PROMISSORY NOTE (Tranche A Note)
EXHIBIT 10.8
PROMISSORY NOTE
(Tranche A Note)
(Tranche A Note)
Loan No. 700218
| $36,000,000.00 | February 7, 2008 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & SON, INC., a Delaware corporation
(hereafter referred to as “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of TRANSAMERICA LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa corporation (hereafter referred to as “Payee;” Payee and/or any
subsequent holder(s) hereof, hereafter referred to as “Holder”), at:
Transamerica Life Insurance Company
c/o AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.
c/o Bank of America
Post Office Box 96273
Chicago, IL 60693-6273
c/o AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.
c/o Bank of America
Post Office Box 96273
Chicago, IL 60693-6273
or at such other place as Holder may designate from time to time in writing, in lawful money of the
United States and in immediately available funds, the principal amount of Thirty-Six Million and
00/100 Dollars ($36,000,000.00), together with interest on the outstanding balance thereof, at the
rates set forth below, from the Disbursement Date (as defined below) until the entire balance of
principal has been paid in full, such principal and interest being due and payable as set forth in
Section 1 below. As used in this Note, (1) the “Loan” means the loan evidenced by this
Note and that certain Promissory Note dated as of even date herewith made by Borrower payable to
the order of Payee in the original principal amount of Nine Million and 00/100 Dollars
($9,000,000.00) (the “Tranche B Note”), and (2) the “Disbursement Date” means the date on which
Payee initiates the transfer of funds on the Federal Reserve wire system in disbursement of the
proceeds of the Loan.
1. INTEREST AND PAYMENTS.
1.A. Interest Rate. From the Disbursement Date to March 1, 2018 (the “Interest
Adjustment Date”), interest will accrue on the outstanding principal balance hereof at the rate of
seven and sixty-three one-hundredths percent (7.63%) per annum. On the Interest Adjustment Date
the interest rate hereunder shall be adjusted and interest will accrue on the outstanding principal
balance hereof at the rate determined in accordance with Section 1.B below (the “Reset
Interest Rate”).
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1.B. Reset Interest Rate.
(1) Unless an Event of Default (as defined in Section 5 below) has occurred and is
uncured, or Borrower has failed to provide the Financial Information required by Section
1.C. below as and when required, Payee shall propose an interest rate spread and index in
writing (the “Reset Interest Rate Proposal”) to Borrower during the sixty (60)-day period beginning
one hundred twenty (120) days and ending sixty (60) days prior to the Interest Adjustment Date. If
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ wishes to accept the Reset Interest Rate Proposal, Borrower shall advise Payee in writing
of Borrower’s acceptance any time within thirty (30) days after the date of the Reset Interest Rate
Proposal. The Reset Interest Rate shall be locked as of the date of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s written acceptance
of the Reset Interest Rate Proposal, and shall be effective from the Interest Adjustment Date to
the Maturity Date (as defined below).
(2) In connection with the Reset Interest Rate and as a condition to the continuance of the
Loan beyond the Interest Adjustment Date, Borrower shall pay Payee’s reasonable counsel fees,
execute such documents and furnish at Borrower’s expense such title evidence assuring ▇▇▇▇▇’s
continued first lien, as Payee and ▇▇▇▇▇’s local counsel may require in connection with the
implementation of the Reset Interest Rate.
(3) If Borrower does not accept the Reset Interest Rate Proposal in accordance with this
Section or if Payee does not make such Reset Interest Rate Proposal, then the principal balance and
all other amounts secured by the Mortgages (as defined in Section 3 below), together with
all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts outstanding under this Note and the documents
securing this Note, shall be due and payable without any prepayment premium on the Interest
Adjustment Date.
(4) Prepayment of principal, in whole or in part, may be made on, or within the ninety (90)
day period prior to, the Interest Adjustment Date without prepayment premium.
1.C. Additional Terms Regarding Rate Reset Proposal.
