GUARANTY
Exhibit 10.10
THIS GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) is made as of August 31, 2010 by GT ACQUISITION SUB,
INC., a Minnesota corporation (the “Guarantor”), to and for the benefit of TCI BUSINESS
CAPITAL, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Lender”).
ARTICLE 1.
Section 1.1 Guaranty. For value received and in consideration of any loan, advance or
financial accommodation of any kind whatsoever heretofore, now or hereafter made, given or granted
to DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) by Lender
(collectively, the “Loans”), including without limitation pursuant to the Credit and
Security Agreement of even date herewith (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and between Borrower and
Lender or otherwise, Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Lender: (a) the
full and prompt payment when due of the principal of, all interest on, and all fees in respect of,
all of the Loans, and (b) the full and prompt payment and performance of any and all other
Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement), whether all or any portion of such Loans and
other Indebtedness are now or hereafter existing, direct or indirect, related or unrelated, joint
or several, or absolute or contingent, whether or not for the payment of money, and whether arising
by reason of an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, loan or guarantee or in any
other manner (all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations described in the foregoing
clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 1.1 which are outstanding from time to time being
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Guarantor hereby
absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Lender the full and prompt payment and performance of
the Guaranteed Obligations when the Guaranteed Obligations are due under the terms of the Credit
Agreement or the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement)], including, without
limitation, on the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement), by
reason of the maturity or acceleration of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, on the occurrence and
continuance of a default under the terms of this Guaranty, or otherwise, and at any times after the
date when due.
Section 1.2 Continuing Guaranty. Guarantor will not be entitled to any credit against
Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty by reason of any amounts (a) recovered by Lender by
reason of the enforcement by Lender after an Event of Default of any of its remedies under the Loan
Documents or (b) paid by any other Person to Lender under this Guaranty.
Section 1.3 Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this
Guaranty, have the meanings attributed to them in the Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE 2.
NATURE OF THE GUARANTY.
Section 2.1 Absolute Obligations. The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty
are absolute, unconditional, and will be continuing and remain in full force and effect subject to
Sections 2.2 and 2.6 below. This is a continuing guaranty of payment and not of
collection. Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty will not be released, discharged,
affected, modified or impaired by any event, including, without limitation, any of the following
events:
(a) the compromise, settlement, release, discharge or termination of any or all of the
obligations of Borrower to Lender by operation of law or otherwise, except as may result
from the full and prompt performance and payment of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(b) the extension of the time for payment of any obligation under the Credit Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents, or the waiver, modification or amendment (whether
material or otherwise) of any obligation under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or the acceptance of partial payments of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(c) the taking or failure to take any action under the Credit Agreement, any of the
other Loan Documents or this Guaranty;
(d) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Credit Agreement, any of
the other Loan Documents, or this Guaranty or any other defense Borrower may assert to the
payment or performance of any portion of the Indebtedness other than payment and
satisfaction in full of all of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) any (i) failure by Lender to take any steps to perfect, maintain, or enforce its
Liens on the Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (ii) subordination of any of
the Guaranteed Obligations and any security therefor to any other Debt of Borrower to any
Person, or (iii) loss, release, substitution of, or other dealings with, any collateral or
other security given to Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations;
(f) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets, marshaling of assets and liabilities, receivership,
insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment, composition with creditors or readjustment of, or other
similar proceedings affecting Borrower, Guarantor or any other guarantor of any or all of
the Indebtedness;
(g) any allegation of invalidity or contest of the validity of this Guaranty in any of
the proceedings described in Section 2.1(f);
(h) any act, election or remedy, or other election, occurrence or circumstance of any
nature, whether or not under Lender’s control, that may affect or impair any subrogation
right of Guarantor or the effectiveness or value thereof;
(i) the default or failure of Guarantor to perform fully any of Guarantor’s obligations
set forth in this Guaranty;
(j) Lender’s election, in any proceeding instituted under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the
United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), of the application of Section 1111
(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code;
(k) any borrowing or grant of a security interest by Borrower, as debtor-in-possession,
under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code;
(l) the disallowance of all or any portion of Lender’s claim(s) for repayment of the
Guaranteed Obligations under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or
(m) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a guarantor other than payment and satisfaction in full of all of
the Guaranteed Obligations.
