-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MG5NyWAHxpoK02NaXkGoIP260nmmn3Og04TEHhnKvBInMTcLKd5DltKVQDKH247S lS4gCrxpLehStJt7JwJyxg== 0001157523-05-009741.txt : 20051107 0001157523-05-009741.hdr.sgml : 20051107 20051104180143 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-05-009741 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20051107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051104 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000787784 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES [8051] IRS NUMBER: 621674303 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13031 FILM NUMBER: 051181663 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 WESTWOOD PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 202 CITY: BRENTWOOD STATE: TN ZIP: 37027 BUSINESS PHONE: 6152212250 10-Q 1 a5011807.htm AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION 10-Q American Retirement Corporation 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

___X___
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   
  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005
 
or
___ ___
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
   
  For the transition period from _________ to _________
   
  Commission file number 01-13031
 
American Retirement Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
Tennessee 62-1674303
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
   
   
111 Westwood Place, Suite 200, Brentwood, TN 37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
   
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (615) 221-2250

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No__

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes X . No__
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ___ No 

As of November 2, 2005, 31,568,210 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.
1


INDEX
   
     
PART I.
 
     
Page
     
   
 
     
   
   
 
     
   
   
 
     
   
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
 
2


 
 
   
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands, except share data)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
ASSETS
             
Current assets:
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
33,952
 
$
28,454
 
Restricted cash
   
19,168
   
25,270
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
   
19,516
   
16,175
 
Inventory
   
1,403
   
1,364
 
Prepaid expenses
   
4,059
   
2,667
 
Deferred income taxes
   
6,414
   
5,645
 
Other current assets
   
12,739
   
8,490
 
 Total current assets
   
97,251
   
88,065
 
               
Restricted cash, excluding amounts classified as current
   
10,854
   
24,864
 
Notes receivable
   
27,537
   
18,563
 
Deferred income taxes
   
49,497
   
-
 
Leasehold acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization
   
22,529
   
29,362
 
Land, buildings and equipment, net
   
552,242
   
496,297
 
Goodwill
   
36,463
   
36,463
 
Other assets
   
61,980
   
55,636
 
 Total assets
 
$
858,353
 
$
749,250
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
Current liabilities:
             
Current portion of long-term debt
 
$
7,458
 
$
10,372
 
Current portion of capital lease and lease financing obligations
   
17,081
   
16,474
 
Accounts payable
   
3,973
   
5,937
 
Accrued payroll and benefits
   
9,711
   
10,125
 
Accrued property taxes
   
11,825
   
8,872
 
Other accrued expenses
   
9,421
   
9,023
 
Other current liabilities
   
8,789
   
8,505
 
Tenant deposits
   
5,301
   
4,804
 
Refundable portion of entrance fees
   
83,676
   
79,148
 
Deferred entrance fee income
   
35,848
   
33,800
 
 Total current liabilities
   
193,083
   
187,060
 
               
Long-term debt, less current portion
   
128,213
   
125,584
 
Capital lease and lease financing obligations, less current portion
   
170,009
   
182,652
 
Deferred entrance fee income
   
122,222
   
111,386
 
Deferred gains on sale-leaseback transactions
   
90,009
   
98,876
 
Deferred income taxes
   
-
   
6,027
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
22,516
   
17,751
 
 Total liabilities
   
726,052
   
729,336
 
               
Minority interest
   
7,505
   
14,213
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (See notes)
             
               
Shareholders' equity:
             
Preferred stock, no par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no
             
shares issued or outstanding 
   
-
   
-
 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized,
             
30,999,452 and 25,636,429 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 
   
313
   
252
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
222,372
   
168,092
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(94,710
)
 
(160,425
)
Deferred compensation, restricted stock
   
(3,179
)
 
(2,218
)
 Total shareholders' equity
   
124,796
   
5,701
 
 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
858,353
 
$
749,250
 
               
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.              
 
3

 
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
           
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
 
Revenues:
             
Resident and health care
 
$
123,439
 
$
111,089
 
Management and development services
   
664
   
500
 
Reimbursed expenses
   
646
   
460
 
Total revenues  
   
124,749
   
112,049
 
               
Operating expenses:
             
Community operating expenses
   
82,956
   
75,825
 
General and administrative
   
7,360
   
8,400
 
Lease expense
   
15,014
   
15,100
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
9,019
   
8,488
 
Amortization of leasehold acquisition costs
   
588
   
735
 
Loss on disposal or sale of assets
   
121
   
48
 
Reimbursed expenses
   
646
   
460
 
Total operating expenses  
   
115,704
   
109,056
 
               
Operating income  
   
9,045
   
2,993
 
               
Other income (expense):
             
Interest expense
   
(4,228
)
 
(8,400
)
Interest income
   
1,567
   
718
 
Other
   
340
   
257
 
Other expense, net  
   
(2,321
)
 
(7,425
)
               
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest  
   
6,724
   
(4,432
)
               
Income tax expense
   
2,151
   
2,501
 
               
Income (loss) before minority interest  
   
4,573
   
(6,933
)
               
Minority interest in (earnings) losses of consolidated subsidiaries, net of tax
   
(483
)
 
270
 
               
Net income (loss)  
 
$
4,090
 
$
(6,663
)
               
Basic earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.13
 
$
(0.27
)
Dilutive earnings (loss) per share
 
$
0.13
 
$
(0.27
)
               
               
               
               
Weighted average shares used for basic earnings (loss) per share data
   
30,918
   
24,665
 
Effect of dilutive common stock options and non-vested shares
   
1,595
   
-
 
Weighted average shares used for dilutive earnings (loss) per share data
   
32,513
   
24,665
 
               
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.              
 
4


 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
           
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
 
Revenues:
             
Resident and health care
 
$
361,769
 
$
328,150
 
Management and development services
   
1,680
   
1,439
 
Reimbursed expenses
   
1,990
   
1,752
 
Total revenues  
   
365,439
   
331,341
 
               
Operating expenses:
             
Community operating expenses
   
242,189
   
223,742
 
General and administrative
   
20,716
   
21,102
 
Lease expense
   
45,969
   
44,793
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
27,063
   
21,948
 
Amortization of leasehold acquisition costs
   
1,976
   
2,181
 
Loss (gain) on disposal or sale of assets
   
477
   
(63
)
Reimbursed expenses
   
1,990
   
1,752
 
Total operating expenses  
   
340,380
   
315,455
 
               
Operating income  
   
25,059
   
15,886
 
               
Other income (expense):
             
Interest expense
   
(11,701
)
 
(27,033
)
Interest income
   
3,161
   
1,989
 
Other
   
484
   
4
 
Other expense, net  
   
(8,056
)
 
(25,040
)
               
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest  
   
17,003
   
(9,154
)
               
Income tax (benefit) expense
   
(49,866
)
 
2,721
 
               
Income (loss) before minority interest  
   
66,869
   
(11,875
)
               
Minority interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries, net of tax
   
(1,154
)
 
(1,555
)
               
Net income (loss)  
 
$
65,715
 
$
(13,430
)
               
Basic earnings (loss) per share
 
$
2.18
 
$
(0.57
)
Dilutive earnings (loss) per share
 
$
2.06
 
$
(0.57
)
               
               
               
               
Weighted average shares used for basic earnings (loss) per share data
   
30,147
   
23,404
 
Effect of dilutive common stock options and non-vested shares
   
1,701
   
-
 
Weighted average shares used for dilutive earnings (loss) per share data
   
31,848
   
23,404
 
               
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5


 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands)
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
             
Net income (loss)
 
$
65,715
 
$
(13,430
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash and cash
             
equivalents provided by operating activities:
             
Tax benefit from release of tax valuation allowance
   
(55,697
)
 
-
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
29,039
   
24,129
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
   
794
   
-
 
Amortization of deferred financing costs
   
533
   
4,597
 
Deferred entrance fee items:
             
Amortization of deferred entrance fee income
   
(13,418
)
 
(12,737
)
Proceeds from entrance fee sales - deferred income
   
26,463
   
24,906
 
Accrual of deferred interest
   
-
   
4,074
 
Amortization of deferred gain on sale-leaseback transactions
   
(8,867
)
 
(7,954
)
Amortization of deferred compensation
   
693
   
182
 
Minority interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries, net of tax
   
1,154
   
1,555
 
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options
   
817
   
-
 
(Gains) losses from unconsolidated joint ventures
   
(260
)
 
85
 
Loss (gain) on disposal or sale of assets
   
477
   
(63
)
Changes in assets and liabilities, exclusive of acquisitions
             
and sale-leaseback transactions:
             
Accounts receivable
   
(3,317
)
 
(618
)
Inventory
   
(31
)
 
39
 
Prepaid expenses
   
(1,560
)
 
218
 
Deferred income taxes
   
(1,226
)
 
(1,808
)
Other assets
   
(3,080
) 
 
4,017
 
Accounts payable
   
(1,969
)
 
(1,204
)
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
3,748
   
6,382
 
Tenant deposits
   
407
   
(266
)
Deferred lease liability
   
2,764
   
(929
)
Other liabilities
   
(116
)
 
3,422
 
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities
   
43,063
   
34,597
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Additions to land, buildings and equipment
   
(23,820
)
 
(14,288
)
Acquisition of communities and property, net of cash acquired
   
(20,483
)
 
-
 
Acquisition of other assets
   
(6,000
)
 
-
 
Proceeds from the sale of assets
   
6,073
   
11,008
 
Investment in restricted cash
   
(10,985
)
 
(16,555
)
Proceeds from release of restricted cash
   
30,592
   
8,854
 
Net change in other restricted cash accounts
   
237
   
799
 
Issuance of notes receivable
   
(9,465
)
 
-
 
Receipts from notes receivable
   
258
   
269
 
Other investing activities
   
(275
)
 
346
 
Net cash and cash equivalents used by investing activities
   
(33,868
)
 
(9,567
)
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
   
12,048
   
55,261
 
Proceeds from lease financing
   
-
   
120,500
 
Principal payments on long-term debt
   
(58,398
)
 
(179,992
)
Principal reductions in master trust liability
   
(817
)
 
(940
)
Refundable entrance fee items:
             
Proceeds from entrance fee sales - refundable portion
   
11,324
   
10,152
 
Refunds of entrance fee terminations
   
(15,935
)
 
(9,753
)
Expenditures for financing costs
   
(826
)
 
(428
)
Distributions to minority interest holders
   
(3,222
)
 
(3,243
)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock
   
49,934
   
-
 
Proceeds from the issuance of stock under the associate stock purchase plan
   
796
   
142
 
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
   
1,399
   
1,566
 
Net cash and cash equivalents used by financing activities
   
(3,697
)
 
(6,735
)
 
6

 
AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
   
 Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
 2005
 
2004
 
        
(restated)
 
            
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
5,498
 
$
18,295
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
28,454
   
17,192
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
33,952
 
$
35,487
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
             
Cash paid during the period for interest (including capitalized interest)
 
$
11,474
 
$
21,504
 
Income taxes paid
 
$
5,030
 
$
526
 
               
               
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company acquired land, purchased the partner's minority interest in a community the Company operated via a joint venture, acquired the real assets of a retirement center and an assisted living community previously operated pursuant to operating leases, and the real assets of an entrance-fee continuing care retirement community for an aggregate consideration of approximately $20.5 million of cash plus the assumption of various liabilities, including existing entrance fee refund obligations. As a result of these transactions, assets and liabilities changed as follows:
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 
     
2005
   
2004
 
               
Land, buildings and equipment acquired
  $  60,364  
$
-
 
Long-term debt
  $ (26,819 )  
-
 
Refundable portion of entrance fees
    (631 )  
-
 
Deferred entrance fee income
    (9,779 )   
-
 
Other
     (2,652 )   
-
 
Cash paid for acquisition of communities and property, net of cash acquired
$ 20,483  
$
-
 
               
               
During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company completed a sale-leaseback transaction in which the Company sold a substantial majority of its interest in the real property and improvements underlying two retirement centers and one free-standing assisted living community. Proceeds from the sale of these interests were:
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 
     
2005
   
2004
 
Land, buildings and equipment
 
$
-
 
$
16,165
 
Other assets
   
-
   
(9,037
)
Accrued interest
   
-
   
(1,951
)
Deferred gain on sale-leaseback transaction
   
-
   
16,568
 
Long-term debt
   
-
   
(5,673
)
Minority interest
   
-
   
(6,082
)
 
  $ -  
$
9,990
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
 
             
During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company completed a transaction with a real estate investment trust ("REIT") pursuant to which the Company received $9.5 million in proceeds under its existing leases on two of its retirement center communities. This investment by the REIT is recorded by the Company as a refinancing of a previous $8.7 million note payable. In connection with this refinancing, the Company incurred a loss on debt extinguishment which is included as a non-cash charge in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
 
   
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.  
7


AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
(in thousands)
 
 
The Company granted 277,000 and 440,000 shares of restricted stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Current measured compensation related to these grants totaled $1.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, which is being amortized as compensation expense over the period of vesting. See Note 5. As a result, equity changed as follows:
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
     
2005
   
2004
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
1,738
   
2,618
 
Deferred compensation, restricted stock
   
(1,738
)
 
(2,618
)
               
During the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company issued 4,808,898 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to certain holders of the Company's 10% Series B Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. The holders elected to convert $10.9 million of the Series B Notes to common stock at the conversion price of $2.25 per share. On April 1, 2004, the Company elected to redeem the balance of the Series B Notes on April 30, 2004. As a result, debt and equity were changed as follows:
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
     
2005
   
2004
 
Long-term debt
 
$
-
 
$
(10,820
)
Common stock
   
-
   
48
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
-
   
10,772
 
               
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.              
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of American Retirement Corporation (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and other adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. In addition, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2005.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. Restatement

The Company filed an amendment on Form 10-K/A to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 to restate its consolidated statements of operations, statements of shareholders' equity and comprehensive loss and statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and its balance sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the quarterly periods of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. The information contained herein reflects such restatement.

The following is a summary of the impact of the restatement on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 (in thousands, except per share data):

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations   
                     
   
For the three months ended September 30, 2004
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2004
 
   
As previously
filed
 
Adjustments
 
Restated
 
As previously
filed
 
Adjustments
 
Restated
 
                           
Total revenues  
$
112,049
 
$
-
 
$
112,049
 
$
331,341
 
$
-
 
$
331,341
 
                                      
Lease expense  
 
15,382
   
(282
)
 
15,100
   
45,654
   
(861
)
 
44,793
 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets  
 
-
   
48
   
48
   
-
   
(63
)
 
(63
)
Total operating expenses  
 
109,290
   
234
   
109,056
   
316,379
   
(924
)
 
315,455
 
Operating income  
 
2,759
   
234
   
2,993
   
14,962
   
924
   
15,886
 
                                      
Loss (gain) on sale of assets  
 
(48
)
 
48
   
-
   
63
   
(63
)
 
-
 
Other expense, net  
 
(7,473
)
 
48
   
(7,425
)
 
(24,977
)
 
(63
)
 
(25,040
)
Loss before income taxes and minority interest
(4,714
)
 
282
   
(4,432
)
 
(10,015
)
 
861
   
(9,154
)
Income tax expense  
 
2,501
   
-
   
2,501
   
2,721
   
-
   
2,721
 
Net loss  
 
(6,945
)
 
282
   
(6,663
)
 
(14,291
)
 
861
   
(13,430
)
                                       
Basic and diluted loss per share  
 
(0.28
)
 
0.01
   
(0.27
)
 
(0.58
)
 
0.01
   
(0.57
)
                                       
                                       
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows     
                             
 
                   
For the nine months ended September 30, 2004
 
                     
As previously
filed
   
Adjustments
   
Restated
 
                                       
Net loss  
                   
(14,291
)
 
861
   
(13,430
)
Entrance fee items:  
                                   
Amortization of deferred entrance fee income        
       
(12,737
)
 
-
   
(12,737
)
Proceeds from entrance fee sales - deferred income        
       
35,058
   
(10,152
)
 
24,906
 
Refunds of entrance fee terminations        
       
(9,753
)
 
9,753
   
-
 
Accrual of deferred interest   
                 
-
   
4,074
   
4,074
 
Other assets   
                 
3,949
   
68
   
4,017
 
Deferred lease liability   
                 
-
   
(929
)
 
(929
)
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities     
             
30,922
   
3,675
   
34,597
 
                                       
Net cash and cash equivalents used by investing activities           
 
(9,567
)
 
-
   
(9,567
)
                                       
Accrual of deferred interest   
                 
4,074
   
(4,074
)
 
-
 
Entrance fee items:   
                                 
Proceeds from entrance fee sales - refundable portion        
       
-
   
10,152
   
10,152
 
Refunds of entrance fee terminations    
               
-
   
(9,753
)
 
(9,753
)
Net cash and cash equivalents used by financing activities         
     
(3,060
)
 
(3,675
)
 
(6,735
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents    
               
18,295
   
-
   
18,295
 
 
3. Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of American Retirement Corporation and its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries (each of which is a separate and distinct legal entity), that manage own and operate senior living communities. Certain subsidiaries may be restricted from being obligated for liabilities of the Company or other subsidiaries of the Company irregardless of their consolidation for financial reporting purposes. The accounts of limited liability companies, joint ventures and partnerships are consolidated when the Company maintains effective control over such entities' assets and operations, notwithstanding, in some cases, a lack of majority ownership. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

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4. Segment Information

The Company operates principally in three business segments: (1) retirement centers, (2) free-standing assisted living communities, and (3) management services. The Company currently operates 29 retirement centers, which provide a continuum of care services such as independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care. Of the 29 retirement centers, the Company owns six, operates four pursuant to leases classified as lease financing obligations (which include purchase options), operates 18 pursuant to operating leases and consolidates one variable interest entity, a retirement center that the Company manages (Freedom Square). The Company operates seven retirement centers which are entrance fee communities for which the Company receives an upfront fee and provides housing and health care services under various types of entrance fee agreements with residents.

The Company currently operates 33 free-standing assisted living communities. Free-standing assisted living communities are generally comprised of stand-alone assisted living communities that are not located on a retirement center campus, most of which also provide some specialized care such as Alzheimer’s and memory enhancement programs. Free-standing assisted living communities are generally much smaller than retirement centers. Of the 33 free-standing assisted living communities operated by the Company, 12 are owned (one in a joint venture), six are operated pursuant to leases classified as lease financing obligations, and 15 are operated pursuant to operating leases.

The management services segment includes fees from management agreements for communities owned by others, and fees for other services including development services, and reimbursed expense revenues together with associated expenses. The management services segment does not include any managed communities that the Company consolidates. The Company has six management agreements for retirement centers with third parties. Of the managed communities, two are cooperatives that are owned by their residents and three are owned by not-for-profit sponsors. The remaining managed retirement center is owned by an unaffiliated third party. 
 
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The Company manages and evaluates the performance of its business segments principally based upon segment operating contributions, which the Company defines as revenue from the segment less operating expenses associated with the segment. The following is a summary of total revenues and operating contributions by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and total assets by segment at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (in thousands).(1)(2)(3)

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
     
(restated)
 
Revenues
                         
Retirement centers  
 
$
95,244
 
$
86,526
 
$
280,520
 
$
257,392
 
Free-standing assisted living communities  
   
28,195
   
24,563
   
81,249
   
70,758
 
Management services (2)  
   
1,310
   
960
   
3,670
   
3,191
 
Total revenues
 
$
124,749
 
$
112,049
 
$
365,439
 
$
331,341
 
                           
Retirement centers
                         
Resident and health care revenues  
 
$
95,244
 
$
86,526
 
$
280,520
 
$
257,392
 
Community operating expense  
   
63,482
   
58,168
   
186,241
   
171,505
 
Segment operating contribution (3)
   
31,762
   
28,358
   
94,279
   
85,887
 
                           
Free-standing assisted living communities
                         
Resident and health care revenues  
   
28,195
   
24,563
   
81,249
   
70,758
 
Community operating expense  
   
19,474
   
17,657
   
55,948
   
52,237
 
Segment operating contribution (3)
   
8,721
   
6,906
   
25,301
   
18,521
 
                           
Management services operating contribution
   
664
   
500
   
1,680
   
1,439
 
                           
General and administrative expense
   
7,360
   
8,400
   
20,716
   
21,102
 
Lease expense
   
15,014
   
15,100
   
45,969
   
44,793
 
Depreciation and amortization (4)
   
9,607
   
9,223
   
29,039
   
24,129
 
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
   
121
   
48
   
477
   
(63
)
 Operating income
 
$
9,045
 
$
2,993
 
$
25,059
 
$
15,886
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
                 
2005
 
 
2004
 
Total Assets
                         
Retirement centers  
             
$
520,520
 
$
498,132
 
Free-standing assisted living communities  
               
194,731
   
182,353
 
Management services  
               
143,102
   
68,765
 
Total
             
$
858,353
 
$
749,250
 
 
 
(1)
Segment financial and operating data does not include any inter-segment transactions or allocated costs.
 
(2)
Management Services represent the Company’s management fee revenue and reimbursed expense revenue.
 
(3)
Segment operating contribution is defined as segment revenues less segment operating expenses.
 
(4)
The Company’s depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 includes $0.5 million of depreciation expense which would have been recognized during 2003 while the assets were held-for-sale if the assets had been continuously classified as held-for-use.

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5. Stock Based Compensation
 
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R, Accounting for Share Based Payment, an amendment to SFAS No. 148, Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure and a revision to SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS No. 123R requires alternative methods of transition for the change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and is effective as of the beginning of the first annual period that begins after June 15, 2005 (calendar 2006). The Company applies the intrinsic-value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations including FASB Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions involving Stock Compensation, an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25, to account for its fixed plan stock options. Under this method, compensation expense is recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price. SFAS No. 123 established accounting and disclosure requirements using a fair-value-based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation plans. The following table illustrates the effect on net income (loss) if the fair-value-based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period (in thousands except per share data).

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
     
(restated)
 
Net income (loss), as reported
$
4,090
 
$
(6,663
)
$
65,715
 
$
(13,430
)
Add: Stock based compensation included in net income
280
   
182
   
692
   
182
 
Deduct: total stock-based employee compensation
expense determined under fair-value-based method
 
(707
)
 
(447
)
 
(1,441
)
 
(856
)
Pro forma net income (loss)
$
3,663
 
$
(6,928
)
$
64,966
 
$
(14,104
)
                         
Earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Basic - as reported
$
0.13
 
$
(0.27
)
$
2.18
 
$
(0.57
)
Diluted - as reported
$
0.13
 
$
(0.27
)
$
2.06
 
$
(0.57
)
Basic - pro forma
$
0.12
 
$
(0.28
)
$
2.15
 
$
(0.60
)
Diluted - pro forma
$
0.11
 
$
(0.28
)
$
2.04
 
$
(0.60
)
 
As permitted by SFAS No. 123R, the Company has elected to continue to apply the intrinsic-value-based method of accounting described above, and has adopted only the disclosure requirements of these statements. Beginning in calendar year 2006, the Company plans to expense stock options using the modified prospective transition method prescribed in SFAS 123R. The modified prospective transition method requires expense to be recognized for new grants or modifications issued in the period of adoption, plus the current period expense for non-vested awards issued prior to the adoption of this standard. No expense is recognized for awards vested in prior periods. The weighted average fair value of options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $6.88 and $6.45, respectively, as compared to $2.85 and $2.37, for the three and nine months, respectively, ended September 30, 2004. Considering recent market trends, the Company expects this average fair value to continue to increase. At September 30, 2005, the Company had 0.8 million unvested options outstanding, of which 0.1 million vest during the remainder of 2005. The Company is currently evaluating the use of various models, as well as the necessary assumptions for calculating the impact from adoption of this standard. Based on current guidance, the Company intends to adopt SFAS 123R and begin expensing share payments January 1, 2006.

On September 22, 2005, the Company granted certain members of management a total of 277,000 shares of performance-based non-vested stock.  The shares underlying the grant will vest in three tranches on March 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, and March 31, 2008, subject to continued employment and the Compnay’s achievement of certain performance targets. The first tranche is currently subject to “variable” accounting rules under APB 25. As a result, compensation expense related to these grants is recognized as the shares vest and varies with changes in the Company’s stock price. Compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 is representative only of the first tranche vesting on March 31, 2006. Compensation expense will be recognized on the second and third tranches when performance measures are approved by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and communicated to participants. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company will expense the remainder of the unvested shares over the vesting term based on grant-date fair values.

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On July 19, 2004, the Company granted certain members of management a total of 440,000 shares of restricted stock. This stock had a $5.95 market value at the date of grant and vests ratably over a period of three years from the grant date, subject only to continued employment. Compensation expense under the grant is “fixed” under the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 and will be treated similarly upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R. Measured compensation related to the grant totaled $2.6 million which is being amortized as compensation expense over the period of vesting.

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company expensed $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, as compensation expense related to the amortization of the 2004 and 2005 restricted stock grants. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company expensed $0.2 million as compensation expense related to the amortization of the 2004 restricted stock grant.
 
6.  Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 have been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, there were approximately 2.1 million options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding which had an exercise price below the average market price of the common shares for the corresponding periods, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, there were approximately 2.4 million and 2.2 million options to purchase shares of common stock outstanding which had an exercise price below the average market price of the common shares for the corresponding periods, respectively.

A computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
     
(restated)
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
4,090
 
$
(6,663
)
$
65,715
 
$
(13,430
)
                           
Weighted average shares used for basic earnings per share data
30,918
   
24,665
   
30,147
   
23,404
 
Effect of dilutive common securities:
                     
Employee stock options and non-vested stock
 
1,595
   
-
   
1,701
   
-
 
Weighted average shares used for diluted earnings per share data
 
32,513
   
24,665
   
31,848
   
23,404
 
                         
Basic income (loss) per share
$
0.13
 
$
(0.27
)
$
2.18
 
$
(0.57
)
Effect of dilutive securities
 
-
   
-
   
(0.12
)
 
-
 
Diluted income (loss) per share
$
0.13
 
$
(0.27
)
$
2.06
 
$
(0.57
)
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The following options outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the respective period because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would be anti-dilutive. All options outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for such periods because of net losses during these periods.

   
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
   
Ended September 30,
 
Ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
Number of options (in thousands)
   
21
   
162
   
36
   
206
 
Weighted-average exercise price
 
$
17.55
 
$
10.80
 
$
16.35
 
$
9.69
 

On April 1, 2004, the Company elected to redeem the balance of its 10% Series B Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 (Series B Notes). The notes were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
 
7.  Notes Receivable

On September 14, 2005, the Company entered into a 15-year management agreement with American Senior’s Foundation of Edmond, LLC (“ASF”), to manage a not-for-profit community in Edmund, Oklahoma ASF recently acquired.

The Company facilitated ASF's $9 million acquisition by providing a $6.0 million, 4.5 year senior mortgage loan bearing interest at one month LIBOR plus 4%, and a $4.5 million, 15-year junior mortgage loan bearing interest at 12.5%, both of which are fully collateralized by the assets of the facility. It is ASF's intention to replace the interim financing with permanent tax-exempt financing at the appropriate time. At September 30, 2005, the Company has $9.5 million outstanding under these notes, which approximates current fair value.

At September 30, 2005, the Company also held a note resulting from a loan to a lessor of a retirement community that is being leased by the Company. This note generally earns interest at fixed rate of approximately 6%. Interest and principal are due monthly based on a 35 year amortization. The note receivable matures June 2038 and is secured by the related community. At September 30, 2005, the Company has $18.0 million outstanding under this note, which approximates current fair value.

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8.  Long-term Debt and Other Transactions

A summary of long-term debt is as follows (in thousands):
   
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
 
Various mortgage notes, interest at variable and fixed rates, generally payable monthly with any unpaid principal and interest due between 2006 and 2037. Interest rates at September 30, 2005 range from 5.9% to 9.5%. The loans are secured by certain land, buildings and equipment.
 
$
115,506
 
$
109,401
 
 
Other long-term debt, interest generally payable monthly with any unpaid principal due between 2005 and 2018. Fixed and variable interest rates at September 30, 2005 range from 4.7% to 9.0%.
   
20,165
   
26,555
 
 
Subtotal debt
   
135,671
   
135,956
 
 
Capital lease and lease financing obligations with principal and interest payable monthly bearing interest at fixed rates ranging from 0.41% to 10.9%, with final payments due between 2006 and 2017. The obligations are secured by certain land, buildings and equipment.
   
187,090
   
199,126
 
 
Total debt including capital lease and lease financing obligations
   
322,761
   
335,082
 
 
Less current portion:
             
 
Debt
   
(7,458
)
 
(10,372
)
 
Capital lease and lease financing obligations
   
(17,081
)
 
(16,474
)
 
Total long-term debt, excluding current portion:
             
 
Debt
   
128,213
   
125,584
 
 
Capital lease and lease financing obligations
   
170,009
   
182,652
 
 
Total
 
$
298,222
 
$
308,236
 
               
 
At September 30, 2005, the aggregate scheduled maturities of long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):

   
Long-term
Debt
 
Capital Lease
and Lease
Financing
Obligations
 
Total Debt at
September 30,
2005
 
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2006
 
$
7,458
 
$
17,081
 
$
24,539
 
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2007
   
16,164
   
17,504
   
33,668
 
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2008
   
18,225
   
18,280
   
36,505
 
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2009
   
3,112
   
19,092
   
22,204
 
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2010
   
24,907
   
16,901
   
41,808
 
Thereafter
   
65,805
   
98,232
   
164,037
 
   
$
135,671
 
$
187,090
 
$
322,761
 
 
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2005 Activity

The Company used the proceeds of its January 26, 2005 secondary offering to make certain debt repayments. During January 2005, the Company repaid in full the balance on a mortgage loan from Health Care Property Investors (HCPI) in the amount of $5.7 million, bearing interest at 9%. In addition, during January 2005, the Company repaid in full the $17.2 million of 9.625% fixed interest-only mortgage notes, issued in 2001, due October 1, 2008.

During May 2005, the Company repaid in full the balance on a 5.5%, $7.1 million floating rate mortgage loan, due April 2011, related to a free-standing assisted living community.

During the second quarter of 2005, the Company completed four transactions as part of its strategy to release portions of its restricted cash, and to increase capacity in its portfolio through certain community expansions and new development. These transactions in the aggregate released approximately $13 million of restricted cash and facilitated the Company’s expansion plans at certain communities.

·  
On June 29, 2005, the Company obtained a letter of credit facility from a commercial bank. The facility provides for the issuance of up to $10.7 million of standby letters of credit and is collateralized by a mortgage on two of the Company’s free-standing assisted living communities. The Company presently has $8.4 million of letters of credit outstanding under this facility, which has an initial term of one year, and can be renewed for two additional one year periods in accordance with its terms. A fee of 1% per annum is payable for any letters of credit issued under the facility. In the event a standby letter of credit is drawn upon, the amount so drawn will bear interest at the prime rate. The letter of credit facility contains certain financial convenants and other restrictions related to certain communities. As a result of this letter of credit facility, the Company released approximately $8.4 million from its restricted cash balance, which was used to repay debt.

·  
On June 29, 2005, the Company completed a transaction with a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) from whom the Company leases two of its Alabama retirement center communities. Pursuant to this transaction, the Company received $9.5 million in proceeds which were then used to repay the balance of a $9.5 million loan related to its leasehold in the communities. The additional investment by the REIT is recorded by the Company as a refinancing and is included as debt in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2005. In connection with this refinancing, the Company incurred a loss on debt extinguishment. This loss is included as interest expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

·  
The Company had a master lease with another REIT for nine of its communities. On June 30, 2005, the Company amended the master lease as part of a transaction that involved the sale to the REIT of two of the Company’s owned free-standing assisted living communities for inclusion in the master lease, and the contemporaneous removal of two other free-standing assisted living communities from the master lease. In connection with this exchange, the Company also received $1.5 million of cash from the REIT, which correspondingly increased the Company’s lease basis under the master lease. The operating results of all four of these communities are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements before and after the exchange. This exchange will facilitate planned expansions for both of the communities that were repurchased and removed from the master lease. Additionally, as part of this transaction, the REIT established a program to reduce up to $7.0 million of security deposit requirements under the master lease based on the satisfaction of certain financial performance tests for the master lease portfolio. The Company currently has $7.0 million of restricted cash underlying these security deposits that will be released incrementally as these tests are met. The master lease was also amended to extend the timing of a purchase option for one community under the master lease. The option was initially exercisable in 2010, which date may be deferred for up to three years at the option of the REIT.

·  
On June 30, 2005, the Company completed a transaction with a third REIT to repurchase the REIT’s minority interest in the lessor of two of its entrance fee communities. As a result of the repurchase of these two minority ownership positions, the Company now owns 100% of both entrance fee communities. In exchange for these minority interests, the Company issued to the REIT a $6.2 million note, due July 1, 2010, bearing interest at 9%. The transaction simplifies the ownership structure of the two communities and facilitates the current expansion of one of them. In a related transaction, the REIT amended a separate lease with the Company to eliminate a $5 million security deposit requirement. As a result, $5 million of the Company’s restricted cash was released to unrestricted cash.

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On July 7, 2005, the Company acquired all of the real property interests underlying Freedom Plaza Care Center (FPCC), a 128-bed skilled nursing and 44-unit assisted living center in Peoria, Arizona for $20.3 million. The Company previously operated FPCC pursuant to a long-term operating lease with Maybrook Realty, which was 50% owned by W.E. Sheriff, the Company’s chairman, chief executive officer and president. The Company consummated the acquisition pursuant to an option under the lease, which provided for a fixed purchase price of $20.3 million. The Company also contemporaneously acquired the third-party ground lessor’s interest in the property, including an adjacent parcel of land, for a purchase price of $3.1 million. The total purchase price for these two transactions was $23.4 million, which was supported by a fair market value appraisal. The purchase price was paid with $4.7 million of cash and with the proceeds of an $18.7 million mortgage loan obtained from a commercial bank. The loan is evidenced by a loan agreement and two promissory notes and is secured by the community. The $18.7 million mortgage loan matures on July 1, 2010, and requires principal payments to be made on an 18-year amortization schedule. Half of the outstanding principal balance of the loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.61% and the other half of the outstanding principal balance bears interest at a variable rate calculated, at the Company’s election, at either the prime rate plus 1% or the eurodollar fixed rate plus 2.375% (or a combination thereof).

As a result of these July 7, 2005 transactions, the Company simultaneously acquired the real estate interests of both Maybrook and the ground lessor in FPCC and, consequently, owns 100% of the community. On July 7, 2005, the Company also entered into a $4.5 million construction loan administration agreement (and related promissory note) with a commercial bank in order to finance a 21-unit assisted living and a 20-bed dementia expansion of the community. The $4.5 million loan matures on July 1, 2010, requires quarterly principal payments beginning April 1, 2008, and bears interest at a variable rate calculated, at the Company’s election, at either the prime rate plus 1% or the eurodollar fixed rate plus 2.375% (or a combination thereof).

On September 22, 2005, the Company entered into a $21 million construction loan with a commercial lender in order to finance the expansion of one of its assisted living communities in Austin, Texas. The expansion involves the development of a 99-bed skilled nursing facility that will be integrated into the community. The loan is evidenced by a loan agreement and a promissory note, and is secured by a deed of trust on the community, each of which contains customary terms and provisions. The loan matures in September 2008, and includes two one-year extension options. The outstanding principal balance of the loan will bear interest at a variable rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.75%. The Company will be required to make monthly payments of interest only through the scheduled maturity date. If the Company exercises its extension options, it will also be required to make monthly principal payments (based upon a 25 year amortization schedule) during the extension period(s).
 
