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Exhibit 10.89
GUARANTY
GUARANTY , dated as of November 1, 2007 (the “
Guaranty ”), made by PHH Corporation (the “
Guarantor ”) in favor of GREENWICH CAPITAL
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. (the “ Buyer ”),
party to the Master Repurchase Agreement referred to below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of
November 1, 2007, as amended (the “ Repurchase
Agreement ”) between PHH Mortgage Corporation (the
“ Seller ”) and the Buyer, the Buyer has agreed
to enter into Transactions with the Seller upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Buyer to enter
into any such Transaction with the Seller under the Repurchase
Agreement that the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this
Guaranty to the Buyer.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Buyer
to enter into the Repurchase Agreement and to induce the Buyer to
enter into the Transactions with the Seller under the Repurchase
Agreement, the Guarantor hereby agrees with the Buyer as
follows:
1. Defined Terms .
(a) Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined in the
Repurchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given
to them in the Repurchase Agreement. The following additional terms
shall have the following meanings:
“
Guaranteed Obligations ” shall mean all obligations
and liabilities of the Seller to the Buyer, including without
limitation the Obligations, which may arise under, or out of or in
connection with the Repurchase Agreement, any other Program
Document or any other document made, delivered or given in
connection therewith or herewith, in each case whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now
existing or hereafter incurred, whether on account of principal,
interest, reimbursement obligations, all Claims (as defined in
Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) of the Buyer against the
Seller in respect thereof, and all fees, indemnities, costs,
expenses arising out of or relating thereto (including, without
limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel to the Buyer that
are required to be paid by the Seller pursuant to the terms of the
Repurchase Agreement or any other Program Document).
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material
adverse effect on (a) the ability of the Guarantor to perform
in all material respects its obligations under this Guaranty,
including, but not limited to, a material adverse effect on the
property, business, operations or financial condition of the
Guarantor, (b) the validity or enforceability in all material
respects of this Guaranty, (c) the rights and remedies of the
Buyer under this Guaranty, or (d) the timely payment of the
Guaranteed Obligations or all other amounts payable in connection
herewith or therewith. Each of (a), (b) and (c) in the
foregoing sentence shall be determined by Buyer in its sole
reasonable discretion.
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“
Revolving Credit Agreement ” shall mean the Five Year
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
January 6, 2006, among the Guarantor, as Borrower, the Lenders
referred to therein, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agent, and
Bank of America, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia and Calyon New York
Branch, as Documentation Agents, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent, as such agreement exists on the date hereof
and as the same may be further amended, modified, waived or
supplemented, solely to the extent that Buyer has given its prior
written consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or
supplement.
(b) 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 section and
paragraph references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise
specified.
(c) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. Guaranty .
(a) The
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guaranties to the
Buyer and its successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, the
prompt and complete payment and performance by the Seller when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of
the Guaranteed Obligations.
(b) The
Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all expenses (including,
without limitation, all reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) which may be paid or incurred by the Buyer in enforcing,
or obtaining advice of counsel in respect of, any rights with
respect to, or collecting, any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations
and/or enforcing any rights with respect to, or collecting against,
the Guarantor under this Guaranty; provided , however
, that the Guarantor shall not be liable for the fees and expenses
of more than one separate firm for the Buyer in connection with any
one such action or any separate, but substantially similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction, nor shall the Guarantor
be liable for any settlement or proceeding effected without the
Guarantor’s written consent. This Guaranty shall remain in
full force and effect until the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in
full.
(c) No
payment or payments made by the Seller or any other Person or
received or collected by the Guarantor from the Seller 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 Guaranteed Obligations shall be
deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability
of the Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such
payment or payments (other than payments made by the Guarantor in
respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or payments received or
collected from the Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations), remain liable for the Guaranteed Obligations until
the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full.
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3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
Guarantor .
(a) The
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as of the date
hereof:
(i)
Existence . Guarantor (a) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Maryland, (b) has all requisite corporate or
other power, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals, necessary to own its assets and carry on
its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted, except
where the lack of such licenses, authorizations, consents and
approvals would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect, (c) is qualified to do business and is in good
standing in all other jurisdictions in which the nature of the
business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely (either
individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse
Effect, and (d) is in compliance in all material respects with
all Requirements of Law.