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Section 2.2 Revival of Guaranty. If (a) any demand is made at any time on Lender for
the repayment of any amount received by it or as proceeds of any collateral or security which have
been applied in payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (b) Lender makes any repayment by
reason of any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body or by reason of any
settlement or compromise of such demand, Guarantor will be liable under this Guaranty for all
amounts so repaid to the same extent as if such amounts had never been received originally by
Lender. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty
will terminate when the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid, performed and satisfied.
Section 2.3 Waivers By Guarantor. Guarantor hereby covenants that this Guaranty will
not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in this Guaranty. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, Guarantor waives all setoffs and counterclaims and all
presentments, demands for performance, notices of nonperformance, protests, notices of protest,
notices of dishonor, and notices of acceptance of, and reliance on, this Guaranty. Guarantor
further waives all (a) notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional
Indebtedness arising either from additional loans extended to Borrower or otherwise, (b) notices
that the principal amount, or any portion thereof (and any interest thereon), of the Loans or any
of the other Guaranteed Obligations is due, (c) notices of any and all proceedings to collect from
Borrower, any indorser or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or
from anyone else, (d), to the extent permitted by law, notices of exchange, sale, surrender or
other handling of any security or collateral given to Lender to secure payment of all or any part
of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (e) defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral.
Section 2.4 Application of Proceeds by Lender. Lender will have the exclusive right
to determine, in its sole discretion, the order and method of the application of payments from and
credits to, if any, from Guarantor, Borrower or from any other Person on account of the Guaranteed
Obligations or of any other liability of Guarantor to Lender.
Section 2.5 Responsibility of Guarantor. Guarantor hereby assumes responsibility for
keeping informed of the financial condition of Borrower, and any and all indorsers and other
guarantors of any instrument or document evidencing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations
and of all other circumstances bearing on the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations or
any part thereof that diligent inquiry would reveal. Lender will have no duty to advise Guarantor
of information known to Lender regarding such condition or any such circumstances.
Section 2.6 Duration of Guaranty. This is a continuing Guaranty and shall not be
revoked by death, dissolution, merger, bankruptcy, incompetency or insolvency of the Guarantor.
This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the Guarantor until the Lender
receives written notice from the Guarantor revoking this Guaranty as to the Guarantor. In the
event that this Guaranty is revoked by the Guarantor, said revocation shall have no effect on the
continuing liability of the Guarantor to guarantee unconditionally the prompt payment of all
Guaranteed Obligations which are contracted or incurred before the revocation becomes effective,
including such prior Guaranteed Obligations which are subsequently renewed, modified or extended
after the revocation becomes effective, as well as all extensions of credit made after revocation
pursuant to commitments made prior to such revocation. Revocation of this Guaranty by any
Guarantor shall not relieve any other Guarantor of any liability. Except as provided in
Section 2.2, Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty for the Guaranteed Obligations
will terminate upon the payment and performance in full of the Guaranteed Obligations.
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ARTICLE 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
To induce Lender to extend the Guaranteed Obligations, and for other good and valuable
consideration, Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to Lender that: (a) this Guaranty is the
legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws of general application limiting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the fact that equitable remedies, including specific
performance are discretionary and may not be ordered in respect to certain defaults (b) the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Guaranty does not and will not, by the lapse of time,
by the giving of notice, or the satisfaction of any other condition: (i) violate, or constitute a
default under, any rule or provision of Guarantor’s Articles of Incorporation (or Articles of
Organization, as applicable), Bylaws (or Operating Agreement, as applicable), any resolution of
its shareholders or directors (or managers or members, as applicable), or any committee thereof, or
any agreement or other instrument to which Guarantor is a party or by which Guarantor or any of its
properties is or may be bound, (ii) violate, or constitute a default under, any law, requirement,
rule, regulation, ordinance or restriction of any governmental authority applicable to Guarantor or
by which its properties are bound or affected, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any of the properties of Guarantor, or (iv) require any consent or approval of any Person;
(c) there is no action or proceeding pending before any court or Governmental Authority (as defined
in the Credit Agreement) which materially, adversely affects the condition (financial or otherwise)
of Guarantor or any of its properties; and (d) Guarantor has not guaranteed any Debt of Borrower
other than the Guaranteed Obligations.
ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS.
From the date of the execution of this Guaranty until all Guaranteed Obligations have been
fully paid, performed and satisfied:
Section 4.1 Financial Statements. For so long as this Guaranty remains in effect,
upon Lender’s reasonable request, Guarantor will furnish Lender with Guarantor’s financial
statements (on a form reasonably acceptable to Lender) and tax returns (including applicable
schedules) for the immediately preceding financial period, certified by Guarantor to be accurate
and complete and acknowledged. Such financial statements will be in detail satisfactory to Lender
and will be prepared on a basis consistent with any preceding financial statements furnished to
Lender, or consistent with GAAP (but without footnotes).
Section 4.1 No Disposition of Assets; Debt. Guarantor will not (a) sell, transfer or
otherwise dispose of all or any portion of Guarantor’s properties (exclusive of Borrower Stock, the
disposition of which is the subject of Section 4.2) either (i) in violation of any
applicable law, or (ii) if such sale, transfer or disposition would have a material adverse affect
on Guarantor’s financial condition or on Guarantor’s ability to perform Guarantor’s obligations
under this Guaranty; or (b) incur, create or become obligated for any Debt which has a material
adverse affect on Guarantor’s financial condition or on Guarantor’s ability to perform Guarantor’s
obligations under this Guaranty; or (c) guarantee any Debt or obligations of Borrower other than
the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 4.2 No Transfer of or Lien on Borrower Stock. Guarantor will not (a) sell,
assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or transfer, or dispose of any rights or
interests in any voting securities issued by Borrower (“Borrower Stock”) which are owned
legally or beneficially by Guarantor, or (b) allow any lien, interest, or adverse claim to attach
to any Borrower Stock owned or held by Guarantor.
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Section 4.3 Payments. Guarantor will pay all of the reasonable costs, expenses and
fees, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Lender in
enforcing or attempting to enforce this Guaranty following any default on the part of Guarantor,
whether the same is enforced by suit or otherwise, and all amounts recoverable by law, including,
without limitation, interest on any unpaid amounts due under this Guaranty.
Section 4.4 Conducting Business. Guarantor specifically agrees and covenants that it
will not conduct any business other than owning and holding 100% of all classes of capital stock of
C-Scan, LLC, all activities required under this Guaranty or other Loan Documents and all activities
reasonably incidental thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “conduct any business”
shall include owning or holding any asset and/or incurring any liability or obligation, except for
liabilities or obligations arising under this Guaranty or other Loan Documents.
ARTICLE 5.
DEFAULT; SUBORDINATION.
Section 5.1 Payment of Guaranteed Obligations. At any time after all or any portion
of the Guaranteed Obligations are due and payable, whether on maturity, after the acceleration of
any of the Guaranteed Obligations, on the occurrence of an Event of Default, on the occurrence of
any default under this Guaranty, or otherwise: (a) Lender will have the right: (i) to proceed
directly against Guarantor under this Guaranty without first exhausting any other remedy it may
have and without resorting to any security or guaranty held by Lender, and (ii) to compromise,
settle, release, discharge or terminate any of the obligations of any other guarantor(s) of the
Guaranteed Obligations as Lender, in its discretion, determines without thereby in any way
affecting, limiting or diminishing its rights thereafter to enforce the obligations of Guarantor
under this Guaranty; (b) Guarantor will, on the demand of Lender, immediately deposit with Lender
in U.S. dollars the total amount of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) Lender will have the right to
sell, collect, or otherwise dispose of and to apply the proceeds of any collateral or other
security given to Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations in satisfaction of the
Guaranteed Obligations; and (d) Lender will have the right to exercise all of Lender’s other
powers, rights and remedies under this Guaranty, the Loan Documents and under applicable law.