(1) In addition to any financial information Borrower is required to deliver to Payee under
the terms of the Loan Documents (as hereafter defined), Borrower shall deliver to Payee by no later
than one hundred twenty (120) days immediately preceding the Interest Adjustment Date all
information Payee needs, in its sole and absolute discretion, to determine the Reset Interest Rate
Proposal (the “Financial Information”). The Financial Information may include, but is not limited
to, current financial statements of the Borrower, current operating statements for the property
encumbered by the Mortgages (the “Property”), federal income tax returns of Borrower and operating
budgets for the Property.
(2) If an Event of Default has occurred and is uncured or Borrower fails to provide the
Financial Information as and when required, Payee shall have no obligation
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to make the Reset
Interest Reset Proposal; provided, however, if Borrower cures the Event of Default
or provides the requisite Financial Information within ten (10) days from the first day Payee may
make the Reset Interest Rate Proposal, Payee will proceed to make the Reset Interest Rate Proposal,
otherwise, Payee shall be relieved from making such a proposal, at its option, and the interest
rate otherwise applicable under this Note shall remain in effect and this Note shall be due and
payable in full on the Interest Adjustment Date as noted above.
(3) In the event the Reset Interest Rate is a variable rate, the Borrower shall execute all
such documents as Payee may require to adjust the prepayment premium calculation set forth in
Section 7.A to reflect the prepayment calculation typically used by Payee in connection
with variable rate loans which calculation shall be set forth in the Reset Interest Rate Proposal.
1.D Payment Terms. Principal and interest shall be due and payable as follows.
(1) On the Disbursement Date, the Borrower shall remit to Payee a payment equal to the
interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance from the Disbursement Date through and
including February 29, 2008.
(2) On April 1, 2008 and May 1, 2008, Borrower shall pay to Payee a monthly installment of
accrued interest only on the outstanding principal balance.
(3) Thereafter, monthly principal payments in the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) plus accrued interest at the interest rate then in effect on the outstanding principal
balance of this Note for the previous month, each shall be due and payable on the first day of each
calendar month, beginning on June 1, 2008, and continuing until March 1, 2023 (the “Maturity
Date”). Monthly installments of principal and interest shall be made when due, regardless of the
prior acceptance by Lender of unscheduled payments.
(4) The entire outstanding principal balance of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, plus all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date.
1.E. Basis Point. As used in this Note, the term “Basis Point” means one
one-hundredth (1/100th) of one percentage point of interest.
1.F. Calculation of Interest. All interest on any indebtedness evidenced by this Note
shall be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360)-day year composed of twelve (12)
thirty (30)-day months. Interest for partial months shall be calculated by multiplying the
principal balance of this Note by the applicable per annum rate, dividing the product so obtained
by 360, and multiplying the result by the actual number of days elapsed. Calculating interest for
partial months on the basis of a 360-day year results in more interest than if a 365-day year were
used.
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1.G. Balloon Payment. THIS NOTE PROVIDES FOR A BALLOON PAYMENT WHICH WILL BE DUE IN
FULL ON THE MATURITY DATE, AND BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO PROVISION OR AGREEMENT HAS BEEN MADE
FOR THE REFINANCING BY HOLDER OF THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID ON SUCH DATE.
2. APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. All payments made under this Note shall be applied first,
to the following, in such order as Holder may elect in its sole discretion, until all such items
are paid in full: (a) any late charges due in accordance with Section 4 below; (b) any
past-due interest, including without limitation interest accrued at the Default Interest Rate in
accordance with Section 4 below; (c) reimbursement of any sums advanced by Holder to cure
defaults under the Mortgages (to the extent such advances are permitted under the Mortgages or
other Loan Documents (as such terms are defined below)); (d) any applicable prepayment premium due
in accordance with Section 7 below; (e) reimbursement of any expenses to which ▇▇▇▇▇▇ is
entitled pursuant to Section 10 below; second, to any past-due principal; third, to current
interest accrued as of the date of Holder’s receipt of such payment; and fourth, to reduce the
outstanding principal balance. No partial prepayment of principal shall result in any adjustment
of the amount of the scheduled installments of principal thereafter becoming due.
