展覽10.6
保證
本擔保協議日期為2024年10月[_]日(以下簡稱“保證”),由以下各方(以下各稱“擔保人受益人(合稱為“人”),以及擁有對該等債券的權力和權限,包括但不限於代表其行事、投票、指導受託人和擔保代理人關於事項的同意和放棄對債券信託和債券的任何條款。保證人”),向[COLLATERAL AGENT]致意,由其作為抵押品代理(在此職務上,以下簡稱“抵押物代理根據以下進一步定義的“) 對證券購買協議(如下所定義)的“買家”方。
W I t N E S S E t H:
鑒於,Visionary Holdings Inc.(原名為Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc.),一家根據加拿大法律組織的公司,辦公室位於加拿大安大略省多倫多Moatfield Drive 105號1003單位,郵遞區號M30億0A2(以下簡稱“權益代理”),以及在所附的買家附表中列為“買方”的每一方(合稱“購買者”)是2024年9月[__]日簽署的經修訂和重訂的證券購買協議的各方(簡稱為“證券購買協議依據該協議,公司將被要求賣出,而買方將購買或擁有購買權 購買發行的“票據”,根據規定,這些票據可能不時根據條款的規定進行修訂、重訂、延長、更換或以其他方式修改,總稱為“註釋”);
鑑於證券購買協議要求擔保者向擔保代理人執行和交付(i)擔保所有承諾,包括公司根據證券購買協議、票據和其他交易文件(如下所定義);以及(ii)鑑於本日日期起之安防及抵押協議,向擔保代理人授予擔保權益和安全利益,涵蓋所有其資產和財產(以下簡稱為“安防協議單元,可以包括上述任何一種或多種證券(總稱“單元”),根據單元協議(“單元協議”)的條款發行;
鑑於每一保證人均已確定執行、簽署並履行本保證書直接有益於並符合該保證人的最佳利益。
現有鑑於前提和本協議以及為誘使買家依據證券購買協議履行,每位擔保人特此與每位買家同意如下所述:
第一節 1. 定義。 特此參照證券購買協議和票據以了解其條款。所有在本擔保和此處所述的前言中使用並在證券購買協議或票據中定義的術語,且在此未另行定義的,在此處應具有與該等處所載相同的含義。此外,當在擔保中使用以下術語時,應當具有以下所述的含義:
“破产法典“ ”代表美國法典第11條第11章,11 U.S.C §§ 101等等(或其他適用的破產、無力償債或類似法律)。
“業務日”表示除星期六、星期日或其他紐約市商業銀行依法授權或要求保持關閉的日子外的任何一天;但為了澄清,商業銀行不應被認為是在法律上被授權或要求因為“居家隔離”,“避難”、“非必要員工”或任何其他相似命令或限制或任何政府當局指示下的任何實體分行關閉而保持關閉,只要紐約市商業銀行的電子資金轉移系統(包括電匯)一般在該日對客戶開放使用。
“買方”或“購買者「」應具其陳述所載之含義。
“股本” 意指(i)對於任何法人,在公司股份(包括但不限於任何期權、認股證、權利或其他有投票權與否均可的證券,不論是如何指定)的任何和所有股份、權益、參與或其他等價物,以及(ii)對於任何非公司法人,在該法人的任何和所有合夥關係、成員資格或其他權益。
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“Collateral” 代表公司及每位擔保人無論位於何處,現存或今後可能出現,擁有中或今後取得的所有種類及描述,有形或無形的資產和財產,包括但不限於《安防協議》第3(a)條描述的擔保品。
“抵押物代理「受陳述事項所定義」應按照此處所陳述之含義解釋。
“權益代理「受陳述事項所定義」應按照此處所陳述之含義解釋。
