Guaranty Obligations Unless otherwise specified, the amount of any Guaranty Obligation shall be the lesser of the principal amount of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding and the maximum amount for which the guaranteeing Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guaranty Obligation.
Guaranty of the Obligations Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2, Guarantors jointly and severally hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guaranty to Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Beneficiaries the due and punctual payment in full of all Obligations when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)) (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”).
Recourse Obligations The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan (a) provide that such Mortgage Loan becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have solicited or caused to be solicited petitioning creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or controlling equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that collectively, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, have assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages resulting from the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents after an event of default, security deposits, insurance proceeds, or condemnation awards; (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iii) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (iv) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property (but, in some cases, only to the extent there is sufficient cash flow generated by the related Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste).
Litigation and Contingent Obligations There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Loans. Other than any liability incident to any litigation, arbitration or proceeding which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower has no material contingent obligations not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4.
Guaranteed Indebtedness No Credit Party shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Guaranteed Indebtedness except (a) by endorsement of instruments or items of payment for deposit to the general account of any Credit Party, and (b) for Guaranteed Indebtedness incurred for the benefit of any other Credit Party if the primary obligation is expressly permitted by this Agreement.
Surety Obligations No Borrower or Subsidiary is obligated as surety or indemnitor under any bond or other contract that assures payment or performance of any obligation of any Person, except as permitted hereunder.
Warranty Obligations
(a) Project Co represents, warrants and covenants that:
(i) the Works shall conform to the requirements of this Project Agreement, Good Industry Practice, Applicable Law and all professional engineering principles generally accepted as standards of the industry in the Province of Ontario;
(ii) the Works shall be free of defects, including design defects, errors and omissions; and
(iii) materials and equipment shall be of good quality and in compliance with this Project Agreement.
(b) During the Warranty Period and subject to Section 11.15(c), Project Co shall promptly, at its sole cost and expense, correct and Make Good all Construction Defects arising in respect of the Works. For greater certainty, Project Co is required to correct and Make Good Construction Defects related to any Product during the applicable Warranty Period despite Project Co having obtained on Contracting Authority’s behalf industry- standard or other equipment warranties in accordance with Section 11.15(f). For all work to correct Construction Defects, the applicable Warranty Period shall be extended for a further two years from the date of the last work completed in respect of such corrective Works. For clarity, any extension of a Warranty Period for the purposes of a correction shall only apply to the relevant Construction Defect and not the Works as a whole.
(c) In addition to the obligation to correct and Make Good Construction Defects during the Warranty Period, Project Co shall at its expense correct and Make Good any Construction Defects that could not reasonably have been ascertained by a competent person in accordance with Good Industry Practice during a visual inspection of the Works (“Construction Latent Defect”), provided Contracting Authority gives Project Co written Notice of the Construction Latent Defect within the time frame applicable to such Construction Latent Defect pursuant to the Limitations Act, 2002 (Ontario).
(d) The warranties described in this Section 11.15 shall cover labour and material, including, the costs of removal and replacement of covering materials. The warranties shall not limit extended warranties on any Product or item of equipment called for elsewhere in the Output Specifications or otherwise provided by any manufacturer of such Product or equipment.
(e) If Project Co fails to correct and Make Good any Construction Defects or Construction Latent Defects in accordance with Sections 11.15(b) and 11.15(c) and in the time period specified in Section 11.16(a) or Section 11.16(b), as applicable, without prejudice to any other right or remedy Contracting Authority may have, Contracting Authority may correct such Construction Defects or Construction Latent Defects at Project Co’s sole cost and expense.
(f) Project Co shall obtain warranties from the manufacturers of each of the Products for the duration(s) and in accordance with the applicable requirements specified in the Output Specifications in the name of and to the benefit of both Project Co and Contracting Authority. Where, in respect of a Product warranty, the Output Specifications do not specify a specific duration and/or other requirements, Project Co shall obtain industry-standard warranties from the applicable manufacturers in the name of and to the benefit of Project Co and Contracting Authority which shall extend no less than two years from the Substantial Completion Date. Each Product warranty shall be issued by the applicable manufacturer and delivered to Project Co no later than 30 days prior to the Substantial Completion Date. Project Co shall ensure that each Product warranty, including any Product warranty extended under this Section 11.15(f), is fully assigned to Contracting Authority, at no cost or expense to Contracting Authority, at the end of the Warranty Period, as such Warranty Period may be extended in accordance with Section 11.15(b).
