Exhibit 10.3
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AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY
from
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Dated as of March 19, 2004
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AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY dated as of _________, 2004 (this
"GUARANTY"), is made by REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD. (the "COMPANY" or the
"GUARANTOR") in favor of the Beneficiaries (as hereinafter defined).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on March 27, 1998 (the "ORIGINAL DOCUMENTATION Date"), the
Company, as Lessee and as Construction Agent, Credit Suisse Leasing 92A, L.P.,
as Lessor ("LESSOR"), the Banks identified therein, as Lenders ("ORIGINAL
LENDERS"), and Credit Suisse First Boston, as Administrative Agent
("ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), entered into that certain Participation Agreement (as
amended, the "ORIGINAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT") and Reebok International Ltd.,
as Lessee, and Lessor entered into that certain Lease, dated as of the Original
Documentation Date (as amended, the ORIGINAL LEASE").
WHEREAS, Lessor, as Borrower, entered into a Loan Agreement dated as of the
Original Documentation Date (as amended, the "ORIGINAL LOAN AGREEMENT") by and
among Lessor, Lenders and Administrative Agent, pursuant to which the Original
Lenders agreed to make loans to Lessor, as evidenced by those certain
non-recourse promissory notes (the "ORIGINAL NOTES") from Lessor, which Original
Notes are secured by that certain Mortgage (the "ORIGINAL MORTGAGE") made by
Lessor to Administrative Agent, as agent for the Original Lenders and that
certain Assignment of Lease from Lessor to Administrative Agent, as agent for
the Original Lenders (the "ORIGINAL ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE");
WHEREAS, as a condition to the effectiveness of the Original Participation
Agreement the Company executed a Guaranty (the "ORIGINAL GUARANTY") in favor of
the Beneficiaries thereunder;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to extend the term of the Original Lease and
Original Loan Agreement for a period of five (5) years beyond the Base Term
Expiration Date under the Original Lease and have Lessor obtain financing for a
portion of the cost to purchase an additional parcel of land located contiguous
to the Original Property (the "ADDITIONAL LAND") and existing improvements
thereon (the "ADDITIONAL FACILITY"; and together with the Additional Land, the
"ADDITIONAL PROPERTY") and to lease such Additional Property to Lessee under the
Lease;
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend such financing and provide
financing for a portion of the cost of the Additional Property, all on the terms
and subject to the conditions of the Participation Agreement (defined below),
the Loan Agreement (defined below) and the other Operative Documents;
WHEREAS, on the Documentation Date (i) the Company is entering into the
Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among Lessee, Lessor,
Administrative Agent, and the Lenders identified therein (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "PARTICIPATION
AGREEMENT"), (ii) Lessor, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are entering into
an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "LOAN AGREEMENT"), and (iii) the parties thereto
are amending
and restating certain of the other Original Operative Documents in the form of
the respective Operative Documents;
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Guarantor that the Overall
Transaction and the Documentation Date occur;
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the effectiveness of the Participation
Agreement that the Guarantor execute and deliver this Guaranty for the purpose
of amending and restating the Original Guaranty in its entirety;
WHEREAS, this Guaranty, and the execution, delivery and performance hereof,
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Guarantor; and
WHEREAS, unless otherwise defined herein or the context hereof otherwise
requires, terms which are defined or defined by reference in the Participation
Agreement or Lease shall have the same meanings when used herein as such terms
have therein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by Guarantor, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
SECTION 1. GUARANTEE. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantees to the Beneficiaries and agrees to act as surety to the Beneficiaries
for (a) the full and prompt payment when due, whether by acceleration or
otherwise, and at all times thereafter, and (b) the full and prompt performance
of all of the Liabilities (as hereinafter defined), including Interest and Yield
on any such Liabilities, whether accruing before or after any bankruptcy or
insolvency case or proceeding involving Lessee or any other Person, and, if
Interest or Yield on any portion of such obligations ceases to accrue by
operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding,
including such Interest and Yield as would have accrued on any such portion of
such obligations if such case or proceeding had not commenced, and further agree
to pay all expenses (including attorneys' fees and legal expenses) paid or
incurred by Lessor, the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders (each a
"BENEFICIARY") in endeavoring to collect the Liabilities, or any part thereof,
and in enforcing this Guaranty. The term "LIABILITIES", as used herein, shall
mean all of the following, in each case howsoever created, arising or evidenced,
whether direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, or now or
hereafter existing, or due or to become due: all Basic Rent, Supplemental Rent,
the Lease Balance, Purchase Option Price, Guaranteed Residual Amount, Property
Balance, indemnity amounts, and all additional amounts and other sums at any
time due and owing, and required to be paid to the Beneficiaries, by Lessee
under the terms of the Lease or any other Operative Document and all other
obligations to be performed by Lessee under the terms of the Lease or any other
Operative Document (in each case whether or not Lessee or any other Person shall
be released or relieved from any or all liability or obligation relating
thereto); provided, however, that if the Lessee duly and timely exercises and
consummates the Remarketing Option pursuant to the Lease with respect to a
Property (and does not become obligated to purchase the applicable Property
pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Lease), Liabilities shall not include that
portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Lease Balance equal to the
excess of the then outstanding Property Balance in respect of such Property over
the Guaranteed Residual Amount for such Property.
