Amended and Restated Guaranty of Recourse Obligations by Corey R. Maple for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, related to the El Paso HGI Hotel Property, dated as of August 10, 2022
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AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY OF RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS
This AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY OF RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS
(this “Guaranty”) is made effective as of August 10, 2022, by COREY R. MAPLE, an individual having an address at 1944 Rose Creek Drive South, Fargo, ND 58104 (“Guarantor”), for the benefit of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF COMM 2015-CCRE26 MORTGAGE TRUST
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, having an address at c/o CWCapital Asset Management, 900 19th Street NW 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20006, Re: COMM 2015-CCRE26; Loan No 440-20 (“Lender”).
RECITALS:
Documents”, and together with the Loan Modification Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument, this Guaranty, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment and any and all other instruments, documents and agreements evidencing, securing, guaranteeing or relating to the Loan or the indebtedness evidenced thereby, as the same have been heretofore or may hereafter be assigned, assumed, amended, restated, replaced, substituted, supplemented or modified from time to time, are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Loan Documents”), pursuant to which Lender agreed to modify the Loan and the Loan Documents on terms more particularly set forth therein, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of this Guaranty by Guarantor.
H. | This Guaranty amends, restates and replaces the Original Guaranty in its entirety. |
NOW, THEREFORE, as a material inducement to Lender to consent to the Requested Actions and enter into the Modification Agreement and the other Modification Documents and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Original Guaranty is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, and Guarantor hereby guarantees to Lender the prompt and full payment and performance of the Guaranteed Recourse Obligations of Borrower (defined below), this Guaranty being upon the following terms and conditions:
ARTICLE 1
NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
(iv) | material physical waste of the Property; |
(v) | intentional removal or disposal of any portion of the Property after |
an Event of Default;
(vi) | breach of any Legal Requirement (including RICO) mandating the |
forfeiture by Borrower of the Property, or any portion thereof, because of the conduct or purported conduct of criminal activity by Borrower or any Restricted Party in connection therewith;
Certificate or any other certification of Borrower delivered in connection with Section 5.1.11 of the Original Loan Agreement;
Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law, in which Borrower, Guarantor or any Person owning an interest (directly or indirectly) in Borrower or Guarantor causes such event or condition to occur (by way of example, but not limitation, such Person seeks the appointment of a receiver or files a bankruptcy petition), consents to, aids, solicits, supports, or otherwise cooperates or colludes to cause such condition or event; (C) Borrower or Guarantor or any Person owning an interest (directly or indirectly) in Borrower or Guarantor filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing or joining in any involuntary petition filed against Borrower or Guarantor, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law; (D) Borrower or Guarantor or any Person owning an interest (directly or indirectly) in Borrower or Guarantor consenting to or otherwise acquiescing or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any portion of the Property; (E) Borrower or Guarantor making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (F) Borrower or Guarantor failing to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Indebtedness or voluntary Lien encumbering the Property as required by the Loan Agreement or the Security Instrument; (G) Borrower or Guarantor failing to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Transfer, as required by the Loan Agreement or the Security Instrument;
(H) Borrower or Guarantor failing to comply with any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in Section 4.1.30 of the Original Loan Agreement, or failing to maintain its status as a Special Purpose Entity (unless such failure is de minimis and promptly cured), as required by, and in accordance with, the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement or the Security Instrument; (I) if the first Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount is not paid when due; (J) if, without Lender’s prior written consent the Franchise Agreement is surrendered, terminated, cancelled, modified, or otherwise allowed to expire, unless with respect to a termination or cancellation, Borrower has entered into a Replacement Franchise Agreement with a Qualified Franchisor in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement; or (K) the Ground Lease is canceled, terminated or surrendered, in each case without Lender’s prior written consent, unless (i) the Ground Lessor promptly enters into a new, direct lease with Lender (or its nominee or any other party which Lender may designate) demising the Property on the same terms and conditions as the Ground Lease, which new direct lease shall be superior to all rights, liens and interests intervening between the date of the Ground Lease and the granting of the new direct lease and shall be free of any and all rights of Borrower under the Ground Lease, and (ii) at the election of Lender, such new direct lease and the estate created thereby shall be encumbered with a deed of trust on the same terms and with the same lien priority as the Security Instrument.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty or in any of the other Loan Documents, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may haveunder Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents. Guarantor expressly waives any defense or benefits arising out of any voluntary or involuntary filing by or on behalf of Borrower for protection under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, or debtor relief laws, including without limitation under Sections 364 or 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor and after (if Guarantor is a natural person) Guarantor’s death (in which event this Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor’s estate and Guarantor’s legal representatives and heirs). The fact that at any time or from time to time the Guaranteed Obligations may be increased or reduced shall not release or discharge the obligation of Guarantor to Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or part of the Note.
(c) enforce Lender’s rights against any other guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations, (d) join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (e) exhaust any remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (f) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Lender shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.
