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EXHIBIT 10.21
GUARANTY AGREEMENT
THIS GUARANTY (this "GUARANTY") dated as of April 27, 1998, is
made by DVI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "GUARANTOR") in favor of Cadilur
S.A. ("CADILUR") and Natuler S.A. ("NATULER"), each a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Uruguay.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of Cadilur and Natuler (herein individually
referred to as a "COMPANY" and collectively referred to as "THE COMPANIES") is a
commercial finance company organized and existing under the laws of Uruguay, and
is in the business of financing and leasing medical equipment; and
WHEREAS, Oferil, S. A. ("OFERIL") intends to enter into
various assignment agreements with each of the Companies and pursuant to each
such agreement, Oferil will sell and transfer to each of the Companies from time
to time certain lease and loan receivables; and
WHEREAS, Guarantor is the indirect owner of all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Oferil, and as such will benefit from the sale
of the lease and loan receivables to the Companies; and
WHEREAS, Guarantor's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, DVI
International, Inc., owns approximately 48.12 per cent of the issued and
outstanding voting stock of MSF Holding Ltd. ("MSF HOLDING"), which in turn owns
100% of the issued and outstanding stock of the Companies, and as such, the
Guarantor will obtain substantial direct and indirect benefit from the
Companies' purchase of the receivables; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the Companies' purchase of the
receivables that this Guaranty Agreement be executed and delivered by Guarantor
in favor of the Companies and be in continuous full force and effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Guarantor hereby
covenants and agrees with the Companies as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. For the purpose of this Guaranty, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
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(a) "DEFAULT" shall mean the failure of an Obligor (as
hereinafter defined) to make on the due date a regularly scheduled payment under
the lease or loan agreement which is the basis for such Obligor's Obligation (as
hereinafter defined) and such failure to pay continues for a period of sixty
(60) days after the due date therefor.
(b) "INVESTMENT BALANCE," with respect to an Obligation shall
mean an amount equal to the Purchase Price of such Obligation paid by a Company
to Oferil as set forth on the applicable Schedule to this Guaranty, minus any
principal payments received by the Company in respect of such Obligation.
(c) "LOSS AMOUNT" shall have the meaning given that term in
Section 3(c) below.
(d) "LOSS RECOGNITION" shall have the meaning given that term
in Section 3(b) below.
(e) "NET LOSSES" shall mean the aggregate Loss Amounts paid by
the Guarantor under Section 3(c), less any such Loss Amounts which relate to
Obligations that were subsequently purchased by Guarantor under Section 4(a)
below.
(f) "OBLIGATION" shall mean the payment and performance
obligations of a lessee or borrower, as applicable, under a lease or loan
agreement, including any guaranties or collateral security agreements given in
connection with such agreements.
(g) "OBLIGOR" shall mean a lessee or borrower under or with
respect to an Obligation.
(h) "PORTFOLIO PRICE" in effect from time to time, shall mean
the aggregate of all of the Purchase Prices paid by the Companies to Oferil for
the acquisition of all of the Obligations which are then subject to this
Guaranty, excluding any Obligations which have been previously purchased by
Guarantor pursuant to Section 4(a).
(i) "PURCHASE PRICE" of an Obligation shall mean the amount
paid by a Company to Oferil for the acquisition of such Obligation as set forth
on the applicable Schedule (as hereinafter defined) to this Guaranty.
(j) "RECOVERIES" shall mean any payments received by Guarantor
under its subrogation rights in Section 5 below in reimbursement for any Loss
Amount paid by Guarantor under this Guaranty.
(k) "SCHEDULE" shall mean a schedule to this Guaranty, in the
form of EXHIBIT A hereto and incorporated herein by reference, executed from
time to time by Guarantor and the applicable Company, and setting forth the
Obligations subject to this Guaranty and the Purchase Price related to such
Obligations.
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Section 2. Guaranty.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (b)
through (d) below, the Guarantor hereby unconditionally, absolutely and
irrevocably guarantees the full payment to the Companies of each Obligation set
forth on a Schedule to this Guaranty, in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this Guaranty. Guarantor agrees to execute a new
Schedule to this Guaranty from time to time upon the transfer of additional loan
and lease receivables from Oferil to the Companies pursuant to the assignment
agreements, in order to evidence the addition of such Obligations under this
Guaranty.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Guaranty, Guarantor's aggregate liability as of any date with respect to
Defaults under all Obligations shall be limited to a maximum amount equal to
twenty percent (20%) of the Portfolio Price then in effect (the "MAXIMUM
LIABILITY").
(c) Upon the purchase by the Guarantor of any Obligation in
Default pursuant to Section 4(a) below, the Maximum Liability shall be
recalculated by reducing the Portfolio Price by the original Purchase Price of
such Obligation and multiplying the result by twenty per cent (20%).
