Release Agreement among Health Care REIT, Inc., Pennsylvania BCC Properties, Inc., HCN BCC Holdings, Inc., HCRI Indiana Properties, LLC, Financial Care Investors Entities, Balanced Care Entities, BCC Development and Management Co., Balanced Care Corporation, and IPC Advisors S.A.R.L.
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This Release Agreement, effective January 31, 2002, is between Health Care REIT, Inc. and its affiliates (the landlords and lenders) and various Financial Care Investors, Balanced Care entities, and IPC Advisors S.A.R.L. (the tenants, managers, and related parties). The agreement addresses the release of certain obligations and claims related to terminated leases and loans for multiple healthcare properties. It outlines which parties are released from liabilities under previous lease and loan documents, and specifies the terms and conditions of these releases. The agreement is intended to resolve outstanding issues and finalize the parties’ obligations.
EX-10.5 7 w57208ex10-5.txt RELEASE AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.5 RELEASE AGREEMENT THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made effective as of January 31, 2002 ("Effective Date") by and among the following: [i] HEALTH CARE REIT, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("HCRI"), having its principal office located at One SeaGate, Suite 1500, P. O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio ###-###-####; [ii] PENNSYLVANIA BCC PROPERTIES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ("HCRI - PA/BCC" and a "Landlord"), having its principal office located at One SeaGate, Suite 1500, P. O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio ###-###-####; [iii] HCN BCC HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("HCRI - HCN/BCC" and a "Landlord"), having its principal office located at One SeaGate, Suite 1500, P. O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio ###-###-####; [iv] HCRI INDIANA PROPERTIES, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Indiana ("HCRI-IN" and a "Landlord"), having its principal office located at One SeaGate, Suite 1500, P. O. Box 1475, Toledo, Ohio ###-###-####; [v] FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF LEBANON, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("FCI - Lebanon" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [vi] FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF LOYALSOCK, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("FCI - Loyalsock" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [vii] FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF MORRISTOWN, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("FCI - Morristown" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [viii] FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF OAK RIDGE, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("FCI - Oak Ridge" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [ix] FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF SAGAMORE HILLS, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("FCI - Sagamore Hills" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [x] FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF WESTERVILLE, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("FCI - Westerville" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xi] BALANCED CARE AT SAXONBURG, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Saxonburg" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xii] BALANCED CARE AT BLOOMSBURG II, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Bloomsburg" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xiii] BALANCED CARE AT MERRILLVILLE, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Merrillville" and a "Tenant"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xiv] BALANCED CARE AT LEBANON, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC - Lebanon" and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xv] BALANCED CARE AT LOYALSOCK, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC-Loyalsock" and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xvi] BALANCED CARE AT MORRISTOWN, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC - Morristown" - 2 - and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xvii] BALANCED CARE AT OAK RIDGE, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC-Oak Ridge" and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xviii] BALANCED CARE AT SAGAMORE HILLS, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC-Sagamore Hills" and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xix] BALANCED CARE AT WESTERVILLE, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC-Westerville" and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xx] BCC DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CO., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("BCC-Development" and a "Manager"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; [xxi] BALANCED CARE CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Company"), having its principal office located at 1215 Manor Drive, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055; and [xxii] IPC ADVISORS S.A.R.L., a corporation organized under the laws of Luxembourg ("IPC"), having its principal office located at 28 rue Jean Baptise Frescz, L-1542, Luxembourg. Hereinafter, HCRI and Landlords may be collectively called "HCN", and Company, Tenants, Managers, and IPC may be collectively called the "BCC Group". R E C I T A L S A. Each Tenant was