or (Y) an Event of Default, (f) Lender’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (g) sale or foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of any collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, (h) protest, proof of non-payment or default by Borrower, and (i) any other action at any time taken or omitted by Lender, and, generally, all demands and notices of every kind (including, without limitation, notice of acceleration and notice of intention to accelerate) in connection with this Guaranty, the Loan Documents, any documents or agreements evidencing, securing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and/or the obligations hereby guaranteed, (II) all suretyship defenses and defenses in the nature thereof, (III) any right or claim of right to cause a marshalling of the assets of Borrower or of any collateral for the Loan, or to cause Lender to proceed against any of the other security for the Guaranteed Obligations or the Obligations of Borrower before proceeding under this Guaranty against Guarantor, or, if there shall be more than one Guarantor, to require Lender to proceed against any other Guarantor or any of the Guarantors in any particular order, (IV) the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a mandatory or compulsive counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against or by Guarantor, (V) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any other person or persons or the failure of Lender to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of any other person or persons, (VI) any defense based upon an election of remedies by Lender, (VII) any duty on the part of Lender to disclose to Guarantor any facts Lender may now or hereafter know about Borrower, any Tenant, or the Property, regardless of whether Lender has reason to believe that any such facts materially increase the risk beyond that which Guarantor intends to assume or has reason to believe that such facts are unknown to Guarantor or has a reasonable opportunity to communicate such facts to Guarantor, it being understood and agreed that Guarantor is fully responsible for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Borrower, any Tenant or of the condition of the Property and of any and all circumstances bearing on the risk that liability may be incurred by Guarantor hereunder; (VIII) any lack of notice of disposition or of manner of disposition of any collateral for the Loan, (IX) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any one or more of the Loan Documents, (X) any lack of commercial reasonableness in dealing with the collateral for the Loan, (XI) any deficiencies in the collateral for the Loan or any deficiency in the ability of Lender to collect or to obtain performance from any persons or entities now or hereafter liable for the payment and performance of any obligation hereby guaranteed, (XII) an assertion or claim that the automatic stay provided by 11 U.S.C. §362 (arising upon the voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower) or any other stay provided under any other debtor relief law (whether statutory, common law, case law or otherwise) of any jurisdiction whatsoever, now or hereafter in effect, which may be or become applicable, shall operate or be interpreted to stay, interdict, condition, reduce or inhibit the ability of Lender to enforce any of its rights, whether now or hereafter required, which Lender may have against Guarantor or the collateral for the Loan, and (XIII) any modifications of the Loan Documents or any obligation of Borrower relating to the Loan by operation of law or by action of any court, whether pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, or any other debtor relief law (whether statutory, common law, case law or otherwise) of any jurisdiction whatsoever, now or hereafter in effect, or otherwise.
In addition, the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents shall in no way be limited, expanded or impaired by:
B. | any amendment to or modification of any of the Loan Documents; |
M. | the taking or failure to take any action of any type whatsoever. |
Any of the foregoing may be accomplished with or without notice to Borrower or Guarantor and with or without consideration.
ARTICLE 2
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS
Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following, and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights
(including without limitation rights to notice) which Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:
(g) the Note, the Security Instrument, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether Borrower or any other Person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.
understanding or agreement that other Persons (including Borrower) will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations, or that Lender will look to other Persons (including Borrower) to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and extend credit to Borrower, Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
submitted in the future shall be true, accurate and complete and shall fairly present Guarantor’s financial condition as of the dates thereof.
(b) Guarantor will furnish to Lender annually, within ninety (90) days following the end of each Fiscal Year of Borrower, a complete copy of Guarantor’s annual financial statements and balance sheet certified as true and correct by Guarantor. Such statements of Guarantor shall set forth the financial condition of Guarantor. Guarantor’s annual financial statements shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate certifying that each annual financial statement is true and correct and presents fairly the financial condition of Guarantor and as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under this Guaranty, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same.
(ii) previously disclosed in writing to Lender together with a written explanation of why such litigation is not material.
3.8. | [Intentionally Omitted]. |
ARTICLE 4 SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS
repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceedings (judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of, or the joinder in, any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtor’s relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other encumbrances on assets of Borrower held by Guarantor.
ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS
(a) | “GAAP’ shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, consistently |
applied.
(b) | “Liquid Assets” shall mean assets in the form of cash, cash equivalents, |
obligations of (or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by) the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided the full faith and credit of the United States supports such obligation or guarantee), certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank having net assets of not less than $500 million, securities listed and traded on a recognized stock exchange or traded over the counter and listed in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations, or liquid debt instruments that have a readily ascertainable value and are regularly traded in a recognized financial market.
(d) | “Subsidiary” shall mean any Affiliate of Guarantor that is controlled by |
Guarantor.
ARTICLE 6 MISCELLANEOUS
4.6 of the Loan Modification Agreement or in the New Indemnitor Joinder (as defined in the Loan Modification Agreement), as applicable (or to such other addresses as may be specified in writing by any party hereto to the other parties hereto in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Loan Modification Agreement and the New Indemnitor Joinder).
(b) WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY (EACH, A “PROCEEDING”), GUARANTOR IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS HAVINO JURISDICTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK, AND (B) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE AT ANY TIME TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM AND FURTHER WAIVES THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROCEEDING, THAT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SUCH PARTY. NOTHING IN THIS GUARANTY SHALL PRECLUDE LENDER FROM BRINGING A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION NOR WILL THE BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY ONE OR MORE JURISDICTIONS PRECLUDE THE BRINGING OF A PROCEEDING IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. GUARANTOR FURTHER AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED FOR UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ANY NEW YORK STATE OR UNITED STATES COURT SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO GUARANTOR AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED IN THIS GUARANTY, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE UPON RECEIPT; EXCEPT THAT IF GUARANTOR SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT DELIVERY, SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO MAILED.
by Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.
and the Loan Documents or the applicable Secondary Market Transaction. It is understood that the information provided by Guarantor to Lender including any and all financial statements provided to Lender pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof may ultimately be incorporated into the offering documents for the Secondary Market Transaction and thus various investors or potential investors may also see some or all of the information. Lender and all of the aforesaid third-party advisors and professional firms shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, Guarantor in the form as provided by Guarantor. Lender may publicize the existence of the Loan in connection with its marketing for a Secondary Market Transaction or otherwise as part of its business development.
(15) days of demand therefor shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of demand until paid.
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Guarantor’s Initials: /s/ Corey R Maple
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty the day and year above written.
Guarantor:
/s/ Corey R. Maple
Corey R. Maple
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