GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY (this “ Guaranty ”)
is made effective as of December 28, 2006, by Manchester Inc., a
Nevada corporation (“ Manchester ”),
Manchester Indiana Acceptance, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ MIA ”) and Manchester Indiana
Operations, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
MIO ” and, together with Manchester and MIA,
“ Guarantors ” and each, a “
Guarantor ”), to and for the benefit of Palm
Beach Multi-Strategy Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“ Lender ”).
WHEREAS , Manchester Indiana Funding, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Borrower
”), and Lender have entered into that certain Loan and
Security Agreement of even date herewith (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, all in accordance with and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement;
WHEREAS , Borrower, MIA, Manchester, MIO and Borrower
have entered into that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement of even
date herewith (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to
time, the “ Sale and Servicing Agreement
”), pursuant to which Borrower has agreed to purchase certain
receivables (“ Receivables ”) from MIA
and Manchester has agreed to service such Receivables for the
benefit of Borrower.
WHEREAS , as security for its obligations under the Loan
Agreement, the Borrower has pledged to Lender, among other things,
all of its right, title and interest in and to the Receivables and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
WHEREAS , it is a condition precedent to Lender’s
obligation to make the Loan and advances pursuant to the Loan
Agreement, that Guarantor, among other things, shall execute and
deliver this Guaranty;
WHEREAS , Manchester and MIA own, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the equity of Borrower and Manchester owns 100%
of the equity of MIA and MIO, and therefore each Guarantor will
benefit from the Loan to Borrower from Lender and each Guarantor
further acknowledges and agrees that (a) the Loan constitutes
valuable consideration to such Guarantor, (b) this Guaranty is
intended to be an inducement to Lender to execute, deliver and
perform the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to
extend credit and the Loan to Borrower, 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, Guarantors, intending to be legally bound hereby, agrees
as follows:
(a) All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty and
not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms 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. 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 in accordance with the Loan
Agreement. References in this Guaranty to any Person shall include
such Person and its successors and permitted assigns.
(b) For purposes herein, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“ Guaranteed Obligations
” means, subject to Section 2(f) below, collectively all of
the indebtedness, obligations, and undertakings that are guaranteed
by the Guarantors and described in subsections (a) and (b) of
Section 2 of this Guaranty.
“ Loan Obligor ”
means any of Borrower, the Guarantors and any other endorsers,
guarantors or obligors, primary or secondary, of any or all of the
Indebtedness.
“ Security ” means
any rights, properties, or interests of the Secured Parties under
the Loan Documents, the Security Agreement or otherwise, which
provide recourse or other benefits to Lender in connection with the
Guaranteed Obligations or the non payment or non performance
thereof, including collateral (whether real or personal, tangible
or intangible) in which the Secured Parties have rights under or
pursuant to any Loan Documents, guaranties of the payment or
performance of any Guaranteed Obligation, bonds, surety agreements,
keep well agreements, letters of credit, rights of subrogation,
rights of offset, and rights pursuant to which other claims are
subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations.
(a) Subject to Section 2(f) below, the Guarantors
hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, absolutely, and
unconditionally guarantee to Lender the prompt, complete, and full
payment when due, and no matter how the same shall become due, of:
(i) the Loan, including the Note and any other note that may be
issued from time to time to evidence the Loan and all principal
thereof, all interest thereon and all other sums payable
thereunder; (ii) all obligations or liabilities of any Loan
Obligor; (iii) all other sums payable under the Loan Documents,
whether for principal, interest, fees or otherwise; and (iv) any
and all other indebtedness, obligations or liabilities which may at
any time be owed to Lender, whether incurred heretofore or
hereafter or concurrently herewith, under or pursuant to any of the
Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Guarantors’ liability hereunder shall extend to and
include all post-petition interest, expenses, and other duties and
liabilities of Borrower described above in this subsection (a), or
below in the following subsection (b), which would be owed by
Borrower but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not
allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or
similar proceeding involving Borrower.
(b) (i) Subject to Section 2(f) below, the
Guarantors hereby jointly and severally irrevocably, absolutely,
and unconditionally guarantee to Lender the prompt, complete and
full performance, when due, and no matter how the same shall become
due, of all obligations and undertakings of Borrower to Lender
under, by reason of, or pursuant to any of the Loan
Documents.
(ii) Manchester and MIO hereby irrevocably,
absolutely and unconditionally guarantee to Lender the prompt,
complete and full performance, when due, and no matter how the same
shall become due, of all obligations and undertakings of MIA to
Borrower and Lender in its capacity as Seller under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
(iii) MIA and MIO hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and
unconditionally guarantee to Lender the prompt, complete and full
performance, when due, and no matter how the same shall become due,
of all obligations and undertakings of Manchester to Borrower and
Lender in its capacity as Servicer under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
(c) If the party liable therefor shall for any
reason fail to pay any Guaranteed Obligation, as and when such
Guaranteed Obligation shall become due and payable, whether at its
stated maturity, as a result of the exercise of any power to
accelerate, or otherwise, the Guarantors will forthwith, upon
demand by Lender, pay such Guaranteed Obligation in full to Lender.
If the party responsible therefor shall for any reason fail to
perform promptly any Guaranteed Obligation, the Guarantors will
forthwith, upon demand by Lender, cause such Guaranteed Obligation
to be performed or, if specified by Lender, provide sufficient
funds, in such amount and manner as Lender shall in good faith
determine, for the prompt, full and faithful performance of such
Guaranteed Obligation by Lender or such other Person as Lender
shall designate.
