Document:

Exhibit 10.6

 

	
14285285.8
    	
(A.1)
    
	
03-29-12
    	
 
    

 

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of March 30, 2012

 

by and among

 

LITTLE ROCK HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Georgia limited liability company,

NORTHRIDGE HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Georgia limited liability company,

WOODLAND HILLS HC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Georgia limited liability company

as Borrowers

 

and

 

THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY,

an Illinois banking corporation,

as Lender

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
Article
    	
 
    	
Page
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 1 INCORPORATION AND DEFINITIONS
    	
1
    
	
1.1.
    	
Incorporation   and Definitions.
    	
1
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    	
8
    
	
2.1.
    	
Representations   and Warranties
    	
8
    
	
2.2.
    	
Continuation   of Representations and Warranties
    	
14
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 3 THE LOAN
    	
14
    
	
3.1.
    	
Agreement   to Borrow and Lend
    	
14
    
	
3.2.
    	
Interest
    	
16
    
	
3.3.
    	
Principal   Payments; Maturity Date; Prepayment
    	
16
    
	
3.4
    	
Collateral   Account
    	
16
    
	
3.4.
    	
Uniform   Commercial Code Matters
    	
16
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 4 LOAN DOCUMENTS
    	
17
    
	
4.1.
    	
Loan   Documents
    	
17
    
	
4.2.
    	
Interest   Rate Protection
    	
18
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 5 CONDITIONS TO LOAN DISBURSEMENTS
    	
19
    
	
5.1.
    	
Conditions   to Loan Opening
    	
19
    
	
5.2.
    	
Additional   Conditions to Loan Opening
    	
21
    
	
5.3.
    	
Termination   of Agreement
    	
22
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 6 PAYMENT OF LOAN EXPENSES
    	
23
    
	
6.1.
    	
Payment   of Loan Expenses at Loan Opening
    	
23
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 7 FURTHER AGREEMENTS OF BORROWER
    	
23
    
	
7.1.
    	
Mechanics’   Liens, Taxes and Contest Thereof
    	
23
    
	
7.2.
    	
Fixtures   and Personal Property
    	
23
    
	
7.3.
    	
Insurance   Policies
    	
23
    
	
7.4.
    	
Furnishing   Information
    	
24
    
	
7.5.
    	
Excess   Indebtedness
    	
26
    
	
7.6.
    	
Certain   Title Related Matters
    	
26
    
	
7.7.
    	
Compliance   with Laws; Environmental Matters
    	
26
    
	
7.8.
    	
ERISA   Liabilities; Employee Plans
    	
27
    
	
7.9.
    	
Licensure;   Notices of Agency Actions
    	
27
    
	
7.10.
    	
Project   and Facility Accounts and Revenues
    	
28
    
	
7.11.
    	
Single-Asset   Entity; Indebtedness; Distributions
    	
28
    
	
7.12.
    	
Restrictions   on Transfer
    	
29
    
	
7.13.
    	
Leasing,   Operation and Management of Projects
    	
31
    
	
7.14.
    	
Borrower’s   Coverage of Debt Service
    	
31
    
	
7.15.
    	
Minimum   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Operators
    	
31
    

 

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7.16.
    	
Minimum   Combined EBITDAR of Operators
    	
32
    
	
7.17.
    	
AdCare   Debt Service Coverage Ratio
    	
33
    
	
7.18
    	
AdCare   Leverage Ratio
    	
33
    
	
7.19.
    	
Capital   Expenditures Reserve Account
    	
33
    
	
7.20.
    	
Concerning   Operators
    	
34
    
	
7.21
    	
Security   Interest Matters
    	
35
    
	
7.22
    	
Further   Assurance
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 8 CASUALTIES AND CONDEMNATION
    	
35
    
	
8.1.
    	
Application   of Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Awards
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 9 ASSIGNMENTS, SALE AND ENCUMBRANCES
    	
36
    
	
9.1.
    	
Lender’s   Right to Assign
    	
36
    
	
9.2.
    	
Prohibition   of Assignments and Encumbrances by Borrowers
    	
36
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 10 EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY BORROWER
    	
36
    
	
10.1.
    	
Event   of Default Defined
    	
36
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 11 LENDER’S REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF   DEFAULT
    	
39
    
	
11.1.
    	
Remedies   Conferred upon Lender
    	
39
    
	
11.2.
    	
Right   of Lender to Make Advances to Cure Event of Defaults; Obligatory Advances
    	
40
    
	
11.3.
    	
Attorneys’   Fees
    	
40
    
	
11.4.
    	
No   Waiver
    	
40
    
	
11.5.
    	
Default   Rate
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS
    	
41
    
	
12.1.
    	
Time   is of the Essence
    	
41
    
	
12.2.
    	
Joint   and Several Obligations; Full Collateralization
    	
41
    
	
12.3.
    	
Concerning   the Operator Loan Documents
    	
42
    
	
12.4.
    	
Lender’s   Determination of Facts; Lender Approvals and Consents
    	
43
    
	
12.5.
    	
Prior   Agreements; No Reliance; Modifications
    	
44
    
	
12.6.
    	
Disclaimer   by Lender
    	
44
    
	
12.7
    	
Loan   Expenses; Indemnification
    	
44
    
	
12.8.
    	
Captions
    	
45
    
	
12.9.
    	
Inconsistent   Terms and Partial Invalidity
    	
45
    
	
12.10.
    	
Gender   and Number
    	
45
    
	
12.11.
    	
Notices
    	
45
    
	
12.12.
    	
Effect   of Agreement
    	
46
    
	
12.13.
    	
Construction
    	
46
    
	
12.14.
    	
Governing   Law
    	
46
    
	
12.15.
    	
Litigation   Provisions
    	
46
    
	
12.16.
    	
Counterparts;   Facsimile Signatures
    	
47
    
	
12.17.
    	
Customer   Identification-USA Patriot Act Notice; OFAC and Bank Secrecy Act
    	
47
    

 

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EXHIBITS
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
EXHIBIT A
    	
-
    	
THE LAND
    
	
EXHIBIT B
    	
-
    	
PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS
    
	
EXHIBIT C
    	
-
    	
DIRECT AND INDIRECT OWNERSHIP OF BORROWERS AND OPERATORS
    
	
EXHIBIT D
    	
-
    	
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
    

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of March 30, 2012 (this “Agreement”), is executed by and between by and among LITTLE ROCK HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Borrower 1”), NORTHRIDGE HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Borrower 2”), and WOODLAND HILLS HC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Borrower 3”) (collectively, “Borrowers”), and THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking corporation (“Lender”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Each Borrower has contracted to purchase one of the properties described in Exhibit A attached hereto and the building located thereon, as indicated therein, each of which is designed to be used as a skilled nursing facility (each a “Project”).

 

B.            Borrowers have applied to Lender for the Loan (as hereinafter defined) to provide mortgage financing for the Projects, and Lender is willing to make the Loan upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

AGREEMENTS

 

In consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

INCORPORATION AND DEFINITIONS

 

1.1          Incorporation and Definitions.  The foregoing recitals and all exhibits hereto are hereby made a part of this Agreement.  The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Agreement:

 

AdCare:  AdCare Health Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation.

 

Affiliate:  As to a person or entity, any other person or entity which, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such first person or entity.

 

Agreement:  This Loan Agreement by and among Borrowers and Lender.

 

Assignments of Rents:  As defined in Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Bank Product Agreements:  Those certain cash management service agreements entered into from time to time between any Borrower and Lender or its Affiliates in connection with any of the Bank Products.

 

 

Bank Product Obligations:  All obligations, liabilities, contingent reimbursement obligations, fees, and expenses owing by any Borrower to Lender or its Affiliates pursuant to or evidenced by the Bank Product Agreements and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, and including all such amounts that any Borrower is obligated to reimburse to Lender as a result of Lender purchasing participations or executing indemnities or reimbursement obligations with respect to the Bank Products provided to any Borrower pursuant to the Bank Product Agreements.

 

Bank Products:  Any service or facility extended to any Borrower by Lender or its Affiliates, including, without limitation, (i) deposit accounts, (ii) cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement, lockbox, electronic funds transfers (including, without limitation, book transfers, fedwire transfers, ACH transfers), online reporting and other services relating to accounts maintained with Lender or its Affiliates, (iii) debit cards, and (iv) Hedging Agreements.

 

Borrower 1:  As defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Borrower 2:  As defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Borrower 3:  As defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Borrowers:  As defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Capital Expenditures Reserve Account:  The account so designated that is created in Section 7.19 of this Agreement.

 

Capital Lease:  With respect to any party, a lease of any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, by such party, as lessee, that is or should be recorded as a “capital lease” on the financial statements of such party prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations:  With respect to any party, all rental obligations of such party as lessee under a Capital Lease which are or will be required to be capitalized on the books of such party.

 

Code:  The Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Illinois as from time to time in effect; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, the security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

Collateral Account:  The account so designated that is provided for in Section 3.4 of this Agreement.

 

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Control:  Possession by a person or an entity, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether by contract, ownership of voting securities, membership or partnership interests or otherwise.

 

Debt Service:  With respect to any party, for any period, the sum of (i) Interest Charges, plus (ii) all principal payable to a lender in connection with borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of assets that are treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (iii) the portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations with respect to that period that should be treated as principal in accordance with GAAP.

 

Declarations:  Any documents containing covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, operating agreements or the like, which benefit or burden the Land, or both, whether or not recorded, including, without limitation, with respect to Borrower 3’s Project, recorded Document No. 93-27039, Document No. Book 1444, Page 814, as amended by 78-31255 and 78-50712, and recorded Document No. 83-56348.

 

Default:  When used in reference to this Agreement or any other document, or in reference to any provision of or obligation under this Agreement or any other document, the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement or such other document, as the case may be.

 

Default Rate:  As defined in the Note.

 

Depreciation:  With respect to any party, for any period, the total amounts added to depreciation, amortization, obsolescence, valuation and other proper reserves, as reflected on such party’s financial statements for such period and determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Distribution:  In the case of any entity with respect to which the term is used, any of the following: (i) any dividend or distribution of money or property to any owner of a direct or indirect interest in such entity (each a “Principal”) or to any Affiliate of any Principal, (ii) any loan or advance to any Principal or to any Affiliate of any Principal, (iii) any payment of principal or interest on any indebtedness due to any Principal or to any Affiliate of any Principal, and (iv) any payment of any fees or other compensation to any Principal or to any Affiliate of any Principal.

 

EBITDA:  With respect to any party, for any period, the sum for such period of the following of or payable by such party, as the case may be: (i) Net Income, plus (ii) Interest Charges, plus (iii) federal and state income taxes, plus (iv) Depreciation.

 

EBITDAR:  With respect to any party, for any period, the sum for such period of the following of or payable by such party, as the case may be: (i) Net Income, plus (ii) Interest Charges, plus (iii) federal and state income taxes, plus (iv) Depreciation, plus (v) Rental Expense.

 

EBITDAR/Cap Ex Adjusted:  With respect to any Operator, for any period, an amount equal to EBITDAR for such Operator for such period, except that notwithstanding the definition of the term Net Income in this Section 1.1, the Net Income for such Operator used in calculating

 

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EBITDAR/Cap Ex Adjusted for such Operator for any period, shall be computed by taking into account an imputed annual capital expenditures reserve allowance of $350 per licensed bed in such Operator’s Facility.

 

EBITDAR/Fully Adjusted:  With respect to any Operator, for any period, an amount equal to EBITDAR for such Operator for such period, except that notwithstanding the definition of the term Net Income in this Section 1.1, the Net Income for such Operator used in calculating EBITDAR/Fully Adjusted for such Operator for any period, shall be computed by taking into account (i) management fees equal to the greater of such Operator’s actual management fees for such period or imputed management fees equal to 5% of such Operator’s gross income for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) an imputed annual capital expenditures reserve allowance of $350 per licensed bed in such Operator’s Facility.

 

EBITDAR/Management Fee Adjusted:  With respect to any Operator, for any period, an amount equal to EBITDAR for such Operator for such period, except that notwithstanding the definition of the term Net Income in this Section 1.1, the Net Income for such Operator used in calculating EBITDAR/Management Fee Adjusted for such Operator for any period, shall be computed by taking into account management fees equal to the greater of such Operator’s actual management fees for such period or imputed management fees equal to 5% of such Operator’s gross income for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Employee Plan:  Any pension, stock bonus, employee stock ownership plan, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, bonus or other incentive plan, whether qualified or nonqualified, or any disability, medical, dental or other health plan, life insurance or other death benefit plan, vacation benefit plan, severance plan or other employee benefit plan or arrangement, including, without limitation, those pension, profit-sharing and retirement plans of any Borrower or Operator described from time to time in its financial statements, and any pension plan, welfare plan, Defined Benefit Pension Plans (as defined in ERISA) or multi-employer plan, maintained or administered by any Borrower or Operator or to which any Borrower or Operator is a party, or under which any Borrower or Operator may have any liability, or by which any Borrower or Operator may be bound.

 

Environmental Indemnity:  As defined in Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Environmental Laws:  As defined in the Environmental Indemnity.

 

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

 

Event of Default:  The following: (i) when used in reference to this Agreement, one or more of the events or occurrences referred to in Section 10.1 of this Agreement; and (ii) when used in reference to any other document, a default or event of default under such document that has continued after the giving of any applicable notice and the expiration of any applicable grace or cure periods.

 

Facility: Skilled nursing facilities which are operated by Borrowers in the Projects, described as follows:

 

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Operator
    	
 
    	
Facility Name
    	
 
    	
Location
    	
 
    	
Beds
    
	
Operator   1
    	
 
    	
Little   Rock Healthcare and Rehab a/k/a West Markham Sub Acute and Rehabilitation   Center
    	
 
    	
5720   West Markham Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
    	
 
    	
154
    
	
Operator   2
    	
 
    	
Northridge   Healthcare and Rehabilitation
    	
 
    	
2501   John Ashley Drive, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
    	
 
    	
140
    
	
Operator   3
    	
 
    	
Woodland   Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation
    	
 
    	
8701   Riley Drive, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
    	
 
    	
140
    

 

GAAP:  Generally accepted accounting principles set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, provided, however, that interim financial statements or reports shall be deemed in compliance with GAAP despite the absence of footnotes and fiscal year-end adjustments as required by GAAP.

 

Gross Revenues:  In the case of each Project, income and receipts from all sources, including, without limitation, with respect to such Project, and in the case of such Project, including, without limitation, all base rent, additional rent, security deposits and other amounts paid by tenants of the Project.

 

Guarantors:  AdCare and Operators.

 

Guaranty:  As defined in Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Hazardous Substance:  As defined in the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Hedging Agreements:  The following: (i) any ISDA Master Agreement between any Borrower and Lender or any other provider, (ii) any Schedule to Master Agreement between any Borrower and Lender or any other provider, and (iii) all other agreements entered into from time to time by any Borrower and Lender or any other provider relating to Hedging Transactions.

 

Hedging Transaction:  Any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between any Borrower and Lender or any other provider which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.

 

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Interest Charges:  With respect to any party, for any period, the sum of: (i) all interest, charges and related expenses payable with respect to that period to a lender in connection with borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of assets that are treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (ii) the portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations with respect to that period that should be treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, plus (iii) all charges paid or payable (without duplication) during that period with respect to any hedging agreements.

 

Land:  The three parcels of real estate legally described in Exhibit A to this Agreement, each owned by a Borrower as specified therein, together with all improvements presently located thereon and all easements and other rights appurtenant thereto.

 

Leases:  Leases by Borrower 1, Borrower 2 and Borrower 3 to Operator 1, Operator 2 and Operator 3, respectively, of the Projects each dated as of April 1, 2012.

 

Legal Requirements:  As to any person or party, the organizational and governing documents of such person or party, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other governmental authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such person or party or any of its property or to which such person or party or any of its property is subject.

 

Lender:  The PrivateBank and Trust Company, an Illinois banking corporation.

 

Loan:  The loan to be made pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Loan Amount:  $21,800,000.

 

Loan Documents:  This Agreement, the documents specified in Article 4 hereof and any other instruments evidencing, securing or guarantying obligations of any party under the Loan, and any Bank Product Agreements to which Lender or any of its Affiliates is a party, including, without limitation, any Hedging Agreements to which Lender is a party.

