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Exhibit
10.27
GUARANTY
Dated as of
December 12, 2006
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Lessee:
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Lessor:
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| Grace Semiconductor USA, Inc. |
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CIT Technologies Corporation, |
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| 530 Alder
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d/b/a CIT Systems Leasing |
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| Milpitas, CA
95035 |
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2285 Franklin Road |
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Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 |
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Telephone: |
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(248) 253-9000 |
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Fax: |
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(248)
339-1590 |
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1. Lease .
Capitalized terms used in this Guaranty (the
“Guaranty”) which are not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Schedule No. 001
dated December 12, 2006 (the “Schedule”) between
Lessee and Lessor, and, as provided below, counter-signed by
Guarantor subject to the terms of this Guaranty, to the Master
Equipment Lease Agreement dated as of October 26, 2006 between
Lessee and Lessor (“Master Lease”; the Schedule and the
Master Lease, as applicable thereto, collectively, the
“Lease”). The Lease provides for (a) an Initial
Term commencing on Lessee’s written acceptance of the
Equipment under the Lease and continuing for 36 months following
January 1, 2007; and (b) Rental Payments, to be paid by
Lessee, quarterly in advance, at the rate of US$681,706.00 for each
calendar quarter during the Initial Term. Copies of the Lease
documents, as executed by Lessee, have been reviewed and accepted
by Guarantor. Guarantor has signed a true and correct copy of the
Schedule solely for purpose of acknowledging that the copy so
signed is the form of the Schedule which is the subject of this
Guaranty; and each reference to the Schedule in this Guaranty is
substantively limited to the Schedule as so acknowledged by
Guarantor, provided further that this Guaranty shall not apply to
any changes in the Schedule, the Master Lease or any other
agreements between Lessor and Lessee without Guarantor’s
prior written consent such that Guarantor’s liability for the
Guaranteed Obligations (as defined below) shall in the absence of
such written consent and an amendment to this Guaranty signed by
Guarantor and Lessor continue in full force with respect to the
Guaranteed Obligations as they existed prior to such
change).
2. Guaranty .
Guarantor understands and acknowledges that the Equipment is being
leased by Lessor to Lessee with the understanding that the
Equipment and/or its use will be furnished by the Lessee to Grace
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, an exempted company
corporation of the Cayman Islands (“Grace Parent”;
Grace Parent is the Lessee’s parent company and is
guarantying the obligations of Lessee under the Lease), and that
the Equipment and/or its use will be further furnished by Grace
Parent itself to Grace Parent’s subsidiary, Shanghai Grace
Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (“Grace
Shanghai”), and the Equipment will be located in Shanghai,
China for the benefit of Grace Shanghai and Grace Parent and be
used for production by Grace Parent/Grace Shanghai of goods under a
contract with Cypress. Guarantor acknowledges that it will derive
commercial benefit from Lessor’s extension of the Lease to
Lessee and the giving of this Guaranty since without the benefit of
this Guaranty Lessor would not be entering into the Lease, or
acquiring the Equipment for lease thereunder. Accordingly, in order
to induce Lessor to enter into the Lease and acquire the Equipment,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor
unconditionally guarantees to Lessor the full and prompt payment,
observance, and performance when due of all obligations of Lessee
under the Lease to pay Rental Payments (as provided in the Lease,
including, without limitation as referenced in Section 5 of
the Master Lease, and pursuant to the Schedule) (collectively,
“Guaranteed
Obligations”). Guarantor will pay
any Guaranteed Obligations to Lessor within 10 days of
Lessor’s written demand to Guarantor therefor (such demand,
the “Demand Notice”; such period, the “Demand
Period”), and Guarantor agrees to pay, and the Guaranteed
Obligations shall also include, late interest accruing under the
Lease to the extent, and only to the extent consistent with the
following calculation: late interest accruing with respect to such
Guaranteed Obligations at the rate of 9% per annum, such late
interest to commence accruing after Guarantor has failed to pay any
