Contract
EXHIBIT 10.24
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT,
dated as of June 29, 2006, made by AUTO DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, INC., an
Ohio corporation (“ADS”), ADS ASHLAND, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“ADS
Ashland”), ADS PRIORITY TRANSPORT, LTD., an Ohio limited liability company (“ADS
Priority”; ADS, ADS Ashland and ADS Priority are sometimes referred to herein individually as
an “Additional Grantor” and, collectively, the “Additional Grantors”), in favor of
Bear Xxxxxxx Corporate Lending Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”)
parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.
RECITALS
A. Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., an Illinois corporation, the Lenders and the Administrative
Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2005, as amended and restated as of
June 29, 2006, (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”);
B. In connection with the Credit Agreement, Inc., Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. and certain of
its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantors) have entered into the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”) in favor of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties;
C. The Credit Agreement requires the Additional Grantors to become parties to the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement; and
D. The Additional Grantors have each agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement
in order to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption
Agreement, each Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 8.14 of the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Grantor thereunder
with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly guarantees the Borrower Obligations (as defined
in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) as set forth in Section 2 thereof, grants the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in its property
as set forth in Section 3 thereof, and assumes all other obligations and liabilities of a Grantor
set forth therein. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the
information set forth in Schedules 1 through 7 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. Each
Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties
contained in section 4 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as they relate to such Additional
Grantor, is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving
effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.
2. GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 8.1,
8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.12, 8.13 AND 8.16 OF THE GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
SHALL APPLY WITH LIKE EFFECT TO THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, AS FULLY AS IF SET FORTH AT LENGTH
HEREIN.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed
and delivered as of the date first above written.
AUTO DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Name: | ||||||||||
Title: | ||||||||||
ADS ASHLAND, LLC | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Name: | ||||||||||
Title: | ||||||||||
ADS PRIORITY TRANSPORT, LTD. | ||||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Name: | ||||||||||
Title: | ||||||||||
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