NON-RECOURSE CARVE-OUT GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.5
This NON-RECOURSE CARVE-OUT GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “Guaranty”) is executed as of March 18, 2019 by ALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY, a Nevada corporation, having an address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (“Guarantor”), for the benefit of TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC., a Delaware corporation, having an address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (together with its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as “Agent”), for the benefit of TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC., a Delaware corporation, SSPC 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and SSPC 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, each having an address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, collectively, as lender (together with their respective successors and assigns, individually or collectively as the context may require, “Lender”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
A. Lender is prepared to make a loan to SUNSEEKER FLORIDA, INC., a Florida corporation, having its principal place of business at ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (together with its permitted successors and assigns, “Borrower”) in the maximum aggregate principal amount of up to ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($175,000,000.00) (the “Loan”) pursuant to that certain Construction Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), of even date herewith among Borrower, Agent and Lender (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), which Loan is evidenced by, among other things, that certain Promissory Note made by Borrower in favor of Lender (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”) and is secured by, among other things, that certain Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement of even date herewith from Borrower for the benefit of Agent and Lender (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Mortgage”), which Mortgage encumbers certain real property (the “Property”) more particularly described therein. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.
B. Lender is not willing to make the Loan, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless Guarantor unconditionally guarantees the payment and performance to Lender and Agent of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined below).
C. Guarantor is the owner of 100% of the indirect interests in Borrower, and Guarantor will directly benefit from Lender’s making the Loan to Borrower.
NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement to Lender to make the Loan to Borrower and to extend such additional credit as Lender and Agent may from time to time agree to extend under the Loan Documents, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
Section 1.1. Guaranty of Obligations.
(a) Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and Agent and their successors and assigns the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined below) as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor.
(b) As used herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations” means the Section 9.4 Obligations.
(c) Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that no Borrower equity (including the Required Equity or any Borrower Funds) contributed by Borrower at any time during the term of the Loan (whether such Borrower equity was initially contributed by Borrower as required by the Loan Agreement on the Closing Date or was or is subsequently contributed after the Closing Date) shall in any event be applied to reduce (or be deemed to be applied in reduction of) Guarantor’s repayment obligations under this Guaranty, other than to the extent such Borrower equity is contributed specifically to be applied to the Guaranteed Obligations following demand by Lender hereunder. Guarantor shall not receive any credit against the Guaranteed Obligations for any sums applied, from time to time, in reduction of the Indebtedness (including any proceeds received by Lender upon realization of any of the collateral securing the Note) until such time as Lender shall have received sums sufficient to repay (i) all fees, costs, and expenses payable with respect to the Note, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest due under or with respect to the Note, and (iii) principal repayments. Guarantor hereby consents to Lender’s application of payments of any kind, including through the proceeds of the realization on collateral, to any of the foregoing fees, costs or expenses, or interest or principal, in such order as Lender may elect, it being the understanding and agreement of Guarantor that Lender shall be entitled to apply such proceeds in a manner designed to maximize Lender’s recovery hereunder. Without limitation of the foregoing, Guarantor hereby irrevocably agrees that amounts bid and paid at any foreclosure sale or other realization on collateral for the Note shall be binding for determining the reduction of any obligation of any Guarantor hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty or in any of the other Loan Documents, neither Agent nor Lender shall be deemed to have waived any right which Agent and/or Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Obligations and/or to require that all Collateral shall continue to secure all of the Obligations owing to Agent and Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents.
Section 1.2. Nature of Guaranty. This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a guaranty of collection. The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be unlimited in amount and primary, irrevocable, direct and immediate and not conditional or contingent upon pursuit by Lender or Agent of any remedies it may have against Borrower under the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any remedies it might have against any other Person. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor; provided, however, that such obligations shall not exceed the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations together with other amounts specifically recoverable hereunder. The fact that at any time or from time to time the Guaranteed Obligations may be increased or reduced or otherwise modified in any manner or to any extent shall not release, diminish or discharge the obligation of Guarantor to Lender and Agent with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty may be enforced by Agent (on behalf of Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note) and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or any part of the Loan.
