EXHIBIT 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL
AGREEMENT
made by
UCI ACQUISITION HOLDINGS,
INC.
UNITED COMPONENTS, INC.
and certain of its
Subsidiaries
in favor of
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER
INC.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of June 20,
2003
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| SECTION 1.
DEFINED TERMS |
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Definitions |
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Other Definitional
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| SECTION 2.
GUARANTEE |
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Guarantee |
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2.2 |
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Right of
Contribution |
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Subrogation |
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Amendments, etc. with
respect to the Borrower Obligations |
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Guarantee Absolute and
Unconditional |
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Reinstatement |
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Payments |
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| SECTION 3.
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST |
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| SECTION 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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4.1 |
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Representations in
Credit Agreement; Holdings’ Representations |
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4.2 |
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Jurisdiction of
Organization; Chief Executive Office |
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Inventory and
Equipment |
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Farm
Products |
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Investment
Property |
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Receivables |
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Intellectual
Property |
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| SECTION 5.
[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED] |
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| SECTION 6.
REMEDIAL PROVISIONS |
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Certain Matters
Relating to Receivables |
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Communications with
Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable |
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Pledged
Stock |
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Proceeds to be Turned
Over To Administrative Agent |
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Application of
Proceeds |
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Code and Other
Remedies |
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6.7 |
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Registration
Rights |
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Deficiency |
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| SECTION 7.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT |
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Administrative
Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc |
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Duty of Administrative
Agent |
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Execution of Financing
Statements |
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Authority of
Administrative Agent |
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| SECTION 8.
MISCELLANEOUS |
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Amendments in
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Notices |
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No Waiver by Course of
Conduct; Cumulative Remedies |
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Successors and
Assigns |
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Set-Off |
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Counterparts |
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Severability |
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Section Headings |
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Integration |
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GOVERNING
LAW |
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Submission To
Jurisdiction; Waivers |
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Acknowledgements |
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Additional
Grantors |
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Releases |
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL |
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| Schedules |
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| Schedule 1 |
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Notice Addresses of
Guarantors |
| Schedule 2 |
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Description of Pledged
Securities |
| Schedule 3 |
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Filings and Other
Actions Required to Perfect Security Interest |
| Schedule 4 |
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Jurisdiction of
Organization, Identification Number and Location of Chief Executive
Office |
| Schedule 5 |
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Locations of Inventory
and Equipment |
| Schedule 6 |
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Intellectual
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| Annexes |
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| Annex I |
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Assumption
Agreement |
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Acknowledgment and
Consent |
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GUARANTEE
AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of June 20, 2003, made by
each of the signatories hereto (together with any other entity that
may become a party hereto as provided herein, the “
Grantors ”), in favor of LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”) for the banks and other
financial institutions (the “ Lenders ”) from
time to time parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of
June 20, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”),
among UNITED COMPONENTS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “
Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties to the Credit
Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), LEHMAN BROTHERS
INC. and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as joint advisors, joint lead
arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacity, the “
Joint Lead Arrangers ”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as
syndication agent (in such capacity, the “ Syndication
Agent ”), ABN AMRO BANK, N.V., CREDIT LYONNAIS, NEW YORK
BRANCH, FLEET NATIONAL BANK and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION, as co-documentation agents, and the Administrative
Agent.
W I T
N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally agreed
to make extensions of credit to the Borrower upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS,
the Borrower is a member of an affiliated group of companies that
includes each other Grantor;
WHEREAS,
the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement
will be used in part to enable the Borrower to make valuable
transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with
the operation of their respective businesses;
WHEREAS,
certain of the Qualified Counterparties may enter into Specified
Hedge Agreements with one or more of the Grantors;
WHEREAS,
each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit
from the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement and from
the Specified Hedge Agreements; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to
make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower under
the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed and
delivered this Agreement to the Administrative Agent;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit
Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective
extensions of credit to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor
hereby agrees with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, as follows:
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SECTION 1. DEFINED
TERMS
1.1
Definitions . (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms
defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement and the following
terms are used herein as defined in the New York UCC: Accounts,
Certificated Security, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims,
Documents, Equipment, Farm Products, General Intangibles, Goods,
Instruments, Inventory, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting
Obligations.
(b) The
following terms shall have the following meanings:
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Agreement ”: this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement,
as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.
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Borrower Credit Agreement Obligations ”: the
collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the
Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower (including, without limitation,
interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the
Credit Agreement after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement
Obligations and interest accruing at the then applicable rate
provided in the Credit Agreement after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower,
whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is
allowed in such proceeding) to the Administrative Agent or any
Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or
to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may
arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement,
this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Letter of Credit, or
any other document made, delivered or given in connection
therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest,
reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or
otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the
Lenders that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to
the terms of any of the foregoing agreements).
