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Exhibit 10.2
GUARANTY
This Guaranty (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified in accordance with the terms hereof and in effect from
time to time, this “ Guaranty ”) is made as of the
19th day of November, 2007 by Bunge Limited, a company incorporated
under the laws of Bermuda (together with any successors or assigns
permitted hereunder, “ BL
” or “ Guarantor ”) to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. in its capacity as the administrative agent (together
with its successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent ”) under
the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2007 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof, the “
Credit Agreement ”), among Bunge Limited Finance Corp., a Delaware
corporation (“ BLFC
”), the Administrative Agent and the financial
institutions from time to time party thereto (each a “
Lender ” and
collectively, the “ Lenders ”), for the benefit of
the Lenders.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement the
Lenders have agreed to make revolving loans denominated in Dollars
and Euros (the “ Loans
”) to BLFC from time to time;
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Guaranty
is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
Section 1.
Definitions . For all
purposes of this Guaranty, except as otherwise expressly provided
in Annex A hereto or unless the context otherwise requires,
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.
Guaranty . The
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees
(collectively, the “ Guaranty
Obligations ”) the prompt and
punctual payment of all Obligations due and owing (whether at the
stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise) under the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or
hereafter incurred. All payments by the Guarantor under this
Guaranty shall be made in Euros (if made with respect to principal
of and interest on Loans denominated in Euros) or Dollars (if made
with respect to any other amount) and (i) with respect to Loans,
shall be made to the Administrative Agent for disbursement pro rata
(determined at the time such payment is sought) to the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages,
(ii) with respect to fees, expenses and indemnifications owed to
the Lenders, shall be made to the Administrative Agent for
disbursement pro rata (determined at the time such payment is
sought) to the Lenders in accordance with their respective
Aggregate Exposure Percentages and (iii) with respect to fees,
expenses and indemnifications owed to the Administrative Agent in
its capacity as such, shall be
made to the Administrative Agent. This Guaranty
shall remain in full force and effect until the Guaranty
Obligations are paid in full and the Commitments are terminated,
notwithstanding that from time to time prior thereto BLFC may be
free from any payment obligations under the Loan Documents. This
Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection.
Section
3.
Guaranty Absolute . The
Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranty Obligations will be paid,
regardless of any applicable law, regulation or order now or
hereinafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such
terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with
respect thereto. The liability of the Guarantor under this Guaranty
shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:
(a) Any
lack of validity or enforceability of or defect or deficiency in
the Credit Agreement, any Transaction Document or Loan Document or
any other agreement or instrument executed in connection with or
pursuant thereto;
(b) Any
change in the time, manner, terms or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the Guaranty Obligations, or any other
amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from the Credit
Agreement, any Transaction Document or Loan Document or any other
agreement or instrument relating thereto or executed in connection
therewith or pursuant thereto;
(c) Any
sale, exchange or non-perfection of any property standing as
security for the liabilities hereby guaranteed or any liabilities
incurred directly or indirectly hereunder or any setoff against any
of said liabilities, or any release or amendment or waiver of or
consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the
Guaranty Obligations;
(d) The
failure of the Administrative Agent or a Lender to assert any claim
or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against BLFC or any
other Person hereunder or under the Credit Agreement or any
Transaction Document or any Loan Document;
(e) Any
failure by BLFC in the performance of any obligation with respect
to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(f) Any
bankruptcy of BLFC;
(g) Any
other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense
available to, or a discharge of, the Guarantor, BLFC or any other
Person (including any other guarantor) that is a party to any
document or instrument executed in respect of the Guaranty
Obligations; or
(h) Any
limitation of BLFC’s obligations pursuant to
subsection 8.16(b) of
the Credit Agreement.
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The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guaranty
shall not be affected by the amount of credit extended to BLFC, any
repayment by BLFC to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (in
each case, other than the full and final payment of all of the
Guaranty Obligations), allocation by the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders of any repayment, any compromise or discharge of the
Guaranty Obligations, any application, release or substitution of
collateral or other security therefore, release of any guarantor,
surety or other person obligated in connection with any document or
instrument executed in respect of the Guaranty Obligations, or any
further advances to BLFC.
Section
4.
