THIS
GUARANTY (this “Guaranty” ) is made as of
November 10, 2005 by DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP. , a
Florida corporation (“ Guarantor ”), to and for
the benefit of CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE LLC , a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Lender
”).
WHEREAS ,
Devcon Security Holdings, Inc., Devcon Security Services Corp.,
Coastal Security Company, Coastal Security Systems, Inc. and
Central One, Inc. (collectively, “Borrower ”)
and Lender have entered into that certain Bridge Loan Agreement
dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”),
pursuant to which Borrower has agreed to borrow from Lender, and
Lender has agreed to lend to Borrower, certain amounts pursuant to
a bridge loan facility, all in accordance with and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement and all of the
other agreements, documents, instruments, certificates, reports and
financing statements heretofore or hereafter executed or delivered
in connection therewith or with the Loan to be made under it, as
the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time
(collectively referred to herein as the “ Loan
Documents ”);
WHEREAS,
Guarantor requested that Lender make the Loan to Borrower pursuant
to the terms of, and that Borrower and Lender execute, deliver and
perform under, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents;
WHEREAS,
Guarantor is the owner of all of the ownership interests in Devcon
Security Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and, pursuant to
Lender’s request, has agreed to execute and deliver this
Agreement of even date herewith;
WHEREAS,
Lender is willing to execute, deliver and perform under the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to make the Loan
available only upon the condition that Guarantor executes and
delivers to Lender this Guaranty and agrees to perform and to
comply with its obligations under this Guaranty; and
WHEREAS,
Guarantor acknowledges and confirms that, as the owner of all of
the outstanding capital stock of Holdings, (a) it will benefit
from the advancement of funds under the Loan to Borrower,
(b) the Loan constitutes valuable consideration to Guarantor,
(c) this Guaranty is intended to be inducement to Lender to
continue to extend credit and the Loan to Borrower, and (d) Lender
is relying upon this Guaranty in making and advancing the Loan to
Borrower.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of the
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and as an inducement
for Lender to enter into the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, the Guarantor, intending to be legally bound hereby,
agrees as follows:
1. All
capitalized terms in this Guaranty and not defined herein shall
have the defined meanings provided in the Loan Agreement. Whenever
the context so requires, each reference to gender includes the
masculine and feminine, the singular number includes the plural and
vice versa. The words “hereof” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Guaranty, and references to
section, article, annex, schedule, exhibit and like references are
references to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified. A Default
or Event of Default shall “continue” or be
“continuing” until such Default or Event of Default has
been cured or waived by Lender. References in this Guaranty to any
Person (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall include such
Person and its successors and permitted assigns.
2. Guarantor
unconditionally and absolutely guarantees (i) the due and
punctual payment and performance when due of the principal of any
Note and the interest thereon and of the Obligations and any and
all other monies and amounts due or which may become due on or with
respect to any of the foregoing, and the due and punctual
performance and observance by Borrower of all of the other terms,
covenants, agreements and conditions of the Loan Documents, in any
case whether according to the present terms thereof, at any earlier
or accelerated date or dates or pursuant to any extension of time
or to any change in the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions
thereof now or at any time hereafter made or granted, (ii) all
liabilities and obligations of Guarantor hereunder, and
(iii) all costs, expenses and liabilities (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, documentation
and diligence fees and legal expenses, and search, audit,
recording, professional and filing fees and expenses) that may be
incurred or advanced by Lender in any way in connection with the
foregoing and/or otherwise required to be paid by Guarantor
hereunder (collectively, such items in clauses (i) through
(iii) being the “Guaranteed Obligations” ).
Guarantor acknowledges that this Guaranty shall be deemed a
continuing guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations under the Loan
Documents.
3. This Guaranty
is a guaranty of payment and not a guaranty of collection. If any
Guaranteed Obligation is not satisfied when due, whether by
acceleration or otherwise, the Guarantor shall forthwith satisfy
such Guaranteed Obligation, upon demand, and no such satisfaction
shall discharge the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder until
all Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in cash and
performed and satisfied in full and the Loan Agreement terminated.
The liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be primary and
direct and not conditional or contingent upon the enforceability of
any obligation, the solvency of Borrower or any other Person, any
obligation or circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal
or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guaranty or the
pursuit by Lender of any remedies it may have against Borrower or
any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other
Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lender
shall not be required to make any demand on Borrower or any other
guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person or to
sell at foreclosure or otherwise pursue or exhaust its remedies
against any Collateral of Borrower or any other guarantor of the
Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person before, simultaneously
with or after enforcing its rights and remedies hereunder against
Guarantor, and any one or more successive and/or concurrent actions
may be brought against Guarantor in the same action brought against
Borrower or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or
any other Person or in separate actions, as often as Lender may
deem advisable, in its sole discretion. The obligations of
Guarantor hereunder shall
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not in any way
be affected by any action taken or not taken by Lender, which
action or inaction is hereby consented and agreed to by Guarantor,
or by the partial or complete unenforceability or invalidity of any
other guaranty or surety agreement, pledge, assignment, Lien (as
defined in the Credit Agreement) or other security interest or
security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations or of the value,
genuineness, validity or enforceability of the Collateral or any of
the Guaranteed Obligations.
4. Guarantor
hereby represents and warrants to Lender (which representations and
warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Guaranty and the making of the Loan under the Loan Agreement) as
follows:
(A) Guarantor
is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Florida;
(B) Guarantor
(i) has all requisite power and authority to own its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as now being
conducted and as contemplated in the Loan Documents, and (ii) is
duly qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which
failure so to qualify could reasonably be expected to have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Credit
Agreement).
(C) Guarantor
has all requisite power and authority (i) to execute, deliver
and perform this Guaranty and other Loan Documents to which it is a
party, and (ii) to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereunder and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, and
Guarantor is under no legal restriction, limitation or disability
that would prevent it from doing any of the foregoing.
(D) The
execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty
and other Loan Documents to which it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary actions on
the part of Guarantor (including any required approval of
shareholders or other equity holders, if applicable) (none of which
actions have been modified or rescinded, and all of which actions
are in full force and effect), and have been duly executed and
delivered by Guarantor and constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable
bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
law affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights
generally and to the effect of general principles of equity which
may limit the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a
proceeding at law or in equity);
(E) The
execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby do not and will not (1) conflict with or violate any
provision of any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation,
ordinance, license or tariff or any judgment, decree or order of
any court or other Governmental Authority (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) binding on or applicable to Guarantor or any of its
properties or assets; (2) conflict with, result in a breach of,
constitute a default of or an event of default under, or an event,
fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of
time, or both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach,
default or event of default under, require any consent not obtained
under, or result in or require the acceleration of any
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indebtedness
pursuant to, any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which
Guarantor is a party or by which it or any of its properties or
assets are bound or subject; (3) conflict with or violate any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or formation,
by-laws, limited liability company agreement or similar documents
of Guarantor or Borrower or any agreement by and between Guarantor
and its shareholders or equity owners or among any such
shareholders or equity owners; or (4) result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any of the
properties or assets of Guarantor;
(F) Guarantor
is not (1) a party or subject to any judgment, order or decree
or any agreement, document or instrument or subject to any
restriction, any of which do or would materially and adversely
affect or prevent its ability to execute or deliver, perform under,
consummate the transactions contemplated by, or observe the
covenants and agreements contained in, this Guaranty or other Loan
Documents to which it is a party or to pay the Guaranteed
Obligations; or (2) in default or breach of the performance,
observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition
contained in any agreement, document or instrument to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is or are
bound or subject, which default or breach, if not remedied within
any applicable grace period or cure period, could reasonably be
expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor is
there any event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with notice
or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in a
conflict, breach, default or event of default under, any of the
foregoing which, if not remedied within any applicable grace or
cure period, could reasonably be expected to have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(G) Guarantor
and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
is in compliance with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations,
ordinances and tariffs of any Governmental Authority with respect
or applicable to it and/or its assets and properties and is not in
violation of any order, judgment or decree of any court or other
