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EXHIBIT 10.12
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of April 30, 1997,
among each of the subsidiaries listed on Schedule I hereto (each
such subsidiary, individually, a "Guarantor" and, collectively, the
"Guarantors") of NC MERGER COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation (the
"Borrower"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking
corporation ("Chase"), as collateral agent (the "Collateral Agent")
for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred
to below).
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 1997 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"), among the Borrower, NFC Castings, Inc. ("Holdings"), the lenders
from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders"), and Chase, as administrative
agent for the Lenders, Collateral Agent and as issuing bank (in such capacity,
the "Issuing Bank"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Lenders have agreed to make Loans to the Borrower, and the Issuing
Bank has agreed to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower,
pursuant to, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in, the
Credit Agreement. Each of the Guarantors is a wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Borrower and acknowledges that it will derive substantial benefit from the
making of the Loans by the Lenders, and the issuance of the Letters of Credit by
the Issuing Bank. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the
Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit are conditioned on, among other things,
the execution and delivery by the Guarantors of a Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
in the form hereof. As consideration therefor and in order to induce the Lenders
to make Loans and the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit, the Guarantors
are willing to execute this Agreement.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Guarantee. Each Guarantor unconditionally guarantees, jointly
with the other Guarantors and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as
a surety, (a) the due and punctual payment of (i) the principal of and premium,
if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of
whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due,
whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment
or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower under the
Credit Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including
payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and
obligations to provide cash collateral and (iii) all other monetary obligations,
including reasonable fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary,
secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary
obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or
allowable in such proceeding), of the Loan Parties to the Secured Parties under
the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the due and punctual
performance of all covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of the
Loan Parties under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and (c) unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the applicable
Lender party thereto, all obligations of the Borrower, monetary or otherwise,
under each Interest Rate Protection Agreement entered into with a counterparty
that was a Lender at the time such Interest Rate Protection Agreement was
entered into (all the monetary and other obligations referred to in the
preceding clauses (a) through (c) being collectively called the "Obligations").
Each Guarantor further agrees that the Obligations may be extended or renewed,
in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it
will remain bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any extension or renewal of
any Obligation.
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
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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 (a) in respect of intercompany indebtedness to the Borrower or
Affiliates of the Borrower to the extent that such indebtedness would be
discharged in an amount equal to the amount paid by such Guarantor hereunder and
(b) under any Guarantee of senior unsecured indebtedness or Indebtedness
subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations which Guarantee contains a
limitation as to 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 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 Guarantees by such parties (including the Indemnity,
Subrogation and Contribution Agreement).
SECTION 2. Obligations Not Waived. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, each Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and
protest to the Borrower of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of
acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder
shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Collateral Agent or any other
Secured Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right
or remedy against the Borrower or any other Guarantor under the provisions of
the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, (b) any rescission,
waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Guarantee or any
other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this
Agreement or (c) the failure to perfect any security interest in, or the release
of, any of the security held by or on behalf of the Collateral Agent or any
other Secured Party.
SECTION 3. Security. Each of the Guarantors authorizes the Collateral
Agent and each of the other Secured Parties, to (a) take and hold security for
the payment of this Guarantee and the Obligations and exchange, enforce, waive
and release any such security, (b) apply such security and direct the order or
manner of sale thereof as they in their sole discretion may reasonably determine
and (c) release or substitute any one or more endorsees, other guarantors of
other obligors.
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 Collateral Agent or
any other Secured Party to any of the security held for payment of the
Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of
the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in favor of the Borrower or any
other person.
SECTION 5. No Discharge or Diminishment of Guarantee. 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 the Obligations), including any claim of waiver, release,
surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Obligations, and shall not be
subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination
whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the
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 Collateral 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 or any other agreement, by any waiver or
modification of any provision of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay,
wilful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act
or omission that may or might in any manner or to any
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extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or that would otherwise operate as a
discharge of each Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the
indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations).
SECTION 6. Defenses of Borrower Waived. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, each of the Guarantors waives any defense based on or arising
out of any defense of the Borrower or the unenforceability of the Obligations or
any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the
liability of the Borrower, other than the final and indefeasible payment in full
in cash of the Obligations. The Collateral 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 the
Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrower or any other
guarantor or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the
Borrower or any other guarantor, without affecting or impairing in any way the
liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Obligations have
been fully, finally and indefeasibly paid in cash. Pursuant to applicable law,
each of the Guarantors 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
such Guarantor against the Borrower or any other Guarantor or guarantor, as the
case may be, or any security.
SECTION 7. Agreement to Pay; Subordination. In furtherance of the
foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that the Collateral Agent or
any other Secured Party has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue
hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to pay any
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 Collateral Agent
or such other Secured Party as designated thereby in cash the amount of such
unpaid Obligations. Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Collateral
Agent or any Secured Party as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor
against the Borrower 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 the Obligations. In addition, any indebtedness of the
Borrower now or hereafter held by any Guarantor is hereby subordinated in right
of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations. If any amount shall
erroneously be paid to any Guarantor on account of (i) such subrogation,
contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or similar right or (ii) any such
indebtedness of the Borrower, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit
of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Collateral Agent to be
credited against the payment of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured,
in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents.
SECTION 8. Information. Each of the Guarantors assumes all responsibility
for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower's financial condition and
assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of
the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such
Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the Collateral
Agent or the other Secured Parties will have any duty to advise any of the
Guarantors of information known to it or any of them regarding such
circumstances or risks.
SECTION 9. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Guarantors
represents and warrants as to itself that all representations and warranties
relating to it contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct.
SECTION 10. Termination. The Guarantees made hereunder (a) shall terminate
when all the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Lenders
have no further commitment to lend under the Credit Agreement, the L/C Exposure
has been reduced to zero and the Issuing Bank has no further obligation to issue
Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and (b) shall continue to be
effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any
part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded
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or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party or any Guarantor upon the
bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower, any Guarantor or otherwise.
