GUARANTEE
EXHIBIT 10.17
This GUARANTEE (this “Guarantee”), dated August 1, 2008, is by Xxxxxxx Fabrics, Inc, a
Delaware corporation (“Parent”), HF Merchandising, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merchandising”),
Xxxxxxx Fabrics of MI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Fabrics MI”), xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Xxxxxxx.xxx”), Xxxxxxx Fabrics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Fabrics LLC”, and together with Parent, Merchandising, Fabrics MI and Xxxxxxx.xxx, each
individually a “Borrower” and, collectively, “Borrowers”), HF Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Enterprises”), and HF Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Resources” and
together with Enterprises, each individually a “Guarantor” and, collectively, “Guarantors”), and
such other Persons who may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 17 hereof (such other Persons,
together with Borrowers and Guarantors, are sometimes hereinafter referred to hereunder
individually each, as a “Guaranteeing Party” and collectively, as “Guaranteeing Parties”) in favor
of GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, in its capacity as agent (in such
capacity, “Agent”) pursuant to the Loan Agreement (as hereinafter defined).
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WHEREAS, Borrowers, Guarantors, Agent and Lenders have entered or are about to enter into
financing arrangements pursuant to which Lenders (or Agent on behalf of Lenders) may make loans and
advances and provide other financial accommodations to Borrowers as set forth in the Loan and
Security Agreement, dated of even date herewith, by and among Agent, Lenders, Borrowers and
Guarantors (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended,
renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms therein) and other agreements, documents
and instruments referred to therein or at any time executed and/or delivered in connection
therewith or related thereto, including, but not limited to, this Guarantee (all of the foregoing,
together with the Loan Agreement, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified,
supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced, being collectively referred to herein as the
“Financing Agreements”); and
WHEREAS, due to the close business and financial relationships among Borrowers and each
Guarantor, in consideration of the benefits which will accrue to each Guaranteeing Party and as an
inducement for and in consideration of Lenders (or Agent on behalf of Lenders) making loans and
advances and providing other financial accommodations to Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Agreement
and the other Financing Agreements, the Guaranteeing Parties desire to enter into this Guarantee;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guaranteeing
Party hereby jointly and severally agrees in favor of Agent and Lenders as follows:
1. Guarantee.
(a) Each Guaranteeing Party absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantees
and agrees to be liable for the full and indefeasible payment and performance when due of the
following (all of which are collectively referred to herein as the “Guaranteed Obligations”): (i)
the full and punctual payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by required pre-payment, by
acceleration or otherwise), as well as the performance, of all of the Obligations including all
such which would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay pursuant to §362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code and the operation of §§502(b) and 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) all
expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by Agent or
any Lender in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, recording, administration,
collection, liquidation, enforcement and defense of each Borrower’s obligations, liabilities and
indebtedness as aforesaid to Agent or any Lender, the rights of Agent or any Lender in any
Collateral or under this Guarantee and all other Financing Agreements or in any way involving
claims by or against Agent or any Lender directly or indirectly arising out of or related to the
relationships between Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Obligor and Agent or any Lender, whether
such expenses are incurred before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of the Loan
Agreement and the other Financing Agreements or after the commencement of any case with respect to
any Borrower or Guarantor under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar statute. The “Guaranteed
Obligations” shall not, with respect to any Guaranteeing Party that is a Borrower, be deemed to
constitute a guarantee by such Guaranteeing Party of its own Obligations.
(b) This Guarantee is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. Each
Guaranteeing Party agrees that Agent and Lenders need not attempt to collect any Guaranteed
Obligations from any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Obligor or to realize upon any
Collateral, but may require any Guaranteeing Party to make immediate payment of all of the
Guaranteed Obligations to Agent when due, whether by maturity, acceleration or otherwise, or at any
time thereafter. Agent and Lenders may apply any amounts received in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations to any of the Guaranteed Obligations, in whole or in part (including attorneys’ fees
and legal expenses incurred by Agent or any Lender with respect thereto or otherwise chargeable to
Borrowers or Guarantors) and in such order as Agent may elect.