(ii)
Financial Condition . Guarantor has heretofore furnished to
Buyer a copy of its (A) consolidated balance sheet for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and the related
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash
flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous year, with the
opinion thereon of a nationally recognized public accounting firm
and (2) consolidated balance sheet for the quarterly fiscal
period(s) ended March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 and the
related consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and
of cash flows for it for such quarterly fiscal period(s), setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
year. All such financial statements are complete and correct in all
material respects and fairly present the consolidated financial
condition of Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and the consolidated
results of their operations for the fiscal year ended on said date,
all in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. Since
December 31, 2006 there has been no development or event nor
any prospective development or event, including the developments
and events disclosed in (A) the public filings made by
Guarantor with the Securities and Exchange Commission since
December 31, 2006 and (B) the diligence materials
previously provided to Buyer by Seller and Guarantor, which has had
or should reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(iii)
Representations and Warranties Incorporated by Reference .
Each of the representations and warranties made by Guarantor in its
capacity as Borrower (as such term is defined in the Revolving
Credit Agreement) set forth in Section 3 of the Revolving
Credit Agreement are true and correct and Guarantor hereby makes
each such representation and warranty to, and for the benefit of,
Buyer as if the same were set forth herein in full.
(b) The
Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Buyer that until payment in
full of the Guaranteed Obligations:
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(i)
Financial Statements and Other Information; Financial
Covenants.
Guarantor shall deliver to
Buyer:
(A) As
soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the
end of each of the first three quarterly fiscal periods of each
fiscal year of Guarantor, a certification in the form of
Exhibit A-1 to the Repurchase Agreement together with the
consolidated balance sheets of Guarantor and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash
flows for Guarantor and the consolidated Subsidiaries of Guarantor
for such period and the portion of the fiscal year through the end
of such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the previous year, accompanied by a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of Guarantor, which certificate shall state
that said consolidated financial statements fairly present the
consolidated financial condition and results of operations of
Guarantor and the Subsidiaries of Guarantor in accordance with
GAAP, consistently applied, as at the end of, and for, such period
(subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);
(B) As
soon as available and in any event within 100 days after the
end of each fiscal year of Guarantor, the consolidated balance
sheets of Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end
of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of
income and retained earnings and of cash flows for Guarantor and
its consolidated Subsidiaries for such year, setting forth in each
case in comparative form the figures for the previous year,
accompanied by an opinion thereon of independent certified public
accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall
not be qualified as to scope of audit or going concern and shall
state that said consolidated financial statements fairly present
the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of
Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the end of, and for,
such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP;
(C) From
time to time such other information regarding the financial
condition, operations, or business of Guarantor as Buyer may
reasonably request; and
(D) Guarantor
will furnish to Buyer, at the time it furnishes each set of
financial statements pursuant to paragraphs (A) or
(B) above, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Guarantor
to the effect that, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s
knowledge, Guarantor during such fiscal period or year has observed
or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and
satisfied every material condition, contained in this Agreement to
be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such
Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default, Event
of Default or Event of Termination except as specified in such
certificate (and, if any Default, Event of Default or Event of
Termination has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in
reasonable detail and describing the action Guarantor has taken or
proposes to take with respect thereto).
(ii)
Covenants Incorporated by Reference . Guarantor is in
compliance with each of the covenants made by Guarantor in its
capacity as Borrower (as such term is defined in the Revolving
Credit Agreement) set forth in Sections 5 and 6 of the
Revolving Credit Agreement and Guarantor hereby makes each
such
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covenant to,
and for the benefit of Buyer as if the same were set forth herein
in full. Guarantor, in its capacity as Borrower (as such term is
defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) shall not agree to any
amendment, supplement or other modification to the Revolving Credit
Agreement without Buyer’s written consent.
4. Right of Set-off . The Guarantor
hereby irrevocably authorizes t
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