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Innkeepers USA trust and certain of its affiliates, as Debtors and Debtors in possession, hereby submit this omnibus reply in support of the Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the exclusive periods. The debtors have filed a Chapter 11 petition seeking to extend the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 plan and acceptances thereto. The u.s. Bankruptcy court ruled in favor of the creditors in this case.
Innkeepers USA trust and certain of its affiliates, as Debtors and Debtors in possession, hereby submit this omnibus reply in support of the Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the exclusive periods. The debtors have filed a Chapter 11 petition seeking to extend the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 plan and acceptances thereto. The u.s. Bankruptcy court ruled in favor of the creditors in this case.
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Innkeepers USA trust and certain of its affiliates, as Debtors and Debtors in possession, hereby submit this omnibus reply in support of the Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the exclusive periods. The debtors have filed a Chapter 11 petition seeking to extend the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 plan and acceptances thereto. The u.s. Bankruptcy court ruled in favor of the creditors in this case.
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Paul M. Basta KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022-4611 Telephone: (212) 446-4800 Facsimile: (212) 446-4900
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Anup Sathy, P.C. Marc J. Carmel (admitted pro hac vice) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 300 North LaSalle Chicago, Illinois 60654-3406 Telephone: (312) 862-2000 Facsimile: (312) 862-2200
Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
) In re: ) Chapter 11 ) INNKEEPERS USA TRUST, et al., 1 ) Case No. 10-13800 (SCC) ) Debtors. ) Jointly Administered )
DEBTORS OMNIBUS REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THE DEBTORS MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER EXTENDING THE EXCLUSIVE PERIODS DURING WHICH ONLY THE DEBTORS MAY FILE A CHAPTER 11 PLAN AND SOLICIT ACCEPTANCES THEREOF AND OMNIBUS RESPONSE TO OBJECTIONS THERETO 1
Innkeepers USA Trust and certain of its affiliates, as debtors and debtors in possession (collectively, the Debtors), hereby submit this omnibus reply (the Reply) in support of the
1 The list of Debtors in these Chapter 11 Cases along with the last four digits of each Debtors federal tax identification number can be found by visiting the Debtors restructuring website at www.omnimgt.com/innkeepers or by contacting Omni Management Group, LLC at Innkeepers USA Trust c/o Omni Management Group, LLC, 16161 Ventura Boulevard, Suite C, PMB 606, Encino, California 91436. The location of the Debtors corporate headquarters and the service address for their affiliates is: c/o Innkeepers USA, 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Suite 306, Palm Beach, Florida 33480.
2 K&E 17977557 Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 Plan and Solicit Acceptances Thereof and Omnibus Objection to Motions to Terminate the Debtors Exclusive Periods [Docket No. 610] (the Motion) and in response to the Objections thereto. 2 The Creditors Committee filed a statement in support of the Motion. 3 In support of this Reply, and in further support of the Motion, the Debtors respectfully state as follows: 4
2 The following objections and related documents have been filed in response to the Motion: Limited Objection of Lehman ALI Inc. to Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods [Docket No. 663] (the Lehman Objection); Midland Loan Services, Inc.s Objection to Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 Plan and Solicit Acceptances Thereof and Omnibus Objection to Motion to Terminate Exclusivity [Docket No. 665] (the Midland Objection); Limited Objection of TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. as Special Servicer to Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 Plan and Solicit Acceptances Thereof and Omnibus Objection to Motion to Terminate Exclusivity [Docket No. 666] (the TriMont Limited Objection); Objection of Appaloosa Investment L.P. I, Palomino Fund Ltd., Thoroughbred Fund L.P., and Thoroughbred Master Ltd. to Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending Exclusivity Period [Docket No. 667] (the Appaloosa Objection); Statement of Ad Hoc Committee of Preferred Shareholders in (I) Support of Motions to Terminate Exclusivity Filed by Midland Loan Services Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and (II) Opposition to Debtors Motion to Extend the Exclusive Period [Docket No. 673] (the Preferred Shareholders Statement); Objection of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C1 and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor to LaSalle Bank N.A., Formerly Known as LaSalle National Bank, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4 to Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 Plan and Solicit Acceptances Thereof and Omnibus Objection to Motion to Terminate Exclusivity [Docket No. 675] (the Wells Fargo Objection); Declaration of Ronen Bojmel [Docket No. 676] (the Bojmel Declaration and, together with the Wells Fargo Objection, the Lehman Objection, the Midland Objection, the TriMont Limited Objection, the Appaloosa Objection, and the Preferred Shareholders Statement, the Objections). 3 Statement of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Support of Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 Plan and Solicit Acceptances Thereof and Omnibus Objection to Motion to Terminate Exclusivity [Docket No. 662] (the Creditors Committee Statement). 4 Information regarding certain of the Debtors restructuring activities and further facts and circumstances supporting this Reply are set forth in the Supplemental Declaration of William Q. Derrough in Support of the Debtors Motion for Entry of an Order Extending the Exclusive Periods During Which Only the Debtors May File a Chapter 11 Plan and Solicit Acceptances Thereof and Omnibus Objection to Motions to Terminate the Debtors Exclusive Periods (the Supplemental Derrough Declaration), filed contemporaneously herewith. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Motion.
3 K&E 17977557 Preliminary Statement The Court should extend exclusivity for 120 days. The Debtors are doing everything that this Court directed and would otherwise expect of a debtor in possession. Moelis presented the Board of Trustees of Innkeepers USA Trust (the Board) with an analysis of numerous restructuring alternatives. After due consideration, the Board directed the Debtors management and advisors to pursue the plan process that the Board believes is the most value-maximizing, taking into account the diverse views of the Debtors constituencies. The Debtors are implementing that directive, which includes encouraging and facilitating discussions and negotiations with and among their major stakeholders. The Debtors have had numerous in- person meetings and telephone conferences with each of their constituencies and have simultaneously started the process of soliciting interest for plan sponsorship from third parties. The Debtors creditors are, in fact, negotiating with one another, and the Debtors have received interest from, and are beginning to engage with, potential plan sponsors. Even those parties that initially moved to terminate exclusivity believe that exclusivity is working and should continue. 5
Because the Debtors financed themselves with loans secured by different pools of collateral, the Debtors capital structure is polarizing, to say the least. Naturally, each of the Debtors secured creditors is focused on the value of its own collateral. Thus, those secured creditors that do not appear to be close to reaching consensus on the value of their collateral have vastly different motivations than those creditors that appear close to reaching consensus. These
5 See Notice of Adjournment of Hearing on the Motion of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C1 and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor to Lasalle Bank N.A., Formerly Known As Lasalle National Bank, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2006-4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4 to Terminate Exclusivity and Joinder to Midland Loan Services, Inc.s Motion to Terminate Exclusivity (Docket # 437) [Docket No. 677] and Notice of Adjournment of Hearing on the Motion to Terminate Exclusivity (Docket #348) Filed by Midland Loan Services, Inc. [Docket No. 660].
4 K&E 17977557 divergent interests and positions among the Debtors constituencies have led to multiple inconsistent and contradictory suggestions and proposals for the Debtors possible path forward. As described below, the Debtors have received no fewer than ten plan concepts. For instance, those creditors who are willing to negotiate a consensual arrangement on allocation of value tend to focus on an enterprise-level restructuring as this likely will maximize value because, among other reasons discussed below, it allows potential investors to invest in a larger platform of assets. Other creditors, however, have suggested a more piecemeal, or liquidation-based, approach to a plan process, which the Debtors believe will result in significantly less value for their enterprise and will result in an incomplete resolution of these Chapter 11 Cases and the incurrence of unnecessary administrative costs. The Debtors recognized this dynamic and developed a multi-step restructuring process that takes into account the different, and in some cases conflicting, views. First, the Debtors are pursuing an internal restructuring process and encouraging their constituencies to negotiate with each other regarding allocations of value. At the appropriate time, the Debtors will coordinate and assist in these discussions. But to do so effectively, the Debtors must maintain exclusivity. Consensus among creditors could lead to the most expeditious exit from chapter 11, preserve upside for the existing constituencies, and provide a defined capital structure in which the Debtors may solicit outside investment. Second, and concomitantly, the Debtors are soliciting interest for plan sponsorship. This will help ensure the fairness of any plan of reorganization that is presented and will also serve as the basis to ensure that any investment in the Debtors is made on the best terms available. Third, while the Debtors are somewhat skeptical that pursuing investment in individual properties will maximize value, the Debtors, of course, are willing to consider any alternative that maximizes value.
5 K&E 17977557 And this multi-step plan process is working. As indicated by the Objections, multiple creditor groups are working to build consensus on value allocation. The Debtors solicitation of plan sponsorship for an enterprise-level restructuring has garnered interest. Moreover, the Debtors proposed path forward does not prejudice those seeking a piecemeal approach for a number of reasons. Most importantly, the Debtors are open to any alternative that will maximize value. Additionally, the Debtors business operations are performing better than expected, consistent with the improved performance in the hospitality industry. Finally, the Debtors have made significant progress and taken certain actions in these Chapter 11 Cases that inure to the benefit of their constituencies, including: closing on and receiving funding under their two debtor-in-possession financing facilities in the amount of approximately $70 million; spending, or committing to spend, approximately $14 million for furniture, fixtures, and equipment and labor related to the first phase of the property improvement plan process under the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement and preparing to place additional orders for approximately $7.5 million under the second phase of the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement; satisfying substantially all of their property improvement plan obligations at one hotel covered by the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement and remaining on track to satisfy all of their other obligations under the first phase of the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement, which will permit the Debtors to retain essential franchises at their hotels; planning and overseeing other capital expenditures at the Debtors hotels; obtaining the authority to use cash collateral and complying with their reporting requirements thereunder; generating sufficient cash flows to pay ordinary course expenses; distributing approximately $20 million of excess cash to their secured creditors in accordance with the cash collateral authority; obtaining interest from new franchisors on branding certain hotels that may potentially be de-flagged, determining appropriate replacement franchises, and analyzing the costs and benefits of the potential rebranding opportunities;
6 K&E 17977557 discussing the reforecast with constituencies and completing a reforecast of the 2010 budget; updating projections for 2011-2015; starting a detailed development of the 2011 hotel-by-hotel budget process; and facilitating due diligence for numerous constituencies and third parties, including coordinating over 50 site visits and establishing a data room with over 3,000 documents. In short, though the Debtors are motivated to move through their plan process expeditiously, a 120-day extension of exclusivity will not harm any of their constituencies. In contrast, an extension of exclusivity that is shorter than requested by the Debtors will undermine both the Debtors internal restructuring (by incentivizing the Debtors constituencies to maintain their positional postures) and external restructuring (by injecting additional uncertainty into these Chapter 11 Cases and chilling the bidding process). Partieswhether the Debtors constituencies or third partiesare unlikely to commit themselves and their resources to the Debtors restructuring process if the threat of exclusivity terminating hangs over the Debtors. Moreover, the restructuring process requires the attention of the parties and continually having to address exclusivity issues in preparation for and at hearings will be an unfortunate distraction that will harm the Debtors ability to make progress. Lacking any consensus on a plan process, the Objections themselves support the need for exclusivity. And the plan process cannot be dictated by creditors who only are focused on their own parochial interests, as each secured creditor has a different idea on how to move forward. Additionally, it has just recently been brought to light that LNR (the special servicer for five of the Debtors single-property loans) initiated a civil action in New York state court against CRES Investment II, LP (the controlling class in the C7 Trust of the Fixed Rate Loan (as defined herein) and, therefore, the holder with the right to determine the special servicer for that CMBS
7 K&E 17977557 loan). LNR seeks a preliminary injunction requiring CRES to replace Midland and appoint LNR as special servicer to the Fixed Rate Loan in accordance with an agreement between LNR and CRES. According to LNR, its appointment as special servicer is critical to preventing any irreparable harm resulting from Midland being allowed to continue prosecuting the Chapter 11 Cases on behalf of the lenders under the Fixed Rate Loan and advancing the Five Mile Proposal (as defined herein). The Debtors do not yet fully understand the background of this dispute other than that the dispute has been ongoing since April 2010 and the result of this action could have a significant impact on the landscape of these Chapter 11 Cases. LNR (in the Wells Fargo Objection and the Bojmel Declaration) and Midland (through the Five Mile Proposal) have each proposed a plan process related to, among other things, the treatment of the Fixed Rate Loan. Two things are clear: these processes are fundamentally inconsistent, and either LNR or Midland lacks the authority to represent the interests of the Fixed Rate Loan. Simply put, the complexity of these Chapter 11 Cases should not be coupled with a termination (or even a short extension) of exclusivity. For so long as the Debtors creditors believe termination of exclusivity is looming, each secured creditor will continue to pursue their individual agendas at the expense of a comprehensive process that appropriately resolves these Chapter 11 Cases. For these reasons and those set forth below, the Debtors believe that there is more than sufficient bases to grant the Debtors first request to extend the Exclusivity Periods for 120 days. Reply I. The Debtors Are Making Real Progress in Their Multi-Step Plan Process and Remain Willing to Consider Competing Alternatives, Yet Require a 120-Day Extension of Exclusivity to Ensure Success. After multiple discussions with their stakeholders and much consideration by management, the Board, and the Debtors advisors, the Debtors implemented a multi-step
8 K&E 17977557 process that they expect will lead to a successful plan of reorganization. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 5. The Debtors business operations are performing better than expected. Id. at 30. This success supports giving the Debtors an adequate opportunity to (a) pursue their chosen process (and the requested extension of exclusivity necessary for the process to succeed) and (b) focus on achieving an enterprise-level restructuring that they believe will maximize value, while they remain open to considering other alternatives and modifying the process based on changed circumstances and input from their constituencies. A. The Debtors Have Established a Plan Process and an Aggressive (but Achievable) Timeline for Achieving a Value-Maximizing Transaction. At a Board meeting on October 19, 2010, where a number of possible restructuring alternatives were discussed, reviewed, and considered, the Board requested that the Debtors advisors consider and propose a process to explore an enterprise-level restructuring (while not foreclosing other potential alternatives, including certain of the sale options set forth in the Objections). Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 5. At a subsequent Board meeting on October 26, 2010, Moelis proposed an aggressive timeline with the goal of selectingwithin four weeksa stalking horse for plan sponsorship for an enterprise-level restructuring transaction. Id. After discussion and input, the Board approved the timeline and tasked Moelis, K&E, and the Debtors management with executing on the process and seeking to achieve the various milestones set forth therein. Id. The presentation materials, including a general timeline, considered by the Board at the meetings leading up to their decision regarding the plan process are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The plan process protocol approved by the Board, which clearly delineates both tasks and responsibilities among the Debtors advisors, in conjunction with management, is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
9 K&E 17977557 As set forth in the general timeline described in the presentations, the Debtors and their advisors are in the process of taking key steps to achieve the goal of selecting a stalking horse and ultimately a winning bid for a plan sponsorship. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 13. First, the Debtors will continue interacting and negotiating with Five Mile on the terms of a potential proposal, as appropriate. Id. at 14. Second, Moelis will continue working to develop other stalking horse candidates. Id. The Debtors and their advisors have completed the development and refinement of a list of suitable plan sponsor, stalking horse candidates and have narrowed that list to five parties (including Five Mile). Id. Currently, the Debtors and their advisors are engaged in discussions with stalking horse candidates, and all five candidates have signed confidentiality agreements. Id. Apollo Investment Corporation, the ultimate non-Debtor parent of the Debtors, has not sought to be, and is not being considered as, a stalking horse to serve as the plan sponsor. Id. Following the hearing on the Motion, Moelis will facilitate additional due diligence by the stalking horse candidates and solicit proposals. Id. Third, the Debtors and their advisors will hold discussions with key constituencies over the next several weeks regarding valuation and work towards finalizing value allocations (on October 28, 2010, Moelis provided to key stakeholders managements 2010 reforecast budget, and on November 8, 2010, Moelis provided managements update 2011-2015 projections). Id. at 15. Fourth, the Board has directed Moelis to prepare materials for a broader marketing process. Id. at 16. This will include the preparation of a set of teaser documents, refinement of the information in the data room, the development of additional marketing materials, and the finalization of a comprehensive potential buyers list. Id. Contrary to suggestions in the Objections, the Debtors have been, and remain committed to, communicating with their constituencies as to the expected timing of their plan process. In
10 K&E 17977557 fact, the Debtors communicate with their key constituencies multiple times per week, facilitating due diligence, answering questions, and providing updates as to the Debtors operations. The fact that certain secured creditors and the Debtors have yet to reach agreement on a plan of reorganization should not be confused with a lack of communication. The Debtors and their advisors will continue to reevaluate the timing in light of the ultimate desire for the process to succeed. B. The Debtors Plan Process Is Working. As discussed in the Motion and the Derrough Declaration, the Debtors have taken a number of actions to promote their plan process. Among other things, the Debtors expended significant efforts to continue to reach out to their constituencies to better understand their views and concerns, holding in-person meetings as well as various follow-up telephone conferences on a formal and informal basis. Motion at 8-9; Derrough Declaration at 6-7. The Debtors also established a data room containing over 3,000 documents that permits multiple parties to conduct necessary due diligence and already facilitated over 50 visits to the Debtors properties by interested parties like Five Mile as well as discussions among certain of their constituencies and hotel general managers. Motion at 11; Derrough Declaration at 8. Moreover, the Debtors have taken a number of additional, concrete steps since the filing of the Motion, particularly with respect to the Debtors efforts to attract the participation of a potential plan sponsor. Moelis has established and made contact with an initial and realistic list of five potential plan sponsors (including Five Mile). Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 24. Moelis believed it was appropriate to approach this select pool initially to expedite the process and to encourage parties to commit resources by providing assurances that they will have reasonable access to information and the Debtors personnel and advisors as well as a higher likelihood of being chosen as the stalking horse. Id. Moelis, in consultation with the Board and
11 K&E 17977557 management, selected the potential parties based on a number of relevant criteria, including whether they had sufficient financial resources to consummate a transaction, familiarity with the hospitality industry and the bankruptcy process, and sophistication necessary to act decisively on the approved timeline. Id. Following that initial contact, the Debtors have negotiated and executed confidentiality agreements with potential plan sponsors to allow such parties to conduct the due diligence necessary to formulate a restructuring proposal. Id. Moelis expects the pace of this external process to increase considerably now that it has established initial contact and parties have had an opportunity to proceed with their diligence. Id. Since the filing of the Motion, the Debtors also have added additional information to the data room and held follow-up telephone conferences to facilitate the development of restructuring proposals (both from the Debtors constituencies and from third parties), including the reforecast of their financial performance through the end of 2010, their September 2010 profit and loss information, an updated 13-week cash budget, their 2011-2015 projections and earnings model, and their most recent flash reports and cash variance reports prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Final Order Authorizing the Debtors to (i) Use the Adequate Protection Parties Cash Collateral and (ii) Provide Adequate Protection to the Adequate Protection Parties Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 361, 362, and 363 [Docket No. 402] (the Final Cash Collateral Order). Id. at 15, 25, 26, and 30. In addition, the Debtors, with the assistance of their advisors, are developing their detailed 2011 hotel-by-hotel budgets, which will be completed in the normal course in mid-January. Id. at 15. The Debtors, with assistance from Moelis, have also facilitated a number of additional site visits to the Debtors properties by interested parties and arranged telephone calls between Five Mile and certain sales personnel and managers of the Debtors properties to allow Five Mile to conduct additional
12 K&E 17977557 diligence. Id. at 27. Finally, Moelis has documented numerous communications between the Debtors professionals and certain representatives of the Debtors constituencies since the filing of the Motion. Id. at 26. C. The Debtors Are Poised to Take Substantial Steps Forward and Are Confident that Their Plan Process Will Succeed Given an Adequate Opportunity. The next steps involve, among other things: (i) identifying and negotiating with potential stalking horses (including Five Mile); (ii) finalizing and distributing their request for proposals that articulate the process, type of transactions sought, rules of engagement and timing, and deadlines; and (iii) executing definitive agreements, as appropriate. The fact that the initial exclusivity deadline in the Chapter 11 Cases happens to fall at an early stage of the plan process (toward the end of the stalking horse diligence stage and just before initial indications of interest from stalking horse candidates are expected) is no justification for truncating the Debtors plan process before it has the opportunity to truly take off. In fact, the Debtors efforts to date have already prompted considerable external interest, as Moelis has spoken with more than 30 third parties interested in facilitating a restructuring. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 28. By granting the requested 120-day extension, the Court would be supporting the Debtors ability to proceed with their plan process, which will issue a valuable signal to the marketplace that there will be a sufficient opportunity for the Debtors to run an appropriate process for a restructuring transaction. Id. at 21. A typical process requires adequate time for due diligence, development of proposals, evaluation of proposals, negotiations with plan sponsors and the Debtors constituencies, and execution of appropriate agreements. Id. It is imperative that these steps occur without the fear of the process being truncated by competing plans or concerns that exclusivity could be terminated at any time, otherwise potential parties may simply sit on the sidelines. Id.