Section 1.3. Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset. The Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor to Lender and Agent hereunder shall not be reduced, discharged or released because or by reason of any existing or future offset, claim or defense of Borrower or any other Person (including, without limitation, Guarantor) against Lender and Agent or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise other than indefeasible payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations. Lender’s and Agent’s rights under this Guaranty shall be in addition to all rights of Lender and Agent under the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents. FURTHER, PAYMENTS MADE BY GUARANTOR UNDER THIS GUARANTY SHALL NOT REDUCE IN ANY RESPECT BORROWER’S OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES UNDER THE NOTE, THE MORTGAGE OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO, AND TO THE EXTENT OF, BORROWER’S OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY FOR THE PAYMENT MADE BY GUARANTOR.
Section 1.4. Payment By Guarantor. If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be immediately paid when due, whether at demand, maturity, acceleration or otherwise, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Agent or Lender and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity or any other notice whatsoever, all such notices being hereby waived by Guarantor, pay in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to Lender or Agent at Lender’s or Agent’s address as set forth herein. Such demand(s) may
be made at any time coincident with or after the time for payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations and may be made from time to time with respect to the same or different items of Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof. Upon the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to Borrower which qualifies as a Springing Recourse Event, this Guaranty shall become immediately due and payable without demand (which demand is specifically waived) against Guarantor or Borrower with regard to all Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the commencement of a case under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to Borrower that does not qualify as a Springing Recourse Event the Guaranteed Obligations constituting Section 9.4 Obligations under clause (i) and (iii) of such definition (as defined in the Loan Agreement) but not under clause (ii) of such definition shall become immediately due and payable without demand (which demand is specifically waived) against Guarantor or Borrower with respect to all such clause (i) and clause (ii) obligations that are then or thereafter outstanding and unpaid. If Guarantor’s liability under this Section arises as a result of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding commenced against Borrower or Guarantor and such involuntary bankruptcy proceeding does not otherwise constitute a Springing Recourse Event, then, if such involuntary bankruptcy proceeding is dismissed within ninety (90) days, Guarantor shall be relieved of any liability that arose solely as a result of such involuntary bankruptcy proceeding.
Section 1.5. No Duty To Pursue Others. It shall not be necessary for Lender or Agent (and Guarantor hereby waives any rights which Guarantor may have to require Lender or Agent), in order to enforce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, first to (i) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against Borrower or others liable on the Loan or the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) enforce Lender’s and Agent’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, (iii) enforce Lender’s and Agent’s rights against any other guarantors of the Guaranteed Obligations, (iv) join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (v) exhaust any remedies available to Lender and Agent against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (vi) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Neither Lender nor Agent shall be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 1.6. Waivers.
(a) Guarantor agrees to the provisions of the Loan Documents and with respect thereto hereby waives notice (to the extent such notice is not otherwise expressly required pursuant to the terms of one of the other Loan Documents) of (i) any loans or advances made by Lender to Borrower, (ii) acceptance of this Guaranty, (iii) any amendment or extension of the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iv) the execution and delivery by Borrower, Agent and Lender of any other loan or credit agreement or of Borrower’s execution and delivery of any promissory note or other document arising under the Loan Documents or in connection with the Property, (v) the occurrence of (A) any breach by Borrower of any of the terms or conditions of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or (B) an Event of Default, (vi) Lender’s or Agent’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (vii) the sale or foreclosure (or the posting or advertising for the sale or foreclosure) of any collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, (viii) protest, proof of non-payment or default by Borrower, or (ix) any other action at any time taken or omitted by Lender or Agent and, generally, all demands and notices of every kind in connection with this Guaranty, the Loan Documents, any documents or agreements evidencing, securing or relating to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and/or the obligations hereby guaranteed.
(b) Guarantor hereby expressly waives and releases all claims, objections and defenses it may have as a potential surety for Borrower and agrees not to assert any such matters in opposition to the enforcement of Agent’s or Lender’s rights under this Guaranty.
Section 1.7. Payment of Expenses. In the event that Guarantor shall breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, immediately upon written demand by Lender or Agent, pay Lender or Agent all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender or Agent in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Lender’s and Agent’s rights hereunder, and if not paid within five (5) days of such written demand, Guarantor shall pay interest thereon at the Default Rate from and after the date of the written demand of Lender or Agent until such expenses are paid to Agent; provided, however, if an Event of Default under the Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing on the date such expenses are incurred by Agent,
such interest shall accrue from and after the date such expenses are incurred until such expenses are paid to Agent. The covenants contained in this Section shall survive the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 1.8. Effect of Bankruptcy. In the event that pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, (a) Lender or Agent must rescind or restore any payment or any part thereof received by Lender or Agent in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms of this Guaranty given to Guarantor by Lender or Agent shall be without effect, and this Guaranty shall remain (or shall be reinstated to be) in full force and effect, and (b) notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty, (i) all amounts then or thereafter payable hereunder shall be and remain immediately due and payable and (ii) Guarantor hereby waives all demands and notices of every kind. It is the intention of Borrower and Guarantor that Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by Guarantor’s performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.
