GUARANTY
Exhibit
10.11
This
GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated
as
of December 28, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), is
made by FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“FCMC”
or the “Guarantor”), in favor
of THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association (the “Lender”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain Tribeca Forbearance Agreement and Amendment To Credit
Agreements, dated as of the Effective Date (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof,
the “Forbearance
Agreement”), among the Borrowers party thereto (the “Borrowers”),
Tribeca
Lending Corp., a New York corporation, in its individual capacity (“Tribeca”), FCMC,
in
its capacities as defined in the Forbearance Agreement, and the Lender, the
Lender has agreed to make Advances and other financial accommodations to
and for
the benefit of the Borrowers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set
forth in the Forbearance Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
it is a condition precedent to the obligations of the Lender to make Advances
and the financial accommodations provided under the Forbearance Agreement,
that
the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty to the Lender;
and
WHEREAS,
the Guarantor acknowledges that the making of the Advances and the other
financial accommodations to the Guarantor and the Borrowers under the
Forbearance Agreement will inure to the substantial benefit of the
Guarantor;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lender
to
enter into the Forbearance Agreement and to make the extensions of credit
contemplated thereby, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor hereby agrees
with the Lender as follows:
1. Guaranty. (a) The
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Lender,
and
its successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete
payment and performance by the Borrowers of all Obligations when and as the
same
shall become due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise). The Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all expenses
(including, without limitation, all reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel) that may be paid or incurred by the Lender in enforcing any rights
with
respect to, or collecting, any or all of the Obligations and/or enforcing
any
rights with respect to, or collecting against, the Guarantor under this
Guaranty. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until
the Obligations are paid in full in cash, notwithstanding that from time
to time
prior thereto the Borrowers may be free from any Obligations.
(b) The
Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time or from time to time, it shall
make
any payment to the Lender on account of its liability hereunder, it will
notify
the Lender in writing that such payment is made under this Guaranty for such
purpose; provided, however,
that no
payment made by the Guarantor through or on behalf of any Borrower shall
be
applied to reduce the Obligations unless and until the Lender shall have
made a
demand for payment under this Guaranty.
2. Representations,
Warranties
and Covenants of the Guarantor. This Guaranty is delivered
pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement and the Guarantor hereby confirms to
the
Lender each of its representations and warranties as set forth in the
Forbearance Agreement.
3. Right
of
Set-off. Upon the occurrence of a Forbearance Default, the
Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Lender (and its Affiliates),
at any
time and from time to time and without notice to the Guarantor, any such
notice
being expressly waived by the Guarantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply
any and all property and deposits (general or special, time or demand,
provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness
or
claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute
or
contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Lender
(or
any of its Affiliates) to or for the credit or the account of the Guarantor,
or
any part thereof in such amounts as the Lender may elect, against and on
account
of the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor to the Lender hereunder
and
claims of every nature and description of the Lender (or any of its Affiliates)
against the Guarantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, as the Lender (or any of its
Affiliates) may elect, regardless of whether the Lender (or such Affiliate)
has
made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and
claims may be contingent or unmatured. The Lender (or its Affiliate)
shall notify the Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application
made
by the Lender or such Affiliate; provided that the
failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off
and
application. The rights of the Lender (and its Affiliates) under this
Section 3 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of set-off) that the Lender (and such Affiliates)
may
have under the Forbearance Agreement, at law or in equity.
4. No
Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by
the Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of the Guarantor
by the Lender (or any of its Affiliates), the Guarantor shall be not be entitled
to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Lender (or any of its Affiliates)
against the Borrowers or any other guarantor or any Collateral or guarantee
or
right of offset held by the Lender (or its Affiliates) for the payment of
the
Obligations, nor shall the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any
contribution or reimbursement from the Borrowers or any other guarantor in
respect of payments made by the Guarantor hereunder, in each case until all
amounts owing to the Lender (or its Affiliates) on account of the Obligations
are paid in full and the Forbearance Agreement, the Credit Agreements and
all
other Loan Documents are terminated. If any amount shall be paid to
the Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all
of the
Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by
the
Guarantor in trust for the Lender (and its Affiliates), segregated from other
funds of the Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by the Guarantor,
be
turned over to the Lender in the exact form received by the Guarantor (duly
indorsed by the Guarantor to the Lender, if required), to be applied against
the
Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Lender may
determine.
