COMMERCIAL GUARANTY
Exhibit 10.9
COMMERCIAL GUARANTY
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Loan Date | Maturity | Loan No | Call / Coll | Account | Officer | Initials | |||||||
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References in the boxes above are for Xxxxxx’s use only and do not limit the applicability of this document to any particular loan or item. Any item above containing “***” has been omitted due to text length limitations.
| Borrower: | EACO CORPORATION, a Florida Corporation 000 XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX, XX 00000 |
Lender: | ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK NATIONAL REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXXX, XXXXX 0000 XXXX XXXX XXXX, XX 00000 | |||
| Guarantor: | XXXX XXXXXX 000 XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX, XX 00000 |
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GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE. For good and valuable consideration, Guarantor absolutely and unconditionally guarantees full and punctual payment and satisfaction of the Indebtedness of Borrower to Lender, and the performance and discharge of all Borrower’s obligations under the Note and the Related Documents. This is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection, so Lender can enforce this Guaranty against Guarantor even when Xxxxxx has not exhausted Xxxxxx’s remedies against anyone else obligated to pay the Indebtedness or against any collateral securing the Indebtedness, this Guaranty or any other guaranty of the Indebtedness. Guarantor will make any payments to Lender or its order, on demand, in legal tender of the United States of America, in same-day funds, without set-off or deduction or counterclaim, and will otherwise perform Borrower’s obligations under the Note and Related Documents.
INDEBTEDNESS. The word “Indebtedness” as used in this Guaranty means all of the principal amount outstanding from time to time and at any one or more times, accrued unpaid interest thereon and all collection costs and legal expenses related thereto permitted by law, reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from any and all debts, liabilities and obligations that Borrower individually or collectively or interchangeably with others, owes or will owe Lender under the Note and Related Documents and any renewals, extensions, modifications, refinancings, consolidations and substitutions of the Note and Related Documents.
If Lender presently holds one or more guaranties, or hereafter receives additional guaranties from Guarantor, Lender’s rights under all guaranties shall be cumulative. This Guaranty shall not (unless specifically provided below to the contrary) affect or invalidate any such other guaranties. Guarantor’s liability will be Guarantor’s aggregate liability under the terms of this Guaranty and any such other unterminated guaranties.
DURATION OF GUARANTY. This Guaranty will take effect when received by Lender without the necessity of any acceptance by Xxxxxx, or any notice to Guarantor or to Borrower, and will continue in full force until all the Indebtedness shall have been fully and finally paid and satisfied and all of Guarantor’s other obligations under this Guaranty shall have been performed in full. Release of any other guarantor or termination of any other guaranty of the Indebtedness shall not affect the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty. A revocation Lender receives from any one or more Guarantors shall not affect the liability of any remaining Guarantors under this Guaranty.
GUARANTOR’S AUTHORIZATION TO LENDER. Guarantor authorizes Lender without notice or demand and without lessening Guarantor’s liability under this Guaranty, from time to time: (A) to make one or more additional secured or unsecured loans to Borrower, to lease equipment or other goods to Borrower, or otherwise to extend additional credit to Borrower; (B) to alter, compromise, renew, extend, accelerate, or otherwise change one or more times the time for payment or other terms of the Indebtedness or any part of the Indebtedness, including increases and decreases of the rate of interest on the Indebtedness; extensions may be repeated and may be for longer than the original loan term; (C) to take and hold security for the payment of this Guaranty or the Indebtedness, and exchange, enforce, waive, subordinate, fail or decide not to perfect, and release any such security, with or without the substitution of new collateral; (D) to release, substitute, agree not to sue, or deal with any one or more of Borrower’s sureties, endorsers, or other guarantors on any terms or in any manner Lender may choose; (E) to determine how, when and what application of payments and credits shall be made on the Indebtedness; (F) to apply such security and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, including without limitation, any nonjudicial sale permitted by the terms of the controlling security agreement or deed of trust, as Lender in its discretion may determine; (G) to sell, transfer, assign or grant participations in all or any part of the Indebtedness; and (H) to assign or transfer this Guaranty in whole or in part.
GUARANTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender that (A) no representations or agreements of any kind have been made to Guarantor which would limit or qualify in any way the terms of this Guaranty; (B) this Guaranty is executed at Borrower’s request and not at the request of Lenders; (C) Guarantor has full power, right and authority to enter into this Guaranty; (D) the provisions of this Guaranty do not conflict with or result in a default under any agreement or other instrument binding upon Guarantor and do not result in a violation of any law, regulation, court decree or order applicable to Guarantor; (E) Guarantor has not and will not, without the prior written consent of Lender, sell, lease, assign, encumber, hyphotecate, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of Guarantor’s assets, or any interest therein; (F) upon Lender’s request, Guarantor will provide to Lender financial and credit information in form acceptable to Lender, and all such financial information which currently has been, and all future financial information which will be provided to Lender is and will be true and correct in all material respects and fairly present Guarantor’s financial condition as of the dates the financial information is provided; (G) no material adverse change has occurred in Guarantor’s financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements provided to Lender and no event has occurred which may materially adversely affect Guarantor’s financial condition; (H) no litigation, claim, investigation, administrative proceeding or similar action (including those for unpaid taxes) against Guarantor is pending or threatened; (I) Lender has made no representation to Guarantor as to the creditworthiness of Borrower; and (J) Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from Borrower on a continuing basis information regarding Borrower’s financial condition. Guarantor agrees to keep adequately informed from such means of any facts, events, or circumstances which might in any way affect Guarantor’s risks under this Guaranty, and Guarantor further agrees that, absent a request for information, Xxxxxx shall have no obligation to disclose to Guarantor any information or documents acquired by Lender in the course of its relationship with Borrower.
GUARANTOR’S WAIVERS. Except as prohibited by applicable law, Guarantor waives any right to require Lender (A) to continue lending money or to extend other credit to Borrower; (B) to make any presentment, protest, demand, or notice of any kind, including notice of any nonpayment of the Indebtedness or of any nonpayment related to any collateral, or notice of any action or nonaction on the part of Borrower, Lender, any surety, endorser, or other guarantor in connection with the Indebtedness or in connection with the creation of new or additional loans or obligations; (C) to resort for payment or to proceed directly or at once against any person, including Borrower or any other guarantor; (D) to proceed directly against or exhaust any collateral held by Xxxxxx from Borrower, any other guarantor, or any other person; (E) to give notice of the terms, time, and place of any public or private sale of personal property security held by Xxxxxx from Borrower or to comply with any other applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code; (F) to pursue any other remedy within Lender’s power; or (G) to commit any act or omission of any kind, or at any time, with respect to any matter whatsoever.
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Guarantor also waives any and all rights or defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral including, but not limited to, any rights or defenses arising by reason of (1) any election of remedies by Xxxxxx which destroys or otherwise adversely affects Guarantor’s subrogation rights or Guarantor’s rights to proceed against Borrower for reimbursement including without limitation, any loss of rights Guarantor may suffer by reason of any law limiting, qualifying, or discharging the Indebtedness; (2) any disability or other defense of Borrower, of any other guarantor, or of any other person, or by reason of the cessation of Borrower’s liability from any cause whatsoever, other than payment in full in legal tender, of the Indebtedness; (3) any right to claim discharge of the Indebtedness on the basis of unjustified impairment of any Collateral for the Indebtedness; or (4) any statute of limitations, if at any time any action or suit brought by Lender against Guarantor is commenced, there is outstanding Indebtedness which is not barred by any applicable statute of limitations. Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall apply to and continue with respect to any amount paid to Lender which is subsequently recovered from Lender for any reason whatsoever (including without limitation as a result of bankruptcy, insolvency or fraudulent conveyance proceeding), notwithstanding the fact that all or a part of the Indebtedness may have been previously paid, or this Guaranty may have been terminated, or both.
Guarantor also waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of (1) any right (including the right, if any, under Utah’s one-action rule as set forth in Utah Code Annotated, 1953, Section 78-37-1) to require Lender to proceed against or exhaust any security held by Xxxxxx at any time or to pursue any other remedy in Lender’s power before proceeding against Guarantor; (2) the release or surrender of any security held for the payments of the Indebtedness; or (3) any defense based upon an election of remedies (including, if available, an election of remedies to proceed by non-judicial foreclosure) by Xxxxxx which destroys or otherwise impairs the subrogation rights of Guarantor or the right of Guarantor to proceed against Borrower for reimbursement, or both.
