Exhibit 10.1
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
made by
THE GUARANTORS NAMED HEREIN
and
THE ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS REFERRED TO
HEREIN
as Guarantors
in favor of
THE PURCHASERS REFERRED TO HEREIN
Dated as of August 24, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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section 1
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DEFINED TERMS
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Other Definitional Provisions
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section 2
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GUARANTEE
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2.1
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Guarantee
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2.2
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Right of Contribution
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2.3
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No Subrogation
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2.4
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Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Company
Obligations
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2.5
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Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional
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2.6
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Reinstatement
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2.7
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Payments
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2.8
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Information
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section 3
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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3.1
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Representations in Securities Purchase
Agreement
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3.2
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Satisfaction or Waiver of Conditions
Precedent
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3.3
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Credit Analysis
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section 4
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COVENANTS
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section 5
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MISCELLANEOUS
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5.1
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Amendments; Waivers
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5.2
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Notices
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5.3
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No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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5.4
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Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification
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5.5
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Successors and Assigns
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5.6
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Counterparts; Guarantor’s Separate
Guarantees
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5.7
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Severability
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5.8
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Headings
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5.9
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GOVERNING LAW
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5.10
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Acknowledgments
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5.11
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Additional Guarantors
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5.12
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Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY (this “
Guaranty ”),
dated as of August 24, 2007, made by the Persons listed on the
signature pages hereof under the caption “Subsidiary
Guarantors” and the Additional Guarantors (as defined in
Section 5.11) (such Persons so listed and the Additional Guarantors
being, collectively, the “ Guarantors ” and, individually,
each a “ Guarantor
”) in favor of and for the benefit of the
Purchasers (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “
Securities Purchase Agreement
”) by and among the Company, the several
purchasers from time to time party thereto (the “
Purchasers ”),
the Company has agreed to issue senior notes in the aggregate
principal amount of $55,000,000) (the “ Notes ”) upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Company is a member of an affiliated
group of companies that includes each of the Guarantors;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors are engaged
in related businesses, and each Guarantor will derive substantial
direct and indirect benefit from the issuance of the senior notes
under the Securities Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligation of the
Purchasers to purchase the Notes (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement) under the Securities Purchase Agreement that
the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered this Subsidiary
Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and
to induce the Purchasers to enter into the Securities Purchase
Agreement and to purchase the Notes, and for other good and
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees as
follows:
SECTION 1
DEFINED TERMS
(a) Unless
otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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(b)
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The following terms shall have the following
meanings:
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“ Business
Day ”: any day other than Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the city of New
York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
“ Company
Obligations ”: the collective
reference to each Obligation of the Company to the Purchasers
arising under, out of, or in connection with any Transaction
Document, or any other document made, delivered or given in
connection therewith.
“ Default
”: as defined in the Notes.
“ Disregarded
Person ”: a Person who is
disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for United States
federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation
Section 301.7701-2(c)(2).
“ Domestic
Subsidiary ”: a Subsidiary other
than a Foreign Subsidiary.
“ Dollars
” and “ $ ”: dollars in lawful currency
of the United States.
“ Foreign
Subsidiary ”: a Subsidiary that is
not a “United States person” under and as defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“ Guarantor
Obligations ”: with respect to any
Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) the Company
Obligations and (ii) each Obligation of such Guarantor to any
Purchaser arising under, out of, or in connection with any
Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered or
given in connection therewith.
“ Guarantors ”: the collective
reference to each of the Subsidiaries of the Company who are
signatories hereto and any other entity that may become a party
hereto as a Guarantor as provided herein.
“ Indebtedness ”: as defined in
the Notes.
“ Majority
Holders ”: the holders of a
majority in outstanding principal amount of the Notes.
“ Obligations ”: (i) the
unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing,
at the then applicable rate provided in the Notes after the
maturity of the Notes and interest accruing at the then applicable
rate provided in the Notes after the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization
or like proceeding, relating to the Company or any Subsidiary
(whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest
is allowed in such proceeding)) the Notes and (ii) all other
obligations and liabilities of the Company to any Purchaser whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
or now existing
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or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out
of, or in connection with, the Securities Purchase Agreement, any
other Transaction Document, or any other document made, delivered
or given in connection herewith or therewith, in each case whether
on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees and other charges
of counsel to any Purchaser that are required to be paid by the
Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to any such document) or
otherwise.