Governmental Authority or arbitration board or tribunal, in each
case except where noncompliance or violation could not reasonably
be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect, and
there is no event, fact, condition or circumstance which, with
notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute or result in
any noncompliance with, or any violation of, any of the foregoing,
in each case except where noncompliance or violation could not
reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(H) There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to
Guarantor’s knowledge, threatened before or by any court,
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the
Guarantor, this Guaranty or other Loan Documents to which Guarantor
is a party or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
(1) that questions or could prevent the validity of this
Guaranty or other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party or
the right or ability of Guarantor to execute or deliver this
Guaranty or such other documents or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby; (2) that could reasonably be
expected to have or result in, either individually or in the
aggregate, any Material Adverse Effect, or (3) that could
reasonably be expected to result in any change in the current
equity ownership of Guarantor or otherwise in a Change of Control
(as defined in the Credit Agreement), nor is Guarantor aware that
there is any basis for the foregoing;
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(I) None
of the business or properties of Guarantor, any relationship
between Guarantor and any other Person, any circumstance in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Guaranty, or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, requires a consent, approval or authorization of, or
filing, registration or qualification which has not been obtained
with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
(J) Guarantor
is not a party to and has not entered into any agreement, document
or instrument that conflicts with this Guaranty or that otherwise
relates to the Guaranteed Obligations (other than the Loan
Documents to which it is a party);
(K) The
obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty are not subordinated
in any way to any other obligation of Guarantor or to the rights of
any other Person;
(L) Guarantor
and its Affiliates (as defined in the Credit Agreement) licensed
employees and contractors are in compliance with, have procured and
are now in possession of, all material licenses, permits,
franchises, certificates and other approvals or authorizations of
or required by any applicable federal, state, foreign or local law,
statute, ordinance or regulation or Governmental Authority or
regulatory authority, including without limitation, for the
operation of their respective businesses in each jurisdiction
(including foreign jurisdictions) wherein they are now conducting
business and/or where the failure to procure such licenses or
permits could reasonably be expected to have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect and as proposed to be conducted pursuant to
this Guaranty; and Guarantor is not in breach of or default under
the provisions of any of the foregoing and there is no event, fact,
condition or circumstance which, with notice or passage of time, or
both, would constitute or result in a conflict, breach, default or
event of default under, any of the foregoing which, if not remedied
within any applicable grace or cure period could reasonably be
expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(M) No
representation or warranty made by Guarantor in this Guaranty or in
any other Loan Document contains any untrue statement of material
fact or omits to state any fact necessary to make the statements
herein or therein not materially misleading, and there is no fact
known to Guarantor which Guarantor has not disclosed to Lender in
writing which could reasonably be expected to have or result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
(N) During
the five years prior to the date hereof, Guarantor has not
conducted business under or used any other name (whether corporate,
partnership or assumed); and
(O) The
foregoing representations and warranties are made with the
knowledge and intention that Lender is relying and will rely
thereon, and such representations and warranties shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Guaranty.
5. Guarantor
hereby waives demand, setoff, counterclaim, presentment, protest,
notice of dishonor or non-payment, as well as all defenses with
respect to any and all instruments, notice of acceptance hereof,
notice of the Loan made, credit extended, collateral received or
delivered, or any other action taken by Lender in reliance hereon,
and all other demands and notices of any description, except such
as are expressly provided for herein, it being the intention hereof
that Guarantor shall remain liable as a principal until the full
amount
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of all
Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in
cash and performed and satisfied in full and the Loan Agreement
terminated, notwithstanding any act, omission, or anything else
which might otherwise operate as a legal or equitable discharge of
Guarantor. The pleading of any statute of limitations as a defense
to any demand against Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents is expressly waived by Guarantor.
6. Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that its obligations as Guarantor shall not
be impaired, modified, changed, released or limited in any manner
whatsoever by any impairment, modification, change, release or
limitation of the liability of Borrower or any other guarantor of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person or its estate in
bankruptcy resulting from the operation of any present or future
provision of the bankruptcy laws or other similar statute, or from
the decision of any court.
7. Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall have the full right and
power, in its sole discretion and without any notice to or consent
from Guarantor and without affecting or discharging, in whole or in
part, the liability of Guarantor hereunder to deal in any manner
with the Guaranteed Obligations and any security or guaranties
therefor, including, without limitation, to (A) release,
extend, renew, accelerate, compromise or substitute and administer
the Guaranteed Obligations and other obligations under the Loan
Documents in any manner it sees fit, (B) release any or all
collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations, (C) release any
guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, (D) extend the time
for payment of the Guar
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