13 K&E 17977557 Granting an extension of less than 120 days (or no extension) will serve only to undermine the Debtors plan process. A shorter extension will chill the Debtors marketing process and discourage participation from parties that are not current holders of the Debtors debt or equity (who are at an informational disadvantage relative to the Debtors constituencies because of the access to information the Debtors have provided to the constituencies) to the detriment of the Debtors estates. Id. at 22. A shorter extension will also have a negative impact on the Debtors internal restructuring process. If the Court grants only a short extension, the Debtors believe that their secured creditors will focus on their positions without sufficient motivation to come to the negotiating table. Id. The Debtors restructuring process, just like that of any enterprise similar to the Debtors, requires a significant commitment from those involved. If these parties believe that process could be short-circuited, they are unlikely to commit the resources to engage with the Debtors. The Debtors recognize that continuing to communicate with the stakeholders is important to maximize their progress during an extended exclusive period to reach an consensual restructuring. The Debtors will, of course, continue to communicate with their stakeholders throughout the plan process and seek their input with the goal of obtaining broad support for a value-maximizing enterprise-level restructuring transaction. Id. at 21. D. The Debtors Continue to Be Willing to Consider Value-Maximizing Plan Structures. The Debtors based their decision to focus their plan process on achieving an enterprise-based reorganization on a conclusion by the Board, after considerable deliberation and input from the Debtors advisors, that such a reorganization would maximize value. Id. at 7. In considering an enterprise-level reorganization, the Board considered, among other things: the relatively lower cost of capital given the Debtors size and the diversity of their assets; the ability
14 K&E 17977557 to take advantage of tax and cost of capital benefits of the public REIT status of a reorganized enterprise; economies of scale for corporate and management functions; and operational and management benefits of brand and geographic diversity. Id. at 7. An enterprise-level restructuring provides significant benefits because the Debtors business is integrated across important business functions. For example, senior management sits at parent-level entities, where, among other things, it manages consolidated aspects of the Debtor-entities, plans short- and long-term financing, maintains franchiser affiliations that reflect longstanding relationships and the significant number and strong locations of many of the Debtors hotels, and arranges property management contracts. 6 The Debtors management team provides significant value to the overall enterprise, as evidenced by the critical operational milestones and achievements since the Petition Date discussed above. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 8. For the time being, the Board decided not to focus the plan process on sales of less than the whole enterprise given, among other reasons (a) considerations regarding the transaction costs and distraction associated with having multiple, concurrent sale processes running for overlapping assets, (b) concerns regarding the impact numerous smaller sales may have on franchisor relationships, and (c) the difficulties of attempting to close multiple sales simultaneously. Id. at 9. A piecemeal sale approach would have a chilling effect on attracting parties interested in being a plan sponsor, signal uncertainty to the marketplace, and lead to numerous issues related to franchisor relationships and how to group assets according to brand, geographic proximity, or other common characteristics. Id. at 8. This approach may also leave the Debtors enterprise with a set of remaining assets that would languish potentially for an extended period and may result in value destruction, rather than value maximization. Id. The
6 See generally Amended Declaration of Dennis Craven, Chief Financial Officer of Innkeepers USA Trust, in Support of First Day Pleadings [Docket No. 33, as supplemented by Docket No. 516].
15 K&E 17977557 bifurcation of transferred assets from those that remain may jeopardize the Debtors franchisor relationships by requiring additional licensing transactions, potentially causing additional loss of value. Id. A piecemeal sale approach likely would discourage or limit favorable financing because restructuring the existing debt structure on an enterprise-based level would provide for more flexibility and, in effect, offer attractive stapled financing to a potential plan sponsor. Id. The Debtors do not believe that a cluster approach would attract a broader universe of potential investors; indeed, to date the overwhelming interest from potential buyers has been in an enterprise-level transaction. Id. Moreover, the Bojmel Declaration has failed to identify a logical cluster approach that will address the sale of the Debtors hotels in a holistic manner. Id. Finally, contrary to assertions in the Wells Fargo Objection and Bojmel Declaration, the Debtors relationships with their franchisors are strong and provide significant value to the overall enterprise. Id. As described above, the Debtors are focused on an enterprise-level restructuring, but they are willing to consider value-maximizing alternatives. The Debtors will continue to re-evaluate their strategy, as appropriate, based on new information, the receipt of attractive proposals, or other changes in circumstances. Id. at 10. For instance, the Debtors are expecting to receive an enterprise-based proposal from Five Mile in the near future (after all, the Debtors have expended considerable resources and granted significant access to facilitate the formulation of Five Miles proposal) and will consider its implications on the restructuring. Id. To be clear, nothing in the Debtors plan process has foreclosed the Debtors ability to consider other alternatives. Id. The Debtors, with their advisors, have simply determined that, until circumstances dictate otherwise, pursuing an enterprise-level restructuring at this time will obtain the highest and best value and are expediently proceeding toward accomplishing such a transaction. Id.
16 K&E 17977557 E. The Strong Performance of the Debtors Business Supports Providing the Debtors with a 120 Day Exclusivity Extension. The interests of the Debtors constituencies are not at risk if the Court grants the requested 120-day extension. The Debtors business is operating well and exceeding certain expectations. Id. at 30. The Debtors recently provided their key constituencies with a 2010 financial reforecast showing improvement in key performance metrics over calendar 2009, consistent with the hospitality industrys generally improved performance. Id. The Debtors have delivered Application Reports to their prepetition lenders or agents, as well as other reports required under the Final Cash Collateral Order. Id. The Application Reports continue to show that the Debtors cash flows from operations have been sufficient to pay ordinary course expenses. Since the Petition Date, the Debtors have returned approximately $20 million of excess cash to their secured lenders in accordance with the Final Cash Collateral Order. Id. There has been no intercompany tranche borrowing since the Petition Date, and the Court has not been asked to resolve any issues relating to the Debtors use of cash collateral or the allocation of receipts and disbursements contained in the Application Reports. Id. As previously reported to the Court and the Debtors constituencies, the Debtors are in the process of undertaking a thorough review of the cash balance in a bank account in the name of Debtor Innkeepers USA Limited Partnership, which totaled approximately $7.4 million as of the Petition Date. On September 23, 2010, the Debtors communicated to all of their major constituencies that they would separate this cash from the current operating account into a new Bank of America account in the name of Innkeepers USA Limited Partnership, they would not use funds from this new account without a prior Court order, and all parties retain their right to claim entitlement to such funds. On September 28, 2010, the Debtors confirmed to these same constituencies that the amounts have been deposited into the new account.
17 K&E 17977557 The Debtors have also closed on their two debtor-in-possession financing facilities and begun putting the funds obtained to work on property improvement plans. Id. at 31. For instance, the Debtors have spent or committed to spend approximately $14 million for furniture, fixtures, and equipment orders and labor related to the property improvement plan process. Id. The Debtors have substantially completed their property improvement plan obligations for one of the hotels covered under the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement and are in the process of satisfying all other requirements for the first phase of their obligations under the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement. Further, the Debtors are preparing to place orders for approximately $7.5 million of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for hotels covered under the second phase of the Marriott Adequate Assurance Agreement. Id. Since the Petition Date, the Debtors have continued to plan and oversee other capital expenditures at their hotels. In sum, the Debtors are doing what they can to minimize the effect of these Chapter 11 Cases on their constituencies and a 120-day extension of exclusivity will not prejudice any of those constituencies rights. II. Extending Exclusivity for the Debtors Plan Process Is the Best Alternative in Light of the Inconsistent Approaches Supported by Their Constituencies. The frustrations expressed in the Objections and the lack of consensus evidenced therein are not atypical of a chapter 11 restructuring process involving divergent interests. The Debtors Chapter 11 Cases are complex, involving numerous creditors with interests in different collateral, and the restructuring process is naturally complicated, requiring time to build consensus around a certain plan structure. As described above, the Debtors are engaged in a multi-step plan process, which includes frequent communications with their major constituencies to develop maximum consensus. Id. 23. Since the initiation of this process, the Debtors have received significant input from their constituencies. Yet, not surprisingly, no clear consensus has emerged. Id. at 22.
18 K&E 17977557 The recent state court litigation initiated by LNR, as discussed below, further complicates these Chapter 11 Cases, casting doubt on the Debtors negotiations regarding the Fixed Rate Loan. A. The Debtors Have Been Presented With a Varied Collection of Potential Plan Processes, Many of Which Are Inconsistent. The Debtors have received numerous suggestions and proposals regarding how they should manage the plan process. These suggestions and proposals are inconsistent. In fact, instead of coming together, with the looming initial exclusivity period coming to a close, the Debtors secured creditors have hardened their contrary positions and proffered competing plan structures that they request this Court endorse, some of which appear to be tactics to support their Objections. To name just a few concepts, it has been suggested that the Debtors: reinstate the Fixed Rate Loan; sell the collateral securing the Fixed Rate Loan; cramdown the floating rate loan, depending on the value of the collateral; sell the collateral securing the floating rate loan; conduct a piecemeal liquidation of the Debtors hotels individually or by so-called logical clusters (e.g., geographic, type, franchisor); reorganize the Debtors at the enterprise level; conduct a sale and marketing process for the enterprise; perform little, if any, marketing; market each of the seven hotels that are collateral for separate loans; and market the seven individual hotels as a group. LNR, though it currently serves as special servicer for only five of the Debtors properties with approximately $160 million of total indebtedness (out of the Debtors approximately $1.4 billion of funded debt), has proposed a plan process that contemplates the marketing of the Debtors as a whole and by so-called logical clusters. Id. at 8. LNR has attempted to build
19 K&E 17977557 consensus around a protocol based on this process, hosting a series of conferences calls, which notably excluded the Debtors and Midland. LNRs efforts to date, however, have been rejected by the Debtors other constituencies. Bojmel Declaration at 35. With the initial exclusivity period ending, the Debtors constituencies are acting in their own interests and are determined to act without regard to the benefit of a comprehensive restructuring. Claims that the Debtors and their advisors are paralyzed or without direction as suggested in the Objections ring hollow as it is the creditors that cannot speak with one voice. Any claim of paralysis could only be motivated by the Debtors refusal to prematurely embrace the direction of any one particular complaining creditor, to the exclusion of others. It is not surprising that the Debtors constituencies have divergent views and are focused on addressing their individual concerns given that the Debtors enterprise was financed with loans secured by different pools of collateral. This, too, is typical of complex chapter 11 cases. See, e.g., In re Ames Dept Stores Inc., 1991 WL 259036, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 25, 1991) (Given the complexity of these cases and the large number of creditors and other interested parties involved, it is not surprising that negotiations have been protracted and that the circumstances have warranted extensions of the exclusivity periods.). Exclusivity is designed to encourage creditors and debtors to negotiate with each other despite their differences and allow for consensus to building. See id. (The purpose of the Bankruptcy Codes exclusivity period is to allow the debtor flexibility to negotiate with its creditors.). Terminating exclusivity, with the misguided thought that it will allow these divergent views to materialize in competing plans, would have a deleterious effect on the Chapter 11 Cases, both in terms of distraction and unnecessary expense. See, e.g., Hrg Tr. 92:16-93:6, In re Chemtura Corp., 09-11233 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. July 22, 2010) ([W]hat I am concerned about is putting this case into a freefall with
20 K&E 17977557 one or more competing plans. I dont think, by way of example, that if I were to open up exclusivity I would have only one competing plan, I think I would have several. . . . I cannot for the life of me see how that kind of a scenario could be found to be reasonable by me or any other reviewing judge.). The Debtors believe that their plan processembodying an enterprise-based restructuring with the flexibility to assess proposals for less than the whole enterpriseattempts to bridge the gap between the varying interests. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 22. The Debtors plan process may not be accepted by every constituency. This is often the case. And the Debtors do not intend to adopt a constituencys proposed process if it does not address the concerns of the other constituencies. Instead, the Debtors have been considering all of their options, including those proposed by their constituencies and those generated internally, to devise a comprehensive restructuring proposal. As one court noted, bankruptcy generally involves choosing the least bad among a number of unfortunate choices. 7 Further, the Debtors reject the idea of a creditor in possession that would allow these Chapter 11 Cases to be run at the whim of the loudest and most active creditor. Although creditors are free to engage in conversations with each other, while exclusivity is in place, they must ultimately come to the Debtors as the central repository for plan proposals. This allows the plan process to focus on maximizing the value for the collective good and not just one constituency. Thus, for example, while LNR can exclude Midland from its plan development process, Midlands interests must be considered by the Debtors as they are charged with maximizing value for the benefit of all their constituencies. The same is true for LNR when the Debtors consider Midlands proposal. The Debtors believe it is their charge to maximize value for the benefit of their estates, which
7 Hearing Testimony, May 10, 2005, In re UAL Corp., Case No. 02-48191 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2005). Copies of transcripts and unpublished opinions cited herein are available by request of the Debtors counsel.
21 K&E 17977557 includes all of their constituencies, and that if their multi-step plan process is permitted time to reach its natural conclusion, they will achieve this result. The Court should extend exclusivity because the Debtors plan process takes into account, to the maximum amount reasonable, the views of their secured creditors. Though the Debtors have not chosen any particular partys favored plan structure (and, thus, it is understandable why various parties have expressed certain frustrations), the Debtors have instead focused their attention on moving forward with a plan structure that the Board, management, and their advisors believe is value-maximizing for the Debtors and their constituencies and has the potential for obtaining broad support. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 7, 21. As set forth above, the Debtors plan process is evolving based on input from constituencies, feedback from potential plan sponsors, and new information (e.g., 2010 financial forecasts, updated 2011-2015 projections, Moelis views on debt capacity and valuation, and changes in the capital markets). Id. at 10. The Debtors continue to communicate with their constituencies to determine and assess their views and provide additional information about the process with hopes of building consensus amidst the multiple, contrasting, and divergent views and opinions expressed by the constituencies to date. Finally, the Debtors recognize that their current responsibility is to engage with their constituencies and foster support, notwithstanding what may have occurred before and directly after the commencing of the Chapter 11 Cases. To that end, the Debtors are confident that their plan process is a viable attempt at developing a consensual plan of reorganization. The Debtors simply need sufficient time for their plan process to permit parties to develop their proposals rather than discourage those parties from getting involved.
22 K&E 17977557 B. The LNR Action Creates Serious Uncertainty in These Chapter 11 Cases. As discussed above, divergent interests and positions requiring the extension of exclusivity is not unusual in a chapter 11 case of this size and magnitude, but recent events have made the extension of exclusivity even more important. On October 27, 2010, LNR Securities Holdings, LLC (LNRSH) and its special servicing affiliate, LNR Partners, LLC (collectively, LNR) initiated a state court action against CRES Investment No. II, LP (CRES) seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to compel CRES to appoint LNR to replace Midland Loan Services, Inc. (Midland) as special servicer for the $825 million mortgage loan secured by 45 of the Debtors hotels (the Fixed Rate Loan) (the LNR Action). LNR Partners, LLC and LNR Securities Holdings, LLC v. CRES Investment No. II, LP, Index No. 651850/2010 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Oct. 27, 2010) (see Exhibit C attached hereto for the relevant pleadings). With plan proposals coming from both LNR and Midland that affect the treatment of the Fixed Rate Loan, the outcome of the LNR Action, and a determination of the identity of the special servicer for that loan could have a substantial impact on these Chapter 11 Cases. It is important to understand the details about the parties and the LNR Action to appreciate how significant that impact may be. A special servicer for a CMBS trust serves a key role in chapter 11 cases as the face of the trust that holds the loans and is essentially the decision-maker for the trust. As this Court is well aware, Midland currently is the face of the Fixed Rate Loan and has been active in these Chapter 11 Cases representing the interests of the CMBS trusts that own the Fixed Rate Loan. The Fixed Rate Loan was originally split into two equal, pari passu notes that were each put into a separate CMBS trust (C-6 REMIC and C-7 REMIC). Though Midland was appointed as the initial special servicer of the Fixed Rate Loan, the controlling class of certificateholders of the C-7 REMIC (i.e., the most junior holder who is
23 K&E 17977557 expected to receive a distribution from the CMBS trust) appears to have the right to replace the special servicer at any time. According to LNRs pleadings in the LNR Action, CRES holds a 51% interest in the controlling class, and, therefore, CRES has the authority to replace and appoint the special servicer for the entire Fixed Rate Loan. LNRSH holds the remaining 49% interest in the C7 REMIC. According to papers filed by LNR in the LNR Action, pursuant to a letter agreement between CRES and LNR, CRES agreed that for so long as CRES is the controlling certificateholder, it would appoint LNR as special servicer to the Fixed Rate Loan. LNR alleges that CRES has breached the letter agreement because CRES has not appointed LNR as the special servicer, and Midland remains the special servicer for the Fixed Rate Loan. Coincidentally, LNR currently serves as special servicer for five of the Debtors loans each secured by a single hotel, representing approximately $160 million of the Debtors indebtedness in the aggregate. According to LNR, the identity of the appropriate special servicer for the Fixed Rate Loan has been in dispute since April 2010, well before the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases. According to those same papers, the proposal filed by Midland in connection with its motion to terminate exclusivity (the Five Mile Proposal) could have a substantial effect on the ultimate recoveries received with respect to the Fixed Rate Loan, if approved. The LNR Objection and accompanying declaration specifically reference LNRs concerns with the Five Mile Proposal. While those concerns do not mention this specifically, presumably, LNR believes that the Five Mile Proposal shifts value away from the C-7 REMIC (in which LNRSH holds a 49% interest in the controlling class of certificates) to Five Mile. In addition, LNR has the same concerns with the Five Mile Proposal as it had with the PSA: it contemplates a single
24 K&E 17977557 company transaction and was not subject to a competitive marketing process. Thus, LNR believes that it is critical that CRES be required to immediately terminate Midland and appoint LNR as [s]pecial [s]ervicer of the [Fixed Rate Loan] to avoid the irreparable harm that LNR alleges will result if the New York state court does not act quickly. LNR Mem. at 6. LNR originally requested a temporary restraining order from the state court to prevent Midland from participating in these Chapter 11 Cases without LNRs consent. The court denied this request. A hearing on the preliminary injunction is scheduled for November 12, 2010. Clearly, LNR and Midland do not agree over the proper course these Chapter 11 Cases should take. All parties considerations of proposals from LNR, including the Court, the Debtors, and the Debtors other constituencies, necessarily take into account whether LNR is the special servicer for the Fixed Rate Loan with debt of approximately $825 million secured by 45 hotels in addition to being the special servicer on five of the Debtors loans aggregating $160 million. Likewise, parties considerations of proposals made by Midland take into account the interests Midland represents, or whether it represents any interests at all or even has standing to participate in the restructuring. Based on Midlands representation that it had authority to act as special servicer to the Fixed Rate Loan, the Debtors have expended considerable time and energy catering to Midland and Five Mile, providing Five Mile with a significant amount of time and attention as Five Mile considers an internal restructuring process. If not for the manner in which the Debtors engaged with Five Mile, arranging in-person meetings, site visits, and conversations with the Debtors personnel as well as providing certain documents to the data room ahead of other parties, Midland would not be in the position it is to propose a deal as Midland suggests in the Midland Objection. Supplemental Derrough Declaration at 11. On the day that the Debtors filed their
25 K&E 17977557 motion to extend exclusivity (and approximately six months after the dispute was identified), the Debtors were made aware of this long-standing dispute. The LNR Action raises a number of questions. To name just a few: First, if the dispute has been ongoing since April 2010, why have Midland, LNR, and CRES all failed to inform either the Debtors or this Court? 8 Second, if LNR ultimately prevails in the LNR Action, will it (or any constituency, for that matter) support the Five Mile Proposal (it seems likely that LNR would not given how LNR believes that it is critical to replace Midland at this point)? Third, if Midland knew about this dispute, why has it rebuffed LNRs requests to discuss the Five Mile Proposal as LNR claims? These questions, among many others, inject a significant amount of uncertainty into the Chapter 11 Cases and the plan processes proposed by Midland (who may not even have the authority or standing to participate in the Chapter 11 Cases, much like Appaloosa) and LNR (who, without the Fixed Rate Loan, is special servicer to only five of the Debtors single hotel loan representing approximately $160 million of the Debtors $1.4 billion of indebtedness). Even if the other reasons to extend exclusivity were not as compelling as they are, for this reason alone, the Court should extend. III. Potential Objections Regarding a Hypothetical Plan Structure Are Premature and Not Valid Grounds for Denying the Debtors Requested Extension of Exclusivity. The Midland Objection and the Wells Fargo Objection argue that the Court should not extend the Debtors exclusive periods because the Debtors are or will be unable to propose a viable plan of reorganization. Midland Objection at 25-33; Wells Fargo Objection at 29. The Bankruptcy Code, however, does not require the Court to predict the outcome of the
8 The Bojmel Declaration attached to the Wells Fargo Objection mentions the LNR Action in passing in a footnote.
26 K&E 17977557 Debtors plan process, consider the appropriateness of its hypothetical terms, and determine that it will be a certain success. Instead, the appropriate issue for the Court is whether a debtor is making progress. See, e.g., In re R&G Props., Inc., 2009 WL 269696 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2009) ([A]nalysis of [the viable plan exclusivity extension factor] does not requirenor could the Court makea firm prediction of the outcome of this case. Rather, the question is whether under the facts and circumstances presented to date the Debtor has a reasonable prospect of reorganization.); In re Pine Run Trust, Inc., 67 B.R. 432, 435 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1986) (holding that substantial progress coupled with good faith negotiations satisfied cause to extend exclusivity, even where other traditional factors were absent). As a result, Courts in this district and others reject arguments seeking to limit a debtors exclusivity based on premature notions regarding the alleged inadequacy of a plan. For example, in In re Adelphia Commcns Corp., 352 B.R. 578 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006), noteholders argued that the debtors plan was not confirmable, and that exclusivity should be terminated on that basis. The bankruptcy court rejected that argument, explaining that the merits of the plan are to be examined at confirmation and dont play a meaningful role in the courts decision as to whether or not to terminate exclusivity. See Adelphia, 352 B.R. at 588 n.18; In re Gen. Growth. Props., 409 B.R. 43, 65 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009) (deciding that moving creditors view that it was only impaired class that could consent to any debtor plan did not warrant dismissal of case before plan had been proposed as parties often find it in their best interests to agree on the terms of a plan, despite their litigating posture, as well as the fact that debt can always be left unimpaired); see also Hrg Tr. 78:9-14, 93:12-22, In re Chemtura Corp., 09-11233 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. July 22, 2010) (overruling arguments regarding plan-related objections to an exclusivity extension, noting that nor of course, do I now know, or especially express of you, as
27 K&E 17977557 to whether the proposed plan, even if it gets the votes, will or will not be confirmable and that the equity committee's positions as to . . . the confirmability of the plan, if it otherwise gets the votes, are likely to be at issue with plan confirmation or otherwise down the road, I need not and dont determine the merits of those positions today.); Hr'g Tr. 19:20-24, In re Visteon Corp., 09-11786 (Bankr. D. Del. July 15, 2010) (The plan may or may not be confirmable. Im not going to deny exclusivity based on a factual and legal argument that the plan thats on the table that is being solicited is facially unconfirmable.); In re Express One Intl, Inc., 194 B.R. 98, 101 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. 1996) (holding that the merits of a plan do not inform a courts determination of whether to extend exclusivity, but rather the issue is whether debtor has been diligent in its attempts to reorganize). The Objectors arguments regarding the possible terms of a future plan are premature and not relevant to the relief requested. Because the Debtors have not yet had sufficient time to complete their plan process, the Objectors arguments rely upon a collection of assumptions about the possible terms of a hypothetical future plan. The Debtors, however, are still executing early portions of their multi-stage plan process at this time. Efforts to date have focused on facilitating information flow, developing ideas, and seeking a consensus among key stakeholders to the extent possible, as well as making sure that the Debtors are progressing towards the solicitation of a plan sponsor to maximize the value of the Debtors enterprise. It is, therefore, unrealistic for creditors to expect the Debtors to have developed plan terms at this date, let alone to have filed a plan. The Debtors plan process, of course, incorporates consideration of all viable plan structures and welcomes input from key stakeholders. The Objectors cannot reasonably ask the Court to make a prediction regarding the outcome of the Debtors plan process in a case as complex as this one and to deny the relief requested on that basis. See, e.g.,
28 K&E 17977557 R&G Props., Inc., 2009 WL 269696 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2009). Consequently, arguments based regarding the perceived shortcomings of a hypothetical plan are properly left to confirmation and are irrelevant to the Courts determination.
