GUARANTEE
Exhibit 10.2
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) paid by Rockwell Automation,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Automation”), and Rockwell Xxxxxxx, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Xxxxxxx” and collectively with Automation, “Sellers”), to Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
and in consideration for, and as an inducement to Sellers entering into the Purchase Agreement of
even date herewith (the “Agreement”) by and among Sellers and Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Guarantor (“Buyer”), Guarantor, for itself and
its successors in interest, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Seller and
each other member of the Seller Group (as defined in the Agreement), the full, faithful and
punctual payment, performance and observance by Buyer of all of the covenants, agreements and
obligations of Buyer set forth in the Agreement or arising out of a breach thereof and the full and
punctual payment of all expenses (including legal fees and disbursements) incurred by any Seller or
any other members of the Seller Group in enforcing the performance of this Guarantee, in each case
without requiring any notice of nonpayment or nonperformance or proof of notice or demand (except
as provided in Section 3 hereof) in order to charge Guarantor therefor, all of which Guarantor
hereby expressly waives; provided, that Guarantor shall be entitled to assert all rights, defenses
and counterclaims (other than Reorganization Events, as defined in Section 12 hereof, and any
rights, defenses or counterclaims based upon lack of authority, capacity, legal right or power of
Buyer to enter into and/or perform its obligations under the Agreement) to which Buyer is entitled
under the Agreement in connection with the performance of Buyer’s obligations thereunder.
Xxxxxxxxx also agrees as follows:
1. This Guarantee shall not be impaired or affected by (i) the illegality, irregularity, invalidity
or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of, or any defect in, the Agreement or any legal or
equitable defense or right available to Buyer or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the
Agreement) under or with respect thereto, (ii) any modification, supplement, extension or amendment
of any contract or agreement to which any Seller and Buyer may hereafter agree, (iii) any
modification or other alteration of any obligation hereby guaranteed, (iv) any agreement or
arrangement whatsoever with Buyer, any of its Affiliates or anyone else, (v) the failure or
invalidity of, or any defect in, any security or collateral or other guarantee given to secure the
performance of any obligation guaranteed hereby or (vi) any other circumstances whatsoever (other
than complete performance of all obligations guaranteed hereby) that might constitute a legal or
equitable discharge, release or defense of a guarantor or surety or that might otherwise limit
recourse against Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Guarantor shall be entitled to
assert all rights, defenses and counterclaims (other than Reorganization Events and any rights,
defenses or counterclaims based upon lack of authority, capacity, legal right or power of Buyer to
enter into and/or perform its obligations under the Agreement) to which Buyer is entitled under the
Agreement in connection with Buyer’s performance of its obligations thereunder and (ii) Guarantor
shall be entitled to rely on, and assert as a defense to its obligations hereunder, any and all
waivers, amendments or modifications
granted by Sellers in favor of Buyer pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
2. With respect to the Agreement, Sellers shall have the right to grant to Buyer any indulgence or
extension of time for any payment or payments or for performance of any obligation, may accept
partial performance, payment or payments by Buyer, or may agree to any waiver, modification or
amendment thereof, all without consent of or notice to Guarantor, without discharging or affecting
in any way the liability of Guarantor hereunder; provided, however, that Guarantor
shall be entitled to rely on, and assert as a defense to its obligations hereunder, any and all
waivers, amendments or modifications granted by Xxxxxxx in favor of Buyer pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
3. This Guarantee is an absolute and continuing guarantee of payment and performance and not of
collection. No Seller shall have any obligation to resort to any other party or to any security or
collateral held by any Seller nor shall any Seller have any obligation to exhaust any remedies any
Seller might have against Buyer or any of its Affiliates before calling upon Guarantor for payment
or performance of any obligation guaranteed hereunder, and Guarantor hereby waives any rights it
may have to require any Seller to proceed against Buyer or to require any Seller to pursue any
other remedy or enforce any other right; provided, however, that unless any
Reorganization Event shall have occurred or Buyer shall have asserted any right, defense or
counterclaim based upon lack of authority, capacity, legal right or power of Buyer to enter into
and/or perform its obligations under the Agreement, no Seller shall demand or seek to enforce
payment of performance by Guarantor of any obligations guaranteed hereunder unless (i) such Seller
shall have first provided notice to Buyer requesting or seeking to enforce payment or performance
of such obligations guaranteed hereunder, (ii) Buyer shall have agreed in writing to pay or perform
such obligations or shall have been finally determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
so obligated to pay or perform such obligations and (iii) Buyer shall have failed to so pay or
perform such obligations within five days after such agreement of Buyer or final determination.
Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that each agreement in writing by Xxxxx to
pay or perform any obligations guaranteed hereunder and each final determination by any court of
competent jurisdiction that Buyer is obligated to pay or perform any obligations guaranteed
hereunder shall be final and binding for all purposes on Guarantor, whether or not Guarantor was
involved in or a party to any such agreement, was involved in or a party to any proceedings
resulting in any such determination or is otherwise bound by any such agreement or determination.
