GUARANTY
GUARANTY
This
GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of March 28, 2008 is made by each of the undersigned (each a "Guarantor",
and
collectively, the "Guarantors"),
in
favor of YA
GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P.
(the
“Secured
Party”).
WHEREAS,
in
connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, of even date herewith, by
and
among INTREPID
TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES, INC.,
an
Idaho corporation (the "Company")
and
the Secured Party (the “Securities
Purchase Agreement”),
the
Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement, to issue to the Secured Party (i) an aggregate
original principal amount of $585,000 of secured convertible debentures (the
“Convertible
Debentures”),
which
shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.005
per share (“Common
Stock”);
and
(ii) warrants (the “Warrants”)
to be
exercisable to acquire additional shares of Common Stock initially in that
number of shares of Common Stock set forth in the Securities Purchase
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
each
Guarantor is executing and delivering that certain Security Agreement, of even
date hereof (the “Security
Agreement”),
granting a lien in all of the Pledged Property (as defined in the Security
Agreement) to the Secured Party;
WHEREAS,
it
is a
condition precedent to the Secured Party purchasing the Convertible Debentures
and Warrants pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement that the Guarantors
shall have executed and delivered to the Secured Party this Agreement
guaranteeing all of the obligations of the Company under the Transaction
Documents (as defined in the Security Agreement, the “Transaction
Documents”);
WHEREAS,
the
Secured Party has extended financial accommodations to the Company, pursuant
to
the Convertible Debentures or otherwise, and the Guarantors will directly
benefit from the extension of such financial accommodation as part of the
affiliated business operations of the Guarantors and the Company;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the agreements herein and in order to induce
the Secured Party to perform under the Securities Purchase Agreement, each
Guarantor hereby agrees with the Secured Party as follows:
1. Definitions.
Reference is hereby made to the Securities Purchase Agreement and the
Convertible Debentures issued pursuant thereto for a statement of the terms
thereof. All terms used in this Guaranty, which are defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement or the Convertible Debentures and not otherwise defined
herein, shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein.
2. Guaranty.
The
Guarantors, as direct obligors and not merely as surety, jointly and severally,
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably, guaranty the full payment and prompt
performance, as and when due and payable, by stated maturity or otherwise,
of
all Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement) of the Company from
time
to time owing by it to the Secured Party (such obligations, to the extent not
paid by the Company, being the "Guaranteed
Obligations"),
and
agree to pay any and all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses) reasonably incurred by the Secured Party in enforcing any rights
under
this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Guarantor's liability hereunder shall extend to all amounts that constitute
part
of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Company to the Secured
Party but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to
the
existence of an insolvency proceeding involving any Guarantor or the Company
(each, a "Transaction
Party").
3. Guaranty
Absolute; Continuing Guaranty; Assignments.
(a) The
Guarantors, jointly and severally, guaranty that the Guaranteed Obligations
will
be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any
jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Secured Party
with
respect thereto. The obligations of each Guarantor under this Guaranty are
independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions
may
be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor to enforce such obligations,
irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Transaction Party
or
whether any Transaction Party is joined in any such action or actions. The
liability of any Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute
and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives,
to the extent permitted by law, any defenses it may now or hereafter have in
any
way relating to, any or all of the following:
(i) any
lack of validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document or any agreement
or instrument relating thereto;
(ii) any
change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of,
all
or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or
any
consent to departure from any Transaction Document, including, without
limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the
extension of additional credit to any Transaction
Party
or
otherwise;
(iii) any
taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Pledged Property (as defined
in the Security Documents), or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of
or
consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed
Obligations;
(iv) any
change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company
or partnership structure or existence of any Transaction
Party;
or
(v) any
failure of the Secured Party to assert a claim or demand or to enforce or
exercise any right or remedy against any Transaction Party for any
reason;
(vi) any
other circumstance (including any statute of limitations) or any existence
of or
reliance on any representation by the Secured Party that might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Transaction Party
or
any other guarantor or surety.
(vii) This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be,
if
at any time any payment or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any
part thereof, is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Secured Party
or
any other person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any
Transaction Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been
made.
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(viii) This
Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect
until the indefeasible cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other
than inchoate indemnity obligations) and (ii) be binding upon each Guarantor
and
its respective successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit
of and be enforceable by the Secured
Party and
its
successors, and permitted pledgees, transferees and assigns. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Secured Party may pledge, assign
or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under
and
subject to the terms of any Transaction Document to any other Person, and such
other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect
thereof granted to the Secured Party herein or otherwise, in each case as
provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement or such Transaction
Document.
4. Waivers.
To the
extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby waives demand,
presentment, suit against or joinder of any other person, promptness, diligence,
notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed
Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the Secured Party exhaust
any right or take any action against any Transaction Party or any other Person
or any Pledged Property. The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct
and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated herein and
that the waiver set forth in this Section 4 is knowingly made in contemplation
of such benefits. The Guarantors hereby waive any right to revoke this Guaranty,
and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to
all
Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.