3. COLLATERAL. The indebtedness evidenced by this Note is secured by, among other
things, (1) that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and
Fixture Filing executed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as Trustor, in favor of Payee, as Beneficiary, encumbering
property located in the County of Merced, State of California, as more particularly described
therein; (2) that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and
Fixture Filing executed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as Trustor, in favor of Payee, as Beneficiary, encumbering
property located in the County of Northampton, State of North Carolina, as more particularly
described therein; (3) that certain Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents
and Fixture Filing executed by Borrower, as Mortgagor, in favor of Payee, as Mortgagee, encumbering
property located in the County of ▇▇▇▇, State of Illinois, as more particularly described therein;
and (4) that certain Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture
Filing executed by JBSS Properties, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (“JBSS”), as
Mortgagor, in favor of Payee, as Mortgagee, encumbering property located in the County of ▇▇▇▇,
State of Illinois, as more particularly described therein, each dated as of even date herewith
(collectively herein, the “Mortgages”). Furthermore, certain financial and other covenants are set
forth in that certain Loan Agreement dated as of even date herewith among
Borrower, JBSS and Payee (the Loan Agreement”). This Note, the Tranche B Note, the Mortgages
and the Loan Agreement, together with all other documents or instruments now or hereafter
evidencing, securing, or otherwise relating to the indebtedness evidenced hereby, as amended or
modified in writing from time to time, are sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as the
“Loan Documents.”
4. LATE CHARGES AND INTEREST UPON DEFAULT. If Payee does not receive any scheduled
payment on or before the tenth (10th) day of the calendar month in which it is due,
Payee will send the Borrower written notice that a late charge equal to four percent (4%) of the
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late payment has accrued. Borrower shall pay such late charge on or before the tenth
(10th) calendar day of the month following the month in which the late payment was to
have been received. In the event that any payment of principal, interest, late charges or
prepayment premium payable under this Note is not paid within ten (10) days from its due date,
whether or not by reason of acceleration, such failure shall constitute an Event of Default
hereunder, and such amount shall bear interest from the due date thereof until paid at a rate per
annum Three Hundred (300) Basis Points above the interest rate otherwise in effect under this Note
or the maximum rate that may be agreed to by law for delinquent payments due under a commercial
loan, whichever is less (the “Default Interest Rate”). ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ acknowledges and agrees that during
the time that any payment of principal, interest or other amount due under this Note or any other
Loan Document is delinquent, Holder will incur additional costs and expenses attributable to its
loss of use of the money due and attributable to the adverse impact on Holder’s ability to meet its
other obligations and avail itself of other opportunities. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees it is extremely
difficult and impractical to ascertain the extent of such costs and expenses, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
therefore agrees to payment of the above late charge and the accrual of interest at the Default
Interest Rate in accordance with this Section, regardless of whether or not there has been an
acceleration of the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note. Borrower acknowledges
that the charging of interest at the Default Interest Rate will result in compounded interest
(i.e., interest on interest).
5. EVENT OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an
“Event of Default” hereunder:
(a) the failure of Borrower to pay, or cause to be paid, any scheduled installment of
principal and interest or any other indebtedness evidenced by this Note or the Tranche B Note
within ten (10) days of the date when due;
(b) the failure of Borrower to pay, or cause to be paid, the entire indebtedness evidenced
hereby on the Maturity Date, or on the Interest Adjustment Date if Borrower fails to accept the
Reset Interest Rate Proposal or on acceleration of the Loan;
(c) the failure of Borrower to pay, or cause to be paid, any other amount due and payable
under the Loan Documents and any applicable cure period has expired; or
(d) the occurrence of a default or Event of Default under any of the other Loan Documents and
the expiration of any applicable cure periods set forth therein, including without limitation the
failure of Borrower to observe the provisions of Section 12 of the Mortgages (entitled “Due on
Transfer or Encumbrance”).
