EXHIBIT 10.2
GUARANTY
This Guaranty
(“Guaranty”) dated as of 3-30-2009, is entered
into between CAPITAL CITY ENERGY GROUP, INC.
(“Guarantor”), in favor of CRESTMARK COMMERCIAL CAPITAL
LENDING LLC (“Creditor”).
RECITALS
A. Creditor
and HOTWELL SERVICES, INC. (“Client”) are entering into
an ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FINANCING AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) pursuant to which Creditor will purchase
certain accounts receivable from Client.
B. In
order to induce Creditor to enter into the Agreement with Client,
Guarantor has agreed to enter into this Guaranty in order to
guaranty any loans or advances or other financial accommodations
made or extended by Creditor.
ACCORDINGLY, in
consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties
agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
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GUARANTY
1.1
Guaranty of Obligations. Guarantor, and any and
all successor entities resulting by operation of merger, law, or
otherwise, including but not limited to any successor debtor in
possession of Guarantor as such term is used in Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.),
unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantees and promises
to pay to Creditor, upon the written demand of Creditor, in lawful
money of the United States of America and in immediately available
funds, any and all indebtedness and obligations (hereinafter
collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”) of the
Client, and all successors-in-interest of Client by operation of
law or otherwise, including, but not limited to, any Trustee (as
defined in the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §101
et seq., or successor statutes) or debtor-in-possession, and
including, but not limited to, any successor-in-interest arising
out of any merger or reorganization involving Client, whether
Client is a surviving or disappearing person or entity as a result
of those transactions, to Creditor under the Agreement or any other
note, loan agreement, credit agreement, security agreement, pledge
agreement, mortgage, or other documents or instrument (hereinafter
collectively, the “Documents”) or otherwise.
The term
“Guaranteed Obligations” is used herein in its most
comprehensive sense and includes all obligations of Client to
Creditor (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and
expenses, and unpaid interest, including interest that, but for the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy, would have accrued on the
Guaranteed Obligations) now existing or hereafter incurred or
created, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, and however arising,
whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, whether Client may be liable jointly, severally, or
solidarily with others, whether recovery upon such indebtedness may
be or hereafter becomes barred by any statute of limitations or
whether such indebtedness may be or hereafter becomes otherwise
unenforceable, and includes Client’s prompt, full and
faithful performance, observance and discharge of each and every
term, condition, agreement, representation, warranty, undertaking
and provision to be performed by Client under the Documents or
otherwise. Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty
constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of
collection.
1.2
Unlimited Guaranty. There are no dollar
limitations on the amount of Guarantor’s liability under this
Guaranty.
1.3
Continuing Guaranty. This Guaranty is a
continuing guaranty and shall remain effective until the Guaranteed
Obligations have been fully paid, performed and discharged as
provided in Section 10 and Creditor has given written notice of
that fact to Guarantor.
1.4
Solidary Liability. Guarantor agrees that its
liability and obligations in favor of Creditor shall be joint,
several and in solidor with Client and all other guarantors of the
Guaranteed Obligations, and that a separate action or actions may
be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor to enforce
Creditor’s rights under this Guaranty, whether action is
brought against Client or whether Client is joined in any such
action or actions. Guarantor agrees that any releases
which may be given by Creditor to Client or any other guarantor
shall not release it from this Guaranty.
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SECURITY INTEREST
As
collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor grants to
Creditor a continuing security interest in and to any collateral
now or hereafter described in any form UCC-1 filed against
Guarantor naming Creditor as the secured party, and all of
Guarantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following
property, now owned and hereafter acquired:
2.1 All
accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles, including, but not
limited to, tax and duty refunds, registered and unregistered
patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names,
applications for the foregoing, trade secrets, customer lists,
licenses, whether as licensor or licensee, and existing and future
leasehold interest in equipment, and fixtures,
documents,
instruments,
deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, securities, and all
rights of Guarantor as a seller of goods, including rights of
reclamation, replevin and stoppage in transit;
2.2 All
goods, including, but not limited to the following:
2.2.1 All
inventory, wherever located;
2.2.2 All
equipment and fixtures, wherever located, and all additions,
substitutions, replacements (including spare parts), and accessions
thereof and thereto;
2.3 All
books and records relating to all of the foregoing property and
interest in property, including, without limitation, all computer
programs, printed output and computer readable data in the
possession or control of Guarantor, any computer service bureau or
other third party; and
2.4 All
proceeds of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, all
insurance proceeds, all claims against third parties of loss or
destruction of or damage to any of the foregoing, and all income
from the lease or rental of any of the foregoing.
