SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEE
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SUBSIDIARY
GUARANTEE, dated as of October 27, 2005, 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 the Purchasers signatory (the
"Purchasers") to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, between Global Axcess Corp., a Nevada corporation (the "Company")
and the Purchasers.
"Guarantee"
means this Subsidiary Guarantee, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
"Obligations"
means the collective reference to all obligations and undertakings of the
Company of whatever nature, monetary or otherwise, under the Notes, the Purchase
Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights
Agreement or any other future agreement or obligations undertaken by the Company
to the Purchasers, together with all reasonable attorneys' fees, disbursements
and all other costs and expenses of collection incurred by Purchasers in
enforcing any of such Obligations and/or this Guarantee.
(i)
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The
Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably,
guarantee to the Purchasers and their respective successors, indorsees,
transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance
by the Company when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration
or otherwise) of the Obligations.
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(ii)
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Anything
herein or in any other Transaction Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and
under the other Transaction Documents 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)).
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(iii)
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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 the Purchasers
hereunder.
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(iv)
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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 payment in full.
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(v)
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No
payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or
any other Person or received or collected by the Purchasers 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 paid in
full.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, 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 the
Purchasers whole on a monetary basis for the Company's failure to perform
such Obligations in accordance with the Transaction
Documents.
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(a)
Organization and Qualification. The Guarantor is a corporation or limited
liability company, duly incorporated, 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 has no
subsidiaries other than those identified as such on the Disclosure Schedules to
the Purchase Agreement. 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").
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(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 Transaction Documents prior to rendering their
advice.
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(d)
Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.
(i)
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Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, or reimburse the Purchasers 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 and the other Transaction Documents to which
such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel to the
Purchasers.
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(ii)
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Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Purchasers 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.
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(iii)
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Each
Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Purchasers 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 Purchase
Agreement.
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(iv)
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The
agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Obligations and
all other amounts payable under the Purchase Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents.
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(k)
Governing Law. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
(l)
Submission to Jurisdictional; Waiver. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally:
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submits
for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to
this Guarantee and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party,
or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to
the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of New
York, located in New York County, New York, the courts of the United
States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate
courts from any thereof;
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(ii)
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consents
that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and
waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any
such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or
proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or
claim the same;
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(iii)
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agrees
that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected
by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any
substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Guarantor at
its address referred to in the Purchase Agreement or at such other address
of which the Purchasers shall have been notified pursuant
thereto;
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agrees
that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in
any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to xxx in any
other jurisdiction; and
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(v)
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waives,
to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to
claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this
Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential
damages.
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(m)
Acknowledgements.
Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
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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;
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(ii)
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the
Purchasers have no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor
arising out of or in connection with this Guarantee or any of the other
Transaction Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the
one hand, and the Purchasers, on the other hand, in connection herewith or
therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;
and
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(iii)
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no
joint venture is created hereby or by the other Transaction Documents or
otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among
the Guarantors and the Purchasers.
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(p)
Seniority. The Obligations of each of the Guarantors hereunder rank senior in
priority to any other debt of such Guarantor other than debt in favor of the
Senior Lender.
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[SUBSIDIARY]
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title:
Chief
Executive
Officer
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SCHEDULE
1
GUARANTORS
The
following are the names, notice addresses and jurisdiction of organization of
each Guarantor.
JURISDICTION OF
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COMPANY OWNED
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NAME
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ADDRESS
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INCORPORATION
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BY PERCENTAGE
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Nationwide Money
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224
Ponte Vedra Park
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Nevada
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100%
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Services
Xxx
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
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EFT
Integration Inc.
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx
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100%
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Drive,
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
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Electronic
Payment &
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx
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100%
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Transfer
Xxxx
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
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Axcess
Technology
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224
Ponte Vedra Park
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Nevada
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100%
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Xxxx
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
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Axcess
Technology
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South
Africa
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South
Africa
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100%
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Corp
SA
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Cash
Axcess Corp
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South
Africa
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South
Africa
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100%
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Nationwide
Money
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224
Ponte Vedra Park
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Nevada
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100%
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Services
Xxx
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
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EFT
Integration Inc.
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx
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000%
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx,
XX, 00000
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Annex 1
to
ASSUMPTION
AGREEMENT, dated as of ____ __, ______ made by ______________________________, a
______________ corporation (the "Additional Guarantor"), in favor of the
Purchasers 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.
WHEREAS,
Global Axcess Corp., a _____________ corporation (the "Company") and the
Purchasers have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of
October 27, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Purchase Agreement");
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries
(other than the Additional Guarantor) have entered into the Subsidiary
Guarantee, dated as of October 27, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Guarantee") in favor of the
Purchasers;
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Governing Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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[ADDITIONALGUARANTOR]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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