6. ACCELERATION. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Holder may at its
option, in addition to any other remedies to which it may be entitled, declare the total unpaid
principal balance of the indebtedness evidenced hereby, together with all accrued but unpaid
interest thereon and any applicable prepayment premium and all other sums owing under any of the
other Loan Documents, immediately due and payable, including without limitation all costs
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of
collection, without further presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, by so notifying
Borrower in writing; provided, however, that if the Event of Default arises solely as the result of
the failure of Borrower to make a regular monthly payment of interest or principal and interest,
the Holder shall provide notice of its intent to accelerate the indebtedness, and a cure period of
three (3) business days, prior to declaring the indebtedness to be immediately due and payable.
From and after acceleration, all sums then due as a result of acceleration shall bear interest at
the Default Interest Rate. If the Loan has been accelerated and Borrower wishes to pay the Loan in
full, the payment tendered must include the applicable prepayment premium.
7. PREPAYMENT.
7.A Prepayment Premium. Upon giving Holder not less than thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice, Borrower may prepay the principal amount due under this Note, in whole or in
partial payments of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) each by paying, in
addition to such principal, together with any and all accrued interest thereon, a prepayment
premium equal to the difference (if positive) between (1) minus (2), said amount then being
multiplied by (3), where:
(1) is determined by calculating the present value of the payments Holder would have received
for the remaining loan term (through the Maturity Date or the Interest Adjustment Date following
the date of prepayment, whichever is earlier) if the prepaid principal amount had been paid as
provided for in this Note absent any prepayment privileges discounted back to the prepayment date
using a discount rate equal to the Comparable Treasury Rate (as defined below);
(2) the amount of the principal balance outstanding as of the prepayment date (prior to the
application of any prepayment); and
(3) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the principal balance which is being
prepaid and the denominator of which is the principal balance under this Note outstanding as of the
date of the prepayment immediately prior to the application thereof.
7.B Comparable Treasury Rate Defined. The “Comparable Treasury Rate” shall be
(1) equal to the rate for U.S. Treasury Constant Maturities with a maturity closest to the
remaining loan term (through the Maturity Date or the Interest Adjustment Date following the date
of prepayment, whichever is earlier) at the date of prepayment, or (2) if there is no U.S. Treasury
Constant Maturity having a maturity date matching the remaining loan term, an interpolated rate
derived from U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity with the closest maturity date after the Maturity Date
(using the Maturity Date or the Interest Adjustment Date following the date of prepayment,
whichever is earlier). The Comparable Treasury Rate shall be determined as of ten (10) Business
Days prior to the effective date of the prepayment.
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7.C Additional Prepayment Provisions.
(1) In no event shall the amount due in connection with any principal prepayment be less than
the principal amount paid plus any and all interest accrued thereon as of the payment date. No
partial prepayment shall result in any adjustment of the amount of the scheduled installments of
principal and interest thereafter becoming due.
(2) Borrower covenants and agrees that the Loan is being made on the basis and assumption that
the payments shall be made for the full maximum term of the Loan, that such is the transaction
bargained for, and that Borrower shall not prepay the indebtedness except in strict accordance with
the provisions of this Note. Except for expressly permitted prepayments of principal, the
prepayment premium described above shall be payable with respect to voluntary prepayments or with
respect to prepayments resulting from default, acceleration, foreclosure, deed in lieu of
foreclosure or exercise of any remedies under the Loan Documents. However, no prepayment premium
shall be payable (i) on amounts attributable to insurance or condemnation proceeds applied by
Holder in reduction of the principal balance hereof, or (ii) in the event of the prepayment of the
Note and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents in full within the ninety (90) day
period immediately preceding the Interest Adjustment Date or the Maturity Date.