 

Loan Expenses:  All interest, charges, costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the Loan, including, but not limited to, (i) interest due on the Loan and any points, loan fees, service charges, commitment fees or other fees due to Lender in connection with the Loan; (ii) all title examination, survey, escrow, filing, search, recording and registration fees and charges; (iii) all fees and disbursements of architects, engineers and consultants engaged by Borrowers and Lender; (iv) all documentary stamp and other taxes and charges imposed by law on the issuance or recording of any of the Loan Documents; (v) all appraisal fees; (vi) all title, casualty, liability, payment, performance or other insurance or bond premiums; (vii) the cost of a real estate tax monitoring service; (viii) all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel engaged by Lender in connection with the Loan, including, without limitation, counsel engaged in connection with the origination, negotiation, document preparation, consummation, enforcement or administration of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents; and (ix) any amounts required to be paid by Borrowers under this Agreement, the Mortgages or any Loan Document after the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

Loan Opening:  The first disbursement of Loan Proceeds.

 

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Loan Proceeds:  All amounts advanced as part of the Loan, whether advanced directly to Borrowers or otherwise.

 

Maturity Date:  March 30, 2017.

 

Mortgages:  As defined in Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Net Income:  With respect to any party, for any period, the net income (or loss) of such party for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding any gains from dispositions of assets, any extraordinary gains and any gains from discontinued operations.

 

Note:  As defined in Section 4.1 hereof.

 

Old Operator:  The following:

 

	
Old Operator
    	
 
    	
Facility Name
    	
 
    	
Location
    
	
Southpoint   Health, LLC
    	
 
    	
Little   Rock Healthcare and Rehab a/k/a West Markham Sub Acute and Rehabilitation   Center
    	
 
    	
5720   West Markham Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
    
	
Northcare,   LLC
    	
 
    	
Northridge   Healthcare and Rehabilitation
    	
 
    	
2501   John Ashley Drive, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
    
	
Woodland   Health, LLC
    	
 
    	
Woodland   Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation
    	
 
    	
8701   Riley Drive, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
    

 

Operations Transfer Agreement:  In the case of each Facility, the Operations Transfer Agreement dated as of April 1, 2012, for such Facility by and between the Old Operator of such Facility and the Operator of such Facility.

 

Operator 1:  Little Rock HC&R Nursing, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company.

 

Operator 2:  Northridge HC&R Nursing, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company.

 

Operator 3:  Woodland Hills HC Nursing, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company.

 

Operators:  Operators 1, 2 and 3, collectively.

 

Operator Loan:  Any future loan or loans by Lender to any one or more of Operators, whether to an Operator alone or to one or more of Operators and other borrowers.

 

Operator Loan Documents:  All documents at any time evidencing or securing any Operator Loan, and all as heretofore and hereafter modified, amended, restated, increased, renewed and extended.

 

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Permitted Exceptions:  In the case of each Project, the title exceptions specified in Exhibit C hereto with respect to such Project, together with such additional exceptions as may be permitted by the express terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

Permitted Substance:  As defined in the Environmental Indemnity.

 

Prohibited Transfer:  As defined in Section 7.12 hereof.

 

Project:  A parcel of the Land and the building and other improvements located on such parcel of Land.

 

Rental Expense:  With respect to any party, for any period, the rental expense for real estate leased by such party as lessee for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Rental Income:  With respect to any party, for any period, the rental income for real estate leased by such party as lessor for such period, minus the operating expenses of such real estate for such period, all as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Required Loan Opening Date:  April 2, 2012.

 

Signing Entity:  Each entity (other than a Borrower itself) that appears in the signature block of any Borrower in this Agreement, if any.

 

State:  The State of Arkansas.

 

Title Insurance Company:  First American Title Insurance Company.

 

Title Insurance Policy:  As defined in Section 5.1 hereof.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1          Representations and Warranties.  To induce Lender to execute and perform this Agreement, Borrowers hereby jointly and severally represent, covenant and warrant to Lender as follows:

 

(a)           At the Loan Opening and at all times thereafter until the Loan is paid in full each Borrower will have good and merchantable fee simple title to its Land, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions.  Each Borrower has legal power and authority to encumber and convey its Project.  The Declarations are in full force and effect and have not been modified or amended.  No Default or Event of Default under the Declarations on the part of any Borrower has occurred and is continuing.

 

(b)           Each Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia and duly registered to transact business and in good standing in the State of Arkansas.  Each Borrower has

 

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full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted, to own and operate its Project, to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of its duties and obligations under this Agreement and under the Loan Documents, all of which has been duly authorized by all necessary Legal Requirements applicable to such Borrower.  Each Signing Entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State in which it is organized, has full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted and to execute this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the applicable Borrower is a party in the capacity shown in the signature block of such Borrower contained in this Agreement, and such execution has been duly authorized by all necessary Legal Requirements applicable to such Signing Entity.  Neither any Borrower nor any Guarantor has been convicted of a felony and there are no proceedings or investigations being conducted involving criminal activities of either any Borrower or any Guarantor.  The direct and indirect ownership of Borrowers is as shown in Exhibit C attached to this Agreement.

 

(c)           Each Operator is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia and duly registered to transact business and in good standing in the State of Arkansas.  Each Operator has full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted, to lease the applicable Project from the applicable Borrower and operate its Facility, and to enter into and to perform the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder, all of which has been duly authorized by all necessary Legal Requirements applicable to such Operator.

 

(d)           AdCare is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio.  AdCare has full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into and to perform the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder, all of which has been duly authorized by all necessary Legal Requirements applicable to AdCare.

 

(e)           Each Borrower and each Guarantor is able to pay its debts as such debts become due, and each has capital sufficient to carry on its respective present businesses and transactions and all businesses and transactions in which it or he is about to engage.  Neither any Borrower nor any Guarantor (i) is bankrupt or insolvent, (ii) has made an assignment for the benefit of its respective creditors, (iii) has had a trustee or receiver appointed, (iv) has had any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceedings instituted by or against its, or (v) shall be rendered insolvent by its execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents or by the transactions contemplated thereunder.  There is no Uniform Commercial Code financing statement on file that names any Borrower or any Guarantor as debtor and covers any of the collateral for the Loan, and there is no judgment or tax lien outstanding against any Borrower or any Guarantor.

 

(f)            This Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages, the other Loan Documents and any other documents and instruments required to be executed and delivered by Borrowers and Guarantors in connection with the Loan, when executed and delivered, will constitute the duly authorized, valid and legally binding obligations of the party required to execute

 

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the same and will be enforceable strictly in accordance with their respective terms (except to the extent that enforceability may be affected or limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar debtor relief laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally); and no basis exists for any claim against Lender under this Agreement, under the Loan Documents or with respect to the Loan; and enforcement of this Agreement and the Loan Documents is subject to no defenses of any kind.

 

(g)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages, the other Loan Documents and any other documents or instruments to be executed and delivered by Borrowers or Guarantors pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the Loan and the use and occupancy of the Projects will not:  (i) violate any Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower or any Signing Entity, or (ii) conflict with, be inconsistent with, or result in any breach or default of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, instrument, document, agreement or contract of any kind to which any Borrower, any Guarantor or any Signing Entity is a party or by which any of them may be bound.  Neither any Borrower, any Guarantor nor any Signing Entity is in default (without regard to grace or cure periods) under any contract or agreement to which it is a party, the effect of which default will adversely affect the performance by any Borrower or any Guarantor of its obligations pursuant to and as contemplated by the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents

 

(h)           No condition, circumstance, event, agreement, document, instrument, restriction, litigation or proceeding, or threatened litigation or proceeding or basis therefor, exists which could (i) adversely affect the validity or priority of the liens and security interests granted Lender under the Loan Documents; (ii) materially adversely affect the ability of any Borrower or any Guarantor to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents; or (iii) constitute a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

(i)            It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that the Projects and the use and occupancy of the Projects do not violate or conflict with any applicable law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or order of any kind, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, zoning, building, land use, noise abatement, occupational health and safety or other laws, any building permit or any Declarations, and if a third-party is required under any Declarations or other documents, to consent to use or operation of the Projects, Borrowers have obtained such approval from such party, and to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, such condition is satisfied.  In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, each Borrower shall (i) ensure that no person or entity owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls such Borrower is or shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of the Treasury or included in any Executive Orders, (ii) not use or permit the use of any Loan Proceeds to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute or Executive Order relating thereto, and (iii) comply with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended.

 

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(j)            Each of the following is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan:  Except as disclosed in the environmental site assessments referred to below, the Projects have never been used for any activities which, directly or indirectly, involve the use, generation, treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Substances, and no Hazardous Substances exist on the Projects or under the Projects or in any surface waters or groundwaters on or under the Projects.  The Projects and their existing and prior uses have at all times complied with all Environmental Laws, and Borrowers have not violated any Environmental Laws.  The environmental site assessments referred to above are as follows:

 

(i)            In the case of Borrower 1’s Project, a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Report dated January 31, 2012, prepared by Environmental Corporation of America.

 

(ii)           In the case of Borrower 2’s Project, a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Report dated January 31, 2012, prepared by Environmental Corporation of America.

 

(iii)          In the case of Borrower 3’s Project, a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Report dated January 31, 2012, prepared by Environmental Corporation of America.

 

To the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, each of such conditions is satisfied.

 

(k)           There are no facilities on the Projects which are subject to reporting under any State laws or Section 312 of the Federal Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11022), and federal regulations promulgated thereunder.  Except as disclosed in the environmental site assessments referred to above, the Projects do not contain any underground or above ground storage tanks.

 

(l)            All financial statements submitted by any Borrower or any Guarantor to Lender in connection with the Loan are true and correct in all material respects, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and fairly present the respective financial conditions and results of operations of the entities and persons which are their subjects.

 

(m)          This Agreement and all financial statements, budgets, schedules, opinions, certificates, confirmations, applications, rent rolls, affidavits, agreements, and other materials submitted to Lender in connection with or in furtherance of this Agreement by or on behalf of any Borrower or any Guarantor fully and fairly state the matters with which they purport to deal, and neither misstate any material fact nor, separately or in the aggregate, fail to state any material fact necessary to make the statements made not misleading in any material respect.

 

(n)           Each parcel of Land is taxed as one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property other than such parcel of Land.

 

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(o)           Under applicable law, each parcel of Land may be encumbered, conveyed and otherwise dealt with as a separate legal parcel.

 

(p)           All utility and municipal services required for the construction, occupancy and operation of the Projects, including, but not limited to, water supply, storm and sanitary sewage disposal systems, cable services, gas, electric and telephone facilities are available for use by and currently provide service to the Projects.

 

(q)           Subject to the provisions of Section 7.9(b) of this Agreement, all governmental permits and licenses required by applicable law in order for Borrowers to own and lease the Projects, and for Operators to operate their Facilities, have been validly issued and are in full force.

 

(r)            Each of the following is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan:  The storm and sanitary sewage disposal system, water system, drainage system and all mechanical systems of the Projects comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws.  The applicable environmental protection agency, pollution control board and/or other governmental agencies having jurisdiction of the Projects have issued their permits for the construction, tap-on and operation of those systems.  To the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, each of such conditions is satisfied.

 

(s)            It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that all utility, parking, access (including curb-cuts and highway access), construction, recreational and other permits and easements required for the use of the Projects have been granted and issued, and to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, such condition is satisfied.

 

(t)            With the exception of Permitted Exceptions, the improvements located on each parcel of Land do not encroach upon any building line, set back line, sideyard line, or any recorded or visible easement (or other easement of which any Borrower is aware or has reason to believe may exist) which exists with respect to the applicable Project.

 

(u)           The Loan, including interest rate, fees and charges as contemplated hereby, is a “business loan” within the meaning of subparagraph (1)(c) contained in Section 205/4 of Chapter 815 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended; the Loan is an exempted transaction under the Truth In Lending Act, 12 U.S.C. §1601 et seq.; and the Loan does not, and when disbursed will not, violate the provisions of the usury laws of the State, any consumer credit laws or the usury laws of any state which may have jurisdiction over this transaction, any Borrower or any property securing the Loan.

 

(v)           There are no leases for use or occupancy of the Projects other than the Leases, with the exception of agreements entered into with residents and occupants in the ordinary course of business of operating the Facilities.

 

(w)          Each Lease is in full force and effect; no Defaults or Events of Default on the part of the applicable Borrower have occurred and are continuing thereunder; the tenant has no right of set-off against payment of rent due thereunder; and enforcement of the Lease by such Borrower or by Lender pursuant to an exercise of Lender’s rights

 

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under the Assignment of Rents would be subject to no defenses of any kind.  Each Operations Transfer Agreement is in full force and effect and no Defaults or Events of Default on the part of the applicable Operator or Old Operator have occurred and are continuing thereunder.

 

(x)           All Employee Plans of Borrowers, if any, and Operators meet the minimum funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA and 412 of the Internal Revenue Code where applicable, and each such Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is qualified.  No withdrawal liability has been incurred under any such Employee Plans and no “Reportable Event” or “Prohibited Transaction” (as such terms are defined in ERISA), has occurred with respect to any such Employee Plans, unless approved by the appropriate governmental agencies.  Borrowers and Operators have promptly paid and discharged all obligations and liabilities arising under ERISA of a character which if unpaid or unperformed might result in the imposition of a lien against any of their properties or assets.

 

(y)           Each of the following is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan:  There are no strikes, lockouts or other labor disputes pending or threatened against any Borrower or any Operator; hours worked by and payment made to employees of Borrowers and Operator have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable law; and no unfair labor practice complaint is pending or threatened against any Borrower or any Operator before any governmental authority.  To the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, each of such conditions is satisfied.

 

(z)           Subject to the provisions of Section 7.9(b) of this Agreement, each Facility has all necessary licenses, permits and certifications required by any applicable governmental authority to operate and maintain a skilled nursing facility therein with its current number of beds in service, and participates in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  Each Operator has complied with all applicable requirements of the United States of America, the State of Arkansas and all applicable local governments, and of its agencies and instrumentalities, necessary to operate and maintain such Facility as such a facility.  All utilities necessary for use, operation and occupancy of each Project and each Facility are available to such Project and such Facility.  All requirements for unrestricted use of each Project and each Facility as a skilled nursing facility under the rules and regulations of the State of Arkansas Department of Human Services and of any other department or agency of the State of Arkansas having jurisdiction over each Project and each Facility have been fulfilled.  All building, zoning, safety, health, fire, water district, sewerage and environmental protection agency and any other permits or licenses which are required by any governmental authority for use, occupancy and operation of each Project and each Facility as a skilled nursing facility have been obtained and are in full force and effect.  Neither any Borrower, any Operator, any Guarantor, any Project nor any Facility is subject to any corporate integrity agreement, compliance agreement or other agreement governing the operation of any Project or any Facility or the operations of any Borrower, any Operator or any Guarantor.

 

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(aa)         Each Borrower and Operator is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, orders, regulations and ordinances of all federal, foreign, state and local governmental authorities binding upon or affecting the business, operation or assets of Borrowers or Operators.  Neither any Borrower nor any Operator: (i) has had a civil monetary penalty assessed against it under the Social Security Act (the “SSA”) Section 1128(a) ), other than nominal amounts for violations which were not of a material nature, (ii) has been excluded from participation under the Medicare program or under a State health care program as defined in the SSA Section 1128(h) (“State Health Care Program”), or (iii) has been convicted (as that term is defined in 42 C.F.R. Section 1001.2) of any of the following categories of offenses as described in the SSA Section 1127(a) and (b)(l), (2), (3): (A) criminal offenses relating to the delivery of an item or service under Medicare or any State Health Care Program; (B) criminal offenses under federal or state law relating to patient neglect or abuse in connection with the delivery of a health care item or service; (C) criminal offenses under federal or state law relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct in connection with the delivery of a health care item or service or with respect to any act or omission in a program operated by or financed in whole or in part by any federal, state or local government agency; (D) federal or state laws relating to the interference with or obstruction of any investigations into any criminal offense described in (A) through (C) above; or (E) criminal offenses under federal or state law relating to the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription or dispensing of a controlled substance.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither any Borrower nor any Operator is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Medicare or Medicaid Provider Agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such Borrower or Operator is a party, which default has resulted in, or if not remedied within any applicable grace period could result in, the revocation, termination, cancellation or suspension of the Medicare or Medicaid Certification of such Borrower or Operator.

