exv10w18






Exhibit 10.18




SECOND AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY OF PAYMENT




(Loan A)




     THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO GUARANTY OF PAYMENT (Loan A) (this “Agreement”) is made as of August
28, 2009, by and between SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware (“Guarantor”) and CHEVY CHASE BANK, a division of Capital One, N.A., its
successors and assigns, as Agent (“Agent”) for Lenders (individually a “Lender” and collectively,
“Lenders”) party to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined).



RECITALS




     A. Sunrise Connecticut Avenue Assisted Living, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (“Borrower”), obtained a loan from Lenders in the
aggregate principal amount of Thirty Million and No/Dollars ($30,000,000.00) (the “Loan A”), which
is one of two simultaneous loans made by Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. to Borrower.



     B. Loan A was made pursuant to the provisions of a certain Loan and Security Agreement dated
August 28, 2007, by and among Borrower, Agent and Lenders, as amended by that certain First
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated April 15, 2008 and that Second Amendment to Loan Agreement dated
of even date herewith (as further amended, modified, restated, substituted, extended and renewed at
any time and from time to time, collectively, the “Loan Agreement”).



     C. Loan A is evidenced by, and repaid with interest in accordance with the provisions of one
or more Deed of Trust Note As dated August 28, 2007, from Borrower payable to Lenders in the
aggregate principal amount of Thirty Million and No/Dollars ($30,000,000.00) as amended by those
certain First Amendments to Deed of Trust Note A dated of even date herewith (as amended, modified,
restated, substituted, extended and renewed at anytime and from time to time, collectively, the
“Note”).



     D. Guarantor executed a Guaranty of Payment (Loan A) dated August 28, 2007, as amended by that
certain First Amendment to Guaranty of Payment (Loan A) dated September, 2008 (as amended by this
Agreement and as further amended, modified, restated, substituted, extended and renewed at any time
and from time to time, collectively, the “Guaranty”) pursuant to which Guarantor guaranteed
Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreement and the Note.



     E. Borrower and Guarantor have requested and Lenders have agreed to (i) waive any defaults
which have occurred under those certain financial covenants described in Section 9(c) of the
Guaranty for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 and the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2009
and June 30, 2009; (ii) revise the financial covenants described in Section 9(c)






 









 







 of the Guaranty and (iii) make such other changes to the Guaranty as are more particularly set forth
herein.




     F. As a condition precedent to the agreements referenced above, Agent has required this
Agreement be executed and delivered to Agent on behalf of Lenders.



AGREEMENTS




     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Guarantor, Agent and Lenders agree as
follows:



     1. Guarantor, Agent and Lenders agree that the Recitals above are a part of this Agreement.
Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Agreement, terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall
have the same meaning under this Agreement.



     2. The Guaranty is hereby amended as follows:



          (a) Section 9(c) (Covenants) of the Guaranty is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:





     “(c) Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with (i) the
following financial covenants contained in the Sunrise Senior Financing Agreement
(as defined in the Loan Agreement) provided that Lender hereby agrees that it will
consent to any waiver or modification of such covenants to which the Sunrise Bank
Group (as defined in the Loan Agreement) consents so long as Lender is a member of
the Sunrise Bank Group and Guarantor, Borrower and Lender shall negotiate
replacement covenants acceptable to Lender if Lender ceases to be a member of the
Sunrise Bank Group:




     (i) Cash Balance. Guarantor and SSLMI (as defined in the Loan
Agreement) shall maintain, tested as of the last day of each calendar month,
a Cash Balance of not less than Five Million and No/100 Dollars
($5,000,000.00).




     The following definitions shall apply to this Section 9(c):




     “Cash Balance” means the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash of
Guarantor and SSLMI on deposit with Bank of America, N.A., a national banking
association.”



     3. Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that, pursuant to the terms of Section 9(c) of the
Guaranty, prior to the date of this Agreement, Guarantor was required to comply with certain
financial covenants more particularly described therein (the “Financial Covenants”). Guarantor,
Agent and Lenders hereby agree to waive compliance with the





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Financial Covenants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 and the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2009.



     4. Guarantor hereby issues, ratifies and confirms the representations, warranties and
covenants contained in the Guaranty, as amended hereby. Guarantor agrees that this Agreement is
not intended to and shall not cause a novation with respect to any or all of the obligations of
Guarantor under the Guaranty. Except as expressly modified herein, the terms, provisions and
covenants of the Guaranty are in all other respects hereby ratified and confirmed and remain in
full force and effect.



     5. Guarantor shall pay to Agent at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered all fees,
costs, charges, taxes and other expenses incurred by Agent and its counsel in connection with this
Agreement.



     6. This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals or counterparts, each
of such duplicate originals or counterparts shall be deemed to be an original and all taken
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Guarantor agrees that Agent and Lenders
may rely on a telecopy of any signature of Guarantor. Agent and Lenders agree that Guarantor may
rely on a telecopy of this Agreement executed by Agent and Lenders.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor and Agent have executed this Agreement under seal as of the date
and year first written above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GUARANTOR:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS OR ATTEST:	 	SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Julie Pangelinan (SEAL)
	 


	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	 	 	Julie Pangelinan
	 

	 	 	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AGENT:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS:	 	CHEVY CHASE BANK, as Agent
	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/
Pauline Ralph

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Claude R. Sanders (SEAL)
	 


	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	 	 	Claude R. Sanders
	 

	 	 	 	Senior Vice President











 









 








AGREEMENT OF LENDERS




     The undersigned are each a “Lender” under the Loan Agreement and pursuant to Section 9(c) of
the Guaranty each hereby consent to the waivers of the financial covenants as set forth in the
Agreement.



     WITNESS signature and seal of the undersigned as of the date of the Agreement.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LENDERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS:	 	CHEVY CHASE BANK, as Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Claude R. Sanders (SEAL)
	 


	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	 	 	Claude R. Sanders
	 

	 	 	 	Senior Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS:	 	MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., as Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Jack H. Sharp (SEAL)
	 


	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	 	 	Name: Jack H. Sharp
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President