8. PREPAYMENT WAIVERS. Borrower expressly waives any right to prepay the indebtedness
evidenced hereby, except as specifically provided in Section 7 above. Therefore, if the
maturity of this Note is accelerated by reason of any Event of Default, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ recognizes and
agrees that any prepayment of the indebtedness evidenced hereby resulting from such default
(including without limitation, prepayments resulting from foreclosure and sale, sale under a power
of sale, and any redemption following foreclosure of the Mortgages) shall constitute a breach of
the restrictions on prepayment set forth herein and will result in damages to Holder due to
Holder’s failure to receive the benefit of its investment as contracted for in this Note. Further,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ recognizes that it is extremely difficult and impractical to ascertain the extent of such
damages. Accordingly, in the event the maturity of this Note is accelerated by reason of any Event
of Default, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to pay to the Holder, in addition to all other amounts due, the
prepayment premium described above. Borrower agrees that the prepayment premium represents the
reasonable estimate of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Borrower of a fair average compensation for the loss that
may be sustained by Holder due to the prepayment of any of the principal balance prior to the
Maturity Date; the prepayment premium shall be paid without prejudice to the right of Holder to
collect any other amounts provided for in the other Loan Documents; and Holder shall not be
obligated to actually reinvest the prepayment amount in any Treasury or other specific obligations
as a condition to receiving the prepayment premium. Borrower expressly waives any right it may
have under applicable law to prepay this Note, in whole or in part, without prepayment charge, upon
acceleration of the maturity of this Note, and agrees that if for any reason a prepayment of any or
all of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note is made, whether voluntarily or upon or following
any acceleration of the maturity of this Note by Holder, except as set forth in Section
7(c)(2)(ii) above, then Borrower shall pay the
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prepayment premium calculated pursuant to
Section 7 above. By initialing this provision in the space provided below, Borrower hereby
declares that the Holder’s agreement to make the Loan at the interest rate and for the term set
forth herein constitutes adequate consideration, given individual weight by Borrower, for this
waiver and agreement.
Borrower’s Initials
9. LITIGATION EXPENSE. If an Event of Default exists and the Holder engages counsel
to collect any amount due under this Note or if the Holder is required to protect or enforce this
Note in any probate, bankruptcy or other proceeding, then any expenses incurred by the Holder in
respect of the engagement, including the reasonable fees and reimbursable expenses of counsel and
including such costs and fees which relate to issues that are particular to any given proceeding,
shall constitute indebtedness evidenced by this Note, shall be payable on demand, and shall bear
interest at the Default Interest Rate. Such fees and expenses include those incurred in connection
with any action against the Borrower for a deficiency judgment after a foreclosure or trustee’s
sale of the Property under the Mortgages, including all of the Holder’s reasonable attorneys’ fees,
property appraisal costs and witness fees. Such fees and costs, if incurred after a foreclosure or
trustee’s sale, shall not be secured by the Mortgages.
10. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to reimburse Holder within
five (5) days of Holder’s written demand for all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, including allocated costs of in-house counsel which are not duplicative
of any other costs and expenses) incurred by Holder in connection with the exercise of Holder’s
rights under this Note or the other Loan Documents, and the enforcement thereof, whether or not an
action is commenced, and in connection with the administration of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s rights under this Note,
other than routine servicing matters customarily performed by Holder for loans of a similar nature
and for which no cost is customarily charged.
11. WAIVER. Borrower and any sureties, guarantors and endorsers of this Note hereby
consent to renewals and extensions of time at or after the Maturity Date and hereby waive
diligence, presentment, protest, demand and notice of every kind and (to the full extent permitted
by law) the
right to plead any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand hereunder or in connection
with any security herefor, and hereby agree that no failure on the part of Holder to exercise any
power, right or privilege hereunder, or to insist upon prompt compliance with the terms hereof,
shall constitute a waiver thereof.
12. FORBEARANCE. Holder shall not be deemed to have waived any of Holder’s rights or
remedies under this Note unless such waiver is express and in a writing signed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and no
delay or omission by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ in exercising, or failure by Holder on any one or more occasions to
exercise, any of Holder’s rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, or at law or in
equity, including, without limitation, Holder’s right, after any Event of Default, to declare the
entire indebtedness evidenced hereby immediately due and payable, shall be construed as a novation
of
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this Note or shall operate as a waiver or prevent the subsequent exercise of any or all of such
rights. Acceptance by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of any portion or all of any sum payable hereunder whether before, on
or after the due date of such payment, shall not be a waiver of Holder’s right either to require
prompt payment when due of all other sums payable hereunder or to exercise any of Holder’s rights,
powers and remedies hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. A waiver of any right on one
occasion shall not be construed as a waiver of ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s right to insist thereafter upon strict
compliance with the terms hereof without previous notice of such intention being given to Borrower.
