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Exhibit 10.1




AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE HOTEL




     THIS AGREEMENT is made this 3rd day of May, 2011 by and between WHC809, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), LCP Seattle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Purchaser”).



RECITALS:




     A. Seller is the fee owner of the hotel commonly known as the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
located at 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101 including those certain parcels of land
legally described in Exhibit A and the improvements and building located thereon, and the
owner of the Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property, Consumables, and Miscellaneous Hotel Assets
relating to the Hotel (all as hereinafter defined).



     B. The Hotel’s facilities include guest rooms and public facilities, commercial spaces,
restaurant(s) and lounge(s), meeting rooms and related facilities, administrative offices, service
areas, and other amenities as are currently located therein.



     C. Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, the Property (as hereinafter
defined) upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.



AGREEMENTS




     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective representations,
warranties, agreements, covenants and conditions herein contained, and other good and valuable
consideration, Seller and Purchaser agree as follows:



ARTICLE I




DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES



     Section 1.01 Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings indicated below:



     Accountants: As defined in Section 8.05(b).



     Affiliate: With respect to a specific entity, any natural person or any firm, corporation,
partnership, association, trust or other entity which, directly or indirectly, controls, or is
under common control with, the subject entity, and with respect to any specific entity or person,
any firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust or other entity which is controlled by the
subject entity or person. For purposes hereof, the term “control” shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of any such entity or the power to veto major policy decision of any such entity, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.



 









 





     Affiliation Agreement: That certain Affiliation Agreement between Licensor and DH&R or its
subsidiary which will manage the Hotel after Closing, in the form which has been approved by those
parties, each of whom has agreed to execute it on the Closing Date.



     Agreement: This Agreement to purchase a Hotel residing on the Property, including the
Exhibits and Schedules thereto.



     Assignment and Assumption Agreement: The Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F, to be entered into at Closing.



     Assumed Liabilities: As defined in Section 3.04(a).



     Bill of Sale: As defined in Section 7.01(b).



     Bookings: Contracts or agreements for the use or occupancy of guest rooms and for meeting and
banquet facilities or catering services of the Hotel.



     Breaching Party: As defined in Section 4.02.



     Casualty: As defined in Section 12.01.



     Closing: As defined in Section 6.01.



     Closing Date: As defined in Section 6.01.



     Closing Statement: As defined in Section 8.05(a).



     Compensation: The direct salaries and wages paid to, or accrued for the benefit of, any
Employee, incentive compensation, vacation pay and other paid leave, severance pay, employer’s
contributions under F.I.C.A., unemployment compensation, workmen’s compensation, or other
employment taxes, and payments under Employee Benefit Plans.



     Consumables: All food and beverages (alcoholic, to the extent transferable under applicable
law, and non-alcoholic); engineering, maintenance and housekeeping supplies, including soap,
cleaning materials and matches; stationery and printing, china, glassware, linens, silverware,
uniforms, and other supplies of all kinds, in each case whether opened or unopened, partially used,
unused, or held in reserve storage for future use in connection with the maintenance and operation
of the Hotel, which are on hand on the date hereof, subject to such depletion and restocking as
shall occur and be made in the normal course of business but in accordance with present standards
for the full operation of the Hotel and at the Hotel’s customary levels of inventories consistent
with past practices, excluding, however, (i) all items of personal property owned by Space Lessees,
guests, employees, or persons (other than Seller or any Affiliate of Seller, unless denominated as
an Excluded Asset hereunder) furnishing food or services to the Hotel; and (ii) Software Programs.



     Cut-off Time: 12:01 A.M. on the Closing Date for all proration and adjustment items.



     Datasite: As defined in Section 4.01(a).



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     Deed: As defined in Section 7.01(a).



     Deed of Trust: Any deed of trust, mortgage, security instrument or other agreement
constituting a lien on the Property including that certain deed of trust encumbering the Property
and granted to Calyon Financial under recording number 20060913001541.



     DH&R: Destination Hotels & Resorts.



     Disclosure Schedule: A set of the Schedules (as defined below), which set shall be delivered
by the Seller to the Purchaser simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement.



     Documents: All plans, specifications, drawings, blueprints, surveys, environmental reports,
soil studies, engineering reports and other documents which Seller or any Affiliate of Seller has
in its possession or control, or has a right to, as the same relate to the Property, including, but
not limited to those relating to any prior or ongoing construction or rehabilitation of the Real
Property.



     Earnest Money Deposit: As defined in Section 3.02.



     “Effective Date”: Shall mean the day and year first above written in the first paragraph of
this Agreement prior to the Recitals.



     Employee(s): All persons employed by Seller and/or an Affiliate of Seller who are performing
duties at or on behalf of the Hotel.



     Employee Benefit Plans: All employee benefit plans, as that term is defined in Section
3(2)(A) of ERISA, and each other employee benefit plan or program (including all bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental retirement
and severance plans to which Seller or an Affiliate of Seller contributes or has contributed on
behalf of any of the Employees), excluding all multiemployer benefit plans.



     Employment Contract(s): Those contracts and agreements, oral or written, with all or any of
the Employees including, but not limited to, individual employment agreements, so-called employee
leasing agreements, and union agreements (including, but not limited to, collective bargaining
agreements and memorandum or letters of understanding with any union), other than Employee Benefit
Plans.



     Environmental Laws: Any applicable federal, state, or local law, statute, regulation, rule,
ordinance, permit, prohibition, restriction, license, requirement, agreement, consent, or approval,
or any determination, directive, judgment, decree or order of any executive, administrative or
judicial authority at any federal, state or local level (whether now existing or subsequently
adopted or promulgated) relating to pollution or the protection of the environment, natural
resources or public health and safety.



     ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.



     Escrow: The escrow created under the Escrow Agreement for the purpose of facilitating the
transactions contemplated hereby.



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     Escrow Agent: As defined in Section 3.02.



     Escrow Agreement: The Escrow Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit B, which has
been executed and delivered by the parties and the Title Company, as Escrow Agent.



     Excluded Assets: Those assets listed on Schedule 1 owned and to be retained by Seller
or Affiliates of Seller, including: employment manuals; domain names, websites, marks and other
intellectual property of Licensor or Red Lion Hotels Corporation; and cash in Seller’s accounts or
house banks.



     Excluded Permits: Permits and licenses listed on Schedule 2 required for the
ownership and operation of the Hotel which are Nontransferable Documents in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, including liquor licenses.



     Exhibits: The forms of agreements identified as “Exhibits” herein and listed at the end of
this Agreement, including the executed versions thereof delivered in connection with Closing.



     Excise Taxes: All sales taxes, occupancy taxes, room taxes, gross receipts taxes, business
and occupation taxes, lodging taxes, convention and trade center taxes and similar excises imposed
by any governmental authority upon the sale of rooms, food, beverages and other goods and services
in, at or from the Hotel or on the gross revenues of the Hotel.



     Financial Statements: The following financial statements of the Hotel: (i) profit and loss
statements for the calendar years ending 2008, 2009 and 2010, (ii) the balance sheet for the
Property dated December 31, 2010; (iii) monthly profit and loss statements for the calendar year
2010; and, (iv) monthly statements for January through April of 2011.



     First Closing Extension: As defined in Section 6.01.



     Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property: All fixtures, furniture, furnishings, fittings,
equipment, cars, trucks, machinery, artwork, sculptures and artifacts, computer and related
hardware, and related property, apparatus, signage, appliances, draperies, carpeting, and other
articles of tangible personal property now located on the Real Property or used or usable in
connection with the operations or any part of the Hotel, subject to such depletions, resupplies,
substitutions and replacements as shall occur and be made in the normal course of business but in
accordance with present standards for the full operation of the Hotel and at the Hotel’s customary
levels of inventories consistent with past practices excluding, however: (i) Consumables; (ii)
equipment and property leased pursuant to Hotel Contracts; (iii) property owned by Space Lessees,
guests, employees or other persons (other than Seller or any Affiliate of Seller, unless
denominated as an Excluded Asset hereunder) furnishing goods or services to the Hotel; (iv)
Improvements; and (v) property owned by Licensor or Manager and, in either case, denominated as an
Excluded Asset.



     Franchise Agreement: That certain agreement between Licensor and Purchaser for the Hotel in
the form which has been approved by those parties, each of whom has agreed to execute it on the
Closing Date.



     Gap Undertaking: As defined in Section 6.02.



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     Gift Certificates: Certificates, vouchers, coupons or other writings issued by Seller or its
Affiliates which entitle the bearer or beneficiary thereof to receive (i) room nights, food,
beverages, goods or services at the Hotel without charge and/or (ii) a credit to be applied in
reduction of charges for such room nights, food, beverages, goods or services.



     Guarantor: Red Lion Hotels Corporation.



     Guest Ledger Receivables: Guest ledger receivables (including, but not limited to, room
charges, food and beverage charges and parking charges), incurred in the ordinary course of
business in accordance with the Hotel’s credit policies consistently applied.



     Hazardous Material: As defined in Section 5.01(o).



     Hotel: The Real Property, Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property, Consumables and
Miscellaneous Hotel Assets to be sold, conveyed, transferred or assigned to Purchaser in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement comprising a full service hotel with associated public facilities,
commercial spaces, restaurant(s) and lounge(s), meeting rooms and related facilities,
administrative offices, service areas, and other amenities as are currently located therein and
currently branded as The Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue, but expressly excluding the Excluded
Assets and the Retained Liabilities.



     Hotel Contracts: All written service, maintenance, purchase orders, non-software licenses,
software licenses (to the extent assignable), leases and other contracts or agreements (including,
without limitation, equipment leases capitalized for accounting purposes, software licenses or
agreements, on-site and off-site valet and parking agreements, and parking licenses and leases) and
any amendments thereto, with respect to the ownership, maintenance, operation, provisioning, or
equipping of the Hotel, or any of the Property, as well as written warranties and guaranties
relating thereto, if any, including, but not limited to, those relating to computers, IT systems,
heating and cooling equipment and/or mechanical equipment, but exclusive, however, of (i) insurance
policies, (ii) the Bookings, (iii) the Space Leases (including any guarantees of said Space
Leases), (iv) the Employment Contracts, and (v) the Employee Benefit Plans.



     Information: As defined in Section 5.04(a).



     Improvements: The buildings, structures (surface and sub-surface) and other improvements,
including such fixtures as shall constitute real property, located on the Land.



     Land: As to the Property and Hotel, the parcel of real estate described in Exhibit A,
and all rights and interests in land and improvements appurtenant thereto, including, without
limitation: (i) easements and rights-of-way, (ii) licenses and other privileges, (iii) rights in
and to land underlying adjacent highways, streets and other public rights-of-way and rights of
access thereto, (iv) rights in and to strips and gores of land within or adjoining any such parcel,
(v) air rights, excess floor area rights and other transferable development rights (“TDRs”)
belonging to or useable with respect to any such parcel (including, but not limited to, any TDRs
for which the Land and/or Improvements may be eligible under applicable Seattle ordinances), (vi)
rights to utility connections and hook-ups, (vii) water rights, (viii) riparian rights, and (ix)
any other rights, such as easements, which Seller may have in or with respect to land adjoining any
such



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parcel (including land which is separated from any such parcel only by public highway, street
or other right-of-way).




     Legal Requirements: All laws, statutes, codes, acts, ordinances, orders, judgments, decrees,
injunctions, rules, regulations, permits, licenses, authorizations, directions and requirements of
all governments and governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Hotel, and the operation
thereof.



     Licensor: Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc., which is an Affiliate of Seller.



     Liens: Any mortgage, deed of trust or other consensual lien, mechanic’s or any materialman’s
lien, judgment lien, lien for delinquent real property taxes or assessments, other tax and
statutory lien (other than the lien for non-delinquent real estate taxes and assessments or any
lien arising out of any activity of Purchaser) that secures an obligation of Seller and affects
Seller’s title to any of the Property.



     Losses: As defined in Section 14.01.



     Manager: Red Lion Hotels Management, Inc., which is an Affiliate of Seller.



     Marks: Any trademark, trade name, service mark, logo or other proprietary name, mark or
design which is owned by Seller (or licensed to Seller and assignable in conjunction with a sale of
the Hotel) and used exclusively or primarily in connection with the Hotel, together with all the
good will associated with the use of such name, mark or design in connection the Hotel, including,
but not limited to, the right to use “Fifth Avenue” or “Fifth Avenue Seattle” (or any derivative
thereof) in the name of the Hotel, but excluding any service marks or logos owned by Licensor or
Red Lion Hotels Corporation.



     Material Bookings: All Bookings for meetings and banquet facilities or catering services and,
with respect to guest rooms, any contract for seven (7) or more room nights.



     Miscellaneous Hotel Assets: All guest-lists, leases, concessions, assignable warranties,
URLs, domain names, websites and website contents, Marks and other items of intangible and
intellectual personal property relating to the ownership or operation of Hotel, but such term shall
not include any Excluded Assets.



     New York Style Closing: As defined in Section 6.02.



     Non Transferrable Document: As defined in Section 13.02.



     Obligations: All payments required to be made and all representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements and commitments required to be performed under the provisions of this Agreement by
Seller or Purchaser, as applicable.



     Permits: All licenses, franchises and permits, certificates of occupancy, authorizations and
approvals used in or relating to the ownership, occupancy or operation of any part of the Hotel,
including, without limitation, those necessary for the sale and on-premises consumption of food,
liquor and other alcoholic beverages.



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     Permitted Exceptions: (a) Exceptions reflected in the Pro Forma Title Policy, (b) the Space
Leases and (c) any encumbrances, restrictions, exceptions and other matters approved by Purchaser
in accordance with the terms of Section 4.03 to which title to the Property may be subject
on the Closing Date; provided, however, Permitted Exceptions shall not include any Liens.



     Personal Property: All of the Property other than the Real Property.



     Proceeds: The amount of all insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or other amounts that
have been paid or may thereafter be payable to or for the account of Seller in connection with a
Casualty.



     Property: (i) The Real Property; (ii) the Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property; (iii) the
Consumables; (iv) the rights of Seller under Hotel Contracts and Spaces Leases; (v) the Bookings;
(vi) the Permits (other than Excluded Permits); (vii) the Documents; and (viii) all other
Miscellaneous Hotel Assets, provided, however, that Property shall not include the Excluded Assets
or the Retained Liabilities.



     Purchaser: As defined in the preamble.



     Purchaser’s Conditions: As defined in Section 9.02



     Purchase Price: As defined in Section 3.01.



     Real Property: The Land together with the Improvements located on the Land.



     Restaurant Lease: That certain Cavanaugh’s Inn on Fifth Avenue Lease dated 1996 between Inn on
Fifth Avenue Associates, L.P. (Seller’s predecessor-in-interest), as landlord, and Elephant &
Castle Inc., as tenant, as amended by that certain Amendment to Lease dated November 23, 2010.



     Retained Liabilities: As defined in Section 3.04(b).



     Schedules: The items and documents identified as “Schedules” herein.



     Schedule Update: As defined in Section 5.05.



     Second Closing Extension: As defined in Section 6.01.



     Seller: As defined in the preamble.



     Seller’s Accountants: As defined in Section 8.05.



     Seller’s Closing Certificate: A certificate duly executed by Seller, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C, stating that each of the warranties and representations of Seller
contained in Section 5.01 are accurate in all material respects as of Closing, except as
otherwise set forth in such certificate.



     Seller’s Conditions: As defined in Section 9.01.



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     Seller’s Estoppel Certificate: As defined in Section 9.02(f).



     Seller’s Knowledge and Known to Seller and like phrases: The current actual knowledge of:
Shannon Sheron, the general manager of the Hotel; with respect to the representations contained in
Sections 5.01(c), 5.01(j), 5.01(n), and 5.01(o), Frank Bracey, the
chief engineer of the Hotel; and Thomas McKeirnan, the general counsel of Red Lion Hotels
Corporation.



     Software Programs: The software programs for the operation of the Hotel and accounting
functions for the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll for the Hotel
that are proprietary to Manager and/or Licensor. The Software Programs will not be conveyed to
Purchaser at the Closing. Purchaser’s right to the use of the Software Programs for the operation
of the Hotel will be subject to the terms of the Franchise Agreement.



     Space Leases: All leases, licenses, concessions and other occupancy agreements, and any
amendments thereto in effect on the date hereof, whether or not of record, for the use or occupancy
of any portion of the Real Property excluding, however, Bookings.



     Space Lessee: Any person or entity entitled to occupancy of any portion of the Real Property
under a Space Lease.



     Survey: The survey of the Land obtained by Purchaser in accordance with Section 4.03.



