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EXHIBIT 10.3
GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY dated as of January 25, 2001 ("Guaranty"), is made by
LecStar Communications Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and B4B
Communications, Ltd., a company formed under the laws of the United Kingdom
(collectively, "Guarantors"), in favor of Xxxxxxx LLC, a Cayman Islands limited
liability company ("Lender").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Corzon, Inc., a Texas corporation and the parent company of
the Guarantors ("Debtor"), has entered into a $3,500,000 Credit Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, by and between Debtor and Lender ("Credit Agreement"),
and pursuant to the Credit Agreement, Debtor has executed a promissory note,
dated as of the date hereof, in favor of Lender ("Note"), and also pursuant to
the Credit Agreement, Debtor and Guarantors have entered into a certain Security
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Debtor, Guarantors and
Lender ("Security Agreement") (such Credit Agreement, Note, Security Agreement
and this Guaranty, together with all amendments, renewals and other
modifications, if any, from time to time hereafter made thereto and hereto are
referred to collectively as the "Loan Documents");
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Guarantors to execute this
Guaranty inasmuch as the Guarantors will derive substantial direct and indirect
benefits from the Commitment (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement)
made to the Debtor by the Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; and
WHEREAS, unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise
requires, terms for which meanings are provided in the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall have that meaning
in this Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, and in order to induce the Lender to execute the
Loan Documents, the Guarantors agree, for the benefit of the Lender, as follows:
ARTICLE I
GUARANTY PROVISIONS
SECTION 1.1. GUARANTY. The Guarantors hereby absolutely,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment when
due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, declaration,
acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all amounts of the obligations now or
hereafter existing under the Loan Documents, whether for principal, interest,
fees, expenses or otherwise, and all obligations of Debtor to Lender, however
created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent or now or hereafter existing or due or to become due (including in
all cases all such amounts which would become due but for the operation of the
automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11
U.S.C. Section 362(a), and the operation of Sections 502(b) and 506(b) of the
United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 502(b) and Section 506(b))
(collectively, the "Guaranteed Obligations"); provided,
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however, that the Guarantors shall only be liable under this Guaranty for the
maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering
this Guaranty, as it relates to the Guarantors, voidable under applicable law
relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any
greater amount. This Guaranty constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not
of collection, and the Guarantors specifically agree that it shall not be
necessary or required that the Lender or any holder of any of the Loan Documents
exercise any right, assert any claim or demand or enforce any remedy whatsoever
against the Debtor, Guarantors or any other person, before or as a condition to
the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder.
SECTION 1.2. GUARANTY ABSOLUTE, ETC. Except as otherwise provided for
in this Guaranty, this Guaranty shall in all respects be a continuing, absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of payment, and shall remain in full
force and effect until (i) all Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full,
(ii) all obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall have been paid in full and
(iii) all the obligations of the Debtor and Guarantors pursuant to the Loan
Documents shall have been terminated. The Guarantors guarantee that the
Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the
Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in
effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the
Lender or any holders of any of the Loan Documents with respect thereto. The
liability of the Guarantors under this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional
and irrevocable irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity, legality or enforceability of the
Loan Documents;
(b) the failure of the Lender or any holder of any of the Loan
Documents:
(i) to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any
right or remedy against the Debtor or any other person or
entity (including any other guarantor) under the provisions of
the Loan Documents; or
(ii) to exercise any right or remedy against any
other guarantor of, or collateral securing, the Guaranteed
Obligations;
(c) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or
in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any
other extension, compromise or renewal of any Guaranteed Obligation;
(d) any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination of
any Guaranteed Obligations for any reason, including any claim of
waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be
subject to (and the Guarantor hereby waives any right to or claim of)
any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination
whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness,
irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any other event or
occurrence affecting, any Guaranteed Obligations;
(e) any amendment to, rescission, waiver, or other
modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms of
any of the Loan Documents;
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(f) any addition, exchange, release, surrender or
non-perfection of any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or
release or addition of, or consent to departure from, any other
guaranty, held by the Lender or any holder of any of the Loan Documents
securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations; or
(g) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a
defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Debtor,
any surety or any guarantor.
SECTION 1.3. ACCELERATION OF GUARANTY. The Guarantors agree that, (i)
in the event of the death, incompetency, dissolution or insolvency of the Debtor
or both Guarantors, (ii) the inability or failure of the Debtor or both
Guarantors to pay debts as they become due, (iii) an assignment by the Debtor or
both Guarantors for the benefit of creditors, (iv) the commencement of any case
or proceeding in respect of the Debtor or both Guarantors under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar laws, or (v) an Event of Default (as such term is defined
in the Credit Agreement), and if such event shall occur at a time when any of
the Guaranteed Obligations of the Debtor may not then be due and payable, the
Guarantors will pay to the Lender forthwith the amount which would be payable
hereunder by the Guarantors if the Guaranteed Obligations were then due and
payable.