Guaranteed Obligations during the Demand Period. This Guaranty is
absolute, continuing (for so long as the Guaranteed Obligations
remain unsatisfied), limited only by the amount of Guaranteed
Obligations, and independent, and shall not be affected, diminished
or released for any reason (other than actual payment thereof),
including, but not limited to, the following: (a) any
invalidity or lack of enforceability of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations; or (b) the absence of any attempt by the Lessor
to collect any of the Guaranteed Obligations from the Lessee or
Grace Parent or any other guarantor, or the absence of any other
action to enforce the same; or (c) the renewal, extension,
acceleration or any other change (provided any such change is
approved by Guarantor and is the subject of (and referenced in) an
amendment to this Guaranty signed by Guarantor and Lessor;
provided, however, and in the event such change is not approved by
Guarantor, or no such amendment is entered into, Guarantor’s
liability for the Guaranteed Obligations shall continue as provided
above with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations as they existed
prior to such change) in the time for payment of, or other terms
relating to the Guaranteed Obligations respecting Rental Payments
coming due during the Initial Term of the Lease, or any
modification, amendment, waiver, or other change of the terms of
any instrument evidencing the Guaranteed Obligations,
provided , however, that if any one or more events of the
kind referred to in this subsection (c) shall occur, and if
such event(s) shall have the effect of increasing the total dollar
amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, this Guaranty shall continue
in full force and effect with respect to the Guaranteed
Obligations, but only to the extent of the total dollar amount the
Guaranteed Obligations would have had if any such event(s)
increasing the total dollar amount of the Guaranteed Obligations
had not occurred; or (d) the failure by the Lessor to take any
steps to perfect and maintain its security interest in, or to
preserve its rights to, any security or collateral relating to the
Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, the Security
Funds); or (e) any judicial or governmental action, including,
without limitation, judicial or governmental action in the nature
of any bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or similar proceeding,
that affects Lessee, the Equipment, or the Guaranteed Obligations,
including, but not limited to, Lessee’s release from the
Guaranteed Obligations or the rejection or disaffirmance of the
Lease or any other agreement or any of the terms thereof, provided
further that, for the avoidance of doubt, Lessor acknowledges that
Guarantor shall not be liable for any costs or other damages
associated with Lessor’s inability to recover possession of
the Equipment; (f) any disability, defense or cessation of the
liability of Lessee; or (g) any assignment or transfer by
Lessor of any rights relating to the Guaranteed Obligations; or
(h) the disallowance of all or any portion of Lessor’s
claim(s) for repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations under
Section 502 of Title 11 of the United States Code.
3. Waivers .
Guarantor waives acceptance of this Guaranty (except that Guarantor
shall have no obligation to provide the original Credit described
below until it has received a counterpart of this Guaranty executed
by Lessor) and diligence, presentment, or demand for payment
(except for the demand provided for in Section 2 above
necessary to begin the Demand Period for any Guaranteed Obligations
or other notices required to be provided hereunder as specified in
Section 6 as relating to any non-Guaranteed Obligations of
Guarantor hereunder), notice of default or nonperformance by
Lessee, and all affirmative defenses and offsets and counterclaims
against Lessor (but nothing in such waiver of offsets and
counterclaims shall diminish or affect such liability as Lessor may
have to Guarantor from being asserted by Guarantor against Lessor
in a separate action, it being the sole intent of this waiver to
waive the right to assert offsets and counterclaims in any
enforcement of this Guaranty against the Guarantor, and not a
waiver of the underlying substantive rights Guarantor may have
against Lessor), any right to the benefit of any security, and any
requirement that Lessor proceed first against Lessee, Grace Parent
or any other
guarantor or the Security Funds or any
other collateral security. Guarantor hereby waives any right to
require that Lessor apply any payments or proceeds received toward
satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations in any particular order,
including any right to require Lessor to apply payments first to
rent or principal, provided, however, that Guarantor shall not be
liable under this Guaranty for any amounts respecting Guaranteed
Obligations which are satisfied by payment from the Lessee or Grace
Parent.