     Taxes: All taxes and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever that may at any time
be assessed or levied against or with respect to the Property, or any part thereof or any interest
therein, including, without limitation, all general and special real estate taxes and assessments
or taxes assessed specifically in whole or in part in substitution of general real estate taxes or
assessments; any taxes levied upon or with respect to the revenue, income or profits of Seller from
all or any part of the Property which, if not paid, will become a lien on all or any part of the
Property, or a lien or charge on the rents, revenues or receipts therefrom; all Excise Taxes; all
assessed ad valorem taxes; all utility and other charges incurred in the operation, maintenance,
use, occupancy and upkeep of the Property and all assessments and other charges made by any
governmental agency for improvements that may be secured by a lien on the Property.



     Tenant Estoppel Certificate: As defined in Section 4.05.



     Termination Date: As defined in Section 10.01.



     Title Commitment: As defined in Section 4.03.



     Title Company: First American Title Insurance Company.



     Title Defect: Any exception to or defect in Seller’s title to the Property, including
(without limitation), any lien, claim, charge, security interest, easement, right of way, covenant,
condition, restriction or encumbrance other than a Permitted Exception.



     Title Policy: As defined in Section 9.02(d).



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     Title Policy Pro Forma: As defined in Section 6.03.



     Violation: Any condition with respect to the Property which constitutes a violation of any
Legal Requirements.



     WARN Act: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988.



     Section 1.02 References. Except as otherwise specifically indicated, all references to
Section and Subsection numbers refer to Sections and Subsections of this Agreement. References to
Exhibits refer to the Exhibits as defined above, and references to Schedules refer to the Schedules
as defined above. The words “hereby,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereunder,” “hereinafter,” and
words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or
Subsection hereof. The word “hereafter” shall mean after, and the term “heretofore” shall mean
before, the date of this Agreement. Captions used herein are for convenience only and shall not be
used to construe the meaning of any part of this Agreement. Time shall refer to the time in effect
in Washington unless otherwise specified.



ARTICLE II




SALE AND PURCHASE



     Section 2.01 Sale and Purchase. Seller hereby agrees to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser
hereby agrees to purchase from Seller, the Property on the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement.



ARTICLE III




PURCHASE PRICE



     Section 3.01 Purchase Price; Allocation Thereof. The purchase price (“Purchase Price”) for
the Property to be paid hereunder shall be Seventy One Million Dollars ($71,000,000) subject to
adjustment as provided herein. The Purchase Price for any Property shall be allocated in
accordance with the values reasonably attributable to the Land, Improvements, Personal Property and
any other components of the Property as set forth on Schedule 3.01. Such allocation shall
be binding on the Seller and Purchaser for all purposes including the reporting of gain or loss and
determination of basis for income tax purposes, and each of the parties hereto agrees that it or
they will file a statement setting forth such allocation with its or their federal income tax
returns and will also file such further information or take such further actions as may be
necessary to comply with Treasury Regulations that have been promulgated pursuant to Section 1060
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



     Section 3.02 Earnest Money Deposit. Purchaser has deposited One Million Seven Hundred Seventy
Five Thousand Dollars ($1,775,000) with the Escrow Agent, which is being held by Escrow Agent in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Within five (5) Business Days of the execution
of this Agreement, Purchaser shall deposit an additional One Million Seven Hundred Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars ($1,775,000) with the Escrow Agent to hold in accordance with the terms of the
Escrow Agreement. The funds deposited with Escrow



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Agent in accordance with this Section 3.02, together with all accrued interest
thereon, are collectively referred to as the “Earnest Money Deposit”.




     Section 3.03 Payment of Balance of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price, subject to prorations
and adjustments as provided in Section 8.01, shall be paid on the Closing Date by wire
transfer of immediately available funds as follows:




          (i) payment of all amounts secured by the Deed of Trust (estimated to be Twenty-seven
Million Dollars ($27,000,000) in accordance with any payment instructions for the release of
the Property provided by the holder of the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust, which
Seller shall obtain at least two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date;




          (ii) the balance of the Purchase Price, after transfer of the above amounts and
crediting the amount of the Earnest Money Deposit, to Seller.



     Section 3.04 Assumption of Liabilities; Retained Liabilities.




     (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.04(b) below, Purchaser shall
assume at Closing and pay the following obligations (“Assumed Liabilities”): (i) Seller’s
obligations and liabilities with respect to the Property or operation of the Hotel which
this Agreement expressly provides are to be assumed by Purchaser; and (ii) all liabilities
relating to the Property or operation of the Hotel that first arise after the Cut-off Time,
other than Retained Liabilities, subject to the adjustments and prorations described in
Article VIII and the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.




     (b) Purchaser shall have no liability or obligation for the following (“Retained
Liabilities”): (i) federal, state and local income, franchise, sales or payroll taxes,
Excise Taxes or other Taxes (other than real estate taxes and assessments which shall be
prorated as of the Cut-off Time) of Seller or for which Seller is liable, including any
interest and/or penalties thereon, arising prior to the Cut-off Time; (ii) any unemployment
compensation or industrial insurance deposit obligations relating to the Property and
Employees (collectively, “Employment Obligations”) that arise prior to the Cut-off Time;
(iii) any liability the existence of which would constitute a breach of any of Seller’s
representations or warranties contained in Article V; and (iv) all liabilities and
obligations relating to the Property or operation of the Hotel that arise from acts or
events that occur prior to the Cut-off Time, subject to the adjustments and prorations
described in Article VIII; and (v) any litigation pending against the Seller or its
affiliates, including without limitation the claim asserted by 4th & Pike
Building, LLC et al. in King County Superior Court.




     (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary, after Closing, Seller
shall promptly pay any Excise Taxes and Employment Obligations attributable to periods prior
to Closing.



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ARTICLE IV




ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS AND PROPERTY; PURCHASER’S INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY



     Section 4.01 Access; Inspections. In order to assist Purchaser to prepare for an orderly
transition after Closing, during the period between the Effective Date and the Closing Date or
termination of this Agreement, Seller shall continue to:




     (a) provide access to Purchaser to the electronic datasite (the “Datasite”) in which
Seller has posted information relating to the Hotel. Seller shall post in the Datasite such
additional information in Seller’s possession which relates to the Hotel as Purchaser may
reasonably request. All of the information available in the Datasite is subject to the
Confidentiality Agreement previously entered into between the Purchaser and Seller, and the
provisions of Section 4.02.




     (b) By prior arrangement and at reasonable times provide Purchaser’s representatives
with the opportunity to enter upon the Real Property to inspect the Property and to conduct
tests and investigations at its sole cost and expense (each a “Purchaser’s Inspection”).
Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser, or its agents, in arranging such inspections.
Purchaser shall conduct all such inspections and reviews in confidence and so as not to
interfere unreasonably with the operation of the Hotel and subject to the following terms
and conditions:




          (i) Purchaser will schedule all tests during normal business hours unless otherwise
reasonably requested by Seller;




          (ii) Seller will have the right to have a representative of Seller accompanying
Purchaser and Purchaser’s representatives while they are on the Real Property;




          (iii) Purchaser will repair any damage to the Real Property and Improvements resulting
from Purchaser’s Inspections at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense if this transaction does
not close to the condition which existed immediately prior to Purchaser’s Inspections.
Until restoration is complete, Purchaser will take all steps necessary to ensure that any
conditions on the Real Property or Improvements created by Purchaser’s Inspections will not
interfere with the normal operation of the Real Property or Improvements or create any
dangerous, unhealthy, unsightly or noisy conditions on the Real Property or Improvements;




          (iv) Purchaser hereby indemnifies and agrees to protect, defend and hold harmless
Seller from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, costs, liabilities and losses
(including mechanics’ liens) and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)
(collectively “Inspection Related Claims”) arising out of any Purchaser Inspection,
provided, however, that in no event shall Purchaser be liable for any Inspection Related
Claim (including without limitation any perceived loss of economic value of the Property),
solely as a result of Purchaser’s discovery and, to the



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extent required of Purchaser under applicable Legal Requirements, disclosure of any
pre-existing condition affecting the Property. This indemnity provision will survive closing
or any earlier termination of this Agreement;




          (v) each Purchaser’s Inspection, and the results thereto shall remain strictly
confidential pursuant to the terms of Section 4.02 of this Agreement; and




          (vi) Seller and Purchaser shall each designate one (1) representative to act on its
behalf in scheduling and arranging visits to and inspections of the Real Property. Each
party shall have the right to change its respective representative by notice to the other
party given in accordance with Section 15.01 below.




     (c) Upon the written request of Seller after a termination of this Agreement, Purchaser
agrees to either destroy or return to Seller any and all of the materials delivered by
Seller to Purchaser under this Agreement, and all copies, analysis, and summaries thereof,
and shall deliver to Seller copies of all third party reports concerning the Hotel that
Purchaser received in connection with Purchaser’s inspection of the Hotel. Purchaser shall
not contact any tenants without Seller’s prior consent, which consent Seller shall not
unreasonably withhold or delay.




     (d) Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges that it has completed and is
satisfied with the results of its diligence.



     Section 4.02 Confidentiality.




     (a) Each party shall ensure that all confidential information which such party or any
of its respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, investment bankers, or
accountants may now possess or may hereafter create or obtain relating to the financial
condition, results of operations, manner of doing business, customer lists, contract
vendees, business, properties, assets, liabilities, or future prospects of the other party,
any affiliate of the other party, or any customer or supplier of such other party or any
such affiliate shall not be published, disclosed, or made accessible by any of them to any
other person or entity at any time or used by any of them, in each case without the prior
written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the restrictions of this
sentence shall not apply (1) as may otherwise be required or given by law (for example, this
sentence shall not apply to any disclosures or notices made after the Effective Date in
connection with Purchaser’s obtaining a new full liquor license or temporary liquor permit);
(2) as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement;
(3) to the extent such information shall have otherwise become publicly available, or (4) as
to Purchaser, to disclosure by or on its behalf to existing or prospective lenders or
investors or to others whose consent may be required or desirable in connection with
obtaining the financing or consents which are required or desirable to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein; provided that such party agrees to hold all such
information confidential. Each party shall, and shall cause all of such other persons and
entities who received confidential data from it to, either destroy or deliver to the other
party all tangible evidence of such confidential information to which the restrictions of
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the transactions contemplated herein are terminated. In the event of any breach or
intended breach by either party (the “Breaching Party”) of the terms of this Section
4.02, the Breaching Party agrees to the entry of an order restraining such Breaching
Party from breaching this paragraph and such Breaching Party agrees to promptly reimburse
the other party for its reasonable counsel fees and disbursements in connection with such
action or proceeding enforcing this paragraph.




     (b) Purchaser acknowledges that Seller’s parent, Red Lion Hotels Corporation is a
publicly traded company and this Agreement and any Exhibits and Schedules thereto may be
disclosed to and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to the extent required by
law as Seller determines in its reasonable discretion.



     Section 4.03 Title and Survey Matters. Seller has delivered to Purchaser (i) a current Title
Commitment in the form attached to Schedule 4.03 (the “Title Commitment”) for the Property
issued by the Title Company reflecting Seller’s title to the Real Property, and the exceptions to
title (the “Exceptions”), and (ii) Purchaser has arranged for and received a survey of the Property
(the “Survey”).




     (a) If after the Effective Date any updates or revisions to the Title Commitment or
Survey disclose a new Title Defect, Purchaser shall have the right to make additional title
objections within five (5) business days after receipt of such updated or revised Title
Commitment or Survey. Any new Title Defect not objected to by Purchaser within such five
(5) business day period shall also be deemed a Permitted Exception. Seller shall have two
(2) business days after receipt of Purchaser’s additional title exceptions to satisfy such
new Title Defects (but shall be under no affirmative obligation to do so), and if Seller
fails to satisfy such new Title Defects within such two (2) business day period, then, at
the option of Purchaser, evidenced by written notice to Seller, Purchaser may: (i) terminate
this Agreement and receive a refund of the Earnest Money Deposit whereupon the parties
hereto shall have no further rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to each other
hereunder, except in accordance with Sections 4.01 and 4.02; or (ii) elect to close
and receive the Property required herein from Seller subject to such new Title Defect and
without reduction of the Purchase Price. Except as expressly provided herein, if Purchaser
fails to exercise any of the two (2) options set forth in this Section 4.03(a)
within three (3) business days after the expiration of such two (2) business day period,
Purchaser shall be deemed to have elected to proceed under clause (ii) above.




     (b) Removal of Liens. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, Seller shall obtain
at or prior to Closing the full reconveyance, release or other discharge, of record, and
convey the Property free and clear, of each and every Lien. Prior to Closing, Escrow Agent
shall obtain, in timely fashion, payoff letters from the record holder of each Lien. If
Seller fails to obtain the reconveyance, release or other discharge of any Lien, Buyer
shall have the right to direct Escrow Agent to withhold from the Purchase Price otherwise
disbursable to Seller the amount specified in the applicable payoff letter for such
reconveyance, release or discharge and to use the amount(s) so withheld to obtain the same,
for Purchaser’s benefit.



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     Section 4.04 Tax Clearance Matters. Promptly after the Effective Date, Seller shall submit,
pursuant to RCW 82.32.140(2) and WAC 458-20-216(5), a Request for Tax Status to the Tax Status Desk
of the Taxpayer Account Administration of the Washington State Department of Revenue, and Seller
shall promptly deliver to Purchaser any statement of tax status received by Seller in response to
such request (the “Statement of Tax Status”). Seller shall pay any Excise Taxes shown to be
delinquent on a Statement of Tax Status prior to the Closing Date.



     Section 4.05 Estoppel Certificates. Seller shall use reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver
to Purchaser, within ten (10) days after the Effective Date, a certificate from the tenant under
the Restaurant Lease, dated no earlier than 30 days prior to the Closing Date and substantively in
the form attached to the Disclosure Schedule (the “Tenant Estoppel Certificate”).



ARTICLE V




REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES



     Section 5.01 Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller hereby represents and warrants
the following to Purchaser:




     (a) Due Organization, etc. This Agreement has been duly authorized by all requisite
action on the part of Seller. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, do not require the consent or approval of any governmental authority, nor shall such
execution and delivery result in a breach or Violation of any Legal Requirement, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice and passage of time or both will
constitute a default) under any contract or agreement to which Seller or an Affiliate is a
party or by which it or the Property is bound.




     (b) Title to Personal Property. Seller has good title to the Personal Property,
subject only to the Permitted Exceptions. All items of Personal Property have been fully
paid for or will be paid for by Seller prior to the Closing.




     (c) Permits. (i) Schedule 5.01(c) identifies all existing Permits and is
complete and correct in all material respects; (ii) such Permits constitute all of the
Permits known by Seller to be currently necessary for the ownership and operation of the
Hotel, or any restaurant, bar or other operation connected therewith including but not
limited to, the food and beverage licenses and liquor licenses required to sell and serve
same at the Hotel; (iii) to Seller’s Knowledge, no material default has occurred in the due
observance or condition of any Permit which has not been heretofore corrected, and to
Seller’s Knowledge no default has occurred in the due observance or condition of any such
liquor license; (iv) to Seller’s Knowledge, no Space Lessee has received any notice from any
source to the effect that there is lacking any Permit needed in connection with the
operation of the Hotel or any restaurant, bar or other operation connected therewith; and
(v) to Seller’s Knowledge, all Permits (except those Permits which are designated Excluded
Permits in Schedule 5.01(c)) are assignable to Purchaser.



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     (d) Hotel Contracts. Schedule 5.01(d) lists all of the documents evidencing or
governing Hotel Contracts, as amended from time to time, and the information noted therein
is complete and correct in all respects. All of the Hotel Contracts have been made either
by Seller or by Manager, as agent for Seller. All of the Hotel Contracts are in full force
and effect. Except as disclosed in Schedule 5.01(d), (i) there is no default under
any Hotel Contract on the part of Seller (or Manager) and (ii) to Seller’s Knowledge, there
is no default under any Hotel Contract on the part of the other party thereto. Seller has
provided true and correct copies of all Hotel Contracts to Purchaser.




     (e) Space Leases. There are two (2) Space Leases affecting the Property. Schedule
5.01(e) lists all of the documents evidencing or governing the Space Leases, as amended
from time to time, and the information noted therein is complete and correct in all
respects. Except as identified in Schedule 5.01(e) no other Space Lease encumbers
the Real Property. The Seller is not in default under the Space Leases and except as
described in Schedule 5.01(e), to Seller’s Knowledge the tenants under the Space
Leases are not in default. Schedule 5.01(e) describes the tenants’ payment history
under the Restaurant Lease during 2010 and through March of 2011. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 5.01(e), no rent or other payment due from the tenant under any Space Lease
has been paid more than one month in advance. Schedule 5.01(e) specifies the
current fixed monthly rent and the terms of the percentage rent under the Restaurant Lease,
and the amount paid during 2010 as percentage rent under the Restaurant Lease. Seller has
made no commitment to a tenant concerning rent under the Space Lease that is not contained
in a Space Lease. Seller has provided true and correct copies of the Space Leases to
Purchaser. Both Space leases are in full force and effect, but Northern Trust has, by notice
dated August 20, 2010, terminated its Space Lease effective May 19, 2011.




