GUARANTEE From AMR CORPORATION as Guarantor to as Pass Through Trustee under the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement, Subordination Agent and Loan Trustee Dated as of October 4, 2011 American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2011-2A
Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION VERSION
From
AMR CORPORATION
as Guarantor
to
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Pass Through Trustee under the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement,
Subordination Agent and Loan Trustee
Subordination Agent and Loan Trustee
Dated as of October 4, 2011
American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2011-2A
This Guarantee (this “Guarantee”), made and entered into as of October 4, 2011, from
AMR CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and having its principal office at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, as
guarantor (the “Guarantor”), to U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its individual
capacity (“U.S. Bank Trust”) and as Pass Through Trustee under the Class A Pass Through
Trust Agreement, Subordination Agent, and Loan Trustee (collectively, together with their
successors and permitted assigns (including any subsequent holder of any Guaranteed Equipment Note
(as defined below)), the “Beneficiaries” and, individually, a “Beneficiary”).
RECITALS
American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor
(together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Company”) is entering into that
certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Note Purchase
Agreement”), among the Company, the Class A Pass Through Trustee, the Subordination Agent, U.S.
Bank National Association, as Escrow Agent, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Paying
Agent, relating to the aircraft identified in Schedule I to the Note Purchase Agreement
(collectively, the “Aircraft”). Defined terms used herein without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them in Annex A to the Note Purchase Agreement, or, if not defined
therein, in the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement.
In order to finance the Aircraft, the Company will issue the Series A Equipment Notes
(collectively, the “Guaranteed Equipment Notes”) under the Indentures.
It is a condition precedent to the obligations of the Beneficiaries to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement that the Guarantor execute and deliver
this Guarantee.
Accordingly, for and in consideration of the premises and of other good and valuable
consideration, the Guarantor does hereby covenant and agree with the Beneficiaries from and after
the execution of the Note Purchase Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE I
Representations and Warranties of Guarantor
SECTION 1.1. Guarantor Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor does hereby
represent and warrant that: it is a corporation duly incorporated and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware; it has the power to enter into and perform this Guarantee and to own
its corporate property and assets; it has duly
authorized the execution and delivery of this Guarantee by proper corporate action; and
neither this Guarantee, nor the authorization, execution, delivery and performance hereof, nor the
performance of the agreements herein contained nor the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated will violate in any material respect any provision of law, any order of any court or
agency of government or any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Guarantor is a
party or by which it or its property is bound, or in any material respect be in conflict with or
result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument or
any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or any requirement of law. This
Guarantee constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against
the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights
of creditors generally and by general equitable principles.
ARTICLE II
Guarantee of Obligations
SECTION 2.1. Obligations Guaranteed. The Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees
to each of the Beneficiaries, as their respective interests may appear, the full and prompt payment
by the Company, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated payment
date thereof, by acceleration, or otherwise, of, and the faithful performance and compliance with,
all payment obligations of the Company under the Note Purchase Agreement, the Participation
Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes and the Class A Pass Through Trust
Agreement owed to the Beneficiaries strictly in accordance with the terms thereof, however created,
arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, primary or secondary, absolute or contingent,
joint or several, and whether now or hereafter existing or due or to become due (such payment
obligations, the “Obligations”); provided that in no event shall the “Obligations”
include any obligation of the Company with respect to, or determined with respect to, any Series B
Equipment Notes, Class B Certificates, Refinancing Equipment Notes, Refinancing Certificates,
Additional Series Equipment Notes or Additional Series Pass Through Certificates or any liquidity
facility with respect to any Class B Certificates, Refinancing Certificates or Additional Series
Pass Through Certificates. If for any reason the Company shall fail punctually to pay any such
Obligations, the Guarantor hereby agrees to cause any such payment to be made punctually when and
as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated payment date thereof, by
acceleration, or otherwise. All payments by the Guarantor hereunder shall be paid in lawful money
of the United States of America.