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
Guarantor hereby grants Creditor an irrevocable
power of attorney (which, being coupled with an interest, is
irrevocable) for the purpose of acting on Guarantor’s behalf
to:
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endorse or sign
Guarantor’s name on any checks or other
instruments
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which come into
Creditor’s possession with respect to Client’s accounts
receivable; and
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negotiate,
transfer, deposit, and otherwise deal with such checks or
other
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instruments as
the sole owner thereof.
In granting this Power of Attorney, Guarantor
hereby cancels and revokes all previous powers of attorney in
respect of the matters comprised herein which have been granted to
any other person.
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INDEMNITY
4.1
Indemnity. In addition to the payment of
expenses pursuant to Section 11.1.2, Guarantor agrees to indemnify,
defend, exonerate, pay and hold Creditor and the officers,
directors, employees and agents of Creditor (the
“Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
causes of action, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without
limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to Creditor and
expert witness fees and disbursements) for such Indemnitees in
connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial
proceeding, whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated a
party thereto, that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted
against such Indemnitee, in any manner relating to or arising out
of or in connection with this Guaranty (the “Indemnified
Liabilities”). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Indemnified Liabilities shall not include liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions, causes of action, judgments,
suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements to the extent
caused by or resulting from the willful misconduct or gross
negligence of such Indemnitee.
4.2
Notice. Each Indemnitee will promptly notify
Guarantor of each event of which it has knowledge that may give
rise to a claim under this Section.
4.3
Defense of Actions. If any investigative,
judicial or administrative proceeding arising in connection with
any of the Indemnified Liabilities is brought against any
Indemnitee indemnified or intended to be indemnified pursuant to
this Section, Guarantor, to the extent and in the manner directed
by the Indemnitee or intended Indemnitee, will resist and defend
such action, suit or proceeding or cause the same to be resisted
and defended by counsel designated by Guarantor (which counsel
shall be satisfactory to the Indemnitee or intended
Indemnitee). Each Indemnitee will use its best efforts
to cooperate in the defense of any such action, suit or
proceeding. To the extent that the undertaking to
indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in the preceding
sentence may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or
public policy, Guarantor shall make the maximum contribution to the
payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities
that is permissible under applicable law.
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CONSENTS BY GUARANTOR
5.1
Consents. Guarantor hereby authorizes Creditor,
without notice or demand and without affecting Guarantor’s
liability hereunder, from time to time to:
5.1.1
Changes in Terms. Renew, compromise, extend,
refinance, accept partial payments, accelerate or restructure the
Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise change the time for payment or
the terms of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part
thereof, including, without limitation, increasing or decreasing
the rate of interest thereof;
5.1.2
Amendment of Documents. Waive, amend, rescind or
modify any of the terms or provisions of the Documents or any
agreement or document executed in connection therewith;
5.1.3
Liquidation of Guaranteed Obligations. Settle,
release, compromise, collect or otherwise liquidate the Guaranteed
Obligations, or any part thereof, and any security or collateral
therefor in any manner as Creditor may determine in its sole
discretion;
5.1.4
Collateral. Take and hold collateral to secure
the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations and exchange, enforce,
waive and release any such collateral, and apply such collateral
and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as Creditor in its
sole discretion may determine;
5.1.5
Releases. Release the Client, or release or
substitute any one or more other guarantors;
5.1.6
Assignment. Assign, without notice, this
Guaranty in whole or in part and Creditor’s rights hereunder
to any one at any time;
5.1.7
Application of Payments. Apply payments on
account of the Guaranteed Obligations, from any source in any
manner deemed to be in the best interests of Creditor in the sole
discretion of Creditor, including the application of payments on a
“last-in-first-out basis;” and
5.1.8
Other Guaranties. Take other gu