GUARANTY ThisGUARANTY (this Guaranty), dated as of July 28,2009, is made by Borucoral Limited, a Cyprus private limited company (Guarantor), in favor of WPT Enterprises, Inc., aDelaware corporation (Beneficiary orSeller).

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Exhibit 2.2

 

GUARANTY

 

This GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated as of July 28, 2009, is made by Borucoral Limited, a Cyprus private limited company (“Guarantor”), in favor of WPT Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Beneficiary” or “Seller”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, simultaneously herewith, Seller and Gamynia Limited, a Cyprus private limited company (“Buyer”), are entering into that certain Asset Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Buyer is agreeing to purchase substantially all of the assets of Seller, other than the Excluded Assets (as defined therein);

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the execution and delivery of the Asset Purchase Agreement by Seller that Guarantor execute and deliver this Guaranty;

 

WHEREAS, Buyer is under common control with Guarantor, and the shareholders of Guarantor will receive substantial economic benefit from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, Guarantor is executing and delivering this Guaranty to guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions.  Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

2.             Guarantee of Guaranteed Obligations.  Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees as obligor and as surety to Beneficiary the performance when due of any and all covenants, agreements and other obligations of Buyer under the Asset Purchase Agreement (including all exhibits and ancillary agreements contemplated thereunder) and each of the other Transaction Documents, now or hereafter existing, made, incurred or created, whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, and however arising under or in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents (collectively, the “WPT Transaction Documents”), as applicable, including, without limitation, the payment when due of any and all amounts owing to Seller under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement (all such obligations including all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions of any of them, whether such amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals or extensions are evidenced by new or additional instruments, documents or agreements or the security therefor, or otherwise, collectively the “Guaranteed Obligations”). 

 



 

In addition to acting as Guarantor, Guarantor adopts the obligations of Buyer as set forth in Section 3.5 (non-circumvention), Section 7.15 (buyer acquisition transactions) and Section 7.16 (exploitation of purchased assets).

 

3.             Guaranty Absolute.  This Guaranty is irrevocable, absolute and unconditional in nature, relates to any Guaranteed Obligations now existing or hereafter arising and shall not be affected by any circumstance which constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than performance (including payment, if applicable) of all Guaranteed Obligations.  This Guaranty is a guarantee of performance of the Guaranteed Obligations and of payment (and not merely of collection) of the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent that the Guaranteed Obligations have not been performed by Buyer pursuant to the terms of the WPT Transaction Documents to which Buyer is party.  Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be performed and paid strictly in accordance with the terms of each WPT Transaction Document.  Guarantor may be joined in any action to enforce Buyer’s obligations.

 

4.             Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  Each representation and warranty set out in this Section 4 is not qualified in any way whatsoever and, except as provided in this Guaranty, will be deemed to be repeated at and will not merge on the Closing or by reason of the execution and delivery of any agreement, document or instrument at the Closing, is given with the intention that liability is not confined to breaches discovered before the Closing, is separate and independent and is made and given as of the date hereof with the intention of inducing Seller to enter into the Asset Purchase Agreement.  Guarantor represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

 

(a)           Organization, Standing and Power.  Guarantor is a private limited company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Cyprus.

 

(b)           Authority.  The execution and delivery of this Guaranty (and all other agreements and instruments contemplated under this Guaranty) by Guarantor, the performance by Guarantor of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation by Guarantor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action by Guarantor’s board of directors, and no other act or proceeding on the part of or on behalf of Guarantor is necessary to approve the execution and delivery of this Guaranty and such other agreements and instruments, the performance by Guarantor of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  Guarantor has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Guaranty and all of the other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered by Guarantor pursuant hereto, to consummate the transactions hereby and thereby contemplated and to take all other actions required to be taken by Guarantor pursuant to the provisions hereof and thereof.

 

(c)           Execution and Binding Effect.  This Guaranty has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Guarantor and constitutes, and the other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered by Guarantor pursuant hereto, upon their execution and delivery by Guarantor will constitute (assuming, in each case, the due and valid authorization, execution and delivery thereof by Seller), legal, valid and binding agreements of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent

 

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conveyance or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles, including, without limitation, those limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and those providing for equitable defenses.

