Exhibit 10.31
AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY
New York, New York December 29, 1999
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, and in consideration of loans made or to be made
or credit otherwise extended or to be extended by Bank of America, N.A.
("BofA"), each of the financial institutions (collectively, "Lenders") named in
or which hereafter become a party to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined)
and BofA as agent for Lenders (in such capacity "Agent") to or for the account
of Wincup Holdings, Inc., Radnor Chemical Corporation, Radnor Holdings
Corporation, Radnor Delaware, Inc., StyroChem U.S., Ltd., Styrochem Delaware,
Inc., and Wincup Texas, Ltd. (each, a "U.S. Borrower" and jointly and severally,
the "U.S. Borrowers") and StyroChem Europe (The Netherlands) B.V., StyroChem
Finland OY, Thermisol Denmark A/S, ThermiSol Finland OY and ThermiSol Sweden AB
(each a "European Borrower" and jointly and severally, the "European Borrowers";
the European Borrowers together with the U.S. Borrowers each, a "Borrower" and
collectively, the "Borrowers"), from time to time and at any time and for other
good and valuable consideration and to induce Agent and Lenders, in their
discretion, to make such loans or extensions of credit and to make or grant such
renewals, extensions, releases of collateral or relinquishments of legal rights
as Agent and Lenders may deem advisable, the undersigned (and each of them if
more than one, the liability under this Guaranty being joint and several)
unconditionally guaranties to Agent for its own benefit and for the ratable
benefit of Lenders, their successors, endorsees and assigns the prompt payment
when due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of all present and future
obligations and liabilities of any and all kinds of each Borrower to Agent or
Lenders and of all instruments of any nature evidencing or relating to any such
obligations and liabilities upon which any Borrower is or may become liable to
Agent or Lenders, whether incurred by a Borrower as maker, endorser, drawer,
acceptor, guarantor, accommodation party or otherwise, and whether due or to
become due, secured or unsecured, absolute or contingent, joint or several, and
however or whenever acquired by Agent or Lenders, whether arising under, out of,
or in connection with that certain Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
and Security Agreement by and among Borrowers, Lenders and Agent (as amended,
supplemented, modified or restated from time to time, the "Loan Agreement") or
any documents, instruments or agreements relating to or executed in connection
with the Loan Agreement or any documents, instruments or agreements referred to
therein (together with the Loan Agreement, the "Loan Documents"), (all of which
are herein collectively referred to as the "Obligations"), and irrespective of
the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of such Obligations, or
of any instrument evidencing any of the Obligations or of any collateral
therefor or of the existence or extent of such collateral, and irrespective of
the allowability, allowance or disallowance of any or all of the Obligations in
any case commenced by or against Borrowers under Title 11, United States Code,
including, without limitation, obligations or indebtedness of Borrowers for
post-petition interest, fees, costs and charges that would have accrued or been
added to Borrowers' Obligations to Agent and the Lenders but for the
commencement of such case. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement shall
have the same meanings herein, unless otherwise herein expressly provided. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the undersigned xxxxxx agrees as follows:
1. No Impairment. Agent and Lenders may at any time and from time to
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time, either before or after the maturity thereof, without notice to or further
consent of the undersigned, extend the time of payment of, exchange or surrender
any collateral for, renew or extend any of the Obligations or increase or
decrease the interest rate thereon, and may also make any agreement with
Borrowers or with any other party to or person liable on any of the Obligations,
or interested therein, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise,
discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of
the terms thereof or of any agreement between or among Agent, Lenders and
Borrowers or any such other party or person, or make any election of rights
Agent and Lenders may deem desirable under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as
amended, or any other federal or state bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or
insolvency law relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally (any of the foregoing, an "Insolvency Law") without in any way
impairing or affecting this Guaranty. This instrument shall be effective
regardless of the subsequent incorporation, merger or consideration of any
Borrower, or any change in the composition, nature, personnel or location of any
Borrower and shall extend to any successor entity to each Borrower, including a
debtor in possession or the like under any Insolvency Law.
