SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
Exhibit
10.4
SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTEE, dated as of November __, 2008 (this “Guarantee”), made by each of the
signatories hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party
hereto as provided herein, the “Guarantors”), in favor of Vanco plc (in
administration) (together with its permitted assigns, “Vanco”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to that certain Interest and Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of
the
date hereof, by and between Capital Growth Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the “Company”), Capital Growth Acquisition Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company (“CGAI”), Vanco and Vanco Direct USA, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Vanco (“VDUL”) (the “Purchase Agreement”), in partial consideration for all
of the outstanding membership interests of VDUL, the Company has agreed to
sell
and issue to Vanco the Company’s Variable
Rate Convertible
Debenture, due seven years following its issuance (the “Debenture”), subject to
the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS,
each Guarantor will directly benefit from the extension of credit to the
Company
represented by the issuance of the Debenture; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce Vanco to enter
into
the Purchase Agreement and purchase the Debenture and to carry out the
transactions contemplated thereby, each Guarantor hereby agrees with Vanco
as
follows:
1. Definitions.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Debenture and used
herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Debenture. The words “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Guarantee shall refer to this Guarantee as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Guarantee, and Section and Schedule references are to this
Guarantee unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined
herein
shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such
terms.
The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate”
means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with
a
Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the
Securities Act.
“Guarantee”
means this Subsidiary Guarantee, as the same may be amended, supplemented
or
otherwise modified from time to time.
“Lien”
means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal,
preemptive right or other restriction.
“Obligations”
means, in addition to all other costs and expenses of collection incurred
by
Vanco in enforcing any of such Obligations and/or this Guarantee, all of
the
liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole,
joint
or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted
or acquired, or owing to, of the Company or any Guarantor to Vanco, including,
without limitation, all obligations under this Guarantee, the Debenture and
any
other instruments, agreements or other documents executed and/or delivered
in
connection herewith or therewith, in each case, whether now or hereafter
existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and
whether
or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created
or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that
are
paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered
directly or indirectly from Vanco as a preference, fraudulent transfer or
otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended
or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and
interest on the Debenture and the loans extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any
and
all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Company
or any Guarantor from time to time under or in connection with this Guarantee,
the Debenture and any other instruments, agreements or other documents executed
and/or delivered in connection herewith or therewith; and (iii) all amounts
(including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the
foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to
pay
such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company or
any
Guarantor.
“Person”
means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or
unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint
stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other
entity
of any kind.
“Subsidiary”
means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company.
2. Guarantee.
(a) Guarantee.
(i) The
Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably,
guarantee to Vanco and its successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns,
the
prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations.
(ii) The
maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder shall in no event exceed the
amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal
and
state laws, including laws relating to the insolvency of debtors, fraudulent
conveyance or transfer or laws affecting the rights of creditors generally
(after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section
2(b)).
(iii) Each
Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time
exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing
the guarantee contained in this Section
2
or affecting the rights and remedies of Vanco hereunder.
(iv) The
guarantee contained in this Section
2
shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations and the
obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section
2
shall have been satisfied by indefeasible payment in full.
(v) No
payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or
any
other Person or received or collected by Vanco from the Company, any of the
Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action
or
proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or
from
time to time in reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed
to
modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor
hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment
made by such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or any payment received
or
collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable
for
the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until
the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full.
(vi) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Guarantee, with respect to any defaulted
non-monetary Obligations the specific performance of which by the Guarantors
is
not reasonably possible (e.g. the issuance of the Company's Common Stock),
the
Guarantors shall only be liable for making Vanco whole on a monetary basis
for
the Company's failure to perform such Obligations in accordance with the
Debenture.
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(b) Right
of Contribution.
Subject to Section
2(c),
each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have
paid
more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor
shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other
Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.
Each Guarantor's right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of Section
2(c).
The provisions of this Section
2(b)
shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor
to
Vanco and each Guarantor shall remain liable to Vanco for the full amount
guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.
(c) No
Subrogation.
Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off
or
application of funds of any Guarantor by Vanco, no Guarantor shall be entitled
to be subrogated to any of the rights of Vanco against the Company or any
other
Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held
by
Vanco for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or
be
entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any
other
Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until
all
amounts owing to Vanco by the Company on account of the Obligations are
indefeasibly paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any 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 such Guarantor in
trust
for Vanco, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith
upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to Vanco in the exact form
received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to Vanco, if
required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured,
in such order as Vanco may determine.
(d) Amendments,
Etc. With Respect to the Obligations.
Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without
any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or
further
assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations
made
by Vanco may be rescinded by Vanco and any of the Obligations continued,
and the
Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof,
or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with
respect
thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released
by
Vanco, and the Purchase Agreement and the Debenture and any other documents
executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, modified,
supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as Vanco may deem advisable
from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset
at
any time held by Vanco for the payment of the Obligations may be sold,
exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. Vanco shall have no obligation
to
protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by them as security
for the Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section
2
or any property subject thereto.