 

2.2          Continuation of Representations and Warranties.  Borrowers hereby covenant, warrant and agree that the representations and warranties made in Section 2.1 hereof shall be and shall remain true and correct in all material respects at the time of the Loan Opening and at all times thereafter so long as any part of the Loan shall remain outstanding.  Each request for disbursement of Loan Proceeds shall constitute a reaffirmation that these representations and warranties are true in all material respects as of the date of such request and will be true in all material respects on the date of the disbursement.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

THE LOAN

 

3.1.         Agreement to Borrow and Lend.

 

(a)           On the terms of and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Borrowers agree to borrow from Lender, and Lender agrees to lend to Borrowers, an amount not to exceed the Loan Amount.

 

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(b)           The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note executed by Borrowers jointly and severally and shall be secured by the Mortgages and the Assignments of Rents.  The Loan shall be guaranteed by Guarantors pursuant to the Guaranty, and Borrowers and Guarantors shall protect Lender with respect to environmental matters pursuant to the Environmental Indemnity.  If Lender extends any Operator Loan to any one of more of Operators, the Loan shall be secured by the Operator Loan Documents for such Operator Loan and the Loan Documents shall secure such Operator Loan; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Documents or any Operator Loan Documents, (i) if the Loan is repaid at a time when any Operator Loan is outstanding, and if there is no existing Default or Event of Default under any of the Operator Loan Documents, such Operator Loan shall no longer be secured by the liens and encumbrances created under the Loan Documents, and (ii) if any Operator Loan is repaid and terminated at a time when the Loan is outstanding, and no there is no existing Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, the Loan shall no longer be secured by the liens and encumbrances created under the Operator Loan Documents for such Operator Loan.  At any time that Lender does not have any Operator Loan extended to any Operator, the references in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the Operator Loan shall be of no force or effect.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute a commitment or agreement by Lender to extend any Operator Loan to any Operator.

 

(c)           The proceeds of the Loan together with cash equity of Borrowers shall be used by Borrowers for the purchase of the Projects, funding the Collateral Account and Capital Expenditures Reserve Account as required by this Agreement, and paying acquisition and financing costs and expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of the Loan shall not exceed an amount equal to 80% of the aggregate “as is” appraised value of the Projects as shown in the appraisals required by this Agreement, and the aggregate purchase price for the Projects must not exceed the aggregate “as is” appraised value of the Projects as shown in such appraisals.

 

(d)           The closing of the purchase of the Projects by Borrowers is to occur on Sunday, April 1, 2012, and the deeds conveying the Projects to Borrowers will be dated April 1, 2012.  April 1, 2012, is not a business day  In order that Borrowers will be able to demonstrate the availability of funds on the April 1, 2012, purchase closing date, subject to compliance with all of the conditions to disbursement which are contained in this Agreement, Lender will disburse the proceeds of the Loan on Friday, March 30, 2012, and the Loan and the Note will begin bearing interest on that date, and Borrowers hereby request that Lender do so.  The disbursement on March 30, 2012, will consist of deposits into the Collateral Account ($1,340,000) and Capital Expenditures Reserve Account ($470,000) and payment of expenses to Lender and its legal counsel, and the remainder of the disbursement will be deposited by Lender into an escrow with a title insurance escrow agent for the Loan and purchase closing.  The escrow instructions to such escrow agent will provide that the loan proceeds deposited in escrow are not to be disbursed prior to Monday, April 2, 2012, and then only if the closing of the purchase of the Projects, including delivery of deeds, has been completed.  The Mortgages and the Assignments of Rents will be dated as of April 1, 2012, to correspond to the dating of the deeds conveying the Projects to Borrowers, and this Agreement, the Note, the Indemnity Agreement and the Guaranty will be dated as of March 30, 2012, to correspond to the date of disbursement of the Loan.

 

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3.2          Interest.  Interest on funds advanced hereunder shall —

 

(i)            From the Loan Opening until the Maturity Date, accrue at the interest rates provided for in the Note;

 

(ii)           Be computed upon advances of the Loan from and including the date of each advance by Lender to or for the account of a Borrower (whether to an escrow or otherwise), on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due; and

 

(iii)          Be paid by Borrowers to Lender together with principal payments, if any, in the manner set forth in the Note.

 

3.3          Principal Payments; Maturity Date; Prepayment.

 

(a)           Prior to the Maturity Date, principal payments, if any, shall be made as provided in the Note.  The entire principal balance of the Note and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due, if not sooner paid, on the Maturity Date.

 

(b)           The Loan may be prepaid prior to the Maturity Date on the terms and upon payment of the charges and fees set forth in the Note.

 

3.4          Collateral Account.  Borrower shall establish and maintain a collateral account in the name of Borrower held by Lender (the “Collateral Account”).  The amount of the Collateral Account shall be $1,340,000, and on the date of this Agreement, Borrower shall deposit the sum of $1,340,000 into the Collateral Account.  The Collateral Account shall be held as additional security for the payment and performance of all of the obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of the obligations of Operators under all Operator Loan Documents, and Borrower hereby pledges and assigns to Lender, and grants to Lender a first lien on and a first priority security interest in the Collateral Account, all cash and investments from time to time on deposit in the Collateral Account, and all proceeds of all of the foregoing.  Amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be held in a certificate of deposit issued by Lender.  Interest earned on amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be added to the Collateral Account.  All amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall be released by Lender to Borrowers at such time as all of the principal of and interest on the Loan have been paid in full and all of the other obligations to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been fully paid and performed, or at such earlier time as the amount of the combined EBITDAR/Fully Adjusted for Operators for a fiscal year is not less than $3,700,000, as shown in annual reviewed financial statements of Operators and a compliance certificate furnished to Lender as provided in Section 7.4 of this Agreement.

 

3.5.         Uniform Commercial Code Matters.

 

(a)           All references in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the Code are to the Code as from time to time in effect.

 

(b)           Borrowers represent and warrant to Lender as follows:

 

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(i)            The exact legal names of Borrowers are as stated in the first paragraph of this Agreement

 

(ii)           The nature of each Borrower entity and the State in which it is organized are as stated in the first paragraph of this Agreement.  The organizational numbers of Borrowers in such State are as follows:

 

	
Borrower
    	
 
    	
Organizational Number
    
	
Borrower   1
    	
 
    	
12008895
    
	
Borrower   2
    	
 
    	
12008902
    
	
Borrower   3
    	
 
    	
12008908
    

 

(iii)          The address of each Borrower’s chief executive office is 5057 Troy Road, Springfield, Ohio 45502.

 

(iv)          Each Borrower has no place of business other than the chief executive office referred to in (iii) above, at the address for notices set forth in Section 12.11 of this Agreement, and at its Project in the State of Arkansas.

 

(c)           Each Borrower shall not, without not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Lender, change its legal name, the nature of the Borrower entity, the State in which it is organized, its organizational number in the State in which it is organized, if any, the address of its chief executive office, or the address of its other places of business, from those referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section.

 

(d)           Borrowers acknowledge that by entering into the security agreements contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrowers have authorized the filing of financing statements and amendments under the Code covering the collateral described in such security agreements, without the signature of Borrowers.

 

(e)           As additional security for the payment and performance of all of the obligations of all of Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of the obligations of Operators under all Operator Loan Documents, each Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all Deposit Accounts (as defined in the Code) from time to time maintained by such Borrower with Lender, all cash and investments from time to time on deposit in all such Deposit Accounts, and all proceeds of all of the foregoing.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

LOAN DOCUMENTS

 

4.1          Loan Documents.  As a condition precedent to the Loan Opening, Borrowers agree that they will deliver the following Loan Documents to Lender at or prior to the Loan Opening, all of which must be satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s counsel in form, substance and execution:

 

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(a)           Promissory Note.  A Promissory Note dated the date hereof (the “Note”), executed by Borrowers jointly and severally and made payable to the order of Lender, in the Loan Amount.

 

(b)           Mortgages.  A separate Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing dated as of April 1, 2012 (each a “Mortgage”), duly executed by each Borrower to and for the benefit of Lender, creating a first lien on such Borrower’s Land to secure the Note, the Loan and all obligations of all of Borrowers in connection therewith.

 

(c)           Assignments of Rents and Leases.  A separate Absolute Assignment of Rents and Leases dated as of April 1, 2012 (each an “Assignment of Rents”), duly executed by each Borrower to and for the benefit of Lender, collaterally assigning to Lender all of such Borrower’s rents, leases and profits of its Project as security for the Note, the Loan and all obligations of all of Borrowers in connection therewith.

 

(d)           Financing Statements.  Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements as required by Lender to perfect all security interests granted by this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

 

(e)           Environmental Indemnity.  An Environmental Indemnity Agreement  dated as of even date herewith (the “Environmental Indemnity”), executed by Borrowers and Guarantors jointly and severally to and for the benefit of Lender, indemnifying Lender for all risks, liabilities, costs and expenses which may be incurred as a result of environmental matters at the Projects.

 

(f)            Guaranty.  A Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of even date herewith (the “Guaranty”), executed by each Guarantor jointly and severally to and for the benefit of Lender, guaranteeing to Lender the payment and performance of all obligations of all Borrowers in connection with the Loan.

 

(g)           Collateral Assignments.  Collateral assignments of such agreements, leases, contracts and other rights or interests of Borrowers with respect to the Projects as Lender may reasonably request.

 

(h)           Other Loan Documents.  Such other documents and instruments as Lender may reasonably require.

 

4.2          Interest Rate Protection.

 

(a)           Any and all obligations, contingent or otherwise, whether now existing or hereafter arising, of any Borrower arising under or in connection with all Hedging Transactions and Hedging Agreements to which Lender is a party shall be secured by all of the collateral for the Loan.

 

(b)           As additional security for the payment and performance of all of the obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of the obligations of Operators under all Operator Loan Documents, Borrowers hereby pledge and assign to Lender,

 

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and grant to Lender a first lien on and a first priority security interest in, (i) all Hedging Transactions from time to time entered into by any Borrower with Lender or any other provider, (ii) all contracts from time to time entered into by any Borrower with Lender or any other provider with respect to such Hedging Transactions, (iii) all amounts from time to time payable to any Borrower under such Hedging Transactions and contracts, and (iv) all proceeds of all of the foregoing.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

CONDITIONS TO LOAN DISBURSEMENTS

 

5.1          Conditions to Loan Opening.  As conditions precedent to the Loan Opening, (i) Borrowers shall satisfy all applicable conditions and requirements contained in other Sections of this Agreement, and (ii) Borrowers shall furnish the following to Lender at or prior to the Loan Opening or at such time as is set forth below, all of which must be satisfactory to Lender and Lender’s counsel in form, content and execution:

 

(a)           Title Insurance Policies.  A loan title insurance policy for each Project, issued on the date of the Loan Opening by the Title Insurance Company to Lender, in the full amount of the Loan to the Borrower which is the owner of such Project, insuring the applicable Mortgage to be a valid first, prior and paramount lien upon the fee title to the Project, as the case may be, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions, and containing such endorsements as Lender may require, each in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (each a “Title Insurance Policy”).

 

(b)           Surveys.  A current plat of survey (each a “Survey”) of each parcel of the Land, which shall (i) be made by a land surveyor licensed in the State, (ii) be prepared in accordance with the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, jointly established and adopted by ALTA and NSPS, (iii) include such Table A Items as Lender shall require, (iv) be made such that the relative positional accuracy of the Survey does not exceed that which is specified in the Accuracy Standards as adopted by ALTA and NSPS and in effect on the date of the Survey, (v) contain a certificate acceptable to Lender naming the applicable Borrower, Lender and the Title Insurance Company, and (v) contain such additional information as may be required by Lender or the Title Insurance Company.

 

(c)           Insurance Policies.  Evidence satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable judgment that the insurance coverages required by Section 7.3 hereof are in force.

 

(d)           Utilities; Licenses; Permits.  As to each Project, evidence satisfactory to Lender that —

 

(i)            All utility and municipal services required for the occupancy and operation of the Project are available and currently servicing the Project;

 

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(ii)           Subject to the provisions of Section 7.9(b) of this Agreement, all permits, licenses and governmental approvals required by applicable law to occupy and operate each Project and each Facility have been issued, are in full force and all fees therefor have been fully paid;

 

(iii)          The storm and sanitary sewage disposal system, the water system and all mechanical systems serving the Project comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, including Environmental Laws and the applicable environmental protection agency, pollution control board and/or other governmental agencies having jurisdiction of the Project have issued their permits for the operation thereof; and

 

(iv)          All utility, parking, access (including curb-cuts and highway access), recreational and other easements and permits required or necessary for the use of the Project have been granted or issued.

 

(e)           Environmental Reports.  As to each Project, an environmental site assessment (each an “Environmental Report”) prepared at Borrowers’ sole cost and expense by an independent professional environmental consultant approved by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.  The Environmental Reports shall be subject to Lender’s approval in its sole and absolute discretion.  If any Environmental Report reveals contamination or conditions warranting further investigation in order to establish baseline data, Lender may also require as a condition to the Loan Opening, in its sole and absolute discretion, a written report (also referred to herein as an “Environmental Report”) based on additional testing and investigation in order to define the source and extent of the contamination or to establish baseline data, as well as to provide relevant detailed information on the area’s geological and hydrogeological conditions.  Any additional Environmental Report prepared pursuant to this requirement shall be subject to Lender’s approval, in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(f)            Appraisals.  As to the Project owned by each Borrower, an appraisal of the Project addressed to Lender and satisfactory to Lender, prepared by a certified or licensed appraiser who is approved by Lender, each in its sole and absolute discretion, which appraisals must show aggregate “as is” appraised values of the Projects in the amount of not less than $27,250,000, such that the Loan Amount will not exceed an amount equal to 80% of the aggregate “as is” appraised value of the Projects.

 

(g)           Documents of Record.  Copies of all documents of record which affect the Projects, including, without limitation, the Declarations, and estoppel letters from the other parties thereto covering such matters as Lender shall reasonably require.

 

(h)           Searches.  A report from the appropriate filing officers of the state and counties in which the Land is located, indicating that no judgments, tax or other liens, security interests, leases of personalty, financing statements or other encumbrances (other than Permitted Exceptions and liens and security interests in favor of Lender) are of record or on file encumbering any portion of such Land, and that there are no judgments,

 

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tax liens, pending litigation or bankruptcy actions outstanding with respect to Borrowers and Guarantors.

 

(i)            Attorney’s Opinion.  An opinion of counsel to Borrowers and Guarantors addressing such issues as Lender may request, subject to assumptions and qualifications satisfactory to Lender.

 

(j)            Organizational Documents.  Organizational documents, any resolutions required by such documents, and good standing certificates, for Borrowers and the other parties to the Loan Documents, and for any entities executing Loan Documents on behalf of Borrowers or any other parties to the Loan Documents.

 

(k)           Leases.  A copy of each Lease and a lease subordination agreement with each Operator.  In addition, Borrowers shall deposit all security deposits required under the Leases, if any, with Lender in an account in Borrowers’ name.

 

(l)            Management and Consulting Agreements.  As to each Project, if the applicable Operator has entered into a management or consulting agreement with respect to the Project, a copy of such management or consulting agreement and a subordination agreement from the manager or consultant in a form satisfactory to Lender.

 

(m)          Operations Transfer Agreement.  A copy of each Operations Transfer Agreement, and such agreements between Lender and Old Operators as Lender shall require.

 

(n)           Real Estate Taxes.  Copies of the most recent real estate tax bills for the Land and evidence satisfactory to Lender that each parcel of the Land is separately assessed for real estate taxing purposes.

 

(o)           Broker.  Evidence satisfactory to Lender that all brokers’ commissions or fees due with respect to the Loan or the Projects have been paid in full in cash.

 

(p)           Property Condition Reports.  A property condition report for each Project prepared at Borrowers’ sole cost and expense by an independent consultant approved by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, and which shall be subject to Lender’s approval in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(q)           Operator Loan Documents.  If Lender has extended any Operator Loan, copies of the executed Operator Loan Documents.

 

(r)            Additional Documents.  Such other papers and documents regarding Borrower, the Project or the Facilities as Lender may reasonably require.

 

5.2          Additional Conditions to Loan Opening.  The following are additional conditions precedent to the Loan Opening:

 

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(a)           Written Request.  Borrowers shall have delivered to Lender a written request for disbursement prepared in such form and detail, and accompanied by such supporting information and documents, as shall be strictly satisfactory to Lender.