“政府當局“ 意指任何政府、州、縣、城市、鎮、村莊、區、或其他任何性質的政治管轄區,包括任何性質的聯邦、州、地方、市政、外國或其他政府、政府或半政府的權威(包括任何政府機構、部門、官員、實體以及任何法院或其他法庭),跨國組織或機構;或行使或有權行使任何性質的行政、執行、司法、立法、警察、監管或稅收權力的任何機構,或係上述任何機構的公用事業或實體,包括任何由政府或公共國際組織擁有或控制的實體或企業。
“保證責任“ 應按照第3.2條所述的含義進行解釋 第二節 關於這份擔保書。
“擔保人”或“保證人「」應具其陳述所載之含義。
“賠償方“ 應按照第3.2條所述的含義進行解釋 第13(a)條 有此擔保書。
“破產程序「」 指任何根據破產法典的任何條款或其他破產或破產法開始對自然人進行或提起的程序,債權人受益的賦權、正式或非正式的暫停、組合或通常與債權人一起的展期,或尋求重整、安排或其他類似救濟的程序。
“註釋「受陳述事項所定義」應按照此處所陳述之含義解釋。
“債務在《安防協議》第4條文中所述之意。
“所有其他稅項“ 應按照第3.2條所述的含義進行解釋 第12條(a)(iv)條款 有此擔保書。
“「全數支付」或「全部償清」「」代表對所有保證義務的現金不可撤銷的全額支付。
“Person表示個人、公司、有限責任公司、合夥公司、聯合股份公司、trust、非公司組織、合資企業或其他企業或實體或政府機構。
“證券購買協議「」應具其陳述所載之含義。
“安防協議「受陳述事項所定義」應按照此處所陳述之含義解釋。
“「子公司」意指擔保人直接或間接地擁有該人的任何優先股或持有任何股權或類似利益,或控制或經營該人全部或部分業務、運營或管理。前述所有事項合稱為「所有板塊」附屬機構”.
“稅收“ 應按照第3.2條所述的含義進行解釋 第12(a)部分 有此擔保書。
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“交易方” 表示公司和每位擔保人,合稱“交易各方”.
第2節。 擔保.
(a) 擔保人共同及分別特此無條件且不可撤銷地保證對抵押代理人,以利於抵押代理人及買方,按規定到期或其他方式支付所有債務的款項的時機、準時地支付,包括但不限於在公司或任何擔保人的任何破產程序開始後產生的所有利息、贖回和其他款項,無論是否可以執行支付該等利息、贖回和/或其他款項或是否可以在此類破產程序中承認,以及所有根據任何交易文件應付的費用、利息、溢價、罰金、訴因、成本、佣金、費用補償、賠償金以及所有其他應付或將要應付的款項(前述所有款項統稱爲「應付款項」),並同意支付抵押代理人在執行本保證書或任何其他交易文件下的任何權利而發生的一切成本和費用(包括律師費用及費用)。未限制前述內容的普遍性,每個擔保人的責任應擴展至構成擔保債務一部分且若不是因破產程序導致的不可執行或不可承認的款項,將由公司應向抵押代理人或任何買方根據證券購買協議和票據欠缺的所有款項。擔保債務,並同意支付抵押代理人在執行本保證書或任何其他交易文件下的權利時發生的所有成本和費用(包括律師費用及費用)。不限制前述內容的普遍性,每個擔保人根據本保證書的責任應延伸至構成擔保債務的一切款項,且除了它們因涉及任何交易主體的破產程序而不可執行或不可承認外,將應付給公司的抵押代理人或任何買方根據證券購買協議和票據的一切款項。
(b) 每個擔保人,通過接受本擔保書,抵押品代理人和每個買家,特此確認所有這些人的意圖是,本擔保書和每個擔保人在此的擔保責任不構成破產法、統一欺詐轉讓法、統一欺詐轉移法或任何類似的外國、聯邦、省級、州級或其他適用法律的欺詐轉讓或讓與。爲實現上述意圖,抵押品代理人、買家和擔保人特此不可撤銷地同意,每個擔保人在任何時候根據本擔保書的擔保責任應限制在最高金額,以使該擔保人根據本擔保書的擔保責任不構成欺詐轉讓或讓與。
第三節 無條件擔保; 連帶擔保;轉讓.