(e) Guarantee
Absolute and Unconditional.
Each 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 Vanco
upon the guarantee contained in this Section
2
or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section
2;
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 the guarantee contained in this Section
2;
and all dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one
hand,
and Vanco, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to
have
been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this
Section
2.
Each Guarantor waives to the extent permitted by law diligence, presentment,
protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon
the
Company or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor
understands and agrees that the guarantee contained in this Section
2
shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee
of
payment and performance without regard to (a) the validity or enforceability
of
the Purchase Agreement or the Debenture, 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 Vanco, (b) any defense,
set-off
or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance or fraud
by
Vanco) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company
or
any other Person against Vanco, or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever
(with
or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) which
constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal
discharge of the Company for the Obligations, or of such Guarantor under
the
guarantee contained in this Section
2,
in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder
or
otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor,
Vanco may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on
or
otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as they may have against the Company,
any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security
or
guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto,
and
any failure by Vanco to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights
or
remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other Guarantor
or any
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 Company, any other
Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee
or
right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability
hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether
express, implied or available as a matter of law, of Vanco against any
Guarantor. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the commencement and
continuance of any legal proceedings.
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(f) Reinstatement.
The guarantee contained in this Section
2
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 Vanco upon the insolvency, bankruptcy,
dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor,
or
upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator
of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any Guarantor or any
substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments
had
not been made.
(g) Payments.
Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to
Vanco
without set-off or counterclaim in U.S. dollars at the address set forth
or
referred to in the Purchase Agreement.
3. Representations
and Warranties.
Each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties
to
Vanco as of the date hereof:
(a) Organization
and Qualification. The Guarantor is a corporation or limited liability
company, duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction set forth on Schedule 1,
with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Guarantor
is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property
owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure
to be
so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not, individually
or
in the aggregate, (x) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability
of any of this Guaranty in any material respect, (y) have a material adverse
effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, or financial condition
of the Guarantor or (z) adversely impair in any material respect the Guarantor's
ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Guaranty
(a “Material Adverse Effect”).
(b) Authorization;
Enforcement.
The Guarantor has the requisite corporate or limited liability company power
and
authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Guaranty, and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Guaranty by the Guarantor and the consummation by it
of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite
corporate or limited liability company action on the part of the Guarantor.
This
Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes
the valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the
Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may
be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement
of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
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(c) No
Conflicts.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by the Guarantor
and
the consummation by the Guarantor of the transactions contemplated thereby
do
not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of its Certificate
of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents or (ii) conflict
with, constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time
or
both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or
instrument to which the Guarantor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation
of
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Guarantor
is
subject (including Federal and State securities laws and regulations), or
by
which any material property or asset of the Guarantor is bound or affected,
except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, defaults,
terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as
could
not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The business of the Guarantor is not being conducted in violation
of any
law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, except for
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) Consents
and Approvals.
The Guarantor is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization
or
order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal,
state, local, foreign or other governmental authority or other person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor
of this
Guaranty.
(e) Purchase
Agreement.
The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Purchase
Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor, each of which is hereby incorporated
herein by reference, are true and correct as of each time such representations
are deemed to be made pursuant to such Purchase Agreement, and Vanco shall
be
entitled to rely on each of them as if they were fully set forth herein,
provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to
the
Company's knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section
3,
be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor's knowledge.
(f) Foreign
Law.
Each Guarantor has consulted with appropriate foreign legal counsel with
respect
to any of the above representations for which non-U.S. law is applicable.
Such
foreign counsel have advised each applicable Guarantor that such counsel
knows
of no reason why any of the above representations would not be true and
accurate. Such foreign counsel were provided with copies of this Subsidiary
Guarantee and the Debenture prior to rendering their advice.
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4. Covenants.
Each
Guarantor covenants and agrees with Vanco that, from and after the date of
this
Guarantee until the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full,
such
Guarantor shall take, and/or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be,
each
commercially reasonable action that is necessary to be taken or not taken,
as
the case may be, so that no Event of Default (as defined in the Debenture)
is
caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such
action
by such Guarantor.
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments
in Writing.
None of the terms or provisions of this Guarantee may be waived, amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified except in writing by Vanco.
(b) Notices.
All notices, requests and demands to or upon Vanco or any Guarantor hereunder
shall be effected in the manner provided for in the Purchase Agreement, provided
that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be
addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule
5(b).
(c) No
Waiver By Course Of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies.
Vanco shall not by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to
Section
5(a)),
delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right
or
remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default under the Debenture
or
Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on
the
part of Vanco, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by Vanco of any right or
remedy
hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right
or
remedy which Vanco would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights
and
remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently
and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by
law.
(d) Enforcement
Expenses; Indemnification.