5. Amendments,
Etc. with
Respect to the Obligations. The Guarantor shall remain
obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights
against the Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by the Guarantor,
any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by the Lender may be
rescinded by the Lender and any of the Obligations continued, and the
Obligations, or the liability of any other party upon or for any
part
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thereof,
or any collateral security or guarantee therefore or right of offset with
respect thereto, may, from time to time and in whole or in part, be renewed,
extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered
or
released by the Lender, and the Forbearance Agreement, and any other documents
executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, restated,
modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Lender
may
deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee
or
right of offset at any time held by the Lender (and its Affiliates) for the
payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or
released. The Lender shall not have any obligation to protect,
secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for
the
Obligations or for this Guaranty or any assets subject thereto. When
making any demand hereunder against the Guarantor, the Lender may, but shall
be
under no obligation to, make a similar demand on any Borrower or any other
guarantor, and any failure by the Lender to make any such demand or to collect
any payments from a Borrower or any such other guarantor or any release of
a
Borrower or such other guarantor shall not relieve the Guarantor of its
respective obligations or liabilities hereunder, and shall not impair or
affect
the rights and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter of law, of the
Lender against the Guarantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall
include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
6. Waiver
of
Rights. The Guarantor waives any and all notice of the
creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations, and notice
of
or proof of reliance by the Lender upon this Guaranty or acceptance of this
Guaranty. The Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be
deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended,
amended or waived, in reliance upon this Guaranty, and all dealings between
the
Borrowers and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Lender, on the other
hand,
likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in
reliance upon this Guaranty. The Guarantor waives diligence,
presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment
to
or upon the Borrowers or the Guarantor with respect to the
Obligations.
7. Guaranty
Absolute and
Unconditional. The Guarantor understands and agrees that this
Guaranty shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, unconditional guarantee
of the full and punctual payment and performance by Borrowers of the Obligations
and not of their collectibility only and is in no way conditioned upon any
requirement that the Lender or any other party first attempt to collect any
of
the Obligations from the Borrowers, without regard to (a) the validity,
regularity or enforceability of the Forbearance Agreement, any other Loan
Document, any of the Obligations or any other Collateral security therefor
or
guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time
to
time held by the Lender or any Affiliate of Lender, (b) any defense, set-off
or
counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at
any
time be available to or be asserted by the Borrowers against the Lender or
any
of its Affiliates, (c) any document presented in connection with the Forbearance
Agreement, or any other Loan Documents or this Guaranty proving to be forged,
fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect of any statement therein
being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or (d) any other circumstance
whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Borrowers or the
Guarantor) that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable
or legal discharge of the Borrowers from the Obligations, or of the Guarantor
from this Guaranty, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When
pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the Guarantor, the Lender
may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and
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remedies
as it may have against the Borrowers or any other Person or against any
collateral security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset
of
Lender or any of its Affiliates with respect thereto, and any failure by
the
Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments
from
the Borrowers or any such other Person or to realize upon any such collateral
security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release
of
the Borrowers or other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee
or
right of offset, shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder,
and
shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied
or
available as a matter of law, of the Lender (or any of its Affiliates) against
any Guarantor. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and be
binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Guarantor
and
the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the
Lender
(and its Affiliates) and its respective successors, endorsees, transferees
and
assigns, in each case until all the Obligations and the obligations of the
Guarantor under this Guaranty shall have been satisfied by payment in full
and
the Forbearance Agreement, and the other Loan Documents shall be terminated,
notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of such agreement
the
Borrowers may be free from any Obligations.
8. Reinstatement. This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may
be, if
at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded
or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Lender or any of its Affiliates
upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization
of
any Borrower or the Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment
of a
receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for,
any
Borrower or the Guarantor or any substantial part of its respective assets,
or
otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
9. Payments. The
Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Lender
without set-off or counterclaim in United States dollars in accordance with
the
wiring instructions of the Lender. Payments and performance required
under this Guaranty shall be payable and performed whenever any amount or
performance guaranteed hereunder has not been promptly made to the Lender
in
accordance with the Forbearance Agreement, or other Loan
Documents. When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against
the Guarantor, the Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue
the
rights, remedies, powers and privileges as it may have against the Borrowers
or
any other Person or against any collateral security or guaranty for the
Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto. Any failure
by Lender or any of its Affiliates to pursue the other rights, remedies,
powers
or privileges or to collect any payments from the Borrowers or any other
Person
or to realize upon any collateral security
or guaranty or to exercise any right of offset, or any release of the Borrowers
or any other Person or of any collateral security, guaranty or right of offset,
shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not
impair
or affect the rights, remedies, powers or privileges, whether express, implied
or available as a matter of law, of the Lender against the
Guarantor.