No exercise of any right by Holder shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an election of
remedies by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ precluding the subsequent exercise by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of any or all of the rights, powers
and remedies available to it hereunder, under any of the other Loan Documents, or at law or in
equity. Borrower expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute or
rule of law or equity now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, which would produce a
result contrary to, or in conflict with, the foregoing. Borrower consents to any and all renewals
and extensions in the time of payment hereof without in any way affecting the liability of Borrower
or any person liable or to become liable with respect to any indebtedness evidenced hereby. No
extension of the time for the payment of this Note or any installment due hereunder, made by
agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of this Note shall operate to
release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Borrower under this Note,
either in whole or in part, unless ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees otherwise in writing.
13. RENUNCIATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF EXEMPTIONS. To the extent permitted by law,
Borrower hereby waives and renounces for itself, its legal representatives, successors and assigns,
all rights to the benefits of any statute of limitations and any moratorium, reinstatement,
marshalling, forbearance, valuation, stay, extension, redemption, appraisement, exemption, and
homestead right, entitlement, or exemption now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, by the
Constitution or laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, both as to itself and
in and to all of its property, real and personal, against the enforcement and collection of the
obligations evidenced by this Note.
14. JURY TRIAL WAIVER. TO THE EXTENT NOW OR HEREAFTER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS (A) UNDER
THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR (B) ARISING FROM ANY LENDING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AND THE BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION
OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
Borrower’s Initials
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15. APPLICABLE LAW. This Note shall be governed by, enforced under and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.
16. AMENDMENT. This Note may be amended or modified only by an instrument in writing
which by its express terms refers to this Note and which is duly executed by each party sought to
be bound thereby.
17. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Note or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Note
and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
18. TRANSFERS BY HOLDER. This Note and the other Loan Documents may be hypothecated,
transferred or assigned by Holder without the prior consent of Borrower.
19. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Note shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal
representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
20. TIME. Time is of the essence with respect to each and every term and provision of
this Note.
21. REPLACEMENT OR BIFURCATION OF NOTE. If this Note is lost or destroyed, the
Borrower shall, at the Holder’s request, execute and return to the Holder a replacement promissory
note identical to this Note, provided the Holder delivers to the Borrower an affidavit to the
foregoing effect. In addition, the Holder may at its sole and absolute discretion require that the
Borrower execute and deliver two separate promissory notes in an aggregate amount equal to the
unpaid principal balance of this Note, which shall replace this Note as evidence of the Borrower’s
obligations. The two replacement promissory notes shall, taken together, evidence the exact
obligations set forth in this Note. The replacement notes shall be independently transferable. No
replacement of this Note under this Section shall result in a novation of the Borrower’s
obligations under this Note.
22. USURY. Notwithstanding any provision in this Note which might otherwise be
construed to the contrary, it is the desire of Holder and Borrower that the total liability for
payments in the nature of interest shall not exceed the limits imposed by any applicable state or
federal interest rate laws. If any payments in the nature of interest, additional interest, and
other charges made under this Note are held to be in excess of the limits imposed by any applicable
state or federal laws, then at Holder’s option, any such excess amount shall either be refunded to
Borrower or shall be considered a premium-free prepayment of principal and the principal balance
shall be reduced by such amount in the inverse order of maturity so that the total liability for
payments in the nature of interest, additional interest and other charges shall not exceed the
limits imposed by any applicable state or federal interest rate laws.
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23. NOTICES. All notices, demands or requests provided for or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given in the manner set forth in the Mortgages.
24. GENDER AND NUMBER. All personal pronouns used in this Note whether used in the
masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, shall include all other genders; the singular shall include
the plural, and vice versa.
25. HEADINGS. The underlined words appearing at the commencement of the sections are
included only as a guide to the contents thereof and are not to be considered as controlling,
enlarging or restructuring the language or meaning of those sections.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note as of the date first above written.
| BORROWER: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & SON, INC., a Delaware corporation |
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| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
| ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||||
| Its Chief Financial Officer and Group President | ||||
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