(d) Guarantor's liability with respect to any individual
Obligation in Default shall not exceed the Maximum Liability then in effect,
less the aggregate Net Losses previously paid by Guarantor under Section 3(c)
below. In making such calculations, Net Losses shall be decreased by the amount
of any Recoveries received by the Guarantor under the subrogation provisions of
this Guaranty.
Section 3. Claim Procedure.
(a) Within fifteen (15) days after the date on which any
Obligation goes into Default, the applicable Company shall notify Guarantor in
writing of such Default.
(b) Such Company shall make a good faith effort to notify the
Guarantor at least ten (10) days prior to the expected recognition by the
Company of a write down of the loan value (determined in accordance with the
Company's customary accounting practices under generally accepted accounting
principles) in connection with such Obligation in Default (a "LOSS
RECOGNITION"). Such notice shall include a statement of the Investment Balance
of such Obligation remaining unpaid.
(c) The Company shall notify the Guarantor when a Loss
Recognition has actually occurred and Guarantor shall, within ten (10) days
after receipt of such notice, pay to the Company the sum of (i) the amount of
the write down of the loan value, (ii) interest income lost as a result of the
non-accrual status of such Obligation, and (iii) reasonable out of pocket costs
and expenses incurred by the Company in collecting and enforcing the Obligation
(such sum
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being hereinafter referred to as the "LOSS AMOUNT"), provided however, that
Guarantor shall not be required to pay any Loss Amounts which would cause the
Net Losses paid by Guarantor under this Section 3(c), less any Recoveries
received by Guarantor, to exceed the Maximum Liability then in effect.
Section 4. Purchase Option
(a) At any time after receipt of the Default notice required
under 3(a) above but prior to any cure of such Default by the Obligor, the
Guarantor may, at its option and in its sole discretion, and without any
obligation to do so, purchase the Obligation from the Company for a purchase
price equal to one hundred per cent (100%) of the Investment Balance of such
Obligation as of the date of such payment.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after payment by the
Guarantor of the Investment Balance required under Section 4(a) above for the
purchase by Guarantor of an Obligation, the Company shall convey to the
Guarantor in form reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantor, free and clear of
any liens, claims or encumbrances created by or through the Company, all of the
Company's right, title and interest in and to such Obligation and all
instruments, documents, guaranties, proceeds and collateral security related to
such Obligation.
(c) Upon purchase of an Obligation by the Guarantor, the
parties acknowledge that such Obligation will be removed from the servicing
agreement between the applicable Company and Estolur, S.A., an affiliate of the
Companies ("ESTOLUR"), and will be transferred to the servicing agreement in
place between Estolur and Oferil, at the standard rates provided for in such
servicing agreement, except that Guarantor shall be responsible for any out of
pocket costs and expenses of collection and enforcement undertaken by Estolur at
the Guarantor's request in connection with such delinquent Obligation.
Section 5. Subrogation.
(a) Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the
Companies against the Obligor and against any collateral security or guaranty
held by the Companies for the payment of the Obligations in respect of payments
made by the Guarantor hereunder.
(b) In the event that Guarantor makes any payments to the
Company under subsection 3(c) above, Guarantor shall succeed to the Company's
rights with respect to such payment as more fully set forth below:
(i) the Company shall pursue collection and enforcement
of the Obligation in Default in accordance with the
Company's normal and customary business practices;
(ii) In the event that the Loss Amount equals or exceeds
the remaining Investment
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Balance, with respect to such defaulted Obligation,
the Company shall convey to Guarantor in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantor, free and
clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances created by
or through the Company, all of the Company's right,
title and interest in the defaulted Obligation and
shall deliver to Guarantor all instruments,
documents, guaranties and collateral security related
to such Obligation;
(iii) In the event that the Company receives or collects
any payment from or on behalf of an Obligor for a
defaulted Obligation for which the Company has
already received payment of the Loss Amount from
Guarantor under subsection 3(c) above or payment of
the Investment Balance under subsection 4(a) above,
the Company shall pay such sums over to the
Guarantor.
Section 6. Continuing Guaranty.
(a) This Guaranty is absolute, unconditional, and irrevocable
and shall remain in full force and effect and be binding upon the Guarantor and
its successors and permitted assigns until all of the Obligations have been
satisfied in full. If any such Obligations are guaranteed by individuals or
entities in addition to the Guarantor, the death, release, or discharge, in
whole or part or the bankruptcy, liquidation, termination, or dissolution of one
or more of them shall not discharge or affect the liabilities of the Guarantor
hereunder.