or is the tenant of certain leased property under separate Lease Agreements described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein ("Leases"). All documents evidencing the obligations between HCN, Tenants, Managers or Company in connection with the Leases may be called collectively "Lease Documents". HCRI - PA/BCC terminated the Lebanon, Loyalsock, Saxonburg and Bloomsburg Leases as of February 26, 2001, and HCRI - HCN/BCC terminated the Morristown, Oak Ridge, Sagamore Hills, and Westerville Leases as of February 26, 2001. HCRI conveyed the - 3 - property located in Merrillville, Indiana and assigned the Merrillville Lease to HCRI-IN as of June 16, 2001. B. HCRI - PA/BCC and HCRI - HCN/BCC also extended to FCI-Lebanon, FCI-Loyalsock, FCI-Morristown, FCI-Oak Ridge, FCI-Sagamore Hills, and FCI-Westerville ("FCI Borrowers") loans in the amounts specified on Exhibit A ("FCI Loans") subject to the terms of the Loan Agreements described on Exhibit A ("FCI Loan Agreements"). The FCI Loans are each evidenced by Notes described on Exhibit A ("FCI Notes"). The FCI Loans are secured by leasehold mortgages ("FCI Leasehold Mortgages") against the Lebanon, Loyalsock, Morristown, Oak Ridge, Sagamore Hills, and Westerville Leases ("FCI Leases") and security interests in substantially all the personal property of the FCI Borrowers. All documents executed by the FCI Borrowers as evidence of or security for the FCI Loans may be called collectively the "FCI Loan Documents". C. HCRI extended to Merrillville a loan in the amount specified on Exhibit A ("Merrillville Loan") subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement described on Exhibit A ("Merrillville Loan Agreement"). The Merrillville Loan is evidenced by the Note described on Exhibit A ("Merrillville Note"). The Merrillville Loan is secured by a leasehold mortgage against the Merrillville Lease and a security interest in substantially all the personal property of Merrillville. All documents executed by Merrillville as evidence of or security for the Merrillville Loan may be called collectively the "Merrillville Loan Documents". D. HCRI extended to Company a loan in the amount specified on Exhibit A ("Company Loan"). The Company Loan is evidenced by the Note described on Exhibit A ("Company Note"). The Company Loan is secured by the FCI Leasehold Mortgages. All documents executed by Company as evidence of or security for the Company Loan may be called collectively the "Company Loan Documents". The FCI Loans, the Merrillville Loan, and the Company Loan may be collectively called "Loans". E. Company guaranteed [i] Tenants' obligations under the Leases pursuant to the Unconditional and Continuing Lease Guaranties described on Exhibit A; [ii] the repayment of the FCI Loans pursuant to Unconditional Continuing Guaranties described on Exhibit A; and [iii] the repayment of the Merrillville Loan pursuant to the Unconditional and Continuing Guaranty described on Exhibit A (collectively called "Guaranties"). - 4 - F. Tenants currently operate the facilities identified on Exhibit A ("Facilities"). The Facilities are managed by Managers under separate management agreements between Managers and Tenants as described on Exhibit A (collectively called "Management Agreements"). G. Tenants failed to pay rent and interest in full and failed to satisfy financial covenants under the Lease Documents, the FCI Loan Documents, and the Company Loan Documents (collectively called "Defaults"). As a result, HCRI-PA/BCC and HCRI-HCN/BCC terminated the FCI Leases, the Saxonburg Lease, and the Bloomsburg Lease ("Lease Terminations"). In addition, HCRI-PA/BCC and HCR-HCN/BCC accelerated payment of the FCI Loans, and HCRI accelerated payment of the Company Loan. H. HCRI and Company attempted to resolve the Defaults by entering into a Master Lease Offer dated March 12, 2001, as supplemented by letters dated April 25, 2001 and June 13, 2001 (collectively called "Initial Master Lease Offer"). In connection with the Initial Master Lease Offer, Company executed and delivered to HCRI a note in the original principal amount of $216,867.00 to fund, in part, the acquisition of personal property for the Westerville Facility ("Westerville Note"). The Initial Master Lease Offer and the Westerville Note may be collectively called the "Initial Settlement Documents". Company was unable to perform its obligations under the Initial Settlement Documents. I. As a result of the failure of Company to perform its obligations under the Initial Settlement Documents, HCRI, HCRI-PA/BCC, and HCRI-HCN/BCC commenced actions against Tenants (excluding Merrillville) and Company seeking, among other remedies, judgments for possession of the Property (excluding the Merrillville Property) and collection of amounts due under the FCI Loans, the Company Loan, and the Initial Settlement Documents (collectively called "HCN Litigation"). J. Company and HCRI have now agreed to resolve the Defaults and the HCN Litigation pursuant to the terms of a second Master Lease Offer dated December 21, 2001 ("Second Master Lease Offer"). The Second Master Lease Offer provides for [i] payment of funds to HCRI including delivery of a note in the original principal amount of $1,500,000.00 ("Settlement Note"); [ii] assignment of the FCI Loans, the Company Loan, and the Merrillville Loan from HCN to IPC ("Assignment"); [iii] termination of the Merrillville Lease and transfer of operations of the Merrillville, Westerville, Oak Ridge, and Morristown Facilities to new operators designated by HCRI ("Facility