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Borrower Hedge Agreement Obligations ”: the collective
reference to all obligations and liabilities of the Borrower
(including, without limitation, interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in any Specified Hedge Agreement after the
filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the
Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition
interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any Qualified
Counterparty, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which
may arise under, out of, or in connection with, any Specified Hedge
Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in
connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal,
interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs,
expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all fees and
disbursements of counsel to the relevant Qualified Counterparty
that are
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required to be paid by the Borrower
pursuant to the terms of any Specified Hedge Agreement).
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Borrower Obligations ”: the collective reference to
(i) the Borrower Credit Agreement Obligations, (ii) the
Borrower Hedge Agreement Obligations, but only to the extent that,
and only so long as, the Borrower Credit Agreement Obligations are
secured and guaranteed pursuant hereto, and (iii) all other
obligations and liabilities of the Borrower, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now
existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or
in connection with, this Agreement.
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Collateral ”: as defined in Section 3.
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Collateral Account ”: any collateral account
established by the Administrative Agent as provided in
Section 6.1 or 6.4.
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Copyrights ”: (i) all copyrights arising under
the laws of the United States, whether registered or unregistered
and whether published or unpublished (including, without
limitation, those listed in Schedule 6 ), all registrations
and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection
therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations,
recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office,
and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.
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Copyright Licenses ”: any written agreement naming any
Grantor as licensor or licensee (including, without limitation,
those listed in Schedule 6 ), granting any right under
any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights
to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from
any Copyright.
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Excluded Assets ”: the collective reference to
(i) any contract, General Intangible, Copyright License,
Patent License or Trademark License (“ Intangible
Assets ”), or any Equipment subject to a purchase money
security interest permitted pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement (“ PMSI Assets ”) in each case to the
extent the grant by the relevant Grantor of a security interest
pursuant to this Agreement in such Grantor’s right, title and
interest in such Intangible Asset or PMSI Asset (A) is
prohibited by legally enforceable provisions of any contract,
agreement, instrument or indenture governing such Intangible Asset
or PMSI Asset, (B) would give any other party to such
contract, agreement, instrument or indenture a legally enforceable
right to terminate its obligations thereunder or (C) is
permitted only with the consent of another party, if the
requirement to obtain such consent is legally enforceable and such
consent has not been obtained; provided , that in any event
any Receivable or any money or other amounts due or to become due
under any such contract, agreement, instrument or indenture shall
not be Excluded Assets to the extent that any of the foregoing is
(or if it contained a provision limiting the transferability or
pledge thereof would be) subject to Section 9-406 of the New
York UCC, (ii) Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock excluded from the
definition of “Pledged Stock” set forth in this
Section 1.1.
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Foreign Subsidiary ”: any Subsidiary organized under
the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States of
America.
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Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock ”: the voting Capital
Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary.
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Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations ”: the
collective reference to all obligations and liabilities of a
Guarantor (including, without limitation, interest accruing at the
then applicable rate provided in any Specified Hedge Agreement
after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement
of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to
such Guarantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or
post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) to any
Qualified Counterparty, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter
incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, any
Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or
given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of
principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities,
costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all
fees and disbursements of counsel to the relevant Qualified
Counterparty that are required to be paid by such Guarantor
pursuant to the terms of any Specified Hedge Agreement).
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Guarantor Obligations ”: with respect to any
Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) any Guarantor Hedge
Agreement Obligations of such Guarantor, but only to the extent
that, and only so long as, the other Obligations of such Guarantor
are secured and guaranteed pursuant hereto, and (ii) all
obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under
or in connection with this Agreement (including, without
limitation, Section 2) or any other Loan Document to which
such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of
guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise.
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Guarantors ”: the collective reference to each Grantor
other than the Borrower.
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Hedge Agreements ”: as to any Person, all interest
rate or currency swaps, caps or collar agreements, foreign exchange
arrangements, commodity contracts or similar arrangements entered
into by such Person providing for protection against fluctuations
in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices or the
exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under
specific contingencies.
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Intellectual Property ”: the collective reference to
all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual
property, arising under United States laws or the laws of any state
or other political subdivision thereof, including, without
limitation, the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents,
the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks and the Trademark Licenses, and
all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other
impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and
damages therefrom.
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Intercompany Note ”: any promissory note evidencing
loans made by any Grantor to Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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Investment Property ”: the collective reference to
(i) all “investment property” as such term is
defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC (other
than any
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Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock
excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock” in this
Section 1.1) and (ii) whether or not constituting
“investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes
and all Pledged Stock.
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Issuers ”: the collective reference to each issuer of
any Investment Property.
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New York UCC ”: the Uniform Commercial Code as from
time to time in effect in the State of New York.