Section 1.9. Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Guarantor to the rights of Lender or Agent), to assert any claim against or seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from Borrower or any other party liable for the payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty or otherwise, until the indefeasible payment in full of the Obligations under the Loan Documents.
ARTICLE 2
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS
Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including, without limitation, rights to notice) which Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:
Section 2.1. Modifications. Any renewal, extension, increase, modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other document, instrument, contract or understanding between Borrower, Agent and Lender or any other parties pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of Agent or Lender to notify Guarantor of any such action. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Guarantor authorizes Agent and Lender, without giving notice to Guarantor or obtaining Guarantor’s consent and without affecting the liability of Guarantor, from time to time to: (i) approve modifications to the Property, the Project, the Construction Schedule, the Plans and Specifications, the Business Plan, and the Project Budget, as and when requested by Borrower; (ii) change the terms or conditions of disbursement of the Loan or the Loan proceeds; (iii) otherwise modify or amend the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, making changes in the terms of repayment of the Loan or modifying, extending or renewing payment dates; releasing or subordinating security in whole or in part; changing the interest rate; or advancing additional funds in its discretion for purposes related to the purposes specified in the Loan Agreement; or (iv) assign this Guaranty in whole or in part in accordance with the assignment of all or any portion of the Loan by Lender.
Section 2.2. Adjustment. Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Agent or Lender to Borrower or Guarantor.
Section 2.3. Condition of Borrower or Guarantor. The insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, Guarantor or any other Person at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor or any changes in the direct or indirect shareholders, partners or members, as applicable, of Borrower or Guarantor; or any reorganization of Borrower or Guarantor.
Section 2.4. Invalidity of Guaranteed Obligations. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, the fact that (i) the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof exceeds the amount permitted by law, (ii) the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra ▇▇▇▇▇, (iii) the officers or representatives executing the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of their authority, (iv) the Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable usury laws, (v) Borrower has valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from Borrower, (vi) the creation, performance or repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance of any document or instrument representing part of the Guaranteed Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (vii) the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether Borrower or any other Person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.
Section 2.5. Release of Obligors. Any full or partial release of the liability of Borrower for the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or of any other Person now or hereafter liable, whether directly or indirectly, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guarantee or assure the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, it being recognized, acknowledged and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor may be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations in full without assistance or support from any other Person, and Guarantor has not been induced to enter into this Guaranty on the basis of a contemplation, belief, understanding or agreement that other Persons (including Borrower) will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations or that Lender or Agent will look to other Persons (including Borrower) to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 2.6. Other Collateral. The taking or accepting of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance of payment, for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 2.7. Release of Collateral. Any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment (including, without limitation, negligent, willful, unreasonable or unjustifiable impairment) of any collateral, property or security at any time existing in connection with, or assuring or securing payment of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 2.8. Care and Diligence. Except as and to the extent otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, the failure of Agent or Lender or any other party to exercise diligence or reasonable care in the preservation, protection, enforcement, sale or other handling or treatment of all or any part of any collateral, property or security, including, but not limited to, any neglect, delay, omission, failure or refusal of Agent or Lender (i) to take or prosecute any action for the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or (ii) to foreclose, or initiate any action to foreclose, or, once commenced, prosecute to completion any action to foreclose upon any security therefor, or (iii) to take or prosecute any action in connection with any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, in each case except to the extent such failure results from Agent’s or Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Section 2.9. Unenforceability. The fact that any collateral, security, security interest or lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security for the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be unenforceable or subordinate to any other security interest or lien, it being recognized and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor is not entering into this Guaranty in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectability or value of any of the collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 2.10. Offset. Any existing or future right of offset, claim or defense of Borrower against Agent or Lender, or any other Person (including, without limitation, Guarantor), or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such right of offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise.
Section 2.11. Merger. The reorganization, merger or consolidation of Borrower or Guarantor into or with any other Person.