(b) The Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty shall not
be affected by (i) the genuineness, validity, or enforceability of the
Obligations or of any instrument evidencing the Obligations, (ii) the existence,
validity, enforceability, perfection, or extent of any collateral for the
Obligations, (iii) the consolidation or merger of either of the Companies with
or into any other corporation or corporations or any sale, lease or other
disposition of either of the Companies' properties as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety to any other corporation, (iv) any modifications,
waivers or amendments to any of the Obligations, or (v) any other circumstance
relating to the Obligations which might otherwise constitute a discharge of or
defense, it being the purpose and intent of the parties hereto that the
obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under
any and all circumstances, and shall not be discharged except by payment as
herein provided, and then only to the extent of such payment or payments.
Section 7. No Waiver; Cumulative Rights. No failure on the
part of the Companies to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right,
remedy, or power under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise by the Companies of any right, remedy, or
power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy, or
power. Each and every right, remedy, and power hereby granted to the Companies
or allowed them by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive
of any other.
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Section 8. Waiver of Notice. Except as required otherwise
herein, the Guarantor waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty,
presentment or demand, notice of dishonor or non-payment, protest, diligence,
suit, and all notices that may otherwise be required by law, except for such
notices as are expressly required by the terms of this Guaranty.
Section 9. Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor makes
each of these representations and warranties as of the date hereof:
(a) The Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this
Guaranty.
(b) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Guaranty
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not
contravene any provision of the Guarantor's charter or by-laws, or any material
law, regulation, rule, decree, order, judgment, or contractual restriction
binding on the Guarantor or its assets.
(c) All consents, licenses, authorizations, registrations and
approvals of any governmental authority or regulatory body necessary for the due
execution, delivery, and performance of this Guaranty have been obtained and
remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been duly
complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any
governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the
execution, delivery, or performance of this Guaranty.
(d) This Guaranty constitutes the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of the Guarantor and is enforceable against the Guarantor in
accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and to
equitable principles of general application.
(e) The execution and delivery by the Guarantor of this
Guaranty and the performance by it hereunder will not violate any provision of
law and will not conflict with or result in a breach of any order, writ,
injunction, ordinance, resolution, decree or other similar document or
instrument of any court or governmental authority, bureau or agency, domestic or
foreign, or create a default under or breach of any material agreement, bond,
note or indenture to which the Guarantor is a party, or by which it is bound or
any of its properties or assets is affected.
Section 10. Assignment. The Guarantor may not assign its
rights, interests, or obligations under this Guaranty to any other person
without the prior written consent of the Companies and any purported assignment
in the absence of such consent shall be void.
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Section 11. Governing Law. This Guaranty shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York,
United States of America.
Section 12. Notices; Payments. (a) Any notice or communication
in respect of this Guaranty shall be sufficiently given if in writing and
delivered in person or sent by certified or registered mail or the equivalent
(with return receipt requested), by courier, or by facsimile addressed to the
following:
If to the Guarantor: DVI, Inc.
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Attention: President
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Telecopy: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to the Companies: Cadilur S.A.
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(11000) Montevideo
Republica Oriental del Uruguay
Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Natuler S.A.
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(11000) Montevideo
Republica Oriental del Uruguay
Attention: ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Any such notice or communication shall be sufficiently given only upon actual
receipt.
(b) All payments made by the Guarantor under or by virtue of
this Guaranty shall be paid to the Companies at such place as shall be specified
from time to time by notice given pursuant to this Section.
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Section 13. Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be
binding upon the Guarantor and its permitted successors and assigns, and shall
inure to the benefit of the Companies and their respective successors and
assigns. This Guaranty embodies the entire agreement and understanding between
the Companies and the Guarantor relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guaranty has been duly executed and
delivered by the parties hereto as of the date first above written.
DVI, INC. CADILUR S.A.
By: __________________________ By: __________________________
Title: Title: Vice Chairman
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
NATULER S.A.
By: ________________________
Title: Vice Chairman
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF SCHEDULE TO GUARANTY
SCHEDULE NUMBER ____
TO
GUARANTY DATED APRIL 27, 1998
This Schedule No. ___ dated as of _____________, 1998, is issued
pursuant to that certain Guaranty Agreement dated April 27, 1998 (the
"GUARANTY") by DVI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "GUARANTOR") in favor of
Cadilur S.A. ("CADILUR") and Natuler S.A. ("NATULER").
All capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein,
have the same meaning given them in the Guaranty.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Guaranty, the parties
hereto hereby agree that the Obligations set forth below shall be Obligations
subject to the Guaranty from and after the date hereof:
OBLIGOR LEASE/LOAN PURCHASE PRICE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule No. __ as
of the year first above written.
DVI, INC. CADILUR S.A.
By: __________________________ By: __________________________
Title: Title:
Name: Name:
NATULER S.A.
By: __________________________
Title:
Name:
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