within that time period, the arbitration decision shall become final and binding.  On appeal, the arbitrators shall review the award de novo, meaning that they shall reach their own
findings of fact and conclusions of law rather than deferring in any manner to the original arbitrator.  Appeal of an arbitration award shall be pursuant to the rules of the Administrator or, if the Administrator has no such rules, then the JAMS arbitration appellate rules shall apply.


Arbitration under this provision concerns a transaction involving interstate commerce and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.  This arbitration provision shall survive any termination, amendment, or expiration of this Agreement.  If the terms of this provision vary from the Administrator's rules, this arbitration provision shall control.


(c)       Reliance.  Each party (i) certifies that no one has represented to such party that the other party would not seek to enforce jury and class action waivers in the event of suit, and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers, agreements, and certifications in this section.


 


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Section 21
 	
No Defenses or Setoffs
 





BORROWER (i) REPRESENTS THAT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTE, BORROWER  AND GUARANTOR HAVE NO DEFENSES TO OR SETOFFS AGAINST ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, NOR CLAIMS AGAINST HOLDER OR ITS AFFILIATES FOR ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER, RELATED OR UNRELATED TO THE OBLIGATIONS; AND (ii) RELEASES HOLDER AND ITS AFFILIATES FROM ALL CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION, AND COSTS, IN LAW OR EQUITY, EXISTING AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTE WHICH BORROWER HAS OR MAY HAVE BY REASON OF ANY MATTER OF ANY CONCEIVABLE KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, RELATED OR UNRELATED TO THE OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS NOTE.  THE FOREGOING RELEASE DOES NOT APPLY, HOWEVER, TO ANY OTHER CLAIMS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIM FOR FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF EXPRESS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT MATURE AFTER THE DATE HEREOF THAT ARE OWING TO BORROWER BY HOLDER OR ITS AFFILIATES.  


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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first set forth above.


 


 


 


 





	 	BORROWER:
	 	 	 
	 	BLUEGREEN/BIG CEDAR VACATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 	 	 
	
 
 	
By:
 	 
	 	Name:	Anthony M. Puleo
	 	Title:	Vice President and Treasurer
	 	 	 
	 	Federal ID #:  65-1016052




 


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