(c) Payment by Guaranteeing Parties shall be made to Agent at the office of Agent from time to
time on demand as Guaranteed Obligations become due. Guaranteeing Parties shall make all payments
to Agent on the Guaranteed Obligations free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for
or on account of, any setoff, counterclaim, defense, duties, taxes, levies, imposts, fees,
deductions, withholding, restrictions or conditions of any kind. One or more successive or
concurrent actions may be brought hereon against any Guaranteeing Party either in the same action
in which any Borrower, Guarantor, other Guaranteeing Party or any other Obligor is sued or in
separate actions. In the event any claim or action, or action on any judgment, based on this
Guarantee is brought against any Guaranteeing Party, each Guaranteeing Party agrees not to deduct,
set-off, or seek any counterclaim for or recoup any amounts which are or may be owed by Agent or
any other Lender to any Guaranteeing Party.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the amount of the obligations
payable by any Guaranteeing Party under this Guarantee shall be the aggregate amount of the
Guaranteed Obligations unless a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicates such Guaranteeing
Party’s obligations to be invalid, avoidable or unenforceable for any reason
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(including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to
fraudulent conveyances or transfers), in which case the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations
payable by such Guaranteeing Party hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that could be
guaranteed by such Guaranteeing Party without rendering such Guaranteeing Party’s obligations under
this Guarantee invalid, avoidable or unenforceable under such applicable law.
2. Waivers and Consents.
(a) Notice of acceptance of this Guarantee, the making of loans and advances and providing
other financial accommodations to Borrowers and presentment, demand, protest, notice of protest,
notice of nonpayment or default and all other notices to which any Borrower or any Guarantor are
entitled are hereby waived by each Guaranteeing Party. Each Guaranteeing Party also waives notice
of and hereby consents to, (i) any amendment, modification, supplement, extension, renewal, or
restatement of the Loan Agreement and any of the other Financing Agreements, including, without
limitation, extensions of time of payment of or increase or decrease in the amount of any of the
Guaranteed Obligations, the interest rate, fees, other charges, or any Collateral, and the
guarantee made herein shall apply to the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements and the
Guaranteed Obligations as so amended, modified, supplemented, renewed, restated or extended,
increased or decreased, (ii) the taking, exchange, surrender and releasing of Collateral or
guarantees now or at any time held by or available to Agent for itself and the benefit of Lenders
for the obligations of any Obligor, including, without limitation, the surrender or release by
Agent of any Guaranteeing Party hereunder, (iii) the exercise of, or refraining from the exercise
of any rights against any Borrower, Guarantor, any Guaranteeing Party or any other Obligor or any
Collateral, (iv) the settlement, compromise or release of, or the waiver of any default with
respect to, any of the Guaranteed Obligations and (v) any financing by Agent or any Lender of any
Borrower under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to the use of cash collateral by Agent
or any Lenders under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Each Guaranteeing Party agrees that the
amount of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be diminished and the liability of Guaranteeing
Parties hereunder shall not be otherwise impaired or affected by any of the foregoing.
(b) No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed
Obligations shall affect, impair or be a defense to this Guarantee, nor shall any other
circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to or legal or equitable
discharge of any Borrower in respect of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any Guaranteeing
Party in respect of this Guarantee, affect, impair or be a defense to this Guarantee. Without
limitation of the foregoing, the liability of the Guaranteeing Parties hereunder shall not be
discharged or impaired in any respect by reason of any failure by Agent to perfect or continue
perfection of any lien or security interest in any Collateral or any delay by Agent in perfecting
any such lien or security interest. As to interest, fees and expenses, whether arising before or
after the commencement of any case with respect to any Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or any
similar statute, Guaranteeing Parties shall be liable therefor, even if such Borrower’s liability
for such amounts does not, or ceases to, exist by operation of law. Each Guaranteeing Party
acknowledges that Agent has not made any representations to any Guaranteeing Party with respect to
any Borrower, Guarantor, any other Obligor or otherwise in connection with the execution and
delivery by Guaranteeing Parties of this Guarantee and Guaranteeing Parties are not in any respect
relying upon Agent or any statements by Agent in connection with this Guarantee.
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(c) Unless and until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all of the
Guaranteed Obligations in immediately available funds and the termination of the financing
arrangements of Agent and Lenders with Borrowers, each Guaranteeing Party hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and relinquishes (i) all statutory, contractual, common law, equitable and
all other claims against any Borrower, any Collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations or other
assets of any Borrower, Guarantor or any other Obligor, for subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution, indemnification, setoff or other recourse in respect to sums paid or
payable to Agent or any Lender by any Guaranteeing Party hereunder and (ii) any and all other
benefits which any Guaranteeing Party might otherwise directly or indirectly receive or be entitled
to receive by reason of any amounts paid by or collected or due from Guarantors, Borrowers or any
other Obligor upon the Guaranteed Obligations or realized from their property. Each Guaranteeing
Party acknowledges and agrees (i) that the foregoing waiver is intended to benefit Agent and
Lenders and shall not limit or otherwise affect any Guaranteeing Party’s liability hereunder or the
enforceability of this Guarantee, and (ii) that Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and
assigns are intended third party beneficiaries of the waivers and agreements this Section 2(c) and
their rights under this Section 2(c) shall survive payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations.
3. Subordination. Payment of all amounts now or hereafter owed to any Guaranteeing
Party by any Borrower, Guarantor or any other Obligor is hereby subordinated in right of payment to
the indefeasible payment in full in cash to Agent and Lenders of the Guaranteed Obligations and all
such amounts and any security and guarantees therefor are hereby assigned to Agent and Lenders as
security for the Guaranteed Obligations.
4. Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any of
the terms of any of the other Financing Agreements, the liability of the Guaranteeing Parties for
the entire Guaranteed Obligations shall mature and become immediately due and payable, even if the
liability of any Borrower, Guarantor or any other Obligor therefor does not, upon the occurrence of
any act, condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default; provided, that,
nothing in this Section 4 shall prohibit Parent or Merchandising from making payments of interest
to Resources which are otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of the Intercompany Subordination
Agreement.
5. Account Stated. The books and records of Agent showing the account between Agent
and Borrowers shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding against or involving
Guaranteeing Parties as prima facie proof of the items therein set forth.
6. Termination. This Guarantee is continuing, unlimited, absolute and unconditional.
All Guaranteed Obligations shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance on this
Guarantee. Subject to the last sentence of Section 6, each Guaranteeing Party shall continue to be
liable hereunder until one of Agent’s officers actually receives a written termination notice from
a Guaranteeing Party sent to Agent at its address set forth above by certified mail, return receipt
requested and thereafter as set forth below. Such notice received by Agent from any Guaranteeing
Party shall not constitute a revocation or termination of this Guarantee as to any other
Guaranteeing Party. Revocation or termination hereof by any Guaranteeing Party shall not affect,
in any manner, the rights of Agent or any obligations or duties of any Guaranteeing Party
(including the Guaranteeing Party which may have sent such notice) under this Guarantee with
respect to (a) Guaranteed Obligations which have been created,
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contracted, assumed or incurred prior to the receipt by Agent of such written notice of
revocation or termination as provided herein, including, without limitation, (i) all amendments,
extensions, renewals and modifications of such Guaranteed Obligations (whether or not evidenced by
new or additional agreements, documents or instruments executed on or after such notice of
revocation or termination), (ii) all interest, fees and similar charges accruing or due on and
after revocation or termination, and (iii) all attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, costs and other
expenses paid or incurred on or after such notice of revocation or termination in attempting to
collect or enforce any of the Guaranteed Obligations against Borrowers, Guaranteeing Parties or any
other Obligor (whether or not suit be brought), or (b) Guaranteed Obligations which have been
created, contracted, assumed or incurred after the receipt by Agent of such written notice of
revocation or termination as provided herein pursuant to any contract entered into by Agent or any
Lender prior to receipt of such notice. The sole effect of such revocation or termination by any
Guaranteeing Party shall be to exclude from this Guarantee the liability of such Guaranteeing Party
for those Guaranteed Obligations arising after the date of receipt by Agent of such written notice
which are unrelated to Guaranteed Obligations arising or transactions entered into prior to such
date. Without limiting the foregoing, this Guarantee may not be terminated (and no Guaranteed
Obligation shall be deemed excluded from this Guarantee) and shall continue so long as the Loan
Agreement shall be in effect (whether during its original term or any renewal, substitution or
extension thereof).
7. Reinstatement. If after receipt of any payment of, or proceeds of Collateral
applied to the payment of, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, Agent or any Lender is required to
surrender or return such payment or proceeds to any Person for any reason (including, without
limitation, any “voidable preference”, fraudulent conveyance or otherwise) then the Guaranteed
Obligations intended to be satisfied by such payment or proceeds shall be reinstated and continue
and this Guarantee shall continue in full force and effect as if such payment or proceeds had not
been received by Agent or such Lender. Each Guaranteeing Party shall be liable to pay to Agent and
each Lender, and does indemnify and hold Agent and each Lender harmless for the amount of any
payments or proceeds surrendered or returned. This Section 7 shall remain effective
notwithstanding any contrary action which may be taken by Agent or any Lender in reliance upon such
payment or proceeds. This Section 7 shall survive the termination or revocation of this Guarantee.
8. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Guarantee nor any provision hereof shall be
amended, modified, waived or discharged orally or by course of conduct, but only by a written
agreement signed by an authorized officer of Agent. Agent shall not by any act, delay, omission or
otherwise be deemed to have expressly or impliedly waived any of its rights, powers and/or remedies
unless such waiver shall be in writing and signed by an authorized officer of Agent. Any such
waiver shall be enforceable only to the extent specifically set forth therein. A waiver by Agent
of any right, power and/or remedy on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver
of any such right, power and/or remedy which Agent would otherwise have on any future occasion,
whether similar in kind or otherwise.
9. Existence, Power and Authority. Each Guaranteeing Party is a corporation or
limited liability company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of its state or other
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or
limited liability company and in good standing in all states or other jurisdictions where the
nature and extent of the business transacted by it or the ownership of assets makes such
qualification
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necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operation or businesses of any
Guaranteeing Party or the rights of Agent and Lenders hereunder or under any of the other Financing
Agreements. The execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee is within the powers of each
Guaranteeing Party, have been duly authorized and are not in contravention of law or the terms of
the certificates of incorporation or formation, by-laws, operating agreement or other
organizational documentation of any Guaranteeing Party, or any indenture, agreement or undertaking
to which any Guaranteeing Party is a party or by which any Guaranteeing Party or its property are
bound. This Guarantee constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guaranteeing
Party enforceable in accordance with its terms. Any Guaranteeing Party signing this Guarantee
shall be bound hereby whether or not any other Guaranteeing Party or any other person signs this
Guarantee at any time.
10. Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process; Jury Trial Waiver.
(a) The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Guarantee and any dispute arising out
of the relationship between any Guaranteeing Party and Agent or any Lender, whether in contract,
tort, equity or otherwise, shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York but
excluding any principles of conflicts of law or choice of law (other than Section 5-1401 and
Section 5-1402 of the General Obligations Laws of the State of New York).
(b) Each Guaranteeing Party hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York County and the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, whichever Agent elects, and waives any
objection based on venue or forum non conveniens with respect to any action
instituted therein arising under this Guarantee or any of the other Financing Agreements or in any
way connected with or related or incidental to the dealings of any Guaranteeing Party and Agent or
any Lender in respect of this Guarantee or any of the other Financing Agreements or the
transactions related hereto or thereto, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising and
whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, and agrees that any dispute arising out of the
relationship between any Guaranteeing Party or any Borrower and Agent or any Lender or the conduct
of any such persons in connection with this Guarantee, the other Financing Agreements or otherwise
shall be heard only in the courts described above (except that Agent and Lenders shall have the
right to bring any action or proceeding against any Guaranteeing Party or its property in the
courts of any other jurisdiction which Agent deems necessary or appropriate in order to realize on
Collateral at any time granted by any Borrower or Guaranteeing Party to Agent or any Lender or to
otherwise enforce its rights against any Guaranteeing Party or its property).
(c) Each Guaranteeing Party hereby waives personal service of any and all process upon it and
consents that all such service of process may be made by U.S. certified mail (return receipt
requested) directed to its address set forth on the signature pages hereof and service so made
shall be deemed to be completed immediately upon receipt thereof by such Guaranteeing Party, or, at
Agent’s option, by service upon any Guaranteeing Party in any other manner provided under the rules
of any such courts. Within thirty (30) days after such service, any Guaranteeing Party so served
shall appear in answer to such process, failing which such Guaranteeing Party shall be deemed in
default and judgment may be entered by Agent against the Guaranteeing Parties for the amount of the
claim and other relief requested.
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(d) EACH GUARANTEEING PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND,
ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (i) ARISING UNDER THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OF THE OTHER FINANCING AGREEMENTS
OR (ii) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF ANY OF THE
GUARANTEEING PARTIES AND AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN RESPECT OF THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY OF THE OTHER
FINANCING AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW
EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH
GUARANTEEING PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF
ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY GUARANTEEING PARTY OR ANY LENDER
OR AGENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS GUARANTEE WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN
EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF GUARANTEEING PARTIES AND LENDERS AND AGENT TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY.
(e) Agent and Lenders shall not have any liability to the Guaranteeing Parties (whether in
tort, contract, equity or otherwise) for losses suffered by the Guaranteeing Parties in connection
with, arising out of, or in any way related to the transactions or relationships contemplated by
this Guarantee, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith, unless it is
determined by a final and non-appealable judgment or court order binding on Agent or such Lender
that the losses were the result of acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful
misconduct. In any such litigation, Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to the benefit of the
rebuttable presumption that each acted in good faith and with the exercise of ordinary care in the
performance by each of the terms of the Loan Agreement and the other Financing Agreements.