Other Activity

Approximately $62.7 million of the Company’s $187.1 million in lease financing obligations include contingent earnout provisions under certain leases which expire between December 2005 and October 2006. The contingent earnout provisions relate to a retirement center and six free-standing assisted living communities. When these provisions expire, the Company’s continuing involvement related to the initial sale-leaseback transactions will be relieved and the subject leases will no longer be accounted for as lease financing obligations, but will be accounted for as operating leases. As a result, lease financing obligations, depreciation expense and interest expense will decrease and operating lease obligations and lease expense will increase. The expected reduction of lease financing obligations as a result of these expirations, unless further extended and assuming no modifications in payment terms, is:
 
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During the three months ended December 31, 2005
 
$
5.5 million
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2006
   
7.2 million
 
During the three months ended December 31, 2006
   
46.7 million
 
 
  $  59.4 million  

The Company guarantees approximately $18.1 million of mortgage debt that is not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, of which $9.7 million relates to a retirement center which the Company leases and $8.4 million relates to a joint venture which the Company manages. These guarantees require that the Company pay or perform the borrower’s obligation. Accordingly, the Company would be required to make any payments, and perform any obligations, if the relevant borrower fails to do so. To date, the Company has not been required to fund any debt guarantees, and at September 30, 2005, the Company does not believe that it will be required to make payments under its currently outstanding guarantees. If it were required to fund a debt guarantee, the Company would be entitled to seek indemnity or contribution payments from the borrower and, if applicable, any co-guarantor.

Liquidity

The Company believes that its current cash and cash equivalents and expected cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund its operating requirements, ongoing capital expenditure requirements, periodic debt service requirements, lease and tax obligations during the next twelve months.
 
The Company has substantial debt and lease obligations. During the past twelve months, total debt decreased $29.7 million from $352.5 million at September 30, 2004 to $322.8 million at September 30, 2005. Approximately $249.1 million or 77.2% of the Company’s debt and lease financing obligations have fixed interest rates, which on a weighted average basis approximated 4.1% at September 30, 2005. The remaining $73.6 million, or 22.8%, of debt has variable interest rates, which on a weighted average basis approximated 6.3% at September 30, 2005. The Company has scheduled current debt and lease principal payments of $24.5 million and minimum rental obligations of $67.2 million under long-term operating leases due during the twelve months ended September 30, 2006.
 
As of September 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $34.0 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $30.0 million in restricted cash. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company’s cash provided by operations was $43.1 million. At September 30, 2005, the Company had $95.8 million of negative working capital, which includes the classification of $119.5 million of entrance fees and $5.3 million of tenant deposits as current liabilities as required by applicable accounting pronouncements. During 2002, 2003 and 2004, the Company experienced that only 12%, 11%, and 9%, respectively, of these entrance fee liabilities actually became payable and were required to be settled in cash. During this same period, entrance fee liabilities paid were offset by proceeds generated by subsequent entrance fee sales. Entrance fee sales, net of refunds paid, provided $21.5 million, $26.7 million, and $31.2 million of cash during 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively.
 
On January 26, 2005, the Company completed a public offering of 5,175,000 shares of common stock, including the underwriter’s over-allotment of 675,000 shares. The shares were priced at $10.25. The net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses, were approximately $49.9 million.
 
Substantially all of the Company's assets are pledged (including first priority mortgages) to secure its indebtedness. Certain of the Company’s indebtedness and lease agreements are cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted. Any default with respect to such obligations could cause the Company’s lenders or lessors to declare defaults, accelerate payment obligations or foreclose upon the communities securing such indebtedness or exercise their remedies with respect to such communities, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Certain of the Company’s debt instruments and leases contain financial and other covenants, typically related to the specific communities financed or leased.
 
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9. Operating Leases

As of September 30, 2005, the Company operated 43 of its senior living communities under long-term leases (33 operating leases and ten capital lease or lease financing obligations). Of the 33 operating lease communities, 25 are operated under four master lease agreements, with the remaining communities leased under individual lease agreements. The Company also leases its corporate offices and is obligated under several ground leases for senior living communities. The base lease terms vary from three to 19 years. Many of the leases provide for renewal, extension and purchase options. Many of the leases also provide for graduated lease payments, either based upon fixed rate increases or a specified formula. In addition, several leases have provisions for contingent lease payments based on revenue, occupancy levels or other measures. Contingent rent that depends on factors directly related to the future use of leased property is accrued when it is deemed probable such amounts will be due. In addition, a majority of the Company’s lease agreements impose certain restrictions or require pre-approval for certain changes such as expansions or significant modifications to the leased property.

Net lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 was $15.0 million, which includes lease payments of $16.9 million, plus accruals for future lease escalators (straight-line lease expense) of $1.1 million, net of the amortization of the deferred gain from prior sale-leasebacks of $3.0 million. Net lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $15.1 million, which includes lease payments of $16.5 million, plus accruals for future lease escalators of $1.5 million, net of the amortization of the deferred gain from prior sale-leasebacks of $2.9 million.

Net lease expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $46.0 million, which includes lease payments of $51.0 million, plus accruals for future lease escalators (straight-line lease expense) of $3.9 million, net of the amortization of the deferred gain from prior sale-leasebacks of $8.9 million. Net lease expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $44.8 million, which includes lease payments of $48.2 million, plus accruals for future lease escalators of $4.5 million, net of the amortization of the deferred gain from prior sale-leasebacks of $7.9 million.

Future minimum lease payments at September 30, 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

Twelve months ended September 30, 2006
 
$
67,159
 
Twelve months ended September 30, 2007
   
68,251
 
Twelve months ended September 30, 2008
   
67,471
 
Twelve months ended September 30, 2009
   
67,983
 
Twelve months ended September 30, 2010
   
68,928
 
Thereafter
   
367,351
 
 
 
$
707,143
 
 
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The following table provides a summary of operating lease obligations at September 30, 2005 by lessor:

   
Future Minimum Lease Payments
 
   
Twelve Months
Ending
 
Remaining
 
   
September 30, 2006
 
Lease Term
 
 
Master lease agreements for ten communities. Initial term ranging from 10 to 15 years, with renewal options for two additional ten year terms.
 
$
24,176
 
$
221,194
 
 
Operating lease agreements for three communities with an initial term of 15 years and renewal options for two additional five year terms or two additional ten year terms.
   
9,243
   
130,900
 
 
Master lease agreement for nine communities. Initial 12 year term, with renewal options for two additional five year terms.
   
11,054
   
89,488
 
 
Operating lease agreement for a community which has a 23 year term, with a seven year renewal option. The Company also has an option to purchase the community at the expiration of the lease term at fair market value.
   
4,345
   
46,854
 
 
Operating lease agreement for a community with an initial term of 15 years with two five year renewal options and a right of first refusal to repurchase the community. The Company recorded a deferred gain of $11.7 million on the sale, which is being amortized over the base term of the lease.
   
3,893
   
41,319
 
 
Master lease agreement for six communities with an initial ten year term, with renewal options for four additional ten year terms.
   
6,103
   
38,096
 
 
Other lease agreements for three communities, as well as a lease for the home office. Initial terms ranging from eight to 17 years, with various renewal options.
   
8,345
   
72,133
 
 
Total operating lease obligations
 
$
67,159
 
$
639,984
 

10.  Income Taxes
 
As a result of reported losses and other factors, the Company had previously established a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets. The Company has determined it is more likely than not that it will realize the benefit of certain of these deferred tax assets, and therefore has reduced its valuation allowance by approximately $55.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, resulting in a significant tax benefit during the period.
 
11.  Commitments and Contingencies
 
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate liability with respect to those proceedings and claims will not materially affect the financial position, operations, or liquidity of the Company. The Company maintains commercial insurance on a claims-made basis for medical malpractice and professional liabilities.

Insurance

The delivery of personal and health care services entails an inherent risk of liability. Participants in the senior living and health care services industry have become subject to an increasing number of lawsuits alleging negligence or related legal theories, many of which involve large claims and result in the incurrence of significant exposure and defense costs. The Company currently maintains general and professional medical malpractice insurance policies for the Company's owned, leased and certain of its managed communities under a master insurance program. Premiums and deductibles for this insurance coverage have risen dramatically in recent years, particularly during 2002 and 2003. In response to these conditions, the Company has significantly increased the staff and resources involved in quality assurance, compliance and risk management during the past several years, and has also modified its insurance programs.

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The Company currently maintains single incident and aggregate liability protection in the amount of $25.0 million for general liability and $15.0 million for professional liability, with self-insured retentions of $1.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively. The Company believes it has adequately accrued amounts to cover open claims not yet settled and incurred but not reported claims as of September 30, 2005.

The Company operates under a self-insured workers’ compensation program, with excess loss coverage provided by third party carriers. As of September 30, 2005, the Company’s coverage for workers’ compensation and related programs, excluding Texas, included excess loss coverage of $350,000 per individual claim and approximately $6.3 million in the aggregate. As of September 30, 2005, the Company provided cash collateralized letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $7.7 million related to this program, which are reflected as restricted cash on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. For work-related injuries in Texas, the Company is a non-subscriber under Texas state law, meaning that work-related losses are covered under a defined benefit program outside of the Texas Workers' Compensation system. The Company carries excess loss coverage of $250,000 per individual under its non-subscriber program. Losses are paid as incurred and estimated losses are accrued on a monthly basis. The Company utilizes a third party administrator to process and pay filed claims.

The Company maintains a self-insurance program for employee medical coverage, with stop-loss insurance coverage of approximately $250,000 per associate. Estimated costs related to this self-insurance program are accrued based on known claims and projected settlements of unasserted claims incurred but not yet reported to the Company. Subsequent changes in actual experience (including claim costs, claim frequency, and other factors) could result in additional costs to the Company.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company expensed $4.4 million and $12.9 million, respectively, as compared to $4.6 million and $13.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, related to premiums, claims and costs for general liability and professional medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, and employee medical insurance related to multiple insurance years.

Management Agreements

The Company’s management agreements are generally for terms of three to 20 years, but certain of the agreements may be canceled by the owner of the community, without cause, on three to nine months’ notice. One management agreement provides the Company with two ten year renewal options. Pursuant to the management agreements, the Company is generally responsible for providing management personnel, marketing, nursing, resident care and dietary services, accounting and data processing services, and other services for these communities in exchange for a monthly fee for its services based on either a contractually fixed amount, a percentage of revenues or income, or cash flows in excess of operating expenses and certain cash flows of the community. The Company’s existing management agreements expire at various times through June 2020.

In connection with these management agreements, the Company has guaranteed mortgage debt of $8.4 million related to a joint venture which the Company manages.

Regulatory Requirements

Federal and state governments regulate various aspects of the Company's business. The development and operation of health care facilities and the provision of health care services are subject to federal, state, and local licensure, certification, and inspection laws that regulate, among other matters, the number of licensed beds, the provision of services, the distribution of pharmaceuticals, billing practices and policies, equipment, staffing (including professional licens-ing), operating policies and procedures, fire prevention measures, environmental matters, and compliance with building and safety codes. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in the denial of reimbursement, the imposition of fines, temporary suspension of admission of new patients, suspension or decertification from the Medicare programs, restrictions on the ability to acquire new communities or expand existing communities, and, in extreme cases, the revocation of a community's license or closure of a community. Management believes the Company was in compliance with such federal and state regulations at September 30, 2005.

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Other

A portion of the Company’s skilled nursing and therapy service revenue is attributable to reimbursements under Medicare. Certain per person annual limits on therapy services, which were effective September through December 2003, have been placed on moratorium for two years. These caps will become effective for the first quarter of 2006, unless revised or extended, which will have an adverse impact on the earnings from the Company’s therapy services.

12.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29.” The guidance in APB Opinion No. 29, Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions, is based on the principle that exchanges of nonmonetary assets should be measured based on the fair value of assets exchanged. The guidance in that opinion, however, included certain exceptions to that principle. SFAS No. 153 amends APB No. 29 to eliminate the exception for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. SFAS No. 153 is effective for nonmonetary exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005, while early application was permitted for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after December 2004. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 153 on April 1, 2005.

 In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143 (“FIN No. 47”).  FIN No. 47 clarifies that the term, conditional asset retirement obligation as used in SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional upon a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity.  Even though uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement exists and may be conditional upon a future event, the obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional.  Accordingly, an entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated.  Uncertainty about the timing and/or method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists.  The fair value of a liability for the conditional asset retirement obligation should be recognized when incurred generally upon acquisition, construction, or development or through the normal operation of the asset.  SFAS No. 143 acknowledges that in some cases, sufficient information may not be available to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation.  FIN No. 47 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation.  FIN No. 47 is effective no later than the end of reporting periods ending after December 15, 2005, and early adoption of FIN No. 47 is encouraged.  The Company will adopt FIN No. 47 in the fourth quarter of 2005.  The Company does not believe that the adoption of FIN No. 47 will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, a replacement to APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and Financial Accounting Standards No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements.” SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods financial statements for changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. This statement also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization, or depletion method for long-lived, nonfinancial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. Additionally, SFAS No. 154 carries forward the guidance in APB Opinion No. 20 for reporting the correction of an error, a change in accounting estimate and requires justification of a change in accounting principle. This pronouncement is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, and accordingly, the Company will adopt SFAS No. 154 in the first quarter of 2006.
 
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In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on Issue No. 05-06, Determining the Amortization Period for Leasehold Improvements Purchased after Lease Inception or Acquired in a Business Combination (“EITF 05-06”). EITF 05-06 concludes that the amortization period for leasehold improvements acquired in a business combination and leasehold improvements that are in service significantly after and not contemplated at the beginning of the lease term should be amortized over the shorter of the useful life of the assets or a term that includes required lease periods and renewals that are deemed to be reasonably assured at the date of inception. As of September 30, 2005 this pronouncement had no impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 In June 2005, the EITF reached consensus in EITF 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights, to provide guidance on how general partners in a limited partnership should determine whether they control a limited partnership and therefore should consolidate it.  The EITF agreed that the presumption of general partner control would be overcome only when the limited partners have either of two types of rights. The first type, referred to as kick-out rights, is the right to dissolve or liquidate the partnership or otherwise remove the general partner without cause.  The second type, referred to as participating rights, is the right to effectively participate in significant decisions made in the ordinary course of the partnership’s business. The kick-out rights and the participating rights must be substantive in order to overcome the presumption of general partner control. The consensus is effective for general partners of all new limited partnerships formed and for existing limited partnerships for which the partnership agreements are modified subsequent to the date of FASB ratification (June 29, 2005).  For existing limited partnerships that have not been modified, the guidance in EITF 04-5 is effective no later than the beginning of the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.  The Company is currently evaluating what impact, if any, EITF 04-5 will have on its financial statements, but at this time the Company does not believe that the adoption of EITF 04-5 will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 
13.  Subsequent Events

 
On November 2, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition, through a newly formed joint venture, to acquire eight senior assisted living communities from Epoch SL VI, Inc., an affiliate of Epoch Senior Living, Inc. (“Epoch”). The communities are located in Arizona (2), Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada and Texas.

In order to consummate the transaction, the Company assigned its rights in its previously executed purchase agreement to the joint venture. The Company owns 20% of the joint venture, with its sole partner, an affiliate of Prudential Real Estate Investors (collectively, “Investors”), owning the remaining 80% interest.

The joint venture acquired the communities for a purchase price of $138.0 million plus the assumption of certain operating obligations and customary transaction expenses (subject to customary closing adjustments). Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc., provided a 5-year, $85.0 million term loan to the joint venture to fund a portion of the purchase price. The interest-only loan bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 2%. The remainder of the purchase price was funded with proportional capital contributions by the Investors.

The Company simultaneously entered into a long-term management agreement to manage these eight communities.
 
 
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Overview

The senior living industry is experiencing growth as a result of demographic changes and various other factors. According to census data, the over age 75 population in the United States is growing much faster than the general population. We have seen increasing demand for services at both our retirement centers and our free-standing assisted living communities during the past year, and expect that this demand will continue over the next several years. As a general rule, economic factors that affect seniors will have a corresponding impact on the senior living industry. For example, general concerns regarding lower interest rates on savings and uncertainty of investment returns have impacted seniors during the past several years, as well as uncertainties related to world events such as the Iraqi war. On the other hand, the continuing strength of the home resale market in most areas of the country has been beneficial to seniors, since the equity from the sale of a home is a significant source of funding for senior living care in many cases. In addition, overall economic conditions and general consumer confidence can impact the senior living industry, since many adult children subsidize the cost for care of elderly parents, and share in decisions regarding their care.

The assisted living industry is maturing and rapidly evolving. The demand for assisted living services increased significantly beginning with the emergence of the industry segment in the mid-1990s. However, the development of new assisted living communities across the country outstripped demand during that period, resulting in oversupply of unit capacity, longer fill up times, price pressures and deep discounting. The steadily increasing demand for assisted living services, coupled with minimal new development activity, reduced much of the oversupply in many of our markets in 2002 and 2003. As a result, we were able to increase occupancy, increase rates and reduce promotional discounting for our free-standing assisted living communities during 2003, 2004 and the first nine months of 2005. Based on available industry data, we believe that new assisted living development in the near term will remain at sustainable levels and, accordingly, expect this trend to continue. The average length of stay in our free-standing assisted living community segment is approximately two years, which represents a challenge and an opportunity for us. We must find a number of new residents to maintain and build occupancy. However, we also have the opportunity to “mark-to-market” if we are able to attract new residents at higher current market rates, replacing prior residents with lower or discounted rates.

Our retirement center segment is a more mature segment of the industry, and has seen demand and price increases in recent years, with new unit capacity entering the market at sustainable levels. Management expects this growth in demand and selling rate increases to continue over the next several years. The average length of stay is much longer in our retirement centers, approximately five to seven years in the rental communities, and approximately ten to twelve years in the entrance fee communities. In addition, we believe that many of our retirement centers benefit from significant barriers to entry from competitors, including the significant cost and length of time to develop competitive communities, certificate of need requirements for nursing beds in certain states, the difficulty in finding acceptable development sites in the geographical areas in which our retirement centers are located, and the length of time and difficulty in developing strong competitive reputations.

We earn our revenues primarily by providing housing and services to our residents. Approximately 84% of our revenues come from private pay sources, meaning that residents or their families pay from their own funds (or from the proceeds of their privately funded long-term care policies). All private pay residents are billed in advance for the next month’s housing and care. In addition, we receive private pay revenues from the sale of entrance fee contracts at our entrance fee communities. While this cash is received at the time the resident moves in, the non-refundable portion of the entrance fee is primarily recognized as income for financial reporting purposes over the actuarial life of the resident.

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Our most significant expenses are:

·  
Community operating expenses - Labor and labor related expenses for community associates represent approximately 60% to 65% of this line item. Other significant items in this category are food costs, property taxes, utility costs, marketing costs and insurance.

·  
General and administrative - Labor costs also represent the largest component of this category, comprising the home office and regional staff supporting community operations. Other significant items are travel and legal and professional service costs. In response to higher liability insurance costs and deductibles in recent years, and the inherent liability risk in providing personal and health-related services to seniors, we have significantly increased our staff and resources involved in quality assurance, compliance and risk management.

·  
Lease expense - Our lease expense has grown significantly over the past several years, as a result of the large number of sale-leaseback transactions completed in connection with various financing transactions. Our lease expense includes the rent expense for all operating leases, including an accrual for known lease escalators in future years (the impact of these future escalators is spread evenly over the lease term for financial reporting purposes), and is reduced by the amortization of deferred gains on previous sale-leaseback transactions.

·  
Depreciation and amortization expense - We incur significant depreciation expense on our fixed assets (primarily community buildings and equipment) and amortization expense related primarily to leasehold acquisition costs.

·  
Interest expense - Our interest expense is comprised of interest on our outstanding debt, capital lease and lease financing obligations.

Results of Operations

We filed an amendment on Form 10-K/A to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 to restate our consolidated statements of operations, statements of shareholders' equity and comprehensive loss and statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and our balance sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the quarterly periods of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. The information herein reflects such restatement.

Recent Events

During January 2005, we completed a secondary equity offering of 5,175,000 common shares, resulting in approximately $49.9 million of net proceeds to us. We used $37.1 million of these proceeds to further reduce certain high cost debt, to acquire a retirement center, and to acquire the real assets of an assisted living community we previously operated pursuant to an operating lease. We used the remaining proceeds to acquire certain leased real estate at our communities, and for certain expansion and development activity at our communities or for working capital.

During the second quarter of 2005, we completed four transactions as part of our strategy to release portions of our restricted cash, and to increase the capacity level of our portfolio through certain community expansions and new development. These transactions in the aggregate released approximately $13 million of restricted cash and facilitated our expansion plans for certain communities. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

During the third quarter of 2005, we acquired all of the real property interests underlying Freedom Plaza Care Center (FPCC), a 128-bed skilled nursing and 44-unit assisted living center in Peoria, Arizona for $20.3 million. We previously operated FPCC pursuant to a long-term operating lease with Maybrook Realty, which was 50% owned by W.E. Sheriff, our chairman, chief executive officer and president. We consummated the acquisition pursuant to an option under the lease, which provided for a fixed purchase price of $20.3 million. We also contemporaneously acquired the third-party ground lessor’s interest in the property, including an adjacent parcel of land, for a purchase price of $3.1 million. The purchase price was paid with $4.7 million of cash and with the proceeds of an $18.7 million mortgage loan obtained from a commercial bank.

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As a result of these transactions, we simultaneously acquired the real estate interests of both Maybrook and the ground lessor in FPCC and, consequently, own 100% of the community. On July 7, 2005, we also entered into a $4.5 million construction loan administration agreement (and related promissory note) with a commercial bank in order to finance a 21 assisted living unit and 20 dementia bed expansion of the community. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

On September 14, 2005, we entered into a 15-year management agreement with American Senior’s Foundation of Edmond, LLC (“ASF”), to manage the Bradford Village community ASF recently acquired. Bradford Village, formerly known as Oklahoma Christian Retirement Community, is an entry-fee community that serves middle income seniors in Edmond, Oklahoma. The campus consists of 78 cottage homes, 44 assisted living units, 10 memory care units and 102 skilled nursing beds, for a total of 234 units/beds. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

On September 22, 2005, we entered into a $21 million construction loan with a commercial bank in order to finance the expansion of one of our assisted living communities in Austin, Texas. The expansion involves the development of a 99-bed skilled nursing facility that will be integrated into the community. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.


Highlights of Operating Results

Our statements of operations in recent years should be considered in light of the following factors, some of which are likely to influence our future operating results and financial outlook:

·  
During the three months ended September 30, 2005, we experienced temporary disruption at eight of our Texas communities as a result of Hurricane Rita. All residents and associates weathered the storm safely, but we did incur additional costs of preparation and some temporary evacuations, as well as some minor storm damage. The total impact of this storm was approximately $350,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2005, including approximately $150,000 of lost revenue.
 
·  
Our statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 show significant improvement versus the respective prior year periods. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2005 was $4.1 million versus a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2004 of $6.7 million. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $65.7 million, including the $55.7 million impact of the reduction of our deferred tax valuation allowance, versus a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 of $13.4 million. Cash provided by operating activities has increased $8.5 million, to $43.1 million from $34.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
·  
In order to continue to increase net income, we are focusing on improving results in our retirement centers and free-standing assisted living segments, while controlling our general and administrative costs and reducing our debt service costs. We are also focused on the growth of our ancillary service revenues, as well as the expansion of capacity at several communities.
 
·  
We are focused on increasing the revenues and operating contribution of our retirement centers. Revenue per unit increases at our retirement centers resulted primarily from increases in selling rates, increased therapy and ancillary service revenues, as well as annual billing rate increases to existing residents. In addition, a significant component of the average revenue per unit increase stems from the “mark-to-market” effect of resident turnover. Since monthly rates for new residents (current market selling rates) are generally higher than billing rates for current residents (since annual increases to billing rates are typically capped in resident agreements), turnover typically results in significantly increased monthly fees for the new resident. This “mark-to-market” increase is generally more significant in entrance fee communities due to much longer average length of stay (ten or more years).
 
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·  
For the three months ended September 30, 2005, retirement center revenues were up 10.1% versus prior year, and segment operating contribution was up 12.0% versus the same period last year. Operating contribution per unit per month increased 9.6% for the same period, from $1,124 to $1,232. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, retirement center revenues were up 9.0% and segment operating contribution was up 9.8% versus the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Operating contribution per unit per month increased 7.5% from $1,138 to $1,223.
 
·  
We are also focusing on increasing our free-standing assisted living segment operating contribution further primarily by increasing occupancy above the current 91% level, and by increasing revenue per unit through price increases, ancillary services, and the “mark-to-market” effect of turnover of units that are at lower rates, while maintaining control of our operating costs. Since monthly rates for new residents (current market selling rates) are generally higher than billing rates for current residents, turnover typically results in significantly increased monthly fees for the new resident. We believe that, absent unforeseen market or pricing pressures, occupancy increases above 90% should produce high incremental community operating contribution margins for this segment. The risks to improving occupancy in our free-standing assisted living community portfolio are unexpected increases in move outs in any period (due to health or other reasons) and the development of new unit capacity or renewed price discounting by competitors in our markets, which could make it more difficult to fill vacant units and which could result in lower revenue per unit.
 
·  
Our free-standing assisted living communities have continued to increase revenue and segment operating contribution during 2005, primarily as a result of a 9.7% year over year increase in revenue per unit as of September 30, 2005, as well as an increase in ending occupancy from 88% as of September 30, 2004, to 91% as of September 30, 2005. The increased revenue per unit in our free-standing assisted living communities resulted primarily from selling rate increases, reduced discounting, and turnover of units resulting in new residents paying higher current market rates. In addition, our residency agreements provide for annual rate increases. The increased amount of ancillary services, including therapy services, also contributed to the increased revenue per unit.
 
·  
Our free-standing assisted living community incremental increase in operating contribution as a percentage of revenue increase was 50% and 65% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, versus 65% and 79% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004. Our free-standing assisted living community operating contribution per unit per month increased 20.8% during the three months ended September 30, 2005, versus the same period last year, to $1,122 per unit per month. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our free-standing assisted living community operating contribution per unit per month increased 29.7% versus the same period last year to $1,097 per unit per month.

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Segment Results

We operate in three business segments: retirement centers, free-standing assisted living communities, and management services.

The following table presents the number, total unit capacity and total ending and average occupancy percentages of our communities by operating segment at September 30, 2005 and 2004.

   
Number of Communities /
 
Ending Occupancy % /
 
Average Occupancy % /
 
   
Total Ending Capacity
 
Ending Occupied Units
 
Average Occupied Units
 
   
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
                           
Retirement Centers
   
29
   
28
   
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
95%
 
     
9,059
   
8,870
   
8,635
   
8,436
   
8,564
   
8,387
 
                                       
Free-standing ALs
   
33
   
33
   
91%
 
 
88%
 
 
89%
 
 
85%
 
     
3,011
   
2,999
   
2,736
   
2,642
   
2,688
   
2,560
 
                                       
Management Services
   
6
   
5
   
94%
 
 
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
93%
 
     
1,423
   
1,187
   
1,339
   
1,125
   
1,146
   
1,086
 
                                       
Total
   
68
   
66
   
94%
 
 
93%
 
 
94%
 
 
92%
 
     
13,493
   
13,056
   
12,710
   
12,203
   
12,398
   
12,033
 

We measure the performance of our three business segments, in part, based upon the operating contribution produced by these business segments. We compute operating contribution by deducting the operating expenses associated with a segment from the revenues produced by that segment. The following table sets forth certain selected financial and operating data on an operating segment basis(1) (dollars in thousands, except for per unit amounts).

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Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
2005 vs. 2004
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2005 vs. 2004
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
Change
 
%
 
2005
 
2004
 
Change
 
%
 
       
(restated)
             
(restated)
         
Revenues:
                                                 
Retirement Centers  
 
$
95,244
 
$
86,526
 
$
8,718
   
10.1
%
$
280,520
 
$
257,392
 
$
23,128
   
9.0
%
Free-standing Assisted Living Communities  
   
28,195
   
24,563
   
3,632
   
14.8
%
 
81,249
   
70,758
   
10,491
   
14.8
%
Management Services  
   
1,310
   
960
   
350
   
36.5
%
 
3,670
   
3,191
   
479
   
15.0
%
 Total revenue
 
$
124,749
 
$
112,049
 
$
12,700
   
11.3
%
$
365,439
 
$
331,341
 
$
34,098
   
10.3
%
                                                   
Retirement Centers
                                                 
Ending occupied units  
   
8,635
   
8,436
   
199
   
2.4%
 
 
8,635
   
8,436
   
199
   
2.4%
 
Ending occupancy %  
   
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
0%
 
       
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
0%
 
     
Average occupied units  
   
8,593
   
8,408
   
185
   
2.2%
 
 
8,564
   
8,387
   
177
   
2.1%
 
Average occupancy %  
   
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
0%
 
       
95%
 
 
95%
 
 
0%
 
     
Revenue per occupied unit (per month)   
$
3,695
 
$
3,430
 
$
265
   
7.7%
 
$
3,640
 
$
3,410
 
$
230
   
6.7%
 
Operating contribution per unit (per month)   
 
1,232
   
1,124
   
108
   
9.6%
 
 
1,223
   
1,138
   
85
   
7.5%
 
                                                   
Resident and healthcare revenue  
   
95,244
   
86,526
   
8,718
   
10.1%
 
 
280,520
   
257,392
   
23,128
   
9.0%
 
Community operating expense  
   
63,482
   
58,168
   
5,314
   
9.1%
 
 
186,241
   
171,505
   
14,736
   
8.6%
 
 Segment operating contribution (2)  
 
31,762
   
28,358
   
3,404
   
12.0%
 
 
94,279
   
85,887
   
8,392
   
9.8%
 
 Operating contribution margin (3)
   
33.3%
 
 
32.8%
 
 
0.6%
 
 
1.8%
 
 
33.6%
 
 
33.4%
 
 
0.2%
 
 
0.6%
 
                                                   
Free-standing Assisted Living Communities
                                                 
Ending occupied units (4)  
   
2,630
   
2,504
   
126
   
5.0%
 
 
2,630
   
2,504
   
126
   
5.0%
 
Ending occupancy % (4)  
   
91%
 
 
88%
 
 
3%
 
       
91%
 
 
88%
 
 
3%
 
     
Average occupied units (4)  
   
2,592
   
2,478
   
114
   
4.6%
 
 
2,562
   
2,432
   
130
   
5.3%
 
Average occupancy % (4)  
   
90%
 
 
87%
 
 
3%
 
       
90%
 
 
86%
 
 
4%
 
     
Revenue per occupied unit  
 
$
3,626
 
$
3,304
 
$
322
   
9.7%
 
$
3,524
 
$
3,233
 
$
291
   
9.0%
 
Operating contribution per unit (per month)  
   
1,122
   
929
   
193
   
20.8%
 
$
1,097
   
846
   
251
   
29.7%
 
                                                   
Resident and healthcare revenue  
   
28,195
   
24,563
   
3,632
   
14.8%
 
 
81,249
   
70,758
   
10,491
   
14.8%
 
Community operating expense  
   
19,474
   
17,657
   
1,817
   
10.3%
 
 
55,948
   
52,237
   
3,711
   
7.1%
 
 Segment operating contribution (2)
   
8,721
   
6,906
   
1,815
   
26.3%
 
 
25,301
   
18,521
   
6,780
   
36.6%
 
 Operating contribution margin (3)
   
30.9%
 
 
28.1%
 
 
2.8%
 
 
10.0%
 
 
31.1%
 
 
26.2%
 
 
4.9%
 
 
18.7%
 
                                                   
Management services operating contribution (2)  
$
664
 
$
500
 
$
164
   
32.8%
 
$
1,680
 
$
1,439
 
$
241
   
16.7%
 
                                                   
Total segment operating contributions
   
41,147
   
35,764
   
5,383
   
15.1%
 
 
121,260
   
105,847
   
15,413
   
14.6%
 
As a % of total revenue  
   
33.0%
 
 
31.9%
 
 
1.1%
 
 
3.3%
 
 
33.2%
 
 
31.9%
 
 
1.2%
 
 
3.9%
 
                                                   
General and administrative (5)
 
$
7,360
 
$
8,400
 
$
(1,040
)
 
-12.4%
 
$
20,716
 
$
21,102
 
$
(386
)
 
-1.8%
 
Lease expense
   
15,014
   
15,100
   
(86
)
 
-0.6%
 
 
45,969
   
44,793
   
1,176
   
2.6%
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
9,019
   
8,488
   
531
   
6.3%
 
 
27,063
   
21,948
   
5,115
   
23.3%
 
Amortization of leasehold costs
   
588
   
735
   
(147
)
 
-20.0%
 
 
1,976
   
2,181
   
(205
)
 
-9.4%
 
Loss (gain) on the sale of assets
   
121
   
48
   
73
   
NM
   
477
   
(63
)
 
540
   
NM
 
Operating income  
 
$
9,045
 
$
2,993
 
$
6,052
   
202.2%
 
$
25,059
 
$
15,886
 
$
9,173
   
57.7%
 
 
(1)
 
Selected financial and operating data does not include any inter-segment transactions or allocated costs.
(2)
 
Segment Operating Contribution is calculated by subtracting the segment operating expenses from the segment revenues.
(3)
 
Segment Operating Contribution Margin is calculated by dividing the operating contribution of the segment by the respective segment revenues.
(4)
 
Occupancy data excludes one free-standing assisted living community we partially own through a joint venture for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Occupancy data excludes two free-standing assisted living communities we partially owned through joint ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. These joint ventures are not included in the consolidated free-standing assisted living segment results since we do not own a majority interest.
(5)
 
Includes $1.2 million of costs related to a refinancing transaction during the three months ended September 30, 2004.
NM   Not meaningful 
 
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared with the Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

Retirement Centers

Revenue - Retirement center revenues were $95.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $86.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $8.7 million, or 10.1%, which was comprised of:

·  
$1.3 million related to revenues from the February acquisition of the Galleria Woods. At September 30, 2005, 154 units or 74% of the community was occupied. We expect revenues to increase as we increase occupancy at this retirement center.

·  
$7.5 million from increased revenue per occupied unit. This increase is comprised primarily of selling rate increases and increased ancillary services provided to residents (including a $2.7 million increase in therapy services). Rate increases include the mark-to-market effect from turnover of residents (reselling units at higher current selling rates), annual increases in monthly service fees from existing residents and the impact of increased Medicare reimbursement rates for skilled nursing and therapy services. We expect that selling rates to new residents will generally continue to increase during 2005 and 2006, absent an adverse change in market conditions.

·  
$0.1 million from lost revenue at certain Texas communities during Hurricane Rita.

Community operating expenses - Retirement center community operating expenses were $63.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $58.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $5.3 million, or 9.1%, which was comprised of:

·  
$1.3 million related to operating expenses from the February acquisition of Galleria Woods.