29 K&E 17977557 Conclusion For the foregoing reasons, the Debtors respectfully request that this Court overrule any pending objections and grant the relief requested in the Motion on a final basis.
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Exhibit A Board Presentations DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Innkeepers USA Trust October 2010 Update to Board of Directors [ 2 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Introduction As discussed at the meeting of the Board of Directors on October 19, we have further developed our thoughts regarding a "marketing process" for an equity investment in a reorganized enterprise or the sale of the entire Company in the context of a Plan of Reorganization process We have created a proposed detailed timeline for the next four weeks with the goal of selecting a stalking horse at the end of that time The timeline also contemplates discussions with our constituents regarding value allocation We have created a preliminary detailed timeline for the next 14 weeks outlining a marketing process We have outlined our thoughts on a short list of parties in addition to Five Mile Capital that we would propose to contact regarding a potential stalking horse proposal [ 3 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Preliminary Detailed Timeline Next Four Weeks Timing of Key Steps of Selected Processes - Week of: October 25 November 01 November 08 November 15 Finalize Five Mile Proposal Finalize Diligence Obtain Revised Proposal Negotiate Revised Proposal Finalize Proposal Develop Other Stalking Horse Alternatives Develop and Refine List of Suitable Stalking Horse Bidders Narrow List with Management and Board Input Initiate Discussions with Suitable Candidates to Gauge Interest Send and Negotiate CA Provide Access to Dataroom Initial Indication of Interest Additional Due Diligence Receive Final Proposals Select Stalking Horse Candidate Value Allocation / Negotiate with Stakeholders Finalize 2010 Re-forecast Budget and Distribute to Stakeholders Finalize Interim 2011 - 2015 Projections / Extrapolations Discuss Allocation with Stakeholders Provide Initial Thoughts on Valuation to Board Provide Initial Thoughts on Valuation to Stakeholders Validate Allocation with Stakeholders Negotiate Allocation with Stakeholders Prepare Materials for Broader Marketing Process Finalize Teaser Refine Dataroom for Marketing Process Develop Additional Marketing Materials Finalize Comprehensive Buyers List [ 4 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Preliminary Detailed Timeline The timeline above does not take into consideration possible slippage as a result of holidays Timing of Key Steps of Selected Processes - Week: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Finalize Five Mile Proposal Develop Other Stalking Horse Alternative Value Allocation / Negotiate with Stakeholders Prepare Materials for Broader Marketing Process Consideration Exchange Process Contact Potential Interested Parties and Send Teasers Execute Confidentiality Agreements Distribute Procedures Letter Initial Due Diligence Prepare Management Presentation Solicit and Evaluate Initial Indications of Interest Select Group of Potential Buyers for Further Due Diligence Management Presentations and Site Visits Full Data Room Access/Due Diligence Distribute Draft Term Sheets Solicit Final Bids Evaluate Final Bids Negotiate with Selected Buyers and Sign Definitive Agreement Selection of Winning Bidder [ 5 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Stalking Horse Criteria & Development of Selected Parties Availability of funds Familiarity with lodging sector Familiarity with bankruptcy process Ability to execute due diligence quickly Inbound inquiry Reviewed broad list and focused on 15 20 possibilities Developed initial list of 5 parties STALKING HORSE CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED PARTIES [ 6 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 (REDACTED LIST OF STALKING HORSE CANDIDATES) [ 7 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 (REDACTED LIST OF POTENTIAL BUYERS/INVESTORS) DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Innkeepers USA Trust October 19, 2010 Discussion Materials [ 2 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 This presentation may include forecasts, projections, or other forward looking information. You are cautioned that any forward-looking information is based on assumptions, judgments, and estimates about future conditions and events which are difficult to predict and in many instances are beyond the control of the Debtors. As a result, actual events and results may differ significantly from the forward-looking information. This presentation speaks only as of its date, and neither the Debtors nor their advisors assume any duty to update this presentation or advise any person that their views have changed. You are advised to consult with your own legal and financial advisors in connection with this presentation and the cases. Moelis & Company (Moelis) prepared this presentation based on information received from the Debtors and other third parties. Moelis have not and do not intend to verify independently any of such information, all of which they assume is accurate and complete in all material respects. Moelis assume that any forward- looking information in this presentation was prepared based on the best available estimates of the future events underlying such statements. This presentation is solely for your information purposes. Consider it along with all other facts, advice, and your own insights before making your own independent decisions. No person should rely on it for any purpose, except as intended. Moelis does not offer tax, accounting, or legal advice. Moelis provides mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and other advisory services to clients, and its affiliates manage private investment partnerships. Its personnel may make statements or provide advice that is contrary to information contained in this material. The proprietary interests of Moelis may conflict with your interests. Moelis may from time to time have positions in or effect transactions in securities described in this presentation. Moelis may have advised, may seek to advise, and may in the future advise or invest in companies mentioned in this presentation. Legal Disclaimer [ 3 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Agenda I. Situation Update II. Preliminary Valuation Considerations III. Restructuring Alternatives Discussion Appendix A. Prepetition Capital Structure Overview B. Additional Valuation Information [ 4 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 I. Situation Update [ 5 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Situation Update Currently engaging with key stakeholders Initial round of meetings Subsequent telephonic feedback targeted on restructuring process Continue to facilitate diligence by Five Mile and certain other parties principally existing stakeholders Evaluating merits and format for a comprehensive restructuring process The Company, along with Moelis and K&E: Focused on a process that will facilitate a consensual restructuring plan and maximize value for stakeholders Considering the numerous ways a process can be executed Discussed, reviewed, and considered possible alternatives Has begun laying the foundations for marketing materials, if necessary offering memo, data room, etc. Forecast revisions Company has completed the 2010 re-forecast for the boards approval Plan to review additional adjustments to 2011 - 2015 forecasts with Moelis on October 21 st 22 nd [ 6 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 II. Preliminary Valuation Considerations [ 7 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Valuation Considerations and Methodologies COMPANY FORECASTS Revised 2010 forecast and budget Reforecast 2011-2015 on an interim basis in advance of 2011 budget process PRIMARY VALUATION METHODOLOGIES PORTFOLIO AND POOLS Portfolio composition and changes Intrinsic value - Discounted cash flow Comparable public companies Benchmarking analysis Comp selection Comparable transactions Individual assets Portfolio transactions INDIVIDUAL ASSET VALUATION Intrinsic value Comparable transactions product type, MSA, similar MSAs and region DEBT CAPACITY Comparable company analysis Current and historical debt levels Debt service coverage and credit statistics [ 8 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 47.1% 21.2% 5.5% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% Lodging REITS MSCI US REITs S&P 500 16.2% 14.0% 9.8% 0.0% 4.0% 8.0% 12.0% 16.0% 20.0% Lodging REITS MSCI US REITs S&P 500 10.0% 4.5% 2.2% 0.0% 4.0% 8.0% 12.0% Lodging REITS S&P 500 MSCI US REITs -- 20 40 60 80 100 120 1/1/2007 1/1/2008 1/1/2009 1/1/2010 Lodging REITS MSCI US REITs S&P 500 ` Lodging Sector Performance Source: Capital IQ, as of October 15, 2010 Note: Lodging REITs index includes Ashford, Diamondrock, FelCor, Hersha, Host, HPT, LaSalle, MHI, Strategic, Sunstone and Supertel (17.0%) (31.5%) (53.5%) INDEXED PRICE PERFORMANCE SINCE 1/1/07 PRICE PERFORMANCE - YTD 10/15/10 PRICE PERFORMANCE LAST 90 DAYS PRICE PERFORMANCE LAST 30 DAYS [ 9 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 1 2 . 3 x 1 1 . 7 x 1 1 . 7 x 9 . 5 x 1 5 . 5 x 1 4 . 8 x 1 3 . 2 x 1 2 . 6 x 1 1 . 7 x 1 0 . 2 x 8 . 6 x 0x 4x 8x 12x 16x 20x A s h f o r d S u p e r t e l H e r s h a H P T S t r a t e g i c H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e L a S a l l e F e l C o r M H I 1 6 . 1 x 1 4 . 1 x 1 3 . 4 x 9 . 5 x 1 7 . 7 x 1 7 . 6 x 1 6 . 4 x 1 4 . 3 x 1 4 . 1 x 1 1 . 9 x 1 0 . 3 x 0x 4x 8x 12x 16x 20x S u p e r t e l A s h f o r d H e r s h a H P T H o s t S t r a t e g i c D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e L a S a l l e F e l C o r M H I -0.17x -3.49x -0.16x +6.10x -3.56x -1.86x -1.89x -0.74x -1.33x -2.44x -0.22x 1 4 . 2 x 1 6 . 8 x 9 . 7 x 1 0 . 0 x 2 0 . 0 x 1 3 . 8 x 1 9 . 6 x 1 4 . 9 x 1 1 . 6 x 2 0 . 0 x 1 4 . 5 x 1 4 . 1 x 1 3 . 4 x 9 . 5 x 1 6 . 1 x 1 6 . 4 x 1 1 . 9 x 1 7 . 7 x 1 4 . 1 x 1 0 . 3 x 1 7 . 6 x 1 4 . 3 x 0x 5x 10x 15x 20x 25x Ashford Hersha HPT Supertel Diamondrock FelCor Host LaSalle MHI Strategic Sunstone 10/15/2009 10/15/2010 Lodging Sector Valuation Perspective TEV / 2010E EBITDA TEV / 2011E EBITDA Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Source: Company filings, SNL and Capital IQ CHANGE IN TEV / NTM EBITDA MULTIPLE Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs [ 10 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 $ 3 2 0 $ 1 9 0 $ 1 8 1 $ 1 8 0 $ 1 7 9 $ 1 7 2 $ 1 6 4 $ 1 6 3 $ 1 6 3 $ 1 4 8 $ 1 3 8 $ 1 3 7 $ 1 3 7 $ 1 3 4 $ 1 2 7 $ 1 2 9 $ 1 2 7 $ 1 2 3 $ 1 2 2 $ 1 2 1 $ 1 2 0 $ 1 1 8 $ 1 1 3 $ 1 0 9 $ 1 0 9 $ 1 0 9 $ 9 8 $ 9 8 $ 9 5 $ 9 0 $ 8 3 $ 8 3 $ 6 1 $ 5 2 $ 5 1 $ 5 0 $ 4 1 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $320 H a m p t o n
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( $ k ) Transaction Activity Indications LTM TRANSACTION MULTIPLES HOTEL TRANSACTION VOLUME (TTM) PRICE PER KEY Source: Company filings, Bloomberg, Capital IQ and Real Capital Analytics; includes those transactions that had sufficient publicly available information to derive per key metrics $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 J a n F e b M a r A p r M a y J u n J u l A u g S e p O c t N o v D e c J a n F e b M a r A p r M a y J u n J u l A u g S e p O c t N o v D e c J a n F e b M a r A p r M a y J u n J u l A u g S e p O c t N o v D e c J a n F e b M a r A p r M a y J u n 07 08 09 10 V o l u m e
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( $ k ) All Hotels Extended Stay Limited Service [ 11 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 1 4 . 0 x 1 1 . 1 x 8 . 5 x 4 . 4 x 1 4 . 3 x 1 3 . 9 x 1 1 . 2 x 8 . 8 x 7 . 4 x 7 . 3 x 4 . 0 x 0x 4x 8x 12x 16x A s h f o r d S u p e r t e l H e r s h a H P T S t r a t e g i c F e l C o r M H I S u n s t o n e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k L a S a l l e 8 5 % 8 5 % 4 7 % 4 5 % 8 8 % 8 0 % 7 0 % 5 8 % 3 4 % 3 2 % 2 6 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% S u p e r t e l A s h f o r d H P T H e r s h a M H I F e l C o r S t r a t e g i c S u n s t o n e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k L a S a l l e 52.1% 46.6% 41.0% 26.5% 30.9% 58.7% 32.1% 51.3% 24.0% 45.3% 47.2% 86.3% 94.1% 94.0% 74.2% 60.3% 94.5% 66.3% 86.0% 68.7% 84.5% 96.6% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Ashford Hersha HPT Supertel Diamondrock FelCor Host LaSalle MHI Strategic Sunstone Debt Capacity Perspectives (DEBT & PREFERRED EQUITY) / LTM EBITDA DEBT / CAPITALIZATION Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs LODGING REIT SECTOR DEBT / CAPITALIZATION LAST 5 YEARS (HIGH / MEDIAN / LOW) Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Source: Company filings, SNL and Capital IQ; LTM based on 6/30/2010 Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs 81.4% 64.2% 46.7% 73.0% 37.8% 73.8% 41.9% 41.3% 72.9% 65.6% 63.8% [ 12 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 10/15/2005 10/15/2006 10/15/2007 10/15/2008 10/15/2009 10/15/2010 Low Average High 5 Year Average: 60.5% Historical Debt to Total Capitalization (Industry Low / Average / High) (1)(2) Source: Company filings, SNL Financial and Capital IQ (1) REIT Index includes Ashford, Diamondrock, FelCor, Hersha, Host, HPT, LaSalle, MHI, Strategic, Sunstone and Supertel (2) Debt to Total Capitalization calculated as (Debt + Preferred Equity) / (Debt + Preferred Equity + Market Value of Equity) [ 13 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 ($MM, except ADR and RevPAR) 2010E Growth from 2009 Industry 2009 Original Re-Forecast Original Re-Forecast Growth Actuals Budget (1) Budget (2) Budget Budget Projections (3) Consolidated Revenue $281.3 $273.8 $290.7 (2.7%) 3.4% Hotel EBITDA 94.9 90.4 98.5 (4.7%) 3.7% ADR $111.94 $111.38 $110.71 (0.5%) (1.1%) (0.6%) - 1.0% OCC 67.5% 65.8% 70.6% (2.5%) 4.5% 3.6% - 5.2% RevPAR $75.57 $73.31 $78.12 (3.0%) 3.4% 3.0% - 6.0% Fixed Pool Revenue $160.9 $157.5 $166.8 (2.1%) 3.6% Hotel EBITDA 59.8 57.8 62.4 (3.5%) 4.3% ADR $109.31 $108.51 $108.07 (0.7%) (1.1%) OCC 69.2% 68.2% 72.7% (1.5%) 5.0% RevPAR $75.65 $73.99 $78.55 (2.2%) 3.8% Floating Pool Revenue $80.0 $76.6 $82.3 (4.2%) 2.8% Hotel EBITDA 20.1 18.0 20.7 (10.2%) 3.0% ADR $108.32 $108.24 $106.24 (0.1%) (1.9%) OCC 61.2% 57.9% 63.8% (5.4%) 4.2% RevPAR $66.25 $62.62 $67.73 (5.5%) 2.2% Other Hotels Revenue $40.4 $39.7 $41.7 (1.8%) 3.2% Hotel EBITDA 15.0 14.6 15.4 (2.5%) 2.5% ADR $133.86 $133.19 $135.15 (0.5%) 1.0% OCC 75.6% 74.2% 77.5% (1.8%) 2.5% RevPAR $101.18 $98.84 $104.72 (2.3%) 3.5% 2010E Forecast Update Comparison Note: All figures exclude the Ontario Hilton; Corporate overhead of $11.7mm excluded in calculation of Hotel EBITDA (1) Budget developed in March 2010; includes actuals for January February 2010 (2) Re-forecast developed in October 2010; includes actuals for January August 2010 (3) Industry growth projections from STR, PwC, Green Street and PKF Preliminary Projections for Discussion Only Not Final Subject to Management Review and Substantial Revision [ 14 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 ($MM) 2010E EBITDA Multiple HOTEL EBITDA 9.0x 10.0x 11.0x 12.0x 13.0x 14.0x Consolidated Entity Implied Value (Pre-Corporate) $98.5 $886.3 $984.8 $1,083.3 $1,181.8 $1,280.2 $1,378.7 Implied Value (After Corporate) $86.8 $781.3 $868.1 $955.0 $1,041.8 $1,128.6 $1,215.4 Implied Value / Key (After Corporate) $83k $92k $101k $110k $119k $129k Implied NOI at 10.0% Cap Rate (After Corporate) $78.1 $86.8 $95.5 $104.2 $112.9 $121.5 Fixed Pool Implied Value $62.4 $561.5 $623.8 $686.2 $748.6 $811.0 $873.4 Implied Value / Key $99k $110k $121k $132k $143k $154k Implied NOI at 10.0% Cap Rate $56.1 $62.4 $68.6 $74.9 $81.1 $87.3 Floating Pool Implied Value $20.7 $186.2 $206.9 $227.6 $248.3 $269.0 $289.7 Implied Value / Key $67k $74k $82k $89k $97k $104k Implied NOI at 10.0% Cap Rate $18.6 $20.7 $22.8 $24.8 $26.9 $29.0 Other Hotels Implied Value $15.4 $138.7 $154.1 $169.5 $184.9 $200.3 $215.7 Implied Value / Key $140k $155k $171k $186k $202k $217k Implied NOI at 10.0% Cap Rate $13.9 $15.4 $16.9 $18.5 $20.0 $21.6 Implied Valuation Based on 2010 EBITDA Multiples Note: Other Hotels excludes the Ontario Hilton (1) Corporate overhead of $11.7mm assumed in calculation of 2010E EBITDA After Corporate (1) [ 15 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 III. Restructuring Alternatives Discussion [ 16 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Considerations for Restructuring Alternatives In consultation with its advisors, the Company has given consideration to a range of restructuring alternatives On behalf of the Company, Moelis sought input from various stakeholder advisors regarding their views on restructuring alternatives - Support for different approaches varies among the stakeholders - Many support a marketing process of one form or another - Opt out option expressed; implications unclear as specifics seem to vary In respect of a Plan which is based on a marketing process, Moelis has considered the following: Equity investment in recapitalized enterprise Sale of the enterprise Sale of each pool of collateral independently Sale of groups of assets by brand, geography, age, or market segment Property by property sale Each path has its strengths and weaknesses; however, developing an approach that maximizes process integrity under the circumstances is likely to maximize value [ 17 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Concept Issues / Considerations DESCRIPTION CONSIDERATIONS EQUITY INVESTMENT AMONG CONSTITUENTS (CONCEPT A) Post money equity either marketed or retained Requires substantial buy-in from constituents on new capital structure Relative value allocation Not all parties are willing or able to accept equity SALE OF COMPANY (CONCEPT B) Sale of the entire enterprise subject to satisfaction of liabilities Need to obtain new financing creates complexity Requires approval of transaction outcome and distribution of proceeds Constituents do not have options to stay in deal Relative value allocation SALE BY SILO (CONCEPT C) Assets are marketed by pool Impact on enterprise and overhead absorption Not guaranteed that all silos are sold Franchisor impact SALE BY ATTRIBUTE (CONCEPT D) Assets are sold by flag, geography or other attribute Value allocation post sale Execution effort increased time, effort intensive and costly process Redistribution of assets / bucketing likely to meet creditor resistance Not guaranteed that all assets are sold Franchisor impact HOTEL BY HOTEL SALE (CONCEPT E) Hotels are sold on an individual or packaged basis May be a burdensome, timely and costly process Not guaranteed that all hotels are sold / cherry picking of assets May eliminate some bidders that are willing to employ larger amounts of capital Franchisor impact [ 18 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Concept A Illustrative Assumptions The plan concept assumes the following , however, these numbers remain subject to change and are for illustrative purposes only: Total Enterprise Value (Pre-Money): $1.0 billion Fixed Pool Collateral: $600 million Floating Pool Collateral: $200 million Other Hotels Collateral: $200 million New Money: $100 million [ 19 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Step 1 Step 1A Initial Corporate Finance 101 Approach Optional / Consensual Exchange of Consideration Illustrative Pre-Money Valuation: Creditor A Creditor B Creditor C (Value to existing creditors; includes deficiency claims) Fixed Pool Floating Pool Others $600mm $200mm $200mm Fixed Pool Floating Pool Others Assumed Rate 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% Creditor Realignment of Form of Consideration: Coverage 2.2x 2.2x 1.6x Debt Debt $180mm $60mm $60mm Cash Cash $100mm New Money Equity Equity New Money Summary: Five Mile DIP Repayment Illustrative Pro-Forma Holdings: Lehman DIP Repayment Creditor A Creditor B Creditor C Administrative Claims Equity Cash and PIPs Cash Total New Money: Debt Equity Debt Cash Debt Equity Debt Equity Equity Debt Equity Debt 15mm $100mm $53mm 17mm 15mm $140mm Total Equity Total Debt $420mm $140mm 70% Debt to Capitalization (Pre-Money) Optional / Consensual Realignment Concept A Equity Investment Among Constituents Note: For illustrative purposes only [ 20 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Step 2 Step 3 Equity Monetization Option Marketing Process Hypothetical Election Equity Seek higher and better offers for constituents Fixed Pool Marketed Equity that elect to market equity Floating Pool Retain Equity Others Marketed Equity New Money Marketed Equity Hypothetical Outcome Shares Ownership Fixed Pool Shares Ownership Floating Pool Fixed Pool Others Floating Pool New Money Others New Money Pro-forma Capitalization Total Debt Pro-forma Capitalization Total Equity Total Debt Total Debt / Capitalization Total Equity Total Debt / Capitalization Step 2A Initial Marketing Options: 1. Rights offering - With backstop - Without backstop 2. Sale to Stalking Horse purchaser of equity 3. Process with no Stalking Horse in place $180mm $400mm Equity 9mm 3mm 3mm 20mm 5mm 15% 25% 100% 60mm 60mm 100mm 64% $180mm 60mm 60mm 100mm $400mm 45% $700mm 400mm 15% Equity $315mm 105mm 105mm $625mm Equity value increases $225mm, increasing the post-money valuation of $1.1bn to $1.3bn 16% 3mm 18mm 100% 9mm 3mm 3mm 100mm $700mm 625mm 53% 50% 17% 17% Offers for $35 per share Shares issued at $20 per share Concept A Equity Investment Among Constituents (contd) Note: For illustrative purposes only [ 21 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Concept A Equity Investment Among Constituents (contd) Note: For illustrative purposes only Theoretical Recovery Analysis Recovery Based on Valuation at Issuance Recovery Based on Valuation after Marketing Process 2010E 2010E Estimated Recovery EBITDA Estimated Recovery EBITDA Claim $ % Multiple Claim $ % Multiple Fixed Pool $825mm $600mm 73% 9.6x Fixed Pool $825mm $735mm 89% 11.8x Floating Pool 341mm 200mm 59% 9.7x Floating Pool 341mm 245mm 72% 11.8x Others 195mm 195mm 100% 12.7x Others 195mm 195mm 100% 12.7x Value Over Secured Claim 5mm NA Value Over Secured Claim 50mm NA $1,361mm $1,000mm 73% 10.2x $1,361mm $1,225mm 90% 12.4x $825mm $220mm $174mm $200mm $600mm $195mm $21mm $121mm $0mm $200mm $400mm $600mm $800mm $1,000mm Estimated Claim Recovery Estimated Claim Recovery Estimated Claim Recovery Fixed Pool Floating Pool Others Mortgage Debt Mezzanine Debt $825mm $220mm $174mm $245mm $195mm $735mm $121mm $21mm $0mm $200mm $400mm $600mm $800mm $1,000mm Estimated Claim Recovery Estimated Claim Recovery Estimated Claim Recovery Fixed Pool Floating Pool Others Mortgage Debt Mezzanine Debt [ 22 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Possible Bid Structure Assets Marketed Possible Outcome Bidder A Bidder D Other Hotels Mission Valley Bidder B Fixed Pool Floating Pool Mission Valley Fixed Pool Floating Pool Anaheim Hilton Anaheim RI Bidder A Bidder B Bidder C Bidder D San Antonio Tyson's Corner Washington DC No Bids Bidder C Tyson's Corner Anaheim Hilton Tyson's Corner Anaheim RI San Antonio Concept C Sale by Silo Note: For illustrative purposes only [ 23 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Possible Bid Structure Assets Marketed Reallocation of Value Bidder A Bidder B Bidder C Bidder D Residence Inns (Gen 1) Full Service Hotels Other Brands Fixed Pool Floating Pool Other Hotels Residence Inns Concept D Sale by Brand or Other Attribute Note: For illustrative purposes only [ 24 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Bids Assets Marketed Outcome Fixed Pool Floating Pool Other Hotels Allocation Unsold Sold Bidder A Bidder B Bidder C Bidder D Concept E Hotel by Hotel Sale Note: For illustrative purposes only [ 25 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Observations / Preliminary Recommendation Sale of Company likely to limit investor universe and participation on go-forward basis by existing stakeholders Break up sales add complexity and time and seem less desired by constituents Certain stakeholders remain focused on ability to take back assets or silo marketing - Likely to impact sale / investor process and break up enterprise Equity investment with possibility for differing forms of consideration likely to preserve enterprise and allow for robust marketing when and if necessary - Will require some level of agreement on relative value - Consider treatment of preferred shareholders [ 26 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Appendix [ 27 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 A. Prepetition Capital Structure Overview [ 28 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Overview of Capital Structure by Financing Pool Parent Holdings Management $700k Common and Preferred Trust $173mm Holdings Common $75mm Holdings Preferred $145mm Public Preferred $825mm Fixed Rate CMBS Pool LB-UBS 2007-C6 Securitization Amount: $2.6 billion Innkeepers Portion: $412.5 million Servicer: Wachovia Sp. Servicer: Midland LB-UBS 2007-C7 Securitization Amount: $3.0 billion Innkeepers Portion: $412.5 million Servicer: Wachovia Sp. Servicer: LNR Pools 2007-C6 and 2007-C7 Cross-Collateralized 45 Hotels / 5,686 Keys 2009 Hotel EBITDA: $59.8mm 2009 Leverage: 13.8x Debt / Key: $145,093 Maturity: 2017 Coupon: 6.71% $341mm Floating Rate CMBS Pool ($220 Snr / $121 Mezz) Collateral 20 Hotels / 2,778 Keys 2009 Hotel EBITDA: $20.1mm 2009 Leverage: 17.9x Debt / Key: $129,230 Maturity: 2012 Snr. Coupon: L+205 Mezz: 5% Cash / 15% PIK Snr Lender: Lehman Servicer: TriMont Sp. Servicer: TriMont $35mm Anaheim CMBS/Mortgage (Senior/Mezz) Collateral 1 Hotel / 230 Keys 2009 Hotel EBITDA: $1.8mm 2009 Leverage: 18.7x Debt / Key: $152,174 Securitization Amount: $2.9 billion Maturity: 2010/2010 Snr. Coupon: 5.41% Mezz: 10% Servicer: Capmark Sp. Servicer: CW Cap: Snr TriMont: Mezz $120mm Capmark CMBS Financing Collateral 3 Hotels / 701 Keys 2009 Hotel EBITDA: $7.4mm 2009 Leverage: 16.2x Debt / Key: $171,184 Securitization Amount: $2.7 / $3.4 billion Maturity: 2016 Coupon: 5.98% Servicer: Capmark Sp. Servicer: CIII (Ontario) / LNR (Anaheim & Mission Valley) $75mm Merrill CMBS Financing Collateral 3 Hotels / 372 Keys 2009 Hotel EBITDA: $6.8mm 2009 Leverage: 11.0x Debt / Key: $201,612 Securitization Amount: $4.5 billion Maturity: 2016 Coupon: 6.03% Servicer: Wells Fargo Sp. Servicer: LNR Source: January management reporting package (1) Borrowers under $33mm CSE mortgage loan (2) Each hotel has a separate uncrossed loan OBSERVATIONS Approximately $1.4 billion of secured debt, secured by nine pools of collateral $825 Million Fixed Rate CMBS Loan - Collateralized by 45 hotels $341 Million Floating Rate Portfolio Loans (Lehman as original lender) - $220 Million Senior Mortgage Loan (collateralized by 20 hotels ) - $121 Million Mezzanine Loan (collateralized by equity of each mortgage loan borrower) Seven additional CMBS Mortgage Loans - Each collateralized by one hotel - Anaheim Residence Inn includes a mezzanine loan (collateralized by equity of entity owning hotel) JV (49%) Genwood Raleigh (1) Hotels (2) (Debt in $mm): San Antonio ($24) Tysons Corner ($25) Washington DC ($26) Hotels (2) (Debt in $mm): Anaheim RI ($38) Mission Valley ($47) Ontario Hilton ($35) Innkeepers USA LP Innkeepers Financial Corporation [ 29 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Detailed Corporate Chart of Debtors 12% Series A Preferred Stock (owned by Grand Prix Holdings) 8% Series C Preferred Stock (owned by third parties) $220 [ 30 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 B. Additional Valuation Information [ 31 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Enterprise Value / '09A - '11E 09A - '11E Stock Price % 52 Wk Equity Enterprise Revenue EBITDA Revenue EBITDA ($ in millions, except per share) 10/15/10 High Value Value CY 2010 CY 2011 CY 2010 CY 2011 CAGR CAGR Midscale Limited Service Lodging REITs Hospitality Properties Trust $22.75 80.3% $2,807 $5,206 4.8x 4.7x 9.5x 9.5x 3.6% 1.2% Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. $10.10 98.2% 516 3,189 3.4x 3.3x 14.1x 12.3x 3.4% 10.1% Hersha Hospitality Trust $6.00 95.7% 835 1,473 5.5x 5.0x 13.4x 11.7x 15.5% 28.8% Supertel Hospitality, Inc. $1.47 66.2% 34 196 2.3x 2.4x 16.1x 11.7x (3.9%) (7.6%) Mean 85.1% $1,048 $2,516 4.0x 3.8x 13.3x 11.3x 4.6% 8.1% Median 88.0% $676 $2,331 4.1x 4.0x 13.7x 11.7x 3.5% 5.7% Other Lodging REITs Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. $16.11 94.3% $10,620 $14,710 3.4x 3.1x 17.7x 14.8x 6.2% 8.6% LaSalle Hotel Properties 24.86 88.1% 1,737 2,322 3.6x 3.2x 14.1x 11.7x 8.9% 10.2% Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 4.73 67.9% 716 2,230 2.9x 2.8x 17.6x 15.5x 5.6% 12.1% FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. 5.45 60.6% 529 2,202 2.3x 2.2x 11.9x 10.2x 6.2% 17.7% Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. 10.29 76.4% 1,014 2,152 3.1x 3.1x 14.3x 12.6x 5.9% 5.4% Diamondrock Hospitality Co. 10.72 91.1% 1,657 2,184 3.5x 3.0x 16.4x 13.2x 11.5% 24.3% MHI Hospitality Corp. 2.27 58.5% 22 170 2.2x 2.0x 10.3x 8.6x 8.4% 26.5% Mean 76.7% $2,328 $3,710 3.0x 2.8x 14.6x 12.4x 7.5% 15.0% Median 76.4% $1,014 $2,202 3.1x 3.0x 14.3x 12.6x 6.2% 12.1% Lodging REITs Multiple Analysis Source: Company filings and Capital IQ [ 32 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Price / Stock Price % 52 Wk Equity Enterprise 2010E 2011E '09A - '10E Dividend Implied TEV ('000s) ($ in millions, except per share) 10/15/10 High Value Value FFO FFO FFO CAGR Yield Cap Rate / Key Midscale Limited Service Lodging REITs Hospitality Properties Trust $22.75 80.3% $2,807 $5,206 7.1x 6.9x (1.3%) 7.9% NM $121 Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. 10.10 98.2% 516 3,189 6.9x 5.5x 30.2% -- NM 142 Hersha Hospitality Trust 6.00 95.7% 835 1,473 16.2x 13.0x (9.4%) 3.3% 4.9% 157 Supertel Hospitality, Inc. 1.47 66.2% 34 196 6.4x 5.3x (17.4%) -- 11.0% 20 Mean 85.1% $1,048 $2,516 9.1x 7.7x 0.5% 2.8% 8.0% $110 Median 88.0% $676 $2,331 7.0x 6.2x (5.4%) 1.7% 8.0% 132 Other Lodging REITs Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. $16.11 94.3% $10,620 $14,710 22.7x 17.9x 31.6% 0.3% 6.0% $229 LaSalle Hotel Properties 24.86 88.1% 1,737 2,322 18.4x 14.4x 2.7% 1.8% 7.2% 267 Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 4.73 67.9% 716 2,230 NM 47.3x NA -- 6.1% 308 FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. 5.45 60.6% 529 2,202 NM 23.7x (17.8%) -- 8.1% 92 Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. 10.29 76.4% 1,014 2,152 18.1x 13.4x 5.6% -- 7.5% 190 Diamondrock Hospitality Co. 10.72 91.1% 1,657 2,184 17.9x 14.5x (5.0%) 0.3% 5.6% 210 MHI Hospitality Corp. 2.27 58.5% 22 170 4.3x 3.5x 15.2% -- 9.1% 70 Mean 76.7% $2,328 $3,710 NM 19.2x 5.4% 0.3% 7.1% $195 Median 76.4% $1,014 $2,202 17.9x 14.5x 4.2% 0.0% 7.2% 210 Lodging REITs Multiple Analysis (contd) Source: Company filings, SNL and Capital IQ [ 33 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 $ 1 , 0 5 2 $ 9 0 7 $ 2 4 3 $ 8 9 $ 4 , 1 8 0 $ 9 2 1 $ 7 3 2 $ 6 2 1 $ 6 0 7 $ 5 7 7 $ 7 5 $ 2 8 4 $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 H P T A s h f o r d H e r s h a S u p e r t e l H o s t F e l C o r S t r a t e g i c S u n s t o n e L a S a l l e D i a m o n d r o c k M H I T a v e r n $ 2 , 8 0 7 $ 8 3 5 $ 5 1 6 $ 3 4 $ 1 0 , 6 2 0 $ 1 , 7 3 7 $ 1 , 6 5 7 $ 1 , 0 1 4 $ 7 1 6 $ 5 2 9 $ 2 2 $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $12,000 H P T H e r s h a A s h f o r d S u p e r t e l H o s t L a S a l l e D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e S t r a t e g i c F e l C o r M H I $ 5 , 2 0 6 $ 3 , 1 8 9 $ 1 , 4 7 3 $ 1 9 6 $ 1 4 , 7 1 0 $ 2 , 3 2 2 $ 2 , 2 3 0 $ 2 , 2 0 2 $ 2 , 1 8 4 $ 2 , 1 5 2 $ 1 7 0 $0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $15,000 H P T A s h f o r d H e r s h a S u p e r t e l H o s t L a S a l l e S t r a t e g i c F e l C o r D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e M H I Debt $ 5 5 1 $ 2 0 3 $ 8 1 $ 1 7 $ 7 2 5 $ 1 6 1 $ 1 5 4 $ 1 5 0 $ 1 1 5 $ 1 0 8 $ 1 4 $ 8 2 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 H P T A s h f o r d H e r s h a S u p e r t e l H o s t S u n s t o n e L a S a l l e F e l C o r S t r a t e g i c D i a m o n d r o c k M H I T a v e r n US Lodging REITs ENTERPRISE VALUE ($MM) EQUITY VALUE ($MM) LTM REVENUE ($MM) LTM EBITDA ($MM) Source: Company filings, SNL and Capital IQ; LTM as of 6/30/2010 Note: All Tavern financials exclude the Ontario Hilton (1) Corporate overhead of $11.7mm assumed in calculation of LTM EBITDA Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs ( 1 ) [ 34 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 $ 4 1 , 1 7 2 $ 2 8 , 6 8 6 $ 2 5 , 1 9 5 $ 8 , 4 6 4 $ 1 0 4 , 6 1 4 $ 7 4 , 9 1 2 $ 6 8 , 0 9 3 $ 6 0 , 8 0 0 $ 6 0 , 7 4 9 $ 3 9 , 5 6 7 $ 3 1 , 3 8 7 $ 3 0 , 7 3 7 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 A s h f o r d H e r s h a H P T S u p e r t e l S t r a t e g i c L a S a l l e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e F e l C o r M H I T a v e r n $ 1 2 , 7 2 9 $ 1 1 , 7 3 4 $ 1 0 , 0 9 1 $ 1 , 2 1 1 $ 1 8 , 8 7 6 $ 1 7 , 5 2 0 $ 1 3 , 3 2 9 $ 1 2 , 9 1 7 $ 1 2 , 7 6 0 $ 7 , 6 9 2 $ 9 , 1 7 8 $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 H P T H e r s h a A s h f o r d S u p e r t e l L a S a l l e S t r a t e g i c S u n s t o n e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k F e l C o r T a v e r n $ 1 5 6 , 7 9 2 $ 1 4 1 , 8 6 0 $ 1 2 1 , 4 0 5 $ 1 9 , 5 1 2 $ 3 0 7 , 8 6 5 $ 2 6 6 , 8 9 3 $ 2 2 8 , 7 4 8 $ 2 0 9 , 8 7 1 $ 1 9 0 , 2 2 9 $ 9 1 , 6 4 2 $ 7 0 , 2 6 9 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 H e r s h a A s h f o r d H P T S u p e r t e l S t r a t e g i c L a S a l l e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e F e l C o r M H I Debt/Key 1 1 . 0 % 4 . 9 % 9 . 1 % 8 . 1 % 7 . 5 % 7 . 2 % 6 . 1 % 6 . 0 % 5 . 6 % 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% 10.0% 11.0% 12.0% S u p e r t e l H e r s h a M H I F e l C o r S u n s t o n e L a S a l l e S t r a t e g i c H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k US Lodging REITs (contd) IMPLIED CAPITALIZATION RATE TEV / KEY 2010E REVENUE / KEY 2010E EBITDA / KEY Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs ( 1 ) Source: Company filings, SNL and Capital IQ Note: All Tavern financials exclude the Ontario Hilton (1) Corporate overhead of $11.7mm assumed in calculation of 2010E EBITDA [ 35 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 $ 3 , 0 7 7 $ 8 1 3 $ 5 6 0 $ 4 4 3 $ 7 , 1 1 6 $ 4 , 3 3 9 $ 3 , 3 7 8 $ 3 , 1 8 1 $ 2 , 8 6 8 $ 2 , 6 7 6 $ 1 , 5 9 1 $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 A s h f o r d H e r s h a H P T S u p e r t e l S t r a t e g i c H o s t S u n s t o n e L a S a l l e M H I D i a m o n d r o c k F e l C o r $ 1 2 6 , 5 0 2 $ 7 3 , 7 7 8 $ 5 6 , 9 9 6 $ 1 8 , 8 4 7 $ 2 2 8 , 0 2 4 $ 1 2 4 , 9 2 4 $ 8 6 , 3 4 4 $ 8 3 , 8 9 7 $ 7 5 , 3 1 9 $ 7 1 , 8 4 1 $ 6 2 , 9 0 5 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 A s h f o r d H e r s h a H P T S u p e r t e l S t r a t e g i c S u n s t o n e F e l C o r H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k L a S a l l e M H I $ 1 2 , 8 5 0 $ 9 , 0 1 0 $ 8 , 6 3 4 $ 1 , 7 0 1 $ 1 7 , 7 4 2 $ 1 5 , 9 3 7 $ 1 4 , 2 6 0 $ 1 1 , 2 7 4 $ 1 0 , 3 7 1 $ 6 , 2 3 2 $ 5 , 6 3 4 $ 8 , 6 7 0 $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 H P T A s h f o r d H e r s h a S u p e r t e l L a S a l l e S t r a t e g i c S u n s t o n e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k F e l C o r M H I T a v e r n $ 4 0 , 3 4 3 $ 2 5 , 8 3 4 $ 2 4 , 5 4 3 $ 8 , 8 4 7 $ 1 0 0 , 9 9 7 $ 6 9 , 7 8 4 $ 6 5 , 0 0 3 $ 5 5 , 4 9 0 $ 5 4 , 8 9 8 $ 3 8 , 3 4 2 $ 3 0 , 7 7 7 $ 3 0 , 0 0 6 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 A s h f o r d H e r s h a H P T S u p e r t e l S t r a t e g i c L a S a l l e H o s t D i a m o n d r o c k S u n s t o n e F e l C o r M H I T a v e r n US Lodging REITs (contd) LTM REVENUE / KEY LTM EBITDA / KEY DEBT / KEY LTM CAPITAL EXPENDITURES / KEY Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs Midscale Limited Service Other Lodging REITs ( 1 ) Source: Company filings, SNL and Capital IQ; LTM as of 6/30/2010 Note: All Tavern financials exclude the Ontario Hilton (1) Corporate overhead of $11.7mm assumed in calculation of LTM EBITDA [ 36 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 $ 1 0 3 $ 1 3 0 $ 9 4 $ 9 9 $ 1 4 5 $ 7 7 $ 1 4 9 $ 8 3 $ 2 0 0 $ 1 2 3 $ 3 2 $ 1 1 2 $ 9 2 $ 1 0 2 $ 1 2 7 $ 9 7 $ 1 0 0 $ 1 4 0 $ 7 6 $ 1 4 6 $ 7 7 $ 2 0 4 $ 1 1 9 $ 3 0 $ 1 1 1 $ 9 3 $ 8 5 $ 1 0 5 $ 8 2 $ 8 5 $ 1 1 3 $ 6 1 $ 1 2 1 $ 6 5 $ 1 5 8 $ 9 8 $ 2 9 $ 9 1 $ 7 6 $ 8 9 $ 1 0 6 $ 8 7 $ 9 0 $ 1 2 0 $ 6 2 $ 1 2 2 $ 7 1 $ 1 5 6 $ 1 0 3 $ 2 9 $ 9 4 $ 7 8 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 Ashford Diamondrock FelCor Hersha Host HPT LaSalle MHI Strategic Sunstone Supertel Industry Average Tavern 2007 2008 2009 YTD 7 4 % 7 4 % 7 0 % 7 3 % 7 3 % 7 2 % 7 4 % 7 0 % 7 6 % 7 6 % 6 4 % 7 2 % 7 4 % 7 1 % 7 2 % 7 1 % 7 1 % 7 1 % 7 0 % 7 3 % 6 2 % 7 2 % 7 4 % 6 1 % 7 0 % 7 3 % 6 6 % 6 8 % 6 6 % 6 7 % 6 6 % 6 4 % 7 0 % 6 0 % 6 6 % 6 9 % 5 8 % 6 5 % 6 8 % 7 0 % 6 9 % 7 1 % 6 9 % 7 0 % 6 9 % 7 1 % 6 8 % 6 6 % 7 0 % 6 2 % 6 9 % 7 1 % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Ashford Diamondrock FelCor Hersha Host HPT LaSalle MHI Strategic Sunstone Supertel Industry Average Tavern 2007 2008 2009 YTD $ 1 4 0 $ 1 7 6 $ 1 3 4 $ 1 3 5 $ 1 9 5 $ 1 0 7 $ 2 0 1 $ 1 1 9 $ 2 6 4 $ 1 6 1 $ 3 2 $ 1 5 3 $ 1 2 4 $ 1 4 3 $ 1 7 7 $ 1 3 6 $ 1 3 9 $ 1 9 7 $ 1 0 9 $ 1 9 9 $ 1 2 4 $ 2 8 2 $ 1 6 1 $ 3 0 $ 1 5 6 $ 1 2 7 $ 1 2 9 $ 1 5 4 $ 1 2 3 $ 1 2 8 $ 1 7 1 $ 9 5 $ 1 7 3 $ 1 0 7 $ 2 3 9 $ 1 4 2 $ 2 9 $ 1 3 7 $ 1 1 2 $ 1 2 7 $ 1 5 4 $ 1 2 2 $ 1 3 0 $ 1 7 2 $ 9 1 $ 1 7 2 $ 1 0 5 $ 2 3 6 $ 1 4 7 $ 2 9 $ 1 3 6 $ 1 1 1 $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 Ashford Diamondrock FelCor Hersha Host HPT LaSalle MHI Strategic Sunstone Supertel Industry Average Tavern 2007 2008 2009 YTD REIT Operating Statistics Comparison ADR ($) OCCUPANCY (%) Source: Company filings; Year-to-date (YTD) based on 6/30/2010 REVPAR ($) [ 37 ] DRAFT ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL REVISION PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO FRE 408 Transaction Property Target / Acquiror Value ($MM) Keys Value / Key Extended Stay / PE Consortium $3,925 77,200 $50,842 Lodgian / Lone Star Funds 270 5,230 51,625 Hilton Minneapolis Hotel / DiamondRock 156 821 190,012 Four Courtyard Marriott Hotels / Inland American Lodging 80 598 133,779 Boston Newton Marriott Hotel / Chesapeake Lodging 77 430 179,651 Six Hilton Homewood Suites / Chatham Lodging 74 813 90,406 Hampton Inn Washington DC / Hersha Hospitality 73 228 320,175 3 Marriotts (RI, SS, CY) and 1 Hampton Inn / Chatham Lodging 61 444 137,387 Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest / Apple REIT 31 170 179,412 Courtyard Anaheim at Disneyland / Chesapeake Lodging 25 153 164,052 Residence Inn Lake Forest / Apple REIT 24 130 180,769 Hampton Inn St. Louis / Apple REIT 23 190 121,053 Hampton Inn& Suites Boise / Apple REIT 22 186 120,269 Hilton Garden Inn Warrenville / Apple REIT 22 135 162,963 Embassy Suites Tampa / Apple REIT 22 147 148,299 Residence Inn Holtsville / Chatham Lodging 21 124 171,774 Hilton Garden Inn Schaumberg / Apple REIT 21 166 123,494 Courtyard Austin / Apple REIT 20 145 137,931 Fairfield Inn & Suites Austin / Apple REIT 18 150 118,333 SpringHill Suites Salt Lake / Apple REIT 18 143 122,378 Hilton Garden Inn Spring Hill / Apple REIT 17 107 162,617 Courtyard Chandler / Apple REIT 17 150 113,333 Hilton Garden Inn Novi / Apple REIT 16 148 109,459 Courtyard Phoenix Chandler / Apple REIT 16 164 97,561 Hilton Garden Inn Austin / Apple REIT 16 117 136,752 Hampton Inn& Suites St. Louis / Apple REIT 16 126 126,984 Springhill Suites Baton Rouge 15 119 126,891 Residence Inn Phoenix / Apple REIT 14 129 108,527 Residence Inn South Bend / Apple REIT 14 106 129,245 SpringHill Suites Indianapolis / Apple REIT 13 130 98,462 Fairfield Inn & Suites Chandler / Apple REIT 12 110 109,091 Homewood Suites Rogers / Apple REIT 12 126 95,238 Four Points by Sheraton Hotel Ann Arbor / RockBridge Partners 12 197 60,914 Holiday Inn San Jose-Silicon Valley 11 208 50,481 Homewood Suites Arkansas / Apple REIT 10 126 82,540 Hampton Inn Kansas City / Apple REIT 10 122 83,033 Holiday Inn Brentwood / Eagle Hospitality 10 244 41,393 High $320,175 Low $41,393 Mean $125,328 Median $122,378 Transaction Multiples Source: Company filings, Bloomberg, Capital IQ and Real Capital Analytics; includes those transactions that had sufficient publicly available information to derive per key metrics
Exhibit B Plan Process Documents Plan Process Protocol Innkeepers USA Trust ("Innkeepers" and, together with its affiliated debtors, the "Debtors") has established this plan protocol for its restructuring process. This protocol is subject to modification by the Board of Trustees of Innkeepers (the "Board"), based upon further developments and taking into consideration the input of Innkeepers' stakeholders, where appropriate. This protocol, as amended or modified from time to time, must be adhered to by Innkeepers' management and advisors. I. Communication Protocol Innkeepers intends to communicate with each of its key stakeholders and consider indications of interests and proposals from stakeholders and third parties. Innkeepers has engaged with all major stakeholders to solicit input regarding restructuring alternatives with the goal of proposing and filing a consensual plan. Meetings have already taken place and additional meetings will be scheduled, as appropriate. To enable parties in interest access to information relevant to evaluating a potential transaction, Innkeeper's financial advisor, Moelis & Company ("Moelis"), working with Innkeepers, is maintaining an electronic data room, and Moelis will ensure that it is populated. Innkeepers will work with its financial and legal advisors to ensure that the data room has appropriate information and is properly organized. Current stakeholders have been granted access to the data room. With respect to third parties who express interest, Moelis, in consultation with the Board and a special committee of the Board that is comprised of its independent members (the "Independent Committee"), will evaluate whether, if, and when to grant such parties access to the data room, subject to the parties signing an appropriate confidentiality agreement. All parties will be required to establish that they have adequate financial resources to complete a viable transaction before they are granted access to the data room. Consistent with the "Plan Process Responsibilities," any interested parties should contact Moelis directly. Moelis will provide regular status updates regarding the data room, discussions with stakeholders, discussions with third parties, and other relevant information to the Board, the Independent Committee, and stakeholders, as appropriate. II. Consideration of Proposals The Debtors are working on a reforecast of their results and projections to ensure that they represent the current expectations of the market over the next several years. This will assist with plan discussions, support various related valuation analyses, and be useful in the evaluation of plan proposals. In addition, at the Debtors' request, Moelis will: (a) develop plan concepts; (b) facilitate due diligence by interested parties; and (c) advise the Board, the Independent Committee, and management on views of valuation and debt capacity. 1 K&E 17748469 Additionally, the Debtors and their advisors are analyzing proposals that have been received and are working with certain parties who have expressed an interest in the Debtors to encourage them to complete their due diligence. As discussed above, the Independent Committee, will (a) review and evaluate information about the Debtors' restructuring alternatives and, as appropriate, meet separately from the Board and (b) address any conflicts of interest appropriately. With the help of management and the Debtors' advisors, the Independent Committee will be responsible for conducting a preliminary analysis of all indications of interest or proposals received (including the Five Mile proposal to Midland) relating to, among other things, sponsorship of a chapter 11 plan, a potential recapitalization, or other financial/strategic alternative related to a chapter 11 plan and making a recommendation with respect thereto to the Board. The Independent Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board on how to proceed after it has reviewed and evaluated all timely received credible indications of interest and proposals in whatever form or structure. It should be noted, however, that the Debtors currently do not think that the value of their estates will be maximized by conducting a piecemeal sales process. The Debtors currently believe that an enterprise-level restructuring maximizes value and, thus, will review and evaluate timely received indications of interest and proposal with this perspective. 