 

(b)           Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties of Borrowers contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and other documents delivered to Lender shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the Loan Opening.

 

(c)           Financial Condition.  There shall be no material adverse change in the financial condition of any Borrower or any Guarantor as of the date of the Loan Opening.

 

(d)           Accounts Set Up with Lender; Collateral Account and Capital Expenditures Reserve Account.  Without limitation on the generality of paragraph (f) below, Borrowers and Operators shall have set up all of their respective operating accounts with Lender as required by Section 7.10 of this Agreement, and Borrowers shall have created and funded the Collateral Account and Capital Expenditures Reserve Account as required by Section 3.4 and Section 7.19 of this Agreement, respectively.

 

(e)           Operator Working Capital.  Operators shall be in compliance with the provisions of Section 7.20(d) of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Interest Rate Protection.  Borrowers shall have purchased from a qualified counterparty one or more contracts for interest rate protection for such portion or all of the Loan as Lender may require, which contracts shall be in effect for the full term of the Loan and for a rate and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects.  Lender agrees that interest rate protection is not required for the Loan.

 

(f)            No Default or Event of Default.  No Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, and if any Operator Loan has been extended by Lender to Operator, under any Operator Loan Document, shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of the Loan Opening.

 

5.3          Termination of Agreement.  Borrowers agree that all conditions precedent to the Loan Opening will be complied with on or prior to the Required Loan Opening Date.  If all of the conditions precedent to the Loan Opening hereunder shall not have been performed on or before the Required Loan Opening Date, Lender, at its option at any time thereafter and prior to the Loan Opening, may terminate this Agreement and all of its obligations hereunder by giving a written notice of termination to Borrowers.  In the event of such termination, Borrowers shall pay all Loan Expenses which have accrued or been charged as of the date of such termination.

 

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ARTICLE 6

 

PAYMENT OF LOAN EXPENSES

 

6.1          Payment of Loan Expenses at Loan Opening.  At the Loan Opening, Lender may pay from Loan Proceeds all Loan Expenses, to the extent the same have not been previously paid.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

FURTHER AGREEMENTS OF BORROWER

 

7.1          Mechanics’ Liens, Taxes and Contest Thereof.  Borrowers agree that they will not suffer or permit any mechanics’ lien claims to be filed or otherwise asserted against the Projects and will promptly discharge the same in case of the filing of any claims for lien or proceedings for the enforcement thereof, and will pay all special assessments which have been placed in collection and all real estate taxes and assessments of every kind (regardless of whether the same are payable in installments) upon the Projects, before the same become delinquent; provided, however, that Borrowers shall have the right to contest in good faith and with reasonable diligence the validity of any such lien, claim, tax or assessment if the right to contest such matters is expressly granted in the Mortgages.  If Borrowers shall fail promptly either to discharge or to contest claims, taxes or assessments asserted or give security or indemnity in the manner provided in the Mortgages, or having commenced to contest the same, and having given such security or indemnity shall fail to prosecute such contest with diligence, or to maintain such indemnity or security so required by the Mortgages, or upon the adverse conclusion of any such contest, to cause any judgment or decree to be satisfied and lien to be released, then and in any such event Lender may, at its election (but shall not be required to), procure the release and discharge of any such claim and any judgment or decree thereon and, further, in its sole discretion, effect any settlement or compromise of the same.  Any amounts so expended by Lender, including premiums paid or security furnished in connection with the issuance of any surety bonds, shall be deemed to constitute disbursement of Loan Proceeds hereunder.  In settling, compromising, discharging or providing indemnity or security for any claim for lien, tax or assessment, Lender shall not be required to inquire into the validity or amount thereof.

 

7.2          Fixtures and Personal Property.  Except for security interests granted to Lender, Borrowers agree that all of the personal property, fixtures, attachments, furnishings and equipment delivered in connection with the construction, equipping or operation of the Projects will be kept free and clear of all chattel mortgages, vendor’s liens, and all other liens, claims, encumbrances and security interests whatsoever, and that Borrowers will be the absolute owners of said personal property, fixtures, attachments and equipment, subject to the rights of Operators under the Leases.  Borrowers, on request, shall furnish Lender with satisfactory evidence of such ownership, and of the terms of purchase and payment therefor.

 

7.3          Insurance Policies.  Borrowers shall, at their expense, during the term of this Agreement, procure and keep in force, or cause to be procured and kept in force by Operators,

 

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the insurance coverages described in Exhibit D attached to this Agreement and conforming to the insurance requirements contained in the Mortgages, and in addition thereto, professional liability insurance covering the operations in the Projects in such amounts and with such deductibles as shall be approved by Lender.  In addition, all insurance shall be in form, content and amounts approved by Lender and written by an insurance company or companies licensed to do business in the state in which the Projects are located and domiciled in the United States or a governmental agency or instrumentality approved by Lender.  The policies for such insurance shall have attached thereto standard mortgagee clauses in favor of and permitting Lender to collect any and all proceeds payable thereunder and shall include a 30 day (except for nonpayment of premium, in which case, a 10 day) notice of cancellation clause in favor of Lender.  All policies or certificates of insurance shall be delivered to and held by Lender as further security for the payment of the Note and any other obligations arising under the Loan Documents, with evidence of renewal coverage delivered to Lender at least 30 days before the expiration date of any policy.

 

7.4          Furnishing Information.

 

(a)           Borrowers shall promptly supply Lender with such information concerning their assets, liabilities and affairs, and the assets, liabilities and affairs of Guarantors, as Lender may reasonably request from time to time hereafter; which shall include:

 

(i)            Without necessity of any request by Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual financial statements of each Borrower showing the results of operations of its Project and consisting of a balance sheet, statement of income and expense and a statement of cash flows, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by an officer of such Borrower.

 

(ii)           Until such time as subparagraph (iii) below becomes effective, without necessity of any request by Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than 30 days after the end of each calendar month, financial statements of each Operator showing the results of operations of its Facility and consisting of a balance sheet, statement of income and expense, statement of cash flows and statement of payor mix, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by an officer of such Operator.

 

(iii)          Effective for the first fiscal quarter for which the financial covenant under Section 7.16 of this Agreement is to be tested on a quarterly basis rather than a monthly basis, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter, without necessity of any request by Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, financial statements of each Operator showing the results of operations of its Facility and consisting of a balance sheet, statement of income and expense, statement of cash flows and statement of payor mix, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by an officer of such Operator.

 

(iv)          Without necessity of any request by Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual financial statements of each Operator showing the results of operations of its Facility and consisting of a balance sheet, statement of income and expense, statement of cash flows and statement of payor

 

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mix, prepared in accordance with GAAP, certified by an officer of such Operator, and accompanied by a review report of a firm of independent certified public accountants acceptable to Lender; provided, however, that such annual financial statements of Operators shall not be required if the annual audited financial statements of AdCare furnished to Lender under subparagraph (v) below are consolidated financial statements of AdCare and its subsidiaries that include Operators, and which contain the balance sheets and income statements of Operators that were consolidated into the consolidate balance sheet and income statement of AdCare.

 

(v)           Without necessity of any request by Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, annual financial statements of AdCare consisting of a balance sheet, statement of income and expense and a statement of cash flows, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by an officer of AdCare, and accompanied by an audit report of a firm of independent certified public accountants.

 

(vi)          Without necessity of any request by Lender, as soon as available and in no event later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, financial statements of AdCare consisting of a balance sheet, statement of income and expense and statement of cash flows, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by an officer of AdCare.

 

(vii)         Without necessity of any request by Lender, with each financial statement of Borrowers, Operator and AdCare required to be furnished hereunder, a duly completed compliance certificate, dated the date of such financial statements and certified as true and correct by appropriate officers of Borrowers, Operators and AdCare, containing a computation of each of the financial covenants set forth in Sections 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17 and 7.18 hereof which is required to be tested for or during the period covered by such financial statement, and stating that Borrowers have not become aware of any Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents that has occurred and is continuing or, if there is any such Default or Event of Default describing it and the steps, if any, being taken to cure it.

 

(b)           Borrowers shall promptly notify Lender of any condition or event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and of any material adverse change in the financial condition of any Borrower or any Guarantor.

 

(c)           It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that each Borrower and each Operator shall each maintain a standard and modern system of accounting in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

(d)           It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that Borrowers and Operators shall each permit Lender or any of its agents or representatives to have access to and to examine all books and records regarding the Projects and the Facilities at any time or times hereafter upon reasonable prior notice during business hours.

 

(e)           It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that Borrowers and Operators shall each permit Lender to copy and make abstracts from any and all of said books and records.

 

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7.5          Excess Indebtedness.  Borrowers agree to pay to Lender on demand the amount by which the indebtedness hereunder, at any time, may exceed the Loan Amount.

 

7.6          Certain Title Related Matters.

 

(a)           Borrowers shall comply with all recorded or other covenants affecting the Projects, including, without limitation, the Declarations.  Borrowers shall not record or permit to be recorded any document, instrument, agreement or other writing against the Land other than Permitted Exceptions.

 

(b)           Borrowers shall at all times duly perform and observe all of the terms, provisions, conditions and agreements on their part to be performed and observed under the Declarations, and shall not suffer or permit any Default or Event or Default on the part of Borrowers to exist thereunder, and shall not agree or consent to, or suffer or permit, any modification, amendment or termination thereof without the prior written consent of Lender.  Borrowers shall promptly furnish to Lender copies of all notices of default and other material documents and communications sent or received by Borrowers under or relating to any Declaration.

 

(c)           Borrowers shall cause each of the Projects to be taxed as one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property other than the Projects.

 

(d)           Borrowers shall ensure that under applicable law, each of the Projects may be encumbered, conveyed and otherwise dealt with as a separate legal parcel.

 

7.7          Compliance with Laws; Environmental Matters.  Each of the following is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan:

 

(a)           Borrowers and Operators shall comply, in all respects, including the conduct of their business and operations and the use of their properties and assets, with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, judgments, licenses and permits, including without limitation, Environmental Laws, Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, Medicare Regulations, Medicaid Regulations, and all laws, rules and regulations of any governmental authorities pertaining to the licensing of professional and other health care providers.

 

(b)           With the exception of Permitted Substances, the Projects will not be used, for any activities which, directly or indirectly, involve the use, generation, treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of any Hazardous Substances, and no Hazardous Substances will exist on the Projects or under the Projects or in any surface waters or groundwaters on or under the Projects.  The Projects and their existing and future uses will comply with all Environmental Laws, and Borrowers and Operators will not violate any Environmental Laws.

 

(c)           Without limitation on any other provision of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, no later than June 1, 2013, each of Borrower 2 and Borrower 3 shall cause its Project (Northridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation and Woodland Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation, respectively) to have a full fire protection sprinkler system

 

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which complies with all applicable legal requirements, and shall furnish evidence thereof satisfactory to Lender.

 

(d)           The provisions of this paragraph are without limitation on any other provisions of this Agreement.  The Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment for Borrower 3’s Project which has been furnished to Lender discloses that there was at one time an underground storage tank located on the property, but does not indicate whether such tank has been removed.  Within 60 days after the date of this Agreement, Borrowers shall provide Lender with written evidence satisfactory to Lender as to whether such tank has been removed.  Unless such evidence indicates that such tank has been removed or closed in place, in either case in compliance with all applicable laws, then within six months after the date of this Agreement, Borrowers shall cause such tank to be removed or closed in place, in either case in compliance with all applicable laws, and shall furnish Lender with written evidence thereof satisfactory to Lender.

 

7.8          ERISA Liabilities; Employee Plans.  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that Borrowers and Operators shall (i) keep in full force and effect any and all Employee Plans which are presently in existence or may, from time to time, come into existence under ERISA, and not withdraw from any such Employee Plans, unless such withdrawal can be effected or such Employee Plans can be terminated without liability to any Borrower or Operator; (ii) make contributions to all of such Employee Plans in a timely manner and in a sufficient amount to comply with the standards of ERISA; including the minimum funding standards of ERISA; (iii) comply with all material requirements of ERISA which relate to such Employee Plans; (iv) notify Lender immediately upon receipt by any Borrower or Operator of any notice concerning the imposition of any withdrawal liability or of the institution of any proceeding or other action which may result in the termination of any such Employee Plans or the appointment of a trustee to administer such Employee Plans; (v) promptly advise Lender of the occurrence of any “Reportable Event” or “Prohibited Transaction” (as such terms are defined in ERISA), with respect to any such Employee Plans; and (vi) amend any Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to the extent necessary to keep the Employee Plan qualified, and to cause the Employee Plan to be administered and operated in a manner that does not cause the Employee Plan to lose its qualified status.

 

7.9          Licensure; Notices of Agency Actions.  The following are conditions of this Agreement and the Loan:

 

(a)           Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, Operators shall be fully qualified by all necessary permits, licenses, certifications, accreditations and qualifications and shall be in compliance with all annual filing requirements of all regulatory authorities.

 

(b)           The State of Arkansas licenses for the operation of the Facilities and the Medicare and Medicaid certifications for the Facilities are currently held by Old Operators.  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that within a period of 90 days after the date of this Agreement, each Operator shall have obtained a State of Arkansas license for its Facility in the name of such Operator, and that within a period of

 

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180 days after the date of this Agreement, each Operator shall have obtained Medicare and Medicaid certifications for its Facility.  Pending the receipt of such license and Medicare and Medicaid certifications by each Operator, (i) the Old Operator of such Facility shall retain the existing license and Medicare and Medicaid certifications for such Facility, and (ii) such Operator shall operate such Facility under the license and Medicare and Medicaid certifications of such Old Operator under the Operations Transfer Agreement for such Facility.  Upon the issuance of the license and Medicare and Medicaid certifications to such Operator, the arrangements described above under the Operations Transfer Agreement for such Facility shall terminate and such Operator shall thereafter operate such Facility under its own license and Medicare and Medicaid certifications.

 

(c)           Borrowers and Operators shall within five days after receipt, furnish to Lender copies of all adverse notices from any licensing, certifying, regulatory, reimbursing or other agency which has jurisdiction over any Project or any Facility or over any license, permit or approval under which any Project or any Facility operates, and if any Borrower or any Operator becomes aware that any such notice is to be forthcoming before receipt thereof, it shall promptly inform Lender thereof.

 

7.10        Project and Facility Accounts and Revenues.

 

(a)           It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that Borrowers and Operators shall each set up and maintain all of their respective operating accounts and other accounts related to the Projects and the Facilities with Lender, shall deposit all of their respective income and receipts promptly upon receipt in such accounts, and shall maintain all of their respective cash and investments on deposit in deposit accounts with Lender.

 

(b)           Borrowers shall deposit all Gross Revenues promptly upon receipt thereof, into a bank account or accounts maintained by Borrowers with Lender.  As additional security for the payment and performance of all of the obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of the obligations of Operators under all Operator Loan Documents, Borrowers hereby pledge and assign to Lender, and grant to Lender a first lien on and a first priority security interest in, the Gross Revenues, all of Borrowers’ present and future Accounts (as defined in the Code), and the proceeds of all of the foregoing.

 

7.11        Single-Asset Entity; Indebtedness; Distributions.

 

(a)           Each Borrower shall not at any time own any asset or property other than its Project and property related thereto, and shall not at any time engage in any business other than the ownership, development, construction, leasing and operation of its Project.  The articles of organization and operating agreement of each Borrower shall not be modified or amended, nor shall any member of any Borrower be released or discharged from its obligations under the operating agreement of such Borrower.

 

(b)           Each Borrower shall not at any time have outstanding any indebtedness or obligations, secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, including any guaranty, other than the following: (i) obligations to Lender; (ii) obligations under interest rate

 

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protection agreements to which Lender is a party; (iii) obligations, other than borrowings, incurred in the ordinary course of the ownership and operation of its Project; and (iv) obligations under its Lease.

 

(c)           Each Borrower shall not at any time make any Distribution which is in violation of any of the following provisions:

 

(i)            With the exception of Distributions to another Borrower, each Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, make any Distribution until such time as, as of the end of any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2013, the ratio of —

 

(A)          the amount of the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the 12-month period ending on the last day of such quarter, to

 

(B)          the principal balance outstanding on the Loan on the last day of such quarter,

 

was not less than 6.00 to 1.00.