SECTION 2.2. Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Guarantor under this
Guarantee shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall constitute a continuing and
present guarantee of payment and not of collectability. Such obligations
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shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations are finally, indefeasibly and
unconditionally paid in full in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the
Participation Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes and the Class A Pass
Through Trust Agreement, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, such obligations
shall not be affected, modified, released or impaired by any state of facts or the happening from
time to time of any event, including, without limitation, any of the following, whether or not with
notice to, or the consent of, the Guarantor:
(a) the waiver, compromise, settlement, release or termination of any or all of the
obligations, covenants or agreements of the Company contained in the Note Purchase
Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes or
the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement, or of the payment, performance or observance
thereof;
(b) the failure to give notice to the Guarantor of the occurrence of any default or an
Event of Default under the terms and provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement, the
Participation Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes or the Class A
Pass Through Trust Agreement;
(c) the assignment or purported assignment of any of the obligations, covenants and
agreements contained in this Guarantee;
(d) the extension of the time for payment of any Obligation or of the time for
performance of any obligations, covenants or agreements under or arising out of the Note
Purchase Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment
Notes or the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement or the extension or the renewal of any
thereof;
(e) the modification or amendment (whether material or otherwise) of any obligation,
covenant or agreement set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, the Participation
Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes or the Class A Pass Through
Trust Agreement, other than any such modification or amendment imposing any obligation with
respect to, or determined with respect to, any Series B Equipment Notes, Class B
Certificates, Refinancing Equipment Notes, Refinancing Certificates, Additional Series
Equipment Notes or Additional Series Pass Through Certificates or any liquidity facility
with respect to any Class B Certificates, Refinancing Certificates or Additional Series
Pass Through Certificates;
(f) the taking or the omission to take any of the actions referred to in this
Guarantee or in the Note Purchase Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the Indentures,
the Guaranteed Equipment Notes or the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement;
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(g) any failure, omission or delay on the part of, or the inability of, the
Beneficiaries for any reason to enforce, assert or exercise any right, power or remedy
conferred on such Beneficiaries or any other Person in this Guarantee or in the Note
Purchase Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment
Notes or the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement;
(h) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets, marshaling of assets and
liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors,
reorganization, arrangement, composition with creditors or readjustment of, or other
similar proceedings affecting the Company or any or all of its assets, or any allegation or
contest of the validity of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the
Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes or the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement or
the disaffirmance of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Participation Agreements, the
Indentures, the Guaranteed Equipment Notes or the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement in
any such proceeding; it being specifically understood, consented and agreed to, to the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, that this Guarantee shall remain and continue
in full force and effect and shall be enforceable against the Guarantor to the same extent
and with the same force and effect as if such proceedings had not been instituted, and it
is the intent and purpose of this Guarantee that the Guarantor shall and does hereby waive,
to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and benefits which might
accrue to the Guarantor by reason of any such proceedings;
(i) any event or action that would, in the absence of this clause, result in the
release or discharge by operation of law of the Guarantor from the performance or
observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Guarantee;
(j) the default or failure of the Guarantor fully to perform any of its obligations
set forth in this Guarantee;
(k) the release, substitution or replacement of any security for the performance or
observation of any of the Obligations;
(l) any assignment, transfer, lease or other arrangement by which the Company
transfers possession of or loses control of the use of any Aircraft;
(m) the disposition by the Guarantor of any or all of its interest in any capital
stock of the Company, or any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate
structure, ownership, corporate existence or any rights or franchises of the Company;
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(n) any other circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or a guarantor; or
(o) any other occurrence whatsoever, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing.
SECTION 2.3. No Waiver or Set-Off. The Guarantor agrees that, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, (a) no act of commission or omission of any kind or at any time on the
part of any Beneficiary, or its successors and assigns, in respect of any matter whatsoever shall
in any way impair the rights of the Beneficiaries to enforce any right, power or benefit under this
Guarantee, and (b) no set-off, counterclaim, reduction, or diminution of any obligation, or
any defense of any kind or nature (other than performance), which the Guarantor or the Company has
or may have against any Beneficiary or any assignee or successor thereof shall be available
hereunder to the Guarantor.
SECTION 2.4. Waiver of Notice; Expenses. The Guarantor hereby expressly waives
notice from the Beneficiaries of their acceptance and reliance on this Guarantee. The Guarantor
further waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any right that it may have (a) to
require the Beneficiaries to take action or otherwise proceed against the Company, (b) to
require the Beneficiaries to proceed against or exhaust any security granted by the Company or
(c) to require the Beneficiaries otherwise to enforce, assert or exercise any other right,
power or remedy that may be available to the Beneficiaries. The Guarantor agrees to pay all costs,
expenses and fees, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, that may be incurred by
the Beneficiaries in enforcing or attempting to enforce this Guarantee or protecting the rights of
the Beneficiaries following any default on the part of the Guarantor hereunder, whether the same
shall be enforced by suit or otherwise.
SECTION 2.5. Subrogation of Guarantor; Subordination. Notwithstanding any payment or
payments made by the Guarantor, the Guarantor agrees that it will not enforce, by reason of
subrogation, contribution, indemnity or otherwise, any rights the Beneficiaries may have against
the Company until all of the Obligations shall have been finally, indefeasibly and unconditionally
paid in full. Any claim of the Guarantor against the Company arising from payments made by the
Guarantor by reason of this Guarantee shall be in all respects subordinated to the final,
indefeasible, unconditional, full and complete payment or discharge of all of Obligations.