10. Indemnification. The
Guarantor hereby agrees to:
(i) pay
or
reimburse the Lender on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution
of, and any amendment, modification or supplement to, or any
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waiver
under, this Guaranty and any other document prepared in connection herewith,
and
the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby, including without limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements
of
counsel to the Lender;
(ii) pay
on
demand all reasonable costs and expenses of the Lender, including without
limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lender,
in
connection with the occurrence or continuance of a default under this Guaranty
and the enforcement, collection, protection or preservation (whether through
negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Guaranty, any Obligation
or any right, remedy, power or privilege of the Lender hereunder or under
any
other Loan Document;
(iii) pay
and
hold the Lender (and its Affiliates) harmless from and against any and all
present and future stamp, excise, recording or other similar taxes or fees
payable in connection with the execution, delivery, recording and filing
of this
Guaranty and hold the Lender (and its Affiliates) harmless from and against
any
and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission
to
pay such taxes or fees; and
(iv) indemnify
the Lender, its Affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents and hold each of them harmless from and against, any
and
all liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims,
costs, expenses and disbursements, including without limitation the reasonable
fees and disbursement of counsel to the Lender, and such other parties, that
are
incurred by any of them in connection with, arising out of or in any way
relating to any investigation, claim, litigation or other proceeding, pending
or
threatened (regardless of whether any of them is designated a party thereto),
in
any such case arising out of or principally with respect to this Guaranty
or any
other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated herein or therein; provided that neither
the Lender nor any of its Affiliates shall be entitled to any
indemnification for any of the foregoing resulting from its gross negligence
or
willful misconduct.
If
and to
the extent that the indemnification obligations of the Guarantor under this
Section 10 may be unenforceable for any reason, the Guarantor hereby agrees
to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each
of such
indemnity obligations that is permissible under applicable law. This
indemnification and contribution shall survive the termination of this Guaranty
and the other Loan Documents.
11. Notices. All
notices, requests and other communications provided for herein (including
without limitation any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents
under,
this Guaranty) shall be given or made in writing (including without limitation
by telex or telecopy) and delivered to the intended recipient at the applicable
address set forth on the signature pages hereof; or, as to any party, at
such
other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to
each
other party. All such communications shall be deemed to have been
duly given when transmitted by telex or telecopy or personally delivered
or, in
the case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed
as
aforesaid.
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12. Severability. Any
provision of this Guaranty which 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
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision
in any
other jurisdiction.
13. Integration. This
Guaranty, the Forbearance Agreement, and the other Loan Documents represent
the
agreement of the Guarantor with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof
and there are no promises or representations by the Lender relative to the
subject matter hereof or thereof not reflected herein or therein.
14. Amendments
in Writing; No
Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. (a) None of the terms
or provisions of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor and the
Lender; provided that any
provision of this Guaranty may be waived by the Lender.
(b) Neither
the Lender nor any of its Affiliates shall by any act of (except by a written
instrument pursuant to Section 14(a) hereof) delay, indulgence, omission
or
otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have
acquiesced in any Forbearance Default or Event of Default or in any breach
of
any of the terms and conditions hereof or of the Forbearance Agreement, or
any
other Loan Document. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Lender or any of its Affiliates, any right,
power
or privilege hereunder or under the Forbearance Agreement, or any other Loan
Document shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial
exercise, on the part of the Lender, of any right, power or privilege hereunder
or under the Forbearance Agreement, or any other Loan Document shall preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
power
or privilege. A waiver by the Lender of any right or remedy hereunder
or under the Forbearance Agreement, or any other Loan Document on any one
occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the
Lender
would otherwise have on any future occasion.
(c) The
rights and remedies provided herein and in the Forbearance
Agreement, and the other Loan Documents are cumulative, may be
exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights
or
remedies provided by law.
15. Section
Headings. The section headings used in this Guaranty are for
convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof
or
be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
16. Successors
and
Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the respective
successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of
the
Lender and its successors and assigns; provided that this
Guaranty may not be assigned by the Guarantor without the express written
consent of the Lender.
17. Governing
Law. This Guaranty shall be governed by the local laws of the
State of Ohio without reference to the choice of laws doctrines
thereof.
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18. Termination. This
Guaranty shall terminate upon the final payment in full of the Obligations
and
the termination of the Forbearance Agreement, the Credit Agreements, and
the
other Loan Documents.
19. Recourse. The
Guarantor and the Lender agree that the Obligations shall be recourse
obligations of the Borrowers as and to the extent set forth in the Forbearance
Agreement, the Credit Agreements, and the other Loan Documents.
20. Defined
Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein (except
when each letter is capitalized for emphasis) shall adopt their respective
meanings as set forth in the Forbearance Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed
and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first
above
written.
FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Title: President