     (f) Taxes. (i) all Excise Taxes and other Taxes due and payable in connection with the
operation of the Hotel prior to Closing have been (or by Closing will have been) timely
paid; and (ii) in connection therewith, Seller (or its agents or employees on Seller’s
behalf) has filed (or by Closing will have filed) all tax returns and reports required to be
filed by it with all taxing authorities requiring the same.




     (g) Fixtures, Tangible Personal Property, etc. Each guest room contains a usual and
customary set of furniture and furnishings. The quantities of Fixtures and Tangible Personal
Property and Consumables in the Hotel are sufficient for the proper and efficient operation
of the Hotel in accordance with the standards of full operation of the Hotel at the Hotel’s
customary levels, consistent with past practices of Seller.




     (h) Financial Statements. Complete copies of the Financial Statements have been
provided to Purchaser. The Financial Statements fairly and accurately present the results
of operation of the Hotel for the periods indicated therein, and were prepared in accordance
with generally accepted hotel accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.




     (i) Material Bookings. Schedule 5.01(i) identifies all Material Bookings for
periods from and after May 1, 2011, provided, any representation and warranty made by



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Seller in this Agreement shall not be deemed to be, in any manner, a guarantee of any
Bookings, or of the income potential represented thereby.




     (j) Pending Litigation; Legal Requirements; Violations. To Seller’s Knowledge, except
as described in Schedule 5.01(j), there are no actions, suits, or proceedings,
pending or threatened against Seller or Manager or affecting any of Seller’s or Manager’s
rights, in each case, with respect to the Property, at law or in equity, or before any
federal, state, municipal, or other governmental agency or instrumentality, arbitrator,
mediator, or tribunal, which might result in any order, injunction, decree or judgment
having a material adverse effect on the Hotel or the Property, nor is Seller aware of any
facts which to its knowledge might result in any action, suit or proceedings. To Seller’s
Knowledge, except as noted in Schedule 5.01(j), the Hotel complies with all Legal
Requirements. To Seller’s Knowledge, except as noted in Schedule 5.01(j), Seller has
not received any notice of any Violation of a Legal Requirement which has not been
heretofore corrected.




     (k) Condemnation. There are no pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened,
condemnation proceedings or condemnation actions against the Real Property or any of the
rights-of-way located adjacent thereto.




     (l) Employees; Employment Contracts. All Employees are employees of an Affiliate of
Seller. Schedule 5.01(l) identifies each Employee, his or her classification, title
or position, salary (including non-discretionary bonuses) or wage rate and accrued vacation
as of the Effective Date. There do not exist (A) any disputes between Manager (or the
employer of the Employees) and any of the Employees that might reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Hotel, (B) any pending unfair labor practice
complaints or labor arbitration proceedings with respect to Employees (or former Employees)
and neither Seller nor Manager nor the employer of the Employees have received written
notice from any Governmental Authority asserting (i) any violation as to Employees of Legal
Requirements governing employment or labor, including any Legal Requirements relating to
wages, hours, collective bargaining, social security or other payroll taxes, equal
employment opportunity, employment discrimination or employment safety or (ii) any liability
on the part of Seller, Manager or the employer of the Employees for back wages, taxes or
penalties for any such violation. There are no Employment Contracts which affect the Hotel
other than letters offering employment in the ordinary course of business. None of the
Employees are within any bargaining unit that has been certified under the National Labor
Relations Act or any similar state Law and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no effort currently
exists to organize any of the Employees into any such bargaining unit. The DataSite
contains a current list of Employees by department, and biographies for the Executive Staff.
During the 90-day period preceding Closing, not more than ten Employees have been nor will
be (A) terminated other than for cause or (B) laid off.




     (m) Employee Benefit Plans. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.01(m), there are
no Employee Benefit Plans. With respect to Employee Benefit Plans: (i) Seller has delivered
to Purchaser true and complete copies of the plan documents for each Employee Benefit Plan;
(ii) each Employee Benefit Plan is a defined contribution plan



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(as defined in Section 3(34) of ERISA); (iii) there are no pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened claims by or on behalf of any Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) to Seller’s
Knowledge, no Employee Benefit Plan is the subject of any investigation, audit or other such
adverse action on the part of the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Department of
Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, each Employee
Benefit Plan is in material compliance with the terms of the plan documents, ERISA and
applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; (v) the employer of the Employees is not
delinquent in any of its contribution obligations with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan;
and (vi) Seller is not an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and
none of its Property constitutes “plan assets” as that term is used in 29 C.F.R. 2509.75-2.




     (n) Utilities. To Seller’s Knowledge, all utility equipment and facilities required for
the operation and use of the Hotel are located on the Property and all agreements for
providing utilities are with direct providers.




     (o) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.01(o), to Seller’s
Knowledge, (i) no Hazardous Materials have been located on the Property or have been
released into the environment, or discharged, placed or disposed of at, on or under the
Property, except for materials used in connection with the operation of the Hotel which have
be stored, used or disposed of in manners and quantities which do not violate any laws or
regulations applicable thereto; (ii) no underground storage tanks have been located on the
Property except for a any tanks which have been closed and abandoned in place by Seller in
compliance with all laws and regulations applicable thereto or by a prior owner; (iii) the
Property has not been used as a dump for waste material; and (iv) the Property has complied
in all material respects with any applicable governmental law, regulation or requirement
relating to environmental and occupational health and safety matters and Hazardous
Materials. The term “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any material, waste, chemical,
compound, substance, asbestos-containing material, toxic mold, mixture, or byproduct that is
identified, defined, designated, listed, restricted or otherwise regulated under
Environmental Laws as a “hazardous material,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous substance,”
“toxic substance,” “toxic waste,” “carcinogenic,” “mutagenic,” “pollutant,” “contaminant” or
any other variant of such terms.




     (p) Nontransferable Documents. All Nontransferable Documents are identified in
Schedule 5.01(p).




     (q) Off-site Rights. Except for rights under Hotel Contracts identified on Schedule
5.01(d) or under a recorded document identified in the Title Commitment, the current use
of the Hotel or Property does not require the use of another’s real property (as, by way of
illustration and not limitation, use for vehicular parking and/or access).




     (r) Tax Protests. Seller has not filed notices of protest or appeal against, or
commenced proceedings to recover, real property tax assessments against any of the Property.



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     (s) OFAC. Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates, nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any of
their officers or directors is a person or entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are
restricted from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control
(“OFAC”) of the Department of the Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s Specially
Designated and Blocked Persons List) or under any statute, executive order (including the
September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action,
and Seller and will not assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement to, such persons or
entities.




     (t) Copies. Each of the documents listed in the Schedules delivered to Purchaser will
be, or posted on the Datasite is or will be (as applicable), a complete copy of the document
in the possession or control of Seller and, to Seller’s Knowledge, a faithful copy of the
original of such document.




     (u) Tax Assessments. Neither Seller nor Manager has received written notice of any
pending or proposed special assessment with respect to the Real Property or of any proposal
for a new special assessment district including the Real Property.


Except as specifically set forth herein, Seller has not made and does not make or give any
warranties or representations.




     Section 5.02 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser hereby represents and
warrants the following to Seller:




     (a) Authority. Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the terms
and conditions hereof.




     (b) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with, breach, result in a default
under, or violate any commitment, document or instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by
which it is bound.




     (c) Funds. Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Purchaser has sufficient
funds available to pay the Purchase Price.


Purchaser is not relying on any warranty or representation made by any person acting on Seller’s
behalf as to the physical condition, past or future income, expenses or operations of the Hotel or
any other matter or thing affecting or relating to the Property, except as disclosed or provided in
this Agreement, the Exhibits, the Schedules and the Seller’s Closing Certificate.




     Section 5.03 Restatement and Duration of Representations and Warranties. All representations
and warranties contained in Section 5.01 and Section 5.02 shall be deemed restated
on (and made as of) the Closing Date and shall survive the period of one (1) year from the Closing
Date.



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     Section 5.04 As-Is Purchase/Disclaimer of Implied Representations or Warranties.




     (a) AS-IS PURCHASE. PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT, EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN Section 5.01 ABOVE OR IN THE EXHIBITS OR THE DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE OR ANY SCHEDULE UPDATE: (I) ANY INFORMATION INCLUDING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER
INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE DATASITE (“INFORMATION”) SUPPLIED OR MADE AVAILABLE
BY SELLER IS FURNISHED TO PURCHASER SOLELY AS A COURTESY; (II) THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED,
AND THE PROPERTY IS PURCHASED, ON AN AS-IS-WHERE-IS BASIS AND SELLER MAKES NO
REPRESENTATION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING,
BUT IN NO WAY LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF CONDITION, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS TO THE INFORMATION OR THE PROPERTY; AND (II) NO REPRESENTATIONS,
WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, HAVE BEEN MADE BY SELLER, OR ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO
INDUCE PURCHASER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.




     (b) IF PURCHASER ELECTS TO CONSUMMATE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY, ANY OBJECTIONS
WHICH PURCHASER MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY SHALL BE WAIVED BY
PURCHASER, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN Section 5.01 ABOVE OR OTHERWISE HEREIN.




     (c) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN Section 5.01, AS PART OF PURCHASER’S
AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND ACCEPT THE PROPERTY AS-IS-WHERE-IS, AND NOT AS A LIMITATION ON
SUCH AGREEMENT, PURCHASER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND RELEASES ANY AND
ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL RIGHTS PURCHASER MIGHT HAVE REGARDING ANY FORM OF WARRANTY, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND OR TYPE, RELATING TO THE PROPERTY AND THE INFORMATION.




     (d) RELEASE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF: (I) SELLER’S DEFAULT, SELLER’S BREACH OF ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF SELLER, OR SELLER’S COVENANTS OR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION
SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR (II) ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF SELLER’S FRAUD,
PURCHASER, FOR ITSELF AND ITS AGENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, HEREBY RELEASES
AND FOREVER DISCHARGES SELLER FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL COST, LIABILITY OR DEMAND ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PROPERTY WHICH PURCHASER HAS AT CLOSING OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE.




PURCHASER HEREBY SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PURCHASER HAS CAREFULLY REVIEWED THIS
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DISCUSSED ITS IMPORT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE A
MATERIAL PART OF THE AGREEMENT AND OF THE CONSIDERATION PAID TO SELLER UNDER THE AGREEMENT.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Purchaser’s Initials:
	 	/s/
 

	 	 






     Section 5.05 Schedule Updates. During the period between the Effective Date and five (5) days
prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall have the right to amend or update any Schedules to
reflect acts or events which occur between the Diligence Termination Date and Closing by delivering
written notice thereof in accordance with Article XV (a “Schedule Update”). If Seller
delivers a Schedule Update, Purchaser shall have three (3) business days to elect to either (i)
accept the Schedule Update or an amendment to the Schedules or (ii) give notice to Seller that it
is electing to terminate this Agreement, in which event the Earnest Money Deposit shall be returned
to Purchaser, and if the Schedule Update is required as a result of Seller’s breach of a covenant
of Seller under this Agreement, Purchaser shall have all of its rights and remedies hereunder.



ARTICLE VI




CLOSING MATTERS



     Section 6.01 Closing. The closing of the transaction contemplated hereby (the “Closing”)
shall take place through the escrow established with the Title Company not later than 5:00 PM,
Seattle Washington time on May 31, 2011 (the “Closing Date”), provided that: Purchaser may, at its
option, delay the Closing Date to a date not later than June 30, 2011, if Purchaser has not
obtained a license from the Washington State Liquor Control Board allowing it to lawfully serve
alcoholic beverages at the Hotel as presently conducted or to facilitate Purchaser’s financing
arrangements, provided that Purchaser notifies Seller of the exercise of this right no later than
May 24, 2011 (the “First Closing Extension”); and if Purchaser has exercised the First Closing
Extension, Purchaser may, at its option, also delay the Closing Date to a date not later than July
29, 2011, if Purchaser has not obtained a liquor license as described above or completed its
financing arrangements, provided that Purchaser notifies the Seller of the exercise of this right
no later than June 23, 2011 (the “Second Extension Right”).



     Section 6.02 New York Style Closing. This transaction shall be closed by means of a so-called
“New York Style Closing,” with the concurrent delivery of the documents of title, transfer of
interests, delivery of the Title Policy and the payment of the Purchase Price; provided, however,
such closing shall not be a so-called “Table Closing”, and the closing shall occur through the
Escrow. The Seller shall provide and shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of any
undertaking and/or indemnity (the “Gap Undertaking”) to the Title Company necessary for the New
York Style Closing to occur.



     Section 6.03 Title Policy Pro Forma. Schedule 6.03 contains a pro forma title policy
for the Real Property, with all endorsements which Purchaser and the Title Company have agreed will
be attached to the title policy to be issued at Closing (the “Title Policy Pro Forma”).



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ARTICLE VII




CLOSING DELIVERIES



     Section 7.01 Seller’s Deliveries. At Closing, Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered
to Purchaser (which shall mean, for purposes of this Section any permitted assignee of Purchaser to
which Purchaser has assigned this Agreement prior to Closing), the following, each of which shall
be in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser and, in the case of documents of transfer or
conveyance, shall be accepted or consented to by all parties required to make such transfer or
conveyance effective, each executed by Seller except as otherwise specified below:




     (a) a recordable statutory warranty deed the form of which is attached as Exhibit
D from Seller to Purchaser, or its assignee, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions
(the “Deed”);




     (b) a Bill of Sale substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E
transferring to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to each and
every item of Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property, Documents, and Consumables to be
transferred hereunder (the “Bill of Sale”);




     (c) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F conveying and transferring to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in,
to and under all of the Bookings, the Hotel Contracts disclosed on Schedule 5.01(d),
the Space Leases disclosed on Schedule 5.01(e)(including any guarantees under the
Space Leases), Permits (other than Excluded Permits) and all other Miscellaneous Hotel
Assets with (i) the agreement of Seller to indemnify, protect, defend and hold Purchaser
harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, suits, proceedings, costs and
expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees) arising in connection
with the foregoing and relating to the period of time prior to the Closing and (ii) the
corresponding agreement of Purchaser to indemnify Seller for claims arising in connection
with the foregoing and relating to the period of time after the Closing other than with
respect to any claims for any Retained Liabilities (the “Assignment and Assumption
Agreement”);




     (d) a FIRPTA Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G;




     (e) notices to Space Lessees and third parties to Hotel Contracts of the change in
ownership of the Hotel and such estoppels and subordination agreements required by Purchaser
in connection with the Closing;




     (f) the Closing Statement;




     (g) Certificate of Titles, transferring title to all automobiles, trucks or other
titled vehicles included as Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property in accordance with
applicable Legal Requirements;




     (h) If required by the Title Company, such documents, if any, as may be reasonably
required by the Title Company, on forms customarily used by the Title



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Company in order to issue the Title Policy subject only to the Permitted Exceptions in
accordance with the requirements for the New York Style Closing as described in Section
6.02 (including without limitation a so called “Gap Indemnity” as may be reasonably
required by the Title Company, on forms customarily used buy the Title Company);




     (i) Evidence of the existence, organization and authority of Seller and of the
authority of the persons executing documents on behalf of the Seller reasonably satisfactory
to the Title Company and Purchaser;




     (j) payoff letters from the holders of any secured obligations of Seller together with
cancellations or terminations of any and all deeds of trust, mortgages, or other security
instruments creating or evidencing a monetary lien or security interest in the Property;




     (k) a Guaranty in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H executed by Guarantor
(the “Guaranty”);




     (l) documents executed by Manager and Licensor confirming that the existing Hotel
management agreement and existing Hotel franchise agreement will terminate effective as of
Closing;




     (m) the Franchise Agreement executed by Licensor;




     (n) the Affiliation Agreement executed by Licensor;




     (o) the Seller’s Closing Certificate; and




     (p) such additional deliveries as may be required by this Agreement or any Exhibit
attached hereto.