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Obligations ”: (i) in the case of the Borrower,
the Borrower Obligations, and (ii) in the case of each
Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations.
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Patents ”: (i) all letters patent of the United
States, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill
associated therewith, including, without limitation, any of the
foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 , (ii) all
applications for letters patent of the United States and all
divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof,
including, without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in
Schedule 6 , and (iii) all rights to obtain any
reissues or extensions of the foregoing.
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Patent License ”: all agreements, whether written or
oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to
manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part
by a Patent, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing
referred to in Schedule 6 .
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Pledged Notes ”: all promissory notes listed on
Schedule 2 , all Intercompany Notes at any time issued
to any Grantor and all other promissory notes issued to or held by
any Grantor in excess of $1,000,000 (other than promissory notes
issued in connection with extensions of trade credit by any Grantor
in the ordinary course of business).
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Pledged Securities ”: the collective reference to the
Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.
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Pledged Stock ”: the shares of Capital Stock listed on
Schedule 2 , together with any other shares, stock
certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect
of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted
to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect;
provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the total
outstanding Foreign Subsidiary Voting Stock of any Foreign
Subsidiary be required to be pledged hereunder.
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Proceeds ”: all “proceeds” as such term is
defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code in
effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any
event, including, without limitation, all dividends or other income
from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions
or payments with respect thereto.
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Qualified Counterparty ”: with respect to any
Specified Hedge Agreement, any counterparty thereto that, at the
time such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into, was a Lender
or an affiliate of a Lender.
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Receivable ”: any right to payment for goods sold,
leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, or for
services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an
Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned
by performance (including, without limitation, any
Account).
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Secured Parties ”: the collective reference to the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders (including any Issuing Lender in
its capacity as Issuing Lender) and any Qualified
Counterparties.
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Securities Act ”: the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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Specified Hedge Agreement ”: any Hedge Agreement
entered into by (i) the Borrower or any Guarantor and
(ii) any Qualified Counterparty.
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Trademarks ”: (i) all trademarks, trade names,
corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business
names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or
business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now
existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and
recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith,
whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any
similar office or agency of the United States or any State thereof,
or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, including,
without limitation, any of the foregoing referred to in
Schedule 6 , and (ii) the right to obtain all
renewals thereof.
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Trademark License ”: any agreement, whether written or
oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to
use any Trademark, including, without limitation, any of the
foregoing referred to in Schedule 6 .
1.2
Other Definitional Provisions . (a) The words
“hereof,” “herein”, “hereto”
and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used
in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and
Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(b) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c) Where
the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part
thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such
Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.
SECTION 2. GUARANTEE
2.1
Guarantee . (a) (i) The Guarantors hereby, jointly and
severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantee to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties and their respective successors, indorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by the
Borrower when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations (other than, in the case of
each Guarantor, Borrower Obligations arising pursuant to clause
(ii) of this Section 2.1(a) in
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respect of Guarantor Hedge Agreement
Obligations in respect of which such Guarantor is a primary
obligor).
(ii) The
Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the
Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties and their respective successors, endorsees, transferees and
assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each
Guarantor when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations of such
Guarantor.
(b) Anything
herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, (i) the maximum liability of each Guarantor
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event
exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under
applicable federal and state laws relating to fraudulent
conveyances or transfers or the insolvency of debtors (after giving
effect to the right of contribution established in
Section 2.2) and (ii) the maximum liability of the Borrower
under this Section 2 shall in no event exceed the amount which
can be guaranteed by the Borrower under applicable federal and
state laws relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers or the
insolvency of debtors (after giving effect to the right of
contribution established in Section 2.2).
(c) (i)
Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations may at any time
and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such
Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee of such
Guarantor contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party
hereunder.
(ii) The
Borrower agrees that the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations may
at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the
liability of the Borrower under this Section 2 without
impairing the guarantee of the Borrower contained in this
Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party hereunder.
(d) Subject
to Section 8.14 hereof, the guarantee contained in this
Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the
Borrower Obligations (other than Borrower Obligations arising under
Section 2.1(a)(ii) hereof) and the obligations of each
Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2
(other than Guarantor Obligations in respect of Borrower
Obligations arising under Section 2.1(a)(ii) hereof) shall
have been satisfied by full and final payment in cash, no Letter of
Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments shall be
terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term
of the Credit Agreement the Borrower may be free from any Borrower
Obligations.