Section 2.12. Preference. Any payment by Borrower to Agent or Lender is held to constitute a preference under bankruptcy laws or for any reason Agent or Lender is required to refund such payment or pay such amount to Borrower or to any other Person.
Section 2.13. Other Actions Taken or Omitted. Any other action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to the Loan Documents, the Guaranteed Obligations or the security and collateral therefor, whether or not such action or omission prejudices Guarantor or increases the likelihood that Guarantor will be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, it being the unambiguous and unequivocal intention of Guarantor that Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the Guaranteed Obligations when due, notwithstanding any occurrence, circumstance, event, action or omission whatsoever, whether contemplated or not contemplated, and whether or not otherwise or particularly described herein, which obligation shall be deemed satisfied only upon the full and final indefeasible payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 2.14. Independent Obligations. The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty are independent of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether an action is brought against Borrower or whether Borrower is joined in any such action or more successive and/or concurrent actions may be brought hereon against Guarantor either in the same action, if any, brought against Borrower or in separate actions, as often as Lender or Agent, in their sole discretion, may deem advisable. To the extent it may lawfully do so, Guarantor, on behalf of itself and on behalf of each Person claiming by, through or under Guarantor, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to object to Agent or Lender bringing simultaneous actions to (i) recover the Guaranteed Obligations against Borrower under the Loan Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, at law or in equity, or (ii) recover any amounts due under this Guaranty, including, without limitation, any rights of Guarantor or any Person claiming by, through or under this Guaranty, may have under Sections 1301 and 1371 of the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law of the State of New York.
Section 2.15. Survival. This Guaranty shall survive the exercise of remedies following an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, a foreclosure of the Mortgage and/or the Pledge Agreement and/or any exercise of remedies against any other collateral given in connection with the Loan by Agent and/or Lender, and shall remain in full force and effect until all sums due under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been satisfied and indefeasibly paid in full to Lender and the Guaranteed Obligations accruing through the date of such repayment have been fully performed and satisfied by Guarantor.
Section 2.16. Exit Process Standstill. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty, in the event Borrower properly initiates and complies with the Exit Process under Section 10.12 of the Loan Agreement, the Standstill provisions of the Loan Agreement shall commence and continue with respect to this Guaranty and any and all enforcement hereof for the same time period and to the same extent as provided in the Loan Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce Agent and Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and to extend credit to Borrower, Guarantor represents and warrants to Agent and Lender as follows:
Section 3.1. Benefit. Guarantor is an Affiliate of Borrower, is the indirect owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the equity interests in Borrower and has received, or will receive, direct or indirect benefit from the making of this Guaranty with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 3.2. Familiarity and Reliance. Guarantor is familiar with, and has independently reviewed books and records regarding, the financial condition of Borrower and is familiar with the value of any and all collateral
intended to be created as security for the payment of the Note or Guaranteed Obligations; however, Guarantor is not relying on such financial condition or the collateral as an inducement to enter into this Guaranty.
Section 3.3. No Representation By Agent or Lender. Neither Agent, Lender nor any other party has made any representation, warranty or statement to Guarantor in order to induce Guarantor to execute this Guaranty.
Section 3.4. Inducement. Guarantor wishes to induce Lender to make the Loan and Guarantor has determined that (i) it is in Guarantor’s best interest that Guarantor induce Lender to make the Loan by entering into this Guaranty and (ii) after giving effect to Guarantor’s probable liability on the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor is receiving at least reasonably equivalent consideration from Lender for entering into this Guaranty. Guarantor acknowledges that it has been advised by Lender and Agent that Lender is unwilling to make the Loan unless Guarantor enters into this Guaranty.
Section 3.5. Guarantor’s Financial Condition. As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Guaranty and the contingent obligation evidenced hereby, Guarantor (a) is not insolvent and will not after entering into and performing under this Guaranty be rendered insolvent, (b) has and will have assets which, fairly valued, exceed its obligations, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and debts, and (c) has and will have property and assets sufficient to satisfy and repay its obligations and liabilities, including the Guaranteed Obligations. All financial data delivered to Agent relating to Guarantor, including, without limitation those certain financial statements and liquidity statements of Guarantor delivered to Lender in connection with the making of the Loan and as part of the reporting required thereunder, (i) are true, complete and correct in all material respects, (ii) accurately represent the financial condition of Guarantor as of the date of such reports, and (iii) to the extent audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP or income tax reporting throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. To the extent required to be disclosed in accordance with GAAP, Guarantor has no contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.