Lender will not have any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Guarantor or against or in
payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations.
Section 5.2 Subordination. Until the Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid,
performed and satisfied, (a) any and all claims of Guarantor against Borrower, any indorser or any
other guarantor of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or against any of their
respective properties are, by signing this Guaranty, made subordinate and subject in right of
payment to the prior payment to Lender in full of all the Guaranteed Obligations; and (b) Guarantor
may not exercise any right to enforce any remedy which Guarantor now has or may in the future have
against Borrower, any indorser or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
ARTICLE 6.
GENERAL.
Section 6.1 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided in this Guaranty and the other
Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Exercise of one
or more remedy(ies) by Lender does not require that all or any other remedy(ies) be exercised and
does not preclude later exercise of the same remedy. If there is any conflict, ambiguity, or
inconsistency, in Lender’s judgment, between the terms of this Guaranty and any of the Loan
Documents, then the applicable terms and
provisions, in Lender’s judgment, providing Lender with the greater rights, remedies, powers,
privileges, or benefits will control.
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Section 6.2 Waivers and Amendments in Writing. Failure by Lender to exercise any
right, remedy or option under this Guaranty or in any Loan Documents or delay by Lender in
exercising the same shall not operate as a waiver by Lender of its right to exercise any such
right, remedy or option. No waiver by Lender shall be effective unless it is in writing and then
only to the extent specifically stated. This Guaranty cannot be amended, modified, changed or
terminated orally.
Section 6.3 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Fax Signatures. This Guaranty constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Guaranty, and
supersedes all prior written and oral agreements and understandings. Any request from time to time
by the Guarantor for Lender’s consent under any provision in this Guaranty must be in writing, and
any consent to be provided by Lender under this Guaranty from time to time must be in writing in
order to be binding on Lender; provided, however, Lender will have no obligation to provide
any consent requested by Guarantor, and Lender may, for any reason in its discretion exercised in
good faith, elect to withhold the requested consent. Two or more duplicate originals of this
Guaranty may be signed by the parties, each of which shall be an original but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any documents delivered by, or on behalf of,
Guarantor by fax transmission (a) may be relied on by Lender as if the document were a manually
signed original, and (b) will be binding on Guarantor for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
Section 6.4 Headings; Construction. Section headings in this Guaranty are included
for convenience of reference only and shall not relate to the interpretation or construction of
this Guaranty. Any and all references in this Guaranty to any other document or documents will be
references to that other document or documents as they may, from time to time, be modified,
amended, renewed, consolidated, extended or replaced.
Section 6.5 Separate Instrument. This Guaranty constitutes a separate instrument,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, and neither this Guaranty nor the obligations of
Guarantor under this Guaranty will, under any circumstance or in any legal proceeding, be deemed to
have merged into any other agreement or obligation of Guarantor.
Section 6.6 Severability. If any term of this Guaranty is found invalid under
Minnesota law or laws of mandatory application by a court of competent jurisdiction, that invalid
term will be considered excluded from this Guaranty and will not invalidate the remaining terms of
this Guaranty.
Section 6.7 CHOICE OF LAW. THIS GUARANTY HAS BEEN DELIVERED AT AND ACCEPTED AT AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA (WITHOUT REFERENCE
TO MINNESOTA CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES).