·  
$2.9 million of increased labor and related costs. This increase is primarily a result of wage rate increases for associates and additional staffing costs, including approximately $1.9 million supporting the growth of our therapy services program. Although wage rates of associates are expected to increase each year, we do not expect significant changes in staffing levels in our retirement center segment, other than to support community expansions or the growth of ancillary programs such as therapy services.

·  
$1.0 million of other year-to-year cost increases. This includes increases in operating expenses such as utilities, property taxes, marketing, food, ancillary costs and other property related costs.

·  
$0.1 million of increased labor, supplies and related costs associated with preparations at certain Texas communities for Hurricane Rita.

Segment operating contribution - Retirement center segment operating contribution was $31.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $28.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $3.4 million, or 12.0%.

·  
The operating contribution margin increased to 33.3% from 32.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

·  
The operating contribution margin in 2005 reflected continued operational improvements throughout the retirement center segment resulting from increased occupancy and revenue per occupied unit (including continued growth of the therapy services program), and control of community operating expenses including labor, employee benefits and insurance related costs. These margin improvements were offset by the results of the Galleria Woods community, acquired in February 2005. We expect continued operating margin improvement for this community, as it increases its occupancy above its current 74% level.

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Free-standing Assisted Living Communities

Revenue - Free-standing assisted living community revenues were $28.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $24.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $3.6 million, or 14.8%, which was comprised of:

·  
$1.8 million from increased revenue per occupied unit. This increase includes the impact of price increases, reduced discounting and promotional allowances, and the mark-to-market effect from turnover of residents (reselling units at higher current rates), and includes $0.7 million related to increased revenues from therapy services. We will be focused on increasing revenue per occupied unit, subject to market constraints, through price increases, as well as the mark-to-market turnover of residents with prior discounted rates, and an increase in ancillary services such as therapy.

·  
$1.8 million from increased occupancy. Total ending occupancy increased from 88% at September 30, 2004 to 91% at September 30, 2005, an increase of three percentage points. We are focused on continuing to increase the occupancy in the free-standing assisted living communities, and believe that over the long-term, this segment of the industry should be able to achieve average occupancy levels at or near those achieved in our retirement center segment. We are focused on increasing our number of move-ins, increasing average length of stay, and expanding our marketing efforts and sales training in order to increase occupancy.

·  
These amounts exclude the revenue and occupancy for a free-standing assisted living community partially owned through unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and for two free-standing assisted living communities partially owned through unconsolidated joint ventures at September 30, 2004. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
Community operating expenses - Free-standing assisted living community operating expenses were $19.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $17.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $1.8 million, or 10.3%, which was comprised of:

·  
$1.1 million of additional labor and labor related costs. This increase is primarily a result of wage rate increases for associates and additional staffing costs of approximately $0.3 million supporting the growth of our therapy services programs. We do not expect significant increases in staffing levels in our free-standing assisted living communities as occupancy levels increase over the current 91% level, since most of our communities are nearly fully staffed at current occupancy levels. However, growth of ancillary revenue programs such as therapy may require additional staff to support incremental activity. As a result of higher recruiting and retention costs of qualified personnel, we expect increased wage rates each year, subject to labor market conditions.

·  
$0.6 million of other net cost increases such as marketing, utilities and other community overhead costs, as well as food costs and various other cost increases.

·  
$0.1 million of increased labor, supplies and related costs associated with preparations at certain Texas communities for Hurricane Rita.

Segment operating contribution - Free-standing assisted living segment operating contribution was $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $6.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $1.8 million, or 26.3%.

·  
For the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005, the operating contribution margin increased from 28.1% to 30.9%, respectively, an increase of 2.8 percentage points.

·  
The increased margin primarily relates to strong increases in revenue per occupied unit and occupancy increases, coupled with control of community operating expenses. The incremental increase in operating contribution as a percentage of revenue increase was 50% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 versus 85% for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

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·  
We believe that, absent unforeseen cost pressures, revenue increases resulting from occupancy increases should continue to produce high incremental segment operating contribution margins (as a percentage of sales increase) for this segment.

Management Services.

Management services operating contribution was $0.7 and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense was $7.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 12.4%.

·  
This decrease is primarily attributable to administrative costs incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2004 associated with a sale-leaseback transaction.

·  
General and administrative expense as a percentage of total consolidated revenues was 5.9% and 7.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

·  
We believe that measuring general and administrative expense as a percentage of total consolidated revenues and combined revenues (including unconsolidated managed revenues) provides insight as to the level of our overhead in relation to our total operating activities (including those that relate to management services). General and administrative expense as a percentage of total combined revenues was 5.4% and 6.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, calculated as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
Total consolidated revenues
 
$
124,749
 
$
112,049
 
Revenues of unconsolidated managed communities
   
13,205
   
13,227
 
Less management fees
   
664
   
500
 
Total combined revenue
 
$
137,290
 
$
124,776
 
               
Total general and administrative expense
 
$
7,360
 
$
8,400
 
               
General and administrative expense as a % of total consolidated revenues
 
5.9%
 
 
7.5%
 
General and administrative expense as a % of total combined revenue
 
5.4%
 
 
6.7%
 

Lease Expense. Lease expense was $15.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $15.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 0.6%.

·  
As a result of the December 31, 2004 expiration of contingent earnouts included in lease agreements for two free-standing assisted living communities, these leases were accounted for as operating leases as of December 31, 2004 (versus lease financing obligation treatment for these leases in prior periods). Lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 increased $0.4 million related to these two free-standing assisted living communities compared to the prior year period.

·  
Lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 increased $0.2 million as a result of certain rent increases, which was offset by a decrease of $0.7 million as a result of the acquisition of the real assets of a retirement center in July 2005 and an assisted living community in February 2005 that were previously operated pursuant to operating leases.

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·  
Net lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 was $15.0 million, which includes current lease payments of $16.9 million, plus straight-line accruals for future lease escalators of $1.1 million, net of the amortization of the deferred gain from prior sale-leasebacks of $3.0 million.

·  
As of September 30, 2005, we had operating leases for 33 of our communities, including 18 retirement centers and 15 free-standing assisted living communities.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense was $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $0.5 million, or 6.3%.

·  
Approximately $0.3 million of the increase was related to the July 2005 acquisition of the real assets of a retirement center and the February 2005 acquisitions of a retirement center and the real assets of one free-standing assisted living community. The retirement center and free-standing assisted living community were previously operated pursuant to operating leases. The remainder of the increase was primarily attributable to ongoing development and expansion capital spending.

·  
As a result of the December 31, 2004 expiration of contingent earnouts for two free-standing assisted living communities, these leases were accounted for as operating leases as of December 31, 2004 (versus lease financing obligation treatment for these leases in prior periods). This change in lease accounting treatment resulted in a $0.1 million decrease in depreciation expense.

·  
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 was $9.0 million and is expected to remain at approximately that amount in the near term, absent any subsequent refinancing or transactional activity.

Amortization of Leasehold Acquisition Costs. Amortization of leasehold acquisition costs was $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $0.1 million. This decrease relates to the acquisitions of the real assets of a retirement center in July 2005 and a free standing assisted living community in February 2005. These communities were previously operated pursuant to operating leases.

Loss on Disposal or Sale of Assets. Loss on disposal or sale of assets was $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to a loss of $48,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The 2005 loss was related to fixed asset disposals at certain communities.

Interest Expense. Interest expense was $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $4.2 million, or 50.0%. This decrease was primarily the result of:

·  
The sale-leaseback transactions completed in July 2004, in which we repaid the remaining $82.6 million balance of the mezzanine loan, and $18.9 million of first mortgage debt. These transactions decreased the three months ended September 30, 2005 interest expense compared to the three months ended September 30, 2004 interest expense by approximately $3.7 million.
 
·  
The public equity offering completed in January 2005, as a result of which we repaid $17.2 million of our 9.625% fixed interest only mortgage notes, issued in 2001, due October 1, 2008. These payments were made from the proceeds of the offering. These transactions decreased the three months ended September 30, 2005 interest expense compared to the three months ended September 30, 2004 interest expense by approximately $0.4 million.
 
·  
The expiration of contingent earnouts included in lease agreements for two free-standing assisted living communities. These leases are presently accounted for as operating leases (versus lease financing obligation treatment for these leases for periods prior to December 31, 2004). We will continue to evaluate our other lease earnouts in light of our cash needs, the cost and terms of alternative financing, and may consider extending earnout terms in certain cases. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $0.4 million related to these two free-standing assisted living communities.

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·  
The decrease in interest expense was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in interest expense related to debt associated with certain real asset acquisitions for the three months ended September 30, 2005.

·  
Interest expense is expected to approximate a quarterly amount of $4.3 million, before the impact of any increase in the interest rates of our variable rate debt or other refinancing or transactional activity.

Interest Income. Interest income was $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. Interest income will vary from these amounts in the future based on continued reductions in required cash balances, as well as changes in interest rates. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004. Our effective tax rate was approximately 32% for the three months ended September 30, 2005.

Minority Interest in (Earnings) Losses of Consolidated Subsidiaries, Net of Tax. Minority interest in (earnings) losses of consolidated subsidiaries, net of tax, was ($0.5 million) and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. This increase was primarily attributable to the buyout of the minority interest in two of our retirement center communities coupled with reduced management fees at a retirement center community we manage and consolidate.

Net Income. We experienced net income of $4.1 million or $0.13 earnings per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2005, compared to a net loss of $6.7 million, or $0.27 loss per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared with the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

Retirement Centers

Revenue - Retirement center revenues were $280.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $257.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $23.1 million, or 9.0%, which was comprised of:

·  
$3.2 million related to revenues from the February acquisition of Galleria Woods. At September 30, 2005, 154 units or 74% of the community was occupied. We expect to increase occupancy at this retirement center.

·  
$18.9 million from increased revenue per occupied unit. This increase is comprised primarily of selling rate increases and increased ancillary services provided to residents (including a $7.6 million increase in therapy services). Rate increases include the mark-to-market effect from turnover of residents (reselling units at higher current selling rates), annual increases in monthly service fees from existing residents and the impact of increased Medicare reimbursement rates for skilled nursing and therapy services. We expect that selling rates to new residents will generally continue to increase during the remainder of 2005 and 2006, absent an adverse change in market conditions.

·  
$1.0 million from other increases in occupancy. Occupancy of the retirement center segment at September 30, 2005 was 95%. Any occupancy gains above this level should produce significant incremental operating contributions. We are focused on maintaining this high level of occupancy across the portfolio, and making incremental occupancy gains at selected communities with below average occupancy levels for our retirement centers.

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Community operating expenses - Retirement center community operating expenses were $186.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $171.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $14.7 million, or 8.6%, which was comprised of:

·  
$3.4 million related to operating expenses from the February acquisition of Galleria Woods.

·  
$10.1 million of increased labor and related costs. This increase is primarily a result of wage rate increases for associates and additional staffing costs, including approximately $6.3 million supporting the growth of our therapy services program. Although wage rates of associates are expected to increase each year, we do not expect significant changes in staffing levels in our retirement center segment, other than to support community expansions or the growth of ancillary programs such as therapy services.

·  
$1.2 million of other year-to-year cost increases. This includes increases in operating expenses such as utilities, property taxes, marketing, food, ancillary costs and other property related costs.

Segment operating contribution - Retirement center operating contribution was $94.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $85.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $8.4 million, or 9.8%.

·  
The operating contribution margin increased slightly to 33.6% from 33.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

·  
The operating contribution margin in 2005 reflected continued operational improvements throughout the retirement center segment resulting from increased occupancy and revenue per occupied unit (including continued growth of the therapy services program), and control of community operating expenses including labor, employee benefits and insurance related costs. These margin improvements were offset by the break-even contribution of the Galleria Woods community acquired in February 2005, and the additional start-up costs associated with the growth of our therapy programs and outside therapy contracts.
 
Free-standing Assisted Living Communities

Revenue - Free-standing assisted living community revenues were $81.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $70.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $10.5 million, or 14.8%, which was comprised of:

·  
$4.2 million from increased revenue per occupied unit. This increase includes the impact of price increases, reduced discounting and promotional allowances, and the mark-to-market effect from turnover of residents (reselling units at higher current rates), and includes $2.1 million related to increased revenues from therapy services. We will be focused on increasing revenue per occupied unit, subject to market constraints, through price increases, as well as the mark-to-market turnover of residents with prior discounted rates, and an increase in ancillary services such as therapy.

·  
$6.3 million from increased occupancy. Total occupancy increased from 88% at September 30, 2004 to 91% at September 30, 2005, an increase of 3 percentage points. We are focused on continuing to increase the occupancy in the free-standing assisted living communities, and believe that over the long-term, this segment of the industry should be able to achieve average occupancy levels at or near those achieved in our retirement center segment. We are focused on increasing our number of move-ins, increasing average length of stay, and expanding our marketing efforts and sales training in order to increase occupancy.

·  
These amounts exclude the revenue and occupancy for a free-standing assisted living community partially owned through an unconsolidated joint venture for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and for two free-standing assisted living communities partially owned through unconsolidated joint ventures for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Community operating expenses - Free-standing assisted living community operating expenses were $55.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $52.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $3.7 million, or 7.1%, which was comprised of:

·  
$2.6 million of additional labor and labor related costs. This increase is primarily a result of wage rate increases for associates and additional staffing costs of approximately $1.1 million supporting the growth of our therapy services programs. We do not expect significant increases in staffing levels in our free-standing assisted living communities as occupancy levels increase over the current 91%, since most of our communities are nearly fully staffed at current occupancy levels. However, growth of ancillary revenue programs such as therapy may require additional staff to support incremental activity. As a result of higher recruiting and retention costs of qualified personnel, we expect increased wage rates each year, subject to labor market conditions.

·  
$1.1 million of other net cost increases. This includes increased community overhead costs, such as marketing and utilities, as well as food costs, property tax expenses and various other cost increases, net of certain property tax savings.

Segment operating contribution - Free-standing assisted living segment operating contribution was $25.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $18.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $6.8 million, or 36.6%.

·  
For the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005, the operating contribution margin increased from 26.2% to 31.1 %, an increase of 4.9 percentage points.

·  
The increased margin primarily relates to strong increases in revenue per occupied unit and occupancy increases, coupled with control of community operating expenses. The incremental increase in operating contribution as a percentage of revenue increase was 65% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 versus 79% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

·  
We believe that, absent unforeseen cost pressures, revenue increases resulting from occupancy increases should continue to produce high incremental community operating contribution margins (as a percentage of revenue increase) for this segment.

Management Services. Management services revenues and operating contribution were $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $0.2 million, or 16.7%.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense was $20.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

·  
General and administrative expense as a percentage of total consolidated revenues was 5.7% and 6.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

·  
We believe that measuring general and administrative expense as a percentage of total consolidated revenues and combined revenues (including unconsolidated managed revenues) provides insight as to the level of our overhead in relation to our total operating activities (including those that relate to management services). General and administrative expense as a percentage of total combined revenues was 5.1% and 5.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, calculated as follows:
 
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
Total consolidated revenues
 
$
365,439
 
$
331,341
 
Revenues of unconsolidated managed communities
   
40,354
   
38,981
 
Less management fees
   
1,680
   
1,439
 
Total combined revenue
 
$
404,113
 
$
368,883
 
               
Total general and administrative expense
 
$
20,716
 
$
21,102
 
               
General and administrative expense as a % of total consolidated revenues
   
5.7
%
 
6.4
%
General and administrative expense as a % of total combined revenue
   
5.1
%
 
5.7
%

Lease Expense. Lease expense was $46.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $44.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $1.2 million, or 2.6%.

·  
As a result of a sale-leaseback transaction completed in July 2004, a retirement center is currently operated pursuant to an operating lease (previously owned). Lease expense increased $1.6 million as a result of this transaction. This increase was offset by approximately $0.9 million of increased amortization of deferred gain on sale and $1.1 million in reduced lease expense associated with the February acquisition of the real assets of one free-standing assisted living community and the July acquisition of the real assets of a retirement center. These communities were previously operated pursuant to operating leases.

·  
As a result of the expiration of contingent earnouts included in lease agreements for two free-standing assisted living communities, these leases were accounted for as operating leases as of December 31, 2004 (versus lease financing obligation treatment for these leases in prior periods). Lease expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $1.5 million related to these two free-standing assisted living communities.

·  
Lease expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 increased $0.1 million as a result of certain rent increases.

·  
Net lease expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $46.0 million, which includes current lease payments of $51.0 million, plus straight-line accruals for future lease escalators of $3.9 million, net of the amortization of the deferred gain from prior sale-leasebacks of $8.9 million.

·  
As of September 30, 2005, we had operating leases for 33 of our communities, including 18 retirement centers and 15 free-standing assisted living communities.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense was $27.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $21.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, an increase of $5.1 million, or 23.3%.

·  
Approximately $3.7 million of the increase was related to the July 2004 transaction which reduced the depreciable asset lives to the ten year initial lease term for two retirement centers and one free-standing assisted living community.

·  
As a result of the July 2005 acquisition of the real assets of a retirement center and the February 2005 acquisitions of Galleria Woods and the real assets of one free-standing assisted living community, depreciation increased $0.7 million. The retirement center and free-standing assisted living community were previously operated pursuant to operating leases. These increases were partially offset as a result of the expiration of contingent earnouts for two free-standing assisted living communities, which were previously accounted for as lease financings. This resulted in a $0.3 million decrease in depreciation expense. The remainder of the increase was primarily attributable to ongoing development and expansion capital spending.

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Amortization of Leasehold Acquisition Costs. Amortization of leasehold acquisition costs was $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. This decrease primarily relates to the acquisitions of the real assets of a retirement center in July 2005 and a free standing assisted living community in February 2005. These communities were previously operated pursuant to operating leases.

Loss (Gain) on Disposal or Sale of Assets. Loss on disposal or sale of assets was $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to a $0.1 million gain for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. This loss was related to fixed asset disposals at certain communities.

Interest Expense. Interest expense was $11.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $27.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, a decrease of $15.3 million, or 56.7%. This decrease was primarily the result of:

·  
The sale-leaseback transactions completed in July 2004, in which we repaid the remaining $82.6 million balance of the mezzanine loan, and $18.9 million of first mortgage debt. These transactions decreased the nine months ended September 30, 2005 interest expense compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004 interest expense by approximately $13.5 million.
 
·  
The December 31, 2004 expiration of contingent earnouts included in lease agreements for two free-standing assisted living communities. These leases are presently accounted for as operating leases (versus lease financing obligation treatment for these leases for periods prior to December 31, 2004). Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $1.0 million related to these two free-standing assisted living communities.

·  
The public equity offering completed in January 2005, as a result of which we repaid $17.2 million of our 9.625% fixed interest only mortgage notes, issued in 2001, due October 1, 2008. In addition, during January 2005, we repaid a $5.7 million, 9% fixed interest mortgage note, issued in July 2004, due July 2006. These payments were made from the proceeds of the offering. These transactions decreased the nine months ended September 30, 2005 interest expense compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004 interest expense by approximately $1.1 million.
 
·  
The redemption of $4.5 million in principal amount of our Series B Notes on April 30, 2004. This transaction decreased the nine months ended September 30, 2005 interest expense compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004 interest expense by approximately $0.2 million.
 
·  
The decrease in interest expense was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in interest expense related to debt associated with certain real asset acquisitions for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Interest Income. Interest income was $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Interest income will vary from these amounts in the future based on continued reductions in required cash balances, as well as changes in interest rates.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense was a benefit of $49.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to an expense of $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. As a result of our reported losses and other factors, we had previously established a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets. As a result of our improved net income and other factors, we have concluded that we now meet the “more likely than not” recoverability criteria necessary to recognize the benefit of certain deferred tax assets. Accordingly, we have reduced our valuation allowance against deferred assets by approximately $55.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, resulting in a significant tax benefit in the period, and a corresponding increase to net income and shareholders’ equity.

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Minority Interest in Earnings of Consolidated Subsidiaries, Net of Tax. Minority interest in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries, net of tax, was $1.2 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. This reduction in minority interest was primarily attributable to the July 2004 sale-leaseback transaction in which we sold a substantial majority of our interest in two retirement centers and one free-standing assisted living community (while retaining a 10% interest in those communities), partially offset by improved operating performance at Freedom Square.

Net Income. We experienced net income of $65.7 million (including the $55.7 million impact of the reduction of our tax valuation allowance), or $2.18 earnings per basic and $2.06 earnings per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to a net loss of $13.4 million, or $0.57 loss per basic and diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and expected cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund our operating requirements, capital expenditure requirements, periodic debt service requirements, lease and tax obligations during the next twelve months.

Our primary sources of cash from operating activities are the collection of monthly and other billings for providing housing, healthcare services and ancillary services at our communities, certain proceeds from the sale of entrance fees, and management fees from the communities we manage for third parties. These collections are primarily from residents or their families, with approximately 16% coming from various reimbursement programs (primarily Medicare). The primary uses of cash for our ongoing operations include the payment of community operating expenses, including labor costs and related benefits, general and administrative costs, lease and interest payments, principal payments required under various debt agreements, refunds due upon termination of entrance fee contracts, working capital requirements, and capital expenditures necessary to maintain our buildings and equipment.

We have substantial payment commitments on our outstanding debt, capital leases and lease financing obligations and operating lease obligations. As shown in the Future Cash Commitments table below, we have significant payment obligations during the next five years. These commitments and our plans regarding them are described below:

·  
We have long term debt of $135.7 million and capital lease and lease financing obligations of $187.1 million, for total debt of $322.8 million at September 30, 2005. We also guaranty $18.1 million of third party senior debt in connection with a retirement center and a free-standing assisted living community that we operate.
 
·  
Our long-term debt payments include recurring principal amortization and other amounts due each year plus various maturities of mortgages and other loans. We have scheduled debt principal payments of $135.7 million, including $7.5 million due during the twelve months ending September 30, 2006. We intend to pay these amounts as they come due primarily from cash provided by operations.

·  
As of September 30, 2005, we lease 43 of our communities (33 operating leases and 10 leases accounted for as lease financing obligations). As a result, we have significant lease payments. Our capital lease and lease financing obligations include payments of $17.1 million that are due in the twelve months ending September 30, 2006. During the twelve months ending September 30, 2006, we are also obligated to make minimum rental payments of approximately $67.2 million under long-term operating leases. We intend to pay these capital lease, lease financing obligations and operating lease obligations primarily from cash provided by operations. See our Future Cash Commitments table below.

·  
Our cash needs for debt and lease-related payments will remain a significant cost for the foreseeable future. We are focusing on increasing our cash flow from operations, maintaining strong entrance fee sales and reducing our leverage and debt service costs. We are continuously exploring opportunities to reduce our leverage and average debt cost by refinancing higher cost debt, and to release certain restricted cash balances. In addition, we plan to reduce our leverage through scheduled amortization of debt and prepayments of certain additional amounts as funds are available.

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As of September 30, 2005, we had approximately $34.0 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $30.0 million in restricted cash. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company’s cash provided by operations was $43.1 million. At September 30, 2005, we had $95.8 million of negative working capital, which includes the classification of $119.5 million of entrance fees and $5.3 million in tenant deposits as current liabilities as required by applicable accounting pronouncements. Based upon our historical operating experience, we anticipate that only approximately 9% to 12% of those entrance fee liabilities will actually come due, and be required to be settled in cash, during the next twelve months. We expect that any entrance fee liabilities due within the next twelve months will be fully offset by the proceeds generated by subsequent entrance fee sales. Entrance fee sales, net of refunds paid, provided $21.9 million of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

On January 26, 2005, we completed a public offering of 5,175,000 shares of our common stock, including the underwriter’s over-allotment of 675,000 shares. The shares were priced at $10.25. The net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses, were approximately $49.9 million.

We plan to add additional units to our portfolio, primarily through the expansion of our existing retirement center communities. We currently have expansion projects in various stages of development relating to our communities. Several of these have recently begun construction or are expected to begin construction during the next twelve months, and would increase our unit capacity over the next several years (beginning in 2006). These projects are expected to be financed through a combination of our cash investment, lessor and lender financing, and entrance fee sale proceeds (for certain projects).

We may also, from time to time, selectively pursue the development and construction of new senior living communities and potential future acquisitions of senior living communities and businesses engaged in activities that are similar or complementary to our business. Such transactions, if significant, would generally require us to provide a portion of the funding and to arrange separate lease, mortgage or other financing for the remaining cost. Certain development projects may be structured as joint ventures with other third party capital partners.

We do not expect changes in interest rates to have a material effect on our income or cash flows in 2005, since 77.2% of our debt has fixed rates. There can be no assurances, however, that interest rates will not significantly change and increase our future debt service costs.

Certain of our indebtedness and lease agreements are cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted. Any default with respect to such obligations could cause our lenders or lessors to declare defaults, accelerate payment obligations or foreclose upon the communities securing such indebtedness or exercise their remedies with respect to such communities, which could have a material adverse effect on us. Certain of our debt instruments and leases contain financial and other covenants, typically related to the specific communities financed or leased. We believe that projected results from operations and cash flows will be sufficient to satisfy these covenants. However, there can be no assurances that we will remain in compliance with those covenants, or in the event of future non-compliance, that our creditors will grant amendments or waivers.

We have primarily used a combination of mortgage financing, lease financing, and convertible debentures to finance our cash needs over the past several years. In the future, subject to our performance and market conditions, we would expect to utilize various types of financing including mortgage financing, lease financing, and public debt or equity offerings as well.

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Cash Flow, Investing and Financing Activity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we experienced a positive net cash flow of $5.5 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $43.1 million, net cash used by investing activities was $33.9 million and net cash used by financing activities was $3.7 million. Our unrestricted cash balance was $34.0 million as of September 30, 2005, as compared to $28.5 million as of December 31, 2004. Primarily, cash was provided from improved operating results and strong entrance fee sales, and proceeds from our January public offering, while cash was used primarily for acquisitions and related investment, debt service and lease obligations, debt repayments, capital expenditures, taxes and working capital.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased from $34.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $43.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, an improvement of $8.5 million, primarily as a result of improved operational results, a reduction in interest paid associated with the repayment of various debt instruments, and increased net cash from deferred entrance fee sales.

Net cash provided by entrance fee sales, net of refunds, decreased $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to September 30, 2004, as follows:

   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
       
(restated)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
             
Proceeds from entrance fee sales - deferred income
 
$
26,463
 
$
24,906
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Proceeds from entrance fee sales - refundable portion
 
$
11,324
 
$
10,152
 
Refunds of entrance fee terminations
   
(15,935
)
 
(9,753
)
               
Net cash provided by entrance fee sales
 
$
21,852
 
$
25,305
 

We are focused on maintaining strong entrance fee sales for the remainder of 2005. Excluding the February 2005 acquisition of Galleria Woods, our existing entrance fee communities’ independent living units average 98% occupancy, and additional growth of entrance fee sales at these communities may become a function of the available inventory of vacant units.

We routinely make capital expenditures to maintain or enhance communities under our control. Our maintenance capital spending is primarily for refurbishing apartments and maintaining the quality of our communities. Capital spending for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $44.3 million, including $16.7 million of maintenance capital spending, $20.5 million related to acquisitions of communities and real property and $7.1 million of capital expenditures related to development and expansion activities. Our expected fiscal 2005 maintenance capital spending is approximately $22 million. In addition, capital spending on expansion and development activities is expected to increase over the next twelve months.

Net cash used by financing activities was $3.7 million compared with a $6.7 million use for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we received proceeds of $49.9 million from the January 26, 2005 public offering of 5,175,000 shares of our common stock. Furthermore, we repaid $58.4 million on various mortgage notes and made distributions to minority interest holders of $3.2 million. In connection with certain entrance fee communities, we made principal payments under master trust agreements of $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

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Future Cash Commitments
 
The following tables summarize our total contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of September 30, 2005 (amounts in thousands):
 
   
Payments Due by Twelve Months Ended September 30,
 
   
Total
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
Thereafter
 
                               
Long-term debt obligations
 
$
135,671
 
$
7,458
 
$
16,164
 
$
18,225
 
$
3,112
 
$
24,907
 
$
65,805
 
Capital lease and lease financing obligations
   
187,090
   
17,081
   
17,504
   
18,280
   
19,092
   
16,901
   
98,232
 
Operating lease obligations
   
707,143
   
67,159
   
68,251
   
67,471
   
67,983
   
68,928
   
367,351
 
Refundable entrance fee obligations(1)
   
83,676
   
9,204
   
9,204
   
9,204
   
9,204
   
9,204
   
37,656
 
Total contractual obligations
   
1,113,580
   
100,902
   
111,123
   
113,180
   
99,391
   
119,940
   
569,044
 
Interest income on
                                           
notes receivable(2)
   
(23,101
)
 
(1,086
)
 
(1,060
)
 
(1,051
)
 
(1,036
)
 
(1,022
)
 
(17,846
)
Contractual obligations, net
 
$
1,090,479
 
$
99,816
 
$
110,063
 
$
112,129
 
$
98,355
 
$
118,918
 
$
551,198
 
                                             
 
 
Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
 
 
 
Total
   
2006
   
2007
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
Thereafter
 
Guaranties(3)
 
$
18,094
 
$
518
 
$
8,565
 
$
390
 
$
423
 
$
458
 
$
7,740
 
Construction commitments
   
53,350
   
42,815
   
10,535
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total commercial commitments
 
$
71,444
 
$
43,333
 
$
19,100
 
$
390
 
$
423
 
$
458
 
$
7,740
 
 
 
(1)
Future refunds of entrance fees are estimated based on historical payment trends. These refund obligations are offset by proceeds received from resale of the vacated apartment units. Historically, proceeds from resale of entrance fee units each year completely offset refunds paid, and generate excess cash to us.
(2)
A portion of the lease payments noted in the above table is repaid to us as interest income on a note receivable from the lessor.
(3)
Guarantees include mortgage debt related to two communities. The mortgage debt we guarantee relates to a retirement center under a long-term operating lease agreement, and to a free-standing assisted living community in which we have a joint venture interest.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Certain critical accounting policies are complex and involve significant judgments by our management, including the use of estimates and assumptions, which affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. As a result, changes in these estimates and assumptions could significantly affect our financial position or results of operations. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The significant and critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements are more fully described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004 and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

Risks Associated with Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Those forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding the intent, belief or expectations of us or our management including, but not limited to, all statements concerning our anticipated improvement in operations and anticipated or expected cash flow; our expectations regarding trends in the senior living industry; the discussions of our operating and growth strategy; our expectations regarding the “mark-to-market” effect of resident turnover and the incremental operating margin from increasing occupancy at our free-standing assisted living communities; our liquidity and financing needs; our expectations regarding future entrance fee sales or increasing occupancy at our retirement centers or free-standing assisted living communities; our alternatives for raising additional capital and satisfying our periodic debt and lease financing obligations; the projections of revenue, income or loss, capital expenditures, interest rates and future operations; and the availability of insurance programs. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, (i) the fact that we have generated losses prior to the fourth quarter of 2004, (ii) the risks associated with our financial condition and the fact that we are highly leveraged, (iii) the risk that we will be unable to improve operating results at our free-standing assisted living communities, sell our entrance fee units or increase our cash flow or generate expected levels of cash, (iv) the risk that alternative or replacement financing sources will not be available to us, (v) the risks associated with market conditions for the senior living industry, (vi) the risk that we will be unable to obtain liability insurance in the future or that the costs associated with such insurance or related losses (including the costs of deductibles) will be prohibitive, (vii) the likelihood of further and tighter governmental regulation, (viii) the risks and uncertainties associated with complying with new and evolving standards of corporate governance and regulatory requirements, as well as the costs and management time associated with these activities, (ix) the risk of adverse changes in governmental reimbursement programs, including caps on certain therapy service reimbursements, (x) the risk of rising interest rates, (xi) the risk that we will be unable to successfully integrate acquired communities and new managed communities into our operations, and (xii) the risks and uncertainties set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Should one or more of those risks materialize, actual results could differ materially from those forecasted or expected. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our forecasts, expectations, objectives or plans will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 
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Disclosure About Interest Rate Risk We are subject to market risk from exposure to changes in interest rates based on our financing, investing, and cash management activities. We utilize a balanced mix of debt maturities along with both fixed-rate and variable-rate debt to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair market value of the debt, but not income or cash flows. Conversely, for variable rate debt, changes in interest rates generally do not impact the fair market value of the debt, but do affect future income and cash flows. We generally cannot prepay fixed rate debt prior to maturity without penalty. Therefore, interest rate risk and changes in fair market value should not have a significant impact on the fixed rate debt until we are required to refinance such debt. We have $73.6 million of variable rate debt at September 30, 2005. However, $35.1 million of the variable rate debt agreements contain interest rate floors which allow market interest rates to fluctuate without necessarily changing our interest rate. Therefore, a one percentage point increase in the market interest rate would result in an increase in interest expense for the coming year of approximately $0.4 million plus $0.3 million interest for variable rate debt not subject to rate floors. A one percentage point decrease in the market interest rate would result in a decrease in interest expense for the coming year of approximately $0.3 million plus $0.4 million for variable rate debt not subject to rate floors.

In addition, we have entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a major financial institution to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. The swap involves the receipt of a fixed rate interest payment in exchange for the payment of a variable rate interest payment without exchanging the notional principal amount. Under the agreement, we receive a fixed rate of 6.87% on the $33.1 million of debt and pay a floating rate stated by the swap agreement based upon LIBOR and a foreign currency index with a maximum rate of 8.12%.

We do not expect changes in interest rates to have a material effect on income or cash flows in 2005, since 77.2% of our debt has fixed rates. There can be no assurances, however, that interest rates will not significantly change and increase our future debt service costs.


In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures effectively and timely provide them with material information relating to us and our consolidated subsidiaries required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
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10.1
Loan Agreement dated as of September 22, 2005, between GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank, a Utah industrial bank and ARC Lakeway, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership.
   
10.2
 
Promissory Note dated September 22, 2005, executed by ARC Lakeway, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership, in favor of GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank, a Utah industrial bank.
 
10.3
 
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Agreement.
 
31.1
Certification of W.E. Sheriff pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2
Certification of Bryan D. Richardson pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1
Certification of W.E. Sheriff, Chief Executive Officer of American Retirement Corporation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2
Certification of Bryan D. Richardson, Chief Financial Officer of American Retirement Corporation, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION
     
Date: November 4, 2005
By: 
/s/ Bryan D. Richardson
    Bryan D. Richardson 
    Executive Vice President - Finance and
    Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
    and Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.1 2 a5011807ex10_1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 10.1

 
LOAN AGREEMENT
 
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of September 22, 2005, by and between ARC LAKEWAY, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership (together with its successors and assigns, “Borrower”), and GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BANK, a Utah industrial bank (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”).

RECITALS
 
A. Borrower now owns a seventy-seven (77) unit assisted living facility (the “ALF”) and the Land (defined below) upon which the ALF is located.
B. Borrower proposes to construct or to have constructed upon the Land a ninety-nine (99) bed skilled nursing facility (the “SNF”) in accordance with the Plans (defined below) which have been approved or are subject to approval by Lender.
C. Borrower has applied to Lender for a $21,000,000 loan to finance the development of the Land and construction and equipping of the SNF, and Lender has agreed to make a loan in the aggregate principal amount of Twenty-One Million and No/100 Dollars ($21,000,000) (the “Loan”) to Borrower to refinance the ALF and for payment of such costs in connection with the SNF, as itemized on the Approved Budget (defined below). The Loan shall be evidenced by this Agreement and by the Note (defined below) and secured by the Security Instrument (defined below) covering the Mortgaged Property (defined below) and by such security instruments and additional documents as Lender may require, as hereinafter described.

AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, UCC TERMS.
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
 
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context hereof shall otherwise indicate:
 
“Accounts” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Actual Management Fees” means for any period, actual management fees paid or incurred in connection with operation of the Facility.
 
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, (b) each Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, a sufficient quantity of the Stock of such Person to elect a majority of the directors or other managers of such Person or otherwise to direct the policies and management of such Person, and (c) each of such Person’s officers, directors, members, and partners.
 
“ALF” has the meaning given to that term in the Recitals
 
“Approved Budget” means that certain budget that has been submitted by Borrower and approved by Lender, which identifies on a line item basis all costs to be incurred in connection with the development of the Land and construction and equipping of the SNF and all costs for which proceeds of the Loan are to be disbursed and which is attached hereto as Exhibit C, as the same may be revised by Borrower and approved by Lender from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
 
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“Architect” means Earl Swensson Associates.
 
“Assignment of Contracts” means that certain Assignment of Contracts executed by Borrower for the benefit of Lender of even date herewith, as amended from time to time.
 
“Assignment of Leases and Rents” means that certain Assignment of Leases and Rents of even date herewith by Borrower to and for the benefit of Lender as amended from time to time.
 
“Assumed Management Fees” means for any period an amount equal to five percent (5%) of gross resident/patient revenues (after deduction for Medicare adjustment) of the Facility during such period.
 
“Business Day” means a day, other than (i) Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday when Lender is open for business or (ii) a federal holiday.
 
“Claim” has the meaning given to that term in Section 8.10 (Indemnity).
 
“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement and the Note.
 
“Commitment Letter” means the commitment letter issued by Lender to Borrower dated September 6, 2005, together with any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto.
 
“Completion Date” means April 1, 2007 as such date may be extended from time to time solely by written approval of Lender.
 
“Completion Guaranty” means that certain Completion Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith executed by Guarantor for the benefit of Lender guaranteeing completion of construction of the SNF, as amended from time to time.
 
“Construction Contract” means that certain Owner-Contractor Agreement dated as of _____________ by and between Borrower and General Contractor, together with amendments and modifications thereto.
 
“Costs of Construction” means all costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with the financing, developing, constructing, completing, start-up and leasing of the SNF, including, without limitation, construction period interest, reserves for operating deficits during lease-up and a developer fee.
 
“Default” means the occurrence or existence of any event which, but for the giving of notice or expiration of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
 
“Default Rate” has the meaning given to that term in the Note.
 
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, license, or other authorization issued under any Hazardous Materials Law with respect to any activities or businesses conducted on or in relation to the Land and/or the Improvements.
 
“Equipment” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
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“Event of Default” means (a) in this Agreement, any “Event of Default” as defined in ARTICLE IX (Events of Default and Remedies), and (b) with respect to any other Loan Document, any “Event of Default” as such term is defined in such Loan Document.
 
“Exhibit” means an Exhibit to this Agreement, unless the context refers to another document, and each such Exhibit shall be deemed a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if it were set forth in its entirety wherever reference is made thereto.
 
“Facility” means “The Summit at Lakeway,” an existing seventy-seven (77) unit assisted living facility located on the Land and a ninety-nine (99) bed skilled nursing facility to be constructed on the Land, as each may now or hereafter exist, together with any other general or specialized care facilities, if any (including any Alzheimer’s care unit or subacute facility), now or hereafter operated on the Land.
 
“Force Majeure” means events occasioned by strikes, lock-outs, inability to obtain labor or power through ordinary sources, war or civil disturbance, terrorism, criminal action, natural disaster or acts of God which cause a delay in Borrower’s performance of an obligation; provided, however, that Borrower must give notice to Lender within ten (10) days after the occurrence of an event which it believes to constitute an event of Force Majeure.
 
“GAAP” means, as in effect from time to time, generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
 
“General Contractor” means American Constructors, Inc.
 
“General Partner” means ARC Tennessee GP, Inc., a Tennessee corporation.
 
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any Person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government.
 
“Guarantor” means American Retirement Corporation, a Tennessee corporation.
 
“Guaranty Agreement” means, collectively, that certain Exceptions to Nonrecourse Guaranty, that certain Operating Deficit Guaranty Agreement and that certain Completion Guaranty of even date herewith executed by Guarantor for the benefit of Beneficiary, as amended from time to time.
 
“Hazardous Materials” means petroleum and petroleum products and compounds containing them, including gasoline, diesel fuel and oil; explosives; flammable materials; radioactive materials; polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) and compounds containing them; lead and lead-based paint; asbestos or asbestos-containing materials in any form that is or could become friable; underground storage tanks, whether empty or containing any substance; any substance the presence of which on the Land and/or the Improvements is prohibited by any federal, state or local authority; any substance that requires special handling; and any other material or substance now or in the future defined as a “hazardous substance,”“hazardous material,”“hazardous waste,”“toxic substance,”“toxic pollutant,”“contaminant,” or “pollutant” within the meaning of any Hazardous Materials Law.
 
“Hazardous Materials Laws” means all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances and regulations and standards, rules, policies and other governmental requirements, administrative rulings and court judgments and decrees in effect now or in the future and including all amendments, that relate to Hazardous Materials and apply to Borrower or to the Land and/or the Improvements. Hazardous Materials Laws include, but are not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq., the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §2601, et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251, et seq., and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §1801, and their state analogs.
 
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“Improvements” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Indebtedness” means any (a) obligations of Borrower for borrowed money, (b) obligations, payment for which is being deferred by more than sixty (60) days, representing the deferred purchase price of property other than accounts payable arising in connection with the purchase of inventory customary in the trade and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, (c) obligations, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from the Accounts and/or property now or hereafter owned or acquired by Borrower, and (d) the amount of any other obligation (including obligations under financing leases) which would be shown as a liability on Borrower’s balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except those obligations for resident security deposits and pre-paid rent received from residents of the Facility and except those obligations described in (b) above, payment for which by their terms are being deferred by less than sixty (60) days.
 
“Indemnified Parties” has the meaning given to that term in Section 10.4 (Indemnification)
 
“Indemnitee” and “Indemnitees” have the meaning givens to those terms in Section 8.10 (Indemnity).
 
“Inspector” means Mark Okubo, its successors and assigns.
 
“Interest Reserve Account” means certain estimated accrued interest on the disbursed principal of the Note during the term of the Loan as specified in Section 2.4 (Interest Reserve Account).
 
“Inventory” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Land” means the real estate located in Austin, Texas, which is more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and upon which the Facility is located or is to be located and which is owned by Borrower.
 
“Lien” means any voluntary or involuntary mortgage, security deed, deed of trust, lien, pledge, assignment, security interest, title retention agreement, financing lease, levy, execution, seizure, judgment, attachment, garnishment, charge, lien or other encumbrance of any kind, including those contemplated by or permitted in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
“Loan” means the loan in the maximum principal sum of $21,000,000.00 made by Lender to Borrower in accordance with the terms hereof.
 
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Assignment of Contracts, the Note, the Guaranty, the Completion Guaranty, the Operating Deficit Guaranty, the Security Instrument, the Assignment of Leases and Rents, and the Subordination of Management Agreement, together with any and all other documents executed by Borrower or others evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the Loan.
 
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“Loan Obligations” means the aggregate of all principal and interest owing from time to time under the Note and all expenses, charges and other amounts from time to time owing under the Note, this Agreement, or the other Loan Documents and all covenants, agreements and other obligations from time to time owing to, or for the benefit of, Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents.
 
“Major Subcontractors” means subcontractors which have entered into subcontracts with the General Contractor in connection with construction of the Facility.
 
“Management Agreement” means that certain Management Agreement dated July 1, 2005 between Manager and Borrower obligating Manager to operate and manage the Facility, as amended from time to time, and any other Management Agreement approved by Lender.
 
“Manager” means ARC Management, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company and any other manager of the Facility approved by Lender in writing.
 
“Maturity Date” has the meaning given to that term in the Note.
 
“Medicaid” means that certain program of medical assistance, funded jointly by the federal government and the States, for impoverished individuals who are aged, blind and/or disabled, and/or members of families with dependent children, which program is more fully described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§1396 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
“Medicare” means that certain federal program providing health insurance for eligible elderly and other individuals, under which physicians, hospitals, memory enhancement homes, skilled nursing homes, home health care and other providers are reimbursed for certain covered services they provide to the beneficiaries of such program, which program is more fully described in Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
“Mortgaged Property” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Mortgagee’s Title Insurance Policy” means the Title Insurance Policy No. 2011000020 issued by Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, together with any and all endorsements thereto now existing or hereafter issued.
 
“Net Operating Cash Flow” means all of the Rents and any other cash proceeds received by Borrower from or in connection with the operation of the Land, the Improvements and the Facility less any operating expenses incurred by Borrower and approved by Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) in connection with the maintenance of the Land, the Improvements and the Facility (including reasonable reserves), the payment of insurance premiums and real property taxes thereon, but excluding (a) the payment of any debt service on the Loan, (b) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items and (c) the payment of any debt service on any other loan unless consented to by Lender.
 
“Note” means the Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of the Loan payable by Borrower to the order of Lender.
 
“OFAC List” means the list of specially designated nations and blocked persons subject to financial sanctions that is maintained by the U. S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control and any other similar list maintained by the U. S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control pursuant to any Requirements of Law, including, without limitation, trade embargo, economic sanctions, or other prohibitions imposed by Executive Order of the President of the United States. The OFAC List currently is accessible through the internet website www.treas.gov/ofac/t11sdn.pdf.
 
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“Offsite Materials” has the meaning given to that term in Section 7.5 (Offsite Materials).
 
“Offsite Supplier” has the meaning given to that term in Section 7.5 (Offsite Materials).
 
“Operating Deficit Guaranty” means that certain Operating Deficit Guaranty of even date herewith executed by Guarantor for the benefit of Borrower and assigned to Lender, as amended from time to time.
 
“Payment and Performance Bonds” means those certain payment and performance bonds provided by or on behalf of the Contractor and more fully described on Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein.
 
“Permits” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Permitted Change Orders” means modifications of the Plans which (a) for any single modification, result in an increase in construction costs of the Facility in the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) or less, or, if in excess of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) are made with the prior written consent of Lender and (b) together with all prior modifications to the Plans, whether or not previously approved by Lender, (i) result in an aggregate increase in construction costs of the Facility in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) and are made with the prior written consent of Lender, or (ii) result in an aggregate increase in construction costs of the Facility in an amount equal to or less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) for all such modifications; provided, however, that Permitted Change Orders does not mean and does not include any extension of the date of “Substantial Completion”, as defined in the Construction Contract.
 
“Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning given to that term in Section 6.2 (No Liens, Exceptions).
 
“Person” means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.
 
“Plans” means those certain plans and specifications more particularly described on Exhibit B attached hereto as revised from time to time by Permitted Charge Orders.
 
“Proceeds” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Prohibited Activity and Condition” and “Prohibited Activities and Conditions” have the meanings given to those terms in Section 8.1.
 
“Project Jurisdiction” means the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located.
 
“Projected Stabilization Date” means July 1, 2008 which is the Stabilization Date as estimated by Lender, or such later date as may be approved by Lender after the occurrence of an event of Force Majeure.
 
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“Qualified Insurer” means an insurance carrier holding a rating of at least “AX” according to the Standard and Poor’s Rating’s Services issued most recently during the year of the Closing Date.
 
“Reimbursement Contracts” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Rents” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
 
“Requirements of Law” means (a) the organizational documents of an entity, and (b) any law, regulation, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, ruling or determination of an arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority, or any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which such Person, any of its property or the conduct of its business is subject including, without limitation, laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the zoning, occupancy and subdivision of real property.
 
“Security Instrument” means that certain Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing of even date herewith from Borrower in favor of or for the benefit of Lender, encumbering the Land, as amended from time to time.
 
“Single Purpose Entity” means, with respect to Borrower, a Person which owns no interest or property other than the Mortgaged Property.
 
“SNF” has the meaning given to that term in the Recitals.
 
“Stabilization Date” means the date on which the Facility has maintained an Occupancy Rate of eighty percent (80%) for a consecutive ninety (90) day period.
 
“Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests, participations or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) in a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or any equivalent entity, whether voting or nonvoting, including, without limitation, common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 
“Subordination of Management Agreement” means that certain Subordination of Management Agreement of even date herewith by and among Borrower, Manager and Lender, as amended form time to time.
 
“Substantial Completion Date” means October 1, 2006.
 
Section 1.2 Singular terms shall include the plural forms and vice versa, as applicable, of the terms defined.
 
Section 1.3 Each term contained in this Agreement and defined in the Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”) in effect from time to time in the state in which the Land is located shall have the meaning given to such term in the UCC, unless the context otherwise indicates, and shall include, without limitation, the meaning set forth in this Agreement.
 
Section 1.4 All accounting terms used in this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise specified.
 
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Section 1.5 All references to other documents or instruments shall be deemed to refer to such documents or instruments as they may hereafter be extended, renewed, modified, or amended and all replacements and substitutions therefor.
 
Section 1.6 All references herein to “Medicaid” and “Medicare” shall be deemed to include any successor program thereto.

ARTICLE II
TERMS OF THE LOAN AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOAN CLOSING
Section 2.1 The Loan.
 
Borrower has agreed to borrow the Loan from Lender, and Lender has agreed to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to Borrower’s compliance with and observance of the terms, conditions, covenants, and provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and Borrower has made the covenants, representations, and warranties herein and therein as a material inducement to Lender to make the Loan.
 
Lender will make advances of Loan proceeds in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Articles IV and VII hereof.
 
Section 2.2 Security for the Loan.
 
The Loan will be evidenced, secured and guaranteed by the Loan Documents.
 
Section 2.3 Limitation on Interest.
 
All agreements between Borrower and Lender, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any indebtedness governed hereby or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by Lender exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to Lender in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to Lender shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and, if from any circumstance the Lender shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal of the Loan and not to the payment of interest, or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Loan, such excess shall be refunded to Borrower. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to Lender shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Loan (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between the Borrower and Lender.
 
Section 2.4 Interest Reserve Account.
 
The amount of the Loan has been determined on the basis of a certified cost breakdown for the Land and the SNF prepared by Borrower and submitted to Lender and memorialized in the Approved Budget setting forth the estimated cost for the construction and equipping of the SNF and accrued interest on the disbursed principal of the Loan from the date of the initial advance under the Loan to and including the Projected Stabilization Date. Such accrued interest is estimated not to exceed the sum of Nine Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Six and No/100 Dollars ($992,536.00). Subject to the conditions set forth in ARTICLE IV (Conditions Precedent to Loan Advances), on the first day of each month, Lender will disburse a portion of the principal of the Loan sufficient to pay accrued interest then due and payable on the Note, and the amount thereof shall reduce the balance of the Interest Reserve Account. However, to the extent that Net Operating Cash Flow is available for the month preceding the month for which interest is due under the Note, Borrower shall apply all such Net Operating Cash Flow toward the payment of interest due under the Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, Lender shall not be obligated to make any disbursements from the Interest Reserve Account for the payment of interest due under the Note until Borrower has so applied the Net Operating Cash Flow and has timely submitted its operating statements pursuant to Section 5.6 (Financial and Other Information). Under no circumstances shall the undisbursed principal of the Note be disbursed to pay accrued interest thereon upon depletion of the balance of the Interest Reserve Account. The depletion of the Interest Reserve Account shall not in any manner affect or impair Borrower’s obligation to continue to pay all interest accruing on the Loan. In lieu of disbursing principal of the Note to Borrower for payment of accrued interest thereon, Lender may handle such disbursement and payment by making appropriate entries on the books and records of Lender, whereupon a statement summarizing such entries shall be furnished to Borrower within fifteen (15) Business Days after such entry.
 
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Section 2.5 Completion.
 
Upon (a) completion of the construction of the SNF as set forth in Section 4.3(a) (Conditions Precedent to Final Construction Advance) and (b) the achievement of sufficient Net Operating Cash Flow to pay the debt service on the Loan, Borrower shall have the right to transfer the then remaining portion of the Interest Reserve Account to further fund the line item category in the Approved Budget known as operating deficits/working capital reserve.
 
Section 2.6 Fees.
 
Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to Lender on or before the closing of the Loan a non-refundable commitment fee equal to one percent (1%) of the face amount of the Note.
 
Section 2.7 Documents and Due Diligence Items.
 
Lender’s obligation to make the Loan and perform its duties under this Agreement shall be subject to Lender’s receipt, review and approval, in its sole discretion, prior to the Closing Date, of the following items to the extent that such items have not been received and approved by Lender prior to the date of the Commitment Letter.
 
(a) A complete set of the final Plans which must have also been approved by all Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction therefor;
 
(b) A fully executed guaranteed maximum price construction contract for Twelve Million Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifteen and No/100 Dollars ($12,005,815) between Borrower and General Contractor for construction of the Improvements;
 
(c) A list of Major Subcontractors and related subcontracts not previously submitted to Lender;
 
(d) If required by Lender, written consents from each subcontractor to the assignment of General Contractor’s interest in the subcontracts to Lender upon Borrower’s default under this Agreement and subcontractor’s receipt of written notice from Lender that the assignment is effective;
 
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(e) A Payment and Performance Bond satisfactory to Lender for the General Contractor;
 
(f) Evidence satisfactory to Lender that Borrower and Guarantor, and the persons signing on behalf of Borrower and Guarantor, respectively, have the capacity and authority to execute and deliver the Loan Documents on behalf of Borrower and Guarantor respectively. Such documentation shall include, without limitation, the following: (i) if Borrower or any entity which is a part thereof, or Guarantor, is a limited liability company, a copy of the operating agreement, certified as true, complete and in full force and effect by the managing member or all members, a copy of the certificate of formation, a certificate of status, and a limited liability company resolution authorizing the company to enter into the Loan and the members to execute the Loan Documents, (ii) if Borrower or any entity which is a part thereof, or Guarantor, is a partnership, receipt by Lender of a copy of the partnership agreement certified as true, complete and in full force and effect by one of the general partners, and a copy of the recorded Statement of Partnership or Certificate of Limited Partnership, whichever is applicable, and a certificate of good standing or existence, or (iii) Borrower or any entity which is a part thereof, or Guarantor, is a corporation, receipt by Lender of copies of its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws certified as true, complete and in full force and effect by the Secretary of the corporation, and a certified copy of a corporate resolution authorizing the corporation to enter into the Loan and the appropriate corporate officers to execute the Loan Documents, the Completion Guaranty, the Guaranty, the Operating Deficit Guaranty and a certificate of good standing;
 
(g) All taxes, fees and other charges in connection with the execution, delivery and recording of the Loan Documents shall have been paid, and all delinquent taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or liens affecting the Mortgaged Property, if any, shall have been paid;
 
(h) At Borrower’s expense, Lender shall be furnished with an ALTA policy of title insurance (Form B-1970 or B-1992), in marked-up “pro forma” policy form together with such endorsements thereto as Lender may require, containing no exceptions other than Permitted Encumbrances, issued in substance and in form by a company or companies approved by Lender. Lender may require satisfactory evidence that the Mortgaged Property meets all applicable requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, if applicable;
 
(i) Lender shall require a legal opinion satisfactory to Lender from Borrower’s and Guarantor’s counsel confirming that all of the documents and other matters relating to the Loan are valid, enforceable and binding in accordance with their terms and do not violate any applicable laws, including usury laws, opining as to any requirement of a recorded notice of completion as may be contemplated by the laws of the State in which the SNF is located with respect to mechanics’ liens, and opining as to such other and further matters as Lender, in its discretion, may require regarding Borrower, the Mortgaged Property, and/or the Facility;
 
(j) An ALTA minimum standard survey of the Land and the Improvements acceptable to Lender and the title insurance company issuing the title insurance policy referred to above and meeting the requirements of Lender, dated no more than ninety (90) days prior to the Closing Date and, showing no state of facts objectionable to Lender, together with a certificate from the licensed survey or, approved by Lender, that prepared the survey;
 
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(k) A current report regarding the possible presence of any Hazardous Materials on, in or around the Land and the Improvements. Such report shall be in form and substance acceptable to Lender, prepared by a registered, certified engineer or geologist acceptable to Lender, and showing no state of facts objectionable to Lender;
 
(l) An appraisal of the Mortgaged Property current within six (6) months of the date of this Agreement and prepared by an appraiser satisfactory to Lender. The appraisal must comply with the requirements of Lender as to form and content. The appraisal shall, among other things, reflect a loan to stabilized value ratio for the Facility of not greater than seventy-five percent (75%);
 
(m) Front end plan of construction and cost review conducted by the Inspector, at Borrower’s expense;
 
(n) A feasibility study for the SNF to be reviewed on Lender’s behalf by a consultant or company acceptable to Lender or, if required by Lender, a feasibility study for the Improvements obtained by Lender at Borrower’s expense;
 
(o) Copies of all building permits, grading permits and any and all other permits necessary and required for the construction of the Improvements in accordance with the Plans;
 
(p) Current financial statements for Borrower and Guarantor;
 
(q) Evidence satisfactory to Lender (such as “will serve” letters or copies of existing invoices from appropriate governmental entities) of the availability to the Land of all public utility services and facilities when needed for construction and/or use, occupancy and operation of the Improvements;
 
(r) Evidence satisfactory to Lender that Borrower has complied with all covenants, conditions, restrictions and reservations affecting the Land, that the Land is duly and validly zoned for the intended use, and that Borrower has obtained all zoning, subdivision and environmental approvals, permits and maps required to be obtained in order to construct the SNF;
 
(s) A soils and geological report prepared by a licensed engineer acceptable to Lender, certifying in a manner satisfactory to Lender the adequacy of the subsoils and the foundation design of the SNF;
 
(t) A site plan showing the location of any existing improvements, the proposed location of the SNF to be constructed in accordance with the Plans, and the location of all parking areas, listing the number of parking spaces provided by such parking areas and the number of parking spaces required by applicable zoning ordinances and certified by the Architect to be true and correct based upon the Plans;
 
(u) Evidence satisfactory to Lender that the Land is not located in an area identified as a flood prone area as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the Flood Disaster Act of 1973;
 
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(v) A Construction Loan Disbursement Agreement of even date herewith, signed by Borrower, Lender, General Contractor and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation;
 
(w) Except as set forth in Exhibit H hereto, if required by Lender, proof that all permits, consents and approvals required for the construction of the Improvements have been obtained, and any condition to such approvals must be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion; and
 
(x) Any other documents and assurances as Lender may reasonably request.
 
Section 2.8 Post-Closing Requirements.
 
Lender’s obligation to perform its duties under this Agreement shall be subject to Lender’s receipt, review and approval, in its sole discretion, of the items set forth on Exhibit H attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Post-Closing Items”), by the date that is thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date. The delivery of the Post-Closing Items in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.8 shall be an additional condition precedent to (a) the next advance of Loan funds after the initial advance, if the initial advance of Loan funds is made on the Closing Date, or (b) the initial advance of Loan funds, if such initial advance is to be made subsequent to the Closing Date. The failure of Borrower to deliver the Post-Closing Items in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.8 shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement.


ARTICLE III
BORROWER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
To induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, and to make the Loan to Borrower, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
 
Section 3.1 Existence, Power and Qualification.
 
Borrower is a limited partnership, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Tennessee, has the power to own its properties and to carry on its business as is now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned by it or in which the transaction of its business makes its qualification necessary. General Partner is a duly organized and validly existing corporation, has the power to own its properties and to carry on its business as is now being conducted, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned by it or in which the transaction of its business makes its qualification necessary.
 
Section 3.2 Power and Authority.
 
Borrower has full power and authority to borrow the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and to incur the Loan Obligations provided for herein, all of which have been authorized by all proper and necessary action. All consents, approvals authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by Borrower have been obtained or made.
 
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Section 3.3 Due Execution and Enforcement.
 
Each of the Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its respective terms (except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, or other laws relating to the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity) and does not violate, conflict with, or constitute any default under any law, government regulation, decree, judgment, Borrower’s organizational or governing documents, or any other agreement or instrument binding upon Borrower.
 
Section 3.4 Pending Matters.
 
(a) Operations; Financial Condition. No action or investigation is pending or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, threatened before or by any court or administrative agency which might result in any material adverse change in the financial condition, operations or prospects of Borrower or any lower reimbursement rate under any Reimbursement Contracts. Borrower is not in violation of any agreement, order, judgment, or decree of any court, or any statute or governmental regulation to which it is subject, the violation of which might reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on Borrower’s business, financial condition or prospects.
 
(b) Condemnation or Casualty. There are no proceedings pending, or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, to acquire through the exercise of any power of condemnation, eminent domain or similar proceeding any part of the Land, the Improvements or any interest therein, or to enjoin or similarly prevent or restrict the use of the Land and/or the Improvements or the operation of the Facility in any manner. None of the Improvements is subject to any unrepaired casualty or other damage.
 
Section 3.5 Financial Statements Accurate.
 
All financial statements heretofore or hereafter provided by Borrower are and will be true and complete in all material respects as of their respective dates and fairly present the respective financial condition of Borrower as of such dates, and there are no material liabilities, direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, as of the respective dates of such statements which are not reflected therein or in the notes thereto or in a written certificate delivered with such statements. The financial statements of Borrower have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and certified by Borrower. There has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operations, or prospects of Borrower since the dates of such statements except as fully disclosed in writing to Lender with the delivery of such statements or prior to the Closing Date. All financial statements of the operations of the Facility heretofore or hereafter provided to Lender are and will be true and complete in all material respects as of their respective dates.
 
Section 3.6 Compliance with Licensure Laws.
 
The ALF is duly licensed as an assisted living facility under the applicable laws of the Property Jurisdiction. Upon the Completion Date, the SNF shall be duly licensed as a skilled nursing facility under the applicable laws of the Project Jurisdiction. Borrower is the lawful owner of all Permits for the ALF (including, without limitation, any applicable certificate of need), and for the construction of the SNF, and all such Permits (a) are in full force and effect, (b) constitute all of the permits, licenses and certificates required for the use, operation and occupancy thereof (to the extent applicable to the SNF), (c) have not been pledged as collateral for any other loan or Indebtedness, (d) are held free from any restriction or any encumbrance which would materially adversely affect the use or operation of the Facility, and (e) are not provisional, probationary or restricted in any way. Borrower, Manager and the Facility are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of nursing home and/or assisted living facility, independent living facility and/or memory enhancement facility laws, rules, regulations and published interpretations to which the Facility is subject. No waivers of any laws, rules, regulations or requirements (including, but not limited to, minimum area requirements per unit) are required for the ALF to operate at the foregoing licensed unit capacity. All Reimbursement Contracts with respect to the Facility, if any, are in full force and effect, and Borrower and Manager are in good standing with all respective agencies governing such applicable licenses, program certification, and Reimbursement Contracts, if any, and Borrower is current in the payment of all assessments with respect to such Reimbursement Contracts. Borrower will maintain or cause Manager to maintain (without allowing to lapse) any required Permits.
 
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Section 3.7 Maintain Unit Capacity.
Neither Borrower nor Manager has granted to any third party the right to reduce the number of licensed units in the Facility or to apply for approval to transfer the right to any and all of the licensed Facility units to any other location.
 
Section 3.8 Medicare and Medicaid Compliance.
 
If and to the extent applicable, the Facility is in compliance with all requirements for participation in Medicare and Medicaid, including without limitation, the Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act of 1987. If and to the extent applicable, the Facility is in conformance in all material respects with all insurance, reimbursement and cost reporting requirements and has a current provider agreement which is in full force and effect under Medicare and Medicaid.
 
Section 3.9 Third Party Payors.
 
There is no threatened or pending revocation, suspension, termination, probation, restriction, limitation, or nonrenewal affecting Borrower, Manager or the Facility or any participation or provider agreement with any third-party payor, including Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield, and any other private commercial insurance managed care and employee assistance program (such programs, the “Third-Party Payors’ Programs”) to which Borrower or Manager presently is subject. All applicable Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance cost reports and financial reports submitted by Borrower or Manager are and will be materially accurate and complete and have not been and will not be misleading in any material respects. No cost reports for the Facility remain “open” or unsettled, except as otherwise disclosed.
 
Section 3.10 Governmental Proceedings and Notices.
 
Neither Borrower, Guarantor nor Manager nor the Facility is currently the subject of any proceeding by any governmental agency, and no notice of any violation has been received from a governmental agency, that would, directly or indirectly, or with the passage of time:
 
(a) Have a material adverse impact on Borrower’s or Manager’s ability to accept and/or retain patients or residents or result in the imposition of a fine, a sanction, a lower rate certification or a materially lower reimbursement rate for services rendered to eligible patients or residents; or
 
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(b) Modify, limit or annul or result in the transfer, suspension, revocation or imposition of probationary use of any of the Permits; or
 
(c) Affect Borrower’s or Manager’s continued participation in the Medicare or Medicaid programs or any other Third-Party Payors’ Programs, or any successor programs thereto, at current rate certifications.
 
Section 3.11 Physical Plant Standards.
 
The Facility and the use thereof complies and will continue to comply upon completion of construction in all material respects with all applicable local, state and federal building codes, fire codes, zoning codes, use restrictions, health care, nursing facility and other similar regulatory requirements (the “Physical Plant Standards”), and no waivers of Physical Plant Standards exist at the Facility.
 
Section 3.12 Pledge of Receivables.
 
Borrower has not pledged its Accounts as collateral security for any loan or Indebtedness other than the Loan.
 
Section 3.13 Payment of Taxes and Property Impositions.
 
Borrower has filed, or caused to be filed, all federal, state, and local tax returns which it is required to file, prior to delinquency, and has paid, or made adequate provision for the payment of, all taxes which are shown pursuant to such returns or are required to be shown thereon or to assessments received by Borrower, including, without limitation, provider taxes. All such returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. Borrower has paid or made adequate provision for the payment of all applicable water and sewer charges, government assessments, ground rents (if applicable) and Taxes (as defined in the Security Instrument) with respect to the Land and/or the Improvements.
 
Section 3.14 Title to Property.
 
Borrower has good and marketable title to all of the Mortgaged Property, subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge, encroachment, zoning violation, or encumbrance except Permitted Encumbrances which do not materially interfere with the security intended to be provided by the Security Instrument or the current use of the Land and the Improvements. All Improvements situated on the Land are situated wholly within the boundaries of the Land.
 
Section 3.15 Priority of Security Instrument.
 
The Security Instrument constitutes a valid first lien against the real and personal property described therein, prior to all other liens or encumbrances, including those which may hereafter accrue, excepting only Permitted Encumbrances, which Permitted Encumbrances do not and will not materially and adversely affect (a) the ability of Borrower to pay in full the principal of and interest on the Note when due, (b) the security (and its value) intended to be provided by the Security Instrument or (c) the current use and operation of the Land and the Improvements.
 
Section 3.16 Location of Chief Executive Offices.
 
The location of Borrower’s principal place of business and chief executive office are set forth in Section 10.7 (Notices, Etc.).
 
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Section 3.17 Disclosure.
 
All information furnished or to be furnished by Borrower to Lender in connection with the Loan or any of the Loan Documents, is, or will be at the time the same is furnished, accurate and correct in all material respects and complete insofar as completeness may be necessary to provide Lender with true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter.
 
Section 3.18 Trade Names.
 
Neither Borrower nor the Facility, which operates under the trade name “The Summit at Lakeway”, has changed its name, been known by any other name, or been a party to a merger, reorganization or similar transaction within the last five (5) years
 
Section 3.19 ERISA.
 
As of the date hereof and throughout the term of this Agreement,
 
(a) Borrower is not and will not be an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), subject to Title I of ERISA, and none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” (within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101) of one or more such plans, and
 
(b) Borrower is not and will not be a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, and transactions by or with Borrower are not and will not be subject to state statutes applicable to Borrower regulating investments of and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans.
 
The execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, and the borrowing of indebtedness hereunder, does not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Borrower shall not engage in a non-exempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, as such sections relate to Borrower, or in any transaction that would cause any obligation or action taken or to be taken hereunder or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA.
 
Section 3.20 Ownership.
 
The ownership interests of the Persons comprising Borrower and each of the respective interests in Borrower are correctly and accurately set forth on Exhibit D hereto.
 
Section 3.21 Compliance With Applicable Laws.
 
The Facility and its operations and the Land and Improvements comply in all material respects with all covenants and restrictions of record and applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the regulations thereunder, and all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to zoning, setback requirements and building codes and there are no waivers of any building codes currently in existence for the Facility. Construction of the SNF and the intended use, occupancy and operation thereof will in all respects conform to and comply with all covenants, conditions, restrictions and reservations affecting the Land and the Improvements and with all applicable zoning, environmental protection, use and building codes, laws, regulations and ordinances.
 
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Section 3.22 Solvency.
 
Borrower is solvent for purposes of 11 U.S.C. §548, and the borrowing of the Loan will not render Borrower insolvent for purposes of 11 U.S.C. §548.
 
Section 3.23 Other Indebtedness.
 
Borrower has no outstanding Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including any guaranties), other than (a) the Loan, (b) Indebtedness which represents trade payables or accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business of owning and operating the Mortgaged Property and (c) Indebtedness which represents resident security deposits and pre-paid rent received from residents of the Facility; no other debt will be secured (senior, subordinate or pari passu) by the Mortgaged Property.
 
Section 3.24 Other Obligations.
 
Borrower has no material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Mortgaged Property is otherwise bound, other than obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Mortgaged Property and other than obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents.
 
Section 3.25 Fraudulent Conveyances.
 
Borrower (a) has not entered into this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, be greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities or its debts as such debts become absolute and mature. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower).
 
Section 3.26 Management Agreement.
 
The Management Agreement shall be in full force and effect, and there are no defaults (either monetary or non-monetary) by Manager or Borrower thereunder.
 
Section 3.27 Access to the Property.
 
All roads, streets, traffic turn lanes and accessways necessary for the full utilization of the SNF for its intended purposes have either been completed or the necessary rights of way therefor have either been acquired by the appropriate Governmental Authority or have been dedicated to public use and accepted by said Governmental Authority, and all necessary steps have been taken by Borrower and said Governmental Authority to assure the complete construction and installation thereof by the time needed for construction and/or occupancy and operation of the SNF.
 
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Section 3.28 Utilities.
 
All utility services and facilities necessary for the construction of the SNF and the operation thereof for their intended purposes are either available at the boundaries of the Land, or, if not, all necessary steps have been or are being taken by Borrower and the local authority or public utility company which provides such services to assure the complete installation and availability thereof when needed for construction and/or occupancy and operation of the SNF.
 
Section 3.29 Approval of Plans and Budget.
 
The Plans are a true and accurate reflection of the SNF that Borrower intends to and shall construct and there have been no modifications to or refinements of the Plans. The Plans are satisfactory to Borrower and have been approved by Borrower, and have also been approved as required by all governmental bodies or agencies having jurisdiction and by the beneficiary of any applicable restrictive covenant affecting the Land. After diligent investigation of all relevant conditions and due consultation with such parties as Borrower deems appropriate, Borrower represents that the Approved Budget attached as Exhibit C reflects Borrower’s best true, accurate and complete estimate of the costs shown therein and of the costs estimated to be necessary to construct the SNF in accordance with the Plans.
 