Waiver . The Guarantor
hereby waives (a) promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance,
presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest and dishonor,
notice of default, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of
acceleration and any other notice with respect to any of the
Guaranty Obligations and this Guaranty, (b) any requirement that
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders protect, secure, perfect or
insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject
thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against BLFC or any
other Person or entity or any collateral or that BLFC or any other
Person or entity be joined in any action hereunder, (c) the defense
of the statute of limitations in any action under the Guaranty or
for the collection or performance of the Guaranty Obligations, (d)
any defense arising by reason of any lack of corporate authority,
(e) any defense based upon any guaranteed party’s errors or
omissions in the administration of the Guaranty Obligations except
to the extent that any error or omission is caused by such
guaranteed party’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful
misconduct, (f) any rights to set-offs and counterclaims and (g)
any defense based upon an election of remedies which destroys or
impairs the subrogation rights of the Guarantor or the right of the
Guarantor to proceed against BLFC or any other obligor of the
Guaranty Obligations for reimbursement. All dealings between the
Borrower or the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders, on the other hand, shall likewise be
conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance
upon this Guaranty. Should the Administrative Agent seek to enforce
the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder by action in any court,
the Guarantor waives any necessity, substantive or procedural, that
a judgment previously be rendered against BLFC or any other Person,
or that any action be brought against BLFC or any other Person, or
that BLFC or any other Person should be joined in such cause. Such
waiver shall be without prejudice to the Administrative Agent at
its option to proceed against BLFC or any other Person, whether by
separate action or by joinder. The Guarantor further expressly
waives each and every right to which it may be entitled by virtue
of the suretyship law of the State of New York or any other
applicable jurisdiction.
Section
5.
Several Obligations; Continuing
Guaranty . The obligations of the
Guarantor hereunder are separate and apart from BLFC or any other
Person (other than the Guarantor), and are primary obligations
concerning which the Guarantor is the principal obligor. The
Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty is a continuing Guaranty and
that it shall not be discharged except by payment in full of the
Guaranty Obligations, termination of the Commitments and complete
performance of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder. The
obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected in any
way by the release or
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discharge of BLFC from the performance of any of the
Guaranty Obligations, whether occurring by reason of law or any
other cause, whether similar or dissimilar to the
foregoing.
Section
6.
Subrogation Rights . If
any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on account of subrogation
rights at any time when all the Guaranty Obligations shall not have
been paid in full, such amount shall be held in trust for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and shall forthwith be paid to
the Administrative Agent to be applied to the Guaranty Obligations
as specified in the Loan Documents. If (a) the Guarantor makes a
payment to the Administrative Agent of all or any part of the
Guaranty Obligations and (b) all the Guaranty Obligations have been
paid in full and the Commitments have terminated, the
Administrative Agent will, at the Guarantor’s request,
execute and deliver to the Guarantor appropriate documents, without
recourse and without representation or warranty of any kind
whatsoever, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to
the Guarantor of any interest in the Guaranty Obligations resulting
from such payment by the Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby agrees
that it shall have no rights of subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution or indemnification or any right to
participate in any claim or remedy of the Administrative Agent or
any Lender against BLFC with respect to amounts due to the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders until such time as all
obligations of BLFC to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent
have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and
the Credit Agreement has been terminated.
Section
7.
Representations and Warranties
. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as
follows:
(a)
Financial Condition .
(i) The
consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2006 and the related consolidated
statements of income for the fiscal year ended on such date,
reported on by the Guarantor’s independent public
accountants, copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the
Administrative Agent, are complete and correct, in all material
respects, and present fairly the financial condition of the
Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and
the results of operations for the fiscal year then ended. Such
financial statements, including any related schedules and notes
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently throughout the periods involved (except as approved by
the external auditors and as disclosed therein, if any).
(ii) Except as
disclosed in Schedule VI attached hereto, neither the Guarantor nor
its consolidated Subsidiaries had, at the date of the most recent
balance sheet referred to above, any material guarantee obligation,
contingent liability (as defined in accordance with GAAP), or any
long-term lease or unusual forward or long-term commitment,
including, without limitation, any interest rate or foreign
currency swap or exchange transaction, which is not reflected in
the foregoing statements or in the notes thereto, except for
guarantees, indemnities or
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similar obligations of the Guarantor or a
consolidated Subsidiary supporting obligations of one Subsidiary to
another Subsidiary.
(iii) During the
period from December 31, 2006 to and including the date hereof,
except as disclosed in Schedule VI attached hereto, neither the
Guarantor nor its consolidated Subsidiaries has sold, transferred
or otherwise disposed of any material part of its business or
property, nor has it purchased or otherwise acquired any business
or property (including any capital stock of any other Person)
material in relation to the consolidated financial condition of the
Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries at December 31,
2006.
