Amendments to Section 1 (Guaranty). The first sentence of Section 1(a) of the U.S. Subsidiary Guaranty is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, the full and punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier, by reason of acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise in accordance herewith or any other Credit Document, of all (i) the “Obligations” as defined in the Credit Agreement, (ii) the Astaris Secured Payments and (iii) the “Obligations” as defined in the Parent Guaranty (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), in each case whether or not from time to time reduced or extinguished or hereafter increased or incurred, whether or not recovery may be or hereafter may become barred by any statute of limitations, whether or not enforceable as against the Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), whether now or hereafter existing, and whether due or to become due, including principal, interest (including interest at the contract rate applicable upon default accrued or accruing after the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding), fees and costs of collection.”