“ Securities
Act ”: the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
“ Termination
Date ”: the date on which all of
the following shall have occurred: (i) the principal of and accrued
interest on all outstanding Notes shall have been paid in full and
(ii) all fees, expenses, premiums, indemnities and other amounts
then due and payable in respect of the Obligations shall have been
paid in full.
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(c)
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The following terms are defined elsewhere in this
Guaranty:
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“ Additional
Guarantor ”
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Section 5.11
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“ Guaranty
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Preamble
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“ Guarantor ”
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Preamble
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“ Purchaser ”
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Preamble
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“ Securities Purchase
Agreement ”
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Preamble
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1.2
Other Definitional Provisions
. (a) The words “hereof”,
“herein,” “hereto” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section, Annex and
Schedule references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise
specified.
(b) The
meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable
to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
(c) Unless
the context requires otherwise, (i) the words
“include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”, (ii) the words
“asset” and “property” shall be construed
to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all
tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash,
securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract
rights, (iii) any definition of or reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to
such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any
applicable restrictions set forth herein or in any other
Transaction Document), (iv) any reference herein to any Person
shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and
assigns (subject to any applicable restrictions set forth herein or
in any other Transaction Document), and (v) any reference to
any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions
consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any
reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise
specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
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SECTION 2
GUARANTEE
2.1
Guarantee . (a) Each of
the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and
irrevocably, guarantees to the Purchasers the prompt and complete
payment and performance by the Company when due (whether at the
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Company
Obligations.
(b) Anything herein or
in any other Transaction Document to the contrary notwithstanding,
the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the
other Transaction Documents shall in no event exceed the amount
which can be validly guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable
federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors (after
giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section
2.2).
(c) Each
Guarantor agrees that the Company Obligations may at any time and
from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such
Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in
this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the
Purchasers hereunder.
(d) The
guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force
and effect until the Termination Date.
(e) No
payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other
guarantor or any other Person, or received or collected by any
Purchaser from the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other
guarantor 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 Company
Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise
affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall,
notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by
such Guarantor in respect of the Company Obligations or any payment
received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Company
Obligations), remain liable for the Company Obligations up to the
maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Termination
Date.
2.2
Right of Contribution .
Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor
shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment
made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and
receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder
which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each
Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of Section 2.3. The provisions of this Section
2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of
any Guarantor to the Purchasers, and each Guarantor shall remain
liable to the Purchasers for the full amount guaranteed by such
Guarantor hereunder.
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2.3
No Subrogation .
Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any
set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Purchasers,
no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the
rights of the Purchasers against the Company or any other Guarantor
or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by
the Purchasers for the payment of the Company Obligations, nor
shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or
reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of
payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until the Termination
Date. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of
such subrogation, contribution or reimbursement rights at any time
when all of the Company Obligations shall not have been paid in
full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the
Purchasers, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and
shall, immediately upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over
to the Purchasers, in the exact form received by such Guarantor
(duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Purchasers, if required),
to be applied against the Company Obligations, whether matured or
unmatured, in such order as the Majority Holders may
determine.
2.4
Amendments, etc. with Respect to the Company
Obligations . Each Guarantor shall remain
obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation
of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further
assent by any Guarantor, (i) any demand for payment of any of
the Company Obligations made by any Purchaser may be rescinded by
such Purchaser and any of the Company Obligations continued,
(ii) the Company Obligations, or the liability of any other
Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or
guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may,
from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or
released by any Purchaser, (iii) the Securities Purchase Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents and any other documents
executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended,
modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, in
accordance with its terms, or (iv) any guarantee or right of offset
at any time held by any Purchaser for the payment of the Company
Obligations may be waived, surrendered or released.
2.5
Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional
. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the
creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Company
Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Purchaser
upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the
guarantee contained in this Section 2; the Company Obligations
shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or
incurred, or renewed, extended, amended, modified or waived, in
reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all
dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one
hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, likewise shall be
conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance
upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor
waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and
notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of
the Guarantors with respect to the Company Obligations. Each
Guarantor understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in
this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and
unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to
(i) the
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validity or enforceability of the Securities
Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any of the
Company Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or
guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or
from time to time held by any Purchaser, (ii) any defense,
set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or
performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted
by the Company or any other Person against any Purchaser, or
(iii) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without
notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) which
constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or
legal discharge of the Company for the Company Obligations, or of
such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this
Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance (other than
a defense of payment or performance). When making any