 

(d)           Consents and Approvals of Governmental Entities.  There is no requirement applicable to Guarantor to make any filing, declaration or registration with, or to obtain any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity as a condition to the consummation by Guarantor of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty or the Asset Purchase Agreement and the other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered by Guarantor pursuant hereto or thereto or the consummation by Guarantor of the transactions contemplated herein or therein.

 

(e)           No Violation.  Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty and all of the other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will, with or without the passage of time or the delivery of notice or both, (a) conflict with, violate or result in any breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Articles or Bylaws (or similar corporate document) of Guarantor, (b) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under any contract, notice, bond, mortgage, lease or other instrument or obligation to which Guarantor or by which any of the assets of Guarantor are bound, or (c) violate any Law or order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity applicable to Guarantor or by which any properties or assets of Guarantor may be bound.

 

5.             Consents.  No consents of any third party are required as a result of the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Guarantor.

 

6.             Trust of Receivables.  Guarantor agrees that, during such time as the Guaranteed Obligations remain outstanding,  upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any breach by Buyer under any WPT Transaction Document, if Guarantor shall collect or receive any payments with respect to such indebtedness, obligation or liability of Buyer now or hereafter owed to Guarantor, such amounts shall be received by Guarantor as trustee for Beneficiary and shall be paid over to Beneficiary on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the obligations of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

 

7.             Waivers and Consents.  For purposes of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall be entitled to avail itself of any defense in relation to obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement that could be relied upon by Buyer.  Guarantor acknowledges and agrees not to use this provision in a manner to circumvent Buyer’s or its obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement.  Guarantor shall be deemed to have received notice at the same time as Buyer whether or not actual notice is separately sent to Guarantor.

 

(a)           The obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be limited, impaired, discharged or affected by,

 

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whether or not Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them, any of the following.

 

(i)            any waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions of any WPT Transaction Document;

 

(ii)           any failure to assert or enforce or agreement not to assert or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(iii)          any dissolution, cessation of business, bankruptcy, reorganization, or the like of Buyer;

 

(iv)          any requirement that Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any lien or any property or exhaust any right or first take any action against Buyer or any collateral of Buyer which secures any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(v)           any defense arising by reason of lack of power or authority of Buyer with respect to the WPT Transaction Documents to which it is party;

 

(vi)          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 obligations of Buyer under any WPT Transaction Document or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any such agreements, including, without limitation, any increase in or amendment to the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(vii)         any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Buyer, including, without limitation, any transfer of, or Encumbrance on, any interest in Buyer;

 

(viii)        the application of payments received from any source to the payment of obligations or indebtedness other than the Guaranteed Obligations, even though Beneficiary might have elected to apply such payment to any part or all of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(ix)           any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral which secures any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(x)            any defenses based on the statute of frauds or usury; and

 

(xi)           any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

(b)           Until all Guaranteed Obligations have been fully performed, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

 

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(i)            Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of receivership or bankruptcy of any other party, protest or notice with respect to any of the obligations of any other party, and all presentments, demands for performance, notices of nonperformance, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of acceptance, notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance of this Guaranty, notices of default under any WPT Transaction Document or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement related thereto and notices of any of the matters referred to in this Section 6 and any right to consent to any thereof, and the benefit of all other demands whatsoever (and shall not require that the same be made on any other party as a condition precedent to the obligations of Guarantor), provided, however, that the foregoing shall not modify any defense of Buyer in relation to obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement that could be relied upon by Buyer. Guarantor covenants that the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty will not be discharged, except by complete payment and performance of the obligations evidenced hereunder, except only as limited by the express contractual provisions of this Guaranty;

 

(ii)           Guarantor waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Beneficiary so long as such election of remedies shall not destroy Guarantor’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against any other party;

 

(iii)          Beneficiary is hereby authorized, without notice or demand (and any such notice being expressly waived), from time to time, (A) to accept partial payments on all or any part of the obligations of any other party; (B) to take and hold security or collateral for the payment of all or any part of the obligations of any other party; (C) to exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security or collateral for such obligations; (D) to apply such security or collateral and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as in its discretion it may determine; (E) to settle, release, exchange, enforce, waive, compromise or collect or otherwise liquidate all or any part of such obligations and any security or collateral for such obligations.  Any of the foregoing may be done in any manner, and Guarantor agrees that the same shall not affect or impair the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty, provided, however, that the foregoing shall not modify any defense of Buyer in relation to obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement that could be relied upon by Buyer;