2 K&E 17748469 Plan Related Tasks Task Responsible Advisor(s) (working with Innkeepers) Board of Trustees K&E - responsible for ensuring calls established with the Board and the Independent Committee 1. Calls of Board ofTrustees and for coordinating with Fried Frank with respect to the Independent Committee Fried Frank- responsible for working with the Independent 2. Counsel for the Independent Committee Committee and coordinating with K&E with respect to Independent Committee recommendations Discussions with Constituents and Parties in Interest Preliminary meetings with each major Moelis and K&E - schedule and 3. stakeholder - attend 4. Create and manage contact log for major Moelis to maintain stakeholders and other parties in interest Prepare for Due Diligence and Plan Process Moelis - responsible for contact with parties 5. Confidentiality agreements K&E - responsible for negotiating agreements Moelis - primarily responsible for organization AP Services- responsible for 6. Compile information and organize data room compiling documents K&E- responsible for reviewing list of contents K&E 17748469 K&E and Moelis - work together Develop timeline for diligence and plan to develop appropriate timeline 7. formulation process and determine how to address competing interests Moelis and Independent Committee to conduct a Analyze proposals from constituents and third preliminary analysis of 8. parties indications of interests and proposals received (including Five Mile proposal to Midland) Following recusals by members ofthe Board ofTrustees as 9. Presentation to Board of Trustees appropriate, Moelis to present detailed analysis of indications of interest and proposals received K&E and Moelis further 10. Clarification/negotiation of indications of clarify/negotiate with parties as interest and proposals directed by the Board Independent Committee, in 11. Independent Committee Recommendation consultation with Moelis, to make recommendations to the Board K&E and Moelis to conduct detailed analysis and engage in 12. Negotiate plan proposals negotiations with parties as directed by the Board Entire Board, taking into account 13. Select plan proposal recommendation of the Independent Committee Moelis - responsible for preparing 14. Reforecast of projections reforecast Moelis - advise on views on 15. Valuation of enterprise and components valuation after projections completed 2 K&E 17748469 Miscellaneous K&E - primarily responsible with 16. Prepare for exclusivity hearing assistance from Moelis 17. Consider additions and modifications to tasks K&E, Moelis, and AP Services 3 K&E 17748469 Plan Process Responsibilities Innkeepers USA Trust ("Innkeepers") has delineated the following plan process responsibilities to promote the interests of the estates. These responsibilities are subject to modification by the Board of Trustees of Innkeepers (the "Board"), based upon further developments, and, as amended or modified from time to time, must be adhered to by Innkeepers' management and advisors. The responsibilities are broken down into the following three categories: First, Moelis & Company ("Moelis"), under the guidance of Bill Derrough, will be primarily responsible for coordinating and negotiating with major stakeholders regarding all restructuring related financial and business inquiries, including communications from financial stakeholders and third parties expressing an interest in Innkeepers. Moelis will be the point of contact and will coordinate with Innkeepers and its other advisors, as appropriate. As part of its responsibilities, Moelis will maintain a contact log that tracks communications with stakeholders and other interested parties similar to those maintained in other comparable transactions. Second, Kirkland & Ellis LLP ("Kirkland"), under the guidance of Jamie Sprayregen, Paul Basta, and Anup Sathy, will be primarily responsible for the coordination of all restructuring related legal inquiries. Kirkland will be the point of contact and will coordinate with Innkeepers and its other advisors, as appropriate. Third, the Board will receive frequent updates in a formal and informal manner from the advisors as well as from management, and the Board is responsible for all significant strategic decisions. This process will include the entire Board as well as a committee of the Board that will be comprised of the independent members of the Board (the "Independent Committee") that will act in accordance with the responsibilities expressly delegated by the Board thereto. The Independent Committee will be separately represented by counsel; it has determined to retain Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. The Board will meet regularly, with separate meetings for the Independent Committee. Additionally, the Board has an opportunity to enter executive session (without management or advisors) as part of or separate from these meetings. Innkeepers' advisors and management are available, as requested, for scheduled meetings of the Board and for the executive sessions of the Board and the meetings of the Independent Committee. Consistent with the roles described herein, Innkeepers' advisors and management report regularly to and take direction from the Board, or the Independent Committee, with respect to matters involving the Independent Committee's responsibilities as expressly delegated by the Board thereto. K&E 17748484
Exhibit C Relevant Pleadings Regarding LNR Action (additional pleadings can be found at http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/mainframe.html or are available upon request to the Debtors counsel) FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/27/2010 INDEX NO. 651850/2010 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/27/2010 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------X LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, - against- CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP, Plaintiffs, Defendant. Index No. Date Purchased: October 27, 2010 Plaintiff designates New York County as the place of trial. Venue is based on CPLR 503 SUMMONS -------------------------------- ---X TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiffs' attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: New York, New York October 27, 201 0 HERRICnFEINSTEI}'l LLP B y ~ ~ Scott T. Tross Lauren K. Podesta Attorneys for Plaintiffs 2 Park A venue New York, New York 10016 (212) 592-1400 Defendant's Address: CRES Investment No. II, LP 8350 North Central Expressway Suite 1275 Dallas, Texas 75206 HF6114ll00v.l #02850/0000 10/26/20100631 PM - 2 - SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, - against- CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP, Plaintiffs, Defendant. ------------ ------ ----------------X Index No. COMPLAINT Plaintiffs LNR Partners, LLC ("LNR") and LNR Securities Holdings, LLC ("LNRSH") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), by and through their attorneys, Herrick, Feinstein LLP, as and for their Complaint in this action, respectfully allege as follows: The Parties 1. Plaintiff LNR is, and at all times hereinafter mentioned was, a Florida limited liability company, having a mailing address at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. 2. Plaintiff LNRSH is, and at all times hereinafter mentioned was, a Delaware limited liability company, having a mailing address at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. 3. Upon information and belief, defendant CRES Investment No. II, LP (''CRES" or "Defendant") is, and at all times hereinafter mentioned was, a Delaware limited partnership, having a mailing address at 8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1275, Dallas, Texas 75206. Introduction 4. This action arises from the purchase by JP Morgan Capital Corporation ("JPMCC"), CRES and LNRSH on or about November 30, 2007 of certain mortgage-backed securities certificates ("Certificates") issued by a New York trust known as LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C7 (the "C7 Trust"). 5. At the time JPMCC, CRES and LNRSH purchased Certificates in the C7 Trust, they entered into a Servicer Designation Agreement that provides as follows: "JPMCC and CRES agree that so long as either owns Certificates of the Controlling Class, it shall vote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to select, and retain, LNR, as Special Servicer." 6. Although CRES currently owns the majority of the Certificates of the Controlling Class, it has failed and refused to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of an $825 million loan known as the Innkeepers Portfolio Mortgage Loan (the "Innkeepers Loan"). 7. Plaintiffs seek specific performance of CRES 's obligation to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. Alternatively, plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and damages. Factual Background 8. The Innkeepers Loan is evidenced by two promissory notes ("Innkeepers Note A- 1" and "Innkeepers Note A-2"), each in the amount of $412,701,271. The Notes are secured by mortgages on approximately 45 hotels in 16 states across the United States, including New York. Copies of Innkeepers Note A-1 and Innkeepers Note A-2 are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, respectively. 9. The Innkeepers Loan is governed by a Co-Lender Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 (the "Co-Lender Agreement"), by and between Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., acting as initial Innkeepers Note A-1 lender, and Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., acting as 2 initial Innkeepers A-2 lender. A copy of the Co-Lender Agreement IS attached hereto as Exhibit C. 10. Innkeepers Note A-1 was included in LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007- C6 (the "C6 Trust"), a New York trust created and governed by a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 (the "C6 PSA"), by and among Structured Asset Securities Corporation II, as Depositor (the "Depositor"), Wachovia Bank, National Association (now Wells Fargo, N.A.), as Master Servicer (the "Master Servicer"), Midland Loan Services, Inc., as Special Servicer ("Midland"), and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"). A copy of the relevant portions of the C6 PSA is attached hereto as Exhibit D. 11. Innkeepers Note A-2 was included in the C7 Trust, a New York trust created and governed by a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 12, 2007 (the "C7 PSA"), by and among the Depositor, the Master Servicer, LNR, as Special Servicer, and the Trustee. A copy of the relevant portions of the C7 PSA is attached hereto as Exhibit E. 12. A Prospectus Supplement for the C7 Trust dated November 20, 2007 (the "C7 Prospectus Supplement") stated that Midland was to be the initial special servicer for the Innkeepers Loan and that Midland could be replaced pursuant to the terms of the C6 PSA: "[Midland] is the special servicer under the [C6 PSA] and will, in that capacity, be the initial special servicer for the entire [Innkeepers Loan], subject to resignation or replacement pursuant to the terms of the [C6 PSA], including replacement, without cause, by the holders of a majority interest in the controlling class of series 2007 -C6 certificates or the series 2007 -C7 controlling class representative." A copy of the relevant portions of the C7 Prospectus Supplement is attached hereto as Exhibit F. 13. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 3.02(a) of the Co-Lender Agreement, Section 6.09(d) of the C6 PSA and Section 6.ll(d) of the C7 PSA, the Controlling 3 Class Representative of the C7 Trust has the right to remove and replace the Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan: (a) Section 3.02 (a) of the Co-Lender Agreement provides, in pertinent part, that "the Note A-2 Lender [the C7 Trust] may terminate the existing Special Servicer [Midland], with respect to the Mortgage Loans [Innkeepers Loan], with or without cause, and appoint a successor to any Special Servicer with respect to and solely with respect to the Mortgage Loans [Innkeepers Loan], that has resigned or been terminated .... " The Note A-2 Lender's rights under the Co-Lender Agreement were assigned to the C7 Trust. (b) Section 6.09(d) of the C6 PSA provides, in pertinent part, that "[the C7 Trust] shall be entitled, solely with respect to such Loan Combination [Innkeepers Loan], to exercise any and all rights to terminate, appoint and/or replace the Special Servicer that are granted to the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholder(s) pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 6.09(a) [of the C6 PSA] .... " (c) Section 6.11(d) of the C7 PSA provides, in pertinent part, that "the Controlling Class Representative [CRES] is hereby authorized to exercise the rights and powers of the Trustee, as holder of the [Innkeepers Loan], ... including ... rights to direct servicing and rights to replace the related Outside Special Servicer [Midland] .... " 14. The Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan is responsible for maximizing recovery of the amounts due under that loan. LNR has developed umque (and superior) strategies and procedures for working with borrowers on defaulted loans designed to maximize recovery on those loans. 4 The Servicer Designation Agreement 15. On or about November 30, 2007, JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES purchased Certificates in several different classes of the C7 Trust. Among the Certificates purchased by JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES were those of the Controlling Class. 16. At the time JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES purchased Certificates in the C7 Trust, they entered into the Servicer Designation Agreement. A copy of the Servicer Designation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit G. 17. LNRSH entered into the Servicer Designation Agreement for the purpose of ensuring that it would control -- through its special servicer affiliate, LNR -- the workout and resolution of defaulted loans held by the C7 Trust. 18. The Servicer Designation Agreement thus provides at paragraph 2 thereof as follows: JPMCC and CRES agree that so long as either owns Certificates of the Controlling Class, it shall vote such Certificates in such manner as IS necessary to select, and retain, LNR, as Special Servicer. ... 19. CRES is currently the Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust and, thus, has the power to appoint the Special Servicer of loans held by the C7 Trust. The Servicer Designation Agreement obligates CRES to select and retain LNR as Special Servicer. 20. The appointment of LNR as Special Servicer for loans held by the C7 Trust, including the Innkeepers Loan, was of vital significance to Plaintiffs. LNRSH made its investment in the C7 Trust in reliance on the fact that LNR would serve as Special Servicer. 5 Plaintiffs' Accommodation to CRES 21. In or around July 2008, Plaintiffs were advised that JPMCC intended to sell its interests in a number of classes of Certificates for the C7 Trust, including those in the Controlling Class of the C7 Trust. 22. LNRSH decided to purchase all of JPMCC's interests in these Certificates, which would have made LNRSH the Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. 23. Prior to effectuating this purchase, LNRSH was contacted by CRES, which lacked the funds to purchase all of JPMCC's Certificates. 24. CRES specifically requested that it be allowed to purchase enough of JPMCC's Certificates so that CRES would retain its role as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. 25. As an accommodation to CRES, LNRSH allowed CRES to purchase enough of JPMCC's Certificates to retain its role as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. LNRSH purchased the remainder of JPMCC's Certificates. 26. Plaintiffs' accommodation to CRES allowed it to remain as Controlling Class Representative and thus to control the removal and retention of the Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan. CRES's Subsequent Refusal to Perform 27. The Innkeepers Loan has since gone into default and, in or about April 2010, it was transferred to Midland for special servicing. On or about July 19, 2010, the borrowers under the Innkeepers Loan commenced a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. 28. On or about April 23, 2010, Plaintiffs contacted CRES and requested that CRES execute the documentation necessary to terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. 6 29. In violation of the Servicer Designation Agreement, CRES has failed and refused to execute the documentation necessary to terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. 30. Plaintiffs believe that the prompt and expeditious designation of LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan is of critical importance in light of the pending Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. First Cause of Action (Specific Performance/Injunctive Relief) 31. Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation contained in the preceding paragraphs of the Complaint, as if fully set forth herein. 32. In the Servicer Designation Agreement, CRES agreed that so long as it owned Certificates of the Controlling Class of the C7 Trust, it would vote such Certificates in such manner as was necessary to select and retain LNR as Special Servicer. 33. CRES currently owns a majority of the Certificates of the Controlling Class and serves as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. 34. The Innkeepers Loan went into default and, m or about April 2010, was transferred to Midland as Special Servicer. 35. Beginning on or about April 23, 2010 and continuing to the present, LNR has demanded that CRES execute the documentation necessary to terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. To date, CRES has failed and refused to comply with this demand. 36. CRES's failure to comply with its contractual obligations is depriving LNR of its bargained-for right to control workout and resolution of the Innkeepers Loan. 37. Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law. 7 Second Cause of Action (Declaratory Relief) 38. Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation contained in the preceding paragraphs of the Complaint, as if fully set forth herein. 39. Plaintiffs believe that the terms of the Servicer Designation Agreement, m conjunction with the Co-Lender Agreement, the C6 PSA and the C7 PSA, require CRES to perform all actions necessary to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the hmkeepers Loan. 40. CRES has taken the unfounded position that it is not required to appoint LNR as Special Servicer with respect to the Innkeepers Loan. 41. Accordingly, there exists a real and actual controversy between Plaintiffs and Defendant with respect to whether CRES is obligated to perform all actions necessary to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. 42. Plaintiffs are entitled to a judgment declaring that CRES is required to perform all actions necessary to appoint LNR as Special Servicer with respect to the Innkeepers Loan. Third Cause of Action (Breach of Contract) 43. Plaintiffs repeat and reallege each and every allegation contained in the preceding paragraphs of the Complaint, as if fully set forth herein. 44. The Servicer Designation Agreement constitutes a valid contract and the parties agreed to be bound by the provisions contained therein. 45. Despite repeated requests, CRES has failed and refused to comply with its obligation under the Servicer Designation Agreement to terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. 46. Such failure constitutes a breach of the Servicer Designation Agreement. 8 47. By reason of Defendant's breach, Plaintiffs have suffered damages and will continue to suffer damages for so long as LNR is not appointed Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request judgment m their favor and against Defendant as follows: a. on their First Cause of Action, directing CRES to comply with the terms of the Servicer Designation Agreement and to take all steps necessary to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan; b. on their Second Cause of Action, declaring that CRES is required to perform all actions necessary to appoint LNR as Special Servicer with respect to the Innkeepers Loan; c. on their Third Cause of Action, awarding Plaintiffs money damages in an amount to be determined at trial, together with pre-judgment interest; d. awarding Plaintiffs the attorneys' fees, costs and expenses they incur in prosecuting this action; and e. granting such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. Dated: New York, New York October 27, 2010 I-IF 6116617 v.5 #02850/0000 10/26/2010 06:37PM HERRICK, 1 1\,INSTEIN LLP /; & B y : ~ ~ ~ d Scott T. Tross, Esq. Lauren K. Podesta, Esq. Attorneys For Plaintiffs 2 Park A venue New York, New York 10016 212.592.1400 9 PRESENT: At a Commercial Division Part __ of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of New York at the Com1house, 60 Centre Street, in the Borough of Manhattan, City, County and State of New York, on the _day of October, 2010. Hon. ______________________ _ Justice. LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, Plaintiffs, - against- CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP, Defendant. X ---------------------------------- X Index No. 651850/10 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WITH TEMPORARY RESTRAINTS Upon the annexed Complaint, the accompanying Affidavits of Kevin Wodicka and Lawrence P. Gottesman, Esq., both sworn to on October 26, 2010, and the exhibits annexed thereto, all submitted in support of the application by plaintiffs LNR Partners, LLC ("LNR") and LNR Securities Holdings, LLC ("LNRSH") (together, "Plaintiffs") for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief, it is hereby ORDERED, that defendant CRES Investment No. II, LP ("CRES") show cause before this Comt, at the New York County Com1house, 60 Centre Street, New York, New York, Room __ , on November_, 2010, at __ a.m./p.