EXHIBIT 10.3
GUARANTY
THIS
GUARANTY (this
“Guaranty” ) is made as of March 30,
2007 by QUALMAX, INC., a Delaware corporation
having its principal place of business at 340 West Fifth Avenue,
Eugene, OR 97401 (“ Guarantor ”), to
and for the benefit of P&S SPIRIT, LLC , a
Nevada limited liability company, having an address at 2700
Lighthouse Point East, Suite 626, Baltimore, MD 21224 (“
Lender ”).
WHEREAS , NEW WORLD BRANDS, INC. , a
Delaware corporation, ( “Borrower”)
and Lender have entered into that certain Term Loan and Security
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 term loan in the principal amount of
$985,000.00 (the “ Loan ”), all in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in the Loan Agreement, that certain Term Note in the amount of the
Loan having a Maturity Date of January 2, 2009 (the
“Note ”) 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 the Loan
Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time, (collectively referred to herein as the “
Loan Documents ”);
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that Lender extend the
Loan to Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement and
that Borrower and Lender execute, deliver and perform their
respective obligations under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents;
WHEREAS, Guarantor, as the parent corporation of
Borrower, pursuant to Lender’s request, as an incident to the
obligation of Lender to make the Loan to Borrower pursuant to the
Loan Agreement, is required, and has agreed, to execute and deliver
this Guaranty 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 (a) it
will benefit from the advancement of funds under the Loan Agreement
to Borrower, (b) the Loan by Lender constitute valuable
consideration to Guarantor, and (c) 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 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 the Loan, any Note
evidencing the Loan, 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 (iv) 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 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 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 Advances 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 Delaware;
(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.
(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 members 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 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 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 or Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever
upon any of the properties or assets of Guarantor except those
contemplated under the Loan Documents;
(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 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; (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 or Material
Adverse Change, 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 or Material Adverse
Change, or (3) a party or subject to any agreement (oral or
written), document or instrument with respect to, or obligation to
pay any, service or management fee with respect to the ownership,
operation, leasing or performance of any of its business or any
facility, nor is there any manager with respect to any such
facility;
(G) Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries 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 Collateral, 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
Change or 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, nor is Guarantor
aware that there is any basis for the foregoing;
(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, 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 Agreement and the
Financial Statements 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) except as previously
disclosed in writing to Lender;
(O) Guarantor hereby confirms, adopts and makes, as
to itself, as if set out in full herein, all of the other
representations and warranties not expressly included in this
Guaranty that are set forth in the Loan Agreement and that relate
or apply to any Guarantor (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and
shall be deemed to have made all such representations and
warranties as to itself in this Guaranty as if set out in full
herein.
(P) 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 Loan or
Advances 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
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 ob
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