4. In case one or more of the provisions contained in this Guarantee shall for any reason be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Guarantee, but this Guarantee shall
be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had not been
contained herein.
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5. Except as provided in Section 3 hereof, Guarantor hereby waives presentment, demand and protest
and notice of acceptance, presentment, demand or default of any instrument and all other notices to
which a guarantor might otherwise be entitled.
6. This Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at
any time any whole or partial payment or performance of any obligation guaranteed under this
Guarantee is or is sought to be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Seller
upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of Buyer or any of its
Affiliates or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of,
or trustee or similar officer for, Buyer or any of its Affiliates or of or for any substantial part
of Buyer’s or any of its Affiliates’ properties or otherwise, all as though such payments and
performance had not been made. This Guarantee shall remain in effect notwithstanding any
bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or of any successor
thereof, or any disaffirmance or abandonment by a trustee thereof.
7. (a) This Guarantee will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of
the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State,
without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such State, and shall be binding upon the
successors of Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of Sellers and their respective successors
and assigns. Guarantor may not assign this Guarantee or any of its obligations hereunder.
(b) Guarantor irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (i) the Court of Chancery in and
for the State of Delaware and the Superior Court in and for the State of Delaware and (ii) the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purposes of any suit, action or
other proceeding arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, this
Guarantee, any provision hereof or the breach, performance, enforcement, validity or invalidity of
this Guarantee or any provision hereof (and agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding
relating thereto except in such courts). Guarantor further agrees that service of any process,
summons, notice or document hand delivered or sent by U.S. registered mail to its address set forth
in Section 10 hereof will be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in any
such courts with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth in
the immediately preceding sentence. Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection
to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, this Guarantee, any provision hereof or the breach, performance,
enforcement, validity or invalidity of this Guarantee or any provision hereof in (i) the Court of
Chancery in and for the State of Delaware and the Superior Court in and for the State of Delaware
or (ii) the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and hereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any
such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Xxxxxxxxx agrees that a final judgment in any action or
proceeding so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment in any
jurisdiction or in any other manner provided in law or in equity.
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(c) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THIS GUARANTEE, ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THE
BREACH, PERFORMANCE, ENFORCEMENT, VALIDITY OR INVALIDITY OF THIS GUARANTEE OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF.
8. This Guarantee may not be amended, modified, terminated, revoked or supplemented, in whole or in
part, except by a written agreement executed by Guarantor and each Seller.
9. No failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Guarantee will
operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any waiver of any right, power or privilege under this
Guarantee operate as a waiver of any other right, power or privilege under this Guarantee, nor will
any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege under this
Guarantee. No waiver of any right, power or privilege under this Guarantee will be effective
unless such waiver is in writing.
10. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications required or permitted to be
given hereunder will be in writing and will be delivered by hand or telecopied, e-mailed or sent,
postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or reputable overnight courier service
(and will be deemed duly given when so delivered by hand or telecopied, when e-mail confirmation is
received if delivered by e-mail, or if mailed, three days after mailing (one business day in the
case of express mail or overnight courier service)). All such notices, requests, claims, demands
or other communications will be addressed as set forth below, or pursuant to such other
instructions as may be designated in writing by the person to receive such notice:
| If to Automation: | ||||||
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. | ||||||
| 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
| Milwaukee, WI 53204 | ||||||
| Attention: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | |||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
| Telecopy: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
| Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
| E-mail: | xxxxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxxx.xxx | |||||
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| If to Xxxxxxx: | ||||||
| Rockwell Xxxxxxx, Inc. | ||||||
| 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX | ||||||
| Cedar Rapids, IA 52498 | ||||||
| Attention: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. | |||||
| Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
| Telecopy: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
| Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
| E-mail: | xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | |||||
| If to Guarantor: | ||||||
| Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | ||||||
| 00000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||||
| Los Angeles, CA 90064 | ||||||
| Attention: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. | |||||
| Vice President, Associate General | ||||||
| Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
| Telecopy: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
| Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
| E-mail: | xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx | |||||
11. This Guarantee is an absolute and continuing Guarantee and shall remain in full force and
effect until all obligations guaranteed hereby are paid or performed in full.
12. For purposes of this Guarantee, a “Reorganization Event” means the insolvency, bankruptcy,
composition, assignment for the benefit of creditors, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization,
arrangement, or similar proceeding with respect to Buyer or any of its affiliates or the
appointment of a receiver, intervener or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, Buyer
or any of its affiliates or for any substantial part of Buyer’s or any of its affiliates’
properties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Xxxxxxxxx has executed this Guarantee as of the 26th day of July, 2006.
| TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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