Common use of Suretyship and Certain Other Rights and Defenses of Guarantors Clause in Contracts

Suretyship and Certain Other Rights and Defenses of Guarantors. Each Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally, knowingly, and expressly waives: (a) any right to assert against the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which such Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Company or any other Person liable to the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them); (b) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor or from any failure of the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) to act in a commercially reasonable manner; (c) any defense arising by reason of or deriving from any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) (including a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of any real property collateral which destroys, diminishes, or otherwise adversely affects any Guarantor's rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, or contribution or other rights against the Company or any other Person), including any defense based upon an election of remedies by any Guaranteed Party under the provisions of Sections 580a, 580b, 580d, and 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or any similar law of the State of California or any other jurisdiction. In making this waiver, each Guarantor specifically acknowledges that it understands and is aware that, under Sections 580b and 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure, if the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) conducted a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of real property collateral: (i) such Guaranteed Party(ies) would lose the right to pursue the Company for any deficiency that might remain following such sale; (ii) if such Guarantor were to pay such deficiency following such sale, it would be precluded from pursuing the Company for reimbursement; and (iii) as a result, such Guaranteed Party(ies) would be prevented from pursuing such Guarantor for such deficiency following such sale; (d) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor's liability hereunder (or the enforcement thereof); (e) any defense based on any alteration, impairment, or release of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor, irrespective of whether resulting from any act or failure to act by the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them); and (f) any right to require the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them): (i) to institute suit or otherwise proceed against the Company or any other Person; or (ii) to exhaust any rights and remedies which the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) have or may have against the Company or any other Person.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Granite Construction Inc), Credit Agreement (Granite Construction Inc), Continuing Guaranty Agreement (Granite Construction Inc)

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Suretyship and Certain Other Rights and Defenses of Guarantors. Each Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally, knowingly, and expressly waives: (a) any right to assert against the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which such Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Company or any other Person liable to the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them); (b) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor or from any failure of the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) to act in a commercially reasonable manner; (c) any defense arising by reason of or deriving from any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) (including a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of any real property collateral which destroys, diminishes, or otherwise adversely affects any Guarantor's ’s rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, or contribution or other rights against the Company or any other Person), including any defense based upon an election of remedies by any Guaranteed Party under the provisions of Sections 580a, 580b, 580d, and 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or any similar law of the State of California or any other jurisdiction. In making this waiver, each Guarantor specifically acknowledges that it understands and is aware that, under Sections 580b and 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure, if the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) conducted a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of real property collateral: (i) such Guaranteed Party(ies) would lose the right to pursue the Company for any deficiency that might remain following such sale; (ii) if such Guarantor were to pay such deficiency following such sale, it would be precluded from pursuing the Company for reimbursement; and (iii) as a result, such Guaranteed Party(ies) would be prevented from pursuing such Guarantor for such deficiency following such sale; (d) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting such Guarantor's ’s liability hereunder (or the enforcement thereof); (e) any defense based on any alteration, impairment, or release of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor, irrespective of whether resulting from any act or failure to act by the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them); and (f) any right to require the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them): (i) to institute suit or otherwise proceed against the Company or any other Person; or (ii) to exhaust any rights and remedies which the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) have or may have against the Company or any other Person.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Arthrocare Corp), Credit Agreement (Arthrocare Corp), Credit Agreement (Arthrocare Corp)

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Suretyship and Certain Other Rights and Defenses of Guarantors. Each Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally, knowingly, and expressly waives: (a) any right to assert against the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) Lender any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which such any Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Company Borrower or any other Person liable to the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them)Lender; (b) any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor therefor, or from any failure of the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) Lender to act in a commercially reasonable manner; (c) any defense arising by reason of or deriving from (i) any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) Lender (including a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of any real property collateral which destroys, diminishes, or otherwise adversely affects any Guarantor's ’s rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity, or contribution or other rights against the Company Borrower or any other Person), including any defense based upon an election of remedies by any Guaranteed Party the Lender under the provisions of Sections 580a, 580b, 580d, and 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or any similar law of the State of California or any other jurisdiction; or (ii) any election by the Lender under Bankruptcy Code Section 1111(b) to limit the amount of or collateral securing its claim against Borrower. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2856(b): “Each Guarantor waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the creditor, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, has destroyed such Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against Borrower by the operation of Section 580(d) of the California Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise. “Each Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that such Guarantor may have because Borrower’s Obligations are secured by real property. This means, among other things: (1) Lender may collect from any Guarantor without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral pledged by Borrower. (2) If Lender forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by Borrower: (A) The amount of the Guaranteed Obligation may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price. (B) Lender may collect from any Guarantor even if Lender, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right such Guarantor may have to collect from Borrower. “This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses any Guarantor may have because Borrower’s Obligations are secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Section 580a, 580b, 590d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.” In making this waiverthese waivers, each Guarantor specifically acknowledges that it understands and is aware that, under Sections 580b and 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure, if the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) Lender conducted a nonjudicial foreclosure sale of real property collateral, absent these waivers: (iA) such Guaranteed Party(ies) the Lender would lose the right to pursue the Company for any deficiency that might remain following such sale; (ii) if such Guarantor were to pay such deficiency following such sale, it such Guarantor would be precluded from pursuing the Company Borrower for reimbursement; and (iiiC) as a result, such Guaranteed Party(ies) would the Lender might be prevented from pursuing such Guarantor for such deficiency following such sale; (d) the benefit of any statute statue of limitations affecting such any Guarantor's ’s liability hereunder (or the enforcement thereof)) and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of limitations applicable to the Guaranteed Obligations shall similarly operate to defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to any Guarantor’s liability hereunder; (e) any defense based on any alteration, impairment, or release of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor, irrespective of whether resulting from any act or failure to act by the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them); andLender; (f) any right to require the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them): Lender: (i) to institute suit or otherwise proceed against the Company Borrower or any other Person; or (ii) to exhaust any rights and remedies which the Guaranteed Parties (or any of them) have or Lender may have against the Company Borrower or any other Person; and (g) any other defense (other than indefeasible payment in full) available to Borrower or any Guarantor under applicable law.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Continuing Guaranty (New Athletics, Inc.)

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