Section 3.6. Legality. Guarantor has been duly organized since the date of its formation and is, and has been since the date of its formation been, validly existing and in good standing with requisite power and authority to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Guarantor is, and has been since the date of its formation, duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its businesses and operations. Guarantor has full power and authority to own its assets and conduct its business. Guarantor possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder do not and will not contravene or conflict with any law, statute or regulation whatsoever to which Guarantor is subject, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any indenture, mortgage, charge, lien, contract, agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party or which may be applicable to Guarantor. Guarantor has the requisite legal power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Guaranty. The execution, delivery and performance thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, have been duly authorized by all requisite action of Guarantor and no other proceedings or authorizations on the part of Guarantor are necessary to consummate such transactions. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor. This Guaranty is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor and is enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors, and moratorium laws from time to time in effect, and except to the extent the availability of equitable relief may be subject to the discretion of the court for which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
Section 3.7. Litigation. Except as disclosed to Lender in connection with the Loan Agreement or other Loan Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened against Guarantor in any court or by or before any other Governmental Authority which, if adversely
determined, might materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Guarantor (such that the ability of Guarantor to carry out the obligations contemplated by this Guaranty would be impaired).
Section 3.8. Consent. No consent, approval or authorization under any agreement to which Guarantor is a party is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of, or compliance by Guarantor with, this Guaranty or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 3.9. Survival. All representations and warranties made by Guarantor herein shall survive the execution hereof.
ARTICLE 4
SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS
SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS
Section 4.1. Subordination of All Guarantor Claims. As used herein, the term “Guarantor Claims” shall mean all debts and liabilities of Borrower to Guarantor, whether such debts and liabilities now exist or are hereafter incurred or arise, and whether the obligations of Borrower thereon be direct, contingent, primary, secondary, several, joint and several, or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts or liabilities be evidenced by note, contract, open account, or otherwise, and irrespective of the Person or Persons in whose favor such debts or liabilities may, at their inception, have been, or may hereafter be, created, or the manner in which they have been, or may hereafter be, acquired by Guarantor. The Guarantor Claims shall include, without limitation, all rights and claims of Guarantor against Borrower (arising as a result of subrogation or otherwise) as a result of Guarantor’s payment of all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall not receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from Borrower or any other Person any amount upon the Guarantor Claims.
Section 4.2. Claims in Bankruptcy. In the event of any receivership, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, debtor’s relief or other insolvency proceeding involving Guarantor as a debtor, Agent and Lender shall have the right to prove their claim in any such proceeding so as to establish its rights hereunder and receive directly from the receiver, trustee or other court custodian dividends and payments which would otherwise be payable upon Guarantor Claims. Guarantor hereby assigns such dividends, distributions and payments to Agent (for the benefit of Lender). Should Agent or Lender receive, for application against the Guaranteed Obligations, any dividend or payment which is otherwise payable to Guarantor and which, as between Borrower and Guarantor, shall constitute a credit against the Guarantor Claims, then, upon the ninety-first (91st) day after irrevocable payment to Agent (for the benefit of Lender) in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor shall become subrogated to the rights of Agent or Lender, as applicable, to the extent that such payments to Agent or Lender, as applicable, on the Guarantor Claims have contributed toward the liquidation of the Guaranteed Obligations, and such subrogation shall be with respect to that proportion of the Guaranteed Obligations which would have been unpaid if Agent or Lender, as applicable, had not received dividends or payments upon the Guarantor Claims.
Section 4.3. Payments Held in Trust. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, though except as provided in Section 4.1 above, in the event that Guarantor should receive any funds, payments, claims and/or distributions which are prohibited by this Guaranty, Guarantor agrees to hold in trust for Agent and Lender an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims and/or distributions so received, and agrees that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims and/or distributions so received except to pay such funds, payments, claims and/or distributions promptly to Agent, and Guarantor covenants promptly to pay the same to Agent.
Section 4.4. Liens Subordinate. Guarantor agrees that any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guarantor Claims shall be and remain inferior and subordinate to any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Loan and the Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of Guarantor, Agent or Lender presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Without the prior written consent of Agent, Guarantor shall not (i) exercise or enforce any creditor’s rights it may have against Borrower, or (ii) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceedings (judicial or otherwise, including,
without limitation, the commencement of, or the joinder in, any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtor’s relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other encumbrances on the assets of Borrower held by Guarantor. The foregoing shall in no manner vitiate or amend, nor be deemed to vitiate or amend, any prohibition in the Loan Documents against Borrower granting liens or security interests in any of its assets to any Person other than Agent or Lender.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
Section 5.1. Covenants. Guarantor shall not create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, under any indebtedness in violation of the terms of Section 6.02 of that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated February 5, 2019 between Guarantor and Barclays Bank PLC as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
Section 5.2. Prohibited Transactions. Guarantor shall not enter into or effectuate any transaction with any Affiliate on terms materially less favorable than would be obtained in an arms-length transaction.
Section 5.3. Financial Statements. Guarantor shall deliver to Agent:
(a) within 120 days after the end of each calendar year, a complete copy of Guarantor’s annual financial statements audited by KPMG, LLP or an independent accountant reasonably acceptable to Agent, including statements of income and expense and a balance sheet for Guarantor;
(b) Simultaneous with Guarantor’s quarterly filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), financial statements (including a balance sheet as of the end of such calendar quarter and a statement of income and expense for such calendar quarter) in form, content, level of detail and scope filed with the SEC;
(c) Guarantor’s delivery obligations under subsections (a) and (b) shall be deemed satisfied upon Guarantor’s filing of the materials called for therein with the SEC;
(d) by the earlier of (A) 120 days after each calendar year-end, and (B) a date within 15 days after the date filed, a complete copy of Guarantor’s tax return certified by Guarantor; and
(e) within 10 Business Days after request by Agent, such financial information with respect to Guarantor as Agent may reasonably request from time to time (including, without limitation, any financial information as set forth in this Section 5.3).
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.1. Waiver. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender or Agent, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of Lender and Agent hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor any consent to any departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.
Section 6.2. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications required, permitted or desired to be given hereunder shall be delivered in accordance with Section 10.6 of the Loan Agreement, and if to Guarantor, at the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Guaranty.
Section 6.3. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Service of Process.
(a) THIS GUARANTY WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS GUARANTY AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS) (EXCLUDING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIEN AND SECURITY INTEREST CREATED BY THE MORTGAGE IN REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS GUARANTY, AND THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST AGENT, LENDER OR GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY AT AGENT’S OPTION BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW AND GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER WAIVE ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. GUARANTOR DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:
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AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. GUARANTOR FURTHER AGREES THAT PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT AGENT’S ADDRESS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON GUARANTOR IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. GUARANTOR (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, IF ANY, AND (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS). NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF AGENT OR LENDER TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST GUARANTOR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
Section 6.4. Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.
Section 6.5. Amendments. This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the party(ies) against whom such amendment is sought to be enforced.
Section 6.6. Parties Bound; Assignment. This Guaranty shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs and legal representatives. Lender and Agent shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights under this Guaranty in connection with any assignment of the Loan and the Loan Documents. Any assignee, transferee or successor of Lender or Agent shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded to Lender and Agent under this Guaranty. Guarantor shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of Agent, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void.
Section 6.7. Headings. Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Guaranty.
Section 6.8. Recitals. The recitals and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Guaranty and shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.
Section 6.9. Counterparts. To facilitate execution, this Guaranty may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.
Section 6.10. Rights and Remedies. If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by Borrower to Agent or Lender, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby and the rights of Agent and Lender hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Agent and Lender may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Agent or Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.
Section 6.11. Entirety. THIS GUARANTY EMBODIES THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO GUARANTOR’S GUARANTY OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THIS GUARANTY IS INTENDED BY GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS OF THE GUARANTY, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING AMONG GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT
OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS AFFECTING OR RELATING TO THE TERMS OF THIS GUARANTY AMONG OR BETWEEN GUARANTOR, AGENT AND/OR LENDER.
Section 6.12. Waiver of Right To Trial By Jury. GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS GUARANTY, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY GUARANTOR, AGENT AND LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. AGENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY GUARANTOR.