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Upon execution of this Guaranty, this Guaranty shall amend and completely
restate and supersede the Original Guaranty. Notwithstanding the amendment and
restatement of the Original Guaranty by this Guaranty, the indebtedness,
liabilities and obligations owing to Beneficiaries by the Guarantor under the
Original Operative Documents remain outstanding as of the date hereof,
constitute continuing Liabilities hereunder and shall continue to be secured by
the collateral described in and pursuant to the Operative Documents but are
payable in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty and the other Operative
Documents. This Guaranty is given in substitution for and as a continuation and
extension of the Original Guaranty and is in no way intended to constitute a
novation of the Original Guaranty.
In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state
or federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or any other law affecting the
rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of Guarantor under this
Guaranty would otherwise be held or determined by a final and non-appealable
order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid or unenforceable,
or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount
of its liability under this Guaranty, then, notwithstanding any other provision
hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further
action by Guarantor or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to
the highest amount which is valid and enforceable as determined in such action
or proceeding pursuant to such final and non-appealable order.
In an Event of Default, any Beneficiary may appropriate and apply toward
the payment of Liabilities, in such order of application as the Administrative
Agent may elect any and all balances, credits, deposits, accounts or moneys of
or in the name of Guarantor now or hereafter, for any reason or purpose
whatsoever, in the possession or control of, or in transit to Lessor or any
Beneficiary or any agent or bailee for Lessor or any Beneficiary. Each
Beneficiary shall provide prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent of
the exercise by such Beneficiary of its rights under this paragraph, which
notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the amount of such application and
shall remit such amount to Administrative Agent or as Administrative Agent may
direct.
This Agreement shall constitute an agreement of suretyship as well as of
guaranty and shall constitute an absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment
and performance (and not of collection) and an absolute and unconditional
undertaking by Guarantor with respect to the payment and performance of the
Liabilities. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect
(notwithstanding, without limitation, the dissolution of Guarantor) and shall
not be discharged until such time as all the Liabilities shall be indefeasibly
paid in full in cash, all the agreements of Lessee under the Operative Documents
shall have been duly performed and the Commitments have been terminated. The
liability of Guarantor hereunder shall be direct and may be enforced without the
Beneficiaries being required to resort to any other right, remedy or security.
Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the other Beneficiaries, may,
from time to time at its discretion and without notice to Guarantor, but subject
to the provisions of the Participation Agreement, take or cause any of the other
Beneficiaries to take, any or all of the following actions: (a) retain or obtain
a lien upon or a security interest in any property to secure any of the
Liabilities or any obligation hereunder; (b) retain or obtain the primary or
secondary obligation of any obligor or obligors, in addition to Guarantor, with
respect to any of the
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Liabilities; (c) extend or renew for one or more periods (regardless of whether
longer than the original period), alter or exchange any of the Liabilities, or
release or compromise any obligation of Guarantor hereunder or any obligation of
any nature of any other obligor with respect to any of the Liabilities; (d)
release or fail to perfect its lien upon or security interest in, or impair,
surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for, all or any part
of any property securing any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder, or
extend or renew for one or more periods (regardless of whether longer than the
original period) or release, compromise, alter or exchange any obligations of
any nature of any obligor with respect to any such property; and (e) resort to
Guarantor for payment of any of the Liabilities, regardless of whether
Administrative Agent or any other Beneficiary shall have resorted to any other
Person, any property securing any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder
or shall have proceeded against any other obligor primarily or secondarily
obligated with respect to any of the Liabilities (all of the actions referred to
in this paragraph being hereby expressly waived by Guarantor).