Transfers"); [iv] execution of a Master Lease between - 5 - HCRI-PA/BCC and HCRI-HCN/BCC and Balanced Care Tenant (HCN), Inc. for the Lebanon, Montoursville, Bloomsburg, Saxonburg, and Sagamore Hills Properties ("Master Lease"); and [v] a mutual release of liability in connection with the Defaults under Lease Documents. HCN and the BCC Group shall perform their obligations under the Second Master Lease Offer pursuant to the terms of a Settlement Agreement between HCN and each member of the BCC Group. Any term used in this Agreement that is not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Settlement Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the obligations undertaken by the BCC Group under this Agreement, the Settlement Agreement, the Master Lease and for other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, HCN and each member of the BCC Group agree to the following. 1. Release of Claims. (a) Release of HCN Group. Effective on the Effective Date and subject to the exclusions in this section and the terms of Section 1(d) below, each member of the BCC Group hereby jointly and severally releases, quits, and forever discharges HCN and all of HCN's affiliates, and any of their respective, former or existing officers, directors, agents, employees, accountants, attorneys, and representatives, and all of their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns (collectively, the "HCN Group") from any and all claims, demands, debts, actions, causes of action, suits, contracts, agreements, obligations, accounts, defenses, offsets against the judgment and liabilities of any kind or character whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in contract or in tort, at law or in equity, including without limitation, such claims and defenses as fraud, mistake, duress, and usury, that any member of the BCC Group ever had, now have, or might hereafter have against the HCN Group, jointly or severally, for or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever occurring or failing to occur prior to the Effective Date, which relates, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly to [i] the Leases; [ii] the Loans; [iii] the Lease Documents; [iv] the Sub-Debt Documents; and [v] the Initial Settlement Documents (collectively called "BCC Documents"). The release provided in this Section 1(a) may be called the "HCN Release". The HCN Release does not release HCN from its obligations under this Agreement, the Settlement Agreement, or the Master Lease. (b) Release of BCC Group. Effective on the Effective Date and subject to the exclusions in this section and the terms of Section 1(c) below, [A] HCN hereby jointly and - 6 - severally releases, quits and forever discharges each member of the BCC Group, and any of their respective, former or existing officers, directors, agents, employees, accountants, attorneys, and representatives, and all of their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns (collectively, the "BCC Released Parties") from any and all claims, demands, debts, actions, causes of action, suits, contracts, agreements, obligations, accounts, defenses, offsets against the judgment and liabilities of any kind or character whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, in contract or in tort, at law or in equity, including without limitation, such claims and defenses as fraud, mistake, duress and usury that any member of HCN ever had, now has, or might hereafter have against the BCC Released Parties, jointly or severally, for or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever occurring or failing to occur prior to the Effective Date which relates, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly to [i] the Leases; [ii] the Lease Documents; and [iii] the Initial Settlement Documents; and [B] HCN agrees that the Lease Documents that have not already been terminated are terminated and released. The release and termination provided in this Section 1(b) may be called the "BCC Release". The BCC Release does not release any member of the BCC Released Parties from their respective obligations under this Agreement, the Settlement Agreement, the Settlement Note, the documents executed in connection with the Facility Transfers ("Transfer Documents") or the Master Lease, or release BCC from its obligations to IPC under the Loans or the Sub-Debt Documents which were assigned by HCN to IPC pursuant to the Assignment. (c) Conditions Subsequent for BCC Release. The BCC Release provided in Section 1(b) above will be void ab initio and will be of no force or effect if the Master Lease or the release of the HCN Group contained in Section 1(a) is ever rendered void, avoided or is rescinded, in whole or in part, by operation of law, or by order of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction, by reason of any order arising out of any claim or proceeding, including, without limitation, any fraudulent transfer or preference action or any other bankruptcy, insolvency, creditor's rights or similar proceeding, initiated or commenced by, on behalf of or in concert with, directly or indirectly, any member of the BCC Released Parties, any affiliate of any such member, any person claiming by or through any member of the BCC Released Parties, or any of their agents, employees, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns. It is the intent of the parties that the rejection of the Master Lease pursuant to Section 365 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or similar proceedings under - 7 - relevant insolvency