Guarantor further waives and agrees not to assert or claim at any time any deductions to the amount guaranteed under this Guaranty for any claim of setoff, counterclaim, counter demand, recoupment or similar right, whether such claim, demand or right may be asserted by the Borrower, the Guarantor, or both.
Guarantor’s Understanding With Respect To Waivers. Guarantor warrants and agrees that each of the waivers set forth above is made with Guarantor’s full knowledge of its significance and consequences and that, under the circumstances, the waivers are reasonable and not contrary to public policy or law. If any such waiver is determined to be contrary to any applicable law or public policy, such waiver shall be effective only to the extent permitted by law or public policy.
Subordination of Xxxxxxxx’s Debts to Guarantor. Guarantor agrees that the Indebtedness, whether now existing or hereafter created, shall be superior to any claim that Guarantor may now have or hereafter acquire against Borrower, whether or not Borrower becomes insolvent. Guarantor hereby expressly subordinates any claim Guarantor may have against Borrower, upon any account whatsoever, to any claim that Lender may now or hereafter have against Borrower. In the event of insolvency and consequent liquidation of the assets of Borrower, through bankruptcy, by an assignment for the benefit of creditors, by voluntary liquidation, or otherwise, the assets of Borrower applicable to the payment of the claims of both Xxxxxx and Guarantor shall be paid to Lender and shall be first applied by Lender to the Indebtedness. Guarantor does hereby assign to Lender all claims which it may have or acquire against Borrower or against any assignee or trustee in bankruptcy of Borrower; provided however, that such assignment shall be effective only for the purpose of assuring to Lender full payment in legal tender of the Indebtedness. If Lender so requests any notes or credit agreements now or hereafter evidencing any debts or obligations of Borrower to Guarantor shall be marked with a legend that the same are subject to this Guaranty and shall be delivered to Lender. Xxxxxxxxx agrees, and Xxxxxx is hereby authorized, in the name of Guarantor, from time to time to file financing statements and continuation statements and to execute documents and to take such other actions as Lender deems necessary or appropriate to perfect, preserve and enforce its rights under this Guaranty.
Miscellaneous Provisions. The following miscellaneous provisions are a part of this Guaranty:
Amendments. This Guaranty, together with any Related Documents, constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties as to the matters set forth in this Guaranty. No alteration of or amendment to this Guaranty shall be effective unless given in writing and signed by the party or parties sought to be charged or bound by the alteration or amendment.
Arbitration Disclosures.
| 1. | ARBITRATION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES AND SUBJECT TO ONLY VERY LIMITED REVIEW BY A COURT. |
| 2. | IN ARBITRATION THE PARTIES ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHT TO LITIGATE IN COURT, INCLUDING THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. |
| 3. | DISCOVERY IN ARBITRATION IS MORE LIMITED THAN DISCOVERY IN COURT. |
| 4. | ARBITRATORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE FACTUAL FINDINGS OR LEGAL REASONING IN THEIR AWARDS. THE RIGHT TO APPEAL OR SEEK MODIFICATION OF ARBITRATORS RULINGS IS VERY LIMITED. |
| 5. | A PANEL OF ARBITRATORS MIGHT INCLUDE AN ARBITRATOR WHO IS OR WAS AFFILIATED WITH THE BANKING INDUSTRY. |
| 6. | ARBITRATION WILL APPLY TO ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE PARTIES, NOT JUST THOSE CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT. |
| 7. | IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ARBITRATION, CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY OR THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. |
(a) Any claim or controversy (“Dispute”) between or among the parties and their employees, agents, affiliates, and assigns, including, but not limited to, Disputes arising out of or relating to this agreement, this arbitration provision (“arbitration clause”), or any related agreements or instruments relating hereto or delivered in connection herewith (“Related Agreements”), and including, but not limited to, a Dispute based on or arising from an alleged tort, shall at the request of any party be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the applicable arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “Administrator”). The provisions of this arbitration clause shall survive any termination, amendment or expiration of this agreement or Related Agreements. The provisions of this arbitration clause shall supersede any prior arbitration agreement between or among the parties.