 

(ii)           If any Default or Event of Default shall occur and be continuing under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, each Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, make any Distribution.

 

(iii)          Each Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, at any time make any Distribution that would cause such Borrower’s cash and cash equivalents remaining after such Distribution to be less than an amount equal to the aggregate of (A) the total amount of the security and other deposits received by such Borrower from tenants of its Project, (B) the total amount of accrued but unpaid real estate taxes on its Project, based on the last full year tax bill or bills received by such Borrower, minus any amount held in a real estate tax escrow by Lender, and (C) a reasonable working capital reserve.

 

7.12        Restrictions on Transfer.

 

(a)           Each Borrower shall not effect, suffer or permit any Prohibited Transfer.  Any conveyance, sale, assignment, transfer, lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest or other encumbrance or alienation (or any agreement to do any of the foregoing) of any of the following properties or interests shall constitute a “Prohibited Transfer”:

 

(i)            Any Project or any part thereof or interest therein, excepting only sales or other dispositions of collateral for the Loan no longer useful in connection with the operation of such Project, provided that prior to the sale or other disposition thereof, such collateral has been replaced by collateral of at least equal value and utility and which is subject to the lien of the applicable Mortgage with the same priority as with respect to the original collateral;

 

(ii)           Any shares of capital stock of a corporate Borrower or a corporation which is a direct or indirect owner of an ownership interest in any Borrower (other than the shares of capital stock of a corporate trustee or a corporation whose stock is publicly

 

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traded on a national securities exchange or on the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System);

 

(iii)          All or any part of the membership interests in a limited liability company Borrower or a limited liability company which is a direct or indirect owner of an ownership interest in any Borrower;

 

(iv)          All or any part of the general partner or the limited partner interest, as the case may be, of a partnership or limited partnership Borrower, or a partnership or limited partnership which is a direct or indirect owner of an ownership interest in any Borrower;

 

(v)           If there shall be any change in Control (by way of transfers of stock, partnership or member interests or otherwise) in any partner, member, manager or shareholder, as applicable, which directly or indirectly Controls the day to day operations and management of any Borrower or any Guarantor that is not a natural person and/or owns a Controlling interest in any Borrower or any such Guarantor; provided, however, that this subparagraph shall not apply to AdCare; or

 

(vi)          If any Guarantor who is a natural person shall die or be declared a legal incompetent;

 

in each case whether any such conveyance, sale, assignment, transfer, lien, pledge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance or alienation is effected directly, indirectly (including the nominee agreement), voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise; provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not apply to (i) liens securing obligations to Lender, (ii) the lien of current taxes and assessments not in default, (iii) any transfers of any Project, or part thereof, or interest therein, or any shares of stock or partnership or limited liability company interests, as the case may be, by or on behalf of an owner thereof who is deceased or declared judicially incompetent, to such owner’s heirs, legatees, devisees, executors, administrators, estate or personal representatives, (iv) the Leases, or (v) Permitted Exceptions.

 

(b)           In determining whether or not to make the Loan, Lender evaluated the background and experience of Borrowers and their members in owning and operating property such as the Projects, found it acceptable and relied and continues to rely upon same as the means of maintaining the value of the Projects.  Borrowers and their members are well experienced in borrowing money and owning and operating property such as the Projects, were ably represented by a licensed attorney at law in the negotiation and documentation of the Loan and bargained at arm’s length and without duress of any kind for all of the terms and conditions of the Loan, including this provision.  Borrowers recognize that Lender is entitled to keep its loan portfolio at current interest rates by either making new loans at such rates or collecting assumption fees and/or increasing the interest rate on a loan, the security for which is purchased by a party other than the original Borrowers.  Borrowers further recognize that any further junior financing placed upon the Projects (a) may divert funds which would otherwise be used to pay the Note; (b) could result in acceleration and foreclosure by any such junior encumbrancer which would force Lender to take measures and incur expenses to protect its security; (c) would detract from the value of the Projects should Lender come into possession thereof with the intention of selling

 

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same; and (d) would impair Lender’s right to accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure, as a foreclosure by Lender would be necessary to clear the title to the Projects.  In accordance with the foregoing and for the purposes of (i) protecting Lender’s security, both of repayment and of value of the Projects; (ii) giving Lender the full benefit of its bargain and contract with Borrowers; (iii) allowing Lender to raise the interest rate and collect assumption fees; and (iv) keeping the Projects free of subordinate financing liens, Borrowers agree that if this Section is deemed a restraint on alienation, that it is a reasonable one.

 

7.13                        Leasing, Operation and Management of Projects.

 

(a)                                 Each Project shall at all times be owned by the applicable Borrower and leased to the applicable Operator under the applicable Lease (with the result that no Borrower shall operate a Facility).  Each Borrower shall not agree or consent to or suffer or permit any modification, amendment or termination of its Lease, and shall not suffer or permit any Event of Default on the part of such Borrower to exist at any time under such Lease.

 

(b)                                 Each Facility shall at all times be operated as skilled nursing facility under the management of the applicable Operator.

 

7.14                        Borrowers Coverage of Debt Service.  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that for each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the ratio of —

 

(i)                                     the amount of the combined EBITDA for Borrowers for such year, to

 

(ii)                                  the total amount of principal and interest required to be paid on the Loan for such year,

 

shall be not less than 1.10 to 1.00.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, the calculation of such ratio shall be made for the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the last day of such year, instead of for the full year.

 

7.15                        Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Operators.  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that as of the end of each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2012, that the ratio of —

 

(i)                                     the amount of the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the 12-month period ending on the last day of such quarter, to

 

(ii)                                  the sum of the combined amounts of the following for Operators for the 12-month period ending on the last day of such quarter: (A) Rental Expense, plus (B) Interest Charges, plus (C) Distributions, other than any amounts which were treated as an expense for accounting purposes,

 

shall be not less than 1.05 to 1.00.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section —

 

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(A)                               For the 12-month period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2013, the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the purpose of this Section shall be calculated using EBITDAR/Cap Ex Adjusted for Operators for the fourth fiscal quarter in such 12-month period and EBITDAR for Operators for the other fiscal quarters in such 12-month period;

 

(B)                               For the 12-month period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2013, the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the purpose of this Section shall be calculated using EBITDAR/Cap Ex Adjusted for Operators for the third and fourth fiscal quarters in such 12-month period and EBITDAR for Operators for the other fiscal quarters in such 12-month period;

 

(C)                               For the 12-month period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2013, the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the purpose of this Section shall be calculated using EBITDAR/Cap Ex Adjusted for Operators for the second, third and fourth fiscal quarters in such 12-month period and EBITDAR for Operators for the other fiscal quarter in such 12-month period; and

 

(D)                               For the 12-month period ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2014, and for the 12-month period ending on the last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter, the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the purpose of this Section shall be calculated using EBITDAR/Cap Ex Adjusted for Operators instead of EBITDAR for Operators.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, in the case of the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2012, the calculation of such ratio shall be made for the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the last day of such quarter, instead of for the full 12-month period ending on the last day of such quarter.

 

7.16                        Minimum Combined EBITDAR of Operators.

 

(a)                                 It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that the combined EBITDAR/Management Fee Adjusted for Operators for each calendar month set forth in the table below, shall be not less than the amount set forth opposite such month in the table below:

 

	
Calendar Months
    	
 
    	
Minimum Combined 
   EBITDAR for Operators
    	
 
    
	
April and May, 2012
    	
 
    	
$
    	
90,000
    	
 
    
	
June, 2012
    	
 
    	
$
    	
100,000
    	
 
    
	
July, 2012
    	
 
    	
$
    	
150,000
    	
 
    
	
August and September,   2012
    	
 
    	
$
    	
175,000
    	
 
    
	
October, November and   December, 2012
    	
 
    	
$
    	
191,000
    	
 
    
	
January, February and   March, 2013
    	
 
    	
$
    	
220,000
    	
 
    

 

(b)                                 Until such time as paragraph (c) of this Section becomes effective, it is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that the combined EBITDAR/Fully Adjusted for

 

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Operators for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month ending April 30, 2013, shall be not less than $256,000.

 

(c)                                  Effective for the earlier of the first fiscal quarter ending after the combined EBITDAR/Fully Adjusted for Operators has been not less than $256,000 for each of six consecutive calendar months, as shown in monthly financial statements of Operators and compliance certificates furnished to Lender as provided in Section 7.4 of this Agreement, or the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2013, it is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that the combined EBITDAR/Fully Adjusted for Operators for each fiscal quarter shall be not less than $768,000.

 

7.17                        AdCare Debt Service Coverage Ratio.  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that for each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the ratio of —

 

(i)                                     the amount of EBITDAR for AdCare for such year, to

 

(ii)                                  the total amount Debt Service required to be paid by AdCare for such year,

 

shall be not less than 1.00 to 1.00.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, if such ratio for any fiscal year is less than 1.00 to 1.00, the condition in this Section shall nevertheless be deemed to be satisfied if the amount of unencumbered, unrestricted cash shown as an asset in AdCare’s audited financial statements as at the end of such fiscal year is not less than an amount equal to the total additional amount of EBITDAR for AdCare that would have been necessary in order for such ratio to have been not less than 1.00 to 1.00 for such fiscal year and for all prior fiscal years ending after on and after December 31, 2011 (the “Cumulative Shortfall”); provided, however, that the foregoing provisions of this sentence shall not apply if the Cumulative Shortfall is more than $3,000,000.

 

7.18                        AdCare Leverage Ratio.  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that for each fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the ratio of —

 

(i)                                     the total amount of long term senior secured indebtedness of AdCare, including the current portion thereof, each as determined in accordance with GAAP, outstanding on the last day of such year, to

 

(ii)                                  the amount of EBITDA for AdCare for such year,

 

shall be not more than 11.00 to 1.00.

 

7.19                        Capital Expenditures Reserve Account.

 

(a)                                 Borrowers shall establish and maintain a capital expenditures reserve account held by Lender (the “Capital Expenditures Reserve Account”).  The Capital Expenditures Reserve Account shall be an interest bearing account held as additional security for the payment and performance of all of the obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all of the obligations of Operators under all Operator Loan Documents, and

 

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Borrowers hereby pledge and assign to Lender, and grant to Lender a first lien on and a first priority security interest in, the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account, all cash and investments from time to time on deposit in the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account, and all proceeds of all of the foregoing.

 

(b)                                 On the date of this Agreement, Borrowers shall make a deposit in the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account in the amount of $470,000.  If as of September 1, 2012, either Borrower 2 or Borrower 3, or both, have not accomplished compliance with the provisions of Section 7.7(c) of this Agreement (relating to installation of full fire protection sprinkler systems in their Projects), Borrowers shall make an additional deposit into the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account in the total amount of $485,000, in three equal monthly installments on the first day of each of the months of September, October and November of 2012.  Commencing on April 1, 2013, Borrowers shall make a deposit in the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account on the first day of each month in the amount of $12,746.

 

(c)                                  Lender shall disburse amounts on deposit in the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account from time to time at the written request of Borrowers for the purpose of paying or reimbursing the cost of capital expenditures made by Borrowers for the Projects upon submission of invoices or receipts for such capital expenditures, provided that in the case of each disbursement that no Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or under any Operator Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing.  All amounts on deposit in the Capital Expenditures Reserve Account shall be released by Lender to Borrowers at such time, and only at such time, as all of the principal of and interest on the Loan have been paid in full and all of the other obligations to Lender under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all Operator Loan Documents have been fully paid and performed.

 

7.20                        Concerning Operators.

 

(a)                                 It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that each Operator shall not at any time own any asset or property other than the assets of its Facility and property related thereto, and shall not at any time engage in any business other than the operation of its Facility.

 

(b)                                 It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that each Operator shall not at any time have outstanding any indebtedness or obligations, secured or unsecured, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, including any guaranty, other than the following: (i) obligations to Lender; (ii) obligations under interest rate protection agreements to which Lender is a party; (iii) obligations, other than borrowings, incurred in the ordinary course of the ownership and operation of its Facility; (iv) obligations under its Lease; and (v) obligations under its Operations Transfer Agreement.

 

(c)                                  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that with the exception of security interests granted to secure any future financing which Lender may provide to such Operator, all of each Operator’s property and assets shall at all times be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and security interests.

 

(d)                                 It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that as of the date of this Agreement, Operators shall have combined cash working capital derived from equity

 

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contributions of not less than $300,000, as shown in balance sheets of Operators furnished to Lender, certified by an officer of each Operator.

 

(e)                                  It is a condition of this Agreement and the Loan that with the exception of Distributions to another Operator, each Operator shall not, directly or indirectly, make any Distribution until such time as, as of the end of any fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2013, the ratio of —

 

(i)                                     the amount of the combined EBITDAR for Operators for the 12-month period ending on the last day of such quarter, to

 

(ii)                                  the principal balance outstanding on the Loan on the last day of such quarter,

 

was not less than 6.00 to 1.00.

 

7.21                        Security Interest Matters.  This Agreement is intended to be a security agreement under the Code for the purpose of creating the security interests provided for herein.  Borrowers shall execute and deliver such additional security agreements and other documents as Lender shall from time to time request in order to create and perfect such security interests.  Borrowers shall keep all collateral in which security interests are created under this Agreement free and clear of all other liens, security interests and encumbrances.

 

7.22                        Further Assurance.  Borrowers, on reasonable request of Lender, from time to time, shall execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected as valid liens upon the Projects and the personal property owned by Borrowers located thereon the liens granted to Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and to fully consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

CASUALTIES AND CONDEMNATION

 

8.1                               Application of Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Awards.  The proceeds of any insurance policies collected or claims as a result of any loss or damage to any portion of any Project resulting from fire, vandalism, malicious mischief or any other casualty or physical harm and any awards, judgments or claims resulting from the exercise of the power of condemnation or eminent domain shall be applied to reduce the outstanding balance of the Loan or to rebuild and restore such Project, as provided in the applicable Mortgage.  Borrowers shall not settle and adjust any claims under policies of insurance except as provided in the Mortgage.

 

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ARTICLE 9

 

ASSIGNMENTS, SALE AND ENCUMBRANCES

 

9.1                               Lender’s Right to Assign.  Lender may assign, negotiate, pledge or otherwise hypothecate this Agreement or any of its rights and security hereunder, including the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, to any bank, participant, financial institution or other person or entity, and in case of such assignment, negotiation, pledge or other hypothecation, Borrowers shall accord full recognition thereto and agree that all rights and remedies of Lender in connection with the interest so assigned, negotiated, pledged or otherwise hypothecated shall be enforceable against Borrowers by such bank, participant, financial institution or other person or entity, with the same force and effect and to the same extent as the same would have been enforceable by Lender but for such assignment, negotiation, pledge or other hypothecation.