(i) Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, or reimburse Vanco for, all its costs and expenses
incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guarantee contained
in
Section
2
or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Guarantee, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to
Vanco.
(ii) Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save Vanco harmless from, any and all
liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and
all
stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to
be
payable in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Guarantee.
(iii) Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save Vanco harmless from, any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits,
costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect
to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of
this
Guarantee to the extent the Company would be required to do so pursuant to
the
Debenture.
(iv) The
agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Obligations and
all
other amounts payable under the Debenture.
(e) Successor
and Assigns.
This Guarantee shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each
Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of Vanco and their respective
successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign, transfer or
delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Guarantee without the
prior
written consent of Vanco.
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(f) Set-Off.
Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes Vanco at any time and from time
to
time while an Event of Default under the Debenture shall have occurred and
be
continuing, without notice to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor, any
such
notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor, to set-off and appropriate
and
apply any and all deposits, 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 Vanco to or for the credit or the
account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as Vanco may
elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such
Guarantor to Vanco hereunder and claims of every nature and description of
Vanco
against such Guarantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under
the
Purchase Agreement, the Debenture or otherwise, as Vanco may elect, whether
or
not Vanco have made any demand for payment and although such obligations,
liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. Vanco shall notify
such
Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by Vanco
of the
proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect
the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of Vanco under this
Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without
limitation, other rights of set-off) which Vanco may have.
(g) Counterparts.
This Guarantee may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Guarantee
on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of
said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
(h) Severability.
Any provision of this Guarantee 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.
(i) Section
Headings.
The Section headings used in this Guarantee are for convenience of reference
only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into
consideration in the interpretation hereof.
(j) Integration.
This Guarantee represents the agreement of the Guarantors and Vanco with
respect
to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings,
representations or warranties by Vanco relative to subject matter hereof
and
thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein.
(k) Governing
Laws.
All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Guarantee shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard
to
the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each of the Company and the
Guarantors agree that all proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Guarantee
(whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors,
officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City
of New
York, Borough of Manhattan. Each of the Company and the Guarantors hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is
not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding
is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service
of
process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing
a
copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with
evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it
under this Guarantee and agrees that such service shall constitute good and
sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall
be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted
by law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guarantee or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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(l) Acknowledgements.
Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
(i) it
has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of
this
Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
(ii) Vanco
has no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of
or in
connection with this Guarantee, and the relationship between the Guarantors,
on
the one hand, and Vanco, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith
is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(iii) no
joint venture is created hereby or otherwise exists by virtue of the
transactions contemplated hereby among the Guarantors and Vanco.
(m) Additional
Guarantors.
The Company shall cause each of its subsidiaries formed or acquired on or
subsequent to the date hereof to become a Guarantor for all purposes of this
Guarantee by executing and delivering an Assumption Agreement in the form
of
Annex
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hereto.
(n) Release
of Guarantors.
Each Guarantor will be released from all liability hereunder concurrently
with
the indefeasible repayment in full of all amounts owed under the Debenture.
(o) [Reserved].
(p) Waiver
of Jury Trial.
EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, VANCO, HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTEE AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM
THEREIN.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be
duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
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Technologies, Inc.
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netLogic, Limited
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Global
Capacity Group, Inc.
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CentrePath,
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Title:
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Nexvu
Technologies, LLC
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FNS
2007, INC.
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TECHNOLOGIES I, LLC
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By: __________________________________
Name:
Title: _______________________
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ANNEX
1 TO SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT, dated as of ______________________, made by
______________________________, a ______________ corporation (the “Additional
Guarantor”), in favor of Vanco pursuant to the Purchase Agreement referred to
below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
to them in such Purchase Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
Capital Growth Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) and Vanco
have entered into a Interest and Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November
__, 2008 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
the
“Purchase Agreement”), and in connection therewith, the Company issued to Vanco
a variable rate convertible debenture having a principal amount of $3 million
(the “Debenture”);
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Debenture, the Subsidiaries of the Company (other
than
the Additional Guarantor) have entered into the Subsidiary Guarantee, dated
as
of November __, 2008 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time
to time, the “Guarantee”) in favor of Vanco;
WHEREAS,
the Guarantee requires the Additional Guarantor to become a party to the
Guarantee; and
WHEREAS,
the Additional Guarantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption
Agreement in order to become a party to the Guarantee;
NOW,
THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
1. Guarantee.
By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Guarantor,
as provided in Section
5(m)
of the Guarantee, hereby becomes a party to the Guarantee as a Guarantor
thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein
as a
Guarantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby
expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor thereunder.
The
information set forth in Annex
1
hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedule
1
to the Guarantee. The Additional Guarantor hereby represents and warrants
that
each of the representations and warranties contained in Section
3
of the Guarantee is true and correct on and as the date hereof as to such
Additional Guarantor (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.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to
be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
[ADDITIONAL
GUARANTOR]
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