2. Guaranty Absolute. The undersigned guarantees that the
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Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Agreement and/or any other document, instrument or agreement creating or
evidencing the Obligation, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or
hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the
rights of Borrowers with respect thereto. The undersigned hereby knowingly
accepts the full range of risk encompassed within a contract of "continuing
guaranty" which risk includes the possibility that Borrowers will contract
additional indebtedness for which the undersigned may be liable hereunder after
Borrowers' financial condition or ability to pay their lawful debts when they
fall due has deteriorated, whether or not Borrowers have properly authorized
incurring such additional indebtedness. The undersigned acknowledges that (i)
no oral representations, including any representations to extend credit or
provide other financial accommodations to Borrowers, have been made by Agent or
any Lender to induce the undersigned to enter into this Guaranty and (ii) any
extension of credit to the Borrowers shall be governed solely by the provisions
of the Loan Agreement. The liability of the undersigned under this Guaranty
shall be absolute and unconditional, in accordance with its terms, and shall
remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released,
suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or
occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation: (a) any waiver,
indulgence, renewal, extension, amendment or modification of or addition,
consent or supplement to or deletion from or any other action or inaction under
or in respect of the Loan Documents or any other instruments or agreements
relating to the Obligations or any assignment or transfer of any thereof; (b)
any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or other documents,
instruments or agreements relating to the Obligations or any assignment or
transfer of any thereof; (c) any furnishing of any additional security to Agent
for the ratable benefit of the Lenders or its assignees or any acceptance
thereof or any release of any security by Agent or its assignees; (d) any
limitation on any party's liability or obligation under the Loan
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Documents or any other documents, instruments or agreements relating to the
Obligations or any assignment or transfer of any thereof or any invalidity or
unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any such document, instrument or
agreement or any term thereof; (e) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding
relating to Borrowers, or any action taken with respect to this Guaranty by any
trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not the
undersigned shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing; (f) any
exchange, release or nonperfection of any collateral, or any release, or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty or security,
for all or any of the Obligations; or (g) any other circumstance which might
otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the undersigned.
Any amounts due from the undersigned to Agent or any Lender shall bear interest
until such amounts are paid in full at the highest rate then applicable to the
Obligations of Borrowers to Lenders under the Loan Agreement. Obligations
include post-petition interest whether or not allowed or allowable.
3. Waivers. (a) This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of
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collection. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to
institute suit, exercise rights or remedies or take any other action against
Borrowers or any other person liable with respect to any of the Obligations or
resort to any collateral security held by it to secure any of the Obligations as
a condition precedent to the undersigned being obligated to perform as agreed
herein and the undersigned hereby waives any and all rights which it may have by
statute or otherwise which would require Agent or any Lender to do any of the
foregoing. The undersigned further consents and agrees that neither Agent nor
Xxxxxxx shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of the
undersigned, or against or in payment of any or all of the Obligations. The
undersigned hereby waives any rights to interpose any defense, counterclaim or
offset of any nature and description which may have or which may exist between
and among Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and/or the undersigned with respect to the
undersigned's obligations under this Guaranty, or which Borrowers may assert on
the underlying debt, including but not limited to failure of consideration,
breach of warranty, fraud, payment (other than cash payment in full of the
Obligations), statue of frauds, bankruptcy, infancy, statue of limitations,
accord and satisfaction, and usury.
(b) The undersigned further waives (i) notice of the acceptance of
this Guaranty, of the making of any such loans or extensions of credit, and of
all notices and demands of any kind to which the undersigned may be entitled,
including, without limitations, notice of adverse change in Borrowers' financial
condition or of any other fact which might materially increase the risk of the
undersigned; and (ii) presentment to or demand of payment from anyone whomsoever
liable upon any of the Obligations, protest, notices of presentment, non-payment
or protest and notice of any sale of collateral security or any default of any
sort.
(c) Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the undersigned
hereunder, or any setoff or application of funds of the undersigned by Agent or
any Lender, the undersigned shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of the
rights of Agent or any Lender against Borrowers or against any collateral or
guarantee or right of offset held by Agent or any Lender for the payment of the
Obligations, nor shall the undersigned seek or be entitled to seek any
contribution or reimbursement from Borrowers in respect of payments made by the
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undersigned hereunder, until all amounts owing to Agent and each Lender by
Borrowers on account of the Obligations are paid in full and the Loan Agreement
has been terminated. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any amount shall be paid
to the undersigned on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of
the Obligations shall not have been paid in full and the Loan Agreement shall
not have been terminated, such amount shall be held by the undersigned in trust
for Agent and Lenders, segregated from other funds of the undersigned, and shall
forthwith upon, and in any event within two (2) business days of, receipt by the
undersigned, be turned over to Agent for the retable benefit of the Lenders in
the exact form received by the undersigned (duly endorsed by the undersigned to
Agent, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or
unmatured, in such order as Agent and Lenders may determine, subject to the
provisions of the Loan Agreement. Repayment of any and all present and future
debts and obligations of Borrowers to any of the undersigned are hereby
subordinated to the full payment and performance of, all present and future
debts and obligations of Borrowers to Agent and Lenders provided however,
payments may be made to and retained by the undersigned in the ordinary course
of business in the absence of an Event of Default.