Section 6.13. Waiver of Right of Setoff. AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE RIGHTS OF AGENT AND SUCH LENDER TO SET OFF AND APPLY ANY AND ALL BALANCES AND AMOUNTS (GENERAL OR SPECIAL, TIME OR DEMAND, PROVISIONAL OR FINAL) OF GUARANTOR ON DEPOSIT IN ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF GUARANTOR ESTABLISHED WITH AGENT OR ANY LENDER (SOLELY TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH ACCOUNTS WERE NOT ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN) AGAINST ANY AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF GUARANTOR NOW OR HEREAFTER EXISTING UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS UPON THE FAILURE OF BORROWER OR GUARANTOR TO PAY WHEN DUE ANY AMOUNT DUE AND OWING PURSUANT TO THIS GUARANTY OR SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SOLELY TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH SET OFF OR APPLICATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AND IS NOT OTHERWISE PART OF AN ENFORCEMENT OF THE REMEDIES GRANTED TO AGENT AND EACH LENDER PURSUANT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS.
Section 6.14. Cooperation. Guarantor acknowledges that Agent and Lender may (i) sell this Guaranty, the Note and the other Loan Documents to one or more Persons as a whole loan, (ii) participate the Loan secured by this Guaranty to one or more Persons, (iii) otherwise sell the Loan or one or more interests therein to Persons (the transactions referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) are hereinafter each referred to as “Secondary Market Transaction”). Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall reasonably cooperate with Agent and Lender (or cause Borrower to, in either circumstance, at Lender’s expense) in effecting any such Secondary Market Transaction and shall provide such information and materials as may be required or necessary, pursuant to Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 of the Loan Agreement. Agent and Lender shall be permitted to share all such information with the investment banking firms, rating agencies, accounting firms, law firms and other third-party advisory firms involved with the Loan and the Loan Documents or the applicable Secondary Market Transaction, provided that prior to any such disclosure of non-public or confidential information, such recipient of information (other than any rating agency) shall be required to enter into a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement in form reasonably acceptable to Guarantor obligating the recipient to maintain the confidentiality of any non-public or confidential information received by it. It is understood that the information provided by Guarantor to Agent and Lender, may ultimately be disclosed to purchasers and potential purchasers in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction. Agent and Lender and all of the aforesaid third-party advisors and professional firms shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, Guarantor in the form as provided by Guarantor. Agent and Lender may publicize the existence of the Loan in connection with its marketing for a Secondary Market Transaction or otherwise as part of its business development. Section 9.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein.
Section 6.15. Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances. If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest under the Note or any other amount payable by Borrower under the Loan Documents is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise,
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, if any, with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.
Section 6.16. Gender; Number; General Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent or unless otherwise specifically provided herein, (a) words used in this Guaranty may be used interchangeably in the singular or plural form, (b) any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, (c) the word “Guarantor” shall mean “Guarantor and any successor thereto, whether by operation or law or otherwise”, (d) the word “Lender” shall mean “Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note”, (e) the word “Agent” shall mean “Agent and any successor or assign of Agent”, (f) the word “Note” shall mean “the Note and any other evidence of indebtedness secured by the Loan Agreement”, (g) the word “Property” shall include any portion of the Property and any interest therein, and (h) the phrases “attorneys’ fees”, “legal fees” and “counsel fees” shall include any and all attorneys’, paralegal and law clerk fees and disbursements, including, but not limited to, fees and disbursements at the pre-trial, trial and appellate levels, incurred or paid by Agent or Lender in protecting their interest in the Property, the Leases and/or the Rents and/or in enforcing its rights hereunder.
Section 6.17. Joint and Several. If there is more than one Guarantor, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are joint and several.
Section 6.18. Fully Recourse. All of the terms and provisions of this Guaranty are recourse obligations of Guarantor and not restricted by any limitation on personal liability set forth in any of the Loan Documents.
Section 6.19. Unsecured Obligations. The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty are not secured by the lien of the Mortgage or the security interests or other collateral described in the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents, it being the intent of Agent and Lender to create separate obligations of Guarantor hereunder which can be enforced against Guarantor without regard to the existence of the Mortgage or other Loan Documents or the liens or security interests created therein.
Section 6.20. Incorporation by Reference. To the extent that any provisions or defined terms contained in any other Loan Document (including, without limitation, the Loan Agreement) are used herein or incorporated by reference, and such other Loan Document is terminated or otherwise satisfied prior to the termination of this Guaranty, then, for the avoidance of doubt, such provisions and/or defined terms shall survive until the satisfaction of the Obligations without regard to the fact that the Loan Document originally containing the same has been otherwise terminated or satisfied.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has executed this Guaranty as of the day and year first above written.
GUARANTOR:
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Its: SVP, Treasurer and PAO
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