Section 3.30 Single Purpose Entity.
 
Borrower is a Single Purpose Entity.
 
Section 3.31 Incorporation of Representation and Warranties.
 
The request by Borrower for any advance of Loan proceeds under this Agreement shall constitute a certification by Borrower that the aforesaid representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date of such request, except with respect to financial statements to the extent that such statements have been prepared with respect to an earlier date, and matters pertaining to the period of time after the Completion Date.
 
Section 3.32 No Illegal Activity as Source of Funds.
 
No portion of the Mortgaged Property has been or will be purchased, improved, equipped or furnished with proceeds of any illegal activity.
 
Section 3.33 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, Embargo, Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
 
Borrower, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, after having made diligent inquiry, (a) each Person owning an interest in Borrower, (b) General Partner, (c) the Manager and (d) each tenant at the Mortgaged Property: (i) is not currently identified on OFAC List and (ii) is not a Person with whom a citizen of the United States is prohibited to engage in transactions by any trade embargo, economic sanction, or other prohibition of United States law, regulation or Executive Order of the President of the United States. Borrower has implemented procedures and will consistently apply those procedures throughout the term of the Loan, to ensure the foregoing representations and warranties remain true and correct during the term of the Loan.
 
Section 3.34 Compliance with Health Care Laws.
 
(a) Without limiting the generality of any other provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any other representation or warranty made herein, Borrower, Manager and the Mortgaged Property and, to Borrower’s knowledge, each of Borrower’s or Manager’s licensed employees and contractors (other than contracted agencies) in the exercise of their respective duties on behalf of Borrower or Manager (with respect to its operation of the Mortgaged Property) or any portion of the Mortgaged Property, is in material compliance with all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any federal, state or local governmental authority with respect to regulatory matters primarily relating to patient healthcare and/or patient healthcare information, including without limitation, if applicable, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“HIPAA”) (collectively, “Healthcare Laws”)). Borrower and/or Manager, as applicable, has maintained in all material respects all records required to be maintained by any applicable governmental agency or authority or otherwise under the Healthcare Laws and, to the knowledge of Borrower, there are no presently existing circumstances which would result or likely would result in material violations of the applicable Healthcare Laws. Borrower and/or Manager, as applicable, and its or their respective Affiliates have such permits, licenses, franchises, certificates and other approvals or authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities as are necessary under applicable law to own or lease, their respective projects and to conduct their respective business in connection with the projects (including without limitation such permits as are required under such Healthcare Laws).
 
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(b) To the extent that and for so long as (i) Borrower or Manager is a “covered entity” within the meaning of HIPAA or (ii) Borrower or Manager (with respect to its operation of the Mortgaged Property) and/or their respective business and operations (with respect to the Mortgaged Property) are subject to or covered by the so-called “Administrative Simplification” provisions of HIPAA, such entity (A) has undertaken or will undertake in a timely manner all necessary surveys, audits, inventories, reviews, analyses and/or assessments (including any necessary risk assessments) or all areas of its business and operations required by HIPAA and/or that could adversely affected by the failure of such entity to be HIPAA Compliant (as defined below); (B) has developed or will develop in a timely manner a detailed plan and time line for becoming HIPAA Compliant (a “HIPAA Compliance Plan”); and (C) has implemented or will implement those provisions of such HIPAA Compliance Plan in all material respects necessary to ensure that such entity is or becomes HIPAA Compliant. For purposes hereof, “HIPAA Compliant” shall mean that Borrower or Manager, as applicable (1) is or will be in compliance with each of the applicable requirements of the so-called “Administrative Simplification” provisions of HIPAA on and as of each date that any part thereof, or any final rule or regulation thereunder, becomes effective in accordance with its or their terms, as the case may be (each such date, a “HIPAA Compliance Date”) and (2) is not and could not reasonably be expected to become, as of any date following any such HIPAA Compliance Date, the subject of any civil or criminal penalty, process, claim, action or proceeding, or any administrative or other regulatory review, survey, process or proceeding, (other than routine surveys or reviews conducted by any governmental health plan or other accreditation entity) that could result in any of the foregoing or that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect Borrower’s or Manager’s business, operations, assets, properties or condition (financial or otherwise), in connection with any actual or potential violation by any such entity of the then effective provisions of HIPAA.
 
(c) During the course of Lender's, its agents' or employees' inspection of the Facility pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Lender, its agents or employees may encounter individually identifiable healthcare information or other confidential information relating to the residents at the Facility (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). Unless otherwise required by law, Lender, its agents and employees shall not disclose, compile, aggregate, remove from the Facility or record in any manner any Confidential Information, and shall not cause Borrower or the Facility to violate any laws, regulations or ordinances intended to protect the privacy rights of the residents at the Facility, including, without limitation, the HIPAA or its implementing regulations.

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Section 3.35 No Change in Facts or Circumstances.
 
All information in the application for the Loan submitted to Lender (the “Loan Application”) and in all financial statements, rent rolls, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan Application are complete and accurate in all material respects, except to the extent updated or modified in the Loan Documents and the corresponding Exhibits. There has been no material adverse change in any fact or circumstance that would make any such information incomplete or inaccurate.
 
Section 3.36 Fraud and Abuse.
 
(a) Anti-Kickback Law. After consultation with counsel concerning the federal anti-kickback law (42 U.S.C.A. SEC. 1320a-7b(b)), neither Borrower nor its agent have offered or given any remuneration or thing of value to any person to encourage referral to the facility in violation of the anti-kickback law, nor has Borrower or its agent solicited or received any remuneration or thing of value in exchange for Borrower’s agreement to make referrals or to purchase goods or services for the Facility in violation of the anti-kickback law.
 
(b) Relationships. No physician or other healthcare practitioner has an ownership interest in, or illegal financial relationship with, Borrower, Manager or the Facility.
 
(c) Required Adjustments. All cost report periods for all Facility payors, that in the normal course of the operations of the Facility should have been closed and settled, have been closed and settled, and all required adjustments have been fully paid and/or implemented for such report periods.

ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOAN ADVANCES
 
Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Construction Advance.
 
Lender’s obligation to make the initial advance of Loan proceeds pursuant to the terms hereof (including, without limitation Section 7.1 hereof) shall be subject to receipt of the following documents and satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
 
(a) Receipt by Lender of satisfactory evidence described in Section 7.2 (Borrower’s Funds), that Borrower has paid the equity contribution required pursuant to that Section or satisfactory evidence that Borrower has sufficient cash or other liquid collateral available to pay such equity contribution.
 
(b) A list of all Major Subcontractors identified by the General Contractor, and related subcontracts not yet reviewed by Lender.
 
(c) No condition to subsequent construction advances as set forth in Section 4.2(a), (b) or (c) (Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Construction Advances) hereof shall be breached with respect to the first advance.
 
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(d) Receipt by Lender of any other documents and assurances as it may reasonably request.
 
Section 4.2 Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Construction Advances.
 
In addition to compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 (Conditions Precedent to Initial Construction Advance), Lender’s obligation to make any advance of Loan funds after the initial advance shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
 
(a) Borrower shall be in full compliance hereunder and shall not be in Default hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that Lender may, in its discretion, elect to make advances notwithstanding the existence of a Default, and any advance so made shall be deemed to have been made pursuant to this Agreement and shall be secured by the Loan Documents.
 
(b) Neither the Improvements, to the extent then constructed, nor the Land nor any part thereof shall have been materially damaged, destroyed, condemned or threatened with condemnation.
 
(c) No order or notice shall have been made by, or received from, any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction stating that the work of construction is or will be in violation of any law, ordinance, code or regulation affecting the Land and/or the Improvements.
 
(d) Prior to each disbursement, Lender may, if it determines that such endorsements are necessary to protect its first lien, require such endorsements to its title insurance policy as Lender may, in its sole discretion, determine are necessary. The form and substance of such endorsements must be satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion.
 
(e) A list of any additional Major Subcontractors together with related subcontracts not previously submitted to Lender.
 
(f) Receipt by Lender of a report from Architect certifying the amount of such disbursement fairly reflects the value of the work and materials incorporated into the SNF and that the work being paid for has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the Plans.
 
(g) Receipt and approval by Lender of an updated environmental assessment report if requested by Lender in its sole discretion.
 
Section 4.3 Conditions Precedent to Final Construction Advance.
 
In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 (Conditions Precedent to Initial Construction Advance) and Section 4.2 (Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Construction Advance), Lender’s obligation to make the final construction advance of retained Loan funds shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent.
 
(a) Completion of construction of the SNF in accordance with the Plans, and receipt by Lender of an AIA Form G704, “Certificate of Substantial Completion,” fully executed by Borrower, General Contractor and Architect.
 
(b) Receipt by Lender of the Certificate(s) of Occupancy for the SNF issued by the appropriate Governmental Authority.
 
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(c) Borrower’s agreement to provide, upon completion of the SNF, such title insurance endorsements as Lender may require to its title insurance policy insuring that the SNF has been completed free of mechanics’ liens, or, at Lender’s election, an ALTA rewrite of its title insurance policy together with such endorsements thereto as Lender may require. Such additional endorsements or policy rewrite shall include, without limitation, an ALTA Form 3.1 endorsement with parking, if available under applicable law.
 
(d) Receipt of an “as-built” ALTA minimum standard survey of the Land and the Improvements acceptable to Lender and the title insurance company issuing the title insurance policy referred to above and meeting the requirements of Lender, locating all property lines, building setback lines, easements and the Improvements, and showing no state of facts objectionable to Lender, together with a certificate from the licensed surveyor, approved by Lender, that prepared the survey.
 
(e) There shall be no statutory liens on record for labor or material arising out of the construction of the SNF; provided, however, that if there are any such liens Borrower shall have made arrangements satisfactory to Lender for the disposition or bonding thereof.
 
(f) Upon completion of the SNF, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a certificate of completion containing the following: (i) Borrower’s statement of the aggregate amount of costs incurred in connection with the construction of the SNF but not paid by Borrower before the Completion Date and (ii) Borrower’s certification that no portion of the proceeds of the Loan has been applied to pay or reimburse any costs or expenses in excess of the total amount of costs shown in the Approved Budget, together with interest and servicing fees incurred in connection with the Loan.
 
(g) Receipt by Lender of an acceptable short term radon test.
 
(h) Receipt by Lender of a copy of the recorded Notice of Completion, if applicable.
 
(i) The Management Agreement shall be in full force and effect and no default shall have occurred and be continuing thereunder.
 
(j) Updated certificates of insurance evidencing the insurance coverage required under Section 5.5(d), (e) and (g) (Insurance).
 
(k) Inspector has prepared a hard cost list of punch items to be approved by Lender and such list of punch items does not exceed $300,000 in the aggregate and Borrower expressly agrees to cause such list of punch items to be completed within ninety (90) days of the date of the final construction advance of retained Loan funds.
 
(l) Receipt by Lender of written evidence that Borrower has filed an application to operate the SNF as a skilled nursing facility, under the laws of the state where the Land is located including without limitation, an application for all permits required for the use and occupancy of the Facility and the operation of the Facility as a skilled nursing facility.
 
(m) Receipt by Lender of written evidence that Borrower has completed all deferred maintenance items listed in Exhibit I attached hereto and incorporated herein.
 
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ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF BORROWER
 
Borrower agrees with and covenants unto Lender that until the Loan Obligations have been paid in full, Borrower shall:
 
Section 5.1 Payment of Loan/Performance of Loan Obligations.
 
Duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest of the Note in accordance with its terms and duly and punctually pay and perform (after giving consideration to any applicable grace or cure period) or cause to be paid or performed all Loan Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.
 
Section 5.2 Maintenance of Existence.
 
Maintain its existence as a Tennessee limited partnership, and, in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned by it or in which the transaction of its business makes qualification necessary, maintain good standing.
 
Section 5.3 Maintenance of Single Purpose.
 
Maintain its existence as a Single Purpose Entity.
 
Section 5.4 Accrual and Payment of Taxes.
 
During each fiscal year, make adequate provision for the payment of all current tax liabilities of all kinds including, without limitation, federal and state income taxes, franchise taxes, payroll taxes, provider taxes (to the extent necessary to participate in and receive maximum funding pursuant to Reimbursement Contracts), Taxes (as defined in the Security Instrument), all required withholding of income taxes of employees, all required old age and unemployment contributions, and all required payments to employee benefit plans, and pay the same when they become due.
 
Section 5.5 Insurance.
 
At all times while the Loan Obligations are outstanding, maintain, at its expense (and provide satisfactory evidence thereof to Lender) the following insurance coverages and policies with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the Facility, which coverages and policies must be acceptable to Lender’s insurance consultant in its sole discretion:
 
(a) Architect’s professional liability insurance in at least the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate, which shall include “tail” coverage insuring Borrower for acts occurring prior to the date hereof, with a Ten Million Dollar ($10,000,000) umbrella policy which includes coverage for professional liability.
 
(b) Professional liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury or death, in or about the Facility to be on a so-called “occurrence” basis for at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) in the aggregate which shall also insure against claims for acts occurring prior to the date of the Loan.
 
(c) Commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage, in or about the Facility to be on a so-called “occurrence” basis for at least Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) per occurrence and Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) in the aggregate with a Ten Million Dollar ($10,000,000) umbrella coverage.
 
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(d) Until completion of construction of the SNF, all risk course of construction insurance with Lender’s loss payable endorsement attached to a Builder’s Risk Completed Value non-reporting form of policy (provided that in no event may the amount of coverage to be maintained by Borrower be less than the amount of coverage necessary to eliminate any risk of co-insurance of loss).
 
(e) Comprehensive “all risk” or “special” cause of loss insurance for the Facility (which must include coverage for the SNF upon completion of construction
 
(f) Workers’ compensation insurance for the General Contractor and as required by the laws of the Property Jurisdiction, in an amount at least equal to the minimum required by law, and employer’s liability insurance with a limit of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per accident and per disease per employee, with respect to the Facility.
 
(g) Business interruption income insurance for the Facility (which must include coverage for the SNF upon completion of construction) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the net operating income for the Facility plus carrying costs and extraordinary expenses of the Facility for a period of twelve (12) months as projected by Lender, containing a ninety (90) day extended period of indemnity endorsement. Such insurance shall also include an agreed insurance amount endorsement waiving all co-insurance provisions.
 
(h) Comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance, including property damage coverage and time element coverage in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost, without deduction for depreciation, of the Facility housing the machinery, if steam boilers, pipes, turbines, engines or any other pressure vessels are in operation with respect to the Facility. Such insurance coverage shall include a “joint loss” clause if such coverage is provided by an insurance carrier other than that which provides the comprehensive “all risk” insurance described above.
 
(i) A blanket fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance coverage insuring against losses resulting from dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by (i) Borrower’s personnel, (ii) any employees of outside firms that provide appraisal, legal, data processing or other services for Borrower and (iii) temporary contract employees or student interns.
 
(j) Motor vehicle coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles used in connection with the operation of the Facility containing a minimum per occurrence coverage amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and a minimum aggregate coverage amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
 
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(k) Flood Hazard insurance if any portion of the Improvements is located in a “flood zone area,” as identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a 100-year flood zone or “special flood hazard area” and in which flood insurance is available. In lieu thereof, Lender will accept proof, satisfactory to it in its sole discretion, that the Improvements are not within the boundaries of a designated area.
 
(l) If the Facility is located in a seismically active area or an area prone to geologic instability and mine subsidence, Lender may require an inspection by a qualified structural or geological engineer satisfactory to Lender, and at Borrower’s expense. The Facility must be structurally and geologically sound and capable of withstanding normal seismic activity or geological movement. Lender reserves the right to require earthquake insurance or Maximum Probable Loss insurance on a case by case basis in amounts determined by Lender.
 
(m) Such other insurance coverage as may be deemed necessary at any time during the term of the Loan and as shall be provided within such time periods as Lender may determine, in each case, in its commercially reasonable discretion.
 
All insurance policies shall have a term of not less than one year and shall be in the form and amount and with deductibles as, from time to time, shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion. All such policies shall provide for loss payable solely to Lender and shall contain a standard “non-contributory mortgagee” endorsement or its equivalent relating, among other things, to recovery by Lender notwithstanding the negligent or willful acts or omissions of Borrower and notwithstanding (i) occupancy or use of the Facility for purposes more hazardous than those permitted by the terms of such policy, (ii) any foreclosure or other action taken by Lender pursuant to the Security Instrument upon the occurrence of an Event of Default thereunder, or (iii) any change in title or ownership of the Facility.
 
All insurance policies must be written by a licensed insurance carrier in the State in which the Facility is located and must be a Qualified Insurer. All liability insurance policies (including, but not limited to, general liability, professional liability and any applicable blanket and/or umbrella policies) must name “GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank and its successors and/or assigns as their interests may appear” as additional insureds, and all property insurance policies must name “GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank and its successors and/or assigns” as the named mortgage holder entitled to all insurance proceeds. Lender shall have the right, without Borrower’s consent, by notice to the insurance company, to change the additional insured and named mortgagee endorsements in connection with any sale of the Loan. All insurance policies for the above required insurance must provide for thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation to Lender. The proceeds of any of the policies described in Section 5.5(d) and (e) and shall be payable by check and shall be payable jointly to Lender and Borrower and delivered to Lender, the check shall be endorsed to Lender by Borrower and such proceeds shall be applied by Lender, at its sole option, either (i) to the full or partial payment or prepayment of the Loan Obligations (without premium), or (ii) to the repair and/or restoration of the Improvements, Equipment and Inventory damaged or taken as more particularly described below. If the check for such proceeds is received by Borrower, it shall be held in trust for Lender and promptly delivered to Lender by Borrower with Borrower’s endorsement to Lender.
 
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Policies or binders, together with evidence of the above required insurance on ACORD Form 27 or its equivalent, must be submitted to Lender prior to setting the interest rate on the Loan.

With respect to insurance policies which require payment of premiums annually, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration dates of the insurance policies obtained pursuant to this Agreement, Borrower shall pay such amount, except to the extent Lender is escrowing sums therefor pursuant to the Loan Documents. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration dates of the insurance policies obtained pursuant to this Agreement, originals or certified copies of renewals of such policies (or certificates evidencing such renewals) bearing notations evidencing the payment of premiums or accompanied by other evidence satisfactory to Lender of such payment, which premiums shall not be paid by Borrower through or by any financing arrangement, shall be delivered by Borrower to Lender at the address set forth in Section 10.7 hereof and in Exhibit “E” hereto. Borrower shall not carry separate insurance, concurrent in kind or form or contributing in the event of loss, with any insurance required under this Section 5.5. If the limits of any policy required hereunder are reduced or eliminated due to a covered loss, Borrower shall pay the additional premium, if any, in order to have the original limits of insurance reinstated, or Borrower shall purchase new insurance in the same type and amount that existed immediately prior to the loss.

If Borrower fails to maintain and deliver to Lender the original policies or certificates of insurance required by this Agreement, Lender may, at its option, procure such insurance and Borrower shall pay or, as the case may be, reimburse Lender for, all premiums thereon promptly, upon demand by Lender, with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date paid by Lender to the date of repayment and such sum shall constitute a part of the Loan Obligations.

The insurance required by this Agreement may, at the option of Borrower, be effected by blanket and/or umbrella policies issued to Borrower or to an Affiliate of Borrower covering the Facility and the properties of such Affiliate; provided that, in each case, the policies otherwise comply with the provisions of this Agreement and allocate to the Facility, from time to time, the coverage specified by this Agreement, without possibility of reduction or coinsurance by reason of, or damage to, any other property (real or personal) named therein. If the insurance required by this Agreement shall be effected by any such blanket or umbrella policies, Borrower shall furnish to Lender original policies or certified copies thereof, with schedules attached thereto showing the amount of the insurance provided under such policies which is applicable to the Facility.

Neither Lender nor its agents or employees shall be liable for any loss or damage insured by the insurance policies required to be maintained under this Agreement; it being understood that (a) Borrower shall look solely to its insurance company for the recovery of such loss or damage, (b) such insurance company shall have no rights of subrogation against Lender, its agents or employees, and (c) Borrower shall use its best efforts to procure from such insurance company a waiver of subrogation rights against Lender. If, however, such insurance policies do not provide for a waiver of subrogation rights against Lender (whether because such a waiver is unavailable or otherwise), then Borrower hereby agrees, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent not prohibited by such insurance policies, to waive its rights of recovery, if any, against Lender, its agents and employees, whether resulting from any damage to the Facility, any liability claim in connection with the Facility or otherwise. If any such insurance policy shall prohibit Borrower from waiving such claims, then Borrower must obtain from such insurance company a waiver of subrogation rights against Lender.

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Borrower appoints Lender as Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, which appointment shall be deemed irrevocable and coupled with an interest, to cause the issuance of an endorsement of any insurance policy to bring Borrower into compliance herewith and, as limited above, at Lender’s sole option, to make any claim for, receive payment for, and execute and endorse any documents, checks or other instruments in payment for loss, theft, or damage covered under any such insurance policy; provided, however, that in no event will Lender be liable for failure to collect any amounts payable under any insurance policy.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, Lender agrees that Lender shall make the net proceeds of insurance or condemnation (after payment of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses) available to Borrower for Borrower’s repair, restoration and replacement of the Improvements, Equipment and Inventory damaged or taken if the following conditions are met:
 
(a) the aggregate amount of all such proceeds shall not exceed the aggregate amount of all such Loan Obligations.
 
(b) at the time of such loss or damage and at all times thereafter while Lender is holding any portion of such proceeds, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
 
(c) the Improvements, Equipment, and Inventory for which loss or damage has resulted shall be capable of being restored to their preexisting condition and utility in all material respects with a value equal to or greater than that which existed prior to such loss or damage and such restoration shall be capable of being completed prior to the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration of business interruption insurance as determined by the Inspector or (ii) the Maturity Date;
 
(d) within thirty (30) days from the date of such loss or damage Borrower shall have given Lender a written notice electing to have the proceeds applied for such purpose;
 
(e) within sixty (60) days following the date of notice under the preceding subsection (d) and prior to any proceeds being disbursed to Borrower, Borrower shall have provided to Lender all of the following:
 
(i) complete plans and specifications for restoration, repair and replacement of the Improvements, Equipment and Inventory damaged to the condition, utility and value required by subsection (c) above,

(ii) if loss or damage exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), fixed price or guaranteed maximum cost bonded construction contracts for completion of the repair and restoration work in accordance with such plans and specifications.

(iii) builder’s risk insurance for the full cost of construction with Lender named under a standard mortgagee loss-payable clause,

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(iv) such additional funds, as in Lender’s reasonable opinion are necessary, to complete such repair, restoration and replacement, and

(v) copies of all permits and licenses necessary to complete the work in accordance with the plans and specifications;

(f) Lender may, at Borrower’s expense, retain an independent inspector to review and approve plans and specifications and completed construction and to approve all requests for disbursement, which approvals shall be conditions precedent to release of proceeds as work progresses;
 
(g) no portion of such proceeds shall be made available by Lender for architectural reviews or for any purpose which is not directly attributable to the cost of repairing, restoring or replacing the Improvements, Equipment and Inventory for which a loss or damage has occurred unless the same is covered by such insurance;
 
(h) Borrower shall diligently pursue such work and shall complete such work prior to the earlier to occur of the expiration of business interruption insurance or the Maturity Date;
 
(i) [Intentionally deleted];
 
(j) each disbursement by Lender of such proceeds and deposits shall be funded subject to the conditions and in accordance with the terms hereof;
 
(k) Lender shall have a first lien and security interest in all building materials and completed repair and restoration work and in all fixtures and equipment acquired with such proceeds, and Borrower shall execute and deliver such mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, financing statements and other instruments as Lender shall request to create, evidence, or perfect such lien and security interest; and
 
(l) in the event and to the extent such proceeds are not required or used for the repair, restoration and replacement of the Improvements, Equipment and Inventory for which a loss or damage has occurred, or in the event Borrower fails to timely make the election to have insurance proceeds applied to the restoration of the Improvements, Equipment, or Inventory, or, having made such election, fails to timely comply with the terms and conditions set forth herein, or, if the conditions set forth herein for such application are otherwise not satisfied, then Lender shall be entitled without notice to or consent from Borrower to apply such proceeds, or the balance thereof, at Lender’s option either (i) to the full or partial payment or prepayment of the Loan Obligations (without premium) in the manner aforesaid, or (ii) to the repair, restoration and/or replacement of all or any part of such Improvements, Equipment and Inventory for which a loss or damage has occurred.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all net proceeds of insurance or condemnation (after payment of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses, including without limitation, inspection fees) in an amount equal to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or less, per occurrence, shall be made available to Borrower to be applied to repair or rebuild is “economically feasible”. For purposes hereof, “economically feasible” shall mean that the Improvements, Equipment, and Inventory for which loss or damage has resulted shall be capable of being restored to their preexisting condition and utility in all material respects with a value equal to or greater than that which existed prior to such loss or damage and such restoration shall be capable of being completed prior to the earlier to occur of (i) the expiration of business interruption income insurance for the Facility (as described in Section 4.5(d) above) as determined by the Lender or its operating adviser or (ii) the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the Maturity Date.
 
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Section 5.6 Financial and Other Information. 
 
Provide Lender, and cause Guarantor and Manager to provide to Lender, at its address set forth in Section 10.7 and at GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation, 8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1460, Dallas, Texas 75225, the following financial statements and information on a continuing basis during the term of the Loan:
 
(a) Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of Guarantor, consolidated financial statements for the Guarantor and its subsidiaries, including Borrower, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, audited by a nationally recognized accounting firm or independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Lender, which statements shall include a balance sheet and a statement of income and expenses for the year then ended. In lieu of its obligations hereunder, Guarantor may submit to Lender, upon its filing thereof, a copy of its Form 10 K as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(b) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Facility and Borrower (if different from the Facility), unaudited annual financial statements of the operations of the Facility, prepared by a financial officer of Borrower in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and certified as true and correct in all material respects by a financial officer of Borrower, which statements shall include a balance sheet and a statement of income and expenses for the year then ended.
 
(c) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal month of the Facility (if different from Borrower), unaudited interim financial statements of the Facility, certified as true and correct in all material respects by a financial officer of Borrower, subject to customary year end adjustments, which statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and shall include a balance sheet, statement of income and expenses for the quarter then ended.
 
(d) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower, unaudited interim financial statements of Borrower certified as true and correct in all material respects by a financial officer of Borrower or General Partner, as the case may be, subject to customary year end adjustments, which statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and shall include a balance sheet and statement of income and expenses for the quarter then ended.
 
(e) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Guarantor, unaudited interim financial statements of Guarantor, certified as true and correct in all material respects by a financial officer of Guarantor, subject to customary year end adjustments, which statements shall be prepared in accordance with general accounting principles consistently applied and shall include a balance sheet and a statement of income and expenses for the quarter then ended. In lieu of its obligations hereunder, Guarantor may submit to Lender a copy of its Form 10 Q as filed by Guarantor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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(f) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower, a statement of the number of unit days available and the actual residents days incurred for such quarter, together with quarterly census information of the Facility as of the end of such quarter in sufficient detail to show resident-mix (i.e., private, Medicare, Medicaid, and VA) on a daily average basis for such year through the end of such quarter, certified by a financial officer of Manager or Borrower to be true and correct. Such statements of the Facility shall be accompanied by the Summary of Financial Statements and Census Data attached hereto as Exhibit “D”.
 
(g) If requested by Lender, within thirty (30) days after the filing deadline, as may be extended from time to time, copies of the federal income tax returns of Borrower and Guarantor and all state and local tax returns of Borrower, together with all supporting documentation and required schedules.
 
(h) If and to the extent applicable, within ten (10) days after filing or receipt, all Medicaid and/or Medicare cost reports and any amendments thereto filed with respect to the Facility and all responses, audit reports or inquiries with respect to such cost reports.
 
(i) If and to the extent applicable, within ten (10) days after receipt, copies of all licensure and certification survey reports and statements of deficiencies (with plans of correction attached thereto).
 
(j) If and to the extent applicable, within ten (10) days after receipt, a copy of the “Medicaid Rate Calculation Worksheet” (or the equivalent thereof) from the applicable agency.
 
(k) If and to the extent applicable, within ten (10) days of receipt, a statement of the number of resident days for which the Facility has received the Medicare default rate for any applicable period. For purposes herein, “default rate” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in that certain applicable Medicare rate notification letter prepared in connection with any review or survey of the Facility.
 
(l) Within three (3) days of receipt, any and all notices (regardless of form) from any and all federal or state agencies, including any licensing and/or certifying agencies that the Facility license and/or the participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health care program, as applicable, of the Facility or any of its owners, officers, directors, agents or managing employees is being downgraded to a substandard category, revoked, suspended, or subjected to federal or state health care program exclusion, civil monetary penalty, criminal penalty, or false claims recovery, or that any such action is pending, threatened or being considered.
 
(m) If requested by Lender, evidence of payment by Borrower or Manager of any applicable provider bed taxes or similar taxes, which Borrower or Manager agrees to pay.
 
(n) If requested by Lender, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of Borrower’s fiscal quarters, and more frequently, if requested by Lender, an aged accounts payable report and an aged accounts receivable report for the Facility in sufficient detail to show amounts due from each class of patient-mix (i.e., private, Medicare, Medicaid, and V.A.) both by the account age classifications of 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 120 days and over 120 days.
 
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Any deficiency (identified above) shall be corrected by the date required by the licensure and certification agency, if such deficiency could adversely affect either (a) the right to continue participation in Medicare and Medicaid for existing residents or (b) the right to admit new Medicare and Medicaid residents, or (c) the right to continue operating the Facility as a continuing care facility.
 
If and to the extent applicable, Lender reserves the right to require that the annual financial statements of Borrower be audited and prepared by a nationally recognized accounting firm or independent certified public accountant acceptable to Lender, at their respective sole cost and expense, if (i) an Event of Default exists, (ii) if required by internal policy or by any investor in any securities backed in whole or in part by the Loan or any rating agency rating such securities, or (iii) if Lender has reasonable grounds to believe that the unaudited financial statements do not accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower, Guarantor, or Manager as the case may be.
 
Lender further reserves the right to require such other financial information of Borrower, Guarantor, Manager and/or the Facility, in such form and at such other times (including monthly or more frequently) as Lender shall reasonably deem necessary, and Borrower agrees promptly to provide or to cause to be provided, such information to Lender. All financial statements must be in the form and detail as Lender may from time to time reasonably request.
 
Section 5.7 Compliance Certificate.
 
At the time of furnishing the quarterly operating statements of the operations of the Facility required under the foregoing Section, furnish to Lender a compliance certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E executed by an officer of Borrower or General Partner.
 
Section 5.8 Books and Records.
 
Keep and maintain at all times at the Facility or Manager’s offices, and upon Lender’s request make available at the Facility or Manager’s offices, complete and accurate books of account and records (including copies of supporting bills and invoices) adequate to reflect correctly the results of the operation of the Facility, and copies of all material written contracts, leases (if any), and other instruments which affect the Mortgaged Property, which books, records, contracts, leases (if any) and other instruments shall be subject to examination and inspection at any reasonable time by Lender (upon reasonable advance notice, which for such purposes only may be given orally, except in the case of an emergency or following an Event of Default, in which case no advance notice shall be required); provided, however, that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall deliver to Lender upon written demand copies of all books, records, contracts, leases (if any) and other instruments relating to the Facility or its operation and Borrower authorizes Lender to obtain a credit report on Borrower at any time.
 
Section 5.9 Payment of Indebtedness.
 
Duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid all other Indebtedness now owing or hereafter incurred by Borrower in accordance with the terms of such Indebtedness, except such Indebtedness owing to those other than Lender which is being contested in good faith and with respect to which any execution against properties of Borrower has been effectively stayed and for which reserves and/or collateral for the payment and security thereof have been established as determined by Lender in its commercially reasonable discretion.
 
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Section 5.10 Records of Accounts.
 
Maintain all records, including records pertaining to the Accounts of Borrower, at the principal place of business of Borrower or Manager as set forth in this Agreement.
 
Section 5.11 Compliance with Licensure Laws.
 
As of the date hereof with respect to the ALF and, upon the Completion Date with respect to the SNF:
 
(a) the ALF and SNF shall be duly licensed as an assisted living facility and a skilled nursing facility, respectively, under the applicable laws of the state where the Land is located;
 
(b) Borrower shall be the lawful owner of all Permits for the Facility, which shall be in full force and effect and shall constitute all of the permits, licenses and certificates required for the use and occupancy of the Facility and the operation of the Facility as an assisted living facility and skilled nursing facility;
 
(c) Borrower and Manager, as well as the operation of the Facility, shall be in compliance in all material respects with the applicable assisted living facility and skilled nursing facility laws, rules, regulations and published interpretations to which the Facility is subject; and
 
(d) all Reimbursement Contracts, if any, shall be in full force and effect with respect to the Facility, and Borrower and Manager shall be in good standing with all the respective agencies governing such applicable licenses, program certification, and Reimbursement Contracts, if any. Borrower and Manager shall remain current in the payment of all assessments with respect to such Reimbursement Contracts, if any, throughout the term of the Loan.
 
Section 5.12 Conduct of Business.
 
Conduct, or cause Manager to conduct, as of the date hereof with respect to the ALF and as of the as of the date of opening of the SNF with respect to the SNF, the operation of the Facility at all times in a manner consistent with the level of operation of the Facility as of the date hereof, including without limitation, the following:
 
(a) to maintain the standard of care for the residents and patients of the Facility at all times at a level necessary to ensure quality care for the residents and patients of the Facility in accordance with customary and prudent industry standards;
 
(b) to operate the Facility in a prudent manner and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating thereto and cause all Permits, Reimbursement Contracts, and any other agreements necessary for the use and operation of the Facility or as may be necessary for participation in the Medicaid, Medicare, or other applicable reimbursement programs (if any) to remain in effect without reduction in the number of licensed units authorized for use in the Medicaid, Medicare, or other applicable reimbursement programs;
 
(c) to maintain sufficient Inventory and Equipment of types and quantities at the Facility to enable Borrower and/or Manager (as applicable) to adequately perform operations of the Facility;
 
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(d) to keep all Improvements and Equipment located on or used or useful in connection with the Facility in good repair, working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from time to time make all needed and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions, and improvements thereto to keep the same in good operating condition;
 
(e) to maintain sufficient cash in the operating accounts of the Facility in order to satisfy the working capital needs of the Facility; and
 
(f) to keep all required Permits current and in full force and effect.
 
Section 5.13 Periodic Surveys.
 
Furnish to Lender or cause Manager to furnish to Lender, within twenty (20) days of receipt, a copy of any Medicare, Medicaid or other licensing agency survey or report and any statement of deficiencies and/or any other report indicating that any action is pending or being considered to downgrade the Facility to a substandard category, and within the time period required by the particular agency for furnishing a plan of correction also furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender a copy of the plan of correction generated from such survey or report for the Facility, and correct or cause to be corrected any deficiency, the curing of which is a condition of continued licensure or for full participation in Medicaid, Medicare or other reimbursement program pursuant to any Reimbursement Contract for existing patients/residents or for new patients/residents to be admitted with Medicaid or Medicare coverage, by the date required for cure by such agency (plus extensions granted by such agency).
 