     Section 7.02 Purchaser’s Deliveries. At Closing, Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be
delivered to Seller, the following, each of which shall be in form and substance acceptable to
counsel for Seller and, in the case of documents of transfer or conveyance, shall be accepted or
consented to by all parties required to make such transfer or conveyance effective, each executed
by Purchaser except as specified below:




     (a) the balance of the Purchase Price required to be paid pursuant to Section
3.03 hereof;




     (b) the Closing Statement;




     (c) the Assignment and Assumption Agreement;




     (d) the Franchise Agreement executed by Purchaser;




     (e) the Affiliation Agreement executed by DH&R or its subsidiary; and



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     (f) such additional deliveries as may be required by this Agreement or any Exhibit
attached hereto.



     Section 7.03 Concurrent Transactions. All documents or other deliveries required to be made
by Purchaser or Seller at Closing, and all transactions required to be consummated concurrently
with Closing shall be deemed to have been delivered and to have been consummated simultaneously
with all other transactions and all other deliveries, and no delivery shall be deemed to have been
made, and no transaction shall be deemed to have been consummated, until all deliveries required by
Purchaser, or its designee, and Seller shall have been made, and all concurrent or other
transactions shall have been consummated.



     Section 7.04 Further Assurances. Seller and Purchaser will, at the Closing, or at any time or
from time to time thereafter, upon request of either party, execute such additional instruments,
documents or certificates as either party deems reasonably necessary in order to convey, assign and
transfer the Property to Purchaser hereunder.



     Section 7.05 Possession. Exclusive possession of the Property shall be delivered to Purchaser
at Closing subject only to any Space Leases. Subject to the provisions of Section 16.01(e),
Excluded Assets (other than any Excluded Assets subject to (i) equipment leases to be assumed by
Purchaser at Closing or (ii) the Franchise Agreement) shall be removed from the Hotel by Seller, at
Seller’s expense, on, or within thirty (30) days after, the Closing Date. Seller, at Seller’s
expense, shall make all repairs necessitated by such removal but shall have no obligation to
replace any Excluded Asset so removed.



ARTICLE VIII




ADJUSTMENTS AND PRORATIONS-CLOSING STATEMENTS



     Section 8.01 Adjustments and Prorations. All revenues and expenses for the Hotel shall be
allocated between Seller and Purchaser as provided herein, effective as of the Cut-off Time.
Except as expressly provided herein, Seller shall be entitled to all revenue and shall be
responsible for all expenses for the period of time up to but not including the Cut-off Time, and
Purchaser shall be entitled to all revenue and be responsible for all expenses for the period of
time from, after and including the Cut-off Time. Without limiting the foregoing, the following
matters and items shall be apportioned between the parties hereto or, where appropriate, credited
in total to a particular party, as of the Cut-off Time as provided below:




     (a) Guest Ledger Receivables. Seller shall be entitled to recovery of Guest Ledger
Receivables in accordance with Section 8.03 provided that Seller and Purchaser shall
each receive a credit equal to one-half (50%) of the amount of Guest Ledger Receivables for
the full room night during which the Cut-off Time occurs. All restaurant and bar facilities
will be closed as of the Cut-off Time and Seller shall receive all of the cash income from
the same until the Cut-off Time.




     (b) Taxes and Assessments. All ad valorem taxes, special or general assessments,
personal property taxes, water and sewer rents, rates and charges, vault charges, canopy
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be apportioned between the parties. If the amount of any such item is not ascertainable
on the Closing Date, the credit therefor shall be based on one hundred percent (100%) of the
most recent available bill and shall be reprorated within fifteen (15) days of receipt of
the final tax bill. Seller shall be responsible for and pay all Taxes attributable to the
ownership and operation of the Hotel, including (without limitation) Excise Taxes, for the
period of time prior to the Closing Date.




     (c) Utility Contracts. Telephone and telex contracts and contracts for the supply of
heat, steam, electric power, gas, lighting, wireless internet access and any other utility
service shall be apportioned between the parties, with Seller receiving a credit for each
deposit, if any, made by Seller as security under any such public service contracts if the
same is transferable and provided such deposit remains on deposit for the benefit of
Purchaser. Where possible, cut-off readings will be secured for all utilities on the Closing
Date.




     (d) Hotel Contracts and Space Leases. Any amounts prepaid or payable under any Hotel
Contracts and Space Leases shall be apportioned between the parties; provided, only the
rental income and related landlord expenses for the Space Leases shall be prorated with
Purchaser receiving a credit for any advance rents allocable to the period after the Cut-off
Time and received by Seller, and no past due rent under the Space Leases shall be
apportioned. Any percentage rentals under Space Leases shall be prorated on the basis of
the ratio of the number of days expired before Closing to the number of days after Closing,
for the current percentage rent period of the Space Lease. Purchaser shall receive a credit
for all security deposits held by Seller and all obligations with respect to such security
deposits shall be assumed by Purchaser. Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser shall
receive a credit for the Twenty Thousand Dollar ($20,000) deposit delivered by the tenant
under the Restaurant Lease.




     (e) License Fees. Fees paid for Permits (other than Excluded Permits) shall be
apportioned between the parties to the extent such Permits are assignable.




     (f) Advance Payments. Advance payments, if any, under Bookings for Hotel facilities
shall be prorated as of the Closing Date; provided that Purchaser shall receive a credit for
any advance deposits for Bookings received by Seller for future room reservations occurring
after the Cut-off Time or future contracts or group sales agreements.




     (g) Compensation of Employees. Seller shall be responsible for, and shall pay when
due, all Compensation of Employees until the Cut-off Time. Purchaser shall be responsible
for, and shall pay when due, all Compensation of Employees after the Cut-off Time. Accrued
but unpaid Compensation due Employees from Seller shall be assumed by Purchaser and
Purchaser shall receive a credit therefor.




     (h) Commissions. Prepaid expenses for all commissions to credit and referral
organizations to the extent payable under any Hotel Contract assumed by Purchaser shall be
prorated as of the Closing Date.



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     (i) Other. Such other items as are provided for in this Agreement or as are normally
prorated, credited or adjusted in the sale of a hotel, including, without limitation, all
petty cash funds and cash in house banks, and all deposits and prepaid items which inure to
the benefit of the Purchaser under any Hotel Contract assumed by Purchaser at the Closing.



     Section 8.02 Payment. Net credits in favor of Purchaser shall be deducted from the balance of
the Purchase Price and net credits in favor of Seller shall be added to the Purchase Price to be
paid by Purchaser to Seller at the Closing.



     Section 8.03 Accounts Receivable. Seller shall retain the Accounts Receivable as Excluded
Assets. Purchaser shall use (or cause its Hotel manager to use) commercially reasonable efforts,
in the ordinary course of Purchaser’s or its Hotel manager’s billing and collection at the Hotel,
to collect such receivables on Seller’s behalf and Seller shall be entitled to the proceeds of
collection of such retained receivables, less applicable fees, taxes and other charges, but
Purchaser shall have no obligation to Seller to initiate legal proceedings, terminate customer
relationships or incur in the aggregate any expense or liability in so doing and, in no event,
shall Purchaser be liable to Seller for any uncollected such receivable. Any payment at or
relating to the Hotel which is received or recovered after Closing from a person who then owes
amounts both on such a Seller-retained account from the Hotel and on an account from the Hotel
accruing after Closing shall be applied to the invoice(s) specified by the payor or to which such
payment (by the amount thereof or other indicia) plainly applies, and, if the payor makes such
payment without reference to a specific invoice and the applicable invoice is not otherwise
obvious, then such payment shall then be allocated first to the oldest outstanding accounts.



     Section 8.04 Accounts Payable. Subject to Section 8.01(d), Purchaser shall assume all
trade accounts payable of Seller under the Hotel Contracts assumed by Purchaser, other than with
respect to any Excluded Assets or Retained Liabilities, but only to the extent such accounts
payable are identified in the Closing Statement.



     Section 8.05 Closing Statements.




     (a) Preparation. Seller shall cause its accounting staff (“Seller’s Accountants”) to
make such inventories and examinations of the Hotel, and of the books and records of the
Hotel, as Seller’s Accountants may deem necessary to make the adjustments and prorations
required under this Article VIII, or under any other provisions of this Agreement.
Purchaser or its designated representatives may be present at such inventories and
examinations of the Hotel. Based upon such inventories and examinations, Seller’s
Accountants, in consultation with Purchaser, will prepare and deliver to the parties no
later than five (5) days prior to the Closing a preliminary closing statement (the
“Preliminary Closing Statement”). The Preliminary Closing Statement shall contain Seller’s
best estimate, in consultation with Purchaser, of the amounts of the items requiring the
prorations and adjustments in this Agreement. The amounts set forth on the Preliminary
Closing Statement shall be the basis for the closing statement jointly prepared and
delivered by Seller and Purchaser to Escrow Agent on the Closing Date (the “Closing
Statement”), and the Closing Statement shall be the basis upon which the prorations and
adjustments provided for herein shall be made at the Closing.



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     (b) Disputes. In the event the representatives of the parties are unable to reach
agreement with respect to preparation of the Closing Statement then, except as hereinafter
provided, the disputed amount shall be held in the Escrow, pending agreement of the parties
or the determination of the Accountants (as defined herein) and the Closing shall occur.
Purchaser shall be required to deposit in the Escrow any additional sum of the disputed
amount which it may be required to pay. Any such dispute shall survive and be subject to
later resolution pursuant to this Section 8.05. In the event the representatives of
the parties are unable to reach agreement with respect to the Closing Statement, the parties
shall submit their dispute to a mutually selected firm of independent certified public
accountants of recognized standing in the hotel industry (the “Accountants”), and the
determination of such firm shall be conclusive on both parties hereto.




     (c) Period for Recalculation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time within one
hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing Date, either party discovers any error or
any items which should have been included in the Closing Statement but were omitted
therefrom, then such errors shall be corrected and/or such omitted items shall be adjusted
in the same manner as if they had been correctly adjusted or their existence had been known
at the time of the preparation of the Closing Statement.



ARTICLE IX




CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS



     Section 9.01 Conditions to Seller’s Obligations. The obligation of Seller to close the
transaction and deliver the documents and instruments required hereunder shall be subject to
satisfaction in full of the following conditions (“Seller’s Conditions”) on or before the Closing
Date:




     (a) Purchaser shall have performed on or before the Closing Date the obligations
required to be performed by it on or before the Closing Date.




     (b) Purchaser shall have completed all the deliveries and actions required to be made
by Purchaser under Section 7.02 and elsewhere in this Agreement.




     (c) There shall be no material breach of any of Purchaser’s representations, warranties
and covenants set forth in this Agreement.




     (d) There shall not then be any pending or, to the knowledge of either Purchaser or
Seller, threatened litigation against Purchaser which, if determined adversely, would
restrain the consummation of any of the transactions referred to herein, or declare illegal,
invalid or nonbinding any of the covenants or obligations of the Purchaser herein.



     Seller’s Conditions are solely for the benefit of Seller and may be waived only by Seller.
Any such waiver or waivers shall be in writing and shall be delivered to Purchaser. If any of
Seller’s Conditions is not satisfied or has not been so waived by notice to Purchaser prior to the
Closing Date, Seller shall give written notice to Purchaser describing the condition or conditions



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that have not been satisfied or waived and either Seller or Purchaser by notice to the other
party shall be entitled to postpone the Closing Date by up to thirty (30) days in the aggregate for
the purpose of attempting to satisfy such condition or conditions by delivering written notice on
or before the then scheduled Closing Date. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall require
Purchaser or Seller to postpone the Closing Date or to bring any suit or other proceeding or,
except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement, to pay any substantial sum, to satisfy
any conditions to Closing.




     Section 9.02 Conditions to Purchaser’s Obligations. The obligation of Purchaser to make
payment of the Purchase Price and other sums provided for herein and to close the transactions
contemplated hereby is subject to satisfaction in full of each of the following conditions
(“Purchaser’s Conditions”) on or before the Closing Date:




     (a) The representations, warranties and agreements of Seller contained in Section
5.01 shall be true and accurate in all material respects on the Closing Date, as if made
on such date.




     (b) Seller shall have performed on or before the Closing Date the obligations required
to be performed by it on or before the Closing Date.




     (c) Seller shall have completed all the deliveries and actions required to be made by
Seller or Guarantor under Section 7.01 and elsewhere in this Agreement.




     (d) Title Company shall have issued to Purchaser an extended coverage owner’s policy of
title insurance with a coverage amount equal to the Purchase Price in the form of the Title
Policy Pro Forma (including all endorsements) and with no additional exclusions or
exceptions in addition to those set forth in the Title Policy Pro Forma (the “Title
Policy”).




     (e) There shall not then be any pending or, to the knowledge of either Purchaser or
Seller, threatened litigation against Seller which, if determined adversely, would restrain
the consummation of any of the transactions referred to herein, or declare illegal, invalid
or nonbinding any of the covenants or obligations of the Seller herein.




     (f) Delivery to Purchaser on or before the Closing Date of either of: the Tenant
Estoppel Certificate with respect to the Restaurant Lease, executed by the tenant thereunder
without material exception, reservation or qualification; or an estoppel certificate
executed by Seller in the form attached to the Disclosure Schedule.



     Purchaser’s Conditions are solely for the benefit of Purchaser and may be waived only by
Purchaser. Any such waiver or waivers shall be in writing and shall be delivered to Seller. If
any of Purchaser’s Conditions is not satisfied or has not been so waived by Purchaser prior to the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall give written notice to Seller describing the condition which has not
been satisfied or waived and either Purchaser or Seller by notice to the other party shall be
entitled to postpone the Closing Date by up to thirty (30) days in the aggregate for the purpose of
attempting to obtain satisfaction of such condition or conditions by delivering written notice on
or before the then scheduled Closing Date. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall require
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except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement, to pay any substantial sum to
satisfy any of Purchaser’s conditions.




     Section 9.03 Remedies; Return of Deposit.




     (a) LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS
AGREEMENT, IF THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY TO PURCHASER IS NOT CONSUMMATED BY REASON OF
PURCHASER’S DEFAULT OF ITS OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT, SELLER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND RETAIN THE DEPOSIT AND ALL INTEREST
ACCRUED THEREON IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESCROW AGREEMENT AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE TO PURCHASER AND AS
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR SUCH DEFAULT. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE AND
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIX THE ACTUAL DAMAGES SUFFERED BY SELLER AS A RESULT OF PURCHASER’S
FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROVIDED
FOR IN THIS SECTION REPRESENT A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES WHICH SELLER WILL INCUR
AS A RESULT OF SUCH FAILURE. PURCHASER AND SELLER AGREE THAT SELLER’S RIGHT TO RETAIN THE
DEPOSIT SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF SELLER FOR PURCHASER’S FAILURE TO
PURCHASE THE PROPERTY IN BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE FOREGOING SHALL
SERVE TO WAIVE OR OTHERWISE LIMIT (A) SELLER’S REMEDIES OR DAMAGES FOR POST-CLOSING CLAIMS
OF SELLER AGAINST PURCHASER WITH RESPECT TO ANY OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER THAT, BY THE TERMS
OF THIS AGREEMENT, SURVIVE THE CLOSING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PURCHASER’S OBLIGATIONS
IN REGARD TO INDEMNIFICATION UNDER Section 14.03, OR (B) SELLER’S RIGHTS TO
OBTAIN FROM PURCHASER ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ENFORCING THIS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROVISION,
INCLUDING LEGAL COSTS. THE PARTIES HAVE SET FORTH THEIR INITIALS BELOW TO INDICATE THEIR
AGREEMENT WITH THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION.



     ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:



	 	 	 	 	 

	/s/
 


	 	/s/
 

	 	 
	SELLER

	 	PURCHASER	 	 







     (b) PURCHASERS REMEDIES. IN THE EVENT THE CLOSING FAILS TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF SELLER’S
FAILURE TO PERFORM SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, PURCHASER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT BY WRITTEN NOTICE SENT TO THE SELLER, IN WHICH EVENT THE EARNEST
MONEY DEPOSIT SHALL BE PROMPTLY RETURNED TO PURCHASER. IN ADDITION, PURCHASER SHALL



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HAVE ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AGAINST SELLER PROVIDED AT LAW AND IN EQUITY INCLUDING
(BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THAT SELLER SPECIFICALLY PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES HAVE SET FORTH THEIR INITIALS BELOW TO INDICATE THEIR
AGREEMENT WITH THE REMEDIES PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION.



     ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:



	 	 	 	 	 

	/s/
 


	 	/s/
 

	 	 
	SELLER

	 	PURCHASER	 	 






ARTICLE X




TERMINATION



     Section 10.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated
hereby abandoned at any time prior to Closing as follows:




     (a) by written agreement of the Seller and the Purchaser;




     (b) by either the Purchaser or the Seller if the Closing Date has not occurred by July
29, 2011 (the “Termination Date”)); provided, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 10.01(b) shall not be available to any party whose
failure to fulfill any obligation hereunder has been the cause of, or resulted in, the
failure of the Closing Date to occur on or before the Termination Date and such failure
constitutes a breach of this Agreement;




     (c) by the Purchaser if it is not in material breach of its obligations under this
Agreement and there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement on the part of the Seller provided, that if such breach
is curable by the Seller within fifteen (15) days following the Seller’s receipt of written
notice from the Purchaser of such breach, Purchaser may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 10.01(c) if such breach by the Seller is cured within such
fifteen (15) day period so that the conditions would then be satisfied; or




     (d) by the Seller if it is not in material breach of its obligations under this
Agreement and there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement on the part of the Purchaser provided, that if such
breach is curable by the Purchaser within fifteen (15) days following the Purchaser’s
receipt of written notice from the Seller of such breach, Seller may not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.01(d) if such breach by the Purchaser is cured
within such fifteen (15) day period so that the conditions would then be satisfied.



     Section 10.02 Effect of Termination. Any termination of this Agreement under Section
10.01 will be effective immediately upon the delivery of written notice by the terminating
party to the other party hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in
Section 10.01, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect, except nothing herein
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relieve any party from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement. No termination of
this Agreement shall affect the obligations of the parties contained in Section 4.02
regarding Confidentiality, or any other obligations that expressly survive termination of this
Agreement.




ARTICLE XI




ACTIONS AND OPERATIONS PENDING CLOSING



     Section 11.01 Actions and Operations Pending Closing. Seller agrees that after the Effective
Date and until the Closing Date:




     (a) The Hotel will continue to be operated and maintained substantially in accordance
with present standards; and Seller shall not (except with Buyer’s prior written approval)
cause, approve or permit any material change in the operations of the Hotel, including
(without limitation): (i) reduction in inventories of Consumables to levels below those
maintained at the Hotel during the preceding 12 months (taking into account any seasonal
fluctuations), (ii) material changes in current levels of guest, room and other services at
the Hotel, (iii) any material reduction in current sales and marketing efforts with respect
to the Hotel, (iv) deferral of scheduled or routine maintenance, repair and replacement of
the Improvements or Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property, (v) any material reduction in
staff at the Hotel or the transfer of the general manager, any department head or any other
executive staff, and (vi) filing of any notice of protest or appeal against, or commencement
of any proceeding to recover, any property tax assessments against the Hotel.




     (b) From the date of this Agreement, Seller will not enter into any new Hotel Contract,
Employment Contract or Space Lease or create any Title Defect or, or cancel, modify, extend
or renew any existing Hotel Contract, Employment Contract or Space Lease, without the prior
written consent of Purchaser, which consent may be granted or withheld in Purchaser’s sole
discretion.




     (c) Seller shall have the right, without notice to or consent of Purchaser, to make
Bookings in the ordinary course of business, at no less than the Hotel’s standard rates
including customary discounted rates. Seller shall entertain in good faith Purchaser’s
suggestions relating to the policy of the Hotel with respect to future Bookings and
extension of credit.




     (d) Seller shall preserve in force all existing Permits and cause all those expiring to
be renewed prior to the Closing Date. If any such Permit shall expire or be suspended or
revoked, Seller shall promptly so notify Purchaser and shall take all measures necessary to
cause the reinstatement of such Permit without any additional limitation or condition.




     (e) Seller shall not do or voluntarily suffer any act which would result in any of the
representations or warranties contained in Section 5.01 not being materially correct
as of Closing. Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly if Seller becomes aware of any
transaction or occurrence prior to the Closing Date which would make any of the



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representations or warranties of Seller contained in Section 5.01 not correct
in any material respect.




     (f) Seller will maintain in effect, all policies of casualty and liability insurance,
or similar policies of insurance, with the same limits of coverage which it now carries with
respect to the Hotel.




     (g) Seller will not dispose of any of the Property, except that Fixtures and Tangible
Personal Property may be disposed of in the ordinary course of business and in accordance
with this Agreement, provided that the disposed item is replaced by Seller with an item of
equal (or better) quality and utility.


Seller shall cause Manager to comply with this Section 11.01 during the period between the
Effective Date and the Closing or termination of this Agreement.




ARTICLE XII




CASUALTIES AND TAKINGS



     Section 12.01 Termination Rights. If, prior to Closing, all or a material part of the Real
Property is damaged, destroyed or taken by eminent domain (a “Casualty”), Purchaser shall have the
right, at its election, to terminate this Agreement, by written notice given to Seller on or before
the Closing Date. If a Casualty occurs fewer than ten business days before the Closing Date,
Purchaser shall have the right to extend the Closing Date until the 15th business day after the
occurrence of such Casualty in order to make the election permitted by this Section 12.01.



     Section 12.02 If No Termination. If a Casualty occurs and Buyer either does not have or
elects not to exercise the right under Section 12.01 to terminate this Agreement, this
Agreement shall continue in force and, upon Closing, Buyer shall receive:




     (a) a credit against the Purchase Price equal to (A) the amount, if any, of Proceeds
received by Seller prior to Closing in connection with such Casualty, plus (B) the
“deductible” or self retained limit under the property hazard insurance covering the Real
Property, minus (C) the amount (if any) actually expended by Seller to repair, restore or
replace the damaged portions of the Real Property; and




     (b) an assignment of Seller’s rights to all Proceeds which may then be or thereafter
become payable.


Except for emergency repairs required to prevent an imminent peril to human health or safety or to
avoid further material damage to the Real Property, Seller shall not begin any repair, restoration
or replacement without Purchaser’s written approval, which Real Property shall not unreasonably
withhold or delay.




     Section 12.03 Materiality. For purposes of this Article XII, a Casualty shall be
deemed to affect a material part of the Real Property if: (A) such Casualty results in the taking
or other permanent loss of any of the Real Property or of any parking area at or access way to the
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Property, or (B) such Casualty results in damage which will cost more than Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($750,000) to repair or replace.




ARTICLE XIII




COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS



     Section 13.01 Employees. Purchaser and Seller agree that the Purchaser or Purchaser’s Hotel
manager or an affiliate of Purchaser or such manager will offer employment to a sufficient number
of the Employees to commence immediately following Closing, and on substantially the same terms and
conditions of their employment prior to the Closing Date, so as to avoid the worker notification
requirements of the WARN Act. The Purchaser and Seller acknowledge that no notices will be
required by the WARN Act.



     Section 13.02 Permits and Hotel Contracts. The PDQ contract listed on Schedule
5.01(d) also applies to other hotels, expires in August of 2011 and will not be assigned to
Purchaser. The Hotel has already received the benefits of that contract and the Purchaser will pay
its share of the contract cost if both parties decide that will be appropriate as part of the
prorations described in Section 8.01. In addition, certain of the Permits and Hotel
Contracts may not, by their terms, be freely transferred or assigned to Purchaser by Seller without
the consent of a third party or only upon payment of certain penalties, fees, charges or costs (any
such Permit or Hotel Contract referred to as a “Nontransferable Document”). Seller shall endeavor
to gain the consent of all necessary third parties to any Nontransferable Document for the transfer
or assignment of such documents and Purchaser agrees that to the extent that Seller is able to
secure the written consent of such third parties and provide Purchaser with notice thereof on or
prior to the date that is five business days prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be
obligated to assume such Permit or Hotel Contract in accordance with this Agreement at Closing. To
the extent that Seller is unable to secure any such consent of any necessary third parties, or to
the extent that any third party requires payment to such third party of any penalties, fees,
charges or costs in connection with the assignment of the Nontransferable Document, such
Nontransferable Document shall be designated as an Excluded Asset in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement on or prior to the date that is five business days prior to the Closing Date.



     Section 13.03 Bulk Sales. Seller and Purchaser agree that no bulk sales filings or notices
shall be required as condition to Closing.



     Section 13.04 Hart-Scott-Rodino. Seller and Purchaser agree that The Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. §18(a) et. seq., as amended does not apply to the
sale and transactions contemplated in this Agreement.



     Section 13.05 Management/Franchise Agreements. Seller shall cause any existing management or
franchise agreements relating to the Hotel to be terminated on or before Closing and Seller shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from and against any and all claims arising from such
management and franchise agreements, if any.



     Section 13.06 Transfers of Unemployment Tax Reserve Credit. If, in connection with a transfer
of unemployment tax reserve experience at the Hotel to Purchaser’s Hotel manager or




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operator, as the employer of the Employees, the applicable governmental authority requires the
written authorization of Seller or Manager, Seller shall cause such authorization to be timely
delivered on the appropriate form.




     Section 13.07 Liquor License. Purchaser shall diligently employ all commercially reasonable
efforts in good faith to obtain the liquor license.



ARTICLE XIV




INDEMNIFICATION



     Section 14.01 Seller’s Indemnification. Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and
defend Purchaser from and against any and all loss, damage, claim, cost and expense and any other
liability whatsoever, including, without limitation, reasonable accountants’ and attorneys’ fees,
charges and costs (collectively, “Losses”), incurred by Purchaser by reason of (a) Seller’s breach
of any representations or warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement (“Seller Rep Breaches”),
(b) Seller’s breach of any covenants of Seller contained in this Agreement which survive the
Closing, including (without limitation) Seller’s failure to duly (A) perform and discharge Retained
Liabilities, (B) perform the obligations of Seller under the Assignment and Assumption Agreements
or any other document delivered by Seller at Closing in accordance with Section 7.01, or
(C) pay any costs, expenses or taxes that are the Seller’s responsibility under Section
16.01(a).



     Section 14.02 Limitations on Seller’s Indemnity.




     (a) Seller shall have no duty to indemnify Purchaser for any Losses arising hereunder
with respect to Seller Rep Breaches: (i) until Purchaser has suffered Losses by reason of
Seller Rep Breaches in excess of a One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) aggregate
deductible (after which point the Seller will be obligated only to indemnify the Purchaser
from and against such Losses in excess of such deductible); (ii) or thereafter to the extent
the Losses the Purchaser has suffered by reason of Seller Rep Breaches up to an aggregate
cap equal to ten percent (10%) of the Purchase Price (after which point the Seller will have
no obligation to indemnify the Purchaser from and against such further Losses); and (iii)
except with respect to any Seller Rep Breaches indemnity claims delivered to Seller prior to
the first anniversary of the Closing Date.




     (b) Seller shall have no duty to indemnify Purchaser for any Losses arising hereunder
with respect to Seller’s breach of any covenants of Seller contained in this Agreement which
survive Closing except with respect to indemnity claims (i) delivered to Seller prior to the
second anniversary of the Closing Date or (ii) based on Seller’s failure to duly pay any
costs, expenses or taxes that are the Seller’s responsibility under Section
16.01(a).



     Section 14.03 Purchaser’s Indemnification. Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify, hold
harmless and defend Seller from and against any and all loss, damage, claim, cost and expense and
any other liability whatsoever, including, without limitation, reasonable accountants’ and
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(a) Purchaser’s breach of any representations or warranties of Purchaser contained in this
Agreement (“Purchaser Rep Breaches”); (b) Purchaser’s breach of any covenants of Purchaser
contained in this Agreement which survive the Closing including (without limitation), Purchaser’s
failure to (A) perform and discharge the Assumed Liabilities, (B) perform the obligations of
Purchaser under the Assignment and Assumption Agreements or any other document delivered by
Purchaser at Closing in accordance with Section 7.02, and (C) Purchaser’s failure to pay
any costs, expenses or taxes that are the Purchaser’s responsibility under Section
16.01(a). The foregoing Purchaser indemnities with respect to Purchaser’s representations and
warranties shall terminate and be of no force and effect one (1) year after the Closing Date,
except with respect to any Purchaser Rep Breaches indemnity claims delivered to Purchaser prior to
the termination date; and the foregoing Purchaser indemnities shall terminate and be of no force
and effect two (2) years after the Closing Date with respect to claims based on Purchaser’s failure
to comply with a covenant in this Agreement which survives the Closing or based on Purchaser’s
failure to duly pay any costs, expenses or taxes that are the Purchaser’s responsibility under
Section 16.01(a).




     Section 14.04 Third Party Claims. If a claim by a third party is made against either of the
indemnified parties, and if either of the indemnified parties intends to seek indemnity with
respect thereto under this Article XIV, such indemnified party shall promptly notify
Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, of such claim. The indemnifying party shall have thirty
(30) days after receipt of the above-mentioned notice to undertake, conduct and control, through
counsel of its own choosing (subject to the consent of the indemnified party, such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and at its expense, the settlement or defense therefor, and
the indemnified party shall cooperate with it in connection therewith; provided that: (a) the
indemnifying party shall not thereby permit to exist any lien, encumbrance or other adverse charge
upon any asset of any indemnified party; (b) the indemnifying party shall permit the indemnified
party to participate in such settlement or defense through counsel chosen by the indemnified party,
provided that the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the indemnified party; and
(c) the indemnifying party shall agree promptly to reimburse the indemnified party for the full
amount of any loss resulting from such claim and all related expenses incurred by the indemnified
party within the limits of this Article XIV. So long as the indemnifying party is
reasonably contesting any such claim in good faith, the indemnified party shall not pay or settle
any such claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party shall have the right to pay
or settle any such claim, provided that in such event they shall waive any right to indemnity
hereunder by the indemnifying party. If the indemnifying party does not notify the indemnified
party within thirty days after receipt of the indemnified party’s notice of a claim of indemnity
hereunder that it elects to undertake the defense thereof, the indemnified party shall have the
right to contest, settle or compromise the claim in the exercise of its exclusive discretion at the
expense of the indemnifying party.



ARTICLE XV




NOTICES



     Section 15.01 Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, demands,
requests, consents, approvals and other communications (herein collectively called “Notices”)
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this Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by overnight
express courier, prepaid for next morning delivery, or by electronic facsimile transmission (“Fax”)
addressed to the party to be so notified as follows:




	 	 	 

	If intended for Seller, to:

	 	WHC809, LLC
	 

	 	c/o Red Lion Hotels Corporation
	 

	 	W. 201 North River Drive
	 

	 	Spokane, WA 99201
	 

	 	Fax: 509-325-7325
	 

	 	Attention: General Counsel
	 
	 	 
	copies to:

	 	Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
	 

	 	1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
	 

	 	Seattle, WA 98101-3045
	 

	 	Fax: (509) 325-7324
	 

	 	Attention: Bruce Bjerke
	 
	 	 
	If intended for Purchaser, to:

	 	LCP Seattle, LLC
	 

	 	c/o Lowe Enterprises Investment Management, LLC
	 

	 	11777 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 900
	 

	 	Los Angeles, CA 90049
	 

	 	Fax: (310) 207-1132
	 

	 	Attention: Corporate Counsel & Cara Leonard
	 
	 	 
	copies to:

	 	Lowe Hospitality Group, Inc.
	 

	 	10333 East Dry Creek Road, Suite 450
	 

	 	Englewood, CO 80112
	 

	 	Fax: (303) 799-6011
	 

	 	Attention: Michael Everett
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Seyfarth Shaw LLP
	 

	 	333 Hope Street, Suite 3900
	 

	 	Los Angeles, CA 90071
	 

	 	Fax: (213) 270-9601
	 

	 	Attention: Amadeo Cantu, Jr.






     Notice mailed by regular, registered or certified mail shall not be permitted. Notice
personally delivered shall be deemed received when delivered. Notice sent by overnight express
courier for next morning delivery shall be deemed received by the addressee the next business day
after mailing thereof upon proof of delivery by the overnight express courier. Notice by Fax
transmission shall be deemed received on the day of transmission if transmission is completed
before 5:30 pm recipient’s local time on a business day, and otherwise on the business day
following the day of transmission; provided, however, that delivery by Fax shall be effective only
if the Fax transmission is confirmed within one business day by duplicate notice delivered as
otherwise provided herein. Time of completion of Fax transmission shall be established by a
transmission confirmation log sheet generated by the sending machine. Either party may at any



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time change the address for notice to such party by delivering a Notice as aforesaid. Counsel
may give any notices on behalf of its client.




ARTICLE XVI




ADDITIONAL COVENANTS



     Section 16.01 Additional Covenants. In addition, the parties agree as follows:




     (a) Expenses. Seller shall be responsible for the premium for the standard Title
Policy without endorsements. Purchaser shall pay the additional premium for extended
coverage and any endorsements. Purchaser shall pay for the Survey. Purchaser shall pay all
sales tax or taxes in the connection with the conveyance of the tangible personal property.
Seller shall pay all transfer taxes, excise taxes and other taxes in connection with the
conveyance of the real property, and all recording fees for the release of any Title Defect
or Lien. The fees and expenses of Seller’s designated representatives, accountants and
attorneys shall be borne by Seller, and the fees and expenses of Purchaser’s designated
representatives, accountants and attorneys shall be borne by Purchaser. The parties shall
split any escrow fees evenly. This Section 16.01(a) shall survive Closing.