4. Security. All sums at any time to the credit of the undersigned
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and any property of the undersigned in Agent's or any Lender's possession or in
the possession of any bank, financial institution or other entity that directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by,
or is under common control with, Agent or any Lender (each such entity, an
"Affiliate") shall be deemed held by Agent, such Lender or such Affiliate, as
the case may be, as security for any and all of the undersigned's obligations to
Agent and Lenders and to any Affiliate of Agent or any Lender, no matter how or
when arising and whether under this or any other instrument, agreement or
otherwise.
5. Representations and Warranties. The undersigned hereby represents
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and warrants (all of which representations and warranties shall survive until
all Obligations are indeafeasibly satisfied in full and there remain no
outstanding commitments under the Loan Agreement), that:
(a) Corporate Status. The undersigned is a corporation or a
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limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its organization and has full
power, authority and legal right to own its property and assets and to
transact the business in which it is engaged.
(b) Authority and Execution. The undersigned has full power,
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authority and legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its
obligations under, this Guaranty and has taken all necessary legal
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Guaranty.
(c) Legal, Xxxxx and Binding Character. This Guaranty
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constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may
be limited by applicable Insolvency Law.
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(d) Violations. The execution, delivery and performance of this
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Guaranty will not violate any requirement of law applicable to the
undersigned or any material contract, agreement or instrument to which
the undersigned is a party or by which the undersigned or its property
is bound or result in the creation or imposition of any mortgage, lien
or other encumbrance other than to Agent for the ratable benefit of
Lenders on any of the property or assets of the undersigned pursuant
to the provisions of any of the foregoing.
(e) Consents or Approvals. No consent of any other Person
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(including, without limitation, any creditor of the undersigned) and
no consent, license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption
by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with,
any governmental authority is required in connection with the
execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this
Guaranty.
(f) Litigation. No litigation, arbitration, investigation or
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administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitrator or
governmental authority, bureau or agency is currently pending or, to
the best knowledge of the undersigned, threatened (i) with respect to
this Guaranty or any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty
or (ii) against or affecting the undersigned, or any of its property
or assets, which, if adversely determined, would have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or condition,
financial or otherwise, of the undersigned.
(g) Financial Benefit. The undersigned has derived or expects to
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derive a financial or other advantage from each and every loan,
advance or extension of credit made under the Loan Agreement or other
Obligation incurred by Borrowers to Agent and Lenders.
The foregoing representations and warranties shall be deemed to have
been made by the undersigned on the date of each borrowing by Borrowers under
the Loan Agreement on and as of such date of such borrowing as though made
hereunder on and as of such date.
6. Acceleration. If either Borrowers or the undersigned should at
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any time become insolvent, or make a general assignment, or if a proceeding in
or under any Insolvency Law shall be filed or commenced by, or in respect of,
the undersigned, or if a notice of any lien, levy, or assessment is filed of
record with respect to any assets of the undersigned by the United States or any
department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or if any taxes or debts owing
at any time or times hereafter to any one of them becomes a lien or encumbrance
upon any assets of the undersigned in Agent's or any Lender's possession, or
otherwise, any and all Obligations shall for purposes hereof, at Agent's or any
Lender's option, be deemed due and payable without notice.
7. Payments for Guarantor. Upon the occurrence of and during the
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continuance of Event of Default, Agent, on behalf of Lenders, in its sole and
absolute discretion,
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with or without notice to the undersigned, may apply on account of the
Obligations any payment from the undersigned or any other guarantor, or amounts
realized from any security for the Obligations, or may deposit any and all such
amounts realized in a non-interest bearing cash collateral deposit account to be
maintained as security for the Obligations.
8. Costs. The undersigned shall pay on demand, all fees and expenses
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(including reasonable expenses for legal services of every kind) relating or
incidental to the enforcement or protection of the rights of Agent or any Lender
hereunder or under any of the Obligations.
9. No Termination. This is a continuing irrevocable guaranty and
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shall remain in full force and effect and be binding upon the undersigned, and
the undersigned's successors and assigns, until all of the Obligations have been
paid in full and the Loan Agreement has been terminated. If any of the present
or future Obligations are guarantied by persons, partnerships or corporations in
addition to the undersigned, the death, release or discharge in whole or in part
or the bankruptcy, merger, consolidation, incorporation, liquidation or
dissolution of one or more of them shall not discharge or effect the liabilities
of the undersigned under this Guaranty.
10. Recapture. Anything in this Guaranty to the contrary
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notwithstanding, if Agent or any Lender receives any payment or payments on
account of the liabilities guarantied hereby, which payment or payments or any
part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or
preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver, or
any other party under any Insolvency Law, common law or equitable doctrine, then
to the extent of any sum not finally retained by Agent or any such Lender, the
undersigned's obligations to Agent and Lenders shall be reinstated and this
Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect (or be reinstated) until payment
shall have been made to Lender, which payment shall be due on demand.