statutes) shall in no way or manner be grounds for voiding the BCC Release. (d) Conditions Subsequent for HCN Release. The HCN Release provided in Section 1(a) above will be void ab initio and will be of no force or effect if the Master Lease or the release of the BCC Group contained in Section 1(b) is ever rendered void, avoided or is rescinded, in whole or in part, by operation of law, or by order of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction, by reason of any order arising out of any claim or proceeding, including, without limitation, any fraudulent transfer or preference action or any other bankruptcy, insolvency, creditor's rights or similar proceeding, initiated or commenced by, on behalf of or in concert with, directly or indirectly, any member of HCN, any affiliate of any such member, any person claiming by or through any member of HCN, or any of their agents, employees, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, heirs, personal representatives, successors or assigns. 2. Covenant Not to Sue. (a) BCC Covenant Not to Sue. So long as the HCN Release is in effect, the BCC Group agrees to refrain and forbear from commencing, instituting, joining, participating in or prosecuting any lawsuit, action or other proceeding against the HCN Group (and any member thereof) arising out of, or in connection with the BCC Documents. (b) HCN Covenant Not to Sue. So long as the BCC Release is in effect, the HCN Group agrees to refrain and forbear from commencing, instituting, joining, participating in or prosecuting any lawsuit, action or other proceeding against the BCC Released Parties (and any member thereof) arising out of, or in connection with the BCC Documents. 3. Notices. All notices hereunder shall be in writing, and delivered personally, or by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses set forth below or to such other address as may hereafter be provided in writing to the other party: HCN: c/o Health Care REIT, Inc. One SeaGate, Suite 1500 P.O. Box 1475 Toledo, Ohio 43603 Attention: Erin C. Ibele, Vice President and Corporate Secretary - 8 - BCC Group: c/o Balanced Care Corporation 1215 Manor Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 Attention: Richard D. Richardson, Interim CEO with a copy to: Balanced Care Corporation 1215 Manor Drive Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 Attention: Robin L. Barber, Esq. Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel All notices shall be deemed to be given upon the earlier of actual receipt or three days after deposit in the United States mail or one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier. 4. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original hereof. 5. Severability. Each provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the full extent of the law. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision is, to any extent, held or deemed to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the same shall remain in full force and effect. [THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] - 9 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date. HCRI: HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. By:/s/Erin C. Ibele Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary LANDLORDS: PENNSYLVANIA BCC PROPERTIES, INC. By:/s/Erin C. Ibele Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary HCN BCC HOLDINGS, INC. By:/s/Erin C. Ibele Title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary HCRI INDIANA PROPERTIES, LLC By:/s/Erin C. Ibele Title:Vice President and Corporate Secretary TENANTS: FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF LEBANON, LLC By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF LOYALSOCK, LLC By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF MORRISTOWN, LLC By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF OAK RIDGE, LLC By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF SAGAMORE HILLS, LLC By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary FINANCIAL CARE INVESTORS OF WESTERVILLE, LLC By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BALANCED CARE AT SAXONBURG, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BALANCED CARE AT BLOOMSBURG II, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary - 2 - BALANCED CARE AT MERRILLVILLE, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary MANAGERS: BALANCED CARE AT LEBANON, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BALANCED CARE AT LOYALSOCK, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BALANCED CARE AT MORRISTOWN, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BALANCED CARE AT OAK RIDGE, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BALANCED CARE AT SAGAMORE HILLS, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary - 3 - BALANCED CARE AT WESTERVILLE, INC. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary BCC DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CO. By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Vice President and Secretary COMPANY: BALANCED CARE CORPORATION By:/s/Robin L. Barber Robin L. Barber Senior Vice President, Legal Counsel, and Assistant Secretary IPC: IPC ADVISORS S.A.R.L. By:/s/J.B. Unsworth Title: Manager - 4 - EXHIBIT A Leases
- 5 - Leases
- 6 - Leases
- 7 - Loans
-8- Loans
-9- Guaranties
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-11- Guaranties
-12- Management Agreements
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-14- Management Agreements
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