SECTION 1.4. REINSTATEMENT, ETC. The Guarantors agree that this
Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if
at any time any payment (in whole or in part) of any of the Guaranteed
Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Lender or any
holder of any of the Loan Documents, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or
reorganization of the Debtor or otherwise, as though such payment had not been
made.
SECTION 1.5. WAIVER, ETC. The Guarantors hereby waive promptness,
diligence, notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the
Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the Lender or
any holder of any of the Loan Documents protect, secure, perfect or insure any
security interest or lien or any property subject hereto or thereto, or exhaust
any right or take any action against the Debtor or any other person or entity
(including any other guarantor) or any collateral securing the Guaranteed
Obligations.
SECTION 1.6. SUCCESSORS, TRANSFEREES AND ASSIGNS; TRANSFERS OF LOAN
DOCUMENTS, ETC. This Guaranty shall:
(a) be binding upon the Guarantors, and their permitted
transferees and assigns; provided, however, that the Guarantors may not
transfer or assign any of their obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Lender or any other party that may be
appropriate under any of the Loan Documents; and
(b) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Lender,
any other party that may be appropriate under any of the Loan Documents
and each of their respective successors, transferees and assigns.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (b) and subject to the
provisions of each Loan Document, the Lender may assign or otherwise transfer
(in whole or in part) any or all of the Loan Documents held by it, including,
but not limited to, this Guaranty, to any other person
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or entity, and such other person or entity shall thereupon become vested with
all rights and benefits in respect thereof granted to the Lender under the Loan
Documents.
SECTION 1.7. EXPENSES. The Guarantors agree to pay, or to cause to be
paid, and to hold Lender harmless against liability for, any and all reasonable
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred or expended
by Lender in connection with (i) the enforcement of Lender's rights under this
Guaranty, (ii) the preservation of Lender's rights under this Guaranty or (iii)
any dispute arising under this Guaranty, except that in the event Guarantors
prevail on all matters disputed, they will have no obligation to pay costs and
expenses hereunder.
ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 2.1. AMENDMENTS, ETC. No amendment to or waiver of any
provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by the Guarantors
herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing
and signed by the Lender or any other party that may be appropriate under any of
the Loan Documents, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 2.2. NO WAIVER; REMEDIES. In addition to, and not in limitation
of, Section 1.2, no failure on the part of the Lender or any other party that
may be appropriate under any of the Loan Documents to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein
provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
SECTION 2.3. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Guaranty is
rendered or declared illegal or unenforceable by reason of any existing or
subsequently enacted legislation or by decree of a court of last resort,
Guarantors and Lender shall promptly meet and negotiate substitute provisions
for those rendered or declared illegal or unenforceable, but all of the
remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 2.4. BINDING EFFECT AND ASSIGNMENT. This Guaranty shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of Guarantors and Lender and their
respective permitted successors and assigns; but neither this Guaranty nor any
of the rights, benefits or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, by operation
of law or otherwise, by Guarantors without the prior written consent of Lender.
Nothing in this Guaranty, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any
person or entity other than the Guarantors or the Lender and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, any rights, benefits or obligations hereunder.
SECTION 2.5. SECTION CAPTIONS. Section captions used in this Guaranty
are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of
this Guaranty.
SECTION 2.6. NOTICES. Any notice, request, instruction, correspondence
or other document to be given hereunder by one party to the others shall be
deemed to have been given when sent and shall be in writing and delivered in
person or by courier service requiring
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acknowledgment of receipt of delivery or mailed by certified mail, postage
prepaid and return receipt requested, or by telecopy, as follows:
If to Guarantors or Debtor, addressed to:
Corzon, Inc.
Attention: Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telecopy: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
LecStar Communications Corporation
Attention: W. Xxxx Xxxxx
4501 Circle 00 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X - 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy: 404-659-4900
Telephone: 000-000-0000
If to Lender, addressed to:
Xxxxxxx LLC
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
P.O. Box 972
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Telecopy: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Telecopy: 000-000-0000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
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SECTION 2.7. GOVERNING LAW. This Guaranty shall be governed and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 2.8. NO ORAL AGREEMENTS. This Guaranty represents the final
agreement between the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior,
contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no
unwritten oral agreements between the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantors have duly executed and delivered
this Guaranty as of the date first above written.
GUARANTORS:
LecStar Communications Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
B4B Communications, Ltd.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