(b) The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in a city mutually agreed by the parties. Absent such an agreement, arbitration will be conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah or such other place as may be determined by the Administrator. The Administrator and the arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to the extent practicable to take any action to require the arbitration proceeding to be completed and the arbitrator(s)’ award issued within 150 days of the filing of the Dispute with the Administrator. The arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to impose sanctions on any party that fails to comply with time periods imposed by the Administrator or the arbitrator(s), including the sanction of summarily dismissing any Dispute or defense with prejudice. The arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to resolve any Dispute regarding the terms of this agreement, this arbitration clause, or Related Agreements, including any claim or controversy regarding the arbitrability of any Dispute. All limitations periods applicable to any Dispute or defense, whether by statute or agreement, shall apply to any arbitration proceeding hereunder and the arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to decide whether any Dispute or defense is barred by a limitations period and, if so to summarily enter an award dismissing any Dispute or defense on that basis. The doctrines of compulsory counterclaim, res judicata, and collateral estoppel shall apply to any arbitration proceeding hereunder so that a party must state as a counterclaim in the arbitration proceeding any claim or controversy which arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the Dispute. The arbitrator(s) may in the arbitrator(s)’ discretion and at the request of any party: (1) consolidate in a single
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arbitration proceeding any other claim arising out of the same transaction involving another party to that transaction that is bound by an arbitration clause with Xxxxxx, such as borrowers, guarantors, sureties, and owners of collateral; and (2) consolidate or administer multiple arbitration claims or controversies as a class action in accordance with Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) The arbitrator(s) shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the Administrator from panels maintained by the Administrator. A single arbitrator shall have expertise in the subject matter of the Dispute. Where three arbitrators conduct an arbitration proceeding, the Dispute shall be decided by a majority vote of the three arbitrators, at least one of whom must have expertise in the subject matter of the Dispute and at least one of whom must be a practicing attorney. The arbitrator(s) shall award to the prevailing party recovery of all costs and fees (including attorneys’ fees and costs, arbitration administration fees and costs, and arbitrator(s)’ fees). The arbitrator(s), either during the pendency of the arbitration proceeding or as part of the arbitration award, also may grant provisional or ancillary remedies including but not limited to an award of injunctive relief, foreclosure, sequestration, attachment, replevin, garnishment, or the appointment of a receiver.
(d) Judgement upon an arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction, subject to the following limitation: the arbitration award is binding upon the parties only if the amount does not exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00); if the award exceeds that limit, either party may demand the right to a court trial. Such a demand must be filed with the Administrator within thirty (30) days following the date of the arbitration award; if such a demand is not made with that time period, the amount of the arbitration award shall be binding. The computation of the total amount of an arbitration award shall include amounts awarded for attorneys’ fees and costs, arbitration administration fees and costs, and arbitrator(s)’ fees.
(e) No provision of this arbitration clause, nor the exercise of any rights hereunder, shall limit the right of any party to: (1) judicially or non-judicially foreclose against any real or personal property collateral or other security; (2) exercise self-help remedies, including but not limited to repossession and setoff rights; or (3) obtain from a court having jurisdiction thereover any provisional or ancillary remedies including but not limited to injunctive relief, foreclosure, sequestration, attachment, replevin, garnishment, or the appointment of a receiver. Such rights can be exercised at any time, before or after initiation of an arbitration proceeding, except to the extent such action is contrary to the arbitration award. The exercise of such rights shall not constitute a waiver of the right to submit any Dispute to arbitration, and any claim or controversy related to the exercise of such rights shall be a Dispute to be resolved under the provisions of this arbitration clause. Any party may initiate arbitration with the Administrator. If any party desires to arbitrate a Dispute asserted against such party in a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint thereto, or in an answer or other reply to any such pleading, such party must make an appropriate motion to the trial court seeking to compel arbitration, which motion must be filed with the court within 45 days of service of the pleading, or amendment thereto, setting forth such Dispute. If arbitration is compelled after commencement of litigation of a Dispute, the party obtaining an order compelling arbitration shall commence arbitration and pay the Administrator’s filing fees and costs within 45 days of entry of such order. Failure to do so shall constitute an agreement to proceed with litigation and waiver of the right to arbitrate. In any arbitration commenced by a consumer regarding a consumer Dispute, Lender shall pay one half of the Administrator’s filing fee, up to $250.
(f) Notwithstanding the applicability of any other law to this agreement, the arbitration clause, or Related Agreements between or among the parties, the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq., shall apply to the construction and interpretation of this arbitration clause. If any provision of this arbitration clause should be determined to be unenforceable, all other provisions of this arbitration clause shall remain in full force and effect.
