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GUARANTY dated as of June 1, 2007 among

Guarantee Agreement

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Title: GUARANTY dated as of June 1, 2007 among
Governing Law: New York     Date: 6/4/2007
Industry: Broadcasting and Cable TV     Sector: Services

GUARANTY dated as of June 1, 2007 among, Parties: afrispace  inc , asia space limited , australia and worldspace satellite company , bank of new york , other credit parties , worldspace satellite company ltd , worldspace systems corporation , worldspace  inc
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Exhibit 99.9

GUARANTY

dated as of June 1, 2007

among

THE GUARANTORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK,

as Collateral Agent

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS*

 

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ARTICLE I
GUARANTY

Section 1.01

   The Guaranty    1

Section 1.02

   Guaranty Absolute    2

Section 1.03

   Payments    4

Section 1.04

   Discharge; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances    4

Section 1.05

   Waiver by the Guarantors    5

Section 1.06

   Agreement to Pay; Subordination of Subrogation Claims    7

Section 1.07

   Stay of Acceleration    7

Section 1.08

   No Set-Off    8
ARTICLE II
INDEMNIFICATION, SUBROGATION AND CONTRIBUTION

Section 2.01

   Indemnity and Subrogation    8

Section 2.02

   Contribution and Subrogation    8
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Section 3.01

   Representations and Warranties; Certain Agreements    8

Section 3.02

   Information    9

Section 3.03

   Subordination by Guarantors    9
ARTICLE IV
SET-OFF

Section 4.01

   Right of Set-Off    10
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.01

   Notices    10

Section 5.02

   Benefit of Agreement    10

Section 5.03

   No Waivers; Non-Exclusive Remedies    10

Section 5.04

   Expenses; Indemnification    11

Section 5.05

   Enforcement    11

Section 5.06

   Amendments and Waivers    11

Section 5.07

   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction    12

Section 5.08

   Limitation of Law; Severability    12

Section 5.09

   Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness    12

Section 5.10

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    13

Section 5.11

   Additional Guarantors    13

Section 5.12

   Termination; Release of Guarantors    13

Section 5.13

   Conflict    13

*

The Table of Contents is not part of the Guaranty.

 

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GUARANTY dated as of June 1, 2007 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) among WorldSpace Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation, AfriSpace, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Asia Space Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Australia and WorldSpace Satellite Company, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Guarantors”), and The Bank of New York (“ Bank of New York ”), as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders referred to herein.

In connection with the transactions (the “ Redemption and Exchange Transaction ”) contemplated by that certain Amendment, Redemption and Exchange Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2007 (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “ Exchange Agreement ”), among WorldSpace, Inc. (the “Borrower”) and the Holders, the Holders have agreed to exchange $45,000,000 principal amount of Existing Notes (as such term is defined in the Exchange Agreement) for first lien bridge notes (the “ Bridge Notes ”) in the aggregate principal amount of $45,000,000. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Bridge Notes shall have the meanings given to them in the Bridge Notes.

To induce the Holders to enter into the Exchange Agreement, the Bridge Notes and the Security Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2007, among the Collateral Agent, the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Holders (collectively, the “ Bridge Loan Documents ”), the Guarantors have agreed, jointly and severally, to provide a guaranty of all obligations of the Borrower under and in respect of the Bridge Loan Documents. The Borrower and the Guarantors are referred to herein individually as a “ Credit Party ” and collectively as the “ Credit Parties .” As used herein, “ Other Credit Parties ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any and all of the Credit Parties other than such Guarantor.

Each of the Guarantors is a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower and will receive not insubstantial benefits from the Bridge Notes and the financial accommodations to be made, issued or entered into thereunder. Accordingly, the Guarantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders as follows:

ARTICLE I

GUARANTY

Section 1.01 The Guaranty . Each Guarantor unconditionally guarantees, jointly with the other Guarantors, and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety: (i) the due and punctual payment of all obligations under the Bridge Notes whether now or hereafter due, owing or incurred in any manner, whether actual or contingent, whether incurred solely or jointly with any other Person and whether as principal or surety (and including all liabilities in connection with any notes, bills or other instruments accepted by any Holder in connection therewith), together in each case with all renewals, modifications, consolidations or extensions thereof, and (ii) the due and punctual performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and the Other Credit Parties under or pursuant to the Bridge Notes and the other Bridge Loan Documents (all such monetary and other obligations being herein collectively referred to as the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”).

Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to a maximum aggregate amount equal to the greatest amount that would not render such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any provisions of applicable state law (collectively, the “ Fraudulent Transfer Laws ”), in each case after giving effect to all other liabilities of such Guarantor, contingent or otherwise, that are relevant under the Fraudulent Transfer Laws (specifically excluding, however, any liabilities of such Guarantor (i) in respect of intercompany

 


indebtedness to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates to the extent that such indebtedness (A) would be discharged or would be subject to a right of set-off in an amount equal to the amount paid by such Guarantor hereunder or (B) has been pledged to, and is enforceable by, Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent or Holders or and (ii) under any guaranty of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations which guaranty contains a limitation as to a maximum amount similar to that set forth in this paragraph pursuant to which the liability of such Guarantor hereunder is included in the liabilities taken into account in determining such maximum amount) and after giving effect as assets of such Guarantor to the value (as determined under the applicable provisions of the Fraudulent Transfer Laws) of any rights to subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or similar rights of such Guarantor pursuant to (i) applicable Law or (ii) any agreement providing for an equitable allocation among such Guarantor and other Affiliates of the Borrower of obligations arising under guaranties by such parties (including the agreements in Article II of this Agreement). In the event that any Guarantor’s liability hereunder is limited pursuant to this paragraph to an amount that is less than the total amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, then it is understood and agreed that the portion of the Guaranteed Obligations for which such Guarantor is liable hereunder shall be the last portion of the Guaranteed Obligations to be repaid.

Section 1.02 Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Bridge Loan Documents, regardless of any Law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Holders with respect thereto. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Agreement are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce this Agreement, irrespective of whether any action is brought against the Borrower or any Other Credit Party or whether the Borrower or any Other Credit Party is joined in any such action or actions. This Agreement is an absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment when due, and not of collection, by each Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations in each and every particular. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are several from those of the Other Credit Parties and are primary obligations concerning which each Guarantor is the principal obligor. The Holders shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.

The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which any Guarantor may have at any time against any Other Credit Party, the Collateral Agent or any Holder or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by any Other Credit Party to the Collateral Agent or any Holder under the Bridge Loan Documents but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or such Other Credit Party.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be released, discharged or otherwise affected or impaired by:

(i) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, acceleration, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Borrower or any Other Credit Party under the Bridge Notes, any other Bridge Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument evidencing or securing any Guaranteed Obligation, by operation of Law or otherwise;

(ii) any change in the manner, place, time or terms of payment of any Guaranteed Obligation or any other amendment, supplement or modification to the Bridge Notes, the Notes, any Swap Agreement, any other Bridge Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument evidencing or securing any Guaranteed Obligation;

 

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(iii) any release, non-perfection or invalidity of any direct or indirect security for any Guaranteed Obligation, any sale, exchange, surrender, realization upon, offset against or other action in respect of any direct or indirect security for any Guaranteed Obligation or any release of any Other Credit Party or any other guarantor or guarantors of any Guaranteed Obligation;

(iv) any change in the existence, structure or ownership of the Borrower or any Other Credit Party or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or other similar proceeding affecting the Borrower or any Other Credit Party or its assets or any resulting disallowance, release or discharge of all or any portion of any Guaranteed Obligation;

(v) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which any Guarantor may have at any time against the Borrower, any Other Credit Party, the Collateral Agent, any Holder or any other Person, whether in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

(vi) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Borrower or any Other Credit Party for any reason of the Bridge Notes, any other Bridge Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument evidencing or securing any Guaranteed Obligation or any provision of applicable Law purporting to prohibit the payment by the Borrower or any Other Credit Party of any Guaranteed Obligation;

(vii) any failure by the Collateral Agent or any Holder: (A) to file or enforce a claim against any Other Credit Party or its estate (in a bankruptcy or other proceeding); (B) to give notice of the existence, creation or incurrence by any Other Credit Party of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation under or with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations; (C) to commence any action against any Other Credit Party; (D) to disclose to any Guarantor any facts which the Collateral Agent or such Holder may now or hereafter know with regard to any Other Credit Party; or (E) to proceed with due diligence in the collection, protection or realization upon any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations;

(viii) any direction as to application of payment by the Borrower, any Other Credit Party or any other Person;

(ix) any subordination by any Holder of the payment of any Guaranteed Obligation to the payment of any other liability (whether matured or unmatured) of any Other Credit Party to its creditors;

(x) any act or failure to act by the Collateral Agent or any Holder under this Agreement or otherwise which may deprive any Guarantor of any right to subrogation, contribution or reimbursement against any Other Credit Party or any right to recover full indemnity for any payments made by such Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations; or

(xi) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Borrower, any Other Credit Party, the Collateral Agent or any Holder or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this clause, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder (except that a Guarantor may assert the defense of final payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

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Each Guarantor has irrevocably and unconditionally delivered this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Holders, and the failure by any Other Credit Party or any other Person to sign this Agreement or a guaranty similar to this Agreement or otherwise shall not discharge the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder. The irrevocable and unconditional liability of each Guarantor hereunder applies whether it is jointly and severally liable for the entire amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, or only for a pro-rata portion, and without regard to any rights (or the impairment thereof) of subrogation, contribution or reimbursement that such Guarantor may now or hereafter have against any Other Credit Party or any other Person. This Agreement is and shall remain fully enforceable against each Guarantor irrespective of any defenses that any Other Credit Party may have or assert in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, including, without limitation, failure of consideration, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury, except that a Guarantor may assert the defense of final payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations.

Section 1.03 Payments .

(a) Payments to be Made Upon Event of Default . If the Borrower or any Other Credit Party fails to pay or perform any Guaranteed Obligation when due in accordance with its terms (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or if any Event of Default specified in Sections 4(a)(iii) and (iv) of the Bridge Notes occurs with respect to the Borrower, the Guarantors shall, forthwith on demand of the Collateral Agent, pay the aggregate amount of all Guaranteed Obligations to the Collateral Agent.

(b) General Provisions as to Payments . Each payment hereunder shall be made without set-off, counterclaim or other deduction, in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City, to the Collateral Agent at the address referred to in Section 5.01 (it being understood that a Guarantor may assert the defense of final payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).

(c) Application of Payments. All payments received by the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be applied as provided in Section 10.1 of the Security Agreement and Section 4.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 1.04 Discharge; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances . Each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until the principal of and interest on the Bridge Notes and all other amounts payable by the Borrower and the Other Credit Parties under or with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) have been paid in full in cash. No payment or payments made by the Borrower, any Other Credit Party or any other Person or received or collected by any Holder from the Borrower, any Other Credit Party 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 any Guarantor hereunder, it being understood that each Guarantor shall, notwithstanding any such payment or payments, remain liable for the Guaranteed Obligations until the Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) are paid in full in cash. If at any time any payment by the Borrower, any Other Credit Party or any other Person of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or such Other Credit Party or other Person or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervener or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or such Other Credit Party or other Person or any substantial part of its

 

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respective property or otherwise, each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time. Each Guarantor agrees that payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or other acts which toll any statute of limitations applicable to the Guaranteed Obligations shall also toll the statute of limitations applicable to each Guarantor’s liability hereunder.

Section 1.05 Waiver by the Guarantors . Each Guarantor hereby waives, only to the extent permitted by applicable law, presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Other Credit Parties of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and also waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance of its guarantee, any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Agreement and any requirement that the Collateral Agent or any Holder protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto. Each Guarantor further waives any right to require that resort be had by the Collateral Agent or any Holder to any security held for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations or to any balance of any deposit, account or credit on the books of the Collateral Agent or any Holder in favor of any Holder or any other Person. Each Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following to the fullest extent permitted by Law, and agrees that such Guarantor’s obligations under this Agreement shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any rights (including rights to notice) which such Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:

(i) any renewal, extension, modification, increase, decrease, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or any instrument executed in connection therewith, or any contract or understanding with any Other Credit Party, the Collateral Agent, any Holder, or any of them, or any other Person, pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations;

(ii) any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by the Collateral Agent or any Holder to any Other Credit Party or any other Person liable on the Guaranteed Obligations; or the failure of the Collateral Agent or any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to exercise any right or remedy against any Other Credit Party under the provisions of any Bridge Loan Document or otherwise; or any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Bridge Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any Other Credit Party under this Agreement;

(iii) the insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of any Other Credit Party or any other Person at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of any Other Credit Party, or any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Other Credit Party, or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of any Other Credit Party, or any change in the shareholders, partners, or members of any Other Credit Party; or any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(iv) the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason whatsoever, including the fact that the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, exceed the amount permitted by Law, the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra vires , the officers or representatives executing the documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in


 
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