 

(iv)          Guarantor hereby assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the financial condition of Buyer and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, and Guarantor hereby agrees that Beneficiary shall have no duty to advise Guarantor of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances;

 

(v)           Guarantor agrees that neither Beneficiary nor any person or entity acting for or on behalf of Beneficiary shall be under any obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Guarantor or against or in payment of any or all of the obligations secured pursuant hereto.  Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent that any other party or any other guarantor of all or any part of the obligations of any other party makes a payment or

 

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payments to Beneficiary, or Beneficiary receives any proceeds of collateral for any of the obligations of any other party, which payment or payments or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid or refunded, then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, the part of such obligations which has been paid, reduced or satisfied by such amount shall be reinstated and continued in full force and effect as of the time immediately preceding such initial payment, reduction or satisfaction.  Guarantor further waives any requirement that Beneficiary protect, secure, perfect or insure any lien or any property subject to this Guaranty;

 

(vi)          Until all Guaranteed Obligations have been fully paid and/or performed, Guarantor waives all rights of subrogation with respect to the WPT Transaction Documents that are or may become available to Guarantor under applicable law and agrees that Guarantor will not assert such subrogation rights in any action or proceeding which Beneficiary may commence to enforce its rights under this Guaranty.  Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that it intends the foregoing to be an express waiver of its subrogation rights under applicable law;

 

(vii)         Guarantor waives any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any security or collateral given to Beneficiary to secure the payment or performance of all or any part of such obligations or any other liability of any other parties to Beneficiary; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not modify any defense of Buyer in relation to obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement that could be relied upon by Buyer;

 

(viii)        This Guaranty applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future, and shall continue until the full payment and/or performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

(ix)           Guarantor acknowledges it will receive substantial indirect benefits from the arrangements contemplated by the WPT Transaction Documents and that the waivers set forth in this Guaranty are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits;

 

(x)            Guarantor waives the right to have the property of Buyer first applied to the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

(xi)           Guarantor waives any right to require Beneficiary, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor, to (a) proceed against Buyer or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (b) proceed against or exhaust any security held from Buyer any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (c) proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of Beneficiary in favor Buyer or any applicable Affiliates of Guarantor or any other Person, or (d) pursue any other remedy in the power of Beneficiary; and

 

(xii)          Guarantor waives any defense based upon Beneficiary’s errors or omissions in the administration of the Guaranteed Obligations, except behavior that

 

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amounts to gross negligence, bad faith or breach of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms of this Guaranty, and expressly acknowledges the reliance hereon of Beneficiary.

 

As used in this paragraph, any reference to “the principal” includes Buyer and any reference to “the creditor” includes Beneficiary.  No other provision of this Guaranty shall be construed as limiting the generality of any of the covenants and waivers set forth in this paragraph.

 

8.             Condition of Buyer and Applicable Affiliates.  Guarantor represents and warrants to Beneficiary that Guarantor has established adequate means of obtaining from Buyer, on a continuing basis, financial and other information pertaining to their respective businesses, operations and condition (financial and otherwise), properties and ability to perform their respective obligations under the WPT Transaction Documents to which they are party.  Guarantor now is and hereafter will be completely familiar with Buyer’s businesses, operations and condition (financial and otherwise), properties and ability to perform its obligations under the WPT Transaction Documents to which it is a party.  Guarantor hereby expressly waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of Beneficiary to disclose to Guarantor any matter, fact or thing related to Buyer’s businesses, operations or condition (financial or otherwise), and properties, whether now known or hereafter known by Beneficiary during the effectiveness of this Guaranty.

 

9.             Subordination of Subrogation Claims.  Unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly satisfied, Guarantor will not exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against Buyer that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Guaranteed Obligations under this Guaranty or the WPT Transaction Documents.  If any amount shall be paid to Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence at any time prior to the indefeasible satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of Beneficiary and shall forthwith be paid to Beneficiary to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations (including payment to Beneficiary of any amounts due Beneficiary in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the WPT Transaction Documents, or to be held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations.

 

10.           Understandings With Respect to Waivers and Consents.  Guarantor acknowledges that it has either consulted with legal counsel regarding the effect of this Guaranty and the waivers and consents set forth herein, or has made an informed decision not to do so.  If this Guaranty or any of the waivers or consents herein are determined to be unenforceable under or in violation of applicable law, this Guaranty and such waivers and consents shall be effective to the maximum extent permitted by Law.

 

11.           Indemnification.  Guarantor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Beneficiary and its stockholders, officers, directors, Affiliates and employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any claim, loss, liability, judgment, cost or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (collectively, the “Claims”), asserted against, imposed upon, incurred by or caused to any of the Indemnitees, that arise out of or relate to, any breach by Guarantor of any of Guarantor’s representations, warranties, covenants or other

 

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obligations set forth in this Guaranty.

 

12.           Notices.  Any notice required or permitted by this Guaranty shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient (a) when delivered personally, (b) on the next Business Day following deposit with an overnight delivery service of national reputation or (c) when transmitted by facsimile (transmission confirmed), if such notice is addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address or facsimile number as follows, or as subsequently modified by written notice.

 

GUARANTOR:

 

SELLER:

 

 

 

Borucoral Limited

 

WPT Enterprises Inc.

c/o KKLaw Nominees Limited

 

5700 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 350

20 Costi Palama Street, “Aspelia” Court,

 

Los Angeles, CA 90036

1st-2ndfloor,

 

 

Nicosia 1096

 

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

Cyprus

 

Telephone: (323) 330-9844

 

 

Facsimile: (323) 330-9901

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

With a copy to:

 

 

 

Mrs. Cleo Koushos-Cros, Adv.

 

Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine

KOUSHOS & KORFIOTIS, Advocates

 

Regenstreif & Taylor LLP

P.O. Box. 21020, Nicosia 1500,

 

1100 Glendon Avenue, 14th Floor

Cyprus

 

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Telephone:

 

Attn: Joshua B. Grode, Esq.

Facsimile:

 

Telephone: (310) 500-3500

 

 

Facsimile ###-###-####

 

13.           Governing Law; Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law. Guarantor irrevocably agrees for the exclusive benefit of Seller, and Seller irrevocably agrees for the exclusive benefit of Guarantor, that the courts of England shall have (subject as stated in the next paragraph) exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit action or proceeding, and to settle any disputes, which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement, and for such purposes they hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The parties agree not to assert that such jurisdiction is a “forum non-conveniens” or any similar argument attempting to avoid the jurisdiction of the courts of England.

 

Nothing contained in this Section 12 shall limit the right of a party to enforce judgments of the courts of England hereunder, in any court in any other jurisdiction, and nothing in this Section shall prevent a party from bringing any suit, action or proceedings hereunder in the courts of any other jurisdiction if the first party was for any reason unable to enforce a judgment rendered by the English courts in any such other jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of any such enforcement proceedings (or other proceedings referred to in this Section 12) in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of enforcement proceedings (or other proceedings referred to in this Section 12) in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not (unless precluded by applicable Law).

 

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Guarantor hereby authorizes and appoints Jordans International of 21 St Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JS, the United Kingdom, Tel: +44 (0 ###-###-####, Fax: +44 (0 ###-###-#### (or such other person being a firm of solicitors in England as Guarantor may substitute from time to time by notice to Seller) to accept service of all legal process arising out of or connected with this Agreement.  Service on such person(s) (or substitute) shall be deemed to be service on Guarantor whether or not process is forwarded to or received by it.  Except upon a substitution of such firm, Guarantor undertakes not to revoke any such authority or appointment, at all times to maintain an agent for service of process in England and, if any such agent ceases for any reason to be an agent for this purpose, forthwith to appoint another agent and advise Seller accordingly.

 

Seller hereby authorizes and appoints Tony Coles of  Jeffrey, Green, Russell Solicitors, Waverley House, 7-12 Noel Street, London, W1F 8G, DX 44627 Mayfair; phone +44 (0) 20 7339 7000, fax: + 44 (0) 20 7307 0240 (or such other person being a firm of solicitors in England as it may substitute by notice to Guarantor) to accept service of all legal process arising out of or connected with this Agreement.  Service on such person(s) (or substitute) shall be deemed to be service on Seller whether or not process is forwarded to or received by it.  Except upon such a substitution, Seller undertakes not to revoke any such authority or appointment, at all times to maintain an agent for service of process in England and, if any such agent ceases for any reason to be an agent for this purpose, forthwith to appoint another agent and advise Guarantor accordingly.