Attorneys’ Fees; Expenses. Guarantor agrees to pay upon demand all of Xxxxxx’s costs and expenses, including Xxxxxx’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and Xxxxxx’s legal expenses, incurred in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty. Lender may hire or pay someone else to help enforce this Guaranty, and Guarantor shall pay the costs and expenses of such enforcement. Costs and expenses include Xxxxxx’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses whether or not Xxxxxx’s salaried employee and whether or not there is a lawsuit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses for bankruptcy proceedings (including efforts to modify or vacate any automatic stay or injunction), appeals, and any anticipated post-judgment collection services. Guarantor also shall pay all court costs and such additional fees as may be directed by the court.
Caption Headings. Caption headings in this Guaranty are for convenience purposes only and are not to be used to interpret or define the provisions of this Guaranty.
Governing Law. This Guaranty will be governed by federal law applicable to Lender and, to the extent not preempted by federal law, the laws of the State of Utah without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Choice of Venue. If there is a lawsuit, Xxxxxxxxx agrees upon Xxxxxx’s request to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of SALT LAKE County, State of Utah.
Integration. Xxxxxxxxx further agrees that Guarantor has read and fully understands the terms of this Guaranty; Guarantor has had the opportunity to be advised by Guarantor’s attorney with respect to this Guaranty; the Guaranty fully reflects Guarantor’s intentions and parol evidence is not required to interpret the terms of this Guaranty. Guarantor hereby indemnifies and holds Lender harmless from all losses, claims, damages, and costs (including Xxxxxx’s attorneys’ fees) suffered or incurred by Xxxxxx as a result of any breach by Guarantor of the warranties, representations and agreements of this paragraph.
Interpretation. In all cases where there is more than one Borrower or Guarantor, then all words used in this Guaranty in the singular shall be deemed to have been used in the plural where the context and construction so require; and where there is more than one Borrower named in this Guaranty or when this Guaranty is executed by more than one Guarantor, the words “Borrower” and “Guarantor” respectively shall mean all and any one or more of them. The words “Guarantor,” “Xxxxxxxx,” and “Lender” include the heirs, successors, assigns, and transferees of each of them. If a court finds that any provision of this Guaranty is not valid or should not be enforced, that fact by itself will not mean that the rest of this Guaranty will not be valid or enforced. Therefore, a court will enforce the rest of the provisions of this Guaranty even if a provision of this Guaranty may be found to be invalid or unenforceable. If any one or more of Borrower or Guarantor are corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or similar entities, it is not necessary for Lender to inquire into the powers of Borrower or Guarantor or of the officers, directors, partners, managers, or other agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any indebtedness made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed under this Guaranty.
Notices. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, any notice required to be given under this Guaranty or required by law shall be given in writing, and shall be effective when actually delivered in accordance with the law or with this Guaranty, when actually received by telefacsimile (unless otherwise required by law), when deposited with a nationally recognized overnight courier, or, if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, as first class, certified or registered mail postage prepaid, directed to the addresses shown near the beginning of this Guaranty. Any party may change its address for notices under this Guaranty by giving formal written notice to the other parties, specifying that the purpose of the notice is to change the party’s address. For notice purposes, Xxxxxxxxx agrees to keep Xxxxxx informed at all times of Guarantor’s current address. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, if there is more than one Guarantor, any notice given by Lender to any Guarantor is deemed to be notice given to all Guarantors.
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No Waiver by Xxxxxx. Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any rights under this Guaranty unless such waiver is given in writing and signed by Xxxxxx. No delay or omission on the part of Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right. A waiver by Xxxxxx of a provision of this Guaranty shall not prejudice or constitute a waiver of Lender’s right otherwise to demand strict compliance with that provision or any other provision of this Guaranty. No prior waiver by Xxxxxx, nor any course of dealing between Xxxxxx and Guarantor, shall constitute a waiver of any of Lender’s rights or of any of Guarantor’s obligations as to any future transactions. Whenever the consent of Lender is required under this Guaranty, the granting of such consent by Lender in any instance shall not constitute continuing consent to subsequent instances where such consent is required and in all cases such consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of Lender.