(d) If either the party responsible therefor or the
Guarantors fail to pay or perform any Guaranteed Obligation as
described in the immediately preceding subsections (a), (b), or
(c), the Guarantors will incur the additional obligation to pay to
Lender, and the Guarantors will forthwith upon demand by Lender pay
to Lender, the amount of any and all expenses, including reasonable
fees and disbursements of Lender’s counsel and of any experts
or agents retained by Lender, which Lender may incur as a result of
such failure.
(e) As between each Guarantor and Lender, this
Guaranty shall be considered a primary and liquidated liability of
such Guarantor.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Guaranty, the aggregate liability of the Guarantors to Lender
hereunder with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations of the
Borrower to Lender under the Loan Documents shall not exceed ten
percent (10%) of the amount of the Indebtedness from time to time.
For the avoidance of doubt, the limitation in the previous sentence
shall not limit the liability of the Guarantors hereunder with
respect to the Guaranteed Obligations of MIA as Seller to Borrower
or Lender under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Guaranteed
Obligations of Manchester as Servicer to Borrower or Lender under
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as provided in Section 2(b)(ii)
and (iii), above.
(g) The liability of the Guarantors hereunder shall
be limited to the maximum amount of liability that can be incurred
without rendering this Guaranty, as it relates to the Guarantors,
voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount.
3.
DURATION . This Guaranty shall be irrevocable until all
of the Guaranteed Obligations have been completely and finally paid
and performed and Lender has no obligation to make any loans or
other advances to Borrower, and all obligations and undertakings of
Borrower and MIA under, by reason of, or pursuant to the Loan
Documents have been completely performed, and this Guaranty is
thereafter subject to reinstatement as provided in Section 4(d).
All extensions of credit and financial accommodations heretofore or
hereafter made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to the Loan Agreement
shall be conclusively presumed to have been made in acceptance
hereof and in reliance hereon. This Guaranty shall be binding upon
the undersigned Guarantors and their respective successors and
assigns, jointly and severally, and shall inure to the benefit of
Lender and its successors and assigns.
4.
UNCONDITIONAL
GUARANTY .
(a) This is an unconditional Guaranty; it is
unlimited as to time, until termination. Each Guarantor warrants
that there are no conditions, oral or otherwise, on the
effectiveness of this Guaranty. This is a continuing guaranty and
shall apply to and cover all Guaranteed Obligations and renewals
and extensions thereof and substitutions therefor from time to
time. No action which Lender may take or omit to take in connection
with any of the Loan Documents, any of the Guaranteed Obligations
(or any other indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender), or any
Security, and no course of dealing of any Secured Party with any
Loan Obligor or any other Person, shall release or diminish the
Guarantors’ obligations, liabilities, agreements or duties
hereunder, affect this Guaranty in any way, or afford the
Guarantors any recourse against any Secured Party, regardless of
whether any such action or inaction may increase any risks to or
liabilities of any Secured Party or any Loan Obligor or increase
any risk to or diminish any safeguard of any Security. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Guarantors hereby expressly agree that
Lender, directly or through the Collateral Agent, may, from time to
time, without notice to or the consent of the Guarantors, do any or
all of the following: (i) amend, change or modify, in whole or in
part, any one or more of the other Loan Documents and give or
refuse to give any waivers or other indulgences with respect
thereto; (ii) neglect, delay, fail, or refuse to take or prosecute
any action for the collection or enforcement of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, to foreclose or take or prosecute any
action in connection with any Security or Loan Document, to bring
suit against any Loan Obligor or any other Person, or to take any
other action concerning the Guaranteed Obligations or the Loan
Documents; (iii) accelerate, change, rearrange, extend, or renew
the time, rate, terms, or manner for payment or performance of any
one or more of the Guaranteed Obligations (whether for principal,
interest, fees, expenses, indemnifications, affirmative or negative
covenants, or otherwise); (iv) compromise or settle any unpaid or
unperformed Guaranteed Obligation or any other obligation or amount
due or owing, or claimed to be due or owing, under any one or more
of the Loan Documents; (v) take, exchange, amend, eliminate,
surrender, release, or subordinate any or all Security for any or
all of the Guaranteed Obligations, accept additional or substituted
Security therefor, and perfect or fail to perfect Lender’s
rights in any or all Security; (vi) discharge, release, substitute
or add Loan Obligors; (vii) apply all monies received from Loan
Obligors or others, or from any Security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, as Lender may determine to be in its best interest,
without in any way being required to marshall Security or assets or
to apply all or any part of such monies upon any particular
Guaranteed Obligations;
(b) No action or inaction of any Loan Obligor or
any other Person, and no change of law or circumstances, shall
release or diminish the Guarantors’ obligations, liabilities,
agreements, or duties hereunder, affect this Guaranty in any way,
or afford any Guarantor any recourse against Lender. Without
limiting the foregoing, the obligations, liabilities, agreements,
and duties of the Guarantors under this Guaranty shall not be
released, diminished, impaired, reduced, or affected by the
occurrence of any or all of the following from time to time, even
if occurring without notice to or without the consent of the
Guarantors: (i) any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution, sale of all or substantially all assets, marshalling
of assets or liabilities, receivership, conservatorship, assignment
for the benefit of creditors, insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, or composition of any other Loan
Obligor or any other proceedings involving any other Loan Obligor
or any of the assets of any other Loan Obligor under laws for the
protection of debtors, or any discharge, impairment, modification,
release, or limitation of the liability of, or stay of actions or
lien enforcement proceedings against, any other Loan Obligor, any
properties of any other Loan Obligor, or the estate in bankruptcy
of any other Loan Obligor in the course of or resulting from any
such proceedings; (ii) the failure by Lender to file or enforce a
claim in any proceeding described in the immediately preceding
subsection (i) or to take any other action in any proceeding to
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