(b)
No Change . Since
December 31, 2006, except as disclosed in Schedule I hereof, there
has been no development or event which has had or could, in the
Guarantor’s good faith reasonable judgment, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
Corporate Existence; Compliance with
Law . The Guarantor and each of its
Subsidiaries (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) has the
corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to own and
operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee
and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (iii)
is duly qualified under the laws of each jurisdiction where its
ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure to
be so duly qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) is in compliance with all
Requirements of Law and Contractual Obligations, except any
non-compliance which could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable
Obligations . The Guarantor and each of
its Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority, and the
legal right, to make, deliver and perform this Guaranty and each of
the other Loan Documents and Transaction Documents to which it is a
party and to borrow thereunder and has taken all necessary
corporate action to authorize (i) the borrowings on the terms and
conditions of the Loan Documents and Transaction Documents, (ii)
the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty and each
of the other Loan Documents and Transaction Documents to which it
is a party and (iii) the remittance of payments in the applicable
currency of all amounts payable hereunder and thereunder. No
consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by
or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is
required in connection with the borrowings under the Loan Documents
or Transaction Documents, the remittance of payments in the
applicable currency in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof
or with the execution delivery, performance, validity or
enforceability of this Guaranty and each of the other Loan
Documents and Transaction Documents. This Guaranty and each of the
other Loan Documents and Transaction Documents to which they are a
party have been duly
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executed and delivered on behalf of the Guarantor
and each of its Subsidiaries. Each of this Guaranty and each of the
other Loan Documents and Transaction Documents to which they are a
party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries enforceable against the
Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by
proceedings in equity or law).
(e)
No Legal Bar . The
execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this
Guaranty, and by it and each of its Subsidiaries of the other Loan
Documents and Transaction Documents to which each such entity is a
party, the borrowings thereunder and the use of the proceeds
thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual
Obligation to which the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries is a party or
by which it is bound and will not result in, or require, the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or
revenues of any of the Guarantor or its Subsidiaries pursuant to
any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation.
(f)
No Material Litigation . Except as disclosed in Schedule VII attached hereto, no
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator
or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Guarantor, threatened by or against the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or
revenues (a) with respect to this Guaranty or the other Loan
Documents and Transaction Documents or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or (b) which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)
Ownership of Property; Liens
. The Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries has
good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, all its material real property, and good
title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other material
property except for defects in title which would not have a
Material Adverse Effect, and none of the property is subject to any
Lien, other than Permitted Liens.
(h)
Environmental Matters .
The Guarantor and its Subsidiaries have obtained all permits,
licenses and other authorizations that are necessary to operate
their respective business and required under all applicable
Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
set forth on Schedule II, (i) Hazardous Materials have not at any
time been generated, used, treated or stored on, released or
disposed of on, or transported to or from, any property owned,
leased, used, operated or occupied by the Guarantor or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the best of the Guarantor’s knowledge,
any property adjoining or in the vicinity of any such property
except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws other
than where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) there are no past, pending
or threatened (in writing)
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Environmental Claims against the Guarantor or any of
its Subsidiaries or any property owned, leased, used, operated or
occupied by the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries that
individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. The operations of the Guarantor and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with
all terms and conditions of the required permits, licenses,
certificates, registrations and authorizations, and are also in
compliance in all material respects with all other limitations,
restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements,
obligations, schedules and timetables contained in the
Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(i)
No Default . Except
with respect to the Indebtedness set forth on Schedule III, neither
the Guarantor nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or
with respect to any agreement, instrument or undertaking to which
it is a party or by which it is bound in any respect which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Series
2002-1 Early Amortization Event, Potential Series 2002-1 Early
Amortization Event, Event of Default or Default has occurred and is
continuing.
(j)
Taxes . Under the laws
of Bermuda, the execution, delivery and performance by the
Guarantor of this Guaranty and by it and each of its Subsidiaries
of the other Loan Documents and Transaction Documents to which they
are a party and all payments of principal, interest, fees and other
amounts hereunder and thereunder are exempt from all income or
withholding taxes, stamp taxes, charges or contributions of Bermuda
or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof,
irrespective of the fact that the Administrative Agent or any of
the Lenders may have a representative office or subsidiary in
Bermuda. The Guarantor is validly obligated to make all payments
due under this Guaranty and each of its Subsidiaries is validly
obligated to make all payments due under the other Loan Documents
and Transaction Documents free and clear of any such tax,
withholding or charge so that the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders shall receive the amounts due as if no such tax,
withholding or charge had been imposed.
(k)
Pari Passu Status . The
obligations of the Guarantor hereunder constitute direct, general
obligations of the Guarantor and rank at least pari passu (in
priority of payment) with all other unsecured, unsubordinated
obligations of the Guarantor resulting from any indebtedness for
borrowed money or guarantee.
