Exhibit 10.66
OPERATING COMPANIES GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
November 30, 2007, is made by and among Smith & Wesson
Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ S&W Corp.
”), Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc., a New Hampshire
corporation (“ TCAC ”), and those additional
entities that hereafter become guarantors hereunder by executing a
joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto (each a “ Guarantor ” and collectively
the “ Guarantors ”), and Toronto Dominion
(Texas) LLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “
Administrative Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as
defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
Reference is made to that certain
Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“ Credit Agreement ”) , among Smith
&Wesson Holdings Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“
Holdings ”), S&W Corp., TCAC (Holdings, S&W
Corp. and TCAC are, individually, “ Borrower ”,
and collectively, “ Borrowers ”), the lenders
party from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders
”), and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used and
not defined herein are used with the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans
and grant financial accommodations to one or more of the Borrowers,
pursuant to, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions
specified in, the Credit Agreement. Each Guarantor acknowledges
that it has derived and will derive substantial benefit from the
making of the Loans by the Lenders to the Borrowers. As
consideration therefor and in order to induce the Lenders to make
Loans, each Guarantor is willing to execute this Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
SECTION 1. Guarantee . Each
Guarantor unconditionally guarantees, jointly with any other
Guarantor of the several Obligations of Holdings under the Credit
Agreement and other Loan Documents (“ Holdings’
Obligations ”) and severally, as a primary obligor and
not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment of
Holdings’ Obligations. Each Guarantor waives notice of, and
hereby consents to any agreements or arrangements whatsoever by the
Secured Parties with any other Person pertaining to Holdings’
Obligations, including agreements and arrangements for payment,
extension, renewal, subordination, composition, arrangement,
discharge or release of the whole or any part of Holdings’
Obligations, or for the discharge or surrender of any or all
security, or for the compromise, whether by way of acceptance of
part payment or otherwise, and, the same shall in no way impair
each Guarantor’s liability hereunder.
SECTION 2. Holdings’
Obligations Not Waived . To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, each Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of
payment from and protest to Holdings or any other Person of any of
Holdings’ Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance
of its guarantee, notice of protest for nonpayment and all other
formalities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
Guarantee of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected by (a)
the failure of any Loan Party to assert any claim or demand or to
enforce or exercise any right or remedy against Holdings or any
Guarantor under the provisions of the Credit Agreement, any other
Loan Document or otherwise; (b) any extension, renewal
or
increase
of or in any of Holdings’ Obligations; (c) any
rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release
from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, the Credit
Agreement, any other Loan Document, any guarantee or any other
agreement or instrument, including with respect to any Guarantor
under the Loan Documents; (d) the release of (or the failure
to perfect a security interest in) any of the security held by or
on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party;
or (e) the failure or delay of any Secured Party to exercise
any right or remedy against Holdings or any Guarantor of
Holdings’ Obligations.
SECTION 3. Security. Each
Guarantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to (a) take and
hold security for the payment of this Guaranty and Holdings’
Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such
security pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents;
(b) apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale
thereof as it in its sole discretion may determine subject to the
terms of any other Loan Documents; and (c) release or
substitute any one or more endorsees, other Guarantors or other
obligors pursuant to the terms of any other Loan Documents. In no
event shall this Section 3 require any Guarantor to grant
security, except as required by the terms of the Loan
Documents.
SECTION 4. Guarantee of
Payment. Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee
constitutes a guarantee of payment when due and not of collection
and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to any of the
security held for payment of Holdings’ Obligations or to any
balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the
Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party in favor of
Holdings or any other Person.
SECTION 5. No Discharge or
Diminishment of Guaranty. The obligations of each Guarantor
hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation,
impairment or termination for any reason (other than the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of Holdings’
Obligations), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender,
alteration or compromise of any of Holdings’ Obligations, and
shall not be subject to any defense (other than a defense of
payment) or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination
whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of Holdings’ Obligations or otherwise.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations
of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or
otherwise affected by the failure of the Administrative Agent or
any other Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce
any remedy under the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any
guarantee or any other agreement or instrument, by any amendment,
waiver or modification of any provision of the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document or other agreement or instrument, by any
default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance
of Holdings’ Obligations, or by any other act, omission or
delay to do any other act that may or might in any manner or to any
extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or that would otherwise
operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or
equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all
Holdings’ Obligations) or which would impair or eliminate any
right of any Guarantor to subrogation.
SECTION 6. Defenses Waived. To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor
waives any defense based on or arising out of the unenforceability
of Holdings’ Obligations or any part thereof from any cause
or the cessation from any cause of the liability (other than the
final and indefeasible payment in full in cash of Holdings’
Obligations) of
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Holdings
or any other Person. Subject to the terms of the other Loan
Documents, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties
may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or
more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept
an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure,
compromise or adjust any part of Holdings’ Obligations, make
any other accommodation with Holdings or any other Guarantor or
exercise any other right or remedy available to them against
Holdings or any other Guarantor, without affecting or impairing in
any way the liability of each Guarantor hereunder except to the
extent Holdings’ Obligations have been fully, finally and
indefeasibly paid in cash. Each Guarantor waives any defense
arising out of any such election even though such election
operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish
any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy
of each Guarantor against Holdings or any other Guarantor or any
security.
SECTION 7. Agreement to Pay;
Subordination. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in
limitation of any other right that the Administrative Agent or any
other Secured Party has at law or in equity against each Guarantor
by virtue hereof, upon the failure of Holdings or any other Loan
Party to pay any Secured Obligation when and as the same shall
become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of
prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will
forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent or
such other Secured Party as designated thereby in cash an amount
equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Obligations then due,
together with accrued and unpaid interest and fees on such
Obligations. Upon payment by each Guarantor of any sums to the
Administrative Agent or any Secured Party as provided above, all
rights of each Guarantor against Holdings arising as a result
thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution,
reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be
subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior
indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Holdings’
Obligations. In addition, any indebtedness of Holdings or any
Subsidiary now or hereafter held by each Guarantor that is required
by the Credit Agreement to be subordinated to Holdings’
Obligations is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the prior
payment in full of Holdings’ Obligations. If any amount shall
be paid to any Guarantor on account of (i) such subrogation,
contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or similar right or
(ii) any such indebtedness at any time when any Secured
Obligation then due and owing has not been paid, such amount shall
be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall
forthwith be paid to the Administrative Agent to be credited
against the payment of Holdings’ Obligations, whether matured
or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Documents.
SECTION 8. General Limitation on
Guarantee Obligations . In any action or proceeding involving
any state corporate law, or any state, Federal or foreign
bankruptcy, i
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