 

9.2                               Prohibition of Assignments and Encumbrances by Borrowers.  Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, Borrowers shall not create, effect, consent to, attempt, contract for, agree to make, suffer or permit any Prohibited Transfer.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY BORROWER

 

10.1                        Event of Default Defined.  The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement, and any Event of Default which may occur hereunder shall constitute an Event of Default under each of the other Loan Documents:

 

(a)                                 Borrowers fail to pay (i) any installment of principal or interest payable pursuant to the Note on the date when due, or (ii) any other amount payable to Lender under the Note, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents when any such payment is due in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof;

 

(b)                                 If there is any failure to perform, observe or satisfy any obligation, covenant, agreement, term, condition or provision contained in any of the following provisions of this Agreement: Section 7.7(c), 7.9(a), 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19, 7.20 or 7.21;

 

(c)                                  If there is any failure to perform, observe or satisfy any obligation, covenant, agreement, term, condition or provision contained in this Agreement and not otherwise described in this Section; provided, however, that —

 

(i)                                     If such failure can be cured solely by the payment of money, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default unless it shall continue for a period of five days after written notice to Borrowers;

 

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(ii)                                  If such failure cannot be cured solely by the payment of money and does not pose an emergency or dangerous condition or a material threat to the security for the Loan, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default unless it shall continue for a period of 30 days after written notice to Borrowers; and

 

(iii)                               If a failure described in (ii) above is of such a nature that it cannot reasonably be cured within such 30-day period, and if such failure is susceptible of cure, it shall not constitute an Event of Default if corrective action is instituted by Borrowers within such 30-day period and is diligently pursued and such failure is cured within 90 days after the occurrence of such failure;

 

(d)                                 The existence of any inaccuracy or untruth in any material respect in any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or of any statement or certification as to facts delivered to Lender by Borrowers or Guarantors; provided, however, that —

 

(i)                                     If such inaccuracy or untruth can be cured solely by the payment of money, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default unless it shall continue for a period of 10 days after any Borrower becomes aware of inaccuracy or untruth, whether by notice from Lender or otherwise;

 

(ii)                                  If such inaccuracy or untruth cannot be cured solely by the payment of money and does not pose an emergency or dangerous condition or a material threat to the security for the Loan, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default unless it shall continue for a period of 30 days after any Borrower becomes aware of inaccuracy or untruth, whether by notice from Lender or otherwise; and

 

(iii)                               If a failure described in (ii) above is of such a nature that it cannot reasonably be cured within such 30-day period, and if such failure is susceptible of cure, it shall not constitute an Event of Default if corrective action is instituted by Borrowers within such 30-day period and is diligently pursued and such failure is cured within 120 days after any Borrower becomes aware of such inaccuracy or untruth, whether by notice from Lender or otherwise;

 

(e)                                  The occurrence of a Prohibited Transfer;

 

(f)                                   The existence of any collusion, fraud, dishonesty or bad faith by or with the acquiescence of any Borrower or any Guarantor which in any way relates to or affects the Loan, any Project or any Facility;

 

(g)                                  The occurrence of a material adverse change in the financial condition of any Borrower, any Operator or any Guarantor;

 

(h)                                 Any Borrower or any Guarantor (i) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent or files any petition or answer seeking any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under the present or any future federal, state, or other statute or law, or

 

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(ii) seeks or consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or similar officer of any Borrower or any Guarantor or of all or any substantial part of the property of any Borrower or any Guarantor or any portion of any Project or any Facility; or all or a substantial part of the assets of any Borrower or any Guarantor are attached, seized, subjected to a writ or distress warrant or are levied upon unless the same is released or vacated within 30 days;

 

(i)                                     The commencement of any involuntary petition in bankruptcy against any Borrower or any Guarantor or the institution against any Borrower or any Guarantor of any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, dissolution, liquidation or similar proceedings under any present or future federal, state or other statute or law, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or similar officer for all or any substantial part of the property of any Borrower or any Guarantor, which shall remain undismissed or undischarged for a period of 30 days;

 

(j)                                    The entry against any Borrower or any Guarantor of any final judgment for the payment of money in an amount in excess of $100,000 and such judgment shall not have been, within 30 days from the entry thereof, vacated, satisfied or appealed from and stayed pending appeal;

 

(k)                                 The dissolution, termination or merger of any Borrower or any Guarantor which is an entity, or the occurrence of the death or declaration of legal incompetency of any Guarantor who is a natural person;

 

(l)                                     The validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be contested by any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party thereto (other than Lender), or any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party thereto (other than Lender) shall deny that it has any or further liability or obligation hereunder or thereunder;

 

(m)                             The occurrence of an Event of Default under the Note or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any Bank Product Agreement to which Lender or any of its Affiliates is a party, including, without limitation, any Hedging Agreement to which Lender is a party, or any Event of Default or other similar condition or event (however described) shall occur and be continuing with respect to any Bank Product Obligation, including, without limitation, any Hedging Transaction, to which Lender or any of its Affiliates is a party;

 

(n)                                 The occurrence of an Event of Default on the part of any Operator under its Operations Transfer Agreement;

 

(o)                                 The occurrence of an Event of Default under any document or agreement evidencing or securing the Operator Loan, or any modification, amendment, restatement, increase, renewal, extension or refinancing of the Operator Loan; or

 

(p)                                 The occurrence of any Event of Default under any document or agreement evidencing or securing any other obligation or indebtedness of any Borrower or any Guarantor to Lender.

 

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ARTICLE 11

 

LENDER’S REMEDIES UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT

 

11.1                        Remedies Conferred upon Lender.  During the continuance of any Event of Default under this Agreement, Lender, in addition to all remedies conferred upon Lender by law and by the terms of the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, may pursue any one or more of the following remedies concurrently or successively, it being the intent hereof that none of such remedies shall be to the exclusion of any others:

 

(a)                                 Take possession of any one or more of the Projects and do anything required, necessary or advisable in Lender’s sole judgment to fulfill the obligations of Borrowers hereunder, including the right to employ watchmen to protect any Project from injury.  Without restricting the generality of the foregoing and for the purposes aforesaid, each Borrower hereby appoints and constitutes Lender its lawful attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution in the premises to perform the following actions:

 

(i)                                     without inquiring into and without respect to the validity thereof, to pay, settle or compromise all existing bills and claims which may be liens, or to avoid such bills and claims becoming liens, against its Project or any portion thereof or as may be necessary or desirable for the completion of any construction and equipping of such Project or for the clearance of title to such Project;

 

(ii)                                  to prosecute and defend actions or proceedings in connection with any Project; and

 

(iii)                               to do any and every act which such Borrower might do in its own behalf with respect to its Project, it being understood and agreed that this power of attorney shall be a power coupled with an interest and cannot be revoked;

 

(b)                                 Withhold further disbursement of Loan Proceeds and terminate any of its obligations to Borrowers;

 

(c)                                  Declare the Note to be due and payable forthwith, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which Borrowers hereby expressly waive;

 

(d)                                 In addition to any rights of setoff that Lender may have under applicable law, without notice of any kind to Borrowers, appropriate and apply to the payment of the Note or of any sums due under this Agreement any and all balances, deposits, credits, accounts, certificates of deposit, instruments or money of Borrowers then or thereafter in the possession of Lender; and

 

(e)                                  Exercise or pursue any other remedy or cause of action permitted at law or in equity or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, but not limited to, foreclosure of the Mortgages and enforcement of all Loan Documents.

 

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11.2                        Right of Lender to Make Advances to Cure Event of Defaults; Obligatory Advances.  If Borrowers shall fail to perform any of their covenants or agreements herein or in any of the other Loan Documents contained, Lender may (but shall not be required to) perform any of such covenants and agreements, and any amounts expended by Lender in so doing, and any amounts expended by Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof and any amounts advanced by Lender pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed advanced by Lender under an obligation to do so regardless of the identity of the person or persons to whom said funds are disbursed.  Loan Proceeds advanced by Lender to complete any work at the Projects or to protect its security for the Loan are obligatory advances hereunder and shall constitute additional indebtedness payable on demand and evidenced and secured by the Loan Documents.

 

11.3                        Attorneys’ Fees.  Borrowers shall pay Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with the negotiation, preparation and administration of this Agreement and shall pay Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if at any time or times hereafter Lender employs counsel for advice or other representation with respect to any matter concerning any Borrower, this Agreement, any Project or the Loan Documents or if Lender employs one or more counsel to protect, collect, lease, sell, take possession of, or liquidate any portion of any Project, or to attempt to enforce or protect any security interest or lien or other right in any portion of any Project or under any of the Loan Documents, or to enforce any rights of Lender or obligations of Borrowers or any other person, firm or corporation which may be obligated to Lender by virtue of this Agreement or under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreement, instrument or document, heretofore or hereafter delivered to Lender in furtherance hereof, then in any such event, all of the attorneys’ fees arising from such services and actually incurred, and any expenses, costs and charges relating thereto and actually incurred, shall constitute an additional indebtedness owing by Borrowers to Lender payable on demand and evidenced and secured by the Loan Documents.

 

11.4                        No Waiver.  No failure by Lender to exercise, or delay by Lender in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement and in the Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of each other or of any right or remedy provided at law or in equity.  No notice to or demand on Borrowers in any case, in itself, shall entitle Borrowers to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

 

11.5                        Default Rate.  During the continuance of any Event of Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, interest on funds outstanding hereunder shall accrue at the Default Rate and be payable on demand.  The failure of Lender to charge interest at the Default Rate shall not be evidence of the absence of an Event of Default or waiver of an Event of Default by Lender.

 

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ARTICLE 12

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

12.1                        Time is of the Essence.  Borrowers agree that time is of the essence in all of their covenants under this Agreement.

 

12.2                        Joint and Several Obligations; Full Collateralization.

 

(a)                                 Each Borrower shall be jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of all of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, regardless of the amount of the Loan Proceeds that is actually disbursed to or for the benefit of each Borrower, or the manner in which Borrowers or Lender account for the Loan in their respective books and records.  All of the collateral provided by each Borrower shall secure all of the obligations of all of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, regardless of the amount of the Loan Proceeds that is actually disbursed to or for the benefit of each Borrower.

 

(b)                                 Each Borrower acknowledges that Lender has advised Borrowers that Lender is unwilling to provide the Loan to Borrowers unless each Borrower agrees to the jointly and several liability and full collateralization described in paragraph (a) above.  Each Borrower has determined that it is in its best interest to undertake such joint and several liability and full collateralization, because of, among other things (i) the benefit to each Borrower of being able to obtain the Loan and the desirability of the terms and conditions of the Loan, (ii) the benefit and economies to be realized by Borrowers in obtaining the Loan as a single loan facility as compared to each Borrower’s obtaining an individual loan facility for its Project, and (iii) the fact that each Borrower is an Affiliate of all of the other Borrowers.

 

(c)                                  The obligations of each of Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the joint and several liability and full collateralization as described in paragraph (a) above, shall be continuing and shall be binding upon each of them, and shall remain in full force and effect, and shall not be discharged, impaired or affected by (i) the power or authority of any other Borrower to execute, acknowledge or deliver this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (ii) the existence or continuance of any obligation on the part of any other Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (iii) the validity or invalidity of the obligations of any other Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (iv) any defense, setoff or counterclaim whatsoever that any other Borrower may or might have to the performance or observance of the obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any defense based on any alleged failure of Lender to comply with the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or any limitation or exculpation of liability on the part of any other Borrower; (v) the existence or continuance of any other Borrower as a legal entity; (vi) the transfer by any other Borrower of all or any part of the property encumbered by the Loan Documents; (vii) any sale, pledge, assignment, surrender, indulgence, alteration, substitution, exchange, extension, renewal, release, compromise, change in, modification or other disposition of any of the obligations of any other Borrower or of any of 

 

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the Loan Documents, all of which Lender is hereby expressly authorized to make from time to time without notice to Borrowers or any of them, or to anyone; (viii) the acceptance by Lender of the primary or secondary obligation of any party with respect to, or any security for, all or any part of the obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; or (ix) any failure, neglect or omission on the part of Lender to realize or protect any of the obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any collateral or appropriation of any moneys, credits or property of Borrowers toward the liquidation of the obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or by any application of any moneys received by Lender under the Loan Documents.  The obligations of Borrowers and each of them under this Agreement and under the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the joint and several liability and full collateralization as described in paragraph (a) above, shall not be affected, discharged, impaired or varied by any act, omission or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not specifically enumerated above, except the due and punctual payment, performance and observance of all of the obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and then, in each case, only to the extent thereof.

 

(d)                                 Lender shall have the right to enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents against any Borrower with or without enforcing or attempting to enforce the same against any other Borrower or any security for the obligation of any of them, and whether or not other proceedings or steps are pending or have been taken or have been concluded to enforce or otherwise realize upon any security for the Loan or any guaranty of the Loan.  The payment of any amount or amounts by any Borrower, pursuant to its obligation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, pursuant to the joint and several liability provided for herein, shall not in any way entitle such Borrower, either at law, or in equity or otherwise, to any right, title or interest in and to this Agreement, the Note, or any of the other Loan Documents, or any principal or interest payments theretofore, then or thereafter at any time made by anyone on behalf of any of Borrowers, or in and to any security therefor, or to any right of recovery against any Borrower, in each case whether by way of indemnity, reimbursement, contribution, subrogation or otherwise, and Borrowers hereby waive and relinquish any and all such right, title and interest in and to the Note, such other obligations, such principal and interest payments, and such security and any and all such rights of recovery against Borrowers  In addition, each Borrower hereby subordinates all obligations of every sort whatsoever now or hereafter coming due to such Borrower from the other Borrowers, to the Loan and the Note and to all other amounts coming due to Lender under the Loan Documents.

 

12.3                        Concerning the Operator Loan Documents.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and the undertakings of Borrowers hereunder and thereunder and the security interests, mortgage, assignments and other liens created hereby and thereby as security for the Operator Loan and all Operator Loan Documents shall be continuing and shall be binding upon Borrowers, the Projects and the other collateral described herein and therein, and shall remain in full force and effect, and shall not be discharged, impaired or affected by (i) the power or authority of any Operator to issue or to execute, acknowledge or deliver any Operator Loan Documents; (ii) the existence or continuance of any obligation on the part of any Operator on or with respect to the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents; (iii) the validity or invalidity of the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents; (iv) any defense, set-off or counterclaim whatsoever that any 

 

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Operator may or might have to the performance or observance of the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents or to the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and agreements contained in any Operator Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any defense based on any alleged failure of Lender to comply with the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, or any limitation or exculpation of liability on the part of Operator; (v) the existence or continuance of any Operator as a legal entity; (vi) the transfer by any Operator of all or any part of any property encumbered by any Operator Loan Documents; (vii) any sale, pledge, assignment, surrender, indulgence, alteration, substitution, exchange, extension, renewal, release, compromise, change in, modification or other disposition of any of the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents or of any of the Operator Loan Documents, all of which Lender is hereby expressly authorized to make from time to time without notice to Borrowers, or to anyone; (viii) the acceptance by Lender of the primary or secondary obligation of any party with respect to, or any security for, or any guarantors upon, all or any part of the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents; or (ix) any failure, neglect or omission on the part of Lender to realize or protect any of the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents or any collateral or appropriation of any moneys, credits or property of any Operator toward the liquidation of the obligations under any Operator Loan Documents or by any application of any moneys received by Lender under any Operator Loan Documents.  The obligations of Borrowers under this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and the undertakings of Borrowers hereunder and thereunder and the security interests, mortgage, assignments and other liens on the Projects and other collateral created hereby and thereby as security for any Operator Loan and any Operator Loan Documents shall not be affected, discharged, impaired or varied by any act, omission or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not specifically enumerated above, except the due and punctual payment and performance of all of the obligations hereby and thereby secured and then, in each case, only to the extent thereof.

 

(b)                                 Lender shall have the right to enforce this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents for and to the full extent of the amounts hereby and thereby secured for any Operator Loan and any Operator Loan Documents, whether or not other proceedings or steps are pending or have been taken or have been concluded to enforce or otherwise realize upon the obligations of any Operator under any Operator Loan Documents.  The enforcement of this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents against the Projects or other collateral for the collection of the obligations of any Operator under any Operator Loan Documents hereby and thereby secured shall not in any way entitle Borrowers, either at law, or in equity or otherwise, to any right, title or interest in and to any Operator Loan Documents or any of the other obligations hereby or thereby secured, or in and to any security therefor, or to any right of recovery against any Operator, in each case whether by way of indemnity, reimbursement, contribution, subrogation or otherwise.

 

12.4                        Lender’s Determination of Facts; Lender Approvals and Consents.

 

(a)                                 Lender at all times shall be free to establish independently to its satisfaction and in its sole and absolute discretion the existence or nonexistence of any fact or facts, the existence or nonexistence of which is a condition of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 Wherever in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents provision is made for the approval or consent of Lender or counsel to Lender, or that any matter is to be to 

 

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the satisfaction of or as required by Lender or counsel to Lender, or that any matter is to be as estimated or determined by Lender, or the like, unless specifically stated to the contrary, such approval, consent, satisfaction, requirement, estimate or determination or the like shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Lender or counsel to Lender, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, wherever in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents provision is made for the approval or consent of Lender with respect to a matter, if Lender elects to grant such approval or consent, it shall not be unreasonable for Lender to make such approval or consent subject to the condition that such matter must also be approved or consented to in writing by any one of more of Guarantors, any other guarantors of the Loan, and any parties other than Borrowers that have provided collateral for the Loan.

 

12.5                        Prior Agreements; No Reliance; Modifications.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any other documents or instruments executed pursuant thereto or contemplated thereby, shall represent the entire, integrated agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and shall supersede all prior negotiations, representations or agreements pertaining thereto, either oral or written.  Borrowers acknowledge that they are executing this Agreement without relying on any statements, representations or warranties, either oral or written, that are not expressly set forth herein.  This Agreement and any provision hereof shall not be modified, amended, waived or discharged in any manner other than by a written amendment executed by all parties to this Agreement.