(l)
Purpose of Advances .
The proceeds of the Loans under the Credit Agreement shall be used
by BLFC solely to either make advances under the Series 2002-1 VFC
or to repay Permitted Indebtedness outstanding from time to
time.
(m)
Information . All
information (including, with respect to the Guarantor, without
limitation, the financial statements required to be delivered
pursuant hereto), which has been made available to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of the Guarantor
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the
other Loan Documents and Transaction Documents is complete and
correct in all
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material respects and does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not
materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made; provided , that, with respect to
projected financial information provided by or on behalf of the
Guarantor, the Guarantor represents only that such information was
prepared in good faith by management of the Guarantor on the basis
of assumptions believed by such management to be reasonable as of
the time made.
(n)
Designated Obligors .
On the date hereof, BL directly or indirectly owns the percentage
of the voting stock of each Designated Obligor (other than BL) set
forth on Schedule IV hereto.
(o)
Restrictions on Designated Obligors
. There is no legal or regulatory restriction on the
ability of any Designated Obligor to pay dividends to the Guarantor
out of earnings at such times as such Designated Obligor is not
deemed to be insolvent pursuant to the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation nor any legal or regulatory restriction preventing
the Guarantor from converting such dividend payments to Dollars or
Euros.
(p)
Federal Regulations .
No part of the proceeds of any advances under the Investor
Certificates will be used for “purchasing” or
“carrying” any “margin stock” within the
respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States as now and from time to time hereafter in
effect.
(q)
Investment Company Act . The Guarantor is not an “investment company”, or
a company “controlled” by an “investment
company”, within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
(r)
Solvency . The
Guarantor is, individually and together with its Subsidiaries,
Solvent.
(s)
Consideration . The
Guarantor has received, or will receive, direct or indirect benefit
from the making of this Guaranty. The Guarantor has, independently
and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender
and based on such documents and information it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter
into this Guaranty.
The Guarantor agrees that the foregoing
representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been made by
the Guarantor on the date of each borrowing by BLFC under the
Credit Agreement on and as of such date.
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8.
Covenants .
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8.1
Affirmative Covenants .
The Guarantor hereby agrees that, so long as (i) any Loan remains
outstanding and unpaid or any other amount is owing to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or
(ii) the Commitments have not been terminated:
(a) Financial
Statements . The Guarantor shall furnish to the Administrative
Agent (who shall furnish a copy to each Lender):
(i) promptly
after each annual meeting of the Guarantor, but in any event within
one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year
of the Guarantor, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet
of the Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the end of
such year and related audited consolidated statements of income and
retained earnings and of cash flows for such year, setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year,
certified by independent public accountants reasonably acceptable
to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) as
soon as available, but in any event not later than sixty (60) days
after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal
year of the Guarantor, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
the Guarantor as at the end of such quarter and the related
unaudited consolidated statement of income for such quarter and the
portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous
year, each in the form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, certified by the chief financial officer of the Guarantor;
and
(iii) such
additional financial and other information as the Administrative
Agent (at the request of any Lender or otherwise) may from time to
time reasonably request;
all such financial statements furnished under clause
(i) above to be complete and correct in all material respects and
prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with
prior periods (except as approved by such accountants or officer,
as the case may be, and disclosed therein); provided ,
however , that the Guarantor shall not be required to
deliver the financial statements described under clauses (i) and
(ii) above if such statements are available within the time period
required by applicable Requirements of Law on EDGAR or from other
public sources.
(b)
Quarterly Compliance Certificates . The Guarantor shall,
within sixty (60) days after the end of each of the first three
fiscal quarters of each fiscal year and one hundred and twenty
(120) days after the end of each fiscal year, furnish to the
Administrative Agent its certificate signed by its chief
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financial officer, treasurer or controller stating
that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, during such
period each of the Guarantor and BLFC has observed or performed all
of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every
condition contained in this Guaranty and the other Loan Documents
and Transaction Documents and any other related documents to be
observed, performed or satisfied by each of them, and that such
officer has obtained no knowledge of any Series 2002-1 Early
Amortization Event, Potential Series 2002-1 Early Amortization
Event, Event of Default or Default except as specified in such
certificate and showing in reasonable detail the calculations
evidencing compliance with the covenants in subsection
8.2(a) .
(c)
Conduct of Business and Maintenance of
Existence . The Guarantor shall, and
shall cause each of the Designated Obligors to: (i) except as
permitted by subsection 8.2(b)
, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect
its corporate existence; and (ii) take all
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