(a) 保證人共同及各自擔保,保證所擔保的債務嚴格按照交易文件的條款支付,不論任何法律、法規或當前或今後生效的任何司法管轄區影響任何該等條款或抵押代理人或任何買方在此方面的權利。每位保證人根據本擔保的義務均獨立於所擔保的債務,可以對任何保證人提起獨立的訴訟,無論任何對交易方的訴訟是否提起,或者任何交易方是否參與任何此類訴訟。每位保證人根據本擔保的責任應爲主債務人(而非僅爲保證人),應是不可撤銷、絕對和無條件的,無視任何現行或今後可能涉及以下任何或全部方面的任何防禦權,每位保證人特此不可撤銷地放棄,以法律許可的範圍。
(i) 任何交易文件的有效性或可執行性不足;
(ii) 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 amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Transaction Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Transaction Party or extension of the maturity of any Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise;
(iii) any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral;
(iv) any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;
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(v) any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of any Transaction Party;
(vi) any manner of application of Collateral or any other collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any Collateral or any other collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Obligations of any Transaction Party under the Transaction Documents or any other assets of any Transaction Party or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vii) any failure of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer to disclose to any Transaction Party any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Transaction Party now or hereafter known to the Collateral Agent or any Buyer (each Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer to disclose such information);
(viii) taking any action in furtherance of the release of any Guarantor or any other Person that is liable for the Obligations from all or any part of any liability arising under or in connection with any Transaction Document without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent; or
(ix) any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Collateral Agent or any Buyer that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Transaction Party or any other guarantor or surety.
(b) This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Collateral Agent, any Buyer, or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Transaction Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.
(c) This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and shall not terminate for any reason prior to the respective Maturity Date of each Note (other than Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations) and (ii) be binding upon each Guarantor and its respective successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Collateral Agent, the Buyers, and their respective successors, and permitted pledgees, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Collateral Agent or any Buyer may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under and subject to the terms of any Transaction Document to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Collateral Agent or such Buyer (as applicable) herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement or such Transaction Document.
Section 4. Waivers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, protest, notice of acceptance and any other notice or formality of any kind with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the Collateral Agent exhaust any right or take any action against any Transaction Party or any other Person or any Collateral. Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated herein and that the waiver set forth in this Section 4 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. The Guarantors hereby waive any right to revoke this Guaranty, and acknowledge that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Collateral Agent or any Buyer that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any of the other Transaction Parties, any other guarantor or any other Person or any Collateral, and (b) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor hereunder. Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer to disclose to such Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any other Transaction Party or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by the Collateral Agent or a Buyer.
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Section 5. Subrogation. No Guarantor may exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Transaction Party or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of any Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer against any Transaction Party or any other guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Transaction Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until there has been Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and shall forthwith be paid to the Collateral Agent to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Document, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising. If (a) any Guarantor shall make payment to the Collateral Agent of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, and (b) there has been Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Collateral Agent will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor.
Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
(a) Each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as of the date first written above as follows:
(i) such Guarantor (A) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization as set forth on the signature pages hereto, (B) has all requisite corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Guaranty and each other Transaction Document to which such Guarantor is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (C) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified (individually or in the aggregate) would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty and each other Transaction Document to which such Guarantor is a party (A) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action, (B) do not and will not contravene its charter, articles, certificate of formation or by-laws, its limited liability company or operating agreement or its certificate of partnership or partnership agreement, as applicable, or any applicable law or any contractual restriction binding on such Guarantor or its properties do not and will not result in or require the creation of any lien, security interest or encumbrance (other than pursuant to any Transaction Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (C) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any material permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to it or its operations or any of its properties.
(iii) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party (other than expressly provided for in any of the Transaction Documents).