     (b) Brokerage. Seller and Purchaser each hereby represent and warrant to the other that
neither has dealt with any broker or finder in connection with the transaction contemplated
hereby other than Chris Burdett of CB Richard Ellis Hotels and CSCA Capital Advisors LLC
(collectively, “Seller’s Brokers”). Seller hereby covenants to Purchaser that Seller shall
pay the commissions and compensation owing to Seller’s Brokers from the proceeds of Closing
pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement or agreements. Each of Seller and Purchaser
hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the other harmless against and from any and all
manner of claims, liabilities, loss, damage, attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by
either party and arising out of, or resulting from, any claim by any broker or finder in
contravention of its representation and warranty herein contained. Seller hereby agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser harmless against and from any and all manner of claims,
liabilities, loss, damage, attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by Purchaser and arising
out of, or resulting from, Seller’s breach of Seller’s covenants set forth in the second
sentence of this Section 16.01(b).




     (c) Guest Baggage. All baggage of guests who are still in the Hotel on the Closing
Date, which has been checked with or left in the care of Seller shall be inventoried,
sealed, and tagged jointly by Seller and Purchaser on the Closing Date. Purchaser hereby
indemnifies Seller against any claims, losses or liabilities in connection with such baggage
arising out of the acts of omissions of Purchaser after the Closing Date. Seller hereby
indemnifies Purchaser against any claim, losses or liabilities with respect to such baggage
arising out of the acts or omissions of Seller prior to the Closing Date.



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     (d) Tax Appeal Proceedings. Seller shall be entitled to receive and retain the
proceeds from any tax appeals or protests for tax fiscal years prior to the tax fiscal year
in which the Closing Date occurs. In the event an application to reduce real estate taxes
is filed for the period during which Seller was the owner of the Real Property and such
application results in a reduction of taxes, Seller shall be entitled to a reproration of
real estate taxes upon receipt of and based upon the reduction. Purchaser shall pay its pro
rata share of the reasonable attorneys’ fees directly related to the reduction as and when
due. Seller shall continue to process any pending appeals or protests with respect to the
tax fiscal year in which the Closing Date occurs, and the net proceeds from any such
proceedings, after payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees, will be prorated between the
parties, when received, as of the Closing Date.




     (e) Access to Records After Closing. Seller agrees to preserve at Seller’s business
office until the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Closing all records pertaining to the
operation of the Hotel in Seller’s or Manager’s possession which were not transferred to
Purchaser hereunder and relating to the Property or to the transactions contemplated herein.
Similarly, Purchaser agrees to preserve at the Hotel all employment records and sales
records transferred by Seller and all records which may be relevant to or required to be
produced in connection with Seller’s tax reporting obligations until the sixth (6th)
anniversary of the Closing. Where there is a legitimate purpose not injurious to the other
party or if there is a tax audit, other governmental inquiry, or litigation or prospective
litigation to which Seller or Purchaser is, or may become, a party, making necessary
Seller’s access to such records of Purchaser or making necessary Purchaser’s access to such
records of Seller, each party, as the case may be, will allow representatives of the other
party access to such records during regular business hours at such party’s place of business
for the sole purpose of obtaining information for use as aforesaid. Each of Seller and
Purchaser agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the other at all times from and
after the date of this Agreement, from and against any and all loss, damage, claim, cost and
expense and any other liability whatsoever, including, without limitation, reasonable
accountants’ and attorneys’ fees, charges and costs, incurred by the other by reason of
Seller’s or Purchaser’s failure to provide the other with access to the records described
above.




     (f) Purchaser’s Investigation and Inspections. Any investigation or inspection
conducted by Purchaser, or any agent or representative of Purchaser, pursuant to this
Agreement, in order to verify independently Seller’s satisfaction of any conditions
precedent to Purchaser’s Obligations hereunder or to determine whether Seller’s warranties
are true and accurate, shall not affect (or constitute a waiver by Purchaser of) any of
Seller’s Obligations hereunder or Purchaser’s reliance thereon.




     (g) Construction. This Agreement shall not be construed more strictly against one party
than against the other, merely by virtue of the fact that it may have been prepared
primarily by counsel for one of the parties, it being recognized that both Purchaser and
Seller have contributed substantially and materially to the preparation of this Agreement.



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     (h) Public Statement. Neither Seller nor Purchaser shall make any press release or
public statement or announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
herein, without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.




     (i) Exclusivity. Seller shall deal exclusively with Purchaser with respect to the sale
of the Property, Seller shall not enter into an agreement to sell the Property to any party
other than Purchaser and Seller shall not make any offer to sell or accept any offer to
purchase the Property.




     (j) 1031 Exchange. Provided that Seller gives Purchaser written notice reasonably in
advance of the Closing Date that Seller intends to convey the Property as part of an
exchange transaction meeting the requirements of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code,
Purchaser shall reasonably cooperate with Seller in effecting such an exchange transaction,
provided that (A) such cooperation shall be at no expense or liability to Buyer, (B)
notwithstanding any assignment of this Agreement by Seller in connection with such exchange
or the conveyance of the Property by a party other than Seller, Seller shall remain liable
for all of its obligations hereunder, and (C) the completion of such exchange transaction
shall not be a condition to Seller’s obligation to close timely hereunder.



ARTICLE XVII




MISCELLANEOUS



     Section 17.01 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, and successors and assigns of Seller and Purchaser; provided, however,
Purchaser shall not assign Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder to any party without the
prior written consent of Seller, which consent may be withheld by Seller in its sole discretion.
Any such assignment in violation of this provision shall be void. If Seller consents to an
assignment, the assignment will not be effective against Seller until Purchaser delivers to Seller
a fully executed copy of the assignment instrument, which instrument must be reasonably
satisfactory to Seller in both form and substance and pursuant to which the assignee assumes and
agrees to perform for the benefit of Seller the obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement, and
pursuant to which the assignee makes the warranties and representations required of Purchaser under
this Agreement; provided, however, that no such assignment shall relieve the assignor from primary
liability for its obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to
the contrary, Purchaser shall have the right to assigns it rights and obligations hereunder to one
or more Affiliates of Purchaser without Seller’s consent, provided that the Affiliate and the
assignment otherwise comply with the requirements in this Section for assignments made with
Seller’s consent.



     Section 17.02 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Escrow Agreement contain all of the
covenants, conditions and agreements between the parties and shall supersede all prior
correspondence, agreements and understandings, both oral and written.



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     Section 17.03 Attorney’s Fees. Should either party employ attorneys to enforce any of the
provisions hereof or to protect its interest in any manner arising under this Agreement, or to
recover damages for breach of this Agreement, or to enforce any judgment relating to this Agreement
and the transaction contemplated hereby, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable
attorneys’ fees and court costs.



     Section 17.04 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.



     Section 17.05 Further Assurances. Seller or Purchaser shall promptly perform, execute and
deliver or cause to be performed, executed and/or delivered at or after Closing any and all acts,
deeds and assurances as either party or the Escrow Agent may reasonably require in order to carry
out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.



     Section 17.06 Amendment. This Agreement cannot be changed, amended, supplemented or terminated
orally.



     Section 17.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one (1) or more counterparts,
and all the counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement, notwithstanding that all
parties hereto are not signatory to the same or original counterpart. This Agreement may be
executed and delivered by telecopy, pdf or similar electronic transmittal which shall be deemed an
original if sent in accordance with the terms of Section 15.01 regarding Notices.



     Section 17.08 Nonwaiver. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, no waiver by Seller or
Purchaser of any provision hereof shall be deemed to have been made if such waiver is made orally.
No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy accruing to Seller or Purchaser upon
any breach under this Agreement shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver of
any such breach theretofore or thereafter occurring. The waiver by Seller or Purchaser of any
breach of any term, covenant or condition herein stated shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any
other term, covenant or condition. All rights or remedies afforded to Seller or Purchaser
hereunder or by law shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of one right or
remedy shall not bar other rights or remedies allowed herein or by law.



     Section 17.09 Captions. Paragraph titles or captions contained herein are inserted as a
matter of convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope
of this Agreement.



     Section 17.10 Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits attached hereto, and the Disclosure
Schedule and any Schedule Update, shall be incorporated herein by reference as if set out herein in
full.



     Section 17.11 Survival. To the extent required for its proper effect and subject to
Article XIV, each provision of this Agreement shall survive Closing, regardless of whether
this Agreement specifically provides for its survival, and shall not be deemed merged into the Deed
or any other documents delivered at Closing.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this Agreement to be executed,
all as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SELLER:



WHC809, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Dan Jackson
 	 
	 	Name:  	 	Dan Jackson 	 
	 	Title:  	 	Executive Vice President 	 
	 
	 	PURCHASER:



LCP Seattle, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael H. Lowe
 	 
	 	Name:  	 	Michael H. Lowe 	 
	 	Title:  	 	President 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Chris Miller 	 
	 	Name:  	 	Chris Miller 	 
	 	Title:  	 	Vice President 	 



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EXHIBITS




	 	 	 

	Exhibit A

	 	Legal Description
	Exhibit B

	 	Escrow Agreement
	Exhibit C

	 	Seller’s Closing Certificate
	Exhibit D

	 	Warranty Deed
	Exhibit E

	 	Bill of Sale
	Exhibit F

	 	Assignment and Assumption Agreement
	Exhibit G

	 	FIRPTA
	Exhibit H

	 	Guaranty






 









 






Exhibit A




Legal Description



PARCEL A:




LOTS 5, 6, 7 AND 8 IN BLOCK 20 OF ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF SEATTLE, AS LAID OUT BY A.A. DENNY
(COMMONLY KNOWN AS A.A. DENNY’S 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE), AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN
VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 33, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON;




EXCEPT THE SOUTHWESTERLY 9 FEET OF SAID LOTS 5 AND 8 HERETOFORE CONDEMNED IN KING COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT CAUSE NO. 50320 FOR THE WIDENING OF 4TH AVENUE, AS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE CITY ORDINANCE NO.
13074;




TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED ALLEY ADJOINING SAID LOTS 5, 6, 7 AND 8 AS DISCLOSED BY
INSTRUMENTS RECORDED AUGUST 20, 1971 AND MARCH 31, 1972 UNDER KING COUNTY RECORDING NOS. 7108200442
AND 7203310489, AND AS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE CITY ORDINANCE NOS. 100200 AND 100841.




PARCEL B:




THAT PORTION OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 20 OF ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF SEATTLE, AS LAID OUT BY A.A. DENNY
(COMMONLY KNOWN AS A.A. DENNY’S 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE), AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN
VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 33, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ABOVE A HORIZONTAL PLANE AT AN
ELEVATION OF 200.5 FEET BASED UPON CITY OF SEATTLE DATUM.




 









 








Exhibit B




Escrow Agreement



EARNEST MONEY ESCROW AGREEMENT

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY



     This Earnest Money Escrow Agreement (this “Escrow Agreement”) is made as of the ____ day of
May, 2011, by and among WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), LCP SEATTLE,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”), and FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
(“Escrow Agent”).



RECITALS




     Contemporaneous with this execution of the Escrow Agreement, Seller and Purchaser have entered
into that certain Agreement to Purchase Hotel pertaining to the hotel commonly known as the Red
Lion on 5th Avenue and located at the address commonly known as 1415 Fifth Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98101 (the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.



     In connection with the Purchase Agreement, Seller and Purchaser have requested Escrow Agent to
receive funds to be held in escrow and applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Escrow Agreement.



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals, the mutual promises set forth herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:



     1. APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW AGENT. Escrow Agent hereby agrees to act as escrow agent in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Escrow Agreement.



     2. INITIAL DEPOSIT. Escrow Agent received an initial deposit on April 12, 2011 in the amount
of One Million Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,775,000) (the “Initial
Deposit”).



     3. SECOND DEPOSIT. Within five (5) business days following the execution of this Escrow
Agreement, Escrow Agent shall receive a second deposit in the amount of One Million Seven Hundred
Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,775,000) (the “Second Deposit”) and together with the
Initial Deposit, the total amount held by Escrow Agent in connection with the acquisition of the
Hotel shall be Three Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($3,550,000) and such
amounts, together with all accrued interest thereon, shall hereafter be defined as the “Earnest
Money Deposit.”



     4. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT. The Earnest Money Deposit shall be held until the Closing Date of
the purchase of the Hotel (except as otherwise expressly provided herein) at which time the Earnest
Money Deposit (including all accrued interest thereon) shall be paid as a credit against the
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before the Closing Date in breach of its obligation to do so under the Purchase Agreement, the
parties agree that the Earnest Money Deposit, and all interest earned thereon, shall be delivered
to Seller as Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy and as liquidated damages, which amount the parties
agree is a reasonable sum considering all of the circumstances existing in connection with the
purchase of the Hotel, including, without limitation, the relationship of such sum to the amount of
harm to Seller that reasonably could be anticipated, Seller’s anticipated use of the proceeds of
sale, and the fact that proof of actual damages would be impossible to determine. Notwithstanding
the foregoing or anything to the contrary, if the Closing of the transaction does not occur because
of (i) a Seller default under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the failure of any of the conditions set
forth in Section 9.02 of the Purchase Agreement, or (iii) Purchaser’s termination of the Purchase
Agreement pursuant to a termination right expressly set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the
Earnest Money Deposit, and all interest earned thereon, shall be returned promptly to Purchaser.
The Earnest Money Deposit, and all interest earned thereon, shall also be returned promptly to
Purchaser pursuant to any provision of the Purchase Agreement that provides for such return.




     5. DISBURSEMENT OF EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT.


          (a) Escrow Agent will deliver the Earnest Money Deposit to Seller or to Purchaser, as the case
may be, under the following conditions: (i) To Seller at the Closing of the acquisition of the
Hotel upon the consummation thereof; or (ii) To Seller upon receipt of written demand therefor,
stating that the Closing of the transaction has not occurred because of a Purchaser default under
the Purchase Agreement, and the facts and circumstances underlying such default; provided, however
that Escrow Agent shall not honor such demand until more than ten (10) days after the Escrow Agent
shall have served a copy of such demand on Purchaser nor thereafter if the Escrow Agent shall have
received written notice of objection from Purchaser in accordance with Section 5(b); or
(iii) To Purchaser upon receipt of written demand therefor, stating that the Closing of the
transaction has not occurred because of a Seller default under the Purchase Agreement, or that the
Purchase Agreement has been terminated or canceled in accordance with its terms, and the facts and
circumstances underlying such default or termination or cancellation; provided, however, that
Escrow Agent shall not honor such demand until more than ten (10) days after the Escrow Agent has
served a copy of such demand on Seller, nor thereafter if the Escrow Agent shall have received
written notice of objection from Seller in accordance with Section 5(b).


          (b) Upon the filing of a written demand for the Earnest Money Deposit by Purchaser or Seller,
the filing party shall concurrently deliver a copy of such demand on the other party, and pursuant
to clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 5(a), Escrow Agent shall also promptly
serve a copy thereof on the other party. The other party shall have the right to object to the
delivery of the Earnest Money Deposit by serving written notice of such objection on Escrow Agent
(with a copy to the party making such demand) at any time within five (5) business days after the
service of such copy on it, but not thereafter. Such notice shall set forth the basis for
objecting to the delivery of the Earnest Money Deposit. Upon receipt of such notice, Escrow Agent
shall promptly serve a copy thereof on the party who filed the written demand. In the event Escrow
Agent shall have received the notice of objection and within the time therein prescribed, the
Escrow Agent shall continue to hold the Earnest Money Deposit until (i) the Escrow Agent receives
written notice from both Seller and Purchaser directing the disbursements



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of said Earnest Money Deposit, in which case Escrow Agent shall then disburse said Earnest
Money Deposit in accordance with said direction, or (ii) in the event of litigation between Seller
and Purchaser, Escrow Agent shall deposit the Earnest Money Deposit with the clerk of the court in
which said litigation is pending for a determination on the disposition of the Earnest Money
Deposit.



          (c) Escrow Agent may act upon any instrument or other writing believed by it, in good faith,
to be genuine and to be signed and presented by the proper person, and shall not be liable in
connection with the performance of any duties imposed upon the Escrow Agent by the provisions of
this Escrow Agreement except for the Escrow Agent’s default of its obligations under this Escrow
Agreement, misconduct or negligence. Escrow Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except
those set forth herein. Escrow Agent shall not be bound by any modification of this Escrow
Agreement unless the same is in writing and signed by Purchaser and Seller, and, if the Escrow
Agent’s duties hereunder are affected, unless Escrow Agent shall have given prior written consent
thereto. In the event that Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to the Escrow Agent’s duties or
rights hereunder, or shall receive instructions from Purchaser or Seller which, in the Escrow
Agent’s opinion, are in conflict with any of the provisions hereof, the Escrow Agent shall be
entitled to hold the Earnest Money Deposit and may decline to take any other action.


