Polish Limitations Clause Samples
Polish Limitations. Any guarantee granted or assumed by a Guarantor incorporated in Poland (a “Polish Guarantor”) shall be limited in accordance with the following rules:
(a) To the extent the liability under this Clause 21 (Guarantee and Indemnity) is considered a liability (“zobowiązanie”) in the meaning of Article 11 section 2 of the Polish Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation Law of 28 February 2003 (Polish Journal of Laws No. 60, item 535, as amended) (Polish Bankruptcy Law), the liability of each Polish Guarantor under this Clause 21 (Guarantee and Indemnity) shall be limited to the aggregate value of the assets of such Polish Guarantor current at the time less the aggregate value of his liabilities current at the time (other than the Polish Guarantor’s liability hereunder), and thus such liability should not result in the Polish Guarantor’s insolvency as defined in Article 11 section 2 of the Polish Bankruptcy Law;
(b) Additionally to the provisions of paragraph (a) above, each Polish Guarantor which is a limited liability company (“Sp. z o.o.”) has the right to refrain from making a payment under this Clause 21 (Guarantee and Indemnity) in the event and to the extent that such payment would result in a reduction of his assets necessary to fully cover its registered share capital under Article 189 section 2 of the Polish Commercial Companies Code of 15 September 2000 (Kodeks spółek handlowych, Polish Journal of Laws No. 94, item 1037, as amended). The limitation in Clause 21.12(a) above will not apply if one or more of the following circumstances occurs:
(c) any Event of Default is continuing, irrespective of whether such Event of Default occurs before or after the relevant Polish Guarantor becomes insolvent within the meaning of Article 11 section 2 of the Polish Bankruptcy Law;
(d) the liabilities of the relevant Polish Guarantor (other than those under the Finance Documents) result in its insolvency within the meaning of Article 11 section 2 of the Polish Bankruptcy Law; or
(e) Polish law is amended in such a manner that over-indebtedness (▇▇▇▇ nadmiernego zadłużenia) as provided for in Article 11 section 2 of the Polish Bankruptcy law (as in force on the date of this Agreement) no longer gives grounds for bankruptcy or obliges the representatives of the Polish Guarantor to file for bankruptcy.
Polish Limitations a. The guarantee and the liability of any Guarantor incorporated in Poland under this guarantee shall:
i. in the case of a Guarantor incorporated in Poland being a limited liability company, be limited in such way that such Guarantor shall not be obliged to effect any payment under this guarantee in the event and to the extent that they result in reduction of its assets necessary to fully cover its share capital in breach of Article 189 § 2 of the Polish Commercial Companies Code; and
ii. in the case of a Guarantor incorporated in Poland being a joint stock company, or a subsidiary of a joint stock company, not extend to any part of the Facilities which provide direct, or indirect, financing (within the meaning of Article 345 § 1 of the Polish Commercial Companies Code) in respect of the acquisition of shares issued by such joint stock company incorporated in Poland to the extent the requirements under Article 345 of the Polish Commercial Companies Code has not been satisfied; for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing means that the guarantee to such extent shall be limited and deemed not to be given by such Guarantor.
iii. be limited and shall not include a guarantee or liability of any Guarantor incorporated in Poland for payment of any amounts due under or in connection with any Finance Document to the extent such amounts were used to finance acquisition of shares in DTP S.A (with its registered seat in Warsaw) by PRA Group Polska sp. z o.o (with its registered seat in Warsaw), for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing means that the guarantee to such extent shall be limited and deemed not to be given by such Guarantor.
b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Finance Documents, the obligations of each Guarantor incorporated in Poland are limited to the extent that they do not result in its insolvency in the meaning of Article 11 § 2 of the Polish Bankruptcy Law or insolvency under any relevant regulation (the “New Bankruptcy Law”) that will replace or amend the Polish Bankruptcy Law and which will specify that entity is insolvent when the value of its liabilities (all or some of them) exceeds the value of its assets (regardless of whether such situation will result in immediate insolvency or lapse of time will be required). The limitation in this subparagraph will not apply if one or more of the following circumstances occur:
i. a Default is declared, occurs and is outstanding, irrespective of wheth...
