THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY Execution Version
Exhibit 10.12
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY
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Execution Version
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TO: XXXXX FARGO COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION FINANCE, LLC
00 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
1. For value received, and in consideration of financing extended or to be extended by XXXXX FARGO COMMERCIAL
DISTRIBUTION FINANCE, LLC (“Lender”) to or for the benefit of LEGENDARY ASSETS & OPERATIONS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“LAO”), XXXXXXXXX ASSETS & OPERATIONS, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“SAO”), SOUTH FLORIDA ASSETS & OPERATIONS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“SFAO”), MIDWEST ASSETS & OPERATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“MAO”), SOUTH
SHORE LAKE ERIE ASSETS & OPERATIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SSAO”) and Bosun’s Assets &
Operations, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“BAO,” and together with LAO, SAO, SFAO, MAO and BAO, collectively, the “Debtors”, individually each a “Debtor”), the
undersigned (whether one or more, “Guarantor”) unconditionally (and, if more than one Guarantor, jointly and severally) guarantees the full and punctual payment and performance when due and at all times thereafter, of all indebtedness and
other obligations of any nature whatsoever of each Debtor to Lender, whether direct, indirect, acquired, joint and/or several, existing, future, arising before or after a bankruptcy of such Debtor, contingent or otherwise, and whether for principal,
interest, fees, expenses, reimbursement obligations or otherwise, (collectively, the “Liabilities”). Guarantor further agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, whether or not
litigation is commenced, and, if litigation is commenced, during both the trial and any appellate phases of such litigation) incurred by or on behalf of Lender to protect or enforce any of Lender’s rights under this Third Amended and Restated
Guaranty (this “Guaranty”).
2. This Guaranty is a guarantee of payment and not of collection. Guarantor agrees that the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be
unconditional irrespective of, at any time, (a) the invalidity or unenforceability of (i) the Liabilities for any reason, including without limitation, any law, regulation or order affecting the Liabilities, or the disallowance in bankruptcy or other
proceedings, or (ii) any agreement or instrument relating to any of the Liabilities including any other guaranty of the Liabilities (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of the
Liabilities, or any other amendment, waiver or consent with respect to any Transaction Document, (c) the absence of any attempt to collect the Liabilities from Debtors or any of them or any other person liable for the Liabilities or of any attempt to
realize upon any collateral, (d) any exchange, release, non-perfection or impairment of any collateral or security, (e) any release of or settlement with any person (including Debtors or any other guarantor) liable in whole or in part for the
Liabilities, or (f) any dispute between Lender and any Debtor, or any termination or modification of credit provided to Debtors. Upon a default under any Transaction Document, Lender may proceed directly and at once against Guarantor to collect the
full amount of all or any portion of the liability of Guarantor hereunder, without notice and without first proceeding against Debtor or any other person primarily or secondarily liable on the Liabilities.
3. Without limiting the foregoing, Lender is hereby authorized in its sole discretion, without notice to Guarantor and without impairing the
liability of Guarantor hereunder, from time to time to (a) renew, extend, accelerate or change the time, place or manner for payment of, or other terms relating to, the Liabilities, or otherwise modify, amend, change or waive compliance with the
terms of the Liabilities or any of the Transaction Documents, (b) accept partial payments on the Liabilities, (c) apply the collateral and direct the manner of sale thereof, and apply payments and credits (from any source) to Liabilities, in any
order, (d) release or compromise the Liabilities or any portion thereof, or (e) extend additional credit and financial accommodations which may create additional Liabilities.
4. Until any Liabilities shall have been indefeasibly paid and discharged in full and all Transaction Documents (including any commitments) have
been terminated, Guarantor shall have no right, and agrees it will not make any claim, against Debtor or any other person primarily or secondarily liable on the Liabilities with respect to any payment which Guarantor may make to Lender under this
Guaranty, including without limitation, any right of subrogation, contribution, indemnification or other reimbursement. Guarantor waives all right of set off and all notices, presentments, protests and demands of any kind with respect to any
Liabilities and this Guaranty (including without limitation demands for performance, notices of non-payment or non-performance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of acceptance of this Guaranty) and promptness and diligence with
respect to the Liabilities.
5. Guarantor hereby agrees that Lender shall have no duty to advise Guarantor of information now or hereafter known to Lender regarding the
financial or other condition of Debtors or any other person primarily or secondarily liable on the Liabilities or regarding any circumstance bearing on the risk of non-payment of the Liabilities. Guarantor has made an independent investigation of the
financial condition of Debtors and gives this Guaranty based on that investigation and not upon any representation made by Lender.