SECTION 2. GUARANTOR'S OBLIGATIONS UNCONDITIONAL. Guarantor's obligations
hereunder are independent in respect of any other Person, and, subject to
Section 7.5 of the Loan Agreement, each Beneficiary may enforce any of its
rights hereunder independently of any other right or remedy that it may at any
time hold with respect to the Liabilities or any security or other guaranty
therefor; PROVIDED that no double recovery of the same amount shall be
permitted. Such obligations shall be absolute and unconditional, shall not be
subject to any counterclaim, setoff, deduction, diminution, abatement,
recoupment, suspension, deferment, reduction or defense (other than full and
strict compliance by Guarantor with their obligations hereunder), whether based
upon any claim that Lessor, Lessee, Administrative Agent, any Beneficiary or any
other Person may have against any Beneficiary or any other Person or otherwise,
and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be
released, discharged or in any way affected by, any circumstance or condition
whatsoever (whether or not Guarantor or any other Person shall have any
knowledge or notice thereof) including:
A. any amendment, modification, addition, deletion, supplement or renewal
to or of or other change in the Liabilities or any Operative Document
or any of the agreements referred to in any thereof, or any other
instrument or agreement applicable to any Operative Document or any of
the parties to such agreements, or to the Property, or any assignment,
mortgage or transfer thereof or of any interest therein, or any
furnishing or acceptance of additional security for, guaranty of or
right of offset with respect to, any of the Liabilities; or the
failure of any security or the failure of any Beneficiary to perfect
or insure any interest in any collateral;
B. any failure, omission or delay on the part of Lessor or any
Beneficiary to conform or comply with any term of any instrument or
agreement referred to in CLAUSE A above;
C. any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence, compromise, release or
other action or inaction under or in respect of any instrument,
agreement, guaranty, right of offset or security referred to in CLAUSE
A above or any obligation or liability of Lessor or any Beneficiary,
or any exercise or non-exercise by any Beneficiary of any right,
remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of any such instrument,
agreement, guaranty, right of offset or security or any such
obligation or liability;
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D. any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment,
composition, liquidation or similar proceeding with respect to Lessor
or any Beneficiary or any other Person or any of their respective
properties or creditors, or any action taken by any trustee, receiver
or court in any such proceeding;
E. any limitation on the liability or obligations of any Person under any
Operative Document, the Liabilities, any collateral security for the
Liabilities, any other guaranty of the Liabilities or any discharge,
termination, cancellation, frustration, irregularity, invalidity or
unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any of the foregoing or any
other agreement, instrument, guaranty or security referred to in
clause A above or any term of any thereof;
F. any defect in the title, compliance with specifications, condition,
design, operation or fitness for use of, or any damage to or loss or
destruction of, or any interruption or cessation in the use of the
Property by Lessee or any other Person for any reason whatsoever
(including any governmental prohibition or restriction, condemnation,
requisition, seizure or any other act on the part of any governmental
or military authority, or any act of God or of the public enemy)
regardless of the duration thereof (even though such duration would
otherwise constitute a frustration of a lease), whether or not
resulting from accident and whether or not without fault on the part
of any Lessee or any other Person;
G. any merger or consolidation of Lessor, Lessee or Guarantor into or
with any other Person, or any sale, lease or transfer of any of the
assets of Lessor, Lessee or Guarantor to any other Person;
H. any change in the ownership of any shares of capital stock or
partnership interests of Lessor, Lessee or Guarantor or any corporate
change in Lessor, Lessee or Guarantor;
I. any loan to or other transaction, between the Beneficiaries, or any of
them, and Lessee or Lessor;
J. any other occurrence or circumstance whatsoever, whether similar or
dissimilar to the foregoing, and any other circumstance that might
otherwise constitute a legal or equitable defense or discharge of the
liabilities of a guarantor or surety or that might otherwise limit
recourse against Guarantor.
The obligations of Guarantor set forth herein constitute the full recourse
obligations of Guarantor enforceable against it to the full extent of all of its
assets and properties, notwithstanding any provision in the Lease or any other
Operative Document or any other document or agreement to the contrary.
Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or
accrual of any of the Liabilities and notice of or proof of reliance by any
Beneficiary upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this Guaranty, and the
Liabilities, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created,
contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Guaranty. Guarantor
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unconditionally waives, to the extent permitted by law: (a) acceptance of this
Guaranty and proof of reliance by any Beneficiary hereon; (b) notice of any of
the matters referred to in CLAUSES A through J above, or any right to consent or
assent to any thereof; (c) all notices that may be required by statute, rule of
law or otherwise, now or hereafter in effect, to preserve intact any rights
against Guarantor, including any demand, presentment, protest, proof or notice
of nonpayment under any Operative Document, and notice of default or any failure
on the part of Lessor to perform and comply with any covenant, agreement, term
or condition of any Operative Document; (d) any right to the enforcement,
assertion or exercise against Lessor of any right, power, privilege or remedy
conferred in any Operative Document or otherwise; (e) any requirement of
diligence on the part of any Person; (f) any requirement of any Beneficiary to
take any action whatsoever, to exhaust any remedies or to mitigate the damages
resulting from a default by any Person under any Operative Document; (g) any
notice of any sale, transfer or other disposition by any Person of any right
under, title to or interest in any Operative Document or the Property; and (h)
any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge, release or defense of a guarantor or surety, or that might
otherwise limit recourse against Guarantor.
Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty shall be automatically reinstated if
and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of itself or
Lessor is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any Beneficiary whether as
a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise.
Guarantor further agrees that, without limiting the generality of this
Guaranty, if a Lessee Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and
any Beneficiary is prevented by Applicable Law from exercising its remedies
under the Operative Documents, such Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive
hereunder from Guarantor, upon demand therefor, the sums which would have
otherwise been due from Lessee had such remedies been exercised.
SECTION 3. REASONABLENESS AND EFFECT OF WAIVERS. Guarantor warrants and
agrees that each of the waivers set forth in this Guaranty is made with full
knowledge of its significance and consequences and that, under the
circumstances, the waivers are reasonable and not contrary to public policy or
law. If any of such waivers are determined to be contrary to any applicable law
or public policy, such waivers shall be effective only to the maximum extent
permitted by law.
SECTION 4. TRANSFERS BY BENEFICIARIES. Each Beneficiary may, from time to
time, whether before or after any discontinuance of this Guaranty, subject to
the requirements of the Participation Agreement, at its sole discretion and
without notice to or consent of Guarantor, assign or transfer any or all of its
portion of the Liabilities or any interest therein; and, notwithstanding any
such assignment or transfer or any subsequent assignment or transfer thereof,
such Liabilities shall be and remain Liabilities for the purposes of this
Guaranty, and each and every immediate and successive assignee or transferee of
any of the Liabilities or of any interest therein shall, to the extent of such
assignee's or transferee's interest in the Liabilities, be entitled to the
benefits of this Guaranty to the same extent as if such assignee or transferee
were such Beneficiary.
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SECTION 5. NO WAIVER BY BENEFICIARIES. No delay in the exercise of any
right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial
exercise of any right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right or remedy; nor shall -any modification or
waiver of any of the provisions of this Guaranty be binding upon any Beneficiary
except as expressly set forth in--a writing duly signed and delivered on its
behalf. No action permitted hereunder shall in any way affect or impair any
Beneficiary's rights or Guarantor's obligations under this Guaranty. For the
purposes of this Guaranty, Liabilities shall include all of the obligations
described in the definition thereof, notwithstanding any right or power of
Guarantor or anyone else to assert any claim or defense as to the invalidity or
unenforceability of any such obligation, and no such claim or defense shall
affect or impair the obligations of Guarantor hereunder. Guarantor's obligations
under this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any
circumstance whatsoever which might constitute a legal or equitable discharge or
defense of Guarantor. Guarantor hereby acknowledges that there are no conditions
to the effectiveness of this Guaranty.
SECTION 6. JOINT AND SEVERAL OBLIGATIONS; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. All
obligations under this Guaranty are joint and several to Guarantor and any other
party which hereafter guarantees any portion of the Liabilities, and shall be
binding upon them and upon their successors and assigns. All references herein
to Guarantor shall be deemed to include any successor or successors, whether
immediate or remote, to such Person.
SECTION 7. SEVERABILITY. Wherever possible, each provision of this Guaranty
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
Applicable Laws, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or
invalid thereunder, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of
such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.
SECTION 8. NOTICES. All notices, demands, declarations, consents,
directions, approvals, instructions, requests and other communications required
or permitted by this Guaranty shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given when addressed to the appropriate Person and delivered in the
manner specified in SECTION 8.3 of the Participation Agreement. The initial
address for notices to Guarantor is set forth on SCHEDULE 1 hereto.
SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTY HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AT NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW
PRINCIPLES EXCEPT SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed and
delivered as of the date first above written.
REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: /s/
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Title: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Treasurer
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Schedule 1
to Amended and Restated Guaranty
SCHEDULE 1
Addresses for Notices
c/o Reebok International Ltd.
0000 X. X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Copy to: General Counsel