11. Books and Records. The books and records of Agent showing the
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account among Agent, Lenders and Borrowers shall be admissible in evidence in
any action or proceedings, shall be binding upon the undersigned for the purpose
of establishing the items therein set forth and shall constitute prima facie
proof thereof.
12. No Waiver. No failure on the part of Agent to exercise, and no
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delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Agent of any right,
remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any other
legal right, remedy or power. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby
granted to Agent or allowed it by law or other agreement shall be cumulative and
not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by Agent at any time and from
time to time.
13. Waiver of Jury Trial. THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
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VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING BASED ON OR WITH RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR
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RELATING OR INCIDENTAL HERETO. THE UNDERSIGNED DOES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT AGENT OR ANY LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OR RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION.
14. Governing Law, Jurisdiction; Amendments. THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT
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BE CHANGED OR TERMINATED ORALLY, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED, CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED AS TO VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE UNDERSIGNED EXPRESSLY CONSENTS TO
THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY
OF NEW YORK, AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF NEW YORK FOR ALL PURPOSES IN CONNECTION HEREWITH. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY
THE UNDERSIGNED AGAINST AGENT AND/OR ANY LENDER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ANY MATTER OR CLAIM IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO OR
CONNECTED HEREWITH SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. THE UNDERSIGNED FURTHER CONSENTS THAT ANY
SUMMONS, SUBPOENA OR OTHER PROCESS OR PAPERS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
NOTICE OR MOTION OR OTHER APPLICATION TO EITHER OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS OR
A JUDGE THEREOF) OR ANY NOTICE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROCEEDINGS HEREUNDER, MAY
BE SERVED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED OR BY
PERSONAL SERVICE PROVIDED A REASONABLE TIME OR APPEARANCE IS PERMITTED, OR IN
SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE RULES OF SAID COURTS. THE
UNDERSIGNED WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY ACTION
INSTITUTED HEREON AND SHALL NOT ASSERT ANY DEFENSE BASED ON LACK OF JURISDICTION
OR VENUE OR BASED UPON FORUM NON COVENIENS.
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15. Severability. To the extent permitted by applicable law, any
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provision of this Guaranty which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
16. Amendments, Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of
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this Guaranty nor consent to any departure by the undersigned therefrom shall in
any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing executed by the
undersigned, Agent and Lenders.
17. Notice. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
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undersigned, shall be in writing or by telecopy or telex and shall be deemed to
have been duly given or made
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(a) when delivered, if by hand, (b) three (3) days after being deposited in the
mail, postage prepaid, if by mail (c) when confirmed, if by telecopy or, (d) in
the case of telex notice, when sent, answer back receiver, in each event, to the
number and address set forth beneath the signature of the undersigned.
18. Successors. Agent or any Lender may, from time to time, without
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notice to the undersigned, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
any part of the Obligations and/or rights under this Guaranty. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Agent or any Lender may assign, or grant
participations to, one or more banks, financial institutions or other entities
all or any part of any of the Obligations. In each such event, Agent, any
Lender, its Affiliates and each and every immediate and successive purchaser,
assignee, transferee or holder of all or any part of the Obligations shall have
the right to enforce this Guaranty, by legal action or otherwise, for its own
benefit as fully as if such purchaser, assignee, transferee or holder were
herein by name specifically given such right. Agent or any Lender shall have an
unimpaired right to enforce this Guaranty for its benefit with respect to that
portion of the Obligations which Agent or any such Lender has not disposed of,
sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred.
19. Release. Nothing except cash payment in full of the Obligations
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shall release the undersigned from liability under this Guaranty.
20. Amendment. This Guaranty amends, restates and replaces those
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certain guaranties existing prior hereto by the undersigned in favor of the
Lenders and the Agent pursuant to the terms of the Existing Loan Agreement, as
such term is defined in the Loan Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guaranty has been executed by the undersigned
this 29th day of December, 1999.
[SEAL] STYROCHEM GP, L.L.C.
By:/s/ X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_______________________________
Its:Senior Vice President
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[SEAL] STYROCHEM LP, L.L.C.
By:/s/ X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_______________________________
Its:Senior Vice President
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[SEAL] WINCUP GP, L.L.C.
By:/s/ X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_______________________________
Its:Senior Vice President
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[SEAL] WINCUP LP, L.L.C.
By:/s/ X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_______________________________
Its:Senior Vice President
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[SEAL] RADNOR MANAGEMENT DELAWARE, INC.
By:/s/ X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_______________________________
Its:Senior Vice President
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[SEAL] WINCUP EUROPE DELAWARE, INC.
By:/s/ X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
_______________________________
Its:Senior Vice President
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