6. Guarantor agrees to provide to Lender, promptly after Lender’s request therefor, such financial statements and other financial records and
information respecting Guarantor as may be from time to time requested by Lender. Guarantor authorizes Lender, throughout the term of this Guaranty, to investigate or make inquiries of creditors or other persons and credit bureaus regarding Guarantor
(including equity holders of Guarantor), and provide to creditors or other persons any financial, credit or other information regarding or relating to Guarantor, whether supplied by Guarantor to Lender or otherwise obtained by Lender.
7. Guarantor agrees that (a) the repurchase of inventory collateral by a seller of goods pursuant to a repurchase agreement between Lender and
such seller shall be a commercially reasonable method of disposition, and (b) Guarantor is not a beneficiary of, and has no right to require Lender to enforce, any repurchase agreement.
8. This Guaranty may be terminated only upon written notice to Lender effective no earlier than sixty (60) days after the date such written notice
is actually received by Lender. Any such termination shall not affect the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty with respect to Liabilities created or incurred prior to the effective date of such termination. Without limiting the foregoing, any
such termination shall not relate to any approval given by Lender to or for the benefit of Debtors prior to the effective date of such termination and upon any such termination, Guarantor shall nevertheless remain liable with respect to all
Liabilities, and the performance of all duties, created or arising theretofore or based on a commitment theretofore entered into or any approval theretofore given to or for the benefit of Debtors to the full extent of Guarantor’s liability therefor
as provided herein.
9. No delay on the part of Lender in the exercise of any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by Lender of
any right or remedy shall preclude any further exercise thereof. No modification, waiver or amendment of any of the provisions of this Guaranty shall be binding upon Lender except as expressly set forth in a writing signed by Lender and delivered to
Guarantor. Lender’s failure at any time to require strict performance by Guarantor of any of the provisions contained in this Guaranty shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Lender at any time to demand strict performance therewith.
10. To the extent Lender receives any payment of the Liabilities (through the exercise of remedies with respect to collateral or from any other
source, including setoff) and such payments or any part thereof are later required to be repaid by Lender under any bankruptcy law, or other state or federal law, then to the extent of such repayment, the obligation originally intended to be
satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect. Notwithstanding anything in this Guaranty to the contrary, the right of recovery against Guarantor under this Guaranty is limited to the extent it is judicially determined with
respect to Guarantor that entering into this Guaranty would violate § 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable federal, state or other laws relating to fraudulent transfers or the like, in which case Guarantor shall be liable under
this Guaranty only for amounts aggregating up to the largest amount that would not render Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty subject to avoidance under § 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any such comparable laws.
11. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor, and its heirs, personal representatives, trustees and successors and shall inure to the benefit
of Lender’s successors and assigns. References herein to Lender shall be deemed to refer to Lender and its successors and assigns. Guarantor cannot assign its obligations under Guaranty without Lender’s prior written consent. Lender may assign or
participate Lender’s interest, in whole or in part, without Guarantor’s consent. Wherever possible each provision of this Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this
Guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Guaranty. This
Guaranty contains all of the understandings, promises and undertakings concerning the subject matter, and all prior undertakings and agreements, oral or written, concerning the subject matter are merged herein. This Guaranty may be validly executed
and delivered by fax or other electronic transmission and in one or more counterpart signature pages. In the event there is any dispute under this Guaranty, the aggrieved party shall not be entitled to exemplary or punitive damages so that the
aggrieved party’s remedy in connection with any action arising under or in any way related to this Guaranty shall be limited to a breach of contract action and any damages in connection therewith are limited to actual and direct damages, except that
Lender may seek equitable relief in connection with any judicial repossession of, or temporary restraining order with respect to, the Collateral. This Guaranty and all agreements between Debtors and Lender have been substantially negotiated and will
be substantially performed in the state of Illinois. Accordingly, all disputes will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of such state without regard to the conflict of law rules. ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE WILL BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE WITHOUT A JURY. GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING. GUARANTOR HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY
LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN ILLINOIS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH GUARANTOR MAY HAVE BASED ON IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS TO THE CONDUCT OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
12. This Guaranty amends and restates that certain Second Amended and Restated Guaranty issued by Guarantor in favor of Lender dated August 2,
2017 (the “Existing Guaranty”) in its entirety and all obligations, of every type or nature of Guarantor under the Existing Guaranty are ratified and confirmed by Guarantor as though all of such obligations arose under this Guaranty. Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that Lender’s name was inadvertently described as Xxxxx Fargo Distribution Finance, LLC in the Existing Guaranty and Lender’s name under the Existing Guaranty is as it appears in this Guaranty.
THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY CONTAINS JURY WAIVER AND PUNITIVE DAMAGE WAIVER PROVISIONS.
Dated: June 14, 2018
[Signature Page to Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Guarantor has duly executed this Guaranty as of the date set
forth above.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Jr.
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Print Name:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Jr.
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Home Address for Notice to Guarantor
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[Signature Page to 3rd A&R Xxxxxxxxx Personal Guaranty]