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order should not be made and entered preliminarily enjoining CRES from its continuing breach of the Serviccr Designation Agreement and requiring CRES to take all actions necessary to terminate Midland Loan Services, Inc. ("Midland") as Special Servicer of an $825 million loan known as the Innkeepers Portfolio Mortgage Loan (the "Innkeepers Loan") and to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan; and it is further ORDERED, pending hearing and determination of Plaintiffs' application, CRES shall direct Midland not to take any further action with respect to the Innkeepers Loan without the consent of LNR; and it is fmther ORDERED, that service of a copy of this Order, and the papers upon which it is based, including the Summons and Complaint, upon CRES or its counsel by overnight courier on or before October_, 2010 shall be deemed good and sufficient service; and it is further ORDERED, that opposition papers, if any, shall be served so as to be received by counsel for Plaintiffs, Herrick, Feinstein LLP, 2 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016, on or before November _, 201 0; and it is further ORDERED, that reply papers, if any, shall be served so as to be received by CRES or its counsel on or before November_, 2010. ENTER: J.S.C. HF6114892 vJ #02S50/0UOO 10/27/20100428 PM INDEX NO. 651850/2010 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 3 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/27/2010 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL INTERVENTION UCS-840 (REV 1/2000) For Clerk Only SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF NEW YORK INDEX NO. 651850!10 DATE PURCHASED 10/27/2010 PLAINTIFF'S Name(s): IAS entry date LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC DEFENDANT'S Name(s): Judge Assigned CRES INVESTMENT NO. 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INSURANCE CARRIERS: N/A RELATED CASES: (IF none, WRITE "none" BELOW) Title Index Court NONE I AFFIRM UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT, 'TO MY AND HAVE BEEN NO RElATED ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, PREVIOUSLY BEEN FILED INTHIS ACTION OR PROCEEDING. Dated: October 27, 2010 HF 6114632v.2 #02850/0000 Nature of Relationship Scott T. Tross Attorney for Plaintiffs FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/27/2010 INDEX NO. 651850/2010 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 7 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/27/2010 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------X LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, Plaintiffs, - against- CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP, Defendant. ------------------------------------X Index No. 651850110 PLAINTIFFS' MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Of Counsel: Scott T. Tross Lauren K. Podesta HERRICK, FEINSTEIN LLP 2 Park A venue New York, New York 10016 Tel: (212) 592-1400 Attorneys for Plaintiffs LNR Partners, LLC and LNR Securities Holdings, LLC PRELIMINARY STATEMENT In this action, plaintiffs LNR Securities Holdings, LLC ("LNRSH") and its special servicing affiliate, LNR Partners, LLC ("LNR") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), seek specific performance and/or injunctive relief requiring defendant CRES Investment No. II, LP ("CRES") to terminate Midland Loan Services, Inc. ("Midland") as Special Servicer for an $825 million loan known as the Innkeepers Portfolio Mortgage Loan (the "Innkeepers Loan") and to appoint LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan. Alternatively, Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and damages. Plaintiffs' claims are predicated upon the terms of a Servicer Designation Agreement, dated November 30, 2007, that was entered into by and among JP Morgan Capital Corporation ("JPMCC"), CRES and LNRSH at the time they purchased certain mortgage-backed securities certificates ("Certificates") from LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C7 (the "C7 Trust"). In the Servicer Designation Agreement, JPMCC and CRES agreed that they would appoint LNR as Special Servicer for loans in the C7 Trust. One half (approximately $412.7 million) of the Innkeepers Loan is included in the C7 Trust. In accordance with the Servicer Designation Agreement, LNRSH demanded that CRES -- which currently has the power to designate the Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan --name LNR as Special Servicer. CRES has failed and refused to honor LNRSH's demand. As a result, Plaintiffs have commenced this action for specific performance and/or injunctive relief under the Servicer Designation Agreement and now apply for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief. As demonstrated below, Plaintiffs satisfy the standards for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief. Specifically, Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims, they arc threatened with irreparable injury absent injunctive relief, and a balancing of the equities favors Plaintiffs. Because the Innkeepers Loan is now in default and Innkeepers has filed for bankruptcy, decisions arc being made and positions arc being taken in the bankruptcy on a daily basis. Temporary and preliminary injunctive relief arc warranted. STATEMENT OF FACTS A. The Servicer Designation Agreement In or about November 2007, JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES purchased all of the Class L, M, N, P, Q, S and T Certificates of the C7 Trust. (Affidavit of Kevin Wodicka ("Wodicka Aff."), q[ 5). At the time LNRSH made its investment, it insisted upon and received from JPMCC and CRES an agreement that they would select and retain LNR as Special Scrviccr. (Wodicka Aff., q[ 5). The parties' agreement is reflected in paragraph 2 of the Scrviccr Designation Agreement: "JPMCC and CRES agree that so long as either owns Certificates of the Controlling Class [currently, Class T], it shall vote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to select, and retain, LNR, as Special Scrviccr." (Wodicka Aff., Ex. A). This agreement by JPMCC and CRES to take such actions as were necessary to designate LNR as Special Scrviccr was critical to LNRSH. (Wodicka Aff., q[ 7). As the largest Special Scrviccr of securitized loans in the country, LNR has developed unique (and superior) strategies and procedures for working with borrowers on defaulted loans so as to maximize recovery on those loans. Since LNRSH -- by virtue of its investment in the C7 Trust -- would be directly and immediately impacted by losses suffered on C7 Trust loans (including the Innkeepers Loan), the Scrviccr Designation Agreement gave LNRSH the critical ability to control the fate of its investment through the special scrviccr activities of LNR. (Wodicka Aff., q[ 7). 2 B. Plaintiffs' Accommodation To CRES Following execution of the Servicer Designation Agreement, JPMCC decided to sell its Class L, M, N, P, Q, S and T Certificates in the C7 Trust. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 8). Although LNRSH was prepared to purchase all of JPMCC's interests, CRES requested that LNRSH allow it to purchase enough of JPMCC' s interests to retain its role as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 8). As Controlling Class Representative, CRES has the power to designate the Special Servicer for C7 Trust Loans. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 8). Because LNRSH was assured by reason of the Servicer Designation Agreement that LNR would be the Special Servicer, LNRSH allowed CRES to purchase enough of JPMCC's Class P, Q, S and T Certificates to remain as Controlling Class Representative. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 9). LNRSH purchased the remainder of JPMCC's Class L, M, N, P, Q, SandT Certificates. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 9). C. CRES's Authority To Designate The Special Servicer Of The Innkeepers Loan Since the time that JPMCC sold its interests in the Class L, M, N, P, Q, S and T Certificates to LNRSH and CRES, the Innkeepers Loan has gone into default. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 1 0). The Innkeepers Loan is evidenced by two promissory notes ("Innkeepers Note A-1" and "Innkeepers Note A-2"), each in the amount of $412,721,271. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 10). Innkeeper Note A-2 (Wodicka Aff., Ex. B) is included in the C7 Trust. Innkeepers Note A-1 (Wodicka Aff., Ex. C) is included in an earlier securitization known as LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007 -C6 (the "C6 Trust"). Various agreements executed in connection with the Innkeepers Loan, the C6 Trust and the C7 Trust confer authority upon CRES to designate LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan: 3 Section 3.02(a) of a Co-Lender Agreement dated as of August I3, 2007 (the "Co- Lender Agreement") that was executed in connection with the Innkeepers Loan (Wodicka Aff., Ex. D) provides as follows: "[T]he Note A-2 Lender [the C7 Trust] may terminate the existing Special Servicer [Midland], with respect to the Mortgage Loans [Innkeepers Loan], with or without cause, and appoint a successor to any Special Servicer with respect to and solely with respect to the Mortgage Loans l Innkeepers Loan], that has resigned or been terminated .... " The Note A-2 Lender's rights under the Co-Lender Agreement were assigned to the C7 Trust. (Wodicka Aff., 9! II). Section 6.09(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August I3, 2007 (the "C6 PSA") that created the C6 Trust (Wodicka Aff., Ex. E) provides as follows: "[The C7 Trust] ... shall be entitled, solely with respect to such Loan Combination [Innkeepers Loan], to exercise any and all rights to terminate, appoint and/or replace the Special Servicer that are granted to the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholder(s) pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 6.09 (a) [of the C6 PSA] .... " Section 6.II (d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November I2, 2007 (the "C7 PSA") that created the C7 Trust (Wodicka Aff., Ex. F) provides as follows: "[T]he Controlling Class Representative [ CRES] is hereby authorized to exercise the rights and powers of the Trustee, as holder of the [Innkeepers Loan], ... including ... rights to direct servicing and rights to replace the related Outside Special Servicer [Midland] .... " 4 The Prospectus Supplement for the C7 Trust dated November 20, 2007 (the "C7 Prospectus Supplement") (Wodicka Aff., Ex. G) confirms that CRES has the right to designate LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan: "[Midland] is the special servicer under the [C6 PSA] and will, in that capacity, be the initial special servicer for the entire [Innkeepers Loan], subject to resignation or replacement pursuant to the terms of the [ C6 PSA], including replacement without cause, by the holders of a majority interest in the controlling class of series 2007-C6 certificates or the series 2007-C7 controlling class representative." When asked on or about October 18, 2007 who controlled the right to designate the Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan, Lehman Brothers -- which had originated and securitized the Innkeepers Loan -- responded as follows: "The Note A-2 Lender [the C7 Trust] is entitled to replace and appoint the special servicer." (Wodicka Aff., Ex. H). 1 1 Due to the voluminous nature of the C6 PSA, the C7 PSA and the C7 Prospectus Supplement, Plaintiffs have attached only the relevant portions of these documents to the Affidavit of Kevin Wodicka. Full copies of these documents are available on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's website at the following addresses: C6 PSA: http://www .sec .gov/Archives/edgar/data/ 1408673/0000950 13607006405/fi le3 .htm C7 PSA: http://www .sec .gov/ Archives/edgar/data/ 14143 15/0000950 13607008399/file3 .htm C7 Prospectus Supplement: http://www .sec.gov/ Archives/edgar/data/ 1414315/0000950 13607008065/file l.htm 5 D. CRES's Refusal To Designate LNR As Special Servicer Of The Innkeepers Loan The Innkeepers Loan went into default and, in or about April 2010, it was transferred to Midland for special servicing. In accordance with the Servicer Designation Agreement, LNRSH demanded on or about April 23, 2010 that CRES appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. (Wodicka AfT, 9[ 17). CRES, which at all relevant times has had the power to designate the Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan, has to date failed and refused to do so. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 17). Midland, as the current Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan, is presently making key decisions and judgment calls in the Innkeepers bankruptcy that will affect the future value of the Innkeepers Loan. (Affidavit of Lawrence P. Gottesman ("Gottesman Aff. "), 9[9[ 7- 15). Indeed, there are important motions currently scheduled to be briefed and heard by the Bankruptcy Court in early November 2010. (Gottesman Aff., 9[ 13). Thus, it is critical that CRES be required to immediately terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. (Gottesman Aff., 9[ 15). ARGUMENT The circumstances 111 which injunctive relief may be granted are set forth 111 CPLR 6301, which provides as follows: A preliminary injunction may be granted in any action where it appears that the defendant threatens or is about to do, or is doing or procuring or suffering to be clone, an act in violation of the plaintiffs rights respecting the subject of the action, and tending to render the judgment ineffectual, or in any action where the plaintiff has demanded and would be entitled to a judgment restraining the defendant from the commission or continuance of an act, which, if committed or continued during the pendency of the action, would produce injury to the plaintiff. A temporary restraining order may be granted pending a hearing for a preliminary injunction where it appears that immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will 6 result unless the defendant is restrained before the hearing can be had. To obtain a preliminary injunction, the movmg party must demonstrate ( 1) a likelihood of success on the merits, (2) irreparable injury, and (3) a balancing of the equities in its favor. Aetna ins. Co. v. Capasso, 75 N.Y.2d 860, 862,552 N.Y.S.2d 918,919 (1990); Terreii v. Terrell, 279 A.D.2d 301, 303, 719 N.Y.S.2d 41, 43 (1st Dep't 2001). Here, Plaintiffs can establish each of these three elements. Further, where the threat of irreparable injury, loss or damage is "immediate," the Court may grant a temporary restraining order. CPLR 6301, 6313. A. Plaintiffs Are Likely To Succeed On Their Claims In the Complaint, Plaintiffs assert claims for specific performance and/or injunctive relief, declaratory relief and breach of contract. All three claims are predicated upon the terms of the Servicer Designation Agreement, in which CRES agreed that it would appoint LNR as Special Servicer. "[WJhen parties set down their agreement in a clear, complete document, their writing should as a rule be enforced according to its terms." W.W.W. Assocs. v. Giancontieri, 77 N.Y.2d 157, 162, 565 N.Y.S.2d 440, 443 (1990). This is especially true where, as here, the parties to the contract are sophisticated business entities. See, ~ . Chimart Assocs. v. Paul, 66 N.Y.2d 570, 571, 498 N.Y.S.2d 344, 345 (1986). ("Where a written agreement between sophisticated, counseled businessmen is unambiguous on its face, one party cannot defeat summary judgment by a conclusory assertion that ... the writing did not express his own understanding"). Such a rule makes eminent sense because it "imparts 'stability to commercial transactions by safeguarding against fraudulent claims, pe1jury, death of witnesses, infirmity of memory [and] the fear that the jury will improperly evaluate the extrinsic evidence."' W.W.W. 7 Assocs., 77 N.Y.2d at 162, 565 N.Y.S.2d at 443 (citing Fisch, New York Evidence, 42, at 22 (2d ed. 1977)). See also Evans v. Famous Music Corp., 1 N.Y.3d 452,458, 775 N.Y.S.2d 757, 761 (2004) ("If [the parties'] intent is discernible from the plain meaning of the language of the contract, there is no need to look further"). Defendant has breached the terms of the Servicer Designation Agreement by failing to appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. On or about April 23, 2010, LNRSH contacted CRES and requested that CRES appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan pursuant to the Servicer Designation Agreement. (Wodicka Aff., 9! 17 ). CRES has refused to do so notwithstanding the clear and unambiguous language of the Servicer Designation Agreement, which provides that "so long as [ CRES J owns Certificates of the Controlling Class [currently, Class T], it shall vote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to select, and retain, LNR, as Special Servicer." (Wodicka Aff., Ex. A). Defendant's authority to designate LNR as Special Servicer cannot be disputed given the express language contained in Section 3.02(a) of the Co-Lender Agreement (Wodicka Aff., Ex. D), Section 6.09 of the C6 PSA (Wodicka Aff., Ex. E) and Section 6.11(d) of the C7 PSA (Wodicka Aff., Ex. F). Such authority is further confirmed in the C7 Prospectus Supplement (Wodicka Aff., Ex. G) and Lehman Brothers' response to an October 18, 2007 inquiry seeking to determine who controlled the right to designate the Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan: "The Note A-2 Lender [the C7 Trust] is entitled to replace and appoint the special servicer." (Wodicka Aff., Ex. H). By reason of the foregoing, it is evident that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their three contract-based claims. Accordingly, Plaintiffs have satisfied the first prong of the test for injunctive relief. 8 B. Plaintiffs Will Suffer Irreparable Harm Absent Injunctive Relief Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm absent the injunctive relief they seek. Specifically, if Plaintiffs are not awarded the injunctive relief they seek, they will forever lose a bargained-for contractual right -- the right to control the workout and resolution of the now- defaulted Innkeepers Loan. In addition, the damages being caused by CRES's breach of the Servicer Designation Agreement would not be easily quantifiable. And, if this Court fails to grant the injunctive relief sought by Plaintiffs, their bargained-for contract right to act as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan will be rendered meaningless. For all of these reasons, the second prong of the test for injunctive relief should be deemed satisfied. 1. Loss of Bargained-For Control New York law recognizes that where, as here, a party usurps control in violation of bargained-for contractual rights, irreparable injury has occurred for purposes of awarding injunctive relief. Vanderminden v. Vanderminden, 226 A.D.2d 1037, 1041, 641 N.Y.S.2d 732, 737 (3d Dep't 1996) (plaintiffs' "alleged harm, an opportunity for defendants to shift the balance [of] power and assume management and control of the company, may properly be viewed as irreparable injury"); Casita v. Maplewood Equity Partners (Offshore) Ltd., 17 Misc. 3d 1137(A), 851 N.Y.S.2d 68 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2007) (finding that the loss of voting and decision-making rights may constitute irreparable injury); Canwest Global Comm. Corp. v. Mirkaei Tikshoret Ltd., 9 Misc. 3d 845, 872, 804 N.Y.S.2d 549, 571 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co. 2005) (loss of the right to participate in management of a business was a factor necessitating a finding of irreparable harm). See also Wisdom Import Sales Co., LLC v. Labatt Brewing Co. Ltd., 339 F.3d 101, 114 (2d Cir. 2003) (the denial of bargained-for rights may constitute irreparable harm for purposes of obtaining a preliminary injunction); Audubon Levy Investors, LP v. East West Realty Ventures, 9 LLC, 698 F. Supp. 2d 328, 332 (E.D.N.Y. 2010) (finding that a "loss of bargained-for managerial control over an entity constitutes irreparable harm"); Oracle Real Estate v. Adrian Holdings, 582 F. Supp. 2d 616, 626 (S.D.N.Y. 2008) (irreparable harm found where plaintiff sought to enforce "a bargained-for right to corporate control"). LNRSH bargained for the right to control the decision-making process should the Innkeepers Loan require the appointment of a special servicer. This bargained-for right to control the fate of its investment was of vital importance to Plaintiffs. (Wodicka AfT, 9! 7). As in the cases referenced above, CRES 's breach of contract is causing, and will continue to cause, Plaintiffs to suffer irreparable harm. 2. Plaintiffs' Damages Are Not Easily Quantifiable New York's courts have consistently held that where, as here, the damages that would be caused by a breach of contract are not easily quantifiable, irreparable injury exists for purposes of awarding injunctive relief. See AIU Ins. Co. v. The Robert Plan Corp., 44 A.D.3d 355, 356, 841 N.Y.S.2d 878, 879 (1st Dep't 2007) (holding that a party established irreparable harm "in light of the difficulty and uncertainty in calculating the future damages it would suffer as a result of AID's breach of the agreement"); Pfizer Inc. v. PCS Health Systems, Inc., 234 A.D.2d 18, 19, 650 N.Y.S.2d 164, 165 (1st Dep't 1996) ("The remedy of an injunction was appropriate here in light of the difficulty and uncertainty in calculating the substantial future damages that plaintiff would suffer from defendant's breach of the agreement"); Casita, 17 Misc. 3d 1137(A), 851 N.Y.S.2d 68 (holding that plaintiff adequately demonstrated the potential for irreparable injury because plaintiff's loss of its investment would not be "compensable by money damages that would be capable of calculation to a reasonable degree of certainty"). See also Oracle Real Estate, 582 F. Supp. 2d at 625 ("where the contract right has 10 'intrinsic value' that cannot easily be quantified, the bargained-for provisions may provide a basis for injunctive relief''); Wisdom Import Sales, 339 F.3d at 114 (awarding injunctive relief because "Wisdom expressly negotiated for and received the right to veto certain transactions with which it disagreed before those transactions commenced, a right that is irretrievably lost upon breach, and may not be compensable by non-speculative damages"). LNRSH negotiated for and received the right for its affiliate, LNR, to be selected and retained as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. (Wodicka Aff., <JI 5). As the largest special servicer of securitized loans in the country, LNR possesses unique skills that it intends to utilize in the workout of the Innkeepers Loan. (Wodicka Aff., 91 7). The impact that LNR's skills would have on the ultimate recovery and the corresponding impact on the value of LNRSH's investment would not be easily quantifiable. See AIU Ins. Co., 44 A.D.3d at 356, 841 N.Y.S.2d at 879; Pfizer Inc., 234 A.D.2d at 19, 650 N.Y.S.2d at 165. For this reason, too, Plaintiffs have established that they will suffer irreparable harm if injunctive relief is not awarded. 