SECTION 11. Binding Effect; Several Agreement; Assignments. Whenever in
this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be
deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants,
promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Guarantors that are contained in
this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of each party hereto and
their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall become effective
as to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such
Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent, and a counterpart
hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and
thereafter shall be binding upon such Guarantor and the Collateral Agent and
their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such
Guarantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, and their
respective successors and assigns, except that no Guarantor shall have the right
to assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any
such attempted assignment shall be void). If all of the capital stock of a
Guarantor is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to a
transaction permitted by Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement, such Guarantor
shall be released from its obligations under this Agreement without further
action. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect
to each Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released
with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of any other Guarantor and
without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION 12. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the Collateral
Agent in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or
any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power,
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder and of
the other Secured Parties under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are
not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No
waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any
Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No
notice or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to
any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended
or modified except pursuant to a written agreement entered into between the
Guarantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification relates
and the Collateral Agent, with the prior written consent of the Required Lenders
(except as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement).
SECTION 12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (BUT WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS).
SECTION 14. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in
writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All
communications and notices hereunder to each Guarantor shall be given to it in
care of the Borrower at its address set forth in Schedule I.
SECTION 15. Survival of Agreement; Severability. (a) All covenants,
agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantors herein and in
the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with
or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to
have been relied upon by the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and
shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans and the issuance of the
Letters of Credit by the Issuing Bank regardless of any investigation made by
the Secured Parties or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and
effect as
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long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any other fee or
amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding
and unpaid or the L/C Exposure does not equal zero and as long as the
Commitments and the L/C Commitment have not been terminated.
(b) In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a
particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself
affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties
shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provisions.
SECTION 16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together
shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in
Section 11. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 17. Rules of Interpretation. The rules of interpretation specified
in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement.
SECTION 18. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) Each
Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its
property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or
Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or
enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or
proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent
permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the
Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any
action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents
against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any
New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 14. Nothing in this
Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process
in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 19. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY
JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY
HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,
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THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS
APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS SECTION 19.
SECTION 20. Additional Guarantors. Pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit
Agreement, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that was not in existence or
not such a Subsidiary on the date of the Credit Agreement is required to enter
into this Agreement as a Guarantor upon becoming such a Subsidiary. Upon
execution and delivery after the date hereof by the Collateral Agent and such a
Subsidiary of an instrument in the form of Annex 1, such Subsidiary shall become
a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a
Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any instrument adding an
additional Guarantor as a party to this Agreement shall not require the consent
of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor
hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of
any new Guarantor as a party to this Agreement.
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SECTION 21. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, each Secured Party is hereby authorized at any time and from
time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any
and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at
any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Secured Party to
or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any or all the
obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents held by such Secured Party, irrespective of whether or
not such Secured Party shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any
other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights
of each Secured Party under this Section 21 are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Secured Party may have.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.
NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY,
by
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Name:
Title:
HARTELY CONTROLS CORPORATION,
by
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Name:
Title:
NEENAH TRANSPORT, INC.,
by
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Name:
Title:
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Collateral
Agent,
by
Name:
Title:
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Schedule I to the
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
GUARANTORS
Guarantor Address
Neenah Foundry Company 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Xxxxxxx Controls Corporation 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Neenah Transport, Inc. 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Annex 1 to the
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
SUPPLEMENT NO. dated as of
[ ], to the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
dated as of April 30, 1997, among each of the
subsidiaries listed on Schedule I thereto (each such
subsidiary, individually, a "Guarantor" and,
collectively, the "Guarantors") of NC MERGER COMPANY,
a Wisconsin corporation (the "Borrower"), and THE
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation
("Chase"), as collateral agent (the "Collateral
Agent") for the Secured Parties (as defined in the
Credit Agreement referred to below).
A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 1997
(as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit
Agreement"), among the Borrower, NFC Castings, Inc. ("Holdings"), the lenders
from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders"), and Chase, as administrative
agent for the Lenders, Collateral Agent and issuing bank (in such capacity, the
"Issuing Bank"). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
and the Credit Agreement.
C. The Guarantors have entered into the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement
in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing Bank to issue
Letters of Credit. Pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement, each
Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that was not in existence or not such a
Subsidiary on the date of the Credit Agreement is required to enter into the
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement as a Guarantor upon becoming such a Subsidiary.
Section 20 of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement provides that additional
Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become Guarantors under the Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of
this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary of the Borrower (the "New
Guarantor") is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of
the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee
Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the
Issuing Bank to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for
Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.
Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Guarantor agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 20 of the Subsidiary Guarantee
Agreement, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under
the Guarantee Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named
therein as a Guarantor and the New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms
and provisions of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement applicable to it as a
Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations
and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct on and
as of the date hereof. Each reference to a "Guarantor" in the Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The Subsidiary
Guarantee Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Collateral
Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall
constitute a single contract. This Supplement shall become effective when the
Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of this Supplement that, when
taken together, bear the signatures of the New Guarantor and the Collateral
Agent. Delivery of an executed
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signature page to this Supplement by facsimile transmission shall be as
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Supplement.
SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guarantee
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS).
SECTION 6. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this
Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained
herein and in the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a
particular provision hereof in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of
itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The
parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of
which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing
and given as provided in Section 14 of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement. All
communications and notices hereunder to the New Guarantor shall be given to it
at the address set forth under its signature below, with a copy to the Borrower.
SECTION 8. The New Guarantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent
for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement,
including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for
the Collateral Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Collateral Agent have
duly executed this Supplement to the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
[Name Of New Guarantor],
by
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Name:
Title:
Address:
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
Collateral Agent,
by
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Name:
Title:
