Common use of Terms of Guaranty Clause in Contracts

Terms of Guaranty. The terms of this Section 15 and Summit’s obligations hereunder are a continuing and irrevocable obligation of Summit and shall remain in full force and effect until payment, performance and/or observation in full of the obligations hereunder. Summit’s guaranty and liability under this Section 15 are absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected, released, terminated, discharged or impaired, in whole or in part, by any or all of the following: (i) any amendment or modification of the terms of this Agreement; (ii) any assignment by Purchaser of this Agreement in whole or in part; (iii) any failure or delay of Purchaser to exercise, or any lack of diligence in exercising, any right or remedy with respect to this Agreement; (iv) any dealings or transactions between Purchaser and any Seller(s) or any of their affiliates relating to this Agreement, whether or not Summit shall be a party to or cognizant of the same; (v) any guaranty now or hereafter executed by Summit or its affiliates or the release of Summit or its affiliates thereunder or the failure of any other party to assume liability for the payment in connection with this Agreement, whether by operation of law or otherwise; (vi) Purchaser’s consent to any assignment or successive assignments of this Agreement; (vii) the failure to give any Seller notice of any breach of this Agreement; and/or (viii) any other circumstance which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense available to Summit, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing (including any bankruptcy or insolvency of any Seller). Summit expressly waives the following: (w) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (x) any requirement of promptness, diligence, presentment, protest, notice of dishonor and notice of demand; (y) the right to trial by jury in any action or proceeding of any kind arising on, under, out of, or by reason of or relating, in any way, to its obligations under this Section 15, or the interpretation, breach or enforcement of such obligations; and (z) all rights of subrogation and any other claims that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Seller or any insider that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of Summit’s obligations under this Section 15 until such time as Summit’s obligations under this Section 15 are performed and paid in full. Summit’s guaranty under this Section 15 is a present guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection.