AMENDED AND RESTATED PARENT GUARANTY
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Exhibit (h)(25) |
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARENT GUARANTY
This AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) dated as of September 29, 2011 is made by
BNP Paribas, a société anonyme organized under the laws of France (“BNPP” or the “Guarantor”), for
the benefit of (i) customers of the Business who have an account (“Clients”) with BNPP’s indirect
wholly owned subsidiary, BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
of Delaware and a SEC registered broker-dealer (“BNPPB”); (ii) counterparties to borrowing or
lending activities (the “Stock Loan Counterparties”) conducted by BNPPB; (iii) counterparties to
repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions (the “Repo Counterparties”) entered into by BNPPB;
(iv) counterparties to contracts entered into with BNPPB (other than BNPPB employees), including,
without limitation, the Applicable Agreements (as defined herein) (the “BNPPB Counterparties”), and
(v) suppliers of, and other providers of goods and services to BNPPB, including third-party
custodians (individually, the “Vendors” and, together with the Clients, the Stock Loan
Counterparties, the Repo Counterparties and BNPPB Counterparties, collectively, the
“Beneficiaries”) and amends that certain Parent Guaranty, dated April 18, 2011, made by the
Guarantor in favor of the Beneficiaries (the “Original Parent Guaranty”). Notwithstanding the
above, the term “Beneficiaries” does not, and will not, include any exchange or clearing
association.
Section 2. Effectiveness of Guaranty. To the extent permitted by law, this Guaranty
supersedes and replaces any other guaranty that BNPP provided to BNPPB or the Beneficiaries in
relation to the Guaranteed Obligations, including, but not limited to the Original Parent Guaranty.

primary obligations, not those of a mere surety, and such obligations are in no way
conditioned upon, and Guarantor hereby waives any requirement that, Beneficiary first attempt to
take any enforcement action against, or make or file any claim or proof in a winding up or
dissolution of, BNPPB or any other party now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for the
Guaranteed Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this Guaranty to the contrary, the Guarantor
shall not be liable hereunder to any Beneficiary unless a demand under this Guaranty is made by
such Beneficiary by notice in writing to the Guarantor no later than 365 days after such time as
the relevant Guaranteed Obligation shall have first become due and payable . This
Guaranty shall not be affected by the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations against BNPPB
arising from (i) any bankruptcy, insolvency or like proceeding commenced by or against BNPPB, or
(ii) the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability of BNPPB resulting from a breach of
applicable law by BNPPB. The Guarantor hereby, except as provided in the first sentence of this
Section 3, (i) waives promptness, diligence, presentment, filing of claims with any court, any
right to require a proceeding first against BNPPB, protest or notice to BNPPB with respect to the
applicable Guaranteed Obligation, (ii) waives all defenses that would otherwise be available to a
surety or guarantor and (iii) covenants that this Guaranty will not be discharged except by
complete performance or payment of the obligations contained in the applicable Guaranteed
Obligation and in this Guaranty in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, respectively. In
the event that all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations are paid by BNPPB but all or part
of such payments are rescinded or recovered from any Beneficiary as a preference, fraudulent
transfer or conveyance or otherwise, the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to
such payments that are so rescinded or recovered shall continue and remain in full force and effect
or be reinstated, as the case may be, and any such payments that are so rescinded or recovered
shall constitute Guaranteed Obligations for all purposes under this Guaranty.
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delivered by the Guarantor and this Guaranty constitutes a legal, 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 or other similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
To Guarantor: |
BNP Paribas | |
Email: XXX_XXXX_Xxxxxx_Xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx | ||
Include in email subject line “Attention Francois Demon - | ||
URGENT - BNPP Parent Guaranty - PBI” |
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To BNPPB: |
BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. | |
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Telephone: 000-000-0000 | ||
Telecopy: 000-000-0000 | ||
Attn.: Xxxx Xxx |
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(a) All matters arising from or related to this Guaranty shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York, including Section 5-1401 of the General Obligations Law, but otherwise without
regard to conflict of laws rules.
(b) Except where arbitration is mandated by the rules of a self-regulatory organization of
which the parties are a member (any such arbitration shall be held in the County of New York, New
York, U.S.A.), disputes regarding this Guaranty shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and in the absence of
such federal jurisdiction, the parties consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, County of New York and hereby irrevocably accept and submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the aforesaid courts in personam, with respect to any
proceeding thereof.
(c) Each party consents to service of any process, summons, notice or document that may be
served in any proceeding in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
or the state courts of New York located in New York County, which service shall be made in
accordance with Section 9.
(d) Each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any right it
may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of,
under or in connection with this Guaranty or transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or
disputes relating hereto or thereto. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or
attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would
not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it
and the other party hereto have been induced to enter into this Guaranty by, among other things,
the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10(d).
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“Applicable Agreements” shall mean capital protection, put, capital enhancement, risk
monitoring agreements or any other substantially similar contracts, including but not limited to
such agreements entered into with affiliates of BNPPB.
“Business” shall mean the prime brokerage business operated by BNPPB and its affiliates,
comprised of four activities, namely Regulation T prime brokerage, arranged finance, swaps and
stock loan.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in
New York City, Paris, London or the Cayman Islands are authorized or obligated by Law or executive
order to close.
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BNP PARIBAS |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | ||||
Accepted and Agreed: BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
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