3. Plaintiffs' Contractual Rights Will Be Rendered Meaningless Absent Injunctive Relief Finally, in determining whether irreparable injury will result absent injunctive relief, New York courts have considered whether a contract right would be rendered meaningless or substantially diminished in value by the end of the litigation. Burmax Co. v. B & S Indus., 135 A.D.2d 599, 601, 522 N.Y.S.2d 177, 179 (2d Dep't 1987) (holding that plaintiff satisfied the irreparable harm prong of the test for injunctive relief because defendants were about to do an act "in violation of the plaintiff's rights respecting the subject of the action, and tending to render the judgment ineffectual"). See also Oracle Real Estate, 582 F. Supp. 2d at 626 (finding irreparable 11 harm where the contractual right plaintiff sought to enforce "could be meaningless or substantially diminished in value by the end of litigation"). Each day that Midland continues to serve as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan, Plaintiffs' rights are being compromised. If Plaintiffs are not awarded injunctive relief at this time, the rights for which Plaintiffs are fighting could be rendered meaningless or substantially diminished in value. This is yet another basis upon which to hold that Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable injury. C. The Balance of Equities Weighs in Plaintiffs' Favor The third prong of the test for injunctive relief involves a balancing of the equities. Aetna Ins. Co., 75 N.Y.2d at 862, 552 N.Y.S.2d at 919. To balance the equities, a court must weigh the risk of irreparable harm to the plaintiff against the legitimate rights of the defendant. See Sau Thi Ma v. Xuan T. Lien, 198 A.D.2d 186, 186-87, 604 N.Y.S.2d 84, 85 (1st Dep't 1993) ("the 'balancing of the equities' usually simply requires the court to look to the relative prejudice to each party accruing from a grant or a denial of the requested relief''). The analysis here is simple and requires a finding in Plaintiffs' favor. Plaintiffs bargained for the right to have LNR act as Special Servicer. It cannot be disputed that the right to have LNR act as Special Servicer was critical to LNRSH. (Wodicka Aff., 9[ 7). Weighing further in Plaintiffs' favor is the fact that LNRSH could have replaced CRES as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust when JMPCC sold its Certificates. As an accommodation to CRES, LNRSH allowed CRES to purchase enough of JPMCC's Certificates to retain its role as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. (Wodicka AfT, 9[ 9). LNRSH would never have provided CRES with such an accommodation if it had known that CRES intended to ignore the provisions of the Servicer Designation Agreement. 12 CRES, on the other hand, will not be harmed if it is required to honor its contractual obligations. CRES clearly understood at the time it purchased Certificates in the C7 Trust that it was important to LNRSH that it have control over the workout and resolution of defaulted loans. CRES willingly agreed to give LNRSH that control. For CRES now to renege on its agreement can hardly be described as equitable. This is particularly so given the accommodation made by LNRSH at the time JPMCC sold its C7 Trust Certificates. D. The Risk of Irreparable Injury Is Immediate The risk of irreparable injury to Plaintiffs is imminent due to the status of the Innkeepers Loan bankruptcy proceedings. As set forth in detail in the Affidavit of Lawrence P. Gottesman, Midland, as Special Servicer, is currently making important decisions and judgment calls in the Innkeepers bankruptcy that will impact the ultimate value of the Innkeepers Loan. But for CRES's breach of the Servicer Designation Agreement, LNR would be making those decisions and judgment calls. Indeed, key hearings are fast approaching in the bankruptcy proceeding. There is an important motion scheduled for November 10, 2010, the outcome of which will determine whether competing reorganization plans may be proffered in the bankruptcy proceeding. Opposition papers on the motion are scheduled to be filed on October 27, 2010 and the Special Servicer's reply papers are due on November 5, 2010. The need for LNR to be inserted into this process immediately is obvious. 13 CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' application for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief should be granted in all respects. Dated: 1'-Jevv York, York October 27, 2010 14 I-IF 6114966v.5 #02850/0000 October 27.2010 1132 AM HERRICK, FEII)-l' 1 STEIN LL(/
By: Scott T. Tross Lauren K. Podesta Attorneys for Plaintiffs 2 Park A venue New York, New York 10016 (212) 592-1400 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/27/2010 INDEX NO. 651850/2010 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 8 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/27/2010 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, Plaintiffs, Index No. 06 I ~ 5 0 /I 0 - against- AFFIDAVIT OF KEVIN WODICKA CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP, Defendant. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE ) KEVIN WODICKA, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 1. I am the Director of Investment Management for LNR Securities Holdings, LLC ("LNRSH"), one of the plaintiffs in the above-referenced action. I am fully familiar with the facts and circumstances set forth herein and make this affidavit in support of plaintiffs' motion for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief. Introduction 2. In this action, LNRSH and its special servicing affiliate, LNR Partners, LLC ("LNR"), seek specific performance and/or injunctive relief requiring defendant CRES Investment No. II, LP (''CRES") to terminate Midland Loan Services, Inc. ("Midland") as Special Servicer for an $825 million loan known as the Innkeepers Portfolio Mortgage Loan (the "Innkeepers Loan") and to appoint LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan. Alternatively, plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and damages. 3. Plaintiffs' claims are predicated upon the terms of a Servicer Designation Agreement, dated November 30, 2007, that was entered into by and among JP Morgan Capital Corporation ("JPMCC"), CRES and LNRSH at the time they purchased certain mortgage-backed securities certificates ("Certificates") from LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C7 (the "C7 Trust"). In the Servicer Designation Agreement, JPMCC and CRES agreed that as long as either owned Certificates in the C7 Trust they would vote such Certificates in such manner so as to select and retain LNR as Special Servicer. One half (approximately $412.7 million) of the Innkeepers Loan is included in the C7 Trust. 4. In accordance with the Servicer Designation Agreement, LNRSH demanded that CRES -- which currently has the power to designate the Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan -- name LNR as Special Servicer. CRES has failed and refused to honor LNRSH's demand. In the absence of specific performance and/or injunctive relief, LNRSH will be irreparably deprived of its contractually bargained-for right to control the workout and resolution of the Innkeepers Loan, which is currently involved in Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The Servicer Designation Agreement 5. In or about November 2007, JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES purchased all of the Class L, M, N, P, Q, S and T Certificates of the C7 Trust. At the time LNRSH made its investment, it insisted upon and received from JPMCC and CRES an agreement that they would select and retain LNR as Special Servicer. 6. The parties' agreement is reflected in a Servicer Designation Agreement, dated November 30, 2007, by and among JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES. Specifically, paragraph 2 of the Servicer Designation Agreement (Exhibit A hereto) states as follows: "JPMCC and CRES agree that so long as either owns Certificates of the Controlling Class [currently, Class T], it shall vote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to select, and retain, LNR, as Special Scrviccr." 2 7. This agreement by JPMCC and CRES to take such actions as were necessary to designate LNR as Special Servicer was critical to LNRSH. As the largest Special Servicer of securitized commercial real estate loans in the country, LNR has developed unique (and, we believe, superior) strategies and procedures for working with borrowers on defaulted loans so as to maximize recovery on those loans. Since LNRSH --by virtue of its investment in the C7 Trust-- would be directly and immediately impacted by losses suffered on C7 Trust loans (including the Innkeepers Loan), the Servicer Designation Agreement gave LNRSH the critical ability to manage and control the fate of its investment through the special servicer activities of LNR. Plaintiffs' Accommodation To CRES 8. Following execution of the Servicer Designation Agreement and pursuant to the terms thereof, JPMCC decided to sell its Class L, M, N, P, Q, S and T Certificates in the C7 Trust. Although LNRSH was prepared to purchase all of JPMCC' s interests, CRES requested that LNRSH allow it to purchase enough of JPMCC's interests to retain its role as Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust. As Controlling Class Representative, CRES has the power to designate the Special Servicer. 9. Because LNRSH was assured by reason of the Servicer Designation Agreement that LNR would be the Special Servicer, LNRSH allowed CRES to purchase enough of JPMCC's Class P, Q, S and T Certificates to remain as Controlling Class Representative. LNRSH purchased the remainder of JPMCC's Class L, M, N, P, Q, SandT Certificates. CRES's Authority To Designate The Special Servicer Of The Innkeepers Loan 10. Since JPMCC sold its interests in the Class L, M, N, P, Q, S and T Certificates, the Innkeepers Loan has gone into default. The Innkeepers Loan is evidenced by 3 two promissory notes ("Innkeepers Note A-1" and "Innkeepers Note A-2"), each in the amount of $412,721,271. Innkeeper Note A-2 (Exhibit B hereto) is included in the C7 Trust. Innkeepers Note A-1 (Exhibit C hereto) is included in an earlier securitization known as LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C6 (the "C6 Trust"). 11. Various agreements executed in connection with the Innkeepers Loan, the C6 Trust and the C7 Trust make it crystal clear that CRES has the right to designate LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan. Specifically, Section 3.02(a) of a Co-Lender Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 (the "Co-Lender Agreement") that was executed in connection with the Innkeepers Loan (Exhibit D hereto) provides as follows: "[T]he Note A-2 Lender [the C7 Trust] may terminate the existing Special Servicer [Midland], with respect to the Mortgage Loans [Innkeepers Loan], with or without cause, and appoint a successor to any Special Servicer with respect to and solely with respect to the Mortgage Loans [Innkeepers Loan] that has resigned or been terminated .... " The Note A-2 Lender's rights under the Co- Lender Agreement were assigned to the C7 Trust. 12. Further, Section 6.09(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 (the "C6 PSA") that created the C6 Trust provides as follows: "[The C7 Trust] shall be entitled, solely with respect to such Loan Combination [Innkeepers Loan], to exercise any and all rights to terminate, appoint and/or replace the Special Servicer that are granted to the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholder(s) pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 6.09(a) [of the C6 PSA] .... " A copy of Section 6.09(d) of the C6 PSA and related provisions is attached hereto as Exhibit E. 13. And, Section 6.1l(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 12, 2007 (the "C7 PSA") that created the C7 Trust provides as follows: "[T]he Controlling Class Representative rcRES] is hereby authorized to exercise the rights and powers 4 of the Trustee, as holder of the [Innkeepers Loan], ... including ... rights to direct servicing and rights to replace the related Outside Special Servicer [Midland] .... " A copy of Section 6.11 (d) of the C7 PSA and related provisions is attached hereto as Exhibit F. 14. The Prospectus Supplement for the C7 Trust dated November 20, 2007 (the "C7 Prospectus Supplement") confirms that CRES has the right to designate LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan: "[Midland] is the special servicer under the [C6 PSA] and will, in that capacity, be the initial special servicer for the entire [l!mkeepers Loan], subject to resignation or replacement pursuant to the terms of the [C6 PSA], including replacement, without cause, by the holders of a majority interest in the controlling class of series 2007 -C6 certificates or the series 2007 -C7 controlling class representative." A copy of the relevant portions of the C7 Prospectus Supplement is attached hereto as Exhibit G. 15. Indeed, the authority of the Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust to designate the Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan was the subject of specific inquiry at the time JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES were considering investment in the C7 Trust. When asked on or about October 18, 2007 who controlled the right to designate the Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan, Lehman Brothers -- which had originated and securitized the Innkeepers Loan -- responded as follows: "The Note A-2 Lender [the C7 Trust] is entitled to replace and appoint the special servicer." The transmittal e-mail attached hereto as Exhibit H makes it clear that JPMCC, LNRSH and Presidio were all copied on that response. 16. Thus, at the time JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES were all considering investment in the C7 Trust, it could not have been clearer that the Controlling Class Representative of the C7 Trust would have the power to designate LNR as Special Servicer for the Innkeepers Loan. It was also clear that JPMCC, LNRSH and/or CRES would initially constitute the Controlling Class and that LNRSH was guaranteed to control any workout and 5 resolution of the Innkeepers Loan for so long as they continued to constitute the Controlling Class. This guarantee was critical to LNRSH's decision to invest in the C7 Trust and its subsequent decision to purchase the Certificates sold by JPMCC. CRES 's Refusal To Designate LNR As Special Servicer Of The Innkeepers Loan 17. In accordance with the Servicer Designation Agreement, LNRSH demanded on or about April 23, 2010 that CRES terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Imlk:eepers Loan. CRES has to date failed and refused to do so. As demonstrated in the accompanying Affidavit of Lawrence P. Gottesman, it is critical that CRES be required to immediately terminate Midland and appoint LNR as Special Servicer of the Innkeepers Loan. In the event CRES is not required to do so, LNRSH will be irreparably deprived of its contractually bargained-for right to control the workout and resolution of the Innkeepers Loan. 18. No prior application has been made to this or any other Court for the relief sought herein. CINEY TORRES CommissioD II DD 778236 My Commission Expires Mayl7,2012 HF 6 l 2 J 065 v.5 #02850/0000 l 0/26/20 l 0 0 l :07 P\1 KEVIN \VODICKA 6 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/27/2010 INDEX NO. 651850/2010 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 8-1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/27/2010 EXHIBIT A November 30, 2007 Mr. Kenneth R. Schutter Vice President LNR SECURITffiS HOLDINGS, INC. 1601 WashingtonAvenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 JPMorgan Capital Corporation. 21 South Clark Street, 14th Floo1 Cbicago,TIL 60670-0616 Mr. Michael G. Loftis President and Chief Executive Officer CRES Investment No. II, LP 8350 N. Central Expressway Suite 1275 Dallas, :rexas 75206 Re: Purchase of certain non-investment grade certificates in the LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C7 (the by JPMorgan Capital Corporation or its affiliate ("JPMCC,), LNR Securities Holdings, Inc. or its affiliate ("LNRSH,) and CRES Investment No. II, LP or its affiliate ("CR:ES") Dear Mr. Schutter and Mr. Loftis: We are 'Writing this letter agreement (this "Agreement") to set forth the agreements among JPMCC, LNR Partners; lnc. ("LNR"), LNRSH, an affi.liate ofLNR, and CRES relating to the purchase by JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES of certain Class L Certificates, Class M Certificates, Class N Certificates, Class P Certificates, Class Q Certificates, Class S Certifi0ates and Class T Certificates (collectively, the "Certificates 11 ) pursuant to the Transaction. All other capitalized tenns herein shall have the definitions set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement (the "PSA'') with respect to the Transaction. 1. JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES shall purchase the corresponding percentage of the face value of all of the Certificates of the Class as set forth in the following chart: Class JPMCC LNRSH CRES L 52% 33% 15% M 52% 33% 15% N 37% 33% 30% p 55% 15% 30% LB-UBS 2007-C7 Page2of7 November 30, 2007 Q s T 55% 42.5% 42.5<fo 15% 30% 15% 42.5% 15% 42.5% 2. JPMCC and CRES agree that so long as either owns Certificates of the Coptrolling Class, it shall yote such Certificates in such manner as. is necessary to select, and retain, LNR. as Special Servicer. Nothing contained :herein shall prevent JPMCC or CRES from exercising its rights under Section 7.01(b) of the PSA in the event that there is an Event of Default with respect to LNR Wider Section 7.01(a) of the PSA. Nothing herein, shall cause LNR to violate any provision of the PSA or the Servicing Standard. 3. JPMCC, LNRSH and CRES agree that, so long as any owns Certificates of the Controlling Class, it shall vote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to select, and retain, CRBS, as Controlling Class Representative; provided however, if af any time JPMCC or LNRSH holds a majority of the Certificates of the Controlling Class, JPMCC or LNRSll, as applicable, may yote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to select, and retain, JPMCC or LNRSH, as applicable, as the Controlling Class Representative. LNR will provide the Controlling Class Representative notice of any action to be taken Wider Section 6.11 of the PSA, and such proposed action will be deemed approved by the Controlling Class Representative if the Controlling Class Representative does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days ofbeing notified thereof. 