SECTION 2.6. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or be
automatically reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, made by
or on behalf of the Company or the Guarantor in respect of any of the Obligations is rescinded or
must otherwise be restored or returned by the Beneficiaries for any reason whatsoever, whether upon
the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, or upon or
as a result of the appointment of
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a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for the Company or any
substantial part of its properties, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
SECTION 2.7. Rights to Proceed Against the Guarantor. In the event of a default in
any payment of any Obligation owed to any Beneficiaries, notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, such Beneficiaries shall have the right to institute any proceeding, judicial or
otherwise, to enforce their rights under this Guarantee without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Company or any other Person.
ARTICLE III
Covenants of the Guarantor
SECTION 3.1. Consolidation or Merger of the Guarantor. The Guarantor may merge or
consolidate with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its assets to any Person, if: (a) (i) in the case of a merger
or consolidation, the Guarantor is the surviving Person or (ii) in the case of a merger or
consolidation where the Guarantor is not the surviving Person and in the case of any such sale,
conveyance, transfer or other disposition, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person is
organized and existing under the laws of the United States or a State thereof and such Person
expressly assumes by supplemental agreement all the obligations of the Guarantor under the Class A
Pass Through Trust Agreement and this Guarantee; and (b) the Guarantor shall have delivered
to the Class A Pass Through Trustee and each Loan Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion
of Counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation, sale, conveyance, transfer or other
disposition complies with this Section 3.1 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for
relating to such transaction have been complied with. In the event of the assumption by a
successor Person of the obligations of the Guarantor as provided in clause (a)(ii) of the
immediately preceding sentence, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the
Guarantor hereunder and under the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement, and all such obligations of
the Guarantor shall terminate.
ARTICLE IV
Notices
SECTION 4.1. Notices. All notices required under the terms and conditions of this
Guarantee shall be in writing and in English, and any such notice may be given by United States
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier service or facsimile, and
any such notice shall be effective when received (or, if delivered by facsimile, upon completion of
transmission and confirmation by the sender (by a telephone call to a representative of the
recipient or by machine confirmation) that such transmission was received), to the Guarantor
addressed to it at AMR Corporation, MD
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5566, P.O. Box 619616, Dallas/Fort Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Treasurer. The
Guarantor, by notice to the Beneficiaries, may designate additional or different addresses for
subsequent notices or communications.
ARTICLE V
Miscellaneous
SECTION 5.1. Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent. The Guarantor shall
provide the Class A Pass Through Trustee with such evidence of compliance with such conditions
precedent, if any, provided for in this Guarantee that relate to the matters set forth in Section
314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act. Any certificate or opinion required to be given by an officer
pursuant to Section 314(c)(1) may be given in the form of an Officer’s Certificate.
SECTION 5.2. Remedies Not Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to
the Beneficiaries is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but, to
the maximum extent permitted by law, each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in
addition to every other remedy given under this Guarantee or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default, omission or
failure of performance hereunder shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a
waiver thereof, but any such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may
be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Beneficiaries to exercise any remedy reserved to them
in this Guarantee, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, it shall not be necessary to
give any notice. In the event any provision contained in this Guarantee should be breached, and
thereafter duly waived, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall
not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable
law, no waiver, amendment, release or modification of this Guarantee shall be established by
conduct, custom or course of dealing, but solely by an instrument in writing duly executed by the
parties to this Guarantee.
SECTION 5.3. Amendments; Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Successors and Assigns.
Neither this Guarantee nor any of the terms hereof may be terminated, amended, supplemented, waived
or modified orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which the
enforcement of the termination, amendment, supplement, waiver or modification is sought. This
Guarantee constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be
executed simultaneously in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, this Guarantee shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the
Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be
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enforceable by, each of the Beneficiaries and its respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 5.4. No Implied Third Party Beneficiaries. This Guarantee shall not be
deemed to create any right in any Person except a Beneficiary and shall not be construed in any
respect to be a contract in whole or in part for the benefit of any other Person.
SECTION 5.5. Severability. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, 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.
SECTION 5.6. Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE HAS BEEN DELIVERED IN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE. This Guarantee is subject to the
Trust Indenture Act, and if any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of
the Trust Indenture Act that is required by the Trust Indenture Act to be a part of and govern this
Guarantee, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Guarantee modifies or
excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter
provision shall be deemed to apply to this Guarantee as so modified, or to be excluded, as the case
may be, whether or not such provision of this Guarantee refers expressly to such provision of the
Trust Indenture Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guarantee to be executed in its corporate
name, as of the date first above written.
| AMR CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| ACCEPTED: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Pass Through Trustee under the Class A Pass Through Trust Agreement, as Subordination Agent, as Loan Trustee and in its individual capacity as set forth herein |
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| By: | /s/ Alison X.X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Alison X.X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President | |||