 

14.           Specific Performance.  The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Guaranty were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Guaranty and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and the parties hereby agree to waive any requirements for posting a bond in connection with any such action.

 

15.           Amendments.  Any term of this Guaranty may be amended or waived with the written consent of the parties or their respective successors and assigns.  Any amendment or waiver affected in accordance with this Section 14 shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

16.           No Waiver.  A failure or delay by either party to exercise any right or remedy under this Guaranty shall not be construed or operate as a waiver of that right or remedy, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy preclude the further exercise of that right or remedy.  A waiver by either party of any breach of or default under this Guaranty shall not be considered a waiver of a preceding or subsequent breach or default.  A purported waiver or release under this Guaranty is not effective unless it is a specific authorized written waiver or release.

 

17.           Continuing Guaranty; Assignment.  This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in full force and effect until all of the Guaranteed Obligations (including payment to Beneficiary of any amounts due Beneficiary in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations) and any

 

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other amounts payable under this Guaranty have been fully and finally satisfied.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither party shall assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Guaranty, whether directly or indirectly or by operation of Law, or purport to do so, without the other party’s prior written consent; provided, however, that, subject to Section 3.5 (Non-circumvention) and Section 7.15 (Acquisition of Buyer) of the Asset Purchase Agreement, as applicable, such consent shall not be required for (i) an assignment of this Guaranty to an Affiliate of the assignor, or (ii) assignment of this Guaranty in the context of a merger of a party with another company, or the sale of all or substantially all of the shares or assets of a party to another company.  Subject to the aforesaid limitation, the terms and conditions of this Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties.  For the purposes of clarity, nothing in this document shall be construed to allow Guarantor to circumvent (through assignment or otherwise) its affirmative obligations contained Section 3.5 (non-circumvention), Section 7.15 (buyer acquisition transactions) and Section 7.16 (exploitation of purchased assets).

 

18.           Survival of Warranties and Other Agreements.  All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Guarantor contained herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty and shall be deemed made continuously, and shall continue in full force and effect, until the termination of this Guaranty

 

19.           Counterparts.  This Guaranty may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

 

20.           Termination.  Upon performance in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (including payment to Beneficiary of any amounts due Beneficiary in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations) and all other amounts, if any, payable under this Guaranty, this Guaranty shall immediately and automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect; provided that this Guaranty shall be reinstated if at any time payment, performance or any part thereof, of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by Beneficiary (or any permitted assignee of Beneficiary) upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of Buyer.

 

21.           Miscellaneous.

 

(a)  It is not necessary for Beneficiary to inquire into the capacity or powers of Guarantor, Buyer or the officers, directors or any agents acting or purporting to act on behalf of any of them.

 

(b)  The rights, powers and remedies given to Beneficiary by this Guaranty are cumulative and shall be in addition to and independent of all rights, powers and remedies given to Beneficiary by virtue of any statute or rule of law or in any of the WPT Transaction Documents or any agreement between Guarantor and Beneficiary or between Beneficiary and either of Buyer.  Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay by Beneficiary in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver thereof, nor shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy

 

(c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall not be larger in amount nor in any other respects more burdensome than the Guaranteed Obligations and if the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty exceed the Guaranteed Obligations such obligations shall be reduced in proportion to the Guaranteed Obligations.  Except as expressly waived by Guarantor herein, Guarantor shall be entitled to assert any defenses available to Buyer under the WPT Transaction Documents.

 

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(d)  The provisions of this Guaranty shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.  If any provision of this Guaranty, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Guaranty and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

(e)  This Guaranty, together with the other Transaction Documents, are the product of both of the parties hereto, constitute the entire agreement between such parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and merges all prior negotiations and drafts of the parties with regard to the transactions contemplated herein and therein.  Other than as contained in this Guaranty and the other Transaction Documents, there are no other written or oral representations, agreements, arrangements, or understandings existing between the parties hereto regarding this Guaranty.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of Guarantor and Seller as of the date first above written.

 

 

GUARANTOR:

 

 

 

Borucoral Limited,

 

a Cyprus private limited company

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Cleo Koushos-Cros

 

Name:

Cleo Koushos-Cros

 

Title:

Director of KKLAW Managers Ltd.

 

 

Director

 

 

 

 

 

Seller:

 

 

 

WPT Enterprises, Inc.,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam J. Pliska

 

Name:

Adam J. Pliska

 

Title:

General Counsel