          (d) Escrow Agent shall place the Earnest Money Deposit in a specially designated interest
bearing account at a federally insured banking institution reasonably acceptable to Purchaser. Any
accrued interest shall be added to the Earnest Money Deposit and become a part thereof.



     6. DEPOSITS OF EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT. All interest will accrue to and be reported to the
Internal Revenue Service for the account of:



	 	 	 

	Name:

	 	Lowe Capital Partners, LLC
	 

	 	11777 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 900
	 

	 	Los Angeles, California 90049
	Attention:

	 	Cara Leonard
	Facsimile No.:

	 	310.207.1132
	 
	 	 
	Tax Identification No.:

	 	27-2875058






     Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for any penalties, or loss of principal or interest, or
any delays in the withdrawal of the funds which may be imposed by the depository institution as a
result of the making or redeeming of the investment pursuant to Seller and/or Purchaser
instructions.



     7. DEFAULT AND/OR DISPUTES. In the event any party to the transaction underlying this Escrow
Agreement shall tender any performance after the time when such performance was due, Escrow Agent
may proceed under this Escrow Agreement unless the other party to this Escrow Agreement shall give
to Escrow Agent written direction to stop further performances of Escrow Agent’s functions
hereunder. In the event written notice of default or dispute is given to Escrow Agent by any
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instructions from any party, then Escrow Agent will promptly notify all other parties of such
notice. Thereafter, Escrow Agent will decline to disburse funds or to deliver any instrument or
otherwise continue to perform its escrow functions, except upon receipt of a mutual written
agreement of the parties or upon an appropriate order of court. In the event of a dispute, Escrow
Agent is authorized to deposit the Earnest Money Deposit into a court of competent jurisdiction for
a determination as to the proper disposition of said deposit. In the event that the Earnest Money
Deposit is deposited in court, Escrow Agent shall be entitled to file a claim in the proceeding for
its costs and counsel fees, if any.




     8. ESCROW AGENT FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES. Escrow Agent shall charge $4,000 for its services
hereunder. Unless otherwise directed in writing, such fees shall be shared equally by Seller and
Purchaser. All fees, charges and expenses are due and payable at the closing of the sale of the
Hotel or the disbursement of the Earnest Money Deposit and such amounts may be deducted by Escrow
Agent from any funds held in escrow due to the party from whom such amounts are due and owing.
Additional amounts which may become due for any reason shall be promptly paid to Escrow Agent by
the party owing such amounts. Escrow Agent shall not be required to advance its own funds for any
purpose provided that any such advance, made at its option, shall be promptly reimbursed by the
party for whom it is advanced, and such optional advance shall not be an admission of liability on
the part of Escrow Agent.



     9. HOLD HARMLESS. Purchaser and Seller shall indemnify Escrow Agent and hold Escrow Agent
harmless from all damage, costs, claims and expenses arising from performance of its duties as
Escrow Agent including reasonable attorneys’ fees, except for those damages, costs, claims and
expenses resulting from Escrow Agent’s default of its obligations under this Escrow Agreement,
negligence or misconduct.



     10. TERMINATION. This Escrow Agreement shall terminate upon the (a) disbursement by Escrow
Agent of all of the Earnest Money Deposit, or (b) joint written instructions of Purchaser and
Seller.



     11. RELEASE OF PAYMENT. Payment of the funds so held in escrow by Escrow Agent, in accordance
with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Escrow Agreement, shall fully and completely
discharge and exonerate Escrow Agent from any and all future liability or obligations of any nature
or character at law or equity to the parties hereto or under this Escrow Agreement.



     12. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other communications
(herein collectively called “Notices”) required or permitted to be given hereunder, or which are to
be given with respect to this Escrow Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be personally
delivered or sent by overnight express courier, prepaid for next morning delivery, or by electronic
facsimile transmission (“Fax”) addressed to the party to be so notified as follows:



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	To Seller:

	 	To Purchaser:
	 
	 	 
	WHC809, LLC

	 	LCP-Seattle, LLC
	W. 201 North River Drive

	 	c/o Lowe Capital Partners, LLC
	Suite 100

	 	11777 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 900
	Spokane, WA 99201

	 	Los Angeles, California 90049
	Attention: Thomas McKiernan

	 	Attention: Cara Leonard
	Facsimile No.: 509.325.7324

	 	Facsimile No.: 310.207.1132
	Email: tom.mckiernan@redlion.com

	 	Email: cleonard@loweenterprises.com
	 
	 	 
	To Escrow Agent:

	 	With a copy to:
	 
	 	 
	First American Title Insurance Company

	 	Lowe Enterprises
	National Commercial Service

	 	11777 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 900
	818 Stewart Street, Suite 800

	 	Los Angeles, California 90049
	Seattle, WA 98101

	 	Attention: Corporate Counsel
	Attention: Laura Lau

	 	Facsimile No.: 310.820.8131
	Facsimile No.: 866.678.0692

	 	Email: jdemarco@loweenterprises.com
	Email: llau@firstam.com
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	And with a copy to:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Lowe Hospitality Group
	 

	 	10333 East Dry Creek Road, Suite 450
	 

	 	Englewood, Colorado 80112
	 

	 	Attention: Michael Everett
	 

	 	Facsimile No.: 303.799.6011
	 

	 	Email: meverett@destinationhotels.com
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	And with a copy to:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Seyfarth Shaw LLP
	 

	 	333 South Hope Street, Suite 3900
	 

	 	Los Angeles, California 90071
	 

	 	Attention: Amadeo Cantu and Sandy Yu
	 

	 	Facsimile No.: 213.270.9601
	 

	 	Email: acantu@seyfarth.com and
	 

	 	syu@seyfarth.com






Notices mailed by regular, registered or certified mail shall not be permitted. Notices personally
delivered shall be deemed received when delivered. Notices sent by overnight express courier for
next morning delivery shall be deemed received by the addressee the next business day after mailing
thereof upon proof of delivery by the overnight express courier. Notices sent by Fax transmission
shall be deemed received on the day of transmission if transmission is completed before 5:30 pm
recipient’s local time on a business day and otherwise on the business day following the day of
transmission; provided, however, that delivery by Fax shall be effective




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only if the Fax transmission is confirmed within one business day by duplicate notice delivered as
otherwise provided herein. Time of completion of Fax transmission shall be established by a
transmission confirmation log sheet generated by the sending machine. Either party may at any time
change the address for notice to such party by delivering a Notice as aforesaid.




     13. Should any party employ attorneys to enforce any of the provisions hereof or to protect
its interest in any manner arising under this Escrow Agreement, or to recover damages for breach of
this Escrow Agreement, or to enforce any judgment relating to this Escrow Agreement, or if a party
is found to have improperly or vexatiously objected to a disbursement of the Earnest Money Deposit,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.



     14. This Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties’
respective successors and assigns.



     15. This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Washington.



     16. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an
original, and all of which, together, shall constitute one document.



Signatures are set forth on the following page.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be executed as of
the date set forth above.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	“SELLER”	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WHC809, LLC, a Washington limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 	 	“PURCHASER”	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LCP SEATTLE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 	 	“ESCROW AGENT”	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 







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Exhibit C




Seller’s Closing Certificate



     This Seller’s Closing Certificate is made by WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Seller”), in favor of LEI AG-Seattle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser”) in
accordance with that certain Agreement to Purchase Hotel dated May 3, 2011, as assigned and amended
by and between Seller and Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”). Undefined capitalized terms used
herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.



     Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby certifies to and for the benefit of
Purchaser that the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 of the Purchase
Agreement are accurate in all material respects as of Closing.



     Executed as of June ___, 2011.



Signature is as set forth on the following page.






 









 








	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	SELLER:	 	WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability	 	 
	 	 	company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 










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Exhibit D




Warranty Deed



WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

333 Hope Street, Suite 3900

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Attn: Amadeo Cantu, Jr.




STATUTORY WARRANTY DEED




	 	 	 

	Grantor:

	 	WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
	 
	 	 
	Grantee:

	 	LEI AG-Seattle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company






Abbreviated Legal Description:




	 	 	 

	 

	 	Ptn Lots 3 and 5-8, Block 20, A.A. Denny’s 3rd Add. to the City of Seattle, Vol. 1, P. 33






Assessor’s Tax Parcel No.: 197570-0255-06




     GRANTOR, WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for and in consideration of One
Dollar and other good and valuable consideration in hand paid, conveys and warrants to LEI
AG-Seattle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the real property legally described on
Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, situated in King
County, Washington, subject to the matters identified on Exhibit B attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.


DATED this _____ day of June, 2011.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	GRANTOR:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 






 









 






	 	 	 

	STATE OF WASHINGTON

	 	) 
	 

	 	)   ss.
	COUNTY OF KING

	 	) 






     On this _____ day of June, 2011, before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of
Washington, personally appeared ________________, personally known to me (or proved to me on the
basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed this instrument, on oath stated
that_______ was authorized to execute the instrument, and acknowledged it as the ______________ of
WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, to be the free and voluntary act and deed of
said limited liability company for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal the day and year first above
written.



	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	 

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of
	 	 
	 

	 	Washington, residing at                                         	 	 
	 

	 	My appointment expires                                         	 	 
	 

	 	Print Name                                                             	 	 






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EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION




PARCEL A:



LOTS 5, 6, 7 AND 8 IN BLOCK 20 OF ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF SEATTLE, AS LAID OUT BY A.A. DENNY
(COMMONLY KNOWN AS A.A. DENNY’S 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE), AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN
VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 33, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON;



EXCEPT THE SOUTHWESTERLY 9 FEET OF SAID LOTS 5 AND 8 HERETOFORE CONDEMNED IN KING COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT CAUSE NO. 50320 FOR THE WIDENING OF 4TH AVENUE, AS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE CITY ORDINANCE NO.
13074;



TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED ALLEY ADJOINING SAID LOTS 5, 6, 7 AND 8 AS DISCLOSED BY
INSTRUMENTS RECORDED AUGUST 20, 1971 AND MARCH 31, 1972 UNDER KING COUNTY RECORDING NOS. 7108200442
AND 7203310489, AND AS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE CITY ORDINANCE NOS. 100200 AND 100841.




PARCEL B:



THAT PORTION OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 20 OF ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF SEATTLE, AS LAID OUT BY A.A. DENNY
(COMMONLY KNOWN AS A.A. DENNY’S 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE), AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN
VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 33, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, ABOVE A HORIZONTAL PLANE AT AN
ELEVATION OF 200.5 FEET BASED UPON CITY OF SEATTLE DATUM.




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EXHIBIT B




PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS




	1.	 	General Taxes for the year 2011, a lien not yet due or payable.






	2.	 	Ordinance No. 121482 of the City of Seattle, approved on May 26, 2004. Being an ordinance
establishing a downtown parking and business improvement area; levying special assessments
upon the businesses, multifamily residential or mixed-use projects within the area;
providing for the deposit of revenues in a special account and expenditures therefrom;
providing for collection of and penalties for delinquencies.






	3.	 	Right of King County to make necessary slopes for cuts or fills upon said premises for
road, acquired by condemnation decree entered in King County Superior Court Cause No.
50320.






	4.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled Party Wall Agreement, executed
by and between Sparkman & McLean Company, a corporation and Thomas M. Green, et ux,
recorded October 9, 1908 as Instrument No 573374 of Official Records.






	5.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled Indemnity Agreement, executed
by and between Puget Sound Realty Associates and City of Seattle, recorded May 11, 1921 as
Instrument No. 1517450 of Official Records.






	6.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled Indemnity Agreement, executed
and between Puget Sound Savings & Loan Association and City of Seattle, recorded July 2,
1926 as Instrument No. 2207333 of Official Records.






	7.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled “Ordinance Nos. 100200 and
100841” recorded August 20, 1971 and March 31, 1972 as Recording Nos. 7108200442 and
7203310489 of Official Records.






	8.	 	The terms, provisions and easement(s) contained in the document entitled “Electrical
System Easement Agreement” recorded April 12, 1972 as Recording No. 7204120430 of Official
Records.






	9.	 	The terms, provisions and easement(s) contained in the document entitled “Easement
Agreement” recorded June 6, 1972 as Recording No. 7206060448 of Official Records.






	10.	 	Easement, including terms and provisions contained therein:





	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Recording Information:
	 	July 29, 1975 under Recording No. 7507290622 
	 

	 	In Favor of:
	 	Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, a Washington corporation
	 

	 	For:
	 	Underground telephone distribution system
	 

	 	Affects:
	 	(Parcel A) as described therein






 









 







	11.	 	Easement, including terms and provisions contained therein:





	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Recording Information:
	 	August 18, 1983 under Recording No. 8308180485
	 

	 	In Favor of:
	 	Washington. Services, Inc., a Washington corporation
	 

	 	For:
	 	Parking garage access
	 

	 	Affects:
	 	(Parcel A) as described therein
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Assignment of Agreements and Covenants:
	 

	 	Assignor:
	 	U. S. Bank of Washington, National Association
	 

	 	Assignee:
	 	Inn of Fifth Avenue Associates, L.P., a Washington limited partnership
	 

	 	Recorded:
	 	June 29, 1995 
	 

	 	Recording No.:
	 	9506290394 







	12.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled Agreement, executed by and
between U.S. Bank and The Downtown Seattle Association, a non-for profit association,
recorded November 28, 1990 as Instrument Nos. 9011280990 and 9011280992 of Official
Records.






	13.	 	Easement, including terms and provisions contained therein:





	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Recording Information:
	 	June 21, 1995 under Recording No. 9506210876 
	 

	 	In Favor of:
	 	Seattle Steam Corporation
	 

	 	For:
	 	Underground steam main
	 

	 	Affects:
	 	(Parcel A) as described therein







	14.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled Broadband Communications
Services, Commercial Right of Entry Agreement, executed by and between TCI Cablevision of
Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation and Inn on Fifth Avenue Associates, LP., whose
sole general partner is Goodale and Barbieri Companies, dba Cavanaugh’s Inn on Fifth
Avenue, recorded July 16, 1996 as Instrument No. 9607160672 of Official Records.
	 
	15.	 	The terms, provisions and easement(s) contained in the document entitled “Grant of
Easement Agreement” recorded July 16, 1996 as Recording No. 9607160673 of Official Records.
	 
	16.	 	The terms and provisions contained in the document entitled Public Place Indemnity
Agreement, executed by and between Goodale and Barbieri and City of Seattle, recorded
September 4, 1996 as Instrument No. 9609040455 of Official Records.
	 
	17.	 	Easement, including terms and provisions contained therein:





	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Recording Information:
	 	April 1, 1999 under Recording No. 9904010805 
	 

	 	In Favor of:
	 	The City of Seattle, a municipal corporation
	 

	 	For:
	 	Public walkway and electrical facilities
	 

	 	Affects:
	 	(Parcel A) as described therein







	18.	 	Covenants, conditions, restrictions and/or easements:





	 	 	 	 	 

	 

	 	Recorded:
	 	October 12, 1999 
	 

	 	Recording No.:
	 	19991012000404 






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Exhibit E




Bill of Sale



BILL OF SALE




     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Seller”), for and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars and other valuable consideration to
it in hand paid by LEI AG-Seattle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and pursuant to that certain Agreement to
Purchase Hotel dated May 3, 2011 between Seller and Purchaser, as assigned and amended (the
“Purchase Agreement”), hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys unto said Purchaser any and all
of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Fixtures and Tangible Personal Property,
the Documents and the Consumables (collectively, the “Transferred Property”), as is, where is, and
without warranty of use, and without warranty, express or implied, of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose, except that Seller shall warrant and defend unto Purchaser and
Purchaser’s successors and assigns title to the Transferred Property against all persons claiming
by, through or under Seller.



     Nothing contained in this Bill of Sale shall be deemed to limit, waive or otherwise derogate
from any provision in the Purchase Agreement (including, but not limited to, any representations,
warranties or indemnities) by either Seller or Purchaser and none of such provisions in the
Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have merged into this Bill of Sale.



     Seller shall promptly execute and deliver to Purchaser any additional instrument or other
document which Purchaser reasonably requests to evidence or better effect the sales, assignments,
transfers and conveyances contained herein.



     All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.



     TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all of said personal property unto Purchaser, its successors and assigns,
to its own use forever.



(Remainder of page intentionally left blank; signatures follow.)






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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has executed this Bill of Sale as of June __, 2011.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	WHC809, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LEI AG-SEATTLE, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LEIM SEATTLE, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 











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Exhibit F




Assignment and Assumption Agreement



ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT




     THIS GENERAL ASSIGNMENT OF THE BOOKINGS, HOTEL CONTRACTS, THE SPACE LEASES, AND MISCELLANEOUS
HOTEL ASSETS (this “Assignment”) is being made effective as of the __ day of June, 2011, by WH809,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignor”) and LEI AG-Seattle, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Assignee”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement to Purchase Hotel
dated as of May 3, 2011, between Assignor, as Seller, and Assignee, as Purchaser, as assigned and
amended (the “Purchase Agreement”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the same meaning as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.



     In consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor
and Assignee hereby covenant and agree as follows:



     1. Assignor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, and conveys to Assignee all of the right, title
and interest of Assignor in, to and under the Bookings, the Hotel Contracts identified in
Exhibit A attached hereto, the Space Leases identified in Exhibit B attached
hereto, the Permits and the Miscellaneous Hotel Assets (said Bookings, Hotel Contracts, Space
Leases and Miscellaneous Hotel Assets being individually and collectively referred to as the
“Assigned Property”), to have and to hold the same unto Assignee and Assignee’s heirs, successors
and assigns, forever.



     2. Assignee accepts assignment of the Assigned Property and hereby assumes and shall perform
any and all obligations of Assignor in accordance with the terms of the Assigned Property which
accrue and are attributable to all periods and/or operations from and after the effective date
hereof.



     3. Assignee hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, protect and hold Assignor harmless from and
against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses,
suits, proceedings, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees)
arising from any default, act, or omission on the part of Assignee, its representatives, agents,
successors, or assigns related to the Assigned Property that occur from and after the effective
date hereof.



     4. Assignor hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, protect and hold Assignee harmless from and
against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses,
suits, proceedings, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees)
arising from any default, act, or omission on the part of Assignor, its representatives, agents or
predecessors related to the Assigned Property that occurred prior to the effective date hereof.



     5. Nothing contained in this Assignment shall be deemed to limit, waive or otherwise derogate
from any provision in the Purchase Agreement (including, but not limited to,



 









 




any representations, warranties or indemnities) by either Assignor or Assignee and none of
such provisions in the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have merged into this Assignment.




     6. Assignor shall promptly execute and deliver to Assignee any additional instrument or other
document which Assignee reasonably requests to evidence or better effect the sales, assignments,
transfers and conveyances contained herein.



     7. This Assignment may be executed by the parties in one or more counterparts, all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.



     8. This Assignment shall bind, and the benefits thereof shall inure to, the respective heirs,
legal representatives, successors, and assigns of Assignor and Assignee.



Signatures are set forth on the following page.




























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	ASSIGNOR:	 	WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ASSIGNEE:	 	LEI AG-SEATTLE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	LEIM SEATTLE, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 






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EXHIBIT A




Hotel Contracts


a. That certain agreement by and between Hasler Financial Services, LLC and Red Lion Fifth Ave #809
dated March 24, 2010 in connection with postage meter rental.



b. That certain agreement by and between Telkonet, Inc. and WHC809, LLC dated June 9, 2008 in
connection with high speed internet access services.



c. That certain agreement by and between Dunbar Armored, Inc. and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
dated June 8, 2008 in connection with armored car service.



d. That certain agreement by and between Guardian Security and Red Lion Hotel Seattle dated
November 15, 2010 in connection with fire alarm testing and inspection services.



e. That certain agreement by and between Global AV Resources, Inc. and Red Lion Hotel on
5th Avenue dated January 7, 2010 in connection with in-house audio visual services with
a term ending July 31, 2012.



f. That certain agreement by and between American Consumer Financial Network and RLH on Fifth
Avenue dated March 22, 2011 in connection with on-premises ATM cash dispenser.



g. That certain agreement by and between ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation and Red Lion Inn dated
December 17, 2010 in connection with elevator maintenance and inspection services.



h. That certain agreement by and between Magnum Print Solutions and Red Lion on 5th
Avenue dated March 1, 2011 in connection with printer maintenance and supplies.



i. That certain agreement by and between Micros Systems, Inc and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue
dated December 17, 2004 as amended on December 17, 2004 in connection with a Property Management
System.



j. That certain agreement by and between PDQ and Red Lion Hotels Corporation in connection with
House Keeping training. This is a multi-property contract applicable to the Hotel and expires
August 9, 2011 with respect to the Hotel. (See Section 13.02 of the Agreement).



k. That certain agreement by and between DIRECTV and Red Lion Hotel 5th Ave. dated
August 21, 2008 in connection with TV programming services.








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l. That certain agreement by and between Metropolis Technologies, Inc. and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth
Avenue dated January 15, 2010 in connection with call accounting software.



m. That certain agreement by and between Muzak and Red Lion Hotel dated December 1, 2003 in
connection with music services.



n. That certain agreement by and between United Business Machines and Red Lion Hotel dated August
12, 2004 in connection with copy machine rental and maintenance.



o. That certain agreement by and between Ecolab and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in connection
with dishwasher, glass dishwasher, water care equipment rental and maintenance with a month to
month term.



p. That certain agreement by and between Bon Air and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in connection
with linen laundry with a month to month term.



q. That certain agreement by and between Steritech and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in connection
with pest control with a month to month term.



r. That certain agreement by and between Botanical Designs and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in
connection with landscaping services with a month to month term.



s. That certain agreement by and between Wet Inc. and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in connection
with water treatment services with a month to month term.



t. That certain agreement by and between United Parking and Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in
connection with parking services with a month to month term, which assumed that certain Parking
Service Agreement by and between Ampco System Parking and Inn on Fifth Avenue Associates dated June
27, 1995.



u. Parking Garage Access Easement by Peoples National Bank of Washington, a national banking
association, dated August 4th, 1983.



v. Construction Conditions Agreement by and between Peoples National Bank of Washington, a national
banking association, and Washington Services, Inc, a Washington corporation, dated August 4th,
1983.



w. Parking Maintenance and Operation Agreement by and between Peoples National Bank of Washington,
a national banking association, and Washington Services, Inc, a Washington corporation, dated
August 4th, 1983.



x. Restrictive Covenants by and between Peoples National Bank of Washington, a national banking
association, and Washington Services, Inc, a Washington corporation, dated August 4th, 1983.







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y. Assignment of Agreements and Covenants by U.S. Bank of Washington, National Association to Inn
on Fifth Avenue Associates, L.P., a Washington Limited Partnership, recorded as Instrument No.
95-06290394 with the Official Records of King County, Washington.






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EXHIBIT B




Space Leases


That certain lease by and between the Inn of Fifth Avenue Associates L.P. and Elephant & Castle
dated 1996 and as acknowledged on January 17, 1997, as amended by that certain First Amendment
dated November 23, 2010.









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Exhibit G




FIRPTA



CERTIFICATE REGARDING FOREIGN INVESTMENT

IN REAL PROPERTY TAX ACT




(ENTITY TRANSFEROR)




     Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee (purchaser) of a U.S.
real property interest must withhold tax if the transferor (seller) is a foreign person. To inform
the transferee (purchaser) that withholding of tax is not required upon the disposition of a U.S.
real property interest by WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Transferor”),
Transferor hereby certifies to Transferee:



     1. Transferor is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, foreign estate
or a disregarded entity (as those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax
Regulations),



     2. Transferor’s Federal Employer Identification Number is _______________,



     3. Transferor’s office address is: 201 W North River Dr. #100, Spokane, WA 99201; and



     4. The address or description of the property which is the subject matter of the disposition
is 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.



     Transferor understands that this certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue
Service by transferee and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine,
imprisonment, or both.



     Transferor declares that it has examined this certification and to the best of its knowledge
and belief, it is true, correct and complete, and further declares that the individual executing
this certification on behalf of Transferor has full authority to do so.



Signature is set forth on the following page.







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	 	 	WHC809, a Delaware limited liability company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Dated:
	 	June _________, 2011	 	 






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Exhibit H




Guaranty



GUARANTY AGREEMENT




     THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “Guaranty”) is made as of June __, 2011, by Red Lion Hotels
Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Guarantor”) in favor of LEI AG-Seattle, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Buyer”), with reference to the following facts, which are a material
part of this Guaranty:



RECITALS




     A. Pursuant to that certain Agreement to Purchase Hotel for the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth
Avenue, between WHC809, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as “Seller” (“Seller”) and Buyer
(the “Purchase Agreement”), Buyer has concurrently herewith purchased certain real and personal
Property (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).



     B. Guarantor is an indirect owner of the equity in Seller, and Guarantor will benefit
materially from the sale of the Property to Buyer.



     C. The delivery of this Guaranty is a condition to Buyer’s obligation to purchase the Property
and Buyer would not have closed such purchase without the delivery of this Guaranty.



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which Guarantor acknowledges, Guarantor agrees as follows:



     1. Guaranty of Payment and Performance. Upon the failure by Seller to pay or perform
any Guaranteed Obligation, Guarantor shall upon demand itself pay or cause to be performed such
Guaranteed Obligation (or, if such Guaranteed Obligation is non-monetary and Guarantor cannot or
does not cause it to be performed, pay the damages suffered by Buyer from its non-performance).
This Guaranty is a guarantee of payment and performance and not of collection. As used herein,
“Guaranteed Obligations” include all of Seller’s obligations to Buyer under the Purchase Agreement
that accrue or are otherwise to be paid or performed hereafter, including, without limitation, (A)
any and all amounts that Seller may hereafter owe Buyer under the Purchase Agreement (i) for breach
of Seller’s representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement or (ii)
under any indemnification provision of the Purchase Agreement and (B) any and all covenants or
undertakings by Seller hereafter to be performed under the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance
of doubt, Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that Seller’s obligations under the estoppel
certificate executed by Seller pursuant to Section 9.02(g) of the Purchase Agreement are Guaranteed
Obligations.



 









 





     2. Guarantor’s Obligations Independent. Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall be
primary and this Guaranty shall be enforceable against Guarantor and its successors without the
necessity for any suit or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever brought by Buyer against
Seller, Seller’s successors or assigns or any other party, or against any security for the
Guaranteed Obligation.



     3. Unlimited Liability. Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty is unlimited in
amount, except to the extent that the Purchase Agreement limits Seller’s liability with respect to
the Guaranteed Obligations.



     4. Duration. No claim may be asserted against Guarantor under this Guaranty following
the second anniversary of the date of this Guaranty. This Guaranty shall automatically terminate
on the second anniversary of the date of this Guaranty, except with respect to any claims which
have been asserted against Guarantor in writing on or prior to such date that have not been finally
resolved.



     5. Guarantor’s Representations and Warranties. Guarantor represents, warrants and
covenants that:



          (a) Guarantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under
the laws of the state of Washington; has full power to enter into this Guaranty and fulfill its
obligations hereunder; has authorized its execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by
all necessary corporate action; and has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered on
its behalf to Buyer.




          (b) No government or third party approval or consent, which has not been obtained, is required
for Guarantor’s execution and delivery of this Guaranty or performance of its obligations
hereunder.




          (c) Guarantor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty do not and will not
violate, and are not restricted by, any applicable law, any provision of its corporate articles or
by-laws or any contractual obligation to which Guarantor is bound or by which Guarantor or any of
its assets are bound.




          (d) This Guaranty constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against
Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization and other similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in equity or at law).




          (e) Guarantor is familiar with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.




     6. Authorizations and Waivers Relating to Actions of Buyer.



          (a) Guarantor authorizes Seller, without notice or demand, and without affecting Guarantor’s
liability under this Guaranty, from time to time to modify any of the terms and conditions of the
Purchase Agreement. Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall






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continue and Guarantor shall not have the right to limit or revoke this Guaranty upon any
modification of the Purchase Agreement.




          (b) Guarantor waives any right it may have to require Buyer to proceed against Seller or any
other person or entity liable under the Purchase Agreement, or to pursue any other remedy with
respect to the Guaranteed Obligations..




          (c) Guarantor waives any requirement of presentment, demand for performance, notice of
non-payment or non-performance, protest or notice of protest, notice of dishonor, notice of any
modification of any term or condition of the Purchase Agreement, notice of extension of time for
payment or performance or any other notice or demand to which Guarantor might otherwise be
entitled, except for such notices as Buyer is expressly required to provide to Seller under this
Guaranty.




          (d) Guarantor assumes responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition
of Seller and of Seller’s performance of the Guaranteed Obligations and of all other facts and
circumstances bearing on the risk of nonperformance of the Guaranteed Obligations by Seller, and
Buyer shall have no duty to advise Guarantor of information known to it regarding that condition or
any such circumstances.




          (e) At its election, Buyer may exercise any right or remedy it may have against Seller without
affecting or impairing Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, except to the extent that the
Guaranteed Obligations are actually paid or performed.




          (f) Guarantor waives any defense arising from the absence, impairment, or loss of any right of
reimbursement, contribution, or subrogation, or any other right of Guarantor against Seller,
whether resulting from the election by Buyer or otherwise. Guarantor waives any defense arising
from any cause whatsoever, including without limitation Buyer’s act or omission, resulting in the
cessation of Seller’s liability to Buyer, either in whole or in part; provided, however, the
foregoing shall not be construed or deemed to (i) expand Guarantor’s liability hereunder beyond
Seller’s liability under the Purchase Agreement or (ii) limit Guarantor’s rights to object to any
Buyer claim to the extent Seller has the right to object to such claim under the Purchase
Agreement. Guarantor waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by
Buyer, even though that election of remedies has destroyed Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and
reimbursement against Seller.




          (g) Until all of the Guaranteed Obligations have either been indefeasibly paid or performed or
have expired by the express terms of the Purchase Agreement, Guarantor (i) waives any right of
subrogation against Seller by reason of any payments or acts of performance by Guarantor hereunder;
(ii) waives any right to enforce any remedy which Guarantor may now or hereafter have against
Seller by reason of any one or more payments or acts of performance in compliance with Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder, and (iii) subordinates any liability or indebtedness of Seller now or
hereafter held by Guarantor to Seller’s obligations to Buyer under the Purchase Agreement.



Guarantor acknowledges that it has discussed with legal counsel the effect of the above waivers on
rights and remedies it might otherwise have.







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     7. Survival of Guarantor’s Obligations. Guarantor agrees that if at any time all or
any part of the payment of any Guaranteed Obligation at any time received by Buyer from Seller is
or must be returned by Buyer for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, the
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Seller), then Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall,
to the extent of the amount returned, be deemed to have continued in existence as to such
Guaranteed Obligation, as though such previous payment had never been made.



     8. Enforcement Costs. In the event of any litigation to enforce this Guaranty, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs and expenses incurred therein,
including on appeal, and including without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses and
court costs.



     9. Governing Law. This Guaranty shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State that govern the Purchase Agreement, without regard to
principles of conflicts of laws. Guarantor hereby agrees that any action to declare or enforce any
rights or obligations under this Guaranty may be commenced by Buyer in a court of general
jurisdiction in Washington (or, if diversity jurisdiction exists, in the United States District
Court for the district where such property is located). Guarantor hereby consents to the
jurisdiction of each such court for such purposes, and agrees that any notice, complaint or legal
process delivered as required herein shall constitute adequate notice and service of process for
all purposes and shall subject Guarantor to the jurisdiction of such court for purposes of
adjudicating any matter related to this Guaranty.



     10. Notices. Notices under or with respect to this Guaranty shall be given in the
same manner, and with the same effect, as under the Purchase Agreement to the Guarantor or the
Buyer as follows:



	 	 	 

	If to Guarantor:

	 	Red Lion Hotels Corporation
	 

	 	Attn: General Counsel
	 

	 	W. 201 North River Drive, Suite 100
	 

	 	Spokane, WA 99201
	 
	 	 
	If to Buyer:

	 	LEI AG-Seattle, LLC
	 

	 	c/o Lowe Enterprises Investors
	 

	 	11777 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 900
	 

	 	Los Angeles, California 90049
	 

	 	Attention: Russell Mann






     11. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of Guarantor and Buyer, and their respective successors and assigns.



     12. Severability. If any provision of this Guaranty is held unenforceable, such
holding shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof.



     13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY UNDER OR OTHERWISE
RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, BUYER AND



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GUARANTOR EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY OR ALL ISSUES ARISING IN SUCH
ACTION.





ORAL AGREEMENTS OR ORAL COMMITMENTS TO LOAN MONEY, EXTEND CREDIT OR TO FORBEAR FROM
ENFORCING REPAYMENT OF A DEBT ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE UNDER WASHINGTON LAW.



[SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]






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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its duly authorized
officer as of the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION,	 	 
	 	 	a Washington corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 







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