4. Payments .
The parties agree that all payments made by Lessee, Grace Parent or
Guarantor to Lessor on any of the Guaranteed Obligations will, when
made, be final. If any such payment is recovered from or repaid by
the Lessor, in whole or in part, in any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar proceeding instituted by or against Lessee or Guarantor,
this Guaranty shall continue to be fully applicable to the
Guaranteed Obligations to the same extent as though the payment so
recovered had never been originally made. If any Guaranteed
Obligation is paid by Guarantor but recovered by Lessor from or
repaid by the Lessee or Grace Parent, and such amounts are not
applied by Lessor to any other Guaranteed Obligations arising from
the Lease, Lessor agrees to return or reimburse such recovered but
unapplied amounts to Guarantor. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the foregoing or elsewhere in this Guaranty, Guarantor
understands and agrees that the Security Funds are not intended as
security for the Guaranteed Obligations (or other obligations of
Guarantor under this Guaranty, if any), and, therefore, if as a
requirement of law, including, as a result of any action by a
bankruptcy or other court Lessor is required to apply, or it
otherwise determines that it needs to apply and does so apply, all
or any portion of the Security Funds in satisfaction of any
Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor agrees that for purposes of this
Guaranty Guarantor will remain fully liable for the Guaranteed
Obligations paid out of the Security Funds and that any such
payment utilizing the Security Funds shall not be considered
a payment of the Guaranteed Obligation in question. For the
avoidance of doubt, Guarantor waives any right, title or interest
it may have in or to the Security Funds or the proceeds or benefits
thereof, whether by way of subrogation, indemnity, reimbursement,
contribution or otherwise, provided that no party other than Lessor
or its lawful assigns shall be entitled to assert the foregoing
provision (or any other provision in this Guaranty) as against
Guarantor.
5. Lists of Outstanding
Amounts . From time to time, but not more than once in any
three month period, Guarantor may request from Lessor, in writing,
directed to the Lessor’s address stated above, Attention:
Lease Operations, and Lessor will promptly provide to Guarantor, a
list of all Rental Payments under the Lease which have come due and
remain outstanding. Any such list provided by Lessor will be
binding upon Lessor, except with respect to payments recovered from
or repaid by Lessor, as contemplated under Section 4 above and
the collection of instruments received in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
6. Notices of Default
and Other Notices Under the Lease; Notice of Payments Received;
Notice of Default Under this Guaranty . As a courtesy and
accommodation to Guarantor, but not as a condition to
Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, Lessor shall endeavor to
(a) provide notice to Guarantor of copies of any written
notices of default given under the Lease at the same time as, or
promptly following, the time it gives such notices to Lessee,
(b) provide notice to Guarantor of a copy of any other notice
sent under the Lease at the same time as, or promptly following,
the time it gives the notice to the Lessee, (c) any notice of
nonrenewal of the Credit (as defined in Section 8 below)
received from the issuer thereof; and (d) confirm to Guarantor
of Lessor’s receipt of any Rental Payments, promptly after
such receipt, by fax or telephone, or in such other manner
reasonably acceptable to Lessor as Cypress may from time to time
request of Lessor, directed to Attn: Brad W. Buss, Chief Financial
Officer, Cypress Semiconductor Corp., 198 Champion Ct., San Jose,
CA 95134, Telephone: (408) 943-2754, Fax: (408) 943-4730,
at such other address as Cypress may from time to time notify
Lessee (any such confirmation, however, shall be subject to
Section 4 with respect to payments recovered from or repaid by
Lessor, as contemplated under Section 4 above, and the
collection of instruments received in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations). Except with
respect to any obligation of Guarantor
to provide a Substitute Credit, as provided in Section 8 below
(with respect to which the obligation to provide a Substitute
Credit shall be only subject to the notice requirements, if any,
provided for in Section 8), Lessor further agrees to provide
Guarantor with at least 10 days written notice of Lessor’s
assertion that Guarantor has any liability arising under this
Guaranty or is required to tak
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