(e) No
payment (other than payment in full) made by the Borrower, any of
the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received
or collected by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party from
the Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any
other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off
or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in
reduction of or in payment of the Borrower Obligations or the
Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations shall be deemed to modify,
reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of the Borrower
or any Guarantor under this Section 2 which shall,
notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by
the Borrower or such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower
Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations or any
payment received or collected from the Borrower or such
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Guarantor in respect of the Borrower
Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations), remain
liable for the Borrower Obligations and the Guarantor Hedge
Agreement Obligations up to the maximum liability of the Borrower
or such Guarantor hereunder until the Borrower Obligations and the
Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations are fully and finally paid in
cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments
are terminated.
2.2
Right of Contribution . (a) Each Guarantor hereby agrees
that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its
proportionate share of any payment made hereunder or the Guarantor
Hedge Agreement Obligations, such Guarantor shall be entitled to
seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor
hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such
payment.
(b) The
Borrower and each Guarantor agrees that to the extent that the
Borrower or any Guarantor shall have paid more than its
proportionate share of any payment made hereunder in respect of any
Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation of any other Guarantor, the
Borrower or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be entitled
to seek and receive contribution from and against the Borrower and
any other Guarantor which has not paid its proportionate share of
such payment.
(c) The
Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s right of contribution
under this Section 2.2 shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this
Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and
liabilities of the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Administrative
Agent and the Secured Parties, and the Borrower and each Guarantor
shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the Secured
Parties for the full amount guaranteed by the Borrower or such
Guarantor hereunder.
2.3
Subrogation . Notwithstanding any payment made by the
Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application
of funds of the Borrower or any Guarantor by the Administrative
Agent or any Secured Party, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor
shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party against the Borrower or
any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or
right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any Secured
Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations or the Guarantor
Hedge Agreement Obligations, nor shall the Borrower or any
Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or
reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect
of payments made by the Borrower or such Guarantor hereunder, until
all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the Secured
Parties by the Borrower on account of the Borrower Obligations are
fully and finally paid in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be
outstanding and the Commitments are terminated. If any amount shall
be paid to the Borrower or any Guarantor on account of such
subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations
shall not have been fully and finally paid in cash, such amount
shall be held by the Borrower or such Guarantor in trust for the
Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, segregated from other
funds of the Borrower or such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon
receipt by the Borrower or such Guarantor, be turned over to the
Administrative Agent in the exact form received by the Borrower or
such Guarantor (duly indorsed by the Borrower or such Guarantor to
the Administrative Agent, if required), to be applied against the
Borrower Obligations or the Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations,
whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative
Agent may determine.
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2.4
Amendments, etc. with respect to the Borrower Obligations .
The Borrower and each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder
notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against the
Borrower or any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent
by the Borrower or any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of
the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations
made by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may be
rescinded by the Administrative Agent or such Secured Party and any
of the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor Hedge Agreement
Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations or Guarantor
Hedge Agreement Obligations, or the liability of any other Person
upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or
guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may,
from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or
released by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party (with the
consent of such of the Borrower and the Guarantor as shall be
required thereunder), and the Specified Hedge Agreements, the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other
documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part,
as the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or all
Lenders, as the case may be) may (with the consent of such of the
Borrower and the Guarantor as shall be required thereunder) deem
advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee
or right of offset at any time held by the Administrative Agent or
any Secured Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations or
Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations may (with the consent of such
of the Borrower and the Guarantor as shall be required thereunder)
be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Neither the
Administrative Agent nor any Secured Party shall, except to the
extent set forth in, and for the benefit of the parties to, the
agreements and instruments governing such Lien or guarantee, have
any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at
any time held by it as security for the Borrower Obligations or
Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligations or for the guarantees
contained in this Section 2 or any property subject
thereto.
2.5
Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional . (a) Each Guarantor
waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations (other than any notice
with respect to any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation with
respect to which such Guarantor is a primary obligor and to which
it is entitled pursuant to the applicable Specified Hedge
Agreement) and notice of or proof of reliance by the Administrative
Agent or any Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this
Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this
Section 2; the Borrower Obligations, and any of them, shall
conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or
incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon
the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings
between the Borrower and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand,
and the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, on the other
hand, with respect to the Loan Documents likewise shall be
conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance
upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor
waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and
notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Borrower or any of
the Guarantors with respect to the Borrower Obligations (other than
any diligence, presentment, protest, demand or notice with respect
to any Guarantor Hedge Agreement Obligation with respect to which
such Guarantor is a primary obligor and to which it is entitled
pursuant to the applicable Specified Hedge Agreement). Each
Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee of such
Guarantor contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a
continuing, absolute and unconditional
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guarantee of payment without regard
to (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement
or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any
collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with
respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, (b) any defense,
set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or
performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted
by the Borrower or any other Person against the Administrative
Agent or any Secured Party, or (c) any other circumstance
whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrower
or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to
constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Borrower for the
Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee of
such Guarantor contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or
in any other instance (other than a defense of payment or
performance). When making any demand hereunder or otherwise
pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any G
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