GUARANTY
THIS
GUARANTY (“Guaranty”), dated June 15, 2009, is made by
Carbiz, Inc., whose address is 7115 16 th Street, Suite
105, Sarasota, Florida 34243-6816 (“Guarantor”), in
favor of WELLS FARGO PREFERRED CAPITAL, INC. (“WFPC”),
an Iowa corporation with offices at 800 Walnut Street, Des Moines,
Iowa.
BACKGROUND
A.
WFPC is contemporaneously herewith entering into a Loan and
Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended,
supplemented, modified or otherwise restated from time to time, the
“ Loan Agreement ”), with CARBIZ USA INC.,
CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT, INC., CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT AQ, INC., TEXAS AUTO
CREDIT, INC., CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT JV1, LLC, CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT IN1,
INC., CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT IN2, INC., CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT IN3, INC.,
CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT IN4, INC., CARBIZ AUTO CREDIT NE, INC. (“
Borrowers ”) under which WFPC has agreed to make loans
and advances to Borrowers from time to time.
B.
It is a condition precedent to WFPC entering into the Loan
Agreement that Guarantor shall have executed and delivered to WFPC
this Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in order to
induce WFPC to enter into the Loan Agreement, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound,
Guarantor does hereby covenant and agree with WFPC as
follows:
1.
Definitions and Construction . Reference is hereby made to
the Loan Agreement for a statement of the terms thereof. All terms
used in this Guaranty which are defined in the Loan Agreement and
not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Loan Agreement.
2.
Guaranty . Guarantor, absolutely, unconditionally, jointly
and severally, and without limit, guarantees and becomes surety for
the full, prompt and punctual payment to WFPC, as and when due,
whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of any and all
indebtedness, and performance of any and all liabilities and
obligations of Borrower to WFPC created at any time under, or
pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement (including, without
limitation, the Obligations as defined in the Loan Agreement) and
of the promissory notes issued by Borrowers in favor of WFPC,
evidencing the same (as may be amended, supplemented, modified or
restated from time to time, each a “ Note ” and
collectively, the “ Notes ”), whether for
principal, interest, premiums, fees, expenses or otherwise (all
such indebtedness, liabilities and obligations being herein called
collectively the “ Obligations ”), together with
any and all expenses, including without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements, which may be incurred by
WFPC in collecting any or all of the Obligations or enforcing any
and all rights against Guarantor under this Guaranty (herein the
“ Expenses ”). Without limiting
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder and notwithstanding any
purported termination of this Guaranty, if any bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition,
liquidation, dissolution, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
or similar event with respect to Borrowers or any co-guarantor or
endorser of all or any of the Obligations shall occur, and such
occurrence shall result in the return of (or in such event any
agent shall be requested to return) any payment or performance of
any of the Obligations or Expenses,
then (a)
without further notice, demand or other action, the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder shall be reinstated with respect to (i) such
payment or performance returned (or requested to be returned) and
(ii) with respect to all further obligations arising as a result of
such return or request, and (b) Guarantor shall thereupon be liable
therefor, without any obligation on the part of WFPC to contest or
resist any such return.
3.
Nature and Term of Guaranty .
(a) The
obligations and liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be
independent, joint and several, absolute, primary and direct,
irrevocable and unconditional, regardless of any non-perfection of
any collateral security for the Obligations; any lack of validity
or enforceability of the Loan Agreement or the Note or any of the
Obligations or Expenses; the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution, sale or other disposition of all, or substantially all
of the assets, marshalling of assets and liabilities, receivership,
insolvency, Bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
reorganization, arrangement, composition with creditors or
readjustment of, or other similar proceedings affecting any
Borrower or Guarantor or any co-guarantor or endorser of, any or
all of the Obligations and Expenses or any of the assets of any of
them, or any contest of the validity of this Guaranty in any such
proceeding; or any law, regulation or decree now or hereafter in
effect in any jurisdiction which might in any manner affect any of
such terms or provisions or any of the rights of WFPC with respect
thereto or which might cause or permit any Borrower or any
co-guarantor or endorser of the Obligations and Expenses to invoke
any defense to, or any alteration in the time, amount or manner of
payment of any or all of the Obligations and Expenses or
performance of this Guaranty.
(b) The
dissolution or adjudication of bankruptcy of Guarantor shall not
revoke this Guaranty. If the Guarantor shall be dissolved or shall
become insolvent (however defined), then WFPC shall have the right
to declare immediately due and payable, and Guarantor will
forthwith pay to WFPC, the full amount of all of the Obligations
whether due and payable or unmatured. If Guarantor voluntarily
commences or there is commenced involuntarily against the Guarantor
a case under the United States Bankruptcy Code, the full amount of
all of the Obligations, whether due and payable or unmatured, shall
be immediately due and payable without demand or notice
thereof.
(c)
This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in full
force and effect until the Obligations, the Expenses and any and
all other amounts payable hereunder shall have been paid in full
and no further loans or advances are available under the Loan
Agreement and the period during which any payment by Borrowers or
Guarantor is or may be subject to rescission, avoidance or refund
under the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar state statute) shall have
expired.
4.
Payment in Accordance with Note and Loan Agreement
.
(a) Guarantor hereby
guaranties that the Obligations and Expenses shall be paid and
performed strictly in accordance with the terms of the Note and the
Loan Agreement.
(b) If any
Obligation or Expense is not paid or performed by the Borrowers
punctually, subject to any applicable grace period, including
without limitation any Obligation due by acceleration of the
maturity thereof, Guarantor will, upon WFPC’s demand, without
duplication, immediately pay or perform such Obligation or Expense
or cause the same to be paid or performed. Guarantor will pay to
WFPC, upon demand, without duplication, all costs and expenses,
including
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the
Expenses, which may be incurred by WFPC in the collection or
enforcement of the Guarantor’s obligations under this
Guaranty.
5.
Rights and Remedies of WFPC . WFPC, in its sole discretion,
may proceed to exercise any right or remedy which it may have under
this Guaranty against Guarantor without first pursuing or
exhausting any rights or remedies which it may have against
Borrowers or against any other person or entity or any collateral
security, and may proceed to exercise any right or remedy which it
may have under this Guaranty without regard to any actions or
omissions of any other person or entity, in any manner or order,
without any obligation to marshal in favor of Guarantor or other
persons or entities and without releasing Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder with respect to any unpaid Obligations and
Expenses. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to WFPC is
intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies,
but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in
addition to every other remedy given under this Guaranty or now or
hereafter existing at law or in equity.
6.
Actions Not Affecting Guaranty . WFPC, at any time or from
time to time, in such manner and upon such terms as it may deem
proper, may extend or change the time of payment or the manner or
place of payment of, or otherwise modify or waive any of the terms
of, or release, exchange, settle or compromise any or all of the
Obligations and Expenses or any collateral security therefor, or
subordinate payment of the same, or any part thereof, to the
payment of any other indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of
Borrowers which may at any time be due or owing to WFPC, or elect
not to enforce any of WFPC’s rights with respect to any or
all of the Obligations and Expenses or any collateral security
therefor, all without notice to, or further assent of Guarantor and
without releasing or affecting Guarantor’s obligations
hereunder.
7.
Payments Under Guaranty .
(a)
All payments by Guarantor hereunder shall be made in immediately
available funds and in lawful money of the United States of America
to WFPC as set forth in the Loan Agreement or otherwise directed by
WFPC. All payme