Section 5.14 [Intentionally deleted]
 
Section 5.15 [Intentionally deleted]
 
Section 5.16 Management Agreement.
 
Maintain the Management Agreement in full force and effect and timely perform all of Borrower’s obligations thereunder and enforce performance of all obligations of Manager thereunder and not permit the termination, amendment or assignment of the Management Agreement unless the prior written consent of Lender is first obtained, which consent may be withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of Lender. Borrower will enter into and cause Manager to enter into the Subordination of Management Agreement. Borrower will not enter into any other management agreement without Lender’s prior written consent, which consent may be in the sole and absolute discretion of Lender.
 
Section 5.17 Occupancy.
 
Maintain or cause to be maintained, at all times, a daily average annual (calendar year) occupancy for the ALF of eighty percent (80%) or more, as measured at the end of each of the Facility’s fiscal quarters, (based on the number of units available at the Facility) with the minimum number of units available at the Facility remaining at or in excess of the number of units set forth in the Facility description in Article I hereof. Upon the earlier to occur of the Stabilization Date or the Projected Stabilization Date, maintain or cause to be maintained, at all times, a daily average annual (calendar year) occupancy for the SNF, of eighty percent (80%) or more (based on the number of units available at the SNF) with a minimum number of units available at the SNF equal to or in excess of the number of units set forth in the Facility description in Article I hereof.
 
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Section 5.18 Updated Appraisals.
 
For so long as the Loan remains outstanding, if any Event of Default shall occur hereunder, or if, in Lender’s commercially reasonable judgment, a material depreciation in the value of the Land and/or the Improvements shall have occurred, then in any such event, Lender, may cause the Land and/or the Improvements to be appraised by an appraiser selected by Lender, and in accordance with Lender’s appraisal guidelines and procedures then in effect, and Borrower agrees to cooperate in all respects with such appraisals and furnish to the appraisers all requested information regarding the Land and Improvements and the Facility necessary to complete such appraisal. Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs incurred by Lender in connection with such appraisal which costs shall be secured by the Security Instrument and shall accrue interest at the Default Rate until paid.
 
Section 5.19 Comply with Covenants and Laws.
 
Comply, in all material respects, with all applicable covenants and restrictions of record and all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and keep the Facility and the Mortgaged Property in compliance in all material respects, with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, and laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to zoning, health, building codes, setback requirements, Medicaid and Medicare laws and keep the Permits for the Facility in full force and effect.
 
Section 5.20 Taxes and Other Charges.
 
Subject to Borrower’s right to contest the same as set forth in Section 9(d) of the Security Instrument, pay all taxes, assessments, charges, claims for labor, supplies, rent, and other obligations which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien against property of Borrower, except Liens to the extent permitted by this Agreement.
 
Section 5.21 Commitment Letter.
 
Provide all items and pay all amounts required by the Commitment Letter. If any term of the Commitment Letter shall conflict with the terms of this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern and control. As to any matter contained in the Commitment Letter, and as to which no mention is made in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Commitment Letter shall continue to be in effect and shall survive the execution of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents.
 
Section 5.22 Certificate.
 
Upon Lender’s written request, furnish Lender with a certificate stating that Borrower has complied with and is in compliance with all terms, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party and that there exists no Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents or, if such is not the case, that one or more specified events have occurred, and that the representations and warranties contained herein are true and correct with the same effect as though made on the date of such certificate, or if not, then stating the reasons for which such representations and/or warranties are no longer true and correct.
 
Section 5.23 Notice of Fees or Penalties.
 
Immediately notify Lender, upon Borrower’s knowledge thereof, of the assessment by any state or any Medicare, Medicaid, health or licensing agency of any fines or penalties against Borrower, Manager, or the Facility.
 
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Section 5.24 Inspector:
 
Pay all fees and expenses of Inspector.
 
Section 5.25 Construction Start and Completion.
 
Commence construction of the SNF no later than thirty (30) days from the date hereof, and thereafter diligently proceed with construction of the SNF, in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with the Plans, and substantially complete construction of the SNF in accordance with the Plans on or before the Substantial Completion Date. Borrower will, forthwith upon completion of the construction of the SNF, cause the same to be inspected by each appropriate governmental body, shall correct any defects and deficiencies which may be required by any such inspection and shall cause to be duly issued all occupancy certificates and other temporary licenses, permits, and authorizations necessary for the occupancy of the Land and the SNF and the operation of the SNF as a skilled nursing facility. In any event, Borrower shall do and perform all of the foregoing acts and things and cause to be issued and executed all such occupancy certificates, licenses and authorizations on or before the Completion Date subject to Force Majeure or Lender’s written consent to agree to extend such date.
 
Section 5.26 Protection Against Liens.
 
Pay and discharge all claims for labor performed and material and services furnished in connection with construction of the SNF, to diligently record or procure the recordation of a valid notice of completion, if applicable, upon completion of construction, to diligently record or procure for recordation of a notice of cessation, if applicable, in the event of a cessation of labor, on the work of the SNF for a continuous period of thirty (30) days or more, and to take all other steps necessary to forestall the assertion of claims or liens either against the Land or the Improvements or any part thereof or right or interest appurtenant thereto or of claims against Lender or the Loan proceeds. Borrower shall give Lender written notice within ten (10) days of Borrower’s receipt of notice that a mechanic’s lien has been filed, along with a copy of the recorded lien. Nothing herein contained shall require Borrower to pay any claims for labor, materials or services which Borrower, in good faith disputes and which Borrower, at its own expense, is currently and diligently contesting; provided, however, that not later than ten (10) days after the notice of the filing of any claim or lien against the Land and/or the Improvements which is disputed or contested by Borrower, Borrower shall either (a) record or cause to be recorded a surety bond sufficient to release said claim or lien and promptly give notice of such recordation to the lienholder or claimant, or (b) make other arrangements therefor satisfactory to Lender. Lender shall not be required (a) to extend the Maturity Date by reason of Borrower’s failure to pay such claims, or (b) to make any disbursements of the proceeds of the Loan until any mechanic’s or materialmen’s lien claims have been waived or insured over by Lender’s title insurer.
 
Section 5.27 Construction Inspections Permitted.
 
Lender and its representatives, including the Inspector, shall have the right, at all reasonable times during regular business hours and upon reasonable prior notice (and at any time in the event of an emergency), to enter upon the Land and inspect the work of construction to determine that the same is in conformity with the Plans and all of the requirements hereof. If in Lender’s sole judgment it is necessary, Lender shall have the further right, from time to time, to retain a consultant or consultants, at Borrower’s reasonable expense, to inspect the work and verify compliance by Borrower with the provisions hereof. Borrower understands and agrees that said inspections are for the sole purpose of protecting Lender’s Loan advances and security for the Loan and are made solely for Lender’s benefit; that such inspections may be superficial and general in nature, primarily to inform Lender of the progress of construction of the SNF; and that, in any event, Borrower shall not be entitled to rely on any such inspection(s) as constituting Lender’s approval, satisfaction or acceptance with respect to materials, workmanship, conformance to Plans or otherwise. Borrower hereby agrees to make its own inspections of the construction to determine that the quality of the SNF and all other requirements of the work of construction financed by the Loan are being performed in a manner satisfactory to Borrower, and Borrower agrees to immediately notify Lender in writing should the same show any work to be unsatisfactory in any manner. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower shall permit Lender to examine and copy all books and account records and other papers relating to the Land and the construction of the SNF; and Borrower will use its best efforts to cause all contractors, subcontractors and materialmen to cooperate with Lender to enable it to do so.
 
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Section 5.28 Construction and Repairs.
 
Complete or restore promptly and in good workmanlike manner any building or other Improvement which may be constructed, damaged, or destroyed and pay when due all costs incurred therefor. Borrower shall replace any work or materials which do not fully comply with the Plans approved by Lender, or are in some other manner in violation of this Agreement within fifteen (15) days after written notice to Borrower of such fact. Work shall not cease on the construction of the SNF for any reason whatsoever for a period of fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days unless and to the extent that such delay is the result of an event of Force Majeure or as otherwise consented to in writing by Lender.
 
Section 5.29 Notify Lender of Litigation or Compliance.
 
Promptly notify Lender in writing (a) of any litigation or possible litigation affecting Borrower, Guarantor, the Facility, the Land and/or the Improvements or any part thereof, (b) of all complaints or charges made by any Governmental Authority affecting Borrower, the Facility, the Land and/or the Improvements in each case if such item described in (i) or (ii) above is reasonably likely to delay or require changes in the construction of the SNF or impair the security of Lender with respect to its Loan, and (c) in the event that any covenant contained herein becomes untrue or there shall have been any breach in Borrower’s compliance with any such covenant.
 
Section 5.30 Intentionally Deleted
 
Section 5.31 Loan Closing Certification.
 
Immediately notify Lender, in writing, in the event any representation, warranty or covenant contained in that certain Loan Closing Certification of even date herewith, executed by Borrower for the benefit of Lender, becomes untrue (except by virtue of changes in facts and circumstances permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) or there shall have been any material adverse change in any representation, warranty or covenant.
 
Section 5.32 Further Documentation.
 
In the event that any further documentation or information is deemed necessary or appropriate by Lender to correct patent mistakes in the Loan Documents, materials relating to the Lender’s Title Insurance Policy or the funding of the Loan, Borrower shall provide, or cause to be provided to Lender, at Borrower’s cost and expense, such documentation or information.
 
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Section 5.33 Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, Embargo, Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
 
Borrower shall comply with all Requirements of Law relating to money laundering, anti-terrorism, trade embargos and economic sanctions, now or hereafter in effect. Upon Lender’s request from time to time during the term of the Loan, Borrower shall certify in writing to Lender that Borrower’s representations, warranties and obligations under Section 3.32 (No Illegal Activity as Source of Funds) and Section 3.33 (Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, etc.) and this Section 5.33 remain true and correct and have not been breached. Borrower shall immediately notify Lender in writing if any of such representations, warranties or covenants are no longer true or have been breached or if Borrower has a reasonable basis to believe that they may no longer be true or have been breached. In connection with such an event, Borrower shall comply with all Requirements of Law and directives of Governmental Authorities and, at Lender’s request, provide to Lender copies of all notices, reports and other communications exchanged with, or received from, Governmental Authorities relating to such an event. Borrower shall also reimburse Lender any expense incurred by Lender in evaluating the effect of such an event on the Loan and Lender’s interest in the collateral for the Loan, in obtaining any necessary license from Governmental Authorities as may be necessary for Lender to enforce its rights under the Loan Documents, and in complying with all Requirements of Law applicable to Lender as the result of the existence of such an event and for any penalties or fines imposed upon Lender as a result thereof.
 
Section 5.34 Compliance Program.
 
Maintain a compliance program including, at a minimum, the seven basic compliance elements described in Section II.A. of the OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities published by the Office of the Inspector General on March 16, 2000, at 65 Fed. Reg. 14289, as amended from time to time. Upon Lender’s request to Borrower, Borrower or Manager shall (a) provide a copy of its written compliance program, (b) identify its program compliance officer, and (c) summarize its training and other activities conducted pursuant to such program during the preceding year.

ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF BORROWER
 
Until the Loan Obligations have been paid in full, Borrower shall not:
 
Section 6.1 Assignment of Licenses and Permits.
 
Assign or transfer any of its interest in any Permits or Reimbursement Contracts (including rights to payment thereunder) pertaining to the Facility to anyone other than Lender, or assign, transfer, or remove or permit any other Person to assign, transfer, or remove any records pertaining to the Facility including, without limitation, resident or patient records, medical and clinical records (except for removal of such resident or patient records as directed by the residents or patients owning such records), without Lender’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or refused in Lender’s sole discretion.
 
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Section 6.2 No Liens; Exceptions.
 
Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to the Facility or any of its properties, rights, income or other assets relating thereto, including, without limitation, the Mortgaged Property whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following permitted Liens (“Permitted Encumbrances”):
 
(a) Liens at any time existing in favor of Lender;
 
(b) All liens, encumbrances or encroachments which are listed and described in Schedule B of the Lender’s Title Insurance Policy;
 
(c) Easements created in the ordinary course of constructing the SNF in accordance with the Plans for which affirmative title insurance coverage is provided within thirty (30) days after the date of filing of any such easement;
 
(d) Inchoate Liens arising by operation of law for the purchase of labor, services, materials, equipment or supplies, provided payment shall not be delinquent and, if such Lien is a lien upon any of the Land or Improvements, such Lien must be fully disclosed to Lender and bonded off and removed from the Land and Improvements or otherwise resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.26 (Protection Against Liens);
 
(e) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure performance of tenders, statutory obligations, leases and contracts (other than for money borrowed or for credit received with respect to property acquired) entered into in the ordinary course of business as presently conducted or to secure obligations for surety or appeal bonds;
 
(f) Liens in connection with purchase money financing (including Equipment leases) for the acquisition of Equipment provided that at no time shall such purchase money financing (including the principal component of any Equipment leases) exceed $75,000.00 in any one case and $200,000.00 in the aggregate without Lender’s prior written consent; and
 
(g) Liens for current year’s taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable.
 
Section 6.3 Merger, Consolidation, etc.
 
Except as otherwise provided in the Mortgage, consummate any merger, consolidation or similar transaction, or sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions), all or substantially all of its assets (whether now or hereafter acquired), without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted or refused in Lender’s sole discretion.
 
Section 6.4 Disposition of Assets.
 
Sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its assets or assets having a value in excess of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), unless replaced with assets of equal or greater value and utility, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted or refused in Lender’s commercially reasonable discretion.
 
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Section 6.5 Change of Business.
 
Make any material change in the nature of its business as it is being conducted (or contemplated to be conducted with respect to the SNF and disclosed to Lender) as of the date hereof.
 
Section 6.6 Changes in Accounting.
 
Change its methods of accounting, unless such change is permitted by GAAP, and provided such change does not have the effect of curing or preventing what would otherwise be an Event of Default or Default had such change not taken place.
 
Section 6.7 ERISA Funding and Termination.
 
Engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under a statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA.
 
Section 6.8 Transactions with Affiliates.
 
Enter into any transaction with an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor other than in the ordinary course of its business and on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower than those they could obtain in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.
 
Section 6.9 Transfer of Ownership Interests.
 
Except as otherwise permitted under Section 13 of the Security Instrument, permit a change in the ownership interests of the Persons comprising Borrower unless the written consent of Lender is first obtained, which consent may be granted or refused in Lender’s sole discretion.
 
Section 6.10 Change of Use.
 
Alter or change the use of the Facility except as contemplated in connection with the Loan or permit any management agreement for the Facility other than the Management Agreement or enter into any operating lease for the Facility (excluding residency agreements), unless Borrower first notifies Lender and provides Lender a copy of the proposed lease agreement or management agreement, obtains Lender’s written consent thereto, which consent may be withheld in Lender’s sole discretion, and obtains and provides Lender with a subordination agreement in form satisfactory to Lender, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion, from such manager or lessee subordinating to all rights of Lender.
 
Section 6.11 Place of Business.
 
Change its chief executive office or its principal place of business without first giving Lender at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof and promptly providing Lender such information and amendatory financing statements as Lender may request in connection therewith.
 
Section 6.12 Acquisitions.
 
Directly or indirectly, purchase, lease, manage, own, operate, or otherwise acquire any property or other assets (or any interest therein) which are not used in connection with the operation of the Facility.
 
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Section 6.13 Changes to Plans.
 
Make any material change to any of the Plans (other than in connection with Permitted Change Orders) or working drawings, whether by change order or otherwise, without the prior written approval of Lender, and, to the extent that such approvals may be required, without the prior written approval of all appropriate Governmental Authorities and the Inspector. As a condition to its approval of any change, Lender may require verification that the change will not materially increase the time required to complete the construction of the SNF or increase the total cost of constructing the SNF unless Borrower provides evidence of its ability to pay such increased costs into the Facility construction fund held by Lender. If the proposed change is reasonable likely to materially affect the Approved Budget, Borrower shall follow the procedure described in Section 7.1(e) (Advance of Loan Funds) in requesting Lender to approve such change. For purposes herein, “materially” shall mean any single change order to the General Contractor’s construction contract in excess of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) or any change orders to the General Contractor’s construction contract in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate.
 
Section 6.14 Personal Property Incorporation.
 
Except for office equipment with an aggregate value not to exceed $25,000 and transportation vehicles leased from independent third party vendors, purchase or install in the Improvements materials, equipment or fixtures under any security agreement, conditional sales contract or other agreement wherein the seller reserves a security interest in, or the right to remove or to repossess, such items or to consider them personal property after their incorporation into the work of construction without Lender’s written consent. All personal property or construction material for which Lender advances Loan proceeds is to be stored on the Land and in Lender’s judgment must be reasonably secure from damage and theft and fully insured at all times.
 
Section 6.15 Dividends, Distributions and Redemptions.
 
Unless Borrower is current in its Loan debt service payments as required under the terms of the Note and has paid all necessary and customary expenses required of it under the Loan Documents in connection with its ownership and operation of the Facility, or except as otherwise consented to by Lender in writing, declare or pay any distributions to its partners, or purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, any ownership interests in Borrower, now or hereafter outstanding, return any capital to its partners, or make any distribution of assets to its partners.
 
Section 6.16 Change Orders.
 
Make any modification of the Plans, other than in connection with Permitted Change Orders. Upon receipt of Borrower’s written request for approval of a change order, Lender shall approve, disapprove or request additional information in order to consider such request, within ten (10) Business Days after the date of receipt. In the event that Lender does not respond to Borrower’s request within such period of time, Borrower may deliver to Lender a written notice of intent to proceed with such change order. If Lender does not approve, disapprove or request additional information within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notice, the proposed change order shall be deemed approved on the eleventh (11th) Business Day thereafter, and such change order shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, a Permitted Change Order.
 
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Section 6.17 Approved Expenditures.
 
Expend any portion of the Loan proceeds on any Costs of Construction other than items listed on the Approved Budget.
 
Section 6.18 Correction of Deficiency.
 
Fail to correct, within the time deadlines set by any applicable licensing agency, any deficiency which would result in the following actions by such agency with respect to the Facility:
 
(a) a termination of any Reimbursement Contract or any Permit; or
 
(b) a ban on new residents/patients generally.
 
Section 6.19 Maintain Single Purpose Entity.
 
(a) Engage in any business or activity other than the ownership, operation and maintenance of the Mortgaged Property, construction of the Expansion, and activities incidental thereto;
 
(b) Acquire or own any material assets other than (i) the Mortgaged Property, and (ii) such incidental machinery, equipment, fixtures and other personal property as may be necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property;
 
(c) Merge into or consolidate with any Person or dissolve, terminate or liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or change its legal structure, without in each case Lender's consent;
 
(d) Fail to preserve its existence as a limited partnership, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, or without the prior written consent of Lender, amend, modify, terminate or fail to comply with the provisions of its partnership agreement or similar organizational document, as same may be further amended or supplemented, if such amendment, modification, termination or failure to comply would adversely affect its status as a Single Purpose Entity or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, under the Note or any other Loan Document;
 
(e) Own any subsidiary or make any investment in any Person without the consent of Lender;
 
(f) Commingle its funds or assets with the assets of, or pledge its assets with or for, any of its partners, affiliates, principals or of any other Person;
 
(g) Incur any Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than the Loan and trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and other than that certain Equipment purchase money financing described in Section 6.2(f) above, provided same are paid when due;
 
(h) Fail to maintain its records, books of account and bank accounts separate and apart from those of its partners, principals and affiliates, the affiliates of any of its partners, principals and any other Person;
 
(i) Enter into any contract or agreement with any of its partners, principals or affiliates, or the affiliates of any of its partners, principals, except upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be available on an arms-length basis with third parties;
 
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(j) Seek its dissolution or winding up in whole, or in part;
 
(k) Maintain its assets in such a manner that it will be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any of its partners, principals and affiliates, the affiliates of any of its partners, principals or any other Person;
 
(l) Hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of another Person or pay another Person’s liabilities out of its own funds;
 
(m) Make any loans or advances (except to the extent a loan or advance may be considered an “Account”) to any third party, including any of its partners, principals or affiliates, or the affiliates of any of its partners or principals;
 
(n) Fail to file its own tax returns, except as to the extent such tax returns are consolidated into those tax returns filed by or on behalf of Guarantor;
 
(o) Agree to, enter into or consummate any transaction which would render it unable to confirm that (i) it is not an "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, or a "governmental plan" within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (B) it is not subject to state statutes regulating investments and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans; and (iii) less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each of its outstanding class of equity interests are held by "benefit plan investors" within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(f)(2);
 
(p) Fail either to hold itself out to the public as a legal Person separate and distinct from any other Person or to conduct its business solely in its own name in order not (A) to mislead others as to the identity with which such other party is transacting business, or (B) to suggest that it is responsible for the debts of any third party (including any of its partners, principals or affiliates, or any general partner, principal or affiliate thereof); or
 
(q) Fail to maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Borrower may, from time to time, (i) make lawful distributions in accordance with this Agreement and applicable law, or (ii) obtain lawful capital contributions in accordance with applicable law from its Affiliates to the extent necessary to satisfy its obligations as they become due; provided, however, that all such transactions are accurately reflected in the books and records of Borrower and each of its applicable Affiliates.

ARTICLE VII
DISBURSEMENT OF LOAN FUNDS
 
Section 7.1 Advances of Loan Funds.
 
Unless Lender elects otherwise in Lender’s sole discretion, all advances of the Loan shall be made in accordance with the following:
 
(a) At the time of the requested advance, Borrower must (i) not be in Default under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document; (ii) have cured any non-performance of any event which, after notice thereof by Lender, with the passage of time may constitute a Default or an Event of Default; and (iii) have met all requirements of any Governmental Authority pertaining to Borrower, the Land, the Improvements and/or the Facility.
 
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(b) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, advances of the Loan will be made by Lender only for payment of those items related to the development of the Mortgaged Property and the construction and equipping of the SNF as shown in the Approved Budget.
 
(c) The Loan shall not exceed eighty percent (80%) of total Costs of Construction of the SNF, as set forth in the Approved Budget; the amount of the developer fee for the Facility will not exceed Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) and is payable pro-rata during construction of the Facility, based on the progress of construction as determined by Lender and its Inspector.
 
(d) Disbursements of Loan proceeds for construction items shall be made no more frequently than monthly within ten (10) Business Days after Borrower’s compliance with the terms hereof, in amounts equal to the total of (i) the purchase price of uninstalled materials stored on the Land in a manner acceptable to Lender and Offsite Materials (defined below) subject to the provisions of Section 7.5 (Offsite Materials), plus, (ii) the cost of the portions of the work acceptably completed as approved by Lender, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement less (iii) retainage of ten percent (10%), which shall be reduced to five percent (5%) at such time as fifty percent (50%) of the overall construction of the SNF on a line item basis have been completed as determined by the Inspector, in its sole discretion, and less (iv) the aggregate amount of all prior advances under the Loan. Retained construction funds shall be disbursed upon satisfaction of conditions precedent identified in ARTICLE IV (Conditions Precedent to Loan Advances). The monthly construction disbursement will be made to Borrower upon receipt by Lender of:
 
(i) An updated list of Major Subcontractors for the Facility. Lender will not be obligated to disburse for any costs incurred with respect to work performed by any Major Subcontractors which Borrower has not listed for Lender prior to such disbursement request. If Lender so requests, Borrower will assign Borrower’s interest or cause the interest of the General Contractor in any or all subcontracts entered into by Major Subcontractors to be assigned to Lender, if assignable.

(ii) A schedule of estimated monthly disbursements, which must be updated each month and accompany each disbursement request.

(iii) Requisitions submitted to Lender in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (as may be modified by Lender and provided to Borrower from time to time), showing a complete and detailed breakdown, including, but not limited to, the total amount actually expended by Borrower and that portion of costs actually reimbursed to Borrower.

(iv) Satisfactory certification from Borrower and the General Contractor that all Loan proceeds previously received and currently requested have been or will be disbursed in a timely manner solely in payment of costs authorized by the Approved Budget and actually incurred.

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(v) Certification acceptable to Lender from Borrower, the Architect and the General Contractor stating:

(A) The percentage of completion of the SNF on a line item basis (as such line items are identified in the Approved Budget) with respect to each aspect of the cost of construction;
 
(B) The costs to complete the SNF in accordance with the Plans approved by Lender on a line items basis (as such line items are identified in the Approved Budget); and
 
(C) That the SNF is constructed in substantial conformance with the Plans approved by Lender.
 
(vi) Appropriate lien releases from all contractors, subcontractors and material men who were the paid with the Loan disbursements made during the prior month, including, but not limited to, an unconditional lien release executed by General Contractor for payment made in the previous month’s disbursement, and a conditional lien release executed by General Contractor for payment requested in current disbursement.

(vii) Copies of all invoices in current request greater than or equal to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000).
 
(e) Prior to any advance of Loan proceeds for costs incurred in connection with the development or construction of the SNF which are not within the Approved Budget, Borrower shall furnish Lender with a statement of additional expenses which covers all additional costs which are to be incurred in connection with the acquisition and development of the Land and the portions thereof to be financed by the Loan, with the dollar cost breakdown in such detail as Lender may require, including verification of any costs specified by Lender. Lender shall reserve the right to withhold its consent to any proposed amendment to the Approved Budget until such time as Borrower has complied with the terms of Section 7.2 (Borrower’s Funds).
 
Section 7.2 Borrower’s Funds.
 
Any money required in excess of the Loan proceeds to fully pay all Costs of Construction is to be provided by Borrower (“Borrower’s Deposit”). Prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall provide to Lender (a) evidence satisfactory to Lender that such money is available for payment of such costs and/or (b) copies of paid receipts evidencing payment by Borrower of such costs in an amount such that the remaining Costs of Construction after the Closing Date will not exceed the Loan proceeds available pursuant to the Approved Project plus any money available under clause (a) above. After the Closing Date, if the aggregate amount of Costs of Construction increases, Borrower shall provide to Lender either (a) satisfactory evidence that money required in excess of the Loan proceeds to fully pay Costs of Construction is available for payment of such costs or (b) such money shall be actually deposited by Borrower with Lender and advanced by Lender prior to the advance of any Loan proceeds hereunder. The amount of Borrower’s initial equity contribution, if any, is set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained herein, at no time shall Lender be obligated to make any advance hereunder if, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, it appears that for any reason the remaining undisbursed Loan proceeds will be insufficient to complete construction of the Improvements in accordance with the Plans and to pay for all Costs of Construction to be incurred by Borrower until Borrower deposits with Lender such additional cash or liquid collateral as, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, will be sufficient to complete and fully pay the Costs of Construction. Borrower shall deposit such additional money with Lender into an interest bearing custodial account held by Lender (or provide evidence satisfactory to Lender of the availability of such additional funds) within seven (7) days after its receipt of Lender’s written demand therefor. Any money deposited by Borrower with Lender pursuant hereto shall constitute additional collateral for the Loan and shall be advanced prior to the Loan proceeds unless Lender in its sole discretion determines otherwise.
 
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Section 7.3 Cost Savings.
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.1 (Advances of Loan Funds) and Section 7.2 (Borrower’s Funds), in the event that the Costs of Construction with respect to a particular line item are less than the budgeted amount for such item, as established upon completion of all work to be performed in connection with such line item, then the amount unexpended for such line item may be reallocated, at Borrower’s direction and with Lender’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to either another line item in the Approved Budget or to the contingency.
 
Section 7.4 Payment to Lender or Third Parties.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, at Lender’s election, without further notice to or authorization by Borrower, Lender may use and disburse Loan proceeds and Borrower’s Deposit to pay or provide, as and when due, any Loan or commitment fees owing to Lender, interest on the Loan and such other sums as may be owing to Lender or to any third parties with respect to the Loan. Lender will disburse Borrower’s Deposit prior to making further advances on the Loan. In any such event, the amount of Borrower’s Deposit, if any, will be recalculated and Borrower will add additional cash or liquid collateral (or provide evidence satisfactory to Lender of the availability of such funds) to Borrower’s Deposit prior to Lender making further advances under the Loan for Costs of Construction.
 
Section 7.5 Offsite Materials.
 
In the event that any disbursement request includes the cost of materials stored at a location other than the Land (“Offsite Materials”), precedent to such disbursement, Borrower shall provide:
 
(a) evidence that Borrower has paid for the Offsite Materials;
 
(b) if the Offsite Materials are stored at the facility of the supplier (an “Offsite Supplier”), a written statement from the Offsite Supplier that the Offsite Materials have been paid for by Borrower, have been segregated from other materials in such facility and have been marked with Borrower’s name. Such statement shall also acknowledge (i) Lender’s or Inspector’s right to enter the offsite supplier’s facility at reasonable times to inspect or remove the Offsite Materials and (ii) Lender’s security interest in the Offsite Materials;
 
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(c) if the Offsite Materials are stored in a place other than the facility of the Offsite Supplier, a written statement from the bailee or other custodian acknowledging (i) Lender’s or Inspector’s right to enter the storage site at reasonable times to inspect or remove the Offsite Materials and (ii) Lender’s security interest in the Offsite Materials;
 
(d) certificates of insurance acceptable to Lender showing the Offsite Materials to be insured as required hereunder and showing Lender as co-insured; and
 
(e) evidence that Borrower has paid all personal property taxes applicable to the Offsite Materials.
 
Lender shall not be required to make disbursements for any Offsite Materials until Lender or Inspector has inspected and approved such Offsite Materials.
 
Section 7.6 Reallocation of Budget Line Items.
 
Borrower shall have the right, at any time and from time to time (but not more often than once per calendar month, and then only in connection with a request for an advance), with the prior consent of Lender, to reallocate all or portions of the Loan contingency to a more specific line item in the Approved Budget, including amounts which may be necessary to cause a line item in the Approved Budget to be in balance, or to a new line item to fund other third-party costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the development of the Property for which there is no existing line item in the Approved Budget.

ARTICLE VIII
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
 
Section 8.1 Prohibited Activities and Conditions.
 
Except for matters covered by a written program of operations and maintenance approved in writing by Lender (an “O&M Program”), if any, or matters described in Section 8.2 (Exclusions), Borrower shall not cause or permit any of the following:
 
(a) The presence, use, generation, release, treatment, processing, storage (including storage in above ground and underground storage tanks), handling, or disposal-of any Hazardous Materials in, on or under the Land, or the Improvements or any other property of Borrower that is adjacent to the Land, subject to Section 8.2 below;
 
(b) The transportation of any Hazardous Materials to, from, or across the Land, subject to Section 8.2 below;
 
(c) Any occurrence or condition on the Land or in the Improvements or any other property of Borrower that is adjacent to the Land, which occurrence or condition is or may be in violation of Hazardous Materials Laws;
 
(d) Any violation of or non-compliance with the terms of any Environmental Permit with respect to the Land, the Improvements or any property of Borrower that is adjacent to the Land; or
 
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(e) Any Lien (whether or not such Lien has priority over the Lien created by the Mortgage) upon the Land or any Improvements imposed pursuant to any Hazardous Materials Laws.
 
The matters described in clauses (a) through (d) above are referred to collectively in this ARTICLE VIII as “Prohibited Activities and Conditions” and individually as a “Prohibited Activity and Condition.”
 
Section 8.2 Exclusions.
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of ARTICLE VIII to the contrary, “Prohibited Activities and Conditions” shall not include the safe and lawful presence, handling, use, transportation, disposal and storage of quantities of (a) pre-packaged supplies, medical waste, cleaning materials and petroleum products customarily used in the operation and maintenance of comparable facilities, (b) cleaning materials, personal grooming items and other items sold in pre-packaged containers for consumer use and used by occupants of the Facility; and (c) petroleum products used in the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles from time to time located on the parking areas on the Land, so long as all of the foregoing are stored, handled, used, transported and disposed of in compliance with Hazardous Materials Laws.
 
Section 8.3 Preventive Action.
 
Borrower shall take all appropriate steps (including the inclusion of appropriate provisions in any Leases approved by Lender which are executed after the date of this Agreement) to prevent its employees, agents, contractors, tenants and occupants of the Facility from causing or permitting any Prohibited Activities and Conditions.
 
Section 8.4 O & M Program Compliance.
 
If an O&M Program has been established with respect to Hazardous Materials, Borrower shall comply in a timely manner with, and cause all employees, agents, and contractors of Borrower and any other Persons present on the Land to comply with the O&M Program. All costs of performance of Borrower’s obligations under any O&M Program shall be paid by Borrower, and Lender’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with the monitoring and review of the O&M Program and Borrower’s performance shall be paid by Borrower upon demand by Lender. Any such out-of-pocket costs of Lender which Borrower fails to pay promptly shall become an additional part of the Loan Obligations.
 
Section 8.5 Borrower’s Environmental Representations and Warranties.
 
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that, except as previously disclosed by Borrower to Lender in writing:
 
(a) Borrower has not at any time caused or permitted any Prohibited Activities and Conditions.
 
(b) No Prohibited Activities and Conditions exist or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, have existed.
 
(c) The Land and the Improvements do not now contain any underground storage tanks, and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge after reasonable and diligent inquiry, the Land and the Improvements have not contained any underground storage tanks in the past. If there is an underground storage tank located on the Land or the Improvements which has been previously disclosed by Borrower to Lender in writing, that tank complies with all requirements of Hazardous Materials Laws.
 
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(d) Borrower has complied with all Hazardous Materials Laws, including all requirements for notification regarding releases of Hazardous Materials. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower has obtained all Environmental Permits required for the operation of the Land and the SNF in accordance with Hazardous Materials Laws now in effect and all such Environmental Permits are in full force and effect. No event has occurred with respect to the Land and/or Improvements that constitutes, or with the passing of time or the giving of notice would constitute, non-compliance with the terms of any Environmental Permit. Borrower will obtain all Environmental Permits required for the operation of the SNF in accordance with Hazardous Materials Laws upon completion of construction and prior to occupancy of the SNF.
 
(e) There are no actions, suits, claims or proceedings pending or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge after reasonable and diligent inquiry, threatened that involve the Land and/or the Improvements and allege, arise out of, or relate to any Prohibited Activity and Condition.
 
(f) Borrower has not received any complaint, order, notice of violation or other communication from any Governmental Authority with regard to air emissions, water discharges, noise emissions or Hazardous Materials, or any other environmental, health or safety matters affecting the Land, the Improvements or any other property of Borrower that is adjacent to the Land. The representations and warranties in this ARTICLE VIII shall be continuing representations and warranties that shall be deemed to be made by Borrower throughout the term of the Loan, until the Loan Obligations have been paid in full.
 
Section 8.6 Notice of Certain Events.
 
Borrower shall promptly notify Lender in writing of any and all of the following that may occur:
 
(a) Borrower’s discovery of any Prohibited Activity and Condition.
 
(b) Borrower’s receipt of or knowledge of any complaint, order, notice of violation or other communication from any Governmental Authority or other Person with regard to present, or future alleged Prohibited Activities and Conditions or any other environmental, health or safety matters affecting the Land, the Improvements or any other property of Borrower that is adjacent to the Land.
 
(c) Any representation or warranty in this ARTICLE VIII which becomes untrue at any time after the date of this Agreement.
 