(iv) This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor and is, and each of the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is or will be a party, when executed and delivered, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, suretyship or similar laws and equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
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(v) There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of such Guarantor, threatened action, suit or proceeding against such Guarantor or to which any of the properties of such Guarantor is subject, before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator that (A) if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) relates to this Guaranty or any of the other Transaction Documents to which such Guarantor is a party or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.
(vi) Such Guarantor (A) has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and (B) now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information concerning the affairs, financial condition and business of the Company and the other Transaction Parties, and has no need of, or right to obtain from the Collateral Agent or any Buyer, any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Company or the other Transaction Parties.
(vii) There are no conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty that have not been satisfied or waived.
(b) Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that until Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations, it will comply with each of the covenants (except to the extent applicable only to a public company) which are set forth in Section 4 of the Securities Purchase Agreement as if such Guarantor were a party thereto.
Section 7. Right of Set-off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Collateral Agent and any Buyer may, and is hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors (any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Collateral Agent or any Buyer to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all obligations of the Guarantors now or hereafter existing under this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document, irrespective of whether or not the Collateral Agent or any Buyer shall have made any demand under this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured. The Collateral Agent and each Buyer agrees to notify the relevant Guarantor promptly after any such set-off and application made by the Collateral Agent or such Buyer, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer under this Section 7 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Collateral Agent or such Buyer may have under this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document in law or otherwise.
Section 8. Limitation on Guaranteed Obligations.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, each Guarantor’s liability hereunder shall be limited to an amount not to exceed as of any date of determination the greater of:
(i) the amount of all Guaranteed Obligations, plus interest thereon at the applicable Interest Rate as specified in the Note; and
(ii) the amount which could be claimed by the Collateral Agent from any Guarantor under this Guaranty without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law after taking into account, among other things, Guarantor’s right of contribution and indemnification.
(b) Each Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guaranty hereunder or affecting the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer hereunder or under applicable law.
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(c) No payment made by the Company, any Guarantor, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Collateral Agent or any other Buyer 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 Guaranteed 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 Guaranteed Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations), remain liable for the Guaranteed Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until after all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been Paid in Full.
Section 9. Notices, Etc. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Guaranty must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an nationally recognized overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be sent, if to any Guarantor, to the Company’s address and/or facsimile number, or if to the Collateral Agent or any Buyer, to it at its respective address and/or facsimile number, each as set forth in Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Section 10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Guaranty shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim, obligation or defense that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Collateral Agent or the Buyers from bringing suit or taking other legal action against any Guarantor in any other jurisdiction to collect on a Guarantor’s obligations or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Collateral Agent or a Buyer.
Section 11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC. EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Section 12. Taxes.
(a) All payments made by any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall be made in accordance with the terms of the respective Transaction Document and shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, withholding, deduction or other defense. Without limiting the foregoing, all such payments shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on the net income of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer by the jurisdiction in which the Collateral Agent or such Buyer is organized or where it has its principal lending office (all such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, “Taxes”). If any Guarantor shall be required to deduct or to withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable hereunder or under any other Transaction Document:
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(i) the amount so payable shall be increased to the extent necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including Taxes on amounts payable to the Collateral Agent or any Buyer pursuant to this sentence) the Collateral Agent or each Buyer receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made,
(ii) such Guarantor shall make such deduction or withholding,
(iii) such Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, and
(iv) as promptly as possible thereafter, such Guarantor shall send the Collateral Agent or each Buyer an official receipt (or, if an official receipt is not available, such other documentation as shall be satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, as the case may be) showing payment. In addition, each Guarantor agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document (collectively, “Other Taxes”).
(b) Each Guarantor hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 12) paid by any Indemnified Party as a result of any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Guaranty or any other Transaction Document, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses for nonpayment, late payment or otherwise) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. This indemnification shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the date on which the Collateral Agent or such Buyer makes written demand therefor, which demand shall identify the nature and amount of such Taxes or Other Taxes.