Intercompany Indebtedness The Company shall not create, incur, assume or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness arising from loans from any Subsidiary to the Company unless (a) such Indebtedness is unsecured and (b) such Indebtedness shall be expressly subordinate to the payment in full in cash of the Obligations on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Limitation on Guarantee Obligations Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Guarantee Obligation except:
(a) Guarantee Obligations in existence on the Closing Date and listed in Schedule 8.4(a), and any refinancings, refundings, extensions or renewals thereof, provided that the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall not be increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, extension or renewal except to the extent that the amount of Indebtedness in respect of such Guarantee Obligations is permitted to be increased by subsection 8.2(o);
(b) Guarantee Obligations for performance, bid, appeal, judgment, replevin and similar bonds and suretyship arrangements, all in the ordinary course of business;
(c) Guarantee Obligations in respect of indemnification and contribution agreements expressly permitted by subsection 8.10(iv) or similar agreements by the Parent Borrower;
(d) Reimbursement Obligations in respect of the Letters of Credit or reimbursement obligations in respect of any other letters of credit permitted under subsection 8.2;
(e) Guarantee Obligations in respect of third-party loans and advances to officers or employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (i) for travel and entertainment expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) for relocation expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) for other purposes in an aggregate amount so long as all Guarantee Obligations incurred under this paragraph (e), together with the aggregate amount of all Investments permitted under subsection 8.8(e) (other than clause (iv) thereof), does not exceed $5,000,000 outstanding at any time;
(f) obligations to insurers required in connection with worker’s compensation and other insurance coverage incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) obligations of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries under any Interest Rate Protection Agreements (other than those entered into for speculative purposes) or under Permitted Hedging Arrangements;
(h) Guarantee Obligations incurred in connection with acquisitions permitted under subsection 8.9, provided that if any such Guarantee Obligation inures to the benefit of any Person other than the Person from whom such acquisition is made or any Affiliate thereof, such Guarantee Obligation shall not exceed, with respect to any such acquisition, 70% of the purchase price of such acquisition (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection with any such acquisition) (or such greater percentage as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the U.S. Administrative Agent or, if any such purchase price shall be greater than $75,000,000, such greater percentage shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders);
(i) guarantees made by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to subsections 8.2(b), (c), (d), (j), (k) and (q)) which obligations are otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(j) Guarantee Obligations in connection with sales or other dispositions permitted under subsection 8.6, including indemnification obligations with respect to leases, and guarantees of collectability in respect of accounts receivable or notes receivable for up to face value;
(k) Guarantee Obligations incurred pursuant to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any Canadian Security Document or otherwise in respect of Indebtedness permitted by subsection 8.2(a);
(l) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsections 8.2(b), (c) and (d), provided that (x) if any such Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of any Loan Party hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then any corresponding Guarantee Obligations are subordinated to Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to this Agreement and other Loan Documents to substantially the same extent, (y) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsections 8.2(b) and 8.2(d) shall be permitted only so long as such Guarantee Obligations are incurred only by Guarantors or Borrowers and (z) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Assumed Indebtedness permitted pursuant to subsection 8.2(c) shall be permitted to the extent no additional guarantors of such Indebtedness are added following the Closing Date;
(m) accommodation guarantees for the benefit of trade creditors of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(n) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of a Person in connection with a joint venture or similar arrangement in respect of which no other co-investor or other Person has a greater legal or beneficial ownership interest than the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and as to all of such Persons does not at any time exceed $20,000,000 in aggregate principal amount; provided that such amount shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of Investments permitted by subsection 8.8(k); and
(o) Guarantee Obligations of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to subsection 8.2(q); provided that the aggregate amount of such Guarantee Obligations outstanding pursuant to this clause (o), when aggregated with (i) all dividends made pursuant to paragraph 8.7(k), (ii) all Investments (determined as the amount originally advanced, loaned or otherwise invested, less any returns on the respective Investment) outstanding pursuant to paragraphs 8.8(k) and (o), (iii) all cash consideration paid in respect of acquisitions pursuant to paragraph 8.9(b)(iii) and (iv) all optional prepayments made pursuant to subsection 8.13(f) do not at any time exceed $100,000,000.
Contingent Obligations No Loan Party shall, and no Loan Party shall suffer or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligations except in respect of the Finance Obligations and except:
(a) endorsements for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) Rate Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculation with the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent;
(c) Contingent Obligations of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries existing as of the Effective Date and listed in Schedule 7.09, including extension and renewals thereof which do not increase the amount of such Contingent Obligations as of the date of such extension or renewal;
(d) Contingent Obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other similar obligations;
(e) Contingent Obligations arising under indemnity agreements to title insurers to cause such title insurers to issue to the Administrative Agent title insurance policies;
(f) Contingent Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations in favor of (i) sellers in connection with Acquisitions permitted hereunder and (ii) purchasers in connection with dispositions permitted under Section 7.02(b);
(g) Reserved;
(h) Contingent Obligations arising under guarantees made in the Ordinary Course of Business of obligations of any Loan Party (other than Holdings), which obligations are otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that if such obligation is subordinated to the Finance Obligations, such guarantee shall be subordinated to the same extent;
(i) unsecured Contingent Obligations of Holdings with respect to Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries (including Steinway and Sons, but only for so long as it is not a Loan Party hereunder) permitted pursuant to Section 7.05(j) or 7.05(c) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(j) other Contingent Obligations not exceeding $4,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; and
(k) Contingent Obligations of Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiary arising under guarantees of the Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to Sections 7.05 (only to the extent that Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiary that are guarantors of such Indebtedness would be permitted to incur such Indebtedness as primary obligors pursuant to Section 7.05) and 7.04(b).