11. Notices. All notices, requests and demands hereunder shall be in writing and
deemed to have been given or made: if delivered in person, immediately upon delivery; if by telex,
telegram or facsimile transmission, immediately upon sending and upon confirmation of receipt; if
by nationally recognized overnight courier service with instructions to deliver the next business
day, one (1) business day after sending; and if by certified mail, return receipt requested, five
(5) days after mailing by deposit (postage prepaid) in the U.S. Mail. All notices, requests and
demands upon the parties are to be given to the following addresses (or to such other address as
any party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section):
If to any Guaranteeing Party:
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Xxxxxxx Fabrics, Inc. Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, CFO Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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with a copy to:
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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxxx, PC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Building |
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| Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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If to Agent and Lenders:
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General Electric Capital Corporation 000 Xxxxxxx 0, X.X. Xxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Fabrics Account Manager Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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with a copy to
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Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx LLP Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx X. X. Xxxxx, Esq. Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000 |
12. Partial Invalidity. If any provision of this Guarantee is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not invalidate this Guarantee as a whole,
but this Guarantee shall be construed as though it did not contain the particular provision held to
be invalid or unenforceable and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and
enforced only to such extent as shall be permitted by applicable law.
13. Entire Agreement. This Guarantee, the other Financing Agreements and any other
document referred to herein or therein represents the entire agreement and understanding of this
parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all other prior agreements,
understandings, negotiations and discussions, representations, warranties, commitments, proposals,
offers and contracts concerning the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.
14. Successors and Assigns. This Guarantee shall be binding upon each Guaranteeing
Party and their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Agent and each
Lender and their respective successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns. The liquidation,
dissolution or termination of any Guaranteeing Party shall not terminate this Guarantee as to such
entity or as to any of the other Guaranteeing Parties.
15. Construction. All references to the term “Guaranteeing Parties” wherever used
herein shall mean each and all of the Guaranteeing Parties and their respective successors and
assigns, individually and collectively, jointly and severally (including, without limitation, any
receiver, trustee or custodian for any of the Guaranteeing Parties or any of their respective
assets or any of the Guaranteeing Parties in its capacity as debtor or debtor-in-possession under
the Bankruptcy Code). All references to the term “Agent” wherever used herein shall mean Agent and
its successors and assigns, all references to the term “Borrowers” “Guarantors” or
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“Obligors” wherever used herein shall mean each and all of Borrowers, Guarantors or Obligors
and their respective successors and assigns, individually and collectively, jointly and severally
(including, without limitation, any receiver, trustee or custodian for any Borrower, Guarantor or
Obligor or any of their respective assets or any Borrower, Guarantor or Obligor in its capacity as
debtor or debtor-in-possession under the Bankruptcy Code), and all references to the term “Lenders”
wherever used herein shall mean Lenders and their respective successors and assigns. All
references to the term “Person” or “person” wherever used herein shall mean any individual, sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation (including, without limitation, any corporation which
elects subchapter S status under the Code), limited liability company, limited liability
partnership, business trust, unincorporated association, joint stock corporation, trust, joint
venture or other entity or any government or any agency or instrumentality of political subdivision
thereof. All references to the plural shall also mean the singular and to the singular shall also
mean the plural.
16. Counterparts. This Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Guarantee by telefacsimile or other means of
electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as the delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Guarantee. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this
Guarantee by telefacsimile or other means of electronic transmission shall also deliver an original
executed counterpart, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or
binding effect of this Guarantee.
17. Additional Guarantors. New Subsidiaries of the Guaranteeing Parties or other
entities (each an “Additional Guaranteeing Party”) may hereafter become parties to this Guarantee
by executing a counterpart hereof or, alternatively, by executing a joinder agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Agent, and there shall be no need to re-execute, amend or restate this
Guarantee in connection therewith. Upon such execution and delivery by any Additional Guaranteeing
Party, such Additional Guaranteeing Party shall be bound by all of the terms, covenants and
conditions hereof to the same extent as if such Additional Guaranteeing Party had executed this
Guarantee as of the Closing Date, and Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to all of the
benefits of such Additional Guaranteeing Party’s obligations hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guaranteeing Party has executed and delivered this Guarantee as of
the day and year first above written.
| GUARANTEEING PARTY | ||||||
| XXXXXXX FABRICS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| HF MERCHANDISING, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| XXXXXXX FABRICS OF MI, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Title: Treasurer | ||||||
| XXXXXXX FABRICS, LLC | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Fair | |||||
| Name: Xxxxx X. Fair | ||||||
| Title: Treasurer | ||||||
| HF ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Title: Vice President | ||||||
| HF RESOURCES, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Title: Vice President | ||||||
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