(c) If any Guarantor fails to perform any of its obligations under this Section 12, such Guarantor shall indemnify the Collateral Agent and each Buyer for any taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable as a result of any such failure. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section 12 shall survive the termination of this Guaranty and the payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.
Section 13. Indemnification.
(a) Without limitation of any other obligations of any Guarantor or remedies of the Collateral Agent or the Buyers under this Guaranty or applicable law, except to the extent resulting from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction no longer subject to appeal, each Guarantor shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and each Buyer and each of their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, and shall pay on demand, any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party in connection with or as a result of any failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to be the legal, valid and binding obligations of any Transaction Party enforceable against such Transaction Party in accordance with their terms.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby also agrees that none of the Indemnified Parties shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) or any fiduciary duty or obligation to any of the Guarantors or any of their respective affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors, and each Guarantor hereby agrees not to assert any claim against any Indemnified Party on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, incidental or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to the facilities, the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the advances, the Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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Section 14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Each Guarantor will make each payment hereunder in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds to the Collateral Agent or each Buyer, at such address specified by the Collateral Agent or such Buyer from time to time by notice to the Guarantors.
(b) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each Guarantor, the Collateral Agent and each Buyer, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
(c) No failure on the part of the Collateral Agent or any Buyer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder or under any Transaction Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Buyers provided herein and in the other Transaction Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Buyers under any Transaction Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by the Collateral Agent or any Buyer to exercise any of their respective rights or remedies under any other Transaction Document against such party or against any other Person.
(d) Any provision of this Guaranty that 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 portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(e) This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and shall not terminate for any reason prior to the respective Maturity Date of each Note (other than Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations) and (ii) be binding upon each Guarantor and its respective successors and assigns. This Guaranty shall inure, together with all rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Collateral Agent, the Buyers, and their respective successors, and permitted pledgees, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Collateral Agent or any Buyer may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under and subject to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document to any other Person in accordance with the terms thereof, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Collateral Agent or such Buyer (as applicable) herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in the Securities Purchase Agreement or such Transaction Document. None of the rights or obligations of any Guarantor hereunder may be assigned or otherwise transferred without the prior written consent of each Buyer.
(f) This Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents reflect the entire understanding of the transaction contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, entered into before the date hereof.
(g) Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Guaranty for any other purpose.
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Section 15. Currency Indemnity.
If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against Guarantor in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 15 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due under this Guaranty in any currency (the “Obligation Currency”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding (a) the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of courts of the jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or (b) the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 15 being hereinafter in this Section 15 referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in the preceding paragraph, there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt of the amount due in immediately available funds, the Guarantors shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. Any amount due from the Guarantors under this Section 15 shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Guaranty.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed by its respective duly authorized officer, as of the date first above written.
GUARANTORS:
VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
CANADA ANIMATION INDUSTRY GROUP INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
NEOCANAAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
TORONTO ESCHOOL LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
MAPLE TORONTO ART ACADEMY INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
[Signature Page to Guaranty]
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7621531 CANADA INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
VISIONARY EDUCATION SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
13995191 CANADA INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
13995291 CANADA INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
BETHUNE GREAT HEALTH INVESTMENT A MANAGEMENT INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
[Signature Page to Guaranty]
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SHANGHAI YUANJIAN TRILLION COMMERCIAL GROUP CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
SHANGHAI AIRONG HUNDRED BILLION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT GROUP CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
SHANGHAI YULANKANG HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
SHANGHAI YUANJIAN SHULIAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
SHANGHAI YUANJIAN CAILAI CONSULTING MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
CHANGLE SHUANG (GUANGZHOU) HEALTH INDUSTRY INVESTMENT CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
[Signature Page to Guaranty]
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YULANKANG (HUAI'AN) HEALTH MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
VISIONARY ASIA SDN. BHD | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
VISIONARY INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
VISIONARY INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
MAX THE MUTT ANIMATION INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
[Signature Page to Guaranty]
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ACCEPTED BY:
[COLLATERAL AGENT],
as Collateral Agent
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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