GUARANTY AGREEMENT

Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2007, made by each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “Guarantors”), in favor of Sheridan Asset Management, LLC (the "Lender") relating to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Universal Property Development and Acquisition Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), the Guarantors, and the Lender.

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Lender (the “Loan Agreement”), the Lender has agreed to make a term loan to the Company evidenced by the Company’s Senior Secured Promissory Note, due April 6, 2008 (the “Note”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the determination of the Lender to make loans to the Company pursuant to the Loan Agreement that the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered the Guaranty to the Lender; and

WHEREAS, each Guarantor will directly benefit from the extension of credit to the Company represented by the issuance of the Note; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Lender to enter into the Loan Agreement and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Lender as follows:

 

1.  Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section and Schedule references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(f) of this Guaranty.

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Guaranty.

“Financial Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d) of this Guaranty.

 

 

 

“Guaranty” means this Guaranty Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Guaranty.

“Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Guaranty.

“Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Guaranty.

“Note” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this Guaranty.

“Obligations” means the collective reference to all obligations and undertakings of the Company of whatever nature, monetary or otherwise, under the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Security Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other future agreement or obligations undertaken by the Company to the Lender, together with all reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and all other costs and expenses of collection incurred by Lender in enforcing any of such Obligations and/or this Guaranty.

“Material Adverse Effect” means (x) the adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty in any material respect, (y) a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Guarantor, or (z) the adverse impairment in any material respect of the Guarantor's ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Guaranty.

 

2.  Guaranty.

(a)  Guaranty.

 

 

 

(b)  Right of Contribution. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that, to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor's right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2(c). The provisions of this Section 2(b) shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Lender, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Lender for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

 

(c)  No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Lender, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Lender against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Lender for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Lender by the Company on account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Lender, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Lender in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Lender if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Lender may determine.

(d)  Amendments, Etc. With Respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by the Lender may be rescinded by the Lender and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Lender, and the Loan Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Lender for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. The Lender shall have no obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by them as security for the Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto.

(e)  Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Lender upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives to the extent permitted by law diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Lender, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance or fraud or misconduct by Lender) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company or any other Person against the Lender, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Company for the Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Lender to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Lender against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof, "demand" shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

 

 

(f)  Reinstatement. The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

 

 

(g)  Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Lender without set-off or counterclaim in U.S. dollars at the address set forth or referred to in the Loan Agreement.

3.  Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Lender as of the date hereof:

 

(a)  Authorization; Enforcement. The Guarantor has the legal capacity and right to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty, and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

(b)  No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by the Guarantor and the consummation by the Guarantor of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with, constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Guarantor is a party, or (ii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Guarantor is subject (including Federal and state securities laws and regulations) or by which any property or asset of the Guarantor is bound or affected. The business of the Guarantor is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, except for violations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)  Consents and Approvals. The Guarantor is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty.

(d)  Financial Condition. The Guarantor has furnished to the Lender the following financial information: a statement of personal assets (“Financial Information”). The Financial Information was prepared in accordance with sound accounting principles applied on a basis consistently maintained throughout the period involved and prior periods and fairly presents the financial condition of Guarantor as of such date.

 

 

 

(e)  Material Changes. The has been no material adverse change in the business prospects, assets, liabilities, operations, or financial condition of the Guarantor, since the date of the last Financial Information previously delivered to Lender.

(f)  Litigation. There is no action, litigation, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened against or affecting the Guarantor, or any of its properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Guaranty or the Loan Agreement or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Guarantor has not been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws .

(g)  Compliance. The Guarantor (i) is not in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Guarantor under), nor has the Guarantor received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is not in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body to which the Guarantor is subject or by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound, and (iii) is not and has not been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws.

(h)  Title to Assets. The Guarantor has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property it owns and marketable title in all personal property it owns, in each case free and clear of all liens, except for liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Guarantor and liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Guarantor are held under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which the Guarantor is in compliance.

(i)  Solvency. The Guarantor has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for bankruptcy under the bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction within 7 year[s] from the date of this Guaranty.

(j)  Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Guarantor has filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income tax returns and has paid or accrued all taxes shown as due thereon, and the Guarantor has no knowledge of a tax deficiency which has been asserted or threatened against it.

 

4.  Covenants. Each Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Lender that, from and after the date of this Guaranty until the Obligations shall have been paid in full, such Guarantor shall take, and/or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each commercially reasonable action (including complying with all of the obligations in Section 4 of the Note) that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor.

 

5.  Miscellaneous.

(a)  Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in writing by the majority in interest (based on the then-outstanding principal amount of the Note at the time of such determination) of the Lender.

 

(b)  Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Lender or any Guarantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in the Loan Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 5(b).

(c)  No Waiver By Course Of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. The Lender shall not by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 5(a)), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default under the Transaction Documents or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Lender of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

 

 

(d)  Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.

(e)  Successor and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Lender and its respective successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of the Lender.

(f)  Set-Off. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default under any of the Transaction Documents shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits, credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Lender to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Lender may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor to the Lender hereunder and claims of every nature and description of the Lender against such Guarantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Loan Agreement, any other Transaction Document or otherwise, as the Lender may elect, whether or not the Lender has made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. The Lender shall notify such Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Lender of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Lender may have.

 

 

 

(g)  Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Guaranty on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

(h)  Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(i)  Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

(j)  Integration. This Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents represent the agreement of the Guarantors and the Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Lender relative to subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Transaction Documents.

(k)  Governing Law. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

(l)  Submission to Jurisdictional; Waiver. Each Guarantor hereby

irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

 

 

(m)  Acknowledgements. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

 

 

(n)  Release of Guarantors. Subject to Section 2(f), each Guarantor will be released from all liability hereunder concurrently with the repayment in full of all amounts owed under the Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Transaction Documents.

(o)  Seniority. The Obligations of each of the Guarantors hereunder rank senior in priority to any other debt of such Guarantor.

(p)  Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, THE LENDER, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

CHRISTOPHER J. MCCAULEY

 

The following are the names and notice addresses of each Guarantor.

NAME		ADDRESS
KAMAL ABDALLAH		8 Links Green, San Antonio, TX 78257
CHRISTOPHER J. MCCAULEY		5408 Valley Pkwy., Brecksville, OH 44141