5. Subrogation.
No
Guarantor may exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against
any Transaction Party or any other guarantor that arise from the existence,
payment, performance or enforcement of any Guarantor's obligations under this
Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to
participate in any claim or remedy of the Secured Party against any Transaction
Party or any other guarantor or any Pledged Property, whether or not such claim,
remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law,
including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Transaction
Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property
or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account
of
such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations
(other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and all other amounts payable under
this Guaranty (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) shall have
indefeasibly been paid in full in cash. If any amount shall be paid to the
Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior
to the later of the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and
all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, such amount shall be held in
trust for the benefit of the Secured Party and shall forthwith be paid to the
Secured Party to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and
all
other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in
accordance with the terms of the Transaction Document, or to be held as Pledged
Property for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this
Guaranty thereafter arising. If (a) any Guarantor shall make payment to the
Secured Party of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (b) all
of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and
all other amounts payable under this Guaranty (other than inchoate indemnity
obligations) shall indefeasibly be paid in full in cash, the Secured Party
will,
at such Guarantor's request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor
appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty,
necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an
interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment by such
Guarantor.
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6. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(a) Each
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as of the date first written above
as
follows:
(i) The
Guarantor (A) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization, (B) has all corporate, limited liability
company or limited partnership power and authority to conduct its business
as
now conducted and as presently contemplated and to execute and deliver this
Guaranty and each other Transaction Document to which the
Guarantor
is a
party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and
(C) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it
or
in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary
except where the failure to be so qualified would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ii) The
execution, delivery and performance by the
Guarantor
of this
Guaranty and each other Transaction Document to which the
Guarantor
is a
party (A) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited
liability company or limited partnership action, (B) do not and will not
contravene its charter or by-laws, its limited liability company or operating
agreement or its certificate of partnership or partnership agreement, as
applicable, or any applicable law or any contractual restriction binding on
the
Guarantor
or its
properties (except where the contravention of such contractual restriction
would
not result in a Material Adverse Effect), (C) do not and will not result in
or
require the creation of any lien (other than pursuant to any Transaction
Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (D) do not and
will
not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment,
forfeiture or nonrenewal of any material permit, license, authorization or
approval applicable to it or its operations or any of its
properties.
(iii) No
authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority is required in connection with the due execution,
delivery and performance by the
Guarantor
of this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents to which the
Guarantor is a party (other than expressly provided for in any of the
Transaction Documents).
(iv) Each
of this Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents to which the Guarantor
is
or will be a party, when delivered, will be, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the
Guarantor,
enforceable against the
Guarantor
in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, suretyship or
other similar laws and equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement
is sought in equity or at law).
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(v) There
is no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Guarantor,
threatened action, suit or proceeding against the
Guarantor
or to
which any of the properties of the
Guarantor
is
subject, before any court or other governmental authority or any arbitrator
that
(A) if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect or (B) relates to this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction
Documents to which the
Guarantor
is a
party or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.
(vi) The
Guarantor (A) has read and understands the terms and conditions of the
Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and (B)
now
has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information
concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company and
the
other Transaction Parties, and has no need of, or right to obtain from the
Secured Party, any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial
condition or business of the Company or the other Transaction Parties that
may
come under the control of the Secured Party.
7. Right
of Set-off.
Upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the
Secured Party may, and is hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to
time, without notice to the Guarantors (any such notice being expressly waived
by each Guarantor) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set-off and
apply
any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final)
at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Secured Party
to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all
obligations of the Guarantors now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty
or
any other Transaction Document, irrespective of whether or not the Secured
Party
shall have made any demand under this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document
and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured. The Secured Party
agrees to notify the relevant Guarantor promptly after any such set-off and
application made by the Secured Party, provided that the failure to give such
notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights
of the Secured Party under this Section 7 are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the
Secured Party may have under this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document
in
law or otherwise.
8. Notices,
Etc.
All
notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing
and
shall be mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to any Guarantor, to it at its
address set forth on the signature page hereto, or if to the Secured Party,
to
it at its respective address set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement;
or
as to either such Person at such other address as shall be designated by such
Person in a written notice to such other Person complying as to delivery with
the terms of this Section 8. All such notices and other communications shall
be
effective (i) if mailed (by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt
requested), when received or three Business Days after deposited in the mails,
whichever occurs first; (ii) if telecopied, when transmitted and confirmation
is
received, provided same is on a Business Day and, if not, on the next Business
Day; or (iii) if delivered by hand, upon delivery, provided same is on a
Business Day and, if not, on the next Business Day.
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9. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of
the State of New Jersey without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.
The parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in Xxxxxx
County, New Jersey, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction and venue of
the
Superior Court of New Jersey, sitting in Xxxxxx County and the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey
for
the adjudication of any civil action asserted pursuant to this
Paragraph.
10. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL, ETC.
EACH
GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR THE OTHER
TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, WAIVER, CONSENT, INSTRUMENT,
DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED
IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP
EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS,
AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH GUARANTOR CERTIFIES THAT NO OFFICER,
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE SECURED PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE SECURED PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS.
EACH
GUARANTOR HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT
FOR
THE SECURED PARTY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
11. Maximum
Liability.
Notwithstanding
any provision herein contained to the contrary, each Guarantor's liability
under
this Guaranty shall be limited to an amount not to exceed as of any date of
determination the amount which could be claimed by any Secured Party from such
Guarantor under this Guaranty without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable
under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code (11
U.S.C.
§§ 101 et
seq.)
or
under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent
Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law (the "Avoidance
Provisions")
after
taking into account, among other things, such Guarantor's right of contribution
and indemnification from each other Guarantor, if any. To the end set forth
above, but only to the extent that the Guaranteed Obligations would otherwise
be
subject to avoidance under the Avoidance Provisions, if such Guarantor is not
deemed to have received valuable consideration, fair value, fair consideration
or reasonably equivalent value for the Guaranteed Obligations, or if the
Guaranteed Obligations would render such Guarantor insolvent, or leave such
Guarantor with an unreasonably small capital to conduct its business, or cause
such Guarantor to have incurred debts (or to have intended to have incurred
debts) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, in each case as
of
the time any of the Guaranteed Obligations is deemed to have been incurred
for
the purposes of the Avoidance Provisions, the maximum Guaranteed Obligations
for
which such Guarantor shall be liable hereunder shall be reduced to that amount
which, after giving effect thereto, would not cause the Guaranteed Obligations
as so reduced, to be subject to avoidance under the Avoidance
Provisions.
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12. Miscellaneous.
(i) Each
Guarantor will make each payment hereunder in lawful money of the United States
of America and in immediately available funds to the Secured Party, at such
address specified by the Secured Party from time to time by notice to the
Guarantors.
(ii) No
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any
departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless
the
same shall be in writing and signed by each Guarantor and the Secured Party,
and
then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and
for the specific purpose for which given.
(iii) No
failure on the part of the Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right hereunder or under any Transaction Document preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights and remedies
of
the Secured Party provided herein and in the other Transaction Documents are
cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies
provided by law. The rights of the Secured Party under any Transaction Document
against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt
by
the Secured Party to exercise any of their respective rights under any other
Transaction Document against such party or against any other
Person.
(iv) Any
provision of this Guaranty that 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 portions
hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
(v) This
Guaranty shall (i) be binding on each Guarantor and its respective successors
and assigns, and (ii) inure, together with all rights and remedies of the
Secured Party hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Party and their
respective successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality
of clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Secured Party may
assign or otherwise transfer its rights and obligations under the Securities
Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document to any other Person in
accordance with the terms thereof, and such other Person shall thereupon become
vested with all of the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Secured Party,
as the case may be, herein or otherwise. None of the rights or obligations
of
any Guarantor hereunder may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the
prior written consent of Secured Party.
(vi) For
said good and valuable consideration, the Guarantors also shall indemnify,
defend, and hold the Secured Party, or any agent, employee, officer, attorney,
or representative of the Secured Party, harmless of and from any claim brought
or threatened against the Secured Party or any such person so indemnified by
any
Guarantor; any other obligor or endorser of the Obligations or any other person
(as well as from attorneys' fees and expenses in connection therewith) on
account of the Secured Party's relationship with the Guarantors, or any other
obligor or endorser of the Obligations.
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(vii) Pursuant
to Section 6.13 of the Security Agreement, each subsidiary of the Guarantors
that is formed or acquired after the execution of this Guaranty is required
to
execute the Guaranty. Such subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with
the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The
execution and delivery of any instrument adding an additional Guarantor as
a
party to this Guaranty shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor
hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain
in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor
as a
party to this Guaranty.
(viii) This
Guaranty reflects the entire understanding of the transaction contemplated
hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral
or written, entered into before the date hereof.
(ix) Section
headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not
constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Guaranty as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR: | ||
INTREPID TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES BIOGAS, LLC | ||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Manager
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational ID: 00-0000000 | ||
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Guaranty as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR: | ||
Intrepid Engineering Services, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
President
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or Formation: Idaho
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Organizational ID: 00-0000000 | ||
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Guaranty as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR: | ||
Magic Valley Energy Company, LLC | ||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Manager
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|
Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or Formation:
Idaho
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Organizational ID: 00-0000000 | ||
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Guaranty as of the date first above
written.
GUARANTOR: | ||
Yakima Valley Biogas, LLC | ||
By: |
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title: |
Manager
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Address
For Notices:
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation, Organization or Formation:
Delaware
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Organizational ID: 4207011 (no EIN) | ||