Any such notice given by Borrower shall not relieve Borrower of, or result in a waiver of, any obligation under this Agreement, the Note, or any of the other Loan Documents.
 
Section 8.7 Costs of Inspection.
 
Borrower shall pay promptly the costs of any environmental inspections, tests or audits (“Environmental Inspections”) required by Lender in connection with any foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, or, if required by Lender, as a condition of Lender’s consent to any “Transfer” (as defined in the Security Instrument), or required by Lender following a reasonable determination by Lender that Prohibited Activities and Conditions may exist. Any such costs incurred by Lender (including the fees and out-of-pocket costs of attorneys and technical consultants whether incurred in connection with any judicial or administrative process or otherwise) which Borrower fails to pay promptly shall become an additional part of the Loan Obligations. The results of all Environmental Inspections made by Lender shall at all times remain the property of Lender, and Lender shall have no obligation to disclose or otherwise make available to Borrower or any other party such results or any other information obtained by Lender in connection with its Environmental Inspections. Lender hereby reserves the right, and Borrower hereby expressly authorizes Lender, to make available to any party, including any prospective bidder at a foreclosure sale of the Mortgaged Property, the results of any Environmental Inspections made by Lender with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Borrower consents to Lender notifying any party (either as part of a notice of sale or otherwise) of the results of any of Lender's Environmental Inspections. Borrower acknowledges that Lender cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or accuracy of the results of any of its Environmental Inspections and that the release of such results to prospective bidders at a foreclosure sale of the Mortgaged Property may have a material and adverse effect upon the amount which a party may bid at such sale. Borrower agrees that Lender shall have no liability whatsoever as a result of delivering the results of any of its Environmental Inspections to any third party, and Borrower hereby releases and forever discharges Lender from any and all claims, damages, or causes of action, arising out of, connected with or incidental to the results of, the delivery of any of Lender's Environmental Inspections.
 
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Section 8.8 Remedial Work.
 
If any investigation, site monitoring, containment, clean-up, restoration or other remedial work (“Remedial Work”) is necessary to comply with any Hazardous Materials Law or order of any Governmental Authority that has or acquires jurisdiction over the Land, the Improvements or the use, operation or improvement of the Land under any Hazardous Materials Law, Borrower shall, by the earlier of (a) the applicable deadline required by Hazardous Materials Law or (b) thirty (30) days after notice from Lender demanding such action, begin performing the Remedial Work, and thereafter prosecute it with reasonable diligence to completion, and shall in any event complete such work by the time required by applicable Hazardous Materials Law. If Borrower fails to begin on a timely basis or diligently prosecute any required Remedial Work, Lender may, at its option, cause the Remedial Work to be completed, in which case Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for the cost of doing so. Any reimbursement due from Borrower to Lender shall become part of the Loan Obligations.
 
Section 8.9 Cooperation with Governmental Authorities.
 
Borrower shall cooperate with any inquiry by any Governmental Authority and shall comply with any governmental or judicial order which arises from any violation of any Hazardous Materials Laws and any alleged Hazardous Materials Law and/or Prohibited Activity and Condition. Borrower, at its own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceedings, conducted diligently and in good faith, the amount or validity of any such order, if (i) Borrower notifies Lender of the commencement or expected commencement of such proceedings, (ii) the Mortgaged Property is not in danger of being sold or forfeited, as determined by Lender, (iii) if requested by Lender, Borrower deposits with Lender cash reserves or other collateral sufficient to pay the contested order, (iv) Borrower furnishes whatever security is required in the proceedings or is reasonably requested by Lender, which may include the delivery to Lender of the reserves established by Borrower to pay the contested order, as additional security, and (v) such contest operates to suspend enforcement of such order.
 
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Section 8.10 Indemnity.
 
(a) Borrower shall hold harmless, defend and indemnify (i) Lender, (ii) any prior owner or holder of the Note, (iii) any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Note, (iv) the officers, directors, partners, agents, shareholders, employees and trustees of any of the foregoing, and (v) the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (together, the “Indemnitees” and individually an “Indemnitee”) from and against all proceedings, claims, damages, losses, expenses, penalties and costs (whether initiated or sought by any Governmental Authority or private parties), including fees and out-of-pocket expenses of attorneys and expert witnesses, investigatory fees, and remediation costs, whether incurred in connection with any judicial or administrative process or otherwise, arising directly or indirectly from any of the following:
 
(i) Any breach of any representation or warranty of Borrower in this ARTICLE VIII;

(ii) Any failure by Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this ARTICLE VIII;

(iii) The existence or alleged existence of any violation of any Hazardous Materials Laws or any Prohibited Activity and Condition;

(iv) The presence or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in, on, around or under the Land, the Improvements or any property of Borrower that is adjacent to the Land, subject to Section 8.2 above; or

(v) The actual or alleged violation of any Hazardous Materials Law.
 
(b) Counsel selected by Borrower to defend Indemnitees shall be subject to the approval of those Indemnitees. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, any Indemnitee may elect to defend any claim or legal or administrative proceeding at Borrower’s expense if such Indemnitee has reason to believe that its interests are not being adequately represented or diverge from the other interests being represented by such counsel. Nothing contained herein shall prevent an Indemnitee from employing separate counsel in any such action at any time and participating in the defense thereof at its own expense.
 
(c) Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of those Indemnitees who are named as parties to a claim or legal or administrative proceeding arising in connection with any Hazardous Materials Laws (a “Claim”) settle or compromise the Claim if the settlement (i) results in the entry of any judgment that does not include as an unconditional term the delivery by the claimant or plaintiff to Lender of a written release of those Indemnitees, satisfactory in form and substance to Lender; or (ii) may materially and adversely affect any Indemnitee, as determined by such Indemnitee in its sole discretion.
 
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(d) The liability of Borrower to indemnify the Indemnitees shall not be limited or impaired by any of the following, or by any failure of Borrower or any guarantor to receive notice of or consideration for any of the following:
 
(i) Any amendment or modification of any Loan Document.

(ii) Any extensions of time for performance required by any of the Loan Documents.

(iii) The accuracy or inaccuracy of any representations and warranties made by Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(iv) The release of Borrower or any other Person, by Lender or by operation of law, from performance of any obligation under any of the Loan Documents.

(v) The release or substitution in whole or in part of any security for the Loan Obligations.

(vi) Lender’s failure to properly perfect any lien or security interest given as security for the Loan Obligations.

(vii) Any provision in any of the Loan Documents limiting Lender’s recourse to property securing the Loan or limiting the personal liability of Borrower or any party for payment of all or any part of the Loan.

(e) Borrower shall, at its own cost and expense, do all of the following:
 
(i) Pay or satisfy any judgment or decree that may be entered against any Indemnitee or Indemnitees in any legal or administrative proceeding incident to any matters against which Indemnitees are entitled to be indemnified under this ARTICLE VIII.

(ii) Reimburse Indemnitees for any expenses paid or incurred in connection with any matters against which Indemnitees are entitled to be indemnified under this ARTICLE VIII.

(iii) Reimburse Indemnitees for any and all expenses, including reasonable fees and costs of attorneys and expert witnesses, paid or incurred in connection with the enforcement by Indemnitees of their rights under this ARTICLE VIII, or in monitoring and participating in any legal or administrative proceeding.

(f) In any circumstances in which the indemnity under this ARTICLE VIII applies, Lender may employ its own legal counsel and consultants to prosecute, defend or negotiate any claim or legal or administrative proceeding and Lender, with the prior written consent of Borrower (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) may settle or compromise any action or legal or administrative proceeding. Borrower shall reimburse Lender upon demand for all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection therewith, including all costs of settlements entered into in good faith, and the fees and out of pocket expenses of such attorneys and consultants.
 
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(g) The provisions of this ARTICLE VIII shall be in addition to any and all other obligations and liabilities that Borrower may have under the applicable law or under the other Loan Documents, and each Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification under this ARTICLE VIII without regard to whether Lender or that Indemnitee has exercised any rights against the Land and/or the Improvements or any other security, pursued any rights against any guarantor, or pursued any other rights available under the Loan Documents or applicable law. If Borrower consists of more than one person or entity, the obligation of those persons or entities to indemnify the Indemnitees under this ARTICLE VIII shall be joint and several. The obligations of Borrower to indemnify the Indemnitees under this ARTICLE VIII shall survive any repayment or discharge of the Loan Obligations, any foreclosure proceeding, any foreclosure sale, any delivery of any deed in lieu of foreclosure, and any release of record of the lien of the Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything in this Article VII to the contrary, the liability of Borrower hereunder shall not extend to any Prohibited Activity and Condition arising solely after the date the Lender, or its duly authorized agents, take possession of the Land and the Improvements pursuant to a receivership action, foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
 
Section 9.1 Events of Default.
 
The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:
 
(a) The failure by Borrower to pay any installment of principal, interest, or other payments required under the Note, within ten (10) days after the same becomes due; or.
 
(b) Borrower’s violation of any covenant set forth in ARTICLE VI (Negative Covenants of Borrower); or
 
(c) Borrower’s failure to deliver or cause to be delivered the financial statements and information set forth in Section 5.6 (Financial and Other Information) within the times required and such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days following Lender’s written notice to Borrower thereof; or
 
(d) The failure of Borrower properly and timely to perform or observe any covenant or condition set forth in this Agreement (other than those specified in (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 9.1) or any other Loan Documents which is susceptible of being cured and is not cured within any applicable cure period as set forth herein or therein, or, if no cure period is specified therefor, is not cured within thirty (30) days of Lender’s notice to Borrower of such Default provided, however, that if Borrower provides Lender with evidence satisfactory to Lender that such Default cannot be cured within such thirty (30) day period, such cure period shall be extended for an additional sixty (60) days, as long as Borrower is diligently and in good faith prosecuting said cure to completion; or
 
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(e) The filing by Borrower, General Partner, Manager or Guarantor of a voluntary petition, or the adjudication of any of the aforesaid Persons, or the filing by any of the aforesaid Persons of any petition or answer seeking or acquiescing, in any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief for itself under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors, or if any of the aforesaid Persons should seek or consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator for itself or of all or any substantial part of its property or of any or all of the rents, revenues, issues, earnings, profits or income thereof, or the making of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or the admission in writing by any of the aforesaid Persons of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or
 
(f) The entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of an order, judgment, or decree approving a petition filed against Borrower, General Partner, Manager or Guarantor which petition seeks any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future federal, state or other statute, law or regulation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or other relief for debtors, which order, judgment or decree remains unvacated and unstayed for an aggregate of sixty (60) days (whether or not consecutive) from the date of entry thereof, or the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of any of the aforesaid Persons or of all or any substantial part of its properties or of any or all of the rents, revenues, issues, earnings, profits or income thereof which appointment shall remain unvacated and unstayed for an aggregate of sixty (60) days (whether or not consecutive); or
 
(g) Except as otherwise permitted under Section 13 of the Security Instrument, any change in the ownership interests of Borrower, unless the written consent of Lender is first obtained, which consent may be granted or refused in Lender’s sole discretion; or
 
(h) Unless otherwise permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Documents, the sale, transfer, lease, assignment, or other disposition, voluntarily or involuntarily, of the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, except for Permitted Encumbrances as described in Section 6.2 (No Liens; Exceptions), any further encumbrance of the Mortgaged Property, unless the prior written consent of Lender is obtained; or
 
(i) [Intentionally deleted]
 
(j) Any certificate, statement, representation, warranty or audit heretofore or hereafter furnished by or on behalf of Borrower, General Partner, Manager or Guarantor pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, representations and warranties contained herein or in any Loan Documents) or as an inducement to Lender to make the Loan to Borrower, (i) proves to have been false in any material respect as of the time when the facts therein set forth were stated or certified, or (ii) proves to have omitted any substantial contingent or unliquidated liability or claim against Borrower, General Partner, Guarantor or Manager that otherwise should have been disclosed therein or (iii) on the date of execution of this Agreement there shall have been any materially adverse change in any of the facts previously disclosed by any such certificate, statement, representation, warranty or audit, which change shall not have been disclosed to Lender in writing at or prior to the time of such execution; or
 
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(k) The failure of Borrower to correct or to cause Manager to correct, within the time deadlines set by any applicable Medicare, Medicaid or licensing agency, any deficiency which would result in the following actions by such agency with respect to the Facility:
 
(i) a termination of any Reimbursement Contract that is not simultaneously replace with a substantial equivalent that is approved by Lender in its sole discretion, or any Permit; or

(ii) a ban on either new admissions generally or on admission of patients/residents otherwise qualifying for Medicare or Medicaid coverage; or

(l) Borrower, Manager or the Facility shall be assessed fines or penalties by any state or any Medicare, Medicaid, health or licensing agency having jurisdiction over such Persons or the Facility in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); or
 
(m) A final judgment shall be rendered by a court of law or equity against Borrower, Manager, General Partner or Guarantor in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of thirty (30) days, unless such judgment is either (i) fully covered by collectible insurance and such insurer has within such period acknowledged such coverage in writing, or (ii) although not fully covered by insurance, enforcement of such judgment has been effectively stayed, such judgment is being contested or appealed by appropriate proceedings and Borrower, Manager, General Partner or Guarantor, as the case may be, has established reserves adequate for payment of the reasonably estimated probable liability in the event such Person is ultimately unsuccessful in such contest or appeal and evidence thereof is provided to Lender; or
 
(n) The occurrence of any material adverse change in the financial condition or prospects of Borrower, Guarantor, General Partner or Manager, or the existence of any other condition which, in a commercial loan context, reasonably constitutes a material impairment of any such Person’s ability to operate the Facility or of such Person’s ability to perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents, and if such condition is capable of being cured, is not remedied within thirty (30) days after written notice; or
 
(o) The filing of any claim or Lien against the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof; provided, however, that no Event of Default shall exist hereunder as long as Borrower has fully complied with Section 5.26 (Protection Against Liens); or
 
(p) Any material deviation in the work of construction from the Plans without the approval of Lender, or the presence of defective workmanship or materials as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion, which deviations or defects are not corrected or substantially corrected within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice thereof from Lender to Borrower; or
 
(q) Any of the Improvements encroach over the Land or setback lines or upon an easement, or any structure upon an adjoining property encroaches upon the Land; or
 
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(r) The work of construction of the SNF (i) is delayed or suspended for a period of fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days or more for any reason except Force Majeure, unless previously consented to in writing by Lender or (ii) does not proceed with due diligence and reasonably in accordance with the schedule of completion subject to force Majeure, unless previously consented to in writing by Lender, or (iii) is not completed in accordance with the Plans without the approval of Lender, or (iv) is not completed by the Completion Date or such later date as Lender may elect, unless such failure is caused by Force Majeure; or
 
(s) The expenditure by Borrower of any portion of the Loan proceeds on any item, other than the items listed on the Approved Budget; or
 
(t) Borrower’s failure to timely comply with the conditions and obligations contained in ARTICLE IV (Conditions Precedent to Loan Advances); or
 
(u) Except for reasons of Force Majeure or for reasons of third party default, Borrower fails to promptly commence construction of the SNF or fails to satisfy all of the conditions of this Agreement with respect to disbursement of Loan proceeds for costs of such construction on or before the expiration of thirty (30) days after the date of this Agreement; or
 
(v) There occurs a default under the terms of the construction contract for construction of the SNF by either Borrower or General Contractor which is not cured within five (5) days from the date of the occurrence thereof; or
 
(w) If Borrower at any time shall be in default (whether such default is monetary or non-monetary in nature, arising by virtue of a cross-default clause, or otherwise) under any notes or other evidence of any indebtedness to Lender or under any mortgages or other instruments from time to time securing and such indebtedness, and such default remains uncured after any applicable cure or grace period described in the document under which such default occurred; or
 
(x) Failure to complete construction of the SNF substantially in accordance with the Plans on or before the Completion Date, subject to Force Majeure.
 
Notwithstanding anything in this Section, all requirements of notice shall be deemed eliminated if Lender is prevented from declaring an Event of Default by bankruptcy or other applicable law, in which case, the cure period, if any, shall then run from the occurrence of the event or condition of Default rather than from the date of notice.
 
Section 9.2 Remedies.
 
Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the foregoing Events of Default, Lender may, at its option:
 
(a) Immediately terminate any further advance of Loan proceeds hereunder, and from time to time apply all or any part of the undisbursed Loan proceeds to payment of accrued interest under the Note and/or upon any other obligations of Borrower hereunder or under the Loan Documents.
 
(b) Declare the entire unpaid principal of the Loan Obligations to be, and the same shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable, without presentment, protest or further demand or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived.
 
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(c) Enter upon the Land and complete construction of the Improvements in accordance with the Plans with such changes therein (except for material changes as to scope or use) as Lender may from time to time and in its judgment deem appropriate, all at the risk and expense of Borrower. Lender shall have the right at any time to discontinue any work commenced by it with respect to the Improvements or to change any course of action undertaken by it and not be bound by any limitations or requirements of time whether set forth herein or otherwise. Lender shall have the right and power (but shall not be obligated) to assume any construction contract made by or on behalf of Borrower in any way relating to the Improvements and to take over and use all or any part of the labor, materials, supplies, and equipment contracted for by or on behalf of Borrower whether or not previously incorporated into the Improvements, all in the discretion of Lender. In connection with any work of construction undertaken by Lender pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.2(c), Lender may (i) engage builders, contractors, architects, engineers and others for the purpose of furnishing labor, materials and equipment in connection with the construction of the Improvements, (ii) pay, settle or compromise all bills or claims which may become liens against the Land or which have been or may be incurred in any manner in connection with completing construction of the Improvements or for the discharge of liens, encumbrances or defects in title of the Land, (iii) take such other action, including the employment of watchmen to protect the Improvements, or refrain from taking action under this Agreement as Lender may in its discretion determine from time to time. Borrower shall be liable to Lender for all sums paid or incurred for completing construction of the Improvements, whether the same shall be paid or incurred pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.2(c) or otherwise, and all payments made or liabilities incurred by Lender hereunder of any kind whatsoever shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand, with interest at the Default Rate set forth in the Note, and all of the foregoing shall be deemed and shall constitute advances under this Agreement and be secured by the Loan Documents. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions and exercising the rights, powers and privileges granted by this Section 9.2(c), Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to enter into such contracts, perform such acts and incur such liabilities as are referred to in this Section 9.2(c) in the name and on behalf of Borrower. This power of attorney shall be deemed irrevocable and is coupled with an interest.
 
(d) Where substantial deviations from the Plans appear which have not been approved as set forth herein, or defective or unworkmanlike labor or materials are being used in the construction of the Improvements, or upon receipt of knowledge of encroachments to which there has been no consent, Lender shall have the right immediately to order stoppage of the construction and demand that such condition(s) be corrected. After issuance of such an order in writing, no further work shall be done on the Improvements without the prior written consent of Lender unless and until said condition has been fully corrected.
 
(e) Proceed to protect and enforce its rights by action at law (including, without limitation, bringing suit to reduce any claim to judgment), suit in equity and other appropriate proceedings including, without limitation, for specific performance of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement.
 
(f) Exercise any and all rights and remedies afforded by the laws of the United States, the states in which any of the Mortgaged Property is located or any other appropriate jurisdiction as may be available for the collection of debts and enforcement of covenants and conditions such as those contained in this Agreement and the Loan Documents.
 
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(g) Exercise the rights and remedies of setoff and/or banker’s lien against the interest of Borrower in and to every account and other property of Borrower which is in the possession of Lender or any Person who then owns a participating interest in the Loan to the extent of the full amount of the Loan.
 
(h) Exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to any other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 10.1 Waiver.
 
No remedy conferred upon, or reserved to, Lender in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing in law or in equity. Exercise of or omission to exercise any right of Lender shall not affect any subsequent right of Lender to exercise the same. No course of dealing between Borrower and Lender or any delay on Lender’s part in exercising any rights shall operate as a waiver of any of Lender’s rights. No waiver of any Default under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent or other then existing Default or shall impair any rights, remedies or powers of Lender.
 
Section 10.2 Costs and Expenses.
 
Borrower will bear all taxes, fees and commercially reasonable expenses (including actual attorneys’ fees and expenses of counsel for Lender) in connection with the Loan, the Note, the Security Instrument, the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including any amendments hereafter made), and in connection with any modifications thereto and the recording of any of the Loan Documents; excluding, however, taxes assessed against Lender on the basis of its income or assets. If, at any time, an Event of Default occurs or Lender becomes a party to any suit or proceeding in order to protect its interests or priority in any collateral for any of the Loan Obligations or its rights under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, or if Lender is made a party to any suit or proceeding by virtue of the Loan, this Agreement or any Mortgaged Property and as a result of any of the foregoing, Lender employs counsel to advise or provide other representation with respect to this Agreement, or to collect the balance of the Loan Obligations, or to take any action in or with respect to any suit or proceeding relating to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, any Mortgaged Property, Borrower, any Guarantor, General Partner, or Manager, or to protect, collect, or liquidate any of the security for the Loan Obligations, or attempt to enforce any security interest or lien granted to Lender by any of the Loan Documents, then in any such event, all of the actual attorneys’ fees arising from such services, including attorneys’ fees for preparation of litigation and in any appellate or bankruptcy proceedings, and any expenses, costs and charges relating thereto shall constitute additional obligations of Borrower to Lender payable on demand of Lender. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower has undertaken the obligation for payment of, and shall pay, all recording and filing fees, revenue or documentary stamps or taxes, intangibles taxes, and other taxes, expenses and charges payable in connection with this Agreement, any of the Loan Documents, the Loan Obligations, or the filing of any financing statements or other instruments required to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement (excluding taxes assessed against Lender on the basis of its income or assets), and should Borrower fail to do so, Borrower agrees to reimburse Lender for the amounts paid by Lender, together with penalties or interest, if any, incurred by Lender as a result of underpayment or nonpayment. All such amounts shall constitute a portion of the Loan Obligations, shall be secured by the Security Instrument and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date advanced by Lender until repaid.
 
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Section 10.3 Performance of Lender.
 
At its option, upon Borrower’s failure to do so, Lender may make any payment or do any act on Borrower’s behalf that Borrower or others are required to do to remain in compliance with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and Borrower agrees to reimburse Lender, on demand, for any payment made or expense incurred by Lender pursuant to the foregoing authorization, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, and until so repaid any sums advanced by Lender shall constitute a portion of the Loan Obligations, shall be secured by the Security Instrument and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date advanced until repaid.
 
Section 10.4 Indemnification.
 
Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all claims, suits, liabilities (including, without limitation, strict liabilities), actions, proceedings, obligations, debts, damages, losses, costs, expenses, diminutions in value, fines, penalties, charges, fees, expenses, judgments, awards, amounts paid in settlement, punitive damages, foreseeable and unforeseeable consequential damages, of whatever kind or nature (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense) imposed upon or incurred by or asserted against Lender by reason of (a) ownership of the Note and/or the Security Instrument, any interest of Lender in the Mortgaged Property or receipt of any Rents, (b) any amendment to, or restructuring of, the Loan Obligations and/or any of the Loan Documents, (c) any and all lawful action that may be taken by Lender in connection with the enforcement of the provisions of the Loan Documents, whether or not suit is filed in connection with same, or in connection with Borrower, Guarantor, General Partner, Manager, any other guarantor and/or any partner, joint venturer, member or shareholder thereof becoming a party to a voluntary or involuntary federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, (d) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about the Land, the Improvements or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways, (e) any use, nonuse or condition in, on or about the Land, the Improvements or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways, (f) any failure on the part of Borrower, any Guarantor or Manager to perform or comply with any of the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (g) any claims by any broker, person or entity claiming to have participated in arranging the making of the Loan evidenced by the Note, (h) any failure of the Land and/or Improvements to be in compliance with any applicable laws, (i) any and all claims and demands whatsoever which may be asserted against Lender by reason of any alleged obligations or undertakings on its part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants, or agreements contained in any lease or management agreement or any replacement or renewal thereof or substitution therefor, (j) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property with respect to the Land, the Improvements or any part thereof, (k) the failure of any Person to file timely with the Internal Revenue Service an accurate Form 1099-b, statement for recipients of proceeds from real estate, broker and barter exchange transactions, which may be required in connection with the Security Instrument, or to supply a copy thereof in a timely fashion to the recipient of the proceeds of the transaction in connection with which the Loan is made, (l) any misrepresentation made to Lender in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, (m) any tax on the making and/or recording of the Security Instrument, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents; (n) the violation by Borrower of any requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (o) any fines or penalties assessed or any corrective costs incurred by Lender if the Facility or any part of the Land and/or Improvements is determined to be in violation of any covenants, restrictions of record, or any applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, or (p) the enforcement by any of the Indemnified Parties of the provisions of this Section 10.4. Any amounts payable to Lender by reason of the application of this Section 10.4, shall become immediately due and payable, and shall constitute a portion of the Loan Obligations, shall be secured by the Security Instrument and shall accrue interest at the Default Rate. The obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Section 10.4 shall survive any termination, satisfaction, assignment, entry of a judgment of foreclosure or exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Security Instrument. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the liabilities and obligations of the Borrower under Section 10.4(d), (e), (h) or (o) shall not extend to any activity or condition giving rise to any such liability or obligation which activity or condition arises solely after the date the Lender, or its duly authorized agents, take possession of the Land and the Improvements pursuant to a receivership action, foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure. For purposes of this Section 10.4, the term “Indemnified Parties” means Lender and any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan, any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan, any Person in whose name the encumbrance created by the Security Instrument is or will have been recorded, any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, without limitation, any investor in any securities backed in whole or in part by the Loan) as well as the respective directors, officers, shareholder, partners, members, employees, agents, servants, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, participants, successors and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any other Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan or the Mortgaged Property, whether during the term of the Security Instrument or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan and including, without limitation, any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lender’s assets and business).
 
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Section 10.5 Headings.
 
The headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.
 
Section 10.6 Survival of Covenants.
 
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in certificates or reports delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been material and relied on by Lender, notwithstanding any investigation made by or on behalf of Lender, and shall survive the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note and this Agreement.
 
Section 10.7 Notices, etc.
 
Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or by applicable law shall be in writing and shall be deemed received (a) on the date delivered, if sent by hand delivery (to the person or department if one is specified below) with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof, (b) three (3) Business Days following the date deposited in U.S. mail, certified or registered, with return receipt requested, or (c) one (1) Business Day following the date deposited with Federal Express or other national overnight carrier, and in each case addressed as follows:

To Borrower:
ARC Lakeway, L.P.
 
c/o American Retirement Corporation
 
111 Westwood Place, Suite 200
 
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
 
ATTN:George Hicks, Executive Vice President
   
with a copy to:
Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC
 
315 Deaderick Street, Suite 2700
 
Nashville, Tennessee 37238-0002
 
ATTN:T. Andrew Smith, Esq.
   
To Lender:
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Bank
 
100 South Wacker Drive, Suite 400
 
Chicago, Illinois 60606
 
ATTN:Construction Lending Department
   
with a copy to:
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation
 
8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1460
 
Dallas, Texas 75225
 
ATTN:Monique Bimler
   
and a copy to:
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP
 
601 13th Street, NW, Suite 1000 South
 
Washington, DC 20005
 
ATTN:Kelly M. Wrenn, Esq
 
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Either party may change its address to another single address by notice given as herein provided, except any change of address notice must be actually received in order to be effective. Each party agrees that it will not refuse or reject delivery of any Notice given in accordance with this Section 10.7 (Notices), that it will acknowledge, in writing, the receipt of any Notice upon request by the other party and that any Notice rejected or refused by it shall be deemed for purposes of this Section 10.7 to have been received by the rejecting party on the date so refused or rejected, as conclusively established by the records of the U.S. Postal Service or the courier service.
 
Section 10.8 Benefits.
 
All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No Person other than Borrower or Lender shall be entitled to rely upon this Agreement or be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement.
 
Section 10.9 Participation.
 
Borrower acknowledges that Lender may, at its option, sell participation interests in the Loan or to other participating banks or Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) assign its interest in the Loan to its affiliates, or to other assignees (the “Assignee”) to be included as a pool of properties to be financed in a proposed Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC). Borrower agrees with each present and future participant in the Loan or Assignee of the Loan that if an Event of Default should occur, each present and future participant or Assignee shall have all of the rights and remedies of Lender with respect to any amount due from Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents. The execution by a participant of a participation agreement with Lender, and the execution by Borrower of this Agreement, regardless of the order of execution, shall evidence an agreement between Borrower and said participant in accordance with the terms of this Section. If the Loan is assigned to the Assignee, the Assignee will engage an underwriter (the “Underwriter”), who will be responsible for the due diligence, documentation, preparation and execution of certain documents required in connection with the offering of interests in the REMIC. Borrower agrees that Lender may, at its sole option and without notice to or consent of Borrower, assign its interest in the Loan to the Assignee for inclusion in the REMIC and, in such event, Borrower agrees to provide the Assignee with such information as may be reasonably required by the Underwriter in connection therewith or by an investor in any securities backed in whole or in part by the Loan or any rating agency rating such securities. Borrower irrevocably waives any and all right it may have under applicable law to prohibit such disclosure, including, but not limited to, any right of privacy, and consents to the disclosure of such information to the Underwriter, to potential investors in the REMIC, and to such rating agencies.
 
Section 10.10 Signs.
 
Borrower will not place a sign on the Land and/or the Improvements, evidencing that construction financing is being provided by Lender, without the prior written consent to and approval of such sign by Lender.
 
Section 10.11 Supersedes Prior Agreements; Counterparts.
 
This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the instruments referred to herein and therein supersede and incorporate all representations, promises, and statements, oral or written, made by Lender in connection with the Loan. This Agreement may not be varied, altered, or amended except by a written instrument executed by an authorized officer of Lender. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
 
Section 10.12 Loan Agreement Governs.
 
The Loan is governed by terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in the event of any irreconcilable conflict between the terms of the other Loan Documents and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided, however, in the event there is any apparent conflict between any particular term or provision which appears in both this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and it is possible and reasonable for the terms of both this Agreement and the Loan Documents to be performed or complied with then notwithstanding the foregoing both the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be performed and complied with.
 
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Section 10.13 Incorporation of Exhibits.
 
All Exhibits referenced herein and attached hereto are incorporated into this Agreement by reference as if fully set forth herein.
 
Section 10.14 CONTROLLING LAW.
 
THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT AND EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE PARTIES HERETO SUBMIT (AND WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO OBJECT) TO NON-EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS EXCEPT THAT IF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, LAWS OR TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OR IF THERE IS A DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES THERETO, SO THAT IT IS TO BE BROUGHT IN A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, IT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OR ANY SUCCESSOR FEDERAL COURT HAVING ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
 
Section 10.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
 
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT EACH MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, SETOFF, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE LOAN, OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR PERTAINING OR RELATED TO OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY DEALINGS OF LENDER AND/OR BORROWER WITH RESPECT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE EXERCISE OF EITHER PARTY’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, OR THE CONDUCT OR THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES HERETO, IN ALL OF THE FOREGOING CASES WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. BORROWER AGREES THAT LENDER MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY, AND BARGAINED AGREEMENT OF BORROWER IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE ITS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY AS AN INDUCEMENT TO LENDER TO MAKE THE LOAN, AND THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY WHATSOEVER (WHETHER OR NOT MODIFIED HEREIN) BETWEEN BORROWER AND LENDER SHALL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have caused this Loan Agreement to be properly executed as of the date first above written.
 
 
 
WITNESS:
 
 
 
_______________________________
Name: _______________________
BORROWER:
 
ARC LAKEWAY, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership
 
By: ARC TENNESSEE GP, INC., a Tennessee corporation, General Partner
 
By: _____________
Name: ___________
Title: _______________
   


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WITNESS:
 
 
 
_______________________________
Name: _______________________
LENDER:
 
GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BANK, a Utah industrial bank
 
 
 
By:_________________________
Name:
Title:
 
 
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EX-10.2 3 a5011807ex10_2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 Exhibit 10.2
Exhibit 10.2
(Summit at Lakeway)

 
PROMISSORY NOTE
 
$21,000,000.00 
As of September 22, 2005
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned ARC LAKEWAY, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership, having an address at 111 Westwood Place, Suite 200, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 (“Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BANK, a Utah industrial bank, having an address at 100 South Wacker Drive, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (“Lender”), its successors and assigns as holder of this Note or, if this Note has then been endorsed “to bearer,” to the bearer of this Note (Lender, its said successors and assigns, and any such bearer, being hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as the “Holder”), at Lender’s said address or at such other place or to such other person as may be designated in writing to Borrower by Lender, the principal sum of TWENTY-ONE MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($21,000,000.00) (the “Loan”), or so much thereof as shall be advanced pursuant to the terms of that certain Loan Agreement of even date herewith by and between Borrower and Lender (the “Loan Agreement”), together with interest on the unpaid balance thereof at the rate hereinafter set forth.
 
 
ON THE TERMS AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS which are hereinafter set forth:
 
 
Section 1. Interest Rate and Payment Dates.
 
(a) Initial Rate and Initial Payment. Interest shall accrue on the outstanding balance of the principal amount outstanding hereunder from time to time from and after the date hereof at the rate of Six and Fifty-Eight Hundredths percent (6.58%) per annum until the first Rate Adjustment Date (as defined below). On each successive Rate Adjustment Date, the rate of interest at which interest accrues shall be adjusted to the then applicable Note Rate (as defined below). Interest for the period beginning on the date of this Note and ending on and including the last day of the month in which this Note is dated shall be payable on the date hereof. Interest shall be paid in arrears and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and actual number of days elapsed for any whole or partial month in which interest on the loan is being calculated and shall be charged on the principal balance outstanding from time to time.
 
(b) Rate Adjustment Date and Payment Adjustment Date. The interest rate shall be adjusted on the dates (each being a “Rate Adjustment Date”) described in this paragraph. The first Rate Adjustment Date shall be October 1, 2005, and subsequent Rate Adjustment Dates shall fall on the first day of each subsequent month thereafter. The first payment adjustment date shall be November 1, 2005, and subsequent payment adjustment dates shall fall on the first day of each calendar month thereafter during the term of the Loan.
 
(c) Default Interest Rate. If Borrower fails to make any payment of principal, interest or fees on the date on which such payment becomes due and payable (including applicable grace periods) whether at maturity or by acceleration or on any other date, such payment shall accrue interest from the date on which such payment was due (and not the date of the payment default) until paid at the fluctuating rate (“Default Rate”) which is the lesser of (a) five (5) percentage points above the then applicable Note Rate and (b) the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable law.
 
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(d) Note Rate. During the Construction Loan Phase (as defined below), the “Note Rate” shall mean the average of London Interbank Offered Rates for a term of one month (“LIBOR”) determined solely by Holder as of each Rate Adjustment Date plus Two and three-quarters percent (2.75%) per annum, determined in the manner set forth below. During the Permanent Loan Phase (as defined below), the Note Rate shall mean LIBOR as of each Rate Adjustment Date, plus Two and three-quarters percent (2.75%) per annum determined solely by Holder in the manner set forth below; provided, however, that in no event shall the Note Rate exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable law. On each Rate Adjustment Date, Holder will determine LIBOR on the basis of one month LIBOR from the appropriate Bloomberg display page as effective on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately preceding such Rate Adjustment Date. In the event the Bloomberg ceases publication or ceases to publish the one month LIBOR, Holder shall select a comparable publication to determine one month LIBOR and provide notice thereof to Borrower. LIBOR may or may not be the lowest rate based upon the market for U.S. Dollar deposits in the London Interbank Eurodollar Market at which Holder prices loans on the date on which the Note Rate is determined by Holder as set forth above.
 