Successors and Assigns. Subject to any limitations stated, in this Guaranty on transfer of Guarantor’s interest, this Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. GUARANTOR COVENANTS AND AGREES WITH XXXXXX THAT, WHILE THIS AGREEMENT IS IN EFFECT, GUARANTOR WILL FURNISH LENDER WITH, UPON REQUEST, XXXXXXXXX’S PERSONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
TAX RETURNS. BORROWER AND GUARANTOR SHALL PROVIDE TO LENDER, UPON REQUEST, A COPY OF XXXXXXXX’S AND GUARANTOR’S FEDERAL TAX RETURN.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS REQUIRED. FURNISHING FINANCIAL INFORMATION: DURING THE TERM OF THE NOTE AND ANY EXTENSIONS OR RENEWALS THEREOF, BORROWER/GUARANTOR SHALL FURNISH AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT PREPARED IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE BANK, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BUT NO LATER THAN 120 DAYS AFTER BORROWER/GUARANTOR’S YEAR END AND SUCH INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION AND MATERIAL AS BANK MAY FROM TIME TO TIME REQUEST. IF AN EVENT OF DEFAULT (AS DEFINED BELOW AND IN THE NOTE) SHALL HAVE OCCURED AND BY CONTINUING FOR WHICH THE BANK DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THE NOTE, WHICH EVENT OF DEFAULT CONSISTS OF THE FAILURE OF BORROWER/GUARANTOR TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE INTEREST RATE APPLICABLE TO THE NOTE, FOR A PERIOD BEGINNING THREE (3) DAYS AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE OF SUCH EVENT, OF DEFAULT IS GIVEN AND ENDING UPON THE CURING OF SUCH DEFAULT, SHALL AT BANK’S OPTION, BE INCREASED BY ONE QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (.25%) FOR THE FIRST 30-DAYS OF SAID EVENT OF DEFAULT AND BY AN ADDITIONAL ONE QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (.25%) DURING EACH 30-DAY PERIOD THEREAFTER DURING WHICH SUCH EVENT OF DEFAULT CONTINUES. SUCH RATES SHALL APPLY TO THE ENTIRE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THE NOTE. UPON CURING SUCH EVENT OF DEFAULT, THE INTEREST RATE ON THE NOTE SHALL REVERT TO THE APPLICABLE RATE THEREUNDER EFFECTIVE AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH SAID EVENT OF DEFAULT IS CURED. BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH INCREASE INTEREST RATE IS INTENDED TO COMPENSATE BANK FOR THE POTENTIALLY HIGHER CREDIT RISK AND INCREASED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BORROWER/GUARANTOR’S FAILURE TO FURNISH TIMELY FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Definitions. The following capitalized words and terms shall have the following meanings when used in this Guaranty. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, all references to dollar amounts shall mean amounts in lawful money of the United States of America. Words and terms used in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular, as the context may require. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Guaranty shall have the meanings attributed to such terms in the Uniform Commercial Code:
Borrower. The word “Borrower” means EACO CORPORATION, a Florida Corporation and includes all co-signers and co-makers signing the Note and all their successors and assigns.
Guarantor. The word “Guarantor” means everyone signing this Guaranty, including without limitation XXXX XXXXXX, and in each case, any signer’s successors and assigns.
Guaranty. The word “Guaranty” means this guaranty from Guarantor to Lender.
Indebtedness. The word “Indebtedness” means Xxxxxxxx’s indebtedness to Lender as more particularly described in this Guaranty.
Lender. The word “Lender” means ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, its successors and assigns.
Note. The word “Note” means the promissory note dated March 28. 2008, in the original principal amount of $1,216,354.00 from Borrower to Lender, together with all renewals of, extensions of, modifications of, refinancings of, consolidations of, and substitutions for the promissory note or agreement.
Related Documents. The words “Related Documents” mean all promissory notes, credit agreements, loan agreements, environmental agreements, guaranties, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, security deeds, collateral mortgages, and all other instruments, agreements and documents, whether now or hereafter existing, executed in connection with the Indebtedness.
EACH UNDERSIGNED GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING READ ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUARANTY AND AGREES TO ITS TERMS. IN ADDITION, EACH GUARANTOR UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS GUARANTY IS EFFECTIVE UPON GUARANTOR’S EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS GUARANTY TO LENDER AND THAT THE GUARANTY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL TERMINATED IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THE SECTION TITLED “DURATION OF GUARANTY”. NO FORMAL ACCEPTANCE BY XXXXXX IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS GUARANTY EFFECTIVE. THIS GUARANTY IS DATED MARCH 28, 2008.
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