Section 6.8 CHOICE OF FORUM. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED INDUCEMENT FOR LENDER TO
ACCEPT THIS GUARANTY AND TO EXTEND CREDIT TO BORROWER, GUARANTOR AND LENDER AGREE THAT ANY ACTION,
SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, ITS VALIDITY OR PERFORMANCE,
WITHOUT LIMITATION ON THE ABILITY OF LENDER, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO INITIATE AND PROSECUTE
IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION ACTIONS RELATED TO THE REPAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF THE GUARANTEED
OBLIGATIONS AND THE EXERCISE OF ALL OF LENDER’S RIGHTS AGAINST GUARANTOR WITH RESPECT THERETO AND
ANY SECURITY OR PROPERTY OF GUARANTOR,
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INCLUDING
ANY DISPOSITIONS OF ANY OF THE COLLATERAL, SHALL BE INITIATED AND PROSECUTED AS TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR HEIRS, SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. LENDER AND GUARANTOR EACH CONSENT TO AND SUBMITS TO THE
EXERCISE OF JURISDICTION OVER THEIR PERSON BY ANY COURT SITUATED AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA HAVING
JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER AND EACH CONSENTS THAT ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS BE MADE BY
CERTIFIED MAIL DIRECTED TO GUARANTOR AND LENDER AT THEIR RESPECTIVE ADDRESSES AS SET FORTH BELOW
(OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS A PARTY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE BY NOTICE TO THE OTHER PARTY) OR
AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTION
BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED UNDER
THIS GUARANTY, AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY THE COURT.
Section 6.9 Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty will inure to the benefit of
Lender, its successors and assigns and be binding on the heirs, executors, legal representatives,
successors and assigns of Guarantor.
Section 6.10 Notices. Any notice required, permitted or contemplated hereunder shall
be in writing and addressed to the party to be notified at the address set forth below or at such
other address as each party may designate from time to time by notice hereunder, and shall be
deemed validly given (a) three days following deposit in the U.S. certified mails (return receipt
requested), with proper postage prepaid, or (b) the next Business Day after such notice was
delivered to a regularly scheduled overnight delivery carrier with delivery fees either prepaid or
an arrangement satisfactory with such carrier made for the payment thereof, or (c) upon receipt of
notice given by telecopy (fax), mailgram, telegram, telex or personal delivery:
| To Guarantor: | GT Acquisition Sub, Inc. | |||||
| 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
| Xxxxx Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
| Telecopier No. | ||||||
| To Lender: | 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
| Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
| Attention: | ||||||
| Telecopier No. |
Section 6.11 Separate Action. Each default in payment of any amount due under this
Guaranty will, at Lender’s sole option, give rise to a separate cause of action under this
Guaranty, and separate suits, at Lender’s sole option, may be brought under this Guaranty as each
cause of action arises.
Section 6.12 Survival and Continuation of Representations and Warranties. All of
Guarantor’s representations and warranties contained in this Guaranty shall (a) survive the
execution, delivery and acceptance hereof by the parties hereto and the closing of the transactions
described herein or related hereto, (b) be deemed to be made as of each and every day of the term
of this Guaranty, and (c) remain true until the Guaranteed Obligations are fully performed, paid
and satisfied, subject to such changes as may not be prohibited hereby, do not constitute defaults
hereunder, and have been consented to by Lender in writing.
Section 6.13 Equitable Relief. Guarantor recognizes that, in the event that Guarantor
fails to perform, observe or discharge any of Guarantor’s obligations or liabilities under this
Guaranty, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to Lender; therefore, Guarantor
agrees that Lender, if
Lender so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such
case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
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Section 6.14 Recourse to Directors or Officers. The obligations of Lender under this
Guaranty are solely the corporate obligations of Lender. No recourse shall be had for any
obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Guaranty against any stockholder, employee,
officer, or director of Lender.
Section 6.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED INDUCEMENT FOR LENDER
TO ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTY AND EXTEND CREDIT TO BORROWER, GUARANTOR AND LENDER EACH WAIVES TRIAL
BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN RESPECT OF OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
GUARANTY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has made and executed this Guaranty as of the date first above
written.
| GT ACQUISITION SUB, INC. |
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| By: | ||||
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
Accepted this 31st day of August, 2010.
TCI BUSINESS CAPITAL, INC.,
a Minnesota corporation
a Minnesota corporation
By:
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| Title: Chief Risk Officer |
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