(e) Note Rate Adjustments. This Note shall bear interest at the applicable rate set forth above or at the applicable Note Rate until a new Note Rate is determined on each Rate Adjustment Date in accordance with the provisions hereof; provided, however, that, if Holder at any time determines, in the sole but reasonable exercise of its discretion, that it has miscalculated the amount of the monthly payment of principal and/or interest (whether because of a miscalculation of the Note Rate or otherwise), then Holder shall give notice to Borrower of the corrected amount of such monthly payment (and the corrected amount of the Note Rate, if applicable) and (a) if the corrected amount of such monthly payment represents an increase thereof, then Borrower shall, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, pay to Holder any sums that Borrower would have otherwise been obligated under this Note to pay to Holder had the amount of such monthly payment not been miscalculated, or (b) if the corrected amount of such monthly payment represents a decrease thereof and Borrower is not otherwise in breach or default under any of the terms and provisions of the Note or the Loan Agreement, then Borrower shall, within (10) calendar days thereafter be paid the sums that Borrower would not have otherwise been obligated to pay to Holder had the amount of such monthly payment not been miscalculated.
 
(f) LIBOR Unascertainable. If (a) on any date on which the Note Rate would otherwise be set, Holder shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) that (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the one month LIBOR, or (ii) a contingency has occurred which materially and adversely affects the London Interbank Eurodollar Market at which Holder prices loans on the date on which the Note Rate is determined by Holder as set forth above, or (b) at any time Holder shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) that the making, maintenance or funding of any part of the Loan has been made impracticable or unlawful by compliance by Holder in good faith with any law or guideline or interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or with any request or directive of any such Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) then, and in any such event, Holder may notify Borrower of such determination. Upon such date as shall be specified in such notice (which shall not be earlier than the date such notice is given) the obligation of Holder to charge interest to Borrower at the Note Rate shall be suspended until Holder shall have later notified Borrower of Holder’s determination in good faith (which determination shall be conclusive) that the circumstances giving rise to such previous determination no longer exist.
 
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(g) Prime Rate. If Holder notifies Borrower of a determination under Section 1(f) (LIBOR Unascertainable) for purposes of calculating the Note Rate, the one month LIBOR shall automatically be converted to the “Index” of the weekly average yield on United States Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one (1) year, as made available by the Federal Reserve Board forty five (45) days prior to the Rate Adjustment Date.
 
(h) Reimbursement for Increased Costs. If any law or guideline or interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance with any request or directive of any Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) now existing or hereafter adopted (a) subjects Holder to any tax or changes the basis of taxation with respect to this Note, the Loan or payments by Borrower of principal, interest or other amounts due from Borrower hereunder or thereunder (except for taxes on the overall assets, overall net income or overall gross receipts of Holder imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Holder and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax on Holder, provided, that this exclusion shall not apply to a connection arising solely from Holder having executed, delivered, performed its obligations under or received a payment under, or enforced any of the Loan Documents (as defined in Section Section 8. (a)(1) (Events of Default)), or (b) imposes upon Holder any other condition or expense with respect to this Note, the Loan or its making, maintenance or funding of any part of the Loan or any security therefor, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to, reduce the income receivable by, or impose any expense (including, without limitation, loss of margin) upon Holder with respect to the Note, the Loan or its making, maintenance or funding of any part of the Loan, by an amount which Holder deems to be material, Holder may from time to time notify Borrower of the amount determined in good faith (using any averaging and attribution methods) by Holder (which determination shall be conclusive) to be necessary to compensate Holder for such increase, reduction or imposition and, if Borrower is by law prohibited from paying any such amount, Holder may elect to declare the unpaid principal balance hereof and all interest accrued thereon immediately due and payable. Such amount shall be due and payable by Borrower to Holder seven (7) Business Days after such notice is given.
 
 
Section 2. Payments.
 
(a) Interest Payments. Commencing on November 1, 2005, and continuing on the first day of each calendar month thereafter through and including October 1, 2008 (the “Construction Loan Phase”), interest shall be due and payable by Borrower to Holder hereunder in arrears at the applicable Note Rate determined as of the immediately preceding Rate Adjustment Date, on the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan.
 
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(b) Principal and Interest Payments. If the Maturity Date is extended pursuant to Section 4(b) below, commencing on November 1, 2008 and continuing on the first day of each calendar month thereafter through and including the Maturity Date, as extended (the “Permanent Loan Phase”), monthly payments of principal and interest shall adjust monthly and be made in such amount as is necessary, taking into account the then effective Note Rate, to fully amortize the unpaid principal balance of the Note on the date that is twenty-five (25) years after the first Rate Adjustment Date.
 
Section 3. Application of Payments.
 
Payments made by Borrower on account hereof shall be applied first, toward any Late Fees (as hereinafter defined) or other fees and charges due hereunder, if any, second, toward payment of interest due at the Default Rate, if any, third, toward payment of any interest due at the then applicable Note Rate, and fourth, toward payment of principal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any advances made by Holder under the terms of any instruments securing this Note have not been repaid, any payments made may, at the option of Holder, be applied, first, to repay such advances, and interest thereon, with the balance, if any, applied as set forth in the preceding sentence.
 
Section 4. Maturity.
 
(a) Maturity Date. Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the entire unpaid balance of the principal amount hereof and all interest accrued thereon, to and including the Maturity Date (including interest accruing at the Default Rate), and all Late Fees (as defined below) shall, unless sooner paid, and except to the extent that payment thereof is sooner accelerated, be and become due and payable on October 1, 2008 (“the Maturity Date”), or on such date to which the Maturity Date is extended pursuant to 4(b) below. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, if repayment of the Loan is funded from the proceeds of any refinancing of the Loan pursuant to which Holder does not receive a contractually agreed upon sum for the arrangement thereof, then Borrower shall pay to Holder a repayment premium equal to one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan (which balance shall be calculated exclusive of any voluntary partial prepayments), unless (a) Holder elects not to refinance the Loan, or does not offer a similar rate and terms that are available in the market at the time of the refinance; or (b) the Property is sold to a third-party and Holder provides financing to the third-party to acquire the Property (which premium shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any premium payable pursuant to Section 5 hereof).
 
(b) Extension of Maturity Date. The Maturity Date of the Loan may be extended for two one-year terms (each, an “Extension”) upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth below (each, an “Extension Term”), provided that Holder does not accelerate the maturity of the Loan or the Loan does not otherwise become due. Holder shall grant each Extension, provided that, at the time of the expiration of the Term or first Extension Term, as the case may be, (i) no Default (as defined below) under any of the Loan Documents (as defined below) has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Debt Service Coverage for the Facility (as defined below), after deduction of Assumed Management Fees (as defined in the Loan Agreement), is not less than 1.10 to 1.0 with respect to the first Extension and 1.25 to 1.0 with respect to the second Extension, as applicable (in each case based on a trailing three month net operating income with fully amortizing debt service assuming an interest rate equal to then current Note Rate), and (iii) Borrower has paid to Lender, for each such Extension, an extension fee equal to one-quarter percent (0.25%) of the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan. For purposes of this Note, “Default” means the occurrence or existence of any event which, but for the giving of notice or expiration of time or both, would constitute an “Event of Default” (as described below).
 
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As used herein, “Debt Service Coverage for the Facility means a ratio in which the first number is the sum of pre-tax “net income” of Borrower from the operations of the Facility (as defined in the Loan Agreement) as set forth in the financial statements provided to Lender (without deduction for Actual Management Fees (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or expenses paid or incurred), calculated based upon the preceding three (3) months, plus interest expense and lease expense to the extent deducted in determining net income and non-cash expenses or allowances for depreciation and amortization of the Facility for said period, less Assumed Management Fees for said period, and the second number is the sum of the principal amounts due (even if not paid) on the Loan (but which shall not include that portion associated with the balloon payment of the Loan) for the applicable period plus the interest amount due on the Loan for the applicable period. In calculating “net income,” material items of income and expense of a character significantly different from the typical or customary business activities of Borrower, which would not be expected to recur frequently and which would not be considered as recurring factors in any evaluation of the ordinary operating processes of Borrower’s business, and any items of income and expense which would be treated as extraordinary income or extraordinary expenses under GAAP (as defined in the Loan Agreement) shall be excluded.
 
Section 5. Prepayment.
 
Prepayment of the Loan in full shall be permitted at any time during the term of the Loan without penalty, upon not less than thirty (30) and not greater than forty (40) days prior written notice to GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation specifying the date on which prepayment is to be made. Partial prepayments of the Loan shall not be permitted at any time. Any such prepayment shall be credited first, toward any Late Fees due hereunder, second, toward payment of any accrued and unpaid interest due hereunder at the Default Rate, third, toward payment of any accrued and unpaid interest due hereunder at the Note Rate, and, fourth, toward payment of principal; provided, however, that if any advances made by Holder under the terms of any instruments securing this Note have not been repaid, any payments made may, at the option of Holder, be applied first, to repay such advances, and interest thereon, with the balance, if any, applied as set forth in the preceding sentence. Any prepayment shall be made to GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation, 200 Witmer Road, Horsham, PA 19044. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if such prepayment is funded from the proceeds of Borrower’s refinancing of the Loan pursuant to which Lender desires does not receive a contractually agreed upon sum for the arrangement thereof, then prepayment of the Loan in full shall be subject to payment by Borrower to Lender of a prepayment premium equal to one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan (which balance shall be calculated exclusive of any voluntary partial prepayments) unless (a) Holder elects not to refinance the Loan, or does not offer a similar rate and terms that are available in the market at the time of the refinance; or (b) the Property is sold to a third-party and Holder provides financing to the third-party to acquire the Property (which premium shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any premium payable pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof).
 
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Section 6. Method of Payment.
 
Each payment of the Loan Obligations (as defined in the Loan Agreement) shall be paid directly to Holder in lawful tender of the United States of America. Each such payment shall be paid by 1:00 p.m. Chicago, Illinois time on the date such payment is due, except if such date is not a Business Day (as defined in the Loan Agreement), such payment shall then be due on the first Business Day after such date, but interest shall continue to accrue until the date payment is received. Any payment received after 1:00 p.m. Chicago, Illinois time shall be deemed to have been received on the immediately following Business Day.
 
Section 7. Security.
 
The debt evidenced by this Note is to be secured by, among other things, (a) a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing of even date herewith (the “Security Instrument”) encumbering the real property and improvements thereon located in Travis County, Texas (the “Property”), (b) a Completion Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith given by American Retirement Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (“Guarantor”) for the benefit of Holder, (c) a Exceptions to Nonrecourse Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith given by Guarantor for the benefit of Holder, and (d) an Operating Deficit Guaranty Agreement of even date herewith given by Guarantor for the benefit of Holder. The Completion Guaranty Agreement, the Exceptions to Nonrecourse Guaranty Agreement and the Operating Deficit Guaranty Agreement are hereinafter collectively, the “Guaranty Agreements”.
 
Section 8. Default.
 
(a) Events of Default. Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, on the occurrence of any of the following events (each of which is referred to herein, together with each of the Events of Default defined and described in the Loan Agreement and the Security Instrument as an “Event of Default”), Holder may, in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion, accelerate the debt evidenced by this Note, in which event the entire outstanding principal balance and all interest and fees accrued thereon shall immediately be and become due and payable without further notice:
 
(1) Failure to Pay or Perform. If (a) Borrower fails in making any payment to Holder of any or all sums due hereunder within ten (10) days after such payment becomes due or on the Maturity Date or (b) there exists an uncured default under any other document or instrument evidencing or securing the Loan (collectively, the “Loan Documents”) which has been executed by Borrower, Manager (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and/or Guarantor and such default is not cured within the grace or cure period, if any, provided in any of such Loan Documents.
 
(2) Bankruptcy.
 
(i) If Borrower, General Partner (as defined in the Loan Agreement), Guarantor and Manager (A) applies for or consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator of Borrower, General Partner, Guarantor and Manager, as the case may be, or of all or a substantial part of its assets, (B) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due, (C) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (D) files a petition or an answer seeking a reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or seeking to take advantage of any insolvency law, (E) performs any other act of bankruptcy, or (F) files an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against Borrower, General Partner, Guarantor and Manager in any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency proceeding; or
 
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(ii) If (A) an order, judgment or decree is entered by any court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating Borrower, Guarantor and Manager a bankrupt or an insolvent, or approving a receiver, trustee or liquidator of Borrower, Guarantor and Manager or of all or a substantial part of its assets, or (B) there otherwise commences with respect to Borrower, Guarantor and Manager or any of their assets any proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment, receivership or like law or statute, and if such order, judgment, decree or proceeding continues unstayed for any period of sixty (60) consecutive days after the expiration of any stay thereof.
 
(3) Judgments. If any judgment for the payment of money in excess of $25,000 hereafter awarded against Borrower, General Partner, Guarantor and Manager by any court of competent jurisdiction remains unsatisfied or otherwise in force and effect for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of such award, unless one of the conditions of Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement exists.
 
(b) No Impairment of Rights. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed in any way to alter or impair any right which Holder has under this Note or the Security Instrument, or any of the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, to accelerate such debt on the occurrence of any other Event of Default provided herein or therein, whether or not relating to this Note.
 
(c) Late Fees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section, if any payment of interest or principal payable under this Note is not made within five (5) calendar days after the date on which such payment becomes due and payable, Borrower shall thereupon automatically become obligated immediately to pay to Holder a late payment charge, for each month during which a payment delinquency exists, equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of the amount of such payment or the maximum permitted by applicable law (“Late Fees”) to defray the expenses incurred by Holder in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Holder for the loss of such delinquent payment.
 
Section 9. Costs of Enforcement.
 
Borrower shall pay to Holder on demand by Holder the amount of any and all commercially reasonable expenses incurred by Holder (a) in enforcing its rights hereunder or under the Security Instrument and/or the Loan Documents, (b) as the result of a default by Borrower in performing its obligations under this Note, including but not limited to the commercially reasonable expense of collecting any amount owed hereunder, and of any and all commercially reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Holder in connection with such default, whether suit be brought or not, or (c) in protecting the security for the Loan and Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents. Such expenses shall be added to the principal amount hereof, shall be secured by the Security Instrument and shall accrue interest at the Default Rate.
 
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Section 10. Borrower’s Waiver of Certain Rights.
 
Borrower and any endorser, guarantor or surety hereby waives the exercise of any and all exemption rights which it holds at law or in equity with respect to the debt evidenced by this Note, and of any and all rights which it holds at law or in equity to require any valuation, appraisal or marshalling, or to have or receive any presentment, protest, demand and notice of dishonor, protest, demand and nonpayment as a condition to Holder’s exercise of any of its rights under this Note or the Loan Documents.
 
Section 11. Extensions.
 
The Maturity Date and/or any other date by which any payment is required to be made hereunder may be extended by Holder from time to time in the exercise of its sole discretion, without in any way altering or impairing Borrower’s or Guarantor’s liability hereunder.
 
Section 12. General.
 
(a) Applicable Law. This Note shall be given effect and construed by application of the laws of the State of Texas (without regard to the principles thereof governing conflicts of laws), and any action or proceeding arising hereunder, and each of Holder and Borrower submits (and waives all rights to object) to non-exclusive personal jurisdiction in the State of Texas, for the enforcement of any and all obligations under the Loan Documents except that if any such action or proceeding arises under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States of America, or if there is a diversity of citizenship between the parties thereto, so that it is to be brought in a United States District Court, it shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas or any successor federal court having original jurisdiction.
 
(b) Headings. The headings of the Sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs hereof are provided herein for and only for convenience of reference, and shall not be considered in construing their contents.
 
(c) Construction. As used herein, (a) the term “person” means a natural person, a trustee, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership and any other form of legal entity, and (b) all references made (i) in the neuter, masculine or feminine gender shall be deemed to have been made in all such genders, (ii) in the singular or plural number shall be deemed to have been made, respectively, in the plural or singular number as well, and (iii) to any Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph shall, unless therein expressly indicated to the contrary, be deemed to have been made to such Section, subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of this Note.
 
(d) Severability. No determination by any court, governmental body or otherwise that any provision of this Note or any amendment hereof is invalid or unenforceable in any instance shall affect the validity or enforceability of (a) any other such provision or (b) such provision in any circumstance not controlled by such determination. Each such provision shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent allowed by, and shall be construed wherever possible as being consistent with, applicable law.
 
(e) No Waiver. Holder shall not be deemed to have waived the exercise of any right which it holds hereunder unless such waiver is made expressly and in writing. No delay or omission by Holder in exercising any such right (and no allowance by Holder to Borrower of an opportunity to cure a default in performing its obligations hereunder) shall be deemed a waiver of its future exercise. No such waiver made as to any instance involving the exercise of any such right shall be deemed a waiver as to any other such instance, or any other such right. Further, acceptance by Holder of all or any portion of any sum payable under, or partial performance of any covenant of, this Note, the Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents, whether before, on, or after the due date of such payment or performance, shall not be a waiver of Holder’s right either to require prompt and full payment and performance when due of all other sums payable or obligations due thereunder or hereunder or to exercise any of Holder’s rights and remedies hereunder or thereunder.
 
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(f) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SERVICE OF PROCESS; COURT COSTS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF BORROWER AND HOLDER HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH BORROWER AND HOLDER MAY BE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO, THIS NOTE AND/OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. IT IS AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTIES TO THIS NOTE. THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY BORROWER, UPON CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL OF BORROWER’S CHOICE, AND BORROWER HEREBY REPRESENTS THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT. BORROWER FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS NOTE AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, OR HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL. BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY D/B/A CSC LAWYERS INCORPORATING SERVICE COMPANY AT 800 BRAZOS, AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND ITS SUCCESSORS IN OFFICE, AS TRUE AND LAWFUL ATTORNEY OF BORROWER FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING SERVICE OF ALL LEGAL NOTICES AND PROCESS ISSUED BY ANY COURT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AS WELL AS SERVICE OF ALL PLEADINGS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE. BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON SAID CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY SHALL BE VALID REGARDLESS OF BORROWER’S WHEREABOUTS AT THE TIME OF SUCH SERVICE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER BORROWER RECEIVES A COPY OF SUCH SERVICE, PROVIDED THAT HOLDER SHALL HAVE MAILED A COPY TO BORROWER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE PROVISIONS HEREIN. BORROWER AGREES TO PAY ALL COURT COSTS AND REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES INCURRED BY HOLDER IN CONNECTION WITH ENFORCING ANY PROVISION OF THIS NOTE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, HOLDER AGREES TO USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE BORROWER WITH NOTICE OF THE FILING OF ANY LAWSUIT BY HOLDER AGAINST BORROWER.
 
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(g) Set-Off. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Holder may set-off against any principal and interest owing hereunder, any and all credits, money, stocks, bonds or other security or property of any nature whatsoever on deposit with, or held by, or in the possession of, Holder, to the credit of or for the account of Borrower, without notice to or consent of Borrower or Guarantor.
 
(h) Non-Exclusivity of Rights and Remedies. None of the rights and remedies herein conferred upon or reserved to Holder is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents and each and every such right and remedy shall be cumulative and concurrent, and may be enforced separately, successively or together, and may be exercised from time to time as often as may be deemed necessary or desirable by Holder.
 
(i) Incorporation by Reference. All of the agreements, conditions, covenants and provisions contained in each of the Loan Documents are hereby made a part of this Note to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein. Borrower covenants and agrees to keep and perform, or cause to be kept and performed, all such agreements, conditions, covenants and provisions strictly in accordance with their terms.
 
(j) Joint and Several Liability. If Borrower consists of more than one person and/or entity, each such person and/or entity agrees that its liability hereunder is joint and several.
 
(k) Business Purpose. Borrower represents and warrants that the Loan evidenced by this Note is being obtained solely for the purpose of acquiring or carrying on a business, professional or commercial activity and is not for personal, agricultural, family or household purposes.
 
(l) Interest Limitation; Usury.
 
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Security Instrument or in any other of the Loan Documents, the effective rate of interest on the obligation evidenced by this Note shall not exceed the lawful maximum rate of interest permitted to be paid. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the interest charged hereunder results in an effective rate of interest higher than that lawfully permitted to be paid, then such charges shall be reduced by the sum sufficient to result in an effective rate of interest permitted and any amount which would exceed the highest lawful rate already received and held by Holder shall be applied to a reduction of principal and not to the payment of interest. Borrower agrees that for the purpose of determining the highest rate permitted by law, any non-principal payment (including, without limitation, Late Fees and other fees) shall be deemed, to the extent permitted by law, to be an expense, fee or premium rather than interest.
 
(2) It is the intent of Borrower and Lender in the execution and performance of this Note, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to contract in strict compliance with applicable usury laws, including conflicts of law concepts, governing the Loan, including such applicable laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America from time to time in effect. In furtherance thereof, Lender and Borrower stipulate and agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay, as consideration for the use, forbearance or detention of money, interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate of interest allowed to be charged by applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and that for purposes hereof “interest” shall include the aggregate of all charges which constitute interest under such laws that are contracted for, charged or received under this Note, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, under any circumstances the aggregate amounts taken, reserved, charged, received or paid on the Loan, including amounts which by applicable law are deemed interest, would exceed the Maximum Rate, then such excess shall be deemed to be a mistake, and Lender shall credit the same on the principal of this Note (or if this Note shall have been paid in full, refund said excess to Borrower). In the event that the maturity of this Note is accelerated by reason of any election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Note, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the Maximum Rate, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Note, the Loan Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on this Note (or if this Note shall have been paid in full, refunded to Borrower). In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable under any specific contingencies exceeds the Maximum Rate, Borrower and Lender shall, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal parts during the period of the full stated term of this Note all amounts considered to be interest under applicable law at any time contracted for, charged, received or reserved in connection with the Loan. The provisions of this paragraph shall control over all other provisions of this Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents which may be in apparent conflict herewith.
 
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(m) Modification. This Note may be modified, amended, discharged or waived only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such modification, amendment, discharge or waiver is sought.
 
(n) Time of the Essence. Time is strictly of the essence of this Note.
 
(o) No Waiver. Holder shall not be deemed to have waived the exercise of any right which it holds hereunder unless such waiver is made expressly and in writing. No delay or omission by Holder in exercising any such right (and no allowance by Holder to Borrower of an opportunity to cure a default in performing its obligations hereunder) shall be deemed a waiver of its future exercise. No such waiver made as to any instance involving the exercise of any such right shall be deemed a waiver as to any other such instance, or any other such right. Further, acceptance by Holder of all or any portion of any sum payable under, or partial performance of any covenant of, this Note, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents, whether before, on, or after the due date of such payment or performance, shall not be a waiver of Holder’s right either to require prompt and full payment and performance when due of all other sums payable or obligations due thereunder or hereunder or to exercise any of Holder’s rights and remedies hereunder or thereunder.
 
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(p) Interest Rate After Judgment. If judgment is entered against Borrower on this Note, the amount of the judgment entered (which may include principal, interest, fees, Late Fees and costs) shall bear interest at the Default Rate, to be determined on the date of the entry of the judgment.
 
(q) Relationship. Borrower and Holder intend that the relationship between them shall be solely that of creditor and debtor. Nothing contained in this Note or in any of the other Loan Documents shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership, tenancy-in-common, joint tenancy, joint venture or co-ownership by or between Borrower and Holder.
 
(r) WAIVER OF AUTOMATIC STAY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER HEREBY AGREES THAT, IN CONSIDERATION OF LENDER’S AGREEMENT TO MAKE THE LOAN AND IN RECOGNITION THAT THE FOLLOWING COVENANT IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR LENDER TO MAKE THE LOAN, IN THE EVENT THAT BORROWER SHALL (A) FILE WITH ANY BANKRUPTCY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION OR BE THE SUBJECT OF ANY PETITION UNDER ANY SECTION OR CHAPTER OF TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, AS AMENDED (“BANKRUPTCY CODE”), OR SIMILAR LAW OR STATUTE; (B) BE THE SUBJECT OF ANY ORDER FOR RELIEF ISSUED UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY CODE OR SIMILAR LAW OR STATUTE; (C) FILE OR BE THE SUBJECT OF ANY PETITION SEEKING ANY REORGANIZATION, ARRANGEMENT, COMPOSITION, READJUSTMENT, LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION, OR SIMILAR RELIEF UNDER ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE FEDERAL OR STATE ACT OR LAW RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY, OR OTHER RELIEF FOR DEBTORS; (D) HAVE SOUGHT OR CONSENTED TO OR ACQUIESCED IN THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY TRUSTEE, RECEIVER, CONSERVATOR, OR LIQUIDATOR; OR (E) BE THE SUBJECT OF AN ORDER, JUDGMENT OR DECREE ENTERED BY ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION APPROVING A PETITION FILED AGAINST ANY BORROWER FOR ANY REORGANIZATION, ARRANGEMENT, COMPOSITION, READJUSTMENT, LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION, OR SIMILAR RELIEF UNDER ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE FEDERAL OR STATE ACT OR LAW RELATING TO BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY OR RELIEF FOR DEBTORS, THEN, SUBJECT TO COURT APPROVAL, HOLDER SHALL THEREUPON BE ENTITLED AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO, AND WILL NOT CONTEST, AND AGREES TO STIPULATE TO RELIEF FROM ANY AUTOMATIC STAY OR OTHER INJUNCTION IMPOSED BY SECTION 362 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, OR SIMILAR LAW OR STATUTE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, RELIEF FROM ANY EXCLUSIVE PERIOD SET FORTH IN SECTION 1121 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE) OR OTHERWISE, ON OR AGAINST THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO HOLDER AS PROVIDED IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO OBJECT TO SUCH RELIEF.
 
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(s) Acknowledgment By Guarantor. Guarantor has acknowledged this Note below for purposes of confirming its obligations all as more specifically set forth in the Guaranty Agreements.
 
(t) Disclosures. Borrower agrees that the obligation evidenced by this Note is an exempt transaction under the Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601, et.seq.
 
(u) Additional Interest. All sums which may or shall become due and payable by Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof shall constitute “Additional Interest” hereunder and shall be evidenced by this Note and secured by the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents.
 
(v) Negotiable Instrument. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower agrees that this Note shall be deemed a negotiable instrument, even though this Note may not otherwise qualify, under applicable law, absent this paragraph, as a negotiable instrument.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has executed and sealed this Note or caused it to be executed and sealed on its behalf by its duly authorized representatives, the day and year first above written, and the obligations under this Note shall be binding upon Borrower’s successors and assigns.
 
ARC LAKEWAY, L.P., a Tennessee limited partnership

 
By:
ARC TENNESSEE GP, INC., a Tennessee corporation, General Partner

By: /s/ George Hicks   
Name: George Hicks   
Title: Executive Vice President 



ACKNOWLEDGED BY GUARANTOR:

AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION, a Tennessee corporation


By: /s/ George Hicks    
George Hicks
Executive Vice President



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EX-10.3 4 a5011807ex10_3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 Exhibit 10.3

Exhibit 10.3

AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

This RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is by and between American Retirement Corporation, a Tennessee corporation (the "Company"), and ________________ (the "Grantee").

Section 1. Restricted Stock Award. The Grantee is hereby granted the right to receive ________ shares (the "Restricted Stock") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the American Retirement Corporation 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Plan"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Plan.

Section 2. Vesting of the Award. The shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to Section 1 hereof shall vest at such times (each, a "Vesting Date") and in the percentages set forth below, if and only if the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) from the date hereof through such Vesting Date (except as set forth in Section 5(b) hereof):


 
Vesting Date
 
Percentage of
Restricted Stock Vesting
 
___________ __, 200_
 
 
33.3%
 
___________ __, 200_
 
 
33.3%
 
___________ __, 200_
 
 
33.4%
     

Section 3. Distribution of Restricted Stock. Certificates representing the Restricted Stock will be distributed to the Grantee as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee's employment with the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) is terminated under the circumstances set forth in Section 5(b), certificates representing the Restricted Stock awarded hereunder will be distributed to the Grantee (or the Grantee's estate or legal representative) as soon as practicable after the Grantee's termination. The Certificates representing the Restricted Stock shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 6 hereof.

Section 4. Voting Rights and Dividends. Prior to the distribution of the Restricted Stock, certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock will be held by the Company (the "Custodian") in the name of the Grantee. The Custodian will take such action as is necessary and appropriate to enable the Grantee to vote the Restricted Stock. All cash dividends received by the Custodian, if any, with respect to the Restricted Stock will be remitted to the Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no voting rights or dividend rights shall inure to the Grantee following the forfeiture of the Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 5(a).
 
 

 
Section 5. Termination.
 
(a) In the event that Grantee's employment by the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) terminates for any reason (other than by reason of death or Disability), all shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested prior to the date of termination shall be immediately forfeited and Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such shares of Restricted Stock.

(b) If the Grantee dies while employed by the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) or if the Grantee's employment is terminated by reason of Disability, all unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall be deemed vested as of the date of such death or Disability.

Section 6. No Transfer or Pledge of Restricted Stock. No shares of Restricted Stock may be Transferred (as hereinafter defined) prior to the Vesting Date. Thereafter, the Grantee may not Transfer more than twenty-five percent (25%) of all of the Grantee’s vested Restricted Stock in any calendar quarter. In addition, any Transfer of vested Restricted Stock shall be subject to the Company's determination that, after giving effect to such Transfer, the Grantee will remain in compliance with the provisions of any stock ownership policy applicable to the Grantee that is then in existence. As used herein, the term "Transfer" shall mean any transfer, sale, conveyance, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or disposition of any kind, whether voluntary or involuntary.

Section 7. Tax Election. The Grantee may, but is not required to, elect to apply the tax rules of Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to the issuance of the Restricted Stock. If the Grantee makes an affirmative election under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Grantee shall deliver a copy of such election to the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder. The Grantee acknowledges that the decision to make, or refrain from making, an election to apply Section 83(b) of the Code is his individual decision, based upon the Grantee's personal analysis and personal tax advice. The Grantee acknowledges that the Company has not attempted to influence the Grantee, or provided the Grantee with any advice, in connection with the Grantee’s determination of whether to make an election to apply Section 83(b) of the Code. The Grantee is urged to consult with his individual tax advisors in making the determinations described in this section.

Section 8. Tax Withholding. The Company may withhold from any distribution of Restricted Stock an amount of Common Stock equal to such federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation, unless the Company agrees to accept a payment of cash (or to withhold from other wages payable to Grantee) in the amount of such withholding taxes.
 
 
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Section 9. Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or a Potential Change in Control as defined in Section 10 of the Plan, all Restricted Stock shall be deemed vested and the restrictions under the Plan and this Agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock, including the restriction on transfer set forth in Section 6 hereof, shall automatically expire and shall be of no further force or effect.

Section 10. Stock Subject to Award. In the event that the shares of Common Stock of the Company should, as a result of a stock split or stock dividend or combination of shares or any other change, redesignation, merger, consolidation, recapitalization or otherwise, be increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Company or of another corporation, the number of shares of Restricted Stock that have been awarded to Grantee shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such action. If any such adjustment shall result in a fractional share, such fraction shall be disregarded.

Section 11. Stock Power. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Grantee shall deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the shares of Restricted Stock. Such stock power shall be in a form satisfactory to the Company.

Section 12. Legend. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING FORFEITURE AND RESTRICTIONS AGAINST TRANSFER) CONTAINED IN THE AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (AS AMENDED, THE "PLAN") AND THE RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT (THE "AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE OWNER OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY AND AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY"). THE RELEASE OF SUCH STOCK FROM SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AND THE AGREEMENT, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE COMPANY.

Section 13. Restrictive Agreement. As a condition to the distribution of any vested shares of Restricted Stock, the Grantee (or his legal representative or estate or any third party transferee), if the Company so requests, will execute an agreement in form satisfactory to the Company in which the Grantee or such other recipient of the shares represents that he is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof.

Section 14. No Right to Continued Employment. This Agreement shall not be construed as giving the Grantee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company), and the Company (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) may at any time dismiss the Grantee from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan.
 
 
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Section 15. Governing Provisions. This Agreement is made under and subject to the provisions of the Plan, and all of the provisions of the Plan are also provisions of this Agreement. If there is a difference or conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern. By signing this Agreement, the Grantee confirms that he or she has received a copy of the Plan.

Section 16. Miscellaneous.

16.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire understanding and agreement between the Company and the Grantee concerning the Restricted Stock granted hereby, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations and understandings. The Company and the Grantee have made no promises, agreements, conditions, or understandings relating to the Restricted Stock, either orally or in writing, that are not included in this Agreement or the Plan.

16.2 Captions. The captions and section numbers appearing in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience. They do not define, limit, construe, or describe the scope or intent of the provisions of this Agreement.

16.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when signed by the Company and the Grantee will be deemed an original and all of which together will be deemed the same Agreement.

16.4 Notice. Any notice or communication having to do with this Agreement must be given by personal delivery or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed, if to the Company, to the principal office of the Company, and, if to the Grantee, to the Grantee's last known address provided by the Grantee to the Company.

16.5 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Company, provided that unless the Grantee consents in writing, the Company cannot amend this Agreement if the amendment will materially change or impair the Grantee's rights under this Agreement and such change is not to the Grantee's benefit.

16.6 Successors and Assignment. Each and all of the provisions of this Agreement are binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Grantee and their heirs, successors, and assigns. However, the Grantee may not Transfer this Agreement or the Grantee's rights hereunder. Furthermore, the Grantee may Transfer the Restricted Stock distributed to the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement only as set forth in this Agreement.
 
 
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16.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee applicable to agreements to be performed in the State of Tennessee.


[Signature page to follow.]

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Agreement to be effective as of _____________, __ 20__.
 
 
 
  AMERICAN RETIREMENT CORPORATION
     
  By:  
  Name:  
  Title:  
     
  Grantee:  
     
     
  Name:  
 
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EX-31.1 5 a5011807ex31_1.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, W.E. Sheriff, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Retirement Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
(A)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(B)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(C)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(D)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
(A)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(B)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 4, 2005

/s/ W.E. Sheriff
----------------------------------------------------------
W.E. Sheriff
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 

EX-31.2 6 a5011807ex31_2.htm EXHIBIT 31.2 Exhibit 31.2
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Bryan D. Richardson, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Retirement Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
(A)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(B)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(C)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(D)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

6.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
(A)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(B)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 4, 2005

/s/ Bryan D. Richardson
-----------------------------------------------
Bryan D. Richardson
Executive Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 

EX-32.1 7 a5011807ex32_1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 Exhibit 32.1
Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Retirement Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2005 (the “Report”), I, W.E. Sheriff, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ W.E. Sheriff
-----------------------------------------------------------
W.E. Sheriff
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
November 4, 2005
 
 

EX-32.2 8 a5011807ex32_2.htm EXHIBIT 32.2 Exhibit 32.2
Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Retirement Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2005 (the “Report”), I, Bryan D. Richardson, Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Bryan D. Richardson
------------------------------------------------
Bryan D. Richardson
Executive Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
November 4, 2005
 
 


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