 

12.6                        Disclaimer by Lender.  Borrowers are not or shall not be an agent of Lender for any purposes, and Lender is not a venture partner with Borrowers in any manner whatsoever.  Approvals granted by Lender for any matters covered under this Agreement shall be narrowly construed to cover only the parties and facts identified in any written approval or, if not in writing, such approvals shall be solely for the benefit of Borrowers.

 

12.7                        Loan Expenses; Indemnification.  Borrowers shall pay all Loan Expenses promptly upon demand therefor by Lender.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrowers hereby agree to protect, indemnify, defend and save harmless, Lender and its directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all liability, expense or damage of any kind or nature and from any suits, claims or demands, including legal fees and expenses on account of any matter or thing or action or failure to act by Lender, whether or not arising from a claim by a third party, and whether or not in litigation, arising out of this Agreement or in connection herewith, unless such suit, claim or damage is caused solely by any act, omission or willful malfeasance of Lender, its directors, officers, agents and authorized employees.  This indemnity is not intended to excuse Lender from performing hereunder.  This obligation on the part of Borrowers shall survive the closing of the Loan, the repayment thereof and any cancellation of this Agreement.  Borrowers shall pay, and hold Lender harmless from, any and all claims of any brokers, finders or agents claiming a right to any fees in connection with arranging the financing contemplated hereby.  Lender hereby represents and warrants that it has not employed a broker or other finder in connection with the Loan.  Borrowers hereby represent and warrant that no brokerage commissions or finder’s fees are to be paid in connection with the Loan.

 

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12.8                        Captions.  The captions and headings of various Articles and Sections of this Agreement and exhibits pertaining hereto are for convenience only and are not to be considered as defining or limiting in any way the scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

 

12.9                        Inconsistent Terms and Partial Invalidity.  In the event of any inconsistency among the terms hereof (including incorporated terms), or between such terms and the terms of any other Loan Document, Lender may elect which terms shall govern and prevail.  If any provision of this Agreement, or any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word, or the application thereof, in any circumstances, is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid part were never included herein.

 

12.10                 Gender and Number.  Any word herein which is expressed in the masculine or neuter gender shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.  Any word herein which is expressed in the singular or plural number shall be deemed, whenever appropriate in the context, to include the singular and the plural.

 

12.11                 Notices.  All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement (“Notices”) shall be in writing.  The “Notice Addresses” of the parties for purposes of this Agreement are as follows:

 

	
Borrowers:
    	
 
    	
Name   of Borrower 

Two Buckhead Plaza  

3050 Peachtree Road NW  

Suite 355  

Atlanta, Georgia 30305  

Attention: Boyd P. Gentry
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
With a copy to:
    	
 
    	
Holt   Ney Zatcoff & Wasserman, LLP 

100   Galleria Parkway, Suite 1800 

Atlanta,   Georgia 30339 

Attention:   Gregory P. Youra
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Lender:
    	
 
    	
The PrivateBank and Trust Company  

120 South LaSalle Street  

Chicago, Illinois 60603  

Attention: Amy K. Hallberg
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
With a copy to:
    	
 
    	
Seyfarth Shaw LLP  

131 South Dearborn Street  

Suite 2400  

Chicago, Illinois 60603  

Attention: Alvin L. Kruse
    

 

or such other address as a party may designate by notice duly given in accordance with this Section to the other parties.  A Notice to a party shall be effective when delivered to such party’s Notice Address by any means, including, without limitation, personal delivery by the party

 

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giving the Notice, delivery by United States regular, certified or registered mail, or delivery by a commercial courier or delivery service.  If the Notice Address of a party includes a facsimile number or electronic mail address, Notice given by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective when delivered at such facsimile number or email address.  If delivery of a Notice is refused, it shall be deemed to have been delivered at the time of such refusal of delivery.  The party giving a Notice shall have the burden of establishing the fact and date of delivery or refusal of delivery of a Notice.

 

12.12                 Effect of Agreement.  The submission of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to Borrowers for examination does not constitute a commitment or an offer by Lender to make a commitment to lend money to Borrowers; this Agreement shall become effective only upon execution and delivery hereof by Lender to Borrowers.

 

12.13                 Construction.  Each party to this Agreement and legal counsel to each party have participated in the drafting of this Agreement, and accordingly the general rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities in a contract are to be resolved against the party drafting the contract shall not be employed in the construction and interpretation of this Agreement.

 

12.14                 Governing Law.  This Agreement has been negotiated, executed and delivered at Chicago, Illinois, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.

 

12.15                 Litigation Provisions.

 

(a)                                 EACH BORROWER CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED OR HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, IN WHICH ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING MAY BE COMMENCED OR PENDING RELATING IN ANY MANNER TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

(b)                                 EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST SUCH BORROWER IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OR ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED OR HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED.  EACH BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE IN ANY SUCH COURT AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE VENUE FROM ANY SUCH COURT.

 

(c)                                  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER RELATING IN ANY MANNER TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OR IF A LEGAL PROCEEDING IS COMMENCED BY LENDER AGAINST

 

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BORROWER IN A COURT IN ANOTHER LOCATION, BY WAY OF A COUNTERCLAIM IN SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING.

 

(d)                                 EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

12.16                 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Agreement.  Receipt of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall constitute effective delivery thereof.  Electronic records of executed Loan Documents maintained by Lender shall deemed to be originals thereof.

 

12.17                 Customer Identification-USA Patriot Act Notice; OFAC and Bank Secrecy Act.  Lender hereby notifies Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), and Lender’s policies and practices, Lender is required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of Borrowers and such other information that will allow Lender to identify Borrowers in accordance with the Act.  In addition, Borrowers shall (i) ensure that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls any Borrower or any subsidiary of any Borrower is or shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of the Treasury, or included in any Executive Orders, (ii) not use or permit the use of Loan Proceeds to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute or Executive Order relating thereto, and (iii) comply, and cause any of its subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE(S) AND EXHIBIT(S),

IF ANY, FOLLOW THIS PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers and Lender have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.

 

	
 
    	
LITTLE   ROCK HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, 
   LLC
    
	
 
    	
NORTHRIDGE   HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, 
   LLC
    
	
 
    	
WOODLAND   HILLS HC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, 
   LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
 /s/   Christopher F. Brogdon
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 Christopher   F. Brogdon, Manager of Each Borrower
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
THE   PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By
    	
   /s/   Amy K. Hallberg
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
   Amy   K. Hallberg, Managing Director
    

 

- AdCare Little Rock Owner Loan Agreement -

- Signature Page -Exhibit 10.7

 

	
14289136.2
    	
(A.2)
    
	
03-28-12
    	
 
    

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

	
$21,800,000

Chicago, Illinois
    	
March 30, 2012
    

 

1.             AGREEMENT TO PAY.  For value received, LITTLE ROCK HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, NORTHRIDGE HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, and WOODLAND HILLS HC PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, a Georgia limited liability company (the “Borrowers”), hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY, an Illinois banking corporation (the “Lender”), the principal sum of $21,800,000 (the “Loan”), or so much of the Loan as may be advanced under and pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of even date herewith (the “Loan Agreement”), executed by and among the Borrowers and the Lender, on or before March 30, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), at the time and place and in the manner hereinafter provided, together with interest thereon at the rate or rates described below, and any and all other amounts which may be due and payable hereunder or under any of the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the Loan Agreement) from time to time.  All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Note shall have the same meanings as in the Loan Agreement.  Each disbursement on the Loan made by the Lender, and all payments on account of the principal and interest thereof, shall be recorded on the books and records of the Lender and the principal balance as shown on such books and records, or any copy thereof certified by an officer of the Lender, shall be rebuttably presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing hereunder.

 

2.             INTEREST RATE.

 

2.1          Interest Prior to Default.

 

(a)           Certain Defined Terms.  In addition to the terms defined in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section and elsewhere in this Note, for purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have and be subject to the following respective meanings and provisions:

 

“Applicable Margin” means 4.0%.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which banks are authorized or required to be closed for the conduct of commercial banking business in Chicago, Illinois.

 

“Floating Rate” means a floating per annum rate of interest equal to the greater of (i) the Prime Rate, or (ii) 6.0%.  Changes in the Floating Rate to be charged hereunder based on the Prime Rate shall take effect immediately upon the occurrence of any change in the Prime Rate.

 

 

“LIBOR Loan” means any portion of the principal balance of this Note at any time bearing interest at the LIBOR Rate.

 

“LIBOR Loan Request” means a written request by the Borrowers which sets forth the amount and Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan.

 

“Prime Loan” means any portion of the principal amount of this Note bearing interest at the Floating Rate.

 

“Prime Rate” means the floating per annum rate of interest most recently announced by the Lender at Chicago, Illinois as its prime or base rate.  A certificate made by an officer of the Lender stating the Prime Rate in effect on any given day, for the purposes hereof, shall be conclusive evidence of the Prime Rate in effect on such day.  The Prime Rate is a base reference rate of interest adopted by the Lender as a general benchmark from which the Lender determines the floating interest rates chargeable on various loans to borrowers with varying degrees of creditworthiness and the Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Lender has made no representations whatsoever that the Prime Rate is the interest rate actually offered by the Lender to borrowers of any particular creditworthiness

 

(b)           LIBOR Rate.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Note, interest shall accrue on the principal balance of this Note through the Maturity Date at a rate of interest equal to the greater of (i) a per annum rate of interest (the “LIBOR Rate”) equal to LIBOR (as defined in paragraph (c) below) for the relevant Interest Period (as defined in paragraph (c) below), plus the Applicable Margin, such LIBOR Rate to remain fixed for such Interest Period, or (ii) 6.0% per annum.

 

(c)           Additional Provisions Relating to LIBOR Rate.  The following provisions shall apply with respect to the LIBOR Rate:

 

(i)            At the Loan Opening, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Lender a single LIBOR Loan Request, which shall establish a single LIBOR Loan in an amount equal to the entire amount of proceeds disbursed on this Note at the Loan Opening, with an Interest Period of one month, and if the Borrowers do not deliver such a LIBOR Loan Request the Borrowers shall be deemed to have done so.  At the time of each subsequent disbursement of proceeds disbursed on this Note, the Borrowers shall deliver to the Lender a single LIBOR Loan Request, which shall establish a single LIBOR Loan in an amount equal to the entire amount of such disbursement, with an Interest Period of one month.  If on the first day of any Interest Period more than one LIBOR Loan is outstanding, such multiple LIBOR Loans shall be combined into a single LIBOR Loan, and if the Borrowers do not deliver such a LIBOR Loan Request the Borrowers shall be deemed to have done so.

 

(ii)           If pursuant to the LIBOR Loan Request, the initial Interest Period of any LIBOR Loan commences on any day other than the first Business Day of any month, then the initial Interest Period of such LIBOR Loan shall end on the first day of the following calendar month, notwithstanding the Interest Period specified in the LIBOR

 

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Loan Request, and the LIBOR Rate for such LIBOR Loan shall be a per annum rate of interest equal to the greater of (i) LIBOR for an interest period equal to the length of such partial month, plus the Applicable Margin, or (ii) 6.0%.  At the end of each Interest Period for each LIBOR Loan, such LIBOR Loan shall automatically renew (a “LIBOR Rollover”) for the Interest Period specified in its LIBOR Loan Request at the then current LIBOR Rate, except that an Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan shall not automatically renew with respect to any principal amount which is scheduled to be repaid before the last day of the applicable Interest Period, and any such amounts shall bear interest at the Floating Rate, until repaid.

 

(iii)          “LIBOR” shall mean a rate of interest equal to (A) the per annum rate of interest at which United States dollar deposits in an amount comparable to the amount of the relevant LIBOR Loan and for a period equal to the relevant Interest Period are offered in the London Interbank Eurodollar market at 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or three Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period if banks in London, England were not open and dealing in offshore United States dollars on such second preceding Business Day), as displayed in the Bloomberg Financial Markets system (or other authoritative source selected by the Lender in its sole discretion), divided by (B) a number determined by subtracting from 1.00 the then stated maximum reserve percentage for determining reserves to be maintained by member banks of the Federal Reserve System for Eurocurrency funding or liabilities as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D), such rate to remain fixed for such Interest Period, or as LIBOR is otherwise determined by the Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.  The Lender’s determination of LIBOR shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

(iv)          “Interest Period” shall mean, with regard to any LIBOR Loan, successive one month periods; provided, however, that: (A) each Interest Period occurring after the initial Interest Period of any LIBOR Loan shall commence on the day on which the preceding Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan expires, with interest for such day to be calculated at the LIBOR Rate in effect for the new Interest Period; (B) whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day; (C) whenever the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a date for which there is no numerically corresponding date in the month in which such Interest Period terminates, such Interest Period shall end on the last day of such month, unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case the Interest Period shall terminate on the first Business Day of the following month, provided, however, that so long as the LIBOR Rollover remains in effect, all subsequent Interest Periods shall terminate on the date of the month numerically corresponding to the date on which the initial Interest Period commenced; and (D) if at any time the Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan expires less than one month before the Maturity Date, such LIBOR Loan shall automatically renew at the then current LIBOR Rate for an Interest Period terminating on the Maturity Date.

 

(v)           If the Lender determines in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period that

 

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(A) the making or maintenance of any LIBOR Loan would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or directive, whether or not having the force of law, (B) United States dollar deposits in the principal amount, and for periods equal to the Interest Period, of any LIBOR Loan are not available in the London Interbank Eurodollar market in the ordinary course of business, (C) by reason of circumstances affecting the London Interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate to be applicable to the relevant LIBOR Loan, (D) the LIBOR Rate does not accurately reflect the cost to the Lender of a LIBOR Loan, or (E) a “Default” or an “Event of Default” (each as defined in Section 5 hereof) has occurred and is continuing, the Lender shall promptly notify the Borrowers thereof and, so long as any of the foregoing conditions continue, the Lender will have no obligation to permit any principal of this Note to become a LIBOR Loan.  Following such a notice by the Lender, each existing LIBOR Loan, at the Borrowers’ option, shall be (1) converted to a Prime Loan on the last Business Day of the then existing Interest Period, or (2) due and payable on the last Business Day of the then existing Interest Period, without further demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.

 

(vi)          If, after the date hereof, a Regulatory Change (as hereinafter defined) shall, in the reasonable determination of the Lender, make it unlawful for the Lender to make or maintain any LIBOR Loans, the Lender will have no obligation to permit any principal of this Note to become a LIBOR Loan, and in such event, at the Borrowers’ option, each existing LIBOR Loan shall be immediately (A) converted to a Prime Loan on the last Business Day of the then existing Interest Period or on such earlier date as required by law, or (B) due and payable on the last Business Day of the then existing Interest Period or on such earlier date as required by law, all without further demand, presentment, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.  As used herein, “Regulatory Change” shall mean the introduction of, or any change in any applicable law, treaty, rule, regulation or guideline or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority or any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over the Lender or its lending office.

 

(vii)         If any Regulatory Change (whether or not having the force of law) shall (A) impose, modify or deem applicable any assessment, reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or any other acquisition of funds or disbursements by, the Lender; (B) subject the Lender or any LIBOR Loan to any tax, duty, charge, stamp tax or fee, or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Lender of principal or interest due from the Borrowers hereunder (other than a change in the taxation of the overall net income of the Lender); or (C) impose on the Lender any other condition regarding any LIBOR Loan or the Lender’s funding thereof, and the Lender shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive, absent manifest error) that the result of the foregoing is to actually increase the cost to the Lender of making or maintaining any LIBOR Loan or to reduce the amount of principal or interest received by the Lender hereunder on any LIBOR Loan, then the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender, on demand, such additional amounts as the

 

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Lender shall from time to time determine are sufficient to compensate and indemnify the Lender for such increased costs or reduced amounts.

 

2.2          Interest After Default.  From and after the Maturity Date or upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance during any such period at an annual rate (the “Default Rate”) 5.0% greater than the interest rate which would otherwise be in effect under the terms of this Note.  However, in no event shall the Default Rate exceed the maximum rate permitted by law.  The interest accruing under this Section shall be immediately due and payable by the Borrowers to the holder of this Note upon demand and shall be additional indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

 

2.3          Interest Calculation.  Interest on this Note shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in any portion of a month in which interest is due.  If any payment to be made by the Borrowers hereunder shall become due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in computing any interest in respect of such payment.