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in the PSA to the contrary, JPMCC agrees that, so long as it owns Certificates of the Controlling Class, it shall vote in such manner as is necessary to effectuate an election by CRES to purchase on its own or through its assignee a Specially Serviced Trust Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3 .18(b) of the PSA, it being understood that the PSA requires such election be made by the Majority Controlling Class Certi:fi.cateholder(s); provided hOWf!Ver, if at any time JPMCC holds a n.tajority ofthe Certificates of the Controlling Class, JPMCC may vote such Certificates in such manner as is necessary to purchase on its own or through its assignee a Specially Serviced Trust Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.18(b) of the PSA. S. Notwithstanding anything contained hi the PSA to the contrary, in connection with the exercise of each Purchase Option Holder's right to purchase any Specially Serviced . Trust Mortgage Loan at a price equal to the FV Price of such Specially Serviced Trust Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.18( d) of the PSA, JPMCC and LNRSH agree not to (i) make a FV Bid for 30 days after receiving notice of the FV Price from the Special Servicer pursuant to Sections 3.18(o) and (f) of the PSA and (ii) make a competing bid following notice from the Special Servicer that CRES or its assignee has made a FV Bid within 30 day period; provided however, if at any time JPMCC or LNRSH holds a majority of the Certificates of the ControlUng Class, JPMCC and LNRSH, as app.Iicable, may, without being subject to the aforesaid 30 day restriction, make a FV Bid in such manner as is necessary to purchase a Specially Serviced Trust Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.18( d) of the PSA. For the 29060485.DOC LB-UBS 2Q07-C7 Page3of7 November 30, 2007 avoidance of doubt, JPMCC and LNRSH understand and agree that the purpose of this Section 4 is to provide CRES or its assignee, so long as JPMCC or LNRSH, as applicable, does not hold a majority of the Certificates of the' Controlling Class, with the sole assignable option .to purchase any Specially Serviced Trust Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.18{ d) of the PSA for 30 days after its receipt of the Special Servicer's notification ofthe calculation of the applicable FV Price. Nothing contained in this Section 5 is intended to afford any right to purchase any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan to any person or entity other than the Purchase Option Holders identified as such in Section 3.i8(b) ofthe PSA. 6. In the event that JPMCC, LNRSH or CRBS (the "Offering Party") shall desire to sell any Certificates it owns (the "Offered Certificates"), it shall fust provide to the others of them (the "Non-Offering Parties") notice of such desire (the "Notice"). Each Non-Offering Party shall 4ave tbree (3) Business Days :from the receipt of the Notice to advise the Offering Proiy in writing whether it (i) desires to purchase the Offered Certificates, (ii) desires to sell its own Certificates corresponding to the Offered Certificates or (iii) declines to purchase the Offered Certificates and declines to sell its own cop:esponding Certificates. If a Non-Offering Party advises the Offering Party that it desires to purchase the Offered Certificates in accordance with the previous sentence, suGh Non-Offerlng Party shall provide to the Offering Party in writing (a) the price upon which it agrees to purchase the Offered Certificates, and (b) the percentage of the Offered Certificates it agrees to purchase (the "Non-Offering Party Offer"). If there are two Offering Parties, the Non-Offering Party Offer shall be for either the purchase of all of the Offered Certificates or such purchase shall be pro rata in accordance with the principal balance of the Offering Parties' Certificates bearing the same rating. The Offering Party shall accept or decline each Non-Offering Party Offer within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such Non-Offering Party Offer. If the Offering Party agrees to accept the Non-Offering Party Offer, the closing on such purchase shall tal<:e place witpin. five (5) Business Days from the date of such acceptance. If two Non-Offering Parties provide the Offering Party with a Non-Offering Party Offer and the price provided in the Non-Offering Party Offer of one Non-Offering Party (the "Inferior Offeree") is lower than the price provided in the Non-Offering Party Offer of the other Non-Offering Party (the "Superior Offeree"), such Inferior Offeree shall have the right' to match the price provided by the Superior Offeree within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the Non-Offering Party Offer of the Superior Offeree. If the Inferior Offeree matches the price provided by the Superior Offeree, then the Offering Party shall sell the Offered Certificates to both the Superior Offeree and the Inferior Offeree, pro rata to the extent the total of the two offers is greater than the amount of the Offered Certificates, in each case, at the price provided by the Superior Offeree. If both Non-Offering Parties J?urchase the Offered Certificates, such purchase shall be pro rata in accordance with the principal balance of the Non-Offering Parties' other Certificates bearing the same rating. If (x) both Non-Offering Parties decline to purchase the Offerf,Xl Certificates, (y) the Offering Party does not accept any Non-Offering Party Offer, in its sole discretion or (z) the Non-Offering Parties do not advise the Offering Party in writing within three (3) Business Day fi:om the receipt of the Notice, then the Offering Party shall have the right to offer and sell (subject to Section 5 of this Agreement) the Offered Certificates to a bona fide third party (the "Third PartY'). 29060485.DOC LB-UBS 2007-C7 Page4of7 November 30, 2007 7. Notwithstanding Seotion 6 of this Agreement, ifthe Offered Certificates are Class P Certificates, Class Q Certificates, Class S Certificates or Class T Certificates, the Offering Party shall also provide to the Non-Offering Party or Parties that negotiated in good faith but were not able to come to an agreement to purchase the Offered Certificates ("Good Faith Non- Offering Party") the opportunity to provide a final competing bid, before accepting any fmn and unconditional writtan offer to or from a Third Party relating to the Offered Certificates that the Offering Party would be willing to accept (an "Offer"). The Offering Party shall timely provide in writing the terms of the Offer to the Good .Faith Non-Offering Party or Parties. If notice of terms of the Offer is received before 1 p.m. Eastern Time, then such Good Faith Non-Offering Party or Parties shall have until 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day on which an Offer is received to advise the Offering Party in writing whether it (i). desires to purchase the Offered Certificates at an amoUl'lt above the Offer or (ii) declines to purchase the Offered Certificates (the "Offer Response"). If sucli notice is received after 1 p.m. Eastern Time, then such Good Faith Non-Offering Party or Parties shall have until 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the following Business Day to deliver the Offer Response. If auch Good Faith Non-Offering Party or Parties timely deliver an Offer Response to the Offering Party stating that it desires to purchase the Offered Certificates at an amount above the Offer, the Offering Party shall accept such Offer Response and sell the Certificates to such Good Faith Non-Offering Party or Parties at such If two Good Faith Non-Offering Parties pUrchase the Offered Certificates at an amount above the Offer, such purchase shall be pro rata in accordance with the principal balance of the Non-Offering Parties' other Certjficates bearing the same rating. The closing for a purchase pursuant to this Section 6 shall take place within five (S) Business Days :from acceptance of an Offer Response. If no Good Faith Non-Offering Party offers to purchase the Offered Certificates at an amount above the Offer within the above time requirements set forth above, then the Offering Party shall have the right to sell the Offered Certificates to a Third Party on the terms contained in the Offer. 8. If both Non-Offering Parties (or Good Faith Non-Offering Parties, as the case may be), agree to purchase a portion of the Offered Certificates pursuant to the terms of Section 5 or Section 6 of this Agreement and any one su.ch Non-Offering Party defaults in its obligation to purchase such portion of the Offered Certificates, as set forth therein, then (a) the non- defaulting Non-Offering Party shall the right to purchase such Certificates on the same terms within one (1) Business Day after notice of such default, and (b) such defaulting Non- Offering Party shall not be entitled to the rights to purchase Offered Certificates under Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement for any future offers by an Offering Party, but shall still be bound thereby for any offer or sale of Certificates it owns. 9. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to prevent any party from obtaining financing froin. a bona fide institutional lender using the Certificates as collateral, or from entering into a repurchase transaction involving the Certificates, and any lender shall have a valid lien on the Certificates and be entitled to the remedies afforded to a. lender having ce1'tificates such as the Certificates as collateral, and any repurchase buyer shall own the Certificates and shall be entitled to exercise rights with respect to the Certificates, and in each case upon the exercise of remedies, such lender or repurchase buyer shall not be subject to the tenus of this Agreement. JPMCC, LNR or CRES sponsored or participated vehicles, such as 29060485.DOC .. LB-UBS 2007-C7 PageS of7 November 30, 2007 warehouse vehicles, investment funds, CDOs and Re-REMICs, or repurchase transaction and repurchase buyer which such party contributes to, enters into, or sells to, as applicable, shall not be deemed to be Third Parties for pilrposes of this letter. Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement shall not apply to transfers made by a party hereto to affiliated entities controlled by, under common control wit:b, or that control the transferor. . 10. If a Third Party buys the Offered Certificates, this Agreement with respect to such Offered Certificates shall terminate and any remaining Certificates owned by any party to this Agreement shall remafu subject to this Agreement. 11. Reference is hereby made to that certain.letter agreement (the "UCC Side Letter") dated on or about November 30, 2007, by and among JPMCC, Structured Asset Securities Coiporation II, UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., LaSalle Bank National Association and KeyBank National Association. A copy of the UCC Side Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit A. . Pursuant to the UCC Side Letter, JPMCC has agreed to pay the Trustee's costs and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred in connection with the filing of assigrunents of UCC financing statements (which exceed the amount paid by the Depositor, the UBS Mortgage Loan Seller and the Key Mortgage Loan Seller). JPMCC shall provide LNRSH and CRES with copies of any invoices received from the Trustee in connection with the UCC Side Letter promptly upon its receipt of same. Within i 0 business days of receipt of any such invoice, LNRSH an:d CRES agree to reimburse JPMCC for 15% and 42.5%, respectively, of the amount invoiced. JPMCC shall remit to the Trustee all sums required to be paid by JPMCC pursuant to the UCC Side Letter within the time periods set forth therein. Any refunds from time to time received by JPMCC on account of amounts previously paid by JPMCC pursuant to tho tenns of the UCC Side Letter shall be retained by IPMCC or remitted to CRES and LNRSH, as applicable, based upon the payment p<(rcentages remitted by each of. them with respect to such payment. The UCC Side Letter shall not be modified, amended or tenninated without the prior written consent of CRES and LNRSH:. 12. Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shali be deemed to have been duly given only when received, to: (i) in the case of JPMCC, JPMorgan Capital Corporation; 21 South Clark Street, 14th Floor, .Chicago, n., Attention: Kenneth R. Schutter, Vice President, telecopy number: (312) 732-1751, e-mail: kenneth.r.schutter@jpmorgan.com, with a copy to David Geiftnan, Executive Director, telecopy n'l'!rilber: (312) 732-5995, e-mail: david.a.geifinan@jpmorgan.com; (ii) in the case ofLRN and LNRSH, LNR Securities Holdings, Inc., 1601 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139, Attention: Kevin Wodicka, Director, Investment Management, telecopy number: (305) 695-5601, kwodicka@lnrproperty.com; and (iii) in the case of qlliS, CRBS Investment No. TI, LP, 8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1275, Dallas, Texas 75206,,Attention: Michael G. Loftis, telecopy number: (214) 691-1930, e-mail: mloftis@presidioinvestrnents.com, with a copy to. Bert Crouch, Vice President, (214) 389-9013, e-mail: bcrouch@presidioinvestments.com. If the foregoing accurately sets forth our agreements, please sign this letter in the space provided. We look fotward to closing this deal and to the :future deals we will do together. 29060485.DOC LH-U:SS 2007-C1 Page6of7 November 30, 2007 Accepted .aud agreed This aoth day of 200'7 JPMOROAN CAPITAL CORPORATION .By: Kenneth R. Shutter . Vice Presldeilt .2906048'S.DOC Vecy-truly yours, LNR s.ECURIT.IBS HOLDINGS, LLC nr..J. . Wodioka Title: .Dlr6otor, MSfi1t. CitES Thl'VESTMI!NT NO. n, LP By Presidio CRBS fioldings li,LLC, its general partner By: ____ _ Name: Miohael tl. Loftis Title; Manager LNn. PARTNERS, INC, By: = title: lt11ndolph' J. Woll'lo'rt VIce pjijsident LB-UBS 2007-C7 Page6of7 November 30, 2007 Accepted and agreed This 30th day ofNovember, 2007 Very truly yours, LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC By: Kevin Wodlcka Title: Director. Investment Mgmt. JPMORGAN CAPITAL CORPORATION CRBS INVESTMBNTNO.II, LP . ) 1 " By: / ' .$:( ..... Presidio CRBS Holdings II, LLC. Its Kenneth R. Shutter general partner Title: Vlce President 29060485.DOC By: __________ _ Name: Michael 0; Loftis Title: Manager LNR PARTNERS, INC. By: Title: . : t ' .. ;: .. ., : . . . . ... .. .. ; . : ...... 2-oo7..ti 'I . ,I to .. 1 :. , ... Page6 of7 I II I t t ;I .... : 0 : ,ot I : ::' ..... I ' : : : . : November 30J 200? : t '. I : ... . . ,. Accepted and agreed : . , This 30th day ofNovember, 2007 '' .. ' .. ' Very truly yours, LNRSECURITJES HOLDINGS, LLC By: Kevin Wodicka Title: Director, Investment Mgmt. JPMORGAN CAPITAL CORPORATION CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP -, By: =---:--:---=----- . Kenneth R. Shutter Title: .Yioe President 2906048S.DOC By Presidio CRES Holdings II, LLC, its genmlp;z ' . Dr. Name: Michael G. Loftis 7 Title: Manager L'NR PARTNERS, INC. By: Title: . EXHIBIT A See attached. FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/27/2010 INDEX NO. 651850/2010 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 6 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/27/2010 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X LNR PARTNERS, LLC and LNR SECURITIES HOLDINGS, LLC, Index No. {o 5 I '& S 0 J I 0 Plaintiffs, -against- CRES INVESTMENT NO. II, LP, Defendant. ------------------------------------X STATE OF NEW YORK ) ) ss.: COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) AFFIDAVIT OF LAWRENCE P. GOTTESMAN LAWRENCE P. GOTTESMAN, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I. I am a member of Bryan Cave, LLP ("Bryan Cave" or the "Firm") and of the Firm's Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Client Service Group. I have practiced exclusively in the area of commercial bankruptcy and restructuring for in excess of twenty years. I have served as bankruptcy counsel for plaintiff LNR Pminers, LLC ("LNR") in its capacity as special servicer for commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") trusts in numerous cases under chapter II of Title II of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code''). I am fully familiar with both the chapter II process as well as the role of special servicers in complex chapter I 1 cases and make this affidavit in suppmi of the motion by plaintiffs LNR and LNR Securities Holdings, LLC (jointly, "Plaintiffs") for temporary and preliminary injunctive relief. 2. Innkeepers USA Trust and certain of its affiliates (collectively. "Innkeepers") own 72 hotels located in 20 states across the United States. On July 19, 20 I 0, Innkeepers filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Petition Date"), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 10-13800 (SCC) (the "Innkeepers Bankruptcy"). 3. The Innkeepers Bankruptcy is a large and complex chapter 11 case, with approximately $1.2 billion of outstanding secured debt, multiple creditor constituencies and other parties in interest and in excess of 92 individual debtors. 1 Briefly stated, the secured debt is comprised of (a) a secured loan with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $825 million secured by 45 hotel properties (the "Innkeepers Loan"), 2 (b) a secured loan with an outstanding principal balance in the amount of approximately $238 million secured by 20 hotel properties (the "Floating Rate Loan''), (c) multiple other property level loans secured by individual hotel properties and (d) mezzanine loans. 4. The Innkeepers Loan. which is the largest secured claim in the Innkeepers Bankruptcy and is currently specially serviced by Midland Loan Services, Inc. ("Midland"), is the subject of the above-captioned action brought by Herrick, Feinstein LLP as counsel for Plaintiffs. Five of the other property level loans in the outstanding aggregate principal amount of approximately $160 million (collectively, the "Property Level Loans'') are held in two separate CMBS trusts, for which LNR serves as special servicer. Bryan Cave serves as counsel for LNR and these CMBS trusts in connection with the Innkeepers Bankruptcy, and I am the partner in charge ofthat representation. 1 The current docket for the Innkeepers Bankruptcy is available at http://omnimgt.com/SBLite/Templates/ A/ DocumentsList.aspx?tagid=400&cl ientl FL 72gLq UN wtjY iY un MJkGyhC 3pvux6vAxTEbXTL2ouiExJta6Kw%3d. As of the date hereof, there were approximately 583 docket entries in the Innkeepers Bankruptcy. The Innkeepers Loan is referred to as the "Fixed Rate Loan in the bankruptcy proceeding. 2 5. Innkeepers filed a motion (the "PSA Motion") on the Petition Date seeking approval of a Plan Support Agreement (the "PSA"). with Lehman ALI Inc. ("Lehman") as the sponsor of the plan of reorganization contemplated thereby (the "Lehman Plan"). The Lehman Plan. if ultimately confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, would have resulted in, among other things, substantial reductions in the principal balances of the Innkeepers Loan and the Property Level Loans. 6. Midland filed its objection to the PSA Motion in the Bankruptcy Court on August 23, 2010. Annexed as Exhibit 17 to its objection was an unsigned letter agreement between Five Mile Capital II Pooling REIT LLC, an affiliate of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC (collectively "Five Mile''), negotiated by Midland (the "Initial Five Mile Proposal''). 3 The Initial Five Mile Proposal provided for a plan of reorganization, sponsored by Five Mile, pursuant to which, among other things, the Innkeepers Loan would be written down by a substantial amount, albeit slightly less than the amount contemplated by the Lehman Plan. 7. Pursuant to section 1121 of the Bankruptcy Code, Innkeepers has the exclusive right to file a plan and to seck confirmation of such plan for the first 120 days and 180 days of the Innkeepers Bankruptcy, respectively (jointly, the "Exclusive Periods"). 4 The purpose of these Exclusive Periods is to permit the debtor and its creditors to attempt to negotiate a consensual plan of reorganization. It is the normal practice, particularly in larger commercial chapter 11 cases, for the patiies to engage in substantial negotiations. In the context of chapter 11 cases involving secured debt held by CMBS trusts, these negotiations as well as all other Unsealed Appendix Of Evidence In Support Of Objection Of Midland Loan Services, Inc. To Debtors' Motion For An Order (A) Authorizing The Debtors To Assume The Plan Support Agreement And (B) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 368-4], Exhibit 17, at APP-00640. 4 Under the Bankruptcy Code, these periods may be extended or terminated "for cause'' upon motion to the Bankruptcy Court. 3 activities in the Bankruptcy Court, including litigation - are conducted on behalf of such trusts by their respective special servicers. 8. On August 30, 2010, Midland filed a motion seeking to terminate Innkeepers' Exclusive Periods in order to allow Midland to file a plan or reorganization and to solicit acceptances of such plan (the "Midland Motion"). In support of the Midland Motion, Midland attached a revised proposal by Five Mile to sponsor a plan (the "Revised Five Mile Proposal''). The Revised Five Mile Proposal provided for marginally better terms than the Initial Five Mile Proposal. Additionally, the Revised Five Mile Proposal would provide secured lenders with the option of taking their collateral in satisfaction of the loan if they are dissatisfied with the proposed treatment under the Revised Five Mile Proposal. 9. LNR, as special servicer of the Property Level Loans, has indicated to Midland that it would favor taking back its collateral over the proposed treatment under the Revised Five Mile Proposal. Should LNR and/or any other secured lender elect to take back its collateral, this will create the need to increase the writedowns for the remaining secured lenders, leaving an enormous amount of uncertainty regarding ultimate recoveries with respect to the Innkeepers Loan under the Revised Five Mile Proposal. 10. Following a day-long hearing on September 1, 2010, the Bankruptcy Comi denied Innkeepers' PSA Motion. 11. On September 14, 2010, LNR filed a motion to terminate Innkeepers' Exclusive Periods (the "LNR Motion'' and, together with the Midland Motion, the "Exclusivity Motions"). LNR joined in the arguments made by Midland and further asserted that Innkeepers' Exclusive Periods should be terminated on a broader basis and not limited to Midland, so as to 4 permit LNR to file separate plans with respect to the borrowers on the Property Level Loans to the extent necessary and appropriate. 12. Following a September 14, 2010 meeting with the Debtors, LNR requested a separate meeting with Midland to discuss the Revised Five Mile ProposaL but was rebuffed. LNR has subsequently repeated this request to no avail. 13. The hearing on the Exclusivity Motions 1s currently scheduled for November 10, 2010. Innkeepers will file an objection to the Exclusivity Motions and a motion to extend its exclusive periods on October 27, 2010 (the "Innkeepers' Exclusivity Motion"). The date by which Midland and LNR must file their replies in support of the Exclusivity Motions and their objections to Innkeepers' Exclusivity Motion is November 5, 2010. 14. In the event that the Midland Motion is granted and exclusivity is terminated, Midland will have the right to file and prosecute a chapter 11 plan for Innkeepers. In the event that the Midland Motion is denied, such chapter 11 plan will be filed by Innkeepers. In either case, such plan will specify, among other things, the treatment of the Innkeepers Loan, which may include debt writedowns, as required by the Lehman Plan and the Revised Five Mile Proposal above, or other modifications to the loans, such as changes to the interest rate, term, structure or other features of the loan. Midland, if it retains its role as special servicer of the Innkeepers Loan, will have responsibility for the Innkeepers Loan and will have a pivotal role in determining such treatment, by negotiation or otherwise. 15. In no event will the Innkeepers Bankruptcy slow down, much less pause, while the instant lawsuit is litigated to conclusion. Vitally important decisions and judgment calls, including those discussed above regarding the potential modification of the loans, that will inevitably affect the recoveries with respect to the Innkeepers Loan will need to be made by the 5 pending such determination. to before me this day of October, 20 I 0 KATHLEEN E. PALAZZOLtA NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York No. 43-4503546 Qual. in Rich. Co. Certificate Filed in New York Commission Expires Jan. 31, llF 6123<JX6v.3 !102X50i0000 LAWRENCE