 

3.             PAYMENT TERMS.

 

3.1          Payment of Principal and Interest.  Payments of principal and interest due under this Note, if not sooner declared to be due in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be made as follows:

 

(a)           On the first day of the month of May, 2012, and on the first day of each month thereafter through and including the month in which the Maturity Date occurs, interest accrued on this Note shall be due and payable.

 

(b)           On the first day of the month of May, 2012, and on the first day of each month thereafter through and including the month in which the Maturity Date occurs, in addition to accrued interest on this Note payable as provided in paragraph (a) above, a payment of principal on this Note shall be due and payable in the amount of $37,000.

 

(c)           The unpaid principal balance of this Note, if not sooner paid or declared to be due in accordance with the terms hereof, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any other amounts due and payable hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.

 

3.2          Application of Payments.  Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, all payments and prepayments on account of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be applied as follows: (a) first, to fees, expenses, costs and other similar amounts then due and payable to the Lender, including, without limitation any prepayment premium, exit fee or late charges due hereunder, (b) second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance of this Note, (c) third, to the payment of principal due in the month in which the payment or prepayment is made, (d) fourth, to any escrows, impounds or other amounts which may then be due and payable under the Loan Documents, (e) fifth, to any other amounts then due the Lender hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, and (f) last, to the unpaid principal balance of this Note in the inverse order of maturity.  Any prepayment on account of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall not extend or postpone the due date or reduce the amount of any

 

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subsequent monthly payment of principal and interest due hereunder.  After an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, payments may be applied by the Lender to amounts owed hereunder and under the Loan Documents in such order as the Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

 

3.3          Method of Payments.  All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be paid by automatic debit, wire transfer, check or in coin or currency which, at the time or times of payment, is the legal tender for public and private debts in the United States of America and shall be made at such place as the Lender or the legal holder or holders of this Note may from time to time appoint in the payment invoice or otherwise in writing, and in the absence of such appointment, then at the offices of the Lender at 120 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.  Payment made by check shall be deemed paid on the date the Lender receives such check; provided, however, that if such check is subsequently returned to the Lender unpaid due to insufficient funds or otherwise, the payment shall not be deemed to have been made and shall continue to bear interest until collected.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final payment due under this Note must be made by wire transfer or other immediately available funds.  With the exception of interest which under the terms of the Loan Documents is to be paid from a disbursement of proceeds of the Loan, interest, principal payments and any fees and expenses owed the Lender from time to time will be deducted by the Lender automatically on the due date from the Borrowers’ account with the Lender, as designated in writing by the Borrowers.  The Borrowers will maintain sufficient funds in the account on the dates the Lender enters debits authorized by this Note.  If there are insufficient funds in the account on the date the Lender enters any debit authorized by this Note, the debit will be reversed.

 

3.4          Late Charge.  If any payment of interest or principal due hereunder is not made within five days after such payment is due in accordance with the terms hereof, then, in addition to the payment of the amount so due, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a “late charge” of five cents for each whole dollar so overdue to defray part of the cost of collection and handling such late payment.  The Borrowers agree that the damages to be sustained by the holder hereof for the detriment caused by any late payment are extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain, and that the amount of five cents for each one dollar due is a reasonable estimate of such damages, does not constitute interest, and is not a penalty.

 

3.5          Principal Prepayments.  The principal of this Note may be prepaid, either in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, provided that such prepayment is accompanied by payment to the Lender of all accrued and unpaid interest on this Note as of the date of such prepayment.  If the principal of this Note is prepaid in whole from the proceeds of a loan which is insured, guaranteed or extended by any agency of the United States of America, no prepayment premium or penalty shall be payable in connection with such prepayment.  Otherwise, any prepayment of the principal of this Note, in whole or in part, shall be accompanied by payment to the Lender of a prepayment premium in an amount equal to a percentage of the amount of principal being prepaid determined as follows:

 

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Date of Prepayment
    	
 
    	
Prepayment Premium,
   Percentage of Amount
   Prepaid
    	
 
    
	
Prior   to the First Anniversary of the Date of this Note
    	
 
    	
5.0
    	
%
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
On   or After the First Anniversary of the Date of this Note But Prior to the   Second Anniversary of the Date of this Note
    	
 
    	
4.0
    	
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On   or After the Second Anniversary of the Date of this Note But Prior to the   Third Anniversary of the Date of this Note
    	
 
    	
3.0
    	
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On   or After the Third Anniversary of the Date of this Note But Prior to the   Fourth Anniversary of the Date of this Note
    	
 
    	
2.0
    	
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On   or After the Fourth Anniversary of the Date of this Note
    	
 
    	
None
    	
 
    

 

Any amounts prepaid on this Note may not be borrowed again.

 

3.6          Loan Fees.  In consideration of the Lender’s agreement to make the Loan, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a non-refundable fee in the amount of $218,000, which shall be due and payable in full as a condition precedent to any disbursement of proceeds under this Note.

 

4.             SECURITY; LOAN DOCUMENTS.  This Note is secured by the Loan Agreement, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Rents and the other Loan Documents.  The Mortgages and the Assignments of Rents are dated as of April 1, 2012, as described in Section 3.1(d) of the Loan Agreement.  Reference is hereby made to the Loan Agreement, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Rents and the other Loan Documents (all of which are incorporated herein by reference as fully and with the same effect as if set forth herein at length) for a statement of the covenants and agreements contained therein, a statement of the rights, remedies, and security afforded thereby, and all matters therein contained.  If any Operator Loan is extended by the Lender to any one or more of the Operators, this Note and the Loan will also secured by all of the collateral provided to the Lender for such Operator Loan, and all of the collateral for this Note and the Loan will also secure such Operator Loan.

 

5.             EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note:

 

(a)           The failure by the Borrowers to pay (i) any installment of principal or interest payable pursuant to this Note on the date when due, or (ii) any other amount payable to the Lender under this Note, the Loan Agreement, any Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents on the date when any such payment is due in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof; or

 

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(b)           The occurrence of any “Event of Default” under the Loan Agreement, any Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents.

 

For purposes of this Note, the term “Default” means the occurrence or existence of any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

6.             REMEDIES.  At the election of the holder hereof, and without notice, the principal balance remaining unpaid under this Note, and all unpaid interest accrued thereon and any other amounts due hereunder, shall be and become immediately due and payable in full upon the occurrence of any Event of Default.  Failure to exercise this option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise same in the event of any subsequent Event of Default.  No holder hereof shall, by any act of omission or commission, be deemed to waive any of its rights, remedies or powers hereunder or otherwise unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the holder hereof, and then only to the extent specifically set forth therein.  The rights, remedies and powers of the holder hereof, as provided in this Note, the Mortgages and in all of the other Loan Documents are cumulative and concurrent, and may be pursued singly, successively or together against the Borrowers, any Guarantor hereof, the Projects and any other security given at any time to secure the repayment hereof, all at the sole discretion of the holder hereof.  If any suit or action is instituted or attorneys are employed to collect this Note or any part hereof, the Borrowers promise and agree to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs.

 

7.             COVENANTS AND WAIVERS.  The Borrowers and all others who now or may at any time become liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced hereby, expressly agree hereby to be jointly and severally bound, and jointly and severally:  (i) waive and renounce any and all homestead, redemption and exemption rights and the benefit of all valuation and appraisement privileges against the indebtedness evidenced by this Note or by any extension or renewal hereof; (ii) waive presentment and demand for payment, notices of nonpayment and of dishonor, protest of dishonor, and notice of protest; (iii) waive any and all notices in connection with the delivery and acceptance hereof and all other notices in connection with the performance, default, or enforcement of the payment hereof or hereunder; (iv) waive any and all lack of diligence and delays in the enforcement of the payment hereof; (v) agree that the liability of the Borrowers and each guarantor, endorser or obligor shall be unconditional and without regard to the liability of any other person or entity for the payment hereof, and shall not in any manner be affected by any indulgence or forbearance granted or consented to by the Lender to any of them with respect hereto; (vi) consent to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by the Lender with respect to the payment or other provisions hereof, and to the release of any security at any time given for the payment hereof, or any part thereof, with or without substitution, and to the release of any person or entity liable for the payment hereof; and (vii) consent to the addition of any and all other makers, endorsers, guarantors, and other obligors for the payment hereof, and to the acceptance of any and all other security for the payment hereof, and agree that the addition of any such makers, endorsers, guarantors or other obligors, or security shall not affect the liability of the Borrowers, any guarantor and all others now liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced hereby.  This provision is a material inducement for the Lender making the Loan to the Borrowers.

 

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8.             GENERAL AGREEMENTS.

 

8.1          Incorporation of Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of Loan Agreement.  The provisions of Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Loan Agreement are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Note.

 

8.2          Usury and Truth in Lending.  The Loan is a “business loan” within the meaning of subparagraph (1)(c) contained in Section 205/4 of Chapter 815 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as amended, and does not violate the provisions of the usury laws of the State, any consumer credit laws or the usury laws of any state which may have jurisdiction over this transaction, the Borrowers or any property securing the Loan.  The Loan is an exempted transaction under the Truth In Lending Act, 15 U.S.C., §1601, et seq., as amended.

 

8.3          Time.  Time is of the essence hereof.

 

8.4          Governing Law.  This Note is governed and controlled as to validity, enforcement, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the statutes, laws and decisions of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.

 

8.5          Entire Agreement; Amendments.  This Note sets forth all of the covenants, promises, agreements, conditions and understandings of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Note, and there are no covenants, promises, agreements, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between them other than as are herein set forth.  Each Borrower acknowledges that it is executing this Note without relying on any statements, representations or warranties, either oral or written, that are not expressly set forth herein.  This Note may not be changed or amended orally but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change or amendment is sought.

 

8.6          No Joint Venture.  The Lender shall not be construed for any purpose to be a partner, joint venturer, agent or associate of the Borrowers or of any lessee, operator, concessionaire or licensee of the Borrowers in the conduct of their business, and by the execution of this Note, the Borrowers agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Lender harmless from and against any and all damages, costs, expenses and liability that may be incurred by the Lender as a result of a claim that the Lender is such partner, joint venturer, agent or associate.

 

8.7          Disbursement.  This Note has been made and delivered at Chicago, Illinois and all funds disbursed to or for the benefit of the Borrowers will be disbursed in Chicago, Illinois.

 

8.8          Joint and Several Obligations; Successors and Assigns.  If this Note is executed by more than one party, the obligations and liabilities of each Borrower under this Note shall be joint and several.  This Note shall be binding upon and enforceable against each Borrower and their respective successors and assigns.  This Note shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by the Lender and its successors and assigns.

 

8.9          Severable Provisions.  If any provision of this Note is deemed to be invalid by reason of the operation of law, or by reason of the interpretation placed thereon by any administrative agency or any court, the Borrowers and the Lender shall negotiate an equitable adjustment in the provisions of the same in order to effect, to the maximum extent permitted by

 

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law, the purpose of this Note, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions, or portions or applications thereof, shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

8.10        Interest Limitation.  If the interest provisions herein or in any of the Loan Documents shall result, at any time during the Loan, in an effective rate of interest which, for any month, exceeds the limit of usury or other laws applicable to the Loan, all sums in excess of those lawfully collectible as interest for the period in question shall, without further agreement or notice between or by any party hereto, be applied upon principal immediately upon receipt of such monies by the Lender, with the same force and effect as though the payer has specifically designated such extra sums to be so applied to principal and the Lender had agreed to accept such extra payment(s) as a premium-free prepayment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Lender may at any time and from time to time elect by notice in writing to the Borrowers to reduce or limit the collection to such sums which, when added to the said first-stated interest, shall not result in any payments toward principal in accordance with the requirements of the preceding sentence.  In no event shall any agreed to or actual exaction as consideration for this Loan transcend the limits imposed or provided by the law applicable to this transaction or the maker hereof for the use or detention of money or for forbearance in seeking its collection.

 

8.11        Assignability.  The Lender may at any time assign its rights in this Note and the Loan Documents, or any part thereof and transfer its rights in any or all of the collateral, and the Lender thereafter shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such collateral.  In addition, the Lender may at any time sell one or more participations in this Note.  The Borrowers may not assign their interest in this Note, or any other agreement with the Lender or any portion thereof, either voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of the Lender.

 

9.             NOTICES.  All notices required under this Note will be in writing and will be transmitted in the manner and to the addresses required by the Loan Agreement, or to such other addresses as the Lender and the Borrowers may specify from time to time in writing.

 

10.          LITIGATION PROVISIONS.

 

10.1        Consent to Jurisdiction.  EACH BORROWER CONSENTS AND SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED OR HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH ITS PROJECT IS LOCATED, IN WHICH ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING MAY BE COMMENCED OR PENDING RELATING IN ANY MANNER TO THIS NOTE, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

10.2        Consent to Venue.  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS NOTE, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST SUCH BORROWER IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OR ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED OR HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH ITS PROJECT IS LOCATED.  EACH BORROWER WAIVES ANY

 

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OBJECTION TO VENUE IN ANY SUCH COURT AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRANSFER OR CHANGE THE VENUE FROM ANY SUCH COURT.

 

10.3        No Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions.  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AGAINST THE LENDER RELATING IN ANY MANNER TO THIS NOTE, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OR IF A LEGAL PROCEEDING IS COMMENCED BY THE LENDER AGAINST SUCH BORROWER IN A COURT IN ANOTHER LOCATION, BY WAY OF A COUNTERCLAIM IN SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING.

 

10.4        Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS NOTE, THE LOAN OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

11.          CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION - USA PATRIOT ACT NOTICE; OFAC AND BANK SECRECY ACT.  The Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), and the Lender’s policies and practices, the Lender is required to obtain, verify and record certain information and documentation that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and such other information that will allow the Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Act.  In addition, the Borrowers shall (a) ensure that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls any Borrower or any subsidiary of any Borrower is or shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of the Treasury or included in any Executive Orders, (b) not use or permit the use of the proceeds of the Loan to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute or Executive Order relating thereto, and (c) comply, and cause any of its subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) laws and regulations, as amended.

 

12.          EXPENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION.  The Borrowers shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the preparation of this Note and the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and time charges of attorneys who may be employees of the Lender or any affiliate or parent of the Lender.  The Borrowers shall pay any and all stamp and other taxes, UCC search fees, filing fees and other costs and expenses in connection with the execution and delivery of this Note and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to save the Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such costs and expenses.  Each Borrowers hereby authorize the Lender to charge any account of such Borrower with the Lender for all sums due under this Section.  The Borrowers also agree to defend (with counsel satisfactory to the Lender), protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Lender, any parent corporation, affiliated corporation or subsidiary of the Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and distributions of any kind or

 

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nature (including, without limitation, the disbursements and the reasonable fees of counsel for each Indemnified Party thereto, which shall also include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and time charges of attorneys who may be employees of the Lender, any parent corporation or affiliated corporation of the Lender), which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against, any Indemnified Party (whether direct, indirect or consequential and whether based on any federal, state or local laws or regulations, including, without limitation, securities, environmental laws and commercial laws and regulations, under common law or in equity, or based on contract or otherwise) in any manner relating to or arising out of this Note or any of the Loan Documents, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, the preparation, execution and delivery of this Note and the Loan Documents, the making or issuance and management of the Loan, the use or intended use of the proceeds of this Note and the enforcement of the Lender’s rights and remedies under this Note, the Loan Documents any other instruments and documents delivered hereunder, or under any other agreement between the Borrowers and the Lender; provided, however, that the Borrowers shall not have any obligations hereunder to any Indemnified Party with respect to matters caused by or resulting from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Party.  To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, the Borrowers shall satisfy such undertaking to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.  Any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, cost or expense covered by this indemnity shall be paid to each Indemnified Party on demand, and failing prompt payment, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date incurred by each Indemnified Party until paid by the Borrowers, shall be added to the obligations of the Borrowers evidenced by this Note and secured by the collateral securing this Note.  The provisions of this Section shall survive the satisfaction and payment of this Note.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have executed and delivered this Promissory Note as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
LITTLE   ROCK HC&R PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
Northridge HC&R Property Holdings, LLC
    
	
 
    	
Woodland Hills HC Property Holdings, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By   
    	
/s/ Christopher F. Brogdon
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Christopher   F. Brogdon, Manager of Each Borrower
    

 

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